Chapter Summaries

Lu Ma's Pokémon Store drew crowds after an official article explained how Feebas could evolve into Milotic and promoted helpful Energy Cubes, while Lu Ze and the others worked on identifying fossils. Snorlax left with Bewear to get little cakes, unwittingly agreeing to visit the Fighting arena afterward.

• A girl joined the queue at Lu Ma's store after a man explained that raising Feebas took patience; the man lamented that someone had stolen his shoe.
• An article about Milotic's evolution requirements went viral, sending people to Pokémon Stores to buy Feebas eggs and threatening the fame of a celebrity known for her Milotic.
• Lu Ze and the others continued identifying fossils as another batch arrived, while their Pokémon trained or relaxed around the grounds.
• Snorlax watched Farfetch'd practice Slash, then decided that taking a day off was acceptable.
• Bewear invited Snorlax to get little cakes and offered to teach it the route; Snorlax agreed, then also nodded when Bewear suggested stopping by the Fighting arena.

Lu Ze discovered a Shell Fossil and helped revive a new Pokémon, Tirtouga, while working with his grandfather to identify fossils. Meanwhile, Zhuge Ziyu struggled to secure the Bird's Nest as the venue for Lu Ze's requested battle between Rayquaza and a mysterious Legendary Pokémon.

• Lu Ze found a Shell Fossil and asked a researcher to test whether it could be restored.
• The researcher revived a male Tirtouga, and Lu Ba calmed it with Moomoo Milk before they began testing its data.
• Lu Xingguo praised Lu Ze for recognizing the unusual fossil and told him to continue identifying the remaining fossils.
• Zhuge Ziyu considered asking his superior to approve the Bird's Nest for the Legendary Pokémon battle, since it was the only suitable venue in Upper Capital.

Zhuge Ziyu realized he could arrange a battle for Rayquaza after Latios refused to fight it. Rayquaza flew him to his superior’s office, where Zhuge Ziyu asked to discuss something.

• Rayquaza complained that Latios would no longer battle it, while Latios chose to relax instead of fighting.
• Zhuge Ziyu offered to find Rayquaza another opponent and arrange an approved, recorded battle.
• Rayquaza grabbed Zhuge Ziyu and flew him to his superior’s office, startling the staff below.
• Zhuge Ziyu’s superior asked what Rayquaza wanted, and Zhuge Ziyu grinned and asked if they could talk.

Zhuge Ziyu persuaded Zhuge Zijing to reopen Bird's Nest for a recorded battle between Rayquaza and another Legendary Pokémon. After finishing a day of fossil analysis, Lu Ze relaxed in the breeding garden with massages from Audino and Tsareena, while a guilty Eevee spotted him and fled unnoticed.

• Zhuge Ziyu told Zhuge Zijing that Rayquaza had agreed to a recorded battle with a Legendary Pokémon, and Zhuge Zijing promised to prepare Bird's Nest.
• Rayquaza took Zhuge Zijing's snacks as it left, then destroyed them with Dragon Breath before deciding to return for snacks from Zhuge Ziyu.
• Zhuge Zijing asked Zhuge Ziyu whether his approach to educating Ling was wrong, and the brothers discussed Ling's talent.
• Lu Ze finished identifying the fossils after a tiring day and rested in the breeding garden while Tsareena and Audino massaged him.
• Eevee saw Lu Ze, panicked, and hurried away, but Lu Ze and Tsareena did not notice; Audino noticed Eevee's odd behavior and dismissed it.

Lu Ze agreed to battle Zhuge Ziyu’s black Rayquaza at the Bird’s Nest the next day, where researchers would record data on the Legendary Pokémon. Meanwhile, Lu Ma refused to sell her Dratini and faced a violent threat from a group of young people, while Deoxys protected her and her Pokémon.

• Lu Ze learned from Zhuge Ziyu that he had been paid his research institute salary and agreed to the next day’s battle at the Bird’s Nest.
• Zhuge Ziyu said he would arrange for Lu Xingguo and the others to record data during the Legendary Pokémon battle.
• Lu Ze finished work and went with Tsareena and Audino to visit Lu Ma’s Pokémon Store.
• Lu Ma refused a group’s offer for her Dratini, and the group’s leader summoned a Druddigon and threatened to destroy the store.
• The group released their Pokémon, but Deoxys used Psychic power to protect Lu Ma, Dratini, and Eevee.

Lu Ma’s shop was attacked by young members of the Upper Capital Li family who wanted to buy her Dratini, but Lu Ze’s Pokémon quickly defeated them and threw them out. Lu Ma expected the Li family to return with elders to apologize, so she planned to keep the shop closed the next day while she and Lu Ze watched Deoxys and Rayquaza battle.

• The Li family leader demanded to buy Lu Ma’s Dratini, and Gengar defeated his Pokémon when the group attacked.
• Lu Ze arrived with Tsareena, Audino, and Lucario, questioned the leader, and refused to take his offer of one hundred million.
• The leader ordered Mightyena to attack, but Lucario struck it down with a Bone Club and Aura Sphere.
• Deoxys used Confusion to lift the group and their Pokémon into the air and throw them out of the shop.
• Lu Ma said the Li family would either return with elders to apologize or bring stronger Pokémon, and decided to close the shop the next day.
• Lu Ze and Lu Ma agreed to watch Deoxys and Rayquaza battle while the Li family worried about their absence.

Lu Ze’s family learned that he would battle Rayquaza the next day and finally believed him after Deoxys demonstrated his power. Lu Ze went to bed nervous and wondered whether Mewtwo might exist in this world.

• Lu Ma dismissed Lu Ze’s claim that he would battle Rayquaza until Lu Ba and Lu Xingguo confirmed the battle was scheduled at Bird’s Nest.
• Liu Xiangjun also doubted the news, so Lu Ze showed Zhuge Ziyu’s message and Lu Xingguo explained how Lu Ze had revived Deoxys and gained his protection.
• Deoxys immobilized Lu Xingguo’s Rhyperior with Confusion, convincing Liu Xiangjun and Lu Ma that Lu Ze would really face Rayquaza.
• Lu Ma became emotional and celebrated Lu Ze’s achievement over dinner, while Dratini ate fried chicken and ended up with a full belly.
• Lu Ze admitted he was nervous about the battle, and Lu Xingguo advised him to sleep before the next day.
• Upstairs, Lu Ze asked Crobat how to calm his nerves, then wondered aloud whether Mewtwo, Team Rocket, and Sakaki had counterparts in this world.

Lu Ze arrived at the Bird's Nest with his family for the legendary Pokémon battle after calming his nerves overnight with Crobat. When he saw Rayquaza, its data panel shocked him, leaving him unable to believe what he was seeing.

• Lu Ze woke beside Crobat, recalled how she had stayed with him through the night, and teased her before they got ready.
• Lu Ze's family drove to the Bird's Nest, where officials and researchers had prepared protective measures and testing equipment for the battle.
• Mo Anguo, Zhuge Zijing, Zhuge Ziyu, and Wang Heping waited for Lu Ze, while Mo Anguo and Lu Xingguo traded familiar insults.
• Rayquaza sensed Lu Ze's arrival, and Lu Xingguo urged Mo Anguo to prepare for a surprise.
• Lu Ze stopped beside Lu Ba after seeing Rayquaza's data panel and exclaimed that it could not be possible.

Lu Ze wondered why Rayquaza’s aptitude showed black when the known testing scale ended at gold. He released Deoxys for Mo Anguo to see, and Rayquaza recognized its resemblance to two Pokémon it had driven away long ago.

• Lu Ze asked Lu Ba whether Rayquaza had ever taken an aptitude test, and Lu Ba said it must have gold aptitude despite having no test data.
• Lu Ze considered whether the testing machine lacked a black level or whether black aptitude belonged to Rayquaza or other first-tier gods.
• Rayquaza noticed Lu Ze and wondered whether he had brought more of the snacks made with Aura.
• Wang Heping chose to wait upstairs rather than meet Lu Ze, while Zhuge Ziyu explained that a meeting could draw unwanted attention to them both.
• Lu Ze released Deoxys for Mo Anguo, and Rayquaza recognized its resemblance to two Pokémon it had driven away years earlier.
• Mo Anguo realized Deoxys was likely one of the two Pokémon that had fought Rayquaza in the Khingan Range.

Lu Ze and Deoxys began their exhibition battle against Rayquaza, whose speed and strength quickly put Deoxys under pressure. The battle continued as Deoxys countered Rayquaza’s Air Slashes with Flash Cannon and launched another Ice Beam.

• Lu Xingguo teased Mo Anguo about Deoxys’s energy core, and Mo Anguo said he had willingly let Xiao Ze choose it from his treasure vault.
• Lu Ze thanked Zhuge Ziyu for arranging the battle, then took his place as Zhuge Ziyu began the match.
• Deoxys opened with Shadow Ball, but Rayquaza scattered every attack with Iron Tail.
• Latios and Latias watched from an upstairs viewing room as Rayquaza charged Deoxys with Extreme Speed and Dragon Claw.
• Deoxys shifted into Defense Forme to block Dragon Claw, but Rayquaza bit him and slammed him into the ground.
• Rayquaza attacked with Air Slash, and Deoxys cleared the blades with Flash Cannon before firing Ice Beam through the opening.

Lu Ze and Deoxys struggled against Rayquaza, whose speed and seasoned combat instincts gave it the upper hand. Deoxys survived Rayquaza’s punishing aerial combo, but Rayquaza remained eager to continue the fight.

• Rayquaza dodged Deoxys’s attacks, then used Hyper Beam, forcing Lu Ze to activate his Aura so he could guide Deoxys to evade it.
• Rayquaza used Extreme Speed to keep pace with Deoxys, deflected Deoxys’s Ice Punch with its tail, and slowed Deoxys with Scary Face.
• Lu Ze realized Rayquaza’s battle experience far surpassed Deoxys’s, then ordered Deoxys to attack with Zen Headbutt.
• Rayquaza pushed through Zen Headbutt with Cosmic Power, struck Deoxys with Energy Ball, and blasted it into a crater with Flamethrower.
• Deoxys stood in the crater in Defense Forme and nodded to Lu Ze, then stared up at the grinning Rayquaza.

Rayquaza defeated Deoxys in their battle at the Bird's Nest, and Lu Ze caught the falling Deoxys, dislocating his arms. After the Pokémon recovered and Lu Ze was treated, he and Zhuge Ziyu headed back while Zhuge Zijing mourned the arena damage.

• Rayquaza defeated Deoxys, and Lu Ze rushed onto the field to catch the unconscious Deoxys, hurting his arms.
• Rayquaza left after calming down, and Deoxys woke and used [Recover] twice to restore himself.
• Medical staff reset Lu Ze's dislocated arms while Zhuge Ziyu explained that Zhuge Zijing was grieving over the cost of repairing the arena.
• Lu Ze asked his Pokémon if they wanted to return, and they agreed so they could resume training or rest.
• Lu Ze and Zhuge Ziyu left the venue while Zhuge Zijing calculated the repairs and blamed Rayquaza for the damage.

Lu Ze and Zhuge Ziyu went to the National Treasure Vault so Lu Ze could claim his rewards, and discovered that the shabby granary-like building concealed futuristic security systems. Lu Ze began looking over the vault’s contents and was startled by the first item.

• Lu Ze left with Zhuge Ziyu after visiting Lu Xingguo and remembered that he had rewards to claim.
• Zhuge Ziyu took Lu Ze to the National Treasure Vault while Zhuge Zijing was away, and they counted Lu Ze’s five chances to choose rewards.
• Hoopa and Darkrai waited in a valley, worried that Lu Ze had forgotten them and thinking about his food.
• Zhuge Ziyu explained that his brother had removed the word “Granary” from the vault’s exterior to disguise it, but refused to pay to put it back.
• Zhuge Ziyu opened the vault using multiple security checks, and Lu Ze exclaimed when he saw the first displayed item.

Lu Ze toured the National Treasure Vault with Zhuge Ziyu, inspecting rare items and deciding against the Red Orb and Shiny Charm. He discovered that an Ancient Ball contained a sleeping Ninetales, then Zhuge Ziyu led him toward another item he expected Lu Ze to like.

• Zhuge Ziyu explained that the Red Orb had been given by France as compensation, and Lu Ze decided not to take it despite recognizing its power to awaken Groudon.
• Lu Ze resisted touching the Red Orb, while Groudon sensed it from a volcano, glanced toward it, and returned to the lava.
• Zhuge Ziyu suggested Lu Ze take a Shiny Charm, but Lu Ze declined because he already had one and his female Crobat did not want to become pink.
• Lu Ze examined several vault items, including an Ancient Ball, and learned that an ancient Ninetales slept inside but could only be released using the blood of someone with a specific bloodline.
• Zhuge Ziyu led Lu Ze to the next item and asked whether he liked it.

Lu Ze chose three items from the National Treasure Vault, including a Golden Crown, and left with two chances still unused. On the way home, he considered whether to use the crown to improve Snorlax, Charizard, or Crobat, and whether he could find Starf Berries to make aptitude-boosting Energy Cubes.

• Lu Ze admired a Gracidea Flower, and Zhuge Ziyu explained that it symbolized pure love, though Lu Ze had not known this.
• Zhuge Ziyu showed Lu Ze rare treasures in the vault, including items connected to Heatran, Lugia, Kyurem, and Ho-Oh.
• Zhuge Ziyu recounted how Zhuge Zijing swindled an Elite Four into selling back a Rainbow Wing, then got beaten up but remained pleased that his face was untouched.
• Lu Ze chose three items from the vault, greeted Zhuge Ziyu, and boarded a vehicle home.
• Lu Ze considered using his Golden Crown to raise Snorlax or Charizard to Black Aptitude, or Crobat to Golden Aptitude, and thought about finding Starf Berries to make Energy Cubes.

After losing to Rayquaza, Lu Ze considered using Deoxys to challenge Latios and obtain a legendary Pokémon, then wondered whether legendary Pokémon could Mega Evolve. Liu Xiangjun reassured him that losing to Rayquaza was normal, and the chapter ended with Lu Ze asking her about legendary Pokémon Mega Evolution.

• Lu Ze told Liu Xiangjun that Rayquaza had defeated Deoxys with ease, even without Mega Evolving.
• Lu Ze considered challenging Latios in Zhejiang Province with Deoxys and using a Mega Stone, but lamented that school would start soon.
• Liu Xiangjun tried to comfort Lu Ze by explaining that even France's Dialga had faced Rayquaza, while Lu Ze clarified that he was already a Beginner Trainer.
• Liu Xiangjun asked why Lu Ze had been frowning and smiling, and he said he had wondered whether legendary Pokémon could Mega Evolve.

Lu Ze argued with Liu Xiangjun about whether Mega-Evolved Legendary Pokémon could be beaten, then went to the backyard to check on Farfetch'd. After recalling Farfetch'd's refusal to take a champion Sirfetch'd's leek, Lu Ze prepared to show it a stone from the National Treasure Vault.

• Liu Xiangjun challenged Lu Ze to name Pokémon stronger than Mega-Evolved Rayquaza, and Lu Ze could only name Arceus.
• Lu Ze privately resolved to find Zygarde, whose traces he believed he could follow, while Liu Xiangjun went to make lunch.
• Lu Ze found Farfetch'd training with Lucario and remembered that Farfetch'd had refused the champion Sirfetch'd's leek, choosing to reach the summit with its own weapon.
• Lu Ze took out one of the stones from the National Treasure Vault and called Farfetch'd over to show it something amazing.

Lu Ze gave Farfetch'd a Speed Secret Treasure and considered which Pokémon should receive his remaining Special Attack Secret Treasure, then tried to find a mate for Gengar and Magnezone. Two days later, Lu Ze returned to school as his family resumed their routines and the researchers continued analyzing Deoxys and Rayquaza's battle.

• Lu Ze gave Farfetch'd a Speed Secret Treasure, and Farfetch'd eagerly resumed training against Lucario.
• Lu Ze considered candidates for his Special Attack Secret Treasure and thought about arranging a blind date for Gengar, but Gengar did not appear.
• Lu Ze called Uncle Mo and asked whether Mo Qiancheng's Magnezone could be paired with a mate.
• After two days passed, Lu Ze rode to school with Liu Xiangjun while his family returned to work and the researchers continued studying recordings of Deoxys and Rayquaza.

Lu Ze attended Liu Xiangjun’s lecture on held items, where Tsareena got jealous after spotting him with Tang Yunqin. Liu Xiangjun began the lesson by inviting Wang Siyuan and his Snorlax to demonstrate an ability combination.

• Lu Ze rode to school with Liu Xiangjun and arranged with his friends to save him a seat at her lecture.
• Lu Ze joined Tang Yunqin in the auditorium, and the rest of his team arrived as the venue filled up.
• Liu Xiangjun arrived on stage with Lilligant and Tsareena, and Tsareena tried to leap toward Lu Ze after seeing him beside Tang Yunqin.
• Lilligant restrained Tsareena and dragged her back to the stage before Liu Xiangjun quieted the audience and began her lecture on held items.
• Liu Xiangjun asked whether anyone had a Snorlax with [Gluttony], and Wang Siyuan said his Snorlax also knew [Recycle], so she invited him onto the stage.

Liu Xiangjun demonstrated how Wang Siyuan's Snorlax could combine Gluttony, a Wiki Berry, Belly Drum, and Recycle to gain maximum Attack while recovering HP. After a student suggested countering with Taunt, Liu Xiangjun used Alakazam to set up Trick Room and challenged the class to reconsider.

• Wang Siyuan sent out Snorlax and asked him to cooperate with the lesson.
• Liu Xiangjun equipped Snorlax with a Wiki Berry and explained how Gluttony let him consume it at half HP.
• Wang Siyuan had Snorlax use Belly Drum, and Snorlax consumed the Wiki Berry to recover HP.
• Liu Xiangjun had Snorlax use Recycle to restore the consumed Wiki Berry, then explained the strategy devised by Elite Four Rovshan Bairamov.
• A student proposed using a fast Pokémon's Taunt to stop Snorlax, so Liu Xiangjun brought out Alakazam and used Trick Room.