Chapter Summaries

Lin Feng watched the Dominion Tournament, studied how contestants earned invitations, and prepared to choose his first Pokémon for the tenth match. As the crowd grew excited over his appearance, he asked his Pokémon who wanted to battle first.

• After Aggron’s victory, its Trainer switched to Alakazam, which wore down the girl’s Primeape and won the match.
• Lin Feng watched several battles and learned that Sally, a popular influencer invited by Luo Bingyu, swept her opponents with Glaceon.
• Lin Feng discovered that the Donghua League’s six Heavenly Kings had to choose challengers to invite to the Dominion Tournament.
• The crowd recognized Lin Feng as the next contestant and speculated about which Pokémon he would use.
• Lin Feng poured Wave Power into his Poké Balls and asked his Pokémon who wanted to go first, while Gardevoir and Eevee responded.

Lin Feng entered the Dominion Tournament as fans in the stands chanted for him, then sent out Serperior and Blaziken against his bespectacled opponent. As the match was about to begin, Qin Shu watched the broadcast at home and promised Blastoise they would compete in the tournament one day.

• Lin Feng’s Pokémon argued over who would battle until he decided to enter the arena himself.
• Lin Feng’s fans organized a chant for him, confusing him and making his opponent wary.
• Lin Feng and his opponent sent out Serperior and Blaziken, and the crowd recognized Serperior from Lin Feng’s videos.
• Fans discussed Lin Feng’s powerful Pokémon and predicted he would win the tournament.
• Qin Shu watched Lin Feng’s match at home with her Pokémon and vowed that she and Blastoise would enter the Dominion Tournament.
• Blastoise watched Serperior and remembered Snivy’s tough training sessions.

Lin Feng’s Serperior overwhelmed Blaziken by creating a Grassy Terrain that kept regrowing faster than Blaziken could burn it. The crowd marveled at the move as Lin Feng ordered Serperior to attack with Energy Ball, while spectators argued over his chances in the tournament.

• Liang Yue watched the livestream and recognized Lin Feng, the owner of Neighbor Breeder House, as he entered the Dominion Tournament.
• Lin Feng used Eye of Investigation to assess his opponent’s Level 53–55 Blaziken before the match began.
• As Blaziken launched Quick Attack and Flame Charge, Lin Feng ordered Serperior to use Grassy Terrain.
• Serperior’s grass grew into a dense, rapidly regenerating forest that swallowed both Pokémon and frustrated Blaziken’s attempts to clear a path with Flamethrower.
• Spectators discussed how Serperior’s immense energy and affinity with nature powered its Grassy Terrain, while some argued over Lin Feng’s championship prospects.
• Lin Feng commanded Serperior to use Energy Ball.

Lin Feng’s Serperior defeated Xu Liang’s Blaziken with Energy Ball and Slam, then Lin Feng chose Meowscarada to face Xu Liang’s Lucario. The audience was stunned that Meowscarada had evolved from Sprigatito in just over twenty days.

• Lin Feng’s Serperior used Energy Ball to strike Blaziken through the Grassy Terrain, then Slam to knock it unconscious.
• Xu Liang recalled Blaziken and sent out his level 49 Lucario, hoping it could use aura to locate Serperior.
• Lin Feng recalled Serperior and sent out Meowscarada for her first real battle against Lucario.
• Viewers who followed Lin Feng’s short videos realized Meowscarada had been Sprigatito only a little over twenty days earlier.

Lin Feng sent Meowscarada into Serperior’s dense Grassy Terrain to battle Lucario, using Wave Power to guide it while he closed his eyes and shared its perspective. Meowscarada trapped Lucario with Grass Knot, and Lin Feng ordered it to use Thousand Transformations.

• The spectators questioned why Lin Feng had replaced Serperior with Meowscarada and left the Grassy Terrain in place, while Lucario charged into the grass.
• Lin Feng extended his Wave Power through the grass and focused on sensing the battle alongside Meowscarada.
• Lucario used Agility to move through the grass and confuse Meowscarada about its position as Meowscarada stayed alert.
• Lin Feng sensed Lucario approaching from the left and told Meowscarada to use Grass Knot, which bound Lucario’s foot and slammed it into the ground.
• Lin Feng immediately ordered Meowscarada to use Thousand Transformations.

Meowscarada defeated Lucario with a hidden explosive flower bud after Lin Feng used Wave Power to guide it through Serperior’s Grassy Terrain. Once Feng Yang clarified that humans could possess Wave Power, the match resumed, and Xu Liang challenged Lin Feng to show his strongest form.

• Meowscarada’s flower bud exploded inside Serperior’s Grassy Terrain, knocking Lucario unconscious.
• A slow-motion replay showed Meowscarada locating Lucario with Lin Feng’s Wave Power and catching it with Grass Knot before using Thousand Transformations.
• Li Bing noticed Lin Feng had his eyes closed and identified Wave Power as the reason Meowscarada had found Lucario.
• Feng Yang quieted the spectators, explained that Wave Power was not exclusive to Lucario, and ordered the match to continue.
• Xu Liang accepted his poor odds and challenged Lin Feng to show his strongest form.

Lin Feng sent out his Shiny Gardevoir to face Xu Liang’s powerful Toad King, and Gardevoir effortlessly halted Toad King’s Mud Bomb with Psychic Power. The battle had only just begun, with Gardevoir still facing Lin Feng rather than its opponent.

• Xu Liang sent out his first Pokémon, Toad King, and its strong status surprised Lin Feng.
• Lin Feng sent out Gardevoir, whose arrival astonished the audience and excited his fan groups.
• Xu Liang recognized Gardevoir’s power and ordered Toad King to attack with Mud Bomb.
• Gardevoir stopped the spread of Toad King’s sludge in midair with Psychic Power without turning toward it.

Lin Feng’s Gardevoir overwhelmed Xu Liang’s Toad King with astonishingly precise Psychic control, but Toad King restored Xu Liang’s determination for one final charge. After Gardevoir defeated Toad King without seriously injuring it, Xu Liang thanked Lin Feng and left the field inspired to grow stronger.

• Gardevoir precisely controlled every droplet from Toad King’s exploded Mud Bomb, leaving Xu Liang stunned and Feng Yang impressed by its Psychic control.
• Toad King reminded Xu Liang of their first battle against Gyarados, and Xu Liang regained his resolve.
• Xu Liang ordered Toad King to use Ultimate Impact, and Lin Feng had Gardevoir meet it with Psychic.
• After ten seconds, Toad King ran out of stamina, and Gardevoir gently returned it to Xu Liang.
• Xu Liang thanked Lin Feng, recalled Toad King, and left the field determined to challenge Gardevoir someday.

Lin Feng learned that Gardevoir wanted praise after their first tournament victory, and his heartfelt words greatly raised her Joy Value and Friendship. The resulting rewards included rare items linked to Cresselia and Necrozma.

• Lin Feng returned to the competitor seats after Gardevoir decisively won their match, drawing wary attention from the other contestants.
• Sally remarked on how powerful Gardevoir was and left to seek advice from Lin Feng.
• Lin Feng released his Pokémon in his room and asked Gardevoir what she had meant by asking what happened after a victory.
• Gardevoir reminded Lin Feng that he usually praised his Pokémon after battles, and he realized she wanted praise too.
• Lin Feng praised Gardevoir sincerely, raising her Joy Value to 85 and her Friendship to 100 and earning several rewards.

Gardevoir told Lin Feng about how other Pokémon had feared and rejected her because of her nightmare power and blood-red eyes. Now that she had found a Trainer and companions she trusted, she leaned on Lin Feng, and the other Pokémon gathered to comfort him and her.

• Gardevoir shared memories of her lonely travels, when Pokémon who had first thanked her for using her nightmare power gradually came to fear and hate her.
• Gardevoir asked Lin Feng if she could lean on him, and he comforted her by gently patting her shoulder.
• Blaziken, Serperior, Dragonite, Alolan Ninetales, and the other Pokémon revealed that they had heard Gardevoir's story.
• Alolan Ninetales and Alcremie leaned on Lin Feng, and he welcomed them and rubbed Alolan Ninetales's belly.
• Meowscarada and Blaziken approached Lin Feng, while Milotic watched from the water tank, and Lin Feng hugged the Pokémon around him one by one.

After the morning matches ended, the Dominion Tournament resumed, and Lin Feng watched the twenty-sixth match begin. Dacdo revealed a powerful Latios as his lead Pokémon, leaving the crowd stunned.

• Lin Feng returned to the spectator stands after checking on his Pokémon and hearing praise from Qin Shu.
• Li Bing announced that the first round had completed twenty-five matches before introducing the afternoon’s next contestants, Dacdo and Yang Liu.
• Yang Liu sent out his well-trained Venusaur, while Dacdo revealed Latios.
• Li Bing explained that Latios was an Eon Pokémon and one of the fastest Pokémon, exciting the spectators.
• Lin Feng inspected Latios’s stats and wondered whether Dacdo had yet formed a bond with Darkrai.

Dacdo swept Yang Liu’s team with Latios and openly challenged Lin Feng before the tournament continued through its afternoon matches. After returning to his room that night, Lin Feng invited his Pokémon to bathe, but only Dragonite eagerly joined him.

• Dacdo defeated Yang Liu’s Venusaur, Bisharp, and Primeape in quick succession with Latios, then stared pointedly at Lin Feng from the arena.
• Lin Feng recognized Dacdo’s youthful eagerness, and the crowd interpreted his stare as a desire to battle Lin Feng.
• The tournament continued with a Lopunny and Machamp battle and many closely matched contests, including Fang Youzhi’s Flareon defeating a Grass-specialist’s team and her underleveled Ludicolo.
• After the afternoon matches ended, Lin Feng returned to his room to sort battle footage for his Rotom, then headed to the bathhouse with Dragonite.
• Gardevoir, Serperior, and Alcremie refused Lin Feng’s bath invitation, while Alolan Ninetales hid under the blanket and Blaziken climbed into its Poké Ball.

Lin Feng bathed Dragonite, reviewed footage from his first Dominion Tournament match, and reflected on the tournament’s growing popularity before going to sleep. The next morning, Feng Yang and Ji Yan arrived early at Donghua Arena, where Ji Yan eagerly searched the stands for Lin Feng and Gardevoir.

• Lin Feng shrank Dragonite and gave it a bath, then sent it out to dry before washing himself.
• Lin Feng watched his match footage with his Pokémon, agreed to post it, and sent it to Rotom for editing.
• Lin Feng scrolled through Dominion Tournament videos and noted that the tournament’s popularity would likely surge during the top thirty-two 6v6 matches.
• Feng Yang and Ji Yan arrived early at Donghua Arena, and Feng Yang chided Ji Yan for acting immaturely.
• Ji Yan brushed off Feng Yang’s remark by bringing up his blind dates and continued looking around the arena.

Ji Yan, Feng Yang, and Luo Bingxue discussed the Dominion Tournament and Liang Feng, whom Luo had encountered in Kanto with a newly caught, talented Beedrill. The second day of tournament matches began, though the chapter ended before describing the battle.

• Ji Yan teased Feng Yang about his awkwardness on dates, and Feng Yang fell silent after failing to retort.
• Luo Bingxue arrived, and Feng Yang scolded Ji Yan for recommending only one Dominion Tournament contestant.
• Luo Bingxue revealed that she had met Liang Feng in Kanto, where he had caught a Weedle that evolved into a talented Beedrill.
• Feng Yang recalled Liang Feng's former Beedrill and wondered how Liang Feng had regained his confidence after that Pokémon's decline and death.
• Ji Yan urged Feng Yang to go as the day's match began, and Feng Yang descended to start the second day's competition.

The second round of the Dominion Tournament began, and Lin Feng learned he would face a seasoned Trainer in the third match. The opening match paired Li Xuan’s powerful Shiny Charizard against Hu Ni’s Starmie, and their battle began with Flamethrower and Toxic.

• Li Bing announced the start of the second round and revealed the matchups, placing Lin Feng in the third match against a middle-aged Trainer with Venusaur, Nidoqueen, and Magneton.
• Li Bing introduced the first match between Li Xuan and Hu Ni, drawing a lively crowd interested in Li Xuan’s black Charizard.
• Li Xuan and Hu Ni chose the Pokémon they had used in the previous round: Charizard and Starmie.
• The contestants began their match, with Li Xuan ordering Flamethrower and Hu Ni ordering Toxic.

Hu Ni used Starmie’s poison and status to set up a Facade that injured Li Xuan’s Charizard, but Dragon Breath defeated Starmie and Hu Ni forfeited. Lin Feng then entered his third match and sent out Dragonite against his opponent’s Magneton.

• Hu Ni had Starmie poison itself with Toxic, then use Double Team to reach the edge of the arena and unleash Thunderbolt at Charizard.
• Li Xuan had Charizard dodge Thunderbolt and attack with Shadow Claw, but Hu Ni revealed Starmie’s status had stopped flickering and ordered Facade, injuring Charizard.
• Hu Ni ordered Scald as Starmie and Charizard separated, but Charizard’s Dragon Breath overpowered the attack and knocked Starmie down.
• Hu Ni recalled Starmie, joked that Li Xuan would add her to his notebook of shame, and forfeited the match.
• Lin Feng entered the third match and sent out Dragonite against his opponent’s Magneton.

Lin Feng sent out his enormous Dragonite and overwhelmed Li Cheng’s team in a rapid succession of one-hit knockouts. The crowd was left stunned as Lin Feng advanced from the match.

• Lin Feng’s Dragonite appeared, shocking the audience and drawing attention from Li Bing, Feng Yang, and Luo Bingxue.
• Li Cheng ordered Magneton to use Thunderbolt, but Dragonite’s Twister swept it away and knocked Magneton out.
• Lin Feng sent out Blaziken, which defeated Li Cheng’s Venusaur with Flare Blitz.
• Lin Feng switched to Alolan Ninetales, which defeated Nidoqueen with Blizzard.
• The match ended in seconds, and the stunned audience watched Lin Feng claim victory.

After Lin Feng’s Pokémon decisively won their match, he returned to his room and edited their battle footage. Alcremie showed that it wanted to battle too, and Lin Feng agreed to let it compete in the next match.

• Lin Feng’s Alolan Ninetales defeated the opponent’s final Pokémon, and the stunned middle-aged man left the field.
• Lin Feng returned to his room, released his Pokémon, and edited the short footage of Blaziken and Alolan Ninetales battling.
• Alolan Ninetales admired its appearance in the footage while Lin Feng teased it about posting an embarrassing photo.
• Lin Feng noticed Alcremie watching the screen with envy, and Alcremie nodded when he asked if it wanted to battle.
• Lin Feng agreed to let Alcremie compete in the next match and reminded it not to turn the opposing Pokémon into Alcremie.
• Rotom confirmed it had received the footage for editing, and Lin Feng considered expanding the Breeding House before watching the matches.

Videos of Lin Feng’s dominating battles spread across the Donghua League, rapidly boosting his online following. On the third day of the Dominion Tournament, the competition introduced 6v6 battles with arena-changing rules, and Lin Feng watched with interest.

• Videos of Dragonite, Blaziken, and Alolan Ninetales’s battles went viral, and Lin Feng’s Neighbor Breeder House channel gained more than three hundred thousand followers.
• Qin Shu watched Lin Feng’s matches, admired how powerful his Pokémon were, and vowed to enter the Dominion Tournament with Noibat.
• Qin Shu’s Noibat grabbed her hair, and she called on Meowscarada to help catch it.
• The Dominion Tournament’s third day began with 6v6 battles and six possible arenas, including Lake Field, Sky Field, and Scorching Rocks.
• Li Bing explained how arena draws and special arena-change rules worked, while Lin Feng suspected Feng Yang had devised them.

Contestants drew their top-thirty-two matchups, and Lin Feng was paired with Sally for the tenth battle. The first 6v6 battle began on Grassy Terrain, where a Milotic overcame a Typhlosion, while Lin Feng’s match had yet to begin.

• The match draw paired Lin Feng with Sally, whose fans worried about her chances against him.
• Lin Feng and Sally saw each other in the Competitor Seats, and Sally reacted sadly when Lin Feng ignored her.
• The first top-thirty-two battle began on Grassy Terrain between two young men.
• One contestant sent out Typhlosion, while his opponent countered with Milotic.
• Milotic used Recover, Water Pulse, and Scald to wear down Typhlosion, and audience members compared her with Lin Feng’s Milotic.