Chapter Summaries

Jing He and his companions traveled through Paldea on Cyclizar while searching for Secret Spice, and Gengar, Tyranitar, and Servine secretly explored a rocky area at night. In a cave, the trio met a Glimmora colony and agreed to help drive out the strange Pokémon trapped in its depths, only to be attacked by a burst of golden lightning.

• Geeta arranged for Jing He and his companions to receive four Cyclizar and gave him approximate locations to investigate for the other Disaster Treasures.
• Jing He, Cynthia, and Caitlin rode their Cyclizar to a rocky area in South Province and set up camp for the night.
• Gengar, Tyranitar, and Servine sneaked away to explore the rocks, encountered a Nacli habitat, and found a cave filled with Glimmet and Glimmora.
• The Glimmora colony explained through Servine that a strange Pokémon had forced its way into the cave's depths and attacked anyone who approached.
• Gengar accepted the Glimmora's offer of a reward for driving out the intruder, but a golden lightning strike shot at it from the darkness.

Jing He and his Pokémon found a Titan Crabrawler and harvested Secret Spice before locating the weakened Miraidon hiding in a Glimmora cave. Miraidon fled, roared toward the Great Crater of Paldea, and collapsed unconscious, leaving Jing He to face the mysterious Legendary Pokémon.

• Gengar, Tyranitar, and Servine brought Jing He to a cave to help a poisoned Pokémon, but they first wandered into Crabrawler territory.
• Jing He identified a gigantic Crabrawler as the Rock Titan, and Tyranitar and Servine defeated it and drove the other Crabrawler away.
• Jing He found Secret Spice in the Crabrawler's cavern, and Servine collected leaves and a branch while leaving the plant rooted.
• Gengar led Jing He to the correct cave, where Jing He discovered that the weakened, electricity-wielding Pokémon was Miraidon.
• Miraidon fled the cave, roared toward the Great Crater of Paldea with sorrow and anger, then collapsed unconscious.

Jing He treated and fed the weakened Miraidon with Secret Spice buns, and Miraidon recovered enough to set off toward the Great Crater of Paldea while Jing He and his companions traveled to Levincia. The chapter also reported the Pokémon World Coronation Series rankings and the intense competition for Master Ball Class promotion.

• Cynthia and Caitlin found Miraidon unconscious at the campsite, and Jing He treated its injuries and poison instead of taking it to a Pokémon Center.
• Jing He cooked breakfast with Secret Spice, and the food helped Miraidon recover and lower its guard around the group.
• Jing He left Miraidon free to choose whether to follow; Miraidon headed toward the Great Crater of Paldea as Jing He and the others rode toward Levincia.
• The Pokémon League rankings showed Leon leading the Master Ball Class, with Wataru closing in, while Kibana, Gibeon, Mustard, Lorelei, and Sakaki led the Great Ball Class.

Geeta investigated the mysterious Gibeon, the threat posed by the Disaster Treasures, and Pokémon losing control, then arranged for Jing He and the Paldea Elite Four to investigate. In Levincia, Jing He met Spinel, who posed as Gibeon and offered him and Cynthia and Caitlin lucrative honorary positions; after they refused, Jing He warned them that Spinel was dangerous and his identity was false.

• Geeta learned that the real Gibeon had lived for over a century and that a young man had registered for the Pokémon World Coronation Series under his name.
• Geeta confirmed that two of the three suspected Disaster Treasure sites had affected nearby wild Pokémon and assigned Aoki and Klara to investigate two locations.
• Geeta sent Jing He extra reimbursement, two Secret Spices, and information about the remaining site, and Jing He agreed to investigate it with Cynthia and the others.
• Jing He recognized the man calling himself Gibeon as Spinel, an Excellence Company researcher, after Spinel offered Jing He, Cynthia, and Caitlin honorary positions for three hundred million League Credit per year.
• Jing He and the others declined Spinel's offer, while Gengar eavesdropped on Spinel and startled him after their departure.
• Jing He told Cynthia and Caitlin to avoid Spinel and warned that he was using a false identity in the Pokémon World Coronation Series.

Jing He and his companions found the salty Secret Spice in East Province and then traveled to North Province to investigate the Disaster Pokémon Jadeite Fish. Gengar put the feuding Bisharp and Pawniard to sleep, confiscated their weapons, and Jing He turned to loosening the seal.

• Tinkaton knocked out the Titan Orthworm before Jing He could approach it, and Servine led the group to its cave and the salty Secret Spice.
• Tinkaton and Meltan collected metal from the Orthworm's stores, leaving Energy Cubes as compensation.
• Jing He, Cynthia, and Caitlin climbed to the waterfall's lake, where Rotom knocked out an aggressive Gyarados with Thunderbolt.
• Inside the cave, Jing He and the others found three Bisharp and a group of Pawniard attacking their leader over its Leader's Crest.
• Gengar scolded both the mutinous underlings and their boss, then used Perish Song to knock them all out and confiscated their weapons.
• Jing He asked Gengar to see whether it could undo the Imprison around the sealed Jadeite Fish.

Jing He and Cynthia freed and captured Jadeite Fish after Garchomp and Tyranitar defeated it in the sealed cave. On the way back to Jin Hui Town, they watched Lance battle Lorelei and saw Lance Terastallize Dragonite into a Normal-type.

• Cynthia identified the wedge that loosened Jadeite Fish's seal, and Gengar removed it as the sealing stele fell away.
• Jadeite Fish emerged and attacked Gengar, but Garchomp and Tyranitar coordinated their moves to defeat it and knock it out.
• Jing He and Cynthia captured Jadeite Fish, while Gengar discovered that its collected metal had melted into a lump.
• Jing He, Cynthia, and Caitlin headed back toward Jin Hui Town, where Caitlin spotted Lance battling Lorelei on her Rotom Phone.
• After Lorelei's Ice Ninetales confronted Lance's Dragonite, Lance Terastallized it into a Normal-type and ordered it to use Extreme Speed.

Jing He, Wataru, Cynthia, and Clair visited the Dragon Tamer Family at Casseroya Lake, where the family head thanked Jing He for helping Hassel affirm his choices. The family head then led them to a cave, where they found a mysterious Pokémon resembling Suicune.

• Jing He learned that Wataru, Lorelei, Shiba, Volkner, Zhi Mi, and Pachira had come to Jin Hui Town, then reunited with Wataru at the Pokémon Center.
• Wataru told Jing He that the Dragon Tamer Family wanted to meet him and ask for help, so Jing He agreed to visit with Wataru, Cynthia, and Clair.
• The group flew across Casseroya Lake to the Dragon Tamer Family’s home, where the family head welcomed them and spoke about Hassel leaving home decades earlier.
• Jing He suggested the family head could contact Hassel without asking him to return, and the old man acknowledged that he had been too fixated on family rules.
• The family head led Jing He and the others into a cave, where they discovered an agitated Pokémon that looked like a different version of Suicune.

Jing He and the others confronted Tidal Wave, a violent Paradox Pokémon resembling Suicune, and Ice Ninetales defeated and froze it. Jing He recognized pink mist leaking from Tidal Wave as Rakua Element, leaving him to suspect a renewed threat connected to the Explorers and Gibeon.

• Jing He identified the Suicune-like Pokémon as Tidal Wave, and the Dragon Tamer Clan patriarch explained that it had returned from Casseroya Lake unusually violent and difficult to approach.
• Gengar sneaked toward Tidal Wave to steal shed scales, prompting Tidal Wave to attack and unleash Sunny Day; Jing He noticed its speed and strength were abnormal.
• Jing He sent out Ice Ninetales, which replaced Sunny Day with Hail and defeated Tidal Wave with Freeze-Dry, freezing it in an ice sculpture.
• Jing He sensed danger as pink mist leaked from Tidal Wave's ice, pulled Cynthia back, and warned Wataru to retreat with Clair.
• Jing He recognized the pink mist as Rakua Element and suspected that Tidal Wave had encountered it through a renewed leak or someone connected to Gibeon and Excellence Company.
• Jing He had Ice Ninetales release Tidal Wave so they could question it, then teased Wataru for still holding Clair after carrying her to safety.

Jing He discovered that the Rakua Element accelerated Tidal Wave’s cellular renewal and shortened its lifespan, then concluded that the threat likely came from Excellence Company near Levincia. After alerting the Dragon Tamer Family and securing its Casseroya Lake Secret Spice, Jing He left with Cynthia to travel Paldea while Wataru returned to battling.

• Tidal Wave recovered from its ice imprisonment, and Jing He learned it had traveled east toward the sea before turning back near Levincia after becoming inexplicably irritated.
• Jing He examined Tidal Wave and used medical equipment to confirm that the Rakua Element accelerated its bodily transformation, potentially reducing its lifespan by years.
• Jing told the Dragon Tamer Family, Cynthia, Wataru, and Clair that the Rakua Element could be countered by defeating infected creatures, and he planned to inform Chairwoman Geeta.
• The Dragon Tamer Family hosted Jing He and the others for a meal, gave them Dragon-type gifts, and provided its Casseroya Lake Secret Spice, completing Jing He’s collection from Paldea.
• Wataru returned to Jin Hui Town to battle strong opponents, while Jing He and Cynthia chose to tour Paldea and wait for the points matches to end.

Geeta took the warning about the Rakua Element seriously while Jing He and Cynthia toured Paldea and prepared for the Pokémon World Coronation Series. Jing He returned to Hoenn to awaken Jirachi, who finally woke after absorbing Cosmic Power from a meteorite summoned by Eternatus.

• Geeta read the letter from Jing He, Cynthia, and Wataru and worried that the Rakua Element could attract criminals and endanger ordinary people.
• Jing He and Cynthia toured Paldea, then chose Milofy City for restorative training and its autumn fireworks festival before returning to Hoenn to see a long-waiting companion.
• On the flight, Jing He and Cynthia watched Steven Stone battle Kibana, and Jing He noted that Steven Stone had grown stronger through focused training.
• Jing He and Cynthia entered the stone pillar forest near the Battle Frontier, where Gengar led them to the place where Jirachi had slept.
• Gengar used a meteorite summoned by Eternatus, and Jing He and the Pokémon called for Jirachi until the meteorite's Cosmic Power awakened it.
• Jirachi embraced Jing He, mistook the ten months since their last meeting for a thousand years, and happily reunited with everyone.

Jing He and Cynthia took Jirachi to Milofy City before training their Pokémon in Okoya Forest, where Servine began to resonate with the forest’s power. While exploring, Gengar and Jirachi witnessed a human boy named Koko trying to stop wild Pokémon from fighting and saw Koko’s Zarude father clash with the leader of the Zarude.

• Jing He woke to find Jirachi energetic and eager to play, then took it and the others to Milofy City for the Autumn Fireworks Festival.
• Jirachi nearly used its Wish-granting power to create trash for a Trubbish before Jing He stopped it and reminded it not to grant wishes casually.
• Jing He and Cynthia began training Servine and Togekiss in Okoya Forest, while Gengar led Jirachi off to explore.
• Gengar and Jirachi watched Koko separate a fighting Pangoro and Grapploct after discovering their food had been ruined.
• Koko confronted the Zarude who had damaged the food, and his Zarude father arrived to fight the leader Zarude.
• Servine sensed the forest’s power during training, then turned its attention toward something beyond Jing He’s sight.

Jing He followed Servine’s mysterious attraction to the Sacred Tree in Okoya Forest, where the Zarude clan attacked them for approaching their home. After Servine defeated one Zarude and Jing He’s Pokémon overwhelmed the clan’s fighters, the elderly Zarude emerged to face them.

• Jing He treated Togekiss and Servine’s injuries, then followed Servine’s pull toward a distant place while Cynthia stayed at camp.
• Jing He and his Pokémon discovered the Sacred Tree and Healing Spring in Okoya Forest, home to the Zarude clan.
• Papa Zarude noticed Dragonite approaching the basin, warned Koko to stay behind, and swung toward the Sacred Tree as Koko followed him.
• Jing He politely asked to approach the Sacred Tree, but the Zarude attacked, and Servine defeated their leading fighter with Leaf Storm.
• Jing He sent out his Pokémon, and Ice Ninetales and Urshifu quickly defeated several attacking Zarude.
• Papa Zarude arrived to protect the clan, and the elderly Zarude appeared from the Sacred Tree, prompting Jing He to stop the fighting.

Jing He brought Servine to the Zarude Sacred Tree, where it drew on the forest’s power but refused an evolution that would have bound it to the tree. Back at camp, Jing He learned about Servine’s choice and discovered Gengar had brought back Healing Spring water; meanwhile, Excellence Company offered Dr. Jedo help finding the spring in exchange for signing a contract.

• Jing He asked the Zarude elder to let Servine approach the Sacred Tree, and Servine demonstrated Forest’s Curse to earn the tribe’s trust.
• Servine resonated with the Sacred Tree and its Healing Spring, drawing in forest energy but failing to evolve; Jing He thanked the elder and left with his Pokémon.
• Gengar and Dragonite tried to collect Healing Spring water, and the Zarude noticed the spring’s level had dropped.
• Back at camp, Servine told Jing He it had sensed that evolving through the Sacred Tree would keep it from leaving, and Jing He supported its decision to stay with the team.
• Gengar revealed that it had brought back Healing Spring water, while Jing He considered whether the water could be combined with Rakua Element.
• An Excellence Company representative offered Dr. Jedo help locating Healing Spring and asked him to sign a partnership contract.

Jing He and Cynthia watched Jirachi's wish come true at Milofy City's fireworks festival before continuing their training. Meanwhile, Dr. Jedo's expedition attacked the Sacred Tree and fought the Zarude, leaving Papa Zarude to seek Jing He's help.

• Jing He surprised Jirachi with a firework bearing its pattern, and Cynthia said their training would continue the next day.
• Dr. Jedo's convoy reached the Healing Spring, where he recognized Koko as Al and tried to take him away; Koko fled with Papa Zarude.
• Dr. Jedo ordered the giant robot to blast open the Sacred Tree, prompting Agate, Onixis, and the Explorers' combat unit to fight the enraged Zarude.
• As the damaged tree weakened the Healing Spring, Papa Zarude realized the Zarude needed help and went to find Jing He.
• Papa Zarude knelt before Jing He and conveyed its urgent wish for help, which Jirachi sensed.

Jing He and Cynthia came to the Sacred Tree to help Father Zarude defend it from Dr. Jedo and the Explorers. Jing He defeated Agate and Onixis, Cynthia destroyed the robot, and Spiritomb stopped Dr. Jedo as he turned toward Koko.

• Jing He correctly guessed that Dr. Jedo’s group had attacked the Sacred Tree, then learned from Father Zarude that another group, including Salt Rock Behemoth and Aerodactyl, was involved.
• Jing He and Cynthia went to help, where Koko and wild Pokémon had joined the Zarude against Dr. Jedo’s forces and their robot.
• Jing He arrived with Dragonite and, with one Dragon Rush, knocked out Aerodactyl and badly damaged Salt Rock Behemoth.
• Agate and Onixis Terastallized their Pokémon and used Reinforcement Balls containing the Rakua Element, but Jing He’s Servine and Tyranitar defeated them with Leaf Storm and Precipice Blades.
• Jing He left the captured Explorers to Father Zarude, while Cynthia and Garchomp destroyed Dr. Jedo’s robot; Spiritomb then paralyzed Dr. Jedo as he tried to capture Koko.

Jing He and Cynthia helped restore the Sacred Tree, and Servine evolved into Serperior. After Dr. Jedo’s crimes were exposed and the forest crisis was resolved, Jing He and Cynthia prepared to travel to the Galar Region for the next stage of the Pokémon World Coronation Series.

• Jing He explained the Reinforcement Balls and Rakua Element to Cynthia, then saw the Zarude hoping he would help restore the damaged Sacred Tree.
• Servine resonated with the forest’s power and healed the Sacred Tree as a shiny Celebi appeared to encourage her.
• Servine evolved into Serperior, and Jing He and Serperior refused Elder Zarude’s request for her to stay in the forest.
• Jing He had Gengar hypnotize Dr. Jedo, who confessed to killing Koko’s parents, and left him with Jialian and the other researchers to be sent to Officer Jenny.
• The Pokémon World Coronation Series points stage ended, and Jing He and Cynthia prepared to travel to the Galar Region for the Great Ball Class round robin and Master Exchange Battle.

Jing He and his friends gathered in Wyndon as the Pokémon World Coronation Series moved from the Points Tournament into the Double Elimination Tournament. After Volkner defeated Denji to qualify, the sixteen Master Exchange Battle contestants were confirmed, and Jing He prepared for the next stage.

• Jing He tested an extremely spicy dish on Volkner, while Leon asked for advice about Rose Tower and decided to turn it into a Battle Tower.
• Steven Stone told Jing He that he had finished twentieth in the Great Ball Class, and Volkner announced that the Double Elimination Tournament schedule had been released.
• Steven Stone, Caitlin, Shiba, N, and other Trainers advanced to the Master Exchange Battle, alongside unexpected qualifiers such as Brandon, Opal, and Drake.
• Volkner faced Denji in the final Double Elimination Tournament match and used Infernape to rally from two losses and qualify.
• The sixteen Master Exchange Battle contestants were announced, and Jing He and Gengar looked forward to battling.

The Pokémon World Coronation Series Master Exchange Battles began at Wyndon Arena, where Mustard and Sakaki defended their positions and Steven Stone successfully challenged Peony. On the fourth day, Jing He learned that his student N had challenged him, and the chapter ended as Reshiram and Zekrom arrived to watch their battle.

• Shiba challenged Mustard, but Mustard's Urshifu defeated Shiba's Machamp and defended his position.
• Sakaki crushed Gan Kai six to one, while Steven Stone defeated Peony and exchanged positions with him.
• On the fourth day of the Master Exchange Battles, Jing He learned that N had challenged him, and Volkner said he wanted to challenge Jing He as well.
• Reshiram and Zekrom appeared at Wyndon Arena before N and Jing He's battle, and the audience learned they had come to watch.
• Jing He entered the arena with Spectrier and prepared to see what Pokémon and tactics N would bring.

Jing He and N began their Master Exchange Battle at Wyndon Arena, where N used a Sunny Day strategy and Jing He countered his opening Pokémon switches. The chapter left the battle underway as Jing He sent out Serperior to face N's Leafeon.

• N and Jing He entered Wyndon Arena as Reshiram and Zekrom watched from above, with Zekrom standing on N's side.
• N opened with Ninetales and used Will-O-Wisp, but Jing He sent Urshifu forward with Aqua Jet and nearly defeated Ninetales before N recalled it.
• N sent out Talonflame, which established Tailwind and struck Urshifu with U-Turn before returning to its Poké Ball.
• N chose Leafeon as his third Pokémon, using Sunny Day and Tailwind to boost its speed with Chlorophyll.
• Jing He recalled Urshifu and sent out Serperior to face Leafeon.

Jing He and N continued their tournament battle as Serperior defeated Leafeon before falling back, and N revealed that his apparent Venusaur was Zoroark in disguise. Jing He countered Zoroark’s U-Turn with Ceruledge, leaving N’s fourth Pokémon defeated and the match still underway.

• Serperior used boosted Leaf Storms to defeat Leafeon, but N’s final Captivating Voice forced Jing He to recall Serperior and give up its Special Attack boosts.
• Jing He sent out Ceruledge, and N sent out what appeared to be Venusaur before it revealed itself as Zoroark and struck with Night Slash.
• Zoroark used U-Turn to attack Ceruledge and retreat, but Ceruledge’s Shadow Sneak disrupted its escape.
• Ceruledge triggered Weak Armor, chased Zoroark with Flare Blitz, and defeated it with a blazing strike.