Recaps

Xia You reached the Dragon Altar with Zinnia and asked her to help summon Rayquaza, revealing that he knew she had devised a plan involving many Key Stones. Zinnia refused his offer of help and agreed to summon Rayquaza so she and Xia You could compete fairly, but said they would have to wait until night.

• Xia You, Zinnia, and Misty reached the Dragon Altar, where Xia You asked Zinnia to summon Rayquaza.
• Xia You showed Zinnia a Meteorite Key Stone he had found, and she identified it while explaining its rumored cosmic energy.
• Xia You revealed that he knew Zinnia planned to gather Key Stones to attract Rayquaza, then told her Rayquaza had recently fought two Deoxys outside LaRousse City.
• Xia You offered to help Zinnia catch Rayquaza if she helped summon it, but Zinnia declined and proposed that they compete fairly for Rayquaza instead.
• Zinnia agreed to summon Rayquaza at night, leaving Xia You and Misty to wait at the Dragon Altar until evening.

Zinnia summoned a black Rayquaza at the Dragon Altar, but it responded to Xia You’s Meteorite Key Stone and chose him instead. Xia You sent Deoxys to battle Rayquaza, and their fight escalated across the sky and Dragon Altar, with neither Pokémon willing to back down.

• Zinnia used her Sacrificial Stone method to summon a black Rayquaza beneath the meteor-filled sky.
• Rayquaza ignored Zinnia’s Key Stones and reacted to Xia You’s Meteorite Key Stone, prompting Xia You to approach it.
• Xia You sent out Deoxys and began battling Rayquaza after telling Zinnia they could talk afterward.
• Deoxys dodged Rayquaza’s surprise bite with Teleport and struck it with an Energy Ball.
• Xia You ordered Deoxys to switch to Attack Forme as the fight spread from the Dragon Altar into the sky and clouds.

Xia You used Deoxys’s speed to defeat and capture the black Rayquaza, while Misty celebrated and Zinnia watched. Before leaving with Misty, Xia You offered to help Zinnia’s people catch a Rayquaza, leaving her questioning their traditions.

• Xia You switched Deoxys to Speed Forme and used its speed to wear down the black Rayquaza.
• Deoxys struck the black Rayquaza with Energy Ball, and Xia You captured it in a Great Ball.
• Misty cheered and embraced Xia You, while Zinnia congratulated him and explained that her Key Stones had lost their power.
• Xia You offered to help Zinnia’s people catch a Rayquaza and challenged their tradition of waiting to be chosen.
• Xia You and Misty departed on Dragonite, leaving Zinnia wondering whether her people’s beliefs had been wrong.

Xia You traveled to Mossdeep City to challenge its twin Gym Leaders, Minami and Tate, after arranging for his meteorite Key Stone to be made into a wearable Key Stone. The chapter ended as the Double Battle began, with Xia You facing their Solrock and Lunatone in the Gym’s three-dimensional space-themed arena.

• Xia You chose the Mossdeep Gym as his next destination and flew there with Misty after resting overnight.
• Xia You contacted Kuroda and mailed him the meteorite Key Stone to be shaped into a Key Stone he could wear.
• Xia You and Misty learned that Ash and his companions had already challenged the Gym and left Mossdeep City.
• Xia You and Misty met Minami and Tate, whose mother Rei explained the arena and the Gym’s Double Battle rules.
• Minami and Tate sent out Solrock and Lunatone, and Xia You prepared to choose two Pokémon for the battle.

Xia You and his newly evolved Metang and Milotic battled Minami and Tate’s Lunatone and Solrock in the Space Battle Arena. After several coordinated attacks and counters, Metang’s Flash Cannon exploded between the twins’ Pokémon, leaving the battle’s outcome unresolved.

• Misty used her Pokédex to identify Solrock and Lunatone, and Xia You chose Metang and Milotic to face them.
• Tate and Minami opened with Tackle, but Milotic’s Water Gun stopped Solrock and Metang’s Take Down overpowered Lunatone.
• Lunatone and Solrock combined Ice Beam and Solar Beam against Metang’s Psychic and Milotic’s Hydro Pump, filling the arena with steam; Xia You spotted them hiding above the battlefield.
• Xia You ordered Metang to use Flash Cannon, which pierced a suspended planet model and brought it crashing down, exposing Lunatone and Solrock.
• Minami and Tate attacked with Psychic, but Xia You used Metang’s barrier and Milotic’s Surf to set up a Twister that trapped their Pokémon.
• Metang struck the weakened Lunatone and Solrock with Flash Cannon, and its attack exploded between them in a blinding burst.

Xia You defeated Minami and Tate at Mossdeep Gym after their coordination collapsed, earning the Mind Badge and moving one step away from the Ever Grande Conference. After receiving urgent calls from Shelly and Courtney, he prepared for the coming confrontation with Maxie and Archie and flew with Misty toward the nearby sea.

• Xia You exploited Minami and Tate's arguing and their Pokémon's depleted stamina to defeat Solrock and Lunatone and win the Gym battle.
• Minami and Tate gave Xia You the Mind Badge, and he reflected on how little remained of his journey through the Hoenn Region.
• Shelly and Courtney contacted Xia You, signaling that Maxie and Archie had begun acting again, while dark clouds gathered over Mossdeep City.
• Xia You transferred Pokémon needing training to Cerise Park and reunited with his strongest Pokémon from Sabrina, Erika, and Chloe.
• Misty refused Xia You's offer to wait behind, and they set off on Dragonite toward the nearby sea.

Xia You, Misty, and Shelly reached Archie’s island hideout, where Archie was preparing to capture Groudon as Maxie and Kyogre approached. Xia You decided they should remain hidden and wait for the rival teams to weaken each other before intervening.

• Dragonite carried Xia You and Misty to an archipelago where Shelly had obtained another Team Aqua submarine.
• Shelly told Xia You that Archie had survived and revealed that Maxie and Kyogre were heading toward the island.
• A Team Aqua insider guided Xia You, Misty, and Shelly to a forest overlooking Archie and Matt, who were preparing to reach Groudon beneath the island’s rocks.
• Shelly proposed either attacking Archie immediately or waiting for Team Magma to arrive, but both plans carried risks.
• Xia You reasoned that Archie and Maxie would hold back while they feared his intervention, so the group agreed to stay hidden until one side weakened and was forced to fight harder.

Xia You, Shelly, and Misty watched Team Aqua awaken Groudon and learned that Team Magma had arrived with Kyogre already under Maxie’s control. As Kyogre attacked Team Aqua and Archie continued trying to weaken Groudon enough to control it, the trio prepared to intervene once the two sides began fighting.

• Xia You, Shelly, and Misty hid on a hill while Gengar and Horsea scouted the lake by land and underwater.
• Xia You received Courtney’s message that Team Magma was approaching, then watched Archie and Matt’s team awaken Groudon by digging into the rocks.
• Team Aqua attacked Groudon as Team Magma’s red vessel arrived at the island, with Maxie and Tabitha at its bow.
• Maxie revealed that Kyogre was already under his control and demanded that Archie hand over the Orbs.
• Shelly urged Xia You to act before Archie controlled Groudon, but Xia You decided they should wait until Team Aqua and Team Magma began fighting.
• Kyogre attacked Team Aqua’s Pokémon while Archie continued weakening Groudon, furious that Maxie had disrupted his plan.

Archie triggered Groudon’s Primal Reversion, sending the Pokémon into a rampage that forced Maxie to Primal Revert Kyogre so it could fight back. As the two legendary Pokémon clashed, Xia You and his companions emerged from hiding and Deoxys struck Kyogre, interrupting Maxie’s attempt to control both forces.

• Archie used the Red Orb on Groudon, causing it to Primal Revert and attack Team Aqua’s forces while focusing on Kyogre.
• Xia You explained Primal Reversion to Misty as the group watched Groudon’s rampage from hiding.
• Maxie used the Blue Orb to Primal Revert Kyogre, which remained under his command and fought Groudon.
• Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre collided, shaking the island and disrupting the weather.
• Deoxys burst from the bushes and attacked Primal Kyogre, and Xia You, Misty, and Shelly revealed themselves to Maxie and Archie.
• Archie recognized that Shelly had helped Xia You find them, while Shelly remained composed about her former Team Aqua ties.

Xia You sent his Legendary Pokémon after Maxie and Archie while Deoxys and Primal Groudon kept Primal Kyogre occupied. Zapdos seized Maxie’s Blue Orb and Moltres captured him, while Suicune and Raikou cornered Archie after Matt was knocked unconscious.

• Team Magma and Team Aqua members joined the battle as Xia You released five Legendary Pokémon to support his side.
• Xia You sent Zapdos, Articuno, and Moltres after Maxie, while Raikou and Suicune fought through the battlefield toward Archie.
• The Legendary Birds defeated Maxie’s Pokémon, and Zapdos took the Blue Orb before Moltres carried Maxie into the air.
• Matt tried to protect Archie from Suicune and Raikou, but Suicune struck him unconscious.
• Suicune and Raikou cornered Archie, and the Red Orb fell from his hand at Suicune’s feet.

Xia You captured Maxie, Archie, and Matt, then helped defeat Team Aqua and Team Magma as Primal Kyogre and Primal Groudon’s battle devastated the island. He contained the spreading extreme weather with the Legendary Birds and prepared to reveal another Pokémon to confront the ancient Pokémon.

• Moltres, Zapdos, and Raikou brought Maxie, Archie, and Matt to Xia You, and Gengar bound the three leaders.
• Team Aqua and Team Magma charged to rescue their leaders, but Xia You’s Legendary Pokémon and Shelly and Misty’s Pokémon routed them.
• Courtney ambushed Tabitha as he tried to escape by speedboat and restrained him.
• Primal Kyogre and Primal Groudon’s battle shattered the island, forcing Xia You and the others to evacuate while Courtney helped rescue people from the sea.
• Xia You failed to use the Red Orb and Blue Orb to stop the ancient Pokémon, then used the Legendary Birds to contain the spreading weather.
• Xia You took out a prepared Great Ball as Shelly, Maxie, Archie, and Matt watched, revealing that he had another Pokémon ready.

Xia You sent Black Rayquaza into battle alongside Deoxys against Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre, using his commands to turn the two Primals against each other. When they prepared Origin Pulse and Precipice Blade, Xia You and his companions retreated, but the blasts collided in a huge explosion that scattered Black Rayquaza and strained the Legendary Birds defending the surrounding area.

• Xia You recalled Raikou and Suicune, then sent Black Rayquaza to join Deoxys against Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre.
• Xia You directed Rayquaza to draw Primal Kyogre's attention while Deoxys attacked, but Primal Groudon kept disrupting Deoxys's openings.
• Xia You used Deoxys's Teleport to reposition it, causing Primal Groudon to attack Primal Kyogre and leaving Kyogre surrounded.
• Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre began charging Precipice Blade and Origin Pulse, so Xia You led Shelly, Misty, and their captives away and ordered the Legendary Birds to defend against the shock wave.
• The two attacks collided in a massive explosion that knocked Xia You, Shelly, and Misty down and blasted Black Rayquaza out of sight.
• Deoxys emerged unharmed, while the Legendary Birds struggled to hold back the shock wave and protect the surrounding sea and land.

Xia You and the Legendary Birds defeated Primal Groudon and severely weakened Primal Kyogre with Three-Bird Fusion, while Black Rayquaza drove Kyogre away after its Primal Reversion ended. With Groudon unconscious and Team Aqua and Team Magma leaders captured, Xia You planned to hand everyone over to the International Police, leaving Shelly uncertain about her future.

• Xia You relayed his orders through Deoxys, and the Legendary Birds gathered energy for Three-Bird Fusion while Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre resumed fighting.
• The Legendary Birds engulfed both Pokémon in their attack, knocking Groudon unconscious and leaving Kyogre badly wounded.
• Black Rayquaza emerged from the sea and attacked Kyogre, while Xia You decided not to capture Groudon.
• Kyogre's energy ran low, ending its Primal Reversion, and Black Rayquaza overpowered it until it fled.
• Xia You had Gardevoir recall Black Rayquaza and told Shelly they would wait for the International Police, wake Groudon, and return the Orbs.
• Shelly reflected on Team Aqua and Team Magma's impending collapse and wondered what she should do next.

After the battle, Xia You helped the International Police arrest Team Magma and Team Aqua’s leaders and executives, while Shelly and Courtney received amnesty as informants. With the crisis resolved, Xia You and Misty looked ahead to their journey and the Ever Grande Conference, as Shelly and Courtney rejoined them.

• International Police coast guard ships arrived, and Groudon left by diving along the seabed as the crisis ended.
• Courtney brought Tabitha into custody, joining Maxie and Archie as captured leaders and executives while most remaining grunts fled.
• Anabel arrived and told Xia You that he would receive an honorary International Police Special Investigator title and a cash reward.
• The International Police granted Shelly and Courtney special amnesty as informants, with Xia You assigned to supervise them during a year of observation.
• Xia You and Misty reflected on the end of the crisis and their upcoming Ever Grande Conference before Shelly and Courtney joined them on deck.

Xia You and Misty parted ways with Shelly and Courtney, then became stranded on Gangjia Island after learning that rough seas had driven away its residents and ships. There, they reunited with Bea, who was training with a group of Fighting-type Trainers, and discovered she had been following ineffective training advice.

• Shelly and Courtney agreed to go to Kanto to watch over Xia You’s growing investment, while Xia You and Misty disembarked at Gangjia Island.
• Xia You and Misty found the island nearly empty and learned that its residents had evacuated by boat because of a warning about rough waters.
• Xia You and Misty discovered Bea exercising with a group of Trainers in a forest park.
• Bea told Xia You and Misty that the group’s leader had promised his training methods would make her stronger, and Xia You explained that the basic exercises were unlikely to help her.
• The group’s leader explained that the island’s ships had left ahead of the storm and invited Xia You and Misty to train with them, but Xia You declined.

Xia You clashed with Yanqingshui over the value of muscle training, and their argument led to a Double Battle with Bea joining Xia You. The match began with Gardevoir and Machamp facing Walrein and Hitmonchan, and their first attacks collided in a burst of water.

• Yanqingshui introduced himself as Gangjia Island’s strongest Pokémon Trainer and invited Xia You and Bea to train their muscles.
• Xia You rejected Yanqingshui’s training philosophy, and Yanqingshui challenged him to a battle.
• When Xia You hesitated because his available Pokémon were unusually powerful, Bea stepped forward to battle in his place.
• Yanqingshui proposed a Double Battle, and Xia You and Bea agreed to team up against him and a woman wearing a red ribbon.
• The teams sent out Gardevoir and Machamp against Walrein and Hitmonchan, then began fighting as Confusion and a stream of water collided beside the two Fighting types.

Xia You and Bea decisively defeated Yanqingshui’s team on Ruri Island, while Shelly and Courtney witnessed a mysterious black Pokémon attack the International Police ship bound for Slateport City. The ship was immobilized, and Anabel joined Shelly on deck as the officers responded.

• Machamp and Gardevoir overwhelmed Yanqingshui’s Hitmonchan and Walrein in the Double Battle.
• Yanqingshui admitted defeat but insisted his people would keep using the Muscle Training Method, and Xia You left with Bea and Misty.
• Shelly encountered Courtney on deck while the International Police ship continued toward Slateport City.
• A strange black Pokémon emerged through an opening in a rainbow and appeared above the ship.
• The Pokémon used psychic power to halt the ship, throwing everyone aboard into chaos before the International Police regrouped.
• Anabel reached Shelly on deck and exclaimed at the sight of the black Pokémon.

A mysterious Necrozma abducted Archie and Maxie from an International Police ship, and Xia You recognized it as a sign that Team Rainbow Rocket might be forming ahead of schedule. After explaining the danger to Misty and Bea, Xia You left his suspicions unspoken while Misty’s stories about his achievements made Bea admire him and left Misty regretting that she had praised him so much.

• Necrozma’s projection attacked Anabel’s ship, ignored the officers’ attacks, and abducted Archie and Maxie through a black hole.
• Shelly urged Anabel to contact Xia You, who had arrived at a hot spring guesthouse with Bea and Misty.
• Xia You identified Necrozma as a legendary cosmic Pokémon from another dimension and explained the threat posed by Ultra Beasts.
• Xia You suspected Archie and Maxie’s abduction meant Team Rainbow Rocket was forming early, possibly because someone had altered the future.
• Misty recounted Xia You’s achievements to Bea, who grew impressed with him, while Misty regretted that she might have found herself a romantic rival.

Xia You, Misty, and Bea shared dinner and prepared to sleep at the seaside guesthouse, but a leaking roof forced the women to move their bedding beside Xia You. Half-asleep and mistaking Bea for Erika, Xia You touched her before realizing his mistake, while Bea had already awakened and understood he was confused.

• Xia You, Misty, and Bea ate a lavish seafood dinner prepared by the elderly owner, and Xia You drank several cups of sake.
• Xia You, Misty, and Bea laid out their bedding in the guest room, but a heavy rainstorm caused water to leak onto Misty and Bea's sleeping spots.
• Misty and Bea moved their bedding beside Xia You while he slept, and Bea eventually fell asleep next to him.
• Xia You woke thirsty and, while groggy from the sake, mistook Bea for Erika and pulled her close, touching her beneath the covers.
• Xia You realized he had touched Bea and moved away, while Bea stayed still after recognizing that he had mistaken her for his girlfriend.

Xia You and Misty parted ways with Bea after leaving the island, while reporters Mary and Dai investigated the site of the Groudon and Kyogre battle. After reaching Lilycove City, Xia You learned that Kuroda had finished work on the Meteorite Key Stone, leaving him eager to see what it could do.

• Misty woke Xia You, who worried Bea had noticed his actions the previous night, while Bea continued training in silence.
• At breakfast, Bea said she planned to leave Hoenn, and Xia You and Misty watched her board a ship before setting off for Lilycove City.
• Mary and Dai searched the battle site near Mossdeep Island, finding evidence of Team Aqua, Team Magma, and the International Police, then speculated that Drake might have fought Groudon and Kyogre.
• After their investigation turned up no decisive proof, Mary and Dai left the site empty-handed.
• When Xia You arrived in Lilycove City, Kuroda called to say the Meteorite Key Stone from Sky Pillar had been processed, and Xia You wondered whether it could enhance Mega Evolution.

Xia You and Misty traveled toward Fortree City, where they met Steven exploring the Scorched Slab before continuing on to the city. The next morning, Xia You arrived at the Fortree Gym to challenge Winona, who was already expecting him.

• Xia You rearranged his Pokémon lineup at the Lilycove City Pokémon Center and arranged to meet Pheobe in Fortree City to return the Indigo and Vermilion Orbs.
• Xia You and Misty passed a Safari Zone, then encountered Steven near a cave; he explained he was searching for rare stones in the Scorched Slab.
• Xia You and Misty reached Fortree City and learned they had missed its annual Wings Festival.
• Xia You went to challenge the Fortree Gym the next morning, and a staff member welcomed him, saying Gym Leader Miss Winona had been waiting.

Xia You challenged Winona at the Fortree Gym, where their battle began high above the battlefield with Metang facing her signature Altaria. Metang gained the upper hand, but Altaria’s speed and instinctive Cotton Guard kept it from being defeated as the fight continued.

• Xia You and Misty climbed to the top of the Fortree Gym, where they met Gym Leader Winona and learned the battle would be a three-on-three match.
• Winona sent out Altaria, and Xia You chose Metang to face it.
• Altaria dodged Metang’s Confusion and unleashed a rapid barrage of Peck, but Metang’s Steel typing and defense limited the damage.
• Metang countered with Metal Claw, while Altaria evaded and attacked from a distance with Dragon Breath and Dragon Pulse.
• Confusion caught Altaria and pulled it toward the ground, but Winona had it use Dragon Pulse to create an explosion that broke its restraint.
• Xia You anticipated Winona’s plan and sent Metang in with Agility and Metal Claw, but Altaria instinctively used Cotton Guard to withstand the attack.

Xia You’s Metang defeated Winona’s Altaria and evolved into Metagross, which then also defeated Pelipper. Winona sent out her Shiny Swellow for the final round, while Xia You chose Milotic and began soaking the battlefield to improve its footing.

• Metang held Altaria aloft with Psychic until it dropped Cotton Guard, then slammed it into the ground and won the first round.
• After the victory, Metang evolved into Metagross, and Winona sent out Pelipper for the second round.
• Metagross adapted to Pelipper’s attack pattern, pinned it with its claws, and won the second round before Xia You recalled it.
• Winona sent out her Shiny Swellow for the final round, and Xia You chose Milotic.
• Milotic sprayed water across the battlefield, making the ground muddy and forming puddles as Winona recognized Xia You was shaping the terrain to his advantage.

Xia You defeated Winona with Milotic, earned the Feather Badge, and registered for the Ever Grande Conference. As he and Misty prepared to travel to the Hoenn Grand Festival, they remembered they still had to return the two Orbs to Pheobe, who appeared before them.

• Milotic used Twister to draw Swellow close, then struck it with Surf and Aqua Tail until it could no longer battle, giving Xia You the victory over Winona.
• Winona awarded Xia You the Feather Badge, completing his collection of all eight Hoenn badges.
• Xia You registered for the Ever Grande Conference at the Fortree City Pokémon Center and learned he would need to confirm his registration at the venue.
• May called Misty to invite her to the upcoming Hoenn Grand Festival, and Misty agreed to go with Xia You’s approval.
• Xia You reminded Misty that they still had to return two Orbs to Pheobe, who suddenly appeared in front of them.

Xia You and Misty reunited with Pheobe, then arrived in Slateport City for May’s Grand Festival. While exploring the festival grounds alone, Xia You ran into Lisia, who eagerly joined him on the walk back to the dorms.

• Pheobe thanked Xia You and Misty for recovering her bags and told them her grandparents had settled in and the League was rebuilding her house.
• Xia You and Misty reached Slateport City, where May prepared for the Grand Festival and Ash celebrated having collected all eight Badges.
• May learned that 64 of the 247 registered Coordinators would advance from the next day’s Preliminaries to the Main Tournament.
• Xia You wandered through Food Street with Gardevoir, spotted Jessie, James, and Meowth, and watched them panic before realizing he had ignored them.
• Xia You sorted gifts for Sabrina, Erika, and Chloe, then met a disguised Lisia, who linked arms with him and agreed to return to the dorms together.