Chapter Summaries

Su Hao confronted Goh over his treatment of Pokémon, and Goh left Alola alone before catching the Alolan Exeggutor he had come for. Su Hao urged Ash to let Goh prove himself, then said he was heading to Kalos to compete in the Pokémon World Championship, revealing his rank as 252525.

• Su Hao's accusations left Goh flustered, and Professor Kukui smoothed over the tense meal before Goh left for Vermilion City alone.
• Su Hao realized Lucario had long known Goh's true nature, and Lucario explained that Ash could not yet use Aura to detect emotions or character.
• Ash apologized for Goh, and Su Hao advised him to stop letting Goh take advantage of their friendship and let him prove himself on his own.
• Cynthia said farewell and returned to Sinnoh, while Su Hao announced that he planned to fly to Anistar City and compete in the Masters Eight Elimination Tournament.
• Ash learned that Cynthia was ranked second in the Pokémon World Championship and asked Su Hao's rank; Su Hao answered, "Poké Ball Tier, rank 252525."

Su Hao set up a way to learn about Ash’s future missions, while the Kanto Elite Four debated candidates for their vacant seat and Lance unexpectedly recommended Su Hao. In Anistar City, Olympia experienced a vision and foretold that the Giant Sundial was glowing.

• Su Hao exchanged contact information with Ash and asked him to share news about his investigative missions, then watched Professor Kukui speak privately with Ash.
• Kiyo chose Sabrina, Lorelei chose Misty, and Bruno chose Ash as candidates for the vacant Kanto Elite Four position.
• Lance recalled his concerns about Su Hao’s disappearance and recommended Su Hao for the position.
• Olympia began floating amid blue light and announced that she saw the Giant Sundial glowing.

Olympia failed to see the future of the glowing Giant Sundial and ordered her apprentices to watch it closely. Meanwhile, Su Hao and Diancie arrived in Anistar City to inspect the mysterious landmark, whose secrets Su Hao hoped Slate Spirit might reveal.

• Olympia tried to use Future Sight to investigate the Giant Sundial’s glow, but her vision became blank and she collapsed from exhaustion.
• Olympia ordered her apprentices to monitor the sundial, then worried that its change might bring Kalos another crisis.
• Su Hao arrived in Anistar City and headed with Diancie toward the Giant Sundial after considering its possible links to Mega Evolution and the Rainbow Meteorite.
• Su Hao and Diancie reached the viewing terrace and saw the enormous pink-crystal sundial standing in the water.

Su Hao noticed that Diancie resembled the Giant Sundial, but the Slate Spirit could not explain the connection. After resting, he arrived at the Anistar City tournament and discovered that Alain was registering ahead of him.

• Su Hao noticed the Giant Sundial's resemblance to Diancie, while the Slate Spirit described the monument as a mysterious object that appeared ordinary.
• Su Hao and Diancie took photos with his team, and Su Hao posted their group picture online before replying to Drake about returning to Kanto.
• Sherry and the other Anistar Gym apprentices watched Su Hao and Diancie leave, and Sherry wondered whether Diancie resembled the Giant Sundial.
• Su Hao rested at the hotel, then arrived at Anistar City Civic Battle Hall to register for the tournament.
• Su Hao recognized the young man ahead of him in line as Alain when he saw Alain's Mega Bracelet.

Su Hao attended the Anistar Conference with Ogerpon and discovered that he was ranked last among its participants. When he received notice of his first match against a top-five opponent, he headed for the arena.

• Alain met Mairin outside the Battle Hall and vowed to win the conference and become the strongest.
• Su Hao released Ogerpon in the packed Battle Hall, where it enjoyed the lively crowd and charmed a nearby uncle.
• Su Hao studied the participant rankings and saw Olympia, Valerie, Shota, Viola, and Alain among the highest-ranked Trainers.
• The uncle asked Su Hao’s rank, and Su Hao revealed he was ranked 252,525th in the Poké Ball Tier, the conference’s lowest-ranked participant.
• Su Hao received notice that his first opponent was among the top five and left for his match with Ogerpon.

At the Anistar Conference, Su Hao faced Shota, a young Trainer whose ace was Sceptile. After Ogerpon impressed Shota with its speed and Grassy Terrain, Shota began Mega Evolving Sceptile.

• The Rotom Drone announced that Su Hao and Shota had been randomly matched for a one-versus-one battle.
• Su Hao told Shota that he had also received guidance from Steven, easing the crowd's suspicions about Shota's ranking.
• Shota sent out his Mega-capable Sceptile, and Su Hao brought out the unfamiliar Ogerpon.
• Sceptile charged with Quick Attack, but Ogerpon dodged and created Grassy Terrain while revealing its Oni mask.
• Shota used his Key Stone and called for Sceptile to Mega Evolve.

Su Hao's Ogerpon disrupted Shota's attempt to Mega Evolve Sceptile, then battled the newly transformed Mega Sceptile through its powerful Frenzy Plant and Dragon-type attacks. As Mega Sceptile charged in for a head-on clash, Su Hao began Ogerpon's Terastallization.

• Su Hao used Grassy Terrain to boost Ogerpon's Grassy Glide, and Ogerpon knocked Sceptile down before it could Mega Evolve.
• Ogerpon changed to the Hearth Mask and attacked with its flaming Thorn Whip Stick while Shota's Sceptile unleashed Frenzy Plant.
• Shota Mega Evolved Sceptile, bringing it to Elite Four Level Mid-stage and giving it the Dragon-type.
• Ogerpon spun its flaming Thorn Whip Stick to burn through Frenzy Plant, then blocked Mega Sceptile's Dragon Pulse with Spiky Shield.
• Mega Sceptile fired Scale Shot and charged Ogerpon with Dragon Claws, but Su Hao revealed a crystalline sphere and commanded Ogerpon to Terastallize.

Su Hao and Ogerpon defeated Shota’s Mega Sceptile with one blow, then Su Hao’s Incineroar overwhelmed Olympia’s Meowstic in the evening. Olympia recognized Su Hao as the person connected to her prophecy about the Giant Sundial, while Su Hao stood one match away from clearing the Anistar Conference.

• Ogerpon Terastallized and smashed Shota’s Mega Sceptile into the wall with a single strike, knocking it out.
• Alain watched Ogerpon’s power and resolved to keep winning before facing the strongest champion alongside Charizard.
• Shota asked Su Hao why Ogerpon was so strong, and Su Hao said it had simply been born with immense strength.
• Su Hao and Incineroar defeated Olympia’s Meowstic, leaving Su Hao one match from clearing the Anistar Conference.
• Olympia tried to glimpse Su Hao’s future, suffered a bloody-nosed backlash, and recognized him as the person from her Giant Sundial prophecy.

Su Hao faced Alain in the Anistar Conference finals, opening with Dragapult against Alain’s Charizard. Dragapult countered Charizard’s attacks and struck it down with a Dragon Tail infused with strange black energy, leaving Alain stunned as Charizard struggled to rise.

• The commentator introduced Su Hao and Alain before the one-on-one final began.
• Su Hao sent out Dragapult while Alain chose Charizard, whose Dragon’s Aura made the crowd sense its power.
• Alain ordered Charizard to attack with Flamethrower, and Su Hao had Dragapult answer with an equally powerful Flamethrower.
• Alain used the smoke as cover to send Charizard in with Dragon Claw, but Su Hao countered with Dragon Tail.
• Dragapult’s black-energy-coated tail cut through Dragon Claw and struck Charizard in the chest, forcing it to crash onto the arena floor.

Su Hao’s Dragapult battled Alain’s Charizard, which Mega Evolved into Mega Charizard X and gained the advantage with its strength. Dragapult’s younger siblings helped turn the fight around, and a threefold Draco Meteor barrage defeated Mega Charizard X.

• Su Hao ordered Dragapult to attack with Dragon Darts, but Charizard dodged and completed its Mega Evolution into Mega Charizard X.
• Alain commanded Mega Charizard X to use Dragon Claw, while Dragapult evaded with Shadow Sneak and met its attack using Reversal Power.
• Dragapult’s hidden younger siblings struck Mega Charizard X with two Dragon Pulses after Su Hao gave the command.
• Su Hao ordered Dragapult and its siblings to unleash a threefold Draco Meteor barrage, which struck Mega Charizard X before it could use Explosion Blaze and knocked it down.

Su Hao and Dragapult defeated Alain and Mega Charizard X at the Anistar Conference, leaving Alain shaken by the loss. Olympia then invited Su Hao to the Anistar Gym after sensing that he was a psychic user connected to the Giant Sundial’s illumination.

• Shota watched Dragapult unleash a triple Draco Meteor that overwhelmed Mega Charizard X and left Charizard Out of Battle.
• The aerial Rotom declared Su Hao and Dragapult the winners, while Alain and Mairin reacted to the defeat.
• After the battle, Olympia told Sherry and Carrie to invite Su Hao to the Anistar Gym the next morning.
• Olympia explained that Su Hao’s future appeared blank and that he was connected to the Giant Sundial’s illumination.
• Olympia warned Sherry and Carrie that Su Hao was likely a psychic user with power comparable to her own and ordered them to treat him respectfully.

After the Anistar Conference, Su Hao accepted the Pokémon Battle Commission’s offer to arrange public battles so he could climb the rankings and pursue a place in the Masters Eight. Relieved that he would leave Kalos, the Kalos branch staff began choosing a region for his next match.

• Su Hao checked into a hotel near the Giant Sundial after using Lucario to escape reporters, then decided to stay in Anistar City long enough to see the sundial’s nightly spectacle.
• Su Hao received notice that his ranking had risen to 199th in the Great Ball Tier and learned about the Commission’s arranged public battles and their ranking benefits.
• Su Hao agreed through the Pokémon World Championship app to accept battles arranged by the Pokémon Battle Commission.
• Kalos branch employees celebrated Su Hao’s acceptance because their superiors wanted him out of Kalos after his victory over Alain threatened the region’s Masters Eight prospects.
• The Kalos branch team leader spotted an invitation from the Galar region and began considering it for Su Hao’s next match.

Sherry and Carrie brought Su Hao to Anistar Gym at Olympia’s request, where Olympia discovered his powerful Aura and unusually strong Mental Energy despite his weak Psychic-type abilities. She offered to teach him to resonate with the stars, and Su Hao eagerly agreed.

• Sherry and Carrie awkwardly invited Su Hao to Anistar Gym, and he agreed after hearing that Olympia wanted to discuss Psychic-type powers.
• At the Stargazing Observatory, Olympia dismissed Sherry and Carrie and spoke with Su Hao alone.
• Su Hao demonstrated his Psychic-type abilities, and Olympia noticed that his Mental Energy was strong while his Psychic power output was weak.
• Su Hao revealed his Aura, which Olympia recognized as exceptionally powerful.
• Olympia invited Su Hao to try resonating with the simulated stars, and he eagerly accepted the chance to learn prophecy.

Su Hao tested Olympia’s Stargazing Prophecy meditation method but failed to connect with a single star, then learned why she had been probing him. After Olympia explained her vision of the Giant Sundial, she asked Su Hao and Diancie to stay near it at eight that evening so she could check for an abnormal change.

• Su Hao tried Olympia’s meditation method with Metagross but could not connect to a star, and Olympia was astonished by his poor results.
• Su Hao revealed that his Aura had detected Olympia’s disciples eavesdropping behind the door and asked why she had delayed him.
• Olympia admitted that she had probed Su Hao because she had foreseen the Giant Sundial lighting up and received two blank prophecies.
• Su Hao summoned Diancie, whose appearance resembled the Giant Sundial, and showed Olympia photos of their earlier visit.
• Olympia explained how the sundial awakened at eight each evening and asked Su Hao and Diancie to stay beside it for ten minutes that night.

Su Hao and Diancie waited with Olympia for the Giant Sundial to react at eight o’clock, and Diancie discovered that its powers might resonate with the ancient object. The sundial revealed itself as an Authority Shell with almost perfect compatibility with Diancie, then began turning crimson and radiating intense heat.

• Olympia sealed off the area around the Giant Sundial and allowed Su Hao and Diancie to approach it before eight o’clock.
• Su Hao explained his knowledge of the sundial and its connection to Mega Evolution to Diancie through Aura.
• Diancie drew in Cosmic Power and used Meteor Beam, prompting Su Hao to realize it might be connected to the sundial.
• At eight o’clock, the Giant Sundial activated, and Su Hao’s description identified it as an Authority Shell that could form Authority when nurtured with its partner’s rules.
• The Giant Sundial turned crimson and distorted the air with heat, and Olympia reacted in alarm.

Diancie absorbed the Giant Sundial, gaining an Authority Shell and reaching Champion Level as her Radiant Aura spread across Anistar City. Z2 sensed the transformation and raced toward the city, where its corrosive power began destroying Diancie's aura.

• Olympia sensed the Giant Sundial’s joy and excitement as Su Hao urged Diancie to accept its invitation and pursue godhood.
• The Giant Sundial melted into golden energy and entered Diancie, whose presence surged to Champion Level.
• Olympia saw her prophecy fulfilled as a phantom of the Giant Sundial appeared behind the transformed Diancie.
• Z2 gathered Zygarde Cells, entered its 10% Form, and used Extreme Speed to race toward Anistar City.
• Diancie learned that the Authority Shell could expand, enhance, and store energy, then watched a corrosive force rapidly destroy her Radiant Aura.
• Su Hao recognized the approaching force as Zygarde.

Zygarde arrived at Anistar City and transformed into its 50% Forme, targeting Su Hao and Diancie. After Zygarde drove Olympia and the others back, it attacked Su Hao and Diancie with Thousand Waves and then Thousand Arrows.

• Zygarde raced toward Anistar City, gathered its Cells, and transformed from its 10% Forme into its 50% Forme.
• Olympia tried to reach Zygarde with Mental Power, but it blasted her and the Meowstic aside and warned her not to interfere.
• Su Hao warned Diancie that Zygarde's Aura Break countered its Radiant Aura, and they prepared to defend themselves.
• Zygarde used Thousand Waves to churn the terrace ground and try to trap Su Hao and Diancie.
• Su Hao and Diancie took to the air, so Zygarde fired Thousand Arrows upward to knock them back down.

Diancie defended Su Hao and Hisuian Braviary from Z2 Zygarde’s attacks while the Rational Core accused them of stealing Kalos’s origin. Little Soft arrived with Greninja and intervened, leaving the battle between the two Zygarde halves poised to begin.

• Diancie used Radiant Power and Diamond Storm to shield Su Hao and Hisuian Braviary from Z2 Zygarde’s Thousand Arrows and Land’s Wrath.
• Su Hao asked Z2 why it was attacking, but Z2 accused the outsiders of stealing the Giant Sundial and Kalos’s origin.
• As Diancie’s borrowed power faded under Z2’s assault, Su Hao prepared to release Dragapult and escape through a Distortion Channel.
• Little Soft arrived with Greninja, decided Su Hao and his companions did not threaten the world’s order, and transformed into another Zygarde 50%.
• Little Soft gave Greninja an instruction and charged into the battlefield with Extreme Speed.

Little Soft arrived in Anistar City and attacked Z2, but the two Zygarde argued over whether to trust humans and broke into a battle. Su Hao escaped with Greninja as the fight devastated the city, and later reports said both Zygarde had vanished and the Giant Sundial was gone.

• Z2 prepared to attack Su Hao and Diancie when Little Soft arrived and rammed into it.
• Little Soft and Z2 argued over humans and their responsibility to protect order, then fought with matching attacks.
• Su Hao left the battlefield with Diancie and Hisuian Braviary after Greninja appeared and urged him to escape.
• Bonnie asked Clemont to take her to Anistar City, but news reported that the Zygarde had vanished and the Giant Sundial had disappeared.

After Diancie rested from her battle with Zygarde 50%, Su Hao tried to contact Greninja while it meditated in the Nameless Forest. By matching Ash’s Aura Frequency, he unexpectedly triggered Greninja’s Bond Transformation, leaving Ash-Greninja staring at him.

• Su Hao helped Diancie rest beside the boulder and used Tokiwa Power to ease her exhaustion.
• Su Hao asked Greninja for permission to release his Pokémon to watch the forest, but Greninja rejected his Aura call.
• Su Hao matched Ash’s Aura Frequency and successfully connected with Greninja through Aura.
• The dormant power within Greninja surged, and it transformed into Ash-Greninja.
• Ash-Greninja studied its hands and turned a complicated gaze toward Su Hao, who realized he had triggered the transformation.