Recaps

Fang Yuan took Sabrina as his student, then helped turn Mewtwo’s exposed Psychic Ruins into a secret training ground where his Pokémon could battle powerful Trainers. After Sabrina left for Unova, Fang Yuan reunited with Ash’s group and defeated Lorelei in a public demonstration battle.

• Fang Yuan revived Celadon Gym’s frozen plants with Mega Venusaur, then traveled to Saffron City and defeated Sabrina’s Alakazam with Gluttony Ghost before she agreed to become his student.
• Fang Yuan persuaded Sabrina’s father to understand her better, defeated Wu De at the Fighting Dojo with Ditto, and accepted a Poké Ball Level Advancement Battle against Koga.
• Fang Yuan and Sabrina traveled to Sinnoh for the Psychic Ruins gathering, where Fang Yuan secretly arranged for Infernape, Armored Magnezone, and Darkrai to battle Lucian, Caitlin, and Aaron.
• Fang Yuan convinced Cynthia to help recruit Sinnoh Trainers to challenge his Pokémon, establishing the ruins as a training ground while keeping his connection to it secret.
• Sabrina taught Fang Yuan her family’s Meditation Method, then accepted Caitlin’s invitation to travel to Unova and help open her family’s treasure.
• Fang Yuan reunited with Ash, Misty, and Brock on Little Orange Island, then joined them at Lorelei’s battle demonstration on Citrus Island.
• Lorelei selected Fang Yuan for a demonstration battle, and Milotic overcame Slowbro’s ice attacks and defeated it with Frozen Mist and an explosive finishing attack.

Fang Yuan passed Ho-Oh’s Rainbow Hero trial and sought Lugia’s help, but the theft of the Orange Archipelago’s Plates triggered a crisis among the Legendary Birds. After Ho-Oh and Lugia restored the region’s balance, Fang Yuan gathered Legendary allies to pursue Team Rocket and recover the Plates.

• Wallace became interested in Fang Yuan’s coordination techniques, and Fang Yuan defeated Koga’s poison tactics with Milotic before leaving to seek the Plates.
• Fang Yuan found Moltres guarding the Fire Plate and learned that removing the three island Plates could cause climate disasters, so he set out to find Ho-Oh and Lugia’s help.
• Fang Yuan met Fan Ye and Marshadow, then passed the Rainbow Hero trials with Infernape, Milotic, and Armored Magnezone.
• Ho-Oh accepted Fang Yuan as a qualified Rainbow Hero, battled Eevee, and gave Fang Yuan an empowered Rainbow Wing that could summon it again.
• Fang Yuan returned to the Orange Archipelago as Team Rocket’s Jirouta captured Articuno and the Three Legendary Birds’ conflict threw the region’s climate out of balance.
• Ash and Flula summoned Lugia, and Ho-Oh joined Fang Yuan to calm the birds and restore the climate while Mewtwo discovered that Sakaki’s Team Rocket had stolen the Plates.
• Fang Yuan told the Legendary Pokémon about his mission from a parallel timeline, but Ho-Oh, Lugia, and the Three Legendary Birds refused to leave the archipelago to retrieve the Plates.
• The Three Legendary Birds gave Fang Yuan tokens to summon their kind, and Fang Yuan assembled fourteen Legendary Pokémon on Fire Island as Dark Lugia and its allies remained to come.

Fang Yuan recovered several Plates, rescued Groudon, and taught it new ways to fight before the two traveled together. After helping settle the Groudon and Kyogre crisis, Fang Yuan traded for a Steel Stone Plate and turned to developing Milotic and Dragonite.

• Fang Yuan confronted Sakaki, took Team Rocket’s Plates, and defeated him with Mewtwo, leading Sakaki to disband Team Rocket.
• Fang Yuan returned home, reunited with his parents, then went to Hoenn and defeated Lila after Ditto transformed into Ho-Oh.
• Fang Yuan helped Lila and Handsome rescue Groudon from Aqua Team, then took Groudon to a remote volcanic island where it woke and demanded the Earth Plate.
• Fang Yuan taught Groudon to fly and use Z-Power, while Groudon trained Fang Yuan’s Pokémon and gave him a Red Orb.
• Fang Yuan refereed a limited battle between Groudon and Kyogre, where Groudon won after using Fang Yuan’s flying techniques.
• Fang Yuan traveled to Devon Corporation, defeated Steven Stone’s Mega Metagross with Armored Magnezone, and received the Steel Stone Plate in exchange for rare treasures and a demonstration of Mystic Science.
• Wallace advised Fang Yuan to help Milotic accept Legendary Powers without losing its own nature, while Dragonite sought stronger training after envying Wallace’s Milotic.
• Fang Yuan and Dragonite went to Petalburg Gym to seek a Facade Move Manual, where Max mistook their arrival for a Gym challenge.

Fang Yuan helped his Pokémon grow stronger, then brought Groudon and Kyogre together to recover their lost orbs and prepare to challenge Rayquaza. At Mt. Pyre, he defeated Aegislash and stopped Magma Team and Aqua Team, leaving their leaders captured and Groudon and Kyogre reunited with the orbs.

• Fang Yuan battled Senri, whose Spinda and Linoone pushed Dragonite through Nightmare Mode and Darkness Mode before Slaking’s assault left both Pokémon nearly spent.
• Fang Yuan helped Milotic master North Wind Power and reach Champion level, then learned from Steven that Maxie and Archie had escaped and might seek Groudon and Kyogre’s power.
• Fang Yuan staged a crisis to help Dragonite confess its feelings to Milotic, and Dragonite resolved to train harder after Milotic said it was not ready to date.
• Fang Yuan trained Lycanroc to adapt to Groudon’s magma power and devised a multi-stage training plan for Eevee before taking his team to Sea God Temple.
• Fang Yuan persuaded Groudon and Kyogre to recover their Red Orb and Blue Orb and stop fighting while they trained to challenge Rayquaza.
• At Mt. Pyre, Fang Yuan and Wanlong confronted Aegislash, and Eevee defeated it before Gluttony Ghost absorbed its spirit and gained its armament techniques.
• Fang Yuan cleared Mt. Pyre’s ghosts and persuaded Fúróng’s grandparents to let Groudon and Kyogre reclaim the orbs after the two Legendary Pokémon defeated Fúróng’s team.
• Maxie and Archie arrived with their teams to seize the orbs, but Fang Yuan released Groudon and Kyogre, who overwhelmed the teams, reclaimed the orbs, and transformed into their Primal forms before Fang Yuan recalled them.