Recaps

Roy bonded with Riolu, trained it with the Pokémon Assistant system, and rose from a mocked freshman to a tournament favorite by defeating a string of strong opponents. The arc left Roy and Xiao Bin set to face off for the freshman championship after Xiao Bin advanced with his psychic powers.

• Roy awakened the Pokémon Assistant system, chose Riolu as his partner, and used Aura to earn its trust.
• Roy trained Riolu with custom Energy Cubes and equipment, then announced he would win the Newcomer Representative Battle.
• Roy defeated Lin Shixian’s Bulbasaur and won twelve consecutive Battle Room matches before entering the university tournament.
• Roy and Riolu advanced through the preliminaries, defeated Lin Shixian, and drew growing attention on campus.
• Roy beat Yang Dong’s Mankey and Huo Qing’s Sandshrew, using Agility and Aura to overcome their tactics.
• Roy removed Riolu’s Weighted Bracelets and defeated Meng Duoduo’s Scyther with a powerful Thunder Punch, becoming a championship favorite.
• Xiao Bin’s Abra defeated the glasses-wearing girl’s Squirtle, then evolved temporarily into Kadabra and won with Psychic Shock.

Roy won the National University League final, gained new Pokémon and trained them while learning about aura and a Spirit Realm trial. He returned to Sheng Hai University for the school team selection and began a match against Zhuo Feng with Vulpix.

• Roy defeated Xiao Bin in the National University League final with Riolu’s Aura Sphere and became champion.
• Roy joined Freshman Class 1, received Principal Fang’s Squirtle, and chose a damaged Alolan Vulpix Egg at the Breeding House.
• Roy raised Squirtle through exhausting training, promoted it with memes, and defeated Lin Shixian’s Bulbasaur in a friendly match.
• Xiao Rong took Roy to a Spirit Realm trial, where Latias tested his Pokémon and found Riolu qualified to learn the Infinite Meditate Method.
• Vulpix hatched, and Roy promised Latias he would help revive Latios while training his Pokémon to coordinate and use aura.
• Roy trained Vulpix, Riolu, and Squirtle as the school team selection approached, then arrived late on a Dragonite after Xiao Bin claimed he was trapped in a Spirit Realm.
• Roy challenged Zhuo Feng at the selection, and Vulpix used Snow Warning, Icy Wind, and Aurora Beam against Marowak.

Roy joined Sheng Hai University’s team, then uncovered and helped crush an Illuminati plot during the wilderness exam. He returned with Cosmog and Electabuzz, whose struggle to master Zekrom’s power led Roy and Professor Xing to plan further training.

• Roy defeated Zhuo Feng in the school-team match, evolved Riolu into Lucario, and registered as Sheng Hai University’s first-year regular member.
• Roy learned the midterm would take place in the Heavenly Lake safe zone, then survived the snowfield and built a network of Pokémon tribes while collecting Point Cards.
• Roy found Lin Shixian captive and exposed an Illuminati plan to take students hostage, then helped Champion Lin Wuya infiltrate the group’s base.
• Roy freed the students and experimental Pokémon, while Dragonite’s attack devastated the Illuminati camp and Lin Wuya defeated Hermes, and the battle left students and wild Pokémon dead or missing.
• Roy rescued Cosmog and adopted it, then helped Electabuzz begin training with Zekrom’s power and caught it after its cells adapted to the lightning.
• Roy returned to Sheng Hai University, where Electabuzz defeated Yang Dong’s Primeape before collapsing, and Professor Xing proposed intensifying its Lightning Body Tempering.

Roy strengthened his Pokémon, captured Mimikyu, and prepared for the National University League. The arc ended as Roy and the Sheng Hai University team arrived at Sheng Hai Arena to face the tournament’s challenges.

• Roy injected the D virus, experienced a vision of Pokémon Planet’s destruction, and discovered that his Aura Power had reached Master Level.
• Roy bought a villa for his Pokémon, developed training plans for them, and helped Squirtle awaken Aura Power.
• Roy joined Wuji Dojo, where Lucario trained in Aura Fist and Electabuzz learned Sleep Punch before completing Lightning Armor.
• Roy passed the practical assessment with Electabuzz, winning twelve consecutive team battles and defeating Xiao Bin, Lin Shixian, and Huo Qing.
• Roy learned about the National University League’s rivals and chose a Psychic-type Z-Crystal from the National Pokémon Research Center.
• Roy battled and captured Mimikyu, then discovered that she had reached her Species Limit Value and could maintain an Overlord aura.
• Roy taught Mimikyu to study Moonlight and collected his competition uniform for promotional photos.
• Roy traveled with Fang Hang and the Sheng Hai University team to Sheng Hai Arena, where he met his teammates and discussed their strengths.