Chapter Summaries

Jing He and his friends celebrated the tournament with a lively victory banquet, where Ash’s Pokémon knowledge and Wataru’s Pokémon became the target of jokes. As everyone prepared to return to their own responsibilities, Jing He learned that the academy’s exclusive Breeding House would open in a few days and that he could choose a Pokémon there.

• Jing He’s friends and their Pokémon gathered for a banquet, while Gengar and the other big eaters devoured enormous amounts of food.
• Jing He teased Caitlin and Wataru over ice cream, and Wataru and Lorelei nearly started a fight.
• Professor Oak quizzed Ash, who incorrectly named Charizard, Gyarados, and Aerodactyl as Dragon-types, prompting everyone to laugh at Wataru.
• Jing He suggested Ash study at Canalave Pokémon Academy, but Ash showed little interest in attending classes.
• Everyone planned to return to their own work, and Jing He learned that the academy’s exclusive Breeding House would open in a few days so he could choose a Pokémon.

After returning to Canalave City from the Pokémon League, Jing He reunited with the Pokémon who had cared for his Coffee Shop and celebrated the championship with them. The next morning, he headed to the Breeding House behind Canalave Pokémon Academy, hoping to find a Pokémon he liked.

• Jing He returned to the Coffee Shop through the backyard and discovered that the Indeedee siblings had kept the grounds tidy and cared for his radishes.
• Jing He gave the Indeedee siblings new formal clothes and Dawn Stone fragments to thank them for their hard work.
• Jing He cooked a celebratory dinner for his Pokémon and the Indeedee siblings, and Gengar proposed a toast wishing him a long life.
• Gengar showed Jing He a superhero costume idea and planned to livestream as Gengui Man, while Jing He considered making dream-themed films.
• After waking refreshed, Jing He went to the mountain behind Canalave Pokémon Academy, where its other Breeding House was located.

Jing He visited the academy’s vast Breeding House to choose a Pokémon and learned that it specialized in uncovering hidden potential. After seeing many unruly candidates, he felt drawn to a calm Charcadet, leaving the old caretaker unexpectedly uneasy about his choice.

• Min Jiang brought Jing He to the academy’s Breeding House and explained its size, history, and focus on developing Pokémon’s potential.
• The old caretaker promised to show Jing He ambitious Pokémon, though Jing He asked for a well-behaved companion because his home was already chaotic.
• The caretaker led Jing He through the grounds, where Jing saw Pokémon including Maushold, Scyther, Lapras, and Totodile, many of them from Galar Region and Paldea Region.
• Jing He noticed a peaceful Charcadet whose flames seemed to carry an aura of Aura, and the caretaker asked whether he had taken a liking to it.

Jing He chose and caught a Charcadet with Flame Body after earning its approval with a Moltres feather. The old breeder revealed that the Charcadet’s exceptional potential came from consuming Charcoal, and its heat was already burning Jing He’s hand through its Luxury Ball.

• Jing He learned that the quiet Charcadet had Flame Body and decided it would be the perfect Pokémon for his team and a source of warmth.
• Charcadet opened its eyes, briefly appeared to be Shiny, and recognized that Jing He also possessed Aura.
• Jing He offered Charcadet a Moltres feather, which it accepted and fused with its flames before approving him as its Trainer.
• Charcadet touched the Luxury Ball and was caught, completing Jing He’s team of six Pokémon.
• The Luxury Ball grew dangerously hot, and the old man explained that Charcadet treated Charcoal as food; Jing He released it as heat waves sent the other Pokémon fleeing.

Jing He chose Charcadet from the Breeding House and discovered that it was a powerful, sociable mediator among Pokémon. After bringing Charcadet home and introducing it to his companions, he felt hopeful about getting through the winter.

• Jing He saw Charcadet's Pokédex information and watched it use Flare Blitz to rush toward a dispute at the lake.
• Charcadet stopped Kingler and Pinsir from fighting over a Berry, divided it between them, and shared some with Jing He.
• Jing He chose Charcadet, and Min Jiang asked him to transfer to the Battle Department, but Jing He declined.
• Jing He introduced Charcadet to his Pokémon at home, and Charcadet quickly befriended them.
• Gengar showed Charcadet around, while Jing He reflected that the warm household might help them make it through winter.

After receiving his first seven million League Credits from the show, Jing He arranged to buy Charcoal for Charcadet and brought it to the academy’s Fire-type Training Room. Charcadet’s supposedly basic fire moves proved overwhelmingly powerful, and Dragonair’s attempt to use Fire Blast left Charcadet thinking it could learn the move too.

• Jing He received seven million League Credits from Mato and asked Flannery to buy two pieces of Charcoal for Charcadet.
• The Old Principal told Min Jiang that Charcadet was special, had come from Paldea, and might have difficulties evolving.
• Ice Ninetales accidentally nearly suffocated Jing He with its tails, while Charcadet’s sleeping spot burned a crater into the floor.
• Flannery gave Jing He a custom-made box before leaving for her exam, and Jing He took the Pokémon to the Fire-type Training Room.
• Charcadet’s Ember burned a target to Charcoal, and its Flamethrower smashed the training room’s special wall.
• Dragonair fired Fire Blast despite Jing He’s warning, and Charcadet watched, apparently deciding that the move looked easy to learn.

After exams, Jing He and his students watched a video of Indeedee effortlessly defeating challengers at his Coffee Shop, which had become a Canalave City battle landmark. Norman arrived with May and Ruby to ask Jing He for help with a Pokémon problem.

• Flannery celebrated finishing exams, and Jing He teased her about her grades and winter homework.
• Roxanne showed Steven Stone and Flannery a video of Indeedee defeating a Walrein with Psychic Terrain, Light Screen, and Expanding Force, then healing it and inviting another battle.
• Jing He explained that Indeedee had used Expanding Force and considered raising the spending requirement for challengers at his Coffee Shop.
• Norman visited the Coffee Shop with May and Ruby, and May showed fear of Indeedee's younger brother.
• Norman told Jing He that they had come to ask for help with a Pokémon that had run into a problem.

Jing He treated Ruby and May’s rampaging Salamence by repeatedly knocking it out and healing it until it calmed down, then using Ice Ninetales to let it sleep peacefully. The chapter left Salamence asleep and recovering while Ruby and May witnessed Jing He’s unusual counseling methods.

• Norman and Ruby explained that Salamence had rampaged near Petalburg Woods and frightened May and Sapphire before Norman’s Vigoroth defeated it.
• Jing He brought the group behind his Coffee Shop, where Ruby released the violent Salamence and Ice Ninetales created Misty Terrain.
• Jing He ordered Tinkaton to strike Salamence with Play Rough, then had Indeedee heal it and Dragonair wake it with Thunderbolt, repeating the cycle until Salamence calmed down.
• Charcadet used its Aura to make the subdued Salamence promise to behave, and Jing He had Ice Ninetales put it to sleep with Hypnosis.
• Roxanne praised Jing He as a professional after watching his increasingly systematic treatment.

After curing Salamence, Jing He agreed to battle Norman so Ruby and May could see a real Pokémon Battle. Jing He and Indeedee defeated Norman’s Vigoroth and Linoone with a coordinated strategy, leaving the children to consider what they had witnessed.

• Norman asked Jing He to battle him to help Ruby and May understand battling, and Jing He agreed to a 2v2 Double Battle.
• Norman sent out Vigoroth and Linoone, while Jing He chose Gengar and Indeedee.
• Norman paralyzed Linoone to activate Quick Feet and sent Vigoroth after Gengar, but Jing He used Indeedee’s Fake Out and Follow Me to disrupt his plan.
• As Vigoroth and Linoone targeted Indeedee, Jing He had her copy Gengar’s Nasty Plot boost, then used Switcheroo to exchange her position with Gengar and evade both attacks.
• Indeedee struck both opponents with a powerful Expanding Force, and Jing’s team quickly defeated them; Norman admitted his tactics had been completely outmatched.

After defeating Norman in a doubles battle, Jing He received the Balance Badge and a Hidden Power Technical Machine with a manual, then learned that awakening the move could require costly materials. He agreed to visit the Battle Frontier with Steven Stone, Roxanne, and Flannery after they heard a Millennium Comet might land nearby, leaving their trip ahead.

• Jing He defeated Norman by using Gengar to support Indeedee, impressing Norman, Ruby, and May, and Indeedee received its first Badge.
• Norman gave Jing He the Balance Badge, a Hidden Power Technical Machine, and a manual explaining how to influence Hidden Power's Type with materials.
• Jing He read the manual and realized training Hidden Power for his Pokémon could require an expensive stockpile of materials.
• Flannery asked whether Jing He planned to conquer the Grand Festival, but he said he would rather challenge the Battle Frontier and threatened his students with winter homework.
• Steven Stone found an observatory report predicting that a Millennium Comet might land near the Battle Frontier, and suggested the group go investigate.
• Jing He agreed to the trip, admitting he was interested in the Battle Frontier's prizes as well as the comet.

Jing He and his companions traveled by plane to the Battle Frontier island to find a campsite from which they could watch the Millennium Comet. They reached a towering stone forest, and Dragonair and Steven Stone’s Pokémon searched for a suitable spot.

• Jing He woke to find his Pokémon drawing a combined portrait on the living-room window, and Gengar added a halo and sparkling lines.
• After breakfast, Jing He took Gengar, Ice Ninetales, and the others to meet Steven Stone, Roxanne, and Flannery before boarding Steven’s plane to the Battle Frontier.
• Gengar tried to take a stroll on the plane, but Jing He refused and warned Flannery that Gengar could cause trouble in flight.
• The group arrived at the Battle Frontier island and headed to a vast stone forest, where Steven Stone changed into mining gear before Jing He reminded him they needed a comet-viewing campsite.
• Steven Stone sent out Skarmory and Metagross, while Jing He sent out his Pokémon and asked Dragonair to scout; they found an open campsite beside water and mountains.

Jing He and his companions reached a campsite, where they set up camp and prepared a barbecue with help from their Pokémon. As they waited to see whether the Millennium Comet would appear, Jing He felt both the Rainbow Wing and Silver Wing grow restless.

• Jing He persuaded Flannery and the others to walk to the campsite so they could enjoy the scenery along the way.
• At the campsite, Jing assigned tasks to his Pokémon, but Tinkaton brought back an enormous dead tree and Dragonair caught wild Pokémon Jing He had not meant to eat.
• As evening fell, the Pokémon played and worked around camp, while Charcadet complained that the local wild Pokémon were too gentle to fight back.
• Jing He called everyone to prepare a barbecue, and Flannery and Roxanne talked about the chance of seeing the Millennium Comet.
• Jing warned that the comet might turn into a delivery for someone, then noticed that the Rainbow Wing and Silver Wing were both responding.

Jing He and his companions followed the glowing Rainbow Wing to a cliff where they found a cave that might hold a sleeping Jirachi. After Steven Stone broke through the rock and retrieved a crystal, flames erupted around the group and an unseen opponent ordered Crawdaunt to attack.

• Gengar’s fishing frustration scared a Magikarp into evolving into Gyarados, which Gengar knocked unconscious with one slap.
• The Rainbow Wing glowed and led Jing He, Steven Stone, Flannery, Roxanne, and their Pokémon toward a rocky cliff.
• Gengar discovered that the cliff was hollow, and Jing He sensed Absol watching them from above before it disappeared.
• Steven Stone’s Aggron smashed through the cliff wall, and Steven retrieved a stone-like crystal from the cave.
• Flames flared around Jing He and his companions, and a stern voice commanded Crawdaunt to use Water Pulse.

Jing He and his companions fought off Team Aqua, led by executive A Chao, after the group arrived seeking Jirachi. With his Pokémon and Steven Stone’s overwhelming the attackers, A Chao fled while Jing He still held the pale purple crystal.

• Charcadet knocked out Team Aqua’s Crawdaunt, and Jing He recognized A Chao and realized Team Aqua had come for Jirachi.
• A Chao attacked Jing He and the others with Mightyena and Sharpedo, but Tinkaton, Kubfu, Dragonair, and Steven Stone’s Pokémon countered them.
• Gengar frightened Team Aqua’s members, leaving several unconscious as Jing He’s group defeated most of their Pokémon.
• A Chao threw subordinates toward Jing He’s group, summoned two Crobats, and escaped by flying away with them.

After Jing He and his companions drove off A Chao, the Millennium Comet appeared early and awakened Jirachi from the crystal. Jirachi bonded with Jing He over his Aura and Energy Cubes just as Brandon and Scott arrived at the scene.

• A Chao escaped after using Gastrodon to block Dragonair's Hydro Pump, leaving his defeated Team Aqua members and Pokémon behind.
• The comet appeared in the cleared night sky, and the crystal in Jing He's hand floated up and began to glow.
• Jirachi awakened from the crystal and hugged Jing He, then met his companions and grew fond of him after he offered it Energy Cubes.
• A flying pyramid approached, and Brandon and Scott arrived to investigate the battle; Scott asked whether Jing He had come to challenge the Battle Frontier.

After Team Aqua was taken into Brandon’s custody, Jing He brought Jirachi and the others to the Battle Frontier, hoping to keep the newly awakened Mythical Pokémon entertained during its brief time awake. Along the way, he discovered that Gengar’s nighttime outings had included Jirachi, and the group arrived at the Frontier ready for battles and fun.

• Brandon took the unconscious Team Aqua members and their Pokémon to the Battle Pyramid, while Scott invited Jing He to challenge the Battle Frontier.
• Jing He warned Roxanne and Flannery that wishes came at a price, and the group returned to camp with Jirachi.
• The next morning, Jing He learned that Gengar, Kubfu, Dragonair, Tinkaton, and Charcadet had taken Jirachi along on their nighttime outings to fight wild Pokémon that attacked them.
• Jing He spotted Absol in the Rotom Pokédex footage and decided to visit the Battle Frontier rather than leave Jirachi alone at camp.
• Jing He and the others reached the Battle Frontier with Jirachi disguised in a purple dress, while Gengar eagerly proclaimed himself its King of Fear.

Archie ordered Team Aqua to keep its distance from Jing He after A Chao reported that Team Rocket’s underground intelligence network had swallowed their investigators. Meanwhile, Jing He began challenging Hoenn’s Battle Frontier for a paid livestream, and Gengar had already defeated twelve opponents as the Battle Tower challenge continued.

• A Chao told Archie that Jing He had defeated him, was rumored to have beaten Mustard and captured Legendary Pokémon, and had caused everyone sent to investigate him through Team Rocket’s dark web to disappear.
• Archie told A Chao to avoid Jing He and lie low, while Sakaki directed Mato to trace the Hoenn investigators and send them to Team Rocket’s mines.
• Jing He and his companions arrived at the Battle Frontier, where Scott offered him one million League Credits for each facility he challenged and arranged a livestream.
• Jing He began his Battle Tower challenge with Gengar, which defeated twelve Pokémon without being recalled and remained in perfect condition.

Jing He and Gengar defeated forty-two opponents in a row at the Battle Tower and reached Battle Tower Head Lila. Gengar quickly knocked out Lila’s Alakazam, but Alakazam established Trick Room before falling, leaving the battle poised to continue under altered conditions.

• Gengar continued his winning streak through the Battle Tower while the livestream audience and Scott watched in amazement.
• Jing He and Gengar reached the top floor, where Lila thanked Jing He for helping with the Team Aqua members and prepared to battle him.
• Lila sent out Alakazam, and Jing He chose Gengar for the opening three-on-three rotation match.
• Gengar used a feint involving Night Shade to draw Alakazam into range, then struck it with Shadow Ball and knocked it out.
• Before falling, Alakazam set up Trick Room, and Jing He told Gengar to smash the altered space.

Jing He and Gengar battled Battle Tower Head Lila in a livestreamed match, and Gengar overcame Lila’s tactics to win a decisive double knockout. The exhausted Gengar finished its 45th battle with 44 consecutive victories, while Jing He praised its bravery.

• Gengar unexpectedly learned Trick Room and canceled Lila’s Trick Room after she sent out Metagross.
• Gengar burned Metagross, endured its Zen Headbutt, and then defeated Espeon after interrupting its Baton Pass with Encore.
• Lila sent Metagross back in under Psychic Terrain, where it gained a Special Defense boost and attacked Gengar with Expanding Force.
• With Gengar too battered to defeat Metagross, Jing He commanded Destiny Bond, causing both Pokémon to fall to Expanding Force.
• The livestream viewers celebrated Gengar’s 45-battle run as Jing He helped it up, gave it an Energy Root, and praised it.

After conquering the Battle Tower, Jing He was invited to join the International Police and learned Team Aqua had been investigating him. He chose to keep challenging the Battle Frontier and headed for the luck-based Battle Tube, hoping Jirachi could help.

• Scott celebrated the Battle Tower livestream’s popularity as Gengar recovered and Lila gave Jing He a golden badge for conquering the facility.
• At a coffee shop, Lila told Jing He that the poachers belonged to Team Aqua and invited him to join the International Police as an Advisor with the rank of Superintendent; he asked for time to consider.
• Mato messaged Jing He that Team Aqua had tried to investigate him through Team Rocket, which promised to hunt down those targeting him.
• Jing He decided to continue the Battle Frontier challenge, while Scott asked him to save the Battle Dome for a public event the next day.
• Jirachi chose the Battle Tube, and Jing He agreed to enter the luck-based facility with the others.