Recaps

Ye Qing used Darkrai’s nightmare to wake Wang Yao from his months-long coma, then told him about Yingzi’s life a thousand years earlier. The chapter left Wang Yao waiting to see Yingzi, who was brought into his hospital room.

• Ye Qing asked Darkrai to use Yingzi’s death in a nightmare to awaken Wang Yao, and Wang Yao woke in terror.
• Darkrai marked Ye Qing’s right shoulder before vanishing, while Gardevoir calmed Wang Yao and kept him from seeing Yingzi until he recovered.
• Wang Yao came to his senses and learned that he had been unconscious for months after Raikou injured him following the battle in the Imperial Capital.
• Ye Qing explained Yingzi’s thousand-year-old past, and Wang Yao eagerly asked to see her.
• Gardevoir brought Yingzi toward Wang Yao’s room after Director Wang encouraged her to go in.

Wang Yao reunited with Yingzi and accepted that their relationship would have to be long-distance, while Ye Qing set his sights on qualifying for the Masters Eight. Ye Qing then asked about Li Hu, prompting Wang Yao to explain how he had escaped Team R.

• Yingzi entered Wang Yao's hospital room, and Gardevoir helped calm him as he struggled to see her alive.
• Ye Qing planned to fly toward the Bermuda Triangle with Garchomp, while Wang Yao's family waited outside the room.
• Wang Yao told Ye Qing he would treat his relationship with Yingzi as long-distance and considered living in seclusion with her on an uninhabited island.
• Ye Qing showed Wang Yao the Masters Eight challenge and declared it his next goal, and Wang Yao encouraged him to become the world's top Trainer.
• Ye Qing asked Wang Yao about Li Hu and recounted meeting Xie Yu and his brothers, and Wang Yao explained how he had escaped Team R.

Ye Qing traveled to the island nearest the Bermuda Triangle and paid to board a suspicious sailing ship bound for the Devil Sea. As the ship prepared to depart, he overheard Silver worrying about the mission and Zou Buyu assuring him that Giovanni had prepared for it.

• Ye Qing left home on Garchomp and flew toward the Bermuda Triangle, whose waters were said to be guarded by Lugia and the Legendary Pokémon of ice, fire, and lightning.
• Ye Qing reached a beach crowded with Trainers, recalled Garchomp and Gardevoir, and used Gengar to cool himself in the heat.
• Big Gold Tooth approached Ye Qing and led him to an old three-masted ship, claiming ten Psychic-type Pokémon could protect it in the Devil Sea.
• Ye Qing paid Big Gold Tooth five hundred thousand Pokémon Coins for passage and was warned to stay out of the ship's lower decks.
• Ye Qing watched the two masked passengers at the bow as Silver worried about the operation and Zou Buyu said Giovanni had prepared thoroughly.

Goldtooth and his sailors ambushed Ye Qing, Silver, and Zou Buyu at sea, but Silver and Zou Buyu defeated the pirates and forced them to steer toward the Devil's Sea. The ship reached the immense storm wall at its boundary, where it was caught in the tornado's suction and began to break apart as Zou Buyu ordered them onward.

• Goldtooth's Slowbro attacked Ye Qing, Silver, and Zou Buyu during a storm, but Crobat and Gengar protected them.
• Zou Buyu declared a robbery, and Silver and Zou Buyu used Crobat, Gyarados, and Feraligatr to overpower Goldtooth and his sailors.
• Zou Buyu ordered Goldtooth to take the ship to the Devil's Sea, and Silver stopped him from driving Ye Qing off the vessel.
• The Slowbro lifted the ship with Confusion and carried it through the storm to the Devil's Sea.
• A gigantic tornado caught the ship in its suction, and Goldtooth pleaded to turn back as Zou Buyu ordered the sailors to continue.

Ye Qing crossed the Devil Sea’s storm and reached Pearl Island, where he learned that visitors needed a Battle Frontier Brain’s Badge to trade. Meanwhile, Giovanni began an operation on Ice Island to capture Articuno, leaving the Legendary Pokémon under attack from Team R.

• Ye Qing flew into the Devil Sea storm on Garchomp with Gardevoir, who helped them break through and used Teleport to escape a swarm of Tentacruel.
• Ye Qing and his Pokémon fled an enraged red-eyed Gyarados and a flock of Dark Duck, then avoided a whirlpool and further attacks as they headed for Pearl Island.
• Ye Qing arrived on Pearl Island and learned from a young man that visitors needed a Badge from a Battle Frontier Brain to trade at the island’s market.
• Giovanni ordered Team R to fire on an iceberg on Ice Island, drawing out Articuno.
• Articuno attacked Giovanni’s Flying Device with Ice Beam, but Team R’s waiting Pokémon and the device launched attacks against it.

Team R captured Articuno and headed for Lightning Island, while Ye Qing arrived at the Battle Tower and accepted a warm-up battle between his Garchomp and Yan Ji’s much stronger Altaria. The fight began with Garchomp hiding underground in a sandstorm as Altaria took to the air.

• Yuan Wei ordered Mega Houndoom and the others to defeat Articuno, then had the captured Pokémon taken aboard the Flying Device as Team R headed for Lightning Island.
• Ye Qing met Yan Ji at the Battle Tower, where she welcomed him and admired his shiny Gardevoir and large Garchomp.
• Yan Ji proposed a battle between Garchomp and her Altaria, promising Ye Qing an Ability Badge if he won.
• Ye Qing learned that Altaria was level 75 and carried an Altaria Mega Stone, while Garchomp was only level 52.
• Ye Qing told Garchomp to begin with Sandstorm, and Garchomp burrowed underground as Altaria took flight.

Ye Qing and Garchomp battled Yan Ji and Altaria, but Mega Altaria turned the fight in Yan Ji’s favor. Afterward, Yan Ji explained that she inferred Ye Qing’s thoughts from his expressions and body language, and Ye Qing planned to challenge her again with Gengar.

• Garchomp used holes and a turning Draco Meteor to surprise Altaria, but Yan Ji countered with a torrent of water and Ice Beam.
• Yan Ji Mega Evolved Altaria, whose Fairy-type Take Down sent Garchomp crashing into the ground after Dragon Rush failed to hurt it.
• Yan Ji praised Garchomp’s unusual Draco Meteor, and Ye Qing recalled him after learning that Probopass kept the island’s magnetic field normal.
• Ye Qing mistook Yan Ji’s accurate guesses for mind reading, and Yan Ji explained that she read facial expressions, body language, and pupils instead.
• Yan Ji said Ye Qing was not strong enough to earn her Ability Badge, and Ye Qing said he would challenge her with Gengar.

Ye Qing joined Yan Ji and the island’s Trainers after Team R captured the Ice God and the Thunder God, while upheaval spread across Three Sacred Island. They headed toward Fire Island as its volcano erupted, leaving the fate of the Fire God unknown.

• Yan Ji agreed to battle Ye Qing, but the match was interrupted when wild Pokémon fled in panic and a messenger reported that Team R had captured the Ice God and was heading for the Thunder God.
• Yan Ji told the messenger to warn the island’s people, then set out with Ye Qing and dozens of Trainers to investigate Three Sacred Island.
• Yan Ji warned Ye Qing that Poké Balls might stop working beyond the island, and she directed his Garchomp as the group flew over violent seas and quake-damaged islands.
• A Trainer on a Pidgeot reported that Team R had captured the Thunder God, so Yan Ji redirected the group toward Fire Island.
• As they approached Fire Island, its volcano erupted, sending flaming rocks and magma across the island.

Ye Qing boarded Team R’s Flying Device and confronted Silver, who had been overseeing the capture of the Legendary Birds. The two prepared to fight as Team R’s assault on the island continued.

• Yan Ji led ten Trainers to help Moltres while the rest attacked the Flying Device, and Ye Qing headed for the aircraft instead.
• Inside the Flying Device, Yuan Wei learned that genes from Zapdos and Articuno had been extracted and ordered the assault on Moltres to continue.
• Ye Qing and Garchomp reached the Flying Device, where Gardevoir’s Stored Power defeated Zou Buyu’s Crobat in one blow.
• Silver emerged with Weavile, Feraligatr, Gyarados, and Tyranitar, sent Zou Buyu to assist elsewhere, and faced Ye Qing.

Cynthia and Lina sent the Dragon Tamer to investigate a disaster near Bermuda linked to Team R and Lugia. Meanwhile, Ye Qing and Silver fought through a Sandstorm, and both trainers Mega Evolved their Pokémon as the battle escalated.

• The Dragon Tamer interrupted Cynthia and Lina’s reunion to report a severe disaster near Bermuda connected to Team R’s pursuit of Lugia.
• Cynthia assigned the Dragon Tamer to investigate, and Lina supported her decision despite his protests that he was on vacation.
• Ye Qing and Silver battled in the Sandstorm as Garchomp, Gardevoir, and Gengar faced Silver’s Pokémon.
• Silver Mega Evolved Tyranitar after recognizing Ye Qing’s strength.
• Ye Qing Mega Evolved Gengar, whose power surged as the fight continued.

Ye Qing fought Silver’s forces until Dragon Tamer and Giovanni arrived, while the crisis across the islands worsened and Lugia awakened. Ye Qing pursued Team R’s transport plane, where Gardevoir and Mega Gengar stopped a shadowy attacker from escaping.

• Ye Qing’s Mega Gengar blasted Silver’s Mega Tyranitar aside, but Mega Houndoom ambushed Ye Qing before Mega Gyarados arrived to protect him.
• Dragon Tamer confronted Yuan Wei, then Giovanni appeared with Mega Beedrill and the opposing forces withdrew to join the battle against Moltres.
• Dragon Tamer told Ye Qing to leave, so Ye Qing flew toward the captured Zapdos and Articuno while the fighting triggered tsunamis, eruptions, and widespread destruction.
• Lugia woke beneath the sea and swam toward the surface as Ye Qing entered the flying device and spotted Team R’s transport plane escaping.
• Ye Qing ordered Garchomp to pursue the plane, and Gardevoir repelled a shadowy attacker with Protect while Mega Gengar pinned its shadow.

Ye Qing escaped an assassination attempt as Lugia appeared and attacked Team R’s transport plane. Giovanni used Dark Balls to control and strengthen Zapdos and Articuno, while Kyurem joined them against Lugia, leaving the battle’s spectators shaken.

• A level 80 Gengar tried to attack Ye Qing, but Gardevoir carried him away, and an old woman regretted making an enemy of him.
• Lugia emerged from the sea and chased the transport plane, while Giovanni prepared to leave and Dragon Tamer realized how powerful his opponent had been.
• Lugia’s Hyper Beam clashed with attacks from Articuno and Zapdos, which emerged from the plane with their strength boosted by Dark Balls.
• Giovanni arrived on another Moltres and controlled the two birds as they attacked Lugia alongside Kyurem.
• Lugia crashed into the sea under the combined assault, causing the spectators to lose morale and many Trainers to flee, while Yuan Wei cheered for Giovanni.

Ye Qing rode Garchomp into the battle over Lugia and revealed Diancie, who Mega Evolved to face Kyurem. The chapter ended as Kyurem fired Hyper Beam at Mega Diancie and she formed a giant pink diamond to counter it.

• Ye Qing urged Garchomp to charge into the battle, but Gengar and Gardevoir stopped him at the battlefield’s edge.
• Kyurem recognized Ye Qing and attacked him with Dragon Breath, but Lugia blocked the attack.
• Ye Qing released Diancie, who Mega Evolved and drew Kyurem into a fight.
• The watching Trainers recognized Ye Qing, while Silver realized he had earlier lost to the World Cup Champion.
• Kyurem fired Hyper Beam at Mega Diancie, and she gathered pink motes of light to form an enormous diamond.

Ye Qing and his Pokémon joined Lugia to drive off Kyurem and Team R after Mega Diancie turned the battle around. Lugia calmed the disaster and carried Ye Qing’s group on a brief journey before returning to the sea, while Ye Qing left to avoid the approaching crowd.

• Mega Diancie blocked Kyurem’s Hyper Beam, then teamed up with Lugia after Ye Qing told her they were allies.
• Mega Diancie battered Articuno with Diamond Storm, and Lugia struck Zapdos with Hyper Beam as Kyurem and the birds struggled to fight back.
• Giovanni ordered Team R to retreat with Zapdos and Articuno, while Kyurem fled with them and Ye Qing worried about their alliance.
• Lugia used its wings to calm the ocean, volcano, and storm, then gave Ye Qing and his companions a ride through the sky and sea.
• Lugia left Ye Qing’s group on a reef and returned to the deep sea, while Ye Qing had Garchomp fly them back to the Battle Tower to avoid the approaching crowd.

Ye Qing challenged Yan Ji to a Psychic showdown with his Shiny Gardevoir, hoping to earn her recognition with a Pokémon he had raised himself. Yan Ji’s Gardevoir Mega Evolved as Ye Qing’s Gardevoir built up Calm Mind, leaving their battle poised to escalate.

• Ye Qing told Yan Ji he wanted to earn her recognition with his own Pokémon, and she accepted his challenge despite admitting she could not read minds.
• Ye Qing and Yan Ji each sent out a Gardevoir, and Yan Ji’s Gardevoir attacked first with Psychic.
• Ye Qing’s Gardevoir evaded repeated attacks with Teleport while stacking Calm Mind, accidentally causing her opponent’s Psychic to hit Garchomp and Gengar.
• Yan Ji’s Gardevoir used Light Screen and Synchronoise, but Ye Qing’s Gardevoir blocked the attack with Protect and continued building power.
• After Ye Qing’s Gardevoir reached six Calm Mind stacks, Yan Ji had her Gardevoir Mega Evolve.

Ye Qing battled Tower Master Yan Ji, whose Mega Gardevoir struggled to keep up with Ye Qing's Shiny Gardevoir's repeated Teleports, before Yan Ji awarded him an Ability Badge. Ye Qing stayed on the island for a week to train silent coordination with his Pokémon, and Yan Ji urged him not to rush the process.

• Ye Qing's Gardevoir broke through Yan Ji's Mega Gardevoir's Moonblast and Light Screen with Stored Power, then the two Gardevoir repeatedly evaded each other with Teleport.
• Yan Ji ended Mega Evolution after Ye Qing's Gardevoir used Teleport for the eleventh time, asked how she could use it so freely, and awarded Ye Qing an Ability Badge.
• Ye Qing asked Yan Ji how to direct Pokémon without verbal commands, and Yan Ji taught him how body language, eye contact, and expressions could communicate orders.
• Ye Qing stayed on the island for a week to practice silent coordination; Infernape learned simple instructions, while Aggron kept slipping away to discuss flowers with Bellossom.
• Ye Qing tried to communicate with Garchomp through eye contact, then got him to understand a Dig command by tapping the ground with his foot.
• Yan Ji advised Ye Qing to be patient and build understanding with his Pokémon over time.

Ye Qing spent a month on Yan Ji’s island training and building a bond with Garchomp before heading toward Egypt and deciding to enter the Elite Four Challenge. The chapter ended with the Ghost-type Elite Four member asking Luo Moyun’s parents whether they wanted revenge for their son.

• Ye Qing trained with Yan Ji for another week, and Gardevoir learned Hypnosis and Dream Eater from Xiao Nai.
• Ye Qing’s Pokémon improved, and Infernape reached level 62 after Yan Ji treated his hidden injuries.
• With Yan Ji’s help, Ye Qing bonded with Garchomp through goofy antics and then left the island for Egypt.
• Ye Qing read about Egypt’s dangers, its Battle Pyramid and titans, and the rumored Hanging City where Magearna lived.
• After learning that the Elite Four Challenge was six months away, Ye Qing called Dragon Tamer and said he wanted to enter.
• In the Imperial Capital, the Ghost-type Elite Four member asked Luo Zhengang whether he wanted to avenge Luo Moyun.

Luo Zhengang and his wife agreed to help Team R avenge their son by opening the border for an attack on Ye Qing’s family. Meanwhile, Ye Qing arrived in Egypt and became caught up in a pursuit involving Prince Nick, a Flygon, and a flock of Archeops.

• The Ghost-type Elite Four persuaded Luo Zhengang and his wife to work with Team R, promising to target Ye Qing while they attacked his family.
• Ye Qing landed in Egypt with Garchomp, who caught a Skorupi that had ambushed them and then released him.
• Gardevoir sensed approaching Pokémon as Prince Nick fled with a glowing Soul-Heart, while three companions stayed behind to delay the pursuers.
• Nick redirected his injured Flygon away from Ye Qing to avoid involving an innocent bystander, but three Archeops broke away to attack Ye Qing.
• Ye Qing sent Garchomp to fight, and Garchomp struck the three Archeops down with Draco Meteor.

Ye Qing caught up with Andy’s group as they attacked Nick for Magearna’s Soul-Heart, then intervened and turned the battle in Nick’s favor. Andy forced two Steelix to Mega Evolve, but Ye Qing’s Pokémon overwhelmed one of them while the fight continued.

• Garchomp defeated two of the attackers, and Gardevoir knocked Solrock away before Ye Qing pursued the group across the desert.
• Ye Qing found Andy’s Archeops surrounding Flygon and ordered Garchomp, Gardevoir, and Gengar to prepare their attacks.
• Garchomp’s Draco Meteor disrupted the Archeops’ assault, and Milotic incapacitated several of them with Surf and Aqua Tail.
• Ye Qing arrived beside Nick, who explained that Andy wanted Magearna’s Soul-Heart and Sky City’s weapons system.
• Andy used an Evolution Wave to force two Steelix to Mega Evolve, but Milotic and Gardevoir combined their attacks to blast one into a sand dune.

Ye Qing defeated Andy’s Mega Steelix and stopped his escape, then discovered that Nick carried Magearna’s Soul-Heart. Nick explained how Buckle stole the Soul-Heart and revealed that he planned to reach Siwa Oasis to restore Magearna.

• Ye Qing’s Pokémon defeated both Mega Steelix, and Gardevoir used Teleport to catch Andy as he fled and knock him out with Thunderbolt.
• Ye Qing tried to leave Nick behind, but Gardevoir sensed a call from inside Nick’s robes and pointed out the Soul-Heart.
• Ye Qing recognized Magearna’s Soul-Heart and claimed to be Mew’s emissary, persuading Nick to trust him with the truth.
• Nick explained that Buckle seized Magearna’s Soul-Heart to activate Sky City’s weapons, but Nick escaped with it with Volcanion’s help.
• Nick told Ye Qing he planned to go to Siwa Oasis, where Magearna’s body remained, and bring her back to life.

Ye Qing agreed to help Nick reclaim Sky City after learning that the reward could provide the resources he needed, then fled with him when Buckle’s forces closed in. They reached the oasis where Magearna’s body was guarded, but the wild Pokémon remained wary, and Luxray demanded the Soul-Heart.

• Ye Qing initially refused Nick’s plea for help, then changed his mind when Nick promised him a share of Sky City’s wealth.
• Gardevoir sensed approaching pursuers and teleported Ye Qing, Nick, and their Pokémon away.
• Buckle learned that Nick had escaped and sent Dier toward Siwa Oasis and Ayr to ambush the route to the Battle Pyramid.
• Ye Qing and Nick traveled to the oasis, carrying the injured Flygon in a Black Ball while Gardevoir concealed their trail.
• The wild Pokémon surrounded the visitors, and Nick showed them Magearna’s Soul-Heart to explain that they had come to revive her.
• Ye Qing demanded to know where Magearna’s body was, while Luxray crackled with electricity and demanded that Nick hand over the Soul-Heart.

Ye Qing and his companions gained the wild Pokémon’s trust long enough for Nick to revive Magearna with the Soul-Heart. As they reunited, Dier arrived with a group of Pokémon and threatened them.

• Ye Qing sent Gardevoir to approach the wary wild Pokémon, and she defeated Luxray when he attacked over the Soul-Heart.
• Torterra agreed to lead Ye Qing and Nick to Magearna, and Gardevoir restored her by placing the Soul-Heart in her chest.
• Magearna revived and comforted the tearful Nick while Ye Qing waited nearby with his Pokémon.
• Explosions sounded as an enemy force drove back the wild Pokémon, and Ye Qing prepared his team for battle.
• Dier arrived riding Aerodactyl with five Archeops and other Pokémon, spotted Magearna, and said they had saved him the trouble of finding them separately.

Ye Qing and his Pokémon fought Dier’s group, while Dier’s Mega Steelix attacked Nick and Magearna. Aggron protected them by enduring Steelix’s repeated blows, and the battle remained ongoing.

• Ye Qing assigned his Pokémon opponents as Dier ordered his five subordinates to attack and challenged Ye Qing himself.
• Dier Mega Evolved Aerodactyl, and Infernape fought it while Slaking hurled a Graveler at Solrock and disrupted its Solar Beam.
• Dier sent out Steelix and Espeon, then rode Mega Steelix toward Nick and Magearna as the other battles continued.
• Aggron intercepted Mega Steelix’s Iron Tail and held onto its tail as Steelix repeatedly smashed him into the ground.
• Aggron endured the beating and smiled reassuringly at Nick while Nick and Magearna watched anxiously.

Ye Qing and his Pokémon defeated Dier and his forces, then decided to seek shelter at the Battle Pyramid while helping the injured. The group prepared to leave before Sky City could send stronger pursuers.

• Aggron held Mega Steelix back while Nick and Magearna retreated on Torterra, and Infernape knocked Mega Aerodactyl out of Mega Evolution.
• Garchomp and Milotic attacked Mega Steelix as Slaking hurled a rock at Dier; Infernape broke Espeon's Protect, and the rock killed Dier while Espeon fell into the lake.
• Ye Qing told Nick they needed a safe place and agreed to head to the Battle Pyramid.
• Nick warned Ye Qing that Sky City would send stronger enemies, but Ye Qing insisted he had not shown all his strength and treated Aggron's wounds.
• Ye Qing gave Nick Potion to help treat the injured Pokémon, while Garchomp secretly swallowed metal from Steelix.

Ye Qing and Nick flew toward the Battle Pyramid despite expecting an ambush, and Ye Qing's Pokémon struck first against Ayr's hidden squad. As the battle escalated, Ye Qing sent Garchomp to face Mega Tyranitar, hoping the fight would help him and Garchomp reach Mega Evolution.

• Nick sent out Flygon to carry Magearna, and Ye Qing led the group toward the Battle Pyramid on Garchomp.
• Ye Qing decided to fly straight into the expected ambush, while Nick and Magearna reluctantly followed.
• Ayr ordered her disguised Golem to prepare an attack, but Gardevoir detected the ambush and helped Garchomp and Milotic strike the squad with Draco Meteor and Surf.
• Ayr activated Mega Evolution for her Gengar and Tyranitar, while Ye Qing sent Gengar to battle and assigned Garchomp to face Mega Tyranitar.
• Ye Qing's Gengar defeated Ayr's Gengar after copying Calm Mind, and Garchomp prepared to fight Mega Tyranitar amid its sandstorm.