Recaps

Gary traveled through Unova with Rosa and Hilda, defeating Gym Leaders and rival Trip while refusing the Champion position and foiling Team Rocket’s attempt to capture the Forces of Nature. At Dragonspiral Tower, Charmeleon evolved into Charizard, and Gary’s group reached Haxorus, which guarded the territory beyond it as Gary’s Volcarona met it in a clash.

• Gary defeated Alder’s Bouffalant, Accelgor, and Volcarona, then declined Alder’s offer to become Unova Champion so he could keep traveling.
• Gary, Rosa, and Hilda crossed Driftveil Drawbridge, and Gary defeated Clay’s team to earn the Quake Badge.
• Gary and his friends stopped Lance and Athena from detaining them for Team Rocket, captured the remaining agents, and learned that Ash had resolved the Forces of Nature crisis on Milky Way Island.
• Gary challenged Skyla to a real Gym Battle, defeated her Swoobat, Unfezant, and Swanna, and earned the Jet Badge.
• Gary defeated Trip’s first five Pokémon with Naganadel, and Trip conceded without sending out his last Pokémon.
• Gary defeated Brycen’s Vanillish, Beartic, and Cryogonal at Icirrus Gym and earned the Freeze Badge.
• At Dragonspiral Tower, Gary’s Charmeleon defeated Druddigon and evolved into an unusually large Charizard, before the group encountered a powerful Haxorus guarding the Dragon God’s territory.
• Gary sent Volcarona against Haxorus, and their Flare Blitz and Giga Impact collided.

Gary awakened Reshiram, defeated N, and captured Kyurem and Zekrom while helping the International Police dismantle Team Plasma. After returning to Opelucid City, Gary agreed to enter the Junior Cup, where the winner could challenge Alder.

• Gary awakened Reshiram at Dragonspiral Tower, declared his truth, and defeated N and Zekrom in battle.
• Gary defeated Drayden in Opelucid City, earned the Legend Badge, and delivered Drayden’s package to Dragon Village.
• Gary healed the injured Bagon in Dragon Village, and Bagon chose to join his team.
• Gary challenged Kyurem at Giant Chasm, defeated it with Reshiram, and captured it.
• Gary learned Team Plasma was targeting him, then joined forces with Looker to stop Ghetsis’s plan to seize Kyurem and Reshiram.
• Gary and N fought as the International Police confronted Team Plasma, and Gary transformed Kyurem into White Kyurem to defeat Zekrom.
• Kyurem killed Ghetsis and Colress, the police arrested the remaining Team Plasma members, and Zekrom chose to join Gary.
• Gary gave Zekrom the Zap Plate, then agreed to enter the Junior Cup after Cynthia explained that its winner could challenge Alder.

Gary won the Junior Cup, defeated Alder, and helped stop Team Rocket’s attempt to capture Meloetta and control the Forces of Nature. After training with Cynthia and meeting N in Aspertia City, Gary entered the Aspertia Tournament and began his preliminary battle against Kotetsu.

• Caitlin challenged Gary to a battle, and his Arcanine defeated her Mega Metagross with Inferno Overdrive before Gary, Rosa, and Hilda registered for the Junior Cup.
• Gary defeated Dawn, Trip, and Cilan, while Rosa and Hilda advanced through their matches to set up the Junior Cup final.
• Gary’s Lucario defeated Hilda’s Gabite, earning Gary the Junior Cup championship, and Gary then defeated Alder’s Druddigon in a follow-up battle.
• Alder told Gary that Team Rocket and Team Plasma holdouts were targeting the Swords of Justice, and Gary joined Shauntal and Officer Jenny’s operation to stop them.
• Gary revealed that Lance and Athena had used the Dark Iron Trio as a distraction while Team Rocket targeted Meloetta, then defeated them with Darkrai and Cresselia as Officer Jenny’s force made arrests.
• Gary and Zekrom stopped Giovanni’s Forces of Nature while Ash freed Meloetta, whose song and the Reveal Glass restored the Pokémon to their original forms.
• Gary, Rosa, and Hilda trained with Cynthia and Caitlin, then traveled to Aspertia City, where N told them he planned to serve his sentence before exploring the world.
• At the Aspertia Tournament, Ash defeated Trip to reach the Main Tournament, while Gary began his preliminary match against Kotetsu with Lucario facing Samurott.

Gary won the Unova tournament, then traveled with Rosa and Hilda to the Isle of Armor to train under Mustard. After Leon defeated the three trainees in battle, Mustard ended their apprenticeship and entrusted Kubfu to Gary.

• Gary defeated Kotetsu, Bianca, and Ash at the Unova tournament, then beat Virgil to become champion.
• Gary refused Alder’s invitation to become Unova League Champion and promised Ash he would await a future challenge.
• Gary defeated Iris in a three-on-three battle, then left Unova with Rosa and Hilda to seek guidance from Mustard.
• At Mustard’s dojo, Gary defeated Mienshao in an assessment battle, and Mustard began intensive training for Gary, Rosa, and Hilda.
• Leon visited the dojo and defeated Gary’s Darkrai, while also overcoming Rosa and Hilda’s Pokémon.
• After a month of training, Mustard ended the trio’s apprenticeship and gave Rosa a Duraludon and Hilda a Dreepy.
• Mustard asked Gary to earn Kubfu’s approval, and Kubfu chose to follow Gary and grow stronger than Lucario.