Recaps

Roy woke from a dream at Mt. Pyre, where he lived with Phoebe and her grandparents after being rescued and taken in. He recalled how he had transmigrated into the Pokémon world and narrowly escaped a flock of Spearow, leaving him settled into his life on the mountain.

• Phoebe tried to wake Roy with a headless Haunter prank, but he remained unimpressed and complained about her repetitive scares.
• Roy suggested Chinese horror ideas to Phoebe while recalling his arrival in the Pokémon world as a ten-year-old boy.
• A territorial Spearow attacked Roy, and a Caterpie briefly trapped it with String Shot before swinging away.
• A flock of Spearow led by a Fearow descended on Roy, but a Gengar drove them off with Shadow Ball.
• Roy woke in a coffin on Mt. Pyre and learned that the mountain's elderly caretakers and their granddaughter Phoebe had taken him in.
• Roy accepted the elders' work conditions and spent the next two and a half years living on Mt. Pyre.

Roy fed Litwick and Duskull before heading out to clean the gravestones on Mt. Pyre's eighth floor. Phoebe gave him his approved ID Card, allowing him to officially access Pokémon League services and buy Poké Balls for his Pokémon.

• Roy fed Litwick and Duskull, then let them absorb his Ghost Power.
• Roy told Phoebe he was going to wipe down the eighth-floor gravestones and promised to bring back extra-spicy snacks.
• Phoebe gave Roy the ID Card her grandfather had asked her to deliver, and Roy realized he was now an official resident of the Pokémon World.
• Roy considered how the Pokémon League regulated travel, Trainer qualifications, and Poké Ball purchases.
• Roy planned to buy Poké Balls for Litwick and Duskull now that he had an ID Card.

Roy explained how Ghost-type Pokémon lived on Mt. Pyre and used his Ghost Power to support Litwick, then described his work cleaning tombstones and helping bury Pokémon. After finishing the eighth floor and earning tips, he headed down Mt. Pyre pleased with his earnings.

• Roy explained that Mt. Pyre's Ghost-type Pokémon could absorb his purified Ghost Power, but he had refused to support more Pokémon than Litwick and his other companion.
• Roy described how he had unlocked Mind Communication, which let him understand Ghost-type Pokémon and secretly give them commands.
• Roy continued cleaning Mt. Pyre's tombstones while grieving visitors arrived to pay their respects and bury Pokémon.
• Roy recalled that he charged 1,000 Poké Dollars for burial help and that the two elders had rejected his ideas for making Mt. Pyre's burial services more elaborate.
• Roy finished cleaning the eighth floor, counted 2,000 Poké Dollars in tips, and headed down Mt. Pyre feeling pleased.

Roy descended Mt. Pyre, recalling the people he met and training Litwick along the way. He reached the nearby town and went to the League Shop to buy two Poké Balls.

• Roy greeted Fujibashi, a disfigured former prosecutor who had come to Mt. Pyre hoping to commune with his dead Houndoom.
• Roy counted his earnings and passed Honoka, who silently moved aside as he walked down the mountain.
• Roy trained Litwick to dodge Caterpie's String Shot and promised Caterpie a Sitrus Berry before leaving.
• Roy arrived at the town near Mt. Pyre with Litwick and headed to the League Shop to buy two Poké Balls.

Roy visited the League Shop, bought two Poké Balls, and received a Spatial Bracelet as a gift from Yazi. After collecting a Gengar plushie he had ordered for Phoebe, he said goodbye and left.

• Roy teased Cleffa at the League Shop, then asked Yazi for two Poké Balls and registered them to his ID Card.
• Yazi gave Roy a Spatial Bracelet to celebrate his new ID Card, and Roy bound it to his identity.
• Yazi recalled how Roy had rescued her from a Duskull at the shop and helped protect her from troublesome Ghost-type Pokémon.
• Yazi gave Roy the limited-edition Gengar plushie he had asked her to buy for Phoebe.
• Roy collected the plushie, said goodbye to Yazi and Cleffa, and left as it grew late.

After catching Litwick and Duskull, Roy activated the Popularity System, which strengthened his Ghost Power and offered tools for promoting Ghost-type Pokémon. He discovered that his Appraisal Eye could inspect Pokémon in detail and confirmed Litwick had Flash Fire.

• Roy caught Litwick and Duskull with standard Poké Balls and celebrated his first Pokémon captures.
• The Popularity System activated, increasing Roy’s Ghost Power and revealing its Fame requirements, locked shop, and team-wide Ghost-move boost.
• Roy learned that leveling Ultimate Ghost Power required exponentially more Popularity Points and tested its weak boost on Litwick.
• Roy used the Appraisal Eye to inspect Litwick’s level, moves, abilities, and other details.
• Roy confirmed Litwick had Flash Fire, which gave it protection against Fire-type moves.

Roy inspected Duskull and explored the system’s features, then discovered that its locked shop depended on raising Ghost-type popularity. He obtained Giratina’s Scale from a blind box and headed up Mt. Pyre, uncertain how to make the public accept Ghost-type Pokémon.

• Roy scanned Duskull and learned that it had Levitate, several moves, and the inherited moves Pain Split and Memento.
• Roy examined the system’s assessment features and saw that the System Shop required 500 Popularity Points to unlock.
• Roy opened the blind box at the 0% mark and received Giratina’s Scale, which could summon Giratina when infused with Extreme Ghost Power.
• Roy asked how to earn Popularity Points and learned that promoting Ghost-type Pokémon and changing public opinion could earn them.
• Roy packed the scale into his Spatial Bracelet and took the vegetables and snacks up Mt. Pyre before Phoebe could nag him.

Roy returned to Mt. Pyre with denser Ghost Power, and the elders decided he had to leave so Phoebe could inherit the mountain’s power. The old woman explained Mt. Pyre’s history and gave Roy an admission letter to Rustboro Academy, leaving him ready to go out into the world.

• Roy noticed that his Ghost Power attracted Ghost-type Pokémon and hurriedly restrained it before a Shuppet regained its senses.
• The elders discussed sending Roy away because Mt. Pyre could not support both his cultivation and Phoebe’s inheritance.
• Roy returned with tobacco for the old man, and the elders noticed his unusually dense Ghost Power.
• After dinner, the old woman gave Roy an admission letter to Rustboro Academy and explained that Mt. Pyre guarded Hoenn’s entrance to the Spirit World.
• The old woman told Roy that Phoebe was the family heir and that leaving Mt. Pyre would help her awaken her Ghost Power.

Roy left Mt. Pyre to enroll at Rustboro Academy, parting from the elderly couple and Phoebe despite their close bond. Before he descended the mountain, Gengar saw him off with rare items for his Pokémon, and Roy set out promising to return.

• Roy accepted the elders’ decision to send him to Rustboro Academy and agreed to leave the next day without telling Phoebe.
• Roy gave Phoebe a Gengar body pillow, and she thanked him with a kiss before they resumed bickering.
• Roy left before dawn with Litwick and Duskull, bowed at the mountain gate, and began descending Mt. Pyre alone.
• Gengar stopped Roy and gave him a Perfect Dusk Stone and a Perfect Spell Tag, telling him to look ahead and return someday.
• Roy thanked Gengar, stored the items, and scanned Gengar, discovering it was a level 84 male with Elite Four-level strength.

Roy left Mt. Pyre for Rustboro Academy, leaving Phoebe devastated when she learned he was gone. His letter reassured her he would return during a school break, and she found a way to keep feeling close to him.

• Roy told Yazi that Phoebe would help drive away the troublesome Ghost-type Pokémon, then left for Rustboro Academy with supplies Yazi had packed for him.
• Phoebe learned from her grandparents that Roy had left Mt. Pyre and ran toward the mountain path, but Gengar brought her back as night fell.
• Phoebe asked whether she could give up the family inheritance to bring Roy back, then cried while hugging the Gengar doll he had given her.
• Phoebe read Roy's letter, which promised he would visit during a school break and challenged her to another battle, lifting her spirits through her tears.
• Phoebe went out to feed the Caterpie and called it "Roy," as Haunter later told her grandparents.

Roy encountered a cruel Bug Catcher who abused his injured Weedle, and Litwick drove the man into the forest. Roy approached the abandoned Weedle as it lay near death, leaving its fate unresolved.

• Roy was challenged by a Bug Catcher who sent out his badly injured Weedle and ordered it to attack.
• The Bug Catcher shocked Weedle through its collar when it refused to obey, prompting Roy to tell Litwick to teach him a lesson.
• Litwick frightened the Bug Catcher into fleeing, and he dropped a key and a packet of Stun Spore.
• Roy gained one Popularity Point and went to check on Weedle, which lay exhausted and prepared to accept its fate.

Roy rescued and treated a captured Weedle, then continued toward Lilycove City. Along the way, he met Officer Jenny, who warned him that poaching gangs were active in the forest.

• Roy freed Weedle from its Thunder Shock collar, treated its wounds, and left it on a tree; Weedle later evolved into Kakuna.
• Roy noticed his Popularity Points had increased and wondered whether Weedle had earned him the point.
• Roy continued toward Lilycove City while daydreaming about catching a Pokémon to ride as a mount.
• Officer Jenny stopped Roy for a routine inspection and returned his ID after confirming his identity.
• Officer Jenny warned Roy about active poaching gangs and pointed him toward Lilycove City before riding off on Arcanine.

Roy captured Scarface, a poacher who had escaped Officer Jenny, by using Duskull and Litwick to immobilize and frighten him. Officer Jenny returned to arrest Scarface, who confessed to numerous crimes while begging to be taken away from Roy.

• Roy heard Scarface hiding nearby, treating his burns and cursing Officer Jenny, and decided to capture him for the reward.
• Roy had Duskull use Mean Look to freeze Scarface, then used Litwick’s illusions to frighten him into surrendering.
• Roy took Scarface’s Poké Balls, tied him up, and sprinkled Stun Spore on him before deciding to hand him over to Officer Jenny.
• Officer Jenny returned after hearing a scream and found Roy waiting beside the bound, trembling poacher.
• Scarface confessed to a long list of crimes and begged Officer Jenny to arrest him, while Roy and Officer Jenny reacted to his desperate claims.

Roy helped Officer Jenny capture Scarface, a wanted Pokémon poacher, and learned about the Pokémon League’s trainer qualification system and its rewards. He chose League Points as compensation and left with 550 points to claim after earning his Junior Pokémon Trainer Qualification Certificate.

• Officer Jenny handcuffed Scarface and recognized Roy’s help in capturing the wanted criminal.
• Roy handed over Scarface’s Poké Balls and Spatial Bracelet but secretly kept his mask.
• Officer Jenny explained Pokémon Trainer Qualification Certificates, their requirements, and the League benefits and duties they carried.
• Roy learned that Litwick and Duskull were both two levels short of the Junior qualification threshold, so he could not yet claim League Points.
• Roy accepted points instead of Poké Dollars and received 550 League Points for completing Scarface’s C-rank mission.

Roy reached Lilycove City with Officer Jenny Liya, missed the last bus to Rustboro City, and spent the night at the Pokémon Center. He gave Chansey a deck of cards before leaving the next morning on a League Police Bureau Pidgeot.

• Officer Jenny Liya took Roy to Lilycove City on Arcanine, but the last bus to Rustboro City had already left.
• Officer Jenny arranged for Roy to stay at the Pokémon Center and use the police station's Pidgeot to travel the next morning.
• Roy found the League Battle Practice Room empty, then played cards with Litwick, Duskull, and Chansey.
• Chansey played cards with Roy until midnight, and Roy gave it the deck before accepting its Haban Berry.
• The next morning, Roy said goodbye to Officer Jenny Liya and flew toward Rustboro City on Pidgeot.

Roy encountered Professor Birch outside Rustboro City and hoped to receive a Starter Pokémon, but Birch had none to give him. Birch became fascinated by Roy’s Ghost-type Pokémon and arranged to meet him at Rustboro Academy to study them.

• Roy arrived at Rustboro City after seeing a newspaper article about his arrest of a poacher and noticed his Popularity Points had increased.
• Roy found Professor Birch being chased by a Poochyena, but the Pokémon eventually ran off after Birch collapsed from exhaustion.
• Roy asked Birch for all three Starter Pokémon, then settled for Mudkip, but Birch had no Pokémon to give him.
• Birch spotted Roy’s Litwick and Duskull and eagerly examined them, while Litwick refused to cooperate.
• Birch remembered his appointment at the Safari Zone, learned Roy attended Rustboro Academy, and arranged to visit him there to continue his Ghost-type research.

Roy arrived at Rustboro Academy and met Lina, his class teacher, who showed him around and explained the school's rules and assessments. After meeting the wary academic affairs director, Roy spotted someone watching through the office window, and the person fled when he noticed them.

• Roy reached Rustboro Academy and asked Lina where to register before she realized he was the student she had been waiting for.
• Lina introduced herself as Roy's class teacher and confirmed that he was a Ghost-type Pokémon Trainer when Litwick's flame appeared on his shoulder.
• Lina showed Roy the academy's facilities and explained its classes, promotion requirements, and career paths.
• Roy met the Mediterranean Director, who warned him to keep a close watch on his Pokémon and privately disliked Ghost-type Pokémon.
• Roy noticed someone peering into the academic affairs office window, and the startled watcher fell and hurried away.

Roy accepted a run-down warehouse beside Rustboro Academy’s sealed back mountain as his dormitory, where he noticed unusually dense Ghost Power and learned of a deadly urban legend. After settling in with Duskull and Litwick, he followed Lina to collect his uniform and textbooks.

• Lina led Roy away from the student dormitories to an abandoned warehouse by the Academy’s back mountain, and Roy chose to stay there despite its shabby condition.
• Roy noticed the area’s dense Ghost Power and learned that Trainers who investigated the back mountain after a female student’s alleged suicide had vanished without a trace.
• Duskull explored the warehouse while Lina helped Roy clear it, and Roy found and kept an old mountain bike from Miracle Bike Shop.
• Roy and Lina tidied the dormitory, where Litwick helped Lina clean and softened her view of Ghost-type Pokémon.
• Roy followed Lina to collect his Academy uniform and textbooks.

Roy settled into his first class at Rustboro Academy, where his classmates learned he was a Ghost-type Trainer. Roxanne challenged him to a battle, wagering that he would become her underling if he lost and that she would write him a love letter if she did.

• Lina introduced Roy to the class and assigned him a solitary desk, while Roy searched his textbook for information about Ghost-type Pokémon.
• After class, a nervous Little Fatty approached Roy, then reported to Roxanne that he was a Ghost-type Trainer.
• Roxanne challenged Roy to become her underling if he lost, and Roy countered that she would write him a love letter if she lost.
• Roxanne accepted Roy's terms and arranged for their battle at the academy's dedicated arena after school.

Mu Jin Hibiscus and Steven Stone visited Rustboro Academy, where they discovered a crowd gathering for Roy and Roxanne’s battle. Roxanne sent out her level 27 Onix, and Roy answered with Litwick, whose cute appearance surprised the spectators.

• Director Yu Sui warmly welcomed Mu Jin Hibiscus and introduced Hibiscus’s son, Steven Stone, before guiding them into the academy.
• A crowd rushed to the battle arena to watch Roy and Roxanne’s match after hearing that Roy had a Ghost-type Pokémon.
• Hibiscus and Steven joined the spectators, and Steven became interested when Roxanne sent out her Onix.
• Roy scanned Onix and found it was level 27, then ordered Litwick to use Haze and Minimize.
• Litwick’s cute appearance charmed the crowd, while Roy privately anticipated the reaction once it showed what it could do.

Roy's Litwick defeated Roxanne's Onix by hiding in Haze, burning it, and confusing it until it attacked itself. Roy left after reminding Roxanne about her promised love letter, while she rushed Onix to the infirmary.

• Litwick used Haze and Minimize to hide from Onix, then burned its tail with Will-O-Wisp.
• Onix sensed Litwick's position and tried Slam, but its Normal-type move passed harmlessly through the Ghost-type Pokémon.
• Litwick hit Onix with Confuse Ray, causing it to attack itself while the Burn drained its strength.
• Litwick finished the weakened Onix with Will-O-Wisp, and the referee declared Roy the winner.
• Roy reminded Roxanne about her promised love letter and slipped away with Litwick as Roxanne took Onix to the infirmary.

After Roy defeated Roxanne with an unsettling battle strategy, Mu Jin and Steven watched him leave, and Roy gained popularity for the spectacle. He then astounded the academy cafeteria by eating twelve bowls of noodles, leaving Little Fatty devastated after losing at his own specialty.

• Mu Jin realized Roy was the student he had recommended to the academy, while Steven could not find a strategy that would beat Roy’s tactics.
• Roy noticed his Popularity Points had risen to 900 and headed to the free cafeteria for food.
• Roy ordered eight bowls of ramen, and the cafeteria worker and Machoke hurried to serve him.
• Roy ate twelve bowls of noodles while students gathered to watch, then calmly took ice cream and left.
• Little Fatty saw Roy’s eating feat and felt crushed that Roy had beaten him at his proudest specialty.

Roy unlocked the System Shop after reaching 1,000 Popularity Points and examined its Pokémon items and Technical Machine. He decided to save for Eviolite and Rest, then looked to Duskull and Litwick to help him earn more points.

• Roy discovered that the System Shop had unlocked and saw five items available for exchange.
• Roy judged that Eviolite would suit Dusclops better than the Reaper Cloth and asked Duskull whether it wanted to become a warrior or a defensive support.
• Duskull chose the defensive support role, and Roy dismissed the King's Rock and Dusk Stone as poor priorities.
• Roy decided to save for Eviolite and the Rest Technical Machine, which together cost 10,000 Popularity Points.
• Roy watched Duskull and Litwick and grinned as he considered getting them to help him earn more Popularity Points.

Roy received a love letter from Roxanne after defeating her, then recruited her underling Little Fatty to help with an undisclosed plan. Roxanne returned to find Roy and Little Fatty had left for the battle arena together.

• Lina taught a lesson about raising Rock-type Pokémon while Roy slept through most of class.
• Roxanne blushed as she handed Roy a letter, and Little Fatty and the tall, skinny boy joked about her reaction.
• Roy stopped Little Fatty and led him outside, explaining a plan that persuaded him to help.
• Roxanne returned to the classroom and learned from Guimi that Roy and Little Fatty had gone toward the battle arena.

Roy drew a crowd to the battle arena by challenging Rustboro Academy’s beginner-class students for 10,000 Poké Dollars, then faced Wu Ming and his Level 30 Charmeleon. Roy’s Litwick won the battle, leaving Roy’s challenge unanswered for now.

• Little Fatty spread Roy’s insults around the academy, bringing angry students to the arena where Roy stood beside a sign challenging the beginner class.
• Roy offered 10,000 Poké Dollars to anyone who could beat him, but advanced-class students backed away after learning the challenge was restricted to beginner-class students.
• Wu Ming, a strong beginner-class student with a Level 30 Charmeleon, accepted Roy’s challenge and began the battle with Flamethrower.
• Roy ordered Litwick to fake being hurt, then had it use Confuse Ray and Hex to exploit Charmeleon’s confusion.
• Charmeleon activated Blaze and attacked again, but Litwick’s Hex struck it down and it lost the ability to battle.