Chapter Summaries

Drake approved Jing He's extravagant reimbursement request and increased every amount tenfold, then Jing He received a delivery of supplies and shared a feast with his Pokémon. The evening ended with Sakaki asking Jing He to help a heartbroken Nidoqueen, and Jing He agreed to try.

• Drake read Jing He's report about fighting more than forty wild Pokémon in Petalburg Woods and approved his reimbursement, ordering Liang Guang to multiply every amount by ten.
• Jing He took Haunter, Ice Vulpix, and Kleavor shopping, then Dragonite delivered a large pile of reimbursed supplies to his home.
• Jing He gave Dragonite Energy Cubes and invited it to dinner, but Dragonite left to continue its deliveries.
• Jing He cooked a large meal, and he and his Pokémon quickly ate most of it together.
• Sakaki sent Jing He a photo of a listless Nidoqueen and explained that she was heartbroken after losing a mate to a rival.
• Jing He agreed to try to help Sakaki's Nidoqueen.

Jing He visited the Canalave Police Station to calm rampaging Pokémon and discovered Officer Jennys from several regions had gathered to learn his Beat Up Strategy. After teaching them its basics, he hurried home, while the Jennys compiled a report that could raise his standing as an instructor.

• Jing He arrived at the Canalave Police Station and learned the visiting Officer Jennys had come to study his Beat Up Strategy, not because the rampaging Pokémon incident had spread to other regions.
• The Canalave City Officer Jenny asked Jing He to become a specially appointed instructor at the Officer Jenny Police Academy, and he agreed to teach them after calming some Pokémon.
• Jing He demonstrated a Beat Up team built around Arcanine, Whimsicott, and Duosion, then outlined other possible Pokémon and tactical options.
• Jing He ended the lesson and rushed home with Haunter, Ice Vulpix, and Kleavor, leaving the Officer Jennys to assemble their notes into a report for their higher-ups.

Jing He received Nidoqueen from Sakaki to treat her heartbreak, while Delibird delivered gifts that delighted his Pokémon. Nidoqueen briefly snapped out of her listless state to blast a passing Golbat with Thunderbolt, leaving Jing He and his Pokémon stunned by how severe her heartbreak seemed.

• Jing He noticed his League Credits had returned his savings to over a million, then stopped Kleavor from smashing through the floor while it tried to hit an Ice Crystal.
• Delibird arrived with a Luxury Ball from Sakaki, and Jing He recognized a Team Rocket badge that had fallen from its tail pouch.
• Jing He fed Delibird Energy Cubes, and it gave him a Revive and gifts for Haunter, Ice Vulpix, and Kleavor.
• Jing He released Nidoqueen, who appeared dispirited until she spotted a pair of Golbat flying by and struck one with Thunderbolt.
• Nidoqueen returned to her listless state, leaving Jing He, Haunter, Ice Vulpix, and Kleavor alarmed by her heartbreak symptoms.

Jing He used Ice Vulpix to soothe Sakaki’s jealous Nidoqueen with Energy Cubes, Hypnosis, and encouraging words, then secured her in a Luxury Ball to let her recover. The Battle-Type Instructor Assessment resumed the next day, where Jing He faced Hiromi as a crowd of Officer Jennys arrived to cheer for him.

• Jing He assessed Nidoqueen’s powerful moves and troubled mood, then sent Ice Vulpix to approach her with Energy Cubes.
• Ice Vulpix won Nidoqueen’s trust, put her to sleep with Hypnosis, and Jing He read her comforting words as she dreamed.
• Jing He recalled the sleeping Nidoqueen into a locked Luxury Ball and left her recovery to time.
• The Battle-Type Instructor Assessment resumed at the Devon-Magma Fuel Arena, where Jing He drew Hiromi as his opponent.
• Officer Jennys and police officers arrived with a banner supporting Jing He, surprising him and the spectators.

Jing He used Haunter and Ice Vulpix’s weather, decoys, and coordinated attacks to defeat Hiromi’s Meganium and Breloom in the Mentor Assessment’s doubles match. The audience called his tactics dirty, while Jing He hinted that the battle was only the beginning.

• Jing He left Kleavor with Steven Stone and sent Haunter and Ice Vulpix into his doubles match against Hiromi’s Meganium and Breloom.
• Hiromi opened with Mushroom Spore and Sweet Scent, but Jing He’s snow and Haunter’s Will-O-Wisp stopped the status-focused strategy.
• Hiromi directed Breloom to attack Ice Vulpix, but it struck a decoy and Haunter countered with a physical punch.
• Jing He ordered Haunter and Ice Vulpix to hide among snowmen, Substitutes, and shadows, then Ice Vulpix hypnotized Breloom and Haunter used Dream Eater to knock it out.
• Haunter’s oversized Shadow Ball injured Meganium, and Ice Vulpix froze it with Ice Beam before it could turn the match around.
• The crowd called Jing He’s tactics dirty as the snowstorm cleared, and Jing He suggested that this was only the beginning.

Jing He celebrated advancing to the Top Eight, then welcomed Nidoqueen home and found her more receptive after a restful dream and some Energy Cubes. After Nidoqueen and Haunter started sparring, Jing He sent Ice Vulpix and Kleavor after them to learn from her, leaving Nidoqueen at risk of being fleeced by his Pokémon.

• Jing He celebrated securing the Technical Machine reward, while Steven Stone explained that Kleavor had found and removed a weak piece of Aggron's armor.
• Min Jiang noticed Jing He had advanced to the Top Eight and considered loosening the academy's benefits if he reached the Top Four.
• Jing He offered Energy Cubes to Nidoqueen, who secretly ate them before blushing when he caught her.
• Nidoqueen and Haunter exchanged Ice Punch and Shadow Punch until Jing He ordered them to spar somewhere away from other people.
• Jing He sent Ice Vulpix and Kleavor after Haunter and Nidoqueen to learn from the sparring, joking that his Pokémon were fleecing yet another partner.

Nidoqueen recovered enough to help train Kleavor, Haunter, and Ice Vulpix, while Jing He handled her care and settled into life with his Pokémon. At the Canalave Pokémon Academy Mentor Assessment, Jing He learned that the Top Eight would face twelve-pick-three rental Rotation Mode battles, a format his friends believed suited him perfectly.

• Nidoqueen demonstrated Stone Edge to Kleavor, but struggled to teach the Pokémon how to perform their moves.
• Persian and a group of local strays arrived, and Haunter, Nidoqueen, Ice Vulpix, and Kleavor frightened them into submission.
• Jing He told Sakaki that Nidoqueen was recovering and had eaten extra supplies, including Energy Cubes and medicine.
• Jing He spent the night caring for his Pokémon, then attended the Top Eight assessment with Kleavor.
• Min Jiang announced that the assessment would use twelve-pick-three rental Rotation Mode battles, and Roxanne, Flannery, and Steven Stone expressed confidence in Jing He's tactical skill.

Jing He faced Carl in the academy’s random-Pokémon instructor battle and used a carefully prepared Baton Pass strategy to win. His victory left him advancing toward the semifinals as spectators dubbed him the “Scheming Man.”

• Jing He drew twelve rental Pokémon and chose Olivers, Drifblim, and Frosmoth to face Carl’s team.
• Carl’s Rapidash knocked out Olivers with Flare Blitz, but Olivers left Grassy Terrain behind and damaged Rapidash with Leech Seed and Rocky Helmet.
• Jing He used Drifblim’s Unburden, Minimize, Strength Sap, and Calm Mind to evade Carl’s attacks, build up six stages of boosts, and wear down Rapidash and Typhlosion.
• Jing He sent in Frosmoth with Baton Pass, then used Light Screen and Frosmoth’s Ice Scales to blunt its Fire weakness while it swept Carl’s team.
• Carl’s Torkoal failed to remove Frosmoth’s boosts with Clear Smog, and Jing He won the battle as the match was broadcast.

Jing He’s tactical victory against Carl’s Fire-type team made him widely recognized as a tactical master, while his Pokémon and students discussed how to counter his Baton Pass strategy. After watching the match, Sakaki decided to recruit Jing He with a million-Pokédollar payment and saw him as a way to keep Mewtwo cooperative.

• Jing He’s match replay went viral, and Drake and the Officer Jenny Family praised his tactics, earning him recognition as a tactical master.
• Flannery congratulated Jing He, while Ice Vulpix concluded that the safest battle was one that ended instantly and Kleavor wondered whether Frosmoth was a bird.
• Steven Stone and Roxanne asked Jing He how to counter Baton Pass, and he explained that overwhelming offense or Taunt could help stop it.
• Mato showed Sakaki Jing He’s match and a report on the Officer Jenny Family’s Beat Up team, and Sakaki decided to send Jing He one million as Nidoqueen’s payment.
• Sakaki told Mato that victors defined justice and offered Mewtwo a chance to contact Jing Zhong Zhi He if it helped complete his task.

After Jing He returned home, his Pokémon filled the room with snow while learning new Ice-type moves. Cynthia, disappointed that it had not snowed in Celestic Town, cheered up when Jing He sent her a photo of their snowman and asked her Pokémon for hot water.

• Jing He received a million League Credits from Sakaki and got swamped with notifications before Cynthia called to discuss Sinnoh’s expected snowfall and his battle tactics.
• Cynthia mentioned that Wan Long wanted to discuss Jing He’s novel ideas, then reminded him about the Pokémon Researcher Conference at Mt. Coronet Station.
• Jing He discovered Haunter, Ice Vulpix, Kleavor, and Nidoqueen had turned his room into a snowy battleground and built a snowman resembling him.
• Jing He realized the Pokémon had collectively caused the mess while Haunter learned Ice Punch and Ice Vulpix learned Blizzard, then took a photo before ordering everyone to clean up.
• Cynthia found no snow in Celestic Town, but Jing He’s snowman photo lifted her spirits, and she asked Garchomp, Lucario, and the others to bring her hot water.

Jing He bid farewell to Nidoqueen as she returned to Kanto, then took Haunter, Ice Vulpix, and Kleavor to Sinnoh. He arrived in Hearthome City after meeting Mijate Berlitz aboard the plane, where Cynthia was waiting to greet him.

• Jing He encouraged Nidoqueen to return to Kanto with confidence and gave her a letter for Sakaki before Delibird carried her away.
• Haunter told Jing He that he and Nidoqueen had promised to meet again at the summit, startling Jing with the prospect of facing Sakaki.
• Jing He obtained two days of leave from Min Jiang and flew to Sinnoh with Haunter, Ice Vulpix, and Kleavor.
• Jing He stopped Kleavor from trying to open an emergency exit and learned that an elderly passenger named Mijate Berlitz had once paid for Snorlax opening one.
• Jing He recognized the Berlitz name as the surname of Sinnoh's famously wealthy family, then arrived in Hearthome City and found Cynthia waiting with Spiritomb.

Jing He reunited with Cynthia in Hearthome City and prepared to travel with her to Celestic Town. Meanwhile, Sakaki discovered that Jing He’s training had transformed Nidoqueen’s confidence and move power, and he promoted Jing He to Team Rocket executive rank while asking for compensation for Nidoqueen’s expenses.

• Cynthia met Jing He at the airport, where onlookers’ attempts to photograph them captured only Haunter posing in every shot.
• Mato told Sakaki that Nidoqueen had defeated the Nidoking that had previously rejected her, and Sakaki inspected the changed Pokémon.
• Sakaki sensed Nidoqueen’s new confidence, praised Jing He’s talent, raised his clearance to executive rank, and assigned Nidoqueen to Team Three.
• Mato gave Sakaki Nidoqueen’s expense list and reported that Jing He recommended cash compensation.
• Cynthia summoned Garchomp and Dragonite to travel with them, and Jing He chose to ride Dragonite after winning its favor with Energy Cubes.

Jing He traveled with Cynthia to Celestic Town, where he stayed at her home and met her Pokémon. After Cynthia nearly caused a kitchen fire, Jing He barred her and Haunter from entering the kitchen and sent Cynthia to take a bath.

• Jing He admitted through his reactions that he was afraid of flying fast, and Cynthia slowed their ride to Celestic Town.
• Jing He followed Cynthia to her wooden home and won over Garchomp and Lucario with Energy Cubes.
• Jing He drank Roserade's poisonous flower tea, praised it, and reassured the shy Pokémon.
• Cynthia began cooking supper, but smoke poured from the kitchen and Jing He rushed in to put out the fire.
• Jing He posted a rule barring Haunter and Cynthia from the kitchen, then told Cynthia to take a bath.
• Within a shattered world, a gigantic head lifted and wondered why it felt a little closer this time.

Jing He stayed at Cynthia’s home, where his Pokémon uncovered an embarrassing glimpse of her study and then spent the evening with Garchomp and Lucario. While he slept, Mewtwo and Giratina unexpectedly exchanged messages through his phone, and Giratina considered whether Jing He could help it escape the Destroyed World.

• Jing He chose a guest room, accidentally entered Cynthia’s study, and saw her childhood photos and a framed picture of them together.
• Jing He tricked Garchomp and Lucario into spending time with Haunter and Kleavor, while Haunter showed Garchomp its transformations.
• Garchomp, Lucario, and Haunter sensed strange powers during the night but found nothing unusual when they checked the house.
• Mewtwo and Giratina messaged each other through Jing He’s phone, introduced themselves, and asked where the other was before the phone went dark.
• Mewtwo realized Jing had helped him understand himself, while Giratina hoped Jing could help it escape the Destroyed World.

Jing He attended the Pokémon Researcher Conference in Celestic Town, where Professor Rowan gave him his researcher credentials. While exploring the woods behind the institute, he encountered young Green battling a wild Stunky with Charmander.

• Jing He and Cynthia arrived at the Celestic Town Historical Research Institute and met Professor Rowan and Professor Oak.
• Professor Rowan gave Jing He a League researcher badge, identification card, and a report on the Milotic natural evolution research.
• Jing He met several prominent researchers, including Professor Elm, Professor Juniper, Doctor Kukui, and Professor Sycamore, before the conference began.
• Jing He followed Haunter and Ice Vulpix into the woods and found Green and Charmander battling a Stunky.
• Green and Charmander drove Stunky away, then Green nodded to Jing He and left without speaking to him.

Jing He and his Pokémon defeated a group of Stunky and Skuntank before exploring Mt. Coronet with Professor Birch. Kleavor’s curiosity led to a clash with Probopass, and the group left with Pokémon-related loot, marking the start of the Outlaw Gang’s mischief.

• Green fled from a group of Stunky, and Kleavor knocked them out with Stone Edge before defeating the Skuntank that tried to escape.
• Jing He introduced himself to Green as a teacher, then followed Kleavor deeper into Mt. Coronet after noticing it had found something.
• Jing He and his Pokémon found Professor Birch running from three Nosepass-like Pokémon, and Kleavor stopped the pursuers.
• Probopass arrived after its magnetic pull drew it toward the trapped Nosepass, while Professor Birch studied it and Kleavor claimed one of the smaller Pokémon.
• Kleavor carried off a Nosepass, Haunter took magnetic iron sand, and Ice Vulpix kept a glittering bead as the Outlaw Gang walked away.

Jing He advised Giratina to stop dwelling on resisting Arceus and quietly build its strength, then joined Cynthia and her grandmother, Professor Keishi Ran, inside the research institute. Professor Keishi Ran teased Jing He about Cynthia before inviting him to examine the institute’s historical records.

• Professor Birch rushed off to the Pokémon Researcher Conference after realizing it had begun, leaving Jing He with Kleavor, Haunter, and Vulpix.
• Giratina messaged Jing He about feeling wronged by its creator and asked whether it should resist; Jing He recognized that Giratina was speaking about itself.
• Jing He told Giratina not to think or speak of resistance and advised it to accumulate strength quietly until it could prove itself; Giratina agreed and changed its username to Young Man.
• Cynthia found Jing He by the institute’s side entrance and introduced him to her grandmother, Professor Keishi Ran.
• Professor Keishi Ran teased Jing He about whether he could defeat Cynthia, then invited him inside to look at the institute’s stelae and documents.

Jing He and Cynthia helped Keishi Ran prepare historical materials and brought the Adamant Orb and Lustrous Orb to the conference. When Kleavor touched the Adamant Orb, a dazzling white light suddenly burst from its body.

• Jing He recognized the Lake Guardians in an ancient mural, and he and Cynthia sorted historical documents for Keishi Ran.
• Keishi Ran brought out the Adamant Orb and Lustrous Orb, and Kleavor became fascinated with the Adamant Orb.
• Keishi Ran let Kleavor, Haunter, and Ice Vulpix handle the orbs after the conference, while Jing He watched nervously.
• Kleavor held the Adamant Orb, studied it, and gently licked it, causing dazzling white light to burst from its body.

Kleavor evolved into Kirlia after licking the Adamant Orb, gaining a larger hammer and new moves. That night, Cynthia drove off Volkner’s ninety-first challenge, while the Pokémon secretly gathered for an unknown plan.

• Kleavor evolved into Kirlia while holding the Adamant Orb, and Jing He and Cynthia watched in surprise.
• Kirlia tested its enlarged hammer, showed off its new strength, and fused the Nosepass statue into the weapon.
• Jing He struggled to cook for Cynthia and her Pokémon, then posed for a photo with her before Volkner arrived to challenge her.
• Cynthia ordered Garchomp to use Dragon Rush, sending Volkner and Infernape flying into a tree; Watari chose to leave with Bronzong.
• After Jing He fell asleep, Haunter led Kirlia and Vulpix out of the room, where they met Garchomp, Eevee, and Spiritomb for a secret action.

Jing He attended the second day of the Researcher Conference, then returned home while Mewtwo asked him about a figure appearing in its subconscious. The chapter ended with Mewtwo asking Jing He to help it meet the figure.

• Jing He woke to find Haunter and Ice Vulpix still asleep and a pile of goods gathered by his Pokémon and Garchomp’s group as local specialties.
• Professor Elm presented his Egg Group research, and Jing He comforted Haunter after it learned that Minccino belonged to a different group.
• Professor Rowan invited Jing He, Cynthia, and Milotic onstage to discuss Milotic’s natural evolution, while Doctor Kukui shared research on teaching Pokémon moves.
• Jing He left the conference early to prepare for his Mentor Assessment and learned that Bill was making progress on a more stable evolution communication device.
• Jing He returned home and messaged Mewtwo, which described seeing a mysterious figure in its subconscious and asked Jing He to help it meet the figure.