Recaps

Roy uncovered the Wazik Family’s experiments on the Primeape tribes, rescued the survivors, and helped expose the family’s crimes while Morty became Ecruteak City’s Gym Leader. When Wazik Leia attacked the Burned Tower, its destruction opened a rift that sent spirits over the city, leaving Roy and the others to defend Ecruteak as they awaited reinforcements.

• Roy exposed the fake rangers’ connection to the Wazik Family and learned the family was abducting Primeape tribes for experiments.
• Roy confronted the Wazik Family at the Burned Tower, then showed Officer Jenny Ho-Oh’s Golden Flame and asked her to help bring down the family and appoint Morty as Gym Leader.
• Roy and Morty discovered the captured Primeape in the Wazik estate’s mountain laboratory, where Little Fatty’s experiments caused the troop leader to evolve briefly into Annihilape.
• Roy and Annihilape defeated the laboratory’s defenders, freed the captive Pokémon, and gathered records documenting the experiments and deaths.
• Roy found Team Rocket attacking the Wazik estate and met Giovanni, who invited him to challenge Viridian Gym after he earned four high-difficulty Johto Badges.
• Roy gave Officer Jenny the laboratory evidence and sent the surviving Primeape and Mankey to Professor Oak’s lab, while Jenny prepared to expose the family at the Ho-Oh Festival.
• At the festival, Roy helped Morty become Ecruteak City’s Gym Leader by staging Ho-Oh’s Golden Flame choosing him, as Wazik Leia watched from the sky.
• Wazik Leia attacked the Burned Tower, but Roy and the others evacuated its occupants before Tyranitar’s Dark Pulse destroyed it and opened a rift that unleashed spirits over Ecruteak City.
• Pryce shielded Roy and confronted Wazik Leia, while Roy, Morty, and Officer Jenny organized the response against the spirits and awaited League reinforcements.

Roy helped stop the Spirit World invasion, then traveled to Mahogany Town and challenged Pryce while arranging a future Dynamax arena. He left Froslass to train at the Gym and headed toward Blackthorn City, where Clair prepared to meet him.

• Roy helped Morty and Officer Jenny repel the Spirit World invasion, then sealed the rift and arranged for a Ghost Castle to house the displaced Ghost-type Pokémon.
• Roy battled Nobuhiko on Mt. Mortar, where Little Absol defeated Hitmontop, and agreed to meet him at Chuck’s Martial Arts Tournament in Cianwood City.
• At Mahogany Gym, Pryce gave Froslass an Eternal Ice, and Roy later Mega Evolved her to demonstrate her Snow Warning ability.
• Froslass chose to stay with Pryce and train, and Roy battled Eusine in her place, winning after Future Sight ended her Mega Evolution.
• Roy and Pryce chose a cavern near Route 44 for a Dynamax arena and planned a Dynamax Band and a transfer point linking Mahogany Town to Galar.
• Roy left Froslass at the Gym, headed toward Blackthorn City with Little Absol, and messaged Clair, who set out to meet him with Dragonite.

Roy earned the Rising Badge in Blackthorn, then explored the Ruins of Alph and obtained the dormant Golurk. With Giratina restoring its energy, Roy returned to the ruins to try to awaken it at the altar.

• Roy defeated Clair’s Dragonite and passed the Blackthorn Gym Leader’s test with Flutter Mane, earning the Rising Badge.
• Roy found a Shiny Dreepy in the Dragon Cave and left Dragon Village after giving the old man bait Pokéblocks.
• Roy visited the Ruins of Alph, where Professor Shuli showed him the dormant Golurk and Professor Oak helped him secure permission to take it.
• Roy caught Golurk with a Luxury Ball, but his attempts to restore its energy failed as power leaked from the hole in its chest.
• Roy brought Golurk to Giratina in the Distortion World, where Giratina replenished its energy and sealed the hole.
• Roy learned Golurk remained dormant because of an ancient restriction and returned to the ruins to try awakening it at the altar.
• Roy arranged for the researchers to leave the Stone Chamber, then sent Gengar to guard the entrance as Misdreavus and Annihilape stood ready beside him.

Roy freed Golurk from its ancient duty, brought it into the modern world, and helped it Mega Evolve before continuing through Johto. After aiding Kuniko and Bellsprout, Roy defeated Falkner and won a race against Su Tian to earn the Wing Badge.

• Roy revived Golurk at the Ruins of Alph, learned that it had guarded the temple for fifteen hundred years, and convinced it to travel with him.
• Roy told Professor Oak that Golurk remembered the kingdom’s destruction and a two-faced beast that Roy identified as Guzzlord.
• Roy introduced Golurk to his Pokémon, helped it Mega Evolve, and separated the Red Orb from it after the orb drove it into a frenzy.
• Roy trained Mega Golurk and Dhelmise together, then flew to Violet City and entered a local tournament with Little Absol.
• Roy rescued Kuniko and Bellsprout from a gang, helped Bellsprout begin close-combat training with Annihilape, and gave Kuniko a letter of introduction to Bruno.
• Roy defeated Falkner’s Skarmory with Dhelmise, then raced Su Tian and Mega Pidgeot through the mountain course with Dragapult.
• Roy and Su Tian crossed the finish nearly together, but the recording showed Dragapult had won, so Su Tian awarded Roy the Wing Badge.