Chapter Summaries

Xia Chi defeated Roxanne’s team and used the exhibition match to teach the audience about team construction and tactics. He ended by taking livestream calls to advise Trainers, recommending a Rain Team lineup for Nessa and budget alternatives for other viewers.

• Xia Chi defeated Roxanne three to one after Floragato knocked out Armaldo with V-create and Lileep fell to Floragato.
• Xia Chi analyzed Roxanne’s team, criticizing its narrow type coverage, shared weakness to low speed, lack of a Trick Room setter, and overlapping roles.
• When the audience asked how to improve their teams, Xia Chi agreed to give advice to three students through Roxanne’s livestream.
• Nessa connected first and explained that her Rain Team struggled against defensive Grass- and Electric-type combinations.
• Xia Chi recommended Archaludon to Nessa and suggested Kingdra and Dragonite as additional options.
• Xia Chi advised viewers on budget Rain Team choices, including Crawdaunt, Ferrothorn, and Politoed.

After advising Nessa, Flint, and Champion Diantha on improving their teams, Xia Chi concluded his tactical lecture to thunderous applause. The lecture’s success left Roxanne convinced it would reshape team building worldwide, and she invited Xia Chi to choose a rock from her collection as thanks the next day.

• Xia Chi ended his call with Nessa after discussing rain-team strategies and connected with Elite Four Flint.
• Xia Chi advised Flint to add Pokémon such as Venusaur and Incineroar to give his Fire-heavy team better weather support, pivoting, and defensive options.
• Champion Diantha asked Xia Chi to assess her lineup, and he recommended keeping Gardevoir and Goodra as her core while adding Pokémon such as Talonflame, Volcarona, and Gholdengo for utility and synergy.
• Xia Chi closed the lecture by urging Trainers to trust their Pokémon and choose partners that suited them, drawing a standing ovation from the audience.
• The livestream peaked at more than ten million viewers, and Roxanne hosted Xia Chi at a banquet in Rustboro City before inviting him to pick a rock from her collection as a thank-you gift.

Xia Chi comforted Kubfu after its first official battle and saw his tactical lesson spread across the world. While visiting Roxanne’s vast rock collection, he discovered a gemstone he suspected was the Soul Dew, leaving him wondering whether Alto Mare existed and whether there could be more than one Soul Dew.

• Xia Chi asked Roxanne to arrange battles with other Rustboro Trainer School teachers, and she agreed after he explained why he wanted to face different tactics.
• Xia Chi reassured Kubfu that its effort against Armaldo had helped Floragato win, and Floragato and Victini joined in comforting it.
• Xia Chi woke to find his livestreamed tactical lesson trending worldwide, then posted that he would not offer paid team-building services.
• Xia Chi visited Roxanne’s collection at Rustboro Gym and asked to inspect its unidentified stones.
• Xia Chi spotted a pale-blue gemstone with a heart-shaped mark and wondered whether it was the Soul Dew, despite expecting the relic to be in Alto Mare.

Xia Chi confirmed that Roxanne’s pale blue gem was connected to Latias after the system awarded him Latias’s Mega Stone, then planned a journey through Hoenn toward Alto Mare and Sootopolis City. He and Steven agreed to investigate separate meteorite sites, with Steven heading to Meteor Falls.

• Xia Chi chose Roxanne’s pale blue gem as payment for his public class and later had Rotom confirm that Alto Mare and Southern Island referred to the same location in Hoenn.
• After several days of battles at Rustboro Pokémon Academy, Xia Chi’s Dark-type Fear exceeded 1,300, and his Lucky Lantern awarded him Latias’s Mega Stone.
• Xia Chi planned to fly to Alto Mare via Petalburg City and decided to challenge Norman despite the difficulty.
• Xia Chi told Steven he intended to investigate the Rainbow Meteorite near Sootopolis City and suggested Steven investigate the Ancient Meteorite near Meteor Falls.
• Steven accepted the Meteor Falls investigation, and Xia Chi and Steven agreed to stay in contact.

Xia Chi traveled from Rustboro City to Petalburg City with his Pokémon and found that the Petalburg Gym was closed because Norman had gone into Petalburg Woods to catch new Pokémon. After settling into a guesthouse, Xia Chi took his companions to visit Petalburg Woods Park.

• Xia Chi flew south from Rustboro City, and he and his Pokémon watched a movie during the journey to Petalburg City.
• Xia Chi arrived in Petalburg City, ate with his Pokémon, and went to challenge the Petalburg Gym.
• Xia Chi read a notice saying Norman had gone into Petalburg Woods to expand the Gym’s roster, so the Gym would remain closed for the week.
• Xia Chi checked into a guesthouse and decided to visit Petalburg City’s attractions with his Pokémon.
• Xia Chi and his Pokémon reached Petalburg Woods Park near dusk and saw its Castform playground and local residents walking their Pokémon.

Xia Chi encountered Team Magma raiding the Castform paradise in Petalburg Woods, where Courtney led an attempt to capture hundreds of Castform. He and his Pokémon intervened, and Courtney ordered a retreat after recognizing Ogerpon, but the battle continued as the airship tried to escape with its net.

• Xia Chi and his Pokémon visited the lakeside Castform gathering, where Flutter Mane discovered that Sunny Day activated its Protosynthesis speed boost.
• Team Magma attacked the paradise, herded the Castform together, and dropped a huge metal net from an airship to capture them.
• Xia Chi identified Courtney as the operation's commander and sent Floragato and Flutter Mane to cut down the net while Ogerpon, Pupitar, and Kubfu attacked Team Magma's forces.
• Courtney recognized Ogerpon and ordered the airship to retreat, but she sent Camerupt, Blaziken, and Chandelure to stop Xia Chi's Pokémon.
• Floragato and Flutter Mane evaded their opponents to attack the net's cables, while Ogerpon launched Pupitar like a cannonball into Team Magma's Pokémon and members.

Xia Chi revealed Victini to stop Team Magma’s ambush, then helped free the Castform and captured Courtney after her airship escaped. He confronted her about Team Magma’s plan to control Groudon with the Red Orb, leaving her stunned that he knew their secret.

• Team Magma members sent Houndoom and Mightyena to ambush Xia Chi, but Victini appeared and knocked them both unconscious with V-create.
• Ogerpon joined Floragato and Flutter Mane in breaking the net, freeing the Castform and forcing Courtney to order Team Magma’s retreat.
• Victini blocked Courtney from recalling Blaziken, and Courtney’s airship departed without her as Xia Chi’s Pokémon pursued and defeated her Staraptor.
• Ogerpon kept Courtney under guard while Xia Chi’s Pokémon tied up the remaining Team Magma members and Xia Chi followed the tracker to Courtney.
• Xia Chi identified Courtney and asked about her battle with Ogerpon, then challenged Team Magma’s plan to control Groudon with the Red Orb, leaving Courtney shocked that he knew their secret.

Xia Chi persuaded Courtney to reconsider her loyalty to Team Magma and let her leave after staging a battle so her escape would look convincing. He returned to Petalburg Woods Park, where the Hoenn police had arrived but Kubfu was still guarding the captured Team Magma members.

• Xia Chi told Courtney that Team Magma would fail and urged her to become an inside source, while Courtney questioned why he would help her.
• Xia Chi explained that destroying Team Magma outright could leave Team Aqua unchecked, then told Courtney she should choose her own path and did not need to die with Team Magma.
• Xia Chi had Flutter Mane and Ogerpon stage a fierce-looking pursuit so Courtney could use the Memory Lighter without raising suspicion when she returned.
• Courtney escaped on Staraptor, privately reflecting on Xia Chi's sincerity as she flew away.
• Rotom questioned Xia Chi about why he had not blackmailed Courtney, and Xia Chi explained that she needed persuasion rather than force.
• Xia Chi returned to Petalburg Woods Park, where Officer Jenny tried to take custody of the captured Team Magma members but Kubfu refused to let her approach.

Xia Chi helped Officer Jenny Xi arrest Team Magma members who attacked Petalburg City, then warned Norman about Team Magma and Team Aqua’s plans to awaken Groudon and asked him for a Gym battle. Norman agreed to battle that afternoon, leaving Xia Chi free to explore Petalburg City before returning to the Gym.

• Xia Chi returned to Officer Jenny Xi and had Kubfu release the captured Team Magma members into police custody.
• Officer Jenny Xi told Xia Chi that the police knew little about Team Magma and Team Aqua, and he decided to warn Hoenn’s senior officials through Steven.
• The next morning, Officer Jenny Xi invited Xia Chi to the Petalburg Gym to meet Norman, who had returned overnight.
• Xia Chi told Norman about Team Magma’s plan to awaken Groudon with the Red Orb and warned him of the danger posed by the super-ancient Pokémon.
• Xia Chi asked Norman about Rayquaza, and Norman said he knew only the legends about it and had no special knowledge.
• Norman agreed to battle Xia Chi that afternoon after resting, and Xia Chi declined his offer to wait at the Gym so he could explore Petalburg City.

Xia Chi challenged Norman to a three-on-three Gym battle at the Petalburg Gym, while Minai’s exaggerated livestream teaser drew a huge audience. Pupitar defeated Norman’s newly caught Drapion in the opening match, and the challenge continued with Norman’s team at a disadvantage.

• Xia Chi returned to the Petalburg Gym, where Minai helped manage the crowd and invited him to appear in her livestream.
• Xia Chi suggested a sensational teaser for the battle, and Minai’s post attracted hundreds of thousands of views before the challenge began.
• Norman and Xia Chi agreed to a three-on-three Gym Challenge with Terastallization prohibited, and Xia Chi asked Norman to use his true strength.
• Xia Chi sent out Pupitar against Norman’s Drapion, which began by laying Toxic Spikes across Pupitar’s side of the field.
• Pupitar used Dragon Dance to boost its speed, then struck Drapion with a concentrated Earthquake and followed with High Horsepower after Drapion landed an Ice Fang.
• Pupitar knocked Drapion out, leaving Norman’s first Pokémon unable to battle.

Xia Chi’s Pupitar lost to Norman’s powerful level 67 Kangaskhan after managing to lower its Defense and Speed. Xia Chi sent out Kubfu next, leaving the Gym battle undecided.

• Norman sent out his powerful Kangaskhan after Pupitar defeated Drapion.
• Kangaskhan overwhelmed Pupitar with Fake Out and Power-Up Punch, then struck it with Avalanche.
• Pupitar blocked Kangaskhan’s Earthquake with Protect and escaped the rubble, but Kangaskhan defeated it with Drain Punch.
• Before falling, Pupitar used Screech to lower Kangaskhan’s Defense, while Rock Tomb had already reduced its Speed.
• Xia Chi recalled Pupitar and sent Kubfu into battle.

Xia Chi’s Kubfu defeated Norman’s Kangaskhan after exploiting its lowered Speed, but it was left barely able to stand. Norman then sent out Slaking, declaring it the strongest Pokémon and Normal the strongest type.

• Kubfu used Rock Smash to lower Kangaskhan’s Speed, then dodged its attacks and struck its leg with Low Sweep.
• Norman kept Kangaskhan on the field and used Rock Slide to limit Kubfu’s movement, forcing Xia Chi to order a Close Combat charge.
• Kubfu and Kangaskhan collided with Close Combat and Return, and Kangaskhan fainted while Kubfu remained standing.
• Xia Chi asked whether Kubfu could continue, and Kubfu chose to stay in the battle despite having almost no strength left.
• Norman praised Xia Chi, sent out Slaking, and declared Normal the strongest type and Slaking the strongest Pokémon.

Xia Chi’s Kubfu was knocked out by Norman’s level 71 Slaking, whose crushing power made its Truant drawback seem negligible. Floragato entered the final battle without Terastallization and began fighting back, but the chapter ended as it launched Low Sweep at Slaking.

• Xia Chi used Kubfu’s Detect to dodge Slaking’s Rock Slide and land Reversal, but the attack barely affected Slaking before Ice Punch knocked Kubfu out.
• Xia Chi ruled out Ogerpon, Flutter Mane, and Victini, then sent out Floragato for the final battle against Slaking.
• Norman offered to lift the Terastallization ban, but Xia Chi declined and opened with Floragato’s Shift Gear.
• Slaking’s Fire Punch forced Floragato to use Protect, then threatened it again as it began a second Shift Gear.
• Xia Chi ordered V-create, and Floragato’s flames clashed with Slaking’s Fire Punch before both attacks faded.
• Floragato used the opening after Slaking attacked to dart in and strike at its legs with Low Sweep.

Xia Chi’s Floragato endured Norman’s Slaking and evolved into Meowscarada during the battle. Meowscarada overwhelmed Slaking with a series of attacks and won, then collapsed from exhaustion.

• Floragato used Low Sweep to slow Slaking, but Norman switched to Aerial Ace and struck it with a powerful attack.
• Xia Chi had Floragato use Charm to lower Slaking’s Attack, then ordered Low Kick and Protect as Slaking retaliated with Fire Punch and Hammer Arm.
• Floragato evolved into Meowscarada while protecting itself from Slaking’s Hammer Arm.
• Meowscarada countered Slaking’s Fire Punch with V-create, then used Flower Trick to batter its injured arm and body.
• Meowscarada endured Slaking’s final Fire Punch and landed a last Flower Trick to knock Slaking out, then collapsed from exhaustion.

After Meowscarada evolved and defeated Norman’s Slaking, Xia Chi checked its boosted stats and reunited affectionately with his healed Pokémon. He then told Steven about Team Magma’s suspicious activity, and introduced Meowscarada to the others, leaving Ogerpon amazed by its new height.

• Meowscarada collapsed after outlasting Slaking, and Norman confirmed that the Gym Battle rules awarded Xia Chi the win.
• At the Pokémon Center, Xia Chi checked the Battle Log and Meowscarada’s evolved stats, finding that its level and combined bonuses had produced a dramatic increase.
• After Meowscarada’s treatment, Xia Chi returned to the hotel and shared an affectionate reunion with his newly evolved Pokémon.
• Steven reported unusual energy beneath Meteor Falls, and Xia Chi warned him about Team Magma’s activity in Petalburg Woods Park and possible plans involving Mt. Chimney.
• Xia Chi brought out his other Pokémon to meet Meowscarada, and Ogerpon stared in amazement at its new companion’s height.

Xia Chi finished battling Norman’s main-team Pokémon in Petalburg City, then opened a Fear Chest and a Large Lucky Lantern, obtaining a Victini shard and a Key Stone. He reached Dewford Town hoping to challenge Brawly, but found the Gym Leader away surfing and had to wait.

• Xia Chi lost his second Petalburg Gym battle to Norman, with Flutter Mane falling to Swellow before Kubfu and Meowscarada helped him win two matches.
• Xia Chi defeated the rest of Norman’s main-team Pokémon and left Petalburg City on August 1 with 1468.6 Fear.
• Xia Chi opened a Fear Chest and received a Victini Pokémon Shard, then opened a Large Lucky Lantern and received Zarude’s Miracle Seeds and a Key Stone.
• Xia Chi examined the Key Stone alongside his Latias Mega Stone and decided to head for Alto Mare after challenging Brawly in Dewford Town.
• Xia Chi arrived in Dewford Town and went straight to its Gym, where Brawly’s disciple Shinobu told him that Brawly had gone surfing.
• Xia Chi had to postpone his Gym challenge and find a place to stay in Dewford Town, where lodging prices were steep.

Xia Chi took his Pokémon to Dewford Beach, where several of them went surfing while he relaxed under a beach umbrella. Kubfu, Flutter Mane, and Pupitar then accepted a battle challenge from Brawly without waking Xia Chi, and a crowd gathered to watch their match.

• Xia Chi and his Pokémon voted to visit the beach, where he arranged a shaded resting spot and set a six o’clock return time.
• Victini, Flutter Mane, Pupitar, and Kubfu played in the waves while Ogerpon and Meowscarada stayed near Xia Chi.
• Brawly approached Kubfu and introduced himself as Dewford’s Gym Leader, but Kubfu and Flutter Mane doubted his identity when they could not verify it on Misato’s phone.
• Brawly asked for a battle, and Flutter Mane, Kubfu, and Pupitar agreed to fight him without involving Xia Chi.
• Brawly and Misato led the Pokémon to a beach battlefield, where a crowd recognized Xia Chi’s Pokémon and gathered to watch.

Kubfu challenged Brawly’s Mienshao without Xia Chi and was badly injured, but Xia Chi used Aura to guide it through a comeback. Kubfu’s powered-up Reversal struck Mienshao and restored its strength, leaving the battle turned in Kubfu’s favor.

• Pupitar, Flutter Mane, and Kubfu argued over who would fight first, and Kubfu won rock-paper-scissors.
• Brawly sent out Mienshao, which overwhelmed Kubfu with Fake Out, High Jump Kick, Double Slap, and Stone Edge.
• Xia Chi learned from Rotom that Kubfu was fighting at the Dewford Gym and used Aura to tell it how to exploit Mienshao’s weaknesses.
• Kubfu regained its resolve, dodged Mienshao’s High Jump Kick with Detect, and hit it with a powerful Reversal.
• Kubfu drained life energy with its attack and recovered to almost half health as the battle’s momentum shifted.

Kubfu defeated Brawly’s Mienshao with Xia Chi’s Aura guidance and a well-timed Counter, but it struggled against Brawly’s next Pokémon, Breloom. The chapter ended with Breloom’s Spore putting Kubfu to sleep.

• Kubfu resisted Mienshao’s Aura Sphere, boosted its Attack with Swords Dance, and used Counter to turn Mienshao’s High Jump Kick against it.
• Kubfu finished Mienshao with Aerial Ace, and Xia Chi revealed himself in the livestream comments before hurrying to the beach.
• Brawly sent out Breloom, and Xia Chi warned Kubfu through Aura that it was Grass- and Fighting-type and could use Spore.
• Kubfu dodged Breloom’s Spore with Detect and struck it with a powerful, super-effective Aerial Ace.
• Breloom spread Spore again while Kubfu was recovering, and the spores put Kubfu to sleep.

Kubfu’s Sleep Talk sent it out of danger and brought Flutter Mane into the battle, where Flutter Mane defeated Brawly’s Breloom and Scrafty. Xia Chi arrived after the Trainer-less Gym Challenge had ended, praised Flutter Mane and Kubfu, and promised Pupitar it could lead the next round.

• Breloom put Kubfu to sleep twice and used Swords Dance and Drain Punch, but Kubfu’s Sleep Talk rolled U-turn and carried it safely off the field.
• Flutter Mane entered the battle, stopped Breloom from using Spore with Taunt, dodged Stone Edge, and burned it with Will-O-Wisp.
• Breloom’s Aerial Ace broke Flutter Mane’s Disguise, but Flutter Mane retaliated with a barrage of Ghost-type attacks and knocked Breloom out.
• Flutter Mane defeated Brawly’s final Pokémon, Scrafty, while Xia Chi watched the livestream and turned it off once the result was clear.
• Xia Chi reached the beach after the battle, praised Flutter Mane and Kubfu, and promised the disappointed Pupitar it could lead the next Gym Challenge round.