Recaps

Li Wei defeated Ash to win the Lily of the Valley Conference, then celebrated with friends and planned a major expansion of the Pokémon Theme Park. Ash and Brock left for Unova, where Ash aimed to win the next League championship and Team Rocket began preparing Operation Tempest.

• Ash defeated Shinji after Infernape overcame Electivire, then advanced to the finals against Li Wei.
• Li Wei swept Tobias’s team, while Ash assembled Pikachu, Charizard, Sceptile, Infernape, Garchomp, and Lucario for their final match.
• Li Wei defeated Ash’s Lucario, Sceptile, Garchomp, Infernape, Charizard, and Pikachu to become the Lily of the Valley Conference champion.
• Cynthia presented Li Wei with the trophy, and he declined the Elite Four challenge as President Luca took office.
• Li Wei planned to expand the Pokémon Theme Park with an artificial hot spring, cable car, and train, and Professor Rowan gave him an Eon Flute.
• Li Wei and his guests celebrated Christmas at the Theme Park as Ash vowed to win the Unova League and Red and Blue looked ahead to the Master League.
• At Jubilife Airport, Ash, Brock, and Dawn exchanged farewells, and Cynthia invited Dawn to the Unova Junior Cup.
• Giovanni ordered the Team Rocket Trio to begin Operation Tempest in Unova, while Li Wei encouraged Dawn to pursue her goal of becoming a Contest Master.

Li Wei captured Latias and Latios, began his Master League campaign, and trained his Pokémon while Ash encountered Zekrom in Unova. The arc left Li Wei preparing to attend the World Championships Junior Cup with Dawn and Korrina, as Ash continued his journey with Brock and Iris.

• Dawn chose Hoenn as her next destination, while Li Wei and Cynthia returned to Jubilife City and settled into their renovated home.
• Li Wei used Meloetta’s Eon Flute to summon Latias and Latios, defeated them with Darkrai, and welcomed the twins onto his team.
• Li Wei introduced Latias and Latios to his family, friends, and Pokémon, and Dawn joined them for a flight and a Poffin-making session.
• Li Wei registered for the Master League, then defeated Flint three to zero in his opening match at Jubilife Sky Arena.
• Li Wei trained Latios and Latias for Double Battles, while Giratina took Dragapult to the Distortion World and taught it Shadow Force.
• Li Wei won his four home matches, and Team Rainbow Rocket began building the Wellness Center and underground facilities while construction plans advanced for the Battle Tower.
• Ash and Pikachu encountered Zekrom at Castelia Airport, and Zekrom later calmed Pikachu’s electrical overload at Professor Juniper’s laboratory.
• Alder invited Li Wei and Cynthia to the World Championships Junior Cup, and Li Wei accepted and invited Dawn and Korrina to compete.

Li Wei demonstrated new Mega Evolutions in Kalos, then joined Ash, Dawn, and their friends in Unova as they prepared for the Junior Cup and tried to reach N. The arc left Jessie, James, and Meowth defending N from Team Plasma while Li Wei’s Dragonite and Metagross joined the fight.

• Li Wei revealed Mega Evolution for Latios and Latias through the Eon Flute and Mega Stones, and helped Professor Sycamore test Mega Dragonite.
• Li Wei defeated Clemont and Valerie, gave Korrina a Sirfetch'd egg, and helped her restore her bond with Lucario before returning home to Cynthia.
• Li Wei demonstrated the Eon Flute’s power to Professor Rowan, then travelled to Unova with Cynthia and Lorelei to attend the Junior Cup and deal with Team Plasma.
• Ash reunited with Dawn at Cynthia’s villa, where Dawn showed off her Shiny Milotic and Li Wei’s Meloetta met Ash’s Meloetta.
• Lance told Li Wei that N had left Team Plasma after Ghetsis turned against him, and Li Wei urged Ash and his friends to show N the bond between people and Pokémon.
• Dawn caught a Shiny Onix and Iris caught an injured Dragonite, while Ash, Dawn, Iris, Korrina, and Trip qualified for the Junior Cup final sixteen and Korrina won the tournament.
• Jessie, James, and Meowth found N surrounded by Team Plasma, and they refused to abandon him as Angie used the Colress Machine to turn Pokémon against them.
• Li Wei’s Dragonite and Metagross arrived and attacked Team Plasma with Hyper Beam and Flash Cannon.

Li Wei and his allies stopped Team Plasma’s attack on Opelucid City, then traveled to Eindoak Town to investigate the missing Dark Stone and Victini’s connection to the People of the Land. Li Wei persuaded Momondo to help free Victini, but Zekrom arrived as they prepared to confront Dread.

• Lance, Steven, and Looker confronted N at the Observatory, where Steven escaped Colress’s bomb before it destroyed the building, and N shared Meowth’s view of humans and Pokémon as friends.
• N revealed that he had left Team Plasma and joined Li Wei’s group on their journey to the White Ruins, where Professor Magnolia and Li Wei uncovered the Light Stone.
• Ghetsis attacked Opelucid City with Kyurem, but the defenders and local Trainers damaged the Plasma Frigate, and Li Wei’s group moved it into the Distortion World before Kyurem was put to sleep at the Giant Chasm.
• N left with Bian and Concordia, while Li Wei’s group arranged for the League to protect the Reveal Glass and set out for Eindoak Town to investigate the missing Dark Stone and find Victini.
• Ash won Eindoak Town’s Battle Festival, and Li Wei befriended the invisible Victini as Momondo recounted the ancient history of the People of the Land and Victini’s bond with their king.
• Li Wei realized that Dread’s plan to move Sword of the Vale Castle would endanger Victini and disrupt the Dragon Vein, so he gathered allies to study the Guardian Pillars and persuade Dread to stop.
• Steven found that Eindoak Town’s Dragon Vein was stable, while Li Wei and Ash told Momondo that the king’s warning meant the People of the Land could not return to their ancestral home.
• Victini showed Momondo the king’s final words, and Momondo agreed to cooperate with Li Wei and contact Dread just as Zekrom arrived.