Chapter Summaries

Wang Qiuer solved Vermilion City's Gym puzzle and defeated Lt. Surge by teaching Rattata Dig after Gyarados was knocked out by Raichu's Electric attacks. As she celebrated earning the Orange Badge, two figures entered the internet café with a chilling, dark pressure.

• Wang Qiuer quickly found both hidden switches in Lt. Surge's Gym and disabled the electric grid.
• Lt. Surge's Raichu knocked out Wang Qiuer's Gyarados with a single super-effective Thunderbolt, and Lu Yuan explained Gyarados's fourfold Electric weakness.
• Huo Yuhao reminded Wang Qiuer about the Dig TM, so she taught Dig to her Rattata and resumed the battle.
• Wang Qiuer used Rattata's Dig to evade Raichu's attacks and defeat it, earning the Orange Badge.
• Two figures opened the internet café's doors, bringing a chilling pressure that caught Wang Qiuer and the others' attention.

Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao entered Lu Yuan’s internet café expecting a divine relic or battle, but found Mu En engrossed in Pokémon. Lu Yuan’s rules and power stopped the newcomers from fighting, leaving Ye Xishui bewildered by the strange establishment and its games.

• Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao entered the café after investigating reports that Mu En and the Star Dou Great Forest’s beasts had gathered there.
• Ye Xishui found Mu En playing Pokémon and instructing his captured Pokémon as if it were a student, leaving her and Long Xiaoyao confused.
• Long Xiaoyao recognized Di Tian, and their opposing dark dragon auras threatened to spark a fight.
• Ice Empress and Snow Empress blocked the newcomers’ pressure and told them not to damage the café or disturb its customers.
• Lu Yuan activated the café’s protection, sealed Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao’s powers, and offered them computers and Pokémon for two Gold Soul Coins an hour.
• Ye Xishui studied the flyer and watched Mu En play, feeling as if she had fallen behind the times.

With their Soul Power sealed, Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao entered Lu Yuan’s internet café and began playing Pokémon alongside Mu En and the others. Ye Xishui discovered that Pokémon could be caught through a bond rather than slaughter and, eager to build a Ghost-type team, set her sights on Lavender Town.

• Ye Xishui and Long Xiaoyao confronted Lu Yuan at the café, where Mu En urged them to try the game and explained its world of bonds between humans and Pokémon.
• Ye Xishui chose Bulbasaur and named it Netherworld, while Long Xiaoyao chose Charmander and named it Black Flame after Di Tian challenged him.
• Ye Xishui caught a wild Rattata and was astonished that it joined her party without slaughter or spiritual backlash.
• Ye Xishui asked Lu Yuan whether the game had Ghost-type Pokémon, and he told her about Pokémon Tower in Lavender Town.
• Ye Xishui resumed playing and declared that she would build a ghost army in the game.

Long Xiaoyao lost to Brock’s Onix after ignoring type matchups, while Ye Xishui defeated it with poison and Leech Seed before building a team of torment-focused Pokémon. Ye Xishui reached Cerulean City and set her sights on Lavender Town’s ghosts.

• Long Xiaoyao challenged Brock’s Pewter Gym with his level-twelve Charmander, but Onix knocked it out with Rock Tomb and sent him back to the Pokémon Center.
• Di Tian mocked Long Xiaoyao, and Mu En reminded him that the Beast God had also lost to Onix; Long Xiaoyao then went to train against Rattata.
• Ye Xishui used Leech Seed and Poison Powder to wear down Brock’s Onix, earning the Boulder Badge.
• Ye Xishui caught a Zubat and a Koffing in Moon Mountain, then used her poison-based team to defeat NPCs on the way to Cerulean City.
• Ye Xishui asked Lu Yuan about Lavender Town, and he told her to pass through the unlit Rock Tunnel to reach it.

Wang Qiuer struggled through Rock Tunnel without Flash while Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong reached Lavender Town, where a ghost in Pokémon Tower proved immune to their Pokémon. Lu Yuan explained that they needed the Silph Scope from the Rocket Game Corner's underground base in Celadon City to reveal the ghosts, while Ye Xishui eagerly set her sights on Lavender Town.

• Wang Qiuer refused to claim Flash and wandered blindly through Rock Tunnel, losing health and supplies to wild Pokémon and Hiker battles.
• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong used Flash to cross Rock Tunnel and emerged in Lavender Town, where its eerie music unsettled Di Tian and Yan Shaozhe.
• Ye Xishui heard the Lavender Town music and urged Long Xiaoyao to help her reach the town.
• Huo Yuhao entered Pokémon Tower and found that his Pokémon were too frightened to fight the ghost haunting it.
• Lu Yuan told Huo Yuhao to find the Silph Scope in the Rocket Game Corner's underground base in Celadon City.

After escaping Rock Tunnel, Wang Qiuer reached Celadon City and lost most of her money trying to win coins at the Game Corner. Meanwhile, Ye Xishui rushed Long Xiaoyao through the game so she could reach Lavender Town, leaving Mu En amused by their obsession.

• Huo Yuhao and Wang Dong retreated from Pokémon Tower and headed toward Celadon City, while Wang Qiuer finally escaped Rock Tunnel after exhausting her medicine.
• Wang Qiuer explored Celadon City, spotted valuable prizes at the Rocket Game Corner, and spent her remaining money on starter coins.
• Wang Qiuer repeatedly lost at the slot machines until nearly all her coins were gone, then demanded a refund as Lu Yuan remarked that gamblers usually lost.
• Ye Xishui pressured Long Xiaoyao to get Charmeleon through Cerulean City's Water-type Gym while he bought supplies and transferred them to her.
• Mu En watched the Douluo powerhouses become absorbed in the game and continued choosing a name for his new disciple.

Wang Qiuer ransacked Team Rocket’s secret base beneath Celadon City, while Huo Yuhao joined her to find the Silph Scope. After they defeated Giovanni and obtained it, they set off for Lavender Town to investigate its ghosts, while Long Xiaoyao continued training in Viridian Forest.

• Wang Qiuer discovered the hidden entrance beneath the Game Corner poster and battled through Team Rocket’s underground base, collecting money and items.
• Huo Yuhao followed Wang Qiuer into the base and used his memory to navigate the conveyor-belt mazes, catching up to her on the fourth basement floor.
• Wang Qiuer and Huo Yuhao confronted Giovanni, and Wang Qiuer defeated his Pokémon after a fierce battle against Kangaskhan.
• Huo Yuhao picked up the Silph Scope after Giovanni disappeared, and Wang Qiuer urged him to go to Lavender Town to find ghosts.
• Long Xiaoyao continued leveling up his Pokémon in Viridian Forest, determined to defeat Brock’s rock Pokémon.

Long Xiaoyao defeated Erika and obtained the Rainbow Badge, while Ye Xishui used the Silph Scope to catch Gastly and build a team of Ghost-types in Pokémon Tower. She reached the top floor’s path and discovered the spirit of Marowak, then tried to capture it.

• Long Xiaoyao used Charmeleon’s Flamethrower to defeat Erika and earn the Rainbow Badge.
• Di Tian mocked Long Xiaoyao for winning against a Gym his Fire-type Pokémon had an advantage over.
• Ye Xishui used the Silph Scope to reveal and catch Gastly in Pokémon Tower.
• Ye Xishui defeated possessed Channelers by stacking Curse, Leech Seed, and poison damage on their Pokémon.
• Ye Xishui reached the sixth-floor stairway and revealed the spirit of Marowak with the Silph Scope.
• Ye Xishui used a top-tier Poké Ball in an attempt to capture Marowak’s spirit.

Ye Xishui learned that the Marowak Spirit could not be captured and helped it find peace by defeating it in battle. Meanwhile, Gu Yuena obtained Eevee and explored its elemental evolutions, deciding to study its potential as she continued her journey.

• Ye Xishui repeatedly failed to capture the Marowak Spirit, and Lu Yuan explained that it had died protecting its Cubone and could only be freed by defeating it.
• Ye Xishui battled Marowak, dispelled its resentment, and watched its soul ascend in peace.
• Gu Yuena obtained Eevee in Celadon Mansion and explained to Di Tian that she sought a vessel capable of adapting to different elemental laws.
• Gu Yuena used a Water Stone, Thunder Stone, and Fire Stone to evolve Eevee into Vaporeon, Jolteon, and Flareon, reloading her save between evolutions.
• Lu Yuan told Gu Yuena that Eevee had eight possible elemental forms, prompting her to take it and study the Evolution Stones.

Ye Xishui rescued Mr. Fuji from Team Rocket in Pokémon Tower and received a Poké Flute, while Wang Qiuer used the flute to wake the Snorlax blocking her route. The battle turned grim when Snorlax restored all its HP with Rest.

• Ye Xishui defeated the Team Rocket grunts threatening Mr. Fuji in Pokémon Tower.
• Mr. Fuji took Ye Xishui to his orphanage and gave her a Poké Flute, moving her with his kindness.
• Wang Qiuer found a sleeping Snorlax blocking the bridge and used the Poké Flute to wake it.
• Wang Qiuer battled the level 30 Snorlax with Gyarados and Ivysaur, but Snorlax used Rest to restore all its HP and cure its status conditions.
• Wang Qiuer angrily vowed to defeat Snorlax even if she went bankrupt.

Wang Qiuer caught Snorlax and obtained a bicycle with her Pokémon Fan Club voucher, allowing the group to travel down Cycling Road to Fuchsia City. Long Xiaoyao and Di Tian battled the road’s troublemakers as they raced, and Wang Qiuer arrived eager to enter the Safari Zone.

• Wang Qiuer caught Snorlax and nicknamed it Number One Sandbag.
• After a guard barred her from Cycling Road, Wang Qiuer remembered her Bicycle Voucher and exchanged it for a bicycle in Cerulean City.
• The group rode onto Cycling Road, where Long Xiaoyao and Di Tian battled bikers and bald gang members while competing to race downhill.
• The group reached Fuchsia City, and Wang Qiuer excitedly pointed out the Safari Zone and asked whether it was the place to catch rare Pokémon.

Wang Qiuer, Long Xiaoyao, and Di Tian explored the Safari Zone, where its unusual catching rules frustrated the two Black Dragon Kings while Wang Qiuer filled her bag with Pokémon. After Huo Yuhao found Surf and the Gold Teeth, the group left the park and headed for Fuchsia Gym.

• Wang Qiuer paid the Safari Zone admission fee and discovered that she could trigger encounters by turning in place without using steps.
• Wang Qiuer angered a wild Scyther with a rock and failed to catch it with a Safari Ball.
• Di Tian and Long Xiaoyao repeatedly tried to catch Dratini, but their rocks, bait, and Safari Balls all ended with the Pokémon fleeing.
• Ice Empress and Snow Empress watched the two Black Dragon Kings struggle, and Snow Empress explained that the game's rules stripped away their sense of control.
• Huo Yuhao found the HM Surf and the Gold Teeth in a hidden house deep inside the Safari Zone.
• Wang Qiuer caught a haul of Pokémon, left the Safari Zone, and headed with the others toward Fuchsia Gym.

Wang Qiuer and Huo Yuhao tackled Fuchsia Gym’s invisible maze, and Huo Yuhao defeated Koga with Kadabra before guiding Wang Qiuer to her own victory. At the Safari Zone, Di Tian and Long Xiaoyao continued failing to catch Dratini, their patience worn down by repeated escapes.

• Wang Qiuer repeatedly ran into the invisible walls at Fuchsia Gym until Lu Yuan explained the glass maze mechanic.
• Huo Yuhao used his Spirit Eyes to map the maze, reached Koga, and swept his Poison-type team with Kadabra’s Psybeam to win the Soul Badge.
• Huo Yuhao gave Wang Qiuer directions through the maze, and she defeated Koga with her Snorlax’s Body Slam.
• Di Tian and Long Xiaoyao spent more than an hour trying and failing to catch Dratini, which kept fleeing from their attempts.

Di Tian caught a Dratini in the Safari Zone while Wang Qiuer and Gu Yuena reached Saffron City after Gu Yuena used tea to get past the checkpoint. They found Team Rocket occupying the city and Silph Co., and Wang Qiuer rushed inside, eager to loot the building.

• Di Tian caught a Dratini after a tense fishing attempt and celebrated its pure dragon bloodline, while Long Xiaoyao continued trying to catch one.
• Wang Qiuer tried to bribe the Saffron City guard with five thousand, then fifty thousand, but the guard kept refusing passage.
• Gu Yuena gave the guard tea from her bag, triggering the event that opened the gate and alerted the other guards.
• Wang Qiuer followed Gu Yuena into Saffron City and learned that Team Rocket had occupied Silph Co. and taken its president hostage.
• Wang Qiuer charged into Silph Co. with Gyarados and Snorlax, intent on looting the building, while Lu Yuan remarked that she had no surname.

Wang Qiuer and Gu Yuena raided Silph Co. Tower, overcoming Team Rocket and taking advantage of its teleportation maze to collect valuables and a Key Card. After looting the lower and middle floors, they headed for the eleventh-floor president’s office to confront Giovanni.

• Wang Qiuer stormed Silph Co. with Snorlax and Gyarados, defeated the Team Rocket grunts in the lobby, and looted their prize money.
• Wang Qiuer jumped through Warp Panels to reach treasure rooms and plundered items, while Gu Yuena analyzed the panels and fought Team Rocket with Eevee’s evolutions.
• Gu Yuena found the Key Card in a concealed room, allowing Wang Qiuer to unlock doors throughout the tower.
• Wang Qiuer obtained Lapras from a hidden Silph Co. employee, while Gu Yuena wondered whether its water-and-ice powers could resonate with her Extreme Cold Law.
• After stripping the lower and middle floors of valuables, Wang Qiuer and Gu Yuena headed toward the president’s office to rob Giovanni.

Wang Qiuer and Gu Yuena defeated Giovanni at Silph Co. and received the Master Ball as a reward. Lu Yuan explained that it guaranteed capture, leaving Di Tian and Long Xiaoyao lamenting their ordeal trying to catch Dratini as the group prepared to tackle Saffron City's Gym.

• Wang Qiuer and Gu Yuena reached Silph Co.'s president's office and faced Giovanni, who sent out Nidoqueen.
• Wang Qiuer used Lapras and Snorlax to defeat Giovanni's Pokémon, while Giovanni fled with his subordinates and left behind 4,100 yuan.
• Silph Co.'s president thanked Wang Qiuer and gave her the newly developed Master Ball.
• Lu Yuan explained that the Master Ball could capture any Pokémon without fail, and Gu Yuena realized how formidable its power was.
• Di Tian and Long Xiaoyao despaired over their failed efforts to catch Dratini in the Safari Zone, while Wang Qiuer guarded the Master Ball.
• Lu Yuan announced that Saffron City had reopened and pointed out the city's Gym as the next challenge.

In Saffron Gym, Ye Xishui’s Ghost and Poison Pokémon were routed by Psychic attacks, while Mu En calmly navigated the Teleport maze and defeated Sabrina with his Blastoise. Mu En won the Marsh Badge and teased Ye Xishui about understanding the game better.

• Ye Xishui’s Haunter and Venusaur were defeated by a Gym trainer’s Kadabra, and Lu Yuan explained that their Poison typing made them vulnerable to Psychic moves.
• Mu En entered Saffron Gym and crossed the Teleport maze by moving casually from tile to tile.
• Mu En sent out his Level 43 Blastoise, Xuanshui, against Sabrina’s Level 38 Kadabra.
• Xuanshui used the Dark-type move Bite to defeat Kadabra, then defeated Sabrina’s remaining Pokémon with repeated Bites.
• Mu En defeated Sabrina, received the Marsh Badge, and teased Ye Xishui about his skill at the game.

After learning Surf, Wang Qiuer tried to charge the others for a ride across Route 10, then explored the Power Plant and discovered that some item balls were actually explosive Voltorb. The blast knocked out her Gyarados, and she ended the chapter charging through the building with Snorlax in a fury.

• Wang Qiuer used her Lapras to block the river and demanded five thousand per person for passage, while Di Tian and Long Xiaoyao refused to pay and crossed with Pokémon of their own.
• The group followed Route 10 south and reached the Power Plant, where Gu Yuena sensed powerful lightning energy that might come from a god.
• Wang Qiuer rushed into the Power Plant and collected a Potion from an item ball before another apparent item turned out to be a wild Voltorb.
• Voltorb used Self-Destruct, knocking out Wang Qiuer's Gyarados and itself and leaving Wang Qiuer devastated.
• Wang Qiuer ordered Snorlax to charge through the Power Plant while Di Tian and Long Xiaoyao cautiously kept to the walls to avoid the fake item balls.

Wang Qiuer led the group through the Power Plant to find Zapdos, while Di Tian and Long Xiaoyao struggled to defeat and capture the powerful Legendary Pokémon. After their Ultra Balls repeatedly failed, they tried to get Wang Qiuer’s Master Ball, but she refused and left to inspect the next city’s market.

• Wang Qiuer used Snorlax to check suspicious item balls and guided the group through the Power Plant to its generator room.
• Gu Yuena recognized the enormous yellow bird as a godlike manifestation of lightning, and Di Tian and Long Xiaoyao challenged it.
• Zapdos overwhelmed their Pokémon with powerful attacks and paralysis, forcing the two men to focus on wearing it down and catching it.
• Di Tian and Long Xiaoyao lowered Zapdos’s health, paralyzed it, and spent their Ultra Balls, but Zapdos broke free each time.
• Di Tian begged Wang Qiuer to lend him her Master Ball, but she refused to give up her prized item and left to inspect the next city’s market.

Di Tian and Long Xiaoyao abandoned their failed attempt to catch Zapdos, and the group traveled to Seafoam Islands, where Gu Yuena solved the cave’s boulder puzzle and encountered Articuno. Snow Empress and Ice Empress were awed by the Legendary Pokémon’s pure ice power as Gu Yuena began battling it with Flareon.

• Di Tian and Long Xiaoyao ran out of Poké Balls trying to catch Zapdos, then used quick loading to reset their progress and gave up on it.
• Wang Qiuer ferried the group across the sea to Seafoam Islands, where they found the current too strong to Surf through.
• Long Xiaoyao and Di Tian got boulders stuck, but Gu Yuena calculated the routes and blocked the underground currents so the group could continue.
• Gu Yuena reached the deepest level and triggered a battle with the level 50 Articuno, drawing Snow Empress and Ice Empress’s attention.
• Gu Yuena sent out Flareon and ordered Flamethrower, but Articuno countered with Ice Beam and badly damaged Flareon.