Recaps

Williams sent out Darkrai, while Luo Moyun secretly arranged for Team R to frame Wang Yao’s father in order to ruin Ye Qing. As Heatran and Darkrai threatened Diancie, Ye Qing revealed that she could Mega Evolve, and Darkrai launched an attack at her.

• Williams sent Darkrai into battle, exciting the American spectators and bolstering his teammates’ confidence.
• Luo Moyun contacted Team R and ordered Yellow Hair to fabricate a case against Wang Yao’s father before the World Championships ended.
• Mega Blaziken and Bond Infernape continued their fierce fight, while Mega Gengar used Curse on Heatran and weakened further.
• Williams told Mizuno Jeff to handle the other battle, and Mizuno Jeff ordered Heatran to use Stone Edge against Diancie.
• Ye Qing commanded Diancie to Mega Evolve, stunning Williams and the spectators as her power was revealed.
• Darkrai rushed in front of Heatran, formed a black energy ball, and fired it at Mega Diancie.

Mega Gengar took Darkrai’s Dark Void to protect Diancie, while Blaziken and Infernape turned against Heatran and Diancie completed Mega Evolution. As Mega Diancie overwhelmed Darkrai, Ye Qing called Gengar back from Darkrai’s nightmare, and Gengar awoke after hearing that Ye Qing would introduce Gardevoir to Muk.

• Mega Gengar shielded Diancie from Darkrai’s Dark Void and fell asleep, while Heatran’s attack sent Infernape flying.
• Mega Blaziken attacked Heatran, and Infernape joined Blaziken against Heatran after entering his Blaze state.
• Diancie completed Mega Evolution and charged at Darkrai, overwhelming him with Diamond Storm.
• Darkrai trapped Gengar in a nightmare, and Gengar began reverting from Mega Evolution as Ye Qing tried to reach him.
• Ye Qing threatened to introduce Gardevoir to Muk, which gave Gengar the strength to swallow his fears and wake up.

Ye Qing’s Infernape and Gengar were unable to battle after fighting Heatran and Darkrai, leaving Mega Diancie to face the two Legendary Pokémon alone. Williams and Mizuno Jeff unleashed a huge combo attack combining Darkrai’s Shadow Ball with Heatran’s Magma Storm.

• Mega Diancie defeated Darkrai’s advance while Heatran knocked Infernape and Mega Blaziken away with Earth Power.
• Infernape and Mega Blaziken reached their limits, and Morikawa Minako recalled Blaziken while Ye Qing recalled Infernape and Gengar.
• Ye Qing told Williams and Mizuno Jeff that the battle had only just begun, and Mega Diancie challenged Heatran and Darkrai.
• Darkrai created a Shadow Ball more than ten meters wide while Heatran wrapped Magma Storm around it to form their practiced combo move.

Mega Diancie survived a combined attack from Darkrai and Heatran, then counterattacked and defeated Heatran with a Ground-type move. She also blasted Darkrai away with Dazzling Gleam, leaving both opponents beaten.

• Mizuno Jeff and Williams combined Darkrai's Shadow Ball with Heatran's Magma Storm and hurled the attack at Mega Diancie.
• Mega Diancie blocked the combined strike with Sacred Diamond, which shattered the arena's protective barrier before another barrier contained the blast.
• Ye Qing told Diancie that Ground-type moves were super effective against Heatran, and she used a rock blade to knock him down.
• Mega Diancie blocked Darkrai's barrage with Sacred Diamond while Ye Qing reminded her that Fairy-type moves were effective against him.
• Mega Diancie unleashed Dazzling Gleam, blasting Darkrai away along with Heatran.

Mega Diancie overwhelmed Heatran and Darkrai, helping Ye Qing win the Arceus Cup, while Old Master Zhang announced Zhang Siyu’s engagement to Zhao Ziran. As the celebrations began, Team R moved to Shanhai City to carry out the final stage of its plans against Ye Qing and Wang Yao.

• Mega Diancie repeatedly blasted Heatran and Darkrai, then swung them into the ground until the Floating Island cracked.
• The host declared Heatran and Darkrai unable to battle and announced Ye Qing’s team as the Arceus Cup champions.
• Old Master Zhang publicly announced that Zhang Siyu and Zhao Ziran would become engaged.
• Ye Qing celebrated with his teammates, while Williams asked how he had obtained Diancie and Ye Qing said he had lured her away.
• Jiang Zimo arrived in Shanhai City on Team R’s behalf, believing the city’s remaining connections to Ye Qing and Wang Yao had been prepared or dealt with.

Jiang Zimo bribed a security guard to ignore a person in a photograph and spread a story about Director Wang, while Ye Qing’s team celebrated winning the World Championship. The ceremony ended with Ye Qing receiving the trophy and medal, though Gengar’s mishandling of Williams’s gift briefly caused a scene.

• Jiang Zimo gave Uncle Dang a case of Pokémon Coins and asked him to ignore a person in a photograph and mention a story about Director Wang’s arrest.
• Ye Qing’s team received applause as Dragon Country’s flag rose during the World Championship awards ceremony, while Japanese spectators angrily condemned their team’s third-place finish.
• Williams offered Ye Qing a box containing Garchomp’s Mega Stone, but Gengar swallowed the box and disappeared into Ye Qing’s shadow.
• Gengar returned with Salamence’s Mega Stone in the box, and Ye Qing gave the gift back to Williams and punished Gengar by forbidding him to sleep for a month.
• Japan’s Champion presented Ye Qing with the Golden Trophy and a medal as Morikawa Minako, Cynthia, and Dragon Tamer watched him receive the honors.

After winning the World Championship, Ye Qing returned to the hotel exhausted and went straight to sleep, while Wang Yao prepared to visit his father before carrying out a risky plan. Team R executives watched Wang Yao approach the Public Security Bureau, but someone dragged him into an alley before he could enter.

• The awards ceremony ended without further disruption, and Mizuno Jeff brooded over his loss while Williams warned that Ye Qing would face coming turmoil.
• Ye Qing declined his family’s victory banquet because the double evolution had left him exhausted, then used Gardevoir’s Teleport to return to the hotel and sleep.
• Ye Qing admired the Garchomp Mega Stone he had received but decided to keep training Garchomp before attempting Mega Evolution.
• Wang Yao planned to act after the championship team returned to the Imperial Capital, then set out to visit his father at the Public Security Bureau.
• Jiang Zimo and Yuan Wei watched Wang Yao approach the bureau and discussed Giovanni’s plan as Wang Yao recalled his past with Ye Qing.
• As Wang Yao reached the bureau entrance, an unseen person seized his arm and dragged him into an alley.

Wang Yao learned that his father had been arrested and his mother restricted, with the Luo Family rumored to be behind the investigation. After Wang Yao sent Ye Qing a cryptic warning, Ye Qing rushed back to Shanhai City and found Wang Yao’s home sealed.

• Li Yong stopped Wang Yao from entering the Public Security Bureau and told him that Director Wang had been investigated for embezzlement and Wang Yao’s mother was under restrictions.
• Li Yong said the Luo Family had reportedly intervened and installed a new Director, prompting Wang Yao to blame Luo Moyun.
• Wang Yao checked the news on the old man’s phone, confirmed his father’s arrest, and sent Ye Qing a warning before leaving.
• Ye Qing read Wang Yao’s message, flew to Shanhai City on Garchomp, and found Wang Yao’s home sealed.

Ye Qing investigated Wang Yao’s family after learning that Wang Yao’s parents had been arrested, and he suspected a trap connected to the recent changes in his life. Meanwhile, Wang Yao infiltrated Luo Moyun’s residential complex, unaware that Jiang Zimo and Yuan Wei had arranged the situation as part of Giovanni’s plan.

• Ye Qing learned from the security guard that Wang Yao had been in a very bad mental state and that his parents had been arrested for corruption.
• Ye Qing demanded that the Dragon Tamer secure Wang Yao’s parents’ release on bail, investigate the case within a day, and revoke the wanted notices for Xie Yu and the other two.
• The Dragon Tamer agreed to investigate and rushed to Ye Qing, while Ye Qing sensed that a series of traps might be connected to his revelation of Diancie.
• The National Team returned to the Imperial Capital, and Luo Moyun considered finding Articuno now that Ye Qing had Diancie.
• Wang Yao slipped into the Dragon Soaring Villa Complex, intent on killing Luo Moyun.
• Jiang Zimo and Yuan Wei watched Wang Yao and revealed that Giovanni’s plan was meant to kill both Luo Moyun and Wang Yao while driving Ye Qing into conflict with the Pokémon League.

Wang Yao attacked the Luo Family villa with Raikou and captured Luo Moyun as a hostage. Surrounded by the family and Elite Four members, Wang Yao prepared to use Luo Moyun to escape so he could stay alive and rescue his parents.

• Jiang Zimo ordered his people to withdraw after Wang Yao entered the villa’s vicinity, while Yuan Wei complained about his tone.
• Luo Moyun left the family dinner in frustration after Ye Qing surpassed him, then learned that the Dragon Tamer had helped secure Wang Yao’s parents’ release on bail.
• Wang Yao spotted Luo Moyun in his study and, as cracks spread through his Dark Ball, brought his plan forward and sent Raikou to attack.
• Metagross collapsed part of the villa to protect Luo Moyun, burying him beneath the rubble, but Raikou blasted Metagross aside and dug him out.
• Raikou seized the bleeding Luo Moyun and faced the assembled defenders while Wang Yao chose to keep him alive as a hostage.
• Old Master Luo released all five of his Pokémon and surrounded the villa as the two Elite Four members confronted Raikou.

Wang Yao took Luo Moyun hostage at the Dragon Soaring Villa Complex and crippled him while demanding answers about his parents. As the Luo Family and League forces closed in, Dragon Tamer and Cynthia rushed toward the scene, while Jiang Zimo decided to leave before Cynthia found him.

• Wang Yao threatened the gathered League forces and Luo Family members while Raikou summoned a storm and Sceptile held Luo Moyun at blade point.
• Wang Yao stabbed Luo Moyun in the thigh, waking him, and Luo Moyun blamed Team R for what happened to Wang Yao's parents.
• Wang Yao stabbed Luo Moyun in the crotch, leaving him unconscious and unable to have heirs, and Luo Moyun's mother fainted.
• Old Master Luo charged at Wang Yao with his Pokémon, while Dragon Tamer learned that Wang Yao had taken Luo Moyun hostage and hurried to the villa district.
• Cynthia also rushed toward the scene, and Jiang Zimo decided to leave before she discovered him.

Wang Yao tried to escape the Pokémon League after crippling Luo Moyun, relying on a Dark Ball-enhanced Raikou, but the League’s forces and Cynthia blocked his way. As Ye Qing raced toward the villa district, the Dark Ball shattered and Raikou turned on Wang Yao.

• Ye Qing received word of Wang Yao’s crisis and rushed from a television interview toward the Imperial Capital.
• Wang Yao fled toward the villa district gate with Sceptile dragging Luo Moyun, while Raikou fought off Old Master Luo’s Mega-Evolved Pokémon.
• Cynthia, the Dragon Tamer, Zapdos, and Pokémon League troops completed the encirclement, while Giovanni ordered his forces to prepare support for Ye Qing.
• Ye Qing hurried toward the villa district, using Gardevoir’s Teleport, as Mewtwo continued its mountain training and Mew stayed behind with Latias.
• Old Master Luo ordered the attack, and Raikou fought the three Mega-Evolved Pokémon while Cynthia and the Dragon Tamer prepared to subdue Wang Yao.
• The Dark Ball shattered, Raikou regained its clear eyes, and it immediately targeted Wang Yao.

Sceptile saved Wang Yao from Raikou’s attack but was badly injured, while Wang Yao was left unconscious and Luo Moyun was killed. As Ye Qing tried to protect Wang Yao, Old Master Luo and the Pokémon League confronted him, and Ye Qing accused the League of breaking its promise to protect his family and friends.

• Sceptile knocked Wang Yao clear of Raikou’s Discharge and shielded him, but the attack shattered Protect and left Sceptile gravely injured; Wang Yao was also struck while shielding Luo Moyun.
• Ye Qing arrived with Gardevoir and Garchomp, and Mega Diancie’s Diamond Storm drove back Cynthia, the Dragon Tamer, Raikou, and their Pokémon.
• Ye Qing treated Wang Yao with Gardevoir and Gengar while ordering Gardevoir to help Sceptile; Wang Yao passed out after asking Ye Qing not to kill Raikou.
• Old Master Luo mourned Luo Moyun, then accused Ye Qing of shielding a murderer and vowed to bring Wang Yao to justice.
• As Cynthia asked Ye Qing to hand Wang Yao over, Ye Qing refused and accused the Pokémon League of breaking its promise to protect his family and friends.

Ye Qing refused to hand Wang Yao over to the Pokémon League and denounced it as corrupt, leaving Cynthia to confront him publicly. As Ye Qing and Cynthia prepared for battle, League members and Legendary Pokémon closed in around him.

• Ye Qing rejected the pleas of Cynthia, the Dragon Tamer, and others, refusing to surrender Wang Yao despite the crowd demanding his arrest.
• Ye Qing thanked Cynthia and the Dragon Tamer for their past help, then declared he wanted nothing more to do with the Pokémon League.
• Cynthia, pressured by the reporters and public, ordered Ye Qing to hand Wang Yao over, but he refused.
• A Council Member suggested subduing Ye Qing, and Cynthia Mega Evolved Garchomp while Zhang Siyu and the Ghost-type Elite Four Mega Evolved their Pokémon to block his retreat.
• Ye Qing sent out Infernape and Gengar to protect him as Zapdos and Raikou advanced, while the others watched the looming confrontation.

Ye Qing refused to hand Wang Yao over to the Pokémon League and faced an overwhelming force until Mew, Latias, Latios, and Entei arrived to support him. Zhang Sisi called Articuno to join the League's side, and Old Master Luo revealed a rainbow-colored feather that began to transform the battle.

• Ye Qing rejected Zhang Sisi's demand and prepared to fight the Pokémon League as its members attacked.
• Ye Qing's family and the gathered onlookers watched the confrontation unfold on a live broadcast, while Ye Dad tried to rush to his rescue and Old Master stopped him.
• Mew appeared beside Ye Qing and brought Latias and Latios, while Entei also joined Ye Qing's side.
• Zhang Sisi summoned Articuno to reinforce the League, and Old Master Luo raised a rainbow-colored feather that burned a hole through the clouds.

Ho-Oh arrived to help the Pokémon League confront Ye Qing, and its aura pressured him as the crowd expected him to submit. Ye Qing defiantly claimed he had once caught Ho-Oh with an ordinary Poké Ball, leaving Ho-Oh and everyone else stunned.

• Ho-Oh descended in a blaze of fire, and Cynthia and the crowd bowed respectfully as the Pokémon League prepared to arrest Ye Qing and Wang Yao.
• Ye Qing worried that Mewtwo had not arrived, while Mew and Infernape faced Ho-Oh’s overwhelming presence.
• Ho-Oh pressed Ye Qing with its aura, and Mew grew angry as Ye Qing stood firm under the pressure.
• Ye Qing shouted that Ho-Oh was a Shiny Fearow and claimed he had caught it with a Poké Ball, shocking the crowd and his family.
• Ho-Oh narrowed its eyes in disbelief at Ye Qing’s claim.

Mega Mewtwo X arrived to protect Ye Qing, overwhelmed the Pokémon League and Ho-Oh, then asked Ye Qing which side Suicune was on. Ye Qing pointed to Ho-Oh, and Mega Mewtwo X immediately struck Suicune and sent it flying into the distance.

• Ho-Oh’s Sacred Fire rushed toward Ye Qing, but Mega Mewtwo X burst through space and kicked it back into Ho-Oh.
• Mega Mewtwo X unleashed a terrifying aura that incapacitated many people and Pokémon, leaving Ho-Oh and the others unable to move.
• Suicune arrived, mistook the situation for a chance to join its brothers, and ran toward them.
• Mega Mewtwo X called Suicune a mutt and asked Ye Qing whose side it was on; Ye Qing pointed at Ho-Oh.
• Mega Mewtwo X punched Suicune in the kidney, sending it crashing through villas and vanishing into the distance.

After Mewtwo drove off Ho-Oh, Ye Qing left the Dragon Soaring Villa District with the unconscious Wang Yao, while Giovanni shifted his plans against him. Ye Qing brought Wang Yao to a Pokémon Center in Alto Mare for emergency treatment, where he waited outside the operating room.

• Mega Mewtwo X fought Ho-Oh in the sky, and Ye Qing left the Dragon Soaring Villa District with Gardevoir carrying Wang Yao.
• Giovanni ordered Plan B and had Su Qi release information about Wang Yao's work within the organization to the Pokémon League.
• Jiang Zimo explained that Giovanni's real goal had been to use Ye Qing to reconcile with Mewtwo, then ordered the concealed forces to retreat.
• Mew healed Sceptile's severe injuries, but Wang Yao remained unconscious despite healing attempts by Mew, Latios, and Latias.
• Ye Qing took Wang Yao to a Pokémon Center in Alto Mare, where Nurse Joy arranged for him to be taken into surgery while Ye Qing waited.

After the Imperial Capital confrontation, Ye Qing learned that Wang Yao had fallen into a coma, while Cynthia’s meeting debated whether Ye Qing was a threat and discovered Wang Yao’s connection to Team R. The chapter left Ye Qing considering whether Darkrai’s nightmares could help Wang Yao regain consciousness.

• Doctors healed Wang Yao’s external injuries and moved him to a private room, where Director Wang treated Ye Qing respectfully.
• Cynthia and the Elite Four held an emergency meeting, with some members proposing to assassinate Ye Qing and others pointing out suspicious details surrounding the incident.
• Cynthia received a confidential report identifying Wang Yao as a member of Team R and assigned Dragon Tamer to handle the matter.
• Director Wang told Ye Qing that electric shock had damaged Wang Yao’s brain and left him in a coma that might become permanent.
• Ye Qing considered seeking help from Xerneas, Ho-Oh, or Celebi, then wondered whether Darkrai could use nightmares to stimulate Wang Yao.

Ye Qing considered how to protect his Pokémon and secure resources after his relationship with the Pokémon League deteriorated, while planning to seek the Battle Frontier’s recognition. The Dragon Tamer warned him that forces were targeting him and that the country faced pressure from abroad.

• Ye Qing learned from Old Master Zhang that Master Ball artisans were extremely rare and agreed to discuss the matter in person.
• Ye Qing planned to gain the Battle Frontier’s recognition so he could obtain supplies and challenge powerful Trainers outside the Pokémon League.
• The Dragon Tamer told Ye Qing that an informant in Team R had sent the League a document detailing Wang Yao’s history and duties.
• Ye Qing suspected a Team R leader, possibly Giovanni, was manipulating events to force his break with the Pokémon League, and the Dragon Tamer warned that the League would purge its moles.
• The Dragon Tamer warned Ye Qing that America was forming an alliance to impose sanctions and that Ye Qing had become a target because of the forces behind him.

After arranging a wanted notice for himself and Wang Yao as part of their cover, Ye Qing visited Wang Yao in the hospital, then checked his Pokémon’s progress at home. The next morning, he flew toward the Imperial Capital, planning to replace his Poké Balls with Black Balls and later get Garchomp a Mega Stone accessory.

• Ye Qing asked the Dragon Tamer to issue a wanted notice for him as well as Wang Yao, making their act more convincing.
• Wang Yao’s parents arrived at the hospital, and Ye Qing left Wang Yao in their care before returning home.
• Ye Qing checked his Pokémon’s levels and found that most had made significant progress after the World Cup, while Milotic had advanced little.
• Ye Qing put the exhausted Diancie into her Master Ball, prepared dinner for everyone, and went to sleep ahead of his trip.
• Ye Qing flew toward the Imperial Capital on Garchomp and read the public comments on the League’s wanted notices.
• Garchomp reminded Ye Qing about the promised Mega Stone accessory, and Ye Qing told him he would get it when the time came.

Ye Qing visited the Zhang Family to ask about the Master Ball, and Old Master Zhang agreed to share information only if Ye Qing defeated his powerful Leafeon. Ye Qing sent out Infernape, activated Bond Phenomenon, and the battle began with both Pokémon boosting their strength.

• Ye Qing evaded the Security Officers with Gardevoir’s help and arrived at the Zhang Family’s villa, where he saw Old Master Zhang’s level-83 Leafeon.
• Old Master Zhang asked Ye Qing to battle him for information about the Master Ball, and Ye Qing accepted despite the level gap.
• Ye Qing sent out Infernape and activated Bond Phenomenon before the battle began.
• Leafeon used her speed to approach, dodged Infernape’s Mach Punch, and followed Old Master Zhang’s command to use Swords Dance.
• Ye Qing ordered Infernape to use Bulk Up.

Ye Qing defeated Old Master Zhang’s Leafeon after Zhang lost focus during their battle, then asked him about obtaining a Master Ball. Old Master Zhang explained that the remaining Master Balls were allocated and modern versions were tightly regulated, leaving Ye Qing without a way to get one soon.

• Leafeon evaded Infernape’s Flame Whip and bound him with Grass Knot before striking him with Leaf Blade.
• Ye Qing used Quick Guard and Protect to defend Infernape, then seized Old Master Zhang’s lapse in attention to trap Leafeon with Encore and defeat her with Flamethrower.
• Old Master Zhang admitted he had drifted off during the battle and told Ye Qing that winning had not mattered to him.
• Ye Qing asked Old Master Zhang about getting a Master Ball, and Zhang said the last two available in the country had gone to Ye Qing and the Luo Family.
• Old Master Zhang explained that Master Balls required strictly regulated materials and were not sold publicly, leaving Ye Qing disappointed.

Old Master Zhang told Ye Qing and Zhao Ziran a hidden history of Berry Balls, explaining that a craftsman had invented them roughly a thousand years earlier. The account grew vague after the craftsman received a strange purple rock, leaving Ye Qing without a clear path forward.

• Old Master Zhang offered to share a family account with Ye Qing, then said a thousand-year-old craftsman had made Berry Balls.
• Zhao Ziran pointed out that accepted history dated the invention of Berry Balls to only a few hundred years ago, but Old Master Zhang said they had once existed and then disappeared.
• Old Master Zhang recounted how a craftsman discovered an Apricorn that could shrink an injured Eevee and spent decades developing a net and a Berry Ball that could capture weakened Pokémon.
• The craftsman became a powerful Trainer and helped people, while his Pokémon protected him from those who coveted his Berry Balls.
• Old Master Zhang said the craftsman's story became unclear after a young man he had helped gave him a strange purple rock.

Old Master Zhang told Ye Qing about an ancient craftsman whose lost Berry Ball techniques may have enabled balls with Master Ball-like power, while the story’s mysterious Pokémon seemed to be Jirachi and Celebi. Ye Qing left to investigate the GS Ball’s origins and called Su Yiqin to ask for a meeting.

• Old Master Zhang recounted how a wish-granting Pokémon and green Pokémon appeared during a village fire, though the story’s ending had been lost.
• Ye Qing recognized the wish-granting Pokémon as Jirachi and wondered whether the fire-fighting Pokémon had been Celebi.
• Old Master Zhang explained that the craftsman had improved Berry Ball shells and nets so Pokémon could no longer break out, but his techniques were later lost.
• Ye Qing wondered whether the ancient craftsman’s descendants had made his GS Ball, then thanked Old Master Zhang and left with Gardevoir.
• Ye Qing called Su Yiqin beside a lake and asked whether she had time to meet.