Chapter Summaries

Sato persuaded Grandma Long to help him establish a Hydreigon breeding program, then stayed in Dragon Village for training and to recruit breeders and Pokémon. He left with one Hydreigon pair, five young dragons, and the breeder Lota, while his relationship with Dragon Village shifted toward mutual cooperation.

• Sato convinced Grandma Long to provide Hydreigon and breeders, arguing that their cooperation would benefit both Dragon Village and Dark Night Gym.
• Grandma Long released her powerful Hydreigon, whose Peak Elite Four strength impressed Sato.
• Sato stayed in Dragon Village for another week to receive Grandma Long's training guidance and select Hydreigon for breeding.
• Grandma Long found one Hydreigon pair for Sato, along with three Zweilous, two Deino, and the breeder Lota.
• Lota agreed to leave Dragon Village with Sato and bring the five young dragons she had cared for.

Sato returned to Dark Night Gym with Lota, a Dragon-type Specialist Breeder from Dragon Village, and introduced her to the Gym members. He planned to leave for Rainbow University the next day, while Lota prepared to find suitable Trainers for her seven Deino.

• Sato and Lota flew back from Dragon Village to Dark Night Gym on their Hydreigon.
• Sato told Little Ming and Si'an that he would return to his studies at Rainbow University the next day and introduced Lota as a new Gym member.
• Little Ming and Si'an welcomed Lota, and Si'an eagerly linked arms with her.
• Sato gathered the Gym members for dinner and explained Lota's breeding abilities and that she had brought seven pseudo-legendary Pokemon.
• Lota told everyone she would look for suitable Trainers for the Deino, prompting the apprentices to hope one might choose them.

At dinner, Sato explained that only a few Gym apprentices could qualify for one of the Hydreigon Clan’s pseudo-legendary Pokémon. Later, Lota learned about the Gym’s absent brothers, while Nicole told Sato she wanted to travel alone, leaving him unconvinced that she was ready.

• Sato told the Gym apprentices that only seven Deino and Zweilous were available and that anyone seeking one needed approval from Lota, their parents, and the Gym.
• The Gym’s core members gathered to discuss their lives, and Si'an lamented that George, Mark, and Si'nan were away.
• Si'an and the others told Lota about the three brothers, and Lota began to feel that she might belong at the Dark Night Gym.
• Nicole told Sato she wanted to travel alone and showed him her Elite Beginner Espeon and Elite Intermediate Houndoom.
• Sato acknowledged Nicole’s strength but said it was not enough by itself to make him comfortable with her traveling alone.

Sato learned that monks led by Master Mingguang and Head Seat Xuanlu had come to Rainbow University to investigate Gengar’s Buddhist Language. Their ritual exposed Gengar as a Buddha Ghost and seemed to hurt it, so Sato ordered Zoroark and Umbreon to attack the monks, leaving the confrontation in chaos.

• Sato returned to Rainbow University and learned from Erika that a group had waited nearly a month to see him.
• Master Mingguang and Head Seat Xuanlu asked Sato to show them Gengar, explaining they had noticed its Buddhist Language during the Pseudo-Elite Four Tournament.
• The monks performed a rite and called out, “Guiding the Buddha Back to His Place,” which forced Gengar out of Sato’s shadow and revealed it as a Buddha Ghost.
• The monks began chanting, golden light appeared in Gengar’s eyes, and Gengar cried out in pain.
• Sato sent out Zoroark and Umbreon and ordered them to attack; Zoroark struck Mismagius and Girafarig while Shadow Balls flew toward Master Mingguang.

Sato confronted Master Mingguang and the Bell Tower monks after they used the Guiding Sutra to alter Gengar, refusing to let them take Gengar’s Buddhist Intent. After revealing that he had passed Ho-Oh’s trial, Sato demanded an answer as Ho-Oh’s Envoy, and Mingguang admitted that Gengar could be restored.

• Sato used Umbreon’s Psychic to restrain the monks while Zoroark threatened Mingguang and Xuanlu, then demanded to know their intentions.
• Mingguang and Xuanlu explained that they wanted to reclaim Gengar’s Buddhist Intent and return him to his former state, but Sato refused and ordered Umbreon to intensify its attack.
• Mingguang said the monks had recited the Guiding Sutra because Buddhist Intent was vital to Bell Tower and they hoped to witness Ho-Oh’s return.
• Sato saw Gengar changing into an ordinary Ghost-type Pokémon and condemned the monks for deciding Gengar’s future without his consent.
• Sato revealed the Rainbow Wing and identified himself as Ho-Oh’s Envoy; after the Ho-Oh Flame burned Mingguang, Mingguang admitted that he could restore Gengar.

At Rainbow University, Master Mingguang and the Bell Tower monks transferred their Buddhist Intent to restore Gengar. Gengar recovered and advanced to Pseudo-Elite Four Peak, while the exhausted monks remained in Sato’s office.

• Sato reassured the campus Guard Team that Master Mingguang and the monks had only come to visit, then sent Erika away.
• Master Mingguang and the monks chanted together and sent their Buddhist Intent into Gengar to replenish its energy.
• Gengar absorbed the Buddhist Intent faster than the monks could supply it, leaving all but Master Mingguang and Xuanlu collapsed from exhaustion.
• Gengar stopped absorbing energy, recovered, and advanced to Pseudo-Elite Four Peak.
• Sato ordered boxed meals for the exhausted monks and planned to send them away once they could get up.

George was summoned to the Angeru Family Training Ground for an assessment of his combat ability, suspecting his Fourth Brother’s allies had prompted the move. He arrived as his siblings’ battle was ending, while the chapter recounted his troubled history with the family.

• Sato sent away the Bell Tower monks and forbade them from revealing that he was Ho-Oh’s Envoy.
• After holding his third Public Class, Sato announced that he would not teach another class for now.
• A maid told George that Mars Angeru had summoned him and his main Pokémon to the Training Ground.
• George left Florges and Delibird in the courtyard’s care and went with the maid to the Training Ground.
• A young man mocked George for arriving late as Second Brother and Third Sister’s battle neared its end.
• George stood behind Mars, who questioned his lateness; the chapter recounted how George fled Kalos after his mother’s death and his father’s remarriage.

George battled his Second Brother with Blissey, using Minimize, Thunder Wave, Toxic, and Soft-Boiled to defeat Greninja. After the match, Blissey recovered Greninja, broke through to Pseudo-Elite Four Beginner, and George’s family recognized that his return could bring another upheaval to the Angeru Family.

• Fourth Brother reminded Mars that George had considered himself a Breeder, and Mars told George to battle to uphold the Angeru Family’s foundation.
• George sent out Blissey to face Second Brother’s injured Greninja and used Minimize to evade its Water Shuriken.
• Blissey paralyzed and poisoned Greninja, then used Soft-Boiled to recover while Greninja’s attacks missed.
• Blissey shattered eggs to restore itself and used Substitute to secure Greninja’s defeat.
• George had Blissey heal Greninja, and Blissey broke through from Elite Peak to Pseudo-Elite Four Beginner.
• Mars praised George, while the family and attendants realized his return could bring upheaval to the Angeru Family.

George shocked the Angeru Family by defeating his brother’s Greninja with Blissey, then picked a long-awaited Starter Pokémon and won two more battles, prompting the family to recognize his strength. He challenged his eldest brother, Zhi Mi Angeru, to a 6V6 All-out Battle, and Zhi Mi returned three days later to face him.

• George defeated Second Young Master's Greninja with Blissey, impressing Family Head Mars and the rest of the Angeru Family.
• Mars promised George a Starter Pokémon and ordered Butler Dai to replace the maids in George's courtyard after hearing they had broken the rules.
• George chose a Pokémon at the family's Training Base, and Mars learned that it had acknowledged George after staying there for nearly three years.
• George defeated his Third Sister 3:0, and Meganium broke through to Pseudo-Elite Four Level.
• George defeated his fourth brother 3:0, and Wigglytuff also broke through to Pseudo-Elite Four Level.
• George challenged his eldest brother, Zhi Mi Angeru, to a 6V6 All-out Battle, and Zhi Mi returned from the Kalos Alliance three days later.

George secured overdue resources from Mandy and prepared for his all-out battle with his eldest brother, Zhi Mi. The battle drew the Angeru Family’s branch and affiliated families, while Zhi Mi privately wanted to become a chef rather than Family Head or Elite Four.

• Mandy brought George a generous resource list and tried to excuse the servants’ failure to deliver his supplies.
• George pressured Mandy into agreeing to compensate him for years of missing supplies, then warned his new maids not to make trouble.
• Mandy delivered the first batch of compensation supplies, and George used them to strengthen his Pokémon.
• The all-out battle between George and Zhi Mi approached, attracting spectators from the Angeru Family’s branches and affiliated families.
• George planned to leave others’ expectations unfulfilled, while Zhi Mi wanted to become a chef.

Zhi Mi’s Gyarados defeated George’s Meganium with a disguised Blast Burn, but Wigglytuff then knocked out Gyarados with Thunder. Zhi Mi’s Clawitzer defeated Wigglytuff with a combination of Water Pulse and Flash Cannon, leaving George to face his older brother’s next Pokémon.

• Zhi Mi’s Gyarados overwhelmed Meganium with Waterfall and Ice Fang, but Meganium weakened it with Leech Seed and Toxic.
• Zhi Mi used a deceptive command to make Gyarados unleash close-range Blast Burn, knocking out Meganium.
• George sent out Wigglytuff, which endured Gyarados’s Iron Tail, grabbed its tail, and defeated it with Thunder.
• Zhi Mi sent out Clawitzer, which trapped Wigglytuff in a Water Pulse and followed with Flash Cannon to knock it out.
• George recalled Wigglytuff, apologized to it, and acknowledged that Big Brother was very strong.

George and Zhi Mi continued their all-out battle while discussing their very different career plans in front of the family. George sent out Gogoat, which broke through Clawitzer’s attacks and closed in with a greatsword-like Leaf Blade.

• Spectators debated George and Zhi Mi’s prospects, while the family mistresses discussed matchmaking and Mandy silently resented them.
• George and Zhi Mi spoke openly about Zhi Mi’s restaurant plans and George’s resolve to become a Breeder, angering Mars.
• Mars decided to support George if he showed talent comparable to Zhi Mi’s, then scolded the referee for letting the brothers talk instead of battle.
• George sent out Gogoat, which broke Clawitzer’s Water Pulse Prison with Stomping Tantrum and pierced its Aura Sphere with its horns.
• Clawitzer used Aqua Jet to retreat from Gogoat, but Gogoat’s Earthquake knocked it off balance.
• Gogoat charged through Clawitzer’s Water Pulse with a greatsword-like Leaf Blade and closed in.

George and Zhi Mi’s sparring match ended in a draw after Gogoat and Heatmor knocked each other out. Mars stopped the battle, apparently to help George’s standing, and Zhi Mi left the training ground with a relieved smile.

• Gogoat defeated Zhi Mi’s Clawitzer with a Leaf Blade, bringing George back into the match.
• Zhi Mi sent out his Shiny Heatmor, which injured Gogoat with Flame Whip and Sucker Punch.
• Gogoat restrained Heatmor and struck it with Take Down, while Heatmor’s Inferno engulfed them both and knocked them out.
• Mars halted the match, saying that both brothers needed rest and that they could spar again later.
• George realized Mars had ended the battle to make their tie benefit George, while Zhi Mi smiled, nodded to him, and left the training ground.

George accepted his role as the Angeru Family's heir while quietly advancing a plan with a select group of relatives and companions. His early Coming-of-Age Ceremony began as a team of unfamiliar trainers arrived at Lumiose City’s airport.

• Zhi Mi left after openly pursuing his own ambitions, while Mars prepared to celebrate George’s new standing in the family.
• George accepted the family’s resources, study companions, and the attention of his siblings as he continued his plan.
• George’s sister Dailisi asked how many people knew the plan, and George said only a few were both bold and smart.
• Over the next three months, George played the heir and spoke candidly with his siblings, easing even his second brother’s hostility.
• George met his uncle Carl at his early Coming-of-Age Ceremony and welcomed the invited family members.
• A group of black-uniformed trainers arrived at Lumiose City’s airport, led by a man with Pikachu on his shoulder.

Sato and the Dark Night Gym group traveled to Lumiose City to attend George Angeru’s coming-of-age ceremony, with Little Ming explaining George’s rise within the Angeru Family. The ceremony began with perfunctory praise from Manda and George’s second brother, and George was left facing his father, Mars, as he took the microphone.

• Sato, Mark, the Gym apprentices, and Lota traveled through Kalos to meet in Lumiose City, where the transportation checks reminded them that the Kalos Alliance still did not recognize Kanto Headquarters.
• Mark complained about his hot training uniform, but Sato and Little Ming made him keep it on after Little Ming explained George’s family background and recent victories.
• Si'an explained that the group should wear their uniforms to avoid embarrassing George, then reminded everyone that his coming-of-age ceremony was starting.
• Manda offered George perfunctory compliments at the ceremony, and his second brother followed with praise mixed with embarrassing childhood stories.
• George went on stage with Mars, listened to his father’s lavish praise, then took the microphone and surveyed the family before looking at Mars.

At his Coming-of-Age Ceremony, George rejected his father’s expectations and declared that he wanted to become a Pokemon Breeder, then invoked the Angeru Family Rules to reclaim his mother’s property and separate the family. As the ceremony ended, he accused Mars of neglecting his mother and suggested that her death by drowning might not have been an accident.

• George told the crowd that he had never wanted to become a Pokemon Trainer and announced that he wanted to be a Pokemon Breeder.
• George said he had returned to reclaim what his mother left him and cited the Family Rules granting children the right to separate from the family and inherit their deceased mother’s property.
• George’s second brother and third sister, followed by his fourth brother and Fifth Sister, also applied to separate the family, with Big brother’s approval.
• Mars realized that honoring the applications could ruin the Angeru Family’s wealth, while refusing them could destroy its reputation.
• George told Mars that his mother had loved him and the sea, then said he doubted she had truly drowned by accident.
• Manda nearly collapsed, and the onlookers recalled that the Angeru Family’s first three wives had all died in accidents during family crises.

George accused Mars of killing his wives, but Mars and his allies turned the crowd against George and the siblings demanding the family’s property. George realized the Angeru Family’s dependents feared the family’s collapse more than they cared about the deaths, and he regretted showing them mercy.

• Mars denied harming his wives, swore by the Angeru Family’s reputation, and wept over the family’s impending end.
• Huo Guan Ryan publicly defended Mars and condemned the Angeru Family’s outdated rules.
• The crowd joined Mars’s defense and denounced George and the other siblings before they could present their evidence.
• The Ryan Family’s support for Mars isolated Fourth Brother and Fifth Sister, while George’s uncle resolved to protect George and send him away again.
• George recognized that the crowd depended on the Angeru Family’s business and feared losing their livelihoods, then regretted showing them mercy.

George tried to expose Mars’s past crimes, but the family dismissed the evidence and Mars ordered him confined at home. As Mars’s Pokémon attacked George and his escape was blocked, Sato arrived at the auditorium.

• George watched the family leaders reject the evidence and side with Mars, while Fourth Child urged him to reveal it.
• Mars ordered Butler Dai to destroy the evidence and sentenced George to remain at home under lifelong confinement.
• George sent out Florges and Gallade, using their attack to create an opening for Gallade to Teleport him away.
• Butler Dai blocked Gallade’s Teleport with Meowstic’s Mean Look, and Mars ordered Jellicent to use Psychic on George.
• The auditorium doors were blasted apart, and Sato declared that Mars would not touch anyone from Dark Night Gym without his consent.

Sato and the Dark Night Gym members stormed the Angeru Family hall to rescue George, confronting Mars and his Elite Four-level force. Sato used Zoroark to plunge the hall into darkness and turn the enemy into a chaotic, one-sided battle.

• Sharpedo blocked Jellicent's Psychic, and Sato and seven others burst into the hall as George escaped to join them.
• George warned Sato that Mars had Elite Four-level strength, but Sato checked whether George was hurt and refused to leave.
• Si'an introduced Lota to George, and Mars confronted the group for trespassing in the Angeru Family hall.
• Sato challenged Mars, then sent out Zoroark, whose darkness and fear caused Mars's group to attack wildly.
• George, Mark, Si'nan, Lota, and the others sent their Pokémon into the confused enemy ranks and quickly gained the upper hand.

Sato used Zoroark’s Illusion to disable most of Mars’s forces, then confronted Mars after the remaining fighters emerged. Sato led Mars to the garden while George and Mark prepared to command the others in the ensuing battle.

• Sato’s group used Zoroark’s Vision Deprivation to blind the crowd, allowing their Pokémon to defeat most of the allied forces.
• Sato ended the illusion, and Mars ordered Uncle Dai to treat the injured and seal off the area before leading the survivors outside.
• George urged his allies not to hold back, and Sharpedo killed a Pseudo-Elite Four Trainer at the auditorium entrance.
• Sato bluffed the remaining fighters with Sharpedo, provoking Mars to send out Clawitzer and Goodra alongside the other survivors’ Pokémon.
• Sato rode Sharpedo to the garden to fight Mars, while George and Mark took command and ordered their Pokémon to prepare for battle.