Chapter Summaries

After seeing Manaphy’s Ocean Legion, Fang Yuan concluded that his best path to creating a Team Battle was building a Soul-Heart-powered Space Battleship Magnezone. He realized Ditto might become capable of transforming into the battleship if Mew helped it fuse with Mew Gene, and Rotom agreed the idea could work.

• Fang Yuan decided that a Soul-Heart system linking Steel-type Pokémon could let Space Battleship Magnezone become a powerful Team Battle.
• Fang Yuan woke Rotom and discussed the Space Battleship tactic, but Rotom explained that Ditto could not transform into such a complex vessel with its current abilities.
• Fang Yuan proposed using the R Potion made with Mew Gene and asking World Tree Mew to help Ditto fuse with it.
• Rotom recognized that Ditto could become the World's Number One Ditto through the same process that helped Eevee fuse with Mew Gene.
• Manaphy reacted with alarm when Rotom and Fang Yuan discussed Mew.

Fang Yuan and Rotom developed a plan to build a Psychic-powered Pokémon Space Battleship, while Manaphy mistook Fang Yuan’s mention of Mew as proof of a connection. After a week on Deep Sea Island, He Xiaomai chose four Water-type Pokémon and prepared to leave with Fang Yuan and Manaphy.

• Manaphy reacted excitedly when Fang Yuan mentioned Mew and, despite his denials, suspected Mew was watching over him.
• Fang Yuan outlined a plan to raise Magnemite and Klink, select those with Psychic-type Awakening Power, and train them for the Space Battleship Tactics.
• Eevee doubted the battleship plan and suggested Fang Yuan form an Eevee team instead.
• Fang Yuan spent a week challenging Deep Sea Island’s strong Pokémon to gain experience for the Pokémon Egg, which still did not hatch, while Slowking continued contemplating the world’s survival.
• He Xiaomai returned with Golduck, Poliwag, Totodile, Squirtle, and Clawitzer, having chosen four Pokémon after Fang Yuan told her to take them all.
• Manaphy and Fang Yuan prepared to leave Deep Sea Island, while Manaphy hoped Slowking would solve its crisis before their next visit.

Fang Yuan and He Xiaomai parted ways after the Sea God Temple reached Binhai City, with He Xiaomai set on returning to Xi'an and pursuing her Trainer goals. As Fang Yuan headed back to Magic City, he decided to hold a Fifth Fang Yuan Tournament under the Grand Festival rules to prepare for his upcoming opening performances.

• Fang Yuan encouraged He Xiaomai to spend more time interacting with her Pokémon and asked whether she planned to attend Magic University or Didu University; she said she wanted to follow him to Magic University.
• Fang Yuan urged He Xiaomai to aim to become a Professional Trainer within two years and consider entering the Grand Festival, while Manaphy promised to welcome her back to the Sea God Temple.
• The Sea God Temple returned to Binhai City, where Fang Yuan and He Xiaomai said goodbye to Manaphy.
• Fang Yuan helped He Xiaomai complete the paperwork to become a Trainer and own Pokémon, and she said she hoped to enter the Little Phoenix King Cup and Grand Festival.
• Fang Yuan resolved to hold the Fifth Fang Yuan Tournament according to the Grand Festival rules as practice for his upcoming performances with Milotic.

After returning to the research institute, Fang Yuan announced a new tournament and began preparing to revive Pokémon Fossils. He also planned to give Xie Qingyi an Altaria Mega Stone, leaving the tournament and his surprise for her ahead.

• Fang Yuan returned to the renovated research institute and learned from Luo Ke that everything was in order.
• Fang Yuan gathered his Pokémon and announced that the Fang Yuan Tournament would resume in ten days under Grand Festival rules, with the champion allowed one wish.
• Darkrai’s five Fossil Pokémon settled in the completed protected area, and Fang Yuan prepared to revive the seventy-eight Pokémon Fossils brought from Nightmare Island.
• Fang Yuan messaged Xie Qingyi to invite her to the institute and decided to apply for the Altaria Mega Stone collected abroad so he could give it to her.

Fang Yuan finished reviving the fossils from Nightmare Island and invited Xie Qingyi to visit the Fossil Pokémon Protected Area. Xie Qingyi eagerly accepted, while Fang Yuan kept his plans for the Mega Stone a surprise.

• Fang Yuan settled seventy-eight newly revived Pokémon, bringing the Protected Area’s Fossil Pokémon population to eighty-three, but the four Doomsday Bug Fossils remained unrecoverable.
• Fang Yuan received a call from Xie Qingyi, who had finished researching the Moon Cave Secret Realm and was coming to meet him.
• Fang Yuan enlisted Eevee to accompany him to the Forest Ranger Defense Line, despite Eevee’s protests.
• Fang Yuan met Xie Qingyi and commented on her longer hair, then invited her to see the newly built Fossil Pokémon Protected Area.
• Xie Qingyi became excited to see the revived Fossil Pokémon, while Fang Yuan kept the Mega Stone secret and Eevee objected to the visit.

Fang Yuan and Xie Qingyi toured the Fossil Pokémon Protected Area and watched Luo Ke train Rockruff to activate Steadfast. Rockruff showed off its speed and went on to settle a quarrel between two newly revived Fossil Pokémon, leaving Fang Yuan considering a role for it in the protected area.

• Fang Yuan and Xie Qingyi explored the protected area, where they saw young Aerodactyl and learned that its Pokémon were fed berries and Energy Cubes.
• Xie Qingyi spotted Luo Ke using an illusion to train Rockruff, and Rockruff activated Steadfast and sprinted away.
• Fang Yuan explained that Rockruff had awakened its Fighting-type attribute after eating an Awakening Fruit, which had strengthened its physical abilities.
• Rockruff found Omanyte and Kabuto arguing over a fallen berry, then mediated by using Sand Attack to knock down another berry and divide it between them.
• Fang Yuan caught up with Rockruff and considered making it a mediator and administrator for the protected area.

Fang Yuan invited Xie Qingyi to his research institute and showed her an Altaria Mega Stone and Key Stone, asking her to help test Mega Evolution with her Altaria. They speculated that Mega Altaria would gain the Fairy type, leaving Xie Qingyi eager to try it.

• Xie Qingyi admired Fang Yuan's vast research institute and asked why he had invited her.
• Fang Yuan showed Xie Qingyi the Altaria Mega Stone and Key Stone and asked her to help gather Mega Evolution data with her Altaria.
• Xie Qingyi accepted the opportunity and anticipated seeing her Altaria Mega Evolve.
• Fang Yuan and Xie Qingyi headed back for lunch, while Fang Yuan speculated that Mega Altaria would gain the Fairy type.
• Fang Yuan joked that Mega Altaria would be a Dragon Clan Traitor because its types and moves would counter Dragon-types, and Xie Qingyi liked the name.

Fang Yuan and Xie Qingyi discussed her renewed commitment to Fairy Energy research, then agreed to collaborate on several major projects. Their partnership began with both recognizing how much work lay ahead for China’s research field.

• Fang Yuan and Xie Qingyi shared a meal and discussed her research into the origin of Fairy Energy.
• Xie Qingyi explained that she planned to focus on Fairy Type research instead of pursuing the Elite Four Champion title.
• Fang Yuan asked Xie Qingyi to partner with him on projects including a Mega Stone Detection Device, Genesect fossil revival, and Pokémon Transfer Technology.
• Xie Qingyi agreed to collaborate with Fang Yuan, and they shook hands.
• The two Rotom Phones listened in and anticipated that Fang Yuan and Xie Qingyi would dominate China's research field.

Fang Yuan persuaded Xie Qingyi to recite Mega Evolution lines, then helped her and Altaria complete Mega Evolution research at his institute. Mega Altaria’s appearance amazed Xie Qingyi and caught Dragonite’s attention.

• Fang Yuan played recordings of Ye Hui and Jiang Liu’s Mega Evolution lines, and Xie Qingyi quickly decided to try the process with Altaria.
• Fang Yuan and Xie Qingyi went to the back mountain, where they found his Pokémon training for the upcoming Grand Festival Fang Yuan Tournament.
• Xie Qingyi recited her lines and activated her Key Stone as Altaria Mega Evolved amid surging air currents.
• Xie Qingyi admired Mega Altaria’s beautiful new form, while Fang Yuan praised her lines and reminded her that Rotom had recorded them.
• Dragonite sensed the disturbance, flew over, and was stunned by Mega Altaria’s beauty.

Xie Qingyi and Fang Yuan tested Mega Altaria’s strength in a battle against Dragonite, revealing its Fairy typing and Pixilate-powered attacks. The battle ended in a draw when Altaria’s injuries and stamina forced it to devolve, while Dragonite reaffirmed its devotion to Milotic.

• Xie Qingyi accepted Fang Yuan’s invitation to battle, and Dragonite realized he was being tested on whether it could fight beautiful dragon Pokémon.
• Mega Altaria used Pixilate-enhanced High Voice, while Dragonite entered its Dark Dragonite Form and narrowly evaded the powerful attack.
• Xie Qingyi used Haze and Clear Smog with Altaria’s Cotton Feathers to disrupt Dragonite, but Dragonite countered with Icy Wind and struck Altaria with Ice Punch.
• Dragonite pursued the injured Altaria, but Altaria’s High Voice exploited a brief disruption in Dragonite’s airflow perception and hit it.
• Altaria devolved from exhaustion before Dragonite fell, so Fang Yuan and Xie Qingyi stopped the battle as a draw.
• Dragonite decided that Milotic was still the most beautiful and that its love for her would never change.

Fang Yuan invited Xie Qingyi and Altaria to face him in an exhibition match at the first Fang Yuan Cup Grand Festival, and lent them the Mega Evolution stones so Altaria could adapt. After studying Mega Evolution together, Xie Qingyi left to lead research on a device for detecting Key Stones and Mega Stones.

• Xie Qingyi and Fang Yuan discussed how Mega Evolution could help Altaria master Fairy Energy, and Fang Yuan invited Mega Altaria to be his opponent at the Grand Festival.
• Xie Qingyi accepted the invitation, and Fang Yuan let her keep the Key Stone and Altaria's Evolution Stone to train before the event.
• Xie Qingyi and Fang Yuan studied Altaria's Mega Evolution and began planning a Mega Evolution Stone Detection Device using Mystic Science research.
• Xie Qingyi reviewed Fang Yuan's research notes and blueprints, then left the institute to carry out the detection-device research.

Fang Yuan held his Fifth Fang Yuan Tournament to help his Pokémon develop new finishing moves before he challenged the Champion Road. He explained that clearing its ten stages could qualify him to become one of China’s Twelve Earthly Branches through battling, though he doubted he could succeed.

• Eevee, Magnezone, Infernape, Gengar, Milotic, Dragonite, and Venusaur prepared to compete in the Fang Yuan Tournament while Klink and Ditto cheered from the stands.
• Fang Yuan assembled a Judging Panel of Darkrai, Rotom Phone, and himself to assess the contestants’ performances.
• Darkrai and Luo Ke arrived and remarked that Fang Yuan’s Pokémon had become stronger through their training.
• Fang Yuan told Darkrai and Luo Ke that the tournament was preparing his Pokémon for a tougher challenge and that he intended to rely on their own strength.
• Fang Yuan revealed that he wanted to become one of the Twelve Earthly Branches through battling by clearing the Champion Road’s ten consecutive stages.

Fang Yuan held a tournament for his seven Pokémon to test their new finishing moves before the Champion Road challenge. Venusaur unveiled a sword formation, but the judges gave it a low score because it lacked power and had too many weaknesses.

• Fang Yuan announced the tournament, and the seven Pokémon drew their order of appearance.
• Venusaur opened the competition with a combination of Leaf Storm, Growth, and Swords Dance, forming a twenty-four-leaf sword formation that ended in a powerful upward slash.
• Nai He praised Venusaur’s technique, and Luo Ke called it the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation while Eevee recognized it as Extreme Ghost Sword Art Storm Style.
• Darkrai, Rotom, and Fang Yuan scored Venusaur 8, 7.5, and 7 points, judging that its move had too few variations, too many openings, and insufficient focus.
• Venusaur wilted at its score, while Luo Ke wondered why the judges had rated the impressive move so poorly.

Venusaur, Gluttony Ghost, and Dragonite demonstrated their Combination Skills before Fang Yuan and the judges. Gluttony Ghost’s powerful but unfinished Flame Kill Black Dragon Wave earned 24.5 points, while Dragonite showcased a more polished Battle Tornado and scored slightly higher.

• Venusaur set a benchmark with a score of 22.5 points.
• Gluttony Ghost used Flame Kill Black Dragon Wave, creating a Black Flame dragon that traveled through the Dark Shadow Battlefield before collapsing into scattered flames.
• Fang Yuan explained that Gluttony Ghost’s move combined Mirror Coat, Will-O-Wisp, and Phantom Force, and the judges awarded it 24.5 points.
• Dragonite performed Battle Tornado, spinning with Dragon Dance and Extreme Speed to create a powerful, adjustable dragon tornado.
• Fang Yuan called Dragonite to stop, and its more complete Combination Skill received slightly more points than Gluttony Ghost’s.

Magnezone and Infernape showcased their new Combination Skills, Planetary Devastation and Morning Peacock, in Fang Yuan’s Gorgeous Performance Competition. Infernape took the lead, but the final rankings remained uncertain as Eevee and Milotic had yet to perform.

• Magnezone used Electric Terrain, Magnet Pull, Gravity, and a Substitute’s Self-Destruct to create Planetary Devastation and flatten a distant hill.
• Darkrai, Rotom, and Fang Yuan gave Magnezone’s move a combined score of 26.5, putting it ahead of the earlier performers.
• Infernape entered Thunder Flame Mode and opened the Third Gate before unleashing its Thunder Flame Combination Skill, Morning Peacock.
• Darkrai, Rotom, and Fang Yuan each awarded Morning Peacock 9.5 points, placing Infernape ahead of Magnezone.
• Infernape wondered whether its score guaranteed a top-four finish as the other Pokémon waited to see how Eevee and Milotic would perform.

Fang Yuan’s Pokémon demonstrated their Combination Skills, with Milotic revealing how it could give water life through Life Energy and earning a perfect score. Eevee then unveiled Five-Colored Extreme Evoboost and obliterated half a mountain, leaving the Pokémon stunned by its destructive power.

• Nai He and Luo Ke praised Fang Yuan’s strength while Nai He blamed Gluttony Ghost for falling behind his other Pokémon.
• Milotic created a vast rain-filled sky ocean and gave its water life, forming a powerful whale-like Pokémon before dispersing it.
• Darkrai, Rotom Phone, and Fang Yuan each gave Milotic 10 points, making it the first-round winner with a perfect score.
• Fang Yuan directed Eevee toward a nearby mountain, and Eevee created four Substitutes to join it in preparing a five-attribute attack.
• Eevee combined five rotating Partner Moves into Five-Colored Extreme Evoboost and hurled it at the mountain, destroying half of it.

After Eevee earned a perfect score, Fang Yuan called President Wen to request entry to the Champion Road Challenge, hoping to improve as a Trainer through battle. President Wen agreed to activate the notoriously difficult trial after Fang Yuan confirmed he would face it without Darkrai’s help.

• Eevee received the maximum score of 30 points for its destructive Combination Skill, and the Ditto and Klink warned Rockruff not to touch Eevee’s belongings.
• Eevee, Milotic, Infernape, and Magnezone advanced from the first round of the Gorgeous Performance Competition, with the final competition postponed until the afternoon.
• Fang Yuan called President Wen and clarified that he wanted to pursue the Twelve Earthly Branches position as a Trainer rather than as a researcher.
• Fang Yuan asked President Wen to activate the Champion Road Challenge so he could test himself and grow through intense battles.
• President Wen explained the Champion Road’s extreme difficulty and suspected Fang Yuan planned to rely on Darkrai, but Fang Yuan said he would challenge it without Darkrai’s power.
• President Wen agreed to activate the challenge, and Fang Yuan confirmed his decision.

News that Fang Yuan would challenge the Champion Road spread across China, shaking the trainer world as established masters realized he was seeking a Twelve Earthly Branches position through battle. Meanwhile, Eevee defeated Milotic to win the Fifth Fang Yuan Tournament, and Eevee turned to Fang Yuan to claim its promised wish.

• President Wen announced Fang Yuan's Champion Road challenge and called for top masters to volunteer as gatekeepers.
• Established trainers, dojo leaders, and the current Twelve Earthly Branches reacted with shock as they recognized what Fang Yuan's challenge meant.
• Fang Yuan watched Eevee and Milotic face off in the tournament final while considering his team's progress and his plans for the Champion Road.
• Eevee controlled the weather and outperformed Milotic in the Gorgeous Performance battle, draining its Gorgeous Value and winning the tournament.
• Eevee reverted to its usual form, encouraged Milotic, and looked to Fang Yuan for the wish he had promised.

Eevee asked Fang Yuan to create an Eevee Special Forces team, and he promised to make it happen before the end of the year while preparing for the Champion Road Challenge and Fang Yuan Cup. After learning that Master Qiao Jing was at Magic University, Fang Yuan decided to take He Xiaomai there and challenge his old school for motivation.

• Eevee asked Fang Yuan to form an Eevee Special Forces team so it could lead its own squad and pursue Extreme Evoboost.
• Fang Yuan agreed to fulfill Eevee's wish before the end of the year and increased its training focus on controlling Natural Energy.
• Over the following three weeks, Fang Yuan prepared for the Grand Festival, helped Xie Qingyi with research, and searched for ways to hatch the Mysterious Pokémon Egg while waiting for the World Tree Secret Realm to reopen.
• Rotom told Fang Yuan that Master Qiao Jing had arrived in Magic City and would give a medical cultivation lecture at Magic University.
• Fang Yuan decided to take He Xiaomai to visit Magic University and challenge its school team to motivate his old classmates.

Fang Yuan brought his student He Xiaomai to Magic University and urged her to challenge its School Team. He asked Teacher Tang Sheng to arrange a spar with the team’s leading members, leaving He Xiaomai nervous but ready to fight.

• Fang Yuan took He Xiaomai to Magic University, where they planned to visit the Haunted House before he suggested challenging the School Team.
• Fang Yuan explained that He Xiaomai could send out her Golduck, whose training and resources made it strong enough to face the team’s elite Trainers.
• Tang Sheng recognized Fang Yuan at the Training Hall and learned that He Xiaomai was Fang Yuan’s sixteen-year-old student and a Trainer of the Heart Source Style.
• Fang Yuan asked Tang Sheng to arrange a spar between He Xiaomai and Lin Sen, Liu Le, and the other School Team members.
• Tang Sheng agreed, believing Fang Yuan wanted the School Team to give He Xiaomai guidance, while Fang Yuan settled in to watch.