Chapter Summaries

Roy decided to compete in the European Youth Championship for a chance to win a Key Stone, then returned to school and secured leave from classes and exams. At the semester-opening battle, he sent out his newly acquired Shiny Metagross, which faced Lin Shixian’s Ivysaur.

• Roy learned that reaching the European Youth Championship semifinals would let him choose a Key Stone, and decided to compete in France.
• Roy asked Professor Xing for an extended leave and an exam exemption, and Professor Xing agreed to seek Principal Fang’s approval.
• Roy took the semester-opening test and chose Electabuzz and Metagross for the 2v2 battle.
• Roy was matched against Lin Shixian, whose Ivysaur froze when it saw Roy as its opponent.
• The crowd was stunned by Roy’s Shiny Metagross, which entered its Overlord State and endured Ivysaur’s Vine Whip without a scratch.

Roy’s Metagross evolved into Metang after battling through the school competition, and its anxiety about having two brains gave Roy an idea for training it. Roy won the opening test, then received the Weightless Technique manual and a Float Stone, discovering the technique’s demanding prerequisites.

• Metagross used its heavy defenses to outlast many opponents, losing to Fire-, Dark-, and Ground-type Pokémon before evolving into Metang.
• Metang worried that its two connected brains might cause a split personality, so Roy examined it with Aura Power and began considering how its brain structure could inspire new training.
• Roy sent Electabuzz against Xiao Bin and won the opening test decisively.
• Roy received the Weightless Technique manual and a Float Stone from the Guangdong Steel-type Gym, then read that the technique required Light Metal and three Master-level moves.

Roy studied the Weightless Technique and devised a Metang-specific method for switching between lightweight and heavyweight forms. He arranged to rent a Heavy Metal Cacnea for training, then learned from Fang Hang that the Elite Four Challenge was happening the next day.

• Roy rejected the manual’s written move instruction and exchanged points for Master Level Move Disks for Lightweight Body, Rock Polish, and Calm Mind, as well as a Ghost Z-Crystal.
• Roy identified the Weightless Technique’s weaknesses and devised a plan for Metang to use Role Play and Calm Mind to imitate Heavy Metal and switch between lightweight and heavyweight forms.
• Roy decided to begin training Metang in the Zero Gravity State and searched for a Pokémon with the Heavy Metal Ability to use as a training sample.
• Fang Hang directed Roy to the National Pokémon Rental Center, where Roy rented Kurama’s Cacnea for delivery the next day.
• Fang Hang asked whether Roy would watch the Elite Four Challenge, and Roy realized it was taking place the next day.

Roy helped Mimikyu use a Ghost-type Z-Move, and the experience awakened her ability to fuse natural energy into her attacks. Mimikyu developed stronger Fairy Style moves and a vitality-restoring version of Curse, leaving Roy eager to teach the technique to his other Pokémon.

• Delibird delivered a Poké Ball containing Cacnea, whom Roy brought to Metang before Metang offered to show Cacnea around.
• Roy used the Ghost Z-Crystal with Mimikyu, empowering her Master Level Shadow Claw into the Z-Move Endless Night's Temptation.
• After experiencing the Z-Move, Mimikyu transformed Shadow Claw by fusing it with natural energy, creating Fairy Style: Shadow Claw at twice the original move's power.
• Mimikyu tested Fairy Style versions of her Ghost-type attacks, which grew at least twice as powerful, while her transformed Curse restored her vitality.
• Roy recognized that Mimikyu's vitality-restoring Curse worked like the Moonlight technique he had envisioned and asked her to maintain the state and try her Infinite Nesting Doll Technique.

Roy learned that Mimikyu had become the strongest Pokémon on his team after mastering powerful Substitute clones and Immortal Arts, then examined the team’s growth and Overlord aura training. He made plans to travel abroad and watched Xiao Muyi challenge her father for an Elite Four position.

• Mimikyu created four full-strength Substitute clones and demonstrated that they could use Immortal Arts: Shadow Claw.
• Roy announced that Mimikyu was now the team’s strongest Pokémon, prompting Electabuzz, Lucario, and Blastoise to reconsider their training.
• Roy examined his Pokémon and found that Mimikyu, Electabuzz, Lucario, and Blastoise had reached their Species Limit Values and entered the accumulation period.
• Roy booked an appointment to process his passport and turned on the broadcast of Xiao Muyi’s Elite Four Challenge against her father.
• Xiao Muyi began the challenge, which required her to win both a full-team individual battle and a team battle.

After Xiao Muyi became the new Superpower Heavenly King, Roy waited a month for his passport review while his Pokémon continued training. Roy Hao brought him his passport and a Teleport doll for protection, and Roy arrived in Paris to compete in the European Youth Championship.

• Xiao Muyi narrowly defeated Xiao Rong and took her father's place as the new Superpower Heavenly King.
• Roy's Pokémon continued training during the month-long passport review, and Metang's evaluation rose to B+.
• Roy Hao explained that officials had debated whether to let Roy travel abroad because of the dangers he might face, then gave him his passport and a Teleport doll made by Xiao Muyi.
• Roy arrived at De Gaulle Airport in Paris with Cosmog and asked a local woman for directions, but he could not understand her reply.

Roy visited the Pioneer Battle Tower in Paris and discovered that its rewards included twelve Mega Stones, which he hoped to collect by reaching the twentieth floor. He began climbing the tower with Metang, drawing an unusually large livestream audience as he reached the twelfth floor.

• Roy checked into the Shangri-La Hotel and learned about the Pioneer Battle Tower and its upcoming European Youth Championship.
• Roy visited the tower, learned its rules and expensive registration fee, and inspected the rewards available for battle points.
• Roy spotted twelve Mega Stones, called World Tree Orbs, among the rewards and decided to reach the twentieth floor to claim them.
• Roy challenged the tower with Metang and advanced to the twelfth floor in one go.
• The tower's livestream viewers discussed Roy's speed, youth, and possession of a pseudo-legendary Pokémon.

Roy climbed the Battle Tower in France, defeating opponents with Metang and Lucario before stopping short of a match against three Professional-level Pokémon. He exchanged his points for all twelve Mega Stones available, including a Lucario Mega Stone.

• Roy defeated the twelfth-floor Floor Master with Metang and continued to the thirteenth floor.
• Roy sent out Lucario, which instantly defeated the thirteenth-floor Floor Master's Meowstic.
• Roy crushed his way through the Battle Tower to the twenty-fifth floor, drawing attention from the organizers and European livestream viewers.
• Roy stopped challenging the tower rather than face the twenty-sixth-floor Trainer and their three Professional-level Pokémon.
• Roy cleared out all twelve Mega Stones in the Battle Tower's exchange area and recognized the final one as Lucario's Mega Stone.

Roy suspected that the Professional-level Trainer Ma Zhang had approached him with hidden intentions and investigated his background, but found no clear reason for Ma Zhang to target him. The next day, Roy registered for the tournament and faced hostility from foreign spectators as the preliminary stage began.

• Roy met Ma Zhang, who shared information about the tournament’s Professional-level entrants and young contenders, including Aihara Take and Xenia Reginald.
• After Ma Zhang left, Roy grew suspicious because he had shown no curiosity about Cosmog, and Roy returned to the hotel to check his background.
• Roy contacted Professor Xing, Fang Hang, and Su Xiaoyu, and learned that Ma Zhang was a twenty-five-year-old Professional-level Trainer from Yun Province, skilled with Dark- and Steel-type Pokémon.
• Roy decided to adapt to the situation, relying on his trump cards and Xiao Muyi’s Teleport Scroll if necessary.
• Roy registered at the Pioneer Battle Tower the next day and noticed that foreign spectators doubted him and hoped he would lose as the preliminary stage approached.

Roy entered the European Youth Championship preliminaries and watched Zenia’s Greninja score 674 points with a powerful Water Shuriken technique. Irritated by the crowd’s comparisons, Roy sent out Electabuzz to silence them, leaving its move-power test about to begin.

• Roy watched a Middle Eastern contestant’s Machamp score 523 points with Focus Punch.
• Zenia sent out Greninja, whose modified Flying Water Shuriken scored 674 points.
• The crowd debated whether Roy could beat Zenia’s score, and Roy grew irritated by their noise.
• Roy chose Electabuzz instead of Lucario and prepared to show the crowd its power.
• Electabuzz clenched its fists angrily after hearing the spectators dismiss it.

Roy advanced through the first preliminary stage after Electabuzz scored 724 points with its newly mastered Bolt Strike, then entered the second stage and defeated a bearded teenager’s Talonflame with Metang. Metang began to evolve after the victory.

• Electabuzz used its perfected Bolt Strike to score 724 points, placing Roy eighth in the first preliminary stage.
• Roy learned that he had advanced and went to the second preliminary stage, where contestants had to win three battles to qualify for the main event.
• Roy was matched against a bearded teenager and chose Metang to battle the opponent’s Talonflame.
• Metang evaded Heat Wave with its speed, grabbed Talonflame, and used Role Play to copy Heavy Metal, crushing it with its increased weight.
• Metang finished Talonflame with a weight-empowered Meteor Mash and began to evolve.

Roy evolved Metang into a Shiny Metagross, advanced through the preliminaries, and prepared for the European Youth Championship’s main event while Lucario trained to master sage arts. As publicity turned Roy and Zenia into rival national favorites, Roy learned that hostile fans had targeted his hotel, but he had been staying at a Pokémon Center.

• Roy’s Metang evolved into a Shiny Metagross, which defeated the opponent’s Furfrou and helped Roy advance through the preliminaries into the top thirty-two.
• Roy reviewed the finalists and realized he would need three Professional-level Pokémon to win the Key Stone, hoping Lucario could master sage arts in time.
• Roy fused his Aura with Lucario’s in a Training Room to strengthen Lucario’s ability to sense natural energy, while Mimikyu assisted its training.
• Tournament publicity cast Roy and Zenia as rival national talents, and some European fans abused Roy online and sent dead rats to his hotel.
• Roy learned about the harassment on television, but he had spent the past two days at a Pokémon Center, and Lucario and Mimikyu reacted angrily.

Roy learned that Lucario had mastered Overlord aura and Psychic-type senjutsu, then traveled to France for the tournament. The live draw matched him against Zenia Reginald in the first round, and he watched the other competitors while waiting for their evening main event.

• Roy reassured his angry Pokémon and learned that Lucario had taken the final step toward mastering Overlord aura and comprehended Psychic-type senjutsu.
• Roy arrived at the French tournament and avoided drinking water in the competitor lounge after Metagross warned him to be cautious.
• Lucas Reginald drew the tournament brackets, matching Roy against Zenia Reginald in the first round.
• Zenia recognized Roy from the preliminaries and hoped he would prove strong enough to deserve her friendship.
• Roy watched Amora's Medicham sweep its opponents and noted Ma Zhang's Bisharp and Aihara Take as competitors to watch.

Roy’s Lucario faced Zenia’s Weavile in the round-of-thirty-two match, enduring the hostile crowd and Weavile’s malice-powered tactics. Lucario dodged Weavile’s ambush by using Teleport, leaving Zenia shocked as the battle continued.

• Aihara Take swept his opponent with Heracross and declared that he was the strongest and would win the championship.
• Roy entered the arena with Cosmog as the crowd booed him, while Zenia grew impatient with the jeering.
• Roy chose Lucario, and Zenia sent out her well-trained Weavile, whose enhanced Intimidate disrupted Lucario’s Aura Perception.
• Weavile used Nasty Plot to strengthen Dark Pulse, but Lucario’s Aura Sphere overwhelmed the attack before Weavile evaded it with Double Team.
• Weavile attacked Lucario from its blind spot with Feint Attack, but Lucario vanished and reappeared thirty meters away using Sage Art Teleport, shocking Zenia.

Roy and Lucario faced Zenia’s team in the arena, defeating Weavile and exposing Greninja’s Protean trick during their high-speed battle. The chapter ended with Lucario slamming Greninja into the ground with Aura Sphere.

• Zenia’s Weavile used Agility to evade Lucario, but Lucario predicted its movement and knocked it out with a point-blank Aura Sphere.
• Zenia sent out Greninja, which repeatedly evaded Lucario’s attacks by changing into a Ghost type with Protean and Lick.
• Roy identified Greninja’s Protean Ability and alerted Lucario to the trick.
• Lucario struck Greninja with Thunder Punch before Greninja created Double Team clones and attacked with Water Shuriken.
• Lucario evaded the Water Shuriken at the last moment and hit Greninja with Aura Sphere, smashing it into the ground.

Roy defeated Zenia’s Hydreigon with Lucario after provoking her into wasting its energy, winning the match and leaving her overwhelmed and in tears. Roy was stunned by her reaction and wondered whether he could still escape Lucas’s attention.

• Roy’s Lucario defeated Zenia’s Greninja with Close Combat, leaving Zenia shaken as she sent out Hydreigon.
• Roy taunted Zenia, and she angrily ordered Hydreigon to unleash Triple Attack.
• Hydreigon wasted its stamina firing a sweeping beam while Lucario dodged, and Roy told Lucario to finish the battle.
• Lucario endured Crunch, struck Hydreigon with Aura Sphere, and knocked it out with Close Combat.
• Roy applauded and thanked Zenia, who collapsed and began crying as Roy glanced toward Lucas in the VIP seats.

After defeating Zenia, Roy mocked the European crowd during his winner’s interview, sparking an international uproar and a surge in Lucario’s Popularity Points. Roy looked ahead to his next match against Aihara Take and considered using the points to obtain Z-Crystals for his Pokémon.

• Zenia broke down after losing to Roy, then left the arena as the commentator tried to reassure viewers.
• Roy told an interviewer that European viewers should learn how to behave in a library, implying he would silence the crowd.
• European fans erupted online and pressured their five Professional-level Trainers to defeat Roy, while Dragon Country viewers celebrated his taunt.
• Researchers discussed whether Lucario could learn Teleport and debated how Pokémon’s inherited moves developed.
• Roy noticed Lucario had gained more than sixteen million Popularity Points and considered buying Z-Crystals for Squirtle and Ninetales.
• Roy identified Aihara Take as his next-round opponent.

Roy faced Aihara Take in the quarterfinals and surprised the crowd by leading with Mimikyu. Mimikyu’s high-grade energy and Ghost-type powers unsettled Aihara Take, who was left searching for her after she vanished into the Spirit World.

• Roy learned that defeating Aihara Take would secure him a semifinal place, while Aihara Take said he wanted to see Roy’s legendary Z-Move.
• The commentator framed the match as a possible upset, though spectators expected Aihara Take to win because he had three Professional-level Pokémon.
• Roy sent out Mimikyu, surprising Aihara Take and the European audience.
• Aihara Take ordered Heracross to attack with Thousand Arrows, but Mimikyu blocked it with Sage Art: Shadow Claw, revealing high-grade energy.
• Heracross struck Mimikyu into the air and attacked with Megahorn, but Mimikyu’s Sage Art: Shadow Ball drove it back.
• Mimikyu disappeared into the Spirit World, leaving Aihara Take unable to locate her.

Roy’s Mimikyu ambushed Heracross from the Spirit World, tore off its wings, and revealed that its clones could strike with the original’s strength. Aihara Take ordered Heracross to go berserk, leaving the battle to its dangerously arrogant Moxie as Mimikyu regrouped and Roy considered whether to use a Z-Move.

• Heracross waited for Mimikyu to emerge from the Spirit World, then caught its Shadow Claw and dragged it into the arena.
• Two Mimikyu clones attacked Heracross from Spirit World channels, tore off its wings, and forced it to repel them with Counter.
• Aihara Take realized Mimikyu’s clones were as strong as the original and ordered Heracross to go berserk.
• Heracross’s Moxie surged into extreme confidence, and its Thousand Arrows overwhelmed all three Mimikyu despite their combined Shadow Claws.
• The three Mimikyu regrouped and watched Heracross warily while Roy weighed whether to use a Z-Move.

Roy's Mimikyu defeated Aihara Take's Heracross with repeated Clone Suicide-Style Destiny Bonds, earning the European crowd's applause. Aihara Take then sent out Toxicroak and began his next attack with Sludge Bomb.

• Roy used five Mimikyu to suppress Heracross and draw it into attacking a clone under Destiny Bond.
• Heracross resisted the first Destiny Bond, but Roy forced it to face two more, and the third drained its remaining life force.
• Aihara Take recalled Heracross as the crowd applauded Roy, then vowed not to lose the battle.
• Aihara Take sent out Toxicroak and ordered Sludge Bomb, covering the battlefield with falling poison and sludge.