Chapter Summaries

Seiya evolved from Eevee into Sylveon and then Mega Evolved, saving Ash, Pikachu, and Mega Blaziken by defeating the rampaging Garchomp. Serena was inspired to begin a journey of her own, while Ash met Blaziken Mask before the masked Trainer left.

• As Mega Blaziken rescued Ash and Pikachu, Garchomp attacked them with Hyper Beam, and Seiya evolved from Eevee into Sylveon to protect them.
• Seiya Mega Evolved without a Mega Stone or Key Stone, blocked Hyper Beam with Mystical Shield, and defeated Garchomp with Moonblast.
• Seiya left after saving the group, and Serena told Grace she wanted to travel and find her own goal.
• Ash admired Mega Blaziken and thanked Blaziken Mask, who credited both Mega Blaziken and Mega Sylveon Eevee before departing.

After Miare City, Seiya’s fame spread through Kalos, drawing the attention of powerful Trainers and forcing him to evade capture attempts. Alain found Seiya and challenged him with Charizard, and their battle began with neither side gaining a decisive advantage.

• Professor Sycamore asked Ash to contact him if he encountered Seiya, while Ash began traveling with Clemont and Bonnie and later met Serena.
• Seiya’s disturbance in Miare City attracted the interest of Lysandre, Olympia, Diantha, and Alain.
• Trainers across Kalos searched for Seiya, but he defeated numerous challengers, including Trainers with Mega Pokémon.
• Alain found Seiya and ordered Charizard to attack without asking whether Seiya wanted to battle.
• Seiya blocked Charizard’s Flamethrower with Protect, dodged Steel Wing with Double Team, and countered with Swift, making Charizard stagger.

Seiya Mega Evolved in his Vaporeon form to battle Alain’s Mega Charizard X, while his younger sister, Little Eevee, met Serena in a flower field. Little Eevee fled despite sensing Serena meant no harm, remembering Seiya’s warning not to speak to strangers.

• Seiya evolved into Vaporeon and blasted Alain’s Charizard away with Hydro Pump.
• Alain Mega Evolved Charizard into Mega Charizard X and ordered it to attack Seiya with Dragon Claw.
• Seiya Mega Evolved as Mega Vaporeon, then evaded Dragon Claw and countered Mega Charizard X’s Flamethrower with Water Pulse.
• Little Eevee hid in a flower field after returning to her hometown, where she watched a girl weave flower crowns and recognized Ash and Pikachu among the travelers.
• Serena spotted Little Eevee dancing by the river and admired her, but Little Eevee ran away when Serena approached, remembering Seiya’s instruction to avoid strangers.

Serena decided to find the shy Eevee she had met and invite her to travel together, while Little Eevee secretly watched Serena's Pokémon performance. Team Rocket captured Little Eevee, who called for her brother, making Jessie and James suspect she was related to the famous Miare City Eevee.

• Ash told Serena and Clemont that he had battled the famous Eevee in Miare City, and Clemont said Serena's Eevee was almost certainly a different Pokémon.
• Serena decided to find Little Eevee and ask her to travel together, while Little Eevee grew curious about Serena's performances because she was lonely without her brother Seiya.
• Little Eevee secretly went to watch Serena direct Braixen's performance, and Serena spotted her behind a rock and offered her Pokémon food.
• Little Eevee mistook Serena's friendly approach for an attempted abduction and tried to flee, but Team Rocket caught her in a net.
• Serena and her Pokémon tried to stop Team Rocket from taking Little Eevee, who cried for her brother to come deal with them.
• James and Jessie recognized Little Eevee's familiar tone and wondered whether her brother was the famous Eevee from Miare City.

Serena befriended the flower-field Eevee and caught her after rescuing her from a fall. Seiya met Kalos Champion Diantha, who offered him shelter from Trainers seeking to capture him and asked for his help in a future crisis.

• Jessie and James recognized Seiya's Eevee, but Serena and the others sent Team Rocket blasting off before they could act.
• Serena caught Eevee after Eevee chose to travel with her and grow stronger.
• Seiya encountered Diantha, who explained that Olympia's prophecy had identified him as important to a future disaster in Kalos.
• Diantha offered Seiya a peaceful place to stay and proposed publicly claiming she had captured him to deter other Trainers.
• Seiya evolved into Espeon and used Telepathy to ask why Diantha wanted to help him; she said she believed the prophecy and hoped he would aid Kalos.

Seiya agreed to cooperate with Diantha in exchange for her help and his little sister receiving excellent training, then revealed his many Mega Evolution forms and moves. When he returned to his home and found his sister missing, he put their arrangement on hold to search for her, but Diantha offered to use her connections to help.

• Seiya agreed to help Diantha during future crises, provided she helped his little sister and respected his principles.
• Seiya and Diantha traveled by helicopter to his home, and he told her about his eight Mega Evolution forms and his extensive moves.
• Seiya found that his little sister was missing and deduced from her faint scent that she had left days earlier.
• Seiya said he needed to find his sister before honoring their arrangement, but Diantha promised to use her influence to help search.

Seiya and Diantha learned that Eevee had appeared in Anistar City, while Ash and Alain battled and Ash’s Greninja lost to Alain’s Mega Charizard X. At the Anistar Showcase, Serena reunited with Shauna and Nini and discovered that Diantha would also be competing.

• Seiya and Diantha received news that Eevee had appeared in Anistar City.
• Ash and Alain battled near the Pokémon Center, and Alain’s Mega Charizard X defeated Ash’s Bond Phenomenon Greninja.
• Alain revealed that Mega Charizard X had suffered a crushing defeat against Eevee, and Serena’s Eevee excitedly recognized him as her brother.
• Serena arrived at the Anistar Showcase and met her friends and rivals Shauna and Nini.
• Shauna told Serena that Diantha was competing in the Showcase, and Serena was surprised to see the Kalos Champion and actress surrounded by fans.

Serena learned that Diantha had entered the Anistar Showcase with Seiya, and discovered that Seiya was her Eevee’s protective older brother. Seiya challenged Serena and his foolish little sister to prove their choice was right and earn his approval.

• Nini and Serena learned that Diantha had refused a special pass to the Master Class and would compete in the Anistar Showcase with an Eevee.
• Serena’s Eevee ran out of her Poké Ball and tried to approach Seiya, who rejected her and scolded her for leaving on her own.
• Meowth translated the Eevees’ words, revealing that Serena’s Eevee was Seiya’s little sister.
• Serena defended Eevee’s decision to travel with her and promised they would grow together.
• Seiya told Serena and Eevee to prove their choice was right and earn his approval, while Diantha called him a siscon.
• Diantha revealed that Seiya had found Serena and Eevee the previous night but held back after seeing Eevee train nervously for her first performance.

Serena and Eevee competed in the Anistar Showcase’s Pokémon Quiz theme performance and advanced to the free performance. The next group took the stage, stunning the audience when they recognized League Champion Diantha among the performers.

• Pierre explained the Pokémon Quiz rules, and Serena, Nini, and another performer began the first round with a Rock Trial.
• Serena answered that Sylveon was Eevee’s Fairy-type evolution after Nini incorrectly guessed Espeon.
• Serena and Eevee won two more questions and advanced to the free performance.
• Diantha appeared among the second group of performers, prompting cheers from the audience and concern from Yashio.

Diantha entered the Anistar Showcase’s second-round speed trial with her Eevee, Seiya, and overwhelmed her rivals despite their Pokémon seeming better suited to the course. After winning, she comforted the two contestants, while Seiya resisted posing for photos with them.

• Pierre announced that the second group’s Pokémon had to dodge falling obstacles and retrieve balls to earn the right to answer riddles.
• Diantha surprised the contestants by entering Seiya, her Eevee, against a Florges and a Scyther.
• Seiya used Quick Attack to retrieve the first answer ball before the other Pokémon, and Diantha correctly named Vileplume and Bellossom as Gloom’s evolved forms.
• Diantha and Seiya swept through the round in three questions, and Diantha encouraged the two defeated contestants and gave them photos and autographs.
• After the girls learned Seiya was the well-known Eevee of Kalos and asked to take pictures with him, Diantha told him he should take responsibility for crushing their dreams.

Serena performed with Braixen and Eevee in the Anistar Showcase’s Freestyle Performance, and Eevee evolved into Sylveon during their finale. Serena’s support surged, but the chapter left her facing Diantha, whose overwhelming popularity filled the venue as she prepared to perform.

• Serena reassured a nervous Eevee that she, Braixen, and Serena would work together, then began their performance to cheers from Ash and the others.
• Serena, Braixen, and Eevee combined Flamethrower and Swift before dancing together across the stage.
• As Serena lifted Eevee for their finale, Eevee evolved into Sylveon, stunning the audience and earning Serena nearly eighty percent of the votes.
• Yashio praised Serena’s performance but warned Ash and the others that Diantha was an exceptional Performer despite lacking Pokémon performance training.
• Pierre announced Diantha as the next contestant, and the audience erupted in cheers for the Kalos League Champion and actress.

Diantha and Seiya performed at the Anistar Showcase, captivating the audience with Seiya’s transformations and Mega Evolution. Serena realized she had lost before the audience voted.

• Diantha tried to dress Seiya in a pink skirt, but he refused, citing his planned evolution during the performance.
• Diantha entered the stage with Sableye while Seiya evolved into Glaceon and created an ice castle with Ice Beam.
• Seiya changed into Umbreon and used Moonlight to illuminate the ice castle as Diantha and Sableye danced.
• Diantha ordered Umbreon to Mega Evolve, and Seiya created a dramatic night scene that enthralled the audience.
• Diantha ended the performance holding Seiya in his Eevee form, and the audience erupted in cheers as Serena recognized their defeat.

Diantha withdrew from the Anistar Showcase after explaining that she had entered to encourage and test her Eevee’s younger sister, Serena’s Sylveon. Serena won the Showcase and received a Princess Key, then drew attention from the Kalos Queen, Diantha, and the media.

• Diantha withdrew before voting and explained that her Eevee was the older brother of Serena’s Sylveon, and that her busy life left her no time to pursue Poké Performing.
• Sylveon ran onto the stage to reunite affectionately with Seiya, confirming Diantha’s explanation to the audience.
• After Diantha withdrew, Serena’s performance support helped her win the Anistar Showcase and earn a Princess Key.
• Yashio congratulated Serena and encouraged her to perform at the Jialan Conference.
• Diantha and Seiya approached Serena, while reporters crowded around her and Ash remarked that she seemed like the protagonist.

Ash challenged Diantha and her Eevee, Seiya, to a battle with Greninja. Seiya overwhelmed Greninja as a Jolteon, and when Ash activated the Bond Phenomenon, Diantha prepared to have Seiya switch to Vaporeon.

• Ash recognized Seiya as the Eevee that had saved him in Miare City and asked Diantha for a battle.
• Diantha accepted after Seiya encouraged her, and Ash chose Greninja while Seiya entered the arena as Jolteon.
• Clemont explained that Ash and Greninja had only a five percent chance of winning because Seiya had mastered multiple Mega Evolutions and had defeated Alain and Mega Charizard X.
• Seiya shattered Greninja's Water Shuriken with Electro Ball and knocked it back with Thunder Punch.
• Ash and Greninja activated the Bond Phenomenon, but Seiya declined to Mega Evolve and Diantha told him to transform into Vaporeon.

Diantha used Seiya’s ability to change forms and Attributes to defeat Ash’s Greninja in battle. Ash woke up afterward, received advice about the risks of Bond Phenomenon, and admitted he had lost to Seiya twice.

• Diantha had Seiya transform into Vaporeon and use Rain Dance, flooding the battlefield.
• Diantha had Seiya change back into Jolteon and use Discharge through the water, forcing Ash’s Greninja to jump clear.
• Diantha anticipated Ash’s move and ordered Seiya to strike Greninja with Thunder, knocking it out.
• Ash collapsed when Greninja lost the battle and woke up that evening, when Diantha warned him about pushing their Bond Phenomenon too hard.
• Ash apologized for losing again to Seiya, and Diantha encouraged him while explaining that Seiya was the Eevee’s individual name.

After Clemont advised Ash and Serena to use Attribute Coordination Tactics, they trained together for the Anistar Gym challenge. Serena learned that the Anistar Showcase had made her a rising star and a rival to Aile, and she remained uneasy about receiving fame she felt she had not earned.

• Clemont explained how Ash and Serena could coordinate their Pokémon’s attributes to challenge Olympia in a Double Battle.
• Ash and Serena trained their Pokémon in Attribute Coordination Tactics over the next few days.
• Yuka showed Serena newspaper headlines that celebrated her Anistar Showcase victory and compared her to Aile.
• The group realized Diantha’s appearance and Seiya’s popularity had helped propel Serena into the spotlight.
• Serena said she felt uncomfortable with her new fame and urged the group to hurry to the Anistar Gym.

Diantha visited the Battle Chateau to test the Attribute Coordination Tactics she had developed after battling Ash, but the chateau’s rank rules forced her to start as a newcomer. She began her first match against Luke while the other Trainers wondered why she had brought an Eevee.

• Diantha realized Seiya’s strength came from coordinating the different attributes of his evolved forms, and she sought capable Trainers to test more tactics.
• Diantha discovered the Battle Chateau and arrived by helicopter, but the maid explained that she had to earn titles before challenging Battle Dukes.
• Diantha registered for a battle and was matched with fellow newcomer Luke, with the winner earning the Battle Baron title.
• Luke sent out Aggron, while Diantha’s colleagues Violet, Chakuro, and Drasna watched and mistook her Eevee for a newly caught Pokémon.

Diantha defeated Luke’s Aggron with Seiya, which evolved from Eevee into Jolteon during the battle. After earning Battle Baron rank, she asked for another opponent so she could pursue promotion to Battle Viscount.

• Luke sent out his Aggron against Diantha’s Eevee, Seiya, and ordered Aggron to use Metal Sound.
• Seiya canceled Metal Sound with Growl, then knocked Aggron back by meeting its Mega Punch with Iron Tail.
• Luke ordered Aggron to use Hyper Beam, but Seiya evolved into Jolteon and defeated Aggron with Volt Tackle.
• The castle butler declared Diantha the winner and awarded her Battle Baron rank.
• Diantha asked to challenge another Battle Baron and explained that Seiya had recovered its stamina with Charge.

Diantha and Seiya rose through the Battle Chateau ranks by defeating several opponents, including Nicola and his Talonflame. After Seiya revealed his ability to change forms and the crowd recognized him as Miare City's guardian deity, no one else dared to challenge Diantha until Elite Four member Drasna stepped forward.

• Diantha challenged three Battle Barons, and Seiya defeated each of their Pokémon in one attack, raising her rank to Battle Viscount.
• Nicola challenged Diantha with his Talonflame, which had evolved from Fletchinder.
• Seiya dodged Talonflame's Steel Wing, then changed from Jolteon into Espeon and defeated it with Confusion and Dazzling Gleam.
• Violet, Drasna, and the other spectators recognized Seiya as Miare City's rumored guardian deity, leaving Diantha without any challengers.
• Drasna, a Kalos Elite Four member and Battle Duke, offered to battle Diantha and Seiya.

Diantha had Seiya stack boosts and terrain effects against Drasna’s Mega Florges, then used his Mega Evolution and a powered-up Fairy attack to knock it out. The battle ended with Mega Florges falling from the sky.

• Drasna sent out Florges, while Diantha warned Seiya that the Elite Four member was a formidable opponent.
• Diantha ordered Seiya to use Calm Mind and then stack boosts and terrain effects by switching among his evolved forms.
• Drasna recognized the danger of letting Seiya prepare and ordered Florges to attack with Dragon Pulse.
• Seiya changed into Sylveon, blocked Dragon Pulse with Fairy Wind, and continued building up boosts while dodging attacks.
• Drasna Mega Evolved Florges and attacked with Draco Meteor, destroying the Misty Terrain across the arena.
• Diantha had Seiya Mega Evolve and use Dazzling Gleam, which overcame Cotton Guard and knocked Mega Florges out of the sky.