Chapter Summaries

Yan Yang began his first proper training session with Pyroar and discovered that Pyroar’s moves were poorly controlled or ineffective. He organized a focused practice plan, leaving them with a clearer path forward after a tiring day.

• Yan Yang began training Pyroar by asking him to demonstrate his learned moves.
• Yan Yang found that Pyroar’s Flamethrower was erratic, Dig was slow, and several powerful moves performed poorly or incorrectly.
• Yan Yang chose to prioritize practical moves such as Flamethrower, War Cry, Snarl, and Fire Fang while setting aside impractical high-energy moves.
• Yan Yang divided Pyroar’s training into stable offensive moves, quick-reacting status moves, and shelved high-energy moves.
• Yan Yang finished the day with a written training plan as Pyroar rested among scorch marks and dirt pits.

Yan Yang began training Pyroar while the other Pokémon watched and reflected on their own growth and struggles. As the session continued, Silvally considered his growing attachment to Yan Yang and wondered whether he could ever choose a path without him.

• Entei, Armorouge, and Houndoom watched Yan Yang train Pyroar and thought about Pyroar's slow progress and their own training experiences.
• Lycanroc held Cosmog and hoped he would learn to control the opposing energies inside him and eventually evolve.
• Silvally emerged from his Poké Ball and recognized that being near Yan Yang helped him manage his emotions.
• Silvally wrestled with his desire for closeness to Yan Yang and his belief that he should live independently.
• Yan Yang began training Pyroar while the Pokémon watched.

Yan Yang trained Pyroar and the other Pokémon in Dig and Flamethrower, while Entei showed off his precise control of fire. After lunch, Lycanroc looked forward to getting his own training with Yan Yang in a few days.

• Yan Yang coached Pyroar through repeated attempts at Dig until Pyroar successfully dug underground in fifteen seconds, while Lycanroc learned the move even faster.
• Yan Yang began Flamethrower accuracy practice, but Pyroar burned nearly all the targets at once, so Entei demonstrated hitting each target precisely.
• Yan Yang fed Pyroar energy cubes with a Spoon, while Houndoom showed off his fire control and Pyroar bristled at the display.
• Lycanroc asked Yan Yang when he could train, and Yan Yang told him he would get his turn in a few days.

Yan Yang trained Pyroar in sound-based moves and learned that Entei had given him dormant fire energy, which awakened and set his body aflame. The chapter ended with Yan Yang struggling to control the fire while Entei watched.

• Yan Yang and Armorouge set up sound-wave equipment while Pyroar practiced [War Cry].
• Pyroar used [Snarl] on a Substitute doll, but his scattered sound waves barely affected it despite his attempts to improve his aim with a different pose.
• Yan Yang tried to demonstrate the move, coughed, and unexpectedly spat a small flame.
• Entei told Yan Yang that he had secretly given him fire energy in Alola, and that it had begun flowing through Yan Yang after Raikou stirred it awake.
• Yan Yang thanked Entei, then felt the fire energy surge and set his body alight; he tried to make the flames stop while Entei let him attempt to control them himself.

Yan Yang accidentally set himself on fire while trying out his new power, burned his clothes, and had to return to his room with Entei. Entei promised to help him learn fire control the next day, leaving Yan Yang confident he would master it and beat Pyroar in their bet.

• Yan Yang summoned real flames but could not control or extinguish them, so he jumped into a pond and removed his tail bracelet to put them out.
• Yan Yang discovered his clothes had burned away and hurried back to his room on Entei’s back to change.
• Entei recalled Yan Yang’s embarrassing childhood habits, making Yan Yang blush as the other Pokémon eavesdropped and then came in to check on him.
• Entei postponed teaching Yan Yang to control fire until the next day, while Yan Yang teased Pyroar and Pyroar insisted Yan Yang would fail.
• After the other Pokémon left, Entei reassured Yan Yang that he would likely master the flames quickly, and Yan Yang relaxed against him.

Yan Yang pushed Pyroar through roar and Protect training, then discovered that static electricity in Pyroar’s thick mane was hurting his move accuracy. After Yan Yang combed the mane, Pyroar finally aimed his flames accurately, and the chapter ended with Yan Yang deciding to groom him daily.

• Yan Yang made Entei rouse the lazy Pyroar and demonstrate [Snarl], but Pyroar accidentally spat sparks and burned Yan Yang’s notebook while trying to combine moves.
• Pyroar practiced until his [Snarl] hit the Substitute doll with greater force, then Yan Yang began training his [Protect] reflexes with a rubber-ball launcher.
• Yan Yang searched a move reference book and found that static electricity in some Fire-type Pokémon’s manes could affect accuracy.
• Yan Yang combed Pyroar’s mane, after which Pyroar’s flames condensed into a controlled stream and accurately struck the ribbons on the wooden stakes.
• Yan Yang praised Pyroar and decided to comb his mane every day.

Yan Yang practiced controlling his flames with Entei, but his fire kept slipping out of control. After several attempts and a quick plunge into the pond, he came close to mastering the flow of fire through his body.

• Yan Yang woke early and went to the training area with Entei and the other Pokémon to practice fire control.
• Entei guided Yan Yang through his breathing and helped him summon flames, but the fire twisted around and burned his hand.
• Entei explained that Yan Yang was still holding back from fully accepting the fire, and urged him to calm himself and guide its energy through his body.
• Yan Yang channeled the fire from his feet up through his legs and abdomen, but it ran wild at his fingertips and set him alight.
• Yan Yang jumped into the pond to put out the flames, while Entei praised his progress after only two attempts.

Yan Yang learned to control Entei’s source flames, forming a protective fire armor and breathing fire without harming himself. When he and Entei’s flames briefly resonated, Silvally sensed a strange surge of energy that might have resembled evolution, leaving both Yan Yang and Entei puzzled.

• Entei helped Yan Yang understand that the flames within him were Entei’s source flames and guided him to connect with them.
• Yan Yang successfully controlled the flames, breathed fire, and covered himself in protective armor that Pyroar’s attack could not damage.
• Entei praised Yan Yang, who thanked him and climbed onto his back as their flames mingled.
• Yan Yang’s glowing veins resonated with Entei’s flames, and they briefly sensed each other’s heartbeat and pulse as Silvally detected an unusual energy surge.
• The energies repelled each other and Entei’s flames tossed Yan Yang to the ground, but he was unharmed; Entei reassured him while Silvally privately suspected a scanning error.

Yan Yang practiced controlling his flames under Entei’s guidance and learned to shape them well enough to grill chicken wings. The Pokémon eagerly ate the wings, while Entei secretly took extra portions.

• Yan Yang struggled to control his fire and accidentally burned a mosquito-coil holder while trying to light it.
• Entei instructed Yan Yang to shape his flames into a character, and Yan Yang eventually formed a small character after encouraging the flames.
• Yan Yang caught Entei trying to steal Berries, while Pyroar witnessed the scene and slipped back indoors.
• Lycanroc asked Yan Yang to help grill marinated chicken wings, and Yan Yang cooked them over carefully controlled flames.
• Entei secretly took two skewers, and the Pokémon shared the wings until Armorouge claimed Pyroar’s extra portion and warned him not to complain.

Yan Yang visited Azalea Town’s market with Lycanroc to buy handmade Poké Balls for his Pokémon. He found the Berry Workshop, where an apprentice recognized Lycanroc and asked to touch her mane.

• Yan Yang recalled Entei and his other Pokémon before going into town with Lycanroc.
• Yan Yang decided to replace his Pokémon’s Poké Balls and promised Lycanroc a Berry honey sandwich and Konpeito for Cosmog.
• Yan Yang chose the old-fashioned Berry Workshop after passing several other shops.
• The apprentice explained that the workshop’s Poké Balls were handmade and showed Yan Yang their designs.
• Lycanroc reached toward a tempting item on a high shelf, and the apprentice asked Yan Yang if she could touch Lycanroc’s mane.

Yan Yang bought unusual Poké Balls while Lycanroc and Entei restrained themselves from confronting a rude young man. When Lycanroc caught a ball from his pack, it opened to reveal a bloodied interior, leaving Yan Yang demanding an explanation.

• A shop apprentice learned that Yan Yang's Lycanroc was a newly discovered Ghost-type form and asked how he had obtained her.
• A young man in hiking gear insulted Yan Yang for bringing Lycanroc out and criticized his purchase of decorative Poké Balls.
• Yan Yang ignored the young man, bought one of each kind of Poké Ball in the shop, and prepared to leave with Lycanroc.
• Lycanroc caught a Poké Ball that fell from the young man's pack and warned Yan Yang that something was wrong with him.
• The ball opened to reveal thick blood inside, and Yan Yang coldly demanded that the young man explain.

Yan Yang stopped Luca from escaping and discovered that Luca had been using Heracross to capture Slowpoke and repeatedly cut off their tails. After the injured Slowpoke were found, the shop attendant confirmed that she had called the police.

• Yan Yang used Psychic Power to seal the workshop door, trapping Luca inside.
• Luca sent out Heracross to attack, but Entei appeared and knocked Luca unconscious with a burst of fire.
• Lycanroc used Shadow Tag to restrain Heracross while Yan Yang questioned it and learned Luca had mistreated it and forced it to witness Slowpoke having their tails cut off.
• Yan Yang searched Luca’s backpack and found more than a dozen badly injured Slowpoke in Poké Balls.
• The shop attendant said she had called the police, and Yan Yang realized Luca’s actions had violated Azalea Town’s ban on harming Slowpoke.

After helping rescue the Slowpoke, Yan Yang had Piano replace his Pokémon’s Poké Balls and learned about the upcoming Slowpoke Festival. He left with Lycanroc to shop, where a plush reminded him of the world he had left behind.

• The police took Luca away, and the rescued Slowpoke were sent for care after their wounds had mostly healed.
• Yan Yang thanked Piano and asked her to keep Entei’s identity quiet; Entei appeared and silenced her questions with an imposing stare.
• Piano replaced Yan Yang’s Poké Balls, assigning each Pokémon a ball that suited its appearance or design.
• Yan Yang introduced himself to Piano, who invited him to the Slowpoke Festival a week later; he said he would attend to test Pyroar and Lycanroc in battle.
• Yan Yang released Lycanroc and bought food and a life-sized Slowpoke plush, which reminded him of a toy he had left behind in his former world.

Banette completed his transformation into a Ghost-type Pokémon but remained trapped in the dump by Celebi’s seal for another year. While struggling with the resentment and memories inside him, he lost his temper during training and briefly transformed into his original form, Entei.

• Banette absorbed the resentment of abandoned toys until his misty body stabilized into a Ghost-type Pokémon.
• Banette discovered that Celebi’s seal would keep him trapped in the dump for another year, despite his successful transformation.
• Banette struggled to identify who had abandoned him as the toys’ memories and voices blurred with his own.
• Banette practiced moves with discarded training materials but grew angry when he repeatedly failed to master one.
• Banette transformed into Entei and unleashed scorching flames that burned part of the garbage before he complained about his useless original body.

Banette strengthened his curse power by stabbing himself while plotting revenge on the people who had abandoned the toys. When Gengar and Mismagius visited him in the landfill, Gengar spotted the words “Emperor” and “Sun” on Banette’s body, leaving Banette stunned.

• Banette returned to his repaired toy body and resolved to master fire so he could punish the person who had abandoned him.
• Banette stabbed himself with a rusty needle, intensifying his resentment and curse power as he hoped to break the seal trapping him in the landfill.
• Banette wondered whether his memories and hatred had been distorted by the other toys’ consciousnesses, then changed into Entei’s form while gazing at the moon.
• Gengar and Mismagius emerged from the garbage and visited Banette, who told them he expected to escape the landfill in a year.
• Gengar climbed onto Banette and noticed the words “Emperor” and “Sun” on his wing-like parts, and Banette recognized the words and froze.

Banette struggled with a mysterious mark and the conflicting resentments inside him, while Mismagius urged him to stop questioning his hatred and focus on the abandoned toys’ grievances. When people arrived at the ruins, Banette joined Gengar and Mismagius in preparing to confront them.

• Banette found two characters marked on a tile-like object and wondered whether they were a clue to his forgotten past.
• The resentments inside Banette overwhelmed him, and he tore at scrap metal with his flaming claws before refusing Gengar’s offer to erase the mark.
• Mismagius challenged Banette to let go of questions about his identity and focus on the grievances filling his body.
• Banette steadied himself, while Mismagius and Gengar promised to help him punish the person who abandoned him.
• The three Pokémon heard people approaching the ruins, and Banette prepared to practice punishing them alongside Gengar and Mismagius.

Yan Yang played Pokémon Rumble until Entei enforced their two-hour limit, then confronted him over gaming and the damage caused by his training experiments. Entei continued using Master Hu’s strict parenting advice, while Yan Yang remained unaware of who had inspired it.

• Yan Yang played Pokémon Rumble, frustrating Pyroar and the other Pokémon as he chased wins and Venusaur’s regional badge.
• Entei cut the house’s power when Yan Yang reached his two-hour limit and reminded him of their agreement.
• Entei warned Yan Yang not to sneak off to play after recalling how he had once dangled him outside the window as punishment.
• Entei challenged Yan Yang’s claim that games inspired training, bringing up how Lycanroc and Armorouge had broken glass while practicing dunks.
• The narration revealed that Master Hu had taught Entei his strict parenting methods, and Entei kept following the advice because it seemed effective.

Wang Yan arranged for holographic projection equipment to be installed at Yan Yang’s home, and Yan Yang persuaded Entei to let him use it. After the workers installed the equipment and repaired the Pokémon’s damage around the house, Yan Yang watched them leave with their contact information.

• Wang Yan called Yan Yang to tell him that a team would install holographic projection equipment at his home.
• Entei growled at the idea of Yan Yang playing games, but Yan Yang persuaded him that the equipment could help with training.
• Wang Yan considered getting Yan Yang a Rotom Phone when the product went on sale in about a year.
• A Qiang and four workers installed the equipment and repaired damaged furniture and fixtures around Yan Yang’s home.
• A Qiang gave Yan Yang the team’s business card, and Yan Yang watched the workers prepare to leave.

Yan Yang tried the holographic Pokémon Rumble arena and learned to control a simulated Bulbasaur while fighting wild monsters. After scoring 25 points, he considered how the system might help Pokémon train, then posed a Pokémon guessing question.

• Yan Yang activated the holographic arena and entered a free-training match as Bulbasaur, marveling at how real the simulation felt.
• Yan Yang selected balanced growth, left his base, and struggled to aim his moves while fighting a buffalo before gradually improving.
• Yan Yang defeated several wild monsters and collected points as he adapted to Bulbasaur’s movements and the aiming system.
• Yan Yang scored 25 points in the bottom lane by throwing the collected light orbs into the scoring zone.
• Yan Yang wondered whether Pokémon could use the system to practice and asked readers to identify a Pokémon from four clues.

Yan Yang played a holographic Pokémon battle game, defeated an AI Charizard, and won his first match before Entei decided to try the game himself. The chapter left Yan Yang facing Entei in a new battle, with Entei transformed into Pyroar and unsure how to attack.

• Yan Yang learned the game controls, evolved Bulbasaur into Venusaur, and unlocked Frenzy Plant.
• Yan Yang defeated the AI Charizard by dodging its attacks and combining Sludge Bomb, Solar Beam, and Frenzy Plant.
• Yan Yang scored 500 points, won the match, and told Entei about the immersive battle.
• Entei challenged Yan Yang to a game and said Yan Yang would have to stop playing if Entei won.
• Entei entered the holographic battlefield as Pyroar, while Yan Yang put on his helmet and joined the opposing team.
• Entei struggled with the game's interfaces and wondered how to attack without using his own moves.