Recaps

Xinhai Bai Mu prepared to receive his first Pokémon and headed to Verdanturf Town’s Pokémon Center with his father, hoping to begin his journey as a trainer. He met his friend Hideo there, who had to attend Trainer School instead of traveling, and the chapter ended as the Center opened.

• Xinhai got ready at home, then left with his father and Linoone to pick a Pokémon.
• Xinhai and his father arrived early at the Pokémon Center and waited for it to open.
• Xinhai greeted Hideo and teased him before asking whether his parents had agreed to let him travel.
• Hideo told Xinhai that his mother had chosen Rustboro Trainer School for him, and Xinhai comforted him.
• A staff member invited the waiting trainers inside as the Pokémon Center opened.

Xinhai chose a Torchic as his starter Pokémon at the Pokémon Center and received his Pokédex and Poké Balls. He left with his father, Yantai Bai Mu, to apply for his League ID card at the police station.

• Nurse Joy directed Xinhai and the other children to choose their starter Pokémon while their parents waited outside.
• Xinhai inspected seven Torchic and chose the sixth, then caught it with a Poké Ball.
• Xinhai comforted the remaining Torchic and let his new partner say goodbye to them before leaving with Lihua Zhu Ben's farewell.
• Nurse Joy gave Xinhai his Pokédex and five Poké Balls, and he reunited with Yantai Bai Mu.
• Yantai Bai Mu took Xinhai to the police station to apply for his League ID card.

Xinhai received his League ID and began his Trainer journey with Torchic, while Yantai Bai Mu helped him buy supplies and explained how Trainers earned money and League points. After their shopping trip, Xinhai returned home with his father to show his mother his starter Pokémon.

• Yantai Bai Mu took Xinhai and Torchic to the police station, where Officer Jenny issued Xinhai a League ID.
• Yantai Bai Mu gave Xinhai a bank card containing 1.2 million League Coins and confirmed that he was now a Novice Trainer.
• Xinhai and Yantai Bai Mu spent more than 300,000 League Coins on Torchic's supplements, food, training equipment, and travel gear.
• Yantai Bai Mu explained that the family would deposit 200,000 League Coins into Xinhai's card each year and that Xinhai would need to earn more through League Hall tasks.
• Xinhai promised to complete tasks with Torchic, and Yantai Bai Mu explained task ranks, rewards, and how 30,000 lifetime League points could earn a Trainer direct-line status.
• Xinhai returned with Yantai Bai Mu to the flower shop and called out to his mother, eager to show her Torchic.

Xinhai tested Torchic’s moves and recorded its strengths and weaknesses while planning how to train it. After Torchic injured itself practicing Scratch, Xinhai treated its bump and continued the tests, leaving him focused on speed training before its evolution and Fighting techniques afterward.

• Xinhai introduced Torchic to Nami, then took it outside to test its moves.
• Torchic knocked over a broom with Scratch, crashed into a wall, and bumped its forehead, so Xinhai took it home and treated it with healing spray.
• Torchic used Ember accurately with strong results, but its Flame Charge quickly failed during a run around the target.
• Torchic demonstrated Bulk Up, which took seven seconds to activate, and Xinhai recorded its initial mastery.
• Xinhai concluded that Torchic should focus on speed training as a Torchic and learn Fighting techniques after evolving into Combusken.

Xinhai cooked lunch with Torchic, ate with his family and Pokémon, then went to the Pokémon Center to meet Yingnan. The chapter ended as Xinhai accepted Yingnan’s challenge to a battle between Torchic and Mudkip.

• Xinhai reassured Torchic that he was taking it to the kitchen to cook with him, then prepared Dongpo pork over rice.
• Xinhai, Nami, and Yantai Bai Mu shared lunch with Torchic, Linoone, Rapidash, and Quagsire.
• Xinhai told his parents he would spend the afternoon with Yingnan and confidently said Torchic could beat him.
• Xinhai took Torchic to the Pokémon Center and met Yingnan, who was waiting with his Mudkip.
• Yingnan challenged Xinhai to a Pokémon battle, and Xinhai agreed.

Xinhai and Yingnan battled their Torchic and Mudkip, with Xinhai using careful commands to overcome Mudkip’s type advantage. Torchic won its first battle, and the two Trainers parted on friendly terms before seeking treatment for their Pokémon.

• Xinhai assessed Mudkip’s likely moves before he and Yingnan took an open field and began their battle.
• Torchic and Mudkip both used Growl, then Torchic circled Mudkip and landed Ember while Mudkip missed with Water Gun.
• Yingnan revealed Mudkip knew Rock Slide, and Torchic used Bulk Up before taking several hits from the scattered rocks.
• Xinhai had Torchic run from Mudkip’s Water Gun, then use Sand Attack to blind the charging Mudkip.
• Torchic hit Mudkip with repeated Ember and Tackle, and the referee declared Xinhai the winner.
• Xinhai and Yingnan congratulated one another and went to find Nurse Joy to treat their Pokémon.

After defeating Yingnan in a Pokémon battle, Xinhai returned home and learned more about his father’s work at Trainer School. His father lent him a teacher card so he could train Torchic at the school the next day.

• Nurse Joy treated Xinhai and Yingnan’s Pokémon, and the two promised to battle again after training.
• Xinhai told Yingnan he planned to travel after Trainer School began and enter this year’s Ever Grande Conference, despite Yingnan warning him that the competition would be difficult.
• Xinhai and Yingnan collected their Pokémon and parted ways, with Yingnan vowing that Mudkip would defeat Torchic next time.
• Xinhai returned home and told Yantai Bai Mu that he had won his battle against Yingnan.
• Yantai Bai Mu gave Xinhai his Trainer School teacher card, and Xinhai decided to use the school as Torchic’s training ground the next day.

Xinhai prepared a training plan for Torchic and brought him to the Trainer School to begin official training. Hatake Changlin tested Torchic’s condition and prepared to assess how he handled one times Gravity.

• Xinhai reviewed Torchic’s battle, compiled his notes, and created a tailored training and nurturing plan while Torchic slept.
• Xinhai and Torchic joined Yantai and Xinhai’s mother for dinner, then shared a happy evening together.
• The next morning, Xinhai took Torchic to the Trainer School and startled the sleeping Hatake Changlin at the security booth.
• Hatake Changlin agreed to guide Xinhai and Torchic, then brought them to a training room and set the Gravity machine to one times Gravity.
• Xinhai explained how Torchic should cross the room’s red line to leave the Gravity field, and Hatake Changlin invited them to begin the test.

Xinhai trained with Torchic in the Gravity chamber, where Torchic struggled to reach the red line and collapsed from exhaustion before crossing it. After Torchic recovered, Xinhai encouraged it to keep improving, and they returned to training.

• Xinhai and Torchic entered the onefold Gravity field, and Torchic struggled to move while Xinhai trained nearby.
• Torchic pushed through the pressure toward the red line as Hatake Changlin monitored its condition and cheered it on.
• Torchic neared the red line but began to sway, so Hatake Changlin shut off the Gravity field before it collapsed.
• Xinhai carried the exhausted Torchic to the treatment room, where Hatake Changlin explained its potential and the difficulty of reaching Elite level.
• After Torchic recovered, Xinhai encouraged it to persevere, and they left the treatment room to begin training again.

Xinhai trained Torchic in a laser course to improve its reaction speed and found that its Speed Boost Ability helped it keep dodging as the emitters accelerated. After reviewing Torchic’s first attempt and teaching it to use the walls and smaller movements, Xinhai helped it last longer on the second attempt before they prepared to move on to the next training area.

• Hatake Changlin brought Xinhai and Torchic to the laser training area, where Xinhai explained the rules and started the emitters.
• Torchic dodged the increasingly frequent lasers for six minutes before a beam struck its wing and ended the first round.
• Hatake Changlin praised Torchic’s Speed Boost, and Xinhai gave it Pokéblocks and advice about using the walls to change direction.
• Xinhai restarted the course, and Torchic used the walls and smaller evasive movements to handle a faster barrage.
• Torchic lasted nine minutes before a laser hit it, breaking its previous limit, and Xinhai told it to rest before the next training area.

Xinhai and Hatake Changlin took Torchic to the speed training room to practice Flame Charge on a treadmill. Torchic learned to use the move successfully, and Xinhai corrected its unsafe positioning before they resumed training.

• Xinhai and Hatake Changlin brought Torchic to the speed training room and set it up on a treadmill.
• Hatake Changlin increased Torchic's treadmill speed while Xinhai demonstrated running beside it.
• Xinhai reminded Torchic to practice Flame Charge, but its first two attempts failed and nearly caused it to fall.
• Torchic learned from its mistakes and successfully used Flame Charge to speed up on the treadmill.
• Xinhai stopped Torchic and explained that it needed to prioritize safety after a failed attempt.
• Torchic apologized, promised to be careful, and resumed Flame Charge training.

Xinhai and Hatake Changlin trained Torchic, shared a meal with Hatake Changlin’s Pokémon, and reviewed Torchic’s data report. Xinhai brought the report and his Pokédex to his father, who promised to prepare a short-term training plan for the next day.

• Torchic practiced Flame Charge on a treadmill until its stamina ran low, and Xinhai fed it Pokéblocks.
• Xinhai and Hatake Changlin ate at a Pokémon-themed restaurant, where Torchic met Hatake Changlin’s six Pokémon.
• Xinhai and Hatake Changlin spent the afternoon training their Pokémon and compiling Torchic’s data report.
• Hatake Changlin noted Torchic’s high Fighting-type energy, strong leg development, and potential, then told Xinhai to show the report to his father.
• Xinhai gave the report and his Pokédex to Yantai Bai Mu, who said he would make Torchic a short-term training plan and reminded Xinhai to give it its newly arrived supplements.

Xinhai fed Torchic its supplements and began following the early-stage training plan his father uploaded to the Pokédex. Hatake Changlin explained that the plan came from the Trainer School’s teachers working together, and Xinhai began training Torchic with their guidance.

• Xinhai fed Torchic six Nutritional Potions, its special medicine, and calcium tablets before settling it down to sleep.
• Xinhai woke Torchic early, helped it through washing up, and received the training plan and a Spatial Backpack from Yantai.
• Xinhai and Torchic ran to the Trainer School, where they met Hatake Changlin and discussed the plan.
• Hatake Changlin explained that the school’s teachers jointly prepared training manuals for teachers’ children who received starter Pokémon.
• Hatake Changlin returned the Pokédex and told Xinhai to follow the plan, so Xinhai began training Torchic.

Xinhai and Torchic continued their speed training at the Trainer School, where Torchic improved after eating a Sand Scale Fruit and pushing itself on the treadmill. After a full day of training, Xinhai carried the exhausted Torchic home.

• Xinhai gave Torchic a Sand Scale Fruit and put a Power Anklet on it before training began.
• Hatake Changlin increased Torchic's treadmill speed as Xinhai had it use Flame Charge, and Torchic ran until its stamina was exhausted.
• Xinhai and Hatake Changlin massaged Torchic, prompting Hatake Changlin's Pokémon to demand massages from their trainer as well.
• Xinhai offered to teach Hatake Changlin massage techniques over the next dozen days, before leaving to travel when Trainer School began.
• Xinhai and Torchic resumed training, finished for the day around four o'clock, and Xinhai carried Torchic home.

Xinhai returned home with Torchic and learned that his father, Yantai, had exchanged League compensation for a Ralts Pokémon Egg and aptitude potions. After giving Torchic a potion, Xinhai prepared incubation fluid and training resources for Ralts, leaving the egg to hatch while Yantai worked on Torchic’s training plan.

• Xinhai arrived home with Torchic and greeted Linoone, Rapidash, and Quagsire before seeing his mother, Nami.
• Yantai showed Xinhai a Ralts Pokémon Egg and explained that the League had compensated him for two companions who died on a mission.
• Yantai gave Xinhai Aptitude Potions for Torchic and Ralts, along with training resources and Advanced Pokéblocks for Ralts.
• After dinner, Xinhai fed Torchic the dark-red Aptitude Potion, and Yantai told him its effects would be visible the next day.
• Xinhai carried Ralts’s egg to get incubation fluid while Yantai continued working on Torchic’s training plan.

Xinhai cared for Ralts's Pokémon Egg and saw Torchic grow more energetic after receiving its supplies. At breakfast, Yantai explained the unusual hatching liquid, then revealed that Ralts's training plan might be troublesome.

• Xinhai poured special hatching liquid over two-thirds of Ralts's Pokémon Egg and prepared the Advanced Energy Cubes his father had obtained.
• The next morning, Xinhai noticed Torchic was more vigorous, checked the egg, and washed Torchic while encouraging it to be a good older brother.
• Xinhai brought Torchic and the incubator downstairs, where Yantai, Nami, and Bellossom joined them for breakfast.
• Yantai explained that the white hatching liquid contained Dawn Stone powder and rare herbs, making it beneficial for Psychic type Pokémon.
• After breakfast, Yantai said Torchic's training plan would be finished that night but Ralts's plan might be troublesome, prompting Xinhai to ask what had gone wrong.

Xinhai and his father Yantai began piecing together a breeding guide for the rare Psychic-type Ralts, whose egg Xinhai brought to the Trainer School. After training with Hatake Changlin, Xinhai learned that Yantai had found basic Calm Mind and breeding information to build on, though the guide would need to be adjusted after Ralts hatched.

• Yantai explained that little was known about raising Psychic-type Pokémon and promised to combine library research with the teachers’ experience to create a guide for Ralts.
• Xinhai brought Torchic and Ralts’s egg to the Trainer School, where Hatake Changlin told him that the League Hall’s Psychic-type guides were too ordinary and costly to be worthwhile.
• Torchic ate a Sand Scale Fruit before Xinhai and Hatake trained their Pokémon together.
• That evening, Yantai told Xinhai he had found basic Calm Mind methods and breeding information on Hypno, Starmie, and Medicham to use as the foundation of a basic Elite-level guide.
• Yantai said he would revise the guide after Ralts hatched and its condition could be observed, leaving Xinhai eager for the egg to hatch.

Xinhai watched over the Ralts Egg as it absorbed its advanced hatching fluid in just over a day, leading Yantai to conclude that Ralts likely had three inherited moves. Xinhai kept the remaining fluid to conceal Ralts’s aptitude, trained Torchic, and waited for the egg to hatch; on the third morning, it began shining brightly.

• The Ralts Egg glowed while Xinhai slept, and by morning it had absorbed all its hatching fluid.
• Yantai explained that the egg’s unusually fast absorption suggested Ralts had three inherited moves, and he warned Xinhai not to reveal this by discarding the fluid where others could see it.
• Xinhai left for Trainer School with the incubator and Torchic, and the egg briefly glowed in response to their conversation about relying on one another for protection.
• Xinhai trained Torchic hard at school, then gave it a potion, calcium tablets, and a massage before heading home.
• Xinhai and Torchic followed their routine for two days, until the Ralts Egg shone dazzlingly on the third morning.

Xinhai's Pokémon Egg hatched into a female Ralts with the Telepathy Ability and three Egg Moves, and his family welcomed her alongside Torchic. The chapter left Xinhai and Yantai heading to the department store to buy supplies and training equipment for Ralts.

• Ralts hatched, and Xinhai caught her as she tipped out of the eggshell.
• Xinhai introduced Ralts to Torchic, then washed both Pokémon and wrapped them up to keep warm.
• Nami and Yantai met Ralts, and Xinhai confirmed she had Calm Mind, Teleport, and Skill Swap as Egg Moves.
• Yantai dropped breakfast after Nami startled him, frightening Ralts and Torchic before Xinhai calmed them.
• Xinhai and Yantai went to the department store to buy Ralts nutritional supplements and Psychic-type training equipment.

Xinhai and Yantai bought Psychic-type supplements for Ralts and paid for them with Yantai’s Elite Trainer discount. They then visited the Power Training Store to find training equipment for Ralts, where Store Manager Qiang greeted Yantai.

• Xinhai and Yantai bought a month’s supply of Intermediate Psychic-type Pokéblocks, Nutritional Potions, and special potions for Ralts.
• The saleswomen recognized Yantai’s Elite Trainer ID and discounted the 290,000-League-Coin purchase to 261,000 League Coins, which Xinhai paid.
• Xinhai and Yantai bought additional Berries and Psychic-type Pokémon food for 50,000 League Coins.
• Yantai took Xinhai to the Power Training Store, where Store Manager Qiang greeted him as an old acquaintance.

Xinhai found a set of Mind Beads to help Ralts train and learned that Qiang had noticed Ralts’s unusual qualities. Back home, he fed and comforted Ralts and Torchic, then began studying the Calm Mind materials Yantai sent him.

• Ralts led Xinhai to a box of Mind Beads in Qiang’s warehouse, and Qiang explained how they could train Ralts’s Inner Focus.
• Yantai bought the Mind Beads for fifty thousand League Coins and warned Xinhai that Qiang had coveted Ralts but offered the beads as compensation and an investment.
• At home, Xinhai fed Nutritional Potion to Ralts and Torchic and comforted them when they seemed upset.
• Yantai sent Xinhai materials on Calm Mind, and Xinhai read them with Ralts and Torchic gathered around him.

Xinhai introduced Ralts and Torchic to seated meditation, and Ralts quickly sensed her psychic energy while Torchic fell asleep. After they rested, Xinhai studied Ralts’s Pokédex entries and considered how her inherited Skill Swap and other moves could shape her future battles.

• Xinhai chose seated meditation from the Calm Mind methods and guided Ralts and Torchic through focusing on their breathing.
• Ralts settled into meditation and showed a faint glow as her psychic energy stirred, while Torchic fell asleep.
• Xinhai ended Ralts’s meditation, praised her progress, and let both Pokémon rest beside him.
• Xinhai searched the Pokédex for Ralts and reflected that her inherited Skill Swap might prove useful as the Pokémon world changed.
• Xinhai considered combining Ralts’s Ally Switch, Teleport, and Substitute with Double Team to confuse opponents, while recognizing that mastering the moves would require extensive training.

Xinhai trained his plans on helping Ralts strengthen its Inner Focus, then spent the day cooking with Torchic and Ralts and bringing lunch to his mother at the flower shop. After helping serve customers, he headed home with his family and Pokémon as evening fell.

• Xinhai planned basic Inner Focus exercises for Ralts after Torchic and Ralts woke up.
• Xinhai, Torchic, and Ralts made Berry grain porridge and snacks together, then shared lunch with Yantai Bai Mu.
• Xinhai packed lunch and brought it to Mom Nami at the flower shop, where she praised the food.
• Xinhai arranged a romantic bouquet for a customer who wanted to surprise his girlfriend at an art exhibition.
• Xinhai helped Mom Nami continue working until sunset, then headed home with her, Torchic, and Ralts.

Xinhai received training manuals for Torchic and Ralts from Yantai and trained with Hatake Changlin for more than ten days before preparing to leave on his journey. After saying goodbye to Hatake Changlin and reassuring Nami and Yantai, Xinhai packed his supplies and dreamed of future adventures with his Pokémon.

• Yantai transferred a Pseudo-Gym-level training manual for Torchic and an Elite-level manual for Ralts to Xinhai's Pokédex.
• Xinhai studied the manuals and planned his Pokémon's development while Torchic and Ralts showed their eagerness to train.
• Xinhai began training at Trainer School with Hatake Changlin, focusing on Torchic while Ralts played with the other Pokémon.
• After more than ten days of training, Torchic reached Beginner level and Ralts left the infant stage, and Xinhai told Hatake Changlin he would set out the next day.
• Xinhai said goodbye to Hatake Changlin, ate dinner with Nami and Yantai, and packed his belongings for the journey.
• Xinhai lay awake imagining the adventure ahead before dreaming that he, Torchic, and Ralts won the League Conference.

Xinhai left home with Torchic and Ralts and began his journey toward Rustboro City, crossing Rusturf Tunnel. Near the tunnel’s exit, he accepted a battle against a hiking man, and Torchic gained the upper hand before Sandshrew counterattacked.

• Xinhai said goodbye to Yantai and Nami, then left town with Torchic and Ralts, promising to become the strongest Pokémon Trainer.
• Xinhai entered Rusturf Tunnel and chose to follow the main road rather than risk getting lost in its side passages.
• Ralts warned Xinhai when a Sandshrew appeared, and the wild Pokémon quickly fled into another tunnel.
• Xinhai spotted marks that he believed an Onix had left and hurried away before encountering it.
• Near the tunnel exit, Xinhai accepted a 200 League Coin battle against a middle-aged man, and Torchic interrupted Sandshrew’s Rollout with Quick Attack.
• The hiking man ordered Sandshrew to use Mud Shot after Torchic’s attack put it at a disadvantage.