Chapter Summaries

Eichi’s Golisopod overcame Froslass’s Quiver Dance and survived its trick attack, then defeated it by slicing through Hyper Beam with a powerful Aqua Jet strike. The referee declared Golisopod the winner.

• Tetsu reassured Ramo that Eichi could handle the problem, while Golisopod resisted most of Froslass’s Quiver Dance through perception and willpower.
• Golisopod battered Froslass with Metal Claw and a water attack, but Froslass faked defeat and struck Golisopod from its shadow.
• Da Tao ordered Froslass to fire Hyper Beam, and Eichi commanded Golisopod to use Aqua Jet.
• Golisopod formed a watery-blue katana, split Hyper Beam in two, and charged through it to slash Froslass into the ground.
• The referee confirmed that Froslass could no longer battle and announced Golisopod as the winner.

Eichi defeated Da Tao’s final Pokémon, Hypno, and secured a slot in the competition. Afterward, Eichi publicly insulted the 6th Grade students, provoking their anger as he returned to cheers from his classmates.

• Golisopod defeated Da Tao’s Froslass by splitting its Hyper Beam, earning applause from the audience.
• Da Tao sent out his final Pokémon, Peak Gym Leader-level Hypno, but his weakened command ability left it unable to overcome Golisopod.
• Golisopod defeated Hypno, and the referee declared Eichi the victor and awarded him a slot.
• Eichi told Da Tao and the 6th Grade students that they were weak, angering Kong Fei and the other students.
• Director Liu announced Eichi’s qualification, and Eichi returned to praise from the 3rd Grade students.

The Whole-School Selection Match ended with the final two spots going to 4th and 5th Grade students, while Eichi’s Golisopod battle made him famous around Silver Academy. Eichi then realized Volcarona’s egg was about to hatch and rushed to contact Teacher Jiang Ben.

• After the morning matches, Eichi’s group taunted the 6th Grade students, and Kong Fei challenged them.
• The final two Selection Match spots went to senior students from 4th and 5th Grade, disappointing Director Tong Sheng and ending the competition.
• Director Liu announced that the twenty selected students would represent Silver Academy in the Five School League.
• Students across the school spread stories about Eichi and his Golisopod, making Eichi the subject of attention.
• Eichi noticed Volcarona’s egg shaking violently and called Teacher Jiang Ben, who told him to bring it to the research institute immediately.

Eichi and the researchers witnessed the Pokémon Egg hatch into Larvesta, who immediately bonded with Eichi. The chapter ended as the team began Larvesta’s medical examination.

• Eichi brought the violently shaking Pokémon Egg to Professor Jiang Ben’s research institute, where the researchers prepared the hatching equipment.
• The egg glowed, changed shape, and hatched into Larvesta, prompting the researchers to celebrate.
• Larvesta recognized Eichi by his scent, ran to him, and nestled into his arms as if he were its parent.
• Professor Jiang Ben thanked Eichi and ordered A Yuan to fetch Bug-type nutrient solution while the team prepared Larvesta for a checkup.
• Eichi placed Larvesta on the examination platform, and the researchers scanned its body and recorded its data.

Eichi fed the newly hatched Larvesta and learned that it was healthy, had outstanding potential, and surpassed another Larvesta in every tested aspect. After Jiang Ben showed Larvesta to Da Teng, he confirmed that Larvesta was now Eichi’s Pokémon and said Da Teng would send a training method.

• Eichi fed Larvesta two tubes of nutrient solution, and it fell asleep in his arms.
• Jiang Ben reviewed Larvesta’s report and said it was healthy, had suffered no lasting effects, and had at least outstanding potential.
• Da Teng received a video call from Jiang Ben and was astonished to see that the stone egg had recovered and hatched into Larvesta.
• Jiang Ben introduced Eichi as the person responsible for Larvesta’s recovery, while Eichi said he had simply kept the egg with him.
• After speaking with Da Teng for two hours, Jiang Ben told Eichi that Larvesta was now his Pokémon and that Da Teng would send a Larvesta training method.

Eichi received Professor Da Teng’s Volcarona cultivation methods and learned Larvesta could stay with him, while Kong Fei grew angry over the criticism following Silver Academy’s selection. At Indigo Academy, Asen won a Five School League slot, and a young woman from Charizard Valley prepared to represent the Chengdu region.

• Professor Da Teng let Eichi keep Larvesta and gave him Volcarona cultivation methods through Teacher Jiang Ben.
• Kong Fei smashed cups as he brooded over the public criticism of Silver Academy’s 6th Grade students and his resentment toward Eichi.
• At Indigo Academy, Asen’s Aerodactyl defeated a 6th Grade student’s Blastoise, earning Asen a Five School League slot.
• Asen’s director and other academy directors congratulated him for being the only student below 5th Grade to secure a slot.
• In Charizard Valley, a young woman told her father she was ready to compete and aimed to place in the top three and make the five regions recognize the valley.

At Sinnoh Academy, students and teachers missed Eichi and Asen after they left, while Hoenn Champion Stone Steven visited Mina to discuss the Five School League and the former exchange students. The chapter ended with Eichi sleeping beside Larvesta, whose warmth made him wish he could run the air conditioner all night.

• Fatty and Xiao Na lamented that their grade had earned no Five School League slots and wished Eichi and Asen were still at Sinnoh Academy.
• The PE teacher and Breeding Major researchers also missed Eichi and the progress he had helped bring to the academy.
• Stone Steven arrived at Sinnoh Academy, met his cousin Mina, and flew with her to the Zusuki Family villa on their Metagross.
• Steven urged Mina to aim for first place in the Five School League and warned her about a talented competitor from Meteor Falls.
• Mina told Steven that Eichi and Asen were talented, powerful students who had returned to their own academies, and she hoped to face them in the league.
• Eichi fell asleep holding Larvesta and felt overheated by the Pokémon's warmth.

Eichi went to class while worrying about Larvesta and later encountered Yasushi, Kōmatsu, and other contestants arriving at Silver Academy for the Five School League. The Vice Principal gathered the contestants and academy leaders to introduce them, but two contestants were absent.

• Eichi left Larvesta at the dormitory with Beedrill, Flygon, and Heracross to watch over it.
• Eichi and Tetsu learned that a senior student’s popular manga featured a hero resembling Golisopod.
• Eichi and Tetsu saw five teenagers arrive to represent the Chengdu region, including Yasushi and Kōmatsu.
• Kōmatsu sensed someone watching him in the crowd, but could not identify Eichi among the spectators.
• The Vice Principal welcomed the contestants to his office and explained that two contestants could not attend before asking those present to introduce themselves.

Yasushi, Kōmatsu, Ami, and two other trainers introduced themselves as members of the Chengdu region’s Five School League team, then shared how they earned their spots. Kōmatsu revealed that the Pokémon League had offered him a place outright, while the others had fought through trials and battles to qualify.

• Yasushi introduced himself as a trainer from Kikyo City who dreamed of becoming a Flying-type Champion, and Kōmatsu said he hoped to find traces of Ho-Oh.
• Ami and two other trainers introduced themselves, and Director Liu announced that the five would represent the Chengdu region in the Five School League.
• In the lounge, Ami broke the silence by suggesting that the five treat one another as comrades and asking how they had earned their places.
• The other girl, Yasushi, the muscular trainer, and Ami described the tests and battles they had passed to secure their spots.
• Kōmatsu said the Pokémon League had offered him a spot while he was reading at home, prompting the others to marvel at how easily he had qualified.
• The girl teased Kōmatsu about the unfairness, while the group reflected on his fame and exceptional strength as a young trainer.

Yasushi and the others learned about Eichi, a celebrated young trainer whose Bug-type Pokémon and Beedrill ace had made him famous, and grew eager to meet him. When the contestants gathered, they ignored Kong Fei and greeted Eichi instead.

• Ami told the group that two contestants from Charizard Valley and Dragon Village could not attend, then shared news about Silver Academy's participants.
• The girl explained that Eichi had reached the Indigo League Tournament's top four at age eleven using only Bug-type Pokémon, and Ami revealed that his ace was a Beedrill.
• Yasushi and Kōmatsu were impressed by Eichi's accomplishments, and Kōmatsu said he wanted to meet him.
• A staff member summoned the contestants to the Vice Principal's office, where Director Liu introduced Yasushi, Ami, and the others to Silver Academy's students.
• Kong Fei stepped forward to greet the visiting contestants, but Ami and the others passed him by and greeted Eichi.

Kong Fei proposed a friendly battle to prove himself against Ami’s group, and Yasushi accepted. The three-on-three match began with Yasushi and Kong Fei sending out their first Pokémon.

• Ami and the other Chengdu representatives greeted Eichi and the students, while Kong Fei’s attempt to impress them as the 6th Grade’s 1st Place drew little interest.
• Director Liu welcomed the representatives and announced they would work together for the Five School League.
• Kong Fei challenged Ami’s group to a friendly match, and Ami agreed after Director Liu consulted the Vice Principal.
• At the Battle Hall, Yasushi volunteered to face Kong Fei, while Eichi and the students discussed the likely outcome.
• The referee announced a three-on-three Pokémon battle, and Yasushi and Kong Fei released their Pokémon; a Noctowl appeared in the air.

Yasushi's Noctowl defeated Kong Fei's Persian with a relentless aerial attack, then faced Kong Fei's Magmortar. The battle continued as Noctowl and Magmortar launched powerful attacks at each other, leaving their clash unresolved.

• Yasushi's Noctowl overwhelmed Kong Fei's Persian with Shadow Ball, Air Slash, and Hypnosis.
• Noctowl carried the sleeping Persian into the sky and knocked it out with Air Slash.
• Kong Fei sent out his second Pokémon, Magmortar, which injured Noctowl with Flamethrower.
• Noctowl used Double Team and Zen Headbutt to interrupt Magmortar's attacks.
• Noctowl launched Brave Bird as Magmortar fired a powerful Fire Blast.

Yasushi's Noctowl defeated Kong Fei's Magmortar, but was exhausted, so Yasushi sent out Fearow to face Kong Fei's powerful Magnezone. The battle remained unresolved as Magnezone trapped Fearow's Double Team in a Thunderbolt Field.

• Noctowl pierced Magmortar's Fire Blast and struck it into a crater, winning the battle but using up much of its stamina.
• Kong Fei sent out his level 59 Magnezone, and Yasushi recalled Noctowl and called out his signature Pokémon, Fearow.
• Magnezone's Thunderbolt collided with Fearow's Air Slash, and the two attacks briefly clashed in the sky.
• Magnezone spread an Electric Field across the arena, but Fearow stayed above it and used Double Team and Steel Wing to attack.
• Magnezone used Thunderbolt Field to send electricity through the arena and surround every Fearow duplicate.

Yasushi’s Fearow fought Kong Fei’s Magnezone through paralysis, Electric Terrain, and a clash of powerful attacks. Both Pokémon remained able to battle, but Magnezone’s Magnet Bomb pulled Fearow out of control as the fight continued.

• Fearow used Agility and repeated Steel Wing strikes to damage Magnezone, but Magnezone paralyzed it with its electric currents.
• Kong Fei had Magnezone activate Electric Terrain and summon Thunder while Yasushi ordered Fearow to use Sky Attack.
• Fearow lost control briefly to paralysis and was struck by Thunder, but it continued its charge and collided with Magnezone in a massive explosion.
• Fearow and Magnezone both remained able to battle, though both were badly injured, and the Directors judged Kong Fei’s chances poor.
• Magnezone used Magnet Bomb to pull Fearow forward through the Thunderbolt Field, leaving it out of control.

Yasushi’s Fearow defeated Kong Fei’s Magnezone after dodging its Electromagnetic Cannon and repeatedly striking its weak point. Kong Fei left the Battle Hall in humiliation, while Yasushi’s two Pokémon remained undefeated.

• Fearow used Double Team and a partly completed Roost to evade Magnezone’s Electromagnetic Cannon and recover enough to keep fighting.
• Fearow dodged the cannon with Agility, then charged through Magnezone’s Discharge and attacked the gap in its body.
• Fearow struck Magnezone’s weak point before Kong Fei could use Magnet Bomb, sending it crashing to the ground.
• The referee declared Magnezone unable to battle, and the spectators applauded Yasushi’s victory.
• Kong Fei returned to the spectator seats, ignored the others, and soon got up and left.

After Yasushi and Ami discussed the Five School League with Eichi, Yasushi’s group left Silver Academy, and Eichi returned to training while caring for his rapidly growing Larvesta. The chapter ended with students praising Eichi’s diligence as he went to train again.

• At dinner, Eichi told Yasushi that Kong Fei was too weak to rely on for the Five School League, and Ami said the team would need Eichi’s strength too.
• Yasushi and his companions told Eichi they were Silver Academy students who had mostly studied and trained away from campus, and Eichi learned the identities of the two absent students.
• After Yasushi’s group stayed for two days and left for Indigo Academy, Eichi resumed intensive training and cared for Larvesta, whose appetite and level were growing quickly.
• Eichi heard that Sato and Kona were preparing for special training with powerful trainers, and he planned to train in Silver Mountain after a few more days at the academy.
• Eichi booked a room in the Training Room, and a girl remarked that she had seen him there for the third time that day.

Eichi trained Larvesta and adjusted his Pokémon’s preparation for tougher battles. In Tokiwa City, Sato met his new instructor, Old Man Lag, and began a three-on-three battle against Lag’s overwhelmingly powerful Nidoking.

• Eichi exercised Larvesta on a treadmill and had it practice its four known moves without pushing it too hard.
• Eichi identified problems with Scizor and his other Pokémon and planned to improve their tactics and mindsets.
• Sakaki introduced Old Man Lag as Sato’s training instructor, and Lag said he would assess Sato through battle.
• Sato sent out Gengar for their three-on-three match, and Lag answered with a huge Nidoking whose aura frightened Gengar.

Sato's Gengar was defeated by Lage's powerful Nidoking, and Sato sent out Electivire to continue the battle. At Silver Mountain, Eichi's Scizor knocked out Ursaring after it insisted on a challenge, and Ursaring's family gathered with Eichi's group afterward.

• Sato's Gengar attacked Nidoking repeatedly, but Nidoking endured the blows with little damage.
• Lage ordered Nidoking to use Ice Beam, freezing Gengar and forcing Sato to recall it.
• Sato sent out Electivire to face Nidoking.
• Scizor struck Ursaring with Bullet Punch and knocked it unconscious.
• Ursaring's family helped it recover, and Eichi teased Ursaring for challenging Scizor despite being warned it would lose.
• Eichi reflected on his ten days of training at Silver Mountain and how he had befriended Ursaring's family.

Eichi recovered with Ursaring’s family, then encountered a fierce battle between powerful Pokémon in Silver Mountain. Elsewhere, Ji Ke met a red-haired Trainer riding Dragonite, and their Pokémon began battling in midair.

• Ursaring’s family traded Berries with Eichi for Pokémon food and rested after lunch.
• Eichi left Ursaring’s territory to continue training and heard a battle in the forest.
• Eichi spotted several Gym Leader-level Pokémon fighting while athletic-looking people watched nearby.
• Ji Ke flew on Charizard and encountered a red-haired Girl riding Dragonite.
• Charizard and Dragonite exchanged Flamethrowers, then charged at each other with Dragon Claw.

Ji Ke and Kaiser fought to a draw, then arrived at Silver Academy to meet Director Liu and learn about their Five School League companions. Elsewhere, Sato lost to Mr. Lag’s Nidoking, which defeated his strongest Pokémon, and Mr. Lag began assessing Sato’s potential.

• Ji Ke’s Charizard and Kaiser’s Dragonite traded powerful attacks until their battle ended in a draw.
• Ji Ke and Kaiser traveled together to Silver Academy, where a staff member escorted them to Director Liu.
• Director Liu gave Ji Ke and Kaiser a folder containing information about their Five School League companions.
• Sato’s Charizard fell to Mr. Lag’s Nidoking after Nidoking overwhelmed its Fire Blast and struck it down.
• Sato conceded defeat, and Mr. Lag told him that his strength was impressive for his age but that he lacked battle experience.