Chapter Summaries

Jing He and his companions climbed Sky Pillar to seek Rayquaza’s help and met Zinnia, a Successor undergoing her final trial. Rayquaza demanded that Zinnia defeat Jing He, but when it blocked their exit, Jing He accepted the challenge and summoned a host of powerful allies.

• Jing He, Lance, Steven Stone, and their Pokémon flew up Sky Pillar, where Steven Stone’s Metagross swiftly defeated a Golurk and Snivy handled several other defenders.
• On the forty-ninth floor, Jing He’s group encountered Zinnia, who identified herself as the current Successor of the People of Meteor and continued toward the summit for her final trial.
• Rayquaza appeared on Sky Pillar’s summit as Zinnia asked to earn its recognition, and it ordered her to defeat Jing He.
• Jing He refused to fight Zinnia and started to leave, but Rayquaza blocked the passage with clouds, so Jing He turned back and agreed to battle it.
• Jing He summoned Reshiram, Zekrom, Darkrai, Gengar, and other powers, then challenged Rayquaza to choose how many opponents it wanted to face.

Jing He helped Rayquaza test Shiokana, who passed and became its chosen successor, then agreed to accompany Rayquaza into space to intercept the approaching meteor. After returning to Sootopolis City, Jing He learned Shiokana wanted to become his disciple.

• Rayquaza asked Jing He to judge whether Shiokana was a suitable successor, and Jing He agreed after learning her test would involve a battle.
• Shiokana battled Jing He and Tyranitar; Jing He easily avoided her attacks, then Tyranitar pretended to lose so she could pass the test.
• Rayquaza chose Shiokana, and its Dragon Ascent inheritance scroll ended up with Dragonite, which began studying it.
• Jing He told Rayquaza about the meteor threatening Hoenn, and Rayquaza agreed to intercept it, requiring Jing He to accompany it into space to clarify the coordinates.
• Jing He left Sky Pillar with Shiokana, Steven Stone, and Lance; after entering Shiokana's home in Sootopolis City, he learned she wanted him to become her teacher.

Jing He visited Eternal Florges in Sootopolis City, handled Hoenn’s reimbursement claims, and spoke with Cynthia before heading into space with Rayquaza and Gengar to find a meteorite. The group reached the target, but Rayquaza sensed something on it.

• Jing He met Eternal Florges beneath the tree and told Snivy the story of AZ and Florges, then promised to bring Florges to Kalos after Hoenn’s affairs were settled.
• Jing He inflated the Coffee Shop’s reimbursement claims with Drake’s approval while Shiokana helped at the shop and began studying under him.
• Cynthia told Jing He to call her when he faced danger, and Jing He asked her to have Volkner and Aaron search for the missing Giratina near the Gracidea Flower Field.
• Jing He and Gengar prepared for a space mission at Mossdeep Space Center, where Steven Stone and the staff fitted them with spacesuits and monitoring equipment.
• Rayquaza carried Jing He and Gengar into space, where Gengar collected meteorites and Jing He guided Rayquaza toward their target.
• Rayquaza stopped beside the colossal meteorite and warned Jing He that something was on it.

Jing He and Mega Rayquaza destroyed the meteorite threatening Hoenn, then encountered a mysterious Solgaleo that asked him for help reaching the Altar of the Sunne before vanishing. Back on Earth, Jing He celebrated the crisis being over, only to be handed an unexplained mission and dream of Ultra Necrozma battling deities.

• Rayquaza sensed a presence in the meteorite, and Jing He guessed it might be Necrozma before reassuring Rayquaza that it was not alone.
• Jing He gave the two Deoxys crystal sculptures, then helped Rayquaza Mega Evolve and use Dragon Ascent to destroy the meteorite.
• Solgaleo emerged from the fragments and clashed with Mega Rayquaza, but Jing He and Gengar weakened it with Fire Blast and Spectral Thief.
• Solgaleo asked Jing He through Aura to take it to the Altar of the Sunne, then vanished before he could respond.
• Jing He returned safely to Mossdeep Space Center, called Cynthia, and later received an unspecified mission from Drake and Bonnie along with Z-Crystals and Rare Candies.
• Jing He went to sleep and dreamed that Ultra Necrozma fought a host of deities.

Jing He developed plans for his new island and traveled to Kalos, where Eternal Florges reunited with AZ. AZ decided to open an inn with Florges and gave Jing He a repaired stealth aircraft, which could solve the island’s transportation problem once it was converted to electric power.

• Jing He had Dugtrio begin cultivating Groudon’s island while his Pokémon suggested features including a hot spring, flower field, coffee trees, training areas, and a performance stage.
• Volkner arrived in Hoenn and asked Jing He for a lift to Kalos, admitting he had gotten lost on his way to Gracidea and had not completed his search for Giratina.
• Jing He took Eternal Florges to Orre Forest, where it reunited with AZ after thousands of years apart.
• AZ told Jing He that he and Eternal Florges wanted to open an inn to meet and help Trainers, and Jing He offered to assist with the arrangements.
• AZ gave Jing He a repaired stealth aircraft, and Jing He proposed converting it to run on electricity so it could transport people between Canalave City and his island.
• Volkner took a picture of Jing He with the aircraft and posted it to the Teacher Jing He's Little Classroom group.

Jing He visited Old Man Fu’s farm in Coumarine City to learn about Grass-type Pokémon and farming, then accepted a sparring match between Snivy and Gogoat. Snivy unexpectedly revealed powerful, improvised Grass-type techniques, leaving Old Man Fu asking whether Jing He had any remotely reasonable Pokémon.

• Jing He introduced Snivy and his other Pokémon to Old Man Fu’s farm, where they caused a commotion among the local Pokémon.
• Chesnaught offered Tyranitar a flower, but Tyranitar mistook it for food and ate it.
• Jing He learned about the different roles Grass-type Pokémon played on a farm, and Old Man Fu agreed to lend him books before challenging him to a battle.
• Old Man Fu’s Gogoat activated Grassy Terrain and used Grassy Glide, but Snivy dodged the attack with its Vine Whip.
• Gogoat’s Razor Leaf struck Snivy, prompting Snivy to create a Leaf Storm infused with Razor Leaf and defeat Gogoat.
• Old Man Fu marveled at Snivy’s strength and asked Jing He if he had any more reasonable Pokémon, while Volkner said Jing He’s Pokémon were all like that.

Jing He reached Dahara City with Volkner, where Hoopa’s prank pulled them into a meeting with Merry and her Mythical Pokémon. Gengar befriended Hoopa and began leading it into trouble, while Tyranitar shared diamonds with the newly impressed Hoopa.

• Jing He accepted Old Man Fu’s Grass Knot Technical Machine and Grassy Seeds, then flew toward Dahara City with Volkner aboard AZ’s upgraded aircraft.
• Jing He recognized Dahara City as the place tied to Hoopa and Creation Valley, but the Thousand Arms’ movement convinced him to continue rather than turn back.
• A golden Hyperspace Hole appeared in Dahara City, and Gengar, Jing He, and Volkner followed it to Hoopa’s hiding place.
• Gengar reclaimed its spicy popcorn from Hoopa, redirected Hoopa’s summoned water through a spatial gap, and won Hoopa’s admiration.
• Merry arrived, apologized for Hoopa’s prank, and recognized Jing He as Arceus’s Emissary; Volkner also learned Merry was arranging his pickup for the city festival.
• Gengar welcomed Hoopa as an underling, while Tyranitar offered Hoopa diamonds and introduced it to the strange habits of Jing He’s Pokémon.

Jing He accompanied Barza to inspect the seal containing Hoopa’s Evil Shadow and discovered that the Prison Bottle’s influence was drawing Barza toward it. When the Evil Shadow tried to corrupt Gengar, Gengar absorbed its power instead.

• Hoopa summoned over a hundred Gengar through its dimensional passages, but Jing He calmed the chaos with his Aura and had Gengar send them home with Energy Cubes.
• Barza arrived and reported that the seal might be disturbed, so Merry asked Jing He to inspect it with him; Jing He agreed and declined Volkner’s offer of an Exhibition Match.
• Jing He, Barza, Gengar, and Solrock traveled to the sealing site, where Barza used his Thousand Arms to reveal the Prison Bottle behind a Barrier.
• Barza unknowingly approached the Prison Bottle under the Evil Shadow’s influence, but Jing He warned him before he touched it.
• The Evil Shadow tried to influence Gengar, but Jing He recognized that Gengar’s mischief was not a sin, and Gengar grabbed the Evil Shadow’s energy and swallowed it.

Jing He helped Barza assess the weakening seal on Hoopa Unbound’s Evil Shadow and supported his plan to forge a new Prison Bottle, while Team Flare’s Lysandre learned of Hoopa and decided to exploit its power. In Creation Valley, Jing He taught Little Hoopa to make donuts through hard work, giving it a new sense of achievement and leaving it beginning to reconsider its reliance on golden rings.

• Gengar absorbed Hoopa Unbound’s Evil Shadow, and Barza restored the barrier around the Prison Bottle before warning Jing He that the seal was weakening and planning to make a replacement.
• Xerosic reported powerful desire fluctuations near Creation Valley to Lysandre, who decided to make humanity suffer the backlash of its desires.
• Barza told Merry about the seal and planned to search their great-grandfather’s records for instructions on forging a new Prison Bottle.
• Jing He proposed that Sakaki transform Team Rocket by taking on construction work in dangerous regions, and Sakaki agreed to visit Creation Valley to inspect the project.
• Jing He helped Little Hoopa earn wheat by working in the fields and make donuts, and Hoopa proudly shared them with Merry, Jing He, and the others.
• After earning praise for the donuts, Little Hoopa felt a new sense of achievement and began hesitating before using its golden rings.

Jing He learned that Sakaki was Team Rocket’s leader and accepted authority to help reform the organization, while Team Flare’s attempt to breach Hoopa’s seal led to the Prison Bottle reaching Dahara City. Hoopa Unbound emerged and challenged Gengar, leaving Jing He and the others facing the immediate threat.

• Ice Ninetales tossed Victini, Rotom, Hoopa, and Snivy through the air while Tyranitar watched hopefully.
• Sakaki admitted to Jing He that he led Team Rocket, and Jing He revealed he had suspected it since Sakaki’s second friend request.
• Sakaki gave Jing He high authority in Team Rocket and asked him to continue its transformation and potentially prepare Silver to inherit it.
• Xerosic led Team Flare in attacking the Imprison around the Sealed Land, but his team retreated when Team Rocket personnel approached.
• Team Rocket captain Jian found the cracked Prison Bottle, absorbed its red energy, and headed toward Dahara City to find Sakaki and Gengar.
• Jian arrived in Dahara City, where Jing He had Gengar knock him out; the Prison Bottle released Hoopa Unbound, who challenged Gengar.

Jing He and his Pokémon drove Hoopa Unbound’s Evil Shadow back into the Prison Bottle, then discovered the bottle was cracking and began making a replacement with Barza and Merry. When the Evil Shadow broke free again, Jing He faced it with Gengar and a Ghost Legion.

• Jing He, Gengar, Ice Ninetales, Tinkaton, and Sakaki’s Beedrill scattered Hoopa Unbound’s Evil Shadow, allowing Barza to seal it in the Prison Bottle.
• Jing He found a crack in the Prison Bottle and learned that Barza and Merry needed special material from Creation Valley to make a new one; Volkner suggested asking Arceus, whose guidance revealed the material’s source.
• Barza went to Creation Valley with Little Hoopa to obtain the material, while Jing He and Merry prepared to make a replacement Prison Bottle using the primal powers of earth, fire, and water.
• Jing He learned that Team Flare had been involved in the events around Hoopa’s seal, and Sakaki decided to remain in Dahara City while recovering from an undisclosed health problem.
• As Barza and Merry began making the new Prison Bottle, the old one cracked further, and Jing He left to confront the escaping Evil Shadow.
• Hoopa Unbound emerged and threatened Little Hoopa, but Jing He’s Gengar summoned multiple copies of itself and activated its Ghost Legion.

Jing He and his allies tried to keep Hoopa Unbound occupied while Barza and Merry prepared a new Prison Bottle, but the bottle shattered and Hoopa Unbound summoned six powerful Legendary Pokémon through its golden rings. With Sakaki facing Groudon and Jing He rallying the others, the chapter ended as Jing He and Little Hoopa prepared to summon reinforcements.

• Jing He Mega Evolved Gengar, which used the Ghost Legion’s energy to battle Hoopa Unbound and briefly knock it down.
• Hoopa Unbound sensed the new Prison Bottle’s creation, shattered Jing He’s bottle, and attacked Dahara Tower before turning its golden rings against Gengar and Jing He’s group.
• Hoopa Unbound summoned Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, Kyurem, Groudon, and Kyogre, while Jing He explained that its power of desire could control the Legendary Pokémon.
• Giratina resisted Hoopa Unbound’s control, Kyurem and Kyogre flew away, and Sakaki stepped forward to face Groudon.
• Hoopa Unbound opened five additional golden rings, prompting Jing He to tell Little Hoopa to summon the strongest allies it could and declare that they had the advantage.

Jing He stopped Super Djinn Hoopa Unbound from summoning Ultra Necrozma, rallied allies, and mounted a Mega-evolved Black Rayquaza to face Hoopa’s legendary forces. As the battle lines formed over Dahara City, Jing He rejected Hoopa’s offer and told it to speak to him again in twenty-two days.

• Little Hoopa summoned Black Rayquaza, which joined the fight and challenged Super Djinn Hoopa Unbound.
• Super Djinn Hoopa Unbound summoned Yveltal, Zygarde, Dark Lugia, and Lunala, while Mewtwo arrived and forced the final golden ring shut before Ultra Necrozma could emerge.
• Little Hoopa summoned Darkrai, who joined Jing He after mistaking the gathered Legendary Pokémon for enemies.
• Jing He joined Black Rayquaza’s battle, and Gengar’s Mega Evolution helped Black Rayquaza Mega Evolve as Groudon and Kyogre entered Primal Reversion.
• Sakaki and Volkner fought to hold back the Legendary Pokémon while Darkrai helped Giratina restrain Kyurem and recover its power over the Distortion World.
• Super Djinn Hoopa Unbound offered to leave if Jing He let it go, but Jing He told it to talk to him again in twenty-two days.

Jing He and his allies battled Super Djinn Hoopa and its Legendary Pokémon while Dahara City evacuated and the new Prison Bottle was completed. Sakaki, Cynthia, Giratina, and other allies joined the fight, leaving the forces evenly matched as Reshiram and Zygarde began fusing with their counterparts.

• Mega Black Rayquaza, aided by Victini and Mewtwo, repelled Super Djinn Hoopa's seven Pokémon in a clash that collapsed space-time.
• Cynthia watched the battle livestream, recruited Giratina through the Unown, and arrived to help Jing He; Sakaki severed Primal Groudon's connection to Hoopa and took control of it.
• Giratina returned to the battle, Darkrai joined Jing He, and Volkner kept Palkia occupied while the others defended against Hoopa's attacks.
• Super Djinn Hoopa redirected its attacks toward the humans, but Mewtwo rescued Sakaki and Darkrai carried Cynthia to safety as Jing He took command of Primal Groudon and Giratina.
• Jing He summoned Reshiram and Zekrom, used the DNA Splicers to have Reshiram challenge Kyurem, and enlisted another Zygarde to fuse with Hoopa's Zygarde.
• The new Prison Bottle was completed at Dahara Tower as Super Djinn Hoopa reacted to the tremor.

Jing He and his Pokémon defeated Super Djinn Hoopa and sealed it, but Hoopa’s final attack sent Jing He into the Exiled Hyperspace and began making him disappear. Little Hoopa brought him back, and Marshadow’s Rainbow Wing and the Thousand Arms slowed his fading as the chapter ended with Hoopa opening a passage to find help.

• Barza and Merry completed a new Prison Bottle, but Super Djinn Hoopa’s Evil Shadow overwhelmed Jing He after being sealed, so Jing He released it to fight it directly.
• Jing He and Little Hoopa rallied their Pokémon against Super Djinn Hoopa, and Cynthia’s Mega Garchomp joined the battle.
• Jing He combined Gengar’s Mega Evolution, Terastallization, and Z-Move to destroy Super Djinn Hoopa’s body, allowing Barza to seal it again.
• Super Djinn Hoopa’s final golden ring enveloped Jing He and sent him away, prompting Gengar and the others to prepare a desperate search for ways to save him.
• Little Hoopa returned Jing He from the Exiled Hyperspace, but he began turning transparent; Marshadow used the Rainbow Wing to slow his disappearance, and Little Hoopa opened a passage to seek help.

Jing He woke after the battle against Super Djinn Hoopa, reunited with Cynthia and his Pokémon, and watched the gathered Legendary Pokémon depart Dahara City. As he recovered, he told Cynthia he wanted to become Champion, while news of the disaster began causing chaos outside the city.

• Arceus told Jing He to find the Fairy Plate to help prevent him from exhausting himself like this again, then sent him back to Dahara City.
• Jing He woke in Cynthia's lap, reunited with Gengar, and learned that Celebi had helped revive him and Sakaki.
• The Legendary Pokémon began leaving Dahara City through their own means or Little Hoopa's dimensional passages, while Mewtwo and Darkrai stayed to watch over Jing He.
• Jing He comforted his Pokémon, and they became more determined to train after seeing how far they were from the strength of Legendary Pokémon.
• Cynthia pushed Jing He in a wheelchair along the river, and he announced that he wanted to become Champion, proposing to serve for a year before handing the position to Steven Stone.
• Cynthia suspected Jing He also wanted the Champion role to help finish developing his island, as reports of the Dahara City incident caused a stir outside the city.

After the Dahara City disaster, Jing He rested while the Pokémon League debated rewards and Sakaki planned Team Rocket’s transformation. The chapter ended with Jing He introducing Zygarde Core to Sakaki, suggesting Sakaki could help with its situation.

• The Pokémon League discussed rewards for Jing He and recognized Cynthia, Volkner, and Sakaki’s roles in stopping the disaster.
• Creation Valley offered valuables to help rebuild Dahara City, and Sakaki secured reconstruction work for Team Rocket Construction Company.
• Sakaki explained Team Rocket’s planned businesses under the Rainbow Rocket Plan, and Jing He asked Cynthia to coordinate with Mato.
• Gengar revealed it had secretly kept a piece of the Rainbow Meteorite, while Marshadow explained that guiding people with Ho-Oh’s feathers had kept it busy.
• Darkrai told Mewtwo that friendship was reason enough to fight for Jing He, and Volkner returned injured after challenging Sakaki.
• Jing He introduced Zygarde Core to Sakaki and said Sakaki might be able to help with its situation.

Jing He and his companions left Little Hoopa in Dahara City and traveled to Lumiose City to find Squishy’s partner. At Lysandre Labs, Lysandre revealed his plan to destroy humanity and threatened Jing He with several captured hostages.

• Jing He said goodbye to Little Hoopa, who remained in Dahara City with Barza and Merry to stabilize its powers.
• Jing He, Sakaki, and Volkner met at a Team Rocket Coffee Shop in Lumiose City, where Dragonite borrowed Gengar’s Rainbow Meteorite fragment.
• Jing He and his companions went to Lysandre Labs, where Lysandre confirmed that Team Flare held Squishy’s partner, Z2, and showed that it carried an aura like Evil Shadow.
• Lysandre argued that humanity had to be destroyed and asked Jing He to join his plan; Volkner challenged his reasoning.
• Lysandre revealed King AZ, Eternal Florges, and Alain bound in a sealed chamber and threatened them to pressure Jing He.

Jing He defeated Lysandre’s Mega Gyarados with Mega Tyranitar, then rescued King AZ and Eternal Florges despite Lysandre’s attempt to keep them captive. When Lysandre activated a device that corrupted Z2, Jing He recognized a larger threat and ordered his Pokémon to search for the Rainbow Stone and head to Stone Aroma Town before declaring he would flip the table.

• Lysandre challenged Jing He to a battle and required him to use Mega Evolution, while secretly sending Jing He’s Pokémon to free the captives.
• Jing He Mega Evolved Tyranitar, which endured Mega Gyarados’s Waterfall and defeated it with Precipice Blades.
• Lysandre released Alain but refused to give up King AZ and Eternal Florges, claiming King AZ was his ancestor and must remain his guest.
• Gengar, Marshadow, and Darkrai broke into the sealed room and rescued King AZ and Eternal Florges by defeating the Team Flare members.
• Lysandre activated a red-light device that made Z2 tremble, while Jing He sent Mewtwo to Stone Aroma Town and asked Gengar to search for the Rainbow Stone.
• Jing He rejected Lysandre’s plan to celebrate and declared that he would flip the table.

Jing He and his allies stopped the rampaging red Zygarde and evacuated Lumiose City, but Xerosic activated the Giant Stone Zygarde, which headed toward Coumarine City’s Sundial. Jing He organized an effort to slow the giant down and left the chapter approaching the interception with both Zygarde Cores warming to him.

• Zygarde Core Z2 transformed into a violent red Zygarde, while Lysandre’s Team Flare members surrounded Jing He and his allies.
• Jing He used Gengar to knock Lysandre unconscious, but Xerosic fired a scarlet beam and took command of Team Flare’s plan.
• Squishy transformed into Zygarde to battle the red Zygarde, while Jing He removed the negative energy and abnormal Mega Evolution influence from Z2.
• Jing He and the arriving Kalos Trainers evacuated Lumiose City and arrested Team Flare members as Xerosic’s Giant Stone Zygarde emerged and headed east.
• Jing He identified the Sundial in Coumarine City as the giant’s target and ordered the defenders to slow it without using Mega Evolution.
• Jing He’s Aura and Energy Cubes helped Squishy and Z2 trust him, while the defenders’ tactics slowed the Giant Stone Zygarde’s advance.