Recaps

Ye Qing rushed to protect his family during a Pokémon invasion, then caught Pokémon for his mother and sister and helped Wang Yao uncover the fate of Yaoyao. After training Monferno and welcoming an interschool exchange team, Ye Qing continued training while Wang Yao pursued a connection with Ye Yunyin.

• Ye Qing returned to Shanhai City during the Moltres and Zapdos attack, protected his family, and helped residents until Lugia drove the Legendary Pokémon away.
• Ye Qing defeated Fujii Gongshu in a battle, then took Ye Mom and Ye Menghan into the Safari Zone, where Ye Mom caught Psyduck and Ye Menghan caught Shuckle.
• Wang Yao told Ye Qing about a girl named Yaoyao and her letter for Zhang Ziren, and Ye Qing helped him find Zhang Ziren at Black Rock Mountain.
• Ye Qing and Wang Yao fought Team R, helped the ranger rescue injured Cleffa, and delivered Yaoyao’s letter to Zhang Ziren, who refused to open it.
• Ralts hatched from her Egg, joined Ye Qing’s Pokémon, and revealed a powerful psychic ability as Ye Qing promised to help avenge her parents.
• Zhao Xinran announced an interschool exchange, then rewarded Ye Qing and Wang Yao for their actions at Black Rock Mountain with move manuals, which Ye Qing used to teach Monferno Thunder Punch.
• The Imperial Capital Representative Team arrived with investigators, and Ye Qing trained his Pokémon while Wang Yao offered Xiao Qingyun information about Fujii Gongshu in exchange for payment.

Ye Qing won the exchange match, faced challenges from his relatives, and secured Professor Qian’s support and a villa in Shanhai City. After moving in, he passed the Trainer assessment and registered as a Professional Trainer, then wandered into an abandoned alley.

• Ye Qing’s Milotic defeated Xiao Qingyun’s Gyarados and Ye Yunyin’s Raichu, winning Shanhai No. 1 High School the exchange match and earning the Rain Dance TM.
• Mewtwo visited Ye Qing, enhanced Ralts’s Psychic affinity, and helped her reach S+ potential and learn Calm Mind and Heal Pulse.
• Ye Qing traveled with his parents to the Imperial Capital, where he confronted his relatives’ insults and defeated Zhao Ziran’s Dragonair with Milotic.
• Ye Qing gave Professor Qian information about the Tao Trio and received research materials, TMs, Pokéblocks, money, and a villa in Shanhai City.
• Ye Qing returned home, moved his family into Villa No. 6, and registered for the Trainer qualification exam.
• Ye Qing passed the written exam and defeated Electabuzz and Zebstrika with Milotic in the practical assessment.
• Ye Qing registered as a Professional Trainer, celebrated with Wang Yao, Zhang Wenwen, and Su Yiqin, then wandered into an alley of abandoned houses.

Ye Qing journeyed through Jinxi Forest, rescued and recruited Lairon, and battled Pokémon Hunters before earning the Boulder Badge in Jushi City. As he searched the Twin Fossil Mountains with Monferno, Aggron arrived at his home, and Li Feng confronted Ye Qing over his digging spot.

• Ye Qing reported a hidden Dusknoir, warned his family away from East Mountain Street, then left for Jushi City with Ralts and Monferno.
• In Jinxi Forest, Ralts and Monferno fought an injured Seviper, and Ye Qing’s group escaped the nearby Zangoose after it killed Seviper.
• Ye Qing intervened when Steelix’s Onix attacked Aggron and Lairon, then gained Aggron’s trust and caught Lairon after Monferno defeated him.
• Ye Qing trained his Pokémon by a forest stream, where Monferno beat Pangoro before Ye Qing found Pokémon Hunters holding captured Pokémon in a cage.
• Ye Qing and Zhao Ling rescued the caged Pokémon and defeated the Hunters, then Ye Qing arranged for Wang Yao to bring Aggron to his home.
• At the Rock-type Gym, Monferno defeated Rhyhorn, Golem, and Solrock, earning Ye Qing the Boulder Badge as Monferno awakened Blaze.
• Professor Qian gave Ye Qing Pokéblocks and Meteoric Iron, and Ye Qing took Monferno and Lairon to the Twin Fossil Mountains to search for fossils.
• Wang Yao brought Aggron to Ye Qing’s home while Ye Qing stayed at the mountain, where Li Feng confronted him over the digging spot after noticing Ralts.

Ye Qing won new Pokémon and survived the Kyogre’s destruction before reviving Aerodactyl on Coral Island. The arc left him confronting Hunter J as she trapped a giant Dragonite, while Kirlia recognized her as the killer of her parents.

• Ye Qing defeated Li Feng’s Larvitar for a million, then found ancient amber with Monferno and arranged for Master Sun to make him a Poké Ball.
• Ye Qing refused Li Feng’s offer to work for him, then boarded the Kyogre and met Su Yiqin, who invited him to an auction.
• Ye Qing bought the GS Ball and defeated Bai Jingbo’s Ninetales to win the Mystic Water from him.
• After Kirlia foresaw a disaster, the Kyogre was struck by a tsunami, and Ye Qing helped survivors fight off attacking Pokémon.
• Monferno evolved into Infernape while pursuing the Fearow that stole the amber, and the Dragon Tamer arrived to defeat the attacking Hydreigon and Salamence.
• Ye Qing brought the amber to Dr. Jin Yan, who revived Aerodactyl, and Ye Qing caught him after Infernape battled him.
• Ye Qing stayed at Dr. Jin Yan’s home, received compensation from Su Yiqin, and woke to find a giant Dragonite outside his window.
• Ye Qing pursued the Dragonite, but Hunter J trapped it with electrified nets, and Kirlia recognized her as her parents’ killer.