Recaps

Ye Qing defeated Mizuno Jeff’s Mega Scizor with Garchomp and discussed entering the Elite Four Tournament with his friends. Back at the courtyard, Psyduck surprised everyone by freezing Garchomp with Ice Punch, then fled before Garchomp could retaliate.

• Ye Qing used Draco Meteor and Iron Tail to defeat Mizuno Jeff’s Mega Scizor, and Garchomp reached level 57.
• Ye Qing invited Zhu Yuanhao and Chen Siyuan to enter the Elite Four Tournament as he pursued a place in the Masters Eight Pokémon World Championships.
• Psyduck challenged Garchomp to a one-on-one fight, but Garchomp dismissed him as a weakling.
• Psyduck struck Garchomp with Ice Punch, freezing him, then ran off without revealing who taught him the move.
• Garchomp broke free of the ice and chased Psyduck.

Ye Qing returned to the Battle Pyramid and agreed to Pharaoh Daishan’s trial: one Pokémon had to last five minutes against a Legendary Titan. The chapter ended as Ye Qing sent Garchomp to face Regirock.

• Ye Qing returned to the Battle Pyramid with Volcanion and found Blaziken waiting amid damage in the hotel hallway.
• Nick begged Ye Qing for food, but Ye Qing gathered his companions to challenge the Battle Pyramid first.
• Pharaoh Daishan led the Legendary Titans out of the pyramid and used Teleport to bring Ye Qing and his group to a desert battlefield.
• Daishan challenged Ye Qing to keep one Pokémon from losing for five minutes against a Titan, and Ye Qing accepted.
• Daishan sent out Regirock, and Ye Qing chose Garchomp to face it.

Ye Qing battled Daishan’s Regirock and Regice, but each match ended when Daishan ordered Explosion after Garchomp and Infernape landed humiliating attacks. Daishan sent out Registeel, leaving Ye Qing with only one Pokémon.

• Ye Qing Mega Evolved Garchomp, who cut through Regirock’s Stone Edge and trapped him with Sand Tomb.
• Garchomp redirected Draco Meteor between Regirock’s legs, and Daishan ordered Explosion, prompting Ye Qing to concede.
• Ye Qing sent out Infernape against Regice, and Infernape used the frozen Magma Staff to close in and slap Regice before landing Mach Punch.
• Daishan ordered Regice to use Explosion, so Ye Qing conceded again and recalled Infernape.
• Daishan sent out Registeel as Nick worried that Ye Qing had only one Pokémon left.

Ye Qing defeated Pharaoh Daishan and won the Battle Pyramid’s gold Badge, then asked him about Sky City and Balk. After Daishan hinted that tonight might be a good opportunity, Ye Qing planned an all-out assault on Sky City and assigned Nick to protect its energy core.

• Mega Gengar wore down the injured Registeel with Curse and attacks, winning Ye Qing the match after five minutes.
• Daishan gave Ye Qing the Battle Pyramid’s gold Badge, then refused to share information about Sky City or Balk.
• As he walked away, Daishan remarked that tonight might be a good opportunity, prompting Ye Qing to plan an assault on Sky City.
• Ye Qing and Nick discussed the plan and the danger that Balk might detonate Sky City’s energy core.
• Nick insisted on joining the assault, but Ye Qing told him his role was to protect the energy core.

Ye Qing and his allies found Sky City and launched a surprise attack on Balk’s weakened Mega Evolution army. As the battle turned chaotic and Balk prepared to detonate the city’s energy core, Ye Qing sent Volcanion into the center of the battlefield.

• Ye Qing used Gardevoir’s Teleport to evade Balk’s tracking, and Nick spotted Sky City after it reappeared behind them.
• Ye Qing concealed their approach with Milotic’s Mist, while Nick and Magearna flew toward the city from another direction.
• Balk Mega Evolved his Pokémon, whose strength was impaired as they neared the ends of their lifespans.
• Ye Qing Mega Evolved Gengar, Diancie, and Garchomp, then began attacking Balk’s forces; Mega Diancie’s Diamond Storm tore through several Pokémon.
• Balk realized the masked attacker was Ye Qing and moved to trigger the bomb linked to Sky City’s energy core.
• Balk’s betrayed royal guards joined the fight, and Ye Qing sent Volcanion to unleash Steam Eruption in the middle of the battlefield.

Ye Qing helped Nick defeat Balk and reclaim Sky City, then agreed to become its City Guardian Minister. With the rebels gathered before him and Sky City's people awaiting judgment, Nick faced the challenge of deciding their fate.

• Volcanion, Diancie, and Ye Qing's allies defeated Balk's forces, and Gardevoir flung Balk into the sky before Garchomp killed him with Draco Meteor.
• Sky City's residents celebrated the victory while the surviving rebels were escorted to the dungeon, and Ye Qing withdrew to rest beneath the clouds.
• Nick thanked Ye Qing and invited him to the victory party, and Ye Qing agreed to become City Guardian Minister and accompany him.
• Ye Qing and Nick arrived at the plaza, where rebels begged for mercy and elders watched Nick to see how he would handle the prisoners.
• Nick asked Ye Qing for guidance, and Ye Qing told him to announce his appointment first.

Nick appointed Ye Qing Vizier of Sky City, and Ye Qing ordered Balk’s trusted followers executed and the rebel guards imprisoned. After spending a month receiving supplies and having his Master Balls modified, Ye Qing left Sky City with just over three months remaining before the Elite Four Tournament and decided to call his big brother.

• Nick declared Ye Qing Sky City’s Vizier, then backed his authority when some guards and ministers objected.
• Ye Qing ordered Balk’s trusted followers executed and the guards who had rebelled imprisoned, and Nick commanded the city to carry out the judgment.
• Nick introduced Ye Qing to Sky City’s master Pokéblock maker, Poké Ball maker, and Breeders, but told him Balk had killed the master TM recorders.
• Ye Qing spent a month in Sky City getting supplies, modifying his Master Balls, and letting his Pokémon recover with the royal Breeders’ help.
• Ye Qing said goodbye to Nick and left Sky City, then decided to call his big brother as the Elite Four Tournament approached.

Ye Qing brought six Pokémon to Mewtwo’s secluded training ground and asked Water Card Genesect and her brothers to prepare them for the Elite Four Tournament. After three months of grueling training and increasingly difficult battles, Ye Qing called the special training to an end as the tournament drew near.

• Mewtwo took Ye Qing to the secluded paradise where Water Card Genesect and the other cloned Pokémon lived, and Ye Qing asked her to help train his team.
• Ye Qing selected Infernape, Gardevoir, Garchomp, Gengar, Milotic, and Aggron for the tournament, and Water Card Genesect immediately blasted Infernape into the river to begin training.
• All five Genesect put the six Pokémon through three months of intense training, followed by battles against three Genesect, then two, and finally one.
• Ye Qing stopped the training as the Elite Four Tournament approached, with Infernape at level 67, Milotic at 66, Gardevoir at 65, Aggron at 63, Garchomp at 62, and Gengar at 61.

After three months of training with the Genesect, Ye Qing left to visit Yaoyao and learned that Zhang Zhongxin and Meng Wutong had divorced. While catching up on the news, he discovered that Kyurem had joined Team R in an attack on America and fused with Reshiram, leaving him worried about his own safety.

• With his food gone, Ye Qing said goodbye to the Genesect and rode Garchomp north, deciding to visit Yaoyao on the way home.
• Ye Qing reached the oasis and greeted Yaoyao, who mistook him for a beggar until he reminded her that he was the big brother who had given her a Shiny Fearow photo.
• Zhang Zhongxin welcomed Ye Qing into his home, but revealed that he and Meng Wutong had divorced half a year earlier.
• After changing into Zhang Zhongxin's clothes, Ye Qing asked about Meng Wutong and then searched the news for information about her disappearance.
• Ye Qing read that Kyurem had joined Team R to infiltrate America and battle Reshiram, and learned that Kyurem had fused with Reshiram.

Ye Qing returned home after learning the Elite Four Tournament had been moved up, and found that Psyduck had grown powerful enough to throw Infernape into a wall. While checking the tournament details, Ye Qing discovered registration had already closed and wondered why Zhao Ling had not reacted to his grandmother’s death.

• Ye Qing left Big Brother Zhang’s home and learned from the Dragon Tamer that the Elite Four Tournament would begin in a week.
• Ye Qing returned home and told Ye Menghan he would keep searching for a suitable Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon Egg.
• Psyduck blasted Infernape into a wall with Confusion, causing Garchomp to abandon his attempt to confront it.
• Ye Qing checked the tournament’s requirements and saw that Zhao Ling’s name was among his contacts, prompting him to wonder why she had not sought revenge for her grandmother.
• Ye Qing discovered that tournament registration had closed the previous week, while he had been out training without phone service.

Ye Qing secured a late registration for the Elite Four Tournament and arrived in the Imperial Capital, where his family and supporters gathered before the competition. Zhao Ling learned that Ye Qing had killed his grandmother and refused to retaliate, while Ye Qing revealed that he had traveled through time and space and obtained a Master Ball.

• Ye Qing called Doduo, who agreed to add him to the Elite Four Tournament after Ye Qing mentioned his brother Mewtwo, and Ye Qing asked his mother to make doughnut-shaped desserts for Victini.
• Zhao Ling ended his training to search for Marshadow and returned to the real world, where his family told him Ye Qing had killed his grandmother.
• Zhao Ling refused to avenge his grandmother, saying his family had ignored his warning not to provoke Ye Qing, and left with Marshadow watching from his shadow.
• Ye Qing and his companions arrived in the Imperial Capital as the Elite Four Tournament approached, and his family welcomed him at his maternal grandfather’s home.
• Old Master Zhang asked Ye Qing about the Master Ball, and Ye Qing told the gathered family that he had traveled through time and space.

Ye Qing prepared for the Elite Four Tournament, reunited with Wang Yao, and questioned him about Meng Wutong’s role in his escape. The tournament began in the Imperial Capital, where Ye Qing registered his Pokémon and noticed Zhao Ling watching him with a sinister air.

• Ye Qing studied the tournament contestants’ teams and learned that a vacant Elite Four position had drawn many powerful Trainers.
• Wang Yao returned to the Imperial Capital, and Ye Qing asked whether Meng Wutong had helped him escape; Wang Yao said he only knew that Li Hu had helped openly.
• Ye Qing worried that Kyurem and Team R might threaten his informant and considered bringing Rayquaza to his side.
• The tournament’s opening ceremony began as Ye Qing’s family watched from the stands and Ye Qing registered his six Pokémon.
• Zhu Yuanhao greeted Ye Qing, then Zhao Ling gave Ye Qing an inscrutable smile and left, making Ye Qing uneasy.

More than a hundred contestants gathered for the competition as important figures from several countries arrived. Ye Qing and the others heard how Guyuetao became a Fairy-type Elite Four after Dragon Tamer rejected her, while the chapter ended with Mizuno Jeff and Williams taking their seats as guests.

• Long Zinuo challenged Ye Qing to a fair battle, but Ye Qing ignored him while watching Zhao Ling.
• The host introduced Ajielina, Yan Ji, Becan'er Guyuetao, and other prominent guests at the venue.
• Li Zifan told Ye Qing, Su Yiqin, and Wangchen how Guyuetao had pursued Dragon Tamer, been rejected, and vowed to become a Fairy-type Elite Four.
• Dragon Tamer dismissed Guyuetao, and Lion realized that his Pokémon were not actually Dragon-type, so Fairy types had no advantage over him.
• Guyuetao angrily slapped the table when Dragon Tamer refused to look at her.
• Mizuno Jeff and Williams arrived as guests, with Williams troubled by America's weakened strength after Kyurem and Team R's upheaval.

Cynthia announced the Elite Four Tournament’s dangerous three-stage rules, and Ho-Oh and several other Legendary Pokémon appeared at the opening ceremony. Ye Qing was unexpectedly chosen for the first battle against Shanhai City Gym Leader Zhang Jialei, who greeted him as the match began.

• Cynthia explained the elimination round, the aerial main tournament, and the finals’ Mega Evolution requirements.
• Ho-Oh arrived and filled the arena’s sky with Sacred Fire, followed by Zapdos, Articuno, Entei, Suicune, and Zeraora.
• Ye Qing and Zhang Jialei were drawn as the first contestants, and Ye Qing entered the Floating Island battle ring.
• Zhang Jialei greeted Ye Qing and remarked that he had become a Trainer who created a legend.

Ye Qing faced his former Gym opponent Zhang Jialei in the Elite Four Tournament, as Infernape and Mega Aggron battled at full strength. The fight continued with both Pokémon injured, and Infernape sent a golden-streaked fire dragon toward Mega Aggron.

• Ye Qing and Zhang Jialei greeted each other warmly and agreed to battle again, recalling their earlier Gym Challenge encounter.
• Ye Qing activated Infernape's Bond Phenomenon while Zhang Jialei Mega Evolved Aggron, and the tournament's first match began.
• Mega Aggron attacked with Rock Tomb and Earthquake, but Infernape dodged and used a burst of flame to propel himself toward Aggron.
• Infernape struck Mega Aggron with a Power Herb-assisted Focus Punch as Aggron hit him with Iron Tail, leaving both Pokémon injured.
• Infernape recovered and sent a golden-streaked fire dragon sweeping toward Mega Aggron, drawing Ho-Oh's attention.

Ye Qing defeated Zhang Jialei in the Elite Four Tournament after Infernape broke through Mega Aggron’s Protect and struck its weak point. As the tournament continued, several competitors advanced, while Su Yiqin lost to Su Qi.

• Ye Qing used Infernape’s Feint and Focus Punch to break Mega Aggron’s Protect, then knocked it unconscious with Mach Punch and won his match against Zhang Jialei.
• Zhang Jialei congratulated Ye Qing, and Ye Qing vowed to reach the tournament’s end even if Ho-Oh stood in his way.
• Long Zinuo explained that the tournament admitted top Trainers and revealed that Su Yiqin entered because her family sponsored it.
• Zhao Ling and Wangchen won their matches with Mega Gengar and Mega Gardevoir, while Long Zinuo advanced with Mega Blaziken.
• Zhu Yuanhao received a bye, and Li Zifan narrowly defeated the Flying-type Gym Leader with Mega Swampert.
• Su Yiqin lost to Su Qi after her Mega Altaria was overwhelmed by his Mega Alakazam.

Wang Yao warned Ye Qing that Psychic Gym Leader Su Qi was a senior executive of Team R seeking an Elite Four position, while Su Qi reported Wang Yao’s whereabouts to Giovanni. Ye Qing then faced Zhu Yuanhao and his Mega Lucario in the tournament, with the battle beginning on the grass field.

• Wang Yao recognized Su Qi as a Team R executive and worried that she was using the tournament to gain power in Dragon Country.
• Ye Qing took Wang Yao to the hotel, where Wang Yao revealed Su Qi’s identity and urged Ye Qing to stop her from reaching the Elite Four.
• Su Qi and Alakazam reported Wang Yao’s location to Giovanni, who gave Su Qi instructions.
• Ye Qing kept Wang Yao from panicking and continued into the afternoon tournament matches.
• Ye Qing faced Zhu Yuanhao, whose Lucario Mega Evolved, while Ye Qing activated Infernape’s Bond Phenomenon.

Ye Qing and Zhu Yuanhao battled in a fierce Fighting-type showdown between Bond Infernape and Mega Lucario. Mega Lucario blocked Infernape’s opening combo and traded blows, but Infernape gained the advantage with a sudden Focus Punch before the fight escalated into a clash of giant weapons and fiery chains.

• Wang Yao searched the area for Su Qi, fearing Team R would punish him as a defector.
• Mega Lucario used Quick Guard and Quick Attack to block Infernape’s Fake Out and Mach Punch combo.
• Ye Qing and Zhu Yuanhao ordered Infernape and Mega Lucario to trade Mach Punches and Bullet Punches.
• Infernape switched to Focus Punch without waiting for Ye Qing’s command, striking Mega Lucario’s kidney and sending him flying.
• Mega Lucario used Bone Rush as Infernape formed a giant lava staff, and the two Pokémon collided in midair.
• Infernape dissolved the staff into magma and sent fiery chains after Mega Lucario, who spun his bone clubs to keep them away.

Ye Qing and Infernape defeated Zhu Yuanhao’s Mega Lucario, and the first day of elimination matches ended with four of Ye Qing’s acquaintances advancing. Back at his grandfather’s house, Ye Qing tried to stop Psyduck from sneaking away, only for Psyduck to confront Dragonite.

• Ye Qing’s Bond Phenomenon Infernape overwhelmed Zhu Yuanhao’s Mega Lucario, knocking it unconscious and ending their match.
• Li Zifan, Su Qi, Long Zinuo, and Zhao Ling won their elimination matches, while Wangchen lost to Su Qi’s Mega Alakazam and left in a bad mood.
• After the matches, Ye Qing worried Su Qi might target Wang Yao, and the group split up instead of going to dinner together.
• Ye Qing’s family and Wang Yao stayed at his grandfather’s house, where they celebrated Ye Qing over dinner.
• Ye Qing caught Psyduck sneaking out and chased after him, but Garchomp refused to intervene and Dragonite tried to block Psyduck.
• Psyduck took off his hat and fixed his gaze on Dragonite, apparently hypnotizing him.

Ye Qing discovered Mewtwo secretly training Psyduck to investigate how Pokémon might Mega Evolve without an Evolution Stone. Later, Su Qi attempted to attack Wang Yao using an illusion, but the attack failed, and Wang Yao clung to Ye Qing for protection.

• Ye Qing followed Psyduck into the hills and watched him use Confusion to twist a tree before collapsing from exhaustion.
• Mewtwo appeared, tested Psyduck's limits, and wondered whether other Pokémon could Mega Evolve naturally and where Mega Evolution began.
• After Mewtwo vanished, Psyduck recovered and resumed training, while Ye Qing suspected he was acting because of what Diancie had once told him.
• Su Qi appeared in Wang Yao's room with Alakazam, but Ye Qing's attempt to catch her struck an illusion as she escaped with Slowking and Alakazam.
• Ye Qing told his family that an assassin had targeted Wang Yao, and Wang Yao followed him to his room, insisting on sleeping beside him for protection.

At the aerial battle tournament, Zhao Ling defeated Li Zifan with a ferocious Golurk after releasing its seal, while Ho-Oh revealed that a Marshadow was hiding in Zhao Ling’s shadow and affecting his mind. Su Qi reported the suspected Marshadow to Giovanni and asked whether to continue their plan.

• Ye Qing let Diancie out before bed, and Wang Yao felt safe enough to sleep.
• Li Zifan and Zhao Ling entered the aerial battle, with Zhao Ling bringing out Golurk and Li Zifan riding Noivern.
• Zhao Ling released Golurk’s seal, and Golurk overpowered Noivern until Li Zifan surrendered.
• Cynthia noticed that Marshadow was in Zhao Ling’s shadow, and Ye Qing realized Zhao Ling was acting strangely toward his friends.
• Su Qi contacted Giovanni to report the suspected Marshadow and ask whether to proceed with the plan.

Su Qi defeated Long Zinuo in the aerial battle with a Jynx, and Ye Qing entered his match against Zou Buyu, recognizing him as a member of Team R. The chapter left Ye Qing facing Giovanni’s apparent tournament plot with Garchomp as the battle began.

• Giovanni told Su Qi that she had to secure an Elite Four position for his plan to proceed, and she agreed to follow his instructions.
• Long Zinuo sent out his shiny Dragonite against Su Qi, who used Jynx and the aerial battle rules to take the fight into the air.
• Su Qi used Wonder Room, Hail, and Aurora Veil before Jynx’s Blizzard encased Dragonite in ice, earning her the victory.
• Ye Qing was paired with Zou Buyu and recognized him as a member of Team R who had traveled with Silver from the Bermuda Triangle.
• Ye Qing sent out Garchomp against Zou Buyu’s Staraptor and ordered Sandstorm without allowing Garchomp to Mega Evolve.

Ye Qing won his aerial battles and advanced to the top eight, while Cynthia and Dragon Tamer investigated Team R’s suspected presence in the tournament and the attack on Wang Yao. Giovanni planned to use Su Qi to reach Jirachi near the Qinling Mountains, and the chapter ended with Wang Yao insisting on sleeping beside Ye Qing for protection.

• Ye Qing defeated Zou Buyu in an aerial battle with Garchomp, then comfortably won his next match against a little-known Gym Leader.
• The second day’s matches ended with Ye Qing, Zhao Ling, Su Qi, and five Gym Leaders making the top eight.
• Cynthia and Dragon Tamer confirmed that Zou Buyu belonged to Team R and discussed the possibility of another hidden Team R contestant after Wang Yao’s home was attacked.
• Giovanni learned that Jirachi would soon awaken near the Qinling Mountains and ordered Jiang Zimo to arrange Su Qi’s posting there after she secured an Elite Four position.
• Wang Yao brought a quilt to Ye Qing’s room and insisted on sleeping beside him, while Diancie refused to keep him company.

Ye Qing faced Normal-type Gym Leader Ye Yuxin in the Elite Four Tournament finals, where she revealed her Mega-Evolving Kangaskhan. The battle began with both sides using Fake Out, leaving Infernape confronted by Kangaskhan and her child.

• Spectators discussed Ye Yuxin’s unbeaten Mega Evolution and argued over Ye Qing’s chances before the finals began.
• Ye Qing chose Infernape to counter Ye Yuxin’s likely Normal-type Pokémon, while Ye Yuxin prepared to reveal her hidden trump card.
• Ye Yuxin sent out Kangaskhan and Mega Evolved it, causing the Baby Kangaskhan to grow and join the battle outside its mother’s pouch.
• Ye Qing and Ye Yuxin both ordered Fake Out, and Infernape clashed with Kangaskhan while the Baby Kangaskhan leaped in to slap him.

Ye Qing's Infernape battled Ye Yuxin's Kangaskhan and Baby Kangaskhan, trading powerful attacks while trying to avoid their coordinated assault. The chapter ended with Baby Kangaskhan emerging from a Double Team trap and Infernape using Protect to block Dizzy Punch.

• Baby Kangaskhan missed Infernape's face with a slap, and the Kangaskhan mother and child followed up with Comet Punch, driving him through stone pillars.
• Infernape countered with Fire Punch, overpowering the mother and child's combined Mega Punch and sending them flying.
• Ye Yuxin sent the Kangaskhan mother and child charging with Double-Edge, but Infernape jumped into the air and attacked with Flamethrower.
• Ho-Oh used Protect to block Flamethrower, while Ye Yuxin and Ye Qing had their Pokémon create Double Team copies.
• Infernape used Counter Shield to clear a landing spot, but Baby Kangaskhan appeared behind him and attacked with Dizzy Punch.
• Ye Qing commanded Protect to guard Infernape against the Dizzy Punch.