Chapter Summaries

Yan Yang watched Togepi happily accept Houndoom’s ribbon, then learned from Pikachu about the adventure team’s recent travels and Mewtwo’s involvement. After warning the team to stay cautious, he examined the Legendary Birds’ feathers and considered Articuno’s invitation to battle.

• Houndoom gave Togepi the colorful ribbon, and Togepi eagerly wrapped it around its wings with Yan Yang’s help.
• Mew teased Pikachu about Togepi’s affection for Houndoom, while Armorouge sulked and Mew and Skrelp watched.
• Pikachu told Yan Yang about the team’s adventures, including Mewtwo joining and leaving and their encounter with the Legendary Birds.
• Yan Yang warned Pikachu and the others to watch out for suspicious strangers, and they agreed to be careful.
• Yan Yang examined the feathers from Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres, then considered how he and Entei could face Articuno in battle.

Yan Yang prepared for a possible future clash with the Legendary Birds, said goodbye to Skrelp, and examined the items Mew and Pikachu had collected. He took a Banette Mega Stone, wondering when he might need it and hinting at a Pokémon whose appearance he described at the end.

• Pikachu told Yan Yang the Legendary Birds might seek him out if he visited Kanto, but Yan Yang doubted he would have time to go there.
• Yan Yang wished Skrelp well as she prepared to leave, while Armorouge stopped her from revealing where she was going.
• Mew used Psychic Power to show Yan Yang a large pile of collected items, and Yan Yang explained the Moon Stone and evolution risks to Pikachu.
• Yan Yang found a Banette Mega Stone among the items and decided to take it, believing he might need it later or trade it.
• Yan Yang considered the risks of Mega Evolution and described a Pokémon with crimson feathers, a golden forehead gem, and a dark gray body.

Pikachu and the others departed after Mew hinted that the World Tree might help Skrelp’s weak constitution, while Mew noticed something unusual about Yan Yang. Yan Yang then confronted Armorouge about his excessive training, and the chapter ended with Yan Yang and Houndoom sharing a tender moment.

• Yan Yang chose a Banette Evolution Stone, Dragon Fang, and Charcoal, while Mew and the others also gave him a Hard Stone.
• Armorouge and Skrelp said goodbye, and Mew mentioned that it knew a way to address Skrelp’s constitutional problems but was not ready to help.
• Yan Yang guessed that Mew meant the World Tree, and Mew recognized that Yan Yang bore the mark of someone it knew before leaving with Pikachu and the others.
• Yan Yang confronted Armorouge about secretly training too much, and Armorouge promised to limit his training to ten hours a day and spend more time playing.
• Houndoom warned Armorouge not to secretly take Yan Yang away, then returned to Yan Yang, who thanked Houndoom for choosing him as a partner.

Entei cared for his adopted child Yan Yang through a day of bathing, feeding, play, and sleep. At night, Entei soothed Yan Yang’s teething gums and sheltered him in a warm nest, where the child slept safely.

• Entei bathed Yan Yang in a stream, then roasted Peach fruits and fed him the mash.
• Entei helped Yan Yang practice standing and kept him from falling.
• Entei carried Yan Yang flying over a lake and through a river valley at the child’s request.
• At night, Entei treated Yan Yang’s sore teething gums with a paste made from Aromatic Mushrooms and tree sap.
• Entei sheltered Yan Yang beneath his fur as he slept, and Yan Yang kicked Entei in the nostril, prompting a chuckle.

A year passed peacefully as Yan Yang grew older and Entei continued returning home every Monday. The chapter leaves Yan Yang surrounded by Pokémon who were settling into their routines, while Cosmog tried to quiet the two powers within him and spend more time awake with Yan Yang.

• Entei came home late on Monday, and Yan Yang welcomed him before Entei scolded Armorouge for claiming he would play with Yan Yang in Entei’s absence.
• Entei promised Yan Yang he would return every Monday and warned Armorouge to keep his distance.
• Pyroar grew into a large adult and treasured the Evolution Stone Yan Yang tied to him, while Houndoom continued spending much of his time away.
• Lycanroc and Cosmog grew close, and Lycanroc continued grooming her fur with Yan Yang’s help.
• Cosmog tried to stop the two powers within him from consuming each other and reduced how long he slept.

Yan Yang’s Pokémon grew stronger and settled into life with him while Dr. Iku’s research into Armorouge’s Overlord Aura advanced. Ultra Wormholes began appearing, and Dia rose to captain of the Ultra Guard as the League sought to reassure the public.

• Silvally became calmer around Yan Yang and his Pokémon, though it still stubbornly resisted his repeated efforts to become companions.
• Armorouge shortened its formal training but found ways to train more, pushing Pyroar and the other Pokémon to improve.
• Sentret evolved into Odistar, while Ursaring trained hard and repeatedly challenged Armorouge for revenge without winning.
• Dr. Iku found that Armorouge’s aura resembled UB01’s aura but was far more intense, and Yan Yang suggested he seek help from the Overlord Kommo-o.
• Ultra Wormholes and Ultra Beasts entered public discussion, while the Ultra Guard contained early incidents and Dia became its captain.

Yan Yang spent a quiet year caring for his Pokémon and wondering what Master Hu was planning. Raikou continued his monthly skyward abductions, while Yan Yang discovered that Entei’s Sacred Fire stirred a growing power within him.

• Yan Yang sent Dr. Iku a year of observations about Lycanroc, and Dr. Iku hurried off to update the Pokédex.
• Yan Yang’s friends shared academy stories less often after a jealous Pokémon repeatedly interrupted his calls, and the adventure team reunited once, with Skrelp fitting in among them.
• Yan Yang learned that Master Hu had sealed the Wooden Cabin and stopped teaching, and he worried that the aging Psychic grandmaster was hiding a problem.
• Raikou seized Yan Yang for their monthly flight and warned him not to tell Entei about their scuffles.
• Yan Yang noticed that Entei’s Sacred Fire no longer harmed him and seemed to awaken a fiery power inside him, while Entei silently regarded him.

On the eve of returning to the human world, Yan Yang prepared to leave the forest with Entei and their Pokémon after a year of staying there. He spent the day saying goodbye to the forest and ended it with Entei’s promise to accompany and protect him.

• Yan Yang and Entei worried that the random teleportation might recur, so Entei stayed in his Poké Ball whenever he could and the Pokémon avoided taking Yan Yang away to train.
• Yan Yang persuaded Silvally to agree to return to human society with the others, though Silvally preferred to remain in the forest.
• Yan Yang rode Entei alone through the forest on their last day, while the Pokémon gathered berries and offered farewells.
• Entei carried Yan Yang to a clearing at sunset, where Yan Yang asked if Entei would come with him to human society.
• Entei reassured Yan Yang that wherever their bonds led was home, and promised to stand up for him if anyone caused trouble.

Raikou and Suicune visited Yan Yang before his departure, gave him gifts, and discussed the trial he would face. After bidding farewell to his Pokémon family, Yan Yang woke early the next morning to find Master Hu had finished making arrangements for him.

• Raikou gave Yan Yang a lightning pearl that could scorch everything within a hundred meters, while Suicune gave him a ribbon that let him walk on water.
• Suicune, Raikou, and Entei discussed Yan Yang’s upcoming trial and agreed to make it easy, asking him to give an inspiring speech, spend a day playing, and say something if he wished.
• Yan Yang said goodbye to his Pokémon partners and promised to help them adjust to life in human society, while Entei listened to his promise to visit and keep him company.
• Yan Yang spent his final night in sweet dreams, then woke early and asked Master Hu whether he had finished arranging everything.
• Master Hu confirmed that he had handled the preparations, and Entei silently appreciated his work in human society.

Chen Mo observed Wang Yan’s efforts to reform the Johto League and worried about the pressure facing the young Champion amid political attacks and rumors. Wang Yan waited anxiously for an expected visitor, but the chapter ended before the person arrived.

• Chen Mo entered the League conference room and found Wang Yan waiting eagerly for someone else.
• Chen Mo reflected on Wang Yan’s work repairing the League’s finances, infrastructure, Trainer support, and regional development.
• Chen Mo recalled that Wu Ji’s allies had spread criticism and rumors about Wang Yan while the former official sought a comeback.
• Chen Mo considered the accusations that Wang Yan was a weak, puppet Champion and dismissed them, citing Entei’s past support.
• Wang Yan continued waiting for the anticipated visitor as Chen Mo watched from the side.

Master Hu brought Yan Yang to meet Chen Mo and Wang Yan, explaining plans to help the child raised by Entei enter human society and join the League. Entei’s appearance convinced Chen Mo to approve the arrangements, while Wang Yan realized how deeply Entei trusted Yan Yang.

• Master Hu brought Yan Yang into the conference room, where Wang Yan introduced himself as the newly appointed League Champion.
• Wang Yan explained Yan Yang’s upbringing by Entei, and Master Hu outlined plans for the child’s return to human society.
• Wang Yan proposed League procedures for Yan Yang, including identity verification, a health examination, and an education assessment.
• Chen Mo questioned whether the identity review was too casual, so Yan Yang summoned Entei from his Poké Ball.
• After seeing Entei’s bond with Yan Yang, Chen Mo accepted the arrangements, and Wang Yan recognized that Entei had truly acknowledged the child.

Yan Yang underwent a health examination that revealed an extraordinary physique, then introduced his Pokémon to Wang Yan and Chen Mo. Wang Yan arranged top-level confidentiality for Yan Yang’s companions as the League prepared to give him a legitimate identity.

• Yan Yang’s heart rate exceeded 500 during his examination, and his physical measurements stunned the staff and Wang Yan and Chen Mo.
• A scan revealed unusual carbon crystal content in Yan Yang’s bones, and Wang Yan suspected Entei had trained him or passed on power.
• Yan Yang released his Pokémon, shocking Wang Yan and Chen Mo, and asked them to keep his companions secret.
• Wang Yan placed Yan Yang’s Pokémon information under an SSS-class confidentiality agreement in a Champion-level encrypted vault.
• Entei said he would avoid public attention, while Yan Yang explained that Silvally and Cosmog needed extra protection because their Pokédex records were blank.
• Wang Yan prepared to give Yan Yang a legitimate identity so he could integrate into human society.

Yan Yang received official Johto citizenship, League support, and a place to live, while Wang Yan and Chen Mo discussed his potential and what it might mean for the region. The chapter ended with Wang Yan hoping Yan Yang could become the Brave of the Rainbow and help reconnect Johto with Ho-Oh.

• Wang Yan expedited Yan Yang's identity paperwork and gave him a Johto League ID and a registered account with internet access.
• Master Hu and Wang Yan arranged housing and future financial support for Yan Yang, who thanked Wang Yan and said he wanted to become a Trainer.
• Master Hu took Yan Yang away, leaving Chen Mo to reprimand Wang Yan for making major decisions without consulting him.
• Chen Mo acknowledged Yan Yang's extraordinary potential, while Wang Yan pointed out his unusual affinity with Pokémon.
• Wang Yan suggested Yan Yang might become the Brave of the Rainbow and help the Johto League reconnect with Ho-Oh.

Yan Yang arrived at the luxurious new home Master Hu had prepared for him and explored its rooms and security features. After he released his Pokémon to settle in, he looked out over the grounds, feeling that he had returned to human life and hoping they would all be well.

• Master Hu brought Yan Yang to a spacious mansion and explained that a psychic barrier protected it from intruders.
• Yan Yang toured the house, inspected its sturdy furniture and rooms, and laughed at an emergency call button shaped like a Poké Ball.
• Yan Yang released his Pokémon, and Entei, Pyroar, Silvally, Lycanroc, Cosmog, Houndoom, and Armorouge each explored or chose a place to settle.
• Yan Yang watched the scenery from a window and hoped that he and his Pokémon would be well in their new home.

Yan Yang pressed Master Hu about his secrets, and Master Hu privately admitted that he had ulterior motives and might put Yan Yang in danger. Yan Yang then began measuring his Pokémon, starting with Entei and struggling to keep Pyroar still.

• Yan Yang asked Master Hu about his past, and Master Hu said he had helped resolve internal disputes in the League using Yan Yang's father's position.
• Master Hu told Yan Yang that he would ask for help when the time came, then privately worried that the person he had found might not forgive him and that Yan Yang could be endangered.
• Yan Yang went to the training room, gathered his Pokémon, and decided to measure their physical dimensions.
• Yan Yang measured Entei at 2.56 meters tall and 3.5 meters long, then recorded the results in his journal.
• Pyroar pounced on Yan Yang and repeatedly fidgeted during the measurement, until Armorouge pulled him away and Yan Yang scolded him.

Yan Yang measured his Pokémon and himself, then explored the garden with them. After Pyroar tricked him into thinking he weighed 140 kilograms, Yan Yang discovered his actual weight was 45 kilograms and ended the chapter admiring their new home from the air with Armorouge.

• Yan Yang measured his Pokémon, finding Entei weighed 333 kilograms and recording the others’ heights and weights as well.
• Pyroar and the other Pokémon insisted that Entei measure Yan Yang, who was 1.48 meters tall.
• Pyroar secretly stood on the scale with Yan Yang, making it show 140 kilograms, before Yan Yang weighed himself alone at 45 kilograms.
• Yan Yang explored the garden and woods with his Pokémon but found few Pokémon living there.
• Armorouge carried Yan Yang into the sky, and Yan Yang admired the illuminated scenery around their new home.

Yan Yang reflected on the Pokémon settling into their new home and considered money, training, and what adulthood would bring. As evening fell, he found comfort in the lively household he had built with his Pokémon.

• Yan Yang watched the Pokémon play in the courtyard after their first week in human society.
• Yan Yang reviewed his spending and wondered how he would earn money as a Trainer.
• Yan Yang planned to begin training the Pokémon and worried about Silvally losing control of his moves.
• Yan Yang wondered about the house’s ownership and whether he would receive a starter Pokémon at age ten.
• Yan Yang watched the distant market with Entei and took comfort in the noisy life of their home.

Wang Yan visited Yan Yang and discussed how he was adjusting to human society before explaining new schooling requirements for aspiring Trainers. Yan Yang learned he would need to attend school next year, while his forged League ID showed that he was only nine.

• Wang Yan asked Yan Yang about his time in Alola, and Yan Yang said Master Hu had arranged the passage there.
• Wang Yan checked whether Yan Yang felt lonely or had trouble adapting, but Yan Yang said he was comfortable living with his Pokémon and did not want a housekeeper.
• Wang Yan explained that new regulations required aspiring Trainers to continue their education for four years after turning ten, though eligible students could graduate after one semester.
• Wang Yan told Yan Yang to contact him next year so he could arrange a school for him.
• After Wang Yan left, Yan Yang examined his League ID and reflected on how he had forged his age as nine.

Yan Yang discussed his future finances with Wang Yan and showed that he could safely interact with Pokémon and sense their feelings. His kind words helped Wang Yan’s Piloswine awaken its Ancient Power and evolve into Mamoswine, leaving Wang Yan stunned by Yan Yang’s unusual gift.

• Wang Yan told Yan Yang that he would take over the house and its expenses when he became an adult, and suggested prize money from Trainer competitions could support him.
• Wang Yan released his Pokémon so Yan Yang could interact with them, and Charizard went outside with Entei after challenging it to another battle.
• Yan Yang touched Venomoth despite its poisonous scales, and the toxins failed to harm him.
• Yan Yang sensed Piloswine’s sadness and longing for the snowfields, then comforted it while sharing his natural and Viridian power.
• Piloswine recalled its ancient teachings and evolved into Mamoswine, thanking Yan Yang as Wang Yan watched in shock.

Yan Yang spent time with Wang Yan’s Pokémon, playing with Mamoswine, sparring with Breloom, and watching Charizard return from training. The chapter left Entei considering when to teach Yan Yang to use the flames awakened within him.

• Yan Yang rode Mamoswine, then Gengar pranked him by slipping an icy Oran Berry down his collar before teasing Pyroar.
• Breloom and Armorouge fought evenly using close-quarters techniques, and Yan Yang learned that Breloom trained in the boxing room for over ten hours each day.
• Yan Yang challenged Breloom to a spar, but Armorouge reluctantly allowed it after Yan Yang pleaded and hugged it.
• Yan Yang exchanged blows with Breloom until Armorouge separated them, then warned Breloom not to treat Yan Yang as a punching bag.
• Charizard returned with new scars and stronger skills, while Entei considered teaching Yan Yang to control the flames awakened within him.