Chapter Summaries

After Hikari defeated Gardenia and earned the Forest Badge, she traveled with Yuto to the Valley Power Plant, where they confronted Team Galactic. They entered the facility and came face to face with Commander Mars.

• Hikari defeated Gardenia’s final Pokémon and received the Forest Badge, then explained how Yuto and Ralts had trained her.
• Gardenia challenged Ralts to a battle and, after losing repeatedly, decided to leave the Gym for a training journey.
• Yuto took Hikari and Dawn to the Valley Power Plant and explained that he had been asked to help deal with Team Galactic.
• Ralts tied up two Team Galactic guards, and Yuto used the Card Key to open the Power Plant entrance.
• Yuto, Hikari, Dawn, and Ralts made their way through the facility and met Team Galactic commander Mars.

The narrator and Dawn defeated Mars and Phobos in a Multi Battle at the Power Plant, forcing Team Galactic to withdraw. Mars revealed Cyrus’s plan to control the region’s Legendary Pokémon, but said Team Galactic had already made progress in the Power Plant and Eterna City.

• The narrator learned that Team Galactic stole Pokémon and research, and Dawn vowed not to lose her Pokémon.
• Mars challenged the narrator and Dawn to a two-on-two battle, promising to withdraw and share Team Galactic’s plans if she lost.
• The narrator and Dawn followed Yuto’s strategy, using hail and repeated Blizzards to defeat Golbat and Luxio decisively.
• Mars ordered Phobos and the other Team Galactic members to withdraw, then honored her promise to explain that Cyrus sought to control the region’s Legendary Pokémon and rule with their power.
• Mars said Team Galactic had secured energy at the Power Plant and that Jupiter had finished investigating Legendary Pokémon in Eterna City, while warning that they were already ahead.

After Dawn asked Yuto for the power to win, he sent her home to Twinleaf Town and asked Cynthia to help her think through what battles meant to her. Cynthia arrived at Dawn’s home and began comforting her over dinner, while Yuto stayed behind with Ralts and Kirlia.

• After Team Galactic was driven from the Valley Power Plant, Dawn told Yuto she wanted power to win battles, and he had Ralts teleport her to her family home.
• Yuto worried that Dawn might pursue battles only to win, and Ralts suggested asking Cynthia to help; Kirlia then punished Yuto for ordering Ralts to take Dawn’s Card Key without permission.
• Dawn returned home and withdrew to her room, where her mother welcomed her without pressing her to explain what had happened.
• Cynthia arrived at Dawn’s home after Yuto called for help, and Dawn’s mother trusted her to speak with Dawn and make sure she ate.
• Cynthia brought cream stew and bread to Dawn’s room and invited her to eat together.

Baina comforted Dawn and encouraged her to pursue strength without ever losing her love for Pokémon, then traveled with Yuto and Dawn to Hearthome. There, Hikari reunited with her mother, who entered a Contest and overwhelmed the competition with her skill.

• Baina shared her view that Pokémon battles communicated what words could not and urged Dawn never to stop loving Pokémon.
• Dawn asked Baina to sleep beside her, and Baina stayed with her; later, Dawn and Yuto reconciled after Yuto apologized.
• Baina, Yuto, and Dawn traveled through Tian Gan Mountain and arrived in Hearthome, where they decided to visit the Contest Hall.
• Hikari's mother recognized her outside the Contest Hall, and Hikari was astonished to discover that her mother had once held Master Rank.
• Baina came to watch Hikari's mother compete, and Hikari's mother easily outperformed the other Contest entrants.

Hikari began her Hearthome Gym battle against Fantina while her mother and friends watched from the stands. Hikari’s Staraptor used Scrappy and Pain Split to surprise Fantina, and the battle remained underway.

• Hikari arrived at the Hearthome Gym with her mother, Yuto, and Baina, then prepared to battle Fantina.
• Fantina introduced herself and challenged Hikari, who entered the battle determined to show how much she had grown.
• Hikari and Fantina sent out their Pokémon as the spectators discussed type matchups and Same-Type Attack Bonus.
• Fantina’s Samayo struck Staraptor with Bolt Strike, but Staraptor endured the hit and prepared to counterattack.
• Hikari ordered Staraptor to use Thrash, and Scrappy let its Normal-type move hit the Ghost-type Samayo.
• Hikari explained that Staraptor’s Pain Split had equalized their HP, leaving Samayo badly hurt as the battle continued.

Dawn defeated Fantina in a Gym battle using Staraptor’s Whirlwind to reveal her Pokémon and Magnemite’s Lock-On, Zap Cannon, and Gravity to overcome Gengar. She earned the Relic Badge and eagerly asked her mother what she thought of the battle.

• Dawn had Staraptor use Endure and Whirlwind to force Fantina to reveal Gengar, then recalled Staraptor after it fainted.
• Dawn sent out Magnemite, whose unusual heat resistance let him withstand Gengar’s Fire Punch.
• Magnemite used Lock-On and Zap Cannon, then Gravity to ground Gengar and help the electric attacks land until Gengar fainted.
• Dawn’s Magnemite and Fantina’s final Mismagius knocked each other out, giving Dawn the victory by remaining Pokémon.
• Fantina praised Dawn’s battle and awarded her the Relic Badge.
• Dawn asked her mother, Baina, what she thought of the battle.

Dawn reunited with Ayako, who praised her growth and encouraged her to continue traveling, while White described the group's journey toward Lake Valor. After Dawn caught a Pokémon and learned from a battle mistake, Yuto began teaching the group about held items.

• Dawn asked Ayako whether she had grown, and Ayako praised her while telling her to come home if traveling became too hard.
• White said the group headed south after earning their third Badge, but missed Gym battles because the Gym Leaders and towns were unavailable.
• On Route 222, Dawn tried to catch a Pink Sheep, but Piplup was paralyzed by its Discharge after Dawn mistakenly used Bubble Beam.
• Dawn checked her Pokédex and sent out Magnemite to continue the battle, while Yuto and White discussed the value of learning through experience.
• Yuto began a lesson on held items, explaining that they could greatly change Pokémon battles but were restricted by the current rules.

Baina and the others studied held berries and Pokémon abilities before Yuto tested their lessons in a three-on-three battle. Baina’s Garchomp faced Yuto’s formidable Yadolan, and the chapter ended as Yadolan countered Garchomp’s Thrash.

• Baina and the others learned how held berries could change battle tactics and began reviewing their effects.
• Baina studied her newly hatched Yadong’s abilities and stats with Yuto, learning that it likely had the Hidden Ability Regenerator.
• Baina and Yuto discussed possible moves and strategies for their Pokémon while Dawn studied independently.
• Baina battled Yuto with three Pokémon each, but Yuto’s Yadolan endured her team’s attacks and recovered with Slack Off.
• Baina ordered Garchomp to use Thrash, but Yadolan survived and answered with Counter.

Hikari reflected on Yuto’s strength and the team’s journey before she and Looker discovered Team Galactic at Lake Verity after a major earthquake. Yuto feared Cyrus was trying to create a new world that would destroy the existing one, and the chapter ended with Hikari confronting Jupiter over Kang Hui’s defeat.

• Hikari felt jealous of Yuto’s strength and knowledge, then recounted her growing Pokémon team and her earlier encounters with Team Galactic, including Cyrus.
• At Mio Library, Hikari suggested Team Galactic intended to recreate the New King myths, and a powerful earthquake struck near Lake Valor.
• Yuto said Cyrus’s plan could create a new world that would crush the existing one, then sent Hikari and Looker to check on Mesprit at Lake Verity while he went to Lake Valor to protect Uxie.
• Hikari and Looker found Jupiter, several grunts, and Kang Hui at Lake Verity, where Jupiter mocked Kang Hui for losing after they had fought him together.

Yuto reached Lake Valor as Team Galactic advanced its plan, but a mysterious black whirlpool swallowed him and Azelf. Ralts and Salamence were left behind with Yuto’s belongings, unsure whether they could follow him.

• Yuto called Baina, who agreed to mobilize the League while Dawn and Handsome headed to the other lakes.
• Yuto flew toward Lake Valor with Salamence and drew courage from Ralts and his Pokémon.
• Yuto found Azelf suspended over a whirlpool that was turning black.
• An unknown attacker struck Yuto, Ralts, and Salamence with homing electricity, and Yuto fell toward the whirlpool.
• Yuto threw his Poké Balls clear before the whirlpool swallowed him and Azelf.
• Ralts tried to follow Yuto, but Salamence caught Ralts and carried him to shore with Yuto’s backpack and Poké Balls.

Baina and the others learned that Team Galactic was taking the lake Pokémon to the Spear Pillar to summon Dia-ga and Palkia, while Yuto and Azelf had been pulled into another dimension. The group reunited on Tian Gan Mountain and set out to stop the impending crisis.

• Cynthia and the League mobilized forces against Team Galactic, and Baina headed to Lake Acuity.
• Baina found Mars and her team with Uxie, but Mars escaped with the captive Pokémon after using Smokescreen and Haze.
• Dawn told Baina that Mesprit had also been taken and that Yuto and Azelf had disappeared into another dimension.
• Baina learned that Team Galactic planned to use the lake Pokémon at the Spear Pillar to summon Dia-ga and Palkia.
• Baina left Lake Acuity for Tian Gan Mountain, where Ralts and the others reunited with her and Yuto's six Pokémon.

The group fought through Team Galactic’s defenses and reached Spear Pillar, where Mars and Jupiter blocked their way. Meanwhile, Yuto awoke in the Distortion World, where Acuino and Giratina questioned his origins.

• The Elite Four and Fitness Coaches joined the search, and Ralts guided Dawn, Cynthia, and the others through Tian Gan Mountain while Oba stayed behind to hold off an enemy.
• The group crossed a cave and emerged into a perpetually snowy part of Tian Gan Mountain, where Dawn used Sunspot Magnemite to drive off wild Pokémon.
• Yuto awoke in the Distortion World with Acuino and learned that Giratina had summoned him because both Pokémon found his origins mysterious.
• Yuto told Acuino and Giratina about his experiences so far.
• Dawn’s group reached Spear Pillar, where Mars and Jupiter confronted them with their Pokémon and challenged them to fight.

The narrator and Dawn defeated Mars and Jupiter’s Pokémon with careful training and coordinated attacks, then confronted Cyrus at the pillars. Cyrus revealed that he had chained Dialga and Palkia with red crystals and intended to control them, prompting the narrator and Dawn to attack the chains.

• The narrator used Gaburias’s speed and Dragon Claw to defeat one Alakazam, while Gallade defeated the other.
• Dawn’s Piplup defeated Buben with Hydro Pump, and the group immobilized the remaining Pokémon before Jibakoil took down Banette.
• Cyrus appeared with Uxie and Mesprit, whose unfocused eyes suggested he controlled them, and dismissed Dawn’s objections to his actions.
• Cyrus summoned Dialga and Palkia and bound them in painful red chains using crystals in his gloves.
• The narrator and Dawn released their Pokémon and ordered them to attack the chains, while Cyrus commanded Dialga, Palkia, Uxie, and Mesprit to fight back.

Yuto arrived at Spear Pillar with Giratina and stopped Cyrus from creating a new universe, explaining how Giratina and the Distortion World helped keep the existing world stable. More than two months later, Team Galactic had been destroyed, and Yuto and Dawn continued traveling and collecting badges.

• Yuto and Giratina broke the chains controlling Dialga and Palkia, freeing them and the Lake Pokémon from Cyrus's control.
• Yuto reunited with his Pokémon, Dawn, and Cynthia, then explained that Giratina and the Distortion World balanced and stabilized the world Dialga and Palkia created.
• Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina erased Cyrus's new universe, and Giratina and the Lake Pokémon returned to their realms.
• Dawn, Cynthia, and Yuto challenged Cyrus's belief that emotions were unnecessary, and the threat to the New King Region ended.
• More than two months later, Yuto had continued filling out his Pokédex and collecting badges, while Dawn had matched his badge count and rarely lost battles.

Yuto and Dawn arrived at Lily of the Valley Island for the New King League, where the tournament began after Trainers crossed Victory Road. Yuto was confronted by League officials trying to recruit him, then went to collect his battle pairing and met a boy who recognized him.

• Cynthia arranged for Bertha to battle Dawn, and Dawn lost badly to the Elite Four member.
• Yuto, Dawn, Barry, and Kang Hui reached Lily of the Valley Island as the stadium deadline shut out late arrivals and the Lily of the Valley Conference began.
• Steven, Ye, Silver, and Green surprised Yuto in his hotel room and tried to take him back to work as a League public representative, but he refused.
• The next day, Yuto went to the stadium to collect his battle pairing and encountered a boy who called him by name.

Yuto met Shinji and the self-proclaimed dark emissary Tucker, who challenged him and insulted his Ralts. As the Lily of the Valley Conference brackets were announced, Hikari reflected on her journey and realized she was in Yuto’s bracket.

• Shinji challenged Yuto to a battle in the fifth round and declared that only strong Pokémon could win.
• Yuto learned that he and Hikari were both in Block B, while Shinji was scheduled to face Hikari in the third match.
• Tucker introduced himself as the dark emissary, challenged Yuto for the fourth round, and said Ralts could never defeat his Pokémon.
• Yuto became furious when Tucker insulted Ralts, his best partner.
• Hikari recalled her dream of reaching the Pokémon League and the experiences she had gained on her journey.
• Hikari discovered that she was in the same bracket as Yuto and felt an emotion she could not put into words.

After Green explained how Yuto had grown into a Champion and why Dawn was not ready to defeat him, Dawn regained her resolve and trained with her Pokémon. At the League, her preliminary match against Little Lily began, and Yuto was asked to assess her chances.

• Green told Dawn about Yuto’s early struggles, his battle strategies, and the years it took him to become strong.
• Green asked Dawn what she had learned from Yuto, and Dawn left feeling encouraged.
• Dawn told her six Pokémon they would battle Yuto in the League and trained with them until late.
• Dawn and Little Lily entered the water-field arena for their preliminary match as Yuto watched with Green and Silver.
• Green asked Yuto what he thought of Dawn’s chances, and Yuto asked which Pokémon she had brought.

Dawn battled Little Lily in her first Pokémon League match, defeating Starmie with Gyarados despite its Electric-type attacks. After Little Lily sent out her next Pokémon, Yuto hinted that Dawn might not keep the battle confined to the water field.

• Yuto and the others discussed Dawn's Water-type team and Yuto expressed confidence in her talent as a trainer.
• Dawn entered the League arena, heard the rules, and sent out Gyarados against Little Lily's Starmie.
• Little Lily used Starmie's Thunderbolt against Gyarados, but Gyarados survived underwater and caught Starmie off guard.
• Dawn ordered Gyarados to leap from the water and slam Starmie with Body Slam, winning the first battle.
• Little Lily sent out her next Pokémon, and Yuto suggested Dawn might not play along with the water battlefield.

Hikari defeated Little Lily’s Kingdra and golden Pidgeot with Gyarados, earning a place in the second round. Yuto also advanced, and his next match against Nozomi began with Chatot facing Aggron.

• Hikari used Gyarados’s jumps and Dragon Dance to disrupt Kingdra’s movement, then struck the water with Iron Tail and defeated it.
• Little Lily sent out her golden Pidgeot, but Gyarados hit it with Thunder and then countered Brave Bird with Aqua Tail, winning Hikari the match.
• The commentator announced that Hikari and Yuto had both advanced to the second round.
• Yuto prepared for his match against Nozomi, a Top Coordinator from Kisaki City, while his seaweed-like Pokémon argued for a chance to battle.
• Nozomi sent out Beautifly and Yuto chose Chatot, as the commentator mistakenly announced Aggron for Nozomi.

Yuto’s Chatot defeated Nozomi’s Mismagius and Beautifly with Encore, Toxic Spikes, and a boosted Heat Wave, leaving her down to Glameow. Nozomi lowered Chatot’s physical attack with Charm, but Chatot relied on special attacks, so her counter did little to stop it.

• Nozomi switched Houndoom out for Mismagius, which tried to attack Chatot with Zap Cannon.
• Yuto had Chatot use Encore after Mismagius protected against Chatter, forcing it to repeat Protect until Nozomi recalled it.
• Nozomi sent Beautifly back out and ordered Hyper Beam, but Chatot’s heavily boosted Heat Wave overwhelmed the attack and knocked Beautifly out.
• Hikari reflected on the tactics she had learned from Yuto and fled the stadium after Ralts spoke to her telepathically.
• Nozomi sent out Glameow and used Charm to lower Chatot’s attack, but Chatot was a special attacker.