Chapter Summaries

Chu Xin defeated more than twenty seniors and took first place in the Academy Tournament selection rankings before leaving to find another opponent. Meanwhile, Zhuo Yue, Han Yaru, Qiu Shifeng, and Li Xunming monitored the selection system, whose rankings changed just as Zhuo Yue approached.

• Chu Xin and Xiao Wu defeated more than twenty seniors, earning over seventy points and driving the remaining challengers away.
• Chu Xin left with Xiao Wu to search for his next opponent.
• In the Battle Department's Training Room, Zhuo Yue, Han Yaru, Qiu Shifeng, and Li Xunming continued preparing for the Academy Tournament.
• Han Yaru praised Qiu Shifeng's Badge-based Selection System, which ranked students by points earned in battles.
• Zhuo Yue approached the central hub to check the rankings, and the display changed just as he arrived.

Chu Xin unexpectedly took first place in the selection rankings, prompting Zhuo Yue, Han Yaru, and Li Xunming to suspect a system exploit. Qiu Shifeng explained how Chu Xin could have earned the points legitimately and proposed inspecting his badge, which Zhuo Yue agreed to arrange.

• Chu Xin suddenly rose to first place, and Zhuo Yue, Han Yaru, and Li Xunming questioned Qiu Shifeng about a possible system bug.
• Qiu Shifeng checked the system and showed that Chu Xin had not broken any tournament rules.
• Qiu Shifeng explained that the badge system required two badges to start a match, making it unlikely Chu Xin had exploited the system to gain points.
• Qiu Shifeng demonstrated that contestants could disable their one-hour combat protection and enter another match immediately, allowing Chu Xin to earn points quickly by winning repeatedly.
• Zhuo Yue agreed to summon Chu Xin so Qiu Shifeng could inspect his badge and review his matches.

Chu Xin wandered the Academy after building an enormous lead in the Selection Tournament, convinced he was not strong enough to join the Academy Tournament. Zhuo Yue had his Primeape bring Chu Xin to the others, who checked his Badge and led him to the selection system, where they began discussing their concerns about his results.

• Chu Xin strolled around the Academy, believing his score lead was secure and that he was too weak to compete in the Academy Tournament.
• Zhuo Yue's Primeape grabbed Chu Xin and Xiao Wu, raced through the trees with them, and left Chu Xin vomiting when they arrived.
• Zhuo Yue admitted that he had sent Primeape to fetch Chu Xin, while Han Yaru, Li Xunming, and Qiu Shifeng reacted to the rough journey.
• Qiu Shifeng asked to inspect Chu Xin's Badge, checked it, and returned it after finding everything normal.
• Qiu Shifeng led Chu Xin to the selection system's central hub, where Chu Xin saw himself at the top of the rankings.

Chu Xin was cleared of suspicion after Qiu Shifeng confirmed his points came from legal tactics, but other contestants began catching up and targeting him. After defeating a third-year senior and recovering Xiao Wu, Chu Xin resumed battling to defend his lead, which had dwindled to a ten-point margin.

• Chu Xin's Badge was cleared, and Qiu Shifeng explained to Zhuo Yue how Chu Xin had legitimately farmed points by exploiting his first-year status to attract second-year opponents.
• Chu Xin saw that his closest rival had gained dozens of points and searched for second-year students, but five targets became unavailable before he could reach them.
• A third-year senior challenged Chu Xin, who won after Kaka defeated the opponent following one of Chu Xin's Xiao Wu being injured.
• Chu Xin took the injured Xiao Wu to the Pokémon hospital, then used his Badge to find and defeat a second-year senior for three points.
• Chu Xin checked the rankings and found that second place was only ten points behind him, so he resolved to keep fighting for the lead.

After losing his top ranking in the Selection Tournament, Chu Xin focused on preparing training plans for Slowpoke and Nidoran. He brought them to the Battle Department’s Training Room and considered Slowpoke’s possible evolutions, Slowbro and Slowking.

• Chu Xin saw that someone had overtaken him in the Selection Tournament rankings and decided to work his way back up over time.
• Chu Xin chose to focus on training Slowpoke and Nidoran while he waited for Chen Huan’s research on the Mew Fossil before deciding whether to train Carbink.
• Chu Xin took Slowpoke and Nidoran to an available training room in the Battle Department.
• Chu Xin considered Slowbro and Slowking’s strengths, concluding that either evolution could fill a similar role.

Chu Xin considered how to train Slowpoke into a durable tank and weighed the distinct strengths of Nidoqueen and Nidoking. The chapter left him facing a difficult choice about Nidoran♂’s training path.

• Chu Xin planned to train Slowpoke into his team’s strongest tank, potentially using Regenerator to absorb damage.
• The chapter described Nidoqueen as a defensive hazard setter with broad coverage, useful resistances, and Sheer Force.
• Nidoqueen’s awkward Speed and modest bulk made her less effective in Double Battles than Nidoking, though Helping Hand and Electric Terrain matchups gave her a role.
• Nidoking’s stronger offenses and wide coverage made it a powerful offensive attacker, while its base 85 Speed still limited it.
• The chapter contrasted the Nido family’s shared Ground/Poison advantages and movepool with Nidoqueen’s defensive focus and Nidoking’s offensive focus.

Chu Xin compared Slowpoke’s possible evolutions and decided how to use her and Nidoran in his team. After he shared his training plans with Luo Luo, she began preparing programs for both Pokémon.

• Chu Xin planned to train Nidoran as a durable battlefield artillery platform.
• Chu Xin considered training Slowpoke as a tank, weighing Slowking’s intelligence against Slowbro’s greater defense and Mega Evolution.
• Chu Xin concluded that Slowbro’s Regenerator would make her a persistent tank, while Mega Evolution would serve as a powerful trump card.
• Chu Xin recognized that Slowking’s intelligence could make her a valuable research partner alongside Luo Luo.
• Chu Xin shared his plans with Luo Luo, who began preparing training programs for Slowpoke and Nidoran.

Chu Xin realized that his ninth-place ranking put him out of contention for the Academy Tournament, so he focused on training his Pokémon instead. Slowpoke and Nidoran improved quickly, while Electrike and Kaka pursued demanding Ability and energy-control training.

• Chu Xin checked his badge and discovered he had fallen to ninth place, behind the senior students competing for Academy Tournament spots.
• After losing narrowly to a strong sixth-year and reassessing his abilities, Chu Xin accepted that he was not yet strong enough to make the team.
• Chu Xin stopped trying to climb the rankings and concentrated on training Slowpoke and Nidoran, whose strength grew rapidly with help from Luo Luo.
• Electrike struggled to learn Role Play, but Chu Xin trained its Lightning Rod Ability using electrical equipment powered by four Rotom.
• Chu Xin assigned Kaka energy-control training to help him manage the chaotic forces within his body and reduce the harm caused by unleashing his full power.

Chu Xin worried that Xiao Wu’s growth had stalled despite his hard training and mastery of Dynamax energy. Unable to explain why Xiao Wu had not evolved into Dragonite, Chu Xin went to Chen Huan’s Laboratory to ask Aier for help.

• Xiao Wu trained in secret under Dragonite Senior, mastering new moves while worrying that Kaka and Electrike would catch up to him.
• Chu Xin recognized Xiao Wu’s effort but could find few ways to help him grow faster besides evolving into Dragonite.
• Chu Xin realized that Xiao Wu had not evolved despite being strong enough by ordinary Dratini standards and wondered whether Dynamax energy was interfering.
• Chu Xin went to Chen Huan’s Laboratory to consult Aier, whose Dragon Tamer Family knowledge made her well suited to investigate Xiao Wu’s evolution problem.

Chu Xin asked Aier to help Xiao Wu evolve, and she examined Xiao Wu by giving it a massage that raised its friendship. As Aier’s treatment left Xiao Wu relaxed and happy, Chu Xin reflected on how friendship affected Pokémon and their evolution.

• Chu Xin visited Aier at Chen Huan's laboratory and explained that he wanted her help with Xiao Wu's evolution.
• Aier asked Chu Xin to summon Xiao Wu and examined it, then began massaging it.
• Xiao Wu initially protested but soon relaxed in Aier's arms, surprising Chu Xin.
• Chen Huan recognized Aier's work as an ancient massage technique that relieved Pokémon's fatigue and increased their friendship.
• Chu Xin thought about how friendship influenced Pokémon's evolution, moves, and combat abilities, then recalled how the games' friendship system worked.

At Chen Huan's Laboratory, Aier explained that her massage technique came from the Dragon Tamer Family and was specially developed for Dragon-type Pokémon. Chu Xin became eager to learn it and considered studying other techniques to help all of his Pokémon.

• As Aier massaged Xiao Wu, Chu Xin watched with interest and wanted to learn her technique.
• Chen Huan asked Aier where she had learned the massage technique.
• Aier said the Dragon Tamer Family developed the technique for Dragon-type Pokémon and explained that it could ease fatigue, treat lingering injuries, and improve their constitution over time.
• After the massage, Xiao Wu relaxed on the floor and began to fall asleep as Aier patted its head.
• Chu Xin decided he wanted to learn Aier's technique and other massage techniques for his Pokémon.

Aier told Chu Xin that Xiao Wu needed time to grow naturally, but Xiao Wu insisted it wanted to evolve into Dragonite. After Chu Xin explained Xiao Wu’s wish, Aier asked it directly, and Xiao Wu firmly agreed.

• Aier praised Xiao Wu’s health and told Chu Xin that it needed to keep growing before it could evolve.
• Aier reminded Chu Xin that Xiao Wu was still young and that battling and evolution should follow its natural growth.
• Xiao Wu worried that it would lose its place as the team’s boss if it did not evolve, and it rushed to Chu Xin for help.
• Chu Xin told Aier and Chen Huan that Xiao Wu wanted to become Dragonite, prompting Aier to approach him angrily.
• Xiao Wu stepped between Aier and Chu Xin, and then nodded when Aier asked whether it truly wanted to evolve.

Xiao Wu insisted on evolving into Dragonite despite Aier’s warning that evolving early could permanently diminish his potential. Aier agreed to take him to Dragon Tamer Island to seek an item that might help, leaving his success uncertain and keeping him away for at least half a month.

• Aier explained that evolving into Dragonite too young could waste Xiao Wu’s potential, but Xiao Wu remained determined to gain strength and protect himself.
• Chu Xin tried to discourage Xiao Wu after hearing the risks, and Aier pushed him aside so she could speak with Xiao Wu directly.
• Aier confirmed that Xiao Wu had made up his mind and agreed to take him to Dragon Tamer Island.
• Aier told Chu Xin that an item on Dragon Tamer Island could help Xiao Wu evolve, though success would depend on Xiao Wu’s ability.
• Chu Xin realized Xiao Wu would miss the Selection Tournament during the trip and accepted that he had not planned to enter anyway.

Half a month after Xiao Wu left for Dragon Tamer Island with Aier, Chu Xin was still adjusting to the loss and had given up on the Selection Tournament to focus on training his Pokémon. Chen Huan called with news of a major discovery and asked Chu Xin to bring Carbink to his Laboratory, leaving Chu Xin wondering whether the research on the Mew Fossil had succeeded.

• Chu Xin accidentally called for Xiao Wu during training, then remembered that Xiao Wu had gone to Dragon Tamer Island with Aier half a month earlier.
• Chu Xin teased Carbink over its energy drink while the other Pokémon trained, and checked that his Selection Tournament ranking had fallen out of the top hundred.
• Chu Xin reflected that Xiao Wu's absence had weakened his tournament team, so he had stopped pursuing points and focused on training Slowpoke and Nidoran.
• Chen Huan called Chu Xin to his Laboratory, announced a major discovery, and told him to bring Carbink for an experiment.
• Chu Xin took Carbink and hurried to the Laboratory, suspecting Chen Huan had made progress on the Mew Fossil.

Chen Huan shared what he had learned about the Mew Fossil from an ancient book, but Chu Xin wanted research that could make his Pokémon stronger. Chen Huan then showed Chu Xin a test tube containing another finding.

• Chu Xin rushed to Chen Huan's laboratory after receiving his call about the Mew Fossil.
• Chen Huan explained that he had found an ancient book and used his laboratory's technology to decipher clues about Mew.
• Chu Xin considered Mew's abilities and the potential of its genes, including their possible role in strengthening the Carbink injected with Mew's Gene.
• Chen Huan asked whether Chu Xin was surprised by the findings, but Chu Xin pressed him for results that could strengthen his Pokémon.
• Chen Huan took a test tube from the lab bench and held it up to Chu Xin.

Chen Huan gave Chu Xin a freshly extracted Mew gene solution and explained how Carbink would absorb it over seven days. After Carbink drank it, Chen Huan said the extract could complete the Mew genes Team Rocket had previously injected into him, though he could not confirm whether Carbink might evolve into Diancie.

• Chen Huan showed Chu Xin the Mew gene solution he had extracted after half a month of work.
• Chen Huan told Chu Xin to give the solution to Carbink and record his condition while he absorbed it over seven days.
• Carbink refused the solution until Chu Xin threatened to confiscate his drinks, then eagerly swallowed it.
• Chen Huan explained that Carbink enjoyed the sensation of growing stronger because the extract could complete the Mew genes Team Rocket had injected into him.
• Chu Xin asked whether Carbink could evolve into Diancie, and Chen Huan said it was possible but uncertain.

After absorbing the Mew Gene for seven days, Carbink’s physical stats surpassed Nidoran’s, sparking a battle between them in the Training Room. Carbink’s Reflect blocked Nidoran’s attacks, and Moonblast knocked Nidoran unconscious.

• Chu Xin sent the dizzy Carbink back to its Poké Ball after leaving the Laboratory.
• Over seven days, Carbink absorbed the Mew Gene and its physical stats improved enough to surpass Nidoran.
• Nidoran challenged Carbink after growing furious at its smugness, and Chu Xin agreed to referee their battle.
• Carbink used Reflect to block Nidoran’s Poison Sting and other attacks, while Nidoran’s Toxic Spikes failed to make Carbink move.
• Carbink struck Nidoran with Moonblast and left it unconscious and unable to battle.

After reviewing Nidoran and Carbink's battle data, Chu Xin planned to focus Nidoran's training on learning more moves and sent Carbink's results to Chen Huan to ask about more Mew Gene extract. The chapter ended as Chu Xin stepped outside and noticed an enormous dragon-shaped shadow overhead.

• Nidoran woke after losing to Carbink and ran to Luo Luo for comfort.
• Chu Xin reviewed the battle data and decided to expand Nidoran's move training after Reflect exposed his limited options.
• Chu Xin was astonished by Carbink's greatly increased stats and her ability to use Reflect and Moonblast after absorbing Mew Gene extract.
• Chu Xin sent a Rotom to the Laboratory with Carbink's data for Chen Huan and asked whether more Mew Gene extract was available.
• After assigning training tasks, Chu Xin went outside and saw an enormous dragon-shaped shadow beneath him as everyone stared at the sky.

Xiao Wu returned to Chu Xin as a Dragonite after more than a month of training, while Chu Xin’s teammates discussed his falling Selection Tournament ranking and whether he should join the Academy Tournament team. Zhuo Yue decided Chu Xin was not ready and would have to wait until the next tournament.

• Xiao Wu returned as a Dragonite, hugged Chu Xin tightly, and refused to let go while Aier left him to cope with the reunion.
• Li Xunming realized Chu Xin’s ranking had fallen because Xiao Wu had been away training, and Han Yaru complained that the absence had cost Chu Xin points.
• Qiu Shifeng argued that the Selection Tournament rankings mattered only to the top six and that Chu Xin had sensibly prioritized training Xiao Wu.
• Zhuo Yue told his teammates he would not let Chu Xin join the Academy Tournament team because he was too weak to qualify as a reserve.
• Zhuo Yue said Chu Xin could strengthen his team over the next year and try for a place in the following Academy Tournament.

Chu Xin brought Xiao Wu to the Training Room for a checkup after Xiao Wu evolved into Dragonite, while he considered Dragonite’s strengths and weaknesses from the games. He resolved to train Xiao Wu into an unrivaled powerhouse, but the chapter ended with him identifying Dragonite’s awkward offensive stats and Speed as shortcomings.

• Chu Xin asked Luo Luo to examine Xiao Wu after Xiao Wu returned from successfully evolving into Dragonite.
• Kaka, Electrike, Slowpoke, and Nidoran stopped training and gathered to watch Xiao Wu’s examination and training.
• Chu Xin reflected on Dragonite’s decline in competitive play and decided he would raise Xiao Wu into an unrivaled powerhouse.
• Chu Xin reviewed Dragonite’s appearance, lore, Abilities, and possible battle roles, preferring the Multiscale Ability for Xiao Wu.
• Chu Xin considered Dragonite’s stats and concluded that its mixed offenses and middling Speed limited its battle options.