Recaps

After Su Hao defeats Clair and Team Rocket’s Lance disappears, Unown transport Su Hao and Cynthia to Sinnoh. Su Hao wins his match against Lucian, then joins Cynthia and Caitlin to investigate Darkrai and the wounded Cresselia, leaving him in pursuit of Cresselia as it suffers from Darkening.

• Su Hao Mega Evolved Lucario and defeated Clair’s Mega Garchomp, but Mew appeared as Ho-Oh and defeated Dragonite before leaving with Su Hao.
• Su Hao learned that Team Rocket had abducted Goh and planned an operation at the Ruins of Alph, where Lance threatened Professor Shuri and Little Mei to summon the Unown.
• Su Hao rescued Professor Shuri and Little Mei, defeated Lance, and used Reshiram’s Blue Flare to make Lance disappear while the other Lance agreed to report that he had escaped.
• Unown swept Su Hao away from the Ruins of Alph and Cynthia from the Divine Capital Ruins, bringing them together in Canalave City two days later.
• Su Hao defeated Lucian’s Mega Alakazam and Bronzong in a Doubles Battle, then learned from Cynthia and Lucian that a major incident might be brewing in Sinnoh.
• After Su Hao’s New Moon Feather began glowing, he and Caitlin investigated Fullmoon Island while Cynthia and Lucian went to Newmoon Island, where they defeated and captured Darkrai.
• Zeraora disabled the Matori Matrix airship as it attacked the wounded Cresselia, and Caitlin overwhelmed the falling crew with her Psychic power while Cresselia escaped.
• Su Hao followed Cresselia with Zeraora and Hisuian Braviary after realizing that Darkening was affecting it.

Su Hao purified Cresselia, stopped Heatran’s rampage, and prepared an alliance of powerful Pokémon to destroy Team Rocket. He confronted Giovanni at the hidden Johto headquarters, where the battle began as Su Hao’s allies converged.

• Su Hao purified Cresselia and told Cynthia, Caitlin, and Lucian that he came from another world and that Dark Matter threatened theirs.
• Su Hao and Cynthia stopped Team Galactic from driving Heatran toward Spear Pillar, and Reshiram absorbed the Flame Plate Fragment and destroyed the unstable energy mass.
• Su Hao returned to Kanto, where Mewtwo revealed its Mega Mewtwo X form and joined Su Hao’s plan to destroy Team Rocket.
• Su Hao visited the World Tree, where Lucario completed its inheritance and gained Origin Power, then recruited Mew and sought help from Calyrex and other powerful allies.
• Su Hao attacked Team Rocket’s hidden Johto headquarters, and Diancie overwhelmed the grunts and wounded Athena and Apollo.
• Giovanni offered Su Hao Team Rocket’s second-in-command position, but Su Hao refused and declared that he would end the organization.
• Giovanni sealed Mewtwo’s Mental Power and fired twenty-five Rock Cannon R-Types at Su Hao’s group, but Reshiram destroyed the incoming weapons as Su Hao’s allies converged on the base.

Su Hao destroyed Team Rocket, trained his Pokémon, and entered the Masters Eight tournament as the contenders fought for a place in the final. After Su Hao defeated Cynthia, Ash beat Lance in a dramatic semifinal battle, leaving Su Hao to prepare for his coming match against Dande.

• Su Hao destroyed Team Rocket’s base and defeated its leaders, then asked Lance to let him train at the Ho-Oh Institute instead of becoming Kanto Champion.
• Su Hao climbed the World Championship rankings, trained Incineroar at the Ho-Oh Institute, and visited Calyrex, where Leafeon and Ogerpon gained powerful new forms.
• The Masters Eight tournament began at Spikemuth Arena, and the bracket set Ash against Caronne, Iris against Lance, Dande against Steven, and Cynthia against Su Hao.
• Ash defeated Caronne with Greninja’s Bond Transformation, while Lance beat Iris and Dande defeated Steven to advance in the upper bracket.
• Su Hao and Diancie defeated Cynthia and Mega Garchomp with the Z-Move Dawn Break, setting up Su Hao’s scheduled match against Dande.
• Ash defeated Lance in a three-Pokémon semifinal after Pikachu’s 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt overcame Lance’s Gigantamax Dragonite.
• Su Hao watched Pikachu’s victory and decided he would need to prevent Ash from saving Pikachu for last and using 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt.

Su Hao defeated Dande with Mewtwo and advanced to the final against Ash, while Mustard began training Lucario. Ash and Su Hao’s six-on-six battle left Ash with one victory as Diancie took control of the latest match.

• Ash and Pikachu defeated Lance’s Dragonite to reach the final, and Su Hao defeated Dande after Mewtwo overwhelmed Gigantamax Charizard.
• Mustard challenged Su Hao with Gigantamax Urshifu, lost to Reshiram, then agreed to train Lucario in One-Hit Flow.
• Ash opened the final against Su Hao, whose Hisuian Braviary defeated Infernape after reaching Champion Level.
• Ash-Greninja battled Su Hao’s Incineroar, but Su Hao withdrew Incineroar and sent out Leafeon, which defeated Gigantamax Melmetal with the Azure Sword.
• Incineroar’s Evil Aura burned away Mega Sceptile’s Mental Power, and Incineroar defeated Sceptile after it reverted from Mega Evolution.
• Su Hao’s Gigantamax Milotic defeated Ash-Greninja with G-Max Stream, but Pikachu’s 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt defeated Milotic and gave Ash his first victory.
• Su Hao sent out Diancie and activated Ultimate Burst, then used Gravity and Earth Power to overpower Pikachu as he began Terastallization.