Recaps

Xia You pursued Maxie after Team Magma stole the Red Orb, then became caught between Team Magma, Team Aqua, Groudon, and Kyogre as both Orbs were lost. In LaRousse City, he reunited two Deoxys and faced Rayquaza’s arrival, before traveling with Misty and Zinnia to Sky Pillar to seek a special stone and draw out Rayquaza.

• Xia You pursued Maxie to Groudon’s island, where Team Aqua and Team Magma clashed and Groudon and Kyogre shattered the island during their battle, leaving both Orbs lost.
• Xia You used Deoxys to drive Kyogre away from Groudon, then resumed his journey and traveled with Misty and the others to LaRousse City.
• Xia You’s Deoxys sensed a second Deoxys in LaRousse City, and Xia You lured it to the forest with a Blue Aurora as Rayquaza arrived and attacked them.
• Xia You directed Deoxys to steer Rayquaza away from the city, but Deoxys also fought Ash, Rafe, and Shota before Xia You sent it back to battle Rayquaza.
• Xia You and Gengar entered Dr. Lund’s institute unseen, where the two wild Deoxys restored their companion from the core, then escaped the police and the city’s defense robot.
• Xia You’s Deoxys chose to remain with him, while the reunited wild pair promised to help him against a powerful enemy, and Xia You and Misty left LaRousse City by train.
• Xia You met Zinnia outside Lilycove City and followed her to the hidden Sky Pillar, where Eevee found the special stone Xia You had sought.
• Xia You concealed the stone from Misty and explained that he had brought Zinnia along in hopes that her luck would summon the black Rayquaza.

Xia You captured Rayquaza, helped end the conflict between Team Aqua and Team Magma, and earned his eighth Hoenn Badge. After Necrozma abducted Archie and Maxie, Xia You reached Slateport City as the Grand Festival and Ever Grande Conference approached.

• Xia You captured the black Rayquaza at the Dragon Altar and left Zinnia questioning her people’s beliefs.
• Xia You won the Mossdeep Gym’s Double Battle, then joined Shelly and Misty in confronting Team Aqua and Team Magma over Groudon and Kyogre.
• Xia You and the Legendary Pokémon subdued the Primal Pokémon, and the International Police arrested Archie, Maxie, Matt, and Tabitha.
• Necrozma abducted Archie and Maxie from the International Police ship, and Xia You suspected Team Rainbow Rocket was forming ahead of schedule.
• Xia You defeated Winona’s Altaria, Pelipper, and Swellow, earned the Feather Badge, and registered for the Ever Grande Conference.
• Xia You and Misty returned the Orbs to Pheobe and reached Slateport City, where Xia You met the disguised Lisia.

Xia You helped May through the Grand Festival, then traveled to Ever Grande City with Misty and Ash for the Conference. He swept Tetsuya six to zero in the Main Tournament and joined the group to watch Ash begin his next battle against Tate.

• Xia You stopped Harley from harassing May, and May advanced to the Grand Festival quarterfinals before Drew eliminated her and Robert won the festival.
• Misty asked May to travel with Xia You after the Ever Grande Conference, and the group arrived in Ever Grande City after a two-day voyage.
• Xia You received the Meteorite Key Stone and trained for ten days before defeating his three preliminary opponents and advancing to the Main Tournament.
• Xia You drew Tetsuya in the first round and defeated his Sceptile, Metagross, Shiftry, Sceptile, Donphan, Meowth, and Hariyama with six Pokémon.
• After Tetsuya acknowledged Xia You's strength and left to travel, Xia You joined Misty and the others to watch Ash face Tate, who opened with Venomoth against Ash's Torkoal.

Xia You won the Ever Grande Conference, then reunited with old friends and began challenging the Battle Frontier in Kanto. After earning the Guts Symbol at the Battle Arena, he arranged a high-profile match with Steven Stone and entered Cerulean Cave to seek Mewtwo.

• Ash defeated Tate in the Hoenn tournament, then lost to Masamune in the quarterfinals before Misty helped him recover from his elimination.
• Xia You defeated Shizuko and swept Ahua six to zero in the final, becoming the Ever Grande Conference Champion.
• Xia You and Ash chose to travel to Kanto and challenge the Battle Frontier, while May went with Misty and Max returned to Petalburg City with Masamune.
• Xia You reunited with Chloe and Professor Cerise, then tasked Shelly and Courtney with forming a small Special Operations Team and arranging transport.
• Xia You defeated Greta at the Battle Arena with Blaziken and Scizor, earning the Guts Symbol before continuing toward Saffron City.
• Xia You reunited with Sabrina, then left Saffron City with Misty and May and agreed to visit Sayo in Johto when she asked him to bring Eevee back.
• Xia You registered for a Battle Dome match against Steven Stone, whose team publicized the next-day battle after learning Xia You's championship record.
• Xia You flew to Cerulean Cave to search for Mewtwo, and the two Great Balls at his waist began shaking violently as he reached the cave's halfway point.