Chapter Summaries

Eichi dominated the practical assessment, earning a final score that ranked him sixth in the 1st Grade Entrance Assessment and proving he belonged in Class One. As the group prepared to leave, Da He challenged him to a battle.

• After breaking the 4th Grade record, Eichi moved on to the Battle Hall for his practical assessment.
• Eichi used Joltik to defeat the proctor’s Gloom and Raticate with Thunderbolt, then beat Pidgeot and Primeape in one move each.
• Eichi received full marks in the practical assessment and a final score of 93.3, ranking sixth in the entrance assessment.
• Eichi asked whether he had proved he belonged in Class One, and Teng Ping lowered his head without meeting his gaze.
• Da He challenged Eichi, and Eichi accepted, seeing it as a chance to teach him a lesson.

Eichi faced Da He in a three-versus-three battle and quickly defeated his Kangaskhan with Joltik. After Da He sent out Kadabra, Eichi switched to Golisopod, whose Water Gun slammed Kadabra into the ground.

• Tong Chuan began a three-versus-three battle between Eichi and Da He.
• Da He sent out his Kangaskhan, while Eichi sent out Joltik.
• Joltik paralyzed Kangaskhan with Thunderbolt and Electric Web, then knocked it out with another Thunderbolt.
• Da He sent out Kadabra, and Eichi replaced Joltik with Golisopod.
• Kadabra's Confusion barely affected Golisopod, which struck Kadabra with Water Gun and embedded it in the ground.

Eichi crushed Da He's final Pokémon, secured his place in Class 1, and began studying at Inspector Academy. The chapter ended with his first Martial Arts lesson as Ash set out on his own journey elsewhere.

• Eichi's Golisopod defeated Da He's Kamex with one Water Gun, and Teacher Tong Chuan declared Eichi the winner.
• Teacher Tong Chuan told the class that Eichi was fourteen and would remain in Class 1 temporarily; the students began treating him with respect after learning of his strength and past League Tournament participation.
• Eichi studied Inspector Academy's broader curriculum and planned to finish the 1st Grade coursework and ask Director Zhi Guan to let him skip a grade.
• Ash arrived late in Pallet Town, chose Pikachu after the starter Pokémon were gone, and set out on his journey.
• Eichi attended his first Martial Arts class, where Teacher Xiong Ben led the students through warm-up movements before the formal lesson.

Eichi practiced fighting techniques while Da He repeatedly showed off his skills, and Xiao Yu defeated Ash’s Pikachu in a battle near Tokiwa Town. After several weeks of training, Eichi struck a sandbag so hard that it flew away.

• Teacher Xiong Ping taught the class a basic fighting stance and recognized Eichi and five other students as having prior training.
• Da He showed off his punches and kicks on a sandbag, while Eichi dismissed his boasting.
• Ash challenged Xiao Yu to a Pokémon battle, and her Pokémon defeated Pikachu; she gave Ash a Potion before heading into Viridian Forest.
• Over the next two or three weeks, Da He showed off during fighting class while Eichi steadily practiced stances, punches, hooks, swings, and sandbag drills.
• Eichi struck a sandbag with a powerful punch, making it cave in and fly away.

Eichi trained at Inspector Academy while preparing for Dratini’s long-awaited evolution. Dratini evolved into Dragonair, and the chapter ended as Dragonair and Joltik prepared to battle.

• Eichi impressed his classmates and Teacher Xiong Ping with his powerful punches, then spent the next month mastering his 1st Grade studies.
• Eichi trained his Pokémon and planned to skip a grade so he could graduate and travel within two years.
• Eichi prepared food, Pokéblocks, and medicinal solution for Dratini, which felt ready to evolve.
• Dratini evolved into Dragonair, and its Energy Level rose by four levels while its aptitude improved somewhat.
• Joltik challenged Dragonair to a battle, and Eichi took them to the Battle Hall to begin.

Dragonair defeated Joltik in a battle, while Larvesta watched and hoped to evolve someday. After preparing to skip a grade, Eichi met with Director Zhi Guan, who asked if that was why he had come.

• Dragonair used Dragon Rage against Joltik, whose Thunder weakened the attack but could not prevent it from being badly injured.
• Dragonair and Joltik's final attacks canceled each other out, but Joltik collapsed from exhaustion and Dragonair won.
• Eichi recalled Joltik and praised Dragonair, then comforted an envious Larvesta by promising its evolution would come.
• Eichi went to Director Zhi Guan's office after preparing to skip a grade.
• Director Zhi Guan welcomed Eichi and asked whether he had come to discuss skipping a grade.

Eichi learned that the academy would let him take a grade-skipping assessment after one more month, and he began studying 2nd Grade material while pursuing the rewards for skipping grades. His perfect monthly exam results placed him first in his class, while Teng Ping fell out of the grade’s top forty.

• Director Zhi Guan told Eichi the academy had approved an exception allowing him to take a grade-skipping assessment after three months, and explained the cash and villa rewards for skipping grades.
• Eichi decided to take the assessment in a month and resolved to earn the villa by skipping three grades.
• Eichi got 2nd Grade textbooks through Miko and began studying them.
• Eichi took first place in the physical assessment, breaking a record, and ranked first in the theoretical exam with perfect scores.
• Da He placed third in the class and saw that the girl with glasses had placed second.
• Teng Ping found himself last in the class rankings, then saw his name was no longer among the grade’s top forty.

Eichi took the difficult theory exam for the Skipping Grade Assessment while Director Zhi Guan supervised. Modo, a member of a top Kanto squad seeking recruits, learned Eichi was the Five School League champion and decided he wanted him for the squad.

• Eichi found himself ranked 50th in the monthly results, while Eichi took first place with full marks in every subject.
• Eichi learned about the advanced Training Rooms in the Villa District and grew eager to move there.
• Director Zhi Guan told Eichi he could take the Skipping Grade Assessment, and Eichi began its challenging theory exam in the director's office.
• Modo arrived at the academy during his squad's rest period to look for promising recruits.
• Director Zhi Guan told Modo that Eichi had won the first Five School League, and Modo resolved to recruit him.

Eichi passed the Skipping Grade Assessment with 145 points and learned he would move to 2nd grade next week. Director Zhi Guan summoned him to discuss something, while Modo from the Blaze Squad had shown interest in recruiting him.

• Director Zhi Guan and Modo discussed recruiting Eichi, though Zhi Guan could not promise to keep other teams from noticing him.
• Eichi finished the difficult assessment, and Director Zhi Guan announced that he had passed and could report to 2nd grade next week.
• Eichi asked about his bonus and the next assessment, then agreed to meet Director Zhi Guan that afternoon.
• Eichi told Miko he would leave the class next week and encouraged her to keep using the study methods he had taught her.
• Eichi went to Director Zhi Guan's office, where the tired director woke from a nap and said he had something to discuss.

Eichi learned about the academy’s Cross-Country Race and planned to qualify for it by passing two Skipping Grade Assessments. After dinner with Director Zhi Guan, Eichi and the teachers encountered a street confrontation between two groups, which escalated when one side released Pokémon.

• Director Zhi Guan explained the Cross-Country Race’s rules, rewards, and requirement that participants be in at least 4th grade.
• Eichi decided to work toward passing two Skipping Grade Assessments so he could register for the race in half a year.
• Director Zhi Guan gave Eichi a Blaze Squad business card from Modo and said the choice to join the Inspector Squad was up to him.
• After dinner, Eichi walked back with Director Zhi Guan and several teachers, and they came upon two groups blocking a remote street.
• A pompadoured young man threatened a rough, obese man, then sent out an Arbok and a Sandslash as the others released their Pokémon.

Director Zhi Guan used his powerful Hitmonchan and Nidoking to defeat two groups of hostile trainers, then Eichi left 1st Grade and was brought to the classroom of Class 1, 2nd Grade. The chapter ended with Eichi waiting outside until his teacher called him in.

• Director Zhi Guan sent out Hitmonchan and Nidoking after a thug ordered Raticate to attack him.
• Hitmonchan and Nidoking swiftly defeated the Pokémon sent against them, including a second wave, and left the trainers battered on the street.
• Director Zhi Guan recalled his Pokémon and walked away with Eichi.
• Three days after returning, Eichi left 1st Grade, while Miko and the girl with glasses came to see him off and Da He felt relieved.
• Eichi followed the teacher to Class 1, 2nd Grade, where she told him to wait outside until she called him in.

Eichi continued his relentless studies, placed first in his grade, and passed another skipping-grade assessment to enter Class One of 3rd Grade. When classmates in his new class caused trouble, he battled them with Golisopod and overwhelmed Nidoqueen with Water Tornado.

• Eichi joined Class One of 2nd Grade and focused on studying while classmates learned about his achievements.
• Eichi self-studied material ahead of the class and answered questions with the teacher after lessons.
• Xiao Yu told Eichi she had met Ash and beaten him as instructed, prompting Eichi to consider Ash's journey and Team Rocket's Mewtwo research.
• Eichi placed first in his grade on the midterm exam, while Miko's ranking rose into the top ten.
• Eichi passed another Skipping Grade Assessment, received another one million in cash, and advanced to Class One of 3rd Grade.
• Eichi fought classmates who troubled him and used Golisopod's Water Tornado to engulf Nidoqueen in the Battle Arena.

After defeating a rival, Eichi rested from his exhausting studies and passed a difficult Skipping Grade Assessment, qualifying for the Cross-Country Race. He registered for the next grade, quickly subdued several challengers, and began training his Pokémon for the competition.

• Eichi defeated the blond-haired boy, recalled Golisopod, and told him not to bother him again.
• Feeling exhausted from studying, Eichi took time to relax with his Pokémon before returning to his studies as the Obstacle Race approached.
• With half a month remaining, Eichi applied to Director Zhi Guan for a Skipping Grade Assessment and scored 122 points, passing the theory test.
• After sleeping and recovering, Eichi registered for the Cross-Country Race and followed a teacher to his new classroom.
• When classmates taunted him, Eichi battled and defeated seven or eight challengers, then began training his Pokémon in the training hall each day.

As the Cross-Country Race approached, Eichi learned about the strongest 7th- and 8th-Grade competitors and their Pokémon. Meanwhile, Du Cang and Li Lizhi prepared for the race and declared that they would not give up the chance to win.

• The teacher encouraged students to enter the Cross-Country Race, and Eichi learned that about a thousand students would compete for ten places.
• Eichi listened as classmates discussed contenders including Du Cang, Xuan Xin, and Li Lizhi, and he learned about the leading students' Pokémon and experience.
• Du Cang trained Blastoise against Nidoking and declared that he would take first place in the race.
• Du Cang received a call informing him that Bei Wu, Xuan Xin, and the others had returned, but he insisted that the championship would be his.
• Li Lizhi received a call about the returning competitors and said that she would not concede defeat easily.

Eichi prepared for the Cross-Country Race after Director Zhi Guan warned him about the capable upperclassmen and the dangerous terrain. The race began at a forest near Indigo Plateau, where contestants received Star Beads and tracking wristwatches before setting out.

• Director Zhi Guan told Eichi that the 7th and 8th Grade students had learned about him and warned him not to underestimate his opponents.
• Du Cang studied Eichi's impressive record, Xuan Xin considered how his presence might pressure Du Cang and Bei Wu, and another youth dismissed him.
• Eichi traveled to the forest beside Indigo Plateau with the other contestants and declined Xiao Lu's invitation to form a team.
• Director Zhi Guan explained the Star Bead rules and the wristwatch's tracking and withdrawal functions as Eichi received his equipment.

Eichi listened to the competition rules, collected a pouch, and entered the forest, where he used his Bug Force to navigate and planned to wait near the finish line to seize Star Beads. After the protection period ended, he challenged a fellow 4th Grade student to a battle for their Star Beads.

• Eichi listened to Director Zhi Guan explain the competition rules and noticed Du Cang, Xuan Xin, and other students watching him.
• Eichi collected a pouch with spatial-folding technology and joined the students as the competition began.
• Eichi entered the forest, spread his Bug Force to sense his surroundings, and ran deeper into the terrain.
• Eichi saw a Fearow carrying someone overhead and continued until the thirty-minute protection period ended and his watch displayed a map.
• Eichi decided to wait near the finish line to take Star Beads from students who had collected many, then summoned Scizor and Beedrill when he sensed two nearby students.
• A boy encountered Eichi, accepted his challenge for their Star Beads, and sent out a Vileplume.

Eichi defeated two boys in battles and took their Star Beads, then continued through the forest while avoiding dangerous Pokémon. Elsewhere, Du Cang confronted three students and used his six Elite Four-level Pokémon to defeat their eighteen Pokémon.

• Scizor defeated the boy’s Vileplume, Raticate, and Fearow, and the boy handed Eichi three Star Beads.
• Eichi challenged a red-haired boy hiding in the bushes, and Beedrill and Scizor defeated his Pidgeot, Sandslash, and Parasect with Pin Missile.
• The red-haired boy gave Eichi his three Star Beads, and Eichi left the two boys behind.
• Eichi explored the forest, using his Bug Force to sense his surroundings and avoid dangerous Pokémon.
• Du Cang demanded Star Beads from three students, then sent out six Elite Four-level Pokémon against their eighteen Pokémon.
• After ten minutes, Du Cang’s six Pokémon had defeated all eighteen opposing Pokémon.

Du Cang and Xuan Xin collected Star Beads from other students, while Eichi learned about the wristwatch’s scanning function and continued to gather beads. When a student tried to steal Eichi’s bag with Gengar, Scizor and Beedrill defeated the Pokémon and its trainer, who revealed that Bei Wu had taken most of his Star Beads.

• Du Cang took the Star Beads and bags from three students, then let them leave with their empty bags.
• Xuan Xin defeated a green-haired girl’s Wigglytuff and accepted her offer to team up in exchange for ninety percent of their Star Beads.
• Eichi learned that wristwatches could scan for Star Beads and recalled how he had punished students who tried to steal from him.
• A student used his wristwatch to spot Eichi’s Star Beads and sent Gengar to steal his bag.
• Scizor defeated Gengar, and Beedrill knocked down its trainer as Eichi took the man’s Star Beads.
• The man told Eichi that Bei Wu had taken most of his Star Beads earlier.

Eichi learned that Star Beads were hidden in dangerous parts of the forest, then continued searching while training with Dragonair and Joltik. At a riverside camp, he overheard students discuss powerful competitors and learned that other students were talking about him.

• A student traded Eichi information about hidden Star Beads for three Star Beads and said he had overheard it from Bei Wu and his lackeys.
• Eichi released Joltik and Dragonair to train, and they drove off five Houndoom with a combined attack.
• Eichi widened his Bug Force search for hidden Star Beads and later reached a riverside camp where senior students had prohibited theft in the area.
• While eating instant noodles, Eichi overheard students discuss the camp’s protection and several strong competitors in the Cross-Country Race.
• A bespectacled student told the others about Eichi, describing him as a fierce 4th Grade student who had skipped three grades in one year.

Students and teachers discussed Eichi’s growing reputation and his chances in the Cross-Country Race, while a senior student planned to test him the next day. Eichi prepared his Pokémon for possible challenges, and Director Zhi Guan concealed his true opinion about who might win.

• Students said Eichi had defeated several 5th and 6th Grade students, and some began to consider him a possible dark horse.
• The 7th and 8th Grade students discussed their competitors, including Eichi, and a brown-haired boy planned to challenge him the next day.
• Eichi heard about the planned challenge, went to sleep early, and used his energy to heal the Pokémon on his belt.
• Teachers asked Director Zhi Guan who would win the race, and he named Du Cang as a likely champion while hiding his opinion of Eichi.