Chapter Summaries

Jiang Jing fought through Team Rocket’s base beneath Galaxy Square, destroyed Lei Ze’s black Poké Balls, and escaped the Underground Arena as the Pokémon Association battled the organization above. As Li Muyu and President Song cornered four Team Rocket executives, He Wei forcibly Mega Evolved Houndoom and blasted open the ground, awakening Regieleki.

• Jiang Jing’s Pokémon defeated Lei Ze’s forces and several self-destructing Electrode buried Jiang Jing and his team beneath debris, but Aggron and Metagross opened a way out.
• Jiang Jing broke Lei Ze’s wrist guard and black Poké Balls, helped Marowak and Alolan Ninetales recover, and fled into the Underground Arena.
• A glamorous Team Rocket woman identified Jiang Jing and rallied attackers against him, but Jiang Jing and his Pokémon fought through the crowd and escaped another Electrode explosion.
• Jiang Jing met President Song at the exit, then reached the surface and told Secretary Li that Team Rocket might have a special escape route.
• He Wei used a mechanical bracelet to force Houndoom to Mega Evolve, but Li Muyu and President Song continued to overpower Team Rocket’s four executives.
• He Wei ordered Mega Houndoom to Blast Burn the ground, and President Song warned that the attack had awakened Regieleki.

Regieleki erupted from beneath Galaxy Square and devastated the plaza while the Pokémon Association struggled to stop it. Jiang Jing used Aura and Telepathy to learn that Regieleki had been awakened and attacked in its own territory, persuading it to stop and leave; the group followed it to a forest, where it burrowed underground.

• He Wei’s attempt to escape caused Regieleki to burst through the underground base, killing He Wei and collapsing the facility as Li Muyu rescued survivors.
• Regieleki emerged beneath Galaxy Square, where it overwhelmed the Trainers and Pokémon who tried to drive it back.
• Li Muyu and Chairman Song Mega Evolved Metagross and Ampharos and joined a large group attack, but Regieleki defeated most of their Pokémon.
• Jiang Jing contacted Regieleki through Aura and Telepathy, learned it had been awakened and attacked in its home, and apologized while asking it to stop fighting.
• Regieleki stopped its attacks and flew away, and Li Muyu, Chairman Song, Jiang Jing, and others followed it to a forest.
• Regieleki burrowed underground in the forest, and the gathered group stopped and breathed a sigh of relief.

After the Galaxy Square raid, Jiang Jing rescued and caught Electabuzz, whose Zap Plate Fragment made it valuable to Team Rocket and other powerful interests. When Chen Bingquan demanded Electabuzz, Jiang Jing refused and left after using his pressure to stop Chen Bingquan’s Galarian Darmanitan from attacking.

• Chairman Song and Li Muyu explained that He Wei had awakened Regieleki, which killed him before leaving, while the Pokémon Association arrested most of the Team Rocket base’s members.
• Jiang Jing learned that the freed Electabuzz had no Trainer, had been captured and used to produce electricity, and wanted to become his Pokémon, so he caught it with a Luxury Ball.
• Team Rocket ordered men to retrieve Electabuzz, while Li Muyu revealed that Electabuzz was linked to the valuable Thunderlight Stones and warned Jiang Jing to protect it.
• At the Pokémon Association, President Song rejected demands to hand over Electabuzz, and Jiang Jing declared that he would keep it.
• Chen Bingquan, the former president’s prized disciple, demanded Electabuzz, but Jiang Jing insulted him, refused, and left after his aura froze Chen Bingquan’s Galarian Darmanitan in place.

Jiang Jing obtained and fused Thunder Plate Fragments, evolved Electabuzz into Electivire, and discovered that the Chen Family had begun targeting him. After returning to Rongcheng, he was pursued into the wilderness by a masked woman demanding Electabuzz, and the chapter ended as a battle began.

• Jiang Jing humiliated Chen Bingquan, who called his father; his father arranged for someone to teach Jiang Jing a lesson.
• Jiang Jing traveled to Wutong Mountain Forest, found Regieleki with the Thunder Plate Fragment, and fused it with his own piece before uncovering valuable Evolution Stones and a Key Stone.
• Jiang Jing discovered and destroyed a hidden camera in his hotel room, then helped Electabuzz remove its Thunder Plate Fragment and Everstone; Electabuzz evolved into Electivire and reached Level 53 with six-star talent.
• Jiang Jing trained Electivire, then left Shenzhen City and returned to Rongcheng before heading into the wilderness toward Dark Forest.
• A masked woman pursued Jiang Jing with a Level 72 Skarmory and a Level 74 Galarian Slowbro, then demanded Electabuzz; Jiang Jing sent out Aggron and Metagross as the fight began.

Jiang Jing defeated Chen Shuling’s team with the help of the level-89 Gengar, took her Z-Ring, and reunited with the Ghost Pokémon in the Dark Forest, receiving several valuable items. After training Electivire and returning to Tianyi Dojo, he met Lin Tianyi, who recognized that he had come to learn Mega Evolution.

• Jiang Jing’s Aggron and Metagross defeated Chen Shuling’s Galarian Slowbro, while Empoleon and Lucario overwhelmed her Cursola.
• Chen Shuling sent out her remaining Pokémon, but Jiang Jing’s level-89 Gengar put her and her team to sleep before she could use a Z-Move; Jiang Jing took her Z-Ring and left her near the Bounty Hunters branch.
• Jiang Jing reunited with the Ghost Pokémon in the Dark Forest and chose Gengar’s Mega Stone, Banette’s Mega Stone, and a Dragon Fang as his rewards.
• Chen Shuling woke up, read Jiang Jing’s note, and called to report her failure; later, Chen Bingquan threatened Jiang Jing over the Z-Ring and Electabuzz, but Jiang Jing refused to give them back.
• Jiang Jing trained Electivire, reached level eight as a Bounty Hunter, and returned to Tianyi Dojo, where Lin Tianyi asked if he had come to learn Mega Evolution.

Jiang Jing trained to use Mega Evolution at Tianyi Dojo and successfully Mega Evolved Aggron, then tested its strength against the dojo’s Galarian Rapidash. Mega Aggron defeated Rapidash, though Jiang Jing realized he still needed to improve his control and conserve stamina.

• Jiang Jing showed Lin Tianyi his Mega Stones, and Lin Tianyi agreed to make him a six-slot Mega Bracelet and provide another Key Stone.
• Jiang Jing studied Bond Power with his Pokémon and learned to sense and condense it as Lin Tianyi prepared the Mega equipment.
• Lin Tianyi demonstrated Mega Evolution with Lucario, and Jiang Jing used what he learned to Mega Evolve Aggron on his first attempt.
• After a week of practice, Jiang Jing completed Mega Evolution proficiently and faced Lin Tianyi’s Galarian Rapidash in battle.
• Mega Aggron defeated Rapidash with Metal Burst, then reverted after its stamina ran low.

Jiang Jing completed Mega Evolution with Lucario and Gengar, then traded Banette's Mega Stone for Waterium Z and information about Metagrossite in An Ridge. He joined Wei Jie and a group of Trainers on the journey to the North Ridge Frontier Zone, determined to find the Metagrossite.

• Jiang Jing posted Banette's Mega Stone for trade, but no one offered the Metagrossite he wanted until Wei Ying contacted him with information about where one could be found.
• Jiang Jing helped Lucario complete Mega Evolution, and Lucario briefly enjoyed its increased strength before exhaustion forced it to revert.
• Half a month later, Jiang Jing helped Gengar complete Mega Evolution, and Master Lin praised his progress as Gengar rested after reverting from exhaustion.
• Wei Ying traded Waterium Z for Banette's Mega Stone and showed Jiang Jing photographs and a map pointing to a Metagross colony in the Lone Goose Range of An Ridge.
• Jiang Jing asked Wei Jie for advice, joined his group traveling to An Ridge, and flew with the team toward the North Ridge Frontier Zone.

Jiang Jing traveled to the North Ridge Frontier Zone and set out for the Lone Goose Range to find the Metagross colony and obtain its Mega Stone. After defeating a group of robbers, he faced their stronger boss, who demanded his valuables.

• Jiang Jing reached the North Ridge Frontier Zone, met its chief Lei Haichen, and studied a map to plan his journey to the Lone Goose Range.
• Jiang Jing left the frontier with Arcanine and trained on the way, while Electivire defeated wild Pokémon and advanced to Level 54.
• Six robbers ambushed Jiang Jing, but he used his Pokémon and his own strength to defeat them and tie them up.
• A man with a cannon-like device appeared alongside a Level 70 Galarian Weezing and demanded Jiang Jing hand over everything valuable.
• Jiang Jing dismissed the man's threat and challenged him to take his belongings by force.

Jiang Jing defeated Huang Haitan and his accomplices, destroyed the Petrifying Cannon, and rescued a group of captured Pokémon, including Larvitar and Beldum, who had encountered Mew and Mewtwo. As he traveled toward Lone Goose Range with them, Arcanine reached Six-Star Talent and Level 52, then demonstrated its increased strength against a Rhyperior.

• Jiang Jing used his Pokémon to overwhelm Huang Haitan’s team, then Mega-Evolved Aggron, Gengar, and Lucario to turn the battle around.
• Huang Haitan petrified several of Jiang Jing’s Pokémon with his cannon, but Jiang Jing dodged its shots, destroyed the weapon, and had Gengar drag Huang Haitan, his accomplices, and the Mole Bandits into the Spirit World.
• Jiang Jing found more than twenty captured Pokémon in Huang Haitan’s belongings, including Larvitar and Beldum, who told him they had encountered Mew and Mewtwo before being captured.
• Jiang Jing agreed to return Larvitar and Beldum to Lone Goose Range and traveled there, training his team along the way.
• Arcanine reached Level 49, consumed a Level 5 Legendary Pokémon Candy, and absorbed Jiang Jing’s Colorful Currents, reaching Level 52 and Six-Star Talent as his other Pokémon also leveled up.
• Arcanine defeated a Rhyperior with Flame Charge after overpowering its Hyper Beam.

Jiang Jing reunited Larvitar and Beldum with their clans and helped end the Metagross–Tyranitar feud, only for Articuno to join the fighting. After the Metagross leader offered him a reward, Jiang Jing won a battle against a level-66 Metagross, earning the right to choose three items from the clan’s treasure hoard.

• Jiang Jing and his Pokémon reached the mountains where Larvitar and Beldum’s clans lived and found a Metagross and a Tyranitar fighting.
• Jiang Jing sent his Metagross to stop the battle, and Larvitar and Beldum reunited with their clans, learning that the Metagross and Tyranitar clans had gone to war while searching for them.
• Jiang Jing and the reunited clans climbed the snowy mountain, where they found the Metagross and Tyranitar leaders fighting Articuno; the leaders ended their feud, then let Articuno vent its anger before it flew away.
• The Metagross leader thanked Jiang Jing for returning Beldum and offered him a choice of treasure, including the Metagrossite; Jiang Jing asked to take more and agreed to battle a clan member for three additional items.
• Jiang Jing chose a level-66 Metagross as his opponent, and his Metagross defeated it with Meteor Mash and Hyper Beam.
• The Metagross leader declared Jiang Jing had passed the test and allowed him to choose three items from the hoard.

Jiang Jing collected treasures and training from the Metagross and Tyranitar clans, then encountered Mew and received several rare gifts. After finding a Key Stone, he completed Mega Evolution training with Metagross, leaving the story with Mega Metagross newly transformed in the Lone Goose Range.

• Jiang Jing chose a Ground-type Z-Crystal, a Metagrossite, and an Abomasnow Mega Stone from the Metagross clan’s treasures.
• The Tyranitar leader thanked Jiang Jing for saving Larvitar by giving him a Tyranitarite and a valuable Rock Crystal.
• The Metagross leader trained Metagross, which improved its moves and learned Hyper Beam, while the Tyranitar leader helped Aggron advance Stone Edge and other moves.
• Jiang Jing encountered Mew, who gave him a Key Stone, a Mew Crystal, and a Mew Summoning Mark as thanks for helping return Beldum and Larvitar.
• Jiang Jing embedded the Key Stone in his Mega Bracelet and trained with Metagross at the Lone Goose Range.
• Jiang Jing and Metagross performed Mega Evolution, transforming Metagross into a six-star-talent Mega Metagross.

Jiang Jing completed Mega Evolution for Metagross, strengthened Steelix with Rock Crystal and Colorful Currents, and rescued Ni Dalong and Wei Jie from an Alolan Dugtrio. After returning to the Battle Frontier, he submitted valuable materials and claimed wanted criminals, including Huang Haitan, leaving Chief Lei Haichen asking who had captured him.

• Jiang Jing tested Mega Metagross against five Aerodactyl, and it defeated their leader before recovering with Pokéblocks.
• Three days later, Jiang Jing fed Steelix Rock Crystal and Colorful Currents, raising it to Level 52 and six-star talent while Haxorus advanced to Level 49.
• Jiang Jing rescued Ni Dalong and Wei Jie from an Alolan Dugtrio, and Steelix defeated the stronger Pokémon.
• Jiang Jing, Ni Dalong, and Wei Jie returned to the Battle Frontier, where Jiang Jing submitted materials worth two million points and turned in the Mole Bandits and Huang Haitan.
• The Bounty Hunters Hall supervisor confirmed Huang Haitan's capture, and Ni Dalong and Wei Jie realized Jiang Jing had caught him.
• Lei Haichen received word that Huang Haitan was dead and learned Jiang Jing had captured him.

Jiang Jing returned to Tianyi Dojo after securing the gifts he had sought and resumed training his Pokémon under Master Lin Tianyi. When Hongkou Dojo arrived for an exchange, Jiang Jing was chosen to represent Tianyi Dojo and faced an eager twenty-seven-year-old woman in the opening battle.

• Lei Haichen learned about Jiang Jing’s achievements and ordered Huang Haitan’s body sent to him for examination.
• Jiang Jing thanked Wei Ying for the information that led him to the Metagross tribe, then returned to Tianyi Dojo and reunited with Su Wei.
• Master Lin Tianyi guided Lucario’s training, and ten days later Lucario defeated Mienshao after mastering Extreme Speed and learning Focus Blast.
• Master Lin told Jiang Jing he would represent Tianyi Dojo against Hongkou Dojo, whose delegation arrived ten days later seeking a Friendship Tournament.
• Jiang Jing learned that Hongkou Dojo’s chosen fighter was twenty-seven, promised Su Wei that they would win, and stepped onto the platform to face the woman in the black kimono.

Jiang Jing defeated Kanda Kazumi’s Mega Pinsir with Mega Lucario, securing Tianyi Dojo’s victory over Hongkou Dojo, then spent the following weeks training and celebrating the New Year. When he returned home for Spring Festival, he reunited with his Pokémon and discovered that Mountain God Steelix had kept a Steelixite for Crystal Steelix.

• Jiang Jing’s Lucario overwhelmed Kanda Kazumi’s Pinsir, and both Trainers Mega Evolved their Pokémon for the next clash.
• Mega Lucario struck Mega Pinsir with a rapid barrage of Close Combat punches, leaving it unable to battle and giving Jiang Jing the victory.
• Jiang Jing celebrated with Su Wei, trained Electivire, and welcomed the New Year before leaving the dojo to go home for Spring Festival.
• Jiang Jing returned home and met Togepi, which Jiang’s Mother had bought from a Breeding House.
• Jiang Jing visited Mountain God Steelix with Crystal Steelix and learned that it had saved a Steelixite for her.

Jiang Jing completed Mega Evolution with Crystal Steelix, then returned to Xiamen University and the dojo as he prepared for the National Championship. After training and boosting his Pokémon, he was invited by Master Lin Tianyi to attend an auction in Magic City.

• Jiang Jing found the last Key Stone, fitted it into his Mega Bracelet, and watched Empoleon, Gengar, and Crystal Steelix train during his hometown visit.
• Jiang Jing successfully Mega Evolved Crystal Steelix, and it later defeated an invading Alolan Golem in battle before Jiang Jing and Crystal Steelix returned home.
• Jiang Jing returned to Xiamen University as a fourth-year student, told Old Huang he planned to enter the National Championship, and thanked the university for standing up to the Chen Family.
• At the dojo, Jiang Jing watched Arcanine and Crystal Steelix spar, then used Colorful Currents to raise Haxorus’s talent and help several Pokémon level up.
• Master Lin Tianyi told Jiang Jing that an auction would be held in Magic City and invited him to go along.

Jiang Jing attended the Magic City auction with Lin Tianyi and Big Beard, where he encountered future National Championship rivals and bid against Chen Bingquan for a Premium Thunder Stone. The auction’s next rare item was revealed to be Meteoric Steel containing a Splash Plate, leaving Jiang Jing startled by the discovery.

• Jiang Jing traveled to Magic City with Lin Tianyi and Big Beard and learned that the auction would include cash bidding and bartering.
• Jiang Jing defeated Hawlucha with Corviknight’s mastered Hurricane before setting out for the auction.
• Jiang Jing met Lin Xi and Lin Nan at the hotel, then learned about seeded National Championship rivals including Zhou Zhigan, Ye Jiangling, and Ji Zilin.
• Jiang Jing recognized a level eighty Floette at the auction and watched bidders compete for Evolution Stones.
• Jiang Jing drove Chen Bingquan’s bid for a Premium Thunder Stone up to twenty million, then stopped, leaving Chen Bingquan to realize he had been tricked.
• Jiang Jing saw the auction reveal Meteoric Steel and discovered that it contained a Splash Plate.

Jiang Jing won a Splash Plate fragment at auction, traded for an Electrium Z and resources, and used the Plate to strengthen Empoleon. After training and feeding Aggron a Rock Crystal with Colorful Currents, he raised Aggron to Level 61 and prepared for the National Championship.

• Jiang Jing won the Meteoric Steel containing a Splash Plate fragment for 150 million, while Zhou Zhigan bought the Gyarados Mega Stone for 1.1 billion.
• At the trade fair, Jiang Jing exchanged an Abomasite for an Electrium Z, a Key Stone, and ten million, then traded his Evolution Stones for Pokémon resources and cash.
• Jiang Jing cut the Meteoric Steel open and gave the Splash Plate fragment to Empoleon, whose Water-type attacks grew markedly stronger.
• Jiang Jing met Lin Yushuang, Master Lin's daughter, and learned that she would compete in the National Championship with a powerful Clefable.
• Jiang Jing fed Aggron the remaining Rock Crystal and unleashed Colorful Currents, raising Aggron to Level 61 and Electivire to Level 56.

The National Championship opened to a record number of contestants, and Jiang Jing faced He Tong in the first round of Fujian Province’s Preliminary Tournament. Jiang Jing’s Arcanine defeated all three of He Tong’s Pokémon in under two minutes, advancing Jiang Jing while He Tong left with an autograph and a new understanding of the gap between them.

• The National Championship rules expanded eligibility to university students, and hundreds of thousands of Trainers registered across Hua Nation.
• Jiang Jing, Su Wei, and their acquaintances gathered in Xiamen for the Fujian Province Preliminary Tournament, which had 32,768 contestants and eight Arenas.
• Jiang Jing drew He Tong as his first-round opponent, and the two entered Arena Four to cheers from the crowd.
• Jiang Jing’s Arcanine defeated He Tong’s Basculegion and Whiscash with Flamethrower, knocking each out in one hit.
• Arcanine defeated He Tong’s Ludicolo, eliminating He Tong in under two minutes and advancing Jiang Jing.
• He Tong accepted his loss, told Jiang Jing he was satisfied to have battled him, and asked him for an autograph for his younger brother.

Jiang Jing advanced through the tournament with a series of decisive victories, using Pokémon outside his main lineup as the competition narrowed. After Electivire helped him defeat older, experienced Trainers, Jiang Jing reached the top 32 as the youngest contestant remaining.

• Jiang Jing fed Metagross Meteoric Steel, and it reached level 59 during the first round.
• Jiang Jing used Haxorus to defeat Liu Jia’s Whimsicott, Roserade, and Flareon, advancing to the third round as Haxorus reached level 53.
• Jiang Jing advanced through the next rounds with Steelix and other Pokémon while Su Wei, Liu Bin, and most of his acquaintances were eliminated.
• Jiang Jing sent out Electivire against Li Ming’s Blaziken, whose paralysis kept it from getting back up after Electivire’s Thunder attack, and advanced to the ninth round.
• Jiang Jing’s Electivire swept through subsequent opponents, then defeated Mi Kang’s Bisharp in the final match for the top 32.

Jiang Jing defeated Luo Yun’s Talonflame and Emolga with Electivire before sending out Corviknight against her final Pokémon, Pidgeot. Their Steel Wing attacks collided, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Jiang Jing defeated Mi Kang and advanced into the Round of 32, then celebrated with Liu Bin and Huang Zixiang.
• Jiang Jing drew Luo Yun as his next opponent, and Old Huang and Lin Tianyi attended the matches with their companions.
• Jiang Jing used Electivire to defeat Luo Yun’s Talonflame and Emolga, leaving her with only Pidgeot.
• Jiang Jing sent out Corviknight, which clashed with Pidgeot after both Pokémon used Steel Wing.