Recaps

Su Hao helped stop Primal Groudon’s rampage with Kyogre, then used the two Legendary Pokémon to train his team as he advanced in the Legend Cup. After celebrating the New Year with his family, he returned to training while Giovanni prepared to use Cosmoem to open Ultra Wormholes.

• Su Hao defeated Cicada Ninja’s Ninjask with Diancie in the Legend Cup, then learned from Zhang Xuan about her remaining wish and Jirachi’s Legend Plate.
• Molten Mountain awakened Groudon beneath Mount Fuji, and Su Hao brought Kyogre to confront it after Groudon’s advance devastated the surrounding region.
• Kyogre and Groudon underwent Primal Reversion and battled until Kyogre drove Groudon out of its Primal form and the Red Orb came free.
• Su Hao persuaded Groudon and Kyogre to help his Pokémon train by offering the Red Orb and promising access to the Green Orb’s Natural Energy.
• Diancie, Incineroar, and Leafeon trained under Primal Groudon, while Kyogre trained Milotic and Ogerpon in the Primal Sea.
• Su Hao and Diancie defeated Dragon City elder Long Yao in the Legend Cup and advanced to the semifinals, where Su Hao was set to face David Carlisle.
• Zygarde transformed into its 50% Forme, defeated Darkrai, and set out to find Xerneas and Yveltal as Su Hao returned to Yang City to celebrate the New Year with his family and Pokémon.
• Su Hao returned to Volcano Island to resume training, while Giovanni planned to seize the Island Sanctuary’s light and use Cosmoem to open Ultra Wormholes.

Su Hao helped Milotic awaken a powerful Primal Reversion domain, then led a rapid ascent through Sky Tower while helping Bai Du defeat a Rayquaza shedding phantom. He left the tower ahead of Rayquaza and arrived at Legend Island as Antonio sent out Regigigas against Entei.

• Milotic underwent Primal Reversion during her battle with Altaria, then developed Eternal Pure Mist Abyss with Su Hao’s help and continued training to master her laws.
• Su Hao chose Tapu Koko as Diancie’s Legend Cup semifinal opponent and joined Jiangcheng University’s Sky Tower expedition, where Li Hua and Jiang Chengcheng followed him.
• Su Hao and his Pokémon cleared the tower’s early floors, then he raced ahead while helping later challengers and searching the higher levels.
• On the seventy-fifth floor, Su Hao joined Bai Du in defeating the Void Monster formed from Rayquaza’s Sky’s Cast-Off Shedding, then shared the shed skin with him.
• Su Hao and Bai Du climbed the Path of Divine Descent, where Diancie defeated a Rayquaza-shaped projection and obtained the Green Orb.
• Su Hao and Bai Du entered Sky Tower’s empty hundredth floor, and Su Hao opened the exit without Rayquaza’s recognition before leaving for the Mewtwo Research Institute.
• At the Legend Cup semifinals on Legend Island, Entei defeated Antonio’s Master Level combatant, and Antonio sent out Regigigas as the island trembled.

Su Hao defeated David Carlisle in the Legend Cup semifinals as Diancie reached Class Two Legendary, then raced to Viridian Forest to stop Zygarde from attacking Xerneas. After the group defeated Zygarde, Su Hao confronted Arceus about the imbalance between life and death and learned that it was occupied suppressing the Spirit Realm.

• Regigigas defeated Entei and Bai Du’s Mega Salamence, sending Antonio to the Legend Cup finals, while Su Hao returned to Yang City and prepared for his semifinal against David Carlisle.
• Su Hao traveled to Island Sanctuary, where he faced David Carlisle and Tapu Koko in a full 6v6 semifinal.
• Zeraora and Incineroar defeated David Carlisle’s first four Pokémon, and Diancie’s fight with Tapu Koko awakened her Radiant Authority and advanced her to Class Two Legendary.
• Diancie defeated Tapu Koko’s Guardian of Alola, securing Su Hao’s semifinal victory, before the Pokémon League alerted him that Zygarde was fighting Xerneas in Viridian Forest.
• Su Hao and Diancie joined Ho-Oh and other allies in Viridian Forest, where Diancie battled Zygarde while Su Hao and Mewtwo treated Xerneas.
• Su Hao, Diancie, Mewtwo, Reshiram, Cycloze, and Ho-Oh confronted Zygarde, and their battle ended with Zygarde defeated after nearly three hours.
• Su Hao returned Zygarde’s missing cell and demanded that an unseen being resolve the balance between life and death.
• Arceus gathered the Legendary Pokémon in a white mental space and told Su Hao that the God of Death had rejected its duties and that Arceus could not intervene while suppressing the Spirit Realm.

Su Hao restored the Valley of Creation, freed Lugia from Dark Lugia, and helped Leafeon master the Sword Path. He joined an Arctic expedition after learning Kyurem was in the Far North, and the Hope reached the Arctic Continent with Su Hao ready to find it.

• Su Hao and Zygarde ended the Viridian Forest God War, then helped restore the damaged land with Ho-Oh and Xerneas.
• Zygarde revealed that the Spirit Realm had been the starting point of Dark Matter’s invasion and that Arceus was suppressing a powerful invader.
• Su Hao arranged for Kalos to enroll at the talent cultivation center in Evergreen City, where she chose to become a Dragon- and Ground-type specialist.
• Zygarde lifted the Valley of Creation’s seal, and Su Hao collected the Spooky Plate Fragment before sending Little Hoopa to search for Kyurem.
• Su Hao and Diancie purified Dark Lugia, restoring Lugia, and Articuno joined Su Hao’s team.
• Su Hao negotiated with Antonio to join the Arctic expedition, then helped Leafeon defeat Virizion, Terrakion, and Cobalion in swordsmanship.
• The Hope sailed north with Su Hao, who secured escorts from Sharpedo, Tentacruel, and Crawdaunt groups along the way.
• The Hope reached the Arctic Continent after five days, and Su Hao set out to find Kyurem.