Chapter Summaries

Jing He stopped Lysandre and Giant Stone Zygarde, then helped dismantle Team Flare and took Zygarde’s two Cores to his island in Hoenn. After Drake confronted him about Sakaki, Jing He announced that he wanted to challenge Hoenn’s Victory Road.

• Jing He used Gengar to rescue Lysandre, removed his control device, and worked with Rotom and Porygon-Z to disable Giant Stone Zygarde.
• Jing He handed Drasna evidence and a list of Team Flare members, prompting the League to launch arrests while Mewtwo captured Celosia in Stone Aroma Town.
• Diantha visited the imprisoned Lysandre, who described dreaming of a desolate new world and said he needed someone to verify an answer for him.
• Jing He brought Squishy and Z2 to his island in Hoenn, where Dugtrio and two Gogoat began preparing the land.
• Drake confronted Jing He at his cafe about his connection to Sakaki, and Jing He said he wanted to challenge Hoenn’s Victory Road.

Jing He told Drake he planned to challenge Hoenn’s Victory Road, hoping to become Champion while preparing for a quieter future on his island. After discussing his Pokémon’s training, his connection with Sakaki, and League support for island development, Jing settled into a peaceful routine with his Pokémon and began collecting their shared stories for a book.

• Jing He told Drake he intended to challenge Victory Road, and Drake eagerly encouraged him while hoping to retire and make way for Steven Stone.
• Jing He reviewed his Pokémon’s strengths and training goals, planning to give Urshifu, Ceruledge, and Tyranitar more battle experience before the challenge.
• Jing He explained how he had met Sakaki, and Drake warned him to be cautious while asking what support he needed; Jing requested help developing his island.
• Drake reminded Jing He to calm Groudon and Kyogre if he could contact them, then left to handle Hoenn’s ongoing problems.
• Mewtwo returned from grocery shopping with ingredients suggested by Darkrai, Gengar, and Marshadow, while Volkner stayed in Canalave City and Jing He recruited him to help develop the island.
• Jing He resumed daily training and island work, spent evenings playing with his Pokémon, and planned to compile the stories they created together into a book called "Our Story."

Jing He developed his island by planting crops, assigning the Pokémon construction tasks, and using Snivy to fish up and defeat wild Water-types that could guard the island. After the group’s muddy antics, he discovered Gengar had a possible Black Mane and began considering a future Crown Tundra trip, ending the day by offering everyone shaved ice.

• Jing He had Gengar plant a Calyrex carving in the fields and assigned the Pokémon to plant radishes and dig a freshwater pond.
• Jing He took Snivy fishing, and Snivy caught and defeated Crawdaunt with a combination of Leaf Storm and Twister.
• Snivy defeated more wild Water-types, and Jing He recruited the captured Pokémon into an island guard squad led by Crawdaunt.
• Jing He found the Pokémon covered in mud after they made molds in the pond, then helped them wash off and discovered Tyranitar had sunk underwater.
• Jing He found Gengar hiding a Black Mane with a Black Radish and considered whether they could help make the Reins of Unity.
• Jing He thought about visiting the Crown Tundra to return Regieleki home, then offered shaved ice to the Pokémon as they watched television.

Jing He and Volkner traveled to the Crown Tundra to return Regieleki and seek Calyrex, but found Peony missing and Freezington’s ancient statue awakening. Calyrex appeared as a faint crowned figure before Volkner mistook it for a huge cauliflower.

• Jing He left Mewtwo and the Indeedee siblings in charge of the Coffee Shop, then took Volkner to the Galar Region to visit the Crown Tundra and seek answers about Snivy’s inability to evolve.
• Jing He and Volkner traveled through Motostoke and boarded a nearly empty train to the Crown Tundra.
• Jing He and Volkner encountered Frosmoth and its Snom after Infernape’s flames disturbed their cave, and the Freezington Village Chief calmed the Pokémon with his Darmanitan.
• The Village Chief welcomed Jing He and Volkner to Freezington and told them Peony had entered the mountains ten days earlier and had not returned.
• Jing He brushed snow from the village’s ancient guardian statue, causing its Wooden Crown to rise as a faint Calyrex appeared.
• Volkner shouted that Calyrex looked like a huge cauliflower, and the phantom nearly dissipated.

Jing He met Calyrex at Crown Shrine, learned about its lost steeds and the Gleaming Flower, and promised to find Glastrier and Spectrier. A Blizzard forced him to shelter wild Pokémon, where Glastrier appeared and Gengar immediately wanted to claim the white steed.

• Calyrex possessed Volkner to speak with Jing He, then summoned Jing He to meet beneath the ancient tree at Crown Shrine.
• Calyrex asked Jing He to find its lost steeds, Glastrier and Spectrier, and explained that the Reins of Unity required a Gleaming Flower.
• Jing He asked why Calyrex had fallen asleep, and Calyrex recalled an enormous meteorite and the darkness that followed its awakening.
• Calyrex used its remaining strength to bloom a Gleaming Flower and entrusted it to Jing He before its phantom vanished.
• Caught in a Blizzard on his return, Jing He and his Pokémon helped Butterfree and Weedle shelter in a grassland clearing.
• Glastrier emerged from the storm to eat the ice walls, while Gengar eagerly imagined riding the white steed.

Jing He and his Pokémon defeated Glastrier in battle, then persuaded it to cooperate with Ice Radishes and Energy Cubes. Back in Freezington, Jing He asked the village chief to make the Reins of Unity, and the old man realized the guardian deity might be real.

• Glastrier attacked Jing He’s group, but Tinkaton, Urshifu, Ceruledge, Tyranitar, and Armarouge overwhelmed it in a coordinated battle.
• Jing He offered Glastrier Ice Radishes and Energy Cubes, and Glastrier agreed to cooperate without being captured.
• Jing He invited the local Butterfree to join him later and left them food while Glastrier followed him back to Freezington.
• Jing He learned that Volkner had gone to investigate Pokémon near the village, then asked the village chief to make two sets of reins.
• Gengar brought Black Mane while Jing He provided Gleaming Flower petals, and the village chief recognized the materials as ingredients for the Reins of Unity.
• The village chief asked whether the guardian deity was real, and Jing He asked him to make the reins.

Jing He subdued Spectrier with Gengar and used the Reins of Unity to restore Calyrex’s strength. After Calyrex recognized Snivy’s condition as Forest’s Curse, Galarian Moltres appeared in the sky carrying Volkner.

• Jing He led Glastrier and his Pokémon back to Crown Shrine, where Gengar lured Spectrier out with a Black Radish.
• Gengar outsmarted and poisoned Spectrier, then stole its Nasty Plot boosts and defeated it with Hex and other status moves.
• Jing He tested the Reins of Unity on Gengar and Spectrier, but they did not fuse; Gengar rode Spectrier and called itself the Black Steed Prince.
• Jing He placed the Reins of Unity on Glastrier and gave them to Calyrex, whose fusion with Glastrier restored some of his strength and revived the withered tree.
• Calyrex showed Jing He around Crown Shrine, recognized Snivy’s condition as Forest’s Curse, and offered to help; Jing He said Snivy would decide whether to evolve.
• Galarian Moltres flew over Crown Shrine carrying Volkner in its claws.

Jing He rescued Volkner from Galarian Moltres, learned that Snivy’s Forest Blessing had made its energy unusually dense, and shared a hot-pot meal with Calyrex at the Crown Shrine. The next morning, Jing He set out with Volkner and Regieleki for the Split-Decision Ruins, whose entrance Gengar found in the Three-Forked Plain.

• Jing He set out after Galarian Moltres carried Volkner away, taking Spectrier and Gengar along while asking Snivy whether it wanted to evolve.
• Gengar and Spectrier caught Volkner after Moltres dropped him, and Calyrex said the Pokémon’s dark flames had barely affected him.
• Jing He prepared hot pot at the Crown Shrine, where Calyrex explained that Snivy’s Forest Blessing had increased its energy density and made its evolution unusual.
• Volkner recounted fighting a Gigantamax Copperajah and then Galarian Moltres after getting lost in the Crown Tundra.
• Jing He took Volkner and Regieleki to the Split-Decision Ruins, and the group encountered a Dragon-type Applin before Gengar found the entrance.

Jing He and Volkner entered the Split-Decision Ruins, where Regieleki froze while struggling over whether to stay with Jing He or return to its duty. Volkner awakened Regidrago, and after Dragonite defeated it, Jing He captured it and escaped as the ruins collapsed, leaving Regieleki free to travel with him.

• Jing He invited Regieleki to keep traveling with him, but Regieleki became stuck repeating whether to stay or leave until Ice Ninetales urged Jing He to make his feelings clear.
• Volkner touched the statue beside the passage, awakening Regidrago, which attacked him before Infernape rescued him.
• Dragonite battled Regidrago, using Extreme Speed, Outrage, and Dragon Ascent to defeat the Dragon Regi despite its immense power and endurance.
• Jing He treated the battered Dragonite while the ruins began collapsing, then recalled the frozen Regieleki and captured the unconscious Regidrago in a Heavy Ball.
• Jing He and Volkner escaped as the Split-Decision Ruins collapsed, and Jing He realized their destruction freed Regieleki from its prison but left him with another powerful Pokémon to care for.

Jing He welcomed Regieleki into his group, found Dragon Crystals and recruited six Applin while exploring the Split-Decision Ruins, then traveled with Volkner to Ballimere Lake. There they saw Moltres cautiously negotiating with a powerful group of Skwovet and Greedent for permission to rest in a giant tree.

• Jing He treated Dragonite after its brutal battle with Regidrago, then invited Regieleki to live with his group, and Regieleki accepted.
• Regieleki spoke with Regidrago, which pointed out Dragon Crystals buried beneath the ruins; Tyranitar dug them up, and Regidrago began following Jing He as a protector.
• Jing He had Ice Ninetales freeze three Applin and Gengar store them, then found and collected three more while searching the ruins.
• Jing He and Volkner left the ruins, passed the Rock Peak Ruins without investigating, and reached Ballimere Lake, where they admired its giant red tree and abundant wildlife.
• Jing He and Volkner watched a fierce Skwovet lead its group in keeping Moltres at bay; Moltres offered rare Berries and gained permission to rest in the tree's canopy.

Jing He and his Pokémon gathered saplings around Ballimere Lake and discovered a sunken ship containing Gimmighoul Coins and three rare Shiny Ghost Pokémon. As they camped for the night, two crimson beams descended from the sky, revealing Galar Particles.

• Jing He offered Energy Cubes to the Skwovet guarding the giant tree, then led his Pokémon to transplant stunted Berry saplings with help from nearby wild Pokémon.
• Gengar, Dragonite, and Urshifu explored a sunken ship and found a chest of Gimmighoul Coins, while Gengar discovered one Polteageist and two Sinistea in a tea set.
• Jing He identified the coins and the Shiny Sinistea and Polteageist, then let Gengar keep the Ghost Pokémon and their tea set.
• Jing He and Volkner made camp and cooked curry, attracting Skwovet, Greedent, and other nearby Pokémon.
• Volkner spotted two crimson streaks falling from the sky, and Jing He recognized them as Galar Particles rather than shooting stars.

Jing He and Volkner fought two Pokémon driven into Gigantamax by mysterious Galar Particles, then discovered a Miracle Berry tree inside Giant’s Bed’s giant tree. Jing He left with a ripe Miracle Berry and wondered whether he could cultivate the rare tree.

• Two streams of Galar Particles transformed Galarian Moltres and the Skwovet leader into Gigantamax Pokémon, and Jing He ordered Volkner to keep the fight’s damage to a minimum.
• Jing He’s Mega Gengar and Spectrier displayed an unusual bond, combining their powers to unleash Starsplinter and drive Galarian Moltres out of its rampage.
• Jing He helped Volkner calm the Dynamaxed Skwovet leader, which recovered and welcomed the group; Galarian Moltres also returned to normal.
• Calyrex sensed the Galar Particles and confirmed that Gengar could draw on Spectrier’s power, while Jing He and Volkner later discussed the strange Dynamax incident over curry.
• The Skwovet leader guided Jing He into the giant tree’s canopy, where he recognized three fruits as Miracle Berries and picked the ripe one with permission.
• Jing He considered whether he could cultivate a Miracle Berry tree using Groudon’s magma soil, Calyrex’s power, the Abundant Shrine, and Grass-type Pokémon.

Jing He returned to Hoenn with Pokémon and plants from the Crown Tundra and continued developing his island, planting Berry trees and flowers while Snivy formed a strange connection with the Miracle Berry. The island began to flourish, and Drake arrived with Lotad and news that preparations for Jing He’s Victory Road challenge were complete.

• Jing He caught a dozen Arrokuda, while Gengar brewed Energy Root tea that left the Skwovet leader foaming at the mouth.
• Calyrex urged Jing He to visit Slumbering Weald for Tinkaton’s benefit, and Jing agreed to consider the trip before returning to Hoenn with Butterfree, Kakuna, Weedle, Applin, and Berry saplings.
• Jing He brought the harvest to his island, planted eighty Berry trees and a Miracle Berry, and watched Snivy share Grass-type energy with the planted fruit.
• Jing He and his Pokémon planted crops and flowers, and Snivy helped the flower field bloom while Butterfree fed on the nectar.
• Drake visited the island with four Lotad and told Jing that the Pokémon League had completed preparations for his Victory Road challenge.

Jing He traveled to Alola to retrieve the Fairy Plate and strengthen his Pokémon before Victory Road, while arranging supplies and enjoying a day at Hau'oli City’s beach. After a strange black hole injured Pokémon by the shore, he realized disaster had struck just after he arrived.

• Jing He told Drake he would spend fifteen days in Alola, and learned that Ginepro had already researched Applin’s evolution into Dipplin using Sour Apples, Sweet Apples, and Syrupy Apples.
• Jing He asked the old dean to obtain the apple items and look for Combee, then left him Flower Cakes and Energy Cubes for Pangoro.
• Professor Oak asked Jing He to collect Pokédex data on Ultra Beasts, while Mato told him transportation was ready in Hau'oli City and revealed that he was also in Alola.
• Jing arrived on Melemele Island, bought Malasada for his Pokémon, and took them swimming and surfing near the beach.
• Jing He and his Pokémon collected coconuts after offering Crabrawler Energy Cubes, then shared coconut dishes with Nurse Joy, Happiny, and Comfey at the Pokémon Center.
• Nurse Joy told Jing He that a black hole had appeared near the sea and injured several Trainers’ Pokémon before the International Police and Officer Jenny intervened.

Jing He visited Doctor Kukui and agreed to teach at Alola Pokémon School, where he met Lillie and learned about Kukui’s plan to establish an Alola League. He asked to meet Tapu Koko, and Kukui proposed arranging a battle between Jing He and Island King Hala to draw the guardian’s attention.

• Nurse Joy told Jing He that a black hole had injured Pokémon on Melemele Island, and he asked whether Tapu Koko had appeared.
• Jing He visited Kukui Laboratory, agreed to teach at Alola Pokémon School, and supported Kukui’s ambition to create an Alola League.
• Kukui introduced Jing He to Lillie, who became his assistant but froze in fear when Gengar appeared.
• Jing He and Kukui met Principal Nari Oak and settled the informal teaching arrangements at the school.
• Lillie gathered Kiawe and Lana, who eagerly hurried to meet the famed Jing He.
• Kukui suggested that Jing He battle his master, Island King Hala, believing the contest could attract Tapu Koko.

Jing He introduced himself to Alola’s new students, helped Lillie acknowledge that she liked Pokémon despite her fear, and battled Island King Hala at the Full Moon Festival. After Urshifu defeated Hala’s Crabominable, an Ultra Wormhole appeared instead of Tapu Koko.

• Kiawe challenged Jing He, whose Snivy defeated Turtonator with Leaf Storm, and Jing He encouraged Kiawe to learn from the battle.
• Sophocles, Mallow, Lana, and Lillie introduced themselves, and Jing He affirmed Lana’s dream of fishing up Kyogre.
• At the Full Moon Festival, Jing He reassured Lillie that she could accept her fear of Pokémon, and she declared that she liked them.
• Hau won a festival battle before Jing He faced Island King Hala, drawing a crowd eager to see the two Trainers fight.
• Urshifu combined Rapid Strike and Single Strike techniques to overcome Hala’s Z-Move and knock out Crabominable.
• As the crowd reacted to Hala’s defeat, Jing He sensed an abnormal spatial disturbance and saw an Ultra Wormhole appear.

Jing He and Urshifu fought Buzzwole after it emerged from an Ultra Wormhole and attacked Iki Town, then stopped the battle by distracting it with a mirror. After learning Buzzwole could not return through the unstable wormhole, Jing He promised to feed it and provide opponents while he arranged a way home.

• Tapu Koko appeared as Buzzwole emerged from an Ultra Wormhole and attacked Urshifu, then the Machamp at the festival grounds.
• Jing He and Urshifu battled Buzzwole while Kukui evacuated Lillie and the other children, and Bewear carried Team Rocket away from town.
• Jing He used an ice wall as a mirror to distract Buzzwole, then told Tapu Koko he had come to retrieve the Fairy Plate on Arceus's behalf.
• Tapu Koko said the Fairy Plate was not in its possession and warned that Buzzwole could not return through the unstable Ultra Wormhole.
• Jing He blocked Buzzwole's punch, fed it Energy Cubes, and offered to provide food and opponents while arranging its return; Buzzwole agreed.

Jing He battled Tapu Koko, and Ice Ninetales used Fairy Aura and Geocontrol to draw on Melemele Island’s power, impressing the Island Guardian and earning a Fairy Z-Crystal and Z-Ring. Jing He then arranged for the UB Response Division to study Buzzwole, while Burnet arrived at his dormitory and was drawn into Buzzwole and Gengar’s muscle-posing routine.

• Tapu Koko challenged Jing He, and Ice Ninetales countered its attacks before using Geocontrol to harness Melemele Island’s aura and grow stronger.
• Tapu Koko ended the battle and gave Jing He a Fairy Z-Crystal and Z-Ring, while Hala gave him a Fighting Z-Crystal for defeating him.
• Jing He told Lila that Buzzwole was staying with him until another Ultra Wormhole opened, and Lila arranged for the UB Response Division to cover its care and study it.
• Jing He fed Buzzwole and his Pokémon a late-night snack at Buzzwole’s expense, while Lila named its file “UB-02: Expansion, Name: Buzzwole.”
• Bewear caught Musashi, Kojiro, Meowth, and Wobbuffet in a tree hollow and lulled them to sleep.
• Burnet visited Jing He to examine Buzzwole, then watched it and Gengar pose their muscles and joined in when they looked to her.

Jing He took the Alola Pokémon School children on a supervised forest outing, then answered a distress call from Musashi and Kojiro and confronted the immensely powerful Bewear. When Bewear prepared to fight Jing He and his Pokémon, he claimed he knew where its child was.

• Jing He taught the five children about Pokémon type matchups and took them into the forest to learn about wild Pokémon.
• Jing He guided the children past Fomantis and Morelull, gathered mushrooms and useful plants, and answered their questions about Drampa.
• After receiving a garbled distress call from the trio, Jing He returned the children to Doctor Kukui and headed into the forest to find them.
• Bewear fed Musashi, Kojiro, Meowth, and Wobbuffet, and the trio realized it was a lonely mother whose child was missing.
• Jing He met Bewear in the forest, and Urshifu was knocked back after clashing with it.
• As Bewear prepared to face Jing He’s Pokémon, Jing He shouted that he knew where its child was.

Jing He befriended Bewear, learned where her missing child might be, and helped four Combee relocate to his island. After arranging home visits with the Alola Pokémon School students, he began investigating the Aether Foundation and learned Burnet Doctor was developing Poké Balls for Ultra Beasts.

• Jing He calmed Bewear and promised to help find her missing child, while Team Rocket’s trio vouched for him and agreed to assist later.
• Jing He shared food with Bewear, discovered her Combee honey source, and refused to take any Combee that did not want to leave its hive.
• Bewear led Jing He to a small group of four Combee, which Snivy defeated before they agreed to move to Jing He’s island.
• Jing He left Team Rocket’s trio with Bewear, then announced home visits to the five schoolchildren and chose Sophocles first.
• Jing He asked Lila for confidential information about the Aether Foundation, and she advised him to speak with Nanu on Ula’ula Island.
• Burnet Doctor told Jing He that research on special Poké Balls for Ultra Beasts was progressing, while Jing He’s Pokémon secretly planned something involving Bewear.