Recaps

Roy discovered that Dhelmise had caused the strange incidents aboard the S.S. Anne and approached it alone. After Dhelmise recognized the scent of Roy’s Ghost-type Pokéblocks, it let down its guard and accepted enough food to satisfy its appetite.

• Roy identified Dhelmise as the source of the attacks and suspected it had intercepted fish to absorb their life force.
• Roy stopped the captain from attacking and went alone to meet the giant Dhelmise on deck.
• Dhelmise prepared to strike Roy, but sensed the familiar scent of the Pokéblocks and lost its hostility.
• Roy used Mind Communication to reassure Dhelmise, then cleaned coral and seaweed from its anchor.
• Dhelmise finished the Pokéblocks on deck, and Roy gave it around ten more boxes until it was full.

Roy learned that Dhelmise had been feeding on the life energy of sea prey because it was hungry, and offered to take it in with a promise of unlimited Pokéblocks. The chapter ended with Dhelmise introducing Roy to its longtime hunting partner, Dragalge.

• Roy discovered that Dhelmise had followed a Wailord and had been feeding on fish caught near the S.S. Anne to satisfy its hunger.
• Roy offered Dhelmise a place on his team and all the Pokéblocks it wanted, but Dhelmise asked to see its big brother first.
• Dhelmise called to the sea with Metal Sounds, and a level 54 male Dragalge surfaced.
• Dhelmise explained that Dragalge had once helped it after it was injured by Schooling-form Wishiwashi.
• Roy learned that Dhelmise and Dragalge had long hunted together, with Dragalge poisoning prey while Dhelmise restrained it, then sharing the catch.

Roy tried to persuade Dragalge to leave with him after learning that Dhelmise wanted them to part so Dhelmise could join Roy and stay well fed. Dragalge agreed to battle Roy in exchange for being taken to a powerful Trainer, and Misdreavus volunteered to fight him.

• Dhelmise explained to Dragalge that Roy had fed it well and invited it to join him, and Dragalge accepted that Dhelmise would be better off leaving.
• Dragalge told Dhelmise to go with Roy, though Dhelmise worried that its brother would struggle alone against large prey and dangerous Pokémon.
• Roy offered to find Dragalge a strong Trainer, and Dragalge agreed to join him if Roy defeated it in battle.
• Roy proposed taking Dragalge to meet a Trainer stronger than himself, and Dragalge accepted the challenge.
• Misdreavus emerged from her Poké Ball and took the initiative to battle Dragalge.

Roy defeated and captured Dragalge with Flutter Mane, then won Dhelmise’s allegiance and captured him as well. Back aboard the S.S. Anne, Roy told the captain and crew that the ghostly disturbances were over and postponed Professor Sakuragi’s research until the next day.

• Roy let Misdreavus battle Dragalge, and she evolved into level 69 Flutter Mane.
• Flutter Mane effortlessly dodged Dragalge’s attacks, then knocked him unconscious with a weakened Dazzling Gleam.
• Dhelmise rescued the defeated Dragalge, and Roy captured Dragalge in a Luxury Ball.
• Dhelmise pledged allegiance to Roy after learning Roy would find Dragalge a Trainer, and Roy captured him.
• Roy returned to the S.S. Anne, released Dhelmise for the crew to see, and announced that the ghostly incidents were resolved.
• Roy told Professor Sakuragi they could discuss research the next day.

Roy healed Dragalge after recruiting Dhelmise, then arranged for Agatha to take Dragalge as her Pokémon. Agatha accepted the rare Dragalge but wondered why Roy had sent her a Poison-type instead of a Ghost-type.

• Roy treated the unconscious Dragalge, introduced Dhelmise to his Pokémon, and watched Snorunt talk Dhelmise into calling her boss.
• Dragalge woke up dejected after losing to Flutter Mane, but Roy encouraged him and gave him a Pokéblock that he eagerly ate.
• Roy called Agatha and offered her Dragalge, explaining that he had the rare Hidden Ability Adaptability.
• Agatha hesitated, but Roy declared that he would send Dragalge to her in Lilycove City and ended the call.
• Agatha began planning Dragalge's training before realizing that Roy had given a Poison-type Pokémon to a Ghost-type Elite Four member.

Roy cleaned Dhelmise and coated its anchor with a Metal Coat, leaving it stronger and delighted with its renewed appearance. Professor Sakuragi arrived to observe Dhelmise and watched Roy’s work alongside the gathered crowd.

• Professor Sakuragi went to Roy’s room to see Dhelmise, then hurried to the deck after a sailor told him Roy was there.
• Roy cleaned Dhelmise’s anchor with help from Snorunt, who had mistakenly used Roy’s toothbrush, while Dusclops, Ancient Gengar, and Palossand relaxed nearby.
• Roy revealed a perfect-quality Metal Coat and explained its benefits for Dhelmise’s Steel-type moves, weight, Gyro Ball, and Heavy Slam.
• Roy lifted Dhelmise with one hand and applied the Metal Coat to its anchor as the crowd watched in amazement.
• Dhelmise’s anchor shone with its original metallic color, and Dhelmise happily waved its seaweed after the Metal Coat took effect.

Roy learned that Dhelmise had recovered the ancient Tidal Bell and Clear Bell from a shipwreck, and he discovered that the bells could summon Legendary Pokémon. After thanking Wailord for warning him, Roy fed it more Pokéblock bait and watched it swim away.

• Professor Sakuragi failed to lift Dhelmise and concluded that its Pokédex weight was wrong before studying its body.
• Dhelmise remembered a chest from a shipwreck and retrieved it from the sea with Dragalge.
• Roy opened the chest and identified its contents as the Tidal Bell and Clear Bell, which could summon Legendary Pokémon.
• Wailord fired a weak Water Gun toward Roy, and Roy thanked it for its earlier warning.
• After Dhelmise and Dragalge left it alone, Wailord approached Roy and ate all the Pokéblock bait he tossed it.

Roy chose a meteorite from Captain Witte’s collection and discovered a Starmie Mega Stone hidden inside it. He planned to trade it to Wallace, who would have to call him Godfather.

• Captain Witte offered Roy a million Pokémon Dollars or one item from his collection, and Roy chose an item.
• Captain Witte told Roy about meeting a little girl from Alola with a Mimikyu, and Roy recognized her as Acerola.
• Roy scanned the collectibles in Captain Witte’s collection room and found a meteorite whose scan revealed a Starmie Mega Stone inside.
• Captain Witte gave Roy the meteorite, and Roy chipped it open in his room to uncover the Mega Stone.
• Roy confirmed the stone’s identity and decided Wallace would have to call him Godfather.

Roy returned to Lilycove City, reunited with Chansey and Miss Joy, and learned that his pink card made him a high-ranking Joy family inspector. The chapter ended when Officer Jenny Liya mistook his joking role-play with Miss Joy for harassment.

• Roy disembarked in Lilycove City after Professor Sakuragi thanked him and left for Johto.
• Roy saw a notice for the fifth Egg Cup and learned that Chansey had won the previous four tournaments.
• Roy showed Miss Joy his pink card, and she explained that it was an internal inspector's card bearing the highest-ranking serial number.
• Roy said his teacher had given him the card and jokingly role-played with Miss Joy, prompting Officer Jenny Liya to confront him.
• Officer Jenny Liya recognized Roy, and he recognized her as Sis Liya.

Roy visited the Pokémon Center, asked Officer Jenny Liya to arrange an Elite Four-level Trainer assessment, and headed toward Mt. Pyre after stopping at the League Shop. There, he encountered the elusive psychic medium Sui Meijia and caught a young Gengar sneaking into his shadow.

• Chansey challenged Roy's card-playing ability, and Roy vowed to win the fifth Egg Cup trophy from her on Sunday.
• Roy asked Officer Jenny Liya to register him for an Elite Four-level Pokémon Trainer assessment, and she agreed to arrange it for about a week later.
• Roy asked Miss Joy to transfer Dragalge to Lavender Town and learned that one of Absol's eggs had hatched while the other remained unhatched.
• Roy stopped at the League Shop near Mt. Pyre, greeted Yazi and Clefable, and then set off toward the mountain through its dense fog.
• Sui Meijia appeared in the fog, fled behind a tree when Roy recognized her, and watched him leave with an intoxicated expression.
• Ancient Gengar caught a young Gengar trying to enter Roy's shadow, and a larger purple, tattooed Gengar emerged carrying another Gengar.

Roy reunited with Phoebe on Mt. Pyre and teased her before giving her a thrilling ride on Dragapult to the mountain cabin. Phoebe arrived in under two minutes and angrily wondered what all her hiking had been for.

• Roy bribed Phoebe's Gengar with a Pokéblock and figured out Phoebe was hiding behind a rock.
• Roy's Ancient Gengar startled Phoebe and Mismagius from Phoebe's shadow, and Phoebe ran to Roy before realizing he had tricked her.
• Phoebe accused her Gengar of betraying her and tried to hit Roy, but he stopped her with one finger.
• Roy put Phoebe on Dragapult and flew with her to the cabin while Gengar and Mismagius chased after them on foot.
• Phoebe checked her Communicator and discovered Dragapult had reached the cabin in under two minutes, then punched and kicked Roy as he teased her about liking hiking.

Roy returned to Mt. Pyre and prepared to evolve Lampent into Chandelure at the mountain’s summit, while planning to evolve Snorunt afterward. The chapter ended with Lampent positioned at the center of a pentagram altar as Roy encouraged it to begin.

• Roy reunited with his grandparents, shared tobacco with his grandfather, and let the old woman inspect his Pokémon.
• Phoebe admired Roy’s Pokémon and asked how Primeape had evolved into Annihilape; Roy explained the evolution method and its danger.
• Roy told the old woman he wanted Lampent to evolve and Snorunt to evolve afterward, and she confirmed the timing and requirements.
• Roy followed the elders to the summit altar, placed Lampent at the pentagram’s center, and reassured Snorunt that its turn would come next.

Roy and the Mt. Pyre elders opened a rift to the Spirit World so Lampent could absorb its pure Ghost-type energy and begin his final evolution. Lampent remained suspended in a prolonged balance of Fire- and Ghost-type energy as Roy waited for the evolution to finish.

• Lampent took his place at the altar, and the elders sent Phoebe and the other Pokémon away from the peak.
• The elders used their Ghost Power to pry open the Spirit World entrance, while the two Gengar ate the wailing shadows that emerged.
• The elders channeled Ghost-type energy from the rift through five spheres and the pentagram to surround Lampent with a barrier.
• Roy gave Lampent two perfect-quality Dusk Stones, triggering an evolution in which Fire- and Ghost-type energy struggled for balance.
• Lampent's evolution continued for nearly ten minutes without finishing, and the exhausted elders left Roy to wait at the altar.

Marshadow found Roy at Mt. Pyre while carrying Ho-Oh’s Flame to Ecruteak City, but the Spirit World entrance stole the flame during their conversation. The flame returned without its protective Ghost-type energy and fell onto Lampent as it evolved.

• Marshadow sensed Roy near the Spirit World entrance and hurried to investigate, then found Roy watching Lampent evolve at the altar.
• Marshadow told Roy that Ho-Oh had sent him to carry a flame to Bell Tower in Ecruteak City for the humans who still worshipped Ho-Oh and the Legendary Beasts.
• Marshadow and Roy touched the golden flame, which warmed Roy’s hand and healed a scar.
• The Spirit World entrance sucked the flame away, then spat it back out after consuming the Ghost-type energy that protected it.
• Marshadow tried to catch the unprotected flame with his shadowy hand, but it passed through and fell onto Lampent.

Lampent evolved into Chandelure after a golden spark merged with the light of evolution, and Roy discovered Chandelure had learned Ho-Oh’s Sacred Fire. Roy and Marshadow planned to use the matching golden flame to complete Marshadow’s mission, leaving Marshadow hopeful he could avoid fleeing to the Distortion World.

• Roy comforted Marshadow, who decided he might have to flee to the Distortion World, and offered him Pokéblocks while they watched Lampent evolve.
• The golden spark merged with Lampent’s evolution, and he became Chandelure with Individual Values of 29 and the move Sacred Fire.
• Chandelure described feeling a warm flame during his evolution, then demonstrated Sacred Fire’s golden flames, which could heal or grow hot enough to cause harm.
• Roy proposed passing off Chandelure’s Sacred Fire as Ho-Oh’s, and Marshadow praised Roy before agreeing the plan could help him complete his mission.
• Chandelure lowered the flame’s temperature, and Marshadow wrapped it in Ghost-type energy and drew it into a shadowy hand, hopeful he would not need to hide in the Distortion World.

Roy waited for Chandelure to adjust to his evolved body, then Mega Evolved him on Mt. Pyre. Phoebe asked Roy for a Key Stone and Gengarite, and he agreed to help her find them.

• Marshadow told Roy that Ho-Oh's Flame only needed to reach Ecruteak City before its festival in a month, and agreed to return with him after he finished his business.
• Chandelure completed his evolution, and the two elders sealed the entrance to the Spirit World with Ghost Power.
• Roy gave Chandelure the Chandelure Mega Stone and used his Key Stone to Mega Evolve him in front of the elders.
• Mega Chandelure appeared with eight flame-tipped limbs, Infiltrator, and stronger abilities, then tested Flamethrower and Shadow Ball.
• Phoebe arrived on Dragapult, saw Mega Chandelure, and asked Roy for a Key Stone and Gengarite; Roy agreed to help her find them.

Roy watched Snorunt evolve into Froslass, whose new aloof demeanor surprised him and the other Pokémon. After returning to his room, Roy tried to sleep, but Phoebe tricked him into agreeing to visit her room to see a Meowth.

• Roy gave Snorunt a Dawn Stone, and the Ghost-type energy on Mt. Pyre helped her evolve into Froslass.
• Froslass greeted Roy coolly, though she later chilled Moomoo Milk for him, and Roy decided to wait until she reached Gym Leader level before attempting Mega Evolution.
• Roy returned to his room with his Pokémon and watched Chandelure switch the colors of its flames.
• Phoebe first knocked and left after Roy claimed he was asleep, then returned and entered his room.
• Phoebe invited Roy to see a Meowth that could do backflips, and after he refused, she shouted at him until he agreed to go with her.

Roy discovered Phoebe’s Cofagrigus and thwarted her attempt to scare him with a Pokéblock. After the Safari Zone ranger reported unusual activity from Absol’s unhatched Pokémon Egg, Roy left Mt. Pyre with Phoebe to investigate.

• Roy recognized Phoebe’s Cofagrigus and lured it out of the room with a Ghost-type Pokéblock, leaving Phoebe to retrieve it.
• Phoebe explained that she had caught Cofagrigus as a Yamask and had wanted it to scare Roy.
• A Safari Zone ranger contacted Roy because Absol’s unhatched Pokémon Egg was showing unusual activity that Professor Birch could not explain.
• Roy decided to leave for the Safari Zone, and Phoebe persuaded him to take her along.
• Roy left Palossand and Dhelmise on Mt. Pyre, packed supplies and gifts, and departed with Phoebe on Dragapult.

Roy and Phoebe traveled by Dragapult toward the Safari Zone, giving Clefable a very fast ride back to Yazi that left her beloved hairstyle standing straight up. Near the Safari Zone, Roy spotted Professor Birch being chased by a Mightyena and called out to him, but Birch could not see who had spoken.

• Roy promised Phoebe he would help her catch a Dreepy as compensation for their search for Cofagrigus.
• Roy ignored Clefable’s refusal, carried her and her sack onto Dragapult, and delivered her to Yazi in two minutes.
• Clefable discovered that the wind had ruined her hairstyle and became furious at Roy, who mistook her gestures for thanks.
• Phoebe took the front seat on Dragapult as they continued toward the Safari Zone, marveling at the unfamiliar scenery.
• Roy spotted Professor Birch fleeing a Mightyena and called to him, but Birch heard the voice without seeing Roy.

Roy returned to the Safari Zone after hearing that an Absol was acting strangely and met Professor Birch, who explained that a Pokémon Egg remained unhatched despite testing normally. Roy then headed for the Forest Area to find Nia, while Phoebe explored the park.

• Roy caught the charging Mightyena before it could hit Professor Birch, intimidated it into submission, and let Phoebe pet its belly and name it Red Bean Bun.
• Roy reunited with Professor Birch and learned that the strange Pokémon Egg had normal vitality but still would not hatch.
• Roy told Professor Birch he had returned to check the Safari Zone after rangers reported unusual behavior from an Absol.
• The Safari Zone director told Roy that Nia was waiting in the Forest Area, then dragged Professor Birch away to host a seminar.
• Roy found Phoebe watching Poliwag at a pond while Gengar startled nearby staff and Pokémon before Phoebe scolded it.

Roy visited Absol and found that one of her two eggs had hatched while the other had remained dormant. When Roy touched the egg with Ghost Power, it hatched into an unusual Little Absol with black-and-red wing-like growths resembling Absol Z’s wings, leaving Roy and Absol stunned.

• Ranger Nia led Roy to the cave where Absol and her first Little Absol were staying.
• Absol showed Roy her unhatched Pokémon Egg, which had shown no signs of hatching for more than a month.
• Roy touched the egg with Ghost Power, causing it to shake and develop cracks.
• The egg hatched, revealing a Little Absol with black-and-red claw-like wings on its back.
• Roy recognized the wings as resembling Absol Z’s, while Absol and Ranger Nia questioned whether the strange Pokémon was really her child.

Roy discovered that Absol’s newly hatched son had mutated, gaining wing-like appendages, Ghost-type energy, and unusually high Individual Values. Absol asked Roy to return in two days, and he and Phoebe stayed in the Safari Zone.

• Roy scanned the newborn Absol and found that he was a mutated male with 20 Individual Values, Super Luck, and wing-like appendages.
• The newborn followed Roy by scent, absorbed Ghost Power from his hand, and bonded with him while Absol and his older sister examined him.
• Roy fed Little Absol Moomoo Milk infused with Ghost Power, and Ancient Gengar conveyed that Absol wanted Roy to return in two days.
• Roy left the cave after Absol stopped Little Absol from following him, then asked Ranger Nia for a place to stay with Phoebe.
• Ranger Nia arranged treehouses for Roy and Phoebe, and Phoebe told Roy she had sensed Ghost-type energy from Little Absol.

Roy left Phoebe in the Safari Zone with Little Absol and several Ghost Pokémon guarding her, then rode Dragapult to Lilycove Forest with Annihilape. There, he reunited with Annihilape’s former followers, whose leader saw how much stronger Annihilape had become.

• Absol entrusted Little Absol to Roy, who left the young Pokémon with Phoebe while she stayed in the Safari Zone.
• Roy left Ancient Gengar and Dusclops behind to protect Phoebe and Little Absol.
• Roy and Annihilape encountered a patrol of Combee, Beedrill, and Primeape at the edge of Lilycove Forest, and Primeape recognized Annihilape as their boss.
• A Primeape led Roy and Annihilape deep into the forest, where they found the former Primeape leader and his group picking Berries.
• The former Primeape leader approached Annihilape excitedly but nervously after sensing how much stronger he had become.

Roy and Annihilape returned to Lilycove Forest and learned how the Primeape tribe had expanded and allied with the Beedrill and Vespiquen tribes. The Beedrill leader arrived to greet Roy, leaving the reunited allies together in the forest.

• The former Primeape leader told Annihilape that the Primeape tribe had allied with Beedrill and Vespiquen and helped defeat the Spearow and Pinsir invaders.
• The former Primeape leader gathered hundreds of Primeape and Mankey and introduced Annihilape as their leader.
• Several Primeape prepared to challenge Annihilape, but he split a boulder with Rage Fist and silenced the crowd.
• The former Primeape leader reported that the tribe had absorbed the other Primeape tribes and claimed most of the forests around Lilycove City.
• The Beedrill leader flew over to Roy after discovering that he had returned.

Roy returned to Lilycove Forest, where he made special Pokéblocks for the Beedrill leader and Vespiquen’s child before leaving with Annihilape. Back at the Safari Zone, he found Phoebe playing with the Mightyena and decided to take her to Sootopolis City after Little Absol joined him.

• Roy found that the Beedrill leader had reached level 45, accepted Sweet Honey from Vespiquen, and learned that her Combee child’s Individual Values had improved.
• Roy made special Pokéblocks to help the Beedrill leader recover and improve its potential, and gave Vespiquen Pokéblocks for her child.
• Roy left Lilycove Forest with Annihilape after helping the leaders of the Beedrill and Combee colonies.
• Roy returned to the Safari Zone and found Phoebe decorating Sangbiao with flowers while the two Little Absol stayed near her.
• Two days later, Little Absol entered a Luxury Ball, and Roy decided to take Phoebe to Sootopolis City.