Chapter Summaries

Mark developed a way for Celebi to evade attacks by controlling its mysterious disappearances, while Kitazawa Chiharu adapted to Combat Training and withheld her reports. As the World Youth Trainer Tournament approached, Celebi sensed another Celebi to the northeast.

• Mark recognized Kitazawa Chiharu's exceptional will during Combat Training and decided to promote the Kitazawa Clan's ninja techniques at Clear Stream Gym.
• Celebi learned to control its disappearances, and Mark helped it practice using them to dodge attacks without relying on Teleport.
• Kitazawa Chiharu chose not to report her experiences to Captain Shane and gradually adapted to Combat Training over the following nine days.
• Mark paused training to rest before the World Youth Trainer Tournament, and the television announced his and Aya's elimination-match groups and opponents.
• Celebi sensed another Celebi in the northeast and alerted Mark.

Mark’s group prepared for the tournament after Celebi sensed an unknown Celebi that Mark suspected belonged to the Rainbow R Organization. Mark chose his first-match team, but Celebi’s attempt to join ended with him naming Leafeon for the final slot.

• Celebi told Mark, Jirachi, and Mew it had briefly sensed an unfamiliar Celebi far to the northeast, and Mark suspected it came from the Rainbow R Organization.
• Jirachi distributed enhanced Memory Potions and silver Hypnosis Guns to the group as they prepared for a possible threat.
• The television announced that Tiger, a Fulos Empire Trainer with a Heavenly King-level Incineroar, would face Mark’s group in its first match.
• Mark selected Jirachi, Mew, Hoopa, Mewtwo, and Calyrex for the six-versus-six battle, then considered Leafeon for the last place.
• Celebi asked to join the tournament and offered to become Mark’s Pokémon, but Mark said registration would take too long and revealed that Leafeon had already been chosen.

Celebi hesitated to become Mark’s Pokémon while Kitazawa Chiharu questioned Mark’s competition preparations. Elsewhere, Captain Bickley’s team investigated the OTZ404 Parallel Timeline and decided to search for a Shiny Nihilego and investigate the Shiny Jirachi in Bere City.

• Celebi dropped its Poké Ball and hesitated to join Mark, while Leafeon and Kitazawa Chiharu watched.
• Bickley found news about a Shiny Jirachi and a Trainer-partnered Mew while investigating the OTZ404 Parallel Timeline.
• Zhou Tong reported that Ultra Space showed no detected anomalies and that he had not yet located the Shiny Nihilego.
• Ling Huan reported that the C16 Exploration Team’s machines and distress beacons had lost contact, raising Bickley’s suspicions about the timeline.
• Bickley ordered Zhou Tong to investigate Ultra Space and search for the Shiny Nihilego, while he and Ling Huan headed to Bere City to investigate the Shiny Jirachi.

The Round of 64 began at the Giant Shell Battle Arena, where Mark’s match against Bully Tiger Tiger drew attention as commentators recounted Mark’s achievements. Jirachi learned it was being added to Pokemon Battle and flew into the commentary booth in excitement before Mark and his opponent entered the field.

• The Round of 64 knockout stage began, with simultaneous matches in the upper and lower brackets at the Giant Shell Battle Arena.
• The commentator introduced Mark’s accomplishments and upcoming match against the Dark-type Trainer Bully Tiger Tiger.
• Xiao An announced that Fantasy Studio was preparing to release Jirachi and a Mark Trainer skin in Pokemon Battle.
• Jirachi appeared in the commentary booth, celebrated the announcement, and flew around with Mew before the two vanished.
• Xiao An told the audience that Jirachi had used long-distance Teleportation as Mark and Bully Tiger Tiger entered the field.

Mark faced Tiger in the World Youth Trainer Competition’s lower bracket, choosing an unexpected lineup for their 6v6 battle. As the match was about to begin, Rainbow R Organization’s Bickley watched Mark and his Mythical Pokemon from the stands.

• Mark and Tiger passed the stricter Pokemon inspection, and the arena selected the Extreme Ice Battle Arena, which would rotate to the Magma Battle Arena after either side lost three Pokemon.
• Tiger sent out his familiar team, while Mark’s listed lineup included Jirachi, Mew, Mewtwo, Calyrex, Leafeon, and Hoopa instead of his known main Pokemon.
• Tiger taunted Mark, prompting Mew and Hoopa to emerge from their Pokeballs and mock him before the referee warned Mark to keep his Pokemon inside.
• Mew briefly emerged again and sensed someone in the northeastern stands, then returned to its Pokeball as Bickley watched through his camera.
• Bickley recognized Mark’s rare Pokemon and wondered how Mark had obtained Mewtwo, Shiny Jirachi, Mew, and possibly Victini.

Bickley concluded that Mark’s kindness had helped him befriend Mythical Pokemon and plotted to exploit those bonds, but Celebi fled after sensing Bickley’s evil nature. Mark began his battle against Tiger with Jirachi, and Tiger’s Incineroar trapped it with its specialized Intimidate before Jirachi suddenly disappeared.

• Bickley decided to use Dark Balls and blackmail to capture Mark’s Jirachi, Mew, and Victini, then force Mark to reveal his secrets, while planning to suppress Mewtwo directly.
• Celebi followed a familiar aura to Bickley, recognized him as a villain, and fled before he could catch it.
• The match began, and Mark sent out Jirachi while Tiger chose his ace, Incineroar.
• Tiger’s Incineroar activated Intimidate (Devil's Shadow), entered its Activated State, and trapped Jirachi so Mark could not switch it out.
• Incineroar prepared to attack Jirachi with Flare Blitz (Triple Charge), but Jirachi suddenly disappeared.

Jirachi faced Tiger’s Incineroar in its first official match and overwhelmed it with devastating gravity and meteor attacks. After Jirachi healed Incineroar, its Pokémon friends started cheering, prompting the silent arena to erupt.

• Jirachi appeared atop Incineroar’s head, then dodged its Abyss Thrust attacks while waving to the audience.
• Jirachi used Gravity Meteor Fall to crush Incineroar and damage the Battle Arena.
• Jirachi unleashed Destructive Beam: Meteor Gatling Machine Gun, devastating the field and leaving Incineroar badly injured.
• Jirachi used Wish to restore Incineroar, then posed for the audience, which remained silent.
• Caterpie, Victini, Zapdos, Celebi, Golisopod, and the other Pokémon began cheering and fired confetti cannons, setting off cheers throughout the arena.

Jirachi overwhelmed Tiger’s Incineroar with a devastating attack, then healed it before returning to Mark’s Pokeball. Mark sent out Mew, while the commentator explained his reputation as the Great Demon King and Tiger struggled to hide his nerves.

• Jirachi’s Starlight Shield protected Tiger, Mark, and the referees as its attack devastated the Battle Arena and knocked Incineroar unconscious.
• Jirachi healed Incineroar, returned to Mark’s Pokeball, and Mark sent out Mew.
• The commentator and Doctor Sherlock discussed Jirachi’s unidentified laser attack and speculated that it involved Destructive Beam and cosmic Steel-type power.
• Commentator Xiao An revealed that Mark switched Pokemon after defeating each opponent’s Pokemon and that every previous opponent had surrendered before finishing a match.
• Tiger stood up with renewed fighting spirit, though his cold sweat and trembling legs showed his fear, while Bickley watched and pondered Jirachi’s strength.

Mark’s Mew defeated Tiger’s Mega Gyarados in the Battle Arena, securing Mark’s first victory in the Youth Trainer Competition’s round of 64. Tiger conceded, while Bickley watched Jirachi and Mew with a growing desire to possess them.

• Bickley wondered how Mark had made Jirachi unleash such power, then decided he would claim Mark’s methods and Jirachi for himself.
• The referees resumed the damaged venue’s match, and Tiger sent out his enormous Gyarados and Mega Evolved it.
• Mew transformed into Mega Gyarados, activated four types at once, and overwhelmed Tiger’s Gyarados with a powerful series of attacks.
• The referee stopped the battle, and Mew returned to its own form after secretly drawing on the fallen Gyarados’s face.
• Tiger conceded, giving Mark his first victory in the round of 64 knockout stage.

News of Mark, Jirachi, and Mew’s overwhelming tournament victories spread through Bere City, while Shane warned Kitazawa Chiharu to keep guarding Mark. Chiharu reflected that Jirachi and the others had secretly cured her mother—and that she had somehow joined Clear Stream Gym.

• Newspapers and websites reported on Mark’s tournament victories after Jirachi and Mew demonstrated their remarkable strength.
• Shane reviewed footage of Jirachi’s arena attack and considered how Mew’s transformed Gyarados had defeated Tiger’s own Pokemon.
• Kitazawa Chiharu told Shane that Tiger had sought Mark’s guidance, and Mark planned to test Tiger’s determination before offering advice.
• Shane warned Chiharu that Mark might face stronger threats and told her to watch over him closely.
• Chiharu recalled that Jirachi, Mew, Leafeon, and Shaymin had cured and rejuvenated her mother, then brought her back to the hotel.
• Chiharu realized that after the events in the Dream Cultivation World, she had somehow joined Clear Stream Gym.

After Mewtwo dominated its round-of-32 match, Mark’s Pokemon discovered that dark-horse Trainer Peter White had been injured and left unconscious. As the group considered treating Peter so he could compete, an explosion sounded beneath their hotel.

• Shane questioned Kitazawa Chiharu about Mark’s Pokemon, and she warned that they were even stronger than he imagined.
• Hoopa defeated its opponent’s Steelix with a series of Shadow Balls but drew little attention.
• Mewtwo Mega Evolved into Mewtwo Y and used Psychic Domain and Pressure Domain, forcing Trainer Li Qiu to surrender.
• Hoopa Confined was disappointed that news reports featured Mewtwo but not it, while Mewtwo and Calyrex quietly followed the coverage.
• Jirachi and the others showed Mark a report that Peter White and several of his Pokemon had been injured and that Peter would receive a bye.
• Mark considered going to treat Peter, but an explosion sounded from below the hotel.

Mark and the others learned that Peter had awakened and would likely compete in his next match, though Shane suspected Peter’s two-day unconsciousness was part of a scheme against Mark. The little ones celebrated their future battles while Mark continued studying recordings of Peter’s matches.

• Mark and Mewtwo determined that the explosion beneath Bere Hotel came from a Golem, while the little ones stayed inside because they wanted Peter to compete.
• Captain Shane warned Kitazawa Chiharu that the Thunderbolt Society was threatening to blow up Bere Hotel and told her to keep Mark safe.
• Shane revealed that Peter had been found unconscious despite medical evidence that he had been out for two days, and he suspected a scheme against Mark.
• Shane said Peter would probably compete in the next match if he insisted, prompting the little ones to cheer.
• The little ones planned their upcoming battles, then gathered around Mark as he watched recordings of Peter’s matches, unaware that Peter had been unconscious for two days.

Mark and the Pokemon investigated the possibility that Peter in the elimination rounds was an impostor while a series of explosions drew the rescuers away from the hotel. Ling Huan, an executive of the Rainbow R Organization, entered the hotel disguised as staff and reached Mark’s door, where Victini and Jirachi recognized a familiar setup.

• Mark said Peter’s elimination-round fighting style had resembled his Preliminary Round style, and Jirachi suggested that a future Peter might have traveled through time.
• Explosions struck several areas around the Bere Hotel, so Mark sent Jirachi and Mew to rescue people in the Night Market while Celebi and Shaymin went to help at an arcade.
• Ling Huan used disguises to evade the Pokemon Alliance blockade and entered the hotel, carrying out a plan moved forward after Peter woke early.
• Ling Huan, disguised as hotel staff, knocked on Mark’s door and claimed he needed to install monitoring equipment because of a phone-line problem.
• Mark recognized the excuse from an earlier incident, and Victini and Jirachi realized Ling Huan’s setup resembled the attack by Ling Liushu.

Ling Huan tried to assassinate Mark, but Mew exposed the attack and Mark swiftly subdued him. After the Pokémon healed Ling Huan’s injuries, Mark questioned him about the Rainbow R Organization and his unusual eyes.

• Ling Huan disguised himself as a technician and approached Mark with a blade, planning to wound him and threaten his Pokémon until Bickley arrived.
• Mew had replaced Ling Huan’s blade with a Confetti Cannon, which fired streamers when he tried to attack Mark.
• Ling Huan revealed his Ditto-based disguise and attacked Mark with tendrils, but Mark struck him down and subdued him.
• Mewtwo stopped Ling Huan’s Ditto-filled Poké Balls, and Jirachi healed the Universal Ditto before the Pokémon released the others.
• Mark restored Ling Huan’s dislocated arms and treated his injuries, then asked whether the Rainbow R Organization had modified his eyes.

Mark defeated Ling Huan’s Universal Ditto attack, but Bickley ambushed him using Celebi’s time-manipulating power. Bickley’s attempt to take Aya and Leafeon hostage failed when they were revealed to be Substitutes, and Mark recognized that Bickley was waiting for his body to recover.

• Mark used Martial Saint Strike to shatter the Universal Ditto covering Ling Huan, then took Ling Huan’s device and prepared to interrogate him.
• Mark suffered a sudden Aura explosion and briefly discovered puncture wounds, which healed almost immediately.
• Bickley appeared with Leafeon and Aya seemingly held hostage, while two Celebi used a Time Barrier to block Mewtwo’s attack.
• Bickley’s supposed captives turned into leaves, revealing that Leafeon’s Substitute had fooled him.
• Mark deduced that Bickley had slowed time to attack him and that the technique had left Bickley’s body trembling as he waited to recover.

Bickley’s attempt to capture Mark’s allies failed, and Mark’s Pokémon began overwhelming the Celebi protecting him. As Bickley struggled to hold the Time Barrier, Hoopa and an empowered Mew attacked from behind, leaving him facing Mew’s Origin Supernova Explosion.

• Bickley realized Aya and Leafeon had escaped his grasp using Substitute and that his slowed-time assault had failed to stop Mark.
• Mewtwo transformed into Mewtwo Z and attacked Bickley’s Time Barrier with Spirit Break - Black Hole, prompting Bickley to summon more Celebi to reinforce it.
• Victini released Infinite Energy to empower Mark and his Pokémon, while Bickley summoned additional Celebi and destroyed his wrist machine.
• Bickley saw a Double Helix bridge form between Mark and Jirachi as Jirachi underwent Bond Evolution.
• Hoopa used a ring to send an Infinite Energy-empowered Mew behind Bickley, and Mew began charging its exclusive Z-Move, Origin Supernova Explosion.

Mark's Celebi insisted on facing Bickley alone, despite being outmatched by two Dark Ball-controlled Celebi. As it grew more skilled at flickering through their attacks, Mark suspected the voice that had first called to Celebi for help came from Celebi itself in another time.

• Bickley released more Celebi to protect himself, but Mew, Mewtwo, and Jirachi stopped their attacks when Celebi returned and asked Mark to let it fight alone.
• Mark agreed that Celebi could face Bickley without help until it lost consciousness, and Celebi attacked with Leaf Storm - Spiral.
• Bickley sent two Dark Ball-controlled Celebi against Mark's Celebi, which used its flicker to evade their Time Waves, Pound, and Stomp.
• Mark noticed Bickley was recovering while the two Celebi kept his opponent occupied, and estimated that Bickley could soon escape.
• Mark realized Celebi's flicker might have begun when Celebi in another time called out to itself for help.

Mark realized the voice Celebi heard might come from another point in its own timeline and told it to seek help from its future self. As Bickley waited for his strength to recover so he could escape, Mark hinted that Celebi’s summoning would not happen as the others expected.

• Mark considered whether to guide Celebi and, after hearing the other Pokémon’s advice, told it that the voice in its mind came from its past or future self.
• Mark explained that Celebi should ask its future self for help, while Celebi struggled to understand and continued taking hits from Bickley’s two controlled Celebi.
• Bickley slowed the attackers to avoid injuring Celebi and planned to escape once his body recovered enough to slow time again.
• Bickley believed Mark was trying to summon a powerful future Celebi, but Mark warned the gathered Pokémon that the result might differ from what they imagined.
• Bickley’s body continued recovering as he wondered about Mark’s warning, with roughly a minute and a half left before he could escape.

Mark’s Celebi completed its first Time-Space Grand Summoning with help from countless future Golden Celebi, who defeated Bickley and left the present Celebi transformed. The chapter ended with the Golden Celebi disappearing and Mark’s Celebi turning pale gold.

• Mark’s Celebi glowed pale gold after requesting help from its future self, and a Golden Celebi appeared beside it.
• Golden Celebi entered the hotel room, fought off Bickley’s controlled Celebi, and realized its powers and memories were restricted to preserve a closed time loop.
• Golden Celebi summoned more future versions of itself until a vast swarm filled the sky above Bere Hotel and broke through Bickley’s Time Barrier.
• The Golden Celebi swarm blasted Bickley into ashes, gathered his remains and belongings, and freed the sleeping Celebi he had controlled.
• The Golden Celebi departed through a pillar of light, while Mark’s Celebi remained behind and its fur turned pale gold.

After Celebi summoned thousands of golden future selves, Mark explained that its frequent Flashes were trips through time and space, where future versions of Celebi trained with a future Mark. Celebi’s growing closeness to Mark suggested their bond had already formed, though Mark was still holding back.

• Jirachi grew jealous of Celebi’s mass summoning, then started roughhousing with Mew after Mew mocked it.
• Mark explained that Celebi had summoned only around twenty to thirty thousand future selves, far short of a hundred trillion.
• Celebi apologized for killing Bickley before questioning him, and Mark comforted it.
• Jirachi asked how future Celebi could meet its present self despite the Time Paradox, and Mark said Golden Celebi could travel through time and space more freely.
• Mark explained that Celebi’s Flashes were journeys through time and space, during which future Celebi trained with a future Mark and helped make Celebi more skilled and attached to him.