Recaps

Li Wei returned to the Jubilife Breeding Center with the newly revived Aerodactyl and asked Nurse Joy to treat its injuries. After Aerodactyl recovered overnight, Li Wei began settling it into a new home by the artificial lake.

• Li Wei explained that he had caught Aerodactyl after the fossil revival took only ten hours, then brought it to Nurse Joy for a checkup.
• Nurse Joy treated Aerodactyl and let it sleep at the Pokémon Center while it recovered from its injuries and revival.
• The next morning, Nurse Joy let Aerodactyl exercise, and Li Wei found it flying alongside Corviknight.
• Aerodactyl thanked Nurse Joy, then Li Wei led it toward the artificial lake where he planned to build its home.

Li Wei built Aerodactyl a cave nest and took Aerodactyl and Dawn flying so the newly revived Pokémon could adjust to the modern world. He told Dawn to return home after the week ended and spend time with her mother before beginning her journey.

• Li Wei arranged construction of Aerodactyl's cave nest alongside the Little Ranch and Ghost-type facility.
• Li Wei and Dawn rode Aerodactyl and Corviknight to Misty Mountain, where Li Wei stopped Aerodactyl from attacking a passing Fearow.
• Li Wei praised Aerodactyl for adjusting to the new world and reminded the Pokémon not to attack without his command.
• After flying, Li Wei told Dawn she could stop coming to the Breeding Center after the week and should spend time helping her mother, Saiko, before her journey.

Li Wei completed a cliffside nest for Aerodactyl and sent Dawn home after her stay at the Breeding Center. Aerodactyl settled into its new territory, but repeated defeats by Metagross and Lucario showed Li Wei that it knew when to yield.

• Li Wei showed Aerodactyl its newly built cave nest, and Aerodactyl flew off to decorate it.
• After farewells and gifts from Wen Hui and Xiao Meng, Dawn rode Corviknight home and decided she would catch one someday.
• Li Wei considered adding Kabuto and Omanyte to the island, where Aerodactyl and Vera's Tyrantrum already lived peacefully.
• Aerodactyl's strength returned to the Beginner Elite Four level, but Metagross defeated it repeatedly despite its daily challenges.
• Aerodactyl challenged Lucario and, after losing, treated Lucario like another best buddy, leading Li Wei to conclude that Aerodactyl knew when to yield.

Li Wei showed Roark, Professor Maxim, and the Oreburgh Mine Museum researchers the expanding Breeding Center and revealed his plan to open a Pokémon Theme Park. He explained that the Pokémon would be treated as employees and that the park would help visitors understand and interact with them; it was set to open in late July.

• At lunch, Professor Maxim and Roark wondered why the Breeding Center had grown so much since their last visits.
• Li Wei showed them the Pokémon habitats, including a lake planned for Swanna and Ducklett and a sixty-meter artificial mountain built as an Aerodactyl nest.
• Professor Maxim guessed that the paths through the habitats were designed for visitors to explore the grounds.
• Li Wei revealed that he was creating a Pokémon Theme Park and said it would teach visitors about Pokémon while treating them respectfully as employees.
• Professor Maxim praised Li Wei's plan, and Roark and the researchers were convinced.

Li Wei gained Doctor Maxim and Roark’s support for his Pokémon Theme Park, and the Oreburgh Mine Research Institute agreed to send ten fossil Pokémon to the Breeding Center after their research was complete. Mizuki trained new employees in the Breeding Center’s principles as it expanded, and Cynthia arrived for a visit.

• Li Wei explained that the Pokémon Theme Park would educate the public, protect Pokémon, and help breed endangered species, earning Doctor Maxim and Roark’s support.
• Roark proposed transferring the Oreburgh Mine Research Institute’s unclaimed fossil Pokémon to the Breeding Center, and Doctor Maxim agreed to send them in about half a month.
• Doctor Maxim told Li Wei that five Omanyte, two Kabuto, two Shieldon, and one Cranidos would be transferred after their research was complete.
• Li Wei’s father Leon, Dayou, and Incineroar learned about the incoming fossil Pokémon and welcomed the Breeding Center’s growing community.
• Mizuki guided new employees around the expanding Breeding Center and urged them to learn how to respect Pokémon and provide the best care they could.
• Cynthia found some free time and came to the Breeding Center.

After finishing her League duties, Cynthia visited Li Wei at the Jubilife Breeding Center and waited while he taught his apprentices to make Pokéblocks. She surprised him at home, where she said she could stay for three or four days and gave him a gift.

• Cynthia arrived at the Breeding Center, greeted Mizuki, and let the new employees learn that she was close to the staff.
• Cynthia asked Wen Hui where Li Wei was and watched him teach Shiyin and the other apprentices to make Pokéblocks without interrupting.
• After the lesson, Sirfetch'd alerted Li Wei that a guest had arrived and led him to the dining room.
• Li Wei found Cynthia working at a computer, and she told him she had arrived about an hour and a half earlier.
• Cynthia said she could rest for three or four days and handed Li Wei a gift.

Cynthia visited Li Wei at the Jubilife Breeding Center, and they discussed a research topic for the Eterna City Research Forum Summit. Hoping to gather groundbreaking information about Dialga and Palkia, they considered traveling to Mt. Coronet but realized they first needed to find the Spear Key.

• Cynthia gave Li Wei a black trench coat, and Li Wei gave her a silk scarf inspired by the Saffron City Ruins.
• Cynthia and Li Wei agreed to focus their summit research on Arceus, the Space-Time Deities, and the Lake Guardians.
• Cynthia explained that the chaotic events at Spear Pillar had yielded little reliable information about Dialga and Palkia.
• Li Wei considered seeking Ash’s help but set the idea aside because traveling with him could lead to danger.
• Li Wei suggested visiting Mt. Coronet, and Cynthia pointed out that they needed to locate the Spear Key to enter Spear Pillar.

Li Wei and Cynthia finalized their research topic on Dialga, Palkia, and Sinnoh’s spiritual world before spending Cynthia’s last day off on a date in Floaroma Town. They took a photo with their Pokémon and ended the outing looking for a quiet place to have coffee.

• Li Wei and Cynthia chose to research Dialga, Palkia, the Plates, and the connection between the material and spiritual worlds, including Sinnoh’s three lakes.
• Li Wei and Cynthia left the Breeding Center for a date, prompting employees to gossip about their relationship until Dayou sent them back to work.
• Li Wei drove Cynthia, Shaymin, Lucario, and Garchomp toward Floaroma Town as he and Cynthia discussed how to spend a date together.
• At the Gracidea Flower Fields, Li Wei and Cynthia met two newly arrived Shaymin and gathered their Pokémon for a group photo.
• Cynthia played with Shaymin and Oddish before suggesting that she and Li Wei find a quiet place for coffee.

Li Wei and Cynthia spent a romantic evening together in Jubilife City before Cynthia returned to her duties as Sinnoh Champion. After photos of their dinner appeared online, Cynthia confirmed to her assistant that she and Li Wei were dating, and Lucian wished them happiness.

• Li Wei and Cynthia signed autographs at a Floaroma Town café, where the waitress wished them happiness as a couple.
• Li Wei and Cynthia discussed his Pokémon Theme Park plans over coffee, and Cynthia offered to support the park’s opening.
• Li Wei took Cynthia and their Pokémon to a revolving restaurant in Jubilife City, where Diancie, Shaymin, and Sirfetch'd admired the nighttime view.
• Cynthia boarded a Maglev Train to Lily of the Valley Island and resolved to become the world’s top Trainer, defeat Leon, and then challenge Red.
• At the Civic Center, Cynthia learned that photos of her dinner with Li Wei had appeared online and confirmed to her assistant that they were dating.
• Lucian passed Cynthia and wished her and Li Wei happiness.

Cynthia and Li Wei’s relationship became public through photos, but both were unconcerned as the Sinnoh League prepared for its presidential election. Meanwhile, Aoli was assigned to report on Li Wei’s Breeding Center, where her colleagues began questioning her about her blind date at the rooftop restaurant.

• President Samaranch announced that he planned to retire after the League President election and outlined the election process, while Cynthia showed no interest in running.
• Li Wei’s family and staff discussed who had taken the photos of him and Cynthia, and Li Wei said Cynthia was fine with them.
• At Sinnoh NOW, Chief Editor Kirishō assigned Aoli and Hideyoshi to visit the Jubilife Breeding Center for a special feature.
• Kirishō asked Aoli about her blind date, and Aoli admitted it had not gone well because she disliked the man’s baldness.
• Hideyoshi noted that Aoli had gone to the rooftop restaurant, prompting Kirishō to suspect there was more to the story.

Reporter Aoli admitted that she had secretly photographed Cynthia and Li Wei at dinner and posted the picture to Cynthia’s fan club, from where it spread across the internet. Kirishō ordered Aoli to apologize and warned her to resign if Cynthia and Li Wei did not forgive her.

• Kirishō questioned Aoli after Hideyoshi revealed that she had gone to the rooftop restaurant on her blind date.
• Aoli recalled recognizing Cynthia and Li Wei dining together, then secretly photographing them and posting the picture to Cynthia’s fan club.
• Aoli saw that fans had identified the photo as an invasive secret shot and deleted her post, but other visitors had already spread it to forums and websites.
• Kirishō learned that Aoli had caused the leak and demanded that she obtain Cynthia and Li Wei’s forgiveness or resign.

Kirishō brought Aoli to the Jubilife Breeding Center after her unauthorized release of photos of Cynthia and Li Wei threatened her job and embarrassed Sinnoh NOW. He waited for Li Wei to return so he could seek his forgiveness, while the center's staff noticed Aoli's gloomy mood and Kirishō's abandoned plan for a special report.

• Kirishō told Aoli she had to secure forgiveness from Cynthia and Li Wei or resign, then took her and two crew members to the Breeding Center to speak with Li Wei.
• Xiao Rou greeted Kirishō and explained that Li Wei was out riding Aerodactyl and would return in about half an hour.
• Kirishō saw how extensively the Breeding Center had changed but was too troubled to ask about the renovations.
• Xiao Meng, Mizuki, and Dayou greeted Kirishō, and Mizuki noticed Aoli's gloomy expression.
• Dayou learned Kirishō had originally planned a special report on the Breeding Center, but their conversation paused as Li Wei returned with Aerodactyl, Corviknight, and two Arcanine.

Li Wei learned that Aoli, a reporter at Sinnoh NOW, had posted the photo of him and Cynthia and came to apologize with Kirishō. Li Wei called Cynthia to ask how they should handle Aoli's planned resignation, leaving her decision pending.

• At the Breeding Center, Kirishō checked whether Li Wei was upset about the photo, and Dayou said Li Wei seemed unbothered while Cynthia had not yet addressed it.
• Kirishō brought Aoli, Hideyoshi, and Yuji to meet Li Wei, and Aoli admitted she had posted the photo and apologized.
• Aoli said she planned to resign, while Kirishō confirmed that her actions violated the station's rules and apologized for failing to supervise her.
• Li Wei said he was not especially angry and asked Kirishō why he had brought the camera crew, learning that they had originally planned to film a feature about him.
• Li Wei called Cynthia and explained that Aoli had posted the photo in Cynthia's fan club, then asked how they should respond to her apology and planned resignation.

Cynthia forgave Aoli for leaking photos, and she told Li Wei she planned to announce their relationship on IS. Kirishō then toured the Breeding Center with his crew and Nurse Joy, who was taking newly examined Pokémon to the second lake.

• Li Wei told Kirishō and Aoli that Cynthia accepted her apology and agreed she did not need to resign, while warning that another incident would end their friendship.
• Kirishō thanked Li Wei and Cynthia, then told Aoli to write a self-criticism and forfeit three months of performance bonuses.
• Cynthia told Li Wei she would announce their relationship on IS and the Eevee Network after registering her account.
• Li Wei left to care for Lance's Dragonite, and Kirishō decided to tour the Breeding Center with Aoli, Yuji, and Hideyoshi.
• Nurse Joy told Kirishō she was taking the newly examined Pokémon to the second lake, and he joined her.

At the Jubilife Breeding Center, Nurse Joy introduced Kirishō and the others to Aerodactyl and explained that ten fossil Pokémon donated by the Oreburgh Research Institute might become its companions. Aerodactyl welcomed the idea with excitement, and Nurse Joy prepared to introduce them.

• Kirishō learned that Chansey’s tray held ten fossil Pokémon donated by the Oreburgh Research Institute for the Breeding Center.
• Nurse Joy assured Aoli and the others that she would first check Aerodactyl’s feelings before letting the fossil Pokémon out.
• Nurse Joy called Aerodactyl from its nest, and it landed calmly and let her, Aoli, Hideyoshi, and Yuji pet it.
• Kirishō declined to pet Aerodactyl, while Nurse Joy explained that Li Wei and she had been teaching it to recognize hostility and avoid attacking indiscriminately.
• Nurse Joy asked Aerodactyl whether it wanted companions, and it roared excitedly as she invited it to meet its new friends.

Doctor Maxim transferred ten revived fossil Pokémon to the Jubilife Breeding Center, where Nurse Joy introduced them to Aerodactyl. After Aerodactyl accepted a timid Shieldon, the remaining fossil Pokémon joined them on the island.

• Doctor Maxim sent ten healthy fossil Pokémon from his laboratory to the Breeding Center.
• Nurse Joy introduced a brave Shieldon to Aerodactyl and calmed the frightened Pokémon.
• Aerodactyl greeted Shieldon gently, accepted its scent, and made his first new friend.
• Aoli and Hideyoshi photographed and recorded Aerodactyl happily bonding with Shieldon.
• Nurse Joy released the other nine fossil Pokémon to live with Aerodactyl on the island.

After Aerodactyl befriended the fossil Pokémon at the Jubilife Breeding Center, Kirishō proposed a column about Pokémon misunderstood because of their appearance. He left planning to discuss it with Li Wei that afternoon, while Aoli earned a place on the new column’s team.

• Li Wei saw that Aerodactyl was joyful and left Nurse Joy to supervise as Aerodactyl played with the fossil Pokémon.
• Nurse Joy led Kirishō, Aoli, Yuji, and Hideyoshi away, and Kirishō reflected on how wrong his assumptions about Aerodactyl had been.
• Kirishō proposed a column called “Pokémon you never knew” to help readers understand Pokémon often misjudged by their appearance, and Nurse Joy approved.
• Kirishō decided to speak with Li Wei that afternoon, then reviewed Aoli’s photos and chose Aerodactyl for the column’s first installment.
• Kirishō let Aoli join the column while keeping her punishment in place, then treated her and the others to lunch at the Pokémon Restaurant.

Kirishō and his team explored the Jubilife Breeding Center before discussing two television programs with Li Wei. They agreed to collaborate, and Kirishō planned a prime-time news segment about the center’s fossil Pokémon.

• Kirishō learned Li Wei would be busy for two and a half hours, so he and his team stayed to explore the Breeding Center.
• Kirishō and his team watched Li Wei and Lalami make Poffins, filmed Pokémon care and employee training, and toured the completed exhibits.
• Aoli compared the center to an amusement park, and Kirishō came to appreciate the Pokémon’s peaceful lives as the team explored.
• After Li Wei finished making Poffins, Kirishō proposed a feature on the Breeding Center and a Pokémon education program, and Li Wei agreed to collaborate.
• Kirishō said he would seek help inviting Professor Rowan, Professor Oak, and other guests, while Li Wei predicted they would participate if the program was worthwhile.
• Kirishō asked permission to report on the Breeding Center’s fossil Pokémon and Professor Oak’s fossil restoration models, and Li Wei approved.

Cynthia made her relationship with Li Wei official by posting photos and a handwritten message on IS, prompting congratulations from friends, fans, and the Sinnoh League. As the couple enjoyed the response, their friends discussed relationships and Yellow regained confidence after receiving encouragement.

• Cynthia created an IS account and announced her relationship with Li Wei through three photos, including a handwritten “Hello, my love.”
• Fans and prominent friends reposted Cynthia’s announcement and congratulated the couple, while Lance revealed he had known they were together for a long time.
• Li Wei posted the same announcement through his Breeding Center account, and Red and Blue left the gossip to have a Pokémon battle.
• Yellow worried she might not be accomplished enough for a relationship, but Lance, Blue, and Lorelei encouraged her not to sell herself short.
• Cynthia happily read the reactions as Garchomp and Lucario watched her, then Li Wei called her and said the couple still had their own lives to live.

Li Wei and Cynthia received congratulations after their relationship became public, while Cynthia accepted Aoli’s apology for leaking their photo. Sinnoh NOW reported the donation of revived fossil Pokémon and models to Jubilife Breeding Center, where Li Wei planned to open a Fossil Museum in late July.

• Mayor Luca, Section Chief Zoro, and Aunt Belle congratulated Li Wei on his relationship with Cynthia.
• President Samaranch visited Cynthia, and she accepted Aoli’s apology for leaking the photo.
• Sinnoh NOW reported that Doctor Maxim donated ten revived fossil Pokémon and Professor Oak’s Laboratory donated sixteen restoration models to Jubilife Breeding Center.
• Li Wei announced plans for a Fossil Museum with ecological exhibits, a fossil-dig experience, and a holographic theater, expected to open in late July.
• Dawn asked Saiko to take her to see the fossil Pokémon, and Saiko agreed.
• Akin complained after seeing Cynthia support the project on television.

Li Wei received the Legendary Pact skill and learned that several Legendary and Mythical Pokémon recognized him, while his next creator mission offered clues to another capturable Pokémon. After drawing five prizes, he discovered a Rainbow Wing and a pass to an abandoned power plant in Fula City, giving him a possible new destination.

• Li Wei examined the Legendary Pact skill, learned Rayquaza was in the ozone layer above Sinnoh, and sensed the locations of several Pokémon that recognized him.
• Li Wei received the sixth creator mission, which required two million followers and fifty million-view videos and promised the location of a capturable Legendary or Mythical Pokémon.
• Li Wei ordered Cynthia a ruby ring as a surprise for their planned meeting on May 26.
• After eating Squirrel-Shaped Mandarin Fish, Li Wei used his five prize tickets and received a Light Ball, Power Plant Pass, Ancient Charm, expanded Berry Box, and Rainbow Wing.
• Li Wei learned that the Rainbow Wing was Ho-Oh's feather and that the pass led to an abandoned power plant in Fula City, where he considered traveling.

Li Wei examined the Rainbow Wing and Ancient Charms he had obtained, gave the wing to Arcanine, and arranged to give Cynthia the charms. He planned to investigate a pass to Windswept City’s abandoned power plant while preparing for a surge of visitors at the Breeding Center.

• Li Wei showed the Rainbow Wing to his Pokémon and let Arcanine keep it at night, warning it not to lick the feather.
• Li Wei used Rotom’s flashlight to read the Ancient Script on the Ancient Charms and realized they had been offerings to Arceus, Dialga, and Palkia.
• Li Wei called Cynthia and promised to give her the Ancient Charms for her grandmother, Carolina, when they met on the twenty-sixth.
• Li Wei considered the Space-Enhanced Berry Box’s capacity and freshness-preserving function, and decided to save the Light Ball for Pikachu.
• Li Wei researched his pass to Windswept City’s abandoned power plant and decided to investigate during the upcoming Wind Festival.
• Li Wei prepared for the expected influx of visitors at the Breeding Center and went to sleep.

Li Wei successfully made his first batch of golden Pokéblocks and decided to keep his discovery private until he could produce them more reliably. Kirishō then arranged to bring a filming crew to interview Li Wei for Jubilife City's special feature program.

• Li Wei used his remaining Super Luck buff to make a dozen golden Pokéblocks with rare Berries, and his Pokémon praised their flavor.
• Li Wei tasted the final golden Pokéblock and decided not to reveal his ability because his success rate was low and demand could leave him with no time to rest.
• Li Wei planned to let his own Pokémon try future batches and hoped his Pokéblock proficiency would improve before he attempted more.
• Kirishō told Li Wei that Jubilife City's special feature program had been approved and arranged to bring a crew the next morning to film and interview him.

Dawn and Saiko visited the Jubilife Breeding Center, where they reunited with familiar staff and Pokémon while showing Miki and Xiao Xia around. As Dawn explored the grounds, a shadow suddenly passed over her.

• Dawn and Saiko traveled to the Breeding Center with Miki and Xiao Xia after meeting them at the station.
• Kirishō and the Sinnoh NOW crew also headed toward the Breeding Center to interview Li Wei and the others.
• Saiko and her companions arrived at the remodeled entrance, where Dawn greeted Arcanine, Xiao Meng, and Farfetch'd.
• Dawn and Xiao Xia encountered Oddish, Turtwig, Shaymin, Tauros, and Miltank along the path.
• A shadow fell over Dawn as she explored the Breeding Center.

Saiko, Miki, and the children visited the transformed Jubilife Breeding Center, where they saw Corviknight and the fossil Pokémon. The group ended up at the lake where Aerodactyl lived, while Li Wei remained busy making custom Pokéblocks.

• Corviknight greeted Dawn and Xiao Xia, and Saiko reassured Miki that Li Wei's Pokémon was safe.
• Saiko introduced Miki to Lily, who explained that Li Wei was making custom Pokéblocks in the Workshop.
• Kirishō, Hideyoshi, and their group watched Aerodactyl fly to the island and saw Cranidos and Shieldon playing.
• Nurse Joy told visitors they could not enter the fossil Pokémon's island until staff and safety measures were in place.
• Dawn agreed to play with Corviknight later, and she led the group to the second lake to see Aerodactyl.