Chapter Summaries

Qingyu’s Mega Mewtwo defeated Lucian’s Drapion and Girafarig after knocking out Mega Metagross, securing Qingyu’s place as the tournament’s second finalist. The poisoned Mewtwo emerged from the battle with its bond with Qingyu strengthened, while Lucian accepted his loss with wounded pride.

• After Mega Mewtwo knocked out Mega Metagross with Fire Blast, Lucian sent out Aaron’s Drapion to exploit its Dark typing and poison Mewtwo.
• Qingyu ordered Mewtwo to use Earth Power, which disrupted Drapion’s underground approach, and Mewtwo caught its Cross Poison before slamming it to the ground.
• Despite Mewtwo being poisoned, Lucian chose to send out Girafarig rather than stall for the poison to take effect.
• Mewtwo defeated Girafarig, and Kurt announced Qingyu as the second finalist.
• Qingyu praised Mewtwo for finding its own path, and Mewtwo quietly said it wanted to do something for him while Lucian stewed over the loss.

Qingyu faced Sabrina in the Psychic Power Masters Tournament final, and Indeedee defeated Sabrina’s hidden Espeon after a grueling battle shaped by their tactical exchanges. Sabrina then sent out Gengar, and Qingyu answered with Mewtwo as both Trainers began Mega Evolution.

• Cynthia took over Qingyu’s livestream before the final, while Caitlin complained about his confidence.
• Qingyu and Sabrina exchanged challenging words before the match, then sent out Indeedee and Sabrina’s previously unseen Espeon.
• Espeon paralyzed Indeedee with Thunder Wave and recovered with Morning Sun, but Qingyu used Skill Swap to draw out Espeon’s moves before having Indeedee build up with Calm Mind.
• Indeedee endured Espeon’s attacks and defeated it with a final Shadow Ball, though she was left nearly unable to battle.
• Sabrina sent out Gengar and prepared to Mega Evolve, so Qingyu brought out Mewtwo and accepted her challenge.
• Gengar and Mewtwo underwent Mega Evolution as their Trainers called for them to show their greatest power.

Qingyu and Mega Mewtwo Y defeated Sabrina’s Mega Gengar after countering its trapping and disruption strategy, taking a 2-0 lead in the match. Qingyu recalled Mewtwo and sent out Lucario as Sabrina chose Alakazam for her next Pokémon.

• Qingyu concealed that his Key Stone had not activated during Mewtwo’s Mega Evolution, keeping the unusual transformation secret.
• Mega Gengar trapped shadows across the field, but Mewtwo attacked with Psystrike while Sabrina used Protect and Destiny Bond to threaten a trade.
• Qingyu had Mewtwo use Taunt to interrupt Gengar’s Perish Song and dismantle Sabrina’s strategy.
• Mewtwo and Gengar traded Psystrike and Shadow Ball, and Mewtwo remained standing while Gengar was knocked out, giving Qingyu a 2-0 lead.
• Qingyu recalled Mewtwo and sent out Lucario, while Sabrina chose Alakazam.

Qingyu defeated Sabrina in the final round of the Psychic Power Masters Tournament, winning the championship with Lucario’s overwhelming speed and strength. After the celebration, he registered his championship team, including Shelgon, and left Miraidon’s future recognition for another time.

• Cynthia teased Caitlin about secretly watching Qingyu’s livestreams, then reassured her and asked her to be more honest.
• Sabrina proposed a final battle guided by their Pokémon’s instincts, and Qingyu sent Lucario to attack Alakazam with Extreme Speed.
• Lucario removed its training weights and used its aura to locate Alakazam through the dust, then struck it with a decisive punch after dodging its Focus Blast and Teleport.
• The referee declared Alakazam unable to continue, and Qingyu was crowned the Psychic Power Masters Tournament Champion.
• Lance brought the League’s recording machine, and Qingyu registered Lucario, Sylveon, Indeedee, Ogerpon, Mewtwo, and Shelgon as his championship-winning team.

Qingyu won the Psychic Power Masters Tournament and received Sacred Ash before learning that the League would hold an invitation-only international doubles competition in Lumiose City. Back in Paldea, Geeta and the Elite Four recognized his strength and decided to discuss his appointment and role in the upcoming Champion Assessment with him.

• Lance presented Qingyu with the tournament trophy and Sacred Ash, then announced a new invitation-only doubles competition scheduled for September in Lumiose City.
• Lance asked Qingyu to team up for the doubles competition, but Qingyu declined because he had already made plans with Cynthia.
• Paldea League members watched Qingyu defeat Sabrina's Alakazam and reconsidered their earlier assessment of his strength, especially after seeing Mewtwo battle.
• Geeta agreed that Qingyu was strong enough for an Elite Four position, while Larry warned that his strength could make the Champion Assessment too difficult for students.
• Hassel proposed placing Qingyu first on Victory Road so students could learn from facing him, and Geeta agreed to visit the Sunshine Gym to discuss the plan with him.

Qingyu met Giovanni in secret, discussed Mewtwo’s Mega Evolution, and learned Silver was Giovanni’s son. He pressed Giovanni about preventing Silver from following his father’s path, leaving Giovanni to answer.

• Cynthia returned to Sinnoh with Caitlin, and Lance invited Qingyu to meet Giovanni.
• Giovanni asked Qingyu how Mewtwo had achieved Mega Evolution and explained Team Rocket’s research and his assumptions about Mewtwo’s potential.
• Qingyu criticized Giovanni’s treatment of Mewtwo and told him he had met Silver during the tournament.
• Giovanni admitted Silver was his son and began to explain their past, but Qingyu interrupted to ask whether he wanted Silver to become a villain like him.

Qingyu accepted Giovanni’s request to teach Silver and persuaded him to consider reforming Team Rocket to make amends for his past. After Qingyu took Giovanni’s Rainbow Wing, it began turning dark, and a mysterious watcher noticed the token had been taken.

• Giovanni asked Qingyu to guide Silver and revealed that Ho-Oh had chosen him as a Rainbow Hero candidate, allowing Team Rocket to create Mewtwo with the Rainbow Wing’s power.
• Giovanni explained that his wife had left with Silver because of his obsession with his experiments, and he had stayed away even after her death.
• Qingyu urged Giovanni to take responsibility by transforming Team Rocket into a force that could make amends, and Giovanni agreed to consider the plan and entrusted Silver and the Rainbow Wing to him.
• Lance listened in disbelief as Qingyu left Giovanni’s room, then watched the Rainbow Wing darken in Qingyu’s hands.
• Qingyu set off for Paldea, while an unidentified creature in the shadows noticed that Ho-Oh’s token had been taken and lamented that its life of slacking off might be over.

After returning from Johto, Qingyu reunited with the Sunshine Gym’s Pokémon and streamed a lesson on snow teams for his students. Mewtwo watched closely, hoping to become Qingyu’s finest partner, while the students were reminded of how formidable their teacher was.

• Qingyu returned to the Sunshine Gym, where Sableye welcomed him and asked for a proper meal after the Pokémon had relied on Pokéblocks during his absence.
• Qingyu reunited with his Pokémon, while Indeedee went to cook and Shelgon brooded over being unable to eat or participate in tournaments.
• Mewtwo joined Qingyu in his room to observe his livestream and privately resolved to prove himself as Qingyu’s finest partner.
• Qingyu began a Poké TV stream, showed off his championship trophy, and taught his students about snow weather and Snowscape.
• Qingyu built a snow team around Alolan Ninetales, adding Alolan Sandslash, Cetitan, Incineroar, Gastrodon, and Empoleon before starting matchmaking.

Blue queued into Qingyu to test his Sunny Day team before challenging Blaine, while Qingyu prepared his Snow Team to counter it. Qingyu reclaimed the weather and trapped Blue’s Ninetales into Nasty Plot with Encore, leaving Blue forced to switch as Qingyu began setting up Aurora Veil.

• Qingyu recognized Blue in the matchmaking queue and expected his less experienced opponent to be a manageable challenge.
• Blue, after earning six Kanto Gym Badges and struggling against the region’s Gym Leaders, sought Qingyu’s advice before challenging Blaine with his Sunny Day team.
• Qingyu analyzed both teams, chose Incineroar to safely bring in Alolan Ninetales, and explained how speed affected weather-setting matchups.
• Blue led with Ninetales and used Nasty Plot as Incineroar switched out, but Alolan Ninetales replaced Sunny Day with snow and used Encore to lock Ninetales into boosting.
• Blue recalled Ninetales to escape Encore, and Qingyu ordered Alolan Ninetales to set up Aurora Veil.

Qingyu used Alolan Ninetales to establish snow and Aurora Veil, then repeatedly switched Pokémon to draw out Blue’s Mega Charizard Y and break the veil. He set up Stealth Rock with Empoleon to punish Blue’s weather-setting switches, leaving Blue’s team with few safe options.

• Qingyu explained how Alolan Ninetales’s Snow Warning, Speed, and Aurora Veil made snow teams durable, while Blue chose Charizard to break the veil and reclaim the weather with Mega Evolution.
• Qingyu recalled Alolan Ninetales and sent out Gastrodon, while Charizard used Brick Break to shatter Aurora Veil and then prepared Solar Beam against Gastrodon.
• Qingyu switched Gastrodon out for Alolan Ninetales, which took Charizard’s Solar Beam and brought snow back; Blue realized Encore could trap his Pokémon in the move and switched Charizard out.
• Qingyu and Blue repeatedly switched their weather setters until Qingyu brought in Empoleon against Blue’s Ninetales.
• Qingyu had Empoleon use Stealth Rock, threatening Blue’s Mega Charizard Y with severe damage whenever it entered the field, while Empoleon resisted Ninetales’s Scorching Sands and prepared to recover with Roost.

Qingyu used Stealth Rock, weather tactics, and carefully timed switches to dismantle Blue’s Sunny Day team. After Empoleon and Incineroar helped wear down Blue’s Pokémon, Blue surrendered with Heracross defeated.

• Qingyu set Stealth Rock and pressured Blue’s Ninetales with Empoleon, forcing Blue to switch to Venusaur.
• Qingyu used sun-boosted Weather Ball to knock out Venusaur, leaving Blue with few safe ways to handle Empoleon and future Water-type attacks.
• Blue sent out Heracross and used Trailblaze, but Qingyu switched Empoleon for Incineroar, whose Intimidate reduced Heracross’s damage.
• Qingyu stalled Heracross with Fake Out and Protect, then switched to Gastrodon to absorb Close Combat and recover its health.
• Qingyu stopped Blue’s Swords Dance with Clear Smog, and Heracross eventually fainted from its burn as Blue surrendered.

Qingyu defeated Blue, analyzed his Sunny Day Team, and demonstrated how to use Snow Teams in ranked battles. His advice about Alolan Ninetales worried Lance, who decided Terastallizing Dragonite into a Steel type would let him finally overcome Lorelei.

• Blue recovered from his loss to Qingyu and watched the stream, where Qingyu praised his strategy and suggested adding a hazard-clearing Pokémon before his match against Blaine.
• Blue thanked Qingyu and said he would use the improved lineup against Blaine, while Qingyu worried that Blaine's volcanic Gym and Magmar made a Sunny Day strategy risky.
• Qingyu showcased Cetitan and Alolan Sandslash using Snow, Aurora Veil, and setup moves to overwhelm opponents in ranked battles.
• Lorelei asked Qingyu to discuss Alolan Ninetales, prompting viewers to joke that she would become even more dangerous to Lance.
• Lance worried that Lorelei might strengthen her team with Alolan Ninetales, then planned to Terastallize Dragonite into a Steel type and defeat her with Iron Head.

Blue challenged Blaine at the Cinnabar Gym and was shocked when Blaine sent out Entei to test him. Meanwhile, Qingyu prepared his team for his new role assessing rookies on Victory Road, unaware that Marshadow was swimming across the ocean to find him and make his Rainbow Hero trials harder.

• Blue arrived at the Cinnabar Gym, where Blaine told him Red had already passed his test and that he had prepared a special challenge for him.
• Blaine summoned Entei and let Blue challenge it with all six of his Pokémon, explaining that ordinary Fire-type attacks would not affect its Sacred Fire.
• Blue chose to accept the challenge, and Entei began a battle that Blaine expected would haunt him for weeks.
• Qingyu reopened the Sunshine Gym and chose Shelgon, Indeedee, Sylveon, Lucario, and Ogerpon for his temporary Elite Four lineup on Victory Road.
• Qingyu worried that the Rainbow Wing might bring Marshadow to test him, while Marshadow swam across the ocean toward Paldea and vowed to make Qingyu’s trials harder.

Qingyu changed the Sunshine Gym’s challenge format, assigning Mewtwo to newcomers and taking on experienced students himself. In Shelgon’s first battle, Shelgon endured Talonflame’s attacks and unleashed an unexpectedly powerful Dragon Breath before tiring out, so Qingyu sent out Ogerpon as the next opponent.

• Qingyu told Mewtwo to train the Gym’s Clone Pokémon and handle challenges from newcomers who had not earned a Badge.
• Qingyu announced that Mewtwo would battle newcomers as a Trainer, while students with four or more Badges could challenge him for Victory Road practice.
• A six-Badge challenger sent out Talonflame against Qingyu’s Shelgon, who curled into its shell to block attacks and countered with Headbutt.
• Qingyu ordered Shelgon to use Dragon Breath, and Shelgon fired a huge purple beam that startled Talonflame and the watching students.
• Shelgon became too dizzy to continue, so Qingyu recalled it and sent out Ogerpon, who put on the Cornerstone Mask.

Qingyu tested the Victory Road challengers at the Sunshine Gym, defeating them with an increasingly difficult lineup and leaving most too intimidated to continue. Nemona returned after beating seven Gym Leaders and asked to face Qingyu at full strength, and he agreed to test whether she was ready to become a Champion.

• Qingyu praised the first challenger’s strength but explained that Victory Road required much more than earning Gym Badges.
• Qingyu defeated several challengers with Shelgon, Indeedee, Sylveon, and Ogerpon, while the students struggled to advance and grew wary of his team.
• Nemona arrived at the Sunshine Gym and greeted Qingyu, surprising him and drawing the students’ attention.
• Nemona told Qingyu she had beaten the other seven Gym Leaders and had returned to challenge him after her training journey.
• Nemona reminded Qingyu of their promise in Kitakami, and Qingyu agreed to test her Champion potential in a full-strength battle.

Nemona challenged Qingyu to a Victory Road battle, and her Kommo-o defeated his Shelgon before Sylveon knocked out Kommo-o with Blood Moon. Nemona sent out her Titan Orthworm, and Qingyu ordered Sylveon to use Hyper Voice against it underground.

• Mewtwo agreed to referee the five-versus-six battle between Qingyu and Nemona.
• Nemona opened with Kommo-o, which used Belly Drum and a Sitrus Berry before defeating Qingyu's Shelgon with Scale Shot.
• Qingyu sent out Sylveon, and it knocked out Kommo-o with Blood Moon after Nemona ordered Iron Head.
• Nemona chose her Titan Orthworm and commanded it to Dig underground and attack Sylveon with Iron Tail.
• Qingyu called for Sylveon to use Hyper Voice, reasoning that sound would travel through the ground.

Qingyu used Sylveon's Hyper Voice to force Nemona's Orthworm out of its tunnel, then battled her Lycanroc to a double knockout. He sent out Lucario next, while Nemona revealed Skeledirge as her next Pokémon.

• Qingyu explained that Sylveon's Hyper Voice vibrated the soil and disoriented Orthworm, forcing it to emerge from underground.
• Nemona revived Orthworm with an encouragement shout, then ordered it to use Shed Tail so Lycanroc could enter behind a Substitute.
• Sylveon's Hyper Voice bypassed the Substitute and damaged Lycanroc, whose Focus Sash kept it standing after Swords Dance.
• Nemona used Lycanroc's Iron Head to collide with Sylveon's Quick Attack, knocking both Pokémon out.
• Qingyu chose Lucario, and Nemona sent out Skeledirge for the next exchange.

Nemona challenged Qingyu on Victory Road with her carefully planned team, but Qingyu countered her strategies and defeated all six of her Pokémon. He praised her skill and encouraged her to keep training, while the students’ admiration for her performance renewed their enthusiasm for Victory Road.

• Nemona sent out Skeledirge and planned to use Will-O-Wisp against Lucario, but Qingyu blocked it with Substitute.
• Nemona used Torch Song to bypass Substitute, but Qingyu Terastallized Lucario into a Water type and defeated Skeledirge after she switched in Orthworm, which Lucario knocked out.
• Nemona sent out Pawmot, but Qingyu switched Lucario for Ogerpon, whose Cornerstone Mask blocked Double Shock before Power Whip knocked Pawmot out.
• Nemona sent out Dudunsparce and then Skeledirge, but Ogerpon knocked out Dudunsparce and Terastallized Lucario defeated Skeledirge, giving Qingyu the victory.
• Qingyu praised Nemona’s performance and predicted she could become Champion, while the students praised her and grew more eager to challenge him.

Nemona returned to the Sunshine Gym, befriended Mewtwo, and settled in for a visit after Qingyu awarded her a Badge. That night, Marshadow sneaked into the gym to assess Qingyu as a Rainbow Hero candidate, but after encountering the gym’s powerful Pokémon, it was horrified when Qingyu recognized it and looked at it with undisguised enthusiasm.

• The students left after watching Nemona’s battle with Qingyu, and Qingyu invited Nemona to visit the Sunshine Gym and awarded her its Badge.
• Nemona met Mewtwo and insisted they were friends, then agreed to wait to battle until her Pokémon had rested.
• Marshadow arrived from Johto to evaluate Qingyu as a Rainbow Hero candidate and used Will-O-Wisp to dry itself before approaching the gym.
• Miraidon and Lucario sensed Marshadow as it slipped inside, while Marshadow discovered the gym housed several unusually powerful Pokémon.
• Mewtwo confronted Marshadow in the corridor, and Qingyu emerged, recognized Marshadow, and reacted with delighted excitement.

Qingyu met Marshadow, learned that completing Ho-Oh’s trials would grant him a blessing and command over Ho-Oh’s guard, and wondered whether he had become a magnet for Legendary Pokémon. After returning to Gym duties, he found inspiration for new stream strategies while reviewing tournament footage with Mewtwo.

• Marshadow appeared before Qingyu as the emissary of Ho-Oh and recognized him as a hero candidate, explaining that Giovanni had transferred his eligibility.
• Marshadow told Qingyu that completing the trials would earn Ho-Oh’s blessing, strengthen his body with Sacred Fire, and grant him the aid of Ho-Oh’s guard, including Marshadow, before vanishing.
• Qingyu reflected on the Legendary Pokémon around him and considered whether Marshadow might become another powerful ally.
• Qingyu focused on training advanced students while Nemona and Mewtwo handled badge examinations, and the two apprentices developed a competitive rivalry.
• On April 5, Mewtwo showed Qingyu footage of his tournament battle against David and asked about the opponent’s strategy.
• Qingyu drew inspiration from tournament strategies and decided to build a Gravity-Hypnosis team for his next stream.