Recaps

Li Wei arrived in Wyndon, reunited with friends and family, and began the Master League, defeating Bruno and Diantha as the tournament reshaped its brackets. The draw set up Li Wei’s next-day battle against Red, while Darkrai offered to help and Li Wei left open the possibility of registering it later.

• Li Wei and Cynthia arrived in Wyndon, where Cynthia asked Red and Green to train Roland, and Hoopa brought Li Wei’s family to the villa.
• Li Wei’s friends and family gathered for a feast, and Green described his team’s unsuccessful attempts to discover another Eevee evolution.
• Steven defeated Caitlin, Red swept Siebold, Leon swept Drake, and Blue swept Lorelei as the Master League opened.
• Li Wei defeated Bruno 6-1 after Arcanine endured Machamp’s Dynamax attacks, and Cynthia defeated Alder while Lance beat Raihan.
• Li Wei defeated Diantha after Zeraora, Lucario, Dragapult, and Mega Metagross overcame her team, while Blue defeated Steven in a drawn-out final battle between Mega Charizard and Mega Metagross.
• Leon defeated Lance, Red defeated Cynthia, and the bracket draw paired Li Wei with Red for a next-day match that could secure a top-eight place.
• Li Wei spent the evening with Cynthia and their friends, then agreed with Cynthia that they would battle without holding back if they met in the tournament.
• Darkrai offered to help Li Wei against Red, but Li Wei chose not to register it yet and told the Chat Group he might add it for later matches.

Li Wei’s Pokémon grew stronger as he battled through the Master League bracket, defeating Steven and then Leon in a hard-fought quarterfinal. He advanced to the semifinals, where the tournament’s remaining contenders awaited.

• Li Wei used his prize items to strengthen his Pokémon, and Darkrai studied the Scroll of Darkness before Li Wei lent it to Dayou.
• The tournament matches narrowed the field as Blue defeated Leon, Red defeated Li Wei, and Cynthia and Li Wei later secured Top 8 places.
• The quarterfinal draw paired Li Wei with Leon, while Red faced Lorelei, Blue faced Steven, and Lance faced Cynthia.
• Li Wei defeated Leon’s Dragapult with Shadow Force, then his Metagross and Leon’s Rillaboom knocked each other out.
• Lucario defeated Cinderace and Zeraora beat Inteleon before Leon sent out Charizard as his final Pokémon.
• Arcanine endured Gigantamax Charizard’s attacks, transformed into Primal Arcanine, and struck it with Precipice Blade before knocking it out with Ancient Power.
• Li Wei and Zeraora defeated Leon’s final Charizard with Plasma Fists, securing Li Wei’s place in the semifinals.
• Li Wei shook hands with Leon and returned to the waiting room, where the others congratulated him.

After Red won the Master League, Li Wei opened the Hot Spring Wellness Center, prepared to compete for Alola, and accepted a role at the Young Breeders’ Competition. He began teaching at the Alola Trainer School, where Ash joined him and received Tapu Koko’s challenge, ending with Ash and Pikachu impressing the Island Guardian with a Z-Move.

• Red defeated Gigantamax Charizard to win the Master League, celebrated with the champions, and approved his Hall of Fame memorial.
• Li Wei opened the Hot Spring Wellness Center, welcomed visitors including N and his sisters, and agreed to judge next year’s Young Breeders’ Competition.
• Li Wei reached 80,000 visitors at the Theme Park, evolved Larvitar and Alolan Vulpix, and learned Alicia was expecting a baby.
• Li Wei visited Professor Oak’s Laboratory, where Red confirmed he would compete again and Li Wei arranged for the group to record voices for the upcoming game.
• Li Wei traveled to Alola and joined Professor Kukui at the Pokémon School, where Ash enrolled and Li Wei began teaching the students.
• Li Wei explained Ultra Beasts, the Island Guardians, and Z-Moves, while Ash learned that Tapu Koko had given him a Z-Ring.
• Ash began school life, battled Kiawe and Professor Kukui, and joined the others in chasing Tapu Koko after it took his hat.
• Tapu Koko challenged Ash, who used Gigavolt Havoc with Pikachu and earned the guardian’s approval before it vanished.

Li Wei guided Ash and his classmates through field lessons, island trials, and the loss of Stoutland, while Ash welcomed Rowlet and Litten into his life. As Alola prepared for a pancake and poffin competition, Cynthia and researchers confirmed that a Peat Block could evolve Ursaring into Ursaluna beneath a full moon.

• Ash unleashed Gigavolt Havoc against Tapu Koko, then vowed to complete the Island Challenge after learning his Electrium Z had shattered because he could not yet control the Z-Move.
• Li Wei began teaching Ash’s class, and Ash received a Rotom Pokédex before joining lessons in Lush Jungle and at sea, where he befriended Rowlet and met Yellow, the fishing instructor.
• Ash helped Totem Gumshoos and its Yungoos drive the Rattata away from farmland, while Li Wei arranged for Diancie to repair the damaged road.
• Stoutland died peacefully beside Litten, and Ash went to find the grieving Pokémon and caught it, offering it a new family.
• Li Wei led the students through a ranch lesson, where Ash was kicked by a Mudbray and Lillie continued studying Pokémon care without yet overcoming her fear of touching them.
• Ash decided to enter Alola’s Poffin Race with Pikachu, while Li Wei registered for the poffin-making contest and the race with Arcanine, only learning afterward that he would have to pull Arcanine in a food cart.
• Cynthia, Professor Rowan, and other researchers tested a Peat Block at Eterna City, where an Ursaring evolved into Ursaluna under a full moon, leaving the scholars to investigate Bloodmoon Ursaluna further.