Recaps

Roy discovered that he had transmigrated into a world where powerful Pokémon shaped nations, and learned that he was about to enroll in a Pokémon Academy. Eager to pursue the chance to become a Trainer, he left his friend behind and headed home to study Pokémon.

• Lin Wuya's Dragonite lost to Japan's Champion's Metagross in the Asian Championship, shocking Dragon Country viewers.
• Roy watched the battle at Vanke Plaza, then recovered memories of his new life and learned how Pokémon had transformed the world.
• Roy realized that his identity as an incoming Pokémon Academy freshman gave him a chance to become a Trainer.
• Roy dismissed online accusations against Lin Wuya and told Mu Tianyang he was leaving to learn more about Pokémon.
• Mu Tianyang failed to stop Roy from leaving and remembered that his sister had asked him to bring Roy along.
• The narration noted that Trainer status was prestigious, but most people could not qualify to become Trainers.

Roy activated a Pokémon Assistant system after feeding a Caterpie, then arrived at Sheng Hai University intending to enter the Trainer Major. He and his classmates reached the Pokémon Breeding Garden to choose starter Pokémon, where a mysterious target appeared as the garden was about to open.

• Roy fed a Caterpie at a traffic light, accidentally awakened the Pokémon Assistant system, and gained the Pokémon Affinity trait.
• Roy reviewed the university's Pokémon Major examinations and spoke with Mu Xixi, who planned to study breeding and warned him that training was dangerous.
• Professor Xing led the freshmen to the Pokémon Breeding Garden and explained that they had one hour to choose a Pokémon willing to join them.
• Roy received his first Poké Ball and saw the system display the target, "Child of the Heavenly Kings," as a student raised a question.

Roy entered Sheng Hai University's Pokémon Breeding Garden and abandoned his original plan to choose Vulpix, instead approaching the aloof Riolu after testing his newly awakened Pokémon Affinity ability. Riolu accepted his greeting, and Roy saw that it was a male Fighting-type with a D-rank evaluation.

• Professor Xing explained that freshmen would receive a school-assigned Pokémon if they failed to choose one and stressed that compatibility mattered more than rarity.
• Roy and Mu Xixi entered the garden, where Mu Xixi planned to choose a Vulpix with Sunfire Fruit while Roy said he would first try for another target.
• Mu Xixi realized Roy might be heading toward the Fighting Heavenly King's unusually aloof Riolu, a Pokémon that had rejected every previous candidate.
• Roy fed a Growlithe and tested his new Pokémon Affinity ability, finding that the dog Pokémon showed exceptional affection toward him.
• Roy introduced himself to Riolu, which greeted him and allowed him to take its hand.
• Roy inspected Riolu's status panel and found that the male Fighting-type had a D-rank evaluation.

Roy used his Aura claim and Beef Jerky to persuade Riolu to become his starter Pokémon, then bought an Aura Power Ability Seed and demonstrated his newly awakened power. After leaving the breeding garden, he returned to class, where Mu Xixi asked whether he had succeeded in getting a Pokémon.

• Roy persuaded Riolu that their shared Aura and circumstances meant they were destined to become partners, and Riolu accepted his Beef Jerky.
• Roy converted ten thousand Popularity Points into an Aura Power Ability Seed, awakened Aura, and showed the blue glow to an admiring Riolu.
• Mu Tianyang asked Mu Xixi about Roy's change of plans, and she questioned whether anything had happened to him.
• The garden broadcast ordered students to leave, and Roy exited after an upperclassman confirmed his starter Pokémon.
• Mu Xixi entered the classroom, noticed Roy's Poké Ball, and asked whether he had succeeded; Roy said yes.

Roy presented Riolu to his classmates, whose surprise and skepticism helped him discover that public discussion increased Riolu’s Popularity Points. After Professor Xing rebuked the students for their disparaging remarks, Roy defended Riolu and declared that it had Champion potential.

• Mu Xixi presented her Vulpix, and Professor Xing advised her to build its foundation before evolving it.
• Lin Shixian presented his Bulbasaur, which impressed the class as a rare Starter Pokémon.
• Roy presented Riolu, prompting the students to question why it had chosen an unknown freshman.
• Roy noticed Riolu’s Popularity Points rising as the students discussed it and decided that creating hype could increase them further.
• Professor Xing silenced the students and criticized them for doubting and slandering Roy.
• Roy told the class that Riolu had Champion potential, leaving Professor Xing and the students stunned.

Roy’s bold claim that Riolu had Champion potential drew ridicule, so he paid commenters to flood Sheng Hai University’s forum with praise, attacks, and arguments. The controversy spread overnight, putting pressure on the recommended students ahead of the Newcomer Representative Battle in one week.

• Roy claimed that Riolu had Champion potential, provoking disbelief and mockery from the students and Professor Xing.
• Mu Xixi questioned Roy’s sudden change, and Roy reassured her that he had his own plans.
• Roy hired paid commenters to promote Riolu, provoke arguments, and spread rumors about his standing with the Pokémon League.
• The paid posts overwhelmed the campus forum, and students began demanding that recommended student Lin Shixian defeat Roy in the upcoming battle.
• Lin Shixian resolved to train as usual and avoid losing to Roy, while keeping his focus on the Chief Recommended Student.

Roy took Riolu to a Pokémon Center, fed it an exclusive Energy Cube, and bought training gear with his System points. He left Riolu energized after three hours of training, while he was exhausted but determined to keep up.

• Roy used his new Trainer privileges to get a free basic Training Room at a Pokémon Center.
• Roy exchanged System points for ten Riolu Special Custom Energy Cubes and fed one to Riolu.
• Roy bought a Weighted Bracelet, Correction Scarf, and Willpower Bell for training.
• Roy equipped Riolu with the training items and exercised alongside it for three hours.
• Riolu remained energetic after training and ate another Energy Cube, while Roy struggled to keep going.

Roy tested Riolu’s moves, discovered its affinity for Electric-type energy, and equipped it to safely attempt Lightning Body Tempering. He then challenged the forum’s recommended students to a battle in one week, drawing public outrage and attention toward Xiao Bin.

• Roy measured Riolu’s Quick Attack, Metal Claw, Rock Smash, and Thunder Punch, then speculated that Riolu had inherited an Electric-type affinity.
• Roy researched Lightning Body Tempering and exchanged his remaining points for a Lightning Rod to protect Riolu during the dangerous training.
• Riolu trusted Roy and began using Thunder Punch to stimulate its cells while Roy resolved to grow stronger alongside it.
• Roy posted a clarification on the forum, defended the recommended students, and declared that he would win the Newcomer Representative Battle in one week.
• Forum users condemned Roy’s confidence and tagged Xiao Bin, the account holder known as Number One in Superpowers.

Roy and Riolu trained intensively for their upcoming Newcomer Representative Battle, and Riolu reached the beginner stage of Lightning Body Tempering. Realizing they needed battle experience, Roy signed up for a Novice Battle Room match and received his first opponent assignment.

• Roy and Riolu trained through the days before the Newcomer Representative Battle while online commenters argued over Roy's challenge to Xiao Bin.
• On the fourth day, Riolu reached the beginner stage of Lightning Body Tempering, letting it maintain the technique during physical training with the Lightning Rod.
• Roy canceled training the day before the battle because he and Riolu lacked real combat experience.
• Roy visited the Pokémon Center and asked Su Yan to register him for a Novice Battle Room.
• Roy received a match notification directing him to Battle Room 301 within five minutes, and Riolu responded eagerly from its Poké Ball.

Roy and Lin Shixian battled in a beginner arena, with Riolu trying to get close to Lin Shixian’s Bulbasaur. The fight remained deadlocked as Riolu spent more energy pressing forward and Bulbasaur kept it at range.

• Roy encountered Lin Shixian at the Pokémon Center near Sheng Hai University, and they entered a 1v1 battle with grassland terrain and sunny weather.
• Lin Shixian sent out Bulbasaur while Roy sent out Riolu, whose improved condition surprised him.
• Bulbasaur used Razor Leaf, but Riolu dodged and advanced with Rock Smash; Bulbasaur’s Vine Whip disrupted its approach, and another Razor Leaf struck Riolu.
• Roy ordered Riolu to use Quick Attack, but Lin Shixian countered with Bullet Seed, forcing Riolu to dodge after Roy recognized the move’s predictable path.
• Riolu and Bulbasaur continued trading Rock Smash and Vine Whip as they tried to control the distance, while Riolu expended more stamina attacking from close range.

Roy and Riolu defeated Lin Shixian and Bulbasaur after Riolu used Lightning Body Tempering to increase his speed and counter Bulbasaur’s attack. Roy left the arena victorious, while Lin Shixian wondered whether Roy had been hiding another move; Riolu recovered in a treatment pod, which Su Yan explained was based on Pokémon healing energy and technology.

• Riolu used Thunder Punch to conduct electricity through his body, and Roy recognized it as Lightning Body Tempering.
• Riolu’s boosted speed let him catch Bulbasaur’s Vine Whips, pull Bulbasaur from the ground, and strike with Counter.
• Bulbasaur was knocked unconscious, and the referee declared Roy the winner.
• Lin Shixian reviewed the battle, concluded Roy was more like a Pokémon Breeder, and wondered what Roy had meant to release.
• Riolu recovered in a treatment pod, and Su Yan explained that it combined Pokémon healing energy with human technology.

Roy used his Battle Room matches to gauge his weaknesses, then spent newly gained Popularity Points on Proficient Reaction Speed before arriving for Sheng Hai University's Newcomer Representative Battle. He discovered he was placed in Group F with Lin Shixian, the recommended student he had already defeated.

• Roy continued battling in the Battle Room, won twelve matches in a row, and learned from a close fight against another university's recommended student.
• Roy discovered that local tabloids had covered the controversy around him, earning him fifty thousand Popularity Points, and exchanged thirty thousand for Proficient Reaction Speed.
• On the day of the Newcomer Representative Battle, Mu Tianyang met Roy at the participant entrance and offered him information about the recommended students.
• Roy registered Riolu for the competition and entered the Group F lounge, where other competitors mocked him.
• Roy spotted Lin Shixian in Group F, and Lin Shixian realized they had been placed together in the preliminary round.

Roy dominated Group F’s preliminary battles with Riolu, drawing attention as a dark horse while Lin Shixian prepared to face him. Roy remained wary of Lin Shixian and planned to test Riolu’s abilities against him.

• Roy’s Riolu defeated a chubby boy’s Onix in seconds, shocking the contestants who had previously underestimated Roy.
• Lin Shixian decided that Roy’s performance matched what he had seen before and prepared to redeem himself when they met.
• Lin Shixian passed Roy on his way to his next match and urged him not to lose before facing him; Roy resolved to be cautious and use the match to test Riolu.
• Roy’s Riolu easily defeated a Psychic-type Drowzee despite its type disadvantage.
• Roy and Lin Shixian pulled ahead in Group F, and Roy and Riolu became a hot topic on Sheng Hai University’s forum.

Roy faced recommended student Lin Shixian in Group F’s final battle, drawing widespread attention as a possible challenger to the school’s established order. Riolu defeated Lin Shixian’s Bulbasaur in a rapid combo, while Roy’s Popularity Points surged without his knowledge.

• Xiao Bin asked who Group F’s recommended student was and said Roy would prove himself if he could defeat Lin Shixian.
• Students explained that recommended students could lose their status, but no ordinary student had ever taken one’s place during Sheng Hai University’s entrance tournament.
• Roy noticed his Popularity Points had climbed to nearly one hundred thousand, then took his place against Lin Shixian for a one-on-one battle.
• Lin Shixian ordered Bulbasaur to use Sleep Powder, Vine Whip, and Growl to interfere with Riolu’s movement and concentration.
• Roy ordered Riolu to use Quick Attack, Metal Claw, and Rock Smash, knocking Bulbasaur out of the battlefield and defeating Lin Shixian.

Roy defeated Lin Shixian and Riolu’s sudden growth left Lin Shixian suspecting the bracelets from their previous battle had restrained it. The upset sparked a frenzy at Sheng Hai University, where Lin Shixian found himself mocked and began rooting for Roy to beat his next opponent, Arrogant Lord.

• Roy and Riolu defeated Lin Shixian and Bulbasaur in three moves, and Lin Shixian noticed Riolu was no longer wearing its bracelets.
• Lin Shixian recalled Bulbasaur, shook Roy’s hand, and asked him to win on his behalf; Roy reminded him the preliminaries were not over.
• News of Roy’s victory spread through Sheng Hai University’s forum, where people debated his prospects and insulted Lin Shixian.
• Lin Shixian saw that Arrogant Lord had been matched against Roy in the main bracket and had promised to accept any insults if he lost.
• After reading the forum comments, Lin Shixian shouted for Roy to defeat his critics and became his most fervent supporter.

Roy gave Riolu his Weighted Bracelet back and taught him Agility with a TM, then took him to test the move. The next day, Roy and Riolu faced the opening of Sheng Hai University's entrance assessment, the Sheng Hai New Star Cup.

• Roy explained that Riolu had to battle at full strength to learn his true capabilities while keeping his Weighted Bracelet as a hidden trump card.
• Roy spent 120,000 points on an Agility TM, and Riolu learned the move after the disc activated.
• Roy took Riolu to the Pokémon Center to test Agility, then returned home with him near midnight.
• The next day, Sheng Hai University's entrance assessment began, drawing students, families, and reporters to campus.

Roy arrived at Sheng Hai University’s main tournament with his parents and reunited with the Mu family before entering the participants’ lounge. As the opening ceremony began, he learned that his first-round opponent was Yang Dong, and the event drew a surprise guest: Elite Four Xiao.

• Roy attended the tournament registration area with his parents, where they met the Mu family and discussed his place in the main tournament.
• Mrs. Mu encouraged Roy to set a goal, and he joked that winning the championship would count as success.
• Roy found Lin Shixian outside the participants’ lounge and entered after Lin urged him to crush the other contestants.
• Yang Dong introduced herself as Roy’s first-round opponent and challenged him, while Roy resolved to let their match decide matters.
• Host Yu Xiaobo opened the tournament and announced that Elite Four Xiao had come to guide the new students.

Xiao Rong, Principal Fang, and Professor Xing discussed the upcoming Elite Four ranking competition before Roy entered the Sheng Hai University New Star Cup’s round of sixteen against recommended student Yang Dong. Their Pokémon met in an evenly matched opening clash, setting up a close battle.

• Xiao Rong returned to the VIP section, where Principal Fang and Professor Xing praised him and his children, Xiao Bin and Xiao Muyi.
• Xiao Muyi told Xiao Rong she would challenge him in this year’s Elite Four ranking competition, and he welcomed the challenge.
• Principal Fang recognized Roy as the student who had caught Riolu and defeated Lin Shixian, drawing Xiao Rong’s interest.
• Roy entered the arena and faced Yang Dong, whose Mankey was introduced as the Fighting Gym’s prized student’s Pokémon.
• Roy and Yang Dong both ordered Quick Attack, and Riolu and Mankey collided before retreating evenly matched.
• Yang Dong acknowledged Roy’s strength and ordered Mankey to use Focus Energy.

Roy’s Riolu overcame Yang Dong’s Mankey and its Xing Yi Quan evasions by using Agility and revealing a self-created Electric-type technique. Riolu gained the upper hand with a rapid assault, leaving the battle effectively decided and Principal Fang expecting Roy to break the school’s history.

• Mankey used a practiced Xing Yi Quan evasion to dodge Riolu’s Rock Smash, then landed Karate Chop and used Focus Energy to exploit weaknesses.
• Roy recognized Mankey’s tactic and ordered Riolu to use Agility, allowing it to dodge Mankey’s attacks but failing to land its own Rock Smash.
• Roy ordered Thunder Punch, and Riolu used the electricity to create a self-made technique that further enhanced its physical abilities.
• Riolu used Quick Attack to overwhelm Mankey, drove it back with Rock Smash, and struck its face with Metal Claw.
• Xiao Rong told Principal Fang that Roy was about to break the school’s history, while both recognized that Riolu had effectively won.

Roy defeated Yang Dong and Mankey, becoming the first non-recommended student to reach the Sheng Hai New Star Cup’s top eight and drawing widespread attention. As Roy prepared to face Huo Qing next, the tournament’s top-eight matches began with Xiao Bin facing Lin Shixian.

• Xiao Rong recognized Roy’s Thunder Punch as a dangerous, unfinished self-created move and wondered whether Roy was Old Luo’s illegitimate son.
• Riolu defeated Mankey after Yang Dong’s Pokémon was left reeling from its injuries, and the referee declared Roy the winner.
• Spectators celebrated Roy’s victory, while Roy’s parents and Mu Xixi watched proudly and Mrs. Mu worried about Roy’s growing prospects.
• Huo Qing apologized to Roy for mocking him and confirmed that his Sandshrew would face Roy and Riolu in the next match.
• Roy saw Riolu’s Popularity Points surge and looked forward to the rewards for winning the cup, including choosing a Pokémon Egg.
• Xiao Bin entered the arena to face Lin Shixian, whose Bulbasaur would battle Xiao Bin’s Abra.

Xiao Bin defeated Lin Shixian with Abra’s preplanned Psychic tactics, and Roy used the battle to refine his ideas about training and commanding Pokémon. Roy then entered his quarterfinal against Huo Qing, whose Sandshrew concealed itself in a powerful Sandstorm.

• Xiao Bin’s Abra evaded Bulbasaur with Teleport, then used Psychic Shock to overwhelm it and win the quarterfinal match.
• Roy recognized that Xiao Bin had prepared tactics in advance and wrote lessons about battle plans, signals, timing, and Pokémon independence in his memo.
• Roy entered the quarterfinal to loud cheers, while Yang Dong accepted the crowd’s mockery and found Lin Shixian muttering angrily to himself.
• Roy and Huo Qing sent out their Pokémon, and Huo Qing ordered Sandshrew to create a Sandstorm that engulfed the battlefield and hid Sandshrew.

Roy and Riolu defeated Huo Qing and Sandshrew in under ten seconds by using Aura Power to find Sandshrew through its sandstorm camouflage. Roy returned to the lounge as Huo Qing faced teasing over his failed Protect.

• Huo Qing used Sandshrew’s Sand Veil and a sandstorm to hide it, but Roy ordered Riolu to combine Lightning Body Tempering with Agility.
• Roy sensed Sandshrew at seven o’clock, and Riolu broke its Protect before striking it repeatedly with Rock Smash.
• The referee declared Riolu and Roy the winners, and spectators wondered how Roy had located Sandshrew.
• Roy’s Aura Power had revealed Sandshrew’s position, while Elite Four Xiao and the other VIPs discussed Riolu’s unusually proficient Agility.
• Roy saw Huo Qing return to the lounge and stayed quiet as others mocked Huo Qing’s remark about Protect.

After the quarterfinals, Roy faced Meng Duoduo in the semifinals, where Scyther’s type advantage threatened Riolu. Meng Duoduo tried to unsettle Roy with trash talk, but Roy turned it into a public display of defiance, and the match began with Scyther attacking at once.

• The cafeteria aunties served lunch to all the contestants, and one poured gravy over Huo Qing’s rice while Roy watched the Protect meme spread online.
• The semifinals began, and Roy drew Meng Duoduo, whose Scyther had a strong type advantage over Riolu.
• Meng Duoduo taunted Roy about his type disadvantage and ordinary background, but Roy loudly declared that he would win despite both.
• The audience mocked Meng Duoduo, while Huo Qing, Lin Shixian, and Yang Dong listened from the stands and resented the crowd.
• Meng Duoduo promised Scyther extra food, snacks, and his allowance if it won, and Scyther launched a Quick Attack as the match began.

Roy’s Riolu defeated Meng Duoduo’s Scyther after revealing that it had been wearing immensely heavy bracelets throughout its earlier matches. The victory stunned the stadium and made Roy a leading favorite for the freshman championship.

• Roy’s Riolu and Meng Duoduo’s Scyther fought at high speed, with Scyther’s Fury Cutter and type advantage gradually wearing Riolu down.
• Roy told Riolu to remove its Weighted Bracelets, and the bracelets smashed deep craters into the battlefield when they hit the ground.
• Roy ordered Riolu to use Quick Attack, and its newly increased speed sent Scyther flying through the arena.
• Riolu activated Lightning Body Tempering and Agility, then knocked Scyther unconscious with a sonic Thunder Punch that smashed it into the arena wall.
• The referee declared Roy and Riolu the winners, while the crowd cheered and the commentator called Roy a favorite to win the freshman championship.

Roy’s rise as a rookie won over the audience, while Xiao Bin reacted to the loss of championship expectations by revealing that he was a psychic. Xiao Bin defeated his semifinal opponent with Kadabra, setting up an intriguing final against Roy.

• The audience embraced Roy as a rookie trainer and became less confident that Xiao Bin could win the championship.
• Xiao Rong told Principal Fang that Xiao Bin’s pride would make him react to the audience’s lowered expectations.
• Xiao Bin’s Abra outlasted the glasses-wearing girl’s Squirtle in a battle of stamina and Inner Focus.
• Xiao Bin recalled Abra, revealed his psychic powers, and temporarily evolved it into Kadabra.
• Kadabra overwhelmed Squirtle with Psychic Shock, giving Xiao Bin the semifinal victory.
• The chapter explained how psychics gained varied abilities and why the Pokémon League allowed trainers to use those powers in battle.