Chapter Summaries

Yong used Claydol to defeat A Kun’s Bellossom and advanced his sandstorm strategy by teaching Claydol Sandstorm. Claydol then faced A Kun’s Tropius, and after dodging Leaf Storm with Teleport, prepared to strike with Rock Slide.

• Yong recalled Rhyhorn after it set Stealth Rock and sent out Claydol against Bellossom.
• Claydol used Cosmic Power, Teleport, and Power Trick to counter Bellossom’s boosts and status moves, then defeated her with Extrasensory.
• Claydol leveled up, learned Sandstorm, and met Yong’s requirement for building a sandstorm team.
• A Kun sent out Tropius, which took damage from Stealth Rock as Yong began the next battle with Sandstorm.
• Tropius attacked with Leaf Storm, but Claydol teleported above him and prepared to use Rock Slide as A Kun called for Whirlwind.

Yong's Swampert, forced into the battle when Tropius used Whirlwind on Claydol, revealed a powerful mastered Aura and overwhelmed Ah Kun's Tropius. The devastating clash drew attention from competitors and observers across the other regions, while A Xing vowed not to lose to Yong.

• Tropius forced Claydol back into its Poké Ball with Whirlwind, bringing Yong's Swampert onto the field.
• Ah Kun ordered Tropius to use Giga Drain, but Yong told Swampert to grab him.
• Swampert unleashed a mastered Aura that shocked the Elite Four members and Gym Leaders watching from the stands.
• Swampert seized Tropius's Leaf Blade attacks and slammed him into the ground, then struck him with Double-Edge before he could recover.
• The battle's impact shattered the battlefield and drew attention from competitors and observers across the regions, while A Xing resolved to beat Yong.

Yong’s Swampert defeated A Kun’s Tropius, leaving A Kun’s Blaziken to face it in a fierce battle. The chapter ended after both Pokémon unleashed powerful attacks and crashed onto the shattered battlefield, with the outcome still unclear.

• Swampert knocked out Tropius, and the referee declared Swampert the winner.
• A Kun sent out his final Pokémon, Blaziken, whose Speed Boost ability made Yong decide to end the battle quickly.
• Swampert and Blaziken matched Hydro Pump against Flamethrower, then fought at close range as Blaziken’s speed increased.
• Swampert seized Blaziken by the legs and struck with Liquidation, but Blaziken broke free with the combination move Morning Peacock.
• Both Pokémon crashed onto the shattered battlefield, leaving the spectators waiting to see who had won.

Yong's Mega Swampert defeated A Kun's Blaziken in a final clash, sending Yong through to the next round of the regional competition. After treating his Pokémon, Yong met A Kun, who vowed to beat him at the Ever Grande Conference, then returned to watch the matches.

• Wallace, Steven, and Drake discussed Swampert's stamina and Yong's strong defenses as Swampert and Blaziken recovered from their exchange.
• Yong ordered Swampert to use Mega Punch, while A Kun sent Blaziken into a final Mega Kick, and their attacks collided in a massive explosion.
• Swampert stood up from the rubble while Blaziken remained down, and the referee declared Yong the winner.
• Yong took his Pokémon to Nurse Joy for treatment, then shook hands with A Kun, who promised to defeat him at the Ever Grande Conference.
• Yong returned to the arena and watched the next matches announced, including Youluo versus Xiao Chong and Xiaofu versus Cynthia.

Cynthia’s Roserade swiftly defeated Xiaofu’s Lickilicky in the first round of the Sinnoh battle. The victory left the contestants impressed and Yong more cautious about facing her.

• Yong recalled that Cynthia would become a powerful, popular Champion as Xiaofu and Cynthia took their places on the battlefield.
• Xiaofu sent out Lickilicky, while Cynthia revealed her exceptionally well-trained Roserade.
• Cynthia ordered Roserade to lay Toxic Spikes, then paralyze Lickilicky with Stun Spore as it attacked.
• Cynthia had Roserade finish the immobilized Lickilicky with a powerful Energy Ball, winning the battle.
• The contestants and Steven and Wallace praised Cynthia’s performance, while Yong resolved to be more careful.

Cynthia’s Roserade defeated Xiaofu’s Girafarig by combining Poison Powder hidden among Petal Dance’s petals with Venom Drench. After the match, Cynthia treated Girafarig’s poisoning, and the observers discussed her skill and Yong’s potential.

• Xiaofu sent out Girafarig, who was poisoned by Cynthia’s Toxic Spikes as the battle began.
• Girafarig used Calm Mind and Imprison while he and Roserade exchanged attacks, and Roserade began Petal Dance.
• Cynthia had Roserade use Venom Drench on petals concealing Poison Powder, overwhelming Girafarig with poison and knocking him unconscious.
• Cynthia injected Girafarig with an Antidote, and the referee declared Roserade the winner.
• Will, Blaine, Bertha, Wallace, Drake, and Steven discussed Cynthia’s technique and Yong’s prospects.

Xiaofu sent out Fraxure to face Cynthia’s Roserade, and Fraxure endured poison while powering up and cutting through Solar Beam. He launched a powerful Dragon Claw at Roserade, leaving the attack’s result unresolved.

• Xiaofu recalled Girafarig and sent out his final Pokémon, Fraxure, against Cynthia’s Roserade.
• Yong recognized Fraxure as a Dragon-type from Unova, while Cynthia asked Xiaofu about the region and mentioned having a friend there.
• Roserade’s Toxic Spikes poisoned Fraxure, and the referee began the battle between them.
• Cynthia used Sunny Day and Sludge Bomb as Xiaofu ordered Fraxure to use Dragon Dance and Focus Energy, then charge with Dragon Claw.
• Poison made Fraxure falter, allowing Roserade to fire Solar Beam, but Fraxure split the beam with his claws.
• Xiaofu ordered Fraxure to unleash his strongest Dragon Claw, and Fraxure struck at Roserade.

Cynthia defeated Xiaofu’s Fraxure with Roserade’s poison and advanced, while Youluo also won his match. The seventh round began with Lorelei facing Nanami in Kanto, and Lorelei sent out Dewgong before Nanami could finish his introduction.

• Roserade poisoned Fraxure with Toxic, then defeated it with Sludge Bomb, prompting Xiaofu to surrender and Cynthia to advance.
• Cynthia treated Fraxure with an Antidote, while contestants discussed Roserade’s strength and Bertha dismissed Blaine’s offer to train Cynthia.
• Youluo’s Froslass defeated Magneton with Ice Beam, ending the fourth round’s matches.
• The seventh-round pairings were announced, and Yong encouraged A Xing before she headed to her match.
• Lorelei faced Nanami in the Kanto match and sent out Dewgong before Nanami finished introducing himself.

Lorelei’s match against Nanami was interrupted when Steven exposed Nanami as a disguised member of a dark organization after recognizing that Flareon was being mistreated. Nanami’s escape failed, Eevee was taken into League custody, and Lorelei advanced as the day’s matches were postponed.

• Nanami sent out a reluctant Flareon against Lorelei’s Dewgong, and Lorelei’s Rain Dance extinguished Flareon’s Fire Spin.
• As Nanami ordered Flareon to use Will-O-Wisp, Steven confronted him and revealed that Flareon’s apparent mistreatment had given away his disguise.
• Steven soothed Flareon, causing her to revert to Eevee, while Nanami admitted he had planned to reach the quarterfinals before making his move.
• Nanami fled on Fearow, but a Red-Haired Figure sent Dragonite to strike them down with Thunderbolt and capture Nanami.
• Brawly took Nanami and Fearow away, Wattson was entrusted with Eevee, and Steven ended the day’s matches with Lorelei advancing directly.

Steven investigated how a spy from the supposedly destroyed Evil Moon Organization learned about the tournament's special prize, while Yong met Cynthia and enjoyed the Pokémon League dining hall. The next day, A Xing gained control of her seventh-round match against Toshihito, with Altaria battling his final Pokémon.

• Steven told Wallace and Drake that an Evil Moon Organization spy had targeted the special prize, information known to only the Elite Four, and the three agreed to keep their discussion secret.
• Yong went to the dining hall, helped Cynthia choose ice cream, and introduced himself before wandering among the food stalls.
• The next morning, A Xing faced Toshihito in the Johto seventh-round match and defeated his Breloom and Swellow with Medicham.
• Toshihito's Kangaskhan knocked out Medicham, but A Xing sent out Altaria, whose flight and Cotton Guard put Kangaskhan on the back foot.

After the first round ended, Drake announced that the remaining contestants would face Elite Four members, with the two who lasted longest advancing. Lorelei volunteered to challenge Drake first, and he sent out Haxorus.

• A Xing defeated Toshihito’s three Pokémon with Medicham and Altaria, advanced, and kept Dragonair unused as her trump card.
• The first round ended with eight contestants from each region advancing, and Drake announced that contestants would face Elite Four members from other regions, with the two who lasted longest advancing.
• The random matchups paired Kanto with Drake, Johto with Bertha, Hoenn with Will, and Sinnoh with Blaine.
• When Drake invited Kanto’s contestants to challenge him first, Lorelei volunteered and entered the arena.
• Drake sent out Haxorus, whose imposing presence made Lorelei’s challenge more daunting.

Lorelei challenged Elite Four Drake with Lapras, hoping to withstand Haxorus’s attack and pass his test. Haxorus’s Slash overwhelmed Lapras’s Ice Beam and struck her directly.

• Yong inspected Drake’s powerful Haxorus and learned that its moves included a Giga Impact infused with aura and the Fusion Technique Skill Cross Dragon Fang.
• Lorelei sent out her level 47 Lapras to face Drake’s level 70 Haxorus.
• Lorelei used Rain Dance and then Blizzard, covering the battlefield in ice and snow while Haxorus endured the weather.
• Drake told Lorelei she would pass if Lapras withstood one attack, then ordered Haxorus to use Slash.
• Lorelei had Lapras counter with Ice Beam, but Haxorus’s Slash cut through the beam and hit Lapras head-on.

Lorelei passed Drake’s challenge, and Youluo also advanced after defeating Haxorus with Gengar. The Johto contestants then faced Bertha, whose powerful Golem was introduced as the next challenge.

• Lorelei used Lapras’s Blizzard to conceal a swift movement, then froze Haxorus with Ice Beam long enough to pass Drake’s challenge in four minutes.
• Several Kanto contestants failed to withstand Haxorus, and Youluo sent out Gengar, who was defeated by Assurance after struggling against Taunt.
• Lorelei and Youluo advanced to the regional round for Kanto.
• Bertha introduced herself as Sinnoh’s Ground-type specialist and said she would test the bond between trainers and Pokémon.
• Bertha summoned her level 68 Golem, and Yong studied its moves while considering catching one.

Bruno sent Machamp to challenge Bertha’s Golem, and Machamp used his extraordinary strength to lift and move the enormous Pokémon. The referee recorded Bruno’s time as two minutes and twenty-five seconds.

• Bertha explained that the contestants who made Golem move back or broke through his defenses in the least time would advance.
• Bruno entered the field and sent out his Machamp, eager to test their strength against Golem.
• At the start of the match, Machamp used Full Boost while Bertha ordered Golem to use Harden and Iron Defense.
• Bruno commanded Machamp to use Superpower, and Machamp broke apart the ground beneath Golem and lifted him to one side.
• Bertha praised Machamp’s strength, and the referee announced Bruno’s time of two minutes and twenty-five seconds.

Bruno advanced from the Johto qualifiers by using Machamp to lever Bertha out of the ground, while Will began testing the Hoenn contestants with his level-70 Gardevoir. Will invited six challengers to attack at once, and Gardevoir started countering their Pokémon with Grass Knot and Confusion.

• Bruno used Machamp as a fulcrum to lift the buried Bertha, and the other Johto contestants failed to move it with direct attacks.
• Bruno and Sōsuke, who used Hariyama, qualified from Johto.
• Yong recognized Will as a Team Rocket executive who had joined the Johto League as an Elite Four member.
• Will announced that contestants had to escape his control before their Pokémon could no longer battle, then revealed his Gardevoir.
• Six Hoenn contestants challenged Will together, sending Electabuzz, Swellow, Camerupt, Golduck, Cacturne, and Crawdaunt to attack.
• Will ordered Gardevoir to restrain Crawdaunt and Cacturne with Grass Knot and control the other Pokémon with Confusion.

Elite Four Will’s Gardevoir defeated six competitors’ Pokémon in four minutes and thirty seconds, setting the benchmark for the challenge. Yong’s Swampert broke free of Confusion in four minutes and eleven seconds, earning a pass as Yong left for the medical room and A Xing entered the battlefield.

• Gardevoir used Shadow Balls to knock out all six Pokémon of the competitors who had challenged Will, giving them a time of four minutes and thirty seconds.
• Yong sent out Swampert to face Gardevoir, and Will immobilized it with Confusion before attacking with Psychic.
• Yong urged Swampert to unleash its strength, and Swampert used Tidal Aura and Superpower to shatter the psychic restraints despite taking damage.
• Will declared that Swampert had passed, and Yong received 500 Training Points after finishing in four minutes and eleven seconds.
• Yong encouraged A Xing before leaving for the medical room, and A Xing stepped onto the battlefield to face Will.

Yong watched Larvitar hatch, welcomed him as his new Pokémon, and fed him ore and blended soil. After checking Larvitar’s abilities and inherited moves, Yong saw him as the future core of his team and hoped the upcoming tournament would help him grow.

• Yong took the Incubator to a lounge and waited as Larvitar’s egg cracked and hatched.
• Yong introduced himself to Larvitar and gave him Moomoo Milk and pieces of eggshell to eat.
• Yong carried Larvitar to the courtyard and fed him ore and blended soil from an Extra-Heavy Space Bag.
• Yong checked Larvitar’s information and discovered that he had the Guts ability and had inherited Outrage and Iron Head.
• Yong planned for Larvitar to become a Tyranitar and hoped the tournament would help him grow faster.

Yong and seven other Trainers qualified for the final Regional Exchange Battles, where they would compete in six-on-six matches for regional rankings. The first random pairing put Bruno against Sōsuke on a Grass Field.

• Yong returned newly hatched Larvitar to a Luxury Ball and sent it home to his mother while Swampert recovered.
• Cynthia and Fu Pang qualified for Sinnoh by getting past Blaine's Magmar, joining Yong and A Xing as Hoenn's finalists.
• Steven announced that the eight qualifiers would battle in full-team matches on randomly selected Water, Grass, Rock, or Ice Fields, with the stadium roof opened.
• The big screen assigned the first match to a Grass Field, pairing Bruno against Sōsuke.

Sōsuke defeated Bruno’s Poliwrath with Ampharos, but Bruno’s other Fighting-types overcame the rest of Sōsuke’s team. Machamp defeated Golduck, ending Sōsuke’s run in the Top 8 and leaving Bruno to carry Johto’s hopes forward.

• Sōsuke opened the match with Ampharos, whose Zap Cannon paralyzed Poliwrath and helped secure the first win.
• Bruno sent out Hitmonlee, which defeated Ampharos, Fearow, and Primeape before falling alongside Primeape.
• Bruno’s Hitmonchan defeated Sōsuke’s Scyther and Krabby, while Golduck defeated Hitmonchan with Confusion.
• Bruno brought out his level 48 Machamp, which broke through Golduck’s psychic power and knocked it out with Dynamic Punch.
• Sōsuke congratulated Bruno, then left the venue after his Top 8 elimination.

Cynthia defeated Youluo in the second match, advancing after her Pokémon overcame his Ghost-type team. The third match began with A Xing facing Lorelei on an ice field, and A Xing opened with Corsola.

• The tournament draw matched Youluo against Cynthia on a rock field.
• Cynthia's Roserade defeated Youluo's Mismagius, while his Froslass took down Roserade before Spiritomb knocked it out.
• Cynthia's Spiritomb defeated Youluo's Gengar and Trevenant, but his Sableye finally took Spiritomb down.
• Cynthia sent out Gastrodon, which defeated Sableye with Earthquake and secured her advance.
• The draw matched A Xing against Lorelei on an ice field, and Lorelei reassured the nervous A Xing before she sent out Corsola.