Chapter Summaries

Su Hao trained Riolu until it unexpectedly learned Aura Bullet, revealing the strength of its Royal Family blood. The chapter ended with Su Hao feeling personally outclassed by the young Pokémon.

• Su Hao put Riolu through its daily punching and conditioning routine while his other Pokémon trained or rested nearby.
• Su Hao noticed Eevee watching the battles wistfully and resolved to find a way to restore its fighting ability.
• Riolu unexpectedly punched a hole through its sandbag, but neither Riolu nor nearby Dragonair knew what had happened.
• Dragapult brother told Su Hao that Riolu had formed a blue sphere of Aura and blasted through the sandbag.
• Riolu reproduced a stable Aura Bullet on command, leaving Su Hao astonished that it had learned the move so easily.

Su Hao brought Riolu to its first formal battle, where it faced Jiang Xiangyun’s Tsareena. Riolu blocked Tsareena’s Leaf Blade with a rapid barrage of Bullet Punches, and Jiang Xiangyun ordered a close-range counterattack.

• Su Hao saw that Riolu had learned Aura Bullet and reached Early Normal Level, so he planned to test it in battle.
• Su Hao accepted Jiang Xiangyun’s offer to battle her Mid Stage Normal Level Tsareena at Villa No. 3.
• Long Ningyan refereed as Su Hao and Jiang Xiangyun sent out Riolu and Tsareena for a one-on-one battle.
• Jiang Xiangyun ordered Leaf Blade, but Riolu used Focus Energy and Bullet Punch to overwhelm the sharp leaves with dozens of punches.
• Jiang Xiangyun ordered Tsareena to rush in and use Triple Axel.

Su Hao and Riolu battled Jiang Xiangyun and Tsareena, whose experience and powerful attacks nearly turned the match in her favor. Riolu defeated Tsareena with Teleport and a powerful Aura Bullet, leaving Jiang Xiangyun and Long Ningyan stunned.

• Riolu surprised Su Hao by choosing Quick Attack on its own, then used Bullet Punch against Tsareena until Jiang Xiangyun ordered Protect.
• Riolu stopped its Bullet Punch and used Feint Attack to break Tsareena's Protect, knocking Tsareena down.
• Jiang Xiangyun ordered Tsareena to use Grassy Glide and then Play Rough, while Su Hao told Riolu to defend itself.
• Riolu vanished from Tsareena's attack with Teleport, appeared behind it, and struck it with a large Aura Bullet.
• Tsareena fell unconscious in a crater, and Jiang Xiangyun and Long Ningyan realized Riolu had used Aura Bullet.

Su Hao learned that Riolu’s Royal Family bloodline gave it the potential to reach Master Level, and Long Ningyan warned him to protect it from Pokémon hunters. The next morning, Su Hao finished preparing to challenge the Lake Tower.

• Long Ningyan explained that Riolu’s Aura Bullet and bloodline marked it as a rare Pokémon with the potential to reach the Divine Realm, and warned Su Hao that people might try to capture it.
• Long Ningyan told Su Hao how the Dragon Tamer Clan’s Bai and Long branches were connected, and Su Hao then took Riolu back to the villa.
• Su Hao proposed an internal team ranking tournament for after Dragonair and Riolu evolved, and Articuno agreed to provide prizes.
• The next morning, Su Hao checked his supplies and packed for the Lake Tower challenge, planning to bring enough food for a long stay.

Su Hao and Li Xiao traveled to Lake Heart Tower with their Pokémon, meeting Xu Qin after she joined the varsity team’s main roster. The tower had not yet shown any signs of opening when Jiangcheng University president Zhao Caiwei arrived and summoned an Elite Four Level Alakazam.

• Su Hao and Li Xiao flew to Lake Heart Island on Hisuian Braviary and Garchomp, whose rivalry turned the trip into a race that left Li Xiao vomiting.
• Su Hao and Li Xiao met Xu Qin, and Li Xiao explained that she had been promoted to the varsity team’s main roster after the previous night’s evaluation.
• Su Hao, Li Xiao, and Xu Qin reached Lake Heart Tower at eight o’clock, where Mu Yao and the other varsity team members gathered with Coach Zhao Yunze.
• Zhao Caiwei arrived, silenced Zhao Yunlan with a glare, and summoned an Elite Four Level Alakazam before the group.

Su Hao entered Lake Tower with the school team, but was transported into a strange darkness where Articuno and her Master Ball were missing. Meanwhile, Articuno confronted three Pokémon phantoms, who revealed that the Creator God had set the Trial.

• Zhao Caiwei announced the extra Lake Tower opening and had Alakazam charge the tower with a valuable Energy Crystal for the nine school team members.
• Zhao Yun explained the teleportation process, and the team was sent into Lake Tower after the teleportation array appeared.
• Su Hao awoke in a seemingly endless darkness and discovered that he could no longer sense Articuno and that her Master Ball had vanished.
• Articuno confronted three Pokémon phantoms in a separate space and demanded to know where they had taken Su Hao.
• Mesprit told Articuno that the Trial had been set by the Creator God.

Su Hao was transported by the first Trial to Cerulean City in another world, while Articuno learned that it could not follow him. After meeting Brock, Su Hao asked to be taken to the Cerulean Gym, hoping to learn why the Trial had brought him there.

• Mesprit, Azelf, and Uxie explained to Articuno that Su Hao had entered a Trial in a parallel world and could return after completing it and obtaining the Proof.
• Su Hao saw that his first test was the Trial of Will, with unlimited time and the Proof of Will as its reward.
• Gears of emerald green and pale azure light surrounded Su Hao and transported him to Cerulean City in the Kanto region.
• Brock approached the startled Su Hao, who recognized him as Cerulean City's former former Gym Leader and asked him to lead the way to the Cerulean Gym.

Su Hao endured Lorelei’s poisonous cooking, which sent Brock and his eight children to the hospital, and Lorelei faced losing Cerulean Gym’s assessment while her family recovered. Su Hao agreed to become acting Gym Leader and take the assessment in her place.

• Lorelei served Su Hao and the family mushroom soup made from colorful mushrooms growing in the Gym’s rocks, and Su Hao ate his portion while secretly healing himself with Tokiwa Power.
• Brock and his eight children ate the soup and collapsed, so they were taken to the hospital for food poisoning.
• A doctor told Lorelei that the soup contained toxins and Illusion, and that the hospitalized family members would need care.
• Lorelei explained that a Kanto Alliance Pokémon Inspection Bureau commissioner was coming to assess Cerulean Gym, and Su Hao offered to help.
• Lorelei appointed Su Hao acting Gym Leader, and he agreed to face the assessment.

Inspector Joy arrived at Cerulean Gym to assess whether it met standards after Brock and his family were hospitalized, then offered Su Hao a two-on-two battle to postpone the Gym’s punishment. Su Hao accepted, and the chapter ended as he sent out Milotic against Joy’s Chansey.

• Inspector Joy identified herself as a Senior Inspector and explained that she had come to assess Cerulean Gym after its leaders were hospitalized with food poisoning.
• Joy proposed that if Su Hao won a two-on-two battle, she would postpone the Gym’s assessment; Su Hao agreed.
• Su Hao and Joy began their battle by sending out Milotic and Chansey.
• Su Hao examined Chansey’s defensive moves and believed Milotic was a favorable match against it.

Su Hao defeated Joy’s Chansey with Milotic’s powerful Cleanse Light, then faced Joy’s Latias with Diancie in the next battle at Cerulean Gym. The chapter ended as Joy ordered Latias to attack with Steel Wing.

• Joy let Su Hao make the first move, and Milotic used Aqua Tail against Chansey.
• Chansey dodged with Minimize and paralyzed Milotic with Thunder Wave, but Milotic broke free and unleashed Blizzard.
• Chansey endured the Blizzard with Protect and began melting the ice with Fire Punch, but Milotic defeated her with Cleanse Light.
• Joy sent out Latias, and Su Hao recalled Milotic and sent out Diancie.
• Joy ordered Latias to attack Diancie with Steel Wing.

Su Hao’s Diancie battled Joy’s Latias at Cerulean Gym, trading powerful attacks and recovery moves. As Diancie’s Earth Power built, Su Hao prepared to test Perpetual Enhancement, and Joy ordered Latias to counter with a full-power Mist Ball.

• At Su Hao’s command, Diancie used Rock Slide, but Latias cut through the Rock Pillars with Steel Wing.
• Su Hao used their Aura connection to help Diancie strike Latias’s Steel Wing with Aura Bullets, and Latias crashed into Diancie before trapping her in Surf.
• Diancie unleashed Dazzling Gleam from inside the Giant Wave, damaging Latias, who then recovered to full strength.
• Su Hao had Diancie use Moonlight to recover as well, while he considered testing the Perpetual Enhancement technique he had learned from the manual.
• Su Hao revealed that Diancie had been accumulating Earth Power and ordered her to follow with Dazzling Gleam, while Joy commanded Latias to use a full-power Mist Ball.

Su Hao and Diancie defeated Joy and Latias, but Diancie’s attack destroyed the Cerulean Gym. After Joy accepted the bet and treated Latias, Su Hao and Diancie faced the uncertainty of finding a way back to their world.

• Diancie’s empowered Dazzling Gleam overwhelmed Latias’s Mist Ball and knocked Latias unconscious.
• The attack and ensuing explosion destroyed the Cerulean Gym, leaving Su Hao worried about the damage.
• Joy treated Latias and admitted defeat, agreeing to postpone the Cerulean Gym assessment as promised.
• Joy asked why Su Hao was only acting Gym Leader, and he explained that he and Diancie were just passing through.
• Su Hao checked on Diancie’s enhanced state, and she said she felt tired but could maintain it before asking when they could return.
• Su Hao admitted he had no way to find home and wondered whether his Trial was connected to Ash.

After Cerulean Gym was destroyed, Su Hao accepted Joy’s request to explain the incident to Brock’s family and learned that Ash and his companions were heading toward a festival in Olden City. Hoping to prevent the tragedy involving Lucario, he set out for Olden City, leaving the Pokémon Center to cross Mt. Moon.

• Inspector Joy told Su Hao she would report Cerulean Gym’s reconstruction to the Pokémon League and asked him to explain the situation to Brock’s family.
• Su Hao noticed a bounty poster for Jessie and Kasamatsu, who were leading Team Rocket Grunts in Mt. Moon to steal Evolution Stones and fossils.
• Su Hao learned from Lorelei that Brock and his companions were traveling toward Olden City, where the events of Mew and the Aura Hero Lucario would unfold.
• Su Hao decided to reach Olden City and try to change Lucario’s fate, while Brock’s family gave him a map of Mt. Moon, Alliance Coins, and a navigation device.
• The next morning, Su Hao checked out of the Pokémon Center and set off toward Mt. Moon.

Su Hao and Riolu traveled through Mt. Moon, battling wild Pokémon as they headed toward Olden City. They defeated a Graveler with a coordinated Rock Slide counter and a Teleport-assisted Aura Bullet.

• Su Hao arrived at the foot of Mt. Moon and chose a mountain path toward Olden City with Riolu.
• Riolu cleared Geodude from their path with rapid Bullet Punches.
• A female Graveler used Rock Slide against Su Hao and Riolu.
• Su Hao neutralized the falling rocks with Aura Bullets while Riolu shattered the rest with Bullet Punch.
• Riolu Teleported behind Graveler and struck it with an Aura Bullet before Teleporting back.

Su Hao encountered Nika, a researcher fleeing Team Rocket’s operation on Mt. Moon, and learned that the thieves’ real target was the Clefairy clan and the Giant Moon Stone. The chapter left Team Rocket confronting Ash, Pikachu, and Mew nearby.

• Dragonair hid in the Different Dimension and scared a man approaching Su Hao, who calmed him and made Dragonair apologize.
• The man introduced himself as Nika, a researcher from the Cerulean City Science Museum, and asked Su Hao to contact the police.
• Nika revealed that Team Rocket had used the stolen Evolution Stones and fossils as a smokescreen while targeting the Clefairy clan and the Giant Moon Stone.
• Su Hao recognized Nika and asked whether Team Rocket’s leaders were the green-haired man and blonde woman from a wanted poster; Nika confirmed their appearance.
• Musashi, Kojiro, Meowth, Arbok, and Weezing faced Ash, Pikachu, and Mew.

After learning that Team Rocket had captured the Clefairy clan at Mt. Moon Plaza, Su Hao sent Nika to alert the police and flew toward the scene to intervene. He decided to infiltrate rather than risk a direct fight, then overheard two Team Rocket members discussing their guard duty.

• Nika told Su Hao that Jessie and Kasamatsu had led Team Rocket Grunts in capturing the Clefairy clan while the police were away near the mine.
• Su Hao sent Nika to find the Cerulean City police force, with Dragonair and Little Dreepy protecting him, while Su Hao flew toward the plaza on Hisuian Braviary.
• Su Hao considered the threat of Team Rocket’s stronger forces and decided to infiltrate instead of confronting them head-on.
• After landing near Mt. Moon’s summit, Su Hao hid when two Team Rocket members approached and overheard them say the Pokémon League was still guarding the mine.

Su Hao disguised himself as a Team Rocket Grunt after knocking out two infiltrators and stealing their uniforms and access cards. At Mt. Moon Plaza, Team Rocket prepared to take the Giant Moon Stone and captured the Clefairy clan, while Kasamatsu received an urgent call from Dr. Nanba.

• Two Team Rocket Grunts disguised themselves as Backpackers and planned to move the Giant Moon Stone after Headquarters personnel arrived.
• Su Hao distracted the Grunts, knocked them out, took their badge and magnetic cards, and tied them to a tree.
• Su Hao used the badge to put on a Team Rocket uniform and disguised himself as a Grunt.
• Jessie and Kasamatsu oversaw Team Rocket's operation at Mt. Moon Plaza, where the Cleffa, Clefairy, and Clefable were caged beside the Giant Moon Stone.
• Kasamatsu said a transport helicopter fleet, Executive Lance, and Dr. Northwave would arrive in an hour before Dr. Nanba shouted his name over the communicator.

Su Hao revealed himself to Jessie, Kasamatsu, and the Team Rocket group holding the Cleffa clan captive. He overwhelmed their Pokémon with his own powerful team, while noting that Rocket reinforcements had yet to arrive.

• Kasamatsu realized the returning Yusaku was an impostor and challenged him to reveal himself.
• Su Hao shed his Team Rocket disguise and announced that he had surrounded the group alone.
• Jessie and Kasamatsu ordered their Pokémon and the Grunts' Pokémon to attack Su Hao.
• Su Hao emerged unharmed from the smoke and sent out Hisuian Braviary, Milotic, Incineroar, and Diancie.
• Su Hao's Pokémon overpowered the Rocket Pokémon in a single exchange, and he said he would deal with the group before reinforcements arrived.

Su Hao prepared to stop Team Rocket Executive Lance from reaching Mt. Moon Plaza, where the Clefairy clan and Diancie joined him in building a powerful attack. As Lance’s helicopter approached, Diancie formed a golden Full Moon whose strength made Jessie and Kasamatsu fear for Lance.

• Su Hao questioned the bound Jessie and Kasamatsu about Team Rocket’s target, then sensed that Lance was arriving by helicopter.
• Su Hao explained that he had contacted Senior Inspector Joy for Alliance reinforcements and told Diancie to prepare for the coming battle.
• Su Hao gathered the Cleffa, Clefairy, and Clefable around the Big Moon Stone and ordered Big Tiger, Milotic, and Hisuian Braviary to guard against intruders.
• The Clefairy clan used Moonblast and Mimic while Diancie gathered their Fairy Energy into an enormous Full Moon.
• Diancie transformed the Full Moon into a brilliant golden attack, leaving Jessie and Kasamatsu worried that Lance might not withstand it.

Su Hao and Diancie destroyed the Team Rocket aircraft as Lance arrived to seize the Big Moon Stone and the Clefairy clan. The aircraft crashed, but Lance survived and confronted Su Hao before Drake could arrive.

• Lance flew toward Mt. Moon Plaza, confident that Jessie and Kasamatsu had secured the Clefairy clan and Big Moon Stone.
• A grunt detected Diancie's low Elite Four-level Moonblast, and Lance sent his Gengar to intercept it.
• Diancie’s Moonblast, strengthened with Radiant Power, weakened Gengar’s Shadow Ball and blasted through the aircraft’s barrier, destroying its tail.
• Su Hao praised the exhausted Diancie and learned that Drake was on his way from Cerulean Plateau, expected in about fifteen minutes.
• Lance’s furious voice rang out from the night sky as he threatened Su Hao.