Recaps

During his two days off, Roy brought Cynthia ice cream after training, and she shared it with her Eevee. The encounter left Roy wishing he could become Cynthia’s Eevee.

• Cynthia watched Roy train and thought about Hoenn’s myths and the difficulty of visiting the secluded Sootopolis People and Meteor People.
• Roy offered Cynthia a choice between strawberry and vanilla ice cream, then gave her both when she could not decide.
• Cynthia released her Eevee, which eagerly ate the vanilla ice cream and shivered from the cold.
• Cynthia wiped the ice cream from Eevee’s mouth and comforted it while Roy wished he could be her Eevee.
• Cynthia thanked Roy and tried to make polite conversation, but Roy pointed out that she had already watched his battle.

Roy accepted Cynthia’s challenge and battled her Garchomp with Primeape, narrowly losing despite exploiting Garchomp’s Ice weakness. Cynthia acknowledged Primeape’s strength, and Roy accepted the defeat.

• Cynthia challenged Roy to a battle and asked him not to use Dusclops, which he agreed to.
• Cynthia sent out her level 54 Garchomp, and Roy chose Primeape to battle it.
• Primeape boosted itself and used Ice Punch, while Garchomp countered with Aerial Ace, Dragon Claw, and its Rough Skin Ability.
• Primeape landed a powerful Ice Punch that knocked Garchomp from the air, but both Pokémon fell from the exchange.
• Garchomp remained standing while Primeape was knocked out, and Roy accepted his loss as Cynthia praised Primeape’s performance.

Roy discovered that Cynthia’s Spiritomb was weak because Cynthia had fed it only Dark-type Pokéblocks, leaving its Ghost- and Dark-type energy unbalanced. He fed Spiritomb his own Ghost-type Pokéblocks and gave Cynthia a supply, then agreed to her request to order more.

• After their Pokémon recovered, Cynthia’s Spiritomb emerged from its Poké Ball and circled Roy, drawn to his Ghost-type scent.
• Roy sensed that Spiritomb was hungry and explained that Cynthia’s Dark-type Pokéblocks had disrupted the balance between its Ghost- and Dark-type energy.
• Cynthia apologized to Spiritomb and took notes as Roy described how to train it and use its battle moves.
• Roy gave Spiritomb Ghost-type Pokéblocks, which quickly improved its condition, and explained that four a day would meet its needs.
• Roy gave Cynthia about two hundred Pokéblocks, and she asked to order more from him.

Cynthia paid Roy for Pokéblocks and gave him an Ice Stone and an ice crystal as thanks for healing Spiritomb. After Roy exchanged an ancient Hisui parchment with her, Cynthia excitedly followed him to the cave where he had found it.

• Cynthia insisted on paying Roy 500 Poké Dollars per Pokéblock and agreed not to tell anyone he could make them.
• Cynthia gave Roy an advanced Ice Stone and an ice crystal as payment for his help healing Spiritomb.
• Roy gave Cynthia an ancient parchment he had found in the back mountain, and she recognized its writing as a poem about Hisui and Arceus’s plates.
• Cynthia asked Roy where he had found the parchment, then grabbed his hand and hurried with him toward the back mountain.
• Roy led Cynthia to a cliff and climbed down toward the cave while Cynthia rode Garchomp to its entrance and recalled it before entering.

Roy and Cynthia searched Misdreavus's former cave, where Cynthia found ancient parchment fragments and Roy gave her the intact scroll. After Roy saved Cynthia from falling off a cliff, they returned together, and Cynthia planned to change before helping Professor Rowan organize materials.

• Lampent used Lighting Mode to illuminate the cave as Misdreavus showed Dreepy around its former home.
• Cynthia found several decayed parchment scraps, and Roy gave her the intact scroll to study.
• Cynthia nearly stepped off the cliff, but Roy pulled her into his arms and saved her.
• Cynthia released Garchomp, then quietly invited Roy to ride with her, and Garchomp nodded him aboard.
• At the top of the cliff, Cynthia went to the guesthouse to change and said she would later help Professor Rowan organize materials.

Roy streamed with Professor Birch and Professor Rowan, but redirected the camera away from Cynthia when viewers demanded to see her. Afterward, he watched Iono introduce Levincia and sent her a flashy Present before leaving her stream.

• Roy returned to the villa after a date with Cynthia, and Professor Rowan angrily warned him to stay away from his assistant.
• Roy began a stream with Professor Birch and Professor Rowan, who discussed Pokémon research while Roy gained Popularity Points.
• Viewers urged Roy to move the camera toward Cynthia, but Roy pointed it at Professor Birch instead and defended his choice.
• Roy noticed Iono streaming outdoors and watched her introduce her hometown, Levincia.
• Roy sent Iono a [Venusaur's Solar Beam] Present and left before she could thank him or ask where to catch a Misdreavus.

Roy spent his Popularity Points on supplies and items, then watched Dreepy evolve into Drakloak with help from an aged Dragonite's phantom and the Ghost Soul Slate. The chapter ended with Roy unable to tell whether the Dreepy riding on Drakloak was a separate Pokémon.

• Roy refreshed the System Shop and exchanged 722,000 Popularity Points for a Life Orb, Shaderoot Carrots, Icy Radishes, and a Thunderbolt Technical Machine.
• Roy noticed Dreepy glowing beneath the moonlight and found that it had reached level 50.
• Roy had his Pokémon guard the room as Dreepy began evolving, assisted by an aged Dragonite's phantom and a beam from the Ghost Soul Slate.
• Dreepy evolved into Drakloak, whose Individual Values rose to 26.
• Roy tried to scan and touch the Dreepy riding on Drakloak's head, but the System displayed Drakloak's information.

Roy learned how Drakloak and Dreepy shared a consciousness, then gave Drakloak a Life Orb to strengthen its attacks. Cynthia arrived late at night and agreed to join Roy as he went to test Drakloak’s moves.

• Roy questioned Drakloak about the Dreepy on its head and compared their bond to Kangaskhan and its baby.
• Roy asked two professors about Drakloak and Kangaskhan, and Professor Rowan complained that Roy had not called him when Dreepy evolved.
• Professor Rowan urged Roy to call him when Drakloak evolved into Dragapult, while Roy doubted that could happen during Rowan’s two-month stay at Rustboro Academy.
• Roy gave Drakloak a Life Orb and prepared to test its moves in the open area behind the mountain.
• Cynthia came to Roy’s room to ask him something, then agreed to accompany him and Drakloak to test its moves.

Roy agreed to help Cynthia visit the Meteor People and the Sootopolis People so she could learn about Rayquaza’s legends. After watching Roy test Drakloak’s moves, Cynthia elbowed him over his teasing, then left with Garchomp.

• Cynthia asked Roy to help her find the Meteor People and the Sootopolis People, and Roy agreed to contact Alai, Wallace, and Adam.
• Roy tested Drakloak’s Draco Meteor and Phantom Force, showing off its strength after evolution and the stamina cost of its Life Orb.
• Cynthia watched Drakloak use Dragon Dance, and Roy joked about testing whether it could stack the move four times.
• Garchomp tried to imitate Dragon Dance but failed to gain its strengthening effect, then angrily raked the ground with Metal Claw.
• Cynthia comforted Garchomp, elbowed Roy before leaving, and the hit barely felt like a tickle.

Sano Tianyu brought Aggron to find Roy and challenge Dusclops again, but Cynthia pointed him to Dusclops enjoying a snack. When Spiritomb ate a piece of Shaderoot Carrot and began pouring Black Aura, Cynthia pulled Roy over to help, leaving Sano stunned that she had taken Roy’s hand.

• Aggron demanded another battle with Dusclops, so Sano Tianyu agreed to take him to find Roy.
• Sano Tianyu found Cynthia training Garchomp and asked where Roy was; Cynthia directed him to Dusclops by the fence.
• Dusclops shared a piece of Shaderoot Carrot with Spiritomb, who swallowed it and began emitting Black Aura.
• Cynthia hurried to Spiritomb, then grabbed Roy’s hand and pulled him over for help as Sano Tianyu watched in shock.

Spiritomb overate on a nourishing Shaderoot Carrot and recovered after Roy explained the cause to Cynthia. Roy then accepted Sano Tianyu’s request for a rematch, where an angry Dusclops quickly defeated Aggron and returned to his morning tea.

• Roy explained that Spiritomb had eaten more Ghost-type energy than he could absorb, easing Cynthia’s worry.
• Sano Tianyu asked Roy for another battle to keep Aggron from becoming depressed, and Roy agreed despite warning him about Dusclops.
• Dusclops, annoyed that his morning tea had been interrupted, faced Aggron on the back mountain.
• Aggron charged with Heavy Slam, but Dusclops stopped him, pulled him off balance, and sat on him until he could no longer battle.
• Dusclops returned to his Shaderoot Carrot and Pokéblocks while Roy told Sano Tianyu to take Aggron for treatment, and Cynthia realized she had underestimated Dusclops.

Wallace perfected a water-based Pokémon performance and developed his plans for a battle-free Wallace Cup while helping Adam at Sootopolis Gym. Roy arranged to visit Sootopolis City for its festival, as Cynthia continued learning about the Meteor People and Rayquaza.

• Wallace and Milotic completed a performance using Aqua Ring and Aqua Tail, then Wallace told Adam he would help handle two Gym challengers.
• Wallace decided Pokémon Contests should focus entirely on performances and reviewed Roy's suggestions for the Wallace Cup.
• Roy called Wallace and said he planned to visit Sootopolis City, and Wallace invited him to come during the Sootopolis Festival in a week.
• Roy teased Wallace about being the festival's star, and Cynthia listened as the two traded insults.
• Cynthia recalled how Alai had explained the Meteor People's history and Rayquaza's role in stopping Groudon and Kyogre, though she had not been able to visit Meteor Village or Meteor Cave.

Roy and Cynthia planned a trip to Sootopolis City, but their preparations were interrupted when Roy’s Pokémon Egg began hatching. Snorunt emerged safely, ate her eggshell, and reached out to Roy to be held.

• Roy told Wallace he would bring someone to Sootopolis City, and Wallace agreed to pick them up when they arrived.
• Roy discovered that the Pokémon Egg’s two-week incubation was nearly over, and Cynthia helped him wait for it to hatch.
• The ice-blue Pokémon Egg cracked open, and a newborn Snorunt appeared before Roy and the other Pokémon.
• Snorunt ate the pieces of her eggshell and offered one to Roy, who declined.
• Snorunt spread her arms to be held, and Roy carefully lifted her from the incubator.

Roy cared for his newly hatched Snorunt and introduced her to his Pokémon. With Snorunt joining his team, Roy now had six Pokémon, while Cynthia watched their affectionate interaction.

• Roy fed Snorunt Moomoo Milk mixed with powdered Ice Crystal, and she eagerly drank it.
• Roy let Snorunt meet his Pokémon; she played with Dusclops’s bandages, and Lampent dimmed its flame to put her at ease.
• Snorunt grew sleepy and fell asleep holding Roy’s arm, while Roy noticed her absorbing some of his Ghost Power.
• Roy decided to let Snorunt grow naturally for now and considered future Pokéblock ingredients for her.
• Cynthia praised Snorunt, took pictures of Roy and Misdreavus, and concluded Snorunt had chosen a good Trainer.

Roy and Professor Birch prepared to investigate a huge, shape-changing Ghost-type Pokémon haunting the Safari Zone. Cynthia, Professor Rowan, Fujino, and Sano Tianyu joined the trip, which began with a bus arranged by the academy director.

• Cynthia's Garchomp defeated Sano Tianyu's Aggron, continuing a week of losses against Roy's Pokémon.
• Roy returned from training, and Professor Birch told him that a large, shadowy Ghost-type Pokémon had been appearing in the Safari Zone's Marsh Area at night.
• Roy agreed to investigate the haunting with Professor Birch, and Professor Rowan and Cynthia joined them.
• Fujino asked to come along, and Sano Tianyu persuaded Professor Rowan to let him join by offering his laboratory a new ore grinder.
• The Mediterranean Director arranged a bus for the group and encouraged Fujino to make the most of the opportunity.

Roy and his group rode a bus through Kalu Tunnel toward the Safari Zone, where Cynthia learned about Primeape’s Fighting tournament videos. On the ride, Snorunt and Misdreavus competed for Roy’s affection, leaving him to comfort them both.

• The group passed through Kalu Tunnel, where Dusclops startled explorers and absorbed their fear energy without interest.
• Cynthia watched Primeape’s video and asked Roy about the match, so he explained the rules of a Fighting tournament that prohibited moves and Trainer commands.
• Roy played rock-paper-scissors with Snorunt and deliberately let it win.
• Misdreavus squeezed into Roy’s arms, and Snorunt taunted her as the two competed for Roy’s attention.
• Roy called them both his little cuties, then caught Snorunt making a face at Misdreavus when he was not supposed to be looking.

Professor Birch learned that the Hoenn Hunter Organization had attacked the Safari Zone and brought Roy, Cynthia, and the others to help defend it. They reached the Forest Area as the battle continued, where a white-haired Psychic fought two hunters at once.

• Professor Birch received an urgent call from the Safari Zone director and learned the Hunter Organization had attacked its Forest Area.
• Birch asked Roy and Cynthia to help, and Sano Tianyu offered his Aggron and Bronzong.
• Birch led the group to the Safari Zone, where they found the entrance destroyed and hunters fighting the guards.
• Roy scanned the hunters’ Pokémon and saw a white-haired girl battling a Nidoking and a Houndoom with her Gardevoir and Espeon.

Roy, Cynthia, and Sano Tianyu joined the Safari Zone guards’ battle against the hunters, helping protect a Psychic-type trainer and her Pokémon. The girl recovered while the hunters’ assault continued, and Sano Tianyu remained smitten with her as he sent Aggron and Bronzong into the fight.

• The Psychic-type trainer fused her power with Gardevoir’s to attack a Nidoking, but a Houndoom blocked the move and left them drained.
• Roy and Cynthia joined the battle, while Roy sent Misdreavus, Primeape, and Dusclops to help the guards; Sano Tianyu froze when he saw the girl.
• Misdreavus shielded the girl and Gardevoir from a barrage of attacks, then pursued Nidoking’s trainer while Dusclops stopped Nidoking.
• Misdreavus froze Nidoking’s trainer and struck him with Mystical Fire, while Primeape and Spiritomb engaged a Drapion and the girl’s attackers retreated.
• The girl used Calm Mind to recover as Gardevoir and Espeon guarded her, and Sano Tianyu’s Aggron knocked away Houndoom when it tried to ambush her.
• Professor Rowan snapped Sano Tianyu out of his lovestruck daze, and Sano sent Aggron and Bronzong to join the battle.

Roy, Cynthia, and their Pokémon joined the Safari Zone battle against Hunter J and her hunters, turning their advantage into a stalemate. Hunter J’s forces fell behind across the battlefield, but the fight was still underway.

• Roy recognized Hunter J riding Salamence as the attacker targeting a pregnant Absol in the Safari Zone.
• Roy sent Drakloak to rescue the Safari Zone director’s battered Feraligatr, while Cynthia ordered Garchomp to join the attack and force Salamence back.
• The director explained the hunters’ goal to Professor Birch and treated Feraligatr as the reinforcements helped even the battle.
• Dusclops trapped the hunters’ Pokémon in Trick Room and used Gravity to pull flying Pokémon down, while Misdreavus forced Ariados to fight in the open.
• Lampent absorbed Salamence’s Flamethrower and countered with a powerful flame attack that forced Salamence to dodge near Hunter J.
• Misdreavus drove Ariados back, Primeape and Spiritomb held off Drapion, and Dusclops knocked out Pokémon by sitting on them, leaving the hunters at a disadvantage.

Hunter J ordered Salamence to knock out its own allies so its Attack would rise, then used its strength to attack Cynthia and Roy. Roy’s coordinated moves helped Garchomp survive, burned and weakened Salamence, and Feraligatr joined the fight, leaving Hunter J under heavy pressure.

• Hunter J ordered her subordinates’ Pokémon not to resist, and Salamence attacked five of them to raise its Attack.
• Roy used Drakloak’s Helping Hand and Lampent’s Protect to help Cynthia’s Garchomp withstand Salamence’s Dragon Tail.
• Garchomp struck Salamence with Breaking Swipe, and Lampent secretly burned it with Will-O-Wisp.
• Roy directed Dusclops to use Trick Room as Drakloak attacked Hunter J, but Salamence shielded her and escaped the field.
• The director’s recovered Feraligatr entered the battle and fired Ice Beam at Salamence, forcing it to dodge.

Roy and Cynthia helped repel Hunter J’s attack on the Safari Zone, but Hunter J escaped while the remaining hunters fled into the forest. Roy defeated a hunter who challenged him to a fight, and afterward he learned that Primeape and Misdreavus had reached the Pseudo-Elite Four level.

• Hunter J escaped in a smoke cloud after Cynthia stopped Roy from pursuing her, while her defeated Garchomp collapsed.
• The remaining hunters fled, and the Safari Zone guards and rangers split up to pursue them through the forest.
• Roy and Cynthia cornered a fleeing hunter, who tried to ambush Roy with a poisoned dagger but was killed when Roy broke his arm and kicked him.
• Misdreavus returned after defeating six hunters and holding off Ariados, and Roy praised her while Snorunt checked that he was unharmed.
• Roy discovered that Primeape and Misdreavus had both broken through to the Pseudo-Elite Four level.

Officer Jenny and the police arrived at the Safari Zone, arrested the surviving hunters, and rewarded Roy and Asahi Nana for helping defend it. After the hunters were taken away, the director thanked the group and told Roy about the strange black shadow haunting the Safari Zone at night.

• Officer Jenny Liya arrived with police officers and sent them to help the guards and rangers capture the hunters.
• Jenny Liya learned that most hunters had died fighting the defenders, then had the surviving hunters subdued and arrested.
• Jenny Liya awarded Roy and Asahi Nana 5,000 League points for supporting the Safari Zone and transferred another 500 points to Roy.
• Roy asked Jenny Liya to prepare another report about the incident, and she agreed before leaving with the inspector and officers.
• Professor Birch introduced Roy to the Safari Zone director, who described the strange black shadow that had appeared at night.

Roy discovered a starving shiny Palossand in the Safari Zone and befriended it with Pokéblocks. Palossand joined Roy’s team after he caught it.

• The director led Roy, Professor Birch, Cynthia, and Asahi Nana to a sandy marsh where Ghost type energy gathered.
• A giant shiny Palossand rose from the ground with the director on its head, and Roy recognized that it was a hungry Pokémon.
• Roy calmed Palossand by speaking with it and feeding it Pokéblocks, while Gardevoir protected the group from flying mud and sand.
• Palossand eagerly agreed to leave with Roy, who caught it in a Luxury Ball.

Roy introduced Palossand to his Pokémon after resolving the Safari Zone ghost problem, and Snorunt immediately claimed it as her underling. Palossand began fitting in with the team by gathering colorful shells for Snorunt and Misdreavus.

• Roy apologized to the director, then released Palossand after catching it and explained how Trainers handled more than six Pokémon.
• Snorunt tried to get Palossand’s attention, hurt herself with a Headbutt, and insisted that Palossand call her Big Sis Two.
• Palossand accepted Snorunt as its senior and carried her onto its castle wall.
• Palossand met Roy’s other Pokémon and noticed a nearly broken Poké Ball that gave it a dangerous feeling.
• Palossand gathered colorful shells for Snorunt and Misdreavus, and Roy strung them into necklaces for the two Pokémon.

Roy discovered that Palossand contained a large dimensional interior and began planning to turn it into a furnished mobile villa. Afterward, he searched the Safari Zone for Ghost-type auras with the director while Cynthia comforted Asahi Nana near the aftermath of the hunters’ attack.

• Snorunt explored Palossand’s mouth, prompting Roy and Misdreavus to enter and discover its spacious interior, which consisted of three connected dimensional spaces.
• Roy asked Palossand to create a second floor and spiral staircase, then decided to furnish its interior like the villa behind Rustboro Academy.
• Cynthia explored Palossand’s interior and imagined living there before coming back out and punching Roy.
• The Safari Zone director asked Roy to search for places with dense ghostly auras, and Roy joined him on a tour of the grounds.
• Asahi Nana trembled at the sight of the dead guards, ranger, and hunters, so Cynthia comforted her while Sano Tianyu followed behind them.
• Roy sensed no Ghost-type aura among the bodies, but detected a faint one as the group left the forest.