Chapter Summaries

Fang Yuan faced Ikeda Yu in the final team battle and unveiled his Electromagnetic Armor Tactics System, combining Magnezone with two Klink to overwhelm Japan’s team. His decisive victory left both sides alarmed by his strength and set the stage for the upcoming arena battle against Fujiwara Haruka.

• Fang Yuan entered the final team battle against Ikeda Yu while China trailed Japan in points, and the spectators expected him to secure a win.
• Fang Yuan sent out Magnezone and two Klink, stunning the spectators and confusing both teams with his unusual lineup.
• Fang Yuan combined the Klink with Magnezone to form its Electromagnetic Armor Form and unleashed nine Railguns against Ikeda Yu’s Pokémon.
• Magnezone’s attacks instantly defeated Mismagius, Claydol, and Hydreigon, giving Fang Yuan a decisive team-battle victory.
• Ma Chenzong and Liu Qin considered securing a Legendary Resource to help Magnezone reach the Top Level Domain, while Fujiwara Haruka watched Fang Yuan warily ahead of the arena battle.

With the Exchange Tournament tied 4:4, Fang Yuan led China’s Arena Battle lineup and used Gluttony Ghost to overpower Japan’s opening contestant, Takeda. As Aogo prepared to face him, Fang Yuan considered trying to have Gluttony Ghost defeat all nine opponents and wondered whether Japan’s Dragon Heavenly King might challenge him afterward.

• Fang Yuan and Shang Ren secured two places in China’s Arena Battle lineup, and Fang Yuan chose Zheng Hongyi for the remaining slot.
• Fang Yuan opened against Takeda, who sent out Aggron, while Fang Yuan chose Gluttony Ghost instead of Magnezone.
• Gluttony Ghost trapped Aggron in its Shadow Domain, hypnotized it, and defeated it with Dream Eater.
• Gluttony Ghost used the same tactic to defeat Takeda’s two injured Quasi-Top Level Pokémon, leaving Takeda shaken and Japan down one contestant.
• Aogo approached as Japan’s next contestant, while Fang Yuan wondered if Gluttony Ghost could defeat all nine opponents and whether Japan’s Dragon Heavenly King might challenge him later.

Fang Yuan and Gluttony Ghost defeated Aogo’s Blastoise with an inextinguishable Black Flame, then swept aside his remaining Pokémon. Fujiwara Haruka was left as Japan’s final contestant, facing the prospect of Gluttony Ghost taking her team on as well.

• Aogo sent out his Blastoise and used Shell Smash to boost its offense and Torrent, while Gluttony Ghost trapped it with Shadow Disable.
• Blastoise broke free and began using Rain Dance to sense Gluttony Ghost, but Gluttony Ghost’s scorching aura disrupted the rain and left Blastoise frozen in fear.
• Gluttony Ghost turned the surrounding shadows into Black Flame and engulfed Blastoise, defeating it despite Aogo’s attempts to counter the flames.
• Aogo’s next two Pokémon were swiftly defeated, and the referee declared Fang Yuan the winner as the Black Flame continued to burn across the field.
• Gluttony Ghost grew hungry from using Black Flame, while Fujiwara Haruka faced Fang Yuan as Japan’s last remaining contestant.

Fang Yuan’s Gengar defeated Fujiwara Haruka’s Gallade and then swept Japan’s entire team, completing a One vs Nine in the Exchange Tournament. The Chinese Trainers were left stunned by Fang Yuan’s strength and wondered how far his limits extended.

• Fang Yuan kept Gengar in the arena as Fujiwara Haruka sent out her ace Gallade, a Top Level Combat Power.
• Gallade used a powerful Aura- and Psychic-based Psycho Cut, locking onto Gengar and striking it with a Teleport-linked attack.
• Fang Yuan helped Gengar escape the lock-on and exploit the move’s weakness; Gengar endured the strike with its Dark/Ghost typing and countered with Shadow Ball and Black Flame.
• Gallade was defeated within a minute, and Gengar went on to defeat Fujiwara Haruka’s two remaining Pokémon.
• Gengar completed a One vs Nine, leaving Japan’s team ashamed and China’s Trainers astonished by Fang Yuan’s strength.

After Fang Yuan defeated Japan’s Second Team, Ryuzaki challenged Yun Kai, but Fang Yuan stepped in and faced Ryuzaki in a six-on-three Guidance Battle. The fight ended immediately when Fang Yuan’s Eevee knocked out Ryuzaki’s Garchomp, leaving the Japanese delegation stunned.

• Fujiwara Haruka apologized to Japan’s Second Team after her defeat, while the team tried to reassure her.
• Ryuzaki challenged Yun Kai to a Heavenly King battle, but Fang Yuan returned to the field and offered to fight Ryuzaki instead.
• Yun Kai agreed to battle Ryuzaki the following day if Ryuzaki first defeated Fang Yuan, and Tachibana Maya framed their match as a senior’s Guidance Battle.
• Fang Yuan said he needed no rest and sent out Eevee to face Ryuzaki’s Garchomp.
• Ryuzaki ordered Garchomp to attack with Outrage and Dragon Rush, but Eevee met it head-on and knocked it out of the arena in one collision.
• Fang Yuan conceded after Eevee’s victory, leaving Ryuzaki, Tachibana Maya, and both teams stunned.

Fang Yuan’s Eevee defeated Ryuzaki’s three powerful Dragon-type Pokémon in a guidance battle, overwhelming Japan’s Dragon Heavenly King and leaving his team stunned. Ryuzaki conceded and departed, while Fang Yuan returned to his teammates having completed his tasks.

• Ryuzaki sent out his top-level Kommo-o, whose War Cry shook the arena and pressured Eevee with powerful sound waves.
• Fang Yuan ordered Eevee to freeze the battlefield with Ice-Ice Frost, then use reflected Fairy Light to defeat Kommo-o before it could reach Eevee.
• Ryuzaki sent out his final Pokémon, Salamence, but Eevee seized control of Sunny Day, froze its wings, and knocked it from the sky with Psychic.
• Ryuzaki admitted defeat and left with Japan’s exchange team, acknowledging Fang Yuan’s strength and saying they would meet again at the World Championship.
• Fang Yuan returned to his teammates, who were stunned by his one-against-three victory, while the reserve second team members decided not to challenge him.

After the China-Japan Exchange Tournament, Fang Yuan learned that he would miss the teams’ joint training to attend the Rhone Prize ceremony at Pokémon League headquarters. Liu Qin explained how he could apply for Legendary Resources and introduced him to the five Divine Realms and their guardian Pokémon on Alliance Island.

• Japan’s exchange team returned home after Ryuzaki Heavenly King lost to Fang Yuan, and the five challengers in China’s final selection were defeated, confirming the ten World Championship candidates.
• Yun Kai told the Second Team that the First and Second Teams would begin joint special training in a week, while Shang Ren asked whether he could challenge an Elite Four member and join the First Team.
• Fang Yuan announced that the Rhone Prize ceremony would take him to Pokémon League headquarters, so he might miss the joint training.
• Fang Yuan met Liu Qin, who explained that the League stored Legendary Resources and that Rhone Prize recipients could apply for them.
• Liu Qin gave Fang Yuan a document about Alliance Island’s five Divine Realms and advised him to make a good impression on Shaymin, Meloetta, Volcanion, Zeraora, and Heatran.

Fang Yuan studied the League’s list of Legendary Resources and weighed their uses and risks. He settled on one resource to apply for, but decided to make a bigger contribution so he could qualify for more and hoped to inspect them in person.

• Fang Yuan reviewed the Rainbow Wing, and Liu Qin told him it sometimes lost its light and released evil power when touched by certain people.
• Fang Yuan considered the Rainbow Wing’s possible connection to Ho-Oh but judged it too difficult to obtain and of limited immediate use.
• Fang Yuan read about the billion-year Never-Melt Ice and Soul Dew, noting their immense energy and potential dangers.
• Fang Yuan recalled that Soul Dew could help revive Fossil Pokémon and wondered whether it could substitute for Dream Power.
• Fang Yuan learned the League held sixteen Legendary Resources but that he could apply for only one, so he resolved to make a bigger move and seek access to more.

Fang Yuan traveled to Alliance Island ahead of the Rhone Prize ceremony, where his research achievements made him the expected winner. In an interview, he declared his dream of bringing about a Third Trainer Tide, leaving the Pokémon League and its leaders wondering whether he could make it happen.

• On March 30, Fang Yuan left China for the Pokémon League and expected to receive the Rhone Prize for Fossil Revival Technology.
• Fang Yuan arrived in Celadon City on Alliance Island and stayed at the Celadon Grand Hotel with Kong Hai as his bodyguard.
• Fang Yuan told Kong Hai that his research into Life Power and Pokémon strength was underway and hinted at broader plans.
• On April 2, Fang Yuan told reporter Maureen that he wanted to drive the arrival of the Third Trainer Tide.
• The Pokémon League president and a white-haired old man in China considered the challenges of the Third Trainer Tide and questioned whether Fang Yuan could achieve it.

Fang Yuan received the 2020 Rhone Medal for his Pokémon Fossil Revival Technology, making him a celebrated young researcher in China and abroad. After the ceremony, Antonio recognized Fang Yuan’s unusual Psychic Power and arranged to introduce him to Legendary Resources in two days.

• The Rhone Prize Jury Chairman awarded Fang Yuan the 2020 Rhone Medal for his contributions to Pokémon research.
• Fang Yuan attended the banquet, kept his dealings with influential guests cautious, and recalled narrowly escaping a proposed political marriage with Eevee’s help.
• News of Fang Yuan’s award spread through China, prompting celebrations from the Trainer Association, his alma mater, and people who knew him.
• Xie Qingyi saw the news on Champion Road and reacted with disbelief at Fang Yuan’s achievements.
• Antonio met Fang Yuan after the banquet, noticed his unusual Psychic Power, and offered to take him to meet the Legendary Resources in two days.

Fang Yuan applied for the Legendary Resource Soul-Heart after discovering it carried a living consciousness, hoping to revive Magearna. By synchronizing with it through Aura, he received incomplete knowledge of Mystic Science.

• Fang Yuan asked Kong Hai about President Antonio and learned that Antonio had once been a powerful Trainer and had guided the current president.
• Fang Yuan considered which Legendary Resource to apply for and toured Alliance Island's Collection Hall with President Antonio.
• Fang Yuan heard Soul-Heart calling to him through Aura and applied for the battered metal sphere a week later.
• Fang Yuan used Aura to communicate with Soul-Heart for several days, hoping to find a way to revive Magearna.
• Fang Yuan synchronized his Aura with Soul-Heart and realized Magearna's heart had died, leaving behind incomplete knowledge of Mystic Science.

Fang Yuan discovered that Magearna’s Soul-Heart contained the foundations of Faba’s Mystic Science, giving him ideas for new research and an armed Magnezone combination. With the World Championship approaching, the Hua Country Team arrived on Alliance Island, where Fang Yuan had been waiting for them.

• Fang Yuan studied the Soul-Heart and learned that it preserved foundational Mystic Science knowledge rather than offering a way to revive Magearna.
• Fang Yuan realized the knowledge could support research into Pokémon technology and cultivation, and imagined creating a Cosmic Magnezone with Magnezone and other Pokémon.
• Fang Yuan told Rotom that they might spend a long time studying Mystic Science after the World Championship, startling Eevee and Rotom with his enthusiasm.
• The Hua Country Team arrived on Alliance Island on April 19, one week before the World Championship, and Fang Yuan waited for them in the Athlete Village.

Hua Country’s National Team met in Silver City to review the World Championship format and set goals for its First and Second Teams. The First Team would pursue medals in the special events while the Second Team aimed to win its regional competition and reach the Final Championship.

• Jiang Li explained that 136 countries had entered the World Championship and outlined its Individual Battles, Team Battles, and Arena Battles.
• Jiang Li described how sixteen First Teams would advance directly to the Final Championship while the other 256 teams competed in regional preliminaries.
• Fang Yuan and the other Second Team members discussed their chances of winning four regional matches, with Fang Yuan confident they could become regional champions.
• Jiang Li explained that Seed Teams would also compete for medals in eighteen Pokémon-type special events.

With less than a week until the World Championship, Fang Yuan warned his Pokémon to prepare carefully and discussed their roles in the competition. He left them focused on training, with the second team prioritizing battles for the Regional Competition.

• Fang Yuan gathered his eleven Pokémon at his private training ground and urged them to avoid overtraining, late-night gaming, and overeating before the World Championship.
• Fang Yuan considered the dangerous opponents and hidden abilities that teams from China and other countries might bring to the competition.
• Fang Yuan named Milotic, Dragonite, and Venusaur as the main forces for the Regional Competition, upsetting Milotic and Dragonite when they misunderstood his meaning.
• Fang Yuan planned special training for Magnezone and the Klink, including a Mystic Science method intended to strengthen Armored Magnezone.
• From April 20, Fang Yuan led the second team in battle-focused training while the first team practiced Attribute Specific Activities.

Fang Yuan briefed the Hua Country Second Team on arena-battle tactics before the World Pokémon League Conference opened on Alliance Island. Meloetta’s performance stirred the crowd and the Hua Country Team as the conference began, with the regional divisions and drawing of lots still ahead.

• Fang Yuan explained that the Second Team needed to secure the arena battle and presented tactical templates he had developed with Rotom.
• Fang Yuan noted that contestants could only enter either individual or team battles, limiting how much one Trainer could influence the results.
• Contestants and visitors filled Alliance Island as April 26 arrived and the World Pokémon League Conference opening ceremony began at Silver Arena.
• Meloetta appeared above the President Stage and sang, stirring the emotions of the gathered teams, including the Hua Country Team led by Jiang Li.
• Zhou Ying reported live from the ceremony and introduced Hua Country’s contestants and attending Trainers to the Chinese audience.

Fang Yuan’s Hua Country Second Team drew Egypt First Team as its opening opponent in the World Championship qualifiers. Egypt’s trainers reviewed Fang Yuan’s reputation and remembered his earlier defeat of their team, leaving them worried about the match the next day.

• Fang Yuan and his teammates found themselves in the Seventh Division alongside Egypt First Team, Thailand First Team, and six other national first teams.
• Fang Yuan explained that he had previously defeated Egypt’s second team and Thailand’s Fire Heavenly King during their training in China.
• China skipped the Normal-type event and registered several trainers for the Flying-type competition.
• Fang Yuan drew Egypt First Team as the Hua Country Second Team’s first opponent, and he estimated that Egypt had grown stronger but remained below China’s level.
• Egypt’s team-leading trainer Aria warned the team about Fang Yuan and Shang Ren, while Kairo and other Egyptian trainers recalled Fang Yuan’s earlier victory over them.

Hua Country’s second team prepared to face Egypt in the World Championship’s opening match, while spectators and commentators celebrated Fang Yuan’s achievements. Fang Yuan was matched against Egypt’s Hera in the first battle, and the match was about to begin.

• Jiang Li and the other members of Hua Country’s first team watched the second team’s opening match from the Rainbow Arena’s special seats.
• Fang Yuan’s parents and acquaintances discussed his rise from a high school student to a Master Level Trainer and national team member.
• Hua Country’s team greeted Egypt’s contestants, and Fang Yuan’s lineup left Shang Ren in the final match slot.
• Fang Yuan told his teammates to make a strong impression while concealing their strength by sweeping Egypt with their weakest Pokémon.
• Fang Yuan and Egypt’s Hera were announced as the first opponents, prompting rival teams to observe them for strategic information.

Fang Yuan’s giant Venusaur defeated Hera’s Excadrill in the opening match of the World Championship battle. After enduring Excadrill’s attacks and setting up Sunny Day and Grassy Terrain, Venusaur trapped it in a forest with Frenzy Plant and knocked it out, leaving Hera to choose her second Pokémon.

• Hera sent out Excadrill, and Fang Yuan surprised the audience by choosing his enormous Venusaur.
• Venusaur used Ingrain to withstand Excadrill’s Sand Rush-powered Drill Run, then struck back with Vine Whip and began recovering.
• Fang Yuan had Venusaur use Sunny Day and Grassy Terrain while it endured Excadrill’s Rock Slide without dodging.
• Fang Yuan ordered Frenzy Plant, and Venusaur created a forest that trapped Excadrill and overwhelmed its attempts to escape.
• Venusaur finished Excadrill with a powerful blow from the trees, giving Fang Yuan the first match as Hera recalled her Pokémon.

Fang Yuan's Venusaur defeated Hera's Solrock by using a tree-sea technique that resisted fire, giving Fang Yuan a two-Pokémon advantage. The chapter ended with Jiang Li revealing that he had seen Venusaur half a year earlier, when it was still a Bulbasaur, leaving the Hua Country First Team stunned by its growth.

• Hera sent out Solrock, whose Psychic and Fire-type advantages made it her best choice against Venusaur.
• Venusaur blocked Solrock's Psychic with a regenerated Tree World Wall, while its roots linked it to the tree sea.
• Hera ordered Solrock to use Flare Blitz, but Venusaur's oily coating and awakened Thick Fat talent kept the tree sea from catching fire.
• Venusaur trapped Solrock in the tree sea, blasted it with an explosion, and knocked it out with Power Whip.
• Jiang Li told the Hua Country First Team that he had seen Venusaur half a year earlier as a Bulbasaur, shocking them.

Fang Yuan’s Venusaur swept all six of Hera’s Pokémon in the World Championship’s opening battle, revealing the overwhelming power of Flower Tree World Descent while keeping its full strength hidden. After China celebrated his victory, Fang Yuan advised Tang Xinlan to play steadily in her upcoming match.

• Fang Yuan decided to end the battle after Conkeldurr failed to threaten Venusaur, and Venusaur unleashed the second form of Tree World Descent, filling the Sea of Trees with flowers and poisonous, sleep-inducing pollen.
• Venusaur poisoned and weakened Conkeldurr, drained its stamina, and defeated it before going on to crush Hera’s Sawk and Scrafty.
• Venusaur defeated Hera’s final Pokémon, Hitmonlee, completing a one-versus-six sweep and securing Fang Yuan’s first victory of the World Championship.
• Chinese spectators and Fang Yuan’s parents celebrated the win, while Jiang Li praised Venusaur for concealing its limits and the Egypt Team sat in silence.
• Fang Yuan told the Chinese team that the victory had built momentum while concealing strength, and Tang Xinlan joked that she would use her newly caught Ralts against Egypt before Fang Yuan urged her to play steadily.