Recaps

Eichi and his classmates competed for Silver Academy’s Five School League team, and Eichi defeated Da Tao after exposing his abuse of Pokémon. The arc ended with Eichi’s stone egg hatching into Larvesta, which became his Pokémon.

• Eichi won his third-round battle with Armaldo, and Ramo defeated Xin Tai to secure one of the ten qualifier spots.
• Da Tao bullied Ramo, but Eichi forced him to apologize, then warned Ramo to be cautious.
• At the Whole-School Selection Match, Yuri, Sato, and other students defeated senior opponents while Eichi advanced through a bye.
• Da Tao used Hypno to harm Ramo’s Pokémon, and Eichi chose Da Tao as his opponent after the second round ended.
• Eichi defeated Da Tao’s Pinsir, Arbok, Feraligatr, Muk, Froslass, and Hypno with Armaldo, Scizor, and Golisopod, earning a place on Silver Academy’s team.
• Silver Academy selected twenty students for the Five School League, and Eichi took his shaking stone egg to Professor Jiang Ben’s research institute.
• The egg hatched into Larvesta, which bonded with Eichi, and Jiang Ben told him that Larvesta was now his Pokémon.

Eichi and the Silver Academy students prepared for the Five School League as rivals gathered and Yanase became a Bug-type Elite Four member. At Indigo Plateau, Eichi advanced through the first two rounds, while Sato and Kona were eliminated and Sato struggled with Charizard’s defeat.

• Professor Da Teng let Eichi keep Larvesta and passed him Volcarona cultivation methods through Teacher Jiang Ben, while Asen secured a Five School League slot with Aerodactyl.
• Stone Steven urged Mina to aim for first place and warned her about a talented competitor from Meteor Falls, while Mina said she hoped to face Eichi and Asen in the League.
• The Chengdu representatives arrived at Silver Academy, where Kong Fei challenged them to a friendly battle and Yasushi defeated his Persian and Magmortar before Fearow brought down Magnezone.
• Eichi trained at Silver Mountain and cared for Larvesta as Ji Ke and Kaiser arrived, and Yanase’s rise as a Bug-type Elite Four member inspired A Yuan to resume his journey and brought funding to Bug-type research.
• The Silver Academy delegation reached Indigo Plateau, where Eichi reunited with Kona and Sato and learned that the Five School League would begin shortly.
• At the opening ceremony, Eichi’s first opponent was assigned from Sinnoh, but he later faced a Unova competitor and won with Armaldo and Heracross.
• Eichi defeated Koa with Heracross’s MegaHorn, advancing, while Sato and Kona lost their following matches and Sato’s Charizard fell to Mei’s opponent’s Empoleon.

Eichi defeated Kado and advanced through the tournament as the field narrowed, while Chengdu contestants faced tough fourth-round opponents. His match against Rex began with Heracross defeating Dragon Tail Scorpion, and Scizor faced Rex’s Donphan as the stretch ended.

• After Sato and Kona were eliminated, Eichi became Silver Academy’s only third grader still competing, and seven Chengdu contestants advanced to the third round.
• The Pokémon League attacked a Team Rocket base as Lorelei fought Rocket cadres, while battles also spread across Kanto.
• Eichi defeated all six of Kado’s Pokémon, including Kado’s ace Blaziken, and won their third-round match.
• Ami and Asen battled, and Asen advanced after both Steelix and Aerodactyl were unable to battle, and Ji Ke and Kaiser also won their matches as the third round concluded.
• The fourth-round draw paired Eichi with Rex, and Eichi learned that Rex favored powerful, durable Pokémon while Rex was surprised by Eichi’s age and Beedrill’s record.
• Kōmatsu and Asen lost their fourth-round matches, while Zog defeated his opponent and Ji Ke faced Mina.
• Eichi’s Heracross defeated Rex’s Dragon Tail Scorpion, then Rex sent out Donphan against Eichi’s Scizor.
• Donphan’s ice attacks froze part of Scizor, but Scizor melted the snow with Hidden Power and Swords Dance, and their collision briefly knocked Scizor unconscious and injured Donphan before Scizor recovered and took to the sky.

Eichi defeated Rex and then Mei to reach the semifinals, while the other top contestants fought for the remaining places. The semifinal draw paired Eichi with Zog and Kaiser with Mina as League leaders confronted Sakaki at Team Rocket’s base.

• Eichi’s Golisopod defeated Rex’s final Pokémon, Rhyperior, giving Eichi the match after all six of Rex’s Pokémon were unable to battle.
• Kaiser, Mussen, and Mei advanced through their matches, while Mina defeated Ji Ke and the host announced the top-eight pairings.
• Eichi told Director Liu he had a seventy percent chance of defeating Mei if she had not hidden her strength, while Mei prepared confidently for their match.
• Eichi and Mei began their top-eight battle, and Heracross defeated Mei’s Espeon before Lapras defeated Heracross.
• Eichi’s Scizor defeated Lapras but lost to Absol, after which Beedrill defeated Absol and Altaria before falling to Mei’s poisoned Alakazam.
• Golisopod defeated Alakazam and then Ninetales, sending Eichi to the semifinals after all six of Mei’s Pokémon were unable to battle.
• Kaiser defeated Mussen, Zog defeated Yodel, and Mina defeated Rishiu to claim the other semifinal places.
• The host drew Eichi against Zog and Kaiser against Mina, while Lance, Bruno, Orange, and Lorelei confronted Sakaki in Team Rocket’s underground base.