Recaps

Xia You visited the back courtyard’s battle arena and challenged its Trainers with Scyther. After Scyther easily won five battles, Xia You left, deciding the opponents offered no training.

• Xia You watched a beginner-level battle in which a female Trainer’s Teddiursa defeated a male Trainer’s Sentret.
• Xia You challenged the female Trainer and sent out Scyther against Teddiursa.
• Scyther defeated Teddiursa with one swift strike, leaving the spectators bewildered.
• Xia You defeated four more Trainers in a row with Scyther.
• Xia You recalled Scyther and left the courtyard after deciding the battles were too easy.

Xia You and Erika toured the Eevee Sisters’ home, where they met Xiaojuan and learned about the sisters’ artistic talents. The visit left them heading into the space prepared for the tea gathering.

• Xia You returned to the flower-arranging room and met Xiaojuan, Xiaomei’s eldest sister, while Erika and Xiaojuan discussed their flower-arranging techniques.
• Xiaomei learned that Xia You was the Indigo Conference champion and reacted with surprise.
• Xiaomei led Xia You and Erika to the pond, where they listened briefly to Sakura playing the zither.
• Xiaomei showed Xia You and Erika the open space where the tea gathering would be held.

Xia You and Erika visited Xiaoyu’s tea room, where the Eevee sister prepared a formal bowl of green tea for them. After tasting it, Xia You praised the tea, and the visit ended with the ceremony’s remaining steps still ahead.

• Xiaomei introduced Xiaoyu as her third-oldest sister to Xia You and Erika.
• Xia You and Erika explained that they were traveling through Johto and preparing to challenge the Silver Conference.
• Xiaoyu began preparing tea while Erika explained the thin-tea ceremony to Xia You.
• Xiaoyu served the green tea, and Erika praised Xiaoyu’s technique and its flavor.
• Xia You followed Erika’s example, tasted the tea, and said it was good.

Xia You and Erika watched the Ecruteak Five perform their umbrella dance, then accepted Xiaomei’s invitation to dinner. Xia You grew uneasy when Xiaoyu overheard him complimenting Erika, and her meaningful gaze at dinner left him expecting trouble.

• Xia You and Erika watched the five sisters perform an umbrella dance for the tea gathering guests.
• After the performance, Xia You told Erika that he thought she was prettier and more dazzling than the sisters, and Xiaoyu overheard him.
• Xiaomei approached with her sisters, praised the performance with Erika, and invited both guests to stay for dinner.
• Xiaomei entertained Xia You and Erika while the other sisters saw off the guests, and the group later gathered for dinner in the main house.
• Xia You felt uneasy when Xiaoyu gave him a meaningful look across the dinner table.

At dinner with Erika and the Ecruteak Five, Xia You met their lively Eevee and its evolutions, then revealed his Jolteon and Erika's Leafeon. Xiaoyu challenged Xia You to an Eevee-evolution battle, and Jolteon and Umbreon faced off as the contest began.

• Sakura asked Xia You and Erika whether they knew Ash and Misty, and Xia You said they were close to him.
• Eevee burst into the dining room, followed by Flareon, Vaporeon, Jolteon, Espeon, and Umbreon.
• Xia You and Erika released their Jolteon and Leafeon, and the sisters admired the Pokémon.
• Xiaoyu challenged Xia You to battle with their Eevee evolutions, and Xia You accepted.
• Xia You called Jolteon to his side while Xiaoyu summoned Umbreon, and the Pokémon squared off.

At the Main House, Xiaoyu challenged Xia You to prove that she and her sisters were formidable battlers. Xia You’s Jolteon gained the upper hand against her Umbreon as the evening darkness began to strengthen it.

• Xiaomei warned Xia You that Xiaoyu was a capable battler, while her other sisters stayed neutral.
• Xiaoyu challenged Xia You, angry that he had said the sisters belonged onstage rather than on the battlefield.
• Xia You scanned Xiaoyu’s Umbreon with his Pokédex and learned that it grew stronger under moonlight.
• Xiaoyu sent Umbreon to attack Jolteon, but Jolteon dodged and struck it twice with Double Kick, taking the advantage.

Xia You defeated Xiaoyu’s Umbreon, then spent the night with Erika at the sisters’ home before preparing to leave Ecruteak City. Xiaomei entrusted her Eevee to him so it could travel and see the world.

• Jolteon exposed Umbreon with electricity and knocked him out with a point-blank Discharge, winning Xia You’s battle against Xiaoyu.
• Xiaoyu left after the loss, while Xia You told Xiaojuan he would apologize for his earlier offensive remark.
• Xia You and Erika accepted the sisters’ invitation to stay overnight, and the group shared dinner without Xiaoyu.
• The next day, Xia You and Erika visited the Bell Tower and Burned Tower with Xiaomei, then prepared to leave the city.
• Xiaomei asked Xia You to take her Eevee along, and Eevee agreed to travel with him.

After taking Eevee from Xiaomei, Xia You adjusted his team by sending the Legendary Birds to Sabrina before continuing with Erika toward Olivine City. The chapter ended with Erika asking how he planned to evolve Eevee, and Xia You saying he would leave the choice to Eevee.

• Xia You accepted Eevee from Xiaomei, and Xia You and Erika said goodbye to her before visiting the Ecruteak City Pokémon Center.
• Xia You contacted Sabrina and arranged for her to look after the Legendary Birds, and Sabrina left a Gym battle to go to the Pokémon Center and receive them.
• Xia You confirmed that Sabrina had received the three Great Balls, then left Ecruteak City with Erika and continued southwest toward Olivine City.
• Xia You let Eevee explore along the country path and called Gengar out to keep Eevee from getting lost.
• Erika asked Xia You which evolution he wanted for Eevee, and Xia You said he would let Eevee decide.

Xia You and Erika reached a large Pokémon Center on the way to Olivine City, where they met New Bark Town Trainers Marina and Kenta. Marina challenged Xia You to a battle, and he agreed to face each of them in a single round.

• Xia You and Erika arrived at the wilderness Pokémon Center, where Erika caught a Sunkern and the two decided to stay overnight.
• After lunch, Marina and Kenta recognized Xia You as the Indigo Conference champion and asked to battle him.
• Xia You accepted their challenges, and Marina took the first turn after Kenta yielded his place.
• Marina and Kenta explained that they had been childhood friends traveling separately until they met again at the Pokémon Center.
• Xia You limited each Trainer to one Pokémon and one round, despite Marina and Kenta hoping for longer battles.

Xia You defeated Marina’s Croconaw, then began battling Kenta’s Typhlosion with Dragonair. Dark storm clouds suddenly gathered overhead, threatening to put Kenta’s Fire-type Pokémon at a disadvantage.

• Marina attacked with Croconaw, but Xia You’s Scyther outlasted it and won with X-Scissor.
• Xia You encouraged Marina, who revealed that her dream was to become a great Coordinator.
• Kenta stepped in for his battle with Xia You, who sent out Dragonair against Kenta’s Typhlosion.
• Dragonair and Typhlosion clashed evenly until dark clouds rolled in, bringing cold wind and the threat of rain.
• Xia You wanted to finish the battle quickly, while Kenta worried that rain would weaken Typhlosion.

Xia You and the others discovered Team Rocket capturing Electric-type Pokémon with a crystal that absorbed and amplified their attacks. As Kenta prepared to intervene, Raikou appeared, and Xia You realized Team Rocket had come for the Legendary Pokémon.

• Lightning struck the forest, so Xia You, Erika, Kenta, and Marina went to investigate the smoke.
• They found two unfamiliar Team Rocket members using a crystal to attract Electric-type Pokémon and a shark-shaped machine to capture them.
• The crystal absorbed Raichu’s Thunder Shock, amplified it, and reflected it back, knocking out Raichu and the nearby Pokémon.
• Kenta prepared to stop Team Rocket, but a vortex of clouds formed and Raikou appeared on a cliff.
• Xia You recognized Raikou and concluded that Team Rocket had come for it.

Raikou rescued the Electric-type Pokémon but was trapped by Team Rocket’s Crystal System, which absorbed his attacks and turned them against him. Kenta and his companions intervened, and Team Rocket sent out Steelix and Skarmory to face Typhlosion.

• Raikou freed Mareep and drove the other Electric-type Pokémon away from the clearing.
• Raikou attacked Team Rocket’s Shark Robot and Crystal, but the Crystal absorbed his electricity and enclosed him in a barrier that reflected his attacks.
• Kenta rushed out of the forest and demanded that Team Rocket release Raikou, then sent out Typhlosion.
• Xia You, Erika, and Marina emerged from the woods alongside Kenta.
• Team Rocket sent out Steelix and Skarmory to battle Typhlosion.

Xia You and Kenta battled Team Rocket’s Pokémon Hunting Squad as they tried to capture Raikou. Team Rocket escaped with the crystal after Kenta damaged their Mechanical Shark, and Xia You sent Gengar to track them.

• Xia You recognized Bashou and Pusen as members of Team Rocket’s Pokémon Hunting Squad, who revealed plans to capture Raikou, Entei, Suicune, and eventually Ho-Oh.
• Kenta ordered Typhlosion to attack, but Steelix’s Sandstorm and Skarmory’s Wing Attack defeated it.
• Xia You sent Gardevoir to battle Steelix and Skarmory, while Kenta brought out Beedrill and attacked the Mechanical Shark.
• Beedrill’s Pin Missile damaged the Mechanical Shark, and Gardevoir struck Skarmory with Psychic, forcing Bashou and Pusen to retreat.
• Bashou and Pusen escaped with the crystal under cover of smoke, and Xia You asked Gengar to follow them and locate their base.

Xia You and the others encountered an injured Raikou, which fled after attacking Kenta before collapsing when it recognized Xia You. They brought Raikou to a Pokémon Center for emergency treatment, where Nurse Joy came out to report on its condition.

• Xia You told Looker what had happened, and Looker said another International Police member would meet him.
• Raikou warned Kenta away and staggered toward the forest, but Kenta followed and was struck by its Thunder Shock.
• Raikou recognized Xia You from their earlier battle in Green Meadow, tried to flee, and collapsed as its wounds worsened.
• Xia You and the others brought the unconscious Raikou to a Pokémon Center, where Trainers gathered outside hoping to see it.
• Nurse Joy left the treatment room, and Kenta asked her how Raikou was doing.

Nurse Joy stabilized Raikou, and Xia You, Kenta, and Marina escaped the crowd gathered outside to see it. Later, Gengar reported finding a nearby Team Rocket research center and Shirano, prompting Xia You to inform Looker.

• Nurse Joy said Raikou was out of mortal danger but needed to rest and recover until morning.
• Xia You led Kenta and Marina away from the crowd of Trainers who had gathered to ask about Raikou.
• Gengar told Xia You that he had followed two people to a nearby Team Rocket research center and spotted Shirano there.
• Xia You sent Looker the information Gengar had gathered.

Xia You and his companions went to check on Raikou and met Eusine, a researcher who had come to see the Legendary Pokémon. Eusine revealed that he had spent years tracking Suicune, while Xia You kept his own Suicune secret.

• Xia You and Erika joined Kenta and Marina for breakfast, where Marina claimed Kenta had woken her while visiting Raikou before dawn.
• The four went to check on Raikou and encountered a flamboyantly dressed man rushing to see it.
• Marina became smitten with the newcomer, and Kenta explained that she had always been attracted to handsome men in capes.
• The man introduced himself as Eusine and reminded Erika that she had defeated him at the Celadon Gym years earlier.
• Eusine said he was a Pokémon researcher who specialized in Ho-Oh's Guard and had been tracking Suicune; Xia You chose not to reveal that he had caught one.

Eusine, Erika, and Kenta and Marina learned more about Raikou’s rescue as Professor Elm’s researcher Kudō arrived to help care for and study it. Anabel of the International Police then arrived, confident her team could capture Team Rocket’s research facility in one operation.

• Eusine asked Erika why she had come to Johto, and Erika explained that a fire had temporarily closed the Celadon Gym.
• Eusine said a departing Trainer had told him Raikou was there, and Kudō clarified that Xia You’s group had rescued Raikou from Team Rocket rather than caught it.
• Officer Jenny explained that Kudō had come at Professor Elm’s request, and Marina revealed that she had contacted the professor the previous night.
• Eusine warned that Team Rocket would likely return for Raikou, and Officer Jenny said the International Police would handle them.
• Anabel arrived, greeted Xia You and Erika, and assured Xia You she was prepared to take Team Rocket’s research facility in one operation.

Xia You joined Anabel and the International Police in an assault on a Team Rocket base hidden inside a hill. The alarm sounded before the officers could reach the base, and Dr. Sebastian ordered the researchers to transfer their data and destroy what they could not take.

• Xia You and Erika left the Pokémon Center with Anabel while Kenta, Marina, Eusine, and Kudō stayed behind to watch Raikou.
• Anabel led the International Police convoy through the forest, then split off squads to surround the base.
• Gengar reported that over a hundred people were inside the hollowed-out hill and revealed three entrances and a helipad; Xia You agreed to stop the helicopter and gave Anabel his map.
• Anabel ordered the attack, but Team Rocket patrols spotted the officers and sounded the alarm.
• Dr. Sebastian learned that the International Police had attacked and ordered the researchers to transfer their data and destroy anything they could not take.

Xia You and the International Police captured Dr. Sebastian and seized Team Rocket’s base, but learned that Pusen and Bashou had left to capture Raikou. When Kenta reported that Raikou had escaped the Pokémon Center, Xia You flew to help before Team Rocket reached them.

• Anabel led the International Police into Team Rocket’s base, where they defeated the grunts and arrested Dr. Sebastian.
• Xia You recognized Dr. Sebastian and learned that Pusen and Bashou had left with a squad to capture Raikou.
• Kenta called Xia You to report that Raikou had escaped the Pokémon Center, while confirming Team Rocket had not yet reached them.
• Xia You warned Kenta that Pusen and Bashou were on their way, then set off on Charizard to meet him.
• Anabel thanked Xia You for his help, and Xia You said they might work together again after the Silver Conference.

Xia You and Erika reached the battle, where Team Rocket had trapped Raikou and was fighting Kenta and the others. Xia You’s Pokémon shattered the crystal barrier and freed Raikou, while Gengar vanished and Xia You sent Scyther after him.

• Xia You and Erika flew to the Pokémon Center area and found dark clouds and fighting in the forest.
• Xia You arrived to find Pusen, Bashou, and Team Rocket battling Kenta, Marina, Eusine, Kudō, and a chubby boy while Raikou was trapped in a barrier.
• Xia You told Team Rocket that their base had been taken and Shirano arrested, then sent his Pokémon into the battle.
• Xia You ordered Gengar to destroy the barrier’s crystal, freeing Raikou as smoke engulfed the battlefield.
• Raikou left the battlefield, Gengar disappeared, and Xia You quietly told Scyther to go too.

Xia You and the others defeated Team Rocket, freed Raikou, and captured the remaining members. Kenta, Eusine, and Kudō declined to pursue or catch Raikou, while Xia You and Erika set off after it, and Kenta promised to challenge Xia You at the Silver Conference.

• Gardevoir defeated Team Rocket's last Pokémon, and Kenta, Eusine, and Kudō tied up the captured members.
• Bashou warned Xia You that Team Rocket would not be brought down by capturing a few members, and Xia You said more captures would follow.
• Kenta refused to catch Raikou, saying it belonged in the wild, and Eusine and Kudō also declined to pursue it.
• Marina introduced Jackson, who asked to join Xia You in searching for Raikou, but Xia You left the Team Rocket prisoners with the others and departed.
• Kenta challenged Xia You to a rematch at the Silver Conference, and Xia You agreed.
• Xia You and Erika climbed onto Charizard and pursued Raikou.

Xia You and Erika found the injured Raikou and challenged it to a battle, with Crystal Steelix fighting it one-on-one. Raikou outmaneuvered Crystal Steelix and sent it plunging into the lake, while Xia You remained strangely unfazed.

• Scyther led Xia You and Erika to Raikou, which was licking its electrical burns beside a lake.
• Xia You challenged Raikou, but it tried to flee until Charizard and Gengar blocked its escape routes.
• Xia You sent out Crystal Steelix, whose immunity to Electric-type moves limited Raikou's options.
• Crystal Steelix used Rock Tomb to fill the lakeshore with rocks and restrict Raikou's movement.
• Raikou dodged Crystal Steelix's Tackle and lured it into charging headfirst into the lake.
• Raikou looked to Xia You for a reaction, but he watched it with an amused expression.

Xia You caught Raikou after Crystal Steelix defeated the exhausted Legendary Pokémon, then traveled with Erika to Olivine City to challenge Jasmine at the Olivine Gym. Jasmine welcomed him and said she had watched his matches.

• Crystal Steelix struck Raikou with Iron Tail, knocking it unconscious, and Xia You caught it in a Great Ball.
• Erika congratulated Xia You, who reflected on how catching Raikou showed his progress and noted that he had only one Pokémon slot left.
• Xia You and Erika arrived in Olivine City and walked past the harbor and Glitter Lighthouse on their way to the Gym.
• Xia You entered the Olivine Gym and waited with Erika until Jasmine arrived.
• Jasmine greeted Xia You, recognized him as the Indigo Conference champion, and said she had watched his matches.

Xia You and Erika met Jasmine at the Olivine Gym, where Jasmine recognized them and teased them about being a couple. Xia You then asked Jasmine to use her strongest Pokémon for their two-on-two battle, and the chapter left the first match beginning against her Metagross.

• Jasmine recognized Xia You from his tournament appearances, then remembered meeting Erika as a child and reconnected with her.
• Jasmine asked whether Xia You and Erika were a couple, leaving Erika flustered as she insisted they were only traveling companions.
• Xia You asked Jasmine to use her strongest Pokémon, and she agreed to bring out her top team.
• Xia You and Jasmine began their two-on-two elimination match, sending out their first Pokémon.
• Jasmine sent out Metagross, and Xia You scanned it with his Pokédex and assessed its strength and defenses.

Xia You sent out Blastoise to battle Jasmine’s Metagross, and the two Pokémon traded attacks in a closely matched fight. Blastoise launched a spinning counterattack that crashed down on Metagross, leaving the outcome unresolved.

• Xia You chose Blastoise for his Gym battle against Jasmine’s Metagross, which dodged the first Hydro Pump with Agility before taking a direct hit from Blastoise’s redirected water stream.
• Metagross struck Blastoise with Confusion and Meteor Mash, but Blastoise used Iron Defense and countered with Aqua Tail.
• Jasmine ordered Metagross to use Psychic, and Blastoise blocked it with Protect.
• Erika watched Xia You command Blastoise and realized she might have developed feelings for him, then refocused on the battle.
• Blastoise avoided Metagross’s Zen Headbutt with Withdraw, followed with Rapid Spin, and crashed down onto Metagross in a powerful spinning attack.