Chapter Summaries

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.

Lin Guang searched Black Cloud City’s polluted power plant for the Legendary Pokémon Zapdos, while Mio Takamiya and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki reluctantly accompanied him. After hours without a sign of it, Lin Guang used Mind's Eye to locate Zapdos beside the largest generator.

• Lin Guang brought Mio Takamiya and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki to the power plant, believing an injured Zapdos might be there to absorb electricity.
• Lin Guang sent out Charmeleon, which swiftly defeated the Electric-type Pokémon they encountered as the group searched the plant.
• Mio Takamiya and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki urged Lin Guang to leave after they found no sign of Zapdos, but agreed to give him one final hour.
• Lin Guang used Mind's Eye to sense the entire power plant and found Zapdos in the largest generator chamber.

Lin Guang and his companions discovered that Zapdos had been hiding in the power plant’s generator, but watched it fly away rather than trying to catch it. On the road to Fuchsia City, Lin Guang revealed Dialga to Mio Takamiya and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki, showing how much it had grown and giving it Time Crystals before it returned to its Time Rift.

• Lin Guang, Mio Takamiya, and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki realized Zapdos had been recovering inside the power plant’s generator and sensed it preparing to leave.
• Lin Guang and his companions went outside and watched Zapdos fly away, then left Black Cloud City for Fuchsia City.
• Mio Takamiya and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki questioned why Lin Guang had given up on catching Zapdos, and Lin Guang explained that he could have brought out Diki, whose original name was Dialga.
• Lin Guang summoned Dialga, which first appeared at Pikachu’s size, then grew to 3.87 meters before shrinking again.
• Lin Guang gave Dialga Time Crystals, and Dialga carried them back into its Time Rift.
• Mio Takamiya asked whether Diki was a Legendary Pokémon, and Lin Guang confirmed it; Mio believed her Pikachu’s unusual techniques could still help her defeat Dialga.

Lin Guang and his companions reached the Fuchsia Gym, where they navigated its traps and met the ninja Ayako. Lin Guang accepted Ayako’s one-on-one battle, and Pupitar shrugged off Venonat’s attacks before Lin Guang ordered a counterattack.

• Lin Guang, Mio Takamiya, and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki found the secluded Fuchsia Gym and noticed a Pokémon watching them.
• Lin Guang spotted the hidden entrance and led his companions through the gym’s mechanisms, while Ayako secretly tested them with traps.
• Ayako revealed herself in the dojo and challenged Lin Guang to a one-Pokémon battle.
• Ayako sent out Venonat, and Lin Guang chose Pupitar, explaining that it was a rare Pokémon in Kanto.
• Venonat struck Pupitar with Stun Spore and Psywave, but neither attack affected him, so Lin Guang ordered Pupitar to use Thrash.

Lin Guang defeated Ayako and began a two-on-two Gym battle against Koga for the Soul Badge. After Charmeleon defeated Koga’s Venomoth and Golbat, Lin Guang told Charmeleon it could evolve.

• Lin Guang’s Pupitar defeated Ayako’s Venonat, and Koga appeared and identified himself as the Fuchsia Gym Leader.
• Lin Guang and Koga agreed to a two-on-two battle for the Soul Badge and sent out Charmeleon and Venonat, which evolved into Venomoth.
• Charmeleon burned away Venomoth’s Stun Spore and defeated it with Flamethrower.
• Koga sent out Golbat, which attacked Charmeleon with Wing Attack, Confuse Ray, and Poison Fang.
• Lin Guang directed Charmeleon to use Dragon Claw, and Charmeleon defeated Golbat before Lin Guang told it to evolve.

Lin Guang defeated Koga and received the Soul Badge after his Charmeleon evolved into a permanent Mega-Evolved Dragon-type Charizard. Mio Takamiya and Kaguya Ōtsutsuki then challenged Koga and earned their own badges, leaving the group ready to continue toward the Quartz Conference.

• Lin Guang used the Dragon Talisman's power during Charmeleon's evolution, awakening its dragon bloodline and creating a black-and-blue Mega-Evolved Charizard that needed no Mega Stone.
• Lin Guang explained Mega Evolution to Koga, then received the Soul Badge for defeating him and gained Gastly as a system reward.
• Lin Guang asked Koga to accept challenges from his companions, and Koga agreed to hold two more battles that day.
• Mio Takamiya defeated Koga's second-team Pokémon and earned the Soul Badge, increasing her Pokémon's resilience by 20%.
• Kaguya Ōtsutsuki defeated Koga's remaining second-team Pokémon and earned the Fuchsia Badge, increasing her Pokémon's abilities by 5% when battling at a type disadvantage.