Recaps

Roy treated Serena’s scraped knee at Professor Oak’s lab, where Serena and Ash met Lampent and learned more about Roy’s achievements. Serena thanked Ash for carrying her, but his oblivious comment about her blush left her flustered.

• Roy sprayed and bandaged Serena’s knee, then let her meet Lampent.
• Lampent charmed Serena and Ash, who both petted his lampshade.
• Roy left Serena and Ash with Lampent while he and Misdreavus returned to help Professor Oak.
• Serena told Ash she had followed Roy’s competitions and that watching him had inspired her to become a Coordinator.
• Ash vowed to become a Pokémon Master after hearing about Roy’s championship.
• Serena blushed while thanking Ash, and Ash mistook her red face for a fever before she stopped him from fetching Professor Oak.

Professor Oak and Agatha battled after he agreed to see Mega Evolution in action, while Roy spent time with Ash, Serena, and Gary in the lab. Agatha received an urgent League message and left with Gengar, telling Roy to keep up his research and training.

• Professor Oak found no visible difference in Roy's Misdreavus and planned to observe its Bond Evolution the next day.
• Agatha challenged Professor Oak and revealed her glowing Key Stone, prompting him to accept so he could witness Mega Evolution.
• Gary explained Lampent's changing flame colors to Ash and Serena, then argued with Ash until Roy pulled the boys apart.
• Agatha's Mega Gengar battled Professor Oak's Dragonite, and Gengar hid in Agatha's shadow after the battle.
• Agatha received an urgent message from the Leagues, told Roy to cooperate with Professor Oak and continue training, then hurried away with Gengar.

Shuri brought Professor Oak a newly discovered Unown, and Professor Oak recruited Roy to supervise and teach at the summer camp. With the laboratory full, Roy revealed his enormous Shiny Palossand as his portable home and invited everyone inside.

• Shuri returned from Viridian Forest with a new question-mark-shaped Unown, bringing the known number of forms to twenty-eight.
• Professor Oak told Shuri to focus on his research report and asked Roy to serve as the summer camp's safety officer and instructor; Roy agreed.
• Professor Oak learned that all the laboratory rooms were occupied, leaving Roy without a place to stay.
• Roy brought out his enormous Shiny Palossand, and Professor Oak began examining it.
• Roy had Palossand open its mouth and invited Professor Oak to look inside.

Roy explored Palossand’s enormous, furnished interior with Professor Oak, Ash, Serena, and Gary before settling for the night in the Wetland Marsh Zone. He spent most of his remaining Popularity Points raising his Ghost Power to level 10, then found a Wishing Star in the System Shop.

• Professor Oak examined Palossand’s spacious interior while Ash, Serena, and Gary played on its sand staircase, and Roy explained that a Light Ball powered its appliances.
• Roy led Palossand toward the Wetland Marsh Zone and carried Psyduck around a Slowpoke blocking the road.
• Roy settled Palossand in the marsh among several Psyduck and Slowking, then made himself at home inside its furnished space.
• Roy spent 8.96 million Popularity Points to raise his Ghost Power to level 10, but noticed no change beyond his increased power.
• Roy refreshed the System Shop and found a Wishing Star listed for 1.8 million Popularity Points.

Roy discovered that Giovanni’s Ghost Slate Shard had vanished and that the half Ghost Slate had grown, then followed three floating stones to ruins near Pallet Town. After he contacted Giratina for help capturing Ancient Gengar, Giratina pulled him through a spacetime rift.

• Roy exchanged Popularity Points for a Wishing Star, then noticed Giovanni’s Ghost Slate Shard was missing from his Spatial Bracelet.
• Roy found that his half Ghost Slate had grown and suspected it had absorbed Giovanni’s shard.
• Three black stones floated out of Roy’s Spatial Bracelet and led him to a mountain near Pallet Town.
• Roy summoned Giratina with his scale to ask for help capturing Ancient Gengar, but Giratina seized him and dragged him through a spacetime rift.
• Dragonite sensed a terrifying presence at Oak Research Lab, but it disappeared before he could investigate.

Roy discovered that his upgraded Ghost Power gave off a sweet scent and greatly enhanced Giratina, who agreed to help him capture a powerful Ghost-type Pokémon. Back at the sealed ruins, Roy had Misdreavus blast open the entrance, and three black stones flew inside while Roy and his Pokémon waited outside.

• Roy entered the Distortion World and noticed its landscape had been damaged by Giratina's attacks.
• Giratina sensed Roy's sweet scent and felt the effects of his stronger Ghost Power, which boosted Giratina's strength by ten percent.
• Giratina tested Roy's enhancement with a powerful Shadow Ball and Phantom Force, then agreed to help him capture a powerful Ghost-type Pokémon.
• Giratina opened a rift and sent Roy back outside the sealed mountain, keeping the rift open while urging him to hurry.
• Roy ordered Misdreavus to blast through the mountain blocking the ruins, revealing the entrance and the bell above it.
• Three black spherical stones floated into the ruins, while Roy, Misdreavus, and Annihilape waited outside.

Roy watched Ancient Gengar awaken after its seal was lifted, but when it tried to eat him, Giratina transported it to the Distortion World and captured it. Roy and his Pokémon were rescued, and Roy praised Giratina as it held the still-trapped Ancient Gengar.

• Ancient Gengar emerged from the ruins after its seal was broken, and Roy scanned its unknown-level information.
• Ancient Gengar smelled Roy and tried to grab him, while Misdreavus and Annihilape attacked and were absorbed into its body.
• Ancient Gengar grabbed Roy and tried to eat him, but Giratina transported it to the Distortion World and restrained it.
• Giratina pulled Roy, Misdreavus, and Annihilape out of Ancient Gengar and protected them in an energy barrier.
• Giratina questioned whether Ancient Gengar was the powerful Pokémon Roy had mentioned, and Roy praised Giratina's strength.

Roy forced Ancient Gengar to submit with Giratina’s help, then captured him after Giratina reduced his power. The chapter left Roy with a powerful new Pokémon and showed Giratina taking an approving but limited interest in Annihilape.

• Roy told Ancient Gengar to submit or be destroyed, and Ancient Gengar chose to submit as Giratina tightened his grip.
• Giratina drained part of Ancient Gengar’s energy to keep him from threatening Roy, shrinking him to just over two meters tall.
• Roy scanned Ancient Gengar’s information, saw that he was level 60 with perfect Individual Values, and approved of Giratina’s solution.
• Giratina placed Ancient Gengar on the Distortion World’s Black Aura, and Roy caught him in a Luxury Ball after Giratina’s pressure stopped it shaking.
• Giratina noticed Annihilape’s Ghost-type energy but showed little interest in him.

After Giratina abruptly sent Roy and his Pokémon out of the ruins, Roy tried to win over the weakened Ancient Gengar by sharing his Ghost Power. Ancient Gengar remained stubborn, but its first meal left it wondering when it would be fed again.

• Giratina sensed something, opened a spatial rift, and sent Roy, Misdreavus, and Annihilape back to the outskirts of Pallet Town before leaving.
• Roy released Ancient Gengar and reassured Misdreavus and Annihilape that Giratina had greatly weakened it.
• Roy offered Ancient Gengar Ghost Power and asked it to take care of him from then on.
• Ancient Gengar eagerly absorbed a third of Roy's Ghost Power, then acted frosty despite being satisfied by the meal.
• Ancient Gengar resolved to stay alert around Roy while wondering when it would get its next meal.

Roy learned that Ancient Gengar had joined him because it believed him to be an envoy of Giratina, the Nether Dragon Deity. After exploring the ruins with Ancient Gengar and Misdreavus, Roy collected its summoning items and several ancient artifacts before preparing to leave.

• Roy told Ancient Gengar that the terrifying dragon was Giratina, prompting Ancient Gengar to accept Roy as an envoy of the Nether Dragon Deity and pledge to work with him.
• Roy asked whether Jigglypuff and Alakazam were inside the ruins, but Ancient Gengar warned him that they were too dangerous to confront.
• Roy entered the ruins with Ancient Gengar and Misdreavus while Annihilape guarded the entrance, and Misdreavus protected him from ancient traps.
• Roy found traces of Ghost-type energy behind the traps and realized that ancient energy had powered them.
• Roy discovered a Mu Jin statue and ancient gold coins, then took Ancient Gengar's Golden Eye and Golden Spoon and gathered other historical objects.

Roy left the ruins with Ancient Gengar, who followed him into his shadow and learned that Roy might help restore his power someday. Back at Professor Oak's laboratory, Dragonite recognized the unfamiliar Gengar aura in Roy's shadow after spending a sleepless night on alert.

• Roy learned that Ancient Gengar had never possessed world-destroying power and stored the bell that summoned Ancient Jigglypuff in his Spatial Bracelet.
• Ancient Gengar left the ruins, followed Roy, and hid in his shadow, where he removed the markings that had appeared there.
• Roy promised Ancient Gengar that he might eventually have Giratina restore his original power and mentioned another temporary way to make him bigger.
• Roy returned to Professor Oak's laboratory as Dragonite, exhausted from sensing powerful energies throughout the night, noticed Ancient Gengar in Roy's shadow.

Roy showed Professor Oak the Ancient Gengar he had caught, but Oak hurried off to investigate newly discovered ruins before Roy could explain that he had opened them. Roy then began his summer camp lessons with his Pokémon, while Serena rested at the lab, and the children gathered around the Pokémon, leaving Ash unafraid of Dusclops and Gary wary.

• Roy introduced Ancient Gengar to Professor Oak, who was astonished by the Pokémon’s size and tattoos.
• Yan Zhi arrived to tell Professor Oak about a cave opening that appeared to be ruins, and Oak rushed off to investigate.
• Roy introduced Ancient Gengar to his Pokémon in the Wetland Marsh Zone, where Snorunt failed to trick him and Dusclops studied him with confusion.
• Roy left Lampent with Serena because her injured leg kept her from joining camp activities, then led the children to learn about Pokémon.
• Roy brought Palossand, Drakloak, Annihilape, and Dusclops out for the children, who crowded around them while Ash approached Dusclops fearlessly and Gary stayed wary.

Ash asked Roy how to become a Champion, prompting Roy to explain the responsibility and bonds behind the title while asking Ash and Gary to consider their own dreams. The chapter ended with Roy testing different Poké Balls on Ash, trying to understand why Agatha had once thrown one at him.

• Dusclops and Ancient Gengar frightened Gary until Roy scolded Dusclops, while Annihilape decided to train after seeing powerful Pokémon.
• Roy rested during summer camp, but Ash woke him to ask how to become a Champion.
• Roy made Ash call him Uncle, then explained that Champions carried responsibilities and that bonds between Pokémon and Trainers mattered more than trophies.
• Ash vowed to become a Champion, while Roy asked Gary to think about what he truly wanted instead of simply copying Ash.
• Roy tapped a series of Poké Balls against Ash's head and wondered whether Agatha had once suspected that he was a Pokémon.

Roy broke a Luxury Ball in half and gave the pieces to Ash and Gary, who bet on which of them would become Champion first. At summer camp, Snorunt battled a wild Pichu over an Oran Berry, and Roy discovered that the Pichu had perfect IVs and wondered if it was Pichu God.

• Roy broke the Luxury Ball in half and gave one piece each to Ash and Gary.
• Ash challenged Gary to a bet: the first to become Champion would win the other’s half of the Luxury Ball.
• A wild Pichu emerged from the bushes and demanded the Oran Berry Snorunt had picked up.
• Snorunt and Pichu began battling as the summer camp children watched, with Roy letting Snorunt fight for the Berry.
• Roy scanned Pichu and found it was a level 14 male with perfect IVs, making him suspect it was Pichu God.

A Kangaskhan arrived at Professor Oak’s backyard to collect Pichu, and Pichu and Snorunt made up after a misunderstanding during their battle. At lunch, Delia teased Serena about becoming part of her family, while Roy gently reminded her it was too early.

• A Kangaskhan emerged from the forest, and Pichu left its battle with Snorunt to join her and the baby Kangaskhan.
• Pichu shared an Oran Berry with Kangaskhan and the baby, then apologized to Snorunt for their misunderstanding.
• Snorunt offered Pichu Moomoo Milk mixed with Sweet Honey, and the two became friends again before Kangaskhan left with Pichu and the baby.
• Roy comforted Snorunt about drawing with Pichu, while Delia arrived with lunch and took Ash aside after he nearly revealed her age.
• Delia asked Serena whether she wanted to keep eating her cooking, and Roy called her matchmaking too early.

Professor Oak investigated Roy’s Ancient Gengar and realized it was the Pokémon depicted in the newly discovered ruins. Roy revealed he had opened the ruins and brought their artifacts back to the lab, leaving Oak to study the objects and seek a historian’s help.

• Delia filled Serena’s lunchbox with food, while Roy took Ash’s chicken drumstick and explained that Pokémon did not all like human food.
• Professor Oak returned from the ruins with a photograph of a mural depicting Alakazam, Gengar, and Jigglypuff, and noticed markings that matched Roy’s Gengar.
• Roy brought Ancient Gengar to the lab, and Professor Oak confirmed that its markings matched the Gengar in the mural.
• Roy admitted he had opened the ruins and took out the artifacts he had collected, including a large clock, a Golden Eye, and a Golden Spoon.
• Roy said Misdreavus had accidentally opened the ruins and Ancient Gengar had followed him voluntarily, while Oak focused on examining the artifacts and planned to consult a historian.

Roy left the sealed relics from the ruins with Professor Oak in exchange for his help livestreaming information about Ghost-type Pokémon. Back home, Roy made Ancient Gengar special Pokéblocks, and Gengar discovered how satisfying it was to be cared for and fed.

• Roy let Professor Oak keep the giant bell, Golden Eye, and golden spoon for research, asking him to join a livestream about Ghost-type Pokémon in return.
• Professor Oak agreed to schedule the livestream at night and stored the relics until his friend could translate the ancient writing.
• Roy returned home and prepared a special batch of Gengar Pokéblocks while his Pokémon ate dinner.
• Ancient Gengar devoured Shaderoot Carrots and loved the first Gengar-exclusive Pokéblock Roy made.
• Ancient Gengar pretended the Pokéblock was only so-so, then begged Roy to keep making them and ate more than a dozen.
• Ancient Gengar curled into a ball after his meal, content with being kept by Roy.

Roy reunited Drakloak with Professor Oak’s Dragonite and returned to streaming after the Edge Cup, drawing a huge audience. He answered questions about Annihilape and Bond Evolution before Professor Oak appeared on camera.

• Roy found Drakloak resting on Professor Oak’s Dragonite and comforted him before thanking Dragonite.
• Roy checked IQ and watched Iono stream from Galar, then sent her a Charizard’s Flame gift.
• Roy opened his own stream and was surprised when tens of thousands of viewers quickly joined.
• Roy told viewers that Professor Oak’s research on Annihilape and Bond Evolution was confidential and showed them the Oak Research Lab sign.
• Professor Oak came out of the lab and appeared on Roy’s stream.

Professor Oak joined Roy’s livestream to teach viewers about Ghost-type Pokémon, but Ancient Gengar startled everyone by crowding the camera. After ending the stream early, Roy forgave Ancient Gengar and began teaching him about modern life.

• Professor Oak answered questions about Annihilape and began a livestream lesson on Ghost-type Pokémon.
• Ancient Gengar leaned into the camera, startling Iono and the viewers before Roy redirected the shot and ended the stream early.
• Professor Oak’s appearance earned Roy roughly 990,000 Popularity Points.
• Ancient Gengar apologized, and Roy forgave him and explained what a Communicator was.

Roy met Oak Samson and Professor Kukui when they visited Oak Research Lab, and Kukui and Samson discovered that Roy’s Dusclops was extraordinarily heavy. Roy then found Professor Oak feeding a frightened Primeape in the lab’s backyard.

• Oak Samson and Professor Kukui arrived at Oak Research Lab and asked Roy to find Professor Oak.
• Kukui tried to pull Roy’s Dusclops on its wooden board and realized it was far heavier than expected.
• Oak Samson also failed to move the board despite using all his strength, then collapsed in exhaustion.
• Roy went to the backyard and found Professor Oak feeding a Primeape, which trembled as it ate.

Roy and Professor Oak met Oak Chengye and Professor Kukui, who came to discuss their plans for Alola. Oak Chengye announced he would travel with Kukui to help establish Alola’s first Pokémon League and Trainer School, leaving Professor Oak concerned about the dangers and challenges ahead.

• Professor Oak continued training the Primeape leader with Ghost-type Pokéblocks, while Roy’s Annihilape confronted it after Oak left.
• Roy and Professor Oak found Oak Chengye trying to move Dusclops and learned that Professor Kukui had come with him.
• Professor Kukui introduced himself to Professor Oak and explained that he had tested Pokémon moves using his own body because Alola lacked equipment.
• Oak Chengye said he planned to accompany Kukui to Alola to help establish its first Pokémon League and Trainer School.
• Professor Oak worried about his cousin’s safety and considered the many political and practical obstacles to building a League in Alola.

Professor Kukui told Professor Oak that the Alola League had funding and a planned stadium, then introduced the Z-Ring and Z-Moves as a battle system unique to Alola. Roy recognized the Aether Foundation and wondered about the region’s tensions before Kukui demonstrated his Level 78 Incineroar against Oak’s Dragonite.

• Professor Kukui told Professor Oak that the Joy and Jenny families had been contacted and that the Aether Foundation would fund the Pokémon League and build Manalo Stadium.
• Roy overheard Kukui mention the Aether Foundation and recalled Dr. Mohn’s disappearance into Ultra Space and the different versions of Lusamine’s story.
• Professor Kukui showed Professor Oak a Z-Ring made by Hala and explained that Z-Crystals let Pokémon use Z-Moves.
• Professor Oak brought Kukui and Roy to the backyard to test the new moves, and Roy released his Pokémon to distract the summer-camp children.
• Professor Kukui sent out his Level 78 Incineroar to face Professor Oak’s Dragonite.

Professor Kukui demonstrated Incineroar’s Inferno Overdrive against Roy’s Dragonite, revealing the Z-Move’s power and its severe cost to both Pokémon and trainer. After helping Kukui recover, Roy introduced Ash to him and concluded that Kukui did not know Ash and simply wanted to establish the Alola League.

• Professor Kukui used a Z-Ring and a Fire Z-Crystal to have Incineroar unleash Inferno Overdrive at Dragonite.
• Dragonite countered with Air Cutter, which split apart Incineroar’s fireball and ended the attack.
• Incineroar returned to its Poké Ball, and Professor Kukui nearly collapsed from the energy cost of the Z-Move.
• Roy took Professor Kukui inside, where Ash brought Kukui’s lab coat and Roy gave him tea and an energy bar.
• Roy introduced Ash to Professor Kukui and saw no sign that Kukui recognized him.

Professor Kukui met Roy at Professor Oak’s lab and asked for his assessment of Z-Moves after explaining how they interacted with evasive moves and Protect. Roy judged them to be powerful but limited, leaving Kukui worried that Z-Moves were the Alola Region’s only way to attract outside attention.

• Professor Kukui asked Ash whether he would attend the Alola Region’s Pokémon Trainer School, and Roy sent Ash outside to play with Gary and Serena.
• Roy introduced himself to Professor Kukui, who recognized him as the Edge Cup competitor whose Annihilape had used a new move capable of defeating Legendary Pokémon.
• Roy said Professor Oak would have to approve any demonstration of Annihilape’s move, and Kukui agreed to ask Oak when he returned.
• Kukui explained that Z-Moves could not hit Pokémon made untargetable by moves like Dig or Phantom Force, while Protect could reduce their damage to less than a quarter.
• Roy described Z-Moves as brief, dazzling fireworks with many restrictions, and Kukui accepted the comparison while worrying that Alola had little else to attract influential outsiders.

Roy advised Professor Kukui on how to build the Alola League amid the region’s divided island factions and uncertain support. Kukui was left stunned by Roy’s detailed plan.

• Professor Kukui worried that the Joy and Jenny families had not answered his invitation and that Alola’s island factions and the Aether Foundation made the League’s future uncertain.
• Kukui explained that only Hala supported the League, while Usofu avoided involvement and the other islands had no current island kings.
• Roy told Kukui to promote Z-Moves, use Z-Rings and Z-Crystals to attract the Joy and Jenny families, and establish a League Police Bureau and Pokémon Center on Melemele Island.
• Roy urged Kukui to recruit allies across the islands, involve Nanu and the International Police, and select new island kings who could enforce the League’s authority.
• Roy proposed turning the island pilgrimages into an Island Challenge to choose Alola’s first Champion and warned Kukui to keep the Aether Foundation under control.
• Kukui sat blankly after hearing Roy’s plan.