Recaps

Xia You took over Misty's battle against Anthony after recognizing that Anthony's Pelipper relied on a dishonest trick. He sent out Dragonite, and their first exchange left Pelipper badly outmatched.

• Misty recalled Psyduck and gave her place in the battle to Xia You.
• Xia You hinted that he had discovered Anthony's secret, startling Anthony and prompting Misty to ask what was wrong with Pelipper.
• Xia You chose Dragonite rather than a newly caught Pokémon and began the battle against Pelipper.
• Anthony ordered Pelipper to use Wing Attack as Dragonite closed in.
• Dragonite dodged Pelipper's attack and struck it with a wing, revealing that Dragonite was stronger and more skilled.

Xia You’s Dragonite exposed Anthony’s cheating when three hidden Poké Balls fell from Pelipper’s mouth, revealing how Anthony had faked Pelipper’s diverse moves. Xia You led an indignant Misty away, reasoning that Anthony would keep deceiving people until he faced a serious setback.

• Dragonite dodged Pelipper’s attacks and drove him back with Hurricane and Aqua Tail.
• Pelipper’s mouth opened after Dragonite struck him, spilling three Poké Balls that exposed Anthony’s trick.
• Misty confronted Anthony, who recalled Pelipper, gathered the Poké Balls, and fled the battlefield.
• Xia You explained to Misty why they would not pursue Anthony or spend time publicizing his fraud.
• Xia You persuaded Misty to leave, and she soon returned to her cheerful mood.

Xia You and Misty camped by a lake, where they discussed Misty’s travels and Xia You sought her advice on raising Feebas. The next morning, they reached Rustboro City, and Xia You arrived at the Rustboro Gym to challenge Roxanne.

• Xia You and Misty shared dinner and chatted by the lake while their Pokémon played nearby.
• Misty explained that her sisters had allowed her to travel for a while, though she would eventually have to return to the Cerulean Gym.
• Xia You showed Misty his Feebas, and she advised him on raising and training it.
• Xia You and Misty packed up the next morning and traveled to Rustboro City.
• Xia You entered the Rustboro Gym with Misty and met Gym Leader Roxanne on the Rock Field.

Xia You arrived at the Rustboro Gym with Misty and met Roxanne, who recognized him from the Silver Conference and arranged a recorded Gym battle. The battle began with Xia You’s Eevee facing Roxanne’s Geodude.

• Roxanne and her students recognized Xia You and excitedly asked him for photos and autographs.
• Xia You declined to battle Roxanne’s main Pokémon, explaining that he was training his new Pokémon, and Roxanne agreed to use her Gym-defense lineup.
• Roxanne asked to record the battle for her Pokémon Academy students, and Xia You agreed.
• The referee announced a two-Pokémon elimination battle in which only Xia You could switch Pokémon.
• Roxanne sent out Geodude, and Xia You chose Eevee to face it.
• Misty watched from the stands and worried that Roxanne might fall for Xia You, while reassuring herself that he would not be attracted to Roxanne.

Xia You battled Roxanne’s Geodude with Eevee despite its type disadvantage, using the rocky terrain and careful tactics to wear Geodude down. Eevee won with Swift, and Roxanne and her students accepted the result enthusiastically.

• Roxanne sent out Geodude, and the Gym Challenge began with Eevee at a type disadvantage.
• Xia You had Eevee use the rocks and Sand Attack to disrupt Geodude, then struck it with Double Kick.
• Roxanne ordered Geodude to use Rollout, and Xia You answered with Take Down, sending both Pokémon tumbling after their collision.
• Geodude got back up, but Eevee defeated it with Swift.
• Roxanne withdrew Geodude, while her students excitedly praised Eevee and celebrated Xia You’s victory.

Xia You let Eevee face Roxanne’s Nosepass, but Eevee lost, tying the Gym battle at one win apiece. He sent out Tyranitar for the deciding round, which began with both Pokémon’s Stone Edge attacks colliding.

• Roxanne sent out Nosepass as her second Pokémon, and Xia You studied its strength and defenses.
• Eevee insisted on battling Nosepass, and Xia You let it take the field despite its disadvantage.
• Nosepass defeated Eevee with Rock Tomb, tying the score at one to one.
• Xia You sent out Tyranitar, whose roar startled the nearby students and impressed Roxanne.
• Tyranitar and Nosepass began the third round by launching Stone Edge attacks that collided, then prepared to attack again.

Xia You defeated Roxanne and earned the Stone Badge, then set out with Misty for Lavaridge Town. They entered a mountain shortcut and learned that the cave was called Meteor Falls.

• Xia You defeated Roxanne’s Nosepass with Tyranitar and received the Stone Badge.
• Xia You and Misty left Rustboro and headed toward Lavaridge Town.
• Misty asked an old man for a shortcut through the mountains, and he pointed them to a cave and warned them to stay on the main path.
• Xia You and Misty entered the cave with Eevee and Torchic, and Misty remembered its name: Meteor Falls.

Xia You and Misty chased a Beldum deep into Meteor Falls, where Torchic defeated it and Xia You caught it as his 21st Pokémon. They discovered several Key Stones, then lost their way and emerged at a vast waterfall-filled cavern that Misty identified as Meteor Falls.

• Xia You spotted a Beldum and pursued it with Torchic and Misty, leaving the main path behind.
• Torchic defeated Beldum, and Xia You caught it as his 21st Pokémon.
• Xia You found a Key Stone among the ores, and Misty discovered several more and divided them between them.
• Xia You and Misty could not remember their route back, so they chose a path and followed the sound of running water.
• Xia You and Misty emerged at a cavern of waterfalls and a huge circular pit, which Misty recognized as Meteor Falls.

Xia You and Misty discovered Team Aqua had kidnapped Professor Cozmo, while Team Magma pursued him to find a powerful meteorite in Meteor Falls. As the rival teams fought, Xia You sent Raikou into the battle and he and Misty crept toward Professor Cozmo.

• Xia You recognized the group that had taken a bespectacled man as Team Aqua, then identified the cloaked group following them as Team Magma.
• Xia You and Misty crossed the pool with Starmie's help and followed both teams into the cave, where they learned that the captive was Professor Cozmo and that both sides wanted to find a meteorite.
• Courtney and Shelly argued over their rival plans as Team Magma and Team Aqua fought, with Team Magma initially gaining the advantage.
• Xia You released Raikou and sent it charging into the battle, where its electric attacks struck members of both teams and turned the fight into chaos.
• Courtney and Shelly ordered their teams to attack Raikou, while Xia You and Misty quietly moved closer to Professor Cozmo.

Xia You and Misty rescued Professor Cozmo from Team Magma and Team Aqua with help from Raikou and Gengar. While escaping through Meteor Falls, they were saved by Zinnia, who led them to her hidden home, where Cozmo recognized Raikou and learned it belonged to Xia You.

• Courtney sent Camerupt against Raikou, while Shelly spotted Xia You and Misty sneaking up with Professor Cozmo held captive nearby.
• Xia You called for Gengar to attack Team Magma and Team Aqua, and Raikou used Zap Cannon to knock down their members as Xia You and Misty freed Cozmo.
• Courtney and Shelly regrouped their teams and pursued the escapees through Meteor Falls, tracking them with Heijialu.
• A girl toppled a boulder to block Team Magma and lowered a vine for Xia You, Misty, and Cozmo to climb; Xia You recognized her as Zinnia.
• Zinnia led the group to her furnished cave home, where Professor Cozmo thanked Xia You and Misty and asked whether Raikou was the Legendary Pokémon from Johto.
• Xia You confirmed that Raikou was his Pokémon, prompting Cozmo and Zinnia to regard him with newfound respect and curiosity.

Zinnia explained the Draconids and guided Xia You, Misty, and Professor Cozmo through Meteor Falls, but Team Magma ambushed them at an exit. As the group fought to protect Cozmo, Shelly arrived with Team Aqua, leaving Courtney caught between both rival groups.

• Zinnia introduced herself as a Draconid, and Professor Cozmo explained her people’s history and their connection to Rayquaza.
• Professor Cozmo described his meteorite research, and Zinnia led the group through the caves toward the surface.
• Courtney ambushed Xia You, Misty, Cozmo, and Zinnia with dozens of Houndoom as they reached an exit.
• Misty sent out Starmie and Politoed, Cozmo sent out Solrock, Zinnia sent out Salamence, and Xia You sent out Dragonite and Tyranitar.
• Xia You’s group fought off Team Magma’s Pokémon, and Courtney joined the battle with her Camerupt.
• Shelly arrived with Team Aqua, and Courtney realized Team Magma was trapped between the two groups.

Xia You and his companions drove Team Aqua away, then accidentally circled back near Rustboro City after traveling through the night. In a forest, Xia You accepted a battle challenge from Zejian Jiro, just as another boy identical to him appeared.

• Shelly sent out Walrein, but Xia You’s Scizor blocked its attack, and Raikou’s arrival forced Team Aqua to retreat.
• Zinnia escorted Xia You, Misty, and Professor Cozmo out of the cave, and Cozmo went home to Fallarbor Town alone.
• Xia You and Misty walked through the night, camped, and discovered the next day that they had returned to the vicinity of Rustboro City.
• Xia You and Misty entered a forest, where Zejian Jiro challenged Xia You to a one-on-one Pokémon battle.
• Another boy who looked exactly like Zejian Jiro appeared, and Misty realized they were twins.

Xia You and Misty accepted a Double Battle against the twin Trainers Zejian Ichiro and Zejian Jiro, but Psyduck’s chaotic performance made the fight difficult until Xia You helped Torchic defeat both opposing Pokémon. After the battle, Torchic evolved into Combusken.

• Zejian Ichiro joined Zejian Jiro in challenging Xia You and Misty to a Double Battle, and the four Trainers sent out Torchic, Psyduck, Heracross, and Ariados.
• Torchic pursued Heracross with Ember while Ariados tripped Psyduck, and Psyduck’s errant Water Gun put out Torchic’s flames.
• Heracross and Ariados focused their attacks on Psyduck, whose wild running disrupted Torchic’s attempts to attack.
• Xia You ordered Torchic to fire Ember at Psyduck’s path, catching the pursuing Heracross in the flames and letting Torchic knock it down.
• Torchic defeated Ariados with its flames, giving Xia You and Misty the win despite Psyduck’s interference.
• Torchic evolved into Combusken as the Trainers watched.

Xia You and Misty reached Verdanturf Town, where they encountered the traveling Fighting-type expert Bea, then continued to Lavaridge Town. At the Lavaridge Gym, they met its enthusiastic Leader, Flannery, after Misty rescued her from a fire.

• Xia You and Misty defeated Zejian Ichiro and Zejian Jiro in a Double Battle, and Xia You invited the brothers to challenge him again at the Ever Grande Conference.
• Xia You and Misty reached Verdanturf Town, learned about its gentle winds and an upcoming Pokémon Contest, and briefly encountered Bea at the Pokémon Center.
• Xia You and Misty left Verdanturf Town the next morning and traveled through the heat to Lavaridge Town.
• Misty and Xia You explored Lavaridge Town’s hot spring attractions before heading to the Lavaridge Gym.
• Misty used Starmie’s Water Gun to extinguish the flames on Flannery after one of her Slugma accidentally set her clothes alight.
• Flannery introduced herself as the Gym Leader and joyfully welcomed Xia You’s challenge.

Xia You met Flannery, the inexperienced new Gym Leader of the Lavaridge Gym, and began their three-on-three battle. After Flannery sent out her powerful Torkoal, Xia You chose Tyranitar, whose opening Stone Edge struck at Torkoal as it withdrew into its shell.

• Flannery explained that her grandfather, Mura, had retired and passed the Lavaridge Gym leadership to her.
• Flannery led Xia You and Misty to the damaged Rock Field and admitted she had forgotten to repair it after a previous battle.
• Flannery set the Gym battle rules at three Pokémon and introduced Torkoal as one of her strongest partners.
• Flannery recounted that a rookie challenger had defeated her Magmortar but fled when she sent out Torkoal.
• Xia You sent out Tyranitar, and Flannery recognized its strength before starting the battle.
• At Xia You's command, Tyranitar used Stone Edge, and Torkoal pulled into its shell to defend itself.

Xia You defeated Flannery’s Torkoal with Tyranitar, then won a fierce battle between Dragonite and Magmortar. Flannery admired Xia You’s strength and eagerly called for their third battle.

• Xia You hid Tyranitar in a Sandstorm, and Flannery sent Torkoal into it to find and fight Tyranitar.
• Tyranitar defeated Torkoal inside the Sandstorm, leaving it unconscious in a fissure.
• Flannery sent out Magmortar, and Xia You chose Dragonite to face it.
• Dragonite and Magmortar traded attacks at close range; Dragonite was burned, but Aqua Tail eventually knocked Magmortar down.
• Flannery praised Xia You after her loss and excitedly urged him to begin the third battle.

Xia You defeated Flannery to earn the Heat Badge, then took Misty to a Lavaridge Town hot spring. Their quiet soak was interrupted when a familiar Jigglypuff began singing nearby.

• Xia You sent Scizor against Flannery's Camerupt, but its quadruple Fire weakness led to Scizor's defeat.
• Xia You brought back a tired Dragonite, which defeated Camerupt with Dragon Rage and won the Gym battle.
• Flannery realized she had forgotten the Heat Badge, retrieved it, and presented it to Xia You.
• Xia You and Misty left the Gym, had their injured Pokémon treated, and checked into a guesthouse with an open-air hot spring.
• Misty recalled meeting Jigglypuff at a hot spring before its song began to make her drowsy again.
• Xia You heard the singing, plunged into the water, and warned Misty that Jigglypuff was nearby.

Xia You and Misty tracked down the Jigglypuff that had been hypnotizing hot spring visitors, and Xia You caught it after defeating it with Combusken and Beldum. The next day they left Lavaridge Town for Mauville City, where frequent Trainer battles slowed their journey across the plains.

• Xia You and Misty followed Jigglypuff’s singing, found it drawing on the faces of sleeping people, and surrounded it with their Pokémon.
• Combusken battled Jigglypuff while Gardevoir took its microphone, and Xia You eventually used Beldum to knock it out and catch it.
• Xia You and Misty left Lavaridge Town through Jagged Pass, passed the area where Xia You suspected a Team Magma base was located, and reached the plains without incident.
• On the road toward Mauville City, Xia You accepted numerous Trainer challenges, improving his Pokémon’s strength and practicing Double Battles with Misty.
• The battles slowed their progress so much that they covered only about a quarter of the route in a day, leaving them at least another day or two from Mauville City.

After catching Jigglypuff, Xia You thwarted its attempts to escape and retrieve its microphone. In Mauville City, he and Misty found the Gym closed for the day, then Xia You agreed to battle a boy hoping to prove his skill to his uncle.

• At camp, Jigglypuff tried to escape but Xia You's Pokémon blocked every route.
• Jigglypuff secretly searched Xia You's and Misty's backpacks for its microphone, but Gengar had it and kept it out of reach.
• On the third morning, Xia You and Misty arrived in Mauville City and found the Mauville Gym closed until the next day.
• While walking through Mauville Park, Xia You and Misty encountered a boy arguing with his uncle.
• The boy asked Xia You for a battle so he could show his uncle he was ready to challenge the Mauville Gym, and Xia You accepted.

Xia You battled Wally in Mauville Park, where Combusken defeated Wally’s Ralts despite its type disadvantage. Wally’s hopes of challenging the Gym were left uncertain after his loss.

• Xia You and Wally introduced themselves and sent Combusken and Ralts into the battle as a crowd gathered to watch.
• Ralts struck Combusken with Confusion, while Combusken’s Sand Attack blinded Ralts and gave Xia You time to close the distance.
• Combusken dodged Ralts’s Confusion, then used Ember to expose the real Ralts among its Double Team copies.
• Combusken defeated Ralts with Double Kick and a claw swipe, leaving Wally disappointed and Xia You satisfied with the battle as training.

After Wally lost his battle to Xia You, his uncle praised him and allowed him to challenge Gyms, while Xia You and Misty left the park. Reporters Mary and Dai then approached Xia You, and Mary secured his promise to give her interview request priority during the Ever Grande Conference.

• Wally's uncle praised his effort after his loss to Xia You and gave him permission to challenge Gyms and pursue his dream.
• Xia You praised Combusken, then left the park with Misty before Wally could speak with him.
• Mary and Dai, reporters from Mauville TV, caught up with Xia You and Mary asked him for an exclusive interview.
• Xia You declined an immediate interview but promised to prioritize Mary's request when the Ever Grande Conference arrived, and they exchanged contact details.
• Mary told Dai she hoped an interview with Xia You would improve their standing at the station and help them return to the studio.

Xia You and Misty enjoyed lunch and games in Mauville before returning to the Gym, where a moving-floor obstacle course carried them to an apparent Raikou. Xia You realized the Pokémon was an imitation as his Tyranitar confronted it.

• Xia You and Misty ate lunch at the Mauville Food Court, then played arcade games until Xia You won Misty a Starmie plush.
• Xia You brought Misty back to the Mauville Gym the next morning, and they rode a fast-moving elevator through its elaborate obstacle course.
• The elevator bounced across a pool and carried them to a room where a Raikou appeared to prepare an attack.
• Xia You sent out Tyranitar to confront Raikou and noticed that its empty eyes made it look like a machine rather than a living Pokémon.

Xia You and Misty entered the Mauville Gym, where Xia You defeated Wattson’s fake Raikou and met Wattson and his assistant. The official three-on-three Gym battle began with Wattson sending out Voltorb and Xia You choosing Combusken.

• Tyranitar tore into the fake Raikou and disabled it, revealing its wires to Misty.
• Wattson emerged from a hidden door with his assistant, Watt, and explained that the fake Raikou was a welcoming test.
• Xia You introduced himself and Misty, then accepted Wattson’s invitation to battle at the Gym.
• Watt announced the three-on-three battle rules, and Wattson sent out Voltorb.
• Xia You sent out Combusken, prompting Wattson to guess that he was saving Tyranitar for last.

Xia You’s Combusken battled Wattson’s Voltorb, countering its Screech and Rollout with Ember and Double Kick. Wattson’s Voltorb survived the flames, but Wattson struggled to find a way to land an attack.

• Wattson began the Gym battle by ordering Voltorb to use Screech as Combusken charged in.
• Combusken took damage from Screech but attacked Voltorb with Ember.
• Wattson ordered Voltorb to use Rollout to dodge the flames and close the distance.
• Xia You had Combusken use Double Kick to send Voltorb rolling back, then hit it with another Ember.
• Voltorb survived the flames, but Wattson realized his Pokémon could not reach Combusken and struggled to choose a new strategy.

Xia You’s Combusken defeated Wattson’s Voltorb by dodging its Spark and countering with Quick Attack. Wattson sent out Magneton for the next round, aiming to avoid another close-range contest.

• Wattson had Voltorb use Spark, but Combusken outran it instead of engaging at close range.
• When Voltorb’s Spark faded, Xia You ordered Combusken to turn back and use Quick Attack.
• Combusken struck Voltorb, triggering its self-destruction too far away to harm Combusken.
• Wattson declared Voltorb unable to battle and sent out Magneton for the next round.
• Xia You recognized that Wattson had chosen Magneton for mid- to long-range combat.