Chapter Summaries

Jing He used Dragonair and Jirachi to navigate the Battle Tube, then demonstrated how Gengar could cheat by phasing through walls, prompting Scott to revise the rules. Jing He reached Battle Tube leader Chili in under an hour and defeated her Shuckle with Tinkaton, leaving the arena demolished.

• Jing He had Dragonair and Jirachi choose doors, using their luck to find safe rooms and advance through the Battle Tube.
• Jing He sent Gengar through a wall to demonstrate how it could search rooms, and Scott agreed to change the rules to prevent that kind of cheating.
• Jing He sped through the Battle Tube, collecting supplies along the way, and reached Chili in less than an hour.
• Chili sent out Shuckle, and Jing He chose Tinkaton to face its potential poison-based tactics.
• Chili ordered Shuckle to use Power Split, but Jing He told Tinkaton to hide behind a raised slab of arena rock.
• Tinkaton struck Shuckle with Gigaton Hammer, winning the battle and reducing the arena to a crater.

Jing He’s Tinkaton defeated Chili’s Gyarados and Steelix in the Battle Tube, using its hammer and extraordinary strength to overpower both opponents. It left Chili with only her final Pokémon still to send out, while the arena and facility were close to collapse.

• Chili sent out Gyarados, but Tinkaton ignored its Intimidate and boosted its Attack as Gyarados used Dragon Dance.
• Tinkaton dodged Gyarados’s Hydro Pump, blocked its sweeping water with its spinning hammer, and struck it with the hammer.
• After Gyarados used Temper Flare, Jing He ordered Stone Edge, and Tinkaton knocked Gyarados out with stone spikes.
• Chili sent out Steelix, which strengthened its Defense with Iron Defense, but Tinkaton’s Rock Smash cracked its body.
• Steelix charged with Body Press, but Tinkaton dodged, blocked its Iron Tail with Protect, grabbed its tail, and swung it around until it fainted.

Jing He celebrated his Battle Tube victory at Steven Stone’s family resort, then decided to join the International Police Department as a Superintendent to help fight Pokémon poachers. The next morning, he arrived at a packed Battle Dome for his next Battle Frontier challenge, where Tucker announced a showdown between the world’s most handsome men.

• Tinkaton’s victory over Steelix earned Jing He the Luck Symbol from Chili, while Scott realized the Battle Tube would need extensive repairs.
• Jing He and his companions spent the night at a Devon Corporation resort, where he made snacks for the Pokémon and they played and listened to Gengar’s stories.
• Jing He chose to join the International Police Department as an Advisor with the rank of Superintendent, hoping to deal with Pokémon poachers.
• Jing He and his companions headed to the Battle Dome, and Scott opened another livestream as spectators filled the arena.
• Tucker greeted Jing He in a flamboyant outfit and declared their encounter a showdown between the most handsome men in the Pokémon World.

Jing He and Charcadet faced Tucker’s Swampert and Arcanine in a Battle Dome double battle, where Charcadet unleashed an overwhelming Fire Blast to secure victory. Tucker awarded Jing He the Symbol of Tactics, while Charcadet collapsed from exhaustion and the damaged stadium faced costly repairs.

• Tucker welcomed the crowd to the Battle Dome and sent out Swampert and Arcanine to battle Jing He.
• Jing He chose Dragonair and Charcadet, and Charcadet’s powerful Flamethrower forced Arcanine to evade its strongest impact.
• Dragonair and Charcadet countered Tucker’s combined Water Pulse and Fire Blast, then clashed with Swampert and Arcanine in a rapid exchange of moves.
• Tucker ordered Fire Blast and Hydro Pump, while Jing He boosted Charcadet with Dragonair’s Helping Hand and urged it to burn everything away.
• Charcadet’s Fire Blast overwhelmed both opposing attacks, knocked out Swampert and Arcanine, and melted much of the arena.
• Tucker presented Jing He with the Symbol of Tactics, and Charcadet collapsed before sharing a high-five with Dragonair.

Jing He brought his Pokémon to the Battle Arena to challenge its leader, Argenta, who mistook him for a Fighting Techniques instructor. Kubfu entered the Guts assessment against Argenta’s Heracross, eager to battle.

• In Sinnoh, Volkner decided to challenge the Battle Frontier and race Jing He, then accepted Garchomp’s offer to train and ended up hanging from a tree.
• At the Hoenn Battle Frontier, Charcadet drank Energy Root Tea with Kubfu and ate Charcoal to make the tea taste better, surprising Flannery.
• Jing He arrived at the Battle Arena, where Argenta greeted him as a Fighting Master and asked him to guide her apprentices.
• Jing He agreed to bring Argenta a battle-hardened Super Rookie to spar with in the future, then took his place against her in the Battle Arena assessment.
• Argenta sent out Heracross, and Jing He sent out Kubfu, whose mastery of both Rapid Strike and Single Strike styles suited the Guts test.

Jing He and Kubfu defeated Argenta and Heracross in the Battle Arena assessment, earning the Symbol of Guts. Jing He reflected on his growing strength and wondered how close he was to challenging Elite Four-level opponents.

• Jing He and Argenta sent Kubfu and Heracross into battle, and both Pokémon opened with Aerial Ace.
• Kubfu expertly countered Heracross’s Close Combat, then demonstrated its own Rapid Strike Style attacks and knocked Heracross down.
• Argenta urged Heracross to rise and use Megahorn, but Kubfu met it with Dynamic Punch and knocked it out.
• The referee declared Kubfu superior in Heart, Technique, and Body, and Argenta asked Jing He whether Kubfu could combine the Single Strike and Rapid Strike Styles.
• Jing He told Argenta she had passed the assessment, and she gave him the Symbol of Guts.
• Jing He considered the strength of the Frontier Brains he had faced and wondered whether he could eventually defeat an Elite Four-level opponent.

Jing He split his Battle Frontier challenge, sending Gengar, Tinkaton, and Kubfu to the Battle Palace while he entered the Battle Factory with Steven Stone, Flannery, and Roxanne. Despite drawing a weak-looking rental lineup, he used Illumise, Shroomish, and Zigzagoon to demonstrate a powerful strategy and speed through the challenge.

• Jing He sent Gengar, Tinkaton, and Kubfu to challenge the Battle Palace without him, worrying that they might damage the facility.
• Jing He entered the Battle Factory and learned its rental-battle rules, while Jirachi went missing with the Pokémon heading to the Battle Palace.
• Jing He received Magikarp, Illumise, Shroomish, Rattata, Grimer, and Zigzagoon as his random rentals and chose Illumise, Shroomish, and Zigzagoon.
• Jing He used Illumise's Prankster and Tail Glow to power up Shroomish through Baton Pass, while Zigzagoon's Pickup supplied Berries to sustain the team.
• Jing He told viewers that Zigzagoon's Pickup explained the team's supply of Berries as they began dominating their opponents.

Jing He cleared the Battle Factory trials with a team of irritatingly defensive Pokémon, then faced its head, Dara. As Ice Ninetales defeated Dara’s Venusaur, an Articuno arrived, and Jing He reassured Ninetales that it was only a baby.

• Jing He rotated his Pokémon through the Battle Factory trials and cleared them after six hours, while his Whimsicott, Amoonguss, and Chansey lineup disgusted viewers and inspired them to copy it.
• Dara watched Jing He’s battles, became sick from imagining himself as his opponents, then insisted on beginning their match without resting.
• Jing used Whimsicott’s Tailwind and Fake Tears before switching to Dragonair, which knocked out Dara’s Camerupt with Hydro Pump.
• Dara sent out Venusaur, but Jing’s Ice Ninetales boosted its Special Attack, blocked Sleep Powder with Misty Terrain, and froze Venusaur with Blizzard.
• An Articuno flew toward the Battle Factory, and Jing reassured Ice Ninetales that it was only a baby.

Jing He and Ice Ninetales defeated Dara and his Articuno at the Battle Factory, earning the Knowledge Symbol. Afterward, they found Gengar, Tinkaton, Kubfu, and Jirachi with a Spirit Symbol and ice cream, leaving Jing He to wonder what they had done to get it.

• Dara revealed that the Articuno joining the battle was his friend, and Jing He agreed to let it face Ice Ninetales.
• Articuno used Haze to remove the battlefield's Tailwind, but Ice Ninetales used Mist to preserve its stat boosts while Dara set up Tailwind again.
• Articuno and Ice Ninetales unleashed competing Blizzards, and Ice Ninetales overpowered Articuno before finishing it with super-effective Iron Tail strikes.
• Dara praised Jing He and Ice Ninetales and gave them the Battle Factory's Knowledge Symbol, while warning that Mr. Brandon would be difficult to overcome.
• Jing He found Gengar, Tinkaton, Kubfu, and Jirachi eating ice cream with a Spirit Symbol; Gengar said a bald old man had offered the treat after they battled, and Scott's smile froze when he received a call.

Jing He joined Brandon and Lila on Route 128 while they investigated poachers suspected of links to Team Aqua. Gengar uncovered a hidden temple chamber and a strange stone that Jing He suspected was a fragment of Groudon, while Brandon offered to hold their Battle Pyramid match on the island.

• Jing He let Gengar's dinner vote add roast lamb to the evening meal alongside steak.
• Lila told Jing He that Brandon had left the Battle Frontier to investigate clues connected to Team Aqua, and she flew Jing He, Steven Stone, Flannery, and Roxanne to Route 128.
• Brandon explained that his team had found poachers at a base on the island and was escorting them away.
• Jing He found ruins on the island and learned that Gengar had discovered a hidden chamber containing a vessel and a dark-red stone.
• Gengar showed Jing He carvings that suggested the chamber was a temple dedicated to Groudon, and Jing He suspected the stone was a fragment of its body.
• Brandon offered to hold Jing He's Battle Pyramid challenge on the island because the ruins would keep him there.

Jing He battled Brandon atop the Battle Pyramid and defeated Duskull and Solrock with Ice Ninetales and Dragonair. Brandon sent out his final Pokémon, Registeel, leaving Jing He facing the legendary giant.

• Jing He agreed to battle Brandon at the Battle Pyramid, and Lila refereed the 3v3 Rotation Mode match.
• Ice Ninetales stopped Duskull's Confuse Ray with Imprison, then defeated it with Blizzard and Ice Beam.
• Jing He switched in Dragonair, which endured Solrock's attacks and defeated it with Dragon Rush and Aqua Tail.
• Brandon praised Jing He and sent out Registeel as his final Pokémon.

Jing He faced Brandon’s Registeel with Ice Ninetales and Gengar, then revealed Mega Evolution and unleashed Gengar’s power. Mega Gengar defeated Registeel, leaving Jing He and Gengar exhausted but victorious.

• Jing He sent out Ice Ninetales, which used Nasty Plot before Baton Passing its boost to Gengar while dodging Registeel’s Flash Cannon.
• Gengar dodged Thunder Wave, burned Registeel with Will-O-Wisp, and was struck by Earthquake.
• Jing He and Gengar resonated through their bond, and Jing He used a Key Stone and Gengar’s Mega Stone to trigger Mega Evolution.
• Mega Gengar immobilized Registeel with Hex, then met its Lock-On-boosted Zap Cannon with a powerful Shadow Ball that devastated the Battle Pyramid.
• Registeel lost the ability to battle, and the referee declared Jing He the winner as he and Gengar collapsed from exhaustion.

Jing He defeated Brandon to earn the Symbol of Courage, revealing Mega Gengar’s overwhelming power and completing the Battle Frontier challenge. After Brandon publicly confirmed his three-to-zero loss, Jing He’s victory became a major story, and Guderian declared himself a fan of Jing He.

• Jing He defeated Brandon’s Registeel with Mega Gengar’s Shadow Ball, and Brandon awarded him the Symbol of Courage.
• Jing He explained Mega Evolution to his companions during the flight home and said that Metagross and several other Pokémon could likely undergo it.
• Scott interviewed Brandon on the damaged island, where Brandon admitted that Jing He had completely outmatched him three to zero.
• Viewers reacted to Brandon’s interview, and the Pokémon League’s official website promoted the story of Jing He’s victory.
• Reporters surrounded Guderian in Unova, and he announced that he was a fan of Teacher Jing He.

After conquering the Battle Frontier and defeating Brandon, Jing He turned down Scott’s offer to become a Battle Frontier Brain and spent his rewards on supplies for his Pokémon. He ended the day by taking the group to an amusement park, while Charcadet kept a mysterious stone that seemed to affect its flames.

• A Chao and Sakaki learned that Jing He had defeated Brandon, and Sakaki arranged to send Jing He his year-end bonus and gifts.
• The Old Principal agreed to help Clavell obtain ancient blueprints for Malicious Armor and Auspicious Armor, then sparred with Pangoro.
• Jing He dismissed online claims that he could rival the Elite Four and explained that his victory over Brandon had depended on boosts and Mega Evolution.
• Jing He gave a mysterious gray-black stone to Charcadet after it sensed power within it, and he noticed Charcadet’s flames seemed darker afterward.
• Scott invited Jing He to become a Battle Frontier Brain, but Jing He declined and exchanged his Battle Frontier points for items for his Pokémon.
• Jing He spent his remaining points and five million League Credit on supplies, then promised Jirachi and the others a full day at the amusement park.

Jing He and his companions spent Jirachi’s final waking day playing and celebrating before returning to the stone-pillar forest as the Millennium Comet departed. He wished for Jirachi to have beautiful dreams during its thousand-year sleep, sang it a lullaby, and watched it fall asleep, leaving him a glowing green fragment.

• Jing He and the others wandered the festival-like streets, played cards, and used Jirachi’s luck to win.
• Jing He, Steven Stone, Flannery, Roxanne, and their Pokémon returned to the stone-pillar forest on Jirachi’s seventh day awake.
• Jirachi worried that it might not see Jing He again, but Gengar and Ice Ninetales promised it would, and Jing He shared his thoughts about being remembered.
• As the Millennium Comet answered Jirachi’s power, Jirachi offered to grant Jing a wish, and he wished it beautiful dreams during its long sleep.
• Jing He sang Jirachi a lullaby as it returned to sleep beneath the ground, and a glowing green fragment fell from the sky as its final gift to him.

After Jirachi fell asleep, Jing He used Aura on a fragment left behind and glimpsed Rayquaza through what he recognized as part of the Grass Green Orb. Rayquaza challenged him to visit Sky Pillar and pass its trial, while Jing left wondering whether Dragonair could make use of the fragment.

• Jing He reassured his companions that Jirachi was asleep and would have happy dreams, and he and Steven Stone and Roxanne hoped they might meet it again.
• Jing He used Aura on a green fragment that had appeared as Jirachi fell asleep, revealing a Delta-like symbol and a vision of Rayquaza.
• Jing realized the fragment was likely part of the Grass Green Orb, and Rayquaza appeared before him and accused him of entering Sky Pillar without being an inheritor.
• Jing asked Rayquaza if it was lonely and offered to help it find another Rayquaza, making Rayquaza pause before telling him to pass Sky Pillar's trial if he wanted to speak again.
• Jing returned to the campsite, gave the fragment to Dragonair to try to digest, and watched Dragonair spit it out because it hurt its teeth.

After returning to Canalave City, Jing He received an ancient Paldean scroll detailing how to forge Auspicious Armor and Malicious Armor for Charcadet. Rotom found a possible source of the rare wood in Ecruteak City, leaving Jing He considering a trip to the Johto Region.

• Jing He returned from the Battle Frontier and gave the Indeedee siblings a Dawn Stone.
• Jing He checked on his Pokémon as they trained, saw Dragonair shed her skin, and confirmed Charcadet seemed well after receiving his mysterious gift.
• Min Jiang delivered an ancient scroll from the Old Principal, and Jing He discovered it contained instructions for crafting Auspicious Armor and Malicious Armor.
• Gengar excitedly chose the Malicious Armor, while Kubfu imagined leading an army and Tinkaton showed interest in forging the armor.
• Jing He realized Tinkaton could make the armor but lacked its special wood and asked Rotom to find a source.
• Rotom identified the Burned Tower and Bell Tower in Ecruteak City as places that might have the wood Jing He needed.

Jing He traveled to Ecruteak City to investigate materials for Charcadet’s evolution and visited the Burned Tower, where a fire-based encounter began. He and his Pokémon discovered a startled Gengar and met Morty, who had come looking for his frightened Pokémon.

• Jing He spent three days in Canalave City reviewing his team’s training before flying to Goldenrod City and taking a maglev train to Ecruteak City.
• Marshadow sensed the Rainbow Wing in Johto and followed Jing He, while Tinkaton continued studying the armor-forging scroll and Charcadet helped her take a break to eat.
• Jing He took his Pokémon to the Burned Tower and explained its history, including Ho-Oh’s rescue of the three Pokémon who became Raikou, Entei, and Suicune.
• When Jing He’s group entered the tower, flames erupted, and his Gengar turned them ghostly blue to frighten another Gengar into fleeing.
• Morty entered the Burned Tower, where his Gengar grabbed his hand and warned him that there was a ghost.

Jing He and Morty met in the Burned Tower, where Jing He sought charred wood with lingering Ghost-type traits. After Charcadet discovered a faint living flame on a pillar, Gengar and the others caused wood chips to fall and claimed the pieces had dropped on their own; Morty then took them to his Gym and reflected on Jing He's approach to guiding Pokémon.

• Morty recognized Jing He from his Battle Frontier stream and learned he had come to Ecruteak City on vacation to find charred wood from the Burned Tower and Bell Tower.
• A piece of charred wood fell, and Gengar covered it with its foot while pretending it had nothing to do with the fall.
• Morty said he had collected fallen wood chips from the Burned Tower and stored them at his Gym.
• Charcadet led Jing He and the others to a pillar in the basement, where Jing He and Morty spotted a faint flame with a trace of life on a nearly detached wood chip.
• Gengar, Morty's Gengar, Charcadet, Ice Ninetales, and Tinkaton strolled through the basement until debris fell, and Gengar collected the wood chips while insisting they had fallen by themselves.
• Morty led Jing He and the Pokémon to his Gym and realized Jing He guided Gengar's mischief rather than simply suppressing it.

Jing He and Morty battled at Ecruteak Gym, where Charcadet overwhelmed Morty’s Banette despite its swapped held item and Ghost-type tactics. The battle ended with Entei appearing through the Gym’s blasted wall and facing Jing He and Charcadet.

• Morty invited Jing He to a one-on-one battle, and Jing He sent out Charcadet to face Banette.
• Banette used Trick to exchange its held item for Charcadet’s Charcoal, giving Charcadet a Choice Scarf that restricted its moves.
• Charcadet blocked Banette’s Thunder Wave with fire, then sensed Banette’s Phantom Force and struck it with a powerful Flamethrower as it emerged.
• Banette was knocked out, and the battle’s flames blasted a hole through the Gym wall.
• Entei approached through the damaged wall as Jing He’s Pokémon gathered protectively around him.