Chapter Summaries

Amid the New Year fireworks and snow, Cheng Tian and Su Han confessed their feelings and became a couple. After their families witnessed the confession over Frogadier’s phone, Cheng Tian and Su Han headed home hand in hand.

• Su Han thanked Cheng Tian for caring for her and began confessing that she wanted their relationship to change, but Cheng Tian asked her not to say it.
• Cheng Tian embraced Su Han, confessed that he liked her, and asked her to be his girlfriend.
• Su Han happily accepted Cheng Tian’s feelings and asked him not to let go as she cried in his arms.
• Cheng Tian and Su Han discovered that Frogadier had been recording them for their families, who congratulated them and teased them about becoming in-laws.
• Cheng Tian took Su Han’s hand, and they walked home together.

On New Year's Day, Cheng Tian trained his Pokémon on White Horse Mountain while Su Han stayed at home and discovered the adult content saved in his phone's bookmarks. The chapter left Su Han blushing and wondering whether she should try what she had seen.

• Su Han woke Cheng Tian, and his family gave her and Cheng Tian red envelopes for the holiday.
• Cheng Tian went to White Horse Mountain with Aron, Noibat, Frogadier, and Floette to train, after checking that Ursaring was not nearby.
• Aron defeated a level 20 Ledian and reached level 20.
• Su Han found Cheng Tian's phone, set a selfie as his lock screen, and searched through his bookmarks.
• Su Han opened one of Cheng Tian's saved adult videos, blushed at its contents, and wondered whether she should try it.

Long Lan reopened the National Youth Training Camp to develop mixed-team talent and strengthen China’s future Pokémon World Championship prospects. Long Weixi persuaded him to let her serve as a coach, while he ordered her to master Mega Evolution with Gyarados.

• Long Gang reviewed China’s poor Pokémon World Championships results and the vacancies and impending retirements among its Elite Four members.
• Long Gang argued that China needed to develop mixed-type teams alongside specialist candidates, then announced that the National Youth Training Camp would reopen.
• Long Weixi entered Long Gang’s office and asked to join the camp as a coach.
• Long Gang agreed to let Long Weixi mentor newcomers on the condition that she master Mega Evolution with Gyarados.

Cheng Tian tried to battle a troop of Slakoth while avoiding their powerful Slaking, but three Vigoroth ambushed him and forced his team into a fight. After his Pokémon defeated two Vigoroth, Slaking attacked, and Cheng Tian fled with his team.

• Cheng Tian sent Noibat to test Slaking with Gust, then charged the Slakoth troop with Frogadier and Aron.
• Three Vigoroth returned from gathering Berries and attacked Cheng Tian and his Pokémon.
• Floette and Noibat teamed up against a Vigoroth while Aron paralyzed and knocked out another with a combo of moves.
• Frogadier used Smokescreen and Mind Reader to locate and defeat a Vigoroth with Water Pulse.
• Slaking finally rose and charged with Throat Chop, crashing into a pine tree after Cheng Tian and his Pokémon scattered.
• Cheng Tian ordered his team to retreat, and the remaining Vigoroth watched them escape.

Cheng Tian returned from training in White Horse Mountain, where he learned about the National Youth Training Camp and decided he wanted to attend. Bai Yun revealed that their Rookie Tournament victory might qualify them, leaving Cheng Tian and Su Han hopeful about going together.

• Cheng Tian returned hungry from White Horse Mountain and got his phone back from Su Han before eating lunch.
• Cheng Tian watched awkward Douyin videos with Su Han and his family, then saw Teacher Sun's message announcing registration for the National Youth Training Camp.
• Su Han told Cheng Tian the camp offered rigorous training, resources, and a chance to advance toward the Elite Four, and Cheng Tian said he wanted to attend.
• Su Han said she would go with Cheng Tian, but they wondered how they could qualify.
• Bai Yun called Cheng Tian and said their Rookie Tournament victory might earn them a chance to attend the camp.
• Cheng Tian teased Bai Yun about his girlfriend, and Su Han blushed as Cheng Tian promised to introduce her when school started.

Cheng Tian said goodbye to Su Han and his grandparents, and Floette chose to join his team. Back in the city, Cheng Tian prepared his Pokémon to learn new moves and met Bai Yun, who was also planning to attend the National Youth Training Camp.

• Cheng Tian left Su Han and his grandparents, and Floette nuzzled him until he caught it with a Poké Ball.
• In the car, Frogadier and Aron watched battle videos, and Cheng Tian told his parents he wanted to attend the National Youth Training Camp.
• Cheng Tian's parents agreed to let him attend the camp, and he headed to the Pokémon Center to teach his Pokémon Hidden Power.
• Cheng Tian ran into Bai Yun at the Pokémon Center, where Bai Yun gave him an extra Substitute TM.
• Cheng Tian and Bai Yun discussed their plans for the National Youth Training Camp, and Cheng Tian said he wanted to broaden his Pokémon's type coverage with Hidden Power.

Cheng Tian and Bai Yun had their Pokémon learn Hidden Power and tested the newly awakened moves in a private Training Room. Cheng Tian’s Pokémon revealed awkward or self-damaging types, and he decided to investigate a way for them to use Hidden Power safely.

• Bai Yun finished teaching his Pokémon several TMs, then Cheng Tian taught Hidden Power to Aron, Noibat, Frogadier, and Floette.
• Cheng Tian learned that Aron had awakened Fighting-type Hidden Power, which could strengthen its body despite its weakness to Fighting.
• Noibat awakened Electric-type Hidden Power and burned itself, so Cheng Tian told it not to use the move for now.
• Frogadier awakened Fire-type Hidden Power, but the fire turned into steam before it could use the move effectively.
• Floette awakened Ice-type Hidden Power, and Cheng Tian searched online for ways to use awkward Hidden Power types safely.
• Cheng Tian found that Pokémon could use Hidden Power as an energy ball or diffuse it throughout their bodies, and he decided to try the latter method.

Cheng Tian helped Frogadier turn its Fire-type Hidden Power into a steaming Water Pulse, but his attempt to teach Noibat electrical muscle stimulation ended with Noibat getting hurt. The chapter left Noibat comforted by Cheng Tian and Aron, with Cheng Tian promising to find a safer training method.

• Cheng Tian encouraged Frogadier and taught it to use Fire-type Hidden Power to turn water into steam, helping it create a steaming Water Pulse.
• Cheng Tian named Frogadier's steam-producing state Steam Mode and considered how it could strengthen its attacks in battle.
• Cheng Tian proposed that Noibat imitate Zeraora by using Electric-type Hidden Power to stimulate its muscles, warning it to start carefully.
• Noibat's first attempt made it twitch and fall, so Cheng Tian caught it and stopped the training.
• Cheng Tian reassured Noibat that it could try again when it was older, and Aron and Floette comforted it.

Cheng Tian introduced Su Han as his girlfriend when classes resumed, surprising Bai Yun and Lin Lin. Teacher Sun began the new semester and announced registration for the National Youth Training Camp, while Cheng Tian and his friends focused on lunch.

• Cheng Tian called Su Han on his way home and told her he had run into Bai Yun at the Pokémon Center.
• Su Han joined Cheng Tian, Bai Yun, and Lin Lin in class, and Cheng Tian took her hand and introduced her as his girlfriend.
• Bai Yun reacted in disbelief, while Lin Lin grew envious and twisted Bai Yun's ear as he teased Cheng Tian.
• Teacher Sun welcomed the class back, collected their winter break homework, and began a lesson on matching Abilities with Battle Items.
• Su Han secretly held hands with Cheng Tian during class while he took notes.
• Teacher Sun explained the National Youth Training Camp and told students to register through the group chat link for a chance to be selected.

On February 1, Long Gang arrived at China's training island and met with He Xisong, Elite Four members, and other staff to prepare the National Youth Training Camp. He outlined the class schedule and teaching staff, then the group watched Long Weixi fly off after Long Gang teased her about Wen Xu.

• Long Gang arrived on the island aboard Hydreigon and was welcomed by He Xisong, Long Weixi, Yang Yonggang, and the other staff.
• He Xisong reported that the island's facilities were ready and described its training grounds and student accommodations.
• Long Gang set the camp schedule, with theory classes on Mondays and Wednesdays, battle training on Tuesdays and Thursdays, and missions on Fridays.
• He Xisong confirmed that university supervisors, Elite Four members, and Gym Leaders had been recruited as teachers.
• Long Gang urged Long Weixi to learn Pokémon training from Yang Yonggang and teased her about Wen Xu, prompting Long Weixi to fly away on Altaria.

Cheng Tian learned that he had been selected for a year-long, semi-military Pokémon training camp in the South China Sea, and his parents reluctantly agreed to let him go. On February 13, he and the other selected students set off for the airport, where Teacher Zhou warned them that the camp used an elimination system.

• Cheng Tian saw that he and the other three members of Group Three had been selected, while Song Rongxue had declined a school spot because her Gym Leader father had secured her a place as one of the coaches’ children.
• Cheng Tian’s mother objected to his being away for a year, but his father argued for the opportunity, and Cheng Tian’s wish to attend persuaded her to agree.
• In the group chat, Song Rongxue explained that her father’s selection as a coach had secured her a training camp spot.
• On February 13, Cheng Tian, his three teammates, Song Rongxue, and two unfamiliar students gathered outside Bingzhou No. 1 High School and prepared to leave with their teachers.
• Teacher Zhou took the students by taxi to the airport and told Cheng Tian that the camp used periodic eliminations; Bai Yun vowed that they would complete the training.

Cheng Tian and the other students traveled from Bingzhou to Qiongya to attend the National Youth Training Camp. At the barracks, they met their head instructor, Xiong Weidong, who warned them that they would face demanding trials.

• Cheng Tian flew to Qiongya with Teacher Zhou and discussed the yearlong training camp with him during the flight.
• Teacher Zhou led the seven students from Bingzhou No. 1 High School to the barracks, where staff checked their IDs before letting them enter.
• Cheng Tian held Su Han's hand as the students gathered with 3,800 newcomers on the training ground.
• A level 57 Braviary landed before the crowd, and its Keen Eye Ability made the students feel intense pressure.
• Xiong Weidong introduced himself as head instructor and warned the newcomers that they would have to pass the trials and endure a packed year of training.

Xiong Weidong led the trainees to the coast, then stopped their patrol boats short of the National Youth Training Camp island and ordered them to reach it on their own. With half an hour before the boats returned, Cheng Tian devised a plan to get his group across using Song Rongxue’s Carvanha and their Pokémon.

• Xiong Weidong marched the trainees from the barracks to the shore and gave them fifteen minutes to board patrol boats, prompting Cheng Tian and his classmates to hurry aboard.
• After about twenty minutes at sea, Xiong Weidong halted the boats and announced that trainees had to make their own way to the island or return to Qiongya.
• Cheng Tian and his group realized their Pokémon could not carry everyone across, while Song Rongxue revealed that she had a Carvanha prepared for the training camp.
• Cheng Tian asked everyone to release their Pokémon and prepare ranged moves, then proposed using Carvanha’s keen sense of smell to help the group reach the island.

Cheng Tian and his companions lured a Goldeen school into an ambush, caught the leader, and forced it to guide them across the sea. After capturing and harnessing the Goldeen, they prepared to set off in a rubber dinghy.

• A Carvanha wounded the Goldeen leader’s mate and drew the leader and its school into a chase toward the surface.
• Cheng Tian’s group attacked the Goldeen leader as it leaped from the water, and Bai Yun caught it in a Poké Ball.
• Frogadier used Steam Water Pulse, and Cheng Tian explained how he combined Fire-type Hidden Power with Frogadier’s water to inflict burns.
• The rest of the Goldeen school surfaced and was caught in the ambush.
• Cheng Tian threatened to keep the Goldeen leader trapped unless it guided them, and the leader reluctantly agreed.
• The group took ropes and a rubber dinghy from the patrol boat, attached the caught Goldeen to the ropes, and prepared to board.

Cheng Tian and his classmates traveled by dinghy to Training Island, rescuing Yu Fei along the way. After landing, they reunited with familiar trainees from other Bingzhou schools and prepared to work together at the camp.

• Cheng Tian and the others used a group of Goldeen to tow their dinghy toward Training Island while trainees from other boats spotted them.
• Su Han heard Yu Fei calling for help, and Cheng Tian's group rescued him after his exhausted Quagsire tipped over and left him struggling in the sea.
• Cheng Tian's group reached Training Island and released the Goldeen, whose leader spat water over Cheng Tian before leaving.
• Wen Zhe, Chen Tao, Chen Yiyi, and Huang Zequan arrived on a dinghy pulled by Gyarados and greeted Cheng Tian and the others.
• Wen Zhe and Cheng Tian agreed that the Bingzhou trainees should help one another, while Huang Zequan asked Cheng Tian to spar with him again.
• Huang Zequan delivered Su Han's father's warning to keep warm and avoid bad boys, and Su Han replied that she already had a boyfriend.

Cheng Tian and the other trainees reached the Training Camp, passing through dangerous Pokémon colonies before being assigned to dorms. Cheng Tian, Bai Yun, and Yu Fei met their fourth roommate, Shen Gun, whose fortune-telling ended with an unexpected warning about Yu Fei’s health.

• Su Han told Huang Zequan that Cheng Tian was her boyfriend, and Cheng Tian happily patted her head.
• Xiong Weidong led the trainees through the forest, where Braviary kept aggressive Pokémon colonies at bay.
• The trainees reached the Training Camp, and Xiong Weidong divided them into groups to run to their dorms behind Zangoose and Braviary.
• Cheng Tian, Bai Yun, Yu Fei, and Shen Gun were assigned to room 0304.
• Shen Gun examined his new roommates and predicted success for Cheng Tian and Bai Yun, then told Yu Fei to lose weight to avoid high blood pressure.

Cheng Tian and his roommates settled into their dorm, chose their training directions, and learned the demanding schedule for the training camp. At dinner, they met Su Han and the others and discussed how specialization could separate them into different classes.

• Cheng Tian, Bai Yun, Yu Fei, and Shen Gun settled into their dorm and each filled out a form choosing a training direction; only Shen Gun chose Specialization.
• The teacher collected their forms and directed them to the dining hall, where the students would begin following the posted schedule the next day.
• Bai Yun spotted Steel-type Elite Four member Yang Yonggang eating in the dining hall, and Shen Gun reminded the others to eat before approaching him.
• Su Han, Lin Lin, and Song Rongxue joined Cheng Tian and his roommates for dinner, and Lin Lin raised concerns that different training directions would mean separate classes.
• Su Han considered choosing Mixed Team to stay with Cheng Tian, but Cheng Tian encouraged her to specialize in Fairy-types, and she reluctantly agreed.

After settling into the Training Camp dormitory, Cheng Tian and the others introduced their Pokémon to one another and went to bed after the head coach announced that training would start the next day. The following morning, a blaring military-style song woke Cheng Tian, who dreaded hearing it again.

• On the way back to the dormitory, Cheng Tian and the others discussed whether the Training Camp could invite every Elite Four member.
• Cheng Tian noticed that Shen Gun's Alakazam could walk using its own legs despite its psychic abilities, suggesting unusual physical strength.
• Bai Yun scanned a QR code to join the Training Camp group chat, where the head coach announced that regular training would begin the next day.
• Cheng Tian and the others let their Pokémon socialize, then turned in after Xiong Weidong ordered lights out.
• Cheng Tian woke to a loudspeaker blaring a military-style song and complained that it was a song of suffering.

Cheng Tian and the other students began their first day at the training base with a grueling morning run led by Xiong Weidong. After finding the lower cafeteria floors packed, Cheng Tian accidentally entered the staff dining hall, where Xiong Weidong let him stay and eat.

• Xiong Weidong ordered the boys to follow Braviary on a morning run while he pursued them on Rapidash with Mightyena.
• Bai Yun spotted Lin Lin during the run, and Su Han and Cheng Tian caught Lin Lin and Bai Yun when they stumbled.
• Braviary led the boys around the training base for over an hour, after which Xiong Weidong announced that daily morning exercises would continue and classes would meet in different locations.
• Bai Yun went ahead to the cafeteria while Cheng Tian stopped at the restroom, then found the first and second floors too crowded to enter.
• Cheng Tian entered the third-floor dining hall by mistake and found Xiong Weidong, Yang Yonggang, and other staff eating there.
• Xiong Weidong learned why Cheng Tian had come upstairs and told him to stay and eat on the third floor.

Cheng Tian encountered Ghost-type Elite Four member Wen Xu and Dragon-type Elite Four member Long Weixi at breakfast before hurrying to class. He arrived late to find Wen Xu waiting at the lectern to teach his theory lesson.

• Cheng Tian paid for Wen Xu's breakfast after she froze at the cafeteria counter, then recognized her from the Bingzhou Rookie Tournament.
• Wen Xu noticed Cheng Tian had nowhere to sit and joined Long Weixi's table, prompting Long Weixi to move and sit with Cheng Tian instead.
• Cheng Tian received his timetable from Su Han and rushed to Theory Class Seven in Teaching Building No. 5.
• Cheng Tian arrived after the bell and found Wen Xu teaching the silent classroom as its instructor.