Chapter Summaries

Su Hao shared his theory about the golden ring with Liao Xingchen and Entei, then nearly touched Entei before Entei offered him a chance to become a Rainbow Hero candidate. Liao Xingchen encouraged Su Hao to consider the offer, leaving him to decide whether to join the competition.

• Su Hao told Liao Xingchen and Entei that the golden ring belonged to Primal Hoopa and functioned as a teleportation device, explaining how it had bypassed the force field blockade.
• Liao Xingchen said he would escort Shedinja to the sealing site and seal it away again once his subordinates arrived.
• As Su Hao edged closer to Entei to pet its fur, Entei asked whether he wanted to apply to be a Rainbow Hero candidate.
• Entei explained that Liao Xingchen was already a candidate but that Su Hao surpassed him in talent, and Liao Xingchen urged Su Hao to consider the offer.

Su Hao refused Entei’s offer to become a Rainbow Hero candidate and returned to Wonder Garden, where Viridian Forest’s Pokémon welcomed him. He asked Mega Venusaur to introduce Leafeon to the Pokémon who tended the Sea of Flowers so Leafeon could learn plant care.

• Su Hao turned down Entei’s invitation, while Marshadow planned to try recruiting him with Raikou or all Three Legendary Beasts.
• Liao Xingchen left with his subordinates and the restrained Shedinja after reminding Su Hao to choose a date to enter the Northern Village Secret Realm.
• Entei departed after saying his invitation would remain valid until Liao Xingchen passed the Rainbow Hero Trial, and Su Hao treated the forgotten Tyranitar before returning to Wonder Garden.
• Wild Pokémon protected Su Hao on his journey through Viridian Forest, and he received a message congratulating him on earning Viridian Forest’s Eternal Friendship.
• Su Hao asked Mega Venusaur to summon the Pokémon that tended the Sea of Flowers so Leafeon could learn to care for plants.
• Mega Venusaur noticed that Gym Level Leafeon seemed surrounded by a mysterious presence that felt sharp enough to wound it.

Su Hao left Wonder Garden after arranging for Florges to teach Leafeon how to care for the Sea of Flowers, then traveled to Hydreigon’s territory for special training. There, Hydreigon and Haxorus led him toward their Pokémon Egg when he asked whether it had hatched.

• Mega Venusaur summoned Florges and ordered it to teach Leafeon how to manage the Sea of Flowers.
• Su Hao left Leafeon with Florges and set out for Hydreigon’s territory, planning to train Milotic and the others.
• Su Hao asked Hisuian Braviary what it planned to do when it met Lugia, and Hisuian Braviary kept its answer secret.
• Hydreigon rushed to hide in a lake after spotting Su Hao approaching on Hisuian Braviary.
• Su Hao asked Hydreigon and Haxorus whether their Pokémon Egg had hatched, and they eagerly led him away.

Su Hao examined Hydreigon and Haxorus’s unhatched Deino and learned that the parents planned to raise it by feeding it until it could eat berries alone, then casting it out. He persuaded them to entrust the Deino to his Tokiwa Power-wielding junior and decided to leave Life Energy as a gift.

• Hydreigon and Haxorus brought Su Hao to their nest, where Tsareena guarded their Pokémon Egg.
• Su Hao used Aura to confirm that the male Deino inside the Egg was healthy and likely to hatch soon.
• Hydreigon and Haxorus told Su Hao they planned to cast their child out once it could eat Berries by itself.
• Su Hao offered to find a human caretaker for the Deino, and Hydreigon and Haxorus agreed to entrust it to his junior, another wielder of Tokiwa Power.
• Su Hao decided to leave Life Energy as a gift before departing.

Su Hao continued training his Pokémon around Viridian Forest and Evergreen City while growing more suspicious of Cyclizar’s hidden secret. After returning to Evergreen City with Metagross for supplies and ranked matches, he was matched against someone he knew.

• Su Hao infused Deino’s Pokémon Egg with Life Energy, making Hydreigon and Haxorus jealous, then left the nest after wishing the egg a healthy hatch.
• Su Hao used the lake and grassland in Hydreigon’s territory as a training ground, where Diancie helped Incineroar and Zeraora improve their techniques.
• Hisuian Braviary, Milotic, and Lucario trained together, combining wind and rain while Lucario tempered its Mental Power and Aura.
• Su Hao noticed Cyclizar’s seasoned fighting skill, lack of interest in training, and ability to grow stronger from Terastal Crystals, and suspected it was hiding an inheritance from Dragon Cave.
• Su Hao took Metagross to Evergreen City to restock supplies and play ranked matches, where he was paired with a familiar opponent ranked below him.

Su Hao faced Ye Tian again in an Evergreen City Arena ranked battle, where his Metagross overwhelmed Ye Tian’s Malamar despite having a much weaker aura. The chapter ended with Metagross crushing Malamar with Psychic, leaving Ye Tian stunned.

• Ye Tian recognized Su Hao as the opponent who had previously defeated him 3-0, while Su Hao did not remember him.
• Ye Tian sent out Malamar, and Su Hao chose Metagross for the battle.
• Ye Tian used Electric Terrain, but Su Hao’s Metagross raced in with Meteor Mash and met Malamar’s Fire Punch in a near-even clash.
• Ye Tian ordered Malamar to use Lightning Assault, but Su Hao unsealed Metagross’s Destruction Gene and commanded Psychic.
• Metagross stopped Malamar’s charge, shattered its electrical currents, and crushed it with Psychic, shocking Ye Tian.

Su Hao spent the day battling with Metagross, improving its ranking and helping it adapt to the Destruction Gene. He later met Li Qingyi and Jiang Yueluo at the Pokémon Comprehensive Center and revealed that Jiang Yueluo’s second Pokémon would be a Deino.

• Su Hao and Metagross defeated Ye Tian, raising Su Hao’s Master Ball Tier rank from 9011th to 8999th place.
• Su Hao continued battling through the day, training Metagross and reaching 8469th place despite losing several matches.
• Su Hao brought an exhausted Metagross to the Evergreen City Pokémon Comprehensive Center, where it drew attention from the Trainers around them.
• Li Qingyi and Jiang Yueluo arrived, and Jiang Yueluo eagerly touched Metagross while Flabébé joined in.
• Su Hao told Li Qingyi that Jiang Yueluo’s second Pokémon would be a Deino descended from Hydreigon and Haxorus, making her jealous.

Su Hao helped Jiang Yueluo meet Hydreigon and receive a Deino Pokémon Egg, then returned to training and ranked battles. With Master Ball Tier matchmaking in Evergreen City drying up, Su Hao decided it was time to set off.

• Li Qingyi felt bitter when she compared Jiang Yueluo’s good fortune with her own start as a Trainer.
• Su Hao brought Jiang Yueluo to Hydreigon’s nest, where Hydreigon approved him and entrusted him with its Deino Pokémon Egg.
• Jiang Yueluo promised to raise Deino well, while Flabébé insisted on remaining his most cherished Pokémon and agreed to look after Deino as its big sister.
• Over five days, Su Hao trained Pokémon in Viridian Forest and competed in ranked matches in Evergreen City, reaching Master Ball Tier Rank 5001 as opponents began avoiding the city.
• Su Hao told Diancie that it was about time they set off.

After five days of training in Viridian Forest, Su Hao and Diancie prepared to return home, and Su Hao realized his Novice Trainer protection period would end in four days. While walking by the lake, he uncovered a strange green object concealed by a distortion in space.

• Diancie agreed with Su Hao that it was time to leave after everyone had made progress during their training.
• Su Hao noticed that February 14, the day he had met Diancie, was four days away and realized his Novice Trainer protection period was about to expire.
• Reshiram reminded Su Hao about the four injured Genesect, and Su Hao said he would release them inside Articuno's Secret Realm to check for tracking devices or other contingencies.
• Su Hao walked beside the lake in Hydreigon's territory and enjoyed watching the Pokémon there.
• Su Hao felt something beneath his foot, used his Wave Power to overcome a distortion, and revealed a green object shaped like a Vortex Worm.

Su Hao found a Zygarde Cell containing a fragment of Zygarde’s power and stored it, while Reshiram warned that it likely could not summon Zygarde. Back at camp, Milotic broke through to Late Gym Level and drew Incineroar’s jealous resolve to train harder.

• Su Hao discovered that the green Vortex Worm was a Zygarde Cell carrying one percent of the Order Overseer’s divine power.
• Reshiram explained that the cell probably could not contact Zygarde, and Su Hao stored it in his System Space.
• Su Hao returned to camp and found Milotic breaking through as it wore down the seal on its Infinite Source.
• Milotic reached Late Gym Level and blasted Haxorus into the woods with Hydro Pump when it challenged it to spar.
• Incineroar grew jealous of Milotic’s breakthrough and vowed to double its training starting that night.

Su Hao returned to Yang City and saw how the city had changed, including redevelopment made possible by Pokémon and technology. After hearing an old man praise Su Hao’s achievements, he went home, cleaned the house, and revisited memories of Incineroar’s kittenhood.

• Su Hao returned to Yang City and noticed its downtown area was being rebuilt with help from Pokémon and machines.
• An elderly man explained how demolition techniques had improved and told Su Hao that his Mega Evolution discovery had brought pride and resources to Yang City.
• Su Hao listened as the old man shared local stories about him, then headed home to clean the house.
• Su Hao found Incineroar’s old pink cat bed and teased Incineroar about how small it was.
• After Su Hao left, Incineroar secretly tried to fit one foot into the cat bed he had loved as a kitten.

Su Hao returned to the Articuno Secret Realm and asked Skadi to watch over four revived, mechanically modified Genesect. Sableye saw Su Hao’s arrival as its chance to win his affection, while Skadi was left to investigate the Genesect for abnormalities.

• Sableye lost another game of Chinese Chess to Skadi, who encouraged it to keep practicing and prepare rare Snow Tea for Su Hao.
• Skadi sensed Su Hao’s return and flew off to greet him, telling Sableye to help prepare milk tea with Gogoat milk.
• Su Hao entered the Secret Realm and met Skadi in the forest, then explained that he had brought four Genesect there temporarily.
• Su Hao told Skadi that the Genesect had been revived from fossils and mechanically modified, and asked it to watch them for abnormalities.
• Sableye realized Su Hao had returned and rushed after Skadi, seeing his arrival as a rare opportunity.

Su Hao secured the four Genesect in the Articuno Secret Realm and then learned that Su Xu wanted him to enter Rong City's New Star Trainer Challenge under a disguise. Su Hao agreed to compete with Zeraora, and Qian Kun revealed that Yang City called it the “Rong City Needs Its Own Su Hao Challenge.”

• Su Hao confirmed that the Genesect had no apparent contingency plan, promised to return for them, and left the Secret Realm, leaving Skadi disappointed.
• Su Hao arrived at Su Xu's office and learned from Qian Kun that Su Xu had left on an emergency task and left him an invitation to Rong City's New Star Trainer Challenge.
• Qian Kun explained that the Divine Land Alliance had originally wanted the Rising Sun Gym in Rong City, and that its members had caused trouble for Su Xu and Yang City over the decision.
• Su Hao agreed to enter the challenge under a prepared identity and disguise, planning to use Zeraora as his previously unseen Pokémon.
• Qian Kun sent Su Hao the temporary identity details and disguise artist's contact information, then told him Yang City called the event the “Rong City Needs Its Own Su Hao Challenge.”

Su Hao arranged to use Xiao Ming’s identity and learned that Ultra Wormhole incidents were increasing across the alliances, while he prepared for the Northern Village Secret Realm and considered seeking help from the Tapus for Diancie. After a disguise artist transformed his appearance, Su Hao tipped a working Dragonite, leaving it tempted to switch to easier work at a cat café.

• Su Hao reviewed Xiao Ming’s background and agreed to use his identity with help from Su Xu and Qian Kun.
• Su Hao recalled that the Northern Village Secret Realm departure was five days away and learned from Su Xu that Ultra Wormhole incidents had increased in both the White Eagle Alliance and the Divine Land Alliance.
• Su Hao suspected the R Institute might be involved and considered visiting the Tapus to help Diancie develop its growing power.
• A young disguise artist applied makeup and colored contacts to transform Su Hao’s appearance.
• Su Hao rubbed Dragonite’s belly, doubled its recent earnings with a tip, and prompted Dragonite to consider applying for a cat café job.

Disguised as Xiao Ming, Su Hao entered the Rongcheng New Star Trainer Challenge and drew Wang Wen, a Gym Level favorite, as his first-round opponent. He reached the arena, where Wang Wen challenged him to hurry up.

• Su Hao watched Bai Ziyu defeat an opponent with his newly Professional Level Flygon.
• Su Hao learned that his first-round opponent was Wang Wen, a twenty-six-year-old Gym Level Trainer favored to win the challenge.
• A staff member called Su Hao, registered as Xiao Ming, to compete while other contestants predicted he would lose quickly.
• Su Hao met Bai Ziyu in the passageway, and Bai Ziyu said Xiao Ming reminded him of someone he used to know.
• Su Hao entered the Primordial Arena, where Wang Wen sneered and urged him to hurry.

Su Hao’s Zeraora faced Wang Wen’s Weavile in the Primordial Arena, shocking the audience because no one recognized the Pokémon. Zeraora overwhelmed Weavile with a devastating kick, leaving Wang Wen’s defeat seemingly decided.

• Wang Wen mocked Su Hao before the battle, but Su Hao ignored him and prepared to fight.
• Su Hao and Wang Wen released Zeraora and Weavile, and the audience was stunned that they could not identify Zeraora.
• Zeraora matched Weavile’s opening attack and blasted it away with a lightning-powered punch.
• Weavile charged with Payback, but Zeraora evaded its claws and blocked its follow-up strike with Fire Punch.
• Su Hao announced that the warm-up was over, and Zeraora shattered Weavile’s Ice Layer with a powerful kick, sending it crashing into the arena wall.

Su Hao disguised Zeraora as Xiao Ming to defeat Wang Wen in the Primordial Arena, then withdrew and slipped away before Rong City's officials could recruit him. He returned to the Articuno Secret Realm to retrieve Genesect, where Skadi realized Sableye was away gathering tea and wondered if its twin-tail hairstyle explained its bad luck.

• Zeraora knocked Weavile unconscious with one kick, and the referee declared Xiao Ming the winner while Rong City's officials eagerly planned to investigate him.
• Su Hao ignored an invitation from the arena staff, withdrew from the competition, and escaped the people trying to persuade him to stay.
• Su Hao returned to Yang City, then entered the Articuno Secret Realm and flew across the snowy landscape on Hisuian Braviary.
• Skadi confirmed that the four Genesect remained motionless without commands and realized Sableye would be away gathering tea for several days.
• Skadi recalled Diancie's claim that twin-tailed characters were usually losers and wondered whether Sableye's hairstyle explained its bad luck.

Su Hao examined the captured Genesects and planned to trace their implanted programs back to the R Institute, then prepared to visit the Northern Village Secret Realm. After learning about the realm’s inaccessible core, he was escorted toward a military base for the journey.

• Su Hao returned to the Articuno Secret Realm, found the Genesects still motionless, and learned from Skadi that they absorbed energy from their surroundings instead of eating.
• Su Hao recalled and locked the Genesects, then resolved to use Su Qing’s connections to find someone who could investigate their programs and locate the R Institute.
• On February 20th, Su Hao visited the Pokémon in the Articuno Secret Realm and learned that Sableye was training in the blizzard to overcome its Ice-type weakness.
• Su Xu explained that a mysterious force field blocked access to the Northern Village Secret Realm’s core, gave Su Hao a cake for his mother, and left to handle a wild Pokémon problem.
• Su Hao joked with Diancie about competing for the Elite Four, then welcomed a military escort who took him toward a base outside Yang City.

Su Hao reunited with his mother, Su Qing, at the Taishin Research Institute and asked her to help trace the R Institute using its modified mechanical Pokémon. After learning about the institute’s Terastallization research, he suspected that Tera Orbs—and possibly Ogerpon, Indeedee, and Greavard—awaited in the Northern Village Secret Realm’s core.

• An officer escorted Su Hao to the Taishin Research Institute, where Su Qing welcomed him and agreed to show him around before they entered the Northern Village Secret Realm.
• Su Hao told Su Qing that he had destroyed an R Institute branch in the Great Britain Alliance and seized mechanical Pokémon made from revived ancient Fossil Pokémon.
• Su Hao asked Su Qing to use the modified Pokémon to help trace the R Institute, and she said she would contact people she knew.
• Su Qing showed Su Hao extracted Terastal Energy, explaining that it could briefly Terastallize Pokémon but lacked a portable way to carry and use it.
• Su Hao considered giving Su Qing a Tera Orb but decided he could not explain its origin, then suspected Tera Orbs and several Pokémon might be in the Secret Realm’s core.

Su Hao entered the Northern Village Secret Realm intending to investigate the force field blocking its core area. After taking a map from the abandoned expedition camp, he set off directly for the core area.

• Su Hao declined Su Qing's offer to watch the Terastallization experiment and asked for one of her decorative masks.
• Su Qing showed Su Hao a dusty box full of energyless mask replicas and gave him three different masks.
• Major Lu Guang explained the rules for exploring the Secret Realm and escorted Su Hao to its entrance.
• Su Hao entered the Secret Realm while Su Qing expressed confidence that he could look after himself.
• Su Hao found the empty camp, took a detailed map from its records, and headed straight for the core area.