Recaps

Roy stayed in Lilycove City while the harbor reopened, discovered that his popularity had reached ten million, and unlocked a second blind box containing Max Mushrooms. The chapter left him preparing to sleep when Chansey arrived with his wooden tiles to play cards.

• Roy learned that his ship would not arrive until the next morning and stayed at the Pokémon Center with Agatha.
• Roy checked his popularity and found that his video of Agatha scolding him had gone viral.
• Roy opened the second blind box and received three Max Mushrooms, which he stored in his Spatial Bracelet.
• Roy stopped Dusclops from eating the Max Mushrooms and gave it a Shaderoot Carrot instead.
• Chansey brought Roy the wooden tiles he had left behind and invited him to play cards.

Roy joined Joy and Chansey for a card game at the Pokémon Center, where Chansey repeatedly beat him and became the first Egg Cup champion. Liya arrived to deliver Roy’s League reward and join the game, while Joy decided to hold future card competitions.

• Chansey pulled Roy into the Pokémon Center lounge to play cards with Joy, and she repeatedly defeated him.
• Agatha’s Gengar watched the game, laughed at Roy’s paper-strip punishment, and joined in before Liya arrived.
• Liya told Roy that the rangers had been arranged and transferred 2.5 million Pokémon Trainer Points to his ID Card.
• Liya replaced Gengar for a round, and Roy, Joy, Chansey, and Liya played cards through the night.
• Roy named their game the Egg Cup, awarded Chansey a medal and Sweet Honey for winning, and agreed when Joy proposed more card competitions.

Roy and Agatha boarded the S.S. Anne for their journey back to Kanto, where Roy wondered about Team Rocket before enjoying the luxury cruise ship. The chapter ended with Agatha discovering Roy had drawn a crowd in the banquet hall over his enormous burger.

• Agatha chose the S.S. Anne over the S.S. Departure and brought Roy aboard with their SSVIP tickets.
• Roy admired the ship's luxurious facilities, then fell asleep in his suite while Snorunt settled beside him.
• Roy woke hungry, found the banquet hall buffet, and assembled a giant burger with ten steaks and a Farfetch'd leek.
• Agatha arrived at the banquet hall and, after Gengar pointed him out, saw Roy surrounded by onlookers as he stared at his burger.

Roy ate an enormous meal aboard the ship while Agatha tried to distance herself from the spectacle. When Clair recognized him and challenged him, Roy denied being Roy and claimed his name was Wallace.

• Roy shared a bite of his giant burger with Snorunt, then finished the burger in three bites and ate a roasted suckling pig and ice cream.
• Agatha moved away from Roy and enjoyed the sea view until Clair, Lance’s younger sister, recognized her.
• Clair spotted Roy and became eager to test the Hoenn Edge Cup champion’s strength.
• Roy refused to admit who he was, telling Clair she had the wrong person and that his name was Wallace.

After Clair repeatedly pursued Roy for a battle, he finally agreed to fight her on the S.S. Anne, sending out Dusclops against her Dragonair. The battle began with Clair ordering Dragonair to attack, while Roy told Dusclops to use Gravity.

• Roy escaped Clair in the banquet hall and relaxed on the S.S. Anne’s deck with Misdreavus and Annihilape.
• Clair found Roy, became enamored with Misdreavus, and challenged him, but Roy pretended to sleep and moved elsewhere.
• Clair returned with Agatha’s Gengar, which found Roy and woke him with Lick.
• Roy accepted Clair’s challenge and followed her to the ship’s battle platform, where Gengar stayed behind to drink his juice.
• Clair sent out Dragonair, while Roy chose Dusclops, which Clair mistook for an ordinary support Pokémon.
• Clair ordered Dragonair to use Dragon Rush, and Roy commanded Dusclops to use Gravity and force it down.

Roy used Dusclops to defeat Clair’s Dragonair, and Dusclops reached the Pseudo-Elite Four level. After Clair failed to beat Roy through repeated challenges aboard the S.S. Anne, she gave up and vowed to challenge him again in three years.

• Roy’s Dusclops used Trick Room, Gravity, and Will-O-Wisp to wear down Clair’s Dragonair and win, reaching the Pseudo-Elite Four level afterward.
• Clair broke down in frustration, while Roy thanked her for helping Dusclops break through.
• Over the next two days, Clair repeatedly challenged Roy, but she lost every battle despite trying to restrict his Pokémon.
• Clair demanded that Roy battle with his level fifteen Snorunt, and Roy stepped onto the field holding a leek instead.
• Clair mistook the broken Luxury Ball at Roy’s waist for another Pokémon, but Roy showed her it was empty, so she abandoned the challenge.
• Clair vowed to return in three years and defeat Roy, then left with a relieved Dragonair.

Roy enjoyed the S.S. Anne’s open deck until a spoiled boy tried to buy his Annihilape and threatened him with his family’s influence. The boy’s powerful butler apologized and took him away, while Roy resolved to identify the family and deal with the brat himself.

• A boy recognized Roy’s Annihilape and demanded to buy it for eight hundred thousand Poké Dollars, threatening Roy with his family’s status.
• Roy’s anger and killing intent frightened the boy, who called over his butler and ordered him to take Annihilape.
• The butler, whose Stoutland was a mid-tier Elite Four-level Pokémon, recognized Roy as Agatha’s disciple and apologized to avoid offending Agatha.
• The boy protested the apology, but the butler covered his mouth, apologized again, and hurried him away.
• Roy considered the family’s strength and decided to learn where the boy disembarked so he could track down his family and take revenge himself.

Roy saw Clair off at Goldenrod City, then encountered Giovanni and Matori aboard the S.S. Anne as Giovanni considered how to deal with Team Rocket’s Johto faction. Agatha warned Roy to stay away from Giovanni, whose identity she considered suspicious.

• Roy watched Clair disembark at Goldenrod City and silently remembered the brat and butler who had threatened his Annihilape.
• Clair promised to become the strongest Dragon-type trainer, stomped on Roy’s foot, and left the ship.
• Roy spotted Giovanni boarding with Matori, who urged him to deal with the rebellious Team Rocket elders in Johto.
• Giovanni explained that he was waiting for the right time to act against the Johto faction and noticed someone watching him.
• Giovanni greeted Agatha and learned that Roy was her disciple, while Agatha cut their conversation short and left with Roy.
• Agatha warned Roy to stay away from Giovanni, and Roy agreed despite knowing Giovanni’s identity.

Giovanni learned that Team Rocket had found a Gengarite but still had no news about Beedrill’s Evolution Stone or a Key Stone. On the ship’s fishing platform, Roy ignored the anglers’ mockery and fought a powerful fish until it began to tire.

• Matori told Giovanni that Team Rocket had found a purple stone resembling Gengarite, but had no other news about Mega Stones or Key Stones.
• Giovanni went to the open-air deck, where he spotted Roy preparing to fish with a cheap-looking rod and bait made from Pokéblocks.
• Several anglers mocked Roy’s equipment and offered him a better rod, but Roy declined and cast his line.
• After half an hour, Roy’s rod bent under a strong pull, and he used his strength and skill to fight the fish.
• Giovanni and the anglers watched as Roy gradually wore the fish down until its struggles weakened.

Roy reeled a Wailord out of the sea, released it after feeding it a Pokéblock, and sold his bait to the astonished anglers aboard the S.S. Anne. Giovanni watched Roy’s strength with new interest, and the chapter ended with the two of them shaking hands.

• Roy used his fishing rod to pull a Level 40 Wailord out of the sea, then had Drakloak remove the hook and feed it a Pokéblock before it returned to the water.
• Roy teased the angler who had mocked him, and the other anglers crowded around to ask about his rod and bait.
• Yoshino, Silph Co.'s Publicity Department Director, offered Roy a business card, and Roy sold his bait for 20,000 Poké Dollars each.
• After selling all his bait, Roy turned to leave and noticed Giovanni awkwardly holding out his hand.
• Roy shook Giovanni's hand, while Giovanni studied Roy's arm and reconsidered his first impression of him.

Roy befriended Giovanni aboard the S.S. Anne, and Giovanni was stunned to learn that the muscular Trainer was only fourteen. Roy returned to fishing, where Wailord kept demanding free bait even as Roy’s Pokéblock business flourished.

• Giovanni introduced himself to Roy and invited him to call him Big Brother Giovanni.
• Roy explained his training and his response to a fisherman's mockery, impressing Giovanni with his strength and confidence.
• Giovanni learned Roy was fourteen, checked his ID Card, and reacted with shock before Roy returned to his room.
• Roy reviewed large bait Pokéblock orders from prominent buyers and marveled at how profitable his fishing business had become.
• Wailord bit Roy’s hook again, so Roy gave it a dozen bait Pokéblocks, and it thanked him with a rainbow from its blowhole.
• After Wailord left, Snorunt held Roy’s fishing rod while he relaxed on the sunken platform.

Roy used a Wishiwashi’s Schooling behavior to help Giovanni rethink his struggle with Team Rocket’s Johto shareholders. Giovanni decided to withdraw from Johto temporarily and let the shareholders weaken one another before he dealt with them individually.

• Giovanni told Roy that the other shareholders in his company had joined forces and were trying to remove him.
• Roy advised Giovanni to treat the shareholders as separate opponents and defeat them one by one.
• Snorunt alerted Roy to a bite, and he caught a female Wishiwashi.
• Roy explained how Wishiwashi gathered into a stronger Schooling form under pressure, then dispersed when the danger passed.
• Giovanni realized he should withdraw from Johto and let the local Team Rocket leaders fight among themselves before he moved against them individually.
• Roy fed Wishiwashi a Pokéblock, released it into the sea, and resumed fishing.

Giovanni relaxed by fishing beside Roy after Roy helped him find a solution to Team Rocket’s problems, then introduced Roy to his powerful Persian. The chapter left Roy surprised when Giovanni offered to let him pet Persian.

• Giovanni joined Roy at the fishing spot and tried to recruit him as an honorary manager, but Roy refused because he wanted to remain free.
• Giovanni released Persian and gently petted it, while Roy used his System Scan to learn it was level 85.
• Persian watched Roy’s Annihilape approach, and Giovanni asked Roy about the Pokémon’s tournament battle against Tobias.
• Giovanni invited Roy to pet Persian, leaving both Roy and Persian stunned by the offer.

Roy spent the afternoon fishing with Giovanni before accepting his invitation to battle aboard the S.S. Anne. Giovanni sent out his near-Champion-level Beedrill, and Roy began a Bond Evolution with Misdreavus.

• Roy used his Pokéblock bait to fish with Giovanni and briefly petted Persian.
• Giovanni caught several Water-type Pokémon and fish, then returned them to the sea while Persian kept Carvanha in line.
• As evening fell, Giovanni asked Roy about the meaning of life, but found him asleep with Snorunt while Annihilape continued fishing.
• Giovanni invited Roy to battle, and Roy eagerly agreed before heading to the ship's battle platform with Annihilape and Drakloak.
• Giovanni sent out his level 89 Beedrill, and Roy immediately bonded with Misdreavus and began Bond Evolution.

Roy battled Giovanni as Misdreavus underwent Bond Evolution into Flutter Mane Forme, but Giovanni’s faster, higher-ranked Beedrill controlled the match. Beedrill stopped his lance just short of Flutter Mane, leaving the outcome clear and Roy spared a decisive blow.

• Giovanni watched Misdreavus evolve into Flutter Mane Forme through Bond Evolution.
• Roy ordered Flutter Mane to attack with Mystical Fire, but Beedrill evaded her strikes with superior speed.
• Giovanni had Beedrill keep dodging Flutter Mane for several minutes while he assessed her strength.
• Giovanni ordered Beedrill to use Double Team, surrounding Flutter Mane with indistinguishable clones.
• Roy ordered Flutter Mane to fire repeated Shadow Balls, destroying more than a dozen clones.
• Beedrill brought his lance to within two centimeters of Flutter Mane’s Red Orb, and Roy accepted that Giovanni had won.

After Roy lost to Giovanni’s Beedrill, Giovanni gave him a Gengarite and a Ghost Slate Shard, and Roy returned the favor with a Key Stone. The two acknowledged their friendship as Giovanni gained the means to Mega Evolve Beedrill if he could find its Mega Stone.

• Giovanni recalled Beedrill after defeating Roy’s Misdreavus, and Roy comforted her through Mind Communication.
• Roy teased Giovanni about becoming Champion, and Giovanni praised Roy’s strength and future potential.
• Giovanni gave Roy a Gengarite and a Ghost Slate Shard he had found in Johto.
• Roy handed Giovanni a Key Stone, explaining that he had another one.
• Giovanni accepted the Key Stone and called Roy his friend.

Agatha confronted Roy after seeing him with Giovanni, but Roy used the Gengarite Giovanni had given him to explain their meeting. Agatha accepted Roy’s Key Stone trade and agreed to keep the Gengarite for her Gengar to try Mega Evolution, while promising to find Roy another one later.

• Giovanni and Matori left Roy alone with Agatha at the banquet hall.
• Roy showed Agatha the Gengarite, and she pulled him to his room to question him about it.
• Roy told Agatha that Giovanni had given him the Gengarite and a Ghost Slate fragment in exchange for Roy’s Key Stone.
• Agatha worried that Roy might be giving up a Mega Stone he would need for a Gengar of his own, but Roy persuaded her to use it for now.
• Agatha accepted the Gengarite for her Gengar and decided she would help Roy find another one later.

Agatha used the Key Stone and Gengarite to Mega Evolve Gengar, who gained Shadow Tag. After testing the transformation, Agatha punished Roy for his misbehavior, and Gengar stayed behind to apply Potion before smacking Roy's sore backside.

• Agatha gave Gengar the Gengarite and Mega Evolved him using the Key Stone.
• Mega Gengar demonstrated Shadow Tag by pinning Roy in place through his shadow.
• Agatha reverted Gengar to his original form and told Roy it was time to discuss his behavior.
• Gengar stopped Roy from fleeing, and Agatha reduced his hundred strikes to ninety-nine before beating him with Farfetch'd's leek.
• After Agatha left, Gengar applied Potion to Roy's backside, then smacked it and made Roy yell at him.

Roy read that Rose had become chairman of the Galar Pokémon League and learned about Rose’s plans for the region. The ship was due to reach Kanto that afternoon, where Roy planned to meet Giovanni at the Viridian City Gym.

• Giovanni gave Roy his Communicator contact information and invited him to visit the Viridian City Gym after the ship reached Kanto.
• Roy read that Rose, president of Macro Cosmos, had become chairman of the Galar Pokémon League.
• Roy explained to Giovanni that Rose controlled both Galar’s economy and its Pokémon League, leaving Giovanni baffled.
• Roy read that Rose planned to abolish Galar’s Elite Four system and replace it with elimination tournaments whose winners would become Champion.
• Roy wondered which Pokémon Giovanni would make enormous with Dynamax, but Giovanni checked his forehead instead of answering.

Roy and Agatha reached Kanto and traveled from Vermilion City toward Professor Oak’s laboratory in Pallet Town. After crossing a mountain forest filled with Pokémon, they arrived at the town, where Roy wondered whether he would meet its famous native.

• Roy said goodbye to the anglers aboard the S.S. Anne as he and Agatha disembarked in Vermilion City.
• Roy and Agatha rented Pidgeot and flew toward Pallet Town, while Roy worried about meeting Professor Oak and Agatha described Oak’s character.
• Roy searched the surrounding mountains for the ancient ruin but could not sense any Ghost-type aura.
• Roy and Agatha crossed the forest, passing Spearow and Fearow that Roy considered attacking but left alone.
• A large group of Pichu, Pikachu, and Raichu crossed their path, and Agatha explained that stronger Pokémon had been cleared from the forest near Professor Oak’s laboratory.
• Roy and Agatha reached Pallet Town, and Roy wondered whether he would meet the town’s famous native.

Roy and Agatha arrived at Professor Oak's research lab, where Roy met Delia and Professor Oak asked to examine his Annihilape and Misdreavus. After dinner, Professor Oak dragged Roy away to begin researching the Pokémon.

• Agatha brought Roy to Oak Research Lab, where Delia stopped Professor Oak from eating instant noodles and complained that he ate them almost every day.
• Agatha introduced Roy as her disciple, and Gengar ate the noodles after Agatha took them from Professor Oak.
• Professor Oak told Roy that he had taken the blame for the controversy over Annihilape and Misdreavus's Bond Evolution, and asked Roy to warn him about future discoveries.
• Roy released Annihilape and Misdreavus for Professor Oak, but Delia insisted they eat dinner before starting research.
• After Roy praised Delia's cooking and learned she had a child, Professor Oak dragged him away to examine his Pokémon.

Roy explained Annihilape’s evolution and Rage Fist to Professor Oak, who tested Roy’s Ghost Power in the lab’s backyard. There, Roy discovered Professor Oak’s level 92 Dragonite, which he suspected had won the Pokémon World Tournament in Driftveil City.

• Professor Oak examined Annihilape and found that its ghostly aura dispersed when touched.
• Professor Oak told Roy he had studied a nearby Primeape colony without witnessing an evolution, and Roy explained that Primeape evolved after using Rage Fist twenty times.
• Roy showed Professor Oak his Ghost Power and explained its connection to Rage Fist and Misdreavus’s Bond Evolution, while withholding his ability to empower legendary Pokémon.
• Professor Oak led Roy to the lab’s backyard to test Roy’s move and ability, and Delia left after asking him to look after Ash at summer camp.
• Roy spotted a sleeping level 92 Dragonite in the backyard and wondered if it was the Pokémon that had carried Professor Oak to victory in the Pokémon World Tournament in Driftveil City.

Roy tested Annihilape’s Rage Fist with Dr. Oak and discovered that its boosted power exceeded the limits of the League’s measuring device. Dr. Oak persuaded his lazy Dragonite to serve as a target, and Roy ordered Annihilape to strike him at full power.

• Roy saw Dr. Oak’s Champion-level Dragonite ignore Gengar, and he stopped Gengar from challenging him.
• Roy had Annihilape use Rage Fist on a League testing device, which initially measured a power of 200.
• Roy explained Rage Fist’s power increase and had Drakloak hit Annihilape six times before boosting its Attack with three uses of Swords Dance.
• Annihilape’s boosted Rage Fist drove the device’s reading to 999 and destroyed it before Dr. Oak could record a higher result.
• Dr. Oak bribed his reluctant Dragonite with Pokéblocks until Dragonite agreed to help test Annihilape’s punch.
• Roy ordered Annihilape to use Rage Fist on Dragonite at maximum power, while Roy’s Ghost energy further strengthened the attack.

Professor Oak confirmed Annihilape’s remarkable strength and completed a preliminary research report while Roy explained his Ghost Power Pokéblock and Bond Evolution with Misdreavus. Oak then prepared to test Misdreavus’s Bond Evolution before night fell.

• Annihilape struck Dragonite with Rage Fist, but Dragonite’s belly barely moved and bounced it away.
• Professor Oak concluded that Annihilape deserved an S-tier strength rating and considered warning Pokémon League professors about the risk of poaching.
• Roy showed Professor Oak an Advanced Pokéblock infused with Ghost Power, and Agatha stopped Oak from pressing Roy about how he made it.
• Professor Oak completed preliminary research on Annihilape and invited Roy to stay at the laboratory for a while.
• Roy told Professor Oak that his special energy enabled Bond Evolution with Misdreavus, and Oak decided to test it before night fell.

Roy met young Ash, Gary, and an injured Serena at Professor Oak’s institute during the Pokémon summer camp. Serena recognized Roy as a fan of his Rookie Cup match, leaving him puzzled about how many people knew him.

• Ash and Gary returned to Professor Oak’s institute with Serena, who had hurt her knee after being frightened by a Poliwag.
• Gary greeted Agatha as his grandmother, while Professor Oak asked where his student Shuli was.
• Roy offered special-effect spray to treat Serena’s injury.
• Serena recognized Roy and showed him her Litwick charm figurine, revealing she had watched his Rookie Cup match.