Chapter Summaries

Yu Hai escaped Team Rocket’s ambush aboard a plane by cutting through the restroom wall with Scyther and fleeing on Pelipper. After a long pursuit across the Orange Islands, he hid in a cave on a large island while the exhausted Rocket pursuers camped nearby.

• Manba arranged for eleven Team Rocket members, including three Elite-level Trainers, to board Yu Hai’s flight and ambush him over the ocean.
• A Ping secretly warned Yu Hai, who realized Team Rocket had tampered with the boxed meals and was planning to capture him aboard the plane.
• Yu Hai avoided the drugged meal, escaped through the restroom window with Scyther, and flew away on Pelipper.
• Four Team Rocket pursuers chased Yu Hai across the sea as he headed toward the Orange Islands, searching for a populated island where he could seek help.
• After Pelipper began to tire, Yu Hai landed on a large island, fed it, and took shelter in a cave while Golbat and Spinarak kept watch.
• The four pursuers landed on the same island and chose to rest until morning rather than search for Yu Hai in the dark.

Yu Hai fled Team Rocket through a collapsing cave and emerged on Great Poni Island, where Iron Hānhān reunited with its family. He left the captured pursuers surrounded by the island’s Fearow and Rhydon, with his Pokémon ready to help keep them from escaping.

• Yu Hai used chili smoke and repeated cave-ins to slow the four Team Rocket pursuers as he searched for the cave’s exit.
• Yu Hai reached the mountainside and had his Pokémon bring down the mountain, burying the four pursuers while his team escaped the collapse.
• Fearow and Rhydon surrounded Yu Hai, but Iron Hānhān recognized the Rhydon Leader as its father, and Pelipper helped Yu Hai realize they had returned to Great Poni Island.
• Yu Hai asked the Rhydon Leader and Fearow Leader to help against his pursuers, and both groups agreed to confront the intruders.
• The Rhydon flock dug the four pursuers out of the debris and surrounded them while the Fearow flock blocked their escape by air.

Yu Hai and the Rhydon and Fearow defeated a Team Rocket pursuit party on Great Poni Island, and he disposed of the attackers and rewarded the Pokémon that helped him. He planned to leave for Jinggan Island the next day, hoping to draw Team Rocket away from the island.

• Yu Hai warned the Rhydon Leader that the four Team Rocket members were trying to escape underground, and the Rhydon drove them back to the surface with Earthquake.
• The Team Rocket captain led three companions toward the lake, but the Rhydon and Fearow blocked their escape and defeated them; one man suffocated underground.
• Yu Hai had Spinarak poison the three surviving men and their Pokémon, collected their supplies and valuables, and burned the bodies and belongings.
• Yu Hai treated the injured Rhydon and Fearow and gave the island Pokémon food and items as thanks, including Elite-class items for the two leaders.
• Yu Hai chose Jinggan Island as his next destination and planned to discard Team Rocket’s tracking device near its coast after flying there with Pelipper.
• Yu Hai rested by the lake while Pidgeotto visited his Pokémon, and he avoided approaching her while the Fearow Leader watched him.

Yu Hai left Great Poni Island for Jinggan Island, where Pidgeotto joined him, and met up with Xiao Ming and Luo Yan after arriving. Team Rocket lost his tracking signal and Sakaki decided to send an Elite Four Trainer after him later.

• Yu Hai said farewell to the Rhydon Leader and flew away from Great Poni Island, while the Fearow Leader accepted that Pidgeotto had chosen to follow him.
• Yu Hai buried the Spirit Hunter’s skeleton, then let Pidgeotto enter a Poké Ball after she refused to return to the island.
• Yu Hai flew toward Jinggan Island, passed the overgrown treehouse, and threw Team Rocket’s tracking device into the sea when the island came into view.
• Manba told Sakaki that the pursuit team had lost Yu Hai’s signal near Jinggan Island, and Sakaki prioritized finding Mewtwo before planning to send an Elite Four Trainer after Yu Hai.
• Yu Hai met Xiao Ming at Sailor Bar and introduced him to Luo Yan, while Xiao Ming realized that Luo Yan called Yu Hai Boss and nervously acknowledged Yu Hai’s influence.

Yu Hai gathered his first group of core members at Luo Yan’s villa and held a friendly Pokémon tournament, offering six valuable Veteran Class items as prizes. Xiao Ming, A Man, and Guita won their opening matches, and Xiao Ming faced Xiao Shun in the next round with Scyther against Sceptile.

• Yu Hai arrived at Luo Yan’s villa and reunited with Xiao Shun, A Man, Guita, Da Shi, and A Xiang, while Luo Yan introduced Xiao Ming to the group.
• Yu Hai hosted a banquet for the eight members, then brought out six Veteran Class items as prizes for their friendly matches.
• Xiao Ming defeated A Xiang’s Golduck with Magneton, A Man beat Da Shi with Gyarados, and Guita defeated Xiao Shun’s Pidgeotto with Fearow.
• A Man received a bye in the draw, while Xiao Ming and Xiao Shun were paired in the next match.
• Xiao Ming sent out Scyther against Xiao Shun’s Sceptile, leaving Xiao Ming at a type disadvantage.

A Man won the final battle against Xiao Ming and claimed first pick of the training items, while the group discussed their prizes and their growing loyalty to Yu Hai. Xiao Ming planned to settle in and secretly trade his Omanyte, and Luo Yan recognized how Yu Hai’s generosity had strengthened his authority.

• Xiao Ming defeated Xiao Shun, then lost to A Man, whose Veteran Class Pelipper overcame Sandslash and won the tournament.
• A Man chose the Dragon Fang, Xiao Ming took the Hard Stone, Xiao Shun chose the Miracle Seed, and A Xiang, Da Shi, and Guita selected the remaining items in order.
• Yu Hai fed his Pokémon after returning to his room, left Golbat and Spinarak on night watch, and went to sleep.
• A Man and Xiao Shun encouraged Guita after he placed last, while Xiao Ming decided to follow the group and find a chance to trade his Omanyte for training resources.
• Luo Yan praised Yu Hai’s generosity and concluded that it had secured the group’s loyalty and reinforced his authority.

Yu Hai prepared to return to Mikan Island after assigning Luo Yan to manage the organization and mentor Xiao Ming. He revealed that their enemy was an Elite Four member, leaving the group to face the danger and decide whether anyone would abandon the organization.

• Yu Hai told Luo Yan to keep improving the group’s strength and warned him to watch A Xiang for signs of disloyalty.
• Yu Hai directed Xiao Ming to learn from Luo Yan, assuring him that Luo Yan could help develop his Rock- and Ground-type Pokémon.
• Yu Hai said he had to return to the Gym and explained that the organization’s enemies were too powerful for its members as they stood.
• Yu Hai asked who could defeat Luo Yan, and no one raised a hand.
• Luo Yan revealed that his enemy was an Elite Four member, and Yu Hai asked whether anyone wanted to leave the organization.

Yu Hai overheard a plot to drug Gym Leader Dunmei aboard an Armed Merchant Ship and confirmed with Ada that Dunmei despised her cousin. He returned to the villa to recruit Luo Yan for a rescue, unaware that the cousin was a Team Rocket undercover agent and that Ada's father was waiting on Mikan Island.

• Yu Hai told Luo Yan to keep an eye on A Xiang and continued toward Mikan Island by ship.
• At the harbor, Yu Hai overheard Sailors reveal that the ship's Captain planned to drug Dunmei during a candlelit dinner.
• Yu Hai called Ada, who confirmed Dunmei had secretly boarded her cousin's ship and hated him.
• Yu Hai returned to the villa and told Luo Yan about the plot against Dunmei.
• Luo Yan agreed to help Yu Hai plan an assault on the Armed Merchant Ship.

Yu Hai and Luo Yan planned a pirate-style night raid on an Armed Merchant Ship to rescue the kidnapped Gym Leader of MikanGym, and Yu Hai assigned the children their roles. The group prepared to ambush the ship near Citrus Island at night, with Yu Hai planning to strike first and disable its electricity.

• Yu Hai and Luo Yan planned to gather intelligence, disguise the raid as a pirate attack, and involve the children in rescuing the Gym Leader.
• Luo Yan gathered the ship’s blueprints and information while the children obtained Stab-proof Vests and Ditto.
• Yu Hai told the group their public objective was raiding the ship and their true objective was rescuing the kidnapped Gym Leader; he assigned Xiao Ming and A Xiang to confront Veteran Trainers aboard.
• Yu Hai explained the ship’s route to Citrus Island, assigned the remaining children to patrol and watch duties, and instructed them to pair up.
• Yu Hai distributed communications equipment and deck plans, ordered the group to act like pirates, and said he would take down the Captain and disable the ship’s electricity.

Yu Hai outfitted his team with numbered masks, assigned Luo Yan to lead an ambush on Sweet Orange Island, and warned the others to protect their League identities. He then infiltrated the cargo ship alone and sabotaged the air-conditioning pipe in Ada's Eldest Cousin's room, waiting for the room's window to open.

• Yu Hai and Luo Yan had their Ditto make numbered masks, and Yu Hai assigned the team code names and weekly three-on-three challenges.
• Yu Hai told the members to separate their public League identities from their disguised pirate identities and protect Pokémon that could expose them.
• Luo Yan led the six members to Sweet Orange Island to lie in wait while Yu Hai followed the cargo ship aboard Pelipper.
• Yu Hai used Spinarak to climb onto the cargo ship and confirmed that a balcony room belonged to Ada's Eldest Cousin.
• Yu Hai had Scyther cut the room's air-conditioning pipe and Spinarak seal it, then waited for the room's occupants to open the window.

Yu Hai rescued Dunmei from Eldest Cousin, discovered the man was connected to Team Rocket, and prepared for Luo Yan’s raid on the Cargo Ship. As the raid began, Yu Hai sabotaged the ship’s Boiler Room and jumped into the sea after triggering an explosion.

• Yu Hai recorded Eldest Cousin’s attempted assault on unconscious Dunmei, then used Butterfree’s Sleep Powder to incapacitate them and much of the Cargo Ship’s crew.
• Yu Hai looted Eldest Cousin’s room, found a Team Rocket R Badge, rescued Dunmei, and disposed of Eldest Cousin’s body at sea.
• Yu Hai set fire to Eldest Cousin’s room, giving Luo Yan and the masked team an opening to board and attack the Cargo Ship.
• Yu Hai tricked the Boiler Room engineers into evacuating, filled the room with Weezing’s Poison Gas, and ignited it with a cigarette butt.
• The Boiler Room exploded, and Yu Hai leapt from the Cargo Ship into the sea to escape the blast.

Yu Hai’s group escaped the damaged Cargo Ship after rescuing Dunmei and looting the crew, then destroyed or disposed of anything that could reveal their identities. Back in Jinggan Island, they counted their huge gains and prepared for the League, Team Rocket, and the Captain’s family to hunt them.

• After the explosion weakened the ship’s defenders, Luo Yan, Xiao Ming, and A Xiang’s group defeated them and looted the Cargo Ship while Yu Hai helped from the deck.
• Yu Hai led the group to an unnamed island, where he warned that the Cargo Ship belonged to Team Rocket and had everyone burn suspicious belongings and replace the Poké Balls.
• The group returned to Jinggan Island before dawn and sold much of the stolen loot in the Black Market, earning millions each.
• Yu Hai warned everyone that the League, Team Rocket, and the Captain’s family would search for them, binding the group together through their shared danger.
• Yu Hai and Luo Yan checked a Team Rocket Badge for a tracker and discussed ways to divert attention and detect tracking devices.
• Yu Hai flew to the city while Luo Yan returned to rest, and their injured Pokémon received treatment at a Private Pokémon Hospital.

Officer Jenny investigated the attack on the cargo ship and realized Dunmei had been rescued after her cousin tried to drug and assault her. Yu Hai brought Dunmei to Jinggan Island, where she learned he had saved her and stayed near him as he slept.

• Officer Jenny questioned two maids and learned that Dunmei's cousin had drugged the drinks and planned to assault her.
• Officer Jenny found a deliberately cut air-conditioning pipe and Sleep Powder residue, deduced how Dunmei had been rescued, and left to report the matter to her family and Dunmei's grandfather.
• Manba received word that an undercover agent had been eliminated, while A Ling arrived on Jinggan Island to scout a site for the Haunted House Hotel.
• Yu Hai brought the unconscious Dunmei to a hotel on Jinggan Island, and she woke up, watched the camcorder footage, and learned he had rescued her from her cousin.
• Dunmei clung to Yu Hai and begged him not to leave, but he escaped to his room and fell asleep after feeding his Pokémon.
• Dunmei later used a spare key to enter Yu Hai's room, but Poliwhirl and Butterfree stopped her from disturbing him, so she waited outside.

Yu Hai reunited with A Ling at Gourmet Street, but Dunmei claimed to be his girlfriend, prompting A Ling to leave. Yu Hai admitted he had used Dunmei to push A Ling away because he feared his enemies would use her as a weakness, and he prepared to return to Mikan Island with Dunmei the next day.

• Yu Hai ignored Dunmei at first, then took her to an open-air barbecue restaurant, where she thanked him for saving her and they ate and drank together.
• A Ling and Xiao Wu arrived at the same restaurant, and A Ling recognized Yu Hai as the Indigo League Champion and greeted him.
• Dunmei declared that she was Yu Hai's girlfriend, and A Ling left after learning he had a girlfriend.
• Yu Hai returned to his hotel with Dunmei and reassured Poliwhirl and Eevee before going to bed.
• Dunmei asked whether Yu Hai had deliberately used her to make A Ling give up, and Yu Hai said he did not want another weakness for others to exploit.
• Dunmei decided she would return the next day too, while Yu Hai warned her that she was weak and might not be rescued again.

Yu Hai returned to Mikan Island with Dunmei, who sought his help escaping her family’s planned marriage alliance, but he refused to elope or take on the conflict. At MikanGym, Dunmei reunited with her family while Grandpa Dunmei summoned Yu Hai to learn how he had rescued her.

• Yu Hai left for the harbor while Dunmei hurried after him, and they boarded a ship to Mikan Island together.
• On the voyage, Dunmei told Yu Hai her family intended to arrange her marriage and asked him for help, but he said he could not stand up to her Elite Four relatives.
• Dunmei considered eloping with Yu Hai, but he refused, leaving her questioning why she wanted his attention and why he would not go along with her plan.
• After they arrived on Mikan Island, Dunmei went with the Gym’s driver while Yu Hai returned to MikanGym, where her mother embraced her and Ada excitedly questioned him.
• Grandpa Dunmei called Yu Hai aside to ask how he had rescued Dunmei after Officer Jenny reported that the rescue had likely been carried out by an acquaintance.

Yu Hai recounted rescuing Dunmei and exposed Eldest Cousin as a Team Rocket agent, while Grandpa Dunmei and Dunmei's Father uncovered a larger threat to MikanGym. Yu Hai received the promised Top-tier Water Stone and left, as the family wondered whether his Dark Spirit had been taken.

• Yu Hai told Grandpa Dunmei how Team Rocket ambushed him and how he rescued Dunmei after overhearing Eldest Cousin's plan to drug her.
• Yu Hai showed Grandpa Dunmei the camcorder evidence and revealed that he had sunk Eldest Cousin in the sea.
• Yu Hai presented Eldest Cousin's Team Rocket Badge, prompting Grandpa Dunmei and Dunmei's Father to suspect the Kanto relatives were infiltrating MikanGym for Team Rocket.
• Grandpa Dunmei gave Yu Hai the Top-tier Water Stone, and Yu Hai left the Secret Room rather than get involved in Gym affairs.
• Grandpa Dunmei realized Yu Hai intended to leave the Gym, while Dunmei's Father wondered why Slowking had not sensed Yu Hai's Dark Spirit.

Grandpa Dunmei and Dunmei's Father decided to side with the League while keeping the Team Rocket Badge as leverage, then learned Dunmei had mistaken her father's plans and discovered Yu Hai had been her intended marriage partner. Dunmei accepted the match, and her family planned to help her grow closer to Yu Hai while he stayed at the Gym.

• Grandpa Dunmei told Dunmei's Father to remove Dunmei from the pirate incident record, support the League, and keep the Team Rocket Badge as a threat against their Kanto relatives.
• Dunmei's Father learned that Dunmei had run away because she feared being used in a marriage alliance, and he explained he had become Gym Leader to cancel it.
• Grandpa Dunmei revealed Yu Hai had been Dunmei's intended match, and Dunmei immediately agreed to continue the marriage alliance before becoming embarrassed.
• Grandpa Dunmei warned Dunmei's Father not to pressure Yu Hai and suggested Dunmei bring him breakfast and care for his Pokémon to build their relationship.
• Ada joked that Yu Hai would become his brother-in-law, while Dunmei's Father prepared to begin the afternoon's special training.

Yu Hai returned to his Lakeside Cabin and encountered Mewtwo, who had come searching for Ai. After Gengar awakened and revealed its Elite-class strength, Mewtwo released Yu Hai’s Pokémon and agreed to hide from Team Rocket while recovering.

• Yu Hai sent Poliwhirl, Kingler, and Gyarados into the lake to check for Wild Pokémon and reseal the underground river, but Mewtwo used Confusion to seize them and Pelipper.
• Mewtwo emerged from the lake and told Yu Hai it had come looking for him, the Trainer who had taken Ai away.
• Yu Hai told Mewtwo that Ai was with her mother at Blaine’s Cinnabar Gym, and Mewtwo’s agitation nearly made it lose control of its Psychic power.
• Gengar awoke in its Mega Evolution state, causing Mewtwo to release Poliwhirl, Kingler, Gyarados, and Pelipper before it sank into the lake to recover.
• Yu Hai warned Mewtwo that Team Rocket could find it through satellites, brought it into the cabin, and gave it Psychic-type Energy Cubes and Potion Spray.
• Mewtwo accepted Yu Hai’s warning and supplies, explained that it and the other clones wanted to live peacefully, and planned to find Ai after healing.

Yu Hai sheltered Mewtwo’s twenty-five cloned Pokémon, gave them food, and had Mewtwo erase their clone markings. He explained Mewtwo’s origins and confusion, and the chapter ended with Mewtwo asking Yu Hai to teach it how to find a place and purpose in life.

• Mewtwo brought twenty-five cloned Pokémon to Yu Hai’s cabin, and Yu Hai agreed to shelter and feed them.
• Yu Hai asked Mewtwo to erase the Pokémon’s clone markings, and Mewtwo removed them with its psychic powers.
• Yu Hai warned Mewtwo that Team Rocket was searching for it, and Mewtwo said it would leave once its injuries healed.
• Yu Hai explained that Dr. Fuji had created Mewtwo while trying to revive his daughter Ai, and described how Mewtwo’s fear and Team Rocket’s lies had shaped its past.
• Mewtwo asked Yu Hai to teach it what to do next, and Yu Hai said he had a method for it to try.

Yu Hai urged Mewtwo to attend school to learn about human life and good and evil, while Mewtwo remained at his cabin to recover. He checked Gengar’s growth and discovered that the Pokémon had gained powerful shadow abilities, leaving him confident enough to start planning his next move.

• Yu Hai told Mewtwo to attend Human School in Mikan Island and explained that Ai had been revived by Ho-Oh, while Mewtwo questioned how to distinguish good from evil.
• Yu Hai demonstrated cutting and eating Energy Cubes, but Mewtwo could not determine what the gesture meant, so Yu Hai told it that understanding would come with time.
• Mewtwo stayed in the living room to rest while Yu Hai returned to his bedroom and reflected on Mewtwo’s need for a sense of identity and belonging.
• Yu Hai checked Gengar’s Proficiency Panel and found that it had reached Elite-class, improved its Ghost-type moves, and learned Shadow Sneak and Shadow Ambush.
• Gengar spread darkness across Yu Hai’s bedroom and showed it could cover the entire cabin, while Yu Hai asked it to keep absorbing the slate fragment alongside Toxin Crystals.