Chapter Summaries

Su Hao visited his grandfather Xia Jie, a retired Fire-type Elite Four, who offered to teach Incineroar his flame-shaping style despite Su Hao’s decision not to specialize in Fire. The chapter ended as Xia Jie prepared to teach Incineroar the Ultimate Technique for Fire-type Starter Pokémon.

• Xia Jie asked Su Hao whether he would specialize in Fire, and Su Hao said he would rely on his diverse team instead.
• Xia Jie accepted Su Hao’s decision and offered to guide his Fire-type Pokémon in shaping flames without sacrificing their temperature.
• Xia Jie took Su Hao and Incineroar to the backyard training ground and silenced Incineroar’s roar with his teaching rod.
• Su Hao told Xia Jie that Incineroar’s strongest Fire-type moves were Flare Blitz and Fire Blast.
• Xia Jie declared that he would teach Incineroar the Ultimate Technique mastered only by Fire-type Starter Pokémon.

Su Hao learned from Xia Jie that Fire-type Pokémon could pursue special flames as a path toward the Elite Four Level. As Incineroar trained with Xia Jie's veteran Incineroar, Xia Jie began teaching Su Hao about cultivating flames and finding each Pokémon's own path.

• Su Hao recognized Explosion Blaze as the Ultimate Technique Xia Jie intended to teach Incineroar.
• Xia Jie sent out his elderly Incineroar to teach Su Hao's Incineroar Explosion Blaze, and Su Hao gave it Energy Cubes before it followed the veteran into the forest.
• Xia Jie offered to teach Su Hao how to cultivate Incineroar's flames while the Pokémon trained.
• Xia Jie explained that his nameless school taught Fire-type Pokémon to transform their flames into special varieties, a path that had helped Su Hao's father's Charizard reach the Elite Four Level early.
• Xia Jie told Su Hao that Pokémon had to develop their strengths and find their own road to approach the Elite Four Level, then summoned a fox-like Pokémon as an example.

Su Hao learned from Xia Jie how Mental Power could give flames special traits and watched Ninetales demonstrate the technique. After Incineroar continued training Explosion Burn, Su Hao heard about a Fighting-type doubles tournament in Yundu and its exhibition match with Elite Four Chen Qing.

• Xia Jie showed Su Hao how Ninetales's Flamethrower concealed Mental Power that could burn an opponent's Mental Power on impact.
• Su Hao learned that Pokémon could develop special flame traits into a path toward Elite Four Level, and Xia Jie explained that Legendary Pokémon's flame traits could also be added.
• Su Hao considered how his Pokémon already had their own paths, so he politely avoided telling Xia Jie that he did not plan to specialize in Fire types.
• Su Hao stayed at Xia Jie's villa while Incineroar continued learning Explosion Burn, which would take several more days to master.
• Su Hao watched a news report announcing Yundu's Fighting Capital Doubles Tournament, whose winner would compete in an exhibition match alongside Fighting Elite Four Chen Qing.

Su Hao agreed to enter the Fighting Capital Doubles Tournament after Xia Jie encouraged him, and he went to the Fighting Association for the required screening. There, he sensed Qin Gang and used his Aura to get the man’s attention, leaving Qin Gang recognizing him as the young man who had once refused to join the Aura School.

• Xia Jie urged Su Hao to enter the tournament so Lucario could gain experience and so Su Hao might outshine someone Xia Jie resented.
• Su Hao decided to compete, hoping Lucario could advance and that he might see Chen Qing in the Exhibition Match.
• Su Hao joined the enormous queue at the Fighting Association for the tournament’s eligibility screening.
• Su Hao sensed a powerful Aura from a masked man arriving in a black van and suspected he was Qin Gang.
• Su Hao extended his Aura toward the man, and Qin Gang recognized him as the young man who had refused the Aura School.

Su Hao met Qin Gang at the Fighting Association and learned about the Fighting Capital Doubles Tournament’s qualification test. As he prepared to take the Strength Test, he asked whether a Fighting-type special move like Aura Bullet counted.

• Qin Gang recognized Su Hao and waved him past the crowded registration line.
• Su Hao told Qin Gang he was a first-year student at Jiangcheng University and had come to Yundu to train for the University League.
• Su Hao explained that he planned to enter the Doubles Tournament, while Qin Gang revealed he was competing for his Aura School.
• Qin Gang guided Su Hao to the qualification testing site and explained that Trainers and their Pokémon would attack testing machines to determine their scores.
• Su Hao received queue number 337 and asked Qin Gang whether Fighting-type special moves, such as Aura Bullet, counted in the Strength Test.

Su Hao and Qin Gang waited for the Fighting competition’s strength test while discussing the rules and the skilled contestants drawn by the Fighting Elite Four’s exhibition match. As Su Hao’s turn approached, contestant 323’s strong result and identity caught Qin Gang’s attention.

• Su Hao learned that ranged moves such as Aura Bullet were allowed in the test and battles, then waited with Qin Gang for his number to be called.
• Contestant 312 tested with his Hitmonlee and scored 380 points, placing sixty-fifth; Qin Gang estimated the contestant’s and Pokémon’s strength.
• Qin Gang explained that the Fighting Elite Four’s appearance had attracted talented martial artists hoping to challenge him in an exhibition match.
• Su Hao watched the next contestants’ results and noted that most scored below 200, while contestant 323 scored 815 and ranked fifteenth with an Early Professional Level Abominable Monkey.
• Qin Gang recognized contestant 323 as Luo Xia of the Mystic Fist Style Dojo and remarked that he was a High School Cup champion with a connection to a former Ghost-type Elite Four member.

Su Hao entered the Fighting Capital Doubles Tournament’s strength test and discovered that Lucario and his own Aura attack could earn him a top score. His combined score put him in first place, though he hoped only to make the top three.

• Qin Gang explained that Luo Xia’s Abominable Monkey made him an unsporting opponent and speculated that Luo Xia was building his reputation ahead of a youth selection competition.
• Su Hao considered whether Grandpa Xia wanted him to target Luo Xia, then went to Room 3 for his test.
• Lucario used Perpetual Sword Dance and Meteor Mash to score 1146 points on the target.
• Su Hao imitated Lucario’s attack with an Aura Bullet and scored 1145 points, bringing his total to 2291 and placing him first.

Su Hao stunned the Fighting Association with a record-breaking test score, then revealed to Qin Gang that his own physical ability had produced most of it. As the score spread through the dojos, Luo Xia dismissed Su Hao’s chances, but his Mystic Fist Style master warned him not to judge a genius by appearances.

• Su Hao’s total score of 2291 took first place and left Qin Gang and the waiting contestants astonished.
• Qin Gang brought Su Hao to a training room and asked how Lucario had scored so highly; Su Hao explained that his own physical fitness had produced most of the score.
• Qin Gang realized Su Hao’s Aura had reached the founder’s realm and that Lucario could be treated as a Professional Level Pokémon during the sparring.
• News of Su Hao’s score and identity spread among the dojos, prompting Luo Xia to argue that his Abominable Monkey could still beat Lucario.
• The elderly bearded man warned Luo Xia not to underestimate Su Hao, pointing out how much he had concealed during the High School Cup.

Su Hao trained his Pokémon at Xia Jie's villa while preparing for the Fighting Capital Doubles Tournament. During training, Hisuian Braviary suddenly unleashed a raging storm infused with Mental Power after apparently comprehending something from the Silver Feather.

• Xia Jie bragged about Su Hao's first-place screening result to the villa district's retired League officials and expert nurturers.
• Su Hao received confirmation that he had qualified for the tournament and began a joint training session with his Pokémon.
• Diancie trained Hisuian Braviary and Metang in Dual-wielding and the Perpetual Enhancement Manual, while Milotic and Dragapult practiced their moves together.
• Su Hao helped Lucario cultivate its Aura and then had Leafeon practice Solar Blade and Solar Beam.
• Hisuian Braviary rose into the sky and produced a violent storm with a trace of Mental Power, apparently after comprehending something from the Silver Feather.

Hisuian Braviary resonated with the Silver Feather and unleashed a storm that startled Xia Jie and Su Hao before Diancie stopped him and cleared the weather. Su Hao realized the feather had awakened Lugia’s power in Braviary, and resolved to deal with Sea King outside Lugia’s Secret Realm.

• Incineroar sensed the storm near the villa and urged his training partner to keep working so he would not fall behind.
• Xia Jie and Su Hao watched Hisuian Braviary’s storm, and Su Hao shielded them with Aura.
• Diancie knocked Hisuian Braviary out of the sky with Ancient Power, then used Radiant Power to strengthen Sunny Day and disperse the storm.
• Hisuian Braviary explained that he had resonated with the Silver Feather, learning Rain Dance and gaining greater control of wind and Mental Power.
• Su Hao recognized the storm as an expression of Lugia’s authority and decided to deal with Sea King outside Lugia’s Secret Realm.

Su Hao arrived at the Fighting Capital Doubles Tournament Preliminary Round with Lucario and was assigned to Zone B as the competition began. He and Lucario waited in the preparation area for their first match, while the day’s schedule called for two rounds.

• Su Hao headed to the Official Battle Arena with Lucario on the tournament’s opening day, while Incineroar stayed behind to practice Explosion Burn.
• Reporters surrounded Su Hao outside the arena, but Fighting Association staff intervened and cleared a path for him.
• Tao Ning recognized Su Hao and escorted him through the staff entrance to avoid the crowd.
• Su Hao checked in, received the Zone B, Number 23 tag, and learned that seeded contestants were distributed among the tournament’s four zones.
• Su Hao meditated with Lucario in the preparation area until the preliminary rounds began across all four zones.

Su Hao watched the Fighting Capital Doubles Tournament, observed Ye Qingcheng defeat Hu Xiucai through a coordinated attack with Heracross, and assessed Luo Xia’s hidden strength. After a long wait, Su Hao was called to face Li Xiaoming, who mistook his sleepy demeanor for disrespect.

• Su Hao watched Ye Qingcheng and Heracross exploit an opening to defeat Hu Xiucai and Garbodor.
• Luo Xia won his match with Abominable Monkey and taunted Su Hao, who concluded that Luo Xia had concealed some of his Pokémon’s strength during the preliminary tests.
• Su Hao waited through the remaining first-round matches and nearly fell asleep before the loudspeaker called him to face Li Xiaoming.
• Li Xiaoming took Su Hao’s dazed, lazy appearance as an insult to him and Grovyle.

Su Hao and Lucario defeated Li Xiaoming and Grovyle, then advanced to Zone B’s top sixteen after their next opponent surrendered. Back at Xia Jie’s villa complex, Incineroar successfully detonated its Explosive Flames.

• Su Hao told Li Xiaoming that Lucario could beat Grovyle without his help, and Li Xiaoming charged with Grovyle to attack.
• Lucario used Extreme Speed to evade their attacks, then struck Grovyle with a barrage of Bullet Punches and sent Li Xiaoming flying.
• Su Hao helped Li Xiaoming up and asked him to surrender; Li Xiaoming yielded to the referee, and Grovyle was left badly injured.
• Su Hao’s next opponent fled when Lucario activated Extreme Speed, allowing Su Hao to advance to Zone B’s top sixteen.
• At Xia Jie’s villa complex, Incineroar detonated its Explosive Flames and celebrated its success.

Su Hao discovered that Tokiwa Power could quickly restore Incineroar after it used Explosion Blaze, while Xia Jie decided to pass his Heavenly Flame style on to Su Hao. At the Fighting Capital Doubles Tournament, Su Hao entered the top sixty-four as spectators predicted he would lose to Zone B’s seeded player, He Ming.

• Su Hao confirmed that Incineroar had mastered Explosion Blaze, then found that Tokiwa Power rapidly ended its post-move stiffness.
• Xia Jie decided to pass the Heavenly Flame style to Su Hao and took Incineroar for another intense training session with Elite Four Level Pokémon.
• The tournament resumed at the Official Battle Arena, where the remaining competitors included skilled martial artists, Fighting-type Pokémon, and seeded players.
• Su Hao overheard spectators describe Wei Lai and He Ming, the previous tournament champion known as [Unrivaled Steel Fist].
• The spectators recognized Su Hao as a Zone B competitor and predicted that He Ming would defeat him and the other outsiders.

Su Hao defeated Tang Zhen and advanced through the quarterfinals, where Lucario overwhelmed his first Professional Level opponent. The semifinals matchup was set against Luo Xia and Abominable Monkey, with a Trainer battle likely.

• Tang Zhen revealed his enormous combat form and charged Su Hao with Machoke in the round of sixteen.
• Su Hao lifted Lucario’s first restriction, and Lucario used Perpetual Sword Dance and Meteor Mash to defeat Machoke and knock out Tang Zhen.
• Luo Xia watched Su Hao reveal more of his strength, and his unease gradually faded.
• Su Hao defeated an Early Professional Level opponent in the quarterfinals, while avoiding the Trainer’s mop.
• The second day ended with Luo Xia and Abominable Monkey confirmed as Su Hao’s semifinal opponents, and the match was likely to involve a battle between Trainers.

During the Zone B semifinals, Su Hao and Luo Xia began a Pokémon battle with Lucario and Abominable Monkey, while the retired elders watching at Xia Jie’s villa district mostly bet on Luo Xia. Abominable Monkey’s opening Cross Chop drove Lucario back, leaving the match unresolved.

• Xia Jie and Luo Ji gathered retirement-villa residents to bet on the semifinal, and most placed their stakes on Luo Xia and Abominable Monkey.
• Mei Meizi bet a valuable gemstone on Luo Xia because she doubted Lucario, which Su Hao had raised for only a few months, could overcome Abominable Monkey.
• Su Hao entered the semifinal with Lucario, while Luo Xia entered with Abominable Monkey, and the audience reacted coldly to the two amateur Trainers.
• Luo Xia and Su Hao both chose to command their Pokémon rather than fight personally, each believing this gave the other side a fair chance.
• Luo Xia ordered Cross Chop as Su Hao ordered Bonemerang, and Lucario used Aura to block Abominable Monkey’s strike at its waist with energy bone clubs.
• Abominable Monkey shattered the bone clubs and drove Lucario several meters backward with its weakened Cross Chop.

Lucario faced a severe disadvantage after Luo Xia revealed Abominable Monkey's Perpetual Sword Dance, but the crisis triggered a breakthrough in Lucario's Aura. The chapter ended as Lucario awakened in a burst of azure light, leaving the arena stunned.

• Lucario used Perpetual Sword Dance to gain a brief edge over Abominable Monkey, whose attacks had initially been sealed away.
• Luo Xia ordered Abominable Monkey to unleash its own Perpetual Sword Dance, greatly increasing its power and speed.
• Abominable Monkey overwhelmed Lucario with Close Combat, leaving Lucario badly injured and close to losing consciousness.
• Remembering Su Hao's teachings about Aura, Lucario understood how to shape its power and reached a breakthrough.
• Lucario erupted with azure light and blasted Abominable Monkey away, drawing the attention of the other battles and Qin Gang.

Lucario broke through to Professional Level and developed an Aura Cloak during its battle with Luo Xia’s Abominable Monkey. After enduring Close Combat unharmed, Lucario counterattacked with a fused Dragon Pulse, leaving Abominable Monkey reeling.

• Lucario advanced to Early Professional Level and combined its Aura with the World Tree’s vitality to create an Aura Cloak.
• He Ming watched Lucario’s breakthrough and grew eager to face the powerful opponents he had noticed.
• Luo Xia ordered Abominable Monkey to use Close Combat, but Lucario stood still and took the barrage without a scratch.
• Su Hao had Lucario switch from Perpetual Sword Dance to Self-Motivation and then use Extreme Speed to close in on Abominable Monkey.
• Lucario swung a Dragon Pulse like a whip into Abominable Monkey, and the attack’s explosion sent it flying backward.

Su Hao and Lucario defeated Luo Xia and Abominable Monkey after Lucario broke through their powerful Furious Fist, securing Su Hao’s advance as the Zone B Champion. Back at Xia Jie’s villa, Su Hao found Xia Jie celebrating over a table of rare items, including something that shocked him.

• Luo Xia unleashed Abominable Monkey’s Furious Fist, which grew stronger from the attacks it had endured.
• Su Hao lent Lucario Aura support, and Lucario countered with Meteor Mash to shatter Furious Fist.
• Lucario knocked out Abominable Monkey with Bullet Punch, while Luo Xia was thrown away and lost consciousness.
• The host declared Su Hao and Lucario the winners, and Su Hao advanced as the Zone B Champion to face the other three regional champions.
• At Xia Jie’s villa, Su Hao saw Xia Jie proudly displaying a table of rare items, including Meowth.

Su Hao and Xia Jie examined Lucario’s newly created Aura Cloak, while Su Hao’s Pokémon tried to understand or imitate it. As the Fighting Capital Doubles Tournament semifinals approached, Qin Gang warned Su Hao about Wei Lai and Sirfetch’d’s relentless Sword and Shield attacks.

• Lucario formed a rough Aura Cloak for Xia Jie, and Su Hao helped him maintain it while Xia Jie encouraged them to develop the technique further.
• After Xia Jie and Su Hao left, the other Pokémon crowded around Lucario, while Milotic tried and failed to copy the Aura Cloak.
• The next day, Su Hao and Qin Gang discussed the tournament’s upcoming matches and the spectators’ view of Su Hao as Lucario’s accessory.
• Qin Gang said his opponent, Lan Ruosi, and Gallade were difficult to handle because of Gallade’s Teleport.
• Qin Gang warned Su Hao to watch out for Wei Lai and Sirfetch’d’s coordinated Sword and Shield attacks.