Recaps

Li Wei told Steven about Kingambit, Bisharp’s evolved form, and Steven decided to travel to Paldea to catch one. They also discussed growing cooperation between Paldea and the eight regional Leagues, which could make travel easier.

• Li Wei and Steven finished discussing their game collaboration and chatted about Pokémon Steven had encountered in Galar.
• Steven described a Pokémon resembling Bisharp that gathered with several Bisharp in Paldea.
• Li Wei explained that the Pokémon was likely Kingambit and that a Bisharp had to lead its group to evolve.
• Steven decided to visit Paldea and resolve the threat facing the Bisharp before trying to catch Kingambit.
• Steven said Paldea might announce a partnership with the eight major Leagues in November, and Li Wei welcomed the prospect of easier travel.

Li Wei discovered that dark clouds covered Alola and the adults across the region were growing listless as their strength drained away, while children and Pokémon remained unaffected. After surveying Melemele Island and confirming the pattern, he suspected Necrozma and told the chat group what was happening.

• Li Wei returned to Alola and noticed dark clouds and a slight loss of strength, while Lucario and Zeraora also sensed something wrong.
• Ash and the other students described adults across Alola acting exhausted, and they found Professor Kukui, Principal Oak, and the Pokémon School teachers similarly drained.
• Li Wei surveyed Melemele Island with Latios, Metagross, Dragapult, Corviknight, and Latias, confirming that adults were affected but children and Pokémon were not.
• Li Wei checked that Shaymin, Diancie, Hoopa, Meloetta, and Victini were unharmed, then wondered whether Necrozma was responsible.
• Ash messaged the group about Alola's listless adults, and Li Wei explained that his own strength was draining too, though he could still hold out.

Li Wei and the Aether Foundation discovered that an Ultra Wormhole was draining Alola’s ultra aura and weakening its adults, leading Li Wei to suspect Necrozma had awakened. As Ash and his friends learned about the Manalo Festival, Komala rang its bell to signal an Ultra Beast appearance.

• Li Wei declined Steven, Lance, and Cynthia’s offers to come to Alola, then noticed that the region’s people and atmosphere were losing their vitality.
• Li Wei called Lusamine, and Professor Burnet explained that Alola’s ultra aura was being drained through a stable Ultra Wormhole in the sky.
• Li Wei suspected Necrozma had awakened and told Lusamine to notify the Ultra Guardians while he and Ash’s group handled the situation.
• Kiawe and Mallow explained the Manalo Festival to Ash and his friends, including its tradition of being held during a total solar eclipse every twenty-one years.
• Komala rang its bell to announce an Ultra Beast appearance, and Ash pressed the response button.

As Necrozma pursued Lunala through an expanding Ultra Wormhole, Li Wei and the Ultra Guardians learned from an ancient mural that the Manalo Festival’s prayers could restore the Blinding One’s light. The chapter ended with Lunala fleeing Necrozma, which had swallowed Solgaleo.

• At the Altar of the Sunne, Professor Burnet explained that Ultra Aura was being drained into an Ultra Wormhole and that most adults and Pokémon were losing strength.
• Ash and the others used their Z-Moves to power Faba’s Cloud-Shattering Machine, clearing the clouds so the team could search for the Ultra Wormhole.
• Lusamine showed the group ruins Li Wei had discovered, where a mural depicted the Blinding One, Solgaleo, and Lunala.
• Li Wei translated the mural, revealing that the people and Pokémon of Alola had to share their power with the Blinding One through prayer at the Manalo Festival.
• Professor Burnet spotted the Ultra Wormhole expanding, and Lunala flew out with Necrozma in pursuit after it had swallowed Solgaleo.

Necrozma (Dusk Mane), having devoured Solgaleo, pursued an injured Lunala through an Ultra Wormhole, but Li Wei and the others drove it off with a combined attack. Necrozma escaped through another wormhole, and Li Wei decided they would pursue it.

• Lunala emerged from the expanding Ultra Wormhole with Necrozma (Dusk Mane) close behind, and Li Wei identified it as the Blinding One that had devoured Solgaleo.
• Li Wei ordered his Pokémon to cover Lunala, and Ash, Mallow, Lillie, Hoopa, and the others joined the attack on Necrozma.
• The combined assault forced Necrozma to recoil while Li Wei's group formed a defensive line and sheltered Lunala.
• Necrozma opened another Ultra Wormhole and escaped despite Darkrai, Latios, and Latias trying to block its way.
• Li Wei said they would pursue Necrozma through an Ultra Wormhole.

After Necrozma escaped with Solgaleo, Li Wei and the others treated Lunala and prepared to enter Ultra Space to rescue Solgaleo. Lunala recovered and agreed to go with them, while the Alola Region gathered for the Manalo Festival and total solar eclipse.

• Necrozma fled through an Ultra Wormhole after taking Solgaleo, and the weakened Lunala collapsed at the altar.
• Li Wei arranged for Team Rainbow Rocket to transport Lunala to the Pokémon School, where he and others treated its wounds and restored its stamina.
• The Island Kahunas and Hapu prepared to pray during the Manalo Festival and total solar eclipse, while wondering what had happened in Ultra Space.
• After recovering, Lunala tried to leave for Ultra Space, but Li Wei used the power of overcoming to calm it and explain their plan.
• Ash, Lillie, Kiawe, and Lana agreed to join Lunala in rescuing Solgaleo, and Lusamine entrusted their safety to Li Wei.

Li Wei and Ash entered Ultra Space with their companions and met Poipole and an elderly Naganadel, who explained that Necrozma had sacrificed its light to save the world from a meteorite. Naganadel asked them to leave Necrozma alone, and the chapter ended with Ash asking whether there was another way to restore its light.

• Lunala opened a passage into Ultra Space, and Li Wei, Ash, and their companions followed it into a dim, desolate world.
• Thousands of Poipole attacked the group until Ash's Poipole explained that they were friends; an elderly Naganadel then emerged and collapsed from exhaustion.
• Li Wei gave Naganadel Pokéblocks and learned that it wanted them to leave Necrozma alone because Ultra Space needed its power.
• Naganadel showed the group that Ultra Space had once flourished under Necrozma's light, until Necrozma struck a meteorite and lost its light, becoming UB Black.
• Naganadel explained that Necrozma had awakened when Solgaleo and Lunala reappeared, and Ash asked whether there was another way to restore its light.

Li Wei rejected Naganadel’s demand to let Necrozma devour Solgaleo and Lunala, promising to restore Necrozma’s light through Alola’s Manalo Festival. As the eclipse approached, the group attacked Necrozma to separate it from Solgaleo before the ritual began.

• Naganadel explained that Necrozma needed to absorb Solgaleo and Lunala’s light, but Ash refused to sacrifice their friend.
• Li Wei told Naganadel about Alola’s ancient ritual, in which people and Pokémon would share their hopes and feelings with Necrozma during the total solar eclipse.
• Hala, Nanu, Olivia, Hapu, and the Island Guardians prepared Alola’s people and Pokémon to perform the Manalo prayer.
• Lunala and the others drew Necrozma to Li Wei’s group, and Li Wei ordered them to hold it off until the eclipse began.
• The Ultra Guardians and Li Wei’s Pokémon encircled Necrozma and struck it with coordinated attacks, interrupting its Prismatic Laser and leaving Naganadel and the Poipole stunned.

Ash and Li Wei joined Alola’s people and Pokémon in sending their wishes and Z-Power to Necrozma during the total solar eclipse. Guided by Solgaleo and Lunala, they restored Necrozma’s light, and it became Ultra Necrozma, illuminating Ultra Space and Alola.

• Zeraora freed Solgaleo while Ash and the others kept Necrozma occupied with attacks.
• As the total solar eclipse began, the four Island Guardians sent Z-Power through the Ultra Wormhole and Alola’s residents joined them in the Manalo gesture.
• Ash, Li Wei, their friends, and their Pokémon shared their wishes with Necrozma, and Naganadel led the Poipole in adding their light.
• Solgaleo and Lunala guided Ash and Li Wei as they used Searing Sunraze Smash and Menacing Moonraze Maelstrom.
• Necrozma shed its dark shell and transformed into Ultra Necrozma, restoring light to Ultra Space and shining over Alola.

Li Wei and Ash returned safely from Ultra Space after Poipole chose to stay with an aging Naganadel, and Li Wei shared news of their success with his friends. Three days later, Li Wei and Ash visited Aether Paradise to provide data for Lusamine’s research, but Faba interrupted their meeting with an urgent warning.

• Ash said goodbye to Solgaleo, while Poipole stayed in Ultra Space with Naganadel and Li Wei received a Lunala Z-Crystal and the recognition of Lunala, Solgaleo, and Necrozma.
• Li Wei returned to Alola with Ash and the others, and Ultra Necrozma appeared above the islands as Lusamine welcomed them back.
• Li Wei told Cynthia and the Chat Group that Ultra Space and Solgaleo were safe, then headed home with Ash and the others to rest.
• Three days after the Manalo Festival, Lusamine invited Li Wei and Ash to Aether Paradise, where Li Wei met Acerola and Wicke before joining Lusamine’s meeting.
• Li Wei’s and Ash’s Pokédex Rotom transferred their Ultra Space photos and data on Solgaleo, Lunala, and Necrozma to Lusamine’s computer.
• Faba rushed into Lusamine’s office and announced that something terrible had happened.

After Hoopa sent Stufful through a ring to find its mother, Li Wei and the others followed it to Melemele Island, where Stufful reunited with Bewear. They returned to Aether Paradise, kept Hoopa’s abilities confidential, and began their work with Lusamine.

• Faba discovered that Stufful was missing from Area C, so Li Wei organized a search with Wicke, Lusamine, Professor Burnet, Ash, Lillie, and their Pokémon.
• Surveillance footage showed Hoopa had sent Stufful away, and Hoopa explained that it had taken Stufful back to its mother.
• Hoopa opened a ring to the forest on Melemele Island, where Stufful reunited with Bewear; Bewear thanked Wicke and Li Wei with high-quality Honey.
• The group returned to Lusamine’s office, where Li Wei asked everyone to keep Hoopa’s abilities secret and began working with Lusamine.

Li Wei helped the Aether Foundation record how Necrozma regained its light and agreed to assist its new ancient-text research group. He then showed Cynthia the Altar of the Sunne murals, before bringing Ash and the others to Poni Island for an outdoor class.

• Lusamine, Wicke, Lillie, Faba, and Li Wei documented the mural’s account of how humans and Pokémon had to unite with Solgaleo and Lunala to restore Necrozma’s light.
• Lusamine announced that the Aether Foundation would establish a research group to compile ancient records, and Li Wei agreed to help.
• Li Wei told Cynthia about Necrozma’s restoration and promised to take her to the Altar of the Sunne.
• Li Wei guided Cynthia through the Altar of the Sunne murals, and she recorded their details in her archaeology notebook.
• Li Wei and Professor Kukui brought Ash and the others to Poni Island for an outdoor class, where Nurse Joy welcomed them and Lana’s new Eevee, Nagisa, joined the group.

Ash and the others arrived on Poni Island for an outdoor class and chose independent research topics, while Li Wei set off to find Totem Kommo-o and its Z-Crystal. With Poni Island lacking an Island Kahuna, Ash considered seeking Tapu Fini for his grand trial, and the group began exploring the island.

• Nurse Joy and Professor Kukui welcomed the group to Poni Island, where Sophocles chose to help Charjabug evolve, Kiawe planned to train, Mallow wanted to find Poni White Radishes, and Lana planned to visit Ia.
• Lillie chose to observe Poni Island's Pokémon, while Ash learned that the island had no Island Kahuna and could not host his grand trial as planned.
• Ash proposed going straight to Tapu Fini for a grand trial, and Li Wei suggested looking for the guardian at the Ruins of Hope.
• Li Wei flew toward Poni Canyon to find Totem Kommo-o and its Z-Crystal, while Professor Kukui returned to Melemele Island for a researchers' conference.
• Ash and the others began their five-day stay at the Pokémon Center and saw Golurk pull an unusually long white vegetable from a garden on Poni Path.

Li Wei returned to Poni Canyon with Kommo-o to challenge Totem Kommo-o and win its Kommo-o Z-Crystal. Kommo-o held its own with sound-based attacks and clever tactics, but the battle was still underway.

• Li Wei brought Kommo-o back to Poni Canyon, where Totem Kommo-o emerged with its Jangmo-o offspring.
• Li Wei told Totem Kommo-o that Kommo-o would challenge it for its Z-Crystal, and Totem Kommo-o accepted.
• Totem Kommo-o attacked first, but Kommo-o blocked its strike with Protect and used Screech after being knocked into the air.
• Li Wei ordered Kommo-o to use Dragon Dance, while Totem Kommo-o countered with Noble Roar before the two fought at close range.
• Kommo-o used Boomburst to stop Totem Kommo-o, then startled it with Scary Face as the battle continued.

Li Wei’s Kommo-o defeated Totem Kommo-o in a battle accompanied by the Kommo-o’s battle song and dance, earning a Kommonium Z-Crystal and reaching champion tier. Li Wei stayed in Alola while Kommo-o caught up with its fellow Pokémon.

• Li Wei’s Kommo-o traded blows with Totem Kommo-o, using Drain Punch to recover stamina and gradually gaining the upper hand.
• Totem Kommo-o and Kommo-o answered each other’s Noble Roars as the surrounding Kommo-o performed their battle song and dance.
• Kommo-o defeated Totem Kommo-o with a Dragon Tail and a decisive uppercut, and Li Wei revived the fallen Totem Pokémon with a Revival Herb.
• Totem Kommo-o presented Li Wei with a Kommonium Z-Crystal, and Li Wei’s Kommo-o reached champion tier.
• Li Wei let Kommo-o catch up with Totem Kommo-o and the Jangmo-o before preparing to leave, promising to return while Totem Kommo-o silently hoped he would not.

Li Wei sent researchers footage of Kommo-o performing a synchronized battle ritual, which Professor Oak and the others recognized as a significant discovery. Meanwhile, Ash and his friends met Hapu on Poni Path, where they tried her Poni White Radishes and found them extremely spicy.

• Li Wei had Pokédex Rotom send battle footage and analysis of Kommo-o to Professor Oak, Professor Rowan, and Professor Kukui.
• Professor Oak proposed that Kommo-o's synchronized Metal Sound and movements were an ancient group ritual, while Professor Rowan suggested Clanging Scales might have originated from group resonance.
• Ash and his friends met Hapu as Golurk harvested Poni White Radishes, and Hapu told them her grandfather had been the previous Island Kahuna of Akala Island.
• Hapu gave Mallow two Poni White Radishes, and Pikachu chopped them into pieces with Iron Tail.
• Ash and his friends tasted the radishes and cried out that they were spicy, while Ash and Pikachu used Flamethrower.

Hapu accepted Mallow’s invitation to dinner after meeting Ash and the others on Poni Path. At the Pokémon Center, Li Wei, Mallow, and their friends prepared a meal with Poni White Radishes and fresh seafood, and Hapu arrived as promised.

• Hapu shared a Poni White Radish with Ash and the others, then agreed to join Mallow for dinner at the Pokémon Center.
• Hapu rode Golurk to the Dignity Gym, while Sophocles and Kiawe headed to Poni Canyon, Mallow and Lillie went shopping, and Lana went fishing.
• Li Wei took Meloetta, Hoopa, and Victini to the Seafolk Village market and bought seafood for dinner.
• Mallow and Lillie told Li Wei they had invited Hapu to dinner and bought ingredients to go with the Poni White Radishes.
• Li Wei and Mallow prepared steamed crab, ginger-and-scallion crab, Pokémon Curry, and Poni White Radish and pork rib stew at the Pokémon Center.
• Hapu arrived at the Pokémon Center, and Mallow brought out the Pokémon Curry with Lucario’s help.

Ash and Kiawe encountered Tapu Fini's mist during a battle, and Kiawe completed its trial, learning the mist could reunite people with the dead. The revelation stirred Mallow and Lillie, and Mallow told Lana she did not want to see her mother again.

• Ash and Kiawe battled at the Ruins of Hope until Tapu Fini appeared and trapped Ash, Pikachu, Turtonator, and Marowak in water.
• Tapu Fini sent Kiawe to Akala Island to obtain Tapu Lele's Shield Dust, and Kiawe completed the trial and received a Flyinium Z.
• Hapu explained that Tapu Fini's mist could connect the living with the dead, but warned that some people became lost in it after a painful reunion.
• Lillie revealed that Gladion had come to Poni Island hoping to see their late father, while Mallow left the cafeteria, upset by talk of dead relatives.
• Lana asked Mallow whether she wanted to see her mother, and Mallow answered that she did not.

Mallow told Lana about her guilt over the last hurtful words she said to her dying mother, and Tapu Fini sensed her longing to see her again. Li Wei helped Tapu Fini release its mist, which drew Ash, Mallow, and Lillie into encounters with people they had lost; Li Wei reassured the others that they were safe and being watched over.

• Mallow told Lana how her mother had caught Bounsweet for her before dying, and how Mallow had regretted their last conversation ever since.
• Li Wei went with Hoopa to the Ruins of Hope and asked Tapu Fini to help Mallow.
• Tapu Fini’s mist surrounded the forest and Poni Path, separating Ash, Mallow, and Lillie from the others.
• Lillie encountered Gladion in the mist, while Ash and Mallow searched the forest with their Pokémon.
• Hapu and the others realized the missing friends were trapped in Tapu Fini’s mist and had gone to meet people who had passed away.
• Li Wei appeared to reassure Hapu, Kiawe, Lana, and Sophocles that the missing friends were safe, with two Dragapult watching over them.

In Tapu Fini’s mist, Torracat reunited with Stoutland and Mallow reconciled with her deceased mother, while Hapu confronted Tapu Fini to bring her friends back. Hapu passed the grand trial and learned she could become Island Kahuna the next day, and Ash, Mallow, and Lillie returned safely.

• Torracat reunited with the Stoutland that had raised him, while Ash recognized it as the Stoutland he had helped bury.
• Mallow reunited with her mother, apologized for her childhood words, and exchanged heartfelt thanks with her as Gracidea Flowers bloomed.
• Hapu reached the Ruins of Hope and ordered Golurk to attack Tapu Fini when it would not bring Ash and the others back.
• Sofuo appeared and told Hapu she had passed Tapu Fini’s grand trial and could undergo the succession ceremony to become Island Kahuna the next day.
• Mallow’s mother told her she loved her, then vanished as the mist dispersed and Ash, Mallow, and Lillie returned to Hapu’s house.

After Tapu Fini's mist, Hapu concluded that Mohn was still alive, and Gladion hurried to tell Lusamine. Hapu announced her coronation as Island Kahuna and arranged Ash's trial for the following night; after attending the ceremony, Ash chose Pikachu to battle her Mudsdale.

• Ash told Kiawe and the others that Torracat had seen Stoutland, while Mallow shared that she had seen her mother in the mist.
• Hapu reasoned that Lillie and Gladion could not see Mohn because he was still alive, and Gladion left to tell Lusamine.
• Hapu announced that she had passed Tapu Fini's Grand Trial and invited everyone to her coronation at the Ruins of Hope.
• Li Wei arranged the schedule around the battlefield's tides, moving Ash's Island Challenge to nighttime after the coronation.
• After the coronation, Ash met Hapu at the battlefield and unexpectedly chose Pikachu to face Mudsdale.

Ash defeated Hapu in his final Island Challenge trial on Poni Island and chose a Steel Z-Crystal for Pikachu. The next day, Li Wei inspected Xixi Wetland, where Goomy were adapting to an environment designed to test whether they could evolve into Hisui Goodra.

• Ash used seawater to let Pikachu's Electroweb affect Hapu's Mudsdale, then defeated it with Gigavolt Havoc.
• Hapu offered Ash a Z-Crystal, and Pikachu chose the Steel-type crystal.
• Li Wei left Poni Island to return to the Pokémon Theme Park and reminded Ash and the others to stay at the Pokémon Center until Professor Kukui arrived.
• Li Wei and Pokédex Rotom inspected Xixi Wetland, where the mineral-rich water and Steel-type energy were intended to support Goomy's possible evolution into Hisui Goodra.
• Li Wei observed that the Goomy seemed calm and had shinier scales and faintly metallic mucus, while the wetland ecosystem showed no signs of trouble.

Li Wei reviewed the Goomy's early Steel-type changes, learned from Steven about the newly discovered Kingambit and its conflict with Chi-Yu, and continued his work at the Pokémon Theme Park. He planned a rainforest ecological zone and returned to Alola, where Ash had caught a Meltan.

• Li Wei recorded that the Goomy had adapted well and showed traces of Steel-type changes, though none had evolved or changed type.
• Steven told Li Wei he had helped Bisharp drive off Chi-Yu, earned Kingambit's trust, and left with Kingambit after its leadership ceremony; Professor Oak had named the new species.
• Li Wei told Steven the Pokémon game had entered production and explained that he ignored visitor suggestions that conflicted with his goal of creating better habitats for Pokémon.
• Li Wei taught Korrina and her Pokémon remotely, then inspected plans for a rainforest ecological zone intended for laid-back Pokémon such as Tropius, Scyther, Heracross, and Slaking.
• After returning to Alola through Hoopa's ring, Li Wei learned that Ash had caught Meltan, whose identity as Melmetal's pre-evolution Professor Oak had confirmed.

At the Pokémon School, Li Wei taught Ash and Sophocles about caring for Steel-type Pokémon, then told Lillie that Mohn was likely somewhere in their world rather than Ultra Space. Lillie agreed to tell Lusamine and promised the Aether Foundation would continue researching Ultra Wormholes cautiously.

• Professor Oak named Meltan and concluded that it was likely connected to Melmetal, while the Meltan that invaded the Ultra Guardians' base settled there under Clefable's care.
• Li Wei taught Ash and Sophocles about Steel-type Pokémon's magnetic environments, diets, and feeding needs.
• Lillie told Li Wei that Lusamine was resuming the search for Mohn, whom she believed was still in Ultra Space.
• Li Wei explained that Necrozma, Solgaleo, Lunala, and Naganadel had told him no humans were in Ultra Space, so Mohn was probably somewhere in their world.
• Li Wei warned Lillie that Ultra Wormhole research remained dangerous, and she said Pokémon League personnel were stationed at the Aether Foundation.

Lusamine brought Gladion and Lillie to Mohn’s hidden research room, where they found the Magearna he had intended as a gift for Lillie. After hearing Li Wei’s theory that Mohn might be stranded on an uninhabited island rather than in Ultra Space, Lusamine decided to investigate that possibility.

• Lusamine told Gladion and Lillie that searches of missing-person records had found no news of Mohn, then led them from his sealed laboratory to the villa on Melemele Island.
• James revealed a hidden room where Mohn had conducted research, and Gladion and Lillie began searching it for clues.
• Lillie opened a cabinet and found Magearna, whom Mohn had intended to give her as a present but had never activated.
• Lillie shared Li Wei’s theory that Mohn might have drifted to an uninhabited island and lost his memory, explaining why the search had failed to find him.
• Lusamine decided to search the Alola Region’s uninhabited islands.