Chapter Summaries

Chen Shi and Lance’s Dragapult and Dragonite fought through a punishing final exchange, leaving both Pokémon unable to rise. As Dragapult struggled to keep his promise to win, Chen Shi entered a strange darkness and felt the overwhelming pain Dragapult had been carrying.

• Lance had Dragonite feint with Extreme Speed and Ice Punch to draw Dragapult out, but Chen Shi countered with Shadow Force.
• Chen Shi and Lance ordered a final clash between Dragon Darts and Dragon Rush, followed by Dragon Pulse and Dragon Rush, which sent both Pokémon crashing onto the arena.
• Dragonite and Dragapult struck each other with Ice Punch and Shadow Force, then collapsed and struggled to get up.
• Dragapult recalled his teammates’ sacrifices and resolved that he could not break his promise to win for Chen Shi.
• Chen Shi’s pink-glowing eyes brightened as the world disappeared, and he saw Dragapult trembling in the darkness.
• Chen Shi embraced Dragapult and felt the unbearable pain Dragapult was experiencing.

Chen Shi and Dragapult awakened a bond form and defeated Lance’s Dragonite, winning their match. Afterward, Dragapult collapsed only after Chen Shi told him he was proud of him.

• Dragonite rose again, and Chen Shi’s psychic power surged as he urged Dragapult to get up.
• Chen Shi and Dragapult connected through their shared memories and transformed Dragapult into Bond Dragapult.
• Chen Shi ordered Dragapult to use Outrage, and Dragapult clashed with Dragonite’s Outrage above the arena.
• Dragonite ran out of stamina, and Dragapult slammed him into the field, winning the match for Chen Shi.
• Dragapult flew to Chen Shi for praise, then collapsed and returned to his original form after Chen Shi told him he was proud of him.

After waking in the temporary Pokémon Center following the championship battle, Chen Shi reassured his friends and explained that Dragapult had used a bond phenomenon rather than Mega Evolution. Steven reminded him about the awards ceremony the next day, where the top sixteen could choose Pokémon Eggs and enter the League’s treasure vault.

• Chen Shi woke up in the Pokémon Center, and Cynthia hurried to check on him before Steven and Pheobe teased him about using four Mega Evolutions and passing out.
• Steven told Chen Shi that his Pokémon were safe, though Florges had suffered serious injuries before an Elite Four Level Blissey healed them.
• Chen Shi explained that Dragapult’s final transformation had been a bond phenomenon requiring Trainer and Pokémon to become one in mind and spirit.
• Steven, Cynthia, and Pheobe reacted to Chen Shi’s explanation, and Chen Shi admitted he did not know whether other Trainers could achieve the phenomenon.
• Steven reminded Chen Shi that the top sixty-four had to attend the awards ceremony the next day, where the top sixteen could choose a Pokémon Egg and enter the League’s treasure vault.
• Chen Shi confidently offered to pick good Pokémon Eggs for Steven.

Chen Shi met Mu Jin Stone, who thanked him for helping Devon Corporation develop fossil revival technology and offered to fund a research institute for him. Chen Shi was left stunned by the offer.

• Steven told Pheobe that every top-thirty-two finalist would receive a reward, and she cheered at the news.
• Steven invited Chen Shi to meet his father, Mu Jin Stone, and Chen Shi left with Cynthia, holding her hand.
• Mu Jin warmly welcomed Chen Shi at a hotel and thanked him for providing the key information that enabled Devon Corporation's fossil revival research.
• Mu Jin offered to fund a research institute for Chen Shi with the best available equipment, leaving Chen Shi in disbelief.

Chen Shi accepted Mu Jin's offer to build a research institute and partnered with the Devon Corporation on Mega Stone research and an auction. He revealed that Pokéblocks could awaken Fairy-type energy and that Fairy-types were immune to Dragon-type moves, but made publishing his Fairy-type paper conditional on the League granting him a professorship.

• Chen Shi accepted Mu Jin's offer to build a research institute on the Chen Family Farm near Back Mountain.
• Mu Jin proposed that Devon Corporation partner with Chen Shi on Mega Evolution research and stage an auction featuring Key Stones and Mega Stones when Chen Shi published his paper.
• Chen Shi told Mu Jin that he also wanted to collaborate on important Pokéblocks that could awaken Fairy-type Pokémon's original type energy.
• Chen Shi explained the Fairy type and revealed that Fairy-types were immune to Dragon-type moves, shocking Mu Jin, Steven, Cynthia, and Pheobe.
• Chen Shi said he would publish the Fairy-type paper only if the League agreed to grant him a professorship.

Chen Shi and Mu Jin agreed to work together on revealing Fairy-type Pokémon, with Mu Jin helping Chen Shi pursue a Doctor title. Later, Chen Shi and Cynthia celebrated his championship and discussed Mega Stones and criminal groups before Cynthia kissed him.

• Chen Shi told Mu Jin he would only reveal the Fairy type if the League accepted his conditions, and Mu Jin agreed to help him become a Doctor and build a partnership with Devon Corporation.
• Chen Shi told Mu Jin he planned to prepare and publish his paper on Mega Evolution soon, and Mu Jin asked him to give advance notice.
• Chen Shi and Cynthia strolled through Silver Town, where Cynthia congratulated him on winning the championship and thanked him for the Mega Stones he had found for Garchomp and Lucario.
• Chen Shi explained that he had taken Garchomp's Mega Stone from a Team Magma member at Meteor Falls and bought Lucario's at a Black Market stall.
• Cynthia told Chen Shi that Team Galactic had emerged in Sinnoh, and Chen Shi privately recalled that its leader, Cyrus, planned to destroy the world.
• When Cynthia offered to give Chen Shi anything within her power, he asked for a kiss, and she kissed him before walking ahead.

After Chen Shi's championship win, Professor Oak explained the League's likely terms for recognizing Chen Shi's Fairy-type research and warned him not to grow careless with his rewards and new status. Chen Shi celebrated with his Pokémon and reminded Florges not to risk her health again.

• Chen Shi returned to the villa, where Professor Oak teased him about Cynthia and told him to attend the awards ceremony before choosing his championship reward.
• Professor Oak said the League would likely grant Chen Shi a Pokémon Professor's benefits and status, but would wait until he was an adult to officially recognize his title.
• Chen Shi asked whether the League would give him more chances to enter its vaults, but Professor Oak said his existing rewards were enough and warned that others might target him.
• Professor Oak left to join Ash and Gary, and Chen Shi brushed off Pheobe's questions about him and Cynthia.
• Chen Shi brought out his Pokémon, gave them Pokéblocks, and praised their tournament efforts while warning Florges not to endanger her body again.

Chen Shi and Steven attended the Pokémon World Championships closing ceremony, where Chen Shi confirmed he would publish research on Mega Evolution. He left Lance questioning his goal of becoming a Dragon-type Champion after learning Dragonite might not Mega Evolve and Chen Shi pointed out that many of Lance’s Pokémon were Flying-types.

• A staff member directed Chen Shi, Steven, and their companion to the top-sixteen lounge, while Pheobe was told to wait elsewhere with the other top-thirty-two competitors.
• Lance asked Chen Shi about the evolution from the earlier matches, and Chen Shi said he would publish a paper on Mega Evolution after the Championships.
• Lance asked what Dragonite would look like after evolving, and Chen Shi suggested Dragonite might not have a Mega Evolution.
• Chen Shi pointed out that Charizard, Gyarados, Aerodactyl, and Altaria could Mega Evolve, then remarked that Lance could become a Flying-type Champion.
• Lance insisted that he wanted to become a Dragon-type Champion, and Chen Shi asked whether being in the Dragon Egg Group made his Pokémon dragons.
• Lorelei laughed at Lance, while Cynthia realized Chen Shi had likely known about Lance’s situation and had been waiting to tease him.

Chen Shi told Leon and Diantha that the Devon Corporation auction would offer Mega Stones for Charizard and Gardevoir, inviting them to attend. His hint that Gardevoir had another type left the assembled Trainers suspecting that it shared Florges’s mysterious advantage against Dragon-types.

• Lance argued that Dragonite, Altaria, and Hydreigon were all dragons, while Chen Shi placated him and told Lorelei that none of her Pokémon could Mega Evolve.
• Leon asked whether Mega Evolution had regional limits and what Charizard and Dragapult needed; Chen Shi explained the Key Stone and Mega Stone requirements and invited him to the Devon Corporation auction.
• Steven confirmed that the Devon Corporation would hold the auction, and Leon accepted the invitation after learning it might include a Charizard Mega Stone.
• Chen Shi invited Diantha because the auction would include a Gardevoir Mega Stone, and she was thrilled to learn her ace could Mega Evolve.
• When Diantha and Cynthia questioned whether Mega Gardevoir could defeat Lance’s Dragonite, Chen Shi hinted that Gardevoir was not purely Psychic-type, prompting the Trainers to suspect it had an undiscovered type like Florges.

Chen Shi attended the Pokémon World Championships award ceremony after arranging for Diantha and Wallace to have a chance to bid on Mega Stones. He received the champion’s medal and trophy, then celebrated with a group photo of all seven of his Pokémon.

• Diantha agreed to attend the auction to bid for Gardevoir’s Mega Stone, and Steven clarified that she would have to win it through the bidding.
• Chen Shi announced that the other Mega Stone at the auction was for Altaria, and Wallace accepted the chance to bid for it.
• The eliminated contestants and finalists received their awards, while Chen Shi waited in the passage with an aggrieved Pheobe before being called onstage.
• Professor Oak presented Chen Shi with the champion’s medal and trophy.
• Chen Shi brought out all seven of his Pokémon for a group photo as the audience cheered.

After winning the Pokémon World Championships, Chen Shi chose a Pokémon Egg for his reward and advised the other top contestants on their picks. When reporters questioned him, he promised to publish research on Charizard’s evolution and revealed that Florges belonged to a new type he called Fairy.

• Chen Shi inspected the reward eggs and chose the final egg on the second tier, while Lance picked the shiny Dratini egg after Chen Shi recommended it.
• Chen Shi directed Steven to the Mawile egg and Cynthia to the Hisuian Goomy egg, then the remaining contestants selected their rewards.
• Professor Oak advised the contestants to raise their Pokémon well and stay humble before inviting reporters to ask questions.
• Chen Shi told reporters he would publish a paper about Charizard’s evolution on the Researcher Forum after the event.
• Chen Shi explained that Florges was immune to Dragon-type energy because she belonged to a new Pokémon type, which he named Fairy.

Chen Shi deflected questions about the Fairy type, his championship win, and his relationship with Cynthia by promising to publish papers. After returning to the Villa, he revealed that Cynthia's reward was a Hisuian Form Goomy egg, leaving Steven jealous of his own Mawile.

• Chen Shi told reporters he would publish details about the Fairy type and its Pokémon on the Researcher Forum.
• Chen Shi answered questions about his championship and alleged romance with Cynthia by promising more papers, frustrating the reporter and making Steven laugh.
• The four returned to the Villa, where Steven complained about the exhausting award ceremony and Cynthia asked Chen Shi about her egg.
• Chen Shi revealed that Cynthia's egg held a Hisuian Form Goomy that would evolve into Steel and Dragon-type Pokémon.
• Steven glared at Chen Shi over the rare Goomy, but Chen Shi defended choosing Cynthia's reward over his friend's.

Chen Shi and Steven discussed their bargain with the Draconids and learned that Rayquaza was the Dragon God meant to stop Groudon and Kyogre. Chen Shi admitted he had accepted the dangerous task because the Draconids offered valuable rewards, leaving Steven, Pheobe, and Cynthia speechless.

• Chen Shi argued with Steven over who received the Goomy egg while Steven complained that Mawile could not compare to a pseudo-legendary Pokémon.
• Steven asked whether the Dragon God had stopped the disaster with Mega Evolution, and Chen Shi revealed that the Dragon God was Rayquaza.
• Chen Shi explained that the Draconids worshipped Rayquaza and that the disaster would come from Groudon and Kyogre fighting.
• Chen Shi reminded Steven that they had promised to return to Meteor Falls and summon Rayquaza when Groudon and Kyogre fought again.
• Cynthia challenged Chen Shi to tell the truth, and he admitted he had accepted the task because the Draconids offered a Champion Level Outrage scale, a Metagross Mega Stone, and a promised treasure.

Chen Shi and the other tournament winners visited the League headquarters to claim their rewards, with Chen Shi taken to the heavily guarded Vault Two. After choosing four legendary resources for his Pokémon, he learned that Professor Oak would take him next to Vault One.

• Professor Oak and Agatha led the winners to the League vaults, sending the other contestants into Vault Three while Professor Oak took Chen Shi farther inside.
• Professor Oak explained the vault’s security before Alakazam used psychic power to bring him and Chen Shi into Vault Two.
• Chen Shi examined the catalog and chose an advanced Mystery Realm Core Shard for Dragapult, a Shaymin flower for Leafeon, a Tornadus Essence Feather for Togekiss, and a Thousand-Year Leyline Stone for Swampert.
• Professor Oak handed Chen Shi the four items and said they would head to Vault One next.

Chen Shi explored Vault One with Professor Oak and chose a Mystery Realm Core over the legendary Pokémon treasures he was forbidden to take. After learning how its first energy infusion would shape the realm, he returned with Professor Oak to meet Steven and the others before they boarded the plane.

• Alakazam teleported Chen Shi and Professor Oak into Vault One, where Chen Shi saw Ho-Oh's nest and Lugia's Silver Wing.
• Professor Oak explained that the legendary items belonged to the League and could be used to summon their owners, so Chen Shi could not take them.
• Chen Shi chose a complete low-grade Mystery Realm Core after scanning it and learning it could become a small Mystery Realm.
• Professor Oak warned Chen Shi that the type of energy infused first would become more abundant inside the Mystery Realm.
• Alakazam brought Chen Shi and Professor Oak back, and they met Steven and the others beside the private plane before Professor Oak urged them to board.

After the tournament, Chen Shi and his friends planned to return home while he discussed a Fairy-type Pokéblock partnership with Steven. Chen Shi and Steven agreed to split the profits evenly, and Cynthia revealed she would travel to Hoenn with them.

• Chen Shi checked on his Pokémon Egg and told Cynthia it was his Victory Star, revealing that Victini was inside.
• Pheobe, Steven, and Chen Shi agreed to leave the next day and return home after the tournament.
• Steven asked Chen Shi to tell him when he published his Mega Evolution paper so Steven could prepare for the auction.
• Chen Shi proposed giving Devon Corporation the Fairy-type Pokéblock recipes to produce and sell intermediate- and high-grade Pokéblocks.
• Steven offered a thirty-seventy profit split, but Chen Shi insisted on an even split, and Steven accepted the partnership.
• Cynthia told Pheobe she would go to Hoenn with them.

Chen Shi told Cynthia she could join his group on their trip to Hoenn, then gave his Pokémon time off and distributed legendary-grade resources. Leafeon and Togekiss received gifts suited to them, while Chen Shi prepared to give the remaining resources to his other partners.

• Cynthia accepted Chen Shi's invitation to visit Hoenn, and Steven arranged for everyone to fly to Rustboro City the next day.
• Chen Shi promised his Pokémon a few days of rest, then joked that Leafeon would have to keep training because he mistook her cry for a complaint.
• Chen Shi reassured Leafeon that she was part of the team and gave her a glowing pink flower resource, which she happily accepted.
• Togekiss eagerly opened her gift and found Tornadus's feather, a resource rich in Flying-type energy.
• Chen Shi tied Tornadus's feather around Togekiss's neck, and she happily flew around wearing it.

Chen Shi rewarded several Pokémon for their work and worried about Mew’s unexplained disappearance, but Mew soon returned and explained what Victini’s egg needed to hatch. Mew also revealed that Chen Shi’s mind ability had grown, then demanded food and a massage.

• Chen Shi gave Shaymin, Leafeon, Swampert, and Dragapult gifts, while explaining that Florges, Charizard, and Metagross had already received their rewards.
• Chen Shi wondered where Mew had gone, and Mew suddenly appeared beside Togekiss and examined Victini’s egg.
• Mew told Chen Shi that Victini’s egg needed victory energy to hatch, and Chen Shi thanked Mew for the warning.
• Mew noticed Chen Shi’s Psychic power had grown and explained that his mind ability had strengthened.
• Mew transformed into an Eevee, sat on Chen Shi’s shoulder, and demanded something delicious and a full-body massage.

Chen Shi returned to the Chen family villa in Verdanturf Town with Cynthia and Pheobe, where his grandparents warmly welcomed them. Grandma Chen fussed over Cynthia and asked how far things had gone between her and Chen Shi, leaving them both embarrassed.

• Chen Shi declined Steven’s invitation to lunch and set off for Verdanturf Town with Cynthia and Pheobe.
• Chen Shi arranged for Charizard to carry Pheobe after she complained that Gengar could not safely carry her.
• Cynthia hesitated outside the Chen family villa until Gardevoir opened the door, and Chen Shi led her inside by the hand.
• Grandma Chen welcomed the visitors, recognized Cynthia as Carolina’s granddaughter, and piled food into her bowl.
• Grandma Chen asked Cynthia how far things had gone with Chen Shi, while Grandpa Chen gave his grandson a knowing look.

Chen Shi asked Mew to use the Mystery Realm Core to create a Grass-type mystery realm, but Mew accidentally formed its entrance in Chen Shi’s bedroom. After Mew stabilized the spatial cracks, Chen Shi persuaded it with ice cream to try moving the entrance to the Back Mountain.

• Chen Shi discussed using the Mystery Realm Core on the Back Mountain with Grandpa Chen and chose to make a Grass-type mystery realm.
• Chen Shi asked Mew to charge the core with Grass-type energy, and Mew poured energy into it inside Chen Shi’s room.
• The core became a vortex and created a mystery realm entrance in the room, while spatial cracks appeared around it.
• Mew used its psychic power to erase the cracks and stabilize the space.
• Chen Shi blamed Mew for creating the entrance in the wrong place and offered it three boxes of ice cream to move it to the Back Mountain.