Chapter Summaries

Fang Yuan defeated Bea in a private Championships battle at Motostoke Stadium, first with his Lycanroc’s brutal attacks and then with its mysterious Super Ancient Evolution. After Lycanroc overwhelmed Gigantamax Machamp, Leon prepared to face Fang Yuan next.

• Fang Yuan learned that his battle with Bea would be held without spectators, then arrived at Motostoke Stadium, where Olivia, Rose, and Leon were watching in secret.
• Fang Yuan sent out a new form of Lycanroc against Bea’s Hawlucha, and Lycanroc defeated it with a sequence of hard-hitting attacks, including Precipice Blades.
• Bea Gigantamaxed her Machamp, but Fang Yuan’s Lycanroc transformed into a colossal Super Ancient Guardian form that was distinct from Gigantamax.
• Fang Yuan’s Ancient Lycanroc defeated Gigantamax Machamp with an Aura Sphere infused with Wave Power, winning the battle as Bea conceded.
• Rose asked Leon whether he was confident against Fang Yuan, and Leon said he was eager to face him and discover what else he could do.

Fang Yuan defeated Bea and turned down Chairman Rose’s invitation to join the Galar League, but accepted a Dynamax Band and challenged Leon. His Infernape defeated Leon’s Gigantamax Dragapult in one attack, leaving Rose and Olivia worried about the disruption Fang Yuan could cause in the Championships.

• Lycanroc defeated Bea’s Machamp, and Fang Yuan praised Lycanroc after the battle.
• Chairman Rose offered Fang Yuan a Dynamax Band and invited him to develop within the Galar League, but Fang Yuan said he needed to discuss the move with his parents.
• Leon challenged Fang Yuan to a one-on-one battle, and Fang Yuan chose Infernape while Leon sent out Dragapult.
• Leon Gigantamaxed Dragapult, while Fang Yuan had Infernape open the Seventh Gate and use Morning Peacock without Gigantamaxing.
• Infernape’s Thunder Flame punches cracked the arena’s Dynamax Wall and knocked out Gigantamax Dragapult in one attack.
• Leon admitted Rose had set him up, while Rose, Olivia, and Bea realized Fang Yuan’s strength could disrupt the Galar Championships.

Fang Yuan defeated Leon’s Dragapult, then arranged to face Unova Elite Four member Renbu in a Championships exchange battle. As Fang Yuan prepared to travel to Unova, Clay received word that the match would take place at his battle facility and wondered who Fang Yuan was.

• Fang Yuan’s Infernape defeated Leon’s Gigantamax Dragapult, and Leon accepted his loss while looking forward to facing Fang Yuan again in the Championships.
• Fang Yuan learned that defeating Bea had raised his Championships ranking to 188th, and Olivia arranged a battle against Renbu, ranked 100th.
• Renbu, Caitlin, and Wanlong discussed Plasma Team’s plans and Unova’s shortage of strong defenders, while wondering when Caitlin would return from training.
• Fang Yuan agreed to battle Renbu but asked to hold the match in Unova, and Olivia approved the change.
• Clay received news that Fang Yuan would face Renbu at his Driftveil City battle facility and questioned why he had never heard of Fang Yuan.

Fang Yuan checked on Eevee and Venusaur’s progress with Z-Power training while traveling toward Driftveil City, and learned that Hoopa had found a Psychic Stone Plate. Hoopa’s discovery turned out to be the Caitlin Family’s heirloom, leaving Caitlin and Sabrina furious as the story ended with the Plate in Hoopa’s possession.

• Fang Yuan flew toward Unova on a Ditto transformed into Ho-Oh and told Rotom that Eevee and Venusaur had advanced in Z-Power training.
• Rotom reported that Venusaur could use ordinary Z-Moves independently and Eevee could use some Z-Moves without Fang Yuan or a Z-Crystal, though both still had more training to do.
• Fang Yuan learned that Hoopa had caught a Psychic Stone Plate and praised it for remembering its task.
• Caitlin and Sabrina attempted to strengthen their Psychic abilities with the Caitlin Family’s Psychic Stone Plate in their ancestral Ancient House.
• Hoopa reached through a golden ring, stole Caitlin and Sabrina’s Plate, and brought it to Fang Yuan on Base Island.

Hoopa stole a Plate from Caitlin and Sabrina, whose Future Sight pointed to the Psychic Ruins and Fang Yuan. Fang Yuan admitted the treasure might be a Psychic Stone Plate, and Caitlin and Sabrina rushed to Driftveil City as he prepared to battle Renbu.

• Caitlin and Sabrina searched for the thief after Hoopa used a spatial move to steal the Plate from their castle.
• Caitlin and Sabrina used Future Sight together and saw a misty island and a Trainer in a red-and-white battle suit, whom they identified as Fang Yuan.
• Fang Yuan received Sabrina and Caitlin's call in Driftveil City, then admitted the stolen treasure might be a pink, brick-shaped Plate.
• Caitlin and Sabrina arranged to meet Fang Yuan in Driftveil City after he said he would explain following his battle.
• Renbu learned that Fang Yuan was his opponent, and Wanlong recognized the name and warned that Renbu was in trouble.
• Alder decided to attend Renbu's battle as Caitlin, Sabrina, and Wanlong headed toward Driftveil City; Fang Yuan chose Magnezone for the match.

Fang Yuan faced Unova Elite Four member Renbu in a Championships battle and used Magnezone to defeat Renbu’s first two Pokémon with overwhelming force. The match ended in a one-sided loss for Renbu, while Alder became interested in recruiting Fang Yuan as Unova’s Champion.

• Fang Yuan met Clay at Driftveil City’s battle facility while Renbu studied footage of Fang Yuan’s earlier battle.
• Caitlin, Sabrina, Shi Lan, Wanlong, and Alder arrived to watch Fang Yuan’s match against Renbu.
• Fang Yuan sent out Magnezone, which overwhelmed Renbu’s Mienshao with Thunder and an Electromagnetic Storm.
• Renbu sent out Lucario, but Magnezone trapped and defeated it using Magnet Pull and Electric Terrain.
• Alder praised Fang Yuan’s strength and wondered whether he could invite Fang Yuan to become Unova’s Champion.

Fang Yuan revealed to Caitlin that he was searching for Arceus’s lost Plates and that Hoopa had taken her family’s Psychic Stone Plate. After Caitlin agreed to trust him provisionally, she explained her family’s plan to protect Unova from Plasma Team, and Fang Yuan learned they hoped to gain Reshiram and Zekrom’s support.

• After defeating Renbu, Fang Yuan avoided calls from several Unova leaders and met Caitlin, Sabrina, and Shi Lan in a Driftveil City park.
• Fang Yuan told Caitlin that Hoopa had taken her Plate and shared memories showing that he came from another timeline to recover Plates for Arceus.
• Caitlin called Cynthia, who confirmed Fang Yuan’s identity and urged Caitlin to avoid a conflict with him.
• Caitlin agreed to trust Fang Yuan for now, while he said he would help her find the Plate but would not return it himself.
• Shi Lan explained that the Caitlin Family hoped Caitlin could gain Reshiram and Zekrom’s support to stop Plasma Team, and Fang Yuan joked about becoming a Dragon Slayer Mage.

Fang Yuan met Alder and Unova’s Elite Four, who discussed the threat of Plasma Team and the Black and White Dragons. A report then revealed that Reshiram had appeared at a Plasma Team secret base, and Fang Yuan immediately wanted to go.

• Fang Yuan explained Dragon Slayer Magic to Shi Lan, Caitlin, and Sabrina, leaving them skeptical of his stories.
• Alder, Wanlong, and Renbu found Fang Yuan, and Wanlong revealed that he had once saved her in Hoenn.
• Alder tried to recruit Fang Yuan for Unova’s Heavenly King Cup and warned him about the dangers of seeking the Black and White Dragons.
• Alder and the others discussed Plasma Team’s plans to use the dragons to overthrow the Unova League.
• Fang Yuan offered to make friends with the Black and White Dragons, but a League alert announced that Reshiram had appeared at a Plasma Team secret base.

After Reshiram destroyed Plasma Team’s secret base and fled, Fang Yuan and the Unova League set out to locate and protect it. Ghetsis regrouped with the surviving Plasma Team officers and ordered Colress to begin their next plan, centered on Kyurem.

• The Unova League detected Reshiram’s battle with Plasma Team, and Alder, Fang Yuan, and the others found the group’s mountain base reduced to ruins.
• Fang Yuan recognized the incident as resembling an anime storyline in which N failed to earn Reshiram’s approval, and he suggested that Reshiram might be heading to the White Ruins inside Dragonspiral Tower.
• Sabrina used her Psychic abilities to trace Reshiram, and the League decided to find it, make contact if possible, and keep Plasma Team from provoking it again.
• Fang Yuan insisted on accompanying Sabrina, surprising the Elite Four when they learned he was her teacher.
• Ghetsis learned that N and the Plasma Team sages had been separated, then ordered Colress to find N and seize control of either Reshiram or Zekrom.
• Colress welcomed Ghetsis’s decision to activate the next plan, which he said would begin with Kyurem.

Reshiram and Zekrom met again at Dragonspiral Tower and argued over how to find new heroes. When Fang Yuan’s group arrived, the dragons questioned Caitlin and Sabrina, then demanded that Caitlin defeat Zekrom and Sabrina defeat Reshiram as a test; Fang Yuan offered to try instead.

• Reshiram prepared to return to sleep at Dragonspiral Tower, but Zekrom arrived and proposed finding a new hero to help it regain its strength.
• Reshiram and Zekrom argued over their tests for future heroes, with each insisting that a candidate must be strong enough to defeat both dragons.
• Caitlin teleported Fang Yuan and the others near the dragons, where Alder tried to warn them about Plasma Team, but Reshiram and Zekrom dismissed the threat.
• Reshiram asked Caitlin about her truth, and Zekrom asked Sabrina about her ideal; Caitlin answered honestly, while Sabrina showed little interest in becoming a hero.
• Reshiram told Caitlin to defeat Zekrom, and Zekrom expected Sabrina to defeat Reshiram; both women and the onlookers were stunned by the demand.
• Fang Yuan offered to take a turn against the dragons.

Fang Yuan challenged Reshiram and Zekrom, then revealed that he had brought Groudon and Kyogre to fight them. The chapter ended as Groudon and Kyogre entered Primal Reversion, leaving the stunned dragons facing the two Hoenn titans.

• Reshiram and Zekrom agreed to test heroes chosen by the other, and Caitlin challenged Zekrom with eight Psychic-type Pokémon.
• Zekrom defeated Caitlin’s entire team with a single Thunder, prompting Sabrina to refuse its challenge.
• Fang Yuan asked to challenge both dragons and claimed he could become both the Black Hero and White Hero.
• Fang Yuan summoned Groudon and Kyogre through Golden Rings, shocking Alder and the others by revealing they were his Pokémon.
• Groudon and Kyogre underwent Primal Reversion as Fang Yuan declared a Double Battle against Reshiram and Zekrom.

Fang Yuan’s Groudon and Kyogre defeated Reshiram and Zekrom, who surrendered and recognized him as Unova’s new hero. After revealing his extraordinary credentials, Fang Yuan asked the dragons to spar with Infernape, leaving everyone stunned.

• Reshiram and Zekrom entered Overdrive Mode and took to the sky, but Groudon and Kyogre trapped them in a Sky Ocean and attacked with coordinated moves.
• Fang Yuan ordered Groudon and Kyogre to keep the dragons from joining forces, and Reshiram and Zekrom surrendered within minutes.
• Groudon and Kyogre knocked the battered dragons to the ground, and Reshiram and Zekrom acknowledged Fang Yuan as their new hero.
• Fang Yuan revealed his connections to Mew, Ho-Oh, Groudon, and Kyogre, shocking Alder, Sabrina, Caitlin, and the others.
• Fang Yuan asked Reshiram and Zekrom to serve as sparring partners for Infernape’s Intertwined Power training.

Fang Yuan asked Reshiram and Zekrom to train his Infernape in Intertwined Power, then proposed that they battle it together. Infernape overcame its doubts and prepared to fight, while the onlookers stayed to watch.

• Reshiram and Zekrom agreed to serve as sparring partners after Fang Yuan promised to protect them from Plasma Team.
• Caitlin and Shi Lan recognized that Fang Yuan's Pokémon was the Infernape they had encountered at the Psychic Ruins, and Fang Yuan sent it out.
• Fang Yuan proposed that Reshiram and Zekrom use Intertwined Power together against Infernape to test its strength.
• Fang Yuan encouraged Infernape to pursue its goal of becoming the strongest, and Infernape accepted the challenge with renewed fighting spirit.
• Alder and the others chose to stay and watch the Guidance Battle as Reshiram and Zekrom faced Infernape.

Fang Yuan used the Black and White Dragons’ Intertwined Power to push Infernape toward opening its Eighth Gate, but Infernape could not imitate their perfect fusion. It instead opened the Eight Gates Formation by burning its life energy to unleash overwhelming physical strength, then battered Reshiram and Zekrom before collapsing from the strain.

• Reshiram and Zekrom unleashed perfect Yin Yang Intertwined Power and fired it at Infernape as a battle test.
• Infernape opened its Seventh Gate and tried to absorb the attack, but it could not perfectly fuse its Willpower Flame and Awakened Electricity.
• Fang Yuan told Infernape to abandon energy fusion and use Thunder Flame Power to stimulate its body, while Victini amplified his Heart Power.
• Infernape opened its own Eighth Gate, gained immense physical power, and used Evening Elephant to shatter the dragons’ Intertwined Power and strike them.
• Infernape relentlessly attacked Reshiram and Zekrom until the brief burst of power ended, leaving it badly injured and unable to continue.
• Fang Yuan asked the Black and White Dragons to help improve Infernape’s body-based Intertwined Power, and they protested that he was still dissatisfied after it had beaten them.

After Infernape unleashed the Death Gate against Zekrom and Reshiram, Celebi and Victini struggled to treat its life-threatening injuries. Fang Yuan summoned Ho-Oh for help, while the Legendary Dragons accepted Fang Yuan and Infernape as worthy Black and White Heroes.

• Infernape's Death Gate overwhelmed Zekrom and Reshiram briefly, but cost it severe injuries and a portion of its lifespan.
• Alder and the others realized Fang Yuan had raised an ordinary Pokémon to High-Level Legendary Combat Power, and Zekrom and Reshiram recognized Fang Yuan and Infernape as suitable heroes.
• Celebi and Victini arrived to treat Infernape, but found that its life-root injuries were beyond their abilities to heal fully.
• Fang Yuan used the Rainbow Wing to summon Ho-Oh, explaining that Infernape needed its help.
• Alder and the others silently prepared to leave rather than disturb the gathered Legendary Pokémon.

After Fang Yuan’s battle with Reshiram and Zekrom left Infernape badly wounded, he summoned Ho-Oh to heal it. Reshiram and Zekrom suggested Ho-Oh teach Infernape to use Life Power, and Ho-Oh was left facing another demand from Fang Yuan.

• Alder, Sabrina, Caitlin, and the others discussed Fang Yuan’s sudden power and Renbu proudly declared that he had fought a Legendary Trainer.
• Ho-Oh left Navel Rock after Fang Yuan urgently called for help and flew to Dragonspiral Tower.
• Ho-Oh found Fang Yuan with Infernape, Reshiram, Zekrom, Groudon, and Kyogre, then learned it had been summoned to heal Infernape’s wounds.
• Reshiram and Zekrom suggested that Ho-Oh teach Infernape to master Life Fire and Life Thunder so it could recover from using Intertwined Power.
• Fang Yuan agreed that Life Fire could make Infernape far more resilient, while Infernape urged everyone to stop talking and begin treatment.

Eevee and Venusaur completed their Autonomous Exclusive Z-Moves during special training, then joined Fang Yuan after hearing the others had fought. With the battle already over, Fang Yuan arranged for Ho-Oh to teach Infernape to use Life Power and strengthen its body as it worked to perfect the Eighth Gate.

• Eevee independently completed its multicolored Autonomous Exclusive Z-Move, while Venusaur finished its own powerful Autonomous Z-Move.
• Little Hoopa told Eevee and Venusaur that Fang Yuan had called the others away to fight, so they asked Hoopa to send them over.
• Ho-Oh healed Infernape's injuries from opening the Eight Gates, and Infernape recovered with its physique even stronger.
• Eevee, Venusaur, and Darkrai arrived to support the battle but found the fight already over and the group gathered together.
• Little Hoopa appeared through a Golden Ring, startling Reshiram, Zekrom, and Ho-Oh when it identified itself.
• Fang Yuan persuaded Ho-Oh to strengthen Infernape and teach it to use Life Power, while Infernape urged the group to help perfect its Eighth Gate.

Ho-Oh chose to use Sacred Ash to help Infernape master Life Power, while Reshiram and Zekrom offered a riskier way to improve its Intertwined Power. Meanwhile, Plasma Team began a desperate plan to control Kyurem and use it to seize power in Unova.

• Ho-Oh decided that using Sacred Ash would be the fastest way to help Infernape master Life Power.
• Fang Yuan asked Reshiram and Zekrom how Infernape could perfect its Intertwined Power, and they warned that it could not fuse fire and lightning but could learn more violent Overdrive Skills.
• Fang Yuan left the choice of learning the dangerous technique to Infernape, while Darkrai asked when they would challenge another Darkrai.
• Aboard the Plasma Destroyer, Colress told Ghetsis that his research might let them control Kyurem, and Ghetsis agreed to risk the plan after their attempt to control Reshiram failed.
• Colress and Ghetsis planned to use the Plasma Destroyer to control Kyurem, take the DNA Splicers from Shaga, and make Kyurem absorb Reshiram and Zekrom.

Fang Yuan trained Infernape at Dragonspiral Tower, challenged Caitlin to a one-sided battle, and planned to farm Championships points from Sinnoh’s Elite Four. Meanwhile, N learned that Ghetsis’s faction planned to attack Unova, and Plasma Team froze Twin Dragon City while demanding the DNA Splicers.

• Fang Yuan had Ho-Oh, Reshiram, and Zekrom train Infernape to master Life Power and their dragon abilities, while he checked his Championships ranking and found himself at 111.
• Caitlin, Cynthia, and Sabrina learned more about Fang Yuan’s strength, and Fang Yuan defeated Caitlin’s team with Armored Magnezone before asking Sabrina to prepare advanced Psychic training methods.
• N recovered with Babelena and Anthea, then heard from Asura that Ghetsis and Vio had captured Kyurem and planned to use it to attack the Unova League and seize the DNA Splicers.
• Wanlong received news that Plasma Team had stormed Twin Dragon City, while Vio confronted Mayor Shaga and demanded the DNA Splicers.
• Colress fired the Kyurem Cannon from the Plasma Destroyer, freezing all of Twin Dragon City and leaving Vio to threaten Shaga with a more lethal blast if he refused.

Plasma Team’s attack awakened Kyurem and plunged Twin Dragon City into a citywide freeze, but Fang Yuan and Mewtwo intervened to protect its residents. Mewtwo Mega Evolved, defeated Kyurem, and ended the crisis, while Fang Yuan wondered whether Mewtwo should challenge the Cha…

• Vio took the DNA Splicers from Shaga, and their arrival near Kyurem awakened the dragon aboard the Plasma Destroyer.
• Kyurem destroyed the Plasma Destroyer, killed Colress, Vio, and the other Plasma Team members, and began attacking N and Shaga.
• Fang Yuan and Eevee arrived in Twin Dragon City, and Mewtwo joined them to fight Kyurem while protecting the city from the battle’s damage.
• Fang Yuan used Heart Power to help Mewtwo Mega Evolve into Mega Mewtwo Y and then switch into its X Form during the fight.
• Mewtwo defeated Kyurem, and Ho-Oh dispersed the Ice Clouds as Twin Dragon City’s residents celebrated their rescue.