Chapter Summaries

Xia Chi began streaming again and was surprised when his second Governor, [Giratina], paid lavishly and logged into the game. He discovered the account belonged to Sinnoh Champion Cynthia, leaving him stunned as the stream watched.

• Xia Chi returned to streaming after a busy week and told viewers his new Pokémon was asleep.
• [Giratina] became Xia Chi’s second Governor and sent three paid messages before contacting him on Piplup.
• Xia Chi shared the game’s login QR code with [Giratina] so he could help rank up the account.
• Xia Chi noticed the account’s verified username, “Sinnoh Champion · Cynthia,” and realized [Giratina] was Cynthia.

Xia Chi used Cynthia’s account to play a battle with a deliberately tricky team, drawing a huge audience and defeating one of Cynthia’s fans. Cynthia appeared in the stream to defend his tactics, while Xia Chi’s supposed apology only made the chat angrier.

• Xia Chi wondered why Cynthia had appeared in his stream, then built a team of her Pokémon with unusual movesets while she was away.
• Xia Chi used Cynthia’s unranked account to enter a Double Battle and faced a fan who believed she was playing against Cynthia.
• Xia Chi defeated the fan with his team’s disruptive tactics, leaving her dismayed and prompting viewers to accuse him of tarnishing Cynthia’s reputation.
• Cynthia sent paid messages praising Xia Chi’s take on her lineup and saying her fan could learn from the defeat.
• Xia Chi claimed he had made a mistake by using Air Slash instead of Follow Me, and Cynthia fell silent as the chat mocked him.

Cynthia searched Mt. Coronet for the Spear Pillar Ruins after finding a similar illustration in an ancient text at Canalave Library. After his stream, Xia Chi learned what she had discovered and was left stunned that she had already begun searching for the ruins.

• Cynthia asked Garchomp whether it had found any divine ruins on Mt. Coronet, but it returned empty-handed.
• Xia Chi ended his stream after completing Cynthia's ten Placement Matches with nine wins and one loss, then discovered Floragato had made him tea using its flower bud.
• Xia Chi let Misdreavus and Floragato go out to train with Servine after contacting Lin Lange, and the three Pokémon headed into Shanghai's night.
• Xia Chi messaged Cynthia, who explained that an illustration in a damaged Ancient Sinnoh text at Canalave Library resembled the Spear Pillar from his video.
• Cynthia told Xia Chi she had gone to Mt. Coronet to search for the Spear Pillar Ruins, and he was surprised by how quickly she had acted.

Xia Chi guided Cynthia toward the summit of Mt. Coronet in her search for Spear Pillar, then opened a Dark-type Fear Chest and received useful items. After using the system’s medicine, Larvitar woke up with its eyesight restored and seemed much healthier.

• Xia Chi suggested that Cynthia search the summit or northeastern foothills of Mt. Coronet for Spear Pillar, and Cynthia set off for the summit with Garchomp.
• Xia Chi opened the 100-point Dark-type Fear Chest and received a Small Lucky Lantern and a Basic Equipment Forge.
• Xia Chi forged a Negatron Cloak, learned it combined with a golden spatula into a Fairy-type or Dragon-type Synergy Emblem, and received three Constitution Enhancers and rock crystal ore from the Small Lucky Lantern.
• Xia Chi left class early to watch over Larvitar, which woke up exactly twenty-four hours after falling asleep.
• Larvitar opened its eyes, recognized Xia Chi by scent, and wriggled toward him as he checked its improved condition.

After Larvitar recovered enough to eat and sleep comfortably, Xia Chi put off editing his video to meet Lin Lange about transferring to the Battle Department. The dean acknowledged his battling strength but said he still needed to complete procedures and an assessment, then led him to see what it involved.

• Xia Chi fed Larvitar fortified Moomoo Milk and Misdreavus’s meal, then limited its food while the Constitution Enhancer took effect.
• Larvitar fell asleep on Xia Chi’s lap, and Floragato lifted it off and jealously objected to a male Pokémon sleeping there.
• Lin Lange asked Xia Chi to meet, and he agreed after she mentioned discussing his transfer to the Battle Department.
• Xia Chi brought Floragato and Misdreavus to the Battle College and met its dean in her office.
• The dean said Xia Chi’s strength was sufficient but that he still needed to complete procedures and an assessment, then took him to see what it involved.

Xia Chi entered the Battle Studies Department’s training arena to take a transfer assessment and accepted a challenge to battle two university team members. Passing would unlock the second battle round and earn him a chance to attend the World Pokémon Academy Tournament in Kitakami; the first match began with Misdreavus facing Wang Linpeng’s Alolan Golem.

• Lin Qunzhi brought Xia Chi into the training arena and asked Li Fei to assess him, but Li Fei passed the task to Wang Linpeng.
• Xia Chi volunteered to battle both Li Fei and Wang Linpeng, and Lin Qunzhi promised him a trip to the World Pokémon Academy Tournament if he won both matches.
• The arena’s students gathered to watch, including Lin Lange, while Lin Qunzhi arranged for Wang Linpeng to battle Xia Chi first.
• Lin Qunzhi set the contest as a two-on-two match and released Venusaur to protect the spectators.
• Xia Chi sent out Misdreavus as Wang Linpeng sent out Alolan Golem, and their battle began.

Xia Chi had Misdreavus endure Alolan Golem’s attacks while building up for a counterattack. The chapter ended with Pain Split draining Golem’s vitality and restoring Misdreavus, leaving Xia Chi’s plan to defeat multiple opponents still in play.

• Wang Linpeng sent out Alolan Golem, and Xia Chi opened with Misdreavus’s Nasty Plot.
• Misdreavus burned Golem with Will-O-Wisp and dodged its Rock Tomb, but Golem used Smack Down to bring it to the ground.
• Golem pressed its advantage with Stone Edge while Misdreavus used Confuse Ray and absorbed the damage.
• Xia Chi commanded Pain Split, making Misdreavus share its accumulated suffering with Golem and recover its lost vitality.

Xia Chi’s Misdreavus defeated Wang Linpeng’s Golem and Lycanroc by exploiting its growing strength and life drain. Misdreavus remained in remarkable condition as Wang Linpeng prepared to continue the battle.

• Xia Chi waited until Misdreavus had built enough Mark of Fear stacks, then used Shadow Ball to defeat Wang Linpeng’s weakened Golem while avoiding its Explosion.
• Wang Linpeng recalled Golem and sent out his Starter Pokémon, Lycanroc, as Misdreavus continued building Mark of Fear.
• Xia Chi kept Will-O-Wisp close until Lycanroc charged in with Accelerock, letting the flames attach before ordering Shadow Ball.
• Misdreavus drained energy from Lycanroc with its attacks and defeated it after fifteen minutes, appearing stronger than when the battle began.

Xia Chi continued the battle against Li Fei with his heavily empowered Misdreavus and defeated her Ursaring. With only Arcanine left, Misdreavus appeared poised to sweep all four opponents.

• Xia Chi chose to keep Misdreavus in the battle when Li Fei took her turn as challenger.
• Li Fei sent out Ursaring, and Xia Chi used Taunt to stop it from boosting its attack with Swords Dance.
• Ursaring evaded Misdreavus's first Will-O-Wisp by burrowing with Dig, but Misdreavus dodged its emergence and burned it.
• Misdreavus traded Shadow Claws with Ursaring's Dark Pulses and repeatedly drained life to recover the damage it took.
• Xia Chi had Misdreavus unleash Dark Pulse until Ursaring collapsed, leaving Li Fei's Arcanine as her final Pokémon.

Xia Chi's Misdreavus swept all four opponents in his transfer exam, drawing attention to its unusual power. Lin Qunzhi warned Xia Chi that rare Pokémon could attract dangerous interest, and he learned that the World Pokémon Academy Tournament would take place next February in Kitakami.

• Misdreavus exhausted its last energy defeating Li Fei's Arcanine, completing a sweep of all four opponents and ending Xia Chi's transfer exam.
• Lin Qunzhi sent Li Fei and Wang Linpeng to get their Pokémon treated and dismissed the spectators before questioning Xia Chi about Misdreavus.
• Xia Chi told Lin Qunzhi he would conceal Misdreavus's ability to drain vitality and stamina until he became strong enough to protect it.
• Lin Qunzhi warned Xia Chi that rare Pokémon could be targeted by collectors and criminal organizations, and said Paldea was safer than Kanto or Johto.
• Lin Qunzhi told Xia Chi that the World Pokémon Academy Tournament would be held in Kitakami next February and urged him to compete for their region's honor.

Xia Chi secured a high-quality Dusk Stone from the school but decided not to evolve Misdreavus yet, then discovered Larvitar had grown stronger after receiving a Constitution Enhancer. As the New Year approached, Xia Chi trained his Pokémon and gathered Fear from school-team battles until he had enough to open his second Fear Chest.

• Xia Chi left the school team with Lin Qunzhi promising to help him obtain a valuable Dusk Stone, though he planned to keep Misdreavus unevolved while it built its foundation.
• Xia Chi returned home and found Larvitar quietly waiting; Larvitar then charged into him, knocking him over, while Floragato cushioned his fall with Vine Whip.
• Xia Chi checked Larvitar's stats and found that all six had increased after Larvitar received the Constitution Enhancer, with physical attack and HP rising the most.
• Xia Chi followed a steady routine through the days before the New Year, training Misdreavus and Floragato, livestreaming, and battling the school team while Cynthia remained out of contact.
• After a week of school-team battles, Xia Chi's accumulated Fear passed two hundred, giving him enough to open his second Fear Chest.

Xia Chi unlocked a tier-two Dark-type synergy, equipped Misdreavus with its emblem, and discovered that the upgrade greatly increased Fear collection and bonus damage. He then streamed a long explanation of Champion’s Path’s new held items, drawing a record audience before the viewers asked him to test them in battle.

• Xia Chi opened a Fear Chest and got Tyranitar training materials and a Basic Equipment Forge, then forged a Tear of the Goddess into a Dark/Psychic-type Synergy Emblem with the Golden Spatula.
• Xia Chi equipped Misdreavus with the emblem and raised his Pokémon’s Dark-type synergy to tier two, which doubled the bonus damage per hundred Fear and increased Fear collection by 50%.
• Xia Chi started an early livestream and realized it was December 31, then told viewers he wanted to spend time with his household for the year’s end.
• Xia Chi explained more than a hundred new held items in Champion’s Path over five hours, and the livestream reached a record two hundred thousand viewers.
• Viewers urged Xia Chi to test the items in a battle before ending the stream.

Xia Chi built an unusual team to demonstrate supposedly useless items and was matched against a player using Giovanni’s account. The battle began with Xia Chi countering Giovanni’s sun-setting Torkoal by bringing in Politoed to power up Kingdra’s rain strategy.

• Xia Chi challenged viewers’ claims about useless items and assembled a team featuring Amoonguss with an Eject Button.
• Xia Chi was matched against [Viridian Gym · Giovanni], who greeted him as a fan and called him Teacher Shuiye.
• Silver, Giovanni’s son, was revealed to be using his father’s account because he admired Xia Chi’s unconventional strategies.
• Xia Chi selected Politoed, Kingdra, Gothitelle, and Amoonguss against Giovanni’s Charizard, Gengar, Garchomp, Incineroar, Torkoal, and Jumpluff.
• Torkoal’s Drought brought harsh sunlight, but Xia Chi switched Gothitelle for Politoed and ordered Kingdra to attack with Muddy Water under the rain.

Xia Chi used a Rain Perish Song strategy to trap Silver’s Pokémon with Gothitelle’s Shadow Tag and force a countdown to their defeat. Silver struggled to break through, and Giovanni returned to take over the battle.

• Giovanni switched Torkoal in to restore sunlight, weakening Kingdra’s Muddy Water and helping Jumpluff put Kingdra to sleep with Sleep Powder.
• Xia Chi withdrew Kingdra and had Politoed use Perish Song, while Gothitelle’s Shadow Tag prevented Silver’s Pokémon from switching out.
• Silver tried to recall Torkoal and attack Gothitelle, but Shadow Tag trapped Torkoal and Protect blocked both Torkoal’s Heat Wave and Jumpluff’s Weather Ball.
• Giovanni returned, explained Gothitelle’s Shadow Tag to Silver, and told him to focus his attacks on Gothitelle.
• As Silver grew frustrated under the Perish Song countdown, Giovanni told him to control his emotions and said he would take over the battle.

Giovanni battled Xia Chi’s trainer avatar, Shuiye, while trying to impress Silver with his Pokémon skills, but Shuiye used an Eject Button to turn Giovanni’s plan against him and won with Perish Song. Silver identified Shuiye as a streamer whose history videos included a claim about the Legendary Beasts’ resurrection, leaving Giovanni disturbed by the connection.

• Giovanni ordered Jumpluff and Torkoal to focus their attacks on Gothitelle as the Perish Song countdown neared its end.
• Shuiye switched Gothitelle for Amoonguss, and its Eject Button sent it back out before Earth Power struck Gothitelle and Shadow Tag trapped Jumpluff and Torkoal.
• Jumpluff and Torkoal fell to Perish Song, and Xia Chi’s remaining Pokémon defeated Giovanni’s Charizard and Garchomp with another Perish Song.
• Silver told Giovanni that Shuiye was a famous battle-game streamer whose history videos were interesting.
• Giovanni recognized Shuiye as the person who had claimed the Legendary Beasts’ resurrection originated from a Dark Organization’s Artificial Legendary Pokémon Experiment.

Giovanni learned that Silver admired Shuiye, then became concerned when Silver vowed to defeat Team Rocket. In Shanghai, Xia Chi demonstrated his Rainy Perish Song strategy, refused Giovanni’s sparring request, and went to sleep unaware that Cynthia had been messaging him.

• Giovanni spoke with Silver about Shuiye, and Silver said he wanted to become a strong Trainer like his father.
• Silver declared that he would wipe out Team Rocket, prompting Giovanni to decide he needed to guide Silver and pay closer attention to Shuiye.
• Xia Chi explained the Rainy Perish Song strategy to his viewers, then received gifts and a sparring request from Giovanni, which he declined.
• Xia Chi finished streaming, ate noodles cooked by Misdreavus, scheduled his Arceus Genesis video, and went to bed.
• Cynthia sent Xia Chi repeated messages while his phone was silenced.

Xia Chi learned that Cynthia had discovered the Spear Pillar ruins on Mt. Coronet and publicly credited his guidance, drawing sudden attention to him. He found Cynthia’s earlier messages about the ruins and was left anticipating the fallout from her awkward thank-you video.

• Xia Chi woke to news that Cynthia had uncovered the Spear Pillar ruins on Mt. Coronet, confirming their connection to Arceus.
• A news report said an unknown streamer’s video had inspired Cynthia’s search, but it did not name Xia Chi.
• Xia Chi watched Cynthia’s P Station video, where she thanked Teacher Shuiye and awkwardly asked viewers to follow him.
• Xia Chi worried that Cynthia’s public praise would bring overwhelming attention to his livestream.
• Xia Chi checked his messages and saw Cynthia’s earlier notes and images from when she had first found what might be the Spear Pillar ruins.

After Cynthia invited Xia Chi to meet, she arranged to visit him in Donghuang, and he prepared to host her. They met at a café near the airport, where their initial awkwardness began to fade.

• Xia Chi congratulated Cynthia on discovering the Spear Pillar Ruins but said he could not travel to Sinnoh; Cynthia called and arranged to visit him instead.
• Xia Chi prepared for Cynthia by stocking groceries, while Misdreavus struggled to cook with help from Floragato and Larvitar.
• Xia Chi decided to take a few days off streaming and found Cynthia's message saying she was about to board a plane to Donghuang.
• Xia Chi arrived late at the airport and found Cynthia waiting at the Oshawott Café with Glaceon.
• Xia Chi asked Cynthia to call him by his real name, and they exchanged jokes that eased the awkwardness of their first meeting.

Xia Chi picked Cynthia up from the airport and brought her home, where they joked and talked over ice cream during the ride. Cynthia said she had mainly come to Donghuang for him, and Floragato became wary when she entered the house.

• Xia Chi gave Cynthia ice cream as an apology for being late, while Glaceon scolded him for teasing its Trainer.
• Cynthia told Xia Chi she had traveled and trained in Donghuang five years earlier and had caught Milotic in Shanghai.
• A taxi driver recognized Cynthia, got her autograph, and encouraged Xia Chi to make her a Shanghai bride.
• Cynthia told Xia Chi she had mainly come to Donghuang for him, leaving him flustered.
• Xia Chi returned home with Cynthia, and Floragato ran to greet him before eyeing her suspiciously.

Cynthia gave Floragato valuable Miracle Seeds and arranged for her Spiritomb to teach Misdreavus Ghost-type moves, while Xia Chi also asked for help with Larvitar. As Cynthia questioned him about Sinnoh mythology, Xia Chi warned her that the Adamant Orb and Lustrous Orb could endanger the region if they fell into the wrong hands, leaving her alert to the threat.

• Cynthia offered Floragato Miracle Seeds from Mt. Coronet, and Xia Chi accepted them after learning they had been intended as Roserade's snacks.
• Cynthia brought out Spiritomb to teach Misdreavus Ghost-type moves, and Xia Chi asked whether her Pokémon could also help his Larvitar.
• Xia Chi hosted Cynthia's team for lunch, and Misdreavus and Milotic bonded over having both come from Mingchong Island.
• Xia Chi let Larvitar go for a walk with Cynthia's Garchomp while Misdreavus and Floragato went to train with Spiritomb and Roserade.
• Cynthia questioned Xia Chi about Spear Pillar, the Legendary Pokémon, and the lost Type Plates, and Xia Chi warned her that the Adamant Orb and Lustrous Orb could put Sinnoh in danger if an evil organization obtained them.
• Cynthia took Xia Chi's warning seriously and made a mental note to watch for the threat.