Chapter Summaries

Li Wei, Cynthia, and Lucario searched Fullmoon Island for Cresselia and collected genuine Lunar Wings. Cresselia arrived at the crescent lake and was stunned by the traces of Legendary Pokémon it sensed on Li Wei and Lucario.

• Li Wei, Cynthia, and Lucario explored Fullmoon Island, where they found sleeping Munna and Musharna and discussed the island's warm, dreamlike mist.
• Cynthia found a genuine Lunar Wing, and Li Wei and Cynthia collected three more while searching the woods.
• Li Wei's Radar detected a rare Pokémon approaching Fullmoon Island, and he waited with Cynthia at the crescent lake.
• Cresselia arrived above the lake, greeted Lucario, and sensed traces of several Legendary Pokémon on Li Wei and Lucario.
• Cynthia stepped forward to speak with Cresselia.

Li Wei and Cynthia met Cresselia at Crescent Lake and explained that Darkrai’s Bad Dreams threatened Alamos Town. Cresselia agreed to travel with them, and the group prepared to leave for home.

• Cresselia returned to Fullmoon Island under the full moon, and Pokédex Rotom registered her while Li Wei noticed her surprise at the Legendary Pokémon auras around him.
• Cynthia introduced herself and explained that Darkrai’s Bad Dreams prevented the kind, powerful Darkrai in Alamos Town from living peacefully there.
• Cresselia learned that Cynthia wanted her to visit Alamos Town regularly and use her Lunar Dance to help the residents sleep safely.
• Pokédex Rotom showed Cresselia the locations of Fullmoon Island, Jubilife City, and Alamos Town, and Cresselia agreed to go with Li Wei and Cynthia.
• Li Wei said they should head home immediately after Cresselia agreed to accompany them.

Li Wei and Cynthia brought Cresselia from Fullmoon Island to Alamos Town to help Darkrai, while Yellow continued training Darkrai to control its nightmare energy. Cresselia arrived just as Darkrai was struggling through a long training session, and the group reunited in Gaudí's Courtyard.

• Cresselia agreed to accompany Li Wei and Cynthia to Alamos Town after learning that the Darkrai on Newmoon Island had been caught and becoming curious about Li Wei's aura.
• Yellow arrived at Gaudí's Courtyard with Poffins and helped Darkrai train, using her Viridian Force to soothe and contain its nightmare energy.
• Darkrai reminisced about Alicia as it ate the Poffins Yellow had brought.
• Li Wei and Cynthia reached Alamos Town with Cresselia, which sensed Darkrai's power and Yellow's Viridian Force near the Time Tower.
• Cresselia's golden light reached Gaudí's Courtyard as Darkrai struggled to contain its energy, and Li Wei, Cynthia, Tonio, Alice, and the Pokémon gathered there.

Cresselia performed Lunar Dance to cleanse Alamos Town of the nightmare energy caused by Darkrai, allowing its residents to sleep peacefully and Darkrai to remain in town. She agreed to return every full moon cycle until Darkrai could control its energy.

• Li Wei and Cynthia brought Cresselia to Gaudí's Courtyard, where she recognized that Darkrai was different from other Darkrai.
• Cresselia danced across Alamos Town, transforming Darkrai's nightmare energy into peaceful energy and restoring the residents' rest.
• Li Wei gave Cresselia stamina-restoring Pokéblocks, and Darkrai thanked her after she returned to the courtyard.
• Cresselia told Li Wei that Lunar Dance would last one full moon cycle and promised to return.

After completing her Lunar Dance in Alamos Town, Cresselia chose to leave with Li Wei and live in Jubilife City. As Li Wei and Cynthia brought her to the Pokémon Theme Park, Cresselia explored the harmonious land and noticed a stone temple.

• Cresselia finished her Lunar Dance, and she agreed to return each lunar cycle to neutralize the nightmare energy leaking from Darkrai.
• Cresselia sensed the Legendary Pokémon connections in Li Wei and asked to leave with him; Li Wei welcomed her, and Darkrai accepted her decision.
• Yellow stayed in Alamos Town with Darkrai to continue training while Li Wei, Cynthia, Lucario, and Cresselia headed home.
• Li Wei and Cynthia arrived in Jubilife City with Cresselia, drawing attention from staff and visitors at the Pokémon Theme Park.
• Cresselia sensed the harmonious energy of the land and turned her attention to a stone temple.

Li Wei returned to the Jubilife Pokémon Theme Park with Cresselia, who agreed to live there and was introduced to his Pokémon and family. He took Cresselia to the Psychic-type venue, where Cresselia sensed the sleeping Regigigas and its three guardians, then asked Li Wei why Regigigas was there.

• Li Wei arrived at the Theme Park with Cresselia as visitors entered, and introduced Cresselia to his Pokémon and family.
• Li Wen and Lily began discussing outfits inspired by Cresselia while Cynthia explained things to Li Wei's family and the others.
• Li Wei took Cresselia to the Psychic-type venue, where Cresselia sensed Regigigas sleeping in a nearby temple with the three Legendary Titans guarding it.
• Cresselia asked Li Wei why Regigigas was at the Theme Park, and Li Wei began to explain as they set off on Corviknight.

Li Wei and Cynthia brought Cresselia to the Jubilife Pokémon Theme Park, where Li Wei showed her the Psychic-type habitat he had named the Crescent Moon Realm. Cresselia welcomed the Psychic Pokémon there and chose the habitat as her new home.

• Cresselia sensed the sleeping Regigigas and Jirachi, and Li Wei explained how Jirachi had fallen asleep in its meteorite after the once-in-a-thousand-years comet.
• Li Wei brought Cresselia to the Crescent Moon Realm, a glass-covered habitat designed around a quiet pool and night-blooming flowers.
• Cresselia admired the habitat as the other Psychic-type Pokémon gathered to watch her.
• Cresselia greeted the Pokémon with Bright Powder, calming them and welcoming Hypno and Girafarig from the grove.
• The Psychic Pokémon accepted Cresselia, who told Li Wei she liked the idea of having a home there.

Li Wei settled Cresselia into the Psychic-type pavilion and told Taozi to care for her, while visitors hurried to see the Legendary Pokémon. Back at the Breeding Center, the family discussed Cresselia’s role in resolving Darkrai’s problem and Professor Rowan’s planned visit to collect data on her.

• Li Wei confirmed that Cresselia would live in the Crescent Moon Realm and left her in Taozi’s care, explaining that she could choose whether to appear for visitors.
• Visitors flocked to the Crescent Moon Realm after Li Wei warned them they might miss seeing Cresselia, and a man from Canalave City watched her with his daughter.
• Cynthia told Li Wei’s family that Cresselia would perform Lunar Dance in Alamos Town every full moon to help with Darkrai’s problem.
• Leon proposed advertising Cresselia’s dream-bringing powers to attract hotel and campsite guests.
• Li Wei and Cynthia returned to their research, and Cynthia told him that Professor Rowan would arrive that afternoon to collect data on Cresselia.

After Cresselia settled into Jubilife Pokémon Theme Park, her arrival drew huge crowds and brought visitors better sleep and a calmer mood. Li Wei put measures in place to protect her rest and manage the crowds, then used a clue to a random Mythical Pokémon.

• Cresselia's appearance at the Theme Park went viral, and Professor Rowan visited to collect readings while Li Wei and Cynthia let her remain free to come and go.
• Cresselia's new moon power gave the park's residents and Pokémon a night of unusually deep sleep.
• A weekend crowd rushed to the Crescent Moon Realm, so Taozi alerted Li Wei and he introduced numbered entry limits.
• Visitors quietly watched Cresselia while Blue sold Lunar Wing souvenirs near the pavilion.
• Li Wei planned a Cresselia educational display with Professor Rowan and statues of Cresselia and Darkrai in the Central Plaza to ease crowding and protect Cresselia's rest.
• Li Wei used the clue to a random Mythical Pokémon that he had obtained during the Pokémon Theme Park Adventure quest.

Li Wei used a Mythical Pokémon lead and discovered it pointed to a café in Castelia City, so he flew to Unova to investigate. He also planned to return for the Olivine Town All-Around Competition starting October 1, where several friends intended to compete or set up stalls.

• Li Wei used his Mythical Pokémon lead and learned the Pokémon was connected to the Resting Café in Castelia City, Unova.
• Li Wei arranged a short trip to Unova while leaving the Pokémon Theme Park under his parents’ and Pokémon’s care.
• Li Wei discussed the upcoming Olivine Town All-Around Competition with the chat group as Yellow, Whitney, Dayou, and others considered taking part.
• Lt. Surge offered to give Akin a lift to Olivine Town, while Crystal planned to look for Pokémon in the area.
• Li Wei invited Cynthia to join the group and set off for Jubilife Airport with his luggage.

Li Wei traveled to Castelia City to investigate the Mythical Pokémon detected at the Rest Melody Café, which he suspected was Meloetta. After fans recognized him and he hinted at academic research, he reached the café and heard music and singing from inside.

• Li Wei used Rotom to locate the Rest Melody Café, where the Scan Radar had detected a Mythical Pokémon.
• Li Wei suspected the Pokémon was Meloetta and considered recruiting them for a musical group with Diancie and Primarina.
• Fans recognized Li Wei in Castelia City, asked for autographs and photos, and gathered around him and his Pokémon.
• Li Wei told the fans he had come to conduct personal academic research connected to the Research Forum Summit in Eterna City.
• Li Wei followed Rotom to the Rest Melody Café and heard guitar music and singing outside.

Li Wei found the invisible Meloetta at the Resting Melody Café in Castelia City and tried to draw its interest with his harmonica. Meloetta secretly followed him to the harbor, where Li Wei prepared to play for it.

• Li Wei arrived at the Resting Melody Café and sensed that the invisible Meloetta was sitting on the counter, listening to a musician.
• Li Wei told Lucario not to reveal that they had noticed Meloetta, then placed his harmonica on the table to attract its curiosity.
• Meloetta approached Li Wei and observed him and his Pokémon while he planned visits to the northern desert and Nimbasa City.
• After the café closed, Meloetta followed Li Wei and his Pokémon as they headed toward the harbor.
• Li Wei reached a quiet spot by the bay and took out his harmonica, preparing to perform.

At Castelia City Harbor, Li Wei played Oración and then “Fireworks” on his harmonica, drawing Meloetta out of hiding. Meloetta joined his music, and Li Wei invited it to stay and listen to another song.

• Li Wei gathered his Pokémon at the harbor and prepared his harmonica and a music box.
• Li Wei played Oración, attracting nearby citizens and Pokémon while Meloetta listened invisibly beside him.
• Li Wei began playing “Fireworks,” and Meloetta appeared and sang along.
• After the song ended, Meloetta tried to hide again, but Li Wei and his Pokémon reassured it that they had already noticed it.
• Li Wei offered to play Meloetta another song.

Li Wei met the shy Meloetta at Castelia City's port and bonded with it by playing “By Lake Baikal” as they performed a duet. He invited Meloetta to join him in Sinnoh, and after showing it that he could protect it and offer it a stage, he waited for its answer.

• Li Wei's music drew Meloetta out of hiding, and he and his Pokémon greeted it warmly.
• Li Wei played “By Lake Baikal,” moving Meloetta with the song's emotions.
• Meloetta joined Li Wei in a duet, and the music brought them closer together.
• Meloetta told Li Wei it feared being hunted whenever it revealed itself, so Li Wei promised to protect it.
• Li Wei showed Meloetta footage of Black Rayquaza and a video of Primarina and Diantha performing, then invited it to come with him to Sinnoh.

Li Wei invited Meloetta to join him, promising her safety and a chance to sing for an audience, and she accepted. After catching her, he introduced her to Cynthia and shared his idea for a Pokémon girl group.

• Li Wei explained that Meloetta would be safer with him and could pursue her dream of singing, so she agreed to join him.
• Meloetta touched the Luxury Ball and was caught by Li Wei, who immediately let her out and introduced her to his Pokémon.
• Li Wei sent Cynthia a photo with Meloetta, and Cynthia video-called him to ask how he had met her.
• Li Wei told Cynthia that he had drawn Meloetta out of the Resting Melody Café with his harmonica and invited her to join him.
• Li Wei told Cynthia, Diancie, and Meloetta about forming a Pokémon girl group to perform at the Theme Park and tour, and Cynthia approved of the idea.

Li Wei took Meloetta and his Pokémon from Castelia City to the Desert Resort, where they explored the dunes and Meloetta grew comfortable enough to reveal herself and sing. The chapter ended with a system alert that a rare Pokémon had been detected in the area.

• Li Wei shared a photo of Meloetta with the Chat Group and explained that he had caught her at a café.
• Li Wei reassured Meloetta that she could stay invisible or avoid her Luxury Ball while she adjusted to being around others.
• Li Wei brought Lucario and the others to the Desert Resort so they could experience the desert.
• Zeraora struggled with the hot sand while Metagross examined it and Lucario scanned the surroundings with aura.
• Meloetta flew above the dunes, danced in the hot wind, and improvised a melody.
• The system alerted Li Wei that a rare Pokémon had been detected in the area.

Li Wei and his Pokémon spent a peaceful day at the Desert Resort, playing on the dunes, sharing food with wild Pokémon, and watching the sunset. After enjoying the quiet evening together, they set off for Nimbasa City.

• Li Wei and his Pokémon set up camp at the Desert Resort, where he and Shaymin sandboarded while Arcanine tried and failed to ride the board.
• Wild Sandshrew and Hippopotas joined Li Wei and Shaymin in playing on the dunes.
• Li Wei shared Pokémon Food with Sandile and Scraggy at an oasis while they rested.
• A huge Gym-level Gigalith belonging to the resort owner strolled past Li Wei's group, and Lucario uncovered a sleeping Trapinch before carefully covering its nest again.
• Li Wei and his Pokémon watched the sunset as Meloetta hummed, and Li Wei sent Cynthia a photograph.
• Li Wei and his companions left for Nimbasa City.

Li Wei brought Diancie and his Pokémon to Nimbasa City, where they explored the lively streets and enjoyed the amusement park. As Li Wei’s final day in Unova continued, the group split up for rides and play before he planned to fly home the next day.

• Li Wei toured Nimbasa City with his Pokémon, and residents recognized him and asked for photos and autographs.
• At Music Plaza, Li Wei offered Meloetta a chance to sing, but Meloetta declined while listening to a saxophone player.
• Li Wei took the Pokémon to Nimbasa Amusement Park, where Diancie, Meloetta, and Lucario rode the carousel while Zeraora initially refused.
• Li Wei let the Pokémon explore the park, and Shaymin, Sirfetch'd, and Dragapult headed into a grove while Li Wei rode the Ferris wheel with Meloetta and Diancie.
• Lucario and Zeraora raced alongside a roller coaster instead of riding it, astonishing its passengers.

Li Wei and his Pokémon spent a joyful day exploring Nimbasa City, from the theme park and Fashion Street to dinner and fireworks. After Cynthia called, Li Wei agreed to Elesa’s request for a friendly Gym match against Zeraora at ten the next morning.

• Metagross and Corviknight won prizes at the theme park and gave them to children, while Meloetta joined the Pokémon Musical onstage.
• Li Wei bought accessories for Diancie and Meloetta, shared dinner with his Pokémon, and played Fireworks on his Chromatic Harmonica during the city’s fireworks show.
• Li Wei sent Cynthia a video of the fireworks, and she called to tell him Elesa wanted a friendly Gym match against Zeraora.
• Li Wei agreed to battle Elesa at ten the next morning.

Li Wei arrived at Nimbasa Gym for his exhibition match against Elesa, where the supermodel and Gym Leader had arranged a major public event. After meeting Elesa and getting ready backstage, Li Wei entered the spotlight with Zeraora as the match was about to begin.

• Li Wei arrived at the crowded, camera-filled Nimbasa Gym with Zeraora, Lucario, and his other Pokémon.
• Elesa welcomed Li Wei and Zeraora backstage and said she had been eager to battle Zeraora since seeing it at the Water Balloon Music Festival.
• Li Wei agreed to a light makeup application, then changed into a blue suit and pinned on the black rose enamel brooch Cynthia had given him.
• Elesa made a dramatic runway-style entrance, greeted the audience, and introduced Li Wei as her special guest for their friendly match.
• Li Wei entered the battlefield in the spotlight beside Zeraora while Lucario, Diancie, and the others took their seats.