Recaps

Roy left Mt. Pyre for Rustboro Academy, where he gained attention by capturing a poacher and defeating Roxanne with Litwick. He began using public challenges to build his reputation and Popularity Points, ending with Litwick beating Wu Ming’s Charmeleon.

• Roy arrived in the Pokémon world as a child and spent two and a half years living on Mt. Pyre with the caretakers and Phoebe.
• Roy received an ID Card, caught Litwick and Duskull, and unlocked the Popularity System, which rewarded him for promoting Ghost-type Pokémon.
• The elders sent Roy to Rustboro Academy to help Phoebe awaken her Ghost Power, and Roy left Mt. Pyre after Gengar gave him a Perfect Dusk Stone and a Perfect Spell Tag.
• Roy freed an abused Weedle, captured the poacher Scarface, and earned 550 League Points for turning him in to Officer Jenny Liya.
• Roy reached Rustboro Academy, chose an abandoned warehouse near the back mountain as his home, and met his teacher Lina and classmate Roxanne.
• Roy defeated Roxanne’s Onix with Litwick, gained Popularity Points, and unlocked the System Shop, where he began saving for items to strengthen Duskull.
• Roy and Little Fatty drew beginner-class students to the arena with a public challenge, and Litwick defeated Wu Ming’s Charmeleon by exploiting its confusion with Hex.

Roy entered the Rustboro City Rookie Cup with Litwick, won a bronze medal, and inspired Wallace to plan a new contest. As Misdreavus drew closer to him, Roy killed a man who tried to steal his prize and discovered evidence linking the thief to a missing girl.

• Roy’s Litwick and Duskull defeated a stream of challengers, setting a beginner class record, while Fujimoto Shu told Roy stories about the dangerous back mountain.
• Roy registered Litwick for the Rookie Cup despite staff resistance, and Agatha intervened to secure his place in the contest.
• Roy used Litwick’s performances to win his early rounds, advancing to the finals and attracting growing attention online.
• Roy followed Giratina’s Scale to a Ghost-type energy pillar, encountered a powerful Flutter Mane, and then befriended the Misdreavus it changed into.
• Roy defeated Mightyena with Litwick’s Haze, Smog, Will-O-Wisp, and Fire Spin, then earned the bronze medal after losing to Umbreon.
• Wallace won the Rookie Cup championship, and Roy urged him to create a contest focused on performances, prompting Wallace to plan the Wallace Cup.
• Roy met Erika, May, and Norman after the awards, while May revealed she had joined Erika’s Litwick Fan Club.
• Roy caught a man trying to steal his Leaf Stone, killed him with Ghost Power, found a bloodstained girl’s ID card among his belongings, and saw a Gengar emerge after the body was gone.

Roy traded Stunky for an injured Primeape, then discovered Flutter Mane and entered the Spirit World, where Giratina accepted his capture and gave him a scale. After Agatha made Roy her disciple, she taught him that Pokémon training depended on understanding their energy and assigned him an intensive course in breeding and research.

• Roy traded Stunky to Headband Guy for Primeape and 5,000 Poké Dollars, then offered his Leaf Stone to help pay for Primeape’s treatment.
• Miss Joy used a Blissey Egg to heal Primeape’s hidden injuries, and Roy brought him home to meet Litwick and Duskull.
• Roy and Litwick found human remains and a Ghost Soul Slate in Misdreavus’s cave, where the slate transformed Misdreavus into Flutter Mane before Dusknoir carried her into the Spirit World.
• Roy summoned Giratina with its Scale, and Giratina defeated Dusknoir, accepted Roy’s Luxury Ball, erased the Grudge in the Slate, and gave Roy another scale.
• Roy tested Technical Machine moves with his Pokémon and trained them, while Agatha arrived at the Academy and offered to make him her disciple.
• Roy accepted Agatha’s offer and showed her Litwick’s failed Flamethrower, prompting her to explain that Litwick lacked Fire-type energy.
• Agatha appraised Miss Joy’s Pokéblocks, promised to make Fire-type Pokéblocks for Litwick, and gave Roy a handbook on raising Ghost- and Poison-type Pokémon.
• Agatha decided to train Roy to surpass Dr. Oak, told him to stop attending classes, and ordered him to memorize twenty-five handbooks within a month.

Roy earned his Junior Trainer certificate, began winning matches at the Dome Arena, and trained Primeape to control Rage Fist. After Agatha returned to Kanto, Roy settled into his new villa, formed a connection with Steven, and experimented with Pokéblocks.

• Agatha put Roy through mountain training, then took him to the Dome Arena and helped him qualify as a Junior Pokémon Trainer after Primeape impressed the examiner.
• Roy entered the Dome Arena, defeated Alai’s Dragonair with Primeape, and reunited with Erika, who promised to cheer him on.
• Roy helped Primeape begin learning Rage Fist, and Primeape agreed to pursue evolving into Annihilape despite struggling to control its anger.
• With Agatha back in Kanto, Roy won five consecutive arena matches using Litwick, Duskull, Primeape, and Misdreavus, while Erika and the audience cheered him on.
• Roy shopped at Devon Tower, battled Steven’s Metang to a draw, and earned an eighty-percent discount and access to Steven’s Training Ground.
• Roy returned to his completed villa, opened old Spatial Bracelets with Ghost Power, and found useful items and Technical Machines, including Dark Pulse for Misdreavus.
• Roy discovered that arena battle videos had boosted his Popularity Points, then used Agatha’s recipe to make a black Pokéblock that knocked Gengar out before he recovered.