Chapter Summaries

After earning 900 Shock Points from his magic show, Dongshu shared candy with the Pokémon and used his savings to improve the cave. Raikou began to reconsider its distrust of humans, and Dongshu left the cave with warm new flooring.

• Dongshu shared candy with the Pokémon, who enjoyed the sweets and called back to him as they left.
• Dongshu offered Raikou a piece of candy, and Raikou ate it while privately wondering if it could trust a human again.
• Dongshu thanked Marshadow, returned to the cave, and explained that the remaining candy was for Fire Emperor.
• Dongshu spent 500 Shock Points on Striped Wood Flooring, transforming the cave’s cold floor into warm wooden flooring.
• Raikou sensed the change, watched the glowing floor, and looked toward Dongshu in shock.

Dongshu made the cave more comfortable with a mushroom night light and a soft carpet, then thanked Raikou with a kiss that left him conflicted. Meanwhile, Fire Emperor saw a Pikachu plush in Pallet Town and decided to bring a toy back for Little One.

• Dongshu used Shock Points to buy a Mushroom Night Light and a cashmere carpet for the cave.
• Dongshu asked Raikou to charge the night light, and Raikou lit it with electricity.
• Dongshu thanked Raikou with candy and a kiss on the head, leaving Raikou shaken by the child’s affection.
• Fire Emperor saw a mother playing with Ash and a Pikachu plush toy in Pallet Town, and decided to bring Little One a toy.

Dongshu used the System Store to learn how to grow Berries, and Raikou brought him food despite pretending not to care. Dongshu began planting Berry seeds and asked Raikou for help, hoping the trees would keep them from running out of food.

• Dongshu worried about running out of food, and Raikou assured him that Entei would not let him go hungry.
• Dongshu spent 50 Shock Points on a Berry Cultivation Guide, but the information overwhelmed him and he fell asleep.
• The next morning, Raikou returned with a basket full of Berries and claimed he only wanted to prevent Dongshu from starving.
• Dongshu saved the Berry seeds and tried to plant them in the ground beside the cave.
• Dongshu explained his plan to grow Berry trees and asked Raikou to help bury the seeds.

Raikou helped Dongshu plant Berry seeds and water them, then decided to raise him as a Pokémon so he would grow up on the Pokémon's side. Marshadow caught Raikou lost in thought and left it embarrassed.

• Raikou used Dig to make holes, then helped Dongshu plant Berry seeds and filled the holes when he grew tired.
• Raikou used Rain Dance to water the newly planted seeds, and Dongshu praised it.
• Dongshu bought Moomoo Milk for himself, Raikou, and Marshadow, and Raikou remembered the Miltank it had once rescued.
• Raikou debated whether to trust Dongshu, then decided to raise him as a Pokémon because he seemed to see Pokémon as his family.
• Marshadow stared at Raikou, making it feel exposed and embarrassed.

Dongshu worried about Entei’s long absence while Raikou grew attached to caring for him. Entei returned to find Raikou claiming a place in Dongshu’s life, and the chapter ended with Dongshu happily greeting Entei and receiving a Clefairy Doll.

• Dongshu spent the days after Entei left waiting anxiously for him, while Raikou and Marshadow recognized how much he missed Entei.
• Raikou carried the sleepy Dongshu back to the cave and decided he wanted to stay on Heavenly Green Mountain and raise him.
• Entei returned to find Raikou guarding Dongshu, thanked him for caring for the child, and learned that Raikou intended to remain part of Dongshu’s life.
• Raikou told Entei that Dongshu had called him the best and insisted that the child belonged to all the Pokémon who raised him.
• Dongshu woke, rushed to hug Entei, and received a pink Clefairy Doll as a gift.

Dongshu reunited with Entei and told it about his days on Heavenly Green Mountain before falling asleep in its arms. Entei and Raikou agreed to help raise him, and Marshadow revealed his name and the hopes his human parents had placed in it.

• Dongshu welcomed Entei back with saved candy, checked its fur for injuries, and proudly showed it their renovated home.
• Dongshu told Entei about his recent adventures with the mountain Pokémon, then fell asleep in its arms as Entei and Raikou watched over him.
• Entei asked Raikou to share responsibility for raising Dongshu, and Raikou agreed while claiming it would be his father too.
• Marshadow emerged and explained that human custom called for giving the child a name, then revealed that his parents had named him Dongshu.
• Entei and Raikou agreed to call him Dongshu, and Marshadow returned to his shadow while the Pokémon discussed Ho-Oh and Suicune.
• Exhausted from its journey, Entei fell asleep beside Dongshu.

Dongshu woke to learn Fire Emperor, Raikou, and Marshadow had chosen his name, then spent the morning tending the Berry patch with Raikou. After Raikou left to fulfill its duties, Dongshu reassured the jealous Fire Emperor that it came first for him.

• Fire Emperor told Dongshu that it, Raikou, and Marshadow had chosen his name.
• Raikou brought Dongshu Berries and used Rain Dance to water the plants he had planted with Dongshu.
• Fire Emperor questioned when Raikou would leave, and Raikou departed after entrusting Dongshu to Fire Emperor.
• Dongshu worried that nobody would charge his Mushroom Lamp or water his plants, so Fire Emperor promised to find Pokémon to help.
• Dongshu told Fire Emperor that it came first for him, Marshadow second, and Raikou third, and Fire Emperor rested its head on his shoulder.

Entei searched the forest for Pokémon who could help Dongshu maintain the Mushroom Lamp and brought a Pichu and a Kangaskhan Mother back to the cave. Pichu began charging the lamp while Dongshu watched.

• Entei searched the forest for an Electric-type Pokémon and found a Pichu adopted by a Kangaskhan Mother.
• Entei asked the Kangaskhan Mother and Pichu to come help Dongshu, and Pichu eagerly agreed.
• Entei brought the Kangaskhan Mother, Pichu, and a Baby Kangaskhan to the cave, where the Kangaskhan Mother discovered that Entei had adopted a human child.
• Dongshu woke up, and Entei explained that Pichu could charge the Mushroom Lamp.
• Pichu sent electricity from his cheek sacs into the Mushroom Lamp.

Dongshu met Kangaskhan Mother, Baby Kangaskhan, and Pichu, impressed them by speaking Pokémon Language, and played with the young Pokémon before they left. Back at the cave, he spent 100 Shock Points on a Squirtle Watering Can to help grow the Berry orchard.

• Pichu charged the Mushroom Night Light, and Dongshu thanked it in Pokémon Language, shocking Pichu and the Kangaskhan family.
• Entei and Dongshu gave the Pokémon Berries, and Kangaskhan Mother explained that she had adopted Pichu after catching it when it fell from a cliff.
• Dongshu shared his Clefairy Doll and played with Pichu and Baby Kangaskhan until Kangaskhan Mother led them away with the traveling group.
• Dongshu gave Pichu and Baby Kangaskhan candy and promised they would meet again, while Entei offered to take him to see Krabby the next day.
• Dongshu checked his 110 Shock Points and exchanged 100 of them for a Squirtle Watering Can to irrigate the Berry orchard.

Dongshu celebrated the autumn harvest with Fire Emperor and spent 5,000 Shock Points to transform their cave into a home. Meanwhile, Suicune headed toward Heavenly Green Mountain to investigate why Fire Emperor and Raikou had been spending time there.

• Dongshu showed Fire Emperor the fruit trees he had raised and suggested sharing their surplus Berries with the forest Pokémon when winter came.
• Fire Emperor told Dongshu that Raikou was away in Johto and that Suicune was already traveling back toward Heavenly Green Mountain.
• Dongshu spent 5,000 Shock Points on Secret Power, transforming their cave into a spacious, house-like room.
• Suicune set out to investigate why Fire Emperor and Raikou had been staying at Heavenly Green Mountain.

Dongshu used Secret Power to expand the Secret Base, but he lacked enough Shock Points to furnish the new rooms. As he rested beside Fire Emperor, he learned how the Legendary Beasts had died and been revived by Ho-Oh.

• Dongshu used his remaining Secret Power to create rooms for Raikou, Marshadow, and himself inside the Secret Base.
• Dongshu planned to make a room a bathroom and another a food warehouse, but discovered he could not afford any furnishings with his remaining Shock Points.
• Fire Emperor comforted Dongshu as he rested against him in the warm cave while autumn rain fell outside.
• Dongshu asked Fire Emperor about his past, and Fire Emperor explained that Ho-Oh had revived him, Raikou, and Suicune after they died in the Burned Tower fire 150 years earlier.
• Dongshu asked if dying had hurt, and Fire Emperor said it had not, but Dongshu accused him of lying.

Entei chose to raise Dongshu on Heavenly Green Mountain despite its mission, and Suicune arrived to challenge that decision. Suicune warned that Ho-Oh would soon return, leaving Dongshu anxiously wondering whether he should run away and find a way to protect Entei.

• Entei decided it would seek eternal life for Dongshu when Ho-Oh returned, so the child would never die.
• After the rain stopped, Entei carried Dongshu to the orchard, where they picked the Berries and stored them in the Warehouse.
• Suicune climbed Heavenly Green Mountain and sensed Entei, Marshadow, and a faint presence it suspected was a hatchling.
• Suicune found the cave transformed into a home and met Dongshu, whom Entei introduced as its adopted child.
• Entei explained Dongshu's parents had died protecting Pokémon and said it had chosen raising him over its mission.
• Suicune warned that Ho-Oh would return soon, while Dongshu privately considered running away to earn Shock Points and buy Rare Candies for Entei.

Fire Emperor worried that Lord Ho-Oh would order him to send Dongshu back to the human world, and resolved to leave Heavenly Green Mountain with him if necessary. As autumn ended, they gathered a huge stock of Berries and set off to share them with the forest Pokémon.

• Suicune decided to wait on Heavenly Green Mountain for Lord Ho-Oh to return and hear Fire Emperor's account of the matter.
• Fire Emperor comforted Dongshu and privately resolved to leave with him if Lord Ho-Oh ordered them to separate.
• Dongshu imagined becoming a powerful Trainer and returning to Heavenly Green Mountain to defeat Lord Ho-Oh and the others.
• Autumn passed, and Fire Emperor and Dongshu filled their Secret Base with Berries they had gathered over two months.
• Dongshu suggested sharing the excess Berries with the forest Pokémon, and he and Fire Emperor carried baskets down the mountain.

Suicune agreed to plead with Ho-Oh on behalf of Marshadow and Fire Emperor over Dongshu, whom Marshadow considered their Pokémon child. When Raikou returned to Heavenly Green Mountain, it brought Dongshu Moomoo Milk and discovered the Berry-filled rooms Fire Emperor had made in the cave, leaving Suicune feeling excluded.

• Suicune watched Dongshu and Fire Emperor share Berries with Wild Pokémon, then asked Marshadow why it wanted Suicune to plead with Ho-Oh.
• Marshadow explained that Fire Emperor had raised Dongshu and called him their Pokémon child, and Suicune promised to help if Ho-Oh held them accountable.
• Raikou returned to Heavenly Green Mountain after the first snowfall and brought Dongshu several bottles of Moomoo Milk.
• Dongshu hugged Raikou, showed it the Berry harvest, and led it into the cave to see rooms full of Berries.
• Dongshu brushed the snow from Raikou while Suicune watched, felt left out, and quietly departed.

Dongshu worried about Suicune being caught in the snowstorm, so Fire Emperor brought him to the Secret Base. There, Fire Emperor and Raikou argued over being Dongshu’s father until Dongshu stopped them, and Suicune was shocked when Dongshu’s power produced a door for the cave entrance.

• Dongshu noticed Suicune was missing and asked Fire Emperor to invite him to spend the winter with them.
• Fire Emperor left Raikou to look after Dongshu and went out into the blizzard to find Suicune.
• Raikou comforted Dongshu in his embrace, then began licking him while Dongshu asked whether Raikou had been hurt.
• Fire Emperor found Suicune and explained that Dongshu was worried about him, so Suicune agreed to return to the Secret Base.
• Fire Emperor and Raikou argued over who was Dongshu’s father, and Dongshu shouted at them to stop fighting.
• Dongshu made a large door appear at the cave entrance, leaving Suicune astonished.

Dongshu used his Shock Points to furnish the Secret Base with a fireplace, sofas, a dining table, and a feast for the Pokémon who cared for him. As the group gathered around the food, Fire Emperor agreed with Dongshu that the cave was their home.

• Dongshu exchanged 1600 Shock Points for a brick fireplace, fabric sofa, and wooden dining table, startling Fire Emperor, Raikou, and Suicune.
• Dongshu bought firewood and had Fire Emperor light it with Sacred Fire, warming the cave with the scent of burning wood.
• Dongshu exchanged his remaining Shock Points for food and invited Fire Emperor, Raikou, Suicune, and Marshadow to share dinner.
• Fire Emperor asked whether furnishing the cave had cost Dongshu too much strength, and Dongshu said he could earn the points back.
• Fire Emperor looked at Dongshu and said that the Secret Base was their home.

After Ho-Oh returned to Heavenly Green Mountain, Fire Emperor, Raikou, and Suicune brought Dongshu to meet him, prepared to defend their decision to raise the human child. Ho-Oh accepted Dongshu and told Fire Emperor to raise him well.

• Suicune sensed Ho-Oh approaching Heavenly Green Mountain and told Fire Emperor and Raikou.
• Fire Emperor said he would leave with Dongshu if Ho-Oh ordered the child sent away, and Raikou and Suicune pledged to stand by them.
• The three Legendary Beasts carried Dongshu to the mountain summit, where Ho-Oh arrived beneath a rainbow.
• Fire Emperor explained that Dongshu's parents had died protecting Pokémon and that he had brought the child back to raise him.
• Ho-Oh asked Dongshu's name and, after learning it, accepted Fire Emperor's decision to adopt him and told him to raise the child well.

Ho-Oh agreed to look after Dongshu while Fire Emperor, Suicune, Raikou, and Marshadow went to guide and test a new Chosen One. Ho-Oh began considering raising Dongshu to become a Rainbow Hero, leaving him alone with Ho-Oh atop Heavenly Green Mountain.

• Ho-Oh told Fire Emperor that a new Chosen One was traveling to Heavenly Green Mountain and ordered Fire Emperor, Suicune, Raikou, and Marshadow to guide and test him.
• Fire Emperor worried about leaving the young Dongshu alone, and Dongshu asked to accompany the group.
• Ho-Oh offered to care for Dongshu and considered raising him into a Rainbow Hero who could protect Pokémon and promote harmony with humans.
• Fire Emperor, Raikou, Suicune, and Marshadow left for the mountain's foot to find the Chosen One, leaving Dongshu with Ho-Oh.

Ho-Oh befriended Dongshu by taking him on a flight through the sky, and Dongshu invited it to the home he shared with Fire Emperor, Marshadow, Raikou, and Suicune. Ho-Oh saw the cozy home and grew eager to join the group.

• Ho-Oh introduced itself to Dongshu and gently placed him on its back with Confusion when he could not climb up.
• Ho-Oh flew Dongshu through the sky, where he admired a brilliant rainbow and beautiful clouds.
• Ho-Oh returned Dongshu to Heavenly Green Mountain at sunset, and Dongshu thanked it and offered it a Poffin.
• Dongshu invited Ho-Oh home and explained that he and Raikou had planted a Berry grove and shared its surplus with the forest.
• Dongshu led Ho-Oh to the decorated home he shared with Fire Emperor, Marshadow, Raikou, and Suicune.

Ho-Oh took Dongshu from Heavenly Green Mountain to see the human world, hoping to raise him as a Rainbow Hero. As they approached Ecruteak City, shrine maiden Suzune saw Ho-Oh appear in the sky, ending the chapter with the legendary Pokémon returning to the city.

• Dongshu shared breakfast with Ho-Oh and asked about the Rainbow Hero and the human world.
• Ho-Oh explained the Rainbow Hero's role and rewards, then offered to take Dongshu to visit human settlements.
• Ho-Oh carried Dongshu away from Heavenly Green Mountain as Dongshu anticipated earning many Shock Points.
• In Ecruteak City, Suzune questioned whether Ho-Oh could hear the shrine's prayers while Shrine Maiden Grandmother recounted why Ho-Oh had left the city.
• Suzune went to the top of Bell Tower and saw a rainbow appear, followed by Ho-Oh in the sky.