Chapter Summaries

Mega Froslass and Cynthia’s Glaceon fought to a simultaneous knockout, after which Cynthia asked Pryce to let Glaceon train at his grounds. Roy completed Pryce’s modified Walking Stick, and Pryce successfully used it to Dynamax Delibird.

• Pryce refereed as Mega Froslass and Glaceon exchanged Ice-type attacks, with Glaceon reflecting Blizzard back at Froslass and then closing in with Bite.
• The Pokémon fought at close range until Mega Froslass lost her Mega Form, and both she and Glaceon collapsed, unable to battle.
• Roy handed Froslass’s and Glaceon’s Poké Balls to Pryce to transport for treatment, and Cynthia asked if Glaceon could train at Pryce’s grounds; Pryce agreed on the condition that Roy finish his Walking Stick.
• Roy fitted a Wishing Star and an Ice Stone into Pryce’s Walking Stick, explaining that a top-quality Ice Stone would freeze the Wishing Star and block its Dynamax Factor.
• Pryce used the completed Walking Stick to channel Ice-type energy into the Wishing Star, then Dynamaxed Delibird in the arena.

Roy left Froslass and Glaceon with Pryce to train, while Cynthia paid for Glaceon’s stay and resolved to train harder herself. Roy and Cynthia departed for the Ruins of Alph, leaving their Pokémon in Pryce’s care.

• Pryce accepted Cynthia’s fee of 10,000 Poké Dollars per day to train Glaceon, and Cynthia paid with a Pokémon League black card.
• Cynthia agreed to leave Glaceon with Pryce, and Glaceon eagerly joined Froslass’s training.
• Pryce explained that Froslass had Champion-level talent and would train with Glaceon on Snowfield, while Roy could summon her through his Transport Device.
• Cynthia resolved to train her Pokémon harder after realizing she was struggling to keep up with Roy.
• Roy left Pokéblocks and Sacred Fire with Froslass and Pryce, then secretly gave Delibird Icy Radishes and asked him to look after Froslass and Glaceon.
• Roy and Cynthia said goodbye to Froslass and Glaceon, then Roy flew with Cynthia toward the Ruins of Alph.

Roy and Cynthia returned safely from the Sinjoh Ruins, bringing photographs that excited Professor Carolina as evidence of ancient ties between civilizations. Professor Shuli revealed a new research project about Unown and unknown space, while the rift to the Sinjoh Ruins remained closed.

• Roy returned to the Ruins of Alph with Cynthia, and Professor Carolina confirmed that Cynthia had only sprained her ankle.
• Golurk rushed to reunite with Roy, and Mimikyu showed Golurk that it could use skills again.
• Roy told the researchers that he and Cynthia had entered the Sinjoh Ruins through a Space-Time Rift and seen an intact statue of Arceus.
• Professor Carolina examined Cynthia's photographs and recognized evidence of exchanges between ancient civilizations.
• Professor Shuli told Roy that his new research project examined the relationship between Unown and unknown space, and Roy warned him to be careful.
• Professor Carolina studied the developed photographs after the Space-Time Rift closed and could not be reopened.

Roy left the Ruins for Azalea Town to earn his fourth Johto Gym Badge, sharing a tender farewell with Cynthia before Professor Shuli interrupted them. Shuli then asked Roy to deliver a Leaden Ball and a mysterious GS Ball to Kurt, and Roy set off with the GS Ball still puzzling him.

• Roy visited Cynthia to say goodbye and teased her about Professor Carolina entrusting her to him.
• Cynthia took Roy's hand, and Roy kissed her forehead before Professor Shuli interrupted them.
• Professor Shuli gave Roy a Leaden Ball and a golden GS Ball to deliver to Kurt near Slowpoke Well in Azalea Town.
• Roy accepted the delivery, then rode Dragapult away from the camp and found he could neither channel Ghost Power into the GS Ball nor force it open.

Roy arrived in a village near Azalea Town to deliver the GS Ball to Kurt and found Team Rocket driving the local Slowpoke away. He followed a cry into the woods, where he discovered a Slowking and a group of Slowpoke confronting a higher-ranking Team Rocket member and his grunts.

• Roy flew toward Azalea Town with Dragapult and decided to deliver the GS Ball to Kurt before going to Slowpoke Well.
• Roy landed in a village where Slowpoke were protected and learned that Kurt lived near the well.
• A Team Rocket grunt chased the village Slowpoke, and a villager warned Roy that Team Rocket had been capturing them for two days.
• Roy reached Slowpoke Well, saw that it was empty, and continued toward Kurt's home.
• Roy heard a cry in the woods and found Slowking standing with a group of Slowpoke against a Team Rocket member and several grunts.

Roy watched as Team Rocket tried to capture Slowking and the Slowpoke, until Steel and his granddaughter Chie intervened. Steel's Pokémon confronted the Rocket squad, and the chapter ended with Escavalier deflecting Crobat's attack aimed at Steel.

• Roy hid in a tree and watched Team Rocket poison and defeat Slowking with Arbok, leaving the Slowpoke frightened.
• Team Rocket's captain tried to capture Slowking, but Pin Missiles knocked his Poké Ball away as Steel and Chie arrived.
• Chie treated Slowking while Steel refused to let Team Rocket take him; the captain sent out Crobat, and the grunts released six more Pokémon.
• Steel summoned Bronzong and Bisharp, but Crobat outsped Bronzong and attacked Steel until Escavalier blocked the strike with its lance.

Roy arrived in time to save Steel and Chie from Team Rocket, then defeated Crobat with Misdreavus (Flutter Mane). As Team Rocket’s leader tried to ambush him with Arbok, Roy caught the charging Pokémon with his bare hands.

• Team Rocket’s Pokémon overwhelmed Steel’s team, and Steel shielded Chie as Crobat launched Poison Sting at them.
• Roy appeared with Misdreavus and blocked the attack with an energy shield, then reassured Steel that he was safe.
• Roy’s Chandelure burned away Crobat’s Poison Sting, and Misdreavus (Flutter Mane) knocked Crobat out with a single Shadow Ball.
• The squad leader sent Arbok through the grass to ambush Roy while the other grunts were distracted.
• Roy caught Arbok with his bare hands as it lunged at him.

Roy defeated the Team Rocket squad leader’s Pokémon and refused to let the gang escape. With Ancient Gengar blocking their retreat and the others surrounded, the squad leader invoked Executive Carlette, but Roy had never heard of him.

• Roy overpowered the squad leader’s Arbok, swinging it into a tree and knocking it out after Crobat had already been defeated.
• The Team Rocket squad leader recalled his Pokémon and tried to leave, while Steel kept his Pokémon from pursuing because he did not trust Roy.
• Ancient Gengar emerged from the shadows and blocked the Team Rocket members’ path out of the jungle.
• The grunts sent out Pokémon to attack Ancient Gengar, but he defeated Beedrill, Ariados, and Pinsir with ease.
• Roy advanced on the trapped Team Rocket members, and their squad leader threatened him with Executive Carlette’s name.
• Roy said he had never heard of Executive Carlette.

Roy and his Pokémon defeated the Team Rocket squad and freed the captured Slowpoke. After Slowking recovered from the poison, he thanked Roy and promised the Slowpoke would help him whenever he needed it.

• Ancient Gengar dragged the Team Rocket squad leader into a shadow while Misdreavus (Flutter Mane) and Roy's other Pokémon defeated the fleeing grunts.
• The last grunt charged Roy, but Gangtie covered Chie's eyes as Roy stopped him with a bone-breaking blow.
• Ancient Gengar disposed of several corpses, and Roy released the captured Slowpoke by opening and crushing their Poké Balls.
• Slowking thanked Roy for saving the group, drank the Antidote Roy offered, and promised the Slowpoke would help him in the future.

Roy introduced himself as Agatha’s disciple after rescuing Gangtie, Chie, and the Slowpoke, then accompanied them to Gangtie’s home. There, Gangtie offered to make Roy a handmade Poké Ball from the Apricorns growing in his yard.

• Slowking led the freed Slowpoke back to Slowpoke Well, and Roy introduced himself to Gangtie as Agatha’s disciple.
• Gangtie welcomed Roy and complained about Team Rocket, but Roy pointed out that Bronzong could have used Trick Room to help defeat them.
• Roy impressed Chie with Chandelure’s flame trick, turning an ordinary lollipop into one shaped like a Slowpoke, and she thanked him for saving her and her grandfather.
• Roy carried Chie on his shoulders as they walked home, while Mimikyu appeared and Chie mistook him for a flying Pikachu.
• Gangtie brought Roy into his house and offered to make him a handmade Poké Ball from the Apricorns in his yard.

Roy visited Kurt and showed him the Master Ball and the ancient Leaden Ball from the Ruins of Alph. Kurt learned the Leaden Ball came from Ancient Sinnoh and asked Roy to help move it to his office for study.

• Chie played with Roy’s Mimikyu and Little Absol while Roy examined Kurt’s collection of Poké Balls.
• Kurt showed Roy the Master Ball he had made from a rare purple Apricorn, and explained that it could not guarantee catching a Legendary Pokémon.
• Roy gave Kurt the GS Ball and placed the exceptionally heavy Leaden Ball on the floor.
• Kurt struggled to lift the Leaden Ball, and Chie could not move it either.
• Roy told Kurt the Leaden Ball was found at the Ruins of Alph and came from Ancient Sinnoh 1,500 years ago.
• Kurt asked Roy to carry the Leaden Ball to his office so he could study it.

Roy visited Kurt’s workshop with the heavy Leaden Ball and the sealed GS Ball, while Chie played with Roy’s Pokémon in the courtyard. After Chie described wanting a Slowpoke, Roy decided to help Kurt’s Bronzong and Escavalier train.

• Roy carried the Leaden Ball into Kurt’s workshop and warned Kurt that the GS Ball could not be transferred or opened.
• Kurt took the GS Ball into his workshop to examine it while Roy stayed in the courtyard with Chie.
• Chie told Roy that she wanted a Slowpoke because she thought they were cute and believed the village legends about them.
• Bronzong asked Chie why she did not want a Bronzor, but she declined the idea of catching a Bronzong.
• Roy called Bronzong and Escavalier over, intending to help train them.

Roy trained Gangtie's Bronzong and Escavalier, then helped Gangtie test the unbreakable GS Ball. Over dinner, Gangtie explained that Team Rocket had repeatedly come to Slowpoke Well to capture Slowpoke.

• Roy used Trick Room and Swords Dance to train Bronzong and Escavalier with Ancient Gengar as their target.
• Chie warned Escavalier about Gengar's dodges, while Bronzong and Escavalier practiced working together without landing a hit.
• Gangtie and Bisharp failed to damage the GS Ball, and Roy dented the Leaden Ball while striking it against the GS Ball.
• Roy cooked noodles for Chie and Gangtie, who thanked him for helping train his Pokémon.
• Gangtie told Roy that Team Rocket had come to capture Slowpoke twice recently, but Slowking and Officer Jenny had stopped them.