Chapter Summaries

Yu Hai tested how electricity and Electric Gems affected Magnemite’s growth, then concluded that potential determined its future electrical capacity and planned to raise it with a stable power supply. He and Luo Yan traveled through Old Town to a struggling Thermal Power Plant, where Yu Hai arranged to charge his Pokémon.

• Yu Hai checked Magneton’s potential and Abilities, kept Magnet Pull and Analytic in consideration, and confirmed that its three Magnemite could separate after combining.
• Yu Hai compared two evolution experiments and found that electricity helped Magnemite absorb Electric Gems and gain more potential.
• Yu Hai tested Steel Food and Light Stones on Magnemite, but neither was absorbed, leading him to conclude that materials could be fused only during its final evolution and that its potential governed its electrical storage and voltage.
• After the villa’s wiring tripped during evolution, Yu Hai asked Luo Yan where he could safely obtain electricity, and Luo Yan suggested a struggling Thermal Power Plant.
• Yu Hai and Luo Yan traveled through Old Town to the Power Plant, where Yu Hai selected its highest-voltage charging room and confirmed that Luo Yan had checked the metering arrangements.

Yu Hai spent more than three hundred million League Coins raising the three Magnemite until their combined Magneton reached Champion-level potential, then planned its final evolution and prepared to deal with the gangs watching him in Old Town. He revealed Gengar’s overwhelming shadow power to Luo Yan and ordered him to investigate a strong gang for their next operation.

• Yu Hai used Electric Gems and the power supply room’s wiring to raise the three Magnemite’s Potential, while Luo Yan sold his black-market goods and Evolution Stones to buy more gems.
• Yu Hai spent the Electric Gems to evolve the Magnemite repeatedly, raising their combined Magneton’s Potential to 91.12%.
• Yu Hai planned to use a high-grade Thunder Stone and custom Magnet Armor to evolve Magneton into Magnezone, then paid the plant’s electricity bill and left with Luo Yan.
• Yu Hai told Luo Yan to investigate the Old Town gangs so they could choose a powerful target and record their operation.
• Yu Hai demonstrated Gengar’s shadow power, frightening Luo Yan, Flygon, and the others in the villa, and Luo Yan resolved to remain cautious about seeking revenge.

Yu Hai raised the three Digletts into a Dugtrio with eighty-seven percent Potential, then took Pidgeotto to the coast to evolve. Pidgeotto chose to remain with its companions rather than return home, and the chapter ended as it flew toward the sunset and began evolving.

• Yu Hai sold Veteran Class items and used the proceeds to buy Ground Gems, Soft Sand, and Sandstone Rocks for the Digletts.
• Yu Hai repeatedly combined the three Digletts until they evolved into a Dugtrio with 87.23% Potential and the Sand Veil and Sand Force abilities.
• Yu Hai prepared Flying-type and Normal-type resources and took Pidgeotto to the southern coast of Jinggan Island at sunset.
• Yu Hai asked whether Pidgeotto missed home, but Pidgeotto shook its head and chose to stay with its new companions.
• Pidgeotto flew toward the setting sun, leaving rainbow colors and starlight behind, until Evolution Light appeared around its body.

Yu Hai’s Pidgeotto evolved into Fearow, and he tested riding it before returning to the villa. After setting competition rules for his organization, he heard about three rival gangs and chose the strongest as their target, pending a thorough investigation.

• Pidgeotto absorbed the remaining Gem energy and evolved into Fearow, whose size and strength impressed Yu Hai and the other Trainers.
• Yu Hai rode Fearow back to the villa, where Xiao Shun asked for his breeding notes and Yu Hai agreed to share them.
• Yu Hai approved Xiao Ming’s promotion after a battle victory, encouraged A Man, Guita, and Xiao Shun to train, and limited internal challenges to one Three-on-Three match per week.
• Luo Yan reported that three gangs controlled Old Town and described a powerful gang whose boss might be an Elite Four-level Trainer and whose son’s Electabuzz had defeated his Graveler.
• Yu Hai chose the strongest gang as their target but insisted they investigate it fully before deciding whether to attack.

Yu Hai organized his team for an operation against a powerful gang in Jinggan Island and discussed the gang’s suspected ties to the Electric-type Club with Luo Yan. After checking Fearow’s status, he settled in for the night before investigating the gang the next day.

• Yu Hai let Guita stay behind to record the operation and promised him ten million, then traded Guita’s Veteran Class Sharp Fang for an Elite-level one.
• Yu Hai offered the others a chance to stay behind and record in exchange for compensation, but they chose to join the operation.
• Luo Yan told Yu Hai that the gang boss was connected to the Electric-type Club and that the gang’s members all used Electric-type Pokémon.
• Yu Hai suspected the gang was a Black Gloves operation for the club and learned that Luo Yan and Da Shi belonged to the Water-type Club.
• Yu Hai checked Fearow’s panel, saw its 76% Potential and near-Veteran Class level, then went to sleep with Eevee before investigating the gang.

On the fourteenth day after returning to the Orange Islands, Yu Hai arranged his Pokémon’s training and checked Weezing and Toxicroak’s progress. Weezing had reached Veteran Class, while Toxicroak had grown stronger and was nearing a challenge to Elite-level.

• Yu Hai assigned training routines to his Pokémon, including accuracy practice for Magneton, Dugtrio, and Fearow, endurance work for Swampert, and sparring for Lucario and Poliwrath.
• Yu Hai went for a run, then watched Guita and Xiao Shun train before taking out Weezing and Toxicroak to check their growth.
• Yu Hai found that Weezing had reached Veteran Class, increased its Potential, and learned Protect, Shadow Ball, and Fire Blast.
• Yu Hai found that Toxicroak had reached level 50, improved its Potential and Abilities, and learned Gunk Shot, Earthquake, Dig, and Swords Dance.
• Yu Hai judged Toxicroak ready to aim for Elite-level, though he noted that only Weezing and Gengar could withstand its Mutated Toxin.

Yu Hai and Luo Yan investigated Old Town’s gang tensions, then Yu Hai challenged the Lightning Team’s young master on Duel Street and defeated his Electabuzz with Toxicroak. He left without claiming Electabuzz, but forced the young master into a rematch the next day.

• Yu Hai trained Pokémon and helped Xiao Ming, Guita, A Xiang, and Xiao Shun before going to Old Town with Luo Yan.
• At a restaurant, Yu Hai and Luo Yan overheard that the Lightning Team planned to unify Old Town and that its young master had been winning battles with Electabuzz, Magnezone, and Scyther.
• Yu Hai and Luo Yan watched the young master defeat a Trainer and take his Pokémon, then Yu Hai entered the battlefield and wagered that the young master would give him Electabuzz if he lost.
• Yu Hai used Toxicroak’s Mud Shot as a feint and struck Electabuzz with Poison Jab, poisoning it so severely that the young master recalled it and conceded defeat.
• Yu Hai taunted the young master when he tried to avoid handing over Electabuzz, then challenged him to return to the same place at the same time the next day.

Yu Hai tracked a spy to the Lightning Team’s base and discovered that the infiltrator was A Ping, a Team Rocket undercover captain he knew. A Ping revealed that the Lightning Team’s boss was an injured Elite Four Trainer, and Yu Hai began considering how to exploit the gang’s weakness for a chance to earn merit.

• Yu Hai escaped the scene after provoking the Lightning Team’s young master, then used Gengar to catch and hypnotize a Gengar that had been spying on him.
• Gengar brought the spy’s Trainer, A Ping, to Yu Hai, who recognized him and learned that he had been undercover in the Lightning Team for Team Rocket.
• A Ping told Yu Hai that Team Rocket had planted agents throughout Old Town and had placed a one-hundred-million bounty on Yu Hai and his companions.
• A Ping explained that his Gengar had near Elite-level strength but was weak in Ghost-type energy, and Yu Hai encouraged him to keep working on the imbalance.
• A Ping revealed that the Lightning Team’s boss was a possibly injured Elite Four Trainer, that the two deputies were also Elite-level, and that the boss had visited an Electric-type Club for treatment.
• Yu Hai realized the Lightning Team’s weakness could benefit him and asked A Ping whether he wanted a chance to earn great merit.

Yu Hai arranged to work with A Ping and Team Rocket against the Lightning Team, then used a recording to uncover the gang's internal conflict and the boss's suspicion of his third brother. The group prepared to raid Big Manor the following night and search for the mysterious item the brothers were fighting over.

• Yu Hai recruited A Ping to pass information to Team Rocket and fight alongside the Masked Pirates as Spider during the attack on the Lightning Team.
• Yu Hai and Luo Yan listened to Gengar's recording, which captured the Lightning Team boss, his son, and his second brother discussing the poisoned Electabuzz and the next day's plans.
• The recording revealed that the Lightning Team boss suspected his third brother of stirring up trouble and pursuing an item the boss had kept from him.
• Yu Hai concluded that the boss's Pokémon were injured, that the third brother had spies among the Lightning Team, and that Team Rocket was preparing to move into Old Town.
• Yu Hai decided that the group would turn Big Manor upside down the following night to find the item.

Yu Hai and his masked crew arrived in Old Town to confront the Lightning Team, revealing themselves as the notorious Smiling Spider. Flygon’s Elite Four-level pressure drove away the spectators, leaving the two groups facing off as the chapter ended.

• News of the Lightning Team young master’s humiliation spread, drawing crowds to Old Town for the appointed battle.
• Yu Hai’s nine-person group gathered on the rooftops, with Guita assigned to record and A Ping to report to Team Rocket.
• Yu Hai sent seven masked members down to the battle site while Guita and A Ping stayed behind.
• Yu Hai reminded the Lightning Team young master that he still owed him an Electabuzz and revealed the Smiling Spider identity.
• Flygon released its Elite Four-level pressure, injuring the young master’s second uncle and sending the spectators fleeing.

Yu Hai and Smiling Spider overwhelmed the Lightning Team at Duel Street, then attacked Big Manor to seize a hidden item. The Lightning Team boss handed over an empty box, and Yu Hai ordered an assault, leaving Luo Yan to fight the boss while he approached the boss’s lover.

• Yu Hai and Luo Yan defeated the Lightning Team young master and his second uncle, captured them, and flew with their group toward Big Manor.
• Desperadoes and other onlookers followed Smiling Spider, hoping to loot the Lightning Team’s wealth after the battle.
• At Big Manor, Yu Hai claimed an employer wanted an item and demanded the Lightning Team boss surrender it; the boss sent a trembling youngster forward with an ancient wooden box.
• Yu Hai released the youngster, then discovered the box was empty and ordered his group to leave no Trainers alive.
• Luo Yan led Flygon against the Lightning Team boss, while Yu Hai had Toxicroak kill the captives and advanced on the boss’s lover.

Yu Hai searched the Lightning Team leader’s manor for the family heirloom and discovered it was a Zapdos Golden Feather hidden in plain sight. After setting the manor ablaze, he confronted the greedy Trainers gathering outside and ordered them to retreat.

• Yu Hai had Toxicroak kill the woman who tried to bargain with him, then entered the manor as the battle against the Lightning Team neared its end.
• The Lightning Team leader swallowed poison to avoid revealing the heirloom, and Yu Hai had Toxicroak finish him before searching his study and bedroom.
• A maid told Yu Hai that the leader often stared at his photos, leading him to notice the same feather appearing in every portrait.
• Yu Hai found a Golden Feather from Zapdos on the dead leader’s chest, collected it, and set the manor on fire to destroy the evidence.
• Yu Hai stopped an intruder at the gates and warned the crowd outside to leave, but someone urged the gathered Trainers to attack him together.

Yu Hai and the Smiling Spider crew looted and burned the Lightning Team manor before escaping a confrontation with the Electric-type Club owner. A Ping then reported to Lance, who took control of two local gangs for Team Rocket, while A Ping worried about his younger sister and the coming Gym Leader.

• Yu Hai used Gengar’s dark domain to hold off the gathered Trainers while Luo Yan ordered the crew to finish looting and withdraw.
• A masked Electric-type Club owner questioned a boy and a maid about the family heirloom, while Yu Hai realized the man did not know it was a strand of hair.
• Yu Hai ordered the manor set ablaze, then escaped with Luo Yan and the others before the masked man used Electric Dragon’s Rain Dance and Thunder against the looters.
• A Ping reported the Lightning Team’s defeat and Gengar’s dark power to Lance, who suspected the Gym Leader from MikanGym might be involved.
• Lance and Lamuda’s forces infiltrated the two gangs, and Lance forced one gang boss to take medicine and serve Team Rocket.
• A Ping took charge of the gang’s operations and returned to his safe house, worrying that he could not protect his younger sister.

Yu Hai prepared to hide Spider’s identity after Team Rocket moved into Jinggan Island, planned a wave of copycat robberies, and shared his spoils with his companions. After A Ping confirmed that the two Team Rocket Elite Four Trainers had left, Yu Hai’s group was ready to begin their operation that night.

• Yu Hai edited and posted footage of the previous night’s battle, then planned robberies under Spider’s name to spread copycats and draw attention away from his group.
• Yu Hai told Luo Yan to keep the contraband Pokémon hidden for now and warned him that selling unique goods could expose their identities.
• Yu Hai gave Guita money, a high-grade Thunder Stone, and Elite Class Pokémon; Xiao Shun and the others also left Guita gifts, moving him to tears.
• Team Rocket established control over Old Town’s two remaining gangs, while Yu Hai’s group kept training and avoided getting involved.
• A Ping reported that the Team Rocket Elite Four Trainers had left, and Yu Hai’s group prepared to act that night.

Yu Hai and the others used Smiling Spider’s fearsome reputation to rob gamblers across Old Town without harming them. Their scheme spread chaos and suspicion through Duel Street, and by morning the legend had made the entire Orange Islands go mad.

• After learning that Lance and Lamuda had left and Elite Four Trainers would not intervene, Yu Hai brought the group to Old Town to target gamblers leaving Duel Street.
• Yu Hai confronted a gambler in a white Smiley Mask, took his winnings, and let him flee in terror while pretending to be Smiling Spider.
• The gambler’s claims were mocked at Duel Street until more victims arrived, revealing that masked robbers across Old Town were using Smiling Spider’s name to frighten people into surrendering their money.
• When a Trainer defeated one of the fake Smiling Spiders and found valuable goods, Old Town descended into chaos as people began suspecting every white-masked person.
• Yu Hai and the others returned to the villa and slept peacefully, while the story ended with the entire Orange Islands in an uproar by the time they woke.

Yu Hai watched the Smiling Spider impostors flood the Orange Islands, easing the pressure on his crew as the League closed the bounty channel. He sorted and distributed Pokémon, then prepared to leave for Asia Island to resolve the Zapdos matter and continue training his team.

• Yu Hai saw reports of more than a hundred fake Smiling Spiders claiming the bounty, and learned the League had closed reward collection while keeping the wanted notice up.
• Yu Hai told his crew to rest or take private jobs without using the Spider identity, as he expected the impostors to dilute the public fear and attention.
• A Man delivered two thousand Poké Balls containing Sharp-toothed Fish and Cloyster, and Yu Hai paid his family four million before selecting several promising Pokémon.
• Yu Hai kept a high-Potential Cloyster and Sharp-toothed Fish, gave away the other selected Pokémon, and spent the afternoon releasing the rest into the sea.
• Gengar returned with a Haunter and two Gastly, which Yu Hai gave to Luo Yan, Xiao Ming, and A Man along with advice on raising them.
• Yu Hai planned to send Cloyster back to Kumquat Gym, set out for Asia Island the next day to address Zapdos, and evolve Staryu with an Advanced Evolution Stone.

Yu Hai left the Orange Islands for Asia Island, collecting custom Magnet Armor and evolving Staryu into Starmie during the two-day voyage. The chapter ended with him arriving at the island for the Legendary festival, hoping its witch and talking Slowking could help with Zapdos's problem.

• Yu Hai paid the blacksmith twenty million League Coins for three Magnet Armor sets after Rhydon failed to bite through one, then verified that Magneton could control it.
• Yu Hai boarded a passenger ship to Asia Island after saying goodbye to Luo Yan and evolved Staryu into Starmie with a high-grade Water Stone and Psychic-type items.
• Yu Hai trained his Pokémon in Magneton's onefold and Staryu's twofold gravity fields, while testing how quickly they adapted.
• After two days at sea, Yu Hai and the tour group arrived at Asia Island to visit the Legendary festival and seek help for Zapdos's problem.

Yu Hai visited Asia Island seeking a talking Slowking to learn why the Zapdos chick was asleep and how to evolve Magneton. Slowking could not awaken Zapdos, but it gave Yu Hai a Golden Feather, and he left for Johto while Slowking wondered whether he might be the commander from the legend.

• Yu Hai explored Asia Island, watched the Trainer battles, and decided to search Fire Island for Slowking.
• Locals on Fire Island surrounded Yu Hai and ordered him to leave, but Slowking arrived and told them that Yu Hai had come to see it.
• Yu Hai showed Slowking the sleeping Zapdos chick, but Slowking could not explain or fix its condition and warned him about the dangerous Zapdos on Thunder Island.
• Yu Hai asked where to evolve Magneton, and Slowking recommended Thunder Island but warned that its Zapdos had the worst temper.
• Slowking gave Yu Hai a Golden Feather belonging to Zapdos, and Yu Hai rode Pelipper away, planning to seek help at Johto's Crystal Lake.

Yu Hai traveled from Asia Island toward Johto, stopping at Cinnabar Island to visit Blaine and the children. After Blaine took Zapdos to the research institute for examination, Yu Hai reunited Lucario with old acquaintances and began a battle with Xiao Feng, leaving Lucario to face its past.

• Yu Hai sailed to Cinnabar Island, where he visited Blaine and asked him to examine the sleeping Zapdos at the research institute.
• Yu Hai reunited with Ai, Xiao Qian, and Xiao Feng at Blaine's gym and explained that he was traveling to Johto.
• Xiao Feng challenged Yu Hai to a three-on-three Pokémon battle, and Yu Hai sent out Lucario against Gallade.
• Lucario recognized Gallade as the Pokémon born alongside it, but Yu Hai encouraged Lucario to remember their promise and face its past.
• Yu Hai and Xiao Feng began their battle as Ai and Xiao Qian watched from beneath the eaves.

Yu Hai and Xiao Feng held a friendly Pokémon match that ended in a draw, then Yu Hai visited Blaine to check on Zapdos. Blaine explained that Zapdos was a premature hybrid with a thin Zapdos bloodline, which had nearly overwhelmed it.

• Lucario defeated Xiao Feng's Gallade by exploiting its sensitivity to sound, then Yu Hai recalled Lucario and began a second match.
• Magmar and Feraligatr fought to a standstill despite Feraligatr's type advantage, so Yu Hai and Xiao Feng agreed to call it a draw.
• Yu Hai and Xiao Feng's Fearow used Sacred Fire and both fainted, ending the friendly match in a draw.
• Yu Hai went to the Cinnabar Research Institute, where Blaine took the injured Pokémon for treatment and returned Zapdos to him.
• Blaine recognized Zapdos as a premature Fearow hybrid with a thin Zapdos bloodline and said the strain had nearly caused it to collapse.