Chapter Summaries

Jing He, Cynthia, and their Pokémon spent a cozy night at a hot spring inn, playing cards and relaxing beneath the full moon. Mesprit appeared and gave Jing He its Wing, completing the set of materials needed to forge the Red Chain.

• Jing He used Rotom as a fan to help dry Volkner and his Pokémon, then invited Cynthia and Volkner to play cards.
• After the card game, Jing He and Cynthia soaked their feet in the balcony hot spring while their Pokémon fell asleep around them.
• Gengar returned with winter flowers for Cynthia, then fell asleep after Jing He tucked it in with its Reaper Cloth.
• Mesprit appeared near the inn and gave Jing He a small feather, which he recognized as Mesprit's Wing.
• Jing He realized he had collected Uxie's Claw, Azelf's Fang, and Mesprit's Wing, and considered forging the Red Chain as protection against Dialga and Palkia.

Jing He and his friends traveled to Fortree City for the Wing Carnival Tournament after Wataru invited them. They arrived at the crowded plaza and headed to a café to meet Wataru and Clair.

• Cynthia suggested Dragonite would excel at aerial racing, and Volkner mentioned Fortree City’s upcoming Wing Carnival Tournament.
• Jing He called Wataru to ask about finding Volkner a Flying-type Pokémon, and learned that Wataru and Clair were already traveling to Fortree City.
• Jing He agreed to attend the tournament with Cynthia, Volkner, and their Pokémon, exciting Dragonite and Tinkaton.
• The group arrived at Fortree City’s central plaza, where Trainers and Flying-type Pokémon gathered for the tournament.
• Cynthia chose brown sugar rice balls, and Jing He told the group to go to a café where Wataru and Clair were waiting.

Jing He, Cynthia, and Volkner joined Wataru and Clair at Fortree City’s Wing Carnival, where Winona advised them about the Flying Race before leaving after Lance arrived. Jing He explained their strained history, and the chapter ended with Volkner proposing a battle while Jing He said it was not yet the right time to help them.

• Wataru told Jing He, Cynthia, and Volkner that he had registered them for the Flying Race, then discussed Flying-type Pokémon with Volkner.
• Winona shared Flying Race advice, including ways for trainers to fly with their Pokémon and how to work with airflow.
• Winona left abruptly when Lance arrived, and Jing He urged Lance to follow her.
• Jing He told the group that Lance and Winona had dated before breaking up because Winona felt suffocated by Lance’s closeness, though Lance had chosen to become a Gym Leader to support her.
• Lance returned without reconciling with Winona, and Volkner proposed settling the situation with a battle.
• Cynthia asked Jing He to help Lance and Winona, but he said the time was not right.

Jing He and Cynthia watched Tinkaton transform Dragonite’s riding gear before joining Fortree City’s Flying Race. The race began with Volkner launching his hot-air balloon using Magmortar’s Flamethrower, provoking alarmed protests from the other contestants.

• Jing He and Cynthia brought Dragonite to a riding-gear shop, where the owner fitted it with adjustable gear.
• Tinkaton studied the gear, then enlisted Charcadet to help forge and modify it into a more convenient, streamlined set.
• Jing He and the others gathered at the plaza as contestants arrived and Winona explained the race’s three sections.
• Jing He mounted Dragonite while Cynthia, Wataru, Clair, and other contestants prepared to race, and the referee started the event.
• Volkner ordered Magmortar to use Flamethrower beneath his hot-air balloon, blasting himself skyward and prompting furious protests.

Jing He and Dragonite competed in a flying race against Wataru, Winona, Cynthia, and other contestants. Dragonite unleashed its full speed in the final sprint, and Jing He crossed the finish line first before collapsing from the flight.

• Volkner’s Magmortar launched ahead at the start, but Wataru and Winona soon took the lead as Jing He clung to Dragonite with its Protector.
• Jing He’s flying posture became a model for other racers as they navigated wild Pokémon, rocky terrain, and changing weather.
• Lance used Pelipper’s Rain Dish ability to bring rain and weaken Tropius and Jumpluff’s Chlorophyll speed boost.
• Dragonite accelerated after Jing He urged it onward, catching the leading group and entering the final valley sprint.
• Winona, Cynthia, Wataru, and Jing He’s Dragonite used powerful moves to race through the valley’s fierce winds, while Jing He’s Dragonite combined Extreme Speed, Dragon Mantle, Aura, and a Grass Green Orb fragment.
• Jing He crossed the finish line first, ahead of Wataru, Winona, and Cynthia, then asked everyone to let his soul fly a little longer as Cynthia supported his weakened legs.

Jing He used Gengar’s dream-manipulation to help Lance and Winona confront their feelings after a tense battle. They woke with a better understanding of each other, while Clair asked Jing He to help Wataru too and a mysterious figure in Celestic Town reacted to a nightmare.

• Jing He won the Flying Race, received Sharp Beak, the Feather Set, the Feather Badge, and Roost, then accepted Cynthia’s Air Cutter Technical Machine.
• After dinner, Lance defeated Volkner in a battle, and Winona challenged Lance with Altaria against his Milotic.
• Jing He had Garchomp and Dragonite stop the battle, then used Gengar’s Hypnosis to send Lance and Winona into a dream where they could talk through their relationship.
• Lance and Winona woke with a better understanding of each other, and Jing He stopped Gengar from giving them another nightmare.
• Clair asked Jing He to let Wataru have a turn too, while a figure in Celestic Town looked up at the moon and murmured, “Nightmare...”

Jing He and Cynthia coordinated with investigators to trap the Pokémon Hunters targeting the Coffee Shop and the Indeedee siblings. Jing He arrived just as a hunter tried to recall them with their Poké Balls, then destroyed the balls and declared the Coffee Shop his house.

• Indeedee alerted Jing He that unfamiliar people were watching the Coffee Shop, so he and Cynthia rushed to Canalave City and arranged for local forces to wait for a clash.
• Lance and Winona disguised themselves as Jing He and Cynthia at the Coffee Shop while Volkner sat with them, drawing the Pokémon Hunters' attention.
• Wataru and Clair secretly followed two hunters who photographed the disguised Lance and Winona, hoping to track the group back to its hideout.
• Jing He and Cynthia landed outside Canalave City, while Gengar returned to protect the Coffee Shop and the authorities prepared to surround the hunters.
• A young Pokémon Hunter entered the Coffee Shop and tried to recall the Indeedee siblings with their Poké Balls, but Gengar blocked the recall and Jing He took the balls.
• Jing He smashed the Indeedee siblings' Poké Balls and told the Pokémon Hunter that the Coffee Shop was his house.

Jing He and the authorities captured a Pokémon Hunter crew in Canalave City, while another operation in Hoenn targeted the Hunters hiding near Fortree City. With Hunter J’s organization under pressure across several regions, officials agreed to appoint Jing He commander of a joint Sinnoh-Hoenn operation.

• Jing He, Cynthia, and their Pokémon helped the League police, International Police, and Hoenn investigators capture a Pokémon Hunter gang in Canalave City, and Jing He told Indeedee she was completely free.
• A Hoenn investigator reported that Wataru’s team had located a temporary Hunter base near Fortree City, and Drake’s forces surrounded the Hunters’ coastal hideout.
• The Hunters’ captain learned that Drake had taken control of their ships, and Wataru, Clair, and Volkner broke into the base and confronted the gang.
• Hunter J heard that another crew had been captured and, with Kanto and Johto unsafe, contacted Cyrus to seek support from Team Galactic.
• Drake, Kikuno, Watari, Lila, and the International Police chief discussed a joint operation and agreed that Jing He would serve as its commander.

Jing He hosted Cynthia and their Pokémon for a snowy evening hot pot feast in Canalave City. After dinner, Cynthia asked whether he planned to enter the Lily of the Valley Conference, and he said he probably would.

• Cynthia arrived at Jing He's home with Gengar, Garchomp, and Lucario after shopping for a large amount of food with Gengar.
• Jing He moved dinner preparations into the garden, where the Pokémon helped set up a canopy and prepare ingredients for hot pot and barbecue.
• Jing He assigned the Pokémon tasks, including having Ice Ninetales chill the meat, Kubfu pound meatballs, and Marshadow devein shrimp.
• Cynthia helped Jing He pull up Ice Radishes and Black Radishes from the garden, recognizing them as food associated with a Legendary Pokémon.
• Jing He and Cynthia joined the Pokémon for a lively hot pot feast, then sat by the bonfire while the Pokémon cleaned up.
• Cynthia asked whether Jing He would enter the Lily of the Valley Conference, and he said he probably would.

Jing He received news that Mt. Chimney might be experiencing another outbreak of berserk Pokémon, and he prepared to travel to Hoenn. He was startled when Steven Stone revealed that a plane was already waiting above his house.

• Cynthia praised Jing He's unfinished novel, then told him the Sinnoh League reward for calming Regigigas would be delivered on his next visit and that his research grant had come through.
• After receiving ten million League Credits, Jing He celebrated with Cynthia, who later flew back to Sinnoh on Garchomp while he wondered if he had forgotten something.
• Lost in the forests near Fortree City, Volkner reassured Infernape that Jing He and Cynthia would come find them, despite having no way to contact them.
• At home, Jing He read Sakaki Boss's The Essence of Earth with Ice Ninetales before Flannery called to report a possible problem at Mt. Chimney.
• Steven Stone took Flannery's phone and said the situation seemed similar to the earlier berserk Camerupt incident, so Jing He agreed to head to Mt. Chimney.
• As Jing He began packing, Steven Stone told him that the plane was already above his house.

Jing He, Flannery, and Steven Stone investigated signs of frenzied Pokémon and abnormal magma activity on Mt. Chimney, where they encountered an enraged Heatran. As they fought their way toward an escape, Jing He tried to communicate with Heatran but was rejected.

• Jing He heard Flannery and Steven Stone describe irritable wild Pokémon attacking them and fleeing their habitats on Mt. Chimney, then decided to investigate and report any danger to the Pokémon League.
• Flannery led Jing He and Steven Stone into Mt. Chimney, where they found unusually active magma and few Slugma or Magcargo.
• Jing He sensed danger with his Aura and warned the group to run as magma surged and rocks fell around them.
• Shiny Metagross and Kubfu smashed falling rocks to clear the retreat as Heatran appeared atop a wave of magma and attacked.
• Kubfu used Water Break to split a path through the magma, while Jing He attempted to contact Heatran with his Aura and was rejected.

Jing He and Steven Stone held Heatran back while Flannery searched for the Volcano Stone, and Charcadet and Kubfu earned Heatran’s recognition by enduring its Lava Plume and striking back. A beam of light reached Heatran from the magma depths, and it fled toward it, apparently responding to Flannery’s discovery.

• Steven Stone sent Aggron and Armaldo to protect the passageway, while Jing He sent Ice Ninetales to reinforce it.
• Jing He suspected the missing Volcano Stone had caused Heatran’s fury and sent Flannery with Gengar and Torkoal to search for the stone.
• Heatran unleashed Lava Plume, and Jing He stopped Steven Stone from Mega Evolving Metagross before sending Dragonite and Charcadet into the fight.
• Charcadet withstood Heatran’s flames while Kubfu’s accelerating punches opened a gap, allowing Jing He to call for Charcadet’s Fire Blast and Kubfu’s Close Combat.
• Charcadet and Kubfu injured Heatran and earned its respect, but a beam from the magma depths made Heatran turn and flee toward it.

Jing He calmed Heatran and learned that a meteorite had stirred Mt. Chimney’s magma, leading him to suspect Team Magma was behind the disturbance. After warning Steven Stone to watch for meteorites, Jing He took the group to Lavaridge Town and remembered he had lost track of Volkner.

• Jing He treated Kubfu and Charcadet, then followed Steven Stone and Flannery to meet the subdued Heatran, while Gengar, Tinkaton, Dragonite, and Ice Ninetales surrounded it.
• Jing He used Aura to learn that human interference and a small meteorite had made the magma restless and enraged Heatran.
• Maxie and Fire Shadow discussed Team Magma’s meteorite experiment at their secret base and decided the time was not yet right to act further.
• Jing He asked Steven Stone to watch for meteorites, and Steven agreed to prepare for trouble in the Hoenn Region.
• At the Lavaridge Town Pokémon Center, Jing He collected his Pokémon and joked about claiming reimbursement for Charcadet’s depleted Charcoal before suggesting a hot spring visit.
• As Jing He left the Pokémon Center with Steven Stone and Flannery, he suddenly remembered that he had lost track of Volkner.

Mato met Tobias, who proposed a Pokémon card collaboration and taught her to play, while Jing He searched for the missing Volkner and found him in a forest near Fortree City. Jing He then brought Volkner to meet Drake, where Volkner faced an unexpected challenge against the Elite Four member.

• Tobias visited Mato at Rocket Media Entertainment and proposed collaborating on Pokémon merchandise, then lent her cards and began teaching her to play.
• Jing He told Mato to handle Tobias’s proposal as she saw fit, then continued searching for Volkner after learning he had become lost with a broken phone.
• Jing He found Volkner in a forest outside Fortree City and explained that League police from four cities had been looking for him.
• After returning to Fortree City, Volkner asked Jing He for a battle, and Jing He instead offered to introduce him to a strong opponent.
• Jing He brought Volkner to Drake’s ship, introduced him as a challenger, and Drake agreed to battle him before setting sail.

Jing He was appointed leader of a joint Sinnoh-Hoenn operation against Hunter J’s Pokémon Hunters, with Watari as his deputy and Volkner and Aaron as tentative members. As Drake prepared to take Jing He to Sinnoh, an unexpected figure appeared beside Gengar.

• Elite Four Kikuno told Jing He that she and Drake wanted him to lead the joint operation targeting Hunter J’s group, and Jing He accepted after securing manpower.
• Jing He named Watari as deputy leader and recruited Volkner and Aaron as tentative members of the Special Roundup Team.
• Kikuno confirmed that Jing He would still enter the Lily of the Valley Conference and noted that nobody would suspect a contestant of leading the operation.
• At Canalave Library, Watari enjoyed the thought of handing his work to Jing He and blocked Volkner and Aaron on his phone.
• Drake gave Gengar Jing He’s reimbursement package, then agreed to take Jing He to Sinnoh; Gengar mistook a newly appeared figure for someone more handsome than Volkner.

Jing He arrived in Canalave City with Volkner and stayed at Watari’s mansion before a full moon brought Cresselia and Darkrai into view. Darkrai’s nightmare power failed to affect Jing He and his Pokémon, while Cresselia and Darkrai began fighting beneath the moon.

• Jing He told Volkner that Watari would be their superior, and the two stayed at Watari’s mansion in Canalave City.
• Jing He and his Pokémon went to sleep, but they woke at midnight when an apparent nightmare began.
• Gengar spotted Cresselia in the sky, and Darkrai emerged from a nearby forest as Rotom photographed both Legendary Pokémon.
• Darkrai tried to spread its nightmare aura over Jing He and his Pokémon, but it had no effect on them.
• Cresselia scattered light over Canalave City and then clashed with Darkrai, while Ice Ninetales began glowing faintly beneath the moonlight.

Jing He’s Pokémon repeatedly surprised Cresselia and Darkrai with their unusual abilities, leaving Darkrai wondering whether Gengar was making it into a substitute. Darkrai remained at Jing He’s home, unsettled by Gengar’s resemblance and the group’s antics.

• Ice Ninetales used Moonblast for the first time, interrupting Cresselia and Darkrai’s battle before hiding behind Jing He.
• Darkrai’s Dark Void failed to affect Kubfu, and Gengar then used Hypnosis to make Darkrai feel sleepy.
• Ice Ninetales nearly lulled Cresselia into a sweet dream, while Dragonite and Tinkaton offered to help in their own ways.
• Jing He told Darkrai its nightmare attacks were instinctive, then pointed out Marshadow sneaking up behind it with a stick.
• Gengar wrapped Reaper Cloth around its mouth and grinned at Jing He, making Darkrai fear that it had become Gengar’s substitute.

Jing He drove Darkrai away, received Cresselia’s Lunar Wing for Ice Ninetales, and helped the Pokémon of Canalave City escape their nightmares. He ended the night by using Gengar to frighten Volkner, who later asked Watari whether Garchomp could learn Dragon Dance.

• Darkrai refused Jing He’s offer to appear in a movie and fled after accepting Energy Cubes, while Cresselia thanked Jing He and gave him a Lunar Wing imbued with Newmoon Power.
• Cresselia scattered starlight across Canalave City to dispel the nightmares, and Jing He explained that giving Pokémon gifts could build relationships and earn future help.
• Jing He hung the Lunar Wing around Ice Ninetales’s neck and realized she had learned Moonblast without using a Technical Machine or Fairy Type resources.
• Jing He asked Gengar to frighten Volkner with the image of a Garchomp using Dragon Dance, then went to sleep with Ice Ninetales as the Pokémon Egg in Charcadet’s arms began to stir.
• The next morning, Volkner asked Watari whether Garchomp could learn Dragon Dance, and Watari suggested asking Big Sister’s Garchomp.

Jing He and Volkner traveled to Lily of the Valley Island ahead of the conference, where Jing He encountered Guzma and wondered whether he planned to compete. Cynthia arrived and led them to the Pokémon League building to claim a previously discussed reward.

• Kubfu trained with Tinkaton’s Knuckle Dusters, and Volkner told Jing He that Watari had arranged their flight.
• Jing He and Volkner flew to Lily of the Valley Island, where Jing He posted that he would crush the competition.
• Jing He shopped with his Pokémon and bought a purple scarf as a present for the Pokémon Egg.
• Guzma and two Skull Team members pushed through the crowd, while Gengar and Marshadow tried to sneak up on them.
• Cynthia met Jing He and Volkner and took them to the Pokémon League building to claim their reward.

Jing He received a legendary-grade gem fragment from the Sinnoh League, which strengthened Gengar and seemed to awaken new abilities. He later learned Professor Oak planned to upgrade his Pokédex, then ended the day bathing and going to sleep with his Pokémon.

• Cynthia gave Jing He a gem fragment that she said might be connected to the legendary Platinum Orb, and Gengar eagerly swallowed it.
• The fragment caused Gengar to vanish briefly and reappear holding two Shadow Balls, prompting Jing He to speculate that it could learn a move from Giratina.
• Cynthia told Elite Four Kikuno that Jing He understood the gem's importance and seemed satisfied with the reward.
• Professor Oak called Jing He about visiting Sinnoh and offered to upgrade his Pokédex using information about Regigigas and Heatran.
• Jing He bathed with his Pokémon, where Charcadet overheated the water and Ice Ninetales froze the group before Jing He went to bed.