Chapter Summaries

Yu Hai returned Piloswine to Yanbo, revealing that it had spent forty years seeking an herb to treat Yanbo’s burns. After reuniting with Piloswine, Yanbo welcomed Yu Hai and verified his identity, then recognized his connection to Blaine and called him.

• Yu Hai showed Piloswine Yanbo’s photograph, confirmed that Piloswine recognized its Trainer, and took it toward Olivine City with the herb it had carried.
• Piloswine rushed into the Olivine Gym and knocked Yanbo down, and Xima helped Yanbo realize that the Pokémon was the Piloswine he had lost forty years earlier.
• Yanbo learned that Piloswine had gone to find medicine for his burns, reunited with it, and invited Yu Hai to stay for dinner.
• Yanbo checked Yu Hai’s Pokédex and Indigo League battle footage, then connected Yu Hai’s move to Blaine.
• Yanbo called Blaine, and Blaine answered the phone.

Yanbo tested Yu Hai’s Poliwrath and agreed to train it in Ice Armor, while Yu Hai entrusted the Pokémon to him before leaving for Johto. Yanbo decided to use a rare piece of ten-thousand-year Never-Melt Ice to improve Poliwrath’s Ice-type talent and prove himself against Blaine.

• Yanbo called Blaine and teased him about teaching Yu Hai Ice Armor, then examined Yu Hai’s Poliwrath and learned how its explosive battle technique worked.
• Yanbo tested Poliwrath against Lapras’s ice wall, and Poliwrath cracked it with a powerful Focus Punch before being knocked unconscious by the shockwave.
• Yanbo offered to train Poliwrath while Yu Hai traveled, and Yu Hai agreed to leave it with him; Yanbo also offered to train Yu Hai’s Gyarados and Kingler.
• Xima escorted Yu Hai to his room, where he released Luo Ke after making sure nobody was nearby, then went to sleep with Eevee.
• Xima learned Yanbo planned to use a small piece of ten-thousand-year Never-Melt Ice to improve Poliwrath’s Ice-type talent, and Yanbo fell asleep after resolving to outdo Blaine.

Yu Hai left three Pokémon with Yanbo and traveled to Crystal Lake to treat Zapdos. After finding the lake and meeting ranger Yu Sha, he began training his Pokémon and planning Zapdos’s risky adaptation to electricity.

• Yu Hai decided to leave Poliwrath, Gyarados, and Kingler with Yanbo, then departed Olivine City with a lunchbox from Xima.
• Yu Hai searched several lakes along Route 44 before finding Crystal Lake and meeting ranger Yu Sha, who allowed him to treat his Pokémon while keeping the lake’s secret.
• Starmie found a glowing crystal underwater, and Yu Hai tested the lake’s restorative electric water with Zapdos and Magneton.
• Yu Hai set up camp and began training his Pokémon while keeping Zapdos from flying as he planned its gradual adaptation to natural lightning.
• Yu Hai considered how to train Sharp-toothed Fish after its impending evolution and Mega Stone made its role harder to decide.

Yu Hai spent the day helping Zapdos adapt to discharging electricity into the lake, while training Sharp-toothed Fish and letting Magneton absorb Zapdos’s power. He kept the treatment going past midnight and planned to continue the gradual process the next day.

• Yu Hai left Golurk with Umbreon and Gengar to learn strength control and how Pokémon relate to Trainers.
• Yu Hai trained Sharp-toothed Fish by the lake and had Zapdos repeatedly discharge electricity before recovering in the water.
• Yu Hai checked Zapdos’s and Sharp-toothed Fish’s panels, noting Zapdos’s improved Potential and Sharp-toothed Fish’s approaching evolution.
• Zapdos discharged electricity toward Magneton, and Yu Hai spent the day watching the Pokémon train while Yu Sha secretly watched him.
• Yu Hai served mushroom soup at camp, then resumed Zapdos’s discharge-and-recovery routine after dinner and continued supervising it past midnight.

Yu Hai prepared Sharp-toothed Fish for its evolution, and it became a Sharpedo after consuming Water- and Dark-type resources. He checked its stats and planned its training before settling in for the night at camp.

• Yu Hai spent the day training his Pokémon, feeding Dratini, and reassuring Yu Sha that the explosions in the forest came from training.
• Yu Hai brought Yu Sha mushroom soup, then arranged Water- and Dark-type resources on the shore for Sharp-toothed Fish to consume.
• Sharp-toothed Fish evolved into Sharpedo, and Yu Hai waited until it retracted its Rough Skin before touching it.
• Sharpedo swam around the lake while Yu Hai collected the remaining resources and checked its panel, finding 70.13% Potential and 35.12% Level.
• Yu Hai planned for Sharpedo to practice speed, aim, and biting, then went to sleep in his tent with Eevee and Dratini.

The author developed a fan-made Bond Evolution concept for Mega Poliwrath, settling on Bond Transformation and Huge Power with a speed-and-attack-focused stat spread. The concept was left mostly complete, with the author favoring blue-and-black fan art while inviting readers to suggest corrections.

• The author reasoned that Poliwrath could Bond Evolve through the Bond Transformation Ability without the protagonist needing Aura.
• The author compared speed- and attack-boosting Abilities and chose Huge Power as Mega Poliwrath’s main combat Ability, with Swift Swim as an alternative.
• The author proposed Mega Poliwrath’s 620 total Base Stats, emphasizing 155 Attack and 130 Speed while reducing Special Attack to 50.
• The author compared Mega Poliwrath’s stats with other Pokémon and judged its Attack and Speed benchmarks reasonable.
• The author favored the blue-and-black fan art and drafted a status panel listing Bond Transformation and Huge Power as Mega Poliwrath’s Abilities.
• The author completed the concept for now, suggested Focus Punch as a powerful Fighting-type move, and invited readers to point out issues.

Yu Hai and Yu Sha witnessed Team Rocket capture Zapdos at Crystal Lake, and Yu Hai stopped Yu Sha from rushing into danger before she reported the attack to Officer Jenny. After Gengar located Team Rocket’s underground base beneath Lake of Rage, Yu Hai headed toward it, hoping to follow the League and find an opportunity to seize valuable research.

• Dark clouds gathered over Crystal Lake, and Zapdos descended into the lake as Yu Hai and Yu Sha watched from her cabin.
• Team Rocket attacked Zapdos with shells, froze it inside a block of ice, and carried it away by helicopter.
• Yu Hai knocked Yu Sha unconscious to keep her from confronting Team Rocket, then used Luo Ke’s illusion to hide them from the men searching the cabin.
• After Team Rocket left, Yu Hai thawed the lake to help the stranded Electric-type Pokémon while Yu Sha called Officer Jenny to report Zapdos’s capture.
• Yu Hai left the lakeside and followed Team Rocket’s trail, planning to wait for the League and look for valuables at their base.
• Gengar found the base beneath Lake of Rage and reported that it held Zapdos, a Red Gyarados, and many imprisoned Pokémon.

Yu Hai infiltrated Team Rocket’s Lake of Rage base by taking the identity of Jiro Ohara, learning that the base was researching waves that could trigger Pokémon evolution. After defeating a bullying squad leader, he entered the base but discovered his stolen identity card could not access the warehouses or laboratories, leaving him needing higher clearance.

• Yu Hai rode Pelipper to Lake of Rage, evaded Team Rocket’s patrols, and had Luo Ke hypnotize night-watch member Jiro Ohara for information.
• Yu Hai learned that Dr. Shilanu and Elite Four Tatsumi oversaw the base, which exposed Pokémon to evolution-inducing waves during scheduled periods.
• Yu Hai had Toxicroak kill Jiro Ohara and his Pokémon, buried them, then used Ditto’s disguise and Jiro’s uniform, identity card, and Poké Balls to impersonate him.
• Brother Tian confronted Yu Hai for leaving his night-watch post, but Yu Hai’s Golbat defeated Brother Tian’s Magneton in one attack.
• The Captain sentenced Brother Tian to three days in confinement and let Yu Hai enter the base, where he found Jiro’s card lacked access to the warehouses and laboratories.

Yu Hai entered Team Rocket’s research warehouse, where he used Electivire’s overload and electricity from Zapdos and Raikou to evolve Magneton into Magnezone before an explosion erupted during the League’s assault. He escaped as Zapdos and Raikou broke free and attacked Team Rocket, then reached the forest near Crystal Lake and checked the status of his three Pokémon.

• Yu Hai used the Captain’s ID card to enter the warehouse and discovered Team Rocket’s experiments on captured Pokémon, including Zapdos, Raikou, and an Electivire being overloaded with electricity.
• Yu Hai sent Magneton into Electivire’s Electric Terrain with Magnet Armor and evolution materials, prompting Magneton to absorb the Legendary Pokémon’s electricity and evolve into Magnezone.
• Zapdos burst out of its Poké Ball and charged into the experiment; the equipment exploded, and Yu Hai recalled Electivire, Magnezone, and Zapdos before fleeing.
• Yu Hai attacked the helicopters carrying the captured Legendary Pokémon, while Gengar freed Zapdos and helped it revive Raikou; the two Pokémon retaliated against Team Rocket as Yu Hai escaped in the rain.
• Yu Hai discarded his Team Rocket uniform and IDs, slipped past the League’s blockade, and flew to Crystal Lake, where he waited for Officer Jenny’s operation to end before checking his Pokémon’s status.

Yu Hai waited at Crystal Lake for Zapdos, Magnezone, and Electivire to recover after their battle, while assessing the dramatic gains they had made from the Legendary Beasts’ electricity. At evening, Raikou and another Zapdos arrived, and the latter attacked Yu Hai with Thunder as he tried to recall the three Pokémon.

• Officer Jenny left Crystal Lake with Yu Sha after concluding the danger had passed, and Yu Hai emerged from hiding.
• Yu Hai discovered that Zapdos had transformed, gained Potential and levels, and learned Thunder, but remained unconscious.
• Yu Hai found that Magneton had evolved into Magnezone with 99.98 Potential and that the captured Shiny Electivire had reached Elite class with near-Champion Potential.
• Yu Hai placed the three unconscious Pokémon in Crystal Lake, fed them water from Lake of Life, and waited with his other Pokémon throughout the day.
• Raikou appeared across the lake as Yu Hai tried to recall the three Pokémon, and the arriving Zapdos unleashed Thunder at him.

Yu Hai helped Raikou and Zapdos recover, and they used their power and Golden Feathers to awaken his three unconscious Electric-type Pokémon. Zapdos completed its transformation into a true Legendary Pokémon and stayed with Yu Hai, who introduced its new form to the rest of his team.

• Gengar cleared up the misunderstanding with Raikou and Zapdos, and Yu Hai gave them medicine and Energy Cubes for their injuries.
• Raikou asked why Yu Hai’s Zapdos, Electivire, and Magnezone were unconscious, and Yu Hai explained that they had absorbed electricity during the battle with Team Rocket.
• Raikou and Zapdos used their Electric-type attacks and Golden Feathers to revive the three Pokémon and charge the Crystal Stone beneath the lake.
• Yu Hai feared Zapdos would leave, but Zapdos landed beside him, let him embrace it, and showed that it wanted to remain with its trainer.
• Yu Hai released his other Pokémon so they could see Zapdos’s transformed form, and they greeted and admired it.

Yu Hai welcomed the amnesiac Electivire into his Pokémon team and shared a midnight snack with everyone. After Zapdos and Raikou left, Yu Hai prepared for sleep and discovered that Zapdos had completed his transformation, reaching near-Champion Potential.

• Yu Hai questioned Electivire about his memories and learned that Electivire remembered nothing and had never seen a green leaf.
• Yu Hai invited Electivire to join his team, and Electivire accepted as the Pokémon welcomed him with a midnight snack.
• Rhydon offered Electivire food, and Zapdos shared Electric Energy Cubes with him before Yu Hai brought out more.
• Yu Hai noticed that Zapdos and Raikou had left, then recalled the others and prepared to sleep.
• Yu Hai checked Zapdos's status and found that his transformation was complete, with 79.99% Potential and a level of 51.11%.

Xiao Yu flew from Cherrygrove City to Kite Town after learning that Muramasa’s dojo was near Connecting Cave. He arrived at night and planned to visit the dojo the next day to obtain the Light Stone training method for Scyther.

• Xiao Yu learned that Zapdos had completed its transformation and planned to resume its training.
• Xiao Yu found information about Muramasa’s dojo and its location near Connecting Cave in Kite Town.
• Xiao Yu flew south on Fearow and Pelipper, switching between them during the long journey.
• Xiao Yu arrived in Kite Town at night and checked into a hotel to avoid revealing his identity.
• Xiao Yu planned to visit Muramasa’s dojo the next day and obtain Scyther’s Light Stone training method.

Yu Hai battled a masked girl’s Skarmory with Magmar and won after discovering that her supposed Steel Wing was actually Sacred Fire. The girl revealed that she needed Skarmory to overcome Fire-types because a blaze had destroyed her home and family, and she planned to find Yu Hai again after treating Skarmory.

• Yu Hai left Kite Town and was challenged by a masked girl who offered a wager for a battle between her Steel-type and his Fire-type Pokémon.
• Yu Hai accepted the challenge and sent out Magmar against the girl’s Skarmory, which she deceptively ordered to use Sacred Fire while calling it Steel Wing.
• Magmar endured Skarmory’s charge, seized it, and defeated it with a point-blank Fire Blast, leaving Skarmory burned and unable to continue.
• Yu Hai questioned the girl’s insistence on fighting Fire-types with Skarmory and suggested other Flying-types or feeding Skarmory materials to increase its fire resistance.
• The girl explained that she had to prove Flying-types could defeat Fire-types because a blaze had killed her family, then resolved to treat Skarmory and search for Yu Hai again.

Yu Hai found Muramasa’s dojo and agreed to help Muramasa restore his son Shingo’s interest in Pokémon battles in exchange for Scyther’s evolution and training methods. After Yu Hai’s Rhydon crushed Shingo’s Hitmonlee, Shingo checked Yu Hai’s profile and regained his confidence by relying on his data.

• Yu Hai entered the forest, where Muramasa revealed himself with his exceptionally fast Scizor, Masamune.
• Muramasa agreed to teach Yu Hai about Scyther’s evolution and training if Yu Hai could correct Shingo’s reliance on data and renew his interest in battling.
• Yu Hai followed Muramasa to the dojo, where Shingo casually sent out Hitmonlee to battle him.
• Yu Hai’s Rhydon endured Hitmonlee’s kick, grabbed its leg, and slammed it into the ground until it fainted.
• Shingo recorded Rhydon’s data, looked up Yu Hai’s Trainer profile, and became confident again after finding his S-class rating.

Yu Hai battled Shingo, whose data-driven Scizor strategy was defeated by Rhydon’s improvised attacks and Rock Tomb. Afterward, Shingo apologized to Scizor and began to recognize the importance of trusting his Pokémon, while Muramasa realized Yu Hai had noticed the Scizor family’s fire-resistance training method.

• Shingo reviewed Yu Hai’s Indigo League record and challenged him to reveal his Shiny Accelgor, while Yu Hai considered recruiting him.
• Shingo sent out Scizor and explained Rhydon’s Black Armor as he prepared his data-based strategy.
• Yu Hai’s Rhydon ignored the Protect command, caught Scizor’s Metal Claw with Fire Punch, and struck it with Blast Burn.
• Rhydon trapped Scizor in Rock Tomb and buried it under a boulder, defeating it as Shingo abandoned his computer to call for an escape.
• Yu Hai noticed that Scizor had unusual fire resistance, and Muramasa realized Yu Hai had uncovered his family’s training method.
• Shingo apologized to Scizor for relying too heavily on data, while Yu Hai explained that trainers needed to trust their Pokémon and adapt to their choices.

Yu Hai defeated Shingo’s Scizor, received Muramasa’s booklet on raising Scizor, and prepared to return to the Orange Islands for the tournament. Shingo renewed his passion for training and decided to travel, while Muramasa supported his son’s choice.

• Yu Hai thanked Shingo after the battle, then spoke with him about Accelgor and met Shingo’s Shelmet.
• Muramasa gave Yu Hai a booklet detailing methods for improving Scizor’s speed, defense, and Fire Resistance through evolution materials and diet.
• Yu Hai read the booklet, then declined to stay overnight because he needed to return to the Orange Islands for the tournament.
• Yu Hai invited Shingo to visit the Orange Islands and said goodbye to him and Muramasa.
• Shingo told Muramasa he wanted to travel, and Muramasa encouraged him to explore the world.
• Shingo promised not to give up on Pokémon again and followed Muramasa to prepare for his journey.

Yu Hai boarded a passenger ship toward the Orange Islands, unaware that the girl pursued by men in black had secretly stowed away aboard. As he planned to gather materials for Scyther’s evolution, she searched the ship for him.

• Yu Hai flew to Kite Town, noticed the girl following him, and waited for her to explain herself, but she denied following him.
• Yu Hai stole an ID card from a drunk and bought a ticket to Cinnabar Island, while the girl copied his plan and boarded the same ship.
• Men in black questioned Yu Hai about a girl with a Skarmory, and he denied seeing her before boarding.
• Yu Hai remembered that his future self had said Guita would marry a revenge-seeking girl and wondered whether the girl he had met was her, but he decided not to get involved.
• Yu Hai planned to train his Pokémon and gather materials for Scyther’s evolution, especially Elite-class Damp Rock, before reaching the Orange Islands.
• After the ship left the harbor, the girl secretly boarded with a Flying-type Pokémon and spent the next few days searching for Yu Hai.

Yu Hai prepared an evolution item for Scyther and used a Pokémon exchanger aboard the ship to evolve him into Scizor. He planned for Scizor to adapt to his new body before the Orange Tournament, while the girl who had been following him remained nearby.

• After arriving at Cinnabar Island, Yu Hai avoided the Gym and boarded a ship for Kumquat Island, while the girl continued watching him from a distance.
• Yu Hai obtained an Elite-class Damp Rock and combined it with Metal Powder and Light Stone according to Muramasa's notebook to prepare Scyther's evolution item.
• Yu Hai used the ship's Pokémon exchanger with Scyther's Poké Ball, and Scyther evolved into the Elite-level Scizor, whose Hidden Ability was Light Metal.
• Yu Hai reviewed Scizor's new stats and moves, then told him to focus on adapting to his changed body before the Orange Tournament.
• Yu Hai returned to his room, released Scizor, and then went to bed with Umbreon.

Yu Hai traveled toward Jinggan Island while planning Ada’s staged assassination response and reviewing his Pokémon’s tournament readiness and paths toward the Elite Four. The chapter ended with him reaching Jinggan Island, still frustrated by his inability to contact Agatha about Darkrai.

• The girl stopped following Yu Hai and decided to travel around the Orange Islands to strengthen herself and search for Flying-types that could counter Fire-types.
• Yu Hai planned to have Gengar protect Ada during a staged attack, leaving Ada seriously injured and unconscious so Ada’s father would destroy eldest cousin’s family.
• Yu Hai reviewed his Pokémon’s progress, tournament roles, and possible methods for breaking through the Elite Four bottleneck.
• Yu Hai considered asking Xiao Ying or Xiao Qian about Darkrai, but he was not qualified to speak with Agatha, who knew about the Ruins expedition.
• Yu Hai finished training and preparing his Pokémon, then left the training room as the ship approached Jinggan Island.