Chapter Summaries

Yong and Anabel began the second half of their battle on a Water Field, with Anabel sending out Alakazam against Yong’s Larvesta. Larvesta disrupted Alakazam with Bug Buzz and closed in, but Alakazam summoned water from the pool to wash it off.

• Anabel and Yong moved to the Water Field for the second half, with Anabel down three Pokémon and Yong down two.
• Anabel sent out Alakazam, while Yong chose Larvesta to face it.
• Alakazam stopped Larvesta’s Sunny Day with Confusion and hurled it toward the water.
• Larvesta used Bug Buzz to break Alakazam’s hold, then pulled itself close with String Shot despite Alakazam using Disable.
• Larvesta’s close-range Bug Buzz hurt Alakazam, so Anabel ordered it to use Confusion to raise water from the pool and wash Larvesta off.

Yong’s Larvesta defeated Anabel’s Alakazam after her mistaken command let it interrupt Recover. Anabel sent out Salamence next, leaving Yong facing the powerful dragon.

• Larvesta’s Fire Spin evaporated Alakazam’s water prison, and Bug Buzz disrupted its Psychic attack during the resulting explosion.
• Yong ordered Larvesta to use Bug Buzz again, interrupting Alakazam’s Recover and helping its burn exhaust its remaining strength.
• The referee declared Alakazam unable to battle, giving Larvesta the win and advancing its String Shot to Control Class.
• Anabel recalled Alakazam and sent out Salamence, whose roar and imposing presence shook the arena.

Anabel sent out her powerful Salamence, and Yong answered with Claydol for a clash in the water-filled arena. Salamence revealed that he could activate Dragon Dance during Dragon Rush, but Claydol survived the devastating attack, leaving the Finals poised for another exchange.

• Anabel sent out her level 60 Salamence, and Yong recalled Larvesta before choosing his response.
• Elite Four Drake praised Salamence’s strength but predicted that Yong would still win because several of his Pokémon were stronger.
• Yong sent out Claydol, and Anabel ordered Salamence to use Dragon Dance while Claydol attacked with Rock Slide.
• Anabel revealed that Salamence could complete Dragon Dance instantly and combine its boost with Dragon Rush, which smashed Claydol into the water.
• Claydol emerged alive after apparently using Protect, and Yong challenged Anabel to defeat him as the Finals continued.

Yong’s Claydol lost to Anabel’s Salamence, which gained a Moxie boost after the victory. Yong then sent out his third Pokémon, a massive Aggron, whose entrance shook the battlefield and made Salamence recoil.

• Anabel’s Salamence broke through Claydol’s defenses with Shadow Claw and defeated it with Dragon Rush.
• The referee declared Salamence the winner, and Salamence gained a Moxie boost.
• Anabel celebrated with Salamence while the commentator explained how it had overcome Claydol.
• Yong sent out his third Pokémon, a huge Aggron that roared at Salamence and shook the battlefield.

Yong’s Aggron overwhelmed Anabel’s Salamence, demonstrating the gulf between their power and leaving Salamence badly injured. Anabel could only stare in disbelief as her Pokémon began to lose altitude.

• Aggron’s aura and stage-one Force Domain stopped Salamence from affecting his Air Wall, while observers noted Aggron’s immense strength and approaching energy-tier breakthrough.
• The referee began the match, and Yong ordered Aggron to attack Salamence with Flash Cannon.
• Anabel ordered Salamence to counter with Hydro Pump, but Aggron’s Flash Cannon tore through the water attack and struck Salamence directly.
• Salamence emerged from the explosion badly burned, with cracked abdominal armor and trembling wings, while Anabel wondered what kind of monster she was challenging.

Yong’s Aggron defeated Anabel’s Salamence by unleashing the newly completed Super Electro-Steel Cannon. The battle ended with Salamence down in the crater and Yong acknowledging that Big White had finally caught up.

• Salamence used Dragon Rush, but Aggron stopped his charge with Ice Punch and withstood the clash.
• Yong ordered Aggron to use Lock-On and Super Electro-Steel Cannon, which trapped Salamence in an electromagnetic field as Aggron gathered Steel-, Electric-, and Rock-type energy.
• Anabel ordered Salamence to counter with Draco Meteor, and Salamence broke through Aggron’s restraints before charging at him.
• Aggron fired Super Electro-Steel Cannon into Salamence’s attack, and the collision tore through the arena in a massive explosion.
• When the energy cleared, Salamence lay injured in the crater while Aggron remained standing, and Yong said Big White had finally caught up.

Yong defeated Anabel in the Lily of the Valley Conference final and became champion for the second time. During the closing ceremony, he received the championship trophy and considered exchanging his accumulated Pokémon League contribution credit for something in Kalos.

• Yong's Aggron defeated Anabel's Salamence, and she sent out Mismagius as her final Pokémon.
• Anabel used Destiny Bond, and Yong's Aggron knocked out Mismagius with Flash Cannon and Crunch before also fainting from the move.
• The referee declared Yong the winner, and the announcer confirmed he had become Lily of the Valley Conference champion with a score of four to six.
• Yong and Anabel congratulated each other before the Top 8 competitors and Pokémon League officials gathered for the closing ceremony.
• President Charles Goodshow presented Yong with the champion's trophy and certificate as the crowd cheered.

Yong traveled with Xiao Yi and Drake to Celestic Town, where Professor Carolina explained the dangerous energy called variant origin and the Pokémon League’s response to it. As Yong realized he had visited another Unknown Place, the story left him considering what that meant.

• Yong and Xiao Yi left Lily of the Valley Island with Drake and flew to Celestic Town at Professor Carolina’s invitation.
• Drake explained that variant origin, also known as lost energy, invaded Pokémon in Unknown Places and amplified their negative emotions and strength.
• Professor Carolina described how an affected Pokémon clan once escaped its Unknown Place and caused a disaster in a city.
• Drake said Pokémon with unusual forms of existence were called Taboos, while Trainers assigned to monitor Unknown Places and keep Taboos contained were called Guardians.
• Yong recalled visiting another Unknown Place and realized that something about his own travels did not add up.

After collapsing while thinking about the Mirage Tower, Yong recalled fragments of his past life and sensed an elusive extra image. He learned from Professor Carolina and Drake that the tower was a cage watched over by a terrifying being, and that it had recently appeared in Unova as an illusion.

• Yong collapsed after recalling the Mirage Tower, then woke with fragments of memories from his previous life and a fleeting image he could not identify.
• Palkia watched the Mirage Tower as cracks spread across it and gray fog was prevented from seeping through.
• Yong visited Professor Carolina and Drake and told them about his earlier visit to the Mirage Tower, including Spiritomb, Bronzor's disappearance, and the fossils he gave Steven.
• Drake explained that alien source energy caused hallucinations and that the Mirage Tower was a cage containing a dangerous being, not a threat caused by Spiritomb.
• Professor Carolina said the Mirage Tower had recently appeared in Unova as an illusion alongside a legendary Pokémon, making its existence more dangerous.

Yong and Drake left Sinnoh for Hoenn with an important document for Steven, while Xiao Yi departed to continue his journey. Yong then hurried to Wailz Island so Aerodactyl could take the Gene Potion under Dr. Moroboshi’s supervision, arriving at the research institute.

• Professor Carolina told Yong and Xiao Yi that Drake had to return to Hoenn with an important document for Steven.
• Xiao Yi said goodbye to Yong and left on Staraptor, promising to challenge him again.
• Yong and Drake flew to Pastoria City, then boarded a Pokémon League airship to Hoenn.
• Steven learned that Drake had returned with Yong, but Yong had immediately left Mossdeep Town for an important reason.
• Yong flew with Aerodactyl to Wailz Island, where Dr. Moroboshi recognized him at the research institute.

Team Magma prepared to use meteorite energy to awaken Groudon while Maxie pursued information about Yong and the missing Red Orb. Elsewhere, a tiny creature sensed something exciting, received a red orb from a giant tree, and vanished.

• At the Mossdeep City Space Center, a figure watched Yong leave on Aerodactyl, then called someone.
• Maxie learned that Team Magma had collected enough Meteorite Shards, but raged when Tabitha said their energy was weaker than the Red Orb’s.
• Maxie recalled Dr. Soranus’s Energy Injection Machine and ordered Tabitha to begin charging it, Hinokage to watch Team Aqua, and Courtney to cause trouble in Dewford Town.
• Maxie suspected Yong and Zinnia had been involved in the Red Orb’s disappearance and held a brilliant blue orb while thinking of Archie.
• A tiny creature woke in a giant tree, sensed something fun, and received a red orb from the tree before vanishing.

Yong returned to the Ancient Pokémon Fossil Research Institute with Aerodactyl so Dr. Moroboshi could administer the Gene Supplement Potion and repair its genetic defects. The potion was injected as the researchers began monitoring Aerodactyl, and Yong waited anxiously for the results.

• Yong reunited with Dr. Moroboshi, who noted that Aerodactyl's limbs lacked strength because its growth had been deliberately slowed.
• Yong greeted Dr. Annu and learned that newborn Omanyte were being monitored before release into Cave No. 1, the reserve established in his discovered cave.
• Dr. Moroboshi explained that two additional caves had been found and added to the reserve as Cave No. 2 and Cave No. 3.
• Yong released Aerodactyl and presented the Gene Supplement Potion while Dr. Annu prepared monitoring equipment and opened the laboratory roof.
• Dr. Moroboshi confirmed Aerodactyl was healthy enough and injected the potion as Yong watched anxiously.

Yong and the doctors restored Aerodactyl's origin and genes, allowing him to recover his former strength as the overlord of the skies. Aerodactyl reached Lv60 and gained new abilities, closing the gap in Yong's team's aerial power.

• Aerodactyl endured severe pain as his body reacted to the genetic restoration, while Yong encouraged him to reclaim his power.
• Aerodactyl's hunger signaled that the potion had worked, so Yong and Dr. Annu fed him to replenish his energy.
• Emerald life energy enveloped Aerodactyl before he erupted with power, tore loose the laboratory's instruments, and took flight.
• The system announced Aerodactyl's restored origin and genes, his increase to Lv60, new and recalled moves, and his mastery of the Fearless Sky Domain and Flying-type Origin.
• Yong watched Aerodactyl fly overhead and realized his team no longer lacked air supremacy.

Yong restored Aerodactyl with the Gene Potion and returned to Dewford Town, where his family welcomed him home. As Team Aqua and Team Magma advanced dangerous plans involving Kyogre and Groudon, Yong’s family urged him to let the Hoenn League handle attention around Mega Evolution.

• Aerodactyl recovered its strength and sharper instincts, and Dr. Moroboshi confirmed its readings were normal after treatment.
• Yong flew toward Dewford Town while Team Magma lookouts watched the harbor and Shelly fled the eastern Hoenn waters after encountering Kyogre.
• Tabitha prepared to convert meteorite energy at Mt. Chimney, while Maxie planned to use Team Aqua as a distraction and make Groudon unstoppable.
• Yong returned home and reunited with his mother, father, Uncle Zhibian, and his Pokémon.
• Yong’s parents showed him the credentials and research documents the Pokémon League had sent, then advised him to leave further Mega Evolution discoveries to the League.

Yong prepared for his family’s move to the Kalos Region, returned to training with his Pokémon, and received visits from allies and League figures in Dewford Town. The chapter ended with Falcon, Imachi, and Alida arriving, adding to the pressure on the town’s watchers.

• Yong’s father warned him that Dewford Town and its waters were unsettled and said the family’s departure for Kalos would likely be moved up.
• Yong assured his father that he understood the distinction between Steven and the Stone family, and his father entrusted Dewford Town to Zhibian and Yukiko.
• Yong said he wanted his father to build him a Gym in Kalos, then spent time with his family and Pokémon after returning home.
• Roxanne and Flannery visited Yong, and Steven sent him a Shiny Metagross with a note urging him to train it well.
• Falcon, Imachi, and Alida arrived in Dewford Town with Metagross and Fearow, alarming the watchers because of their roles in the Pokémon League.

Yong reunited with Swampert at the Secret Base and planned to take him and Larvesta to Mt. Chimney. Meanwhile, Team Magma tracked Yong in hopes of finding the Red Orb, prompting Hinokage to pursue the lead as well, while Courtney received a message in Mossdeep City.

• Yong left Dewford Town with Tyranitar, Larvesta, and Metagross, intending to fetch Swampert and visit Mt. Chimney.
• Tabitha ordered Team Magma squads to follow Yong and find out where the Red Orb was, and he arranged for Hinokage to hear about the lead.
• Yong reunited with Swampert at the Secret Base and persuaded him to take a day off and accompany Larvesta to Mt. Chimney.
• Team Magma scouts reported Yong's northward route, and Hinokage ordered his own men to watch Tabitha's subordinates and notify him when they found Yong.
• Courtney received a message from the Boss in a Mossdeep City café, but she said there was no hurry to act.

Courtney defied Maxie's plan and led Team Magma's assault on Mossdeep City, where Tate and Liza fought to protect its residents. As battles spread through the city, Steven arranged for League members to respond to threats elsewhere.

• Courtney ordered her subordinates to terrorize Mossdeep City, triggering explosions across the city, including at the Space Center and Residential Area.
• Tate and Liza used a Psychic Field and Confusion to guide residents to safety and lift Team Magma's uniformed members into the air.
• Courtney sent the Arsonist Squad, Ninetales, and Camerupt to attack the city, then challenged Tate and Liza with Honchkrow, Talonflame, and Mightyena.
• Tate and Liza fought Courtney while Team Magma clashed with Investigators and Public Security Officers throughout Mossdeep City.
• At the Pokémon League, Drake and Glacia reacted to the attack, and Sidney said he was ready to become an Elite Four member.
• Steven arrived and said someone was already heading to Mossdeep City, then assigned Drake and Sidney to one team and Glacia to accompany him to other threatened locations.

Yong fought Team Magma at Mt. Chimney after executive Hinokage demanded the Red Orb, then joined forces with Flannery and her Gym Trainers. The Red Orb suddenly fell into Yong’s arms, leaving everyone stunned as a white Pokémon appeared on his head.

• Yong defeated the Team Magma lackeys blocking the cable car station with Swampert’s Waterfall.
• Hinokage confronted Yong, demanded the Red Orb, and attacked after Yong refused to help him.
• Flannery arrived with Lavaridge Gym Trainers and revealed that Steven had arranged the mission.
• Hinokage and Flannery launched their Pokémon into battle while Yong and Swampert stood aside.
• A tiny figure dropped the glowing Red Orb into Yong’s arms, and a white Pokémon appeared on his head.

Yong carried Mew and the Red Orb toward Mt. Chimney’s summit while Flannery fought Hinokage and Roxanne battled Team Magma. The chapter ended with Yong approaching the guarded machine as Roxanne’s battle with Tabitha continued.

• Flannery held off Hinokage’s Pokémon and told Yong to protect the Red Orb and destroy Team Magma’s machine at the summit.
• Hinokage used his Horn Lighter and Arm Guard to intensify his Pokémon, but Flannery fought back with Blaziken, Arcanine, and Torkoal.
• Yong asked Mew why it had given him the Red Orb, and Mew responded with playful gestures as they flew toward the summit on Aerodactyl.
• Yong spotted Roxanne and the Rustboro Gym Trainers fighting Tabitha and Team Magma near a machine connected to pipes leading into the volcano.
• Yong ordered Aerodactyl to circle behind the battlefield while Roxanne commanded Steelix and Armaldo against Tabitha’s Pokémon.

Steven and Glacia tried to stop Kyogre from reaching land by freezing the sea, but Metagross’s psychic attack awakened the ancient Pokémon. Kyogre emerged in its Primordial Sea form, leaving Steven, Glacia, and their Pokémon facing its overwhelming storm.

• Steven told Glacia to freeze the sea and keep Kyogre from reaching land before Groudon awakened.
• Glacia and her five Ice-type Pokémon froze the sea, but Glacia could not extend her domain deeper because Water-type energy was interfering.
• Steven sent Metagross’s Confusion into the seabed, where it found and struck the sleeping Kyogre.
• Kyogre awoke, shattered the ice, and unleashed towering waves, violent winds, and a vast storm that overwhelmed Glacia and her Pokémon.
• Metagross shielded Steven, Glacia, and the Pokémon as Kyogre rose from the waves in its Primordial Sea form.