Recaps

Ye Qing learned that Zhong Tianlin and Zhang Tingting tortured wild Pokémon and that they had killed Baby Kangaskhan’s mother, so he promised to help Marowak and Baby Kangaskhan. He sought a powerful ally and used Kirlia’s Future Sight to locate the corpse, seeing Zhang Tingting leave her villa at ten that night.

• Zhang Tingting and Zhong Tianlin discussed how Ye Qing had thwarted them and worried that their actions might be exposed.
• Ye Qing escaped with Marowak and Baby Kangaskhan, then learned that Zhong Tianlin and Zhang Tingting had killed Baby Kangaskhan’s mother and collected her remains.
• Ye Qing promised to help them find justice, but recognized that Zhang Tingting’s father’s power made him difficult to challenge without support.
• Ye Qing decided to seek Cynthia’s backing and rested at a small inn to avoid being tracked.
• Ye Qing asked Kirlia to use Future Sight to find where Zhang Tingting kept the corpse, and Kirlia showed him Zhang Tingting leaving her mountain villa at ten at night.

Ye Qing learned from Kirlia’s vision that Baby Kangaskhan’s mother’s remains were hidden beneath a villa in Dragon Soaring Villa District, and he arranged for Cynthia to help investigate. After Cynthia secretly followed him, Ye Qing and his Pokémon infiltrated the district, where he watched Zhang Tingting’s home from a tree.

• Kirlia’s vision showed Ye Qing a passage beneath a villa, but she fainted before he could see more.
• Ye Qing checked the forecast, identified Dragon Soaring Villa District as the likely location, and asked Cynthia to meet him there two nights later.
• Mewtwo appeared to tell Ye Qing he would soon travel somewhere with Mew and might not sense Ye Qing’s calls.
• Ye Qing waited for Cynthia at a food street, then used Kirlia and Aerodactyl to travel toward the villa district without her.
• Cynthia secretly followed Ye Qing on Garchomp and used Spiritomb to bewilder the district’s patrols.
• Ye Qing teleported into the district with Marowak and Baby Kangaskhan, then hid in a tree with a view of Zhang Tingting’s home.

Ye Qing followed Zhang Tingting into a hidden basement beneath the villa, while Cynthia secretly watched nearby. Kirlia knocked Zhang Tingting unconscious, and the basement’s unsettling contents left Kirlia and Baby Kangaskhan frightened.

• Cynthia discovered that the villa belonged to Elite Four member Zhang Tianhao and watched Ye Qing from hiding.
• Zhang Tingting kicked Stoutland aside and opened a concealed entrance in a large tree.
• Kirlia sensed a hidden presence nearby, and Ye Qing suspected Cynthia was secretly observing him.
• Ye Qing had Kirlia mask their scents and Teleport the group into the basement after Zhang Tingting.
• Kirlia and Baby Kangaskhan sensed something disturbing in the basement, then Kirlia knocked Zhang Tingting unconscious and carried her to Ye Qing.

Ye Qing discovered human skeletons and Pokémon remains in Zhang Tingting's basement, then tried to escape after her cry alerted Zhang Tianhao. Trapped by Zhang Tianhao, his Pokémon, and arriving Security Officers, Ye Qing held Zhang Tingting hostage as the confrontation escalated.

• Ye Qing found Pokémon remains and human skeletons in the hidden room, and Baby Kangaskhan cried out at its mother's bones, alerting the Stoutland outside.
• Kirlia teleported Ye Qing and the others away, but Zhang Tianhao attacked with an Energy Ball, a Pokémon disrupted Kirlia's Teleport, and Dragonite caught Aerodactyl as Ye Qing tried to flee.
• Cynthia watched from a distance while Zhang Tianhao confronted Ye Qing and ordered him to release Zhang Tingting.
• Ye Qing held Zhang Tingting by the throat and accused her family of having hideous hearts, while she struggled and threatened him.
• Security Officers and Investigators surrounded the villa, and Zhang Tianhao ordered his Pokémon to teach Ye Qing a lesson.

Ye Qing fought Zhang Tianhao and Zhang Tingting while accusing them of murdering people and torturing Pokémon, but Zhang Tianhao secretly ordered Crobat to kill him. Kirlia intercepted Crobat’s Hyper Beam to protect Ye Qing, and a dazzling light burst from her body.

• Ye Qing used the Spoon Mark to knock Jynx unconscious when her Psychic attack failed, freeing Kirlia.
• Ye Qing broke Zhang Tingting’s lower leg with Marowak’s bone club and shouted accusations that Zhang Tianhao and his daughter had murdered people and tortured Pokémon.
• Zhang Tianhao secretly signaled Crobat to attack Ye Qing with a concentrated Hyper Beam while Spiritomb watched for danger.
• Kirlia teleported in front of Ye Qing and took Crobat’s Hyper Beam to protect him.
• A dazzling light burst from Kirlia’s body after the explosion.

Kirlia evolved into Gardevoir as Ye Qing faced Zhang Tianhao, but Cynthia arrived and stopped the attack before Team R executives Cassidy and another woman intervened to help Zhang Tianhao escape. The battle escalated around the villa, ending with Mega Salamence firing Hyper Beam at Cynthia.

• Kirlia evolved into Gardevoir, and Cynthia revealed she had waited because she sensed Kirlia’s imminent evolution.
• Cynthia’s Spiritomb knocked Crobat from the sky, and she stopped Ye Qing from choking Zhang Tingting while the Public Security Bureau took Zhang Tingting into custody.
• Zhang Tianhao tried to flee, but Spiritomb hypnotized Dragonite before a Team R executive riding Hydreigon arrived with Mega Blaziken.
• A second Team R executive arrived on Mega Salamence, and Cynthia summoned Garchomp, Milotic, Togekiss, and Entei to face them.
• Zhang Tianhao escaped into the sky on Pidgeot as Entei’s Sacred Fire clashed with Mega Blaziken’s and Hydreigon’s attacks, blasting apart half the villa.
• Mega Salamence fired Hyper Beam directly at Cynthia.

Ye Qing helped Cynthia’s side kill Zhang Tianhao by using Gardevoir’s Psychic Power to make Marowak’s Bonemerang strike him unexpectedly. Cassidy escaped in a Weezing Explosion, while Cynthia secretly pursued Team R and went to inspect the villa’s basement.

• Cynthia’s Pokémon fought Zhang Tianhao’s group as Ye Qing asked whether Zhang Tianhao would face the death penalty and then had Gardevoir imbue Marowak’s bone club with Psychic Power.
• When Mega Pidgeot left Zhang Tianhao exposed, Marowak threw her bone club and Gardevoir teleported it beside him, killing him.
• Cassidy fled with her partner after sending out Weezing to explode, and Cynthia ordered her Pokémon to protect themselves instead of pursuing them.
• Cynthia told the Security Officers to capture Zhang Tianhao’s Pokémon and went to inspect the basement, while Marowak retrieved her bloodied bone club and Ye Qing nearly vomited.

After Gardevoir evolved, Ye Qing helped Baby Kangaskhan cope with her mother’s death and left the basement with her. The next morning, Cynthia met Ye Qing at the New Moon Café and offered two Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon eggs for information about Mewtwo, but he refused.

• Gardevoir comforted Baby Kangaskhan while Ye Qing checked her newly evolved form and learned she had gained many moves.
• Cynthia left the basement for her team to handle, and Ye Qing took Baby Kangaskhan back to his lodgings to console her.
• Baby Kangaskhan eventually cried herself to sleep, and Ye Qing put her mother's bones safely aside.
• The next morning, Ye Qing went to the New Moon Café and met Cynthia, who thanked him for helping stop Zhang Tianhao from escaping.
• Cynthia asked Ye Qing about Mewtwo's origins, but he claimed he knew nothing and refused to reveal information.
• Cynthia offered two Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon eggs for details, and Ye Qing maintained that he did not know anything.

Ye Qing refused Cynthia’s tempting offer to reveal information about Mewtwo, then headed home with Marowak and Baby Kangaskhan. He reached Shanhai City and found a mysterious purple vortex covering much of it, leaving the cause of the phenomenon unknown as he arrived at his home.

• Cynthia offered Ye Qing Mega Stones and asked about Mewtwo, but he refused and learned that the country’s trump card was the owner of the Rainbow Wing.
• Cynthia dismissed Ye Qing with five hundred Pokémon Coins and a commemorative banner, then signed the banner for delivery to his home.
• Ye Qing packed to return home, and Marowak agreed that she and Baby Kangaskhan would stay with him.
• Ye Qing flew toward Shanhai City on Aerodactyl, with Gardevoir protecting him from the wind.
• Aerodactyl circled over Shanhai City, where Ye Qing saw a dark purple vortex covering much of the city amid lightning, thunder, and strange roars.
• Ye Qing arrived home after declining a neighbor’s offer to introduce him to a girlfriend, and he heard Psyduck squawking inside.

Ye Qing returned home with his Pokémon and reunited with his father, who shared the news that Ye Qing’s sister had developed an Intermediate Pokéblock and skipped ahead to the final year at the Breeder Academy. The chapter ended with Ye Dad revealing that the family had already secured her tuition money and had only pretended to be short on funds.

• Ye Qing arrived home, where Arcanine greeted him and the Pokémon gathered in the yard.
• Infernape struck Psyduck on the head, helping Psyduck break through Espeon’s Psychic blockade before collapsing.
• Gardevoir introduced Marowak and Baby Kangaskhan to the others, but Gible bit Psyduck’s head while he was welcoming them.
• Ye Dad came outside, praised Ye Qing’s Pokémon, and told him that his sister had developed an Intermediate Pokéblock and entered the Breeder Academy’s final year.
• Ye Dad revealed that Ye Qing’s maternal grandfather had already provided the tuition money, despite the family’s earlier act of being unable to afford it.

Ye Qing returned home, reunited with his family, and showed them the Gible he had caught. The chapter left off with Wang Yao revealing that he was studying for the Pokémon Researcher exam, surprising Ye Qing.

• Ye Qing learned that his parents had staged their emotional pleas to motivate him, then rested at home and reunited with Ye Menghan.
• Ye Qing discovered that Ye Dad's Machoke had evolved into Machamp and that Kirlia had evolved into Gardevoir.
• Ye Mom and Ye Dad were astonished to find Gible sleeping under the tree, and Ye Qing told them he had caught it.
• Ye Menghan asked Ye Qing to help choose a Pokémon Egg for her Breeder academy studies, and he promised to find her the best one.
• Wang Yao arrived carrying study materials and told Ye Qing he was preparing for the Pokémon Researcher exam.

Ye Qing suggested that Wang Yao try creating a Rayquaza from Caterpie, and Wang Yao agreed to explore the idea. After Kirlia evolved into Gardevoir, Wang Yao’s male Gardevoir tried to court her, sparking a brief confrontation before Wang Yao left; the chapter ended with Ye Qing waking to find the little girl already dressed and ready.

• Wang Yao told Ye Qing that he wanted to become a researcher after being inspired by the Evolution Kick.
• Ye Qing proposed that Wang Yao investigate whether a Caterpie could be used to create Rayquaza, and Wang Yao agreed to try.
• Ye Qing and Wang Yao noticed that Kirlia had evolved into Gardevoir, and Wang Yao’s male Gardevoir began courting her despite her refusal.
• Psyduck challenged Wang Yao’s Gardevoir, and Marowak, Arcanine, and Espeon moved to protect Ye Qing’s Pokémon before Wang Yao’s Gardevoir apologized and returned to him.
• Wang Yao left for his tutoring session, and Ye Qing later ate dinner with his family, got drunk, and fell asleep.
• The next morning, Ye Qing woke to find the little girl washed, dressed, and shaking his arm.

Ye Qing took Ye Menghan to the Pokémon Day Care so she could choose a Pokémon Egg, traveling through the ash-covered city on Milotic with Psyduck chasing after them. They arrived and headed toward the unappraised eggs.

• Ye Qing chose Milotic to carry him and Ye Menghan to the city, while Psyduck chased after them until Ye Menghan brought him along with Confusion.
• Ye Menghan told Ye Qing that she had lent Shuckle to her best friend and that Shuckle would return in a few days.
• Ye Qing and Ye Menghan reached the Pokémon Day Care, where the attendant welcomed them and offered to guide them inside.
• Ye Qing declined the attendant's help and led Ye Menghan toward the eggs that had not already been appraised.

Ye Qing and Ye Menghan visited a Pokémon Day Care to choose an egg, where Zhang Wei and his father tried to impress them with money and connections. After Boss Cao warmly welcomed Ye Qing and offered to waive the bill, Psyduck chose a yellow egg that Ye Qing identified as an unremarkable female Psyduck egg.

• Zhang Wei and his father approached Ye Qing and Ye Menghan, and Zhang Wei's father offered to give them a Pokémon Egg.
• Zhang Wei urged Ye Menghan away from the cheaper eggs, but Ye Qing refused the offer and said a higher price did not guarantee better quality.
• Boss Cao greeted Ye Qing as an important guest, embarrassing Zhang Wei's father after he had claimed to be close friends with the owner.
• Zhang Wei and his father left, and Boss Cao offered to waive the bill for Ye Qing's Pokémon Egg.
• Ye Menghan examined the eggs while Psyduck picked a yellow one; Ye Qing checked its information and teased Psyduck for choosing a female Psyduck egg.

Ye Qing chose a healthy Audino egg for Ye Menghan and bought it with an incubator, then encountered Zhang Wei and his father as they left the shop. Meanwhile, Director Wang received a Champion’s banner intended for Ye Qing and set out to deliver it to his home.

• Ye Qing rejected Psyduck’s attempt to sway Ye Menghan and selected a female Audino egg with Healer as her ability.
• Ye Qing bought the egg and an incubator, accepting a twenty-percent discount instead of taking them for free.
• Outside the shop, Ye Qing and Ye Menghan saw Zhang Wei and his father; Zhang Wei’s father warned him to stop pursuing Ye Menghan.
• Ye Qing took Ye Menghan shopping, while Zhang Wei regretted boasting to her at school.
• Director Wang learned the Champion’s banner was for Ye Qing and headed to Ye Qing’s home with six Arcanine to deliver it.

Ye Qing received a commendation banner personally written by Champion Cynthia, bringing him sudden public attention. Afterward, he prepared to take Gible to Jinxi Forest for special training and left home with Gardevoir and Gible.

• Arcanine sensed Director Wang's procession approaching, while Ye Qing's Pokémon waited at home and kept busy with their activities.
• Director Wang arrived at Ye Qing's home with six Arcanine and presented him with Cynthia's banner, then took photos with him.
• Ye Qing's mother took the banner to hang over the front gate, and Ye Qing appeared on trending searches after the presentation.
• Ye Qing planned to train Gible in Jinxi Forest and spent two evenings showing him videos of moves and explaining their principles.
• On the third morning, Ye Qing told his mother he was leaving for a few days with Gible and Gardevoir, and she told him to be careful.

Ye Qing took Gible to Jinxi Forest for specialized training, bringing Gardevoir and Psyduck along. After Psyduck exposed Gible’s attempt to avoid training, Ye Qing ordered him to continue despite his feigned agreement.

• Ye Qing recalled Gible after Aggron spanked him and chose Gardevoir as his only other training partner, while Psyduck insisted on coming along.
• Gardevoir used consecutive Teleports to bring Ye Qing and Psyduck to Jinxi Forest in less than five minutes.
• Ye Qing released Gible in the forest, where Gible tried to hide by burrowing into the dirt.
• Ye Qing had Psyduck teach Gible a lesson, and Psyduck restrained him with Confusion before repeatedly slamming him into the ground.
• Gible nodded when Ye Qing asked if he was ready to train, but Gardevoir sensed he was pretending, so Ye Qing ordered Psyduck to keep going.

Ye Qing began Gible’s training in Jinxi Forest, teaching him to practice his moves while setting strict rules with the help of Gardevoir and Psyduck. After Gible ate half a special Pokéblock, Ye Qing told him to coat his claws with Ground-type energy and use Sand Attack.

• Ye Qing had Gible practice Tackle against rocks and trees until he successfully wrapped himself in air currents and struck with the move.
• Gible practiced Sand Attack by flinging dirt at Psyduck, who caught it with Confusion and threw it back.
• Ye Qing used the Legendary Pokémon auras from his four Badges to frighten Gible into obeying, then denied both Gible and Psyduck dinner while he ate with Gardevoir.
• Gible gnawed on dirt and stones from hunger, and Ye Qing let him continue in case he learned Dig early.
• Ye Qing tempted Gible with half a special Pokéblock, then instructed him to coat his claws with Ground-type energy and use Sand Attack.

Ye Qing trained Gible in several moves, but Gible’s attempt to learn Dragon Rage instead produced a dangerous, half-finished Draco Meteor. Meanwhile, officials in Shanhai City prepared for a major change in the Purple Vortex within a week and ordered their personnel to face the approaching Spirit World threat.

• Gible quickly learned Sand Attack, then struggled to understand Dragon Rage as Gardevoir demonstrated how to use a ranged special move.
• Gible accidentally gathered energy for Draco Meteor, and Gardevoir used Confusion to throw the unstable attack into the sky before it exploded into a large crater.
• Ye Qing helped Gible recover, then had him practice Double-Edge and his other Egg Moves; by evening, Gible could use all of them except Outrage and Twister.
• Ye Qing camped overnight, while Gible stayed awake longing to learn Draco Meteor and Gardevoir kept watch and practiced Calm Mind.
• At the Shanhai City Public Security Bureau, Director Wang learned the Purple Vortex could undergo a qualitative change within a week and ordered all personnel to remain on standby as reinforcements arrived.

Ye Qing trained Gible until he could use nearly all his moves, then challenged a wild Rattata to give him battle experience. After Gible defeated the level-ten Rattata, a level-twenty Raticate and more than a dozen Rattata surrounded the group, leaving Gible to face a larger battle.

• Ye Qing discovered Gible had dug a hole overnight but had not learned Dig, then planned his training.
• Gible practiced his moves through the day, learning to use all of them except Twister and Outrage.
• Ye Qing led the group onward to find water and used a Pokéblock to lure a wild Rattata.
• Gible used Sand Attack and Dragon Rage to defeat the level-ten Rattata.
• A level-twenty Raticate and more than a dozen Rattata emerged and surrounded the group while Gardevoir and Psyduck shielded Ye Qing.

Ye Qing’s Gible fought the Raticate leader and its Rattata swarm, growing stronger while unexpectedly combining moves to create powerful sandstorms and tornadoes. The battle continued after Gible’s Dragon Breath collided with Raticate’s Flame Wheel.

• Ye Qing ordered Gible to attack the Rattata swarm, and Gible’s Tackle and Dragon Rage swept through them as he reached level twelve and learned Sandstorm.
• Raticate charged Gible with Quick Attack, but Gible’s attempt to use Sandstorm produced a Twister mixed with Sand Attack that swept up Raticate and many Rattata.
• Ye Qing told Gible to use Double-Edge, and Gible’s collision with Raticate sent the leader flying while leaving a bite mark on Gible’s forehead.
• Gible created a Sandstorm and added Twister, wearing down Raticate until the leader fell to the ground.
• Raticate suddenly rose and attacked with Flame Wheel, and Gible answered with Dragon Breath before Raticate slammed into his mouth.

Ye Qing finished Gible’s training in Jinxi Forest and returned to Shanhai City after noticing many Trainers heading there. At a crowded noodle shop, he learned the Purple Vortex above the city was linked to the Spirit World and encountered a streamer investigating it.

• Gible won ten battles in a row and reached level thirteen, so Ye Qing ended their training and teleported home with Gardevoir and Psyduck.
• Ye Qing found the villa empty, called his mother, and learned that his family had gone out to play cards.
• Ye Qing took Psyduck downtown to gather information and saw crowds of Trainers and streamers near the Trainer Association building.
• Ye Qing learned that Shanhai City had issued a bounty related to the Purple Vortex, which news reports said was caused by the Spirit World.
• A girl with a Chimecho sat across from Ye Qing at a crowded beef noodle restaurant and livestreamed her plan to investigate the Purple Vortex.

Ye Qing was interviewed about the Purple Vortex and the Spirit World as Trainers and streamers crowded into Shanhai City. He then learned his grandfather had arrived and headed to the airport, where the Old Master observed the influx of Trainers awaiting the Spirit World's first arrival.

• Ye Qing accepted Youyou's payment and answered her livestream questions, explaining that the Spirit World was the realm of the dead and Ghost-type Pokémon, not Giratina's Distortion World.
• Youyou added Ye Qing on Douyin, and his account quickly gained several hundred followers after the interview.
• Ye Qing received a message from his grandfather saying he had arrived at Shanhai City's airport, then called Ye Mom and hurried there while sending Psyduck home.
• At the airport, the Old Master and Zhao Ziran watched Trainers and Pokémon fill Shanhai City's skies as the Old Master noted that many Trainers had come for the Spirit World's first arrival.

Ye Qing welcomed his grandfather, Zhao Ziran, and Ye Yunyin, who had come to Shanhai City because of the Spirit World threat and to check on his family. At the villa, they were astonished by his many rare Pokémon and the Champion’s banner, while Dragonite and Aggron sensed each other’s strength.

• Ye Qing picked up his grandfather, Zhao Ziran, and Ye Yunyin, then learned his grandfather had come because the Spirit World might invade Shanhai City.
• Ye Qing brought them to his villa, where the Old Master released Dragonite and admired the Champion’s banner.
• Ye Mom explained that Old Ye had accompanied Hanhan to school because it was unsafe for her to go alone.
• Dragonite sensed Aggron when they met in the yard, and Ye Yunyin and Zhao Ziran were startled by the many rare Pokémon there.
• Psyduck challenged Dragonite for dominance, but Dragonite ignored him, and Ye Mom asked Psyduck to bring out the table.

Dragon Tamer visited Ye Qing to ask whether Mewtwo could help defend Shanhai City, but Ye Qing could not contact him because he and Mew were away. The city then issued a curfew warning, and the Old Master said the Spirit World was coming.

• Ye Mom welcomed Zhao Ziran and Ye Yunyin, and explained that the Pokémon in the yard belonged to others Ye Qing was raising.
• Dragon Tamer arrived and told Ye Qing he had come to see the commendation banner and ask him a few questions.
• Dragon Tamer asked Ye Qing to summon Mewtwo to help protect Shanhai City, but Ye Qing said Mewtwo and Mew had gone on a long trip.
• Dragon Tamer left after telling Ye Qing to find him at the Public Security Bureau if trouble arose.
• Everyone in Shanhai City received a message announcing a curfew for the next day, and the Old Master identified the approaching threat as the Spirit World.