Recaps

Cheng Tian and Gengar uncovered a mysterious exhibit in the museum, and the old man warned Cheng Tian not to form a connection with it. Later, after learning that Liang Pingfeng had been eliminated, Cheng Tian reflected with Su Han on the pressure facing their country’s competitors and the responsibilities that came with power.

• Gengar pulled the cloth off Exhibit No.101, revealing a broken crystalline bead, and Cheng Tian’s system began analyzing it before the museum’s old man covered it again.
• The old man scolded Cheng Tian and Gengar for entering the locked compartment, then accepted that the door had already been open and said Cheng Tian seemed fated to encounter the exhibit.
• The old man warned Cheng Tian that the museum’s objects carried many karmic entanglements and told him not to try to forge a connection with them.
• Cheng Tian met Liang Pingfeng near the spectator area and learned that Liang had lost his latest match and been eliminated.
• Cheng Tian told Su Han he felt that the competitors were under heavy pressure, and they discussed the losses among their country’s Elite Four members and the burden of public opinion.
• Cheng Tian recalled Yang Yonggang’s words about having no choice and bearing responsibility when entrusted with greater power.

Cheng Tian discovered that the damaged Griseous Orb was tied to a deeper mystery surrounding Giratina and uncovered evidence that Giratina had appeared in Bingzhou twenty years earlier. He decided to call his father for answers.

• Granny Du, Long Lan, and He Xisong discussed easing the pressure on the young tournament competitors and keeping a closer watch on the Pokémon League tournament.
• Long Lan and He Xisong discussed secret diplomatic relations with Manaphy and learned that Nalu might soon awaken from her inheritance.
• Cheng Tian reviewed the information on the Incomplete Griseous Orb and realized its unusual state pointed toward Giratina.
• Cheng Tian woke Rotom and asked it to look up information about Giratina, finding reports that contradicted what he knew.
• Cheng Tian found old reports of a Giratina-related disaster in Bingzhou twenty years earlier and decided to call his father.

Cheng Tian asked his father about the disaster that struck Bingzhou twenty years earlier, and his father recounted how a rampage of Ghost-type Pokémon trapped the city. The story left Cheng Qiuyu watching a colossal Dragon-type Pokémon emerge from a black hole and bombard Bingzhou as the sky turned purple-black.

• Cheng Tian's father explained that the Bingzhou disaster remained a painful memory because many people had died.
• Twenty years earlier, Cheng Qiuyu learned that rampaging Pokémon were attacking people in Bingzhou while he was traveling with Li Nawei and their newborn son, Cheng Tian.
• Cheng Qiuyu's father warned him not to return, then escaped Bingzhou with Cheng Qiuyu's mother on Uncle Liu's Pidgeot.
• Cheng Qiuyu and Li Nawei sheltered at a toll-station convenience store as fleeing cars filled the road and news reported that Ghost-type Pokémon were emerging from black holes.
• Cheng Qiuyu heard a dragon's roar, saw a huge black hole above Bingzhou, and watched a powerful Dragon-type Pokémon descend and unleash Draco Meteor on the city.

Cheng Tian learned from his father how the Bingzhou disaster had killed Su Han’s grandparents and promised to protect her if danger returned. He then joined Su Han and their friends to watch Yu Xiao battle Drednaw, where Incineroar interrupted its attacks and taunted it.

• Cheng Tian’s father recounted the devastating Bingzhou disaster and revealed that Su Han’s maternal grandparents had died in it.
• Cheng Tian’s father asked him to protect Su Han if disaster struck again, and Cheng Tian promised he would.
• Su Han hurried to watch Yu Xiao’s match, and Cheng Tian embraced her before they left together.
• Cheng Tian and Su Han arrived to find Yu Xiao’s Torkoal switched out and Drednaw using its resistance to Fire to pressure his team.
• Yu Xiao sent out Incineroar, which stopped Drednaw’s Surf with Fake Out, interrupted its next Water-type attack with Flamethrower, and taunted it after landing a powerful blow.

Yu Xiao used Mega Blaziken to build up speed and power against a Water-heavy team, then relied on his remaining Pokémon to defeat Mega Blastoise. He advanced to the next round, while Long Weixi prepared for his own match that afternoon.

• After Incineroar and Drednaw knocked each other out, Yu Xiao sent out Mega Blaziken against Seismitoad and used Swords Dance to build speed and Attack.
• Mega Blaziken dodged Seismitoad's Earthquake, forced it to withdraw, and continued building power as Yu Xiao's opponent sent out his remaining Pokémon.
• Mega Blaziken struck Mega Blastoise with Sky Uppercut, dealing heavy damage before a torrent of water knocked him out.
• Flareon and Torkoal weakened Mega Blastoise, and Torkoal used Shell Smash, Protect, and Explosion to force a double knockout.
• Yu Xiao advanced to the next round, and Cao Min reminded Long Weixi that his match was that afternoon.

Yu Xiao, Long Weixi, and Wen Xu were the only Chinese contestants to reach the tournament’s final sixteen, while organizers discussed the prizes and China’s team celebrated. Yu Xiao explained that their results could affect public opinion and government policy, then asked Long Weixi and Wen Xu to protect China’s honor in the matches ahead.

• Sara reviewed the final sixteen list as Miyamoto Ryunosuke proposed a meeting to decide the tournament’s prizes.
• Long Lan and He Xisong praised the three Chinese contestants for advancing and hoped they would achieve even more with experience.
• Granny Du hosted a celebration banquet and wished Yu Xiao, Long Weixi, and Wen Xu success in the coming matches.
• Yu Xiao explained that the Chinese Elite Four faced intense public scrutiny and that this year’s results mattered to the government’s specialist-trainer policies.
• Yu Xiao admitted he might never reach the top trainers’ level and solemnly asked Long Weixi and Wen Xu to protect China’s honor.

Wen Xu and Long Weixi were placed in the same points-competition group, while Yu Xiao faced Sama Yūichi. Long Weixi battled Mr. Rime with Flygon and Dragapult, and Yu Xiao struggled against Sama Yūichi’s Slowking.

• Wen Xu and Long Weixi discovered they were in the same group and agreed they still had to fight for points.
• Yu Xiao told Wen Xu he would try to draw out some of Sama Yūichi’s Pokémon.
• Long Weixi sent Flygon against Mr. Rime, countered its icy terrain with Sand Tomb, and used U-turn to bring in Dragapult.
• Long Weixi’s Dragapult used its speed and Sucker Punch to hit Mr. Rime while avoiding its ice attacks.
• Yu Xiao sent Houndoom against Sama Yūichi’s Slowking, but Psychic Terrain nullified Houndoom’s Sucker Punch.
• Sama Yūichi’s Slowking used Teleport to strike Houndoom with Hydro Pump and evade its counterattack.

Long Weixi used Dragapult’s accumulated boosts to help Gyarados knock out Mr. Rime, while Yu Xiao struggled against Sama Yūichi’s Slowking and Yanmega. The chapter ended with Yu Xiao using Baton Pass to send Flareon into the field as Yanmega prepared to attack Blaziken.

• Dragapult used Dragon Darts to wound Mr. Rime, then Long Weixi used Baton Pass to send in Gyarados, which knocked Mr. Rime out and inherited Dragapult’s boosts.
• Yu Xiao recalled his badly wounded Houndoom and sent out Blaziken against Sama Yūichi’s Slowking.
• Blaziken built up speed and power with Flame Charge and Swords Dance, while Sama Yūichi recalled Slowking and sent out Yanmega.
• Yanmega pressured Blaziken with Silver Wind and Air Slash as Yu Xiao’s Pokémon struggled to land close-range attacks.
• Blaziken charged Yanmega with Flare Blitz, but Yu Xiao used Baton Pass to replace it with Flareon.

Yu Xiao knocked out Sama Yūichi’s Yanmega, but Sama’s Greninja copied Flareon’s ability and defeated him. Long Weixi advanced her battle with Mega Altaria and Perish Song, while Wen Xu entered the arena with Gengar.

• Yu Xiao’s Flareon knocked out Yanmega with Flare, but Sama Yūichi’s Greninja used Role Play to copy Flash Fire and defeated Yu Xiao without revealing a fourth Pokémon.
• Long Weixi’s Gyarados fought fiercely before she sent out Altaria to face her opponent’s Mega Swampert.
• Long Weixi Mega Evolved Altaria, and the two Mega Pokémon fought to a stalemate with Hyper Voice, Moonblast, and Stone Edge.
• Long Weixi used Perish Song to pressure Mega Swampert, prompting its Trainer to recall it and send out Dragalge, which Altaria knocked out with Hyper Beam.
• Wen Xu entered the arena against Pangoro and sent out Gengar, while Cao Min wondered why she had chosen her ace first.

Long Weixi and Wen Xu faced each other in the final qualifier, each determined to give the match everything, before Long Weixi recalled their first meeting at an Elite Four selection. The chapter left their past encounter at the moment Long Weixi discovered the eerie eyes in Wen Xu’s shadow.

• Long Weixi and Wen Xu reached the final qualifier with the rankings close, and the other zones’ qualifiers had already been decided.
• The two women left the battlefield separately, then met again under the floodlights and began their match with Dusknoir and Flygon.
• Long Weixi remembered arriving at the Elite Four selection with Long Lan’s encouragement and noticing the other candidates, including Liang Pingfeng.
• Wen Xu entered the waiting area and was called to the Ghost-type Elite Four selection.
• Long Weixi noticed Wen Xu’s shadow did not change with the light, then jumped when two scarlet eyes opened inside it.

Long Weixi won the Dragon-type selection and was appointed China’s new Dragon-type Elite Four member by her master, Long Lan. Later, she tried to talk to the silent Wen Xu in the dining hall, but their first meeting ended awkwardly after Long Weixi stepped on Wen Xu’s shadow and Gengar attacked her.

• Long Weixi battled through the Dragon-type qualifying matches, relying on Mega Altaria to overcome the other strong candidates.
• Long Lan revealed that retired Elite Four members judged the finalists and officially appointed Long Weixi as China’s new Dragon-type Elite Four member.
• After the matches continued into the night, Long Weixi noticed Wen Xu eating in the dining hall and tried to start a conversation.
• Long Weixi stepped on Wen Xu’s shadow, and Gengar attacked her, leaving her sprawled on a table.
• Wen Xu finally stammered her name to Long Weixi, who left in irritation while Wen Xu slumped over the table.

Long Weixi and Wen Xu fought a long, closely matched battle that ended with Wen Xu’s Gengar defeating Long Weixi’s Altaria. Long Weixi left the field to applause, while Wen Xu advanced to a match against the Canadian competitor to decide the final top-three lineup.

• Long Weixi used careful switches and tactical commands to contend with Wen Xu’s Ghost-type Pokémon throughout the extended battle.
• Long Weixi’s Dragonite defeated Wen Xu’s Dusknoir, but Wen Xu’s Mimikyu then defeated two weakened Pokémon before Long Weixi’s boosted Gyarados overcame it.
• Long Weixi’s Noivern defeated Wen Xu’s Mismagius before succumbing to Toxic, leaving Gengar and Altaria as their final Pokémon.
• Long Weixi and Wen Xu Mega Evolved their final Pokémon and fought for nearly nineteen minutes, with Mega Altaria using Sky Attack against Mega Gengar’s Z-Move.
• Mega Gengar survived the final clash and defeated Altaria, giving Wen Xu the victory; Long Weixi recalled her Pokémon and walked away amid applause.

After Wen Xu and Long Weixi reconciled, the Chinese team celebrated Wen Xu’s third-place finish. An emergency video call from Granny Du revealed that a crisis had thrown an international meeting into chaos, and Sara showed five feeds of enormous purple-black holes in the sky.

• Long Weixi accepted Wen Xu’s apology and said they were still friends.
• Wen Xu and the other Chinese trainers received congratulations for her bronze-medal finish and the team’s strong results.
• Granny Du summoned the Elite Four to a video conference, then told Yu Xiao to bring everyone to her room because a dangerous event had occurred.
• Sara used Aura to quiet the panicking representatives in the meeting hall.
• Sara looked at five video feeds, each showing an enormous purple-black hole in the sky.

An enormous purple-black hole appeared over Kyoto, and Ghost-type Pokémon poured through portals to attack the city. As China mobilized to defend the capital, simultaneous attacks struck the capitals of several other countries.

• Long Lan and He Xisong issued an emergency warning as a massive black hole appeared over Kyoto.
• Black holes opened across the city, and Ghost-type Pokémon attacked civilians and destroyed buildings.
• Su Mulin flew toward Kyoto to help, while Old Master Su urged him to organize evacuations; Su Mulin insisted on fighting.
• Old Master Su and Su Mulin continued toward Kyoto as military forces and Trainers mobilized to defend the capital.
• A giant Golurk emerged and rampaged through Kyoto, while the chief's Decidueye struck it with a shadow arrow.
• Washington, Moscow, Tokyo, and Paris were also attacked by Ghost-type Pokémon emerging from enormous black holes.

Trainers and armed forces subdued the Ghost-type Pokémon rampaging through Kyoto, but Giratina nearly broke through a black hole in the sky before sacred chains restrained it. The incident became a global emergency, and officials warned that Giratina could no longer be held back.

• Su Mulin and Old Master Su helped subdue Aegislash after Kingambit's Night Slash weakened it.
• He Xisong left to assist the forces fighting a powerful Chandelure as reinforcements helped stabilize the city.
• Giratina's enormous claw emerged from a black hole, but sacred chains forced it back as its voice promised it would soon escape.
• Officials reported extensive damage, captured powerful Ghost-type Pokémon, and similar attacks at five locations worldwide.
• The leader announced a global emergency and assigned officials to reconstruction and rescue efforts.

After Giratina appeared and the Great Calamity threatened the world, Granny Du explained the danger to the group and the tournament was postponed. World leaders then argued over responsibility and failed to agree on a countermeasure, leaving the crisis unresolved.

• Granny Du told Su Han, Cheng Tian, and the others that Giratina had appeared and explained the Great Calamity’s history and danger.
• Granny Du said the tournament had been postponed for three days while the Pokémon League, the United Nations, and world leaders discussed the crisis.
• Cheng Tian promised Su Han he would find a way to protect her and everyone when the Great Calamity arrived.
• The United States president accused China of causing the disaster, and China's leader rejected the accusation.
• Japan's prime minister proposed that nations unite their Legendary Pokémon, but the United Nations president warned that releasing them could cause further destruction.
• World leaders debated countermeasures without reaching an agreement, while China's leader switched off his microphone.

As the Great Calamity threw the world into turmoil, Sama Yūichi withdrew from the World Pokémon League, unable to keep pursuing his dream while his family awaited him. Wen Xu condemned him for dismissing the sacrifices and expectations of everyone who had helped bring him to the match.

• Han Yu, Cao Min, and Yu Xiao discussed the dwindling tournament crowd and the chaos spreading across the world after the Great Calamity was revealed.
• Sama Yūichi told Wen Xu that the match felt meaningless and announced that he was withdrawing from the World Pokémon League.
• Miyamoto Ryunosuke angrily berated Sama Yūichi for giving up, while Sara confirmed that he understood the consequences, including third place and a two-year competitive ban.
• Sama Yūichi explained that he wanted to spend his remaining time with his family, and Sara accepted his choice.
• As Sama Yūichi left the field, Wen Xu told him she hated his decision and accused him of disregarding Wei Xi’s sacrifice and the efforts of others.

After Sama Yūichi conceded defeat and encouraged Wen Xu, Wen Xu faced Gamino in the World Pokémon League final. She opened with Mismagius, whose unusual combination of moves forced Gamino to switch from Kommo-o to Volcarona, and the battle continued.

• Sama Yūichi left the field after admitting he could not match Wen Xu's resolve, while Long Weixi wept in the stands.
• Gamino praised Wen Xu and said he hoped she could stand alongside Yang before the final match was announced.
• Gamino sent out Kommo-o, which boosted its stats with Clangorous Soulblaze, but Mismagius used Trick Room and Wonder Room to land powerful attacks.
• Gamino recalled Kommo-o and sent out Volcarona, which began using Sunny Day, Fiery Dance, and Quiver Dance.
• Mismagius weakened Volcarona's incoming Power Gem with Fire Spin, then defended against Fiery Dance with Power Gems and counterattacked with Shadow Ball.

Wen Xu used Chandelure’s sacrifice to cripple Gamino’s Kommo-o, but Gamino pushed it to its limits and traded it for Mimikyu with a Z-Move. The battle continued with both Pokémon knocked out.

• Wen Xu recalled Mismagius and sent out Chandelure, which burned Volcarona and used Pain Split to drain its stamina.
• Gamino recalled Volcarona and sent out Kommo-o, but Chandelure used Memento to sharply reduce its Attack and Special Attack before being knocked out.
• Wen Xu sent out Mimikyu as Gamino used Swords Dance and Belly Drum to restore Kommo-o’s Attack and prepare a Z-Move.
• Gamino revealed that he had brought the wrong Z-Crystal and used Corkscrew Crash against Mimikyu.
• Mimikyu protected itself and struck back, leaving both it and Kommo-o unable to battle.

Wen Xu sent Annihilape into a losing battle against Gamino’s Krookodile, but the relentless Pokémon fought through devastating injuries and knocked out both Krookodile and another of Gamino’s Pokémon. The teams were left tied in remaining fighters, raising the possibility that Gamino’s undefeated record could be broken.

• Gamino sent out Krookodile, which knocked out Wen Xu’s Mismagius and gained an Attack boost from its Ability.
• Wen Xu’s Dusknoir used Skill Swap against Krookodile but was defeated, leaving her with four Pokémon knocked out against Gamino’s two.
• Wen Xu sent out Annihilape, whose relentless attacks and disregard for pain overwhelmed Krookodile despite its level advantage.
• Krookodile used Earthquake and Outrage, but Annihilape endured the damage and battered it with Close Combat and repeated blows.
• Annihilape knocked out Krookodile and another of Gamino’s Pokémon, bringing the remaining strength of both teams to a tie.

Gamino revealed Silvally, an artificial Pokémon, as his next battler against Wen Xu, prompting shock and protests from the spectators. After Gamino explained how Silvally gained consciousness and evolved, Sara recognized it as a Pokémon and allowed it to be added to the world's Pokémon records, then resumed the match.

• Gamino sent out Silvally, shocking the audience and Cheng Tian, who recognized it as an artificial Pokémon.
• Gamino explained that he had cared for Silvally since it was called Kong and believed it had developed genuine consciousness through its experiences and evolution.
• Spectators objected to Silvally's eligibility, and Sara used Aura to silence them before asking Gamino whether Silvally truly counted as a Pokémon.
• Gamino vouched for Silvally and described its evolution as proof that it was a real Pokémon.
• Sara officially recognized Silvally as a new Pokémon and told Gamino to cooperate with testing, then directed everyone to continue watching the match.

Gamino’s artificial Pokémon Silvally faced Wen Xu’s Gengar, revealing a powerful Dark-type attack fueled by a temporary Memory. As Silvally’s remaining energy dwindled, Wen Xu and Gengar tried to counter its strategy, and both Trainers prepared to unleash their strongest transformations.

• Cao Min, Du Jiajia, and Han Yu marveled at the United States’ creation of artificial Pokémon, while Su Han sensed that Silvally was a true living being.
• Gengar opened the battle with Shadow Ball, but Silvally took the hit and pressed forward through Gengar’s attacks.
• Gamino activated Silvally’s Dark-type Memory and used Multi-Type Attack to break through Gengar’s Protect with a devastating blow.
• Cheng Tian saw that Silvally’s Dark-type Memory had only 87% energy remaining, and Wen Xu and Gengar realized that Silvally was trying to win before its power ran out.
• Gamino prepared another Z-Move, while Wen Xu simultaneously activated Mega Evolution and a Z-Move to meet Silvally’s attack.

Su Han’s battle with Silvally continued after Mega Gengar survived a Dark-type Z-Move, while Uxie and two others reinforced the seal over the Indian Ocean using their origin power. Their success eased public fears, but the figure trapped beyond the seal rejoiced that their intervention had given it what it needed to escape.

• Mega Gengar Mega Evolved in time to survive Silvally’s Dark-type Z-Move, and Silvally’s damaged memory disc fell onto the field.
• Uxie used Future Sight and warned the other two that the next breakthrough point would be near the Indian Ocean.
• Three balls of light arrived over the Indian Ocean and joined with the glowing chains to close the black hole.
• Uxie and the other two discussed the cost of reinforcing the seal, while people around the world celebrated and some wrongly concluded the Great Calamity had been averted.
• The enormous figure beyond the seal celebrated receiving the three creatures’ origin power and vowed to escape and create a world without that fellow.

A sealed being in the Distortion World empowered four Ghost-type Pokémon and sent them to seize what it wanted. As Mega Gengar neared defeat in the championship battle, a Golurk emerged from a black hole and fired a Hyper Beam at Wen Xu and Gamino, leaving their fate unclear.

• The being in the Distortion World raised Palossand's level to 81 and sent Palossand, Banette, Golurk, and Spiritomb to gather their underlings and destroy the world.
• Su Han, the Museum's old caretaker, He Xisong, and Sama Yūichi each sensed that something was wrong.
• Nalu awoke in the Temple of the Sea and learned she had become one of the Sea Ancients.
• Mega Gengar used Thunder Wave and Sludge Wave as its stamina ran out during the championship-deciding battle.
• A giant Golurk emerged from a black hole in the arena and fired a Hyper Beam toward Wen Xu and Gamino.
• Mega Gengar shielded Wen Xu as the attack struck the field, causing a massive explosion and a rising mushroom cloud.

Giratina's surprise attack trapped the Trainers and Pokémon on Bakia Island, while powerful Pokémon rallied to protect people across the island. Sara gathered the survivors into a defensive force and assigned Cheng Tian and Su Han a mission.

• Giratina attacked Bakia Island, and Golurk surrounded the ruined Pokémon League as black holes spread across the island.
• Sara urged the Trainers to unite, but towering sand walls sealed the island while Palossand tried to drag people down.
• Zeraora and other powerful Pokémon descended from Trial Peak to defend humanity, while Manectric and Zeraora rescued Nier from Banette.
• Uxie realized it had given Giratina the source power of all three Lake Guardians and regretted its mistake.
• Cheng Tian and Su Han found Sara and China's Elite Four, and Granny Du Mega Evolved her Venusaur to help defend the survivors.
• Sara organized the Pokémon League personnel and asked the Trainers from every nation to lend their strength, then stopped Cheng Tian and Su Han to give them a mission.