Recaps

Su Hao entered the Legend Cup, defeated Xavier Baden, and uncovered Mew’s connection to the World Tree while preparing to face Yegor. He then joined Tori Pendragon’s expedition into the Sirius Secret Realm, where he awakened Regidrago and began battling it.

• Milotic reunited with Hua Dongmei, while Su Hao returned to Yang City and learned that the Legend Cup would be held worldwide.
• Su Hao traveled to Legend Island and defeated Xavier Baden’s six Pokémon with Zeraora, then discovered that Baden’s livestream camera had been operated by a disguised Mew.
• Su Hao learned that Mew’s inherited bond with the World Tree was weakening it, and agreed with Mewtwo and Reshiram to search for the tree.
• Su Hao received notice that North Bear Alliance Champion Yegor would be his fourth-round opponent, while Yegor refused to partner with a Sword of Justice and invited Keldeo to train.
• Auston brought Su Hao a royal invitation to explore the Sirius Secret Realm, and Su Hao joined Tori Pendragon’s expedition in Great Britain.
• Su Hao and Tori explored the dungeon, found treasure and defeated three Claydol, then split up at two ancient gates.
• Molten Mountain reached the Disaster Dragon beneath the planet’s crust and began collecting its dark-red Gigantamax Energy despite the risk of awakening it.
• Su Hao opened the dark-red gate, recognized Regidrago as its guardian, and sent Milotic to battle it before ordering Pseudo-Origin Pulse.

Su Hao uncovered the history of Zacian and Zamazenta, then helped Queen Diancie and his Pokémon stop Nihilego’s Darkest Day. After honoring the fallen heroes and investigating Molten Mountain’s role, he entered the Nirvana Secret Realm, where Ho-Oh was preparing to appear.

• Su Hao defeated Regidrago and Regieleki’s trials, then learned through the weapons’ memories how Zacian and Zamazenta fought the Darkest Day and how Calyrex preserved their legacy.
• Su Hao refused to let Queen Diancie sacrifice herself, and Leafeon and Ogerpon trained to inherit the power of the Rusted Sword and Rusted Shield.
• Nihilego emerged beneath the Augusto Mountains, and Su Hao, Reshiram, Queen Diancie, Leafeon, Ogerpon, Rayquaza, and the heroes’ spirits fought to contain it.
• Leafeon destroyed Nihilego’s exposed core with Zacian’s power, and Dialga and Palkia sealed the creature because its power had fused with Blue Star’s laws.
• Su Hao placed the shattered Rusted Sword and Rusted Shield at Zacian and Zamazenta’s tomb, then gave Lucario an orb containing Dialga and Palkia’s powers.
• Su Hao and Mewtwo linked Molten Mountain’s attack to the Prison Bottle and planned to check on Little Hoopa in the Underworld.
• Su Hao entered the Nirvana Secret Realm with the Alliance’s Elite Four and learned that Incineroar had been born near Ho-Oh.
• Su Hao’s group reached Azure Volcano as Reshiram sensed that Ho-Oh had completed another nirvana, and a phoenix cry announced its imminent appearance.

Su Hao received Ho-Oh’s blessing for Incineroar, defeated Yegor, and pursued new leads about Kyurem, Hoopa, and the world’s fading Ultra Wormholes. After Lucario revealed its power over time, Su Hao prepared to face Liao Xingchen in the Nirvana Secret Realm, where Ho-Oh would watch their Legend Cup match.

• Ho-Oh blessed Incineroar during the Energy Tide, helping it reach mid-Champion Level and gain Sacred Fire’s Blessing, while Su Hao prepared for his match with Yegor.
• Su Hao defeated Yegor’s Keldeo and Beartic, with Leafeon overpowering Keldeo and Incineroar winning after entering Crimson Lotus Mode.
• Yegor told Su Hao that the Evil Dragon had defeated the Swords of Justice and sealed itself in the Land of Glacial Prison, leading Su Hao to suspect it was Kyurem.
• Su Hao visited Scarface Zarude in the rebuilt Aokigahara Forest, where Diancie trained to absorb the Law of Light and Su Hao found a crystal that might contain Terapagos.
• Su Hao learned that Ultra Wormhole openings had sharply declined, then found Hoopa and discovered that a dark barrier prevented it from leaving the Valley of Creation.
• Mewtwo concluded that a pure Ghost-type power, likely from a Spooky Plate, sealed Hoopa in the valley, while Malice contacted Molten Mountain with an offer involving Hoopa.
• Lucario demonstrated that it could stop time for ten seconds, and Liao Xingchen decided to fight Su Hao fairly with Pokémon he had raised himself.
• Ho-Oh chose the Nirvana Secret Realm as the venue for Su Hao versus Liao Xingchen, and the fifth-round match began as Ho-Oh appeared above Azure Volcano.

Su Hao advanced through the Legend Cup, received warnings about shifting forces, and helped stop a meteorite crisis by bringing Rayquaza and Deoxys to understand each other. The meteor threat passed, but Giovanni remained at large, Deoxys settled on the moon, and Terapagos still lacked the energy to awaken.

• Su Hao defeated Liao Xingchen in the fifth-round Legend Cup battle after Mega Lucario stopped time to defeat Vigoroth and Diancie overcame Mega Charizard X with Dawn Break.
• Ho-Oh shared its knowledge of the Law of Light with Diancie and warned Su Hao that Celebi and Zygarde were moving as the balance between life and death shifted.
• Su Hao left Terapagos’s crystal with Xerneas to restore its vitality, trained Zeraora into Thunder God Mode, and learned that a meteorite was heading toward Blue Star.
• Su Hao awakened Rayquaza and persuaded it to destroy the meteor, but the meteorite released Deoxys, which gained the upper hand in battle.
• Su Hao joined Rayquaza in space, restored its strength, and helped Mega Rayquaza defeat Deoxys without killing it.
• Su Hao used Aura to let Deoxys and Mega Rayquaza communicate, and Deoxys and Mega Rayquaza destroyed the Tranquil Eye satellite after it broadcast their conversation.
• Su Hao gave Deoxys a communication device before leaving it on the moon, while Giovanni planned to use Solgaleo or Lunala to return to his world.
• Xerneas restored Terapagos’s vitality but could not provide the energy it needed to awaken, leaving Su Hao still searching for a solution.