Chapter Summaries

Lance led League Prosecutors to search the Celadon Game Corner, but Giovanni confronted him with Mega Beedrill until the Pokémon League ordered Lance to withdraw. Giovanni then decided to leak information about Team Rocket’s Johto bases to keep Lance occupied while he waited to take control of the weakened branch.

• Lance arrived at the Celadon Game Corner with prosecutors and demanded to search for Team Rocket members, while Lambda tried to block him.
• Giovanni emerged and challenged Lance to provide evidence, warning him against accusing a Gym Leader without proof.
• Lance and Giovanni prepared to fight with Mega Charizard Y and Mega Beedrill, but the Pokémon League repeatedly ordered Lance to withdraw.
• After Lance left, Giovanni praised Lambda and decided to draw the prosecutors into Team Rocket’s infighting in Johto.
• Giovanni ordered Matori to leak the Johto base locations and research reports to Lance, then returned underground with Persian.

Lt. Surge received Giovanni’s order to leave Roy alone, while Roy returned to the Pokémon Center after defeating Surge and receiving a marked Vermilion Badge. Joy and Chansey continued to wonder whether Roy was an inspector from their family.

• Giovanni ordered Lt. Surge not to investigate or touch Roy and to cancel Team Rocket operations in Vermilion City for a week.
• Roy returned to the Pokémon Center and passed Surge’s apprentice, who respectfully addressed him as an Elite Four member.
• Roy realized Joy and Chansey had mistaken him for a family inspector, and he played along instead of correcting them.
• Joy and Chansey examined Roy’s unusually bright, heavy Orange Badge with an S engraved on it before returning it to him.
• Joy healed Dragapult and gave Roy its Poké Ball, then wondered with Chansey why the family had not warned her about an inspector’s visit.

Roy left Vermilion City for Hoenn aboard the S.S. Anne, where he met Researcher Sakuragi, who was traveling to Johto for the final step toward earning his Professor title. The two continued discussing Pokémon research while they waited for the ship to arrive.

• Roy woke up at the Pokémon Center, recalled his Pokémon, and thanked Joy for the comfortable stay.
• Roy bought a ticket for the S.S. Anne and waited at Vermilion City's harbor, where he spotted Mina painting.
• Professor Sakuragi said goodbye to Yoshino, Clair, and Sota at the harbor before recognizing Roy.
• Professor Sakuragi explained that Professor Oak had mentioned Roy's contribution of artifacts in a journal, which was how he knew Roy's name.
• Roy learned that Professor Sakuragi was traveling to Johto aboard the same ship, and the two talked about Pokémon knowledge and research.

Roy boarded the S.S. Anne with Professor Sakuragi and discovered that the ship’s crew and anglers knew him from his battle broadcast and fishing legend. Captain Witte asked Roy to investigate unexplained jolts and nightly screams and clangs aboard the ship.

• Roy agreed to let Professor Sakuragi study Ancient Gengar and called him out for examination.
• Roy boarded the S.S. Anne after a crewman recognized him from his battle against Lance, and Professor Sakuragi was shown to the room next door.
• Roy found his portrait in the fishing area and learned that anglers had been catching no fish for days; his own bait was stolen, and Annihilape caught a poisoned fish.
• A pair of beady eyes watched Roy from the water but stayed away from the ship, remembering two powerful Pokémon beneath it.
• Captain Witte told Roy that the S.S. Anne had been jolting to a halt and filling with shrill screams and clanging sounds at night, despite the crew finding nothing suspicious.

Roy investigated the paranormal incidents aboard the S.S. Anne and lured the culprit onto the deck with Ghost-type Pokéblocks. The mysterious presence turned out to be a starving Dhelmise, which began absorbing the Pokéblocks’ energy.

• Roy searched the ship and its hull but found no Ghost-type energy, so he concluded the presence was beneath the sea.
• That night, Roy set Ghost-type Pokéblocks on the darkened deck to attract whatever was causing the incidents.
• A Wailord surfaced nearby and seemed to warn Roy before a massive anchor struck the deck.
• Roy stopped Captain Witte from treating the anchor as a pirate attack and had the remaining lights turned onto the deck.
• The anchor hauled up Dhelmise, whose seaweed absorbed the Pokéblocks and began recovering as it fed.

Roy discovered that Dhelmise had caused the strange incidents aboard the S.S. Anne and approached it alone. After Dhelmise recognized the scent of Roy’s Ghost-type Pokéblocks, it let down its guard and accepted enough food to satisfy its appetite.

• Roy identified Dhelmise as the source of the attacks and suspected it had intercepted fish to absorb their life force.
• Roy stopped the captain from attacking and went alone to meet the giant Dhelmise on deck.
• Dhelmise prepared to strike Roy, but sensed the familiar scent of the Pokéblocks and lost its hostility.
• Roy used Mind Communication to reassure Dhelmise, then cleaned coral and seaweed from its anchor.
• Dhelmise finished the Pokéblocks on deck, and Roy gave it around ten more boxes until it was full.

Roy learned that Dhelmise had been feeding on the life energy of sea prey because it was hungry, and offered to take it in with a promise of unlimited Pokéblocks. The chapter ended with Dhelmise introducing Roy to its longtime hunting partner, Dragalge.

• Roy discovered that Dhelmise had followed a Wailord and had been feeding on fish caught near the S.S. Anne to satisfy its hunger.
• Roy offered Dhelmise a place on his team and all the Pokéblocks it wanted, but Dhelmise asked to see its big brother first.
• Dhelmise called to the sea with Metal Sounds, and a level 54 male Dragalge surfaced.
• Dhelmise explained that Dragalge had once helped it after it was injured by Schooling-form Wishiwashi.
• Roy learned that Dhelmise and Dragalge had long hunted together, with Dragalge poisoning prey while Dhelmise restrained it, then sharing the catch.

Roy tried to persuade Dragalge to leave with him after learning that Dhelmise wanted them to part so Dhelmise could join Roy and stay well fed. Dragalge agreed to battle Roy in exchange for being taken to a powerful Trainer, and Misdreavus volunteered to fight him.

• Dhelmise explained to Dragalge that Roy had fed it well and invited it to join him, and Dragalge accepted that Dhelmise would be better off leaving.
• Dragalge told Dhelmise to go with Roy, though Dhelmise worried that its brother would struggle alone against large prey and dangerous Pokémon.
• Roy offered to find Dragalge a strong Trainer, and Dragalge agreed to join him if Roy defeated it in battle.
• Roy proposed taking Dragalge to meet a Trainer stronger than himself, and Dragalge accepted the challenge.
• Misdreavus emerged from her Poké Ball and took the initiative to battle Dragalge.

Roy defeated and captured Dragalge with Flutter Mane, then won Dhelmise’s allegiance and captured him as well. Back aboard the S.S. Anne, Roy told the captain and crew that the ghostly disturbances were over and postponed Professor Sakuragi’s research until the next day.

• Roy let Misdreavus battle Dragalge, and she evolved into level 69 Flutter Mane.
• Flutter Mane effortlessly dodged Dragalge’s attacks, then knocked him unconscious with a weakened Dazzling Gleam.
• Dhelmise rescued the defeated Dragalge, and Roy captured Dragalge in a Luxury Ball.
• Dhelmise pledged allegiance to Roy after learning Roy would find Dragalge a Trainer, and Roy captured him.
• Roy returned to the S.S. Anne, released Dhelmise for the crew to see, and announced that the ghostly incidents were resolved.
• Roy told Professor Sakuragi they could discuss research the next day.

Roy healed Dragalge after recruiting Dhelmise, then arranged for Agatha to take Dragalge as her Pokémon. Agatha accepted the rare Dragalge but wondered why Roy had sent her a Poison-type instead of a Ghost-type.

• Roy treated the unconscious Dragalge, introduced Dhelmise to his Pokémon, and watched Snorunt talk Dhelmise into calling her boss.
• Dragalge woke up dejected after losing to Flutter Mane, but Roy encouraged him and gave him a Pokéblock that he eagerly ate.
• Roy called Agatha and offered her Dragalge, explaining that he had the rare Hidden Ability Adaptability.
• Agatha hesitated, but Roy declared that he would send Dragalge to her in Lilycove City and ended the call.
• Agatha began planning Dragalge's training before realizing that Roy had given a Poison-type Pokémon to a Ghost-type Elite Four member.

Roy cleaned Dhelmise and coated its anchor with a Metal Coat, leaving it stronger and delighted with its renewed appearance. Professor Sakuragi arrived to observe Dhelmise and watched Roy’s work alongside the gathered crowd.

• Professor Sakuragi went to Roy’s room to see Dhelmise, then hurried to the deck after a sailor told him Roy was there.
• Roy cleaned Dhelmise’s anchor with help from Snorunt, who had mistakenly used Roy’s toothbrush, while Dusclops, Ancient Gengar, and Palossand relaxed nearby.
• Roy revealed a perfect-quality Metal Coat and explained its benefits for Dhelmise’s Steel-type moves, weight, Gyro Ball, and Heavy Slam.
• Roy lifted Dhelmise with one hand and applied the Metal Coat to its anchor as the crowd watched in amazement.
• Dhelmise’s anchor shone with its original metallic color, and Dhelmise happily waved its seaweed after the Metal Coat took effect.

Roy learned that Dhelmise had recovered the ancient Tidal Bell and Clear Bell from a shipwreck, and he discovered that the bells could summon Legendary Pokémon. After thanking Wailord for warning him, Roy fed it more Pokéblock bait and watched it swim away.

• Professor Sakuragi failed to lift Dhelmise and concluded that its Pokédex weight was wrong before studying its body.
• Dhelmise remembered a chest from a shipwreck and retrieved it from the sea with Dragalge.
• Roy opened the chest and identified its contents as the Tidal Bell and Clear Bell, which could summon Legendary Pokémon.
• Wailord fired a weak Water Gun toward Roy, and Roy thanked it for its earlier warning.
• After Dhelmise and Dragalge left it alone, Wailord approached Roy and ate all the Pokéblock bait he tossed it.

Roy chose a meteorite from Captain Witte’s collection and discovered a Starmie Mega Stone hidden inside it. He planned to trade it to Wallace, who would have to call him Godfather.

• Captain Witte offered Roy a million Pokémon Dollars or one item from his collection, and Roy chose an item.
• Captain Witte told Roy about meeting a little girl from Alola with a Mimikyu, and Roy recognized her as Acerola.
• Roy scanned the collectibles in Captain Witte’s collection room and found a meteorite whose scan revealed a Starmie Mega Stone inside.
• Captain Witte gave Roy the meteorite, and Roy chipped it open in his room to uncover the Mega Stone.
• Roy confirmed the stone’s identity and decided Wallace would have to call him Godfather.

Roy returned to Lilycove City, reunited with Chansey and Miss Joy, and learned that his pink card made him a high-ranking Joy family inspector. The chapter ended when Officer Jenny Liya mistook his joking role-play with Miss Joy for harassment.

• Roy disembarked in Lilycove City after Professor Sakuragi thanked him and left for Johto.
• Roy saw a notice for the fifth Egg Cup and learned that Chansey had won the previous four tournaments.
• Roy showed Miss Joy his pink card, and she explained that it was an internal inspector's card bearing the highest-ranking serial number.
• Roy said his teacher had given him the card and jokingly role-played with Miss Joy, prompting Officer Jenny Liya to confront him.
• Officer Jenny Liya recognized Roy, and he recognized her as Sis Liya.

Roy visited the Pokémon Center, asked Officer Jenny Liya to arrange an Elite Four-level Trainer assessment, and headed toward Mt. Pyre after stopping at the League Shop. There, he encountered the elusive psychic medium Sui Meijia and caught a young Gengar sneaking into his shadow.

• Chansey challenged Roy's card-playing ability, and Roy vowed to win the fifth Egg Cup trophy from her on Sunday.
• Roy asked Officer Jenny Liya to register him for an Elite Four-level Pokémon Trainer assessment, and she agreed to arrange it for about a week later.
• Roy asked Miss Joy to transfer Dragalge to Lavender Town and learned that one of Absol's eggs had hatched while the other remained unhatched.
• Roy stopped at the League Shop near Mt. Pyre, greeted Yazi and Clefable, and then set off toward the mountain through its dense fog.
• Sui Meijia appeared in the fog, fled behind a tree when Roy recognized her, and watched him leave with an intoxicated expression.
• Ancient Gengar caught a young Gengar trying to enter Roy's shadow, and a larger purple, tattooed Gengar emerged carrying another Gengar.

Roy reunited with Pheobe on Mt. Pyre and teased her before giving her a thrilling ride on Dragapult to the mountain cabin. Pheobe arrived in under two minutes and angrily wondered what all her hiking had been for.

• Roy bribed Pheobe's Gengar with a Pokéblock and figured out Pheobe was hiding behind a rock.
• Roy's Ancient Gengar startled Pheobe and Mismagius from Pheobe's shadow, and Pheobe ran to Roy before realizing he had tricked her.
• Pheobe accused her Gengar of betraying her and tried to hit Roy, but he stopped her with one finger.
• Roy put Pheobe on Dragapult and flew with her to the cabin while Gengar and Mismagius chased after them on foot.
• Pheobe checked her Communicator and discovered Dragapult had reached the cabin in under two minutes, then punched and kicked Roy as he teased her about liking hiking.

Roy returned to Mt. Pyre and prepared to evolve Lampent into Chandelure at the mountain’s summit, while planning to evolve Snorunt afterward. The chapter ended with Lampent positioned at the center of a pentagram altar as Roy encouraged it to begin.

• Roy reunited with his grandparents, shared tobacco with his grandfather, and let the old woman inspect his Pokémon.
• Pheobe admired Roy’s Pokémon and asked how Primeape had evolved into Annihilape; Roy explained the evolution method and its danger.
• Roy told the old woman he wanted Lampent to evolve and Snorunt to evolve afterward, and she confirmed the timing and requirements.
• Roy followed the elders to the summit altar, placed Lampent at the pentagram’s center, and reassured Snorunt that its turn would come next.

Roy and the Mt. Pyre elders opened a rift to the Spirit World so Lampent could absorb its pure Ghost-type energy and begin his final evolution. Lampent remained suspended in a prolonged balance of Fire- and Ghost-type energy as Roy waited for the evolution to finish.

• Lampent took his place at the altar, and the elders sent Pheobe and the other Pokémon away from the peak.
• The elders used their Ghost Power to pry open the Spirit World entrance, while the two Gengar ate the wailing shadows that emerged.
• The elders channeled Ghost-type energy from the rift through five spheres and the pentagram to surround Lampent with a barrier.
• Roy gave Lampent two perfect-quality Dusk Stones, triggering an evolution in which Fire- and Ghost-type energy struggled for balance.
• Lampent's evolution continued for nearly ten minutes without finishing, and the exhausted elders left Roy to wait at the altar.

Marshadow found Roy at Mt. Pyre while carrying Ho-Oh’s Flame to Ecruteak City, but the Spirit World entrance stole the flame during their conversation. The flame returned without its protective Ghost-type energy and fell onto Lampent as it evolved.

• Marshadow sensed Roy near the Spirit World entrance and hurried to investigate, then found Roy watching Lampent evolve at the altar.
• Marshadow told Roy that Ho-Oh had sent him to carry a flame to Bell Tower in Ecruteak City for the humans who still worshipped Ho-Oh and the Legendary Beasts.
• Marshadow and Roy touched the golden flame, which warmed Roy’s hand and healed a scar.
• The Spirit World entrance sucked the flame away, then spat it back out after consuming the Ghost-type energy that protected it.
• Marshadow tried to catch the unprotected flame with his shadowy hand, but it passed through and fell onto Lampent.

Lampent evolved into Chandelure after a golden spark merged with the light of evolution, and Roy discovered Chandelure had learned Ho-Oh’s Sacred Fire. Roy and Marshadow planned to use the matching golden flame to complete Marshadow’s mission, leaving Marshadow hopeful he could avoid fleeing to the Distortion World.

• Roy comforted Marshadow, who decided he might have to flee to the Distortion World, and offered him Pokéblocks while they watched Lampent evolve.
• The golden spark merged with Lampent’s evolution, and he became Chandelure with Individual Values of 29 and the move Sacred Fire.
• Chandelure described feeling a warm flame during his evolution, then demonstrated Sacred Fire’s golden flames, which could heal or grow hot enough to cause harm.
• Roy proposed passing off Chandelure’s Sacred Fire as Ho-Oh’s, and Marshadow praised Roy before agreeing the plan could help him complete his mission.
• Chandelure lowered the flame’s temperature, and Marshadow wrapped it in Ghost-type energy and drew it into a shadowy hand, hopeful he would not need to hide in the Distortion World.