Chapter Summaries

Lu Ze made a late-night snack for his Pokémon, and Latios's feelings for him grew as he enjoyed the fried rice. After the meal, Lu Ze offered to explain ways Latios could become stronger and left the choice up to him.

• Lu Ze left fried rice for Latios, who ate it eagerly as his intimacy toward Lu Ze increased.
• Lu Ze cooked egg fried rice for Snorlax, Charizard, Shuckle, Little Red, and Electivire while Crobat and Crawdaunt declined a snack.
• Lu Ze returned Farfetch'd's leek, and Farfetch'd resumed meditating with it after promising not to overtrain.
• Snorlax gathered the dishes for the dishwasher, and Latios told Lu Ze the fried rice had been delicious.
• Lu Ze invited Latios to hear ways to become stronger, telling him that whether to use them was up to him.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Lu Ze meets Latios, who is drawn to a mysterious blue-purple stone.
• Lu Ze offers to help Latios become stronger, surpassing Rayquaza's base stats, but requires something in return.
• Latios agrees on the condition that he can leave if Lu Ze fails to deliver.
• Lu Ze agrees and plans to demonstrate his method the next day.
• Lu Ze decides to take Little Red, Dratini, and Zorua back home.

Character Developments

• Latios: Struggles with trusting Lu Ze but is ultimately swayed by the promise of increased strength.
• Lu Ze: Shows confidence and cunning in his negotiation with Latios.
• Little Red: Decides to forgive Latios and accompanies Lu Ze home to see his method for making Latios stronger.

Significant Themes

• Trust and betrayal: Latios is wary of Lu Ze's intentions but eventually chooses to trust him.
• Strength and power: Latios' desire to become stronger drives his decision to accept Lu Ze's offer.
• Negotiation and compromise: Lu Ze and Latios engage in a negotiation where each party makes demands and compromises.

Character Interactions

• Lu Ze and Latios: Engage in a negotiation where Lu Ze offers to help Latios become stronger in exchange for something.
• Lu Ze and Little Red: Decide to go back home together with Dratini and Zorua.
• Lu Ze and Deoxys: Deoxys follows Lu Ze and the others, remaining invisible.

Lu Ze brought Little Red to the research institute, where Lu Xingguo and Lu Ba joined him at the Breeding Park to watch him prove something to Latios. The chapter ended as they realized Lu Ze might be trying to show that a Legendary Pokémon could Mega Evolve.

• Lu Ze left Little Red with Liu Xiangjun’s blessing and reminded her to make sure Lu Xingguo and Lu Ba ate lunch.
• Lu Ze brought Little Red to the research institute, where she eagerly ran into Lu Xingguo’s arms and made Latios jealous.
• Lu Ze invited Lu Xingguo and Lu Ba to the Breeding Park to watch him prove something, and they followed him there.
• Lu Ze released his Pokémon and addressed the empty air, prompting Latios to reveal himself.
• Lu Xingguo and Lu Ba wondered whether Lu Ze intended to prove that Latios, a Legendary Pokémon, could Mega Evolve.

Lu Ze demonstrated Mega Evolution with Charizard, but Latios challenged the newly evolved Pokémon and then fought Deoxys. Deoxys overwhelmed Latios with a massive Shadow Ball, triggering the research institute’s emergency lockdown and leaving Lu Ma trapped inside.

• Lu Ze Mega Evolved Charizard, and Latios tested the change by striking him and boasting that Charizard still could not match his strength.
• Deoxys confronted Latios for bullying Charizard and challenged him to battle.
• Deoxys pursued Latios, countered his attacks, poisoned him, and then hit him with a massive Shadow Ball.
• The blast raised a mushroom cloud, alarms sounded, and the research institute sealed its sky, doors, and windows behind protective barriers.
• Lu Ma held Eevee and wondered what was happening as the institute locked down.

Lu Ze’s battle with Latios and Deoxys triggered the institute’s alarm, prompting the military and staff to gather. Lu Xingguo called it a drill, and Rayquaza challenged Deoxys to battle.

• Lu Xingguo told Lu Ze to stop Deoxys as the institute’s alarm mobilized security and brought Zhuge Zijing, Zhuge Ziyu, and Liu Xiangjun toward the Breeding Garden.
• Elite Four Wang Zijing arrived, learned the disturbance involved Latios and Deoxys, and waited as Lu Xingguo kept the alarm active.
• Liu Xiangjun and Zhuge Zijing arrived, followed by the other officials, including Mo Anguo, who had escaped through his office’s secret passage.
• Lu Xingguo told everyone the battle between two Legendary Pokémon had triggered the alarm and declared the incident this year’s drill.
• Rayquaza spotted Deoxys and sent a battle request after learning the invasion was a misunderstanding.

After Rayquaza and Deoxys fought, Latios chose to join Lu Ze so it could grow stronger and eventually Mega Evolve. The chapter ended with Rayquaza demanding five bags of snacks from Lu Ze.

• Rayquaza and Deoxys flew off to battle while Lu Xingguo reassured the gathered guests and the others began leaving.
• Lu Ze asked Latios whether it had decided to join him, and Latios entered a Luxury Ball to be captured.
• Latios learned that Mega Evolution required a bond with a human and agreed to follow Lu Ze’s arrangements to grow stronger.
• Latios bragged that it and Lu Ze would defeat Rayquaza, but Rayquaza returned and intimidated it.
• Latios translated that Deoxys had won by defending throughout the battle, and Rayquaza left after demanding five bags of snacks from Lu Ze.

Latios spent the afternoon helping Lu Xingguo and Lu Ba run tests, while Lu Ze and his friends discussed exam exemptions and Sui Yan's chances of avoiding the exams. Meanwhile, a Pokémon that emerged from a secret realm flew away, determined to return and prove its value.

• Latios behaved after Deoxys taught him another lesson and ate Liu Xiangjun's dinner after spending the afternoon being tested by Lu Xingguo and Lu Ba.
• Lu Xingguo told Lu Ba to take Lu Ze and the others out during Lu Ze's break so he and Lu Ma could have time together.
• Lu Ze explained that a junior breeder certificate exempted first-year Breeding Department students from exams, while Coordination Department students needed a certificate and Ribbons.
• Sui Yan tried to learn how Battle Department students could skip exams, and Lu Ze listed an intermediate trainer certificate or first place on the monthly rankings as the two conditions.
• Sui Yan decided he would try for an intermediate trainer certificate after Lu Ze refused to let him temporarily take first place.
• A Pokémon that had emerged from a secret realm flew away, vowing to return and prove the value of its existence.

Lu Ze explained Latios's first-stage training plan, which focused on speed and evasion after battles exposed Latios's weaknesses. Latios accepted Crobat as his trainer despite losing to her, and Lu Ze judged her strength to be near the Quasi-Elite Four level.

• Lu Ze woke Latios for breakfast, and Latios thanked him and Snorlax for the meal.
• Lu Ze gave Latios a training plan and explained that training would build the foundation for Mega Evolution's boost.
• Latios underwent a physical examination and battled Lu Ze's, Lu Ba's, and Lu Xingguo's Pokémon, including Deoxys.
• Lu Ze chose speed and evasion training for Latios's first stage and assigned Crobat to teach him.
• Latios recalled how Crobat had dodged his attacks, while Lu Ze assessed Crobat as close to the Quasi-Elite Four level.

Latios agreed to train with Crobat so he could become strong enough to challenge Rayquaza, but Lu Ze also assigned him to help train the others’ ranged moves. The Pokémon set off for a secluded valley, where they prepared to train.

• Lu Ze told Latios to learn evasion from Crobat, and Latios agreed after reconsidering their previous battle.
• Lu Ze made Latios responsible for helping Crobat train the others’ ranged attacks and move accuracy, then left for class with Dratini.
• Little Red reassured Latios that training injuries could be healed, and the Pokémon headed to the training grounds.
• Latios overtook Crobat while flying ahead, then had to wait because he did not know where the valley was.
• The Pokémon reached a secluded valley with a pool and stream, where Charizard settled Shuckle into a sheltered boulder and Shuckle began preparing berry juice.

Lu Ze asked Zhang Xuexing about exemption from the final exam after earning his Beginner Breeder Certificate, and she sent him the required form. He joined his friends for lunch, where Sui Yan described the flood of challenges targeting the Battle Department, and Dratini guarded her fried chicken from Sui Yan.

• Latios struggled to follow Crobat and Charizard through the forest during their warm-up training.
• Lu Ze told Zhang Xuexing he had earned his Beginner Breeder Certificate and wanted to apply for final exam exemption, so she sent him a form.
• Lu Ze discussed lunch with Tang Yunqin, Sui Yan, and Fugui, who said students were issuing many challenges because Lu Ze was ranked number one.
• Lu Ze carried cold Dratini to the cafeteria, where Deoxys used Psychic energy to keep them warm.
• Dratini happily ate a fried chicken leg and glared at Sui Yan when he joked about taking one.

Lu Ze learned about the shifting top-ten rankings and the new exam challenge rules, which left Sui Yan facing several challengers while Lu Ze stayed safely in first place. He then took Latios and several Pokémon to train, while Crobat and Charizard stayed behind and flew toward the Shangqing campus after he left.

• Sui Yan told Lu Ze that Angula, Garcia, Lu Zhengjie, Wang Siyuan, and Gajiru Retefukesi would challenge him, and Fugui revealed that Wang Zhiyi had reached tenth place with a team of Pokémon they considered obscure.
• Tang Yunqin explained that the school allowed any top-ten student except first place to challenge second place during final exams, and a successful challenger could then challenge first place.
• After eating, Sui Yan and Tang Yunqin went to handle challenges, Fugui went to challenge someone, and Lu Ze headed to the training area with Latios, Snorlax, Electivire, Crawdaunt, Farfetch'd, and Shuckle.
• Lu Ze left Crobat and Charizard at the training area with Zorua and Little Red, then Crobat and Charizard flew toward the Shangqing campus.

Lu Ze brought Latios to the research institute for evasion training and arranged further training for Snorlax. While petting Zorua, he asked her to become his Pokémon, and she agreed before realizing what she had said.

• Lu Ze started Latios's BB pellet evasion training and asked Little Red to supervise his rounds.
• Lu Ze sent Snorlax to the move training room and decided that Kangaskhan and Crobat could help train him.
• Lu Ze asked Zorua to become his Pokémon while petting her, and she nodded without realizing what she was agreeing to.
• Lu Ze offered Zorua a Luxury Ball, and she belatedly understood what her nod meant.

Lu Ze caught Zorua and began training his Pokémon at the research institute, while Qian Xiaoyan tried to identify the Crobat and shiny Charizard that had defeated his team. After the exams, Lu Ze and Tang Yunqin decided to go have fun, but a Dragonite suddenly charged at them and was stopped by a Psychic barrier.

• Zorua accepted Lu Ze's Luxury Ball, and Lu Ze celebrated by holding her and petting her.
• Lu Ze watched his Pokémon train in the institute's facilities, including Farfetch'd practicing against a robot swordsman.
• Qian Xiaoyan searched the top two hundred teams and asked his group chat about the powerful Crobat and shiny Charizard that had swept his team.
• Lu Ze and Tang Yunqin chose to go out and have fun now that their exams were over, while Sui Yan mentioned spending New Year in Upper Capital.
• A pink Psychic barrier appeared and blocked a Dragonite charging toward Lu Ze, Tang Yunqin, and Sui Yan.

Lu Ze recognized the Dragonite’s invitation to a battle on New Island as the opening of Mewtwo Strikes Back and worried that dangerous figures from the Pokémon world might also appear. After weighing the risks, he decided to go with Sui Yan and Tang Yunqin, and offered to bring Fugui along.

• A Dragonite delivered invitations to Lu Ze, Sui Yan, and Tang Yunqin, then departed without giving one to Fugui.
• The invitation announced the First Strongest New Generation Trainer Battle at New Island at six that evening, and Lu Ze recognized the event as Mewtwo Strikes Back.
• Lu Ze feared Mewtwo and the possible arrival of dangerous figures such as Sakaki, and briefly considered avoiding the event.
• Sui Yan and Tang Yunqin said they wanted to go despite the danger, and Lu Ze agreed to join them.
• Lu Ze offered to bring Fugui, who suggested chartering a plane and leaving immediately.

Lu Ze and his friends traveled to New Island to take part in Mewtwo’s gathering, crossing a storm that Mewtwo had created as a test. As Mewtwo searched the island and counted the arriving Trainers, Lu Xingguo and several Elite Four members also set out to support Lu Ze.

• Mewtwo summoned dark clouds, rain, and a Hurricane around New Island, while a pink Pokémon sensed his Psychic powers and decided to investigate with Phione and Manaphy.
• Lu Ze, Sui Yan, Tang Yunqin, and Fugui flew to a nearby island, then crossed the storm toward New Island on Latios, Charizard, Milotic, and Gastrodon.
• Lu Ze called Lu Xingguo and Lu Ba to warn them there might be danger, so they gathered their Pokémon and set off with Elite Four Wang Zijing, Mo Qiancheng, Ji Qianyi, and Su Qianyan.
• The four friends reached Mewtwo’s castle and entered before six o’clock, with Lu Ze protected from the rain by Deoxys’s Psychic Barrier.
• Mewtwo searched New Island, counted twenty-one Trainers, and announced that he would begin with an appetizer.

Lu Ze and the other invited young trainers gathered at a hall, where they learned that a mysterious force had prevented many invitees from arriving. Mewtwo appeared and declared it would defeat every trainer in the world before destroying it, prompting an angry challenge from the crowd.

• Lu Ze reunited with Su Tingxi and learned that Youyu You and other invitees had been unable to cross the hurricane and massive waves.
• Angula explained that only twenty-one of the fifty invited trainers had arrived and suggested a force was blocking certain people.
• Lu Ze and Sui Yan spotted two island-nation attendees and discussed finding a way to mess with them.
• A mature woman introduced Mewtwo as her master and announced it as the strongest trainer and Pokémon in the world.
• Mewtwo used Pressure to make the guests struggle to breathe and vowed to defeat trainers of every year before destroying the world.
• One attendee challenged Mewtwo's claim that it was a trainer.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Mewtwo appears, revealing itself as the strongest Trainer without any Pokémon.
• Two Trainers challenge Mewtwo, but are swiftly defeated and thrown into the sea.
• Mewtwo creates a battle arena and prepares to fight the remaining Trainers.
• Lu Ze discovers that Mewtwo's Electivire is a replica of his own.

Character Developments

• Mewtwo: Shows its strength and dominance, but also exhibits a newfound interest in the crowd's reaction.
• Lu Ze: Realizes that Mewtwo's Electivire is a replica of his own, sparking concern and determination to prevent the exposure of replica Pokémon.

Significant Themes

• Strength and dominance: Mewtwo's power is emphasized, and it asserts its superiority over other Trainers.
• Replica Pokémon: The existence of replicated lifeforms is introduced, raising questions about their origin and implications.

Character Interactions

• Mewtwo vs. Trainers: Mewtwo easily defeats the first two Trainers who challenge it, demonstrating its power.
• Lu Ze and Mewtwo: Lu Ze observes Mewtwo's actions and becomes concerned about the Electivire replica, hinting at potential future interaction between them.

Mewtwo continued testing the invited trainers with Pokémon copied from their own partners, defeating several challengers and throwing Endri Karina into the sea. The battle remained unfinished as Derek Morgan sent out Serperior and Mewtwo answered with a familiar-looking Arcanine.

• Lu Ze sensed reluctance in the opposing Electivire as it defeated the French trainer’s Primarina, then encouraged his own Electivire before Endri Karina challenged Mewtwo.
• Endri Karina sent out Nidoking, but Mewtwo used a copy of Tang Yunqin’s Milotic to defeat it with Brine and then tossed Endri Karina into the sea.
• A Dragon Nation girl sent out Gengar against Mewtwo’s Hydreigon, which overwhelmed Gengar with repeated attacks.
• Lu Ze realized Mewtwo’s Pokémon appeared to be copies of the invited trainers’ Pokémon, while the others wondered who the unfamiliar girl was.
• Derek Morgan introduced himself as Cambridge’s top first-year student and sent out Serperior, while Mewtwo released an Arcanine that Sui Yan recognized as familiar.

Lu Ze challenged Mewtwo with Snorlax after the other challengers were defeated, and discovered Mewtwo had copied his Pokémon. Mewtwo secretly boosted his Trace Snorlax during their fight, leaving Lu Ze to urge his Snorlax on with the promise of an extra meal.

• Derek Morgan and the other challengers, including Su Tingxi, Angula, Sui Yan, and Artur Roch, lost to Mewtwo's type-countering Pokémon.
• Mewtwo flung Fugui out for lacking an invitation, but Deoxys protected him, and Fugui joined two Russians on Wailord's back for drinks.
• Artur Roch's Noivern lost to Mewtwo's Crobat without landing a hit, leaving Lu Ze as the final challenger.
• Lu Ze sent out Snorlax, and Mewtwo answered with a Trace Snorlax of the same size, alarming the gathered students when Lu Ze was introduced as a Breeder.
• Lu Ze's Snorlax gained an early advantage, but the Trace Snorlax copied its fighting technique and Mewtwo secretly strengthened it with pink energy.
• Lu Ze called for Arm Hammer, then promised Snorlax an extra meal if it won as the Trace Snorlax pushed it back.

Key Plot Points and Events

• Mewtwo, enraged by its defeat, attacks Mew, who had been ignoring it.
• Mewtwo attempts to copy Lu Ze's Pokémon but hesitates due to the presence of the copied Pokémon.
• Mewtwo recognizes Mew and reveals that Mewtwo was created based on Mew.
• Mewtwo attacks Mew, and Deoxys intervenes to protect Mew.
• The battle between Mewtwo and Deoxys causes a storm and waves that affect nearby locations.
• Lu Xingguo and the Elite Four attempt to reach Lu Ze but are blocked by a barrier.

Character Developments

• Mewtwo: Becomes enraged and humiliated after its defeat, leading it to attack Mew.
• Mew: Ignores Mewtwo's attacks, seemingly enjoying the thrill of the chase.
• Deoxys: Protects Mew from Mewtwo's attacks, demonstrating its loyalty and power.
• Lu Ze: Shows concern for Mew's safety and attempts to protect it.
• Lu Xingguo and the Elite Four: Try to reach Lu Ze but are blocked by a barrier, showing their determination to support him.

Significant Themes

• The power of Legendary Pokémon and their influence on the environment.
• The consequences of Mewtwo's creation and its impact on Mew.
• The bond between trainers and their Pokémon, as seen through Lu Ze's concern for Mew.

Character Interactions

• Mewtwo and Mew: Engage in a battle/chase, with Mewtwo attacking and Mew evading and enjoying the thrill.
• Lu Ze and Mew: Lu Ze tries to protect Mew from Mewtwo's attacks, showing his concern for its safety.
• Lu Ze and Deoxys: Lu Ze sends Deoxys to protect Mew, demonstrating their teamwork and trust.
• Lu Xingguo and the Elite Four: Discuss their attempts to reach Lu Ze and support him, showing their unity and determination.