Chapter Summaries

Xia Chi and Caitlin visited the Opelucid Gym, where Caitlin assessed Iris’s readiness to take over from Drayden. Iris surprised Caitlin by saying she wanted to compete in the Donghuang Conference, though she planned to return to Unova afterward.

• Caitlin taught Xia Chi’s Pokémon Psychic-energy control techniques before ending the lesson because she was tired.
• Xia Chi woke late, ate the breakfast Caitlin had prepared, and invited her to visit Iris at the Opelucid Gym.
• Xia Chi and Caitlin watched Iris lead Gym Challenges, and Caitlin judged her ready to take over the Gym from Drayden.
• Iris asked Xia Chi to battle, but he refused because she was exhausted from a morning of Gym Challenges.
• Caitlin praised Iris’s Gym leadership, but Iris declined to take over yet and revealed she wanted to enter the Donghuang Conference.

Xia Chi learned that Reshiram and Zekrom had begun stirring and admitted that Reshiram had recognized him as a hero. He agreed to challenge Drayden before heading to Dragonspiral Tower, and Iris began livestreaming their Gym battle.

• Drayden told Xia Chi and Caitlin that ancient runes beneath the Opelucid Gym had awakened, signaling that people recognized by Reshiram and Zekrom had appeared.
• Reshiram told Xia Chi that Dragonspiral Tower was the ideal place to reconstruct her body, while Drayden explained that he had gone there to investigate the dragons' awakening.
• Caitlin suspected Xia Chi was Reshiram's recognized hero, and Xia Chi confirmed it, joking that he could be called the Hero of Ideals.
• Xia Chi chose to challenge Drayden before traveling to Dragonspiral Tower, and Drayden agreed to battle him at the Opelucid Gym.
• Iris opened a livestream for the closed-door match, and viewers began speculating about Xia Chi's connection to Caitlin.

Xia Chi and Drayden began a full 6v6 battle, with Flutter Mane facing Drayden’s Garchomp in the opening match. After Garchomp dealt Flutter Mane heavy damage, both Trainers pushed their Pokémon into a dangerous exchange, and the chapter ended as Garchomp’s Shadow Claw came down on Flutter Mane.

• Xia Chi and Drayden agreed to a full battle with Mega Evolution and Terastallization each allowed once, while Dragonair watched from the sidelines.
• Xia Chi sent out Flutter Mane, and Drayden led with Garchomp; Garchomp used Swords Dance while Flutter Mane slowed it with Icy Wind.
• Drayden baited Flutter Mane into using Taunt, then Garchomp landed a boosted Iron Head that badly injured Flutter Mane and triggered its second Disguise.
• Flutter Mane tried to burn Garchomp with Will-O-Wisp, but Garchomp dodged and used Swift to target its shield; Flutter Mane answered with Icy Wind and Moonblast.
• Garchomp struck Flutter Mane with Aerial Ace as Flutter Mane landed another Moonblast, and Drayden ordered Shadow Claw as Garchomp pressed its attack.

Xia Chi and Drayden traded Pokémon in a punishing battle, with Flutter Mane weakening Dragapult before fainting and Tyranitar entering against Drayden’s third Pokémon, Kommo-o. The chapter ended as Kommo-o used Belly Drum to boost its power, threatening Tyranitar’s severe Fighting-type weakness.

• Drayden recalled Garchomp and sent in Dragapult, which used Phantom Force to break Flutter Mane’s Disguise.
• Xia Chi had Flutter Mane use Pain Split to drain Dragapult’s health, but Dragapult struck Flutter Mane and evaded its Moonblast with Phantom Force.
• Flutter Mane used Memento as it fainted, sharply lowering Dragapult’s Attack and Special Attack.
• Xia Chi sent out Tyranitar, while Dragapult used Curse before the sandstorm finished it off; Tyranitar began using Dragon Dance.
• Drayden sent out Kommo-o, whose Overcoat protected it from the sandstorm, and ordered it to use Belly Drum.

Xia Chi’s Tyranitar survived Drayden’s Belly Drum-boosted Kommo-o and defeated it with Avalanche, bringing Xia Chi ahead 2–1. Drayden sent out Haxorus, and Xia Chi ordered Tyranitar to use Outrage despite its critical condition.

• Drayden had Kommo-o use Belly Drum, and Xia Chi ordered Tyranitar to attack with Ice Punch as Kommo-o struck back with Low Kick.
• Kommo-o’s Low Kick badly damaged Tyranitar, but Sterak’s Gage’s shield absorbed most of Kommo-o’s Close Combat.
• Tyranitar endured the Close Combat and unleashed a powered-up Avalanche, knocking Kommo-o out.
• Xia Chi kept Tyranitar in battle despite its fading shield and Curse damage, then ordered it to use Outrage against Drayden’s newly sent-out Haxorus.

Xia Chi’s Meowscarada defeated Drayden’s Haxorus, putting Xia Chi ahead 3-2, before Drayden sent out Hydrapple and nearly turned the battle around. As Hydrapple prepared to finish off the badly injured Meowscarada, Xia Chi revealed that it knew Dragon Ascent.

• Drayden’s Haxorus finished off Tyranitar after Outrage left it confused and Curse weakened it, tying the battle at 2-2.
• Xia Chi sent out Meowscarada, which used Protean and its varied moves to overcome Drayden’s Terastallized Haxorus and knock it out, bringing the score to 3-2.
• Drayden sent out Hydrapple, which slowed Meowscarada with Syrup Bomb and struck it with Earth Power and a double-powered Fickle Beam.
• With Meowscarada badly injured and Hydrapple preparing Heavy Slam, Xia Chi commanded it to use Dragon Ascent, stunning Drayden and Iris.

Xia Chi and Meowscarada defeated Drayden’s four remaining Pokémon after an exhausting battle, while Iris resolved to train harder after witnessing their strength. After earning Fear and finding an Abyssal Ruins map in a Lucky Lantern, Xia Chi left Opelucid City with Caitlin and reached Icirrus City on the way to Dragonspiral Tower.

• Meowscarada defeated Hydrapple, then Terastallized as Drayden Mega Evolved Salamence for their decisive battle.
• Meowscarada overcame Mega Salamence and defeated Drayden’s badly injured Garchomp, winning the six-on-six battle 6–2.
• Iris admired Xia Chi’s strength and promised to work harder, while Xia Chi recalled the badly injured Meowscarada and encouraged Dragonair.
• At the Pokémon Center, Xia Chi earned over 120 Fear, received a Tyranitar Shard, and opened a Lucky Lantern containing a map to the Abyssal Ruins.
• Xia Chi decided to visit the Abyssal Ruins after awakening Reshiram, then left Opelucid City with Caitlin and arrived in Icirrus City.

Xia Chi and Caitlin stayed at her family’s luxury resort in Icirrus City and prepared to travel to Dragonspiral Tower to awaken Reshiram. Caitlin arranged a large selection of winter clothes for Xia Chi, and they set out after he chose a coat.

• Xia Chi explored snowy Icirrus City with Caitlin and learned they would stay at her family’s resort.
• By the fireplace, Caitlin asked when Xia Chi would awaken Reshiram, and he decided they would go to Dragonspiral Tower the next day.
• Victini cheated at hide-and-seek with Flutter Mane, and Meowscarada ended their chase while Caitlin quietly enjoyed the lively scene.
• The next morning, Caitlin offered Xia Chi warm clothes, then had Indeedee bring in many racks of outfits.
• Xia Chi chose a coat, and Victini climbed onto it as they prepared to leave for Dragonspiral Tower.

Xia Chi reached Dragonspiral Tower and awakened Reshiram by answering her question about his truth. Reshiram accepted him as her hero, revived, and let him ride her, while Caitlin and Miraidon looked on.

• Xia Chi, Caitlin, Miraidon, and Salamence crossed Snowflake Mountain and found signs that someone had recently entered Dragonspiral Tower.
• Xia Chi had Urshifu push open the tower's stone door, then found the shrine and Reshiram statue inside.
• The Light Stone placed itself in the shrine, and Reshiram asked Xia Chi what his truth was.
• Xia Chi said he would fight to protect the Pokémon, friends, and things he cherished, and Reshiram agreed to fight for him.
• Reshiram revived and accepted Xia Chi as her hero, then allowed him to climb onto her back.
• Xia Chi set off to ride Reshiram and told Caitlin to return to Icirrus City without him.

After restoring Reshiram’s body, Xia Chi flew with her through the Dragonspiral Mountains and brought her back to Icirrus City, where she joined his team and bonded with the others over dinner. He invited Caitlin to accompany him to Undella Town, and Caitlin guessed he wanted to meet Cynthia, who was expected there soon.

• Xia Chi discovered that his system team was full, so he postponed officially adding Reshiram until after the Unova Battle Round.
• Xia Chi returned to Icirrus City with Reshiram and apologized to Caitlin and Urshifu for leaving them at Dragonspiral Tower; he thanked Miraidon for bringing Urshifu back.
• Xia Chi released Reshiram at the villa, and she shrank to fit inside before meeting the other Pokémon.
• Reshiram ate two full tables of food, then grew more comfortable with Xia Chi’s Pokémon around the fireplace.
• Caitlin offered to arrange a meeting with Brycen, but Xia Chi declined and invited her to Undella Town instead.
• Caitlin asked whether Xia Chi knew Cynthia would be visiting Undella Town soon, and Xia Chi said he did not know who she meant.

Xia Chi and Caitlin traveled to Undella Town to investigate the Abyssal Ruins, where Reshiram sensed traces of Zekrom nearby. They waited at Caitlin’s villa for Cynthia to join them, and she arrived on Xia Chi’s third day in town.

• Xia Chi told Caitlin he suspected Team Plasma might target the Forces of Nature and persuaded her to investigate the Abyssal Ruins with him.
• Xia Chi and Caitlin flew from Icirrus City to Undella Town on Caitlin’s private plane while Reshiram flew there separately.
• At Caitlin’s villa, Reshiram told Xia Chi she had sensed Zekrom’s traces near Undella Town.
• Caitlin told Xia Chi that Cynthia wanted to explore the ruins but needed a day or two before she could come, and Xia Chi agreed to wait.
• Xia Chi spent two calm days at Caitlin’s villa before Cynthia arrived on his third day in Undella Town.

Cynthia reunited with Caitlin and Xia Chi in Undella Town, where they discussed the Abyssal Ruins and planned to search for the Reveal Glass. Meanwhile, Giovanni persuaded N to ally Team Rocket with Team Plasma, and N agreed to begin the operation that night.

• Cynthia arrived at Caitlin's villa and greeted Caitlin and Xia Chi before joining them for a welcoming feast.
• Xia Chi explained that the Abyssal Ruins likely held the Reveal Glass, which could stabilize the Forces of Nature and must not fall into Team Plasma's hands.
• Caitlin told Cynthia about Team Plasma's movements and N's awakened Zekrom, while Xia Chi proposed exploring the ruins the next morning.
• Giovanni and N's representatives debated whether to move against the ruins, and N said only he could guide them into its inner sanctum.
• Giovanni revealed that Deoxys would join Team Rocket's forces, and N agreed to launch the operation that night.

Xia Chi and his allies confronted Team Plasma above the Abyssal Ruins, while Reshiram and Zekrom began a fierce battle and the others overwhelmed the airship’s defenders. As Xia Chi prepared to dive for the ruins, three legendary auras and piercing bird cries suddenly appeared above the battlefield.

• Reshiram sensed Zekrom approaching, so Xia Chi woke Cynthia and Caitlin and gathered their Pokémon for battle.
• Xia Chi, Cynthia, and Caitlin flew toward the Abyssal Ruins with Miraidon while Reshiram carried the other Pokémon.
• Xia Chi realized the N facing them was a Zoroark illusion and inferred that the real N had already dived toward the ruins.
• Reshiram and Zekrom exchanged Bolt Strike and Draco Meteor, and both plunged into the sea as the battle raged across Team Plasma’s airship.
• Meowscarada, Urshifu, Flutter Mane, and the other Pokémon routed Team Plasma’s forces while Xia Chi prepared to descend to the ruins.
• Three legendary auras erupted above the airship as piercing bird cries interrupted Xia Chi’s departure.

Xia Chi and his Pokémon fought Team Rocket’s Legendary Birds and Deoxys aboard the airship while Caitlin protected Cynthia. Meowscarada and Mega Tyranitar overwhelmed Moltres, leaving the battle unresolved as Moltres lay wounded on the deck.

• Team Rocket’s Three Beasts arrived aboard the airship with Moltres, Zapdos, and Articuno, disrupting Xia Chi’s plan to pursue Giovanni and N into the Abyssal Ruins.
• Xia Chi stayed to fight, sent Caitlin to protect Cynthia, and led Miraidon and Ogerpon into battle as the other Pokémon joined them.
• Ogerpon struck Zapdos through the deck, but Sachi released a restrained Deoxys, forcing Ogerpon and Latias to pursue it in the sky.
• Meowscarada charged through Moltres’s Blast Burn and wounded it with Surging Strikes while Mega Tyranitar blocked its counterattack and battered it with Rock Slide.
• Meowscarada healed by knocking out a Team Rocket Pokémon, then struck Moltres’s injured wing with Thunder Punch and sent it crashing into the deck.

Flutter Mane and Urshifu helped Meowscarada and Mega Tyranitar overwhelm Moltres and Zapdos, while Reshiram and Zekrom fought to a stalemate. The Abyssal Ruins rose from the sea, and Xia Chi confronted Giovanni just as he called the cloud gods with the Reveal Glass.

• Flutter Mane used Urshifu’s controlled Wicked Blow to activate Disguise, endured Zapdos’s Thunderbolt, then struck its injured wing with Power Gem and restored its health.
• Urshifu followed up with a full-power Wicked Blow that sent Zapdos crashing through the airship deck, while Meowscarada and Mega Tyranitar continued to dominate Moltres.
• Reshiram and Zekrom exchanged Blue Flare and Bolt Strike over the sea without gaining a decisive advantage.
• An ancient pulse stirred from the ocean, and the Abyssal Ruins rose from the deep; Xia Chi recognized the omen and rode Miraidon to the ruins.
• Xia Chi found Giovanni holding the Reveal Glass beside N, learned Giovanni was Team Rocket’s leader, and rejected his invitation to join Team Rocket.
• Giovanni dismissed Xia Chi’s warning, raised the Reveal Glass, and called on the gods of the clouds to descend.

Giovanni used the Reveal Glass to summon and transform Landorus, Tornadus, Thundurus, and Enamorus, then ordered them to destroy Xia Chi’s group. Xia Chi assigned his Pokémon and allies to contain the attackers while Ogerpon and Latias quickly knocked out the Legendary Birds, as the battle was broadcast around the world.

• Residents of Undella Town recorded the distant battle, and Fan Rotom later broadcast it live to viewers worldwide.
• The Reveal Glass summoned Landorus, Tornadus, Thundurus, and Enamorus, who transformed into their Therian Formes.
• Giovanni demanded that Xia Chi submit, then commanded the Four Cloud Gods to attack as the Legendary Birds moved in from behind.
• Xia Chi assigned his Pokémon and coordinated with Cynthia and Caitlin to contain the Cloud Gods and clear the airship’s deck.
• Ogerpon and Latias attacked the Legendary Birds, and Ogerpon knocked out Moltres, Articuno, and Zapdos in quick succession.

Xia Chi escaped Giovanni’s attack as Miraidon broke out of Limited Mode, defeated Deoxys, and turned the battle against Giovanni. As Giovanni tried to flee with the Four Cloud Gods, they rejected his command, and N revealed that their power could not be controlled.

• Giovanni ordered Deoxys to use Psycho Boost against Xia Chi, but Xia Chi escaped with Teleport as Miraidon broke through Limited Mode.
• Miraidon activated Electric Terrain and fought Deoxys, growing stronger until Overclock Mode let it strike Deoxys into the sea.
• Ogerpon defeated the Legendary Birds, leaving Giovanni facing a collapsing battle and deciding to retreat with the Reveal Glass and the Four Cloud Gods.
• Giovanni tried to recall the Four Cloud Gods with the Reveal Glass and capture them with Great Balls, but they destroyed the balls and ignored his command.
• N raised his head and told Giovanni that some powers were too strong for him to control.

N revealed that he had used Giovanni to obtain the Reveal Glass and could command the Four Cloud Gods through his royal bloodline. Giovanni escaped with Deoxys, and N withdrew with Zekrom and the Four Cloud Gods, while Xia Chi captured the leaders' forces and turned toward the spoils beneath the sea.

• N explained that the Reveal Glass only summoned the Four Cloud Gods and changed them into their Therian Formes, while his royal bloodline let him guide them.
• Giovanni ordered Deoxys to retreat, but Xia Chi sent Miraidon and Ogerpon to attack him before he could escape.
• N activated the Abyssal Ruins' barrier to protect Giovanni and secured Giovanni's agreement to lend him Deoxys.
• Deoxys carried Giovanni away, and N escaped on Zekrom with the Four Cloud Gods after the barrier blocked Xia Chi's attacks.
• Xia Chi reflected that Giovanni and N had escaped, but Team Rocket and Team Plasma's forces had been captured and Giovanni's Legendary Birds remained beneath the sea.

After the League’s victory at the Abyssal Ruins, Xia Chi recovered and intimidated Moltres, Articuno, and Zapdos into joining him, then returned to Undella Town as the threat of Team Plasma’s Coronation Ceremony loomed. Exhausted, he settled Battle Round 4-2 and received a Prismatic-tier Orb.

• Xia Chi learned that Victini and Meowha had secured the airship and that Victini had treated an injured Dragonair, while Latias recovered the unconscious Legendary Birds from the sea.
• Caitlin warned that N had escaped with the Four Cloud Gods and that Team Plasma might have more powerful allies ready for the Coronation Ceremony in fewer than ten days.
• Latias revived the battered Moltres, Articuno, and Zapdos, and Xia Chi used Ogerpon’s presence to frighten them into accepting his command.
• Xia Chi collected the birds’ Great Balls, left Reshiram to help Officer Jenny, and returned to Caitlin’s manor with Cynthia and Caitlin.
• After returning to his room, Xia Chi settled Battle Round 4-2, earned a perfect score, and received a Prismatic-tier Orb.

After opening a Prismatic Orb, Xia Chi equipped Reshiram, crafted a Dragon-type Bond Emblem, and activated the Six-Dragon Bond ahead of the Coronation Ceremony. The next day, he and Cynthia discussed the fallout from Team Rocket’s failed operation and Giovanni’s likely retreat into the shadows.

• System Bro awarded Xia Chi a Golden Spatula Crown, which he equipped on Reshiram and used to unlock her Pokémon panel and powerful Bonds.
• Xia Chi opened a Basic Item Forge Box, received a Negatron Cloak, crafted equipment for Reshiram and Dragonair, and upgraded Reshiram’s Jeweled Gauntlet into a Radiant Jeweled Gauntlet.
• Xia Chi combined a Golden Spatula with the Negatron Cloak to forge a Dragon-type Bond Emblem, then equipped it on Tyranitar and activated the Six-Dragon Bond.
• After distributing his rewards, Xia Chi saw his Pokémon asleep around him and tucked Ogerpon’s blanket around her before going to sleep.
• The next day, Xia Chi woke near noon, completed his workout, and joined Cynthia for brunch while Caitlin continued sleeping.
• Cynthia told Xia Chi that Giovanni’s failed operation would shake the Kanto League, and Xia Chi suspected Giovanni would pursue his ambitions more covertly.