Recaps

Cheng Tian battled Yellow-Haired Guy’s Houndoom with Frogadier, but the match ended when a stray Flamethrower nearly hit him and an unexplained force lifted him into the air. After Cheng Tian recovered, Long Weixi let him leave to change, while the crowd remained baffled by his apparent ability to fly.

• Frogadier used its Water-type moves and fighting tactics against Houndoom, but Houndoom anticipated its Aerial Ace and struck it with Thunder Fang.
• Frogadier trapped Houndoom in a Whirlpool and repeatedly hit it with Power-Up Punch, but Houndoom poisoned the Whirlpool with Sludge Bomb, poisoning both Pokémon.
• Frogadier tripped Houndoom with Grass Knot, but Houndoom’s Flamethrower shot toward Cheng Tian, and an unseen force lifted him out of the flames before he crashed to the ground.
• Long Weixi rebuked Yellow-Haired Guy, while Cheng Tian said the attack had not been deliberate; Long Weixi suspended Yellow-Haired Guy for a day and assigned him a self-criticism.
• Su Han helped Cheng Tian up, and Long Weixi and the spectators questioned how he had flown; Su Han urged him to change his dust-covered, burned shoes and clothes, and Long Weixi counted the battle as a pass.

After nearly being hit by a falling flowerpot, Cheng Tian received a Miracle Seed from the teacher responsible, Cao Min. He began considering whether Cao Min could help him develop Floette’s abilities.

• Cheng Tian got his injured Pokémon treated and agreed with Huang Zequan to team up for the next wilderness survival session.
• On the way back to his dorm, Cheng Tian wondered why he had suddenly floated during the battle, but Frogadier pulled him out of the way of a falling flowerpot.
• The man who dropped the flowerpot apologized and insisted Cheng Tian come upstairs to receive compensation.
• Cao Min showed Cheng Tian his plant room and gave him an improved Miracle Seed that strengthened Grass-type moves.
• After learning Cao Min was a teacher who cultivated plants, Cheng Tian considered asking him to help develop Floette’s abilities.

Cheng Tian learned from Cao Min, a botany expert and Grass-type Elite Four member, how to develop Floette’s potential by improving its flower with pollen. He returned to the dorm with oleander pollen for Floette, while Cao Min wondered whether he had ever tested it on a Pokémon.

• Cheng Tian told Cao Min that his Floette had made little progress, and Cao Min explained how plant genes could improve Pokémon such as Bulbasaur and Venusaur.
• Cao Min advised Cheng Tian to improve Floette’s flower and pollen, then revealed that he was a Chinese Academy of Sciences advisor and a Grass-type Elite Four member.
• Cao Min gave Cheng Tian improved oleander pollen and warned him to keep it away from wind; he then wondered if he had tested the pollen on a Pokémon before.
• Cheng Tian returned to his dorm, comforted Floette over its weak performance against Koffing, and told it they would work to develop its potential.

Cheng Tian prepared oleander pollen for Floette to absorb, then visited Chong Wensen to check the TM exchange options. After learning Pokémon could teach moves to one another, he returned to the training grounds to have his Pokémon try it.

• Cheng Tian carefully sprinkled oleander pollen onto Floette’s flower and left Floette to merge it while he went out.
• Cheng Tian met Chong Wensen at the Administration Building, where Chong Wensen thanked him for the Shiny Weedle egg that had hatched.
• Chong Wensen checked Cheng Tian’s points and explained that Pokémon could teach each other moves instead of requiring TMs.
• Cheng Tian returned to the training grounds and brought out Frogadier and his other Pokémon to begin teaching one another moves.

Cheng Tian and Su Han failed to teach Noibat Protect, while Floette became ill after absorbing contaminated pollen and underwent a subtle change. Long Weixi offered to have her stronger Pokémon train Noibat.

• Cheng Tian had Frogadier and Aron teach Noibat Protect, and Su Han later joined them, but Noibat remained confused.
• Floette became dizzy and feverish after inhaling a mixture of oleander pollen and Venomoth toxin, then fell asleep on Cheng Tian's clothes after accidentally opening inappropriate material on his phone.
• Cheng Tian ended the training session after Noibat failed to learn Protect, though his Pokémon improved their own move level through repeated practice.
• Long Weixi explained that Pokémon used moves differently and offered to have her first-team Pokémon train Noibat when Cheng Tian was not using it in battles.

Cheng Tian and his allies began their second wilderness survival training, aiming to gather Clamperl pearls and Alomomola scales while avoiding elimination from the points ranking. They reached the coast at dusk and split into two groups to establish separate camps, with Cheng Tian’s group preparing for a sea mission.

• Bai Yun told Cheng Tian that Bada had offered specialized Fighting-type training for his Monferno and Rockruff, while Cheng Tian noticed Floette’s flower had turned faintly pink.
• Cheng Tian, Bai Yun, and their allies accepted missions to collect Clamperl pearls, Alomomola scales, and Shroomish spore dust before setting out for the coast.
• Cheng Tian’s party traveled through the wilderness and reached the seaside shortly before sunset without major obstacles.
• Cheng Tian and Huang Zequan chose a coastal site near a group of Slowpoke for their base, while Bai Yun, Yu Fei, Lin Lin, and Wen Zhe planned to camp near the forest and collect spore dust.
• Wen Zhe left diving suits and oxygen tanks with Cheng Tian’s group, and the two parties set off for their designated camps.

Cheng Tian and his group camped near a colony of Slowpoke while Frogadier and Carvanha scouted a Clamperl colony offshore. Carvanha’s reckless approach triggered an attack, and the two Pokémon escaped, leaving the Clamperl leader wary.

• Cheng Tian’s group followed the Slowpoke to their resting place and set up camp nearby.
• Cheng Tian sent Frogadier and Song Rongxue’s Carvanha to locate and observe a Clamperl colony without engaging it.
• Frogadier and Carvanha found more than sixty Clamperl, including a powerful leader, resting underwater.
• Carvanha swam toward the colony to test a Clamperl’s shell, and the leader attacked with Ice Beam.
• The Clamperl colony fired a barrage of moves, but Carvanha used Protect and Frogadier helped the pair escape.
• The old Clamperl leader returned to its shell but remained unable to sleep after the intrusion.

Cheng Tian’s group returned from scouting the Clamperl colony and planned to capture it, while Chen Yiyi accidentally caught a Slowpoke after setting out to catch the “Pink Monster.” Cheng Tian promised to reveal a plan the next day that would let them catch every Clamperl.

• Frogadier returned from the sea, and Cheng Tian learned that the Clamperl colony had only one leader.
• Chen Yiyi insisted on catching a Slowpoke because it had beaten her at a staring contest, and Shen Gun revealed he had caught one to evolve into Slowking.
• Chen Yiyi ran toward a Slowbro but tripped over a Slowpoke’s tail, and her Poké Ball accidentally caught the sleeping Pokémon.
• Cheng Tian’s group discussed how to capture the Clamperl colony, and he asked Chen Tao about Gyarados’s expanded move pool.
• Cheng Tian said he would prepare a plan to catch every Clamperl the next day and confirmed that Shen Gun’s Alakazam could keep pace by moving with psychic power.

Cheng Tian and his companions launched a poisoned ambush on a Clamperl colony underwater, using Gyarados’s Thunder Wave to expose the shelled Pokémon. The attack also paralyzed the team, but Frogadier, Carvanha, and Gyarados began knocking out the Clamperl as their oxygen ran low.

• Cheng Tian, Chen Tao, Song Rongxue, and Shen Gun rode Gyarados underwater toward the Clamperl colony while their companions waited on shore.
• Song Rongxue ordered Carvanha to release Toxic into the water, poisoning the Clamperl that had not closed their shells.
• Chen Tao’s Gyarados used Thunder Wave to paralyze the colony and force the remaining Clamperl to open their shells, but the electricity also paralyzed Cheng Tian’s group, Frogadier, and Slowpoke.
• Cheng Tian’s group began their attack despite the paralysis and dwindling oxygen, with Frogadier knocking out a Clamperl using Power-Up Punch.
• Carvanha bit a poisoned Clamperl, while Gyarados swept through the colony with his tail and knocked out many more.

Cheng Tian and his companions defeated the old Clamperl leader and gathered a large haul of pearls for their mission. After treating the injured leader and returning the Clamperl to the sea, they prepared to turn in the pearls and earn more points.

• The old Clamperl healed itself and protected its kin with Aqua Ring, but Cheng Tian’s group attacked it with Thunderbolt, Grass Knot, and other moves.
• The old Clamperl used Shell Smash and struck Gyarados with a powerful Ice Beam, nearly knocking it out.
• Shen Gun brought Alakazam, Bronzor, and Slowpoke into the fight, and their Confusion interrupted the old Clamperl before the group defeated it.
• Cheng Tian treated the old Clamperl, and the group gathered pearls from the Clamperl, including one enormous pearl from the leader.
• Chen Tao had Gyarados return the Clamperl to the sea, while Chen Yiyi, Su Han, and Cheng Tian discussed the haul and their mission rewards.

Cheng Tian and his friends relaxed on the beach before sending Frogadier and Gyarados to scout for Alomomola scales. The scouts returned with a pile of scales after finding Qwilfish attacking the Alomomola colony, leaving the colony’s fate unresolved.

• Cheng Tian and his friends played beach volleyball and shared a fish-soup lunch while their Pokémon trained.
• Cheng Tian sent Frogadier and Gyarados to scout the deep-sea Alomomola waters for their next task.
• Wen Zhe told Cheng Tian that Bai Yun’s group was struggling to collect Shroomish spore powder because of the Shroomish’s attacks and several strong Breloom.
• Huang Zequan and Su Han left with Wen Zhe to help Bai Yun’s group.
• Frogadier and Gyarados returned with many Alomomola scales after finding Qwilfish attacking the Alomomola colony.

A gang of Hisuian Qwilfish led by Overqwil attacked the Alomomola, whose leader fought back before being left helpless by Hyper Beam’s recoil. Kingdra arrived to protect the Alomomola, killed Overqwil, and slaughtered the Qwilfish before the Alomomola leader calmed it.

• Overqwil led the Qwilfish in overwhelming the Alomomola and breaking through their Protect barrier with Fell Stinger and Barb Barrage.
• The Alomomola leader unleashed Hyper Beam, badly injuring Overqwil and many Qwilfish, but became immobilized by the move’s recoil.
• Gyarados charged in and paralyzed a group of Qwilfish, while Frogadier tried to shield it from Overqwil’s Fell Stinger.
• Kingdra appeared, swept through the Qwilfish with Whirlpools and Muddy Water, then killed Overqwil with Outrage.
• Kingdra slaughtered the remaining Qwilfish, and the Alomomola leader used Heal Pulse to bring Kingdra out of its confusion.

Frogadier and Gyarados obtained Alomomola scales peacefully, completing Cheng Tian's group's second task. Meanwhile, Bai Yun's team struggled against a Breloom and its Shroomish allies until Cheng Tian arrived to help.

• Kingdra defeated Qwilfish, but the Alomomola leader stopped it from attacking Frogadier and Gyarados and thanked them for their help.
• The Alomomola healed the injured and shed scales, which Frogadier asked to take; the leader gave them to Frogadier and Gyarados.
• Cheng Tian said his group had completed its second task and urged everyone to pack up and meet Huang Zequan and the others.
• Bai Yun and Lin Lin battled a level 24 Breloom and dozens of Shroomish, while Monferno traded fierce blows with Breloom.
• A second Breloom arrived and rescued the injured one, turning the fight against Bai Yun's team.
• Cheng Tian and his companions emerged from the bushes to help, and Bai Yun said he still intended to catch Breloom.

Bai Yun and Cheng Tian fought a group of Shroomish and Breloom, with Bai Yun aiming to catch the skilled Breloom. After Cheng Tian’s team helped defeat it and Bai Yun captured it, the remaining Breloom woke and attacked Cheng Tian from behind.

• Bai Yun chose the taller Breloom with Poison Heal, while Cheng Tian sent Noibat and Aron to fight the other Pokémon.
• Cheng Tian’s Pokémon and Lin Lin’s team fought the Shroomish as Frogadier engaged one Breloom and Monferno battled Bai Yun’s target.
• A hidden force drained the two Breloom’s stamina, letting Frogadier, Noibat, Aron, and Monferno defeat them.
• Bai Yun threw a Poké Ball at the fallen Breloom and successfully caught it.
• The other Breloom woke, saw its companion had been captured, and punched toward the back of Cheng Tian’s head.

Cheng Tian and his companions defeated the Shroomish and Breloom groups while gathering mushroom powder, then reunited with Su Han’s team to finish the mission. The chapter ended with every Shroomish and Breloom knocked out and the mission complete.

• Floette struck the Breloom attacking Cheng Tian, and a mysterious Shadow Ball stopped it from hitting him before Frogadier knocked it out.
• Cheng Tian, Bai Yun, and Lin Lin collected mushroom powder and headed to help Su Han’s group, while Cheng Tian briefly noticed his shadow stirring.
• Cheng Tian and his companions arrived as Su Han, Huang Zequan, Wen Zhe, and Han struggled against a Shroomish group led by a level 38 Breloom.
• Yu Fei, Chen Tao, and Chen Tao’s younger sister joined the battle after defeating another Breloom group.
• The combined teams overwhelmed the Shroomish and Breloom, with Frogadier defeating the leader and completing the mission.

Cheng Tian realized Haunter had been secretly following and protecting him, so he confronted the Ghost-type Pokémon at night. Haunter appeared before him, while recalling how he had once used Skill Swap to save Cheng Tian and had since severed ties with his former Trainer.

• Bai Yun and Wen Zhe battled with Breloom and Heracross, and Heracross narrowly won.
• Cheng Tian stayed behind after the others went to bed, while Noibat, Vulpix, and Pancham kept watch and the latter two fell asleep.
• Haunter used a move that put Noibat to sleep, then hid when Cheng Tian left the tent.
• Cheng Tian called Haunter out, explaining that Haunter had repeatedly saved and protected him.
• Haunter appeared before Cheng Tian and recalled using Skill Swap to save him, as well as breaking away from his former Trainer.

Cheng Tian learned through a dream how Haunter had been raised harshly, then abandoned by its Trainer after losing an important battle. When Cheng Tian woke, Haunter had disappeared, leaving him unsure whether he could ask it to trust him.

• Cheng Tian asked Haunter whether it had a Trainer, and Haunter put him to sleep with its memories.
• Cheng Tian witnessed Gastly hatch, get taken by a young Trainer, and endure relentless training as the Trainer's last Pokémon.
• Gastly evolved into Haunter, but lost to a higher-level Shiftry in an important battle.
• The Trainer blamed Haunter for the loss, disowned it, and threw its Dark Ball into the forest.
• Cheng Tian woke and found Haunter gone, then questioned whether Haunter could trust him after being abandoned.

At Qingming, Su Mulin visited his late wife Huo Qian’s grave and told her about their daughter Xiaohan. After Long Gang spoke with him about the Nu River incident and the tragedy from seventeen years ago, Su Mulin vowed to fight if the sealed creature returned, and agreed to let Long Gang arrange a visit to the recovering area.

• Su Mulin laid lilacs at Huo Qian’s grave and tearfully told her about Xiaohan, who had become an outstanding Trainer and left for Training Island.
• Long Gang arrived with an umbrella and offered condolences as Su Mulin grieved at the gravestone.
• Long Gang asked whether the Nu River incident reminded Su Mulin of the tragedy from seventeen years ago, but Su Mulin insisted the sealed creature could not return.
• Su Mulin vowed to fight at any cost if the creature reappeared, and Long Gang urged him to stay calm and promised the Training Camp would support Xiaohan.
• Long Gang offered to take Su Mulin to see the recovering Nu River area, and Su Mulin left the arrangements to him.

Cheng Tian and his companions nearly wiped out a Whirlipede colony through guerrilla attacks, completed their tasks, and earned enough points to avoid elimination. Back at the dormitory, Cheng Tian taught Floette Pollen Puff and continued her pollen-based genetic modification while Bai Yun noticed Floette blushing at Cheng Tian.

• Cheng Tian led the group in repeated attacks that reduced the Whirlipede colony to fifty Whirlipede and one level 32 female Scolipede.
• Cheng Tian’s Pokémon gained levels, and the group returned to the Training Camp, where instructors reported that only 127 students had been eliminated.
• Cheng Tian and the others divided 9,350 task points among the participants, leaving each with enough points to avoid elimination.
• Cheng Tian redeemed Pollen Puff for Floette and had her learn the move before returning to the dormitory.
• Cheng Tian gave Floette two spoonfuls of pollen and left her in the sunlight, then warned Yu Fei not to approach her or the window.
• Floette blushed and peeked at Cheng Tian after he undressed, and Bai Yun remarked that the scene was interesting.

Haunter frightened a student in the bathroom, while Cheng Tian stayed awake thinking about how to persuade it. After psychic powers caused Cheng Tian and his roommates to miss morning exercise, Xiong Weidong punished them with laps, and Long Weixi offered to train Cheng Tian’s Noibat.

• Haunter appeared as a bloody reflection in the bathroom mirror, frightening a student into screaming about a ghost.
• Cheng Tian realized Haunter was still nearby and decided to wait for a chance to persuade it.
• Alakazam and Slowpoke sealed the dorm door with psychic powers, causing Cheng Tian and his roommates to sleep through morning exercise.
• Xiong Weidong kicked open the dorm door and made Cheng Tian, Bai Yun, Yu Fei, and Shen Gun run laps until Long Weixi persuaded him to stop.
• Long Weixi recalled that Wen Xu had moved into her room and accidentally pinned her head beneath Wen Xu’s breasts while they slept.
• Long Weixi offered to have Noivern train Cheng Tian’s Noibat, planning to use the session as a livestream topic.

A Ghost-type Pokémon disaster devastated Gongshan, killing more than twenty thousand people, and officials suspected it was connected to a banished god sealed away in Bingzhou. Long Lan vowed to alert the central government and investigate while students at Training Island remained unaware.

• At 3:50 a.m. on March 20, cracks opened around Gongshan and hordes of Drifblim and other Ghost-type Pokémon attacked the towns.
• The disaster lasted two hours, killing more than twenty thousand people and damaging over three thousand buildings.
• Long Lan and He Xisong discussed the attack and agreed to suppress public discussion while they sought answers.
• He Xisong connected the attack to the earlier catastrophe that preceded the appearance of a banished god.
• Long Lan recalled how Xiao Qian had died sealing the god in Bingzhou and promised to report the danger to the central government.
• The students at Training Island continued their event, unaware of the disaster.

By mid-April, Su Han's Togepi evolved, and Bai Yun's disobedient Rockruff evolved into Midnight Form Lycanroc during a grueling battle. Bai Yun and Lycanroc left the training ground with their bond strengthened and a renewed resolve to grow stronger.

• Two students from Bingzhou No. 1 High School were eliminated, while the rest of the group continued training on Training Island.
• Su Han's Togepi evolved after their bond deepened, and Rockruff had evolved into Lycanroc about a week earlier.
• Bai Yun struggled with Rockruff's increasing aggression and disobedience, so he sent it into battle during a practical combat lesson.
• The Fighting-type Elite Four member tested Rockruff through a prolonged fight, and Rockruff kept rising despite its injuries and exhaustion.
• Rockruff evolved into Midnight Form Lycanroc and defeated its opponent with Psychic Fangs before collapsing from exhaustion.
• Bai Yun thanked Lycanroc and vowed to train harder alongside his Pokémon to protect what they cherished.

Cheng Tian’s Pokémon grew stronger through intensive training and field missions as May approached. Meanwhile, Gamino’s arrogance strained his team, while Sakuma Kazuo prepared to lead Sakura Country’s team at a pre-tournament exchange.

• Noibat learned several moves, including Dragon Claw, under Noivern’s demanding instruction and reached level 27, while Aron reached level 29 after training with Aggron.
• Cheng Tian focused his missions on battling large, low-level Pokémon populations, helping his Pokémon gain levels and learn new moves while Floette’s appearance continued to change.
• Wells worried that Gamino’s confidence after two consecutive championship wins had made him neglect training and alienate his teammates, though Gamino proved his strength by defeating the team’s members in battle.
• Sakuma Kazuo told Miyamoto Shigeru that Sakura Country would win the upcoming championship and agreed to lead the team at the early-June pre-tournament exchange.

Long Lan and He Xisong arranged Training Island’s participation in the June exchange tournament, while He Xisong announced the upcoming midterm exams and a reserve team. Cheng Tian continued secretly feeding Pokéblocks to Haunter, which finally appeared, and the author ended with a note about feeling worn down by harsh reviews while promising to finish the novel.

• Long Lan discussed the June exchange tournament with a man on a video call, who approved adding promising Training Island students to a reserve team and said someone else would investigate the Nu River incident.
• He Xisong announced that the midterm exams would take place in about a month, with written tests and practical battles, and that the top five would receive a special opportunity.
• He Xisong asked Yang Yonggang to captain the second team at the exchange tournament and said the top five students would join a reserve team, with Su Han guaranteed a spot that would not count toward her midterm ranking.
• Cheng Tian told Bai Yun that he had bought a purple Pokéblock for Floette, though he had secretly been feeding one to Haunter every night for a month.
• Haunter appeared in front of Cheng Tian in the bathroom after he left it another Pokéblock.
• The author thanked readers, described feeling exhausted by hostile reviews, and said the novel would continue to its conclusion.

Cheng Tian persuaded Haunter to help him prepare for the Central Assessment and began battling alongside it. Granny Du examined Haunter’s talents, began developing its Poison type, and urged Cheng Tian to aim for the top five in the Midterm Exam.

• Cheng Tian asked Haunter to help him in the Central Assessment, and Haunter agreed to work with him while hiding in his shadow.
• Cheng Tian and Haunter defeated Bai Yun’s Monferno in their first battle together, though Cheng Tian said they still needed to get in sync.
• Cheng Tian visited Granny Du and asked her to help develop Haunter’s Poison-type talent.
• Granny Du used toxins from her level 65 Toxicroak to help Haunter develop its Poison type and gave Cheng Tian a Sludge Bomb TM.
• Granny Du urged Cheng Tian to aim for the top five in the Midterm Exam, hinting that he could earn rich rewards.