Recaps

The six contestants from Bingzhou No. 1 High School set off for Lu'an City ahead of the Rookie Tournament. During the coach ride, Cheng Tian and Su Han shared several affectionate moments, leaving both flustered as their journey began.

• Cheng Tian arrived late to meet the team, claiming traffic had delayed him, and Su Han brushed the snow from his head.
• Teacher Zhou led the contestants out of school and onto the coach bound for Lu'an City, where they would stay for the seventeen-day competition.
• Cheng Tian sat beside Su Han and watched battle videos while she noticed he still wore the necklace she had given him.
• Su Han offered Cheng Tian a cream bun and wiped cream from the corner of his mouth, leaving both of them embarrassed by their feelings.

On the bus to Lu'an, Cheng Tian and Bai Yun fell asleep, and Su Han let Cheng Tian rest against her until they reached a toll station for lunch. Cheng Tian apologized after realizing he had drooled on Su Han, who stayed quiet as the group ate and prepared to continue their journey.

• Cheng Tian and Bai Yun fell asleep on the bus, and Lin Lin and Su Han kept them from leaning against the cold windows.
• Su Han let Cheng Tian sleep against her, and he drooled on her during the ride.
• Teacher Zhou woke everyone at a toll station, where Bai Yun discovered the water on his face had come from the bus window.
• Cheng Tian apologized to Su Han for drooling on her, and she quietly said she did not mind.
• Su Han went to the restroom, then ate beside Cheng Tian without speaking as the group stopped for lunch.
• After a forty-minute rest, the driver resumed the trip toward Lu'an.

Cheng Tian and his team arrived in Lu'an City for the Rookie Tournament and settled into the hotel despite a shortage of rooms. Cheng Tian reunited with Wen Zhe, who proposed that their schools cooperate against stronger rivals, and the team registered for the competitions before deciding to rest at the hotel.

• Teacher Zhou booked the remaining hotel rooms and arranged for Cheng Tian, Bai Yun, and Zhao Shimo to share a triple room.
• Cheng Tian ran into Wen Zhe, Third Middle School's captain, who warned him about Chen Tao of Second Middle School and Huang Zequan of Yishan Private Middle School.
• Wen Zhe proposed that Cheng Tian's team cooperate with his to wear down their stronger opponents, and Cheng Tian relayed the proposal to Teacher Zhou.
• Bai Yun and Lin Lin entered the Double Battle competition, Cheng Tian entered Singles, and Su Han chose to focus on the team competition.
• Teacher Zhou suggested an outing, but the students stayed at the hotel because it was snowing, and Bai Yun took Cheng Tian back to play games.

Cheng Tian, Bai Yun, and Zhao Shimo stayed up late playing games, then arrived tired for the Rookie Tournament. At breakfast, Cheng Tian shared dessert with the masked Wen Xu, unaware that she was the Ghost-type Elite Four member scheduled to face Yu Xiao.

• Cheng Tian, Bai Yun, and Zhao Shimo teamed up in a game, bonded over a comeback, and stayed up until four in the morning.
• Yu Xiao arrived at the sports center and learned that his exhibition-match opponent was Wen Xu, whose Gengar made him wary.
• Teacher Zhou scolded Cheng Tian, Bai Yun, and Zhao Shimo for staying up late before taking them to breakfast.
• Cheng Tian saw Su Han at breakfast and exchanged food with her before noticing a masked woman admiring the desserts.
• Wen Xu, short of money and hungry for sweets, accepted two pieces of cake from Cheng Tian and left without speaking.

At the Rookie Tournament’s opening ceremony, Cheng Tian recognized Ghost-type Elite Four member Wen Xu as the woman he had seen at the restaurant. Wen Xu defeated Yu Xiao in an exhibition match, and both Trainers took their Pokémon for treatment afterward.

• Ai Mi welcomed the crowd, and the mayor of Lu'an City introduced Elite Four members Yu Xiao and Wen Xu for an exhibition match.
• Cheng Tian recognized Wen Xu as the woman who had wanted dessert at the restaurant earlier.
• Yu Xiao sent out Blaziken, while Wen Xu sent out Gengar, and the two Pokémon began battling.
• As Gengar’s attacks drained and poisoned Blaziken, Yu Xiao and Wen Xu both Mega Evolved their Pokémon.
• Mega Blaziken’s speed increased as it used Flame Charge, but Mega Gengar struck from other dimensions and tricked it with Substitute.
• Mega Gengar defeated Mega Blaziken with Psychic and Night Shade, and Yu Xiao congratulated Wen Xu before both Trainers took their Pokémon for treatment.

Cheng Tian drew Huaiqing Middle School as his team's opponent for the afternoon's first-round match and learned that the team should keep its strength hidden. He returned to the sports center to prepare for sparring while Teacher Zhou relayed the Principal's instructions.

• Cheng Tian drew Huaiqing Middle School as his team's first-round opponent while waiting with Wen Zhe.
• Cheng Tian and Wen Zhe met Chen Yiyi, whose Murkrow repeatedly pecked her for her dramatic speech.
• Wen Zhe told Cheng Tian that Chen Yiyi was the younger sister of Second Middle School's Team Captain, Chen Tao.
• Cheng Tian told Teacher Zhou that the team would face Huaiqing Middle School, and Teacher Zhou advised him to spar without revealing his strength.
• Teacher Zhou reported the matchup to the Principal, who instructed him to have the students preserve their strength for the Team Competition.

Cheng Tian battled Chouyou’s Stunky with Aron, winning after a Body Slam caused Stunky to spray Aron with an unpleasant liquid. After getting Aron cleaned up, Cheng Tian joined Bai Yun and Zhao Shimo for treatment, then headed with them to lunch while they discussed the day’s battles and Pokémon power-ups.

• Cheng Tian accepted Chouyou’s challenge and sent Aron to battle his Stunky.
• Aron used its defensive moves and attacks to withstand Stunky and wear it down.
• Aron’s Body Slam knocked Stunky out, but the impact caused Stunky to spray liquid onto Aron.
• Cheng Tian recalled Aron and took it to be cleaned up, then met Bai Yun and Zhao Shimo at the treatment area.
• After getting their Pokémon treated, Cheng Tian, Bai Yun, and Zhao Shimo headed to the dining hall and discussed Mega Evolution, Dynamax, and Z-Moves.

Bai Yun, Lin Lin, and Qin Rourou led Bingzhou No. 1 High School to a 6-1 victory over Huaiqing Middle School in their first team match. After the win, the team went to watch the other competitors.

• Teacher Zhou selected Bai Yun, Lin Lin, and Qin Rourou to compete and explained the team match rules.
• Bai Yun’s Chimchar defeated Mienfoo in the first battle, then lost to Lotad in the second.
• Lin Lin’s Pachirisu defeated Lotad and Beautifly, putting Bingzhou No. 1 High School ahead 3-1.
• In the team battle, Pachirisu helped knock out Beautifly, and Qin Rourou’s Budew struck Mienfoo with Solar Beam while Chimchar drew its attention.
• Bingzhou No. 1 High School defeated Huaiqing Middle School 6-1, and Bai Yun’s trio left to have their Pokémon treated while Cheng Tian and the others watched the other matches.

After celebrating their first battle victory, Cheng Tian, Bai Yun, and Zhao Shimo tried the hotel’s hot springs and fled the mixed bath when they found it full of older women. They overheard the girls next door, got discovered, and escaped; Cheng Tian stayed behind to use the toilet.

• Teacher Zhou toasted the students’ first battle victory, and they celebrated their matches over dinner.
• Bai Yun invited Cheng Tian and Zhao Shimo to the mixed hot spring, while Lin Lin tried to stop them and Song Rongxue urged the girls to let them go.
• Bai Yun, Cheng Tian, and Zhao Shimo fled the mixed bath after the women there excitedly called them over.
• The three boys relaxed in the men’s hot spring until they heard the girls in the neighboring bath and pressed their ears to the bamboo wall.
• Cheng Tian slipped into the water, alerting the girls, and the boys fled before they could be caught.
• Cheng Tian told Bai Yun and Zhao Shimo to go ahead while he stayed behind to use the toilet.

Su Han accidentally entered the men's bathroom and was trapped in a stall with Cheng Tian when Bai Yun arrived. Frogadier freed them, and Su Han hurried back to the hot spring after making Cheng Tian promise to keep the incident secret.

• Su Han left the women's hot spring to find a bathroom and accidentally entered the men's bathroom, where Cheng Tian was.
• Cheng Tian pulled Su Han into a stall to hide her from Bai Yun, who mistakenly assumed Cheng Tian was watching study material.
• The stall lock jammed, and Su Han used the toilet while Cheng Tian promised not to look.
• Cheng Tian had Su Han throw Frogadier's Great Ball outside, and Frogadier cut through the broken lock.
• Su Han made Cheng Tian swear to keep the incident secret, then hurried back to Lin Lin and the others.

Cheng Tian won his Singles Competition match, while Bai Yun and Lin Lin won their Double Battle. At the drawing area, Cheng Tian found Su Han speaking with a well-dressed boy and approached them to ask his name.

• Cheng Tian sent Frogadier to defeat Sneasel, then used a switch to Aron to beat Helioptile and win his Singles match.
• Bai Yun and Lin Lin defeated Nidorino with Chimchar and Pachirisu in their Double Battle.
• Cheng Tian went to draw an opponent for the afternoon's team competition after congratulating Bai Yun and Lin Lin.
• Cheng Tian saw Su Han talking with a well-dressed boy, walked over, and asked what he should call him.

Cheng Tian drew Nanjiang High School as Bingzhou No. 1 High School’s afternoon opponent, while Teacher Zhou warned him about their Pidgeotto and a Murkrow user from another team. Bingzhou No. 1 High School faced Nanjiang High School, and Zhao Shimo won the opening match with Beedrill against Diglett.

• Cheng Tian met Huang Zequan, captain of Yishan Middle School, who explained that he knew Su Han through their fathers and then left.
• Cheng Tian and Su Han drew Nanjiang High School as their afternoon opponent and found Teacher Zhou, who warned them about its Pidgeotto and Chen Yiyi’s Murkrow.
• Cheng Tian asked Zhao Shimo to compete, and Huang Zequan told his teammates he would hold back his strength for their afternoon match.
• Bingzhou No. 1 High School submitted its lineup, including Song Rongxue, and the screen showed Nanjiang High School’s Maractus, Pidgeotto, and Diglett against Sandile, Beedrill, and Pachirisu.
• Zhao Shimo sent Beedrill against Diglett, used Agility and Pin Missile to keep attacking from the air, and won the first match.

Bingzhou No. 1 High School defeated its opponents in the second elimination round, with Lin Lin and Song Rongxue winning their individual battles before their team won the three-on-three match. Teacher Zhou explained that the next stage was a group rotation, where only the top school in each group would advance.

• Zhao Shimo's Beedrill lost to Pidgeotto but poisoned it, and Lin Lin's Pachirisu defeated Pidgeotto with electric attacks.
• A girl taunted Lin Lin after her Maractus defeated Pachirisu, but Song Rongxue's Sandile beat Maractus with Sand Tomb and returned the insult.
• In the three-on-three battle, Pachirisu and Beedrill teamed up to defeat Pidgeotto while Sandile fought Diglett underground.
• Song Rongxue's Sandile trapped Maractus with Sand Tomb, and the team's combined attacks eliminated it and then Diglett, securing Bingzhou No. 1 High School's victory.
• Teacher Zhou told Bai Yun and Cheng Tian that the next group stage would have five matches per school, with only each group's top school advancing.

Bai Yun and Lin Lin won their Double Battle match, and Chimchar evolved into Monferno after defeating Ambipom. The chapter left Bai Yun taking Monferno for a checkup while Lin Lin joined him to celebrate.

• Bai Yun and Lin Lin faced a boy and a girl whose Ambipom and Skitty battled Chimchar and Minccino.
• Chimchar and Minccino knocked Skitty out of bounds, but Ambipom also sent Minccino out of bounds, leaving Chimchar alone against Ambipom.
• Bai Yun told Chimchar to use its Ripple Technique, and Chimchar fought fiercely through Ambipom's attacks.
• Chimchar defeated Ambipom, then broke through its bottleneck and evolved into Monferno.
• Monferno instinctively shook off Bai Yun's hand, and the referee warned Bai Yun that Monferno could be hot-tempered.
• Bai Yun recalled Monferno to take it for a checkup, and Lin Lin accompanied him to celebrate.

Bingzhou No. 1 High School faced Chenbei High School in the first group-stage round, and Cheng Tian led his team to a clean sweep. The school earned all seven points and advanced from the opening match with a strong result.

• Teacher Zhou assigned Cheng Tian, Su Han, and Bai Yun to secure all seven points against Chenbei High School.
• Cheng Tian sent Frogadier to defeat Chenbei High School’s Croagunk, Throh, and Carnivine in succession.
• Cheng Tian, Su Han, and Bai Yun won the three-on-three team battle with Frogadier, Monferno, and Sylveon.
• Teacher Zhou praised the team after Bingzhou No. 1 High School took all seven points in the first round.

Cheng Tian faced Chen Yiyi in a singles match and defeated her after Frogadier overcame Vanillite and Murkrow. Chen Yiyi fled after promising that the Evil King would judge Cheng Tian someday.

• At breakfast, Cheng Tian learned that Su Han felt unwell and that the other girls were still sleeping.
• Cheng Tian sent out Frogadier against Chen Yiyi's Vanillite and won by freezing it with Whirlpool before finishing it with Power-Up Punch and Scald.
• Chen Yiyi summoned Murkrow, who used Tailwind and repeatedly attacked Frogadier from the air.
• Cheng Tian had Frogadier slow Murkrow with sticky bubbles, then trapped and defeated it with Whirlpool, Water Pulse, and Cut.
• Chen Yiyi picked up Murkrow, warned Cheng Tian that he would face the Evil King's judgment, and ran off.

After Bingzhou No. 1 High School won its afternoon team battle, Su Han and Cheng Tian shared ice cream before she began suffering from menstrual cramps in the snow. Cheng Tian carried her back to the hotel, where Lin Lin asked him to go buy sanitary pads.

• Cheng Tian reported what had happened in the earlier match to Teacher Zhou, then joined Bai Yun, Lin Lin, and Su Han for lunch.
• Teacher Zhou fielded Su Han, Song Rongxue, and Qin Rourou against three boys, and Song Rongxue defeated all three in their individual matches.
• Su Han, Song Rongxue, and Qin Rourou won the team battle, prompting the opposing teacher to concede and giving Bingzhou No. 1 High School seven points.
• Su Han invited Cheng Tian to eat Sylveon-shaped cream ice cream, and she finished a cup despite the snowy weather.
• On their way back to the hotel, Su Han developed severe menstrual cramps, so Cheng Tian carried her through the snow to her room.
• Lin Lin settled Su Han into bed with a hot-water bottle and sent Cheng Tian to buy sanitary pads.

A sudden blizzard hit Lu'an City as Cheng Tian went out to buy sanitary pads for Su Han and encountered the Legendary Pokémon Articuno. Frogadier reacted strangely to Articuno, leaving Cheng Tian puzzled when he returned to the hotel.

• The weather station detected a fast-moving cold source, suspected a Pokémon was causing the blizzard, and issued a red warning for Lu'an City.
• Cheng Tian used Frogadier's Bubble to disguise his face while buying sanitary pads, frightening the convenience-store clerk before leaving money and fleeing with them.
• Articuno flew through the storm, and Cheng Tian recognized the powerful Legendary Pokémon as Frogadier felt an unsettling connection to it.
• Cheng Tian recalled Frogadier after the strange feeling faded, returned to the hotel, and gave the sanitary pads to Lin Lin for Su Han.
• Lin Lin teased Su Han that Cheng Tian had gone out especially to buy the pads, making Su Han blush.

Cheng Tian caught a fever after going out in the snow and was mistaken for a sanitary-pad thief after taking supplies to a convenience store clerk. He collapsed before the afternoon group-stage match, and Su Han took him to her room to care for him.

• Cheng Tian returned soaked from the snow, lied to Bai Yun about where he had been, and went to sleep without showering.
• Bai Yun showed Cheng Tian an online post calling a masked sanitary-pad thief a pervert robber, and Cheng Tian realized the post described him.
• Cheng Tian struggled through his singles match with a cold, then became so dizzy during Teacher Zhou’s briefing that he passed out.
• Su Han caught Cheng Tian and blamed herself for his fever, then stayed behind to look after him while Song Rongxue, Bai Yun, and Lin Lin went to the team battle.
• Su Han brought Cheng Tian to her third-floor room, cooled his forehead, and coaxed him into taking paracetamol before he fell asleep again.

Cheng Tian woke from a fever in Su Han’s room and learned she had cared for him through the night. As Su Han continued looking after him, their feelings grew more complicated, and Cheng Tian was left wondering about the unfamiliar emotions she stirred in him.

• Cheng Tian woke in Su Han’s room, and Su Han fed him pear water while explaining that she had cared for him all day.
• Lin Lin told Cheng Tian that Su Han had undressed and wiped him down while he was unconscious, embarrassing Su Han.
• Su Han wiped Cheng Tian down again, and Cheng Tian chose to keep wearing the necklace she had given him.
• After the morning matches, Bai Yun and Teacher Zhou brought Cheng Tian chicken noodle soup and told him to rest while the team handled the afternoon matches.
• Su Han told Cheng Tian that caring for him made her happy, then quickly called them friends, leaving her unhappy with the boundary that word implied.
• Cheng Tian pulled the quilt over his head and tried to sleep, his heart racing over the unfamiliar feelings Su Han had stirred in him.

After recovering from his cold, Cheng Tian led Bingzhou No. 1 High School to victory in its final group-stage matches and secured first place in its group. With the team advancing to the next round, he declared that they would compete for the championship.

• Cheng Tian returned as captain and led Aron to victory over Seel, while Aron and Dwebble knocked each other out in the next match.
• Su Han's Sylveon defeated Jolteon, giving Bingzhou No. 1 High School a 2-1 score in the individual matches.
• Song Rongxue, Su Han, and Cheng Tian coordinated their Pokémon in the team battle, defeating Seel, Dwebble, and Jolteon.
• Teacher Zhou told the team they had thirty-one points and had secured first place in their group.
• The host announced Bingzhou No. 1 High School among the ten group winners advancing from the group stage.
• Cheng Tian told Teacher Zhou and his teammates that they would aim to win the championship, and they agreed.

Bai Yun drew Bingzhou No. 1 High School against Bingzhou Second Middle School in the top-ten team matches. Lin Lin lost to Buizel, but Su Han defeated it with Sylveon before the opposing team sent out Wooper, confirming Cheng Tian’s suspicion.

• Bai Yun drew Bingzhou Second Middle School as Bingzhou No. 1 High School’s opponent, and Teacher Zhou benched him because his Pokémon were countered.
• Teacher Zhou sent Lin Lin, Su Han, and Cheng Tian to compete, with Lin Lin going first to scout the opposing team.
• Lin Lin’s Pachirisu lost to the opponent’s Buizel after Buizel used Soak, Ice Punch, and Liquidation.
• Su Han’s Sylveon defeated the already injured Buizel with Double Kick and Double-Edge.
• The opposing team sent out Wooper, and Cheng Tian recognized that it confirmed his suspicion.

Cheng Tian’s team faced Bingzhou Second Middle School in a singles match, where Sylveon defeated Wooper but was worn down and lost to Chen Tao’s Wartortle. Cheng Tian sent out Frogadier to face Wartortle, and their battle began with Rapid Spin against Double Team.

• Chen Yiyi mocked Cheng Tian for ambushing the Evil King, and Chen Tao told her to stop acting out her fantasies.
• Su Han’s Sylveon defeated Wooper after evading its attacks and putting it to sleep.
• Chen Tao sent out Wartortle, which used Rapid Spin and Surf to pressure Sylveon.
• Sylveon copied Surf and traded damage with Wartortle using Double-Edge, then lost the match while injuring it.
• Su Han apologized to Cheng Tian, who promised to beat Chen Tao and patted her head before taking the field.
• Cheng Tian sent out Frogadier, and the match began with Wartortle using Rapid Spin against Frogadier’s Double Team.

Cheng Tian led Bingzhou No. 1 High School to defeat Bingzhou Second Middle School by targeting Wooper, the rain-setting Pokémon, in the team battle. The team advanced, and Cheng Tian and Chen Tao exchanged congratulations after the match.

• Frogadier defeated Chen Tao's Wartortle in the individual match, bringing the score to 3-2.
• Cheng Tian identified Wooper as the rain team's weather setter and told Frogadier to target it while Su Han and Lin Lin kept the opposing Pokémon occupied.
• Pachirisu and Sylveon engaged Buizel and Wartortle as Frogadier attacked Wooper, first striking its Protect barrier and then knocking it out with Water Pulse.
• With Wooper down, the rain stopped; Sylveon put Buizel to sleep while Frogadier and Sylveon forced Wartortle out of its shell and defeated both opponents.
• Bingzhou No. 1 High School won and advanced, and Chen Tao congratulated Cheng Tian on the team's performance.

Cheng Tian and his teammates watched Yishan Middle School defeat Bingzhou Third Middle School with a powerful sandstorm team led by Huang Zequan’s Larvitar, then heard the mayor announce the Rookie Tournament prizes. The tournament’s remaining teams turned wary of Yishan, while Cheng Tian’s team had already secured a place in the top five.

• Teacher Zhou praised Cheng Tian’s team for reaching the top five, and the group stayed to watch the remaining matches.
• Yishan Middle School defeated Bingzhou Third Middle School in an earlier match, with Sandshrew and a Magnitude earthquake knocking out Wen Zhe’s Heracross.
• Huang Zequan revealed his Larvitar for the final team battle, shocking the audience and Cheng Tian’s group.
• Larvitar used Rock Slide, Earthquake, and Sandstorm alongside Hippopotas and Sandshrew, and Yishan Middle School defeated Wen Zhe’s team.
• After the tournament matches ended, the mayor announced prize money for the top ten, training resources for the top five, TMs for third place, an Evolution stone for second place, and a Pokémon Egg for the winners.