Chapter Summaries

Eichi agreed to train Xiao Duo until her Pokémon battle in ten days after learning that she wanted to stand up to classmates who bullied her family. Meanwhile, Kry reflected on Eichi’s strength and questioned his father’s plan to decide the family inheritance through Pokémon battles.

• Xiao Duo and her father asked Eichi to guide her, offering Berries because they could not afford a trainer’s fee.
• Xiao Duo told Eichi that she had arranged a battle against classmates who mocked her family and her Pokémon.
• Eichi agreed to train Xiao Duo until the battle, then stayed at her home for lunch.
• Kry rode home with Goro and admitted that his six Pokémon had lost to two of Eichi’s Pokémon.
• Kry worried that he could not catch up to his older brother and criticized his father’s plan to settle the family inheritance through Pokémon battles.

Kry resolved to defeat his older brother Kro in the family heir battles after suspecting Kro was harming the family, and he planned to study Eichi’s battles for guidance. Eichi began teaching Xiao Duo how to train her Pokémon, starting with warm-ups.

• Kry recalled how Kro had brought unfamiliar people into the family company and how money had been flowing to an unknown account.
• Kry decided to defeat Kro in the heir succession battles and stop whatever he was doing.
• Kry asked Uncle Goro to bring him recordings of his battle with Eichi and as many of Eichi’s previous battles as possible.
• Eichi arrived at Xiao Duo’s shop and went to the backyard to begin teaching her Pokémon training.
• Eichi noticed that Scyther still did not acknowledge Xiao Duo as its Trainer, then told her to start training with warm-up exercises.

Eichi taught Xiao Duo how to warm up and train her Pokémon, then assessed their stamina and moves to plan their preparation for an upcoming battle. He concluded that Scyther and Pidgey would be especially important, and began laying out their training schedule.

• Eichi led Pidgey and Scyther through warm-up exercises while Xiao Duo took notes.
• Eichi had Caterpie, Pidgey, and Scyther run laps, then told Xiao Duo to let exhausted Caterpie rest and trust her Pokémon rather than push them past their limits.
• Eichi explained that the Pokémon should focus on physical conditioning and move training before practical battles.
• Caterpie demonstrated Tackle, String Shot, and Bug Bite, while Pidgey demonstrated its known moves and Scyther showed its larger set, including Night Slash.
• Eichi began arranging the Pokémon's training plan as Xiao Duo took notes.

Eichi finished Xiao Duo’s Pokémon training session, prepared special food and Pokéblocks for her Pokémon, and promised to return the next day. Elsewhere, Kro arrived at the Chris family headquarters and declared that he would claim it one day.

• After seeing the ordinary food Xiao Duo gave her Pokémon, Eichi gathered Berries and prepared a nutritious meal for Caterpie, Pidgey, and Scyther.
• Eichi made a month’s supply of Pokéblocks for the three Pokémon and explained how Xiao Duo should feed them.
• Eichi ended the training and told Xiao Duo to let the Pokémon rest, while Xiao Duo resolved not to disappoint him.
• Kro arrived at the Chris family headquarters, said it would eventually belong to him, and walked inside with his entourage as staff greeted him.

Kro learned that Shadow Six had been successfully developed and saw it as a step toward winning the Chris family chairmanship. Meanwhile, Eichi’s training had rapidly strengthened Xiao Duo’s Pokémon, and the chapter ended as Metapod began to evolve.

• Kro visited the research floor and received the finished Shadow Six garment, believing the project would help him secure the chairmanship and compete with Rong En Group.
• Eichi took Xiao Duo’s Pokémon to train in a nearby forest after finding her backyard too small for their moves.
• Caterpie evolved into Metapod, Pidgey reached level fifteen, and Scyther improved through sparring with Scizor.
• Eichi watched Pidgey strike a training target and Scyther cut falling leaves as their training showed results.
• Xiao Duo called Eichi over when Metapod began trembling in its hanging cocoon, signaling that it was about to evolve.

Eichi used Bug Force to help Xiao Duo’s Metapod evolve into Butterfree, then encouraged her before her battle the next day. When three boys mocked Xiao Duo outside her fruit shop, Eichi confronted them and left them intimidated by his aura.

• Eichi poured Bug Force into Xiao Duo’s Metapod as it evolved into Butterfree.
• Xiao Duo tested Butterfree against Pidgey, and Butterfree won with its newly learned powder moves.
• Eichi reassured Xiao Duo that her training had prepared her for the battle scheduled for the next day.
• Three boys mocked Xiao Duo and her Butterfree outside her fruit shop, so Eichi defended her and challenged their confidence.
• Eichi’s aura frightened the boys, and the fat boy threatened Xiao Duo before leading the others away.

After Eichi helped Xiao Duo stand up to the Little Tyrants of Zilan Street, she explained their backgrounds and her plans to attend Indigo Academy. Eichi trained his Pokémon and considered the threat posed by Mewtwo, concluding his team could not yet compare to the Legendary Pokémon.

• The three boys fled into a forest, where a Pidgey dropped a Glass Bead onto You Cheng's head, and he pocketed it.
• Xiao Duo and Eichi agreed that she should defeat the boys in battle the next day, and she explained who You Cheng, Cun Jia, and the short boy were.
• Xiao Duo told Eichi she planned to apply to Indigo Academy and seek financial aid after graduation.
• Eichi made Pokéblocks, then trained his Pokémon at the academy's training hall.
• Eichi reviewed his Pokémon's levels and decided that his team was no match for Mewtwo.

Eichi watched Beedrill break through to the Late Elite Four stage while Xiao Duo prepared to battle You Cheng. With Eichi refereeing, Xiao Duo and You Cheng began their one-on-one match, which ended this chapter with Butterfree and Primeape exchanging their opening moves.

• Beedrill poured its remaining energy into a Light Cone attack, destroyed the humanoid target, and broke through to the Late Elite Four stage.
• Xiao Duo's parents discussed her upcoming battle, and Xiao Duo left home after feeding her three Pokémon.
• Xiao Duo met You Cheng, Cun Jia, and Da Ji beneath the tree behind the school, where Eichi arrived and insisted that only one of them battle her.
• You Cheng agreed to fight Xiao Duo one-on-one, and Eichi began refereeing their match.
• Xiao Duo sent out Butterfree, You Cheng sent out Primeape, and Eichi assessed Primeape before the battle began.
• Butterfree used Paralysis Powder, Primeape answered with Ember, and Xiao Duo called for Butterfree to dodge.

Xiao Duo's Butterfree defeated You Cheng's Primeape, and Eichi arranged a wager for a two-on-two battle between Xiao Duo and Cun Jia and Da Ji. The next battle began with Xiao Duo sending out Pidgey and Scyther against Meowth and Machop.

• Butterfree dodged Primeape's attack, then put it to sleep with Sleep Powder and defeated it with repeated Confusion attacks.
• You Cheng refused to accept the loss, but Eichi declared Xiao Duo the winner.
• Xiao Duo agreed to fight Cun Jia and Da Ji together, and Eichi proposed a wager of one hundred thousand.
• Eichi took the boys' phones and a glass marble, recognizing the marble as a Key Stone, as their stake.
• Xiao Duo sent out Pidgey and Scyther against Cun Jia's Meowth and Da Ji's Machop, and the boys were stunned when they saw Scyther.

Xiao Duo defeated You Cheng’s group with Scyther and Pidgey, while Eichi stopped You Cheng from disputing the result and kept the Glass Bead. Meanwhile, Kry defeated Kro in a battle at a luxurious arena.

• Scyther knocked out Cun Jia’s Meowth with one strike, then defeated Da Ji’s Machop alongside Pidgey.
• You Cheng accused Eichi of lending Xiao Duo Scyther, but Eichi summoned Scizor and intimidated him into backing down.
• Eichi kept the Glass Bead as a souvenir and left with Xiao Duo, who celebrated her easy victory.
• Kry’s Venusaur defeated Kro’s Nidoking, giving Kry the victory.

Kry defeated Kro for the family’s heir position and learned that Kro had been working with Team Rocket, while Mr. Chris warned him that both Team Rocket and Kro might retaliate. Eichi examined Beedrill’s Key Stone and headed into a secluded part of the forest to test it.

• After losing the heir ceremony battle, Kro smashed objects in his office and met a masked Team Rocket researcher, telling him that Kro’s death would make him the heir.
• Mr. Chris told Kry that Team Rocket researchers had developed Kro’s Shadow Series and that powerful families, including Rong En Group, supported Team Rocket.
• Mr. Chris explained that Kry’s victory had helped him decide against joining Team Rocket, then warned Kry to stay cautious.
• Eichi examined the Key Stone with Beedrill and realized it was Beedrill’s Key Stone, which could enable Mega Evolution.
• Eichi left school at three in the afternoon and went deep into a secluded thicket to avoid being seen.

Eichi cleared the area and Mega Evolved Beedrill, whose power surged to Champion level. He then began testing Mega Beedrill against Golisopod.

• Eichi ordered Beedrill, Scizor, Golisopod, and Heracross to drive away nearby Pokémon, and Scizor frightened off two passersby who had considered investigating.
• Eichi and Beedrill used their Key Stone and Evolution Stone, recalling their shared history as their bond triggered Mega Evolution.
• Beedrill became Mega Beedrill, gained a dramatic increase in power, and reached Champion level.
• Golisopod challenged Mega Beedrill, and both Pokémon vanished from their positions as the battle began.

Eichi’s Mega Beedrill effortlessly defeated Golisopod, which asked whether it could Mega Evolve someday. Eichi then used a Mega Stone to help Heracross Mega Evolve, revealing its greatly increased strength.

• Mega Beedrill overwhelmed Golisopod with its speed and attacks, leaving it badly beaten in a crater.
• Golisopod recovered excitedly and asked Eichi if it could Mega Evolve; Eichi said they would need to find a Mega Stone for it.
• Eichi took out a Heracross Mega Stone and prepared a Key Stone wristband for Heracross.
• After Beedrill reverted from Mega Evolution, Eichi and Heracross recalled their bond and connected with the Mega Stone.
• Heracross Mega Evolved into Mega Heracross, whose energy rose to roughly Golisopod’s level.

Eichi tested Mega Heracross's power in battle before sensing Kry being pursued in the forest. Kry reached Eichi and begged him to save him from a Team Rocket assassin.

• Scizor challenged Mega Heracross, which blocked its attacks and knocked it unconscious with two punches.
• Scizor recovered, and Mega Heracross reverted after two minutes as Eichi considered how Bug Force could extend Mega Evolution.
• Kry realized Kro had sent a woman he suspected was a Team Rocket executive to assassinate him, and he fled through the forest with only Fearow left.
• Eichi sensed the chase nearby and recognized Kry as he approached on Fearow.
• Kry called for Eichi to save him, and Eichi turned toward the pursuit and ordered Kry to come over.

Eichi rescued Kry from Dolan, a Team Rocket executive, and defeated her Pidgeot before confronting her other Pokémon. The battle continued as Eichi’s Beedrill knocked out Mightyena, while Dolan’s remaining Pokémon were still fighting.

• Eichi used Beedrill’s Mega Pin Missile to defeat Dolan’s Pidgeot and protect Kry.
• Dolan removed her mask and revealed she had been assigned to keep Kry in the forest so the Chris family could be pressured into funding Team Rocket.
• Dolan sent out Mightyena, Garbodor, Zangoose, Torkoal, and Vulpix, while Eichi told Kry to call the police.
• Heracross attacked Torkoal and sent it crashing to the ground.
• Beedrill pierced Mightyena’s Hyper Beam with Poison Jab and knocked it out.

Eichi defeated Dolan’s five Pokémon and helped Kry survive a Team Rocket assassination attempt, after which Officer Jenny arrested Dolan. At the police station, Eichi met Kry’s Older Brother, Kro, who glared at him, and Director Zhi Guan came to take Eichi home.

• Golisopod defeated Vulpix and Garbodor, while Scizor knocked out Zangoose and Heracross defeated Torkoal.
• Dolan tried to flee, but Beedrill blocked her, and she surrendered to Eichi.
• Officer Jenny arrived, arrested Dolan, and took Eichi and Kry to the police station to give statements.
• Kry’s family arrived at the station, where Eichi met Kry’s Older Brother, Kro, who looked at him with hatred.
• Kry left with his family after giving his statement, and Director Zhi Guan came to pick up Eichi.

Eichi returned home after helping Kry, received a reward from the Chris family, and settled into his daily routine. A month later, he heard a Bug Catcher say he wanted to become a Bug King like Eichi.

• Director Zhi Guan warned Eichi that Team Rocket was active again and might target him.
• A Team Rocket executive learned that Dolan had been arrested after Eichi defeated her, then reported the failure to Boss Sakaki.
• Boss Sakaki ordered his people to rescue Dolan and gather more funds and materials while he focused on the secret weapon in the incubation chamber.
• The Chris family thanked Eichi for saving Kry, and Mr. Chris gave him five million and a black VIP card offering a fifty percent discount at the family's clothing stores.
• Eichi returned home, and a month later he heard several Bug Catchers discussing one of them becoming a Bug King like him.

Eichi encouraged a young aspiring Bug-type Trainer, visited Black Stripe Beedrill’s colony, and watched Ash compete in the Indigo League. Ash reached the top sixteen before Charizard’s refusal to battle ended his tournament run.

• Eichi learned that Teacher Arno had told local boys about his achievements and encouraged a green-haired boy to keep pursuing his dream despite mockery.
• Eichi visited Black Stripe Beedrill’s colony and saw Black Stripe leading its colony on a foraging trip.
• Eichi watched the Indigo League opening ceremony on television as Ash, Misty, and Brock attended, and Team Rocket attempted to steal the Sacred Flame.
• Ash advanced through the first four rounds to the top sixteen, while Trace was eliminated by Jimu in the top thirty-two.
• Ash’s Charizard fell asleep during their top-sixteen match, causing Ash to lose after exceeding the time limit.

Eichi traveled toward Dock Town after Nurse Joy asked him to find her missing cousin, while Mewtwo’s cameras watched promising Trainers. Mewtwo invited Ash and his group to a banquet on New Island, as Eichi’s encounter with the surveillance Pidgeot suggested he was also being evaluated.

• Nurse Joy asked Eichi to search Dock Town for her cousin, who had disappeared, and Eichi agreed to leave that day.
• Eichi set out with six Pokémon, leaving Larvesta and Joltik to guard his home.
• A camera-equipped Pidgeot watched Eichi battle a young Trainer, while another Pidgeot observed Ash defeat a challenger.
• On New Island, Mewtwo watched footage of Ash and his group and ordered invitations sent to them.
• Dragonite delivered Ash an invitation to a banquet on New Island hosted by the strongest Pokémon Trainer.

Ash, Misty, Brock, and Eichi accepted invitations to New Island, but a violent storm prevented the ferry from sailing. At the dock, Officer Jenny revealed that Nurse Joy had disappeared, and Brock recognized her from somewhere.

• Ash and Misty agreed to join after watching Nurse Joy's invitation, while Eichi also accepted after defeating his opponent.
• Mewtwo stirred up a storm around New Island's castle, and a pink creature emerged from a river and flew toward the island.
• Eichi rode to Dock Town through the rain and found the waiting room crowded with invited Trainers, including Ash, Misty, and Brock.
• Officer Jenny and dock manager Portia announced that the ferry was canceled because of the dangerous storm, but Ash asked why they could not go anyway.
• Officer Jenny explained that Nurse Joy had disappeared, and Brock studied her missing-person poster before realizing he had seen her before.