Chapter Summaries

Yan Yang challenged Entei to a fighting game using Pyroar’s appearance, and after an initially one-sided match, Entei learned the controls and fought back. Yan Yang won 2:8, but Entei carried him to the training room for extra drills, leaving Pyroar laughing at his cries.

• Yan Yang and Entei took Pyroar’s form for a fighting-game match while the other Pokémon watched and cheered.
• Entei struggled with the game controls as Yan Yang used skilled combos to drain his health.
• Entei adapted to the controls, dodged Yan Yang’s attack, and landed a counterattack that made the match competitive.
• Yan Yang won the match 2:8 and celebrated defeating his father.
• Entei carried Yan Yang to the training room and assigned him extra dodge and flame-control training, while Pyroar laughed at his protests.

Yan Yang trained Lycanroc and discovered that she had learned the dangerous move [Fissure] from Mamoswine after she cracked the training-room floor. Once the damage was repaired, Yan Yang encouraged Lycanroc to ask Mamoswine for more lessons.

• Yan Yang focused Lycanroc’s training on a few Rock-type moves and considered how to develop her weak Ghost-type attacks.
• Lycanroc unexpectedly used [Fissure], splitting the training-room floor and startling Yan Yang.
• Yan Yang scolded Lycanroc gently, while Pyroar complained that he treated Lycanroc more kindly than her.
• A repair team fixed the floor, and Yan Yang was surprised by the cost before deciding it was reasonable.
• Lycanroc told Yan Yang that Mamoswine had taught her [Fissure], and Yan Yang urged her to get more free lessons from him.

Yan Yang guided Lycanroc through training [Rock Tomb], [Drill Run], and [Shadow Claw], using encouragement and Lycanroc Z to support her efforts. Lycanroc improved her Rock Tomb speed and quickly learned Drill Run, but struggled to gather Ghost-type energy for Shadow Claw as training continued.

• Yan Yang coached Lycanroc as she practiced [Rock Tomb], helping her reduce the move’s activation-to-impact time from eight seconds to five.
• Yan Yang found Lycanroc Z in his backpack and gave it to Lycanroc, who asked about using a Z-Move but learned she needed to master [Rock Slide] first.
• Lycanroc practiced [Drill Run] against Yan Yang and quickly completed training the move.
• Yan Yang had Lycanroc try [Shadow Claw], but she struggled to gather Ghost-type energy around her claws, so he encouraged her to keep trying.

Yan Yang spent the day training Lycanroc and joked around with Cosmog and Pyroar before checking in on the Pokémon living around his home. The chapter ended with the dormant artificial Pokémon trembling awake in the storage room after an apparent nightmare.

• Yan Yang and Lycanroc agreed to focus on Lycanroc’s familiar abilities rather than seek Gengar’s help with Shadow Claw.
• Cosmog woke up expecting candy, and Yan Yang and Lycanroc playfully tricked it before feeding it a sweet.
• Yan Yang teased Pyroar by changing the television channel and lifting the remote with Psychic Power, then let Pyroar take it back.
• Houndoom assured Yan Yang that he was keeping the wandering Pokémon in the little woods under control, while Entei returned from his Poké Ball.
• Armorouge admitted he had secretly trained an extra seventeen minutes and thirty-six seconds, and Yan Yang let the matter pass.
• Late that night, the dormant artificial Pokémon trembled and opened its eyes as if waking from a nightmare.

Yan Yang left Silvally home when Silvally refused to attend the Slowpoke Festival, shaken by a nightmare in which he lost control and frightened Yan Yang. Alone, Silvally decided he wanted to follow Yan Yang and began helping around the house, while the mask on his head started to loosen.

• Yan Yang found Silvally hiding in the storage room and left for the Slowpoke Festival without him after Silvally refused to go.
• Silvally recalled a nightmare in which he lost control at the festival and saw Yan Yang look at him with fear, so he stayed home to avoid putting him in danger.
• After everyone left, Silvally sat on the sofa and looked at a photograph of himself with Yan Yang, realizing he wanted to get closer to him.
• Silvally resolved to control his emotional instability so he could follow Yan Yang without risking another rampage.
• Silvally watered the houseplants and prepared to clean, hoping to become part of Yan Yang's life, while his mask began to loosen.

Yan Yang and Piano explored the Slowpoke Festival, where Yan Yang dominated the games and won prizes for his Pokémon. Meanwhile, Gang Ban and Mayor Anton discussed the unresolved Slowpoke thefts and Anton’s confidence in the festival’s machine guards.

• Mayor Anton opened the Slowpoke Festival, and Yan Yang searched the crowd for Piano.
• Piano introduced Yan Yang to her grandfather, Gang Ban, who thanked him for helping Piano and then met privately with Anton to discuss the Slowpoke thefts.
• Anton told Gang Ban that the captured transporter knew little about the operation and said machine guards were watching over the festival.
• Piano led Yan Yang and Lycanroc around the festival, where Yan Yang excelled at the games and won prizes.
• The stall owners refused to let Yan Yang enter again after he repeatedly won, and he complained inwardly.

Yan Yang entered a Pokémon battle at the festival, choosing Lycanroc to face a Totodile trainer. The match began with Yan Yang quickly trapping Totodile with Rock Tomb and following up with Rock Throw.

• Yan Yang joked about Pyroar’s cluelessness, and Pyroar pounced on him in protest.
• Several trainers crowded around to challenge Yan Yang, and a boy with Totodile stepped forward.
• Yan Yang accepted the challenge and went with the boy to the battle arena, where they agreed to use two Pokémon each.
• Pyroar and Lycanroc argued over who would battle first, so Yan Yang recalled Pyroar and sent out Lycanroc.
• The referee started the battle, and Yan Yang ordered Lycanroc to use Rock Tomb, then Rock Throw as Totodile tried to escape.

Yan Yang’s Lycanroc used its Ghost-type Ability, Shadow Tag, to stop Totodile from switching out and set up a decisive [Fissure]. The move hit, knocking Totodile unconscious and leaving Yan Yang victorious.

• Lycanroc used [Dig] to emerge beneath Totodile and strike it, while Totodile’s Normal-type attack failed to hurt her because she was a Ghost-type.
• Totodile’s trainer tried to exploit its Dark-type [Bite], but Lycanroc retreated and kept it from landing a hit.
• As Totodile tired and its trainer attempted to switch Pokémon, Lycanroc used Shadow Tag to approach and prevent its recall.
• Yan Yang ordered Lycanroc to use [Fissure], and the attack opened a deep crack that swallowed Totodile and knocked it unconscious.

After Lycanroc’s battle damaged the field, Gym Leader Abi stepped in and challenged Yan Yang to a friendly match. Yan Yang reluctantly accepted after Pyroar insisted, leaving Pyroar eager to face Abi’s Sandslash.

• A man used his Sandslash to repair the fissure Lycanroc had made, and Yan Yang recognized him as Ground-type Gym Leader Abi.
• Totodile’s trainer declined to continue their battle, and Pyroar blocked him from leaving while Yan Yang looked for another opponent.
• Abi offered to battle Yan Yang, impressed by his command of his Pokémon and hoping to recruit promising young trainers.
• Yan Yang tried to refuse but accepted after Pyroar insisted on fighting the Gym Leader.
• Pyroar taunted Sandslash, but Sandslash dismissed him as an unworthy opponent.

Yan Yang and his Pyroar began a Gym battle against Abi’s level 40 Galgala after the robot referee broke down. Pyroar was hurt by Galgala’s attack from underground, but Yan Yang countered with Flamethrower, leaving the battle underway.

• Abi chose his League-assigned Galgala instead of his level 70 Sandslash for Yan Yang’s challenge.
• Yan Yang checked Galgala’s information and compared its Ground typing and Lightning Rod Ability with Pyroar’s strengths.
• When the robot referee failed, Yan Yang and Abi agreed to start the match using Yan Yang’s countdown.
• Pyroar charged at Galgala, but Abi ordered it to use Dig and evade the attack underground.
• Yan Yang had Pyroar use War Cry at the ground, but Galgala surfaced beneath Pyroar and struck it with a super-effective move.
• Yan Yang ordered Flamethrower, which hit Galgala before it could retreat.

Yan Yang and Pyroar battled Abi and Galgala, trading attacks and powering up as Yan Yang tried to overcome the Gym Leader’s faster commands. Pyroar landed Yawn after enduring Galgala’s Headbutt, leaving Galgala drowsy and at risk of falling asleep.

• Galgala threw its bone club at Pyroar, but Pyroar dodged all of its returning strikes after Yan Yang warned it.
• Yan Yang encouraged Pyroar, which used Work Up, while Abi had Galgala use Focus Energy.
• Pyroar and Galgala exchanged Flamethrower and Mud Shot, and Yan Yang noticed that Pyroar was tiring.
• Yan Yang ordered Pyroar to approach Galgala and use Yawn, while Abi prepared a Headbutt.
• Galgala struck Pyroar’s mane-protected head, but Pyroar yawned and made Galgala feel drowsy.

Yan Yang won his Gym battle against Abi after Galgala fell asleep underground, and Abi awarded him a badge. As the crowd celebrated, an inactive robot suddenly went berserk and attacked someone, leaving Abi’s Pokémon to fight it.

• Abi’s Pyroar waited while Galgala slept underground, and Abi conceded when the time limit expired, giving Yan Yang the victory.
• Abi offered Yan Yang an apprenticeship and asked about his background, but Yan Yang declined and kept his training private.
• Abi awarded Yan Yang a Gym Badge, which Yan Yang accepted.
• The robot suddenly opened its red eyes and struck a bystander with its baton, causing the crowd to panic and flee.
• Abi sent Nidoking and Sandslash to fight the robot, but even after taking several punches, it remained conscious.

When robots rampaged at the celebration, Yan Yang sent Entei, Armorouge, and Houndoom to help while he investigated a suspicious man. He discovered the man was involved in capturing Slowpoke and confronted him at a phone booth, where the man recognized Yan Yang just as he slipped inside.

• Nidoking destroyed the iron-like robot, but the other robots at the celebration went out of control and attacked people and Pokémon.
• Abi sent Nidoking and Sandslash to defend the crowd and noticed Yan Yang and Piano were missing.
• Yan Yang released his Pokémon to help, and Entei, Armorouge, and Houndoom went to fight the rampaging robots while Yan Yang stayed behind.
• Yan Yang followed a suspicious man to a phone booth and overheard him say that he had caught Slowpoke and was waiting for others to collect it.
• Yan Yang used a frightened-child act to lure the man out of the booth, but the man recognized him as the child behind a previous failed operation just as Yan Yang slipped inside.

Yan Yang subdued a man stealing Slowpoke and found a mysterious controller on him, then sent Cosmog to fetch Entei and the others. Entei, Armorouge, Houndoom, Abi, and the other Pokémon defeated the rampaging robots, and Abi stopped Trainers who tried to capture Entei or Armorouge.

• Yan Yang attacked the man in the phone booth, beat him unconscious, and questioned him about the captured Slowpoke.
• Yan Yang found more than twenty unharmed Slowpoke in the man's backpack and a controller hidden in his clothes, then sent Cosmog to fetch Entei and the others.
• Entei swiftly destroyed the rampaging robots while Armorouge and Houndoom fought alongside him.
• Entei, Armorouge, Houndoom, Gym Leader Abi, and the other Pokémon eliminated all the robots.
• Several Trainers tried to capture Entei or Armorouge, and Abi knocked them all on the head.

Abi organized aid after the robot attack, while Anton discovered that the Slowpoke had been stolen and rallied the others to search for the culprits. Entei, Armorouge, Houndoom, and Cosmog disappeared together to find Yan Yang.

• Abi reprimanded the Trainers who wanted to catch Entei, then coordinated rescue efforts and went to the mayor's house.
• Anton, Gang Ban, and Abi discussed Yan Yang and learned that suspicious machines had disabled robots and mechanical Pokémon.
• Abi asked whether anyone had checked the Slowpoke enclosure, and Anton realized he could not reach the guards there.
• Anton and the others found the guards injured and the Slowpoke missing, so Abi urged them to search for the thieves.
• Entei returned to find Yan Yang gone, and Cosmog made Entei, Armorouge, and Houndoom touch before teleporting them away.

Yan Yang and Entei captured the criminals who had come to retrieve the Slowpoke, then Yan Yang returned the Pokémon to Piano and left the celebration. On his way home, Yan Yang felt the side effect of random teleportation begin again, and a five-second countdown sounded in his mind.

• Yan Yang explained the incident to Entei, who warned him not to rush into danger alone.
• Entei blocked the criminals’ escape and knocked them down before the police arrived to arrest them.
• Yan Yang returned to the celebration, gave Piano the Poké Balls containing the Slowpoke, and thanked her before leaving.
• Yan Yang headed home, reflecting that he had already done enough to help with the town’s problems.
• Yan Yang became dizzy as a five-second countdown began, signaling that his random teleportation side effect had arrived.

Yan Yang and Entei were unexpectedly teleported to Mt. Moon in Kanto, where Yan Yang began exploring while Entei considered returning home. Meanwhile, Anton learned that Wu Ji had ordered the theft of Slowpoke Tails and decided to report him to the Champion.

• Yan Yang and Entei explored a dark cave until Cosmog teleported them to Mt. Moon in Kanto.
• Yan Yang played with Pokémon on the mountain while Entei watched over him and thought about visiting his brothers.
• Piano returned the recovered Slowpoke to Anton and told Gang Ban that Yan Yang had brought them back.
• Anton held the closing ceremony and then interrogated the captured thieves about who had hired them.
• One thief revealed that Wu Ji had hired the group to steal Slowpoke Tails, and Anton decided to report Wu Ji to the Champion.

Wang Yan learned that Wu Ji was hiding in Kanto and saw news of the Slowpoke Festival chaos, where Yan Yang’s Pokémon and Entei helped stop out-of-control robots. When Wang Yan could not reach Yan Yang, the chapter revealed that Larvitar was keeping him occupied.

• Azalea Town’s mayor told Wang Yan that the Slowpoke Festival had been disrupted and that Wu Ji was involved in the incident.
• Chen Mo reported that Wu Ji was hiding somewhere in Kanto, and Wang Yan asked him to have Champion Leika watch for Wu Ji.
• Chen Mo showed Wang Yan news footage of out-of-control robots at the Slowpoke Festival, where Entei, Armorouge, Houndoom, and other Trainers brought the chaos under control.
• Wang Yan tried three times to call Yan Yang but could not reach him, while Chen Mo teased him.
• The chapter revealed that Larvitar was the reason Yan Yang could not answer.

While Yan Yang slept on Entei at Mt. Moon, Armorouge discovered he could use an unknown Fire-type move and resolved to train harder. Entei watched over the Pokémon and planned to take Yan Yang to Tianqing Mountain to advance his Brave of the Rainbow trial.

• Armorouge tried to use Fire-type energy to warm Yan Yang, briefly awakened an unknown Fire-type move, and decided to ask Yan Yang for help understanding it.
• Entei assessed Armorouge's potential and quietly encouraged him to keep striving to surpass him.
• Armorouge left to train in Mt. Moon's caves, warning Entei not to tell Houndoom.
• Entei reflected on the other Pokémon's habits and concerns, including Pyroar's lack of training, Cosmog's sleepiness, and Silvally's uncertain state.
• Entei decided to take Yan Yang to Tianqing Mountain after the month ended so they could resume his Brave of the Rainbow progress.

Silvally waited anxiously for Yan Yang to return, while Yan Yang found himself stranded on Mt. Moon after a random teleportation and discovered that communication devices across the area had stopped working. The chapter left Yan Yang at a Pokémon Center, where he noticed a familiar-looking elderly man entering.

• Silvally cleaned the house and watered the plants while waiting for Yan Yang, then grew disappointed and went to rest when he did not return.
• Yan Yang woke on Mt. Moon, realized Silvally was still at home, and worried that he could not contact him because his phone had no signal.
• Yan Yang sent Cosmog and Lycanroc to try to reach home, but an invisible force prevented them from leaving the area.
• Yan Yang went down the mountain to a Pokémon Center, where he learned that all communication devices had malfunctioned since the previous day.
• Yan Yang waited in the Pokémon Center and noticed an elderly man whose familiar-looking brows caught his attention.