Recaps

Roy spent popularity points to strengthen his Aura Power after learning that Xiao Bin was a psychic, then prepared to share that power with Riolu before their final. Meanwhile, news of the two exceptional Sheng Hai University rookies spread through the industry, drawing attention beyond their school.

• Xiao Bin approached Roy, boasted about his talent, and asked who was funding Roy's rapid progress.
• Roy insisted that he had reached the semifinals through his own efforts, and Xiao Bin left in a huff.
• Roy exchanged 150,000 Popularity Points for Proficient Aura Power, sharply increasing his ability to sense auras and emotions.
• Roy summoned Riolu and began trying to inject his Aura Power into Riolu's spiritual space.
• Education officials and other observers discussed the dominance of Jinghua University and Jing University in the National University League.
• Recordings of Xiao Bin's and Roy's semifinal matches spread through industry group chats, and observers questioned why Elite Four Xiao's son had enrolled at Sheng Hai University.

Professors, officials, and spectators watched Roy’s unexpected rise and gathered for the final against Xiao Bin. As Kadabra trapped Riolu in a Psychic Net, Roy revealed that Riolu could use Aura Sphere, leaving Xiao Bin stunned.

• Professors from prestigious universities and other influential spectators watched Roy’s match recording and joined the livestream for the final.
• Meng Duoduo met up with Lin Shixian, Yang Dong, and Huo Qing after his parents scolded him and his crush deleted him for looking down on ordinary-family classmates.
• Roy and Xiao Bin entered the arena, and Xiao Bin sent out Kadabra while Roy sent out Riolu.
• Xiao Bin had Kadabra weave a Psychic Net as Riolu used Lightning Charge and Quick Attack, while Kadabra avoided its attacks with Teleport.
• Kadabra completed the net and sealed off Riolu’s escape routes, but Roy excitedly commanded Riolu to use Aura Sphere, shocking Xiao Bin.

Roy won the Sheng Hai New Star Cup and the Chief Recommended Student position after Riolu defeated Kadabra with Aura Sphere. He received the school’s rewards and began media interviews, where he thanked his supporters.

• Roy’s Riolu unleashed Aura Sphere and knocked out Xiao Bin’s Kadabra, winning the final battle.
• The referee declared Roy the champion, and spectators speculated that Riolu had exceptional aura talent and might truly have Champion potential.
• Professor Xing congratulated Roy, escorted him to collect his award, and advised him about interviews and endorsements.
• Roy received the Chief Recommended Student certificate, a scholarship, access to school resources, and other benefits.
• Roy gave a formal acceptance speech during an interview with Pokémon Daily.

After winning the entrance-test championship, Roy gained fame across the East China region as a hardworking grassroots Trainer, and Riolu’s Popularity Points rose to 2.4 million. He headed to Sheng Hai University with Mu Tianyang and Mu Xixi, anticipating a visit to the Breeding House to choose his second Pokémon.

• Roy praised Xiao Bin in interviews, affirmed Riolu’s Champion potential, and said he believed in his own future, while declining to comment on a rumor about the Pokémon League’s key development list.
• Pokémon Daily printed only a brief item about Sheng Hai University’s dark-horse freshman, but local media widely promoted Roy as a successful student from an ordinary family.
• The coverage made Roy famous throughout the East China region and helped Riolu’s Popularity Points surge to 2.4 million.
• Principal Fang asked Roy to visit his office the next day, and Roy expected the meeting to involve choosing a Pokémon Egg from the Breeding House.
• Roy met Mu Tianyang and Mu Xixi on the way to university, where Mu Tianyang wondered which class he would join and Mu Xixi’s top exam score made her the Breeder Major’s Chief Recommended Student.

Roy learned that a newly arrived Spirit Realm near Hawaii was the Alola region from his previous life, then went with Professor Xing to meet Principal Fang about choosing a Pokémon Egg. Principal Fang revealed that his longtime partner Squirtle had recently met with an accident.

• Roy joined Freshman Class 1, where students mocked Xiao Bin for becoming famous online as Laughing Bro.
• Professor Xing explained that the newly discovered Alola Spirit Realm was near Hawaii and contained powerful Overlord Pokémon, convincing Roy it came from the Pokémon world he had known.
• Professor Xing took Roy to Principal Fang to discuss his visit to the Pokémon Breeding House, and Principal Fang arranged for him to go after class.
• Principal Fang recalled his failed attempts to become an Elite Four member and said his longtime partner, Squirtle, had recently met with an accident.

Roy accepted a talented but unconventional Squirtle from Principal Fang and learned why it had caused the principal's Blastoise to suffer high blood pressure. During lunch, Riolu rejected the school's expensive Pokémon food in favor of Energy Cubes, prompting Roy to consider the risks of revealing their value.

• Roy accepted Principal Fang's Poké Ball and discovered that the principal had pretended to grieve over Blastoise's recovery from high blood pressure.
• Principal Fang explained that Squirtle was talented and obedient but interpreted instructions strangely, once roasting a student's ID card in a microwave.
• Roy decided to keep Squirtle and take responsibility for raising it.
• Riolu rejected the private cafeteria's food because it preferred Energy Cubes, and Roy recognized how valuable the cubes could become.
• Roy decided to keep Energy Cubes' potential secret until he was strong enough to protect himself, and he gave Riolu four per meal as its needs grew.

Roy introduced Squirtle as his second Pokémon, fed it tailored Energy Cubes, and began planning its training and public debut. He left with Professor Xing for the official Pokémon Breeding House, keeping his own Aura Power secret.

• Roy released Squirtle, introduced it to Riolu, and watched the two Pokémon greet each other.
• Roy bought Squirtle specially tailored Energy Cubes, which it eagerly enjoyed.
• Roy considered Squirtle's affinity for energy control and endurance, and decided to promote it as a meme to earn Popularity Points.
• Roy left Sheng Hai University with Professor Xing for the official Pokémon Breeding House while concealing his Aura Power.

Roy visited the Sheng Hai National Pokémon Garden Reserve to choose an egg from its Breeding House. He chose a badly damaged, unrecorded egg rescued from the Alola Spirit Realm, despite Professor Xing’s warning, and insisted the decision was final.

• Professor Xing showed Roy the vast reserve, where Pokémon belonging to Professional-level Trainers lived, and explained that Roy’s Riolu had been born there.
• Roy charmed the reserve’s Pokémon and gave his prepared dessert to a group of Pikachu before meeting Dr. Zhang at the Breeding House.
• Roy used Aura Power to assess the Pokémon Eggs and stopped at a snow-white egg with icy blue patterns and no species plaque.
• Dr. Zhang explained that poachers had stolen Pokémon from the newly descended Alola Spirit Realm and that this egg was the last survivor of a fire that damaged several eggs.
• Roy sensed the egg’s faint but persistent life force and chose it, rejecting Professor Xing’s objection because the choice complied with the school’s rules.

Roy took responsibility for a critically injured Alolan Vulpix Egg and used two rare items to improve its condition. He brought the Egg home, where his growing Pokémon family gathered for dinner.

• Dr. Zhang and Professor Xing agreed to let Roy keep the Egg and alter the records so he could choose another Pokémon later.
• Roy’s System identified the Egg as a female Alolan Vulpix with Snow Warning, and Professor Xing warned that its nutrient solution was inadequate.
• Roy removed the Egg from its incubator, attached a Circular Charm to address its unsuitable environment, and used a Vitality Block to restore Vulpix’s life flame.
• Roy sensed Vulpix’s grateful consciousness and realized that her rarity and appearance could earn them many Popularity Points after she hatched.
• At dinner, Mom Luo fussed over Squirtle and admired the Egg, while Dad Luo warned that their home was already crowded with Pokémon.

Roy planned to build Squirtle’s popularity with edited memes and social media posts, then encouraged Squirtle and Riolu to train after the New Star Cup. He outlined their training plans, with Riolu continuing Lightning Body Tempering for now.

• Mom Luo worried that Roy would need to buy a larger home for his Pokémon and a future Trainer spouse, while Roy considered but postponed endorsement deals.
• Roy showed Squirtle a picture of a beautiful Milotic, photographed Squirtle’s blushing reaction, and persuaded it to take more pictures for a fame campaign.
• Roy made Squirtle-themed memes, revived his Weibo account, and posted updates introducing himself and Squirtle to his followers.
• Roy turned off the television and told Squirtle and Riolu to train hard and prove themselves through their achievements.
• Roy decided Riolu would continue Lightning Body Tempering and practicing its moves, though it would eventually need another method when the training exceeded Thunderbolt’s threshold.

Roy planned new training for Riolu and Squirtle, hoping Riolu could use its bond with him to develop Aura and evolve. He prepared rare items to improve Squirtle’s control of Ice- and Water-type energy, then left its demanding stamina training for tomorrow.

• Roy gave Riolu a Soothing Bell and explained that it could help Riolu sense their bond and develop Aura Power, possibly allowing it to evolve.
• Riolu eagerly accepted Roy’s idea and tied the Soothing Bell securely around its neck.
• Roy gave Squirtle Unmelting Ice and a Mysterious Water Droplet, instructing it to absorb their energy while practicing Ice- and Water-type moves.
• Roy decided Squirtle also needed repeated exhaustion-and-recovery training to improve its stamina and energy reserves, but planned to tell it the next day.
• Roy watched a Pokémon teen drama with Riolu and Squirtle, then lay down and noticed Weibo notifications filling his phone’s lock screen.

Roy saw Squirtle’s popularity surge as fans spread Squirtle memes, then brought his Pokémon to school for training. He measured Squirtle’s moves and pushed it through a demanding workout, leaving Squirtle exhausted and resting.

• Roy replied to fans on Weibo about Squirtle, and fans began sharing and remixing Squirtle memes across the internet.
• Roy woke to find Squirtle asleep against him with its paw in his pocket, then started the morning routine with Squirtle and Riolu.
• Roy carried Vulpix’s Pokémon Egg to school and used his exclusive Training Room for physical education.
• Roy tested Squirtle’s Water Gun, Icy Wind, and Ice Punch, finding its Special Attack and Ice-type talent stronger than its physical attack.
• Roy supervised Squirtle’s training, stopping it for a five-minute rest after it became exhausted.

Roy pushed Squirtle through intense training while managing his rising expenses, then learned that Sheng Hai University's school team would recruit before midterms. A new reward for the National University League champions—a chance to enter the Crown Tundra—strengthened Roy’s resolve to make the team and compete.

• Roy encouraged Squirtle to resume training, and Squirtle depleted its energy twelve times over the morning while consuming twice as many Energy Cubes as Riolu.
• Roy met Mu Tianyang and Mu Xixi for lunch and learned that Sheng Hai University's school team would recruit before midterms.
• Mu Xixi told Roy and Mu Tianyang that the National University League champions would receive an opportunity to enter the Crown Tundra and capture a Pokémon.
• Mu Xixi explained that Senior Lin Qing had given her advice on raising Vulpix after entrusting the Pokémon to her.
• Mu Xixi said school team candidates needed three Pokémon with an average level of at least B+, and Roy said he would try out and could capture more Pokémon.

Roy’s intensive training helped Riolu learn new moves and begin sensing its Mind Energy, while Squirtle became exhausted and discouraged. Roy arranged a friendly battle between Squirtle and Lin Shixian’s Bulbasaur, and the chapter ended as the crowd at the Battle Room fell silent after an unexpected shout.

• Roy spent five hundred thousand points on a week of intense training, and Riolu learned Nasty Plot, Quick Guard, Force Palm, and Return.
• Roy realized that Riolu’s Return showed it was beginning to sense and use its Mind Energy, bringing it closer to developing Aura and evolving into Lucario.
• Squirtle broke down from exhaustion, so Roy canceled its training and promised it a battle instead.
• Roy challenged Lin Shixian to a friendly match, and Lin accepted, confident that Bulbasaur’s type advantage would secure a win.
• Roy arrived at Sheng Hai University’s Battle Room, where a crowd gathered to watch and cheer for him and Squirtle.
• The venue fell silent when a deep male voice suddenly shouted, “Yibao, Mommy loves you!”

Lin Shixian’s Bulbasaur faced Roy’s Squirtle in a high-powered battle, with Lin relying on Maosen Gym’s Grassy Terrain: Modified to boost and restore Bulbasaur. Squirtle endured the prolonged exchange and began to overpower Bulbasaur, then gathered energy for Water Pulse.

• Huo Qing encouraged Lin Shixian before Lin and Roy sent Bulbasaur and Squirtle into battle.
• Bulbasaur opened with Magic Leaf, but Squirtle’s Icy Wind froze and shattered the leaves despite reacting a beat later.
• Lin Shixian used Grassy Terrain: Modified to restore Bulbasaur and strengthen its Grass-type moves.
• Bulbasaur added Ingrain and launched a sustained barrage while Squirtle countered with Icy Wind.
• After three minutes, Bulbasaur’s energy and attack power waned while Squirtle maintained its output and began suppressing it.
• Roy signaled Squirtle to change tactics, and Squirtle began gathering energy for Water Pulse.

Roy's Squirtle defeated Lin Shixian's Bulbasaur by using the frozen, waterlogged battlefield to set up a finishing Icy Wind. Afterward, Roy identified Squirtle's shortcomings and considered training its Inner Focus, but Professor Xing admitted he could not advise him on Psychic-type training.

• Squirtle flooded the arena, using the water and scattered rocks to approach Bulbasaur with Rapid Spin.
• Squirtle froze Bulbasaur and the water with Icy Wind, winning the match against Lin Shixian.
• The crowd praised Squirtle, and Roy congratulated it before discussing its training.
• Roy reviewed Squirtle's weak recovery and slow reactions, then considered developing its Inner Focus to help it respond to fast opponents.
• Roy explained the Aura Power Meditation Method to Squirtle, but Squirtle could not comprehend Calm Mind.
• Roy called Professor Xing for advice, and Professor Xing praised the idea but said he lacked expertise in Psychic-type Pokémon.

Roy visited Elite Four Xiao with Professor Xing and was offered the chance to learn the Inner Focus training method Xiao had practiced, pending permission from its original teacher. Xiao Muyi sent Gardevoir to take Roy home so he could pack for a month of special training.

• Professor Xing took Roy to Elite Four Xiao’s villa, where Roy met Xiao Bin and Xiao Muyi.
• Xiao Rong praised Roy’s potential and offered to let him choose a method for training Inner Focus.
• Xiao Rong offered to teach Roy the Inner Focus training method he had practiced, explaining that its original teacher’s permission was required.
• Xiao Rong told Roy to pack for a month of training, and Professor Xing agreed to arrange his leave from school.
• Xiao Muyi sent her Gardevoir to Teleport Roy home, where Roy packed and messaged his family and friends about his special training.

Roy traveled with Xiao Muyi to the Xiao family villa, where Xiao Rong arranged for Lin Wuya’s Dragonite to take him to a Spirit Realm. Dragonite broke through the hidden boundary with Hyper Beam, and Roy stepped through into the realm.

• Roy handed Xiao Muyi the backpack containing Vulpix’s Pokémon Egg, and Gardevoir Teleported them to the Xiao family villa.
• Roy met Lin Wuya’s enormous Dragonite, which Xiao Rong had borrowed to carry him to his destination.
• Dragonite flew Roy at extreme speed toward the Great Wall and used Hyper Beam to tear open a doorway in the sky.
• Roy entered the Spirit Realm for the first time in his life.

Roy arrived at a Spirit Realm town and learned that passing Latias’s trial could earn him the Infinite Meditate Method. Latias revealed that she needed a Pokémon with exceptional Inner Focus to awaken Latios’s dormant power and potentially revive him, and Riolu qualified for the task.

• Hu Jun welcomed Roy to the Spirit Realm town and explained that its resident god had arranged a trial offering the Infinite Meditate Method.
• Roy entered the temple after a psychic greeting from Latias, who revealed herself and led him to Latios’s preserved body.
• Latias told Roy that Latios had died after returning from an unknown place, and that she had guarded him for a century while hoping to revive him.
• Latias explained that a Pokémon with powerful Inner Focus could awaken Latios’s dormant Psychic authority through Heart’s Drop, and that she had sought Psychic trial participants for this purpose.
• Latias tested Riolu and Squirtle, judged Squirtle’s Inner Focus talent average, and found Riolu’s talent excellent enough to qualify.

Latias discovered Vulpix’s extraordinary Inner Focus talent and blessed the Egg, Riolu, and Squirtle while Roy promised to help revive Latios. After Roy settled in the Spirit Domain and Xiao Rong encouraged Xiao Bin to confront his shortcomings, Vulpix’s Egg began hatching, leaving Roy and his Pokémon watching closely.

• Latias sensed that Vulpix had survived through sheer will and identified it as having the greatest Inner Focus talent she had ever seen, despite its weak physical potential.
• Latias used Mist Ball and the Heart’s Drop’s Cleanse Aura to bless Vulpix, Riolu, and Squirtle, and Roy promised to help revive Latios.
• Roy trained in the town and received instruction from Latias, while he learned that humans could not use the Infinite Calm Mind method.
• Xiao Rong told Xiao Bin that losing to Roy should make him recognize his own abilities and obligations, then admitted that Roy’s rapid growth had surprised him too.
• Half a month later, Roy, Riolu, and Squirtle gathered around Vulpix’s Egg as it began to glow and crack.

Roy welcomed the fragile newborn Vulpix, learned that her unusual charm could undermine opponents’ will, and began planning her development. Hu Jun then explained the lethal difference between regulated Pokémon battles and real Pokémon combat, demonstrating a hidden power as he warned Roy about the dangers.

• Vulpix hatched and bonded with Roy, who introduced her to Riolu and Squirtle and checked her E+ evaluation.
• Latias explained that Vulpix’s pure Mind Energy, Inner Focus, charm, and Fairy-type moves could make opponents hesitate or surrender.
• Roy exchanged for customized Energy Cubes to support Vulpix’s beauty, Ice-type affinity, and Inner Focus, and gave Riolu and Squirtle a day off.
• Hu Jun warned Roy that real Pokémon combat could target Trainers directly and was far more brutal than rule-bound battles.
• Roy judged that Riolu could quickly defeat Hu Jun if he could not throw a Poké Ball, but Hu Jun’s shadow twisted and enveloped him in black energy.

Hu Jun taught Roy how defensive Pokémon and coordinated team battle systems could prevent assassinations and win group fights. Roy found aura as a possible link between his Pokémon, trained Riolu and Squirtle, and began preparing the newly grown Vulpix for training as he considered the university team selection.

• Hu Jun explained that a Pokémon skilled in defense, warning, or relocation could thwart an assassination, and stressed that a coordinated team battle system mattered more than isolated strength.
• Roy spent his vacation with Riolu, Squirtle, and Vulpix, then realized aura could connect their different abilities and began planning to develop Squirtle's Aura Power.
• Roy trained Squirtle and Riolu to sense aura, and Riolu used an improved Force Palm that could detonate infused energy inside a target within five seconds.
• Riolu and Squirtle made progress in training, with Riolu nearing evolution and Squirtle winning one of thirty-three simulated battles against Riolu.
• Ten days after Vulpix's birth, Roy began considering training her and focused on preparing three Pokémon for the university team's expanded recruitment.

Roy trained Vulpix to develop her Snow Warning into a powerful icy battlefield, while preparing for the school team selection battle. On November 10, Sheng Hai University’s expansion selection began, but Roy had not arrived, leaving Mu Xixi unsure whether he would make it in time.

• Roy encouraged Vulpix and began training her to use Snow Warning, first having her summon snow in the wilderness.
• Roy taught Vulpix Hail and Blizzard with Move Disks, then watched her strengthen the cold and hail produced by Snow Warning.
• Roy and his Pokémon trained intensely, with the selection battle approaching and success depending on the next month.
• On November 10, Mu Xixi and Mu Tianyang attended Sheng Hai University’s school team expansion selection, and Mu Xixi searched for Roy, who had not arrived.
• The commentator announced that Lin Shixian had lost in the quarterfinals to a third-year Recommended Student, while Bulbasaur was beaten in the match.

Roy returned to Sheng Hai University just before the school team selection ended, arriving on a Russian Elite Four member’s Dragonite after his travel plans were disrupted. He met student council president Fang Hang and prepared to use his Chief Student privilege to challenge a school team starter.

• As the selection neared its end, the Mahjong Group wondered why Roy had not appeared, and Xiao Bin claimed Roy was trapped in a sealed Spirit Realm while authorities pursued an international poaching ring.
• Roy arrived at the battle center riding a Bloodwing Dragonite, surprising the crowd and proving Xiao Bin’s explanation wrong.
• Roy explained that Dragonite had brought him from the Spirit Realm at Xiao Rong’s request after his original ride was delayed.
• Fang Hang greeted Roy and offered information about the school team starters, joking that Roy could challenge him.
• Roy declined the offer, saying he had researched the seniors and chosen a starter whose compatibility with him was especially poor.

Roy began his first 3v3 battle against Zhuo Feng, whose Marowak faced Roy’s newly revealed Alolan Vulpix. Vulpix’s charm and Ice-type moves turned the opening exchange even, and Roy left Marowak badly disadvantaged by freezing its Bone Club.

• Roy chose to challenge Zhuo Feng, and the two Trainers began their match at Sheng Hai University's Pokémon Battle Center.
• Roy sent out a snowy-white Vulpix, whose unfamiliar appearance stunned the crowd and whose Baby-Doll Eyes weakened Marowak’s fighting spirit.
• Zhuo Feng snapped out of Vulpix’s charm and ordered Marowak to use Bone Rush as Roy called for Snow Warning and Icy Wind.
• Vulpix’s Ice-type attack met Bone Rush evenly, revealing its type advantage against Marowak.
• Roy spotted Marowak’s returning Bone Club and had Vulpix freeze it with Aurora Beam, greatly reducing Marowak’s combat power.