Recaps

Ye Qing prepared Gardevoir and Gible for his trip, then traveled to the snowy city near Forbidden Ridge. He and Gardevoir reached the ridge’s boundary, where they faced a vast forest, deep snow, and warnings against flying.

• Ye Qing had Gardevoir learn a move by watching a video, and she successfully hollowed out a tree on her second attempt.
• Gible tried to bite into a tree trunk, got his teeth stuck, and needed Psyduck to pull him free.
• Ye Qing said goodbye to his mom, flew to the city closest to Forbidden Ridge, and bought warm clothes and hiking boots.
• Gardevoir carried Ye Qing toward Forbidden Ridge using Teleport, stopping to rest and eat Pokéblocks along the way.
• Ye Qing and Gardevoir reached the ridge’s boundary and saw warnings against flying over its many wild Pokémon territories.
• Gardevoir stepped into the deep snow to explore it, while Ye Qing sank into it.

Ye Qing entered the Forbidden Ridge with his Pokémon to train Gible and Lairon, but the group soon found signs of a dangerous Beartic. The chapter ended with Ye Qing discovering a mangled corpse beneath a tree.

• Ye Qing brought Infernape, Lairon, Gible, and Haunter out into the snowy forest, and Haunter accidentally paralyzed him with Lick after tasting a Top-tier Pokéblock.
• Ye Qing recovered with Gardevoir's Paralyze Heal, then sent Lairon and Gible to clear a path through the dense forest while Infernape and Gardevoir guarded him.
• Ye Qing found frozen blood and enormous footprints in the snow, and Gardevoir confirmed there were no unfamiliar life-forms nearby.
• Ye Qing followed the bloodstains for a kilometer and found a mangled corpse beneath a tree, surrounded by enormous bear-paw prints.

Ye Qing and his Pokémon followed human footprints through the snowy forest and found a boy trapped in a tree by a powerful Beartic. When the boy’s Pokémon were overwhelmed, Ye Qing intervened, and Gible launched a ranged attack as the battle began.

• Gardevoir spotted human footprints, and Ye Qing followed them with his Pokémon through the snow.
• Ye Qing found a boy in a tree while Beartic attacked him; the boy’s Sealeo and Glaceon were already unable to battle.
• Ye Qing identified Beartic as level 43 and planned for Gible and Lairon to attack with Gardevoir’s support while Infernape guarded him.
• Beartic knocked Excadrill away and charged at the boy’s Pignite, forcing Ye Qing to order his Pokémon into the fight.
• Gardevoir used Confusion to send Lairon crashing into Beartic, but the impact sent Lairon flying; Gible then attacked with Dragon Rage.

Ye Qing’s Gible and Lairon used a Sandstorm ambush to defeat Beartic. After the battle, Ye Qing saw that both Pokémon had broken through, with Lairon reaching level thirty-one.

• Beartic shattered Gardevoir’s Confusion wall with a powerful punch, forcing Gardevoir back.
• Gible and Lairon raised a Sandstorm to obscure Beartic’s vision and disrupt his sense of smell while Gardevoir protected them.
• Gible burrowed underground to track Beartic as Lairon hid in the storm and prepared an ambush.
• Lairon trapped Beartic with Rock Tomb, and Gible made the ground collapse beneath him.
• Gible hit Beartic with Dragon Breath as Lairon struck him with Body Slam, then the two used Rock Slide and Rock Climb to defeat him.
• Ye Qing checked their information and found that both Pokémon had broken through, with Lairon at level thirty-one.

Ye Qing rescued Zhang Tuzhen from Beartic and discovered the boy had run away from home rather than been kidnapped. After learning Zhang Tuzhen was Gym Leader Zhang’s son, Ye Qing decided to take him home while preparing to challenge the Ice and Snow Gym.

• Gible reached level nineteen after Ye Qing and his Pokémon defeated Beartic with Sandstorm’s help.
• Ye Qing brought Zhang Tuzhen down from a tree and questioned him after moving to a safer clearing.
• Gardevoir signaled that Zhang Tuzhen was lying, and Ye Qing found the boy’s Pokémon had black-market Poké Balls.
• Zhang Tuzhen confessed that he had snuck away from home and hired five Trainers to escort him into Forbidden Ridge.
• Ye Qing learned Zhang Tuzhen was Gym Leader Zhang’s son and offered to take him home on the way to challenge the Ice and Snow Gym.
• Zhang Tuzhen asked Ye Qing to have Gardevoir Teleport him out of Forbidden Ridge, but Ye Qing refused to let him go alone.

Ye Qing escorted Zhang Tuzhen deeper into the Forbidden Ridge as night brought snow and freezing winds, then used Gardevoir to create a Secret Base beside a river. He had Gible clear the loosened earth, leaving the group sheltering in their newly made hideout.

• Ye Qing refused to let Zhang Tuzhen leave alone and took him toward the Ice and Snow Gym, where Zhang Tuzhen reluctantly agreed to follow.
• Ye Qing introduced himself as they traveled through the Forbidden Ridge and had Gible practice slashing branches with his claws.
• Zhang Tuzhen warned that Gible was too young to learn Dragon Claw, but Ye Qing explained that Pokémon could develop differently from the data in a Pokédex.
• As night fell, snow and fierce winds forced the group to stop, so Gardevoir used Teleport to take them to a nearby river.
• Ye Qing had Gardevoir use Secret Power to create a shelter in the ground, then asked Gible to eat the loosened soil.

Ye Qing and Zhang Tuzhen sheltered from the blizzard in a cave, shared food, and managed Haunter after it frightened Zhang Tuzhen. The next morning, Ye Qing led the group deeper into Forbidden Ridge for training, while a ghostly Pokémon followed them through the snow.

• Ye Qing had Lairon block the cave opening with Rock Tomb, and the group warmed up while Gible slept after eating dirt.
• Ye Qing shared his food and liquor with Zhang Tuzhen, then used Infernape’s head flames to cook sausages while Gardevoir helped turn them.
• Haunter emerged from Ye Qing’s shadow to steal bread, frightened Zhang Tuzhen, and received a warning from Ye Qing to stay hidden around outsiders.
• Ye Qing’s grandfather and Professor Qian arrived in Shanhai City, where Ye Mom and Aerodactyl greeted them and Psyduck eyed Professor Qian warily.
• The next morning, Ye Qing opened the cave and led Zhang Tuzhen onward through the blizzard, planning to train his Pokémon before reaching the Ice and Snow Castle.
• A ghostly Pokémon drifted through the blizzard far behind Ye Qing’s group.

Ye Qing’s Pokémon battled a level 30 Cloyster that attacked from the river, and the fight left Lairon badly injured. With Cloyster using Shell Smash and firing icicles at them, Ye Qing ordered Gible to counter with Rock Climb.

• Ye Qing’s group encountered a Cloyster hiding in the river, and Lairon and Gible tried to drive it out.
• Cloyster’s Hydro Pump overwhelmed their attacks, and Haunter blocked the water from hitting Ye Qing.
• Lairon and Gible fought Cloyster at the river, but Lairon was badly hurt after forcing it onto the bank.
• Cloyster used Shell Smash and launched a stream of icicles at Lairon, so Ye Qing told Gible to use Rock Climb.

Ye Qing and Zhang Tuzhen defeated Cloyster, and Gible reached level twenty and learned Sand Tomb as they traveled toward the Ice and Snow Castle. On the snowy plain, they spotted a Jangmo-o, but Gardevoir stopped them when they suddenly charged at it.

• Gible swallowed the Dragon Gem, used Outrage to defeat Cloyster, and continued attacking until his frenzy wore off.
• Gible reached level twenty and learned Sand Tomb, and Ye Qing gave him and Lairon Golden Pokéblocks.
• Ye Qing and Zhang Tuzhen set out toward the Ice and Snow Castle, battling hungry Pokémon along the way as snow and hail intensified.
• Ye Qing and Zhang Tuzhen spotted a Jangmo-o on the snowy plain and abruptly charged toward it.
• Gardevoir sensed danger, blocked the group with Confusion, and held them back as Ye Qing and Zhang Tuzhen demanded that she let them reach Jangmo-o.

Ye Qing and his companions discovered that the Jangmo-o was an illusion created by a level 53 Froslass, which trapped them in a snowy maze and restrained Gardevoir with Disable. Ye Qing chose to fight instead of flee, and Milotic began changing the weather with Rain Dance as the group prepared to face Froslass.

• Gardevoir dispelled the illusion, revealing a terrifying Froslass in a dark, snowbound maze.
• Ye Qing checked Froslass’s status and realized that her Block and Disable made escape impossible.
• Ye Qing sent out Milotic and told Zhang Tuzhen to release his Pokémon to protect himself and Gardevoir.
• Milotic used Rain Dance, causing rain to clash with Froslass’s hail and making her figure faintly visible.
• Ye Qing’s Pokémon prepared to attack while Gardevoir struggled against Disable and Zhang Tuzhen’s Pokémon braced themselves under Froslass’s pressure.

Ye Qing and his Pokémon fought Froslass in the blizzard, enduring her powerful attacks while looking for openings to counter. With Gardevoir’s Encore restricting Froslass to Ice Shard, Infernape’s Blaze activated and he charged in as Milotic and Lairon supported him.

• Infernape attacked Froslass, but she blasted him away with Ice Shard, then confused Gardevoir and struck Lairon with another ice attack.
• Milotic froze her own wave, while Gible’s Sand Attack missed; Infernape used Quick Guard to save Gible and landed a Fire Punch on Froslass.
• Froslass retaliated by slapping Infernape away and blocking Milotic’s Aqua Tail, while Gardevoir recovered from confusion.
• Gardevoir used Encore on Froslass, and Haunter destroyed an Ice Shard aimed at Ye Qing before Gardevoir redirected the fragments at Froslass.
• Ye Qing refused Zhang Tuzhen’s plea to flee; Infernape’s Blaze ignited, and he charged Froslass as Lairon used Rock Tomb.
• Froslass remained limited to Ice Shard by Encore, but Milotic shattered the ice ball aimed at Lairon with her tail, injuring it in the process.

Ye Qing and Zhang Tuzhen’s group nearly defeated Froslass, but a hidden Glalie ambushed them and froze Gardevoir. The chapter ended with Ye Qing facing the level 67 Glalie, whose strength overwhelmed his team.

• Ye Qing’s Pokémon battered Froslass with coordinated attacks while Haunter cursed her and Infernape used Encore to restrict her moves.
• Froslass unleashed an enormous Ice Ball at Ye Qing and Zhang Tuzhen as the attacks struck her and the curse brought her down.
• Gardevoir teleported Ye Qing and Zhang Tuzhen away from the Ice Ball, while the blast incapacitated most of their Pokémon.
• Gardevoir protected Ye Qing and Zhang Tuzhen from a sudden attack, but a bone-chilling wind shattered her defenses and froze her.
• Ye Qing saw that the attacker was a healthy level 67 Glalie.

Glalie froze Ye Qing and his Pokémon, then Froslass dragged them away while sparing Zhang Tuzhen after recognizing the Ice and Snow Badge. Ye Qing remained trapped in his ice sculpture, while Zhang Tuzhen was left alone on the snowy field as a hungry Mightyena approached.

• Ye Qing and his Pokémon attacked Glalie while Haunter hid in Ye Qing's shadow, but Glalie froze Lairon, Milotic, Infernape, and Ye Qing.
• Froslass stopped Glalie from freezing Zhang Tuzhen after showing him the Ice and Snow Badge, and Glalie left Zhang Tuzhen behind.
• Froslass dragged Ye Qing and the other frozen Pokémon away, while Ye Qing stayed hidden inside his ice sculpture and noticed Gible was missing.
• Zhang Tuzhen woke to find himself alone with his injured Pokémon and began crying as a hungry Mightyena approached.

Gible rescued Zhang Tuzhen from a wounded Mightyena and defeated it, then ate Pokéblocks and helped the other Pokémon recover. After Zhang Tuzhen recalled his exhausted Pokémon, Gible sniffed the air, leaving their next move undecided.

• Mightyena approached the helpless Zhang Tuzhen, who reasoned that the injured predator was probably alone.
• Gible burst out of the snow, knocked Mightyena down, and attacked him with Twister, Sand Tomb, Dragon Breath, and Dragon Rage.
• Gible defeated Mightyena and reached level 21, nearing evolution into Gabite.
• Gible ate Pokéblocks to restore his stamina, while Zhang Tuzhen fed his Pokémon and Glaceon recovered first.
• Zhang Tuzhen recalled his other Pokémon and asked Gible what to do, and Gible sniffed the air.

Gible tracked the Glalie through the snow while Ye Qing struggled with the cold, and Wang Yao uncovered an infiltrator at the Shanhai City Research Institute. The chapter ended with Blaziken training beside lava, Ye Qing reflected in his eyes.

• Gible led Zhang Tuzhen underground and tunneled after his trainer, while Ye Qing shivered as Haunter tried to warm him.
• Wang Yao refused the Ponytail Researcher’s invitation and ordered everyone at the research institute to be searched.
• Gardevoir identified the young researcher as a mole, and the Security Officers arrested him before he could steal Aerodactyl’s research data.
• Wang Yao dismissed Girl’s attempts to distract him, and Psyduck resumed guarding Aerodactyl.
• Blaziken trained beside lava, shattered a stone pillar, and saw Ye Qing reflected in his pupils.

Ye Qing and his Pokémon were trapped as ice sculptures in Froslass and Glalie's lair, where Haunter tried to free them without attracting attention. After Haunter revived Infernape with Pokéblocks, Infernape began melting the ice around himself while keeping his flames under control.

• Froslass and Glalie brought Ye Qing and his Pokémon to their icy cavern, where Ye Qing discovered dozens of frozen Trainers and Pokémon.
• Haunter slipped out of Ye Qing's ice sculpture, while Zhang Tuzhen and Gible emerged from an underground tunnel at the foot of the mountain.
• Haunter fetched Infernape's Pokéblocks and licked through the ice around Infernape's mouth to feed him the powdered food.
• Haunter prepared to lick Ye Qing's mouth to warm him, but Ye Qing resisted as Infernape regained consciousness.
• Infernape used his Fire-type energy to melt his ice casing, and Haunter warned him to keep the flames quiet so Froslass and Glalie would not notice.

Ye Qing and his Pokémon searched for a way out of the ice cave while Gible worked to lure Glalie away from the lair. Haunter set off to find a route through the mountain so Gardevoir could teleport the group to safety.

• Infernape melted the ice around Ye Qing, and Ye Qing and his Pokémon rescued the others and recovered with Pokéblocks.
• Ye Qing rejected Infernape’s suggestion to teleport without knowing their location and asked Haunter to scout through the cave walls instead of using Perish Song.
• Gible climbed to Glalie’s lair, dug more than ten tunnels, and planned to lure Glalie and Froslass away from Ye Qing.
• Haunter began searching for the shortest route outside the mountain while Gible shouted and used Dragon Rage to draw attention.
• Glalie left Froslass to guard the lair and chased Gible, who escaped through his prepared tunnels and led Glalie farther away.

Ye Qing and his Pokémon escaped Froslass’s ice cave after Haunter returned and placed a Curse on her, while Gible kept Glalie away. Gardevoir brought everyone back to Zhang Tuzhen, where Ye Qing began treating the injured Pokémon.

• Froslass attacked Ye Qing’s group at the cave entrance, and Milotic sealed them inside a Protect barrier as Icy Wind froze it over.
• Haunter returned, and Infernape and Lairon carved a hole through the ice while Ye Qing waited to escape until they could take revenge.
• Haunter used Curse on Froslass, and Gardevoir teleported the group out as Froslass’s attack struck Haunter’s Protect.
• Glalie abandoned Gible and rushed back to his lair, but Gible slowed him with repeated Twisters before Gardevoir picked him up.
• Gardevoir brought everyone to Zhang Tuzhen, and Ye Qing immediately gave the Pokémon Pokéblocks and healing potions.

Ye Qing and Zhang Tuzhen escaped a diving Mandibuzz and headed toward Ice and Snow Town, where they were met by Zhang Sisi, the town’s Gym Leader and Zhang Tuzhen’s mother. Zhang Tuzhen introduced Ye Qing as her new boyfriend because of an oath he had made, leaving Zhang Sisi embarrassed; after the others departed, she recognized Ye Qing’s name as familiar.

• Gardevoir teleported Ye Qing and Zhang Tuzhen away from Mandibuzz’s dive, then carried them toward Ice and Snow Town.
• An Alpha Mamoswine charged toward them, but Zhang Tuzhen recognized its rider as his mother, Zhang Sisi.
• Zhang Sisi arrived with her Pokémon and warriors, and Zhang Tuzhen ran into her arms.
• Zhang Tuzhen introduced Ye Qing as the new boyfriend he had found for his mother, explaining that an oath required him to do so.
• Zhang Sisi scolded Zhang Tuzhen and sent him back with Xiao Huan and the warriors before asking Ye Qing his name.
• Ye Qing introduced himself, and Zhang Sisi said his name sounded familiar.

Ye Qing accepted Zhang Sisi’s invitation to the Ice and Snow Castle after asking whether she had a Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon Egg and requesting priority for his Gym battle instead. On the way, he told her about the Froslass and Glalie and insisted he could handle the remaining Glalie himself; they arrived in Ice and Snow Town, where locals greeted Zhang Sisi.

• Zhang Sisi thanked Ye Qing for saving Zhang Tuzhen and offered to help him, but she had no Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon Egg to give him.
• Ye Qing asked Zhang Sisi to prioritize his Gym battle, and she invited him to the Ice and Snow Castle first.
• Ye Qing rode Milotic alongside Zhang Sisi on Mamoswine, while Milotic and Zhang Sisi silently sized each other up.
• Ye Qing recounted meeting Froslass and Glalie and saving Zhang Tuzhen from Beartic; Zhang Sisi grew angry at the pair, but Ye Qing said he would deal with Glalie himself.
• Ye Qing and Zhang Sisi reached Ice and Snow Town, where stallholders greeted the Gym Leader and traveling Trainers noticed her.

Ye Qing arrived in Ice and Snow Town, where Zhang Sisi offered to host him and personally guide his Gym Challenge. After exploring his courtyard and meeting his Pokémon, Ye Qing received dinner and was visited by Zhang Tuzhen.

• Zhang Sisi brought Ye Qing to Ice and Snow Castle and promised to personally guide his Gym Challenge.
• Zhang Sisi gave Ye Qing a furnished courtyard to stay in and told him he could challenge her whenever he wanted.
• Ye Qing explored the house, discovered its brick bed, and watched the snow with his Pokémon.
• Xiao Huan delivered a tray of local specialties that Zhang Sisi had arranged for Ye Qing.
• Zhang Tuzhen came to visit, and Ye Qing teased him about his mother wanting him to become her future stepdad.

Ye Qing enjoyed a snowy evening in Zhang Tuzhen’s town before preparing to challenge the Ice and Snow Gym the next morning. After reviewing his Pokémon’s progress and concerns about Lairon and Haunter, he followed guard captain Xiao Huan into the castle.

• Zhang Tuzhen shared braised pork knuckles and trotters with Ye Qing, who enjoyed the meal and the snowy town.
• Ye Qing spent the night on a heated kang with Gardevoir, eating popsicles while watching the snow outside.
• The next morning, Ye Qing reviewed his Pokémon’s levels and worried that Lairon’s aptitude had not recovered before his eventual evolution.
• Ye Qing considered Haunter’s lack of progress and decided to wait before helping him evolve with a Dusk Stone.
• Ye Qing bumped into Xiao Huan, who escorted him into the castle for his Ice and Snow Gym challenge.

Ye Qing began his Ice and Snow Gym challenge against Zhang Sisi on a narrow platform high above the ground, sending out Gible to face her Sneasel. The battle opened with Gible trapping Sneasel in quicksand and filling the arena with a sandstorm.

• Xiao Huan took Ye Qing to the castle roof, where Zhang Sisi and Zhang Tuzhen awaited him on a battle platform suspended dozens of meters above the ground.
• Xiao Huan explained the Gym's rules: each side would use three Pokémon in one-on-one battles without switching, and the challenge would end when one side's Pokémon could no longer battle.
• Ye Qing sent out Gible, and Zhang Sisi chose her level 26 Sneasel, noting that Gible was close to evolving and that the matchup still gave him a chance.
• Ye Qing asked whether Gible could damage the platform by digging, and Zhang Sisi assured him that special materials limited him to digging one meter down.
• Zhang Sisi ordered Sneasel to use Hone Claws, while Ye Qing had Gible trap her with Sand Tomb and then summon Sandstorm, covering Zhang Tuzhen's pig's trotter in dirt.

Ye Qing’s Gible defeated Zhang Sisi’s Sneasel after a fierce battle, but Zhang Sisi sent out a powerful Abomasnow as his next opponent. Gible was exhausted yet refused to back down.

• Zhang Sisi’s Jynx shielded her from the storm while Ye Qing nearly fell from the platform and realized Pokémon moves could endanger their own side.
• Gible used Sandstorm, Twister, Sand Tomb, and Dragon Rage to keep Sneasel at a distance and wear her down, while Sneasel countered with Metal Claw, Quick Attack, and Ice Punch.
• Sneasel sensed Gible burrowing beneath her and struck the ground with Ice Punch, but Gible’s Take Down hit her as he emerged, knocking her out.
• Zhang Sisi praised Gible, recalled Sneasel, and sent out a level 40 Abomasnow.
• Zhang Tuzhen and Xiao Huan predicted Gible would lose, but Gible fixed his eyes on Abomasnow and remained determined to fight.

Ye Qing’s Gible fought Zhang Sisi’s Abomasnow, overcame his fury and evolved into Gabite. The newly evolved Gabite unleashed a powerful Sandstorm at Abomasnow.

• Zhang Sisi’s Abomasnow attacked Gible with Ice Shard, Wood Hammer, and Razor Leaf while Gible dodged and endured the blows.
• Ye Qing’s words and Zhang Sisi’s taunts enraged Gible, who activated Outrage and charged Abomasnow.
• Gible unleashed Draco Meteor, blasting Abomasnow across the battle platform.
• Gible evolved into a level 24 Gabite, astonishing Zhang Tuzhen and Xiao Huan.
• Gabite’s aura stirred up a powerful Sandstorm that roared toward Abomasnow.