Chapter Summaries

Fang Yuan trained Monferno under Feng Yin’s demanding Focus Energy and Concentrate requirement, then began challenging Icefield City’s dojos. With Cen Mingzhi as his guide, Fang Yuan headed to the Karate Dojo, while Eevee considered entering an online game tournament using Fang Yuan’s identity.

• Feng Yin taught Monferno a Focus Energy and Concentrate technique and required it to complete the process twice during every battle, even at the cost of taking damage.
• Fang Yuan had Monferno spar with Wind Fist Style apprentices and instructors while Eevee and Magneton trained separately; Monferno defeated all but the instructors and the top apprentice, and its Mach Punch grew more fluid.
• Fang Yuan lost to a dojo instructor but decided to begin challenging other dojos the next day.
• Cen Mingzhi volunteered to guide Fang Yuan around Icefield City, explaining that it had six dojos and that the nearby Karate Dojo would be their first stop.
• Fang Yuan and Cen Mingzhi traveled to the Karate Dojo with a challenge letter, and Fang Yuan said he would eventually bring Monferno to the World's Greatest Fighting Tournament after it evolved.
• Eevee dismissed the tournament in favor of the Glory Professional League and considered borrowing Fang Yuan’s identity to enter its online competition.

After repeated losses at Icefield City's Fighting Dojos left Monferno discouraged, Fang Yuan helped it understand that effort was only a foundation and that failure could teach it. Monferno regained its confidence and mastered Focus Punch during a challenge at Icefield Dojo, leaving Fang Yuan ready to revisit the dojos it had lost to.

• Fang Yuan and Monferno lost their first challenge at Ultramarine Dojo when Infernape's Focus Energy and Concentrate technique disrupted Monferno's rhythm.
• Fang Yuan and Cen Mingzhi challenged three more dojos, where Monferno narrowly lost to Hitmonlee and Machop and suffered another defeat at the Supple Strength dojo.
• Fang Yuan comforted Monferno at Wind Fist Style Dojo, explaining that hard work was only a starting point and that it should learn from setbacks.
• Monferno renewed its resolve and challenged Icefield Dojo, where it used Focus Energy and Concentrate smoothly during battle.
• Monferno mastered Focus Punch and knocked the opposing Heracross flying, prompting Fang Yuan to plan another visit to the dojos they had lost to.

After Monferno mastered Focus Punch, Fang Yuan and Monferno defeated the defending apprentices at all five Icefield City dojos and completed their Challenge Letter. Feng Yin then left his Infernape to teach Monferno the finishing touches of Wind Fist Style and Close Combat, while Eevee translated the lessons Fang Yuan could not understand.

• Cen Mingzhi learned that Fang Yuan had helped Monferno improve by giving it a bottle of Gree Nutritional Supplement each day.
• Fang Yuan and Monferno began a second round of dojo challenges, using Monferno’s Wind Fist Style techniques to defeat the apprentices at all five dojos over three days.
• Monferno integrated its training and mastered four major punching moves: Fire Punch, Thunder Punch, Mach Punch, and Focus Punch.
• Feng Yin left his Infernape with Fang Yuan to refine Monferno’s Wind Fist Style techniques and teach it Close Combat.
• Eevee understood Infernape’s Pokémon-language lessons and typed out their contents for Fang Yuan.

After his Rattled Ability thesis was published, Fang Yuan prepared for an auction offering a Life Orb while finishing his training at the Wind Fist Style Dojo. He defeated Lü Liang in a rematch and left Icefield City for the auction in Magic City.

• Fang Yuan learned that his Rattled Ability thesis had been published, then found the Modu Trainer Association's auction listing and began raising money for its Life Orb.
• Fang Yuan completed his fourteen-day study period, though Monferno had not yet learned Close Combat.
• Lü Liang challenged Fang Yuan to a rematch before he left, and Monferno narrowly defeated Hariyama after learning Focus Punch.
• Feng Yin predicted that Fang Yuan and Lü Liang would keep racing to improve their Fighting-type Pokémon, with Monferno's future evolution giving Fang Yuan an advantage.
• Fang Yuan said goodbye to Feng Yin and Cen Mingzhi at Icefield City Airport and boarded his flight.

After meeting fellow Research Department student Jiang Nuo, Fang Yuan tested whether Eevee and its Substitute could be recalled into the same Poké Ball. The test worked, leaving Fang Yuan determined to explore new uses for Substitute.

• Fang Yuan met Jiang Nuo near the Experiment Building and added her as a contact.
• Fang Yuan read Jiang Nuo’s research questions, including why a Poké Ball could contain both a Kangaskhan mother and child.
• Fang Yuan asked Eevee to create a Little Substitute and tested recalling both of them with one Poké Ball.
• Fang Yuan confirmed that the Poké Ball stored Eevee and its Substitute together, then decided to investigate Substitute’s potential further.
• Eevee ignored Fang Yuan’s excitement and went back to searching for its phone.

Fang Yuan trained Eevee in a new Combined Attack Technique and helped Monferno improve, while investigating a way to overcome Magneton’s growth bottleneck. He developed high-grade green Energy Cubes that boosted Magneton’s Magnet Pull, then set his sights on raising three Pokémon to Professional Level.

• Fang Yuan began teaching Eevee to coordinate with its Substitute in the Combined Attack Technique and considered using Wonder Room to link their movements.
• Monferno learned Close Combat and raised its Gravity Trial rating from D+ to B- after further training.
• Fang Yuan found that Magneton’s growth had slowed because its strength depended on Electromagnetic Force, which its current Energy Cubes did little to improve.
• Fang Yuan asked Xia Xinyan to obtain the berry proportions for a French Magnet Pull nutritional formula, and she delivered them three days later.
• Fang Yuan refined the formula into high-grade green Energy Cubes that enhanced Magneton’s Magnet Pull, then resolved to raise three Professional Level Pokémon.

Fang Yuan continued training his Pokémon at Magic University's Gravity Trial, where Espeon finally learned Future Sight and earned an S rating. After drawing attention from the School Team, Fang Yuan turned his attention to the Secret Realm auction scheduled for the next day.

• Fang Yuan reviewed how Energy Cubes could help Monferno and Magneton grow, while noting that Eevee was nearing the limit of what ordinary formulas could provide.
• Fang Yuan brought Magneton, Monferno, and Espeon to the Gravity Trial, where their ratings reached A, B, and S- respectively.
• Fang Yuan encouraged Espeon to learn Future Sight by joking that it could use the move to see unreleased anime episodes.
• Espeon entered its Foresight State, learned Future Sight, and left the Gravity Trial with an S rating.
• Magic University's School Team members noticed Fang Yuan's score, while Fang Yuan prepared twenty million for the Secret Realm auction the next day.

Fang Yuan attended the Secret Realm auction at the Research Building to buy a Life Orb, risking nearly his entire fortune. He won it for eighteen million credits, leaving himself limited funds for his Pokémon’s supplies.

• Fang Yuan checked in at the Research Building and activated an Auction Device with a twenty-million-credit limit.
• Fang Yuan waited through the auction, ignoring other items while watching for the Life Orb.
• The host presented the Life Orb and explained its power and life-draining side effect.
• Fang Yuan joined the bidding after the price reached fourteen million credits and competed with another guest.
• Fang Yuan raised the price to eighteen million credits, and the other bidders stopped; the auction sold him the Life Orb.

Fang Yuan bought a Life Orb and developed a theory for Return’s Fourth Stage, which could let Eevee control Life Energy and strengthen itself and its moves. After the Final Exam, Fang Yuan planned to go home for winter break, but President Xu urged him to join a freshman exchange event at Didu University.

• Fang Yuan bought the Life Orb for 18 million and signed the Trainer Association’s contract governing its use.
• Fang Yuan proposed that Eevee could use Return to control Life Energy, creating a Fourth Stage that might enhance its body and moves without the Life Orb’s side effects.
• Eevee began training with the Life Orb and Everstone, but controlling Life Energy remained difficult for an Ordinary Pokémon.
• Fang Yuan passed his Final Exam with ease because his private tutoring had covered every question.
• President Xu asked Fang Yuan to join a freshman team for an exchange event at Didu University, but Fang Yuan said he was going home for winter break.

Fang Yuan negotiated with the Battle Club instructor to join Modu University's exchange team for training resources, and he prepared to travel to Didu with Liu Le for a Doubles Match. The chapter ended with the ten exchange team candidates selected.

• The Battle Club instructor visited Fang Yuan and offered help with his training if he joined the exchange with Didu University.
• Fang Yuan negotiated for a Sunny Day Move Manual, nutritional products, and a possible Scorching Rock for Espeon, then agreed to compete.
• Liu Le told Fang Yuan he had not made the exchange team but planned to travel to Didu independently for their promised Doubles Match.
• Liu Le asked whether Lin Jing might challenge them after her Growlithe evolved into an Arcanine, and Fang Yuan considered using Monferno.
• Modu University's ten exchange team members were selected, including Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan slipped away from Modu University's exchange group to join Liu Le at the Pokémon-themed Star of the Curtain restaurant. He agreed to battle for a discount and was matched against Du Yishan, a confident Didu University freshman and the restaurant owner's daughter.

• Fang Yuan left the exchange group and met Liu Le in the Imperial Capital to visit a Pokémon-themed restaurant.
• Liu Le took Fang Yuan to Star of the Curtain and explained that the restaurant offered a 51% discount to tables whose guests won a battle.
• Fang Yuan volunteered to battle for the discount after Eevee reacted eagerly to the chance to save money.
• The waiter brought Du Yishan to meet Fang Yuan, and she said she was confident as a core member of Didu University's Pokémon Competitive Club.

Fang Yuan battled Du Yishan at a restaurant event to earn a dining discount and defeated her Roserade quickly with Magneton. He revealed that he attended Didu Film Academy, leaving Du Yishan surprised by both his strength and school.

• Fang Yuan decided to use Magneton for the restaurant’s student battle event, and Liu Le accompanied him to the Battle Room.
• Fang Yuan met Du Yishan, answered that he was a first-year student, and entered the battle against her Roserade with Magneton.
• Du Yishan ordered Roserade to use Grass Whistle, but Magneton resisted the move and struck Roserade with Magnet Bomb.
• Fang Yuan followed with Thunder, overwhelming Roserade and winning the battle.
• Du Yishan awarded Fang Yuan the 49% dining price and asked which school he attended, and Fang Yuan said he was a student at Didu Film Academy.

Fang Yuan and Magneton defeated Du Yishan’s Sceptile in a second battle at Star of the Curtain, earning a free meal. After eating, Fang Yuan headed for the Didu University Activity Apartment but got lost.

• Fang Yuan recognized Du Yishan as a Didu University student, and she challenged Magneton to another battle after her meal was offered free if she lost.
• Fang Yuan sent Magneton against Du Yishan’s Sceptile and demonstrated its control of nine Magnet Bombs.
• Sceptile dodged the first attack with Agility but was overwhelmed by the remaining Magnet Bombs and badly injured by the barrage.
• Du Yishan conceded defeat, recalled Sceptile, and left with her Pokémon to recover.
• Fang Yuan and Liu Le enjoyed the free meal, then Fang Yuan set off carrying a stuffed Eevee toward the Activity Apartment and realized he was lost.

Fang Yuan arrived late to Didu University’s free-battle exchange after an upset stomach, while Didu’s freshmen learned he might be among Magic University’s students. He joined the arena just as Xu Lan began challenging Didu’s Trainers and ended by inviting someone to battle him, claiming he was very weak.

• Tang Sheng warned Fang Yuan that Didu University would have a numbers advantage and told him to help build Modu University’s morale.
• Hu Guanxiong announced free battles for the exchange’s first day, and Didu’s freshmen discussed Fang Yuan’s reputation after Bai Qi recognized him as the Trainer who had crushed his high school team.
• Fang Yuan arrived late after recovering from an upset stomach, and Yan Xiaoyun escorted him into the arena.
• Xu Lan challenged Didu’s Trainers and said that only those ranked in the top ten should face her.
• Bai Qi spotted Fang Yuan, and Du Yishan realized he was the Trainer from the Film Academy she had met.
• Fang Yuan surveyed the arena and invited anyone to battle him, saying he was very weak.

Fang Yuan accepted Bai Qi’s challenge at the newcomer gathering and overwhelmed Bai Qi’s Magmar with Magneton. The onlookers realized Fang Yuan’s strength far exceeded what they had expected.

• Bai Qi ignored Du Yishan’s attempt to stop him and stepped forward to battle Fang Yuan.
• Fang Yuan and Bai Qi agreed to a one-on-one match, and Bai Qi sent out his ace, Magmar.
• Fang Yuan sent out Magneton, prompting Bai Qi to assume he was being underestimated.
• Magneton’s accelerated Magnet Bomb struck Magmar before it could react, shocking the gathered students and teachers.
• Du Yishan told Yan Xiaoyun that her Sceptile had also lost to Fang Yuan’s Magneton.

Fang Yuan dominated Didu University's freshmen with Magneton, defeating Bai Qi and He Xingyu in successive one-on-one battles. With no freshmen willing to challenge him, Fang Yuan decided to aim higher and challenge the Competitive Club president or a School Team member.

• Fang Yuan and Magneton defeated Bai Qi, leaving Didu University's freshmen reluctant to accept Fang Yuan's challenge.
• He Xingyu stepped forward with Mismagius, but Magneton used its expanded magnetic field and Gravity to expose and immobilize it before knocking it out with Thunder.
• Didu University's students and teachers reacted to Fang Yuan's overwhelming strength, and Tang Sheng revealed that Fang Yuan was a researcher from an ordinary family who trained Pokémon through his own work.
• After finding no more freshmen willing to battle, Fang Yuan proposed challenging Didu University's Competitive Club president or a School Team member.

Fang Yuan challenged Didu University’s upperclassmen after defeating its freshmen, then continued winning battles with Magneton. The Competitive Club president, Yan Xiaoyun, finally stepped forward to fight him, and Fang Yuan asked for time to rest before their one-on-one match.

• Fang Yuan called out Didu University Competitive Club president Du Yishan and challenged the seniors, startling both universities.
• A Didu University freshman sent out Rhydon, but Fang Yuan used Magneton’s Gravity and Railgun to defeat it.
• Fang Yuan beat another Didu University newcomer, while Teacher Hu realized none of the freshmen could stop him.
• Yan Xiaoyun stepped onto the field and accepted Fang Yuan’s challenge.
• Yan Xiaoyun asked whether Fang Yuan needed to rest, and Fang Yuan agreed before confirming the battle would be one-on-one.

Fang Yuan challenged Didu University Competitive Club president Yan Xiaoyun, drawing the attention of the club and school team. The chapter ends as Yan Xiaoyun's Scyther uses Agility and Tailwind to rush into battle against Fang Yuan's Magneton.

• Fang Yuan made Yan Xiaoyun wait while students from both universities watched and discussed his challenge.
• News of the confrontation spread, bringing Didu University Competitive Club seniors and school team members to the arena.
• Hu Guanxiong managed the arriving crowd, while Didu University School Team vice-captain Dong Fanghua ordered two team members to the spectator stands.
• Tang Sheng considered promising Fang Yuan additional weather move manuals if he defeated Yan Xiaoyun or a school team member.
• Yan Xiaoyun sent out her Light Metal Scyther, known as the Red Flash, to face Fang Yuan's Magneton.
• The referee began the battle, and Scyther used Agility and Tailwind to accelerate across the field.

Fang Yuan’s Magneton defeated Yan Xiaoyun’s Scyther in a fierce battle by tracking its movements, controlling the field with Magnet Bombs, and enduring Scyther’s final Reversal. The Didu University School Team members arrived afterward and reacted with disbelief that a Magic University freshman had beaten their Competitive Club president.

• Magneton used Lock-On and Gravity to track Scyther, but Scyther’s Agility and Double Team illusions let it close in and shatter Reflect before Thunderbolt struck both Pokémon.
• Scyther blocked Magneton’s accelerated Magnet Bomb and used Swords Dance, while Fang Yuan formed nine Magnet Bombs and forced Scyther to maneuver through a barrage of Railguns.
• Magneton’s Railguns sealed Scyther’s escape routes, but Scyther endured the attacks, completed two Swords Dances, and launched a Reversal strike through Magneton’s Gravity Field.
• Scyther’s wounds reopened before its attack could land, and Fang Yuan declared victory.
• Didu University School Team members discussed how close Scyther had come to winning, while Dong Fanghua noted that Fang Yuan was a freshman who had defeated Yan Xiaoyun.

After defeating Yan Xiaoyun, Fang Yuan challenged Didu University's school team and accepted a battle against Zhao Yansong. With Magneton exhausted, Fang Yuan recalled it and sent out Espeon to face Zhao Yansong's Typhlosion.

• Yan Xiaoyun conceded defeat to Fang Yuan and left the field, while Fang Yuan asked to battle Didu University's school team.
• Zhao Yansong volunteered to fight Fang Yuan, and Teacher Hu Guanxiong approved the match.
• Zhao Yansong sent out Typhlosion, whose Heat Wave forced Fang Yuan's Magneton to retreat.
• Fang Yuan recalled the exhausted Magneton and sent out Espeon to face Typhlosion.