Ye Qing

Biodata

Power Progression

Ye Qing's documented growth begins with his inspection ability and Chimchar's development, then expands to a larger team, advanced evolution techniques, and competitive achievements. Pokémon levels listed below belong to his partners, not Ye Qing; Trainer qualifications and titles are identified separately.

Background / History

Ye Qing awakens in class after being struck by chalk and realizes that he has transmigrated into a world where humans and Pokémon have coexisted since ancient times. His family, friends, and appearance remain familiar, although he is younger than in his previous life. Knowledge retained from Pokémon anime and games immediately allows him to answer questions far beyond his reputation as the school's lowest-scoring student 1 2 3.

He attends Shanhai City's No. 1 Pokémon Academy, where annual tuition exceeds one hundred thousand yuan. His parents have struggled to fund his education, and his father, Ye Yuntian, borrows money for his first Pokémon. Believing that his younger sister's Pokémon education may be sacrificed for his own, Ye Qing resolves to earn enough to support the family 2 3.

After discovering his inspection ability at a Pokémon Day Care, he persuades his parents to visit an egg-gambling market. There he identifies a cracked, weakened Chimchar Egg with exceptional potential and chooses it despite warnings. Aunt Wang's Blissey treats the Egg, and Ye Qing researches Chimchar's care while tending its incubator until it hatches 3 4 5 6 7.

His maternal relatives belong to the Zhao family. His mother is the middle child, between Zhao Tianlai and Zhao Tian'ai; Zhao Ziran is his older cousin, while Ye Yunyin is revealed to be his younger cousin. His grandmother is a senior Breeder conducting research overseas. Before his rise, family gatherings frequently subject him to unfavorable comparisons with Zhao Ziran and leave his father marginalized 136 138.

After qualifying as a Professional Trainer, Ye Qing leaves home for a series of Gym challenges. His career expands into national and international competition, culminating in National Tournament and World Cup championships and later Elite Four membership 150 151 557 732 988.

His success transforms his family's circumstances and standing. He receives an estate as compensation for his contribution to Shanhai City, becomes the leading figure among his maternal relatives, and eventually reaches a position where money has little personal significance. A later side story identifies him as the founder of the Ye family in the history known to his descendant Ye Xingchen 323 877 1041 1046.

Appearance

Ye Qing retains his previous life's appearance, apart from looking younger 3.

• Facial features: Thick eyebrows, large eyes, and regular features; he considers himself handsome 3.
• Wrist mark: A glowing, spoon-shaped mark associated with his connection to Mewtwo 29 48.
• Undercover disguise: Wears Li Zhiyong's clothes and a Bat Mask, and singes his hair to match the borrowed identity 17.
• Darkrai's mark: Darkrai marks his right shoulder after helping awaken Wang Yao 801.
• Training-worn appearance: Three months of wilderness training leave his hair long and his clothing tattered enough that Yaoyao initially mistakes him for a beggar; he is startled by his own reflection afterward 858 859.
• Family resemblance: Ye Xingchen's eyebrows and eyes resemble his, which both Ye Qing and Su Yiqin notice before learning the boy's identity 1045 1046.

Personality

Ye Qing is strongly attached to his family. His mother's welcome moves him nearly to tears after transmigration, and his parents' financial sacrifices motivate him to improve their living conditions. He also promises to pay for Ye Menghan's Pokémon Academy education if she performs well on her entrance exam 2 3 7 8.

He combines moral courage with practical caution. Although he dislikes Wang Shuang, he intervenes when Zhang Qiang attacks him and his girlfriend, then relies on a recording bluff after assessing the opposing Pokémon. He accepts the resulting feud rather than regret standing up to bullying 30 31 34.

His confidence in Pokémon knowledge contrasts with his awareness of physical vulnerability. He recognizes that Pokémon attacks can kill him, learns that real battles differ from games, and seeks League protection when he fears Team R could locate his family. He also withholds information to preserve his privacy and bargaining value 11 19 46 49.

Ye Qing acknowledges his own self-interest rather than presenting himself as wholly altruistic. While sympathizing with Feebas's insecurity, he admits that knowing her future beauty and strength influenced his decision to catch her. Nevertheless, he tends carefully to his Pokémon's cleanliness, health, and emotional needs, and wants a larger home with suitable environments for all of them 65 74 211.

His loyalty to Wang Yao becomes a defining commitment. He regards Wang Yao's grievance against Luo Moyun as his own, urges his friend to wait for him before seeking revenge, and later seeks greater strength and public influence partly so that he can defend Wang Yao if his Team R identity is exposed. He is willing to oppose the Pokémon League rather than simply surrender him 485 486 694 740.

As his power grows, his response to enemies becomes increasingly ruthless. He is prepared to kill hostile bandits who attempt to murder him and recognizes that repeated conflicts with Gym Leaders and Elite Four Trainers have affected his attitude. Even so, he remains conscious of manners around family and elders and checks himself when he becomes disrespectful 760 877.

He understands that relationships and social position matter alongside battle strength. Although his relatives increasingly defer to him, he resists being made responsible for deciding Zhao Ziran's marriage and refuses to promise a championship merely to secure family advantage. He also finds the altered, deferential atmosphere among relatives and former teachers uncomfortable 510 511 512 529 701 1041.

By the later story, he feels the loneliness created by exceptional status. Zhao Xinran's respectful treatment reminds him that, even when he does not care about rank differences, others do; he reflects that worthy opponents can provide companionship unavailable elsewhere 1041.

Abilities & Skills

Pokémon Inspection

His unnamed “golden finger” displays detailed information about Pokémon and Eggs 3 5 6.

• Identifies species, level, potential, health, gender, typing, Ability, held items, and moves 3 6.
• Detects valuable Pokémon hidden among unidentified or damaged Eggs without specialist tools 4 5.
• Assesses opponents' injuries and strength, including an exhausted level 17 Fearow 11.
• Egg aptitude can remain uncertain during incubation: the first Magikarp Egg displays a range of F to F+ 3.
• Exposes concealed tactical options, such as a Jolteon's previously unused Thunderbolt 76.
• Allows him to reject inaccurate commercial estimates: he identifies an auctioned Totodile Egg as C− potential despite Su Yiqin's belief that it should reach at least B rank 185.
• Continues functioning on powerful and transformed Pokémon, displaying Bond Infernape's enhanced Fire Punch and base stat total, shiny Gabite's S+ potential, and a level 83 Leafeon's information 350 387 747.
• Remains useful despite his official Pokédex, which he considers largely unnecessary for identifying opponents because of his inspection ability 150.

Prior-Life Pokémon Knowledge

Ye Qing remembers information from Pokémon anime and games that is obscure or insufficiently researched in his new world 2 3 35.

• Answers questions about Abilities, evolution, moves, and gender restrictions 1 35.
• Identifies the Tao Trio and writes about Reshiram, Zekrom, and their Overdrive modes 35 48.
• Uses memories of Mewtwo's creation to help it understand its origins 25.
• Recognizes limits to his old knowledge: evolution and move-learning levels depend on nurturing, aptitude, and physical condition rather than fixed game thresholds 6.
• Distinguishes Kirlia's natural foresight from the move Future Sight and understands that such unusual capabilities can have severe energy costs 177.
• Incorporates further instruction from Morikawa Gym Leader, who emphasizes developing Pokémon's innate capabilities rather than relying only on levels, learned moves, or Mega Evolution 601.
• His knowledge is not infallible: an attempt to summon Celebi with the GS Ball fails, leaving five Genesect unable to return to their era 625.

Battle Tactics and Training

He adapts familiar mechanics to physical battles rather than treating combat as a direct copy of the games 19 39.

• Speed control: Has Chimchar grab Rattata after taking Quick Attack, preventing it from immediately retreating 10.
• Move disruption: Uses Fake Out to interrupt Dragon Dance and Encore to restrict Charmander to Scratch 39.
• Environmental exploitation: Orders Ember in every direction to ignite Charmander's flammable Smokescreen 39.
• Stamina management: Chooses Fury Swipes over Fire Punch against Charmander because Fire-type damage is resisted and Fire Punch is more exhausting 39.
• Counter Shield: Reconstructs Ash's spinning offensive-defensive technique using a Thomas Flair and Ember. The first attempt injures Chimchar, but later training makes him proficient 43 44 46.
• Teaching methods: Uses demonstrations, rewards, incremental practice, and running drills to help Chimchar execute moves 7 8 9 45.
• Growth regulation: Arranges a period of energy regulation for Ralts after Mewtwo's help produces unusually rapid advancement 135.
• Huge Power Slaking: Uses Gardevoir to transfer Azurill's Huge Power Ability to Slaking, then positions Gardevoir on Slaking's shoulder during battle 830.
• Psych Up strategy: Plans to have Milotic copy Gardevoir's fully accumulated Calm Mind boosts, and teaches Psych Up to Milotic, Diancie, and Gengar 796 798.
• Combination moves: Oversees Milotic's successful combination of Iron Tail and Water Pulse, while recognizing its longer preparation time; Gardevoir's attempt to combine Teleport and Calm Mind remains unsuccessful at that stage 604.
• Expanded move coverage: After the Elite Four Tournament exposes gaps in his team's options, he organizes targeted instruction and uses his privileges to obtain Trainer Association Pokémon as teachers 896.
• Intensive camps: Trains six Pokémon against five Genesect over three months, progressively changing the battle ratios. Later, he changes coaches and randomizes team combinations during a half-year island camp to prevent overfamiliarity with particular opponents 858 997.

Bond Phenomenon and Mega Evolution

Ye Qing's later battle strength includes both Infernape's Battle Bond transformation and Mega Evolution among his other partners 387 843.

• Bond Infernape: Infernape's inspected Ability is recorded as “Battle Bond (Ye Qing's Infernape),” with an enhanced Fire Punch and a base stat total of 644 387.
• Research significance: After his National Tournament victory, the Pokémon League requests a blood sample to investigate the Bond Phenomenon. He agrees in exchange for protection for his family 557.
• Dual Evolution: Can sustain two transformations simultaneously, but early practice leaves him physically and mentally exhausted after approximately five minutes 580.
• Endurance training: Repeated practice lengthens his simultaneous-evolution duration; he later deploys Bond Infernape and Mega Garchomp together against two Mega Charizard Y 604 843.
• Mega Gengar: Explicitly deploys Mega Gengar during his operations against Team R 934.
• Mega Milotic: His totem Milotic Mega Evolves under purple comet energy and senses Jirachi's presence during the transformation 1043.
• Legendary deployment: Can summon Mega Rayquaza by the later side story, using it to defeat the Legendary Pokémon guarding Su Yiqin's wedding 1043.

Wilderness Survival and Infiltration

His first two high-school years included extensive wilderness-survival training alongside Pokémon theory 16.

• Builds a campfire and applies medicine to Su Yiqin's injuries while stranded 12.
• Uses a landing roll to reduce impact and sketches a rough escape route through the burning forest 16.
• Maintains Blood Bat's cover through disguise, intelligence files, and improvisation; feigns collapse when he does not know which room belongs to his assumed identity 17 20 21.
• Destroys clothing and belongings after escaping Team R to reduce evidence linking him to the infiltration 29.
• Limitation: Cannot swim; Su Yiqin brings him toward the surface after he jumps into a river 12.
• Uses Kirlia's vision, weather information, and local geography to identify Dragon Soaring Villa District as an investigation site, then infiltrates with Pokémon assistance and watches Zhang Tingting's home from a tree 277.
• Obtains authorization to inspect the Qinling Mountains Giant Pokémon Research Center, questions unfamiliar staff, and compares historical and current maps while investigating suspected Team R activity 915.
• Conducts hit-and-run operations against Team R transport planes in the Lost World, while avoiding Moltres and Zapdos when necessary 935.

Legendary Aura Mark

The spoon-shaped mark on his wrist provides evidence for his claim of contact with a Legendary Pokémon 29 48.

• Glows visibly enough for a gatekeeper to notice it 29.
• Causes Professor Qian's level 50 Alakazam to scream and faint when it probes the mark with psychic power 48.
• Ye Qing does not demonstrate deliberate control over the mark's power during that examination 48.
• Reacts to the Confusion wave released by a newly uncovered Pokémon Egg. The resulting mingling of energies carries his consciousness into an unfamiliar space 94.
• Later possesses Mew's Mark, which he clutches during his confrontation with the Pokémon League 740.
• Receives a separate mark on his right shoulder from Darkrai after Wang Yao's awakening; no specific function is established in that scene 801.

Pokémon-Assisted Mobility and Support

Ye Qing frequently relies on his partners and Legendary friends for capabilities he does not personally possess 151 277 756.

• Uses Kirlia and later Gardevoir for teleportation, scouting, psychic support, and rapid returns home 277 368 430.
• Travels on Aerodactyl and Garchomp and plans to use Kyogre to reach Britain 277 859 942.
• Benefits from Kirlia's visions during investigations, though overuse can cause her to faint 177 277.
• Relies on Gengar to carry equipment and provisions; its storage cannot stop time or hold living creatures 661.
• Receives long-distance teleportation assistance from Mew, including transport home from a sunken-ship investigation and travel to Su Yiqin's wedding in America 756 1043.
• Coordinates Darkrai's nightmare ability to shock Wang Yao out of a months-long coma 801.

Equipment / Weapons / Items

• Pokémon-keeping permit — Allows him to legally raise Pokémon before graduation; distinct from the Trainer Card awarded to successful academy graduates 2.
• Incubator — Used to care for the damaged Chimchar Egg until hatching 5 6 7.
• Magnetic card and Bat Mask — Li Zhiyong's undercover equipment; the card activates Blood Bat's backup identity, while the mask simulates his voice 17.
• Great Ball and Super Potions — Purchases a Great Ball and two Super Potions with Team R points while undercover 19.
• Prism Scale — Principal Jiang's battle reward; prompts his plan to obtain Feebas and evolve it into Milotic 40 41.
• Environmental Simulation System — Dormitory training facility offering volcanic, grassland, desert, and river environments; he selects volcanic terrain for Chimchar 40 41.
• Double Team TM — Costs eight thousand yuan and breaks apart after transferring the move to Chimchar 43 45.
• Safari supplies — Buys Pokéblocks, Poké Balls, feed, and wilderness-survival equipment before seeking his second Pokémon 50.
• Gold card — Grants privileged processing at the Safari Zone; its status surprises Su Yiqin and the staff 51.
• Safari Zone equipment — Receives four Great Balls, a tracking-and-alarm wristband, and Repel. Only the supplied Balls may be used inside, and using all four requires him to leave 51.
• Professional Trainer registration and Pokédex — Completes official licensing and selects a yellow watch-style Pokédex with an extendable screen, nationwide map, Pokémon records, and energy-value detection 150.
• First Gym Badge — A special-metal Badge shaped like a brown mountain 171.
• Shatterproof Incubator and Premium Incubation Fluid — Purchases these for Gible's Egg after having its exterior cleaned under his supervision 240.
• Advanced TM purchases — Buys Surf, Ice Beam, Bulk Up, Shadow Ball, and Thunderbolt for nearly a million 240.
• Grass Gem and Dragon Gem — Accepts Fujii Gongshu's Grass Gem from Morikawa Minako, then trades it to Dragon Tamer for a Dragon Gem 323.
• Estate — Secures an estate as compensation for his contribution to Shanhai City, with the transfer handled through the city's Trainer Association 323 324.
• Latias's feather — Receives it when leaving Shuidi City; it changes into transparent glass 402.
• Blue Pokémon Egg — Receives an unidentified blue Egg from Yaoyao when leaving the oasis 430.
• GS Ball — Uses it in an unsuccessful attempt to summon Celebi at the Ancestral Shrine 625.
• Hide Scroll — Finds it in a battered backpack aboard a sunken ship, then cleans and examines its indistinct ancient painting 756.
• Psych Up TMs — Obtains three and uses them on Milotic, Diancie, and Gengar 798.
• Mythical Gym project — Names his planned Gym and accepts construction funding from Su Yiqin's family; Zhang Na agrees to transfer her Water-type Gym site to him 989.

Relationships

• Chimchar → Monferno → Infernape — First Pokémon and primary battler. Ye Qing saves his damaged Egg, nurtures him, and develops his moves through intensive training. He evolves into Monferno in the Safari Zone and later becomes Infernape, whose Battle Bond is specifically associated with Ye Qing 5 6 7 46 50 54 285 387.
• Mewtwo — Friend whom Ye Qing calls “big bro.” Ye Qing shares memories of its origins and frees it from Team R; Mewtwo protects and teleports him to safety. It later helps Ralts's development and remains a major ally, though it warns Ye Qing when travel with Mew may prevent it from sensing his calls 25 28 29 135 277.
• Arcanine — Li Zhiyong's Pokémon and temporary ally. Ye Qing treats and commands him during the infiltration; Arcanine refuses his invitation to become his Pokémon. They reunite later, when Ye Qing identifies him at level 41 in a weakened condition 18 28 29 216.
• Wang Yao — Best friend since childhood. Attempts to arrange Ye Qing's rescue, collects him after his escape, and defends the fairness of his knowledge contest. Ye Qing later treats his feud with Luo Moyun as his own, defends him against the League, and arranges Darkrai's help to awaken him from a coma. Future records remember Wang Yao as Ye Qing's closest brother 1 16 30 34 50 485 740 801 1046.
• Ye Yuntian — Father. Borrows money for Ye Qing's first Pokémon and supports his decision to gamble on an unidentified Egg. Ye Qing's accomplishments later give him confidence among relatives and friends 3 4 5 134 145 285.
• Ye Mom — Mother. Helps finance his training, gives him thirty thousand yuan for Pokémon expenses, and verifies his connection to Zhao Xinran through her younger sister. Celebrates his World Cup championship and remains central to his home life despite his increased status 3 6 47 48 732 751.
• Ye Menghan — Younger sister, three years his junior. Loves Pokémon, helps care for Chimchar, and receives his promise of educational support. Later raises Marshtomp, practices Pokéblock making, and accompanies him during family and school-related events 3 7 45 151 510 669.
• Su Yiqin — Wilderness companion. Saves him from drowning; he later brings her ashore and treats her injuries. They reunite at the Safari Zone and remain close through his travels and tournaments. She offers her family's funding for the Mythical Gym. Ye Qing eventually rescues her from an arranged wedding, after which she asks to accompany his next journey and he agrees 12 51 183 515 661 989 1043.
• Zhao Xinran — New homeroom teacher and research contact. Sets the knowledge-contest questions and passes his Legendary Pokémon article to the League. Later addresses him respectfully as “Master Ye,” a change that makes him reflect on the distance created by status 34 35 48 1041.
• Zhang Qiang — Rival and the vice principal's son. Their feud begins over bullying and continues through exams, cheating accusations, and a Pokémon battle 30 31 33 34 40.
• Li Zhiyong — Dying League operative whose mission Ye Qing accepts. Supplies the credentials used to infiltrate Team R 17.
• Professor Qian — League researcher who evaluates his information and arranges local security assistance. Later visits during his maternal grandfather's birthday gathering, surprising relatives who recognize the researcher's standing 48 49 141.
• Feebas → Milotic — His deliberately sought second partner and early secret weapon. He cares for her appearance and confidence, develops her into a powerful battler, and later uses her totem Mega Evolution. She reaches level 82 during the half-year island camp 50 65 74 94 997 1043.
• Ralts → Kirlia → Gardevoir — A closely supported partner whose Egg he watches over during incubation. She develops foresight, provides transport and psychic assistance, and becomes central to his investigations and team combinations 114 135 177 277 368 830.
• Lairon → Aggron — A hard-training member of his team who endures repeated defensive conditioning and participates in later camps and battles 285 580 604 997.
• Gible → Gabite → Garchomp — A shiny, exceptionally high-potential partner. Ye Qing first suspects the Egg's unusual coloration after cleaning; Gabite is later identified as a Flash Overlord with S+ potential. Garchomp becomes a mount and Mega Evolution partner 240 350 843 859.
• Aerodactyl — A partner used for travel and infiltration. Eventually prefers remaining at the research institute, where Ye Qing finds him overweight and enjoying a Swanna's company rather than wanting to resume traveling 277 285 368.
• Psyduck — A long-standing companion involved in household life and training. His psychic control later becomes sufficient to lift Aggron, and he is still supervising Garchomp's training when Ye Xingchen appears 151 529 896 1046.
• Haunter → Gengar — Introduced to the household as Haunter; later becomes Gengar, supports equipment transport, learns Psych Up, and participates in Mega Evolution battles 323 661 798 934.
• Absol — Joins Ye Qing after the Shuidi City events by entering a black Poké Ball. Later helps temper Aggron's defenses 402 604.
• Vigoroth / Slaking — Ye Qing seeks Mew's help with Vigoroth's rampages and explicitly reassures him of his trust. Slaking later becomes the centerpiece of the Huge Power combination with Gardevoir and Azurill 500 830.
• Azurill — A companion whose Huge Power Ability supplies the basis for Ye Qing's Slaking strategy 457 830.
• Diancie — A powerful partner whom Ye Qing regards as a major competitive asset during the World Cup; later learns Psych Up 701 798.
• Mew — Legendary friend and source of assistance with Pokémon problems, travel, and crises. Ye Qing negotiates for its help with a new game console and later uses its teleportation to reach Su Yiqin 500 625 756 1043.
• Latias and Latios — Allies from Shuidi City. They agree to help if he faces danger, and Latias gives him a feather before his departure; Latias later spends time at his home with Mew 402 625.
• Five Genesect — Friends stranded outside their original era. Ye Qing apologizes when his attempt to summon Celebi fails, gives them temporary shelter, and later trains extensively under their pressure 625 858.
• Celebi — The time-traveling Pokémon he initially fails to summon. Later finds it unconscious at home and becomes involved in events connecting his own era with Yingzi's life a thousand years earlier 625 756 762 787.
• Darkrai — Assists Ye Qing in awakening Wang Yao through a nightmare and marks Ye Qing's right shoulder before leaving 798 801.
• Dragon Tamer — League contact who arranges compensation, conveys official recognition, negotiates Bond Phenomenon research, and supplies information and authorization for later investigations 323 402 557 915 942.
• Cynthia — Powerful ally who assists the villa-district investigation and intervenes to prevent his National Tournament disqualification. Later serves as a benchmark and battle opponent as his team reaches world-leading strength 277 515 1043.
• Fujii Gongshu — Exchange-student rival who challenges him at school. Ye Qing later returns his ashes to Morikawa Minako 75 323.
• Morikawa Minako — Fujii Gongshu's sister. Entrusts Ye Qing with her brother's Grass Gem and later warns him that Mizuno Jeff blames him for Fujii's death 323 695.
• Mizuno Jeff — Holds Ye Qing responsible for Fujii Gongshu's death; visits him silently after Minako's warning 695.
• Luo Moyun — Enemy tied to Wang Yao's devastating loss. Ye Qing openly opposes him, slaps him before the National Tournament, and avoids disqualification through intervention by Captain Wang, Dragon Tamer, and Cynthia 457 485 515.
• Granny Minghua — Ghost-type Elite Four member closely connected to Luo Moyun. Clashes with Ye Qing and demands an apology if he loses to her grandson at the National Tournament 480 481.
• Giovanni — Team R leader who takes an interest in Ye Qing's ambition and ideas, even while recognizing the implausibility of his Caterpie-to-Rayquaza theory 446.
• Su Qi — Suspected Team R infiltrator and dangerous opponent. Ye Qing investigates her research center activities; she later attempts to arrange his assassination, while Dragon Tamer believes she has exposed his search for Jirachi 877 915 942.
• Yaoyao and Zhang Zhongxin — Oasis acquaintances whom Ye Qing visits during his desert travels. Yaoyao treasures his Shiny Fearow photograph and gives him a blue Pokémon Egg 420 430 859.
• Zhao Ziran — Older maternal cousin, initially favored over him for academic achievement. Their relationship becomes more cordial as Ye Qing rises, though Ye Qing avoids taking responsibility for forcing the outcome of his marriage negotiations 138 510 511 701.
• Ye Yunyin — Younger maternal cousin whose forced evolution of Pikachu and antagonistic behavior alienate him. Her later apology does not immediately restore his regard 132 138 140 141.
• Zhang Na — Water-type Gym Leader who accepts his offer to visit Manaphy's Water Palace and agrees to transfer her Gym to him for the Mythical Gym project 989.
• Ye Xingchen — Future descendant who falls out of a spacetime passage near Ye Qing and Su Yiqin. Recognizes Ye Qing as the Ye family's founder and a celebrated figure in later history 1045 1046.

Story Role / Major Arcs

Jinxi Forest and Team R

• A mountain outing with Wang Yao, Sun Xiaowei, and Su Yiqin becomes dangerous after encounters with Rattata, Fearow, and a large Spearow flock 10 11 12.
• Ye Qing and Su Yiqin are swept over a waterfall and stranded; later, Chimchar helps Ye Qing survive another fall into the burning Jinxi Forest 12 16.
• After encountering Li Zhiyong, Ye Qing accepts his request to recover Mewtwo information and assumes Blood Bat's identity 17.
• He reaches Team R's camp, travels to its volcanic island base, and gains access to Mewtwo by volunteering to deliver food 19 21 24.
• He shares memories of Mewtwo's creation, then frees it from a transport plane. Their escape ends with Mewtwo driving Yanlang away and returning Ye Qing to Jinxi Forest 25 28 29.
• Later believes the immediate threat has receded because Mewtwo indicates that everyone aware of his involvement has been dealt with 73.

Academic Reversal and School Battle

• Ye Qing intervenes in Zhang Qiang's bullying shortly before the academy's dormitory-placement exam 30 31.
• Ranks first with 110 points, provoking accusations of cheating; wins a public knowledge contest against Zhang Qiang by taking two of three rounds 33 34 35.
• Defeats Sun Zhiliang's Bulbasaur and Zhang Qiang's Charmander with Chimchar, securing Class One's first-place dormitory allocation 38 39 40.
• Receives a Prism Scale and gains access to a private dormitory with a terrain-simulation training room 40 41.

League Protection and the Safari Zone

• Fearing that Team R might track him, Ye Qing decides influential research could raise his public profile and discourage an attack 46 47.
• Submits his Reshiram and Zekrom article through Zhao Xinran, then supports his Legendary-contact claim by showing Professor Qian his wrist mark 48.
• Obtains League security assistance within Shanhai City, prioritizing his family's safety without accepting constant personal surveillance 49.
• Keeps his Feebas objective secret because he wants Milotic as a trump card, then enters the Safari Zone after raising Chimchar to level fourteen 50.
• Reunites with Su Yiqin, whose family operates the Safari Zone, and receives gold-card privileges and the area's regulated capture equipment 51.
• Encounters hostile Beedrill and later Vigoroth; Chimchar evolves into level 16 Monferno during the latter confrontation 52 54.
• Obtains Feebas and begins tending her, working toward the powerful evolution he had planned 65 74.

Expanding the Team and Graduation

• Faces exchange student Fujii Gongshu's challenge and enters the school tournament with Monferno, whose early evolution attracts widespread attention 75 76.
• Develops Monferno's Flamethrower and Protect while raising Feebas toward evolution before the Deserted Island training trip 82 83.
• Uncovers a mud-encrusted Pokémon Egg; its Confusion wave interacts with his Spoon Mark and pulls his consciousness into an unfamiliar space 94.
• Watches over Ralts's Egg and prepares to record its hatching when Monferno wakes him at three in the morning 114.
• Accepts Mewtwo's help for Ralts but takes precautions when her level rises unusually quickly 135.
• Attends his maternal grandfather's birthday gathering, discovers Ye Yunyin is his cousin, and witnesses his family's attitude shift as his achievements become apparent 138 140 141 145.
• Passes the Professional Trainer assessment, registers officially, and leaves for Jushi City after celebrating with his family 150 151.

Gym Journey and Investigations

• Discovers a level 40 Dusknoir in an alley, reports it to the Public Security Bureau, and warns his family away from East Mountain Street because he suspects instability near the Spirit World entrance 151.
• Earns his first Gym Badge and later celebrates Ralts's evolution into Kirlia and the emergence of her foresight 171 177.
• Reunites with Su Yiqin aboard a cruise ship, learns of her family's Gemstone Group shares, and accompanies her to an auction 183.
• Purchases specialized incubation supplies and expensive TMs after the cleaning of Gible's Egg reveals its unusual blue coloration 240.
• Investigates Baby Kangaskhan's mother's remains using Kirlia's vision and infiltrates Dragon Soaring Villa District, with Cynthia secretly assisting against the patrols 277.
• Returns Fujii Gongshu's ashes to Morikawa Minako, receives a Grass Gem, and secures an estate from Dragon Tamer as compensation for his contribution to Shanhai City 323.
• Finds Aerodactyl content to remain at the research institute rather than resume traveling 368.

Shuidi City and the Death Desert

• Receives official recognition for saving Shuidi City, including plans for a statue and exemption from the National Tournament preliminaries 402.
• Recruits Absol, receives Latias's feather, and departs toward the desert's Ground-type Gym after Latias and Latios promise future assistance 402.
• Befriends Zhang Zhongxin's family at an oasis and gives Yaoyao a treasured Shiny Fearow photograph 420.
• Accepts Yaoyao's blue Pokémon Egg and hears warnings about the Desert Gym Leader and the Nightmare Gang before leaving the oasis 430.
• Investigates the Nightmare Gang's coercion and abuse, then later attracts Giovanni's interest through a speculative discussion about Caterpie and Rayquaza 432 446.

Luo Moyun and the National Tournament

• Becomes entangled in hostility with Luo Moyun and learns of the powerful connections surrounding him 457 480 481.
• Considers Wang Yao's grievance his own and tells him not to seek revenge without waiting for him 485 486.
• Seeks Mew's help with Vigoroth's rampages, assuring the Pokémon that he trusts him despite the danger 500.
• Enters the Ho-Oh Cup National Pokémon Tournament, where the championship prize includes a Master Ball, ten million Pokémon Coins, and Ho-Oh's exclusive blessing 509.
• Slaps Luo Moyun but avoids disqualification after Captain Wang, Dragon Tamer, and Cynthia intervene; the League classifies the incident as a private matter 515.
• Wins the championship. While he recovers, the League requests blood for Bond Phenomenon research; he agrees only after securing round-the-clock protection for his relatives 557.

Advanced Training, Genesect, and the World Cup

• Trains to sustain two evolutions simultaneously, gradually increasing the duration despite the physical and mental strain 580 604.
• Receives instruction on developing Pokémon's innate gifts and broadens his approach beyond ordinary move acquisition and level increases 601.
• Tries unsuccessfully to summon Celebi with the GS Ball, then shelters five Genesect at home and seeks Mew's assistance 625.
• Continues building strength and influence partly to protect Wang Yao if his activities within Team R are exposed 694.
• Receives Morikawa Minako's warning about Mizuno Jeff before the World Cup 695.
• Wins the World Cup, prompting celebrations from his parents and maternal relatives 732.

Wang Yao, the League, and the Thousand-Year Connection

• Refuses the League's demand to surrender Wang Yao and threatens to tear the organization down while exposing infiltrators 740.
• Returns to the Imperial Capital after Mewtwo's battle with Ho-Oh, aware that the city was spared because their fighting occurred high above it 747.
• Finds a mysterious Hide Scroll aboard a sunken ship before Mew suddenly takes him home to an unconscious Celebi 756.
• During a journey into the past, realizes that his own actions caused Wang Yao and Yingzi's destinies to intersect across a thousand years 762.
• Brings Wang Yanying into the present-day circumstances surrounding Wang Yao and introduces her to his parents as someone they can provisionally regard as their daughter-in-law 787 788.
• Contacts Darkrai through Ailisi and arranges a nightmare based on Yingzi's death to shock Wang Yao awake from his months-long coma 798 801.

Elite Four-Level Conflicts and Training

• Uses Huge Power Slaking with Gardevoir and Azurill during a Battle Pyramid challenge 830.
• Deploys Bond Infernape and Mega Garchomp simultaneously against two Mega Charizard Y during conflict with the Luo family 843.
• Conducts three months of rigorous training with five Genesect, raising Infernape to level 67 and Milotic to level 66 858.
• Returns through the oasis and learns that Kyurem has joined Team R, attacked America, and fused with Reshiram, renewing his concern for his own safety 859.
• Competes in the Elite Four Tournament while remaining wary of Su Qi's concealed strength and possible designs on Wang Yao 869 877.
• Responds to weaknesses exposed in the tournament by arranging specialized move tutors and recovery treatments for his Pokémon 896.

Team R, Jirachi, and the Mythical Gym

• Inspects the Qinling Mountains Giant Pokémon Research Center with Dragon Tamer's authorization and becomes suspicious of Su Qi's staff changes and concealed activities 915.
• Disrupts Team R operations in the Lost World through repeated attacks on transport planes, while his Garchomp and Aggron continue growing stronger 935.
• Learns that Jirachi's Crystal is in Britain and that Jirachi will awaken with the Millennium Comet in half a month; despite the risks, he plans to travel there on Kyogre 942.
• Challenges the dismissal of his achievements as mere dependence on Mewtwo or Diancie and faces Wei Wuchang in a decisive Elite Four-level match 986.
• Becomes an Elite Four member and decides to establish the Mythical Gym with Su Yiqin's family financing its construction 988 989.
• Arranges for Zhang Na to transfer her Water-type Gym and join a visit to Manaphy's Water Palace 989.
• Trains on an island for half a year, changing opponents and team combinations; Infernape reaches level 83 and Milotic level 82 997.

Later Career and Side Stories

• By Zhao Xinran's later visit, Ye Qing is recognized as one of the strongest Trainers in the world. Her formal address highlights the social distance his achievements have created 1041.
• Several years after the Masters Eight Tournament, Wang Yao observes that Ye Qing's Pokémon can match or even surpass Cynthia's during their battle 1043.
• Declines an offer to become Champion and receives an apparent plea for help from Su Yiqin, who is being forced to marry Williams to save the Su Group 1043.
• Travels to the American wedding with Mew, breaks the ceremony's control over Su Yiqin through his Pokémon's arrival, and summons Mega Rayquaza to defeat its Legendary guards 1043.
• Takes Su Yiqin away and agrees to let her accompany his next journey after she insists she is not afraid of danger 1043.
• Encounters Ye Xingchen after the young man falls from a spacetime passage. Ye Xingchen recognizes him as the founder of the Ye family and the human historically regarded as closest to Legendary Pokémon 1045 1046.

Notable Quotes

“What's there to be afraid of? If I don't even dare stand up for what's right over something like this, what business do I have being a Pokémon Trainer?” 31

“Big bro is another way of saying friend. We're friends, aren't we?” 29

“Focus on recovering. Don't rush into taking revenge. You have to wait for me!” 486

“The world isn't all fighting and killing. It's about relationships and social graces.” 529

“No need. At worst, I'll tear the Pokémon League down today! And help you get rid of a batch of moles while I'm at it!” 740