Recaps

Ye Qing’s Gabite and Milotic battled Zhang Sisi’s Abomasnow, with Gabite losing after unleashing a Sand Tornado and Milotic defeating Abomasnow in the rain. Zhang Sisi prepared to reveal her third Pokémon, leaving Ye Qing and Milotic ready to face it.

• Zhang Sisi had Jynx shield the castle as Abomasnow broke Gabite’s Sand Tornado with Wood Hammer and knocked Gabite unconscious.
• Ye Qing sent out Milotic, and Zhang Tuzhen revealed that she knew Rain Dance, prompting rain to pour over the battlefield.
• Milotic used Surf to overwhelm Abomasnow, who answered Ye Qing’s Hydro Pump with a full-power Rocket Headbutt and struck Milotic’s neck.
• Milotic sent Abomasnow flying with Aqua Tail, and Zhang Sisi recalled him before asking Ye Qing whether he was ready for her third Pokémon.

Ye Qing battled Zhang Sisi’s Cryogonal with Milotic, but Cryogonal’s defenses and Ice-type attacks proved difficult to overcome. The fight ended with Milotic frozen in ice as Zhang Sisi ordered Cryogonal to sharpen itself further.

• Zhang Sisi chose Cryogonal for a serious battle against Ye Qing, and Ye Qing sent Milotic to fight it.
• Cryogonal blocked Hydro Pump with Light Screen, then boosted its defenses with Iron Defense and Sharpen as Milotic attacked with Iron Tail.
• Cryogonal countered Milotic’s attacks with Rapid Spin, and Ye Qing guessed that its charge was a feint meant to set up Sheer Cold.
• Zhang Sisi had Cryogonal use Recover, while Milotic struck it with Iron Tail and injured her own tail in the process.
• Milotic’s furious water attack was frozen by Cryogonal’s Icy Wind, and Cryogonal shattered her ice shards with Rapid Spin.
• Cryogonal used Freeze-Dry after Milotic’s Protect failed, freezing her into an ice sculpture, and Zhang Sisi ordered Cryogonal to use Sharpen.

Ye Qing battled Zhang Sisi’s Cryogonal with Infernape, exploiting its weakness to heat and landing several powerful attacks. After Cryogonal froze Infernape and strengthened its defenses, both sides launched new attacks, leaving the fight unresolved.

• Ye Qing recalled Milotic and sent out Infernape, whose Flamethrower forced Zhang Sisi to use Protect.
• Ye Qing realized Light Screen could not block heat, so Infernape intensified its flames until Cryogonal turned into water vapor.
• Zhang Sisi brought Cryogonal back with Ice Shard, but Infernape interrupted the move with Fake Out and struck it with a follow-up blow.
• Cryogonal hit Infernape with Sheer Cold, but Protect blocked it; Infernape then attacked with Flare Blitz and Mach Punch, while Cryogonal survived another hit with Protect.
• Infernape failed to use Protect against Ice Beam and was frozen, but broke free with Flare Blitz as Zhang Sisi used Iron Defense.
• Ye Qing called for Rapid Spin as Zhang Sisi ordered Close Combat, and both Pokémon charged toward each other.

Ye Qing defeated Zhang Sisi’s Cryogonal and received the Ice and Snow Badge, then spent the following days trying to reconnect with Infernape through their mysterious battle bond. Meanwhile, Kyurem awoke and headed toward Ice and Snow Town during its festival, where Zhang Sisi sensed danger approaching.

• Infernape used Flame Wheel to defeat Cryogonal, and Zhang Sisi gave Ye Qing the Ice and Snow Badge.
• Zhang Sisi invited Ye Qing to attend Ice and Snow Town’s festival, and Ye Qing decided to stay for a few more days.
• Ye Qing and Infernape reflected on their shared history, while Ye Qing trained with Infernape in hopes of reviving their brief connection.
• A Glalie begged Kyurem for help against Ye Qing and Zhang Tuzhen, but Kyurem consumed the Glalie and its offerings before setting out for Ice and Snow Town.
• Ye Qing, Zhang Tuzhen, and Zhang Sisi attended the town festival as fireworks lit the sky, while Zhang Sisi sensed an ominous presence.

Ye Qing reunited with Su Yiqin in Ice and Snow Town, where she was scouting the area for her family's Gemstone Group. After Zhang Tuzhen's outrageous attempts to win her over caused a public spectacle, the three sat down to eat, and Su Yiqin revealed that her grandfather had lent her a Pokémon for the journey.

• Zhang Sisi pondered what was making her uneasy after Xiao Huan left her alone.
• Ye Qing saw Su Yiqin's post from Ice and Snow Town, and she immediately confirmed she was there when he messaged her.
• Zhang Tuzhen dragged Ye Qing through the crowd to meet Su Yiqin and asked her to be his wife.
• Zhang Tuzhen claimed Ye Qing was his dad, prompting Ye Qing to explain the misunderstanding and hurry away with him and Su Yiqin.
• Ye Qing and Su Yiqin learned that Zhang Tuzhen's town had a daily train, and Su Yiqin said her grandfather had lent her a Pokémon but promised to reveal which one after they ate.

Ye Qing and Zhang Tuzhen met Su Yiqin’s powerful Lucario and joined the town’s midnight celebration. Meanwhile, Kyurem burst out of Forbidden Ridge and unleashed a blast of freezing air across the mountains.

• Ye Qing, Su Yiqin, and Zhang Tuzhen left town to see Su Yiqin’s Pokémon.
• Su Yiqin released her Level 79 Overlord Lucario, whose aura knocked Zhang Tuzhen to the ground.
• Lucario sensed no ill intent from Ye Qing and promised not to use her aura without need.
• Su Yiqin praised Gardevoir and gave her an Advanced Pokéblock, which Gardevoir accepted with Ye Qing’s permission.
• Zhang Tuzhen took Ye Qing and Su Yiqin to celebrate in the town square.
• Kyurem burst through the mountainside at Forbidden Ridge, roared from a snowy peak, and froze everything in its path.

A Legendary Pokémon’s approaching energy triggered Ice and Snow Town’s first level-one alert, and Zhang Sisi mobilized the town’s defenders. Ye Qing suspected Kyurem might be behind the threat as the town assembled a formidable force on its eastern outskirts.

• Wild Pokémon fled a freezing wave that swept toward Ice and Snow Town, and Zhang Sisi called for Articuno’s help with its feather.
• Articuno sensed its energy in the feather and flew toward Zhang Sisi, while a Guard Corps warrior reported that a Legendary Pokémon was approaching.
• Zhang Sisi ordered every Trainer to defend the eastern side of town, and the Guard Corps relayed the level-one alert.
• Ye Qing wondered whether Kyurem was responsible, then went east with Zhang Tuzhen and Su Yiqin.
• Ye Qing saw the Ice-type Elite Four, the Guard Corps, and over a thousand powerful Trainers assembled to defend the town.
• Zhang Tuzhen told Su Yiqin that the assembled defenders represented only two-thirds of Ice and Snow Town’s defensive strength.

Ice and Snow Town’s defenders prepared for the approaching energy surge, but the threat emerged as the Legendary Pokémon Kyurem and a vast group of wild Pokémon. With Kyurem advancing and the tourist Trainers ready to flee, Ye Qing doubted they could survive the battle.

• Zhang Sisi arranged the town’s guards and residents into defensive ranks as the tourist Trainers arrived.
• A cold wave swept from the forest, and a hundred Jynx raised a Confusion barrier that froze under the impact.
• Zhang Sisi ordered Abomasnow to use Bullet Seed, which shattered the ice wall and revealed Kyurem approaching with Cryogonal and other wild Pokémon.
• The tourist Trainers panicked at Kyurem’s appearance, while Ye Qing wondered whether he could summon help from the nearly depleted mark.
• Zhang Tuzhen spotted Kyurem and rushed down to the ground.

Zhang Sisi and the defenders of Ice and Snow Town prepared to face Kyurem’s advancing army while awaiting the Pokémon League’s reinforcements. Articuno arrived and joined Zhang Sisi, raising morale as the battle began, though Ye Qing doubted they could defeat Kyurem.

• Zhang Tuzhen returned to the Ice and Snow Castle, and Zhang Sisi rallied the remaining defenders while Xiao Huan claimed the Pokémon League was sending reinforcements.
• As Kyurem and its wild Pokémon army approached, Su Yiqin and Ye Qing wondered what Zhang Sisi was waiting for.
• Articuno flew to the battlefield, and Zhang Sisi greeted it as an ally, renewing the defenders’ fighting spirit.
• Kyurem and Articuno exchanged attacks as Zhang Sisi Mega Evolved Abomasnow and led her forces into battle.
• Su Yiqin asked whether Articuno gave Zhang Sisi a chance, and Ye Qing said Kyurem was too powerful for them to defeat.

Ye Qing and Su Yiqin fought alongside the defenders as Kyurem and its wild Pokémon army overwhelmed the battlefield. Lucario helped hold Kyurem back, but the battle left Pokémon and Trainers injured, and Gabite was knocked unconscious.

• Ye Qing sent out all six of his Pokémon as the wild Pokémon army clashed with the defenders, and Kyurem blasted Articuno away with Dragon Rage.
• Su Yiqin sent Lucario to help Mega Abomasnow and Avalugg hold Kyurem back, while Ye Qing's Pokémon fought the wild attackers.
• Kyurem's stamina and Draco Meteors worsened the defenders' losses, and Ye Qing recalled Milotic after her size made her an easy target.
• Kyurem pinned Avalugg and attacked Zhang Sisi, but Mega Abomasnow struck its head and Lucario hammered its thigh with Focus Punches.
• A Mamoswine knocked Gabite unconscious with an Ice Shard, so Ye Qing recalled him as Lairon charged the Mamoswine.

Ye Qing and the other Trainers fought to survive as Mamoswine and other wild Pokémon devastated the battlefield. The Silver Guard Corps unleashed a coordinated Earthquake that broke the wild Pokémon army’s advance, but Kyurem severely wounded Lucario and launched another attack, leaving Ye Qing to send Gardevoir to help.

• Ye Qing ordered Gardevoir to carry him into the air as a wild attacker triggered a devastating Earthquake that knocked out Lairon and injured Trainers and Pokémon nearby.
• Ye Qing used Infernape and Haunter to fight Mamoswine, while Infernape struck her eye and Haunter afflicted her with Curse.
• Ye Qing saw a wounded Trainer fleeing after a Sneasel severed his arm, as battles and injuries spread across the field.
• The Silver Guard Corps’ Mamoswine unleashed Earthquake together, devastating the wild Pokémon army and causing some survivors to flee.
• Kyurem blasted Lucario with Dragon Rage, severely wounding her, then targeted her again with Dragon Pulse as Su Yiqin ordered her Pokémon to protect everyone.
• Ye Qing, caught within the incoming attack’s range, ordered Gardevoir to help Lucario.

Kyurem broke through the defenders’ desperate resistance and froze most of the battlefield while advancing on Ice and Snow Town. As Ye Qing struggled against a berserk Mamoswine, Kyurem suddenly targeted him and charged with inexplicable fury.

• Haunter redirected Kyurem’s Dragon Pulse through two Cryogonal, shattering the defenders’ Protect barriers and forcing Ye Qing and Su Yiqin to recall their Pokémon.
• The Guard Corps and Zhang Sisi used Mamoswine and their Pokémon to slow Kyurem while Articuno and Mega Abomasnow fought to contain it.
• Kyurem unleashed Glaciate, freezing most of the Trainers and Pokémon and enclosing Ice and Snow Town within a towering ice wall.
• Ye Qing fought a Mamoswine that refused to release Infernape, while Zhang Tuzhen returned and urged him to run.
• Kyurem spotted Ye Qing and charged directly at him, apparently driven by a sudden, inexplicable rage.

Kyurem attacked Ye Qing and overwhelmed the defenders, but the Marks around Ye Qing shielded him from its grip. As Kyurem prepared to swallow him, Infernape erupted in flames and struggled to break free of the ice.

• Kyurem charged Ye Qing, hurled Avalugg into Haunter, froze Haunter and Infernape, and drove back Zhang Sisi and the other defenders.
• Kyurem captured Ye Qing while Glaciate sealed the town, and Ye Qing insulted it and invoked his big brother.
• Ye Qing's Marks formed a pink barrier around him, and Kyurem sensed unfamiliar auras alongside Mew's.
• Infernape's fury ignited crimson flames as he tried to burn through Kyurem's ice, and Zhang Sisi urged Articuno to help him.

Infernape broke free from the ice and awakened a powerful transformation through his bond with Ye Qing, striking Kyurem and rescuing his trainer. The blow only left a mark on Kyurem, who struggled out of the crater as Infernape fled with Ye Qing.

• Articuno shattered the ice around Infernape with an Ice Shard, and Infernape burst free to try to save Ye Qing.
• Kyurem swatted Infernape aside and repeatedly tossed Ye Qing into the air, taunting them both.
• Ye Qing urged Infernape to rise, and their synchronized heartbeats triggered Infernape’s transformation into a flame-robed, lava-armored form wielding a fiery staff.
• Infernape struck Kyurem on the head with an enormous staff, creating a crater and sending nearby wild Pokémon flying.
• Infernape rescued Ye Qing and fled, while Kyurem climbed from the crater with a red mark on his forehead.

Ye Qing and Infernape survived Kyurem’s attack when Ho-Oh and the Pokémon League arrived and forced the Legendary Pokémon to retreat. Ho-Oh healed the injured, then turned its attention to Infernape’s mysterious bond transformation.

• Infernape collapsed after using his bond-form strike, and Ye Qing fed him Pokéblocks while Su Yiqin and others treated the injured pair.
• Kyurem charged at Ye Qing and the others, while Zhang Sisi wondered why the Pokémon League reinforcements had not appeared.
• Ho-Oh arrived above Ice and Snow Town, and Dragon Tamer confronted Kyurem with the treaty between them.
• Ho-Oh and Kyurem exchanged attacks, then Kyurem withdrew rather than fight with Ho-Oh present.
• Ho-Oh spread healing light over the injured Pokémon and people, then studied Infernape’s unusual transformation.

Ho-Oh blessed Infernape after Kyurem’s defeat, but Ye Qing found that the blessing had not changed Infernape’s potential. As the Pokémon League arrived to manage the aftermath, the Dragon Tamer warned Ye Qing that others might target him over Infernape’s transformation and offered him a ride out.

• Ho-Oh bestowed a golden Sacred Fire blessing on Infernape, and Ye Qing found that it appeared in Infernape’s held item field without changing his potential.
• After Ho-Oh departed, Ye Qing sent his Pokémon to rest and joined Su Yiqin as the crowd celebrated Kyurem’s retreat and League transport planes arrived.
• Zhang Sisi agreed to Su Yiqin’s family investing in Ice and Snow Town because Lucario had helped defend it.
• The Dragon Tamer asked Ye Qing about Infernape’s transformation, and Ye Qing said he did not know what had caused it.
• The Dragon Tamer warned Ye Qing that people might target him to obtain whatever had strengthened Infernape and offered to take him away on his transport plane.

Ye Qing wondered why Infernape had achieved the Bond Phenomenon and learned from Lucario that aura from the marks left by Mewtwo and Mew might have influenced him. After receiving rewards for helping Ice and Snow Town, he slept on the League transport plane and woke after it arrived home, wondering how Aerodactyl was doing.

• Ye Qing reasoned that Ash’s aura might explain the Bond Phenomenon, and Lucario sensed aura around Ye Qing’s wrist marks from Mewtwo and Mew.
• Ye Qing checked his team’s progress and learned Haunter had reached level 32.
• Su Yiqin told Ye Qing that the Elite Four member had approved development of Ice and Snow Town, and Zhang Tuzhen gave them photographs of Ho-Oh.
• The Dragon Tamer thanked Ye Qing and Su Yiqin with two Earthquake TMs and two Protect TMs before leaving Zhang Sisi with reconstruction teams.
• Ye Qing slept during the flight and woke when the transport plane reached his home, then wondered how Aerodactyl was doing.

Ye Qing returned to Shanhai City, visited his family and the research institute, and found Aerodactyl content to stay there rather than travel with him. Wang Yao showed Ye Qing his research on whether Caterpie could evolve into Rayquaza, then led him to a desk where a green light left him stunned.

• Ye Qing arrived at the research institute, slept, then teleported home with Gardevoir to see Ye Mom and release his Pokémon.
• Ye Qing learned from Auntie Wang that Wang Yao had received an estate as a reward for his contribution to the battle.
• Wang Yao showed Ye Qing his research documents on the possibility of Caterpie evolving into Rayquaza.
• Ye Qing visited Aerodactyl and found him overweight, unwilling to leave the institute, and enjoying the company of a Swanna.
• Wang Yao led Ye Qing to his private laboratory, where Ye Qing saw something on the desk that stunned him.

Ye Qing reviewed Wang Yao’s research on Caterpie evolving into Rayquaza and emotional evolution, then advised him to focus on the more feasible topic. After resting at home, Ye Qing set out for Iron Fist City with Infernape and rented a Zebstrika for the journey.

• Wang Yao showed Ye Qing a rare Totem Caterpie and research arguing that Caterpie might evolve into Rayquaza.
• Wang Yao explained that Professor Qian had taken him as a student and shared information about Mewtwo’s creation.
• Wang Yao presented his research on Pokémon evolving through emotion, and Ye Qing recommended that he prioritize it over the Caterpie and Rayquaza theory.
• Ye Qing left home for Iron Fist City, hoping to train Infernape and improve their Bond Phenomenon.
• Ye Qing rented a Zebstrika in Shanhai City after deciding not to fly and asking the rental owner what to do if it became unruly.

Ye Qing crossed Green Vine Forest toward Fighting City, teaching new TMs and training his Pokémon along the way. After Gabite accidentally struck a Heracross with a vine, its trainer arrived, but Heracross and Infernape appeared ready to fight.

• Ye Qing left Clear Water Town with Infernape leading Zebstrika, and a week later entered Green Vine Forest after sending Zebstrika home.
• Ye Qing taught Protect to Gabite and Earthquake to Lairon, then released Gabite and Gardevoir to clear a path through the vines.
• Gabite practiced spitting vines, and Infernape joined him; one vine hit a Heracross, which charged and knocked Gabite into a tree.
• Ye Qing stopped Infernape and apologized when the shy young trainer accompanying Heracross and his Gardevoir arrived.
• Heracross challenged Infernape, who raised his palm and prepared to face him.

Ye Qing and Wangchen battled with Infernape and Heracross, whose fierce exchange escalated after Heracross was burned and his Guts Ability increased his power. The Pokémon ended the chapter panting after clashing with Megahorn and Focus Punch, while the trainers were driven back by the collision.

• Ye Qing challenged the shy Wangchen to a battle, and Wangchen sent Heracross against Ye Qing's Infernape.
• Heracross used Double Team and Aerial Ace, but Wangchen spotted how to evade Infernape's Counter Shield.
• Heracross split Infernape's Flamethrower and resisted Mach Punch before Ye Qing interrupted his Seismic Toss with a slap and countered with Fire Punch.
• Heracross was burned, activating Guts, and Wangchen ordered Close Combat as Ye Qing chose to meet him head-on with Infernape.
• Infernape and Heracross traded powerful blows before clashing with Focus Punch and Megahorn, forcing Ye Qing and Wangchen backward.

Ye Qing ended his spar with Wangchen and continued toward Iron Fist City, training his Pokémon along the way. In a narrow gorge, his group was ambushed by a swarm of spiders, and Lairon was quickly ensnared in their silk.

• Ye Qing and Wangchen stopped their spar, then agreed to settle things at a Fighting-type tournament in Iron Fist City.
• Ye Qing trained Lairon, Gabite, and Haunter before skirting a mountain and entering a narrow gorge with his Pokémon.
• Haunter, Gabite, and Lairon defeated an Ariados, but the commotion seemed to awaken other wild Pokémon nearby.
• Gardevoir sensed hostility surrounding the group, and over a hundred strands of spider silk shot at them from the forest.
• Infernape burned away much of the silk, Gabite escaped by using Dig, and Lairon was wrapped up in the attack.

Ye Qing and his Pokémon fought off a swarm of Ariados and Spinarak before escaping deeper into the caves. They settled in a new cave, where Ye Qing promised Lairon meteorite iron and Infernape began teaching Gabite Iron Tail.

• Gabite created a Sandstorm while Infernape freed Lairon and fought the Ariados and Spinarak, using Fire Spin to defeat many of them.
• Gabite charged into the battle but hurt his tail when an Ariados stabbed it, then retaliated with Dragon Rage.
• Ye Qing had Gardevoir teleport the group away from the routed swarm and create a cave with Secret Power.
• Lairon asked Ye Qing for meteorite iron, and Ye Qing promised to get him enough in Iron Fist City.
• Ye Qing texted Wang Yao to ask Professor Qian for ten pieces of meteorite iron, while Infernape showed Gabite how to use Iron Tail.

Ye Qing arrived in Iron Fist City, where street battles were commonplace, after Gabite practiced Iron Tail and Lairon received comfort from Gardevoir and Haunter. A local Trainer challenged Ye Qing to a battle, and Ye Qing reluctantly accepted.

• Gabite practiced Iron Tail while Infernape praised his progress, and Gardevoir and Haunter helped Lairon feel better about his place on the team.
• Ye Qing and his Pokémon reached Iron Fist City, collected the Meteorite Iron, and saw Hitmonlee and Machoke fight in the street.
• A local young man challenged Ye Qing to a battle, citing Iron Fist City's custom that visiting Trainers accept a local challenge.
• Ye Qing agreed to the battle after realizing he could not refuse and deciding it would give Infernape useful experience.

Ye Qing battled Li Zifan’s Swampert in Fighting City, wagering an Evolution Stone against a Dusk Stone. Infernape gained the upper hand, and the fight was left hanging as it blocked Swampert’s powerful Hammer Arm with Protect.

• Ye Qing and Li Zifan agreed to wager an Evolution Stone against a Dusk Stone before sending out Infernape and Swampert.
• Li Zifan ordered Swampert to attack with Double Team and Hammer Arm, but Infernape used Bulk Up and Quick Guard to block the strike, then countered with Mach Punch.
• Swampert rammed Infernape with Take Down, but Infernape recovered and braced for another charge.
• Infernape used its speed, Fake Out, and a trip to interrupt Swampert’s Double-Edge, then struck with Focus Punch and Mach Punch while defending against Swampert’s counterattacks.
• Ye Qing unexpectedly told Infernape to use Protect, and its barrier held against Swampert’s Hammer Arm.