Recaps

Zhang Cheng captured Moltres, defeated an R Organization pursuer, and prepared for the Modu Pokémon Center’s annual assessment. After winning a six-on-six battle against Du Ling, Zhang Cheng faced his old friend Yuwen Tian in the assessment, where Politoed defeated Honchkrow but was left confronting a boosted Kingler.

• Zhang Cheng followed Wu Gang and Wu Tie to Moltres’s cave, watched them weaken the Legendary Pokémon, then ambushed them and captured Moltres after sixty-five failed attempts.
• Zhang Cheng escaped an R Organization pursuer with Moltres and his team, then defeated the muscular man and his Pokémon in battle.
• Fang Lin asked Zhang Cheng to represent the Modu Pokémon Center in its annual assessment, and Zhang Cheng agreed to a fixed reward of fifty million Pokémon Coins.
• Zhang Cheng trained Moltres and battled Du Ling, whose Pokémon fell one by one until Diancie defeated Slaking with Light of Ruin.
• Zhang Cheng trained for a week before meeting Yuwen Tian, his former ally and the Champion-level examiner, and beginning their six-on-six assessment battle.
• Zhang Cheng’s Politoed used rain and Bounce to evade Honchkrow’s attacks, then knocked Honchkrow out with Body Slam.
• Yuwen Tian sent out Kingler, who boosted his Attack with Swords Dance and blocked Politoed’s Hypnosis with Wide Guard before preparing a rain-powered Crabhammer.

After losing to Zhang Cheng, Yuwen Tian’s defeat exposed Wang Kun’s shifting assessment rules, and Fang Lin directed Zhang Cheng to a Zeraora at an abandoned power plant. Zhang Cheng caught Zeraora, won a battle against Mark, and began the second assessment, where his Poliwrath defeated two of Zhao Kuang’s Pokémon before their Swampert faced his poisoned Swampert.

• Yuwen Tian’s Metagross fell to Zhang Cheng’s Mega Ampharos, but Wang Kun demanded a second consecutive assessment victory and scheduled another match.
• Fang Lin told Zhang Cheng about a Zeraora at the Abandoned Power Plant, and Zhang Cheng traveled there, defeated it with Mega Diancie, and caught it.
• Mark challenged Zhang Cheng for Zeraora, but Zhang Cheng won their four-on-four battle and Mark honored their agreement.
• Zhang Cheng trained Zeraora for five days, then began the second assessment against Zhao Kuang with Poliwrath facing Clawitzer.
• Poliwrath confused and defeated Clawitzer, then overcame Zhao Kuang’s Toxic Spikes and Toxapex to give Zhang Cheng a two-Pokémon lead.
• Zhao Kuang’s Swampert knocked out Poliwrath, and Zhang Cheng sent out his own Swampert, which was badly poisoned before the two Pokémon clashed with Muddy Water and Hydro Cannon.

Zhang Cheng defeated Zhao Kuang, passed the Challenge Tower’s Champion-level assessment, and trained his Pokémon before setting out to find Shaymin. He caught Shaymin after defeating her in battle and began healing her.

• Zhang Cheng defeated Zhao Kuang’s Mega Beedrill with Zeraora, collected fifty million Pokémon Coins from Fang Lin, and registered for the Champion-level assessment.
• Zhang Cheng won the six-on-six assessment against Sun Hai, defeating Mega Latios with Mega Diancie and earning his Champion-level Trainer title.
• After six months of training in Modu, Zhang Cheng traveled to Sky City after Bai Yuling reported that her family had found Shaymin.
• Zhang Cheng and Diancie discovered Shaymin behind a wall in Sky City’s Main Hall, and Shaymin agreed to join him if he defeated her.
• Shaymin changed into Sky Forme and battled Diancie, but Diancie blocked her healing and left her barely able to move.
• Zhang Cheng caught Shaymin with his forty-fifth Poké Ball, then released her to heal while Diancie restored her own HP.

Zhang Cheng defeated Su Jun in a battle for Shaymin, then trained his Pokémon and challenged Bai Yuling. Their battle left Zhang Cheng's Mega Diancie facing Bai Yuling's powered-up Xerneas.

• Zhang Cheng battled Su Jun for Shaymin, defeating his six Pokémon with Zeraora, Moltres, Swampert, and Mega Diancie before Su Jun honored their agreement and handed Shaymin over.
• Zhang Cheng returned to Modu, cared for his injured Pokémon, taught Shaymin new moves, and spent six months raising his team to level 90.
• Zhang Cheng began his battle with Bai Yuling, but her Mega Gardevoir defeated Swampert before Moltres knocked Gardevoir out.
• Bai Yuling's Tapu Fini defeated Moltres, but Shaymin beat Tapu Fini before falling to Tapu Lele, which then tied with Kingdra in a double knockout.
• Zhang Cheng's Zeraora defeated Tapu Koko, then fell to Bai Yuling's Tapu Bulu after weakening it, and Mega Diancie took Tapu Bulu's Swords Dance boosts and knocked it out.
• Bai Yuling sent out Xerneas, which used its Power Herb to complete Geomancy immediately, and Zhang Cheng's Mega Diancie struck back with Diamond Storm, Rock Blast, and Light of Ruin as Xerneas answered with Moonblast.