Chapter Summaries

Liu Xiangjun explained how Venusaur and Gallade could strengthen weather teams, and her students realized Lu Ze's ideas could challenge established strategies. After class, Angula set off to find Lu Ze and overheard Sui Yan and Fugui arranging to meet him at the back mountain.

• Sui Yan explained that Venusaur's Chlorophyll supported Sunny Teams and that Gallade could cover offensive gaps and counter opposing weather setters.
• Liu Xiangjun described how Gallade could defeat weather-setting Pokémon with attacks or use Taunt against those relying on weather moves, then assigned homework on improving sun, rain, and sandstorm teams.
• The Dragon Nation students felt burdened by the homework but excited about developing new strategies, while the United States delegation recognized the value of the lesson.
• Angula told Garcia she was going to find Lu Ze, then overheard him and Sui Yan discussing the improved weather teams and their experiments.
• Sui Yan and Fugui headed for the back mountain to meet Lu Ze, while Fugui planned to ask him about filling the remaining places on his team.

Lu Ze met the exchange student Angula, who tried to win him over by challenging him to a battle with marriage as the prize. After he refused, Angula sent out Dragonite, who tried to look fierce despite his goofy nature.

• Sui Yan and Fugui told Lu Ze that Angula had defeated Sikong Ling's three main Pokémon using two fully evolved Pseudo-legendaries.
• Angula hugged Little Red, then stumbled toward Lu Ze, who used Aura to stop her from falling and dodged her next pounce.
• Angula challenged Lu Ze to battle and said he would marry her if he lost, but Lu Ze corrected her wording and refused the challenge.
• Angula threw out Dragonite and urged him to fight Lu Ze, while Sui Yan and Fugui tried not to laugh at Dragonite's comically fierce expression.

Dratini returned with a fish, and Dragonite eagerly helped prepare it for grilling before borrowing Angula’s Lapras and Hydreigon to catch more. Angula revealed her remaining Pokémon, including a Whimsicott that reminded Lu Ze of his past battles against its frustrating tactics.

• Dratini came back with a large fish and charmed Dragonite into helping her prepare it.
• Dragonite splashed and froze the fish with carefully controlled moves, delighting Dratini and prompting her to go catch more.
• Dragonite borrowed Angula’s Lapras and Hydreigon, then persuaded them to catch and carry fish for Dratini.
• Angula complained that Dragonite had taken her Pokémon and revealed her Togepi, Whimsicott, and Flabébé.
• Lu Ze recognized Angula’s Whimsicott as Nasty Cotton, recalling how often its tactics had frustrated him in past matches.

Lu Ze had Farfetch'd battle Angula's Flabébé, then put Dragonite, Hydreigon, Farfetch'd, and two Charizard to work preparing their catch of fish. Dragonite tried to begin his dating plan with Dratini as dinner preparations continued.

• Angula challenged Lu Ze to a battle, but Farfetch'd defeated Flabébé in two strikes, and Angula refused to say what she would do after losing.
• Sui Yan joked that Angula should marry Lu Ze if she lost, and Togepi smacked Sui Yan's calf before Dragonite and Hydreigon returned with five ice pillars packed with fish.
• Lu Ze ordered Farfetch'd to chop the ice pillars without harming the fish, while Togepi, Dratini, and Dragonite danced to cheer him on.
• Lu Ze had two Charizard carefully melt the ice around the fish, while Dragonite prepared to touch the resting Dratini as the first step in his dating plan.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Dragonite is about to touch Dratini but suddenly stops, sensing danger.
• Dratini snuggles with Lu Ze, Sui Yan, and Fugui, making Angula and Dragonite jealous.
• Lu Ze grills fish for everyone, starting with Angula. Dragonite snatches half of her fish.
• Dragonite tries to snuggle with Dratini but is stopped by an unseen barrier. He flies off to the east.

Character Developments

• Dragonite: Shows infatuation with Dratini, jealousy when others get snuggles, and anger when prevented from snuggling Dratini.
• Angula: Initially disinterested in food, she becomes eager after smelling Lu Ze's grilled fish. She gets upset when Dragonite takes half of her fish.

Significant Themes

• Jealousy and Desire: Dragonite's desire to snuggle with Dratini leads to jealousy and anger when others do so instead.
• Food as a Unifier: Lu Ze's grilled fish brings everyone together, even causing Angula to forget her initial disdain for food.

Character Interactions

• Dragonite and Dratini: Dragonite's infatuation with Dratini leads to both sweet and tense moments between them.
• Angula and Dragonite: They have a brief interaction where Angula shares her food with Dragonite, but he takes more than she intends, causing her to get upset.
• Lu Ze, Sui Yan, and Fugui: They synchronize their actions and words, showing a close bond.

Lu Ze shared grilled fish with the Pokémon while Dragonite returned from the grove after Deoxys beat him up. Dragonite then dragged Hydreigon and Lapras into a rematch, and all three came back defeated and upset that they had missed so much food.

• Lu Ze shared the grilled fish among the Pokémon, and Angula, Sui Yan, and Fugui praised his cooking.
• Dragonite returned with a swollen rear and told Hydreigon and Lapras that Deoxys had beaten him up over Dratini.
• Hydreigon and Lapras followed Dragonite into the grove to confront Deoxys, who challenged all three at once.
• Angula noticed Hydreigon and Lapras were gone and gave their grilled fish portions to the little Pokémon.
• Dragonite, Hydreigon, and Lapras returned defeated and hungry, then Hydreigon and Lapras decided to beat up Dragonite for dragging them away from the food.

Lu Ze and his companions finished a grilled-fish meal and began packing up for the evening. They discovered that one of the two Arcanine was actually a female Hisuian Zorua using Illusion, and Arcanine caught her after she fled.

• Lu Ze shared grilled fish with Hydreigon, Lapras, Dragonite, and the other hungry Pokémon, then asked Electabuzz to invite Angula to a meal another time.
• Lu Ze and Snorlax packed up the barbecue as the group prepared to head home.
• Sui Yan noticed two identical Arcanine, and Lu Ze identified one as a female Hisuian Zorua using Illusion.
• The Zorua tried to run, but Arcanine caught her and returned her to Lu Ze's group.
• Angula wondered whether the Zorua was Shiny as Lu Ze had Arcanine set her down.

Lu Ze and his friends tried to figure out where the unusual Zorua had come from, and she warmed to them after sharing food with Snorlax. After she pointed toward the forest, Lu Ze found no trace of her kind or a secret realm and asked the others whether they should catch her.

• Fugui, Sui Yan, and Angula speculated that Zorua might be a regional form, mutation, or fossil Pokémon, while Lu Ze wondered whether she came from the Hisui Region.
• Lu Ze offered Zorua an Energy Cube, and Snorlax joined her in eating from his backpack.
• Zorua copied Snorlax's appearance, ate until she was full, and hid against Snorlax as Lu Ze and the others laughed.
• Lu Ze asked Zorua where she came from, and she pointed toward the forest.
• Lu Ze scanned the forest with Aura, found no sign of Zorua's kind or a secret realm, and asked Sui Yan, Fugui, and Angula whether they should catch her.

Sui Yan, Fugui, and Angula declined to catch Zorua, so Lu Ze decided to catch it for his research despite already having nine Pokémon. As Lu Ze tried to invite Zorua home, a spatial fragment connected to the world and an unknown Pokémon awoke inside it.

• Sui Yan and Fugui decided against catching Zorua because it did not suit their teams.
• Angula also refused, explaining that she already had six Pokémon and wanted to train them before catching another.
• Lu Ze chose to catch Zorua so he could study it, since it might be the only one in the world.
• Lu Ze asked Zorua to come home with him, but Zorua eyed him warily and prepared to Run Away.
• A spatial fragment connected to the world near an unnamed island, and a mysterious Pokémon inside it opened its eyes and wondered where it was.

Lu Ze brought Zorua home, but Zorua preferred Snorlax and the other Pokémon over him. Angula was left disappointed after Lu Ze failed to invite her over, while Dragonite returned badly beaten; that night, Zorua chose to sleep upstairs with Lu Ze's Pokémon, leaving Lu Ze downstairs with Farfetch'd.

• Snorlax carried Zorua home, and Zorua ignored Lu Ze's attempts to win him over.
• Angula hinted that Lu Ze should invite her over, but Lu Ze told her it was too late, leaving her feeling rejected.
• Dragonite returned bruised after Hydreigon and Lapras beat him, and Angula treated him while Dragonite searched for his absent goddess.
• Zorua chose Snorlax's belly as his sleeping spot, then happily followed Dratini upstairs when Lu Ze said only his Pokémon could go up.
• Charizard went upstairs with Shuckle, while Lu Ze stayed downstairs to keep Farfetch'd company during meditation training.

Sui Yan accepted an exchange student’s challenge and defeated his Poliwrath and Unfezant with Mega Charizard X. The foreigner prepared to send out another Pokémon and blamed Sui Yan for the outcome.

• A foreign exchange student challenged Sui Yan beneath the dormitory, and Sui Yan accepted and went with him to the battle arena.
• Sui Yan sent out Charizard while the foreigner chose Poliwrath, and Mega Charizard X knocked Poliwrath out with Dragon Claw.
• The foreigner sent out Unfezant, which used Tailwind and Air Slash, but Charizard defeated it with another Dragon Claw.
• The foreigner recalled Unfezant and told Sui Yan, “This is your doing!”

Sui Yan's foreign challenger surrendered after Charizard swept his team, while the exchange students shared mixed results and Garcia began planning his next move. The next morning, Zorua made up with Shuckle and promised to transform into Rayquaza so Shuckle could ride her.

• Sui Yan's challenger surrendered after Mega Charizard defeated all three of his Pokémon.
• The exchange students reported their challenge results, and Garcia decided he would pursue a challenge against Sui Yan before targeting Lu Ze.
• Lu Ze greeted his Pokémon, but Zorua ignored him because he had thrown her into Crawdaunt's pool the night before.
• Zorua woke Shuckle and persuaded her to go play, and Shuckle said she wanted to ride Rayquaza.
• Zorua assured Shuckle that she could transform into another Pokémon that day.

Lu Ze shared breakfast with Zorua, whose reaction to his kindness moved her to tears, before her transformations caused him growing discomfort. At school, he learned that exchange students had challenged the freshman rankings, while Sikong Ling's unexplained absence sparked rumors.

• Lu Ze served Zorua pan-fried buns, and she cried after he kindly made one safe for her to eat.
• Zorua transformed into Lu Ze and grabbed buns with her hands, then changed into Angula and Little Red until Lu Ze asked her not to imitate him.
• Lu Ze went to class with Dratini and heard that exchange students had challenged the freshman top ten.
• The exchange students defeated the seventh-ranked student and Zhang Xiaoqing, while Tang Yunqin, Lu Zhengjie, and Sui Yan defended their rankings.
• Lu Ze read rumors about Sikong Ling's absence, felt bothered by the claims that he had become a deserter, and wondered why first place was exempt from challenges.

Lu Ze planned to use the Crescent Moon Feather to contact Hoopa and learn where Zorua came from, while Shuckle and Little Red tried to help Zorua transform into Rayquaza. The chapter ended with Little Red taking Zorua somewhere to find a reference.

• Lu Ze considered Electabuzz's progress and planned to take him for a checkup after the week, while Crawdaunt trained harder after their recent draw.
• Lu Ze decided he could use the Crescent Moon Feather to summon Darkrai and ask Hoopa to bring him over so he could investigate Zorua's origins.
• Lu Ze checked the tracker, saw Victini was near Greenland and Darkrai was still with Hoopa, then got distracted until class ended.
• Shuckle asked Zorua to transform into Rayquaza, but Zorua explained she had never seen one and needed a reference.
• Little Red realized she also had never seen Rayquaza, then invited Zorua to come with her.

Latias transformed back into her Pokémon form and flew Zorua and Shuckle away to find Rayquaza, while Zorua decided to give Lu Ze another chance and stay with him for now. Latias also resolved to remind Latios to train after dreaming of a black Charizard defeating him, and students spotted Latias flying over their school.

• Latias revealed to Zorua and Shuckle that she had been a Pokémon all along, then offered to take them to find Rayquaza.
• Zorua climbed onto Latias and decided she would stay with Lu Ze unless he made her angry again, while Latias lifted Shuckle onto her back with Confusion.
• Latias flew off with Zorua and Shuckle, and Shuckle praised Spray's hard work as Latias promised to help him fly faster.
• Latias recalled dreaming of a black Charizard defeating Latios and decided she would urge her brother to train properly.
• The narration described how Lu Ze used Shuckle's Berry juice to give his Pokémon tailored benefits, and students spotted Latias flying over the school.

At lunch, Dratini tried Luosifen and loved it, while Angula approached Lu Ze and clashed with Tang Yunqin over him before leaving. Elsewhere, Rayquaza fumed at a girl who had transformed into its likeness and was tarnishing its image.

• Lu Ze and his friends ate Luosifen at the cafeteria, and Dratini overcame its hesitation to try it and eagerly asked for more.
• Angula spotted Lu Ze and hurried over, but the strong smell of Luosifen made her nearly vomit.
• Tang Yunqin and Angula silently compared themselves and grew jealous of each other as Angula called out to Lu Ze.
• Angula fled the Luosifen area but told Lu Ze to come find her later, and Tang Yunqin asked who she was.
• Rayquaza angrily watched another Rayquaza and complained that the girl’s silly behavior was damaging its image.

Tang Yunqin followed Lu Ze while trying to learn what Angula wanted from him, and Lu Ze explained that Angula came from the Vanderbilt family, which hoped to bring his research back to the United States. Angula also believed Lu Ze might be the true love a Dragon Nation fortune-teller had predicted for her, leaving her pursuit of him tied to both her family’s request and that prophecy.

• Rayquaza decided not to leave because the fake Rayquaza looked like it, and it silently vowed to retaliate against a Zoroark later.
• Tang Yunqin followed Lu Ze while carrying Dratini and asked what Angula wanted from him.
• Lu Ze told Tang Yunqin, Sui Yan, and Fugui that Angula was a Vanderbilt and that her family wanted to bring him back to the United States.
• Fugui realized that Angula’s family had learned about Lu Ze’s research and discoveries through special channels.
• Angula recalled that a Dragon Nation fortune-teller had predicted her first Pokémon would be Dratini and that her true love was in Dragon Nation, so she wondered whether Lu Ze was that person.

Rayquaza reluctantly took Shuckle, Zorua, and Latias flying before returning home in a good mood. Meanwhile, Lu Ze discussed his weekend plans with Tang Yunqin, who asked whether her Pokémon had evolved.

• Rayquaza gave in to Shuckle’s request and took Shuckle, Zorua, and Latias flying, while forbidding Zorua from transforming into him again.
• Rayquaza dropped them off near Charizard and the others, then flew home above the clouds to avoid being seen by the students and discovered by Zi Yu.
• Lu Ze agreed with Sui Yan’s suspicion that Angula might have been trying to lure him to the United States, while Tang Yunqin suspected Angula was personally interested in him.
• Tang Yunqin asked Lu Ze about his weekend, and Lu Ze said he planned to evolve Electabuzz and take either the intermediate Trainer exam or the beginner Breeder exam.
• Tang Yunqin asked whether her Pokémon had evolved, and she explained that Galarian Darumaka was ready to evolve while she began to discuss Eevee.

Lu Ze and Tang Yunqin agreed to work on Eevee and Electabuzz’s evolutions together over the weekend, then brought their Pokémon to the research institute for checkups. The examinations found Lu Ze’s Pokémon in excellent health, while Tang Yunqin’s results had not yet been stated.

• Lu Ze invited Tang Yunqin to work on Eevee’s new evolution with him that weekend, when his Electabuzz would also evolve into Electivire, and she agreed.
• Lu Ze brought his Pokémon and Tang Yunqin’s Pokémon to the research institute for full-body scans to check for hidden injuries.
• Lu Ze persuaded Tang Yunqin to allow the scans by claiming the institute points came from research involving her Milotic’s evolution.
• The scan results appeared, showing all of Lu Ze’s Pokémon in excellent health.

Lu Ze explained Tang Yunqin’s Pokémon injuries and team’s lack of a Mega Evolution option, then helped her prepare to evolve her Pokémon. As they headed to the backyard, Tang Yunqin wondered why the researchers called him Dr. Lu.

• Lu Ze explained that Tang Yunqin’s Milotic and Cloyster had lingering injuries, and Audino treated them.
• Lu Ze told Tang Yunqin that none of her Pokémon could Mega Evolve, but advised her to choose any new Pokémon herself.
• Audino finished treating Milotic and Cloyster, and Tang Yunqin released them to check how they felt.
• Lu Ze released Dratini, who briefly cuddled with Tang Yunqin and Milotic before returning to him.
• Lu Ze and Tang Yunqin headed to the backyard with an Ice Stone so she could evolve her Pokémon.
• Tang Yunqin heard the researchers call Lu Ze Dr. Lu and asked him why everyone used that title.