Chapter Summaries

Eichi watched Ryuichi and Bu Liang Ren lose their matches, then saw Sheng Yi effortlessly defeat Senior Student and recognized him as a formidable contender. The quarterfinal draw paired Eichi with a powerful Indigo Academy contestant, who approached him with obvious disdain.

• Ryuichi lost to his much stronger opponent after his Absol managed to take down Nidoqueen with it.
• Yue Sha defeated Bu Liang Ren after her Infernape, Bronzong, and Zangoose overcame his team.
• Sheng Yi easily beat Senior Student using Noctowl and Sudowoodo, leaving Eichi convinced that Sheng Yi was hiding even greater strength.
• The quarterfinal draw paired Eichi with a powerful contestant from Indigo Academy, prompting Ryuichi and Xiao Mu to doubt Eichi could win.
• Eichi's opponent approached him and said he was lucky to have drawn him.

Eichi sought a secret weapon to improve his odds in his six-on-six match against Shida, then discovered Team Rocket attacking Sheng Yi in the forest. Sheng Yi’s Elite Four-level Sandslash crushed the attackers’ Pokémon, but Team Rocket’s leader brought out a powerful backup.

• After Shida left the Pokémon Center, Eichi admitted his chances against him were only thirty percent and decided he needed a secret weapon.
• Shida returned to Competitor Village and vowed to defeat Eichi, while thinking that Sheng Yi would soon lose the championship.
• Eichi went to the forest east of Indigo Plateau and overheard Team Rocket confronting Sheng Yi over something he had taken.
• Three Team Rocket members sent six Gym Leader-level Pokémon to attack Sheng Yi, but his Sandslash swiftly defeated them.
• The Team Rocket leader revealed that he had borrowed another Pokémon from the boss and sent out a massive figure to face Sandslash.

Sheng Yi wiped out a Team Rocket group after defeating their Rhyperior, while Eichi watched from hiding. The next day, Eichi reached the final match of the Indigo Plateau tournament and faced Shida as the battle began.

• Sheng Yi's Sandslash defeated the Team Rocket leader's Rhyperior, and Sheng Yi's Pokémon fought off the Rocket members and their Pokémon.
• Sandslash killed the fleeing Team Rocket members and helped dispose of the bodies, while Sheng Yi freed the Rockets' Pokémon and left with his team.
• Eichi emerged from hiding, inferred that Team Rocket had targeted Sheng Yi over something he possessed, and left the scene.
• Eichi arrived at Indigo Plateau with Ryuichi, Bu Liang Ren, and the others, then watched the senior student, Yue Sha, and Sheng Yi win their matches.
• Eichi entered the arena for his final match against Shida, and the referee started the battle after Shida taunted him.

Eichi faced Shida in a Pokémon battle, but Shida’s high-level Vileplume defeated Eichi’s Ninjask and Shedinja. Eichi sent out Heracross as his third Pokémon, leaving the battle ongoing.

• Eichi and Shida sent out Ninjask and Vileplume, whose level advantage over Ninjask was enormous.
• Shida’s Vileplume paralyzed Ninjask with powder, bound it with Vine Whip, put it to sleep, and knocked it out with Energy Ball.
• Eichi sent out Shedinja, which dodged Vileplume’s Razor Leaf and struck back with Shadow Sneak and Phantom Force.
• Shida’s Vileplume caught Shedinja with Vine Whip, slammed it into the ground, and defeated it.
• Eichi sent out Heracross to face Vileplume as the battle continued.

Eichi’s Heracross and Shida’s Vileplume fought until both lost the ability to battle. Shida still had five Pokémon remaining, while Eichi had three.

• Heracross broke free from Vileplume’s Vine Whip and counterattacked with Substitute and Pin Missile.
• Heracross and Vileplume gathered power for MegaHorn and Solar Beam, then their attacks collided.
• Vileplume increased Solar Beam’s output, but Heracross endured it and struck Vileplume with MegaHorn.
• The referee declared both Vileplume and Heracross unable to battle, leaving Shida with five Pokémon and Eichi with three.

Eichi sent Scizor against Shida’s Exeggutor and used a relentless barrage to set up Cross Chop. The enormous Cross Wind Blade struck Exeggutor, leaving the battle’s outcome unresolved.

• Xiao Mu worried about Eichi’s unfavorable position, while Ryuichi urged him to trust Eichi.
• Eichi sent out Scizor, and Shida responded with Exeggutor, a late Gym Leader-level Pokémon.
• Scizor used Agility and Bullet Punch to rush Exeggutor, but Exeggutor reduced the damage with Reflect and countered with Confusion and Psycho Cut.
• Eichi switched off Scizor’s Weight Training Device, increasing the speed and force of its attacks as it kept Exeggutor pinned down.
• Scizor created a Substitute in the air and charged Cross Chop while its main body continued pummeling Exeggutor.
• The Substitute unleashed an enormous Cross Wind Blade, which struck Exeggutor as it struggled to rise.

Eichi’s Scizor was defeated by Shida’s Elite Four-level Blastoise, leaving Eichi under heavy pressure. Eichi sent out Beedrill, and Shida switched Blastoise for Pidgeot as Eichi prepared to turn the match around.

• Scizor defeated Exeggutor, but Shida sent out his ace Blastoise.
• Blastoise knocked out Scizor with a single Water Cannon, putting Eichi at a severe disadvantage.
• Eichi sent out Beedrill, surprising Shida and the audience.
• Lorelei recognized that Eichi had raised Beedrill exceptionally well.
• Shida recalled Blastoise and sent out Pidgeot, while Eichi anticipated that the match was only beginning.

Eichi’s Beedrill defeated Shida’s Pidgeot with overwhelming speed and then began battling Shida’s Blastoise. After dodging Blastoise’s Water Cannon and striking it with Brick Break, Beedrill attacked with Hidden Power as Blastoise tried to evade.

• Beedrill overwhelmed Pidgeot with Twin Needles and Fury Attack, knocking it unconscious.
• Beedrill used Pin Missile to finish off Pidgeot, and the referee declared Eichi the winner.
• Shida sent Blastoise back onto the field, and Eichi ordered Beedrill to use Agility.
• Blastoise’s Water Cannon missed Beedrill, which struck Blastoise with Brick Break and knocked it down.
• Beedrill attacked Blastoise with Hidden Power, while Blastoise used Water Cannon’s recoil to leap backward.

Eichi’s Beedrill used Rain Dance against Shida’s Blastoise, then survived its powerful attacks by dodging and creating copies. Eichi secretly boosted Beedrill’s speed and had it poison Blastoise, leaving the battle’s outcome uncertain.

• Shida used Rain Dance to slow Beedrill and followed with Water Cannon, but Beedrill blocked the attack with Protect and escaped using Double Team.
• Beedrill’s copies struck Blastoise with Hidden Power, exploiting the rain to strengthen their Electric-type attack.
• Blastoise used Rapid Spin to knock Beedrill into the ground, then charged at it with Headbutt.
• Eichi activated the Weight Training Device, letting Beedrill dodge Blastoise’s Headbutt at the last moment.
• Beedrill stabbed Blastoise’s tail with its Poison Sting, poisoning it before evading a counterattack.

Shida used Blastoise’s Water Pulse to counter Eichi’s evasive Beedrill after the poisoned Blastoise struggled to land a hit. Beedrill was struck, leaving the battle’s outcome unresolved.

• Director Liu watched Eichi’s battle and hoped Beedrill could defeat Blastoise.
• Beedrill poisoned Blastoise with Poison Jab and dodged its attacks, while Shida failed to pin it down with Water Cannon and Aqua Jet.
• Eichi had Beedrill continue harassing Blastoise with Twin Needles and Double Team as both Pokémon grew exhausted.
• Shida realized he could use the rain and water vibrations to locate Beedrill and ordered Blastoise to spread Water Pulse across the arena.
• Blastoise’s Water Pulse hit Beedrill, though the attack had weakened across the arena.

Eichi’s Beedrill defeated Shida’s Blastoise with Toxic, then took down Dodrio before collapsing from its injuries. Both Pokémon were ruled unable to battle, leaving the match tied and each trainer with one Pokémon remaining.

• Shida’s Blastoise succumbed to Toxic, giving Beedrill the win and earning Eichi recognition from Lorelei and Bruno.
• Shida sent out Dodrio, which used Agility and Tri Attack against the injured Beedrill.
• Beedrill dodged Dodrio’s attacks, struck it with Pin Missile and lightning, then finished it with Poison Jab.
• Beedrill collapsed after defeating Dodrio, and the referee declared both Pokémon unable to battle.

Eichi revealed that his final Pokémon was Golisopod, Wimpod’s evolved form, and sent it against Shida’s Tauros. Golisopod overwhelmed Tauros with a powerful opening strike, leaving the match’s outcome uncertain.

• After Dodrio and Beedrill were knocked out, Shida sent out his final Pokémon, Tauros.
• Eichi surprised the crowd by sending out Golisopod, Wimpod’s evolved form, which he had evolved the previous night by removing its Everstone and infusing it with Bug Force.
• The spectators and Silver Academy director Liu reacted with surprise and renewed hope, while Lorelei and Bruno said they did not recognize the Pokémon.
• Shida ordered Tauros to use Headbutt, and Tauros charged at Golisopod.
• Eichi ordered Golisopod to jump and use Headlong Charge, and Golisopod struck Tauros’s head, smashing it into the ground.

Eichi’s Golisopod decisively defeated Shida’s Tauros, sending Eichi to the tournament semifinals. Afterward, Eichi received praise from Sheng Yi and attention from fans at the Pokémon Center.

• Golisopod poisoned Tauros with Poison Jab and battered it with Pin Missile, leaving Tauros badly wounded.
• Shida’s Tauros attacked with Thunderbolt and Hyper Beam, but Golisopod blocked and redirected both moves.
• Eichi ordered Golisopod to defeat Tauros with Aqua Jet, and the referee declared Golisopod the winner.
• The crowd celebrated Eichi’s victory, while Lorelei and Bruno watched with faint smiles.
• Sheng Yi praised Eichi backstage, and girls at the Pokémon Center asked him for autographs.

Eichi signed autographs after reaching the tournament semifinals, then learned his next opponent would be Sheng Yi. Elsewhere, Team Rocket members investigated the forest battle and confirmed Sheng Yi had killed their team, including the boss’s Rhyperior.

• Eichi explained that Wimpod had evolved the previous day after Shida taunted him, and his friends praised his tournament performance.
• Eichi learned the semifinal draw had matched him against Sheng Yi, accepted that he would probably lose, and returned to Competitor Village with his friends.
• A Team Rocket agent and his companion investigated the forest where Sheng Yi had fought them and confirmed Huai Tian’s team had been killed.
• The agent reported that Sheng Yi’s Sandslash had killed the boss’s Rhyperior, and his superior ordered him to report the matter to the executives and leave it alone.

Eichi lost his semifinal to Sheng Yi after a grueling battle, while Yue Sha defeated Senior Student to reach the finals. Sheng Yi and Yue Sha began their final, which was still underway when the chapter ended.

• Eichi disguised himself to avoid attention, then faced Sheng Yi in the semifinal and lost after his Pokémon were gradually defeated.
• Yue Sha defeated Senior Student, securing her place in the final against Sheng Yi.
• Eichi watched the final with Ryuichi and the others and predicted that Sheng Yi would win.
• Yue Sha's Roserade defeated Sheng Yi's Noctowl, but Sheng Yi's Sudowoodo then defeated Roserade.
• Yue Sha's Staraptor and Sheng Yi's Sudowoodo took each other down, and Sheng Yi's Kingler defeated Yue Sha's Espeon.

Sheng Yi defeated Yue Sha in the Indigo League final, claiming the championship with his powerful Sandslash. Eichi declined to compete for third place, and the tournament ended with the awards ceremony and President Delia’s closing announcement.

• Yue Sha and Sheng Yi traded Pokémon until their teams were reduced to their aces, Abomasnow and Sandslash.
• Yue Sha’s Abomasnow defeated Golem, but Sheng Yi’s Sandslash overcame its attacks and knocked it out.
• The referee declared Sheng Yi the champion, while Yue Sha recalled Abomasnow in disappointment.
• Ryuichi asked Eichi why he had conceded the third-place match, and Eichi said he knew Senior Student would beat him.
• President Delia presented the Indigo League awards to Sheng Yi, Yue Sha, and Senior Student, then announced that the tournament had officially concluded.

After the Indigo League ended, Eichi said goodbye to his friends and Pokémon, then traveled home. Tetsu called him and began to reveal how Sato had performed in the Silver Tournament.

• At the closing ceremony, President Delia praised Eichi, and Eichi later shared a meal with Ryuichi, Bu Liang Ren, Xiao Mu, Kakugawa, and his two senior students as they discussed their travel plans.
• That night, Eichi fed his Pokémon beneath the fireworks, thanked them for their work in the Indigo League, and reaffirmed his promise to make them the strongest Bug-type Pokémon.
• The next day, Eichi joined Ryuichi and the others on the road, and they later parted ways in Viridian Forest.
• A week later, Eichi returned home, greeted his neighbors, and rejected offers to become a celebrity or appear in advertisements.
• Tetsu called Eichi and asked whether he knew how Sato had done in the Silver Tournament, then said the result would shock him.

After placing in the Indigo League’s top four, Eichi returned to Tokiwa Town and visited Teacher Arno, whom he suspected belonged to Team Rocket but might be an undercover League agent. He returned home to find that his father had turned down interview and endorsement offers, while Eichi considered how to earn money.

• Eichi told Tetsu that he had reached the top four of the Indigo League, stunning Tetsu, who promised to tell Sato and Kona.
• Eichi reunited with Xiao Yu, promised to take her out to play, and shared dinner with her and Mr. Yoshino.
• Eichi visited Teacher Arno and, after probing him indirectly, concluded that he was part of Team Rocket and wondered if he was undercover.
• Teacher Arno watched Eichi leave and worried Team Rocket might target him if his strength ever became a threat.
• Eichi learned that Mr. Yoshino had declined interview and endorsement offers, and Eichi considered finding other ways to earn money.

Eichi returned to the Ariados colony to send Ninjask and Shedinja home, only to find it under attack by the Crobat colony. Ninjask saved the old Ariados and killed a Golbat, then charged toward the Crobat leader.

• Eichi left home and traveled to the Ariados colony with Ninjask and Shedinja, who had reached Elite Class and wanted to return.
• Eichi arrived at the forest and sensed that the Crobat colony was attacking the Ariados colony in greater numbers than before.
• Eichi sent Ninjask, Shedinja, Beedrill, Heracross, Scizor, and Golisopod to help the Ariados colony.
• The old Ariados prepared to die defending its colony after watching a young Spinarak fall in battle.
• Ninjask arrived in time to shield the old Ariados from Golbat's wind blades and revealed itself as the evolved Nincada.
• Ninjask killed Golbat and charged at the Crobat leader.

Ninjask, Shedinja, and Eichi helped the Ariados Colony defeat the Crobat Colony, and Ninjask reunited with its family. The Ariados Leader appointed Ninjask as the colony’s new leader, leaving it to consider the burden of protecting everyone.

• Beedrill, Scizor, Heracross, and Golisopod joined the battle, turning the tide against the Crobat Colony.
• Ninjask defeated and killed the Crobat Leader, and the Ariados Colony drove off the remaining enemies.
• Ninjask and Shedinja reunited with the old Ariados and explained what had happened since they left.
• Eichi told the Ariados Colony he had returned Ninjask and Shedinja, and the Ariados Leader named Ninjask as the new leader.
• The Ariados initially objected because Ninjask was not an Ariados, but the Ariados Leader and the old Ariados persuaded them to accept the decision.
• Ninjask thought of its friend Black Stripe Beedrill and realized that leading the colony would place its fate and burdens on Ninjask.