Chapter Summaries

Ghetsis and Team Plasma’s sages discussed Reshiram’s disappearance and the possibility of a powerful force hiding the white dragon. Ghetsis ordered Ryoku and Rood to seize Shiyan Yong’s Pokémon, leaving them to depart with avengers from the Evil Moon Organization and Team Rocket.

• Vio, Gorm, and Giallo questioned whether the woman and her information about Reshiram could be trusted, while Bronius promised to block news from reaching Dragon Village for the day.
• Ghetsis suggested that a power on Reshiram’s level had concealed the white dragon, prompting Giallo and Gorm to call for Team Plasma to capture that power and control the place connected to it.
• Ghetsis asked the sages to strip Shiyan Yong of his power, and Ryoku and Rood volunteered to carry out the task.
• Ghetsis ordered Ryoku and Rood to take avengers from the Evil Moon Organization and Team Rocket and bring back all of Shiyan Yong’s Pokémon.
• Ryoku summoned Gengar and led Rood out of the room as the remaining sages watched in silence.

Yong, Kofu, and Swampert crossed Dragonspiral Tower’s ancient mental world toward the place where Reshiram and Zekrom had slept, hoping to learn about Zekrom’s condition. Elsewhere, a bound being fought to escape an illusory tower as the Lord of the Distortion World arrived to contain it, and the captive declared that the time had come.

• Yong and Kofu entered a frozen lake-and-forest realm that Kofu identified as the mental world of the Dragon of Ideals, preserved by Reshiram and Zekrom’s thoughts.
• Kofu revealed Dragosol, an ancestral ritual artifact needed to open the dragons’ sleeping place, and said they could learn about Zekrom there.
• Kofu warned Yong that Pokémon were suppressed and could not be ridden in Dragonspiral Tower, though the dragons’ will would protect them inside the sleeping place.
• Yong, Kofu, and Swampert continued through the forest toward the distant mountain, while Yong resolved to uncover how Reshiram was connected to his arrival in this world.
• A bound being inside an illusory tower unleashed flames and lightning, causing the tower and surrounding space to crack and shake as it sensed the constructed spirit approaching.
• The Lord of the Distortion World entered the purple space and reinforced the tower with spatial power, but the captive’s red-gold flames forced it back as the captive declared that its constructed spirit had become a living being.

Yong and Kofu fought their way through strange Ursaring in the Sleeping Place, but Darkrai revealed that they had been trapped in a nightmare. Yong exposed the false Kofu and attacked him, causing the illusion to vanish and a mysterious woman to appear beside the pedestal.

• Yong and Kofu battled violent Ursaring, and Yong realized they were behaving unnaturally.
• Yong and Kofu rushed toward the summit while Metagross and Emboar held off the Ursaring.
• Darkrai awakened and told Yong that they had been dragged into a nightmare.
• Yong recognized that the figure claiming to be Kofu held a Pokémon Ball instead of the stone disk and ordered Swampert to use Hydro Pump.
• Swampert's attack revealed the false Kofu as a distortion in the dream, and a mysterious woman appeared beside the pedestal.

Yong confronted Jupiter, who revealed that she had been pursuing him and intended to use Dragosol to gain influence with Team Plasma before dragging him into hell. When Darkrai attacked, Swampert countered with newly mastered power and left Darkrai weakened, though the fight remained unresolved.

• Jupiter revealed herself to Yong and explained that she blamed him for ruining the Evil Moon Organization’s plans with Team Rocket and Team Galactic.
• Jupiter said Dragosol would help her gain Team Plasma’s respect and ordered Darkrai to attack Yong and Swampert.
• Swampert blocked Darkrai’s Shadow Ball barrage with Hydro Pump, then protected Yong from an attack that shattered the ground beneath them.
• Yong told Jupiter she was underestimating him and ordered Swampert to unleash Water Pulse against Darkrai’s Dark Pulse.
• Swampert’s abyssal ocean power affected Darkrai and delayed its movements, leaving it panting with its shadow power in disarray.

Shiyan Yong fought Jupiter and Team Rocket’s Three Beast Warriors at the Sleeping Place, where his Swampert and Darkrai displayed their formidable power. Chakra offered Yong a senior executive position, but Yong refused, leaving the confrontation unresolved.

• Yong revealed that his Darkrai had awakened and covered the Sleeping Place in a dark barrier.
• Sachi and Chakra arrived with Typhlosion and Snorlax, and their attacks failed to defeat Yong.
• Swampert overwhelmed Chakra’s Typhlosion with Hammer Arm, forcing Chakra to retreat with Jupiter.
• Metagross restrained Sachi and Snorlax while Yong confronted the Team Rocket members.
• Chakra invited Yong to join Team Rocket as a senior executive, and Yong refused.

Jupiter’s Darkrai trapped Yong and Kofu in a dream domain, but Yong escaped and shattered it. Kofu was then ambushed by six Trainers connected to Under the Moon, and his Hydreigon unleashed Triple Twister as they tried to stop him.

• Jupiter’s Darkrai drew Yong and Kofu into its dream domain, but Yong’s Darkrai woke him, and Swampert’s Force Domain Power shattered the dream.
• Kofu realized he had been trapped and headed toward Low Mountain, but six Trainers emerged and blocked his way.
• Kofu recognized the group as talented Trainers recruited by Under the Moon, including a Black Moon with Hydreigon, and learned they were targeting Yong.
• Kofu summoned Hydreigon and used Tailwind to escape, but the six Trainers sent their Pokémon after him.
• Kofu ordered Hydreigon to use Triple Twister, which absorbed and transformed the opponents’ attacks into a massive storm of elemental energy.

Kofu and Hydreigon devastated their opponents with a triple Twister, then left for Low Mountain as a hooded group captured the unconscious fighters. At Low Mountain, Yong’s Pokémon gained the upper hand against Chakra, Jupiter, and Sachi, and Yong questioned whether Giovanni had sent only the two Team Rocket agents.

• Kofu and Hydreigon unleashed a triple Twister that wrecked the forest and left six opponents unconscious before they departed for Low Mountain.
• A hooded group arrived at the ruins, handcuffed the six unconscious people, collected their Pokémon, and headed toward Low Mountain.
• Yong’s Darkrai battled Jupiter’s Darkrai while Swampert fought Typhlosion and Houndoom and Metagross kept Sachi’s Snorlax at bay.
• Yong asked Chakra and Sachi whether Giovanni had sent only them, and both were shocked that he knew Giovanni.

Yong and Swampert overwhelmed Chakra, Sachi, and Jupiter’s Pokémon, using Rock Storm to trap Typhlosion and Snorlax in a raging water vortex. As their attacks failed, Jupiter called on Darkrai to use Dark Barrier.

• Yong declared that he would pursue his own goals and face any opponent who stood in his way.
• Yong ordered Swampert to attack, and Swampert charged Typhlosion, Snorlax, and Houndoom with Liquidation.
• Typhlosion and Snorlax struck back, but Swampert overpowered Typhlosion and held firm against Snorlax’s Giga Impact.
• Yong ordered Swampert to finish the fight with Rock Storm, unleashing an abyssal storm that bound the opposing Pokémon.
• Swampert slammed the ground and trapped Typhlosion and Snorlax in a vortex, while Chakra’s and Sachi’s attacks failed to break through.
• Jupiter called on Darkrai to use Dark Barrier.

Yong and Swampert defeated Team Rocket’s Pokémon at Low Mountain while Darkrai pursued Jupiter through the shadows. Swampert sensed its power draining toward the Sleeping Place, and Yong found the stone platform’s recess empty as another Shadow Power clash erupted nearby.

• Jupiter used Darkrai’s shadows to escape Yong’s Darkrai, which vanished in pursuit of her.
• Swampert trapped Typhlosion and Snorlax in stone pillars, then shattered the formation with Rock Storm, burying both Pokémon and leaving Chakra and Sachi unconscious.
• Kofu hurried toward Low Mountain as a black-uniformed group moved around the falling rocks, and Swampert sensed its Nature Power flowing toward the Sleeping Place.
• Yong checked the empty stone platform, then sent Metagross to look for Kofu and support Darkrai while Swampert helped him bind Chakra and Sachi.

Grimsley flew toward the abnormal blizzard and thunderstorm as the seal beneath Dragonspiral Tower began to stir. Inside the tower, Cobalion sent Terrakion and Virizion to evacuate nearby Pokémon while Yong’s group pressed their attack on Jupiter’s Darkrai, which appeared to be burning through its core power to fulfill its agreement with her.

• Grimsley ordered officials to summon Marshal and Miss Shauntal, then rode Honchkrow northwest toward the strange weather.
• Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion sensed the forest’s balance breaking and the seal inside Dragonspiral Tower nearing release.
• Cobalion ordered Terrakion and Virizion to move nearby Pokémon to safety before the seal lifted.
• Yong sent Swampert to attack Jupiter’s weakened Darkrai after Darkrai and Metagross blocked its escape.
• Jupiter’s Darkrai blocked Swampert’s Hammer Arm with a black demonic shadow, while Yong’s Darkrai warned that it was burning through its core power to fulfill its agreement with Jupiter.

Yong and his Pokémon fought Jupiter’s Darkrai, which spent its origin power to fulfill a promise. After Swampert defeated it, Yong’s Darkrai gathered a trace of its remaining mist, and Metagross awakened a force domain.

• Jupiter’s Darkrai recovered and accused Yong of repeatedly obstructing the Evil Moon Organization, while Yong suspected Team Rocket had turned it against him.
• Yong ordered Swampert to use a full-power Hammer Arm, and Jupiter’s Darkrai answered with its Ultimate Dark Void.
• Metagross formed a Psychic Field that protected the battlefield and comprehended the beginner force domain Eternal Steel Force.
• Swampert’s Hammer Arm broke through Darkrai’s shadow power and struck it, and Darkrai dissipated after looking at Jupiter.
• Yong’s Darkrai gathered a small cluster of black-purple mist, nodded to Yong, and vanished into his shadow.
• Yong brought Metagross to the kneeling Jupiter as Swampert watched the Sleeping Place above.

Yong defeated Jupiter and left her fate to the fissure in the ground, then continued toward the platform. A hidden force moved in to capture Ryoku and Rood, using Yong and a Dragon Village representative as bait while Looker was ordered to protect them.

• Jupiter blamed Yong and tried to order Houndoom to attack, but Swampert restrained her and Metagross held Houndoom in place.
• Yong picked up the fallen Dragosol and left; Swampert tossed Jupiter into a fissure, and Houndoom disappeared with her.
• A black-clad group arrived and discussed using the commotion to uncover Team Plasma's conspiracy and find the mysterious Master.
• The group's chief ordered Looker to watch over the two targets and told his people to stay concealed until Ryoku and Rood appeared.
• Kofu reached the foot of Low Mountain and worried that Yong might be in danger.

Ryoku and Rood entered Dragonspiral Tower while the Swords of Justice sensed danger, and Grimsley confronted a terrifying presence in the northern snowfields. In the Distortion World, Giratina weakened the barriers holding Reshiram, whose escape drew near.

• Ryoku and Rood led Team Plasma into Dragonspiral Tower, where Ryoku planned to capture their targets and Rood was tasked with tracking down the White Dragon.
• Terrakion, Cobalion, and Virizion sensed malice and watched Pokémon flee the nearby forest as they resolved to act.
• Grimsley and Honchkrow pressed on through the storm despite the overwhelming presence hidden in the clouds.
• Reshiram's power returned as flames and nature energy battered the Phantom Tower and weakened the seal around the Dark Space.
• Giratina weakened the Distortion World's barriers, helping Reshiram sense the real world and hastening its escape.
• The chapter identified Giratina as Arceus's separated dark side and the ruler of the Distortion World.

Yong retrieved the Dragosol and confronted Team Rocket agents Chakra and Sachi, sending them away with a challenge for Giovanni. Metagross brought Kofu toward the platform as Yong prepared to place the disc in the pedestal.

• Yong returned to the platform with Swampert and Metagross and found that the Dragosol fit the pedestal's circular recess.
• Yong revealed that he knew about Team Rocket's internal power struggle and ordered Chakra and Sachi to report his challenge to Giovanni.
• Yong challenged Giovanni to a contest for the title of the strongest Ground-type Pokémon Master and let Chakra and Sachi leave.
• Chakra promised to relay Yong's message and keep Team Rocket from appearing before him in the Unova Region.
• Metagross flew toward Yong with Kofu held in its Confusion, briefly scanning a rocky slope along the way.

Yong and Kofu opened the Sleeping Place, awakening the lingering wills of Reshiram and Zekrom and entering the mountain. Outside, Zekrom appeared above Dragonspiral Tower, its king’s aura overwhelming the Swords of Justice as it turned its attention to the tower.

• Yong and Kofu found Dragosol intact and agreed they both had reasons to seek answers from the White Dragon.
• Kofu turned the stone disc, opening the Sleeping Place and summoning illusory dragons formed from Reshiram’s and Zekrom’s lingering wills.
• Yong recalled Metagross and followed Kofu and Swampert through the doorway to escape the pressure outside.
• Thunderclouds gathered above Dragonspiral Tower, forcing nearby Pokémon to cower and leaving Cobalion, Virizion, and Terrakion to wait helplessly.
• Zekrom emerged in the clouds, sealed the Swords of Justice’s power with its king’s aura, and roared toward Dragonspiral Tower.

Zekrom mistook Reshiram’s faint aura for a sign that it had returned to the place where it was sealed and unleashed Fusion Bolt on Dragonspiral Tower. The attack broke the Forbidden Grounds’ barrier, and Zekrom entered the spatial node with Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion, while Grimsley wondered why Zekrom had destroyed the tower.

• Zekrom sensed Reshiram’s aura and assumed it was hiding in the place where it had been sealed a thousand years earlier.
• Zekrom unleashed Fusion Bolt, destroying Dragonspiral Tower and draining the lake around it.
• A rainbow-shimmering spatial node appeared in the ruins, and the Pokémon sensed that the barrier sealing the Forbidden Grounds had vanished.
• Zekrom charged into the spatial node, and Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion followed it into the Sleeping Place.
• Grimsley saw the ruined Dragonspiral Tower and wondered why Zekrom had destroyed the place where it had been sealed.

Zekrom attacked Low Mountain with a Bolt Strike as Reshiram sensed the node linking it to the real world, and the Sleeping Place shattered under their clashing energies. The displaced humans and Pokémon were expelled into the forest, where they recognized one another in stunned silence.

• Zekrom’s return sent a devastating thunderstorm across the Sleeping Place, and the black-robed group, Team Plasma, and Team Rocket’s Three Beast Warriors witnessed its fury.
• Yong and Kofu entered the true Sleeping Place and found Zekrom and Reshiram statues beside a divided stone slab; Yong felt a call from it, while Swampert reacted suddenly.
• Reshiram burned through the black mist in the purple space and sensed the node through the mark on the spirit it had created in the real world.
• Zekrom charged Low Mountain with Bolt Strike, and the world briefly fell silent before the Sleeping Place shattered in a flash of light.
• A surge of energy expelled the black-robed group, Team Plasma, Team Rocket’s Three Beast Warriors, and the Swords of Justice into the forest, where they stared at one another in confusion.

Ryoku and Paslo’s forces witnessed Zekrom emerge as the Sleeping Place and Low Mountain appeared in the real world. Swampert came through the mountain’s opened stone door, and Zekrom confronted it with its power.

• Ryoku mocked Paslo and warned that Zekrom could attack the Hoenn League and Dragon Village as the spatial node expanded.
• Zekrom emerged when the spatial node burst open, and part of Low Mountain appeared above the ruins of Dragonspiral Tower.
• Cobalion and Virizion confirmed that the Sleeping Place’s mountain was real, while the humans noticed its open stone door.
• Swampert emerged from the mountain, displaying Primal Markings and an overwhelming Nature Power aura.
• Looker recognized Swampert as the one Anabel had mentioned, and Nanu promised to visit Anabel with him after the mission.
• Zekrom unleashed its draconic might against Swampert, and their auras collided across the field.

Yong touched the Plate as Zekrom arrived and encountered Reshiram in a vision that revealed how his existence had changed the Pokémon world. He returned to the battlefield determined to face Zekrom with his partner.

• Zekrom's arrival overwhelmed Swampert, but Yong reassured his partner and asked Kofu to leave the battle to him.
• Kofu spoke with Cobalion, Virizion, and Terrakion, telling them that Yong could handle Zekrom and hinting that another Dragon of Ideals was present.
• Earlier, Yong touched the Plate as Zekrom attacked, and Swampert shielded him from the blast.
• Yong's vision showed that his obsession had brought him into the Pokémon world and altered events across several regions, affecting the Distortion World.
• Reshiram appeared before Yong and named him the Spirit of Reality, and Yong welcomed the long-awaited meeting.

Yong learned that his arrival had disrupted the Distortion World and led Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina to imprison Reshiram, who now needed his help to escape. Back in reality, Yong challenged Zekrom and released a colossal Pokémon whose power silenced the battlefield.

• Reshiram told Yong that he had become a real being of this world, then revealed that chains still bound it in the Mirage Tower.
• Reshiram showed Yong how his arrival had disrupted the Distortion World, prompting Giratina, Dialga, and Palkia to imprison Reshiram.
• Reshiram asked Yong to fight Zekrom so it could escape its imprisonment.
• Yong returned to reality, told Zekrom that he knew where Reshiram was, and challenged it to battle.
• Yong released a colossal Pokémon from a Luxury Ball, and its immense presence silenced the thunder and stunned the humans and Pokémon nearby.