Chapter Summaries

Fang Yuan’s Eevee and Xu Jing’s Abra fought a careful battle of speed and attrition in the Little Phoenix King Cup final. Xu Jing began using Calm Mind again to lure Eevee into range, leaving the next exchange unresolved.

• Xu Jing’s Abra opened with Psychic, but Fang Yuan sent Eevee racing around the arena to evade its attacks and close the distance.
• Abra Teleported away before Eevee could strike, and the guests praised both contestants’ tactics.
• Xu Jing ordered Abra to use Calm Mind, prompting Fang Yuan to send Eevee in to interrupt it.
• Xu Jing switched back to Psychic at close range, but Eevee used Double Team and Sand Attack to lessen the hit and create a safer distance.
• Eevee and Abra continued exhausting each other as Abra Teleported away whenever Eevee approached.
• As the guests discussed Xu Jing’s options, Abra used Calm Mind again and Eevee charged toward it.

Fang Yuan’s Eevee and Xu Jing’s Abra battled to exhaustion, and both fell after a final clash. Eevee stood up before the referee’s countdown ended, securing the victory for Fang Yuan.

• Fang Yuan judged that Eevee had the stamina advantage as it kept disrupting Abra’s Calm Mind and wearing it down.
• Xu Jing ordered Abra to Teleport beside Eevee and attack with Psychic, attempting to end the battle before Abra ran out of energy.
• Eevee blocked Abra’s attack with Counter Shield, interrupted its Psychic with Sand Attack, and bit it, but Abra recovered and struck Eevee with Psychic.
• Both Pokémon fell, and Fang Yuan called out “Two units, two smartphones!” to stir Eevee’s fading consciousness.
• Eevee slowly stood before the countdown ended, and the commentator declared it the winner.

Fang Yuan won the Little Phoenix King Cup, then took Eevee to recover while he prepared for the award ceremony and interviews. In Peaceful City, the Trainer Association learned of his victory and moved to keep him from being recruited by other schools.

• Fang Yuan told Xu Jing that he had urged Eevee not to give up, and she accepted her loss after the final battle.
• Fang Yuan took the injured Eevee to the infirmary, where the doctor treated its injuries and Fang Yuan stopped its post-battle smiling.
• Lin Jing checked on Fang Yuan and warned him that his championship had brought a flood of attention.
• President Sun learned from his secretary and Yang Han that Fang Yuan had won the Little Phoenix King Cup after defeating disciples of Winter Dojo and Heavenly Heart Dojo.
• President Sun decided to contact First High School's principal to prevent other schools from recruiting Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan collected his Little Phoenix King Cup prizes and tested the Soothing Bell with Eevee before preparing to return to Flat City with Lin Jing. Uncle Lin invited Fang Yuan to attend a police academy and eventually take over his position, leaving Fang Yuan to consider the offer.

• Fang Yuan received prize money, a Soothing Bell, a Dawn Group Membership Card, and a trophy at the award ceremony.
• After returning to his hotel, Fang Yuan caught up on messages and discussed Liu Le's growing public account and a possible business opportunity.
• Fang Yuan gave Eevee the Soothing Bell, which Eevee enjoyed alongside its Silk Scarf and smartphone.
• Fang Yuan prepared to return to Flat City with Lin Jing and learned that Uncle Lin would drive them instead of their taking the maglev train.
• Uncle Lin praised Fang Yuan and invited him to attend a police academy and eventually take over his position, while Lin Jing protested that her father had made the same offer to her.

Fang Yuan returned to Flat City and learned that two Magic City high schools wanted to recruit him after his Little Phoenix King Cup victory. Yang Han recommended that the family consider the Peaceful City Trainer Association’s New Star Plan instead, leaving the decision open.

• Fang Yuan returned home to find his parents celebrating his Little Phoenix King Cup victory after their workplaces gave them red envelopes and a day off.
• Father Fang told Fang Yuan that two Magic City high schools had offered him waived tuition and help with his parents’ work and housing.
• Yang Han visited and said Fang Yuan could transfer to Magic City but did not need to, since he might lose his early advantage without sufficient resources.
• Yang Han explained that Peaceful City First High School and the Trainer Association had created the New Star Plan, which offered waived tuition, subsidies, personalized instruction, and a possible Evolution Stone for Eevee.
• Yang Han advised the family to investigate the plan and consider waiting until university before moving to a bigger city.

Fang Yuan and his parents chose to stay in Flat City after weighing the New Star Plan against offers from two Magic City schools. He gave Eevee a vacation from training, bought it two smartphones, and inspired it to learn Substitute so it could play games on its own.

• Yang Han explained why Flat City and the New Star Plan suited Fang Yuan, and Fang Yuan urged his parents to reject the Magic City offers.
• Father Fang called both schools, confirmed they would not improve their offers, and decided the family would stay in Flat City.
• Fang Yuan reflected on the New Star Plan's generous resources and gave Eevee a break from its special training until school began.
• Fang Yuan bought Eevee two smartphones and taught it to play Snow Bros Online Edition with him.
• Fang Yuan told Eevee that learning Substitute would let it control both phones alone, and Eevee eagerly set out to study the move.

After the Little Phoenix King Cup, Yang Han helped Fang Yuan’s parents get promoted, and Fang Yuan joined the New Star Plan group chat with Lin Jing and Liu Le. The three learned that two more participants would join later and that they would attend extra Trainer Association training on weekends throughout the next year.

• Fang Yuan thanked Yang Han after Father Fang became an administrator at an Abandoned Power Plant and Mother Fang received notice of possible promotion.
• Fang Yuan resolved to study harder for the academic subjects in the college entrance examination.
• Yang Han told Fang Yuan that the New Star Plan had confirmed three participants and added him to a group chat with Zhuang Xin, Lin Jing, and Liu Le.
• Fang Yuan greeted Zhuang Xin as a man before Yang Han clarified that Zhuang Xin was a woman.
• Yang Han explained that the plan expected five participants and that the trainees would attend regular classes on weekdays and extra training at the Trainer Association on weekends.
• Fang Yuan, Lin Jing, and Liu Le agreed to the schedule, while Liu Le privately lamented that the training sounded like after-school tutoring.

Fang Yuan began Senior Year at Peaceful City First High School, where students faced a heavier mix of academic review, physical training, and Pokémon training. The new outdoor-class teacher, Bai Ning, introduced herself and looked toward Fang Yuan and Lin Jing.

• Fang Yuan arrived at school and returned to Class 12, where Teacher Zhang reminded the students that Senior Year would bring more demanding studies and training.
• Teacher Zhang explained that academic review and Pokémon training would take up roughly equal portions of the students’ schedules.
• Fang Yuan collected his summer homework and resolved to ask Teacher Li to recruit members so the Psychology Club would not be disbanded.
• Teacher Zhang introduced Bai Ning as the new teacher for outdoor classes, and Bai Ning shared her background before looking at Lin Jing and Fang Yuan.

Teacher Bai Ning taught Class 12 that Trainers needed to master basic skills by demonstrating how hard it could be to recall a Pokémon under pressure. Fang Yuan failed to recall Eevee while Breloom kept it on the defensive, leaving him with a lesson in the importance of accuracy.

• Teacher Zhang canceled math class and assigned Teacher Bai Ning to lead Class 12's outdoor lessons.
• Lin Jing told Fang Yuan that Bai Ning was the vice-captain of Provincial Normal University's school team and an experienced Trainer.
• Bai Ning announced that her classes would begin with Trainer basics and called Fang Yuan out to demonstrate.
• Bai Ning's Breloom attacked Eevee with Mach Punch while Fang Yuan repeatedly missed his attempts to recall it.
• Bai Ning stopped the demonstration and explained that failing to recall a Pokémon in battle could cost a Trainer the match or endanger the Pokémon in the wild.

Fang Yuan practiced recalling Pokémon with Eevee, then endured a lesson in Poké Ball technique before visiting Teacher Li to discuss the Psychology Club. The club was allowed to continue, and Fang Yuan considered recruiting Lin Jing and Liu Le, both of whom were candidates for the New Star Plan.

• Teacher Bai Ning demonstrated recalling Breloom during battle, and Fang Yuan’s Eevee failed to stop it before Fang Yuan could properly respond.
• Teacher Bai Ning had Class 12 practice raising and aiming Poké Balls for the rest of the lesson, leaving the students’ arms sore.
• Fang Yuan skipped morning jogging to visit the Psychology Club, but Teacher Li was away jogging and arrived about fifteen minutes later.
• Teacher Li told Fang Yuan he would be too busy to manage the club soon, but asked him to recruit two or three suitable students until he could train them.
• Fang Yuan considered recruiting Lin Jing and Liu Le, then wondered whether the Psychology Club or the Battle Club would suit the three New Star Plan candidates better.

Fang Yuan recruited Liu Le into the Psychology Club and met up with Liu Le and Lin Jing for lunch. As they ate, Fang Yuan estimated how far Liu Le and Snorlax could advance in the Little Phoenix King Cup, prompting Lin Jing to ask why.

• Fang Yuan recruited Liu Le into the Psychology Club and asked him to distribute promotional posters to Senior Year students.
• Fang Yuan told Liu Le that Teacher Li Chang, a Professional Breeder, supervised the club, convincing Liu Le to join.
• Lin Jing met Fang Yuan and Liu Le, and the three Psychology Club members went to a restaurant, where Liu Le offered to pay.
• Fang Yuan allowed Eevee to use its phone only after school and noted that Eevee's Double Team had improved as it practiced learning Substitute.
• Liu Le asked Fang Yuan how far he and Snorlax could advance in the Little Phoenix King Cup, and Fang Yuan estimated they could reach the Top 64 but not the Top 16.
• Lin Jing asked Fang Yuan to explain his assessment of Liu Le's chances.

Fang Yuan explained his system for evaluating Pokémon’s abilities and moves, using Liu Le’s Snorlax, Lin Jing’s Growlithe, and Eevee as examples. After school, he devised a way to keep Eevee active during indoor classes by leaving it in the Psychology Club’s activity room.

• Fang Yuan assessed Snorlax as strong in stamina and body strength but weak in speed, coordination, and move mastery, while Growlithe had balanced training but no decisive advantage.
• Fang Yuan described Eevee’s exceptional reaction speed and mastery of Sand Attack as the keys to its battle success, and outlined his levels for Pokémon qualities and move mastery.
• Fang Yuan, Liu Le, and Lin Jing finished eating, and Snorlax and Eevee competed over the food.
• Fang Yuan worried that Eevee wasted time inside its Poké Ball during class and decided he could leave it in the Psychology Club’s activity room with two phones during indoor lessons.

After Teacher Bai Ning told Fang Yuan to watch the news from Antarctica, he learned that a newly discovered Frozen Rock could evolve Eevee into Glaceon. The discovery prompted him to reconsider Eevee’s other possible evolutions and the difficulty of meeting their conditions.

• Teacher Bai Ning advised Fang Yuan to pay attention to news from Antarctica because his Beginner Pokémon was Eevee.
• Fang Yuan read that a Frozen Rock in an Antarctic Secret Realm had successfully evolved an Eevee into Glaceon.
• Fang Yuan considered why Espeon, Umbreon, and Sylveon had not yet been discovered, including whether evolution required rare energy or conditions.
• Fang Yuan decided Jolteon could be a good alternative if he could not achieve one of his preferred evolutions, while hoping to earn the League’s research bounty.

Fang Yuan planned to earn money by publishing Pokémon research and began preparing a paper about Eevee’s Anticipation Ability. The next morning, Liu Le told him that a girl wanted help from the Psychology Club, leaving Fang Yuan curious about her problem.

• Fang Yuan decided to turn his knowledge of Pokémon into income by writing research papers, starting with Eevee’s Anticipation Ability.
• Fang Yuan spent about a week researching and drafting the paper, but decided to improve it before submitting it.
• After staying up late to work on papers and assignments, Fang Yuan arrived at school tired.
• Liu Le told Fang Yuan that a girl from his class had approached him after receiving a Psychology Club flyer and wanted the club’s help.
• Fang Yuan asked Liu Le what had happened.

Fang Yuan agreed to help Ding Xue overcome her Sentret’s fear of battling and identified overindulgence as the cause. At the battle arena, he had Eevee stage a convincing defeat to make Sentret believe it was strong.

• Liu Le told Fang Yuan that Ding Xue’s Sentret feared battles and resisted training, and Fang Yuan agreed to help her with Lin Jing.
• Fang Yuan learned that Ding Xue had raised Sentret as a pampered pet and explained that Sentret needed confidence-building victories.
• Fang Yuan, Lin Jing, Liu Le, and Ding Xue went to the public battle arena to begin helping Sentret.
• Eevee taunted Sentret, but Sentret remained too timid to attack.
• Fang Yuan ordered Eevee to use Quick Attack, and Eevee pretended to be hurt when it ran into Sentret’s claws, leaving Sentret to wonder if it was strong.

Fang Yuan and the Psychology Club used staged battles to help Ding Xue’s Sentret overcome its fear of fighting and enjoy winning. Sentret defeated Eevee, Growlithe, and Snorlax, and ended the chapter celebrating its victories.

• Sentret believed it had defeated Eevee, and Fang Yuan challenged Ding Xue to battle again after school.
• Fang Yuan advised Ding Xue to reward Sentret with its favorite blueberries and build its confidence through more victories.
• Fang Yuan had Lin Jing and Liu Le help Eevee train Growlithe and Snorlax to act convincingly in staged battles.
• After school, Sentret defeated Eevee, Growlithe, and Snorlax in staged fights, growing excited about its victories.
• Sentret celebrated in the Battle Arena as Fang Yuan prepared to go home and work on his paper.

Fang Yuan arranged for Eevee to stay in the Clubroom Classroom during indoor classes and train in exchange for phone time. Eevee accepted the plan despite realizing Fang Yuan intended to use phone access to motivate its training.

• Fang Yuan received Teacher Li Chang's permission to leave Eevee in the Clubroom Classroom as long as it caused no trouble.
• Fang Yuan explained to Eevee that staying in the classroom would let it use its phone instead of spending long hours in its Poké Ball.
• Fang Yuan told Eevee it would need to train rather than simply watch shows and play games while in the Clubroom Classroom.
• Fang Yuan announced that Eevee's phone would have a one-hour Teen Mode limit, which he could extend when Eevee met training milestones.
• Eevee reluctantly agreed to train in exchange for more phone time and flopped onto the ground in resignation.

Fang Yuan planned Eevee’s training around learning Substitute and Iron Tail, then considered how to create a unique Move Manual to give them an advantage. The chapter left him preparing to develop his own training methods before Eevee finished building its foundation.

• Fang Yuan explained that Eevee would explore Substitute through Double Team and train its tail toward learning Iron Tail.
• Fang Yuan planned to buy weighted equipment and a sandbag so Eevee could strengthen its tail and practice striking.
• Fang Yuan concluded that ordinary moves would not make Eevee stand out and that he needed to devise a Move Manual of his own.
• Fang Yuan drew on the Sand Attack version of Counter Shield as an example of how a Trainer’s unique method could turn a basic move into a trump card.

Fang Yuan submitted his paper on a newly discovered ability to the Pokémon Home journal, then left home to deliver his father’s ID Card at the Power Plant. Eevee reluctantly accompanied him, and they headed inside to find Father Fang.

• Fang Yuan received the weighted item and sandbag he had ordered and reviewed Trainer training materials during his first week of school.
• Fang Yuan uploaded his paper to Pokémon Home, paid the review fee, and submitted it for review.
• Father Fang called Fang Yuan and asked him to bring his ID Card to the Power Plant.
• Fang Yuan persuaded a reluctant Eevee to come with him, and they took a taxi to the Power Plant.
• Fang Yuan and Eevee called Father Fang and headed inside the Power Plant.

Fang Yuan toured the Power Plant with his father and learned about a Magnemite with an innate defect that left it unable to fly. When they left, Fang Yuan offered to take the lonely Pokémon home if the employees could not find another solution.

• Fang Yuan met Father Fang at the Power Plant and toured the facility, where his father explained how a Humidity Device kept Voltorb calm and suppressed explosions.
• Fang Yuan considered how inventions and Pokémon research could create lasting profits as he walked through the plant with Eevee and his father.
• Fang Yuan noticed a Magnemite alone in a corner, and Father Fang explained that it could not emit Thunder Wave to negate gravity and might be released into the wild.
• Father Fang told Fang Yuan that plant employees hoped to keep the Magnemite on the roster and have an employee raise it.
• Fang Yuan offered to take the Magnemite home if needed, saying he did not think his mother would object.