Chapter Summaries

Jing He discovered Kleavor’s appetite was manageable, but its habit of upgrading its hammer with valuable metal could make it costly to raise. After gearing up his Pokémon and planning a visit to Rustboro Gym, he announced he intended to challenge the Gym.

• Jing He watched Kleavor refuse more breakfast, then stopped it from attacking a Pidgeotto delivery worker with Haunter and Ice Vulpix’s help.
• Jing He apologized to the frightened Pidgeotto and gave it Energy Cubes before opening its delivery package.
• Jing He gave Haunter a Spell Tag and gave Ice Vulpix and Kleavor Technical Machines for Light Screen and Reflect.
• Kleavor reforged its hammer using the metal package boxes, and Jing He realized it might require expensive metal to raise.
• Jing He planned to warm up with his Pokémon and visit Rustboro Gym, then told Eevee Eating Cabbage he intended to challenge the Gym.

Jing He took Haunter, Ice Vulpix, and Kleavor to challenge Rustboro Gym, where Acting Gym Leader Roxanne prepared for his arrival. Haunter was eager to sweep the Gym, while Kleavor secretly began learning Reflect.

• Ice Vulpix used Reflect to flatten Haunter, and Jing He praised it and Kleavor for their training.
• After Jing He carried Kleavor away, Kleavor secretly produced a smaller Reflect and realized it had learned the move.
• Jing He met Cynthia and Diantha outside Rustboro Gym and said he wanted to test his Pokémon's strength rather than enter the Ever Grande Conference.
• Roxanne spotted Jing He's name on the challenger list, worried she was not strong enough to assess him, and ordered staff to prepare her father's Pokémon.
• Haunter declared that it had come to sweep through the entire Gym.

Jing He challenged Roxanne, who was serving as Rustboro Gym’s Acting Gym Leader, and Haunter quickly defeated her Graveler. The battle continued with Roxanne’s remaining Pokémon still to come.

• Jing He learned that official Pokémon battles forbade Trainers from giving their Pokémon multiple held items.
• Roxanne defeated a challenger’s three Pokémon in succession, then faced Jing He in a 3v3 rotation battle.
• Jing He sent out Haunter, while Roxanne chose Graveler, which recognized Haunter from their past encounter.
• Graveler used Dig and then Rollout, but Haunter boosted its Special Attack and stopped the attack with Shadow Ball.
• Haunter licked Graveler, which fainted after Jing He encouraged it to keep trying for the years ahead.

Jing He’s Haunter defeated Roxanne’s Nosepass by exploiting its fear of Metang and inflicting a string of status conditions. With Sandstorm still active, Jing He prepared for Roxanne’s final Pokémon, while Roxanne reluctantly accepted that she needed to rely on one of her father’s Pokémon.

• Roxanne recalled Graveler and sent out Nosepass, which used Sandstorm to change the battlefield’s weather.
• Jing He had Haunter startle Nosepass with an Astonish shaped to resemble its natural predator, Metang, then confuse it with Confuse Ray.
• When Roxanne ordered Thunder Wave, Jing He predicted the move and had Haunter hide in Nosepass’s shadow.
• Haunter emerged to inflict Paralysis, Burn, and poisoning, and the referee declared Nosepass unable to battle.
• Cynthia and Diantha inferred why Jing He avoided Hypnosis and Nasty Plot, while Jing He predicted Roxanne’s next Pokémon might benefit from Sandstorm.
• Roxanne weighed her reluctance to use one of her father’s Pokémon against her duty to give challengers a proper test.

Jing He defeated Roxanne in a Rustboro Gym battle after Haunter overwhelmed Sandslash with Toxic, an unexpected Substitute counter, and a gigantic Shadow Ball. He received the Stone Badge and two Technical Machines, then met Cynthia and Diantha outside, where Diantha noticed Haunter glowing again.

• Roxanne sent out Sandslash, and Jing He countered its Sand Rush and Swords Dance strategy by spreading Haunter's Toxic across the battlefield.
• Sandslash emerged from Dig and broke Haunter's Protect, but Haunter's Substitute evaded Rock Tomb and unexpectedly struck Sandslash back.
• Haunter formed an enormous Shadow Ball and knocked Sandslash out, winning Jing He the Gym battle.
• Roxanne awarded Jing He the Stone Badge and Technical Machines for Rock Tomb and Dig.
• Cynthia and Diantha congratulated Jing He outside the Gym, and Diantha pointed out that Haunter was glowing again.

Jing He considered how to help Haunter and Vulpix evolve while reviewing Gym-issued move manuals, and Kleavor offered Haunter a stone it had salvaged from the Gym. Meanwhile, Sakaki identified Jing He as Mewtwo’s contact and sent him a friend request, leaving Jing He stunned when Sakaki revealed who he was.

• Cynthia offered to ask Professor Rowan about Bill’s communication device, which might help Haunter evolve, before she and Diantha left for Sootopolis City.
• Jing He inspected the Stone Badge and Technical Machines, discovered their move-learning manuals, and worried that following their advice would cost him a fortune.
• Kleavor showed Haunter and Vulpix a stone it had picked up after Gym staff discarded it, then used the stone for hammer practice when Haunter and Vulpix approved.
• Jing He noticed Mewtwo had asked how to meet him before going offline, then rejected a friend request from an account called Earth King.
• Mato told Sakaki that Team Rocket had traced Mewtwo’s communication to Jing He, and Sakaki sent Jing another request identifying himself as Sakaki.

Jing He accepted Sakaki’s friend request and was hired as a paid online psychological consultant for Sakaki’s Pokémon, including Mewtwo. After learning Sakaki had a missing son, Jing He suspected he was the version from the Special Chapter and decided to contact Drake.

• Jing He accepted Sakaki’s friend request after checking that no ninja had appeared near his home.
• Sakaki offered Jing He a job in Kanto, then proposed an online private consultant position when Jing He declined to leave Hoenn.
• Sakaki transferred Jing He three million League Credit and set a salary of one million per month, declaring their partnership settled before Jing He agreed.
• Jing He asked whether Sakaki had children, and Sakaki replied that he had a missing son.
• Jing He told Sakaki he believed he would find his son, then decided to report the arrangement to Drake.
• Sakaki ordered Mato to keep Jing He’s identity and their arrangement strictly confidential.

Jing He traveled to Sootopolis City to watch the Youth Performance Competition’s Exhibition Match, where Steven Stone and Lance were set to face off first. As the stadium welcomed the opening contestants, Jing He settled into a VIP room with Cynthia and his Pokémon.

• Jing He watched Haunter, Ice Vulpix, and Kleavor work together to find and dig up metal ore, then discovered he could not lift Kleavor’s hammer.
• Jing He prepared to travel to Sootopolis City for the Youth Performance Competition’s opening day.
• Jing He arrived at the stadium and encountered a ticket scalper before Cynthia met him and escorted him through the VIP entrance.
• Cynthia told Jing He that Steven Stone would face Lance first, Wataru would face Lorelei second, and she would battle Volkner.
• Jing He released Ice Vulpix, Kleavor, and Haunter in the private room, where they eagerly sought Cynthia’s attention.
• The host opened the Exhibition Match and announced Steven Stone and Lance as the first contestants.

Jing He met Lance after Steven Stone introduced them, and Lance asked him to examine his Sharpedo. When Sharpedo reacted fearfully, Kleavor struck it hard enough to knock out a tooth, and Jing He discovered that humans had once taken Sharpedo’s dorsal fin; the chapter ended with him reassuring it and earning its trust.

• Steven Stone defeated Lance in their exhibition match, then introduced Lance to Jing He.
• Lance released his scarred Sharpedo and asked Jing He to look at it, but Sharpedo bared its teeth at him.
• Haunter and Ice Vulpix moved to defend Jing He, while Kleavor hit Sharpedo on the head and knocked out one of its teeth.
• Cynthia healed Sharpedo with Milotic’s Life Dew, and Kleavor’s tooth was revealed to be growing back during Sharpedo’s tooth-replacement season.
• Jing He saw that Sharpedo was timid because humans had once taken its dorsal fin, then gently touched its head and raised its friendship toward him.

Wataru defeated Lorelei in an Exhibition Match, then Cynthia swept Volkner’s team with Garchomp. Afterward, Haunter pushed Jing He into the Player Tunnel to celebrate Cynthia, while Lance learned Jing He could help build confidence in his Milotic and address Sharpedo’s fear of people.

• Wataru’s Dragonite endured Cloyster’s super-effective Icicle Crash and defeated it with Dragon Rush, winning the Exhibition Match against Lorelei.
• Cynthia told Lance to ask Jing He why her Milotic was different from his, and Jing He explained that her Milotic had evolved naturally rather than with a Prism Scale.
• Jing He recommended long-term psychological intervention for Lance’s Milotic and combined psychological and physical intervention for Sharpedo, whose outlook improved after Jing He reassured it.
• Cynthia defeated Volkner’s Infernape with Garchomp’s Earthquake and won their match, completing a three-battle winning streak.
• Haunter led Ice Vulpix, Kleavor, and a reluctant Jing He to congratulate Cynthia, while Lance promised Steven Stone he would not take Jing He’s help for granted.

Jing He accepted Lance’s Energy Cube Production Atlas and met Lorelei, his online patient, at an ice cream shop in Sootopolis City. After giving Lorelei advice about Jynx, he received a valuable Never-Melt Ice as thanks and teased Cynthia about Wataru’s tangled relationships.

• Lance gave Jing He an Energy Cube Production Atlas combining his and Adam’s expertise, and Jing He accepted it.
• Jing He learned that his online patient Forever Eighteen was in Sootopolis City and went to meet them with Cynthia.
• At the ice cream shop, Jing He and Cynthia ran into Lorelei, who revealed that Jynx was infatuated with Ice Vulpix.
• Jing He gave Lorelei further advice about Jynx, and Lorelei left him a high-quality Never-Melt Ice as a thank-you gift.
• Cynthia asked about Lorelei and Wataru’s relationship, and after Jing He joked about it, she teasingly asked what he was like.

Jing He and Cynthia explored Sootopolis City, bought plushies, and visited the Eternal Tree, where their Pokémon bonded and learned from one another. The chapter ended with everyone posing for a group photo beneath the sunset.

• Jing He and Cynthia visited the Wailmer Plushie Store, where Cynthia picked out plushies and Garchomp took the Mimikyu plushie from Jing He.
• Jing He bought plushies for Haunter, Ice Vulpix, and Kleavor, while Cynthia gave him a Slowpoke plushie and teased that it resembled him.
• Jing He and Cynthia took a boat to Central Island after the boatman recommended Sootopolis City's Eternal Tree.
• Kleavor challenged Lucario to a test of strength, then watched Lucario demonstrate staff techniques and tried to imitate them with its hammer.
• Jing He and Cynthia gathered their Pokémon beneath the Eternal Tree and took a group photo as Milotic and other Water-type Pokémon leaped through the sunset.

Diantha told Lysandre that she had met someone whose ideals resembled his, making him eager to meet Jing He. Meanwhile, Jing He dealt with Kleavor damaging his home, continued training his Pokémon, and received new equipment as Haunter tried to recruit a Pidgeot for a costumed adventure.

• Diantha told Lysandre that she would ask Jing He before arranging a meeting, and Lysandre agreed to wait for her answer.
• Jing He woke to find that Kleavor had smashed a hole in his floor, then took his Pokémon to work after arranging repairs.
• Jing He continued training his Pokémon and sought advice from Lorelei and Steven Stone about Ice- and Steel-type training.
• Haunter tried to recruit Pidgeot for a masked hero adventure, but Pidgeot fled after seeing Haunter's hoods and cloak.
• Jing He opened a package containing a Power Bracer for Kleavor and prepared to make higher-quality Energy Cubes.

Jing He tested a new batch of Energy Cubes, caught up with Dr. Solanus, and discovered that Haunter kept appearing in every photo taken around him. After the Midterm Exam, he submitted an application for the Battle Department Mentor Assessment at his Pokémon’s insistence.

• Jing He tasted his new Energy Cubes, found them delicious, and watched Haunter, Ice Vulpix, and Kleavor rush to eat them.
• Jing He told Dr. Solanus that Gastly had once lived inside the stone Dr. Solanus brought for Hypnosis treatment, and Dr. Solanus asked to hear any stories Gastly remembered.
• Jing He wondered whether Dr. Solanus’s work at the Mossdeep Space Center involved a giant meteorite, then read popular online reports about Lorelei and Wataru and about Cynthia touring Sootopolis City with an unknown man.
• Jing He discovered that Haunter appeared in every photo posted in the comments and even photobombed the pictures Jing He took in the counseling office.
• After the Midterm Exam, Jing He submitted his application for the Battle Department Mentor Assessment at Haunter, Ice Vulpix, and Kleavor’s urging.

Jing He explored ways to earn money from a script and received psychic-training materials from Psychic Girl, then bathed his Pokémon before the Battle Department Mentor Assessment. Kleavor used Skill Swap on Haunter, leaving Haunter empowered and proclaiming that it ruled the world.

• Jing He sent Diantha the opening of his Infernape script and wondered whether writing could become a source of income.
• Psychic Girl told Jing He that Kadabra had evolved into Alakazam and sent him meditation guides and advice about Mental Herbs.
• Jing He bathed Ice Vulpix, Haunter, and Kleavor ahead of the next day's Battle Department Mentor Assessment.
• Kleavor used Skill Swap during the bath, and Haunter burst from the water shouting that it ruled the world.
• Jing He urgently told Vulpix to use Psychic.

Sabrina told Sakaki that Jing He had helped her and Kadabra grow stronger, then left to challenge Mewtwo. At Canalave Pokémon Academy’s Mentor Assessment, Jing He entered the tournament, where Kleavor’s overwhelming first-round victory over Yujia’s Bulbasaur left him fleeing the arena amid shocked spectators.

• Sabrina visited Sakaki with her newly evolved Alakazam, credited Jing He with helping her, and recommended him as a talented person for Team Rocket.
• Sabrina departed to challenge Mewtwo, while Mato explained that the Pokémon was upset because its laboratory’s electricity had been cut off.
• Jing He woke to find Haunter studying the Dream Menu sayings, Vulpix practicing Calm Mind, and Kleavor training with its hammer.
• Jing He entered Canalave Pokémon Academy’s public Mentor Assessment, drew the fifteenth position, and prepared for the first day’s 1v1 elimination battles.
• Jing He chose Kleavor to face Yujia’s Bulbasaur, and Kleavor knocked it out with a powerful Ice Hammer that left a crater.
• Yujia rushed to Bulbasaur as the referee declared Jing He the winner, and Jing He hurried away with Kleavor while the crowd called him a flower-destroying brute.

Jing He discussed supplies and a difficult film script before training Vulpix to use Hypnosis through sweet dreams, then arrived at the Mentor Assessment and received a bye. The second-day competition was set to continue without him until next weekend.

• Jing He accepted Steven Stone’s offer to buy precious metals at cost and asked Roxanne about sourcing higher-quality Mental Herbs.
• Jing He told Diantha he would revise the difficult Mt. Coronet film script after learning it would be challenging to shoot.
• Jing He trained Vulpix to use Hypnosis by creating pleasant dreams, but Haunter disrupted its attempt and was pinned against a wall with Psychic and Reflect.
• Haunter tried to persuade Kleavor to practice Metronome, but Vulpix caught them plotting together.
• Jing He arrived for the second day of the Mentor Assessment and received a bye because he was the thirty-first participant.

Jing He and Officer Jenny responded to a report of berserk wild Pokémon attacking a farm near Petalburg Woods. They discovered a large horde led by Shiftry, and their presence drew the horde’s attention as they waited for reinforcements.

• Jing He messaged Little Growlithe, who said they had been locked up at Pokémon Research Academy and had been recommended for a job with a big company.
• Kleavor spent the afternoon hammering a dense metal supplied by Steven Stone, while Jing He later submitted his students’ midterm scores.
• Officer Jenny called Jing He for help after berserk wild Pokémon attacked a farm and two of her colleagues went missing.
• Jing He and Officer Jenny reached the farm, gathered their Pokémon, and saw dozens of wild Pokémon destroying crops as more arrived from Petalburg Woods.
• Shiftry spotted Jing He and Officer Jenny and attacked with Air Cutter, which Haunter blocked with Shadow Ball while the horde turned toward them.

Jing He and Officer Jenny fought off a horde of rampaging wild Pokémon while waiting for reinforcements. Jing He took command of Arcanine and used Houndour’s Beat Up to trigger Arcanine’s Justified, turning the battle around as the chapter ended with Shiftry suppressed and the remaining attackers being knocked out.

• Jing He and Officer Jenny battled Shiftry and the surrounding wild Pokémon, with Ice Vulpix, Haunter, Kleavor, and Arcanine holding them back.
• Ice Vulpix turned Shiftry’s Hurricane into a powerful icy storm, while Kleavor revealed its strength by hammering nearby Pokémon unconscious.
• With Arcanine injured and reinforcements still absent, Jing He asked Officer Jenny to let him command Arcanine and called Houndour over to help.
• Jing He ordered Houndour to use Beat Up on Arcanine, repeatedly activating its Justified Ability and sharply raising its Attack.
• Jing He sent Kleavor onto Arcanine’s back, and the pair used Extreme Speed and Ice Hammer to knock out the wild Pokémon as Haunter and Ice Vulpix suppressed Shiftry.

Jing He and his Pokémon subdued a riot of wild Pokémon in Petalburg Woods, and Officer Jenny organized a search for the cause. On the way back, Jing He explained his Beat Up strategy to Officer Jenny while Ice Vulpix unexpectedly learned Ice Beam.

• Jing He’s Haunter and Ice Vulpix helped defeat Shiftry, and his Pokémon joined Arcanine and Kleavor in subduing the remaining wild Pokémon.
• Officer Jenny’s reinforcements arrived, learned that Jing He had handled the battle, and found the two missing colleagues alive with minor injuries.
• Officer Jenny sent teams into Petalburg Woods to search for clues behind the wild Pokémon riot while Jing He’s Pokémon recovered.
• Ice Vulpix tried to learn Blizzard but failed, then unexpectedly used Ice Beam and added the move to its Pokédex.
• On the ride back, Jing He agreed to help calm the Pokémon later and explained how to expand his Beat Up and Justified strategy; Officer Jenny began considering the tactic.