Chapter Summaries

Yu Hai helped a Youngster obtain Scyther, then examined the Shiny Shelmet he had received in the trade and discovered its Hidden Power Electric. He finalized the six Pokémon he would use publicly for his rain team and considered how he might eventually add Zapdos to cover their Electric weakness.

• Yu Hai traded the Youngster his Scyther for Shelmet and warned him that he would need to tame Scyther himself.
• The Youngster's Heracross lost to Scyther, so Yu Hai had Poliwhirl knock Scyther unconscious and told the Youngster to take it to the Pokémon Center.
• Yu Hai examined Shiny Shelmet's panel and found that it had Hidden Power Electric.
• Yu Hai decided that Pelipper, Poliwhirl, Kingler, Rhyhorn, Scyther, and Shelmet would be the founding members of his public rain team.
• Yu Hai considered finding a mixed-blood Zapdos to cover his team's Electric weakness and reviewed the Pokémon assigned to his Spider Bandit identity.

Yu Hai prepared to leave Makote Island, but A Ling confessed her feelings and said goodbye with a kiss. He left without accepting her affection, while Madam Suzuki encouraged A Ling to pursue her happiness and suggested she might meet him again.

• Yu Hai decided to leave the exchange convention and rest before departing Makote Island, then encountered A Ling, who asked him to inspect four Pokémon she had received.
• Yu Hai told A Ling he would leave the island the next day, and she asked him to meet her grandmother before he went.
• A Ling led Yu Hai to her family’s cabin, admitted she had lied about her grandmother wanting to thank him, hugged him, and kissed his cheek as she said she would miss him.
• Yu Hai left without answering A Ling’s confession, reflecting that he could not stop his journey and believed they had met at the wrong time.
• Madam Suzuki comforted A Ling and encouraged her to pursue her happiness, telling her she could seek Yu Hai again after opening the castle hotel.

Yu Hai and Xiao Ying left Makote Island for a nameless island that served as a Farfetch'd habitat, where Yu Hai considered letting his troubled Farfetch'd rejoin the wild flock. After settling in and arranging the Pokémon’s training, Yu Hai examined Kingler’s progress and considered how it could improve its defenses.

• Yu Hai collected Scyther after its treatment, and Scyther chose to return to its Poké Ball while still determined to someday defeat its old colony leader.
• Yu Hai and Xiao Ying flew after migrating Farfetch'd toward the nameless island, while A Ling watched them leave and decided to reopen the castle hotel.
• Yu Hai and Xiao Ying reached the island, set up camp, and released several Pokémon to explore and train.
• Yu Hai and Xiao Ying let their Farfetch'd approach the wild flock; Yu Hai said he would release his Farfetch'd if it wanted to stay, and both Farfetch'd entered the forest together.
• Yu Hai left Gastly to sober up, sent Toxicroak to train, and reviewed Kingler’s improved level, abilities, and moves before considering its defensive training.

Yu Hai planned Kingler's and Scyther's training around their strengths, then arranged for Scyther and Poliwhirl to practice dodging ranged attacks together. The chapter left Yu Hai turning his attention to Shelmet's Poké Ball.

• Yu Hai revised Kingler's schedule to focus on Iron Defense, Instant Amnesia, and Swords Dance.
• Yu Hai planned Scyther's development around speed, Bug Sense, and chaining Fury Cutter attacks, with a future evolution into Scizor.
• Yu Hai released Scyther and explained that it would train with Poliwhirl to improve its perception and evasion.
• Poliwhirl hit Scyther with Water Gun, and Scyther attacked Poliwhirl with Air Slash as Yu Hai demonstrated their new training routine.
• Yu Hai assigned Poliwhirl and Scyther ranged attacks and dodges for afternoon practice, then took out Shelmet's Poké Ball.

Yu Hai comforted Shelmet after its trade and began planning its training as a fragile, high-speed attacker. That evening, he and Xiao Ying shared a camping hot pot before they were due to part ways the next day.

• Yu Hai reassured Shelmet that its former Trainer had traded it rather than abandoned it, and Shelmet accepted its new team after receiving food and kindness from Butterfree.
• Yu Hai planned to train Shelmet to survive by kiting opponents with long-range moves, then asked Kingler to teach it Mud Shot.
• Yu Hai reviewed his plans for Shelmet and Scyther and waited for the unconscious Gastly to wake so he could test whether evolution could raise its Potential.
• Yu Hai prepared a camping hot pot as a farewell meal for Xiao Ying before their planned separation the next day.
• Xiao Ying praised the meal, and Yu Hai reflected on how much he enjoyed camping with his Pokémon partners.

Yu Hai discovered that the Pokémon Egg was draining the incubator’s batteries and confirmed that it absorbed electricity when Electabuzz charged it. After the egg stopped absorbing power, Yu Hai and Xiao Ying went to sleep before continuing toward Little Orange Island the next morning.

• Yu Hai returned Farfetch'd’s companion’s leek and told him he could stay on the Deserted Island, leaving Farfetch'd uncertain about whether to go.
• Yu Hai found that the incubator kept losing power, then had Electabuzz charge it and saw the Pokémon Egg glow as it absorbed electricity.
• Yu Hai calculated his Bug-type Pokémon’s food supply and reviewed his expenses, then considered ways to improve Gastly’s Potential and the risks of using Toxicroak’s Toxic.
• After Electabuzz became tired, Butterfree briefly charged the incubator, but the egg stopped absorbing electricity and returned to its usual appearance.
• Yu Hai packed away the incubator and went to sleep with Xiao Ying, planning to leave for Little Orange Island in the morning.

Yu Hai and Xiao Ying reached Little Orange Island, where they learned that Elite Four Lorelei would give a lecture and demonstrate a Pokémon battle. Farfetch'd chose to leave his wild flock and rejoin Yu Hai, while Xiao Ying prepared to return to Hasa Island after the event.

• Yu Hai and Xiao Ying said goodbye to Farfetch'd and flew away from the island where they had spent the night.
• Farfetch'd realized he felt at home with Yu Hai and the other Pokémon, caught up to them, and asked to stay with Yu Hai.
• Yu Hai and Xiao Ying arrived on Little Orange Island, rented a hotel room, and discovered a poster announcing Lorelei's lecture the next day.
• Xiao Ying went out to explore, bought two admission tickets to Lorelei's event, and told Yu Hai he had lost money in battles with local Trainers.
• Yu Hai welcomed Farfetch'd back on the condition that he follow instructions, then fed his Pokémon and went to sleep.
• Yu Hai woke near noon the next day, with Lorelei's lecture and battle demonstration still ahead.

Yu Hai and Xiao Ying attended Lorelei’s lecture, shared a farewell dinner, and discussed Xiao Ying’s return to Hasa Island and how to handle Keiko. After giving Xiao Ying a Poliwhirl doll, Yu Hai discovered Gastly had awakened and began planning its training and evolution experiment.

• Xiao Ying watched Lorelei’s battle lecture and became so excited that Yu Hai reminded him to stay calm and think like a Trainer.
• Yu Hai and Xiao Ying ate dinner together, and Yu Hai advised Xiao Ying to stay cautious aboard the ship and act only when confident.
• Yu Hai told Xiao Ying how to test Keiko’s involvement, discussed A Ren, and gave Xiao Ying a Poliwhirl doll as a farewell gift.
• Xiao Ying shared his battle plans for Breloom, Poliwhirl, and Electabuzz, while Yu Hai advised him to develop strategies around each Pokémon’s traits.
• Yu Hai checked Gastly’s status and found that it had awakened after digesting Toxicroak’s venom, increasing its Potential and level.
• Yu Hai planned to buy Energy Cubes and venom for Gastly and arrange a sealed space for its evolution experiment.

Yu Hai saw Xiao Ying off on a rainy day, then bought a huge supply of Life Energy Cubes and followed a contact’s lead to seek out Pokémon Poison Sacs. He ended the chapter negotiating with a head cook over the sacs’ price and quality.

• Yu Hai said goodbye to Xiao Ying as he boarded a ship for Hasa Island, then called the Old Man to make sure someone would watch over him.
• Yu Hai bought two thousand boxes of premium Life Energy Cubes at a twenty percent discount, and the Greasy Fat Man gave him ten extra boxes.
• Yu Hai asked the Greasy Fat Man where he could find Pokémon Poison Sacs, and the man gave him a note directing him to a restaurant head cook.
• Yu Hai met the head cook and asked to buy Poison Sacs, then questioned whether the price of three hundred thousand per jin was fair and whether the quality was guaranteed.

Yu Hai bought ten catties of Poison Sacs for Gastly’s evolution experiment, then encountered Lance and Lorelei while looking for a villa. After Lance checked his background, he offered Yu Hai a chance to earn League Trainer certification through an assessment.

• Yu Hai inspected the Poison Sacs with Gastly, bought the ten-kilogram batch for two million, and stored it in a small refrigerator.
• Yu Hai went to the suburbs to find a villa and ran into Lorelei and Lance, where children surrounded him and challenged him to battle.
• Lance checked Yu Hai’s ID and League records, confirmed he was an orphan with no criminal history, and returned his ID.
• Lorelei asked Lance to keep Yu Hai there, so Lance offered to approve his League certification if he passed an assessment.
• Yu Hai asked Lance what the assessment would involve.

Yu Hai reluctantly battled Lorelei’s young Trainers and led Kingler to eleven consecutive victories, drawing Lance’s interest. Before Lance’s Dratini faced him, Yu Hai asked Lance to withdraw the offer of League certification, leaving their battle—and Lance’s response—unresolved.

• Yu Hai decided to battle Lance and Lorelei’s young Trainers but avoid accepting League certification because he feared the attention it would bring.
• Yu Hai used Kingler to defeat Wartortle and Grovyle, then won eleven consecutive battles against the children’s Pokémon.
• Lance praised Yu Hai’s victories and prepared to challenge him with the Dratini he had recovered in Kinnow City.
• Yu Hai recognized Dratini as possibly the Pokémon from Kinnow City’s black market and asked Lance to take back the certified Trainer offer if Yu Hai won.
• Lance was surprised that Yu Hai wanted to refuse certification rather than ask for Dratini.

Yu Hai challenged Lance to win approval for his certification application and defeated Lance’s Dratini with Poliwhirl in a single blow. Lance and Lorelei recognized Poliwhirl’s remarkable strength, and Lance considered Yu Hai a promising Trainer as he flew away.

• Yu Hai agreed to answer Lance’s question in exchange for Lance approving his certification application, and explained that he did not chase celebrities.
• Lance challenged Yu Hai to defeat him, and Yu Hai sent out Poliwhirl against Lance’s Dratini.
• Poliwhirl rushed forward and knocked Dratini unconscious with Ice Punch before it could use Thunder Wave, earning Yu Hai the win.
• Yu Hai recalled Poliwhirl, confirmed that Lance would honor his promise, and flew away on Pelipper.
• Lance and Lorelei discussed Poliwhirl’s near-Elite-level power and Yu Hai’s potential, while Lance decided to investigate him discreetly.

Yu Hai settled in a secluded villa to investigate how Gastly’s evolution and devolution affected its potential and level. After repeated experiments, he found Gastly could no longer evolve below level four, and its potential had reached 38.50%.

• Yu Hai rented a secluded villa and prepared a locked storage room for testing Gastly’s evolution.
• Yu Hai recorded Gastly’s stats, then had it evolve into Haunter and devolve back, finding its potential increased while its level fell.
• Yu Hai repeated the experiment and observed that potential gains gradually decreased as Gastly’s potential rose.
• Yu Hai fed Gastly Life Energy Cubes and venom as it continued evolving and devolving for further trials.
• Yu Hai found Gastly’s minimum evolution level was four, and its potential reached 38.50% at level 3.10%.

Yu Hai suspected Gastly could raise its potential without losing levels if it absorbed Ghost-type energy during evolution, so he went to a large city to buy Ghost-related items. He negotiated with the Greasy Fat Man and bought a medium-quality Dark Stone at a discounted price, leaving Gastly’s experiment still to come.

• Yu Hai concluded that Gastly’s evolutions increased its potential at the cost of levels and decided to test whether Ghost-type energy could prevent that loss.
• Yu Hai traveled to a large city’s Department Store to buy Ghost Gems and other items containing Ghost-type energy.
• Yu Hai offered the Greasy Fat Man a ten-million deal in exchange for a twenty-percent discount and asked him to prepare the goods.
• The Greasy Fat Man brought Ghost Gems, Dark Stones, and Charm Talismans, while Yu Hai complained that the salesgirls’ service had ended too soon.
• Yu Hai inspected a Dark Stone and negotiated its price down from six million to four million, which the Greasy Fat Man accepted.

Yu Hai bought a large collection of Ghost-, Psychic-, and Poison-type resources to test whether Gastly could accumulate enough energy to Mega Evolve on its own. After spending nearly all his money, he left the store while the Greasy Fat Man and the salesgirls wondered about his strange behavior.

• Yu Hai examined the Ghost Gems and other items, then reasoned that Gastly might convert accumulated Ghost-, Poison-, and Psychic-type energy to Mega Evolve without a Mega Stone.
• Yu Hai ordered Psychic Gems, Poison-type Gems, several items, and a thousand boxes of Psychic-type Energy Cubes from the Greasy Fat Man.
• Yu Hai inspected the goods and negotiated the bill down to forty-four million League Coins.
• Yu Hai withdrew money from his bank card, paid for the goods, and was left with a little over one million League Coins.
• Yu Hai left the store, and the Greasy Fat Man chased after him before returning to the salesgirls, who speculated about the mysterious customer.

Yu Hai tested how Gastly absorbed energy from different items, then used Poison-type energy to push Haunter’s Potential into the Elite Four level. Haunter fell asleep after evolving, and Yu Hai waited for it to wake while continuing his routine.

• Yu Hai measured Gastly’s changing Potential, Level, and item purity, concluding that its energy consumption rose as its Potential increased.
• Yu Hai tested Psychic-type items and saw Gastly’s Psychic-type move proficiency increase.
• Yu Hai fed Gastly Poison-type items and venom, after which Gastly evolved into Haunter and fell asleep.
• Yu Hai checked Haunter’s panel and found its Potential had reached the Elite Four level, but could not tell whether it would retain that Potential after devolving.
• Yu Hai continued his villa routine and waited through the ninth to thirteenth days of the journey north, while Haunter remained asleep.

After Haunter awakened, Yu Hai discovered that Gastly had become Shiny and its move proficiency had increased after digesting Poison-type items. He began planning Gastly’s evolution toward Champion-level Potential and started an experiment with evolution and devolution.

• Yu Hai noted that the Pokémon Egg had absorbed electricity for five days but still had not hatched.
• Haunter awakened during breakfast, and Yu Hai had it devolve and spit out the Poison Orb, Black Sludge, and three Poison-type gems.
• Yu Hai found that Gastly had turned Shiny, its face had become purple, and the proficiency of all its moves had increased.
• Yu Hai decided to use Ghost-type energy for Gastly’s evolution and calculated that he needed more Dark Stones and Ghost Gems to reach the Champion threshold.
• Yu Hai brought Gastly to the storage room, fed it only Energy Cubes, and began testing evolution and devolution.

Yu Hai used Gastly’s evolution and devolution to raise its Potential, but exhausting his stored resources left it at only 75.52%. He traded two Veteran Class items and Energy Cubes for more Ghost Gems and Poison-type Gems, then hurried home to continue trying to raise Gastly’s Potential.

• Gastly absorbed venom and Gems through repeated evolution and devolution, raising its Potential while losing levels and increasing the Twisted Spoon’s level.
• Yu Hai exhausted his Ghost-type, Poison-type, and Psychic-type resources, but Gastly’s Potential reached only 75.52%.
• Yu Hai calculated how many Energy Cubes Gastly had consumed and decided to trade his Veteran Class items and more supplies for resources for one final attempt.
• At the Department Store, Yu Hai exchanged the Charm Talisman, Twisted Spoon, and one thousand boxes of Life Energy Cubes for fifteen Ghost Gems and fifteen Poison-type Gems.
• Yu Hai checked the Gems and hurried away to use them, while the Greasy Fat Man stored the Energy Cubes and felt relieved that Yu Hai had not come to return them.

Yu Hai’s attempt to raise Gastly’s Potential stalled at 79.98%, and a nightmare caused by Darkrai nearly trapped him before he escaped. He decided to seek a Black Market for more Ghost Gems, unaware that Darkrai and the Silver Feather remained connected to the strange events.

• Yu Hai used thirty Poison-type gems and two Poison-type items on Gastly, raising its Potential to 79.98% but failing to reach the next threshold.
• Yu Hai rejected seeking power from Giratina because he feared becoming its puppet, then realized Gastly had vanished as black blood seeped into the storage room.
• Yu Hai concluded he was trapped in a controlled nightmare and stabbed himself in the chest, awakening in the real storage room.
• Yu Hai decided to find a Black Market in Big City to earn money for more Ghost Gems, then cleaned up and left with Gastly in its Poké Ball.
• Darkrai emerged from the shadows after Yu Hai left and revealed that Gastly’s repeated evolutions had drawn it to the villa, while the Silver Feather glowed unnoticed inside Yu Hai’s backpack.

Xiao Ying reunited with his grandfather on Hasa Island and told him about his journey with Brother Hai and his goal of entering the regional tournament. His grandfather promised to help him obtain more Pokémon and left to apply for a Chimchar Starter, while Xiao Ying hoped to grow strong enough to meet Brother Hai again.

• Xiao Ying reunited with his grandfather at the harbor and recounted his travels, battles, and meeting with Elite Four Lorelei.
• Xiao Ying explained his regional tournament plans and the Pokémon he still needed; his grandfather gave him a Meowth and offered to find him a Weavile and a Toxicroak.
• Xiao Ying asked for a Psychic-type and a blue Steel-type Pokémon, but his grandfather said he could not safely obtain those for him yet.
• Xiao Ying's grandfather revealed that their League contributions could qualify him for a Starter, and Xiao Ying chose Chimchar.
• Xiao Ying's grandfather promised to get him the blue Steel-type Pokémon once he became an Elite-level Trainer, then left to apply for Chimchar.