Chapter Summaries

Eichi and Asen followed Chao as he pursued Fox, until Sinnoh Academy principal Xia Hong arrived on a powerful Altaria and attacked Chao’s team. The chapter ended with Castform’s Thunder striking all six of Chao’s Pokémon.

• Eichi concealed himself and Asen while sensing the pursuit, as Chao urged Pelipper to catch Fox.
• An Altaria carrying Xia Hong appeared and fired a Shadow Ball at Chao’s group.
• Xia Hong sent out her Mid Elite Four Castform, prompting Chao to release Crawdaunt, Beautifly, Swampert, and Froslass alongside Pelipper and Sharpedo.
• Xia Hong ordered Castform to use Thunder, and lightning struck all six of Chao’s Pokémon, sending Pelipper crashing to the concrete.

Team Aqua and Lava Team launched a coordinated attack on Team Rocket across Slateport City, while Xia Hong battled Chao and her Castform defeated several of his Pokémon. The assault spread throughout the city as bystanders fled or watched from a distance.

• Xia Hong's Castform struck Chao's Pelipper, Sharpedo, and Crawdaunt with Thunder, while Eichi sent Flygon to pursue Fox.
• Team Aqua and Lava Team operatives surrounded the S10086 building and stormed inside, attacking Team Rocket members and others caught in the assault.
• Team Rocket countered with their Pokémon, but the attackers' prepared elite forces initially pushed them back.
• Squad captains from Team Aqua, Lava Team, and Team Rocket arrived, leaving the central fight to their leaders while their forces moved to other battlefields.
• The fighting spread through the black market and across Slateport City as people fled, hid, or watched without intervening.

Team Aqua attacked Team Rocket, forcing Fox to flee while Eichi and Asen pursued him. They nearly killed Fox in an ambush, but his Pokémon intervened, leaving him badly wounded and facing the two attackers.

• Team Rocket's squad captains fought desperately as Team Aqua overwhelmed them and searched for Fox.
• Xiao Na, Fatty, and two classmates watched Pokémon battles spill across a rainy street before deciding to ignore them.
• Fox realized Team Aqua had attacked the black market and planned to hide until they left, then eliminate Eichi and Asen.
• Eichi and Asen caught up with Fox, and Eichi coordinated Flygon and Beedrill's attacks against him.
• Flygon badly injured Alakazam while Beedrill pierced Fox's chest, but Crobat interrupted Beedrill and knocked it away.
• Fox recognized Eichi and Asen, realizing Eichi's appearance had been a trap targeting him.

Asen and Eichi cornered the wounded Fox and overwhelmed his Pokémon with a coordinated attack. Fox's Protect finally shattered, while Principal Xia Hong and Chao noticed the explosion and wondered who was fighting.

• Fox realized Asen and Eichi had set a trap, but his three remaining Pokémon were badly injured.
• Asen and Eichi summoned their Pokémon and ordered them to attack Fox's team together.
• Froslass and Crobat were battered into the trees and left near death by the barrage.
• Tyranitar and the others focused their attacks on Alakazam's Protect around Fox until the barrier cracked and shattered.
• Principal Xia Hong and Chao noticed the explosion and looked toward the direction Fox had fled.

Fox escaped Eichi and Asen with Alakazam, but Beedrill had poisoned him during the attack. The poison killed Fox before Eichi and Asen arrived at his body.

• Chao prepared to retreat from Xia Hong after realizing she was stronger and had no intention of capturing him.
• Fox used Alakazam's Teleport to escape, while Beedrill struck him with its Twin Needles and Slowking disrupted the teleport, limiting its range.
• Eichi told Asen that Fox would not survive, then flew after him with Flygon as Asen followed on Aerodactyl.
• Fox collapsed after the poison from Beedrill's strike spread through his body, and he died despite trying to reach for medicine.
• Alakazam woke beside Fox's corpse, and Eichi and Asen arrived on Flygon and Aerodactyl.

Eichi and Asen found Fox dead, and Alakazam buried its former master before leaving them. Elsewhere, Xia Hong discovered Froslass and Crobat’s graves, while a battle in the Black Market ended with most of the opposing forces dead or captured.

• Asen found Fox dead from Beedrill’s poison, and Eichi agreed to let the grieving Alakazam go.
• Alakazam buried Fox, thanked Eichi and Asen, and walked away; they later buried Fox’s dead Froslass and Crobat before returning to the academy.
• Chao withdrew after Crawdaunt and his other Pokémon were defeated, while Xia Hong ended the battle and returned to the academy.
• Xia Hong found Froslass and Crobat buried in the forest, then had Heracross rebury them before she left.
• In the Black Market, a report stated that the battle was over and that everyone had been accounted for except three escaped squad leaders.

Team Aqua and Lava Team disputed the spoils from the black market raid until Chao returned and promised Lava Team its share. After the rain stopped, Eichi and Asen returned to school, where Asen explained why he had used Tyranitar; the chapter ended with him watching a rainbow.

• Team Aqua’s leader promised Lava Team half of the recovered resources, but Lava Team demanded that the supplies be divided immediately.
• Chao arrived and assured Lava Team that Team Aqua would give them their share, so Lava Team withdrew.
• Chao ordered his subordinates to treat the injured, clean up the black market, and investigate whether Lava Team had sent any executives.
• Xiao Na and her classmates left the café after the rain stopped and admired a rainbow.
• Eichi asked Asen why he had not used Tyranitar, and Asen explained that it was temporarily helping him in exchange for three moves.
• Eichi told Asen the matter with Fox was over, and Asen later watched a rainbow from his room.

A citywide rainbow appeared as powerful Pokémon battles between masked opponents damaged streets and buildings across the city. Officer Jenny learned the police had been ordered to wait, while Xia Hong told the director she had fought Team Aqua executive Chao; the next day, Eichi heard classmates discussing the rainbow and destruction.

• Asen, Eichi, and people throughout the city admired the rainbow during the rain.
• Officer Jenny waited an hour before leading officers to investigate reports of Pokémon battles that had damaged roads and buildings.
• Officer Jenny reported the widespread damage to her superior, who said the police could not act yet because it was an arrangement from above.
• Xia Hong told the director she had fought Team Aqua executive Chao, and he warned her that Chao was the weakest of Team Aqua’s top executives.
• The next day, Eichi heard classmates talking about the rainbow and recounting the battles and damage they had witnessed.

Eichi learned that Team Aqua and Lava Team had devastated Team Rocket in Slateport City, and Asen explained how little the attack troubled him because Fox’s faction had been destroyed. Meanwhile, Team Aqua leader Archie contemplated Kyogre in a deep-sea base.

• Eichi heard classmates gossiping about the fight and waited until after school to ask Asen what had happened.
• Asen told Eichi that Team Aqua and Lava Team had attacked Team Rocket’s headquarters and ambushed its members, leaving Slateport City’s organization nearly wiped out.
• Asen said the dead Team Rocket members belonged to Fox’s faction and that his assignment was to lie low at the academy.
• Asen recalled receiving word from his superior that Team Rocket had also been purged in other cities, with Mauville City spared and two Quasi-Executives to be sent.
• In a Team Aqua base deep beneath the sea, Archie examined a model of Kyogre with a blazing light in his eyes.

Team Aqua finished its sweep of Team Rocket in Hoenn, leaving one survivor hiding in Mauville, while Eichi's growing friendship with Asen and his ordinary academy routine continued. At the training hall, Eichi confronted a senior student who tried to cut in line and challenged him to say who he was.

• An Aqua subordinate reported that Team Aqua had wiped out Team Rocket in Slateport City and Mossdeep City, leaving only hidden members in Mauville, and Archie refused Lava Team's demand for half the seized resources.
• The surviving Team Rocket Quasi-Executive in Mauville ordered his members to lie low after learning the other two executives had died.
• Over the following weeks, Eichi and Asen's relationship improved after their life-and-death experiences, surprising Fatty and Xiao Na.
• At the crowded training hall, a green-haired senior student tried to cut in line ahead of Eichi, backed by several intimidating lackeys.
• Eichi refused to give way and challenged the senior student to identify him, turning the question back on the bully when he demanded to know who Eichi was.

Eichi brushed off a green-haired boy at the training facility and began a workout with his six Pokémon. As Flygon’s progress slowed near its potential limit, Eichi reviewed its impressive strength and move set.

• Eichi intimidated the green-haired boy, reserved a Training Room, and left while the boy vowed to investigate him.
• Eichi released Beedrill, Golisopod, Scizor, Heracross, Armaldo, and Flygon and led them through warm-ups before training.
• Eichi noted that Armaldo had reached roughly level 16 and learned Water Gun, Metal Claw, and Protect on its own.
• Eichi assigned each Pokémon a training focus, and Flygon struck the power-testing target with Fire Pillar for a score of three.
• Eichi reviewed Flygon’s data and suspected that its potential had nearly reached its limit.

Armaldo continued improving while Flygon worried that it was nearing its potential limit. After Takiyama learned that Eichi was a talented 2nd Grade exchange student, he sent someone to summon him, and a stranger entered Eichi’s classroom asking for Yoshino Eishi.

• Armaldo struck the endurance pillar with Water Pillars and earned eight points, while Flygon envied its continued progress.
• Takiyama and his lackeys discussed their humiliation at the training hall, and Zechuan warned them that Eichi was strong, but they mocked him.
• Takiyama learned that Eichi was Yoshino Eishi, an exchange student who had beaten his grade’s second-ranked student and ranked first in academics and sports.
• Takiyama ordered a lackey to tell Eichi to meet him in the Small Woods.
• A stranger entered Eichi’s classroom, slammed the podium, and asked which student was Yoshino Eishi.

Eichi was summoned to the Small Woods after ignoring upperclassmen who tried to cut in line at the training hall. He brushed off his classmates’ concerns and followed the messenger into the quiet woods, where the confrontation was about to begin.

• A lackey from the previous night ordered Eichi to meet his boss in the Small Woods after class or face consequences.
• Eichi told the Fatty and Xiao Na that he had ignored upperclassmen who tried to cut in line, while Xiao He and A Yao warned him to be careful and offered to go with him.
• Eichi reassured his classmates, asked them not to tell the teachers or follow him, and calmly attended the final class as the Fatty and Xiao Na grew restless.
• After class, Eichi headed for the Small Woods, with the Fatty, Xiao Na, and other students following at a distance.
• At the entrance, the lackey waved Eichi into the woods, and Eichi followed him along the path as Pokémon calls sounded nearby.

Eichi was lured into the Small Woods and attacked by Takiyama’s lackeys after refusing to back down over Takiyama’s rule-breaking. Eichi knocked down his first attacker, but Takiyama’s group surrounded and restrained him, leaving Fatty and the other students ready to intervene as Takiyama ordered the beating.

• Eichi followed a boy into the Small Woods while Fatty and several students secretly followed them.
• The boy attacked Eichi, but Eichi countered with a powerful kick that sent him crashing into a tree.
• Takiyama’s lackeys rushed out, restrained Eichi, and accidentally slapped one another when Eichi pulled a boy into the way.
• Takiyama confronted Eichi about refusing to let him cut in line, while Fatty warned the others that Takiyama’s influential family made him dangerous.
• Takiyama ordered his lackeys to beat Eichi, and Fatty’s group prepared to step in if Eichi was in danger.

Eichi defeated Takiyama’s five underlings in a fight, prompting Takiyama to summon eight Gym Leader-level Pokémon against Eichi’s four. Eichi’s team began counterattacking, and Beedrill quickly knocked Shiftry out before the battle continued.

• Eichi broke free from Takiyama’s men and defeated all five attackers, then kicked Takiyama into a tree.
• After regaining consciousness, Takiyama ordered his group to use their Pokémon and summoned Mightyena, Shiftry, and Machamp; the other five men brought out their Pokémon.
• Eichi sent out Beedrill, Golisopod, Scizor, and Heracross to face the eight opposing Pokémon.
• The opposing Pokémon charged together, while Eichi’s team attacked; Beedrill struck Shiftry with Twin Needles and knocked it unconscious.
• Beedrill turned its attention to Machamp as Golisopod sent its claws flying.

Golisopod and Scizor overwhelmed their opponents as battles erupted across the area. Mightyena, Breloom, Volcarona, Roserade, and Exploud were incapacitated or badly hurt, while Heracross fought Zangoose and Exploud.

• Golisopod knocked Mightyena down with a flurry of attacks, leaving it unable to get back up.
• Scizor struck Breloom into the ground, knocked Volcarona into a crater, and burned Roserade until it lost consciousness.
• Exploud used Boomburst against Heracross, but Heracross endured the attack and was struck by Zangoose.
• Heracross hit Zangoose away, then rammed Exploud into a tree and struck it until it passed out again.
• A trainer shouted for Zangoose to save Exploud.

Eichi’s four Pokémon defeated Takiyama’s first group of seven, then faced more than twenty Pokémon after Takiyama called for everyone to join the fight. The large battle began with Eichi’s Pokémon launching a coordinated assault, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Heracross countered Zangoose’s attack and knocked it out, while Beedrill fought Machamp and defeated it with Double Team, Pin Missile, and repeated strikes.
• Eichi’s Pokémon defeated all seven of Takiyama’s Pokémon in under three minutes, stunning the watching students.
• Takiyama sent out three more Pokémon and ordered his companions to release all of theirs, bringing the opposing force to more than twenty Pokémon.
• Eichi’s Beedrill, Scizor, Heracross, and Golisopod unleashed ranged attacks, quickly hitting several of the weakest Pokémon.
• Beedrill vanished into the battlefield and struck down several opponents as the chaotic group battle began.

Eichi and his four Pokémon defeated Takiyama and the other five students’ group of more than thirty Pokémon through speed and coordinated tactics. After Takiyama tried to intimidate Eichi with his family connections, Eichi attacked him, while his Pokémon kept the others away.

• Beedrill, Golisopod, Scizor, and Heracross rapidly defeated most of Takiyama’s Pokémon and then overcame the remaining opponents.
• Eichi’s classmates praised his team’s smooth fighting, while Takiyama’s orders failed to help his Pokémon.
• After the battle left more than thirty Pokémon unable to fight, Takiyama threatened Eichi with his family’s influence and demanded an apology.
• Eichi decided not to kill Takiyama at Sinnoh Academy but punched him and continued striking him.
• Takiyama’s companions tried to intervene, but Eichi’s four Pokémon sent them flying.

Eichi beat Takiyama and his Pokémon in the Small Woods, then left before anyone could catch him. Later, Eichi returned to class and told the classmates who witnessed the fight that he had known they were there.

• Eichi's Pokémon knocked Takiyama's group down, and Eichi beat Takiyama until he was badly injured before leaving the Small Woods.
• The fat boy, Xiao Na, and the other students agreed to keep the fight secret so Takiyama would not blame Eichi for exposing his humiliation.
• Takiyama's lackeys claimed he had been injured during a sparring match when a teacher and security guards arrived.
• The teacher sent Takiyama to the infirmary on a Fearow and called the school leadership because he suspected Takiyama had provoked a powerful opponent.
• Eichi attended class as usual and told the fat boy and Xiao Na that he had known they witnessed the fight.
• The fat boy and Xiao Na promised Eichi they would not tell anyone.

Eichi dismissed Fatty and Xiao Na’s worries about Takiyama, while rumors of Eichi defeating Takiyama and more than thirty Pokémon spread through Sinnoh Academy. Takiyama blamed Eichi for exposing the fight, and his father arrived at the hospital ward.

• Eichi told Fatty and Xiao Na that Takiyama’s tricks would not work on him, though he stayed wary of Takiyama’s family influence.
• Students across Sinnoh Academy spread stories about Takiyama’s injuries and the defeat of his group’s Pokémon.
• More students learned that the exchange student Eichi had defeated the 2nd Place student in his grade and began believing he had beaten Takiyama.
• Takiyama smashed a cup after his lackeys told him the story had spread throughout the academy.
• Takiyama decided Eichi must have leaked the story and vowed that they were irreconcilable.
• A stern man in a black suit entered Takiyama’s hospital room, and Takiyama greeted him as his father.