Recaps

Chen Shi rescued Caitlin after she became stranded at sea and was injured, but she attacked Charizard when she woke before realizing he had saved her. After Caitlin explained what happened and thanked Chen Shi, he left her to recover.

• Caitlin woke in Charizard's arms and instinctively attacked it, but Jirachi restrained her Psychic power.
• Chen Shi confronted Caitlin, who apologized after realizing he had rescued her and cared for her injured Pokémon.
• Caitlin told Chen Shi that she had fallen into the sea, angered a Kingdra, and lost control of her Psychic power while her Pokémon fought to protect her.
• Chen Shi gave Caitlin food and explained that Charizard had held her to keep her from freezing.
• Caitlin thanked Chen Shi and offered to repay him, and Chen Shi said goodbye and left.

Chen Shi found Pheobe after she had gone hungry and lost her belongings in the dangerous Mystery Realm. He fed her and her Pokémon, leaving them reunited and better supplied.

• Chen Shi left Caitlin to search for Cynthia and Pheobe, while Caitlin angrily watched him go.
• Pheobe, hungry and exhausted, begged Gengar for food, but it offered her a saliva-covered Pokéblock meant for its Ghost- and Poison-type self.
• Pheobe broke down crying about being bullied and robbed until Chen Shi appeared overhead with Metagross, Jirachi, and Victini.
• Pheobe told Chen Shi that Pokémon had beaten her and stolen her belongings, then asked him for food.
• Chen Shi gave Pheobe a meal and snacks, then fed Gengar and Dusknoir Pokéblocks as the rest of Pheobe’s Pokémon emerged from her shadow seeking food.

Chen Shi learned that Pokémon in the forest had beaten Pheobe and stolen her belongings, so he gave her Poké Balls and let her follow him. Meanwhile, Caitlin encountered Tao and his two Team Aqua companions, who intended to rob her.

• Pheobe told Chen Shi that Pokémon in the forest had beaten her and taken her belongings, leaving her to smash her Poké Balls to make them stop.
• Feeling guilty, Chen Shi gave Pheobe six Poké Balls and agreed to let her travel with him.
• Chen Shi left on Metagross, and Pheobe followed after having Dusknoir carry her.
• Caitlin left the shore to explore the barren land and was confronted by Tao and two Team Aqua men.
• Tao and his companions discussed stealing Caitlin's possessions and Pokémon, and Tao challenged her to fight.

Chen Shi and Pheobe searched the volcano for the orbs and discovered Team Magma members inside the Mystery Realm. After Jirachi captured them, Chen Shi learned that Maxie had entered while Drake was away and that Team Aqua had come as well, leaving both teams inside the realm.

• Chen Shi told Pheobe they were heading to the volcano to search for the orbs, and explained that he had accepted the job because of the reward from her grandparents.
• Jirachi spotted two Team Magma members riding a Mightyena, and Chen Shi identified them as members of the group that had attacked Pheobe's home.
• Jirachi captured the two men, and Chen Shi threatened them into answering his questions.
• The men said Maxie had brought Team Magma into the Mystery Realm after injuring Sidney, while Drake was away from the entrance.
• One man revealed that Team Aqua had also entered the Mystery Realm and that both teams had come in together after a tense standoff.

Chen Shi learned that Team Magma and Team Aqua had infiltrated the Mystery Realm, so he took a tracking watch from two grunts and sent them away with Dragapult while planning to find Cynthia and Steven. In the Distortion World, Giratina discovered the men had been dumped into its home and demanded ten boxes of Pokéblocks from Chen Shi.

• Chen Shi worried that Groudon and Kyogre might awaken and that Cynthia, Steven, and the other League members could be in danger, so he decided to search for Cynthia and Steven first.
• Chen Shi learned that the Team Magma grunts' watches showed their location and a rendezvous point, then took the watches and their Poké Balls.
• Chen Shi had Dragapult carry the two grunts away, and Dragapult secretly dropped them into the Distortion World.
• Giratina saw the two humans falling into the Distortion World and became furious that Dragapult had treated its home like a trash can.
• Giratina demanded ten boxes of Pokéblocks from Chen Shi.

Chen Shi used Victini’s energy to have Charizard create a towering Flamethrower beacon in the sky, hoping Cynthia and the others would find him. Steven, Diantha, Cynthia, and many other trainers spotted the flames and headed toward them.

• Chen Shi failed to locate Cynthia and the others, but Victini’s Infinite Energy gave him the idea to use Charizard’s Flamethrower as a beacon.
• Chen Shi asked Victini to replenish Charizard’s energy while Charizard continuously fired Flamethrower into the sky.
• The blaze lit up the sky, catching the attention of people across the mystery realm.
• Steven and Diantha saw the distant flames from their island and decided to investigate.
• Cynthia spotted the beacon after leaving the desert and rode Garchomp toward it, while other trainers also converged on Chen Shi.

Chen Shi used a huge commotion to draw his friends together after learning Team Magma and Team Aqua had invaded the Mystery Realm. Caitlin and Lance arrived, and Lance learned about the danger as the group continued gathering.

• Chen Shi stopped Charizard's Flamethrower, explained to Pheobe that he hoped the commotion would gather their friends, and waited with Jirachi, Mew, Dragapult, and Metagross.
• Caitlin arrived and told Chen Shi that Team Aqua executive Tao had tried to steal her Pokémon, forcing her to flee.
• Chen Shi warned Caitlin that Team Magma and Team Aqua's leaders had champion-level Pokémon, then suggested she stay with the group.
• Lance arrived, and Chen Shi called him Doduo before Pheobe explained that Team Magma and Team Aqua had invaded the Mystery Realm.

Chen Shi gathered Lance, Caitlin, and Leon after learning Team Magma and Team Aqua had entered the mystery realm, but he chose to stay and search for his friends. His warning that the criminal teams had a deeper objective left the others questioning what they were really planning.

• Lance learned from Pheobe that Team Magma and Team Aqua had infiltrated the mystery realm, and Chen Shi told him to use his Emergency Button to summon Drake and evacuate everyone.
• Lance decided to stay with Chen Shi, and Chen Shi gave him Team Magma's Rally Watch showing their main force's gathering point.
• Leon arrived on Charizard and told Chen Shi he had escaped a volcano where people had attacked a group of Torkoal.
• Leon said he still intended to train elsewhere, but Chen Shi warned him not to wander because the situation was more complicated than it appeared.
• Lance, Caitlin, and Leon realized Team Magma and Team Aqua likely had a hidden objective beyond occupying the mystery realm.

Chen Shi waited for Cynthia after causing a commotion to draw attention, while Cynthia struggled through the desert to reach him. She arrived with news that Team Magma had gathered and captured many people in the mystery realm.

• Leon decided to stay with Chen Shi, while Lance wondered what Chen Shi's true objective was.
• Chen Shi explained that the other visitors might not have noticed his commotion or might be afraid to approach, then fed his Pokémon and Pheobe.
• After no one else arrived, Chen Shi pitched a tent, and Cynthia's Garchomp spotted the group and brought her over.
• Cynthia told Pheobe that she had been stranded in the desert and chased by Cacturne before she reached them.
• Cynthia told Chen Shi that Team Magma members were gathering and had captured many people who came to train.

Chen Shi and Cynthia agreed to investigate Team Magma’s captured people after resting, then Steven and Diantha arrived and joined Chen Shi’s group. The group set out to rescue the captives, reassured by Jirachi’s presence.

• Chen Shi learned that Team Magma had captured many people without hurting them and decided to investigate the next day.
• Cynthia said her tent had been blown away, and Pheobe offered to share hers until Lance and Chen Shi sent her back to bed.
• The next morning, Steven and Diantha arrived, and Steven told Chen Shi they had met Elite King Drake, who was pursuing Team Aqua.
• Chen Shi’s group decided to go straight to Team Magma and rescue the captives, while Diantha worried they might not be strong enough.
• Chen Shi sent out Dragapult and Charizard, Steven chose Skarmory, and Diantha prepared to follow on Hawlucha after Cynthia reminded her that Chen Shi had Jirachi.

Chen Shi and the others reached Team Magma’s gathering point at a volcano and entered the cave after subduing the guards. Caitlin sensed many people ahead as the group approached Team Magma’s hideout.

• Chen Shi’s group flew to the volcano where Team Magma was gathering, and Chen Shi told Jirachi to stay out of the coming fight.
• Chen Shi ordered Dragapult to knock down two Team Magma guards while Metagross restrained them and took their Poké Balls.
• Chen Shi handed the guards and their Poké Balls to Lance, then led the group into the cave.
• Chen Shi urged Steven and the others to act decisively against criminal organizations in the wilderness.
• Caitlin sensed many people ahead as the group continued through the cave.

Chen Shi and the others found Lorelei and over twenty other captives in Team Magma’s underground cavern, where Admin Tabitha confronted them with his Camerupt. As Tabitha prepared to attack, someone called out to Urshifu, leaving the confrontation poised to begin.

• Caitlin sensed people ahead, and Chen Shi led the group into a cavern where they found Lorelei and over twenty others bound and gagged.
• Team Magma members recognized Chen Shi and the League geniuses and greedily discussed capturing them for ransom and their Pokémon.
• Lance teased Lorelei, and Chen Shi had Pheobe go to untie her while pretending not to recognize her.
• Tabitha challenged the group and sent out his mid-stage Elite Four-level Camerupt.
• Chen Shi reached for a miniaturized Poké Ball as someone called out to Urshifu.

Leon revealed that his master, Mustard, had lent him a powerful Single Strike Style Urshifu, which defeated Camerupt and subdued the Team Magma members. The group rescued the captives, who then hurried to recover their stolen Pokémon and belongings from a nearby cave.

• Leon summoned Urshifu, who defeated Tabitha's Camerupt with one punch, and Chen Shi recognized the Pokémon as a Legendary.
• Leon explained that Mustard had lent him Urshifu for protection, while Chen Shi said Professor Oak was his teacher.
• Leon had Urshifu knock down the Team Magma members and collect their Poké Balls before recalling him.
• Chen Shi and the others freed more than twenty captives, and Lorelei pointed out the cave where Tabitha had stored their belongings and Pokémon.

Chen Shi explained Urshifu’s forms and Mustard’s ties to Legendary Pokémon, then told Cynthia and Steven that befriending or defeating a Legendary Pokémon could make it possible to catch one. He left them astonished by describing Professor Oak’s strength and revealing that Urshifu could overpower even a Champion-level Pokémon.

• Chen Shi and the others treated the injured stolen Pokémon while Cynthia and Steven asked him about Urshifu.
• Chen Shi explained that Mustard was close to a group of Legendary Pokémon and described Kubfu’s Single Strike Style and Rapid Strike Style evolutions.
• Chen Shi told Steven that Legendary Pokémon could be caught by earning their recognition, or befriended like Jirachi, who said they protected him.
• Chen Shi claimed Professor Oak kept many Moltres, Zapdos, and Articuno feathers at home, leaving Cynthia and Steven to wonder if Oak surpassed Champion level.
• Steven assumed Urshifu was only Champion level, but Chen Shi said even a Champion-level Pokémon could not withstand one of its punches.

Chen Shi's group captured and interrogated Team Magma admin Tabitha, while Lance's brutal questioning turned into an awkward farce when Tabitha pointed out that nobody had asked him anything. Tabitha remained their prisoner, and the group had yet to learn what he knew about the Mystery Realm.

• Most of the rescued people left the Mystery Realm, while Lorelei chose to stay with Chen Shi and the others.
• When Steven asked where they would go next, Chen Shi decided they should question the captured Team Magma admin Tabitha.
• Lance woke Tabitha and threatened him, but Tabitha boasted that Team Magma leader Maxie and other members were in the Mystery Realm.
• Lance crushed Tabitha's fingers and ordered Dragonite to break one of his arms when he refused to cooperate.
• Tabitha shouted that Lance had never actually asked him a question, leaving Lance and the others speechless.

Chen Shi questioned the captured Team Magma executive Tabitha and learned that the group’s main force was searching another volcano for a Pokémon that could make their land-only world possible. He explained that Team Magma might seek Groudon, whose awakening could also rouse its sea-dwelling enemy.

• Chen Shi questioned Tabitha and learned that nearly a hundred Team Magma members were gathered in another volcano under their leader’s command.
• Tabitha revealed that Team Magma sought a Pokémon that could make their ideal of a world without oceans come true, and Lance called them lunatics.
• Chen Shi said the ideal might be achievable, prompting Steven, Cynthia, and Pheobe to confirm that Groudon could make it possible.
• Chen Shi explained that Groudon’s awakening would also awaken the God of the Sea, and Lance realized the two legendary Pokémon would fight.

Chen Shi revealed that Team Magma and Team Aqua had entered the mystery realm to awaken Groudon and Kyogre, risking a disaster like the one a thousand years ago. The group decided to confront Maxie and stop the legendary Pokémon from waking, with Chen Shi reluctantly agreeing to join them.

• Chen Shi explained Team Magma's goal and warned that its actions could awaken Groudon and Kyogre and trigger a devastating battle.
• Steven recounted how Groudon and Kyogre had caused a catastrophe a thousand years earlier before a Dragon God drove them into the mystery realm.
• Chen Shi revealed that Team Aqua sought to cover the world with ocean and that Kyogre was likely in the same realm as Groudon.
• Lorelei suggested reporting the threat, but Chen Shi said Elite King Sidney had been seriously injured and Elite King Drake was already investigating Team Aqua, leaving little time.
• Lance, Pheobe, Steven, Cynthia, Lorelei, Diantha, Caitlin, and Leon agreed to help stop Maxie, and Chen Shi reluctantly joined them.

Maxie and Archie awakened Groudon and Kyogre, triggering catastrophic eruptions and a colossal tidal wave around Chen Shi and the others. With their escape route unknown, Jirachi teleported the whole group away as the disasters closed in.

• Maxie found Groudon beneath a volcano and awakened it with the Red Orb.
• Archie and Tao found Kyogre underwater, and Archie awakened it with the Beautiful Blue Orb.
• Chen Shi and the others felt the earth shake as lava erupted and a towering wave approached.
• Chen Shi realized Team Magma and Team Aqua had awakened Groudon and Kyogre, but Steven pointed out that they did not know where the exit was.
• Chen Shi urged Mew to rescue them, but Jirachi offered to help instead.
• Jirachi surrounded Chen Shi and the others with a psychic shield and teleported them away.

Chen Shi and the others escaped the Mystery Realm and warned Mura that Groudon and Kyogre had awakened and were heading for the entrance. As the League evacuated, Chen Shi stayed behind to watch the two legendary Pokémon emerge, hinting that he might intervene.

• Chen Shi's group emerged from the Mystery Realm, and Mura welcomed them aboard his ship.
• Chen Shi, Steven, Lance, and the others warned Mura that Groudon and Kyogre had awakened and could emerge at the entrance.
• Mura ordered everyone to evacuate by flying Pokémon, abandoning the ships and supplies.
• Chen Shi flew toward Sootopolis City with his companions, then stopped at a safe distance while the others continued on.
• Kyogre and Groudon emerged from the Mystery Realm, and Chen Shi stayed to watch because he thought he might get a chance to take the stage.

Groudon and Kyogre emerged from the mystery realm and began a devastating battle near Sootopolis City, drawing attention from Leagues and Legendary Pokémon around the world. As Chen Shi warned that the clash was only warming up, he and the others realized the resulting waves could engulf Sootopolis City.

• The Hoenn League detected enormous biological signatures south of Sootopolis City, and Leagues worldwide took notice.
• Zygarde decided to leave Groudon and Kyogre to Rayquaza, while Lugia flew toward Hoenn to watch the battle.
• Groudon and Kyogre attacked each other with Precipice Blades and Origin Pulse, while Jirachi shielded Chen Shi and the others from the shockwaves.
• Steven, Lance, and Diantha reacted to the Legendary Pokémon's power, and Chen Shi said they had not even started fighting in earnest.
• Cynthia and Lance remembered Team Magma and Team Aqua had caused the crisis, but Chen Shi pointed out that the battle's waves threatened to swallow Sootopolis City.

Glacia and Sootopolis City’s trainers froze a tsunami caused by Groudon and Kyogre, but repeated waves overwhelmed them. Chen Shi and his companions arrived just as the ice broke, and Mew transformed into Glaceon to freeze the approaching sea.

• Glacia Mega Evolved Glalie and led her six Pokémon in freezing the first tsunami, while Adan and Sootopolis City’s trainers joined the effort.
• Glacia realized more tsunamis were coming and rallied everyone to reinforce the ice, but a later wave shattered it and Glalie reverted from Mega Evolution.
• Chen Shi and his companions arrived in Sootopolis City with Jirachi’s Teleport, and Chen Shi urged Mew to save the people.
• Mew transformed from Eevee into Glaceon, unleashed overwhelming Ice-type energy, and began freezing the tsunami and the sea around it.

Chen Shi and his companions watched Groudon and Kyogre undergo Primal Reversion, unleashing extreme weather across the sky. As the threat of another ancient disaster grew, Chen Shi prepared to intervene with Victini, while Rayquaza awoke above Hoenn.

• Chen Shi used Mew to freeze the tsunami and had Jirachi teleport everyone back to the Mystery Realm Entrance, then denied that his Eevee was extraordinary.
• Steven, Caitlin, and the others watched Groudon and Kyogre continue fighting as a reporter’s helicopter approached the battle.
• Groudon and Kyogre underwent Primal Reversion, and their roars brought torrential rain and scorching heat across opposite sides of the sky.
• Chen Shi warned that their battle could repeat the disaster from a thousand years ago, and Cynthia urged him to act.
• Chen Shi took a green orb from his backpack and called on Victini as Rayquaza opened their eyes in the ozone layer above Hoenn.

Chen Shi brought out the Draconids’ green orb as Rayquaza arrived over Sootopolis City to stop Groudon and Kyogre’s battle. He flew toward Rayquaza on Professor Oak’s Dragonite, and the chapter ended with the two heading straight toward each other.

• Cynthia recognized the green orb from the Draconids, and Chen Shi snapped at Steven for leaving him to handle their request.
• League headquarters across several regions reacted to another powerful presence, while Zygarde and other Legendary Pokémon sensed Rayquaza’s arrival.
• Chen Shi summoned Professor Oak’s Dragonite, reassured him that he only needed to provide a ride, and left Jirachi with Cynthia for protection.
• Rayquaza appeared through the clouds, dodged Groudon and Kyogre’s attacks, and turned toward Chen Shi.
• Chen Shi rode Dragonite toward Rayquaza as the helicopter reporter announced his approach.

Chen Shi used Victini’s energy and his Key Stone to Mega Evolve Rayquaza, then escaped the battlefield with Dragonite. Mega Rayquaza overwhelmed Groudon and Kyogre with Dragon Ascent, leaving the two legendary Pokémon suppressed.

• At the Chen Family Farm, Grandpa Chen and Grandma Chen worried as they watched Chen Shi rush toward danger, while Professor Oak, Gary, and Giratina also watched anxiously.
• Chen Shi called on Victini to channel energy into him and used his Key Stone to Mega Evolve Rayquaza, causing the extreme weather to subside.
• Dragonite used Extreme Speed to carry Chen Shi back to Cynthia and the others as Mega Rayquaza confronted Groudon and Kyogre.
• Mega Rayquaza struck Groudon and Kyogre with Dragon Ascent, then used Hyper Beam and another Dragon Ascent to overpower them.
• Steven and Diantha marveled at Rayquaza’s strength as it dominated both legendary Pokémon.

Miyazaki Ryuno arrived with Latios and Latias while Mega Rayquaza fought Groudon and Kyogre at sea. Chen Shi explained Primal Reversion and the three Pokémon’s weather abilities, but Diantha’s question about how he Mega Evolved Rayquaza left him needing to explain their bond.

• Miyazaki Ryuno arrived on Latios with Latias beside him, and he praised Chen Shi for recognizing the pair and Mega Evolving Rayquaza.
• Chen Shi insisted that he barely knew Rayquaza, but the others assumed he was hiding how close they were.
• Chen Shi released Metagross and rested on its head while Cynthia let him lie in her lap and the three legendary Pokémon continued fighting offshore.
• A reporter identified Groudon, Kyogre, and Rayquaza and suggested that Chen Shi had brought Rayquaza to stop the other two.
• Chen Shi explained that Primal Reversion enhanced Groudon and Kyogre and described how their weather abilities compared with Mega Rayquaza’s Delta Stream.
• Diantha asked Chen Shi how he Mega Evolved Rayquaza despite their apparent lack of a strong bond.