Chapter Summaries

Gary defeated Candice in a Gym Battle and earned the Icicle Badge, then Rosa and Hilda won their own badges. The group considered what to do next, and Hilda suggested visiting ruins north of Snowpoint City.

• Gary's Gardevoir blocked Candice's Blizzard, then defeated Mega Abomasnow with Moonblast and Mystical Fire.
• The referee declared Gary the winner, and Candice awarded him the Icicle Badge.
• Candice postponed Rosa and Hilda's battles so she could rest and teach, and both later defeated her to earn Icicle Badges.
• After leaving Snowpoint Gym, Rosa asked about their next plans, and Hilda suggested exploring a temple among the ruins north of the city.

Gary, Rosa, and Hilda visited Snowpoint Temple to learn about the sleeping Regigigas and heard the shrine maiden Miko recount its legend. The group was touring the temple when Rosa began to ask Miko something more.

• Hilda reminded Gary that Snowpoint Temple was said to hold the sleeping Regigigas, and Gary agreed to visit it with Rosa and Hilda.
• The next morning, Gary, Rosa, and Hilda arrived at Snowpoint Temple, where shrine maiden Miko stopped them and introduced herself.
• Gary asked whether Miko's surname was Yae, then explained that he had mistaken her for someone he once knew; Miko said her surname was not Yae.
• Miko welcomed the three visitors after learning their identities and led them through the temple's historical relics.
• At Rosa's request, Miko explained that Regigigas and the three Legendary Golems had stopped a volcanic eruption and that the Golems now guarded Regigigas's Light Stone.
• Rosa, Hilda, and Gary expressed admiration for Regigigas, and Rosa began asking Miko another question.

Gary, Rosa, and Hilda visited the Light Stone at Snowpoint Temple, where Gary revealed how Regigigas could be awakened but warned that it would attack whoever disturbed it. As they left, the Light Stone suddenly blazed with light.

• Rosa asked Miko to show them the Light Stone, and Miko led Gary, Rosa, and Hilda to the cave behind the temple.
• Miko explained that the Ice Pillar, Rock Pillar, and Steel Pillar had been formed by the Legendary Golems to protect Regigigas.
• Gary sensed Regigigas's powerful life force within the Light Stone and told Miko that it was healthy but still asleep.
• Gary said destroying the Three Pillars would awaken Regigigas, but it would wake furious and beat whoever disturbed its sleep.
• Rosa decided not to risk waking Regigigas, and Gary suggested they leave after seeing the Light Stone.
• As Gary, Rosa, and Hilda followed Miko toward the exit, the Light Stone suddenly blazed with light throughout the cave.

Regigigas awakened from the Light Stone, but Gary sensed that it was filled with rage and the group fled as it attacked them. While running, they wondered what had caused its anger, and one of them suspected they were responsible.

• The Light Stone began glowing, and Gary concluded that Regigigas was awakening.
• Regigigas emerged from the light, and Gary examined its data and considered capturing it.
• Gary sensed rage in Regigigas's aura and stopped Shrine Maiden Miko from approaching.
• Regigigas advanced on Gary, Rosa, Hilda, and Shrine Maiden Miko, forcing them to flee as it pursued and attacked them.
• As they ran, the group tried to understand Regigigas's anger, and someone suggested that it was because of them.

Gary learned that Rayquaza had awakened Regigigas by touching the Light Stone, and he sent Rayquaza out to confront the pursuing Legendary Pokémon. Their battle began with clashes between Dragon Pulse and Hyper Beam, and Rayquaza gained the upper hand as Regigigas prepared to resist its latest attack.

• Rayquaza told Gary that it had touched the Light Stone with Inner Focus, provoking Regigigas to awaken and pursue them.
• Gary agreed to let Rayquaza handle Regigigas, while Rosa panicked as the Legendary Pokémon closed in.
• Regigigas blocked the group's path, and Gary revealed that he was Rayquaza's Trainer by releasing Rayquaza from its Master Ball.
• Regigigas attacked with Hyper Beam, but Rayquaza's Dragon Pulse overwhelmed it and forced it to use Protect.
• The two Pokémon clashed again, and Gary urged Rayquaza to stop holding back; Rayquaza broke through Regigigas's Hyper Beam with a stronger Dragon Pulse.

Gary and Rayquaza defeated Regigigas, and Gary healed it with Viridian Power. Regigigas chose to follow Gary and willingly entered his Master Ball.

• Gary ordered Rayquaza to use Draco Meteor, which buried Regigigas and left it unable to battle.
• Gary healed the unconscious Regigigas with Viridian Power until it woke up.
• Gary admitted that he wanted Regigigas to follow him but said he would not force it.
• Regigigas chose to follow Gary because it wanted to see the future of someone favored by Rayquaza.
• Regigigas pressed the Master Ball's button itself and allowed Gary to catch it.

Gary and his companions left Snowpoint City after he captured Regigigas and helped the Shrine Maiden reassure Snowpoint Temple. The temple accepted a cover story about Regigigas’s departure, but Hunter J later damaged the Three Pillars and the specially made Light Stone before escaping.

• Gary passed Regigigas’s thanks and farewell message to the Shrine Maiden, who promised to care for the Three Pillars.
• The Shrine Maiden treated Gary, Rosa, and Hilda to a tour and feast before seeing them off.
• Gary explained that he was leaving Snowpoint City quickly to avoid attention from Regigigas’s worshippers and described his backup plan to Rosa and Hilda.
• The Shrine Maiden told the people of Snowpoint Temple that Regigigas had left after awakening and left behind a specially made Light Stone as a memento.
• Hunter J damaged the Three Pillars and the Light Stone, then fled when she discovered the stone was specially made, leaving Ash, Brandon, and the others behind.

Gary, Rosa, and Hilda followed a bug catcher’s report to a forest camp where injured Pokémon were imprisoned. As they questioned why the camp was unguarded, someone revealed that the poachers had been waiting for them.

• Gary defeated the bug catcher’s Kricketot with Charmeleon and praised Charmeleon’s hard work.
• The bug catcher told Gary, Rosa, and Hilda that he had found injured Pokémon imprisoned in a forest camp and asked them to deal with the poachers.
• Gary agreed to help, and the bug catcher pointed them toward the camp before leaving.
• Gary, Rosa, and Hilda found cages holding wounded Kricketot, Oddish, Starly, and other Pokémon, then hid nearby to observe.
• Gary and Hilda realized the camp’s lack of guards was suspicious, and someone told them the poachers had been waiting for them.

Gary, Rosa, and Hilda discover that the bug catcher and the poachers lured them to the camp to steal their Pokémon. The Poacher Gang attacks, and Gary and the two girls split up to face them.

• The bug catcher and the poachers surround Gary, Rosa, and Hilda and reveal that the empty camp was a trap.
• The bug catcher admits that the gang has repeatedly used the scheme to steal Trainers' Pokémon and evade the police.
• The poachers' leader is revealed to be the bug catcher's father, and the bug catcher asks to claim Gary's Charmeleon.
• When Gary and the girls refuse to surrender their Pokémon, the poachers and the bug catcher prepare to attack.
• Gary assigns Rosa and Hilda to fight the poachers while he faces the bug catcher and his father.

Gary and Alolan Ninetales defeated the poacher leader and his Pokémon while Rosa and Hilda stopped the gang’s other attacks. The poachers surrendered, Officer Jenny arrested them, and Gary, Rosa, and Hilda received a reward.

• The poacher leader sent out his level 43 Mightyena, and his son sent out a level 30 Pinsir as Gary released Alolan Ninetales.
• Gary’s Alolan Ninetales defeated Pinsir with Ice Beam, then badly injured Mightyena with Dazzling Gleam and finished it with another Ice Beam.
• The poacher leader tried to negotiate and then threatened Gary, but he saw that Rosa and Hilda had defeated the rest of the gang’s Pokémon.
• Gary and his companions tied up the poachers, released the captured Pokémon, and called the police.
• Officer Jenny arrived and arrested the gang, and Gary, Rosa, and Hilda received a sizable reward.

Gary, Rosa, and Hilda reached Sunyshore City and went to challenge its Gym, only to find that it handed out Beacon Badges without battles. Gary explained that Gym Leader Volkner was an exceptionally powerful Trainer who had grown tired of battling, then said he had a solution for their challenge.

• Gary, Rosa, and Hilda arrived in Sunyshore City, and Gary promised Rosa they could enjoy its beaches and attractions after the Gym Challenge.
• Rosa hurried Gary and Hilda to Sunyshore Gym the next morning, but its doors were shut and a mechanical voice offered them Beacon Badges without a battle.
• Rosa and Hilda refused to accept the badges without earning them and questioned the Gym’s unusual policy.
• Gary explained that Volkner, Sunyshore Gym’s Electric-type Leader, was reputed to have Elite Four Level strength and had stopped battling because challengers were too weak to excite him.
• When Rosa asked how they could complete their Gym Challenge, Gary said he had a solution.

Gary led Rosa and Hilda to Sunyshore Tower to find Volkner and persuade him to battle them for the Gym Badge. Volkner refused, but Gary challenged him by suggesting he was afraid, leaving Volkner angered and the battle undecided.

• Gary proposed that he and the others battle Volkner to reignite his passion for battling.
• Gary brought Rosa and Hilda to Sunyshore Tower, where they learned Volkner had designed it and often visited.
• Volkner dismissed Rosa and Hilda's request for a proper Gym battle and said he no longer wanted to battle or be a Gym Leader.
• Gary urged Volkner to battle them, then taunted him by asking whether he was scared.

Gary provoked Volkner into accepting a Gym Battle at Sunyshore Gym, then faced the Gym Leader’s Elite Four-level Luxray with his Shiny Metagross. Volkner’s anger gave way to excitement as the match began.

• Gary challenged Volkner’s record and provoked him into accepting a battle.
• Volkner led Gary, Rosa, and Hilda to Sunyshore Gym, where Gary and Volkner prepared for a three-Pokémon match.
• Volkner sent out his Level 73 Luxray, and Gary replaced his planned Pokémon with Shiny Metagross.
• Volkner recognized Metagross’s formidable strength, regained his enthusiasm, and the referee robot began the battle.

Gary's Shiny Metagross defeated Volkner's Luxray in their opening battle, rekindling Volkner's passion for battling. Volkner sent out Raichu, and the next fight began with Metagross defending against Raichu's attacks.

• Gary and Volkner exchanged attacks as Shiny Metagross and Luxray battled at close range, until Metagross restrained Luxray with Psychic and struck it with Bullet Punch.
• Gary's Shiny Metagross overpowered Luxray's Wild Charge with Giga Impact, and the referee declared Luxray unable to battle.
• Volkner recalled Luxray and sent out Raichu, while Gary kept Shiny Metagross on the field.
• Volkner used Raichu's Double Team and Thunderbolt, but Gary had Metagross boost its defense with Iron Defense and block the attacks with Light Screen.
• Gary prepared to launch Metagross's counterattack against Raichu.

Gary’s Shiny Metagross defeated Volkner’s Raichu in a fierce battle, rekindling Volkner’s passion for battling. Volkner agreed to continue with the final match, determined to fulfill his duties as a Gym Leader.

• Gary ordered Shiny Metagross to use Stone Edge, but Volkner’s Raichu dodged with Quick Attack and closed in.
• Volkner’s Raichu used Thunder, which Shiny Metagross caught with Psychic and redirected; Raichu absorbed it with Charge.
• Raichu and Shiny Metagross traded powerful attacks, and their Thunderbolt and Focus Punch clash ended with Metagross slicing through the attack.
• Volkner’s Raichu charged with Wild Charge against Shiny Metagross’s Hyper Beam, but Gary’s Pokémon broke the stalemate and knocked Raichu unconscious.
• Volkner recalled Raichu and said the battle reminded him of fighting alongside Pikachu as a child, restoring his enthusiasm.
• Volkner accepted Gary’s invitation to continue with the final decisive battle and uphold his Gym Leader duties.

Gary defeated Volkner’s Electivire with Gengar in their Gym Battle, earning the Beacon Badge and reigniting Volkner’s passion for battling. Just as Gary accepted the Badge, a surprised voice rang out in the Gym.

• Volkner sent out his powerful Electivire, and Gary answered with his Champion Rank Gengar.
• Gengar overpowered Electivire’s Thunderbolt with Dark Pulse, but Electivire endured the attack and evaded Gengar’s Shadow Balls with Quick Attack.
• Electivire closed in and attacked with Thunder Punch, but Gengar vanished with Phantom Force and then used Hypnosis to put Electivire to sleep.
• Gary ordered Gengar to hit the sleeping Electivire with Dark Pulse, and the referee declared Gary the winner.
• Volkner thanked Gary for restoring his excitement for battling and awarded him the Beacon Badge.
• As Gary accepted the Badge, a surprised, delighted voice rang out within the Gym.

Flint visited Volkner after hearing that Gary, Rosa, and Hilda had helped him regain his passion for battling. After Rosa and Hilda earned their Beacon Badges, Flint agreed to battle Gary’s group the next day at Volkner’s Gym, and Volkner invited everyone to dinner.

• Flint arrived at Sunyshore Gym and praised Gary, Rosa, and Hilda after Volkner explained how they had helped him.
• Rosa and Hilda battled Volkner in turn and both won Beacon Badges.
• Flint said he wanted to battle Gary, Rosa, and Hilda, and agreed to meet them at the Gym the next day.
• Volkner invited everyone to dinner at a famous restaurant in Sunyshore City.

Gary and Flint began their three-on-three battle at the Sunyshore Gym, with Gary's Blastoise facing Flint's Houndoom. After Blastoise gained an early advantage, both Pokémon Mega Evolved, and Houndoom charged in with Flare Blitz as Gary prepared his next command.

• Volkner announced the battle rules, and Gary and Flint sent out Blastoise and Houndoom.
• Houndoom and Blastoise exchanged Flamethrower and Hydro Pump, then Houndoom dodged Water Gun and attacked with Thunder Fang.
• Blastoise withdrew into its shell and struck Houndoom with Rapid Spin, sending it flying.
• Flint Mega Evolved Houndoom, and Gary Mega Evolved Blastoise in response.
• Blastoise blocked Houndoom's Dark Pulse with Water Pulse, while Houndoom countered Blastoise's follow-up Water Pulse with Shadow Ball.
• Flint ordered Houndoom to attack with Flare Blitz, and Gary began giving Blastoise another command.

Gary defeated Flint’s Houndoom with Blastoise, then used Gengar to overcome Magmortar and take a commanding lead. With both trainers recalling their Pokémon, they prepared for the final match.

• Gary used Blastoise’s Protect to block Houndoom’s Flare Blitz, then defeated Houndoom with Hydro Cannon and Hydro Pump.
• Flint sent out Magmortar for the second round, and Gary chose Gengar.
• Gengar’s Dark Pulse overpowered Magmortar’s Flamethrower, though Magmortar managed to block the attack with Fire Punch.
• Gengar vanished, appeared beside Magmortar, and used Hypnosis followed by Dream Eater to defeat it.
• Gary and Flint recalled their Pokémon and prepared for the final match.

Gary's Zeraora defeated Flint's Infernape in their final match, impressing Flint with Gary's skill and potential. After checking that Infernape was only unconscious, Gary joined the others as Rosa and Hilda prepared to battle.

• Gary and Flint sent out Zeraora and Infernape, and Gary checked Infernape's strength with his system.
• Infernape and Zeraora traded attacks until Zeraora dodged Flame Wheel and struck Infernape with Thunder Punch.
• Gary ordered Zeraora to use Plasma Fists, which overwhelmed Infernape's Flare Blitz and knocked it unconscious.
• Gary checked Infernape and reassured Flint that it would recover at the Pokémon Center.
• Flint praised Gary's potential, and Gary's match with Flint ended as Rosa and Hilda's battle began.