Chapter Summaries

Xia Chi used Misdreavus’s accumulated stat boosts and Psychic Noise to overcome Blue’s attrition strategy and defeat Venusaur. The match ended with the crowd cheering, while Red watched Xia Chi’s victory from the competitors’ lounge.

• Xia Chi used Taunt and Misdreavus’s speed to interrupt Venusaur’s Amnesia and evade its attacks as both Pokémon fought to wear the other down.
• Blue had Venusaur use Ingrain to restore its health, while Xia Chi let Misdreavus build up ten Underworld Mark stacks and three Calm Minds.
• Blue ordered Venusaur to use Magical Leaf, and Xia Chi countered with Stored Power, which dealt more than half of Venusaur’s health.
• Blue tried to use Synthesis, but Xia Chi’s Psychic Noise prevented Venusaur from recovering health or stamina.
• Venusaur’s Solar Beam failed to stop Misdreavus’s second Stored Power, and the referee declared Venusaur defeated.
• The crowd cheered as Red watched Xia Chi’s victory on television from the Kanto League competitors’ lounge.

Xia Chi used Misdreavus to pressure Blue’s Aerodactyl while [Toxic] threatened to finish Misdreavus off. He left Blue guessing about [Future Sight], then revealed Thunder as Aerodactyl climbed into the sky, leaving Blue rattled.

• Misdreavus called for the referee as [Toxic] rapidly drained its stamina, and Blue recalled Venusaur after the referee warned him to switch.
• Blue sent out Aerodactyl, and Xia Chi ordered Misdreavus to use Magical Leaf as Aerodactyl relied on Fly to stall.
• Xia Chi used Future Sight, while Blue worried Aerodactyl might be caught by the delayed attack and Misdreavus might succumb to [Toxic].
• Blue ordered Aerodactyl to use Protect after Xia Chi spoke, but no attack followed, and Aerodactyl resumed Fly.
• Xia Chi timed Thunder for Aerodactyl’s climb, striking it during Fly’s charging phase and startling Blue.

Xia Chi defeated Blue 3-0 after Misdreavus overwhelmed Blastoise, earning praise from Geeta and the crowd. Blue congratulated Xia Chi, then warned Red that attrition tactics would not beat Misdreavus before Red faced Xia Chi in the final.

• Misdreavus recovered with Thunder, detonated Future Sight, and knocked out Aerodactyl to put Xia Chi ahead 2-0.
• Blue sent out Blastoise and chose to fight Misdreavus directly rather than risk a losing strategy.
• Misdreavus dominated Blastoise, giving Xia Chi a 3-0 victory and drawing loud applause from the audience.
• Blue thanked Xia Chi for the lesson, and Xia Chi welcomed further exchanges about training and research.
• Blue told Red that attrition tactics would not beat Misdreavus, and Red said he believed in Pikachu and the others.

Xia Chi prepared to face Red in the World Pokémon Academy Tournament final, hoping to use the match to unveil his Tera Orb and enter the coming Terastallization wave. The final began with Floragato facing Red’s Poliwrath.

• Red defeated Iris in the semifinal, earning a place in the final against Xia Chi.
• Xia Chi decided that the final was the right opportunity to reveal his Tera Orb and establish a connection to Paldea’s future Terastallization research.
• The World Pokémon Academy Tournament reached its final in Kitakami, with the broadcast expected to draw record viewership.
• Geeta predicted Xia Chi would win but said Red would make the battle more intense than Xia Chi’s semifinal against Blue.
• Xia Chi and Red began the final, sending out Floragato and Poliwrath.

Xia Chi’s Floragato gained the upper hand against Red’s Poliwrath by stacking Shift Gear boosts and exploiting its type changes, but Red revealed that Poliwrath knew Psych Up and copied Floragato’s stat boosts. The battle was left in a precarious state for Xia Chi, with Poliwrath badly injured but now carrying Floragato’s enhancements.

• Xia Chi anticipated Poliwrath might use Haze, while Floragato built up Titan’s Resolve with Bullet Seed and shifted to Steel typing to withstand Poliwrath’s attacks.
• Floragato used Shift Gear and Play Rough to damage Poliwrath, while Red’s Ice Punch and Poison Jab pressured it to change types again.
• After Taunt blocked status moves, Poliwrath and Floragato clashed with Close Combat and Play Rough, and Floragato gradually gained the advantage.
• Red ordered Poliwrath to use Psych Up, copying Floragato’s stat changes and revealing that his earlier attacks had been bait.
• Geeta explained that Red had deceived Xia Chi and the viewers, while noting that Poliwrath was already in poor condition.

Red and Xia Chi battled fiercely, and Floragato defeated Poliwrath despite its stolen boosts. Red then sent out Pikachu, whose surprise Thunderbolt failed when Floragato changed into a Ground-type.

• Red chose Baton Pass, but Xia Chi predicted it and used Taunt to stop Poliwrath from switching out.
• Poliwrath copied Floragato's boosts and fought back with Throat Chop, but Floragato struck its abdomen with Shadow Claw and defeated it.
• Xia Chi kept Floragato on the field because switching would reset its Bond boosts.
• Red sent out Pikachu and launched a surprise Thunderbolt from its Poké Ball.
• Floragato changed into a Ground-type before the Thunderbolt hit and emerged unharmed.

Xia Chi and Red fought a fierce tournament battle as Floragato fell to Pikachu and Pupitar battled Pikachu and Snorlax. The chapter ended with Pupitar and Snorlax exchanging Earthquake and Hammer Arm amid a cloud of dust, leaving the result unclear.

• Red used Pikachu’s Surf and Discharge combination to defeat Floragato, while Lightning Rod raised Pikachu’s Special Attack.
• Xia Chi sent out Pupitar, which dodged Pikachu’s Surf with Fly and struck it with Earthquake before trapping its landing area with Sand Tomb.
• Red recalled Pikachu and sent out Snorlax, which used Belly Drum while Pupitar attacked with Rock Slide and Stone Edge.
• Snorlax broke through Pupitar’s Stone Edge barriers with Body Slam, but Pupitar escaped the crater with Dig and struck Snorlax from behind.
• Pupitar and Snorlax traded Earthquake and Hammer Arm, and dust obscured the battlefield before the result was revealed.

Xia Chi revealed Terastallization in the final battle, transforming Misdreavus into a Ground type and defeating Red’s Pikachu. Xia Chi won the World Pokémon Academy Tournament, while the world was left eager to learn more about Terastallization.

• Pupitar and Snorlax knocked each other out, leaving Xia Chi and Red with one Pokémon apiece.
• Xia Chi Terastallized Misdreavus into a Ground type, causing Red’s Thunderbolt to have no effect.
• Misdreavus overwhelmed Pikachu with Tera Blast and defeated it despite Red’s attempts to counter with Iron Tail, Surf, and Agility.
• Xia Chi won the final with a score of 3-2 and claimed the tournament crown.
• Red comforted the exhausted Pikachu, then left the battlefield as Xia Chi celebrated with Misdreavus.

After winning the tournament, Xia Chi introduced Terastallization and explained how Tera Types, Tera Orbs, and Terastal Energy worked. He then partnered with Geeta and the Paldea League to research and promote Terastallization, while keeping the method for making Tera Orbs secret.

• Xia Chi revealed that Terastallization temporarily enhanced Pokémon and explained its effects on types, moves, and same-type attack bonuses.
• Xia Chi said Tera Types could be changed but kept the method secret, and claimed his Tera Orb was the only one currently in existence.
• Reporters turned the post-match interview into a launch event for Terastallization, and its related terms quickly topped social media trends.
• Geeta connected Crystal Shards to changing Tera Types and asked Xia Chi about the crystals in Paldea's Great Crater.
• Xia Chi invited Geeta and the Paldea League to help promote Terastallization, and they agreed to cooperate while he withheld the Tera Orb manufacturing process.

After the tournament, Xia Chi collected his rewards and found several powerful items, including a Giant Lucky Lantern that yielded legendary training materials and Professor Sada’s research notes. He wondered whether Flutter Mane’s Crimson Orb hinted at a connection to Misdreavus, and ended with the notes revealing methods to make Tera Orbs and a Time Machine.

• Xia Chi returned to the Resort after meeting Geeta and collected the rewards for Battle round 2-2, including two Prismatic-tier Orbs and newly unlocked Hextech augments.
• Xia Chi opened both orbs, receiving a Chosen Badge, a Golden Spatula Crown, a Giant Lucky Lantern, Ditto shards, and equipment forges.
• Xia Chi equipped Ogerpon with the Golden Spatula Crown and saved the Ditto shards for later use.
• Xia Chi opened the Giant Lucky Lantern and received Zarude’s Life Seed, Yveltal’s Destruction Feather, Flutter Mane’s Crimson Orb, two Technical Machines, and Professor Sada’s Research Notes.
• Xia Chi speculated that Flutter Mane’s Crimson Orb might lead to a connection with Misdreavus, planned to give the Dragon Dance Technical Machine to Cynthia, and kept Earthquake for Floragato.
• Xia Chi read Professor Sada’s notes and discovered research methods for making Tera Orbs and a Time Machine.

Xia Chi learned that Stellar energy in Area Zero was key to developing Tera Orbs and a time machine, then opened the fully developed Giant Golden Egg and discovered it contained a Victini. After Rotom estimated the egg would hatch in about half a month, Xia Chi arranged hatching supplies and asked the system to select a new Hextech Augment.

• Xia Chi read Professor Sada's research notes and concluded that Stellar energy in Area Zero enabled Tera Orb and time-machine research.
• Xia Chi checked the Giant Golden Egg and learned it could hatch a 6-IV Victini.
• Xia Chi opened the egg and retrieved a creamy-white Pokémon Egg with orange-red markings.
• Rotom examined the egg and estimated that it would hatch in about half a month.
• Xia Chi asked Rotom to prepare high-quality hatching supplies, then asked the system to select a new Hextech Augment.

Xia Chi chose the Chosen Equipment+ Hextech augment, prepared to leave Kitakami with Ogerpon, and said goodbye to the people he had met there. After arriving back in Paldea, he told Nemona he would go to Levincia before visiting the Great Crater of Paldea next month.

• Xia Chi selected Chosen Equipment+ and gave the new Chosen Badges to Pupitar and Ogerpon, adding Dark-type and Grass-type Bonds.
• Xia Chi introduced Victini’s Pokémon Egg to his team and planned to leave Kitakami with Lu Yiyi and Lü Gang on February 27.
• Xia Chi took Ogerpon to Ogerpon Plaza and fled an enthusiastic crowd, leaving Misdreavus to hold them off.
• Xia Chi, Lacey, and Nemona visited Xuezhong, who confirmed he had become Verdant Town’s Town Chief and praised Xia Chi for helping Ogerpon.
• Xia Chi and Nemona saw Lacey off at Mesagoza Airport, and Xia Chi said he would travel to Levincia before visiting the Great Crater of Paldea next month.

Iono closed the Levincia Gym for the day and nervously prepared to meet Xia Chi, who had arrived in Levincia with Floragato and a Pokémon Egg. After welcoming him and driving him to her home, Iono revealed that she had originally started streaming to revitalize the struggling Gym.

• Iono announced that the Levincia Gym was closed because of a power outage, then spent hours choosing an outfit for Xia Chi’s arrival.
• Xia Chi landed in Levincia with Floragato carrying the Pokémon Egg and learned from Rotom that Iono was waiting in the arrivals area.
• Pawmot guided Xia Chi to Iono, who greeted him in casual clothes and accepted his spare jacket to keep warm.
• Iono promised Xia Chi a feast of Paldean specialties, and they drove together from the airport to her home.
• Iono showed Xia Chi her tooth caps and explained that she had begun streaming to help revitalize the Levincia Gym.

Xia Chi told Iono he would stay in Levincia until his Pokémon Egg hatched, and learned that she was anxious about the upcoming Electric-type Expert Tournament. He offered to help her prepare by having Ogerpon battle her, leaving Iono stunned that he had caught the Legendary Pokémon.

• Xia Chi told Iono he planned to stay in Levincia for about half a month while waiting for his Pokémon Egg to hatch.
• Iono explained that she had an Electric-type Expert Tournament in a week and worried about her standing, her pride, and the Paldea League's points.
• Xia Chi offered to be Iono's sparring partner and clarified that Ogerpon would give her coaching battles.
• Iono slammed on the brakes in shock when Xia Chi revealed that he had caught Ogerpon.
• Xia Chi promised that Ogerpon would hold back during their coaching battles, and Iono resumed driving carefully.

Xia Chi decided to repay Iono’s help by coaching her Pokémon and giving her Pawmot a Dragon Dance Technical Machine. At Iono’s home, Pawmot tried learning the move from Pupitar and unexpectedly began to draw out the power of Dragon Dance.

• Xia Chi chose to give Iono the Dragon Dance Technical Machine before he gave one to Cynthia’s Garchomp.
• Iono brought Xia Chi to her home in Levincia and invited him to stay with her at the Gym while she trained.
• Xia Chi met Iono’s Pokémon and helped Iono and Misdreavus prepare dinner.
• Xia Chi asked Pawmot whether it wanted to learn Dragon Dance, then used the Technical Machine on it.
• Xia Chi asked Pupitar to teach Pawmot Dragon Dance, and Pawmot unexpectedly felt the move’s energy welling up inside.

Xia Chi coached Iono on battle tactics and helped her prepare for the Electric-type tournament, then began a Gym practice battle with her Pawmot and Ogerpon. The chapter ended with Ogerpon knocking Pawmot down immediately after Xia Chi called Quick Attack.

• Iono discovered that Pawmot had learned Dragon Dance by watching Pupitar, and Xia Chi began teaching her to improve her tactics and battle commands.
• Misdreavus cooked a feast for Xia Chi, Iono, and their Pokémon, after which Xia Chi and Iono spent hours simulating tournament battles in a gaming hotel.
• Iono decided to close the Levincia Gym for seven days so she and Xia Chi could focus on intensive tournament training.
• Xia Chi and Iono moved into the Gym and started a practice battle, with Pawmot facing an unmasked Ogerpon.
• Xia Chi called Quick Attack, and Ogerpon struck Pawmot so hard that it flew through the air and crashed to the ground.

Xia Chi coached Iono through battles against Ogerpon so she could prepare for the World Electric-type Expert Tournament. After Iono announced a two-week break from Gym and livestream activities, teasing comments from her fans frustrated her, but Xia Chi encouraged her to keep training.

• Xia Chi told Ogerpon to hold back as she battled Iono’s Pawmot, then reviewed Iono’s tactical mistakes after Pawmot fainted.
• Ogerpon battled Iono’s other Pokémon during two hours of intensive training, with Xia Chi treating each Pokémon and discussing the battles afterward.
• Floragato and Misdreavus asked Xia Chi to explore Levincia’s nightlife, while Ogerpon watched over Victini’s Pokémon Egg.
• Iono announced that she would suspend Gym and livestream activities for two weeks to prepare for the World Electric-type Expert Tournament.
• Iono grew angry at fans teasing her about the tournament, but Xia Chi encouraged her to win the championship, and she returned to training.

At the Electric-type Experts Tournament in Levincia, Iono surprised Elesa and the audience by opening their match with Mismagius and a string of tactical moves against Stunfisk. The battle left Elesa’s Stunfisk weakened and under pressure as Mismagius prepared to exploit its advantage.

• The Electric-type Experts Tournament began in Levincia, and Iono faced Elesa in the opening match.
• Iono sent out Mismagius against Elesa’s Stunfisk and used Taunt to stop Stunfisk from setting up Thunder Wave.
• Iono had Mismagius use Will-O-Wisp to avoid Sucker Punch and weaken Stunfisk’s physical attacks.
• Iono then used Curse to drain Stunfisk’s health, while Elesa considered using Rest to counter the damage.
• Mismagius boosted its stats with Nasty Plot, leaving Elesa’s Stunfisk close to defeat and surprising the spectators.

Iono used Xia Chi’s battle coaching to defeat Elesa 6-2 and then advanced to the Electric-type Expert Tournament final by defeating Lt. Surge with Gholdengo. The chapter ended with Iono set to face Volkner or Grayson for the championship.

• Iono’s Mismagius used Nasty Plot, Will-O-Wisp, Taunt, and Pain Split to defeat Elesa’s Zebstrika and Luxray, helping Iono win the match 6-2.
• Iono celebrated with Xia Chi, then received a video call from Geeta, who teased her about her relationship with Xia Chi.
• Xia Chi put Iono through extra training during the two-day break before the semifinal against Lt. Surge.
• Iono led with Gholdengo against Lt. Surge’s Electrode, whose status moves were ineffective against Gholdengo’s Good as Gold ability.
• Gholdengo set up Light Screen and boosted with Nasty Plot, helping Iono defeat Lt. Surge and advance to the final.

Iono faced Volkner in the World Electric-type Expert Tournament finals, with Paldea Champion Geeta praising her progress and Xia Chi’s training before the match. Iono’s Pawmot stunned Volkner’s Raichu with Quick Draw, and the chapter ended as Pawmot began Dragon Dance.

• Levincia’s residents rallied behind Iono after her strong tournament run, and she prepared to face the formidable Volkner in the finals.
• Geeta appeared as a guest commentator, congratulated Iono, and credited Xia Chi’s sparring for her improvement.
• The host asked Geeta about rumors that Iono and Xia Chi had visited a hotel together, and Geeta realized Xia Chi was not an adult.
• Iono opened the battle with Pawmot against Volkner’s Raichu, which charged in with Quick Attack.
• Pawmot used Quick Draw to slap Raichu and make it flinch, then Iono ordered it to use Dragon Dance.