Chapter Summaries

Dynamaxed Xiao Wu battled Aier’s Garchomp, using its speed and a decoy to survive Garchomp’s attacks. After Garchomp slammed a false target into a crater, Xiao Wu emerged from underground and prepared to strike with Dynamax Cannon.

• Chu Xin had Xiao Wu Dynamax and attack Garchomp with Outrage and Dragon Tail.
• Aier ordered Garchomp to trap Xiao Wu in Sandstorm Vortex, but Xiao Wu ended its Dynamax and used Dig to evade the storm.
• Garchomp used Earthquake to force Xiao Wu out, then chased it through the air with Dragon Pulse and Rock Tomb.
• Xiao Wu used Extreme Speed to escape, but Garchomp caught it and slammed it into the ground with Seismic Toss.
• Aier warned Garchomp to leave the crater when Xiao Wu appeared to be missing.
• Xiao Wu revealed that it had stayed underground while Double Team distracted Garchomp, then emerged ready to fire Dynamax Cannon.

Xiao Wu unleashed a powerful Dynamax Cannon in a surprise attack, but Garchomp survived and won the battle. Afterward, both sides acknowledged Xiao Wu’s progress, while Garchomp resolved to train harder against the possibility of a rematch.

• Xiao Wu ambushed Garchomp from underground with Dynamax Cannon, and Aier warned Garchomp just in time to defend himself.
• Garchomp endured the attack but was badly wounded, while Xiao Wu became immobilized by the move’s side effects.
• Chu Xin said they were conceding, and Garchomp pressed a claw to Xiao Wu before accepting that he was the real one.
• Aier treated Garchomp with a Potion and praised how much stronger Xiao Wu had become.
• Chu Xin recalled Xiao Wu and promised he would train harder, while Garchomp decided he needed to improve his own tactics and training.

After his battle with Aier’s Garchomp, Chu Xin decided to seek a Psychic-type Pokémon to cover his team’s weaknesses and help him qualify as a Professional Trainer. He asked Zhuo Yuan for help, and the dean gave him a business card, leaving it to Chu Xin to obtain a Pokémon himself.

• Chu Xin reflected on his loss to Aier’s Garchomp and decided he needed to gather six Pokémon to qualify as a Professional Trainer.
• Chu Xin assessed his team’s weaknesses and chose a Psychic-type Pokémon as his next target, hoping for one with strong potential.
• Chu Xin visited Zhuo Yuan and explained that he wanted a Psychic-type Pokémon, reasoning that the dean might know where to find one.
• Zhuo Yuan recognized Chu Xin’s goal of becoming a Professional Trainer and handed him a business card, telling him that obtaining a Psychic-type Pokémon depended on his own abilities.

Zhuo Yuan arranged for Chu Xin to visit the Third Pokémon Nature Reserve in search of Psychic-type Pokémon. As Chu Xin waited for the director’s permission to enter, a strange Slowpoke emerged from the forest.

• Zhuo Yuan explained that the Third Pokémon Nature Reserve protected wild Pokémon and gave Chu Xin a business card for its director, An Dongyang.
• Zhuo Yuan told Chu Xin that Psychic-type Pokémon lived in the reserve and that Zhuo Xin’s Abra had been found there.
• Chu Xin applied to visit the reserve and took the academy’s school bus there.
• A Slowpoke with an unusually wise expression left its companions by a pool and walked toward the forest.
• Chu Xin called An Dongyang for permission to enter, then spotted a Slowpoke emerging from the trees.

Chu Xin battled an unusually alert Slowpoke from the nature reserve and discovered it could use several powerful moves. Electrike ultimately defeated Slowpoke, and Chu Xin threw a Poké Ball to catch it.

• Slowpoke challenged Chu Xin to a duel, and Chu Xin sent out Electrike to fight it.
• Slowpoke dodged Electrike's Quick Attack, used Disable, then slowed it with Curse and attacked with Water Gun.
• Slowpoke used Trick Room as Electrike began charging Ball Lightning, but Chu Xin ordered Electrike to interrupt it with Thunderbolt.
• Electrike followed with Thunder Fang and Thunder, defeating Slowpoke.
• Chu Xin threw a Poké Ball at the unconscious Slowpoke to catch it.

Chu Xin caught a clearheaded Slowpoke and met An Dongyang, who welcomed him to the nature reserve and explained its facilities and rules. Chu Xin entered the reserve and received a booklet of regulations before exploring further.

• Chu Xin caught a Slowpoke whose unusually clear eyes and quick battle reactions made him eager to study it.
• An Dongyang met Chu Xin at the reserve entrance and allowed him to catch wild Pokémon if they accepted him, while warning him about their aggression.
• An Dongyang led Chu Xin to the reserve’s central facility, where he explained that it also served as a hospital for injured wild Pokémon and Trainers.
• An Dongyang gave Chu Xin a booklet of reserve rules and warned him that serious violations could lead to prison or severe punishment.

Chu Xin resolved the trouble caused by catching a Slowpoke that had escaped the reserve, then studied the reserve map to choose a Pokémon colony to explore. He set out for a swamp-surrounded plain where a powerful Nidoran colony lived, hoping to earn a Nidoran as his fifth Pokémon.

• Chu Xin told An Dongyang that Slowpoke had left the reserve and fought him, and An Dongyang helped settle the rule violation after warning him not to repeat it.
• Chu Xin left An Dongyang's office and asked Luo Luo to record the reserve map's information.
• Chu Xin learned that the Nidoran colony on a swamp-surrounded plain was led by a Nidoking and a Nidoqueen.
• Chu Xin decided to seek an outstanding Nidoran despite the colony's likely retaliation if he failed to earn its leaders' approval.
• Chu Xin put Luo Luo in his pocket and headed for the plain within the swamp.

With Luo Luo’s guidance, Chu Xin entered the swamp and rescued a Nidoran trapped in the mud. He continued toward the plains at the swamp’s center with Nidoran, hoping to gain the local group’s acceptance.

• Chu Xin equipped himself to cross the swamp and followed Luo Luo along a safe route.
• Luo Luo detected a life-form with dangerously weak vital signs, and Chu Xin went to investigate.
• Luo Luo pulled a buried Nidoran from the mud and carried him to solid ground.
• Nidoran initially feared Chu Xin but calmed down while Luo Luo cleaned the mud from him.
• Chu Xin took Nidoran along through the swamp and reached the vast plains at its center.

Chu Xin and Luo Luo encountered Nidoqueen and Nidoking leading a hostile Nidoran herd that mistook them for Thieves who had abducted Nidoran. Chu Xin and his Pokémon fought the herd without using their full strength, leaving the confrontation unresolved as he hoped to clear up the misunderstanding.

• A Nidoran herd charged across the plains, and Chu Xin and Luo Luo realized its leaders believed they had abducted the rescued Nidoran.
• Nidoking attacked Chu Xin with Hyper Beam, while Nidoqueen used Agility to seize Nidoran and glare at Chu Xin and Luo Luo.
• Chu Xin summoned Kaka, Xiao Wu, Electrike, and Platypus, then recalled Platypus when it trembled in fear.
• The encircling Nidoran attacked with Poison Point, but Kaka, Xiao Wu, and Electrike blocked the poisonous barbs and protected Chu Xin.
• Chu Xin used Dynamax energy to empower Xiao Wu, while Kaka intercepted Nidoking and Electrike kept the Nidoran away from Chu Xin.
• Chu Xin's Pokémon drove the Nidoran back without using their full strength, and he hoped the herd would understand the mistake.

Xiao Wu, Kaka, and Electrike fought the Nidoran herd while Chu Xin watched from behind their defenses. As Nidoking and Nidoqueen teamed up against Kaka, the Nidoran Chu Xin had rescued stepped in and explained what had happened, clearing up the misunderstanding.

• Xiao Wu knocked down groups of Nidoran while Kaka held Nidoking at bay and Electrike protected Chu Xin with Electroweb and Ball Lightning.
• Nidoqueen joined Nidoking against Kaka, and their coordinated Fire Punch and Ice Punch sent him flying.
• Kaka considered using Burst Aura to overcome the pair, though he feared injuring them with his uncontrolled strength.
• The Nidoran Chu Xin had rescued stepped between Kaka and the leaders and explained what had happened to him.

After Little Nidoran explained the misunderstanding, Nidoking and Nidoqueen stopped fighting Chu Xin and accepted his apology and Potions for their injured companions. Nidoking revealed that Thieves were capturing Nidoran, and Chu Xin decided to investigate.

• Little Nidoran explained the misunderstanding, and Nidoking ordered the Nidoran to stop attacking and leave with their injured companions.
• Chu Xin gave Nidoking and Nidoqueen all his Potions to treat the injured Nidoran, and Nidoking apologized and welcomed him.
• Nidoking was surprised that Chu Xin could understand Pokémon speech, but accepted his explanation that it was a talent.
• Chu Xin asked why the Nidoran group was so tense, and Nidoking and Nidoqueen told him Thieves were capturing their companions.
• Chu Xin decided to visit the Nidoran group and learn more about the Thieves.

Chu Xin joined Nidoking and the Nidoran colony to help track down the poachers who had taken dozens of Nidoran. An Dongyang revealed that the reserve staff were close to trapping Team Rocket, while Chu Xin examined the site of an earlier battle for clues about the poachers’ strength.

• Chu Xin decided to help Nidoking catch the poachers and stayed with the Nidoran colony to search for their trail.
• Nidoking told Chu Xin that the poachers had taken dozens of Nidoran and repeatedly escaped his attempts to stop them.
• An Dongyang learned that Chu Xin had entered the colony but refused to recall him, saying the plan to trap Team Rocket was nearly complete.
• Chu Xin reunited with the rescued Nidoran, left Luo Luo to keep it company, and went with Nidoking to investigate a past battle site.
• Chu Xin studied the battle damage and wondered who the powerful poachers were.

Chu Xin and Luo Luo investigated the battle site and identified Salamence and a flock of Spearow among the Thieves’ Pokémon, while suspecting they had another Pokémon for transport. Chu Xin returned to the Nidoran colony to plan traps, as the Nature Reserve staff also began taking action.

• Chu Xin had Luo Luo analyze the battle marks left by Nidoking and the Thieves.
• Luo Luo concluded that a Salamence had fought Nidoking, and Chu Xin realized the Thieves possessed a powerful pseudo-legendary Pokémon.
• Luo Luo found Spearow droppings at the site, leading Chu Xin to infer that the Thieves also had a flock of Spearow and another Pokémon to transport captives.
• Chu Xin decided to devise a careful plan and set traps, then returned to the Nidoran colony with Nidoking and Nidoqueen.
• The Nature Reserve staff began taking action while Chu Xin considered his plan.

Chu Xin and the Nidoran group trapped Team Rocket’s raiders on the Plains, but their leader revealed a Mega Evolution Stone and threatened him. Chu Xin fled with Little Nidoran as the woman prepared to use her hidden power.

• Team Rocket’s woman led a nighttime raid on the sleeping Nidoran, but Nidoking and Nidoqueen revealed that the herd had set a trap.
• Dragonair and Farfetch'd attacked Team Rocket’s riders, while lightning struck Salamence and the Nidoran surrounded the woman.
• Chu Xin confronted the captured woman, who recognized him as the trap’s planner and threatened to kill him.
• The woman revealed a pendant bearing a Mega Evolution Stone, so Chu Xin grabbed Little Nidoran and ran.
• The woman smiled and said it was already too late.

Chu Xin was attacked by a woman from Team Rocket and her Mega-Evolved Salamence, and his Pokémon tried to protect him. The chapter ended with all of Chu Xin’s Pokémon defeated and Salamence poised to kill him.

• The woman Mega-Evolved Salamence and sent it after Chu Xin, but Nidoqueen, Kaka, and the other Pokémon intervened to protect him.
• The woman revealed she was with Team Rocket and said she would kill Chu Xin for interfering with their plans.
• Salamence struck Kaka down, then overpowered Nidoking and Nidoqueen despite their attacks.
• Chu Xin powered up Xiao Wu with his Dynamax gem while Electrike charged Ball Lightning, but Salamence ambushed them with Aerial Ace.
• Salamence defeated Xiao Wu and Electrike, leaving Chu Xin without any Pokémon to defend him as the woman ordered him to prepare to die.

An Dongyang rescued Chu Xin from Team Rocket and revealed his past as the International Police's Judge. After An Dongyang and his Mega Blastoise defeated Salamence, the staff arrested the woman and the remaining Team Rocket members, and An Dongyang told Chu Xin he could enjoy his stay.

• Mega Blastoise struck Salamence with Hydro Pump just as Salamence was about to attack Chu Xin, and An Dongyang arrived beside his Pokémon.
• The Team Rocket woman recognized An Dongyang as the International Police's Judge and admitted that her group had miscalculated.
• Reserve staff and medical personnel arrived, treated the injured Pokémon, and surrounded the woman as An Dongyang defended Chu Xin's decision to set traps.
• An Dongyang ordered Mega Blastoise to defeat Salamence, who fell unconscious after Blastoise's Water Pulse and Hydro Pump.
• An Dongyang warned the woman to cooperate, and staff restrained Salamence and arrested her and the remaining Team Rocket members.
• An Dongyang told Chu Xin the trouble was over and that he could enjoy his stay.

After Team Rocket’s raid was stopped, Chu Xin learned that the captured Nidoran might be found if An Dongyang uncovered the organization’s hideout. Back at camp, Chu Xin reflected on how outmatched his Pokémon were and resolved to train a stronger, more balanced team.

• Nidoking and Nidoqueen recovered and asked Chu Xin whether their captured kin could be returned to the wild.
• Chu Xin relayed their request to An Dongyang, who agreed to investigate Team Rocket’s hideout and recover the captured Pokémon.
• An Dongyang warned Team Rocket not to intrude on his territory again, while Chu Xin felt reassured that his country could protect him.
• Chu Xin returned to the Nidoran habitat and camped there because the Protection Center was occupied with the arrested Team Rocket members.
• Chu Xin recalled how the woman’s Mega-Evolved Salamence had swiftly defeated Xiao Wu, Kaka, and Electrike, leaving him shaken by his weakness.
• Chu Xin decided to train his newer Pokémon and build a more cohesive team after catching the Pokémon he wanted on the trip.

Chu Xin received Nidoking and Nidoqueen’s permission to catch a Nidoran, and Little Nidoran chose to join him. After leaving the group, Chu Xin set out to explore Team Rocket’s base for clues about its research.

• Chu Xin asked Nidoking and Nidoqueen for permission to catch a Nidoran, and they agreed on the condition that he not force one to leave.
• Luo Luo showed Chu Xin a chart of eight promising Nidoran, but most refused to leave their group.
• Little Nidoran agreed to join Chu Xin, pressed the Poké Ball he offered, and was successfully captured.
• Chu Xin decided to investigate Team Rocket’s base, hoping to find information about its research and Mewtwo.
• Chu Xin packed his belongings and set off for Team Rocket’s base.

Chu Xin explored a Team Rocket base hidden inside an extinct volcano, now occupied by Nature Reserve staff and a colony of Carbink. In the laboratory, he found an unidentified fossil that Luo Luo could not match to any records.

• Chu Xin flew to the Team Rocket base on Xiao Wu and accidentally stepped on a hidden Carbink after landing.
• An Dongyang's secretary allowed Chu Xin to explore the base and warned him that Carbink lived throughout the volcanic area.
• Chu Xin descended into the volcano, passed many Carbink, and entered the base's cooled interior.
• Chu Xin searched the base for over an hour and eventually found its laboratory.
• Chu Xin examined a stone slab that Luo Luo identified as a fossil, but Luo Luo found no records indicating which Pokémon it came from.

Chu Xin and Luo Luo identified the fossil from the Team Rocket Base as a Mew fossil, and Chu Xin decided to take it to Jindu Academy for study and safekeeping. As he left, a pink Carbink protected the fossil, and Luo Luo found that her energy resembled the energy inside it.

• Chu Xin asked Luo Luo to scan the unidentified fossil and project a 3D model of the Pokémon it came from.
• Chu Xin directed Luo Luo to color the model pink and recognized it as Mew.
• Chu Xin decided the Mew fossil was too important to leave behind or give to An Dongyang, and chose to take it to Jindu Academy.
• Chu Xin tripped while leaving the laboratory and dropped the fossil, but a pink Carbink caught it and placed it safely behind her.
• Luo Luo scanned Carbink and found that she had undergone a mutation and carried energy similar to the energy in the Mew fossil.