Recaps

Su Bai challenged Xiao Yuer at the Golden Stone Gym and defeated all three of her Pokémon with Pikachu to earn the Beach Badge. As he tried to help Xiao Yuer after she fell into the pool, she accidentally dragged him into the water, and she cried for help because she could not swim.

• Xiao Yuer opened a pool battlefield and sent out Corphish, which Pikachu defeated with Thunderbolt.
• Pikachu dodged Seadra’s Water Gun and shocked it in the pool with Thunderbolt.
• Xiao Yuer sent out Samurott, which turned the pool muddy and broke a floating platform while battling Pikachu.
• Su Bai used rain from the Pokémon’s Surf attacks to help Pikachu’s Thunder strike Samurott in the mud, winning the match.
• Xiao Yuer gave Su Bai the Beach Badge, then fell into the pool when he startled her, and she accidentally pulled him in as well.
• Pikachu leaped to safety as Xiao Yuer called for help, saying she could not swim.

Su Bai entered the L City tournament to earn credits and faced off against Liu Feng, who vowed to make him pay for their earlier confrontation. Su Bai won his opening battle with Growlithe, while Liu Feng also advanced with his father’s Cloyster.

• After asking Xiao Yuer about other Gyms in L City, Su Bai left the Golden Stone Gym, returned to the Pokémon Center, and went to sleep with Pikachu.
• Su Bai arrived at the thirty-two-contestant tournament, where Liu Feng confronted him and threatened revenge; Su Bai mocked him until Liu Feng backed down.
• Su Bai sent Growlithe against a fitness coach’s Primeape, whose Defiant Ability activated after Intimidate lowered its Attack.
• Growlithe evaded Primeape’s Mega Punch with Dig, then knocked it out with Thrash after Primeape lost its balance using Bulk Up in midair.
• Liu Feng won his own match with Cloyster using Shell Smash and Icicle Spear, then taunted Su Bai before fleeing when Su Bai rubbed his fists.

Su Bai advanced through the tournament with Growlithe before facing Liu Feng in the final, where Liu Feng surprised him with Shedinja. Pikachu had no super-effective moves against Shedinja, leaving Su Bai in trouble as Liu Dahai watched approvingly.

• Su Bai defeated an office worker's Abra after the man used Teleport to leave the match and return to work.
• Su Bai beat a Sturdy Geodude with Growlithe's Dig and Iron Tail in the quarterfinals.
• Su Bai defeated a Breloom with Growlithe's Flame Wheel in the semifinals, restoring Growlithe between matches with Viridian Force.
• Su Bai sent Pikachu out first in the final, and Liu Feng revealed Shedinja instead of Cloyster.
• Su Bai realized Pikachu had no moves that were super effective against Shedinja, while Liu Dahai approved of Liu Feng's strategy.

Su Bai won the competition by turning Shedinja’s Will-O-Wisp against it, then returned to J City and worried about securing Eevee. The chapter ended with him hanging up on Steven Stone, whom he mistook for a scammer, while Steven waited downstairs.

• Liu Feng’s Shedinja repeatedly attacked Pikachu, but Pikachu endured the blows and grew faster as the battle wore on.
• Liu Feng used Will-O-Wisp to pressure Pikachu, and Su Bai ordered Pikachu to dodge with Quick Attack and pass through Shedinja, causing the pursuing flame to knock Shedinja out.
• Su Bai won ten thousand yuan and a Soothe Bell, returned to J City, and considered how he could afford to secure Eevee.
• Steven Stone called Su Bai from downstairs, but Su Bai dismissed him as a scammer and hung up.

Steven visited Su Bai and gave him a flawless top-grade Fire Stone, then explained that he had come to ask about the legendary Dragon Stone. Su Bai recalled its history and realized that, unlike most people, he could obtain Dragon Stones through his System Shop.

• Steven visited Su Bai at home and presented him with a flawless top-grade Fire Stone.
• Su Bai tried to return the top-grade Thunder Stone, but Steven refused and clarified that he had come for another reason.
• Steven asked Su Bai whether he knew about the Dragon Stone, having heard that his father was an expert in Dragon Nation mythology.
• Su Bai recalled the Dragon Stone's ability to grant Pokémon the Dragon type and its legendary history.
• Su Bai realized that he could buy Dragon Stones in his System Shop.

Su Bai sold Steven a Dragon Stone and learned that Steven would battle Lance before facing Cynthia in Sinnoh. After Steven left, Su Bai called Cynthia to warn her, and she teasingly asked him to visit Sinnoh during winter break.

• Su Bai told Steven that Dragon Stones could be found near Hangu Pass or in Imperial Capital Dragon City, then revealed that he had one available to sell.
• Steven admired Su Bai’s Dragon Stone, and they agreed on a price of one million two hundred thousand, with a three-hundred-thousand deposit transferred before Steven left.
• Steven told Su Bai he would battle Lance before traveling to Sinnoh to face Cynthia, prompting Su Bai to call her after Steven departed.
• Cynthia thanked Su Bai for warning her and said she would watch Steven’s battle against Lance before their match.
• Su Bai promised Cynthia he would visit Sinnoh during winter break, then put away the Fire Stone and reassured his eager dog that it would evolve soon.

Su Bai learned that winning the National College Student League’s Best Individual Award would earn him early Official Trainer qualification and allow him to receive Eevee. After the system activated its randomizer, he used a Fire Stone to evolve Growlithe into Arcanine.

• Su Bai gave Wang Dalin Togepi’s Pokéblocks, then heard Director Li warn him not to rush through Gym challenges.
• Director Li told Su Bai that Eevee’s eyes had healed and that the school would award Eevee to the Best Individual Award winner at the upcoming National College Student League.
• Su Bai learned that the award also granted early Official Trainer qualification, and Director Li directed him to ask team captain Hua Silai about the league during afternoon training.
• The system awarded Su Bai twenty credits and activated the Chosen One Randomizer System, giving him enough accumulated attempts to use the chosen one randomizer.
• Su Bai took Growlithe and a Fire Stone to the Gymnasium and used the randomizer to evolve Growlithe into Arcanine.
• Arcanine joyfully leaped onto Su Bai and knocked him to the floor.

Su Bai reunited with his growing Arcanine, tested its strength, and joined the school team’s Major League preparations. After learning the tournament format, he asked to lead off in every match so he could pursue the Best Individual Award, provoking objections from senior teammates.

• Su Bai checked Arcanine’s stats and watched it use Extreme Speed to smash a target.
• Su Bai recalled Arcanine before leaving, then brought it to the school team’s evening training.
• Li Rui assembled the team, where Su Bai found that Wang Dalin had joined with a Palpitoad and learned that Zhang Huan and Li Lang had returned as weather setters.
• Director Li explained the group-stage and points-stage rules, including the Best Individual Award for the player with the most eliminations.
• Su Bai asked Hua Silai and Director Li to let him lead off in every match, prompting Zhang Huan and Li Lang to criticize him.
• Su Bai told Zhang Huan and Li Lang that sweeping the opposition would spare them from having to battle.

Su Bai challenged the school team’s reserves to prove he deserved the lead spot, defeating them in a series of battles. He won their acceptance and secured the opening position for the Major League finals.

• Su Bai provoked Qi Hu into challenging him for the lead spot, and Pikachu defeated Qi Hu’s Floatzel with Thunderbolt.
• Pan Yue sent out Cacnea and tried to use Destiny Bond to take Pikachu down, but Pikachu used Nuzzle to paralyze Cacnea and then defeated it.
• Pikachu defeated Zhang Huan, Li Lang, Shen Tao, and Xiao Bao, while Wang Dalin accepted Su Bai as the lead-off player without battling.
• Su Bai gave the male reserves another chance to avoid complaints and swept their six Pokémon with Arcanine.

Su Bai helped J University prepare a sun-and-sand team while Director Li ordered him to stay on the bench during the knockout rounds. Meanwhile, Steven told Lance that Su Bai had sold him a Dragon Stone, and Lance asked Steven to arrange an introduction.

• Director Li ordered Su Bai to remain on the bench during the knockout rounds, then explained that she wanted J University to add a Sunny Day strategy to its team.
• Hua Silai brought out Ninetales, and Su Bai demonstrated Arcanine's immense power under the sunlight by destroying three targets with Flare Blitz.
• Director Li promised to give Su Bai a Solar Beam TM, and Su Bai left for home.
• Lance narrowly defeated Steven six to five at the Indigo Plateau and invited him to dinner at his villa.
• Steven told Lance that he had bought a Dragon Stone from Su Bai and that Su Bai might have more, so Lance asked Steven to introduce them.

Su Bai earned trainer points by completing missions and returned to J University’s stadium as the Major League knockout rounds began. J University’s match against J Agricultural University opened with substitute Pan Yue facing the opposing team’s terrain strategy.

• Su Bai registered as an Intern Trainer, accepted ten item-gathering missions, and submitted them on Saturday for two hundred trainer points.
• Su Bai returned to J University’s stadium with Pikachu after redeeming his mission rewards, planning to exchange the points for academic credits on Monday.
• Su Bai learned that J Normal University had advanced to the finals after Zhang Zhi’s Mantine defeated two opponents in the morning match.
• J University sent substitute Pan Yue out first against J Agricultural University, tasking him with waiting out Grassy Terrain before using Cacnea’s Destiny Bond against their terrain setter.

Lu Ren used Thwackey’s temporarily amplified power to defeat two opponents, but Su Bai recognized the danger and knocked it out with Pikachu. J Agricultural University sent Wen Zhong to face Su Bai next.

• Lu Ren removed Grookey’s Everstone, letting it evolve into Thwackey, then used its amplified Grassy Glide to defeat Cacnea and Zhang Huan’s Pelipper.
• During a timeout, Su Bai explained that Thwackey’s power came from energy accumulated while its evolution had been suppressed, and that spending the energy could stunt its growth.
• Su Bai entered the battle with Pikachu and endured Thwackey’s Grassy Glide before Pikachu’s Thunderbolt knocked Thwackey out.
• Lu Ren left the field, and his teacher slapped him and condemned his treatment of Thwackey as abuse.
• J Agricultural University’s supervising teacher called on Wen Zhong to face Su Bai.

Su Bai and Pikachu swept four Agricultural University opponents, including their captain, securing J University’s position in the match. That evening, Su Bai gave Ming Tai a Solar Beam TM, then learned from Steven that Lance wanted to contact him.

• Su Bai’s Pikachu defeated Long Ju’s Axew and Agricultural University’s next two contestants, then beat their captain’s Conkeldurr.
• Director Li kept Su Bai off the field afterward so opponents would have to plan around him, and J University awarded him a Solar Beam TM.
• Su Bai exchanged the TM for instant-use versions and gave them to Arcanine and Gengar.
• Su Bai called Ming Tai and told him to come pick up a Solar Beam TM for Butterfree.
• Steven called Su Bai and said that Lance, one of Kanto’s Elite Four, had asked him for a favor.

Su Bai arranged to sell Lance two Dragon Stones after teasing him with the nickname Doduo. The next morning, as Su Bai prepared for Lance’s visit, Qi Shijun unexpectedly invited him to Kanto, leaving the meeting uncertain.

• Steven connected Su Bai with Lance, who called to ask about buying Dragon Stones.
• Su Bai agreed to sell Lance two Dragon Stones and arranged for Lance to visit the next day.
• Su Bai cleaned his house while struggling to keep Arcanine from breaking things and Old Ghost from lounging.
• Qi Shijun called to say Bruno had invited him to Kanto, and Su Bai asked him not to go.

Su Bai prepared to meet Lance after revealing that he had called him Doduo, then showed him two Dragon Stones. Lance recognized Su Bai’s viridian force and, after seeing the stones, insisted on paying more than Steven had.

• Su Bai told Qi Shijun that Lance was coming to see him, and Qi Shijun refused to intervene after learning Su Bai had called Lance Doduo.
• Lance arrived at Su Bai’s apartment on Dragonite, and Su Bai calmed Arcanine and Pikachu before letting him inside.
• Lance sensed Su Bai’s viridian force during their handshake and became less wary of him.
• Su Bai showed Lance two Dragon Stones, and Lance was thrilled to see them.
• Lance rejected Su Bai’s offer to charge Steven’s price and said he would pay more because he urgently needed the stones.

Su Bai negotiated the sale of Dragon Stones to Lance, who paid him and gifted him a Dratini egg with enough Super Pokéblocks to raise it to Dragonair. Lance watched Su Bai care for Arcanine and discovered they shared the same Pokémon feeding methods, leaving him impressed by Su Bai’s dedication.

• Su Bai and Lance agreed on a price of one and a half million per Dragon Stone, and Lance gave Su Bai a bank card containing two million.
• Lance presented Su Bai with a Dratini egg and a bag of Super Pokéblocks to cover the remaining payment.
• Su Bai paused negotiations to feed Arcanine, and Lance eagerly petted the Pokémon and gave it a Viridian Force massage.
• Lance saw the Premium Pokéblocks in Arcanine’s food and asked Su Bai about its usual meals.
• Su Bai described feeding Arcanine fish-bone broth or Miltank milk with steamed Berries and Pokéblocks, and Lance excitedly recognized the method he had developed for his own Pokémon.

Lance visited Su Bai, exposed his exceptional Pokéblock-making skills, and mistakenly accused him of being a possessive Cynthia fan before leaving to escort Amado and Butch to Kanto. Su Bai accepted a long-term mission requiring him to become both an International Police officer and a Team Rocket executive, while Team Rocket began investigating Lance’s visit to his home.

• Lance watched Su Bai make Premium Pokéblocks, added him on WeChat, and offered to arrange a meeting with Cynthia, prompting Su Bai to angrily throw him out after Lance called him a stalker fan.
• Lance collected Amado and Butch from the local Pokémon Criminal Investigation Unit and flew them to Kanto, where International Police officers received them.
• Su Bai accepted the system’s third long-term mission, to become both an International Police officer and a Team Rocket executive within two years.
• Team Rocket arranged a rescue operation after learning Amado and Butch had returned to Kanto, and Matori realized Lance had personally escorted them.
• Matori reported Lance’s movements to Giovanni, who studied evidence that Lance had visited a residential complex in the Dragon Nation and ordered her to investigate further.

After the league rules changed to allow only one team per province into the finals, Director Li planned to rely on Su Bai as J University’s first battler. At the match against J Pokémon Institute, Su Bai countered a Baton Pass strategy and Pikachu defeated Ninjask with one Thunderbolt.

• Giovanni learned that Amado and Butch had been caught setting fire to the Ten Directions Mountains, putting him on the Dragon Nation’s wanted list.
• Director Li told Su Bai, Hua Silai, and Fang Yuan that Su Bai would fight first in every match to give J University an advantage while concealing the other captains’ strength.
• Su Bai insisted on taking the role and asked for credits for each opponent he eliminated, prompting Director Li to throw him out of her office.
• J University faced J Pokémon Institute at J City’s gymnasium, where Matori watched and recorded Su Bai’s performance for Team Rocket.
• Su Bai sent out Pikachu against Ninjask and used Encore to disrupt its Swords Dance strategy.
• Ninjask used Swords Dance again instead of Baton Pass, and Pikachu knocked it out with Thunderbolt.

Su Bai’s Pikachu defeated contestant after contestant from the J Pokémon Institute, including Zi Shang’s Shedinja, and faced their captain’s fossil Pokémon. Pikachu remained unbeaten, while Su Bai pressed the captain to reveal where he had obtained his fossil Pokémon.

• Ru Meng sent out Combusken, but Pikachu defeated it with Quick Attack and Thunderbolt.
• Pikachu also defeated the J Pokémon Institute contestants’ Golem and Scyther, and Su Bai declined a substitution so he could battle Zi Shang.
• Zi Shang sent out Shedinja, but Pikachu used Knock Off to remove its Safety Goggles and knock it out.
• The spectators chanted for Su Bai to complete a six-opponent sweep as the J Pokémon Institute’s captain sent out Lileep.
• Pikachu dodged Lileep’s Mega Drain and struck it with Iron Tail, while Su Bai repeatedly asked the captain where he had obtained his fossil Pokémon.

After defeating Lileep, Su Bai noticed Matori and Looker were both tracking him, while Matori mistakenly believed he was a powerful International Police agent. Su Bai let Matori escape and then met Looker, who introduced himself as an International Police officer.

• Su Bai and Pikachu defeated Lileep, and the crowd celebrated Su Bai's sweep of the tournament.
• Gengar warned Su Bai that a short-haired woman in a suit was following him, and Su Bai recognized her as Matori.
• Matori changed into an old woman's disguise to evade Su Bai, while Looker searched the residential complex for her.
• After Dr. Namba's intelligence revealed that Su Bai had captured Cassidy and Butch, Matori mistakenly concluded Su Bai was a rising International Police star and fled in fear.
• Su Bai watched Matori leave, then met Looker, who showed his credentials and introduced himself by his codename.

Su Bai met Looker, who tried to recruit him into the International Police, while Su Bai hinted that he wanted undercover work. At the provincial tournament, Su Bai defeated J Normal University and sent J University through to the finals.

• Su Bai warmly welcomed Looker, who secretly hoped to recruit him for the International Police.
• Looker invited Su Bai to join the International Police, but Su Bai asked whether the work would earn him course credits.
• Su Bai recommended spy dramas to Looker as a hint that he was interested in undercover work, though Looker did not understand.
• Su Bai swept five opponents in J University's match against J Normal University before facing his friend Zhang Zhi.
• Su Bai's Pikachu quickly knocked out Zhang Zhi's Mantine, and Su Bai swept the remaining opponents to advance J University to the finals.

After winning the provincial competition, Su Bai prepared for the finals in X Province and returned to Origin Temple to train. There, the head priest summoned him, and Su Bai discovered the old man was far older and less austere than he had expected.

• Su Bai and Hua Silai attended the awards ceremony and accepted the provincial trophy and banner after their school won first place.
• The organizers announced that the finals would be held in C City, X Province, where the Mountain Foothill Gym specialized in Fire-type Pokémon.
• Su Bai took a week off to train at Origin Temple, leaving Gengar behind and promising to bring it after he became an Official Trainer.
• Su Bai recorded Origin Temple’s Dragon Dance secret teaching and reflected on the wishes of the visitors before a staff member escorted him to the head priest.
• Su Bai met the head priest, who watched Douyin and ate spicy instant hot pot, and learned the old man was 130 years old.

Su Bai met the 133-year-old keeper of the Origin Temple, who explained how he made Thunder Z and gave it to him. Su Bai fitted it into his Z-Ring and learned that Dragon Nation Z-Crystals could unleash Z-Moves without Alola’s dance.

• The old man used nearly a hundred Unown to transform the room, but Su Bai stayed calm and told him he had wanted to see Su Bai’s Viridian Force.
• The old man gave Su Bai a Thunder Z made from the fossilized tailbone of a Raichu he found on Shouyang Mountain after witnessing a lightning strike.
• The old man said he gave Su Bai Thunder Z because Su Bai had risked himself to save people during the Ten Directions Mountains forest fire.
• The Unown created a space that could absorb energy, and Su Bai fitted Thunder Z into his Z-Ring to try it with Pikachu.
• Su Bai attempted an Alolan Z-Move dance, but the old man stopped him and explained that Dragon Nation Z-Crystals did not require it.

Su Bai tested Pikachu’s Thunder Z-Move at the Origin Temple, then returned home to find Gengar had made progress on two training assignments. Gengar’s new abilities let him disguise and protect Su Bai, and Su Bai named the combination the Gengar Suit.

• Su Bai and Pikachu unleashed the Thunder Z-Move, which summoned five lightning bolts before Pikachu collapsed from exhaustion.
• The old man examined the five craters and told Su Bai that Pikachu needed more practice to make all five bolts strike at once.
• Su Bai returned home and watched Gengar control a moving clone that could form a Shadow Ball.
• Gengar used a nearly invisible Protect while hiding in Su Bai’s shadow, and Arcanine attacked the apparent Gengar before Su Bai reappeared unharmed.
• Su Bai praised Gengar, rewarded him with cold cola, and named their protective disguise technique the Gengar Suit.

Su Bai obtained a Life Orb replica and used it to grow enormous strawberries before traveling with the J University Team to C City for the Major League. At the station, the team encountered their long-standing rivals from Magic City University, and Su Bai noticed a girl standing at the back of their group.

• Su Bai used his Life Orb replica to grow giant strawberries, then shared them with Pikachu, Gengar, and Arcanine.
• Su Bai joined Wang Dalin and the J University Team on their journey to C City, where Wang Dalin showed him his newly evolved Togetic.
• The team traveled by Teleport through several stops and arrived at C City's railway station, with some members suffering from nausea.
• J University encountered Magic City University, which had defeated them in the first round the previous year and had won thirteen of their fourteen past matches.
• Su Bai watched the Magic City University team and noticed a girl standing at the back.