Recaps

Lillie and her family found Mohn in the Crown Tundra and brought him home with Nihilego, while Li Wei trained Mallow and prepared for the Master League. Ash defeated Brandon to reach the Top 16, and the tournament’s opening ceremony set the first round-robin matchups.

• Lusamine led Lillie, Gladion, and Faba into the Crown Tundra, where Huiyuan guided them toward a cabin marked by Magearna’s Soul-Heart and Faba’s Ultra Aura detector.
• Lillie and the others found Mohn living with a Shiny Nihilego he believed was his daughter, and Mohn regained his memories after seeing his old clothes and reflection.
• Mohn reunited with Lusamine and his children, and he and Lillie welcomed Nihilego into their family before the group returned to Alola.
• Li Wei began teaching Mallow cooking skills, while Lusamine brought Mohn home and the residents of Iki Town welcomed him.
• Li Wei’s friends reunited on Melemele Island, where Lillie introduced Nihilego as her little sister and Ash shared news about his father and training.
• Ash defeated Brandon in the Master League qualifier, using Pikachu’s Corkscrew Crash to beat Regice and earn a place in the Top 16.
• Li Wei, Cynthia, and the others attended the Master League opening ceremony in Hammerlocke, where the sixteen competitors learned the round-robin rules and their first matchups.
• The draw paired Li Wei with Iris, Ash with Wallace, Kukui with Red, Blue with Diantha, Leon with Lorelei, Cynthia with Raihan, Steven with Roland, and Lance with Mustard.

The Master League group matches brought decisive victories for Li Wei, Ash, and the other contenders as they battled through the opening rounds. Li Wei ended the stretch by defeating Ash 6-0, while the competition continued with the remaining group matches.

• Li Wei defeated Iris 6-0, while Red beat Professor Kukui and Blue defeated Diantha, and Leon also beat Lorelei after their Gigantamax Pokémon knocked each other out.
• Ash defeated Wallace 6-1, overcoming his rain-boosted team with Melmetal, Greninja, Sceptile, Snorlax, and Pikachu.
• Li Wei, Red, Blue, and Ash advanced in the 1-0 group, while Lance defeated Iris and Diantha beat Professor Kukui in their group matches.
• Lorelei defeated Wallace, Roland beat Raihan, and Li Wei opened his rematch with Leon by defeating Cinderace and Inteleon with Arcanine.
• Li Wei’s Dragapult defeated Leon’s Dragapult, then Li Wei’s remaining Pokémon swept Leon’s team, and Red beat Steven, Blue beat Cynthia, and Ash defeated Mustard with Gigantamax Pikachu.
• Ash defeated Mustard in the deciding Gigantamax clash, while the next draw paired Li Wei with Ash and Red with Blue.
• Li Wei defeated Ash 6-0 after Zeraora beat Pikachu, Diancie defeated Lycanroc, and Li Wei’s Melmetal, Lucario, and other Pokémon overcame Ash’s team.