Recaps

Xia You challenged Bugsy at the Azalea Gym, first sending out Eevee to train it before switching to Pupitar when Spinarak proved too strong. The battle resumed with Pupitar countering Spinarak’s silk-swinging tactic, leaving Spinarak without its main advantage.

• Xia You sent Eevee to battle Bugsy’s Spinarak, and Eevee rushed in before Xia You could give it a command.
• Spinarak narrowly missed Eevee with String Shot, after which Eevee obeyed Xia You and used Sand Attack, but Spinarak evaded it with Agility.
• Spinarak used String Shot to swing between trees and avoid Eevee’s Tackles, gaining an advantage from its strength and the terrain.
• Xia You recalled Eevee, admitted that it needed more training, and sent out Pupitar instead.
• Spinarak tried to swing away from Pupitar with its silk, but Pupitar used compressed air to catch up and counter its tactic.

Xia You’s Pupitar defeated Bugsy’s Spinarak by using Sandstorm and a rock as cover for a surprise attack. Bugsy sent out Metapod, and Xia You kept Pupitar in the battle to test which Pokémon had the harder shell.

• Pupitar knocked Spinarak from the air, and Bugsy ordered Spinarak to restrain it with silk.
• Xia You commanded Pupitar to use Sandstorm, obscuring the battlefield and hampering Spinarak’s vision.
• Spinarak attacked silver shadows with Pin Missile and Poison Sting, but Xia You’s Pupitar used a rock to mislead it before striking from behind.
• Pupitar sent Spinarak flying out of bounds, and Bugsy recalled his unconscious Pokémon.
• Bugsy sent out Metapod, and Xia You chose to keep Pupitar in battle to compare their shells.

Xia You’s Pupitar defeated Bugsy’s unusually mobile Metapod by trapping it in a rock and striking it with Dark Pulse. After the victory, Pupitar evolved into Tyranitar, leaving Xia You and Bugsy surprised.

• Pupitar tested Metapod with a bite, but Metapod used Harden to withstand it and then leaped into a powerful descending attack.
• Bugsy’s Metapod kept charging at Pupitar like a cannonball, while Xia You waited for an opening.
• Xia You had Pupitar use Stone Edge to trap Metapod inside a large rock, then finished it with Dark Pulse.
• The referee declared Metapod unable to battle and awarded Pupitar the win.
• Pupitar evolved into Tyranitar and roared across the Gym.

Xia You sent out his Scyther, Scar, to face Bugsy’s ace Scyther in a battle between Pokémon of the same species. Scar gained the upper hand in their opening exchanges, and both Trainers ordered Swords Dance as the fight continued.

• Xia You recalled Tyranitar and chose to use the rest of the Gym battle to train his Pokémon.
• Bugsy sent out his ace Scyther, and Xia You answered with Scar, his own Scyther.
• Xia You told Bugsy that Scar had survived a fierce battle on a Bug-type Pokémon Island, though Scar itself was confused by the story.
• Scar outmatched Bugsy’s Scyther in their first exchange and blocked its surprise attack after it used Double Team.
• Bugsy ordered Swords Dance, and Xia You had Scar use the same move to boost its attack.

Xia You defeated Bugsy’s Scyther and earned the Bug Badge, then traveled with Erika to Goldenrod City to challenge Whitney for his final badge. With Whitney away from the Gym until at least the next day, Xia You agreed to go shopping with Erika.

• Xia You’s Scyther defeated Bugsy’s Scyther with Night Slash, winning the Gym battle.
• Bugsy gave Xia You the Bug Badge after praising his Scyther’s strength.
• Xia You and Erika rested at a hot spring inn in Azalea Town, then traveled for a day and a half to Goldenrod City.
• Xia You and Erika arrived at the Goldenrod Gym and learned that Whitney was out exploring the city.
• Xia You suggested finding somewhere to stay before returning to the Gym, and Erika invited him to visit the department store with her.

Xia You and Erika spent a day shopping, dining, and watching a movie in Goldenrod City, deepening their mutual feelings. Back at the guesthouse, Xia You used a Metal Coat to evolve Scyther into Scizor.

• Xia You and Erika shopped at the Goldenrod City Department Store, where Xia You bought supplies and a Metal Coat.
• Xia You and Erika shared dinner and watched a Pokémon movie before returning to their guesthouse.
• Erika thanked Xia You for the day, and his feelings for her grew as he reflected on their relationship.
• Xia You took Scyther into the courtyard and pressed the Metal Coat against its forehead to trigger its evolution.
• Scyther evolved into Scizor, and Xia You used his Pokédex to learn about its abilities.

Xia You and Erika encountered Looker as police surrounded the Goldenrod City TV Station after Team Rocket seized it. Looker asked Xia You to help, and led him and Erika to the police officers to explain the situation.

• Xia You admired Scizor’s new steel body before he and Erika left their lodgings the next morning.
• Xia You and Erika passed the Maglev Train station and stopped to admire and photograph the Goldenrod City TV Station.
• Xia You spotted Looker and a police cordon around the station, but initially decided not to interfere.
• Looker noticed Xia You and told him Team Rocket had stormed the TV station and taken control of it.
• Xia You offered to help, and Looker led him and Erika back to the police car where officers were studying a diagram.

Xia You and Looker planned a police assault on the Goldenrod City TV Station after Team Rocket seized it and broadcast a call for its members and Giovanni. Looker deployed the Action Team while Xia You and Erika prepared to enter through a window under cover of a diversion and smoke.

• Looker showed Xia You security footage of Team Rocket taking control of the TV Station and revealed that the occupiers had cut off contact with everyone inside.
• A pink-haired Team Rocket member broadcast a message calling for Johto members to gather and asking Giovanni to join them.
• Xia You reasoned that the Team Rocket members had lost contact with Giovanni and that Giovanni was unlikely to risk appearing, persuading Looker to prioritize rescuing hostages and arresting the occupiers.
• Looker assembled the Action Team and asked Xia You to enter the station separately to rescue hostages and arrest the operation's leader.
• Xia You and Erika planned to break in through a window, and Looker offered a diversion and smoke grenades to conceal their approach.

Xia You and Erika infiltrated the TV station from above, defeated the guards, and rescued the captive staff while Looker’s officers attacked the main entrance. After the police secured the hostages and pushed Team Rocket back, Looker reported that several executives were among the remaining Rockets at the top of the tower.

• Xia You and Erika entered the TV station through its observation deck while Looker kept Team Rocket distracted at the main entrance.
• Xia You’s Pokémon quietly subdued patrols as the group made its way to the conference room holding the staff.
• Xia You and Erika attacked from opposite doors and defeated the Team Rocket guards, freeing the hostages.
• Team Rocket learned that intruders had entered from behind, and Looker ordered the officers to launch an all-out assault.
• Looker joined Xia You and Erika after the police secured the first floor, then warned them that several Team Rocket executives had retreated to the tower’s top.

Xia You, Erika, and Looker fought their way to the top of the TV tower, where they confronted Team Rocket executives Apollo, Athena, and Lance. The battle revealed that the abandoned members had staged the attack to rally their scattered companions, and Xia You moved to stop the executives from escaping.

• Xia You, Erika, and Looker led the officers up the tower stairs, using Gengar to flank Team Rocket’s defenders and force them onto the observation deck.
• Looker demanded to know why Team Rocket had attacked and where Giovanni was, while Apollo said they wanted to make Team Rocket’s survival known.
• Looker ordered an all-out attack, and the officers’ Pokémon began overpowering Team Rocket’s forces.
• Apollo, Athena, and Lance prepared to withdraw after realizing their signal had served its purpose.
• Xia You’s thoughts revealed that Giovanni had vanished with Team Rocket’s elite forces, leaving the remaining members to gather support through the TV tower attack.
• Xia You ordered his Pokémon to engage Apollo, Athena, and Lance, determined to capture all three executives.

Xia You pursued Apollo and Athena after Team Rocket escaped the TV station, while the International Police captured Lance. He confronted the two executives at a suburban freight station with seven Pokémon, and the battle was about to begin.

• Athena triggered explosives that shattered the observation deck windows, allowing Team Rocket to escape on gliders, but Gardevoir pulled Lance back and the police arrested him.
• Xia You jumped onto Dragonite with Gardevoir and pursued Apollo and Athena, who separated from the other Team Rocket members and landed at a suburban freight station.
• Xia You confronted Apollo and Athena and released seven Pokémon as the executives sent out their own teams.
• Xia You told Apollo and Athena that the Legendary Birds were elsewhere, and they decided to attack him before more police arrived.

Xia You's Pokémon fought Apollo and Athena's team, but his Tyranitar's defeat briefly shifted the battle in Team Rocket's favor. Xia You then revealed Suicune and Raikou, turning the fight around as the two Legendary Pokémon joined the fray.

• Xia You's and Team Rocket's Pokémon clashed, with Xia You's team using practiced teamwork and type advantages to hold their ground.
• Apollo's Tyranitar defeated Xia You's Tyranitar and disrupted the battle by attacking other opponents.
• Xia You recalled his Tyranitar and sent out Suicune and Raikou, shocking Apollo and Athena.
• Xia You calmed Raikou when he looked around instead of focusing on the battle, then urged both Legendary Pokémon to attack.
• Suicune and Raikou joined the fight, shifting its momentum, while Crystal Steelix challenged Apollo's Tyranitar and Gengar watched from Xia You's side.

Xia You’s Pokémon overwhelmed Apollo and Athena’s forces after Raikou and Suicune entered the battlefield, leaving the Team Rocket members surrounded as police sirens approached. Athena ordered Tyranitar to fire Hyper Beam at Xia You in a desperate attempt to escape.

• Jolteon outpaced Persian while Crystal Steelix battled Tyranitar, Gardevoir controlled Golbat and Kabutops, Scizor fought Lickitung and Vileplume, and Dragonite evaded Houndoom and Sneasel.
• Raikou defeated Muk and Arbok with Discharge, while Suicune’s Hydro Pump knocked Houndoom down.
• Apollo and Athena signaled their Pokémon to retreat after realizing they could not win.
• Xia You ordered his Pokémon to surround Apollo and Athena, trapping them as police sirens drew closer.
• Athena ordered Tyranitar to use Hyper Beam on Xia You, hoping his Pokémon would fall into disarray.

Xia You and Gengar stopped Athena’s Hyper Beam, and the arriving police helped subdue and arrest Apollo and Athena. With the Team Rocket Executives captured, Xia You reflected on the reduced threat from Team Rocket while remaining uncertain about his feelings for Erika and Sabrina.

• Athena ordered Tyranitar to fire Hyper Beam at Xia You, but Gengar blocked it with Shadow Ball and protected him from the blast.
• Looker and Erika arrived with the police, and Looker found Xia You safe with Apollo and Athena surrounded.
• The police Pokémon defeated Apollo and Athena’s remaining Pokémon, and officers handcuffed the two Executives.
• Looker thanked Xia You, then warned him not to risk losing Erika and Sabrina by pursuing both.
• Xia You admitted to himself that he could not give up Erika but still did not know how to handle his feelings for Sabrina.

After postponing his Gym challenge, Xia You returned to the Goldenrod Gym with Erika and faced Whitney in a three-on-three battle. Whitney opened with her Miltank, and Xia You sent out Tyranitar as the match began.

• After the Team Rocket incident, Xia You and Erika toured Goldenrod City, stayed near the Gym, and returned the next morning.
• Whitney welcomed Xia You, thanked him for rescuing the hostages, and agreed to battle him with her strongest Pokémon.
• Whitney and Erika exchanged greetings before the referee announced that each side would use three Pokémon.
• Whitney sent out Miltank, and Xia You chose Tyranitar to challenge it.
• The referee officially started the Goldenrod Gym Badge battle between Xia You and Whitney.

Xia You's Tyranitar defeated Whitney's Miltank in the first round of their battle. Whitney sent out Ambipom as her second Pokémon.

• Whitney ordered Miltank to attack Tyranitar with Rollout, but Tyranitar caught her and struck back with Payback.
• Miltank charged Tyranitar with Zen Headbutt and Body Slam, while Tyranitar endured her attacks with Dark Pulse and Iron Defense.
• Xia You ordered Tyranitar to use Hyper Beam, knocking Miltank into the wall and defeating her.
• Whitney recalled Miltank and sent out Ambipom as her second Pokémon.

Xia You’s Scizor defeated Whitney’s Ambipom after resisting its tail attacks and knocking it off balance with Iron Head. Whitney sent out her final Pokémon, Lopunny, leaving the battle poised for its last round.

• Xia You recalled Tyranitar and sent out Scizor to face Whitney’s Ambipom.
• Ambipom used Astonish and Fury Swipes, then bound Scizor’s pincers with its tails to stop Night Slash.
• Scizor used Iron Head to pull Ambipom in and strike it, leaving it too dizzy to stand.
• Scizor defeated Ambipom with X-Scissor and Slash, winning the second round.
• Whitney sent out her final Pokémon, Lopunny, and Xia You checked its details with his Pokédex.

Xia You defeated Whitney’s Lopunny with Dragonite to win the Gym Challenge. Whitney accepted the loss and presented him with the Plain Badge.

• Xia You sent out Dragonite to face Whitney’s Lopunny in the third battle.
• Lopunny used its agility and powerful leaps to dodge Dragonite’s attacks and land a kick.
• Dragonite struck Lopunny with Thunder Punch, and the hit left it paralyzed.
• Dragonite used Dragon Rush to knock Lopunny out of the battlefield and win the challenge.
• Whitney admitted she could not beat Xia You and gave him her Plain Badge.

After earning his eighth Johto Badge, Xia You registered for the Silver Conference and agreed to travel with Erika to Alto Mare. The Weekday Brothers confronted him, and his battle with Xing Qitian began with Eevee facing Heracross.

• Xia You placed the Plain Badge in his case, then registered for the Silver Conference at Goldenrod City's Pokémon Center and learned it would begin on the first of next month at Silver Stadium.
• Xia You and Erika decided to visit Alto Mare before heading to Silver Town, and set out toward the harbor to find a boat.
• Xing Qiyi arrived with her younger brothers, Xingqi Liu and Xing Qitian, and challenged Xia You to a battle for their Medals.
• At the Pokémon Center's open-air battlefield, Xing Qitian sent out Heracross, and Xia You chose Eevee to battle him.

Xia You defeated Xing Qitian and Xing Qiliu in Pokémon battles, then faced their older sister Xing Qiyi and her Shiny Flygon. As the children rallied behind Xing Qiyi, Xia You prepared Dragonite for a Dragon-type showdown.

• Xia You guided Eevee to defeat Xing Qitian's Heracross with Swift, and the watching children were surprised by the Weekday Brothers' loss.
• Xing Qiliu challenged Xia You with Houndour, but Eevee endured the fight and won.
• Xing Qiyi took her turn and sent out a Shiny Flygon, which impressed and envied Xia You.
• Xia You chose Dragonite to face Flygon, while Xing Qitian and Xing Qiliu urged their sister to avenge the defeated siblings.
• The children joined in cheering for Xing Qiyi, and she stopped her brothers before giving Xia You an apologetic look.

Xia You and Xing Qiyi began a fierce battle between Dragonite and Flygon, and Xia You countered Flygon’s sandstorm with Dragonite’s Rain Dance. The mud grounded Flygon and hindered its movement, leaving Dragonite able to strike it with Dragon Rush.

• Flygon used Supersonic, but Dragonite’s Safeguard protected it from the attack.
• Xing Qiyi ordered Flygon to create a Sandstorm, and Xia You countered with Dragonite’s Rain Dance.
• The rain mixed with the sand and coated the battlefield and both Pokémon in mud, grounding Flygon and making movement difficult.
• Dragonite used Dragon Rush and slammed into Flygon before it could take off.
• Xia You ordered Dragonite back into the air to avoid fighting Flygon on the muddy ground.

After defeating Xing Qiyi and her brothers, Xia You collected their medals and traveled with Erika toward Alto Mare. On the ship, they met Ash, Misty, and Brock, who invited Xia You to join Alto Mare’s upcoming Water Pokémon Race.

• Xia You’s Dragonite defeated Xing Qiyi’s Flygon, and Xing Qiyi, Xingqi Liu, and Xing Qitian gave him their medals.
• Xia You and Erika left for Goldenrod City’s harbor and boarded a ship bound for Alto Mare.
• Erika told Xia You the legend of Latios, Latias, and the Soul Dew in Alto Mare.
• Ash, Misty, and Brock encountered Xia You and Erika aboard the ship and said they were traveling to compete in the Water Pokémon Race.
• Ash invited Xia You to race, while Misty insisted he would win if he entered.

Xia You, Ash, and Misty arrived in Alto Mare and registered for the city’s annual Pokémon water race, then Ash challenged Xia You to a battle and won with Pikachu. The next morning, the race began with Xia You, Ash, Misty, and more than thirty contestants setting off through the city’s canals.

• Xia You, Erika, and Ash explored Alto Mare and saw a museum and stone pillars commemorating Latias and Latios.
• Ash, Xia You, and Misty registered for the Alto Mare Summer Festival water race, where Ash declared he would win the Alto Mare Glass Victory medal.
• Xia You learned that Ash had earned seven Badges and needed the Rising Badge from Clair to enter the Silver Conference.
• Ash challenged Xia You to a battle, and Pikachu defeated Xia You’s Eevee with Iron Tail, making Ash wonder if he could beat Xia You at the Silver Conference.
• Xia You entered the water race with Blastoise, and he, Ash, Misty, and the other contestants started the course after the signal Pokémon gave the cue.

Xia You, Ash, Misty, and Rossi battled for the lead in the water race, but Latias secretly helped Ash and Latios pulled her and Totodile off the course. Xia You and Blastoise narrowly beat Misty and Rossi to the finish line.

• Xia You and Blastoise surged through the pack after a sharp turn, while Ash and Misty followed close behind with Totodile and Corsola.
• Xia You, Ash, and Misty caught up with Rossi and Wailmer, then raced neck and neck as Rossi used his knowledge of the course to stay in contention.
• Ash crashed into a wall at a bend, but Totodile soon returned at incredible speed while Latias secretly pulled his skis.
• Totodile overtook the leaders, but Latios carried him and Latias into a waterway away from the course.
• Xia You urged Blastoise into a final sprint, and Blastoise narrowly crossed the finish line ahead of Misty and Rossi.

After winning the Alto Mare water race, Xia You joined Misty and their friends on a gondola tour guided by the runner-up, Rossi. The group ended their trip at statues of Latias and Latios, whom Rossi said were believed to protect the city.

• Xia You won the race, while Misty finished second and Rossi came third.
• Rossi offered to show Misty around Alto Mare, and she agreed on the condition that Xia You and their friends could come too.
• Xia You received the glass victory trophy, and Ash explained that Totodile had taken a wrong turn and caused him to leave the racecourse.
• Rossi guided Xia You, Misty, Erika, Ash, and Brock through the city’s canals in a gondola.
• The group returned to the stone statues of Latias and Latios, and Rossi described the legend that the Pokémon guarded Alto Mare.