Recaps

Ye Qing and Gardevoir confronted Hunter J after her badly injured Mega Salamence flew past, and Infernape helped Gardevoir attack the Pokémon that had killed her father. Hunter J escaped with Alakazam but was caught by Gardevoir’s Encore, leaving her face-to-face with Ye Qing as Alakazam’s Psychic failed.

• Ye Qing decided to wait for Giant Dragonite to stop Giant Alakazam and Giant Gengar from fighting, but a severely injured Mega Salamence flew overhead and Gardevoir recognized Hunter J.
• Ye Qing told Luo Jiujiu to protect Wang Yao and sent Gardevoir to stop Hunter J, while Infernape joined the fight to help Gardevoir avenge her father.
• Gardevoir and Absol helped Infernape break through Salamence’s Protect, and Infernape struck Salamence with Fire Punch as the dragon shielded Hunter J.
• Hunter J abandoned Salamence and escaped with Alakazam using Teleport, while Infernape continued attacking Salamence until he lost his Mega-Evolved form.
• Gardevoir’s Encore caught Alakazam after he teleported, bringing Hunter J near Ye Qing; she ordered Alakazam to use Psychic, but the move failed.

Ye Qing defeated Hunter J and her Pokémon, helping Gardevoir avenge her parents while deciding to capture Salamence. Salamence refused to surrender and began preparing Draco Meteor.

• Gardevoir blasted Alakazam into the bushes, while Aggron stopped Hunter J's dagger attack and punched her down.
• Ye Qing told Gardevoir to avenge her parents, and she used her power to make Hunter J experience despair.
• Ye Qing ordered Gabite to kill Alakazam and told Infernape to keep Salamence alive.
• After Gardevoir spared Hunter J in a mindless state, Ye Qing had Aggron stomp her head and kill her.
• Ye Qing offered Salamence a chance to live if he submitted, but Salamence refused and began charging Draco Meteor.

Ye Qing recovered items from Hunter J and Salamence after Salamence killed himself beside his trainer, then stayed near the escalating battle between Giant Gengar and Giant Alakazam. Elsewhere, Luo Moyun lost his chance to claim Alakazam’s sealing artifact and turned on Xue Naiko, but Metagross detected approaching pursuers.

• Salamence detonated a Draco Meteor inside his body and died beside Hunter J’s corpse.
• Ye Qing had Gengar search Hunter J’s body, then gave the Twisted Spoon to Gardevoir and the Dragon Gem to Aggron while keeping the Salamence Mega Stone.
• Ye Qing returned to Luo Jiujiu and kept Gardevoir and Gengar out as Giant Gengar and Giant Alakazam continued destroying the valley.
• Luo Moyun blamed Ye Qing for ruining his chance to obtain Alakazam’s Imprison Spoon and immobilized Xue Naiko with Metagross when she tried to flee.
• Zhu Yuanhao, Siyuan, and Xie Yu tracked Luo Moyun through the forest, and Metagross sensed them approaching.

Luo Moyun attacked Xie Yu’s team with Metagross before leaving as Giant Dragonite arrived in the valley. Giant Dragonite landed near Ye Qing, collapsed an ancient tomb passage, and exposed Zhao Ling, Wangchen, and Li Zifan, who had survived underground.

• Luo Moyun ordered Metagross to fire Hyper Beam at Xie Yu’s team, cracking their Protect barriers.
• Luo Moyun left with Yellow Hair after Giant Dragonite flew into the valley, while Ye Qing had Gardevoir lead everyone farther from the ongoing battle.
• Giant Dragonite greeted Ye Qing but crashed into the ground, collapsing a hidden tomb passage beneath the valley.
• Gardevoir brought Zhao Ling, Wangchen, and Li Zifan out of the rubble, and Ye Qing learned that they were the only survivors of their team of nine.
• Zhao Ling recognized Giant Dragonite from the Spirit World invasion, and Giant Dragonite pulled himself out of the pit.

Ye Qing reunited with the explorers after defeating Hunter J and her Pokémon, then spoke with the Dragon Tamer about the operation and his reward. After learning Granny Minghua was very close to Luo Moyun, Ye Qing regarded her as an enemy because of Luo Moyun’s feud with Wang Yao.

• Ye Qing used Dragonite to break up Gengar and Alakazam’s fight, then confirmed to Zhao Ling and the others that he had killed Salamence and Hunter J.
• Zhao Ling fled when he saw his grandmother arrive, while Wangchen told Ye Qing that the group had captured Unown despite losing six people.
• The Dragon Tamer sent Luo Jiujiu and Wang Yao away to rest, then confirmed that Ye Qing had killed Hunter J and that Zoroark had already been captured.
• Ye Qing asked about Hunter J’s bounty and compensation for Dragonite’s help, and the Dragon Tamer promised to arrange payment.
• The Dragon Tamer introduced Professor Li and Granny Minghua, and Ye Qing learned that Granny Minghua treated Luo Moyun like a grandson.

Ye Qing confronted Granny Minghua and accepted her challenge to settle their dispute through her grandson at the National Tournament. Meanwhile, Dragon Tamer explained that the League planned to keep the Ancient Pokémon at the site until Ho-Oh arrived and the sealed bronze entrance could be investigated.

• Ye Qing traded insults with Granny Minghua, insisting that she was no match for him despite her Elite Four status.
• Granny Minghua challenged Ye Qing to apologize if he lost to her grandson at the National Tournament, and Ye Qing accepted.
• Ye Qing considered moving his family to Alto Mare before killing Luo Moyun, so Latios and Latias could protect them.
• Professor Li asked Dragon Tamer what to do now that Giant Dragonite and the other Ancient Pokémon had stopped fighting.
• Dragon Tamer said the higher-ups wanted the Ancient Pokémon kept at the site until Ho-Oh arrived to help investigate the sealed entrance inside the bronze.

Ye Qing agreed to let Giant Dragonite stay with Gengar and Alakazam after negotiating with the Dragon Tamer. He then returned to the Tomb Passage, where he found an injured masked woman being supported by Cacturne.

• Giant Dragonite asked Ye Qing to let him remain with Gengar and Alakazam, and the Dragon Tamer offered up to five million for his help.
• Ye Qing agreed on the condition that Giant Dragonite could leave whenever he wished, and Dragonite chose to stay with his companions.
• Ye Qing asked the Dragon Tamer for a ride home, then set off with Gardevoir, Infernape, and Absol to find the Tomb Passage.
• Ye Qing entered the passage and came upon a masked woman with a broken leg, moving along with Cacturne's support.

Ye Qing captured Meng Wutong, a Team R member he recognized as Big Brother Zhang’s wife, but chose not to kill her. He told her the Luo Family had caused the mission’s failure and offered a Spoon Artifact fragment as evidence, hoping she would take that account back to Team R.

• Ye Qing’s Pokémon defeated Meng Wutong’s Cacturne, and Gengar restrained her and removed the poison hidden in her tooth.
• Ye Qing recognized Meng Wutong from Big Brother Zhang’s family and showed her the Azurill that had hatched from the Egg Yaoyao gave him.
• Meng Wutong offered him her unconscious Azumarill and asked him to kill her, but Ye Qing refused.
• Ye Qing had Gardevoir take Meng Wutong into a jungle illusion and told her that Luo Moyun and the Luo Family had caused her mission to fail.
• Ye Qing showed Meng Wutong a Spoon Artifact fragment bearing traces of Metagross’s energy and said it could support his account and occupy Team R’s researchers.

Ye Qing recruited Meng Wutong as a partner and returned to Shanhai City with Wang Yao, who had been left traumatized by his experience in the bridal chamber. Wang Yao revealed that he had spent ten years in an unfamiliar world and struggled to preserve his memories of his real life.

• Ye Qing persuaded Meng Wutong to work with him by suggesting she tell her boss about him and his plans for the Psychic-type Gym.
• Ye Qing left Meng Wutong two bottles of Healing Spray and returned to the helicopter, where Luo Jiujiu explained she had to report back to her company.
• Ye Qing brought Wang Yao home to Shanhai City and watched as Wang Yao remained silent in the hospital room.
• Ye Qing showed Wang Yao the shattered spoon and told him that fragments of Yingzi's soul were inside it, prompting Wang Yao to cry.
• Wang Yao told Ye Qing that he had spent ten years in an unfamiliar world where a mysterious force made him forget his memories, so he carved reminders into a willow tree and his body.

Wang Yao told Ye Qing how he had lost his memories and his wife Yingzi, and Ye Qing learned that Luo Moyun was protected by powerful relatives. Ye Qing promised to seek Mewtwo’s help before returning home, while Meng Wutong tried to save herself by telling Su Qi about Ye Qing.

• Wang Yao recounted carving into his body to resist forgetting, then losing his memories and living with Yingzi until the illusion collapsed.
• Ye Qing learned that Luo Moyun was the grandson of a Pokémon League Grand Councilor, the Ghost-type Elite Four’s grandson, and Cynthia’s nephew.
• Ye Qing promised Wang Yao that he would contact Mewtwo, then returned home and told his mother that Wang Yao needed time to recover.
• Meng Wutong handed Su Qi the Spoon fragments and blamed the Luo Family for what had happened.
• Meng Wutong told Su Qi that she had encountered Ye Qing and suggested recruiting him, and Su Qi questioned her about whether she had killed him.

Ye Qing stayed by Wang Yao’s hospital bed while Wang Yao kept his plans for revenge to himself. With the National Tournament approaching, Ye Qing returned to Alto Mare to prepare for a Psychic Gym challenge and a public speech, where city officials and local figures welcomed him.

• Meng Wutong reported to Su Qi that she had directed Ye Qing toward the Psychic Gym, and Su Qi passed the information to Giovanni.
• Ye Qing received ten million from Dragon Tamer and stayed at the hospital with Wang Yao, who refused to tell his mother what had happened.
• Su Yiqin warned Ye Qing not to act rashly against Luo Moyun because of the power of his family, and Ye Qing assured her he understood.
• Ye Qing told Wang Yao to focus on recovering and wait for him before seeking revenge, then set out to challenge the Psychic Gym and catch a Slaking.
• Ye Qing flew to Alto Mare, where his grandfather, Mayor Wei, Zhang Na, Doctor Jin Yan, and others welcomed him and invited him to lunch before his one o’clock speech.

Ye Qing saw his grandfather off before delivering a speech in Alto Mare that cleared Absol’s name and pledged his family’s future to the city. After the crowd dispersed to search for a Slaking, Luo Moyun continued worrying about Team R’s planned operation.

• Ye Qing escorted the Old Master to his plane as his grandfather returned to the Imperial Capital and Professor Qian’s lab.
• Yellow Hair told Luo Moyun that Wang Yao had been talking about wanting to eat his flesh and drink his blood, and reported that Ye Qing had gone to Alto Mare.
• Luo Moyun ordered Yellow Hair to watch Wang Yao and Ye Qing instead of attacking them because he feared Team R’s planned operation.
• Ye Qing delivered a speech in Alto Mare with Latios and Latias appearing beside him, and he declared that his family would move to the city over the New Year.
• Ye Qing asked Alto Mare’s residents to email him information about Slaking, prompting many in the crowd to leave and search for one.

Ye Qing settled in Alto Mare after Mayor Wei gifted him a city-center villa, then invited Latias and Latios to live with him. He ended the night with leads on Slaking from local emails, while Luo Moyun began plotting against Wang Yao and Ye Qing.

• Ye Qing accepted Mayor Wei's offer of a villa and chose one near the Pokémon Center so it could serve as a secure home base.
• Mayor Wei invited Ye Qing to a banquet to help him find a Slaking, but Ye Qing found no suitable prospects there.
• Luo Moyun learned Ye Qing planned to move to Alto Mare and decided to target Wang Yao before ambushing Ye Qing when he returned to Shanhai City.
• Ye Qing invited Latias and Latios to live with him, and the siblings agreed to move into his villa.
• Ye Qing found several emails reporting Slaking sightings near the city and noted the locations to investigate the next day.

Ye Qing received new Pokémon marks from Latias and Latios, then asked Mewtwo to examine Wang Yao. Mewtwo could not remove the soul fragment trapped in the Spoon, and Ye Qing rejected his offer to erase Wang Yao’s painful memory.

• Ye Qing spent a week searching for Slaking but found none that met his standards.
• Mewtwo and Mew visited Ye Qing to recharge his mark, and Mewtwo discovered Giratina’s death energy on him.
• Latias and Latios left transport-enabled marks on Ye Qing’s chest.
• Mewtwo said he planned to settle the score with Team R, but Ye Qing asked him to help Wang Yao instead.
• Mewtwo examined Wang Yao and said he could not remove the soul fragment inside the Spoon, though he could erase Wang Yao’s memory.
• Ye Qing refused to let Mewtwo erase the memory, unwilling to disregard Wang Yao’s love for her.

Mewtwo marked a dangerous valley where Ye Qing could find a Slaking or Vigoroth, while its psychic search alarmed cities and drew Ho-Oh’s attention. The next morning, Ye Qing set out, as a wounded Vigoroth fled from Team Magma’s experimental Slaking robot.

• Mewtwo scanned the province for a Slaking or Vigoroth and marked a dangerous valley on Ye Qing’s map, warning him to watch out for his own kind.
• Mewtwo’s Psychic Power triggered alarms across multiple cities, and Ho-Oh looked toward Alto Mare.
• Mew and Latias played Chinese checkers while Ye Qing tried unsuccessfully to persuade Mew to stay with him.
• Ye Qing woke to find Mew gone, checked on Aerodactyl, and set out to search for Slaking.
• A wounded Vigoroth fled through a dark forest as a Slaking robot pursued him, while a man and woman described their experiments on the Pokémon.

Ye Qing and Gardevoir rescued Vigoroth from Team Magma, then fled toward a county town while the organization pursued them. Ye Qing removed Vigoroth’s tracking device and hid in a burning factory, where Infernape ambushed the pursuing Talonflame.

• Ye Qing watched Vigoroth collapse after a night of being chased by Team Magma’s Slaking machine and prepared Gardevoir to intervene.
• Ye Qing and Gardevoir teleported in, took Vigoroth, and escaped as Yanlang and a woman pursued them using a tracking signal.
• Yanlang ordered the woman to destroy the base’s files and evacuate while he continued after Ye Qing with a group of Pidgeot.
• Ye Qing directed Gardevoir to an abandoned factory, had Infernape start a fire, and sent Gengar to extract a tracker from Vigoroth before capturing him in a black ball.
• Ye Qing called the police and hid in a deep pit inside a shipping container while Team Magma’s Yanlang searched the burning factory with Talonflame.
• Infernape struck Talonflame with Mach Punch as the flying Pokémon tried to return and report what he had found.

Ye Qing escaped the factory after Team Magma’s Yanlang fled, then arranged treatment for the rescued Vigoroth. He discovered that Vigoroth was dangerously unstable and left wondering whether Mew could help him.

• Yanlang entered the factory, but retreated when police sirens approached, warning Ye Qing they would meet again.
• Ye Qing gave the police a statement about Team Magma’s forest base, then paid a Pokémon Day Care to examine Vigoroth without exposing his illegal black Poké Ball.
• Ye Qing released the weakened Vigoroth at a hotel and learned he was a level 45 experimental subject with an extremely unstable temperament.
• Vigoroth panicked when Ye Qing and Gardevoir approached, then smashed through a window when Azurill tried to hug him.
• Ye Qing recalled Vigoroth and wondered whether Mew could help with his condition.

Ye Qing challenged Su Qi at the Psychic-type Gym, where she trapped him in a vivid illusion and removed his apparent access to his Pokémon. Cornered by Scarface and Mightyena, he realized the challenge might test his bonds with his Pokémon, but his call to Infernape went unanswered as Mightyena attacked.

• Ye Qing arrived in Celadon City and went to the Psychic-type Gym after deciding to fulfill his promise to Sister Meng first.
• Su Qi introduced herself as the Gym Leader and began Ye Qing's challenge, transporting him into an illusion of a volcanic arena.
• Ye Qing discovered that his Poké Balls had vanished and was shocked when Scarface and Mightyena appeared before him.
• Ye Qing reasoned that Su Qi's illusion might test his bond with his Pokémon and tried calling Infernape, but received no response.
• Scarface ordered Mightyena to kill Ye Qing as he stood at the edge of the platform.

Ye Qing and Infernape fought conjured Pokémon in the Psychic Gym trial while Ye Qing called for help. Gardevoir answered at last, rescued Infernape, and healed him as Ye Qing called to his other Pokémon.

• Infernape appeared to protect Ye Qing from Mightyena, but Fujii Gongshu arrived with Blaziken and joined the fight.
• Ye Qing had Infernape target Mightyena; Infernape defeated it with Close Combat and Mach Punch, then defended himself against Blaziken.
• Blaziken gained the advantage with Speed Boost, while Ye Qing continued calling to Gardevoir for help.
• Hunter J appeared with Salamence and Alakazam, and Salamence prepared to attack Infernape.
• Gardevoir answered Ye Qing, moved Infernape and Blaziken out of danger, and used Encore to hinder Salamence; Alakazam protected Salamence from the move.
• Blaziken and Fujii Gongshu disappeared, and Gardevoir healed the weakened Infernape while Ye Qing called to his remaining Pokémon.

Ye Qing used the Unown’s consciousness space to deepen his connection with his Pokémon while they fought Hunter J’s Salamence and Alakazam. With Aggron and Milotic joining the battle, Ye Qing gained enough breathing room to keep summoning companions, while Su Qi monitored his unusually long trial from outside.

• Gardevoir helped Ye Qing sense his Pokémon’s feelings as Salamence charged Infernape, and Aggron appeared to block the attack with Head Smash.
• Aggron and Salamence collided, leaving both injured, while Infernape helped Ye Qing regain his footing.
• Outside the consciousness space, Su Qi tested Li Hu and told him Team R planned to awaken Groudon; Li Hu acknowledged the gap between himself and Ye Qing and left.
• Aggron shielded Ye Qing and Gardevoir from Salamence as Infernape kept Alakazam occupied.
• Milotic appeared, caught Infernape, and drove Alakazam back with Hydro Pump and her tail.
• Ye Qing called for Gabite, Gengar, and Absol, while Su Qi watched the energy readings and noted that he had stayed in the space far longer than expected.

Ye Qing completed the Psychic Gym challenge after Gabite finally appeared, earned his eighth Badge, and qualified for the National Tournament. Elsewhere, Wang Yao pursued his plan to raise Caterpie into Rayquaza for revenge, while Old Master Luo ordered Luo Moyun to stop targeting Ye Qing and Wang Yao.

• Ye Qing called Gabite into the consciousness space, where Gabite revealed he had been sleeping, and Ye Qing ended the battle before the space collapsed.
• Ye Qing returned to the Gym, received the Psychic Badge from Su Qi, and learned that Infernape had reached level 50.
• In Shanhai City, Wang Yao urged Caterpie to grow into Rayquaza and studied genetics materials, determined to avenge Yingzi's death.
• Old Master Luo slapped Luo Moyun for ordering Yellow's operation and warned him that a Legendary Pokémon backed Ye Qing.
• Old Master Luo told Luo Moyun to abandon every plan against Ye Qing and Wang Yao, explaining that Hunter J had died at Ye Qing's hands.

Luo Moyun resolved to help Kyurem obtain the DNA Splicers so he could gain power and protect himself from Ye Qing. Meanwhile, Ye Qing worked to earn Vigoroth’s trust, trained his Pokémon with Latios, and narrowed down where he might find Diancie and Carbink.

• Luo Moyun decided to seek the DNA Splicers from the Pokémon League’s treasury and began forming a plan against Ye Qing and Wang Yao.
• Ye Qing arranged for Pokéblocks to be delivered to his villa and let Latias approach Vigoroth after she offered to comfort him.
• Latias took Vigoroth’s form and communicated goodwill, helping Vigoroth lower his guard around her.
• Ye Qing had Latios push his Pokémon through exhausting training while he researched likely locations for Diancie and Carbink.
• Ye Qing narrowed his search to several countries but realized he needed to refine it further.

Ye Qing witnessed Vigoroth enter a dangerous Rampage State after Latias staged an attack, then struggled with whether Vigoroth could safely evolve or compete. After they returned home, Doduo warned that Hunter J’s surviving subordinates knew she had been killed and might retaliate.

• Latias took Vigoroth into the forest while Ye Qing and Gardevoir followed to observe his behavior.
• Arbok attacked Latias, and Vigoroth flew into a Rampage State, drove Arbok away, then attacked Latias and the surrounding trees.
• Ye Qing, Gardevoir, and Latias healed Vigoroth after he collapsed, and Ye Qing concluded that he could not safely enter the National Tournament in his current condition.
• Ye Qing considered whether evolving Vigoroth into Slaking might make his rampage controllable, but worried about the risks and his lack of strong safeguards.
• Doduo called Ye Qing and warned him that Hunter J’s surviving subordinates had learned of her death and might launch a counterattack.

Ye Qing discussed trading his Dragon Gem and Key Stone with Dragon Tamer, prioritizing Mega Stones for Garchomp, Gengar, and Gardevoir. He then coaxed Latias into inviting Mew over to play a new game console.

• Ye Qing told Dragon Tamer he wanted a Fairy, Steel, or Normal Gem, or a Metal Coat, in exchange for his spare Dragon Gem, and Dragon Tamer urgently agreed to find a trade before the National Tournament.
• Dragon Tamer asked whether Ye Qing would trade a Key Stone and Salamence Mega Stone, but Ye Qing said he wanted a Garchomp Mega Stone and a Gengar or Gardevoir Mega Stone.
• Ye Qing explained why he prioritized Mega Evolution for Gengar and Gardevoir, and Dragon Tamer promised to ask around for the stones.
• Ye Qing lured Latias inside with a PS5 and taught her a two-player game, then persuaded her to invite Mew over to play.
• Latias contacted Mew, and Mew woke up and decided to come play while Ye Qing watched Latios battle in the yard.

Ye Qing asked Mew to investigate Vigoroth's rampage and learned that evolving into Slaking might help, though success was uncertain. After encouraging Vigoroth to trust him, Ye Qing brought him to Mew for help, while outside Infernape and Aggron wrecked the yard.

• Mew examined Vigoroth's Poké Ball and indicated that evolution into Slaking might help, but that they would need Mewtwo for a more certain solution.
• Ye Qing told Vigoroth that Latias was safe and asked whether he wanted to evolve into Slaking, but Vigoroth did not know how to evolve.
• Ye Qing asked Vigoroth whether he would attack him while rampaging and assured him that he trusted him; Vigoroth clasped his hand.
• Ye Qing brought Vigoroth to Mew and asked him to help Vigoroth evolve, and Mew touched Vigoroth's head to transfer knowledge.
• Ye Qing went outside to take a call and found Infernape and Aggron fighting amid severe damage to the yard; he told the construction crew to build soundproof barriers instead of continuing repairs.