Recaps

Li Wei and the others met Steven, Alain, and Mairin at Devon Corporation, where Steven revealed that Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre might awaken and head for the Rainbow Meteorite near Rustboro City. They planned evacuations and sought to prevent the two Pokémon from meeting, while Li Wei asked when they would awaken.

• Li Wei, Cynthia, Lorelei, and Dawn arrived in Rustboro City without Brock and met Steven, Alain, and Mairin at Devon Corporation.
• Li Wei asked about Lysandre and Team Flare, and Cynthia said Lysandre was dead and Team Flare had fallen apart.
• Steven reported that energy readings suggested the Rainbow Meteorite would appear off Rustboro City and that Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre might awaken to pursue it.
• Steven projected that Kyogre would pass through several coastal cities while Groudon headed south, and Cynthia and Li Wei warned that their clash could devastate cities and Pokémon habitats.
• Steven proposed notifying the Pokémon League and evacuating threatened areas, and Li Wei said they had to stop Groudon and Kyogre from meeting.
• Li Wei asked Steven how much time remained before Groudon and Kyogre awakened.

Li Wei, Steven, Cynthia, Lorelei, and Lance prepared to stop Groudon and Kyogre from meeting near Rustboro City, while the Hoenn League organized evacuations. The group began planning their interception, with Ash still on his way to Hoenn.

• Steven told Li Wei that Groudon and Kyogre were expected to awaken within 48 hours, and Cynthia said the Red Orb and Blue Orb were missing.
• Li Wei informed the Chat Group that the Legendary Pokémon might meet off Rustboro City; Red, Blue, and Lance responded, and Lance arrived at Devon Corporation headquarters.
• Steven asked Mu Jin Stone to evacuate Devon Corporation employees and Rustboro City residents, while the Hoenn League arranged evacuations to Mauville City and issued public warnings.
• Blue confirmed that Lysandre had died, and Li Wei decided the group could focus on intercepting Groudon and Kyogre.
• After Steven returned, Li Wei and the others began a strategy meeting and decided Ash could follow their plan when he arrived.

Li Wei, Steven, and the other Champions learned that Primal Kyogre and Primal Groudon would awaken and converge on the Rainbow Meteorite near Rustboro City. With evacuations underway, they prepared to stop the Legendary Pokémon from meeting.

• League President Kyle showed the group Devon Corporation’s predictions that Primal Kyogre and Primal Groudon would head toward the Rainbow Meteorite above the waters off Rustboro City.
• Steven explained that the Rainbow Meteorite had vanished after Rayquaza appeared, though its energy fluctuations remained detectable and it might be a conscious life-form.
• Kyle warned that the Legendary Pokémon could meet in about forty hours and pleaded with Li Wei, Steven, Cynthia, Lance, and Lorelei to stop them.
• Kyle reported that evacuation orders had been issued, while alarms and ship horns sounded outside the conference room.
• Mu Jin Stone arrived and said he would evacuate with Rustboro City’s residents, then asked Li Wei to talk after the crisis; Li Wei and Lance assured him they would return safely.

Li Wei, Lance, Steven, and the others planned where to intercept Groudon and Kyogre while minimizing harm to populated areas. The teams split up and headed toward their assigned routes as Ash arrived in Hoenn and Rustboro began evacuating.

• Steven used the Devon Corporation supercomputer, supported by Li Wei's and his Mega Metagross, to identify interception points on Route 128 for Kyogre and Route 111 for Groudon.
• Cynthia proposed wearing down the Pokémon's Primal Reversion forms, while Lorelei planned to block Kyogre with an ice wall rather than freeze a huge stretch of sea.
• Lance assigned himself, Steven, and Lorelei to intercept Kyogre, and Li Wei and Cynthia to intercept Groudon; he brought Ancient Dragonite, and Li Wei offered Giratina's help if needed.
• Alain joined Steven's team despite Mairin's objections, while Li Wei agreed to take Dawn with him after she insisted on going.
• Li Wei, Cynthia, and Dawn headed for Route 111, and Lance told Ash to meet his team on Route 128 after Ash announced he had reached Hoenn.
• The group set out as Rustboro City carried out an orderly evacuation.

Li Wei, Cynthia, and their Pokémon prepared to intercept Groudon at Route 111 as its awakening stirred extreme heat and volcanic activity. With Lavaridge Town evacuated and Groudon beginning to emerge, they stood ready to face it.

• Li Wei shared Steven’s footage of Kyogre’s influence over Route 128, and Cynthia warned that the helicopters should keep their distance.
• Li Wei, Cynthia, and Dawn cooled the desert with Ice-type Pokémon and three Milotic using Rain Dance while the heat intensified.
• Shaymin, Victini, Meloetta, and other Pokémon gathered on their companions to avoid the scorching ground, while Diancie remained unfazed by the heat.
• Latios warned the reporters and pilots not to approach as Lavaridge Town’s residents evacuated under Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy’s direction.
• Li Wei and Cynthia waited with their Pokémon at Route 111, and a volcanic eruption sent smoke billowing into the distance as Cynthia said Groudon had arrived.

Primal Groudon awakened and advanced across Route 111, overpowering Li Wei and Cynthia’s Pokémon as they tried to stop it. Li Wei summoned Regigigas, which confronted Groudon, and the two Legendary Pokémon began battling over Groudon’s path to the Rainbow Meteorite.

• Primal Groudon emerged and marched toward its destination as Falkner and the League Investigators tried to clear the area.
• Li Wei and Cynthia’s Pokémon combined their attacks, briefly stopping Groudon before it unleashed Precipice Blade across the desert.
• Li Wei called upon Regigigas, which appeared and crushed the rising Precipice Blade with Crush Grip.
• Regigigas refused to let Groudon pass, and the two Legendary Pokémon clashed with Crush Grip and Flamethrower.

Li Wei used Victini’s power to free Regigigas from Slow Start, allowing it to badly injure Primal Groudon. Cynthia and the others kept attacking while Regigigas recovered, leaving Groudon overwhelmed by their coordinated assault.

• Li Wei and Cynthia fought Primal Groudon on Route 111 as reporters broadcast the battle and Steven and the others watched.
• Li Wei had Victini transfer its power to Regigigas, breaking the restraints of Slow Start and boosting its strength.
• Li Wei ordered Regigigas to use Giga Impact, which smashed through Groudon’s defenses and knocked it down.
• Cynthia commanded Garchomp, Darkrai, Dragapult, Zeraora, Mega Latios, Mega Latias, and Shaymin to attack Groudon while Regigigas recovered.
• Regigigas resumed attacking alongside Cynthia’s Pokémon, leaving Groudon surrounded and furious at their teamwork.

As Primal Groudon was pushed back, Primal Kyogre awakened and headed toward Rustboro City, where Steven, Lance, Lorelei, and Alain moved to intercept it. Kyogre overwhelmed Alain’s Mega Charizard X with one Surf, but Lorelei and the others froze the sea around it.

• Regigigas, Li Wei, Cynthia, and Victini gained a temporary advantage over Primal Groudon, giving Hoenn hope.
• Steven’s detector confirmed that Primal Kyogre had awakened and was moving toward Rustboro City, prompting the League to predict its route.
• Lance, Steven, Lorelei, and Alain gathered at Route 128 behind an enormous ice wall as Kyogre approached through storms and towering waves.
• Alain ordered Mega Charizard X to attack, but Kyogre’s Surf defeated it in one hit and cracked the ice wall.
• Lorelei ordered Jynx, Lapras, Alolan Ninetales, and Articuno to use Blizzard together, freezing the sea around Kyogre.

Ash joined Lance, Steven, and Lorelei on Route 128 as they fought to halt Primal Kyogre, and Lance revealed Ancient Dragonite to match the legendary Pokémon’s strength. Their coordinated assault restricted Kyogre’s movement and kept its advance at bay, but Kyogre began gathering energy for Origin Pulse.

• Ash arrived on Charizard with Pikachu and Meloetta and joined the battle against Kyogre.
• Lance sent out Ancient Dragonite, whose Dragon Rush struck Kyogre and forced it backward.
• Lance, Steven, Ash, and Lorelei coordinated attacks while Lorelei’s Pokémon repeatedly froze the sea around Kyogre.
• Ancient Dragonite and Mega Metagross targeted Kyogre as Pikachu and the other Pokémon continued wearing it down.
• Steven recognized that Kyogre was preparing Origin Pulse and called for the others to stop it.

Ash, Lance, Steven, and Lorelei weakened Primal Kyogre on Route 128 while Li Wei and his allies kept Primal Groudon occupied on Route 111. When the Rainbow Meteorite reappeared near Rustboro City, Li Wei tried to summon Rayquaza and Black Rayquaza, and the sky darkened.

• Lance's Mega Dragonite interrupted Primal Kyogre's Origin Pulse, and Ash's Pikachu struck its back with a powerful Thunderbolt.
• Lance, Steven, Ash, and Lorelei coordinated their attacks until Kyogre slowed and remained trapped on Route 128.
• The Rainbow Meteorite appeared as a beacon over the sea near Rustboro City, where Groudon and Kyogre had both been trying to go.
• Regigigas, boosted by Victini, battered Primal Groudon while Li Wei's other Pokémon joined in whenever Groudon fell.
• Li Wei moved behind Metagross and called for Black Rayquaza and Rayquaza to answer, mentioning the Rainbow Meteorite as the sky darkened.

Rayquaza answered Li Wei’s call and defeated Primal Kyogre, which returned to the Seafloor Cavern, while Steven was recognized as guardian of the Rainbow Meteorite. Above Route 111, Black Rayquaza and Regigigas subdued Primal Groudon before Black Rayquaza left for Sinnoh.

• Mega Rayquaza used Dragon Ascent to defeat Primal Kyogre, which reverted to normal and sank back to the Seafloor Cavern.
• Rayquaza acknowledged Steven as the Rainbow Meteorite’s guardian, and the Hoenn League announced that the operation to stop Kyogre had succeeded.
• Black Rayquaza arrived above Route 111 and struck Primal Groudon with Dragon Ascent while Regigigas held it in place.
• Groudon reverted to normal after its defeat, and Regigigas returned to its Slow Start state after exhausting Victini’s energy.
• Li Wei thanked Black Rayquaza, which then flew away toward Sinnoh.

Li Wei and the others stopped Groudon and Kyogre from meeting, then sent Groudon back to Mt. Chimney after feeding and treating it. The group gathered off the coast of Rustboro City to secure the Rainbow Meteorite, while the threat of a gigantic meteorite remained thirteen days away.

• Li Wei fed Groudon Pokéblocks and Poffins, treated its injuries with Regigigas's help, and flew it back toward Mt. Chimney using several Pokémon's Confusion.
• Red decided to return to Mt. Silver and asked to be fetched before the meteor shower and predicted meteorite impact in thirteen days.
• The Hoenn League researchers celebrated the end of the immediate crisis, while the president reminded them that the gigantic meteorite threat remained.
• Steven prepared a reinforced underground chamber beneath the Devon Corporation to keep the Rainbow Meteorite dormant and prevent it from waking Groudon and Kyogre.
• Li Wei and the others met Ash and the Devon Corporation staff off the coast of Rustboro City, where Steven began the operation to secure the Rainbow Meteorite.

After helping subdue Primal Groudon and Kyogre, Li Wei and the others stored the Rainbow Meteorite beneath Devon Corporation while considering safer places to keep it. As Rustboro City recovered and the Hoenn League praised their cooperation, they headed to Devon Corporation to discuss the enormous meteorite’s threat.

• Steven and the others stored the Rainbow Meteorite in Devon Corporation’s underground shelter, agreeing to consider safer options later.
• After the battle, Steven arranged for Li Wei and the others to rest at his family’s seaside resort hotel, while Hoenn’s rescue teams addressed the damage from Groudon and Kyogre’s awakenings.
• The Hoenn League reported that Groudon and Kyogre had fallen asleep and publicly praised the Champions and others who stopped them.
• Li Wei and Cynthia saw Rustboro City reopening as they traveled toward Devon Corporation, while honorary mayor Mu Jin’s broadcast thanked them for their efforts.
• Li Wei and the others headed to Devon Corporation to discuss the enormous meteorite from outer space that threatened the world.

After Groudon and Kyogre’s disaster, Steven coordinated Hoenn’s recovery while Li Wei and the others watched rescue work and prepared for the Super-Gigantic Meteorite approaching in just over ten days. Blue resolved to train to protect Kanto, and Professor Oak revealed that researchers were also working together to stop the meteorite.

• Mu Jin thanked Li Wei, Lance, Cynthia, and the others before leaving to oversee Rustboro City’s recovery.
• Steven coordinated relief efforts as Dragonite, Nurse Joy, and rescue teams helped stranded people and Pokémon.
• Kyle lowered Hoenn’s crisis response level and arranged for the rescuers to receive Platinum Guardian Medals.
• Blue left Professor Oak’s Laboratory to train, determined to grow stronger and protect Kanto.
• Professor Oak revealed that Professor Birch had gathered researchers and resources to help solve the Super-Gigantic Meteorite crisis.

Li Wei chaired a meeting at Devon Corporation to plan how the Pokémon League and its allies could safely stop the colossal meteorite approaching Hoenn. With 311 hours remaining, he agreed to ask Rayquaza and Black Rayquaza to wait in space as a safeguard while everyone proposed ways to destroy the meteorite without relying on Legendary Pokémon.

• Steven finished his call, and the group discussed why breaking the meteorite in space would be safer than shattering it near the ground.
• Lance explained that trying their own methods could provide valuable experience even if they failed, and Ash understood the purpose of the meeting.
• Hoenn's Gym Leaders, Ash and his friends, Giovanni, and other guests gathered at Devon Corporation to share ideas; Cynthia clarified that Team Galactic had not actually researched cosmic energy.
• Li Wei began chairing the meeting as a simulation showed the meteorite and a countdown of 311 hours and 27 minutes.
• Li Wei said he would contact Rayquaza and Black Rayquaza to wait in space as a safeguard, then invited the attendees to present their ideas.

Li Wei and the others agreed on a thirteen-day plan to test the Sky Dome Shield against the colossal meteorite, with two Rayquaza held in reserve as a safeguard. After the meeting, Giovanni explained that he was helping Team Rocket and asked Li Wei how to get closer to Silver, then suggested buying him a TV station.

• Li Wei announced that he would ask both Rayquaza to support the meteorite plan as a final fallback.
• Steven and Giovanni presented the Sky Dome Shield platform as the means to combine Pokémon energy into a blast aimed at destroying the meteorite.
• After a day of discussion, Li Wei, Steven, and the others assigned platform testing, simulation drills, Rayquaza talks, and interception duties for the next thirteen days.
• The meeting ended with the group launching the Sky Dome Shield validation operation and vowing to test their own capabilities without relying on Rayquaza.
• Li Wei thanked Giovanni, who said he was helping Team Rocket and asked how to get closer to Silver.
• Li Wei said Silver liked cartoons, and Giovanni asked whether he should buy him a TV station.

Li Wei advised Giovanni on how to connect with Silver, then considered how Zinnia and Rayquaza might complicate the plan to deal with the Super-Gigantic Meteorite. Sheena and Robin were on their way to Rustboro City, where Li Wei and his Pokémon prepared for the meteorite’s arrival.

• Li Wei urged Giovanni to show Silver genuine concern and suggested he learn about Silver’s interests and tell him about his parents’ love story.
• Silver overheard Li Wei advising Giovanni and told Li Wei to stop teaching him weird things; Silver said he understood Giovanni’s love despite his strange methods.
• Li Wei realized Zinnia might oppose Devon Corporation’s plan to send the Rainbow Meteorite to another dimension and decided to warn Steven.
• Cynthia told Li Wei that Sheena and Robin were coming to Rustboro City after detecting outer-space fluctuations with the Time-Space Instrument.
• Li Wei planned to call on Zekrom and Reshiram as extra safeguards, while Lucario, Zeraora, and his other Pokémon trained for the operation in thirteen days.

Zinnia climbed the Sky Pillar to seek Rayquaza’s recognition and fulfill the Draconids’ mission to stop the Super-Gigantic Meteorite. Rayquaza rejected her and unleashed a violent gale, prompting Steven to head to the Sky Pillar.

• Zinnia reached the Sky Pillar’s summit after climbing for a day, while Steven’s Investigators reported that she had knocked two patrol officers unconscious.
• Steven ordered the Investigators to leave Zinnia alone, hoping she would not be hurt as she sought Rayquaza’s recognition.
• Zinnia climbed the stairway into the ozone layer, where Rayquaza confronted her with fierce winds.
• Rayquaza’s gale swept across the Sky Pillar as Zinnia struggled to stand, and the Investigators alerted Steven to the disturbance.
• Steven picked up his suit jacket and headed out to deal with the situation.

After Rayquaza spared Zinnia and Steven returned the Dragon Ascent scroll to her, the preparations to stop the Super-Gigantic Meteorite continued. With one day left before its arrival, Li Wei and Steven prepared to ride Rayquaza and Black Rayquaza into space as the final safeguards.

• Steven found that Rayquaza had spared the unconscious Zinnia, then returned the Dragon Ascent scroll to her.
• Team Rocket, Devon Corporation, and the Hoenn League prepared their plan to destroy the Super-Gigantic Meteorite, with Lance coordinating the ground operation and the Sky Dome Shield ready as a weapon.
• Li Wei received a spacesuit built by Team Rocket and Devon Corporation with help from the Team Rocket Trio, while Victini and the others examined it.
• Cynthia apologized that she could not accompany Li Wei into space, and Li Wei reassured her before the two shared a lighthearted moment.
• With one day remaining before the Super-Gigantic Meteorite arrived, Li Wei and Steven prepared to depart.

Li Wei, Steven, Rayquaza, and Black Rayquaza reached space to wait for the Super-Gigantic Meteorite while the rescue operation prepared its defenses on the ground. With two hours remaining, Lance led the trainers and Pokémon in charging the Energy Convergence Core, which had reached 80% energy.

• Li Wei and Steven departed Rustboro with Rayquaza and Black Rayquaza after bidding farewell to Cynthia and the others.
• Rayquaza and Black Rayquaza carried Li Wei and Steven into space and reached the meteorite's interception point safely.
• The Sky Dome Shield Platform completed its Particle Impact Array calibration, and the Super Rocket finished its ignition preparations.
• Lance announced that Li Wei and Steven had arrived safely, and Cynthia called on the group to begin their part of the plan.
• Lance, Cynthia, Steven's and Li Wei's Metagross, Ash, and the Hoenn Gym Leaders sent their Pokémon's energy into the Energy Convergence Core, bringing its charge to 80%.

Lance and the Trainers coordinated their Pokémon’s energy to launch the Super Rocket and destroy the Super-Gigantic Meteorite. Li Wei and Steven confirmed the interception succeeded, and people across the world watched the fragments create a spectacular meteor shower.

• Trainers and Pokémon from across the world channeled their energy into the Rocket Warhead until it reached full charge.
• Lance ordered the Sky Dome Shield launched, sending the rocket toward the Super-Gigantic Meteorite as Legendary Pokémon watched from across the world.
• Li Wei and Steven watched from Rayquaza’s back as the rocket struck the meteorite and shattered it into countless fragments.
• The fragments crossed paths with a natural meteor shower and fell toward the atmosphere under the Pokémon world’s gravity.
• Li Wei reported the success to the ground, and Yellow, Red, Dawn, and others watched the brilliant meteor shower and made wishes.

Li Wei, Steven, and their allies resolved the Super-Gigantic Meteorite crisis, and Li Wei received new Legendary Pokémon connections and mission rewards. The group accepted a celebration invitation, while Steven considered returning the Rainbow Meteorite to the Draconid Ruins and inviting the Draconids back to their ancestral home.

• Li Wei and Steven returned safely to the launch center with Rayquaza and Black Rayquaza after the meteorite crisis was resolved, and Li Wei thanked them and promised Rayquaza Pokéblocks.
• Li Wei received Groudon and Rayquaza as contracted Legendary Pokémon and earned fragments of the Green, Blue, and Red Orbs and an Arceus Sky Plate.
• Rayquaza returned to the Sky Pillar with Pokéblocks, while Kyle thanked Li Wei and the others and invited them to a celebration banquet; Li Wei credited Giovanni and Mr. Mu Jin.
• Steven kept the Rainbow Meteorite in his care, and Li Wei suggested returning it to the Draconid Ruins and rebuilding the site for the Draconids.
• Steven agreed to discuss the Draconids' return with Grandma and Zinnia, while Li Wei declined a reward from the Hoenn League.

After returning to the Jubilife Pokémon Theme Park, Li Wei found the park running smoothly and began preparing for a November celebration. Lorelei opened an Alcremie-themed Colorful Café by Swan Lake, while Cynthia left for Celestic Town to investigate a discovery with Professor Carolina, Roland, and the Eterna City team.

• Li Wei returned to the Theme Park with Cynthia and their Pokémon, and he discussed finding a Greninja Mega Stone through Professor Sycamore.
• Cynthia flew to Celestic Town after telling Li Wei that Professor Carolina, Roland, and the Eterna City team had made a major discovery.
• Li Wei inspected the rapidly progressing Large Hot Spring Wellness Center and found that the Theme Park staff could manage most operations without him.
• Li Wei planned a grand celebration for mid-November after the Master League and prepared to use it as the Theme Park's anniversary event.
• Lorelei admired her completed Colorful Café beside Swan Lake and decided to ask Wen Hui to help hire a shop assistant and Pokémon employees.

Half a month after the meteorite crisis, Li Wei checked on the Theme Park’s construction and discussed the upcoming Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen launch with Steven. The Solar Tower and Wind Power Plant were nearly complete, while the Battle Tower was under construction and expected to open early next year.

• Li Wei had given the Red Orb fragments to Arcanine, the Blue Orb to Milotic, and the Green Orb fragments to Dragonite, and placed the Sky Plate in the courtyard.
• Li Wei visited the construction site with Victini and thanked Machamp for its hard work as the Solar Tower and Wind Power Plant neared completion.
• Old Lady Jade chose Misty Mountain for the Wind Power Plant and planned firebreaks and other precautions; Li Wei arranged to demolish Meria’s disused villa after receiving Dragapult’s mother’s consent.
• Li Wei’s Battle Tower, designed for him to serve as its sole Master Ball-rank Trainer, was being built with twenty-eight floors and was expected to open early next year.
• Steven told Li Wei that Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen were also expected to launch early next year, and Li Wei agreed that they could begin planning publicity.

Ash's Frogadier evolved into Greninja during the conflict in the Ninja Village, and Li Wei identified its unusual transformation as the first stage of the Bond Phenomenon. Later, Li Wei's Larvitar hatched, and he began preparing to raise it for competition.

• Ash's Frogadier evolved into Greninja while Ash and his friends helped resolve the Ninja Village's internal strife, and Greninja was surrounded by a waterspout as Ash briefly shared its vision.
• Ash asked the Chat Group about Greninja's unusual form, and Li Wei recognized it as the first stage of the Bond Phenomenon and advised Ash to consult Professor Sycamore.
• On September 3, Li Wei welcomed the Larvitar egg he had asked Akin to choose, and the newly hatched Larvitar recognized Li Wei and the Pokémon who had cared for it.
• Li Wei read Larvitar's information, learned it had inherited Dragon Dance and suited physical attacks, and brought it a pile of mineral ores to begin its training.