Recaps

Xia You expanded his team, earned four Indigo League Badges, and caught Zapdos while building ties with Ash, Misty, Brock, and the Cerise Laboratory. The arc left him aboard the S.S. Anne with his friends, wary of the danger he remembered awaiting the ship.

• Xia You caught Bulbasaur in the Garden of Mystery and accepted Professor Cerise’s offer to serve as a Special Researcher.
• Xia You caught Eevee, defeated the three Cerulean Gym sisters, and earned the Cascade Badge as Ralts evolved into Kirlia.
• Xia You caught Squirtle and Charmander, defeated A.J.’s Sandshrew, and delivered Professor Cerise’s Prototype and Professor Oak’s parcel.
• Xia You defeated Brock’s Geodude and Onix with Bulbasaur and Squirtle, earning the Boulder Badge while Ash lost to Brock.
• Xia You defeated Lt. Surge’s Raichu and Electabuzz, earned the Orange Badge, and saw Bulbasaur evolve into Ivysaur and Eevee evolve into Jolteon.
• Xia You led his Pokémon in a battle at the Unmanned Power Plant and caught Zapdos after Jolteon weakened it.
• Xia You reunited with Ash, Misty, and Brock, joined them on a group ticket for the S.S. Anne, and boarded the ship despite worrying about its coming disaster.

Xia You survived the S.S. Anne wreck, gained new Pokémon, and stopped Team Rocket’s takeover of Silph Co. He left Saffron City for Celadon, where Looker’s location pin led him to a warehouse and an injured person.

• Xia You bought a Magikarp from the Magikarp Salesman, then met Looker, who revealed that he was investigating Team Rocket aboard the S.S. Anne.
• Team Rocket raided the ship, and Xia You helped Looker and the passengers drive off the attackers before a storm capsized the S.S. Anne.
• Xia You, Ash, Misty, Brock, and Team Rocket escaped the sinking ship together, and Xia You later encountered Gastly at Maiden’s Peak, where Gastly agreed to travel with him.
• Xia You and Gastly helped create a manga about Maiden’s Peak with Yoshino Cerise, then Xia You won the Marsh Badge from Sabrina in Saffron City.
• Xia You and Sabrina infiltrated Silph Co. during Team Rocket’s takeover, rescued President Silph, and received a Master Ball as thanks.
• Xia You declined Looker’s offer to join the International Police, met Gary on the way to Celadon City, and evolved Magikarp into Gyarados after defeating it.
• Xia You met Erika at her perfume shop, bought four perfumes, and went to the Celadon Game Corner while Jessie, James, and Meowth watched him.
• After Looker sent Xia You a location pin, Xia You followed it to warehouses near the freight railway station, where Haunter found a gravely injured person.

Xia You helped Looker escape the Matori Matrix, earned his fifth Badge, and joined an operation against Team Rocket that exposed Mewtwo but failed to capture Giovanni. After reaching Dragonite Island and catching a lonely Dratini, Xia You arrived at Fuchsia Gym and defeated Janine’s Crobat, only to encounter another trap.

• Xia You helped Looker escape the Matori Matrix, then defeated Gozu’s team with his Pokémon and Jessie and James’s interference, while Squirtle evolved into Wartortle.
• Xia You defeated Erika’s Tangela, Weepinbell, and Gloom with Charmander, which evolved into Charmeleon, and earned the Rainbow Badge.
• Xia You helped stop a giant Tentacruel’s attack on the city with Zapdos, and Misty befriended the injured Horsea and made it her Pokémon.
• Xia You joined Looker’s Special Operations Team as it raided Team Rocket’s base, where he and Erika fought Athena and Apollo before Giovanni unleashed Mewtwo.
• Mewtwo overwhelmed the Trainers and escaped after Kirlia freed Xia You from its telepathy, while Looker pursued Giovanni.
• Xia You crossed a storm to Dragonite Island, befriended a lonely Dratini, and caught it before continuing toward Fuchsia City.
• Xia You entered Fuchsia Gym, defeated Janine’s Crobat with Jolteon, and found himself trapped behind invisible glass walls.

Xia You earned the Fuchsia and Cinnabar Gym Badges, caught Articuno, and evolved Kirlia into Gardevoir. After Team Rocket’s executives ambushed him on the bridge to Sunshine Town, he defeated them and continued his journey toward Stone Town.

• Xia You defeated Aya’s Venonat and Koga’s Muk to earn the Fuchsia Gym Badge, then headed for the Seafoam Islands.
• Xia You battled Articuno in its underground lair and caught it after Haunter put it to sleep and knocked it unconscious.
• Xia You found Blaine’s hidden Gym beneath the hot spring inn and defeated his Rapidash, Ninetales, and Magmar to earn the Crimson Badge.
• Xia You said goodbye to Misty and Ash, then stopped a boy named Keita from stealing his backpack and helped the Fuchsia Gang secure him a bicycle.
• Kirlia defeated Masha and Meisha’s Pokémon, evolved into Gardevoir, and Xia You rode across the bridge toward Sunshine Town.
• Apollo, Athena, Gozu, and the other Team Rocket executives ambushed Xia You on the bridge, but he used Zapdos and Articuno to defeat their forces.
• Xia You called Looker, befriended the Fuchsia Gang, and traveled on toward Stone Town, where the Eevee Brothers asked him which evolution was strongest.