Recaps

Jing He pursued Team Plasma’s Kyurem operation, helped Keldeo and the Swords of Justice, and later faced the Genesect at Pokémon Mountain Villa. With Mewtwo’s help, he stopped the Genesect leader and began helping the group find a home.

• Jing He met Shauntal at Twinleaf Gym, delivered the DNA Splicers, and defeated Haxorus and Altaria in a battle that demonstrated his traveling approach to training.
• Jing He discovered Team Plasma’s illegal research at P2 Laboratory and joined the International Police’s effort to stop Colress, who escaped with five Genesect.
• Jing He treated the injured Keldeo and went to Giant Chasm, where he and his Pokémon fought the Genesect and freed Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion from Kyurem’s ice.
• Jing He investigated Kyurem’s cavern, collected two of its scales, and promised Cobalion he would help the Genesect find a home.
• Jing He evacuated Pokémon Mountain Villa’s wild Pokémon when the five Genesect arrived, but their leader controlled the others and attacked the villa.
• Mewtwo captured the Genesect leader and helped Jing He stop the controlled Genesect, while Jing He showed them the home they had been seeking.
• Jing He used Mewtwo’s psychic power to make the Genesect leader experience the harm it caused, and Gengar removed its golden cartridge.
• Jing He fed the Genesect and the villa’s Pokémon, and the groups reconciled and repaired the damage while Mewtwo offered to teach Gengar Psystrike.

Jing He helped stop Team Plasma’s attack on Twinleaf Town, restored Kyurem, and continued his journey toward the Youth Master World Championship Tournament. After finding Meloetta and exploring the Ancient City, he won his early tournament battles and began a match against Molayne.

• Jing He and his allies thwarted Team Plasma’s attack on Twinleaf Town, sent the falling Plasma Frigate into the Destroyed World, and used the DNA Splicers to restore Kyurem’s senses.
• Mewtwo left after deciding it had found meaning in its existence, while Jing He refused Alder’s offer to direct a special response division against Team Plasma.
• Jing He’s group rescued Meloetta, accepted the Earth Stone she brought for Larvitar, and went to the Ancient City to find Volkner.
• Jing He and his companions freed Volkner from an ancient king’s possession and let Volcarona dream that its long-lost companion Xingsha had returned.
• At the Youth Master World Championship Tournament, Jing He defeated Lacey with Tinkaton and advanced past Nezu with Gengar and Urshifu.
• N reached Dragonspiral Tower and earned Zekrom’s acknowledgment, while Jing He prepared to battle Steel-type specialist Molayne.
• Jing He opened his match against Molayne with Ceruledge, which used Shadow Sneak to strike Skarmory after it set entry hazards.

Jing He advanced through the tournament by defeating Kibana, Leon, and Steven Stone, while Cynthia reached the final by defeating Wataru. He also helped N reconcile with his ideals and become the Black Hero, then faced Cynthia in the final as the arc ended.

• Jing He defeated Kibana with Larvitar, Dragonite, Ice Ninetales, and Tinkaton, earning a place in the Top Eight.
• Jing He defeated Leon in a hard-fought battle, with Gengar overcoming Mega Charizard Y to make him the first semifinalist.
• Jing He defeated Steven Stone to reach the final, while Gengar revealed that Giratina had helped it make the DNA Splicers react to Alder’s black orb.
• Jing He advised Cynthia on her team before she defeated Wataru and secured her place in the final against him.
• Jing He met N and urged him to lead Team Plasma, build a Pokémon sanctuary, and make amends for the organization’s crimes, and N agreed, and Zekrom recognized Jing He as the Black Hero.
• Jing He and Cynthia entered the packed arena for the final, where Cynthia offered to reveal a secret if he beat her and opened with West Sea Gastrodon against his Urshifu.

Jing He won the Unova tournament, then traveled with Cynthia to Eindoak Town and stopped Team Plasma from exploiting the Dragon Vein and forcing Kyurem to fuse with Zekrom. Victini joined Jing He, and he left for Nimbasa City as Cynthia prepared to return to Sinnoh and a strange Gimmighoul Coin appeared.

• Jing He defeated Cynthia’s Garchomp with Mega Gengar and won the tournament, then celebrated with his Pokémon and began spending time with Cynthia.
• Jing He stayed in Unova with Cynthia, traveled to Eindoak Town, received a single-use Tera Orb, and entered the town’s Battle Festival with Larvitar.
• Jing He discovered Team Plasma’s plot at the Sword of the Vale, met Reshiram, and rode it to confront Ghetsis and Colress as they empowered the Forces of Nature.
• Jing He and his allies defeated the Forces of Nature, while Larvitar absorbed Dragon Vein energy and freed Victini from its seal.
• Jing He reached Giant Chasm as Kyurem fused with Zekrom, entered Dark Kyurem’s mental world with the Red Chain, and separated the two Pokémon with the DNA Splicers.
• Jing He helped N and Zekrom, returned to Eindoak Town, and welcomed Victini after it chose to follow him.
• Jing He left Eindoak Town with Cynthia, Caitlin, and Volkner, shared a Ferris Wheel moment with Cynthia, and found that Gengar’s arcade token had become a Gimmighoul Coin.