Chapter Summaries

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.