Recaps

Xinhai and his Pokémon defeated a Swellow that attacked them, then treated the injured Wurmple and fled from the alerted flock. They rested deep in Petalburg Woods, where Wurmple began recovering, less than twenty kilometers from the edge of Beautifly and Dustox's activity area.

• Xinhai used Ralts's Confusion to restrain Swellow, letting Eevee hit it with Swift and knock it unconscious.
• Xinhai treated Swellow's wounds and left it Pokémon food, while Ralts sprayed Potion on the injured Wurmple.
• As the Swellow flock approached, Xinhai gathered Wurmple and Sandile and fled with Combusken, Ralts, and Eevee through the woods.
• Xinhai and the Pokémon stopped once the flock's cries faded, and Wurmple woke after receiving water and treatment.
• Xinhai checked the navigator, found they were less than twenty kilometers from the Beautifly and Dustox activity area, and shared food and rest with the group.

Xinhai and his Pokémon encountered an injured Mightyena in the forest and negotiated an agreement to provide food and treatment in exchange for its company and help training the team. The chapter ended with Xinhai preparing to treat Mightyena’s wounds.

• Xinhai decided to bring the recovering Wurmple along and lead it toward Beautifly’s territory.
• Ralts warned the group that a powerful Dark-type Pokémon was approaching, and the team prepared for a confrontation.
• Mightyena emerged and roared at Sandile, but Xinhai recognized that it was injured and likely alone.
• Xinhai offered Mightyena food and wound treatment in exchange for traveling with the group, teaching techniques, and deterring predators with its Presence.
• Mightyena accepted the offer, and Xinhai took Dark-type Pokémon food and Hyper Potion spray from his Spatial Backpack.

Xinhai treated Mightyena’s serious wounds, then scanned its moves and arranged for it to teach Eevee and Sandile as the group traveled toward the Beautifly/Dustox activity area. By lunchtime, Eevee had learned Odor Sleuth and Taunt, while Sandile surprised Mightyena by learning Bite.

• Xinhai fed Mightyena, cleaned and treated its wounds, and gave it fresh water.
• Xinhai scanned Mightyena with his Pokédex and discovered its level, Intimidate ability, and extensive moveset.
• Xinhai asked Mightyena to teach Eevee Howl, Taunt, and Odor Sleuth as the group continued toward the Beautifly/Dustox activity area.
• Eevee learned Odor Sleuth in less than an hour and learned Taunt by lunchtime while Mightyena guided it.
• Xinhai encouraged Sandile to ask Mightyena for advice on Bite and Crunch, and Sandile learned Bite after a little guidance.
• Mightyena demonstrated Howl, Crunch, and Sucker Punch while Eevee practiced and Combusken watched its techniques.

Xinhai and his Pokémon reached a vast flower field and met the Beautifly that led its group. After the Beautifly guided them to a shared nursery, Xinhai let the rescued Wurmple rejoin its kind.

• Xinhai recognized that the group had reached the outskirts of Beautifly and Dustox territory and planned to seek Beautifly scales first and Dustox scales closer to evening.
• Xinhai and the Pokémon discovered a flower field filled with Beautifly, and the scenery stirred his homesickness as Ralts comforted him.
• A wary Beautifly approached Xinhai's group, softened after speaking with Wurmple, and led them east through the flower field.
• The Beautifly leader brought Xinhai and his companions to a forest nursery where Wurmple crawled among the branches and Cascoon hung from trees.
• Xinhai placed the rescued Wurmple on a tree and wished it well as it returned to its kind.

Xinhai received a Leaf Stone from the Beautifly leader and traded Pokémon food for colorful Beautifly scales. When he asked for help obtaining Dustox scales, the leader offered to attack the Dustox tribe, but Xinhai persuaded it to pursue a peaceful trade with the promise of more food.

• Wurmple returned to the tender leaves, and the Beautifly leader gave Xinhai a Leaf Stone as thanks.
• Xinhai offered Pokémon food and Energy Cubes in exchange for Beautifly scales, and the leader summoned its tribe to help fill his bottles.
• Xinhai asked the Beautifly leader to help him obtain Dustox scales, and it prepared to gather its tribe to fight the Dustox tribe.
• Ralts stopped the leader and explained that it had offered to defeat the Dustox tribe so Xinhai could take their scales.
• Xinhai promised the leader more Pokémon food if it arranged a peaceful trade, then showed it two extra bags of food.

Xinhai traded Advanced Pokémon food for Dustox scale powder with help from the Beautifly leader, then returned to Beautifly territory and camped for the night. As his Pokémon trained nearby, Combusken asked the Beautifly leader to teach it how to control wind.

• The Beautifly leader accepted Xinhai’s food and led him through the Wurmple breeding area to meet the Dustox leader.
• The Dustox leader agreed to trade scale powder, and Xinhai gave its Pokémon food in exchange for bottles of Dustox scales.
• After the deal, Xinhai decided to spend the night in Beautifly territory and set up camp beneath the trees.
• Xinhai sorted and labeled the Beautifly and Dustox scale powder while his Pokémon trained around camp.
• Combusken asked the Beautifly leader to teach it wind control, and the leader demonstrated by lifting and precisely settling flower petals.

Combusken learned to use Gust by copying the Beautifly leader with Mirror Move, inspiring Xinhai to fill a notebook with ideas about Combusken learning to fly. The chapter ended with Xinhai's Pokémon insisting he eat the nutritional meal Combusken had warmed.

• Combusken practiced Gust by imitating the Beautifly leader and succeeded by using Mirror Move.
• Xinhai wondered whether Combusken could learn Gust and perhaps fly, then spent hours writing down ideas.
• Xinhai found Combusken still training the Eagle Claw Technique at night and warned it not to overwork its claws.
• Xinhai discovered that Eevee, Sandile, and Ralts had only been pretending to sleep, then played with them in the tent.
• Ralts, Eevee, and Sandile scolded Xinhai for skipping dinner, and Combusken brought him a warmed nutritional meal.

Xinhai and his Pokémon left Beautifly’s territory and traveled through the Central Area of Petalburg Woods toward Giant Tree Valley. At a pond, Xinhai spotted a Vigoroth and later noticed a hungry Zigzagoon approaching their lunch.

• Xinhai ate his unpleasant Nutritious Meal, and he and his Pokémon settled in for the night while Combusken kept watch.
• Xinhai and his group said farewell to the Beautifly leader and set out for Giant Tree Valley the next morning.
• Ralts detected Pokémon drinking at a pond, and Eevee used Odor Sleuth to check for danger before the group approached.
• Xinhai spotted a Vigoroth carrying water and hoped its group might include one he could catch.
• Xinhai and Combusken prepared lunch at the pond while Eevee trained moves with Mightyena.
• A hungry Zigzagoon crept toward the Pokémon’s food, then returned from the bushes carrying a Pecha Berry.

Xinhai saved Zigzagoon after a powerful Seviper ambushed and poisoned it at the pond. As the group prepared to leave Giant Tree Valley, Zigzagoon led them to its hidden collection, where Xinhai discovered an Everstone.

• Zigzagoon traded a Pecha Berry for Pokéblocks, then Seviper burst from the pond and bit it with Poison Fang.
• Ralts struck Seviper with a Psychic attack, freeing Zigzagoon, and Seviper retreated into the pond after noticing Mightyena.
• Xinhai treated Zigzagoon with an Advanced Antidote and an Antidote Pill, then decided the group should finish its mission and leave the dangerous valley quickly.
• Zigzagoon asked Xinhai to visit its hidden stash, so Ralts and Eevee retrieved its collected treasures from a hollow in an old locust tree.
• Xinhai sorted through Zigzagoon's collection and recognized a small gray stone as an Everstone.

Xinhai and his Pokémon searched Petalburg Woods, found valuable items in a tree hollow, and continued toward Golden Leaf Grass while he decided to catch the injured Zigzagoon. They reached a herb-filled shallow pool, but Xinhai grew wary of the unnatural silence.

• Xinhai found an Everstone, a usable Great Ball, and a large Nugget in the tree hollow, while Ralts and Eevee retrieved food and pinecones.
• Xinhai decided to take the injured Zigzagoon with him, and Ralts agreed that the young Pokémon would make a good companion.
• Xinhai and his Pokémon traveled deeper into Giant Tree Valley, collected Small Mushrooms, and headed toward a low-lying area to find Golden Leaf Grass.
• Xinhai's group reached a shallow pool where Golden Leaf Grass and other useful herbs grew, but Xinhai noticed that no birds or other Pokémon could be heard.

Xinhai and his Pokémon were ambushed by a giant Seviper while searching near a pond, and they fled as it pursued them. Xinhai sent Ralts to lure Seviper away so the others could return for the Golden Leaf Grass, and Ralts prepared to attack from concealment.

• Xinhai’s team searched around the pond and found that a fallen tree had been severed and possibly corroded.
• Ralts sensed a huge Pokémon underwater, and a giant Seviper burst from the pond and attacked Combusken with venom.
• Xinhai’s Pokémon blocked the venom, and the group fled as Seviper climbed the fallen tree and continued pursuing them.
• Xinhai placed Psychic Marks on himself and Combusken, then instructed Ralts to lure Seviper away and return with Teleport.
• Ralts hid in an oak tree and fired Psybeam at Seviper, but Seviper suddenly stopped moving as the attack began.

Xinhai’s group rushed to collect herbs from Seviper’s hollow while Ralts lured the furious Pokémon away. After Ralts rejoined them, Seviper caught up as they fled, leaving their escape in progress.

• Ralts evaded Seviper’s venom and repeated attacks by using Teleport to draw it away while Xinhai and the others returned along their route.
• Xinhai caught Zigzagoon in a Poké Ball, then reunited with an exhausted Ralts, gave it an Antidote Pill, and recalled it to rest.
• Xinhai led Combusken, Mightyena, and Eevee into Seviper’s hollow, where they harvested Golden Leaf Grass type, Marsh Ferns, and Mugwort Grass type.
• Eevee warned Xinhai that Seviper was almost back, so the group hurried toward the exit with their gathered herbs.
• Seviper leaped into the hollow, and Eevee used Swift to briefly obstruct its pursuit as Xinhai and the others ran for the gentle-slope exit.

Xinhai and his Pokémon escaped Seviper and camped for the night near the outskirts of Giant Tree Valley. After tallying their valuable herb haul and caring for Zigzagoon, they settled in to rest while Ralts kept watch.

• Seviper fired a Sludge Bomb at Xinhai, but Mightyena boosted the team with Howl, Ralts used Psybeam, and Eevee's Swift knocked the attack off course.
• Eevee passed her power to Combusken, who used a powerful Flamethrower to block Seviper long enough for Xinhai to escape the depression.
• Xinhai recalled Combusken and Eevee, and Ralts teleported back to him as the Sludge Bomb exploded behind them.
• At dusk, Xinhai chose a campsite near the outskirts of Giant Tree Valley, where the Pokémon checked the area and sprayed Repel.
• Xinhai counted twenty-seven Golden Leaf Grass, four Mugwort, and two Marsh Ferns, then set up camp and fed his Pokémon, including the injured Zigzagoon.
• Xinhai and the Pokémon settled into the tent for the night, with Mightyena guarding the entrance and Ralts keeping watch while meditating.

Xinhai and his Pokémon left Giant Tree Valley and safely reached the outer region of Petalburg Woods. There, he met a Youngster who wanted a Pokémon battle but had no money to wager, and Xinhai agreed to battle him anyway.

• Xinhai woke, treated Zigzagoon's wounds, fed his Pokémon, and packed up camp.
• Xinhai led his Pokémon through Petalburg Woods, avoiding Pokémon groups and reaching the forest's outer region without encountering Seviper.
• Ralts sensed a human ahead, and a Youngster jumped out with his Rattata and challenged Xinhai to battle.
• When Xinhai asked about a wager, the Youngster admitted he had little money and began to leave after apologizing.
• Xinhai called the Youngster back and told him he would battle without a wager, making the Youngster's eyes light up.

Xinhai and Eevee defeated A-Cheng and Rattata in a battle, then traveled with A-Cheng toward Petalburg City. At Route 104, Xinhai invited Mightyena to join his family, and Mightyena accepted by entering the Poké Ball.

• Xinhai sent Eevee to battle A-Cheng's Rattata, and Eevee won with Double Team and Tackle.
• Xinhai praised A-Cheng's quick thinking, and the two introduced themselves before A-Cheng offered to guide Xinhai to Petalburg City.
• A-Cheng talked about the city and its Pokémon as they walked from the forest to Route 104.
• Xinhai thanked Mightyena for its help and asked it to become part of his family.
• Mightyena pressed the Poké Ball's button and was captured after it shook twice.

Xinhai welcomed Mightyena as a new partner, explored Petalburg City with A-Cheng, and settled into a Pokémon Center room. After the Center examined his six Pokémon, Nurse Joy confirmed that Mightyena’s old injuries were not serious and Zigzagoon would recover fully after two days of rest.

• Xinhai celebrated Mightyena joining his team as Combusken, Ralts, Eevee, and A-Cheng welcomed him.
• Xinhai toured Petalburg City with A-Cheng, thanked him with Basic Energy Cubes, and promised to visit his home in Orange East Village.
• Xinhai brought his six Pokémon to the Pokémon Center for checkups and booked a standard room.
• Xinhai settled into his wooden room and received a message that his Pokémon’s treatment was complete.
• Nurse Joy told Xinhai that Mightyena’s old injuries were not serious but that his body had passed its peak, and that Zigzagoon needed two days of rest to recover fully.

Xinhai completed his missions in Petalburg City, earned League Coins and Points, and spent the evening with his Pokémon. After Joy Luo and Roxanne urged him to read Professor Birch’s latest paper, he learned it linked Pokémon Abilities to Types and realized a new era of Ability research was beginning.

• Xinhai checked that Zigzagoon had recovered, then submitted his mission materials and earned League Coins and League Points.
• Xinhai sold Marsh Fern and Mugwort to the League Mission Hall, then bought food, Energy Cubes, and supplies for his Pokémon.
• Xinhai fed Eevee and Ralts on the way back to the Pokémon Center, then settled in with his Pokémon for dinner.
• Xinhai called his parents and messaged Joy Luo and Roxanne, who urged him to read Professor Birch’s latest paper.
• Xinhai read Professor Birch’s paper, which connected Abilities to Types, and excitedly declared that a new era of Ability development had begun.

Xinhai studied Professor Birch’s paper on Ability classification and compatibility until Ralts and Eevee made him go to bed. While major forces stayed up to study the paper, Xinhai woke the next morning with Eevee in his arms.

• Xinhai read that Normal-, Fighting-, and Psychic-type Abilities could be trained by nearly all Pokémon, while most other Abilities were limited by Type compatibility.
• Xinhai reviewed how the paper classified the Abilities of Combusken, Ralts, Eevee, Sandile, Mightyena, and Zigzagoon, and considered how its explanations could help him understand Skill Swap.
• Ralts urged Xinhai to stop reading, and Eevee used repeated yawns to make him drowsy.
• Xinhai shut down his laptop and went to bed with Ralts and Eevee, while Combusken ended its training and went to sleep.
• People from major forces stayed awake studying Professor Birch’s paper, and Xinhai woke in the morning to find Eevee resting in his arms.

Xinhai spent the day training his Pokémon and studying Professor Birch's paper, then set out the next morning to visit A-Cheng's village. He reached Orange East Village and learned that A-Cheng was probably training Pokémon in the orchard.

• Xinhai assigned his Pokémon training in the room and spent the day reading Professor Birch's paper on Abilities.
• After dinner, Xinhai told his Pokémon they would visit A-Cheng's village the next day, and they settled in for the night.
• Xinhai set out early with his Pokémon, walking east from Petalburg City along Route 104.
• Xinhai reached Orange East Village and asked the elderly men at the entrance where A-Cheng lived.
• One of the elderly men directed Xinhai to the house with the red roof beneath the village's thickest Oran Berry tree and said A-Cheng was likely training in the orchard.

Xinhai visited A-Cheng in Orange East Village and learned how the village collectively cared for its Berry orchards. He and A-Cheng continued exploring the grove as Xinhai asked how the harvest was shared.

• Xinhai reached A-Cheng's home, where A-Cheng's mother sent Xiao Dou to guide him to the orchard.
• Xiao Dou admired Eevee and Ralts, petted Eevee, and shared his plans to catch Pokémon when he grew older.
• Xiao Dou brought Xinhai to the orchard, where A-Cheng was chasing berry-stealing Pokémon with Rattata.
• A-Cheng welcomed Xinhai and explained that the village's orchard sections were maintained by rotating teams from several households.
• Xinhai noticed villagers and Pokémon tending other orchards and asked A-Cheng whether everyone shared the harvest equally.

Xinhai visited the village Oran Berry orchard with A-Cheng and offered to help train A-Cheng’s Rattata. After their Pokémon trained together, Xinhai and A-Cheng returned to the village and met A-Cheng’s father.

• A-Cheng explained how the village shared its Oran Berry harvest and described his routine of tending the orchard and training Rattata.
• Xinhai asked what moves Rattata knew and arranged for Eevee to teach Agility while Mightyena helped with tooth-based moves.
• Eevee and Mightyena agreed to train Rattata, while the other Pokémon practiced their own skills in the orchard.
• After the training session, Xinhai and A-Cheng headed back for lunch and met A-Cheng’s father and his hardworking Linoone outside the family home.
• A-Cheng’s father welcomed Xinhai inside, where A-Cheng’s mother was preparing Oran Berry pork rib soup.

Xinhai shared a warm family meal with A-Cheng’s family, then accepted dried Oran Berries before accompanying A-Cheng to a training clearing near Petalburg Woods. They followed a path deeper into the forest and reached a larger clearing.

• A-Cheng’s parents welcomed Xinhai and fed him and the Pokémon a home-cooked meal featuring Oran Berry dishes.
• A-Cheng’s father explained how the village’s freshly grown Oran Berries were used in cooking, and Xinhai praised the food.
• After the meal, A-Cheng’s mother gave Xinhai two bags of dried Oran Berries to take along.
• A-Cheng led Xinhai past the village training ground and into Petalburg Woods, where they followed the creek along a quiet path.
• Xinhai and A-Cheng pushed through sparse vines and arrived at a large forest clearing.

Xinhai supervised A-Cheng and Rattata’s training, then put Combusken through a grueling leg-strength exercise. Combusken broke the wire after 1,024 kicks and celebrated its success.

• A-Cheng showed Xinhai the clearing where he and Rattata had trained, and Xinhai praised their efforts.
• Xinhai had Rattata practice Agility and Crunch under Eevee’s and Mightyena’s guidance while his other Pokémon trained nearby.
• Xinhai bound Combusken’s right ankle to a tree with special wire and instructed it to kick until the wire broke.
• Combusken kept kicking through exhaustion, and A-Cheng, Rattata, Eevee, and Mightyena watched in amazement.
• Combusken broke the wire on its 1,024th kick and cried out in triumph.

Xinhai trained Combusken to strengthen its legs, while Combusken’s perseverance inspired A-Cheng and Rattata to master Crunch. After recovering its right leg with a Body Strengthening Potion, Combusken began grueling training with its weaker left leg.

• Combusken snapped the steel wire with repeated kicks, and Xinhai praised it before giving it time to rest.
• Inspired by Combusken’s determination, Rattata used Crunch instinctively and shattered a wooden stake; A-Cheng celebrated its success.
• Xinhai massaged Combusken’s sore right leg, and Combusken drank a Body Strengthening Potion that eased its pain and helped it recover.
• Xinhai fitted protective gear to Combusken’s weaker left leg and instructed it to learn proper force and coordination through repeated kicks.
• Combusken continued training until it had kicked 1,200 times, its left leg nearly numb and its exhausted body swaying.

Combusken collapsed after completing 1,237 kicks, and Xinhai helped it recover before ending its training for the day. As Xinhai and A-Cheng prepared to leave, Zigzagoon found a rare Miracle Seed, and they headed back from the forest.

• Combusken exhausted itself during training, so Xinhai gave it stamina potion and massaged its leg until it fell into a peaceful sleep.
• Combusken woke and tried to resume training, but Xinhai insisted it rest and called an end to the day's training.
• A-Cheng had Rattata perform one final Crunch, and Rattata successfully bit a large chunk out of a wooden stake.
• Ralts returned with Zigzagoon, which presented Xinhai with a Miracle Seed it had found in the ground.
• Xinhai explained the seed's rarity and its power to boost Grass type moves, praised Zigzagoon, and walked back with A-Cheng.