Recaps

After the Jubilife Academy exchange group departed, Roy reunited with Steven, who scolded him about Cynthia before handing him the stones he had requested. Roy discovered the box contained Key Stones and Mega Stones, including the Froslass Mega Stone he needed, while Steven asked him to explain their purpose.

• The Jubilife Academy students left Rustboro, and Sano Tianyu stayed behind as an exchange student so he could study toward becoming a Gym apprentice in Mossdeep City.
• Roy found the back-mountain villa empty and received a message from Steven, who had returned from Sinnoh.
• Steven confronted Roy about his relationship with Cynthia, scolded him at length, and learned Roy thought she was pretty.
• Roy and Steven agreed to enter this year's Edge Cup.
• Steven gave Roy a lockbox containing three Key Stones and three Mega Stones, including stones for Froslass, Aggron, and Manectric.
• Roy focused on the stones, and Steven asked him to explain what they were for.

Roy took Steven to the mine to test whether Aggron could Mega Evolve, and Steven’s Aggron transformed successfully. Steven was left amazed by Mega Aggron’s new form and strength.

• Roy urgently dragged Steven to the mine to find his Aggron.
• Roy explained his plan, and Steven reluctantly agreed to test Mega Evolution in private.
• Steven replaced Aggron’s Metal Coat with Aggronite and used his Key Stone to trigger Mega Evolution.
• Aggron transformed into Mega Aggron, gaining powerful defenses and changing to a pure Steel type.
• Steven stared at Mega Aggron in excitement, impressed by how strong it looked.

Steven and Roy tested Mega Evolution, and Steven learned that the process drained his strength and required a Trainer’s energy. After sharing Mega Evolution discoveries, Steven revealed his admiration for Diancie, only to learn that it was a genderless Carbink mutant that could also Mega Evolve.

• Steven’s Aggron Mega Evolved briefly, but Steven became exhausted and agreed to train with Roy.
• Steven asked how Roy knew about Mega Evolution, and Roy explained that he had read about it on Mt. Pyre and found Mega Stones in Meteor Cave.
• Roy told Steven that Metagross, Skarmory, and Wallace’s Starmie could Mega Evolve, and Steven decided to keep Wallace’s discovery secret until they could give him a stone.
• Steven took two Key Stones and Froslass’s Evolution Stone, while Roy kept the stone for Manectric.
• Steven showed Roy a photograph of Diancie, which Steven admired, and Roy told him that Diancie was a genderless Carbink mutant that could Mega Evolve.

Roy, Steven, and Wallace traveled to Ever Grande City for the Edge Cup, while Roy warned Steven not to use Mega Evolution and Steven assessed their competition. Their helicopter bypassed the city’s strict inspections, and the trio arrived amid a crowd of incoming Trainers.

• Roy picked up Steven at Rustboro Academy, teased him about his Aggron's Mega Evolution training, and cooled Steven’s coffee with Snorunt.
• Roy advised Steven against using Mega Evolution in the Edge Cup, and Steven agreed while listing several formidable competitors he expected to enter.
• Steven revealed that the Devon Corporation could learn about contestants through its hotel subsidiary, then had Uncle Lan drive them to Lilycove City.
• Roy and Steven took the Devon Corporation helicopter to Sootopolis City, picked up Wallace, and bickered as they continued toward Ever Grande City.
• Uncle Lan flew the helicopter past Ever Grande City’s inspections, while a guard ignored a Trainer’s complaint because the aircraft belonged to the Devon Corporation.

Roy, Steven, and Wallace arrived in Ever Grande City to register for the Edge Cup, where Roy unexpectedly reunited with Joy Yanan. After she registered them and explained the tournament format, the three headed out to eat ramen, with Roy and Wallace insisting Steven pay.

• Roy, Steven, and Wallace arrived in crowded Ever Grande City, where Steven hid his identity behind a mask because people recognized him.
• At the Pokémon Center, Roy ran into Joy Yanan, who had been transferred there for practical training ahead of the Edge Cup.
• Joy Yanan registered the three Trainers and gave Roy number 99, Steven number 125, and Wallace number 343.
• Joy Yanan explained that the Edge Cup began with 1v1 preliminaries, followed by 3v3 opening rounds and 6v6 semifinals and finals.
• Roy said goodbye to Joy Yanan, then joined Wallace in teasing Steven into treating them to Ever Grande City's famous ramen.

Roy recognized Tobias, the Sinnoh League champion, at the Pokémon Center and warned Steven that he was very strong. At the Hoenn Edge Cup venue, Roy also met Cade, a Meteor People challenger intent on testing the strength of someone blessed by Rayquaza.

• Roy recognized Tobias outside the Pokémon Center and recalled how Tobias had defeated Ash with Darkrai and Latios before winning the Sinnoh League.
• Roy told Steven that Tobias was very strong, and Steven memorized Tobias’s face.
• Roy, Steven, and Wallace visited the Ever Grande Conference battle Arena, where Steven arranged hotel rooms for them.
• Cade, the Meteor People chief’s son, approached Roy and challenged him to prove what Rayquaza’s blessing meant.
• Wallace explained that the Meteor People wanted to defeat Roy fairly, while Steven asked whether Rayquaza had blessed him too.

Roy began the Edge Cup qualifiers, defeated Cheng Yi with Lampent, and used the match to recruit followers for his channel. The qualifiers continued, with Roy having noticed Tetsuya and Tobias as possible rivals.

• Roy entered Battlefield Two and recognized Tetsuya, whose contestant number was 55, while remembering Tobias's number was 260.
• Roy watched several battles before being matched against Cheng Yi, whose Magcargo was unable to harm Lampent with Fire-type moves because of Flash Fire.
• Lampent absorbed Magcargo's attacks, reached level 50, and defeated it with Shadow Ball and Psychic.
• Cheng Yi questioned the battle, but the inspector confirmed Roy had followed the rules and explained Lampent's Ability.
• Roy asked Cheng Yi to follow his IQ channel, then recruited several other trainers who gathered around them.

Roy's Primeape defeated Tetsuya's Hariyama in a preliminary battle, overpowering the larger Pokémon with its strength and Rage Fist. After advancing through two rounds, Roy left the arena during his half-hour break.

• Roy faced Tetsuya in the preliminary tournament and sent out Primeape against Tetsuya's Hariyama.
• Hariyama's Fake Out briefly dazed Primeape, but Primeape recovered and stopped Hariyama's attempts to use Bulk Up and Belly Drum.
• Primeape overwhelmed Hariyama in a strength contest, lifted him, and finished with a Seismic Toss that left Hariyama unable to battle.
• The referee declared Roy the winner, and Tetsuya recalled Hariyama and sent him to Nurse Joy.
• After winning two preliminary rounds, Roy left the spectator seats with Primeape during his half-hour break.

Roy watched Tobias use Darkrai to defeat two opponents instantly and realized Tobias would be a difficult rival. After returning to the second battle Arena, Roy prepared for his upcoming match while Primeape resolved to grow strong enough to stand beside him.

• Roy entered the sixth Arena and saw Tobias face a blond-haired Trainer with Darkrai.
• Roy learned that Tobias had already defeated a Pidgeot with Darkrai and scanned the Level 60 Legendary Pokémon.
• Darkrai defeated the opponent’s Sandslash with Sucker Punch, while Primeape met Darkrai’s contemptuous gaze and resolved to become stronger.
• Roy considered letting Misdreavus evolve into Flutter Mane but did not notice Primeape’s resolve.
• Roy returned to the second battle Arena, where Cheng Yi told him his turn would come after two more matches, and Roy chose Misdreavus and Drakloak for the next battles.

Roy sent Palossand into its first battle with him at the Edge Cup, where its durability and Ghost typing overwhelmed Kingler. Palossand also defeated Nidoking, giving Roy seven straight preliminary wins and leaving him qualified to continue in the tournament.

• Roy sent out Palossand for its first battle with him, facing a Kingler in the preliminaries.
• Palossand used Giga Drain to recover from Kingler’s Bubble Beam while the Water-type attacks strengthened its Defense.
• Kingler’s Trainer ordered Guillotine, but the Normal-type move could not affect Ghost-type Palossand, and Kingler was weakened by repeated Giga Drains.
• Officer Jenny and the inspector confirmed Palossand’s Water Compaction Ability and immunity to Guillotine, after which Kingler’s Trainer forfeited.
• Palossand defeated Nidoking with Giga Drain, giving Roy his seventh consecutive preliminary victory.

Roy, Steven, and Wallace passed the first day of the Edge Cup preliminaries as news spread that Tobias had used Darkrai in his match. The three then met Pokémon League Chairman Damaranch before leaving the arena.

• Roy, Steven, and Wallace met outside the arena after all three passed the first day of qualifiers, and Roy recalled Wallace’s past connection with Winona.
• Wallace had defeated Winona’s Altaria with Starmie, and Winona gave him a heavy snort as she passed.
• The official battle report showed that the Psychic siblings and Cade had also advanced, while Cade’s Garchomp had swept his match.
• The report revealed that Tobias had used Darkrai to defeat a Pidgeot and a Sandslash, prompting the Pokémon League to investigate and the public to debate whether Legendary Pokémon could compete.
• Steven recognized Tobias in the report, and Wallace reacted with surprise at the appearance of a Legendary Pokémon.
• Roy, Steven, and Wallace met Chairman Damaranch, who had come to inspect the Edge Cup arenas, then said farewell and left.

Agatha visited Roy in Ever Grande City and told him to train at Rustboro City Arena after the Edge Cup. She revealed that she had come to judge the competition partly because she worried about Roy’s habit of causing trouble, and Roy prepared to show her another newly caught Pokémon.

• Steven brought Roy to his hotel room, where Roy found his teacher Agatha waiting for him.
• Agatha told Roy not to neglect his training and ordered him to complete a training program at Rustboro City Arena after the Edge Cup.
• Gengar became unusually fixated on Roy’s energy and kept licking him until Agatha ordered him to stop.
• Agatha admitted she had come to judge the Edge Cup and keep an eye on Roy because of his past dangerous adventures.
• Roy asked Agatha whether he had the makings of a Champion, and she mocked his tendency to cause trouble.
• After Agatha examined Roy’s newly caught Snorunt, Roy said he had another new Pokémon and asked her to go outside to see it.

Roy met Agatha on the outskirts of Ever Grande City, where she inspected his Pokémon and was pleased with his progress. After she left, Roy agreed to help Primeape try again to master Rage Fist, and Primeape reached the crucial nineteenth punch.

• Agatha watched Roy reassure Palossand after Gengar startled him, then inspected the camper and Roy’s newly caught Pokémon.
• Agatha said she would take Roy to Kanto after he completed the Advanced Division challenge at Rustboro City's Dome Arena, then left to meet the Edge Cup officials.
• Roy released Primeape, whose dark aura had grown denser, and understood that he wanted to try channeling Ghost Power again.
• Roy took Primeape to an abandoned battlefield and waited for the Ghost-type energy in his body to run out before helping him.
• Primeape threw eighteen Rage Fists in succession, while Roy watched anxiously as he prepared to attempt the nineteenth.

Primeape failed to land his nineteenth Rage Fist when the black gas drained his and Roy's energy, but he realized it could merge with his anger and fuel the punch. He feared losing control and harming Roy again, while Roy comforted him and promised to build up enough Ghost Power to help.

• Primeape attempted his nineteenth Rage Fist as Roy poured Ghost Power into him, but the black gas drained them both and the punch failed.
• Primeape's anger surged, and the black gas briefly merged with it and restored strength to his fist.
• Primeape exhausted his remaining energy and stumbled, so Roy caught him and checked on him.
• Primeape realized the black gas could fuel his punch when it merged with his anger, but he worried that losing control might make him attack Roy.
• Roy comforted Primeape, said he did not blame him, and promised to raise his Ghost Power enough to fill the black gas.

Primeape discovered how to use his black aura to land the nineteenth Rage Fist, though he collapsed from exhaustion before delivering the final punch. Roy promised they would continue training tomorrow, while Primeape privately resolved to push harder; later, Roy joined Steven and Wallace for a late-night meal.

• Primeape showed Roy that he could wield the black aura, and Roy helped him recover before another attempt.
• Primeape unleashed his pent-up rage and used the black aura to land his nineteenth Rage Fist, but exhausted himself before the final punch.
• Roy reassured Primeape about the broken training bracelet and promised to resume training the next day, while Primeape decided he could no longer afford to take things slowly.
• Steven and Wallace waited outside Roy's hotel, and Roy pulled them to the food street for a late-night meal, making Steven pay.

Roy entered the Edge Cup preliminaries after winning 13 of 14 qualifier battles and was drawn against Xiaonan in the first round. As the tournament began before a packed audience, Roy stepped onto the battlefield ready to capitalize on the attention.

• Roy advanced from the qualifiers and learned that contestants needed three wins in five preliminary rounds to reach the main event.
• Roy and Wallace arrived at Battlefield One, where Tobias drew attention because spectators hoped to see his legendary Pokémon.
• An Advanced Psychic helped supervise the random draw, and Wallace drew Tobias as his first opponent.
• Xiaonan selected Roy as her first-round opponent before the contestants watched the opening broadcast.
• Host Lei Ye introduced Roy and Xiaonan, and Roy entered the battlefield as Erika and Second Kiku cheered from the stands.

Roy battled the psychic girl Xiaonan in the Edge Cup, using Dusclops against her Gallade. The match left Gallade hurt after Roy used a staggered pair of Shadow Balls to interrupt its Swords Dance.

• The host introduced Roy and Xiaonan, then the referee started their battle.
• Roy sent out Dusclops, and Xiaonan sent out Gallade, which drew cheers from the crowd.
• Roy and Xiaonan established telepathic communication with their Pokémon, and Dusclops set up Trick Room.
• Xiaonan had Gallade attack with Mystical Fire, but Dusclops dodged the blades inside Trick Room.
• Xiaonan ordered Gallade to use Swords Dance, and Roy sent two Shadow Balls at different speeds to interrupt it and hit Gallade twice.

Roy's Dusclops defeated Xiaonan's Gallade by inflicting burn, poison, and confusion, winning their battle. Roy left the arena smiling as the audience reacted to his underhanded tactics.

• Xiaonan sent Gallade into Trick Room to attack Dusclops with Night Slash, but Dusclops caught his blade and inflicted Will-O-Wisp, Confuse Ray, and Toxic.
• Gallade briefly snapped out of confusion and tried to pursue Dusclops, but he could not catch him inside Trick Room.
• Gallade lost the ability to battle, and the referee declared Roy the winner.
• Xiaonan recalled Gallade and left to find Nurse Joy, while Roy waved to the audience and walked down from the command platform.

Roy treated Dusclops, brushed off Xiaonan’s attempted prank, and watched Wallace lose to Tobias’s Darkrai. Wallace returned to the lounge discouraged, but Roy cheered him up, leaving him ready to fight again in the remaining preliminaries.

• Roy handed Dusclops’s Poké Ball to Joy, then dispersed Xiaonan’s attempt to trip him with Psychic energy and flicked the back of her head with Ghost Power.
• Roy watched Tobias’s Darkrai defeat Wallace’s Milotic after Milotic landed a Hydro Pump before falling asleep to Hypnosis.
• The referee declared Tobias the winner, and Wallace returned to the contestants’ lounge after his first defeat in the Edge Cup.
• Roy put an arm around Wallace’s shoulder and suggested they plan a late-night snack for Steven to treat them to.
• Wallace recovered his confidence and said he could have beaten Darkrai if Milotic had been stronger.

Roy shared a late-night meal with Wallace and the others, then returned to an abandoned training ground with Primeape to continue practicing Rage Fist. Primeape again failed to complete his twentieth punch and grew more enraged, while Roy remained unable to determine what was missing.

• Roy ate a huge late-night meal while Steven paid, and Erika and Ziyu went to see flowers that bloomed at night with Second Kiku.
• After the others returned to the hotel, Roy took Primeape to an abandoned training ground, where Primeape practiced Rage Fist with a black aura.
• Roy worried that the black aura was making Primeape increasingly volatile, despite adding Persim Berries to his Pokéblocks and giving him a Soothe Bell.
• Primeape's twentieth Rage Fist failed when the black aura dispersed, and he sensed vague figures in his mind that did not include Headband Guy.
• Roy tried using Ghost Power to help Primeape but the black aura absorbed it, and Primeape's next attempt also failed.
• Primeape became furious and began using Rage Fist again as Snorunt hid in Roy's embrace and Roy tried to comfort her.

Roy sent Primeape to fight a Dewford Town Gym apprentice’s Throh, hoping the battle would help Primeape vent its rage. Primeape’s Rage Fist grew stronger with each strike, and the fight continued after its latest punch shattered Throh’s Mat Block.

• Roy’s Primeape insisted on battling, so Roy sent it out against the apprentice’s Throh.
• Throh hesitated at the sight of Primeape’s black energy, then used Taunt at its Trainer’s command.
• Primeape ignored the gesture, charged Throh, and traded close-range blows with it.
• Primeape’s repeated Rage Fists grew more powerful and drove Throh back, while Roy noticed his Popularity Points increasing.
• Throh used Mat Block to shield itself, but Primeape’s Rage Fist shattered the barrier.

Roy’s Primeape defeated Throh but remained consumed by rage and tried to attack him after the battle ended. Roy could not recall Primeape, so he jumped from the command platform and chased after him, calling out to stop him.

• Roy’s Primeape shattered Throh’s Wide Guard and defeated him with a powerful Rage Fist.
• The referee declared Roy the winner, but Primeape remained enraged and mistook Throh for Headband Guy.
• Primeape charged toward the defeated Throh, blocking his Trainer’s attempt to recall him.
• The announcer sent Charizard to stop Primeape, while Roy’s Poké Ball failed to recall him.
• Roy jumped from the command platform and raced after Primeape, shouting that it was him.

Roy stopped Primeape from attacking Throh after Primeape was overcome by mysterious black energy, earning a yellow-card warning for himself. Back at the hotel, Roy learned that Primeape had mistaken Throh for Headband Guy while out of control, and Agatha arrived after watching the battle footage.

• Roy rushed onto the battlefield and stopped Primeape from striking Throh, then took him to Joy for treatment.
• The referee gave Roy a yellow card for Primeape's attempted attack and Roy's unauthorized entry onto the field.
• Roy returned to the hotel and learned from Primeape and Misdreavus that black energy had controlled Primeape and made him mistake Throh for Headband Guy.
• Roy decided Primeape should avoid using the black energy and possibly stop battling until Roy could identify it; Snorunt brought Primeape ice water.
• Agatha arrived at Roy's room after watching the battle footage and saw Primeape stand up to take responsibility while Roy defended him.

Agatha confronted Roy about Primeape’s Ghost-infused Rage Fist, and Roy revealed that Primeape could evolve into a Ghost- and Fighting-type Pokémon. Agatha gave Roy a calming treatment for Primeape before leaving, and Roy mixed it with Moomoo Milk.

• Agatha questioned Roy after seeing Primeape use a Ghost-infused punch in the Arena.
• Roy told Agatha that Primeape had another evolution and would become Ghost- and Fighting-type, though he claimed he had read about it in a book on Mt. Pyre.
• Agatha considered how powerful an evolved Primeape could be and gave Roy a calming treatment from the Oak Research Lab for Primeape.
• Agatha warned Roy to make the Edge Cup’s top hundred and challenged his championship boast by mentioning Tobias’s Darkrai.
• Agatha left Roy’s room after warning him not to overuse the treatment, and Gengar licked Roy’s face on the way out.
• Roy mixed the blue treatment with Moomoo Milk in his Berry Blender.

Primeape feared Roy might abandon him because he could not evolve, but Snorunt’s trust in Roy helped him overcome that fear. Roy won his fifth preliminary battle and advanced to the main tournament alongside Tobias, Wallace, and Steven.

• Primeape worried Roy would abandon him, but Snorunt reminded him that Roy would never leave his Pokémon, and Primeape returned to bed with renewed resolve.
• Roy’s Drakloak defeated Scizor with Phantom Force, Blast Burn, and Sucker Punch, giving Roy his fifth consecutive win and a place in the main tournament.
• Wallace recovered from his loss to Tobias by winning his remaining matches and qualifying for the main tournament.
• Tobias dismissed Roy as a threat and believed only the Meteor People’s representative could challenge him in the Edge Cup.
• Steven’s Metagross defeated a traveling Trainer’s Sceptile, earning Steven his fifth consecutive win and qualifying him for the main tournament.
• Roy and Wallace teased Steven for taking too long to win, prompting Steven to decide he should never be friends with either of them.