Recaps

Li Wei prepared to travel to Kalos for three Master League matches, planning to demonstrate Latios and Latias's Mega Evolutions to Professor Sycamore and give Korrina a rare Sirfetch'd Egg. He left Cynthia and the others behind in the Theme Park, while Dawn sent him good news just as he was about to board his flight.

• The chat group speculated that Li Wei's ability to foresee the future explained why he often appeared when Ash was in danger, then joked that Ash was his true love.
• Li Wei prepared for nine days in Kalos, where he would battle Korrina, Clemont, and Valerie with his main team.
• Li Wei planned to visit Professor Sycamore in Lumiose City to demonstrate Mega Evolution using Latios and Latias, and to give Korrina a Sirfetch'd Egg.
• Li Wei postponed finding a Milotic for Dawn because he had no Milotic Egg and did not want to breed his Pokémon casually.
• Li Wei packed several Pokémon, said goodbye to Cynthia, and headed to Jubilife Airport while Cynthia planned to visit Dawn in Hoenn the next day.
• Dawn sent Li Wei good news as he prepared to board his plane to Kalos.

Li Wei received Dawn’s call and learned that she had caught a shiny Feebas, so he promised to send her a Prism Scale and advice on raising it into Milotic. After arriving in Lumiose City for the Master League, Li Wei visited the Sycamore Pokémon Lab, where researchers were studying an unfamiliar Mega Stone.

• Dawn showed Li Wei the shiny Feebas she had caught and asked him to see it.
• Li Wei assessed the Feebas and offered to prepare a Prism Scale for Dawn.
• Li Wei sent Dawn his guide to raising Feebas into Milotic before boarding his flight to Kalos.
• Li Wei arrived in Lumiose City and went to the Sycamore Pokémon Lab.
• A researcher told Professor Sycamore that Li Wei had arrived while the lab studied a newly excavated Mega Stone.

Li Wei visited Professor Sycamore’s lab in Lumiose City and identified a newly excavated Evolution Stone as Dragonite’s, revealing that Dragonite could Mega Evolve. Sycamore contacted Lance to bring a Dragonite for testing, while Li Wei’s system began a one-day update.

• Li Wei arrived at Professor Sycamore’s lab, where Sycamore was studying an unidentified Evolution Stone with Dragon-type energy.
• Li Wei examined the stone and recognized it as a Dragonite Evolution Stone, surprising himself and triggering a system update.
• Li Wei told Sycamore that Dragonite might be the stone’s matching Pokémon, and Sycamore decided to test that possibility.
• Li Wei contacted Lance and asked him to bring a Dragonite to Kalos for testing.
• Lance agreed to come that night after Li Wei revealed that Dragonite might have a Mega Evolution.

At the Sycamore Pokémon Lab, Li Wei demonstrated that Latios and Latias could Mega Evolve through the Eon Flute, revealing a method that did not require a Key Stone or Evolution Stone. Professor Sycamore began documenting the discovery for Mega Evolution research, while Li Wei hoped to use the power in the upcoming Master League.

• Li Wei showed Professor Sycamore the Dragonite Mega Stone and told him he had discovered two new Mega Evolutions.
• Li Wei summoned Latios and Latias and explained that they had two ways to Mega Evolve.
• Meloetta played the Eon Flute, and Latios and Latias Mega Evolved simultaneously through its music.
• Professor Sycamore marveled at the flute-triggered evolution and directed his assistants to record the data.
• Li Wei thanked Professor Sycamore for documenting the discovery so he could use the power in the Master League.

Li Wei demonstrated that Latios and Latias could Mega Evolve using their Mega Stones, matching the results from the Eon Flute method. He traded research help with Professor Sycamore for Mega Stones, then stayed at the lab and met Clemont and Bonnie, his opponent’s family, before tomorrow’s match.

• Li Wei used his Key Stone and Latiosite and Latiasite to Mega Evolve Latios and Latias simultaneously, and Professor Sycamore recorded a 99.8% synchronization rate.
• Li Wei agreed to let Latios and Latias help Professor Sycamore collect data after tomorrow’s match and leave their Mega Stones at the lab for study.
• Professor Sycamore offered Li Wei Mega Stones, and Li Wei chose a Lucarionite for Cynthia and a Mega Stone for Mega Charizard X for himself.
• Bonnie arrived at Sycamore’s lab to help care for Pokémon, with Clemont following her.
• Bonnie excitedly played with Diancie, and Professor Sycamore invited Li Wei, Clemont, and Bonnie to stay for dinner.

Li Wei, Professor Sycamore, and Lance tested whether an Evolution Stone could trigger Dragonite’s Mega Evolution, and Lance’s Dragonite transformed successfully. Mega Dragonite radiated powerful Dragon-type energy as Bonnie admired its new appearance.

• Bonnie visited Professor Sycamore’s lab to learn how to care for Pokémon, and Li Wei taught her to make Pokémon Food.
• Lance arrived at the lab for dinner and agreed to test the suspected Dragonite Evolution Stone.
• Li Wei and Professor Sycamore set up sensors in the backyard while Lance attached the stone to Dragonite and activated his Key Stone.
• Lance called for Dragonite to Mega Evolve, and Dragonite transformed, growing a longer, thicker tail and wing-like antennae.
• Mega Dragonite radiated immense Dragon-type energy, and Bonnie exclaimed that it was cute.

Lance and Dragonite successfully tested Mega Evolution at Professor Sycamore’s lab, revealing Mega Dragonite’s power and ability. Lance received Dragonite’s Evolution Stone and learned that Li Wei planned to use Mega Latios and Mega Latias the next day.

• Lance and Dragonite Mega Evolved, and Li Wei assessed Mega Dragonite’s Inner Focus ability and possible physical-attacker strategy.
• Lance tested Mega Dragonite’s Dragon Rush, Hurricane, and Thunder Punch as Professor Sycamore and Rola collected data.
• Li Wei sent Bonnie and Clemont home with Metagross and Lucario after they stayed late watching the tests.
• Professor Sycamore returned the Evolution Stone to Lance, who promised to show Mega Dragonite’s power in a future battle with Li Wei.
• Li Wei told Lance that Latios and Latias could Mega Evolve and planned to use them the next day, while Lance stayed to help collect data.

Li Wei defeated Gym Leader Clemont in a Lumiose Gym points match, debuting Mega Latias after Latios weakened Magnezone. He left Mega Latios unused and invited Clemont to dinner at the lab.

• Clemont opened with Luxray, but Latios dodged its attacks and knocked it out with Dragon Pulse.
• Magnezone used Mirror Coat against Latios's Draco Meteor, leaving Latios badly hurt before Li Wei switched to Latias.
• Li Wei Mega Evolved Latias, who knocked out Magnezone with Psychic.
• Clemont sent out Heliolisk, but Mega Latias lowered its Special Attack with Mist Ball and then knocked it out with another Mist Ball.
• Li Wei won the match without using Zeraora, then invited Clemont to dinner at the lab.

After Li Wei described how Latios and Latias Mega Evolved, Lance revealed that Professor Sycamore had discovered a Mega Stone that worked on Dragonite. Li Wei helped test the Pokémon over the next two days, then left for Laverre City ahead of his match.

• Li Wei visited the Sycamore Pokémon Lab with Clemont and Bonnie, where Professor Sycamore and Lance were studying Mega Dragonite.
• Li Wei explained to the Chat Group, Lance, and Professor Sycamore how the Eon Flute and Mega Stones had enabled Latios and Latias to Mega Evolve.
• Lance revealed that Professor Sycamore had discovered a Mega Stone that allowed Dragonite to Mega Evolve, and Li Wei described how he had suggested testing it on Dragonite.
• Li Wei and Lance spent two days helping Professor Sycamore record data as Latios, Latias, and Dragonite Mega Evolved and used their moves.
• Li Wei shouldered his backpack and set off for Laverre City before his upcoming match.

Li Wei defeated Valerie in Laverre City, then completed Mega Latios and Latias research with Professor Sycamore before traveling to Shalour City for his match with Korrina. He reunited with his student and promised her a gift, leaving her eager to see what it was.

• Li Wei defeated Valerie’s three Pokémon with Lucario and Metagross, earning his second victory in the Kalos away series.
• Li Wei and Professor Sycamore finished collecting data on Mega Latios and Latias, while Lance left one of his Dragonite to assist the research.
• Li Wei considered searching for Xerneas to help Diancie grow stronger but decided to leave the encounter to chance.
• Li Wei arrived at the Tower of Mastery and greeted Korrina, who revealed that she would battle him with Lucario, Kommo-o, and Gallade.
• Li Wei told Korrina he had a gift for her, and she eagerly asked what it was.

Li Wei gave Korrina a Sirfetch'd egg and discussed helping her find a Kubfu to breed. After dinner, he began assessing her training through Gallade’s Mega Evolution, while Korrina still awaited a family trial to receive Lucarionite.

• Li Wei gave Korrina a Sirfetch'd egg, and she eagerly accepted responsibility for hatching it.
• Li Wei promised to look for Kubfu after Korrina said she liked Urshifu, and he planned to ask professors for information about Kubfu habitats.
• Li Wei learned that Gurkinn’s family had two Lucarionite stones but was saving one for Korrina to receive through a trial.
• Li Wei took Korrina outside to assess her training by having Gallade Mega Evolve.

After Korrina’s Lucario withdrew following its crushing loss to Li Wei’s Lucario, Korrina found it and helped it regain its fighting spirit. As Li Wei prepared to leave for home, Gurkinn decided Korrina was ready to undertake Lucario’s Mega Evolution trial.

• Li Wei and Gurkinn stopped Li Wei’s Lucario from comforting Korrina’s missing Lucario, leaving Korrina to resolve the problem with her partner.
• Korrina searched near the Tower of Mastery and found Lucario sitting alone on the beach.
• Korrina offered Lucario Poffins and reminded it that Li Wei’s Lucario also lost but kept fighting and learning.
• Korrina urged Lucario to stand up, promised they would become the best partners, and vowed to challenge Li Wei’s Lucario again; Lucario’s fighting spirit returned.
• Li Wei decided to buy plane tickets for the next day, and Gurkinn said Korrina was ready for Lucario’s Mega Evolution trial.

Li Wei returned to Jubilife City after helping Korrina and Lucario in Shalour City, where his Pokémon welcomed him home. He exchanged gifts with Cynthia, then went to see his father before discovering Cynthia’s larger present in their room.

• Gurkinn praised Korrina for rekindling Lucario’s will to fight and decided she could take her test earlier than planned.
• Li Wei gave Korrina advice about caring for her Pokémon egg, then flew back to Jubilife City the next day.
• Li Wei arrived home on Metagross and was greeted by his Pokémon, while Cynthia watched nearby.
• Li Wei gave Cynthia a Lucarionite and explained that Professor Sycamore had also given him a Mega Charizard X Evolution Stone.
• Cynthia told Li Wei she had prepared a gift for him and put it in their room.
• Li Wei returned to the room after talking with his father and saw Cynthia’s gift.

Cynthia gave Li Wei a Relic Crown, which he added to his collection of ancient artifacts. Professor Rowan then visited to see Latios and Latias Mega Evolve through the Eon Flute, and arranged to study the process with them in Sandgem Town.

• Cynthia gave Li Wei a Relic Crown she had won at a charity auction, and Li Wei placed it in his study with his other ancient artifacts.
• Professor Rowan visited Li Wei with researchers Yuzao and Yongzhi after learning that the Eon Flute could trigger Mega Evolution.
• Li Wei used Meloetta's flute performance to help Latios and Latias Mega Evolve, impressing Professor Rowan with a process that required no bond between Li Wei and Latios.
• Professor Rowan asked to study how the Eon Flute enabled the siblings' Mega Evolution, and Latios agreed to visit his lab in Sandgem Town the next morning.
• Li Wei invited Professor Rowan to stay for lunch, and Rowan happily accepted.

Li Wei, Cynthia, and Lorelei traveled to Unova at Alder’s invitation to help deal with Team Plasma, while Ash, Iris, and Brock arrived in Undella Town ahead of the Junior Cup. The chapter ended with Jerome taking Ash and his companions to Cynthia’s villa, as Pikachu sensed the invisible Meloetta nearby.

• Li Wei, Cynthia, and Lorelei flew to Unova to attend the Junior Cup opening ceremony and assist Alder against Team Plasma.
• Li Wei considered whether N might be persuaded to turn against Ghetsis and thought about calling on powerful Pokémon for help.
• Ash, Iris, and Brock arrived in Undella Town, unaware that the invisible Meloetta was following them.
• Cynthia’s butler Jerome greeted Ash and his companions and offered to take care of their needs.
• Jerome picked them up in Cynthia’s limousine, and Pikachu’s Legendary Pokémon Sense reacted to Meloetta.

Ash and his friends arrived in Undella Town, where Meloetta joined them and Ash reunited with Dawn at Cynthia’s villa. Dawn and Ash introduced their new Pokémon, and Li Wei, Cynthia, and Lorelei arrived as Dawn revealed her Shiny Milotic.

• Ash and his friends admired Undella Town’s scenery, and Meloetta appeared on Ash’s lap during the drive to Cynthia’s villa.
• Ash reunited with Dawn and Piplup at the villa after four and a half months apart.
• Dawn introduced herself to Iris and explained that she planned to compete in the Junior Cup and visit a Pokémon musical in Nimbasa City.
• Ash and Dawn tried to coax the shy Meloetta out of hiding and prepared to introduce their new partners.
• Dawn revealed her Shiny Milotic, evolved from Feebas, as Li Wei, Cynthia, and Lorelei arrived.

Ash and Dawn reunited with their Pokémon at Cynthia’s villa, where Ash’s Meloetta met Li Wei’s Meloetta and the two quickly became friends. Iris challenged Cynthia to a battle while Ash and Dawn began a match of their own, as Li Wei learned that Meloetta had first appeared at Pokéstar Studios and wondered about the Abyssal Ruins and the Reveal Glass.

• Ash and Dawn let their Pokémon out at Cynthia’s villa, and Iris praised Dawn’s well-raised Dragonite.
• Ash introduced his shy Meloetta to Dawn, and Piplup fell for Meloetta’s smile.
• Li Wei arrived with Cynthia and Lorelei, and his Meloetta met Ash’s Meloetta; the two Meloetta held hands and spun together.
• Oshawott and Piplup competed for Meloetta’s attention, while Brock photographed them and sent the picture to the Chat Group.
• Iris challenged Cynthia to a battle, and Ash and Dawn arranged a one-Pokémon match between Oshawott and Piplup.
• Li Wei asked Brock where they had met Meloetta, learned it had first appeared at Pokéstar Studios, and recalled that Meloetta guarded the Reveal Glass in the Abyssal Ruins.

Li Wei learned from Lance that N had left Team Plasma after falling out with Ghetsis and was being hunted across Unova. He urged Lance to find N and avoid a fight, hoping Ash and Lance could help him understand the bond between Trainers and Pokémon.

• Li Wei took a call from Lance while Ash and Dawn battled and Iris challenged Cynthia.
• Lance reported that N had left Team Plasma after a falling-out with Ghetsis, who had sent people to hunt him across Unova.
• Lance said Team Rocket had stopped one encounter with N and asked whether Jessie, James, and Meowth were involved.
• Li Wei told Lance that N might be connected to Reshiram and could be the offspring of a human and a Pokémon, though he could not confirm it.
• Li Wei explained that N wanted to free Pokémon from Poké Balls and make Pokémon rule the world because he considered them his friends and humans his enemies.
• Li Wei advised Lance to avoid fighting N and suggested that Ash and Lance could show him the bond between Trainers and Pokémon.

Li Wei explained N’s history and beliefs about humans and Pokémon to Cynthia, Lorelei, Ash, and the others, and they agreed to help change his mind. After the group left to continue preparing for the Junior Cup, Li Wei tried to call the Real Protagonist Trio and paid to restore their phone service.

• Li Wei told Cynthia and the others that N had fallen out with Ghetsis, who had manipulated him into believing humans enslaved and persecuted Pokémon.
• Li Wei explained that humans and Pokémon now generally shared a cooperative partnership, and that Ash and Pikachu could help persuade N.
• Lorelei suggested taking N to the Jubilife Pokémon Theme Park so he could see how Pokémon lived, and Cynthia supported the idea.
• Ash, Dawn, Brock, and Iris volunteered to help N, while Zeraora trusted that Li Wei and Ash could change his mistaken beliefs.
• Lorelei raised concerns about finding N and Team Plasma’s next move, and Li Wei planned to ask Lance to watch Opelucid City.
• Cynthia and the others left to prepare for the Junior Cup, and Li Wei restored the Real Protagonist Trio’s phone service so he could call them.

Li Wei asked Jessie, James, and Meowth to help find N, then Ash, Brock, Dawn, and Iris visited Onix Island to search for a Shiny Onix. Dawn caught the island’s Shiny Onix for Li Wei’s Theme Park and returned to the Villa eager to show him.

• Li Wei showed Jessie, James, and Meowth a photo of N and told them to answer honestly if they spoke with him again.
• Jeremy took Ash, Brock, Dawn, and Iris to Onix Island on Cynthia’s yacht, where they spent the morning swimming and exploring.
• The group found a large Shiny Onix, and Dawn challenged it with Li Wei’s Meloetta after explaining she wanted to take it somewhere better.
• Meloetta defeated the Shiny Onix with Close Combat and Low Kick, and Dawn caught it in a Poké Ball.
• Jeremy brought the group back to the Villa, where Dawn excitedly told Li Wei she had caught a Shiny Onix.

Dawn brought her enormous shiny Onix to Cynthia's villa, where Li Wei arranged for it to stay at his Rock-type facility while Dawn bonded with it. The next morning, a power outage led Ash, Dawn, Iris, and Brock to investigate a troublesome Dragonite at the forest substation, while Li Wei sent Pokémon to follow and protect them.

• Dawn showed everyone her 16.8-meter shiny Onix, and Li Wei offered to house it at his Rock-type facility while Dawn raised it.
• Li Wei said the Onix would need three or four Metal Coats if Dawn decided to evolve it.
• Officer Jenny told Li Wei and Cynthia that a famous Dragonite had attacked the substation and caused a power outage.
• Iris ran to investigate the Dragonite, and Ash, Dawn, and Brock followed her.
• Cynthia let the group handle the situation, while Li Wei sent Lucario and Zeraora to follow Ash and allowed Corviknight and Sirfetch'd to go protect Dawn and the others.

Iris and the others discovered that Dragonite had crashed into the substation after Hydreigon injured its wing while it protected a Pidove. Iris caught Dragonite after calming and treating it, then brought it back to the villa, where it immediately challenged powerful Pokémon and was knocked out by Zeraora.

• Iris, Ash, and Dawn entered the substation through a ventilation duct while Lucario and Zeraora waited outside.
• Meloetta’s song calmed Dragonite, and Iris learned that Hydreigon had injured it while it protected a Pidove.
• Dawn and Iris treated Dragonite, and Iris caught it after Dawn realized it wanted to be caught.
• Iris took Dragonite to the Pokémon Center and later introduced it to Cynthia, Lorelei, Li Wei, and the others at the villa.
• Dragonite challenged Garchomp, Zeraora, and Metagross, and Zeraora knocked it out with Plasma Fists.

Li Wei and the others attended the Junior Cup in Lacunosa Town, where Ash, Dawn, Iris, Korrina, and Trip advanced to the final sixteen. As the tournament began, Li Wei and the other guests discussed reports of N near Opelucid City and Steven's plans to visit the Giant Chasm.

• Cynthia told Li Wei that Shinji had declined her invitation because he was still searching for his own path and was not ready to battle Ash again.
• Trip challenged Alder, declaring that he would win the Junior Cup and prove Alder was past his prime.
• Li Wei and Steven's Metagross battled in an exhibition match, both Mega Evolving before the match was declared a draw after ten minutes.
• Li Wei asked Lance about N, and Lance reported sightings near Opelucid City while Steven offered to help and said he planned to visit the Giant Chasm after the Cup.
• Ash, Dawn, Iris, Korrina, and Trip won their opening matches and qualified for the final sixteen, with Trip's Snivy having evolved into Serperior.

After Korrina won the Junior Cup, Li Wei and his allies returned to Undella Town to watch for Team Plasma and search for N. Jessie, James, and Meowth found N surrounded by Team Plasma members near Opelucid City and called Li Wei for help.

• Korrina defeated Trip and Ash to win the Junior Cup, then declined her right to challenge Alder at Li Wei's request.
• Li Wei, Lance, and the others returned to Undella Town while Steven and Lance went into hiding to monitor Team Plasma.
• Dawn stayed in Unova to help find N, while Ash insisted he would use his current team at the Vertress Conference.
• Li Wei discovered that his system now listed Evolution Stones for twenty-seven Pokémon, including Greninja and Zeraora.
• Jessie, James, and Meowth tracked N to the outskirts of Opelucid City, where Team Plasma members had cornered him.
• Jessie ordered the group to intervene, and Meowth called Li Wei to report the danger.

N was cornered by Team Plasma at the Observatory, where Angie used Colress's machine to turn Pokémon against him. Jessie, James, and Meowth tried to protect N until Li Wei's Dragonite and Metagross arrived to help.

• N explained that he communicated with Pokémon rather than controlling them, but Angie activated the Colress Machine and made the Pokémon attack him.
• Jessie, James, and Meowth arrived and declared they would protect N from Team Plasma.
• Angie sent a larger group of scarlet-eyed Pokémon against the Team Rocket Trio, but Meowth, Yamask, Woobat, and Frillish were unaffected by the machine.
• N urged Jessie, James, and Meowth to leave, but they refused, and Li Wei's Dragonite and Metagross attacked with Hyper Beam and Flash Cannon.