Chapter Summaries

Cynthia and Bertha discussed Kaim’s reputation and challenged each other ahead of the Sinnoh League, while Cynthia and Kaim shared an affectionate evening at home. They arrived at Valley Lily Island for the League, where Cynthia prepared with the Elite Four and Kaim analyzed the qualifiers and their likely contenders.

• Bertha recognized that Cynthia and Kaim were dating, praised Kaim’s teaching reputation, and warned Cynthia she would reclaim the Champion seat if she saw an opening.
• Cynthia returned home to Kaim, and they investigated the unidentified Pokémon Egg while Garchomp stayed beside it; Cynthia and Kaim then shared an affectionate evening and discussed Kaim’s battles with Byron.
• Cynthia and Kaim traveled to Valley Lily Island, where Cynthia met with the Elite Four and urged them to give the League their all.
• Kaim reflected with Cynthia on her battle preparations and explained how facing her Pokémon helped her identify their habits and move preparation times.
• The League qualifiers began, and Kaim reviewed data on the entrants, highlighting Gym Leaders and other Trainers who could reach the main tournament.

Kaim and Cynthia watched the Sinnoh League field a powerful roster, and Kaim helped the eliminated Calem review his battle before Cynthia faced Jun in the second round. Cynthia defeated Jun after a hard-fought match, advancing in the tournament while Jun resolved to grow stronger and challenge her again.

• Kaim and Cynthia reviewed the main tournament contenders, and Cynthia confided her fear of eventually losing the Champion title while Kaim reassured her.
• After Jun eliminated Calem, Kaim met Calem outside the hotel and helped him analyze his battle; Cynthia joined them and praised his determination.
• Cynthia prepared for her second-round match against Jun, who declared that he would defeat her and then challenge his father.
• Lucario defeated Jun's Staraptor, while Jun's Dodatos knocked out Cynthia's Milotic before Porygon-Z and Dodatos defeated each other, giving Cynthia the victory.
• Cynthia congratulated Jun and encouraged him to keep pursuing his goal, and Kaim met her afterward and accompanied her from the courtyard.

Cynthia defeated her former mentor Bertha in the Sinnoh League semifinal, then prepared to face Gaoyang in the final, believing his improved presence and knowledge of her style made him a serious threat. She opened the final with Little Black, whose setup tactics and Guard Swap forced Gaoyang to withdraw Bronzong, leaving their match unresolved.

• Cynthia’s Garchomp defeated Bertha’s Dondozo after Cynthia’s Pokémon traded knockouts with Bertha’s first two partners, securing Cynthia’s place in the final.
• Cynthia met Gaoyang after the semifinal, and his commanding presence convinced her that her existing battle plans might not be enough to beat him.
• Cynthia told Kaim her plan for the final, and he agreed to help; the two worked on their preparations before she wore his hair clip to the match.
• Cynthia and Gaoyang began the final, and Cynthia sent out Little Black against Gaoyang’s Bronzong.
• Little Black used Reflect and Light Screen, then Guard Swap reversed the defensive-stage advantage after Bronzong weakened his Special Defense, prompting Gaoyang to recall Bronzong.

Cynthia defeated Gaoyou to retain her Sinnoh title, then told Kaim she had chosen Little Black to help him recognize his own potential and confessed her love to him. Later, Professor Rowan and Cynthia asked Jun and Kaim to travel on separate assignments, sending Jun with Cynthia to Hoenn and Kaim to deliver a package to Galar.

• Cynthia's Mega Lucario defeated Gaoyou's Mega Gallade, earning Cynthia victory in the match and the Sinnoh Region Champion title.
• Cynthia explained that Little Black's final Iron Tail had weakened Gallade and helped Lucario win, and Gaoyou accepted the defeat and promised to battle her again.
• At the afterparty, Cynthia told Kaim she had used Little Black to fight alongside him and encourage him not to limit his own potential, then they exchanged declarations of love beneath the fireworks.
• Kaim watched news reports announcing him as the new Sinnoh Champion, and Jun hurried him to Professor Rowan's laboratory in Masago Town.
• Professor Rowan asked Kaim to deliver a package to Professor Magnolia in Galar, while Cynthia invited Jun to assist her with research in Hoenn; Jun chose to go with Cynthia and Kaim accepted the delivery.

Floria arrived in Galar to deliver a package for Professor Rowan and began her new journey with only one of her six Pokémon, since Galar restricted the others. After getting lost in the Slumbering Weald, she rescued Hop, Yuuri, Wooloo, and Mason, reached Professor Magnolia’s laboratory with Leon, and met Sonia as Hop and Yuuri received their Pokédexes and starter Pokémon.

• Professor Rowan encouraged Floria to travel through Galar, and Floria and Jun promised to train on separate journeys before challenging Koki.
• Floria flew to Wyndon and learned that five of her Pokémon could not accompany her because their species had not been confirmed in Galar.
• After Snorlax blocked the railway, Floria got lost in the Slumbering Weald, protected Wooloo and Mason from a Corviknight, and encountered two mysterious Pokémon in the fog.
• Floria found Hop and Yuuri unconscious, cared for them, and joined Leon in escorting them out of the forest to Postwick.
• Hop, Yuuri, and Floria traveled with Leon toward Professor Magnolia’s laboratory, where Sonia updated Floria’s Pokédex and welcomed them inside.
• Sonia installed Pokédex data on Hop and Yuuri’s Rotom smartphones, and they brought out Scorbunny and Grookey.

Furia befriended Mason, delivered Professor Rowan’s package to Professor Magnolia, and earned a place in Galar’s Gym Challenge with Cynthia’s recommendation. After defeating Hop in a battle, Furia set out with Hop, Yuuri, and Sonia for the Wild Area, where their exploration ended with an encounter with a powerful Onix.

• Leon entrusted Mason to Furia, and Mason happily joined her as her first Pokémon in Galar.
• Furia delivered Professor Rowan’s package to Professor Magnolia, learned about Dynamax, and received a Dynamax Band made from a Wishing Star.
• Leon accepted Cynthia’s recommendation letter, allowing Furia to enter the Gym Challenge alongside Hop and Yuuri.
• Furia defeated Hop in a one-on-one battle with Mason, using evasive tactics and a close-range counterattack.
• Furia, Hop, Yuuri, and Sonia entered the Wild Area together, where Sonia joined their travels and they encountered a powerful Onix.
• The Onix chased the group after they mistook it for a rock, and their devices warned them that it was an exceptionally high-level opponent.

Floria escaped a powerful Onix, won a Max Raid Battle against Dynamax Ralts, and welcomed Ralts onto her team before reaching Motostoke. After registering for the Gym Challenge and meeting Marnie, Floria attended the opening ceremony, where Chairman Rose introduced Galar’s Gym Leaders.

• Floria used a Clefairy doll to distract Onix, then she, Hop, Yuuri, and Sonia rested before exploring the Wild Area again.
• Floria battled Dynamax Ralts in a Raid Den with Mason and her companions, defeated it, treated it, and caught it after Ralts showed it wanted to join her.
• Floria and her friends practiced Dynamax battles while traveling through the Wild Area, then reached Motostoke and registered for the Gym Challenge with their endorsements.
• Floria, Hop, and Yuuri stopped Team Yell from blocking the hotel reception, and they met Marnie after she apologized for her supporters’ behavior.
• Floria and the other challengers attended the Gym Challenge opening ceremony, where Chairman Rose welcomed them and introduced the Gym Leaders.

Floria enjoyed the Opening Ceremony, battled at a Motostoke café, and traveled toward Turffield with Yuuri, meeting Mirai and exploring Route 3 and the Galar Mine. The journey ended with Yuuri confronting a challenger who had cruelly insulted another trainer after a battle.

• Floria appeared in a televised interview, explained that she came from Sinnoh, and revealed that Cynthia had endorsed her for the Gym Challenge.
• Floria enjoyed a parfait at the Battle Café, defeated the owner’s Milcery and Alcremie with Mason and Ralts, and won a jar of candies.
• Floria agreed to leave for Turffield with Yuuri five days later, and the two set out together along Route 3 to look for Pokémon Yuuri might befriend.
• Floria and Yuuri met Mirai, shared a camp meal of Galar curry, and continued through the Galar Mine, where Floria considered catching a Fire-type Pokémon.
• Yuuri objected after hearing a challenger in a fluorescent pink sweater mock a top-hatted trainer for lacking talent.

Floria and Yuuri traveled through Galar Mine, bonded with new Pokémon, and reached Turffield, where they prepared for their first Gym challenge. Floria began Turffield Stadium’s Gym mission, which required her to guide Wooloo across a field, and started planning how to lead them toward the goal.

• Floria refused Bede’s challenge until they could battle when both were rested, then reassured the exhausted Yuuri and camped with him outside Galar Mine.
• Floria and Yuuri shared dinner and sweets, and Yuuri talked about his brother and his uncertain reasons for taking on the Gym Challenge.
• Milcery and Avery entered Poké Balls after clinging to Floria and Yuuri, and the pair welcomed their new Pokémon before continuing toward Turffield.
• Floria and Yuuri reached Turffield, booked Gym mission appointments, and explored the town with Hop and Marnie, meeting Morpeko and seeing the geoglyph.
• Milo’s Wooloo appeared near the geoglyph, and Floria and Yuuri discussed their preparations for the upcoming Gym challenge.
• Floria entered Turffield Stadium’s Gym mission and learned she had to guide Wooloo across the field to a fenced path, then began devising a gentle way to herd them.

Filia cleared Milo’s Wooloo-herding Gym mission with help from Alcremie, Ralts, and Mason, then began her first Gym battle against Milo. After Ralts defeated Snom and fell to Dynamaxed Frosmoth, Mason took up Ralts’s baton and knocked Frosmoth back with Deathstream, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Filia used Alcremie’s Sweet Scent and Ralts’s water tricks to guide the Wooloo past the mission’s obstacles, while one Wooloo repeatedly clung to her and helped break through the barriers.
• Hop and Marnie watched Filia complete the mission, and Hop resolved to keep pace with Filia and Yuuri as Yuuri prepared for his own challenge.
• Filia entered the stadium and began her Gym battle against Milo, whose Snom she defeated with Mason and Ralts using coordinated attacks.
• Milo Dynamaxed Frosmoth and paralyzed Ralts with Leaf Blade; Ralts endured Max Overgrowth, then fell after establishing the conditions Filia needed for Mason.
• Filia Dynamaxed Mason and used defensive moves to withstand Frosmoth’s Max Overgrowth until Frosmoth’s Dynamax ended.
• Mason struck Frosmoth with Deathstream, and the rain it produced washed away the wattage slowing him as the battle continued.

Floria defeated Milo and earned the Grass Badge, then joined Hop, Marnie, and Yuuri on the road to Bow Town. After a herd of Mudsdale chased them, the group helped at a Pokémon day care, where Floria and Yuuri discovered two mysterious Eggs.

• Mason evolved into Jimelon, who used the rain to vanish and defeat Milo's Watomoth after Ralts's Synchronize passed paralysis to it.
• Floria earned the Grass Badge, and Yuuri also defeated Milo and received his Badge.
• Milo gave Floria and Yuuri a Magical Leaf move machine, and the group chose to travel together toward Bow Town after resting.
• A herd of Mudsdale charged at Floria, Hop, Marnie, and Yuuri, who helped calm them and met the day-care caretakers Sumire, Himari, and Aoi.
• The group helped Aoi groom Mudsdale and repair the grounds, while Floria and Yuuri found two unusual, unidentified Pokémon Eggs in the storeroom.
• After finishing the day-care work, Aoi said she wanted to battle Floria, and the group went to report back to Himari.

After Floria and her companions helped Aoi's family defeat Pokémon hunters at the nursery, Floria and Yuuri accepted newly hatched Eevee and Elekid as friends and continued to Bow Town. They arrived at Bau Stadium to register for the Gym Challenge, where growing crowds recognized the group.

• Himari invited Floria, Yuuri, Marnie, and Hop to bathe together, and the group relaxed before sharing dinner and a sleepover at Aoi's nursery.
• A nocturnal Pokémon warned Floria about suspicious lights and fleeing Bird Pokémon, so Floria woke Hop and rushed downstairs to protect Sumire and Mary from Pokémon hunters.
• Floria and her companions fought the hunters, and Ralts evolved into Kirlia while protecting everyone; Junsha arrived after Aoi reported the attack.
• A hunter released a rampaging Tyranitar, which damaged the warehouse and sent two eggs flying; Floria and Yuuri caught the eggs before Cucumber's Heat-powered Solar Beam subdued Tyranitar.
• Two days later, Floria and Yuuri accepted Eevee and Elekid, then set out with their companions for Bow Town.
• The group reached Bau Stadium, where spectators recognized Hop, Yuuri, Marnie, and Floria and praised their prospects in the Gym Challenge.

Floria prepared for her Bau Stadium challenge by teaching her friends to fish, then survived the Gym mission and began her battle with Nessa. After Alcremie defeated Nessa’s Goldeen, the Gym battle continued.

• Floria showed Hop, Marnie, and Yuuri how to fish, but Yuuri’s Magikarp struck her and knocked her into the sea; Nessa rescued her.
• At dinner, Nessa praised the challengers and discussed Bede, while Floria watched his battle and reflected on her resolve to become strong enough to stand beside Hikari.
• Floria completed Bau Stadium’s water-and-switch maze despite Eevee nearly knocking her off and Milcery activating a waterfall prank.
• Floria began her Gym battle against Nessa and used Alcremie’s Sweet Kiss and Round to overcome Goldeen’s speed and Whirlpool.
• Alcremie defeated Goldeen, and Nessa sent out her second Pokémon.

Floria defeated Nessa at Bau Stadium, earned the Water Badge, and later collapsed from a cold brought on by exhaustion and repeated exposure to rain. As Yuri stayed behind to care for her while Hop and Mary continued toward Kabu, Yuri reflected on his own preparation and began to see Floria’s strategic skill as an ideal to pursue.

• Floria used Jimeron’s water mines to defeat Nessa’s Zosukamasu, then Kirlia defeated Dynamaxed Drednaw and won Floria the Gym battle and Water Badge.
• After meeting Chairman Rose outside the stadium, Floria collapsed, and her friends took her to a Pokémon Center, where she was diagnosed with a cold.
• Floria urged Hop and Mary to continue preparing for Kabu, so Yuri offered to stay with her while they went ahead.
• Yuri cared for Floria as she rested, then went fishing at Boudon Harbor and worried about finding a Water-type Pokémon and facing Kabu.
• Yuri considered Floria’s ability to overcome disadvantages and decided her battling style had become an ideal for him.

Floria recovered from a fever and joined Yuuri and Savory on a trip through the Galar Second Mine, where Savory’s attempt to slip past someone led the group into a series of wild Pokémon attacks. Meanwhile, Jun, Hikari, and Cynthia began an expedition to battle Regirock in Hoenn, and a challenger named Shō continued his journey through Sinnoh.

• Floria became inspired by Furia’s battles and set a goal to grow stronger, then encountered a Feebas on the beach.
• Jun and Hikari accompanied Cynthia into the Desert Ruins, where Lucario opened a hidden passage and they began an exploratory battle with Regirock.
• Shō defeated Hyōta’s Cranidos and said he had come to Sinnoh to challenge Champion Koki.
• After recovering from her fever, Floria accepted Savory’s request to accompany him through the Galar Second Mine, and Yuuri showed her his new Feebas.
• Floria, Yuuri, and Savory battled wild Pokémon in the mine, then fled after Savory triggered a Galarian Stunfisk, angered a group of turtles, and struck a Zweilous.

Floria reunited with Yuuri and Savory after battling wild Pokémon and helping Bede defeat Team Yell, then reached Motostoke with Kabu’s help. After completing the Gym mission and preparing to challenge Kabu, Floria recognized him beside her in the challengers’ entrance.

• Floria treated Savory’s injured ankle while she and Savory realized they had been separated from Yuuri and the others.
• Floria lured wild Pokémon into a narrow passage and fought them for forty minutes until they retreated, then set off to find Yuuri.
• Floria and Bede joined forces against Team Yell, defeated them, and Bede thanked Floria before they parted on friendlier terms.
• Eevee tracked Yuuri’s scent using a blue Sea Sparrow and led Floria to Yuuri, Savory, and Kabu; Kirlia and Jungler carried Savory through the mine with Psychic power.
• Kabu guided the group to Motostoke and invited Floria and Yuuri to challenge him after they rested; the following day, Floria entered the Gym’s challengers’ corridor and recognized Kabu beside her.

Floria battled Kabu at Motostoke Stadium, and her Pokémon secured a victory after Kirlia and Ninetales knocked each other out, Eevee wore down Kabu’s second Pokémon, and Jimeron finished the match. After receiving the Fire Badge and healing her team, Floria returned to the stands to watch Yuuri battle Kabu.

• Floria and Kabu began their Gym battle with Kirlia and Ninetales, whose Drought and fiery attacks made the opening match intense.
• Kirlia and Ninetales both became unable to battle after Kirlia used Magical Leaf and close-range attacks to fight through Ninetales’s flames.
• Eevee used copied moves and increasing speed to challenge Kabu’s second Pokémon, but a burn and a powerful attack left Eevee badly hurt.
• Eevee used Baton Pass to transfer its accumulated speed to Jimeron, who defeated Kabu’s second Pokémon before Dynamaxing to defeat Gigantamax Maruyakude.
• Kabu awarded Floria the Fire Badge, and she took Eevee and her other Pokémon to the Pokémon Center to recover.
• Floria returned to the stadium and watched Yuuri’s battle against Kabu reach its final exchange, as Rabifoot attacked Maruyakude’s Circular Curtain with burning stones.

After Yuuri defeated Kabu, Floria celebrated with Yuuri and Savory, learned about Savory’s family pressures, and began the journey toward Turffield through the Wild Area. A prolonged blizzard trapped them at a Pokémon nursery, where Floria and the others volunteered to help fetch coal, meeting the Digging Brothers and the prodigious Gym Challenger Saitou before reaching the mine.

• Yuuri defeated Kabu’s Centiskorch, and Floria explained to Savory how trust, experience, and her desire to catch up with someone shaped her unconventional battling strategies.
• Kabu, Milo, and Nessa treated Floria, Yuuri, and Savory to dinner, and Kabu told Floria that Savory came from a family of Psychic-type Gym Leaders and might be struggling under pressure.
• Floria, Yuuri, and Savory left Motostoke and traveled through the Wild Area, where Savory explained that the harsher northern regions tested Gym Challengers with stronger wild Pokémon.
• A severe blizzard stranded Floria and other travelers at a Pokémon nursery, and the owner asked for help retrieving coal because the facility’s heating fuel was running low.
• Floria, Yuuri, Savory, the Digging Brothers, and Gym Challenger Saitou volunteered to gather coal, and Saitou introduced herself as a Fighting-type prodigy.
• The group reached the nearby mine through the blizzard and prepared to begin hauling coal.

Floria and her companions fought wild Pokémon in a cave, then realized the Pokémon were protecting their young while their parents searched for food in a blizzard. After treating the injured Pokémon and returning to the storage room, Floria proposed that an Ice-type Pokémon had deliberately caused the storm and began using Yuuri’s Rotom Phone to investigate.

• Floria sent Bede and the others to escort the group and fuel to the safe house while she, Yuuri, and Saito held back the wild Pokémon.
• Floria spotted a weakened Cherubi among the frightened Pokémon, inferred that the attackers were children whose parents had gone out for supplies, and ran to heal Cherubi with Kirlia.
• Yuuri and Saito found frostbitten Pokémon near the cave entrance, brought them back, and helped Floria treat them before the group shared food with the cave’s Pokémon.
• Golett apologized for injuring Floria, and the group left the cave after the Pokémon gathered for a meal and farewell.
• Floria returned safely to the storage room, told Savory and the others that an Ice-type Pokémon had deliberately caused the blizzard, and borrowed Yuuri’s Rotom Phone to look for evidence.

Floria and her companions traced the Wild Area blizzard to a Dynamax Cave, where Frosmoth were fighting a powerful Volcarona that had invaded their home. As the battle turned against them, Yuuri and Savory’s Pokémon evolved and gained new abilities, and Floria Dynamaxed Jimeron to counterattack.

• Floria heard a cry outside, found an injured Snom beneath a tree, and rescued it; the next day, Snom’s behavior and the Rotom Pokédex led the group to suspect Frosmoth was causing the blizzard.
• Snom guided Floria, Yuuri, Saitou, and Savory through the storm to a Dynamax Cave, where they discovered Frosmoth were fighting a Dynamaxed Volcarona and learned that the battle had driven the blizzard outside.
• Floria and her companions joined forces with the Frosmoth to protect Snom’s family, but Volcarona’s attacks overwhelmed their defenses and badly injured several Pokémon.
• Yuuri and Savory pushed past their doubts as Avery and Yadon evolved, giving the group new support abilities and restoring their injured Pokémon.
• Savory’s evolved Yadon used Quick Draw to interrupt Volcarona’s attack, and Floria Dynamaxed Jimeron to begin the counterattack.