Night Parade · Halloween
Xinhai chose Torchic, trained it with help from his father and Hatake Changlin, and welcomed Ralts after her egg hatched. After preparing their training plans and supplies, he left home with both Pokémon and began his journey through Rusturf Tunnel.
Xinhai, Yingnan, and Shali competed through the Devon Corporation tournament, training and adapting their Pokémon as the rounds grew harder. The stretch left Xinhai’s Torchic still battling Trainer Matsumoto’s Swellow.
Xinhai and Yingnan advanced through the challenge tournament while Shali and other contestants were eliminated, and Xinhai’s victories came at the cost of repeated injuries to Torchic. The arc ended with the final four decided as Xinhai and Yingnan faced recovery after their latest battles.
Xinhai accepted the Joy family’s investment, welcomed Eevee, and trained his three Pokémon as Combusken evolved and developed a new fighting technique. The arc left Xinhai and Combusken on an eight-win streak in the Battle Tower, with Combusken facing Primeape for a ninth victory.
Xinhai won the Rustboro Gym battle, secured Level Two investments from Rustboro Gym and the Joy family, and raised a Sandile from an egg. After preparing for a trip to Petalburg Woods, he and his Pokémon encountered a hostile Swellow.
Xinhai gathered Beautifly and Dustox scales, survived the giant Seviper in Giant Tree Valley, and completed his mission before reaching Petalburg City. After meeting A-Cheng and visiting his village, he trained Combusken and helped Rattata improve, while Zigzagoon found a rare Miracle Seed.
Xinhai investigated the Black Wolf Gang’s extortion and secretly raided its stronghold, prompting the League to launch an assault that ended in a devastating battle with the Matsuba brothers. After returning to Orange East Village, Xinhai trained with A-Cheng and rescued a severely traumatized Feebas, leaving it in Nurse Joy’s care.
Xinhai helped Feebas recover, earned the Balance Badge, and traveled to Dewford Town to train Combusken at its martial arts dojos. After testing his team against local fighters and arranging training at all seven dojos, he evolved Ralts into Kirlia and awakened her Psychic-type Hidden Power.
Xinhai trained his team through Dewford’s dojos, developing Combusken and Kirlia before challenging Brawly for the Knuckle Badge. Brawly’s investment offer led Xinhai to learn about Trainer energy and reaffirm his commitment to the non-specialized path.
Xinhai secured Dewford Gym’s support, developed his Pokémon’s training, and led Combusken through ten arena victories to qualify for the main tournament. After entrusting most of his team to Brawly and Kirlia, Xinhai set off with Combusken for the next round.
Xinhai and Combusken fought through the Martial Arts Tournament to the quarterfinals, where Long Yi and Blaziken defeated them. Combusken recovered from serious injuries, and Xinhai prepared for a month of special training and her future evolution.
Xinhai trained with Dewford Gym, helping Combusken evolve into Blaziken and developing new techniques with it. Afterward, he explored Granite Cave for ores and fossils, then led his team into a cavern where Electric-type energy was unusually active.
Xinhai captured and helped stabilize an unusual Alolan Golem, then traveled to Professor Birch’s institute to support its research and train his partners. After Kirlia evolved into Gardevoir, Zigzagoon into Linoone, and Eevee awakened its Normal type, Xinhai reached Slateport City, where he noticed a mysterious pink scale at the market.
Xinhai explored Slateport, won three Battle Tent matches, and watched Suzuki Ai win the Pokémon Contest before returning home to Verdanturf Town. He practiced making Pokéblocks and left for Mauville City to take the Beginner Breeder examination, where he encountered an injured young boy at the Pokémon Center.
Xinhai became a Beginner Breeder, earned the Dynamo Badge in Mauville, and traveled with his Pokémon toward Lavaridge Town. The arc left him and his partners rested at a hot spring inn beneath Mt. Chimney, with a Gym challenge booked for the following days.
Xinhai bought supplies in Lavaridge Town, defeated Mura to earn his fifth badge, and accepted Lavaridge Gym’s support after learning about the League’s history. He then trained at the Gym, where Mightyena beat Flannery’s Rapidash and Blaziken began learning to sense Solar Energy.
Xinhai recruited a Charmander from Lavaridge Gym, developed her training, and established Starfire Studio with Scott and his friends to produce an animation. He then took his team into Mt. Chimney, where a coordinated Beedrill swarm forced them to retreat and camp beside a stream.
Xinhai survived the unrest on Mt. Chimney, helped defend League Trainers, and recovered Beedrill honey and Eggs from a ruined hive. He saved a dangerously imbalanced Egg with help from Flannery and Joy Luo, then set out for Fallarbor Town with his partners.
Xinhai rescued a rare Hoothoot from poachers, prepared his Pokémon with training and new supplies, and welcomed Weedle after it hatched. After Sandile evolved into Krokorok, Xinhai led his team into Meteor Falls, where they fought Gravelers and found a cavern inhabited by many Water-type Pokémon.
Xinhai explored Meteor Falls, gathered valuable ores, and welcomed a lonely Axew into his team. After returning to Fallarbor Town to support Axew’s recovery, he arranged new supplies and learned the value of refining his Metal Coat Ore.