Chapter Summaries

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.

At Alamos Town, Mew explained that the mural’s missing arm likely symbolized Dragapult taking Giratina’s place in the Distortion World, rather than Chen Shi losing a limb. Cynthia persuaded Mew to recount Chen Shi’s past, and Mew began describing his arrival near Meteor Falls before Jirachi corrected its account.

• Doctor Carolina learned from Cynthia that the Time-Space Duo had sent Chen Shi a thousand years into the past and feared he had lost an arm.
• Mew explained that the mural used symbolism and suggested Dragapult had temporarily entered the Distortion World so Giratina could leave and fight the Time-Space Duo.
• Cynthia reassured Doctor Carolina that Mew could be trusted, then promised Mew fifteen strawberry and matcha treats in exchange for everything it remembered.
• Mew said Chen Shi had appeared near Meteor Falls in Hoenn as Autumn, wearing a white robe, and had brought the Energy Meteorite out with a Pokémon.
• Jirachi interrupted Mew’s recollection and said it had helped Little Shi bring the Energy Meteorite out.

Mew explained Chen Shi’s hidden role in the events of a thousand years ago and admitted that a powerful being had concealed the Hisui Region battle from the Legendary Pokémon. Cynthia and the others identified murals showing Chen Shi’s early encounter with the Goodra group, while Jirachi recalled helping him escape.

• Mew recalled that Chen Shi helped Rayquaza drive back Groudon and Kyogre, took the Energy Meteorite, and stayed with the ancestors of the Draconids.
• Mew said Rayquaza could not find Chen Shi after he disappeared and suggested he had gone to Hisui, where someone concealed his whereabouts.
• Mew confirmed that the Hisui murals were likely real because Giratina had told it that Chen Shi helped Giratina defeat the Time-Space Duo.
• Mew explained that a powerful being had hidden the battle and warned Cynthia not to investigate further.
• Cynthia recognized a mural of Chen Shi giving Pokéblocks to Goodra, Sliggoo, and Goomy as evidence that the Goodra group had been among his first companions.
• Jirachi pointed out a mural showing Chen Shi fleeing the Goodra group and said it had been the one to help him escape.

Chen Shi was surrounded by the Goodra clan after they caught him trying to steal their winter Berries, then escaped into the air with Charizard and provoked them while Victini battled their leader. Dragapult returned with three Goomy, and Chen Shi tried to use them as hostages to demand the clan’s Berries.

• Chen Shi tried to flee the Goodra after they discovered he planned to steal their Berries, but Charizard carried him out of their encirclement.
• Chen Shi taunted the Goodra from the air, and their champion-level leader nearly hit him with a powerful Dragon Pulse.
• Chen Shi released Dragapult and ordered him to capture Goomy while Victini attacked the Goodra with V-create.
• The Goodra leader defeated Victini’s V-create with Water Pulse, and Victini grew angry after Chen Shi had promised it would win.
• Dragapult returned with three Goomy, and Chen Shi threatened the Goodra clan with the captured Pokémon unless they handed over their Berries.

Chen Shi traded on Dragapult’s capture of three Goomy to obtain the Goodra colony’s Berries, then began making Pokéblocks while planning to recruit the Hisuian Goodra. The Goodra waited anxiously for him to return their young as Chen Shi imagined settling the colony in a Steel-type Mystery Realm.

• Dragapult captured three Goomy, so the Goodra leader offered Chen Shi Berries in exchange for their safe return.
• Chen Shi landed and told the Goodra leader he wanted to make a deal after the Berries arrived.
• Five Goodra brought Berries, then emptied even more from their shells and piled them before Chen Shi.
• Chen Shi pulled out his Pokéblock Maker and started preparing a Berry blend suited to Hisuian Goodra.
• Chen Shi decided he would obtain a Mystery Realm Core, create a Steel-type Mystery Realm, and settle the Goodra there.

Chen Shi offered Goodra Pokéblocks made from Berries and proposed trading them for Berry supplies. Goodra recognized the food’s benefits for his clan but suspected Chen Shi had another motive.

• Chen Shi finished making silver Pokéblocks while Goodra waited for the return of the three captured Goomy.
• Chen Shi offered Goodra a Pokéblock, and Goodra ate it after dismissing his subordinates’ warnings.
• Goodra felt the Pokéblock restore and strengthen him, and realized it could help Goomy and Sliggoo grow and evolve faster.
• Chen Shi proposed that Goodra’s clan supply Berries in exchange for Pokéblocks, with some Berries as payment for Chen Shi’s companions.
• Goodra considered the deal profitable but suspected Chen Shi was concealing his real goal.