Recaps

Eichi took first place in the Basic Breeder assessment, then trained and led classmates through a wilderness trial. The trial ended with Team Rocket capturing students at a White Iron Ore mine, where Eichi infiltrated their hideout as Director Liu approached with help.

• Eichi earned first place with an SSSS ranking in the Basic Breeder assessment and returned to Silver Academy.
• Eichi trained his Pokémon for the Inter-Academy Exchange Match before joining Director Liu and the students on a wilderness expedition.
• Eichi guided classmates through coordinated Pokémon attacks and reached the trial’s finish line with his group.
• Eichi searched the forest for Key Stones and collected five by trading food, battling, and helping Pokémon.
• Team Rocket captured several students and seized a mine containing White Iron Ore, while Eichi and Xiao Ye avoided capture.
• Eichi joined Sato, Kona, and Xiao Ye, discovered the captives were inside the mine, and alerted Director Liu.
• Eichi let Team Rocket capture him so he could reach Tetsu and the other imprisoned students, then used Haunter to recover his belongings and contact Sato.
• Director Liu arrived near dawn with Flygon and a force of Pokémon as Eichi and the captives waited inside the mine.

Eichi and the Silver Academy students survived a Team Rocket attack, then faced Indigo Academy in the Inter-Academy Exchange Match. After the 3rd Grade and 2nd Grade matches, Silver Academy fell behind in the 1st Grade division, where Kona’s battle against Xiao Nuo continued.

• Director Liu and the teachers led an assault on Team Rocket’s hideout, while Eichi freed the captives and helped them fight their way out.
• Teacher Xiao Lin arrived with Aggron, Rhyperior, and Tyranitar, defeated the Team Rocket captains, and helped the students escape as the executives fled or were captured.
• Director Liu and Officer Jenny confirmed the rescue’s success, and Director Liu later rewarded Eichi and canceled the wilderness trial.
• Indigo Academy arrived for the exchange match, where Mei’s Alakazam defeated Aze’s team and helped Indigo Academy dominate the 3rd Grade division.
• Yuri defeated Rex in the final 2nd Grade match, securing Silver Academy’s victory after several draws and a close contest.
• Indigo Academy took a four-match lead in the 1st Grade division, but Xiao Ye won the fifth match and Ishida’s final Pokémon drew with his opponent’s Slowking.
• Matsumoto won the next match for Silver Academy, then Kona’s Blaziken defeated Xiao Nuo’s Rapidash before Xiao Nuo’s Dragonair overcame Blaziken, prompting Kona to send out Cloyster.

Silver Academy and Indigo Academy tied their first-grade battle match, then entered a badge-collecting competition in the breeding park. The students returned with their badges, and the academies began counting them to determine the winner.

• Sato defeated Shuishu’s Blastoise and Machamp, tying the score, while Eichi and Asen fought through successive battles that ended with Eichi’s Beedrill defeating Aerodactyl and earning Silver Academy the match victory.
• Director Liu announced a second competition in which students would collect badges from Pokémon in the breeding park, with badge values varying by rank and stealing forbidden.
• Eichi and Tetsu entered the forest, where Eichi defeated several Pokémon and an Elite Class Aipom, collected their badges, and saw Heracross advance to a higher level.
• Students including Tetsu, Xiao Ye, Matsumoto, Kona, and Sato battled Pokémon across the forest and collected badges, while Eichi searched for stronger opponents.
• Eichi spotted Asen collecting a Gold Badge from an Ursaring, then defeated a Gothitelle and a group of Persian to claim more badges, including Gold Badges.
• Sato, Tetsu, Kona, Asen, Shuishu, and Eichi returned to the entrance with their collected badges before the deadline.
• Director Liu ended the competition and had staff collect both academies’ waist bags and electronic watches for a joint badge count.

Eichi led Silver Academy to victory, chose a mysterious Pokémon Egg, and raised the Wimpod that hatched from it. After training his Bug-type team and hosting Yaqi, Eichi sensed a visitor near his dormitory and learned that Keita had returned.

• Director Liu announced Silver Academy’s victory over Indigo Academy, with Eichi’s total of 1,950 Bronze Badge equivalents helping secure the win.
• Director Liu rewarded the 1st Grade students with credits, Enhancement Agents, and a chance to choose a Pokémon Egg, and Eichi picked an unknown Egg that had drawn his Bug Force and Bug King Eye.
• Eichi’s Egg hatched into a Wimpod, which he welcomed into his team and later took to researchers, who confirmed it was healthy and had Outstanding-grade talent.
• Eichi trained Wimpod’s swimming speed and Aqua Jet while continuing to strengthen Beedrill, Scizor, and Heracross.
• Eichi hosted Yaqi, learned that a trainer from Sinnoh had defeated him, and showed him around Silver Academy.
• Eichi trained his team in the Bug-type Attribute Training Room, where Wimpod advanced rapidly and Heracross nearly gained a level.
• A mysterious Pokémon approached Eichi’s dormitory carrying a bead, then departed without leaving it, and Eichi heard the next day that Keita had returned.