Recaps

Gary won the Fishing Contest, revived and captured Aerodactyl, and defeated Norman and Ash in battle while traveling through Hoenn with Rosa and Hilda. After receiving Mega Stones and entering Kuji Town’s Double Battle Tournament, Gary defeated Tetsuya in the first semifinal as Rosa and Hilda prepared to face each other.

• Gary won Dewford Town’s Fishing Contest with a Shiny Magikarp, then used the Old Amber he received as a system reward to arrange Aerodactyl’s revival at Devon Corporation.
• Gary captured the revived Aerodactyl after Shiny Metagross defeated it, then asked Professor Oak to raise his Pokémon carrying limit and transferred more Pokémon from the lab.
• Hilda won the Balance Badge from Norman, and Gary defeated Norman’s Linoone, Kangaskhan, and Slaking in a three-on-three battle.
• Rosa brought Gary and Hilda together in Petalburg City, where they confessed their feelings and began holding hands.
• Gary, Rosa, and Hilda met Professor Oak at Professor Birch’s laboratory, where Ash challenged Gary and lost all three matches.
• Professor Oak gave Gary five Mega Stones and two Key Stones, and Gary later gave Rosa and Hilda their stones as the group traveled toward Fortree City.
• Gary, Rosa, Hilda, and Tetsuya each won their group in Kuji Town’s Double Battle Tournament, and the semifinal draw matched Gary against Tetsuya and Rosa against Hilda.
• Gary used Pupitar and Lairon’s coordinated attacks to overwhelm Tetsuya’s Meowth and Grovyle in the first semifinal.

Gary won the Kuji Town tournament, earned the Feather Badge, and traveled with Rosa and Hilda through LaRousse City before heading to Mossdeep. After helping reunite two Deoxys and defeating Drake in a battle, Gary began the Mossdeep Gym challenge against Tate and Liza.

• Gary defeated Hilda in the tournament final, claimed the championship, received a Pokémon Egg, and left Kuji Town with Rosa and Hilda.
• Gary, Rosa, and Hilda earned their Feather Badges from Winona, and Gary evolved Electabuzz into Electivire at the Feather Carnival.
• In LaRousse City, Gary joined Ash’s group and helped them escape after Purple Core Deoxys sealed the city and captured its residents.
• Gary helped revive Green Core Deoxys, calmed Rayquaza with his Viridian Power, and watched the two Deoxys return to their homeland.
• Drake gave Gary’s group passage to Mossdeep City, where Gary defeated Drake’s Shelgon aboard the ship.
• Gary and his friends reached Mossdeep Gym, and Gary’s Pupitar and Lairon defeated Tate and Liza’s Lunatone and Solrock.

Gary and his companions faced the Groudon and Kyogre crisis, then Gary earned Sootopolis’s Rain Badge and trained under Bruno and Steven. After a final surge in strength, Gary, Rosa, and Hilda set off for the Ever Grande Conference, where they encountered a familiar disturbance.

• Gary’s Egg hatched into Ralts, and he and his companions helped stop Phantom Thief Bannai from escaping Mossdeep with a meteorite, though Bannai later fled.
• After Steven called for help, Gary and his friends joined the effort to stop Archie, Maxie, Groudon, and Kyogre, and Gary used the Dragon Ascent Scroll to help Rayquaza defeat the awakened Pokémon.
• Rayquaza’s father entrusted his son to Gary, while the League captured Team Magma and Team Aqua and Gary’s group continued to Sootopolis.
• Wallace rewarded Gary with money and two Pokémon Eggs, then Gary defeated Juan to earn the Rain Badge as Rosa and Hilda also won their challenges.
• Gary chose Dewford Town for training, where Bruno recognized him and challenged him to a three-round battle that Gary won with Arcanine, Shiny Metagross, and Mega Blastoise.
• Gary asked Bruno to guide the group’s training, and Steven joined them, and their Pokémon grew stronger, Pupitar and Lairon evolved, and Gary’s Golden Magikarp became a Red Gyarados.
• With the Ever Grande Conference just over a week away, Gary, Rosa, and Hilda sailed to Ever Grande City and noticed a familiar-looking disturbance near the venue.

Gary won the Ever Grande Conference, defeating Tetsuya and Rosa in the semifinals and final. After returning to Kanto, he battled Agatha, reunited with Professor Oak and friends, and prepared for a secret vacation with Rosa and Hilda as Ash planned his next journey.

• Gary returned Team Rocket’s stolen Sacred Flame to Officer Jenny and reunited with Ash, Tetsuya, Rosa, and Hilda.
• Gary, Rosa, Hilda, Ash, Tetsuya, and Masamune qualified through the conference preliminaries, and Gary advanced to the Round of 16.
• Gary defeated Jinwu and Steelix to reach the semifinals, where he beat Tetsuya and earned a place in the final against Rosa.
• Gary defeated Rosa’s Aggron, Mienshao, Gigalith, Unfezant, Excadrill, and Serperior to win the Ever Grande Conference, while Rosa placed second and Hilda placed third.
• Gary, Rosa, and Hilda traveled to Viridian City, where Agatha invited them to battle at Viridian Gym, and Gary defeated her Gengar with Mega Blastoise.
• Gary brought Rosa and Hilda to Pallet Town, where Professor Oak received Rayquaza’s Dragon Scale for research and visitors gathered at the lab.
• May arrived in Kanto to enter Pokémon Contests, and Hanako organized a celebration for the conference winners.
• Ash invited May to travel with him and challenge the Battle Frontier, while Gary declined and said he planned a surprise vacation with Rosa and Hilda, and three figures appeared near the party.