Chapter Summaries

Yan Yang helped Silvally wake after the League investigation, but Silvally had lost his memories and insisted on being called Number 77. Wang Yan allowed Yan Yang to take him away for one day, while Long Ping plotted to claim Silvally and study his AR System.

• Yan Yang poured Evergreen Power into Silvally until Silvally woke and touched Yan Yang's head with a raised claw.
• Silvally asked who Yan Yang was and rejected the name Silvally, saying he should be called Number 77.
• Long Ping tried to stop Yan Yang from taking Silvally, but Entei appeared and Wang Yan granted them one day to leave.
• Silvally pushed away Yan Yang's Friend Ball but allowed Yan Yang to ride on his back.
• Yan Yang left with Silvally under Wang Yan's watch, while Long Ping planned to pursue Silvally and the AR System.

Yan Yang told the amnesiac Silvally about their past, and Silvally accepted him as his Trainer despite not recovering his memories. The chapter ended with Silvally revealing that his system had repeatedly calculated that following Yan Yang was his best choice.

• Yan Yang explained how he had saved Silvally and described their life together, while Silvally recalled fragments of his past and wondered about their bond.
• Yan Yang demonstrated how he used to get Silvally to play, then gave him green energy that Silvally recognized as familiar.
• Silvally acknowledged Yan Yang and asked to follow him, and Yan Yang used God's Eye to read his status and evaluation.
• Yan Yang learned Silvally had wanted to accept him before his memories were lost, apologized for missing that trust, and promised to cherish it.
• Silvally's system formed a preliminary bond with Yan Yang, and Silvally asked which move he liked best before sharing logs of 380 escape simulations that favored following Yan Yang.

Yan Yang returned with Silvally to the forest where the League suspected Silvally had killed someone, hoping to recover his memories and find evidence. After examining a nearby beast’s corpse, Yan Yang proposed that Silvally had killed the beast while saving the victim, and they set out to look for Pokémon witnesses.

• Silvally instinctively ran to the forest where he had fought Wang Yan, but he could not remember what had happened there.
• Yan Yang told Silvally about the League’s suspicion that he had hurt someone, and reassured him that he believed he was innocent.
• Yan Yang examined the beast’s corpse and found wounds on its neck and heart that matched Silvally’s claws.
• Yan Yang speculated that the beast had attacked a child and Silvally had chased it away from the victim before killing it.
• Silvally accepted Yan Yang’s support, and they began searching for Pokémon that might have witnessed the incident.

Yan Yang and Silvally searched the forest for witnesses and discussed taking evidence to the League, but Silvally became unsettled as night fell. Yan Yang soothed him with a song and reassurance, leaving Silvally overwhelmed by his feelings and memories that still would not return.

• Silvally and Yan Yang failed to find witnesses, and Yan Yang explained that the beast’s corpse needed to be preserved as evidence for the League.
• Entei advised them to change their approach, while Yan Yang told Silvally to call him by name rather than treating him only as a host or master.
• As darkness brought back troubling images and pushed Silvally toward losing control, Yan Yang restrained him with Evergreen Power and offered to sing.
• Yan Yang rode with Silvally through the forest and sang about their bond, dispelling Silvally’s disturbing images as moonlight emerged.
• Yan Yang promised he would not forget or abandon Silvally, and Silvally excitedly pressed him to the ground as Yan Yang guided him through what to do next.

Yan Yang sang Silvally his favorite song and promised that he would not forget him, while Silvally secretly recorded it. As they prepared for the next day’s meeting, the AR System briefly attacked Silvally again, and Entei left to look for Raikou.

• Yan Yang sang the song again for Silvally and told him that he would never forget him.
• Silvally recorded the song, and Entei secretly listened from nearby while imagining finding Yan Yang a singing tutor.
• Yan Yang asked about the AR System, and it briefly invaded Silvally’s visual module before Silvally suppressed it.
• Yan Yang promised to accompany Silvally the next day and suggested they would fight if the people handling the matter acted unfairly.
• Silvally wondered about the meaning of his name, then listened to the recording while Yan Yang slept; Entei left to search for Raikou.

Entei returned from searching for Raikou, and Yan Yang set off with Silvally toward the League. The AR System secretly warned Yan Yang to abandon Silvally, but its revelation only strengthened Yan Yang’s resolve to help him break free of the mask.

• Entei returned from his unsuccessful search for Raikou and found Yan Yang caring for Silvally.
• Yan Yang recalled Entei into his Poké Ball, confirmed Silvally would enter his own ball, and then rode on Silvally toward the League.
• The AR System contacted Yan Yang, claimed it had evidence Silvally was not responsible for the incident, and demanded that Yan Yang abandon him.
• Yan Yang recognized the AR System and tried to persuade it to invest in his future, but it stopped responding.
• The AR System revealed that it had blocked Silvally’s memories and feared the mask breaking, while Yan Yang silently resolved to help Silvally break free.

Yan Yang waited at League Headquarters while Champion Wang Yan dealt with an urgent matter, and Chairman Chen Mo entertained him with Psychic Power. Chen Mo told Yan Yang that Wang Yan was handling the radical League families watching the Number 77 Experiment Subject, leaving the situation unresolved.

• Yan Yang brought Silvally into League Headquarters and waited in Wang Yan's empty office after the Champion called to say he was busy.
• Chen Mo appeared and used Psychic Power to immobilize Yan Yang, then lifted him into the air for several minutes.
• Yan Yang asked Chen Mo to teach him Psychic Power, but Chen Mo said he would need to wait until he was older.
• Chen Mo told Yan Yang that Wang Yan was dealing with radical League families focused on the Number 77 Experiment Subject.

League officials sought to use the upcoming tribunal to seize Silvally and gain access to Number 77’s AR System, while Wang Yan resisted their plans. The tribunal was set for the next day, and Wang Yan left as He Jun remained confident the League would take control.

• League elders prepared to use the tribunal and League regulations to claim Silvally and Number 77 for research.
• Wang Yan told the victim’s family that there was no conclusive evidence Silvally had killed their child, but they insisted on punishment and rejected compensation.
• He Jun arrived with Long Ping, reassured the family, and told Wang Yan the evidence against Silvally was complete.
• Wang Yan questioned whether He Jun feared Entei, while He Jun argued the League could restrain even powerful Legendary Pokémon.
• He Jun warned Wang Yan that the tribunal would take place the next day, and Wang Yan left without replying.

Yan Yang and Wang Yan pursued evidence that a Claw Leopard, not Silvally, had killed the victims, while He Jun tried to secure Silvally for research during the League trial. Wang Yan presented the new evidence in court, but the victims’ mother challenged him, and the trial remained unresolved.

• Yan Yang told Wang Yan about the Claw Leopard he had found in the forest, and Wang Yan sent its location to the search team.
• Wang Yan warned Yan Yang that the next day might bring trouble, and Yan Yang and Silvally rested before the trial.
• Wang Yan brought Yan Yang to watch the trial, where He Jun argued that Silvally should be kept for scientific research.
• Wang Yan presented evidence linking the victims’ wounds and traces to a Claw Leopard, but He Jun dismissed the findings and offered alternative explanations.
• When Wang Yan questioned why the victims’ mother had been at the scene, she rushed at him and demanded to know whose fault her child’s death was.

During Silvally’s hearing, Yan Yang arrived and challenged the decision to keep his Pokémon with the League. He Jun tried to prove Silvally was dangerous by provoking him, but Silvally stayed under Yan Yang’s control as the confrontation escalated.

• The judge ruled that Silvally would remain in League care because neither side had conclusive evidence, and Yan Yang entered the courtroom with Silvally to object.
• Yan Yang argued that he should be allowed to speak for his Pokémon, while He Jun claimed Silvally’s growing hostility showed he was dangerous.
• He Jun had Long Ping provoke Silvally, and Silvally rammed him after Yan Yang gave permission; Wang Yan and Yan Yang pointed out that Long Ping had asked for it.
• He Jun kicked Silvally, so Yan Yang struck He Jun with a Head Smash, while Silvally grew more dependent on Yan Yang for defending him.
• After failing to make Silvally lose control, He Jun pulled a gun and aimed it at Yan Yang, but Yan Yang soothed Silvally and stopped Entei from intervening.

He Jun activated an Electromagnetic Interference Device to drive Silvally berserk, but Yan Yang soothed him while Wang Yan and Chen Mo traced and disabled the device. Silvally recovered, and Yan Yang challenged He Jun to use whatever other tricks he had.

• He Jun ordered a hidden mechanism opened, and electromagnetic interference made Silvally’s neural circuits unstable.
• Yan Yang calmed Silvally with Evergreen Power while Wang Yan recognized the interference from the Mechanical Riot in Hiwa Town.
• Wang Yan sent Chen Mo to find the interference source, and Chen Mo located the operator and shut down the device.
• Silvally gradually recovered, and Yan Yang stopped channeling his power as He Jun reacted in disbelief.
• Yan Yang taunted He Jun to reveal his remaining tricks, while Silvally prepared to attack at his signal.

Yan Yang defended Silvally in court, where the judge ordered his supervision temporarily lifted for lack of evidence. After Yan Yang named him and Silvally accepted him as a partner, Silvally's mask shattered and his true form unleashed energy on the level of a Legendary Pokémon.

• Yan Yang refused to let the League keep Silvally under observation or copy his data, and the judge temporarily lifted Silvally's supervision pending further investigation.
• The AR System insulted Yan Yang and said it would rather choose He Jun as its host, but Silvally defended Yan Yang and called the system useless.
• Yan Yang told the court that Silvally was his partner's name, explained why he had chosen it, and asked Silvally to accept the name and become his partner.
• Silvally accepted Yan Yang, recovered his memories, and shattered the mask that had restrained him.
• Silvally revealed his silver-white true form and released a cry that pushed the energy detector past its monitoring limit and shattered the courtroom's protective glass without harming Yan Yang.

Silvally’s recovered footage proved that it had killed the beast that attacked the child, and the court dismissed the case against it. After the hearing, Silvally confronted He Jun while Entei appeared to settle an old score.

• Wang Yan realized Silvally had Legendary status and considered how the League should treat Yan Yang, who already had Entei as well.
• He Jun regretted not claiming Silvally and planned to alter clues to frame it, but Silvally gave Yan Yang decisive evidence.
• Wang Yan projected Silvally’s footage, which showed it instinctively avoiding the child before pursuing and killing the beast that had attacked him.
• The judge verified the footage and dismissed the case, while security guards escorted the protesting couple away.
• Silvally blocked He Jun from leaving, and Entei appeared, intent on confronting him for targeting its son.

Yan Yang reunited with Silvally after the AR System’s influence ended, and the two reconciled over their past misunderstandings. They left the lakeside with Silvally’s wild instincts still intact, while Yan Yang asked him to avoid harming others whenever he could.

• Yan Yang asked Entei whether He Jun had survived, and Entei assured him that the man would live.
• Silvally recovered his clear memories and asked whether Yan Yang hated him for his earlier indifference; Yan Yang said he wanted Silvally as family, not as a blindly obedient Pokémon.
• Yan Yang and Silvally went to a lake, where Yan Yang bathed him and removed the barcodes left by the League laboratory.
• Silvally told Yan Yang that the AR System could no longer affect him and that its consciousness was gone.
• Silvally killed a rabbit and offered it to Yan Yang, who told him to restrain his hunting instincts when possible and avoid harming people or Pokémon.

Yan Yang saw Silvally regain its appetite and examined the changes to its condition after the mask was destroyed. Silvally’s AR System could now use another Memory disc, leaving Yan Yang wondering what forms it might eventually allow while prioritizing Silvally’s safety.

• Silvally buried the dead rabbit, then chose meat from Yan Yang’s food after his digestive system began working again.
• Yan Yang asked what Silvally would do without him, and Silvally said he would avoid people while keeping his ferocity under control.
• Yan Yang showed Silvally the photograph he had recovered; Silvally denied treasuring it, though Yan Yang suspected it had kept him from losing control.
• Yan Yang used God’s Eye and saw that Silvally had reached level 80, learned more moves, and was in excellent condition despite lingering inner conflict.
• Yan Yang discovered that Silvally’s AR System could use one additional Memory disc and wondered whether multiple types might eventually be possible, but resolved to put Silvally’s well-being first.

Yan Yang and Silvally experimented with Silvally’s voice system before testing his battle movements and using the Ground Slate as a scratching surface. They discussed Silvally’s control around the other Pokémon and agreed that Yan Yang’s song could calm him, then prepared to return home the next day.

• Silvally changed his voice several times, making Yan Yang laugh before Yan Yang told him to use his natural voice.
• Yan Yang had Silvally test his battle movements and offered the Ground Slate for him to scratch, but Silvally barely marked it.
• Yan Yang asked Silvally how he would behave around the other Pokémon, especially Cosmog, and Silvally promised to restrain himself.
• Silvally asked Yan Yang to sing the song from that night if he ever struggled to control himself, and Yan Yang agreed.
• Yan Yang and Silvally settled down to rest before their planned return home the next day.

Yan Yang returned home after three days away, reuniting with his worried Pokémon and bringing Silvally back with him. The Pokémon settled back into their routines as Silvally’s hostility toward Cosmog remained something they would need to address.

• While Yan Yang was away, Houndoom kept the Pokémon at home from going out to search for him and managed conflicts among the stray Pokémon in the woods.
• Houndoom encouraged Pyroar and Lycanroc to adapt to Yan Yang’s absence, and the Pokémon tried taking on new responsibilities.
• Yan Yang returned home, and Pyroar rushed over to greet him while Houndoom confirmed that things had been normal.
• Cosmog returned to Lycanroc’s arms, then reminded Yan Yang to prepare its promised candy.
• Yan Yang released Silvally, whose fierce appearance frightened Pyroar and showed the others that it had become more hostile after its mask was removed.

Armorouge challenged the newly unmasked Silvally, but Entei stopped their fight before it began. Yan Yang prepared for a shopping trip with Silvally and assigned Armorouge to train Pyroar, leaving with Silvally as Pyroar protested.

• Armorouge and Silvally prepared to fight over their standing in the household, but Entei told them to take their battle to the training room.
• Yan Yang ordered candies for Cosmog and planned to buy Silvally lubricant, have Armorouge’s cape repaired, and replace household items.
• Yan Yang assigned Armorouge to oversee Pyroar’s training, and promised to train with Armorouge himself despite refusing to take him into town yet.
• Armorouge carried the protesting Pyroar into the training room, while Yan Yang chose Silvally as his companion for the trip into the city.

Yan Yang visited a tailor in Azalea Town to have Armorouge’s damaged cloak repaired, then discovered the shopkeeper had once helped Entei buy clothes for him as a baby. The cloak was mended but could no longer fly, and Yan Yang kept the tiny garment from his childhood as Entei remembered how much the boy had grown.

• Yan Yang rode Silvally through Azalea Town, bought supplies, and took Armorouge’s damaged cloak to a well-regarded tailor.
• The tailor repaired the cloak so neatly that the damage was nearly invisible, though Yan Yang’s God's Eye showed that its flying function remained lost.
• Entei emerged from his Poké Ball and recognized the tailor, who recalled trading clothes for Entei’s Fire Stones eight years earlier.
• Entei explained to Yan Yang that the tailor had sold him the clothes Yan Yang wore as a baby, and Yan Yang thanked her.
• The tailor asked to keep Yan Yang’s tiny old garment as a memento, but Yan Yang chose to keep it.

After Piano brought Yan Yang to Azalea Town City Hall, Mayor Anton thanked him for rescuing the Slowpoke and offered a reward. Yan Yang requested several rare TMs, but Anton admitted the town did not have them, leaving the reward unresolved.

• Yan Yang met Piano outside the Berry Workshop, and she explained that the mayor wanted to thank him for finding the captured Slowpoke.
• Piano led Yan Yang to Azalea Town City Hall, where Anton thanked him and asked how he had rescued the Slowpoke.
• Yan Yang told Anton that he lived locally, and Anton expressed excitement about having a promising young Trainer in town.
• Yan Yang requested Swords Dance, Meteor Shower, Rock Slide, Ice Beam, Thunderbolt, and Flamethrower TMs as his reward.
• Anton explained that those TMs were scarce strategic resources and admitted he could not provide them.