Chapter Summaries

Roy’s Mimikyu defeated Aihara Take’s Toxicroak with the Ghost-type Z-Move Endless Pavilion Night’s Temptation after Roy revealed that his Pokémon besides Ninetales could use Z-Moves. Aihara accepted the loss and sent out his starter Pokémon, Martial King, for the final battle.

• Toxicroak’s Poison Jab assault poisoned the two Mimikyu and wore down their defenses as Aihara Take urged Roy to use his Z-Move Ninetales.
• Roy activated his Shining Stone and revealed that Ninetales was not the only one of his Pokémon capable of using Z-Moves.
• One Mimikyu let Toxicroak pierce its body, then used Mean Look to hold it briefly while Roy’s other Mimikyu unleashed Endless Pavilion Night’s Temptation.
• The Ghost-type Z-Move overwhelmed Toxicroak with negative emotions, leaving it defeated and giving Mimikyu its second consecutive victory over a Professional-level Pokémon.
• Aihara Take recovered his composure, sent out his starter Pokémon Martial King, and prepared to continue the battle.

Roy's Ninetales fell after trading Z-Moves with Aihara Take's Infernape, while Lucario endured Infernape's firestorm as Roy recovered. Roy's Aura then empowered Lucario through Aura fusion, and the two Pokémon prepared to clash.

• Roy sent out Ninetales, which used a Z-Move against Infernape but was knocked out by High-Temperature Pressure.
• Infernape survived the Z-Move and activated Flash Fire, while Roy rested before sending out Lucario.
• Lucario dodged Infernape's attacks and tried to break through its fiery domain as Aihara Take intensified the sunlight.
• Infernape used Overheat to engulf the arena, but Lucario survived with Endure.
• Roy's Aura reached Lucario and empowered it through Aura fusion as it rose to face Infernape.

Roy defeated Aihara Take in a brutal battle but collapsed from the strain of using three Z-Moves. As public attention surged, Roy Hao agreed to send Professional-level Trainer Hu Jun to protect Roy.

• Roy and Aihara Take's Lucario and Infernape knocked each other out, leaving Aihara defeated while Roy still had Mimikyu able to fight.
• Roy declined interviews, returned to the hotel, and fell asleep as his Pokémon recovered and guarded him.
• Viewers praised Roy's victory over three Professional-level Pokémon, while others worried about Dragon Country's growing dominance and Roy's future potential.
• Lin Liming reprimanded Roy Hao for leaving Roy vulnerable and warned that foreign forces might take desperate risks against him.
• Roy Hao agreed to assign Hu Jun to protect Roy, and Lin Liming was reassured by the choice.

After recovering from the previous battle, Roy learned that Hu Jun was coming to protect him and claimed his tournament rewards, including a Key Stone and a Life Stone. He advanced to the semifinals and began choosing a Mega Stone, keeping his plans for Mega Evolution secret.

• Roy woke after fourteen hours of sleep, recovered with Ninetales's help, and fed his hungry Pokémon.
• Roy read that Roy Hao had sent Hu Jun to France to protect him and that tournament rewards were waiting to be claimed.
• Roy defeated Sai'er in the quarterfinals and advanced to the semifinals alongside Amola, Ma Zhang, and a French Professional-level Trainer.
• Roy chose two million euro, a Mega Stone, thirty million euro, and a Life Stone from his tournament reward tiers.
• Roy received the Key Stone and realized that all the conditions for Mega Evolution had been fulfilled.
• Roy examined a cart of sixteen Mega Stones and was pleasantly surprised by the third one.

Roy discovered that Ma Zhang’s friendly approach concealed a plan to kill him, just as a Spirit Realm descended over Paris. After Lucario teleported Roy away from Ma Zhang’s Bisharp, the attackers continued pursuing them through the collapsing Pioneer Battle Tower.

• Roy chose a Metagross Mega Stone as his competition prize and learned that his Euros would arrive within three days.
• Ma Zhang waited for Roy in the contestants’ passageway, while Cosmog sensed an impending abnormality.
• A powerful Space Quake began across Paris, and Ma Zhang recognized the Pioneer Battle Tower as a severely affected area.
• Ma Zhang revealed his killing intent, but Lucario teleported Roy away just before Bisharp’s slash struck.
• Bisharp relentlessly attacked Roy and Lucario with sword energy, destroying the Pioneer Battle Tower as nearby people fled.
• Global monitoring stations confirmed that a special-disaster-level, super-large Spirit Realm was descending between Paris and Berlin.

Roy and Ma Zhang’s fight escalated as a Spirit Realm descended, swallowing Roy and his Pokémon in a wave of spatial energy. Roy awoke in an unfamiliar valley and saw a colossal ancient tree rising toward the sky.

• Roy used Lucario, Blastoise, and Cosmog to survive Ma Zhang’s attacks as the chaotic Space Quake increasingly restricted Teleport.
• Mimikyu ambushed Ma Zhang, but Bronzong revealed itself as his invisible protector and blocked the strike.
• Ma Zhang summoned Shedinja, Skarmory, and Aggron while Roy prepared his remaining Pokémon for a full battle.
• As spatial fissures spread, Ma Zhang ordered his Pokémon back, and Roy recalled Mimikyu and strengthened his defenses.
• A black sphere expanded and engulfed Roy; after losing consciousness and reliving his past, he awoke in a valley beneath a colossal ancient tree.

Roy and his Pokémon were transported to the World Tree of Beginning, where he planned to reunite with Lucario and Blastoise by heading toward the landmark. A powerful Kabutops confronted them and attacked as negotiations failed.

• Roy realized the Space Node had separated him from Lucario and Blastoise, while Mimikyu and the Pokémon in his Poké Balls had arrived with him.
• Roy chose to lead his group toward the World Tree of Beginning, reasoning that Lucario and Blastoise would likely use its conspicuous location to orient themselves.
• Roy's Pokémon cleared the way as the group traveled through the Spirit Realm, where the wild Pokémon seemed more rational than those in other Spirit Realms.
• Roy sensed a powerful creature approaching and identified it as an unusually large, ancient Kabutops.
• Ninetales tried to communicate with Kabutops, but it dismissed her and attacked with Shell Blade.

Roy used Ice Z with Ninetales to freeze Kabutops in the Spirit Realm, while Mew discovered that Lucario had entered the World Tree. Lucario climbed toward the summit to find Blastoise, unaware that Mew had already sensed it.

• Kabutops overwhelmed Electabuzz with a sword-aura slash and mocked Ninetales, prompting Roy to activate the Ice Z-Crystal.
• Electabuzz used Cross Thunder Mode and its Overlord aura to hold back Kabutops, while Mimikyu's Shadow Claws pinned it down.
• Roy empowered Ninetales's Blizzard with Ice Z, and Ninetales froze Kabutops with Subzero Slammer.
• Mew woke after sensing a Space Quake and discovered that Lucario had arrived inside the World Tree.
• Lucario assessed the mountain-like World Tree and climbed toward its summit to find Blastoise before reuniting with Roy.

Lucario met Mew, who used its immense Aura to find Lucario’s companions and transported it to Blastoise. Mew then sensed Roy drawing on powerful natural energy and offered to bring him to Lucario.

• Mew appeared on Lucario’s shoulder, and Lucario asked for help finding its companions.
• Mew scanned the Spirit Realm with its Aura and teleported Lucario to Blastoise, who was celebrating his appointment as clan leader.
• Blastoise introduced Lucario as his good brother and explained his plan to conquer the Spirit Realm and recruit help searching for their companions.
• Mew sensed Roy using a Z-Move and detected the strong divine presence surrounding him.
• Mew told Lucario it had found Roy and offered to bring him over, and Lucario respectfully agreed.

Roy and his Pokémon reunited with Lucario and Blastoise on the World Tree after Mew transported them there, and Mew revived Kabutops and ordered the Fossil Pokémon not to attack humans. Mew noticed the divine power connected to Roy and offered to help him, but refused when Roy asked it to deal with another human in the Spirit Realm.

• Blastoise stepped down as King of Turtles and left its sunglasses with a sturdy Blastoise.
• Mew carried Roy, Ninetales, Electabuzz, Mimikyu, and the frozen Kabutops to the World Tree, where Roy reunited with Lucario and Blastoise.
• Mew healed Kabutops, restrained it when it tried to attack Roy, and changed its order so the Fossil Pokémon would not casually attack humans.
• Mew sensed the divine power within Roy and offered compensation for Kabutops's attack.
• Roy asked Mew to deal with another human in the Spirit Realm, but Mew refused to fight.

Roy learned that Ma Zhang was an alias used by Kurama, an Illuminati agent sent to recover Nebula and eliminate him, while Mew showed Kurama fleeing Registeel. Kurama escaped beyond the World Tree’s range when Registeel stopped pursuing him, leaving Roy and Kurama both puzzled by the sudden reprieve.

• Mew projected Kurama fleeing through the forest with Aggron, Bisharp, and Houndoom while Registeel pursued him.
• Roy connected Ma Zhang to Kurama through the rented Cacnea and the leak of his travel information, and concluded that Ma Zhang was an alias.
• Kurama recalled how poverty and his failed attempts to become a Trainer led him to join the Illuminati and rise to Professional-level agent.
• The Illuminati assigned Kurama to recover Nebula and kill Roy, but Registeel overwhelmed his six Pokémon and left three near death.
• Registeel stopped chasing Kurama after he fled beyond the World Tree’s range, and Mew explained that it only removed intruders within that range.

Roy used the bond between himself and Lucario to trigger Mega Evolution, bringing Lucario to Professional-level strength. Mew teleported them to Kurama, who was shocked to see Lucario’s new form.

• Roy gave Lucario its Mega Stone and activated Mega Evolution through their bond and his Key Stone.
• Lucario transformed into Mega Lucario, whose strength exceeded the system’s ability to assess.
• Roy asked Mew to teleport him and his Pokémon to Kurama’s location.
• Kurama recognized the transformed Pokémon as Lucario and struggled to accept that it had evolved.

Roy’s Mega Lucario overwhelmed Kurama’s Pokémon, while Roy assessed how Mega Evolution boosted Lucario’s combat ability. The battle ended with Aggron collapsing and Mimikyu returning with Kurama and Bisharp.

• Lucario defeated Houndoom and severely injured Bisharp while repelling Aggron’s attacks.
• Kurama fled with Bisharp as Aggron raised rock walls to cover their retreat.
• Roy sent Mimikyu after Kurama and watched Lucario use its speed, tactics, and Aura Spheres to overpower Aggron.
• Aggron collapsed after enduring Lucario’s attacks, and Mimikyu returned carrying Kurama and Bisharp.

After Roy defeated Kurama in the World Tree Spirit Realm, Lucario learned that Mega Evolution drained its strength and could last only a few minutes. As officials searched for the missing Roy and Hu Jun hurried to join a search team, Mew explained that Lucario could become an Aura Wielder and help maintain the World Tree, while Roy made clear he would not sacrifice his Pokémon to save it.

• Mimikyu reported that her mission was complete, and Roy praised her before Lucario ended its Mega Evolution and described its limits.
• Disaster officials counted 976 missing, 12 dead, and 13,636 injured in Paris, then reported that Roy and Kurama were missing after a deadly fight.
• France informed the Dragon Country embassy, and Hu Jun decided to negotiate for access to the Spirit Realm rather than wait for the joint search team.
• Mew led Roy and the others up the World Tree, explaining that Lucario could become an Aura Wielder and guardian despite Roy's doubts about its strength.
• Roy questioned whether Mew intended Lucario to give its life to save the World Tree, and Mew denied this, explaining that Aura Wielders could regulate its ecosystem from the Crystal Chamber.

Mew asked Roy to choose a reward for helping watch over the World Tree, and Roy sought training opportunities for Metagross and Ninetales from Registeel and Regice. Regirock was left wondering what Roy had in mind for it after he suggested it serve as a move-testing dummy.

• Mew explained that it wanted Roy to temporarily help watch over the World Tree and asked what reward he wanted.
• Registeel and the other Regis greeted Roy and asked him to pass their greetings to Regigigas’s brothers, Regieleki and Regidrago.
• Roy asked Registeel to temper Metagross’s body with the same underground pressure that had strengthened Registeel, and Metagross agreed after Roy reminded it of its promise to surpass Ho-Oh.
• Roy asked Regice to teach Ninetales to control its extreme cold, and Regice agreed after recognizing her exceptional talent.
• Regirock stepped forward expecting Roy to ask something of it, but Roy suggested it become a move-testing dummy because of its immortal body.

Roy persuaded Mew to negotiate with the humans entering the Spirit Realm and planned to appear as its divine envoy. When the investigation team arrived, Roy stood atop Mew transformed into Rayquaza, shocking the team and especially Hu Jun, who recognized him.

• Mew sensed the approaching investigation team, and Roy warned that force alone would not keep humans away, advising it to display power and compromise on access.
• Roy offered to negotiate for Mew and asked it to transform into Rayquaza so they could put on a show.
• Mew used Confusion to show Roy that Hu Jun had joined the investigation team, and then transformed into a Rayquaza hatchling.
• Hu Jun reflected on Dragon Country's costly efforts to secure his place on the rescue mission as the team surveyed the Spirit Realm.
• A powerful Intimidate silenced the area, and the investigators saw a jade-green divine dragon looming above them with Roy standing on its head.
• Hu Jun recognized Roy, and the European investigators also identified him and turned to Hu Jun to speak first.

Roy presented Mew as a god capable of perfectly transforming into any Pokémon, persuading an investigation team that she surpassed all other gods and that he was her divine envoy. The team reported the encounter, and confirmation from legendary Pokémon spread Mew’s reputation as the strongest god, making Roy famous alongside her.

• Roy told Hu Jun that the transformed divine dragon was Mew and claimed she could perfectly use every Pokémon’s powers.
• Mew transformed into Ho-Oh and Lugia, displaying Divine Domain-level Intimidate as the investigation team watched in awe.
• Roy reassured the investigation team, declared himself Mew’s envoy for future negotiations, and asked them to inform the Pokémon League.
• The investigation team left the Spirit Realm unharmed and reported their encounter, prompting major nations to seek confirmation from friendly gods.
• Legendary Pokémon judged the reports about Mew plausible and approved of her, causing her title as the strongest god and Roy’s fame to spread.

After becoming a divine envoy, Roy learned that his fame had driven a surge in his Pokémon’s Popularity Points and that the Alliance had accepted Mew’s terms for protecting the World Tree Spirit Realm. He then asked Hu Jun about advancement beyond the Professional level and learned that Master-level growth depended on mastering High-grade energy, leaving him to wonder about the exceptional power of Mimikyu’s Nature-enhanced energy.

• Roy’s divine envoy title and reputation spread across social media, earning his Pokémon 80 million Popularity Points in one day.
• Hu Jun told Roy that the Alliance had named the area the World Tree Spirit Realm and limited investigators to forty, with Dragon Country receiving twenty places.
• Roy decided to remain in the World Tree Spirit Realm to train under Mew and the three Regi.
• Hu Jun explained that reaching Master Level after S3 required mastering High-grade energy, which had to be at least three times stronger than basic energy at equal output.
• Roy realized that Mimikyu had reached the High-grade energy threshold after only one optimization, suggesting that Nature Power was exceptionally potent and compatible with all eighteen Types.

Roy returned to the World Tree with the Blastoise Mega Stone and considered how the Regis optimized energy through extreme compression. He proposed a new way for Ninetales to learn Unmelting Ice, just as Registeel and Metagross emerged from underground.

• Hu Jun told Roy that Kurama was an Illuminati member who had been ordered to kill him, and explained how Kurama and his Pokémon would be dealt with.
• Roy received thirteen Mega Stones, including the Blastoise Mega Stone, and flew back to the World Tree on a requisitioned Pidgeot.
• Roy reunited with Ninetales and learned that she was struggling to comprehend Unmelting Ice under Regice's harsh teaching method.
• Roy reasoned that Registeel optimized Steel Energy through compression and suggested that Ninetales learn Role Play to imitate Regice's Frozen Body Ability.
• Registeel and Metagross burst up from underground in front of Roy.

Roy completed Metagross’s underground tempering and began Mega Evolution training for his team, first transforming Blastoise into Mega Blastoise. After discovering that Blastoise’s Water Pulse could travel 50 kilometers, Roy noted that it needed better accuracy; Metagross then began its own Mega Evolution.

• Metagross completed three rounds of underground pressure training, and Roy sensed that its body had become thirty percent harder after two days.
• Roy gathered his Pokémon and gave Blastoise the Mega Stone, explaining that it would restore missing genes and merge into its body.
• Roy used the Key Stone to Mega Evolve Blastoise, whose evaluation rose to EX-class and whose Ability became Wicked Blow.
• Blastoise fired a Water Pulse that Metagross tracked to a range of 50 kilometers, and Roy wrote down the need to improve its accuracy.
• After Blastoise’s Mega Evolution ended, Metagross took its Mega Stone and resonated with Roy as its Mega Evolution began.