Chapter Summaries

Eichi defeated Brighton’s Servine with Scyther, and the two became friends after discussing their training and backgrounds. Later, Amelie received a call from Yaqi, who was waiting at the Tokiwa City Pokémon Center, and went to meet him.

• Scyther and Servine exchanged attacks until Servine collapsed, giving Eichi the victory.
• Brighton recalled Servine, praised Scyther, and told Eichi he had realized Servine needed to master its moves instead of simply learning more of them.
• Eichi introduced himself as Yoshino Eishi, and Brighton explained that he had come from Unova with his family, who were doing business in Vermilion City.
• Brighton asked if he and Eichi were friends, and Eichi agreed that they were.
• At the Beautiful Nursery, Amelie took a call from Yaqi, learned he was at the Tokiwa City Pokémon Center, and set out to meet him.

Eichi arrived in a small town and arranged to stay for seven days at Shi Xiaoming’s home. After recognizing Shi Xiaoming from the anime, Eichi joined him and his grandparents for dinner.

• Amelie found Yaqi at the Pokémon Center and learned that a powerful Pokémon had defeated his team, including Ninetales.
• Eichi parted ways with Brighton and decided to stay in a nearby town for a few days before continuing his journey.
• Shi Xiaoming offered Eichi a room at his home, and Eichi paid Grandpa Shi 490 yuan for a seven-day stay.
• Eichi recognized Shi Xiaoming as the future trainer of the powerful Sandshrew he remembered from the anime.
• Shi Xiaoming showed Eichi his cleaned room, then called him downstairs to eat with Grandpa Shi and Grandma Shi.

Eichi resumed training Scyther and Beedrill in the woods outside town after paying the Shi family for a week of meals. Beedrill won their speed race despite wearing a Weight Training Device, and Eichi planned to increase its training load and get Scyther a device of its own.

• Eichi joined the Shi family for breakfast, fed Scyther and Beedrill, and paid Master Shi thirty a day for meals for the next seven days.
• Eichi took Scyther and Beedrill to a Small Woods outside town to restart their training away from onlookers.
• Eichi had Scyther and Beedrill race through the woods while he warmed up and watched from a tree.
• Beedrill accelerated at the finish and beat Scyther, who felt discouraged about losing despite Beedrill's Weight Training Device.
• Eichi praised Beedrill and said he would increase its training load, then promised to have a Weight Training Device custom-made for Scyther.
• Eichi brought out worn humanoid targets for move practice and decided they would need sturdier custom replacements.

Eichi trained Beedrill and Scyther, and Scyther unexpectedly learned Fury Cutter. Elsewhere, Teacher Arno told the director that Eichi had entered Silver Academy to pursue his dream of becoming a Bug-type Elite Four.

• Eichi watched Beedrill and Scyther train and noticed they seemed to have grown larger.
• Scyther pushed itself to match Beedrill and unexpectedly learned Fury Cutter while striking a training target.
• Eichi encouraged Scyther to practice its new move, then revised the Pokémon's training plans and worked on his own fighting skills.
• That night, Eichi washed Beedrill and Scyther, updated their training plans, and studied Breeding Knowledge.
• Teacher Arno visited the director and explained that Eichi chose Silver Academy for its Bug-type research and hoped to become a Bug-type Elite Four.

Eichi trained Scyther and Beedrill in the Small Woods while Shi Xiaoming secretly watched and then talked with him about becoming the strongest Trainer. Shi Xiaoming worried that his family could not afford a rare, powerful Pokémon, and Eichi offered him a saying about Pokémon and their Trainers.

• Eichi and Shi Xiaoming followed their usual morning routine before Eichi trained with Scyther and Beedrill in the Small Woods.
• Eichi reviewed the day’s training plan, sending Beedrill to practice speed moves while Scyther worked on Fury Cutter and Vacuum Wave.
• Eichi noticed Shi Xiaoming hiding nearby and invited him to watch the Pokémon train.
• Shi Xiaoming praised Eichi’s Pokémon and told him he had seen Scyther defeat the strong Trainer from the terraced fields.
• Shi Xiaoming said he dreamed of becoming the strongest Trainer but worried his family could not afford a powerful Pokémon, and Eichi replied that there were no weak Pokémon, only weak Pokémon Trainers.

Eichi explained Pokémon training and the practical-school Trainer path to Shi Xiaoming, then took him running and agreed to teach him training methods. They planned to watch the Indigo League together the next day.

• Eichi told Shi Xiaoming that a Trainer’s skill and care could bring out a Pokémon’s potential, and described how his Weedle had defeated a rookie Trainer’s Bulbasaur.
• Shi Xiaoming explained that he planned to attend vocational school before training at home and setting out, and Eichi described the differences between practical-school and academy-school Trainers.
• Eichi warned Shi Xiaoming about the dangers of traveling and taught him why practical-school Trainers needed good physical fitness.
• Shi Xiaoming joined Eichi for a run, then asked him to teach him how to train Pokémon, and Eichi agreed.
• Eichi asked whether the Shi family’s television worked, and he and Shi Xiaoming agreed to watch the Indigo League together the next day.

Eichi watched the Indigo League with Shi Xiaoming and studied the contestants’ battles, realizing he had neglected Beedrill’s potential with Poison-type moves. Meanwhile, Yaqi and Amelie watched the tournament at Beautiful Nursery, where Yaqi discussed acquaintances competing and criticized young Trainers’ journeys.

• Eichi watched the Indigo League broadcast with Shi Xiaoming, Beedrill, and Scyther, and learned that he planned to enter the next tournament.
• Eichi took notes on the contestants’ tactics while Beedrill and Scyther watched the battles and anticipated competing next year.
• Eichi noticed an Arbok’s effective Poison-type moves and realized he had not properly developed Beedrill’s Poison-type abilities.
• At Beautiful Nursery, Amelie asked Yaqi whether he knew any contestants, and Yaqi mentioned his Junior Students and younger family members before criticizing Trainers who left home at ten.

After realizing he had neglected Beedrill’s Poison-type potential and Scyther’s Flying-type potential, Eichi planned to develop both after returning to Tokiwa City. He ended the night considering wild Pokémon battles as a way to train Beedrill’s Poison-type skills.

• Eichi trained Beedrill and Scyther outside while reflecting on the matches he had watched earlier.
• Eichi realized he had fed Beedrill only Bug-type Pokéblocks and neglected its Poison-type skills, and he promised to address the oversight after returning to Tokiwa City.
• Eichi also recognized that he had overlooked Scyther’s Flying-type potential and resolved to plan training for both Pokémon.
• Eichi noted that Beedrill had reached around the middle stage of the veteran tier and had surpassed Scyther in aptitude, though he did not know why.
• After training for three hours, Eichi returned home, cultivated his Bug Force, and considered battling wild Pokémon to strengthen Beedrill’s Poison-type skills.
• Eichi infused his Bug Force into Beedrill and Scyther as they fell asleep.

Eichi watched the Indigo League with Shi Xiaoming and saw Bass dominate his match, while rivals discussed the strong students competing in the tournament. That evening, Eichi brought Shi Xiaoming along to training and explained why Beedrill wore a Weight Training Device and why young Pokémon should not use one.

• Eichi watched Kikuko and Bruno appear in the VIP Stand and told Shi Xiaoming that Steven, Cynthia, and Yanase were his idols.
• Bass defeated Moto's three Pokémon with Nidoking, impressing Eichi with its overwhelming strength.
• Amelie and Yaqi discussed Bass's Gym Leader-level team and the two Silver Academy students expected to challenge him.
• The Director told Teacher Arno that he had sent students to compete in both the Indigo League and the Silver Tournament.
• Eichi watched more strong Indigo League contestants and looked forward to the top sixteen matches the next day.
• Eichi took Shi Xiaoming to train and explained that Beedrill's Weight Training Device was unsuitable for growing Pokémon like Scyther.

Eichi taught Shi Xiaoming how to feed and train Pokémon before they watched the Indigo League tournament. Bass defeated Gen Tsuru in the final to win the championship, and Yaqi and Teacher Arno prepared to leave.

• Eichi explained that Pokémon food, physical conditioning, and move training affected a Pokémon’s strength, and Shi Xiaoming listened attentively.
• At the round of sixteen, Gen Tsuru’s Crobat and Ninetales each defeated three opposing Pokémon, while Bass also advanced with only two Pokémon.
• Yaqi identified Gen Tsuru and another contestant as Silver Academy students, while the Director admitted he had offered them rewards to compete.
• Bass and Gen Tsuru reached the final, where their teams fought down to their last Pokémon.
• Bass used Thunder to knock out Gen Tsuru’s Gengar and won the Indigo League championship.
• Shi Xiaoming cheered for Bass, while Yaqi and Teacher Arno decided it was time to leave.

Eichi and Shi Xiaoming entered Falling Leaf Forest to find Pokémon for training, where Eichi challenged the territory’s leader, Golduck, to a battle. Beedrill and Golduck began fighting, and their attacks collided.

• Eichi and Shi Xiaoming left town and entered Falling Leaf Forest to look for Pokémon.
• Shi Xiaoming explained that Trainers were encouraged to catch Pokémon in the area and sell them to the city’s Breeding House.
• Eichi and Shi Xiaoming found a gathering of wild Pokémon, and Eichi released Beedrill and Scyther to challenge them.
• Golduck, the strongest Pokémon in the territory, agreed to battle Eichi’s Pokémon.
• Beedrill faced Golduck and dodged its Aqua Jet before its Poison Jab collided with Golduck’s Water Pulse.

Eichi and Shi Xiaoming battled Pokémon in the wild before being chased into rocky terrain, where they discovered a Sandshrew being bullied. Shi Xiaoming tried to shield it from a Rollout attack, and Beedrill knocked the attacker aside.

• Beedrill defeated Golduck with Poison Jab, and Eichi treated its poison and injuries, earning its trust.
• Scyther won several battles against veteran-level Pokémon as Eichi and Shi Xiaoming continued deeper into the area.
• Eichi and Shi Xiaoming accidentally entered Arbok territory and fled from several elite-level Arbok into a rocky area.
• Eichi spotted Sandshrew and Sandslash nearby, while Shi Xiaoming noticed a small Sandshrew training and being bullied by a larger one.
• Shi Xiaoming rushed to protect the small Sandshrew from the larger Sandshrew's Rollout, and Beedrill struck the attacker aside.

Eichi and Shi Xiaoming rescued a bullied Sandshrew from its group, then brought it home and learned about its difficult past and excellent aptitude. Eichi gave Shi Xiaoming a Poké Ball and told him he would leave for school the next day.

• The leader Sandslash refused to punish its child and ordered the group to attack Eichi and Shi Xiaoming after Shi Xiaoming invited the small Sandshrew to leave with them.
• Eichi defeated the attacking Sandshrew and Sandslash with Beedrill’s Pin Missile, then sent Scyther to fight the leader while he and Shi Xiaoming departed.
• Eichi and Shi Xiaoming brought the small Sandshrew home, where the Shi family welcomed it and it eagerly ate Pokémon food.
• Eichi told Shi Xiaoming that Sandshrew had been abandoned, bullied, and often hungry, and revealed that its aptitude was Outstanding.
• Eichi gave Shi Xiaoming a Poké Ball and said he was returning to school the next day, and Shi Xiaoming thanked him as they said goodbye.

Eichi helped Shi Xiaoming find a way to earn money for Sandshrew’s Pokémon food before leaving for home. After a ferry journey and a brief glimpse of a young man with an exceptional Haunter, Eichi returned to Tokiwa City and reunited with his father.

• Eichi told Shi Xiaoming to train Sandshrew and later capture Pokémon to sell to Breeding Houses so he could afford better food.
• Eichi said goodbye to Shi Xiaoming and the Shi couple, while Yaqi departed Tokiwa City on Corviknight after parting from Amelie.
• Eichi traveled by truck to Vermilion City, then took a ferry toward Tokiwa City and spotted a cold-looking young man with an exceptional Haunter hidden in his shadow.
• Eichi arrived in Tokiwa City, went straight home, and relaxed after eating with Scyther and Beedrill.
• Eichi prepared dinner and welcomed his father, Mr. Yoshino, home, and they talked about his trip over a meal.

After returning from his journey, Eichi visited Teacher Arno at home and shared news of his travels, Gym Badges, and Scyther. Teacher Arno showed him his powerful Pokémon and enormous backyard, then warned him that Silver Academy would be full of talented rivals; Eichi remained determined to become the strongest with Bug-type Pokémon.

• Eichi trained with Scyther and Beedrill, then called Teacher Arno and learned that he had returned to Tokiwa Town.
• Eichi visited Teacher Arno, showed him the Rock Badge and Cascade Badge, and described his journey and how he got Scyther.
• Teacher Arno praised Scyther and took Eichi through his enormous backyard, where Eichi saw more than thirty powerful Pokémon.
• Teacher Arno explained that Silver Academy had extensive training equipment but warned Eichi that specializing in Bug-type Pokémon could leave him behind.
• Eichi insisted that he would become the strongest with Bug-type Pokémon, and Teacher Arno invited him to stay for a meal.

Eichi prepared for the Indigo League by buying supplies and moves for Beedrill and Scyther, then discussed his breeding studies with Amelie. Meanwhile, Team Rocket arranged to send a young operative to infiltrate Indigo Academy for Pokémon data, and his file showed he was the boy Eichi had met in Tokiwa City.

• Sato recognized Eichi from the entrance assessment as their car passed him in Tokiwa City and looked forward to meeting him at Silver Academy.
• Eichi used Bug Force to select Poison-type and Flying-type Pokéblocks, ordered Scyther a weight training device, and bought TMs for Beedrill and Scyther.
• Eichi visited Beautiful Nursery, told Amelie about his trip, and learned that the Basic Breeder assessment would begin in half a year.
• In an underground base, a Team Rocket superior ordered a subordinate to arrange an identity for a young operative and have him infiltrate Indigo Academy to obtain Pokémon data.
• The superior examined the operative's file and recognized him as the boy Eichi had encountered.

Eichi trained Beedrill and Scyther with newly purchased TMs, and Scyther discovered that its Hidden Power was Fire-type. During afternoon training, Eichi spotted a flaw in Beedrill’s Twin Needles and began adjusting its stance.

• Eichi taught Beedrill Substitute and Protect, then taught Scyther Brick Break, Swords Dance, and Hidden Power.
• Scyther demonstrated its new moves, revealing that its Hidden Power produced a pillar of flame.
• Eichi had Scyther test Brick Break against Beedrill’s Protect, which blocked the attack.
• After lunch, Eichi watched the Pokémon train and noticed that Beedrill’s Twin Needles lacked fluidity.
• Eichi studied Beedrill’s slow-motion technique, crossed its twin needles, and instructed it to lean forward and use Twin Needles from the adjusted stance.

Eichi trained Beedrill to keep its Twin Needles crossed for faster, safer attacks, then visited its colony and made a deal with the leader over a valuable item. As Eichi returned home excited, Sato received a new Pokémon, Kona resolved to defeat Eichi and Sato, and a boy departed on a mission for Boss Sakaki.

• Eichi had Beedrill practice attacking with crossed Twin Needles and told it to maintain the defensive stance, which Beedrill continued to do at home.
• Eichi collected Scyther's Weight Training Device, bought Pokémon food, and visited Beedrill's colony in Viridian Forest.
• The Beedrill leader showed Eichi a valuable item and asked for one of Beedrill's descendants; Eichi instead promised to help raise a Beedrill as strong as his own, and the leader agreed.
• Sato received the Pokémon he had requested from Butler Lei and sent it out from its Poké Ball.
• Kona won a battle with her new Pokémon and vowed to defeat Eichi and Sato.
• A boy accepted a mission from Boss Sakaki, flew off on Fearow, and left the Team Rocket man grumbling about his arrogance.

Eichi traveled to Silver Town to begin his studies at Silver Academy, training Beedrill and Scyther along the way. He registered for the Battle Major and waited at the New Student Reception Center to be escorted to the academy.

• Eichi set off for Silver Academy, riding a mountain bike after Mr. Yoshino drove him to the Indigo Plateau.
• Eichi fought or escaped wild Pokémon during the ten-day journey, and Beedrill and Scyther grew stronger through combat training.
• Eichi arrived in Silver Town on September 8 and followed the directions to the New Student Reception Center.
• Eichi registered for the Battle Major, received his room card, and learned that he had ranked first among the new students.
• Eichi waited with the other incoming students while two boys nearby discussed a pretty senior student.

Eichi settled into Silver Academy, met his next-door dormmate Tetsu, and began getting to know the campus. On the first day of school, the expanded freshman class gathered for the opening ceremony, while the VIP Stand remained empty.

• A senior student led Eichi and the new students to the East District dormitories, where Eichi found his room in Heracross Building and settled in.
• Eichi called his father, then went to lunch and met Tetsu, another new student from Goldenrod City who lived in room 204 next door.
• Eichi returned to his dorm with food for Beedrill and Scyther, studied, and later heard Tetsu share gossip about Silver Academy.
• On September 9, senior students toured the Heracross Building residents around campus.
• On September 10, students assembled on the athletic field for the opening ceremony, where more than a thousand freshmen stood in rows and the VIP Stand was empty.