Chapter Summaries

Fang Yuan tried and failed to master Calm Mind while Caitlin learned her family wanted her to invite Sabrina to Unova to help activate an inherited Plate tied to the Black and White Dragons. Caitlin arrived at Sabrina’s room with Shi Lan, where she encountered Fang Yuan and began the awkward conversation.

• Fang Yuan failed to use Calm Mind, and Eevee gave up trying to help him before he decided to invite Sabrina to breakfast.
• Caitlin learned that her family wanted her to bring Sabrina to Unova so they could use their Psychic Power together to control an inherited Plate and prepare for the Black and White Dragons’ return.
• Caitlin reluctantly went with Shi Lan to invite Sabrina to the family’s ancestral grounds, but found Sabrina leaving her room with Fang Yuan.
• Caitlin asked whether Fang Yuan was Sabrina’s boyfriend or butler, and Fang Yuan introduced himself and mentioned his connection to Cynthia.
• Shi Lan reminded Caitlin to discuss the invitation with Sabrina.

Fang Yuan failed to learn meditation while Sabrina prepared to leave for Unova to fulfill her father’s promise to Caitlin’s family. Meanwhile, he used Infernape to defeat a growing group of challengers at the ruins and gained new training information from their strategy chat, leaving Sabrina doubtful about his progress.

• Sabrina told Fang Yuan that Caitlin’s family had invited her to help open a treasure, and she decided to leave for Unova the next day.
• Fang Yuan agreed that Sabrina could go, while planning to continue his own travels and search for Plates in other regions.
• Fang Yuan had Infernape guard the ruins’ Colosseum, where it defeated Tate, Shi Lan, Liza, Lucian, Caitlin, Aaron, and other challengers.
• Caitlin shared records about the Intertwined Power and the Black and White Dragons with the strategy group, giving Fang Yuan new material for Infernape’s training.
• Sabrina checked Fang Yuan’s meditation practice that evening and found him distracted by his phone instead of making progress.

Fang Yuan stopped on Little Orange Island, ran into Team Rocket, and learned Sakaki was secretly pursuing three Plates in the Orange Archipelago. He reunited with Ash’s group and noticed that the events of their journey had diverged from what he expected.

• Fang Yuan landed on Little Orange Island to find food and encountered Jessie, James, and Meowth trying to sell overpriced juice; Eevee stopped them from fleeing, and Fang Yuan made them guide him to a restaurant.
• Fang Yuan made the Team Rocket Trio pay for his meal, then left in good spirits after guessing Ash’s group might be nearby.
• Jessie, James, and Meowth reported Fang Yuan’s powerful Dragonite and Confusion-using Eevee to Sakaki, who dismissed their request for funding and revealed his plan to collect three Plates while Jirouta drew attention.
• Ash, Misty, and Brock enjoyed afternoon tea while Ash talked about becoming stronger and Brock admired a poster advertising Lorelei’s battle demonstration.
• Fang Yuan found Ash’s group and greeted them, then realized Brock was still traveling with Ash and that Ash’s Pidgeot had evolved, showing that the journey had changed.

Fang Yuan joined Ash, Misty, and Brock to watch Lorelei’s lecture and demonstration battle, then was randomly selected to face the Elite Four member. He decided to battle Lorelei himself and planned to use Milotic.

• Fang Yuan told Ash that his next Pokémon World Championships battle would take place on Citrus Island in three days.
• Ash, Misty, and Brock chose to attend Lorelei’s demonstration, and Fang Yuan bought them tickets at five times the original price.
• Misty explained that Lorelei had repeatedly defeated Wataru before he won the Elite Four Cup.
• Lorelei gave a lecture on battle techniques and invited an audience member to battle her, prompting Ash, Misty, Brock, and Fang Yuan to volunteer.
• Lorelei selected seat 315, which belonged to Fang Yuan, and he accepted the match rather than transfer the opportunity.

Fang Yuan was chosen to battle Lorelei in a public demonstration, and his Milotic overwhelmed her Slowbro after revealing its hidden strength. The stunned crowd realized Lorelei had lost, while Lucia fled to send a recording of the battle to her uncle Wallace.

• Fang Yuan followed a staff member to the arena after Lorelei selected his seat, leaving Eevee behind.
• Lorelei recognized Fang Yuan and, after seeing his Milotic, decided to take the demonstration battle seriously.
• Milotic's Hydro Pump was split by Slowbro's Ice Punch, and Slowbro froze Milotic's tail and gained the advantage.
• Fang Yuan ordered Milotic to unleash a tenfold Brute Force Dragon Tail, which shattered Slowbro's ice defense and sent it crashing into the arena wall.
• Milotic used Frozen Mist to disrupt Lorelei's connection to Slowbro, then finished it with an explosive attack that left it unconscious.
• Lucia ran off with a recording to send to Wallace as the crowd and Ash reacted to Lorelei's defeat.

Wallace analyzed Lucia’s video of Fang Yuan’s battle against Lorelei and decided to travel to the Orange Archipelago to meet him. After Lorelei invited Fang Yuan and Ash’s group to her villa, Fang Yuan reluctantly agreed to go with them.

• Lucia sent Wallace a video of Fang Yuan’s Milotic battling Lorelei and asked him to explain its techniques.
• Wallace identified the Milotic’s overloaded Dragon Tail and simultaneous healing as extraordinary coordination, then asked Lucia to find Fang Yuan’s information.
• Wallace decided to travel to the Orange Archipelago to meet Fang Yuan and learn about his coordination techniques.
• After Lorelei’s lecture, a staff member found Fang Yuan and brought him to her private office.
• Fang Yuan found Ash, Misty, and Brock with Lorelei, who invited them all to her villa and offered to cook for them.

At Lorelei’s villa, Fang Yuan explained that Milotic had used Tapu Fini’s Ice Mist to freeze Slowbro’s mind and prevent it from responding during their battle. Ash challenged Fang Yuan, but his disobedient Charizard became smitten with Milotic and abandoned the fight, leaving Fang Yuan to consider how to train it.

• Lorelei invited Fang Yuan, Ash, Misty, and Brock to her villa and asked how Fang Yuan had stopped Slowbro from responding to her commands.
• Fang Yuan explained that Milotic had mixed Ice Mist into its fog, freezing Slowbro’s mind and severing its response to Lorelei.
• Ash asked to battle Fang Yuan’s Milotic, and Lorelei offered the villa’s backyard as their arena.
• Ash sent out Charizard, which ignored his commands and fell in love with Milotic instead of fighting.
• Fang Yuan recalled Milotic, and Charizard stopped threatening him and began massaging his shoulders after Fang Yuan said Milotic disliked violent brutes.
• Charizard asked Fang Yuan to introduce it to Milotic, and Fang Yuan considered having Dragonite train it and teaching it the Gokuraku Jodo dance.

Fang Yuan advised Ash to understand Charizard’s ambitions and train alongside it, then learned that three Plates were on the islands near Asia Island. He left to search for them and decided to gather his Pokémon before approaching the Legendary birds guarding them.

• Lorelei served Fang Yuan and Ash’s group instant noodles while Dragonite forced Charizard to practice dancing, and Fang Yuan explained to Ash that Charizard needed a trainer who worked to help it grow stronger.
• Ash joined Dragonite and Charizard in dancing, while Fang Yuan declined Lorelei’s offer to stay and confirmed his upcoming match against Koga on Citrus Island.
• Janine told Koga that Fang Yuan had defeated Lorelei, prompting Koga to investigate the opponent’s strength and reassure Janine that their poison tactics could win.
• Fang Yuan sensed a Plate and flew with Eevee and Dragonite across the Orange Archipelago to search for it.
• Above Asia Island, Fang Yuan sensed three Plates on Fire Island, Thunder Island, and Ice Island, each guarded by a Legendary bird, and decided to return with Mewtwo, Celebi, and the others before approaching them.

Fang Yuan battled Koga in a Pokémon World Championships advancement match, where Koga’s poison techniques failed against Milotic’s Purification Water. Milotic began its counterattack by sweeping away Crobat’s Double Team, leaving the outcome undecided.

• Fang Yuan confirmed that the Plates on three Orange Archipelago islands matched the Ice, Electric, and Fire types, then prepared to face Koga.
• Fang Yuan and Koga entered Citrus Stadium as spectators, including Janine, Ash, Lorelei, Drake, and Wallace, watched their advancement battle.
• Fang Yuan sent out Milotic, while Koga chose Crobat, which evaded Milotic’s Ice Beam with Double Team.
• Koga used his Iga Style Sonic Poison Art and then Toxic, but Milotic’s Purification Water erased both attacks.
• Milotic counterattacked with a Frost Dragon that swallowed Crobat’s Double Team.

Fang Yuan and Milotic overwhelmed Koga’s poison-based team with Purification Water, winning their battle and leaving the spectators stunned. Wallace decided to approach Fang Yuan about joining the Grand Festival and Devon’s circle.

• After Milotic resisted Crobat’s poison and defeated it with a coordinated storm attack, the spectators and the Ruins Strategy Group Chat reacted with astonishment.
• A light-brown-haired young man explained to Wallace and Team Rocket that Milotic’s Water Screen used Purification Water, which could counter all poisons.
• Fang Yuan used Rain Dance to spread Purification Water across the arena, stripping Venomoth of its poisonous scales and defeating it.
• The referee declared Fang Yuan the winner, while Koga struggled to accept the loss and Lorelei hoped he would learn from it.
• Wallace decided to invite Fang Yuan to become a Coordinator and join the Grand Festival and Devon’s circle.

Fang Yuan left Citrus Island with Mewtwo, the two Celebi, and Victini to retrieve Arceus's Plate from Moltres on Fire Island. Moltres emerged from the volcano after Fang Yuan demanded the Plate, and he explained that he had been entrusted with recovering it.

• Mewtwo teleported Fang Yuan away from Citrus Island after Fang Yuan asked Rotom to tell Ash and the others he had an urgent matter.
• Fang Yuan chose Fire Island as their first destination, hoping to avoid provoking territorial Zapdos and to obtain Moltres's Life Fire for Infernape.
• Fang Yuan, Eevee, Mewtwo, and Victini approached the volcano while the two Celebi stayed behind.
• Fang Yuan sensed Moltres and the Plate beneath the magma and called on the Fire God to meet him.
• Moltres burst from the magma, and Fang Yuan claimed he had been entrusted by Arceus and others to retrieve the Plates.

Fang Yuan tried to obtain Moltres’s Fire-Type Stone Plate, but Moltres explained that removing it would destabilize the Orange Archipelago and cause climate disasters. Fang Yuan agreed to find Lugia and Ho-Oh to help maintain the region’s balance before taking the Plates.

• Fang Yuan attempted to persuade Moltres to hand over its Plate, but Moltres refused despite acknowledging Fang Yuan’s Power of the Chosen One.
• Moltres explained that the three Plates had stabilized the Orange Archipelago for a century and that removing them could trigger global climate disasters.
• Fang Yuan proposed involving Lugia, but Moltres said Lugia alone would not prevent all the damage and suggested finding Ho-Oh or Rayquaza as well.
• Moltres told Fang Yuan that Ho-Oh might be found at Azure Cloud Mountain, so Fang Yuan agreed to search for it while Moltres guarded the Plate.
• Fang Yuan left planning to seek Lugia and Ho-Oh, while Moltres worried about his intentions and decided to train.

After failing to find Ho-Oh on Azure Cloud Mountain, Fang Yuan encountered Ho-Oh researcher Fan Ye, who recognized the Rainbow Wing and offered to help him. Fan Ye claimed Marshadow could guide them, but Fang Yuan’s Pokémon confirmed it had not appeared, so Fan Ye proposed searching for where Marshadow liked to go.

• Fang Yuan warned Moltres that humans might target the Legendary Birds and Lugia, then left the Orange Archipelago with his Pokémon for Kanto.
• Fang Yuan searched Azure Cloud Mountain and the surrounding Yunying Mountain Range for Ho-Oh’s Rainbow Rock but found no sign of it.
• Fang Yuan and Eevee helped an old man escape a flock of Spearow, and the man recognized Fang Yuan’s Aura and Ho-Oh’s scent.
• Fang Yuan identified the old man as Fan Ye, who recognized the Rainbow Wing and said Ho-Oh had once tested him but he had failed to become a Rainbow Hero.
• Fan Ye said Marshadow should be guiding them, but Fang Yuan’s Gengar showed that no Marshadow was in his shadow.
• Fan Ye offered to take Fang Yuan to a place where Marshadow liked to go.

Fang Yuan and Fan Ye found Marshadow in Yunying City, where it had been secretly learning Fighting techniques. After Fang Yuan showed it the Rainbow Wing, Marshadow decided to arrange a demanding trial, and Fang Yuan agreed to begin.

• Marshadow sensed the Rainbow Wing while hiding in a Galarian Karate prodigy's Octillery's shadow and left the Gym to investigate.
• Fang Yuan told Fan Ye that he had already sensed Marshadow, and Marshadow tried to enter Fang Yuan's shadow but was driven out by Gengar and Darkrai.
• Marshadow recognized Fan Ye and recalled that he had failed Ho-Oh's trial despite earning the qualification.
• Fang Yuan showed Marshadow the genuine Rainbow Wing and asked whether he could take the Rainbow Hero's trial.
• Marshadow decided to call the Three Sacred Beasts to help administer a demanding trial, and Fang Yuan and Eevee eagerly accepted.

Marshadow took Fang Yuan to Azure Cloud Mountain and tested whether his heart could withstand having its darkness magnified. Unable to affect Fang Yuan, Marshadow declared a second trial: a battle, leaving Fang Yuan surprised.

• Marshadow led Fang Yuan and Fan Ye to Azure Cloud Mountain for the first gate of the Rainbow Hero trial.
• Marshadow explained that it would magnify the darkness in Fang Yuan's heart and judge whether he could restore the Rainbow Wing's radiance.
• Marshadow tried to influence Fang Yuan, but Mewtwo explained that Fang Yuan's Aura made him impervious to the attempt.
• Fang Yuan claimed his flawless heart meant he had passed, and Marshadow believed Ho-Oh had arranged the failed test to challenge it.
• Marshadow announced that Fang Yuan would have to defeat it in a second trial, and Fang Yuan asked if it was sure about battling.

Fang Yuan’s Gluttony Ghost battled Marshadow in Ho-Oh’s trial, countering its shadow control and swallowing its attacks before returning its Z-Move. The clash ended with Raikou, Entei, and Suicune appearing, setting up another trial for Fang Yuan.

• Fang Yuan chose Gluttony Ghost to face Marshadow, which took control of Gengar through its shadow and began stealing its power.
• Fang Yuan ordered Gluttony Ghost to use Kamui, severing Marshadow’s control and letting Gengar swallow and redirect its Shadow Balls.
• Marshadow entered Full-Power Form and unleashed its Z-Move, Seven Star Soul-Snatching Leg, but Mega Evolved Gluttony Ghost swallowed the attack and sent it back.
• The returned Z-Move exploded in the clearing, and Raikou, Entei, and Suicune appeared on the surrounding rocks.

After Fang Yuan defeated Marshadow in the Second Gate, Marshadow enlisted the Three Sacred Beasts to impose three new trials testing his Pokémon’s hearts and strength. Fang Yuan accepted and arranged to attempt Entei’s Sacred Fire trial first, planning to send Infernape.

• Marshadow decided Fang Yuan’s trial had been too easy and summoned the Three Sacred Beasts to help administer three further tests.
• Marshadow announced that Suicune’s Purification Water, Raikou’s heavenly lightning, and Entei’s Sacred Fire would each test a different Pokémon, and the same Pokémon could not take all three trials.
• Fang Yuan judged that Milotic could pass Suicune’s test and Magnezone could endure Raikou’s lightning, while Fan Ye worried that Gengar’s dark nature would make the trials especially dangerous.
• After learning Entei’s Sacred Fire could severely injure a Pokémon, Fang Yuan asked to take that trial first and privately planned to send Infernape.
• Fang Yuan told Eevee that Infernape’s teammates should stop taking credit for their growth whenever Infernape got hurt, though Eevee knew what he was thinking.

Fang Yuan sent Infernape to face Entei’s Sacred Fire trial, but Infernape absorbed the flames to strengthen its Intertwined Power and reached its Seven Gates quasi-legendary form. Entei stopped the trial before their clash could destroy Azure Cloud Mountain, and Fang Yuan prepared to continue with the remaining trials while Infernape recovered.

• Fang Yuan sent Infernape to face Entei in the first trial, and Infernape met Entei’s pressure with its fighting spirit.
• Entei trapped Infernape in a Sacred Fire domain that burned its body, mind, will, heart, and soul.
• Fang Yuan encouraged Infernape, which activated Thunder Flame Mode and used Intertwined Power to absorb and suppress the Sacred Fire.
• Infernape reached its Seven Gates quasi-legendary form and dispersed Entei’s Sacred Fire, prompting Marshadow to stop their escalating confrontation.
• Entei accepted that Infernape had passed the trial and withdrew, while Fang Yuan stopped the exhausted Infernape from pursuing it and told it to recover before the next trials.

Fang Yuan’s Infernape suppressed Entei’s Sacred Fire, and Milotic’s Purification Water healed its injuries before Suicune assessed the Second Gate. Recognizing Milotic’s power, Suicune passed the trial and gifted it North Wind Power, leaving Marshadow astonished and Milotic strengthened.

• Entei acknowledged Infernape after it suppressed Sacred Fire, then yielded the field to Raikou and Suicune.
• Suicune began the Second Gate, but waited while Milotic used Life Dew to heal Infernape’s physical wounds.
• Suicune recognized that Milotic’s Purification Water came from Purification Lake and asked Fang Yuan where it had gained that power.
• Suicune declared that Milotic had passed the trial and gave it North Wind Power to help it deepen its mastery of Purification Water.
• Marshadow protested Suicune’s decision while Fang Yuan, Eevee, and the injured Infernape reacted to Milotic’s unexpected gift.

Fang Yuan sent Armored Magnezone to face Raikou’s Heavenly Thunder Baptism, and it passed by fearlessly drawing in and devouring the lightning. Raikou accepted Fang Yuan, leaving him with the Three Sacred Beasts’ acknowledgment as Armored Magnezone returned transformed.

• Fang Yuan sent Milotic to learn Suicune’s North Wind Power and told Infernape to focus on recovering.
• Raikou summoned a massive storm of heavenly thunder and prepared to test Fang Yuan’s Pokémon.
• Fang Yuan sent out Armored Magnezone, explaining that its three Magnezone counted as one Pokémon because their auras had fused.
• Armored Magnezone chose to use Charge and Devour to draw in the lightning, enduring its pain without fear.
• As dawn broke, Armored Magnezone returned with a stronger Silver Body, and Raikou accepted its performance.