Chapter Summaries

Lu Ze and his friends trained their Pokémon as they made their way to Crab Island, where they discovered a Dark-type Barrier around a secret realm exit. They realized Li Shuqing was likely hiding nearby, waiting for a chance to escape.

• Li Shuqing found another secret realm exit guarded by a crowd, failed to draw everyone away, and left with Gardevoir to search for another opening.
• Lu Ze and his companions trained their Pokémon while traveling, with Mareep riding Arcanine and Corsola riding Altaria so they could keep up and fight.
• The group reached Crab Island and Lu Ze detected a Dark-type Barrier near the secret realm exit.
• Lu Ze and Youyu You concluded that Li Shuqing was probably nearby, forced to bet on rushing through the exit before the crowd could react.
• Li Shuqing hid in a cave on Crab Island and waited for an opportunity.

Li Shuqing searched for a way to escape the Black Secret Realm while Lu Ze and his friends debated whether to help him. A surprise attack on Lu Ze created a chance for Li Shuqing to make a run for the exit, as a barrage of moves descended on Lu Ze.

• Li Shuqing learned that the Dark type energy Barrier prevented Gardevoir from using Teleport and considered how to create a distraction.
• Lu Ze and his friends discussed helping Li Shuqing, while Lu Ze considered the value of the Silver Wing and regretted not being able to find Li Shuqing with Aura.
• A middle-aged man in purple ordered Lycanroc to attack Lu Ze from behind, but Deoxys lifted Lycanroc and hurled it into a stone pillar.
• Li Shuqing seized the commotion and had Greninja carry him toward the secret realm exit.
• A group unleashed a barrage of moves at Lu Ze, and Charizard and Crobat moved to protect him as he dodged the attacks.

Lu Ze and his allies fought off an ambush while helping Li Shuqing escape the Pokémon Secret Realm. When two hostile groups converged on them, Deoxys teleported Lu Ze and everyone with him to safety.

• Sui Yan Mega Evolved Charizard and joined Lu Ze's Charizard and Crobat in a massive fire attack that struck the ambushers.
• Greninja carried Li Shuqing through the Secret Realm exit, while the attackers realized too late that the escape had been a diversion.
• Lu Ze Mega Evolved Charizard and led his companions in a barrage of attacks against the purple-clad man's group.
• Saburo Ono and the young man's forces arrived and attacked Lu Ze's group alongside the first group.
• Deoxys appeared in Attack Forme, shielded Lu Ze and his allies with Psychic power, and teleported them away before the attacks landed.

Lu Ze and his companions escaped the Black Secret Realm after Deoxys destroyed the energy Barrier machine and teleported them to the exit. Lu Ze alerted his grandfather to the Silver Wing and the people inside, prompting soldiers to seal the exit as Lu Xingguo and Zhuge Ziyu arrived to investigate.

• Deoxys destroyed the energy Barrier machine, teleported Lu Ze and his companions away from the battle, and then took them to the Secret Realm exit.
• Lu Ze and his companions left the Black Secret Realm while Saburo Ono's group and the purple-clad man's group continued fighting inside.
• Lu Ze called Lu Xingguo and reported the Silver Wing, the Church members, and the suspected sellers and recipients inside the Secret Realm.
• Lu Xingguo ordered soldiers to seal the exit and detain anyone who came out, and a large unit gathered to guard it.
• Lu Xingguo and Zhuge Ziyu arrived, and Lu Ze recounted what had happened before Lu Xingguo approached people who had recently emerged from the Secret Realm.

Lu Ze spoke with Zhuge Ziyu about the Silver Wing and waited at the military lounge while officials searched for Li Shuqing and Church members. After feeding his Pokémon, Lu Ze joined Lu Xingguo to discuss identifying people emerging from the secret realm and teased him with a surprise for when they returned.

• Zhuge Ziyu asked Lu Ze about the Silver Wing, then ordered a soldier to contact Shangqing and find Li Shuqing's information.
• Lu Ze went to the military lounge with his companions and fed his hungry Pokémon, while Snorlax resolved to learn from Deoxys how to escape a locked Poké Ball.
• Lu Xingguo told Lu Ze that many people had emerged from the secret realm but no Church members had been identified yet.
• Lu Ze suggested waiting for more people to emerge so his friends could help identify them, then teased Lu Xingguo about a surprise awaiting them at home.

Lu Ze helped Zhuge Ziyu contact Li Shuqing about the Black Secret Realm and Silver Wing, then asked Zhuge Ziyu to take him to Rayquaza so he could battle him. The chapter ended with Lu Ze clarifying that he meant another Legendary Pokémon would fight Rayquaza, not him.

• Lu Ze teased Lu Xingguo about having caught a Legendary Pokémon, leaving his grandfather curious.
• Zhuge Ziyu explained that Li Shuqing kept hanging up on officials who called about Silver Wing and the Black Secret Realm.
• Lu Ze verified his identity with Li Shuqing, persuaded him to return, and reassured him that the officials would not take Silver Wing.
• Zhuge Ziyu worried over reports that people from the Island Nation might have been inside the Black Secret Realm alongside members of the Church.
• Lu Ze asked Zhuge Ziyu to take him to Rayquaza so he could arrange a battle.
• Zhuge Ziyu warned Lu Ze that Rayquaza could defeat Lu Xingguo's Electivire in a few moves, and Lu Ze clarified that another Legendary Pokémon would battle Rayquaza.

Li Shuqing explained how he stole a Silver Wing from a group of Island Nation people in the Black Secret Realm, and Lu Xingguo confirmed it was the Silver Wing they feared it might be. Zhuge Ziyu left to report the discovery, troubled by what the theft implied.

• Lu Ze and Zhuge Ziyu discussed an unseen Legendary Pokémon, while Lu Xingguo hoped to observe it alongside Rayquaza.
• Li Shuqing arrived and told Zhuge Ziyu that he had used Gardevoir's Teleport to snatch a box during a secret trade and later found the Silver Wing inside.
• Li Shuqing showed the Silver Wing to Zhuge Ziyu and Lu Xingguo, who examined it closely.
• Lu Xingguo detected a humanoid figure levitating behind Lu Ze but concealed his discovery and confirmed that the Silver Wing was the one they suspected.
• Zhuge Ziyu reacted angrily, then told a guard something at the Black Secret Realm's exit and returned looking gloomy.

Lu Ze and the others stayed at the Black Secret Realm to identify the captured Church members, where their leader revealed that the Pope had ordered the attempt on Lu Ze’s life. After the soldiers finished bringing everyone out, Lu Ze left with his companions to return to Upper Capital, while Li Shuqing stayed behind for the night.

• Zhuge Ziyu asked Lu Ze and Li Shuqing to help identify the Church members being brought out of the Black Secret Realm.
• Lu Ze and his companions recognized the Church members as soldiers escorted them out, and the man in purple threatened Lu Ze before saying the Pope had ordered the attack.
• Zhuge Ziyu and Lu Xingguo wondered why the Pope had targeted Lu Ze and whether an insider was involved.
• Zhuge Ziyu gave Lu Ze a Rotom to help with semi-autonomous driving, and Lu Ze set off for Upper Capital with his companions.
• Li Shuqing accepted Zhuge Ziyu’s offer to spend the night in the military camp lounge, while Sui Yan and Su Tingxi drove Lu Ze’s group away.

After returning from the Black Secret Realm, Lu Ze and his friends slept at his house, then woke to a lively afternoon with their Pokémon. Tang Yunqin watched Lu Ze cooking and quietly imagined a future with him by her side.

• Sui Yan learned that Lu Xingguo had flown home on Salamence and bickered with Su Tingxi during the drive back.
• Lu Ze brought everyone to his house to sleep, assigning rooms before heading upstairs with Dratini.
• The group woke around one o’clock, and Lu Ze began preparing lunch while his friends and Pokémon relaxed or trained.
• Tang Yunqin looked at Lu Ze in the kitchen and dreamed of having him beside her with close friends and Pokémon.

Lu Ze returned home after lunch and learned that his paper on Milotic’s evolution method would be published the next day, prompting Lu Ma to stock up on Feebas Pokémon Eggs. Dratini happily took advantage of Lu Ma’s affection, leaving Lu Ze to tolerate her swagger for the moment.

• Lu Ze and his friends ate lunch, then split up for shopping, fishing, naps, and the trip home.
• Lu Ze took the subway home, where Lu Ma explained that she had stocked up on Feebas Pokémon Eggs ahead of his paper’s publication.
• Lu Ze offered Lu Ma the Beauty-increasing formula to sell in their shop, and she said she had already planned to discuss it with him.
• Lu Ma picked up Dratini, praised her weight, and encouraged her to eat more while Dratini smugly urged Lu Ze to fry her chicken drumsticks.

Lu Ze visited the Pokémon breeding area, played a prank on Papa Milotic, and reunited with Audino and Tsareena. Audino noticed that he had lost weight during his recent travels.

• Lu Ze greeted Eevee, teased her about gaining weight, and left Dratini with Lu Ma before heading to the research institute.
• Lu Ze dodged Papa Milotic's spit, retaliated with Crawdaunt's Water Gun, and escaped before Milotic could chase him.
• Audino tackled Lu Ze in greeting, and Tsareena joined them before blushing in his arms.
• Audino examined Lu Ze and noticed he seemed thinner, and Lu Ze explained that he had been eating properly.

Lu Ze reunited Electivire with his son, Electabuzz, at the test grounds before heading to the research institute to find his father, Lu Ba. He learned that Lu Ba and his grandfather were at the test grounds, and went there wondering what they were doing instead of working on his papers.

• Audino made Lu Ze promise to eat properly, while Tsareena stayed with him and led him to Electivire.
• Lu Ze released Electabuzz, and Electivire joyfully reunited with his son before challenging him to a battle.
• Lu Ze carried Tsareena to the research institute and found Lu Ba absent from his office.
• A young researcher told Lu Ze that Lu Ba and his grandfather were at the test grounds.
• Lu Ze headed for the test grounds, wondering what had drawn them there and whether he should give his father another paper to write.

Lu Ze learned that Zhuge Ling had staged the Silver Wing trade to obtain a Fossil Restoration Machine, but the Church’s attack on Lu Ze disrupted his plan. After everyone involved was caught, Lu Ze asked where Zhuge Ling was.

• Lu Ze arrived at the testing grounds and saw an Archen, prompting Zhuge Ziyu to explain that it had been restored from a fossil.
• Zhuge Ziyu revealed that his nephew Zhuge Ling had staged the Silver Wing’s appearance and traded it to the Ohno clan for the Fossil Restoration Machine and its blueprints.
• Zhuge Ling had planned to double-cross the Ohno clan with help from his childhood friend Zhongli Muyang, but a third party interfered with the transaction.
• The Church’s attack on Lu Ze exposed its members, and Lu Ze reported them after leaving the Black Secret Realm, causing the exit to be sealed and the Church members, the island nation’s group, and Zhuge Ling to be caught.
• After hearing how Zhuge Ling’s plan had failed, Lu Ze asked Zhuge Ziyu where his nephew was.

Lu Xingguo and Zhuge Ziyu finished examining the fossil Pokémon and discussed the Silver Wing’s connection to Lugia’s Ocean Trial. Zhuge Ziyu told Lu Ze that his classmate should use the upcoming trial to seek Lugia’s friendship, then Lu Ze went home carrying Tsareena.

• Lu Xingguo confirmed Archen’s data matched the United States’ findings, and he and Zhuge Ziyu reviewed the fossil Pokémon’s battle tendencies.
• Zhuge Ziyu explained that the Silver Wing represented Lugia’s Ocean Trial, while the Rainbow Wing represented Ho-Oh’s Rainbow Trial, and that passing a trial could earn a Legendary Pokémon’s friendship.
• Zhuge Ziyu told Lu Ze to remind his classmate to seize the opportunity when Lugia’s trial began and try to form a personal alliance.
• Lu Ba finished his work and left to get Lu Ze’s mother, ignoring Lu Ze’s request for help writing papers on Pokémon evolutions.
• Lu Ze found Tsareena waiting with him, picked her up, and carried her home.

Lu Ze ate dinner with his family and discussed the anonymous Milotic evolution paper and research into other Pokémon evolutions. He revealed that the Comet Shard he chose as a school reward was connected to Legendary Pokémon.

• Lu Ze returned home, reunited with his family, and ate dinner with them and Dratini while the other Pokémon went to the backyard.
• Lu Xingguo asked Lu Ze whether he still wanted his Milotic evolution paper published anonymously, and Lu Ze said he did because Dratini had drawn enough attention.
• Lu Ze mentioned possible evolution research involving Clamperl, Rhyperior, and Dusclops, and Lu Xingguo and Lu Ba discussed publishing the Trade Evolution findings together later.
• Lu Xingguo reminded Lu Ze to claim his national reward, which Lu Ze admitted he had not yet collected.
• Lu Ze told his family that he had chosen an Ability Capsule, an Ability Patch, and a Comet Shard from the school treasury, then said the Comet Shard had something to do with Legendary Pokémon.

Lu Ze introduced Deoxys to his family and explained that the gemstone from Mo Anguo's treasure vault had restored it. He planned to ask about arranging a spar with Rayquaza, while the chapter ended with Lilligant pulling Tsareena away from Lu Ze to hug him herself.

• Lu Ze summoned Deoxys, and Lu Xingguo recognized its energy core as the gemstone Lu Ze had taken from Mo Anguo's treasure vault.
• Lu Ze explained that the gemstone had restored Deoxys and said he wanted it to spar with Rayquaza, prompting Lu Ba and Lu Wu to eagerly ask to watch.
• Deoxys vanished after Lu Xingguo and Lu Wu inspected it, and Lu Xingguo scolded Lu Wu for staring too intensely.
• Lu Ze went to the backyard, where Tsareena greeted him, Lucario trained Farfetch'd, and Charizard socialized with several Pokémon.
• Lilligant used Vine Whip to pull Tsareena away from Lu Ze, then hugged him herself.

Lu Ze reunited with Alcremie, shared her cream with Snorlax, and watched Tsareena and the others put on a Pokémon performance. The next morning, he agreed to make breakfast with Alcremie's cream while several of his Pokémon gathered Berries.

• Lilligant led Lu Ze to the center of the field, where Alcremie greeted him and offered him cream.
• Lu Ze stopped Snorlax from eating too close to Alcremie, and Alcremie cleverly spread cream on Snorlax's lips for him to lick.
• Krookodile and Alakazam prepared a stage as Tsareena danced, Lilligant played music, and Kommo-o kept the beat.
• The Pokémon continued performing late into the night until Gengar's Perish Song ended the party.
• Snorlax woke Lu Ze early to ask for Alcremie's cream, and Lu Ze promised to make cream fruit jam with Moomoo Milk for breakfast.
• Crobat, Snorlax, Charizard, and Shuckle eagerly agreed to gather Berries while Dratini slept behind Deoxys's Psychic type Barrier.

Lu Ze made mint cream jam with Alcremie's cream and berries, then shared it with his family and Pokémon for breakfast. Dratini woke to the taste and hurried downstairs with Lu Ze for more.

• Lu Ze fetched Alcremie and her cream, then blended it with Shuca and Liechi Berry jam.
• Alcremie loved the sweet-and-spicy cream jam, and Lu Ze served her a small bowl before portioning out the rest.
• Lu Ze had Charizard, Crawdaunt, Audino, Lilligant, and Alakazam help distribute bowls of jam to the backyard Pokémon.
• Lu Xingguo, Liu Xiangjun, and Lu Ba enjoyed the jam with toasted bread at breakfast.
• Lu Ze woke Dratini, who tasted the jam, perked up, and went downstairs with him for more.

Lu Ze and his family headed to the research institute as Lu Ma prepared her store for a rush after Lu Ze’s article about Milotic’s evolution was published. At the institute, Lu Xingguo began testing fossils, while Zhuge Ziyu quietly asked Lu Ze whether they could start the next phase of their plan.

• Lu Ze teased Lu Ba about not advertising Lu Ma’s store in his paper, and Lu Ba escaped Lu Ma’s questioning by explaining the store had not existed when he wrote it.
• Lu Ze learned Zhuge Ziyu had promoted Lu Ma’s store and its Beauty-boosting Energy Cubes in the published article, and Zhuge Ziyu realized he was lucky Lu Ze had returned in time to supply them.
• Lu Ze and Lu Ba arrived at the research institute, where Zhuge Ziyu confirmed the fossils were ready for experiments.
• Lu Xingguo began examining fossils with his Aura and testing them in the Fossil Restoration Machine to identify which could restore Pokémon.
• Zhuge Ziyu asked Lu Ze whether they could begin the next phase now that they had collected everything they could, and Lu Ze told him he did not need to whisper.

Lu Ze discussed the Key Stone plan with Zhuge Ziyu and asked him to arrange a battle with Rayquaza. At the fossil testing grounds, Lu Ze found a Feather Fossil that could revive Archen, while Lu Ma’s shop grew busy with customers.

• Lu Ze told Zhuge Ziyu that they should buy up Key Stones and keep their information from leaking, despite the United States researching Mega Evolution.
• Lu Ze said he had caught a Legendary Pokémon and wanted to challenge Rayquaza, and Zhuge Ziyu agreed to ask Rayquaza about a battle.
• Lu Xingguo asked Lu Ze to use his special ability to find fossils that could be revived, and Lu Ze searched through the fossils.
• Lu Ze found a Feather Fossil that could revive Archen and had a researcher carry it over.
• Zhuge Ziyu left after Lu Xingguo waved him away, and Lu Ze returned to sorting fossils as Lu Ma’s shop drew more customers.