Chapter Summaries

Ash and his companions set out to take Shaymin to a flower field for its Flower Migration, but a rift pulled them into the Distortion World. There, a huge Pokémon attacked them, and Piplup’s bubbles failed to stop its charge.

• Shaymin demanded that Ash take it to the flower field, and Nurse Joy explained the Shaymin’s Flower Migration.
• Purple shadows appeared on reflective surfaces before a rift opened and pulled Ash, Dawn, May, Xia You, and Shaymin inside; Cheryl and Brock remained behind.
• Xia You recognized the strange place as the Distortion World, and Deoxys followed him through the rift before he recalled it.
• A huge black-and-yellow Pokémon charged at the group, and Shaymin cried out that it was going to eat it.
• Pikachu attacked with electricity, but the Pokémon vanished and reappeared behind them; Piplup’s bubbles could not stop its next charge.

Xia You, Ash, Dawn, and Shaymin encountered Giratina in the Distortion World and escaped with the help of Mugen Graceland, a scholar researching the realm. Mugen explained the world and hurried them onward as they sought a way back to the Flower Field.

• Gengar struck Giratina with a Dark Ball, but Xia You stopped him from attacking again after Mugen warned them not to fight the legendary Pokémon.
• Mugen led the group through a pipe to escape Giratina, and Xia You caught Dawn when the return of normal gravity made her fall.
• The group reached a quiet building, where Mugen introduced himself as a scholar researching the Distortion World.
• Mugen explained that the Distortion World mirrored the real world, had unstable gravity, and was ruled by Giratina, which had brought them there.
• Shaymin said Giratina wanted to eat it and insisted on returning to the Flower Field, so Mugen checked his device and hurried the group onward.

Xia You and his companions escaped the Distortion World after Mu Xuan guided them to an exit, but Giratina followed them back through a mirror. As they headed for the Flower Field, Xia You hinted that he planned to face Giratina with Deoxys once the other pieces were in place.

• Mu Xuan explained how Dialga and Palkia’s battle had disturbed the Distortion World and how Shaymin had helped Dialga escape Giratina.
• Ash accidentally shattered a bubble showing Brock in the real world, learning that damaging the bubbles affected what they depicted.
• Giratina caught up with the group and snatched a Substitute Shaymin before they fled through a small black hole Mu Xuan identified as an exit.
• The group returned to the real world, where they saw Giratina’s purple glow in a mirror and hurried away after Mu Xuan’s warning.
• Xia You told Gengar that Deoxys would eventually face Giratina after the remaining players arrived.

Xia You and his companions fought off a man who tried to seize Shaymin, then followed Shaymin onto a train bound for its chosen destination. On the train, they learned about Gracidea flowers, whose pollen began drifting toward Shaymin.

• A silver-haired man surrounded Xia You and his companions with Magnemite and Magneton and demanded they hand over Shaymin.
• Gengar attacked the man, and Xia You released Umbreon and Lucario to help the group defeat the attackers.
• The man withdrew with his Pokémon, and Shaymin led the group toward a flower field before boarding a train without them.
• Ash and the others caught up with Shaymin on the train, where passengers recognized and admired it.
• Cheryl noticed a basket of Gracidea flowers, and a passenger explained that they were also called gratitude flowers.
• Shaymin sniffed the Gracidea, and pollen began drifting from the flowers toward it.

Shaymin changed into Sky Forme and led the group toward the Gracidea Flower Field, while Magnemite attacked their train before disappearing when it passed through a tunnel. On the riverboat journey, Xia You encouraged Dawn to consider catching Shaymin, but she worried that doing so would separate it from its companions.

• Shaymin sniffed a Gracidea flower, transformed into Sky Forme, and flew around the carriage.
• A large swarm of Magnemite attacked the train, but the group escaped them when the train passed through a tunnel.
• Ash and the others left the train, boarded a riverboat, and followed Shaymin toward the Flower Field.
• Dawn nervously approached Xia You, agreed to call him by his name, and blushed at the exchange.
• Xia You asked Dawn whether she wanted to catch Shaymin, and she hesitated because it might soon return to its companions.

Dawn caught Shaymin after it fell out of its Sky Forme during its first clash with Giratina, while Xia You prepared to face Giratina and secretly sent Deoxys away to conceal his true plan. The silver-haired man and Mu Xuan were also present in the Distortion World as the confrontation began.

• Xia You encouraged Dawn to catch Shaymin, explaining that its personality suited her and that it could strengthen her Coordinator lineup.
• A powerful rift pulled the group back into the Distortion World, and the silver-haired man followed with more than a hundred Magnemite.
• Giratina appeared, and Mu Xuan recognized the silver-haired man as Zero.
• Shaymin challenged Giratina with an Energy Ball, but Giratina dodged and struck it, causing it to fall back into its Land Forme in the darkened Distortion World.
• Dawn ran forward and caught Shaymin, while Mu Xuan explained that Shaymin could maintain its Sky Forme only during the day.
• Xia You sent Deoxys away with Gengar and released Gardevoir in front of the others, making it appear that Gardevoir would face Giratina.

Xia You sent Gardevoir to battle Giratina while keeping Deoxys’s ownership secret from Mu Xuan and the silver-haired man. Gardevoir’s fierce opening assault held Giratina off, leaving Mu Xuan astonished as the fight continued.

• Xia You used Gardevoir to intercept Giratina when it charged at Shaymin, and Giratina chose to attack Gardevoir instead.
• Gardevoir met Giratina’s dark-energy blast with a powerful attack, creating an explosion that swept through the battlefield.
• Cheryl stopped Mu Xuan from interrupting Xia You, while Ash, Dawn, and the others watched the battle from a distance.
• Xia You directed Gardevoir to attack relentlessly, using Teleport and psychic powers to evade Giratina and briefly force it back.
• Mu Xuan watched in amazement as Xia You and Gardevoir fought Giratina to a standstill on its home turf.

Xia You and Gardevoir fought Giratina to a temporary stalemate, impressing Ash's group and alarming Zero. When Zero sent his Magnemite and Magneton to attack, an alien Pokémon descended beneath a sudden aurora and declared it had come under orders to defeat them.

• Xia You and Gardevoir exchanged attacks with Giratina, holding it off while the battle damaged the Distortion World and some floating bubbles.
• Xia You struggled to manage the battlefield as Gardevoir and Giratina fought, but he relished the challenge and recognized that Gardevoir could not maintain the pace indefinitely.
• Ash, Dawn, Brock, May, Cheryl, Mu Xuan, and Zero watched in shock as Gardevoir temporarily matched Giratina.
• Zero, fearing that Xia You might capture Giratina, sent Magnemite and Magneton to attack Gardevoir and flew his craft toward Ash's group.
• Xia You turned to defend against the Magnemite, and a brilliant aurora appeared as an alien-like Pokémon descended and announced, “Under orders to defeat!”

Xia You's Deoxys appeared in the Distortion World and overwhelmed the already-weakened Giratina in a fierce battle. Xia You rejoined Ash and the others, while Deoxys remained poised above Giratina and Brock wondered if they should retreat.

• Gengar secretly released Xia You's Deoxys, whose arrival drew everyone's attention and put Giratina on alert.
• Deoxys teleported beside Giratina and struck it with a powerful Energy Ball, sending it crashing into rubble.
• Deoxys fought Giratina head-on while switching between its Attack, Defense, and Speed Formes, gaining the upper hand against the exhausted Legendary Pokémon.
• Gardevoir escorted Xia You past the Magnemite and Magneton and safely brought him back to Ash and the others.
• Deoxys smashed Giratina into the ground again, and Brock recognized its Attack Forme and suggested that the group move farther away.

Zero captured Shaymin and used its power to open a rift from the Distortion World to the Real World. Xia You and the others emerged near a lake and a massive iceberg, while Zero escaped and Giratina and Deoxys remained hostile.

• Zero used the chaos of the battle to snatch the exhausted Shaymin and carry it away.
• Zero’s Magnemite shocked Shaymin, triggering a burst of energy that opened a rift to the Real World and drew everyone toward it.
• Xia You let Gardevoir take him into the rift, and Ash, the others, Giratina, and Deoxys were pulled through as well.
• Giratina changed from its Origin Forme to its Altered Forme upon arriving in the Real World, then faced Deoxys in the sky.
• Zero flew away with Magnezone as Xia You recognized the unfamiliar wilderness, lake, and iceberg as the place marked on the map.

Deoxys destroyed Zero’s spaceship, freeing Giratina, which fled with Deoxys in pursuit. As Xia You and the others followed, Mu Xuan revealed that Zero had once been his assistant and student, but turned against him after Mu Xuan abandoned a machine design that would have sacrificed Giratina.

• Deoxys dodged the spaceship’s barrage, pierced its hull, and sent it crashing toward the valley.
• Giratina broke free after the spaceship’s damage disrupted the beam restraining it, then fled as Deoxys pursued it.
• Xia You ordered Deoxys to destroy the spaceship’s wings before continuing after Giratina, and Ash and the others followed Xia You.
• Cheryl asked Mu Xuan who Zero was, and Mu Xuan explained that Zero had been his assistant and student.
• Mu Xuan told Ash and the others that Zero left after Mu Xuan deleted a machine design that would have copied Giratina’s abilities by sacrificing it.

Xia You’s Deoxys battled Giratina in the Real World and gained the upper hand, while their final clash shattered a distant iceberg. Just as Xia You prepared to have Deoxys finish Giratina, Regigigas appeared on a ridge.

• Xia You let Deoxys pursue Giratina and fight it beside the lake, where Deoxys’s experience helped it suppress the injured Pokémon of myth.
• Giratina used Shadow Force to counter Deoxys, but its attacks failed to turn the battle around, and Deoxys gained the upper hand.
• Deoxys and Giratina unleashed a final clash that sent shock waves across the area and split the distant iceberg, sending ice crashing into the lake.
• Xia You and the others were knocked down by the shock wave, then saw Giratina badly injured and retreating before Deoxys.
• An angry roar drew Ash and the others’ attention to Regigigas, which had appeared on a ridge across the lake.

Ash and the others encountered Regigigas, which had awakened when the battle between Deoxys and Giratina shattered an iceberg nearby. Xia You sent Deoxys to attack the newly emerged Legendary Pokémon, whose Slow Start Ability left it vulnerable at the beginning of the fight.

• Ash asked what the unfamiliar Pokémon was, and Mu Xuan identified it as Regigigas and explained its legend and abilities.
• Mu Xuan guessed that the battle had awakened Regigigas from its ancient hiding place near the battlefield.
• Xia You decided to use Regigigas as additional training for Deoxys and directed Deoxys to attack it.
• Deoxys launched an energy blast at Regigigas, which slowly raised an arm to defend itself.
• The narration explained that Regigigas's Slow Start halved its speed and attack power early in battle, leaving it exposed to Deoxys.

Xia You’s Deoxys battled Regigigas, first evading it while Slow Start wore off and then switching to Attack Forme for a direct fight. As the battle reached its climax, Deoxys launched a massive energy attack at Regigigas, which used Protect to brace for impact.

• Deoxys harried Regigigas while Slow Start made it sluggish, allowing Giratina to escape and Mu Xuan to leave in pursuit of it and Zero.
• Ash, Dawn, Brock, and Xia You stayed to watch as Regigigas gradually recovered from Slow Start and its movements grew faster.
• When Regigigas returned to full strength, Xia You had Deoxys switch to Attack Forme, and the two Pokémon exchanged powerful close-range attacks.
• Xia You decided to end the battle, and Deoxys gathered a huge ball of energy above Regigigas.
• Regigigas used Protect as Deoxys sent the enormous energy attack hurtling toward it.

Deoxys and Regigigas ended their fierce battle when Deoxys withdrew and Regigigas left the damaged ridge. Ash and the others realized the fighting was over and continued toward the fields of Gracidea with Shaymin.

• Deoxys's attack left Regigigas badly wounded, while Deoxys showed signs of exhaustion.
• Xia You stopped the fight and had Deoxys leave before anyone nearby could discover them.
• Regigigas watched Deoxys depart, then left without acknowledging Xia You's group.
• Ash and the others waited until the battle's disturbances ended, and Ash reflected on how weak he felt beside Legendary Pokémon.
• Xia You brushed off Ash's question about the battle, and the group set off for the fields of Gracidea with Shaymin.

Xia You and his companions reached a hidden Gracidea field, where Dawn reunited Shaymin with its kind. As the Shaymin flew away, Zero attacked and captured it, and Xia You urged Dawn to rescue it.

• Xia You and his companions followed Shaymin to a hidden lake surrounded by Gracidea flowers and discovered dozens of Shaymin.
• Dawn released Shaymin to join its companions, and the morning sunlight made the Gracidea bloom as the Shaymin changed into Sky Forme and took flight.
• One Shaymin returned to thank Xia You and the others before flying after its companions.
• Zero attacked Shaymin with an electric net, and Xia You revealed that he had anticipated Zero's return.
• Xia You nudged Dawn forward and told her she was the best person to rescue Shaymin from Zero.

Dawn fought Zero to reach Shaymin while Xia You stopped Ash from interfering, giving Dawn a chance to bond with it. Dawn rescued Shaymin from Zero, then realized Xia You had secretly helped her with psychic power.

• Zero's damaged aircraft crashed in the Flower Field, and he ordered Magnezone to attack Dawn as she ran toward Shaymin.
• Xia You stopped Ash from helping, and Brock explained that Dawn needed to face the battle herself.
• Dawn and Piplup fought Zero and Magnezone, trading attacks as their battle damaged the Gracidea flowers.
• Zero reached Shaymin first, but Dawn threw herself forward and carried it out of his grasp.
• Dawn realized Xia You had used psychic power to help her, and saw him smiling beside Gardevoir.

Dawn and her Pokémon stopped Zero from capturing Shaymin, and Xia You prepared to use the Petrification Gun on him. Mu Xuan arrived to take charge of Zero, while Xia You asked Shaymin if it wanted to travel with Dawn.

• Dawn protected Shaymin as Piplup defeated Zero and his Magnezone.
• Xia You confronted Zero with the Petrification Gun, and Zero insisted he had acted to protect the Distortion World.
• Ash recognized the gun, and Xia You told Zero it would petrify him for ten days or a fortnight.
• Mu Xuan returned and asked Xia You to let him handle Zero, so Xia You put the gun away.
• Dawn showed Xia You the rescued Shaymin, and Xia You asked whether it wanted to travel with her.

Dawn gained Shaymin’s agreement to travel with her, and the group rested after their Flower Field adventure before continuing toward Pastoria City. They entered the Great Marsh, where the difficult terrain slowed their journey.

• Shaymin agreed to become Dawn’s companion after Xia You encouraged it and helped mediate.
• The exhausted group ate by the lakeside and slept through the day, then stayed another night after waking at dusk.
• Ash battled Xia You’s Gardevoir with Pikachu, Buizel, and Staraptor, but all three Pokémon lost.
• Dawn wanted to thank Xia You privately for helping her become Shaymin’s companion, but could not find a chance to speak with him alone.
• After breakfast, the group set out west toward Pastoria City and entered the Great Marsh, where the wet, muddy terrain made travel difficult.

Cynthia landed in the wetland with her Togekiss and confronted Xia You, whom she had already recognized despite his attempts to hide his identity. As Cynthia hinted at his past actions, Dawn stepped in and asked why the Champion had come.

• Ash and his companions found an official road through the wetland and saw a rider on a Togekiss circle back to land before them.
• Cynthia introduced herself and said the Pokémon League had sent her to investigate something happening nearby.
• Cynthia recognized Xia You and asked Ash who he was; Ash identified him as the person he had mentioned before.
• Cynthia approached Xia You and made pointed remarks about being used as a shield, while Xia You acted as though he did not understand her hints.
• Dawn stepped between Cynthia and Xia You and asked what had brought Cynthia there in person.