Chapter Summaries

Xin Mu and the team visited a Pancham breeding center, where they learned about the Pokémon’s behavior and the fate of abandoned Pangoro. The visit ended with Meownei striking a Pangoro’s paw through the glass and unexpectedly cracking the supposedly unbreakable barrier.

• Li Han told the team they would visit a Pancham breeding base and Donghuang Panda Park, while Old Liu stayed behind at the hotel.
• Xin Mu and the team watched young Pancham at the breeding center, and Meownei improved Xin Mu’s phone settings and took a group photo.
• A staff member explained that Pancham glared to appear tough and often learned from Pangoro they admired.
• The team visited a habitat for abandoned Pangoro, where a staff member explained that irresponsible Trainers had left them after refusing to raise their evolved forms.
• A Pangoro repeatedly struck the glass, and Meownei slammed her paw against it in response, causing cracks to appear.

Meownei shattered the supposedly unbreakable glass in the Pangoro enclosure, forcing Xin Mu and the shelter staff to contain the Pokémon and evacuate the visitors. After the breach was sealed, the staff member apologized first, believing the glass had been defective.

• Meownei struck the glass, and Pangoro shattered it with another blow, setting off the enclosure alarms.
• The staff member released Mr. Mime to restrain Pangoro and guide the visitors toward the emergency exit.
• Meownei snatched bamboo leaves from the Pangoro, weakening them and stopping the group from reaching the breach.
• Mr. Mime sealed the broken section with a temporary wall, and Xin Mu returned the bamboo leaves to the staff member.
• Xin Mu was about to apologize for the broken glass when the staff member apologized first and blamed a product-quality issue.

After Meownei was upset by Pangoro’s accusations about abandonment, Xin Mu reassured her that he would never abandon his companions. They made a pinky promise, leaving their bond renewed as they returned to the hotel.

• The park treated the cracked glass as a quality issue and let Xin Mu and the others leave without paying.
• Iono arrived at the breeding center after Xin Mu had left and began livestreaming her travels around Donghuang.
• Xin Mu skipped the trip to Wuhou Shrine because Meownei seemed unhappy, and Li Han and several tired teammates returned with him to see Teacher Liu.
• Xin Mu asked Meownei what was wrong, and she told him Pangoro had said humans were untrustworthy and would abandon her.
• Xin Mu promised he would never abandon his companions, and he and Meownei hooked their little fingers together to seal the promise.

Xin Mu and the team familiarized themselves with Tianfu Arena’s fields and learned that last year’s individual champion Ding had delayed graduation to compete again. Coach Jia warned that Ding’s team could exhaust Meownei with Explosion to secure a path for Ding’s Mega-Evolving Aggron.

• Li Han explained Tianfu Arena’s open-air design, its four changeable battle environments, and the tournament field rules.
• Xin Mu inspected the grassland, rock, Steel Jungle, and wave-simulating ocean fields, then worried about drawing the ocean field.
• Nurse Joy explained that Li Han was known for jinxing the team with bad predictions, while the teammates trusted Meownei to win.
• Coach Jia reported that last year’s individual champion Ding was competing again after delaying graduate school despite receiving an offer from Devon Corporation.
• Coach Jia warned that Ding’s five strong teammates all knew Explosion and might sacrifice their Pokémon’s stamina to help Ding’s Mega-Evolving Aggron win.

Xin Mu prepared for the individual matches, where his team’s luck seemed cursed after they ate beef noodles before the tournament. On the Rock Field, he faced Ding Wanning, whose Aggron was caught off guard by Meownei as the battle began.

• Coach Jia warned Xin Mu that some opponents used Explosion and told him to protect Meowscarada’s stamina if he faced a teammate.
• Jia Qiong stayed at the venue to look for students competing after delaying graduation, while the rest of the team returned to the hotel.
• A wiring repair closed the hotel restaurant, so the group ordered beef noodles and worried that eating them before a match would bring bad luck.
• At the tournament venue, Iono spotted Xin Mu and Meownei and began livestreaming them.
• Xin Mu met Ding Wanning on the Rock Field, and their analysts shared information about each other’s Pokémon before the match.
• Ding Wanning ordered Aggron to use Rock Tomb and Fire Punch, but Meownei vanished and appeared in front of Aggron with a blue sphere.

Xin Mu's Meowscarada defeated two-time Academy Cup champion Ding Wanning's Aggron in the opening match of the 1v1 event, knocking out the defending champion before he could Mega Evolve. Meowscarada celebrated with Xin Mu while the other coaches welcomed the upset and prepared for the remaining matches.

• Meowscarada struck Aggron with Aura Sphere, then used Double Team to evade its Rock Tomb and Fire Punch attack.
• Ding Wanning ordered Aggron to use Protect as Meowscarada launched more Aura Spheres and charged in with Low Kick.
• Meowscarada's Low Kick exploited Aggron's Heavy Metal Ability and defeated it before Ding Wanning could use Mega Evolution.
• Meowscarada asked Xin Mu for praise, and he promised to massage her after the day's 1v1 matches.
• Xin Mu's fellow coaches celebrated that their biggest opponent had been eliminated in the first round.

Xin Mu’s team investigated the opponents’ options, then Xin Mu’s opponent tried to aid a teammate by using Butterfree’s Tailwind across the adjacent field. Xin Mu responded by having Meownei unleash Frenzy Plant, winning the match and drawing attention to the dangerous Rock Field group.

• The rival team’s staff searched for Xin Mu’s records and learned that his Meowscarada could use Fighting-, Grass-, Dark-, and Rock-type moves.
• The rival team decided to use Butterfree’s disruptive tactics and exploit the adjacent-field rules to assist a teammate.
• Butterfree used Tailwind to boost the speed of a Pokémon fighting on the neighboring field, and Xin Mu discussed the tactic with Li Han.
• Xin Mu told Meownei to imitate Butterfree and use Frenzy Plant at full power.
• Meownei transformed the Rock Field into a forest and defeated Butterfree, while the attack also hindered the adjacent match.
• Xin Mu’s teammate’s Charizard strengthened its lead, and last year’s strongest competitors were revealed to be concentrated in Xin Mu’s group.

Meowscarada’s undefeated run secured the Eastern Campus first and second place in the individual competition, but the final ended when Lü You conceded. After the matches, Nurse Joy examined Meowscarada, who insisted that Xin Mu give her a massage instead of Chansey.

• The Rock Field’s strong competitors wore one another down early, leaving Meowscarada unbeaten and Xin Mu’s teammate Lü You to concede in the final.
• Spectators booed the abrupt finish, while the organizers offered partial ticket refunds to people who had arrived late.
• Iono rejected livestream viewers’ demands to arrest Meowscarada, saying she would wait until the competition ended and confirmed her target.
• Traveling Nurse Joys began examining the Pokémon and greeting their relatives after the first day’s competition.
• Nurse Joy found Meowscarada needed only rest, but Meowscarada asked Xin Mu to massage her shoulders instead of letting Chansey do it.

Xin Mu’s team won the Team Competition after rival teams failed to defeat Meowscarada and settled for fighting for second place. As they prepared for the decisive pick-four-from-six event, Jia Qiong warned them about a Southern Campus competitor who could communicate telepathically with unfamiliar Pokémon, and Meownei proposed taking charge of the commands.

• Xin Mu’s team planned to support Meowscarada with defensive screens, entry hazards, and backup Pokémon.
• A rival team considered forfeiting against Meowscarada, but Aggron Mega Evolved and was quickly defeated, prompting other teams to focus on second place.
• The Eastern Campus team won the Team Competition, and Jia Qiong cautioned them not to celebrate before the final event.
• Jia Qiong explained that their main opponent in pick-four-from-six was a Southern Campus girl who could communicate telepathically with Pokémon.
• Meownei told Xin Mu she had a plan and asked to give the commands herself.

Meownei revealed she could use Aura to communicate with Xin Mu, then took the assistant coach’s armband to lead the team in the next round. The next day, the announcer noticed Meowscarada was wearing a coach’s armband as the team prepared to compete.

• Meownei proposed using Pokémon speech to hide the team’s orders from their telepathic opponent, but Jia Qiong doubted she could command the team.
• Meownei used Aura to speak directly into Xin Mu’s mind, astonishing Jia Qiong and surprising Nurse Joy less.
• Meownei decided to pursue a clean sweep and took Old Liu’s assistant coach armband.
• Old Liu watched the next day’s competition from the rest area as the announcer spotted Meowscarada wearing the coach’s armband.

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.