Recaps

Ye Qing reunited his family with old Pokémon, strengthened his team, and set out for Mewtwo’s gathering on New Island. He entered the deadly sea trial on Aerodactyl, where unseen protection cleared his way as Long Zinuo was struck down.

• Hunter J attacked Ye Qing and his Pokémon, but rescuers drove her crew away and the giant Dragonite saved Ye Qing.
• Ye Qing received a Pokémon Protector Medal, met the giant Dragonite again, and later foiled Hunter J’s attempt to target his home.
• Ye Qing and Wang Yao defeated Zhang Na’s Blastoise and earned their Water-type Gym Badges.
• Ye Qing adopted Arcanine, brought Ditto home from the Wild Area, and found his mother’s lost Espeon in Jinxi Forest.
• Ye Qing trained his Pokémon in Jinxi Forest until Mewtwo announced that New Island was open and summoned him to the gathering.
• Ye Qing traveled over the sea to New Island, met Zhao Ling and his family, and learned that invited Trainers had to face the storm alone.
• Several Trainers and a father died attempting to cross the storm, while Long Zinuo cautiously entered with Dragonair.
• Ye Qing rode Aerodactyl into the storm, where lightning veered away and a huge wave parted for them as Cynthia watched with interest.

Ye Qing entered New Island with the other Trainers, helped Mewtwo accept its independence from Mew, and escaped with the Gible Egg after the island sank. On the way to Thunder City, he trained his Pokémon, reached the Electric-type Gym, and began a battle with Gym Leader Ma Yinlei.

• Ye Qing crossed the stormy sea to New Island, where Mewtwo welcomed the assembled Trainers and announced a contest for a Gible Egg while taking their Pokémon.
• Ye Qing and Long Zinuo battled to a draw, and Mew arrived just as Mewtwo prepared to send its clone army against the humans.
• Ye Qing persuaded Mewtwo that it and its clones were independent Pokémon, after which Mewtwo spared Cynthia, erased the others’ memories, and sank New Island with the clones.
• Ye Qing left with the Gible Egg, bought TMs and supplies, escaped an ambush in the forest, and reached Thunder City after testing a Lunar Wing against his Spoon Mark.
• Ye Qing learned about Celebi’s past appearance in Thunder City and battled Electivire with Kirlia, Infernape, and Lairon, then helped Electivire recover.
• Ma Yinlei secretly tried to use captive Pokémon to open a gate and arranged a three-on-three Gym Challenge so he could draw out Ye Qing’s Shiny Kirlia.
• Ye Qing sent Lairon against Ma Yinlei’s Magneton, which paralyzed him with Tri Attack and attacked with Electro Ball before Ma Yinlei ordered Magnet Bomb.

Ye Qing exposed Ma Yinlei’s attempt to open a Space-Time Gate, helped save Kirlia and the forest, then resumed his journey and earned the Grass-type Badge. In Fragrance City, Marowak and Baby Kangaskhan reappeared as Ye Qing escaped a confrontation with Zhong Tianlin and Zhang Tingting.

• Ye Qing defeated Ma Yinlei’s Gym Pokémon, but Ma Yinlei trapped him and Kirlia while using Raikou to open a Space-Time Gate.
• Mewtwo rescued Ye Qing, who found Kirlia’s brain badly damaged, then took him to Celebi’s shrine as Hunter J’s forces set the forest ablaze.
• Celebi restored the forest and Kirlia, while Infernape killed Ma Yinlei and the Legendary Pokémon drove off his forces and Hunter J.
• Ye Qing’s egg hatched into a Shiny Totem Gible, and he left Thunder City after investigators questioned him about the Gym incident.
• Ye Qing encountered an injured Marowak and Baby Kangaskhan, treated them, and watched Marowak and Milotic spar before Marowak left to find the child’s mother’s body.
• Ye Qing earned the Grass-type Badge in Fragrance City after Infernape defeated Zhang Tingting’s Ninetales and Ye Zhiqiu’s Breloom and Torterra.
• Zhong Tianlin confronted Ye Qing over Zhang Tingting, while Marowak and Baby Kangaskhan attacked her, and Ye Qing teleported away from the ensuing fight.

Ye Qing exposed Zhang Tianhao and Zhang Tingting’s crimes and helped Marowak avenge Baby Kangaskhan’s mother before returning home. After choosing an egg for Ye Menghan and training Gible, he faced preparations for a possible Spirit World invasion without Mewtwo’s help.

• Ye Qing followed Kirlia’s vision into Zhang Tingting’s hidden basement and found Pokémon remains, human skeletons, and Baby Kangaskhan’s mother’s bones.
• Kirlia protected Ye Qing from Crobat’s Hyper Beam and evolved into Gardevoir as Cynthia intervened and Zhang Tingting was taken into custody.
• Marowak killed Zhang Tianhao with her bone club after Gardevoir teleported it beside him, while the Team R executives escaped Cynthia’s Pokémon.
• Ye Qing refused Cynthia’s offers for information about Mewtwo and returned home with Marowak and Baby Kangaskhan.
• Ye Qing bought Ye Menghan a female Audino egg, and Director Wang delivered Cynthia’s signed commendation banner to his home.
• Ye Qing trained Gible in Jinxi Forest, where Gible learned moves, defeated wild Pokémon, and reached level thirteen.
• Ye Qing returned to a city gathering Trainers for the Purple Vortex and welcomed his grandfather, Zhao Ziran, and Ye Yunyin as a possible Spirit World invasion approached.
• Dragon Tamer asked Ye Qing for Mewtwo’s help, but Ye Qing explained that Mewtwo and Mew were away before Shanhai City announced a curfew.