Recaps

Blake woke up after Gastly acted out a frightening ghost in his dream, then prepared for a day of final work at their shop before Hulbury’s seaside scenic area opened. The chapter left off as someone urgently rang Blake’s doorbell after breakfast.

• Gastly frightened Blake in a dream, then revealed itself and received praise for its ghost act.
• Blake woke, got ready, and told Gastly they would tidy their shop before the scenic area opened the next day.
• Blake recalled his previous life and his rebirth in the Pokémon world while getting ready for the day.
• Blake and Gastly ate breakfast together, and Gastly eagerly devoured its Cheri Jam.
• Blake began washing the dishes when someone urgently rang the doorbell.

Blake and Lulina spent a morning together as they headed to Blake’s souvenir shop in Hulbury’s seaside tourist area, which was set to open the next day. They discussed their absent parents and the upcoming Great Fishing Festival, leaving Blake resigned to serving as chief officiant again.

• Lulina visited Blake during their break from Gym training, and she and Gastly shared a playful scare and laugh.
• Lulina offered to help Blake attract customers to his shop, but Blake said he would let business happen naturally.
• Blake packed his things, and Lulina rode with him and Chewtle as they cycled toward the tourist area.
• Lulina said her fisherman father planned to return that afternoon and be Blake’s first customer at the opening.
• Blake complained that his parents would miss the Great Fishing Festival again, and Lulina teased him about serving as chief officiant.

Blake opened his charm shop with Lulina and explained how he and his family cared for their Pokémon. Their work was interrupted by a broadcast announcing the start of the Galar Gym Challenge and the introduction of Dynamax battles.

• Blake opened his seaside shop, which sold handmade charms and pearl necklaces, and asked Lulina to help stock the display cases.
• Blake and Lulina discussed Gastly and Chewtle’s coming evolutions and the importance of raising Pokémon carefully.
• Blake worked on an Exp. Charm while Lulina watched a movie, until a broadcast announced the Gym Challenge ceremony.
• Rose welcomed the challengers, explained the requirements for the Champion Challenge, and announced Dynamax battles at newly built stadiums.
• Lulina turned toward the gentle voice behind them and greeted her teacher.

Haisewai visited Blake and Lulina and told them about two unusually young Gym Challenge contenders, Leon and Raihan. She proposed that Blake and Lulina battle at the new scenic-area arena so she could assess them, and Lulina hurriedly dragged Blake outside.

• Haisewai arrived at Blake’s shop with her enormous Kingler and explained that the scenic area was opening the next day.
• Haisewai said that ten-year-old Leon and Raihan had received letters of introduction from the League Chairman and Champion, and that Leon was Master Mustard’s disciple.
• Lulina protested that the contenders would have to get past her, while Blake warned her not to underestimate them.
• Haisewai invited Blake and Lulina to battle at the new arena and offered them a reward if they did well.
• Lulina grabbed Blake and rushed outside before he could change clothes or bring Chewtle, so Haisewai picked Chewtle up and followed.

Blake and Gastly defeated Lulina and Chewtle in a battle by using Haze, Toxic, and Gastly’s speed to outmaneuver them. Haisewai gave Blake a map to a shipwreck at Rat Reef where a rare Ghost-type Pokémon might be found.

• Lulina apologized to Chewtle for forgetting to bring her Pokémon, then accepted Haisewai’s rules for a one-on-one battle against Blake.
• Blake had Gastly use Haze to erase Chewtle’s Shell Smash boosts and obscure the field, then used Toxic while Chewtle performed Rain Dance.
• Gastly dodged Chewtle’s Bite, raced out of reach, and used Haze to reset another Shell Smash, leaving Chewtle unable to fight back.
• Haisewai stopped the match and declared Blake and Gastly the winners, and Blake gave Chewtle a Pecha Berry to cure its poison.
• Blake explained that he had only Gastly and preferred a relaxed life, so Haisewai gave him a map to a Rat Reef shipwreck said to shelter a rare Ghost-type Pokémon.

Blake and Lulina waited at the Hulbury Pokémon Center after their Pokémon were examined, chatting about Lulina’s father and her plans to stay at Blake’s house. The chapter left them at the table as Lulina’s phone rang.

• Lulina and Blake collected their healthy Pokémon from Nurse Joy and sat down with drinks at the Pokémon Center.
• Lulina and Blake watched the returning fishing boats and talked about her father’s Exploud and her plan to stay at Blake’s house.
• Gastly drank Blake’s juice, then dodged Blake’s chase until Nurse Joy stopped and scolded them.
• Gastly showed Blake the receipt for his own drink and brought four juices back for the group, including Chewtle.
• Lulina’s phone rang just after they had handed out the drinks.

Blake and Lulina welcomed her father, Uncle Sam, back from a fishing trip and later joined her family for dinner. Lulina mentioned her online friend Little Yamper and her friend’s poor sense of direction, leading Blake to suspect she was Sophia traveling with Leon.

• Uncle Sam returned from sea, hugged Lulina, greeted Blake, and invited him to dinner.
• Lulina and Blake headed back to the shop while Uncle Sam unloaded his catch.
• Blake brought charms to Lulina’s home, where Aunt Anna welcomed him and Uncle Sam invited him to drink despite his age.
• Lulina told Blake that Little Yamper had joined the Gym Challenge to accompany a childhood friend who kept getting lost.
• Blake connected Little Yamper to Sophia and her directionless childhood friend to Leon.
• Aunt Anna called everyone to dinner, where the family had seafood and food prepared for the Pokémon.

Blake learned that a huge Ghost-type Pokémon had been attacking people and friendly wild Pokémon inside the wrecked cargo ship at Rat Reef. He agreed to investigate with Uncle Sam after the tourist area was settled and believed he had guessed the Pokémon’s identity, but kept the guess to himself.

• Anna fed Blake and Gastly until they were too stuffed to move, while Lulina and Chewtle watched and helped them recover with tea.
• Uncle Sam told Blake that people and wild Pokémon had recently been attacked inside the stranded cargo ship at Rat Reef.
• Blake realized that Haisewai had likely asked for his help with the Pokémon League’s investigation into the wreck.
• Uncle Sam offered to take Blake to Rat Reef with several helpers, and Lulina insisted on coming along.
• After hearing that the attacker was enormous and Ghost-type, Blake guessed what it might be and proposed investigating the wreck the following week.

Blake's shop was overwhelmed by customers after an influencer recognized his handmade charms as genuine and rare. Kitagawa alerted Rose to Blake's talent, and Rose ordered him to stay in Hulbury and keep watch over the young craftsman.

• Rose and Peony attended the opening ceremony of the Hulbury Seaside Scenic Area, then left to return to their work.
• A popular influencer drew a huge crowd to Blake's shop after recognizing his charms as genuine, high-quality items.
• Lulina, Blake, Uncle Sam, and the scenic area's security staff struggled to manage the crowd as customers bought charms and other rare items.
• Kitagawa inspected Blake's handmade goods and called Rose to report the teenager's crafting skill and rare charms.
• Rose told Kitagawa to remain in Hulbury, monitor Blake, and bring his family to stay with him; Kitagawa learned his hotel reservation had been extended to six months.

Blake’s shop sold out on its opening day, and Kitagawa from Macro Cosmos offered his help before inviting everyone to a meal. After a tiring day, Blake discovered Gastly had eaten his boxed meal, while an Elite Trainer’s post about buying Blake’s goods stirred excitement in a social group.

• Blake, Lulina, Gastly, and Sam’s helpers finished the exhausting opening day after selling nearly all of the shop’s stock.
• Kitagawa introduced himself as a Macro Cosmos deputy director and offered Blake help, then suggested they meet for a banquet another day.
• Sam advised Blake to verify Kitagawa’s business card, and Blake said he would be cautious about the company’s interest in his goods.
• Blake opened his meal box and found Gastly had eaten his food, so he chased the rounder ghost around the shop.
• An Elite Trainer posted a photo of his purchases from Blake’s shop, and the social group erupted with excitement.

Blake struggled to keep up with demand for his handmade charms and planned a trip to Rat Reef with Gastly to deal with an abandoned ship. Meanwhile, Lulina teased Blake, then received a message from Little Yamper, who was lost in Galar Mine with her childhood friend and decided to call the police.

• Blake received another call from someone asking to buy his sold-out charms and decided to contact Uncle Sam about visiting Rat Reef.
• Lulina teased Blake while wearing a bath towel, and Blake hurried to take a cold shower.
• Lulina received a message from Little Yamper, who said she and her childhood friend were lost in old tunnels in Galar Mine.
• Lulina told Little Yamper to call the police, and Little Yamper went offline to do so.
• Blake returned from the shower without a shirt, and Lulina blushed and struggled to look at him.

Blake and Uncle Sam traveled to Rat Reef to investigate a Ghost-type Pokémon haunting a wrecked ship. Blake identified it as a likely Dhelmise and prepared to approach it, hoping to catch it if it agreed to join him.

• Blake closed his shop and followed Uncle Sam's boat toward the wreck at Rat Reef.
• Blake used his family's ability, enhanced with Phantump dew, to confirm that a Ghost-type Pokémon was near the wreck.
• Blake asked Uncle Sam to prepare Tentacruel and Tentacool in case the Pokémon tried to escape or attacked.
• Blake identified the Pokémon as Dhelmise and explained that Poison-type attacks had to target its seaweed body, not its anchor or ship's wheel.
• Blake summoned Gastly and set out to approach the Dhelmise, hoping to persuade it to join his family.

Blake led a group into a wrecked ship to find and capture the Dhelmise disrupting the area. He confronted it in the captain’s quarters, where it refused to leave because it wanted something inside a safe and attacked Blake to protect it.

• Blake and Uncle Sam divided the group between the wreck’s exits while Blake, Uncle Sam, and a sailor searched inside for Dhelmise.
• Blake sensed Dhelmise in the captain’s quarters and found it unusually happy despite being far from the water.
• Blake and Gastly approached the quarters while Uncle Sam’s Pelipper and the sailor’s Crawdaunt covered the corridor.
• Blake kicked open the door and tried to persuade Dhelmise to leave, using a Cleanse Tag and his clan’s calming aura.
• Dhelmise revealed that it wanted something inside a safe, then charged at Blake when it thought he intended to take the treasure.

Blake defeated and caught Dhelmise after Gastly used a combination of status moves and Hex. Gastly evolved into Haunter, and Blake released Dhelmise again to treat his injuries and discuss whether he wanted to join him.

• Gastly blocked Dhelmise's attack with Protect, then poisoned and burned him with Toxic and Will-O-Wisp.
• Gastly confused Dhelmise and struck him with Hex, knocking him unconscious.
• Blake caught Dhelmise in a Dusk Ball after he resisted briefly.
• Gastly evolved into Haunter, and Blake congratulated him.
• Blake released Dhelmise and began treating his poison and burns with Haunter's help.

Blake found an extraordinary Spell Tag in the safe and convinced Dhelmise to become his Pokémon. Before leaving the captain’s cabin with Haunter and Dhelmise, he discovered a huge diamond and told Uncle Sam the situation was under control.

• Blake asked Dhelmise whether he had discovered what was attracting him, and Haunter retrieved a powerful Spell Tag from the safe.
• Blake sealed the Spell Tag away and offered Dhelmise the choice of joining him or receiving resources and returning to the wild.
• Dhelmise chose to join Blake, and Haunter eagerly shook one of his seaweed leaves.
• Haunter searched the safe again and found an enormous diamond that had absorbed Ghost-type energy and another unidentified energy.
• Blake promised Haunter a feast to celebrate Dhelmise joining the group, then answered Uncle Sam that they were coming out.

Blake brought Dhelmise home after learning that the wreck where he found it had been a smuggling vessel, then tried to contact his parents about the old Spell Tag but could not reach them. Haunter showed Dhelmise around the house, including the aquarium that would become its home, while Dhelmise learned about the family’s Pokémon Egg that had remained unhatched for over ten years.

• Uncle Sam explained that the wreck had belonged to smugglers who transported Pokémon and that the authorities had arrested the crew and seized the Pokémon.
• Blake returned home, unsuccessfully called his father to ask about the Spell Tag, and released Dhelmise to explore the house with Haunter.
• Haunter showed Dhelmise the old Pokémon Egg, which had remained unhatched for more than ten years but was still alive.
• Haunter led Dhelmise to a large aquarium built for Louise’s Water-type Pokémon, and Blake returned after bathing to find the two getting along.

Blake cleaned the aquarium for Dhelmise, then discovered that the Ghost-type energy from a Spell Tag had awakened a Pokémon Egg that had lain dormant for more than ten years. The egg hatched into Dreepy, giving Blake and Haunter two new companions in one day.

• Blake and Haunter cleaned the aquarium and reassured Dhelmise that he belonged with their family.
• Blake unpacked a diamond and the Spell Tag, while Haunter noticed the Pokémon Egg move.
• Blake brought the Spell Tag near the incubator and realized its Ghost-type energy was making the egg hatch.
• Blake held the Spell Tag against the incubator as the shell cracked, and Dhelmise joined them to watch.
• Dreepy broke out of the egg and saw the world for the first time.

Blake welcomed a newly hatched Dreepy, which bonded with him and clung to a Spell Tag whose energy resembled its own. After settling the sleeping Pokémon, Blake put the tag away and began preparing dinner with Haunter and Dhelmise.

• Dreepy crashed into the incubator wall, and Blake recognized the newborn Pokémon as a Dreepy.
• Blake took Dreepy out of the incubator, and it immediately grabbed the Spell Tag.
• Haunter asked Dreepy whether it felt unwell and reported that the Spell Tag's energy resembled Dreepy's and was harmless.
• Dreepy fell asleep while hugging the Spell Tag, so Blake placed it on a pillow and returned the tag to its box.
• Blake asked Haunter to fetch Ghost Gems, Spell Tags, and Spirit Incense, then started making dinner as Haunter and Dhelmise brought back ingredients.

Blake fed Dhelmise a flavorful Ghost Gem incense meal and shared dinner with Lulina, who introduced her newly hatched Wingull. Blake also told Lulina that his Dreepy egg had hatched, leaving Dreepy asleep in his room after absorbing too much energy.

• Blake prepared a Ghost Gem incense meal for Dhelmise and warned it to eat the nourishing treat no more than once a month.
• Haunter eagerly licked clean the plates after eating ham fried rice and cola chicken wings.
• Lulina arrived, met Dhelmise, and introduced her newly hatched Wingull, which had bonded closely with her.
• Blake told Lulina that the Dreepy egg had hatched after he found something useful on an abandoned ship, and that Dreepy was asleep in his room.
• Lulina shared that her teacher had promised her a Pokémon if she passed the beginner Trainer assessment, and she discussed why the assessment mattered.

Blake watched Dreepy begin its first molt and told his father, James, that the egg had hatched and he had found an unusual Spell Tag. After James promised to examine the artifact when he and Louise returned in a month, Louise called to talk with Blake about Lulina, leaving Blake to hand her the phone and flee.

• Blake and Lulina admired the sleeping Dreepy as it began shedding after absorbing energy from the Spell Tag.
• Blake told James that Dreepy had hatched and showed him the strange Spell Tag, which James said he would inspect when he returned in a month.
• Blake asked James to return sooner for the Great Fishing Festival, but James left the call to Louise after joking that Blake could preside over it.
• Louise showed Blake her new Wooper and asked about his relationship with Lulina.
• Blake handed the phone to Lulina and ran off with Haunter while Louise greeted her warmly.

Over the past month, Blake trained Dhelmise and cared for Dreepy while Lulina passed her Trainer assessment. He advised her to choose Mudkip and explained how it could become the centerpiece of a rain team; the chapter ends with Lulina showing him a message that her friend, the Little Yamper, was finally coming to Hulbury.

• Blake caught Dreepy and spent the following month caring for it while helping Dhelmise learn new moves.
• Lulina passed the beginner Trainer assessment, and Lady Haisewai offered to help her obtain a Water-type starter of her choice.
• Blake recommended Mudkip for Lulina and described how Mega Swampert could work with her Wingull in a rain team.
• Blake warned Lulina that the team depended on maintaining control of the weather.
• Lulina told Blake that her friend, the Little Yamper, was on the way to Hulbury after getting lost during the journey.

Leon and Sonia arrived in Hulbury but got lost while trying to find the Pokémon Center and were swept into the Great Fishing Festival. Leon met Gym Leader Haisewai and arranged a battle for the day after tomorrow, then lost Sonia again and was led by Charmeleon to Lulina’s hut.

• Sonia and Leon reached Hulbury, but after Sonia messaged her online friend about the festival, Leon disappeared into the crowd.
• Leon was carried to a hut near the main stage, where he encountered Gym Leader Haisewai and challenged her to a battle.
• Haisewai explained that Gym battles were forbidden during the festival and scheduled Leon’s challenge for the day after tomorrow.
• Leon and Charmeleon recognized Haisewai’s Kingler as powerful, then realized Leon had gotten lost again.
• Charmeleon knocked on the hut’s door, and Lulina opened it.

Leon and Sonia met Blake at Hulbury’s Great Fishing Festival, where Blake served as the family’s priest and performed the ceremony. Afterward, Blake and Lulina went to show the visitors around, and Leon agreed to battle Blake the next day before challenging his teacher.

• Leon introduced himself to Blake, who explained that he was presiding over the festival because his father had left to explore ruins.
• Leon and Blake agreed to battle the next day, since battles were forbidden during the festival.
• Blake led the ceremony, tossing the talismans and chants into the sea with help from a Flying-type Pokémon’s Tailwind.
• After the ceremony, Blake removed his heavy outfit and left with Lulina to find Leon and Sonia.
• Hulbury’s elderly mayor told the helpers to pack up and joked that Blake would outgrow his ceremonial outfit.

Blake, Lulina, Leon, and Sonia discussed the origins of Hulbury’s Great Fishing Festival, then shared a seafood meal. After learning Leon and Sonia had not booked a room, Blake offered them guest rooms at his home and planned to check the Pokémon Center first.

• Sonia asked about the Great Fishing Festival, and Blake and Lulina told her its frightening legend before explaining it was a recent cautionary tale about overfishing.
• Leon’s stomach rumbled, so Lulina and Blake took the group to a local seafood restaurant, where they enjoyed Veluza and other dishes.
• Lulina asked whether Leon and Sonia had booked rooms, and Sonia realized they had not registered at the Pokémon Center.
• Blake offered Leon and Sonia guest rooms at his home and mentioned his courtyard battle field and something he wanted Leon’s help with.
• Lulina chose to accompany Blake and the others because her Gym was closed for the next couple of days.

Blake hosted Leon and Sonia after the crowded Pokémon Center left them without a room, and Leon met Blake’s Pokémon over breakfast. Leon showed Blake his team and discussed training patiently, before Blake asked for help with a hungry Dreepy.

• Blake served breakfast and introduced Leon to his Dhelmise, which emerged from its aquarium to collect food.
• Leon released Thwackey, Galarian Mr. Mime, and Axew, and Blake praised their training.
• Leon explained that he had delayed Charmeleon and Thwackey’s evolution to strengthen their foundations, and Blake agreed with his approach.
• Blake sensed Dreepy approaching, then stopped it from eating a fried egg by flicking it on the forehead.