Recaps

Roy and his Pokémon joined Officer Jenny and Morty in fighting the spirits pouring into Ecruteak City, while Roy searched for a place to Dynamax Gengar. They held back the creatures at the Spirit World entrance, but it continued releasing more threats.

• Roy sent Annihilape, Dusclops, and Froslass to help Officer Jenny, while Dragapult and Misdreavus cleared spirits near the entrance.
• Annihilape rescued a woman from a wraith, Froslass froze attackers, and Dusclops used Gravity to bring airborne spirits within reach.
• Morty and Gengar led Ghost-type Pokémon from the Burned Tower into battle, helping residents fight the invading spirits.
• Chandelure emerged from Roy and burned away wraiths that tried to ambush him as he considered where Gengar could Dynamax.
• Roy sent Officer Jenny to clear Ecruteak Square so Gengar could use it, while Misdreavus and Dragapult continued attacking the entrance.
• When an enormous spirit began emerging, Misdreavus hurled an oversized Shadow Ball into the entrance and knocked it and nearby wraiths back inside.

Roy Gigantamaxed Ancient Gengar in Ecruteak City and used it to send the escaped Spirit World creatures back through the rift. Pryce continued fighting Wazik Leia, whose Tyranitar was defeated by Swinub.

• Dhelmise used Rapid Spin to block the Spirit World entrance and destroyed the ghosts emerging from it, breaking through to the Pseudo-Elite Four level.
• Officer Jenny cleared Ecruteak City's square, where Roy used the Wishing Star to Gigantamax Ancient Gengar.
• Gigantamax Gengar swallowed the escaping Spirit World creatures while Dragapult, Misdreavus (Flutter Mane), Morty's Gengar, and the Burned Tower Pokémon blocked their escape.
• Wazik Leia ordered Tyranitar to attack Gengar, but Pryce stopped it with a block of ice and kept up his assault on Wazik Leia's Pokémon.
• Swinub extinguished Tyranitar's Flamethrower with an icy wind and knocked Tyranitar out with a blizzard.

Pryce’s Swinub froze Leia Wazik’s Pokémon, and Lance arrived to arrest the fleeing fugitive. Meanwhile, Roy’s Gigantamax Gengar and Misdreavus cleared most of the spirits from Ecruteak City, and Pryce invited Roy to the Mahogany Town Gym.

• Pryce’s Swinub froze Tyranitar and Obstagoon, preventing Leia Wazik from recalling them.
• Lance pursued Leia Wazik on Mega Charizard Y and knocked Archeops from the sky with a Flamethrower.
• Lance arrested Leia Wazik for bribing Pokémon League officials and conducting illegal experiments on Pokémon.
• Roy’s Gigantamax Gengar absorbed most of the evil ghosts and vengeful spirits, while Misdreavus defeated the remaining resisters.
• Pryce told Roy to meet him at the Mahogany Town Gym, and Roy decided to go since Mahogany Town was already his next stop.

Roy sealed the Spirit World entrance at the Burned Tower and helped end the crisis in Ecruteak City. Lance offered him a place in the League Prosecutors, but Roy refused, leaving Lance still hoping to recruit him.

• Roy sealed the Spirit World rift with his Ghost Power, and Ancient Gengar returned to his normal form after swallowing the last creatures that escaped.
• In the Spirit World, Dusknoir was struck by a Shadow Ball and watched the escaped ghosts return through a second rift before both entrances closed.
• Lance handed Wazk Leia over to Officer Jenny and the League Officers, then praised Roy and promised to credit his contribution to his ID Card.
• Lance asked Roy when he would report to prosecutor headquarters, and Roy said he was not interested because the work seemed like too much trouble.
• Roy reminded Lance that he was from Hoenn, but Lance still hoped to recruit him as a deputy in the League Prosecutors.

Roy refused Lance’s offer to join the League Prosecutors, then restored Bell Tower’s golden flame after Pryce apparently took it. He planned to build a Ghost Castle at the ruined Burned Tower and arranged for Steven’s crew to begin construction.

• Roy rejected Lance’s efforts to recruit him, and Lance left with Wazik Leia for questioning.
• Officer Jenny told Roy that Bell Tower’s golden flame had disappeared, and Roy used Marshadow to restore it with another flame from Chandelure.
• Roy returned to the collapsed Burned Tower, shared ghost power with the homeless Ghost-type Pokémon, and proposed building a Ghost Castle there.
• Morty supported Roy’s plan to house the Ghost-type Pokémon and guard the Spirit World entrance.
• Roy contacted Steven, who agreed to send a construction crew from Hoenn in about a week and estimated the project would take nearly half a year.

Roy arranged for Palossand to house the Ghost-type Pokémon until the Ghost Castle was built, then left Ecruteak City after helping Nurse Joy and Morty. The residents saw him off, and Morty remained burdened with preparing for the Pokémon League assessment.

• Palossand volunteered to house the Ghost-type Pokémon, and Shuppet tested its spacious interior before the others moved in.
• Roy asked Nurse Joy to provide meals for Palossand and the Pokémon inside it, and agreed to give her an A on her assessment.
• Roy prepared to leave Ecruteak City, where residents had earned him nearly two million Popularity Points and the Ghost Castle Plan had begun.
• Morty showed Roy the thick Gym Leader code and regulations he had to study, and Roy asked Gengar to make sure Morty did his job.
• Roy reassured a man who had criticized Ghost-type Pokémon that he could buy a television, then departed on Dragapult as the residents watched.

Roy stopped at the summit of Mt. Mortar to camp and feed his Pokémon, while Little Absol’s appearance continued to develop in ways that suggested it was becoming Absol Z. The chapter left Roy wondering whether Little Absol’s typing had changed as well.

• Roy flew past a Fighting-type Trainer climbing Mt. Mortar with Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan, and a nearly evolving Tyrogue.
• Roy set up camp at the summit, made Oran Berry-flavored Pokéblocks for Mimikyu, and redeemed Technical Machines and Shaderoot Carrots from the System Shop.
• Little Absol chased Froslass’s snowball while Ancient Gengar stole it, prompting Roy to scold Ancient Gengar and throw the snowball again.
• Roy noticed blackish-purple fur and sharper claws growing on Little Absol and wondered whether it was developing into Absol Z and changing types.
• Roy’s Pokémon gathered for lunch, and Mimikyu ate the Oran Berry-flavored Pokéblocks despite finding them less tasty than the Haban Berry ones.

Roy met Nobuhiko, a Fighting-type Trainer and Koichi’s younger brother, while cooking lunch on a mountain. After Roy demonstrated his strength and learned Nobuhiko had two Pseudo-Elite Four-level Pokémon, they agreed to battle, with Roy promising grilled meat either way.

• Roy cooked steaks with Chandelure’s help, and Nobuhiko approached after smelling the food.
• Nobuhiko introduced himself and challenged Roy to spar, but Roy offered to feed him if he could withstand one punch.
• Roy’s punch drove Nobuhiko backward until Hitmonchan stopped him, and Nobuhiko learned Roy had trained with Bruno.
• Roy offered Nobuhiko a Pokémon battle and promised grilled meat for him and his Pokémon regardless of the result.
• Roy sent out Dhelmise, and Nobuhiko chose Hitmonlee as Hitmonchan prepared to referee the battle.

Roy's Dhelmise defeated Nobuhiko's Hitmonlee, and Little Absol fought Tyrogue until Tyrogue evolved into Hitmontop. The battle between Hitmontop and Little Absol began as the chapter ended.

• Roy's Dhelmise used Growth and defeated Nobuhiko's Hitmonlee with a chain attack and Heavy Slam.
• Tyrogue refused Nobuhiko's call to return, so Roy proposed a match between Tyrogue and his level-fifteen Little Absol.
• Little Absol's Ghost-type immunity to Tyrogue's Mach Punch let him dominate the fight, while Tyrogue's Fire Punch barely hurt him.
• Tyrogue's fighting spirit flared, and he evolved into Hitmontop during the battle.
• Hitmontop performed a fighting dance and faced Little Absol as Roy told Absol to stop attacking.

Roy defeated Nobuhiko’s newly evolved Hitmontop, then shared a meal with him and agreed to meet at the Cianwood City Martial Arts Tournament. After parting ways, Roy reached Mahogany Town and nervously went in to face Pryce.

• Hitmontop used Fire Punch against Little Absol, but Little Absol knocked him out with Quick Attack, ending Nobuhiko’s battle against Roy in defeat.
• Roy healed Nobuhiko’s Pokémon, then invited Nobuhiko and his team to share grilled steaks and Berries at the campsite.
• Nobuhiko told Roy about Chuck’s Martial Arts Tournament in Cianwood City, and Roy agreed to enter with Annihilape.
• Roy and Nobuhiko agreed to meet in Cianwood City in half a month before going their separate ways.
• Roy reached Mahogany Town, sent Agatha a message saying he was going to challenge Pryce, and entered the town.

Roy went to Mahogany Gym at Pryce’s request, uneasy about meeting the formidable Gym Leader. Pryce asked whether Roy’s Gengar had created the Golden Flame on Bell Tower and showed him a flame sealed inside an ice case.

• Roy entered the freezing Mahogany Gym and was led past Pryce’s ice sculptures to the largest Arena.
• Roy met Pryce, who had helped him against Wazik Leia and had learned about Roy through his battle with Lance.
• Pryce recalled watching Roy’s Gigantamax Gengar battle Lance’s Dynamax Gyarados and discovering Roy’s ties to Agatha, Bruno, and the Joy family.
• Pryce asked Roy about the Golden Flame at Bell Tower, then revealed a sample sealed in a transparent ice case.
• Roy was surprised when Pryce suggested that his Gengar had placed the Golden Flame on Bell Tower.

Pryce revealed that he had taken the golden flame from Bell Tower to try to heal his disabled legs, and Roy offered to help by showing him Chandelure's Sacred Flame. Pryce summoned Delibird to fetch a wisp, while Marshadow watched the unexpected Pokémon warily from Roy's shadow.

• Pryce explained that he had mistaken Marshadow for Roy's Gengar and taken the golden flame from Bell Tower after seeing it warm his legs.
• Pryce asked Roy where Ho-Oh was, and Roy said he did not know but could still help heal his legs.
• Roy summoned Chandelure and had it use Sacred Flame, turning its blue flames golden and revealing that it could provide the flame Pryce wanted.
• Pryce recognized Chandelure's golden fire as matching the flame he had tested and questioned Roy about what had happened at Bell Tower.
• Pryce called for Delibird, which appeared beside Roy and prepared to fetch a wisp of flame, startling Marshadow.

Roy’s Chandelure’s Sacred Flame gave Pryce hope that his paralyzed leg could heal, and Pryce offered to repay Roy. After refusing to hand over a high-difficulty Glacier Badge without a battle, Pryce gave Roy’s Froslass an Eternal Ice that she immediately began absorbing.

• Delibird used ice domes to collect wisps of Chandelure’s Sacred Flame, which made Pryce’s leg tremble and filled him with hope.
• Delibird collected more flame until Roy stopped her to protect Chandelure’s supply.
• Pryce suspected Roy had deceived Ecruteak City about Ho-Oh, but decided to stay on good terms with him and asked what he wanted in return.
• Roy requested Mahogany Gym’s highest-difficulty Glacier Badge, but Pryce said Roy would have to defeat him to earn it.
• Pryce asked Roy to summon Froslass, then had Delibird offer her an Eternal Ice found in the Ice Cave.
• Froslass accepted the Eternal Ice after Roy reassured her, and she began absorbing its energy.

Froslass absorbed the Eternal Ice and gained power, while Pryce revealed that he had found it alongside a Key Stone in Johto's Ice Cave. After trading with Roy, Pryce discussed Ice-type Pokémon and asked Roy how he would build an all-Ice-type snow team.

• Froslass experienced a vision of the Snowfield King Avalugg and absorbed the Eternal Ice, rising from level 43 to 51 as her Individual Values increased from 25 to 30.
• Roy thanked Pryce for the Eternal Ice, and Pryce revealed that he had also found a Key Stone in the Ice Cave.
• Pryce told Roy about his old friendships with Kurt, Professor Oak, and Agatha, then asked for Roy's thoughts on Ice-type Pokémon.
• Roy outlined an all-Ice-type snow team and chose Froslass as its weather setter, but Pryce pointed out that Froslass lacked the Snow Warning Ability.

Roy revealed that his Froslass could Mega Evolve and had Snow Warning, then tested her new form with Pryce. Pryce let Roy stay at the Gym, where Delibird gave him a box of Rage Candy Bars after Roy shared an Icy Radish.

• Roy bet Pryce that his Froslass had Snow Warning, and Pryce offered Rage Candy Bars and Moomoo Popsicles if Roy proved it.
• Roy Mega Evolved Froslass, and her Snow Warning began covering the arena in snow.
• Pryce tested Mega Froslass's moves and stats for nearly two hours, praising her abilities and noticing Roy showed no signs of Mega Evolution fatigue.
• Pryce invited Roy to stay at Mahogany Gym, and Delibird led him to an ice-furnished room.
• Roy gave Delibird an Icy Radish, and Delibird rewarded him with a box of Rage Candy Bars.

Froslass struggled with feeling weaker than the Lord of the Snowfield, Avalugg, but Roy reassured her before she explored Mahogany Gym. There, Pryce and Delibird helped her practice controlling her Ice-type moves.

• Froslass imagined becoming as powerful as Avalugg, and Roy comforted her by reminding her how impressive her strength was for her age.
• The next morning, Froslass asked Roy if she could explore Mahogany Gym while he rested.
• Froslass found Pryce coaching Swinub and Delibird in a snowy Training Ground and joined them after Pryce invited her in.
• Pryce explained that Delibird was matching Swinub's Blizzard with Powder Snow combined with the room's falling snow.
• Pryce had Delibird demonstrate the technique to Froslass, who tried to copy it but could not yet blend her Powder Snow with the snow around her.

Froslass quickly learned Delibird’s simplified Blizzard, impressing Pryce, who offered to train her at Mahogany Gym. After Roy asked what she wanted, Froslass chose to stay so she could grow strong enough to protect him.

• Froslass repeatedly practiced combining Powder Snow with falling snow and learned Delibird’s simplified Blizzard in two hours.
• Roy arrived at the Training Ground, where Delibird began teaching Froslass to control Blizzard’s strength and Misdreavus joined the lesson.
• Pryce criticized Roy for neglecting Froslass’s Ice-type training and offered to train her at Mahogany Gym for free.
• Froslass followed Delibird’s instructions and cut the time needed to use Blizzard by three-quarters while conserving energy.
• Roy asked Froslass whether she wanted to stay with Pryce, and she chose to remain so she could become strong enough to protect him.

Roy agreed to leave Froslass with Pryce so she could train and grow strong enough to help him in battle. As Roy and Pryce discussed Dynamax, a young Trainer arrived to challenge Pryce despite having only one Beginner King-level Pokémon.

• Froslass firmly chose to stay with Pryce and train, and Roy agreed on the condition that she eat his Pokéblocks.
• Roy tearfully said goodbye to Froslass, who wiped his tears before joining Misdreavus and Delibird for training.
• Roy and Pryce discussed Mega Evolution and Dynamax, and Roy explained Dynamax mechanics and arena requirements while Pryce took notes.
• A Gym apprentice told Pryce that a young Trainer wanted to challenge him, with only one Beginner King-level Pokémon and the rest at Pseudo-Elite Four level.

Pryce arranged for Roy to battle Eusine, a Kanto Trainer who had come to challenge the Mahogany Gym with his Alakazam. The referee accepted Pryce’s decision despite recognizing that the League had little power to oppose the Gym Leader.

• After hearing about Eusine’s strength, Pryce ordered the apprentice to bring him to the Arena when he saw Froslass with Roy.
• Pryce called Roy stubborn, then returned to the Arena with him and Froslass.
• Eusine arrived, introduced himself as a Trainer from Celadon City, and presented a valid Trainer Qualification Certificate.
• Roy recognized Eusine as Suicune’s famed pursuer and scanned his level 61 Alakazam.
• Pryce ordered Roy to use Mega Froslass against Eusine, and Roy took the Trainer’s position after Pryce threatened him with his ice cane.
• Eusine questioned why Roy was battling in his place, while the League inspector serving as referee accepted Pryce’s decision.

Roy livestreamed his assessment battle against Eusine at Mahogany Gym and Mega Evolved Froslass to face Eusine's stronger Alakazam. In Kalos, Professor Sycamore and Lysandre recognized Roy on the stream and realized they both knew him.

• Eusine accepted Pryce's rule that he had to defeat Roy before challenging the Mahogany Gym Leader, and Pryce allowed Eusine to livestream the battle.
• Roy started his own IQ livestream, drawing viewers who recognized him and debated whether he could beat Eusine.
• Roy began the battle by activating his Key Stone and Mega Evolving Froslass, stunning Eusine and the viewers.
• Professor Sycamore watched the livestream after hearing of another new Mega Evolution and recognized Roy as the Trainer of Mega Froslass.
• Professor Sycamore and Lysandre both recognized Roy and asked each other if they knew him.

Roy’s Mega Froslass used snowy weather and Aurora Veil to gain the upper hand against Eusine’s Alakazam. Alakazam was left badly hurt and unable to recover, while Eusine struggled to understand why his opponent was so durable.

• Lysandre and Professor Sycamore reacted to Roy’s identity, with Lysandre associating him with a ruthless boy and Sycamore recognizing him as a Rustboro Academy student.
• Roy ordered Mega Froslass to set up Aurora Veil while Eusine had Alakazam use Calm Mind.
• Mega Froslass formed a blizzard that interrupted Alakazam’s Calm Mind and froze his hands, then struck him with a Shadow Ball as he tried to melt the ice.
• Alakazam escaped a second Shadow Ball with Teleport and attacked with Psyshock, but Mega Froslass blocked it with a shield, Aurora Veil, and her snowy-weather defenses.
• Mega Froslass’s three Shadow Balls split apart Alakazam’s Psycho Cut blades and hit him six times, leaving his stamina in the red.
• Eusine ordered Alakazam to use Recover, but another Shadow Ball scattered the Life Energy, and Alakazam’s subsequent attacks failed to overcome Mega Froslass’s defenses.

Roy’s Mega Froslass defeated Eusine’s Alakazam in a battle that ended with both Pokémon fainting, but Froslass was the last to remain standing. After Agatha ordered Roy to end his livestream, he shared Mega Froslass’s information with two professors and stayed at Mahogany Gym to collect more golden flame.

• Mega Froslass unleashed Blizzard, and Alakazam endured the storm to complete Future Sight, which struck her and ended her Mega Evolution.
• Froslass rose shakily after the hit, so the referee declared her the winner before she collapsed; Eusine left the Gym in a daze.
• Agatha told Roy to shut down the livestream, and Roy sent Professor Sycamore and Professor Rowan altered details about Mega Froslass’s stats.
• Roy took Froslass to the Pokémon Center, then had Chandelure and Delibird gather golden flame inside an ice dome and stayed at Mahogany Gym for another day.

Roy and Pryce searched for a suitable place to build a Dynamax Arena, eventually finding a vast cavern in the Ice Path. Roy tested the site by Dynamaxing Gengar, and the cavern proved large enough.

• Roy and Pryce found Mahogany Town too uneven for a Dynamax Arena and ruled out the forested area around the Lake of Rage.
• Pryce told Roy that he had frozen Team Rocket members who tried to capture Pokémon at the Lake of Rage, and a Gyarados leader fled when he saw Pryce.
• Pryce led Roy along Route 44 to a hidden cavern beneath an ice-covered mountain.
• Roy decided the cavern could serve as an arena and used the Wishing Star to Dynamax Gengar inside it.

Roy tested Gigantamax Gengar’s Max Guard against Pryce’s Swinub, then planned a Dynamax battle field and prepared to leave Mahogany Town. He parted from Froslass at the Gym and left with Little Absol, while Pryce wondered how Roy knew about the demon mask he had once planned to wear.

• Roy had Gigantamax Gengar use Max Guard against Swinub’s Blizzard, and the shield absorbed most of the attack before fading.
• Roy drew up plans for a Dynamax Battle Field, and Pryce agreed to have the Pokémon League fund a Dynamax Band and a transfer point linked to Galar.
• Roy trained with Froslass at Mahogany Gym and watched Misdreavus learn to charge Blizzard faster from Delibird’s Coaching.
• Roy said goodbye to Froslass, who stayed at the Gym to grow stronger, and left with Little Absol.
• Roy asked Pryce about a horned demon mask, prompting Pryce to chase him with an ice cane before wondering how Roy knew about his past plan.

After leaving Mahogany Gym with the prizes he won from Pryce, Roy chose to travel to Blackthorn City, where Clair prepared to confront him over their past battle. Roy arrived and learned that construction on Ghost Castle was soon to begin.

• Roy escaped Mahogany Gym with the Rage Candy Bar and Moomoo Ice after Pryce accepted his loss, while Froslass resolved to become stronger before their next meeting.
• Pryce revealed that he knew referee Aleph was a Pokémon League inspector and asked him to negotiate for a teleportation point connecting Mahogany Town and Galar.
• Roy let Little Absol choose their route, headed toward Blackthorn City, and messaged Clair that he was coming.
• Clair saw Roy's message, recalled her nightmare of his Dusclops defeating her Dragonair, and set off to meet him with her evolved Dragonite.
• Roy explored Blackthorn City, accidentally frightened a skewer seller when a hand emerged from his shadow to catch food, and received Morty's update that Steven's Construction Crew would soon begin work on Ghost Castle.