Chapter Summaries

Yu Hai returned to Jinggan Island and told Luo Yan about his close calls in Johto and Team Rocket’s hidden influence. He reunited with his associates, learned about the coming Orange Tournament, and arranged for A Ping to sell his Pokémon and other spoils.

• Yu Hai met Luo Yan at the harbor, discarded his disguise ID, and heard that A Ping had become a Team Rocket executive who controlled one of Old Town’s gangs.
• Yu Hai told Luo Yan that a Kanto family had sent an Elite Four Trainer after him, that he had killed his pursuer, and that Sakaki had forced him to escape with Giratina.
• Yu Hai warned Luo Yan about Team Rocket’s strength and its League infiltrators, then returned to the villa and briefly greeted Xiao Ming, A Man, Da Shi, Guita, and A Xiang.
• Yu Hai learned that Xiao Shun had returned to Kumquat Gym to prepare for the Orange Tournament and arranged for A Ping to help sell Pokémon taken from the Lightning Team.
• A Ping arrived at the villa, and Yu Hai gave him seven Elite-level Pokémon, sixteen Veteran Class Pokémon, and valuables to sell in exchange for one hundred million.
• Yu Hai learned that Luo Yan had sold an Elite-class Electivire for nearly three hundred million and that his Elite-class Magnezone might sell for at least eighty million.

Yu Hai learned that Team Rocket planned to use the Orange Tournament to select the Orange Islands' Elite Four, then heard how A Ping, Luo Yan, and the others had strengthened their Pokémon. He sent A Ping back undercover and ended the chapter confident that his growing group could become powerful enough to act after the League weakened Team Rocket.

• Yu Hai ordered the Contraband Pokemon sold quickly, then learned that Team Rocket had raised the bounty on him and assigned A Ping to enter the Orange Tournament and infiltrate the League.
• Yu Hai realized Team Rocket might be arranging for A Ping and Xiao Feng to become Elite Four members, while A Ping described his Elite-level Pokémon and his plans to raise Metang.
• Yu Hai warned A Ping to stay sober, shared a drink with him, and watched him leave on Golbat before asking Luo Yan about everyone's progress.
• Luo Yan reported that his Pokémon and those of the other youths had grown stronger, while Yu Hai told him to monitor A Xiang and gave him Muramasa's Scyther training booklet to copy.
• Yu Hai left Luo Yan and concluded that the group could eventually field more than ten Elite-class trainers, then planned to wait for the League to weaken Team Rocket before acting.

Yu Hai prepared Dratini to evolve after its growth reached a limit, then fell asleep with Dratini and Umbreon beside him. In the morning, he woke beneath the weight of Dratini, which had evolved overnight.

• Yu Hai trimmed Electivire's fur, burned the clippings, and let Electivire bathe and rest.
• Yu Hai measured Dratini and saw that its Potential had reached 55.08% and its body was nearly two meters long.
• Yu Hai removed Dratini's Everstone and placed it in its Dragon Gem nest with Elite-level Dragon-type items.
• Dratini and Umbreon competed for Yu Hai's attention, and he let Dratini sleep beside him while staying connected to its nest.
• Dratini glowed in its sleep, consumed many items from its nest, and evolved without Yu Hai noticing.
• Yu Hai woke in the morning, struggling under Dratini's weight, and saw that it had evolved.

Yu Hai woke to find Dratini had evolved into Dragonair, whose status showed a Veteran-level strength and new Dragon-type moves. After setting Dragonair up to keep shedding and discussing the Orange Tournament with the others, Yu Hai flew toward Mikan Island, planning to return that day.

• Yu Hai discovered that Dratini had evolved into Dragonair overnight and checked its status, moves, and potential.
• Dragonair and Eevee woke up and licked Yu Hai, and he measured Dragonair at four meters and three centimeters before putting its Everstone back on.
• Yu Hai arranged a larger nest for Dragonair and planned moderate training while it continued to grow and shed.
• At breakfast, Yu Hai and Luo Yan explained that the others could enter the Orange Tournament, and Xiao Ming challenged Yu Hai not to lose.
• Yu Hai said goodbye to the group and flew on Pelipper toward Mikan Island.

Yu Hai returned to MikanGym after two months away and reunited with his Pokémon before visiting his evolved Slowking. Grandpa Dunmei gave him a mischievous Shiny Ludicolo, and Yu Hai began assessing its abilities and potential as a new teammate.

• Yu Hai arrived at MikanGym, greeted Ada and Dunmei's Father, and went to see the Pokémon he had left there.
• Yu Hai reunited with Butterfree and the other Pokémon in the Gym's backyard, shared food with them, and then headed to the back mountain.
• Yu Hai met his evolved Slowking, which told him it had learned Telepathy from Senior, and recounted his encounter with Team Rocket to Grandpa Dunmei.
• Grandpa Dunmei gave Yu Hai his Shiny Ludicolo, Xiao Lv, after explaining that Ada had rejected it and describing its enhanced photosynthesis.
• Yu Hai checked Ludicolo's Proficiency Panel, found its potential was 71.19% and its level was 52.21%, and considered how to train the unruly Pokémon.

Yu Hai learned that the Orange Tournament would select Elite Four Reserves and considered his chances before receiving news that he had been granted land and a permit for a hot spring business. At the Gym, Lucario quickly defeated Ada’s Blastoise in a practice battle, and Dunmei’s Father decided Ada needed more battle experience.

• Dunmei’s Father explained that the Orange Tournament would require six consecutive full-team battles and determine the eight Elite Four Reserves.
• Yu Hai considered the League’s plans for the Orange Islands and judged that his limited number of Elite-class Pokémon made winning unlikely.
• Dunmei’s Father told Yu Hai that his hot spring development proposal had earned him a plot in the Estuary section and a Hot Spring Development Permit.
• Dunmei’s Father arranged a Three-on-Three practice battle, and Ada chose Blastoise to face Yu Hai’s Lucario.
• Lucario dodged Blastoise’s Aura Sphere attacks and knocked it out with Thunder Punch, prompting Dunmei’s Father to plan more battle experience for Ada.

Yu Hai defeated Ada’s Gyarados and Slowking with Accelgor and Umbreon, then learned that Dunmei’s Pikachu was one of the clone Pokémon he had cared for. Pikachu explained how Dunmei caught the group, and Yu Hai asked Slowking what had happened.

• Yu Hai’s Accelgor outsped Ada’s Gyarados, poisoned it, and drained its stamina until it rampaged and Ada lost the match.
• Yu Hai’s Umbreon defeated Ada’s Slowking by using Torment and Dark-type attacks to counter its Teleport.
• Ada recalled his unconscious Slowking, and Dunmei stepped in to battle Yu Hai.
• Dunmei sent out Pikachu, which recognized Yu Hai and leaped into his arms; Umbreon recognized it as one of the clone Pokémon.
• Pikachu explained that Butterfree’s frightening story prompted the clone Pokémon to seek trainers, and Dunmei caught them after they stole citrus fruit at the Orchard.
• Yu Hai turned to Slowking and asked how the clone Pokémon had ended up at the Gym.

Yu Hai’s clone Pokémon revealed that many had once wanted to leave Mewtwo’s home, while Yu Hai faced Dunmei in a Gym battle. Yu Hai defeated Dunmei’s Pikachu and Blastoise, damaging the Gym roof with Slowking’s Hyper Beam, and Dunmei’s Father praised her and changed the Gym’s challenge format.

• Slowking told Yu Hai that most clone Pokémon now wanted peaceful lives, while Butterfree had encouraged them to seek human Trainers; Yu Hai confronted Butterfree, which hid behind Dunmei.
• Yu Hai’s Fearow overwhelmed Dunmei’s Pikachu with Storm and Steel Wing, knocking it unconscious and winning the first match.
• Dunmei sent out Blastoise, and Yu Hai chose Slowking; Slowking paralyzed Blastoise with Thunder Wave and attacked it with Thunder Punch.
• Blastoise countered Slowking’s Psychic attack with Crunch, but Slowking blocked it with Protect and fired Hyper Beam, blasting Blastoise through the Gym roof.
• Dunmei’s Father ended the battle after Blastoise fainted, praised Dunmei’s skill, and announced that Gym challengers would have to defeat both her and her younger brother to earn the Sakura Badge.

Yu Hai took possession of the hot spring development documents, then challenged Dunmei's Father to a battle so Electivire could face an Elite-class opponent. Their battle escalated as Yu Hai and Electivire tried to counter Seaking's tactics, and it continued with Seaking trapped inside an electric cage.

• Dunmei's Father gave Yu Hai the land deed and Hot Spring Development Permit, and Yu Hai asked him for a battle with his recently caught Pokémon.
• Yu Hai released Electivire, and Dunmei's Father realized that it was an Elite-class Pokémon before sending out Seaking.
• Yu Hai and Dunmei's Father traded weather-changing and ranged attacks, then Electivire countered Seaking's Earthquake and used Rock Tomb and Electric Web to set up a close-range attack.
• Dunmei's Father had Seaking escape the Electric Web with Rollout, so Yu Hai used Electric Terrain to form an electric cage around it.

Yu Hai defeated Dunmei's Father in an Elite-class battle with Electivire, then returned to the Lakeside Cabin and checked on his Pokémon. He planned for Luo Ke to meet Brock at the Orange Tournament, while Dunmei's family began considering how to make Yu Hai part of their family.

• Yu Hai and Electivire defeated Dunmei's Father's Seaking, and Dunmei's Father conceded the battle.
• Dunmei's Father praised Yu Hai and considered matching him with Dunmei, while Dunmei blushed as she thought about him.
• Yu Hai checked Slowking's panel and found that its Potential had risen to 61%, reaching the Elite Four threshold.
• Yu Hai had his Pokémon examined at the Gym, then rode Pelipper back to the Lakeside Cabin and warned his Pokémon and their clones to get along.
• Yu Hai told Farfetch'd he would stay home for a while and discussed with Luo Ke how she would meet Brock at the Orange Tournament.
• Luo Ke asked about Brock, and Yu Hai described him as a gentle trainer who loved Pokémon.

Yu Hai inspected his plot on Hot Spring Street and began planning a Hot Spring Inn, then unexpectedly confirmed his relationship with Dunmei after she confronted him at the Lakeside Cabin. Dunmei offered to arrange designs for the inn, leaving Yu Hai to begin planning construction with her family's help.

• Yu Hai visited his five-hundred-square-meter plot on Hot Spring Street and planned a Hot Spring Inn with pools, dining, guest rooms, and beach activities.
• Yu Hai returned to the Lakeside Cabin intending to ask Dunmei's Father about investing, but he failed to notice Dunmei waiting at the door.
• Dunmei confronted Yu Hai for ignoring her, and they kissed while the Pokémon watched from outside.
• Yu Hai and Dunmei became intimate again, and Yu Hai concluded that their relationship was confirmed.
• Dunmei offered to call her father and arrange Hot Spring Inn designs, while Yu Hai asked whether her family would invest.

Yu Hai helped Dunmei’s Feebas evolve into Milotic by staging a battle that pushed it to protect her. After checking Milotic’s potential and revealing it had Dragon-type bloodline, Yu Hai left Dunmei to raise her new Pokémon.

• Dunmei told Yu Hai she had rescued Feebas and raised its confidence through Water Gun training and target-shooting Gym Battles.
• Yu Hai gave Feebas to Dunmei and proposed a battle, then had Butterfree overpower it while Dunmei called for it to protect her.
• Feebas bit the Prism Scale Yu Hai had thrown it, evolved into Milotic, and tried to attack Yu Hai before Rhydon knocked it into the lake.
• Dunmei soothed Milotic, and Yu Hai reassured Butterfree and Umbreon before checking Milotic’s panel and finding its potential was 69.98%.
• Yu Hai told Dunmei that her Milotic had Dragon-type bloodline, then teased her about whether he had chosen not to evolve one himself.

Yu Hai captured Ludicolo after it challenged Dugtrio and lost, then welcomed it among his Pokémon. He learned that Blastoise and Ninetales had been waiting for him to return so they could become his Pokémon, and offered them Poké Balls.

• Yu Hai negotiated with Ludicolo, which agreed to battle after eating Energy Cubes and chose Dugtrio as its opponent.
• Dugtrio trapped Ludicolo with Sand Tomb and knocked it unconscious with Sludge Bomb, allowing Yu Hai to capture and treat it.
• Yu Hai introduced the recovered Ludicolo to his Water-type Pokémon, which welcomed it as a new companion.
• Yu Hai asked Blastoise and Ninetales why they had not left to see the outside world, and learned they wanted to follow a strong trainer.
• Luo Ke agreed to let Ninetales go with Yu Hai, and Yu Hai asked Blastoise and Ninetales whether they wanted to enter Poké Balls or be captured through battle.

Yu Hai captured Blastoise and Ninetales, then began preparing his Pokémon for the upcoming competition with matchup-focused battle training. He started Slowking’s training against Scizor and organized further practice for Slowking, Ludicolo, Blastoise, and the others.

• Yu Hai checked Blastoise’s and Ninetales’s Proficiency Panels, found that Blastoise had 66.12% Potential and Ninetales had 58%, and planned how to register the newly captured Pokémon.
• Yu Hai began coordinating his Pokémon for competition battles and chose Scizor as a sparring partner for Elite-level Slowking.
• Scizor evaded Slowking’s Flamethrower and struck through its Psychic Shield, showing Slowking how difficult it was to face a fast opponent.
• Slowking used Blizzard to slow and freeze Scizor, then learned from the sparring session to use Ice-type moves against fast Bug-type opponents.
• Yu Hai planned matchup training for Slowking, Ludicolo, and Blastoise, assigning available Pokémon as sparring partners and dividing training into daily sessions.

Yu Hai planned his Pokémon’s training and battle strategies for the Orange Tournament, then staged a capture battle for Blastoise when Dunmei visited. The performance began with Blastoise blasting the lake in front of Dunmei.

• Yu Hai reviewed the type weaknesses and training needs of his Pokémon, including Ninetales, Magmar, Lucario, Dugtrio, Fearow, and Umbreon.
• Yu Hai moved Swampert, Magnezone, Golurk, Weezing, and Zapdos into the forest for training, while Sharpedo stayed by the lake.
• Yu Hai arranged a demanding tournament preparation schedule and planned to coordinate with each Pokémon in turn.
• When Dunmei returned to the Lakeside Cabin, Yu Hai arranged a staged capture battle with Blastoise, and Slowking instructed Blastoise and the lake Pokémon on their roles.
• Dunmei arrived with groceries, and Blastoise emerged from the forest and fired shells into the lake, startling her and Yu Hai.

Yu Hai caught a Blastoise after Rhydon knocked it unconscious, then treated it and discussed checking whether it had an owner. He and Dunmei went to the Pokémon Center to ask about Blastoise and see whether Yu Hai could promote his Trainer rank.

• Yu Hai staged a battle with Blastoise, but Rhydon hit it hard enough to knock it out, and Yu Hai caught it with a Poké Ball.
• Yu Hai treated Blastoise's injuries and kept it in its Poké Ball while it recovered; Rhydon repaired the hole it had dug in the grass.
• Yu Hai and Dunmei ate lunch together, and Yu Hai decided he was not ready to tell her parents about their relationship.
• Dunmei asked to go into town with Yu Hai to check whether anyone had lost Blastoise, and they flew to the Pokémon Center.
• Yu Hai planned to ask about Blastoise and apply for Elite Trainer promotion, though he still lacked two Badges.

Yu Hai registered Blastoise and advanced to Elite Trainer with Dunmei’s help, then spent the day on a date with her around town. The chapter ended with Yu Hai kissing a flustered Dunmei atop the seaside Ferris Wheel.

• Yu Hai registered Blastoise and advanced from Rookie Trainer to Elite Trainer after Dunmei helped him meet the requirements.
• Dunmei took Yu Hai for milk tea, and they discussed the town’s attractions and teased each other about mixed-gender hot springs and the night they had shared.
• Dunmei chose a romance film, and she cried as it reminded her of Yu Hai saving her; Yu Hai comforted her and then teased her until she chased him toward the Water Park.
• Yu Hai and Dunmei rode the Water Park attractions and then watched the sunset together from a seaside Ferris Wheel.
• Yu Hai reminded Dunmei that they were on a date, then kissed her as she blushed.

Yu Hai gave Dunmei one hundred million from Taro’s rescue reward to begin building the Hot Spring Inn, then reviewed his dwindling finances and joined his Pokémon’s training. After Luo Yan delivered cash and more than two hundred million worth of evolution resources, Yu Hai began using them to raise Slowking’s potential.

• Yu Hai gave Dunmei one hundred million and asked her to use it to start construction of the Hot Spring Inn before she left for MikanGym.
• Yu Hai calculated his expenses, noted that only 45.17 million in cash remained, and continued training with his Pokémon.
• Luo Yan arrived with Yu Hai’s Bearer Bank Card, cash, and evolution resources, then left for Jinggan Island after lunch.
• Yu Hai took Slowking to the storage room and prepared to use Psychic-, Water-, and Ice-type resources to improve Slowking’s potential.
• Slowking persuaded Cloyster to release its head and began evolving and devolving while absorbing the resources.

Yu Hai’s Slowking completed its evolution and reached Champion-level Potential, then Yu Hai discovered that a Spirit Hunter named Aron was secretly raising a Larvitar on Mikan Island. Yu Hai offered the Pseudo-Legendary to Luo Yan and laid out a plan for him to befriend Aron and win Larvitar’s trust.

• Slowking finished evolving after consuming gems, reaching 84% Potential and nearing the Elite Four level.
• Yu Hai paid the remaining balance for the Lakeside Cabin land, spotted a green-haired man in town, and sent Gengar to investigate him.
• Gengar reported that the man, Aron, hunted Wild Pokémon and sold them to a Black Ship, and that he had a Larvitar.
• Yu Hai called Luo Yan and offered him Larvitar, then invited him to the Lakeside Cabin to discuss a plan.
• Luo Yan arrived that night, and Yu Hai advised him to join the Black Ship, help Aron out of trouble, and gradually become his friend.

Yu Hai laid out an elaborate plan for Luo Yan to gain a Trainer’s trust and take Larvitar, using a staged rescue and repeated invitations to the Black Ship. Luo Yan headed to join the ship, while Yu Hai prepared to wait until the plan reached its pursuit stage.

• Yu Hai instructed Luo Yan to befriend the Trainer, stage an attack and rescue, then pressure him into entrusting Larvitar before killing him and the other Pokémon.
• Luo Yan asked what would happen if the Trainer joined the Black Ship, and Yu Hai explained how they could carry out the plan aboard the ship or continue the pursuit afterward.
• Yu Hai decided Luo Yan should reveal his true identity and join the Black Ship west of Mikan Island, since it had no connection to Storm’s side.
• Luo Yan left for Penggan Island to join the Black Ship as an enforcer, planning to reveal only Elite-level strength.
• Yu Hai considered which Pokémon and disguises to use, then went to sleep while Gengar monitored the plan’s progress.