Recaps

Li Wei and his companions stopped Dread’s plan, stabilized the Dragon Vein, and freed Victini, who chose to travel with Li Wei. While Ash helped Keldeo overcome its fear and face Kyurem, Giovanni asked Li Wei to temporarily lead Team Rainbow Rocket, and Li Wei accepted.

• Steven challenged Dread as he activated the Guardian Pillars, while Li Wei sent Ash to awaken Reshiram with the Light Stone.
• Ash awakened Reshiram, and the dragon helped reveal that Dread’s plan and the battle were destabilizing the Dragon Vein.
• Cynthia and Iris discovered how the Guardian Pillars and Dragon Vein nodes could be used to restore stability, and Li Wei coordinated the simultaneous infusion of seven nodes.
• The Dragon Vein settled, the Land of the Earth revived, and Dread helped Victini dissolve the old pact and create a new protective barrier that left Victini free.
• Victini forgave Dread and chose to leave with Li Wei after visiting the sea, while the people of Eindoak celebrated the restored land.
• Ash and his friends helped Keldeo face Kyurem, and Keldeo awakened its resolute form, rescued the Swords of Justice, and earned Kyurem’s respect.
• Giovanni showed Li Wei how Team Rainbow Rocket had expanded and explained that Silver would not lead it, then asked Li Wei to take over temporarily.
• Li Wei considered Giovanni’s request with Lucario and Zeraora’s support and accepted the leadership of Team Rainbow Rocket.

Li Wei became a leader in Team Rainbow Rocket, partnered with Steven on games based on Red and Blue, and watched Ash win the Unova League. As Ash set out for Kalos, Steven uncovered a prophecy about a world-threatening meteorite and found Rayquaza, while signs emerged that Groudon and Kyogre had awakened.

• Li Wei accepted Giovanni’s appointment as Team Rainbow Rocket’s chief executive advisor and successor, signed for a five-percent stake, and learned that Keldeo could travel with Ash until the Vertress Conference.
• Li Wei and Steven developed FireRed and LeafGreen as games following Red and Blue, secured support from Giovanni, Mu Jin Stone, and the Chat Group, and agreed to pursue a partnership between Rainbow Group and Devon Corporation.
• Li Wei defeated Steven’s Mega Metagross, while Ash defeated Virgil in the Vertress Conference final with help from Keldeo and became champion.
• Brock chose to study Pokémon medicine, Keldeo returned to the Swords of Justice, and Ash recorded a song with Meloetta before leaving Unova for Kalos.
• Steven showed Li Wei the Draconid prophecy of a catastrophic meteorite, and Li Wei warned that it could threaten humanity while promising to contact Rayquaza if needed.
• Steven found the Rainbow Meteorite and summoned Rayquaza, who said Steven was not the Successor, took the meteorite, and flew into space to confront two Deoxys.
• Li Wei and his allies set out for Hoenn as the meteorite approached, and Steven investigated matching energy readings near Rustboro and Sootopolis that suggested Groudon and Kyogre had awakened.

Li Wei and the Champions stopped Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre, then joined forces to destroy the Super-Gigantic Meteorite before it could devastate the world. With the crisis over, Li Wei returned to the Theme Park and began new projects while Ash’s Frogadier evolved into Greninja and Li Wei welcomed a Larvitar.

• Li Wei, Cynthia, and their allies intercepted Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre as they headed toward the Rainbow Meteorite, and Rayquaza and Black Rayquaza helped defeat them.
• Steven secured the Rainbow Meteorite beneath Devon Corporation while the Hoenn League began rescue work and prepared for the larger meteorite threat.
• Li Wei chaired a planning meeting where Steven and Giovanni presented the Sky Dome Shield, and teams prepared to launch it against the Super-Gigantic Meteorite.
• Steven and Li Wei traveled into space with Rayquaza and Black Rayquaza as trainers worldwide charged the Sky Dome Shield, which shattered the meteorite into fragments.
• Li Wei returned safely, received Groudon and Rayquaza as contracted Legendary Pokémon, and suggested rebuilding the Draconid Ruins for the Draconids.
• Li Wei returned to the Theme Park, reviewed its expanding facilities, and planned an anniversary celebration while Lorelei prepared to open her Colorful Café.
• Li Wei inspected construction of the Theme Park’s power plants and Battle Tower, and Steven told him Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen were expected to launch early next year.
• Ash’s Frogadier evolved into Greninja and showed the Bond Phenomenon, while Li Wei welcomed a newly hatched Larvitar and began its training.

Li Wei helped Princess Diancie find Xerneas, save the Diamond Domain, and confront Yveltal’s awakening, while Ash and Greninja began uncovering the power of their bond. Li Wei then left Lumiose City and headed toward Sinnoh with Giratina, carrying a new clue about a Mythical Pokémon in Ultra Space.

• Li Wei took Larvitar to Rock Mountain to eat ore, then chose an Alolan Vulpix and learned from Bonnie that Olympia’s prophecy required his help in Kalos.
• Li Wei and Steven met Princess Diancie and Ash’s group, then accompanied them toward Arus Forest so Diancie could seek Xerneas’s Fairy Aura.
• Li Wei helped stop Lairt and Liling from capturing Diancie, and the group reached the failing Diamond Domain after its Holy Diamond vanished.
• Li Wei led the group into Arus Forest, where Xerneas blessed both Diancie and warned them that Yveltal was about to awaken.
• Li Wei, Steven, Ash, and their Pokémon fought Yveltal until Li Wei reached it and Xerneas calmed it, allowing the forest to recover.
• Princess Diancie created a new Holy Diamond that restored the Diamond Domain, and Li Wei received a Fairy Plate and a clue to a Mythical Pokémon.
• Professor Sycamore identified Greninja’s Evolution Stone, and Ash and Greninja Mega Evolved before battling Steven and Diancie to awaken their Bond Phenomenon.
• Ash and Greninja briefly became Ash-Greninja before Diancie defeated them, while Li Wei left Lumiose City and rode Giratina toward Sinnoh after learning the clue pointed to Meltan or Melmetal in Ultra Space.