Recaps

Xia You and his companions captured Lambda after chasing him through the warehouse’s secret passage, then discovered a hidden piece of Onix Metal at Onix’s Grave. The metal could help an Onix evolve into Steelix, though its source remained unknown.

• Xia You led Lorelei and Sabrina through the warehouse’s secret passage after Haunter checked it and found a destroyed spike trap along the way.
• Lorelei spotted Lambda fleeing into the forest, and Gardevoir, Haunter, and Dewgong defeated his Pokémon and cut off his escape.
• Sabrina used her psychic powers to pull Lambda and his speedboat back from the water, and Xia You knocked him unconscious.
• Xia You and his companions lost track of the passage’s exit, found another route back toward the warehouse, and came upon Onix’s Grave.
• Xia You cleared weeds around the gravestone and found a hidden metallic rock beneath a small pile of stones.
• Lorelei identified the rock as Onix Metal, a rare mineral used to help an Onix evolve into Steelix.

Xia You, Sabrina, and Lorelei climbed Mt. Ember to search for Moltres, finding signs that the supposedly extinct volcano had grown unusually hot. They passed through a hidden cave and emerged high above One Island, with the search for Moltres still ahead.

• Xia You and Sabrina returned to One Island with Lorelei and climbed Mt. Ember, where sulfurous air and hot rocks made them question whether the volcano was truly extinct.
• Lorelei led them to Mt. Ember Hot Spring, but the water was boiling too fiercely for them to rest; she suspected a recent earthquake at sea had caused the change.
• Lorelei guided Xia You and Sabrina to a hidden cave she believed led toward Moltres’s roost.
• Sabrina used her psychic powers to move a huge boulder blocking the cave entrance, and the three passed through the cool, mossy passage.
• Xia You, Sabrina, and Lorelei emerged from the cave onto a cliff overlooking One Island, Two Island, and Three Island.

Xia You found Moltres resting in a hidden mountain valley and arranged for Lorelei to leave before revealing Zapdos and Articuno. The three Legendary birds faced off as Xia You prepared to capture Moltres.

• Xia You, Lorelei, and Sabrina found Moltres resting on a rock in a secluded valley.
• Lorelei teased Xia You about their mountain climb before Moltres woke at the sound of their voices.
• Sabrina asked Lorelei to take her down the mountain, allowing Xia You to stay behind alone.
• After Lorelei had gone, Xia You released Zapdos and Articuno, drawing Moltres’s attention.
• Zapdos and Articuno flew into the valley to confront Moltres, while Xia You ordered Zapdos to attack and Articuno to keep Moltres occupied.

As Xia You’s battle to capture Moltres shook Mt. Ember and triggered a volcanic eruption, Lorelei and Sabrina watched from the slopes. Xia You escaped unharmed with Sabrina on Charizard, leaving Lorelei behind as magma flowed down the mountain.

• Lorelei and Sabrina descended Mt. Ember in silence as a powerful storm gathered around its summit.
• Lorelei saw lightning, snow, flames, and birdlike cries within the clouds and wondered what Pokémon Xia You was battling.
• A violent tremor erupted Mt. Ember’s dormant crater, sending magma down the mountain and making Lorelei fear for Xia You’s safety.
• Sabrina calmly assured Lorelei that Xia You would survive, and Lorelei spotted him approaching unharmed on Charizard.
• Xia You carried Sabrina away on Charizard and urged Lorelei to hurry down, leaving her behind.

After catching Moltres and confirming that the Mt. Ember eruption had caused no injuries, Xia You said goodbye to Lorelei and left the Sevii Islands with Sabrina. He planned to travel to the Orange Islands and challenge the Elite Four after the Silver Conference.

• Lorelei returned to the tavern and learned that Xia You had caught Moltres and that the eruption had destroyed forest but caused no injuries.
• Lorelei jokingly accused Xia You of causing trouble and abandoning her, then asked him to challenge her; Xia You said he would wait until after the Silver Conference.
• Xia You and Sabrina told Lorelei they were leaving for the Orange Islands and exchanged farewells with her.
• Xia You and Sabrina flew south on Charizard as Xia You reflected on catching Moltres, capturing a Team Rocket executive, and gaining Never-Melt Ice and Onix metal.

Xia You and Sabrina arrived on Kinnow Island, where Xia You explained the Orange League and revealed that he had collected all three Legendary Birds. After the birds settled apart from one another, Xia You considered how to help them cooperate.

• Charizard landed on a quiet beach on Kinnow Island, and Xia You and Sabrina got down to stretch.
• Xia You explained how the Orange League worked and described the strength of its Gym Leaders and head Pokémon Trainer.
• Xia You released his Pokémon, and Sabrina was surprised to see that he had acquired Articuno as well as Moltres and Zapdos.
• Xia You told Sabrina how Zapdos and Articuno had subdued Moltres after its flames set a valley ablaze.
• The three Legendary Birds settled in separate corners, and Xia You recognized that he needed to find a way for them to coexist and cooperate.

Xia You and Sabrina encountered a boy from the Cinnabar Gym who had set a trap to prank challengers. After he insulted them, Sabrina sent him spinning through the air, and he cried for his sister to save him as a woman hurried over from the Gym.

• Xia You nearly got hit by a falling coconut, but Sabrina stopped it with her psychic power.
• Haunter discovered the boy hiding in a coconut tree beside a trap, and Xia You sent the boy’s bucket of water back at him with Confusion.
• The boy fell from the tree, but Gardevoir caught him before he hit the ground; Haunter then stopped him from fleeing.
• The boy admitted he had set the trap for challengers and boasted that his sister would drive them away.
• Sabrina grew angry at the boy’s insults and sent him spinning through the air until he cried for his sister, who hurried over from the Gym.

Xia You and Sabrina reached the Cinnabar Gym, where Gym Leader Dun introduced the Orange League’s unusual three-round challenge format. Xia You chose Blastoise for the first round, a Water Gun accuracy contest, as the competition began.

• Dun arrived and revealed that Ada was her troublesome younger brother, then apologized to Xia You and asked Sabrina to release him.
• Xia You warned Dun to discipline Ada, and the dizzy boy collapsed after Sabrina lowered him to the ground.
• Dun guided Xia You and Sabrina into the Cinnabar Gym and explained that Orange League gym battles used three different formats.
• Dun opened a pool and announced that the first round would have each trainer use a Water-type Pokémon’s Water Gun to hit empty cans.
• Xia You sent Blastoise into the pool to compete against Dun’s Seadra.

Xia You and Dun began their Orange League Gym challenge with a Water Gun contest, where Blastoise drew against Seadra by firing three streams at once. Dun then demonstrated the moving-disc contest, leaving Xia You to prepare for the second event.

• Dun had Seadra demonstrate its precision by bursting bubbles with thin Water Guns.
• Xia You and Dun began a contest to hit empty cans, and Blastoise used its two cannons to fire three Water Guns at once.
• Blastoise caught up with Seadra, and the two Pokémon tied the empty-can contest.
• Dun opened a wall to the seaside and had Seadra demonstrate the moving-disc contest by shattering a flying disc with one Water Gun.
• Dun asked Xia You whether he was ready for the second contest.

Dun demonstrated Seadra’s accuracy before Xia You and Blastoise took their turn in the disc-shooting match. After Ada secretly increased the launcher’s speed, Xia You’s plan exposed his tampering, and Dun sent him out of the Gym before apologizing and promising it would not happen again.

• Dun had Ada launch three discs, which Seadra hit accurately with successive Water Gun shots.
• Ada secretly increased the launcher’s speed before Blastoise’s turn, but Haunter spotted the tampering and told Xia You.
• Xia You instructed Blastoise to charge its cannons, then had it destroy the discs near the launcher and spray Ada.
• Haunter brought the launcher to Dun, who saw that Ada had tampered with it and angrily ordered him out of the Gym.
• Dun apologized to Xia You, who rebuked her for failing to discipline Ada, and she promised the incident would not happen again.

Xia You competed against Dun in a wave-riding race to decide the Cinnabar Gym challenge, riding Gyarados while Dun rode Blastoise. Gyarados won by a wide margin, securing Xia You the Sakura Badge.

• Dun led Xia You and Sabrina to the beach and explained that the final event was a race to a buoy and back.
• Xia You recalled his tired Blastoise and sent out Gyarados, while Dun chose her own Blastoise for the race.
• Sabrina fired the starting pistol, and Gyarados quickly took the lead over Dun's Blastoise.
• Xia You instructed Gyarados to take the inside route, and Dun's Blastoise collided with it while trying to claim the same line.
• Gyarados rounded the buoy first and widened its lead on the return trip, crossing the finish line well ahead of Blastoise.

After winning Cinnabar Gym’s final round, Xia You received the Sakura Badge and continued with Sabrina to Mandarin Island, where they found a little girl’s message in a bottle about a Crystal Onix. Xia You decided to search for the Pokémon, and they entered Pinkan Town as night fell.

• Dun awarded Xia You the Sakura Badge and gave him a Badge Case before he and Sabrina flew away from Cinnabar Island on Charizard.
• Xia You and Sabrina passed Kumquat Island and landed on Mandarin Island at dusk.
• A little girl named Masami fled after throwing bottles into the sea, and Xia You retrieved one containing a request for information about a Crystal Onix.
• Xia You told Sabrina he knew clues about the Crystal Onix and proposed that they search for it.
• Xia You and Sabrina entered Pinkan Town, known for its glass crafts.

Xia You and Sabrina searched Mandarin Island for the Crystal Onix, and Xia You found a hidden cave on a nearby islet. They entered the cave and discovered glittering crystals, suggesting the Crystal Onix might be inside.

• Xia You and Sabrina found separate rooms at a guesthouse after the owner mistook them for a couple.
• Xia You and Sabrina flew over Mandarin Island on Charizard while searching for the Crystal Onix.
• Xia You spotted an islet connected to Mandarin Island by a submerged sandbar and found a hidden cave entrance.
• Xia You told Sabrina he was from another world, but she dismissed it as an excuse.
• Xia You and Sabrina entered the cave with Gardevoir and Haunter and saw crystals glinting in the flashlight beam.

Xia You and Sabrina found the Crystal Onix hiding in an underground lake and tested its abilities in battle. They discovered it was immune to Electric attacks and resistant to Water, while its typing appeared to remain Ground and Rock.

• Xia You and Sabrina reached the crystal-filled chamber but could not see the Crystal Onix in the lake.
• Sabrina and Haunter sensed a Pokémon in the water, and Xia You used his Gengar mask and Silph Scope to reveal the Crystal Onix.
• Xia You sent out Jolteon, Blastoise, and Venusaur to face the Crystal Onix, which stayed defensive until Jolteon used Thunder Shock.
• The Crystal Onix retaliated with Rock Throw, and Gardevoir stopped the rocks before Blastoise struck it with Water Gun.
• Xia You concluded that the Crystal Onix had Ground and Rock typing, with enough water resistance to live underwater.

Xia You battled and caught the rare Crystal Onix with help from his Pokémon, bringing his team to twelve. Before leaving the cave with Sabrina, he took a selfie with her, and she asked him to send her a copy.

• Blastoise blocked Crystal Onix's Iron Tail, and Venusaur's Vine Whip revealed that Grass-type attacks hurt it badly.
• Xia You used the Pokédex, but it could not identify Crystal Onix, then ordered Venusaur, Blastoise, and Gardevoir to stop it escaping.
• Venusaur weakened Crystal Onix with Razor Leaf, Blastoise drove it out of the lake, and Gardevoir stopped it from breaking through the cave wall.
• Xia You caught Crystal Onix, bringing his total to twelve Pokémon, and recalled that Chloe and the Cerise family looked after Pokémon he transferred to Cerise Laboratory.
• Xia You and Sabrina took a selfie among the crystals, and Sabrina said it would make a good lock screen and asked him to send her a copy.

Xia You returned to Pinkan Town with Sabrina to find Masami and ask her brother Agun to turn his Never-Melt Ice into a Pokémon accessory. He offered Agun a chance to see Crystal Onix as payment, but Agun struggled to believe Xia You had caught one.

• Xia You told Sabrina he had returned to Pinkan Town to fulfill Masami’s wish and ask her family for help.
• Xia You and Sabrina found Agun’s glassware shop, where Masami recognized them from their meeting the previous day.
• Xia You asked Agun to make an accessory from his Never-Melt Ice and offered to let him see Crystal Onix in exchange.
• Agun became excited at the offer but said he could hardly believe an outsider had caught Crystal Onix.

Xia You commissioned Agun to craft an accessory from Never-Melt Ice, offering him a chance to observe Crystal Onix for inspiration. After three comfortable days with Sabrina and training his Pokémon, Xia You learned that Agun had finished the accessory.

• Xia You showed Agun Crystal Onix, refused to sell or trade it, and agreed to let Agun observe it in exchange for crafting an accessory.
• Agun explained that he hoped Crystal Onix would inspire his glasswork, while Xia You worked out why the island's glassworkers were searching for it.
• Xia You gave Agun photos and measurements of Articuno and asked him to make an accessory that would not hinder it in battle.
• Xia You and Sabrina returned to the guesthouse, where Xia You trained his Pokémon by day and spent evenings shopping and eating with Sabrina.
• Agun worked without rest and finished shaping and polishing the Never-Melt Ice into the requested accessory in three days.

Xia You received the Never-Melt Ice accessory Agun crafted for Articuno and tested its fit. Agun then battled Xia You’s Crystal Onix, discovered that Water-type moves had no effect on it, and sent out Charmeleon to continue.

• Agun gave Xia You the necklace-like Never-Melt Ice accessory, and Xia You fitted it around Articuno’s neck.
• Xia You let Agun examine Crystal Onix, but Agun gained no insight from seeing it, so Xia You suggested a battle.
• Agun sent out Cloyster and attacked Crystal Onix with Water Gun, but Crystal Onix was unaffected and struck back with Iron Tail.
• Xia You explained that Crystal Onix’s body made it immune to Water-type moves, and Agun recalled Cloyster and sent out Charmeleon.

Agun discovered that Crystal Onix reacted to Fire-type attacks and found inspiration that could change his life, then Xia You and Sabrina left Mandarin Island and arrived at Navel Island. They entered the island’s quiet village, where Xia You assured Sabrina that an official Orange League Gym was there.

• Agun’s Charmeleon struck Crystal Onix with Flamethrower and Fire Spin, making its crystal body glow red.
• Agun realized the battle had given him the inspiration he had been seeking, thanked Xia You, and hurried back to his shop to create something new.
• Xia You and Sabrina packed up and departed Mandarin Island on Charizard.
• After several hours of flying, Xia You and Sabrina reached Navel Island and saw its enormous volcano.
• Xia You and Sabrina explored the island’s sparsely populated village, and Xia You confirmed that Navel Island had an official Gym.

Xia You and Sabrina reached Navel Island and set out to challenge its Gym Leader, Danny. Danny approached them on the beach and offered to take them to Trovita Mountain, but Sabrina ignored his attempt to speak with her.

• Xia You and Sabrina stayed overnight at the island's inn, where the proprietress warned them that Danny was a strong Gym Leader and said his Gym was atop Navel Volcano.
• The proprietress suggested they search for Danny at the seaside or the foot of the volcano because he rarely stayed at his Gym.
• Xia You spotted a man sailing and listening to music, guessed that he was Danny, and continued toward the Gym with Sabrina without approaching him.
• Danny noticed Xia You and Sabrina heading toward the Gym, sailed to shore, and introduced himself without revealing that he was the Gym Leader.
• Danny offered to take Xia You and Sabrina to Trovita Mountain, then asked Sabrina her name, but she stared at him without answering.

Danny joined Xia You and Sabrina on the way to the Navel Gym, trying to impress Sabrina while concealing that he was its Gym Leader. At the Gym, Xia You followed the climbing requirement, and Danny accompanied him up the mountain while Sabrina took the cable car.

• Danny tried to charm Sabrina as they walked, but she ignored him, and he suspected Xia You or Sabrina was giving him an uneasy feeling.
• Danny led Xia You and Sabrina through the iron gates to the Navel Gym and showed them the notice requiring challengers to climb the mountain without using Pokémon.
• Xia You joked about taking the cable car, prompting Danny to warn that the Gym Leader was watching and would disqualify him.
• Xia You told Danny he could leave, but Danny claimed he was also heading to the summit and offered to climb with him.
• Sabrina took the cable car while Xia You tightened his shoelaces and followed Danny to a steep rock face, where Danny began climbing with practiced ease.

Xia You climbed Navel Volcano with Danny and Sabrina, then learned Danny was the Navel Gym Leader and faced his three-round challenge. Danny’s first contest required freezing hot water, and Xia You prepared to send out a Pokémon despite having no Ice-type.

• Xia You climbed Navel Volcano alongside Danny, gaining confidence as Sabrina encouraged him from a cable car.
• Xia You and Danny rested halfway up, then continued through freezing winds and snow to reach the summit.
• Sabrina gave Xia You a blanket, and Danny revealed that he was the Navel Gym Leader and agreed to battle him in three contests.
• Danny announced that the first contest was freezing hot water, while Xia You objected that he had no Ice-type Pokémon.
• Danny refused to change the rules, so Xia You took a Great Ball and prepared to send out another Pokémon.

Xia You used Articuno to defeat Danny’s Nidoqueen in the first match of their challenge. Danny was stunned by Articuno’s power and began to question who Xia You really was as they prepared for the second match.

• Danny sent out Nidoqueen for the contest to freeze the geyser’s water.
• Xia You released Articuno, leaving Danny shocked and prompting him to ask whether it was the Orange Islands’ Ice God.
• Xia You explained that Articuno was one he had encountered during his travels and hinted that Danny could learn about his reputation by following events in other regions.
• When the geyser erupted, Articuno froze its stream almost instantly, while Nidoqueen took several seconds longer.
• Sabrina brushed the snow from Xia You, who declared victory in the first match and asked Danny what they would compete in next.

Xia You and Danny tied the first two contests, leaving the ice-boat race down Navel Volcano to decide the winner. The race began with both boats accelerating over the snowy slope as Sabrina watched from a cable car.

• Danny proposed a contest to carve their ice blocks into boats, and Xia You accepted.
• Danny's Pokémon finished their boat first, tying the score at one win each.
• Danny announced a downhill ice-boat race to the seaside as the deciding round, with any route allowed as long as the riders stayed aboard.
• Danny and Xia You boarded their boats with their Pokémon and launched when the signal turned green.
• Sabrina took a cable car toward the finish to watch from above as the boats sped downhill past rocks and other obstacles.

Xia You won the Navel Gym’s third challenge by using Haunter’s Ominous Wind to carry his ice boat over a forest and across the finish line. Danny awarded him the White Wave Badge, and Xia You left with Sabrina.

• Xia You and Danny raced their ice boats down Trovita Mountain, trading the lead as they navigated obstacles.
• At a dense forest, Danny took the usual route around it, but Xia You steered toward an upturned rock and launched his boat into the air.
• Xia You told Haunter to fly, and Haunter’s Ominous Wind carried the ice boat over the forest and to the finish ahead of Danny.
• Danny congratulated Xia You on winning the third round and presented him with the White Wave Badge.
• Xia You thanked Danny and left with Sabrina, while Danny returned to the shore to surf.