Chapter Summaries

Roy defeated an Illuminati attacker in a life-or-death battle and learned that the group had targeted Sheng Hai University students as hostages, with Xiao Bin as their primary target. He began questioning the dying man about the Illuminati’s recent major operation.

• Roy used Aura Power Fusion to strengthen Lucario, which defeated Banette and struck down the tall, thin man; Arbok and Grimer fled.
• Roy brought the wounded attacker and Banette to Weavile’s dwelling, then promised not to kill Banette in exchange for the man’s cooperation.
• The attacker admitted he belonged to the Illuminati and explained that its members had infiltrated the area because security around the wilderness zone had slackened.
• The attacker revealed that the Illuminati planned to capture Sheng Hai University students as bargaining chips, and that Xiao Bin was their real target.
• Roy connected the kidnapping plan to the Alliance’s pursuit of the Illuminati and asked the dying attacker what major operation the group had carried out.

Roy learned that the Illuminati had kidnapped students and stolen something from the Alola Spirit Realm, then helped the examiners devise a plan to find the hostages without alerting the criminals. The chapter ended with Roy preparing to use his alliances with more than twenty wild Pokémon tribes to bring the students to safety.

• Roy learned that the Illuminati had taken the students to a temporary base near the Heavenly Pool, and the captured man died after revealing the information.
• Roy recalled the dying Banette, calmed himself after the battle, and discovered that Squirtle had secretly evolved into Wartortle.
• Roy told Senior Lin Qing about the Illuminati, and she suspended the examination and took him back to the shelter.
• At the shelter meeting, Senior Lin Qing rejected Tang Zhuang's suggestion to retrieve the students openly, fearing the Illuminati would harm them.
• Roy proposed using wild Pokémon to find and protect the students, then revealed that more than twenty tribes were willing to follow his command.

Roy agreed to infiltrate the Illuminati’s camp at Heavenly Lake alone, using his Aura Power to bypass their Pokémon-based screening. With Champion Lin Wuya’s help and a disguised face, he headed toward the camp to gather information and aid the hostage rescue.

• Lin Qing left with Squirtle to secure Xiao Bin’s safety while Roy and the examiners waited for him to return.
• Champion Lin Wuya arrived and explained why the League was handling the Illuminati threat discreetly.
• Lin Wuya asked Roy to infiltrate the Illuminati’s temporary base, and Roy agreed after learning the operation’s risks and reward.
• Lin Wuya brought Roy to a mountain overlooking Heavenly Lake and explained the Illuminati’s password and Sneasel screening procedure.
• Roy questioned a brainwashed Illuminati patrolman, copied his Aura frequency, and used Ditto’s disguise before walking toward the camp.

Roy infiltrated the Illuminati camp in disguise to find and rescue the captured students, discovering that the detention area also held abused Pokémon used for experiments. He entered a fifth tent and found Pokémon kept asleep, leaving their purpose unknown.

• Roy used a crude gesture to bluff past an Illuminati guard after failing to understand his language, then entered the camp undetected.
• Roy fed two Mightyena to get past the guards at the detention area and found Huo Qing among the prisoners.
• Huo Qing told Roy that the cages were electrified, the prisoners wore explosive collars, and the captors used a shared ID card that was likely kept in the warehouse.
• Roy investigated the detention tents and found battered experimental Pokémon, including Electabuzz, which he gave healing medicine and promised to rescue.
• Roy entered a fifth tent and found that its Pokémon were being kept asleep rather than imprisoned in cages.

Roy discovered that the Illuminati had stockpiled enough Voltorb to threaten Changbai Mountain and found a research log describing Cosmog, Little Nebula, and a powerful form of lightning. The log linked that lightning to Zekrom, leaving Roy to wonder whether the mysterious relic was the DNA Splicers.

• Roy found more than one hundred sleeping Voltorb in the Illuminati camp and realized their simultaneous explosions could devastate Changbai Mountain.
• Dragonite confirmed that it could use Twister to send the Voltorb into outer space, and Roy went to search the warehouse for an ID card.
• Roy found Dr. Charles's research log and read how researchers dismissed Nebula as a weak Pokémon after its failed training and escape attempts.
• Roy learned that Cosmog could transform ordinary lightning into exceptionally powerful Heterogeneous Lightning that negated many Pokémon Abilities.
• Roy recognized the lightning as Zekrom's Teralvolt and wondered if Cosmog was connected to the DNA Splicers.

Roy uncovered Dr. Charles’s research log, learning that the Illuminati had tortured Pokémon with Exotic Lightning and planned to capture students, including Roy, to force their escape. After freeing the prisoners and winning Electabuzz’s cooperation, Roy began his breakout by having Dragonite unleash a gale that sent the base’s Voltorb exploding into the sky.

• Roy read Dr. Charles’s log and learned that the Illuminati’s experiments had killed hundreds of Pokémon, including Electabuzz No. 0131, before the team planned to capture Roy and other students.
• Roy found an ID card, freed Huo Qing and the other students, and told them to wait for a violent gale before escaping.
• Roy persuaded Electabuzz to direct its revenge at the Illuminati, and Electabuzz accepted his healing medicine and helped control the other experimental Pokémon.
• Roy released Dragonite and ordered it to blow the Voltorb into the sky.
• Dragonite created a massive tornado that triggered the Voltorb’s lightning explosions, setting off alarms across the Illuminati base.

Roy and Dragonite defeated the Illuminati attackers at Heavenly Lake, while Champion Lin Wuya confronted Hermes, one of the Illuminati’s Three Sword Bearers. Roy led the students back to safety after Lin Wuya ordered him to evacuate them, and the aftermath revealed casualties among the students and their Pokémon.

• Dragonite used Outrage and Draco Meteor to defeat over a thousand Illuminati Pokémon and melt the ice covering Heavenly Lake.
• Lin Wuya arrived on Flygon and confronted Hermes, who threatened the students through his Mismagius and challenged Lin Wuya without Dragonite’s protection.
• Lin Wuya sent Dragonite to protect the students and ordered Roy to lead them away and alert the examiners to capture the Illuminati remnants.
• Roy led the students and six experimental Pokémon back to the shelter as Lin Wuya and Hermes fought; the battle devastated Changbai Mountain, and defeated Hermes later took poison and died.
• At the shelter, students grieved for dead Pokémon and discovered that several classmates were missing.

Roy found and healed an injured Cosmog, then persuaded it to stay with him by offering Energy Cubes. He tried to catch it in a Poké Ball, but the ball failed to work.

• Xiao Bin silently blamed himself for the deaths, while Roy mourned the people who had died.
• Electabuzz found an unconscious, wounded Cosmog, and Roy healed it with Advanced Healing Medicine.
• Cosmog woke, thanked Roy, and tried to flee after confirming Hermes was gone.
• Roy fed Cosmog Energy Cubes and suspected that it needed to accumulate vast amounts of energy to evolve.
• Roy offered to adopt Cosmog and provide it with Energy Cubes, and Cosmog eagerly accepted.
• Roy threw a Poké Ball at Cosmog, but it bounced back without capturing it.

After the Changbai Mountain attack, Roy kept Cosmog’s identity secret and brought the rescued Pokémon to the examiners for assessment. The chapter ended with Roy hospitalized for observation and going to check on Electabuzz before his discharge.

• Roy captured Cosmog with a Beast Ball, but Cosmog emerged because staying inside would hinder its growth, so Roy let it stay on his shoulder and warned it not to wander off.
• Lin Qing met Roy’s Cosmog and the rescued Electric-type Pokémon, and Electabuzz looked to Roy before agreeing to cooperate with the examiners.
• Hermes and the Illuminati remnants in Eurasia were wiped out, while the attack left students and thousands of wild Pokémon dead; Roy’s role was kept confidential.
• News of the six surviving experimental Pokémon spread, and the public learned that their electrical injuries could not be fully cured.
• Roy spent three days under observation at a Pokémon Center with Vulpix and Cosmog, then got up to visit Electabuzz on the day before his discharge.

Roy learned that draining Electabuzz’s electricity worsened its condition, while the hospital’s treatment could only ease the experimental Pokémon’s suffering. After the lockdown ended, Roy’s parents and Professor Xing visited him, and Professor Xing revealed that Sheng Hai University’s reward involved a meteorite kept in its Pokémon courtyard.

• Roy watched Pikachu drain Electabuzz’s Electric Energy, and Director Chen explained that the treatment only relieved the Pokémon’s pain temporarily.
• Electabuzz collapsed in severe pain after its Electric Energy began to recover, and Director Chen suspected that draining it had disrupted a balance created by its resistance to the Exotic Lightning.
• Roy returned to his ward without waiting for Electabuzz to wake, and the hospital lifted its lockdown after authorities eliminated the remaining Illuminati forces.
• Roy’s parents and Professor Xing visited him, and Professor Xing described the withdrawals and psychological toll among Sheng Hai University’s students while praising Roy’s role in the rescue.
• Professor Xing told Roy that Sheng Hai University had chosen a reward for him and explained that the university’s Pokémon courtyard held a meteorite that could strengthen Psychic abilities.

Professor Xing offered Roy a chance to receive serum made from a meteorite virus, and Roy accepted. At the hospital, Electabuzz begged Roy to take it in, so Roy gave it one day to prove its potential through Lightning Body Tempering, but its first attempt triggered a painful backlash.

• Professor Xing explained the virus’s effects and offered Roy the serum, which Roy agreed to receive when he returned to Sheng Hai University.
• Director Chen said Electabuzz and five other experimental Pokémon would be moved to a sanatorium because their conditions could not be cured.
• Electabuzz begged Roy to become its Pokémon, and Roy refused before granting it one day to prove its potential.
• Director Chen pretended not to notice Roy taking Electabuzz to the hospital rooftop, where Roy explained how it might use Zekrom’s power for Lightning Body Tempering.
• Electabuzz tried the training method, suffered a backlash, and collapsed, so Roy used 10,000 points to obtain Universal Powder.

Roy watched Electabuzz train through the night and adapt to Zekrom’s Power, then caught it as his fifth Pokémon. Electabuzz fainted after succeeding, and its new status showed its Electric-type moves were unavailable.

• Electabuzz spent eight hours repeating Lightning Body Tempering while Roy and his Pokémon watched and cheered it on.
• Roy saw Vulpix, Squirtle, and Lucario become motivated to train after witnessing Electabuzz’s determination.
• At sunrise, Roy discovered that Electabuzz’s cells had adapted to Zekrom’s Power by accelerating their growth whenever the lightning damaged them.
• Electabuzz asked Roy to take care of it, and Roy caught it as his fifth Pokémon after it fainted.
• Roy checked Electabuzz’s status and wondered whether it was a waste-character protagonist with a divine power and an unavailable moveset.

Roy captured Electabuzz after restoring the life force it had burned through with Lightning Body Tempering, then returned to Shenghai and let his Pokémon settle in. While Roy slept, Lucario, Squirtle, and Electabuzz went to Sheng Hai University to train, where Electabuzz faced Yang Dong’s Primeape in a battle that drew a crowd.

• Roy gave Electabuzz a Vitality Block, healed it, and successfully captured it in a Poké Ball.
• Roy returned to Shenghai with Cosmog and his other Pokémon, then collapsed into an exhausted sleep at home.
• Squirtle and Lucario welcomed Electabuzz and prepared weighted training gear for it before the three Pokémon headed to Sheng Hai University.
• Roy woke after fourteen hours of sleep and learned from Vulpix that the others had gone to train at the university.
• Huo Qing called Roy to warn him that his Pokémon were fighting, and Roy rushed to the university’s battle arena.
• Roy found Electabuzz battling Yang Dong’s Primeape while Lucario and Squirtle stood at the command station.

Roy watched Electabuzz battle Yang Dong’s Primeape, which overwhelmed it with Close Combat. Though Electabuzz kept getting back up, its Static finally paralyzed Primeape, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Roy questioned Huo Qing about the trouble, then watched Electabuzz face Yang Dong’s Primeape.
• Electabuzz used its battle instincts and Lightning Body Tempering to fight Primeape evenly until Yang Dong ordered Close Combat.
• Primeape’s refined Close Combat battered Electabuzz, and the referee nearly declared it defeated before it stood back up.
• Electabuzz endured repeated attacks, and Primeape’s lowered defenses allowed Electabuzz’s Static to paralyze it.
• Electabuzz struck the immobilized Primeape with Headbutt, increasing the paralysis and leaving Primeape unable to move.

Roy’s Electabuzz defeated Yang Dong’s Primeape despite collapsing immediately afterward, and Roy brought it to the medical room. Professor Xing revealed his expertise in Electric-type research and proposed intensifying Electabuzz’s Lightning Body Tempering to develop a lightning-coated state carrying Zekrom’s Teralvolt.

• Roy called out Brick Break, allowing Electabuzz to defeat Primeape before collapsing from exhaustion.
• Roy recalled Electabuzz, checked that Lucario and Squirtle had not caused trouble, and took Electabuzz to the medical room for treatment.
• Professor Xing arrived and told Roy that the laboratory was ready to study the D virus.
• Roy explained Electabuzz’s Teralvolt Trait and Zekrom’s nature, which Professor Xing had not previously heard of.
• Professor Xing proposed increasing the voltage of Electabuzz’s Lightning Body Tempering to strengthen its cellular adaptation.
• Professor Xing predicted that this training could coat Electabuzz’s body in lightning and make every action carry Zekrom’s Teralvolt.

Roy received the D virus injection and dreamed of a past battle in which Mega Rayquaza defeated Deoxys before rushing toward the clash between Groudon and Kyogre. The dream shifted to Deoxys resting among asteroids and watching an azure planet.

• Professor Xing proposed torturous training to give Electabuzz a Lightning Armor, and Roy said he would consult Electabuzz first.
• Professor Xing explained that the meteorite's D virus caused strange dreams, and Roy suspected it was connected to Deoxys and Rayquaza.
• Roy injected the D virus and fell asleep as his body surged with energy.
• In the dream, Mega Rayquaza struck down Deoxys with Hyper Beam and hurried toward the battlefield where Groudon and Kyogre fought.
• The dream shifted to Deoxys resting in an asteroid field and gazing at an azure planet.

After witnessing a vision of Pokémon Planet’s destruction by Necrozma, Ultra Necrozma, and Arceus, Roy recovered from the D virus injection and discovered his Inner Focus and Aura Power had greatly improved. He went to buy a larger home for his Pokémon and learned that Tianhua Real Estate tailored properties to Trainers’ Pokémon types.

• Roy realized the vision showed Pokémon Planet being destroyed after Necrozma, Ultra Necrozma, and Arceus returned to battle.
• Professor Xing checked on Roy after the D virus injection, and Roy tested his newly powerful Inner Focus by shattering a vase with Confusion.
• Roy told Professor Xing that his Aura Power had advanced to Master Level, then declined an offer of meditation methods.
• Roy left the university and visited Tianhua Real Estate to buy a spacious home where his Pokémon could move around freely.
• Manager Chen welcomed Roy and explained that the company recommended specialized facilities based on a Trainer’s Pokémon, including heated rooms for Fire-types and charging rooms for Electric-types.

Roy bought a 3,200-square-meter villa with specialized facilities for his Pokémon and brought his team to live there. After Roy called it their home, Electabuzz was moved by the thought of belonging somewhere, while Squirtle and Electabuzz soon caused a playful mess that Lucario had to stop.

• Roy learned that Elite Trainers usually specialized in one or two Pokémon types and wondered why, then chose a comprehensive villa with facilities for his Pokémon.
• Roy paid a ten-percent down payment using Sheng Hai University's guarantee letter, received the villa keys and deed, and registered security information for himself and his Pokémon.
• Roy released his Pokémon and told them the villa was their home, including his future life partner; Lucario decided to protect and clean it, and Squirtle ran off to explore.
• Electabuzz grew emotional at the idea of having a home again, and Roy encouraged it to explore the villa with Squirtle.
• At dusk, Electabuzz shocked Squirtle in the lake to wake it for training, and the two began roughhousing until Lucario carried them to Roy.

Roy adjusted Electabuzz’s dangerous training and helped Squirtle awaken Aura Power, discovering that his mutated Aura could be shared with his Pokémon. He began planning an Aura-based team battle system and decided to add Mind Energy training for Vulpix.

• Roy gave Electabuzz a dangerous Lightning Body Tempering plan, Vitality Blocks, Move Disks, and customized Energy Cubes, while promising to monitor its progress.
• Electabuzz trained through severe pain in the villa’s charging room, using a Vitality Block to recover before replenishing its Electric Energy and continuing.
• Roy transferred part of his Master-level Aura Power to Squirtle, allowing it to awaken Aura Power and form an unstable Aura Sphere.
• Roy realized his D-virus-mutated Aura could let all his Pokémon learn Aura Power and imagined using it to link their minds, share energy, and coordinate in team battles.
• Roy considered calling the new formation the Aura Team, then added Mind Energy training to Vulpix’s cultivation plan.

Roy took Lucario to Wuji Dojo to learn Aura Fist from Heavenly King Luo, while Dragonite’s reaction to Cosmog raised a new mystery. At the dojo, Roy asked about the requirements for becoming a Professional-level Trainer, but Heavenly King Luo turned the question back on him.

• Roy updated his Pokémon’s training plans and told Lucario that he would have the chance to learn Aura Fist.
• Roy arranged a month of leave from school, then called the number Lin Wuya had given him and was picked up by Dragonite.
• Dragonite briefly showed a savage, seemingly hostile aura toward Cosmog before claiming he had mistaken it for another Pokémon.
• Dragonite took Roy and Cosmog to Wuji Dojo, where Roy met Heavenly King Luo and learned about the dojo’s legacy and Luo’s background.
• Heavenly King Luo asked when Roy expected to reach Professional-level, and Roy asked what the assessment required.
• Heavenly King Luo asked Roy what he already knew about Professional-level Trainers.