Recaps

Li Wei celebrated passing the Top Breeder Exam with his family and the Breeding Center staff, then discovered that Lalami’s praise had completed his loyal-customer quest. He received new rewards and a harder quest, and the chapter ended as he uncovered the final item from his prize tickets.

• Li Wei celebrated passing the Top Breeder Exam with his family and the Breeding Center staff, while Mizuki, Blue, and Lalami discussed their ambitions and the Breeding Center.
• Lalami decided she wanted to work at Jubilife Breeding Center for the rest of her life, completing Li Wei’s quest to earn ten sincere believers.
• Li Wei checked his quest rewards and received an Itemfinder, five Pokémon Item Prize Tickets, and an S-rank recipe guide for Pigeon Swallowing a Swallow’s Nest.
• Li Wei set a goal to master clear broth and received a new quest requiring him to win the sincere support of one hundred people.
• Li Wei used five Pokémon Item Prize Tickets and won Ganlon Berries, Light Clay, a Squirtle Watering Can, and Safety Goggles before reacting to the final item.

Li Wei considered using the Lunar Wing to help Diancie and thought about the possibility of encountering Darkrai. Meanwhile, Korrina traveled with Gurkinn to the P1 Fighting Championship in Celadon City, where she met Bea and arranged for Bea to battle Gurkinn after the tournament.

• Li Wei examined the Lunar Wing, learned it could lead to encounters with Cresselia, and decided to give it to Diancie despite his interest in catching Darkrai.
• Blue shared a video of the crowded P1 Fighting Championship, while Gurkinn brought Korrina and Riolu to compete in its lightweight division.
• Li Wei called Korrina to encourage her and asked Dayou whether an evolved Lucario would qualify as lightweight; Dayou said it should weigh under 100 kilograms.
• Korrina met Bea at the tournament and asked whether walking barefoot hurt, prompting Gurkinn to tell her to apologize.
• Bea introduced herself and asked Gurkinn to compete; when he explained he was there with Korrina, he offered to battle Bea after the tournament, and Korrina invited her to sign up together.

Bea and Korrina advanced to the top 64 of the P1 Fighting Championship and shared a meal with Gurkinn, while Korrina called her master, Li Wei. Back home, Li Wei's family discussed the public notice period for his Top Breeder Exam, and Champions and researchers continued studying a mysterious mist-covered region estimated to be about a hundred kilometers across.

• Bea and Korrina each won two matches and advanced to the tournament's top 64 before Gurkinn invited Bea to eat with them.
• Korrina asked Bea about being a young Gym Leader, and Bea described the role as a duty and responsibility.
• Korrina called Li Wei to tell him she and Riolu had defeated Scrafty and Mankey and advanced to the knockout round.
• Li Wei's family explained that Pokémon League staff would post notices and investigate reports during his Top Breeder Exam public notice period.
• Li Wei thought about exploring the mysterious mist-covered area while Lance, Steven, Blue, Cynthia, and researchers assessed it at roughly a hundred kilometers across.

After Pidgeot suddenly became unable to battle near a vast bank of fog, Lance recalled the teams investigating the waters and brought everyone together to discuss the danger. The cause remained unknown as Cynthia raised the possibility that a secret organization was involved.

• Lt. Surge recounted how his ship had drifted ashore after disappearing from radar for eight hours in the fog.
• Pidgeot lost the ability to battle while carrying Godo near the fog, and Lance ordered Dragonite to rescue Godo and Pidgeot.
• Lance called the investigation teams back to their temporary base and reported Pidgeot's unexplained condition to Blue, Cynthia, and Steven.
• Blue and the others considered Tapu Fini, Galarian Weezing, and Suicune as possible causes of the fog, but found no certain explanation.
• Cynthia asked whether a secret organization such as Team Galactic or Team Plasma might be responsible.

Blue, Steven, Lance, and Cynthia planned a discreet investigation into the dangerous fog after considering that a Legendary Pokémon or a secret organization might be behind it. Hapu confirmed Tapu Fini remained in Alola, and Lance returned to the infirmary to check on Pidgeot before examining its memories.

• Cynthia suggested a secret organization might have created the fog, and Lance decided they would investigate once Pidgeot and Godo had been examined.
• Blue asked Lance to check Pidgeot's memories, while Steven recommended a small, discreet team for the preliminary exploration.
• Cynthia told Li Wei about the fog, and he asked to join the investigation, citing his Black Rayquaza as protection.
• Lance contacted Hapu, who rode Mudsdale to search for Tapu Fini on Poni Island.
• Hapu spotted Tapu Fini flying into the fog and told Lance that the guardian had not left Alola.
• Lance returned to the temporary infirmary and asked Nurse Joy how Pidgeot was doing.

Lance, Cynthia, Steven, Blue, and Li Wei entered the fog around Fog Island to investigate the mysterious heartbeats that had incapacitated Pidgeot. They reached the island without incident, though their instruments failed in the disordered magnetic field, and Li Wei received a system notification as he stepped ashore.

• Nurse Joy confirmed that Pidgeot was exhausted and that Godo was otherwise unharmed after the frightening encounter.
• Li Wei joined the Champions' expedition, bringing the Rainbow Meteorite in case he needed to summon Rayquaza.
• Lance, Cynthia, Steven, Blue, and Li Wei rode their Pokémon into the fog while the researchers and Lt. Surge stayed outside.
• Their navigation devices and compasses failed in the fog, leading Steven to suspect that humans might be behind the disturbance.
• The group spotted Wingull, Pidgeotto, and Water-type Pokémon before reaching the island, where a system notification appeared as Li Wei stepped ashore.

Li Wei, Cynthia, and the other Champions investigated Fog Island, where a strange fog had erased memories and knocked out Pidgeot. After Scan detected a highly dangerous Pokémon and signs of recent human activity, the group continued toward Mirror Lake on guard.

• Li Wei arrived on Fog Island with Cynthia, Steven, Blue, and Lance to investigate the fog surrounding the island and Mirror Lake.
• Scan detected a shiny Pokémon and a Pokémon with great potential whose capture difficulty and danger level were both extremely high.
• Lance found signs of a battle and recently abandoned high-tech weapons, suggesting people had tried to reach the island.
• Li Wei had the police Arcanine memorize the scents around the wreckage, and Lance praised Li Wei's investigative skills.
• Steven warned everyone to stay alert, and the group continued toward Mirror Lake.

Li Wei, Cynthia, Lance, Steven, and Blue climbed toward Mirror Lake and discovered an enormous Dragonite sleeping at its edge. As they discussed the Pokémonia Civilization and ancient Pokémon, they were left facing the mystery of the giant Dragonite.

• Li Wei and the others climbed through Fog Island's forest, with the Lucario scouting ahead and Dragapult guarding their rear.
• Lance praised Li Wei's stamina, and Blue and Steven noticed signs of closeness between Li Wei and Cynthia.
• After resting, the group continued upward and spotted a massive, black-marked Dragonite sleeping partly submerged in Mirror Lake.
• Lance identified it as a Dragonite, while Blue connected it to the giant Pokémon Bill had described.
• Cynthia asked about the Pokémonia Civilization, and Li Wei explained that ancient Pokémon had once brought destruction before Jigglypuff's song ended it.

Li Wei, Lance, and the others found evidence of an unidentified organization on Fog Island and considered whether the giant Dragonite caused the thick fog. They approached the sleeping Dragonite to investigate, and it opened its eyes.

• Li Wei's Appraisal could not assess the giant Dragonite, and Lance decided to leave it undisturbed while they searched the area.
• Lance, Steven, and the others found abandoned tents, precision instruments, and navigation-interference equipment, suggesting an unidentified group had been on the island and might still be nearby.
• Li Wei proposed that the giant Dragonite naturally produced the thick fog, and the group agreed to speak with it and test the theory.
• Li Wei and the others flew down to the giant Dragonite, saw small Pokémon resting and moving on its body, and watched it open its eyes.

Li Wei, Lance, and the others met the enormous ancient Dragonite at Mirror Lake and learned that it had been searching the world for others of its kind. Lance began speaking with Dragonite about people and Pokémon passing out near the lake.

• Li Wei, Steven, Blue, Cynthia, and Lance watched as the Wingull and Pidgeotto woke the giant Dragonite.
• The giant Dragonite rose from Mirror Lake, and Blue estimated that it stood over sixty meters tall.
• Lance used his Viridian Force and Dragon Power to communicate with Dragonite, who asked who they were.
• Dragonite revealed that it wandered in search of its own kind, felt lonely, and had recently driven off a group that tried to capture it.
• Lance introduced himself and the others, then explained that someone and a Pidgeot had passed out while traveling through the area.
• Dragonite said it did not know why that had happened, and Lance moved on to another subject.

Lance befriended the giant Dragonite, learned that it had spent five years searching for its missing kin, and proposed joining forces to confront the group that had attacked it. As Li Wei and the others prepared to leave Fog Island, Li Wei discovered a carved grotto halfway up a cliff.

• Lance spoke with the giant Dragonite and learned it had awakened five years earlier and was searching for its vanished kin.
• Lance offered to be the giant Dragonite’s friend, and Li Wei, Steven, and the others joined him.
• Lance proposed working with the giant Dragonite to deal with the group that had attacked it, and Dragonite agreed.
• Li Wei and the others decided to leave Fog Island and evacuate the research team temporarily.
• Li Wei spotted a grotto halfway up a cliff with carvings on its outer face.

Li Wei and the others explored a grotto on Fog Island and found murals and Ancient Script linked to the heartbeat that had caused Pidgeot to collapse. Li Wei began deciphering the murals, whose words included references to the sun, trees, calamity, sealing, and protection.

• Li Wei spotted a grotto hidden in Fog Island’s mountains, and he and the others flew to inspect its human-made ruins.
• Two heartbeat-like sounds echoed through the grotto, leaving both Lucario unable to move and making the others uncomfortable.
• Lance recognized the sounds as the ones that had made Pidgeot collapse, and the group followed them to a circular chamber.
• Cynthia found Ancient Script and faded murals covering the chamber walls, while Steven examined the stone and Li Wei began translating the writing.
• Li Wei had Diancie and Arcanine search for missing inscribed fragments, then used Charizard’s flame to illuminate the ceiling mural.
• Li Wei matched several words to the images, including trees, photosynthesis, calamity, sealing, and protection.

Li Wei deciphered the murals on Fog Island and explained that the Plant God had once saved the island by defeating and sealing a poisonous Giant Scolipede, whose attempts to revive were now being contained by the sleeping guardian. The group suspected a battle between Dragonite and the secret organization had awakened the calamity, then stayed behind to wait for the attackers while Li Wei returned to his Breeding Center.

• Li Wei explained that a Giant Scolipede had poisoned the island and that a giant Vileplume called the Plant God had purified the toxins, defeated the calamity, and merged with the island's vegetation.
• Li Wei said the sleeping calamity was releasing a virus and the Plant God's mist was still purifying it, and Cynthia suggested the fight between Dragonite and the secret organization had awakened it.
• Cynthia confirmed that Li Wei had previously helped her translate an ancient stone tablet, surprising Lance and Blue with his command of ancient writing.
• On December 12, the research team evacuated, and Lance, Blue, Steven, and Cynthia waited on the island for the organization that had attacked Dragonite to return.
• Lance told Li Wei to return to his Breeding Center and offered to call him if they needed help.

Lance and the others used Fog Island and the giant Dragonite as bait while warning ships away from the dangerous waters. As Li Wei continued his research at the Breeding Center, the group shared what they had learned about Dragonite, Calamity, and the ancient ruins, and Blue contacted Bill.

• Lance arranged for the team to leave Fog Island temporarily so the secret organization would think the island was unguarded, while the giant Dragonite stayed there.
• Li Wei returned to the Breeding Center, and Cynthia, Steven, and Blue went home so they could take turns keeping watch.
• Sinnoh Now reported the fog near Fog Island and advised ships to avoid the route until the Pokémon League research team discovered its cause.
• Lance told the group chat that the giant Dragonite was over sixty meters tall, had befriended them, and was not eager to battle.
• Lance explained that Li Wei had translated the ancient writing and interpreted the murals about Calamity and the Plant God, while Lt. Surge recalled hearing heartbeat-like sounds.
• Blue left the conversation to contact Bill, whom Lance also needed to reach.

Blue told Bill that the giant Dragonite was staying at Mirror Lake and arranged for him and Daisy to meet it with Lance. Meanwhile, Lance recruited Mr. Kurt to make a special Heavy Ball so he could move the giant Dragonite to the Dragon's Den, while Cynthia spoke with Professor Carolina.

• Blue called Bill and told him the giant Dragonite was temporarily staying on an island at Mirror Lake between Sinnoh and Kanto.
• Blue told Bill to meet Lance, avoid approaching the giant Dragonite for now, and travel quietly; Bill and Daisy set off to see it.
• Lance asked Mr. Kurt to make a special Heavy Ball large enough to hold the giant Dragonite briefly so it could be relocated.
• Mr. Kurt agreed to make the Heavy Ball if Lance supplied black jade, and Lance arranged for the materials to be delivered.
• Cynthia spoke on the phone with Professor Carolina.

Cynthia told Professor Rowan and Professor Carolina about the giant Dragonite and the ancient ruins on Fog Island, then discussed her Christmas plans with her grandmother. Meanwhile, Steven took stones from the island to the Mossdeep Space Center for analysis, and Li Wei settled into a quiet routine as snow began to fall.

• Cynthia told Professor Rowan that she, Li Wei, and the others had encountered and contacted the giant Dragonite, and that Lance planned to take it to the Dragon's Den in Blackthorn City.
• Cynthia described the Disaster and Plant God and the ancient island records to Professor Rowan, who estimated that people had lived there at least three thousand years ago.
• Cynthia told Professor Carolina about the giant Dragonite and the island, then said she might not return home for Christmas because she would help wait near Sandgem Town for the secret organization that attacked it.
• Professor Carolina spoke with Cynthia about her hope that Cynthia and Roland would find partners and build lives of their own.
• Steven brought stones collected on the island to the Mossdeep Space Center for analysis, while Li Wei chose not to search for the shiny Water-type Pokémon in Mirror Lake.
• Li Wei played Frisbee with Lycanroc as snow began to fall.

The first heavy snowfall of the year covered Jubilife City, keeping Li Wei and the Breeding Center employees busy bringing Pokémon inside and handling holiday-care orders. Li Wei shared the snowfall with Cynthia, while Lance warned that the weather could give the organization that attacked Dragonite a chance to strike again.

• Shiyin celebrated the snowfall and suggested the employees could have snowball fights while the Breeding Center was closed for the holidays.
• Li Wei called the Pokémon in from the snowy grounds, checked whether Milotic and the other water Pokémon were cold, and sent Pokémon that wanted to continue training to the Special Training Rooms.
• Li Wei and the employees finished bringing Pokémon inside and clearing the play area, then rested with warm flower tea prepared by Wen Hui.
• Li Wei sent Cynthia a photo of the snow in Jubilife City, and she replied that it was snowing in Sandgem Town too.
• Lance warned the Special Investigators that the snowy weather could prompt the organization that attacked Dragonite to make another move.
• Li Wei and his Elder Uncle struggled with a rush of holiday care and grooming orders, so Li Wei suggested hot pot for lunch, and everyone asked to skip the spicy broth.

Hunter K and Hunter Z gathered six Pokémon Hunters and planned to capture the giant Dragonite at Mirror Lake on Fog Island. They prepared to trap it with Ice-type Pokémon, wear it down, and finish the assault before the Pokémon League could intervene.

• Hunter K returned to Fog Island with reinforcements after his earlier attack on the giant Dragonite had failed.
• Hunter Z joined the operation for the expected profit and discussed whether his Petrifying Beam could work on the giant Dragonite.
• The Hunters argued about the threat posed by Lance before Hunter K called them back to the plan.
• Hunter Z assigned his Ice-type Pokémon to seal off Mirror Lake and restrict the Dragonite’s movement.
• Hunter K planned for his Pokémon to bombard and attack the Dragonite, then deliver a finishing blow once it was weakened.
• The six Pokémon Hunters agreed on their capture plan and prepared to move out.

Lance, Cynthia, Steven, and Blue joined forces to rescue the giant Dragonite from the Pokémon Hunters at Mirror Lake. Hunter Z and Hunter K tried to flee, but Hunter K’s escape route was blocked by the young man who had captured Hunter G.

• Lance arrived at Mirror Lake with Pokémon League Investigators and confronted Hunter Z and Hunter K as they trapped the giant Dragonite.
• Cynthia attacked the Hunters’ Pokémon with Garchomp’s Draco Meteor, while Steven’s Mega Metagross knocked Mamoswine into the lake.
• Blue used Mega Charizard X to cut the capture net, then Mega Evolved Charizard into Mega Charizard Y and melted the frozen lake with Flamethrower.
• Hunter Z ordered a retreat and escaped on Salamence, while Hunter K tried to flee with Honchkrow and Hydreigon.
• The young man who had captured Hunter G blocked Hunter K’s escape route as Diancie, Arcanine, Lucario, Metagross, and Dragapult prepared to attack.

The Champions and Li Wei defeated the Pokémon Hunters, freed the giant Dragonite, and captured all six codenamed hunters. After Li Wei helped treat the injured Pokémon, Lance sensed that Calamity on the island was awakening and needed to be put back to sleep.

• Steven, Blue, Lance, Cynthia, Li Wei, and their Pokémon overwhelmed Hunter K and Hunter Z, while the freed giant Dragonite struck back at its captors.
• The giant Dragonite blasted Hunter K's Hydreigon and Hunter Z's Mamoswine with Hyper Beam, knocking out the Pokémon and sending both hunters unconscious.
• The Investigators captured all six codenamed Pokémon Hunters and secured two undamaged flying warships.
• Shaymin healed the giant Dragonite, which thanked the humans and Pokémon who had helped it.
• Blue brought an unconscious Shiny Seel to Li Wei, who treated its injuries alongside Shaymin, Blissey, and the Investigators.
• Lance sensed that Calamity on the island was awakening and said they still needed to put it back to sleep.

Li Wei and the others answered the giant Vileplume’s call by restoring Fog Island’s vegetation to suppress Calamity. Seven Shaymin and Lance’s Viridian Force revived the island, and the giant Vileplume bid them farewell as its voice and Calamity’s heartbeat faded.

• As Calamity’s poison mist spread and its seal weakened, the giant Vileplume asked Li Wei and the others to restore the island’s vegetation with Shaymin’s power.
• Shaymin used its power to revive the plants, while Lance strengthened it with the Viridian Force and Cynthia’s Roserade and the island’s Grass-type Pokémon shared their energy.
• Li Wei sent Steven to Floaroma Town on Lance’s Dragonite to find more Shaymin.
• Steven returned with six Shaymin, and all seven joined together to spread life-giving light across Fog Island.
• Lance amplified the seven Shaymin’s life forces with the Viridian Force, restoring the island’s vegetation and suppressing Calamity.
• The giant Vileplume thanked Li Wei and the others and said goodbye as its voice and Calamity’s heartbeat faded.

After Mirror Lake Island’s crisis ended, Lance brought the giant Dragonite to the Dragon’s Den in Blackthorn City, while Li Wei and Cynthia returned to Sandgem Town. Li Wei then headed to the Breeding Center to meet his student Korrina, who had won the P1 Fighting Championship.

• The seven Shaymin departed for Alola, and Lance arranged for the Investigators to collect the Pokémon Hunters’ abandoned equipment.
• Lance invited the giant Dragonite to live at Blackthorn City’s Dragon’s Den, and it willingly entered a special Heavy Ball.
• Steven and Blue departed from Mirror Lake Island, while Lance stayed behind to oversee the remaining work.
• Li Wei and Cynthia flew to Sandgem Town, where Cynthia agreed to visit Li Wei with Professor Rowan on the evening of the twenty-fourth.
• Cynthia told Li Wei that Korrina’s Lucario had defeated Bea’s Machoke in the P1 Fighting Championship finals, earning Korrina the gold belt.
• After lunch with Cynthia, Li Wei set off for the Breeding Center to meet Korrina.

Li Wei returned to the Jubilife Breeding Center after the battle on Mirror Lake Island, let his Pokémon rest, and checked on the newly hatched Piplup. He borrowed Dayou’s car to pick up his apprentice Korrina and her grandfather at Jubilife Airport.

• On Mirror Lake Island, Bill eagerly asked Lance to see the giant Dragonite, then inspected the enormous Heavy Ball holding it.
• Lance explained that Mr. Steel had made the giant Heavy Ball and said he would take Dragonite back to the Dragon's Den himself rather than risk using the Pokémon Storage System.
• Li Wei returned to the Jubilife Breeding Center and told his Pokémon to rest after their battle with the Pokémon Hunters.
• Li Wei checked the newly hatched Piplup and found them healthy enough to be raised for the Pokémon League.
• Li Wei borrowed Dayou's car to pick up Korrina and her grandfather at Jubilife Airport.

Li Wei met Korrina and Gurkinn at Jubilife Airport after Korrina won the P1 Fighting Championship and her Riolu evolved into Lucario. He brought them to the Breeding Center, where Korrina marveled at the many Pokémon living there.

• Korrina excitedly greeted Li Wei at the airport, showing him her championship gold belt and her newly evolved Lucario.
• Gurkinn praised Li Wei's coaching, while Li Wei congratulated Korrina and Lucario on their victory and growth.
• Korrina asked Li Wei to begin special training, but he suggested she and Lucario take two days to rest first.
• Li Wei drove Korrina and Gurkinn to the Breeding Center, where Korrina was amazed by the Pokémon playing in the snowy grounds.

Li Wei and the Jubilife Breeding Center staff welcomed Korrina, then organized a team snowball fight during a quiet winter day. After teams formed and took their positions, the match began with Korrina targeting Li Wei.

• Korrina greeted Li Wei's family and called his grandfather Grandpa Lian.
• Li Wei proposed a snowball fight, and the group agreed to divide into teams.
• Dayou set rules that banned Pokémon moves and made Metagross judge hits while Pokédex Rotom refereed.
• The participants drew colored slips and formed four teams, with the Yellow Team including Lucario and Korrina.
• As Pokédex Rotom blew the whistle, Korrina aimed two snowballs at Li Wei and shouted that he should prepare himself.