Recaps

Li Wei joined the Champions to investigate Fog Island, uncovering the story of its ancient Calamity and helping defeat the Pokémon Hunters who tried to capture its giant Dragonite. After Shaymin and the island’s Pokémon restored the failing seal, Li Wei returned to the Breeding Center and reunited with Korrina after her tournament victory.

• Li Wei joined Lance, Cynthia, Steven, and Blue in exploring the fog-covered island, where they found abandoned equipment and a giant Dragonite sleeping in Mirror Lake.
• Lance spoke with the lonely Dragonite, and Li Wei discovered ancient murals explaining that a Plant God had once sealed a poison-releasing Calamity beneath the island.
• The group evacuated the researchers and waited for the Pokémon Hunters to return, while Li Wei went back to the Breeding Center and the Champions arranged to keep watch.
• Hunter K returned with reinforcements and trapped the giant Dragonite, but Lance, Cynthia, Steven, Blue, and Li Wei defeated the Hunters and freed the Pokémon.
• As Calamity’s poison mist spread, Li Wei and the others joined the giant Vileplume in restoring the island with seven Shaymin, whose life force suppressed Calamity and restored the vegetation.
• Lance arranged for the giant Dragonite to move to Blackthorn City’s Dragon’s Den, and Li Wei returned to Jubilife before picking up Korrina and Gurkinn after Korrina won the P1 Fighting Championship.
• Li Wei welcomed Korrina to the Breeding Center and suggested she and Lucario rest before training, then joined the family and staff for a snowball fight.

Li Wei reunited with his family in Celestic Town, deepened his relationship with Cynthia, and searched for Cogita before returning to Jubilife. Meanwhile, researchers investigated giant Pokémon and the ancient events that may have caused their extinction, leaving the cause unresolved.

• Li Wei trained Korrina and Lucario, hosted a holiday hot pot gathering, and said goodbye to Korrina before taking his family to Celestic Town.
• Cynthia told Professor Carolina that she and Li Wei were dating, then went on a first proper date with Li Wei and shared an embrace.
• Li Wei and Xiao Meng discovered Cogita had left Celestic Town, and Li Wei read her farewell letter before deciding they might meet again.
• Li Wei became the Pokémon League’s youngest Top Breeder and returned to the Jubilife Breeding Center to prepare for its reopening and the restaurant launch.
• Li Wei and Cynthia studied Cave Ruins murals with Steven, where Li Wei connected Shaymin’s life-giving dust to the conditions keeping Giant Scolipede sealed.
• Lance let researchers study Giant Dragonite, then used Viridian Force to read its memories and describe ancient battles, its long solitude, and the sudden loss of energy that preceded its sleep.
• Researchers learned that Giant Dragonite hatched from a small egg and that many ancient Pokémon bore black patterns and grew enormous in an energy-rich environment.
• Professor Oak, Professor Rowan, and their colleagues debated whether Legendary Pokémon or a natural disaster caused the ancient giants’ extinction, then resolved to focus more on ecology and Pokémon diversity.

Li Wei opened a successful Pokémon Restaurant, advanced his skills and strengthened his Pokémon, then rejected Giovanni’s offer to join Team Rocket. The arc left Team Rocket’s proposed reforms unproven, with Lance trying to reach Silver and Li Wei planning a trip to Kanto.

• Li Wei hired Kane, Thor, and the restaurant staff, then opened the Pokémon Restaurant with a packed grand-opening service attended by famous Trainers and researchers.
• Li Wei’s dishes impressed the guests, and Blue was moved to tears by his candied sweet potato as the restaurant continued to attract customers.
• Li Wei reached Master Tier in Pokéblock Crafting, became a Master Tier Trainer, and helped Diancie achieve Mega Evolution.
• Mr. Schroder took Lycanroc home after its stay at the Breeding Center, while Lance and Li Wei discussed Pokémon poaching and Team Rocket’s expansion.
• Matori invited Li Wei to join Team Rocket as an executive, but Li Wei rejected the offer and said Giovanni’s plans would have to be proved through action.
• Li Wei turned down Matori’s later offer of an advisor role and a three-percent stake, while Lance agreed to speak with Silver about Giovanni’s changes.
• Lance met Silver in Viridian Forest, offered him a place to stay, and urged him to consider whether Team Rocket was changing, but Silver refused to give up his goal of destroying it.
• Li Wei told Dayou and Leon that he had rejected Matori’s endorsement offer and estimated that he would leave for Kanto on the twenty-fourth or twenty-fifth of next month.

Li Wei secured League approval and began construction on Wild Pokémon World, then traveled to Celadon University to teach. Meanwhile, Giovanni started reshaping Team Rocket into a legitimate organization and hoped to bring Silver back as its heir.

• Lily, Nami, Saiko, and Dawn visited Li Wei’s restaurant and Breeding Center, where Dawn met his Pokémon and decided she wanted to become a Coordinator.
• Li Wei accepted Dawn as his apprentice after she got her mother's permission, and he began teaching her Pokémon care and Berry basics.
• Li Wei presented his Wild Pokémon World proposal to Mayor Luca, and the Sinnoh League later approved the project with Li Wei retaining ownership and operating rights.
• Jonathan’s design team worked with Li Wei and Professors Oak and Rowan to plan ecological habitats, visitor attractions, and three zones for the park’s first phase.
• Construction began at the Breeding Center, and Li Wei left Dawn to continue learning while he traveled to Kanto to teach at Celadon University.
• Erika welcomed Li Wei to Celadon University, where he met Bill and agreed to teach Pokémon Studies and Pokémon Breeding Studies.
• Giovanni ordered Team Rocket to abandon illegal captures, purged members who resisted his reforms, and began plans to expand welfare homes while hoping Silver would inherit the organization.