Chapter Summaries

Su Hao prepared Diancie for its next stage of training and reviewed the remaining Legend Cup contestants before heading to the sixth round. Meanwhile, Mewtwo partially unlocked the Genesect’s gene lock, giving them a way to trace the R Institute, and Su Hao departed for the relocated competition venue.

• Su Hao chose Hawaii State’s Island Sanctuary as Diancie’s next training location, while Xerneas advised Diancie on the Law of Light and its progress toward Master Level.
• Su Hao reviewed the sixteen remaining Legend Cup contestants and promised Chu Ya he would make David Carlisle pay if he faced him.
• Su Hao spent three days with Little Y in Viridian Forest, then returned to Yang City with his Pokémon.
• Mewtwo unlocked a small part of the Shiny Genesect’s gene lock without triggering its protective mechanism, creating a way to trace the R Institute through the Genesect connection.
• On November 30, 2024, Su Hao boarded a special flight with Shen Yun for the sixth round of the Legend Cup, which had moved from Mount Fuji to the Divine Land Alliance.

Su Hao traveled to Wulingyuan for his battle with Master Semin and visited Master Zhang Xuan, who hinted that she had summoned him to discuss the millennium miracle, the Legend Plate of Jirachi: Wish Maker. The Sakura Nation Alliance party also arrived, while Su Hao reunited with Milotic and learned it was safe under Zhang Xuan’s protection.

• Shen Yun told Su Hao that Master Zhang Xuan had chosen Wulingyuan as the battle venue because she had something to discuss with him, and Su Hao and the Sakura Nation Alliance party traveled there separately.
• Master Semin warned his companions not to provoke the Divine Land Alliance and to focus on the battle rather than investigating Wulingyuan’s secrets.
• Su Hao and Shen Yun crossed Wulingyuan’s dangerous paths and reached Zhang Xuan’s village, where Zhang Xuan explained that Pokémon tended to feel close to people with Tokiwa Power.
• Zhang Xuan welcomed Su Hao and Shen Yun, and Su Hao reunited with Milotic, who was living happily in Wulingyuan with Hua Dongmei under Zhang Xuan’s protection.
• After Shen Yun left the room, Zhang Xuan warned Su Hao about the millennium miracle, the Legend Plate of Jirachi: Wish Maker.

Su Hao faced Cicada Ninja in a one-on-one World Championship battle, sending out Diancie against the Master Level Ninjask. Diancie revealed the power of her light laws and endured Ninjask’s escalating assault, and Su Hao began his counterattack with Diamond Storm.

• Natu sealed Su Hao and Cicada Ninja’s battlefield in an isolated space, while Cicada Ninja thanked Su Hao for saving Tokyo and Su Hao dismissed the gratitude.
• Su Hao and Cicada Ninja sent out Diancie and Ninjask for their Singles Battle as millions watched the broadcast.
• Cicada Ninja used Ninjask’s Double Team and extreme speed to evade Diancie’s attacks, but Diancie’s light domain erased the clones and slowed Ninjask.
• Ninjask’s Metal Claw barely marked Diancie, but Cicada Ninja used Swords Dance and a secret technique to strengthen its X-Scissor attacks.
• Ninjask accelerated into a relentless assault, destroying quartz pillars and injuring Diancie, until Su Hao ordered her to use Diamond Storm.

Su Hao and Diancie turned the canyon into a vast Diamond Storm, then used refracted beams from Dawn Break to pressure Semin’s Ninjask. Semin’s Ninjask raised Z-Protect against the beams, but Diancie gathered them into a powerful sword of light and brought it down.

• Su Hao ordered Diancie to expand Diamond Storm throughout the spacetime barrier, filling the area with diamonds and destroying Ninjask’s cover.
• Ninjask used its extreme speed and compound eyes to evade the storm, while Semin believed Diancie still could not hit it.
• Su Hao commanded Dawn Break, and its scattered beams ricocheted off the diamonds to pursue Ninjask and burn holes in its wings.
• Semin used Z-Protect to shield Ninjask from the reflected beams.
• Su Hao snapped his fingers as Diancie gathered the beams into a sword of light and sent it crashing down toward Ninjask.

After Diancie defeated Semin’s Ninjask with a strengthened Dawn Break, Zhang Xuan offered Su Hao her unspent wish from Jirachi. The meeting ended with Semin appearing unexpectedly and pleading for Su Hao to ask the giant Dragon-type behind him to save the Sakura Nation Alliance.

• Diancie’s Dawn Break pierced Ninjask’s Protect and defeated it, stunning viewers around the world.
• Semin departed Wulingyuan under Liao Xingchen’s escort after the Sakura Nation Alliance was eliminated from the Legend Cup.
• Zhang Xuan told Su Hao that she had met Jirachi a century earlier and used two wishes to give Natu talents in time and space.
• Zhang Xuan offered Su Hao her remaining wish and promised to take him to Jirachi when Milotic’s song could awaken it.
• Natu raised a Psychic Barrier as Semin and Shedinja suddenly appeared, and Semin begged Su Hao to ask the giant Dragon-type behind him to save the Sakura Nation Alliance.

Molten Mountain used the Red Orb to awaken the God of Earth beneath Mount Fuji while Heatran kept the Sakura Nation Alliance’s forces at bay. Mount Fuji erupted, triggering earthquakes and volcanic ash that devastated Tokyo and nearby cities as residents began to flee.

• After Master Semin departed for the Divine Land Alliance, Molten Mountain learned that he had left and prepared to awaken the God of Earth beneath Mount Fuji.
• Molten Mountain summoned Heatran and released Fire-type Pokémon to guard the crater while Heatran blasted open its sealed entrance.
• Ito Ryuzaki and Sakura Alliance forces reached the crater but could not get past Heatran, while the aid team was delayed by the Zarude clan.
• Molten Mountain called to the presence beneath the volcano with the Red Orb as energy inside Mount Fuji reached its peak.
• Mount Fuji erupted, the God of Earth awakened, and an Earthquake devastated Tokyo and surrounding cities as residents began to flee.

After Mount Fuji erupted and Molten Mountain awakened Groudon, the Creator of the Earth, Cicada Ninja asked Su Hao and the True Dragon to stop the disaster. Su Hao agreed, leaving the negotiations over the Sakura Nation Alliance’s terms to Liao Xingchen and Zhang Xuan.

• Liao Xingchen arrived and showed Zhang Xuan and the others footage of Mount Fuji erupting.
• Cicada Ninja explained that Molten Mountain had infiltrated Mount Fuji and awakened a powerful being while Cicada Ninja was away.
• Liao Xingchen showed footage of a giant Pokémon destroying the area and identified it as Groudon, the Creator of the Earth.
• Liao Xingchen reported that Groudon had devastated much of Aokigahara Forest and caused catastrophic damage to Tokyo and other cities.
• Cicada Ninja prostrated himself and asked Su Hao and the True Dragon to stop Groudon, offering to accept any conditions.
• Su Hao agreed to stop Groudon, while Liao Xingchen and Zhang Xuan prepared to negotiate the terms.

Su Hao agreed to help the Sakura Nation Alliance stop Groudon, whose advance toward the sea threatened to awaken Kyogre and trigger a battle that could devastate the planet. The Alliance’s forces failed to get past Heatran, and Zarude’s attempt to fight Groudon was interrupted when Heatran broke free and attacked it.

• Su Hao agreed to intervene, and Cicada Ninja connected the Sakura Nation Alliance’s intelligence with the Divine Land Alliance.
• The Alliances learned Groudon was heading toward the sea, and Cicada Ninja warned that its movement could awaken Kyogre, the Creator of the Great Sea.
• A live feed showed Groudon’s Drought and advancing magma scorching the land as it moved toward its destination.
• Heatran blocked the Sakura Nation Alliance’s forces and burned their attempts to stop Groudon.
• Zarude Leader pinned Heatran beneath burning vines and prepared to attack Groudon, but Heatran broke free and sent Magma Storm toward Zarude.

Molten Mountain used the Red Orb to drive Groudon across Sakura, overwhelming the Alliance’s defenses. Su Hao told the Alliance to clear Groudon’s path to the sea, then went to meet Manaphy at the Sea Temple near Wulingyuan.

• Molten Mountain rode Groudon onward while Heatran held back the Zarude Leader and the Sakura Nation Alliance’s attacks failed to slow Groudon.
• Zhang Xuan’s Natu could not foresee anything about Groudon, and the others looked to Su Hao for help.
• Su Hao urged Cicada Ninja to stop resisting Groudon and evacuate people and Pokémon along its route.
• Su Hao said the Creator of the Great Sea was on their side, while the Sakura Nation Alliance ordered its forces to clear Groudon’s path to the sea.
• Su Hao parted from Cicada Ninja and arrived near Wulingyuan, where the Sea Temple rose from the water.

Su Hao enlisted Manaphy and Kyogre to stop Groudon, which was devastating the Sakura Nation Alliance under Molten Mountain’s control. Kyogre and Su Hao reached the battlefield just as Cicada Ninja’s desperate resistance began to fail, and Su Hao charged in with the Blue Orb.

• Manaphy brought Kyogre to the Sea Temple, and Su Hao asked Kyogre to help stop the awakened Groudon.
• Groudon raised new land from the sea and continued its destructive march through Yokohama as Molten Mountain used the Red Orb to command it.
• Cicada Ninja sent Ninjask and Shedinja to attack Molten Mountain, but the Red Orb and Groudon’s defenses repelled them.
• Kyogre followed the Sea Temple toward the boiling waters near Groudon, while Su Hao left Manaphy behind and joined Kyogre.
• Cicada Ninja and Ninjask delayed Groudon for a minute as Kyogre arrived in a giant wave, with Su Hao holding the Blue Orb.

Groudon and Kyogre clashed as Molten Mountain commanded Groudon to destroy its rival, but Su Hao and Kyogre’s attack overwhelmed Groudon’s defenses. Groudon realized Kyogre was far stronger than it had expected, leaving their battle unresolved.

• Groudon raised new land to block Kyogre’s tsunami and blasted through the waves with Solar Beam.
• Molten Mountain used the Red Orb to command Groudon and believed it would defeat Kyogre and let her cover the planet in land.
• Su Hao and Kyogre emerged from the sea, and Kyogre struck Groudon with Origin Pulse before Groudon could fire Solar Beam.
• Kyogre froze Groudon in an iceberg, but Groudon melted free with its heat.
• Groudon’s heat wave failed to stop Kyogre’s second Origin Pulse, and Groudon realized Kyogre had not just awakened.

Molten Mountain died after Groudon threw her into the air, and the Red Orb returned to Groudon, triggering its Primal Reversion. Kyogre also underwent Primal Reversion, and the two ancient rivals clashed as Primal Groudon launched Precipice Blades at Primal Kyogre.

• Groudon flung Molten Mountain into the air, and she fell to her death as the Red Orb floated free.
• Kyogre explained to Su Hao that the orbs could not control the ancient Pokémon, and the Red Orb flew into Groudon’s body.
• Groudon underwent Primal Reversion, unleashing the scorching power of Desolate Land.
• Kyogre used the Natural Energy it had absorbed from the Blue Orb to undergo Primal Reversion and confront Groudon.
• Primal Groudon attacked Primal Kyogre with Precipice Blades.

Primal Kyogre fought Primal Groudon while Su Hao kept Rayquaza away, then overwhelmed Groudon with Origin Pulse and knocked it out of its Primal Reversion. Groudon was hurled through the air as its Red Orb fell free.

• Primal Groudon attacked Primal Kyogre with Precipice Blades, but Kyogre neutralized them with Water Spout.
• Primal Kyogre broke through Groudon’s Solar Beam, blocked its Eruption, and froze it in the sea.
• Primal Kyogre charged Origin Pulse while Groudon melted the ice, then unleashed a barrage of blue-white beams.
• Primal Kyogre’s bombardment forced Groudon out of its Primal Reversion, dislodging the Red Orb and sending Groudon flying.

Rayquaza confronted Mewtwo at Sky Tower but learned that Kyogre had defeated Groudon and stopped expanding the sea, so the two Legendary Pokémon sparred instead. Su Hao reached Kyogre and Groudon in the Pacific and tried to interrupt their feud by asking Groudon for help with his training.

• Mewtwo blocked Rayquaza from intervening in the battle between Kyogre and Groudon and confirmed that the conflict had ended.
• Rayquaza realized Su Hao was involved in pursuit of authority over laws, then agreed to spar with Mewtwo under a False Swipe limit.
• Cicada Ninja inspected the new land near Yokohama Port and wondered where Su Hao had gone.
• Su Hao watched Kyogre repeatedly blast Groudon's makeshift islands and decided he needed to stop their fight.
• Su Hao moved Sea Temple closer and called out to Groudon, asking for help with his training.

Su Hao tried to persuade Groudon to help with his training by threatening to give Groudon’s Red Orb to Kyogre and promising them the Green Orb. Groudon sensed Rayquaza’s Aura on Su Hao and began to wonder whether his claim was true.

• Groudon refused Su Hao’s request to help with his training.
• Su Hao walked across the sea to Kyogre and revealed the Red Orb, threatening to give it to Kyogre if Groudon refused.
• Groudon panicked at the thought of Kyogre absorbing the Red Orb’s Natural Energy, while Kyogre recognized Su Hao’s tactic.
• Su Hao offered the Green Orb as an additional benefit, though Groudon and Kyogre doubted he could obtain it from Rayquaza.
• Su Hao invited Groudon to sense his Aura, and Groudon detected Rayquaza’s mark on him.

Su Hao used his connection to Rayquaza and the promise of the Green Orb to persuade Groudon and Kyogre to cooperate for a share of its Natural Energy. Manaphy watched the Legendary Pokémon curry favor with Su Hao and decided to make him its role model.

• Su Hao's Rayquaza aura shocked Groudon and Kyogre, though it came from a revenge mark Rayquaza had left on him.
• Su Hao explained that the Green Orb in Sky Tower held vast Natural Energy and could be obtained by conquering its hundred floors or using Jirachi's wish.
• Kyogre eagerly offered to help Su Hao, and Groudon followed so it would not lose out on the benefits.
• Groudon and Kyogre silently resolved to compete for a greater share of the Green Orb's Natural Energy.
• Manaphy decided Su Hao was its greatest goal and resolved to learn from him.

Su Hao brought Milotic and Ogerpon to the Sea Temple so Kyogre could help train them in the power of the Primal Sea. After Kyogre agreed to guide them, Su Hao asked Manaphy to lend him the Silver Feather Lugia had left in the temple for Hisuian Braviary.

• Su Hao kept Kyogre beneath the waters near Volcano Island and left Groudon inside the expanded island to keep the two apart.
• Su Hao brought Milotic, Ogerpon, and Hisuian Braviary to the Sea Temple to meet Kyogre.
• Su Hao asked Kyogre to train Milotic in its imitation of the Primal Sea and Ogerpon in its water powers.
• Milotic demonstrated its Primal Sea-inspired power, impressing Kyogre, which agreed to train Milotic and Ogerpon.
• Su Hao told Kyogre that he had other plans for Hisuian Braviary, then asked Manaphy to lend him Lugia's Silver Feather.

Groudon anxiously waited for Su Hao on Volcano Island, then agreed to help train his Pokémon. Su Hao brought Diancie, Incineroar, Leafeon, and Cycloze to meet it, while Manaphy continued recording its lessons in the Friend Manual.

• Groudon stayed on Volcano Island, worried that Kyogre would monopolize the Natural Energy and wondering when Su Hao would arrive.
• Su Hao surfaced near sunset on an aged Carracosta, and Groudon pretended it had been sunbathing before using its Ability to bring the sun back overhead.
• Groudon asked Su Hao how it should help train him, and Su Hao summoned Diancie, Incineroar, Leafeon, and Cycloze instead.
• Heatran watched the sun return over Mount Fuji before retreating into the magma to recover, while the scar-faced Zarude Leader decided to leave the Sakura Nation Alliance.
• Manaphy observed Groudon waiting for Su Hao, recorded a new technique in its pearl, and named its notes the Friend Manual.

Su Hao arranged special training for Diancie, Incineroar, and Leafeon using Primal Groudon’s Terminus Land, with Cycloze containing the dangerous power on Volcano Island. After Groudon activated Primal Reversion, Su Hao set the three Pokémon to work exploiting the harsh environment to strengthen themselves.

• Su Hao chose Diancie, Incineroar, and Leafeon for training with Groudon, while Cycloze agreed to confine Terminus Land within Volcano Island using Radiant Aura.
• Groudon accepted Su Hao’s arrangement, and Su Hao lent it the Red Orb so it could undergo Primal Reversion and use Terminus Land.
• Cycloze sealed Terminus Land within Volcano Island as Primal Groudon struggled to restrain its instincts, while Su Hao protected himself with a Light Barrier.
• Su Hao planned for Leafeon to develop Chlorophyll by absorbing solar energy and strengthening itself under Terminus Land’s sunlight.
• Su Hao planned for Incineroar to master the abundant lava energy and build the foundation for advancing to Master Level.

Diancie cultivated the Law of Light using Groudon’s Terminus Land, and her control over it steadily grew despite Groudon’s doubts. Su Hao oversaw his Pokémon’s training, received news of the Legend Cup quarterfinals, and welcomed back an injured but newly inspired Mewtwo.

• Diancie used the sunlight gathered by Groudon’s Terminus Land to cultivate the Law of Light, surprising Groudon as her power gradually increased.
• Su Hao trained his Pokémon, acquiring venom for Naganadel and monitoring progress in Zeraora, Metagross, Lucario, the Dragalge siblings, and Dragapult.
• Su Hao learned that he would face Dragon City elder Long Yao in the Legend Cup quarterfinals, while Bai Du and David Carlisle landed in nearby brackets.
• Mewtwo returned after seven days covered in injuries and told Su Hao that it had sparred with a Legendary Pokémon and gained new insights.
• Mewtwo promised to break Genesect’s genetic lock and locate Giovanni within two months, then took an unwilling Metagross with it.