Chapter Summaries

Yong and Larvesta defeated Gardenia’s Turtwig in an official battle, revealing the power of Larvesta’s golden markings under Sunny Day. Gardenia explained that she had rescued Turtwig after its Trainer abandoned it for refusing to evolve, then prepared to face Yong in a real battle.

• Yong sent Larvesta to battle Gardenia’s level 42 Turtwig, and the referee began the match.
• Turtwig used Sunny Day and repeatedly attacked with Energy Ball, while Larvesta blocked the barrage with Fire Spin and escaped with String Shot.
• Turtwig charged and fired Solar Beam, but Larvesta’s golden markings spread as it unleashed a powerful Flamethrower that overwhelmed the beam and knocked Turtwig unconscious.
• Gardenia explained that she had rescued Turtwig from a marsh in Veilstone City after its Trainer nearly got it killed and abandoned it for not evolving.
• Gardenia praised Yong’s care for Pokémon, then declared that their next match would be a real battle, and Yong accepted confidently.

Yong defeated Gardenia’s Tropius with Aerodactyl and earned the Forest Badge. Gardenia congratulated him on his progress toward the Pokémon League Conference as Tropius departed.

• Gardenia sent out Tropius, and she and Yong began their battle with Sunny Day and Aerodactyl’s Agility and Wing Attack.
• Tropius dodged Aerodactyl’s attack and struck it with Solar Beam, but Aerodactyl recovered and the Pokémon clashed with Solar Beam and Flamethrower.
• Gardenia ordered Aerial Ace and another Solar Beam, but Yong revealed Aerodactyl’s true speed with Agility and had it hit Tropius with Flamethrower and Wing Attack.
• Tropius began healing with Synthesis, but Gardenia stopped the battle and conceded, making Aerodactyl the winner.
• Gardenia gave Yong the Forest Badge, and she congratulated him on his five Gym badges and wished him success at the Pokémon League Conference.

Yong rested in Eterna City while Cynthia and the others prepared to move the Adamant Orb under threat from Team Galactic. The decoy escort was ambushed outside the city, and Cynthia revealed her powerful Pokémon before challenging the hidden enemy to appear.

• Yong returned from the Eterna Gym, healed his Pokémon, changed his team, and went to sleep.
• Taqi, Huosia, Officer Jenny, Gardenia, Cynthia, and others planned a secret transfer of the Adamant Orb and discussed Team Galactic's commanders and possible reinforcements.
• Taqi announced that their reinforcements had arrived as pink energy rippled through the room; later, figures departed the Pokémon Center and the Galactic Eterna Building under cover of night.
• Cynthia and Huosia led a decoy group out of Eterna City while Officer Jenny and League Trainers arranged an apparent escort.
• Team Galactic members blocked the route and demanded the suitcase, then deployed a force of powerful Pokémon against Cynthia's group and Officer Jenny's forces.
• Cynthia sent out Spiritomb, Lucario, and Garchomp, whose presence unnerved Team Galactic, then called for the enemy still hiding nearby to appear.

Cynthia escaped the Team Galactic ambush with Garchomp while Huosia and her allies stayed behind to fight, and Officer Jenny’s battle elsewhere also held the enemy in place. A hidden Team Galactic figure watched the fighting and vowed to keep the Adamant Orb, while a boy on the outskirts noticed something stirring in his shadow.

• Cynthia ordered Garchomp to clear a path, and its Dragon Claw knocked Aggron, Empoleon, and Snorlax back as Huosia and the others fought off Team Galactic.
• Spiritomb disabled Muk and Golbat, while Lucario battered Mightyena and Buizel, giving Garchomp time to carry Cynthia toward the forest.
• Lady Mars ordered the Team Galactic captains to pin down Huosia’s group and leave Cynthia to her as the battle continued.
• Officer Jenny and her allies fought Team Galactic elsewhere, while a hooded figure passed a leather case to a Public Security officer and disappeared into the crowd.
• A hidden figure watched the battles, declared that the Adamant Orb would remain there even if Lucian arrived, and summoned a shadow-like Pokémon.
• A boy on the outskirts stopped before making his move and wondered whether something beneath his feet was waking up.

Yong brought Flygon and Claydol into the battle against Team Galactic, turning the fight in Officer Jenny and the Diamond Clan’s favor. He then watched Cynthia confront a cloaked figure who revealed a Garchomp.

• Yong rode Aerodactyl toward the nearby battles and surveyed the fighting from above.
• Yong brought out Flygon and Claydol, his original Pokémon, and sent them to help Cynthia’s allies while ordering them to prioritize defense.
• Flygon trapped Team Galactic’s forces in a Sandstorm as Claydol restrained Aggron and Empoleon, shifting the battle in the allies’ favor.
• Yong watched Cynthia meet a cloaked figure and gripped the Adamant Orb in his pocket.
• The cloaked figure summoned a Garchomp, startling Cynthia and Yong and exciting Cynthia’s Garchomp.

Cynthia confronted a cloaked Team Galactic woman and defeated her Garchomp with her own partner. After Draco Meteor exposed the woman and revealed a second cloaked figure and an Alakazam protecting the unconscious Garchomp, Cynthia and her Garchomp faced the remaining opponents.

• Cynthia questioned the cloaked figure about where she had obtained her Garchomp, then ordered her own Garchomp to attack.
• The two Garchomp clashed with Dragon Claw, but Cynthia's Garchomp overpowered her opponent after using Swords Dance.
• Cynthia's Garchomp unleashed Draco Meteor, devastating the clearing and knocking the opposing Garchomp unconscious.
• Draco Meteor tore away the cloaked figure's hood and voice-changing device, revealing a short-haired woman in a gray-and-white uniform beside another cloaked figure.
• An Alakazam used Confusion to shield the unconscious Garchomp, while Cynthia reassured her wary partner and faced the opponents.

Saturn and Mars confronted Cynthia and demanded the suitcase, but Yong arrived on an enormous Steelix and disrupted their attack. Yong and Cynthia prepared to face Saturn together, leaving Jupiter for Cynthia to handle.

• Saturn revealed himself and Mars as Team Galactic’s top commanders, then asked Cynthia to hand over her suitcase.
• Saturn ordered Alakazam to attack, but a huge Steelix crashed into the clearing and reshaped the terrain.
• Alakazam teleported Saturn and Mars away from the impact, while Yong apologized for interrupting and introduced his Steelix.
• Yong joined Cynthia, proposed that they take on Saturn while Cynthia dealt with Jupiter, and noted that Steelix and Swampert could challenge Alakazam.
• Garchomp and Steelix recognized each other’s growing strength as Saturn watched them warily.

Yong and Cynthia battled Saturn and Alakazam with Steelix and Garchomp, countering Alakazam’s psychic attacks with coordinated moves. When Alakazam immobilized their Pokémon, they launched a decisive counterattack, and the chapter ended as the storm briefly fell still.

• Saturn ordered Alakazam to unleash psychic power, but Steelix and Garchomp endured the initial attack.
• Alakazam created a hypnotic psychic illusion that made Yong, Cynthia, Steelix, and Garchomp drowsy, so Yong had Steelix use Screech.
• Cynthia had Garchomp use Swords Dance and Sandstorm while Alakazam attacked Steelix with Future Sight and Grass Knot.
• Yong freed Steelix’s charge by using Magnet Rise, while Garchomp cut through the vines; Steelix and Garchomp then charged Alakazam together.
• Saturn had Alakazam seize the charging Pokémon with Psychic and invade their minds, but Yong and Cynthia ordered Steelix to use Fallen Star Dust and Garchomp to use Dragon Slash.

Yong’s Steelix and Garchomp overwhelmed Saturn’s Alakazam, and Steelix manifested a magnetic storm force field with a powerful gravitational attack. Alakazam went berserk and unleashed a massive Psywave as Steelix prepared an evolved Fallen Star Dust, leaving their clash unresolved.

• Steelix and Garchomp unleashed their full power, merged their force domains, and suppressed Alakazam’s illusions.
• Huosia defeated Team Galactic’s three captains with help from Claydol, Flygon, and Spiritomb, while Officer Jenny’s forces captured the remaining grunts and moved to assist her.
• A concealed figure and a shadowlike Pokémon watched the battle, deciding to wait for an important person to appear.
• Steelix’s black magnetic storm field dragged Alakazam down, and Yong confronted Saturn about the Elite Four backing his operation to seize the Adamant Orb.
• Alakazam went berserk and formed a massive Psywave while Steelix charged an evolved Fallen Star Dust with magnetic, gravitational, and Steel-type energy.

Steelix and Garchomp defeated Saturn’s Alakazam, but Dragonite suddenly attacked Garchomp before a masked figure marked with an “R” arrived on Pidgeot. Yong and Cynthia faced a new threat whose connection to Team Rocket remained uncertain.

• Steelix and Garchomp overwhelmed Alakazam and won the battle against Saturn.
• Mars demanded to know where Jupiter was, while Saturn recalled Alakazam and called Yong and Cynthia wild cards.
• Dragonite struck Garchomp from the sky, and Yong coordinated Steelix, Swampert, and Aerodactyl to catch and protect it.
• Cynthia recognized Dragonite as absent from their intelligence, while Saturn and Mars watched the Pokémon face off.
• A masked figure in a black uniform marked with an “R” arrived on Pidgeot, and Yong suspected a connection to Team Rocket.

A masked Team Rocket leader arrived at the Adamant Orb site and offered Yong and Cynthia a place in the organization. When they refused, his level 72 Dragonite overwhelmed their Pokémon, leaving them battered among the ruins.

• The masked man arrived with Dragonite and had Team Rocket members drag away Saturn and Mars after they interrupted him.
• The masked man revealed that Giovanni knew of Yong and offered Yong and Cynthia resources and training if they joined Team Rocket.
• Yong refused the offer, so the masked man ordered Dragonite to attack.
• Dragonite's Extreme Speed and Dragon Rush defeated Steelix, Swampert, Aerodactyl, Garchomp, and Roserade despite their defensive moves and force domains.
• The masked man called Yong and Cynthia boring as they helped each other stand amid the rubble.

Yong stood between Cynthia and the masked man until Darkrai emerged from his shadow and blocked Dragonite’s Hyper Beam. Darkrai overwhelmed Dragonite with its powers over darkness and dreams, leaving the masked man’s Pokémon unconscious.

• Yong asked Cynthia to protect their companions and stay out of the fight until backup arrived, then faced the masked man himself.
• The masked man ordered Dragonite to fire Hyper Beam at Yong, but Darkrai emerged from Yong’s shadow and stopped the attack.
• The masked man recognized Darkrai and ordered Dragonite to capture it, while Darkrai asked Yong why he had provoked the lunatic.
• Darkrai blocked Dragonite’s Extreme Speed, dodged its Dragon Claw, and froze its wing with Ice Beam.
• Dragonite broke the ice with Twister, but Darkrai swallowed the attack in darkness and forced Dragonite into a dream.
• Darkrai appeared behind the unconscious Dragonite and inflicted a nightmare, sending it plummeting toward the ground.

Dragonite recovered and unleashed Outrage, but Darkrai defeated it in a fierce aerial clash. The Masked Man sent out a Level 70 Charizard to capture Darkrai, just as Cynthia’s allies arrived and joined the battle.

• The Masked Man ordered Dragonite to use Outrage, and Dragonite charged Darkrai while resisting its Shadow Balls.
• The Masked Man commanded Dragonite to combine Extreme Speed with Outrage Flash, and the resulting clash left Dragonite unconscious and Darkrai injured but conscious.
• The Masked Man recalled Dragonite and sent out his Level 70 Charizard, demanding that Darkrai come with him.
• Huosia, Officer Jenny, Diamond Clan members, a Public Security Officer, and League Trainers arrived with captured Team Rocket members.
• The Masked Man ordered Charizard to use Fire Blast, and Cynthia’s Pokémon and the arriving Trainers counterattacked.

Yong and Cynthia faced Jupiter, the masked man, and their powerful Pokémon after a second Darkrai incapacitated most of their allies and demanded the Adamant Orb. As Jupiter ordered her Darkrai to seize them, Aaron arrived with Yanmega and stopped the attack.

• Arcanine, Bronzong, and Claydol struck Charizard, while the masked man sent Pidgeot to attack with Hurricane.
• A second Darkrai unleashed Dark Void, putting most of the Pokémon to sleep, and emerged beside Jupiter.
• Jupiter demanded the Adamant Orb from Yong and Cynthia, while Cynthia warned that Team Galactic had made enemies of the League and several ancient families.
• A purple barrier appeared around the group, and Jupiter ordered Darkrai to seize Yong and Cynthia.
• Aaron arrived with Yanmega, which bit Darkrai and halted its attack, and introduced himself as a Sinnoh Elite Four Candidate.

Aaron and Lucian arrived at the ruins with League forces to confront Jupiter, Darkrai, and the masked man. Jupiter used Darkrai’s darkness to escape, leaving the masked man trapped within Lucian’s Magic Mirror Space as the battle continued.

• Yong scanned Aaron’s Yanmega and Lucian’s Mr. Mime, recognizing both as exceptionally powerful Pokémon.
• Aaron and Lucian joined Yong and Cynthia, explaining that Mesprit had helped them avoid Jupiter’s false lead to Lake Verity.
• League Investigators, Public Security officers, and Trainers arrived with captured Team Galactic members, including Mars and Saturn.
• The masked man threatened Yong and laughed about the failed plan, while Jupiter urged Darkrai to unleash Dark World.
• Lucian used Magic Mirror Space to contain Darkrai’s spreading darkness, and Aaron ordered Yanmega to slow it with Bug Buzz.
• Jupiter merged into the ground and escaped, bidding Aaron and Lucian farewell.

Lucian and Aaron stopped the Masked Man and forced Jupiter and the rival Darkrai to flee, while Lucian explained how Trainers developed their origin power. After the authorities removed the captured criminals, a weakened Jupiter emerged from hiding and promised to meet Yong and Cynthia again.

• The Masked Man used Pidgeot and Charizard to escape, but Lucian trapped him and Pidgeot inside a spatial prism while Aaron pursued Darkrai with Yanmega.
• Lucian explained that origin power could be developed along different paths, and that reaching beyond Elite Four level required Trainers to broaden their chosen path.
• Darkrai expended its stored resentment to escape Yanmega’s Bug Buzz suppression and fled underground with Jupiter; Aaron’s Yanmega then knocked Charizard from the air with Ancient Power.
• Lucian and Aaron secured the Masked Man and Charizard, and Lucian asked Yong to cooperate with the investigators while Officer Jenny arranged for the captured Team Galactic and Team Rocket members to be taken away.
• Yong and Cynthia left to have their Pokémon treated, and a weakened Jupiter later emerged from the forest and vowed to meet them again.

After returning to Eterna City, Yong and Cynthia rested while their Pokémon received treatment, and the chapter followed Bronzor, Steven, and Falcon in separate scenes. Cynthia woke Yong in the evening and invited him to get ice cream together.

• Yong and Cynthia returned to Eterna City with Officer Jenny, then took their Pokémon to the Pokémon Center for emergency treatment and booked separate rooms.
• Bronzor searched the Great Desert for the vanished tower and murmured Yong's name as it grew faint and fragmented.
• Steven reviewed reports of crises across the eastern regions and felt weary beneath his duties as Champion.
• Falcon enjoyed a peaceful life near Slateport City with Metagross and Fearow after bringing the Fiore Region under League control.
• Cynthia woke Yong in the evening, and he accepted her invitation to get ice cream.

Cynthia brought Yong to Celestic Town and explained its ancient history and her family’s connection to the Celestica People and the twin gods. They visited the Ancient Historical Research Institute, where Yong met Professor Carolina.

• Cynthia and Yong arrived in Celestic Town and walked through its fields as she introduced the town and its history.
• Yong asked Cynthia about the Celestica People and the Temple Family, and she explained their ancient roles and lost heritage.
• Cynthia and Yong reached the Ancient Historical Research Institute during its weekly public opening and made their way to the backyard.
• While waiting for Cynthia, Yong fed a curious Oddish a Berry.
• Professor Carolina joined Cynthia and greeted Yong, mentioning that Cynthia had told her he was the first person to beat her in a tournament.

Yong and Cynthia compared the Adamant Orb with Cynthia’s Lustrous Orb and discussed Sinnoh’s history with Professor Carolina. As Yong felt a new connection to the world, powerful beings in Unova and a sealed tower reacted to the change, and the chapter ended as he fell asleep and began to dream.

• Yong opened the sealed box and showed Professor Carolina the Adamant Orb, while Cynthia brought out the Lustrous Orb.
• Yong explained that his interest in Sinnoh’s history began with a damaged mural in Granite Cave and his research into the Legendary Titans.
• Yong, Cynthia, and Professor Carolina discussed history late into the night, sharing discoveries that answered some of Carolina’s long-standing questions.
• Yong felt something shift within him, and a thunderstorm in Unova intensified as a sleeping figure opened its red eyes.
• A chained figure in a space-severed tower roared as its white flames turned gold, before a pink-and-white figure appeared and the space grew calm.
• Yong and Cynthia left Carolina’s institute, and Yong went to sleep after saying goodbye to Cynthia.

Yong and Cynthia began a three-on-three battle at the research institute, with Yong leading Swampert against Cynthia’s Togekiss. The first clash between their Pokémon ended in a violent collision, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Yong met Professor Carolina and Cynthia at the pond before they headed to the grassy field for a battle.
• Yong and Cynthia chose a three-on-three match, and Professor Carolina agreed to officiate.
• Cynthia sent out Togekiss while Yong chose Swampert as his first Pokémon.
• Yong ordered Swampert to use Rock Slide, but Togekiss dodged the rocks and countered with Magical Leaf.
• Swampert used Waterfall to break through the leaves and charge Togekiss, who met him with Giga Impact.
• Swampert and Togekiss collided in a burst of dust, water, and wind.