Chapter Summaries

Yu Hai advised Ada to choose stronger Pokémon if he wanted to reach the Elite Four, then examined Ada’s Squirtle and praised its potential. At the Gym, Yu Hai hired Trainers to teach Poliwhirl, Kingler, and Scyther new moves, sent Pelipper to battle challengers, and planned Pelipper’s next moves.

• Yu Hai assessed Ada’s Poliwag and told him it was unsuitable for his Elite Four ambitions, prompting Ada to reconsider how he chose Pokémon.
• Yu Hai examined Ada’s Squirtle, praised its potential, and Ada decided to ask his grandfather to choose his Pokémon.
• Yu Hai selected three Trainers to teach Poliwhirl, Kingler, and Scyther new moves, choosing between two Kingler Trainers through a battle.
• Yu Hai sent Pelipper to battle the Gym challengers while he checked her progress and planned for her to learn U-turn, Hydro Pump, Storm, Stockpile, Spit Up, and Swallow.

Yu Hai handled the aftermath of the bounty hunters’ attack by confronting Dunmei’s companion, accepting Silver Powder while making clear he would not be bought or drawn into the man’s schemes. The companion left Mikan Island planning to keep Yu Hai under watch, while Yu Hai returned to his cabin intent on staying out of the Gym’s political conflicts.

• Yu Hai spent the day at MikanGym as Pelipper dominated Gym Battles and Poliwhirl, Kingler, and Scyther learned new moves.
• At the Gym’s kitchen, Dunmei’s companion invited Yu Hai to dinner, then privately apologized after learning Yu Hai had been attacked by bounty hunters.
• Yu Hai told the man the attackers were dead, and accepted Silver Powder for Scyther after refusing to ask for specific compensation.
• Yu Hai left with his dinner as Dunmei’s companion concluded that Yu Hai was backed by the Old Man who fished and would be safest kept neutral.
• Dunmei’s companion revealed in his thoughts that he had arranged the attack and planned to leave someone at MikanGym to monitor Yu Hai.
• Yu Hai returned to his cabin and decided he wanted no part in the schemes around Dunmei or MikanGym.

Yu Hai returned to MikanGym after his stint as Acting Gym Leader and arranged lessons for his Pokémon while dealing with Dunmei’s young cousin, who openly looked down on him. He hired a fisherman’s son to teach Pelipper new moves and discovered that Ada’s newly caught Poliwag and Slowpoke had exceptional Potential, while the cousin continued watching him.

• Dunmei questioned Yu Hai about his success as Acting Gym Leader, and her young cousin mocked him before she warned the boy to behave and study at the Gym.
• Yu Hai assigned Trainers to teach his three Poliwhirl and selected a fisherman’s son whose Pelipper knew Storm, Hydro Pump, and U-turn to train his Pelipper for fifty thousand per move.
• Yu Hai learned that the fisherman’s son had been urged by his mother to make connections and hoped the Gym’s food would spare him from fishing under the sun.
• Ada showed Yu Hai the Poliwag and Slowpoke his grandfather had caught for him, and Yu Hai found that they had Potential ratings of fifty-six and fifty-eight.
• Ada left to practice Water Gun with his new Pokémon as Yu Hai noticed Dunmei’s cousin secretly watching him from beside the door.

Yu Hai reviewed Shelmet’s training plans and jogged with it before learning about A Man’s poor circumstances and advancing him money for the Pelipper mission. After A Man left with a chance to improve his prospects, Yu Hai returned to the Gym, where Poliwhirl, Kingler, and Scyther continued training their new moves.

• Yu Hai checked Shelmet’s panel, planned four moves for it to learn after considering its eventual evolution, and took it jogging.
• Yu Hai and Shelmet ran through the morning, and Kitchen Sister brought lunch for the Gym’s Trainers.
• Yu Hai learned that A Man was a young fisherman sent to the Gym by his family in hopes of finding a better livelihood.
• Yu Hai advanced A Man fifty thousand League Coins for clean clothes and toiletries, encouraged him, and promised more payment if Pelipper learned four moves.
• Yu Hai returned to the Gym and found that Poliwhirl had nearly learned Focus Punch, Kingler was still refining Thousand-Horsepower, and Scyther had learned Close Combat.

Yu Hai learned the requirements for becoming an Elite Trainer, and Dunmei made winning a regional Championship a condition for him to receive a Top-tier Water Stone. He planned his next steps, continued training, and asked Luo Yan to find a talented Karrablast and help with his Black Market goods.

• Dunmei told Yu Hai that Elite Trainer advancement required three evolved Pokémon, League missions worth one hundred thousand points, ten Gym Badges, and strong regional tournament placements, then demanded that he win a Championship to earn the Water Stone.
• Yu Hai agreed to try for a Championship and planned to travel to Kanto after his Pokémon learned their new moves, while considering how to gather advancement points and obtain Gym Badges.
• Yu Hai finished training, returned to the Lakeside Cabin, checked his Pokémon's progress, and called Luo Yan to ask him to find a talented Karrablast and come to Mikan Island to discuss Black Market goods.
• Luo Yan agreed, searched the Pokémon encyclopedia for Karrablast, and went to request leave so he could look for one at a Breeding House or the Black Market.

Yu Hai cared for Kingler after it molted, left Mudkip at the Lakeside Cabin for training, and arranged for a beekeeper’s Queen Bee to teach Shelmet Recover. After a day of training at the Gym, he received a call from Luo Yan, who had arrived on Mikan Island.

• Darkrai woke Yu Hai and showed him Kingler’s empty shell; Yu Hai found Kingler hiding under the bed, gave it calcium tablets, and saw that its Potential had increased after molting.
• Yu Hai trained Mudkip to hit a stationary target with Water Gun, then left it with Butterfree at the Lakeside Cabin to continue practicing.
• Yu Hai checked with Darkrai that nobody had watched the cabin, then avoided the young man’s cousin and kept his distance from Dunmei at the Gym.
• Yu Hai selected a beekeeper’s Queen Bee to teach his Shiny Shelmet Recover after the youngster recognized Shelmet as a Pokémon from Unova.
• Yu Hai reviewed his Pokémon’s training plans and spent the day overseeing their study and exercise at the Gym.
• Luo Yan called Yu Hai and told him he had arrived in the town on Mikan Island.

Yu Hai met Luo Yan at the Lakeside Cabin, received a Karrablast for Shelmet’s evolution, and sold thirteen Pokémon to fund League contribution tasks. After explaining why he planned to join the League, Yu Hai asked Luo Yan to post the tasks and stayed to prepare dinner with him.

• Yu Hai left Mikan Gym early, returned to the Lakeside Cabin, and reunited with Mudkip before Luo Yan arrived with calcium tablets.
• Yu Hai and Luo Yan released their Pokémon, and Yu Hai realized Luo Yan was building a Sandstorm Team.
• Luo Yan gave Yu Hai a female Karrablast bought for six million, which Yu Hai planned to use to help Shelmet evolve.
• Luo Yan appraised thirteen Pokémon, and Yu Hai agreed to use the proceeds and remaining funds to post tasks at the Pokémon Center for League contribution points.
• Yu Hai explained his plans to join the League, and Luo Yan understood that he intended to gain a foothold within it.
• Yu Hai asked Luo Yan to buy food for a barbecue while he went to Mikan Gym to pick up his Pokémon.

Yu Hai dealt with Dunmei’s attempt to dock his pay, then shared dinner with Luo Yan at the Lakeside Cabin. Their evening was interrupted when the hunted A Xiang arrived, warning that two Bounty Hunters were pursuing him for the Calm Mind method, and Yu Hai realized they were close.

• Dunmei tried to punish Yu Hai for leaving work without permission, but he accepted the pay deduction without concern, and Ada explained that Yu Hai’s Pokémon expenses dwarfed his salary.
• Yu Hai returned to the Lakeside Cabin, where he and Luo Yan ate grilled food and discussed Luo Yan keeping a low profile and avoiding contact with A Yan.
• A Xiang staggered out of the forest, and Yu Hai ordered Luo Yan to capture him before recognizing him and allowing him to explain.
• A Xiang said two fellow Bounty Hunters with powerful Gyarados were chasing him for the Calm Mind method, and Yu Hai realized the pursuers were near the cabin.
• Yu Hai questioned how A Xiang’s Calm Mind method had been exposed as the threat approached.

Yu Hai and Luo Yan captured the two Bounty Hunters pursuing A Xiang, then forced A Xiang to join them and placed him under Luo Yan’s watch. A Xiang accepted the arrangement and joined them for dinner, while Luo Yan reflected on how small he felt beside Yu Hai and Team Rocket.

• A Xiang explained that two hometown companions had exposed the Calm Mind method, and Yu Hai prepared an ambush after learning the Bounty Hunters had tracked him to the cabin.
• Darkrai put the two Bounty Hunters and their Pokémon to sleep, allowing Yu Hai’s group to capture them; Gengar’s Toxic killed the men, and Kingler buried their bodies.
• Luo Yan appraised the captured Pokémon and items, and Yu Hai told him to sell the valuable spoils on Jinggan Island.
• Yu Hai offered A Xiang the choice to join them or face an unstated alternative, then threatened his family to ensure his obedience.
• A Xiang recognized Luo Yan as the former leader of Big City’s Rock Team, and Luo Yan reflected that he was only a slightly bigger ant compared with Team Rocket.
• A Xiang agreed to follow Luo Yan, and Yu Hai had Spinarak release him before inviting him to dinner.

Yu Hai welcomed Luo Yan and A Xiang’s departure, recorded his recent earnings, and continued training his Pokémon at the Gym. He discovered that A Man’s Pelipper had remarkable potential and a Dragon-type bloodline, while A Man kept the feather tied to its origin secret.

• Yu Hai gave Luo Yan a copy of the Calm Mind technique, revealed that it came from Team Rocket, and watched Luo Yan and A Xiang leave for Jinggan Island.
• Yu Hai totaled his income and expenses, then headed to the Gym with Pelipper and food for his Pokémon.
• Yu Hai sent Poliwhirl and his other Pokémon to learn new moves and told A Man that he could help assess any Pokémon A Man caught.
• A Man asked Yu Hai to check his Pelipper, whose egg he had found on the beach beside a mysterious white feather.
• Yu Hai discovered that A Man’s Pelipper had high Potential, two Abilities, Dragon-type bloodline, and the Egg Move Twister, but he only told A Man to raise it well.
• Yu Hai trained with Zapdos and Magikarp and thought about their journey, which would begin in less than half a month.

Yu Hai enjoyed a quiet day at the Gym before hosting Kitchen Sister and Fruit Farmer Sister, whose sons played Pokémon battles with him. He renewed the Lakeside Cabin’s lease and checked Golbat’s recovery, then settled in for the night as several more days at the Gym passed.

• Yu Hai spent the afternoon relaxing at the Gym, then returned to the Lakeside Cabin and prepared dinner for his Pokémon.
• Kitchen Sister and Fruit Farmer Sister visited with their sons to thank Yu Hai for the Pokémon he had given their families.
• The two boys battled Yu Hai’s Pokémon, and Yu Hai let them win before everyone shared dinner.
• Yu Hai gave the boys premium Energy Cubes and asked Fruit Farmer Sister to renew his cabin rental for five months.
• Yu Hai checked Golbat’s status, confirmed its potential had not declined, and released it to eat with the others.
• Yu Hai watched the moon over the lake with Mudkip and his Pokémon, while the narration marked the eighth through eleventh days after he joined the Gym.

Yu Hai oversaw his Pokémon’s move training, fished with Grandpa Dunmei, and teased him after he caught nothing. Grandpa Dunmei continued to watch Yu Hai closely, suspecting he was stronger and more capable than he appeared, while the story moved on to Yu Hai’s thirteenth and fourteenth days at the Gym.

• Yu Hai reviewed his Pokémon’s progress: Shelmet learned Recover and Energy Ball, while Scyther, Kingler, Poliwhirl, and Pelipper continued working on moves their Trainers had not managed to teach.
• Yu Hai helped A Man choose a Magikarp and a Sharp-toothed Fish to support Pelipper’s training, and gave him a fish-raising guide.
• Yu Hai and A Man’s Pelipper sparred with Ada and her Squirtle while Yu Hai kept up his jogging, reading, and fishing routine.
• Yu Hai joked with Grandpa Dunmei when the old man caught a worn-out shoe instead of a fish, and Grandpa Dunmei left in a huff.
• Yu Hai released the fish he had caught, returned to the Gym, and loudly told Dunmei that her grandfather had come up empty, making her laugh.
• Grandpa Dunmei told Dunmei she could not beat Yu Hai and kept his suspicions about Darkrai to himself as he continued observing Yu Hai.

Yu Hai helped A Man choose promising Mudkip and paid him for one with Elite-level Potential, while worrying that hardship and resentment could drive the young Trainer toward becoming a Spirit Hunter. He planned to connect A Man with Luo Yan and help him build a stable life, but resolved to show no mercy if A Man chose that path.

• Yu Hai went to the Gym and questioned A Man about catching Wooper and Mudkip to strengthen his Water-type team.
• Yu Hai examined A Man’s Pokémon, found two Mudkip with Potential above fifty, and gave A Man the one with fifty-three Potential to raise.
• Yu Hai bought the Mudkip with fifty-one Potential for one hundred thousand League Coin and told A Man to release the other Mudkip.
• Yu Hai urged A Man to teach Pelipper, then considered whether he had paid too little for the valuable Mudkip.
• Yu Hai reflected on A Man’s poverty and growing resentment, planned to ask Luo Yan to help him find work, and vowed to punish him if he became a Spirit Hunter.

Yu Hai learned that A Man’s family had caught an ancient Kabuto and arranged to help him find a buyer while warning him to keep it secret. As Yu Hai prepared for a trip to Jinggan Island, Grandpa Dunmei wrestled with whether to give him a Top-tier Water Stone if he won the tournament.

• Yu Hai discussed his tournament goal and his encounter with Lugia with Grandpa Dunmei, who used Slowking to confirm Yu Hai was telling the truth.
• Grandpa Dunmei considered his worries about Yu Hai and the Top-tier Water Stone, then decided to wait and see whether Yu Hai won the championship.
• A Man showed Yu Hai a Kabuto his family had caught, and Yu Hai warned him not to tell outsiders because the ancient Pokémon would attract dangerous attention.
• A Man decided to sell Kabuto, and Yu Hai offered to find a buyer and take him to Jinggan Island in a few days.
• Yu Hai returned to the Lakeside Cabin and planned to finish training his Pokémon before heading to Jinggan Island and then Sweet Orange Island to evolve Gyarados.

Yu Hai and A Man left Mikan Island for Jinggan Island as Yu Hai prepared to pursue the Indigo League title. On the ship, Yu Hai encouraged A Man to take his first public battle, and A Man agreed to try.

• Yu Hai and A Man departed Mikan Island after leaving Yu Hai's other Pokémon in Ada's care at MikanGym.
• Yu Hai reviewed the challenge of entering the Indigo League with only five ready main-team Pokémon and noted that Zapdos had overcome its premature state while Mudkip was close to evolving.
• Yu Hai brought Poliwhirl and A Man to watch battles aboard the ship, where A Man was amazed by the crowds and the Pokémon fighting.
• Yu Hai encouraged A Man to enter a match, and A Man gathered his courage and agreed to try.

Yu Hai arrived at Jinggan Island with A Man and arranged for Luo Yan to teach the inexperienced youngster how to become a Trainer while he traveled to Kanto. After A Man sold Kabuto to Luo Yan and entrusted most of the payment to him, Luo Yan accepted him as a brother and promised to look after him.

• Yu Hai met Luo Yan, A Xiang, and Da Shi on Jinggan Island, then checked three Ground-type Pokémon Luo Yan had bought for Da Shi and confirmed their potential was good.
• Yu Hai asked Luo Yan to train A Man as a Trainer and gave Luo Yan Kabuto, whose potential and inherited moves made it valuable to his Sandstorm Team.
• Yu Hai told A Man he would stay on Jinggan Island to study with Luo Yan while Yu Hai went to Kanto for a Gym Leader's mission.
• A Man agreed to sell Kabuto to Luo Yan for twenty million, took one million in cash, and left the rest with Luo Yan to keep for him.
• Luo Yan accepted A Man as his brother and promised to teach and protect him, while Yu Hai asked Luo Yan to take good care of the youngster.

Yu Hai traveled to Sweet Orange Island to prepare Magikarp for its waterfall evolution, reunited with Green River, and learned that Team Rocket had interrogated the old man. After Mudkip evolved into Marshtomp, Yu Hai prepared for Magikarp’s attempt the next day and reflected on remaining true to his companions.

• Yu Hai left A Man with Luo Yan’s club on Jinggan Island and flew to Sweet Orange Island.
• Yu Hai reunited with Green River, who told him that Team Rocket and a Kumquat Gym Trainer had come asking about him.
• Yu Hai released his Pokémon to rest by the lake and prepared Magikarp to attempt the waterfall the following day.
• Green River gave Yu Hai the Magikarp he had been caring for, and Yu Hai planned to give it to Ada.
• Yu Hai removed Mudkip’s Everstone and fed it Ground Gems as it evolved into Marshtomp, whose companions celebrated.
• Green River advised Yu Hai to encourage Magikarp and consider whether he was ready for its evolution; Yu Hai reflected on staying true to his companions.

Yu Hai helped Magikarp evolve into a powerful Gyarados, but its newfound strength made it turn hostile toward him. Poliwhirl defeated and subdued Gyarados, leaving Yu Hai to inspect his new Pokémon’s status.

• Yu Hai guided Magikarp up the terraced waterfalls, fed it Water Gems and a Dragon Scale, and watched it evolve into Gyarados.
• Gyarados emerged from the lake roaring and looked down on Yu Hai, prompting him to warn Green River to stay away.
• Poliwhirl charged Gyarados and beat it with powerful Ice Punches as Gyarados used Thunderbolt, Thunder, and Dragon Pulse.
• Poliwhirl knocked Gyarados unconscious, and Yu Hai recalled it into a Poké Ball before thanking Poliwhirl and resting with Green River.
• Yu Hai wondered how Xiao Shun was faring at Kumquat Gym, then opened Gyarados’s status panel.

Yu Hai subdued his newly evolved, powerful Gyarados and prepared to leave Sweet Orange Island for the Kanto Region. After Yu Hai departed, Green River learned from Xiao Shun that Hao Er’s Magikarp was also nearing evolution, and Xiao Shun hurried to find him after hearing Yu Hai had just left for Kanto.

• Yu Hai examined Gyarados’s impressive abilities and potential, then watched Poliwhirl make Gyarados promise to obey him.
• Yu Hai treated Poliwhirl’s and Gyarados’s injuries, recalled Gyarados, and told Green River he was leaving for Kanto.
• Yu Hai gave Green River provisions, packed his belongings, and planned a safe ship route from Citrus Island through Orange Island to Kanto.
• Yu Hai departed Sweet Orange Island on Pelipper, while Green River watched him leave and returned to fishing.
• Xiao Shun called Green River to say Hao Er’s Magikarp was nearing evolution and learned that Yu Hai had just left for Kanto.
• Xiao Shun ended the call and hurried to find Hao Er, excited by the news about Yu Hai.

Hao Er and Xiao Shun decided to travel to Kanto for the Indigo League, while Liuli instructed her bodyguard to protect them and monitor Yu Hai from a distance. After sending a Magikarp to Ada and collecting his treated Pokémon, Yu Hai boarded a ship from Citrus Island toward Orange Island and then Kanto.

• Hao Er and Xiao Shun suspected Yu Hai had gone to Kanto for the Indigo League and planned to follow after Hao Er evolved his Magikarp.
• Liuli told her bodyguard to protect Hao Er and Xiao Shun, send additional help, and watch Yu Hai without approaching him or causing trouble.
• Yu Hai reached Citrus Island, had Gyarados and Poliwhirl treated, and called Ada to offer him the Magikarp he had caught.
• Ada accepted the Magikarp and told Yu Hai that Dunmei had been using his Water-type Pokémon to challenge Gym rookies.
• Yu Hai collected his Pokémon, learned that Gyarados needed a week to recover and Poliwhirl needed two days, then boarded a ship toward Orange Island and Kanto.