Recaps

Xinhai acquired materials for his Pokémon, trained Axew and his partners on the journey to Fortree City, and defeated a group of poachers who ambushed him. After reaching Fortree, he learned Axew had recovered, reviewed the first episodes of his animated series, and agreed to attend the Wing Carnival.

• Xinhai bought hardened armor particles from Master Jin to create Bio-Alloy for Weedle’s future Beedrill Twineedle and arranged to collect the finished solution with his other commissioned gear.
• Brawly told Xinhai that Misty’s father and Brock’s grandfather had died defending Pewter City, and Xinhai resolved to train hard as the League faced upheaval.
• Xinhai helped Axew recover, then traveled toward Fortree City while training Axew and Charmander against wild Pokémon along the way.
• After Gardevoir detected an ambush, Xinhai and his Pokémon fought the poachers, subdued their bald leader, and reported the attack to law enforcement.
• Officer Jenny and the rangers treated Xinhai’s injured Pokémon, arrested the captured poacher, and recorded Xinhai’s contribution before he continued toward Fortree City.
• Xinhai arrived in Fortree, where Nurse Joy confirmed that Axew had recovered well enough to resume gradual training.
• Xinhai watched three episodes of The Adventures of Lolo with his Pokémon, shared them with Brawly, Roxanne, and Flannery, and passed their positive feedback to Scott.
• Xinhai learned Fortree Gym would close during the Wing Carnival, so he agreed to take his Pokémon to the festival.

Xinhai trained his Pokémon, attended Fortree City’s Wing Carnival, and helped Blaziken discover the joy of flight. He defeated Winona’s team at Fortree Gym, earned the White Feather Badge, and learned that poachers had clashed with Rangers near Routes 120 and 121.

• Xinhai tested Weedle and discovered that its Focus Energy heightened its senses and echoed its Beedrill parent’s Leader Aura, then planned its future training.
• Xinhai attended the Wing Carnival, where Winona and Wallace opened the festivities with an aerial exhibition and he met Akong during the flight race.
• Xinhai took Blaziken for a ride with White Cloud, and Blaziken awakened its Flying-type energy, learned to glide with Sky Attack, and practiced flying with Brave Bird.
• Xinhai challenged Winona at Fortree Gym, where Blaziken defeated Swellow and Skarmory before Gardevoir beat Altaria.
• Winona awarded Xinhai the White Feather Badge, and she and Wallace exchanged contact information with him.
• Winona warned Xinhai about poachers near Routes 120 and 121, while Wallace asked whether he would pursue the Coordinator path.

Xinhai helped Feebas evolve into Milotic, then traveled toward Lilycove City and became caught up in a major poacher operation in the wetlands. After Blaziken fought Ursaring, Xinhai de-escalated the encounter and identified himself to the rangers.

• Xinhai arranged a Water-type Aptitude Potion and evolution items, and Feebas evolved into Milotic after touching the Prism Scale and absorbing the Water Stone and Dragon Scale.
• Xinhai helped Milotic adapt to her new body, trained his other Pokémon, and left Fortree City with his companions for Lilycove City.
• Xinhai encountered rangers who had captured four poachers and learned that their leader had escaped, while Night Wolf reported to Sister Qing at a hidden hideout.
• A woman directing the poachers ordered simultaneous actions, and Xinhai camped by a stream as rangers remained uneasy about the quiet forest.
• Poachers attacked two Altaria for their eggs, but the Altaria fought back as rangers and Ninjask intervened, and the eggs were returned before the parents escaped.
• A fleeing poacher entered Ursaring’s territory, where Ursaring killed him and Dodrio before Blaziken drew the Pokémon into a fight.
• Xinhai arrived and told Ursaring they would leave, and Ursaring returned to its nest as Xinhai identified himself to Captain Gao.

Xinhai and the rangers entered Celebi’s Nature Domain as poachers threatened its Pokémon and the Tree of Nature, while Ariana prepared a Team Rocket operation at Mt. Moon. The stretch left Hunter C attempting to open a Spirit World Passage beneath the Tree of Nature as the rangers attacked, while tremors shook the Clefairy Tribe’s cavern.

• Ariana prepared Team Rocket squads to breach Mt. Moon, while Sorrel and a Pewter Gym Trainer investigated controlled explosions near the Giant Moon Stone.
• Captain Gao brought Xinhai and ranger reinforcements to the Central Area, where Kazuhiko Suzuki’s team held off Sister Qing’s poachers with coordinated attacks.
• Hunter E attacked the elderly ranger near the Tree of Nature, and Hunter C’s Nature Domain spread across the battlefield and transported Xinhai and the others into its ancient forest.
• Xinhai’s team defeated a poacher’s Mightyena and rescued a wounded Grovyle, then released the captured Sceptile, Grovyle, and Treecko from locked Poké Balls.
• The Sceptile Tribe welcomed Xinhai and his companions, and Old Sceptile healed the injured Pokémon in the tribe’s hidden valley.
• Hunter C summoned Dusknoir and dozens of Ghost-type Pokémon beneath the Tree of Nature, while the old ranger warned him not to take Celebi’s Life Energy.
• Hunter C’s Ghost-type Pokémon expanded Dusknoir’s Nether Domain and tried to open a Spirit World Passage, prompting the old ranger and his Pokémon to attack.
• The Clefairy Tribe gathered behind a Confusion barrier after a powerful Clefable sensed an approaching threat, and a violent tremor shook their cavern.