Chapter Summaries

On the Jubilife Breeding Center’s opening day, Li Wei explained how the nearby Pokémon Center could bring them customers, then welcomed their first client, Lily, and groomed her Glameow. Glameow was pleased with the result, advancing Li Wei’s grooming quest to 1/100.

• Nurse Joy left the opening celebration, and Li Wei explained to Leon that the Pokémon Center next door was the mayor’s support for the breeding center.
• Li Wei’s relatives encouraged him and Leon as they began operating the center, where wild Pokémon had already settled on the grounds.
• Lily arrived after seeing Wen Hui’s message and asked Li Wei to groom her Glameow.
• Li Wei bathed, dried, brushed, and trimmed Glameow’s coat in the grooming room.
• Glameow approved of Li Wei’s work, raising his quest progress to 1/100.

At the Jubilife Breeding Center, Li Wei groomed Nami’s Glameow while teaching her how to care for it and serving both Glameow high-quality Pokéblocks. The chapter left Li Wei with more grooming quest progress and footage he planned to use for a video, while Wen Hui considered selling Pokéblocks.

• Nami arrived and scolded Lily for leaving her behind before joining Lily and Wen Hui to see Glameow.
• Lily eagerly cuddled the freshly groomed Glameow, and Li Wei brushed its fur back into place.
• Nami asked Li Wei to groom her Glameow and watched as he demonstrated the grooming steps.
• Li Wei served both Glameow high-quality Pecha Berry Pokéblocks, impressing Lily and prompting Wen Hui to consider selling them.
• Li Wei taught Nami how to groom Glameow while she recorded him, and Glameow’s satisfaction raised his quest progress to (4/100).

Li Wei completed a Butterfree beauty-care order and planned how to help a traumatized Feebas evolve, while Jubilife Breeding Center hired Mizuki. The chapter ended as Dayou arrived to apply for a breeder position.

• Li Wei completed the Butterfree order with Beauty-boosting Wiki Berry Pokéblocks, earning his first positive review and advancing his quest progress to 6/100.
• Li Wei finished editing a fur-care tutorial and began planning how to raise Feebas's Beauty and restore its confidence so it could evolve.
• Mizuki interviewed with Leon and Wen Hui, explained that she had left her previous Pokémon Day Care after reporting its illegal practices, and accepted a job at Jubilife Breeding Center.
• Dayou arrived at the breeding center, and Leon mistook the towering applicant for a bodyguard before Dayou said he wanted to apply as a breeder.

Wen Hui and Leon recruited Dayou and Mizuki for the Jubilife Breeding Center, while Li Wei’s Pokémon-care video gained attention online. Dayou and Mizuki arrived to start work the next morning, and Li Wei began showing them around the center.

• Wen Hui apologized to Dayou for Leon’s behavior, and Dayou explained his career as a decorated Pokémon boxer before accepting a job at the breeding center.
• Leon and Wen Hui interviewed twelve candidates but chose only Dayou and Mizuki, who agreed to start work the next day.
• Li Wei saw Akin’s advertisement for the breeding center and Lt. Surge’s promise to visit, then posted a video of himself bathing Glameow and Glameow.
• Li Wei’s new video quickly surpassed seven hundred thousand views, and his follower count continued to rise.
• Dayou and Mizuki arrived early to begin work, and Li Wei offered to show them around the breeding center.

Li Wei showed Dayou and Mizuki around Jubilife Breeding Center after Red praised his video and boosted his followers. Dayou met the center’s Pokémon, and the chapter ended with Incineroar defeating the much weaker Buizel.

• Mizuki recognized Li Wei as the Pokéblock maker whose video she had commented on, and Red praised his Glameow video.
• Li Wei pinned Red’s comment, replied to him, and watched his follower count rise.
• Li Wei showed Dayou and Mizuki the storeroom and five specialized training rooms, where Comrade Leon taught Cubone Dig by digging underground himself.
• Li Wei warned Dayou and Mizuki about Shinx’s temper, explaining that Shinx felt threatened by Dayou’s size.
• Dayou ordered Incineroar to use Snarl against Buizel and claimed victory after Buizel was knocked out.

Li Wei continued managing the growing Jubilife Breeding Center while trying to help Feebas regain its confidence, then filmed a tutorial about Pokéblocks. The chapter ended with a message that his hired teacher would arrive the next morning.

• Leon announced a welcome feast for the new employees, while Li Wei and the others continued running the breeding center.
• Li Wei put up barrier tape to give Feebas privacy, but Feebas still refused to come out or communicate.
• Wen Hui told Leon that their business license had been approved, allowing the center to sell Pokémon foods.
• Li Wei reviewed the rewards from his Smoked Apricorn Juice video and gave Metang a Power Band.
• Li Wei began filming a tutorial about Pokéblock colors and received Grandpa's message that his teacher would arrive at nine the next morning.

Li Wei demonstrated how to make Tamato Berry Pokéblocks, and Metang evolved into Metagross after eating them. Li Wei tested Metagross’s flying, uploaded his Pokéblock tutorial, and then replied to his grandfather’s message as a visitor was on the way.

• Li Wei made nearly perfect Tamato Berry Pokéblocks, explained the process on camera, and shared them among Arcanine, Metang, and Lucario.
• After eating the Pokéblocks, Metang evolved into a large Shiny Metagross with a Professional (intermediate) strength rating.
• Li Wei took Metagross outside, where it carried him across the breeding center and Dayou challenged it to battle before dinner.
• Li Wei edited and uploaded the Pokéblock tutorial together with footage of Metagross’s evolution, and the video quickly passed review.
• Li Wei checked his phone and asked Grandpa whether he should meet the visitor, but Grandpa said the visitor would come directly to him.

Red and Yellow watched Li Wei’s video about high-quality Pokéblocks and Metang’s evolution, while Steven Stone contacted Li Wei and sent him a Metagross breeding manual. Red decided to contact someone traveling to Jubilife City so they could meet Li Wei, and Li Wei began reading Steven’s file.

• Yellow visited Red, and they watched Li Wei’s video together while Red explained how much he wanted to battle him.
• Yellow sensed the strong bonds between Li Wei and his Pokémon, and she and Red admired Metang’s evolution into Metagross.
• Red remembered that someone was going to Jubilife City and decided to ask him to meet Li Wei, surprising Yellow.
• Steven Stone commented on Li Wei’s video from his Mining Champion account and sent Li Wei a Metagross breeding manual.
• Li Wei exchanged contact information with Steven, received the file, and opened it after Steven went mining.

Li Wei studied Steven’s Metagross breeding manual, welcomed the Pokémon Day Care employees over dinner, and gave the guide to Metagross to study. The next morning, he tried to coax the frightened Feebas out of its hiding place and wondered whether to ask Yellow for help.

• Li Wei read Steven’s comprehensive Metagross breeding manual and planned to let Metagross learn independently.
• Li Wei and Leon hosted a hot pot welcome dinner where employees introduced themselves to Li Wei.
• Li Wei gave Metagross the printed manual, and Metagross eagerly began studying it while Arcanine asked for training material too.
• Li Wei tried to restore Feebas’s confidence by talking to it and offering Moomoo Milk, but Feebas stayed hidden in the rockery.
• A handsome visitor arrived while Li Wei continued trying to reach Feebas.

Blue arrived at Li Wei’s breeding center to coach him for seven days and joined him in trying to help a traumatized Feebas. The two agreed to investigate Feebas’s absent Trainer while continuing to seek ways to earn its trust.

• Blue arrived in Jubilife City, met Belle, and said he had come to see Li Wei.
• Blue inspected the breeding center and was impressed by the Pokémon’s care and training, especially the silver Metagross reading a book.
• Li Wei and the staff reacted with surprise when Blue arrived, then Blue told Li Wei that Mr. Lian had asked him to coach for seven days.
• Li Wei explained Feebas’s history of hiding and refusing to communicate, and Blue examined the situation with him.
• Li Wei suggested involving Feebas’s Trainer in resolving the problem, and Blue offered to ask Officer Jenny to investigate.

Blue arrived at the Jubilife Breeding Center to teach Li Wei Pokémon breeding for seven days, as requested by Lian and Professor Oak. Li Wei impressed Blue with his Pokémon food-making skills, and Blue began training him in food for Ground-type Pokémon.

• Blue explained that Professor Oak had sent him to teach Li Wei for seven days, and Leon urged Li Wei to learn as much as possible from the former Champion.
• Li Wei accepted a side quest to earn Blue's approval during the seven days of study, while he and Blue both sent messages about their busy week.
• Blue told Li Wei that Officer Jenny was investigating problems with a Trainer's records that might have caused Feebas's difficulties.
• Li Wei quickly and skillfully prepared food for Blue's Arcanine, who eagerly ate it, and Blue praised Li Wei's solid fundamentals.
• Blue began teaching Li Wei about food for Ground-type Pokémon and shared the exact proportions for its ingredients and seasonings.

Li Wei demonstrated his Pokémon knowledge to Blue by analyzing Rhyperior and explaining how it could fit into a Trick Room team. Blue then let Li Wei perform Rhyperior’s care treatment, while a group gathered at the window to watch.

• Li Wei identified Blue’s Rhyperior as having Solid Rock and explained its strengths, weaknesses, and possible Trick Room teammates.
• Blue praised Li Wei’s Pokémon knowledge, and Metagross and Rhyperior eagerly recorded and followed the lesson.
• Blue asked Li Wei to demonstrate his usual care routine on Rhyperior.
• Li Wei checked Rhyperior’s muscles, joints, skin, and mental state, then offered essential oils for it to smell.
• Blue noticed a group pressed against the window and asked what they were doing.

Li Wei learned Pokémon Breeding from Blue alongside Mizuki and Dayou, while Blue investigated Feebas’s former trainer and arranged for Feebas to stay with them. After dinner, Blue challenged Li Wei to a battle.

• Blue welcomed Mizuki and Dayou into his lesson, and Li Wei, Mizuki, Dayou, and Metagross watched as he treated Rhyperior’s joints with citrus-basil aromatic oil.
• Blue taught the group for four hours, then set the next lesson for eight the following morning; Mizuki offered Dayou copies of her breeder’s notebooks.
• Blue showed Li Wei a report identifying Feebas’s former trainer as a poacher, and Leon confirmed the man on the security footage from the day the inn opened.
• Blue sent the footage to Officer Jenny and suggested that Feebas stay with them as a breeding research project focused on restoring its confidence.
• Blue stayed for dinner at Li Wei’s inn and proposed ending the evening with a battle.

Li Wei’s Metagross defeated Dayou’s Incineroar in a battle that let Blue assess their command skills. Afterward, Blue stayed at Dayou’s house and grew suspicious of the address and account name Red had sent him.

• Li Wei used Agility and Bullet Punch to keep Metagross ahead of Dayou’s Incineroar and interrupt its Bulk Up.
• Metagross used Teleport, Hone Claws, Protect, and Scary Face to evade Incineroar’s attacks and cancel its speed boost.
• Metagross struck Incineroar’s leg with Hammer Arm, then used Earthquake as Incineroar countered with Abyssal Thrust.
• Blue declared Metagross the winner, and he encouraged Dayou while evaluating both trainers’ skills.
• Blue chose to stay at Dayou’s house, then studied the address and Eevee Network account name Red had sent him and felt something was wrong.

Blue learned about Dayou’s past and joined Li Wei’s team for lessons at the Breeding Center. As Blue began teaching Water-type Pokémon care beside Feebas’s pond, Feebas showed a faint sign of renewed interest.

• Blue discovered that Dayou had won the Pokémon World Martial Arts Tournament three years in a row before retiring because of deep vein thrombosis, and Dayou said he hoped to become a breeder.
• Li Wei learned that Lucario had gone into the Back Mountain to seek opponents and encouraged it to bring Potions and travel with someone.
• Xiao Rou visited Feebas after hearing about its release, and Li Wei encouraged her to help Feebas trust humans again; she and Lucario offered Feebas their support.
• Blue watched Li Wei’s Trainer Career Guidance episodes and learned that Dayou found the Smoked Apricorn Juice restorative and Blue was impressed by Li Wei’s Pokéblocks.
• Blue set a full teaching schedule at the Breeding Center and began a lesson on caring for Water-type Pokémon beside Feebas’s pond, where Feebas’s eyes showed a faint glimmer.

Li Wei taught Blue to make Smoked Apricorn Juice, producing a near-perfect batch that amazed them with its flavor and restored their energy. After seven days of lessons, Li Wei advanced his Pokémon Breeding skill to advanced, and Blue departed for his duties as Viridian Gym Leader as his recognition reward appeared.

• Blue asked Li Wei to teach him how to make Smoked Apricorn Juice, and Li Wei prepared it while explaining the cooking process.
• Li Wei’s juice received a near-perfect rating, and Blue and Li Wei were astonished by its layered aroma and taste.
• Blue, Arcanine, and Xiao Rou tried the juice, and Li Wei chilled the rest for later.
• Li Wei studied Pokémon Breeding under Blue for seven days, raising his skill to advanced and bringing the breeding center’s satisfied-customer count to 91 out of 100.
• Blue said goodbye and left to return to his duties as Viridian Gym Leader, and Li Wei received a notification that Blue’s Recognition was complete.

After Blue left Jubilife Breeding Center, Li Wei gained the advanced Scan skill and found two promising Pokémon nearby. He planned a promotional care event, discussed Feebas’s fear with his grandfather, and prepared to cook a special dish.

• Blue left on Charizard after encouraging Li Wei to keep patiently caring for Feebas, and Li Wei gained the advanced Scan skill for earning Blue’s approval.
• Li Wei’s Scan detected two promising Pokémon near Back Mountain, and he decided to focus on raising the breeding center’s business first.
• Li Wei arranged to offer free care sessions to five employees and five customers, then asked his grandfather to consider visiting Jubilife City.
• Li Wei’s grandfather advised him to find Feebas or Milotic to help Feebas overcome its fear, and Li Wei considered asking a friend with a Milotic for help.
• Blue told Red that Li Wei learned quickly and might become a stronger battler, then promised to battle Red after returning.
• Li Wei decided to make Crab Roe Lion’s Head, a dish that could slightly increase strength when eaten.

Li Wei filmed an essential oil treatment episode with Mizuki and Dayou, showing how he cared for several tired Pokémon. He then completed the first-stage objective of the Day Care on the Attack quest by providing free care to five Pokémon.

• After three failed batches of Crab Roe Lion's Head, Li Wei chose essential oil treatments as the subject of his fifth instructional episode.
• Li Wei and Dayou visited the Pokémon Center, where Nurse Joy confirmed that Metagross and Incineroar had finished treatment.
• Li Wei invited Mizuki to help groom Lucario, Arcanine, and Metagross, and they recorded the treatments while Li Wei explained Pokémon care.
• Li Wei demonstrated Hong Kong-Style Acupressure on Incineroar, who reacted enthusiastically, and the group filmed the Pokémon showing off their refreshed appearances in the sunlight.
• Leon selected five Trainers for Li Wei's free-care offer, and all five were satisfied with the service.
• Li Wei completed the first-stage objective of the Day Care on the Attack quest.

Li Wei completed the first phase of the Day Care on the Attack mission and received Mapo Tofu and a Skynet Surveillance System, then continued working toward his breeding center and video creator goals. The next morning, his father called him out because a customer had arrived.

• Li Wei received Mapo Tofu (grade B), a Pokémon Item Draw Ticket, and the Skynet Surveillance System after completing the first mission phase, and began the second phase of earning approval from 1,000 customers.
• Li Wei used the surveillance system to watch the breeding center’s public areas, noticed Lucario sensing something when he viewed a private room, and drew a Dragon Scale shed by a black Rayquaza.
• Li Wei checked that his video creator mission was close to completion, uploaded his fifth career guidance video, and heard from his friend that she would visit with her Milotic soon.
• Li Wei reviewed the comments on his essential oil care video the next morning, and his father called him out to meet a customer.

Zoro brought a retired police Arcanine to Li Wei’s breeding center after the Pokémon developed severe fear following a traumatic battle with Team Galactic. Li Wei agreed to care for Arcanine, accepted an optional quest to help it recover, and suspected Feebas suffered from complex PTSD as well.

• Zoro asked Li Wei to take in Arcanine, who had been physically healed after a Team Galactic ambush but remained terrified of flashbang-like sounds.
• Zoro explained that Blue had recommended Li Wei, and clarified that he only wanted Arcanine to rest and recuperate at the breeding center for a monthly fee.
• Li Wei agreed to care for Arcanine, and the system offered him an optional treatment quest with a reward tied to Arcanine’s memories and a hint about Dialga and Palkia.
• After Zoro left, Li Wei reflected that Feebas likely suffered from complex PTSD caused by prolonged trauma and feelings of worthlessness, then accepted the quest.