Chapter Summaries

Ye Qing agreed to help Nick reclaim Sky City after learning that the reward could provide the resources he needed, then fled with him when Buckle’s forces closed in. They reached the oasis where Magearna’s body was guarded, but the wild Pokémon remained wary, and Luxray demanded the Soul-Heart.

• Ye Qing initially refused Nick’s plea for help, then changed his mind when Nick promised him a share of Sky City’s wealth.
• Gardevoir sensed approaching pursuers and teleported Ye Qing, Nick, and their Pokémon away.
• Buckle learned that Nick had escaped and sent Dier toward Siwa Oasis and Ayr to ambush the route to the Battle Pyramid.
• Ye Qing and Nick traveled to the oasis, carrying the injured Flygon in a Black Ball while Gardevoir concealed their trail.
• The wild Pokémon surrounded the visitors, and Nick showed them Magearna’s Soul-Heart to explain that they had come to revive her.
• Ye Qing demanded to know where Magearna’s body was, while Luxray crackled with electricity and demanded that Nick hand over the Soul-Heart.

Ye Qing and his companions gained the wild Pokémon’s trust long enough for Nick to revive Magearna with the Soul-Heart. As they reunited, Dier arrived with a group of Pokémon and threatened them.

• Ye Qing sent Gardevoir to approach the wary wild Pokémon, and she defeated Luxray when he attacked over the Soul-Heart.
• Torterra agreed to lead Ye Qing and Nick to Magearna, and Gardevoir restored her by placing the Soul-Heart in her chest.
• Magearna revived and comforted the tearful Nick while Ye Qing waited nearby with his Pokémon.
• Explosions sounded as an enemy force drove back the wild Pokémon, and Ye Qing prepared his team for battle.
• Dier arrived riding Aerodactyl with five Archeops and other Pokémon, spotted Magearna, and said they had saved him the trouble of finding them separately.

Ye Qing and his Pokémon fought Dier’s group, while Dier’s Mega Steelix attacked Nick and Magearna. Aggron protected them by enduring Steelix’s repeated blows, and the battle remained ongoing.

• Ye Qing assigned his Pokémon opponents as Dier ordered his five subordinates to attack and challenged Ye Qing himself.
• Dier Mega Evolved Aerodactyl, and Infernape fought it while Slaking hurled a Graveler at Solrock and disrupted its Solar Beam.
• Dier sent out Steelix and Espeon, then rode Mega Steelix toward Nick and Magearna as the other battles continued.
• Aggron intercepted Mega Steelix’s Iron Tail and held onto its tail as Steelix repeatedly smashed him into the ground.
• Aggron endured the beating and smiled reassuringly at Nick while Nick and Magearna watched anxiously.

Ye Qing and his Pokémon defeated Dier and his forces, then decided to seek shelter at the Battle Pyramid while helping the injured. The group prepared to leave before Sky City could send stronger pursuers.

• Aggron held Mega Steelix back while Nick and Magearna retreated on Torterra, and Infernape knocked Mega Aerodactyl out of Mega Evolution.
• Garchomp and Milotic attacked Mega Steelix as Slaking hurled a rock at Dier; Infernape broke Espeon's Protect, and the rock killed Dier while Espeon fell into the lake.
• Ye Qing told Nick they needed a safe place and agreed to head to the Battle Pyramid.
• Nick warned Ye Qing that Sky City would send stronger enemies, but Ye Qing insisted he had not shown all his strength and treated Aggron's wounds.
• Ye Qing gave Nick Potion to help treat the injured Pokémon, while Garchomp secretly swallowed metal from Steelix.

Ye Qing and Nick flew toward the Battle Pyramid despite expecting an ambush, and Ye Qing's Pokémon struck first against Ayr's hidden squad. As the battle escalated, Ye Qing sent Garchomp to face Mega Tyranitar, hoping the fight would help him and Garchomp reach Mega Evolution.

• Nick sent out Flygon to carry Magearna, and Ye Qing led the group toward the Battle Pyramid on Garchomp.
• Ye Qing decided to fly straight into the expected ambush, while Nick and Magearna reluctantly followed.
• Ayr ordered her disguised Golem to prepare an attack, but Gardevoir detected the ambush and helped Garchomp and Milotic strike the squad with Draco Meteor and Surf.
• Ayr activated Mega Evolution for her Gengar and Tyranitar, while Ye Qing sent Gengar to battle and assigned Garchomp to face Mega Tyranitar.
• Ye Qing's Gengar defeated Ayr's Gengar after copying Calm Mind, and Garchomp prepared to fight Mega Tyranitar amid its sandstorm.

Ye Qing pushed Garchomp into a desperate battle against Ayr’s Mega Tyranitar, hoping the pressure would help Garchomp break through to Mega Evolution. Garchomp repeatedly rose despite his injuries, but Mega Tyranitar remained overwhelmingly stronger and charged in to deliver another Ice Punch.

• After Mega Gengar defeated Ayr’s Mega Gengar, Ye Qing and Nick landed in the desert while Garchomp fixed his attention on Mega Tyranitar.
• Ye Qing ordered Garchomp to fight Mega Tyranitar head-on, and Garchomp was repeatedly knocked back by the stronger Pokémon’s attacks.
• As her subordinates fell, Ayr sent a report about Ye Qing’s strength to Sky City, while Ye Qing’s allies gathered around without interfering in Garchomp’s battle.
• Garchomp endured Mega Tyranitar’s Dragon Claws, used Protect against Thrash, and then charged with Dragon Rush, but Mega Tyranitar shattered the attack with Ice Punch and injured his legs.
• Ayr ordered Mega Tyranitar to finish Garchomp with a full-power Ice Punch, and Tyranitar charged toward him across the desert.

Garchomp endured his injuries and Mega Evolved after Ye Qing and the others urged him to keep fighting. As Mega Garchomp, he attacked Mega Tyranitar and snapped its right arm with Iron Tail.

• Garchomp struggled to stand as Mega Tyranitar approached, but Ye Qing and the other Pokémon encouraged him to keep fighting.
• Ye Qing ordered Garchomp to use Dig, and Ayr had Mega Tyranitar freeze the surrounding sand with Ice Punch.
• Underground, Garchomp recalled his battle with Altaria and awakened Sand Tomb as his Mega Stone resonated with Ye Qing's Key Stone.
• Garchomp completed Mega Evolution, emerging as a pinkish-purple Mega Garchomp and creating a powerful Sandstorm.
• Ye Qing had Mega Garchomp use Dragon Rush to dive at Mega Tyranitar, then switched to Iron Tail at close range.
• Mega Garchomp's Iron Tail clashed with Mega Tyranitar's Ice Punch and broke its right arm.

Ye Qing and Nick escaped Ayr’s reinforcements and reached the Battle Pyramid, but Buckle arrived with six Mega-Evolved Pokémon to seize Magearna’s Soul-Heart. The chapter ended as Buckle’s Pokémon attacked and Ye Qing prepared to summon Diancie.

• Mega Garchomp defeated Mega Tyranitar, and Ye Qing escaped Ayr’s reinforcements with Nick and Magearna using Gardevoir’s Teleport.
• Ye Qing and Nick arrived at the Battle Pyramid, where the locals recognized Magearna and the oasis’s neutrality.
• Buckle arrived with more than a dozen attendants and ignored a warning that attacking in the Battle Pyramid could cause trouble.
• Buckle Mega Evolved Gengar, Alakazam, Salamence, Steelix, Charizard, and Aggron, then ordered them to attack Ye Qing and Nick.
• Ye Qing stopped Gardevoir and prepared to bring out Diancie to face Buckle’s Pokémon.

Ye Qing and Nick reached the Battle Pyramid after Balk’s six Mega-Evolved Pokémon failed to harm the Legendary Titans, and Balk withdrew when the Pharaoh ordered him to leave. Inside, Pharaoh Daishan demanded a battle before granting them his approval, and Ye Qing—exhausted from earlier fights—accepted his challenge.

• Regice, Regirock, and Registeel blocked the attacks of Balk’s six Mega-Evolved Pokémon, then stood unharmed after their combined strike broke through the Titans’ defense.
• Daishan ordered Balk to leave, and Balk bowed before departing with his subordinates.
• The Legendary Titans escorted Ye Qing and Nick into the Battle Pyramid, where Magearna greeted Daishan but received no response.
• Daishan refused to speak with Ye Qing and Nick unless they earned his approval in battle, so Ye Qing accepted the challenge despite his exhaustion.
• Daishan sent out Shedinja, Golem, and Rampardos, and Ye Qing inspected the level 66 Rampardos.

Ye Qing’s Huge Power Slaking team quickly defeated Dai Shan’s Pokémon at the Battle Pyramid, and Dai Shan invited him to rest before an official challenge. Meanwhile, at Ye Qing’s home in Alto Mare, Mizuno Jeff arrived to challenge him, facing an angry crowd of Ye Qing’s Pokémon.

• Gardevoir transferred Huge Power to Slaking, then took out Shedinja with Shadow Ball after Ye Qing recognized its weakness.
• Slaking defeated Rampardos with a full-power Hammer Arm, and Gardevoir knocked Golem into a wall with Stored Power.
• Dai Shan told Ye Qing he could rest for a day before facing his official challenge the day after tomorrow, while Ye Qing spent the night wondering about home.
• Mizuno Jeff arrived at Ye Qing’s home with Electivire and asked Ye Mom to let him challenge Ye Qing.
• Psyduck, Aggron Auntie, Ditto transformed into Gardevoir, and the other Pokémon gathered at the doorway as Electivire confronted them.

Mizuno Jeff camped outside Ye Qing’s home, expecting an assassination attempt, while Ye Qing rested and prepared for his battle against Pharaoh Daishan. The attack began when Luo Zhengang and his wife led two Mega Charizard Y against the courtyard, with the Ghost-type Elite Four member and five Men in Black backing them.

• Mizuno Jeff apologized to Ye Mom, learned Ye Qing was away, and pitched a tent outside the house so he could wait for him.
• Ye Qing checked his Pokémon’s injuries and growth, then spent the day with Nick before preparing for his battle against Pharaoh Daishan.
• Legendary Birds attacked the outskirts of Alto Mare, prompting Director Wang to mobilize the authorities and Latios and Latias to investigate.
• Mizuno Jeff realized the attackers had arrived as Ye Mom and the Pokémon prepared to defend the home.
• Luo Zhengang and his wife ordered their Mega Charizard Y to attack the courtyard while the Ghost-type Elite Four member and five Men in Black watched.
• Mizuno Jeff sent out Heatran as the two Mega Charizard Y dove toward the courtyard and unleashed flames.

A Ghost-type Elite Four member and Luo Zhengang launched a coordinated attack on Ye Qing’s home, while Mizuno Jeff and the household Pokémon struggled to defend it. The battle left Absol and Aerodactyl badly injured as the Security Team remained trapped outside the blockade.

• The Ghost-type Elite Four member immobilized Mizuno Jeff’s Heatran with Gengar and Banette, while Mizuno Jeff sent Electivire and Salamence to help in the yard.
• Luo Zhengang’s two Mega Charizard Y attacked the villa from the sky as hidden attackers blocked the Security Team from reaching the home.
• Psyduck, Aggron, Espeon, Ditto, Electivire, and Salamence combined their efforts to shield the villa and resist the flames, while Arcanine and Marowak guarded Ye Mom.
• Aerodactyl arrived carrying Absol, who struck the female Mega Charizard Y with Razor Wind before the male Charizard burned him and Espeon caught his fall.
• Aerodactyl attacked the male Mega Charizard Y with ancient rocks, but the female Charizard struck Aerodactyl with Iron Tail and sent him crashing through the boundary wall.
• Director Wang led the Security Team in repeated attempts to break through the attackers’ blockade, but they could not reach Ye Qing’s family.

Mega Charizard Y and the attackers overwhelmed Ye Mom and the Pokémon defending Ye Qing’s home until Zhu Yuanhao and his sworn brothers arrived with reinforcements. The attackers fled, leaving the courtyard and villa in ruins.

• Mega Charizard Y unleashed a fire dragon that pressed down on the courtyard despite the defenders’ attacks.
• Marowak struck Psyduck’s head, helping Psyduck unleash powerful Confusion that halted the fire dragon just above the ground.
• Zhu Yuanhao and his sworn brothers arrived, and Mega Lucario and Magnezone drove back the two Mega Charizard Y.
• The Ghost-type Elite Four member vanished, while Luo Zhengang and his wife escaped and Xie Yu and the others pursued them briefly.
• The defenders stopped pursuing to guard against another attack, and Aerodactyl crawled out of the rubble as the courtyard lay destroyed.

After Ye Qing’s home was destroyed in an attack, Ye Mom and the others were guarded by Xie Yu and several League officials while they waited for Ye Qing to return. Mew appeared at the ruins, saw his burned game console, and vanished again in tears.

• Ye Mom thanked Zhu Yuanhao and the others for helping her, while Director Wang arrived and offered Xie Yu and his two sworn brothers a nearby villa for safety.
• The two Little Planes returned to the ruined home, and Xie Yu and his brothers promised to protect Ye Mom until Ye Qing came back.
• Dragon Tamer and other officials arrived, checked on Ye Mom, and investigated the attack as Director Wang described the clues.
• Mew appeared among the ruins and recognized the remains of his game console.
• Mew mourned his lost save files, unleashing shock waves until Latios and Latias calmed him; he then wiped his tears and disappeared.

After Mew brought Ye Qing back to the ruined home, Ye Qing learned that his family was safe and discovered Mew was grieving over his damaged game console and saves. He vowed to avenge the attack on his family, planned to rescue Volcanion for help, and left the investigation to Dragon Tamer.

• Mew slapped Ye Qing awake and brought him to the wreckage of his home in Alto Mare.
• Ye Qing reunited with Ye Mom, then comforted Mew when he mourned his ruined console; Diancie explained that Mew’s saves were backed up in the cloud.
• Ye Qing asked Dragon Tamer who had attacked, and Dragon Tamer said he had put Trainers with Mega Charizard Y under surveillance while awaiting results.
• Ye Qing told Ye Mom to stay with Latias and the others, then accepted Mizuno Jeff’s challenge for later.
• Ye Qing suspected the Luo Family and the Ghost-type Elite Four, resolved to take revenge, and planned to go with Mew to Sky City to rescue Volcanion first.

Ye Qing learned that Sky City was northeast of the oasis and prepared to leave with Nick and Diancie to rescue Volcanion and take revenge. Meanwhile, authorities restricted the movements of Mega Charizard Y Trainers after Luo Zhengang and Li Ziyun’s failed attack, and a Blaziken arrived at the oasis searching for Ye Qing.

• Mew sensed an enormous craft hidden among the clouds northeast of the oasis, then left as Ye Qing prepared to rescue Volcanion.
• Ye Qing promised Diancie she could help and agreed to find her a more comfortable Poké Ball afterward.
• Blaziken followed Ye Qing’s scent to the oasis, hoping to find Infernape for another sparring match, but lost the trail there.
• Luo Zhengang and Li Ziyun returned home to flee abroad, but Old Master Luo confronted them and revealed that the Pokémon League’s Enforcement Team was monitoring them.
• The Enforcement Team ordered Luo Zhengang to remain home, and Mega Charizard Y Trainers across the country received movement restrictions.
• Ye Qing told Nick that he had found Sky City and ordered him to get dressed so they could leave immediately.

Ye Qing and Nick infiltrated Sky City to rescue Volcanion, but the city's protective coating blocked their underground route into the pyramid. Magearna offered to break through the coated bricks, leaving the group poised to enter the dungeon.

• Ye Qing set out with Nick and Magearna, deciding to rescue Volcanion before trying to reclaim Sky City.
• Gardevoir teleported the group into a garden in Sky City, where Nick identified the pyramid dungeon as Volcanion's likely prison.
• After Gardevoir found the pyramid sealed against Teleport and passage through walls, Ye Qing had Garchomp dig an underground tunnel toward the dungeon.
• Blaziken caught Ye Qing's scent near the oasis again, then rode Fearow into the sky to search for clues.
• Garchomp's Dragon Claw failed to break through the pyramid bricks, and Nick explained that Sky City's energy-powered coating reduced damage from all moves.
• Magearna touched the bricks and indicated that she could break through them.

Ye Qing and Nick broke into Sky City's dungeon to rescue Volcanion, using Magearna's Fleur Cannon to breach the wall. They found Volcanion and freed him, but Balk arrived with six Mega-Evolved Pokémon after an Imprison effect prevented Gardevoir from teleporting them away.

• Magearna learned to use Fleur Cannon with Gardevoir's help and blasted through the brick wall, setting off Sky City's alarms.
• Ye Qing and Nick teleported into the dungeon, found royal servants imprisoned, and learned Volcanion was held on the level above.
• Gardevoir fought off guards and their Mightyena while Nick and Magearna found Volcanion in an electrified cage.
• Garchomp cut open the cage, and Volcanion reunited with Magearna despite his severe injuries and lack of water.
• Gardevoir failed to teleport the group, and Balk entered with a wand and six Mega-Evolved Pokémon.

Ye Qing, Nick, and their Pokémon fought their way out of Sky City while Balk pursued them, determined to seize Magearna and Soul-Heart. As they neared the oasis, Infernape interrupted Mega Salamence’s Hyper Beam but was left in the enemy’s grasp.

• Magearna used Fleur Cannon to blast open the dungeon wall, allowing Ye Qing and Nick’s group to escape as Balk pursued them.
• Ye Qing’s Pokémon held off Balk’s forces while Sky City residents recognized Prince Nick and rose up to help cover their escape.
• The group fled toward the oasis, with Gardevoir struggling to carry Volcanion and Magearna refusing to leave him behind.
• Near the oasis, Balk prepared a Hyper Beam, so Ye Qing reached for Diancie’s Poké Ball.
• Infernape leaped forward and struck Mega Salamence with Fake Out, interrupting the attack but landing among the enemy Pokémon.

Ye Qing and his Pokémon escaped Balk’s attack after Blaziken rescued Infernape and the group’s Pokémon drove Balk back. They regrouped at a lake, where Volcanion began recovering, while Infernape and Blaziken resumed their rivalry.

• Infernape blocked Balk’s Mega-Evolved Pokémon to protect Ye Qing, but they overwhelmed and captured him with Confusion.
• Blaziken kicked Fearow into the enemy formation, rescued Infernape, and carried him toward the Oasis while Ye Qing’s Pokémon helped fend off Balk’s attacks.
• The Legendary Titans blocked Balk from reaching Magearna, forcing him to retreat with his people as dawn broke.
• Ye Qing asked Gardevoir to teleport everyone to a nearby lake, where Volcanion replenished his water supply and began recovering.
• Ye Qing scolded Infernape for risking himself, while Blaziken mocked him and Infernape tried to get up and fight; Gardevoir restrained him and healed his wounds.