Recaps

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.

• Kirlia awakened stronger Psychic abilities, developed Heal Pulse, and helped Combusken recover as Xinhai began challenging Dewford’s dojos.
• Combusken defeated Hitmonchan and Machoke, while Kirlia beat Hitmontop and continued winning battles as Xinhai trained at the Kyokushin Karate Dojo.
• Xinhai arranged specialized training that helped Combusken develop Moxie and learn new moves, while Kirlia and the rest of the team also advanced.
• Combusken defeated Matsukawa’s Hitmonlee in its final evaluation match, and Xinhai left the dojo to prepare for the Martial Arts Tournament.
• Xinhai challenged Brawly at Dewford Gym, where his Combusken defeated Brawly’s Combusken and Kirlia overcame Hariyama to win the Knuckle Badge.
• Brawly offered Xinhai a Gym investment with personal guidance and special training, then explained Trainer energy, Meridians, and the Dantian.
• Xinhai chose to remain on the non-specialized path with all his Pokémon as Brawly explained how Normal, Psychic, and Fighting energy affected Trainers.

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 gained Joy Luo’s and Roxanne’s support for Brawly’s investment offer, then signed a revised deal exchanging his Fighting-type Pokémon selection right for two custom weapons and a Premium Fire Stone.
• Xinhai trained his Pokémon in the unity of form, spirit, and energy, while the Gym’s craftsmen recorded his designs for a spear, shield, bow, and three-layer battle suit.
• Xinhai and Combusken passed the tournament strength test with an average score of 601.7, then defeated Matsumoto Da Xiang and Poliwrath to claim the arena championship.
• Xinhai and Combusken defeated successive challengers, including Flint and Infernape, and secured ten consecutive victories to enter the main tournament.
• Xinhai visited Dewford Gym, where Brawly introduced Xiao Duo and showed him how it monitored and planned training for Eevee, Sandile, and Kirlia.
• Xinhai trained and cared for his Pokémon at the Gym, then decided to keep his Essence, Qi, and Spirit cultivation data independent rather than share it with collaborating Presence.
• Xinhai gave Brawly the Poké Balls for Eevee, Mightyena, Sandile, and Zigzagoon, along with their training plan, and left for the tournament venue with Combusken.

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 drew Ueno Daisuke and defeated his Hitmonlee with Combusken, advancing to the next round.
• Xinhai defeated Nakano Takashi’s Hitmontop with Combusken’s Explosive Combustion, earning a place in the top sixteen despite Combusken’s exhaustion.
• Xinhai trained Combusken with a weighted bamboo pole and sold Dewford Gym exclusive usage rights to his compound bow designs under a contract restricting their use against non-evil Trainers and Pokémon.
• Xinhai selected training resources for his Pokémon, including a Fighting Crystal for Combusken, and prepared with them for the next day’s matches.
• Xinhai and Combusken defeated Yu Yamashita and Hitmonchan, securing a quarterfinal place and a matchup against Long Yi and Blaziken.
• Long Yi and Blaziken defeated Combusken in the quarterfinals, leaving her with a fractured leg and energy backlash, but the referee’s Gallade stabilized her.
• Nurse Joy treated Combusken, and Brawly confirmed that Xinhai had earned a Fighting Crystal for reaching the top eight and would begin special training once Combusken recovered.
• Xinhai planned to use Fire, Fighting, and Flying resources in Combusken’s evolution, cared for her injuries, and bought Feebas a replacement Water Stone.

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 and his Pokémon completed Takeda’s grueling mountain and waterfall training, and Combusken awakened the Fire of Belief under the pressure of Scrafty and Hitmontop.
• After a month of training, Xinhai brought Combusken to Dewford Gym, where it absorbed evolution resources and became Blaziken.
• Xinhai and Brawly evolved their Combusken into Blaziken, then compared their new partners’ speed and strength.
• Xinhai helped Blaziken develop the Wind Membrane Technique, applying it to attacks to conceal, accelerate, and strengthen them.
• Xinhai traveled to Granite Cave with his Pokémon, where Zigzagoon uncovered Iron Ore, Hard Iron Ore, and exceptionally pure Tungsten Ore.
• Blaziken defeated a charging Rhydon, and Xinhai treated it without catching it before his team searched its nest for ores and an ancient Pokémon fossil.
• Xinhai led his team through the tunnels toward the Small Evolution Stone Mining Area, protected Eevee from evolving with an Everstone, and entered a cavern filled with unusually active Electric-type energy.