Chapter Summaries

Yong's Volcarona defeated Miss Glacia's Abomasnow with a devastating Flame Storm, earning the victory in their battle. Miss Glacia sent out Glalie as her next opponent.

• Abomasnow combined Icy Wind and Rock Slide to attack Volcarona, but Volcarona's intense heat melted the wind and scorched the rocks.
• Volcarona unleashed Flame Storm, overwhelming Abomasnow with fire and knocking it out.
• The referee declared Volcarona the winner, while Shauntal, Bruno, and Lance reacted to its power.
• Yong praised Volcarona, and Miss Glacia recalled Abomasnow before choosing her next Pokémon.
• Miss Glacia sent out Glalie, and Yong recognized it as his next opponent.

Yong’s Volcarona faced Glacia’s level 75 Glalie, which had mastered origin power, in a battle at the challenge. Volcarona unleashed a devastating Overheat that engulfed Glalie and left the battlefield covered in flames and smoke.

• Yong recognized Glacia’s Glalie as a recently advanced Pokémon with a deep understanding of its elemental energy.
• At the referee’s signal, Yong ordered Volcarona to use Quiver Dance and Fiery Dance while Glacia had Glalie spin and use Double Team.
• Volcarona’s flames destroyed several of Glalie’s doubles as Glacia ordered Glalie to use Giga Impact.
• Yong told Volcarona to unleash everything with Overheat, and its red-gold flames swallowed the charging Glalie figures.
• Volcarona’s attack erupted across the battlefield, evaporating the pool and sending smoke and scorching air toward the stands.

Volcarona defeated Glacia’s Glalie with its overwhelming solar fire, then agreed to continue battling. Glacia sent out an unexpected Shiny Lapras as her next Pokémon.

• Volcarona overcame Glalie’s Giga Impact and knocked it out with Overheat.
• The referee declared Volcarona the winner, and it gained experience, improved move proficiency, and reached level 76.
• Yong checked on Volcarona, praised it, and agreed to let it keep battling.
• Glacia recalled Glalie and sent out a pale blue Shiny Lapras that Yong had not seen in his information about her team.

Yong’s Volcarona and Glacia’s Shiny Lapras fought for control of the weather, with Lapras’s Rain Dance and Volcarona’s Sunny Day locked in a stalemate. Glacia escalated the clash by ordering Lapras to use Hail.

• Yong recognized that Glacia’s Lapras had three kinds of Origin Power and a talent that strengthened Rain Dance.
• Glacia sent out Lapras, and the referee began its battle against Volcarona.
• Glacia ordered Rain Dance while Yong commanded Volcarona to use Sunny Day.
• Lapras and Volcarona’s opposing weather powers split the battlefield between rain and intense sunshine without either gaining control.
• Glacia ordered Lapras to use Hail, and Yong frowned at the move’s synergy with the weather clash.

Miss Glacia’s Lapras overwhelmed Yong’s Volcarona with origin-powered Water- and Ice-type attacks, but Volcarona fought back with a Solar Beam. The chapter ended with Volcarona trapped inside a towering ice-blue tornado, its figure still visible at the top.

• Lapras unleashed its Ice origin, suppressing Volcarona’s fiery power and taking control of the battlefield’s weather.
• Yong ordered Volcarona to stockpile energy and use Fire Spin to shield itself as freezing rain and hail slowed it down.
• Miss Glacia commanded Lapras to use Aqua Burst Wave, and the immense wave engulfed Volcarona.
• Yong sent Volcarona skyward to fire a Solar Beam, which tore through the wave and struck Lapras.
• Lapras weakened the Solar Beam, then turned the surrounding water into an ice-filled waterspout that swallowed Volcarona.

Yong’s Volcarona lost to Miss Glacia’s Lapras after Lapras flooded and froze the battlefield. Yong then sent out Swampert, whose immense power revealed its mastery of origin extremity and left the spectators solemn.

• Lapras defeated Volcarona by trapping it in a massive pillar of ice, and Yong recalled Volcarona after praising its performance.
• Yong recognized that Miss Glacia had flooded the field and used Hail to create an icy arena that favored Lapras.
• Yong sent out Swampert, whose arrival tore apart the clouds, summoned a vast dark storm, and shattered the ice beneath its feet.
• Lance and Bruno recognized that Swampert had perfectly integrated force domain power and origin power, reaching origin extremity.
• Steven smiled and said that Swampert was finally here.

Yong’s Swampert overwhelmed Glacia’s Lapras with a devastating Hammer Arm that broke through its defenses and knocked it unconscious. Glacia conceded the round, leaving Yong the winner as the crowd celebrated.

• Lapras’s ice and cold currents failed to overcome Swampert’s ocean current aura, and the referee started their battle.
• Yong ordered Swampert to use Hammer Arm, and Swampert charged through Lapras’s storm with overwhelming force.
• Lapras formed an ice wall and used Protect, but Swampert smashed through both defenses and struck Lapras unconscious.
• The blow dispersed Lapras’s weather effects, and the Elite Four members discussed Swampert’s strength.
• Glacia conceded the round, and the crowd applauded Yong and Swampert.

Yong defeated Glacia’s Lapras with Swampert’s overwhelming Hammer Arm and advanced to the fourth round of the Elite Four challenge. After the arena was prepared for a mountain battle, Yong faced Drake, the Hoenn Elite Four leader who had supported him throughout his journey.

• Swampert used a Hammer Arm empowered by origin extremity to defeat Lapras, and Glacia conceded the match to Yong.
• Glacia congratulated Yong and warned him to be careful against his next opponent, Elite Four Drake.
• Yong recalled Swampert and left the battlefield, reflecting on his gratitude toward Drake for the help he had given him over the years.
• During the intermission, the arena crew replaced the damaged field with an upgraded rocky mountain battlefield.
• The spectators discussed regional climates and Ultra Beasts while waiting for the next match.
• Drake entered the arena, presenting an imposing presence as Yong’s next opponent.

Yong faced Elite Four Drake in their long-awaited challenge match, each determined to prove his strength. Their Flygon and Aerodactyl took to the sky, setting the stage for a clash between two Senior Elite Four Pokémon.

• Yong and Drake exchanged greetings and unleashed their Battle Will, their opposing auras shaking the arena as Ash, Gary, and Iris watched from the stands.
• Drake declared that only defeating him in battle would prove Yong's worth, and both trainers threw their Pokémon Balls.
• Drake sent out his Flygon, whose second-stage Dragon Origin Power and thorn armor aura impressed Yong.
• Yong sent out Aerodactyl, and the two Pokémon confronted each other in the sky with their strength closely matched.

Yong and Elite Four Drake opened their battle with Aerodactyl and Flygon, trading aerial maneuvers and powerful Dragon-type attacks. Their Dragon Rushes collided in a devastating blast, and both Pokémon fell, leaving the winner uncertain.

• Yong sent Aerodactyl into Dragon Dance and Dragon Pulse, while Drake had Flygon evade and build speed with Dragon Dance and Tailwind.
• Aerodactyl pursued Flygon with Dragon Claw, but Flygon stopped abruptly, dodged, and struck Aerodactyl in the abdomen.
• Flygon trapped Aerodactyl with Rock Slide, while Aerodactyl used its Fearless Sky Domain and Dragon Claw to fend off the rocks.
• Flygon and Aerodactyl each unleashed Dragon Rush, then charged and collided in a tremendous burst of energy.
• Both Pokémon fell onto the battlefield, and Bruno wondered which would be the final winner.

Yong defeated Elite Four Drake’s Flygon with Aerodactyl’s unexpected recovery and sent out Tyranitar against Altaria. Altaria’s Disarming Voice disoriented Tyranitar, but Tyranitar endured it and unleashed an Icy Wind–fueled sandstorm as Drake ordered Altaria to climb and use Song in the Clouds.

• Aerodactyl recovered enough stamina on the ground to rise and defeat Drake’s Flygon with Dragon Pulse.
• Yong recalled the exhausted Aerodactyl, and Drake praised his judgment before sending out Altaria.
• Yong sent out his level 75 Tyranitar, whose Sand Stream covered the battlefield in a sandstorm.
• Drake ordered Altaria to use Disarming Voice, and its sound-based attack caused Tyranitar pain and confusion.
• Yong told Tyranitar to endure the attack and combine Icy Wind with the sandstorm, which surged toward Altaria.
• Drake ordered Altaria to use Cotton Guard while climbing higher and unleash Song in the Clouds.

Yong’s Tyranitar defeated Drake’s Altaria after resisting its Song in the Clouds and unleashing its evil intent and destruction power. Drake lost his first Pokémon, while Tyranitar remained on the field.

• Drake’s Altaria used Song in the Clouds to evade Tyranitar’s Rock Slide and withstand the attack while charging Solar Beam, which struck Tyranitar.
• Yong explained that Song in the Clouds combined Flying- and Psychic-type energy with force domain-like effects, and Drake confirmed its properties.
• Yong ordered Tyranitar to unleash its evil intent and use Hyper Beam, empowering the attack with destruction power and overwhelming Altaria’s song.
• Altaria’s second attempt to use Song in the Clouds failed, and Tyranitar’s Hyper Beam blasted it from the sky.
• Tyranitar used the sandstorm to trap Altaria, then finished it with Ice Fang; the referee declared Tyranitar the winner.

Yong's Tyranitar defeated Drake's Altaria, bringing the battle back to an even score, and Drake sent out Haxorus to face it. After their Pokémon traded powerful blows, Drake called for Haxorus to unleash Outrage, leaving the battle poised to escalate.

• Tyranitar defeated Drake's Altaria, and Yong's system awarded it training points, experience, and increased skill proficiency.
• Professor Oak and Professor Carolina discussed the unusual purity and strength of Tyranitar's malice and wondered whether its power had been bestowed upon it.
• Drake sent out his level 77 Haxorus, and the referee began its battle against Tyranitar.
• Yong's Tyranitar and Drake's Haxorus used Dragon Dance and clashed with Dragon Claw and Brick Break, neither giving ground.
• Tyranitar struck Haxorus with Ice Punch, and Haxorus answered with Close Combat, knocking Tyranitar backward before it stopped itself from falling.
• Drake urged Haxorus to show the strength of a true dragon and ordered it to use Outrage.

Yong and Drake’s Haxorus–Tyranitar battle ended in a draw after Tyranitar endured Haxorus’s enhanced Outrage and countered with Ice Punch, leveling up afterward. Drake sent out Salamence as their battle continued, leaving Yong facing one of Drake’s signature Pokémon.

• Haxorus’s Outrage drove Tyranitar back with successive attacks, but Tyranitar held Haxorus in place and knocked it out with Ice Punch; Tyranitar then collapsed from exhaustion, and the referee declared a draw.
• Tyranitar gained experience, improved its move proficiency, and reached Lv76, while Yong thanked it and recalled it.
• Korrina asked Professor Sycamore why Yong’s Pokémon resisted attacks from types they were weak against, and Sycamore said Yong had honed that resistance through training.
• Drake praised Yong’s strength, explained that his next Pokémon was young but formidable, and prepared to continue the battle.
• Drake and Yong sent out their next Pokémon, and Drake’s Salamence flew into the arena as the spectators watched expectantly.

Yong sent Swampert to face Drake’s Salamence, and the two Pokémon clashed with their force domains and powerful attacks. Salamence gained the advantage after shaking Swampert loose and dived toward it with Dragon Claw as Swampert fell toward the ground.

• Yong sent out Swampert, which met Drake’s imposing Salamence without hesitation.
• Drake ordered Salamence to use Dragon Dance and Hurricane, but Yong had Swampert ride a Waterfall through the storm and rise toward it.
• Drake commanded Salamence to use Dragon Rush, while Yong ordered Swampert to accelerate with Liquidation; their attacks collided in midair.
• Yong told Swampert to strike Salamence’s wing with Ice Punch, but Salamence spun into a tornado and carried Swampert through its falling fireballs.
• Swampert lost its grip and fell, while Salamence charged after it with Dragon Claw.

Yong and Swampert defeated Drake's Salamence with the powerful second-stage Rock Storm, leaving Drake with four Pokémon defeated. Swampert agreed to continue battling despite the strain of the move.

• Yong had Swampert counter Salamence's Dragon Rush with Hydro Pump, then waited for the right moment to command Rock Storm.
• Swampert unleashed Rock Storm, trapping Salamence in a stone pillar and battering it with rising rock spikes.
• Swampert struck the pillar's base with a powerful fused-energy punch, shattering it and sending Salamence falling.
• Drake recalled Salamence, and the referee declared Swampert the winner of the round.
• Lorelei remarked on Rock Storm's changed form, and Cynthia explained that Yong had developed fusion techniques suited to his Pokémon.
• Yong checked on the exhausted Swampert, which nodded and said it could continue battling.

Yong's Swampert battled Elite Four Drake's newly revealed Dragalge, whose poison transformed the arena into a deadly marsh. Swampert regained control by freezing the marsh and prepared to strike, but Drake ordered Dragalge to use Seaweed Lash.

• After Swampert defeated Salamence, Drake sent out his level 75 Dragalge, a Poison- and Dragon-type Pokémon with Poison Point.
• Yong ordered Swampert to use Sand Tomb, but Drake had Dragalge use Surf mixed with venom to turn the quicksand into a poisonous marsh.
• Dragalge sent a wave of venom toward Swampert, and Swampert froze it with Ice Beam, but Dragalge's toxic mist corroded the ice and the wave surged forward again.
• Swampert used Liquidation to leap clear of the marsh and poisonous wave, then followed Yong's orders to freeze the marsh with a sustained Ice Beam.
• As Swampert gathered power for a High Horsepower strike against the frozen marsh, Drake ordered Dragalge to use Seaweed Lash.

Dragalge defeated Swampert by poisoning him after a destructive battle, leaving Yong to choose his next Pokémon for the final showdown with Drake. The battlefield was reset, Dragalge returned to face its next opponent, and Yong threw another Poké Ball.

• Dragalge unleashed toxic mist and seaweed tendrils against Swampert, and their attacks devastated the battlefield.
• Dragalge's venom overcame Swampert's energy cloak, and Swampert collapsed from poisoning.
• Drake gave Yong a specialized antidote for Dragalge's venom, and Yong treated Swampert before recalling him.
• The referee declared Dragalge the winner, and Swampert gained experience and reached level 79.
• The battlefield crew replaced the ruined arena while Drake and Yong prepared for the next match.
• Dragalge returned to the field, and Yong tossed another Pokémon Ball into the air.

Yong sent out his newly strengthened Aggron, whose Meteoric Steel Core-Origin Wonderstone had helped him reach Steel origin extremity, to face Drake’s Dragalge. Aggron shrugged off Dragalge’s Dragon Pulse and struck it with Iron Tail, leaving the battle’s outcome poised on the blow.

• Yong revealed Aggron, whose increased size and overwhelming presence surprised Drake and the spectators.
• The chapter explained that the Meteoric Steel Core-Origin Wonderstone had raised Aggron’s level, strengthened his body, and helped him attain Steel origin extremity.
• Drake praised Aggron’s growth, and the referee began the battle between Aggron and Dragalge.
• Drake ordered Dragalge to use Dragon Pulse, but Aggron charged through the attack without slowing down.
• Yong ordered Aggron to use Iron Tail, and Aggron struck Dragalge hard enough to send it flying.

Yong’s Aggron defeated Drake’s Dragalge, leaving Drake with only Salamence against Yong’s three remaining Pokémon. Drake sent out his battle-scarred longtime partner, whose immense dragon pressure set the stage for their final fight.

• Aggron struck Dragalge with Iron Tail and won after the referee declared Dragalge unable to battle.
• Yong reflected on the journey that had brought him to this match, and Drake praised his growth before preparing his last Pokémon.
• Drake sent out his old partner Salamence, whose imposing presence filled the battlefield with dragon might.
• Lance sensed that Salamence was suffering from irreversible injuries, while Cynthia and Steven recalled Drake’s history and service to Hoenn.
• Aggron adapted to Salamence’s pressure and faced it from beneath the protective force of Yong’s aura.