Chapter Summaries

Gary’s Rayquaza called its father for help, and the older Rayquaza defeated Groudon and Kyogre before entrusting the newly empowered Rayquaza to Gary. With the land-and-sea crisis resolved and the villainous teams arrested, Gary and his companions continued through Hoenn.

• Gary’s Rayquaza called for its father, who arrived and destroyed Groudon’s and Kyogre’s attacks.
• The older Rayquaza Mega Evolved and beat down Groudon and Kyogre until they apologized and retreated.
• Steven Stone and Lance watched as the weather returned to normal, while the older Rayquaza learned that Gary had helped its son reach Tier 1 Deity level.
• The older Rayquaza entrusted its son to Gary, and Rayquaza agreed to become Gary’s partner.
• The older Rayquaza returned to the Ozone Layer, Team Magma and Team Aqua were captured by the League, and Gary’s group continued its journey through Hoenn.

Gary, Rosa, and Hilda arrived in Sootopolis City, where Gary planned to challenge the Gym and claim his reward from Wallace. As they approached the Gym, someone interrupted them for commenting on the building.

• On the ship, Gary told Rosa and Hilda that Steven had arranged a reward for helping the Hoenn League, which they could claim from Wallace in Sootopolis City.
• After reaching Sootopolis City and resting overnight, Gary chose to visit the Gym before seeing Wallace, explaining that Wallace would likely be there because he had once been its Gym Leader.
• Gary, Rosa, and Hilda headed to the Sootopolis Gym and admired its villa-like appearance.
• As the three prepared to enter, an unknown speaker objected to their comments about someone else's house.

Gary met Hoenn Champion Wallace at the Sootopolis Gym and received the League’s rewards for helping stop Team Magma and Team Aqua. He gave the Ralts and Togepi Eggs to Rosa and Hilda, postponed his Gym challenge until the next day, and opened his system that night to claim the reward for catching Rayquaza.

• Wallace welcomed Gary, Rosa, and Hilda into the Sootopolis Gym and thanked Gary for helping Hoenn.
• Wallace explained that the League had prepared money and two Pokémon Eggs as rewards for Gary.
• Gary accepted the rewards and let Rosa choose the Ralts Egg and Hilda choose the Togepi Egg.
• Gary learned that Juan was away, postponed his Gym challenge, and left the Gym with Rosa and Hilda.
• That night, Gary opened his system to claim his reward for catching Rayquaza.

Gary used the system rewards from catching Rayquaza to strengthen his Pokémon before returning with Rosa and Hilda to challenge Sootopolis Gym. Juan welcomed them and began Gary’s Gym Challenge with an unusual two-round battle format.

• Gary used the ten Rare Candies to raise Blastoise, Arcanine, and Shiny Metagross’s levels, then raised Blastoise’s aptitude to Pseudo-Legendary with an Aptitude Card.
• Gary, Rosa, and Hilda spent the night together and returned to Sootopolis Gym the next morning.
• Juan told them Wallace had returned to League headquarters and had praised their talent and strength.
• Gary and his companions accepted Juan’s Gym Challenge, and Juan led them to the water battlefield.
• The referee explained that the challenge began with a Double Battle using two Pokémon per side, followed by a One-on-One round with the remaining Pokémon, and only Gary could switch Pokémon.

Gary defeated Juan’s Sealeo and Goldeen in the first round of their Double Battle, then faced Juan’s Luvdisc with Electivire in the second round. Luvdisc dodged Thunderbolt and rushed in to use Sweet Kiss as Gary began to reveal Electivire’s next move.

• Juan sent out Sealeo and Goldeen, while Gary chose Aerodactyl and Umbreon for the first round.
• Gary had Umbreon hold Goldeen with Psychic while Aerodactyl’s Stone Edge knocked Goldeen out.
• Sealeo blocked Umbreon’s Shadow Ball with Ice Shard, but Aerodactyl’s Hyper Beam defeated it, giving Gary the first-round victory.
• Gary and Juan switched positions for the second round, and the battlefield changed to include both land and water.
• Gary sent out Electivire, and Juan chose his level 48 Luvdisc.
• Electivire fired Thunderbolt, but Luvdisc jumped clear and rushed toward Electivire to use Sweet Kiss as Gary began calling out a response.

Gary’s Electivire defeated Juan’s Luvdisc and Whiscash, leaving Juan to send out his final Pokémon, Milotic. The battle against Juan continued as Gary assessed the new opponent.

• Gary used Electivire’s Thunderbolt on itself, letting the spreading current badly injure Juan’s approaching Luvdisc.
• Juan conceded the round, and the referee declared Electivire the winner over Luvdisc.
• Juan sent out Whiscash, and Gary had Electivire use Bulk Up before it endured Water Gun and fired Swift.
• Whiscash rode Surf close and attacked with Rock Smash, but Electivire blocked the strike with Protect and knocked Whiscash unconscious with Brick Break.
• Juan sent out his ace, Milotic, and Gary checked its data while Rosa and Hilda discussed Hilda’s future Milotic.

Gary defeated Juan’s Milotic with Umbreon and won the Sootopolis Gym Battle, earning the Rain Badge. Rosa and Hilda then challenged Juan to their own Gym Battles.

• Gary recalled Electivire and sent out Umbreon to battle Juan’s Milotic.
• Umbreon used Quick Attack and Dark Pulse to overpower Milotic’s attacks.
• Gary had Umbreon confuse Milotic with Confuse Ray, then finish it with Dark Pulse.
• The referee declared Umbreon the winner, giving Gary the Gym Battle victory and the Rain Badge.
• Rosa and Hilda asked Juan to battle them, and he accepted their challenges.

After earning the Rain Badge, Gary, Rosa, and Hilda traveled to Dewford Town for more than two months of special training before the Ever Grande Conference. When they returned to town to buy supplies, Gary encountered someone he knew.

• Rosa earned the Rain Badge and learned that the Ever Grande Conference was still more than two months away.
• Gary chose Dewford Town as their training destination, and the three spent two days sightseeing in Sootopolis City before sailing there.
• After resting in Dewford Town, Gary, Rosa, and Hilda set up camp on a secluded beach and began training their Pokémon with wild Pokémon and battle practice.
• The trio balanced training with regular rest days, improving their Pokémon's strength and their own command skills.
• While buying camping supplies in Dewford Town, Gary met someone who greeted him as an old acquaintance.

Gary met Elite Four member Bruno in Dewford Town, where Bruno had come to visit his friend Brawly. Bruno challenged Gary to a battle, and they headed to Gary's secluded training campsite to begin.

• Bruno recognized Gary in Dewford Town, and Gary introduced him to Rosa and Hilda as his girlfriends.
• Bruno said he had come to Dewford Town to find Brawly, and he praised Gary's growth through his Hoenn journey.
• Bruno challenged Gary to a battle after hearing that Gary's strength was nearing the Elite Four's level, and Gary accepted.
• Gary led Bruno, Rosa, and Hilda to their secluded campsite, where Bruno approved of their training grounds.
• Gary urged Bruno to focus on their battle, and Bruno agreed to begin.

Gary and Bruno began a three-on-three Pokémon battle, with Gary sending out Arcanine against Bruno’s Hitmonchan. Arcanine endured Hitmonchan’s close-range assault, and the chapter ended as Gary saw an opening and called for Arcanine to act.

• Hilda refereed the battle and confirmed that each side could use three Pokémon and switch freely.
• Bruno sent out his level 75 Hitmonchan, and Gary chose Arcanine to face it.
• Arcanine’s Flamethrower and Fire Spin failed to stop Hitmonchan, who pushed through the attacks and pursued Arcanine with Agility.
• Gary had Arcanine catch Hitmonchan off guard with U-turn, then attack with Flamethrower and Flare Blitz, but Hitmonchan blocked the moves with Swords Dance and Endure.
• Hitmonchan struck Arcanine repeatedly with Close Combat, but Arcanine used Endure and withstood the assault.
• Bruno called Hitmonchan off, and Gary spotted an opening and shouted for Arcanine to act.

Gary defeated Bruno’s Hitmonchan with Arcanine, then faced Bruno’s Hitmonlee with his Shiny Metagross. The chapter left Hitmonlee blasted into the dust by Metagross’s Hyper Beam, with the outcome not yet announced.

• Gary took advantage of Hitmonchan pausing its attack and had Arcanine use Reversal, knocking Hitmonchan unconscious.
• Hilda declared Arcanine the winner, and Gary praised Arcanine before recalling it to rest.
• Gary and Bruno began the second round, sending out Shiny Metagross and Hitmonlee.
• Bruno’s Hitmonlee attacked with Vacuum Wave and Blaze Kick, but Gary had Metagross block the kick with Iron Defense.
• Gary had Metagross immobilize Hitmonlee with Psychic, slam it into the ground, and strike it with Flash Cannon.
• Gary ordered Metagross to use maximum-power Hyper Beam, blasting Hitmonlee into the ground.

Gary defeated Bruno’s Hitmonlee with Shiny Metagross, then faced Bruno’s powerful Lucario with Blastoise. After Mega Evolving Blastoise, Gary gained the upper hand and sent Lucario crashing to the ground, leaving the final battle unresolved.

• Shiny Metagross defeated Bruno’s Hitmonlee, giving Gary the win in the second round.
• Bruno sent out his level 79 Lucario, and Gary chose Blastoise as his final Pokémon.
• Gary Mega Evolved Blastoise after Lucario effortlessly split its first Hydro Pump with Brick Break.
• Blastoise’s stronger Hydro Pump pushed Lucario back, and Gary struck it with Water Gun at the same time.
• Lucario was knocked into the ground in front of Bruno, who asked if it was alright.

Gary defeated Bruno in their battle after Blastoise froze Lucario with a combination of Rain Dance and Blizzard, then finished it with Hyper Beam. Bruno praised Gary’s rapid improvement, and the chapter ended as Gary began to ask him something.

• Bruno had Lucario resume fighting, and Lucario attacked Blastoise with Extreme Speed, Thunder Punch, and Bullet Punch.
• Gary had Blastoise withstand Lucario’s attacks with Iron Defense and Withdraw, then counter with Rapid Spin and Body Slam.
• Gary used Rain Dance before ordering Blizzard, which froze Lucario and left it unable to move.
• Gary commanded Blastoise to finish Lucario with Hyper Beam, and referee Hilda declared Blastoise the winner.
• Rosa and Hilda congratulated Gary, while Bruno praised his progress and Gary credited Blastoise and their bond.
• Gary began asking Bruno something.

Gary asked Bruno to train him, Rosa, and Hilda while Bruno was staying in Dewford Town, and Steven Stone soon offered to guide them too. After a few days of instruction and more than two months of training, Gary and his friends’ Pokémon grew much stronger.

• Gary asked Bruno to guide his and his friends’ training, and Bruno agreed to help for the few days he had left in Dewford Town.
• Steven Stone arrived and offered to guide Gary, Rosa, and Hilda, then agreed to exchange insights with Bruno.
• Under Bruno and Steven Stone’s guidance and their later training, Gary’s Pokémon grew substantially stronger, with Umbreon reaching Elite Four Level and Pupitar and Lairon evolving.
• Gary’s Golden Magikarp evolved into a level 43 Red Gyarados, while his Ralts reached level 21.
• Rosa and Hilda’s Pokémon also improved considerably, and Emboar and Serperior advanced to Elite Four Level.

With the Ever Grande Conference just over a week away, Gary, Rosa, and Hilda left Dewford Town and traveled to Ever Grande City. After enjoying a meal at a famous restaurant, they headed for the conference venue, where a disturbance and a familiar sight caught their attention.

• Gary told Rosa and Hilda that the Ever Grande Conference was just over a week away, and the three agreed to leave for Ever Grande City the next morning.
• Gary explained that Ever Grande City housed the Hoenn League headquarters and that the conference venue was on the city's outskirts.
• Gary, Rosa, and Hilda sailed to Ever Grande City, where Rosa excitedly declared that she would conquer the conference.
• The trio ate at Ever Grande Restaurant before continuing toward the conference venue, encouraged by Gary's promise of more good food there.
• As they approached the venue, Gary, Rosa, and Hilda noticed a disturbance ahead, and someone remarked that it looked familiar.

Gary, Rosa, and Hilda encountered Team Rocket fleeing with the Ever Grande Conference’s Sacred Flame, and Gary helped recover it. After handing the flame to Officer Jenny, Gary reunited with Ash and the others.

• Gary recognized Team Rocket’s Meowth-shaped balloon and guessed that they had stolen the Sacred Flame.
• Team Rocket blocked Pikachu’s Thunderbolt and prepared to escape with the Sacred Flame, but Gary’s Aerodactyl snatched its container.
• Gary appeared with the Sacred Flame as Tetsuya’s Metagross restrained Team Rocket with Confusion.
• Gary ordered Aerodactyl to use Hyper Beam, blasting Team Rocket away.
• Gary returned the Sacred Flame to Officer Jenny and greeted Ash, May, Brock, Max, Tetsuya, and the others.

Gary, Rosa, and Hilda registered for the Ever Grande Conference and prepared with Ash, Tetsuya, and their friends while waiting for the tournament to begin. On the eve of the first preliminary round, Gary's nervousness faded as Rosa and Hilda challenged him and each other to win.

• Tetsuya reunited with Gary, Rosa, and Hilda, and Ash learned how they had met at a Double Battle Tournament in Kuji Town.
• President Damaranch praised Gary's progress and said the future of the Alliance depended on young people before leaving with Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy.
• Gary, Rosa, and Hilda registered at the tournament Pokémon Center and received their Ever Grande Conference guidebooks.
• Gary, Ash, Tetsuya, and the others prepared their Pokémon, and they helped Masamune register after Team Rocket had delayed him.
• On the night before the preliminary round, Gary stood with Rosa and Hilda as they argued over who would defeat him, then agreed to settle it in the matches.

Rosa asked Hilda and Gary about the Ever Grande Conference Preliminary Round, then joined the other Trainers in qualifying for the next stage. Gary later overwhelmed An and his Manectric with Aggron, leaving the group to advance to the second round.

• Rosa asked about the Preliminary Round, and Gary explained that Trainers had to win One-on-One Battles to qualify for the Preliminary Tournament.
• Rosa, Hilda, Ash, Masamune, and Tetsuya won their matches and advanced while Gary waited for his scheduled battle.
• Gary faced An of Mauville City, who sent out his level 41 Manectric against Gary's Aggron.
• Aggron endured Manectric's Thunderbolt without injury, then defeated it with one Flash Cannon.
• Gary, Rosa, Hilda, Ash, Tetsuya, and Masamune all passed the first round and advanced to the second round.

Gary, Rosa, and Hilda learned the Preliminary Tournament format and awaited their battles. Gary won his first two matches, then dominated Roxanne’s team in the third round, but the fight remained unfinished as Grovyle closed in on Tyranitar.

• Rosa explained that the 256 Preliminary Tournament contestants needed to win three Double Battles to advance to the Victory Tournament.
• Nurse Joy announced the groupings, and the next day Gary, Rosa, and Hilda went to their separate arenas.
• Gary won his first two matches and faced Roxanne in his final Preliminary Tournament battle.
• Gary sent out Tyranitar and Electivire, while Roxanne chose Grovyle and Breloom.
• Gary’s Pokémon knocked out Breloom and injured Grovyle, but Grovyle dodged Tyranitar’s Stone Edge and rushed close as Roxanne called its next move.

Gary defeated Roxanne to advance to the Round of 32, then joined Rosa, Hilda, Ash, Tetsuya, and Masamune in the Victory Tournament. After Ash, Tetsuya, and Masamune reached the Round of 16, Gary began his own advancement match against Jinwu.

• Gary's Tyranitar defeated Roxanne's Grovyle with Dragon Pulse, earning Gary a place in the Round of 32.
• Gary, Rosa, and Hilda discussed the tougher Victory Tournament, whose matches would be six-on-six battles in the Main Venue with randomly selected battlefields.
• Ash defeated Tate's six Pokémon to become the first contestant to advance to the Round of 16.
• Tetsuya and Masamune won their matches and advanced to the Round of 16.
• Gary began his Grass-type Battlefield match against Jinwu from Dewford Town, sending out Electivire to face Jinwu's Hitmonchan.