Chapter Summaries

Eichi and Sato negotiated a trade, with Sato offering a Dratini Egg, money, and customized Poké Balls for Eichi’s Larvitar. After Eichi sensed two Key Stones in Sato’s pouch, they added the beads to the deal, and Sato left with the Larvitar.

• Sato offered his Dratini Egg for Eichi’s Larvitar and explained that he preferred Larvitar to the Dratini his family had obtained.
• Sato offered twenty million and customized Poké Balls, while Eichi noticed his Bug Force reacting to something in Sato’s pouch.
• Eichi showed Sato a round bead and asked whether he had anything similar, and Sato produced two Key Stones.
• Eichi asked Sato to add the two Key Stones to the trade, and Sato agreed and placed them on the table.
• Eichi accepted Sato’s League Card and handed him the Larvitar incubator in exchange.

Eichi examined the Dratini egg and discovered that one of the three Key Stones he had received was Heracross's Mega Stone. He collected his Five School League rewards and gave Mina the Talent Liquid he had promised her.

• Sato traded Dratini, twenty million in cash, and custom Poké Balls for Larvitar, then asked Butler Lei for information about raising Larvitar.
• Eichi recognized a Key Stone as Gardevoir's Mega Stone and confirmed that another was Heracross's Mega Stone when Heracross reacted to it.
• The Pokémon League delivered Eichi twenty Enhancers and a Talent Liquid as his Five School League rewards.
• Eichi saw the defeated Unova Region team leaving and then met Mina, giving her the Talent Liquid.

Eichi accepted Mina’s Talent Liquid and chose Joltik as his reward, then returned to his room to record lessons from the Five School League and calculate what he had gained. He ended the chapter reflecting on his championship performance and the nearly 289 million in rewards and trades he had accumulated.

• Mina examined the Talent Liquid, accepted it, and offered Eichi a choice between Joltik and Wurmple.
• Eichi chose Joltik, and Mina promised to deliver it with a free training plan.
• Eichi returned to his room and filled a new notebook with competitors’ Pokémon, tactics, and lessons from the Five School League.
• Eichi reviewed his championship run, noting that Flygon had helped him reach the final and that he had made mistakes in battle.
• Eichi tallied his League prizes and trades, estimating that his gains totaled roughly 289 million.

Eichi calculated that raising his Pokémon would cost at least twenty million a year, then joined Kaiser, Ji Ke, A Yuan, and Kōmatsu to select rewards from the Pokémon League’s item catalog. He added several held items to his candidate list, including a Metronome, but had not yet chosen his final three rewards.

• Eichi estimated his Pokémon food, Pokéblock, and crafting expenses and realized his savings would last only three or four years.
• Director Liu summoned Eichi, Kaiser, Ji Ke, A Yuan, and Kōmatsu and explained that they could select three reward items from the League catalog.
• Eichi browsed the held items and added a Focus Lens for Beedrill and a Shell Bell to his candidate list.
• Eichi spotted a Metronome and read how it increased a move’s power when used consecutively.

Eichi selected a Focus Lens, a Metronome, and a top-tier Fire Stone from the League’s item catalog, then received and inspected them the next morning. He prepared to fit the Focus Lens onto Beedrill’s eyes.

• Eichi selected a top-tier Fire Stone after finding one Ice Stone had already gone out of stock, and chose a Focus Lens and Metronome as his other items.
• Eichi confirmed his selections while Kaiser and Mina continued choosing items, then asked Kaiser why they had taken so long; Kaiser said they wanted so many things once they saw the catalog.
• A deliveryman brought Eichi’s three items the next morning, and Eichi opened the metal case to inspect the Fire Stone and Focus Lens.
• Eichi released Beedrill and told it to stay still while he prepared to put the Focus Lens on its eyes.

Eichi equipped Beedrill and Scizor with battle items and gave the remaining Life Orb to Heracross before leaving Indigo Plateau with Chengdu Academy. Back at school, Tetsu struggled to focus as he waited for Eichi to return after winning the Five School League championship.

• Eichi fitted Beedrill with a Focus Lens and took back its Life Orb.
• Eichi gave Scizor a Metronome, which strengthened consecutive uses of the same move, and explained how its effect worked.
• Eichi chose Heracross to receive the remaining Life Orb after deciding Flygon and Armaldo did not need it.
• Director Liu announced that Chengdu Academy would leave at three, and Eichi and the others boarded buses back from Indigo Plateau.
• Tetsu was called on in class, answered a question using something Eichi had taught him, and kept thinking about Eichi's championship win and return.

After learning that Eichi had won the Five School League championship, Tetsu visited him, marveled at his trophy, and asked him to explain how he had become so strong. Meanwhile, Silver Academy’s leaders met to decide whether to hold a commendation ceremony for the team’s results.

• Tetsu confirmed through several calls that Eichi had won the championship and worried that Eichi might graduate and leave.
• Tetsu hurried to Eichi’s dorm, where he questioned Eichi about his strength and admired his custom championship trophy.
• Eichi and Tetsu left together to eat, and Tetsu asked Eichi to tell him about the Five School League.
• The Vice Principal called a meeting and proposed holding a commendation ceremony to celebrate Silver Academy’s success.
• The logistics Director and the 6th Grade Director opposed the ceremony, citing its expense and the lack of top-performing 6th Grade students.

Eichi returned to Silver Town after winning the Five School League, while academy leaders approved a commendation ceremony for the victorious students. He visited the research institute, where researchers and Larvesta eagerly welcomed him back.

• The Vice Principal called for a vote, and nearly all the academy leaders supported holding a commendation ceremony and discussing rewards.
• Eichi told Tetsu about the Five School League over a meal, and promised to compete again if another tournament was held.
• Eichi learned that Sato and the others had not returned yet, then cleaned his room and placed his trophy on the bookshelf.
• Eichi went to the research institute, where the researchers gathered around him and asked about the Five School League.
• Teacher Jiang Ben heard Eichi had arrived, picked up an excited Larvesta, and hurried out to see him.

Eichi returned to the research institute, reunited with Larvesta, and recounted his Five School League victory to Teacher Jiang Ben and the staff. After discussing his strength and Larvesta’s unusual growth with Teacher Jiang Ben, Eichi spent the afternoon observing research before bringing Larvesta home.

• Eichi reunited with Larvesta and told Teacher Jiang Ben and the gathered staff about winning the Five School League.
• Eichi explained that his powerful Flygon had helped him win, and Teacher Jiang Ben encouraged him to accept the achievement.
• Teacher Jiang Ben said Larvesta grew less effectively at the institute than under Eichi’s care and suspected Eichi had a special physique that benefited Bug-type Pokémon.
• Eichi toured the institute, observed its research, and asked Teacher Jiang Ben questions about the league.
• Eichi returned to his dormitory after dinner and placed the homesick Larvesta on the sofa.

Eichi gave enhancers to his strongest Pokémon and heard that the academy planned to reward him for his contributions. He showed Tetsu the Pseudo-legendary Pokémon Egg he had won at the Five School League, while Tetsu admired it.

• Eichi inspected Larvesta's growth, put it to bed, and gave enhancers to Beedrill, Scizor, Golisopod, and Flygon, while Heracross and Armaldo received no enhancers.
• Eichi cooked dinner for his Pokémon, and Tetsu arrived and praised how well they had been raised.
• Tetsu told Eichi that the academy planned a commendation ceremony with generous rewards for contributors.
• Eichi told Tetsu that he had won a Pseudo-legendary Pokémon Egg, and refused to sell it to him.
• Eichi brought out the egg's incubator, and Tetsu examined the egg and admired its patterns.

After winning the Five School League, Eichi returned to classes and became famous throughout Silver Academy. At the commendation ceremony, he received substantial rewards and later learned from Director Liu why the logistics director had glared at him.

• Eichi joked with Tetsu about the Pokémon Egg before telling him about meeting Rex and Rishiu.
• Eichi resumed classes, and Sato, Kona, and the other students returned after going home to review their Five School League battles.
• News of Eichi's championship spread throughout the school as the academy promoted the upcoming commendation ceremony.
• At the ceremony, Eichi received one hundred thousand credits, an Outstanding-talent Pokémon Egg, and the right to choose two items from the logistics department.
• Director Liu explained that the logistics director had glared at Eichi because the academy had given away so many rewards.

Eichi declined early graduation and continued his studies, then visited Sato’s villa in Silver Town to have custom Poké Balls made for his six Pokémon. Master Ban Gu arrived and began examining the Pokémon with specialized equipment.

• Eichi told Director Liu he wanted to keep studying, though he might occasionally take leave for ideas or long trips.
• Eichi returned to his routine but was frustrated by the attention he received around the academy.
• Sato invited Eichi to his family villa and introduced him to Butler Luna while they waited for Master Ban Gu.
• Sato explained that Master Ban Gu, a skilled disciple of Master Gang, had agreed to craft custom Poké Balls after learning Eichi had won the Five School League championship.
• Master Ban Gu arrived, and Sato led Eichi and him to a room filled with machines.
• Eichi released his six Pokémon, and Master Ban Gu activated his equipment and moved it toward Heracross.

Master Ban Gu used the Data Analyzer and Body Sampler to collect physical data from Eichi’s Pokémon so he could make them custom Poké Balls. After lunch at Sato’s home, Master Ban Gu left to compare the data and prepare the Poké Balls.

• Master Ban Gu scanned Beedrill in simulated environments, then collected data from Golisopod and Flygon.
• Eichi asked Sato how Master Gang had customized Poké Balls before modern technology, and Sato relayed his father’s guess that Mr. Steel had a special ability to understand Pokémon’s physical condition.
• Master Ban Gu used the Body Sampler to draw blood from Eichi’s Pokémon, and Heracross cried out during the procedure.
• Master Ban Gu said he would compare the Pokémon’s data and make their exclusive Poké Balls, then accepted Sato’s invitation to lunch.
• Eichi’s Pokémon helped eat the large meal, and Master Ban Gu left for the Pokémon Center because he did not like troubling others.

Eichi defeated Sato in a three-on-three battle, while Asen learned that Team Rocket had suffered a devastating raid and would go underground. Eichi resumed making Pokéblocks as he waited for Joltik and Dratini to hatch.

• Eichi defeated Sato with Scizor and Golisopod, while Sato later replayed their battle to look for a way to win.
• Asen called Kaido, who explained that the Pokémon League had nearly annihilated Team Rocket and that the organization planned to rescue its captured executives.
• Kaido told Asen to remain undercover at the Academy and avoid contacting him unless Kaido reached out first.
• Eichi checked that Joltik would hatch in two days and Dratini in about a month.
• Eichi used Energy No. 10 to make a fresh batch of Pokéblocks.

Eichi received a private training room as a reward from the academy and explored its advanced equipment with his Pokémon. A speed-testing machine revealed that Heracross had been slacking off during warm-ups.

• Eichi finished making Pokéblocks and went to the training center to train his Pokémon.
• A staff member gave Eichi a keycard for a private Training Room reserved for him until graduation, along with a promised Energy Room reward.
• Eichi entered the unusually spacious Training Room and released Beedrill, Heracross, Scizor, Golisopod, Armaldo, and Flygon to warm up.
• Eichi activated a machine that measured the Pokémon's speed and saw that Beedrill was fastest during warm-ups while Heracross's speed registered as zero.
• Eichi turned toward Heracross, which realized he had caught it slacking off.

Eichi took Joltik to the research institute so it could be examined as it hatched, giving up the chance to further improve its talent himself. Joltik hatched with second-stage Exceptional talent, recognized Eichi as its owner, and fell asleep while the researchers prepared to examine it.

• Eichi inspected the training devices and led his Pokémon through move-focused training, while Flygon showed little interest in training and wanted to see more of the world.
• After two days, Eichi chose to bring Joltik’s egg to the research institute for its hatching and physical data collection.
• Professor Jiang Ben and the researchers moved the egg into a hatching chamber, and Joltik emerged amid a burst of white light.
• A researcher was shocked when he tried to touch Joltik, but Joltik affectionately climbed onto Eichi’s arm.
• Eichi used Bug King Eye to check Joltik’s talent, which had reached the second stage of Exceptional, then placed the sleepy Pokémon on the data platform for examination.
• The researchers scanned Joltik and collected its physical data, and Jiang Ben returned with printed sheets.

Eichi brought his newly hatched Joltik back to the dormitory, introduced it to his Pokémon, and settled it into a nest while preparing its special nutrient solution. He trained Golisopod that evening and ended the day considering the care and training Dratini would need when it hatched in about half a month.

• Teacher Jiang Ben confirmed that Joltik had exceptional aptitude and gave Eichi a recipe for its nutrient solution as a reward for winning the Five School League.
• Eichi captured Joltik and brought it to the dormitory, where it met Larvesta and the other Pokémon and quickly grew comfortable with them.
• Eichi made Joltik a nest and prepared its nutrient solution, then left Flygon to watch Joltik and Larvesta while the others trained.
• Golisopod practiced against training machines, smashing their Light Cones and demonstrating its growing speed and combat skill.
• Eichi returned to find Joltik and Larvesta asleep, settled them into their nests, and noted that Dratini would hatch in about half a month, leaving him to plan its training.

Eichi went to school while Professor Oak learned of his Five School League victory and considered visiting him, as Ash watched an old recording of Eichi's Beedrill. After two exhausted Pikachu fled through Viridian Forest, Eichi returned to find his Pokémon had trashed the dorm and ordered Heracross to face a full-strength training attack.

• Eichi left Larvesta, Joltik, Flygon, and Heracross in the dormitory while he went to school.
• Eichi and Tetsu talked about Professor Oak, who then learned Eichi had won the Five School League and became interested in meeting him and studying his Beedrill.
• Ash watched Eichi's old Indigo League match and looked forward to choosing a starter Pokémon, unaware he would receive Pikachu.
• A tired male and female Pikachu fled deeper into Viridian Forest as two enormous pursuers followed their trail.
• Eichi returned to find the dorm in disarray and learned from Flygon that Heracross had encouraged Larvesta and Joltik to make the mess.
• Eichi took his Pokémon to train and ordered Beedrill, Scizor, Golisopod, and Armaldo to attack Heracross at full strength.

Eichi began training Joltik and Larvesta after their health checks showed they were ready, starting with running and demonstrations of their moves. He left them practicing String Shot while comparing their abilities.

• Eichi had Beedrill, Scizor, Golisopod, and Armaldo beat Heracross for tearing up the house, then made it promise to behave and care for Larvesta and Joltik.
• Teacher Jiang Ben told Eichi that Joltik was growing healthily, could stop taking nutrient solution, and was ready for basic training; he also said Larvesta could begin training.
• Eichi took Joltik and Larvesta to a woodland, where Heracross led them on two laps of running before Eichi gave them Pokémon treats and taught them stretches.
• Joltik demonstrated String Shot, Spider Web, Leech Life, Screech, and Thunder Wave, while Larvesta showed String Shot, Leech Life, Ember, Foresight, and Zen Headbutt.
• Eichi started their move training with String Shot and noticed that Larvesta's silk was thicker than Joltik's.

Eichi trained Joltik and Larvesta in String Shot, then introduced them to his stronger Pokémon and continued his own training. The next day, he learned that Xiao Ye had received two Pokémon from the Kalos Region: Florges and Greninja.

• Eichi trained Larvesta and Joltik in String Shot, rewarded their efforts, and recorded their progress.
• Eichi took Joltik and Larvesta home, where they ate Pokémon food and watched a news report about thieves caught in Goldenrod City.
• Eichi met Tetsu on the way to night training, then let Joltik and Larvesta watch Beedrill, Scizor, Heracross, and Golisopod train.
• Tetsu told Eichi that Xiao Ye had received two unfamiliar Pokémon, so Eichi and Tetsu went with her after school to see them.
• Xiao Ye released Florges and Greninja, and Eichi recognized them as Pokémon from the Kalos Region.