Recaps

Chen Shi and his companions stayed at Professor Oak's Laboratory for a month, training their Pokémon and growing stronger. Steven's vacation ended, and he left to return to Devon Corporation after Chen Shi teased him about buying toys for Chen Shi and Cynthia's future daughter.

• Professor Oak explained that he had fed Rayquaza so much that it had become overweight, then welcomed Chen Shi, Steven, and Cynthia to stay and train at his laboratory.
• Chen Shi told Professor Oak that they had encountered Celebi, and Steven revealed that they had also met Chen Shi and Cynthia's future daughter.
• Chen Shi, Steven, and Cynthia trained their Pokémon at the laboratory for a month while Rayquaza lost its excess weight and their Pokémon grew stronger.
• Froakie overcame his emotional baggage and evolved into Frogadier, and Chen Shi gave him an Everstone to help him strengthen his foundation.
• Steven left the laboratory to return to Devon Corporation, and Chen Shi called after him to make plenty of money for his future daughter's toys.

Chen Shi traded the Millennium Earth Vein Stone to Professor Oak for Moltres feathers and special metals, then agreed to see his teacher’s secret collection. He recognized the item in Professor Oak’s box as a Silver Wing but was surprised that it was black.

• Chen Shi massaged his Pokémon after training while Ash and Gary came by to ask when he would cook; they then went to play with Jirachi and Victini.
• Cynthia showed Chen Shi photos of their daughter, Chen Yanxi, and asked when they would visit Sinnoh; Chen Shi said he wanted to wait until Dragapult and the others reached Elite Four level because he sensed danger.
• Chen Shi asked Professor Oak to trade Moltres feathers and special metals for his Millennium Earth Vein Stone, and Professor Oak agreed.
• Chen Shi and Cynthia followed Professor Oak to his collection room, where Chen Shi selected three Champion-level Moltres feathers and metals for Metagross.
• Professor Oak opened a silver box to reveal his secret collection, and Chen Shi asked why the Silver Wing inside was black.

Chen Shi discovered that Professor Oak's Silver Wing had turned black and learned from Mew that its aura matched the darkness that had afflicted Xerneas three thousand years ago. Mew began recounting how Legendary Pokémon had failed to remove that darkness, leaving the cause of Lugia's condition unresolved.

• Professor Oak revealed that the Silver Wing had looked normal the last time he checked it, during the battle between Groudon and Kyogre.
• Chen Shi theorized that something had happened to Lugia and took the feather downstairs to ask Mew about it.
• Mew recognized the feather's aura as the same darkness that had afflicted Xerneas three thousand years earlier.
• Mew explained that the injured Xerneas had sought its help, but neither Mew nor other Legendary Pokémon could purge the darkness, even with Ho-Oh's Sacred Fire.

Mew told Chen Shi how Legendary Pokémon had failed to stop a contagious darkness that once infected Great-Horned Deer, and urged him to find the Lugia connected to a divine role. Chen Shi traveled with Cynthia and Mew to the deep sea, where they found a Lugia, but it fled as soon as it saw Mew.

• Mew explained that Legendary Pokémon had sought Arceus's help against the darkness, but Arceus only gave Great-Horned Deer the Fairy Plate to suppress it.
• Mew said it had sensed the Lugia with a divine role during Groudon and Kyogre's battle and could locate it in the same stretch of ocean.
• Chen Shi told Professor Oak he planned to find Lugia and left the next morning with Cynthia, Jirachi, and Mew.
• Mew Teleported Chen Shi and his companions to the ocean, then used a Psychic shield to carry them down to Lugia on the seabed.
• Lugia recognized Mew, whipped up a whirlpool with its wings, and sped away into the depths.

Mew, Chen Shi, Cynthia, and Diancie found Lugia and showed it a Silver Wing tainted by the same darkness that had corrupted Xerneas. Lugia flew with them to Cinnabar Town to search for its kin, where Shadow Lugia emerged from the sea and turned its hostile gaze on them.

• Lugia fled when it saw Mew, but Mew teleported Chen Shi, Cynthia, and Diancie onto its back and confronted it.
• Mew told Lugia that one of its kin was corrupted by darkness, and Chen Shi showed Lugia the darkened Silver Wing as proof.
• Lugia recognized the darkness and agreed to find its kin before the corruption could spread.
• Lugia carried the group toward Cinnabar Town, while Ho-Oh sensed the commotion from a distant forest.
• After Lugia called for its kin over the sea, Shadow Lugia burst from the waves and stared at the group with malice.

Mew and Lugia defeated Shadow Lugia, and Chen Shi returned to find Ho-Oh arriving over the sea. The story left off with Chen Shi mistaking Ho-Oh for a Shiny Fearow.

• Chen Shi and Jirachi fled with Cynthia and Diancie, leaving Mew behind with Lugia and Shadow Lugia.
• Shadow Lugia attacked with Aeroblast, but Mew transformed into Lugia and struck it down with a stronger Aeroblast.
• Shadow Lugia recovered and charged again, but Lugia unleashed its own Aeroblast and knocked Shadow Lugia unconscious.
• Chen Shi and the others returned to Lugia and Mew, where Chen Shi noticed Shadow Lugia's black body.
• Ho-Oh flew toward the group, and Chen Shi stared at it and called it a Shiny Fearow.

Chen Shi approached Shadow Lugia after the Psychic power inside him reacted to it, believing he might be able to cleanse its dark aura. His power of the heart enveloped Shadow Lugia, while a mysterious white Pokémon watched from a hidden space.

• Ho-Oh arrived, heard Chen Shi call her "Shiny Fearow," and joined Lugia and Mew in deciding to seal Shadow Lugia in a small mystery realm.
• Chen Shi asked to examine Shadow Lugia, and Mew agreed to escort and protect him despite warning him about the contagious dark aura.
• Chen Shi stopped suppressing the Psychic power surging inside him, and an unusually pure power burst through Mew's barrier and enveloped Shadow Lugia.
• Lugia recognized Chen Shi's power as psychic power of the heart, and Ho-Oh confirmed it had appeared once a thousand years earlier.
• A white Pokémon resembling a centaur or qilin watched Chen Shi's power from a hidden mysterious space.

Chen Shi's uncontrolled Psychic Power removed the dark aura from Shadow Lugia, astonishing Mew, Ho-Oh, and the Lugia chief. Mew declared Chen Shi the World Tree's guardian, but Ho-Oh offered him the role of Rainbow Hero, prompting Mew to challenge Ho-Oh.

• Chen Shi's Psychic Power surged out and dispelled Shadow Lugia's dark aura, restoring Lugia to normal.
• The Lugia chief checked on its kin, while Ho-Oh and the others realized the darkness had afflicted another powerful Pokémon without warning.
• Mew told Ho-Oh and Lugia that Chen Shi could clear the darkness and called him the World Tree's guardian.
• Chen Shi questioned whether he had actually agreed to become the World Tree's guardian, remembering that he had only promised to help protect it.
• Ho-Oh offered Chen Shi the role of Rainbow Hero without trials, and Mew transformed into Rayquaza and confronted Ho-Oh over the offer.

Chen Shi accepted Ho-Oh’s Rainbow Wing and agreed to serve as both the Rainbow Hero and the World Tree Guardian after Mew confronted him. After Lugia gave Chen Shi a Silver Wing, Cynthia asked what he planned to do next, and he looked toward the Sinnoh Region.

• Chen Shi nearly fell when Mew let go of him, but the Lugia patriarch caught him with Psychic power, and Chen Shi agreed to become the Rainbow Hero.
• Mew objected that Chen Shi had promised to guard the World Tree, and Chen Shi clarified that he had only promised to help before agreeing to the role now.
• Ho-Oh gave Chen Shi its Rainbow Wing and said he could use it to summon Ho-Oh, prompting Mew to scratch him in anger.
• Mew demanded Silver Wings from the Lugia patriarch, who gave Chen Shi one; Chen Shi stored it in his backpack before the Lugia departed.
• Cynthia asked Chen Shi what he planned to do next, and he looked toward the Sinnoh Region.

After returning safely with Cynthia, Chen Shi decided to remain at Professor Oak's Laboratory until his Pokémon grew stronger, then travel to the Sinnoh Region. Cynthia reminded him to visit Celestic Town and meet her grandmother, leaving Chen Shi insisting he was not afraid of the visit.

• Chen Shi returned the restored Silver Wing to Professor Oak, then went to find Dragonite and ask him to resume training Dragapult and the others.
• Dragonite sprang into action after Chen Shi promised to leave once Dragapult, Swampert, and Florges reached Elite Four Level.
• Chen Shi told Cynthia he planned to travel to Sinnoh when his Pokémon were strong enough, though he did not know where Celebi wanted him to go.
• Chen Shi named Sinnoh's three lakes, the Space-Time Towers, and Mt. Coronet as places he planned to investigate.
• Cynthia reminded Chen Shi that her grandmother wanted to see him in Celestic Town, and Chen Shi insisted he would not chicken out of meeting her.

After Dragapult reached Elite Four Level, Professor Oak showed Chen Shi the first-generation Pokédex he had developed from Chen Shi’s suggestions. Chen Shi argued that a cheap, improved device could become essential to people across the regions, leaving Professor Oak to consider its potential market.

• Chen Shi refused Pheobe’s request to visit and told her to return to Mt. Pyre, while Dragapult broke through to Elite Four Level.
• Professor Oak excitedly showed Chen Shi the first-generation Pokédex, which could identify Pokémon and included several communication features.
• Chen Shi suggested making the Pokédex lighter, adding a touchscreen, and solving its network signal issues, while Professor Oak worried about the work and League support required.
• Chen Shi asked Professor Oak whether an affordable device with those features could become essential to the public, then asked how many people lived across all the regions.

Chen Shi persuaded Professor Oak that a widely available internet device could rapidly spread knowledge, then spent eleven days training with Cynthia before deciding to leave for Sinnoh. Chen Shi and Cynthia departed for Viridian City to catch a plane, while Professor Oak stayed behind to develop the device.

• Chen Shi explained to Professor Oak how universal internet access could spread research and information, convincing him of the device’s potential.
• Professor Oak shut himself in his laboratory to work on a second-generation device while Chen Shi and Cynthia supervised their Pokémon’s training for eleven days.
• Florges and Swampert reached the Elite Four level, leaving Chen Shi with three Pokémon at that rank.
• Chen Shi told Cynthia they would leave for Sinnoh the next day and teased Dragonite, who wanted him to go but worried he might stay longer.
• Chen Shi and Cynthia left Professor Oak’s Laboratory with Jirachi, Diancie, and the others, heading for Viridian City to catch a plane.

Chen Shi visited Cynthia’s home in Celestic Town, where Doctor Carolina teased them about their closeness and worried that Cynthia might be expecting a child. After Cynthia explained their encounter with Celebi and showed Carolina a photo of Chen Yanxi, Carolina relaxed, and the visit ended with Chen Shi and Garchomp glaring at each other.

• Chen Shi arrived at Cynthia’s villa and made himself at home, only to discover that Doctor Carolina was there.
• Doctor Carolina teased Chen Shi and Cynthia about their relationship and suggested Cynthia might have a great-grandchild on the way.
• Cynthia explained their unusual encounter in Kanto with Celebi and Chen Yanxi, then showed Carolina a photo of the little girl.
• Carolina accepted the explanation, admired the photo, and continued teasing Chen Shi about taking Cynthia away for so long.
• Chen Shi and Garchomp started a staring contest until Lucario and Dragapult pulled them apart, and Carolina called Chen Shi childish.

Chen Shi told Doctor Carolina why Grandma Chen had stayed in Hoenn and learned that Carolina still missed her old friend. He then explained that Celebi had sent him to Sinnoh without revealing a specific task, so he planned to wander the region.

• Doctor Carolina stopped Chen Shi and Garchomp from competing, and Chen Shi asked her to talk with Grandma Chen more often.
• Doctor Carolina reproached Grandma Chen for not returning to Sinnoh, and Chen Shi explained that she had stayed in Hoenn to care for him after his parents died.
• Doctor Carolina recalled her close childhood friendship with Grandma Chen and how she had given her the Gible that became Garchomp.
• Doctor Carolina asked why Chen Shi had come to Sinnoh, and he explained that Celebi had sent him without telling him what to do or where to go.
• Chen Shi said he would wander around Sinnoh while he waited to discover his purpose.

Chen Shi and Cynthia traveled to Lake Valor after leaving Doctor Carolina’s home, hoping to discover why Celebi had sent him to Sinnoh. Mew secretly visited Azelf and returned with news that Azelf was reluctant to meet Chen Shi, leaving him wondering why.

• Chen Shi told Doctor Carolina he would leave the next day, and Cynthia decided to accompany him.
• Chen Shi and Cynthia flew to Lake Valor, where they looked around but found nothing unusual.
• Mew disappeared while the group ate, then returned and admitted it had gone to see Azelf.
• Mew told Chen Shi that Azelf seemed reluctant to meet him, surprising Chen Shi because they had never met.

Chen Shi tried to learn why Azelf would not meet him, but discovered that Mesprit and Uxie also refused, each saying it could not meet him. Suspecting an unknown reason behind the Lake Guardians’ identical responses, he agreed with Cynthia to head to the Space-Time Tower.

• Chen Shi asked Mew to find out why Azelf would not meet him, and Mew returned saying Azelf could not meet him but would not explain why.
• Cynthia wondered whether Uxie and Mesprit lived at Lake Acuity and Lake Verity, and Chen Shi said the legends might be true.
• Chen Shi and Cynthia traveled to Lake Verity, where Mew found that Mesprit also could not meet Chen Shi.
• They went on to Lake Acuity, where Uxie likewise refused to meet Chen Shi.
• After hearing that all three Lake Guardians had responded the same way, Chen Shi agreed with Cynthia to go to the Space-Time Tower.

Chen Shi and Cynthia explored Alamos Town, where they met Iris and Tonio caring for abandoned Pokémon in an old manor. Iris introduced herself, leaving Chen Shi’s group at the start of a new encounter.

• Chen Shi brought Cynthia and Diancie to Alamos Town, where Mew sensed two powerful, hidden observers watching them.
• Chen Shi explored the town with Cynthia and Diancie, sampling snacks and watching street performers as the day passed.
• Chen Shi led the group into a dilapidated manor after hearing a beautiful harmonica melody.
• They found Iris playing for abandoned Pokémon while Tonio worked nearby, and Iris explained that she and Tonio cared for the Pokémon.
• Iris introduced herself to Chen Shi and Cynthia.

Chen Shi and Cynthia met Iris and Tonio in Alamos Town, and Chen Shi asked Tonio about the Space-Time Tower and Darkrai. After Mew revealed that someone was watching him from atop the tower, Chen Shi went there with the others and encountered Dialga and Palkia.

• Chen Shi and Cynthia removed their masks and introduced themselves to Iris and Tonio, who recognized Chen Shi as Tonio’s idol.
• Chen Shi asked Tonio about the Space-Time Tower and Alamos Town’s nightmares, and Tonio gave a guarded answer about Darkrai.
• Chen Shi asked Tonio and Iris to take him to the top of the Space-Time Tower after Mew told him the watching gaze came from there.
• Tonio and Iris guided Chen Shi and Cynthia through the dark tower, explaining its architecture along the way.
• Two rifts appeared at the top of the tower, and Dialga and Palkia emerged; Chen Shi said they had been waiting for him.

Chen Shi prepared to travel a thousand years into the past on Arceus's orders, leaving several Pokémon with Cynthia and agreeing to conceal his identity. The chapter ended as Dialga and Palkia began sending him to the precise point in time.

• Dialga and Palkia told Chen Shi they had orders to send him to the past, while Mew realized Arceus was behind the plan.
• Chen Shi entrusted Jirachi, Little Rayquaza, Diancie, and Frogadier to Cynthia, who promised to wait for his return.
• After everyone else left, Dialga told Chen Shi to hide his identity and gave him a white robe and Golden Mask from Arceus.
• Chen Shi recalled Dragapult and Victini into their Poké Balls and said he was ready to go.
• Dialga and Palkia gathered their power to send Chen Shi to the exact point a thousand years in the past.

Chen Shi arrived in the Hisui Region with Dragapult and encountered Shate’s hunting party in the forest. After Shate and Bagon attacked, Chen Shi demonstrated Dragapult’s overwhelming strength, then told the frightened hunters he only wanted to ask them some questions.

• Shate led Aji and five other hunters deeper into the forest to gather food before winter, relying on the magical beast Little Blue to protect them.
• Chen Shi fell from the sky and Dragapult caught him, after which Chen Shi wondered why a Bagon was in the Hisui Region.
• Shate shot an arrow at Chen Shi, and Bagon attacked Dragapult with Flamethrower.
• Dragapult evaded the attack and fired a meteor into the sky, whose falling fragments cratered the ground without hitting the hunters.
• Shate begged Chen Shi to spare his tribesmen, and the hunters knelt and offered to atone in his place.
• Chen Shi told Shate and the others that he wanted no atonement and only had a few questions for them.

Chen Shi discovered that Arceus had sent him to the Hoenn Region rather than ancient Sinnoh, and wondered what he was meant to do there. Meanwhile, Cynthia questioned Jirachi and Mew about Chen Shi’s past, but Mew stopped short after recalling that a person with the same psychic power had concealed their face.

• Chen Shi asked Shate about Bagon and learned that Shate had rescued Little Blue near Meteor Falls.
• Chen Shi realized he was in the Hoenn Region, not Hisui, and wondered why Arceus had sent him there.
• Cynthia asked Jirachi about its memories of meeting Chen Shi, but Jirachi recalled little beyond playing with him and receiving a wish.
• Mew reassured Cynthia that Chen Shi would survive and tried to trade details about the past for ice cream.
• Mew began revealing that someone a thousand years ago had psychic power identical to Chen Shi’s, then remembered that the person had never shown their face.

Chen Shi offered to help Shate’s tribe gather food in exchange for being taken back to their settlement and learning about the area. After arriving in the unfamiliar era, he sent Metagross, Charizard, and Dragapult to collect prey and Oran Berries while he shared Pokéblocks with the others.

• Victini emerged from its Poké Ball, surprising Shate and his companions.
• Chen Shi asked Shate to take him to the tribe in exchange for helping them find food, and Shate agreed.
• Chen Shi followed Shate to hunt but found no prey in the forest.
• Chen Shi sent Metagross, Charizard, and Dragapult to catch ordinary animals and gather Oran Berries.
• Chen Shi released his Pokémon and gave Shate Pokéblocks for Bagon, which eagerly ate one.

Chen Shi accompanied Shate and the others back to their tribe with a large supply of food, then met the frightened villagers and their elder, Neo. Neo welcomed Chen Shi to the tribe, leaving their conversation about the settlement just beginning.

• Dragapult, Charizard, and Metagross returned with Berries and animals, and Metagross carried the excess food for Shate and his companions.
• Shate told Chen Shi that his tribe had just over a hundred people, most of them women because many men had been killed by magical beasts while searching for food.
• Shate and Chen Shi reached the riverside settlement, where the villagers gathered and watched Chen Shi warily from a distance.
• Shate explained that Chen Shi had helped them find food and meant the tribe no harm, but the villagers remained afraid of his Pokémon.
• Neo arrived, was greeted respectfully by Shate, Aji, and the hunters, and welcomed Chen Shi to the tribe.

Autumn met with Neo after bringing food to the tribe and agreed to stay for a few days while teaching Shate how to catch magical beasts. He planned to use the time to investigate nearby tribes and Meteor Falls in hopes of finding the Draconid ancestor.

• Autumn bluntly assured Neo that he would not attack the tribe unless its people did something out of line.
• Neo told Autumn that three Great Tribes near Meteor Falls each had at least a thousand people and could command magical beasts.
• Neo explained that the tribe had failed to tame magical beasts and had lost tribespeople in its attempts.
• Neo asked Autumn to teach the tribe how to catch magical beasts, and Autumn agreed to teach Shate in exchange for a place to stay.
• Autumn revealed that he hoped to find the Draconid ancestor, then told Neo to call him Autumn.

Using the false name Autumn, Chen Shi searched Meteor Falls for the Draconids but found only Pokémon. On his way out, he encountered a rampaging Salamence that fled after Dragapult struck it, and Chen Shi decided to follow it.

• Chen Shi told Neo that he would teach Shate how to capture magical beasts, then left the tribe to explore the area.
• Chen Shi searched Meteor Falls for seven or eight hours without finding the Draconids and decided to head back.
• Chen Shi and Metagross heard roars near the cave exit and found Salamence attacking them with Flamethrower.
• Chen Shi ordered Dragapult not to use Shadow Force and had it hit Salamence with Dragon Darts.
• Salamence survived the attack and flew away, still searching for its child, so Chen Shi followed it with Metagross and Dragapult.