Recaps

Xia You and May caught Cresselia and Manaphy while Cynthia traced Xia You’s relationships from Ecruteak to Kanto and confronted Sabrina. The arc left Sabrina preparing a family meeting as Xia You began a Gym battle against Candice in Snowpoint City.

• Cynthia and Cheryl traveled to Ecruteak City, where Cynthia battled Xiaoyu and discovered that the Ecruteak Sisters held Raikou, Entei, and Suicune, then learned from Xiaojuan that Erika might know about Shelly and Courtney.
• Xia You and May met Caitlin on Fullmoon Island, helped her lure out and catch Cresselia, and agreed to visit her Battle Chateau after the Conference.
• Xia You guided May to the Sea of Origin, where she befriended and caught Manaphy, then learned Cynthia had visited the Ecruteak Sisters and angrily accused her of targeting his friends.
• Cynthia and Cheryl questioned Erika at Celadon Gym, learned that she was Xia You’s lover, and followed her suggestion to seek answers from Sabrina in Saffron City.
• Xia You and May challenged Isaki and Ibu’s thirty-match winning streak, defeated the twins, and saw Chimchar and Frogadier evolve into Monferno and Greninja.
• Sabrina attacked Cynthia and turned Cheryl into a doll, then battled Cynthia with Zapdos, Articuno, and Moltres until Xia You called and persuaded her to release them.
• Sabrina restored Cheryl, accepted Cynthia as one of Xia You’s women, and set out with Cynthia and Cheryl for a family meeting in Ecruteak City.
• Xia You and May reached Snowpoint City, where Candice challenged him to a four-on-four Gym battle, and he told Monferno to melt the ice after Sneasel knocked it off balance.

Xia You completed his Sinnoh Gym Badge set, helped the International Police raid Team Galactic’s steel factory, and left Pluto to face the consequences of his crimes. He then learned of Sabrina’s plans for his relationships and began challenging the Sinnoh Battle Frontier, with his battle against Dahlia still underway.

• Xia You defeated Candice’s team, earned the Icicle Badge, and completed his set of eight Badges as League officials decided to promote Tobias while limiting Xia You’s coverage.
• Xia You reunited with Ghost Girl at the Old Chateau, then joined Shelly, Courtney, Gardenia, and Looker in raiding Team Galactic’s steel factory and rescuing its hostages.
• Xia You took the captured Pluto to the Old Chateau, where Ghost Girl maimed him, then used Dialga to strand him three thousand years in the past before returning to help Gardenia look after Ghost Girl.
• Erika, Sabrina, Cynthia, Cheryl, and the Five Sisters met at the sisters’ home, where the Legendary Beasts battled Sabrina’s Legendary Birds before the sisters conceded and Sabrina welcomed the women into Xia You’s family.
• Xia You and Looker planned to defend the three lakes from Team Galactic, while Cyrus ordered Saturn to use the Red Chain to capture the Lake Guardians.
• Xia You reached Caitlin’s Battle Chateau and defeated Darach’s Empoleon, Gallade, and Staraptor to earn his Gold Print.
• After Cheryl told Xia You that Sabrina had accepted the women and named Cynthia as head of the group, Xia You decided to return to Kanto and apologize to Sabrina and Erika.
• Xia You began his Battle Roulette challenge against Dahlia, defeating Ludicolo with Umbreon and securing a double knockout against Togekiss before sending Monferno to face Medicham.

Xia You completed the Battle Frontier, then helped stop Team Galactic’s plan at Spear Pillar before a clash with Arceus sent him and Cynthia into ancient Hisui. They allied with Cogita and Akari while seeking a way back, and the arc ended as they encountered a Hisuian Zoroark.

• Xia You defeated Palmer’s team and earned his final Battle Frontier stamp, then learned Team Galactic had captured the Lake Guardians and asked him to intervene.
• Xia You’s group confronted Cyrus at Spear Pillar, where Deoxys freed Palkia from the Red Chain and Necrozma appeared to seize Cyrus.
• Arceus joined the battle and attacked Xia You, so he sent his companions away and fought with Mega Rayquaza, Deoxys, and Dialga.
• Dialga’s clash with Arceus sent Xia You and Cynthia into the past, where they found Rei, Akari, and Volo in ancient Sinnoh.
• Cogita confirmed that Xia You and Cynthia had arrived from another time and explained that Dialga and Palkia were inside the space-time rift.
• Akari revealed that Arceus had brought her to Hisui and that she planned to obtain the Red Chain, while Xia You and Cynthia agreed to wait for her mission to progress.
• Xia You and Cynthia left Cogita’s estate and followed Charizard into a withered forest, where they found a Hisuian Zoroark.

Xia You stopped Volo’s plan to control Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina, then returned to the present with Cynthia and Cogita. After helping May win the Grand Festival and catching Mewtwo, he entered the Lily of the Valley Conference and advanced to the Main Tournament.

• Xia You and Cynthia reached Mt. Coronet as Volo stole the Red Chain and summoned Giratina, then Xia You recalled Dialga from the chain and claimed it as his own.
• Xia You, Cynthia, and their Pokémon defeated Volo’s forces, broke the Red Chain, and helped Akari send Palkia and Giratina back through the Space-Time Rift.
• Xia You and Cynthia returned to the future with Cogita, who chose to travel with them, while Ingo decided to remain in Hisui.
• Xia You introduced Cogita to the people at the Old Chateau, then assigned Gengar and Darkrai to protect her as she began studying the future.
• May won the Grand Festival against Dawn and became a Top Coordinator, after which Xia You left his companions to pursue an unfinished task.
• Xia You caught Mewtwo after battling it with Deoxys and Mega Charizard, then introduced it to his Pokémon and invited it to compete in an upcoming contest.
• Xia You registered for the Lily of the Valley Conference, defeated Ash’s Pikachu with Monferno in a practice battle, and prepared for the tournament with his friends.
• Xia You swept his first preliminary match with Monferno and won his next two matches to qualify for the Main Tournament, while Tobias advanced with Darkrai.