Recaps

Chen Yan cared for Glameow and Nurse Joy, then used his View Count reward to obtain a Toxic Orb. He agreed to ask Professor Rowan about Rich Bro’s unhealthy Pokémon, and the chapter ended with Gengar swallowing the orb after deciding its Poison typing would protect it.

• Chen Yan delivered dinner to Nurse Joy and Chansey, then left Glameow to recover after seeing it pretend to sleep.
• Chen Yan earned a mystery draw for surpassing ten thousand View Count and received a Toxic Orb.
• Rich Bro asked Chen Yan for advice about a Pokémon eager to evolve despite its poor health, and Chen Yan promised to consult Professor Rowan.
• Chen Yan found Gengar and Weedle soaking in a steam-filled bathroom, where Weedle had passed out, and scolded them for blocking the ventilation.
• Chen Yan gave the Toxic Orb to Gengar and Weedle as a toy, and Gengar swallowed it after deciding Poison-type Pokémon could not be poisoned.

Chen Yan helped Professor Rowan prepare for the Sinnoh Starter Pokémon distribution and watched Zhen Xiu set off with Chimchar. He learned that Gengar and Weedle could absorb a Toxic Orb’s toxins to grow stronger, and the pair continued chewing it happily.

• Chen Yan arrived early at Professor Rowan’s lab, put on a lab coat, and helped prepare Starter Pokémon for arriving Trainers.
• Zhen Xiu chose Chimchar as his partner, received a Pokédex and Poké Balls, and rushed off to begin his journey.
• Chen Yan discovered that Gengar and Weedle had divided a Toxic Orb and were chewing on it like candy.
• Professor Rowan explained that Poison-type Pokémon could absorb a Toxic Orb’s toxins to strengthen their poison and moves.
• Chen Yan accepted that Gengar and Weedle could eat the orb, while Professor Rowan praised how much they trusted him.

Chen Yan met a boy in a wheelchair who dreamed of becoming a Trainer, then showed him a Pokémon evolution video and helped him take a photo with Gengar, Weedle, and Snivy. Professor Rowan offered the boy a Pokémon Egg, leaving him with a chance to welcome a Pokémon into his life.

• After the rush of new Trainers collecting starter Pokémon, Chen Yan learned how the Sinnoh Pokédex connected Trainers to League services.
• Chen Yan spoke with a boy in a wheelchair who visited the lab to imagine himself receiving a starter Pokémon, though he believed he could never travel or become a Trainer.
• Chen Yan brought his tablet and showed the boy a video of Wurmple evolving into Beautifly, then promised to keep making evolution videos.
• Gengar brought Weedle to the boy, and Chen Yan took a photo of them with Snivy before offering to send him a print.
• Professor Rowan offered the boy a Pokémon Egg, and Snivy comforted him as he cried with happiness.

Chen Yan arranged a livestream with Professor Rowan to discuss Pokémon evolution and test the format. The stream began with Gholdengo and fans watching, then Professor Rowan appeared as the surprise guest.

• Chen Yan asked Professor Rowan to help answer Gholdengo’s questions about Pokémon evolution, and Professor Rowan agreed to speak with him.
• Chen Yan suggested livestreaming an educational presentation about evolution, and Professor Rowan agreed to participate.
• Chen Yan invited Gholdengo to the stream, announced it to his followers, and set up the broadcast with Gengar, Weedle, and Snivy.
• Chen Yan started the livestream, introduced his Pokémon, and chatted with viewers as the audience grew past eight thousand.
• Chen Yan introduced Professor Rowan as the guest, and the livestream chat erupted when the professor greeted viewers.

Professor Rowan explained Pokémon evolution during a livestream and helped Rich Guy discover why his Gimmighoul could not evolve. The stream ended with Chen Yan showing Professor Rowan and the viewers footage of a Shiny Suicune greeting the camera.

• Professor Rowan described common forms of Pokémon evolution, warned that evolution could change a Pokémon's personality, and explained that controlling its pace could improve its potential.
• Chen Yan clarified that he was Professor Rowan's assistant and a photographer while the professor answered viewers' questions about Pokémon evolution.
• Chen Yan connected Rich Guy to the livestream, and Rich Guy explained that his Gimmighoul had collected 9,999 coins but still could not evolve.
• Professor Rowan realized that Rich Guy's Gimmighoul was in Roaming Form and advised him to find its treasure chest so it could evolve into Gholdengo.
• A viewer asked whether the Suicune in Chen Yan's video was real, and Chen Yan shared footage of a Shiny Suicune greeting the livestream.

After livestreaming with Professor Rowan, Chen Yan edited a video about common Bug-type Pokémon and used the system to unlock Voice-over despite its steep price. He finished recording the narration overnight, and Gengar watched over the upload until it went live.

• Professor Rowan praised the livestream and asked Chen Yan to teach him how to set up future streams, and Chen Yan agreed.
• Chen Yan visited Glameow at the Pokémon Center, then returned to his room and began editing footage of Bug-type Pokémon after thinking about viewers like the Wheelchair Boy.
• Chen Yan struggled to record narration until the system offered Voice-over for 8,888 View Count, then accepted the skill and a random skill upgrade to Performance.
• Chen Yan narrated the two-hour Bug-type video through the night, raising Voice-over to level two, while Gengar brought him warm water.
• Chen Yan went to sleep after the video began uploading, and Gengar stayed with Weedle until it successfully went live.

Chen Yan’s Bug-type Pokémon video drew attention from Cynthia, the Sinnoh Elite Four, and viewers across the regions. Professor Rowan visited a sick boy in Sandgem Town and gave him a Turtwig Egg, then watched Chen Yan’s video with him.

• Cynthia watched Chen Yan’s video about Bug-type Pokémon and became interested in Professor Rowan’s assistant.
• Aaron watched the video and wondered whether Chen Yan might replace him as the Sinnoh Elite Four’s Bug-type specialist; Flint and Lucian also discussed and watched it.
• Rich Guy watched Chen Yan’s video in a helicopter and found its narration engaging.
• A boy in Sandgem Town watched Chen Yan’s video and recognized the Wurmple he had seen the day before.
• Professor Rowan visited the boy, gave him a Turtwig Egg, and watched Chen Yan’s video with him.

After discovering his Bug-type video had drawn over four hundred thousand complete views, Chen Yan encountered a bullied Bug Catcher who had lost faith in Bug-type Pokémon. Chen Yan accepted a battle on the Bug Catcher’s behalf, leaving Professor Rowan watching nearby.

• Chen Yan saw that his video had over four hundred thousand views and read comments from Cynthia, Aaron, and Lucian praising his Bug-type insights.
• After viewers challenged him to demonstrate his claims in PokéBattle, Chen Yan explained he could not play and received a private message asking for his address.
• Chen Yan reunited with the Bug Catcher, who said he had stopped catching bugs, then continued to the Pokémon Center and learned Glameow was recovering unusually well.
• Chen Yan found two boys mocking the Bug Catcher for losing battles and believing Bug-type Pokémon were strong, and the Bug Catcher ran away in tears.
• Weedle challenged the two boys, and Chen Yan offered to battle with Weedle, wagering that they would return the Bug Catcher’s pocket money and apologize if he won.
• Professor Rowan arrived nearby with Snivy as Chen Yan agreed to use only Weedle.

Chen Yan helped a Bug Catcher defend his dream and his Pokémon, and Weedle defeated Staravia before evolving into Kakuna. The Bug Catcher reunited with the Wurmple he had released, which evolved into Silcoon, and they went home together.

• Professor Rowan led Chen Yan, the Bug Catcher, and two boys to a battlefield, where the boy challenged Weedle with Staravia over the Bug Catcher's allowance.
• Weedle used String Shot and a rock to overcome Staravia's type advantage and defeat it, then evolved into Kakuna.
• Chen Yan reminded the Bug Catcher that bonds mattered in battles, and the boy apologized and returned the allowance before leaving.
• Professor Rowan praised Chen Yan for protecting the Bug Catcher's dream, and Chen Yan agreed to work as his assistant at the lab.
• The Bug Catcher found the Wurmple he had released, apologized, and reunited with it as it evolved into Silcoon.

Chen Yan prepared to leave Sandgem Town and found Gengar and Kakuna practicing an unusual form of swordsmanship. After Chen Yan accidentally sent Kakuna flying with a bamboo cane, he invited Gengar to help cook dinner before they departed the forest, briefly forgetting Kakuna.

• Chen Yan printed and mailed photo albums, then told Professor Rowan that he planned to leave Sandgem Town the next day.
• Gengar discovered Kakuna's Harden and began striking Kakuna with a Thin Bamboo Cane as they practiced swordsmanship.
• Chen Yan tried striking hardened Kakuna and sent it flying into a tree, but Kakuna was unharmed.
• Chen Yan asked Gengar to help prepare dinner, and Gengar hurried out of the forest before realizing it had left Kakuna behind.

Chen Yan cooked dinner for Professor Rowan’s assistants and Pokémon, then learned of the Night of Evolution and decided to investigate it on his journey. Before leaving Sandgem Town the next day, he shared a late-night snack with Nurse Joy and checked on Glameow.

• Chen Yan and Gengar prepared a feast with help from Snivy, and the assistants and Professor Rowan praised the meal.
• Chen Yan sang Snivy a song about Hippo Bay and promised to take Snivy to see the sea in Twinleaf Town when he returned.
• Professor Rowan told Chen Yan that Pokémon in a forest north of Sandgem Town might evolve together during the Night of Evolution, which occurred every ten years, and said he had witnessed it once.
• Chen Yan learned that the Night of Evolution might happen around that time and said he would investigate, even if the rumor proved false.
• Chen Yan brought Nurse Joy and Chansey a late-night snack, then said good night to Glameow before leaving the Pokémon Center.

Chen Yan prepared to leave Sandgem Town, thanked Professor Rowan, and explained that he traveled simply to enjoy the journey with Gengar and his Pokémon. After keeping his promise to visit the Wheelchair Boy, Chen Yan learned that Ash, Dawn, and Brock had already headed for Jubilife City, then arrived at the Pokémon Center.

• Chen Yan packed his gear with Gengar, discovered that Gengar had eaten the Toxic Orbs, and bought supplies for their trip.
• Chen Yan delivered photographs to Professor Rowan, who gave him a Pokédex and a work ID recognizing him as Rowan’s assistant and student.
• Chen Yan told Professor Rowan that traveling and enjoying the journey with Gengar and the others was his purpose.
• Chen Yan and Professor Rowan visited the Wheelchair Boy, and Chen Yan gave him their group photograph and encouragement.
• Chen Yan asked Professor Rowan about Ash and learned that Ash, Dawn, and Brock had left for Jubilife City, while Dawn had seen Mesprit at Lake Verity.
• Chen Yan reached the Pokémon Center while thinking about meeting Ash and the Pokémon from his childhood.

Chen Yan discharged Glameow from the Pokémon Center and tried to leave it behind, but Glameow could not bring itself to forget him. After Chen Yan returned with fish and asked Glameow to join his journey as family, Glameow chose to trust him and entered a Poké Ball.

• Nurse Joy discharged Glameow and warned Chen Yan not to let it run or jump too much while it recovered.
• Chen Yan set Glameow down near where they had first met, gave it advice, and left while Glameow headed into the alley.
• Glameow encountered the Meowth that had bullied it, and they fled after seeing its injuries and fierce stance.
• Glameow ran back to the street searching for Chen Yan, then turned toward the alley before bumping into him as he returned with two small fish.
• Chen Yan invited Glameow to join his journey as family, and Glameow ate the fish before tapping a Poké Ball to choose him.
• Chen Yan caught Glameow and celebrated with Gengar, who accidentally threw Metapod again.

After leaving Sandgem Town, Chen Yan and his Pokémon traveled toward Lake Verity, where he spotted Ho-Oh flying overhead. Chen Yan rushed after it, determined to photograph the legendary Pokémon.

• Chen Yan left Professor Rowan’s lab with Glameow and stopped to buy a pet carrier from a shopkeeper in Sandgem Town.
• Chen Yan and his Pokémon set out from Sandgem Town toward Lake Verity and stopped beneath a tree to eat lunch.
• Chen Yan discovered that Gengar had taken walnuts from Professor Rowan’s research institute and used Kakuna to crack them.
• Chen Yan spotted Ho-Oh flying overhead, grabbed his camera and Glameow, and ran after it while Gengar packed up to follow.

After photographing Ho-Oh, Chen Yan received its feather and a blessing that strengthened his affinity with Fire- and Flying-type Pokémon. Back home, his grandmother looked through his photos and reflected on the memories in her old photographs, while Professor Rowan encouraged Snivy to go find Chen Yan.

• Chen Yan reviewed his photos of Ho-Oh, then accepted a glowing feather that Gengar had found; the system awarded him a Ho-Oh blessing and View Count.
• Chen Yan stored Ho-Oh’s Feather in a box and gave it to Gengar, then decided the group would rest overnight before continuing toward Lake Verity.
• Professor Rowan noticed Snivy looking toward Lake Verity and told it that it could leave to find Chen Yan; Snivy disappeared.
• Officer Jenny delivered Chen Yan’s package and photo album to his grandmother, while Growlithe eagerly played with the flying disc he had sent.
• That night, Chen Yan’s grandmother studied the album and old family photos, then wondered what photographs were for as she remembered the boy in one faded picture.

Chen Yan and Gengar rested by the road, where Chen Yan redeemed a Toxic Orb and a Poké Tail Grass while Gengar entertained himself with Kakuna. After Gengar drank a toxic coconut-water concoction, an unseen green figure spotted Pokémon hunters stealing Pokémon and disappeared.

• Chen Yan split his earnings from a battle with Gengar, and they stopped for lunch and shade beside the road.
• Chen Yan redeemed a Toxic Orb for Gengar and a Poké Tail Grass after checking the View Count shop.
• Gengar used Kakuna’s sickle-like protrusion to cut the Toxic Orb, then drank it mixed with coconut water.
• A green figure watched Pokémon hunters stealing Pokémon from Trainers, then vanished.

Chen Yan and his Pokémon outsmarted four Pokémon Hunters who were stealing Pokémon, then waited for Officer Jenny to arrest them. After thanking Snivy and preparing to continue his journey, Chen Yan headed toward Lake Verity.

• Chen Yan learned from Snivy that four men were stealing Pokémon and coming their way, then arranged with Gengar to ambush them.
• Chen Yan pretended to be frightened and lured the Pokémon Hunters deeper into the forest by claiming trainers with a Dratini were waiting there.
• Gengar confused one Pokémon Hunter, Stunky attacked indiscriminately, and Chen Yan used Kakuna to poison the scarred leader while Snivy and nearby trainers helped defeat the group and their Pokémon.
• Gengar gathered the stolen Poké Balls and the Pokémon Hunters' money, while Chen Yan waited for Officer Jenny and defended his use of poison when the prisoners complained.
• After Officer Jenny completed the formalities, Chen Yan set off with Gengar and Glameow toward Lake Verity, while Snivy had disappeared.

After surviving a Pokémon Hunter attack, Chen Yan continued through the forest with Gengar and the others, trying to reach a suitable campsite. Gengar’s mischief led them to upset Pachirisu and steal honey from Beedrill, forcing Chen Yan and Gengar to flee as the furious swarm chased them.

• Chen Yan told the professor that Snivy had warned them about the Pokémon Hunters, and the professor said the League would soon purge Hunters throughout Sinnoh.
• Chen Yan and Gengar crossed Beedrill territory after Gengar drove back the colony and Chen Yan apologized to its leader.
• Gengar knocked a Berry away from Pachirisu’s tree, then took some of Pachirisu’s Berries and returned them after Chen Yan scolded it.
• Pachirisu thanked Gengar with two Berries, then used Discharge on a nearby Aipom that Gengar had blamed for the theft.
• Chen Yan noticed Gengar eating stolen honey, and he and Gengar ran as the enraged Beedrill pursued them.

Chen Yan and his Pokémon settled by a river after Gengar raided a Beedrill colony’s honey. After bathing together, Chen Yan caught Glameow using its supposedly injured paw to swat a Dustox, but still bandaged it.

• Chen Yan scolded Gengar for stealing honey, then praised it after learning it had taken nearly all the colony’s jars and told it to save some for cake.
• Chen Yan set up camp beside a river and announced that the group would stay there for a few days.
• Chen Yan bathed in the river with Gengar and Kakuna, then washed and dried Glameow.
• Chen Yan saw Glameow leap up and knock a Dustox away with its injured paw, but bandaged it anyway after Glameow agreed.

As rain fell in the Sinnoh Region, Chen Yan settled in his tent with Glameow and started his first proper livestream. He introduced Gengar, Kakuna, and Glameow to the viewers, then prepared to play a game with them.

• Chen Yan joked about needing a Pokémon to keep him warm, and Glameow curled up in his arms while Gengar and Kakuna watched the rain.
• Chen Yan asked Gengar to set up the livestream equipment, and Gengar chose his seat and checked the camera shot.
• Chen Yan greeted the viewers, explained that he was camping in the forest, and thanked Rich Guy for sponsoring his equipment.
• Chen Yan introduced Gengar, Kakuna, and Glameow to the livestream, and Glameow agreed to join him on camera.
• Chen Yan invited Gengar and Kakuna to join them, connected the game to the stream with viewers' help, and prepared to play.

Chen Yan entered a standard PokéBattle match with an unconventional team, using Drowzee and Kricketune to defeat his opponent’s Charizard, Hydreigon, and Blaziken. His flawless win left the livestream viewers and Sinnoh League observers stunned by Kricketune’s strength.

• Chen Yan explained PokéBattle’s battle modes and chose a standard match while viewers and Sinnoh League members speculated about his team.
• Chen Yan entered matchmaking with Gengar, Sceptile, Garchomp, Infernape, Drowzee, and Kricketune, drawing disbelief from the chat.
• Chen Yan sent out Shiny Drowzee against Charizard, used Trick Room, and had Drowzee’s Endeavor reduce Charizard to 12 HP before recalling her.
• Chen Yan sent out Kricketune, which defeated Charizard with Fell Stinger and sharply raised its Attack.
• Kricketune defeated Hydreigon with Fell Stinger and Blaziken with Aerial Ace, earning Chen Yan a flawless victory and leaving the viewers amazed.

Chen Yan explained how Kricketune Man had defeated Hydreigon, then used the same Trick Room strategy to win another battle on stream. He ended by addressing viewers’ debate about Bug-type Pokémon and reminding them that games and real life were different.

• Chen Yan explained Kricketune’s Technician and Fell Stinger combination, Drowzee’s Trick Room and Endeavor support, and Life Orb’s HP cost.
• Chen Yan agreed to play another match after Glameow pointed at the screen, while Gengar went outside to play in the rain.
• Chen Yan used Drowzee’s Trick Room and Endeavor against Dragapult and Scizor, then had Kricketune Man defeat Rillaboom, Scizor, and Dragapult.
• Chen Yan told viewers he was a photographer who wanted to record Pokémon and help new Trainers, and he spoke about the joy of catching a first Pokémon and the value of Bug-types.
• Chen Yan ended the stream by saying games and reality were different and encouraging viewers to tell Pokémon, “I believe in you” and “You can do it.”

After Chen Yan and his Pokémon settled in for the night, he dressed Gengar as a wandering hero and asked Gengar and Kakuna to guard the tent. As Gengar kept watch, a green figure continued searching through the forest.

• Chen Yan packed away the livestream equipment, then settled Glameow under the quilt and sat at the tent entrance.
• Chen Yan sent Gengar to bathe with Kakuna, and Gengar returned with Kakuna clean and gleaming.
• Gengar declared that a true swordsman stood watch at night, so Chen Yan dressed Gengar in a cape, Straw Hat, and green foxtail and took a photograph.
• Chen Yan asked Gengar and Kakuna to guard him and Glameow, and Gengar went outside to keep watch.
• After Chen Yan went to sleep, Gengar sat in a tree with Kakuna while a green figure ran through the forest, questioning Pokémon and pressing onward.

Chen Yan spent a rainy day camping with Gengar, Glameow, and Kakuna, while Gengar gathered food and looked after him. That night, as Chen Yan told Gengar a story by the river, wild Pokémon began moving toward and deeper into the forest.

• Chen Yan and Gengar made mushroom soup for breakfast, and Gengar set off to gather more mushrooms.
• Gengar gathered poisonous mushrooms for himself so Chen Yan and Glameow could keep the edible food, and Chen Yan prepared the poisonous ones for Gengar to eat.
• Gengar annoyed nearby Oddish and Budew, then caught fish after forcing Bidoof and Bibarel to help; the beavers left the river that night.
• Chen Yan grilled poisonous mushrooms and fish with Gengar, then took Kakuna and told Gengar a story by the river.
• Wild Pokémon began moving deeper into the forest, while more Pokémon entered it under the moonlight in an orderly procession.

Chen Yan decided to leave before the Night of Evolution, but Snivy arrived with news that it would happen that night. After learning Snivy had followed him and searched for news so they could travel together, Chen Yan embraced the Pokémon and promised to take Snivy to see the sea.

• Chen Yan told Grandmother he planned to leave after lunch and visit Lake Verity, where she revealed she had married his grandfather.
• Chen Yan showed Grandmother his photograph of Ho-Oh, then ended their call as she went to nap beside a rainbow-colored feather.
• After lunch, Chen Yan began packing to leave, but Snivy appeared and told him the Night of Evolution was that night.
• Chen Yan read Snivy's Pokédex entry and learned Snivy had followed him while searching for news of the event.
• Chen Yan invited Snivy to travel with him to see the sea, caught Snivy as it fell into his arms, and thanked it before Snivy fell asleep.