Recaps

Chen Shi explained Shelgon's evolution and urged the Meteor Tribe to build a relationship with Salamence, which might help them connect with her Dragon's Den and develop their own Pokémon population. Neo thanked Chen Shi by calling him a good person, and Chen Shi silently resented the compliment.

• Shate brought Chen Shi to see Little Blue, who had evolved into Shelgon, and Chen Shi explained that he needed time to transform without battling.
• Shate told Chen Shi that Salamence had been bringing food for Shelgon and had even taken Shate flying.
• Chen Shi urged Neo and Shate to prepare food for Salamence and build a stronger relationship with her.
• Chen Shi explained that the Great Tribes controlled Pokémon populations and suggested the Meteor Tribe might do the same through Salamence's Dragon's Den.
• Neo bowed and called Chen Shi a good person, prompting Chen Shi to object inwardly to being given a nice guy card.

Chen Shi learned that Salamence had been badly injured in a battle over an enormous rainbow-colored stone deep in Meteor Falls, which he recognized as the Energy Meteorite. Fearing it would draw Groudon and Kyogre into a battle that could destroy the nearby Meteor Tribe, he urgently asked Salamence to take him into Meteor Falls.

• Chen Shi returned to the Meteor Tribe with Jirachi and headed outside to find children for it to play with.
• A wounded Salamence fell from the sky, and Chen Shi had Florges heal her.
• Salamence told Chen Shi that Pokémon in Meteor Falls were fighting over an enormous rainbow-colored stone after its aura increased a Dragonite's level.
• Chen Shi recognized the stone as the Energy Meteorite and feared Groudon and Kyogre would come to fight over it.
• Chen Shi urgently asked Salamence to take him deep into Meteor Falls.

Chen Shi took Jirachi and Salamence into Meteor Falls to seize the Energy Meteorite before Groudon and Kyogre awakened. Jirachi teleported the meteorite away, leaving Salamence alone amid the furious Pokémon.

• Chen Shi persuaded Salamence to take him back to Meteor Falls and asked Jirachi to teleport them to its entrance.
• Chen Shi rode Dragapult deeper into Meteor Falls, where powerful Pokémon were battling over the Energy Meteorite.
• After a Dragonite attacked them, Chen Shi asked Jirachi to teleport him and the Energy Meteorite away.
• Jirachi teleported Chen Shi and the meteorite, leaving the battling Pokémon stunned and enraged.
• Salamence arrived and found herself surrounded by the furious Pokémon, while Chen Shi was nowhere to be seen.

Chen Shi took the Energy Meteorite from Meteor Falls and carried it far out to sea, believing he had protected the mainland from Groudon and Kyogre. Rayquaza and Cogita knew the act would instead wake the two legendary Pokémon, and Cogita prepared to meet Chen Shi after the Hoenn crisis was resolved.

• Chen Shi had Jirachi teleport him, Dragapult, and the Energy Meteorite out over the sea, then moved farther from land before declaring himself a genius.
• Rayquaza spotted Chen Shi carrying the Energy Meteorite toward the area where Kyogre slept and realized the act would likely wake Kyogre and Groudon.
• The Energy Meteorite's departure from Meteor Falls drew the attention of legendary Pokémon around the world.
• Cogita learned from Shiny Gardevoir that Autumn had taken the Energy Meteorite and laughed that his plan would trigger the awakening of Groudon and Kyogre.
• Cogita told Gardevoir to collect Autumn once the Hoenn events were settled and bring him directly to her in the Hisui Region.

Chen Shi learned that moving the Energy Meteorite out of Meteor Falls had awakened Groudon and Kyogre, and Rayquaza rushed to prevent them from taking it. The two Legendary Pokémon began battling at sea while Rayquaza watched from the clouds with Chen Shi.

• Jirachi asked Chen Shi what they would do next, but Rayquaza intercepted them and angrily revealed that the Energy Meteorite had been safe inside Meteor Falls.
• Chen Shi realized that bringing the Energy Meteorite outside had awakened Groudon and Kyogre, and Dragapult, Jirachi, and Victini reacted with embarrassment or retreated.
• Rayquaza warned that the Legendary Pokémon were converging, then fled with Chen Shi and the Energy Meteorite as Kyogre emerged from the sea and Groudon approached across the land.
• Rayquaza dropped the Energy Meteorite near the sea and flew away with Chen Shi, hoping Groudon would keep Kyogre from reaching it while the two fought.
• Groudon struck Kyogre with five Precipice Blades, starting their battle as Chen Shi reflected on how his actions had changed events.

Chen Shi left Rayquaza to watch Groudon and Kyogre fight over the Energy Meteorite, then rushed back to check on the tribes near Groudon’s path. He found the Meteor Tribe evacuating but unharmed and promised to take them somewhere safe.

• Rayquaza set Chen Shi on Dragapult and explained that Groudon and Kyogre were trying to seize the Energy Meteorite before Rayquaza could intervene.
• Rayquaza told Chen Shi to alert him if Groudon and Kyogre underwent Primal Reversion.
• Chen Shi saw the destruction Groudon had left near Meteor Falls and used Jirachi’s Teleport to return to the tribe.
• Chen Shi found Shate directing the frightened Meteor Tribe residents out of their homes and learned they were unharmed.
• Chen Shi told Shate to gather everyone and promised to take them away, so the residents stopped fleeing and hurried back.

Chen Shi watched Groudon and Kyogre battle over the Energy Meteorite while protecting the Draconids and hiding Jirachi from Mew. Mew arrived and recognized Chen Shi as the human who had brought out the meteorite, but it remained unaware of his deeper identity.

• Groudon and Kyogre fought fiercely over the Energy Meteorite as Chen Shi watched from a mountain with Jirachi and the Draconids.
• Neo worried that the battle might reach them, but Chen Shi assured him he would keep everyone safe.
• Jirachi said it felt Mew nearby, so Chen Shi covered it with his robe and asked it to hide.
• Mew flew to the mountain in the form of a Swellow and landed beside Chen Shi, recognizing him from the Energy Meteorite incident.
• Chen Shi called Mew the world's number one loafer, leaving Mew confused about the insult.

Chen Shi teased Mew about its motives and questioned it about the Energy Meteorite, but lightning struck him after he nearly insulted Arceus aloud. He recovered Jirachi from the crater and left Mew wondering who had attacked him.

• Chen Shi accused Mew of coming to scavenge and warned it not to cause trouble.
• Mew blamed Chen Shi for bringing out the Energy Meteorite, and Chen Shi argued that the battle would have happened regardless.
• Chen Shi asked Mew why Groudon and Kyogre wanted the Energy Meteorite and why it could not leave Meteor Falls, but Mew refused to explain.
• Mew asked about Chen Shi's mask and robe, and Chen Shi began to mention Arceus before lightning blasted the boulder beneath him.
• Shate carried Chen Shi out of the crater, and Chen Shi found Jirachi dazed inside it and brought it back to his arms.
• Mew asked who had struck Chen Shi, and Chen Shi told it to repeat his earlier insult if it wanted to find out.

Chen Shi tricked Mew into leaving by implying his white robe and mask belonged to Arceus, then headed with Jirachi to find Rayquaza as Groudon and Kyogre entered Primal Reversion. He found Rayquaza secretly stacking Dragon Dance and caught the sky god off guard.

• Mew refused to repeat the words that had angered the hidden presence, then left after Chen Shi hinted that his clothes and mask came from Arceus.
• Groudon and Kyogre continued fighting over the Energy Meteorite as dark clouds gathered and heavy rain began to fall.
• Chen Shi told Shate to shelter his people and asked Jirachi to teleport him to Rayquaza so the battle could be stopped.
• Jirachi brought Chen Shi to Rayquaza, who was performing Dragon Dance high among the clouds.
• Rayquaza panicked when Chen Shi caught it stacking its third Dragon Dance, then angrily demanded to know why he had returned.

Rayquaza took Chen Shi into the battle against Groudon and Kyogre, forcing him to help it Mega Evolve amid their attacks. After Rayquaza struck Kyogre with Dragon Ascent, Chen Shi urged it to counter Primal Groudon’s tenfold Precipice Blade with Dragon Pulse, and the collision sent Rayquaza flying.

• Rayquaza carried a terrified Chen Shi toward Groudon and Kyogre, ignoring his pleas to be put down.
• Groudon and Kyogre attacked Rayquaza together, and Rayquaza dodged Kyogre’s Origin Pulse while demanding Chen Shi help it Mega Evolve.
• Chen Shi used his Key Stone and Psychic power to Mega Evolve Rayquaza, while Victini replenished his draining stamina and Jirachi held him in place.
• Rayquaza struck Kyogre with Dragon Ascent, sending it crashing into the ocean.
• Groudon trapped Rayquaza in a tenfold Precipice Blade barrage, and Chen Shi told it to counter with a full-power Dragon Pulse.
• Dragon Pulse collided with Precipice Blade, and the resulting shock wave sent Rayquaza flying.

Chen Shi guided Rayquaza through a tactical battle against Groudon and Kyogre, using speed and a tornado to give it the advantage. The watching Legendary Pokémon noticed Rayquaza’s changed fighting style and suspected Chen Shi was responsible, while Rayquaza insisted it could fight just as well without him.

• Rayquaza knocked Groudon away with Dragon Ascent and clashed with Kyogre’s Origin Pulse.
• Chen Shi told Rayquaza to conserve energy, then directed it to use Extreme Speed and Twister to create a huge tornado that engulfed Groudon and Kyogre.
• Rayquaza followed Chen Shi’s commands, striking Kyogre with Extreme Speed and Dragon Claw and dodging Groudon’s Precipice Blades.
• Rayquaza used Draco Meteor and consecutive Dragon Pulses to wear down Groudon and Kyogre, leaving both furious and struggling to retaliate.
• The Legendary Pokémon watching the battle focused on Chen Shi and concluded that he had changed Rayquaza’s fighting style.
• Rayquaza claimed it could fight just as well without Chen Shi, who praised its strength while privately disagreeing.

Chen Shi directed Rayquaza in a relentless attack on Groudon and Kyogre, while Victini restored Rayquaza’s energy. After defeating the pair, Rayquaza accepted two Orbs and let them leave as the watching legendary Pokémon withdrew.

• Chen Shi ordered Rayquaza to strike Kyogre into Groudon, then hit both legendary Pokémon with Dragon Ascent and Hyper Beam.
• Rayquaza continued attacking Groudon and Kyogre until it was exhausted, while Jirachi excitedly watched the battle.
• Chen Shi asked Victini to recharge Rayquaza, and Rayquaza recovered enough energy to resume its assault.
• Rayquaza overwhelmed Groudon and Kyogre, blocked their escape, then accepted two Orbs and let them go.
• Rayquaza looked toward the legendary Pokémon watching from hiding, and they turned and left.

Rayquaza gave Chen Shi the Orbs Groudon and Kyogre had left behind, along with a Green Orb he could use to summon it, and agreed to let the Draconids worship it. After learning Cogita had been waiting for him, Chen Shi arranged to delay his trip to the Hisui Region by three days.

• Rayquaza flew away with the Energy Meteorite while Mew watched, and Shate, Aji, and Neo recognized Lord Autumn on Rayquaza during the battle they had witnessed.
• Rayquaza urged Chen Shi to accept Mew’s offer of immortality, but Chen Shi teased Rayquaza about missing him and promised they would meet again.
• Rayquaza gave Chen Shi the two Orbs from Groudon and Kyogre, agreed to the Draconids worshipping it, and handed him a Green Orb to summon it.
• Jirachi took Chen Shi to the mountain by Meteor Falls, where a Shiny Gardevoir told him Cogita wanted him brought to the Hisui Region.
• Chen Shi asked for three days to settle his affairs, and Gardevoir agreed, saying Cogita had been waiting for him a long time.

Chen Shi told the Draconids that disasters would happen again and arranged for them to worship Rayquaza, giving Shate the Green Orb so they could summon the Dragon God. After the Draconids began planning a shrine, Chen Shi realized Salamence was missing.

• Gardevoir left after saying she would return in a few days, and Chen Shi promised Jirachi he would stay with it for now.
• Chen Shi had Metagross and Charizard build a fire, then gathered the Draconids to discuss the battle and warn them that more disasters would come.
• Chen Shi told the Draconids to worship Rayquaza and explained that the Green Orb could summon him during a disaster.
• Shate accepted the Green Orb, while Aji and Neo proposed building Rayquaza a statue and shrine.
• Chen Shi looked around for Salamence and realized she was missing.

After returning to the Draconid tribe, Chen Shi worried about finding the Mt. Pyre Lineage and feeding his Pokémon. When Salamence returned, he blamed her for being left behind until Pokéblocks distracted her and Jirachi cheerfully promised to remember her next time.

• Chen Shi brought the Draconids back to their damaged tribe, set up a tent, and worried about where to deliver the two Orbs and how to feed his Pokémon.
• Salamence returned to the tribe and confronted Chen Shi with a reproachful stare after discovering he had left without her.
• Chen Shi insisted that Salamence was mostly at fault for not keeping up, leaving her confused while Togekiss, Dragapult, and the others laughed.
• Chen Shi gave Salamence Pokéblocks, and she began eating despite still feeling that his explanation was wrong.
• Jirachi promised Salamence that it would remember to take her along next time, prompting Chen Shi to laugh and agree.

Rayquaza asked Chen Shi to help convince Groudon and Kyogre to accept being sealed in a mystery realm for a thousand years. After Rayquaza took Chen Shi to meet Zygarde, the Draconids decided to honor Chen Shi as their first and greatest ancestor.

• Rayquaza told Chen Shi that it planned to seal Groudon and Kyogre in a mystery realm and asked him to help secure their agreement.
• Rayquaza explained that Zygarde would place the seal and that the imprisonment would last a thousand years.
• Chen Shi urged Rayquaza to watch over the Draconids, whom he had given the Green Orb, and then left with Rayquaza, Jirachi, and Victini.
• After Chen Shi departed, Shate and Neo praised his help and discussed how the Draconids could repay him.
• Neo announced that the Draconids would build a statue and murals honoring Chen Shi, and named him their first and greatest ancestor.

Chen Shi helped Rayquaza send Kyogre and Groudon to a Mystery Realm for a thousand years, then returned to Meteor Falls. As Chen Shi prepared to leave Hoenn after Jirachi fell asleep, he made Rayquaza promise not to forget him.

• Rayquaza confronted Kyogre and ordered it to stay in a Mystery Realm for a thousand years, and Kyogre agreed after learning Zygarde was waiting there.
• Rayquaza gave Groudon the same order, and Groudon started toward the assigned coordinates after nearly attacking Chen Shi and Rayquaza.
• Rayquaza carried Chen Shi back to the Meteor Tribe, then paused when Chen Shi called it back.
• Chen Shi told Rayquaza he might not see it again for a thousand years, and Rayquaza promised to remember him.
• Jirachi pointed out that Chen Shi had been setting Rayquaza up, and Chen Shi admitted he hoped to use the promise against Rayquaza in the future.

On Jirachi’s last night awake before another thousand-year slumber, Chen Shi promised they would meet again and made a wish to reunite with it a millennium later. Jirachi granted the wish as it prepared to fall asleep, leaving Chen Shi and his Pokémon with a bond that would bring them together again.

• Chen Shi shared the remaining Pokéblocks with Jirachi and promised he would see it again when it woke.
• Jirachi offered to use its wish-granting power to make Dragapult stronger, but Chen Shi asked it to remember the words “Only magic can defeat magic!” for his future self.
• As Jirachi grew drowsy, it opened its True Eye and invited Chen Shi to make a wish.
• Chen Shi wished to meet Jirachi again a thousand years later before it woke, and the comet’s light connected them as Jirachi accepted the wish.

After Jirachi departed, Gardevoir collected Jirachi’s Sleeping Meteorite and the Beautiful Blue Orb and Red Orb, then transported Chen Shi and Victini to the Hisui Region. There, Chen Shi met Cogita and recognized her as Cynthia.

• Jirachi turned back into a stone and fell to the ground, and Chen Shi said goodbye.
• Gardevoir took Jirachi’s Sleeping Meteorite and the Beautiful Blue Orb and Red Orb, then told Chen Shi she would bring him to the Hisui Region the next morning.
• Gardevoir transported Chen Shi and Victini, along with his tent, to a snow-covered courtyard while he slept.
• Gardevoir led Chen Shi into the courtyard, where he found Cogita lounging in a warm, springlike setting.
• Cogita greeted Chen Shi, and he froze in shock after recognizing her as Cynthia.

Cogita confronted Chen Shi about how he seemed to know the discoveries he claimed to make, but he denied everything and refused to reveal that he had transmigrated. Cogita left him with the question of why admitting his foreknowledge mattered, while Chen Shi stayed determined to keep it secret.

• Cogita teased Chen Shi, and he insulted her by calling her a married old woman, provoking her anger.
• Cogita questioned how Chen Shi knew she was married and demonstrated her power by creating a rocking chair for him.
• Cogita recited Chen Shi’s achievements and challenged him over seeming to know the evolution requirements, Fairy-type Pokéblocks, and other discoveries in advance.
• Chen Shi insisted that he had made every discovery through research and threatened to sue Cogita for slander.
• Cogita offered to take Chen Shi through time and space to check his past, but he refused and continued denying her accusations.
• Cogita told Chen Shi that his foreknowledge would benefit the world and that she would not blame him for it.

Chen Shi deflected Cogita’s questions until she asked whether he came from another Pokémon world, which he denied. Cogita explained that Arceus had sent him into the past as Autumn to deter the forces behind Dark Aura, and Chen Shi wondered how long his presence could keep them at bay.

• Chen Shi provoked Cogita by repeatedly emphasizing her marriage, and Cogita accidentally destroyed the Pokédex in frustration.
• Cogita asked Chen Shi if he came from another Pokémon world, and he denied it while claiming his knowledge came from guessing.
• Chen Shi asked why Cogita had brought him to that point in time, and she explained that Dark Aura had been infiltrating their world for thousands of years.
• Cogita recounted how Deoxys had attempted to reach the planet and corrupt Pokémon, and how Rayquaza, Zygarde, and Mew stopped one of them while the other corrupted Rayquaza.
• Cogita revealed that Chen Shi’s identity as Autumn was meant to deter a large-scale Dark Aura invasion, and said his Deoxys meteorite had also helped.

After learning that Cogita would decide when he could return to his own time, Chen Shi left to explore Hisui and strengthen himself. He discovered that his Pokémon had eaten all the Pokéblocks, so he and Metagross searched the snowy landscape for Berries.

• Cogita told Chen Shi that he could return after dealing with matters in Hisui and that she controlled when he would go back; she also said someone would watch over him.
• Chen Shi packed his tent, set off on Metagross, and decided to look for somewhere to stay.
• Victini asked for food, and Chen Shi realized that all the Pokéblocks were gone.
• Togekiss checked the backpack and panicked, but Chen Shi reminded the Pokémon that he could make more Pokéblocks if they found Berries.
• Chen Shi sent Metagross flying faster to search the snowy surroundings for Berries.

Chen Shi planned to distract a powerful Goodra colony so he could steal its surplus Berries, persuading Victini and Dragapult to help. Before the Trouble Relief Squad could begin, the Goodra spotted them and attacked, forcing Chen Shi and Victini to retreat.

• Chen Shi watched the Goodra colony and decided to target it because he had found almost no Berries elsewhere.
• Victini agreed to help after Chen Shi promised the Berries would end their hunger and praised its strength.
• Chen Shi assigned Victini to take Dragapult away and draw the Goodra off while he stole Berries with his other Pokémon.
• Chen Shi and Victini loudly declared the Trouble Relief Squad in action, alerting the Goodra colony.
• The leading Goodra fired Dragon Pulse at them, and Chen Shi called for a tactical retreat.

While Cynthia waited for Chen Shi in Alamos Town, Doctor Carolina told her about ancient ruins near Solaceon Town, and Cynthia went to investigate them. The chapter ended with Via revealing that the central mural depicted a God War.

• Cynthia worried that Chen Shi had not returned, while Mew and Jirachi were confident he was safe in the past.
• Doctor Carolina called Cynthia and told her researchers had found ruins containing murals from Ancient Sinnoh, also known as the Hisui Region.
• Cynthia decided to leave Alamos Town and visit the ruins near Solaceon Town while she waited for Chen Shi.
• Cynthia arrived at the excavation site with Mew, Jirachi, and Diancie, and Via led her inside.
• Via told Cynthia that the central mural depicted a God War.

Cynthia, Via, and Doctor Carolina discovered murals depicting an ancient war between the Time-Space Duo and Giratina, led by a white-robed man who sacrificed his right arm. Jirachi and Mew recognized the man as Chen Shi, leaving Cynthia and the others shocked by the revelation.

• Via led Cynthia and Doctor Carolina into a vast chamber covered with ancient murals.
• Cynthia studied a mural showing the Time-Space Duo battling while a white-robed man and his Pokémon rescued the innocent.
• The mural showed the white-robed man entering a pitch-black gate and returning atop Giratina, missing his right arm.
• The white-robed man and his followers fought the Time-Space Duo and their Pokémon, though the murals did not reveal who won.
• The murals showed Pokémon searching for someone after peace returned, then carving the mountain to record the events.
• Jirachi and Mew recognized the white-robed man as Chen Shi, and Jirachi revealed that he had lost his arm.