Recaps

Lin Guang revealed Brock's father’s identity and urged him to watch Brock’s Gym challenge before traveling with Mio Takamiya and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki to the foot of Mt. Moon. After explaining Pokémon evolution and settling in for the night, Lin Guang released his new Larvitar, which eagerly hugged his leg.

• Lin Guang recognized Brock's father beneath his disguise and encouraged him to watch Ash Ketchum challenge Brock to learn about Brock's dream.
• Lin Guang, Mio Takamiya, and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki reached the foot of Mt. Moon, where Lin Guang explained Moon Stones and Eevee's possible evolutions.
• Lin Guang built a house with Wood Release and decided they would climb Mt. Moon the next day in hopes of encountering Clefairy.
• Lin Guang released Larvitar from its Poké Ball, and the Pokémon happily ran over and hugged his calf.

Lin Guang, Mio Takamiya, and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki explored Mt. Moon and met researcher Li Ke, who explained the cave’s disturbance and his beliefs about Moon Stones and Pokémon from space. They spotted a Clefairy carrying a Moon Stone, but let her go and continued on their way.

• Lin Guang fed Larvitar a stone condensed from the Power Stone’s energy, which began strengthening Larvitar’s body.
• Lin Guang, Mio Takamiya, and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki entered a miners’ cave on Mt. Moon and defeated several wild Pokémon as they explored.
• Mio Takamiya and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki learned that Larvitar came from the Johto Region and guessed that Lin Guang had obtained him in the same way as their Pokémon.
• Researcher Li Ke met the group, identified himself as a researcher from Pewter City’s Science Museum, and offered to guide them through the mine.
• Li Ke explained that people searching for Moon Stones had disturbed the cave and said he believed Moon Stones were spaceships that brought Pokémon from space.
• The group saw a Clefairy carrying a Moon Stone, heard its Pokédex entry, and watched it disappear without trying to catch it.

Lin Guang and his companions helped Kaguya Ōtsutsuki drive Team Rocket away from Clefairy and followed Clefairy and Pikachu to a hidden cave. There, they witnessed the Clefairy gather around a huge Moon Stone and begin a ritual.

• Jessie, James, and Meowth tried to steal Moon Stones, but Kaguya Ōtsutsuki's Bulbasaur and Bellsprout defeated their Pokémon while Mio Takamiya's Pikachu stopped Meowth.
• Jessie, James, and Meowth fled the cave after Kaguya Ōtsutsuki ordered another Razor Leaf attack.
• Pikachu and Clefairy led Lin Guang, Mio Takamiya, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, and researcher Li Ke to another cave.
• A Clefairy placed a Moon Stone beneath the enormous Moon Stone, causing both it and the smaller stones to glow.
• The Clefairy gathered around the enormous Moon Stone, bowed to Lin Guang and the others, and began dancing in a ritual-like pattern.

Lin Guang and Charmeleon stopped Team Rocket from stealing the Clefairy’s Moon Stone, and pieces of the stone helped some Clefairy evolve into Clefable. After parting with researcher Li Ke, Lin Guang’s group continued toward Cerulean City, where they planned to challenge the Gym.

• Li Ke tried to protect the Moon Stone from Jessie, James, and Meowth, but fell when Meowth tripped him.
• Lin Guang sent out Charmeleon, which knocked Koffing into James and burned Ekans, Jessie, and Meowth out of their tunnel before sending the trio flying.
• Moon Stone fragments drifted down, and some Clefairy evolved into Clefable.
• Li Ke decided to live with the Clefairy and hoped to travel into space with them, while Lin Guang wished him luck.
• Three or four days after leaving Mt. Moon, Lin Guang’s group approached Cerulean City, and Lin Guang hurried ahead to challenge the Gym.

Lin Guang and his companions arrived in Cerulean City, learned that the Cerulean Three Sisters were performing at the Gym, and went there to seek a battle without fighting through the crowd. They slipped beneath the Gym and found themselves in what looked like an aquarium.

• Lin Guang took his Pokémon to the Pokémon Center, where Nurse Joy asked about their unusual size and returned them after examining them.
• Kaguya Ōtsutsuki told Lin Guang and Mio Takamiya that the city’s water pipes and engine had been stolen and that the Cerulean Three Sisters were performing at the Gym.
• Lin Guang, Mio Takamiya, and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki watched the sisters’ water ballet before Lin Guang decided to find them away from the crowd.
• Lin Guang led his companions beneath the Cerulean Gym, where they found a place resembling an aquarium.

Lin Guang challenged the Cerulean Gym and chose Sakura for a two-on-two battle, sending out Charmeleon against her Goldeen. The battle began with Charmeleon striking the water to force Goldeen out, but the chapter ended before the attack's result was shown.

• Lin Guang, Mio Takamiya, and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki met the Cerulean Three Sisters, Sakura, Ayame, and Botan, after their performance.
• Sakura explained that Lin Guang could earn the Cascade Badge by defeating any one of the sisters in a two-on-two battle.
• Lin Guang chose Sakura as his opponent, and they took their places on platforms over the pool.
• Sakura sent Goldeen into the water, and Lin Guang answered by sending out Charmeleon.
• Lin Guang ordered Charmeleon to use Dragon Claw on the water's surface to force Goldeen out.

Lin Guang’s Magikarp defeated Sakura’s Dewgong in the Cerulean Gym challenge and evolved into Gyarados. Sakura accepted her loss as Gyarados celebrated in the pool near Lin Guang.

• Sakura recalled Goldeen and sent out Dewgong, while Lin Guang replaced Charmeleon with Magikarp.
• Sakura ordered Dewgong to attack with Headbutt, and Magikarp met its charge with Tackle before leaping high out of the pool with Splash.
• Sakura commanded Dewgong to use Ice Beam, but Lin Guang had Magikarp deflect its aim with Utakata Beam and strike Dewgong with Comet Punch.
• Magikarp knocked Dewgong unconscious, then evolved into a ten-meter Gyarados.
• Sakura admitted defeat as Gyarados celebrated near Lin Guang.

Lin Guang, Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, and Mio Takamiya defeated the Cerulean Three Sisters and earned three Cascade Badges. After leaving Cerulean City, Lin Guang gave Kaguya and Mio new Pokémon, prompting Kaguya to question his confidence in their wager.

• Sakura awarded Lin Guang the Cascade Badge, and the system increased the self-recovery of his Pokémon by 30%.
• Kaguya Ōtsutsuki defeated Ayame’s Seel and Seaking with Bulbasaur and Bellsprout, earning a Cascade Badge and a Staryu from the system.
• Mio Takamiya lost Pidgeotto to Botan’s Staryu, then defeated Staryu and Starmie with Pikachu to earn a Cascade Badge and a Horsea from the system.
• After Lin Guang encouraged the defeated Cerulean Three Sisters, they wanted him to stay, so he left Cerulean City that night with Mio and Kaguya.
• Lin Guang revealed that he had given Staryu to Kaguya and Horsea to Mio, and Kaguya asked whether he was confident he could beat them.

Lin Guang reassured Kaguya Ōtsutsuki that he hoped to bring her and the others to the worlds he had visited, leaving her confused about his feelings. Mio Takamiya accepted the Horsea he had given her, and the group reached Vermilion City after a week of travel.

• Lin Guang told Kaguya Ōtsutsuki that he hoped to take her and the others to the worlds he had visited, and she left to think about what he meant.
• Mio Takamiya discovered her Horsea and learned that Kaguya Ōtsutsuki had also received one from Lin Guang.
• Mio Takamiya decided to keep Horsea and use it to challenge Lin Guang, while Kaguya Ōtsutsuki chose not to tell her that Lin Guang would try to take them to other worlds regardless.
• Lin Guang and his group traveled through the forest for a week and finally saw Vermilion City.

Lin Guang explained Lt. Surge’s approach to training Pokémon as he and his companions arrived at Vermilion Gym. Lt. Surge accepted Lin Guang’s challenge, and their one-on-one battle began with Larvitar facing Raichu.

• Lin Guang told Mio Takamiya that Lt. Surge’s quickly evolved Electric-type Pokémon knew every Electric-type move, which had badly injured other Trainers’ Pokémon.
• Mio Takamiya remembered Shinji Takamiya after Lin Guang praised her, then became frightened that she was gradually forgetting him.
• Lin Guang and his companions entered Vermilion Gym, where Lt. Surge mocked Larvitar’s small size before accepting the challenge.
• The referees announced a one-on-one match between Lt. Surge’s Raichu and Lin Guang’s Larvitar, and Lt. Surge began the battle by sending out Raichu.

Lin Guang defeated Lt. Surge’s Raichu with Larvitar and earned the Orange Badge, which increased the speed of all his Pokémon by 10%. The next day, he returned to the Vermilion Gym with Mio Takamiya and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki so they could challenge Lt. Surge.

• Larvitar resisted Raichu’s Electric-type attacks and used Sandstorm to conceal himself and wear Raichu down.
• Raichu lifted Larvitar and struck him with Thunderbolt, but Larvitar broke free and hid in the sandstorm.
• Lin Guang had Larvitar use Tackle after the sandstorm vanished, knocking Raichu out and winning the battle.
• Lt. Surge awarded Lin Guang the Orange Badge, and Lin Guang received a system reward that increased his Pokémon’s speed by 10%.
• Lin Guang left the Vermilion Gym with Mio Takamiya and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, who planned to wait before challenging Lt. Surge.
• The next day, Lin Guang brought Mio Takamiya and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki back to the Vermilion Gym.

Lin Guang and his companions completed their Vermilion Gym challenges while Team Rocket turned its attention to Ash Ketchum and his Pikachu. After Mio Takamiya and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki earned Orange Badges, Lin Guang's group left for Saffron City.

• The Team Rocket trio decided to target Ash Ketchum's Pikachu after comparing Ash's group with Lin Guang's companions, while Ash earned a Cascade Badge and caught Charmander and Squirtle along the way.
• Mio Takamiya defeated Lt. Surge's Raichu with Pikachu's Quick Attack and earned the Orange Badge, triggering a 10% speed increase for her Pokémon.
• Kaguya Ōtsutsuki won her Vermilion Gym battle after Bulbasaur evolved into Ivysaur, earning an Orange Badge and increased Electric-type resistance for her Pokémon.
• Lin Guang and his companions left Vermilion City for Saffron City, aiming to collect all eight badges before traveling to Pallet Town and the Orange Islands.

Lin Guang and his companions reached Saffron City and went to challenge Sabrina for the Marsh Badge. After Sabrina’s psychic power was injured when she tried to probe Lin Guang, she agreed to battle him on the condition that he stay by her side forever if he lost.

• Lin Guang and his companions walked to Saffron City after finding the Magnet Train station closed, then spent the night at the Pokémon Center.
• While Lin Guang cultivated, Sabrina probed his mental power, suffered a severe backlash, and looked forward to meeting him.
• The next day, Lin Guang and his companions headed to Saffron Gym, where Sabrina’s father warned them against challenging her.
• A doll guided Lin Guang and his companions to Sabrina, who demanded that Lin Guang stay with her forever if he lost their battle.

Lin Guang defeated Sabrina in a one-on-one Pokémon battle, but Sabrina refused to let him leave anyway. Lin Guang asked why she wanted him to stay so badly.

• Sabrina agreed to battle Lin Guang, wagering that he would stay if she won.
• Sabrina sent out Abra, which evolved into Kadabra, while Lin Guang called out Gyarados.
• Gyarados overwhelmed Kadabra with Crunch, Aqua Tail, and Outrage, then predicted Kadabra's Teleport and frightened it into fainting.
• Lin Guang recalled Gyarados and declared victory, but Sabrina said she would let the others leave and keep him there.
• Lin Guang asked Sabrina why she wanted him to stay so badly.

Lin Guang pulled Sabrina into Genjutsu Space to help her regain her humanity, while Sabrina’s father explained how her obsession with Superpower had split her personality. Sabrina woke up after Mio Takamiya and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki reflected on their own pasts.

• Sabrina asked Lin Guang to let her stay with him so she could learn to defeat him, but he pulled her into Genjutsu Space instead.
• Mio Takamiya asked what Lin Guang had done, and he revealed that Sabrina had once used her Superpower to spy on him.
• Sabrina’s father appeared, learned that the illusion would end if Sabrina regained her humanity or broke through it with greater Superpower, and agreed to trust Lin Guang.
• Sabrina’s father explained that Sabrina’s intense Superpower training had isolated her and left her with a competitive personality and a lonely, playful one represented by her doll.
• Kaguya Ōtsutsuki and Mio Takamiya shared their thoughts about the suffering power could bring, and Sabrina woke up.

Sabrina freed the people she had turned into dolls and reunited with her parents after Lin Guang helped her confront her past. Lin Guang received the Marsh Badge and a reward that activated hidden abilities for his Pokémon, then spent five days in Saffron City before departing with his companions.

• Sabrina restored the doll-transformed Trainers and her mother, then apologized to her parents and reunited with them.
• Sabrina promised Lin Guang she would use her psychic powers to protect her family and Pokémon, then gave him the Marsh Badge.
• Lin Guang received a system reward that activated hidden abilities for all Pokémon under his command.
• Lin Guang arranged to return to challenge the Saffron Gym, while Mio Takamiya and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki later earned their Marsh Badges and received special-attack boosts for their Pokémon.
• Sabrina showed Lin Guang around Saffron City for five days, then seemed reluctant when he and his group left.

Lin Guang and his companions relaxed at the beach in Vermilion City, where they reunited with Ash Ketchum’s group and watched them become entangled in trouble with Team Rocket. Lin Guang then encountered Professor Oak and Ash Ketchum’s mother, leaving the beachside rivalry to unfold without him for the moment.

• Lin Guang, Mio Takamiya, and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki relaxed on the beach before Ash Ketchum, Brock, and Misty arrived and joined them.
• Ash Ketchum and Brock mistook one another’s borrowed speedboat, and Ash Ketchum crashed it into Team Rocket’s Mechanical Gyarados submarine.
• Ash Ketchum, Brock, Misty, and Pikachu wrecked the speedboat and worked at Grandpa Yanagi’s shop to repay the repair costs.
• Ash Ketchum’s group discovered Jessie, James, and Meowth working at Granny Kan’s restaurant, while Lin Guang noticed their coming confrontation.
• Lin Guang’s group met Professor Oak and Ash Ketchum’s mother, who were visiting Vermilion City.

Lin Guang reunited with Professor Oak in Vermilion City and showed him his three well-raised Pokémon. He then brought Professor Oak and Ash's mother to Ash, who had watched Team Rocket sabotage Yanagi House and leave Grandpa Yanagi facing the loss of his boat unless he repaid his debt by the next day.

• Lin Guang met Professor Oak and introduced Charmeleon, Gyarados, and Larvitar, explaining that he planned to raise a select group of elite Pokémon.
• Professor Oak reminded Lin Guang that he would need at least six Pokémon to enter a Pokémon League Conference, and Lin Guang assured him he would have enough.
• Ash used his Pokémon to help Yanagi House attract customers, but Team Rocket interfered and the shop became deserted again.
• Granny Kan told Grandpa Yanagi to repay his debt by the next day or lose his boat, while the Team Rocket trio mocked Ash and his companions.
• Lin Guang arrived at the Sea House with Professor Oak and Ash's mother and asked Ash what had happened.

Ash and his friends organized a seaside beauty and costumed Pokémon contest to raise money so Grandpa Liu would not have to give up his dream. The contest began in Porta Vista, where Misty, Team Rocket, and Gary Oak made unexpected entrances.

• Ash, Brock, and Misty encouraged Grandpa Liu not to give up, and Professor Oak suggested holding a seaside beauty and costumed Pokémon contest to earn money.
• Lin Guang persuaded Mio Takamiya and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki to enter the contest, and they both agreed after Kaguya encouraged Mio.
• Ash and Pidgeotto distributed flyers as the contest drew a crowd, while Granny Kin watched angrily from hiding.
• Brock hosted the contest, and Misty performed with Squirtle and Starmie before Jessie and James interrupted in glamorous outfits.
• Gary Oak arrived with his cheerleading squad and kicked Ekans and Koffing off the stage.

Ash Ketchum helped stop Team Rocket from ruining the beauty contest, while Lin Guang’s group continued toward Celadon City to challenge its Gym. After the contest ended and Grandpa Yanagi set out on his travels, the group rested at the Pokémon Center before planning to visit the department store.

• Gary Oak taunted Ash Ketchum at the beauty contest, but Lin Guang stopped Ash from starting a fight and reminded him to wait for another chance.
• Granny Kan sent Team Rocket to attack the contest venue with a repaired Mechanical Gyarados, and Ash Ketchum calmed the panicked crowd by explaining it was fake.
• James launched a missile at Ash Ketchum, but Pidgeotto carried Charmander close enough for Charmander to scorch it with Flamethrower and send it back toward Team Rocket.
• Team Rocket fled the missile, which crashed into Granny Kan’s restaurant, and the beauty contest concluded with Mio Takamiya winning while Grandpa Yanagi departed to travel the world.
• Ash Ketchum’s group headed for Saffron City, while Lin Guang’s group arrived in Celadon City, rested at the Pokémon Center, and planned a visit to the department store before challenging the Celadon Gym.

Lin Guang and his companions visited Erika’s perfume shop in Celadon City and learned that she was also the Gym Leader. Erika led them to the Celadon Gym, where Lin Guang began his official challenge against her.

• Mio Takamiya and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki chose perfumes at Erika’s shop, and Erika recommended one for each of them.
• Lin Guang asked a shop assistant where the Celadon Gym was and learned that Erika was its Gym Leader.
• Erika agreed to battle Lin Guang and led him and his companions to the Gym.
• Erika showed Lin Guang the garden-like Gym and explained that her Grass-type training was connected to Gloom.
• The referee announced the rules, and Lin Guang’s three-Pokémon Gym challenge against Erika began.

Lin Guang challenged Erika at Celadon Gym, and his powerful Charmeleon defeated Tangela and Weepinbell before facing Gloom. Charmeleon overcame Gloom’s foul pollen and won their final clash, leaving Erika to check on her injured Pokémon.

• Lin Guang sent Charmeleon to battle Erika’s Tangela, and Charmeleon defeated it with a powerful Flamethrower.
• Charmeleon knocked out Erika’s Weepinbell after countering its Razor Leaf with Dragon Claw.
• Erika sent out Gloom, whose foul-smelling pollen left Charmeleon dizzy and weak.
• Erika ordered Gloom to charge Sunlight Beam while Lin Guang told Charmeleon to use Flamethrower at full power.
• Charmeleon’s Flamethrower overcame Sunlight Beam, and Lin Guang declared victory as Erika rushed to check on Gloom.

Lin Guang earned the Rainbow Badge and learned that its reward increased all his Pokémon’s resilience. Mio Takamiya and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki also won their Celadon Gym challenges, and the group visited Pokémon Beauty Street, where breeder Xiaoxue told them they would need to wait in line for grooming.

• Gloom woke up safely, and Erika gave Lin Guang the Rainbow Badge, triggering a system reward that increased his Pokémon’s resilience by 20%.
• Mio Takamiya defeated Erika’s Pokémon at the Celadon Gym, and her Pidgeotto evolved into Pidgeot before she earned the Rainbow Badge and received an Oddish as a reward.
• Kaguya Ōtsutsuki’s Bellsprout defeated Tangela and evolved into Weepinbell, which then beat Erika’s Weepinbell; Ivysaur defeated Gloom, earning Kaguya the Rainbow Badge and a reward for her Grass-type Pokémon.
• Lin Guang, Mio Takamiya, and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki visited a shop on Pokémon Beauty Street recommended by Erika and met the breeder Xiaoxue.
• Xiaoxue recognized Lin Guang as Erika’s referral and explained that they would need to wait in line for Pokémon grooming.

Lin Guang returned to Saffron City after arranging a grooming appointment for his Pokémon in Celadon City, where he reunited with Ash Ketchum and Sabrina. At the Saffron Gym, Sabrina’s father showed him the exceptionally gifted Mime Jr. he had found for him.

• Lin Guang booked a Pokémon grooming appointment with Suzie for a week later so his Pokémon could recover from mental fatigue.
• Lin Guang’s group reached Saffron City after three days, and Sabrina’s father called to say he had found the Psychic-type Pokémon Lin Guang wanted.
• Outside the Saffron Gym, Lin Guang met Ash Ketchum, showed him his five Gym Badges, and invited him inside, but Ash left for Shion Town to find a Ghost Pokémon.
• Sabrina greeted Lin Guang excitedly, then learned that Ash was his rival and decided to put pressure on Ash during his next Gym challenge.
• Sabrina’s father led Lin Guang’s group through the renovated Gym and introduced Mime Jr., whose psychic talent was comparable to Sabrina’s Kadabra’s.

Lin Guang caught Mime Jr. and later learned Pokémon massage techniques from Xiaoxue in Celadon City. While massaging Larvitar, he unexpectedly triggered its evolution into a purple-shelled Shiny Pupitar, then continued traveling with his companions.

• Mime Jr. sensed Lin Guang’s pure Superpower, chose him as its partner, and entered his Poké Ball without resistance.
• Lin Guang and his group left Saffron City for Celadon City, where they bought supplies and visited Xiaoxue’s grooming salon.
• Lin Guang asked Xiaoxue to teach him Pokémon massage techniques, and she agreed to show him while grooming Charmeleon.
• Lin Guang massaged Larvitar using his refined techniques, and Larvitar evolved into a purple-shelled Shiny Pupitar.
• Mio Takamiya and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki learned basic massage techniques while Xiaoxue groomed their Pokémon, and the group then set off for the next city.