Recaps

Roy and Phoebe reached Sootopolis City, where Roy reunited with Wallace and Lisia welcomed Phoebe. While Roy and Wallace traded playful insults, Lisia took Phoebe to see the Gym’s giant tree and Eternal Flower.

• Professor Birch returned to the Safari Zone, where Mightyena chased him after shaking off its flower wreath.
• Roy rode Dragapult with Phoebe to Sootopolis City and passed the guards before stopping to explain that he had come to see Wallace.
• The guards checked Roy’s ID Card and let him enter after confirming Wallace had told them a guest was coming.
• Wallace and Lisia greeted Roy and Phoebe at the flying mount port, and Roy and Wallace immediately exchanged jabs.
• Lisia took Phoebe to the Sootopolis Gym, showed her the giant tree and Eternal Flower, and soon became her friend.

Roy gave Wallace a Starmie Mega Stone, allowing Wallace to Mega Evolve his Starmie for the first time. The transformation gave Starmie long legs and arms, and Wallace was left embarrassed as it struck a muscle-flexing pose.

• Wallace told Roy that Steven had found another Metagross Evolution Stone and given Lisia an Altaria Mega Stone and Key Stone, while Wallace still lacked a Starmie Evolution Stone.
• Roy revealed that he had a Starmie Mega Stone and gave it to Wallace after Wallace called him "godfather."
• Wallace placed the stone before Starmie's central gem, and the Starmie Mega Stone entered its body as Mystic Water emerged.
• Wallace used the Key Stone on his shell bracelet to Mega Evolve Starmie, which gained long legs and arms and initially struggled to stand.
• Wallace accused Roy of misleading him, then saw Mega Starmie stand steadily and strike a muscle-flexing pose, leaving him mortified.

Roy helped Wallace test Mega Starmie at the Sootopolis Gym, revealing its powerful special and physical attacks. Wallace learned that Mega Starmie's Ability had changed to Huge Power, and accepted Roy's claim that Professor Oak had told him.

• Wallace took Roy to the Gym's aquatic Training Ground to test Mega Starmie's strength.
• Roy adjusted Mega Starmie's pose, and it fired powerful Hydro Pumps and Swift that damaged the stone targets.
• Wallace ordered Mega Starmie to use Take Down, and it shattered a force-testing slab in one hit.
• Mega Starmie used Razor Shell to slice another slab cleanly in half, astonishing Wallace.
• Roy explained that Mega Starmie's Ability had changed to Huge Power and credited Professor Oak for the information.

Wallace discovered that Mega Evolution gave his Starmie Huge Power, while Roy tested Mega Chandelure’s Shadow Ball. Roy, Wallace, and Steven reunited in Sootopolis City, where Wallace revealed that Roy had found him a Starmie Mega Stone.

• Wallace Mega Evolved Starmie and discovered that it had gained the Huge Power Ability, but he soon ran out of strength and Starmie reverted to normal.
• Roy helped Wallace to the lounge, then Mega Evolved Chandelure and tested its Ghost-powered Shadow Ball against a thick stone slab.
• Lisia took Phoebe to visit Wallace’s new Pokémon Contest venue while Roy and Wallace went to Sootopolis City’s harbor to await Steven.
• Steven arrived on Aerodactyl, and Roy, Wallace, and Steven reunited after Roy returned to Hoenn.
• Wallace told Steven that Roy had found him a Starmie Mega Stone and bragged that Mega Starmie could defeat Steven’s Metagross, prompting Roy to tease him for being weak.

Wallace drank Devon Corporation’s Energy Potion and challenged Roy to a Mega battle at the Sootopolis City Gym. Mega Chandelure overwhelmed Mega Starmie with relentless long-range attacks, and the chapter ended with Starmie still dodging as Chandelure showed no sign of tiring.

• Steven gave Wallace a new Energy Potion but warned him too late that it would leave him extremely weak after twenty minutes; Wallace drank it and quickly regained his strength.
• Wallace challenged Roy to a Mega battle, and Steven followed them to the closed Sootopolis City Gym, where he served as referee.
• Wallace sent out Starmie, while Roy chose Chandelure after it requested the battle through Mind Communication.
• Wallace and Roy Mega Evolved Starmie and Chandelure, surprising Steven with the appearance of both Mega forms.
• Mega Chandelure countered Starmie’s Water Guns with Energy Ball, then filled the arena with Shadow Balls and Energy Balls that kept Starmie from approaching.
• Mega Starmie dodged between the water and floating platforms, but Mega Chandelure continued firing without showing signs of exhaustion.

Roy’s Mega Chandelure outmaneuvered Wallace’s Mega Starmie until Wallace’s potion wore off, ending their battle. Chandelure broke through to the mid-tier Elite Four level, while Wallace was left exhausted and unable to respond to Roy’s taunts.

• Mega Chandelure overpowered Mega Starmie’s Hydro Pump with a massive Shadow Ball, leaving Wallace wondering how Roy’s Pokémon could suppress his higher-level Starmie.
• Wallace ordered Mega Starmie to close in with Agility and Razor Shell, but Mega Chandelure used a hidden Shadow Ball and Will-O-Wisp to burn it before being struck and knocked back.
• Mega Starmie retreated into the water as the burn continued, and Wallace’s potion expired mid-command, forcing Starmie out of Mega Evolution.
• Roy stopped Mega Chandelure from attacking, and Steven called the battle to an end.
• Chandelure’s aura surged as it advanced to the mid-tier Elite Four level, while Roy mocked the exhausted Wallace and Steven noted that Wallace had drunk the potion without hearing about its side effects.

After Roy carried the weakened Wallace back to the lounge, Steven gave Phoebe a Key Stone and Banettite, then challenged Roy to a battle. Roy and Steven Mega Evolved Gengar and Metagross, and their match began with Shadow Ball and Psychic.

• Roy carried Wallace to the lounge, where Lisia and Phoebe helped care for him.
• Roy introduced Phoebe to Steven, who gave her a Key Stone and Banettite.
• Roy and Steven returned to the arena, and Steven asked Roy to battle.
• Steven sent out Metagross and drank a blue potion, while Roy chose Gengar.
• Steven Mega Evolved Metagross, and Roy Mega Evolved his Shiny Gengar.
• Roy's Gengar used Shadow Ball as Steven's Metagross used Psychic.

Roy received the Rain Badge from Wallace after battling Steven, then went with Wallace and Lisia to a ramen shop in Sootopolis City. There, Roy recognized Zinnia, whose grandmother emerged from the kitchen with her Goodra.

• Roy found Lisia and Phoebe making Gengar wear makeup, then added Misdreavus and Froslass to the makeover.
• Wallace awarded Roy the Rain Badge, and Roy learned Wallace had taken over as Sootopolis City's Gym Leader.
• Roy, Wallace, and Lisia decided Steven would pay for dinner and headed to a ramen shop.
• Wallace told Roy about the poorly attended Pokémon Contests he had held, and Lisia mentioned that May had a Marshtomp.
• Roy spotted Zinnia helping at the shop and recognized her Key Stone anklet before Wallace confirmed her identity.
• Zinnia called her grandmother from the kitchen, and the old woman came out accompanied by her Goodra.

Roy and his companions visited the old woman’s noodle shop, where Zinnia recognized him as the outsider who had defeated Cade in the Edge Cup. Zinnia’s challenge was stopped by her grandmother, and the group ate noodles as Roy’s teasing left Wallace embarrassed.

• Roy reunited with the old woman who had helped him leave Sootopolis City and reminisced about her noodles.
• Zinnia recognized Roy as the outsider who had gained the Dragon God’s recognition and defeated Cade in the Edge Cup.
• Zinnia challenged Roy, but Shelgon and Whismur were frightened by him, and her grandmother told her not to disturb the customers.
• The old woman served Roy an enormous bowl of noodles and told Wallace to show some restraint, prompting Roy and Steven to tease him.
• Roy let Little Absol out, gave it Moomoo Milk, and rapidly finished his noodles while Lisia and Altaria watched in astonishment.

Roy and his companions encountered Rayquaza in Sootopolis City when Marshadow fled from the Sky Pillar into Roy’s shadow. Rayquaza mistook Roy for a divine messenger inspecting its duties, then returned to the Sky Pillar after Roy left the square.

• Roy finished dinner with Wallace and the others, then noticed Rayquaza circling above Sootopolis City as Marshadow called for help from the Sky Pillar.
• Marshadow explained that Rayquaza had chased it after it found the dragon sleeping atop the Sky Pillar, and it hid in Roy’s shadow.
• Rayquaza recognized Roy as the supposed divine messenger who had inspected its work before and feared that Roy had returned to judge it.
• Sootopolis City residents gathered to worship Rayquaza, while Zinnia saw the dragon for the first time and noticed it watching Roy.
• Marshadow concluded that Rayquaza was afraid of Roy, and Roy carried Wallace away from the square with the others.
• Rayquaza relaxed after Roy left, roared at the worshippers, and returned to the Sky Pillar; Zinnia vowed to earn its recognition.

Roy, Wallace, and Steven prepared the new Pokémon Contest arena before Roy encountered Lysandre and Malva outside the Sootopolis Gym. Lysandre left disappointed after failing to find the Eternal Flower Floette he sought to use against AZ.

• Roy, Wallace, and Steven inspected the new arena and discussed the Pokémon Contest’s rules, schedule, contestants, and other preparations.
• Roy suggested that Wallace hold a contest in Lilycove City, and Steven agreed while noting Wallace’s duties as a Gym Leader.
• Roy spotted Lysandre and Malva outside the Sootopolis Gym, where Lysandre studied the Eternal Flower beneath a tree.
• Lysandre reflected on Team Flare’s growth, Malva’s influence in Kalos’s news industry, and his need for an informant within the Pokémon League.
• Lysandre recalled capturing AZ and concluded that finding the Eternal Flower Floette was his remaining way to make AZ reveal the Ultimate Weapon’s location.

Roy confronted Lysandre and Malva in Sootopolis City after suspecting their interest in the glowing flower beneath a towering tree. Lysandre claimed he was visiting Hoenn, while Roy wondered if the flower was the Eternal Flower Lysandre had sought.

• Roy blocked Lysandre from leaving, prompting Malva to release her Houndoom.
• Steven and Wallace sent out Metagross and Milotic, and the Pokémon faced off in a tense standoff with Houndoom.
• Roy questioned Lysandre as a supposed guard of the Sootopolis People, and Lysandre introduced himself as the director of the Lysandre Institute from Kalos.
• Lysandre recalled Houndoom and said he and Malva had come to Sootopolis City as tourists to see its history and the tree.
• Roy doubted Lysandre's explanation and suspected the glowing flower beneath the tree was the Eternal Flower.

Roy recognized that Lysandre had come seeking the Eternal Flower and challenged him to a battle at the Sootopolis Gym. Lysandre sent out his powerful Pyroar, and the battle was about to begin.

• Roy asked Lysandre whether he found Sootopolis’s Eternal Flower beautiful and invited him to exchange moves.
• Lysandre accepted Roy’s challenge, and Roy borrowed Wallace’s Gym for the battle.
• Roy greeted Little Absol and brought Lysandre into the Gym’s Water Arena.
• Lysandre sent out his level 79 Pyroar, whose roar frightened some of the Gym apprentices’ Pokémon.

Roy defeated Lysandre in a battle at the Water-type Arena by exploiting Chandelure’s Flash Fire and Ghost typing against Pyroar. Lysandre left disgusted and unable to understand how Roy’s warm bond with his Pokémon produced such an unbearable battling style.

• Roy sent out Chandelure, and Lysandre used his laboratory’s goggles to inspect it before the match began.
• Lysandre ordered Pyroar to use Flamethrower, and Chandelure absorbed the attack with Flash Fire.
• Roy kept Pyroar at a distance with Chandelure’s attacks while Lysandre struggled to find an effective way to fight back.
• Lysandre ordered Pyroar to use Protect and Flare Blitz, but Roy Mega Evolved Chandelure and used Shadow Ball with Infiltrator to defeat Pyroar.
• Wallace declared Roy the winner, and Lysandre recalled Pyroar and left after Roy invited him to return.

Roy said goodbye to Wallace, Steven, and Lisia before leaving Sootopolis City with Phoebe. After he departed, a man in black reported that the target had already left the city.

• Lysandre and Malva left the Water Arena, and Wallace confronted Roy for using his name to cause trouble.
• Roy and Phoebe said goodbye to Wallace, Steven, and Lisia, who promised to visit Phoebe at Mt. Pyre.
• Roy left Sootopolis Harbor with Phoebe on Dragapult, while Steven and Wallace teased Lisia about who had won their battle.
• A man in black sunglasses reported by communicator that the target had already left Sootopolis City.

Roy and Phoebe were caught between an ambush at sea and Lysandre and Malva, but Malva turned her fire on the attacking Sharpedo instead. Archie arrived with Team Aqua, and his Pokémon attacked Malva’s Talonflame, leaving the two factions in conflict.

• Roy slowed Dragapult near Lilycove City after sensing Lysandre following them and Marshadow warned him of a Pokémon lurking in the sea.
• Marshadow warned Roy of an incoming attack, and Dragapult dodged Sharpedo’s Hydro Pump.
• Lysandre and Malva appeared behind Roy as Sharpedo attacked again, but Malva’s Talonflame intercepted the water with Flamethrower and drove Sharpedo back into the sea.
• A fleet of pirate vessels arrived, and Roy recognized Archie and Team Aqua as the force behind Sharpedo.
• Archie sent out Crawdaunt and Tentacruel, which attacked Talonflame, but Malva’s Pokémon easily burned away their attacks.

Lysandre offered to help Roy repel Team Aqua before discussing his reason for following him. Malva and Roy attacked the fleet, and Roy closed in on Archie aboard Dragapult and ordered a maximum-power Dragon Pulse.

• Lysandre explained that he had followed Roy to speak privately and offered to deal with the ambush first.
• Archie planned to capture the little girl on Dragapult to force the two old people from Mt. Pyre to surrender the Blue Orb, but Malva's arrival disrupted his attack.
• Malva directed Talonflame to burn Team Aqua's boats, forcing grunts into the sea.
• Roy sent his airborne Pokémon into battle and evolved Chandelure into Mega Chandelure and Misdreavus into Flutter Mane to bombard the fleet.
• Roy rode Dragapult through Team Aqua's barrage toward Archie and ordered a maximum-power Dragon Pulse.

Roy and his Pokémon overwhelmed Team Aqua’s fleet while Archie tried to capture Phoebe, forcing Archie to abandon the attack and order a retreat. Archie stayed behind to cover his subordinates as Roy prepared to punish the fleeing ships.

• Crawdaunt blocked Dragapult’s Dragon Pulse with Protect, then took Ancient Gengar’s Sludge Wave and was Poisoned before counterattacking with Dark Pulse.
• Roy evaded a barrage of attacks and led Dragapult through Team Aqua’s smaller boats, while his Pokémon sank ships and scattered the pirates.
• A Pokémon in Roy’s shadow deflected Poison Stings aimed at Phoebe, astonishing the Gengar hiding in her shadow.
• After seeing his fleet badly damaged, Archie ordered Matt and Team Aqua to retreat, then stayed behind to keep Roy’s Pokémon occupied.
• Malva did not pursue Archie, and Roy chose not to board the pirate ship, but he refused to let Team Aqua’s fleeing ships escape unpunished.

Roy fought off Archie’s Team Aqua ambush, then killed the stranded attackers after Archie’s ship retreated. Lysandre praised Roy’s resolve and asked why Team Aqua had targeted him, leaving Roy to look toward Phoebe.

• Ancient Gengar scattered Toxic Spikes across Archie’s ship, poisoning a crew member and damaging the vessel as Team Aqua struggled to stop them.
• Archie ordered his pirate ship to retreat while Sharpedo and Tentacruel guarded it from Roy and Malva’s Talonflame.
• Roy ordered Dragapult to kill the Team Aqua members stranded at sea, telling Phoebe to close her eyes.
• Lysandre joined Roy and apologized that he and Malva could not pursue the pirates, and Roy acknowledged their help.
• Lysandre asked Roy why Team Aqua had attacked him, and Roy looked toward Phoebe while she checked her face in Lisia’s mirror.

Roy reflected on Team Aqua’s recent formation and considered using Shelly and Tabitha to counter Archie and Maxie. After a Hoenn inspector pursued the pirates, Roy brought Lysandre and Malva to Lilycove City, where Lysandre prepared to discuss serious business while Malva watched Phoebe at the beach.

• Roy realized Shelly was not yet with Team Aqua and considered contacting Shelly and Tabitha to help eliminate Archie and Maxie later.
• A Hoenn inspector arrived on Braviary, confirmed the pirates were a newly emerged group from Lilycove City, and pursued them in the direction Roy indicated.
• Roy, Lysandre, and Malva ate at a harbor restaurant, where Little Absol drank Moomoo Milk and tore at Lysandre’s suit pants.
• Roy used Marshadow to put Phoebe’s Gengar to sleep, then sent Phoebe to play on the beach while he spoke privately with Lysandre.
• Malva went to the beach to keep watch over Phoebe.

Lysandre tried to recruit Roy into Team Flare by arguing that the world was filthy and offering to eliminate the pirates who had attacked him. Roy rejected Lysandre’s worldview and decided to pose as a villain bent on destroying the world, leaving Lysandre stunned as Roy prepared to respond.

• Lysandre told Roy that society was corrupt and urged him to join Team Flare to create a world containing only beauty.
• Lysandre offered to have Elite Four Malva eliminate the pirates, revealing that he had secretly placed a tracker on their ship.
• Roy recognized that Lysandre’s convictions could not be changed by persuasion and decided to oppose him by acting like an even more extreme villain.
• Lysandre mistook Roy’s silence for agreement and held out a Team Flare emblem, but Roy stood, clenched a decorative pebble, and began a response that dumbfounded him.

Roy pretended to embrace Lysandre’s worldview, then claimed he wanted to destroy the entire world and use Legendary Pokémon to do it. Lysandre became alarmed and tried to calm Roy, deciding that Team Flare could not recruit him.

• Roy denounced the world’s treatment of Ghost-type Pokémon Trainers and claimed the world deserved to be destroyed.
• Roy crushed a pebble in his hand, convincing Lysandre that his anger was genuine.
• Lysandre tried to persuade Roy that the world still had beautiful things in it.
• Roy proposed using Legendary Pokémon from Hoenn or Sinnoh to alter the world and begged to join Team Flare.
• Lysandre pried Roy’s hand from his shoulder and urged him to calm down.

Lysandre persuaded Roy to reconsider destroying the world by telling him about the beauty he had seen while helping people. As Lysandre sailed back to Kalos, Roy asked to join Team Flare, but Lysandre hurriedly refused and told Malva that Roy would never join.

• Lysandre told Roy how people he had helped during disasters had once offered him small, sincere gifts, reminding him that beauty still existed in the world.
• Roy asked whether Lysandre found Ghost-type Pokémon disgusting, and Lysandre praised Roy’s Chandelure to calm him and encourage him to accept the world.
• The Bright High arrived at Lilycove City, and Lysandre gave Roy his black goggles and advice before preparing to sail back to Kalos.
• Roy asked to join Team Flare, but Lysandre dodged the request and rushed aboard the ship.
• Malva asked whether Roy had joined Team Flare, and Lysandre said he would never join because he feared Roy would lead the organization to ruin.

Lysandre left Hoenn determined to redeem Roy, while Roy spent time with Phoebe and Little Absol before returning to Mt. Pyre. The chapter ended with Phoebe reuniting with her grandparents and Palossand and Dhelmise eagerly crowding around Roy.

• Malva suggested killing Roy, but Lysandre refused and decided to personally teach ideological courses to the organization's executives.
• Roy washed Little Absol after it got covered in sand and seawater, then Little Absol shook itself dry all over him.
• Roy and Phoebe played on the beach before riding Dragapult back toward Mt. Pyre, with Roy keeping watch for Team Magma.
• Phoebe ran to her grandparents and embraced them when Dragapult landed at Mt. Pyre.
• Palossand and Dhelmise rushed to Roy and crowded close to him, reassured by his familiar scent.

Roy visited the elders on Mt. Pyre, recounted Team Aqua’s attack, and returned the Red Orb to them before leaving with a strange discovery. He noticed an Ω symbol on his Golurk Mega Stone, while a shadowy presence slipped from Phoebe’s shadow into his own.

• Roy told the elders that Team Aqua had attacked them, and Phoebe excitedly described his raids on the pirate ships with Dragapult.
• The elders said the prophecy had finally come, but refused to explain it yet, and asked Roy to show them the Red Orb.
• Roy found the Golurk Mega Stone in the box and recalled Agatha’s account of untamable Golurk guarding ancient royal ruins.
• Roy noticed an Ω symbol on the back of the Golurk Mega Stone and wondered whether it could still be used.
• The elders returned the Red Orb to Roy, who said goodbye to them and Phoebe before leaving Mt. Pyre.
• A black shadow slipped from Phoebe’s shadow into Roy’s, while the old woman’s Gengar sensed a strange energy fluctuation and then returned to eating Roy’s Ghost-type Pokéblock.