Recaps

Eternatus broke free of the Energy Plant and Hammerlocke Stadium, then began gathering Galar particles to recreate the Darkest Day. Leon, Rose, Peony, and the other Trainers pursued him as the sky darkened around a towering column of purple energy.

• Leon ordered the Trainers and their Pokémon to attack Eternatus, but Eternatus ignored them and smashed through the Energy Plant ceiling into Hammerlocke Stadium.
• Rose activated the energy barrier above the stadium while Leon and the other Trainers sent out their Pokémon to stop Eternatus.
• Eternatus shattered the barrier and absorbed its energy before escaping into the sky, leaving Rose stunned by the failure of his preparations.
• Peony urged Rose to help, and Rose left the stadium with Oleana as Leon led the Trainers after Eternatus.
• Eternatus gathered red Galar particles from the ground and transformed into a massive pillar of purple light.

Sonia and Professor Magnolia revealed that Eternatus had caused Galar’s energy depletion and was repeating the Darkest Day, then Eternatus transformed into its colossal Eternamax form and attacked Hammerlocke. It overwhelmed the defenders, but Rose and Peony’s Copperajah worked together to save Melony and Lapras from a beam.

• Sonia showed Oleana an ancient record identifying Eternatus as an extraterrestrial calamity that drained Galar’s energy and triggered the Darkest Day.
• Leon and the Gym Leaders’ Pokémon attacked Eternatus, but their moves had no effect; Kabu’s Torkoal also failed to clear the darkness.
• Eternatus transformed into its enormous Eternamax form, and its Pressure prevented weaker Pokémon from using moves.
• Leon ordered the Pokémon to attack again, but Eternatus countered with purple energy beams that struck the Trainers and their Pokémon.
• Melony shielded Lapras as Rose’s Copperajah blocked a beam with Protect, and Peony’s Copperajah joined in to keep the barrier from breaking.

Leon tried to draw Eternatus away from Hammerlocke, but Charizard was injured and the remaining defenders were overwhelmed as Eternatus unleashed its power across Galar. Peony summoned Dialga with a black horn, and Dialga appeared to pierce Eternatus’s enormous claw with a single blast.

• Rose called Peony his little brother, and Peony helped Melony while his Copperajah carried Lapras and Frosmoth to safety.
• Eternatus’s beams knocked out the Gym Leaders’ Pokémon, and Leon redirected a falling signal tower away from a residential building.
• Leon and Charizard attacked Eternatus and tried to lure it from the city, but Charizard was struck and fell from the sky.
• Eternatus turned toward Sonia and unleashed energy that Dynamaxed nearby Wild Pokémon, leaving Rose convinced Galar was doomed.
• Peony raised the black horn to summon Calyrex, but a Space-Time Rift opened and Dialga emerged instead.
• Eternatus attacked Dialga, and Dialga countered with a deep-blue beam that pierced Eternatus’s giant claw.

Dialga and Giratina clashed over who would handle Eternatus, trapping the Galar region beneath Dialga’s time-altering clock. As Leon and the others were caught in its effects, the battle between the two Legendary Pokémon remained unresolved.

• Eternatus restored its damaged claws, but its power weakened and the rampaging wild Pokémon returned to normal.
• A space-time rift opened, and Giratina emerged, prompting Dialga to accuse it of crossing the line.
• Dialga attacked Giratina with Roar of Time, creating a giant clock over the Galar region that controlled time beneath it.
• Giratina transformed into its Origin Forme and vanished into the shadows, but Dialga turned back time and returned it to its starting position.
• Leon arrived carrying his damaged Charizard and ordered the Gym Leaders to evacuate civilians, but Dialga’s time effect rewound Leon and Sonia’s movements.

Roy empowered Giratina with Ghost Power, allowing it to break through Dialga’s time-rewinding restrictions and destroy his Time Wheels. Dialga transformed into his Origin Forme to face Giratina as it continued its attack.

• Giratina grew furious as Dialga repeatedly rewound time to return it to its previous position.
• Roy answered Giratina’s call and empowered it with Ghost Power from inside its body.
• Giratina broke through Dialga’s time restriction and smashed the Time Wheel with its body.
• Giratina’s Shadow Ball devoured another Time Wheel, ending Dialga’s control over time in the area.
• Roy spotted Leon alive with Charizard over his shoulder while Giratina prepared to attack Dialga again.
• Dialga transformed into his Origin Forme and fired Flash Cannon at Giratina, which dodged it easily.

Giratina cornered Dialga and beat him until he fled through a Space-Time Rift. After Roy alerted Giratina that Eternatus was escaping, Giratina turned his attention toward the fleeing Pokémon.

• Giratina blocked Dialga’s Space-Time Rift and restrained him, mocking him while his dark energy eroded Dialga.
• Roy, Marshadow, and Ancient Gengar watched the fight inside Giratina, while Eternatus quietly tried to escape.
• Leon and Sonia searched for information about the two battling dragons as Eternatus retreated from Hammerlocke.
• Roy told Giratina that Eternatus was running away, and Giratina stopped beating Dialga to look toward him.
• Dialga escaped through the Space-Time Rift, and Giratina prepared to pursue Eternatus.

Giratina trapped and defeated Eternatus after it tried to flee, leaving the weakened Pokémon at his mercy. Ho-Oh arrived in Galar and recognized a familiar aura coming from Giratina.

• Giratina intercepted Eternatus as it fled, surrounded it with clones, and bound it.
• Giratina overwhelmed Eternatus with Shadow Balls, forced its Dynamax Cannon to explode inside its claw, and knocked it out of its Eternamax Form with Phantom Force.
• Eternatus's tail was sliced off when it reverted, and it could no longer restore the severed section.
• Ho-Oh arrived in Galar after noticing strange phenomena and saw Giratina crushing Eternatus.
• Ho-Oh prepared to leave, then sensed a familiar aura coming from Giratina.

Giratina destroyed Eternatus, returned its energy to Galar, and collected fragments for Roy before returning to the Distortion World. Roy discovered that a fragment could replenish the Dynamax Factor in his Wishing Star.

• Ho-Oh sensed Giratina's killing intent and fled rather than risk a fight.
• Giratina shattered Eternatus, and red energy particles spread across Galar as wild Pokémon stopped Dynamaxing and losing control.
• Oleana told Rose that Eternatus had absorbed Galar's energy, and a test near Hammerlocke confirmed that depleted energy reserves had returned.
• Roy asked Giratina to collect Eternatus fragments, and Giratina gathered pieces containing part of Eternatus's core.
• Giratina removed the fragment's Poison-type energy, and Roy's Wishing Star absorbed its Dynamax Factor before Giratina returned to the Distortion World.

AZ refused Lysandre’s demand for the Ultimate Weapon and explained that destruction had brought him no rebirth, so Lysandre had him taken by force. Eternal Flower Floette secretly followed AZ, protecting him while a divine power kept them apart as punishment for his past crimes.

• Lysandre asked AZ for the Ultimate Weapon so he could destroy those he believed were corrupting Kalos, but AZ refused.
• AZ recalled reviving Eternal Flower Floette with the Ultimate Weapon, then destroying Kalos in revenge before she left him.
• Lysandre summoned Malva, Xerosic, and Team Flare grunts to take AZ to Team Flare, and AZ went with them without resisting.
• After AZ was taken away, Eternal Flower Floette appeared and revealed that she had secretly followed and protected him for centuries.
• Eternal Flower Floette had forgiven AZ but remained unable to reunite with him because a divine power made their separation part of his punishment.

After helping Giratina defeat Dialga, Roy received Giratina’s promise of a Divine Authority and returned to camp with Ancient Gengar and Marshadow. As dawn approached, Roy prepared to head back to the dojo before Bruno could assign him more squats.

• Giratina thanked Roy for helping him break through the laws of time and offered him a reward.
• Roy declined to take credit for defeating Dialga, and Marshadow secretly recorded his flattery to study later.
• Giratina promised Roy a Divine Authority, which he would ask his big brother to grant.
• Roy returned to camp, where Ancient Gengar reenacted the battle with Dusclops for the other Pokémon.
• Roy saw dawn approaching and hurried to return to the dojo before seven, reflecting on how Bruno’s training had improved him and Annihilape.

Roy met Agatha’s Mismagius, who had discovered his Ghost-type energy and insisted on joining the visits to him. Mismagius helped train Roy’s Misdreavus, while remaining intrigued by its ability to Bond Evolve into Flutter Mane.

• Arbok stopped chasing the Fighting trainees after Dragapult descended, leaving Jiang Yang and the others exhausted on the road.
• Agatha’s Mismagius greeted Roy and was drawn to the fragrance of his Ghost Power.
• The chapter recounted how Mismagius discovered Roy through the Ghost-type Pokéblocks and confronted Gengar and Arbok for hiding him from her.
• Gengar and Arbok agreed to take turns guarding the entrance to the Spirit World so one of them could accompany Roy.
• Agatha’s Mismagius trained Roy’s Misdreavus and was surprised to learn it could Bond Evolve into Flutter Mane.

After Rose announced Galar’s Dynamax system and revealed the recipe for Max Soup, Roy realized he could make the soup without traveling to Galar. He gathered the ingredients and began preparing it at the Joy family’s home, while dreading the training awaiting him afterward.

• The Galar League announced Rose’s temporary resignation as chairman and his plan to turn Rose Tower into a free Trial Tower.
• Rose revealed how Dynamax worked, and Leon announced that Galar would replace ordinary Gyms with larger Dynamax Arenas.
• Oleana’s promotional video showed Gigantamax Pokémon and revealed the recipe for Max Soup, which required rare Max Mushrooms and supplementary ingredients.
• Roy laughed at the Giratina and Dialga statues outside the Trial Tower, then watched Oleana’s video closely and found the Max Soup recipe he had been seeking.
• Roy took leave from Bruno and went to the Joy family’s home, where he borrowed a soup pot and gathered the necessary Berries and other ingredients.

Roy used Ghost Power to make Max Soup in an ordinary pot after discovering the ingredients would not fuse on their own. After keeping the pot hot overnight, he opened it at dawn and saw the same three purple clouds as in Oleana's video, leaving the soup's success to be confirmed.

• Roy followed Oleana's instructions, but the ingredients failed to fuse in his ordinary pot.
• Roy realized the Dynamax Pot had a special feature and used Ghost Power to force the ingredients together.
• Roy kept Lampent tending the pot overnight while Ancient Gengar and Misdreavus watched beside him and Annihilape guarded outside.
• Ancient Gengar reflected on his life with Roy and felt fortunate to have him as his Trainer.
• After exactly eight hours, Roy opened the pot and saw three purple clouds spiraling above the soup, just as in Oleana's video.

Roy tested whether Ancient Gengar could Gigantamax by feeding him Max Soup, then took his Pokémon out to train and prepare for a Dynamax test. The chapter left Roy at a barren mountain with Dragapult and Ancient Gengar, ready to use a Wishing Star powered by Eternatus's fragment.

• Ancient Gengar drank Roy's Max Soup, but his appearance did not change, so Roy knew he would need to test him while Dynamaxed.
• Roy left the Joy family estate with his Pokémon and gave Lucario a week's supply of Pokéblocks with extra Sweet Honey.
• Lucario ate all the Pokéblocks and unexpectedly broke through to High-level Elite Four.
• Roy took Dragapult to a dark, barren mountain and used the Wishing Star infused with Dynamax Factor from Eternatus's fragment.
• Roy asked Ancient Gengar if he was ready to Dynamax.

Roy used the Wishing Star to Gigantamax Ancient Gengar and tested Gengar’s moves before recharging the star with an Eternatus fragment. He let his other Pokémon try Dynamaxing, but the Wishing Star could not empower Marshadow.

• Roy activated the Wishing Star and transformed Ancient Gengar into a forty-meter-tall Gigantamax Gengar.
• Roy had Gengar use G-Max Terror on Marshadow, whose Divine Might shrugged off the ghosts while they trapped him with Shadow Tag.
• Roy tested Gengar’s other attacks, then recharged the Wishing Star with an Eternatus fragment after Gengar’s Gigantamax ended.
• Roy let Lampent, Annihilape, Dragapult, Misdreavus, and Snorunt Dynamax in turn, and Dragapult briefly vanished before reappearing in the sky.
• The Wishing Star could not send Dynamax Factor into Marshadow’s Poké Ball, so Roy comforted him and gave him a Pokéblock.

Roy waited for a 3v3 battle at the Ring Arena, where he met two Ghost-type Trainers and a Saffron City Fighting Dojo disciple. A purple-haired youth challenged Roy’s record, and Roy recognized him as Reiji, Shinji’s older brother.

• Roy woke from his nap and pulled Snorunt out of Ancient Gengar’s mouth.
• At the Ring Arena, Roy sold Ghost-type Pokéblocks to two Ghost-type Trainers, whose Pokémon gathered around to eat.
• A Saffron City Fighting Dojo disciple praised Roy for defeating Bado and explained his dojo’s ties to Bruno.
• Reiji criticized Roy for acting proud about defeating Bado, and Roy recognized him as Shinji’s older brother.

Roy reflected on the difficult Gym and Battle Frontier challenges Agatha had assigned him before Reiji provoked him at the Saffron Gym’s Ring Arena. The two were matched against each other, and the chapter ended as Roy sent out Annihilape to face Reiji’s Drapion.

• Roy recalled that he needed eight high-difficulty Gym Badges, an Elite Four-rank qualification, and victories at the Battle Frontier to graduate, while ruling out Giovanni and Pryce as opponents.
• Roy stopped two Ghost type Pokémon Trainers from confronting Reiji and ignored Reiji’s deliberate provocation.
• Reiji wanted to battle Roy before traveling to challenge Morty, but Roy’s indifference frustrated him until the arena matched them as opponents.
• Roy and Reiji entered the arena, where Reiji sent out his level 62 Drapion and Roy sent out Annihilape.

Roy’s Annihilape battled Reiji’s Drapion, overcoming its ranged attacks and poison to gain the upper hand in close combat. The fight remained underway as Drapion clamped onto Annihilape’s fist again.

• Reiji ordered Drapion to bombard Annihilape with Pin Missile and Poison Sting, poisoning him when he slipped on ice and puddles.
• Roy considered using Shadow Steal, but Drapion taunted Annihilape and challenged him to fight at close range.
• Annihilape dodged Drapion’s pincers, struck it with Drain Punch, and absorbed some of its life energy to restore stamina.
• Annihilape outmaneuvered Drapion in their close-combat exchange and used Vital Throw to slam it to the ground.
• Drapion caught Annihilape’s fist with its tail pincer again and rolled over, now treating him as a serious threat.

Annihilape battled Reiji’s Drapion and Staraptor, defeating Drapion before a clash with Staraptor’s Brave Bird left both Pokémon down. The crowd saw that Staraptor could no longer battle, but Annihilape’s condition remained unclear.

• Annihilape struck Drapion’s weak point with a Rage Fist, sending him crashing into the Arena wall.
• Reiji recalled the battered Drapion and sent out Staraptor while Roy had Annihilape use Swords Dance.
• Staraptor repeatedly attacked with Air Cutter, but Annihilape used Protect and then broke through the barrage with Stone Edge, injuring Staraptor’s wing.
• Annihilape charged at the falling Staraptor with Rage Fist as Reiji ordered Staraptor to counter with Brave Bird.
• Annihilape’s Rage Fist collided with Staraptor’s Brave Bird in a tremendous explosion, and Staraptor was left unable to battle while Annihilape lay nearby.

Roy defeated Reiji’s Electivire and Drapion after Annihilape fell in battle, winning their match. Misdreavus reached Level 60 after defeating Electivire.

• Annihilape remained standing after defeating Staraptor, but Reiji sent out Electivire as his final Pokémon.
• Electivire defeated the poisoned Annihilape with Thunderbolt before its Drain Punch could land.
• Roy sent out Misdreavus and used Bond Evolution to transform her into Speed Forme Flutter Mane.
• Flutter Mane overwhelmed Electivire with a barrage of moves and defeated it with Dazzling Gleam, reaching Level 60 afterward.
• Reiji sent out his badly injured Drapion, and Roy used Lampent to defeat it with Flamethrower.

Roy defeated Reiji after Annihilape overwhelmed his opponents, then offered Reiji a chance to have his Pokémon treated. In the treatment room, Ancient Gengar and Marshadow pranked Chansey, but Marshadow betrayed Gengar and Chansey chased him down.

• The referee declared Drapion unable to battle and named Roy the winner, while the host praised Roy and mocked Reiji for needing to learn from him.
• Roy left without taunting Reiji, and Reiji reflected that his own decisions had cost him the match before bringing his injured Pokémon to the treatment room.
• Roy invited Reiji to use the treatment room's open slots, and Reiji accepted, handing his three Poké Balls to Nurse Joy.
• Ancient Gengar and Marshadow stole Chansey's snacks and secretly returned them, making Chansey search for the missing food.
• Chansey caught Ancient Gengar's tongue, and Marshadow forced him out of her shadow, leaving Chansey to chase and beat him.

Roy and Reiji talked after their battle, and Reiji opened up about his journey and his younger brother Shinji. Roy invited Reiji to meet Bruno at his dojo, then challenged him to a flying race that Dragapult quickly took the lead in.

• Roy asked Reiji about his background, and Reiji explained that he came from Veilstone City in Sinnoh and traveled alone.
• Reiji showed Roy a photo of his younger brother Shinji and said he wanted to be a role model for him.
• Reiji told Roy that he planned to earn eight Gym Badges in Johto and Kanto before challenging Brandon, and Roy offered to watch the battle.
• After Joy returned their healed Pokémon, Roy invited Reiji to meet Elite Four Bruno at his training dojo, and Reiji agreed.
• Roy and Reiji rode Dragapult and Staraptor out of the arena, then agreed to race for the next day's meals.
• At Joy and Chansey's signal, Dragapult sped past Staraptor, leaving Reiji and Staraptor struggling to catch up.

Roy brought Reiji back to Bruno’s dojo, where they found Veilstone Gym Leader Wuchen and his daughter Maylene visiting to learn from Bruno. The group settled in for the night, leaving their exchange about the Extreme Fighting Technique for the next day.

• Roy waited for Reiji outside Saffron City, beat him in their flying race, and reminded him to pay for the next day’s meal.
• Roy and Reiji arrived at Bruno’s dojo and found Wuchen, Maylene, and Veilstone dojo apprentices there.
• Reiji recognized Maylene and Wuchen, and Bruno explained that they had come to Kanto to exchange knowledge about fighting techniques.
• Bruno introduced Roy as his disciple and revealed that Roy was the same age as Maylene, surprising both her and Reiji.
• Bruno arranged lodging for the visitors and postponed discussion of the Extreme Fighting Technique until the next day.

Roy put Reiji through a grueling day of Fighting Dojo training, while Wuchen discovered how strong Roy was and stopped Maylene from sparring with him. Reiji left for Johto that evening, and Roy told him to make contact before fighting Brandon.

• Roy made Reiji wear a twenty-five-kilogram training suit and frog-jump up the mountain alongside him, while Roy carried a sleeping Dusclops.
• Wuchen watched Bruno's trainees, then struggled to lift Dusclops and was astonished by its weight.
• Wuchen tested Roy's heavy punch and hid how badly the impact numbed his arm.
• Maylene challenged Roy to a spar, but Wuchen refused because he feared Roy would seriously hurt her.
• Reiji left for Johto, and Roy called after him to make contact before fighting Brandon.

Roy completed Bruno’s year-long training and passed his graduation assessment, showing he could evade attacks and block Bruno’s palm strike. He prepared to leave the dojo and planned to visit Joy Lando, while looking ahead to helping Lampent and Snorunt evolve.

• Roy endured Bruno’s waterfall training and evaded the wind blades, using Dusclops as a shield against the final strike.
• Bruno marked Roy’s reaction and strength assessments as passed, then tested him with a sudden palm strike that Roy blocked with Ghost Power.
• Bruno congratulated Roy on graduating and told him to return to visit, recognizing that Roy needed to develop further on his own.
• Roy reunited with Agatha’s Gengar, his Ancient Gengar, and Arbok, then left the dojo with his Pokémon.
• Roy planned to visit Joy Lando that afternoon and later return to Mt. Pyre so Lampent and Snorunt could evolve.