Chapter Summaries

Xia Chi learned that Team Magma would attack during the Wallace Cup’s opening day, so he coordinated defenses with Steven, Wallace, and other Gym Leaders while preparing for the worst. At the Contest, Xia Chi’s performance earned a higher score than Wallace’s, just as Team Magma’s operation approached.

• Courtney told Xia Chi that Maxie had moved Team Magma’s plan to the Wallace Cup’s opening day, and Xia Chi warned Steven that the operation might target Groudon or the orbs at Mt. Pyre.
• Steven rushed to Sootopolis City, arranged for Drake and Norman to reinforce Mt. Pyre, and joined Wallace and other Gym Leaders in planning the city’s defense.
• Wallace rejected canceling the Wallace Cup, and Xia Chi promised to lure Groudon and Kyogre away from the city if they awakened.
• At the opening of the Wallace Cup, Skyla performed with Swanna, Mandibuzz, and Altaria, earning a score of 9.6.
• Xia Chi performed with Meowscarada, Latias, Ogerpon, and Victini, telling Ogerpon’s story through a dazzling display that earned a score of 9.9.
• Wallace performed with Milotic and received a score of 9.8, while the organizers noted that only one day remained before Team Magma’s operation.

After uncovering Team Magma and Team Aqua’s plan to use the Legendary Giant Rock to awaken Groudon and Kyogre, Xia Chi led Steven and Wallace to stop them. The villains’ attack on the rock triggered both ancient gods’ awakenings, leaving Hoenn facing a catastrophe.

• Xia Chi realized Team Magma’s attack on Mt. Pyre was a diversion and deduced that the Legendary Giant Rock was the meteorite hidden southeast of Sootopolis City.
• Xia Chi, Steven, and Wallace used the Rainbow Meteorite Map to locate the rock, then flew there while the other Gym Leaders stayed behind to guard Sootopolis City.
• Xia Chi and Wallace’s Pokémon attacked the combined Team Magma and Team Aqua forces, while Ogerpon moved to destroy their cutting machines and Xia Chi confronted Maxie and Archie.
• Steven and Wallace joined Xia Chi aboard Team Aqua’s flagship, and their combined Champion-level Pokémon overwhelmed the enemy’s forces.
• Maxie and Archie ordered their remaining forces to bombard the Legendary Giant Rock, exposing its rainbow core and releasing a powerful energy fluctuation.
• Groudon awakened near the Awakening Shrine, and Kyogre rose from a deep-sea abyss as their powers unleashed volcanic eruptions and catastrophic storms and waves.

Groudon and Kyogre awakened, threatening Sootopolis City and the Hoenn Region. Xia Chi sent Steven and Wallace to summon Rayquaza while he confronted Groudon, and Ogerpon’s massive Solar Blade knocked the ancient Pokémon into the sea.

• Lisia saw Groudon rise from the sea beneath a crimson sky as Kyogre’s awakening unleashed storms, and news of the catastrophe spread worldwide.
• Xia Chi defeated Maxie, learned Courtney was imprisoned at Mt. Chimney, and gave Steven the Green Orb so he and Wallace could seek Rayquaza at the Sky Pillar.
• Steven Mega Evolved Metagross with the Legendary Giant Rock and lent it to Xia Chi, who flew with Ogerpon toward Groudon on Mega Latias.
• Juan, Skyla, and Fantina led their Pokémon in a desperate defense of Sootopolis City, but Groudon’s advance overwhelmed their first line.
• Xia Chi and Mega Latias empowered Ogerpon, which struck Groudon with a colossal Solar Blade and sent it crashing into the sea.

Xia Chi used Ogerpon and Mega Metagross to knock Groudon down, then briefly captured it with Rose’s Master Ball so Mega Latias could carry it away from Sootopolis City. He released Groudon near Kyogre, and the ancient rivals began fighting, with Groudon staggering under Kyogre’s first attack.

• Ogerpon’s Solar Blade struck Groudon and protected Sootopolis City, while Xia Chi decided to redirect Groudon toward Kyogre.
• Groudon ignored Xia Chi and headed toward Sootopolis Island, so Xia Chi used Ogerpon and Mega Metagross to knock it down again.
• Xia Chi caught Groudon in Rose’s Master Ball, and Mega Latias carried him, Ogerpon, and the ball toward Kyogre’s storm.
• Xia Chi calmed Groudon inside the unstable Master Ball by convincing it he was helping it reach Kyogre.
• Xia Chi released Groudon in the storm, and Groudon and Kyogre resumed their ancient battle.
• Kyogre’s Origin Pulse collided with Groudon’s Precipice Blade, forcing Groudon to stagger backward across the seabed.

Xia Chi and his Pokémon joined Groudon in fighting Kyogre, with Xia Chi covertly managing the battle until Ogerpon dealt Kyogre several powerful blows. Rayquaza arrived to end the ancient conflict, and Xia Chi withdrew his exhausted Pokémon before praising the people who had protected Sootopolis City.

• Xia Chi sent Ogerpon and Mega Latias to help Groudon while Mega Metagross froze the water around Kyogre, but Groudon repeatedly took Kyogre’s attacks head-on.
• Xia Chi had his Pokémon appear to attack Kyogre while limiting their damage, letting Groudon bear the brunt of the battle as a Rotom Drone arrived and broadcast the fight.
• As Groudon began to falter, Xia Chi ordered Ogerpon to unleash a powerful Solar Blade and Ivy Cudgel combination that badly struck Kyogre.
• Rayquaza arrived, negated the weather with Air Lock, and found Xia Chi and his Pokémon already battling the two ancient Pokémon.
• Xia Chi recalled exhausted Ogerpon and Mega Latias, recovered with Victini’s help, and told the livestream that Juan, Skyla, Fantina, Erika, and Sootopolis’s citizens deserved recognition for their bravery.

Xia Chi synchronized with Rayquaza and piloted its Mega Evolution to defeat Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre after the Legendary Giant Rock triggered their Primal Reversion. With Hoenn’s twin gods subdued and the sea calm, Xia Chi returned Groudon to the Master Ball.

• Rayquaza attacked Groudon and Kyogre, but the Legendary Giant Rock triggered their Primal Reversion, allowing them to overwhelm Rayquaza together.
• Xia Chi used Latias’s Wish to reach Rayquaza, and Rayquaza trusted him to Mega Evolve and share control of its body.
• Xia Chi piloted Mega Rayquaza, using its speed, type advantages, and powerful moves to batter both Primal Beasts into submission.
• Mega Rayquaza’s Draco Meteor overwhelmed Groudon and Kyogre’s final counterattack, and Rayquaza ordered them to sleep as they returned to their normal forms.
• Rayquaza offered to help Groudon travel, but Groudon chose the Master Ball, and Xia Chi recalled it before admitting the battle was over.

After Rayquaza brought Xia Chi to Mt. Chimney, he rescued Courtney and returned to Sootopolis City, where he recovered and said goodbye to Rayquaza. He then opened his Chromatic-tier Orb, upgraded Meowscarada’s Trinity Force and Ogerpon’s Razor Blade, and left Groudon’s fate unresolved while considering taking it to his island for construction work.

• Rayquaza flew Xia Chi to Mt. Chimney, where its roar revealed Team Magma’s base, and Xia Chi demanded that the grunts bring Courtney out.
• Xia Chi reunited with Courtney, told her Maxie was dead, and brought her back to Sootopolis City on Rayquaza.
• Xia Chi woke at Wallace’s manor, learned that Sootopolis City had suffered few civilian casualties, and met Rayquaza outside.
• Xia Chi asked Rayquaza to let Groudon visit his island to reshape its terrain, and Rayquaza agreed as long as Groudon consented.
• Rayquaza used Dragon Ascent in Wallace’s garden, destroying a Liechi Berry tree, while Meowscarada copied the move with Sketch.
• Xia Chi opened his Chromatic-tier Orb, used a Prismatic Item Upgrade Tool on Meowscarada’s Trinity Force, and upgraded Ogerpon’s Razor Blade with a Radiant Item Upgrade Tool.

Xia Chi opened the Support Artifact Forge and Super-Giant Lucky Lantern, then used the rewards to strengthen his team and plan the Wallace Cup’s return with Mega Evolution. That night, he reassured Courtney that her past as a Team Magma admin was over, and she embraced a new identity as Yui.

• Xia Chi chose the Energy Chalice and gave it to Victini, then opened the Super-Giant Lucky Lantern and received Mega Evolution supplies, Technical Machines, and Rare Candies.
• Xia Chi fed Pupitar ten small Rare Candies, raising him to level 50, then evolved his trunk to increase his HP, stamina, and total energy reserves.
• At dinner with Wallace, Steven, and the Gym Leaders, Xia Chi proposed making the Wallace Cup’s Contest Battles a showcase for Mega Evolution and revealed that he had a Mega Stone manufacturing machine blueprint.
• Steven agreed to bring Devon Corporation engineers to Sootopolis City, and Wallace and the others supported relaunching the Wallace Cup with Mega Evolution.
• On the balcony, Courtney asked what the League would do with her, and Xia Chi said the Team Magma admin Courtney had died, allowing her to leave that identity behind and introduce herself as Yui.

Xia Chi returned to his island with Yui and enlisted Groudon to expand it in exchange for teaching it to fly. After Groudon transformed the island, Xia Chi used a Technical Machine to teach it Fly, and Groudon successfully took to the air.

• Xia Chi said goodbye to Steven and Wallace, then flew from Sootopolis City to Shanghai with Yui, who agreed to work on his island.
• Xia Chi and Yui arrived at the island, where Gerard showed them the construction progress, and Xia Chi asked about adding a desert and a large waterfall.
• Xia Chi released Groudon and asked it to expand the island, promising to help it fly; Groudon agreed and created a desert and a towering mountain for a future waterfall.
• Groudon completed the expansion and infused the land with some of its origin energy, and Xia Chi used a Technical Machine to teach Groudon Fly.
• Groudon channeled Flying-type energy and rose into the air, thrilled that it could finally fly and declaring Xia Chi its best friend.

Xia Chi oversaw the first Mega Stone’s successful production, and Skyla’s Charizard became Mega Charizard X, ushering in the era of Mega Evolution. At the Wallace Cup’s return, Fantina trapped Valerie’s Pokémon with Mega Gengar’s Shadow Tag and Perish Song, leaving the match poised for a dangerous showdown against Mega Mawile.

• Xia Chi returned Groudon to the sea near the Awakening Shrine, where Groudon began a thousand-year sleep after promising to find him when it woke.
• The Mega Evolution Research Institute completed its manufacturing machine, and its first trial produced a Charizard X Mega Stone.
• Skyla Mega Evolved her Charizard into Mega Charizard X in front of the researchers, and images of the transformation spread worldwide.
• The Wallace Cup resumed on October 4, and Xia Chi and Steven commentated as Valerie faced Fantina in the first quarterfinal.
• Fantina Mega Evolved Gengar, whose Shadow Tag trapped Valerie’s Mr. Mime after it set up Trick Room; Gengar defeated it with Shadow Ball.
• Valerie sent out and Mega Evolved Mawile, but Fantina used Perish Song, trapping the Pokémon on the field and starting a countdown to their fainting.

Xia Chi’s Victini made its first official battle debut against Jasmine’s Empoleon in the Wallace Cup, struggling at first before turning the match around with a powerful V-create. Victini won, leaving Xia Chi exhausted as the little Legendary Pokémon celebrated its victory.

• Mega Mawile broke through Mega Gengar’s Protect and battered it, but Fantina’s Perish Song knocked Mawile out just after Gengar fell.
• Wallace and Erika’s Mega Gyarados and Mega Venusaur drew attention, and Xia Chi rated Mega Venusaur as more versatile while placing Mega Gyarados in the elite tier.
• Skyla defeated Juan in the afternoon round with Mega Charizard X against Mega Slowbro.
• Xia Chi entered the final first-round match against Jasmine and sent out Victini, which was initially overwhelmed by Empoleon’s Aqua Jet.
• Victini trapped Empoleon with Fire Spin, then used Thunder and Teleport to exploit Empoleon’s Whirlpool and evade Scald.
• Victini struck Empoleon with V-create, emptied its appeal points, and won before Xia Chi stopped it from attacking again.

Xia Chi used Victini and Pupitar to defeat Jasmine’s Mega Steelix and Magnezone in the Contest Battle. Pupitar’s victory over Steelix advanced Xia Chi’s plan to train it, while Magnezone’s defeat left Jasmine’s final Pokémon to send out.

• Jasmine recalled Empoleon and Mega Evolved Steelix, whose immense physical Defense made it a formidable opponent.
• Xia Chi had Victini use Guard Swap to exchange Steelix’s defenses, then V-create struck Steelix hard while Rock Slide buried Victini and drained its remaining appeal points.
• Xia Chi sent out Pupitar, which used Dragon Dance to withstand Steelix’s Iron Head before knocking it out with High Horsepower and Earthquake.
• Jasmine sent out Magnezone, and Pupitar dodged Flash Cannon with Dig before striking it from below as Magnet Rise activated too late.
• Pupitar followed with Brick Break, crushing Magnezone’s damaged metal body and defeating Jasmine’s second Pokémon.

After Pupitar defeated Jasmine’s Magnezone, Xia Chi livestreamed a Mega Evolution ranking, explaining the strengths and weaknesses of several forms, including Mega Gardevoir, Mega Charizard Y, and Mega Kangaskhan. He rested afterward as Pupitar neared evolution, and the Wallace Cup semifinals arrived.

• Pupitar knocked out Jasmine’s Magnezone with Dig and Brick Break, advancing Xia Chi to the Wallace Cup semifinals against Skyla.
• Wallace asked Xia Chi to present Mega Evolution rankings, and Xia Chi agreed to livestream them instead of making a video.
• Xia Chi rated Mega Gardevoir and Mega Charizard Y highly, then cautioned viewers about weaker forms such as Mega Glalie, Mega Aggron, and Mega Steelix.
• Xia Chi revealed that Mega Kangaskhan’s Parental Bond made its attacks and their secondary effects trigger twice, making it an overwhelmingly powerful strategy core.
• After the four-to-five-hour livestream, Xia Chi rested while Pupitar remained at level 51 and seemed close to evolving; the Wallace Cup semifinals began two days later.

Xia Chi’s Flutter Mane fell into Skyla’s Perish Song trap, forcing him to switch to Pupitar, which Skyla battered with Mega Altaria’s attacks. As Solar Beam nearly defeated Pupitar, it evolved into Tyranitar, and Xia Chi immediately began its Mega Evolution.

• Wallace and Steven discussed the matchup before Xia Chi and Skyla began their battle with Flutter Mane and Altaria.
• Skyla Mega Evolved Altaria, but Flutter Mane repeatedly countered its attacks and disrupted its setup with Taunt.
• Skyla used Fly to evade Moonblast, then landed Thunder and seized the opening to use Perish Song.
• Xia Chi recalled Flutter Mane after using Taunt and sent out Pupitar, which Mega Altaria struck with Trailblaze, Ice Beam, and Solar Beam.
• Pupitar endured Solar Beam, evolved into Tyranitar, and began Mega Evolving as a powerful sandstorm swept across the arena.

Xia Chi’s Mega Tyranitar defeated Skyla’s Altaria, Mandibuzz, and Charizard in succession, though Altaria’s Perish Song also knocked Tyranitar out. After the semifinal, Xia Chi reunited his team with the newly evolved Tyranitar and considered what items to give it next.

• Mega Tyranitar endured Altaria’s Hyper Voice, then defeated Mega Altaria with Rock Slide and Ice Punch as Altaria used Perish Song.
• Skyla sent out Mandibuzz, but Tyranitar knocked her out with Rock Slide and Stone Edge before she could stall for Perish Song.
• Skyla’s Charizard used Fly and Protect to survive Rock Slide, but Tyranitar’s Dragon Dance let it land a decisive Stone Edge; Perish Song then knocked Tyranitar out.
• Xia Chi’s victory over Skyla secured his place in the Wallace Cup final against Wallace, scheduled for three days later.
• At Wallace’s Manor, Xia Chi released his companions to meet the newly evolved Tyranitar and admired its size and calm demeanor.
• Xia Chi reviewed Tyranitar’s stats and decided its two remaining item slots should favor items that boost both offense and defense.

Xia Chi and Wallace began the Wallace Cup final with a Contest battle between Meowscarada and Milotic, but Wallace’s Mega Swampert overwhelmed Meowscarada. Xia Chi brought out Mega Tyranitar, whose resistance to Swampert’s boosted super-effective attack left Wallace’s ace stunned as Payback knocked it to its knees.

• Xia Chi learned that the Mega Mystery settlement would be delayed until the Wallace Cup ended, then prepared to face Wallace in the final.
• Steven announced that both finalists could use two Mega Evolutions, and the match began with Meowscarada facing Milotic on the Rock Field.
• Meowscarada countered Milotic’s attacks with Flower Trick and kept her Contest appeal high, but Wallace used Rain Dance and then sent in Mega Swampert to exploit the rain.
• Mega Swampert battered Meowscarada with Ice Punch and Liquidation, forcing Xia Chi to recall her and send out Tyranitar.
• Wallace boosted Mega Swampert with Bulk Up and struck Mega Tyranitar with a four-times-effective Hammer Arm, but Tyranitar barely moved before retaliating with Payback and knocking Swampert down.

Xia Chi and Wallace’s Wallace Cup final came down to Mega Latias versus Mega Gyarados after Tyranitar and Milotic both lost their appeal points. Xia Chi’s tactics overcame Gyarados’s boosts and confusion, and Latias defeated it to win the Wallace Cup.

• Xia Chi’s Mega Tyranitar endured Mega Swampert’s attacks, boosted its Attack twice with Swords Dance, and knocked Swampert out with Crunch.
• Wallace sent Milotic against Tyranitar, but Xia Chi froze the battlefield and used Thunder Punch inside Milotic’s Whirlpool; both Pokémon’s appeal points fell to zero, giving Xia Chi a 2–1 lead.
• Xia Chi and Wallace sent out Latias and Gyarados and Mega Evolved them, beginning the final matchup.
• Mega Gyarados boosted its Speed and Attack with Scale Shot and Dragon Dance, but Xia Chi’s Latias used Disarming Voice to confuse it.
• Latias struck Gyarados with Solar Beam and Thunder, then finished it with Draco Meteor, leaving it unable to battle and winning Xia Chi the Wallace Cup.

After winning the Wallace Cup, Xia Chi collected his Battle Round rewards, obtained a Light Stone containing Reshiram, and chose a new Hextech Augment. He left Hoenn for Alto Mare to reunite Latias with Latios, then departed with his companions for Shanghai while Manon planned to begin her journey in Donghuang.

• Xia Chi told Wallace he planned to leave Hoenn, then opened two Prismatic Orbs and upgraded Kubfu's Hand of Justice and Tyranitar's Steadfast Heart.
• Xia Chi chose Silver Dawn for Tyranitar, gave Latias an Archangel's Staff, and received a Light Stone containing Reshiram from a Giant Lucky Lantern.
• Xia Chi selected the Emblem Equipment+ Hextech Augment, received a Fairy-type Bond Emblem for Meowscarada, and crafted a Grass-type Bond Emblem for Kubfu.
• Xia Chi examined the Light Stone, which faintly flickered at one of his thoughts, while Victini showed unusual interest in it; Reshiram did not awaken.
• Xia Chi left Sootopolis with Wallace and Steven, then redirected the Flying Car to Alto Mare so Latias could reunite with Latios.
• Xia Chi and his companions visited Manon in Alto Mare, where she said she planned to travel to Donghuang and enter the Imperial Capital Conference; the next morning, they set off for Shanghai.

After returning to Shanghai, Xia Chi reunited with Iono online and began a Pokémon: Victory Road duo battle against Cynthia and Caitlin. The opening exchange ended with Incineroar switching out for Kangaskhan, setting up the next clash.

• Xia Chi woke at home, let Latias care for him, and realized his crowded apartment made moving to the island urgent.
• Iono discovered Xia Chi was back in Shanghai through his P Station profile and invited him to play the new Mega Evolution season.
• Xia Chi and Iono built a team around Mega Kangaskhan and queued into Cynthia and Caitlin, who were streaming together.
• Cynthia and Caitlin chose Lucario, Togekiss, Metagross, and Reuniclus, then led with Togekiss and Metagross against Incineroar and Sableye.
• Caitlin Mega Evolved Metagross, but Togekiss redirected Sableye's Thunder Wave; Metagross's Earthquake heavily damaged Incineroar and Sableye.
• Sableye used Encore to lock Togekiss into Follow Me, then Incineroar used U-turn to escape Metagross's next Earthquake as Kangaskhan entered the field.

Xia Chi and Iono outmaneuvered Cynthia and Caitlin in a livestreamed Double Battle, with Xia Chi’s Sableye using Quash to set up a decisive Mega Kangaskhan Earthquake. Mega Scizor and Incineroar then finished off the remaining opponents, giving Xia Chi and Iono a 4–2 victory.

• Iono Mega Evolved Kangaskhan while Xia Chi’s Sableye used Encore to force Cynthia to switch Togekiss for Lucario.
• Cynthia and Caitlin tried to focus down Mega Kangaskhan, but Xia Chi’s Sableye used Quash to delay Lucario’s Close Combat and let Kangaskhan’s Earthquake knock out Lucario and Sableye while crippling Metagross.
• Cynthia and Caitlin brought Togekiss back, but Mega Kangaskhan’s boosted Return knocked it out before Metagross’s Earthquake finished Kangaskhan; Mega Scizor used the opening to set up Swords Dance.
• Xia Chi’s Incineroar lowered Metagross’s Attack, then Scizor’s Bullet Punch and Incineroar’s Fake Out left Metagross and Reuniclus unable to respond.
• Scizor and Incineroar overwhelmed Reuniclus, ending the battle with Xia Chi and Iono winning 4–2.