Recaps

Zhang Cheng raised Poliwag, caught Pidgey, and earned a place in Jiangcheng No. 1 High School’s Elite Class through training and tournament battles. As the new term began, he became class monitor under Bai Yuling and showed knowledge that made her suspect he had learned more than she had taught.

• Zhang Cheng used his system to choose a high-potential Poliwag Egg, hatched Poliwag, and began training him while planning a Rain Team.
• Zhang Cheng took Poliwag to League Center assignments, where Poliwag defeated Charmander and Oshawott, lost to Snivy, and steadily grew stronger.
• Zhang Cheng guarded Shennong Orchard with Poliwag, caught a high-potential Pidgey, and trained both Pokémon before returning home with his mission pay.
• Zhang Cheng and Ye Tian sparred before school began, and Zhang Cheng’s Pidgey drew with Ye Tian’s higher-level Butterfree.
• At Jiangcheng No. 1 High School, Zhang Cheng advanced through the intraclass tournament with Poliwag and Pidgey, earned a top-five place, and qualified for the Elite Class.
• Zhang Cheng bought the Thief Technical Machine for Poliwag, moved into Elite Class One, and was appointed class monitor by Bai Yuling.
• Zhang Cheng and Ye Tian taught their Pokémon new moves and sparred, then Zhang Cheng began the term by falling asleep in Bai Yuling’s class.
• Zhang Cheng correctly explained Scyther’s abilities, prompting Bai Yuling to suspect he had learned the information elsewhere and plan a harder question.

Zhang Cheng earned the Beginner Trainer Title, led Class One through a series of tournament battles, and won a place in the Safari Zone. There he accepted a Mareep Egg, and after Mareep hatched he planned to seek Bai Yuling’s permission to train in the wilderness.

• Bai Yuling tested Zhang Cheng’s Poliwag in a practical battle, and Poliwag damaged her Altaria with Endeavor before Altaria knocked it out.
• Zhang Cheng studied with Wu Yueyue, trained Poliwag, and passed the Beginner Trainer assessment at the Challenge Tower.
• Zhang Cheng organized Class One’s tournament roster, then defeated Li Yue’s Spearow, Ye Lang’s Oshawott, and Hao Chenggong’s Tepig as the competition progressed.
• Zhang Cheng and Ye Tian qualified for the Safari Zone, where Zhang Cheng accepted an egg from two Mareep and Ye Tian caught a Heracross.
• Zhang Cheng’s egg hatched into a shiny female Mareep, which bonded with him and joined Poliwag and Pidgey.
• Zhang Cheng trained his Pokémon with Ye Tian, comforted Mareep when it felt shy, and decided to ask Bai Yuling for leave to train in the wilderness.

Zhang Cheng trained his Pokémon in Magnolia Forest, captured Paras, and helped defeat a powerful Ekans before returning to school for the Intercollegiate League. After the competitor roster was set, Ye Tian won the opening match, and Zhang Cheng prepared to face Qian Wan.

• Zhang Cheng received Bai Yuling’s permission to train in Magnolia Forest and entered the forest with Poliwag and Pidgey, where they battled Rattata and drove off a Rhyhorn.
• Zhang Cheng collected Candlenut Berries, caught a female Paras, and turned in both missions for a reward before continuing to train in the forest.
• Zhang Cheng stole a Nugget from a Poochyena, escaped a flock of Spearow, and battled the waterfall’s Machop with Poliwag and Pidgey.
• Zhang Cheng joined Gao Xiong and Li Wen on a mission to defeat an unexpectedly powerful level 18 Ekans, and their Pokémon defeated her after Gao Xiong’s Geodude used Explosion.
• Zhang Cheng trained with Machop and his Pokémon, taught Pidgey Thief, and returned to school after Poliwag, Pidgey, and Mareep gained levels and learned new moves.
• Zhang Cheng and Ye Tian trained for the Intercollegiate League, and the students selected competitors through battles before Wu Yueyue’s Sylveon defeated Wang He’s Teddiursa to secure her place.
• Ye Tian defeated Wang Kai’s Snorunt in the tournament’s opening match, then Zhang Cheng faced Qian Wan, who chose Seedot before Zhang Cheng sent out Pidgey.

Zhang Cheng won the school tournament, chose Mudkip as his starter, and left school to train while pursuing his father’s past. After catching Onix and finding a Lileep fossil in the Yellow Sand Mountains, he was confronted by R Organization members, whose superior arrived just as the League Security Force intervened.

• Zhang Cheng defeated Gao Le and advanced through the tournament, while Ye Tian defeated Li Hang and Zhang Xue to reach the final.
• Zhang Cheng beat Yan Qing, then won the round-robin matches against Hao Chenggong and Jiang Tao, with Poliwag defeating Axew despite being near defeat.
• Zhang Cheng’s Pidgey evolved into Pidgeotto during the final and defeated Ye Tian’s Butterfree, earning Zhang Cheng the championship.
• Zhang Cheng collected his reward and chose an A-potential Mudkip at the Pokémon Day Care, then accepted Bai Yuling’s offer to study in Modu.
• Zhang Cheng and Ye Tian collected their starters, and Zhang Cheng’s Poliwhirl evolved during their sparring match before Ye Tian surrendered.
• Zhang Cheng left school to train in Yellow Sand Town, caught an Onix for a mission, and found a Lileep fossil in a cave.
• Two R Organization members confronted Zhang Cheng for the fossil, but his Pokémon defeated their team before their superior arrived with Hypno and the League Security Force challenged the group.