Recaps

Xia You and Ash helped stop the Collector’s capture of the Legendary Birds and restored peace to Shamouti Island. After Sabrina caught Slowking and Xia You left the island with her, he reached Grapefruit Island and passed Ayi’s driving test ahead of a Gym challenge.

• Xia You reunited with Ash and Misty, then joined them on their trip to Shamouti Island, where the islanders named Ash the Trainer in a prophecy.
• Flula sent Ash and Xia You to Fire Island for its Treasure, where Zapdos appeared and the Collector captured it along with them and Moltres.
• Xia You freed Moltres and Zapdos from their cages, but the three Legendary Birds began fighting and the Collector captured Articuno as well.
• Xia You and Ash escaped the Collector’s airship, and Xia You released his own Moltres, Zapdos, and Articuno to help Lugia stop the three gods from destroying the islands.
• Ash placed the three Treasures on the altar while Flula played the Festival Song, calming the Legendary Birds and restoring peace to Shamouti Island.
• Xia You kissed Sabrina during the island celebration, and Sabrina later caught Slowking before leaving Shamouti with Xia You.
• Xia You and Sabrina arrived at Grapefruit Island, where Xia You challenged Gym Leader Ayi after he flirted with Sabrina.
• Xia You guided Jolteon through Ayi’s speedboat target course and passed the test, then learned that the Gym challenge would involve three one-on-one battles.

Xia You earned the Spiral and Glass Badges, caught a Scyther, and agreed to help Luli find her missing son. After reuniting with Ash and his friends at sea, he joined them on Tangelo Island to watch the Magikarp return, where a strange sound interrupted their night by the lake.

• Xia You defeated Ayi’s Ninetales, Electabuzz, and Starmie, earning the Spiral Badge before flying off with Sabrina.
• Xia You and Sabrina found a Scyther leading a forest group on Macle Island, and Xia You captured it after defeating it with Crystal Onix.
• Xia You defeated Xiao Ying’s Poliwrath in a shipboard tournament, then traveled with Sabrina to Trovita Island.
• Xia You defeated Luli’s Alakazam and earned the Glass Badge, then agreed to help her find her missing son, Koji.
• Xia You and Sabrina encountered Ash, Misty, and Tracey at sea, and they followed a vast Magikarp migration to Tangelo Island with Pokémon Watcher Lühé.
• Lühé explained that the Magikarp returned to Birth and Evolution Lake to evolve, while Team Rocket planned to capture them before they changed.
• Xia You, Sabrina, Ash, Misty, Tracey, and Lühé camped beside the lake as more Magikarp gathered, but the expected mass evolution did not begin.
• Misty joined Xia You and Sabrina in their tent, and a mechanical roar later woke Xia You as Lühé watched the lake with binoculars.

Xia You left the Gyarados ceremony with a Mega Stone and traveled to Citrus Island to challenge Drake for the Orange League’s Winner’s Cup. He took a four-to-zero lead, but Drake’s Dragonite remained, and the final battle continued as Charizard set half the Grass Field ablaze.

• Team Rocket captured Magikarp in a submarine, but Xia You, Ash, Misty, and Tracey destroyed it and freed the Magikarp.
• The newly evolved Gyarados rampaged at the lake, and Xia You’s Gyarados defeated them before Lühé gave Xia You a Gyarados Mega Stone.
• Xia You and Sabrina reached Citrus Island, where Xia You registered for the Winner’s Cup and learned that Drake had never lost the title match.
• Xia You and Drake began their six-on-six match, and Xia You’s Gyarados defeated Drake’s Ditto on the Rock Field.
• Xia You’s Venusaur defeated Onix, and Haunter beat Gengar before evolving into Gengar, giving Xia You a three-to-zero lead.
• After the battlefield changed to a Grass Field, Scyther defeated Drake’s Venusaur and Crystal Onix defeated Electabuzz, leaving Drake with only Dragonite.
• Xia You sent Charizard against Drake’s Dragonite, and their opening exchanges ended without either Pokémon gaining a clear advantage.
• Charizard threw Dragonite to the ground and attacked with Dragon Claw and Air Slash, while Drake tried to wear it down with ranged moves.
• Xia You ordered Charizard to use Flamethrower, and its sparks ignited the weeds across half the Grass Field.

Xia You won the Orange League Winner’s Cup, then traveled to Johto, where he helped Looker pursue Team Rocket and began collecting Gym Badges. The arc left Xia You and Sabrina in Blackthorn City, ready to face its Dragon-type Gym Leader, Clair.

• Xia You defeated Drake with Charizard, won the Winner’s Cup, and celebrated with his friends before setting off for Johto with Sabrina.
• In New Bark Town, Xia You joined Looker’s investigation of Silver, but Suicune intervened and Silver escaped, and Xia You and Looker returned Totodile to Professor Elm.
• Xia You and Sabrina met Nana on the road, and Xia You defeated her Chikorita with Dratini before they continued to Violet City.
• Xia You defeated Falkner’s Hoothoot, Staraptor, and Togetic to earn the Zephyr Badge, then evolved Crystal Onix into Crystal Steelix using Onix Metal.
• Xia You met Gary on the way to Blackthorn City, but Gary refused his battle challenge and vowed to defeat him at the Silver Conference.
• Xia You and Sabrina crossed the Ice Path, where Xia You defeated the Weekday Brothers’ Forretress and Lombre and received the Disappointment Medal and Heartbeat Medal.
• Xia You and Sabrina arrived in Blackthorn City, where Clair was introduced as its Dragon-type Gym Leader and Lance’s older cousin.