Chapter Summaries

Yu Hai discovered that Psychic-type energy activated a special Baltoy, which fused with the workshop’s clay and other Baltoy into a huge Claydoll. After capturing it, he headed toward the King's Stone Chamber to see whether more Claydoll could fuse.

• Yu Hai and Lucario found that Psychic-type energy activated the small Baltoy, while neither Psychic energy nor Aura stirred the larger Baltoy.
• The activated Baltoy Levitate, drew in clay, Baltoy parts, and the unconscious Claydoll, then spun them into a violent tornado inside the workshop.
• The Baltoy fused with the workshop’s materials and became an enormous Claydoll, which fainted after the storm subsided.
• Yu Hai captured the new Claydoll and found it had 76% Potential and a Level of 58.89%.
• The black mist cursed Yu Hai and recalled that the small Baltoy had belonged to a slave child he had ordered executed.
• Yu Hai left for the King's Stone Chamber with Lucario and Poliwrath, wondering whether Claydoll could fuse again.

Yu Hai’s Claydoll absorbed the other Claydoll guards, then destroyed the king’s statue in a fury over a thief. Behind the ruined statue, Yu Hai found and captured Regirock, and he eagerly checked its Proficiency Panel.

• Yu Hai had Lucario feed psychic energy to Claydoll, which absorbed the fallen Claydoll guards and repeatedly expanded and contracted while Golurk watched.
• Claydoll saw the king’s statue, flew into a rage, and blasted it apart while Yu Hai and Poliwrath took cover.
• Claydoll prepared to attack the black mist again, but Gengar hypnotized it to sleep after Yu Hai failed to stop it.
• Poliwrath sensed Regirock hidden behind the ruined throne, and Yu Hai approached the stone giant.
• Yu Hai captured the sleeping Regirock in a Poké Ball, then opened its Proficiency Panel.

Yu Hai captured Elite-class Regirock and Claydoll in the Ruins, then escaped to camp for the night. He planned to collect two Champion items from League headquarters before traveling to Johto to capture Regice.

• Yu Hai examined Regirock and Claydoll after capturing them and found that both had reached Elite-class strength.
• Yu Hai left the damaged King's Stone Chamber, sealed the tunnel entrance, and flew toward Indigo Plateau on Pelipper.
• Yu Hai camped by a river, where his injured and exhausted Pokémon rested while others kept watch and trained.
• Yu Hai decided Claydoll and Regirock would be unsuitable for his alias in the Orange Islands, so he would use them openly.
• Yu Hai planned to visit the Champion Treasury at League headquarters before traveling to the Johto Region to capture Regice.

Yu Hai reached League Headquarters and entered the Champion Treasury to find a Water-type breakthrough treasure for Poliwrath. He rejected the shelf’s Champion-level offerings as insufficient and continued deeper into the treasury, searching for material tied to a Legendary Pokémon.

• Yu Hai arrived at Indigo Plateau during the Indigo League and headed for League Headquarters instead of watching the tournament.
• League staff verified Yu Hai’s credentials with Champions Lance and Kikuko, then escorted him to the treasury administrator.
• Yu Hai left his backpack with Poliwrath and Lucario, entered the treasury with Houndoom, and saw its extensive collection of protected treasures.
• Yu Hai examined the Water-type shelf, which held Champion-level items and a Top-tier Water Stone, but decided its offerings did not meet his breakthrough requirements for Poliwrath.
• Yu Hai continued deeper into the treasury to search for Water-type breakthrough energy from a Legendary Pokémon.

Yu Hai searched the Champion Treasury for breakthrough treasures for Zapdos and Dragonite, finding an intriguing Lightning Stone Slab Fragment and two valuable Legendary Pokémon items among the unknown junk. He left the chapter excitedly searching for more fragments that might let both Pokémon break through.

• Yu Hai chose to prioritize an Electric-type treasure for Zapdos, deciding to use the Dragon Fang to strengthen Dragonite for now.
• Yu Hai spotted an orange-yellow fragment on the Electric shelf that he suspected was a Lightning Stone Slab Fragment, then continued searching without being able to verify it.
• Yu Hai admired the Dragon-type shelf’s rare treasures before noticing that the treasury had an unknown-items shelf but no Fairy-type shelf.
• Yu Hai used his panel to identify damaged Champion-level items in the unprotected unknown-items pile and initially found mostly useless junk.
• Yu Hai realized two ordinary pebbles were the Adamant Orb and Griseous Orb, then began searching for more fragments that could help Zapdos and Dragonite break through together.

Yu Hai chose two apparently worthless fragments from the League treasure vault, hoping they would help Zapdos and Dragonite grow stronger. Meanwhile, Gengar found Darkrai in a heavily guarded prison and secretly told it that rescue was coming, leaving the prison in chaos.

• Yu Hai found several Legendary Pokémon relic fragments on the miscellaneous shelf and chose the Lightning Stone Slab Fragment and Great White Jade Orb Fragment for Zapdos and Dragonite.
• Houndoom carried the fragments to the vault entrance, where the old man confirmed they had been registered as unknown pebbles; Yu Hai packed them away and left League headquarters.
• Gengar followed Darkrai's aura to a special prison beneath League headquarters and discovered many powerful Pokémon and humans confined there.
• When a prisoner's roar drew the guards away, Gengar reached Darkrai's barrier and wrote that they had come to save it.
• Darkrai attacked its barrier to cover Gengar's escape, triggering a wider prison riot that the guards eventually suppressed by draining the prisoners' energy.

Yu Hai watched Xiao Shun battle in the Indigo League semifinals, then met Lance and arranged to exchange several Mega Stones. He left for Johto while Lance agreed to find the stones Yu Hai wanted.

• Yu Hai met Xiao Shun before the semifinal and encouraged him to win the championship.
• Xiao Shun's Gyarados defeated three opposing Pokémon before falling to an Electric-type, and his Marowak and Sceptile helped secure the match.
• Yu Hai decided Xiao Shun was sure to win the tournament and left the arena, where Lance approached him to ask about his visit to League Headquarters.
• Yu Hai told Lance he was heading to Johto and asked him to exchange an Aerodactyl Mega Stone for a Metagross Mega Stone.
• Lance accepted Yu Hai's Slowbro and Jolteon Mega Stones as well, agreeing to seek Gyarados and Swampert Mega Stones and give the Slowbro Mega Stone to Lorelei.
• After Yu Hai departed, Lance called Lorelei about the Mega Stone and began planning how to obtain the stones Yu Hai wanted.

Yu Hai learned from Gengar that Darkrai was imprisoned deep beneath League Headquarters and considered how to arrange a rescue. He left the decision unresolved, trained his Pokémon outside Pewter City, and returned to the Pokémon Center to sleep.

• Yu Hai retrieved Rhydon and Slowking from Blaine and MikanGym, planning to feed Rhydon rare materials and use Slowking to translate Gengar.
• Slowking translated Gengar's account: Darkrai was held underground at League Headquarters, guarded by powerful Pokémon, and Gengar had told Darkrai that Yu Hai would rescue it.
• Yu Hai considered asking Champion Kikuko for help through Blaine, but worried that doing so would force him to reveal his journey into the ruins and incur a major debt.
• Yu Hai decided that growing stronger would be the best way to rescue Darkrai and took his Pokémon to the outskirts of Pewter City to train.
• Yu Hai and his Pokémon bathed in a river, ate dinner, and returned to the Pokémon Center, where he fell asleep with Umbreon beside him.

Yu Hai reunited with A Long and Xiao Ming after their dangerous mission to defeat a Poaching Gang near Pewter City, then arranged to buy Nidoking’s poison horn for Toxicroak. The two men planned to recover before handling their spoils and having the horn crafted into a Poison Needle.

• A Long called Yu Hai to report that he and Xiao Ming had returned alive from their mission.
• A Long explained that he and Xiao Ming defeated a Poaching Gang leader with two Elite-class Pokémon, though they were badly injured and Gyarados was poisoned and seriously hurt.
• Yu Hai welcomed them over lunch, told A Long to rest before their next trip, and reminded Xiao Ming to work in teams of two.
• A Long offered Nidoking’s broken poison horn, and Yu Hai agreed to pay sixty-five million for it to be crafted into a Poison Needle for Toxicroak.
• Xiao Ming said he had bought Nidoking’s Poison Sac and planned to use it to help Gengar reach Elite-class, while Yu Hai advised him to consult Shingo if needed.

Yu Hai and A Long set off from Pewter City toward Johto, camping near Viridian Forest for the night. While checking their Pokémon and preparing training food, Yu Hai inspected Toxicroak’s new Poison Needle and realized Scizor was nearing its Elite Four breakthrough.

• Yu Hai and A Long flew toward Binu, planning to rest near Viridian Forest before continuing the next day.
• At camp, A Long treated his Pokémon and showed Yu Hai the Shuckle he had caught to complete his six Dragon-types.
• Yu Hai checked that Toxicroak’s Poison Needle was firmly attached and found it boosted Poison-type moves by 20%.
• Yu Hai inspected Scizor’s status and saw that its Steel-type moves had reached Elite Four strength and its other stats were nearing their limits.
• Yu Hai reflected on Scizor’s coming breakthrough and wondered which of his Pokémon would break through next.

Yu Hai let Scizor begin its Elite Four breakthrough on a deserted island, but the resulting tornado and lightning storm gave him the chance to push Zapdos toward a breakthrough too. Zapdos used the Lightning Stone Slab Fragment amid the storm, and the fragment revealed its golden color as it unleashed a brilliant burst of energy.

• Yu Hai disembarked with A Long and released Scizor on a deserted island so it could break through without damaging the ship or harming nearby Pokémon.
• Scizor’s rapid running stirred up a tornado, which grew into a storm with dark clouds and flashing lightning.
• Yu Hai released Zapdos and told it to use the Lightning Stone Slab Fragment to break through in the storm’s eye.
• As the storm spread across the sea, A Long flew toward the coast to guard against approaching Trainers while Yu Hai watched from a distance.
• Zapdos absorbed lightning from the thunderclouds as the fragment drew down a powerful bolt, shed its black exterior, and shone gold with a burst of energy.

After Zapdos swallowed the Lightning Stone Slab Fragment and broke through amid a violent storm, Yu Hai watched it fall from the clouds, pursued by another Zapdos. He sent Gengar, Scizor, and Pelipper to help as the two Zapdos raced toward the island.

• The Lightning Stone Slab Fragment’s energy stirred distant observers, prompting Blaine, Professor Oak, Sakaki, and Professor Elm to investigate or watch the dark clouds.
• A golden Pokémon in Johto and a powerful Electric-type Pokémon in the mountains sensed the slab’s aura and headed toward the shore.
• Yu Hai watched Zapdos swallow the Lightning Stone Slab Fragment and charge into the clouds as thunder battered the sea.
• Scizor returned to Yu Hai across the water, and Gengar and Pelipper froze a sheet of ice so Scizor could land.
• A second Zapdos emerged from the clouds and attacked the exhausted Zapdos, so Yu Hai sent Gengar, Scizor, and Pelipper to help.

Yu Hai confronted a wild Zapdos that attacked his Zapdos and demanded the lightning energy it had sensed. He suspected it wanted the Lightning Stone Slab Fragment that his Zapdos had eaten, and refused to hand it over.

• Yu Hai arrived at Breakthrough Isle and released Slowking to question the wild Zapdos about its attack.
• The wild Zapdos insulted Yu Hai and treated his Pokémon with contempt, while regarding Gengar as the only real threat.
• Yu Hai ordered Gengar not to hold back and sent out Poliwrath, Lucario, and Toxicroak to join the fight.
• Seeing six Elite-class Pokémon arrayed against it, the wild Zapdos reconsidered fighting and offered to leave if Yu Hai handed over the lightning energy it had sensed.
• Slowking translated the demand, and Yu Hai suspected the wild Zapdos wanted the Lightning Stone Slab Fragment that his Zapdos had eaten; he refused.

Yu Hai and his Pokémon battled a wild Zapdos that demanded the Lightning Stone Slab Fragment. After Zapdos and Gengar brought the wild bird crashing down, Raikou appeared on the island and shocked Yu Hai.

• The wild Zapdos demanded the Lightning Stone Slab Fragment, and Yu Hai refused before ordering his Pokémon to fight.
• Yu Hai's Zapdos clashed with the wild Zapdos while Gengar waited in its shadow for an opening.
• Gengar struck the wild Zapdos with Shadow Balls, and Zapdos forced it down toward the island.
• Poliwrath, Scizor, and Toxicroak charged the fallen bird, but a tiger's roar blasted them back from the dust.
• Zapdos cleared the dust with its wings, revealing Raikou and leaving Yu Hai stunned.

Yu Hai demanded an apology and compensation after the wild Zapdos attacked his Zapdos, while Raikou intervened to stop the fight. Raikou gave Yu Hai a Golden Feather that could summon it for help once, though it overheard his private complaint that the gift was stingy.

• Raikou confronted Yu Hai and ordered him to stop fighting the wild Zapdos, while the wild Zapdos angrily rejected its interference.
• Yu Hai agreed to let the wild Zapdos leave only if it apologized to his Zapdos and paid compensation for the ambush.
• The wild Zapdos refused to apologize, but Raikou scolded it and asked Yu Hai what he wanted.
• Raikou tore several Golden Feathers from the wild Zapdos, empowered one with its aura, and gave it to Yu Hai so he could summon Raikou for help once.
• Yu Hai privately compared Raikou's single feather unfavorably with Infernape's three hairs, but Raikou heard the complaint through Telepathy.

Yu Hai and Raikou forced the wild Zapdos to apologize before Raikou warned Yu Hai to hide Zapdos’s unusual lightning energy. Yu Hai fled the island with his Pokémon, unaware that Team Rocket had witnessed the battle and planned to report the captured Zapdos to Lord Sakaki.

• Raikou made the wild Zapdos apologize to Yu Hai’s Zapdos, then let it leave with him after Yu Hai dismissed them.
• Raikou warned Yu Hai that other powerful Electric-type Pokémon might sense Zapdos’s lightning energy, and he departed without accepting Yu Hai’s dinner invitation.
• Yu Hai recalled his Pokémon, collected the Golden Feather, and rode Pelipper away from the island while telling Zapdos to absorb the fragment’s energy.
• A Dragonite searched the deserted island but found only chaotic energy fluctuations before returning toward Pallet Town.
• A Team Rocket captain watched the battle from a submarine, concluded that a Trainer had caught a Zapdos, and prepared to report the sighting to Lord Sakaki.

Yu Hai and A Long prepared to trek through the Silver Mountain Range toward Cherrygrove City while Yu Hai reviewed his Pokémon’s recent breakthroughs. Scizor had reached Elite-class level and Zapdos had gained Champion Potential, but the journey ahead and the resources needed for further breakthroughs remained daunting.

• Yu Hai and A Long set out to cross the Silver Mountain Range toward Cherrygrove City after planning a later visit to Olivine City.
• Yu Hai fed Scizor and Lucario Horn Powder and watched the Pokémon complete their morning training.
• Yu Hai checked Scizor’s status and found that its Potential had passed seventy percent and its level had reached Elite-class.
• Yu Hai checked Zapdos’s status and found that the Lightning Stone Slab Fragment had raised its Potential to Champion tier and its level to Elite Four.
• Yu Hai considered the rare fragments Zapdos and Electivire would need for further breakthroughs, then finished breakfast and prepared to enter the rugged mountains.

Yu Hai and A Long camped at the edge of a desert on their way to Cherrygrove City, where Yu Hai checked his Pokémon’s progress and considered how to prepare them for future breakthroughs. The chapter left Yu Hai planning to catch Claydoll and Regirock in the desert the next day while weighing how to secure more growth resources.

• Yu Hai and A Long stopped at nightfall, set up camp, and rested at the jungle’s edge before crossing the desert toward Cherrygrove City.
• Yu Hai discovered that Forretress’s Steel-type moves had reached Elite Four level and expected Forretress to break through soon.
• Yu Hai judged that Dragonite lacked combat experience and confidence, and considered using the Silver Conference to help train Dragonite and his other inexperienced Pokémon.
• Yu Hai planned to let Combee evolve after preparing evolution food and intended for it to gather honey and pollinate flowers rather than fight.
• Yu Hai found that Poliwrath’s Potential had risen to 76.63% with help from the Horn, but the Horn’s effect had weakened, so he planned to reserve its energy for Lucario and Toxicroak.
• Yu Hai decided to try catching Claydoll and Regirock in the desert the next day and thought about exchanging Mega Stones for resources if necessary.

Yu Hai subdued Claydoll by letting Scizor defeat it, then promised it a chance to destroy King Poklandis in exchange for joining him. Claydoll vaporized a fake remnant soul while Gengar revealed it had already eaten the real one, leaving Claydoll’s hatred unexplained.

• Yu Hai took A Long into the desert to subdue Claydoll and Regirock, and released Scizor to fight Claydoll.
• Gengar showed King Poklandis’s remnant soul, drawing Claydoll’s attention and provoking it to attack.
• Scizor overwhelmed Claydoll with Cross Chop and repeated Fury Cutter strikes, leaving it exhausted and injured.
• Yu Hai offered Claydoll a chance to kill King Poklandis if it agreed to follow him, and Claydoll accepted despite not knowing why it felt such rage.
• Gengar tossed a fake remnant soul into the air, and Claydoll destroyed it with Hyper Beam.
• Gengar revealed that it had secretly eaten the real King Poklandis, whose remnant soul it described as a delicious delicacy.

Yu Hai welcomed Claydoll as a new partner, then awakened Regirock with Lucario’s Aura. Regirock could not remember its past, and Yu Hai announced that he would defeat and catch it.

• Lucario replenished Claydoll’s energy, and Yu Hai introduced it to his Pokémon as a new partner.
• The Pokémon welcomed Claydoll, and Yu Hai recalled it to its Poké Ball to rest.
• Yu Hai chose Lucario to awaken Regirock, startling A Long, who learned that Yu Hai had caught it by accident a few days earlier.
• Lucario used Aura to awaken Regirock, and Yu Hai asked Slowking to communicate with it.
• Regirock remembered only fragments of a fierce battle against a powerful enemy and could not recall its past.
• Yu Hai told Regirock that he planned to defeat and catch it, after which it would obey his commands.