Chapter Summaries

After defeating Fantina and earning the Relic Badge, Gary, Rosa, and Hilda ran into Barry, who had arrived too late to challenge the Gym. Barry then asked Gary to battle so he could test himself against the Ever Grande Conference champion, and Gary agreed to fight at the Pokémon Center.

• Gary, Rosa, and Hilda discussed their victory over Fantina as they headed back toward the Pokémon Center.
• Barry rounded a street corner, collided with Gary, and argued with Rosa before recognizing Gary, Rosa, and Hilda from the Ever Grande Conference.
• Barry introduced himself as a Trainer from Twinleaf Town and said he had heard of Gary from Paul.
• Barry revealed that he had been rushing to challenge Fantina, but Hilda told him the Gym had closed for the day.
• After seeing Rosa's Relic Badge, Barry asked Gary for a battle, and Gary agreed to battle him at the Pokémon Center.

Gary defeated Barry’s Prinplup in a one-on-one battle with Gardevoir, while Barry remained determined to improve. Barry left to get Prinplup treated, and Gary stayed with Rosa and Hilda.

• Gary proposed a one-on-one battle because dusk was approaching, and Barry accepted.
• Barry sent out Prinplup while Gary chose Gardevoir, then opened with Water Gun.
• Gardevoir turned Prinplup’s Water Gun back with Psychic, dodged Water Pulse with Teleport, and struck Prinplup with Shadow Ball.
• Prinplup got back up after being hit, but Gardevoir’s Moonblast overpowered its Hydro Pump and knocked it out.
• Barry recalled Prinplup and hurried off to get it treated after promising to challenge Gary again.
• Rosa and Hilda praised Gary’s strength, and Gary joked that he was Master Gary.

Gary, Rosa, and Hilda arrived in Canalave City and visited the Canalave Gym to arrange a challenge. Byron recognized them through his son Roark and considered Gary’s request for a battle the next day.

• Rosa admired Canalave City from the airship and asked to stay longer, and Gary agreed.
• Gary proposed that they book a Gym challenge, battle the next day, and then sightsee; Rosa and Hilda agreed.
• Gary explained that the Canalave Gym’s steel-and-rock design reflected its Steel-type leader, Byron.
• Gary, Rosa, and Hilda met Byron, who said he had heard about them from his son Roark.
• Gary asked Byron to accept their challenge tomorrow, and Byron paused to consider it.

Gary and his companions arranged a Canalave Gym battle with Byron for the following day, and Gary opened the three-on-three challenge against Byron’s Bronzong with Gardevoir. Bronzong remained able to battle after Gardevoir’s Mystical Fire, and Gary began calling for another attack.

• Byron agreed to postpone his Iron Island training and battle Gary at the Canalave Gym the next day.
• Gary, Rosa, and Hilda arrived at the Gym, where Byron greeted them and the referee announced that each side would use three Pokémon.
• Byron sent out Bronzong, and Gary chose Gardevoir to face it.
• Gardevoir dodged Bronzong’s Gyro Ball with Teleport and struck it with Mystical Fire, but Bronzong stayed in the battle.
• Gary began calling for Gardevoir’s next attack before Bronzong could recover.

Gary defeated Byron’s Bronzong and Steelix with Gardevoir, then faced Byron’s final Pokémon, Bastiodon, with his Red Gyarados. The battle was still underway when the chapter ended.

• Gardevoir struck Bronzong with Mystical Fire, knocking it out and winning the round for Gary.
• Byron sent out Steelix, which Gardevoir tripped with Grass Knot and knocked unconscious.
• Gary recalled Gardevoir, and Byron brought out his final Pokémon, Bastiodon.
• Gary sent out Red Gyarados, which shattered Bastiodon’s Stone Edge with Aqua Tail.

Gary defeated Byron's Bastiodon with Red Gyarados, winning his Gym Battle. Byron postponed giving out the Badges until all the Gym Challenges were over, and Rosa began her battle against him.

• Byron boosted Bastiodon's Defense, then attacked Red Gyarados with Heavy Slam, Flash Cannon, Rock Throw, and Hyper Beam, but Gary countered each move.
• Gary used Red Gyarados's Flamethrower to overpower Bastiodon's Flash Cannon, then defeated Bastiodon with a full-power Flamethrower after protecting against Hyper Beam.
• The referee declared Gary the winner, and Byron told him the group would receive their Badges after all the Gym Challenges ended.
• Gary wished Rosa luck as she entered the battlefield, then sat beside Hilda while Rosa's battle against Byron began.

After Hilda defeated Byron, Gary, Rosa, and Hilda received their Mine Badges and explored Canalave City. That night, all three woke from terrifying nightmares, and they found the Pokémon Center and nearby residents had experienced them too.

• Hilda defeated Byron, and Gary, Rosa, and Hilda received their Mine Badges from him.
• Byron left for Iron Island while Gary and the others celebrated their victory and toured Canalave City.
• Gary dreamed that an eerie vortex swallowed him, then woke in the Pokémon Center.
• Rosa and Hilda woke screaming after experiencing nightmares of their own.
• Gary and the others found that people throughout the Pokémon Center and nearby buildings had suffered nightmares and approached Nurse Joy to ask what had happened.

Gary, Rosa, and Hilda learned that Darkrai might be causing Canalave City's nightmares, then discovered Team Rocket was selling fake Cresselia Lunar Feathers as a cure. After Jessie and Meowth shut down their stall and fled into their tent, Gary and the girls followed them inside.

• Nurse Joy told Gary, Rosa, and Hilda that Darkrai usually caused Canalave City's annual nightmares, though the timing of this outbreak was unusual.
• Rosa and Hilda could not sleep, so the group decided to leave Canalave City the next morning.
• The group found Jessie and Meowth selling supposed Lunar Feathers, while Rayquaza told Gary that a fluctuation inside the tent was causing the nightmares.
• Gary recognized Jessie and Meowth, exposed the Lunar Feathers as fake, and explained Team Rocket's scheme to profit from the nightmares.
• Jessie and Meowth claimed their stock had sold out and hurried into their tent, so Gary, Rosa, and Hilda followed them inside.

Gary and his friends defeated Team Rocket and destroyed its nightmare machine in Canalave City, but the nightmares returned, leading Gary to suspect Darkrai had been drawn there. He said they needed to find Cresselia on Fullmoon Island, but the chapter ended before he could decide what to do next.

• Meowth warned Jessie and James that Gary and his friends were in Canalave City, but James reassured them that their disguises might protect them.
• Gary revealed himself, and Rosa defeated the Team Rocket Trio after Jessie challenged her.
• Gary destroyed Team Rocket’s nightmare-making machine with an Aura Sphere, and the group decided to stay in Canalave City.
• Rosa and Hilda woke from nightmares, and Gary guessed that Darkrai had returned, possibly attracted by Team Rocket’s machine.
• Gary said they needed to find Cresselia on Fullmoon Island to lure out Darkrai, but someone interrupted him before he could answer Rosa.

Gary followed Rayquaza’s directions to Fullmoon Island, where he found Darkrai hiding in a forest. He asked Darkrai to become his companion, and Darkrai accepted only on the condition that Gary defeat it, so Gary sent out Zeraora to battle.

• Rayquaza revealed that Darkrai was on Fullmoon Island, and Gary decided to go there with Rosa and Hilda.
• Gary and the girls flew to Fullmoon Island on their Pokémon and entered the forest where Darkrai was hiding.
• Gary called out Darkrai, which emerged from the shadows and watched him.
• Gary invited Darkrai to become his companion, and Darkrai challenged him to prove himself in battle.
• Gary sent out Zeraora, and the two Pokémon faced off beneath the moonlight.

Gary directed Zeraora through a fierce battle against Darkrai, using its speed and Thunder attacks to outmaneuver the Mythical Pokémon. The chapter ended with Zeraora’s Plasma Fists colliding with Darkrai’s Hyper Beam in a stalemate.

• Darkrai opened the battle with Shadow Ball, but Zeraora dodged with Quick Attack before Darkrai used Double Team to trap it among its clones.
• Gary ordered Zeraora to use Thunderbolt in all directions, destroying Darkrai’s incoming Shadow Balls and filling the battlefield with dust.
• Zeraora hid in a tree while Darkrai’s Dark Pulses destroyed its own clones, then leaped out and struck Darkrai with Thunderbolt.
• Darkrai slipped into a shadow and appeared behind Zeraora, but Gary used Aura Power to spot it and ordered Zeraora to hit it with Thunder Punch.
• Gary sent Zeraora in with Plasma Fists, and Darkrai countered with Hyper Beam, leaving their attacks locked in a stalemate.

Gary defeated Darkrai, healed it, and convinced it to become his partner. As Gary and his friends prepared to leave Fullmoon Island, Cresselia appeared and showed admiration for him, leaving Gary poised to invite it to join him too.

• Gary's Zeraora defeated Darkrai, and Gary healed Darkrai with his Viridian Power.
• Gary invited Darkrai to become his partner, and Darkrai willingly entered his Poké Ball.
• Rosa and Hilda congratulated Gary, then urged him to head back because it was late.
• Cresselia appeared in the sky, drawn by Darkrai's presence, and approached Gary to see what kind of trainer had caught it.
• Gary used his Aura Power to understand Cresselia and began considering inviting it to join him.

Gary caught Cresselia after persuading it to travel with him, ending the nightmares in Canalave City. The next afternoon, he checked the system rewards for catching Cresselia and Darkrai and was surprised by what the gift packs contained.

• Gary invited Cresselia to join him and persuaded it with the promise of exploring the outside world and facing powerful opponents.
• Cresselia accepted Gary’s invitation and willingly entered a Poké Ball, joining Darkrai as his partner.
• Gary sent Arcanine and Blastoise to Oak Pokémon Research Lab, then returned to the Pokémon Center with Rosa and Hilda.
• With the nightmares gone, Canalave City slept peacefully, and Gary slept until the following afternoon.
• Gary opened the reward gift packs for catching Darkrai and Cresselia and was startled by the items inside.

Gary used his new rewards to strengthen his Aura Power and Arcanine, then prepared with Rosa and Hilda to travel to Snowpoint City. After buying cold-weather supplies in Canalave City, the trio set off the next morning.

• Gary used the Dark-type and Psychic-type Crystals on Darkrai and Cresselia, enhanced his Aura Power, and raised Arcanine's aptitude to Pseudo-Legendary.
• Rosa and Hilda woke after a long sleep, and the three went to the crowded Pokémon Center cafeteria for a meal.
• Gary told Rosa and Hilda that Snowpoint City was their next destination, and Hilda explained that they needed warm clothes for its icy climate.
• Gary, Rosa, and Hilda bought supplies in Canalave City, rested overnight, and set off for Snowpoint City the next morning.

Gary returned to the canyon where he had first met Shiny Metagross and explored it with Rosa and Hilda. As they were leaving at sunset, they saw a Pokémon knocked beneath rocks by several Geodude, and Rosa stepped in to stop them.

• Gary told Rosa and Hilda that he had first met and caught Shiny Metagross in the canyon near Strong Wind Town.
• Gary and the others followed Shiny Metagross through the canyon, where they encountered many Rock-type and Ground-type Pokémon.
• Rosa joked about finding another Shiny pseudo-legendary Pokémon, but Gary and Hilda teased her for dreaming too big.
• Gary called an end to the visit as sunset approached, recalled Shiny Metagross, and led Rosa and Hilda toward town.
• A Pokémon tumbled down a hillside and was buried beneath rocks, and Rosa confronted the Geodude that appeared to have attacked it.

Rosa rescued an injured Shinx after driving off the Geodude attacking it, and Gary healed it with his Viridian Power. Shinx chose to follow Rosa, who caught it before the group continued on their journey.

• Rosa stepped in to protect the buried Pokémon, defeated the Geodude, and uncovered an unconscious Shinx.
• Gary checked Shinx's data and discovered its Elite Four Rank aptitude.
• Rosa asked Gary to heal Shinx, and his Viridian Power restored its injuries.
• Shinx woke, thanked its rescuers by relaxing around them, and listened to Rosa's advice.
• Gary told Rosa that Shinx wanted to follow her, and Shinx willingly entered her Poké Ball.

Gary, Rosa, and Hilda arrived in snowy Snowpoint City and warmed up at the Pokémon Center before planning a Gym challenge. The next morning, they entered the Snowpoint Gym to meet its leader, Candice, and were surprised by what they saw in the battle arena.

• Gary, Rosa, and Hilda reached Snowpoint City, where the bitter cold sent them straight to the Pokémon Center.
• Gary suggested they rest for the day and try a popular hot pot restaurant, and Rosa and Hilda agreed.
• The next morning, Gary, Rosa, and Hilda went to the Snowpoint Gym, where Gary explained that it specialized in Ice Type Pokémon and was led by Candice, a Gym Leader and Pokémon School teacher.
• A Gym staff member led the trio to the battle arena, and they were surprised by what they found there.

Gary began a four-on-four Gym Battle against Snowpoint Gym Leader Candice while the students she taught watched from the stands. Gary’s Staraptor gained the upper hand against Candice’s Sneasel, and its Air Cutter was about to hit the fallen Pokémon.

• Candice finished teaching her Pokémon School students and agreed to Gary, Rosa, and Hilda’s Gym Challenge, asking that the children watch.
• The referee announced a four-on-four battle, and Gary took the field as the first challenger.
• Candice sent out her level 38 Sneasel, and Gary answered with Staraptor.
• Sneasel dodged Staraptor’s Air Cutter and used Icy Wind, but Staraptor scattered it with Hurricane.
• Staraptor struck Sneasel with Quick Attack and launched another Air Cutter as Candice shouted for Sneasel to dodge.

Gary defeated Candice’s Sneasel and Medicham with Staraptor in their Gym battle. Candice sent out Snover, and Gary chose Gardevoir for the next match as the battle continued.

• Gary’s Staraptor knocked out Candice’s Sneasel with Air Cutter, winning the first round.
• Candice sent out Medicham, which used Psychic to seize Staraptor and slam it into the ground.
• Staraptor evaded Medicham’s Fire Punch with Double Team, then defeated it with Brave Bird after Medicham blocked Hurricane with Protect.
• Gary recalled his exhausted Staraptor, and Candice sent out Snover for the next round.
• Gary chose Gardevoir to face Snover, and Candice began giving her first command.

Gary’s Gardevoir defeated Candice’s Snover, and Candice sent out Abomasnow and Mega Evolved it as Gary Mega Evolved Gardevoir. Their battle continued with powerful attacks until Abomasnow’s Blizzard engulfed the field, leaving Gardevoir’s condition unknown.

• Gary’s Gardevoir used Mystical Fire to knock out Candice’s Snover and win the exchange.
• Candice sent out her final Pokémon, Abomasnow, and Mega Evolved it using her Key Stone.
• Gary Mega Evolved Gardevoir, and Candice resumed the battle with Abomasnow.
• Gardevoir and Abomasnow traded attacks, with Gardevoir’s Psybeam overpowering Abomasnow’s Ice Beam before Wood Hammer blocked it.
• Candice ordered Abomasnow to use Blizzard, which froze Gardevoir’s Shadow Balls and swept across the field, obscuring the battle from view.