Chapter Summaries

Cheng Tian prepared Frogadier and Aron with battle items before Bingzhou No. 1 High School drew Helin High School in the final five. Yishan Middle School drew the bye and secured a place in the top three, while Teacher Zhou chose Bai Yun, Cheng Tian, and Song Rongxue to fight Helin.

• Teacher Zhou warned the team that Yishan Middle School's Sandstorm lineup could be dangerous, especially Larvitar's Earthquake.
• Cheng Tian equipped Aron with a Hard Stone and made Frogadier a blue pouch to protect its Mystic Water.
• Cheng Tian arrived early at the Sports Center, and Su Han wrapped her scarf around his cold ears.
• Cheng Tian drew Helin High School for Bingzhou No. 1 High School, while Yishan Middle School received the bye.
• Teacher Zhou selected Bai Yun, Cheng Tian, and Song Rongxue to face Helin High School and told them they had to win.

Bingzhou No. 1 High School faced Helin High School in the top-five stage of the Bingzhou Rookie Tournament. After Monferno defeated Magby, Cubone’s Perish Song and type advantage put Bingzhou No. 1 behind before Cheng Tian evened the score, and Helin’s captain conceded her single battle to move directly to the Team Competition.

• Bai Yun’s Monferno traded attacks with Magby, escaped its Fire Spin by copying Flame Wheel, and knocked it out with Thunder Punch and Low Sweep.
• Monferno lost to Helin High School’s Cubone after suffering damage from Magby and facing Cubone’s Ground-type advantage.
• Song Rongxue’s Pancham struck Cubone but lost the battle when Perish Song took effect.
• Cheng Tian’s Frogadier defeated the weakened Cubone with Water Pulse and evened the score.
• Helin High School’s captain conceded her single battle, and both teams took the field for the Team Competition.

Bingzhou No. 1 High School defeated Helin High School in a team battle by repeatedly using Taunt to restrict Whimsicott’s support moves. After Whimsicott and Monferno fell, Frogadier and Pancham took down Magby, securing a place in the Top Three Tournament.

• Song Rongxue’s Pancham repeatedly used Taunt to limit Whimsicott, while Frogadier and the others attacked Cubone and Magby.
• Whimsicott disrupted Monferno with Toxic and Swagger, but Frogadier and Pancham defeated Cubone and then brought Whimsicott down.
• Monferno lost the ability to battle as Toxic’s damage mounted, leaving Magby to face Frogadier and Pancham.
• Frogadier and Pancham defeated Magby, and the referee declared Bingzhou No. 1 High School the winner and announced its advancement to the Top Three Tournament.

Cheng Tian’s team advanced to the top three, and Su Han drew Bingzhou No. 1 High School a bye for the next day’s matches. The chapter ended as Yishan Middle School and Fenghua High School began battling to decide who would face Cheng Tian’s team.

• Frogadier reached level 21 and Aron reached level 18 as Cheng Tian’s Pokémon continued to improve during the tournament.
• Fenghua High School defeated Mingde Middle School with a coordinated team battle after its Litleo had won two Single Battles and been knocked out in the third.
• Su Han drew lots for Bingzhou No. 1 High School and secured the bye, leaving Yishan Middle School and Fenghua High School to compete the next morning.
• Cheng Tian and Su Han spoke by phone before breakfast, and Wen Zhe congratulated Cheng Tian and urged him to beat Yishan Middle School.
• Yishan Middle School sent out Hippopotas against Fenghua High School’s Starmie as their match began.

Yishan Middle School defeated Fenghua High School’s carefully prepared counters and advanced to the finals against Bingzhou No. 1 High School. Cheng Tian watched Yishan’s sandstorm tactics prevail and wondered how the next opponent would handle them.

• Starmie lost to Hippopotas in the opening match, but Pumpkaboo quickly defeated Hippopotas in the next match.
• Sandshrew and Pumpkaboo knocked each other out, and Fenghua’s captain forfeited Litleo’s match against Larvitar to move to the team battle.
• Fenghua weakened Hippopotas’s Sand Stream with Entrainment and Pumpkaboo used Trick-or-Treat, but Yishan’s Pokémon knocked out Litleo, Pumpkaboo, and Starmie.
• Yishan Middle School won the team battle and advanced to the finals against Bingzhou No. 1 High School, while Fenghua finished third.
• Cheng Tian recognized that Fenghua’s tactics had been well executed but had failed to overcome Yishan’s sandstorm setup.

Cheng Tian and Bingzhou No. 1 High School faced Yishan Middle School in the Rookie Tournament final, with Frogadier battling through the sandstorm team’s attacks. Frogadier awakened a strange power at the decisive moment and defeated Larvitar, securing the championship for Bingzhou No. 1 High School.

• Cheng Tian sent Frogadier against Hippopotas, and Frogadier used Whirlpool and coordinated attacks to win Bingzhou No. 1 High School the first individual battle.
• Frogadier defeated Hippopotas in the team battle by pouring Scald into its underground tunnel, but Larvitar’s Earthquake and Sandshrew’s attacks left Sylveon and Pancham badly hurt.
• Sylveon sacrificed itself to damage Sandshrew, and Frogadier then defeated Sandshrew while Larvitar knocked Pancham out.
• Larvitar struck Frogadier with a powerful Stomping Tantrum, but Cheng Tian urged it to rise, and Frogadier recalled Barbaracle’s lessons about trusting companions.
• Frogadier awakened a swirling torrent of water, moved with sudden speed, and defeated Larvitar with Cut and Water Pulse.
• The referee declared Bingzhou No. 1 High School the winner, and Cheng Tian carried the exhausted Frogadier from the field.

Cheng Tian and his teammates celebrated Bingzhou No. 1 High School’s Rookie Tournament victory and chose their prizes, including a Pokémon Egg that no one else wanted to raise. Cheng Tian agreed to take the Egg, and Su Han gave him the Stone Edge TM she had chosen for Aron as the group prepared to return home.

• Cheng Tian returned after getting Frogadier treated, and Bingzhou No. 1 High School received the championship trophy and posed for photos.
• Corviknight delivered a box of Evolution Stones, TMs, and a Pokémon Egg, and the Mayor invited the teams to claim their prizes.
• Cheng Tian chose a Shiny Stone and the Swords Dance TM, while Su Han selected a TM for him and the other teammates chose their rewards.
• After the team declined the Egg, Cheng Tian agreed to raise it, with Bai Yun offering prize money and Su Han promising to help.
• Su Han gave Cheng Tian a Stone Edge TM for Aron, and he hurried after her as the group headed to lunch.

On the bus home, Cheng Tian learned how to care for his mysterious Pokémon Egg and discovered a new Bond Level entry in Frogadier’s information panel. Teacher Zhou announced a possible study trip, and Cheng Tian agreed to ask his parents for permission.

• Cheng Tian visited a Pokémon Center doctor, who explained how to use nutrient solution and bond with the Pokémon inside the Egg.
• On the bus, Cheng Tian and his friends speculated about what Pokémon would hatch while the system failed to identify the Egg and changed its voice to sound like Su Han.
• Cheng Tian checked Frogadier’s updated information panel and noticed its Bond Level was 6%, leading him to suspect it might eventually undergo a Battle Bond transformation.
• Teacher Zhou announced that the school might organize a study trip on January 7, and Lin Lin persuaded Bai Yun to go.
• Su Han asked Cheng Tian whether he would join the trip, and Cheng Tian said he would ask his parents.

Cheng Tian returned from the tournament with his Pokémon Egg and stopped at a convenience store to warm up and eat oden. His parents learned he had won the championship, but his mother mistook the egg for a present and planned to fry it.

• Cheng Tian and Su Han slept beside each other on the bus, then said goodbye at the school gates after they arrived.
• Cheng Tian went to a Shenli Convenience store, warmed up, and introduced Frogadier and Aron to the Pokémon Egg as their future teammate.
• Cheng Tian video-called his parents, told them he had won the championship, and showed them his prizes and the Pokémon Egg.
• Cheng Tian's mother sent him money for oden and called the egg a present he had brought home.
• Cheng Tian's mother began heating oil to fry the Pokémon Egg, leaving his father stunned.

Cheng Tian returned home with Frogadier and Aron, shared dinner with his parents, and tried to give the Pokémon Egg prenatal education. The egg absorbed more nutrient solution and revealed its purple patterned shell, then stirred briefly while an unintended science program played after Cheng Tian fell asleep.

• Cheng Tian arrived home with the Pokémon Egg, and his parents welcomed him and fed Frogadier, Aron, and Yamper.
• Cheng Tian told his parents about encountering Articuno in Lu'an City and discussed what kind of flying Pokémon might hatch from the egg.
• Cheng Tian asked his mother how to interact with the egg, then researched prenatal education and found his old headphones.
• Cheng Tian noticed that the egg had absorbed more nutrient solution, exposing its purple shell with unusual patterns.
• Cheng Tian played the Makka Pakka song for the egg but fell asleep before the track ended, and a moon science program played afterward.
• The Pokémon Egg shifted briefly as the science program played, then fell still.

Cheng Tian’s Pokémon Egg wobbled, and a checkup confirmed the Pokémon inside would likely hatch soon. He taught Frogadier Swords Dance, bought Moomoo Milk for the newborn, and left the Pokémon Day Care after its owner tried to underpay him for his Shiny Stone.

• Cheng Tian’s mother approved his school study trip, and Cheng Tian discovered the Pokémon Egg had absorbed its nutrient solution and was covered in purple markings.
• The Pokémon Egg wobbled when Cheng Tian, Frogadier, and Aron touched it, so Cheng Tian took it to a Pokémon Center for an examination.
• A doctor confirmed the Pokémon inside would probably hatch soon and advised Cheng Tian to buy Moomoo Milk for the newborn.
• Cheng Tian taught Frogadier the Swords Dance TM, and Frogadier practiced the move before demonstrating its boosted power with Ice Punch.
• Cheng Tian bought two boxes of Moomoo Milk at a Pokémon Day Care and refused to sell his top-grade Shiny Stone after the owner offered him far below its value.

Cheng Tian cared for the Pokémon Egg while his father bought him special Poké Balls for Frogadier and Aron. The egg began hatching at home, and its shell finally broke, but the chapter ended before Cheng Tian named the Pokémon inside.

• Cheng Tian fed Frogadier and Aron beside the egg, then told the group chat that the egg was healthy and might hatch within a day or two.
• Cheng Tian's father bought a gift box containing a Heavy Ball, a Dive Ball, and a Fast Ball for his son.
• Cheng Tian switched Frogadier into the Dive Ball and Aron into the Heavy Ball, and both Pokémon liked their new Poké Balls.
• Cheng Tian and his father watched a report about a mysterious Pokémon sighting in the Hawaiian Islands.
• Frogadier and Aron alerted Cheng Tian when the egg began shaking and cracking, and Cheng Tian's father left him alone with it.
• The egg's shell broke apart, revealing the Pokémon inside, and Cheng Tian began to cry out in surprise.

Cheng Tian welcomed a newly hatched Noibat, introduced him to Frogadier and Aron, and caught him in a Fast Ball. After considering Noibat’s potential, Cheng Tian worried about how to raise him at such a low level and balked at the price of an Exp. Share.

• Noibat hatched, and Cheng Tian cradled him while Frogadier and Aron greeted their new little brother.
• Cheng Tian’s parents came to see Noibat, who fell asleep in Cheng Tian’s arms.
• Cheng Tian caught Noibat with the family’s last Fast Ball and told his friends that the newborn was resting.
• Cheng Tian considered Noibat’s abilities and evolution, then asked the system how to help him grow.
• Cheng Tian found an Exp. Share for sale for 37,000 yuan, decided it was too expensive, and fell asleep wondering when his tournament prize money would arrive.

Cheng Tian cared for newborn Noibat and researched its development while Noibat practiced flying with help from Frogadier, Aron, and Yamper. Noibat managed to fly briefly before tiring and being caught safely by the others.

• Cheng Tian woke early to warm Moomoo Milk for Noibat, burned his fingers retrieving the bottle, and fed Noibat the entire bottle at breakfast.
• Cheng Tian researched Noibat’s infancy and watched Long Weixi explain Noivern’s speed and speed-focused Pokéblocks.
• Frogadier noticed Noibat could not fly and carried it onto the wardrobe to practice, cushioning the floor with Bubble.
• Aron and Yamper encouraged Noibat as Frogadier repeatedly helped it practice, and Noibat gradually learned to glide and rise.
• Noibat briefly flew on its own before running out of strength, and Frogadier, Aron, and Yamper caught it together as Cheng Tian came to investigate the mess.

After Bingzhou No. 1 High School won the Rookie Tournament, Cheng Tian drew attention at school and worried about helping Noibat grow. Su Han gave him an Exp. Share, and the chapter ended as class began.

• Cheng Tian brought Noibat to class and let it drink warm milk while he previewed the lesson.
• Bai Yun, Lin Lin, and Su Han joined Cheng Tian, and Lin Lin and Su Han played with Noibat.
• Cheng Tian told Su Han that Noibat's low level made it hard to train and evolve.
• Su Han offered Cheng Tian an Exp. Share, and he agreed to buy it after she claimed it had cost thirteen thousand.
• Su Han fitted the Exp. Share on Noibat, and the homeroom teacher arrived as the bell rang.

Teacher Sun taught the class about Pokémon movesets and the importance of timing a Pokémon’s entry into battle, then announced that the school’s study trip would take the students to Shangjing. The trip was scheduled for January 7 to 14, and Su Han looked forward to using it as an opportunity to pursue Cheng Tian.

• Teacher Sun praised Cheng Tian and the other three Rookie Tournament champions before teaching the class about moves and battle entry timing.
• Teacher Sun announced that students who participated in the Rookie Tournament would take the final exams, but their scores would not count toward their grades.
• Teacher Sun revealed that the school’s weeklong study trip would be to Shangjing, prompting mixed reactions from the students, including Bai Yun’s worry about the cold.
• Teacher Sun explained the trip dates, travel arrangements, and required supplies, then dismissed the class.
• As the students packed up, Su Han felt cheerful and planned to use the trip to launch her offensive toward Cheng Tian.

After the final exams, Cheng Tian and his classmates prepared for their winter-break study trip. The chapter ended as the Class 1 and Class 5 students settled onto a coach bound for Shimen City, where they would transfer to a train.

• Cheng Tian finished his late exam and battled Teacher Zhou, raising Aron to level 19 and Noibat from level 1 to level 4.
• After the exams, Cheng Tian said goodbye to Su Han and went home to prepare for the trip.
• On January 7, Cheng Tian's parents packed his luggage and his father drove him to Bingzhou No. 1 High School.
• Cheng Tian met Su Han, Bai Yun, and Lin Lin at the coaches, and they boarded with their class.
• Cheng Tian video-called his mother, who teased him and warmly asked Su Han to look after him.
• Teacher Zhou confirmed attendance and told the students they would travel to Shimen City before transferring to a train.

Cheng Tian suffered motion sickness on the coach, and Su Han comforted him by letting him sleep on her lap and massaging his temples. The class reached Shimen City and prepared to transfer to a train, while Su Han resolved to tell Cheng Tian how she felt.

• Cheng Tian felt sick on the coach despite taking motion sickness medicine, so Su Han switched seats with him and offered her lap as a pillow.
• Su Han massaged Cheng Tian's temples until he fell asleep, while Lin Lin tried and failed to get Bai Yun to rest on her lap.
• The coach reached Shimen City, and Teacher Zhang woke the students as they prepared to get off and eat.
• Su Han stroked Cheng Tian's cheek after he woke, then decided she would take her time and tell him how she felt.

Cheng Tian and his classmates traveled by train from Shimen City toward Shangjing with their Pokémon, settling into a shared sleeper compartment. The chapter ended with Su Han arranging for several Pokémon to sleep on the upper bunk, leaving Frogadier wondering where she would sleep.

• Cheng Tian and the others ate at the Shimen City Passenger Transport Center, where Lin Lin revealed that her Minccino had evolved into Cinccino after touching the Shiny Stone.
• Teacher Zhou distributed the train tickets, and Cheng Tian reassured his mother that he would help watch the group's luggage.
• The students boarded Train K1552 and found their four adjacent berths in car three, with the boys taking the lower bunks and the girls the upper bunks.
• The group released their Pokémon in the compartment, where Sylveon stayed close to Frogadier and Togepi played with Noibat.
• Cheng Tian suggested that Frogadier go up to the bunk with Sylveon, while Rockruff and Aron kept each other company below.
• Su Han quietly asked Frogadier and Sylveon to bring Togepi and Noibat to the upper bunk to sleep without waking Cheng Tian, and Frogadier realized Su Han would have nowhere to sleep.

During the train ride to Shangjing, Su Han secretly climbed into Cheng Tian’s bed after using Sylveon to put him to sleep. The next morning, Cheng Tian’s parents caught them together on a video call, leaving Su Han embarrassed and Cheng Tian struggling to explain.

• Bai Yun, Lin Lin, Cheng Tian, and Su Han played games in their train compartment, and Su Han’s QQ chat revealed a photo of Cheng Tian as her background.
• After the compartment lights went out, Su Han quietly had Sylveon and Frogadier move Cheng Tian’s Pokémon, then used Yawn to put Cheng Tian into a deeper sleep.
• Su Han climbed into bed with Cheng Tian, while Sylveon and Frogadier stayed together on the upper bunk.
• The next morning, Cheng Tian answered a video call from his parents and they saw Su Han sleeping beside him.
• Cheng Tian’s parents teased him about Su Han, while Su Han blushed and claimed she had climbed into the wrong bed while half-asleep.