Chapter Summaries

Giratina gave Cheng Tian its reverse scale so it could track the Griseous Orb and enter the impostor’s Distortion World without causing an uproar in Cheng Tian’s world. Cheng Tian left the Distortion World in a forest, returned to his male body, and prepared to go back to Xiaohan with Celebi.

• Giratina embedded its reverse scale in Cheng Tian and explained that it would sense the Griseous Orb and let Giratina teleport into the impostor’s world.
• Giratina explained that the Distortion World reversed laws, including gender and type effectiveness, making Giratina invincible there.
• Giratina opened a rift and sent Cheng Tian away, warning that he would not arrive at Mt. Coronet.
• Cheng Tian emerged in a forest, confirmed that his body had returned to normal, and summoned Celebi from the leaf.
• Cheng Tian told Celebi that he had finished what he needed to do and said they would return to Xiaohan.

Cheng Tian entered the sealed realm to rescue Xiaohan and confronted the impostor with his six Pokémon. He summoned the real Giratina, which attacked the impostor and condemned it as a false god.

• Cheng Tian reunited with Uxie, Mesprit, and Azelf at the Lake of Wisdom and insisted he was ready to bring Xiaohan back.
• The three Lake guardians opened a brief spatial rift to the place where the impostor was sealed, and Cheng Tian entered it.
• Cheng Tian summoned Greninja, Aggron, Noivern, Florges, and Milotic, then crossed the chains sealing the black hole with them.
• Cheng Tian arrived in a ruined world filled with Ghost-type Pokémon, where the impostor recognized and charged at him.
• Cheng Tian used a black dragon scale to summon Giratina, which wounded the impostor and denounced it as a false god.

Giratina confronted the impostor that had taken its form, and they battled across the devastated world. Giratina gained the advantage by using its superior mastery of Ghost-type and spatial powers, but the impostor healed and demanded another fight.

• Giratina sensed the world and mocked the impostor, then demanded it return to its original form or face being exposed.
• The impostor claimed it was a source of Arceus’s power, and Giratina dismissed it as unworthy of its divine station.
• Giratina and the impostor clashed in the sky, while Ghost-type Pokémon below scrambled to collect their fallen scales.
• Giratina warned Cheng Tian to stay hidden as the battle sent destructive energy across the battlefield.
• Giratina tore into the impostor and used Shadow Force to bypass its Protect, leaving it gravely wounded.
• The impostor rapidly healed and roared for another fight.

Cheng Tian and Giratina worked out a plan to reach the Griseous Orb, which was sealing the impostor, while Giratina held it back. Cheng Tian and his Pokémon fought through the Ghost-type swarm as Noivern carried him toward the orb above the impostor.

• Giratina explained that the Ghost-type Plate let the impostor heal instantly, while using the Griseous Orb would break the seal and bring it fully into the World of the Living.
• Cheng Tian asked Giratina to hold the impostor in place while he retrieved the Griseous Orb, and Giratina agreed.
• Cheng Tian and his six Pokémon charged down the mountain as Giratina bound the impostor with Shadow Force.
• The Ghost-type Pokémon attacked Cheng Tian, but Mega Gengar, Mega Aggron, Greninja, and Florges fought through the swarm and cleared a path.
• Cheng Tian rode Noivern toward the Griseous Orb above the impostor while his companions held off the attackers below.

Cheng Tian secured the Griseous Orb and gave it to Giratina, allowing Giratina to reclaim its primal power and become Origin Giratina. With the portal to the real world closed, Giratina faced the impostor as it launched a desperate attack.

• Noivern carried Cheng Tian toward the Griseous Orb while Giratina restrained the impostor, but the impostor broke free and struck Giratina with Draco Meteors.
• The impostor intercepted Cheng Tian and Noivern, but a Water Shuriken knocked its bite aside, allowing Cheng Tian to reach the Griseous Orb and pull it free.
• Giratina rammed the impostor away, and Cheng Tian threw the Griseous Orb to Giratina before Noivern caught him.
• Giratina swallowed the orb, unleashed its primal power, and closed the black hole as the impostor tried to flee.
• Giratina transformed into Origin Giratina, and the impostor became a huge mass of shadow and attacked; Origin Giratina appeared before it to meet the assault.

Origin Giratina battled the Ghost-type Plate’s shadow while Cheng Tian waited for a chance to use the Origin Power Arceus had given him. When the Plate immobilized Giratina, Cheng Tian and Greninja charged in, and Cheng Tian demanded that the enemy return Xiaohan.

• Origin Giratina struck the shadow, which retaliated by burning Ghost-type Pokémon and absorbing their energy.
• The shadow fought Giratina with Shadow Balls as the freed Pokémon swarm fled, while Cheng Tian held back and watched for an opening.
• Cheng Tian recalled the Origin Power Arceus had merged into his body and realized the battle was the critical moment to use it.
• Origin Giratina unleashed Outrage, but the Ghost-type Plate immobilized it with a blast of Ghost-type energy.
• Greninja and Cheng Tian rushed toward the Plate, and Cheng Tian shouted that it had to pay for its crimes and return Xiaohan.

Cheng Tian and Greninja used Arceus’s remaining Origin Power to destroy the Ghost-type Plate. After the Plate shattered, Cheng Tian declared the battle over.

• Cheng Tian activated the power Arceus had left behind, and a sacred Light Membrane enveloped him and Greninja.
• The Ghost-type Plate abandoned Giratina and tried to erase Cheng Tian, but Arceus froze the surrounding space and urged him to act.
• Greninja used Waterfall to rise above the Ghost-type Plate, then enlarged its Water Shuriken with Arceus’s power and cracked the Plate.
• Cheng Tian and Greninja unleashed their strongest attack, Our Bond, with Liquidation, shattering the Ghost-type Plate in a violent explosion.
• Cheng Tian smiled in exhaustion and said the battle was finally over.

After the Ghost-type Plate’s consciousness was destroyed, Giratina explained that the Plate would reform and agreed to merge his Distortion World with the empty world to keep it contained. Cheng Tian recovered Su Han and another unconscious woman from the Griseous Orb and left with them.

• Cheng Tian asked why destroying the Ghost-type Plate had not changed the world, and Giratina explained that the Plate’s consciousness was gone but the Plate itself could not be destroyed completely.
• Purple Ghost-type Energy gathered and restored the Plate, which Giratina said he would suppress by merging his Distortion World with the empty world.
• Giratina told Cheng Tian that the Griseous Orb had preserved Su Han’s body, and he used it to bring her back, though she remained unconscious and weak.
• Giratina revealed another unconscious woman in the Griseous Orb whose appearance closely resembled Su Han’s.
• Cheng Tian and Greninja carried Su Han and the other woman through a rift, while Cheng Tian thanked Giratina before leaving.

After the Great Calamity ended, Cheng Tian reunited with Su Han and prepared to marry her, surrounded by friends and family. The chapter ended with their wedding, a chaotic group photograph, and Cheng Tian thanking Su Han for being his greatest good fortune.

• Nearly half a year after returning from the Distortion World, Cheng Tian reunited with Su Han and learned that the woman who had helped him was Su Han's mother.
• Cheng Tian's friends and family gathered at the wedding venue, where Nalu did his makeup and the guests celebrated together.
• Yu Fei revealed that Song Rongxue was expecting a baby, while Shen Gun shared that he was being considered for the Psychic-type Elite Four.
• Cheng Tian walked down the aisle, then lifted Su Han's veil and told her he loved her.
• Cheng Tian and Su Han posed for a photograph as Cheng Tian's six Pokémon crowded around them and Aggron gathered everyone into a hug.
• Cheng Tian held Su Han close and thanked her for being his greatest good fortune.

Manaphy traveled to Bakia Island to meet its idol, Meloetta, and eagerly attended a welcoming concert. After they met privately, Meloetta confessed that she had a crush on Lugia, leaving Manaphy stunned.

• Manaphy set off for Bakia Island despite objections, while Red Gyarados secretly followed with Nalu riding along.
• Manaphy met Pokémon League Chairperson Miyamoto Ryunosuke and insisted on meeting Meloetta before discussing official business.
• Ryunosuke arranged an impromptu concert, where Meloetta sang for Manaphy and heard it sing along.
• Meloetta met Manaphy privately and praised its singing, while Manaphy became delighted by the nickname “Little Phy-Phy.”
• Meloetta confessed that she admired Lugia and had liked it since they met long ago, shocking Manaphy.
• Lugia sneezed in its sleep and wondered who was talking about it.

Darkrai fought Cresselia after she attacked it, then explained that it stayed on the island to keep its uncontrolled nightmares from harming others. Cresselia offered to counter its nightmares and insisted on staying to watch over it.

• Darkrai encountered Cresselia, who attacked it as an embodiment of evil and refused to listen to its explanations.
• Darkrai used Dark Void to wear Cresselia down and defeat her without seriously injuring her.
• Cresselia expected Darkrai to mistreat her, but Darkrai denied being a villain and explained why it lived in isolation.
• Cresselia offered to use her sweet dreams to offset Darkrai's nightmares, but Darkrai refused because he did not want her to lose her freedom.
• Cresselia followed Darkrai and declared that she would stay to keep watch over him, while warning him not to make a move on her.

Cheng Tian and Su Han entered the Distortion World after a black hole appeared in their apartment complex and learned Giratina’s merger of the worlds had caused the disturbance. When the black holes closed, the Distortion World’s laws changed Cheng Tian’s body, and Giratina left the couple there while it checked for other problems.

• Su Han woke Cheng Tian and told him a black hole had appeared in their complex.
• Su Han used Ninetales’s Hypnosis to incapacitate the residents and police, then she and Cheng Tian entered the black hole.
• Cheng Tian and Su Han found Giratina closing the connecting black holes and learned that merging the Distortion World with their world had caused instability.
• After the black holes closed, Cheng Tian changed appearance as the Distortion World’s laws took effect, while Su Han remained unaffected because her Aura might have canceled the effects.
• Giratina left to inspect the world, ignoring Cheng Tian’s pleas to send them home.

Cheng Tian and Su Han opened a Pokémon Day Care in Bingzhou, with help from Bai Yun’s investment and support from their families. As they prepared for the shop’s opening, they looked forward to building an ordinary life together while trusting their Pokémon partners to follow their own dreams.

• Cheng Tian and Su Han celebrated the completion of their unusual Pokémon Day Care, which drew crowds of curious visitors.
• Cheng Tian explained the shop’s layout and plans to sell mostly Pokémon Eggs, while Florges and Gardevoir welcomed visitors.
• Bai Yun praised Cheng Tian’s business sense, reminded him that he was a major shareholder, and left to return to work.
• Cheng Tian’s parents sold their old home to support his venture, while Su Han and Bai Yun also contributed startup funds.
• Cheng Tian and Su Han talked about improving the Pokémon-rearing area and accepted that the shop would keep them busy.
• Cheng Tian said he trusted his Pokémon partners to pursue their own lives and return when needed, and Su Han promised to stay by his side.

Arceus awoke and checked on Cheng Tian, finding him at the hospital as his second child was born. Su Mulin named the boy Cheng He, hoping he would someday find the life he wanted.

• Arceus woke after sleeping for a few years by World Six’s reckoning and brought up a panel to see how Cheng Tian was doing.
• Cheng Tian and Su Mulin waited anxiously outside the delivery room while Bai Yun arrived with Xiaomo and then went to check on Xiaoxue.
• A nurse told Cheng Tian and Su Mulin that Cheng Tian’s wife had delivered a boy safely, though she needed more care and rest.
• Cheng Tian suggested names including Cheng Di and Cheng Cai, but Su Mulin rejected them.
• Su Mulin named the baby Cheng He and hoped he would find the life he wanted someday.

The author reflected on completing Dumb Pokémon Master, thanked the people who supported the book, and explained that its ending had always been planned. The author said they would rest before releasing an original novel around late May or June, then closed the book on January 31, 2024.

• The author recalled beginning the debut novel and described the effort of continuing it for more than 400 days.
• The author confirmed that the main story had reached its planned ending and shared the book’s serialization dates and readership results.
• The author thanked Qiancheng, friends in the group, other readers, and the first reader who had supported the novel.
• The author said they would continue writing after recuperating and tentatively planned to release an original novel in late May or June.
• The author advised aspiring writers to start writing, keep writing, and finish their work.
• The author typed the final character on January 31, 2024.

Cheng Tian and Su Han’s family and Pokémon companions shared a busy morning before the children started school. At breakfast, Cheng Tian recognized Xu Xinmeng on a Pokémon Championships broadcast, while Cheng He read the author’s new novel upstairs and was caught playing on his iPad.

• Gengar prepared breakfast while Skwovet tried to sneak an egg, then Ditto told Skwovet where Florges and Gardevoir were.
• Florges and Gardevoir joined the family for breakfast, and Xiao Chengxue complained that Cheng Tian was still asleep.
• Cheng Tian and Su Han woke up, found baby Cheng Mengmeng under the quilt, and discussed the children’s school years and future subject choices.
• Cheng Tian watched the Pokémon Championships broadcast, recognized Xu Xinmeng as a newly appointed Elite Four member, and turned off the television.
• Florges found Cheng He reading a novel on his iPad, and Gengar took the device away; Florges showed Gengar and Gardevoir a video of Cheng He wriggling in his blanket.

On Qixi, Cheng Tian and Su Han prepared to go out with Cheng Meng and Cheng He, leaving Cheng Xue excited to spend time with Gardevoir. The chapter ended with the family heading off for their celebration while Cheng He expected a difficult day.

• Cheng Tian and Su Han got ready for a Qixi outing while Cheng Meng and Cheng He joined them downstairs.
• Cheng He complained about his parents showing affection, and Su Han threatened to assign him extra homework until he praised her.
• Cheng Xue declined to go, planning to have fun with Gardevoir after the others left.
• Cheng Tian and Su Han reminded Cheng Xue about caring for the Pokémon and told her to keep Skwovet from eating dinner.
• Cheng Tian's family set off to celebrate Qixi, with Cheng He carrying Cheng Meng and bracing himself for the day.

Cheng He fell from a doomed helicopter with Charmander and a strangely dressed man, then recalled his former life as a struggling programmer. The preview ended with his memory of escaping his landlady and buying a ticket to a Pokémon movie, leaving his fall unresolved.

• Cheng He fell toward a forest while clutching a terrified Charmander after a strangely dressed man brought him out of a spinning helicopter.
• The strangely dressed man answered his ringing phone during the fall, and Cheng He threatened him as the helicopter exploded behind them.
• Cheng He recalled escaping through a second-floor window to avoid his landlady's invitation to discuss a rent increase.
• Cheng He sat on a wall and reflected on his father's death, his mother's departure, and his lonely life as a programmer.
• Cheng He defied his landlady when she called him back, bought a ticket to the latest Pokémon movie, and jumped down from the wall.