Recaps

Cheng Tian left the Training Camp with Liu Zhiwei and returned to Bingzhou to surprise his parents. He reunited with his mother and Yamper, but his father called asking for another account sheet, sending Cheng Tian out again just after he arrived.

• Cheng Tian said goodbye to his friends at the Training Camp and flew with Liu Zhiwei on a Tropius toward the mainland.
• Cheng Tian and Liu Zhiwei collected their plane tickets, then parted at the airport because they were on different flights.
• Cheng Tian's parents worried about him at home while his father discovered that two account sheets were missing and hurried to deliver them to the mine.
• Cheng Tian called his mother from a taxi and told her he was already on his way home.
• Cheng Tian arrived home, greeted his mother and Yamper, and learned his father had gone to the mine.
• Cheng Tian's father called asking for another account sheet, and Cheng Tian's mother told him to take it over and buy food with his father on the way back.

Cheng Tian returned to the mine and reunited Aron with the Machamp who had raised it. Frogadier missed its master, so Cheng Tian decided to take his Pokémon to visit; meanwhile, Barbaracle waited alone in its cave and wondered how its apprentice was doing.

• Cheng Tian returned home with the mine's account sheets, and his father and Uncle Ma welcomed him.
• Cheng Tian and Uncle Ma went to the mine, where Aron joyfully reunited with the Machamp Leader and the other Machamp.
• Cheng Tian noticed Frogadier felt homesick and offered to take it to visit its master.
• Barbaracle caught fish, lit a fire in its cave, and thought of its apprentice as it reflected on growing old.

Cheng Tian returned home with his evolved Pokémon and Haunter, where his family welcomed them and shared a peaceful evening together. That night, Florges stayed in bed with Cheng Tian and massaged him to sleep, while Su Han sensed something was amiss from afar.

• Uncle Ma told Cheng Tian that the mine had never produced a colorful stone like the Mega Stone he sought, and Cheng Tian asked him to report any future finds.
• Cheng Tian reunited with his father, showed him Florges's evolution, and introduced Haunter, whom his father mistakenly treated as a newly caught Pokémon.
• Cheng Tian's father bought him a Dark Ball, a Heal Ball, and a Great Ball before they returned home with the Pokémon.
• Cheng Tian's mother admired Florges, and the family spent the evening laughing, playing games, and enjoying dinner together.
• Florges insisted on sleeping beside Cheng Tian and massaged his temples until he fell asleep.
• Su Han woke with a chill on Training Island, wondered if Cheng Tian was being seduced, then dismissed the thought.

Cheng Tian sneaked into the mountains with Frogadier and Haunter, where he encountered the Raticate he had met before being hunted by Zangoose. He rescued Raticate from Zangoose and set his Pokémon against both of them.

• Cheng Tian's mother woke him for breakfast, and he told his parents he was going to visit Su Han.
• Cheng Tian used Haunter to put the highway toll collectors to sleep and Frogadier to obscure the surveillance cameras, then slipped into the mountains.
• A wounded Raticate fled from Zangoose, which had killed the other members of Raticate's clan.
• Raticate struck Zangoose with Sucker Punch, but Zangoose prepared to finish it with X-Scissor.
• Cheng Tian's Shadow Ball blasted Zangoose away, and he recognized Raticate as an old acquaintance.
• Cheng Tian used Haunter to lift Raticate into the air and told Haunter to deal with it while Frogadier fought Zangoose.

Cheng Tian defeated and restrained the wounded Zangoose, then used Haunter to learn that it belonged to a poacher who had trapped two Teddiursa and gone after a rare Chikorita. He reported the poacher to the police and decided to check on the Teddiursa, leaving the search for the poacher to chance.

• Cheng Tian had Frogadier defeat Zangoose and ordered it tied up while he treated its wounds.
• Cheng Tian stopped Raticate from fleeing and learned it had been chased after finding two Teddiursa in honey-coated traps.
• Cheng Tian had Haunter probe Zangoose’s dreams and discovered its trainer was a poacher who had left it guarding the trapped Teddiursa while pursuing a wild Chikorita.
• Cheng Tian called the police and gave them the poacher’s approximate location.
• Cheng Tian decided to check on the Teddiursa and avoid confronting the poacher unless he happened to find him.

Cheng Tian left a bound Raticate to guard an unconscious Zangoose, then found a bloody trap and narrowly escaped two enraged Ursaring. Elsewhere, a poacher electrofished a lake, caught two Poliwhirl, and continued searching for more Pokémon.

• Cheng Tian had Frogadier and Haunter bind Raticate beside the unconscious Zangoose, then had Aron knock out its teeth.
• Cheng Tian and his Pokémon found a blood-soaked trap with no sign of Teddiursa, then hid from two furious Ursaring until they left.
• Cheng Tian continued with Frogadier toward Barbaracle, hoping to arrive before nightfall.
• A poacher resting in the forest sent Jolteon to electrocute a lake after spotting Poliwhirl.
• The poacher's Toxicroak and Cacturne subdued two Poliwhirl, which he caught in Great Balls before ordering Jolteon to shock the lake again.

A greedy man spotted and captured a proud Shiny Feebas after it reflected Jolteon’s attack and tried to flee. Just as Feebas lost hope, Barbaracle appeared and seized control of the confrontation.

• The man noticed a purple Shiny Feebas and decided to capture it for its value.
• Feebas reflected Jolteon’s weakened Thunderbolt with Mirror Coat, injuring Cacturne when the attack missed its target.
• Feebas escaped Toxicroak by diving into the lake, but the man sent Seismitoad after it and had it knocked onto shore.
• The man grabbed and slapped Feebas, leaving it helpless and despairing.
• Cacturne was sent flying, and Barbaracle appeared holding Toxicroak by the throat as the man froze in fear.

Barbaracle attacked a poacher who was harming the Pokémon and fish around its lake, swiftly overwhelming his team. Cheng Tian arrived just as Frogadier protected Barbaracle, revealing himself as its old apprentice, Froakie.

• Barbaracle struck the poacher’s Pokémon after witnessing him electrocute fish and mistreat Feebas.
• Barbaracle used Shell Smash and a series of attacks to badly injure the poacher’s Pokémon, including defeating Rhyperior.
• Barbaracle rescued Feebas with Whirlpool while the poacher’s remaining Pokémon continued attacking.
• Frogadier intervened to block Toxicroak’s Close Combat and stood beside Barbaracle.
• Cheng Tian arrived with Noibat, and Barbaracle recognized Frogadier as its former apprentice, Froakie.

Cheng Tian and Frogadier defeated the poacher and his Pokémon, then rescued and caught a Shiny Feebas. With the poacher restrained, Cheng Tian pointed him toward Barbaracle to answer for the fish he had killed.

• Frogadier reunited with Barbaracle and joined it in defeating Jolteon and the poacher’s other Pokémon.
• Cheng Tian confronted the poacher while Noibat and Haunter protected him, and Haunter caught the bullet the man fired.
• The injured Shiny Feebas emerged from the Whirlpool, and Cheng Tian caught her in an empty Heal Ball.
• Frogadier and Barbaracle celebrated their reunion after their victory, while the poacher tried to bargain for his life.
• Cheng Tian told the poacher that Barbaracle would decide what happened because the fish he had killed were its food.

Cheng Tian reunited with Barbaracle and introduced his Pokémon to the Pokémon rescued from a poacher. He then persuaded the haughty Shiny Feebas to become his partner, though she left him wondering whether she was simply tsundere.

• Cheng Tian took the poacher’s Poké Balls and went into the cave while Barbaracle dealt with the poacher and his Pokémon.
• Cheng Tian released the rescued Pokémon, and Barbaracle returned with fish as Frogadier excitedly caught up with his former master.
• Cheng Tian and the Pokémon grilled fish together, then took a group photo in the cave.
• Cheng Tian released the healed Shiny Feebas and argued with her about her pride and inability to evolve while staying in the lake.
• Cheng Tian gave Feebas a Mystic Water and promised to help her find a Prism Scale, and Feebas entered his Heal Ball after pretending to refuse.

Cheng Tian returned from visiting Barbaracle with Frogadier and welcomed Feebas onto his team, though the new Pokémon’s arrogance caused friction. After leaving the forest, he went to buy Beauty-boosting Pokéblocks and received a call from Su Han.

• Frogadier battled Barbaracle for advice, and Cheng Tian noted that it was nearing evolution while it corrected its battle habits.
• Cheng Tian released the poached Pokémon, introduced Feebas to the team, and tried to stop it from treating the others rudely.
• Frogadier gave Barbaracle a Mystic Water before Cheng Tian and the others left, promising to visit again and compete in the World Pokémon League someday.
• Cheng Tian went to a Pokémon Shop, rejected an expensive box of Pokéblocks after hearing the clerk’s sales pitch, and received a call from Su Han.

After arranging supplies for Feebas and bathing, Cheng Tian found Xu Xinmeng waiting alone and took her to a milk tea shop, where she played with Noibat. The chapter left Cheng Tian caring for her while she checked a notebook for her family’s contact details.

• Cheng Tian asked Su Han to buy Beauty-boosting Pokéblocks for Feebas, and she teased him about staying faithful before promising to help.
• Cheng Tian ordered a fish tank and bought ornamental fish, then planned to shop for TMs before deciding to bathe first.
• After bathing, Cheng Tian spotted Xu Xinmeng waiting by a shared bike and invited her to rest with him in a milk tea shop.
• Cheng Tian brought out Noibat to entertain Xu Xinmeng, then asked her to think of her family’s contact details.
• Xu Xinmeng took a notebook from her schoolbag with a string of phone numbers written in it.

Cheng Tian said goodbye to Xu Xinmeng, bought TMs for his Pokémon, and returned home after arranging for a fish tank for his new Pokémon. The chapter ended with his mother demanding an explanation for the expensive tank's delivery.

• Xu Xinmeng's aunt arrived to take her home and explained that Xu Xinmeng had autism and was happiest playing with Pokémon.
• Cheng Tian promised Xu Xinmeng she could visit his house to play with his Pokémon, and she reluctantly let go of Noibat.
• Cheng Tian bought Dig, Trick, and Scald TMs for his Pokémon, then had them learn the moves at the Pokémon Center.
• Cheng Tian's mother answered the door and learned that Cheng Tian had ordered a 4,888-yuan fish tank for his new Pokémon.
• Cheng Tian's mother demanded an explanation while the delivery worker praised the tank's features.

Cheng Tian accompanied Su Han to a swimsuit store and awkwardly helped her choose what to try on. After Su Han modeled his conservative pick, her teasing left him flustered as she offered to wear a more revealing swimsuit too.

• Cheng Tian browsed swimsuits with Su Han and struggled to keep his gaze away from her.
• Su Han asked Cheng Tian to pick swimsuits, and he chose a conservative school swimsuit before accidentally finding a highly revealing one.
• Su Han tried on the school swimsuit and commented that it felt tight.
• Su Han noticed Cheng Tian's reaction and teased him, saying she could wear the revealing swimsuit as well.

At the beach, Su Han found a private moment with Cheng Tian after sending Lin Lin and Bai Yun to fetch sunscreen. She gave Cheng Tian a special 521 gift and teased him about being shy.

• Lin Lin and Su Han played on the beach in swimsuits while Cheng Tian and Bai Yun joined them with a volleyball.
• Su Han stopped the group to ask whether Lin Lin had put on sunscreen, and Lin Lin pulled Bai Yun away to get some.
• Su Han led Cheng Tian to a secluded stretch of beach and asked him to help apply sunscreen where she could not reach.
• After Cheng Tian finished, Su Han revealed that she had prepared a special 521 gift for him and asked whether he liked it.
• Cheng Tian turned his face away shyly as Su Han teased him.

Cheng Tian brought his new Shiny Feebas home and told his parents he had caught it on the way back from the botanical gardens. After learning of the next day’s exams, he returned to Bingzhou No. 1 High School and entered without a uniform or leave slip, unaware that the security guard had recorded the incident.

• Cheng Tian’s mother scolded him for buying an enormous fish tank, while his father admired it and photographed the Shiny Feebas he released into it.
• Cheng Tian fed Feebas a Pokéblock, then called Su Han and learned that Bai Yun had asked him to check on Lin Lin in Bingzhou.
• Cheng Tian saw a class message announcing the June monthly exams and decided to return to school and look for Lin Lin.
• Florges joined Cheng Tian in bed, and he eventually fell asleep beside her.
• Cheng Tian arrived at Bingzhou No. 1 High School without his uniform or a leave slip, and the security guard let him in after recording the incident.

Cheng Tian returned to school during exams, met Teacher Sun, and found Lin Lin to share news about Bai Yun. After Lin Lin went back to her exam, Chu Jiaojiao was dragged off by her biology teacher for slacking.

• Cheng Tian visited Teacher Sun, explained that he had received leave from the Training Camp, and kept Training Island’s location and supplies confidential.
• Teacher Sun told Cheng Tian that Lin Lin had also kept Training Island details secret, then sent him to find her after the exam period ended.
• Chu Jiaojiao recognized Cheng Tian and helped him locate Lin Lin, who had just left her exam room.
• Cheng Tian told Lin Lin that Bai Yun was training under a Fighting-type Elite Four member, and Lin Lin shared that she was researching Pokéblocks.
• Chu Jiaojiao admitted she planned to skip her biology paper, so her teacher dragged her back and threatened to make her copy the textbook if she failed.
• After Lin Lin returned to her exam, Cheng Tian decided to look for Teacher Zhou.

Cheng Tian returned from Training Island and battled Teacher Zhou, whose Exploud was overwhelmed by Frogadier’s new techniques. Teacher Zhou ended the fight as Frogadier’s legs began to tremble from the strain, and he acknowledged how much Cheng Tian had improved.

• Cheng Tian returned to school, and Teacher Zhou mistook him for someone who had been eliminated before inviting him to battle.
• Teacher Zhou explained that the school had formed a Pokémon battle team after the college entrance exam reforms.
• Cheng Tian sent out Frogadier to face Teacher Zhou’s Exploud, and Frogadier used Double Team and Swords Dance to begin its assault.
• Frogadier dodged Exploud’s attacks with Dig and Steam Mode, then struck it with an enhanced Waterfall.
• Frogadier blocked Boomburst with Protect and repeatedly slashed Exploud with Liquidation-enhanced Aerial Ace until Teacher Zhou called a halt.
• Cheng Tian noticed Frogadier’s legs trembling from the strain, and Teacher Zhou praised his progress.

Cheng Tian returned early to Training Island to prepare for training and reunite with Su Han, who had earned a tournament spot. He showed her his Shiny Feebas and fed it a special Pokéblock as they planned to strengthen their Pokémon before the tournament.

• Cheng Tian left home early so he could prepare to raise Feebas before the group went abroad.
• Granny Du warned Nalu that hidden dangers might lie beneath the country's apparent peace and urged her to focus on growing stronger.
• Su Han bought the remaining Beauty-raising Pokéblocks for Feebas and told Cheng Tian she had secured a tournament spot through her father's connection to Grandpa He.
• Cheng Tian and Su Han decided to train together in the wild before the tournament, and Su Han planned to evolve Vulpix.
• Cheng Tian showed Su Han his Shiny Feebas at the pond behind the cafeteria, and Su Han marveled at its rarity.
• Cheng Tian fed Feebas a special gold-and-blue Pokéblock, and Feebas eagerly swallowed it.

Cheng Tian returned to the Training Camp and consulted Nalu about raising his newly caught shiny Feebas. Nalu revealed a special evolution method that could make Feebas exceptionally beautiful, and Cheng Tian set out to find a scale from the most beautiful Milotic.

• Cheng Tian visited the Elite Four members, learning that Aron's armor work was finished, Noibat had mastered stimulating its body with Wild Charge, and Haunter should undergo trade evolution before he went abroad.
• Cheng Tian told Nalu that Frogadier had improved and showed her his shiny Feebas, exciting her with its rarity and beauty.
• Nalu explained that Feebas could evolve through Pokéblocks or by holding a Prism Scale, then shared a secret method combining both.
• Cheng Tian agreed to find a scale from the most beautiful Milotic so Feebas could evolve into an especially beautiful Milotic.

Cheng Tian and the Chinese delegation gathered at the airport before departing for the Exchange Tournament, where Gengar reminded him to evolve Haunter. Cheng Tian completed the Trade Evolution, and Haunter became Gengar, gaining a physical body and new moves before their trip abroad.

• Yang Yonggang briefed the delegation on representing China and keeping the main team's strength concealed during the Exchange Tournament.
• Gengar reminded Wen Xu and Su Han that Cheng Tian had promised Granny Du to evolve Haunter.
• Cheng Tian asked Yang Yonggang for permission to evolve Haunter and took Haunter and Gengar to the airport's Trade Evolution machine.
• Cheng Tian and Gengar traded Haunter and Dusknoir, then traded back after Gengar used a shadow to help Haunter's evolution.
• Haunter emerged as Gengar with a physical body, the Cursed Body Ability, and new moves, and Cheng Tian congratulated him.

Cheng Tian and the other tournament participants flew toward the Exchange Tournament while Nalu and Yang Yonggang discussed international competitors and guardian Pokémon. A huge dark-purple hole appeared above the Pacific, triggering alarms worldwide and warnings that aggressive Pokémon and a terrifying attacker were approaching the plane.

• Cheng Tian and Su Han enjoyed the plane’s luxurious amenities as the participants chatted during their flight.
• Nalu and Yang Yonggang reviewed the competing teams, including an Oni Palace Family participant and Piera, who was rumored to have contracted with Hoopa.
• A massive dark-purple hole appeared in the sky above the Pacific, creating a powerful magnetic field detected by multiple countries.
• China’s security officials suspected a new guardian-deity-level Pokémon had appeared and ordered someone to investigate before another country could reach it.
• Yang Yonggang told the frightened passengers to sit down as the plane encountered magnetic interference, while Cheng Tian’s system warned him that hostile Pokémon and a terrifying attacker were approaching.

A giant Giratina emerged from a rift over the Pacific Ocean, but a platinum barrier repelled its attacks and drove it back. As the rift closed, hundreds of powerful Drifblim appeared and attacked the plane, leaving Yang Yonggang to rally everyone for battle.

• The plane's passengers watched Giratina emerge from a growing rift, while Cheng Tian's system failed to scan its immense power.
• Giratina struck the platinum barrier with Shadow Claw and Draco Meteor, but the barrier blasted it with a beam and forced it to retreat.
• Cheng Tian spotted hundreds of Drifblim approaching the plane, including a level 63 leader.
• The leading Drifblim attacked the plane with Shadow Ball, but Wen Xu's Gengar intercepted it in midair.
• Yang Yonggang ordered Cheng Tian to protect the passengers and called on everyone with a flying Pokémon to join the fight.

Gengar fought the Drifblim swarm until Yang Yonggang, Wen Xu, and the Elite Four arrived and turned the battle around with their powerful Pokémon and Mega Evolutions. Wen Xu Mega Evolved Gengar and ordered it to pursue the fleeing Drifblim leader.

• Gengar attacked the Drifblim swarm, but the leader rallied the confused Pokémon and its Shadow Balls wounded Gengar.
• Yang Yonggang and Wen Xu escaped onto Long Weixi's Tropius as Liang Pingfeng and Noivern joined the battle.
• The Elite Four sent out more than fifty Pokémon and Mega Evolved several of them, overwhelming the Drifblim swarm.
• Chong Wensen revealed his Shiny Beedrill and Mega Evolved it while the other trainers pressed their advantage.
• Wen Xu Mega Evolved Gengar into Three-Eyed Mega Gengar and ordered it to attack the frightened Drifblim leader.

The Elite Four and their Pokémon fought off a swarm of Drifblim, while Mega Gengar wiped out the leader and Wen Xu collapsed from the strain. The battle ended just as foreign Staraptor riders arrived and demanded that the group identify themselves and submit to an investigation.

• Liang Pingfeng sent Talonflame into the Drifblim, triggering Flare Boost in several of them, and Yang Yonggang warned the others not to use Fire-type moves.
• The Elite Four attacked the Drifblim leader, which burned itself to activate Flare Boost and fought back with Shadow Ball, Air Slash, and Thunderbolt.
• Drifblim drained another Drifblim to recover, while Magnezone used Electric Terrain and Lock-On before the leader escaped a Zap Cannon with Substitute.
• Wen Xu directed Mega Gengar to trap the Pokémon in a Darkness Domain, where Gengar drained the Drifblim; Wen Xu then collapsed from the strain.
• More than a dozen Americans riding Staraptor arrived, demanded the group’s identities, and threatened to use force if they refused an investigation.