Recaps

Chen Shi explained how Legendary Pokémon could Mega Evolve without a trainer, while the group watched Rayquaza battle Groudon. Mew stole a fragment from Groudon, provoking it to attack Chen Shi and the others.

• Chen Shi explained that Rayquaza could Mega Evolve on its own and that Latios and Latias could do so if they had their Mega Stones.
• Latios explained that he and Latias lacked the rare Mega Stones, and Miyazaki Ryuno realized why they had never Mega Evolved.
• Chen Shi worried about Victini maintaining its energy support, but Victini reassured him and accepted his praise.
• Mew teleported into the battlefield, took a fragment from Groudon, and returned to Chen Shi.
• Groudon roared in fury and sent Crimson Precipice Blades toward Chen Shi and the others.

Mew’s interference enraged Groudon and Rayquaza, and Rayquaza exhausted itself attacking Groudon and Kyogre until they gained the advantage. Chen Shi arranged for Victini to restore Rayquaza’s strength, leaving the battle poised to resume.

• Jirachi used Teleport to rescue Chen Shi and the others as Groudon attacked, while Rayquaza struck Groudon and Kyogre with a series of furious Dragon Ascents.
• After Rayquaza’s energy plummeted, Groudon and Kyogre counterattacked and drove it onto the defensive.
• Miyazaki Ryuno asked Latios and Latias to help Rayquaza, but Chen Shi told him they should not be forced into the fight.
• Chen Shi communicated with Rayquaza, which disrupted Groudon and Kyogre’s attack before rushing toward him.
• Chen Shi sent Metagross to meet Rayquaza, and Victini restored Rayquaza to nearly half strength.

Chen Shi discovered that Mew had taken a fragment from Groudon, then gave it up in exchange for keeping its ice cream. Rayquaza defeated Kyogre and Groudon, and afterward approached Chen Shi with a request of its own.

• Rayquaza recovered after Victini replenished its energy and returned to battle, while Cynthia noticed it glaring at Mew.
• Chen Shi recognized the fragment Mew carried as part of Groudon and angrily confronted it, suspecting Mew had also provoked Rayquaza.
• Cynthia calmed Chen Shi, and Mew reluctantly handed him the fragment in exchange for keeping its ice cream.
• Rayquaza regained the upper hand; Kyogre surrendered the Blue Orb and retreated, and Groudon surrendered the red orb before leaving.
• Victini's level rose to the peak of the Elite King level as Rayquaza won, ended its Mega Evolution, and collected both orbs.
• Rayquaza flew to Chen Shi and said it had fulfilled his request and now had something to ask of him.

Chen Shi rode Rayquaza to its home in the Ozone Layer, where it asked him to help hatch an egg made from its essence. After identifying the egg as a black shiny Rayquaza unable to hatch because it had absorbed too much energy, Chen Shi explained that Rayquaza needed to draw that energy out.

• Rayquaza invited Chen Shi to ride it to the Ozone Layer, while Cynthia and the others headed for Sootopolis City.
• Rayquaza uncovered a Pokémon Egg and told Chen Shi it had remained unhatched for over three thousand years.
• Chen Shi scanned the egg and learned it was a black shiny Rayquaza whose excess high-level energy was preventing it from hatching.
• Rayquaza said there were two other Rayquaza in the world, including one of a different color.
• Chen Shi advised Rayquaza to draw the excess energy out of the egg, and Rayquaza realized its own energy and blood infusions might have caused the problem.

Chen Shi persuaded Rayquaza that its excess energy was preventing its egg from hatching, and Rayquaza withdrew the energy, allowing Little Rayquaza to hatch. The newborn blamed Rayquaza for its suffering but embraced Chen Shi as its savior.

• Rayquaza doubted Chen Shi's explanation, so Chen Shi argued that its child was too weak as an egg to absorb the energy Rayquaza had poured into it.
• Rayquaza trusted Chen Shi and drew the excess energy out of the Pokémon Egg, which immediately began to crack.
• The egg hatched, revealing a black, miniature Rayquaza.
• Little Rayquaza attacked Rayquaza and complained that the energy had made its three thousand years in the egg unbearable.
• Chen Shi offered Little Rayquaza Pokéblocks, and the newborn rushed to him, calling him its savior.

Chen Shi questioned Rayquaza about the world’s strongest Legendary Pokémon and received the Groudon and Kyogre Orbs to return to the Mt. Pyre Lineage. Rayquaza explained why it spared Groudon and Kyogre, while Chen Shi learned that Legendary Pokémon were forbidden from fighting to the death.

• Little Rayquaza ate Chen Shi’s spicy Pokéblocks, growing larger and gaining levels.
• Rayquaza told Chen Shi that Eternatus was stronger than it, and that Calyrex at peak faith and Giratina in the Distortion World could also surpass it.
• Chen Shi asked for Groudon and Kyogre’s Orbs, and Rayquaza tossed them to him so he could return them to the Mt. Pyre Lineage.
• Rayquaza explained that killing Groudon and Kyogre would cost it dearly and that the world’s rules would eventually create replacements.
• Chen Shi learned that Arceus had forbidden Legendary Pokémon from fighting to the death, and that Xerneas and Yveltal had once stopped their battle despite severe injuries.

Chen Shi asked Rayquaza about Mew and the World Tree, learning that Mew’s bond with the World Tree protects it from the anger of even powerful Legendary Pokémon. Rayquaza could not explain the threat the World Tree would face, but promised Chen Shi he could summon its help with the Green Orb.

• Rayquaza explained that Mew could transform into Legendary Pokémon and use powerful moves, and that Mew represented the World Tree through their symbiotic bond.
• Chen Shi asked whether Rayquaza tolerated Mew because of the World Tree, and Rayquaza admitted it would have attacked Mew otherwise.
• Chen Shi told Rayquaza that Mew had sought his help because the World Tree would face a future crisis, but Rayquaza could not identify the threat.
• Rayquaza said native Legendary Pokémon would not attack the World Tree and described the peaceful relations between beings from different worlds.
• Rayquaza told Chen Shi to use the Green Orb to summon it if the World Tree faced danger, insisting that no one could ignore such a crisis.

Chen Shi received a replacement Green Orb from Rayquaza and prepared to leave with Jirachi, while Little Rayquaza insisted on going with him. Back in Sootopolis City, Pheobe anxiously hoped Chen Shi would ask Rayquaza to return the Mt. Pyre orbs.

• Rayquaza conjured a new Green Orb for Chen Shi, who asked Jirachi to take him back to the city threatened by the tsunami.
• Little Rayquaza clung to Chen Shi and refused to stay with Rayquaza, while Chen Shi tempted him with stories of food and travel.
• Steven and the others waited for their meal at the League hotel in Sootopolis City and assumed Chen Shi was safe with Rayquaza.
• Cynthia noticed Pheobe was distracted, and Pheobe privately wondered whether Chen Shi would ask Rayquaza to return the orbs.

Chen Shi returned to the hotel with Little Rayquaza, a shiny offspring entrusted to him for a hundred years, and showed it off to Steven and the others. After Little Rayquaza devoured most of dinner, Chen Shi gave Pheobe a box for her grandparents and told her to pass on a warning.

• Chen Shi arrived with Jirachi and Little Rayquaza after Rayquaza gave him resources and the Green Orb, which could summon it in danger.
• Chen Shi introduced Little Rayquaza as his new partner and explained that Rayquaza had entrusted its child to him for a hundred years.
• Little Rayquaza revealed that Chen Shi had helped hatch it, then surprised Lance by speaking.
• Little Rayquaza ate most of the dinner, prompting the others to scramble for the remaining food.
• Chen Shi gave Pheobe a box for her grandparents and told her he had fulfilled his promise and would offer no after-sales service.

After Groudon and Kyogre’s Orbs were explained, Chen Shi worried about the people still trapped in the mystery realm, including Yuko. As the group discussed their plans and Leon revealed the pressure behind his fame, Chen Shi urged everyone to live for themselves and be content with what makes them happy.

• Chen Shi explained that Rayquaza had given him Groudon and Kyogre’s Orbs after Team Magma and Team Aqua failed to control the Legendary Pokémon.
• Lance pointed out that many League Direct Descendants were still inside the mystery realm, and Chen Shi realized Yuko was among them.
• Cynthia reassured Chen Shi that Elite King Drake and League rescue personnel were working to save everyone trapped inside.
• Lance planned to resume fighting crime, Lorelei planned to travel and train, and Leon reluctantly prepared to return to Galar and compete in tournaments.
• Leon admitted that fame and the expectations placed on him had left him feeling burdened, while time with the others had been a rare chance to relax.
• Chen Shi encouraged everyone to ignore outside expectations and enjoy their own lives, saying he was content to spend time with his companions.

Chen Shi agreed to visit Professor Sycamore in the Kalos Region with Diantha, Cynthia, and Steven after the Mystery Realm crisis. Before leaving, he contacted his grandparents and Professor Oak, returned Dragonite, and explained how he had anticipated Groudon and Kyogre’s awakening and found Rayquaza; the chapter ended with him revealing that Rayquaza had a Shiny child with him.

• Chen Shi learned that Wallace was still missing after entering the Mystery Realm.
• Diantha invited Chen Shi to visit Professor Sycamore in Kalos, and Chen Shi agreed to leave the next day.
• Cynthia and Steven decided to accompany Chen Shi, with Steven volunteering to cover expenses as they traveled.
• Chen Shi called his grandparents to reassure them and tell them about his Kalos trip, then promised to be more careful.
• Chen Shi returned Dragonite to Professor Oak and recounted the events that led him to summon Rayquaza.
• Chen Shi told Professor Oak that Rayquaza had a population and that its Shiny child was with him.

Chen Shi arranged for Professor Oak to study the newly hatched shiny Little Rayquaza and discussed his planned trip to Kalos. On his way back to the hotel, Chen Shi realized his Eevee was missing.

• Professor Oak excitedly asked Chen Shi to let him study Little Rayquaza, and Chen Shi checked with Rayquaza before agreeing.
• Little Rayquaza agreed to stay with Professor Oak for a few days in exchange for delicious food, and Chen Shi sent it through the Link Cable.
• Chen Shi told Professor Oak to prepare plenty of spicy Dragon-type Pokéblocks and discussed visiting Professor Sycamore in Kalos the next day.
• Chen Shi walked through the unsettled streets of Sootopolis City while thinking about the disappearance of Fairy-type energy and the battle between Xerneas and Yveltal.
• Chen Shi checked his shoulders and discovered that his Eevee was missing.

Chen Shi told Cynthia that the seemingly ordinary Eevee was actually Mew and warned her to keep its identity secret. As they discussed Chen Shi’s decision to visit Kalos, his unusual encounters with rare Pokémon left him wondering whether there was something special about him.

• Chen Shi found Mew lounging in Cynthia’s room after it had spent an hour eating ice cream with her.
• Cynthia asked how the Eevee could transform and how it had such overwhelming power, so Chen Shi revealed that it was Mew and urged her to keep the secret.
• Cynthia asked why Chen Shi had accepted Diantha’s invitation to Kalos, and he explained his interest in Fairy-types, Mega Stones, and ancient ruins.
• Cynthia became eager to visit Kalos for its historical mysteries and remarked that life seemed more exciting around Chen Shi.
• Chen Shi listed how he had encountered Mew, Victini, Jirachi, and Rayquaza, then began to doubt that all the coincidences were ordinary.

Chen Shi, Steven, Cynthia, and Diantha arrived in Lumiose City to visit Professor Sycamore, where Chen Shi asked to see the ruins connected to Mega Evolution. Professor Sycamore eagerly led him toward the lab to show him more.

• Chen Shi, Steven, Cynthia, and Diantha arrived in Lumiose City after Pheobe stayed behind to return the Orb to Mt. Pyre.
• Diantha's Gardevoir used Teleport to take the group to Professor Sycamore's lab.
• Alain greeted Diantha, recognized Chen Shi as his idol, and excitedly ran to fetch Professor Sycamore.
• Professor Sycamore welcomed the visitors, and Chen Shi asked to see the Mega Evolution ruins or photographs of them.
• Professor Sycamore led Chen Shi toward the lab to show him the ruins.

At Professor Sycamore’s laboratory, Chen Shi identified a mural Pokémon as a Shiny Mega Gardevoir and proposed that Mega Evolution restores Pokémon to their original forms. His startling hypothesis left the researchers and trainers stunned as Professor Sycamore asked what had inspired it.

• Professor Sycamore showed Chen Shi and Diantha a mural of a Gardevoir-like Pokémon, and Chen Shi identified it as a Shiny Mega Gardevoir.
• Diantha accepted that her Gardevoir might not turn blue when she Mega Evolved and decided she would love her regardless.
• Professor Sycamore and Chen Shi discussed photographs of Mega-Evolved Pokémon while Steven, Cynthia, Diantha, and Alain listened nearby.
• Chen Shi proposed that Mega-Evolved forms were Pokémon’s original forms and that Mega Evolution returned them to those forms.
• The group reacted with shock and doubt, and Professor Sycamore asked Chen Shi what had led him to the hypothesis.

Chen Shi proposed that Mega Evolution and Primal Reversion might reveal Pokémon’s original forms, using unusual Aerodactyl sightings as evidence. Professor Sycamore found the theory plausible but said it would need proof, and Chen Shi left the research for a future institute.

• Chen Shi explained to Professor Sycamore that Groudon and Kyogre’s Primal Reversion restored their original forms, claiming Rayquaza had told him so.
• Chen Shi reminded Cynthia of the unusual Aerodactyl they had encountered while searching for Shiny Beldum in Sinnoh.
• Chen Shi argued that the Aerodactyl’s rocky wings and body resembled Mega Aerodactyl, suggesting some Pokémon might naturally retain Mega-like forms.
• Steven said Devon Corporation had found a similarly unusual Aerodactyl in Big Root Valley, and he believed Chen Shi’s theory.
• Professor Sycamore said the theory needed evidence, while Chen Shi said he might leave its investigation to researchers at his future institute.

Chen Shi helped Professor Sycamore identify potential Fairy-type Pokémon in Kalos and toured the laboratory’s Pokémon living area. There, he became interested in the Froakie and spotted two that seemed out of place.

• Diantha joked about Professor Sycamore’s heartthrob reputation, lightening the mood before he explained that he wanted Chen Shi’s help identifying Fairy-type Pokémon in Kalos.
• Chen Shi typed up a list of Fairy-type Pokémon he knew, and Professor Sycamore was delighted to find that many listed Pokémon had been sighted in the region.
• Professor Sycamore showed Chen Shi and the others around the laboratory and its living area, where Pokémon with unawakened Fairy typing were being researched.
• Chen Shi recognized the Fennekin and learned that the League also had Chespin and Froakie prepared for new Trainers.
• At Chen Shi’s request, Professor Sycamore led everyone to a lake full of Froakie, where Chen Shi noticed two Froakie that seemed out of place.

Chen Shi discovered that the two Froakie at Professor Sycamore’s lab secretly had the rare Ability Battle Bond, despite being believed to have no Ability. He asked to catch them, leaving Professor Sycamore shocked by his choice.

• Chen Shi asked about two Froakie who trained apart from the others, and Professor Sycamore explained that they were siblings returned by their Trainers because they supposedly had no Ability.
• Professor Sycamore said the Froakie lacked both Torrent and Protean, and Steven and Cynthia reacted with surprise and sympathy.
• Chen Shi scanned the Froakie and learned that both had Battle Bond, elite potential, and an emotional block preventing them from evolving.
• Chen Shi asked what Professor Sycamore planned to do with the Froakie, and the professor said he would keep them at the lab.
• Chen Shi insisted that he wanted to catch both Froakie, leaving Professor Sycamore astonished.

Chen Shi persuaded Professor Sycamore to let him take two Froakie that had been returned because of their physical defects, and Cynthia agreed to take one as well. After the siblings hesitated, Chen Shi reassured them that they had something the other Froakie did not, leaving them moved and beginning to believe their perseverance had earned the trainers’ interest.

• Chen Shi asked Professor Sycamore for permission to take the two Froakie, and Professor Sycamore said he could do so if they agreed and he paid the League’s fee.
• Chen Shi offered Steven one Froakie, but Steven declined, so Cynthia agreed to take one.
• Chen Shi and Cynthia invited the two Froakie to become their Pokémon and promised to help them grow stronger and see the world.
• The two Froakie initially refused because their former trainers had returned them over their physical defects.
• Chen Shi told the siblings they had something the other Froakie lacked, moving them to believe their perseverance had won the trainers over.

Chen Shi and Cynthia caught the two Froakie and brought them back to the hotel. Chen Shi explained that their hidden Ability was Battle Bond, which could be related to the Bond Phenomenon.

• Froakie and Frog Sister willingly entered Poké Balls, and Chen Shi paid Professor Sycamore six million League Coins for them.
• Chen Shi, Cynthia, Steven, and Diantha left the laboratory and went to the hotel after declining Professor Sycamore's offer to stay.
• At the hotel, Chen Shi introduced himself to Froakie, and Cynthia let Frog Sister out to reunite with her brother.
• Steven asked why Chen Shi had chosen the two Froakie, and Chen Shi described how the Bond Phenomenon depended on an extraordinary Trainer-Pokémon bond.
• Chen Shi revealed that the Froakie had the rare Ability Battle Bond, rather than lacking an Ability.

Chen Shi explained how Battle Bond and a strong Trainer-Pokémon bond could enable Froakie to achieve the Bond Phenomenon, while Cynthia and the others questioned how his Infiltrator Dragapult had done so. He admitted he did not understand Dragapult’s new Battle Bond Ability, then helped Jirachi try to eat with chopsticks.

• Chen Shi compared Battle Bond to a Mega Stone and explained that Froakie would also need a powerful bond with its Trainer to achieve the Bond Phenomenon.
• Cynthia, Steven, and Diantha questioned how Chen Shi’s Infiltrator Dragapult had gained the Bond Phenomenon, and Chen Shi said he did not know how Dragapult had gained Battle Bond.
• Chen Shi gave the Froakie Pokéblocks, and the older Froakie brother eagerly ate them while the younger Froakie sister stayed composed.
• Jirachi tried to eat with chopsticks, but kept dropping the food, so Chen Shi gathered it into his arms and offered to teach it.

After dinner, Chen Shi and his companions planned a Kalos trip with Diantha as their guide. On the way back to the hotel, Chen Shi overheard two drunk men discussing valuable Pokémon and Lord J, so he had Jirachi capture them and demanded answers.

• Diantha suggested a walk after dinner, and the group agreed to explore Kalos together with her as their guide.
• Chen Shi and the others headed back to the hotel after strolling through the park.
• Chen Shi overheard two drunk men say Lord J had told them not to sell a batch of Pokémon they could control for endless profit.
• Chen Shi ordered Jirachi to bind the men with Psychic power and bring them over.
• Chen Shi asked the captured men what Pokémon they were controlling and who Lord J was.

Chen Shi learned that Pokémon Hunters had captured Carbink and planned to raid their base outside Lumiose City with Steven, Cynthia, and Diantha. They teleported to the abandoned hotel just as Officer Jenny Yoko and League Investigators prepared to raid it.

• Chen Shi questioned two captured men and learned they were Pokémon Hunters who had recently captured Pokémon capable of producing diamonds.
• The men revealed that the Pokémon were held at an abandoned hotel outside Lumiose City and that they worked for Hunter J.
• Chen Shi, Steven, Cynthia, and Diantha agreed to go to the Hunters' base, and Jirachi teleported them there.
• Officer Jenny Yoko and a team of League Investigators prepared to raid the abandoned hotel after receiving information about Hunter J's location.
• Chen Shi and his companions appeared above the hotel, and one of the captured men confirmed that it was the right place.

Officer Jenny Yoko and the League forces attacked Hunter J at an abandoned hotel, but Hunter J’s Salamence gained the advantage by defeating several Pokémon and building up its Moxie. Chen Shi’s group intervened just as Hunter J prepared to finish off Officer Jenny Yoko, and overwhelming Psychic power stopped Hunter J and Salamence.

• Officer Jenny Yoko ordered the League forces to begin their operation and charged the abandoned hotel on Arcanine.
• Hunter J burst out of the hotel on Salamence, whose attacks knocked down several League Pokémon and raised its Attack through Moxie.
• Salamence drove Officer Jenny Yoko and Arcanine back with Dragon Pulse, then prepared to attack them with Hyper Beam.
• Chen Shi’s group appeared above the hotel, and an overwhelming Psychic force stopped Hunter J and Salamence as Chen Shi told them to wait.

Chen Shi subdued Hunter J and the Pokémon Hunters, then freed nearly two hundred captured Carbink. He discovered one red-eyed Carbink was close to completing a mutation into a Diancie Queen.

• Chen Shi used psychic power to immobilize Hunter J, her Salamence, and the Pokémon Hunters, then forced Hunter J to reveal that the captured Pokémon were in the hotel.
• Jirachi put the Pokémon Hunters and their Pokémon to sleep, and Chen Shi left Officer Jenny Yoko to arrest them.
• Chen Shi, Steven, Cynthia, and Diantha opened the Poké Balls and released nearly two hundred Carbink, and Chen Shi promised to take them home.
• Chen Shi scanned an unusual red-eyed Carbink and found her mutation progress was 95 percent, meaning she was close to becoming a Diancie Queen.