Chapter Summaries

Eichi attended Silver Academy’s opening ceremony, learned how the school assigned classes, and discovered that he and Tetsu were both placed in Silver Level 2 Class 1. They went to their classroom for the afternoon meeting and waited for the teacher to arrive.

• Eichi watched teachers and school leaders gather before Director Liu opened the ceremony and introduced the academy’s leaders and board members.
• Tetsu explained the academy’s class assignment system and said he did not know how this year’s assignments would be announced.
• Director Liu ended the ceremony and told the students to find their class assignments in their dormitories.
• Eichi found that he was assigned to Silver Level 2 Class 1, and Tetsu discovered he was in the same class.
• Eichi and Tetsu went to their classroom for the afternoon meeting, where Eichi read while Tetsu chatted with other students.

Eichi confronted a group of disruptive students after they repeatedly ignored Teacher Xiao Lin during the class meeting. He accepted the red-haired boy’s challenge to a Pokémon battle and followed him to the next classroom with Tetsu.

• Teacher Xiao Lin struggled to quiet the noisy class, and a girl’s angry shout briefly silenced everyone.
• When the red-haired boy encouraged the class to keep talking, Eichi slammed his book down and ordered the troublemakers to leave or be quiet.
• Eichi fought off the red-haired boy’s three companions, grabbed the boy, and threw him to the floor before Teacher Xiao Lin persuaded him to let go.
• The red-haired boy challenged Eichi to a Pokémon battle, and Eichi accepted despite Teacher Xiao Lin’s attempt to stop them.
• The red-haired boy led the way to the next classroom, and Eichi and Tetsu followed.

Eichi challenged Hirota to a Pokémon battle after Hirota mocked Teacher Xiao Lin and underestimated Beedrill. Beedrill defeated Sneasel, and Eichi revealed that he had ranked first among the new students before returning to the classroom.

• Hirota claimed he was Vermilion City's second-place battler and sent out his Sneasel, while Eichi chose Beedrill.
• Eichi had Beedrill dodge Sneasel's Metal Claw attacks, then use Swords Dance while enduring repeated Ice Winds.
• Beedrill struck Sneasel with Twin Needles before Sneasel could land a hit, knocking both Sneasel and Hirota to the ground.
• Eichi told Hirota to respect Teacher Xiao Lin and revealed he had ranked first among the new students; Hirota recalled Sneasel and ran off with his lackeys.
• Teacher Xiao Lin led the students back to class, where they fell quiet around Eichi.

Eichi learned that he had ranked first in the freshman entrance assessment and was elected class president of Class One. After the class meeting, he told Teacher Xiao Lin he was too busy to serve.

• Teacher Xiao Lin explained the class assignments and displayed the rankings, showing Eichi first, Tetsu second in the class, and Hirota third.
• Teacher Xiao Lin outlined the course schedule, school rules, and the secret ballot for class president and Vice President.
• Eichi won the class president election by a wide margin, while Xiao Ye became Vice President and Tetsu placed third in the voting.
• After the meeting, Eichi followed Teacher Xiao Lin and told her he could not serve as class president because he was too busy.

Eichi kept his class monitor position while Xiao Ye offered to help, then trained Scyther and Beedrill before formal classes began. Meanwhile, teachers and students discussed his victory over Hirota, and the chapter ended with Eichi attending his first Bug-type studies class.

• Xiao Ye offered to handle class monitor duties, and Eichi agreed to keep the position while she helped him.
• Eichi cooked dinner and took Scyther and Beedrill to train; Beedrill asked to increase its training to triple gravity.
• Director Liu and Teacher Sakai discussed Eichi's victory over Hirota, while Sato and Kona heard about the battle and considered challenging him.
• Eichi found a clearing in the forest, set up a solar-powered lamp, and had Scyther and Beedrill do adaptive training.
• Eichi attended his first formal class, where Jiang Ben began teaching Bug-type studies.

Teacher Jiang explained the limitations of most Bug-type Pokémon, and Eichi challenged his claim that a Bug-type Elite Four member or Champion could never emerge. Teacher Xiao Lin announced the Newcomer Cup qualification battles and the start of the Credit System, leaving the students with two weeks to prepare for the selection.

• Teacher Jiang taught that most Bug-type Pokémon had low potential and short lifespans, while Pinsir, Scyther, and Heracross were rare exceptions.
• Eichi disagreed with Teacher Jiang’s claim that a Bug-type Elite Four member or Champion was impossible, saying that something not yet achieved was not impossible.
• Teacher Xiao Lin announced that the Newcomer Cup would be held in a month and that ten students from each class could participate.
• Teacher Xiao Lin said next Sunday’s one-on-one battles would determine the ten spots, with students able to challenge qualifying classmates up to twice.
• Teacher Xiao Lin announced that the Credit System officially began that day.

Eichi and Tetsu discussed the Newcomer Cup over lunch, then visited the academy’s Training Room to exercise with their Pokémon. They rented private rooms to train separately, leaving Eichi ready to begin his session.

• Eichi and Tetsu ate in the cafeteria and talked about the Newcomer Cup, with Tetsu warning that some Johto students might target Eichi and the other top students from Kanto.
• Eichi returned to the dormitory, fed his Pokémon, and read until Tetsu came to invite him to the Training Room.
• Eichi and Tetsu explored the Training Room and ran on treadmills with Scyther, Flaffy, and Miltank.
• Eichi and Tetsu rented private second-floor training rooms for two hours and went their separate ways to train.

Eichi trained Beedrill and Scyther in a Training Room’s evasion equipment, comparing their speed and ability to dodge. After extending his training time, he met Sato, who looked forward to facing him in the Newcomer Cup.

• Eichi read about Silver Academy’s credit system and explored the Training Room’s evasion equipment.
• Beedrill easily dodged the cannon-fired balls but was hit by the faster gun-barrel shots while wearing its Weight Training Device.
• After Eichi turned off Beedrill’s Weight Training Device, Beedrill evaded the gun-barrel shots much better, though it grew exhausted.
• Scyther struggled with the gun-barrel mechanism even after Eichi removed its Weight Training Device, and Eichi discovered that the mechanism had difficulty settings.
• Eichi extended his Training Room session after Tetsu invited him to leave together.
• Sato introduced himself to Eichi and said he looked forward to facing him in the Newcomer Cup.

Eichi and his classmates learned about the Newcomer Cup rewards before enduring a grueling P.E. class led by Rondo. Eichi’s fitness stood out, while Teacher Jiang Ben remembered him in a conversation with Director Liu.

• Tetsu told Eichi that the Newcomer Cup would run from October 9 to October 14 and described the rewards for the top ten contestants.
• Rondo introduced himself as Class 1’s P.E. teacher and ordered the class to run ten laps while his Noctowl monitored them.
• After most students collapsed, Rondo scolded the class and ordered another ten laps at a faster pace.
• Eichi finished the second run ahead of his classmates, and Rondo praised his physical fitness.
• Teacher Jiang Ben told Director Liu that Eichi had made a strong impression on him and recalled Eichi’s goal of becoming a Bug-type Elite Four.

Director Liu told Teacher Jiang Ben that Eichi was Ano’s gifted student, while they discussed the possibility of Bug-type Pokémon reaching Elite Four strength. Eichi later offered to tell Tetsu about Pokémon from Hoenn and Sinnoh, and he impressed the academy with his battles and fitness.

• Teacher Jiang Ben said raising Bug-type Pokémon to Elite Four level was extremely difficult, but Director Liu revealed that Eichi’s teacher, Ano, considered him a genius with a powerful Beedrill.
• Director Liu and Teacher Jiang Ben discussed Yanase, a Sinnoh Bug-type Trainer said to be close to Elite Four strength, and Teacher Jiang Ben decided he might visit Sinnoh to meet him.
• Teacher Rondo lectured Silver Academy’s exhausted students about fitness and told them to exercise regularly, like Ying Shi.
• Eichi and Tetsu ate in the cafeteria, where Tetsu asked about Hoenn and Sinnoh Pokémon; Eichi said he knew a great deal and offered to explain them.
• Over the following days, Eichi impressed his classmates in battle and physical education, defeating ordinary Pokémon in under a minute with rapid commands.

Eichi and his classmates competed for ten spots in the Newcomer Cup, with Eichi and Tetsu securing places without challenges. The class selection ended after Hirota and Xiao Ye won their battles, while the remaining students’ spots were settled through challenges.

• Teacher Xiao Lin warned Eichi that strong class presidents from other classes would be formidable Newcomer Cup opponents, and Eichi promised to defeat them.
• Teacher Xiao Lin named the ten students with the highest practical combat rankings and invited the rest of the class to challenge them; no one challenged Eichi or Tetsu, so they secured spots.
• Kazuya challenged Hirota, but Hirota’s Sneasel defeated Kazuya’s Sandslash and secured third place.
• Three students won challenges against the students ranked sixth, eighth, and ninth, while Teacher Xiao Lin’s Chansey healed Pokémon between battles.
• Xiao Ye revealed her Kirlia and defeated a Nidorina with Psychic-type attacks, securing the final spot without further challenges.

After realizing he had run out of Pokémon food and Pokéblocks, Eichi went to Silver Town to restock and used his knowledge of Breeding to choose supplies for Beedrill and Scyther. He met Kanter, a teacher in Silver Academy's Breeding Major, who invited him to seek help with Breeding Knowledge.

• Eichi discovered that he had forgotten to replenish Pokémon food and Pokéblocks, so he went to Silver Town to shop.
• At Snorlax Food Shop, Eichi could not find Beedrill's usual food brand and tested other Bug-type foods with Beedrill's help before buying supplies for both Pokémon.
• Eichi bought the Pokéblocks Beedrill and Scyther already used, then Kanter approached him about how he chose them.
• Eichi told Kanter that he was a Battle Major student who had learned Breeding Knowledge from someone and studied it on his own.
• Kanter introduced himself as a teacher in Silver Academy's Breeding Major and invited Eichi to visit his office if he needed help.

Eichi rushed to the sports field after learning that older students were bullying Hirota and the others, then stepped in when Tetsu’s Miltank was badly hurt. When the older student ordered Houndoom to attack again, Eichi battled back and defeated it with Beedrill, leaving the youth stunned.

• A classmate told Eichi that 3rd Grade students were bullying Hirota and the others at the sports field, so Eichi hurried there.
• Eichi found Tetsu’s Miltank badly injured after losing to a Peak Senior Houndoom, and Beedrill blocked Houndoom’s next Flamethrower with Protect.
• Hirota’s group explained that A Min’s Poliwag had accidentally hit Houndoom, and the older students had attacked despite their apology.
• Eichi tried to settle the dispute, but the green-haired youth refused and ordered Houndoom to attack Beedrill.
• Beedrill endured Houndoom’s Inferno, struck it with Hidden Power, then defeated it with Twin Needles.

After Teng Wugoro and his classmates threatened Eichi’s group with their Pokémon, Sato and several teachers intervened before a fight could break out. Director Liu heard both sides and punished the students, with harsher penalties for Teng Wugoro’s group.

• Teng Wugoro released his Pokémon and ordered his classmates to attack Eichi’s group after Tetsu mocked him.
• Eichi and his friends released their Pokémon, then Sato arrived with classmates and joined their side.
• Teacher Rondo and the other teachers stopped the standoff, while Teacher Xiao Lin took the injured Pokémon for treatment.
• Director Liu heard A Min explain what had happened and confirmed that both sides had broken the school’s rules against battling on the sports field.
• Director Liu ordered most students to copy the rules and lose thirty credits, while Teng Wugoro’s group received major demerits and credit deductions, including a five-hundred-credit penalty for Teng Wugoro.

After Teng Wugoro’s scheme against Hirota failed, Hirota explained his rivalry with Xin Tai, and Eichi’s class began special training for the Newcomer Cup. The chapter ended as Teacher Mo introduced the basics of battling Water-type Pokémon.

• Director Liu reprimanded Teng Wugoro and warned him and the others not to cause trouble again.
• Teng Wugoro threatened Hirota, while Eichi and Hirota thanked Sato for stepping in.
• Hirota explained that Xin Tai, a powerful rival from Vermilion City, was likely behind Teng Wugoro’s attack.
• Teng Wugoro reported his defeat to his older brother, who planned to warn Xin Tai to take Eichi seriously.
• Teacher Xiao Lin gathered the ten selected students and arranged two weeks of extra Newcomer Cup training with Teacher Mo.
• Teacher Mo began practical combat class by teaching the students about Water-type moves and type advantages.

Eichi battled Teacher Mo’s Mightyena with Scyther in a practical combat class, countering Mightyena’s opening trap with Hidden Power before the fight turned against him. As Mightyena prepared a Shadow Ball, Eichi ordered Scyther to use Swords Dance, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Teacher Mo summoned his advanced-level Mightyena and announced that the Newcomer Cup participants would battle him in practical combat classes.
• Eichi chose Scyther to face Mightyena, and Mightyena used Scary Face and Double Team to slow and confuse it before landing a damaging Fire Fang.
• Eichi ordered Scyther to use Hidden Power, striking Mightyena with a Fire-type pillar and setting its fur alight.
• Scyther used Agility to rush around Mightyena, but Mightyena scattered sand with Sand Attack, impairing Scyther’s speed and vision.
• Teacher Mo commanded Mightyena to use Shadow Ball, and Eichi responded by ordering Scyther to use Swords Dance to blow the sand away as the attack flew toward it.

Eichi defeated Teacher Mo’s Mightyena with Scyther, then trained with his Pokémon while planning for the Newcomer Cup and Sato. During a massage, Beedrill’s aptitude rose from excellent to outstanding.

• Eichi used Scyther’s Double Team and Substitute strategy to defeat Teacher Mo’s Mightyena with Brick Break.
• Tetsu lost to Teacher Mo, and the remaining students also lost, though Xiao Ye surprised Eichi with her improved battling.
• Eichi trained Beedrill and Scyther in the Training Room and resolved to study tactics for the Newcomer Cup, especially counters to Sato.
• Eichi treated Beedrill and Scyther with Bug Force, and Beedrill’s aptitude advanced to outstanding.

On the eve of the Newcomer Cup, Eichi watched Beedrill break through to Elite and master Twin Needles at the Ultimate stage, while events elsewhere hinted at a hidden threat and a mysterious Pokémon Egg. Eichi went to sleep unaware that Asen had received orders to make his move within two days.

• Eichi watched Beedrill and Scyther battle in the forest, and Beedrill defeated Scyther with a greatly improved Twin Needles.
• Eichi realized that Beedrill had reached the Ultimate stage in Twin Needles and broken through to Elite, then returned with Beedrill and Scyther to the dormitory.
• A powerful Pokémon left Viridian Forest with Heracross after defeating Ursaring, who was left trembling on the ground.
• A man caught a drifting Pokémon Egg in a net and noticed its unusual color and cloud patterns before being called away to collect Eggs for Silver Academy.
• At Indigo Academy, Asen promised his teacher he would take 1st Place in the Newcomer Cup, then read a note instructing him to make his move within two days and left with Haunter.
• Eichi massaged his Pokémon, turned off the lights, and went to sleep, unaware of the events elsewhere.

The Newcomer Cup began at Silver Academy, and Eichi waited for his first-round match after learning he would face A Liang from Class Five. Eichi sent out Scyther against A Liang’s Bellsprout, and the battle began with Scyther dodging Vine Whip; the chapter ended as Eichi ordered Agility and Wing Attack.

• Silver Academy opened the Newcomer Cup, an elimination tournament with one-on-one battles in the early rounds.
• The screens assigned Eichi to Battle Arena Five in Group Three against A Liang from Class Five.
• Eichi encouraged his classmates before they headed to their assigned arenas.
• Eichi watched Totodile defeat Marill in the first match at Arena Five.
• Eichi and A Liang sent out Scyther and Bellsprout, and the referee started their battle.
• A Liang ordered Vine Whip, Scyther dodged, and Eichi commanded Scyther to use Agility followed by Wing Attack.

Eichi easily won his first match and watched the school tournament narrow its field, where several strong rivals emerged. After Hirota lost to Xin Tai, Eichi promised to avenge him, and the next round’s matchups placed Eichi against a student from Class Twelve.

• Eichi’s Scyther defeated A Liang’s Bellsprout, while Sato’s Electabuzz and Kona’s Combusken also won their matches.
• Eichi, Tetsu, and their classmates watched the tournament, noting the strength of Sato’s Electabuzz and Xin Tai’s Houndoom as more students advanced.
• Eichi advanced through the next two rounds, leaving only Eichi, Tetsu, and Xiao Ye from Class One in the competition.
• Xin Tai’s Houndoom defeated Hirota’s Sneasel, and Xin Tai insulted Hirota afterward.
• Eichi comforted Hirota and promised to get revenge on Xin Tai if they met in a later match.
• The tournament switched to two-on-two battles, and Eichi learned that he would face a student from Class Twelve in the round of sixteen.