Chapter Summaries

Qingyu used Sableye to trap Kieran’s Sentret, then helped Kieran confront his fear of defeat and regain his determination to grow. Kieran lost with Gligar as well, but left encouraged and promised to challenge the Sunshine Gym again.

• Qingyu’s Sableye trapped Sentret with Mean Look, while Choice Scarf and Disable left Kieran unable to switch Pokémon or use another move.
• As Sentret struggled, Kieran began to despair and question whether Pokémon battles meant that only the winner mattered.
• Qingyu reminded Kieran to stay true to himself, accept defeat, and learn from it, helping him recover his resolve.
• Kieran sent out Gligar and battled Sableye again, but Qingyu defeated him after five minutes.
• Kieran thanked Qingyu for his guidance and asked if he could return for another Gym challenge; Qingyu welcomed him back.

Students at Sunshine Gym pooled their knowledge to counter Qingyu’s Sableye, but he kept adapting until Akimei became the first challenger to earn a Badge. After the Gym closed, Naranja Academy students concluded that they could counter Prankster with Prankster.

• Students began working together to study Qingyu’s released test questions and prepare for the Sunshine Gym challenge.
• Qingyu defeated challengers who tried Choice Band, Granbull, and a Magic Bounce Xatu with Sableye’s changing tactics.
• A challenger used a Venomoth with Wonder Skin and Toxic to defeat Sableye, earning the Sunshine Gym’s first Badge of the day.
• The challenger introduced himself as Akimei, prompting Qingyu to recognize him as the future leader of Team Star’s Caph Squad.
• Students debated ways to beat Sableye on the Naranja Academy forum and settled on using a Pokémon with Prankster to counter it.

Qingyu explained why Kato’s Prankster Volbeat could not affect his Dark-type Sableye, then used a challenger’s Lokix to teach defensive switching. The lesson ended with Qingyu sending out Riolu, a Fighting-type counter to Dark Pokémon that also had Prankster.

• Kato challenged Qingyu with a Prankster Volbeat, but its status moves failed against Sableye.
• Qingyu showed Kato the Pokédex note that Prankster moves had no effect on Dark-type Pokémon, and Kato realized he had trusted a bad school-forum guide.
• Students watching the livestream learned that Dark-type Pokémon could counter Sableye’s Prankster Ability.
• A challenger brought out Lokix, a Bug- and Dark-type Pokémon, prompting Qingyu to praise the choice and introduce a lesson on defensive switching.
• Qingyu explained that Fighting types had a natural advantage against Dark types, then sent out Riolu, which also possessed Prankster.

Qingyu sent out Riolu after Sableye and used a Gym assessment battle to teach a Lokix trainer about defensive switching and the risks of letting an opponent set up. Riolu defeated both of the challenger’s Pokémon, while the livestream viewers discussed Qingyu’s practical lesson.

• The Lokix trainer confidently challenged Qingyu’s Riolu, but Riolu’s presence made Lokix uneasy.
• Lokix attacked with First Impression, but Riolu anticipated her move, interrupted it with Quick Counter, and left her dazed.
• Qingyu explained defensive switching, and the challenger recalled Lokix and sent out Quaxwell.
• While Quaxwell entered the battle, Qingyu had Riolu use Swords Dance and explained how switching could give an opponent an opening to set up.
• After several more rounds, Riolu defeated the challenger’s Lokix and Quaxwell, and livestream viewers praised Qingyu’s practical lesson.

Qingyu reflected on the Sunshine Gym’s demanding assessments and explained to Cynthia how hands-on battle training helped students improve quickly. He planned to visit the Isle of Armor so Riolu could complete its Unseen Fist training, while Cynthia recognized that his teaching approach could reshape Trainer development.

• Qingyu used Riolu as a second test after challengers learned to counter Sableye, and students gradually began passing the Sunshine Gym’s assessments.
• After finishing the week’s assessments, Qingyu discussed Riolu’s near-complete Unseen Fist training with Cynthia and concluded that he needed to visit Mustard’s Isle of Armor Dojo.
• Cynthia told Qingyu that Trainers across regions had begun watching his Gym livestream, and Qingyu said he wanted beginners to benefit from his lessons.
• Qingyu explained that practical battle instruction helped students apply their knowledge and improve faster than learning through trial and error alone.
• Cynthia realized Qingyu’s approach could transform Trainer development and told him she believed he could advance the Pokémon world.

Qingyu traveled to the Isle of Armor to train Riolu in the dojo’s Unseen Fist and pursue its final trial. At the dojo, he unexpectedly encountered Leon, who recognized him as Teacher Yu, and Mustard welcomed him as a promising Trainer.

• Naranja Academy students found a notice that Qingyu had closed the Sunshine Gym until Monday to gather material and change his lineup.
• Qingyu arrived on the Isle of Armor with Riolu and announced that they would take on the dojo’s final trial.
• Qingyu and Riolu reached the dojo, where Honey recognized Riolu and welcomed his Trainer inside.
• Qingyu was startled to find Leon with Mustard, and Leon recognized him as Teacher Yu.
• Mustard praised Qingyu and asked whether he had come to help Riolu overcome its bottleneck and master Unseen Fist.

Qingyu accepted Mustard’s final trial for learning Unseen Fist, and Riolu faced Mustard’s Single Strike Style Urshifu in the dojo’s Battle Court. The battle began with Riolu evading Urshifu’s deceptive opening attack, while Mustard pressed it with Wicked Blow.

• Mustard offered Qingyu a chance to learn Unseen Fist if he passed a final test, and Qingyu accepted on Riolu’s behalf.
• The dojo students gathered to watch as Leon refereed the match and Mustard explained that the battle would test Qingyu and Riolu’s trust in each other.
• Mustard sent out Single Strike Style Urshifu, and Qingyu chose Riolu to face it.
• Mustard opened with Close Combat, but Riolu used Agility and Aura to detect Urshifu’s feint and evade its punch and sweeping kick.
• Mustard praised Riolu’s evasion and ordered Urshifu to use Wicked Blow.

Qingyu and Riolu faced Mustard and Urshifu in the Isle of Armor Dojo's Final Trial, where Riolu evolved into Lucario and won their final clash. Lucario passed out after unleashing his full strength, but Mustard declared Qingyu’s team had passed the trial, leaving Qingyu worried about Lucario’s increasingly unusual abilities.

• Riolu dodged Urshifu’s attacks and used Dig and Copycat to land an Aura Sphere, but its attacks barely hurt Urshifu.
• Qingyu reassured Riolu that he trusted it regardless of the result, and Riolu chose to evolve after removing its training weights.
• Riolu became Lucario, whose status revealed the unusual Unseen Fist Ability and a powerful set of moves.
• Mustard sent Urshifu and Lucario into a final Close Combat clash, and Lucario’s punch sent Urshifu flying before Lucario collapsed from exhaustion.
• Mustard declared Qingyu had passed the Final Trial, while Qingyu worried about explaining Lucario’s extraordinary abilities to Chairwoman Geeta.

After passing Mustard’s test, Qingyu took Lucario to the Towers of Two Fists, where Lucario began learning both Wicked Blow and Surging Strikes. After spending the night at the dojo, Qingyu headed back to Paldea, planning to demonstrate a new Whimsicott strategy in his next livestream.

• Honey returned Lucario’s Poké Ball, and Mustard explained how he had first encountered Kubfu and found Trainers for them when their parents allowed it.
• Mustard took Qingyu and Lucario to the Towers of Two Fists, where Lucario began training Wicked Blow and reached twenty percent progress.
• At the Tower of Waters, Lucario started learning Surging Strikes and reached ten percent progress before Qingyu recalled the exhausted Pokémon.
• Qingyu stayed for dinner with Mustard, Honey, and Leon, shared soup dumplings with them, and let his Pokémon try the dojo’s Max Soup.
• The next Sunday, Qingyu left the Isle of Armor for Paldea, intending to showcase a new Whimsicott strategy in his livestream.

Giovanni inspected Mewtwo’s rapid growth and decided to stop suppressing its intelligence, while Mew secretly befriended Mewtwo and promised to take it outside once it could survive. Elsewhere, Red and Blue began their journeys from Pallet Town, with Red heading toward Viridian Gym and Blue planning to reach Pewter City first.

• Giovanni learned that Mewtwo had rapidly grown, learned human language, and asked, “Who am I?”; he ordered the researchers to stop adding Growth Inhibitor and called Mewtwo a tool.
• After Giovanni left, Mewtwo questioned whether Giovanni was its father, and Mew arrived to visit it in the laboratory.
• Mew realized it had a genetic connection to Mewtwo, decided not to think of itself as Mewtwo’s mother, and promised to take Mewtwo outside when it was strong enough.
• Mewtwo accepted Mew as its only friend and agreed to trust its choices, while Mew considered asking Qingyu to help look after it.
• Red set off from Pallet Town toward Viridian City, and Blue left afterward, planning to pass through Viridian Forest and challenge the Pewter Gym.
• Professor Oak watched the boys depart and predicted that Red or Blue could become this year’s Champion.

Qingyu planned to showcase Whimsicott’s Prankster strategies in his livestream, while Lucario independently hunted Terastallized Pokémon and brought home Tera shards. The chapter left Qingyu explaining a Beat Up team built around Arcanine and Annihilape as viewers reacted to the unusual strategy and Pokémon.

• Qingyu chose Whimsicott’s speed-focused support tactics as the Sunshine Gym’s lesson for the week.
• Lucario defeated Houndoom and its pack of Houndour, then used its Aura sensing to track down Terastallized wild Pokémon.
• Lucario returned with a sack of Tera shards, which Sylveon admired and Bagon ate before Qingyu decided to monitor Bagon for side effects.
• Qingyu began his livestream and introduced a Beat Up strategy that raised a Justified teammate’s Attack with repeated hits.
• Qingyu added Arcanine and Annihilape to the team and explained how Annihilape evolved from Primeape after mastering Rage Fist.

Qingyu used a Beat Up team to defeat Sabrina’s Trick Room lineup in a ranked Double Battle, then explained how Taunt had controlled the match. The victory left Sabrina impressed by Qingyu and eager to test the strength of Gym Leaders from other regions.

• Qingyu matched against Sabrina and recognized her team as a Trick Room lineup led by Hatterene and Clefable.
• Sabrina tried to set Trick Room while Clefable used Follow Me, but Qingyu had Whimsicott cancel Trick Room and Annihilape Taunt Clefable.
• Qingyu used Whimsicott’s Beat Up to power up Annihilape, which knocked out Hatterene with Rage Fist and later defeated Torkoal.
• Sabrina sent out Clefable and Wobbuffet, but Qingyu used Beat Up to activate Arcanine’s Justified ability and had Arcanine knock out Clefable and Wobbuffet.
• Qingyu won the match 4–1 and taught his viewers that Taunt had been the key to preventing Sabrina’s support plays and controlling the battle.

After defeating Sabrina in a Double Battle, Qingyu explained his tactics on livestream, drawing donations and thanks from Gym Leaders across several regions. Sabrina then asked his advice about Team Rocket pressuring her to join, and Qingyu urged her to pretend to cooperate while warning her about Giovanni; he began considering how to protect Mew from Team Rocket.

• Qingyu defeated Sabrina by anticipating her Trick Room strategy and using Taunt to disrupt her support Pokémon, and Sabrina recognized the value of his Beat Up and Justified strategy.
• Sabrina watched Qingyu review their battle on Poké TV and donated 100 Master Ball gifts to thank him for sharing his tactics.
• Brock, Misty, and other Gym Leaders from several regions donated gifts and praised Qingyu's previous lessons during his livestream.
• After the stream, Sabrina messaged Qingyu that Team Rocket wanted her to join and that Giovanni and Blaine had already been forced to join them.
• Qingyu advised Sabrina to pretend to join Team Rocket, identify which Gym Leaders were coerced or complicit, and warned her to watch out for Giovanni at the Viridian Gym.
• Qingyu worried that Team Rocket's pursuit of Mew could endanger Mew and resolved to ask Mew about Kanto when it returned.

Sabrina considered Qingyu’s advice about infiltrating Team Rocket and decided to contact Misty, while Qingyu uploaded a Beat Up battle strategy video. Lance recognized the strategy’s value against Team Rocket and planned to share it with the International Police, though his subordinate mistakenly assumed he had developed improvements.

• Sabrina reviewed Kanto’s Gym Leaders, grew suspicious of Giovanni, and decided to join Team Rocket temporarily to investigate its allies.
• Sabrina used Confusion to call Misty at the Cerulean Gym.
• Qingyu uploaded a video demonstrating his Beat Up Team strategy and defeated Sabrina in a ranked Double Battle with precise predictions.
• Qingyu explained that opponents could counter the strategy by outspeeding and defeating Whimsicott before it used Beat Up.
• Lance watched the video, recognized its potential to strengthen officers fighting Team Rocket, and called for an International Police meeting.
• Lance’s subordinate assumed he had improved Qingyu’s strategy and spread news of a lecture, so Lance began rewatching the video to prepare.

Qingyu’s Beat Up Team video became popular with Officer Jennys and police forces, prompting Lance to organize training while Caitlin’s move to Unova drew attention. At Sunshine Gym, Ogerpon decided to befriend a withdrawn Miraidon, and Sylveon embarrassed herself while playing a game with Bagon; after lunch, Qingyu prepared to livestream for arriving challengers.

• Qingyu saw that Officer Jennys had flooded the comments on his Beat Up Team video, and trending reports said Lance would train officers in the strategy.
• Qingyu read that Caitlin had arrived in Unova to challenge for an Elite Four seat and wondered whether her presence would hinder Team Plasma.
• Ogerpon noticed Miraidon seemed unhappy despite enjoying his restful life at Sunshine Gym and decided to try to become his friend.
• Sylveon tried to teach Bagon a Pokéblock guessing game, but Bagon sniffed out the answer and left her embarrassed when Qingyu watched.
• After lunch, Qingyu switched his Rotom Phone to livestream mode as challengers were expected to arrive.

Qingyu began another streamed Sunshine Gym assessment, and Kato returned to challenge him after last week's defeat. Kato identified Qingyu's Tailwind strategy and proposed using Trick Room to counter it, then faced the battle that would test his idea.

• Qingyu started streaming, and viewers praised how his broadcasts had improved the Sunshine Gym's reviews and encouraged challengers to study.
• Kato arrived to challenge the Gym again, and Qingyu remembered him as the student whose Volbeat had tried to counter Sableye with Prankster last week.
• Qingyu gave Kato a five-question test about Speed, Kilowattrel's Wind Power, Electro Ball, and countering Tailwind.
• Kato concluded that Qingyu planned to use a Tailwind team, though he questioned its value in a Single Battle.
• Kato proposed using Trick Room to make faster Pokémon move later and counter Tailwind, and Qingyu invited him to prove the strategy in battle.

Kato challenged Qingyu to a Gym battle, confident that Trick Room would counter the expected Tailwind strategy. Qingyu disrupted his plan with Whimsicott and established Tailwind after forcing Kato to withdraw Armarouge.

• Kato entered a two-on-two Gym battle against Qingyu, with Kato attacking first and Qingyu forbidden from voluntarily switching Pokémon.
• Kato sent out Armarouge and ordered it to set up Trick Room, expecting Qingyu to open with Tailwind.
• Qingyu had Whimsicott use Taunt, interrupting Armarouge before it could complete Trick Room.
• Qingyu used Whimsicott's Substitute, Leech Seed, and Protect to pressure Armarouge, prompting Kato to recall it.
• With Kato's side of the field empty, Qingyu ordered Whimsicott to set up Tailwind.

Qingyu used Whimsicott to outmaneuver Kato, but Kato sent out Krokorok and unexpectedly blocked Qingyu’s planned strategy. Qingyu switched to Kilowattrel, leaving Kato struggling to find a way to attack it.

• Qingyu’s Whimsicott used Substitute, Leech Seed, and Tailwind to prevent Kato’s Armarouge from setting up Trick Room and seize the initiative.
• Kato sent out Krokorok, whose Dark typing blocked Whimsicott’s Prankster moves and Leech Seed, prompting Qingyu to praise his adjustment.
• Kato ordered Krokorok to use Taunt, and Qingyu had Whimsicott use U-turn to damage Krokorok and switch out.
• Qingyu sent out Kilowattrel, which gained electricity from Tailwind, then flew above Krokorok and attacked with Air Slash.
• Kato realized Krokorok lacked effective ranged attacks against Kilowattrel and feared he would lose the challenge.

Kato lost to Qingyu’s Kilowattrel but passed the Sunshine Gym assessment for his hard work and improved battle skills. Inspired by his Badge, he became convinced he could clear the other Gyms, while Qingyu watched challengers copy Kato’s strategy without solving the problem of Kilowattrel’s Tailwind speed.

• Kato lost to Qingyu’s Kilowattrel, recognized Krokorok’s weaknesses, and thanked Qingyu for teaching him to fill gaps in his battle strategy.
• Qingyu praised Kato’s improvement, gave his performance a passing score, and awarded him the Sunshine Gym Badge.
• Kato showed off his Badge to other students, celebrated his success on the school forum, and vowed to challenge the Cortondo Gym next.
• Students discussed and copied Kato’s strategy, using Dark-type Pokémon with Taunt and Ground-type counters against Qingyu’s team.
• After dozens of challengers failed to handle Kilowattrel’s speed under Tailwind, a new challenger appeared and caught Qingyu’s interest.

Penny visited Qingyu’s Sunshine Gym, eager to see his Sylveon, but Sylveon fled after Penny offered it Galarian curry. Penny then accepted a Gym Challenge and revealed that he had prepared to face Qingyu’s Whimsicott with his Umbreon.

• Qingyu enjoyed a quiet day at the Gym until Penny arrived to challenge him.
• Penny asked to see Qingyu’s Sylveon, then excitedly inspected it and accidentally offended it by commenting on its solid build.
• Penny offered Sylveon Galarian curry as an apology, but Sylveon fled, and Miraidon withdrew from the food’s aroma as well.
• Qingyu invited Penny to battle, and Penny revealed that he had watched Qingyu’s streams and planned how to counter Whimsicott.
• Penny sent out his Umbreon to face Qingyu’s Whimsicott.