Recaps

Ye Qing challenged Li Feng to raise the stakes for the fossil-digging spot, then accepted a one-million wager and sent Ralts against Li Feng’s Larvitar. Ralts used Misty Terrain to conceal the battlefield, and Ye Qing ordered Encore as Larvitar began Sandstorm.

• Ye Qing refused Li Feng’s initial challenge terms and demanded a higher stake for the spot he had claimed first.
• Li Feng offered one million if he lost, and Ye Qing accepted the wager.
• Li Feng sent out his level-18 Larvitar, a Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon, while Ye Qing chose Ralts to battle him.
• Larvitar used Rock Slide, but Ralts’s Double Team left him striking copies instead of the real Pokémon.
• Ralts created Misty Terrain, Li Feng ordered Larvitar to use Sandstorm, and Ye Qing responded with Encore.

Larvitar and Ralts battled while Larvitar’s Sandstorm and attacks were countered by Ralts’s powerful Psychic moves and Teleport. Under pressure, Ralts evolved into Kirlia, who then attacked Larvitar with Magical Leaf.

• Larvitar summoned a Sandstorm, but Ralts repeatedly struck him with Confusion while he tried to dodge.
• Li Feng had Larvitar use Chip Away and Rock Slide, while Ye Qing countered with Teleport and Protect.
• As the Sandstorm faded, Larvitar landed Dark Pulse on Ralts and tried to hit her with Rock Slide, but she slowed the rock with Confusion.
• Ralts’s power surged, and she evolved into a level 20 shiny Kirlia.
• Ye Qing ordered Kirlia to use Magical Leaf against Larvitar.

Ye Qing defeated Li Feng, collected the promised million Pokémon Coins, and spent the night at the fossil site while Monferno kept digging. As Ye Qing was woken by Monferno’s excited discovery, Monferno presented him with a large rock.

• Kirlia’s Magical Leaf defeated Li Feng’s Larvitar after Larvitar’s Protect failed, and Li Feng accepted his loss and paid Ye Qing.
• Ye Qing added Li Feng as a friend and received the transfer, then told him he was in the area to challenge the Gym.
• Monferno persuaded Kirlia to help him dig for fossils while Ye Qing chatted with Li Feng.
• Li Feng had a lackey watch Ye Qing’s camp, and he planned to send people to dig in shifts after Ye Qing left.
• Monferno ripped open Ye Qing’s tent and excitedly showed him a rock the size of a washbasin.

Ye Qing discovered amber containing the remains of an ancient Pokémon after Monferno shattered a damaged Kabuto fossil. Professor Qian directed him to researcher Jin Yan on Coral Island to have it revived, and Ye Qing began arranging a Poké Ball for Monferno.

• Monferno broke the damaged Kabuto fossil, revealing amber with an ancient Pokémon’s claw inside.
• Ye Qing suspected the amber might contain Aerodactyl or another prehistoric Pokémon and praised Monferno for finding it.
• Ye Qing called Professor Qian, who told him to take the amber to Jin Yan on Coral Island for revival.
• Monferno clutched the amber, while Ye Qing messaged his grandfather about finding someone to make a Poké Ball.
• Ye Qing and his exhausted Pokémon returned to the hotel, where he searched for people who owned ancient Pokémon.

Ye Qing traveled to Caiyun City to meet Master Sun about having a private Poké Ball made. Master Sun agreed to make one for a hundred thousand, while Li Feng’s group began looking for Ye Qing.

• Ye Qing’s grandfather gave him Master Sun’s address and told him to say that he had been referred by Zhao.
• Ye Qing rented a Pidgeot to reach Caiyun City, then went to Master Sun’s craft studio with Monferno’s amber.
• Ye Qing waited for more than two hours before Master Sun woke and greeted him.
• Li Feng told his group to find out where Ye Qing was before deciding how to recruit him.
• Master Sun agreed to make Ye Qing a Poké Ball for a hundred thousand.

After buying a special Poké Ball for the possible Aerodactyl, Ye Qing headed to the docks and ran into Li Feng, who lured him onto a yacht and tried to recruit him. When Li Feng’s group took the yacht several kilometers offshore, Ye Qing refused again and released Milotic.

• Ye Qing paid Master Sun for a Poké Ball to be mailed to him, then booked a ticket on a luxury cruise ship leaving that evening.
• At the docks, Ye Qing saw Li Feng waving from a yacht and boarded after noticing the women and bodyguards with him.
• Li Feng took Ye Qing out to sea and offered him a wealthy lifestyle if he would work for him, but Ye Qing refused.
• Li Feng and the women urged Ye Qing to stay aboard, then threatened to make him swim back when he refused again.
• Ye Qing released Milotic and told the group they would see who ended up soaked.

Ye Qing boarded the luxury cruise ship Kyogre after using Milotic’s Rain Dance to return to shore. Settled into his ocean-view room with his Pokémon, he spent the next day aboard and went out on deck with Kirlia.

• Ye Qing rode Milotic through a sudden rainstorm to reach shore, while Li Feng watched him depart.
• Ye Qing boarded the Kyogre, bought a deep-sea breathing apparatus, and went to his ocean-view room.
• Ye Qing checked the room for listening devices before returning the Amber to Monferno.
• Ye Qing noted that Monferno and Lairon had each gained a level and spent the voyage relaxing with his Pokémon.
• The next evening, Ye Qing left his room with Kirlia to explore the deck.

Ye Qing walked the cruise ship’s deck with Kirlia and ran into Su Yiqin, who revealed that her family owned shares in the Gemstone Group. She invited him to an auction aboard the ship, where Kirlia met Su Yiqin’s Pachirisu.

• Ye Qing reassured the bashful Kirlia as they walked through the crowded deck, and he bought her a strawberry ice cream.
• Su Yiqin recognized Ye Qing and greeted Kirlia, then explained that she was aboard the ship to vacation and inspect her family’s work.
• Ye Qing told Su Yiqin he was traveling to challenge a Gym, and she invited him to the auction starting in half an hour.
• Su Yiqin brought Ye Qing to a private box in the auction hall and described the items that would be offered.
• Su Yiqin released her Pachirisu to keep Kirlia company, and Ye Qing blurted out, “The White Demon?”

At the auction, Ye Qing watched Su Yiqin buy a Sharp Beak and passed on her offer to bid on a Mystic Water for his Milotic. He was stunned when the next lot turned out to be a GS Ball, rumored to be capable of capturing Celebi.

• Ye Qing saw Su Yiqin’s shiny Pachirisu playing and rubbing cheeks with Kirlia before they turned their attention to the auction.
• Su Yiqin won a Sharp Beak for three million to strengthen her Swablu.
• Bai Jingbo outbid the room for a Mystic Water at three and a half million, while Ye Qing declined Su Yiqin’s offer to buy it for him.
• The auctioneer presented an old, seawater-eroded Poké Ball as a collectible, and Ye Qing recognized it as the GS Ball.
• Ye Qing recalled that the GS Ball was said to have been made from Lugia’s Silver Wing and Ho-Oh’s Rainbow Wing to capture Celebi.

Ye Qing won the GS Ball at auction and learned that Su Yiqin disliked Bai Jingbo because of his history of abusing women. He arranged a Pokémon battle with Bai Jingbo for the chance to dine with Su Yiqin, staking a Soothe Bell against Bai Jingbo’s Mystic Water, and they headed to a nature park.

• Ye Qing bought the GS Ball for one hundred thousand and examined a Totodile egg whose potential was only C-.
• Su Yiqin told Ye Qing that Bai Jingbo had harmed many women, and Ye Qing asked her to help him put on an act.
• After the auction, Bai Jingbo offered Su Yiqin his Mystic Water, and Ye Qing proposed that he and Bai Jingbo battle for the chance to have dinner with her.
• Ye Qing offered a Soothe Bell as his stake, Su Yiqin urged Bai Jingbo to accept the challenge, and Bai Jingbo agreed to wager the Mystic Water.
• Ye Qing, Su Yiqin, and Bai Jingbo traveled by Kyogre to a nature park where visitors walked and battled with their Pokémon.

Ye Qing and Bai Jingbo fought a one-round Pokémon battle between Milotic and Ninetales, with Milotic gaining the advantage through Rain Dance and powerful water attacks. After Ninetales used Hyper Beam against Milotic’s Protect, Ye Qing ordered Brine while Ninetales was unable to move, leaving the battle’s outcome unresolved.

• Su Yiqin led Ye Qing and Bai Jingbo to a battlefield and started their one-round match.
• Bai Jingbo sent out Ninetales, while Ye Qing sent out Milotic, whose type advantage alarmed Bai Jingbo.
• Bai Jingbo used Sunny Day and Nasty Plot, but Ye Qing countered with Rain Dance and Milotic’s Hydro Pump knocked Ninetales down.
• Milotic overcame Ninetales’s Fire Spin, Psyshock, Double Team, and Will-O-Wisp, then cleared the flames with Refresh.
• Bai Jingbo ordered Ninetales to use Hyper Beam, but Milotic protected herself and was pushed back without being hit.
• Ye Qing ordered Brine at Ninetales while she was immobilized by Hyper Beam’s side effect.

Ye Qing defeated Bai Jingbo in a Pokémon battle, won the Mystic Water, and spent the next two days training with his Pokémon. As the ship neared Coral Island, Kirlia suddenly became agitated, leaving Ye Qing alarmed and unsure what was wrong.

• Milotic endured Ninetales's attacks, healed herself with Recover, and defeated her with Brine, earning Ye Qing the Mystic Water.
• Bai Jingbo grew furious but decided against seeking revenge because he feared Ye Qing might have powerful backing.
• Ye Qing and Su Yiqin shared dinner, then Ye Qing spent two days training his Pokémon at the Real-Scene Park.
• Monferno reached level 33, surpassing Milotic in level, while Ye Qing thought Monferno was close to evolving.
• Ye Qing noticed Lairon was listless and seasick, then released a panicked Kirlia when his Poké Ball began shaking wildly.

After Kirlia’s Future Sight warned Ye Qing of a disaster at sea, a sudden tsunami overturned and split the Kyogre. Ye Qing escaped with Milotic, but hostile Wild Pokémon surrounded the survivors and began attacking them.

• Kirlia used Future Sight to show Ye Qing a vision of a maritime disaster, then collapsed, so Ye Qing recalled his Pokémon and warned Su Yiqin to release a Water-type Pokémon.
• A sudden storm raised a towering tsunami, and the Kyogre’s crew sounded the alarm as the wave struck the ship.
• Milotic protected Ye Qing from the impact, then swam with him through a breach and escaped the overturned liner.
• Ye Qing and Milotic reached the surface as the Kyogre broke apart and sank, creating a whirlpool that swept up people and Pokémon.
• Wild Pokémon attacked the survivors from the sea and sky, while Hydreigon and Salamence led the assault.

Ye Qing and the other survivors fought off wild Pokémon after a Kyogre attack, while the captain and first mate struggled to restrain two powerful Pseudo-Legendary Pokémon. Ye Qing gathered people on an ice floe and organized their defense, but the aerial battle was nearing its breaking point as they waited for League reinforcements.

• The captain and first mate engaged Hydreigon and Salamence while Ye Qing and Milotic fought off Pokémon surrounding them.
• Ye Qing used Monferno and Kirlia to defeat an attacking Mandibuzz, then moved his group onto a floating piece of hull as other Trainers fled.
• Ye Qing had Milotic freeze the surrounding sea into an ice floe and released Lairon to help defend it.
• Kirlia rescued a chubby boy and his Vaporeon from the water, and the boy joined Ye Qing's group with his other Pokémon.
• Ye Qing let other Trainers onto the ice, then directed them to send their Water-type Pokémon beneath it to block attacks from below.
• Noivern and Charizard were overwhelmed by Hydreigon and Salamence, and the captain urged his sailor to hold on until League reinforcements arrived.

Ye Qing and his Pokémon fought off a massive wild Pokémon attack at sea while a powerful Fearow targeted him and stole the mysterious amber. Monferno evolved into Infernape in midair and prepared to face Fearow as everyone watched.

• Su Yiqin escaped the fighting with help from her sailors and searched for Ye Qing while Milotic and other Trainers helped repel the wild Pokémon.
• Fearow attacked Ye Qing with Sky Attack, but Monferno blocked him with Protect and fell toward the ice before Milotic and Kirlia helped him avoid further injury.
• Fearow used Mirror Move to copy Kirlia’s Teleport, then snatched the mysterious amber from Ye Qing’s backpack and flew upward.
• Monferno pursued Fearow, but Razor Winds struck him and sent him falling back.
• After Ye Qing urged him onward, Monferno evolved into Infernape in midair and fixed his gaze on Fearow.

Ye Qing and Infernape recovered the mysterious Amber from Fearow, but Hydreigon’s attack left Lairon badly injured and the group in danger. The Dragon Tamer arrived with Dragonite and struck Hydreigon, then began Mega Evolving Gyarados.

• Infernape defeated Fearow in midair and retrieved the mysterious Amber while the other Pokémon fought off attackers.
• Hydreigon knocked Noivern into the sea and blasted at Ye Qing, Su Yiqin, and their Pokémon; Lairon blocked the attack but was badly injured and sank.
• Milotic, Starmie, and Vaporeon helped bring Lairon and the others toward the surface while Altaria rescued Infernape.
• The Dragon Tamer arrived on Dragonite and struck Hydreigon with Thunder, drawing Hydreigon and Salamence’s attention.
• The Dragon Tamer sent out Gyarados and began its Mega Evolution.

Ye Qing and the others survived the sea battle after the Dragon Tamer's Mega Gyarados defeated Salamence and Hydreigon. Ye Qing left for Coral Island with Milotic, while back at Villa No. 6, Aggron continued training the miserable Psyduck.

• The Dragon Tamer Mega Evolved his level-80 Gyarados, who knocked Salamence and Hydreigon into the sea and froze them with Ice Beam.
• The Dragon Tamer had Dragonite disperse the storm clouds, and the wild Pokémon scattered as the survivors began rescuing injured people and Pokémon.
• Ye Qing left the ship with Milotic to reach Coral Island before dawn, while Su Yiqin stayed behind to coordinate rescue efforts.
• At Villa No. 6, Psyduck lamented his fading place in Ye Qing's affections as Aggron summoned him for psychic training.
• Psyduck focused his Psychic-type energy on Aggron, who had taken an interest in his talent after defeating him in their earlier fights.

Psyduck pushed his psychic power to its limit and hurled Aggron beyond the villa wall, while Ye Qing witnessed a massive explosion at sea and suspected Mewtwo was responsible. After learning that Mewtwo had become a worldwide sensation and that Elite Four Trainers planned to visit New Island, Ye Qing collected his package and reached Professor Jin Yan's research institute.

• Psyduck used pain and Aggron's encouragement to lift him, then flung him outside the villa wall before collapsing from exhaustion.
• Ye Qing saw a huge blast and tsunami at sea, escaped the waves with Milotic and Kirlia, and hurried toward Coral Island.
• Ye Qing read online reports of Mewtwo battling Groudon and learned that countries planned to send Elite Four Trainers to New Island.
• Ye Qing left the beach with Infernape, collected his package, bought clothes and a backpack, and followed the coast to Professor Jin Yan's research institute.

Ye Qing brought amber to Dr. Jin Yan’s institute, where tests identified the Pokémon inside as a rare Aerodactyl. The revival process began but would take until night, leaving Ye Qing too distracted to challenge the Water-type Gym.

• Ye Qing arrived at Dr. Jin Yan’s institute with Infernape and showed her the amber he had found.
• Dr. Jin Yan tested the amber and identified the Pokémon inside as Aerodactyl.
• Ye Qing admitted that a Fearow had bitten the amber, but Dr. Jin Yan said it would not affect the revival.
• Dr. Jin Yan and Xiao Ruan started the Revival Machine and explained that the process would finish by night.
• Ye Qing left Infernape at the institute, but stopped on his way out when he realized he was too eager about Aerodactyl to challenge the Gym.

Ye Qing let his Pokémon relax in the courtyard, but teasing Infernape turned into a battle against Kirlia and Lairon. The two worked together to overpower Infernape, and the chapter ended as he charged at them with Flare Blitz while trapped in Kirlia’s Encore.

• Ye Qing let his Pokémon out to rest, and Milotic went to play in the sea while Kirlia explored the courtyard.
• Infernape came out of the research institute, and Ye Qing teased him before ordering Kirlia and Lairon to fight him.
• Kirlia used Teleport with Lairon to evade Infernape, then helped him locate Infernape’s real body and land a Dragon Rush through his Protect.
• Kirlia copied Lairon’s Heavy Metal with Trace and used Skill Swap to give the Ability to Infernape.
• Infernape launched a Flare Blitz at Kirlia and Lairon, and Kirlia locked him into Encore before the Pokémon collided in a fiery explosion.

Ye Qing and the others watched the Revival Machine bring the Pokémon from Infernape’s amber back to life. As the machine opened, a winged Pokémon appeared in the mist, leaving Infernape eagerly waiting to see it.

• Infernape defeated Lairon and Kirlia in a spar before Milotic blasted him with water and Ye Qing called everyone to rest.
• Ye Qing and the Pokémon waited outside the research institute while Infernape paced anxiously over the amber he had found.
• Xiao Ruan told everyone the revival had reached its critical stage and brought them inside, where Professor Jin Yan prepared the machine.
• Musharna supplied dream energy to charge the Revival Machine, and Xiao Ruan started the countdown.
• The Revival Machine opened amid bright light and white vapor as a winged Pokémon roared inside, and Infernape stepped forward to meet it.

Ye Qing’s newly revived Aerodactyl panicked and fled, but Kirlia calmed him and flew with him. Infernape challenged Aerodactyl to prove himself, and their battle ended with Aerodactyl summoning a rain of patterned rocks.

• Aerodactyl emerged from the revival machine, and Dr. Jin Yan explained that he was weakened, irritable, and still a juvenile.
• Aerodactyl kicked Infernape away and flew out the window, but Kirlia calmed him and rode on his back through the sky.
• Infernape threw a rock at Aerodactyl, prompting Aerodactyl to dive at him while Kirlia teleported away.
• Infernape and Aerodactyl clashed with Flare Blitz and Sky Attack, then Infernape grabbed Aerodactyl and struck him with Close Combat.
• Aerodactyl surrounded himself with mysterious power and summoned patterned rocks that rained down on Infernape.

Ye Qing helped Infernape catch the revived Aerodactyl, then agreed to let Dr. Jin Yan study him. He accepted her offer to stay at her home on Coral Island and complete his Trainer Association registration there.

• Infernape weakened Aerodactyl with Focus Punch, but Aerodactyl repeatedly escaped Infernape's Poké Balls until Ye Qing caught him.
• Ye Qing discussed Trainer ownership limits and chose to keep Aerodactyl in a black ball, leaving official Poké Ball slots open for other Pokémon.
• Dr. Jin Yan waived the fossil revival fee and asked Ye Qing to bring Aerodactyl for research once he had recovered.
• Infernape released Aerodactyl from the Poké Ball, and Kirlia introduced him to the other Pokémon while Infernape offered him a Rock-type Pokéblock.
• Dr. Jin Yan invited Ye Qing to stay at her home and offered to handle his Coral Island Trainer Association registration, and he accepted.

Ye Qing settled in at Doctor Jin Yan’s research facility, received a million in compensation from Su Yiqin, and spent the night in a room overlooking the sea. As a giant shadow crossed his window, he woke to an alarming shape on the floor.

• Xiao Ruan prepared a sea-view room for Ye Qing while Infernape tried to ride Aerodactyl and Kirlia urged him to be patient.
• Ye Qing received a million in compensation from Su Yiqin and transferred five hundred thousand to his mother.
• Archen bonded with Aerodactyl, and Doctor Jin Yan examined Aerodactyl with equipment from the research institute.
• Wang Yao decided to travel to Coral Island the next morning to challenge the Water-type Gym and show Qingzi his strength.
• A giant shadow blocked the moonlight outside Ye Qing’s open window, and he woke to see its outline on the floor.

Ye Qing encountered a giant Dragonite at sea and offered to help it find others like itself, but Hunter J attacked and began capturing it. Kirlia recognized Hunter J as the woman who killed her parents, while Ye Qing’s Pokémon rushed to his aid.

• Ye Qing spotted a giant Dragonite in the mist and used Kirlia to teleport out to sea after it.
• Ye Qing asked whether the Dragonite was searching for others like itself and offered to help find them.
• Hunter J arrived on Salamence and ordered a Hyper Beam attack, then her helicopters trapped the Dragonite in electrified nets.
• Hunter J’s team attacked the Dragonite with Ice-type Pokémon, and Kirlia recognized Hunter J as her parents’ killer.
• Infernape woke Aerodactyl and flew toward the battle, while Milotic headed there and told Lairon to guard the laboratory.