Recaps

Li Wei and Ash continued their Alola journeys as Ash trained for and passed Nanu’s trial, while Li Wei expanded the Elite Four and supported friends through lessons, cooking, and painting. The arc ended with Ash helping return Stakataka home and Li Wei planning HeartGold and SoulSilver with Steven.

• Li Wei’s Pupitar evolved into Tyranitar, which defeated Kongye’s Ursaluna, and Professor Rowan’s team confirmed Tyranitar was exceptionally large, healthy, and fast.
• Dawn graduated as Li Wei’s apprentice and chose to travel to Galar, while Mallow won the Alola Bread Carnival with her jam bread.
• Li Wei helped Sophocles launch Celesteela safely through an Ultra Wormhole, and later told Cynthia about the Alola Bread Carnival.
• Acerola’s Gym battle exposed Lycanroc’s difficulty controlling its rage, so Nanu challenged Ash to defeat all three of his Pokémon using only Lycanroc.
• Ash and Lycanroc trained at the Ruins of Abundance, mastered Stone Edge, and defeated Nanu’s Krookodile, Sableye, and Persian to pass the trial and earn a Lycanroc Z-Crystal.
• Molayne accepted Li Wei’s invitation to join Alola’s Elite Four, and the group watched Minior fade as Rayquaza rose into the sky.
• Lillie caught Xurkitree and Mallow caught Blacephalon, while Mina painted Li Wei, Cynthia, and their Pokémon before declining their offers of work.
• Ash helped Stakataka return through an Ultra Wormhole, then Li Wei presented Steven with his plan for HeartGold and SoulSilver and discussed developing the games.

Li Wei and Ash helped Alola restore Necrozma’s light, then joined the island’s trials and personal reunions. The stretch ended with Lillie finding Magearna and Lusamine deciding to search Alola’s uninhabited islands for Mohn.

• Li Wei learned that Necrozma was draining Alola’s Ultra Aura, then joined Ash and the others in pursuing it through an Ultra Wormhole to rescue Solgaleo.
• Li Wei and Ash discovered Ultra Space’s history from Naganadel and helped Alola’s people share their hopes with Necrozma during the eclipse, restoring it as Ultra Necrozma.
• Li Wei returned to Alola, helped document the ancient ritual, and traveled to Poni Island, where his Kommo-o defeated Totem Kommo-o and earned its Z-Crystal.
• Ash and Mallow entered Tapu Fini’s mist, where Ash reunited with Stoutland and Mallow apologized to her late mother before they returned.
• Hapu became Poni Island’s Kahuna, and Ash defeated her Mudsdale with Pikachu before Li Wei returned to his Pokémon Theme Park.
• Li Wei learned that Ash had caught Meltan and advised Lillie that Mohn was unlikely to be in Ultra Space, while warning her about the dangers of Ultra Wormhole research.
• Lillie found the inactive Magearna Mohn had meant to give her, and Lusamine decided to search Alola’s uninhabited islands for him.

Li Wei welcomed and trained two Kubfu while helping Lillie search for a way to restore Magearna. Ash and his friends entered the Alola League, and Ash advanced to the six-on-six final against Gladion.

• Lusamine organized a search for Mohn, while Li Wei’s two Pokémon Eggs hatched into male and female Kubfu.
• Li Wei introduced the Kubfu to his class, and Dayou, Lucario, Sirfetch'd, and Metagross trained them until they advanced to the upper Elite tier.
• Li Wei and Dayou decided the male Kubfu suited Single Strike Style and the female suited Rapid Strike Style, and Steven won a Water Scroll for Li Wei at auction.
• Lillie and her friends found Magearna without its Soul-Heart, and Li Wei contacted researchers before Diantha offered a complete Soul-Heart from the Battle Chateau.
• Professor Kukui opened the Manalo Conference, and Ash, Kiawe, Sophocles, Mallow, Lana, and Lillie registered to compete.
• Ash, Kiawe, Sophocles, Mallow, and Lana won their preliminary matches, while Lana defeated Mallow and Ash defeated Guzma to advance.
• Gladion defeated Hapu with Silvally and Mohn's Zoroark, setting up a six-on-six final against Ash.
• Li Wei and Professor Kukui arranged the final, and Ash and Gladion prepared to battle for the Alola Championship.

Ash won the Manalo Conference and defeated Professor Kukui in an exhibition match, then remained Alola’s Champion as his friends made plans for the future. Magearna awakened and revealed a lead to Mohn in Galar, prompting Li Wei, Lillie, and Gladion to prepare to search for him.

• Professor Oak’s Meltan gathered other Meltan and transformed into Melmetal before Ash began the Manalo Conference final against Gladion.
• Ash and Gladion traded Pokémon and victories until their Lycanroc faced off, and Ash won the final Z-Move clash to become Alola’s first Champion.
• Two Guzzlord fell into Manalo Stadium, but Li Wei and Cynthia defeated them and returned them through Hoopa’s rings before anyone was injured.
• Ash and Professor Kukui began their exhibition match, trading Pokémon until Ash’s Torracat evolved into Incineroar and Tapu Koko joined the battle.
• Ash and Pikachu defeated Tapu Koko with 10,000,000 Volt Thunderbolt, after the guardian deities helped Kukui and transformed Ash’s Electrium Z into Pikashunium Z.
• Magearna awakened when Lillie told it she missed Mohn, then recognized him in a family portrait and projected a beam pointing toward Galar.
• Lusamine learned that Xiaoxiu had seen a man resembling Mohn in the Crown Tundra, and Li Wei agreed to accompany Lillie there.
• James and the Aether Foundation traced Magearna’s beam to Galar, while Xiaoxiu’s sighting and Faba’s equipment narrowed the search to the snowy south, and Gladion urged Lusamine to go find Mohn.