Chapter Summaries

Li Wei sent researchers footage of Kommo-o performing a synchronized battle ritual, which Professor Oak and the others recognized as a significant discovery. Meanwhile, Ash and his friends met Hapu on Poni Path, where they tried her Poni White Radishes and found them extremely spicy.

• Li Wei had Pokédex Rotom send battle footage and analysis of Kommo-o to Professor Oak, Professor Rowan, and Professor Kukui.
• Professor Oak proposed that Kommo-o's synchronized Metal Sound and movements were an ancient group ritual, while Professor Rowan suggested Clanging Scales might have originated from group resonance.
• Ash and his friends met Hapu as Golurk harvested Poni White Radishes, and Hapu told them her grandfather had been the previous Island Kahuna of Akala Island.
• Hapu gave Mallow two Poni White Radishes, and Pikachu chopped them into pieces with Iron Tail.
• Ash and his friends tasted the radishes and cried out that they were spicy, while Ash and Pikachu used Flamethrower.

Hapu accepted Mallow’s invitation to dinner after meeting Ash and the others on Poni Path. At the Pokémon Center, Li Wei, Mallow, and their friends prepared a meal with Poni White Radishes and fresh seafood, and Hapu arrived as promised.

• Hapu shared a Poni White Radish with Ash and the others, then agreed to join Mallow for dinner at the Pokémon Center.
• Hapu rode Golurk to the Dignity Gym, while Sophocles and Kiawe headed to Poni Canyon, Mallow and Lillie went shopping, and Lana went fishing.
• Li Wei took Meloetta, Hoopa, and Victini to the Seafolk Village market and bought seafood for dinner.
• Mallow and Lillie told Li Wei they had invited Hapu to dinner and bought ingredients to go with the Poni White Radishes.
• Li Wei and Mallow prepared steamed crab, ginger-and-scallion crab, Pokémon Curry, and Poni White Radish and pork rib stew at the Pokémon Center.
• Hapu arrived at the Pokémon Center, and Mallow brought out the Pokémon Curry with Lucario’s help.

Ash and Kiawe encountered Tapu Fini's mist during a battle, and Kiawe completed its trial, learning the mist could reunite people with the dead. The revelation stirred Mallow and Lillie, and Mallow told Lana she did not want to see her mother again.

• Ash and Kiawe battled at the Ruins of Hope until Tapu Fini appeared and trapped Ash, Pikachu, Turtonator, and Marowak in water.
• Tapu Fini sent Kiawe to Akala Island to obtain Tapu Lele's Shield Dust, and Kiawe completed the trial and received a Flyinium Z.
• Hapu explained that Tapu Fini's mist could connect the living with the dead, but warned that some people became lost in it after a painful reunion.
• Lillie revealed that Gladion had come to Poni Island hoping to see their late father, while Mallow left the cafeteria, upset by talk of dead relatives.
• Lana asked Mallow whether she wanted to see her mother, and Mallow answered that she did not.

Mallow told Lana about her guilt over the last hurtful words she said to her dying mother, and Tapu Fini sensed her longing to see her again. Li Wei helped Tapu Fini release its mist, which drew Ash, Mallow, and Lillie into encounters with people they had lost; Li Wei reassured the others that they were safe and being watched over.

• Mallow told Lana how her mother had caught Bounsweet for her before dying, and how Mallow had regretted their last conversation ever since.
• Li Wei went with Hoopa to the Ruins of Hope and asked Tapu Fini to help Mallow.
• Tapu Fini’s mist surrounded the forest and Poni Path, separating Ash, Mallow, and Lillie from the others.
• Lillie encountered Gladion in the mist, while Ash and Mallow searched the forest with their Pokémon.
• Hapu and the others realized the missing friends were trapped in Tapu Fini’s mist and had gone to meet people who had passed away.
• Li Wei appeared to reassure Hapu, Kiawe, Lana, and Sophocles that the missing friends were safe, with two Dragapult watching over them.

In Tapu Fini’s mist, Torracat reunited with Stoutland and Mallow reconciled with her deceased mother, while Hapu confronted Tapu Fini to bring her friends back. Hapu passed the grand trial and learned she could become Island Kahuna the next day, and Ash, Mallow, and Lillie returned safely.

• Torracat reunited with the Stoutland that had raised him, while Ash recognized it as the Stoutland he had helped bury.
• Mallow reunited with her mother, apologized for her childhood words, and exchanged heartfelt thanks with her as Gracidea Flowers bloomed.
• Hapu reached the Ruins of Hope and ordered Golurk to attack Tapu Fini when it would not bring Ash and the others back.
• Sofuo appeared and told Hapu she had passed Tapu Fini’s grand trial and could undergo the succession ceremony to become Island Kahuna the next day.
• Mallow’s mother told her she loved her, then vanished as the mist dispersed and Ash, Mallow, and Lillie returned to Hapu’s house.

After Tapu Fini's mist, Hapu concluded that Mohn was still alive, and Gladion hurried to tell Lusamine. Hapu announced her coronation as Island Kahuna and arranged Ash's trial for the following night; after attending the ceremony, Ash chose Pikachu to battle her Mudsdale.

• Ash told Kiawe and the others that Torracat had seen Stoutland, while Mallow shared that she had seen her mother in the mist.
• Hapu reasoned that Lillie and Gladion could not see Mohn because he was still alive, and Gladion left to tell Lusamine.
• Hapu announced that she had passed Tapu Fini's Grand Trial and invited everyone to her coronation at the Ruins of Hope.
• Li Wei arranged the schedule around the battlefield's tides, moving Ash's Island Challenge to nighttime after the coronation.
• After the coronation, Ash met Hapu at the battlefield and unexpectedly chose Pikachu to face Mudsdale.

Ash defeated Hapu in his final Island Challenge trial on Poni Island and chose a Steel Z-Crystal for Pikachu. The next day, Li Wei inspected Xixi Wetland, where Goomy were adapting to an environment designed to test whether they could evolve into Hisui Goodra.

• Ash used seawater to let Pikachu's Electroweb affect Hapu's Mudsdale, then defeated it with Gigavolt Havoc.
• Hapu offered Ash a Z-Crystal, and Pikachu chose the Steel-type crystal.
• Li Wei left Poni Island to return to the Pokémon Theme Park and reminded Ash and the others to stay at the Pokémon Center until Professor Kukui arrived.
• Li Wei and Pokédex Rotom inspected Xixi Wetland, where the mineral-rich water and Steel-type energy were intended to support Goomy's possible evolution into Hisui Goodra.
• Li Wei observed that the Goomy seemed calm and had shinier scales and faintly metallic mucus, while the wetland ecosystem showed no signs of trouble.

Li Wei reviewed the Goomy's early Steel-type changes, learned from Steven about the newly discovered Kingambit and its conflict with Chi-Yu, and continued his work at the Pokémon Theme Park. He planned a rainforest ecological zone and returned to Alola, where Ash had caught a Meltan.

• Li Wei recorded that the Goomy had adapted well and showed traces of Steel-type changes, though none had evolved or changed type.
• Steven told Li Wei he had helped Bisharp drive off Chi-Yu, earned Kingambit's trust, and left with Kingambit after its leadership ceremony; Professor Oak had named the new species.
• Li Wei told Steven the Pokémon game had entered production and explained that he ignored visitor suggestions that conflicted with his goal of creating better habitats for Pokémon.
• Li Wei taught Korrina and her Pokémon remotely, then inspected plans for a rainforest ecological zone intended for laid-back Pokémon such as Tropius, Scyther, Heracross, and Slaking.
• After returning to Alola through Hoopa's ring, Li Wei learned that Ash had caught Meltan, whose identity as Melmetal's pre-evolution Professor Oak had confirmed.

At the Pokémon School, Li Wei taught Ash and Sophocles about caring for Steel-type Pokémon, then told Lillie that Mohn was likely somewhere in their world rather than Ultra Space. Lillie agreed to tell Lusamine and promised the Aether Foundation would continue researching Ultra Wormholes cautiously.

• Professor Oak named Meltan and concluded that it was likely connected to Melmetal, while the Meltan that invaded the Ultra Guardians' base settled there under Clefable's care.
• Li Wei taught Ash and Sophocles about Steel-type Pokémon's magnetic environments, diets, and feeding needs.
• Lillie told Li Wei that Lusamine was resuming the search for Mohn, whom she believed was still in Ultra Space.
• Li Wei explained that Necrozma, Solgaleo, Lunala, and Naganadel had told him no humans were in Ultra Space, so Mohn was probably somewhere in their world.
• Li Wei warned Lillie that Ultra Wormhole research remained dangerous, and she said Pokémon League personnel were stationed at the Aether Foundation.

Lusamine brought Gladion and Lillie to Mohn’s hidden research room, where they found the Magearna he had intended as a gift for Lillie. After hearing Li Wei’s theory that Mohn might be stranded on an uninhabited island rather than in Ultra Space, Lusamine decided to investigate that possibility.

• Lusamine told Gladion and Lillie that searches of missing-person records had found no news of Mohn, then led them from his sealed laboratory to the villa on Melemele Island.
• James revealed a hidden room where Mohn had conducted research, and Gladion and Lillie began searching it for clues.
• Lillie opened a cabinet and found Magearna, whom Mohn had intended to give her as a present but had never activated.
• Lillie shared Li Wei’s theory that Mohn might have drifted to an uninhabited island and lost his memory, explaining why the search had failed to find him.
• Lusamine decided to search the Alola Region’s uninhabited islands.

The search for Professor Mohn resumed across Alola and other regions, while a young Trainer in Galar wondered where he had seen Mohn before. Li Wei continued researching Hisui Goodra, and Ash and his classmates prepared to visit Malie City.

• The Aether Foundation publicized Mohn’s disappearance, and Lusamine enlisted Li Wei, Lance, the Investigator teams, and the Ultra Guardians to help search for him.
• A young Trainer in Galar recognized Mohn’s face as familiar and considered traveling to retrace his steps after hearing about Lusamine’s reward.
• Lillie and Gladion found no clues in Mohn’s room, but Lillie became convinced that Magearna was important.
• Li Wei reviewed his Hisui Goodra observation records with Principal Oak and Professor Oak, then planned to test their suggestions over the weekend.
• Professor Kukui announced that Ash and his classmates would spend two days in Malie City, where Ash and others eagerly planned to challenge its Kanto-style Gym.

Li Wei’s two Pokémon Eggs hatched into a male and a female Kubfu, bringing him the Pokémon he had long sought. After feeding the newly hatched pair, he shared a video with Blue, Steven, and Lance and told them he no longer needed their help finding Kubfu.

• Li Wei considered Principal Oak’s offer to teach at the Pokémon School whenever he visited Alola and decided he could make up his mind later.
• One of Li Wei’s Pokémon Eggs hatched into a male Kubfu, which he registered as a novice Fighting-type Pokémon.
• The second Egg hatched into a rare female Kubfu, and Li Wei fed both Kubfu Pokémon Food softened with Moomoo Milk.
• Li Wei recorded the Kubfu eating and sent the video to the Chat Group, telling Blue, Steven, and Lance that he had found two Kubfu.

Li Wei welcomed two newly hatched Kubfu into his family and introduced them to his Pokémon. Both Kubfu eagerly accepted Metagross's training plans, leaving Li Wei to watch as his team made the newcomers feel at home.

• Li Wei recalled how Kubfu lived alone in remote mountains and how little their parents cared for their young after hatching.
• Li Wei welcomed the male and female Kubfu, and Sirfetch'd greeted them as the Pokémon who had cared for their eggs.
• Lucario offered to help train the battle-loving Kubfu, while Zeraora, Diancie, Arcanine, and other Pokémon welcomed them.
• Metagross announced that it had already prepared training plans, and both Kubfu showed great interest despite Li Wei's doubts about starting so soon.

Li Wei and Cynthia welcomed two newborn Kubfu at the Seaside Villa in Kala'e Bay, and Li Wei considered how to train them and guide their future evolution. The Kubfu settled into their new beds eager for more challenges, and Li Wei planned to take them to the Pokémon Theme Park in a few days.

• Cynthia visited Li Wei to meet the two Kubfu, and he planned to leave their training to Metagross, Sirfetch'd, and Lucario.
• The Chat Group reacted to the rare hatchlings, and Green recommended basing their training on Pangoro's regimen.
• Li Wei considered evolving one Kubfu into Single Strike Style and the other into Rapid Strike Style, though he only had a Scroll of Darkness.
• Shaymin, Victini, and Hoopa invited the Kubfu to play, but the newborns were more interested in Sirfetch'd's leek sword and Lucario.
• Metagross and Diancie assembled special beds for the Kubfu, and Li Wei told them about the challenges awaiting them at his other home.

Li Wei brought two Kubfu to Pokémon School and taught Ash and the others about Fighting-type Pokémon and their care. The students began a practical lesson, dividing up to groom the Kubfu and prepare food for them.

• Li Wei introduced the male and female Kubfu to his class and explained Fighting-type strengths, weaknesses, and common species.
• Li Wei led the students to the newly renovated Pokémon Breeding classroom for a hands-on lesson.
• Ash and Kiawe chose to care for the male Kubfu, while Lana and Sophocles took the female; Mallow and Lillie prepared Pokémon Food.
• Kiawe taught Ash to brush the Kubfu's fur and check its claws, while Lillie advised Mallow to include meat because Kubfu were omnivores.

Li Wei’s students cared for the two Kubfu and fed them Mallow’s Poni White Radish burgers. Professor Kukui then announced that registration for the Alola League tournament had opened, with entry rules relaxed so anyone could compete.

• Kiawe guided Ash, Lana, and Sophocles as they bathed and cared for the Kubfu, while Mallow and Lillie prepared food for them.
• Mallow made giant Poni White Radish beef burgers, which both Kubfu eagerly ate, and Li Wei gave her full marks.
• Li Wei dismissed the class after praising the students’ care for the Kubfu.
• Professor Kukui announced that registration for the Pokémon League tournament was open and that anyone could enter despite not completing an Island Challenge or earning badges.
• Ash and the others eagerly decided to sign up for the tournament.

Professor Kukui and Li Wei discussed special training, Kukui’s secret identity, and Li Wei’s uncertain plans to keep teaching in Alola. After Kukui recalled seeing a Kubfu on Melemele Island, Li Wei suspected Kubfu and Urshifu would return.

• Professor Kukui arranged weekend special training, with Sophocles and Ash heading to Kiawe’s mountain and Lillie, Mallow, and Lana training at Lillie’s house.
• Professor Kukui told Li Wei that Faba had discovered he was the Masked Royal, but had kept the secret.
• Li Wei asked Professor Kukui whether he should continue teaching at the Pokémon School, and Kukui said he wanted him to stay in Alola.
• Professor Kukui said he wanted to raise a Kubfu but would not take one of Li Wei’s beloved Pokémon.
• Professor Kukui recalled seeing a Kubfu battling Bewear on Melemele Island as a child, and Li Wei predicted Kubfu and Urshifu would return.

Li Wei learned that Professor Kukui had once seen Bewear defeat a Kubfu that evolved into Single Strike Style Urshifu, and arranged to search for Bewear with him next week. Back in Jubilife City, Li Wei introduced the two newly hatched Kubfu to his family and Pokémon as he took them around the Park.

• Professor Kukui told Li Wei how Bewear had defeated Kubfu and then Single Strike Style Urshifu, and offered to help Li Wei search for Bewear next week.
• Li Wei returned to Jubilife City with Hoopa and learned from Leon that Cynthia and Mizuki had gone to a meeting about the Jubilife City festival.
• Li Wei introduced the two Kubfu to Leon and explained that they had hatched from Pokémon Eggs three days earlier.
• Li Wei took the Kubfu out to explore, while his other Pokémon split up to visit friends and prepare for performances.
• Officer Jenny and Arcanine greeted Li Wei, who introduced the Kubfu to Arcanine.

Li Wei brought two Kubfu through the Jubilife Pokémon Theme Park, where he ran into Officer Jenny, the park’s fossil Pokémon, and his old friend Dayou. He asked Dayou to teach the Kubfu fighting techniques, and Dayou agreed.

• Li Wei greeted Officer Jenny and her Arcanine while they patrolled the park.
• Two Aerodactyl and other fossil Pokémon welcomed Li Wei and the Kubfu near Swan Lake.
• Li Wei took the Kubfu on the little train, answering children’s questions about Pokémon along the way.
• Li Wei found Dayou training new recruits for the upcoming Rainforest area.
• Li Wei asked Dayou to teach the Kubfu fighting techniques, and Dayou agreed.

Li Wei arranged for Dayou to train the two Kubfu, with Incineroar helping teach them martial arts. The siblings began rigorous dojo training, where their different strengths started to show.

• Li Wei chose Dayou to train the Kubfu and planned for them to learn the Hardness Secret, the Softness Secret, and the secrets in the Scroll of Darkness.
• Dayou agreed to take the Kubfu as disciples and told Li Wei to bring them to the dojo the next morning.
• Dayou introduced Incineroar as the Kubfu's senior fellow disciple and began teaching them the horse stance.
• Incineroar corrected the Kubfu's stances as they practiced balance, dodging, running, jumping, and striking wooden posts.
• Dayou observed that the older brother was tenacious, while the younger sister had better aptitude for holding the stance.