Chapter Summaries

Xia You and his companions discovered a hidden laboratory beneath the mansion and deduced that a later researcher had stolen its findings and caused the ghosts to appear. After sending the evidence to Looker, Xia You returned to the library, where the ghost girl remained restrained and Gengar released the ghost butler.

• Xia You had Gardevoir and Gengar restrain the attacking ghost girl while Gengar watched over her.
• Gengar led Xia You, May, and Cheryl to a secret passage beneath the master bedroom and into a hidden laboratory.
• Xia You inferred that a later researcher had occupied the laboratory, taken its research, and caused the mansion's ghosts to appear.
• Xia You showed Cheryl his International Police credentials and messaged Looker to arrange for the research materials to be delivered to Professor Cerise.
• Xia You returned to the library and found the ghost girl still restrained, then had Gengar release the ghost butler.

Xia You learned that Pluto had murdered Ghost Girl’s family and promised to help her get revenge. He also offered to have Gengar turn the family’s souls into ghosts so Ghost Girl would no longer need to drain Trainers’ vitality, while resolving to pursue Pluto when he could.

• Ghost Butler told Xia You that the scientist Pluto had stolen his master’s research, murdered the household, and turned him and Ghost Girl into ghosts.
• Ghost Butler explained that Ghost Girl had been draining Trainers’ vitality to strengthen herself and turn her murdered family into ghosts.
• Xia You recognized Pluto as a Team Galactic commander, and Ghost Girl asked him to help her get revenge.
• Xia You promised to pursue Pluto and offered Gengar’s help in turning the family’s souls into ghosts.
• Ghost Girl followed Gengar upstairs, while May and Cheryl stayed behind, and Xia You reflected that he would still choose to help them.

Xia You helped the Mansion’s ghosts reunite and warned them to keep their peaceful lives hidden from visitors, then the Ghost Girl revealed why she had targeted him and received a great surge of life energy from him. The next morning, Xia You, May, and Cheryl prepared to leave, surprised by the Ghost Girl’s remarkable transformation.

• Gengar explained that the Mansion’s master, mistress, and maid had become fragile ghosts who would need months to recover, and the Ghost Girl thanked Xia You for helping her family.
• Xia You told the Ghost Girl and Ghost Butler to hide their identities from Pokémon Trainers and promised to make Pluto pay.
• The Ghost Girl revealed that Xia You’s unusually powerful life force had drawn her to him, but her attempt to drain it failed when his power destroyed her purple mist.
• The Ghost Girl accepted Xia You’s promised payment and gained a tremendous amount of life energy from him.
• After a restless night, Xia You woke May and Cheryl, and Cheryl cooked a hearty soup that restored their energy.
• When Xia You, May, and Cheryl met the Ghost Girl in the hall, they were astonished by her newfound vitality and near-human appearance.

Xia You arranged for the Old Chateau’s research papers to be sent to scholars and its main structure repaired, then left the mansion with May and Cheryl. As the three reached the plains beyond Eterna Forest, May invited Cheryl to travel with them, and Cheryl happily accepted.

• Xia You got the Ghost Girl’s permission to take her father’s research documents and asked Looker to arrange repairs for the Old Chateau.
• Xia You placed his photograph beside the mansion family’s portrait and promised to have both pictures framed.
• Xia You, May, and Cheryl left the Old Chateau and traveled through Eterna Forest toward Eterna City.
• After the three reached the open plains, May invited Cheryl to travel with them, and Cheryl agreed.

Xia You trained in Eterna City and then met Gym Leader Gardenia, who suspected he had been exposed to ghosts at the Old Chateau. After Xia You and his companions concealed what had happened there, Gardenia led him to the Eterna Gym’s Battle Field for their challenge.

• Xia You and his companions arrived in Eterna City, sent documents to Professor Cerise, and checked into the Pokémon Center.
• Cheryl took May shopping while Xia You trained his Pokémon and defeated a series of challengers until they all left.
• May gave Xia You socks as a return gift for the watch, and the three companions set out for the Eterna Gym the next morning.
• Gardenia sniffed Xia You and recognized a ghostly presence, then asked whether the group had stayed at the Old Chateau in Eterna Forest.
• Xia You denied that they had encountered ghosts, and May and Cheryl backed up his account despite Gardenia's confusion about their being unharmed.
• Gardenia set aside the mystery and led Xia You and the others to the Gym’s forest-like Battle Field.

Xia You began his Gym battle against Gardenia, whose Cherubi used the sunny weather to boost its speed and attacks. Froakie handled Cherubi’s offense with quick movement and clever tactics, leaving Gardenia impressed and reconsidering her initial confidence.

• Yōko announced the Gym battle rules as May and Cheryl watched from the stands, and Cheryl decided she would challenge Gardenia after Xia You.
• Gardenia sent out Cherubi, and Xia You chose Froakie despite its Water-type disadvantage; Gardenia offered to let him attack first.
• Froakie tested Cherubi with a foam attack, and Xia You inferred that sunlight was boosting its speed through Chlorophyll.
• Cherubi fired a nearly instant Solar Beam, but Froakie jumped clear and then struck Cherubi with Quick Attack.
• Gardenia ordered Magical Leaf, but Froakie hid in Smokescreen and used Water Pulse to knock the leaves down, surprising Gardenia.

Xia You defeated Gardenia’s Cherubi with Froakie, prompting her to bring out Roserade and battle more seriously. Snowman Snorlax countered Roserade’s attacks by freezing the battlefield and changing the weather, leaving Gardenia’s Weather Ball as an Ice-type attack just as Snorlax charged in.

• Froakie defeated Gardenia’s Cherubi after Xia You exploited an opening, and Gardenia praised his skill while recognizing the gap between them.
• Gardenia sent out Roserade, and Xia You recalled Froakie and brought out Snowman Snorlax, surprising Gardenia, Yōko, and Cheryl.
• Gardenia used Grass Knot to try to restrain Snowman Snorlax, but Snorlax’s Sheer Cold froze and shattered the vines and nearby plants.
• Roserade attacked with a sunny-weather Weather Ball, and Snowman Snorlax met it with Ice Beam before charging toward Roserade.
• Snowman Snorlax unleashed Blizzard as Roserade prepared another Weather Ball, changing it into an Ice-type attack, and Gardenia shouted for Roserade to throw it.

Xia You’s Snowman Snorlax defeated Gardenia’s Roserade by revealing its surprising speed, giving him a second win in their Gym battle. After Gardenia learned that Xia You was a tournament Champion, she sent out Leafeon for the next match, and Xia You chose Umbreon to face it.

• Snowman Snorlax used Icy Wind to restrict Roserade’s movement, then revealed its hidden speed and knocked Roserade unconscious; Yōko declared Snorlax the winner.
• Gardenia conceded that Xia You and his Pokémon had outmatched her, then asked who he was.
• Xia You admitted he had won several tournament championships, and May told Cheryl he had won titles across three regions and conquered Kanto’s Battle Frontier.
• Gardenia learned that Froakie and Snowman Snorlax were new Pokémon participating in their first Gym battles, then resolved to show Xia You her true strength.
• Gardenia sent out Leafeon, and Xia You chose Umbreon for the next battle.

Xia You’s Umbreon battled Gardenia’s Leafeon at the Eterna Gym, first matching it without commands and then pressing it with coordinated attacks. Gardenia and Leafeon awakened a burst of strength under pressure, but Xia You lured Leafeon onto the ice and exploited its loss of control, ending with Umbreon’s Quick Attack charging at it.

• Gardenia ordered Leafeon to attack with Razor Leaf, and Umbreon shattered the leaves with Dark Pulse before the two Pokémon clashed at close range.
• Xia You let Umbreon fight without commands until he judged Leafeon’s strength, then directed Umbreon to launch a more aggressive assault.
• Gardenia and Leafeon broke through the pressure and entered a heightened state, allowing Leafeon to evade Umbreon and grow faster and stronger.
• Xia You led the battle onto the icy ground, where Leafeon lost its footing after struggling to turn.
• Umbreon seized the opening and charged into Leafeon with Quick Attack.

Xia You defeated Gardenia, earned the Forest Badge, and went to Festival Plaza, where he spotted Cynthia. On his way to the Pokémon Center, he recognized the Team Galactic Eterna Building as a secret base and wondered whether Looker already knew about it.

• Xia You's Umbreon defeated Gardenia's Leafeon, and referee Yōko declared Xia You the winner of the Gym Challenge.
• Xia You explained Gardenia's brief Burst Mode awakening, and Gardenia accepted her loss and gave him the Forest Badge.
• Cheryl asked Gardenia for a Gym battle, and Gardenia agreed to face her after resting and having her Pokémon treated.
• Xia You visited Festival Plaza, saw the statue of Dialga and Palkia, and recognized Cynthia without approaching her.
• Xia You noticed the Team Galactic Eterna Building and realized it was a secret base, then wondered whether Looker already knew about it.

Driven by curiosity about Cynthia and Team Galactic, Xia You sneaked into the Eterna Building, assuming Cynthia was preparing to attack it. He planned to strike the base’s officers with Gengar, but an unsuspecting Team Galactic member approached the storage room where he was hiding.

• Xia You decided to investigate the Team Galactic Eterna Building and sent Gengar to scout and get him inside.
• Xia You disguised himself in a Gengar Mask and black raincoat, prompting two passersby to mistake him for a monster and call the police.
• Gengar returned, and Gardevoir teleported Xia You into a fourth-floor storage room inside the building.
• Gengar found that the building was a heavily guarded administrative center, and Xia You decided to target its officers and disrupt its command.
• Xia You recalled Gardevoir, sent out Metagross and Milotic to guard him, and dispatched Gengar to find a valuable target.
• A Team Galactic member sneaking into the storage room to smoke sensed something strange before opening the door.

Xia You stormed Team Galactic’s Secret Base with Milotic and Metagross, fighting his way up through its members while Gengar helped clear the route. On the seventh floor, Jupiter recognized that the commotion had drawn the police and ordered Team Galactic to evacuate.

• A Team Galactic member discovered Xia You in the storage room, but Milotic struck him with a jet of water and knocked him unconscious, triggering the base alarm.
• Xia You ran toward the upper floors and attacked the Team Galactic members blocking his way with Metagross’s Flash Cannon and Milotic’s Surf.
• Xia You fought through waves of Team Galactic members and their Pokémon in the narrow corridors, while Gengar returned and destroyed stairways leading up from below.
• Xia You reached the seventh floor and encountered Jupiter, who recognized that the fighting had brought police, ambulances, and fire engines to the base.
• Jupiter ordered the Team Galactic members to retreat and evacuate the base immediately.

Xia You let most of Team Galactic escape while he and Gengar fought Jupiter and her elite members inside the Secret Base. He abducted Jupiter and drew her subordinates into pursuit, while police gathered outside the Team Galactic Eterna Building and Cynthia headed toward the commotion.

• Jupiter ordered most Team Galactic members to withdraw, while Xia You stayed to capture her and revealed that he knew about Cyrus, the other commanders, and their plan.
• Jupiter and her elite members attacked Xia You, but Gengar’s unseen strikes repeatedly knocked out their Pokémon and members.
• Xia You recalled Milotic, escaped the stairwell on Metagross, and lured Jupiter’s group into a conference room, where their attacks destroyed much of the building.
• After the bombardment, Gengar attacked Jupiter’s subordinates from unseen positions, then Xia You grabbed Jupiter and glided out through the damaged wall.
• Jupiter’s subordinates released flying Pokémon and pursued Xia You, while Team Galactic members fled the building and police moved to intercept them.
• Cynthia heard the commotion and left Festival Plaza to head toward the Team Galactic Eterna Building.

Xia You handed the captured Jupiter to Cynthia, causing Team Galactic to mistake the Champion for their attacker and fight her while he escaped. Afterward, he reached Eterna Gym and learned that Gardenia and Cheryl had drawn, with their rematch scheduled for the next day.

• Cynthia tried to stop Xia You, but he tossed the unconscious Jupiter at her and escaped into Festival Plaza.
• Team Galactic members mistook Cynthia for the Gengar-masked attacker and accused her of abducting Jupiter, then attacked her Pokémon.
• Cynthia fought Team Galactic with Milotic, Garchomp, Lucario, and Roserade while Xia You and Gengar watched from a safe distance.
• Xia You explained that he had handed Jupiter to Cynthia to draw Team Galactic's attention and left the commander with the Champion.
• Xia You arrived at Eterna Gym after Gardenia and Cheryl's battle had ended in a draw, and they arranged to battle again the next day.

After Xia You told May and Cheryl about his role in the Team Galactic raid, the three visited a museum, where Cynthia recognized him but lost sight of him in the crowd. Meanwhile, Team Galactic members secretly entered the museum grounds to carry out a mission.

• Xia You, May, and Cheryl ate lunch and learned that Cynthia had defeated Team Galactic members outside their Eterna Building and handed Jupiter over to the police.
• May guessed Xia You had been involved, and Xia You confirmed the raid while explaining what had happened to her and Cheryl.
• Xia You, May, and Cheryl visited a museum and learned about the Space-Time Tower, its connection to Dialga and Palkia, and its role as a giant musical instrument.
• Cynthia recognized Xia You from behind in the museum but lost him when a tour group blocked her, leaving her unsure which corridor he had taken.
• A dozen Team Galactic members entered the museum garden in disguise, and their squad leader said they would carry out their mission while the police searched elsewhere.

Team Galactic stormed the museum and stole the Adamant Orb, trapping Cynthia outside as she pursued Xia You. A red-haired Trainer and other visitors challenged the thieves, but Team Galactic overwhelmed them and left the hall in chaos.

• Team Galactic members broke into the museum, smashed the Adamant Orb's display, and triggered the alarm that sealed the hall.
• Xia You told May and Cheryl that the Adamant Orb could strengthen and control Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina, while Cynthia spotted him outside the hall just before the blast doors shut.
• A red-haired boy and his Prinplup confronted Team Galactic, but the squad leader knocked Prinplup aside and tried to attack the boy from behind.
• Other Trainers stepped in to protect the boy, prompting Team Galactic to attack everyone in the hall.
• More visitors joined the resistance, but Team Galactic's Pokémon defeated the Trainers one after another as the battle worsened.

Xia You disguised himself as Cynthia to secretly defeat Team Galactic at the museum, but the real Cynthia arrived just as he escaped, causing the crowd to mistake her for the masked hero. Xia You rejoined May and Cheryl and hurried away before Cynthia could find him.

• Xia You stopped May and Cheryl from joining the fight and explained that he wanted to avoid revealing himself to Team Galactic.
• Xia You disguised himself with the Gengar Mask and Gengar's mist, then sent Milotic into the battle to defeat Team Galactic's members.
• Team Galactic called the masked figure Cynthia, and the crowd cheered for the supposed Champion as Xia You kicked the Adamant Orb away from their captain.
• Cynthia encountered Xia You on the gallery, but Gengar's Smokescreen helped him escape as the crowd saw Cynthia and began cheering for her.
• Xia You returned to May and Cheryl, admitted Cynthia's arrival was a coincidence, and urged them to leave before she found him.

Cheryl and Gardenia resumed their Gym battle, each adapting her strategy after their previous match. After Wobbuffet and Roserade traded victories, Gardenia sent Torterra into a sandstorm to counter Cheryl’s Drifblim, leaving Drifblim trapped and Cheryl unable to recall it.

• Xia You, May, and Cheryl returned to Eterna Gym, where Gardenia welcomed them for the rematch.
• Gardenia opened with Roserade against Cheryl’s Wobbuffet, then used Leech Seed and Giga Drain to wear Wobbuffet down and win.
• Cheryl sent out Drifblim, and Gardenia’s Roserade soon lost, tying the score at one apiece.
• Gardenia brought out Torterra and ordered it to create a Sandstorm that swept Drifblim away from Cheryl’s commands.
• Torterra entered the sandstorm as green energy flashed inside, while Cheryl could neither reach nor recall Drifblim.

Xia You learned from Looker that Jupiter and the Adamant Orb had both been stolen, then pointed him toward a suspected Team Galactic site near Floaroma Town. He returned to watch Gardenia and Cheryl's Gym battle as their final Pokémon fought for the win.

• Xia You took Looker's call, and Looker said Cynthia had asked about the Gengar-masked fighter but he had protected Xia You's identity.
• Xia You explained that he had twice used Cynthia to draw attention away from himself, prompting Looker to joke that Cynthia had good reason to seek him out.
• Looker told Xia You that Jupiter and the Adamant Orb had been stolen after Eterna City's Officer Jenny kept both out of International Police custody.
• Xia You urged Looker to investigate a steelworks near Floaroma Town, and Looker decided to lead a team there himself.
• Xia You returned to the stands as Gardenia and Cheryl's final Pokémon, Leafeon and Hariyama, battled to decide the Gym match.

After earning his Forest Badge, Xia You traveled south with May and Cheryl toward Oreburgh City. They found shelter at Maria’s home, where they met her Gardevoir and Kirlia and learned that Pokémon Hunter J had recently kidnapped her Gardevoir.

• Cheryl defeated Gardenia’s Hariyama and earned a Forest Badge, then Xia You, Cheryl, and May left Eterna City.
• The three chose Oreburgh City as their next destination and headed south, stopping to enjoy Cheryl’s cooking along the way.
• Near the mountains, they found Maria’s flower-surrounded home and were invited inside for the night.
• Xia You introduced his Gardevoir to Maria’s Gardevoir and Kirlia, and the group grew more comfortable together.
• Maria revealed that Pokémon Hunter J had kidnapped her Gardevoir the previous day before other Trainers rescued it, prompting May to ask whether one rescuer had been a boy with a baseball cap and Pikachu.