Chapter Summaries

Yu Hai prepared to exploit the gang conflict while gathering gems and discovering a Mega Stone, then helped Gastly evolve into Gengar. He left Gengar and Darkrai building bonds with his other Pokémon as he readied them for a planned raid on the gangs’ hideouts.

• Yu Hai ordered Darkrai to scout the other two gang hideouts and learned their valuables were hidden in the leaders’ tents.
• Yu Hai visited the Black Ship, bought gems, found two Key Stones, and paid five hundred thousand for a Mega Stone made for Blastoise.
• Yu Hai used eleven gems to evolve Gastly into Haunter and then Gengar, whose Potential reached 87.25%.
• Yu Hai tested Gengar’s ability to store objects and persuaded it to cooperate with Darkrai in stealing valuables.
• Darkrai and Gengar shared Energy Cubes with Yu Hai’s Pokémon, while Yu Hai reviewed his remaining funds and prepared for the planned raid.

Yu Hai escaped the Rock Team’s cave-in ambush and sent Darkrai and Gengar to loot the Poison Poison Gang’s base. After leaving A Ping behind, he began his own raid and killed the Team Rocket mine captain in the sewer.

• Yu Hai had Darkrai follow Viper to the arena, where Darkrai reported that the blue- and gray-clad teams had attacked the black-clad Poison Poison Gang members.
• When the ground shook and rocks sealed the cave entrance, Yu Hai led A Ping into the reinforced sewer and escaped being buried alive.
• Yu Hai discarded his gang uniform and Zubat’s Poké Ball, then told A Ping to return to the surface and stay out of trouble because he had a younger sister.
• Yu Hai sent Darkrai and Gengar to steal valuables from the Poison Poison Gang’s base while he waited in the sewer.
• Yu Hai’s Pokémon subdued a fleeing man and his Nidoqueen, revealing him as the mine captain who had assessed Yu Hai during the newcomer examination.
• Yu Hai ordered Scyther to kill the captain, then had Spinarak search him and Kingler drag his body into the water.

Yu Hai looted the Storm Team and Rock Team bases amid the battles between Team Rocket and the underground gangs, then escaped a mine collapse. Team Rocket took control of Big City's underground, while Storm agreed to abandon his territory and return to the Black Ship.

• Yu Hai sent Darkrai and Gengar to loot the Storm Team base, then followed them to steal valuables while Team Rocket attacked.
• At the Rock Team base, Yu Hai overheard Lance demand Luo Yan's submission, and Ekans crushed Luo Yan's Elite-class Rhydon.
• Luo Yan used Earthquake to seal the mine and fled with Flygon and Swampert as Lance withdrew; Yu Hai escaped the collapse and returned to the surface.
• The Black Ship's Captain stopped a Team Rocket executive from pursuing Storm and negotiated the end of the conflict, with Team Rocket taking control of Big City's underground.
• The Captain ordered Storm to give up the underground market and return to the Black Ship, and Storm accepted his second brother's explanation of the plan.

Yu Hai escaped Big City after overhearing the Black Ship and Team Rocket’s plans, then prepared to leave the island and gave A Ping Pokémon in exchange for his silence. After boarding a ship for Sunburst Island, Yu Hai caught an intruder trying to enter his cabin and recognized him as the fallen gang leader Luo Yan.

• Storm and the second mate discussed the Black Ship’s conflict with Team Rocket, while Yu Hai learned that Luo Yan had lost his territory and men.
• Yu Hai flew to Yangbella City, concealed evidence from his stolen goods, and returned to Big City to give A Ping a Mareep, Magikarp, and Houndour in exchange for keeping quiet.
• Yu Hai warned A Ping that the Poison Poison Gang was Team Rocket, and A Ping decided to join Team Rocket to protect his sister, Xiao Mai.
• Yu Hai bought a costly first-class ticket to Sunburst Island and fell asleep aboard the ship with Spinarak and Darkrai standing guard.
• Spinarak and Darkrai caught a man trying to enter Yu Hai’s cabin, and Yu Hai recognized the intruder as Luo Yan.

Yu Hai questioned Luo Yan in a dream and revealed that the Black Ship had abandoned him and his men after Team Rocket took control of Big City's underground market. Luo Yan accepted that he had lost everything, while Yu Hai prepared to take his remaining belongings and Pokémon.

• Yu Hai had Darkrai draw Luo Yan into a dream and explained that he had brought him there to talk.
• Luo Yan described escaping Lance by using Dig, hiding underwater, and boarding the passenger ship with a ticket bought from a scalper who had also sold Yu Hai the same ticket.
• Yu Hai told Luo Yan that the Black Ship Captain had made a deal with Team Rocket to abandon Big City's underground market in exchange for Storm's captured subordinates.
• Luo Yan realized Storm's promise to divide the underground territory and arrange his marriage had fallen through, and Yu Hai told him his men had likely died, been captured, or joined Team Rocket.
• Luo Yan accepted responsibility for trusting Storm and the Black Ship Captain, then drank the bitter wine and wished for poison.
• Yu Hai reflected on Luo Yan's downfall and planned to take his remaining backpack and two Pokémon while letting him live.

Yu Hai tried to pull the devastated Luo Yan back from despair by asking whether he still wanted revenge against Lance and the Black Ship. Luo Yan admitted that he did, but offered Yu Hai his Aggron Pokémon Egg and savings, leaving his next move uncertain.

• Yu Hai told Luo Yan that he could take his backpack, but Luo Yan said he no longer cared about it and drank until he vomited.
• Luo Yan explained that the battle had cost him four Pokémon, left Swampert critically injured, and reduced him to a single healthy Flygon; Rhydon had left behind only a Rock Core.
• Yu Hai asked whether Luo Yan wanted revenge, and Luo Yan said he wanted revenge against Lance and the Black Ship but lacked Pokémon, money, territory, and resources.
• Luo Yan explained that he had relied on ore to raise Rock-, Ground-, and Steel-type Pokémon, and that losing his mines meant rebuilding his strength could take years.
• Luo Yan offered Yu Hai his Aggron Pokémon Egg and the password to a bank card holding more than two hundred million, believing the gifts would not help him reach revenge.

Yu Hai recruited Luo Yan into his newly invented Spider organization by promising to help him take revenge on Team Rocket and proving his power with Darkrai. Luo Yan woke aboard the ship convinced the dream was real and vowed to return to Big City and avenge himself.

• Yu Hai offered Luo Yan a place in Spider and promised he could pursue revenge himself, while Luo Yan doubted the mysterious organization could help him.
• Yu Hai claimed to be Spider's leader and said the organization had the strength to challenge Team Rocket, prompting Luo Yan to demand proof.
• Yu Hai summoned Gengar and Darkrai, and Darkrai revealed that she had created the dream world, convincing Luo Yan of Yu Hai's power.
• Luo Yan knelt before Yu Hai, pledged his loyalty in exchange for help with revenge, and chose to pursue the codename Number One.
• Yu Hai told Luo Yan they were sailing to Sunburst Island and put the dream conversation on hold until the next day.
• Luo Yan woke aboard the ship with spider silk in his mouth, saw Yu Hai and Darkrai, and vowed to return to Big City and settle his grudges.

Yu Hai continued north toward Sunburst Island while Team Rocket recruited A Ping for training in Kanto and investigated Yu Hai’s disappearance. When the League arrived to raid Team Rocket’s underground base, Viper ordered a withdrawal and left wanted criminals behind, allowing both sides to avoid a larger confrontation.

• Yu Hai woke aboard the passenger ship, gave Luo Yan food, and had Spinarak untie him before relaxing on the balcony.
• A Ping said goodbye to Xiao Mai and reported to Viper, who assigned him to travel with Masai to Kanto for training.
• Viper told A Ping that his sister would attend a top school, but A Ping asked for her to remain at the Orphanage.
• A Team Rocket squad leader reported that A Yi, the TrovitaGym Leader, had arrived with powerful Pokémon, so Viper ordered the underground forces to withdraw and abandon wanted criminals.
• Team Rocket burned its tents and sealed the tunnels as it escaped, and A Yi reluctantly led the League team away with the prisoners.

On the passenger ship, Yu Hai examined Luo Yan’s Pokémon and helped him face the loss of Swampert, whose death left Luo Yan devastated. Swampert’s egg gave Luo Yan new hope, and Yu Hai began advising him on how to rebuild his strength and pursue revenge in the Orange Islands.

• Yu Hai assessed Flygon’s potential and told Luo Yan that it could reach the Elite Four level, while Luo Yan mistook the assessment for Darkrai’s ability.
• Yu Hai revealed that Swampert had died, and Luo Yan mourned the Pokémon that had been his companion for five or six years.
• Luo Yan discovered the Pokémon Egg Swampert had been holding, and Yu Hai gave him an incubator for it.
• Yu Hai declined Luo Yan’s offer of Aggron’s Pokémon Egg and warned that rebuilding his team with slow-growing Pokémon would take too long.
• Yu Hai advised Luo Yan to search uninhabited islands for ore and to raise common Water-type Pokémon suited to the Orange Islands.

Luo Yan committed to rebuilding his strength by catching and training Wild Pokémon, while Yu Hai gave him a Spinarak and settled into his own plans aboard the ship to Sunburst Island. After Yu Hai disposed of Storm's backpack and escaped by sea, Storm discovered the theft and began searching the islands for the thief.

• Yu Hai told Luo Yan to catch Water-type Pokémon and promised to judge their talent, so Luo Yan resolved to pursue revenge and become an Elite Four Trainer.
• Yu Hai gave Luo Yan a Spinarak, and Luo Yan paid three hundred thousand League Coins for the Sea View Room next door before going to sleep.
• Yu Hai sorted the stolen backpacks, discarded Storm's backpack at sea, and continued toward Sunburst Island with the valuable contents.
• Storm searched his underground base and the hotel in Yangbeila City, then recovered his backpack near Little Orange Island and found its valuables missing.
• Storm suspected the thief might sell the stolen goods on nearby islands, so he arranged to watch markets and vowed to torture the thief if he caught him.

Yu Hai sorted the spoils from more than forty backpacks, separating money, Pokémon, and items while disposing of trackers and unwanted Pokémon. He planned to seek Muramasa in the Johto Region later to learn his Light Stone cultivation method, once Yu Hai had grown stronger.

• Yu Hai emptied and inspected the backpacks, threw away flashy bags and electronic devices, and set Storm's backpack aside to examine last.
• Yu Hai counted more than twenty million in cash and selected 119 valuable Pokémon from the haul, releasing some into the sea and saving the rest to release on Sunburst Island.
• Yu Hai sorted the items, keeping Sandstorm Rocks, Damp Rocks, Everstones, and Light Stones while planning to sell Poison Orbs and Black Sludge.
• Yu Hai considered learning a Light Stone cultivation method from Muramasa, whose Scizor was known as the Red Flash, and decided to visit his dojo in the Johto Region after gaining strength.

Yu Hai finished sorting the loot from the captured trainers, deciding what to sell, keep, or feed to his Pokémon. After estimating the haul at more than 200 million League Coins, he prepared to open Storm’s backpack, which he expected to contain the best finds.

• Yu Hai inventoried the items, keeping Ground- and Rock-type food for Hana Hana and selling most of the other beginner-tier items.
• Yu Hai kept the Gems for his Pokémon, gave Darkrai a Dark Stone in secret, and decided to sell the remaining Evolution Stones.
• Yu Hai sorted the Energy Cubes and other Pokémon food, keeping premium Energy Cubes and packing the rest for sale.
• Yu Hai packed useful miscellaneous goods and several kilograms of gold, silver, and jewelry, then threw away a backpack of clothes and personal odds and ends.
• Yu Hai finished sorting every backpack except Storm’s, counted thirteen backpacks in total, and turned to Storm’s as the biggest blind box.

Yu Hai inventoried Storm’s stolen backpack and found valuable Pokémon items, cultivation supplies, a Swampert Egg, and distinctive jewelry. He kept the resources he could use, planned to sell or trade some others, and threw the recognizable jewelry into the sea to erase evidence.

• Yu Hai discovered Storm’s cash, Water-type items, and Elite-level Mystic Waters, then found an Elite-class Milotic’s Prism Scale and another Dragon Scale.
• Yu Hai identified an Elite-level Swampert Egg and the Water- and Ground-type supplies Storm had prepared for it, and decided Hana Hana could use some of the Ground-type items.
• Yu Hai found an Advanced Fire Stone, Fire-type supplies, and other Evolution Stones, and considered trading the Fire Stone for resources to raise Gastly’s Potential.
• Yu Hai kept Poison-type items, Gems, and premium Energy Cubes for his Pokémon, while deciding that many Fire-type supplies were useless to him.
• Yu Hai threw Storm’s recognizable gold, silver, and jewelry into the sea so they could not be traced back to him.

Yu Hai sorted and planned to sell Storm’s recovered possessions, then offered Kingler and Sandslash to Luo Yan as they discussed changing Luo Yan’s team toward Water-type Pokémon. After strengthening their working relationship and sharing training advice during the voyage, Yu Hai and Luo Yan arrived at Tangelo Island and continued toward Sunburst Island.

• Yu Hai discarded Storm’s personal belongings and bank cards, then planned to sell the illegal goods through the Drunkard Old Man and Luo Yan’s channels.
• Yu Hai stored twelve backpacks inside Gengar and offered Kingler to Luo Yan for ten million; Luo Yan bought it.
• Yu Hai offered Luo Yan Sandslash but advised him to consider his team’s direction, and Luo Yan chose a Water-type path instead.
• Luo Yan regarded Yu Hai as a trusted mentor and resolved to repay his kindness, while Yu Hai remained cautious about their relationship.
• Yu Hai and Luo Yan discussed Pokémon training during the voyage, with Yu Hai learning about Ground- and Rock-type Pokémon from Luo Yan.
• The passenger ship arrived at Tangelo Island on the twenty-first day of the northward journey and set sail for Sunburst Island.

Yu Hai raised Gastly’s Potential to Champion Class by feeding it valuable Poison Gems, then bought Ghost Gems to help it evolve back into Gengar. The next morning, he discovered that Luo Yan had spent the night catching hundreds of Wild Pokémon on Sunburst Island.

• Yu Hai fed Gastly Poison Gems and other resources, eventually raising its Potential to Champion Class after spending more than 105 million League Coins.
• Yu Hai bought eleven Ghost Gems after Haunter could not evolve into Gengar, and the gems supplied enough energy for it to evolve.
• Yu Hai let Gengar eat the remaining Poison-type Energy Cubes and went to sleep while Gengar, Darkrai, and Spinarak kept watch.
• Luo Yan searched Sunburst Island’s beach and forest overnight, catching nearly four or five hundred Pokémon.
• Yu Hai knocked on Luo Yan’s door the next morning and learned that Luo Yan had been catching Pokémon all night.

Yu Hai and Luo Yan entered Sunburst Island’s forest after sorting through Luo Yan’s Pokémon catches, hoping to find Crystal Onix and useful Pokémon. Yu Hai revealed that he had stolen Storm’s backpack and enlisted Luo Yan to help move the contraband, leaving Luo Yan worried about the danger but reassured that Yu Hai would not silence him.

• Yu Hai gave Luo Yan five minutes to get ready, then ate breakfast with him before they headed toward the forest in search of Crystal Onix.
• Yu Hai checked the Pokémon Luo Yan had caught overnight and had him release nearly all of them, keeping a Bellsprout with fifty Potential as a possible choice.
• Yu Hai released his own low-value Pokémon into the forest and told Luo Yan he had taken goods during the Black Market chaos and needed Luo Yan’s connections to sell them.
• Luo Yan recalled that Storm had often carried a Vulpix, and Yu Hai revealed that he had stolen Storm’s backpack, which contained contraband.
• Luo Yan warned that selling the goods could expose them to Storm, then admitted he feared Yu Hai might kill him to keep the secret.
• Yu Hai laughed off Luo Yan’s fear and assured him he would not kill him, while privately treating the disclosure as a test of his loyalty.

Yu Hai strengthened Luo Yan’s loyalty while helping him find a Heracross, then separated from him to search for Crystal Onix. Yu Hai found a crystal cavern with a deep pool, but Crystal Onix had not yet appeared.

• Yu Hai told Luo Yan that he had stolen Storm’s backpack, and Luo Yan rejoiced at the news and at Yu Hai’s trust in him.
• Luo Yan caught a group of thirteen Heracross, and Yu Hai selected the leader with fifty-three Potential for him to keep.
• Yu Hai and Luo Yan reached the extinct volcano on Sunburst Island, where Luo Yan entered the caves to search for Geodude and Yu Hai set off separately.
• Yu Hai flew with Pelipper to a small island near Sunburst Island and sent Poliwhirl, Kingler, and Scyther to find a cave.
• Yu Hai followed his Pokémon through a cave into a crystal cavern and found a deep pool whose bottom he could not see.

Yu Hai found and caught a Crystal Onix after Poliwhirl and Kingler repeatedly lured it out of its cave and Scyther helped defeat it. After inspecting its unusual Ice and Ground typing and deciding it was not worth raising, Yu Hai prepared to leave, but a distant stranger asked him to hand over the Crystal Onix.

• Yu Hai used stones and mud from a distance to confirm that a transparent Crystal Onix was hiding in the pool, then withdrew with Scyther when it roared.
• Yu Hai sent Poliwhirl and Kingler back to harass Crystal Onix, and they repeatedly dirtied its pool until it finally charged out of the cave.
• Yu Hai ordered Kingler to hold Crystal Onix’s tail while Poliwhirl and Scyther attacked, then caught the unconscious Pokémon in a Poké Ball.
• Yu Hai checked Crystal Onix’s Proficiency Panel, found that it had Ice and Ground types and immunity to Water-type moves, and decided not to raise it.
• As Yu Hai prepared to leave with the Crystal Onix, a distant stranger asked him to give it over.

The author discussed possible type combinations for Crystal Onix and Crystal Steelix, concluding that a normal Onix might suit the protagonist’s rain team better but was unlikely to be caught. The chapter also said Swampert’s Egg and a legendary Pokémon Egg were expected to hatch at Magikarp Waterfall, where the protagonist would search for an exceptionally talented Magikarp.

• The author compared Crystal Onix’s possible typings and chose Ice/Ground, with Ice/Steel for its possible evolution, Crystal Steelix.
• The author considered a normal Onix for the protagonist’s team but noted its heavy appetite, weakness to Water attacks, and poor ability to fight in rain.
• The author judged Scizor and Magneton more suitable for a rain team than Onix, though the protagonist wanted legendary Pokémon instead of Magneton.
• The author expected Swampert’s Pokémon Egg and the legendary Pokémon Egg to hatch at Magikarp Waterfall on Sweet Orange Island.
• The author said the protagonist would stay there to find a Magikarp with exceptional talent, while noting that Gastly’s evolution and regression talent would remain unusually powerful.

Yu Hai gave the Crystal Onix he caught to Steven, a disguised Elite Four member, hoping to earn a future favor. After dinner with Luo Yan, Yu Hai prepared to leave Sunburst Island for Jinggan Island the next morning.

• A miner-like stranger asked Yu Hai for the Crystal Onix, and Yu Hai gave it to him without asking for anything in return.
• The stranger revealed himself to be Steven, and Yu Hai later confirmed his identity through Darkrai’s account of Steven’s powerful Metagross.
• Yu Hai explained that he hoped the gift would make Steven remember him and help him build a connection with the future Hoenn Champion.
• Yu Hai met Luo Yan for dinner, inspected his captured Geodude, and chose one with fifty-five Potential for him to train.
• Yu Hai gave Luo Yan additional Pokémon to release, and Luo Yan arranged for Flygon and Spinarak to release them near the dead volcano.
• The next morning, Yu Hai and Luo Yan prepared to travel to Jinggan Island.