Chapter Summaries

Cheng Tian woke up in 2055 at age sixteen, back in his childhood home in a world where Pokémon studies had just been added to the college entrance exam. After binding to a system that tasked him with obtaining his first Pokémon, he met Yamper and decided to pursue Pokémon studies.

• Cheng Tian realized he had been reincarnated and learned that Pokémon studies had been added to the college entrance exam.
• A system bound to Cheng Tian and assigned him a beginner quest to obtain his first Pokémon.
• Cheng Tian's mother interrupted him as he checked his phone, and he went downstairs to eat breakfast.
• Yamper leaped into Cheng Tian's arms, and Cheng Tian used the system to scan Yamper's information.
• Yamper accidentally paralyzed Cheng Tian with Nuzzle, and his mother fed him a Cheri Berry to cure it.
• Cheng Tian told his parents he wanted to study Pokémon, and his father agreed to support him.

Cheng Tian arrived at Bingzhou No. 1 High School, where students were preparing to choose a Pokémon stream alongside humanities and sciences. After learning that admission required an exam in two weeks and that applicants needed their first Pokémon, Cheng Tian realized he could use the opportunity to complete his mission.

• Cheng Tian walked through the city, saw Pokémon living and working alongside people, and arrived at Bingzhou No. 1 High School.
• Cheng Tian told his best friend Bai Yun that he planned to choose the Pokémon stream and become a Pokémon Master, while Bai Yun said he wanted to become a Pokémon Breeder.
• Lin Lin hit Bai Yun with a rolled-up textbook after he called her a stinkbug, and the two bickered as Cheng Tian looked on.
• The homeroom teacher announced that the Pokémon stream was so popular that students would have to pass an entrance exam in two weeks.
• The teacher said the exam would include written and battle tests and that applicants needed to obtain their first Pokémon under adult supervision.
• Cheng Tian realized that getting his first Pokémon could help him complete his mission.

Cheng Tian visited a Pokémon Day Care but found no Pokémon he liked that he could afford. After Bai Yun suggested catching one himself, Cheng Tian decided to find his first Pokémon in the wild, though he had not yet chosen what to catch.

• Bai Yun and Lin Lin asked Cheng Tian what Pokémon he wanted, and Bai Yun offered to ask his father for help.
• Cheng Tian went to a Pokémon Day Care, where a salesperson showed him Turtwig, Treecko, and Popplio, but their prices were beyond his means.
• Cheng Tian declined the other Grass-type Pokémon at the Day Care because none appealed to him.
• Cheng Tian told his father he had decided on his first Pokémon, then admitted privately that he still had no choice in mind.
• Bai Yun suggested that Cheng Tian could catch a Pokémon himself, and Cheng Tian seized on the idea while Bai Yun stared at his reply in surprise.

Cheng Tian prepared to enter the wilderness and catch a Pokémon, relying on Bai Yun to help him keep the trip from worrying his parents. After spending the night at Bai Yun's home with Yamper, he was ready to set out the next day.

• Cheng Tian used his savings to buy Poké Balls, medicine, and Repellent, while Bai Yun gave him extra money and camping supplies.
• Cheng Tian told his mother he would stay at Bai Yun's house with Yamper, and she let him go.
• At Bai Yun's villa, Cheng Tian learned how to enlarge and use Yamper's Poké Ball, and Yamper paralyzed Bai Yun with Nuzzle before Cheng Tian treated him with a Cheri Berry.
• Cheng Tian bathed with Yamper, then watched anime with Bai Yun and settled in for the night.
• Cheng Tian and Bai Yun argued over who should get up to turn off the bedroom light as they prepared for Cheng Tian's wilderness trip.

Cheng Tian explored the outskirts of the mountains with Yamper, hoping to catch his first Pokémon. After Yamper defeated a Spearow that had attacked a Weedle, Cheng Tian chose not to catch it and continued onward.

• Cheng Tian left alone for the mountains and summoned Yamper after walking deep into the woods.
• Cheng Tian spotted a Spearow attack a Weedle, and the Weedle poisoned Spearow with Poison Sting before being left near death.
• Cheng Tian ordered Yamper to ambush Spearow, but Yamper's opening Nuzzle missed.
• Yamper bit Spearow, dodged its Peck, and paralyzed it with a boosted Nuzzle.
• Yamper defeated Spearow, and Cheng Tian decided not to catch it before continuing through the mountains.

Cheng Tian and Yamper battled a Rattata that stole their jerky, then continued exploring and encountered the Rattata’s evolved form leading a large pack. Cheng Tian tricked the pack with a false warning about its predator and ran, but Raticate and the others chased him.

• Cheng Tian and Yamper discovered a timid Oddish, then stopped for lunch without trying to catch her.
• A Rattata stole Yamper’s jerky and scratched Cheng Tian, so Yamper defeated it with Quick Attack, Bite, and Nuzzle.
• Yamper gained a level and learned Thunder Shock, which Cheng Tian helped him practice before treating his wound and leaving the unconscious Rattata in a bush.
• After following Cheng Tian and Yamper from afar, a blue figure watched them encounter a level 34 Raticate and a pack of roughly thirty or forty Rattata.
• Cheng Tian recalled Yamper, tricked the pack into looking for a Yungoos, and fled, prompting Raticate to lead the pack in pursuit.

Cheng Tian escaped the Raticate pack by luring it into a Beedrill swarm, then tried to sneak away with Yamper. A hidden attacker helped stop a lone Beedrill from alerting the others, and Cheng Tian fled the woods without learning who had helped him.

• Cheng Tian summoned Yamper and had him shock Kakuna, provoking the nearby Beedrill swarm into attacking the Raticate pack.
• The Beedrill leader used her speed and ranged attacks to poison Raticate as the swarm overwhelmed the Rattata.
• Cheng Tian escaped the battle with Yamper and crept through the woods, but a lone Beedrill spotted him and tried to alert its companions.
• Two clumps of sticky foam struck the lone Beedrill from an unseen source, and Yamper paralyzed it with Thunder Shock, Quick Attack, and Nuzzle.
• Cheng Tian and Yamper hurried out of the woods without discovering who had thrown the foam.

After escaping a Beedrill, Cheng Tian made camp with Yamper and spotted a powerful Nidoran♂ he wanted to catch. Their attempt was interrupted by the Nidoran♂’s mate, leaving Yamper poisoned and Cheng Tian unable to dodge her attack.

• Cheng Tian stopped to rest, chose a concealed campsite, and set it up with Yamper.
• Yamper noticed a Nidoran♂, and Cheng Tian identified its Jolly nature and Hustle Ability before ordering an ambush.
• Yamper fought Nidoran♂, paralyzed him, and Cheng Tian’s Poké Ball failed to catch him on its second shake.
• A Nidoran♀ emerged from the grass and struck Yamper with Poison Sting, leaving him weakened by poison.
• Nidoran♀ fired a second Poison Sting at Cheng Tian, and he could not dodge it.

Cheng Tian and Yamper fought a pair of Nidoran until a masked Froakie intervened, and Cheng Tian thanked him by offering to carry the Oran Berries he had gathered for his master. Cheng Tian decided to help Froakie deliver the berries, secretly hoping to recruit him as his first Pokémon.

• Froakie rescued Cheng Tian from Nidoran♀'s Poison Sting and revealed his unusual Mind Reader Egg Move.
• Froakie recounted how he had followed Cheng Tian, protected him from Beedrill, and come to gather Oran Berries for his master.
• Froakie and Yamper fought off Nidoran♀ and Nidoran♂, but Cheng Tian failed to catch Nidoran♂ when it broke free and fled with Nidoran♀.
• Cheng Tian treated Yamper, thanked Froakie, and gave him the Oran Berries he had collected.
• Cheng Tian offered to carry the berries and help Froakie deliver them, secretly planning to persuade Froakie to join him.

Cheng Tian and Froakie reached a lakeside cave and met Froakie’s powerful master, Barbaracle, who had mistaken Cheng Tian for a threat. After Cheng Tian treated Barbaracle’s poisoned wound, Barbaracle allowed the group to stay the night, but rushed out of the cave after sensing something outside.

• Cheng Tian and his Pokémon avoided a level 28 Ariados and its hidden companions, then quietly defeated a Pinsir on their way through the nocturnal forest.
• Froakie led Cheng Tian to a cave beside a lake, where Barbaracle held a claw to Cheng Tian’s neck until Froakie explained that Cheng Tian had helped it.
• Cheng Tian recognized Barbaracle as Froakie’s master and offered to treat his severe wound.
• Cheng Tian used Antidotes and Potions to remove the poison and help Barbaracle’s wound begin healing.
• Barbaracle let Cheng Tian, Froakie, and Yamper stay in the cave, then suddenly rushed outside after sensing something.

Barbaracle fought off three Ariados that had tracked Cheng Tian and his group, defeating two and killing another when it attacked Froakie. The final Ariados fled into the forest, leaving Cheng Tian shaken by how dangerous the night had become.

• The Ariados ambushed Barbaracle, and Cheng Tian realized they had followed the group by using silk to track their prey.
• Barbaracle countered the Ariados’ attacks with Withdraw and Bulldoze, then blocked a Fell Stinger with Rock Polish.
• Barbaracle trapped the Ariados’ retreat with Rock Tomb and defeated two of them with a series of attacks.
• The last Ariados lunged at Froakie, and Cheng Tian stepped in front of his Pokémon.
• Barbaracle killed the attacker with Razor Shell, then glared at the final Ariados until it fled into the forest.

Cheng Tian and Froakie grew close as they watched videos together, while Barbaracle remembered raising Froakie from an egg and decided he should see the wider world. After Barbaracle sent him after Cheng Tian, Froakie chose to travel with him, and Cheng Tian caught him in a Great Ball.

• Barbaracle returned the defeated Ariados to the lake and thanked Cheng Tian for protecting Froakie.
• Cheng Tian showed Froakie city photos and Pokémon battles, and Barbaracle recalled finding Froakie’s egg in the snow and raising him.
• Barbaracle decided Froakie should leave the cave to explore the world, then told him to follow Cheng Tian.
• Cheng Tian said goodbye to Barbaracle and continued through the forest with Yamper, believing he had failed to catch a Pokémon.
• Froakie caught up with Cheng Tian and agreed to go with him, and Cheng Tian captured him in his Great Ball.

Cheng Tian returned to Bingzhou after escaping two pursuing Pokémon and meeting a mysterious girl at the toll station. He reached Bai Yun’s home only to find his mother waiting, furious that he had sneaked away.

• Cheng Tian reunited with Froakie and headed toward Bingzhou with Froakie and Yamper.
• A girl traveling to Bingzhou with Uncle Wang wondered why her father had moved there to become a deputy mayor.
• Raticate and Ariados attacked Cheng Tian, but he made them collide with his strange move and escaped while they fought each other.
• The girl persuaded Uncle Wang to let Cheng Tian pass through the toll station, and she thought his pleading expression was cute.
• Cheng Tian went to Bai Yun’s home, where his mother confronted him and threatened to flay a layer of skin off him for sneaking out.

After returning from the wilderness with Froakie, Cheng Tian reunited with his family, introduced them to his new Pokémon, and settled into home life with him. Bai Yun also received a Chimchar, and Cheng Tian ended the night with Froakie beside him.

• Cheng Tian's mother scolded him and Bai Yun for hiding his trip to the wilderness, then took Cheng Tian home after he showed her Froakie.
• Cheng Tian's mother brought Cheng Tian and Froakie to the Pokémon Center and shopping street before they returned home to meet Cheng Tian's father.
• Cheng Tian's parents welcomed Froakie, fed him and Yamper, and Cheng Tian bathed with Froakie before sharing milk with him.
• Cheng Tian watched Naruto Shippuden with Froakie, then asked Bai Yun to send photos of his homework.
• Bai Yun sent Cheng Tian a photo of his new starter Pokémon, Chimchar, and Cheng Tian fell asleep holding Froakie.

Cheng Tian met a beautiful transfer student at school and recognized her as the girl who had helped him at the toll booth. He learned her name was Su Han and that she had transferred from Magic City, leaving him distracted by their unexpected reunion.

• Cheng Tian rushed to school late, where Bai Yun and Lin Lin introduced their new Pokémon, Chimchar and Pachirisu, to his Froakie.
• The homeroom teacher explained that the Pokémon-track entrance exam would include written and practical sections, with only half of applicants accepted.
• Cheng Tian fell asleep during break and was scolded by his math teacher when he slept through the start of class.
• Cheng Tian recognized the transfer student in the corridor as the girl who had helped him at the toll booth, and she noticed him too.
• Bai Yun learned that the transfer student was named Su Han and had come from Magic City, and he guessed that she came from a wealthy family.

Cheng Tian and Bai Yun went to the Pokémon Center to train Froakie and Chimchar for the upcoming exam. After Froakie defeated Chimchar in a practice battle, Cheng Tian explained how both Trainers and Pokémon could improve, leaving them ready to continue training.

• Cheng Tian focused on preparing for the exam and studied a Pokémon encyclopedia during psychology class.
• Cheng Tian and Bai Yun rented a training room at the Pokémon Center, where Cheng Tian had Froakie practice Ice Punch.
• Cheng Tian and Bai Yun started a battle between Froakie and Chimchar, and Froakie won by keeping its distance and using Bubble.
• Cheng Tian advised Bai Yun to let Chimchar respond more independently and explained where their battle commands had gone wrong.
• Cheng Tian warned Froakie against trading blows with Thunder Punch and reminded it to fight like a ninja by attacking from range.

Cheng Tian and Bai Yun trained for the upcoming track placement exam while Froakie copied the Rasengan’s spinning-energy technique from Naruto and transformed Water Pulse into a powerful tearing attack. The chapter ended with Cheng Tian paying for a destroyed punching bag and taking it home to repair.

• Cheng Tian returned home after training, and Froakie watched Naruto on his phone while Cheng Tian napped.
• Froakie tried spinning Water-type energy to create a stronger Water Pulse, but his first attempt failed after he lost control of it.
• Cheng Tian and Bai Yun resumed training that evening, where Froakie improved his Rasengan-style Water Pulse and tore open a punching bag.
• Cheng Tian paid five hundred yuan for the damaged punching bag and carried it home, hoping to patch it up.

Cheng Tian decided to train Froakie to learn Double Team by increasing his speed on a treadmill. Froakie developed faint afterimages before exhaustion sent him flying off the treadmill, and Cheng Tian caught him.

• Cheng Tian told Froakie to keep practicing Water Pulse and Ice Punch, then learned that building speed could help him master Double Team.
• Bai Yun told Cheng Tian that Chimchar had watched JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and kept shouting “muda” after watching it.
• Lin Lin said Pachirisu trained daily, and Cheng Tian saw that Pachirisu had learned Protect.
• At the training room, Cheng Tian saw Chimchar practicing Thunder Punch and learned the move had reached lv4.
• Cheng Tian put Froakie on a treadmill and gradually increased its speed until faint afterimages appeared behind Froakie.
• Froakie reached his limit and was thrown off the treadmill, but Cheng Tian caught him before he hit the floor.

Cheng Tian and Bai Yun introduced weighted training to Froakie and Chimchar, helping both Pokémon improve their strength and speed. After Froakie mastered Double Team and Chimchar showed stronger punches, Cheng Tian planned to keep training while preparing for his exams.

• Cheng Tian and Bai Yun watched a video explaining weighted training and bought arm and leg weights for their Pokémon.
• Cheng Tian and Bai Yun fitted Froakie and Chimchar with five-kilogram weights, and the Pokémon gradually adjusted over several days.
• Cheng Tian removed Froakie's weights and tested its running speed; Froakie ran faster and created three afterimages, mastering Double Team.
• Bai Yun tested Chimchar's punches after removing its weights, and Chimchar's attack count and average force increased.
• Cheng Tian planned to continue weighted training and study for the upcoming class assignment exams.

Cheng Tian prepared for Bingzhou No. 1 High School’s Pokémon placement exam after training Froakie, then found himself seated beside Su Han. The knowledge test began with Cheng Tian distracted by her presence.

• Cheng Tian and Froakie finished their morning run before heading to school for the placement exam.
• Cheng Tian and Bai Yun checked their room assignments and entered separate exam rooms.
• Cheng Tian fell asleep before the test, and Su Han arrived and took the seat beside him.
• Su Han woke Cheng Tian as the invigilator prepared to begin the exam.
• Cheng Tian tried to focus on the test while wondering about Su Han, who smiled at him as the students began writing.