Chapter Summaries

Mr. Harold invited Li Wei to be chief judge of the 25th Young Breeders' Competition, and Li Wei accepted after hearing that Professor Oak, Professor Rowan, and Nurse Joy Yukino supported the choice. As the guests congratulated him, Li Wei reflected on his crowded plans for next year and considered how to draw more visitors to the Hot Spring Wellness Center.

• Li Wei relaxed with Sprigatito while Mr. Harold explained that its fear of baths had eased through Li Wei's treatment and Harold's care.
• Mr. Harold formally invited Li Wei to serve as chief judge at the next Young Breeders' Competition, explaining that Professor Oak and Professor Rowan had declined and that Ms. Yukino had requested Li Wei.
• Li Wei accepted the invitation, and Steven, Aunt Belle, Superintendent General Zoro, Lily, and other guests congratulated him.
• Blue said he had turned down his own invitation because he planned to focus on training, while Cynthia encouraged Li Wei to take on the responsibility of guiding young breeders.
• Li Wei thought about his many commitments next year and his renewed desire to compete in the Master League after seeing the Hall of Fame.
• The first day of business at the Hot Spring Wellness Center drew fewer than eighty thousand visitors, and Li Wei considered finding a stronger attraction while Red was still there.

N visited Li Wei at the Theme Park and described how his travels had strengthened his belief that humans and Pokémon could coexist. He planned to keep traveling with his sisters, while Li Wei invited him to settle near the Park whenever he was ready.

• N told Li Wei about traveling through Hoenn and Unova and listening to Pokémon seeking ways to coexist with humans.
• Li Wei explained how Poké Balls had helped him save Shaymin from a Pokémon Hunter, and N acknowledged their usefulness.
• N described the Theme Park as a place where Pokémon were relaxed and happy, and thanked Li Wei for helping him confirm his chosen path.
• Li Wei credited the Park's staff, Pokémon, and like-minded friends, and encouraged N to believe that most Pokémon could live happily with humans.
• N said he planned to keep traveling with his two sisters and hoped to settle somewhere peaceful someday.
• Li Wei invited N to build a house near the Power Plant on Misty Mountain, and N accepted the suggestion.

After the Theme Park’s successful opening, Li Wei improved its operations while preparing for the next Master League and his Alola teaching trip. He and Cynthia then headed to Pallet Town to visit Roland, who had come down from Mt. Silver.

• Li Wei completed the Theme Park’s opening celebration and earned rewards after reaching 80,000 visitors in one day.
• Li Wei tested the park’s transportation and activities, gathered feedback, and organized improvements with the staff.
• Li Wei and Cynthia stayed at the Theme Park during the Sinnoh League holiday while Dayou, Mizuki, Lalami, and Xiao Meng took a month off.
• Larvitar evolved into Pupitar, and Li Wei evolved Alolan Vulpix into Alolan Ninetales as he prepared Pokémon for next year’s Master League.
• Li Wei visited Alola, the Valley of Creation, and Alamos Town, where he learned Alicia was expecting a baby.
• Li Wei and Cynthia set out for Pallet Town to see Roland, who had left Mt. Silver after more than three months of training.

Li Wei and Cynthia visited Professor Oak’s Laboratory in Pallet Town, where Roland was training under Red and Blue’s guidance. They reunited with Roland and met up with the lab’s residents, while Blue revealed that he had sent Ash to train in Viridian Forest because he was annoying.

• Li Wei and Cynthia arrived at Professor Oak’s Laboratory through Hoopa’s ring and reunited with Roland, who had been training with Red and Blue after her Master League defeat.
• Li Wei gave Salamence a new-flavored Super Rich Poffin and praised Roland’s progress under Red and Blue’s guidance.
• Professor Oak and Blue welcomed Li Wei and Cynthia, and Mew joined the gathering alongside Hoopa, Victini, Meloetta, and Shaymin.
• Hoopa shared Berries and Pokéblocks with the Mythical Pokémon, while Red appeared from the Back Mountain and explained that he had been training there.
• Li Wei asked where Ash was, and Blue said he had sent him to train in Viridian Forest because he was too annoying.

Li Wei finalized preparations for Pokémon: FireRed and Pokémon: LeafGreen and asked Red, Green, Yellow, Blue, and Professor Oak to voice their roles. The group agreed to take part, and Li Wei said he would arrange recording sessions in Jubilife City.

• Professor Oak hosted Li Wei, Cynthia, Red, Green, Yellow, Blue, and Crystal to celebrate Red's fully healed hand, and Red confirmed he would enter the Master League.
• Li Wei explained that he planned to represent the Alola Region in the Master League, leaving room for Roland to compete for Sinnoh.
• Li Wei told the group that the game script and preliminary preparations were nearly finished and invited Red, Green, Yellow, Blue, and Professor Oak to record their voices.
• Li Wei asked Professor Oak and Blue for permission to include their shared story in the game, and both agreed.
• Green cleared his schedule to voice himself, and Red agreed to record a limited number of short lines.
• Li Wei said he would contact everyone later to arrange recording at the game studio in Jubilife City, with Hoopa providing transportation.

Li Wei arrived in Alola and prepared to begin teaching at the Pokémon School, while Ash explored the region with Delia. The chapter ended as Ash and Delia reached the bustling school to meet Li Wei and Professor Oak’s cousin.

• Li Wei left the Theme Park and traveled to Alola through Hoopa’s ring, leaving his Pokémon and the park’s operations in trusted hands.
• Li Wei arrived on Melemele Island with Shaymin, Victini, Meloetta, Diancie, and Alolan Ninetales, and planned to visit Mount Lanakila with his students.
• Ash and Pikachu rode Sharpedo through the sea and met Lana, who learned that Ash would be enrolling at the Alola Trainer School.
• Ash returned to Delia, and she told him they would visit Professor Oak’s cousin at the Alola Trainer School because Li Wei had arrived.
• Ash and Delia rode a Tauros taxi to the Pokémon School, where they found the grounds bustling with activity.

Li Wei arrived at the Pokémon School on Melemele Island to begin a semester as a guest teacher, drawing an enthusiastic welcome from the students. After Professor Kukui announced Li Wei’s appointment and teaching subjects, Li Wei greeted the students and looked forward to learning alongside them.

• Kiawe eagerly hoped to battle Li Wei, while Sophocles joked that Turtonator and Charizard might not want to face him.
• Li Wei arrived with Professor Kukui and was greeted excitedly by the students, including Lillie and Mallow, who admired his Pokémon Breeding expertise.
• Ash arrived with Delia and Pikachu, then asked Li Wei for a battle; Li Wei said they could battle later, after he met Principal Oak.
• Professor Kukui announced that Li Wei would teach Pokémon battles, Pokémon Breeding, and how to get along with Pokémon for the coming semester.
• Li Wei welcomed the students and said Lucario, Zeraora, and his other Pokémon would help with lessons.

Ash met the Pokémon School students after arriving in Alola to attend classes at Blue’s suggestion. He explained that Blue wanted him to strengthen his battle fundamentals, leaving Ash to begin his studies at the school.

• Ash met Lillie after she was frightened by a Tauros and Pikachu, and Mallow apologized for the collision.
• Mallow, Kiawe, Sophocles, Lillie, and Lana introduced themselves to Ash, who shared his League wins and his loss to Malva.
• Lana revealed that she had met Ash before by fishing him out of the water.
• The students learned that Ash had come to school because Blue sent him there, while Li Wei went to meet Principal Samson Oak.
• Ash recalled Blue’s advice that his battle knowledge was shaky and that he relied too much on instinct and reckless charges.

Ash arrived at the Pokémon School in Alola to study under Li Wei and learn the fundamentals he lacked. After meeting his new classmates and Principal Oak, Ash began his learning journey, while the Ultra Wormhole's opening drew closer.

• Ash told Mallow and the others that Blue had sent him to study with Li Wei, and they welcomed him to Alola and invited him to learn about the region.
• Kiawe challenged Ash to a battle, but Mallow stopped them so the group could take Ash to meet Principal Oak.
• Samson Oak entertained Hoopa and Victini with Pokémon puns and face-changing before welcoming Ash to the school.
• Ash met Professor Oak, and Lillie, Lana, and Sophocles asked him for autographs while Li Wei and the two Oaks discussed regional forms.
• Professor Kukui showed Ash the classroom and welcomed him to the Pokémon School, where Ash began his studies as the Ultra Wormhole's opening approached.

On Li Wei’s first day teaching at the Pokémon School, Ash and his classmates discussed the Z-Ring Tapu Koko had given Ash. Li Wei explained that Alola’s Island Guardians protected the islands from Ultra Beasts arriving through Ultra Wormholes, leaving the students impressed by their duty.

• Ash told Kiawe and the others that Tapu Koko had appeared the previous night and given him an Electric-type Z-Ring.
• Kiawe recognized the ring and explained that it was used to perform Z-Moves.
• Li Wei and Professor Kukui entered the classroom, where Ash showed them his Z-Ring and Professor Kukui confirmed that Li Wei had also seen Tapu Koko.
• Ash asked what the Island Guardians protected, and Professor Kukui agreed to let Li Wei explain it to the class.
• Li Wei explained that Ultra Beasts came from Ultra Space through Ultra Wormholes and that the Island Guardians defended Alola’s islands from them.

Li Wei taught Ash and the other students about Ultra Beasts, Ultra Aura, and Tapu Koko’s gifts. He explained that Z-Moves drew on a Trainer and Pokémon’s shared conviction, leaving Ash with a clearer sense of what the power meant.

• Li Wei explained that Ultra Beasts came to Alola to plunder its unique Ultra Aura, and Lillie said her missing father’s notebook had mentioned it.
• Li Wei said researchers had not fully understood Ultra Aura or Ultra Wormholes, while the four Island Guardians fought Ultra Beasts from Ultra Space.
• Lillie described Tapu Koko as temperamental but willing to reward Trainers it liked, and Mallow realized it had given Ash his Z-Ring.
• Li Wei explained that a Z-Ring and Z-Crystal let a Trainer use Z-Moves after completing the Island Challenge and earning an Island Kahuna’s approval.
• Kiawe described Z-Moves as sacred power born from a Trainer and Pokémon becoming one, and Li Wei told Ash that protecting Pikachu and others showed that conviction.

Li Wei finished his first lesson at the Pokémon School and observed Principal Oak teaching Pokémon regional forms. Lillie correctly explained why Alolan Exeggutor grew so tall, leaving her classmates surprised.

• Li Wei explained that Tapu Koko had likely chosen Ash because it needed help, and Kiawe urged Ash to take the Z-Ring’s responsibility seriously.
• Ash promised to treasure his Z-Ring and use Z-Moves well, and Li Wei’s first lesson ended after the students’ questions.
• Li Wei sat in on Principal Oak’s class, where Oak used Sirfetch'd and his Exeggutor costume to teach about regional forms and types.
• Principal Oak asked whether Alolan Exeggutor grew taller in places with more or less sunlight, and Lillie answered that it grew tall to reach more sunlight in areas with less.
• Li Wei compared Exeggutor’s growth to a Girafarig reaching for food high in trees, and Principal Oak praised his explanation.

Li Wei shared dinner with Professor Kukui and Ash before joining the Alola school’s welcome festivities, where Ash won a Tauros race and a battle against Kukui. At lunch, Li Wei sampled Mallow’s Four-Island Platter, and Tapu Koko’s cry sounded from the nearby woods.

• Li Wei served Professor Kukui and Ash an Alola platter and Pokémon Curry, while Rockruff quickly befriended Li Wei’s Pokémon.
• Professor Kukui told Li Wei that Mallow and the others were planning a welcome party for him and Ash at Aina’s Kitchen.
• Li Wei watched Ash compete in the school’s contests, and Ash narrowly beat Kiawe in a Tauros-riding race.
• Professor Kukui challenged Ash to a Pokémon battle, and Pikachu defeated Rockruff with Iron Tail.
• Mallow served her Four-Island Platter at lunch, and Li Wei offered cooking advice before Tapu Koko’s cry came from the woods.

Li Wei and Professor Kukui discussed the preparations for Alola's first Pokémon League as Tapu Koko appeared and stole Ash's hat. After Ash chased it into the forest, Tapu Koko returned the hat and challenged Ash and Pikachu to a battle using a Z-Move.

• Li Wei told Professor Kukui that help from other regions had put the Alola League's framework in place, leaving Kukui to prepare for its first tournament.
• Tapu Koko appeared on the Pokémon School terrace, startling Ash and the others.
• Ash thanked Tapu Koko for the Z-Ring, but Tapu Koko snatched his hat and fled, prompting Ash and Pikachu to chase it.
• Li Wei led Professor Kukui, Lillie, Kiawe, Mallow, Lana, and Sophocles into the forest after Ash.
• Tapu Koko returned Ash's hat, tapped his Z-Ring, and challenged him to battle; Ash accepted and readied Pikachu.

Ash battled Tapu Koko in the forest and, with Pikachu, unleashed the Z-Move Gigavolt Havoc. Tapu Koko survived the attack and recognized Ash and Pikachu’s potential before vanishing, leaving Ash with its approval.

• Tapu Koko activated Electric Terrain and challenged Ash, while Li Wei explained the terrain’s effects to the others.
• Ash ordered Pikachu to attack with Thunderbolt, but Tapu Koko barely reacted and touched the Electrium Z on Ash’s Z-Ring.
• Tapu Koko signaled for Ash to use a Z-Move, and Ash performed the movements Professor Kukui had taught him.
• Ash and Pikachu unleashed Gigavolt Havoc, which blasted through the forest canopy and forced Tapu Koko to defend itself.
• Tapu Koko emerged unharmed, approved of Ash and Pikachu, glanced at Li Wei, and vanished.

After Ash and Pikachu’s Gigavolt Havoc shattered their Electrium Z, Ash resolved to complete Alola’s Island Challenge and grow strong enough to use Z-Moves. Later, Cynthia visited Li Wei in Alola, enjoyed his cooking, and asked him about Tapu Koko.

• Tapu Koko disappeared after Ash and Pikachu unleashed Gigavolt Havoc, and the others were amazed by the attack’s power.
• Kiawe and Professor Kukui explained that Ash’s Electrium Z had shattered because he lacked the strength and training to control the Z-Move fully.
• Ash declared that he would complete Alola’s Island Challenge and earn the right to use Z-Moves, and his friends encouraged him.
• Professor Kukui led Ash and the others back to school as Ash’s Island Challenge began.
• Cynthia arrived at Li Wei’s seaside villa with Hoopa, ate the Alolan meal he had prepared, and asked him about Tapu Koko.

Li Wei explained Ultra Space, Ultra Megalopolis, and its Distortion World to Cynthia, while assuring her he did not yet need help with the threat posed by Necrozma. The next day, Cynthia returned to Lily of the Valley Island and Li Wei went to teach at the Pokémon School.

• Li Wei told the Chat Group that Ash had encountered Tapu Koko, but the others were not concerned because they trusted Li Wei to handle any danger.
• Cynthia asked Li Wei about the Island Guardians and Ultra Space, and he described Ultra Megalopolis and Ultra Space’s Distortion World.
• Li Wei explained that Cosmog would need to become Solgaleo so they could open an Ultra Wormhole and confront Necrozma, but said he did not need Cynthia’s help yet.
• Li Wei asked Cynthia to stay overnight and had Hoopa take her back to Lily of the Valley Island the next day.
• Li Wei went to the Pokémon School and began teaching Ash’s class.

After the Midseason Championship, Li Wei began streaming Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver on their release day and explained what players could expect from the games. He recommended early Pokémon choices while Red and Blue played SoulSilver, whose story followed Silver’s growth and included his confrontation with Giovanni.

• Red won the Midseason Championship, with Cynthia as runner-up after defeating Blue in the semifinals.
• Roland defeated Ash using her newly revealed Regidrago, while Professor Kukui reached the Top 8 and Diantha used Mega Hawlucha against Leon.
• Kalos excavation teams uncovered Evolution Stones, and news of six newly discovered Mega Evolutions sparked discussion.
• Li Wei started his evening livestream as HeartGold and SoulSilver launched and told viewers that the first playthrough ended with a challenge against Red on Mt. Silver.
• Red and Blue chose SoulSilver to avoid playing as Akin, while the game’s story showed Silver rejecting Team Rocket and choosing to join the Investigators after defeating Giovanni.
• Li Wei recommended Totodile, Growlithe with Intimidate, and searching Ilex Forest trees for Heracross.

Professor Kukui gave Ash a Rotom Pokédex and helped him activate it, while Li Wei learned about the gift and checked in with his Pokémon after training. The story left Li Wei’s Pokémon reporting their progress, with Zeraora claiming victory over Tapu Koko.

• Professor Kukui gave Ash a Rotom Pokédex, and a Rotom emerged from an outlet and entered the device.
• Ash activated the Pokédex Rotom, which registered him as its user and greeted him.
• Professor Kukui explained that Ash’s friends could share the Pokédex Rotom and that Ash and Rotom would need to learn to understand each other.
• Ash showed Pokédex Rotom to the Chat Group, whose members told him it was a rare and valuable device.
• Li Wei saw news of Ash’s gift, then asked his Pokémon how their training had gone.
• Zeraora told Li Wei that it had beaten Tapu Koko in a battle.

Li Wei led Ash and the other students on a field lesson through Lush Jungle, where they encountered a tired Litten surrounded by Yungoos. Ash intervened to protect Litten, and an aged bark interrupted the standoff.

• Li Wei introduced his students to Pokédex Rotom and led them into Lush Jungle for a field lesson.
• Ash was struck by an Alolan Exeggutor's tail and caught by Charizard as he fell.
• The students observed the jungle Pokémon while Li Wei guided them and reassured Lillie.
• The group found several Yungoos surrounding an exhausted Litten, and Li Wei stopped Ash from intervening at first.
• Litten used Ember to fend off the Yungoos, but Ash rushed to its side when they surrounded it again.
• An aged bark sounded as the Yungoos faced Ash and Pikachu.