Chapter Summaries

Chu Xin stole a Mew Fossil and captured a Carbink with the potential to evolve into Diancie from the Team Rocket Base. As he fled, Team Rocket pursued and ambushed him, leaving him and Xiao Wu injured on the ground.

• Chu Xin defeated and captured Carbink, then took the Mew Fossil and escaped the Team Rocket Base.
• Chu Xin found the staff outside unconscious and faced a Team Rocket member with a Houndoom and a Metang.
• Chu Xin fled on Xiao Wu, while the Team Rocket member pursued him on a Pidgeot.
• A Trick Room slowed Chu Xin and Xiao Wu, and a Hyper Beam struck Xiao Wu, forcing them to crash-land.
• A second Team Rocket member emerged from the trees and confronted the injured Chu Xin.

Chu Xin was ambushed by two powerful Team Rocket members who tried to kill him and reclaim the Mew fossil. With Kaka and Electrike holding their Pokémon at bay and Xiao Wu guarding him, Chu Xin tried to survive until An Dongyang or the authorities arrived.

• A Team Rocket member appeared from the jungle as another landed behind Chu Xin, trapping him between them.
• Chu Xin sent out Kaka and Electrike, while Xiao Wu struggled to stand and protect him.
• A Houndoom attacked Chu Xin with Flamethrower, but Kaka blocked the attack and the Pokémon rallied to defend him.
• Chu Xin resolved to hold out until An Dongyang or the authorities could arrive, believing An Dongyang would come to help.
• Kaka used Burst Aura to stall Metagross, while Electrike used Ball Lightning to evade Houndoom and barely keep it at bay.
• Chu Xin kept Xiao Wu beside him as a guard while Kaka and Electrike fought the two stronger Pokémon.

Chu Xin and his Pokémon struggled to hold off Team Rocket as Golduck joined the battle and targeted him. Xiao Wu used Dynamax Energy to confront Golduck, while Chu Xin hoped An Dongyang would arrive before they were overwhelmed.

• Houndoom predicted Electrike’s movements and landed a Flamethrower, slowing Electrike despite its protective Electric Garment.
• Kaka held his own against Metagross with Burst Aura, but Chu Xin realized Kaka’s stamina was rapidly running out as the Team Rocket members grew anxious.
• A Team Rocket member sent out Golduck, whose Confusion failed to affect Kaka or Electrike, and then ordered him to attack Chu Xin.
• Golduck charged at Chu Xin and Xiao Wu with Surf, but Dynamax-powered Xiao Wu countered with Blizzard and froze the wave beneath Golduck.
• Golduck narrowly escaped the ice and pressed his assault on Xiao Wu; Chu Xin stayed behind his struggling Pokémon and hoped An Dongyang would arrive soon.

Chu Xin and his Pokémon were overwhelmed by Team Rocket until An Dongyang arrived on Pidgeot and rescued them with Blastoise. An Dongyang drove off the attackers, then pursued them and returned with the two unconscious Team Rocket members and their Pokémon.

• Kaka and Electrike were defeated by Metagross and Houndoom, leaving Xiao Wu barely able to hold off Golduck as Chu Xin feared the worst.
• An Dongyang dropped from Pidgeot on Blastoise, startling the battle and confronting the two Team Rocket members.
• The Team Rocket members recalled their Pokémon and fled after An Dongyang arrived.
• An Dongyang Mega Evolved Blastoise and fired Hydro Pump at the fleeing Team Rocket members.
• An Dongyang pursued the attackers and returned with them and their Pokémon unconscious, while Chu Xin realized he had spared their lives.

After An Dongyang rescued Chu Xin from Team Rocket, Chu Xin returned to the Nature Reserve's center with the Mew Fossil and his injured Pokémon. He revealed to Chen Huan that Team Rocket had sent two Gym Leader-level members after him because of the fossil, leaving Chen Huan convinced it was an extraordinary treasure.

• An Dongyang arrested the Team Rocket members he had captured and sent Chu Xin back to the reserve's center for safety.
• Chu Xin returned safely, handed his injured Pokémon over for treatment, and rested with the Mew Fossil.
• Aier and Chen Huan arrived, and Aier anxiously checked that Chu Xin was unharmed.
• Chu Xin sent Aier away and gave Chen Huan the Mew Fossil to study.
• Chu Xin told Chen Huan that two Gym Leader-level Team Rocket members had pursued him and that An Dongyang's arrival had saved his life.
• Chen Huan realized Team Rocket's pursuit meant the Mew Fossil was an important treasure.

Chen Huan learned that the Mew Fossil might belong to a Pokémon connected to every known species, then Chu Xin revealed a pink-gemmed Carbink that made Chen Huan question whether the legend of Diancie was real. The chapter left Chen Huan asking if the Pokémon before him was Diancie.

• Chen Huan examined the Mew Fossil, and Luo Luo explained that it belonged to an unknown Pokémon whose traits were shared by every known Pokémon.
• Chen Huan excitedly concluded the fossil might belong to an extinct common ancestor, while Chu Xin chose not to correct his assumption about Mew.
• Chu Xin took Chen Huan to a secluded clearing so he could reveal the remaining discovery about Nankai Art Studio.
• Chu Xin summoned a Carbink with pink gems, and Chen Huan recognized its resemblance to the legendary Diancie.

Chu Xin showed Chen Huan a Shiny Carbink whose genes had been altered by Mew DNA, prompting Chen Huan to speculate about the DNA’s ability to enhance Pokémon. Chu Xin left the Mew Fossil’s analysis to Chen Huan, who agreed to study how to extract its DNA.

• Chen Huan mistook Carbink’s pink diamonds for signs of the legendary Diancie before realizing it was a Shiny Carbink.
• Carbink angrily kicked Chu Xin’s shoe, then calmed down when Chu Xin fed and cuddled it.
• Chu Xin told Chen Huan that Carbink’s genes had been affected by Mew DNA and that he had found clues at the Team Rocket Base.
• Chen Huan excitedly speculated that Mew DNA could optimize Pokémon genes, but said extracting it from the Mew Fossil would be difficult and costly.
• Chu Xin asked Chen Huan to extract the DNA and threatened to seek help from Zhuo Yuan and Ai Xing if he could not.
• Chen Huan eagerly agreed to study the extraction process for a few days.

After leaving the Nature Reserve, Chen Huan took the Mew Fossil back to Jindu Academy, while Chu Xin stayed at the Nature Protection Center to recover with Aier. Once he was up, Chu Xin watched his Pokémon train and saw how each was working to improve its weaknesses.

• Chen Huan left the Nature Reserve with the Mew Fossil, while Chu Xin and Aier stayed behind so Chu Xin could recover from his injuries.
• Aier tended Chu Xin’s wounds and told him that Luo Luo was outside training Xiao Wu and the others.
• Chu Xin watched Xiao Wu practice controlling its Dynamax energy and Electrike train with Ball Lightning.
• Luo Luo explained that Kaka was dragging logs to build stamina after realizing during the battle with Team Rocket that its endurance was a weakness.

Chu Xin assessed the newly caught Nidoran, Slowpoke, and Carbink, then spoke privately with Slowpoke about his unusual intelligence and foresight. Slowpoke confirmed he had sought Chu Xin out, but did not know why, only that staying with him might help him remember.

• Chu Xin watched Slowpoke fish absentmindedly, Carbink struggle to bury itself, and Nidoran begin training under Luo Luo’s guidance.
• Chu Xin decided to leave Carbink’s development to Luo Luo for now because evolving into Diancie depended on research into the Mew Fossil.
• Slowpoke sat up when Chu Xin approached, and Chu Xin removed the fish biting his tail.
• Chu Xin asked Slowpoke why he was unusually smart, but Slowpoke said he had forgotten the reason.
• Slowpoke confirmed that he could foresee the future and had deliberately come looking for Chu Xin.
• Slowpoke said he did not know why he had chosen Chu Xin, but believed staying with him would help him remember what he needed to know.

Chu Xin returned to Jindu Academy after training in a reserve, bringing Slowpoke and his other newly caught Pokémon with him. He discovered that vacation had begun and showed Zhuo Xing the three Pokémon he had caught.

• Slowpoke told Chu Xin that it had forgotten important memories and had chosen him because following him might help it recover them.
• Chu Xin asked Luo Luo to devise a training regimen for Slowpoke, and Luo Luo checked the team's Pokémon for injuries.
• After spending another half month in the reserve, Chu Xin traveled back to Jindu Academy with his arm still in a cast.
• Chu Xin met Zhuo Xing and learned that the academy was on vacation.
• Chu Xin released Little Nidoran, Slowpoke, and Carbink for Zhuo Xing to see; Little Nidoran hid behind him, while Carbink began burrowing into the ground.

Chu Xin met Zhuo Xing, who became captivated by his Shiny Carbink and asked to trade for it, but he refused. Zhuo Xing explained that Zhuo Yue and the other Battle Department upperclassmen were preparing to live in the Training Room for the upcoming Academy Tournament.

• Zhuo Xing hugged Carbink tightly because she adored its pink diamonds, and Chu Xin rescued the frightened Pokémon, which fled into its Poké Ball.
• Zhuo Xing asked why Carbink’s diamonds were pink, and Chu Xin said it was a Shiny Pokémon he had found in the Third Pokémon Nature Reserve.
• Zhuo Xing offered to trade for Carbink, but Chu Xin refused because he valued Carbink as his partner.
• Chu Xin helped Zhuo Xing carry sleeping bags and asked why the Battle Department upperclassmen needed them.
• Zhuo Xing explained that Zhuo Yue planned to live in the Training Room and train for his final Academy Tournament, hoping to improve Jindu Academy’s ranking.

Chu Xin learned that the Academy Tournament team needed additional competitors and considered trying out himself. Zhuo Xing warned him that he would face the Academy’s strongest students, and Chu Xin arrived at the Battle Department’s training center to join the selection.

• Chu Xin asked why Zhuo Xing was carrying so many sleeping bags, and she explained they were for students trying out for the Academy Tournament team.
• Zhuo Xing explained that the team had four available competitors and needed two more members, along with reserves.
• Chu Xin learned that Zhuo Xing could not try out because she had only one Pokémon, while Bai Yuan had left the Academy because he was not strong enough.
• Zhuo Xing said Chu Xin’s three Pokémon qualified him to try out, but warned that he would face the Academy’s strongest students.
• Chu Xin decided to try out for the experience and went with Zhuo Xing to the Battle Department’s training center, where a crowd of students had gathered.

Chu Xin entered the Battle Department's Training Room with Zhuo Xing and watched Zhuo Yue's Hitmonchan lose to Han Yaru's Machoke. After Chu Xin encouraged Zhuo Yue to train Hitmonchan's stamina, Zhuo Yue asked whether Chu Xin wanted to enter the Academy Tournament.

• Zhuo Xing brought Chu Xin into the Training Room ahead of the waiting crowd, promising to have his brother assess Chu Xin's strength.
• Chu Xin saw Qiu Shifeng and Li Xunming selecting students, then followed Zhuo Xing to watch Zhuo Yue and Han Yaru's Pokémon train.
• Chu Xin observed Hitmonchan's fast attacks and Machoke's growing strength, concluding that Machoke would prevail if Hitmonchan could not finish the fight quickly.
• Machoke attacked while Hitmonchan recovered his stamina and defeated him.
• Zhuo Yue lamented Hitmonchan's lack of stamina, and Chu Xin advised him to focus on training it.
• Zhuo Yue asked Chu Xin whether he wanted to enter the Academy Tournament.

Chu Xin reflected on his limits and agreed to enter the Academy Tournament tryouts after Zhuo Yue encouraged him. He registered with Qiu Shifeng and Li Xunming, then saw that more than five hundred people had already signed up.

• Chu Xin admitted to Zhuo Yue that he wanted to enter the Academy Tournament but doubted he was strong enough.
• Zhuo Yue recognized that Chu Xin had gained a more realistic understanding of his strength and encouraged him to try out.
• Chu Xin agreed to enter the tryouts, and Zhuo Yue directed him to register with Qiu Shifeng and Li Xunming.
• Zhuo Xing accompanied Chu Xin to the Training Room entrance, where Chu Xin registered and received a badge with a chip.
• Chu Xin used the badge to view the tryout schedule and saw that more than five hundred people had signed up.

Chu Xin learned the rules for the Academy Tournament selection, which would use a points-based format to manage its record 2,582 participants. After choosing his three Pokémon and registering them, he prepared to begin competing.

• Chu Xin saw that registration had reached more than 2,000 participants and worried about his chances of making the six-person team.
• Han Yaru announced that the selection would award one point for each victory in battles between participants.
• Chu Xin read the rules: each participant could use three registered Pokémon, could face each opponent only once, could not use items, and had to wait an hour after each battle.
• Chu Xin felt confident about his chances and registered Xiao Wu, Kaka, and Electrike for the competition.
• Participants began searching for opponents around the academy, and Chu Xin prepared to enter his first battle.

Chu Xin learned the tournament rules and devised a plan to earn points by challenging weaker second-year students. He joined a large group of them and drew one student into offering him a battle.

• Chu Xin struggled to find an opponent until he used his Badge’s search function and defeated a second-year student with Electrike.
• Chu Xin discovered that he could end the one-hour post-battle protection early and studied the rules to find a way to gain points quickly.
• Chu Xin set his Badge to search for second-years and followed its directions to a gathering of more than thirty students.
• Chu Xin pretended to be an innocent first-year and showed an older student his Pokémon information.
• The older student saw Chu Xin’s Dragonair, Electrike, and Farfetch'd, assumed Chu Xin was an easy opponent, and challenged him to a battle.

Chu Xin arranged for Xiao Wu to pretend to lose against a senior student, hoping to lure more second-years into challenging him for points. The senior’s Golem was knocked out by Xiao Wu, leaving Chu Xin’s scheme off to an unexpected start.

• Chu Xin accepted a senior student’s challenge and sent out Xiao Wu, his Dragonair, after arranging for it to put on a convincing performance.
• The senior student sent out Golem and assumed that defeating Chu Xin’s Dragonair would be an easy win and a chance to farm points with his friends.
• Golem used Rock Tomb, and Xiao Wu pretended to be frightened and took the attack while Chu Xin acted distressed.
• The senior ordered Golem to use Rollout, but Xiao Wu’s tail knocked it into a hidden stone spike and then struck it again.
• Golem crashed to the ground unconscious, despite Xiao Wu’s apparent struggle to dodge.

After Xiao Wu defeated the Senior Student's Golem, Chu Xin and Xiao Wu continued their exhibition battle against Meowth. Xiao Wu pretended to be frightened before defeating Meowth with Iron Head and Dragon Tail.

• The Senior Student sent out Meowth after Golem lost, while Chu Xin and Xiao Wu prepared to keep up their act.
• Meowth struck Xiao Wu repeatedly with Fury Cutter and Scratch as Xiao Wu pretended to cower and suffer injuries.
• Xiao Wu finally charged Meowth with Iron Head, knocking it down.
• Xiao Wu followed up with Dragon Tail and knocked Meowth unconscious, ending the battle.

After Xiao Wu won two matches through its seemingly timid but effective fighting, Chu Xin faced the senior student’s final Pokémon, Arbok. Xiao Wu defeated Arbok in a final clash, leaving the senior student with three losses.

• The senior student reviewed Xiao Wu’s victories over Golem and Meowth and struggled to understand how he had lost.
• Chu Xin teased the senior student about handing him points as gathered classmates watched, and the senior student sent out his final Pokémon, Arbok.
• Chu Xin claimed Xiao Wu was too battered to continue and said his Farfetch'd and Electrike were untrained, encouraging the senior student to attack.
• Arbok repeatedly attacked the cowering Xiao Wu while the senior student believed the match was his.
• Xiao Wu struck Arbok with Iron Head, and its greater remaining stamina let it rise and win the final match.

Chu Xin defeated a senior and used the match to draw the second-year students’ attention, then deliberately disabled his Badge’s battle protection. As he treated Xiao Wu and prepared for another battle, the surrounding seniors fought over who would challenge him first.

• Chu Xin beat his senior 3-0 when the senior made foolish commands against Xiao Wu, then collected three points as the defeated senior slipped away.
• Chu Xin acted thrilled about his victory while nearby second-year students judged him an easy target and plotted to keep him there.
• Chu Xin pretended not to understand the one-hour battle protection shown on his Badge, then tapped its lock and switched the protection off.
• Chu Xin applied a Potion to Xiao Wu as the seniors closed around him and argued over who would battle him first.