Recaps

Xiao Yan defeated Koga at the Rainbow Gym and earned the Pink Badge. Afterward, Xiao Lan told him she would leave for Pallet Town in a few days to receive her Pokédex and Starter Pokémon, and they faced their coming farewell.

• Xiao Yan arrived at the Rainbow Gym, where Ayame challenged him before Koga appeared and agreed to battle for the Pink Badge.
• Xiao Yan defeated Koga's Venomoth with Charizard's Flamethrower, then beat Voltorb with Riolu's Earthquake and Quick Attack.
• Xiao Yan sent out Umbreon against Scyther and won by using Shadow Ball to counter its Double Team.
• Koga awarded Xiao Yan the Pink Badge and reflected that Xiao Yan had taught him something about sensing with the heart.
• Xiao Lan told Xiao Yan she would go to Professor Oak in Pallet Town on her tenth birthday to get her Pokédex and Starter Pokémon, and thanked him for caring for her.
• Xiao Yan told Xiao Lan to lift her head so her tears would not fall, as she cried over their impending parting.

Xiao Yan visited the Safari Zone to catch more Pokémon, while Xiao Lan arrived in Pallet Town and chose Charmander as her partner. Xiao Yan caught a Bulbasaur and set off to catch more Pokémon in the Wild Area.

• Xiao Yan said goodbye to Xiao Lan as she boarded a plane for Pallet Town to begin her Trainer journey.
• Xiao Yan and Pikachu arrived at the Safari Zone, where Kaiser warned them to follow the Wild Area's rules and introduced himself as the warden.
• Xiao Lan reached Professor Oak's Laboratory and chose Charmander from the three starter Pokémon.
• Xiao Yan entered the Wild Area, where he and Pikachu battled and caught a Bulbasaur with a Safari Zone Poké Ball.
• Xiao Yan ran excitedly through the grassland, determined to catch many more Pokémon.

Xiao Yan caught Bagon after battling a Pokémon Hunter who had attacked an injured Dragonair, and Kaiser reunited with the rescued Dragonair. Xiao Yan then left the Safari Zone with his Pokémon and questioned why Pokémon beyond the six he carried were sent to Professor Oak.

• Bagon stole Xiao Yan's hat, then secretly followed him and Charizard toward a canyon where an injured Dragonair lay.
• Xiao Yan and Charizard challenged a Pokémon Hunter riding Salamence, while Kaiser protected the injured Dragonair.
• Charizard defeated Salamence, and Kaiser aimed his gun at the Pokémon Hunter for targeting Dragonair.
• Bagon returned Xiao Yan's hat and joined him after he offered it his last Safari Ball.
• Kaiser thanked Xiao Yan for protecting Dragonair and reunited with it after Xiao Yan went to transfer his caught Pokémon.
• Xiao Yan left with his Pokémon and wondered why those beyond the six he carried were sent to Professor Oak.

Xiao Yan said goodbye to Arceus and Ho-Oh as they left to protect their regions, then resolved to grow stronger on his own. Arceus and Giratina began a battle at the temple, and Xiao Yan prepared to train his Pokémon without their help.

• Ho-Oh gave Xiao Yan a rainbow feather and left to watch over the Kanto Region, while Arceus returned to his temple.
• Arceus faced Giratina at the temple and summoned legendary Pokémon from across the regions for help.
• Giratina summoned Hoopa Unbound, and a chaotic battle broke out between the legendary Pokémon.
• Arceus asked Xiao Yan to wipe out the evil forces if he lost the battle.
• Xiao Yan saw that the Poké Balls that had held Arceus and Ho-Oh were cracking and vowed to catch them with his own strength if they met again.
• Xiao Yan asked Professor Oak to send Pikachu, Charizard, Umbreon, Wartortle, Bagon, and Riolu, then planned to train them and help them evolve.

Xiao Yan flew across a bridge on Charizard, then confronted a gang of street racers who attacked him with their Pokémon. He defeated them with his team, and Wartortle evolved into Blastoise as the battle ended.

• Xiao Yan crossed the bridge on Charizard after an attendant told him he could not walk across, and he burned away Laughing Monk’s cloud after the old man made inappropriate remarks.
• Street racers gathered on the bridge, and Xiao Yan decided to challenge them after the injured attendant called the police.
• A racer sent Golem against Xiao Yan, whose Wartortle used Surf to knock it into the river and leave it unable to battle.
• The racers surrounded Xiao Yan with their Pokémon, so he summoned his team and ordered them to attack.
• Xiao Yan’s Pokémon overwhelmed the street racers’ Pokémon, and Wartortle evolved into Blastoise during the fight.
• The racers fled, and Xiao Yan recalled his Pokémon before preparing to continue his journey.

Xiao Yan returned Taichi’s lost Eevee and helped the boy resist pressure from his three older brothers to choose an evolution. After Bagon defeated Flareon, the brothers reconciled with Taichi, and Xiao Yan continued his journey with a bag full of Evolution Stones.

• Pikachu led Xiao Yan to an Eevee tied to a tree, and Xiao Yan used its tag to find its owner, Taichi.
• At Taichi’s house, his three older brothers urged him to evolve Eevee into Jolteon, Vaporeon, or Flareon, while Xiao Yan showed them his Umbreon.
• Taichi said he wanted Eevee to stay as it was, and Xiao Yan challenged the red-haired brother to prove that a Pokémon’s strength depended on its bond with its trainer.
• Xiao Yan’s Bagon defeated the red-haired brother’s Flareon, prompting the brothers to apologize to Taichi and accept his choice.
• The red-haired brother offered Xiao Yan Evolution Stones, and Xiao Yan filled his backpack with them before continuing his journey.

Xiao Yan and Pikachu helped a drought-stricken village by capturing the Snorlax blocking its river and using Dragonite to bring rain. Elsewhere, Xiao Lan earned her third Gym Badge, and Professor Oak discovered that the Snorlax Xiao Yan sent him ate his entire month’s supply of food.

• Xiao Yan met a starving old man who explained that drought had dried up his village’s river and ruined its crops.
• Xiao Yan followed a villager to the river, traced its course upstream, and found a sleeping Snorlax blocking the water.
• Pikachu woke Snorlax with Thunderbolt, and Riolu defeated it with High Jump Kick so Xiao Yan could capture it.
• Xiao Yan returned to the village and had Dragonite use Rain Dance, bringing rain and earning the villagers’ thanks and bread.
• Xiao Lan left a Gym with her third Gym Badge and set out with Charmeleon to catch up with Xiao Yan.
• Professor Oak opened Xiao Yan’s Poké Ball, then watched Snorlax eat his month’s food supply before falling asleep.

Xiao Yan encountered Gary and Ash while searching for Pokémon fossils, then battled danger in a cavern full of Ancient Pokémon. After Ash and his friends departed, Xiao Yan set out on his own journey, hoping to grow stronger for a future battle with Ash.

• Xiao Yan met Gary at a fossil excavation site and learned that people were searching for Pokémon Fossils.
• Xiao Yan, Ash, and Team Rocket tumbled into a cavern, where hostile Ancient Pokémon appeared after Pikachu used Thunderbolt.
• An Aerodactyl carried Xiao Yan out of the cavern, but Xiao Yan summoned Charizard, which drove it off and rescued him.
• Ash arrived on his Charizard and reunited with Xiao Yan, while Misty and Brock joined him.
• Ash and his friends continued their journey, and Xiao Yan set out to become stronger for a Pokémon battle with Ash.

Xiao Yan rescued and caught an abandoned Pidgey, then gathered his Pokémon to train in a grove. There, Suicune appeared and greeted him as Ho-Oh’s chosen one.

• Xiao Yan found a starving Pidgey tied to a utility pole and fed it with Pikachu’s help.
• Xiao Yan invited Pidgey to join him, and Pidgey tapped the Poké Ball to accept capture.
• Xiao Yan arranged with Professor Oak to carry all his Pokémon temporarily for training and sent him money for Snorlax’s food.
• Xiao Yan brought his Pokémon to a grove beside a stream, where Entei explained that Ho-Oh had sent help.
• Suicune emerged from the bushes and greeted Xiao Yan as Ho-Oh’s chosen one.

Xiao Yan battled Suicune and caught him after Pikachu’s Thunder and Thunderbolt exploited Suicune’s paralysis. Entei then told Xiao Yan that their bond had led the Pokémon to accept him and that he wanted to travel with him.

• Suicune challenged Xiao Yan, and Xiao Yan sent Pikachu to battle him in the rain.
• Pikachu struck Suicune with Thunder, then endured Suicune’s Blizzard and freezing attack before landing a Volt Tackle.
• Suicune’s paralysis stopped his attack, allowing Pikachu to hit him with Thunderbolt and Xiao Yan to catch him in an Ultra Ball.
• Pikachu collapsed from exhaustion, and Xiao Yan recalled him and welcomed Suicune as a companion.
• Entei told Xiao Yan that their bond had won the battle and said he wanted to stay by Xiao Yan’s side.

Xiao Yan challenged Ash to a three-on-three battle aboard a cruise ship on the way to Cinnabar Island. Xiao Yan won, and after the ship reached the harbor, he headed for the Cinnabar Gym to pursue his eighth badge.

• Ash, Misty, Brock, and both Pikachu pushed Xiao Yan’s sleeping deck chair into the pool to wake him.
• Xiao Yan and Ash compared their badges and agreed to a three-on-three battle, with Xiao Yan’s Pikachu refereeing.
• Xiao Yan’s Bulbasaur defeated Ash’s Snorlax with Leech Seed and Razor Leaf, then evolved into Ivysaur.
• Xiao Yan’s Blastoise knocked Ash’s Pidgeot into the pool with a surprise water attack.
• Xiao Yan’s Shelgon defeated Ash’s Pikachu with Dragon Claw, giving Xiao Yan the victory.
• After the cruise ship reached Cinnabar Island, Xiao Yan said goodbye to Ash and headed for the Cinnabar Gym.

Xiao Yan defeated Blaine at the Cinnabar Gym, using Mega Evolution to overcome Blaine’s Moltres and earn his eighth badge. He planned to rest on Cinnabar Island before heading to the Indigo League, while considering whether his other Pokémon could Mega Evolve.

• Blaine opened the three-on-three battle with Ninetales, which trapped and burned Riolu with Fire Spin before Riolu blocked Hyper Beam with Protect and knocked Ninetales out with Focus Blast.
• Xiao Yan sent out Gyarados, whose Rain Dance and point-blank Hydro Pump defeated Blaine’s Rapidash.
• Blaine sent out Moltres, and Xiao Yan recalled Gyarados and revealed that Umbreon could Mega Evolve using a Mega Stone and his Key Stone.
• Mega Umbreon dodged Moltres’s Fire Blast with Double Team and struck it from above with Swift, winning Xiao Yan the battle.
• Blaine awarded Xiao Yan the Crimson Badge, his eighth badge, and Xiao Yan chose to rest on Cinnabar Island before the Indigo League while planning to test Mega Evolution with his other Pokémon.

Xiao Yan trained his Pokémon on Cinnabar Island but failed to Mega Evolve Charizard. After finding an abandoned cabin and reading a diary about Mew and Mewtwo, he worried about facing Mewtwo, then took his Pokémon to the hot springs and resolved to keep growing stronger with them.

• Xiao Yan trained his Pokémon with Entei and Suicune, then repeatedly tried and failed to Mega Evolve Charizard.
• Xiao Yan got lost in the dark mountains, found an abandoned cabin, and read a diary describing Mew, Mewtwo, and the destruction of a research institute.
• Xiao Yan flew back to the inn and worried that he might not be strong enough to defeat Mewtwo.
• Suicune and Entei suggested visiting the hot springs, and Xiao Yan took all his Pokémon through town to the mixed-bathing spring.
• Xiao Yan relaxed with his Pokémon in the hot spring and resolved to keep training because he believed they would not lose together.

Xiao Yan returned to Professor Oak's Laboratory with eight Badges and showed off Aerodactyl and his other Pokémon. When Mewtwo appeared near Viridian Forest, Xiao Yan pursued him, and Professor Oak warned the group to capture the artificial Pokémon with extreme care; Xiao Yan and Gary stayed overnight at the laboratory.

• Xiao Yan returned to Professor Oak's Laboratory and revealed that he had caught Aerodactyl, while Professor Oak compared the Trainers' Pokédex discoveries and Pokémon collections.
• Xiao Yan reunited with his Pokémon on the laboratory grounds and released Suicune for Professor Oak to examine.
• An unknown Pokémon emerged from a fire in Viridian Forest, and Xiao Yan chased it on Charizard before it escaped into the clouds.
• Xiao Yan told Professor Oak about the Cinnabar Island cabin, and Professor Oak identified the Pokémon as Mewtwo, created from Mew's genes, and warned the group to capture him cautiously.
• Ash went home, while Professor Oak invited Xiao Yan and Gary to stay overnight, and the two friends went upstairs to play Pokémon battle cards.

With the Indigo League tournament approaching, Xiao Yan's Gible fought the Arcanine that had attacked him and evolved into Gabite. Xiao Yan caught the defeated Arcanine, then set off with his Pokémon for the tournament grounds.

• An Arcanine attacked Gible, and Xiao Yan took the bite on his right arm to protect him.
• Gible trained especially hard after the incident, and Xiao Yan's team prepared to leave for the Indigo League.
• A pack of Arcanine attacked Xiao Yan's team, while their leader battled Gible.
• Gible refused to give up, evolved into Gabite during the fight, and defeated Arcanine.
• Xiao Yan caught the defeated Arcanine, who left the pack's leadership to another Arcanine.
• Xiao Yan and his Pokémon set off for the Indigo League tournament grounds.

Xiao Yan attended the Indigo League opening ceremony, drew the Grass Battle Arena for his first match, and defeated Xiao Shan in a three-minute battle. He advanced in the tournament after Ivysaur, Snorlax, and Golduck beat Xiao Shan’s three Pokémon.

• Xiao Yan registered for the Indigo League and drew the Grass Battle Arena as his first battlefield, with his match scheduled for the fifth bout at three in the afternoon.
• Xiao Yan considered how to conserve his Pokémon for the early rounds, chose his lineup, and watched Gary and Ash compete on television.
• Xiao Yan entered the Grass Battle Arena with his sunglasses-wearing Pikachu in the coach’s area and sent out Ivysaur against Xiao Shan’s Raticate.
• Ivysaur restrained Raticate with vines and defeated him with Mega Drain, then Xiao Yan sent out his sleeping Snorlax.
• Snorlax used Sleep Talk to fire Hyper Beam at Golbat and knock him out, while Golduck defeated Xiao Shan’s Muk by reflecting its Sludge Bombs with Hydro Pump.
• Xiao Yan won the match in three minutes and left the arena with Pikachu as the crowd cheered.

Xiao Yan defeated Ash in the fourth-round ice battlefield match and joined Gary among the trainers advancing to the fifth round. At the next draw, Xiao Yan discovered that his opponent would be Xiao Lan, his sworn little sister.

• Xiao Yan defeated his morning opponent when Garchomp knocked out Ponyta, then met Gary at the Pokémon Center and promised not to lose before facing him.
• Xiao Yan’s Glaceon knocked out Ash’s Butterfree but was paralyzed by lingering Stun Spore and lost to Pidgeot.
• Xiao Yan’s Pidgeotto defeated Ash’s Pidgeot with a surprise Sky Attack after appearing to be knocked out by Hyper Beam.
• Xiao Yan’s Pikachu defeated Ash’s Charizard with a Seismic Toss, winning the match for Xiao Yan.
• Ash revealed that Xiao Yan was his idol and asked him to autograph a photo Pikachu had secretly taken of him sleeping.
• Xiao Yan and Gary went to the fifth-round draw, where Xiao Yan discovered that he would face Xiao Lan.

Xiao Yan overcame his doubts and defeated Xiao Lan in the Indigo League, using Entei, Mega Umbreon, and Suicune to win the match. He found Xiao Lan afterward and encouraged her to keep working toward surpassing him.

• Gary noticed Xiao Yan was troubled about facing Xiao Lan and told him to forfeit if he did not want to battle her.
• Xiao Yan overheard Xiao Lan training and saying she intended to fight with all her might, then overslept and nearly missed their match before Suicune and Entei brought him to the arena.
• Xiao Yan and Xiao Lan began their battle, and Entei defeated Wigglytuff and Electabuzz while Xiao Yan struggled to focus.
• Umbreon refused to give up against Espeon, Mega Evolved, and defeated it before Suicune beat Xiao Lan's Charizard and final Wigglytuff to secure Xiao Yan's victory.
• Xiao Yan escaped the reporters with Pikachu's help, found Xiao Lan in a park, and encouraged her to keep working until she could surpass him.

Xiao Yan and Gary faced Agatha’s twin granddaughters in simultaneous semifinal battles. Xiao Yan overcame several opponents with his Pokémon and won his match, while Gary also finished his battle on the adjacent field.

• Xiao Yan and Gary learned they would face Xiao Tao and Xiao Ying, Agatha’s twin granddaughters, in the semifinals and promised each other they would win.
• Xiao Yan’s Gyarados and Xiao Tao’s Feraligatr knocked each other out with Thunderbolt.
• Xiao Yan lost Aerodactyl to Xiao Tao’s Machamp, then used Suicune to defeat Machamp and Articuno with Sheer Cold.
• Xiao Yan calmed the wounded Arcanine, which defeated Xiao Tao’s Persian and then her next two Pokémon.
• Xiao Tao’s Beedrill was defeated, making Xiao Yan the winner; Xiao Yan and Gary exchanged a victory sign and smile after Gary’s match also ended.

Professor Oak told Xiao Yan and Gary about his rivalry with Agatha before the two battled to a draw in the Indigo League finals and shared the championship. After celebrating in Pallet Town, Xiao Yan and Gary prepared to set out on their journeys again.

• Xiao Yan and Gary asked Professor Oak about his past rivalry with Agatha, and he explained how he left a Pokémon-control research team, later defeated her in the Indigo League finals, and became a professor.
• Xiao Yan and Gary sent out Charizard and Blastoise as their final Pokémon, and the two battled fiercely through a series of attacks.
• Charizard and Blastoise both became unable to battle, so the final match ended in a draw and Xiao Yan and Gary were declared co-champions.
• Xiao Yan and Gary received first-place prizes, including passes to challenge Kanto's Elite Four, and posed together for a group photo.
• Back in Pallet Town, Professor Oak warned Xiao Yan and Gary that other trainers were stronger than them, and they stayed there for about half a month before preparing to resume their journeys.

Xiao Yan captured Mewtwo, but Mewtwo escaped and fled to Cinnabar Island. After telling Xiao Yan about the cruelty he had witnessed in human experiments, Mewtwo accepted Xiao Yan's answer and chose to travel with him.

• Xiao Yan caught Mewtwo with Mega Umbreon's help, but Mewtwo threw Xiao Yan aside and escaped from Professor Oak's Laboratory.
• Xiao Yan searched Kanto with Charizard and Pikachu, then found Mewtwo in a cabin on Cinnabar Island.
• Mewtwo confronted Xiao Yan and described being cloned from Mew and witnessing Pokémon suffer and die in human experiments.
• Xiao Yan told Mewtwo that he and his Pokémon were comrades who supported one another, and invited Mewtwo to join them.
• Mewtwo deflected his Aura Sphere to protect Xiao Yan, then asked to be recalled into a Poké Ball.
• Grandpa Fuji sensed that Mewtwo was happy and had found where he belonged.

Xiao Yan left Pallet Town for the Kalos Region after saying goodbye to his friends and receiving birthday gifts from Professor Oak and the group. As his plane flew toward Kalos, he treasured their messages and promised himself they would meet again.

• Professor Oak gave Xiao Yan upgraded Pokédexes, a box containing a phone and letter, and birthday wishes before he departed.
• Gary drove Xiao Yan to the airport, where Ash, Misty, Brock, and Xiao Lan gathered to see him off.
• Gary gave Xiao Yan a birthday gift from everyone, and Xiao Yan boarded his flight to Kalos.
• On the plane, Xiao Yan read Professor Oak’s letter and looked through a photo album filled with his friends’ messages.
• Xiao Yan cried as he read the messages and hoped he would meet everyone again.

Xiao Yan met Professor Sycamore in Kalos, where a rampaging Mega Garchomp escaped and endangered Prism Tower. As Xiao Yan and Charizard stopped it, their bond triggered Charizard’s Mega Evolution, and Serena saw Xiao Yan on the news before preparing to meet Professor Sycamore the next day.

• Xiao Yan introduced himself to Professor Sycamore at the lab while two suspicious figures knocked out Tao Li and tried to steal Garchomp and its Mega Stone.
• Garchomp Mega Evolved, threw Professor Sycamore aside, and escaped through a window, so Xiao Yan pursued it with Charizard to Prism Tower.
• Atop Prism Tower, Mega Garchomp struck Charizard with Hyper Beam, and Xiao Yan jumped after his falling partner as time seemed to stop and he remembered the Charmander plush from his childhood.
• Xiao Yan and Charizard’s bond awakened Mega Evolution, transforming Charizard into Mega Charizard X, which defeated Mega Garchomp and returned everyone safely to the ground.
• Professor Sycamore thanked Xiao Yan and invited him to stay at the lab, while Serena watched the news and looked forward to seeing him the next day.
• Xiao Yan told the Pokémon he had brought from Professor Oak that he would rely on them in Kalos.

Xiao Yan reunited with Serena in Kalos, registered for the Kalos League, and set out with her toward the first Gym. Meanwhile, two people in red suits identified Xiao Yan as the person their boss was looking for.

• Xiao Yan prepared to leave Professor Sycamore’s home, where he met Serena as she arrived to choose her first Pokémon.
• Serena recognized Xiao Yan after five years, and Professor Sycamore suggested that they travel together.
• Xiao Yan registered for the Kalos League at a Pokémon Center, then called Professor Oak and introduced Serena as his traveling companion.
• Serena took Xiao Yan by the wrist and pulled him toward the first Gym, saying she had wanted to travel with him for ages.
• Two people in red suits watched Xiao Yan and Serena leave and confirmed that Xiao Yan was the person their boss sought.

Xiao Yan challenged Viola at the Santalune Gym and defeated her to earn the Bug Badge. After the battle, Xiao Lan and Gary reunited with him, and Serena joined the group as they set off together.

• Gary and Xiao Lan argued over losing track of Xiao Yan, then hurried to the Santalune Gym after learning he would challenge it first.
• Xiao Yan began a two-on-two Gym battle against Viola, whose Vivillon used explosive Powder to injure Arcanine.
• Arcanine defeated Vivillon with Extreme Speed, and Xiao Yan sent out Dragonite to face Surskit.
• Dragonite melted the ice beneath Surskit, grew enormous, and defeated it, earning Xiao Yan the Bug Badge.
• Xiao Lan and Gary reunited with Xiao Yan, and Serena introduced herself to them as his friend.
• Xiao Yan invited Serena to travel with the group, and Viola photographed the four companions as they left the Gym.