Recaps

Eichi defeated Zog to reach the championship final against Mina. After her Sceptile, Metagross, and Aggron wore down his team, Flygon remained locked in battle with Aggron as Mina ordered a point-blank Hyper Beam.

• Lance reported that Sakaki had escaped as Team Rocket withdrew, while Eichi prepared for the semifinals against Zog.
• Mina defeated Kaiser, then Eichi battled Zog through a series of Pokémon and revealed his powerful Flygon to overcome Tyranitar, Dragonite, and Gyarados.
• Eichi became a finalist alongside Mina, and Director Liu outlined the tournament prizes before Eichi prepared his team for the championship.
• Mina opened the final with Sceptile, which defeated Heracross, while Scizor and Sceptile knocked each other out.
• Mina sent out Metagross, which defeated Golisopod before Eichi’s Flygon beat it and narrowed the score to 2:3.
• Mina’s Aggron weathered Flygon’s attacks and seized it despite its injuries, then Mina ordered a point-blank Hyper Beam.

Eichi won the Five School League, claimed his rewards, and traded for valuable Pokémon and items. Back at Silver Academy, he reunited with Larvesta and learned that the academy planned to honor its successful students.

• Eichi defeated Mina’s final Pokémon, Solrock, to win the Five School League, and the organizers held an awards ceremony where he chose a Larvitar Egg and received a Talent Liquid.
• Eichi traded the Talent Liquid to Mina for fifty million, a choice of two Pokémon Eggs, and her family’s assistance, then chose the Joltik Egg.
• At camp, Sato traded his Dratini Egg, twenty million, custom Poké Balls, and two Key Stones for Eichi’s Larvitar.
• Eichi received his League rewards, gave Mina the Talent Liquid, and selected a Fire Stone, Focus Lens, and Metronome from the reward catalog.
• After returning to Silver Academy, Eichi reunited with Larvesta at the research institute and heard Teacher Jiang Ben say Larvesta grew better under his care.
• Eichi gave enhancers to several of his Pokémon, and Tetsu told him about the academy’s planned commendation ceremony before admiring Eichi’s Pseudo-legendary Pokémon Egg.

Eichi trained his growing team, welcomed Joltik and Dratini, and helped his friends introduce their new Pokémon. As the academy prepared its younger students for the postponed Inter-Academy Exchange Match, Director Liu asked Eichi and four other candidates to provide special training.

• Eichi received a championship commendation, including credits, a Pokémon Egg, and two choices from the logistics department, then arranged for Master Ban Gu to make custom Poké Balls for his team.
• Eichi began training in a private room, welcomed Joltik after it hatched, and started training it and Larvesta while managing their antics at the dormitory.
• Eichi learned that Xiao Ye’s Florges and Greninja came from Kalos, then battled Greninja with Golisopod, which reached Elite Four level before Eichi ended the spar and Xiao Ye took Greninja for treatment.
• Eichi brought Dratini to life at the research institute, raised its potential with Gene Evolution Liquid, and used Sato’s family training plan to prepare its training.
• Eichi met Tetsu’s Larvitar, Zorua, and Kona’s Dragonite, while Lance received a secret mission to investigate Lava Team and Team Aqua in Hoenn.
• Eichi used the academy’s reward to open a Bug-type Energy Room, helping Scizor and Heracross reach Peak Gym Leader stage and bringing Armaldo close to Gym Leader level.
• Eichi hired Professor Kanter to inspect his Pokémon and make custom Pokéblocks, then trained Dratini in the Training Room’s aerial pool.
• Director Liu told Eichi, Xiao Ye, Sato, Kona, and Matsumoto that the Inter-Academy Exchange Match had been postponed and asked the five 3rd Grade candidates to train 1st and 2nd Grade students.

Eichi returned home, then led younger students through a demanding wilderness training program while continuing to develop his Pokémon. After Director Zhi Guan offered him a place at the Police Academy, Eichi accepted and prepared to leave Silver Academy.

• Eichi returned to Silver Town, visited Black Stripe’s colony and Teacher Arno, and took a month-long trip with his family before returning to the academy.
• Director Liu assigned Eichi and Xiao Ye to train younger students in the forest, where the first-years faced repeated battles and Eichi secretly trained Joltik, Larvesta, and Dratini.
• Eichi and Xiao Ye rescued two students trapped by Ursaring, and Scizor defeated the powerful Ursaring leader.
• After the students performed poorly in the badge search, Director Liu had them battle Eichi and Xiao Ye, who defeated them while exposing their weaknesses.
• Eichi used Armaldo to defeat Long Chuan’s Pokémon and the other students, then continued battling the juniors over the following days as they improved.
• Director Zhi Guan offered Eichi a place at the Police Academy, and Eichi accepted after Silver Academy’s leaders tried to change his mind.
• Tetsu learned that Eichi was leaving Silver Academy and asked him about it during class.