Chapter Summaries

Jing He defeated Sabrina and received the Golden Badge and a Skill Swap Technical Machine, which Gengar eagerly swallowed. At Sabrina’s Gym, he narrowly avoided her disastrous cooking by taking over the meal, and the chapter ended with everyone enjoying his food together.

• Gengar defeated Sabrina’s Mr. Mime with a surprise attack, and Sabrina accepted her loss and gave Jing He the Golden Badge.
• Sabrina awarded Jing He a Skill Swap Technical Machine, which Gengar swallowed before Jing He could stop it.
• Sabrina showed Jing He her burnt cooking and tried to make him taste it, so he fed it to Gengar, who used Dimensional Space to avoid eating it.
• When Sabrina decided to cook another dish, Jing He took the spatula and began teaching her to cook instead.
• Jing He prepared a meal for Sabrina and the Pokémon, and they gathered around the table and praised his cooking.

Sabrina trained Gengar and Ice Vulpix in psychic powers while Jing He discussed acting and scripts with her. Sakaki invited Jing He to Viridian Gym, but after arriving in Viridian City, Jing He decided to visit the police station first and report a valuable item missing.

• Sabrina showed Jing He a Mystic Incense that could help Gengar awaken psychic powers, and they agreed that she would receive one stick per dish.
• Sabrina trained Ice Vulpix with the Sweet Dream Meditation Method while Alakazam guided Gengar in developing its psychic powers.
• Jing He suggested that Sabrina could act in movies and hinted that he had ideas for scripts.
• After Mato told Sakaki that Jing He had arrived in Saffron City, Sakaki asked her to arrange a meeting with his private Advisor at Viridian Gym.
• Sabrina used Teleport to bring Jing He and his Pokémon to Viridian City, where Jing He read Mato's invitation and chose to report a valuable item missing at the police station.

Jing He met Sakaki at Viridian Gym, where their conversation revealed their mutual understanding and led to an ordinary Gym battle. The chapter ended as Sakaki’s Rhyhorn and Jing He’s Ice Vulpix prepared to fight.

• Jing He arrived at Viridian Gym and was escorted inside by Mato while Musashi, Kojiro, and Meowth watched from a nearby bush.
• Jing He found Sakaki feeding Persian and Meowth, then described him as powerful, ambitious, responsible, family-oriented, mostly rational, and a gentle uncle.
• Sakaki invited Jing He to battle, and Jing agreed after Gengar eagerly volunteered to fight.
• Mato began a standard 2v2 Gym battle, and Sakaki sent out Rhyhorn while Jing sent out Ice Vulpix.

Jing He’s Ice Vulpix defeated Sakaki’s Rhyhorn, and his Gengar then battled Nidoking to a double knockout. With Vulpix still barely able to fight, Mato realized Jing He had beaten Sakaki.

• Sakaki sent out Rhyhorn, and Jing He’s Ice Vulpix used Baby-Doll Eyes, Reflect, snowmen, and Blizzard to outmaneuver it.
• Ice Vulpix endured Sakaki’s Rock Slide, then Jing He recalled it after it had nearly run out of stamina.
• Jing He sent out Gengar against Sakaki’s Nidoking and used Will-O-Wisp to weaken Nidoking’s physical attacks.
• Jing He had Gengar use Skill Swap to take Nidoking’s Sheer Force, and the Pokémon exchanged attacks using Shadow Ball, Earth Power, and Substitute.
• Gengar knocked Nidoking out with Psychic, but Nidoking’s ricocheting Shadow Ball struck Gengar and left both Pokémon unable to battle.
• Mato realized that Jing He had won because Ice Vulpix remained as his barely battle-ready Pokémon.

After defeating Sakaki in battle, Jing He declined his offer to take over Viridian Gym and discussed Team Rocket’s future with him. Sakaki asked Jing He to help find his missing son, while Jing He’s advice left Sakaki considering whether an outsider could help reshape Team Rocket.

• Gengar apologized to Sakaki for attacking Nidoking and received Dark Stone fragments in return, while Jing He accepted the Viridian Gym Badge and an Earthquake Technical Machine from Mato.
• Sakaki offered Jing He the role of acting Gym Leader and eventually the Gym itself, but Jing He refused because he preferred teaching.
• Sakaki asked Jing He what he thought of Team Rocket, and Jing He described its unity and benefits while arguing that its crimes left it with no legitimate future.
• Jing He suggested bringing Team Rocket into the open as a company and using its resources to handle crimes the League could not address, prompting Sakaki to consider reform from within.
• Sakaki asked Jing He to help find his missing son, and Jing He promised to do what he could while suggesting the boy might not want to acknowledge his father.
• After Jing He left, Sakaki told Mato that Team Rocket might need an outside observer like Jing He.

Jing He traveled to Pallet Town to meet Professor Oak, reflecting on his uneasy dealings with Sakaki and receiving a rare Metal Coat from Team Rocket. At Oak’s vast laboratory grounds, Gengar startled the professor, who seemed to mistake its prank for a kind gesture.

• Jing He left his meeting with Sakaki carrying an artificially made Metal Coat and wondered whether Team Rocket had believed his claims.
• Jing He arrived in Pallet Town with Gengar, Ice Vulpix, Kirlia, and Dratini, then headed to Professor Oak’s Laboratory.
• Green welcomed Jing He and led him through the laboratory to the enormous grounds, where Professor Oak was studying a young Kangaskhan.
• Professor Oak picked up the young Kangaskhan, and its mother swatted him away before he resumed his observations.
• Gengar disappeared into Professor Oak’s shadow and made a frightening face, but Professor Oak thanked it, leaving Jing He to suspect the professor had remembered someone.

Jing He helped Professor Oak investigate a gigantic Dragonite, then joined him and Green in the backyard when revived Kabutops clashed with other Pokémon. Jing He and his Pokémon peacefully put the feuding Pokémon to sleep, prompting Professor Oak to call him a Mental Master.

• Professor Oak recovered from his emotional slump, examined the gigantic Dragonite's data, and called Professor Magnolia to ask whether it related to Gigantamax.
• A disturbance in Professor Oak's backyard brought Jing He and Green to a standoff between three revived Kabutops and Ursaring.
• Jing He realized the Pokémon could not understand one another, while Professor Oak tried to intervene and was struck by Ursaring.
• Jing He used Ice Vulpix, Gengar, and his other Pokémon to calm and hypnotize the gathered Pokémon, leaving most of them smiling as they fell asleep.
• Professor Oak praised Jing He's precise coordination and told Green that this was what it meant to be a Mental Master.

Jing He returned home with Dratini and put his Pokémon to work cleaning, then considered moving to a larger place as the team grew. A message from the Academic Affairs Office asked him to come to school the next day to receive his Mentor Assessment reward.

• Jing He assigned Gengar, Ice Vulpix, Kirlia, and Dratini different cleaning tasks while he handled the kitchen.
• Gengar nearly ruined a lampshade, Ice Vulpix hid in a blanket, Kirlia broke a mop, and Dratini filled the bathroom with soap foam.
• Jing He surveyed the cleaned home and decided it might be time to move somewhere larger, possibly to a place with a storefront.
• Gengar trained with the Dark Stone and incense, Kirlia worked on its hammer with the Metal Coat, Ice Vulpix studied Pain Split, and Dratini struggled to eat Giant Dragonite Scales.
• The director of the Academic Affairs Office messaged Jing He that the dean had returned with his Mentor Assessment reward and asked him to visit the school the next day.

Jing He received a Swords Dance Technical Machine and its materials as a reward for passing the Battle-Type Instructor Assessment. The principal also assigned him to host visiting Celadon University students and lead future academy exchanges.

• Jing He woke to find his Pokémon sprawled around his room, and he explained that Dratini would soon Shed Skin and had ordered it a mossy potted tree.
• Jing He considered moving to a larger home, then arrived at Canalave Pokémon Academy and met Director Min Jiang outside the principal’s office.
• Jing He entered to find the Old Principal pinned against a wall by Pangoro, and the principal praised his tactical ability before offering him one of three Technical Machines.
• Jing He chose Swords Dance, and Gengar stored the Technical Machine and its valuable learning materials.
• The Old Principal asked Jing He to receive visiting Celadon University students and said Jing He would lead future exchange trips to other academies.

Jing He chose a new Canalave City home with a storefront so he could open a Coffee Shop and counseling room, and Steven arranged the rental and renovations. After deciding on the move, Jing He and his Pokémon bought furniture and coffee equipment, leaving the shop and their new home nearly ready.

• Jing He asked Steven, Roxanne, and Flannery about Celadon University's student exchange and left Steven in charge while he looked for a house.
• Steven found a suitable building near the academy, and Jing He chose it after touring the storefront, living quarters, and garden with Gengar, Vulpix, Kirlia, and Dratini.
• Jing He negotiated a monthly rent of fifteen thousand with Steven, who arranged for a Devon Corporation construction crew to renovate the building.
• Jing He planned the Coffee Shop and counseling room, considered his Pokémon's training needs, and decided he would need to hire an employee.
• Jing He took his Pokémon to Home Furnishings City, where they chose items including a bathtub, fitness equipment, a TV, and cat climbing frames, while Jing He bought furniture and professional coffee equipment.

Jing He welcomed Erika and Celadon University's students to Canalave Pokémon Academy, where Gengar's antics quickly disrupted the exchange. The visit ended with Brock and Will incapacitated, while Bugsy nervously faced the academy's arriving students.

• Jing He met Erika and Yujia, and Erika gave him a perfume she had made with Sweet Scent as its main note.
• Erika told Jing He that her students had gone ahead to warm up, so the group headed to the battle hall.
• Brock rushed over and grabbed Yujia's hand, but Gengar dragged him away.
• Erika introduced Bugsy, an aspiring researcher and Pokémon Doctor who admired Jing He, and Will, a part-time magician.
• Gengar used Hypnosis on Will, who collapsed, leaving Bugsy trembling beside the incapacitated Brock.
• Steven Stone and the others arrived, and Flannery pointed out that Bugsy was the only Celadon student Gengar had not taken down.

Jing He watched Roxanne defeat Bugsy and Brock defeat Flannery during a friendly exchange, offering advice that impressed both groups. Erika then challenged Jing He to battle at the Celadon Gym, and he accepted with a playful warning as the chapter ended.

• Jing He sent Roxanne to battle Bugsy, and Roxanne defeated him with Graveler and Nosepass.
• Jing He explained how Bugsy could have used Scyther's Swords Dance and Baton Pass to give Pinsir a stronger chance, earning admiration from the students and teachers.
• Brock defeated Flannery, and Jing He promised to teach her a new tactic to cheer her up.
• Erika challenged Jing He to a battle, citing his victories over the Saffron Gym and Viridian Gym and suggesting he had overlooked the Celadon Gym.
• Jing He warned Erika not to cry if she lost, and Erika coyly replied that she was scared.

Jing He faced Erika in a one-on-one battle, where Ice Vulpix overcame Erika’s Venusaur with a powerful Blizzard after disrupting its defensive strategy. The battle ended with Venusaur unable to continue and Ice Vulpix asking Jing He for Antidote.

• Erika chose Venusaur for her battle with Jing He, who sent out Ice Vulpix.
• Gengar shared popcorn made with Will-O-Wisp with Steven Stone, Will, Bugsy, Roxanne, Flannery, and Brock, leaving several of them with burned cheeks.
• Erika’s Venusaur used Leech Seed and prepared to use Toxic, while Ice Vulpix boosted itself with Nasty Plot.
• Jing He had Ice Vulpix use Dig to evade Toxic and break through Protect, then unleashed a powerful Blizzard strengthened by Psychic.
• Ice Vulpix followed up with Ice Beam, defeating Venusaur, then hurried to Jing He and asked for ten bottles of Antidote.

After winning Erika’s Gym battle, Jing He accepted the Rainbow Badge and Giga Drain TM, then moved into his new home with help from Steven Stone and the others. As he settled in and imagined opening a coffee shop, Gengar slipped outside to look for bad guys and thieves.

• Erika gave Jing He the Rainbow Badge and a Giga Drain Technical Machine, then invited him to teach at Celadon University, and he showed interest in the benefits.
• Jing He watched Steven Stone and Will battle before the match turned into a friendly exchange of battling and Pokémon-raising advice.
• Steven Stone summoned a truck and Machop to help Jing He move, and Kirlia nearly damaged a load-bearing pillar before Jing He stopped it.
• Jing He arranged his new home for his Pokémon, including a climbing course for Vulpix, a gym for Kirlia, and a large bathtub for Dratini.
• Jing He made coffee in his new shop and considered hiring Pokémon or people to serve customers.
• Gengar admitted that it had sneaked out to look for bad guys and thieves.

Jing He celebrated moving into his new home with his Pokémon, while Gengar, Kirlia, and Dratini secretly claimed the nearby area for the Old Jing Family by defeating its resident Pokémon. The next morning, Jing He considered resources for Ice Vulpix and welcomed Steven Stone as his first customer at the coffee shop.

• Jing He and his four Pokémon toasted their move, watched television, and went to sleep in their new home.
• Gengar led Kirlia and Dratini outside and used Erika’s Sweet Scent perfume to draw nearby Pokémon to them.
• Gengar declared the area under the Old Jing Family’s protection, and the trio fought Krookodile and the other Pokémon, with Dratini unleashing Hydro Pump.
• The next morning, Jing He found Gengar and Ice Vulpix practicing Pain Split and began thinking about moves and resources for Ice Vulpix.
• Jing He received his Team Rocket salary, then served Steven Stone an espresso as his first customer; Steven ordered twenty more cups for his classmates.

Jing He and Erika visited Canalave Pokémon Academy’s Breeding House, where they helped with chores and learned how its Pokémon were raised. Granny Mo Fei recognized Jing He’s Dratini and offered him two paths for managing its excess nutrition, leaving him to consider how it should grow.

• Jing He and Erika went to the academy’s Breeding House and were assigned chores by the granny in charge.
• The granny secretly tested Jing He’s character, then watched as his Pokémon joined the Breeding House Pokémon in play and work.
• Jing He assigned his Pokémon and Erika’s Venusaur to pick Berries, repair a fence, replace pond water, and weed the grounds, while the other Pokémon helped.
• Granny Mo Fei recognized Jing He’s Dratini as one he had caught in Dragon’s Den in Blackthorn City and said it was overnourished but healthy.
• Granny Mo Fei offered Jing a choice between letting Dratini evolve to resolve the excess nutrition or helping it digest, which could slow its evolution but leave more room to grow.
• Jing He asked whether Granny Mo Fei came from Dragon Village, and she answered mysteriously, “You guess.”

Jing He and Erika helped pick Berries at the Breeding House, where Gengar stole Farfetch'd’s scallion and Jing He impressed the old lady with his Energy Cube knowledge. After lunch, Dratini sparred with Flygon and landed three unusually accurate Hydro Pumps, leaving Flygon stunned as the battle continued.

• Gengar spotted a scallion and bit into Farfetch'd’s lunch, prompting Jing He to intervene before the Breeding House staff served the meal.
• Jing He recognized the recovery-focused ingredients in the Energy Cubes, and the old lady discovered his skill in Energy Cube Production.
• The old lady invited Jing He and Dratini to spar with Flygon after lunch, and Jing agreed.
• Flygon opened with Dragon Breath, but Dratini dodged with Extreme Speed and struck Flygon with Hydro Pump.
• Dratini countered Flygon’s Dragon Rush with Hydro Pump, dodged its charge, and hit it with another Hydro Pump, leaving Flygon bewildered by its accuracy.

Jing He helped the Breeding House Granny with her work and received a Dragon Rush Secret Manual, then shared a meal with Erika at his new home. Three days later, his café, A Touch of Sunlight, officially opened, drawing congratulations from acquaintances including Team Rocket.

• Dratini repeatedly defeated Flygon with Hydro Pump, and the Breeding House Granny advised Jing He to train Dratini to use its stored Dragon-type energy.
• The Breeding House Granny gave Jing He a Dragon Rush Secret Manual as thanks for helping at the Breeding House.
• Jing He and Erika left the Breeding House, and Erika joined Jing He at his new home for dinner.
• Erika decorated Jing He's home with flowers while Gengar demonstrated that it had learned Giga Drain and asked her for advice.
• Jing He served mapo tofu, which Erika and the Pokémon enjoyed.
• Three days later, Jing He officially opened his café, A Touch of Sunlight, and received congratulations from acquaintances, including Team Rocket.

Jing He’s A Touch of Sunlight Café opened to a lively crowd, while Gengar took it upon itself to promote the shop and Sakaki considered using food and drink to transform Team Rocket. As the chapter ended, Jing He received a message from Young Man, who said he was stuck somewhere and bored.

• Jing He welcomed Steven Stone, Roxanne, Erika, Will, and other guests to the café, where Gengar, Kirlia, Dratini, and Ice Vulpix helped serve customers.
• Sakaki decided Team Rocket could build support by entering the food and beverage industry and asked Mato whether she would help Jing He, then chose to send others instead.
• Jing He congratulated Eevee Eating Cabbage on an upcoming Exhibition Match with Caitlin in Unova, while Erika and the others returned to Celadon University.
• Gengar worked with Smeargle to create promotional posters, then ordered wild Pokémon to cover the neighborhood with them the next day.
• Canalave Pokémon Academy’s Principal and Min Jiang agreed to raise Jing He’s salary and place café orders under the academy’s name to encourage him to stay.
• Jing He noticed a message from Young Man saying he was stuck somewhere and bored, and offered to treat him to coffee.

Jing He discovered that his café was attracting growing crowds, then hired Musashi, Kojiro, and Meowth after Mato arranged for them to work there. He put the trio under Gengar’s management and left them to start their café jobs.

• Giratina took Jing He’s suggestion to watch “Minccino Adventures” and considered relying on ordinary Pokémon in the future.
• Jing He found a growing line of customers outside his café, while Gengar credited its posters for the increased business.
• Musashi, Kojiro, and Meowth arrived in disguise to apply for café jobs, and Jing He recognized them despite their attempt to hide their identities.
• Jing He called Mato, learned the trio were Sakaki’s relatives, and agreed to train them for two million.
• Jing He hired the trio for five thousand a month, told them to call him Teacher Jing He, and assigned Gengar to manage them.