Chapter Summaries

Su Hao learned that the Legendary Bird Secret Realms' merger could accelerate the High Seas Secret Realm's descent, while he and Articuno prepared to imprison and purify Dark Lugia. Outside, three bounty hunters hired by a White Eagle Alliance official broke into the Secret Realm, drawing Dark Lugia's attention.

• Zapdos provoked Moltres into a battle, then defeated it and earned Little Lugia's admiration.
• Su Hao learned that the Pokémon Leagues had cleared the ice from the High Seas and that the Divine Land Alliance's exploration team could enter soon.
• Articuno explained that merging the three Legendary Bird Secret Realms would hasten their overlap with the main world, though only the three islands would appear there.
• Three bounty hunters hired by a White Eagle Alliance official entered the High Seas and used a bomb to open a Space Channel into the Secret Realm.
• Dark Lugia turned its blood-red eyes toward the intruders' location.

Dark Lugia attacked the shrinking Space Channel, accelerating the High Seas Secret Realms’ merger with the main world and bringing its escape within hours. Articuno began the Seal Plan with Su Hao and Diancie, while Chu Ya ordered the Divine Land Alliance fleet to evacuate the dangerous waters.

• Three White Eagle Alliance explorers entered the Space Channel, where Dark Lugia’s Intimidate froze them before a black vortex swallowed them.
• Dark Lugia split the seawater with a black barrier and struck the Space Channel with Dragon Pulse, making the Secret Realm tremble and merge rapidly with the main world.
• Articuno, Moltres, and Zapdos sensed the eruption of power and determined that their Secret Realms were at most an hour away.
• Articuno told Su Hao and Diancie that the Seal Plan had begun.
• After a call from the observation station, Chu Ya ordered the Divine Land Alliance exploration team to evacuate the open sea, warning that the Secret Realms could overlap with the main world within hours.
• The other Pokémon League fleets also began withdrawing from the waters around the High Seas Secret Realms.

Su Hao and the three Legendary Birds confronted Dark Lugia in the sea after discovering that outsiders had opened Space Channels into the Secret Realm. With Dark Lugia overwhelming their combined defenses and a Secret Realm Descent looming, Su Hao called forth Reshiram.

• Moltres, Articuno, Zapdos, and Su Hao found Dark Lugia attacking a ring of Space Channels beneath the sea.
• Dark Lugia revealed that humans had opened the channels and attacked Articuno and Zapdos with black Water Spouts and Hurricanes.
• Articuno and Zapdos broke through Dark Lugia's attacks and flew into the sky, but Dark Lugia followed and continued its assault.
• Su Hao realized outsiders had targeted the coordinates of his route into the High Seas Secret Realms and opened a passage that could trigger a Secret Realm Descent.
• Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres combined their powers to resist Dark Lugia, then looked to Su Hao as they prepared to Imprison it.
• Su Hao called forth Reshiram through his contract with the Legend Plate.

Reshiram fought Dark Lugia as the Secret Realm threatened to fall toward the main world, while Su Hao helped Reshiram unleash its full power. After Terastallizing Reshiram, Su Hao joined the battle’s counterattack, and Blue Flare engulfed Dark Lugia.

• Reshiram matched Dark Lugia’s attacks, using Overclocked Drive Mode to resist its Dragon Pulse and black storms.
• Dark Lugia realized Su Hao was Reshiram’s hero and continued fighting while expecting to regain an advantage in the main world’s sea.
• Reshiram revealed Su Hao’s presence beyond the smoke, and Su Hao Terastallized Reshiram into a Fire-type.
• Su Hao ordered Reshiram to use Blue Flare, which burned away Dark Lugia’s cyclone and engulfed it in flames.
• Zapdos and Moltres joined Reshiram and watched Dark Lugia writhe in the Blue Flare.

Dark Lugia endured Reshiram’s Blue Flare and unleashed a devastating counterattack, while the Secret Realm’s collapse drew nearer. Articuno summoned its clan and restored the Ice Shrine, changing the realm’s rules and leaving Dark Lugia unable to command the ocean.

• Dark Lugia resisted Blue Flare by unleashing its overwhelming malice and struck back with Dark Vortex, barely repelled by Reshiram and the Legendary Birds.
• Dark Lugia continued attacking with pitch-black Water Spouts as the battle accelerated the High Seas Secret Realm’s descent.
• Su Hao told Articuno to use the contingency plan, and Moltres and Zapdos helped protect it while it summoned its clan.
• Skadi and thirteen other Articuno answered the Ice God’s call, bringing the Articuno Secret Realm and its Ice Shrine into the High Seas Secret Realm.
• Articuno declared that the ocean would become ice that would not melt for ten thousand years, freezing the sea and leaving Dark Lugia unable to command it.

Articuno and the Legendary Birds used the Secret Realm’s shrines to restrict Dark Lugia’s Authority, while Reshiram and the birds drove it back in battle. As the Secret Realm neared its descent into the main world, Su Hao brought Hisuian Braviary toward the battlefield and signaled Reshiram to begin their next move.

• Articuno’s control of the Ice Shrine helped seal Dark Lugia’s Authority, and Reshiram engaged it in an aerial battle.
• Moltres and Zapdos powered the Ember and Lightning Shrines, whose new rules stopped the ocean currents and monsoons within the Secret Realm.
• Reshiram and the Legendary Birds attacked Dark Lugia together, burning through its Malice as it struggled without its Authority.
• Su Hao told Diancie to prepare Fairy Light to seal Dark Lugia, then rode Hisuian Braviary toward the battlefield.
• Dark Lugia tried to target Su Hao and Hisuian Braviary, but Reshiram and the Legendary Birds kept it occupied as Su Hao called to Reshiram that it was time.

Su Hao and Reshiram defeated Dark Lugia with Terastal Inferno Overdrive—Blue Flame Style, and Articuno, Moltres, Zapdos, and Diancie began purifying it. As the High Seas Secret Realms descended into the main world, the Legendary Birds were about to be revealed to the Pokémon Leagues watching outside.

• Su Hao and Reshiram combined Wave Power, a Fire Z-Crystal, and Terastallization to unleash Terastal Inferno Overdrive—Blue Flame Style on Dark Lugia.
• Articuno, Moltres, and Zapdos trapped Dark Lugia in the attack, which devastated much of the High Seas Secret Realms and left Dark Lugia unconscious and badly wounded.
• Articuno imprisoned Dark Lugia inside an Ice Mirror Sphere, and Diancie used Dazzling Gleam to dissolve the negative energy sustaining it.
• Zapdos and Moltres reinforced the sphere with a Lightning Net and a shield of flames while the Legendary Birds prepared to guard Dark Lugia through its purification.
• Reshiram sensed the High Seas Secret Realms descending into the main world, exposing the Legendary Birds to the Pokémon Leagues watching outside.

After the Legendary Birds claimed the islands in the high seas, the Pokémon Leagues agreed to send representatives to negotiate with them. Su Hao visited Fire Island and discovered that Incineroar had finally reached Elite Four Level.

• Articuno froze the sea around the Legendary Birds’ islands and barred humans from approaching after Zapdos and Moltres attacked the White Eagle Alliance fleet.
• The World Alliance Conference voted to send one Trainer representative from each of the Five Powers Alliance to communicate with the Legendary Birds.
• Su Hao considered Ice Island as a base for his Pokémon and worried that Primal Hoopa might be under the New Star Organization’s control.
• Su Hao rode Metagross to Fire Island, where he sensed that Incineroar had advanced to Elite Four Level.

Incineroar reached Early Elite Four Level by absorbing magma in the Fire God's residence, and Su Hao went to check on Leafeon's training. Meanwhile, envoys from five alliances set out for the Divine Bird Sanctuary, and the chapter ended with Su Hao finding that Leafeon had shattered Articuno's Sword-Trial Ice Stone.

• Incineroar sensed Su Hao and Metagross approaching and showed off its new Elite Four-level strength after absorbing magma energy.
• Su Hao praised Incineroar, recalled it, and flew with Metagross to see how Leafeon's training was progressing.
• David Carlisle and Sophia clashed over who would lead the five-alliance mission, but the envoys set off together for the Divine Bird Sanctuary.
• Chu Ya saw Hawaii State's deserted beaches and reflected on the danger Ultra Beasts had brought to the region.
• Su Hao found the Sword-Trial Ice Stone shattered into fragments, with lingering Sword Intent showing that Leafeon had cut through it alone.

Su Hao gathered his Pokémon and visited Dark Lugia’s prison, where Articuno negotiated for Dark Lugia to stop suppressing Lugia’s consciousness. Dark Lugia agreed, and Lugia spoke to the others again, saying, “Children, I'm back.”

• Leafeon broke through to Late Gym Level after slicing through Articuno’s ice, and Su Hao gathered his Pokémon across the three islands.
• Su Hao rode Articuno to the sealed center with Little Lugia, where Hisuian Braviary kept Dark Lugia company.
• Dark Lugia asked Su Hao to take Hisuian Braviary away because its constant chatter annoyed it.
• Articuno asked Dark Lugia to temporarily stop suppressing Lugia’s consciousness so Lugia could speak, and Dark Lugia agreed.
• Lugia’s voice emerged from within Dark Lugia and greeted the others, saying, “Children, I'm back.”

Lugia briefly awakened, thanked those who had helped it, and gave Hisuian Braviary a powerful blessing before sinking back into darkness. Afterward, Articuno told Su Hao that envoys from the Five Powers Alliance were approaching and appointed him to speak for the Legendary Birds.

• Lugia returned to its original form, greeted Little Lugia, and recognized Hisuian Braviary as the Rufflet it had saved ten thousand years earlier.
• Lugia asked Articuno to open a gap in the ice mirror and transformed Hisuian Braviary's Silver Feather into Storm's Blessing, raising it to Elite Four Level.
• Lugia closed its eyes and fell back into darkness, while Su Hao resolved to help Diancie grow stronger so Lugia could awaken and reunite with Little Lugia sooner.
• Articuno sensed powerful human trainers approaching, and Su Hao identified them as envoys sent by the Five Powers Alliance.
• Articuno appointed Su Hao as the Legendary Birds' divine envoy and told him to put Little Lugia in its Poké Ball.

Auston, David Carlisle, Sophia, Chu Ya, and François reached the frozen barrier protecting the Divine Bird Sanctuary and sought an audience with the Legendary Birds. Zapdos guided them to Thunder Island, where the birds made an imposing entrance while privately crediting Su Hao’s plan to intimidate the visitors.

• Auston and the other Elite Four members surveyed the frozen barrier, while David Carlisle resolved to make the Lightning God serve the Carlisle Family and Sophia suspected a more powerful deity commanded the Legendary Birds.
• Chu Ya asked whether they should enter the sanctuary, and François threw a stone at the barrier to draw the attention of its Zapdos guard.
• François and Sophia urged the group to wait rather than force their way in, and the five agreed to avoid provoking the Legendary Birds.
• A Moltres flew to the central islands, then Zapdos returned and led the five visitors to a mountaintop on Thunder Island.
• Zapdos, Articuno, and Moltres appeared on the three peaks, impressing the visitors as they privately revealed that Su Hao had arranged the dramatic welcome.

Su Hao met five Elite Four representatives on behalf of the three Legendary Birds and refused their requests to enter the Pacific High Seas. He offered them a battle for the chance to receive the birds’ feathers, in exchange for recognizing the region as their territory.

• The five Elite Four members were shocked to see Su Hao arrive on Zapdos, and Chu Ya and François recognized him.
• Su Hao introduced himself as the Divine Land Alliance’s representative for Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres, while Zapdos rebuked Auston for interrupting him.
• Su Hao told the representatives that the three Legendary Birds would remain neutral, would not lift their passage restrictions, and would forbid human Trainers from entering their territory.
• Su Hao proposed that each representative battle him for a feather from the three Legendary Birds, with the Leagues recognizing the Pacific High Seas as the birds’ territory in return.

Su Hao offered the visiting Alliance representatives Legendary Bird feathers in exchange for battling him, but gave Chu Ya three feathers without a fight because she was from the Divine Land Alliance. The others accepted the unequal treatment under the Legendary Birds’ watchful gaze, and François began the first battle before being shocked by Diancie’s strength.

• François and the other representatives accepted Su Hao’s challenge, while Su Hao exempted Chu Ya and asked the Legendary Birds to give her three feathers.
• Su Hao told the remaining four representatives they would each receive a feather after battling him, and they held back their objections under the Legendary Birds’ intimidating gazes.
• Su Hao led everyone to a spacious mountain peak, where François volunteered to battle first and sent out his Elite Four Level Mid-stage Greninja.
• Su Hao sent out Diancie, whose courtly greeting surprised François, and François realized it had reached Elite Four Level Mid-stage since he last saw it.

Su Hao tested Diancie against François’s Greninja and defeated it with a strengthened Diamond Storm. He then sent out Incineroar to face David Carlisle, who chose his ace Electabuzz.

• Auston and Sophia explained Greninja’s strengths and discussed Diancie’s matchup against it.
• François sent Greninja against Su Hao’s Diancie, and Su Hao used Earth Power to fool François into expecting a Ground-type attack.
• Diancie unleashed Diamond Storm and quickly defeated Greninja despite its Double Team and Hydro Pump.
• David Carlisle stepped forward to challenge Su Hao, but Su Hao recalled Diancie and sent out Incineroar instead.
• David Carlisle hesitated before sending out his ace, Electabuzz.

Su Hao and Incineroar faced David Carlisle’s powerful Electabuzz in a battle on Thunder Island. After Electabuzz badly injured Incineroar, Su Hao urged it to fight on, and Incineroar began gathering a mysterious power.

• David Carlisle sent out his late Elite Four-level Electabuzz, whose anklet revealed that it could Mega Evolve.
• Su Hao’s Incineroar used Bulk Up and absorbed Electabuzz’s probing Thunderbolt, provoking it with a Taunt.
• Electabuzz unleashed a much stronger lightning attack, and Incineroar used Current Propulsion to dodge before meeting a lightning net with Darkest Lariat.
• Electabuzz remained standing while the injured Incineroar supported itself on one hand, and Su Hao encouraged it to prove itself despite its shortcomings.
• Incineroar rose again as magma-like energy and golden sparks coursed across its body, forming a mysterious power.

Su Hao’s Incineroar pushed David Carlisle’s Electabuzz to Mega Evolve, then collapsed after a final clash that left Mega Electabuzz standing. David won the second match, but Incineroar’s performance stunned the onlookers and revealed how close it had come to defeating a Champion-level opponent.

• Electabuzz absorbed the thunder dragons from the storm and used the Carlisle Family’s electric-current technique to strengthen itself.
• Incineroar overwhelmed Electabuzz with its speed and power, smashing it into the battlefield and breaking through its lightning defenses.
• David Carlisle used his Evolution Key Stone to Mega Evolve Electabuzz as Incineroar closed in.
• Incineroar and Mega Electabuzz exchanged a full-force punch and Thunder, then Incineroar collapsed after its overloaded energies exploded.
• Mega Electabuzz survived the blast, giving David Carlisle the match, while Su Hao comforted his unconscious Incineroar with Tokiwa Power.
• The other Elite Four members and Chu Ya were stunned that Su Hao’s young Incineroar had nearly defeated David Carlisle’s ace.

Su Hao defeated Sophia and Auston to finish his four battles with the visiting Elite Four at three wins and one loss, then the four trainers left with Divine Bird Feathers. After Chu Ya departed, Su Hao checked the seal on Lugia and learned that Diancie would need to replenish it within about two months.

• Lucario defeated Sophia’s Cloyster, and Su Hao’s Ogerpon defeated Auston’s Nutoking, leaving Su Hao with three wins and one loss.
• The Elite Four received their chosen Divine Bird Feathers and left the Divine Bird Sanctuary; Chu Ya then used Gengar to travel through another dimension while Su Hao flew toward Ice Island.
• Su Hao told Chu Ya he planned to reach first place in the rankings before challenging the White Ferry Elite Four, honoring an old agreement.
• Articuno told Su Hao that the seal could hold for around two months before Diancie needed to replenish its energy.
• Su Hao gave Articuno a Luxury Ball for Little Lugia and warned the Legendary Birds to watch for the New Star Organization and the R Institute.

Su Hao surged to rank ten in the Master Ball Tier after a string of victories, proving his strength against Elite Four-level opponents while still aiming to grow strong enough to challenge Bai Du. After his latest win, Mu Wen, president of the Imperial Capital Trainer Association, invited him to certify as an Elite Four Level Trainer.

• Su Hao left Articuno and returned to the Divine Land Alliance, where he began rapidly climbing the rankings through ranked battles.
• In seven days, Su Hao rose from rank sixty to rank twenty without losing a battle.
• On May 11, Diancie defeated all three of Xu Wen's Pokémon, including a Late Elite Four Level Dracovish, and Su Hao reached rank ten.
• Su Hao acknowledged that he and Diancie were not yet ready to defeat Bai Du and considered where to train next.
• Mu Wen introduced himself as president of the Imperial Capital Trainer Association and invited Su Hao to undergo Elite Four Level Trainer certification.

Su Hao accepted an A-Class mission to investigate the poisonous mist covering Shilin Town and identified the Ultra Beast inside as Guzzlord. After entering the town with Milotic, he discovered a hidden figure and pursued it.

• Mu Wen assigned Su Hao the mission to investigate the poisonous mist that had engulfed Shilin Town after an Ultra Wormhole opened.
• Su Hao recognized the figure in the mission photograph as UB: Parasite—Guzzlord and accepted the mission.
• Su Hao flew to Shilin Town, protected himself with Tokiwa Power and Wave Power, and confirmed Milotic could safely enter the mist.
• Su Hao and Milotic explored the abandoned town and spotted a white figure that turned invisible.
• Su Hao and Milotic chased the figure through the deserted streets.