Vol. 1Jing He’s Growing Team

Jing He built relationships with Pokémon and Trainers while investigating threats and helping troubled Pokémon. After Kleavor hatched, he considered the Battle-Type Instructor Assessment and Gym battles as ways to earn money and give his team experience.

  • Jing He befriended Gastly, found a Mega Stone inside the stone Greater Mauville Holdings sought, and began teaching Pokémon Psychology at the academy.
  • Jing He advised Cynthia about Feebas, and the Pokémon ate a Wiki Berry and seemed livelier.
  • Jing He and Steven Stone subdued a rampaging Camerupt at Mt. Chimney and encountered Heatran.
  • Jing He arranged for Steven Stone’s Metang to battle Wataru’s Aerodactyl, which was struggling to adapt after its long slumber.
  • Jing He cared for an injured Alola Vulpix while Gastly stayed by her side, then Gastly evolved into Haunter and won ten consecutive tower battles.
  • Jing He and Haunter defeated a rampaging Vikavolt and its four Charger Bugs, and Jing He decided to train Vulpix for battle.
  • Jing He helped Cynthia stabilize Spiritomb and defeated Clair’s Dragonair with Vulpix.
  • Kleavor hatched at dinner, forged a hammer from stolen utensils, and shattered Jing He’s sofa, prompting Jing He to consider Gym battles and the Battle-Type Instructor Assessment.
Chapters 1–101 Read from ch. 1

Arc 1Gastly and the Mega Stone

Jing He built a partnership with Gastly while investigating the stone that drew Greater Mauville Holdings’ attention, and he began teaching Pokémon Psychology at the academy. His advice reached Mewtwo and helped Feebas respond well to treatment, while his growing reputation brought new questions and risks.

  • Jing He befriended Gastly after it invaded his dreams, then began documenting its moves and training it.
  • Jing He counseled Steven Stone about Metang’s isolation and helped Roxanne address Geodude’s disobedience through a battle.
  • Jing He hypnotized Da Hui and learned that Greater Mauville Holdings was searching for Gastly’s stone, then cracked it open and found a Mega Stone.
  • Jing He started teaching Pokémon Psychology and learned that Who Am I was Mewtwo, whose identity was shaped by its choice to save Gastly.
  • Mewtwo’s psychic outburst flooded Team Rocket’s network with the word “Gastly,” while Jing He and Steven Stone fought off attackers before police arrived.
  • Jing He’s paper gained attention after Professor Oak praised it, and he advised Eevee Eating Cabbage to feed an insecure Feebas a Wiki Berry.
  • Cynthia gave Feebas a Wiki Berry on Jing He’s advice, and Professor Rowan observed that it ate the berry and seemed livelier.
Chapters 1–25 Summaries Read

Arc 2Mt. Chimney and New Challenges

Jing He and his Gastly helped stop a rampaging Camerupt at Mt. Chimney, then continued training and assisting troubled Pokémon. The stretch ended with Jing He using Steven Stone’s Pokémon to help Wataru’s Aerodactyl regain its fighting spirit.

  • Jing He challenged Flannery to a battle and defeated her Houndour with Gastly, then joined Steven Stone and Flannery in investigating danger at Mt. Chimney.
  • Jing He and Steven Stone subdued a gigantic, berserk Camerupt, encountered Heatran, and left the volcanic chamber after Gastly spotted a strange red stone.
  • Jing He trained Gastly, helped distressed Pokémon for Drake, and used a hypnosis consultation to help Cynthia’s Feebas.
  • Mewtwo contacted Jing He with questions about its purpose and Xiao Ai 2, then restrained itself when Sakaki challenged it to destroy everything.
  • Stone Mokuren asked Jing He to tutor Steven Stone, and Steven gave Jing He a Pokémon Egg as thanks.
  • Wataru brought Aerodactyl to Jing He for help, and Jing He found it was struggling to adapt after its long slumber.
  • Jing He arranged for Steven Stone’s Metang to battle Aerodactyl, then prepared to teach Steven a strategy using Skarmory.
Chapters 26–50 Summaries Read

Arc 3Haunter and Vulpix

Jing He took in an injured Alola Vulpix, helped her grow more confident, and watched Gastly evolve into Haunter. After Haunter’s tower victories and an encounter with a rampaging Vikavolt, Jing He began preparing Vulpix for battle while continuing to help Trainers and investigate threats tied to Alola.

  • Jing He treated an injured Alola Vulpix and gradually earned her trust, while Gastly stayed by her side.
  • Jing He brought Vulpix and Gastly to a fireworks show, then taught tactics with Kukui and demonstrated Lapras’s Perish Song strategy against Dragonite.
  • Jing He found Gastly confronting Vigoroth in the woods, and Vulpix used Psychic to protect it before a deep cry sounded from the forest.
  • Gastly evolved into Haunter at the school festival and won ten consecutive battles in the tower challenge before Jing He stopped it and accepted sixteen Attribute Gemstones.
  • Jing He advised Lorelei on Jynx’s vanity and received a Nasty Plot Technical Machine and a competition ticket from Wataru.
  • Jing He joined Officer Jenny and Denji to investigate power outages, then used Haunter to defeat a Vikavolt and its four Charger Bugs.
  • Jing He bought a Berry Blender, perfected his Energy Cube recipe, and decided to train Vulpix for her first battle.
Chapters 51–75 Summaries Read

Arc 4A New Pokémon Hatches

Jing He helped Cynthia stabilize Spiritomb, defeated Clair with Vulpix, and met Diantha while investigating Lysandre’s change in outlook. Back home, Kleavor hatched and joined Jing He’s team as he considered entering the Battle-Type Instructor Assessment and challenging Gyms for battle experience.

  • Jing He helped relocate Granite Cave’s wild Pokémon and advised Cynthia on Feebas, which evolved into Milotic after she returned it to its pond.
  • Jing He treated Spiritomb with Haunter’s help and discovered that its fragmented spirits could become dangerous if their balance broke.
  • Jing He battled Clair with Vulpix, using snow decoys and Aurora Beam to defeat Dragonair and win a Dragon Fang.
  • Jing He met Diantha, helped her consider what had changed Lysandre, and returned home with Cynthia for dinner.
  • Kleavor hatched during dinner, stole utensils to forge a hammer, and shattered Jing He’s sofa with a single blow.
  • Jing He studied Kleavor’s Ice Hammer and Pickpocket abilities while Haunter and Vulpix offered to teach it moves.
  • Jing He considered the Battle-Type Instructor Assessment and Gyms as ways to earn money and give his Pokémon battle experience.
Chapters 76–101 Summaries Read
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