Recaps

Xiao Qingyun gathered information about Shanhai No. 1 High School’s strongest students while Ye Qing trained and asked Wang Yao to investigate their opponents. At the exchange match, Xiao Qingyun volunteered to face the school alone and declared that everyone his age there was trash.

• Xiao Qingyun asked Young Master Zhang Qiang about Fujii Gongshu and Ye Qing, then instructed Ye Yunyin to investigate their opponents.
• Ye Qing trained Milotic, who reached level 27 and learned Recover, and asked Wang Yao to find information about Xiao Qingyun and Ye Yunyin.
• Wang Yao described what he had done for Ye Qing but could not yet provide information about the visiting team.
• Ye Qing arrived at the gymnasium, where Principal Jiang and Professor Qian prepared the exchange match with both schools’ students present.
• Xiao Qingyun volunteered as Imperial Capital No. 2 High School’s sole challenger and boasted that everyone his age at Shanhai No. 1 High School was trash.

Professor Qian and Principal Jiang wagered a Metal Coat against a Rain Dance TM on a three-on-three Pokémon battle. After both schools chose their participants and strategies, the first match began with Zhang Haoning’s Graveler facing Fujii Gongshu’s Pokémon.

• Principal Jiang and Professor Qian agreed to a king-of-the-hill match and placed valuable items on the outcome.
• Zhao Xinran chose Fujii Gongshu, Morikawa Minako, and Ye Qing to compete for Shanhai No. 1 High School, with Fujii going first.
• Xiao Qingyun assigned Zhang Haoning to lead his team with Graveler, while Ye Yunyin planned to go second and Xiao Qingyun kept the final position.
• Wang Yao joked with Ye Qing about Ye Yunyin, and Ye Qing denied knowing her.
• A Rotom Pokédex started the match on Rock Terrain, and Zhang Haoning sent out Graveler against Fujii Gongshu.

Fujii Gongshu’s Combusken battled Zhang Haoning’s Graveler, whose Rollout and surprise Autotomize overwhelmed Combusken before he fought back with a risky counterattack. The battle remained underway as Combusken attacked with Double Kick and Low Sweep.

• Fujii Gongshu had Combusken use Agility and Quick Attack to evade Zhang Haoning’s Graveler as its Rollout gained speed.
• Zhang Haoning used Graveler’s surroundings to change direction and smash through obstacles, forcing Combusken to keep dodging.
• Zhang Haoning revealed that Graveler knew Autotomize, which made it faster and let it strike Combusken with Rollout.
• Zhang Haoning followed with Earth Power, but Combusken used Quick Attack to rebound off the rising rocks and rush toward Graveler.
• Fujii Gongshu had Combusken hit Graveler with Low Kick, then ordered Double Kick and Low Sweep.

Combusken lost to Zhang Haoning's Graveler after both Pokémon exchanged heavy attacks. Morikawa Minako then sent out Quilava, but Graveler used Self-Destruct and blasted him away.

• Fujii Gongshu ordered Combusken to dodge Graveler's Bulldoze and Rock Tomb, but Combusken's injured leg slowed him and a rock struck his back.
• Combusken endured the hit and landed a final Low Sweep, but Graveler met it with Mega Punch and knocked him out.
• Ye Qing warned Zhao Xinran that Graveler might know Self-Destruct, so Morikawa Minako went to battle instead.
• Morikawa Minako sent out Quilava and ordered Flare Blitz against Graveler.
• Zhang Haoning ordered Graveler to use Self-Destruct, and the explosion struck Quilava as he charged in.

After Quilava and Graveler both fell to Self-Destruct, Xiao Qingyun chose to face Ye Qing on the Water Terrain with his powerful Gyarados. Ye Qing sent out Milotic, stunning the crowd and confirming that he had received Professor Qian’s Prism Scale.

• Quilava forced Graveler to use Self-Destruct, but both Pokémon were ruled unable to battle.
• The arena changed to Water Terrain, and Xiao Qingyun stepped forward to challenge Ye Qing instead of letting Ye Yunyin go first.
• Xiao Qingyun questioned Ye Qing about defeating Zhang Qiang, and Ye Qing replied that Xiao Qingyun would lose too.
• Xiao Qingyun sent out his enormous level 27 Gyarados, while spectators doubted Ye Qing could defeat it.
• Ye Qing summoned Milotic, whose beauty astonished the gymnasium, and Professor Qian realized he had given her the Prism Scale.

Ye Qing’s Milotic defeated Xiao Qingyun’s Gyarados after Cute Charm disrupted its Thrash, securing the battle despite sustaining injuries. Xiao Qingyun then challenged Ye Qing to prove himself in the next battle while Milotic was still hurt.

• Ye Qing and Xiao Qingyun ordered Milotic and Gyarados to clash with Twister, then traded attacks with Dragon Breath, Ice Beam, and Iron Fang.
• Milotic struck Gyarados with Iron Tail, but Cute Charm did not trigger, and Gyarados knocked her into the water with his own Iron Tail.
• Xiao Qingyun ordered Gyarados to use Thrash, while Ye Qing had Milotic create a Twister that hindered Gyarados’s movements.
• Cute Charm finally infatuated Gyarados during Thrash, allowing Milotic to batter him with Dragon Breath and win the match.
• Xiao Qingyun accepted his mistake, then taunted Ye Qing about facing the next battle with an injured Milotic, and Ye Qing dismissed his concern.

Ye Qing faced Ye Yunyin after Xiao Qingyun returned to the stands, and Ye Yunyin forced Pikachu to evolve into Raichu to try to win. Ye Qing and Milotic exposed Raichu’s lack of training and fought back, leaving Raichu blasted away by Hydro Pump.

• Xiao Qingyun swallowed his anger after losing and told Ye Yunyin not to disgrace their academy.
• Ye Yunyin challenged Ye Qing, who mocked her for courting Xiao Qingyun, then sent out Pikachu and forced her to evolve with a Thunder Stone.
• Ye Qing saw that the forced evolution had damaged Raichu’s potential and left her with hidden injuries, while Ye Yunyin assumed her Electric-type moves would defeat Milotic.
• Ye Qing had Milotic use Recover, and Raichu failed to use Thunderbolt because she had not learned the move.
• Raichu used Quick Attack to escape Milotic’s Water Vortex, but Ye Qing followed with Hydro Pump as Ye Yunyin ordered Wild Charge.
• Raichu’s electricity dispersed through the pool with little effect on Milotic, and Hydro Pump blasted Raichu away.

Ye Qing and Milotic defeated Ye Yunyin and Raichu after Raichu’s disobedience undermined their teamwork. Ye Qing received the Rain Dance TM, while Fujii Gongshu and Morikawa Minako were offered items; the two felt awkward about accepting them.

• Milotic struck Raichu with Iron Tail, but Raichu clung to her and landed a Thunder Punch before Ye Yunyin’s command to use Wild Charge was disrupted by Raichu dodging.
• Professor Qian told Zhang Haoning that Ye Yunyin had already lost by failing to earn Raichu’s trust, then gave Principal Jiang the Rain Dance TM.
• Milotic used Twister to trap Raichu in the water, froze her with Icy Wind, and struck her out of the pool with Iron Tail.
• Alakazam stopped Raichu before she hit Ye Yunyin, while the spray drenched Ye Yunyin and left her questioning why she had lost.
• Ye Qing criticized Ye Yunyin for not understanding her Pokémon, and Xiao Qingyun’s earlier boasts drew jeers from Shanhai No. 1 High School.
• Principal Jiang awarded Ye Qing the Rain Dance TM and offered Fujii Gongshu and Morikawa Minako items, which left them embarrassed to accept.

Ye Qing celebrated his exchange tournament victory, taught Milotic Rain Dance with the TM Principal Jiang gave him, and returned home to find his father back. After getting drunk at dinner, he woke to find Mewtwo sitting in his room, ready to ask him something.

• Principal Jiang invited Ye Qing to join Shanhai City's Pokémon Trainer Association after graduation, while Professor Qian expelled Ye Yunyin from his tutelage over her attempt to force Pikachu to evolve.
• Ye Qing taunted Xiao Qingyun's defeated group, then used the Rain Dance TM on Milotic and successfully taught it the move.
• Ye Qing returned home and learned his younger sister was staying away to continue her Pokéblock research with Shuckle.
• Ye Qing celebrated his progress with his father over drinks, but passed out after finishing a glass of baijiu.
• Ye Qing awoke sober to find Mewtwo in his room, and Mewtwo said he had come to ask him a few things.

Mewtwo empowered Ralts with Psychic energy, raising her potential and teaching her new moves, while Ye Qing benefited from the encounter as well. The next morning, Ye Qing arranged to visit Professor Qian in the Imperial Capital with his family, giving Professor Qian hope about the Tao Trio.

• Ye Qing recommended that Mewtwo challenge Groudon because Groudon could not fly, but Mewtwo said he would not lose.
• Mewtwo sensed a Psychic-type aura on Ye Qing and drew out Ralts, then used his power to transform her and increase her Psychic affinity.
• Ralts’s potential rose to S+, and she learned Calm Mind and Heal Pulse as Mewtwo left.
• Ye Qing found that Ralts had reached level thirteen overnight and decided she should spend a week regulating her energy.
• Ye Qing called Professor Qian to say his family was planning a trip to the Imperial Capital and that he would visit, delighting Professor Qian, who hoped to advance the matter of the Tao Trio.

With the academy’s closed-campus restrictions lifted, Ye Qing planned to take the Professional Trainer assessment after his family’s trip to the Imperial Capital and then begin collecting Provincial Gym Badges. He mapped out his first two challenges and considered what kind of fourth Pokémon his team needed.

• Zhao Xinran announced that classes had ended, lifted the closed-campus restrictions, and told students to pass the Trainer assessment before next March.
• Ye Qing told Wang Yao that he planned to take the assessment after returning from the Imperial Capital, then travel to collect Gym Badges for the National Tournament.
• Ye Qing recalled his relatives’ past criticism and began planning a route through Provincial Gyms, choosing the Rock-type Gym in Jushi City as his first challenge and the Water-type Gym on Seven-Colored Island as his second.
• Ye Qing considered a defensive Pokémon that could protect him and carry him during his travels, including Absol, Snorlax, Aggron, and a Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon.

Ye Qing flew with his parents to the Imperial Capital, where they arrived at his maternal grandfather’s wealthy villa. He saw a level 59 Dragonite playing in the yard, leaving him to wonder what his mother’s family would be like in this world.

• Ye Qing settled on a broad direction for his Pokémon training and prepared for the trip to the Imperial Capital.
• Ye Qing and his parents traveled to the airport and boarded a first-class flight booked with Professor Qian’s help.
• After several hours, Ye Qing and his parents arrived in the Imperial Capital and rode a Pokémon-pulled carriage through the city.
• The carriage brought Ye Qing and his parents to his maternal grandfather’s villa, where many powerful Pokémon played in the yard.
• Ye Qing noticed a level 59 Dragonite playing on a swing and examined its status.

Ye Qing attended his grandfather’s family gathering, where relatives judged his past grades and Monferno’s care. He discovered that Ye Yunyin was his younger cousin and challenged Zhang Min’s assumptions about his exam results.

• Ye Qing arrived with his parents and greeted Zhang Min before meeting his grandfather, eldest uncle, and cousin Zhao Ziran.
• Ye Qing brought out Monferno, and his grandfather examined it while Zhao Ziran laughed at Ye Qing’s Pokémon-raising skills.
• Ye Yunyin appeared, and Ye Qing learned she was his younger cousin; she announced that the food was ready.
• The family gathered around the table, where Ye Qing’s grandfather said they would wait for an old friend to arrive.
• Zhang Min criticized Ye Qing’s grades and his family’s decision to buy him a Chimchar Pokémon Egg, and Ye Qing challenged her to explain how she knew his exam rank.

At a family meal, Ye Qing’s relatives belittled his abilities and Zhang Min showed off her son’s Pignite against Ye Mom’s Psyduck. When Pignite attacked Psyduck over an apple, Psyduck unleashed powerful psychic energy and Monferno finished him off, leaving the family stunned.

• Ye Qing’s relatives praised Zhao Ziran’s grades and Trainer ambitions, while Ye Mom defended Ye Qing’s achievements and explained that he had chosen Psyduck through egg gambling.
• Zhang Min called over her Pignite and compared him favorably to Psyduck, while Ye Qing noted that Pignite was not bad.
• Pignite flew into a rage after Psyduck took an apple and punched him on the head.
• Psyduck bound Pignite with psychic power, slammed him into the ground, and hurled him away.
• Monferno struck Pignite with his tail and pinned him down, while Zhang Min protested and Zhao Ziran gaped at Psyduck’s strength.

At a family meal, Ye Yunyin insulted Ye Qing and Monferno, sparking a fight that ended with Ye Qing using Psychic-type energy to seize and slap her. The old man ordered Ye Yunyin to apologize and be sent home, while Ye Qing returned to the table with his power newly noticed by his family.

• Ye Yunyin insulted Ye Qing and Monferno, and Ye Qing stood up to confront her as his emotions stirred the Spoon Mark on his wrist.
• Monferno charged at Ye Yunyin, but Dragonite caught and restrained him while the old man ordered everyone to stop.
• Ye Qing demanded an apology, then used Psychic-type energy to appear behind Dragonite, grab Ye Yunyin, and slam her against a courtyard wall before slapping her.
• Ye Qing's eldest maternal uncle noticed his Psychic-type energy, and the old man ordered Zhang Min to bring Ye Yunyin to apologize and send her back to her parents the next day.
• Ye Qing returned to the table, and Dragonite released Monferno, who glared at him while Dragonite tried to smooth things over.

At his grandfather’s birthday banquet, Ye Qing rejected Zhao Ziran’s claim that Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon were inherently superior, prompting Zhao Ziran to challenge him to a battle. Just as Ye Qing and Zhao Ziran prepared to fight, Professor Qian arrived and offered to referee, leaving the battle about to begin.

• Ye Yunyin returned to the table and repeatedly apologized to Ye Qing, while Zhang Min praised him and the family discussed Zhao Ziran’s Dratini.
• Ye Qing disagreed with Zhao Ziran’s claim that Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon were naturally stronger than other Pokémon, and Zhao Ziran challenged him to battle.
• Ye Qing accepted Zhao Ziran’s challenge and walked onto the lawn with Milotic’s Poké Ball while Monferno refused to fight.
• Professor Qian arrived at the banquet, greeted Ye Qing, and offered to referee the battle.
• Ye Yunyin tried to hide from Professor Qian, her former teacher, while Zhao Ziran agreed to let him referee.

Ye Qing faced Zhao Ziran’s Dragonair with his Totem Milotic and used Rain Dance to overwhelm Dragonair’s attempt to change the weather. Milotic’s rain-boosted Hydro Pump broke through Dragonair’s Iron Tail, and Zhao Ziran ordered her to fly up and counter with Dragon Rush.

• Zhao Ziran sent out his level 30 Dragonair, while Ye Qing revealed his much larger Milotic.
• Ye Qing had his mother fetch an umbrella, then commanded Milotic to use Rain Dance and summon dark clouds over the villa complex.
• Ye Qing’s Maternal Uncle scanned Milotic and found an energy reading of 27, while the Old Master recognized that Milotic was unusually powerful.
• Zhao Ziran ordered Dragonair to use Dragon Dance and tried to clear the rain, but Milotic’s Damp Rock-strengthened Rain Dance kept the clouds in place.
• Ye Qing ordered Hydro Pump, and its rain-boosted force overcame Dragonair’s Iron Tail and struck her.
• Zhao Ziran ordered Dragonair to fly up and use Dragon Rush.

Ye Qing and Milotic fought Zhao Ziran and Dragonair in a rain-soaked battle that drew a crowd. Milotic defeated Dragonair with a rain-enhanced Brine and began recovering, while Ye Yunyin slipped away from the gathering.

• Dragonair used Dragon Rush against Milotic, who countered with Hydro Pump and then struck her with a newly learned Aqua Tail, sending both Pokémon through the villa's boundary wall.
• Dragonair attacked Milotic with Thunder Wave, but Milotic used Refresh to clear the electricity before answering with Icy Wind.
• Zhao Ziran ordered Dragonair to unleash a full-power Thunderbolt, and Milotic drove her Iron Tail into the ground to divert most of the current.
• Milotic endured another Thunderbolt and landed a rain-boosted Brine on Dragonair, who fainted in the standing water.
• Milotic used Recover as the old man applauded, while Zhang Min stared in shock and Ye Yunyin left to avoid an awkward aftermath.

Ye Qing defeated Zhao Ziran’s Dragonair with Milotic, then went with Professor Qian to the research institute to discuss information about the Tao Trio. He negotiated payment for his help and secured two TMs, three boxes of Advanced Pokéblocks, one million, and a villa in Shanhai City.

• Milotic defeated Zhao Ziran’s Dragonair with Rain Dance, and Ye Qing celebrated the victory as Zhao Ziran returned to change his soaked clothes.
• The Old Master praised Ye Qing and promised him a reward, while Professor Qian explained that Ye Qing had provided information about Legendary Pokémon and had been invited to help the research institute.
• Professor Qian used Alakazam’s Teleport to take Ye Qing to an enclosed office at the research institute and asked for more detailed information about the Tao Trio.
• Ye Qing asked what reward he would receive, and Professor Qian rejected his request for a Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon egg but offered two TMs, three boxes of Advanced Pokéblocks, and one million in cash.
• Ye Qing asked Professor Qian to add a villa in Shanhai City, and Professor Qian agreed.

Ye Qing shared detailed information about the Tao Trio with Professor Qian in exchange for valuable items and permission to use the research for his graduation thesis. Back at the Zhao family villa, his grandfather praised him and gave him Dragonite’s Soothe Bell, while Ye Qing asked Dragonite for a favor.

• Ye Qing explained Reshiram and Zekrom’s Overclock Mode and answered Professor Qian’s questions about the Tao Trio in exchange for research materials.
• Professor Qian approved Ye Qing’s graduation thesis topic and had Alakazam teleport him back to the Zhao family villa.
• Ye Qing returned to find his family playing mahjong, and his grandfather praised his conduct before leading him to Dragonite.
• Ye Qing’s grandfather gave him Dragonite’s Soothe Bell as a gift for becoming a Trainer and asked which Legendary Pokémon’s aura he had sensed.
• Dragonite noticed the aura around Ye Qing and nodded when Ye Qing asked him for a favor.

Ye Qing and his Pokémon trained and prepared to return home, where he received the villa Professor Qian had arranged for him. After moving into Villa No. 6, he looked ahead to taking the Trainer assessment and beginning his adventure.

• Ye Qing gave Milotic and Ralts Protect TMs, gifted Ralts a Soothe Bell, and watched Monferno train Focus Punch with Dragonite.
• Professor Qian told Ye Qing that his villa was ready, and Ye Qing and his family flew home the next morning.
• Ye Qing told his parents to meet him later, then took a car to the Coastal Villa District to inspect his new home.
• The villa staff gave Ye Qing the keys and paperwork for Villa No. 6, and he asked the guards to admit his parents when they arrived.
• Ye Qing entered the villa and saw its front-yard pond and rockery, as well as the flower-filled back yard.

Ye Qing moved his family into the villa the Pokémon League had awarded him, then went to register for his Trainer qualification exam. At the Trainer Association, he ran into Wang Yao arguing with a woman who accused him of chasing after pretty girls.

• Ye Qing showed his parents the villa, and his Pokémon explored the yard while Milotic made a small pond for Psyduck.
• Ye Dad released Machamp, and Monferno eagerly began sparring with him as the family’s belongings arrived.
• With his family settled, Ye Qing decided to start his Trainer journey and went to the Trainer Association to register for the qualification exam.
• Ye Qing’s name was called for assessment, but he spotted Wang Yao arguing with a woman in the corridor.
• Wang Yao asked Ye Qing to vouch for him, and the woman accused Wang Yao of spreading his attention among pretty girls.

Ye Qing began his Trainer assessment after reassuring Wang Yao and Zhang Wenwen about the Advanced Pokéblock. He passed the written test and entered the practical battle, where Milotic fought the examiner’s Electabuzz.

• Zhang Wenwen confronted Wang Yao about the Pokéblock, and Ye Qing showed her an Advanced Pokéblock to clear up the misunderstanding.
• Wang Yao told Zhang Wenwen that Ye Qing was his best friend and a Trainer who owned a Milotic.
• Ye Qing was called to examination room one, passed the written test, and sent out Milotic for the practical assessment.
• The examiner sent out Electabuzz and explained that Milotic had to defeat two Electric-type Pokémon for Ye Qing to pass.
• Milotic dodged Electabuzz’s Shock Wave with Refresh, then bound him with her tail as Ye Qing ordered Hydro Pump.

Ye Qing faced the examiner’s Zebstrika with Milotic in the Trainer exam, using Rain Dance and Mist to track and outmaneuver the faster Electric-type. As the rain clouds began to fade, both sides launched their final attacks, leaving the battle undecided.

• Milotic defeated Wang Yao’s Electabuzz, and the examiner sent out Zebstrika for Ye Qing’s next battle.
• Ye Qing had Milotic summon Rain Dance, then used the falling rain to predict Zebstrika’s movements and land a Hydro Pump.
• Zebstrika’s Discharge struck Milotic’s Protect, while its Motor Drive speed boost let it close in with Quick Attack.
• Milotic rose above Zebstrika and used Mist to obscure the field, then attacked from within the rain with Brine.
• As Rain Dance began to end, Ye Qing ordered repeated Water Pulses while the examiner sent Zebstrika charging into the sky with Quick Attack.

Ye Qing defeated Zebstrika with Milotic and earned his Professional Trainer license. After celebrating with Wang Yao, Zhang Wenwen, and Su Yiqin, he wandered into a deserted alley with Monferno and found himself surrounded by abandoned houses.

• Milotic struck Zebstrika with Aqua Tail, winning Ye Qing his Trainer assessment.
• Ye Qing registered as a Professional Trainer, selected a yellow Pokédex, and paid the registration fee.
• Wang Yao took Ye Qing, Zhang Wenwen, and Su Yiqin to dinner to celebrate, where teasing sparked an awkward exchange about Wang Yao's past romances.
• After dinner, Ye Qing walked with Monferno and encouraged it to keep practicing Focus Punch.
• Ye Qing wandered into a sparsely populated alley lined with dilapidated, abandoned houses.