Chapter Summaries

Su Hao sent Carbink against Jie Wei’s Professional Level Empoleon in the Water-type Gym battle. Carbink endured Empoleon’s attacks, overwhelmed him with a powerful Fairy-type assault, and won the match.

• Su Hao recalled Incineroar and sent out Carbink as his final Pokémon against Jie Wei’s Empoleon.
• Carbink blocked Empoleon’s Ice Beam and Blizzard with rock barriers, then withstood his Hydro Pump barrage while firing repeated Flash Cannons.
• Carbink’s Flash Cannons shattered the icy battlefield, preventing Empoleon from skating and dodging as effectively.
• Empoleon engulfed Carbink in Surf, but Carbink burst through the wave with Dazzling Gleam and knocked Empoleon away.
• Carbink summoned ten moons and used Moonblast to knock Empoleon unconscious, then bowed to the spectators, Jie Wei, and the referee.

After defeating Gym Leader Jie Wei, Su Hao received the Beginner Water Boat Badge and discussed the attention his victory might attract. Jie Wei recommended he visit Shuizhou City’s statues of Latios and Latias, and warned him to be careful of evil organizations; Su Hao left the Gym late at night to rest.

• Su Hao defeated Jie Wei, and she awarded him the Beginner Water Boat Badge.
• Jie Wei promised not to release the official full battle recording after Su Hao said he did not want fame, though she warned that audience videos could still spread.
• Jie Wei reviewed the Gym’s earnings and told Su Hao that the challenge had brought in thirty million, including ten million from ticket sales.
• Su Hao told Jie Wei he planned to explore Shuizhou City and look for Pokémon that caught his eye.
• Jie Wei recounted how Latios and Latias had protected the town with the Heart's Drop Gem and recommended that Su Hao visit their statues.
• Su Hao accepted Jie Wei’s advice and warning, left the Water Boat Gym, and headed back to rest.

After exploring Shuizhou City’s food stalls, Su Hao rented a trained Sharpedo to travel through the waterways and head out to sea. He rode the fast Pokémon toward the open water, communicating with it through Wave Power.

• Su Hao ate jianbing with Incineroar and Carbink, then sampled Shuizhou City’s local food with them.
• Su Hao visited the Guardian Deity Monument and considered the Legendary Pokémon worshipped by different alliances.
• Su Hao rented a Sharpedo for three days after registering through the Pokémon League system and paying the fee.
• Su Hao fed Sharpedo an Energy Cube, returned Incineroar and Carbink to their Luxury Balls, and climbed onto Sharpedo’s back.
• Su Hao used Wave Power to tell Sharpedo to swim faster, and Sharpedo sped through the waterway.

Su Hao's Wave Power activated the statues of Latios and Latias, who explained that Heart's Drop Gem had been stolen and young Pokémon abducted. Su Hao agreed to search for the missing Pokémon and set out toward the sea with Sharpedo.

• Su Hao covered the statues and monument with his Aura, causing time around him to stop.
• Latios and Latias revealed that Heart's Drop Gem had been stolen and that humans had tried to use it to destroy Shuizhou City.
• Latios and Latias explained that another group had abducted rare young Pokémon, including one they had adopted.
• Su Hao asked why the legendary Pokémon trusted him, and they said his Wave Power and Aura put them at ease.
• Su Hao agreed to find the missing Pokémon, received a mark that would let the Pokémon they sent follow his commands, and left the city on Sharpedo.

Su Hao hurried across the sea toward the mark left by Latios and Latias while poachers Gao Qiqiang and Deng Hongbo smuggled a haul of rare young Pokémon aboard their disguised fishing vessel. Gao Qiqiang inspected the captives, including a Feebas, unaware that Su Hao was closing in.

• Su Hao rode Sharpedo away from Shuizhou City toward the mark left by Latios and Latias.
• Gao Qiqiang explained to Deng Hongbo that wealthy buyers preferred rare young Pokémon, then recounted the New Star Organization's capture mission and their plan to smuggle the Pokémon into the Sakura Nation Alliance.
• Gao Qiqiang entered the vessel's hidden compartment and checked the young Dragon-type and Psychic-type Pokémon locked in a cage.
• Gao Qiqiang noticed Feebas's seemingly furious stare but dismissed it as his imagination.

Su Hao met Dragonite, who recognized Latios and Latias’s aura and offered to help him find the missing young Pokémon. She gathered four more powerful Pokémon, and the group flew together toward the direction indicated by Su Hao’s mark.

• Su Hao explained to Dragonite that he was searching for young Pokémon taken away at Latios and Latias’s request.
• Dragonite offered to carry Su Hao, then eagerly accepted the Energy Cubes he gave her.
• Dragonite summoned her companions, and Salamence, Garchomp, Gardevoir, and Alakazam answered her call.
• Su Hao gave the four Pokémon Energy Cubes, and they warmed to him because he carried Latios and Latias’s aura.
• Dragonite led the five Pokémon as they formed a flying formation and headed toward the direction Su Hao sensed through his Wave Power.

Su Hao infiltrated a Poacher ship and found seven rare young Pokémon imprisoned below deck. He captured them in Poké Balls and prepared to escape with them.

• Su Hao used Alakazam to teleport into the disguised fishing boat while Gardevoir and his other Pokémon stood by.
• Su Hao found a hidden passage beneath the cabin and discovered seven captured Pokémon in an iron cage.
• Su Hao recognized Feebas as the Pokémon he had met before and reassured her that Latios and Latias had sent him to rescue them.
• Su Hao had Carbink quietly cut an opening in the cage and gave the young Pokémon Poké Balls to enter.
• Su Hao placed Feebas in the final Poké Ball after the other six Pokémon had entered theirs.

Su Hao rescued seven kidnapped Pokémon and destroyed Gao Qiqiang’s fishing boat after overpowering him and Zheng Hongbo. He returned to the island, where the rescued Pokémon reunited with their parents, then released Feebas by a lake.

• Su Hao and Alakazam teleported back to Gardevoir after rescuing the seven Pokémon, and Gardevoir fired a Moonblast signal into the sky.
• Gao Qiqiang released his six Professional Level Pokémon and Zheng Hongbo sent out three Elite Level Pokémon, but Su Hao’s Gym Level team overwhelmed them.
• Su Hao had Dragonite, Salamence, and Garchomp destroy the fishing boat, then Gardevoir and Alakazam took Gao Qiqiang and Zheng Hongbo back to the island for Latios and Latias to judge.
• Dragonite carried Su Hao to the island and explained that most of the clans lived in Latios and Latias’s Secret Realm.
• Su Hao released Dratini, Bagon, Gible, Abra, Ralts, and Hatenna so they could reunite with their parents, then removed his helmet and released Feebas by a lake.

After being rescued, Feebas admitted that she felt powerless and asked Su Hao to train her so she could protect her home. Su Hao agreed and discussed her evolving into Milotic, but suggested waiting for Latios and Latias to return.

• Su Hao tried to comfort Feebas, who explained that she was disappointed in her weakness rather than frightened by her capture.
• Feebas recalled failing to stop the attackers from taking Dratini and decided she wanted to become stronger than Latios and Latias and protect her home.
• Feebas asked Su Hao to train her, and he agreed.
• Su Hao showed Feebas a picture of Milotic and suggested that she evolve, and Feebas said she was willing.
• Su Hao recommended waiting for Latios and Latias before Feebas evolved and told her they were purifying the contaminated Heart's Drop Gem.

Su Hao planned Psychic-type training for Carbink and emotional-energy training for Incineroar while helping Feebas grow stronger before it evolved. He brought them to Misty Forest, where Gallade agreed to contact Gardevoir, and the chapter ended with an author poll about whether evolved Feebas should gain the Dragon type.

• Su Hao decided to keep Feebas temporarily and use basic training and Feebas Candy to strengthen it.
• Su Hao planned for Carbink to train its Psychic-type powers and for Incineroar to develop its Fire-type abilities through Emotional Energy.
• Su Hao bought Feebas a small fish tank and took Feebas, Carbink, and Incineroar to Misty Forest.
• Su Hao met Gallade watching over Ralts and Kirlia, and Gallade contacted Gardevoir after hearing his request.
• The author asked readers whether Feebas should gain the Dragon-type attribute when it evolved.

Su Hao arranged for a female Gardevoir to train Carbink in Psychic-type control, then traveled deeper into Misty Forest to ask the Hattrem clan for help. Hattrem welcomed him and Feebas, and Su Hao began explaining his request.

• Su Hao recalled a wedding where he discovered that the Gardevoir marrying a programmer was male, then met a female Gardevoir summoned by Gallade to teach Carbink.
• Carbink demonstrated her shaky levitation, and Gardevoir praised her abundant Mental Power while promising to teach her Psychic-type control.
• Su Hao left Carbink with a week's supply of Energy Cubes and gave small gifts to Gardevoir and Gallade before leaving with Incineroar and Feebas.
• Su Hao traveled through the dim forest into Hattrem territory without using a light or flame, then met Hattrem among the glowing mushrooms.
• Hattrem greeted Su Hao and Feebas, and Su Hao directly stated why he had come.

Su Hao trained Feebas for a week while Carbink and Incineroar advanced under Gardevoir and Hattrem’s guidance. Latios and Latias returned with news that they had purified the Heart's Drop Gem and punished the invaders, but could not read their memories because a Nightmare of equal rank shielded their minds.

• Hattrem agreed to teach Incineroar to understand emotions and control Emotional Energy through illusions.
• Su Hao gave Hattrem and the Hatenna gifts, then began Feebas’s physical training at a lake beneath a waterfall.
• After a week, Feebas had grown stronger, Carbink had learned Calm Mind and Psychic and could fly with her Psychic power, and Incineroar had learned to control Emotional Energy.
• Su Hao noticed Incineroar could sense that Emotional Energy might merge with his flames, though he had not figured out how.
• Latios and Latias appeared and told Su Hao they had purified the Heart's Drop Gem and punished the invaders, but a same-rank Nightmare had blocked their attempt to read the invaders’ memories.

Su Hao learned that Darkrai might be aiding or being controlled by an evil organization, and Latios and Latias worried about the spread of his nightmares. After Latios offered repayment for Su Hao's help, Su Hao asked him to teach Carbink Cleanse Light, and Latios sensed Diancie's aura around her.

• Su Hao suspected Darkrai had helped the organization steal the Heart's Drop Gem and abduct young Pokémon, and Latios confirmed that he feared Darkrai might be assisting the evildoers or being forced to do so.
• Su Hao suggested finding Cresselia to counter Darkrai's nightmares, but Latios said they did not know where she was.
• Su Hao asked Latios about powerful Legendary Pokémon such as Groudon and Lugia, and Latios said he and Latias had not seen them since awakening several hundred years earlier.
• Latios thanked Su Hao for rescuing Feebas and the young Pokémon, then offered to repay him.
• Su Hao asked Latios to teach Carbink Cleanse Light, and Latios agreed before sensing Diancie's aura around Carbink.

Su Hao learned that the Carbink Queen Diancie was still alive while Latias took his Carbink into the Secret Realm to teach her Cleanse Light. Latios failed to read the minds of two captured men, then obliterated them and their cave with a powerful attack, leaving Su Hao stunned.

• Latios explained that the current Queen Diancie still ruled, even though Su Hao's Carbink was close to mutating into Diancie.
• Latias decided to take Carbink into the Secret Realm and teach her Cleanse Light.
• Latios brought Su Hao and Feebas to see the captured Gao Qiqiang and Zheng Hongbo.
• Latios tried to read the men's memories but found their minds trapped in Nightmare and said they would soon die without waking.
• Latios told Su Hao and Feebas to leave the cave, then destroyed it with a powerful beam, leaving a huge crater.

After Feebas admitted she wanted to evolve and grow stronger, Latios and Latias held an evolution ritual for her at Infinite Lake. The ritual succeeded, and Feebas became a level 30 Milotic.

• Latios lectured Feebas about her past helplessness, and she told him she wanted to evolve and become stronger.
• Latios and Latias prepared an evolution ritual for Feebas at Infinite Lake while Su Hao, Carbink, and Incineroar watched.
• Latios and Latias channeled their Confusion into the Heart's Drop Gem, and nearby Psychic-type and Dragon-type Pokémon added their energy.
• The Heart's Drop Gem enveloped Feebas in a red-and-blue Light Cocoon, which cracked and shattered.
• Feebas emerged as a level 30 female Milotic with the Cute Charm Ability.

After evolving into Milotic with enhanced potential and new Psychic-type abilities, Little Mei asked to travel with Su Hao and join his team. Latios and Latias supported her choice and gave Su Hao the Infinite Flute, which could summon them in an emergency.

• Latios and Latias explained that the Heart's Drop Gem had infused Milotic with energy that greatly increased her potential and affinity for Dragon- and Psychic-type moves.
• Milotic told Latios and Latias that she wanted to leave with Su Hao, and they promised to support her.
• Milotic asked to join Su Hao's team and travel with him to become stronger, and he welcomed her.
• Latias agreed to Milotic's choice, and Latios gave Su Hao the Infinite Flute so he could summon them when facing danger.

Su Hao officially caught Milotic in a Luxury Ball, then returned to Shuizhou City after Latios and Latias promised to secure the Infinite Secret Realm. There, police arrested him on suspicion of Pokémon theft over his overdue Sharpedo rental, and he explained that his phone had died while he was away.

• Su Hao released Milotic from her old Poké Ball and officially caught her with a Luxury Ball.
• Latios and Latias told Su Hao they would move the island's Pokémon into the Infinite Secret Realm and guard it while it was sealed.
• Su Hao rode Sharpedo back to Shuizhou City and discovered that his phone had run out of battery.
• Officer Yuan Hongda arrested Su Hao as a suspect in a Pokémon theft case and brought him in for questioning.
• Su Hao told Yuan Hongda that his phone had died during his trip, preventing him from returning the rented Sharpedo on time.

After getting bailed out of the Shuizhou City police station, Su Hao introduced Jie Wei to his new Pokémon, Milotic, whose beauty drew a crowd. He caught up with his father and planned to build teamwork with Milotic at Hulbury Stadium before leaving town.

• Su Hao was released from the police station after Jie Wei vouched for him, and she teased him about getting arrested while trying to catch a Pokémon.
• Su Hao told Jie Wei that his third Pokémon was Milotic and brought her to see Milotic show off in a Shuizhou City canal.
• Jie Wei admired Milotic and said she wanted to catch one before Su Hao recalled Milotic and left the gathering with her.
• Jie Wei received a call asking her to help forest rangers catch poachers, so she parted ways with Su Hao.
• After charging his phone, Su Hao read his father's messages, called him, explained the arrest, and shared that he had caught Milotic.
• Su Hao decided to visit Hulbury Stadium for ranked matches with Milotic to improve their coordination before leaving Shuizhou City.

Su Hao defeated Li Jinhua’s Grookey in an official Poké Ball Tier match using Milotic, whose Dragon Dance captivated the opposing Pokémon. Afterward, Li Jinhua encouraged Su Hao and reflected on the sacrifices she and her husband had made.

• Su Hao entered an official ranked match against Li Jinhua and sent out Milotic to face her Normal Level Grookey.
• Li Jinhua commanded Grookey to use Bullet Seed, but Su Hao ordered Milotic to perform Dragon Dance and evade the attack.
• Milotic’s graceful dance captivated Grookey, who confessed her love, danced in courtship, and then froze when Milotic politely rejected her.
• Su Hao commanded Milotic to use Dragon Tail, knocking Grookey out and earning the victory.
• Li Jinhua congratulated Su Hao and said she would support his rise, then took Grookey for treatment as Su Hao continued battling.

Su Hao faced Chen Rui in a ranked battle for his tenth consecutive win and a chance to advance to the Great Ball Tier. Milotic defeated Chen Rui’s Alolan Raichu, leaving Su Hao the victor of the Poké Ball Tier match.

• Su Hao discovered his opponent was Chen Rui, a middle-aged man who resembled Uncle, and the two introduced themselves before the battle.
• Chen Rui sent out his Alolan Raichu, while Su Hao chose Milotic for the one-Pokémon match.
• Raichu set Electric Terrain and used Agility and Thunderbolt, but Milotic blocked attacks with Light Screen and restored her stamina with Aqua Ring.
• Chen Rui’s Thunder Wave failed to paralyze Milotic, and he ordered Raichu to use Charge Beam.
• Milotic endured the powered-up Charge Beam and reflected its energy with Mirror Coat, knocking Raichu out and winning the battle for Su Hao.