Chapter Summaries

Cynthia and Xia Chi learned that Team Plasma's New King's Coronation Ceremony would be its all-out assault, and they assigned the Legendary Birds to Cynthia and Caitlin. As Xia Chi prepared for the coming battle, N watched Team Plasma occupy Lacunosa Town and reflected on how Xia Chi had changed his path, though he dreaded becoming his enemy.

• Cynthia showed Xia Chi Ghetsis's declaration that Team Plasma would broadcast its New King's Coronation Ceremony in seven days, and Xia Chi said the event was likely their final assault.
• Xia Chi declined Cynthia's offer to summon Sinnoh reinforcements, then entrusted Zapdos to Cynthia and Moltres and Articuno to Caitlin.
• Xia Chi found his Pokémon recovering from the previous night's battle and discovered that Miraidon seemed not to remember fighting Deoxys.
• Team Plasma occupied Lacunosa Town while N rode Zekrom above it and considered how meeting Xia Chi had freed him from Ghetsis's lies.
• N felt gratitude and admiration for Xia Chi but regretted that they might have to become enemies.

N returned to Lacunosa Town and discovered Ghetsis’s hidden Genesect Army, which Ghetsis presented as their weapon for the coronation battle against the League and Xia Chi. After testing a Genesect against Landorus, N began questioning how Ghetsis controlled the army, while Ghetsis noticed that N had changed.

• N flew to Lacunosa Town on Zekrom and entered the Team Plasma-controlled League Branch, where Ghetsis reassured him about the Four Cloud Gods and the upcoming coronation.
• Ghetsis led N to an underground chamber containing at least twenty Genesect and revealed that they were his gift for N’s coronation.
• Ghetsis activated one Genesect with a blue cartridge and brought it to a deserted wilderness to test its strength against N’s Landorus.
• Landorus dodged Genesect’s Techno Blast, countered with Earthquake and Hammer Arm, and cracked Genesect’s shell before Ghetsis stopped the fight.
• N left with Zekrom, privately wondering how Ghetsis controlled the Genesect Army, while Ghetsis watched him depart and said that N had changed.

Xia Chi briefed Unova’s leaders on Team Plasma’s likely Legendary Pokémon and proposed strengthening the captured Legendary Birds for the coming battle. After the meeting, he used the system to add Moltres, Zapdos, and Articuno to his team, leaving them poised for a major upgrade.

• Caitlin and Unova’s leaders held a prebattle meeting at her Manor, and Xia Chi learned that Team Plasma’s Coronation Ceremony would take place near Lacunosa Town.
• Xia Chi warned the group that Team Plasma might deploy revived, modified Genesect and Kyurem, while Reshiram explained Kyurem’s ability to absorb and fuse with her or Zekrom.
• The leaders agreed that Reshiram should stay out of the fight until Kyurem’s fusion ability could be countered, leaving Xia Chi to face the enemy’s strongest Pokémon with Ogerpon and Miraidon.
• Xia Chi promised that he could transform the captured Legendary Birds and later decided to use the system’s Bond bonuses to strengthen them.
• Xia Chi removed Flutter Mane, Dragonair, and Tyranitar from his roster, then added Moltres, Zapdos, and Articuno.

Xia Chi prepared his newly acquired Legendary Birds for their powerful fusion as Team Plasma's coronation ceremony began in Unova. The ceremony was interrupted by Victini and Xia Chi's arrival, setting the stage for the final battle with Ghetsis.

• Xia Chi discovered that Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres could fuse into the Trinity Force Legendary Bird, then equipped them for battle.
• Xia Chi and Team Plasma spent several days in tense silence before Ghetsis's coronation day arrived.
• Wallace, Steven, and Juan watched Team Plasma's livestream as Ghetsis presented N as the new king, with Zekrom and the Four Cloud Gods guarding him.
• Victini appeared and knocked the crown from Ghetsis's hands, then fled as Hydreigon attacked it.
• Xia Chi, Caitlin, and Cynthia arrived on Miraidon, and Xia Chi blocked Hydreigon's Tri Attack before greeting Ghetsis.

Xia Chi and his allies battled Ghetsis’s hidden Genesect army in the Castle, with the Legendary Birds and Miraidon gaining the upper hand. Ghetsis then sent N’s Zekrom and the Four Cloud Gods into battle, beginning a full clash between Legendary Pokémon.

• Xia Chi warned the Team Plasma followers to leave, then brought Ogerpon into the Castle to confront N, who answered with Zekrom’s roar.
• Ogerpon attacked Ghetsis, but two Genesect used Protect to shield him, and more than a dozen Genesect revealed themselves around the Castle.
• Ghetsis ordered the Genesect to attack Xia Chi and his allies, but Miraidon and Caitlin blocked their first assault.
• Caitlin connected with the Legendary Birds, and Cynthia directed Moltres to unleash a boosted Heat Wave that badly damaged several Genesect.
• Miraidon, Ogerpon, Moltres, Articuno, and Zapdos suppressed the Genesect army, prompting Ghetsis to order N to send Zekrom and the Four Cloud Gods into battle.
• N assigned Landorus to Zapdos, Tornadus to Moltres, Thundurus to Articuno, and Enamorus and Zekrom to Miraidon, starting the Legendary Pokémon clashes.

Xia Chi’s Miraidon endured a coordinated assault from N’s Zekrom and the Forces of Nature while building up its Dragon-type Bond and Hadron Engine. Once both effects activated, Miraidon unleashed an enormous lightning storm that devastated the battlefield and restored it to full health.

• As the castle collapsed around the battle, Miraidon knocked out an attacking Genesect before Zekrom struck it from behind.
• Xia Chi and N directed Miraidon and Zekrom into a clash, while Enamorus blocked Miraidon’s Dragon Pulse and Zekrom and the Forces of Nature battered it with combined attacks.
• Xia Chi kept Miraidon fighting until its tenth Dragon-type move activated the six-dragon Bond and Hadron Engine’s Overclock Mode.
• N ordered Zekrom, Enamorus, the Forces of Nature, and the remaining Genesect to attack Miraidon together, and Ogerpon tried to shield it with Spiky Shield.
• Miraidon unleashed an enormous Parabolic Charge that struck allies and enemies alike, devastated the attackers, and restored Miraidon to full health.

Ghetsis unleashed Kyurem, which joined Zekrom and Deoxys in overwhelming Xia Chi’s forces, but Xia Chi fused the Legendary Birds into the Trinity Force Legendary Bird and turned the battle around. With Enamorus defeated and Kyurem badly injured, N urged Ghetsis to act, and Ghetsis revealed the DNA Splicers.

• Ghetsis summoned Kyurem, whose Sheer Cold failed to penetrate Miraidon’s Protect before Kyurem and Zekrom trapped Miraidon in a coordinated assault.
• N sent Deoxys to intercept Ogerpon, leaving Miraidon to face Kyurem, Zekrom, Enamorus, and the remaining Genesect.
• Xia Chi took command of the Legendary Birds and activated their bond, fusing Moltres, Zapdos, and Articuno into the Trinity Force Legendary Bird.
• Xia Chi ordered the fused bird to strike Kyurem with Fire Blast, severely injuring it, then defeat Enamorus with Thunder.
• N called on Ghetsis to use his remaining trump card, and Ghetsis revealed the DNA Splicers.

Xia Chi watched as Ghetsis used the DNA Splicers to fuse Kyurem and Zekrom into Black Kyurem, then sent Reshiram to face it in a decisive battle. Reshiram’s Blue Flare Judgment detonated the Ignition stacks she had built up, destroying Black Kyurem and leaving Kyurem and Zekrom separated and unconscious.

• Kyurem rushed to the DNA Splicers, which pulled in Zekrom and fused the two Pokémon into Black Kyurem.
• Xia Chi summoned Reshiram and sent the Trinity Force Legendary Bird and Miraidon to eliminate Team Plasma’s other forces.
• Black Kyurem pressured Reshiram with its enhanced strength while the Trinity Force Legendary Bird and Miraidon defeated the Genesect Army and the remaining cloud deities.
• Ghetsis ordered Black Kyurem to use Outrage, and Xia Chi told Reshiram to finish the battle with Blue Flare.
• Reshiram detonated four Ignition stacks with Blue Flare Judgment, destroyed Black Kyurem, and separated Kyurem and Zekrom, who fell unconscious.

Xia Chi defeated Black Kyurem and Team Plasma’s forces, then discussed N’s ideals and possible future with him. After the battle, N was taken into custody with a chance to earn a reduced sentence, while Xia Chi faced the problem of deciding what to do with the defeated Legendary Pokémon.

• Black Kyurem fell to Reshiram’s Blue Flare, leaving Team Plasma’s forces defeated and Ghetsis kneeling in shock as investigators began clearing the battlefield.
• N worried about Zekrom, then told Xia Chi that he had used Team Plasma in hopes of creating a world where humans and Pokémon lived as equals.
• Xia Chi questioned N’s plan to impose his ideal on everyone, and N admitted it had been naive and contradictory.
• N asked Xia Chi to look after his Pokémon and his sister Concordia, but Xia Chi urged him to take responsibility and offered to recommend him for work as a Special Advisor.
• Xia Chi found Caitlin unconscious from overusing her Psychic ability and woke her to ask how to handle the defeated Legendary Pokémon; she told him to decide and fell asleep again.

After the battle, Xia Chi arranged for Team Plasma’s Legendary Pokémon to be released or monitored and rested in Lacunosa Town. The next morning, Reshiram thanked him for helping her defeat Black Kyurem and finally began to regard herself as part of his family.

• Xia Chi rejected handing the Four Cloud Gods to the Unova League and planned to discuss returning them to their roles with N.
• Xia Chi proposed reprogramming the Genesect Army for security and sending Kyurem back to Giant Chasm with an energy-monitoring beacon.
• Xia Chi agreed to be contacted if Kyurem became dangerous, then returned to Lacunosa Town to rest after the crisis ended.
• Xia Chi slept through the night without checking his Battle Round rewards and woke the next morning feeling recovered.
• Reshiram left the Pokémon Center and visited Xia Chi, explaining that its machines could not improve her natural recovery.
• Reshiram thanked Xia Chi for helping her defeat Black Kyurem, corrected herself from saying “you and the others” to “we,” and accepted her place in his family.

After the Twin Dragon Battle, Xia Chi heard that N was cooperating with the International Police and vouched for him alongside Caitlin. He claimed the Battle Round’s rewards, distributing items to strengthen his team ahead of the Dark-type Specialist Tournament.

• Xia Chi joined Caitlin, Shauntal, and Marshal at breakfast, where Shauntal reported that N had agreed to sever his ties with the Four Cloud Gods, advise the International Police, and reveal what he knew about Team Plasma.
• Xia Chi and Caitlin each offered to take responsibility for N, and Shauntal agreed to relay their support to Looker.
• Shauntal confirmed Xia Chi would enter the upcoming Dark-type Specialist Tournament and gleefully told Grimsley that he would be competing for second place.
• Xia Chi settled the Twin Dragon Battle round, earned a perfect score, and opened a Prismatic-tier Orb that contained a Chosen Badge, a Radiant Item Upgrade Tool, and a Giant Lucky Lantern.
• Xia Chi assigned the Chosen Badge to Latias and upgraded Urshifu’s Last Whisper, then used the lantern’s rewards, including a Dragonair shard and Rayquaza’s Horn Whiskers, to prepare Dragonair for evolution and gave Miraidon a Calm Mind Technical Machine.

After the Team Plasma crisis ended, Xia Chi watched Dragonair complete its long-awaited evolution into Dragonite. Xia Chi promised the newly evolved Dragonite it could lead off in an upcoming tournament.

• Caitlin, Shauntal, and the International Police took charge of Team Plasma’s remaining work after Kyurem returned to the Giant Chasm with the monitoring beacon.
• Researchers debated the fusion of the Legendary Birds and Black Kyurem, while Xia Chi knew the ability could not be replicated by ordinary Pokémon.
• Xia Chi waited beside Dragonair as it awoke from its twenty-four-hour sleep and evolved into Dragonite.
• Dragonite joyfully embraced Xia Chi, and Meowha rescued him when the hug left him struggling to breathe.
• Xia Chi congratulated Dragonite and offered it the chance to lead off in a tournament in a few days, which Dragonite eagerly accepted.

The World Dark-type Specialist Tournament began in Castelia City, with Xia Chi favored to win his opening match against Piers. After Xia Chi encouraged Dragonite through adaptation training, the first quarterfinal started on a complex battlefield.

• Xia Chi trained Dragonite against Urshifu and reassured him that his struggles came from adjusting to his newly evolved body.
• Xia Chi encouraged Dragonite to trust his strength and enjoy his tournament debut, while Latias and Victini helped him recover.
• The Dark-type Specialist Tournament opened at Castelia Arena, where commentators Skyla and Elesa introduced Xia Chi's match against Piers.
• Spectators and the livestream poll overwhelmingly favored Xia Chi, while Elesa predicted his victory and Skyla jokingly backed Piers.
• Xia Chi and Piers took their places as the referee explained the six-on-six rules and announced the start of their quarterfinal.

Xia Chi’s Dragonite battled Piers’s Incineroar, overcoming its weakening tactics and trapping it with Bind before Haze restored Dragonite’s lowered stats. After the two Pokémon clashed evenly, Xia Chi began Mega Evolution, leaving the battle poised to escalate.

• Piers sent out Incineroar, whose Intimidate weakened Dragonite as it tried to use Dragon Dance.
• Incineroar interrupted Dragonite with Fake Out, but Dragonite struck back with Hydro Pump and forced Incineroar to use Snarl.
• Piers ordered Incineroar to use Parting Shot, but Xia Chi’s Dragonite used Bind to prevent it from switching out.
• Dragonite used Haze to reset the stat changes on the field and restore its own strength.
• Incineroar and Dragonite traded Darkest Lariat and Dragon Claw in an even head-on clash.
• Xia Chi activated his Key Stone and told Dragonite to Mega Evolve.

Xia Chi Mega Evolved Dragonite and used its overwhelming speed and power to defeat Piers's Incineroar, then quickly knocked Grimmsnarl down as well. The chapter ended with Grimmsnarl lying motionless after Dragonite struck it with a second Extreme Speed.

• Xia Chi Mega Evolved Dragonite, whose Aerilate strengthened Extreme Speed, and used it to slam Incineroar into the arena's river.
• Xia Chi followed with Dragon Pulse, then had Dragonite dodge Incineroar's Outrage and complete Dragon Dance despite taking a hit.
• Xia Chi ordered Dragonite to finish Incineroar with Dragon Rush, and the referee declared Incineroar unable to battle.
• Piers sent out Grimmsnarl and used Swagger, but Dragonite's Extreme Speed hit Grimmsnarl before it could capitalize on the confusion.
• Piers ordered Grimmsnarl to use Foul Play, but Xia Chi commanded another Extreme Speed, which struck before Grimmsnarl could attack and left it motionless.

Xia Chi’s Super Dragonite battled Piers’s newly revealed Roaring Moon, enduring a boosted Dragon Rush before turning the fight around with precise attacks. The chapter ended with Dragonite’s Hyper Beam knocking Roaring Moon out, while Piers still had more Pokémon to send out.

• After Grimmsnarl was knocked out by two Extreme Speeds, Piers sent out Roaring Moon, an ancient Paradox Pokémon from Paldea.
• Xia Chi kept Super Dragonite in the battle as Piers used Dragon Dance and Terastallized Roaring Moon into a Dragon type.
• Dragonite’s confusion interrupted its Extreme Speed, letting Roaring Moon strike with a powerful Dragon Rush, but Dragonite met it with Dragon Claw and both Pokémon were injured.
• Dragonite dodged Roaring Moon’s follow-up, used Draco Meteor, then struck with Extreme Speed as Roaring Moon’s Protect failed.
• Roaring Moon broke through Dragonite’s weakened Dragon Pulse and landed another Dragon Rush, but Xia Chi countered with Hyper Beam and knocked it out.

Xia Chi’s Mega Dragonite defeated Roaring Moon and faced Piers’s Mega Gengar while struggling with exhaustion. After Dragonite used its tenth Dragon-type move, its enhanced Dragon Field drained Gengar and restored Dragonite, allowing it to finish Gengar with Body Slam.

• Mega Dragonite defeated Piers’s Roaring Moon with Hyper Beam, bringing the score to 3-0.
• Xia Chi realized the six-Dragon synergy would activate its healing effect after ten Dragon-type moves, and Piers sent out Gengar and Mega Evolved it.
• Mega Gengar attacked with Dazzling Gleam and Shadow Ball, then used Phantom Force to evade Dragonite’s charge and strike it with Foul Play.
• Dragonite survived Gengar’s attacks and used Extreme Speed to rush in, activating its transformed Dragon Field after its tenth Dragon-type move.
• Xia Chi used Protect to block Foul Play while Dragon Field drained Mega Gengar and restored Dragonite’s strength.
• Mega Dragonite slammed Mega Gengar into the ground with Body Slam, leaving it motionless.

Xia Chi’s Mega Dragonite defeated Piers’s final three Pokémon, completing a one-against-six sweep at the World Dark-type Expert Tournament. The chapter ended with the referee declaring Xia Chi the winner as the Castelia Arena erupted in celebration.

• Piers sent out Obstagoon, but Mega Dragonite knocked it out with Extreme Speed and Brick Break before it could land a successful move.
• Piers sent out his final Pokémon, Low Key Form Toxtricity, and ordered it to attack with Sludge Bomb and Boomburst.
• Mega Dragonite answered with two Earthquakes, defeating Toxtricity despite its determined final stand.
• The referee declared Xia Chi and Mega Dragonite the winners, and the crowd erupted as the one-against-six sweep was confirmed.

Xia Chi and Dragonite celebrated their six-Pokémon sweep over Piers, then watched Nanu defeat Sidney to earn a semifinal against Xia Chi. Xia Chi chose Urshifu to lead the next match, and Urshifu vowed to sweep all six opponents.

• Dragonite thanked Xia Chi for helping it win, while Xia Chi praised Dragonite’s own effort and exchanged respectful post-match words with Piers.
• Dragonite received a medical examination and recovered in Xia Chi’s competitors’ lounge as the next quarterfinal began.
• Nanu defeated Sidney in a fiercely contested battle, securing a place in the semifinal against Xia Chi.
• Xia Chi’s Pokémon competed for the chance to lead the semifinal, but he ruled out the exhausted Dragonite and selected Urshifu.
• Urshifu accepted the choice with determination and promised to sweep all six of Nanu’s Pokémon, leaving Xia Chi speechless.

After the controversy over Xia Chi using Dragonite in the Dark-type tournament was dismissed, the semifinals began at Castelia Arena, where Xia Chi faced Nanu on a wetland battlefield. Nanu’s Mega Greninja surrounded Urshifu with Double Team and launched a massive Water Shuriken barrage, leaving the opening exchange unresolved.

• Online critics accused Xia Chi of entering the Dark-type tournament without using a Dark-type Pokémon, and the League confirmed that his roster and tactics followed the rules.
• During a livestream, Iono returned after months away, introduced her new partner Iron Hands, and discussed the upcoming semifinal.
• Xia Chi and Nanu opened their semifinal match with Urshifu and Greninja on a battlefield dominated by water and aquatic plants.
• Nanu Mega Evolved Greninja and used Double Team to hide its true position as Urshifu charged with Aqua Jet.
• Nanu ordered the Greninja doubles and the concealed original to bombard Urshifu with Water Shuriken from all directions.