Chapter Summaries

Xia Chi and Geeta finalized the Terastallization launch, where Floragato’s Stellarization proved stronger than expected and earned it a place in the exhibition match. At the launch in Levincia Gym, Geeta opened the event by announcing a battle between Iono and Xia Chi.

• Xia Chi returned to Levincia and kept Flutter Mane out of sight while he trained with his Pokémon.
• Floragato achieved Stellarization, retained Protean, and gained resistance to attacks from non-Terastallized Pokémon.
• Xia Chi and Geeta changed the exhibition match from one-on-one to two-on-two and selected Iono’s Levincia Gym as the venue.
• On April 20, prominent Trainers, researchers, and celebrities gathered at Levincia Gym for the launch.
• Geeta hosted the event and announced an exhibition match between Iono and Xia Chi.

Xia Chi showcased Floragato’s unusual Terastallization against Iono’s Bellibolt, revealing that Protean still worked and that Floragato could change types during battle. The match left the audience wondering about its crystal-cluster crown and the secret behind its extraordinary strength.

• Geeta began the exhibition match as referee, and Xia Chi sent out Floragato against Iono’s Bellibolt.
• Xia Chi Terastallized Floragato, revealing a crystal-cluster crown unlike any known Tera Type.
• Floragato used Shift Gear to become Steel-type, dodged most of Bellibolt’s Thunderbolt, and broke through its Electroweb with Play Rough and Slash.
• Floragato struck Bellibolt with Triple Axel, and Iono answered with Discharge.
• Xia Chi had Floragato shift to Grass-type and unleash Petal Blizzard through Bellibolt’s electric storm.
• Professor Oak noted that Xia Chi had used a different move each time and suspected Floragato’s special Terastallization explained its unusual performance.

Xia Chi sent Flutter Mane into his exhibition battle against Iono, where its unusual defenses, speed, and Calm Mind boosts overwhelmed Bellibolt. Iono finally ordered Volt Switch to escape the increasingly one-sided fight.

• Professor Oak theorized that Floragato’s special Terastallization boosted the first move of each type, and Mustard agreed it explained Floragato’s unusually powerful attacks.
• Floragato resisted Bellibolt’s Thunder after using Earthquake, then fainted after Bellibolt struck back with Muddy Water and it landed a second Earthquake.
• Xia Chi sent out Flutter Mane, stunning the spectators and livestream viewers with the Paradox Pokémon’s appearance.
• Flutter Mane blocked Bellibolt’s Parabolic Charge with its Disguise Barrier, then dodged Thunder and resisted Discharge while repeatedly using Calm Mind.
• Iono’s Bellibolt failed to keep up with Flutter Mane, and Iono ordered Volt Switch to switch Pokémon before Flutter Mane could sweep her team.

Xia Chi and Flutter Mane defeated Iono’s Mismagius and Bellibolt in the exhibition match, revealing Flutter Mane’s ability to repeatedly refresh Disguise. The battle ended with Xia Chi receiving recognition from the Pokémon community, and he left Iono smiling after whispering to her.

• Iono sent out Mismagius, and Xia Chi used Taunt to stop its Nasty Plot while Flutter Mane continued building Underworld Mark stacks.
• Mismagius pressured Flutter Mane with Shadow Balls, but Flutter Mane detonated the attacks with Psychic and both Pokémon later survived a simultaneous Shadow Ball exchange.
• Flutter Mane’s Shadow Balls hit Mismagius while Mismagius’s Shadow Ball vanished against Flutter Mane, whose refreshed Disguise kept it safe.
• Flutter Mane repeatedly struck Mismagius with Shadow Balls until it could no longer battle, and Bellibolt soon fell as well, ending the match in Xia Chi’s victory.
• The audience applauded Xia Chi and Flutter Mane, and Xia Chi whispered something to the dejected Iono that made her smile.

Xia Chi presented Terastallization and Paradox Pokémon to an audience of prominent Trainers, explaining Stellarization and how Tera Types could be changed. He introduced Tera Orb prices and bundles, including the charging services and Tera Shards they provided.

• Xia Chi introduced Flutter Mane as a Paradox Pokémon and explained that Floragato could not attend because she was recovering in the Medical Room.
• Xia Chi described Stellarization as Terastallization with the Stellar Tera Type, which preserved a Pokémon’s type and boosted the first move of each type it used.
• Xia Chi explained that Pokémon could change their Tera Types by absorbing Tera Shards, which would be sold in every type.
• Xia Chi revealed that the first Tera Orb would start at 268,000 League Coins and displayed more expensive bundles.
• Xia Chi explained that Tera Orbs needed recharging and that the bundles included Tera Shards, charging devices, and Pokémon Center charging services.

Xia Chi wrapped up the Terastallization launch event by announcing plans for a restricted Paradox Pokémon preserve and explaining how the Pokémon could eventually live alongside humans. Afterward, Professor Oak offered to join future Paradox Pokémon research, Mustard invited Xia Chi to battle, and Wallace, Juan, and Steven arrived backstage.

• Xia Chi announced that the Area Zero Pokémon Item Company would open Tera Orb preorders at midnight on April 21 and introduced the Time Machine project and plans for a Paradox Pokémon preserve.
• Xia Chi explained that Paradox Pokémon could become companions to humans, while access to their preserve would be limited to capable Trainers and researchers would also investigate breeding them.
• The audience applauded Xia Chi's plans, and the Terastallization launch event concluded successfully.
• Geeta congratulated Xia Chi backstage as they celebrated the expected commercial success of the Tera Orb products.
• Mustard challenged Xia Chi to a battle between Urshifu and Ogerpon, but Professor Oak warned that a fight could damage the Levincia Gym, so Mustard invited Xia Chi to the Isle of Armor instead.
• Professor Oak asked to join future Paradox Pokémon research, Xia Chi welcomed him, and Wallace, Juan, and Steven arrived backstage.

Steven, Wallace, and Juan invited Xia Chi to research Hoenn, and their visit coincided with System Bro triggering the third battle round, “Mega Mystery!” Xia Chi accepted the challenge and hinted he would explore Hoenn, while Steven promised the Hoenn League would treat him as well as the Paldea League did.

• Professor Oak and Mustard said goodbye to Xia Chi, and Mustard invited him to battle on the Isle of Armor for a chance to win a Kubfu.
• Steven, Wallace, and Juan asked Xia Chi to conduct research in Hoenn, hoping his discoveries would raise the region’s profile.
• System Bro triggered the third battle round, “Mega Mystery!”, and Xia Chi chose to participate.
• Xia Chi considered the mystery of mega evolution’s origins and wondered whether it began in Hoenn, but System Bro left him to investigate on his own.
• Xia Chi told Steven he was interested in Hoenn’s legendary history and would visit if he had the opportunity.
• Steven promised the Hoenn League would offer Xia Chi recognition and benefits comparable to the Paldea League, then left with Wallace and Juan.

Xia Chi declined Giovanni’s invitation to work for Silph Co. and later met Iono at the Levincia Gym’s Medical Room. After collecting his healed Floragato, he wondered whether its victories over Iono’s Pokémon had reduced their fear.

• Xia Chi suspected Hoenn’s legendary Pokémon might awaken and decided to return to Donghuang to strengthen his team before heading to Hoenn.
• Giovanni invited Xia Chi to join Silph Co. as a special consultant, but Xia Chi politely refused.
• Giovanni left Xia Chi his business card and departed, then dropped his friendly mask outside the room.
• Xia Chi went to the Levincia Gym’s Medical Room, where Iono was waiting with homemade sweets and Victini eagerly ate a macaron.
• Iono chased the playful Victini around the room while Xia Chi collected his healed Floragato and wondered whether its wins over Mismagius and Bellibolt had lowered their fear.

After defeating Iono’s powerful Pokémon, Xia Chi passed a thousand fear and opened a Large Fear Chest, gaining Sketch for Floragato and other valuable rewards. He celebrated with Iono, watched Tera Orb supplies sell out, and returned to Shanghai with Ogerpon and Victini, reflecting on how much his life had changed.

• Xia Chi checked the Battle Log, saw Flutter Mane had defeated Iono’s high-level Mismagius and Bellibolt, and found his fear had reached 1013.5.
• Xia Chi opened his Fear Chests and received a Floragato Pokémon Shard, Rare Candies, a Rainbow Meteorite map, and the Technical Machine Sketch; System Bro said a Move Reminder Machine could be found in Giant Lucky Lanterns.
• Xia Chi and Iono went to her home for a late-night celebration meal, where Xia Chi reflected on his feelings for her and his fear of misreading her affection.
• Iono tried to preorder Tera Orb Charge Banks at midnight, but the products and bundles sold out within seconds, and Xia Chi offered to secure two for her.
• On April 22, Xia Chi left Levincia and returned to Shanghai with Ogerpon and Victini after more than a hundred days away.

After returning to Shanghai, Xia Chi caught up on messages, reunited with his Pokémon, and spent a relaxed day at home. He started streaming with Iono, surprising viewers who thought he had disappeared for good.

• Xia Chi woke at home, welcomed Victini, and replied to messages from Iono, Geeta, and Lin Qunzhi, who told him to visit the League's Shanghai office.
• Xia Chi agreed to stream that afternoon after a wealthy fan asked him to go live.
• Flutter Mane cooked lunch, and Xia Chi checked that Ogerpon and Victini liked Donghuang cuisine.
• Xia Chi watched a Pokémon movie with his companions, then joined Iono to play Victory Road and opened his stream.
• Viewers flooded Xia Chi's stream room with offerings before reacting in disbelief when he appeared on camera.

Xia Chi and Iono tested a Minimize team in Victory Road and matched against Leon and Mustard, who brought a powerful roster led by Urshifu. After Smeargle fell, Alolan Muk inherited its Moody Ability and Flamigo copied Muk’s evasion boosts, revealing the team’s strategy as the battle continued.

• Xia Chi chose Alolan Muk and Smeargle as the core of a new Minimize team and helped Iono build her supporting team.
• Mustard and Leon queued into Xia Chi and Iono, and Leon resolved to take the match as seriously as a Masters Eight final.
• Xia Chi told Iono to lead with Smeargle while he opened with Alolan Muk against Leon and Mustard’s Rillaboom and Kommo-o.
• Smeargle used Fake Out and Follow Me before being knocked out, while Alolan Muk used Minimize twice.
• Alolan Muk inherited Smeargle’s Moody through Power of Alchemy, and Iono’s Flamigo copied Muk’s stat boosts with Costar.

Xia Chi and Iono’s team lost Flamigo and Alakazam to Mustard and Leon, leaving Muk to face their remaining Pokémon alone. Muk outlasted Urshifu with boosted evasion, Toxic, and repeated Knock Off attacks, defeating it and leaving the battle’s final outcome unresolved.

• Mustard and Leon focused their attacks on Flamigo, and their moves hit despite its boosted evasiveness, knocking it out.
• Iono sent out Alakazam, which copied Muk’s stat boosts and nearly knocked out Kommo-o with Stored Power, but Kommo-o defeated it with Clanging Scales.
• Muk knocked out Kommo-o, then used Toxic as Urshifu entered the field and Leon switched Rillaboom out for Dragapult.
• Muk’s boosted Speed let it poison Dragapult as well, and its Knock Off attacks damaged Urshifu and removed its Life Orb while Urshifu raised its Attack.
• Mustard ordered Urshifu to use Surging Strikes, but the move missed, and Muk’s final Knock Off combined with Toxic damage to knock Urshifu out.

Leon and Mustard reflected on Xia Chi’s victory over Leon’s team, while Xia Chi and Iono continued battling online before Victini revealed it could share its power with him. After spending his days off with his Pokémon, Xia Chi headed to the Shanghai League Building with Lin Qunzhi to receive their commendations.

• Leon realized that his team’s setup had left it vulnerable to Alolan Muk, while Mustard encouraged him to accept that losing could be worthwhile.
• Xia Chi’s Alolan Muk defeated Leon’s team, and Iono then took over to battle with Muk alongside Xia Chi.
• Xia Chi and Iono faced counters on the Ladder until Iono gave up streaming, and Xia Chi ended the broadcast.
• Victini shared its power with Xia Chi, briefly filling him with warmth and strength.
• After spending two and a half days relaxing with his Pokémon, Xia Chi met Lin Qunzhi, and they went to the Shanghai League Building to receive their commendations.

Xia Chi met Donghuang Champion Yu Muxue, who asked him to make uncovering the region’s myths and Legendary Pokémon a long-term goal. After he accepted, she offered him an island near Mingchong Island and said she believed he could lead Donghuang to greatness.

• Lin Qunzhi drove Xia Chi to the League building, where Yu Muxue met him to discuss his reward and other matters.
• Yu Muxue told Xia Chi she had followed his work since his early snow-team guide and praised his research and potential.
• Yu Muxue asked Xia Chi to investigate Donghuang’s myths and Legendary Pokémon as a long-term goal, and Xia Chi agreed despite knowing little about them.
• Yu Muxue revealed that the League’s reward for the mission was an island near Mingchong Island, beyond his tournament prizes.
• Yu Muxue told Xia Chi she believed he could lead the Donghuang League to where it belonged.

After the Donghuang League granted Xia Chi a private island, he began planning its development and accepted Mustard’s invitation to visit the Isle of Armor. He booked a first-class flight to Galar, where Mustard promised a battle and a Kubfu if Xia Chi won.

• Yu Muxue explained that the Donghuang League had granted Xia Chi an island to invest in him and encourage him to stay with the League, and Xia Chi declined her suggestion that he open a Gym there.
• Xia Chi told his Pokémon about their future island home, but Rotom pointed out that they had no way to reach it yet.
• After failing to find a firm to help develop the island, Xia Chi contacted Mustard and asked who had developed the Isle of Armor.
• Mustard invited Xia Chi to visit the Isle of Armor and challenged him to a battle, promising him a Kubfu if he won.
• Xia Chi accepted the invitation, planned to bring Ogerpon, and booked a first-class flight to Wyndon for the day after tomorrow.

Xia Chi arrived in Wyndon, where Champion Leon picked him up and brought him to the Londorosse before they set off for the Isle of Armor the next morning. Their Corviknight taxi ride ended with Leon explaining that his teacher kept the island quiet and little-known, while he watched Ogerpon curiously.

• Xia Chi landed in Wyndon and learned Leon had flown the wrong way before coming to meet him at the airport.
• Leon and Xia Chi took a Corviknight taxi through Wyndon to the Londorosse, where they agreed to travel to the Isle of Armor the next morning.
• Xia Chi spent the night at the hotel and contacted Leon after breakfast to arrange the trip.
• Leon and Xia Chi hired a Corviknight taxi to the Isle of Armor, and the driver needed Leon to show him the island's location on a map.
• Leon told Xia Chi that his teacher valued peace and quiet and that many people in Wyndon did not know the Isle of Armor was nearby, then watched Ogerpon at the window.

Xia Chi arrived at the Isle of Armor with Leon, met Honey and Mustard, and learned more about Mustard’s background and dojo. After Mustard proposed a battle, Xia Chi discovered that a Kubfu lived on the island and wondered whether Mustard’s offer to give one away still stood.

• Leon and Xia Chi arrived at the Isle of Armor, where Honey welcomed them to the Master Dojo.
• Leon brought Xia Chi to Mustard, who challenged him to a battle after Xia Chi helped him win a fighting game.
• Leon suggested they eat lunch before battling, and Mustard agreed.
• During lunch, Mustard told Xia Chi that his family came from Foshan in Donghuang and that he had won over two Kubfu by sparring with them.
• Honey said Kubfu had gone to train in the mountains, and Xia Chi wondered whether Mustard still offered a Kubfu to anyone who could beat him.

Xia Chi and Mustard began a fierce battle between Ogerpon and Urshifu at the Master Dojo, while Clara livestreamed the showdown to growing crowds. After Ogerpon used its Water Absorb ability and trapped Urshifu with Power Whip, its Solar Blade struck amid barriers raised by Leon and Honey; a dark-gray figure burst from the blast, and a young Kubfu watched from nearby.

• Xia Chi asked Mustard about the dojo's Kubfu, and Mustard explained that the young Pokémon was stubborn and had not approved any Trainer.
• Leon introduced Xia Chi to Hop, while Clara started livestreaming the battle and moved closer for a better view.
• Mustard sent out his Rapid Strike Style Urshifu, and Xia Chi sent out Ogerpon wearing its blue mask.
• Urshifu's Aqua Jet was absorbed by Ogerpon's Water Absorb, and Ogerpon used Power Whip to bind Urshifu before preparing Solar Blade.
• Leon and Honey's Pokémon raised protective barriers as Ogerpon's Solar Blade crashed down, and a dark-gray figure burst out of the blast while a young Kubfu watched from a nearby rise.

Xia Chi and Ogerpon gained the upper hand against Mustard and Urshifu, but Xia Chi halted Ogerpon's finishing strike to save Clara from the shock wave. Ogerpon recovered with Synthesis and the Tree of Life as Xia Chi went to check on Clara.

• Urshifu survived Ogerpon's boosted Solar Blade and counterattacked with Aerial Ace, which Ogerpon answered with Counter.
• Urshifu and Ogerpon traded Drain Punch and Horn Leech, leaving Urshifu in worse condition.
• Mustard used Leer, and Xia Chi had Ogerpon remove its Wellspring Mask, activating Defiant and strengthening its Ivy Cudgel.
• Xia Chi spotted Clara helpless in a nearby thicket and sent Flutter Mane to rescue her as Ogerpon diverted its attack into the ground.
• Flutter Mane carried Clara to safety, and Ogerpon healed with Synthesis and the Tree of Life while Xia Chi went to check on Clara.

Xia Chi saved Clara from the battle’s shock wave, and Mustard proposed that she prove herself as a caretaker for Xia Chi’s future island. Clara accepted a one-year assessment, while Mustard later offered Xia Chi Kubfu after his battle with Ogerpon ended in a temporary draw.

• Kubfu watched Xia Chi rescue Clara and decided he wanted him as a Trainer.
• Clara admitted she had sneaked over to film the battle for fame, and Mustard dismissed her from the Dojo for causing trouble.
• Mustard suggested Clara help develop and manage Xia Chi’s island, and Xia Chi gave her a year to prove her abilities.
• Clara accepted the assessment, and Mustard offered to train her at the Dojo for the first six months.
• Ogerpon and Urshifu recovered enough to end their battle temporarily, and Mustard offered Kubfu to Xia Chi.