Chapter Summaries

Chu Xin won four qualifier matches but planned to withdraw from the Kendo Championship because the opponents were weak and the champion received no prize. Xiao Lu explained that the championship determined how many resources the Wudang Gym received, persuading Chu Xin to compete in the Top 16 matches the next day.

• Chu Xin won four qualifier matches with Kaka, and the Top 16 matches were scheduled for the following day.
• Chu Xin rode Xiao Wu down from Wudang Mountain and returned to his Lounge to rest.
• Xiao Lu visited Chu Xin and admitted that sharing contestant information had been pulling strings for him.
• Chu Xin complained that the competition offered no worthwhile training and said he would withdraw after learning the champion received no prize.
• Xiao Lu explained that the championship rankings affected the resources allocated to the Wudang Gym, and Chu Xin realized he needed to keep competing.

Chu Xin learned that the Dragon Tamer Elite Four’s response to the Eternatus incident had weakened the Kendo Championship’s field, and he agreed to keep competing for the Wudang Gym. He realized that the tournament was unusually easy because the incident had drawn many skilled fighters away.

• Chu Xin reflected on the government’s strict control of Trainers and felt reassured that it could prevent criminal organizations like Team Rocket from taking root.
• Chu Xin decided to continue in the Kendo Championship because his withdrawal could harm the Wudang Gym’s resource allocation after its support for him.
• Chu Xin told Xiao Lu that he expected to place well and asked how many resources the Wudang Gym might receive if he won.
• Xiao Lu explained that the championship’s standard was unusually low because the Dragon Tamer Elite Four had summoned skilled fighters from the dojos, including Wudang Gym’s senior disciples.
• Chu Xin realized that the Eternatus incident had caused the shortage of competitors and that its aftereffects were benefiting him.

Chu Xin learned that Wudang Gym could contend for the Kendo Championship because many strong apprentices had been reassigned to guard Eternatus, and he agreed to take the competition seriously. At the summit, the Top 16 matches began with Tian Leyan facing Mei Zhufeng.

• Taoist Xiao Lu told Chu Xin that his strength could reach the top eight and that the reassigned competitors gave Wudang Gym a chance to win.
• Xiao Lu assured Chu Xin that the strongest dojo-trained competitors were absent, and Chu Xin agreed to compete seriously with Kaka.
• Chu Xin reviewed the competitors’ information, then rode Xiao Wu to the summit of Wudang Mountain the next day.
• The Top 16 began with Emei Dojo apprentice Tian Leyan facing Mei Zhufeng, an apprentice from a lesser-known dojo.

Tian Leyan defeated Mei Zhufeng’s Pokémon with her Emei Dojo Samurott, while Xiao Lu explained the Five Mountains Sword Schools and how Ai Xing’s recruitment had weakened the Championship field. Chu Xin’s number was called, and he prepared to face his opponent.

• Tian Leyan’s Samurott overwhelmed Mei Zhufeng’s Pokémon and ended the match with Bulldoze.
• Xiao Lu told Chu Xin that Tian Leyan was from the Emei Dojo and warned him that she would be a tough rival.
• Xiao Lu explained that the Five Mountains Sword Schools had distinctive sword styles, but only the Emei Dojo had sent a strong apprentice to the Championship.
• Xiao Lu said Ai Xing’s recruitment had taken many skilled fighters from the dojos, including Wudang senior disciples.
• After several uneventful matches, the staff called number six, Chu Xin, to the stage.

Chu Xin faced Qian Fu of the Viridian Gym in the Kendo Championship, where both Trainers were restricted to sword techniques. After Qian Fu arrogantly offered Chu Xin three free moves, Kaka defeated his Kabutops with one full-power slash.

• Chu Xin questioned why Qian Fu, an apprentice from a Rock-type gym, had entered the swordsmanship competition, and Qian Fu said he wanted to test his skills.
• Qian Fu revealed a Kabutops and planned to win a higher ranking to secure more resources for the Viridian Gym.
• Qian Fu dismissed Chu Xin's Farfetch'd and offered it three free moves before the fight began.
• Chu Xin ordered Kaka to use Burst Aura Third Stage and deliver one full-power slash, knocking Kabutops out immediately.

Chu Xin’s Farfetch’d Kaka defeated Qian Fu’s Kabutops with a single slash, securing Chu Xin’s place in the Kendo Championship quarterfinals. Tian Leyan was reassured that Kaka’s power might be difficult to sustain, though the nun doubted Tian Leyan could withstand his attack.

• Kaka defeated Qian Fu’s Kabutops with one slash, ending Qian Fu’s tournament run in the Top 16.
• Qian Fu recalled his injured Kabutops and left the platform, while Chu Xin recalled Kaka and prepared to wait for the quarterfinals.
• Tian Leyan considered how her Samurott might face Kaka and concluded it could not block his slash.
• The nun told Tian Leyan that Kaka’s explosive power likely came at a cost and encouraged her to outlast it.
• The nun privately worried that Tian Leyan’s Samurott could not withstand Kaka’s initial attack.
• Chu Xin returned to Xiao Lu and declared that he could win the Kendo Tournament for the Wudang Gym.

After Kaka defeated Qian Fu's Kabutops, Chu Xin returned to the Wudang Gym to train him with the Mind's Eye Manual. Dissatisfied with Kaka's predictable routine, Chu Xin decided to have Luo Luo surprise him with electric attacks.

• Chu Xin left the Kendo Championship and returned to the Wudang Gym with Kaka.
• Chu Xin reviewed Kaka's battle against Qian Fu's Kabutops and recognized how close Kaka had come to trouble despite winning.
• Luo Luo activated the Trial Device, and Kaka began his Mind's Eye Manual training under its gravity and electric current.
• Chu Xin studied Luo Luo's reports and concluded that Kaka's routine was too familiar to keep him alert.
• Chu Xin ordered Luo Luo to launch surprise electric attacks at Kaka during training.

Chu Xin introduced a training method in which Luo Luo attacked Kaka during practice to sharpen his concentration and help him master the Mind's Eye Manual. Afterward, Chu Xin considered which Pokémon to add to his team, deciding that a Psychic-type would help counter Ghost-types.

• Chu Xin and Luo Luo agreed that Luo Luo would launch predicted Thunder Shocks at Kaka during training.
• Kaka dodged Luo Luo's first attack, then agreed to the new method after Chu Xin explained how it would improve his concentration.
• Luo Luo repeatedly attacked Kaka, and Kaka trained through the distraction and numbness as his focus improved.
• Chu Xin reflected on his team's progress and realized he needed six Pokémon to qualify as a professional Trainer.
• Chu Xin identified Ghost-types as a major weakness for his team and considered asking the Dean of Jindu Academy about finding a Psychic-type Pokémon after the tournament.

Chu Xin searched the Wudang Gym's Data Library for a way to strengthen Electrike's Ball Lightning, but the records about a Pokémon's “heart” left him confused. Wu Yong explained that the heart meant mental energy, and Chu Xin questioned whether it was truly as powerful as the books claimed.

• Chu Xin decided to search the Wudang Gym's Data Library for clues to help Electrike improve Ball Lightning.
• Chu Xin found many records discussing a Pokémon's “heart,” but none clearly explained what it meant.
• Wu Yong found Chu Xin frustrated in the library and asked what was troubling him.
• Chu Xin showed Wu Yong a passage about the heart and asked what it referred to.
• Wu Yong explained that the heart meant a Pokémon's mental energy, and Chu Xin asked whether mental energy was really so powerful.

Wu Yong explained how mental energy strengthened Pokémon’s control and combat awareness, then shared his dream of scientifically proving it. Chu Xin considered asking Luo Luo and Jindu Academy to collaborate with the Wudang Gym on the research.

• Wu Yong used his Lucario and a passage in a book to explain that mental energy came from a Pokémon’s brain and improved its control and awareness.
• Chu Xin compared Kaka, Xiao Wu, and Electrike’s abilities and wondered how he could increase their mental energy.
• Wu Yong invited visitors to study the Wudang Gym’s records and lamented that few people understood them.
• Wu Yong said he hoped to prove mental energy existed and share the Wudang Gym’s inherited knowledge with the world.
• Chu Xin considered having Luo Luo work with Wu Yong, then thought it would be more realistic to involve Jindu Academy.

Chu Xin proposed that Wudang Gym collaborate with Jindu Academy to research mental energy using Research Rotom and human scientists. Wu Yong agreed to work with the academy, giving his long-stalled research a possible path forward.

• Chu Xin asked Wu Yong whether he would consider working with Jindu Academy to research mental energy using Rotom.
• Wu Yong praised Chu Xin’s Breeding Rotom but said it lacked the data and capabilities needed for scientific research.
• Chu Xin explained that Jindu Academy aimed to develop Research Rotom by supplying Rotom with research materials and would also send human researchers.
• Wu Yong overcame his doubts and decided to cooperate with Jindu Academy on mental energy research.

Chu Xin received Wudang Gym’s secret manual for safely increasing Pokémon mental energy and studied it with Luo Luo. Seeing that the training relied on emotions and willpower, Chu Xin wondered whether he could use it to develop a way for Pokémon to master emotional energy.

• Chu Xin suggested that Wu Yong partner with Jindu Academy on mental energy research, and Wu Yong agreed to consider a joint project.
• Wu Yong gave Chu Xin a restricted Wudang Gym manual for increasing a Pokémon’s mental energy as thanks for his suggestion.
• Back in Shenzhen City, Chu Xin showed the manual to Luo Luo, and they read it together.
• Luo Luo concluded that mental energy helped Pokémon control their bodies and energy, while Chu Xin noticed the manual strengthened it by making Pokémon suppress emotions.
• Chu Xin connected mental energy to emotional energy, bond evolution, and Mega Evolution, then considered whether the manual could help him develop a method for Pokémon to master emotional energy.

Chu Xin taught Kaka and Electrike to meditate to strengthen their mental energy, but Electrike kept falling asleep. Hoping the Azelf Stone would calm Electrike enough to meditate, Chu Xin handed it to him.

• Chu Xin set aside researching emotional energy and gathered Kaka and Electrike to teach them how meditation could strengthen mental energy.
• Kaka quickly entered a meditative state, while Electrike lay down and fell asleep.
• Chu Xin woke Electrike and tried again, but Electrike fell asleep a second time.
• Chu Xin remembered the Azelf Stone, which dampened a Pokémon's will, and gave it to Electrike in hopes it would help him meditate.

Chu Xin used the Azelf Stone to help Electrike enter a meditative state, while Luo Luo failed to detect any changes in mental energy and lost confidence in his abilities. Chu Xin reassured Luo Luo by promising to have him upgraded so he could join the upcoming research collaboration between Wudang Gym and Jindu Academy.

• Chu Xin gave Electrike the Azelf Stone, and its influence made Electrike gloomy and self-critical.
• Chu Xin threatened to send Electrike back unless he began Meditation, prompting Electrike to enter a meditative state under the stone's influence.
• Chu Xin asked Luo Luo to examine Kaka and Electrike, but Luo Luo found no signs of mental energy before their training ended.
• After Chu Xin removed the Azelf Stone, Electrike returned to normal, while Luo Luo became dispirited over his failed examination.
• Chu Xin promised to have Chen Huan upgrade Luo Luo into a research Rotom so he could participate in the upcoming mental energy study with Wudang Gym and Jindu Academy.

Chu Xin reviewed his quarterfinal opponents and became suspicious of Yuansheng, an unaffiliated competitor whose Escavalier had won every match with a single swift attack. He resolved to watch Yuansheng’s future battles to learn more about his strength and identity.

• Chu Xin studied Tian Leyan’s profile and judged her Samurott a difficult opponent for Kaka.
• Chu Xin examined Yuansheng’s blank profile and wondered how an Unaffiliated Civilian had reached the quarterfinals by defeating dojo apprentices.
• Chu Xin asked Luo Luo to project all of Yuansheng’s battle footage.
• Chu Xin watched Yuansheng’s Escavalier swiftly defeat each opponent with a single lance thrust.
• Chu Xin concluded Yuansheng was no ordinary civilian and decided his coming battles would reveal more about him.

Chu Xin arrived at the Kendo Championship quarterfinals and learned from Xiao Lu why senior dojo members accompanied the competitors. They speculated about Yuansheng’s unknown background, then Chu Xin focused on finding out who he would face next.

• Chu Xin questioned Xiao Lu about accompanying him and learned that the Kendo Championship preserved old rules requiring competitors to attend with senior dojo members.
• Xiao Lu explained that Taoist Shi Cang had been called away, while Wu Yong was too busy to bring Chu Xin.
• Chu Xin spotted Yuansheng, the sole Unaffiliated Civilian among the quarterfinalists, and questioned whether he truly had no background.
• Xiao Lu said Yuansheng’s powerful Escavalier had not yet shown its sword techniques, which might reveal his dojo or sect.
• Chu Xin stopped guessing about Yuansheng and turned his attention to the staff, confident that Kaka could defeat his next opponent.

Chu Xin watched Tian Leyan defeat a formidable Doublade after revealing the Emei Dojo’s defensive Swords Dance technique. The victory showed him that Tian Leyan was stronger than he had expected, and he turned his attention to Yuansheng’s upcoming match.

• Chu Xin defeated his opponent with Kaka’s Spatial Expansion and stayed to watch Tian Leyan’s match.
• Tian Leyan’s Samurott used Bulldoze to expose Doublade after it attacked with Shadow Sneak, then blocked its Night Slash.
• Doublade used Metal Sound to weaken Samurott, but Tian Leyan ordered Swords Dance to counter it.
• Samurott defended against Doublade’s Fury Cutter attacks while continuing its Swords Dance, a secret Emei Dojo technique.
• Tian Leyan ended the dance and had Samurott defeat Doublade with X-Scissor; Chu Xin then awaited Yuansheng’s match.

After Tian Leyan won her match, Chu Xin admired her Samurott’s Swords Dance but decided to focus on Kaka mastering the Mind's Eye Manual instead. Tian Leyan then asked to join Jindu Academy so she could satisfy her mother’s wishes while remaining eligible to become an Emei Dojo disciple, and Chu Xin believed the academy would welcome her.

• Tian Leyan won her battle decisively, and Chu Xin watched her Samurott use Swords Dance.
• Chu Xin considered seeking Emei Dojo’s secret manual but decided Kaka should first master the Mind's Eye Manual.
• While Chu Xin waited for Yuansheng’s match, Tian Leyan approached and asked why he was competing for Wudang Gym while studying at Jindu Academy.
• Tian Leyan asked Chu Xin to take her to Jindu Academy, explaining that she wanted to enroll there and later become an Emei Dojo disciple.
• Chu Xin concluded that Dean Zhuo Yuan would likely accept Tian Leyan because of her strength and potential.

Chu Xin and Tian Leyan watched Yuansheng face a Golem in the Kendo Tournament, hoping to learn more about his strength. Yuansheng won with one strike from Escavalier, leaving Chu Xin to wonder what move it had used.

• Chu Xin agreed to Tian Leyan joining Jindu Academy, and she said Yuansheng seemed to be an unaffiliated civilian with extraordinary skill.
• Tian Leyan noted that Yuansheng and Chu Xin had each defeated every tournament opponent with a single strike.
• Yuansheng was drawn to fight a Golem while Chu Xin recorded the match with Luo Luo and Tian Leyan observed.
• Yuansheng commanded Escavalier to attack, and it pierced Golem with its twin lances, knocking it out in one strike.
• Yuansheng left the tournament venue after glancing back at Chu Xin and Tian Leyan, while Chu Xin wondered what move Escavalier had used.

After studying Yuansheng’s battle, Chu Xin discovered that Escavalier had landed thirty rapid strikes with a dual-sword technique. Wu Yong suspected the style came from the island nation, raising the possibility that a foreign contestant had entered the Kendo Championship.

• Chu Xin returned to the Wudang Gym while Tian Leyan headed back to her inn, and their Pokémon resumed training or rested.
• Chu Xin reviewed Yuansheng’s match frame by frame and counted thirty attacks from Escavalier in less than a second.
• Luo Luo could not identify Escavalier’s sword technique but reported that it used a dual-sword style.
• Chu Xin showed the recording to Wu Yong, who said the technique resembled swordsmanship from the island nation.
• Wu Yong warned that if a foreign contestant had entered the tournament, the honor of the country’s gyms would be at stake.