Recaps

Roy and his friends entered the Edge Cup, where Roy’s Pokémon advanced through the qualifiers while Primeape’s struggle to master a mysterious black energy put him and Roy at risk. Roy, Wallace, and Steven all qualified for the main tournament, as Tobias established himself as a formidable contender with Darkrai.

• Steven gave Roy three Key Stones and three Mega Stones, and they privately tested Aggron’s Mega Evolution before agreeing to keep Wallace’s potential discovery secret.
• Roy, Steven, and Wallace traveled to Ever Grande City for the Edge Cup, where Roy registered and met Tobias, Cade, and other contenders.
• Roy won his preliminary battles with Lampent, Primeape, and Palossand, while Tobias used Darkrai to defeat opponents and draw scrutiny from the Pokémon League.
• Agatha visited Roy, ordered him to train after the Edge Cup, and watched as Roy helped Primeape attempt to channel the black energy into his Rage Fist.
• Roy defeated Xiaonan’s Gallade, then watched Tobias defeat Wallace’s Milotic with Darkrai.
• Primeape’s black energy helped him defeat Throh, but he lost control and tried to attack him, earning Roy a yellow card before Roy stopped him and took him for treatment.
• Roy told Agatha that Primeape could evolve into a Ghost- and Fighting-type Pokémon, and Agatha gave him a calming treatment while warning him not to overuse it.
• Roy’s Drakloak and Steven’s Metagross each won their fifth consecutive match, and Wallace recovered from his loss to Tobias as all three qualified for the main tournament.

Roy evolved Primeape into Annihilape and defeated Tobias, then advanced through the Edge Cup with a full-team sweep of Cade using Misdreavus’s Bond Evolution into Flutter Mane. The tournament continued as Mega Evolution became a subject of regional scrutiny, while Agatha waited to confront Roy after his semifinal victory.

• Roy drew Flannery for the opening round and defeated her Torkoal, Blaziken, and Magcargo with Drakloak and Lampent.
• Roy drew Tobias for the second round and prepared to face Darkrai, while Primeape pushed himself through a dangerous attempt to master Ghost-type energy.
• Primeape broke through the Black Aura, evolved into Annihilape, and regained control of his power.
• Roy used Dusclops and Drakloak to weaken Darkrai before Annihilape defeated Darkrai, Latios, and Latias to win against Tobias.
• Agatha told Roy to keep Annihilape’s evolution method secret and return to Kanto after the tournament, while Headband Guy later tried to reclaim Annihilape and was killed by him.
• Roy drew Cade in the semifinals, where Cade Mega Evolved Garchomp and Roy used Bond Evolution to reveal Flutter Mane.
• Flutter Mane defeated Mega Garchomp and Salamence, then Roy’s Misdreavus defeated Cade’s remaining Pokémon, including Haxorus, to sweep his team.
• Roy credited Professor Oak for Misdreavus’s transformation and headed to the preparation room, where Agatha waited to confront him.

Roy won the Edge Cup, challenged Drake, and then helped stop a Pokémon riot in Lilycove City by returning Vespiquen’s stolen Egg and defeating Hunter X. He helped the displaced Primeape tribe settle near the Beedrill and Combee, while Annihilape inherited their Leader’s Aura.

• Roy defeated Steven in the Edge Cup final, chose a challenge against Drake instead of Evolution Stones, and lost to Drake’s Flygon after Mega Evolving Misdreavus into Flutter Mane.
• Roy toured the Hoenn League’s breeding island and warehouse, chose the relic of three black spheres, then traveled with Agatha to Lilycove City as Bug-type Pokémon rioted.
• Roy recognized the scarred Beedrill leading one swarm as the Weedle he had once rescued, and Beedrill stopped its attacks after Roy called to him.
• Roy learned that Hunter X had stolen Vespiquen’s Egg, negotiated a truce with Vespiquen, and helped Agatha hold the swarm back while he and Officer Jenny Liya searched for the thief.
• Roy and Officer Jenny Liya tracked Hunter X to the League Police Bureau, where Roy and his Pokémon defeated Hydreigon and Roy killed Hunter X after he refused to give up information about Hunter J.
• Roy returned Vespiquen’s Egg before dawn, ending the crisis, and Vespiquen rewarded him with Sweet Honey while the Bug Tide celebrated in the forest.
• Annihilape defeated the Primeape leader, received the tribe’s Leader’s Aura, and declined to stay with them, so Roy arranged for the tribe to relocate near the Beedrill and Combee with Ranger protection.

Roy sailed to Kanto with Agatha, where he clashed with Clair, befriended Giovanni, and gained a Gengarite that Agatha used to Mega Evolve Gengar. In Pallet Town, Roy helped Professor Oak study Annihilape and met Ash, Gary, and Serena at the laboratory.

• Roy spent the night playing cards with Joy, Chansey, and Liya before Agatha took him aboard the S.S. Anne.
• Roy defeated Clair’s Dragonair with Dusclops, then endured repeated challenges from Clair and later frightened off a boy who tried to take Annihilape.
• Roy met Giovanni while fishing, advised him on the Johto Team Rocket conflict, and battled his level 89 Beedrill with Bond-Evolved Flutter Mane.
• Giovanni gave Roy a Gengarite and Ghost Slate Shard in exchange for a Key Stone, and Agatha used the Gengarite to Mega Evolve Gengar.
• Roy and Agatha reached Pallet Town, where Professor Oak examined Annihilape and learned that Rage Fist grew stronger after repeated attacks.
• Roy’s Ghost Power strengthened Annihilape’s Rage Fist, which shattered Oak’s testing device before Dragonite absorbed a full-power strike.
• Roy showed Oak a Ghost Power-infused Advanced Pokéblock and explained that his energy enabled Bond Evolution with Misdreavus, so Oak planned further tests.
• Ash, Gary, and Serena returned to Oak’s laboratory, where Serena recognized Roy from his Rookie Cup match.