Recaps

Yong won the Winter Snow Cup, rejected the Longevity Gym’s badge, and traveled through Meteor Falls, where he met Zinnia and the people of Meteor Village. After his Pokémon absorbed meteorite energy, he headed to Rustboro City and chose Aerodactyl as the revived Pokémon he wanted.

• Yong defeated A Xing in the Winter Snow Cup final with Steelix’s new Fallen Star Dust technique and received an Elite Tournament invitation.
• Yong challenged Soko at the Longevity Gym, criticized his treatment of rookie Trainers, and left without accepting the Icicle Badge.
• Yong traveled toward Meteor Falls, where Zinnia took a Meteorite Shard from Team Magma and led him into the hidden Lost Land.
• A Xing brought Yong to Grandmother, who explained the Remnants’ history and gave him two Meteorite Shards in exchange for his promise to help them if they faced annihilation.
• Yong placed the shards on the Ancient People Altar, and the released energy put his Pokémon to sleep before raising all six of their levels.
• Yong left Meteor Village with A Xing’s directions and promised to grow stronger before their next battle.
• Steven showed Yong three Pokémon revived from ancient fossils, and Yong chose Aerodactyl over Kabuto and Tyrunt.

Yong trained his Pokémon, returned home, and won the Knuckle Badge before challenging Norman for the Balance Badge. After Steelix lost to Norman’s Slaking, Yong continued his journey while a small creature secretly followed him and Team Magma pursued the meteorite.

• Yong chose Aerodactyl over Tyrunt, captured it after a battle with Steelix, and learned from Steven about the Elite Tournament and its powerful rookie Trainers.
• Yong trained his Pokémon near Rustboro, then traveled through Petalburg Woods and returned home to Dewford Town, where his family welcomed him.
• Yong challenged Brawly at the Dewford Gym, winning with Baltoy and Aerodactyl after Marshtomp defeated Machoke and Hitmonchan but lost to Lucario.
• Yong received the Knuckle Badge and set out for Petalburg City, where he defeated trainers in the Gym’s challenge rooms with Marshtomp, Aron, and Trapinch.
• Yong defeated Norman’s Ambipom, drew with Vigoroth, then sent Steelix against Slaking and lost after Slaking overwhelmed them with its Feral Ape Aura.
• Norman awarded Yong the Balance Badge, and Yong left Petalburg City as a small creature followed him along the road.
• Maxie agreed to help Dr. Soranus retrieve a letter from Sea Mauville in exchange for the meteorite, then ordered Team Magma to translate the ancient script and find the Red Orb.

Yong earned the Feather Badge, rescued and befriended Rhyhorn, then became caught up in the crisis at Mt. Pyre as Lost Energy stirred the dead. After Mew and Kyogre helped end Ninetales’s rampage, Yong left the island with a mysterious connection to the Red Orb.

• Yong trained Aron until it evolved into Lairon, reunited Marshtomp with the Swampert colony, and watched Marshtomp evolve into Swampert.
• Yong encountered Mew, then defeated Winona’s team in Fortree City and earned the Feather Badge.
• Yong rescued a feverish Rhyhorn during a storm and welcomed him onto his team before sailing toward Wailz Island.
• A shipwreck stranded Yong and other survivors near Mt. Pyre, where they discovered that blackish-purple Lost Energy had transformed the area and disturbed the dead.
• Yong and his companions battled spectral Pokémon as Team Magma, Team Aqua, and the Pokémon League converged on Mt. Pyre, while Zinnia revealed that the teams sought something tied to the Red Orb and Blue Orb.
• Drake exposed the Suppressing Stone, releasing the vengeful spirit of Ninetales, and Mew tried to communicate with him as the battle spread across the summit.
• The sealing stone shattered, but Kyogre’s apparition calmed Ninetales and cleared the Lost Energy, and Ninetales told Drake and Yong about his past before fading away to seek his mother.
• Drake advised Yong to keep training, and Yong found a Red Orb that showed him Groudon before it vanished as he prepared to leave the island.

Yong earned the Mind and Rain Badges, then traveled to Wailz Island in search of ancient Pokémon and fossils. He discovered Tyrunt and Shieldon, invited them to join his team, and set off with them for the Moroboshi Research Institute.

• Yong defeated Tate and Liza in a Double Battle, earned the Mind Badge, and learned that the Elite Tournament was approaching.
• Yong challenged Wallace at the Sootopolis Gym, where Swampert helped him win the three-on-three battle and claim the Rain Badge.
• The system rewarded Yong for earning eight Badges, and he planned to build a sandstorm team around Tyranitar.
• Yong traveled to Wailz Island, where he met Dr. Moroboshi and received permission to explore the eastern mountains for ancient Pokémon and fossils.
• Baltoy evolved into Claydol while defending Yong from a troop of Primeape, and Dr. Moroboshi invited Yong to bring any discoveries back to his institute.
• Yong found Kabutops, Kabuto, Tyrunt, and Shieldon in a cavern, saved Tyrunt and Shieldon from Kabutops, and collected fossils from the cave wall.
• Tyrunt and Shieldon agreed to join Yong, and he helped them bury Cranidos before setting off with them for the Moroboshi Research Institute.