Recaps

Xin Mu, Lü You, and Meownei used organizer-provided Pokémon in the pick-four-from-six matches, with Lü You directing most of their battles and Meownei taking command against the Southern Campus. Their victory secured the Eastern Campus the Pangoro Academy Cup championship.

• Xin Mu and Lü You selected a team of Shedinja, Gengar, Chansey, Skarmory, Gliscor, and Vaporeon, while Meownei won the Pokémon’s cooperation with force and Pokéblocks.
• Xin Mu asked Lü You to devise tactics, and her commands helped the team steadily raise its points while Meownei stayed out of direct battles.
• Meownei took command in a silent battle against the Southern Campus, where the opposing team’s Blaziken and Gligar faced Shedinja, Gengar, and Skarmory.
• Gengar used Destiny Bond to take Blaziken down, and Skarmory defeated Gligar after Rock Slide made it flinch.
• The Eastern Campus secured the tournament’s top spot and the Pangoro Academy Cup championship.

Xin Mu's team secured the Academy Cup championship, and Iono invited Xin Mu to appear on her livestream after revealing that Meowscarada's Full-Health Tower Dive had gone viral. As the tournament ended, Xin Mu asked Meownei to play his Promotion Match for him.

• With first place guaranteed, Xin Mu's team rotated its lineup and let the other members compete in the remaining matches.
• Old Liu and Li Han welcomed Xin Mu back, and Old Liu offered to arrange his graduate school admission.
• Iono approached Xin Mu, explained that his Meowscarada clip had gone viral, and invited him to stream with her after the award ceremony; Xin Mu accepted.
• Xin Mu asked Meownei to play his Promotion Match, and Meownei reluctantly agreed.
• The final match ended, and the Pangoro Academy Cup concluded as Xin Mu's team prepared to collect the trophy and take pictures.

Xin Mu and Meownei joined Iono for a livestream, where Meownei’s arcade skills drew viewers and fans. In Paldea, breeder Mania watched the stream with her Sprigatito and tried to comfort one who was feared after accidentally injuring its companions.

• Xin Mu and the school team received their tournament trophies and posed for a group photo with Meownei at the center.
• Iono invited Xin Mu to a livestream and challenged him to a video game battle, which he quickly began losing.
• Meownei took over the controller and pressured Iono, boosting the livestream’s viewer count.
• Iono teamed up with Meownei for difficult games, and Meownei gained fans among Paldea’s viewers.
• Mania watched the stream with the Sprigatito at her Cat House and encouraged one outcast Sprigatito not to fear its own strength.

After streaming with Iono, Xin Mu tested Meownei’s quick reflexes at an internet café before encountering an old monk on the way back. He exchanged food for the monk’s genuine tickets to the attraction he planned to visit the next day.

• Iono joked that Xin Mu should stream exclusively with her, then left him while continuing her stay in Donghuang.
• Xin Mu took Meownei to an internet café and taught her a fighting game, where her rapid reactions made another player accuse her of cheating.
• Xin Mu and Meownei left the café after dark, bought dinner, and headed toward their hotel.
• An old monk accompanied by a Machoke offered Xin Mu two attraction tickets in exchange for vegetable buns.
• Xin Mu verified the tickets were genuine and accepted the trade, gaining tickets for his planned visit the next day.

Xin Mu and Meownei explored a Kung Fu Panda-themed park and began climbing the mountain, where Coach Jia sent news that Xin Mu’s rewards for two first-place finishes had been approved and changed to a Pokémon Egg. The chapter ended with Xin Mu seeing a picture of the blue-spotted Egg Jia had chosen for him.

• Xin Mu arrived at the scenic area, discovered its Pangoro-themed amusement park, and rode the attractions with Meownei.
• Meownei spotted an arm-wrestling activity offering winners a free ride up the mountain, but Xin Mu chose to walk instead.
• As Xin Mu and Meownei climbed, Meownei caught a leaping Magikarp, and Xin Mu told her to release it.
• Coach Jia messaged Xin Mu that the school had approved rewards for his two individual first-place finishes and sent a picture of the Pokémon Egg he had selected.

Xin Mu returned from the competition with prize money and a Pokémon Egg, then settled back into campus life as the School Team celebrated its success. With new income and plans for postgraduate study, he prepared for the team’s beach trip while waiting for the egg to arrive.

• Xin Mu and Meownei examined the Pokémon Egg and took photos at the misty summit before heading home.
• Xin Mu and Old Liu traveled back by train, and Old Liu endured the journey after eating too much spicy food.
• Xin Mu received the school’s prize money, while the School Team borrowed his trophy and the school commemorated the team with a photo, statue, and planned museum exhibit.
• Old Liu advised Xin Mu to choose an advisor from Battle Studies or Breeding Studies, and Xin Mu gained income from livestreaming and supplying Pokéblocks.
• Xin Mu renewed his lease and began preparing swimwear and supplies for the School Team’s beach trip while his Pokémon Egg was shipped from Sinnoh.

Xin Mu and his group traveled to a rough beach for a barbecue and shoreline foraging, but a Pokémon stole his backpack. Meownei tracked down the thief, an unusually powerful Squirtle, and the chapter ended as she prepared to face him.

• Xin Mu and the group took a train, bus, and walk to a remote beach, where they set up for a barbecue instead of swimming.
• Xin Mu discovered that his backpack had disappeared, and Gengar found signs of something digging through the sand.
• Meownei followed the trail with Xin Mu and Gengar to a rocky shore, where they found Squirtle eating the Pokéblocks from the stolen bag.
• Squirtle fired a Hydro Pump at Meownei, but she emerged unharmed and realized he was unusually powerful.
• Meownei became interested in Squirtle and faced him down.

Meownei pursued Squirtle after deciding to catch him, overcoming his escape attempts and defeating him. She left Squirtle captured and told Xin Mu that he had strong potential, even compared with Aggron.

• Meownei revealed that she planned to catch Squirtle, but he refused and escaped underground after firing Mud Shot.
• Meownei used plants to pull Squirtle from the sand and restrain him, but he countered with Ice Beam.
• Squirtle tried to break free, and Meownei caught up to him and struck him repeatedly with Thunder Punch.
• Gengar scouted ahead, saw Meownei overpowering Squirtle, and quietly returned without helping.
• Xin Mu arrived to find Squirtle defeated, and Meownei said he had more potential than Aggron.