Chapter Summaries

Sato learned that Old Man Lag was a formidable, reclusive Trainer who agreed to train him for the Five School League. Elsewhere, Eichi rescued novice Trainers on Silver Mountain, learned Yanase had become Bug-type Champion, and drew the interest of Kaiser and Ji Ke.

• Sakaki explained that official Elite Four-level Trainers needed six Elite Four-level Pokémon, while most who claimed the title were only pseudo-Elite Four-level Trainers.
• Sakaki recounted how Old Man Lag had once traveled widely, suffered a crushing defeat, trained for ten years, and later retired after failing to find his old opponent.
• Sato pointed out that Lag's history sounded full of holes, and Sakaki said it did not matter whether the story was true.
• Eichi helped defeat a group of more than fifteen Gym Leader-level Pokémon on Silver Mountain and warned their novice Trainers about their reckless plan to capture them.
• Eichi received a message from Teacher Jiang Ben saying Yanase had become the Bug-type Champion.
• Kaiser and Ji Ke praised Eichi's Bug-type talent and said they wanted to meet him, then Director Liu received a call that changed his expression.

Sato’s Electivire lost to Nidoking, while Eichi returned to the research institute and learned that Yanase had become a Bug-type Elite Four member. The news inspired Eichi to reaffirm his own ambition, and he crossed paths with Ji Ke and Kaiser as the researchers set off to celebrate.

• Nidoking defeated Sato’s Electivire with Rock Tomb, and Lage explained how Sato could have improved his strategy.
• Sato sent out Charizard to continue his battle against Nidoking.
• Eichi returned to the research institute and watched a replay showing Yanase winning a place in the Elite Four.
• Teacher Jiang Ben celebrated Yanase’s achievement with Eichi and told him he could become a Bug-type Elite Four member; Eichi vowed that he would.
• Director Liu told Kaiser and Ji Ke about Yanase’s victory, then the three saw Eichi and the researchers heading out to celebrate.

Eichi arrived at Silver Mountain while Sato completed his month of training by defeating Old Man Lag’s Fearow. The Five School League party set off for Indigo Plateau, where Sato, Kona, and Eichi were heading to meet their academy.

• Eichi flew to the waterfall near Silver Mountain after learning that Yanase’s rise as a Bug-type Elite Four member had brought new funding to Bug-type research and inspired A Yuan to resume his journey as a trainer.
• Sato defeated Old Man Lag’s Elite Four-level Fearow with Charizard’s Fire Blast and thanked Teacher Lag for his guidance.
• Sato’s family said goodbye to Old Man Lag, and Sakaki told Sato to prepare to leave for Indigo Plateau and do his best in the Five School League.
• Kona finished a swimming workout and relaxed, thinking about seeing Eichi, Sato, and the others at Indigo Plateau.
• Director Liu took attendance, then led the students and staff onto two buses that departed Silver Mountain for Indigo Plateau.

Eichi and Silver Academy arrived at Indigo Plateau for the Five School League and settled into the League guesthouse. As the event’s start approached, Eichi reunited with Kona, Sato, and Asen, while League officials prepared security and logistics.

• Eichi and the Silver Academy delegation arrived at Indigo Plateau, where Da Shu welcomed them and led them to their rooms in the guesthouse.
• Director Liu told the students to settle in and announced an evening meeting; Kona and Sato then visited Eichi in his room.
• Pokémon League officials set the Five School League to begin the day after tomorrow and discussed preparations, including which Elite Four members and Trainers would attend.
• Eichi learned that Sato had trained with an Elite Four-level Trainer and that Kona had trained in Viridian Forest.
• Eichi, Kona, and Sato ran into Asen at an ice cream shop, where Asen said he was the only contestant from his grade and that the others had been eliminated.

Eichi saw the Hoenn and Unova teams arrive at Indigo Plateau and recognized Elite Four members Karen, Fuyou, and Marshal, as well as Gym Leader Aloe. At a meeting, Director Liu explained the Five School League format and set demanding goals for the academy’s contestants.

• Asen warned Eichi that several Five School League contestants were exceptionally strong, including Sato’s older sister Mei, and Eichi said that participation mattered.
• Director Nakamura arrived from Sinnoh with two representatives, while Da Shu came to greet the group.
• The Hoenn and Unova teams arrived, and Eichi recognized Karen and Fuyou among the Hoenn group and Marshal and Aloe among the Unova group.
• On their third evening at Indigo Plateau, Director Liu introduced the remaining contestants, Kaiser and Ji Ke, and reviewed the League’s match format and the academy’s placement targets.

Eichi met Ji Ke and Kaiser before the Five School League opened at Indigo Gymnasium, where ten Elite Four members gathered to watch the 128 contestants. The first matches showed Kanto and Chengdu performing well, while Unova contestants began defeating and taunting their opponents, leaving Eichi’s group uncomfortable.

• Ji Ke and Kaiser introduced themselves to Eichi, and they exchanged wishes for success in the Five School League.
• Eichi arrived at Indigo Gymnasium and saw ten Elite Four members, including Yanase, gathered on the VIP Stand.
• The opening ceremony began, and the screen paired the 128 contestants; Eichi learned that his first opponent was from Sinnoh and that his match was twentieth.
• The first twelve matches ended with Kanto and Chengdu appearing stronger than Hoenn and Sinnoh, while Unova had yet to compete.
• A Unova contestant defeated and mocked one of Eichi’s 5th Grade Senior Students, and another Unova contestant beat and mocked a Hoenn opponent.

Teacher Arno returned home and worried that Team Rocket would exploit the Five School League to expand its territory in Kanto. At the tournament, Eichi faced an arrogant Unova Region competitor and quickly defeated his Mightyena with Armaldo, leaving the opponent to send out his next Pokémon.

• Teacher Arno returned to his spotless home, reunited with Mismagius, and checked on his Pokémon.
• Teacher Arno recalled Team Rocket's plan to take advantage of the Five School League and called someone using a special phone.
• The Unova Region team leader taunted the other regional leaders, while Eichi compared the Unova competitors to Kong Fei.
• Eichi was called to battle a Unova Region competitor, who boasted that he would win quickly.
• Eichi's Armaldo withstood Mightyena's Ice Fang and knocked it out with Slash and Rock Tomb.

Eichi defeated his opponent’s Chimchar with Armaldo, then recalled Armaldo and won against Vaporeon with Heracross. The match ended with Eichi declared the winner after all three of his opponent’s Pokémon lost their ability to battle.

• Armaldo defeated the opponent’s Mightyena and then overwhelmed Chimchar with Water Pulse and two Rock Tomb attacks.
• Eichi recalled Armaldo after Chimchar was defeated, ending Armaldo’s hoped-for one-versus-three run.
• Eichi sent out Heracross to face the opponent’s Vaporeon.
• Heracross dodged Vaporeon’s Water Gun, struck it with Horn Attack, and peppered it with Bullet Seed.
• Heracross finished Vaporeon with a diving horn attack, and the referee declared Eichi the winner.

Eichi watched the first round of the Five School League unfold as competitors from Chengdu Region faced strong opponents and several were eliminated. The round ended with fifteen Chengdu competitors advancing, and Director Liu warned them that the next round would be even harder.

• Eichi’s opponent from Unova Region lost quickly, and Kona later defeated another Unova competitor.
• Sato defeated a Krookodile with Electivire but warned that the Unova competitors were still strong.
• Xiao Ye lost to a powerful opponent from Sinnoh Region and was eliminated.
• The first round ended with sixty-four competitors advancing, including fifteen from Chengdu Region; Director Liu and Director Nakamura mocked Unova Region for having the fewest.
• Director Liu called the fifteen Chengdu competitors who advanced to a meeting and warned them that the second round would be more difficult.

Eichi defeated Koa and advanced to the next round of the Five School League. Sato lost to an Elite Four-level Empoleon, leaving him stunned as memories of his training surfaced.

• Hitomi and Koga attended the second round from the Chengdu audience section as the tournament bracket was announced.
• Eichi was matched against Koa, but his fifteenth match was delayed until the fourth day.
• Eichi defeated Koa after Heracross's MegaHorn knocked out her Quagsire, advancing to the next round.
• Sato and Kona were eliminated in their following matches.
• Sato's injured Charizard lost to Mei's opponent's Empoleon after their Blast Burn and Water Cannon clashed.
• Charizard collapsed, and Sato struggled to accept the loss as he recalled training with Teacher Lage.

Sato and Kona were eliminated from the Five School League, while Mina demonstrated her strength with an Elite Four-level Gardevoir. The second round ended with Eichi among the thirty-two contestants advancing, and the third-round draw paired him with a red-haired boy from the Hoenn Region.

• Sato lost to a much stronger Empoleon, and Eichi and Sato comforted him afterward.
• Kona lost to her Unova opponent’s Elite Four-level Darmanitan, leaving Eichi as the only Silver Academy 3rd grader still competing.
• Mina’s Elite Four-level Gardevoir defeated three Pokémon, making her a serious championship contender.
• The second round concluded with seven Chengdu contestants advancing, including Eichi and A Yuan.
• The third-round draw matched Eichi against a red-haired boy from the Hoenn Region.

Eichi learned that the third round would use six-on-six battles and received information about his formidable opponent, Kado. Elsewhere, the Pokémon League attacked a Team Rocket base, where a red-haired woman faced a powerful Jynx.

• The red-haired boy from Hoenn underestimated Eichi, while Mina warned him to be careful.
• Director Liu told the advancing contestants that the third round would be six-on-six and gave Eichi information about Kado, who had eliminated Xue Jia.
• Sato rebuked Kong Fei and the others for insulting Eichi, then left with his companions.
• Eichi and the others encouraged one another to win their upcoming battles for the Chengdu region.
• The Pokémon League clashed with Team Rocket at a forest base, where a red-haired woman confronted a powerful Jynx.

Lorelei led a Pokémon League assault on a Team Rocket base, overwhelming its grunts before two cadres arrived to confront her. As the cadres fought to buy time for an evacuation, similar battles erupted across Kanto, where Flint faced Yi Suo and Ping Gang in a small town.

• Lorelei ordered Jynx to use Blizzard, freezing Pokémon and several Team Rocket grunts as the League forces stormed the cave.
• Two Team Rocket cadres arrived on Pidgeot and Fearow, and their six Elite Four-level Pokémon blasted Jynx away.
• Lorelei recalled Jynx and sent out Dewgong, Cloyster, and Slowking, whose Champion-level auras alarmed the cadres.
• The two cadres summoned four more Elite Four-level Pokémon and joined forces against Lorelei while the Team Rocket captain organized an evacuation.
• Battles broke out across Kanto, and Flint confronted Yi Suo and Ping Gang amid the destruction of a small town.

Eichi prepared for the Five School League’s third round while the League’s hidden operation against Team Rocket unfolded elsewhere. After Yasushi and Ji Ke fought their matches, Eichi began his battle against Kado, whose Magcargo was far weaker than Eichi’s Armaldo.

• The Pokémon League ambushed Team Rocket with ten Elite Four members, but the outcome of the operation remained unknown.
• At Indigo Stadium, Eichi noticed Kado watching him with a contemptuous smile before the third round began.
• Mei defeated Yasushi after her Alakazam overcame his Elite Four-level Corviknight.
• Ji Ke defeated the Sinnoh youth who had eliminated Sato, then told Sato she had avenged him.
• Eichi and Kado released their first Pokémon, and Eichi used Bug King Eye to assess Kado’s Magcargo as a late Gym Leader-level Pokémon.

Eichi’s Armaldo lost to Kado’s Magcargo, leaving Eichi to send out Heracross. Heracross struck Magcargo with a trained Horn Attack and then launched a Water-type Hidden Power, but the chapter ended before its result was shown.

• Kado’s Magcargo overwhelmed Armaldo with fire attacks, and the referee declared Armaldo unable to battle.
• Eichi sent out Heracross, while Kado mocked him for using the same Pokémon again.
• Heracross used Double Team and Pin Missile, but Magcargo’s heat neutralized most of the needles.
• Heracross appeared behind Magcargo and hit it with Horn Attack, sending it into a boulder and cracking its shell.
• Eichi ordered Heracross to use Hidden Power, which formed a Water Pillar aimed at Magcargo.

Eichi’s Heracross defeated Kado’s Magcargo, tying the battle at one Pokémon each. Kado sent out Torkoal, which badly burned Heracross, but Heracross used Double Team to evade Torkoal’s Fire Spin and prepared a Close Combat.

• Heracross relentlessly struck Magcargo with Hidden Power, leaving it unable to counterattack.
• Kado ordered Magcargo to use Fire Blast, but Heracross pierced the flames with MegaHorn and shattered Magcargo’s shell.
• The referee declared Magcargo unable to battle, tying the match at one Pokémon lost apiece.
• Kado sent out Torkoal, which dodged Heracross’s attack by withdrawing into its shell and burned Heracross with Flamethrower.
• Torkoal trapped Heracross with Fire Spin, but Heracross used Double Team to escape and Eichi ordered Close Combat.

Eichi’s Heracross defeated Kado’s Torkoal by sending it out of bounds, but suffered serious injuries in the process. Eichi then sent out Scizor to face Kado’s Manectric, and their battle was still underway when both Pokémon launched new attacks.

• Heracross endured Torkoal’s Fire Spin, struck Torkoal with a charge and Hidden Power, and knocked it out of bounds.
• Kado recalled Torkoal and sent out his third Pokémon, a Peak Gym Leader-level Manectric.
• Eichi recalled his badly injured Heracross and sent out Scizor, which faced Manectric in the arena.
• Scizor dodged Manectric’s Thunderbolt and struck it with Bullet Punch, then clashed with its Thunder Fang.
• Manectric spread Electric Terrain across the field, forcing Scizor to fly higher.
• Eichi ordered Scizor to use Hidden Power as Kado ordered Manectric to use Thunderbolt.

Scizor defeated Manectric after a fierce exchange, leaving Kado with three Pokémon unable to battle. Kado sent out Garbodor, and Eichi ordered Scizor to attack with Pin Missile.

• Manectric and Scizor traded powerful attacks, and Manectric was knocked into a crater by Scizor’s Cross Cut.
• Manectric summoned a thunderstorm while Scizor charged with Swords Dance and Iron Head, and both Pokémon were badly hurt in the collision.
• Manectric lost consciousness, and the referee declared Scizor the winner.
• Kado sent out his fourth Pokémon, Garbodor, while Eichi became wary of the unfamiliar opponent.
• Eichi ordered Scizor to use Pin Missile against Garbodor.

Eichi's Scizor defeated Kado's Garbodor after Kado mistakenly relied on Poison-type attacks that could not affect it. Kado sent out his fifth Pokémon, which took flight, leaving the match unresolved.

• Scizor charged through Garbodor's poison and repeatedly struck it with Bullet Punch and Fury Cutter.
• Garbodor tried Body Slam, but Scizor dodged and defeated it with Cross Cut.
• The referee declared Garbodor unable to battle, leaving Kado with four defeated Pokémon and Eichi with only one.
• Mina silenced Kado's arguing supporters, while Director Liu predicted Eichi was likely to win.
• Kado threw his fifth Poké Ball, and the Pokémon that emerged spread its wings and flew into the sky.

Eichi’s Scizor defeated Kado’s Swellow with a sudden burst of speed and a powerful Cross Chop, prompting Kado to send out his Elite Four-level ace, Blaziken. Eichi recalled his exhausted Scizor and sent out Golisopod to face Blaziken.

• Scizor used Double Team to surround Swellow, then struck it down with a sudden burst of speed.
• Scizor hit the grounded Swellow with Cross Chop, and the referee declared Swellow unable to battle.
• Kado sent out his ace, an Early Elite Four-level Blaziken, drawing Kona’s attention because her own ace was also Blaziken.
• Eichi recalled his exhausted Scizor and sent out his Peak Gym Leader-level Golisopod.