Chapter Summaries

Sprigatito secretly battled Mankey to build Fear while Xia Chi attended class, then returned injured and was treated by him. Xia Chi bought Sprigatito a tracker and set rules for its independent training, leaving their plan to cash in on its growing win streak underway.

• Sprigatito defeated five Mankey during the morning and accumulated 1.1 Fear while Xia Chi listened to victory announcements in class.
• Xia Chi returned to the dorm with lunch and medicine, found Sprigatito injured, and treated it while asking it not to hide its training from him.
• Sprigatito wondered how Xia Chi had known it needed medicine, and Xia Chi awkwardly avoided revealing his secret.
• Xia Chi took Sprigatito to the Silph Department Store and bought it a portable Pokémon tracker.
• Xia Chi and Sprigatito agreed on safety rules for its independent training, including checking in regularly and returning before dark.

Xia Chi began preparing a video series about Sinnoh’s creation mythology, planning to present Arceus’s legend with little embellishment. He expected the series to draw attention and establish his reputation if the mythology was later verified.

• Sprigatito recovered and eagerly left through the window to train after Xia Chi told it to return before dinner.
• Xia Chi ignored the viral commentary about his battle with Raihan and opened his computer to work on a video.
• Xia Chi recalled how his Pokémon history videos had built his audience with dramatic retellings of regional legends.
• Xia Chi chose Sinnoh’s creation mythology for his next series and outlined Arceus’s creation of the world and the gods.

Xia Chi kept training Sprigatito and drew attention after defeating Raihan, while his growing rapport with Iono brought him detailed Sprigatito raising notes from Geeta and Brassius. He began studying the materials as Sprigatito neared its next evolution and the Shanghai Pokémon Cup approached.

• Xia Chi counted Sprigatito's gains from battling Mankey and Aipom, then made it rest after it returned exhausted.
• Xia Chi's battle with Raihan spread across the internet, and his paid-fan stream attracted a large audience as he played ranked battles.
• Xia Chi settled into a routine of classes, video editing, streaming, and remotely training Sprigatito while chatting more often with Iono.
• Sprigatito's Fear passed 20 and its system level reached 14, leaving it two levels from evolving into Floragato.
• Iono sent Xia Chi raising notes for Sprigatito, compiled from materials by Geeta and Brassius.
• Xia Chi extracted the detailed notes and realized Iono had put considerable care into helping him.

Xia Chi developed a training plan for Sprigatito from Geeta’s and Brassius’s notes, then stayed up all night polishing and publishing a video about Arceus and Sinnoh’s creation myths. In Celestic Town, Cynthia saw the upload and began watching with skepticism and curiosity.

• Xia Chi chose Geeta’s training notes as the foundation for Sprigatito’s all-round training plan and supplemented them with Brassius’s advice.
• Xia Chi spent the night polishing his video, “The Genesis of Arceus (Part One)-The Origins of the Universe and the Three Dragon Gods of Matter,” and published it at dawn.
• Xia Chi prepared Sprigatito’s meals before going to bed.
• Cynthia received a notification that Shuiye Shuiye had uploaded a new video and recognized that the topic was Sinnoh mythology.
• Cynthia questioned the video’s claims about creation and the universe, then sat up and started watching.

Cynthia watched Shuiye’s video presenting a creation myth about Arceus and the Legendary Pokémon, then showed it to her grandmother, Professor Carolina. Carolina could not confirm the theory, but recalled an old story linking Arceus to a Space-Time Rift, prompting Cynthia to consider visiting the Canalave Library.

• Shuiye’s video claimed Arceus created the world from eighteen Type Plates and brought forth Dialga, Palkia, Giratina, and other Legendary Pokémon.
• The video ended with an advertisement before explaining what happened to Dialga and Palkia, leaving Cynthia frustrated.
• Professor Carolina joined Cynthia in watching the video and called its hypothesis interesting but said she could not judge whether it was historical fact.
• Professor Carolina recalled a story about a Space-Time Rift and Arceus that her grandmother had heard of in the Canalave Library.
• Cynthia considered using her remaining vacation to search the Canalave Library for the old story.

After Sprigatito returned from training, Xia Chi considered adding a second Pokémon to his team and decided to seek one in the wild rather than buy one. He chose Mingchong Island as his destination and ended the evening preparing to start his livestream shift.

• Xia Chi found that his video about Arceus's creation myth had reached five hundred thousand views in ten hours, driven by traffic from his streams and the video's popular subject.
• Sprigatito returned home safely, and Xia Chi checked the kitten for injuries before preparing its dinner.
• While watching Sprigatito eat, Xia Chi decided to start planning for a second Pokémon and ruled out expensive purchases because he had little money to spare.
• Xia Chi settled on catching a wild Pokémon near Shanghai and chose Mingchong Island for its size and variety of Pokémon.
• After researching the island and reading about a trainer's failed attempt to catch a Horsea, Xia Chi began getting ready for his livestream shift.

Xia Chi agreed to use Psyduck for Kanto's Most Devoted Lover, then built a team around a Blaziken Baton Pass strategy. He won the first match by passing Blaziken’s boosts to Garchomp, though Psyduck never entered battle.

• Xia Chi resumed streaming Pokémon: Champion's Path and accepted Kanto's Most Devoted Lover's request to use Psyduck.
• Xia Chi assembled a team featuring Psyduck, Blaziken, Garchomp, Grimmsnarl, Whimsicott, and Dudunsparce.
• Xia Chi matched against Women Only Slow Down My Poké Ball Throws and chose Grimmsnarl, Blaziken, and Garchomp.
• Grimmsnarl set up screens, and Blaziken boosted its stats with Swords Dance and Speed Boost while stalling with Protect.
• Blaziken used Baton Pass to give its boosts to Garchomp, which swept the opposing sun team and won the match.

Xia Chi explained Baton Pass strategies to his viewers, then finally faced Nessa in a high-level ranked match and brought Psyduck along with Whimsicott and Dudunsparce. Nessa’s rain team gained momentum through Barraskewda, and the chapter ended as Barraskewda attacked Dudunsparce with Liquidation.

• Xia Chi defeated another Sandstorm team and told viewers that his Psyduck only played high-level matches.
• After a four-win streak, Xia Chi matched against Nessa and selected Whimsicott, Dudunsparce, and Psyduck against her Water-type rain team.
• Nessa opened with Pelipper, but Xia Chi’s Whimsicott used Taunt to stop it from setting Tailwind and then raised Reflect.
• Nessa switched Pelipper for Barraskewda, which set up Swords Dance before Whimsicott used Taunt to prevent further boosts.
• Barraskewda struck Whimsicott with Ice Fang, but Whimsicott set Tailwind before being knocked out.
• Xia Chi sent out Dudunsparce, and Barraskewda attacked it with Liquidation.

Xia Chi used Dudunsparce to endure Barraskewda’s attacks and build up Coil boosts before Baton Passing them to Psyduck. Psyduck landed Hypnosis on Barraskewda, and Xia Chi ordered a Zen Headbutt as the battle turned in his favor.

• Dudunsparce survived Barraskewda’s Liquidation attacks while using Coil and Roost to build its defenses.
• Nessa planned to keep boosting Barraskewda with Swords Dance, then defeat Dudunsparce and its remaining teammates.
• Xia Chi recalled Dudunsparce with Baton Pass and transferred its Coil boosts to Psyduck instead of Garchomp.
• Nessa ordered Barraskewda to use Close Combat, but Psyduck landed Hypnosis first.
• Xia Chi told Psyduck to use Zen Headbutt against the sleeping Barraskewda.

Xia Chi’s Psyduck swept Nessa’s team, prompting Iono to reveal her dislike of Galar’s Gym Leaders. After a later loss and a lively chat about his wilderness trip, Xia Chi decided to livestream outdoors.

• Xia Chi’s Psyduck knocked out Nessa’s Barraskewda, Drednaw, and Pelipper to win the battle.
• Iono congratulated Xia Chi with a Master Ball and told him she disliked Galar’s Gym Leaders, criticizing Leon, Raihan, and Nessa.
• Xia Chi continued battling, then lost to an opponent whose Pokémon all carried Taunt and whose tactics shut down his Baton Pass strategy.
• Xia Chi told his viewers he might miss streams while heading into the wilderness, and their suggestions led him to decide to stream outdoors.

Xia Chi traveled with Sprigatito to Mingchong Island for an outdoor Pokémon-catching trip and learned about a haunted lake near Mingchong Mountain. He began a livestream on the mountain, leaving his search for Pokémon ahead.

• Xia Chi got a three-day leave slip, bought outdoor supplies, and traveled with Sprigatito to Mingchong Island.
• Xia Chi and Sprigatito admired the sea before going to bed early at the Pokémon Center hotel.
• Sprigatito woke Xia Chi before dawn, and they took the first bus toward Mingchong Mountain.
• The bus driver told Xia Chi that a lake south of the mountain was haunted at night, prompting him to consider searching for Ghost-type Pokémon.
• Xia Chi started his first outdoor livestream on Mingchong Mountain and introduced the location to viewers.

Xia Chi began a wilderness training livestream with Sprigatito on Mingchong Mountain and encountered a Beedrill swarm attacking a Pachirisu. He chose to fight and Sprigatito knocked out the swarm’s scout with one Acrobatics, leaving the remaining Beedrill to react.

• Xia Chi introduced his forty-eight-hour wilderness training challenge and led Sprigatito into Mingchong Mountain.
• Xia Chi headed toward a forest where he hoped to find a Grovyle or Ivysaur while viewers gradually left the uneventful stream.
• Xia Chi and Sprigatito found ten Beedrill surrounding a Pachirisu that was protecting several berries.
• Xia Chi decided to challenge the swarm and had Sprigatito use Hone Claws before the Beedrill noticed them.
• Xia Chi ordered Sprigatito to strike the nearest Beedrill with Acrobatics, and Sprigatito knocked it out in one hit.

Xia Chi and Sprigatito wiped out a Beedrill swarm on Mingchong Mountain with help from Pachirisu, drawing a surge of viewers to Xia Chi’s livestream. After taking some honey from the hive, Xia Chi followed the grateful Pachirisu into the woods to have lunch and treat its injuries.

• Sprigatito defeated the first Beedrill with Acrobatics, then used Quick Attack to circle behind the swarm and knock down another.
• Xia Chi asked Pachirisu to use Electroweb to split the Beedrill swarm, letting Sprigatito defeat the remaining attackers with Acrobatics.
• The Beedrill leader ordered a retreat, but Sprigatito and Pachirisu blocked their escape and knocked down the rest of the swarm.
• Xia Chi checked on Sprigatito, noticed that the battle had attracted many new livestream viewers, and collected most of the Beedrill hive’s honey.
• Pachirisu held Xia Chi back as he prepared to leave, so Xia Chi followed it into the woods for lunch and to treat its injuries.

Xia Chi discovered that Pachirisu was caring for a sickly group of Oddish and Bellsprout, whose members feared something that appeared under the moonlight. He stayed near their home to investigate after a day of battles on Mingchong Mountain, then waited for night with Sprigatito.

• Pachirisu brought Oran Berries to its Oddish and Bellsprout companions, and Xia Chi learned their group was weak and struggling.
• Xia Chi treated the injured Oddish and learned they could not rest beneath the moon because they saw something frightening.
• Xia Chi promised to stay overnight and investigate, while Sprigatito grew jealous of the Oddish crowding around him.
• Xia Chi and Sprigatito battled territorial Pokémon as they traveled deeper into Mingchong Mountain, raising the Dark-type bond's Fear from 27.3 to 38.6.
• After finding no trace of Grovyle or Ivysaur, Xia Chi returned to Pachirisu's home, treated the Pokémon, and waited for nightfall.

Xia Chi tried to frighten the unknown Ghost-type Pokémon into revealing itself by telling increasingly scary stories around the campfire. The Ghost-type burst out of the bushes at the climax, leaving its identity and intentions unresolved.

• At night, Xia Chi stayed by the campfire with Sprigatito and Pachirisu while the other Pokémon hid from the eerie lights and sounds.
• Xia Chi told a comic ghost story that calmed Pachirisu and Sprigatito and made the hidden Ghost-type giggle.
• Xia Chi realized the Ghost-type was also afraid of ghosts and began telling it a scarier story.
• After Xia Chi described Banette appearing in the bushes, a dark shadow burst out as a frightened Sprigatito cried out.

Xia Chi discovered that Misdreavus had been frightening the Oddish and persuaded it to join his camp with mushroom soup and the threat of Banette. After asking Misdreavus to become his Pokémon, he arranged a battle with Sprigatito to settle the matter.

• Misdreavus startled Pachirisu and fled into Xia Chi's camp, where Sprigatito caught it with vines.
• Misdreavus escaped by using Confusion on Sprigatito's vines, but Xia Chi's countdown sent it racing back out of the bushes in fear.
• Xia Chi invited Misdreavus to share mushroom soup and warned it about Banette, while the Oddish emerged to enjoy the moonlight.
• Xia Chi asked Misdreavus to become his Pokémon and tempted it with horror stories, soup, and the promise of strength.
• Misdreavus doubted Sprigatito's strength, so Xia Chi declared that they would battle and that Misdreavus would join him if it lost.

Xia Chi captured Misdreavus after Sprigatito defeated her in a battle on Mingchong Mountain. He checked her system profile and discovered her powerful Lord of the Underworld bond, then began considering how to protect her while she built its stacks.

• Xia Chi ordered Sprigatito to use Hone Claws as Misdreavus formed a small Shadow Ball.
• Sprigatito broke through Misdreavus's attacks with Bite and Quick Attack, exploiting Protean to evade her moves and counter her.
• Misdreavus refused to surrender until Sprigatito wore her down, then agreed to join Xia Chi and entered his Poké Ball.
• After treating both Pokémon, Xia Chi opened the system and reviewed Misdreavus's stats, moves, and bonds.
• Xia Chi noted that Misdreavus shared the Speedy Attacker bond with Sprigatito and considered how to keep her safe while she built Underworld Mark stacks.

Xia Chi discovered that his newly caught Misdreavus had exceptional potential and learned it could cook delicious meals, then decided to return to school early to register and train it. He left Mingchong Mountain with Sprigatito and Misdreavus, planning to study the materials the driver had shared.

• Xia Chi estimated that his Misdreavus was a rare 2V with excellent Special Attack and Speed, then let it sleep after healing its injuries.
• Xia Chi woke after nine and found Misdreavus, Sprigatito, and the Oddish preparing breakfast together.
• Xia Chi tasted Misdreavus's soup, praised its cooking, and persuaded it to take charge of their meals.
• Xia Chi decided to leave Mingchong Mountain early to register Misdreavus, buy training supplies, and make a training plan.
• Xia Chi took a group photo with Pachirisu and the Oddish before heading back, and planned to study the materials the driver had given him.

After catching Misdreavus, Xia Chi brought it back to his dorm and introduced it to Sprigatito. While Xia Chi slept, Sprigatito tricked Misdreavus into sneaking out, and the chapter ended with Xia Chi discovering they had defeated a gang of Primeape.

• Xia Chi told Iono he had caught Misdreavus and explained that he had originally hoped to find another Grass-type Pokémon.
• Xia Chi brought Misdreavus to his dorm, worried that he would eventually need a larger place to house his Pokémon.
• Sprigatito persuaded Misdreavus to leave the dorm at night and followed it, planning to take on the Primeape and Mankey nearby.
• Xia Chi woke after dreaming that Sprigatito had defeated Pokémon and found a campus post reporting the Primeape Rampage Gang had been wiped out.
• Xia Chi checked the system log and learned that Sprigatito and Misdreavus had defeated a level 28 Primeape.

After Sprigatito and Misdreavus returned from a dangerous fight with a Primeape, Xia Chi reconciled them and gave them more freedom as long as they stayed safe. Their nightly battles strengthened their bond and helped Sprigatito grow, while Iono sent Xia Chi training notes for Misdreavus without asking for anything in return.

• Xia Chi scolded Sprigatito and Misdreavus for challenging a powerful Primeape without telling him, then learned that Misdreavus had gone out first and Sprigatito had followed after it.
• Sprigatito admitted it had wanted extra training and had drawn Misdreavus into the fight, then apologized for lying to its partner.
• Xia Chi decided to let the Pokémon roam at night while requiring them to prioritize their safety, and they began patrolling campus together.
• Over the next ten days, the Pokémon grew closer, the system's bond Fear rose from 43 to 62, and Sprigatito reached level 15.
• Iono sent Xia Chi training notes for her Misdreavus and said she needed nothing in return because they were close.