Recaps

Ye Qing reunited with Su Yiqin at the Wild Area, learned that she could help him find Feebas, and obtained a route map. He used his gold card to complete the entry formalities and was taken to the Wild Area’s core section.

• Ye Qing entered the Wild Area lobby and unexpectedly met Su Yiqin, who was surprised to find him alive.
• Su Yiqin revealed that her family held the contract to operate the Wild Area and confirmed that Feebas lived there.
• Su Yiqin drew Ye Qing a route map to find Feebas and explained that the Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon there belonged to important people and were not likely to leave offspring.
• Ye Qing declined Su Yiqin’s silver card and showed his gold card, impressing her and Secretary Zhang.
• Secretary Zhang guided Ye Qing through the VIP formalities and supplied him with four Great Balls, a tracking wristband, and Repel.
• Ye Qing signed the agreement and rode through an underground tunnel to the Wild Area’s gold-cardholder core section.

Ye Qing and Chimchar triggered a Kakuna swarm while crossing the forest, then fled from the Beedrill that emerged. With the swarm closing in, Ye Qing used a startled Psyduck to draw its Water Gun into the fight, leaving the chase unresolved.

• Ye Qing entered the forest with Chimchar and followed Su Yiqin’s rough route map.
• Ye Qing cautiously crossed a Kakuna gathering place, but a Vigoroth threw a stone and caused several Kakuna to evolve into Beedrill.
• Ye Qing and Chimchar fled as six Beedrill pursued them, and Chimchar knocked one down with Ember.
• Ye Qing spotted a Psyduck and ordered Chimchar to attack it with Ember, provoking the Psyduck to fire a Water Gun at Chimchar.

Ye Qing and Chimchar escaped the Beedrill after defeating the three pursuing them, then encountered the mischievous level 19 Vigoroth again. Their battle left Chimchar battered after Vigoroth attacked Ye Qing and struck back with Hammer Arm.

• Chimchar dodged Psyduck’s Water Gun, causing it to hit the pursuing Beedrill, which turned on Psyduck.
• Ye Qing ordered Chimchar to defeat the three remaining Beedrill, and Chimchar drove them off with his attacks.
• Ye Qing and Chimchar rested, then continued along the route until Vigoroth ambushed Ye Qing with a thrown stone.
• Chimchar battled Vigoroth, countering Yawn and Hammer Arm and landing a Fire Punch to Vigoroth’s chest.
• Vigoroth lunged at Ye Qing, but Chimchar stopped him with Ember before Vigoroth sent Chimchar crashing into a tree with Hammer Arm.

Ye Qing and Chimchar fled from an enraged Vigoroth, but Chimchar’s regret and desperation triggered his evolution into Monferno. After Monferno defeated Vigoroth, Ye Qing checked on him and discovered that his newly evolved Pokémon was acting cocky and rebellious.

• Ye Qing used Quick Guard and Fire Punch to help Chimchar withstand Vigoroth’s assault, then carried him through the forest while spraying Repel.
• Ye Qing tripped over a Dugtrio, and Chimchar blamed himself for being too weak to protect him.
• Chimchar’s power surged, and he evolved into a level 16 Monferno as Vigoroth attacked.
• Monferno struck Vigoroth with Mach Punch and Flame Wheel, sending him crashing into the grass.
• Ye Qing hugged Monferno and asked whether the evolution had caused any adverse effects, but Monferno acted dismissively and challenged Ye Qing’s authority.

Ye Qing and Monferno followed a rain-soaked river while searching for Feebas, then discovered two powerful groups of Water-type Pokémon preparing to confront each other. Ye Qing realized a mischievous Ditto had sparked the dispute by disguising itself as Magikarp and then Totodile, and the Ditto began accusing Gyarados.

• Ye Qing reminded Monferno of the hardship he had endured inside his Pokémon Egg and offered him a Fire-type Pokéblock, calming his unruly mood.
• Ye Qing and Monferno reached a river during a rainstorm, where Ye Qing spotted Chikorita and Mudkip but chose not to catch them.
• Ye Qing followed the river in search of Feebas until Monferno noticed a large gathering of Water-type Pokémon.
• Ye Qing saw Feraligatr and Gyarados leading opposing groups and cautiously watched from behind a tree.
• A Magikarp secretly transformed into Ditto, then into Totodile, revealing itself as the troublemaker behind the standoff.
• The Ditto, disguised as Totodile, pointed at Gyarados and acted as though it were accusing him of wrongdoing.

Ye Qing and Monferno ambushed a Ditto that had disguised itself as Totodile and pursued it through several transformations, only to discover that it had already been caught by someone else. After treating Ditto and offering it a Pokéblock, Ye Qing sought shelter from the storm while Ditto stayed nearby, looking around thoughtfully.

• Feraligatr and Gyarados began fighting, and their followers joined the melee as Ditto escaped toward the riverbank.
• Ye Qing and Monferno ambushed Ditto, which transformed into Eevee and fought back as Monferno struck it with several attacks.
• Ditto transformed into Pidgey and then Pidgeotto, but Monferno knocked it unconscious and Ye Qing's second Poké Ball bounced off because it had already been caught.
• Ye Qing treated Ditto with a Super Potion and offered it a Normal-type Pokéblock, which Ditto ate before complaining about its taste.
• As thunder rumbled, Ye Qing and Monferno looked for shelter beneath a large tree, while Ditto stayed with them and glanced around thoughtfully.

Ye Qing let the angry Ditto into his tent, researched its abilities, and tried to win its trust with food and praise. After learning Ditto could transform into Pokémon it had seen before, he asked it to transform into Pidgey.

• Ye Qing let Ditto into the tent after it edged toward shelter from the rain.
• Ye Qing researched Ditto’s transformation abilities and considered recruiting it as a temporary companion and bodyguard.
• Ye Qing offered Ditto a Pokéblock, and it ate after Monferno showed how much he enjoyed his own food.
• Ye Qing checked Ditto’s information and learned it was a healthy Level 17 Pokémon with D Rank potential and the Imposter ability.
• Ye Qing asked Ditto to transform into Eevee, and it succeeded without needing to see the target again.
• Ye Qing praised Ditto and asked it to transform into Pidgey.

Ye Qing tested Ditto’s transformations and read about Gastly appearing in an unfinished building, while preparing his Pokémon for a night watch. Elsewhere, Ye Menghan was followed by Young Master Zhang Qiang and Old Xiong, but a Pokémon League peace officer confronted them before they could act.

• Ye Qing helped Ditto practice transforming into Oddish and discovered it could copy the Pokémon more accurately when it felt confident.
• Ye Qing read a local forum thread reporting Gastly and other Ghost-type Pokémon in an unfinished building near Xinrong Residential Community, then decided to explore it with Monferno.
• Ye Qing arranged a night watch, gave Ditto a Pokéblock, and confirmed that its Eevee form had the Anticipation Ability.
• Ye Menghan left her friends on the outskirts of Shanhai City and walked home, unaware that Young Master Zhang Qiang and Old Xiong were following her.
• Young Master Zhang Qiang and Old Xiong prepared to grab Ye Menghan in a blind spot, but a man in black revealed his Pokémon League peace officer identification.

Ye Qing and his Pokémon were ambushed at night by a pack of Rattata led by a Raticate in the Safari Zone. After Monferno and Ditto defeated them, a hidden Persian attacked Ye Qing, but Monferno intercepted it.

• Ye Qing awoke to find a group of Pokémon surrounding his tent and had Ditto transform into Eevee.
• Ye Qing and Monferno went outside and fought the Rattata pack, with Ditto using Swift and Quick Attack to protect Ye Qing.
• Monferno defeated Raticate with Mach Punch and Fire Punch, then helped Ditto knock out the remaining Rattata.
• Ye Qing began packing to leave while Monferno kept watch, but a Persian sprang from the trees to attack him.
• Monferno blasted Persian with Embers, knocking it off course and forcing it to land and face them.

Ye Qing escaped a dangerous encounter with a wild Persian and persuaded Ditto to demonstrate Iron Tail for Monferno. After Monferno began training, Ditto agreed to lead Ye Qing to a place where Feebas could be found.

• Ye Qing kept Persian from attacking by holding his alarm, then retreated with Monferno and Ditto.
• Ye Qing offered Ditto a Normal-type Pokéblock to demonstrate Iron Tail, and Ditto showed Monferno how to use the move.
• Monferno practiced Iron Tail but failed to perform it, while Ye Qing recognized that building tail strength would take time.
• Ye Qing asked Ditto about Feebas, and Ditto nodded and led the way as Monferno continued training.

Ye Qing used Pokéblocks to lure Feebas to the surface of a foul pool, but the ones that appeared were all low-ranked. Ditto bargained for an intermediate Pokéblock and dove into the pool disguised as a Magikarp to find more Feebas.

• Ye Qing sprinkled Water-type Pokéblock crumbs into the pool and asked Monferno and Ditto to guard it.
• Seven or eight Feebas surfaced and ate from a leaf, but Ye Qing found that none had potential above E or D Rank.
• Ditto pointed out that more Feebas remained beneath the pool, and Ye Qing asked it to lure one out.
• Ditto feigned reluctance until Ye Qing offered an intermediate Pokéblock, then transformed into a Magikarp and plunged into the water.
• Ye Qing and Monferno waited on the bank until the still pool finally began to change.

Ye Qing discovered that Ditto had lured him into meeting a powerful Totem Feebas, who challenged Monferno to protect her friend. Monferno gained the upper hand, but Feebas’s Adaptability-boosted Water Pulse threatened him as he hesitated to obey Ye Qing’s order to dodge.

• Ditto emerged from the pool, followed by a school of Feebas and a meter-long Totem Feebas with A+ potential and an unusually broad moveset.
• Ye Qing realized Ditto had befriended Feebas and brought him there, while Monferno stepped forward to battle her.
• Feebas fired Brine and Dragon Breath, but Monferno dodged Brine and countered Dragon Breath with Ember.
• Feebas launched Water Pulse, and Monferno prepared to strike it with Mach Punch before Ye Qing ordered him to use Double Team.
• Monferno hesitated to follow the order, while Ye Qing worried that Adaptability had doubled Water Pulse’s power.

Ye Qing and Monferno defeated and captured the dominant Feebas after Monferno adapted his tactics and drove her onto shore. Ye Qing questioned Ditto about the Feebas’s training and asked whether any Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon lived nearby.

• Monferno’s Water Pulse clash with Feebas overwhelmed his Ember, but Ye Qing advised him to redirect the attack rather than meet it head-on.
• Monferno used Fake Out to interrupt Feebas’s Brine and hurled her onto shore, then blocked her charge with Quick Guard and countered with Flame Wheel.
• Monferno pursued Feebas with consecutive Mach Punches until she passed out, and Ye Qing caught her in a Poké Ball.
• The other Feebas scattered, while Ditto tried to escape and Monferno blocked its way.
• Ye Qing asked Ditto whether Feebas had eaten Pokéblocks, then asked whether any Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon lived nearby.

Ye Qing left the Wild Area after learning that no wild Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon were available, then returned home and released Feebas into the bathtub. As Feebas felt humiliated by his staring, Ye Qing decided he wanted to raise her into a perfect Milotic.

• Ye Qing learned from Ditto that the Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon in the Wild Area had all been caught, then said goodbye and arranged to find Ditto again by a large rock.
• Ye Qing returned home, released Monferno to play with Ye Menghan, and went to prepare a bath for Feebas.
• Ye Qing released the proud Feebas into the bathtub and noticed that she felt aggrieved and humiliated as he watched her.
• Ye Qing considered how to help Feebas become a perfect Milotic and recalled that special Pokéblocks could help maintain a Pokémon's appearance, though they required far more ingredients.

Ye Qing tried to gain the wary Feebas’s trust by showing her a Milotic and editing a photo to reveal a beautified version of herself. Feebas believed the edited image, accepted a Pokéblock, and began to warm to him.

• Ye Qing asked Wang Yao to obtain Water-type beauty-enhancing Pokéblocks, and Wang Yao agreed to bring some on Monday.
• Ye Qing offered Feebas a Pokéblock, but she distrusted him and refused it.
• Ye Qing showed Feebas pictures of Milotic, but she did not believe she could evolve into one.
• Ye Qing used photo-editing tools to create a beautified image of Feebas, convincing her that she could improve her appearance.
• Feebas accepted the Pokéblock and ate it, recalling that Ditto had given her the same kind before.

Ye Qing kept Feebas secret and returned to the Unfinished Building complex at night to train and search for a Ghost-type Pokémon. Meanwhile, Scarface’s group prepared an attack on an unnamed target, and Monferno recognized the place that had frightened him before.

• Ye Qing decided to keep Feebas as a hidden trump card and slept through Wang Yao’s first invitation to explore the Unfinished Building complex.
• Ye Qing refused Wang Yao’s repeated invitations, then set out alone with Monferno after ten that night.
• Ye Qing slipped into the cordoned-off construction site, intending to find a Ghost-type Pokémon or use the visit to train Monferno and Feebas.
• At the edge of Jinxi Forest, Nightingale reported that she had found the target’s address and a feud with Young Master Zhang Qiang, so Scarface sent Pighead to attack after midnight.
• Monferno and Ye Qing faced the site’s eerie shadows and distant sobs, and Monferno remembered how badly the place had scared him.

Ye Qing and Monferno encountered a Gastly at the construction site, where Monferno defeated it and reached level 17. After they spotted Wang Yao’s jacket in a building, Ye Qing called him but found his phone powered off.

• Ye Qing avoided the building and led Monferno to an open area, where a Gastly appeared and attacked them.
• Ye Qing sent out Feebas for protection while Monferno dodged Gastly’s attacks and struck back with Flame Wheel and Fire Punch.
• Monferno burned Gastly’s tongue and blasted it away with Ember, reaching level 17 as Ye Qing recalled Feebas.
• A large group of Gastly gathered at the battle site while Ye Qing and Monferno moved farther into the construction site.
• An explosion drew a Security Officer riding a Pidgeot, who circled overhead and then left.
• Ye Qing spotted Wang Yao’s pink jacket, called him, and heard that his phone was powered off.

Ye Qing entered a dark, unfinished building with Monferno to rescue Wang Yao, using the Spoon Mark left by Mewtwo to fend off the Ghost-type Pokémon inside. When the mark’s light failed and the ghosts attacked, Mewtwo’s power erupted and transported Ye Qing, Monferno, Wang Yao, and the woman they found; the Public Security Bureau detected the resulting Legendary-level energy surge.

• Ye Qing and Monferno searched the building for Wang Yao, and Monferno picked up Wang Yao’s scent on the second floor.
• On the third floor, the Spoon Mark flared with pink light and frightened off a Haunter, allowing Ye Qing to follow Monferno through the ghost-filled darkness.
• Ye Qing found Wang Yao and a woman surrounded by Gastly and Duskull, then carried the woman downstairs while Monferno dragged Wang Yao.
• As the Spoon Mark’s light went out near the first-floor exit, the Ghost-type Pokémon attacked and Ye Qing called for Mewtwo.
• Mewtwo’s power erupted, swept away the attacking ghosts, and transported Ye Qing, Monferno, Wang Yao, and the woman elsewhere.
• The Public Security Bureau detected a Legendary-level energy surge near Shanhai City and ordered staff to pinpoint its location.

Ye Qing escaped the Team R agents with Mewtwo’s help, rescued Wang Yao and Chen Sisi, and learned that his family had already been protected. The chapter left him heading home while Scarface’s hand unexpectedly shook in Jinxi Forest.

• The Deputy Director realized Ye Qing’s energy had vanished and rushed to mobilize his people after hearing Team R had developed a Psychic-type Legendary Pokémon.
• Mewtwo transported Ye Qing, Wang Yao, and Chen Sisi to a rooftop, reinforced Ye Qing’s mark, and warned that three Team R agents had been hunting him.
• Ye Qing comforted Wang Yao and Chen Sisi, then called an ambulance; Chen Sisi offered him free beauty-enhancing Water-type Pokéblocks because her family specialized in them.
• Ye Qing contacted Professor Qian, who assured him that security for his family was already arranged and asked him to visit the capital to discuss the Tao Trio.
• Ye Qing walked home with Monferno, while in Jinxi Forest Scarface accidentally cut his finger when his hand trembled.

Scarface split up the Team R assassins and used Nightingale and Pighead to scout Ye Qing, but Mewtwo stopped Pighead’s attack and traced the other two. Mewtwo took Ye Qing to an abandoned factory, where Nightingale recognized it and tried to escape.

• Scarface ordered Nightingale and Pighead to split up and investigate Ye Qing, then disappeared into the river.
• Mewtwo waited on Ye Qing’s rooftop while Pighead sent Gengar to attack Ye Qing in his sleep.
• Three Kecleon caught and paralyzed Gengar, and Mewtwo captured Pighead and read his memories.
• Mewtwo recalled Monferno and Teleported with Ye Qing to the assassins’ former campsite, then to an abandoned factory.
• Nightingale saw Mewtwo and ordered Xatu to Teleport immediately.

Ye Qing killed Nightingale after Mewtwo tested him, then struggled with the memory of it as Mewtwo pursued the last attacker. After being sent back to school, Ye Qing fell asleep in class and was called on by Zhao Xinran to answer a Pokémon evolution question.

• Mewtwo read Nightingale's memories, bound her, and left Ye Qing to deal with her while it pursued another attacker.
• Nightingale tried to seduce Ye Qing, but he said he was not interested in humans and had Monferno kill her.
• Mewtwo revealed it had been watching Ye Qing, praised him, and sent him and Monferno back to Ye Qing's bedroom before finding the last attacker in Jinxi Forest.
• Young Master Zhang Qiang was released from custody, and Vice Principal Zhang scolded him outside the Shanhai City Public Security Bureau.
• Ye Qing stayed awake thinking about killing Nightingale, then fell asleep in class until Zhao Xinran woke him to answer what Kirlia could evolve into and how.

Ye Qing’s answer about Kirlia stunned the class, and he later trained Monferno until it mastered Iron Tail. That evening, Ye Qing considered which Pokémon to choose next, favoring options that could protect him and use Teleport.

• Ye Qing explained Kirlia’s evolutions and revealed that only male Kirlia could evolve into Gallade, shocking Zhao Xinran and the class.
• Wang Yao gave Ye Qing a box of Pokéblocks from Chen Sisi, and Ye Qing learned that Zhang Qiang seemed worn out after physical labor.
• Ye Qing checked TM prices but decided he could not afford Flamethrower and would try to earn money in the school tournament.
• After three days of training, Monferno shattered a rock with Iron Tail, mastered the move, and reached level 18.
• Ye Qing considered Ghost- and Psychic-type Pokémon for his next partner, ruled out dangerous choices, and weighed Gastly, Gengar, and Pokémon that could use Teleport.

Ye Qing learned that the school would hold a Pokémon battle tournament, with the top hundred students earning a place in Deserted Island Training, while two Japanese exchange students were due to arrive. Young Master Zhang Qiang was arrested on suspicion of ordering a Gengar to kill someone, and Ye Qing left school wondering about Team R as Wang Yao speculated about the exchange student.

• Ye Qing considered choosing a Gardevoir or Gastly but tore up his list because he could not count on encountering either Pokémon.
• Zhao Xinran announced a battle tournament for next Tuesday, prizes for the top finishers, and Deserted Island Training for the year's top hundred students, where each could catch one Pokémon.
• Zhao Xinran told the class that two Japanese exchange students would arrive the following Monday, and one would join their class for three months.
• Investigators arrested Young Master Zhang Qiang, accusing him of ordering a Gengar to kill someone, while he insisted he was innocent and asked them to call his father.
• The news of Young Master Zhang Qiang's arrest spread through the school, and Zhao Xinran and Wang Yao wondered whether Ye Qing had set him up; Ye Qing said he knew nothing about it.
• Walking home with Wang Yao, Ye Qing thought Team R's business was over for now, while Wang Yao wondered whether their exchange student would be a girl.

Wang Yao asked his Gardevoir whether it was an older sister or younger brother and collapsed after its answer. Ye Qing prepared Feebas for the upcoming competition, then learned that exchange student Fujii Gongshu had switched classes with his younger sister to challenge him.

• Wang Yao rushed home and asked Gardevoir whether it was an older sister or younger brother, then dropped to his knees after its response.
• Ye Qing decided to avoid risky ways of making money, fed and bathed Feebas, and spent the weekend arranging battles between Feebas and Monferno.
• Ye Qing arrived early to class on Monday, where Zhao Xinran introduced exchange student Fujii Gongshu.
• Fujii Gongshu said he had switched classes with his younger sister to challenge Ye Qing, disappointing Wang Yao, who had hoped to meet a pretty girl.

Ye Qing accepted Fujii Gongshu’s challenge for the next day’s tournament, with Fujii agreeing that he would switch classes with his younger sister if he lost. At the tournament’s opening ceremony, Fujii introduced his sister as a strong opponent, and the contestants waited for the matches to begin.

• Fujii Gongshu repeatedly challenged Ye Qing, and Ye Qing agreed to fight him in the tournament with his younger sister’s class placement as the stakes.
• Huo Mengyao told Ye Qing that Fujii Gongshu had left other schools after finding no opponents strong enough to challenge him.
• Ye Qing returned to his dorm to rest and fed intermediate Pokéblocks to Monferno before the tournament.
• The next morning, Ye Qing and Wang Yao entered the crowded stadium, where Ye Qing saw Zhang Qiang surrounding a girl he assumed was Fujii Gongshu’s younger sister.
• Fujii Gongshu warned Ye Qing that his younger sister was strong, and the tournament host opened the ceremony before the matches began.