Chapter Summaries

Chu Xin reached Wish Lake to summon Mesprit, but a Pokémon Hunter exposed Mesprit’s presence and attacked. After Electrike incapacitated the hunter, Chu Xin took Mesprit away from the lake, and Mesprit agreed to visit Jindu Academy with him.

• Chu Xin reached Wish Lake and used the Azelf Stone to summon Mesprit, then urged Mesprit to leave because Team Galactic was nearby.
• A Pokémon Hunter appeared with Houndoom, spotted Mesprit, and summoned three Pokémon to attack Chu Xin.
• Electrike struck the Pokémon Hunter with Thunderbolt, allowing Chu Xin to leave with Mesprit while the hunter’s Pokémon stood confused.
• Chu Xin told Mesprit that Team Galactic had come to Wish Lake and that the area was no longer safe.
• Mesprit agreed to leave Wish Lake, and Chu Xin invited Mesprit to visit Jindu Academy.

Chu Xin returned safely from Forest Park after rescuing Mesprit, and the police moved in to pursue Team Galactic. Before leaving for Jindu Academy, Mesprit strengthened Chu Xin’s talent and left him a feather with the power to suppress emotions; Chu Xin then set off to resume training his Pokémon.

• Police officers intercepted Chu Xin outside Forest Park, and Bai Le reunited with him while Mesprit hid from the crowd and spoke through Telepathy.
• Chu Xin told Bai Le that he had rescued Mesprit just before Team Galactic arrived, and the police surrounded Forest Park to capture the intruders.
• At the inn, Mesprit declined Chu Xin’s offer to come to Jindu Academy, then returned to strengthen his talent in gratitude for his help.
• Mesprit left a feather that could calm Chu Xin’s emotions, and he wrapped it for safekeeping and planned to have Chen Huan study it.
• Chu Xin left for Jindu Academy, intending to train Slowpoke, Nidoran, and Carbink before taking his next Trainer assessment.

After returning to Jindu Academy with Mesprit's Feather, Chu Xin planned to rest and train his Pokémon while asking Chen Huan to study the Feather's power. Chen Huan was preparing to leave for Wudang Gym to join the Heart Energy research project.

• Chu Xin used Mesprit's enhancement to communicate telepathically with his own Pokémon and returned to Jindu Academy with Mesprit's Feather.
• Zhuo Yue greeted Chu Xin and asked about his trip, and Chu Xin said he had gained a lot but needed time to sort it out.
• Chu Xin settled his Pokémon in the Training Room and planned to focus on steady training and rest.
• Chu Xin visited Chen Huan's laboratory and learned Chen Huan was leaving for Wudang Gym to take part in the joint Heart Energy research project.
• Chu Xin gave Chen Huan Mesprit's Feather and asked him to study the energy it contained.

After more than a year of training, Chu Xin reviewed his Pokémon’s progress and prepared Slowpoke to evolve. He offered Slowpoke a Shellder and let it choose between evolving into Slowbro or Slowking.

• Chu Xin had Luo Luo check Nidorino’s and Slowpoke’s physical condition, and Luo Luo reported that both had improved considerably.
• Chu Xin reflected on how Nidoran’s hard work and evolution had made Nidorino the strongest of the three, while Kaka had helped motivate and train it.
• Chu Xin decided not to rush Electrike’s evolution, believing it should first realize its full potential.
• Chu Xin judged that Slowpoke had reached the limits of its current capabilities and presented it with a Shellder so it could choose whether to evolve into Slowbro or Slowking.

Chu Xin weighed Slowbro against Slowking, explaining their similar strengths and the battle advantage Slowbro gained through Mega Evolution. He hoped Slowpoke would become Slowbro, but left the evolution choice to Slowpoke.

• Chu Xin compared Slowking and Slowbro, noting that both served as durable walls, while Slowking excelled at special defense and could learn Nasty Plot.
• Chu Xin considered how Slowking and Slowbro performed in different battle strategies, including doubles, Trick Room, and defensive roles.
• Chu Xin recalled how Slowbro evolved when Shellder clamped onto Slowpoke's tail and described Slowbro's behavior and Mega Evolution.
• Chu Xin concluded that Mega Slowbro was stronger than Slowking in battle because Mega Evolution increased its base stat total by 100 points.
• Chu Xin hoped Slowpoke would evolve into Slowbro for the battle advantage, but left the decision to Slowpoke.

Chu Xin let Slowpoke choose its evolution and helped it evolve into Slowking with a King's Rock and Shellder. He was pleased with the result but disappointed that Slowking could not Mega Evolve.

• Chu Xin offered Slowpoke a Shellder and a King's Rock, and Slowpoke chose the King's Rock.
• Chu Xin summoned Shellder to help Slowpoke evolve, but Shellder bit its nose and sent it running around the Training Room.
• Chu Xin and Kaka and Electrike stopped Slowpoke, and Electrike used Thunder Shock to make Shellder release it.
• Chu Xin placed the unconscious Shellder on Slowpoke's head, and Shellder bit down after waking.
• Shellder's toxins triggered Slowpoke's evolution, and it became Slowking.

Chu Xin’s Slowpoke evolved into a clear-minded Slowking, and Luo Luo examined its psychic talents. Chu Xin then went to the Research Center to check on Carbink, who was immersed in modified Mew gene extract.

• Slowking told Chu Xin through Telepathy that its head felt clearer after evolving.
• Chu Xin asked Luo Luo to examine Slowking and learned that it had awakened a purely psychic talent.
• Chu Xin considered whether his Slowking could learn the eerie incantations used by Galarian Slowking, then told it to keep training.
• Chu Xin left the Training Room and returned to Chen Huan’s old laboratory at the Research Center.
• Aier joined Chu Xin as he checked on Carbink in a tank filled with modified Mew gene extract.

Chu Xin realized Carbink had reached the limit of what it could gain from absorbing Mew Gene Extract and needed battle experience to master its power and evolve into Diancie. He woke Carbink from the tank to begin that next stage of its growth.

• Chu Xin continued producing Mew Gene Extract in Chen Huan's laboratory with Aier's help.
• Chu Xin recognized that the Mew Gene had given Carbink powerful Psychic and Fairy energy and the potential to evolve into Diancie.
• Chu Xin noted that Carbink's year of absorbing the extract had reached a critical threshold and further absorption was no longer helping it grow.
• Chu Xin concluded that Carbink needed to battle to master its power and break through its limits.
• Chu Xin tapped the tank and woke Carbink.

Chu Xin woke Carbink from its daily soak in Mew gene extract and revealed how the treatment had transformed its appearance and potential. After Slowpoke evolved into Slowking, Chu Xin announced a team tournament among Carbink, Nidorino, and Slowking, with a wish for the winner, and Carbink became eager to compete for unlimited drinks.

• Chu Xin woke Carbink after its daily soak, and Carbink drank from a bottle he offered.
• Chu Xin observed that Mew genes had turned Carbink pink and diamond-like while greatly increasing its potential.
• Carbink asked for another drink, but Chu Xin refused because it had already reached its daily limit.
• Chu Xin explained that Slowpoke had evolved into Slowking and announced a team tournament among Carbink, Nidorino, and Slowking.
• Chu Xin promised the winner one wish, and Carbink eagerly considered winning so it could ask for unlimited drinks.

Chu Xin and Luo Luo began the intra-team tournament, and Nidorino defeated Slowking in the opening match. The tournament continued with Nidorino taking the first victory.

• Chu Xin brought Carbink back to the Training Room, where Slowking and Nidorino eagerly reunited with him.
• Chu Xin and Luo Luo set the tournament rules: each Pokémon would battle the other two, and each win earned one point.
• Luo Luo drew Slowking and Nidorino for the first match, and they entered the arena.
• Nidorino poisoned Slowking with Poison Sting, while Slowking fought back with Confusion and Rain Dance.
• Nidorino used Thunder to send electricity through the rainwater, paralyzing Slowking, then knocked him unconscious with Thunderbolt.

After losing to Nidorino, Slowking defeated Carbink by putting him to sleep and powering up a Hydro Pump. The match left Slowking with a victory and Carbink unconscious.

• Nidorino defeated Slowking in the first match by using the water on the ground to land an electric attack.
• Slowking began his match against Carbink with Water Gun, but Carbink blocked most of it with Light Screen.
• Slowking used Yawn to put Carbink to sleep, then boosted his power with Rain Dance, Nasty Plot, and Calm Mind.
• Carbink woke as Light Screen faded and tried to use Reflect, but Slowking struck first with a boosted Hydro Pump.
• Carbink endured the Hydro Pump but was badly injured, and Slowking finished him with Confusion.

Carbink recovered from his defeat by Slowking and faced Nidorino in the tournament’s third match. He defeated Nidorino by hiding behind reinforced Light Screen and Reflect barriers and bombarding him with powerful attacks, leaving Carbink’s victory as the latest result.

• Chu Xin gave Carbink a Potion, and an hour later Carbink returned to the battlefield to face Nidorino.
• Nidorino opened with Poison Sting, but Carbink used Rock Tomb to surround himself with rocks and began setting up Light Screen and Reflect.
• Nidorino tried to disrupt Carbink with Ice Beam, but Carbink endured the attack and established both defensive screens.
• Carbink repeatedly renewed his barriers and attacked Nidorino with Moonblast, Rock Tomb, and Earth Power while Nidorino dodged and countered with Sludge Bomb.
• Carbink’s Moonblast struck the exhausted Nidorino and knocked him unconscious, making Carbink the winner.

Chu Xin resolved the dispute over the Champion's prize by making Slowking, Carbink, and Nidorino compete to see who could endure Electrike's attacks the longest. Nidorino was knocked unconscious first as Carbink and Slowking struggled to withstand Electrike's intensifying lightning.

• Carbink and Nidorino argued with Slowking over who deserved the Champion's prize, while Slowking restrained Carbink with Confusion.
• Chu Xin proposed a Trial in which the three Pokémon would compete to see who lasted longest against Electrike's attacks, and all three agreed.
• Electrike engulfed the competitors in Ball Lightning as Luo Luo monitored their condition.
• Nidorino succumbed to the electric current after a minute, and Chu Xin recalled it.
• Electrike's lightning grew stronger, leaving Carbink and Slowking barely able to endure it.

Electrike overwhelmed Nidorino, Carbink, and Slowking during their trial with its perfected Secret Move, Ball Lightning. The battle revealed how Electrike had grown stronger by suppressing its evolution and refining its technique, leaving it a sustained threat even to Xiao Wu and Kaka.

• Electrike used Ball Lightning to cover the battlefield in electricity, knocking out Nidorino and forcing Carbink and Slowking to struggle for survival.
• Electrike’s attacks pierced Carbink’s Reflect and Light Screen, while Slowking was battered by the electrical current.
• Carbink mistakenly took comfort in the belief that Slowking would fall first and make it the final winner.
• Electrike yawned as it continued testing the three Pokémon, having mastered Ball Lightning after more than a year of training against Xiao Wu and Kaka.
• Electrike’s Ball Lightning let it strengthen itself, change its Ability with Role Play, and grow more powerful over time while remaining active.
• Electrike continued suppressing its evolution with an Everstone, keeping it from evolving into Manectric so it could perfect its Secret Move.

Chu Xin watched Electrike’s trial end with Carbink unconscious and Slowking still standing, while Kaka won a Pokéblock from Xiao Wu by betting on the outcome. Chu Xin reflected on Slowking’s strengths and planned to train it to master a retaliatory move like Mirror Coat.

• Chu Xin called out Kaka and Xiao Wu to watch Carbink and Slowking endure Electrike’s Electric Terrain trial.
• Kaka bet Xiao Wu that Slowking would last longer than Carbink, and Xiao Wu wagered a Pokéblock on Carbink.
• Electrike increased its electrical output, knocking Carbink unconscious while Slowking endured the attack and won Kaka the bet.
• Kaka took a Pokéblock from Xiao Wu, who briefly suspected Kaka and Electrike had tricked it before dismissing the thought.
• Chu Xin considered Slowking’s defenses and abilities, decided it should learn a retaliatory move like Mirror Coat, and resolved to support its choice of evolution.

After recovering Slowking and Carbink from their battle injuries, Chu Xin offered Slowking a chance to train with Mesprit’s feather. Slowking managed to resist the feather’s influence for a minute and resolved to master its power so it could grow stronger than Electrike.

• Chu Xin took Slowking and Carbink to the Pokémon Treatment Center, where a nurse scolded him for their severe injuries before treating them.
• Slowking told Chu Xin it wanted greater power, and Chu Xin sensed that Nidorino and Carbink also felt frustrated after the tournament.
• Chu Xin gave Slowking Mesprit’s feather and urged it to master the power within it.
• Slowking resisted the feather’s emotional influence for a minute before Chu Xin took it away and helped Slowking recover.
• Chu Xin explained that the feather’s power came from a Legendary Pokémon, and Slowking determined that mastering it could let it defeat Electrike.

Chu Xin considered how to help Nidorino keep pace with Carbink and Slowking, weighing his role and potential ways to strengthen him. With Z-Crystals still unavailable, Chu Xin decided that Dynamax Energy was Nidorino’s only current option and considered having him spend time with Xiao Wu.

• Carbink and Nidorino watched Slowking use Mesprit's Feather, and Nidorino grew discouraged about keeping up with his teammates.
• Chu Xin noticed Nidorino's discouragement and reflected on the offensive role he had planned for Nidoking and the Nido family's strengths and weaknesses.
• Chu Xin considered Dynamax Energy as a way to strengthen Nidorino because Z-Crystals had not yet appeared in the world.
• Chu Xin decided Nidorino would need to spend some quality time with Xiao Wu if he pursued Dynamax Energy.

Chu Xin arranged for Nidorino to try learning Dynamax Energy, then discovered that a year had passed while he and his Pokémon trained. After Zhuo Yue’s team left to prepare for the Academy Tournament, Chen Huan called to say Wudang Gym’s research had produced results that might help Chu Xin’s Pokémon, and Chu Xin hurried to pack.

• Chu Xin decided to let Nidorino learn to harness Dynamax Energy from Xiao Wu, since he could find no information about Z-Crystals.
• Chu Xin met Zhuo Yue and the Academy Tournament team as they took a break from training before leaving Capital City Academy the next day.
• Zhuo Yue told Chu Xin that a year had passed and that the Academy Tournament would begin in a month in the capital.
• Chu Xin wished Zhuo Yue’s team luck and left the Training Room, surprised at how much time he had lost while training his Pokémon.
• Chen Huan called Chu Xin and invited him to Wudang Gym to see research results that might benefit his Pokémon.
• Chu Xin returned to his Dormitory to pack, excited that the research might help Kaka advance.

Chu Xin left for the Wudang Gym after Chen Huan reported progress on researching Heart Energy, which could help Kaka control Zacian and Zamazenta’s power. Meanwhile, two Team Rocket agents entered Jindu Academy to search for the Mew Fossil, leaving their Mewtwo Project as the reason for the covert mission.

• Chu Xin received Chen Huan’s call about the Wudang Gym’s research and hurried to pack for the trip.
• Chu Xin told Zhuo Yue he was going to the Wudang Gym, then left Jindu Academy with his Pokémon.
• Two disguised Team Rocket agents entered Jindu Academy and searched for their target while communicating through hidden earpieces.
• The agents’ handler ordered them to find the Mew Fossil, which Team Rocket needed for its Mewtwo Project.

Chen Huan showed Chu Xin and Wu Yong the Wudang Gym’s research into Heart Energy and revealed a device meant to help Pokémon control it. Chu Xin left hopeful that Kaka might eventually master Heart Energy and control the power of Zacian and Zamazenta within his body.

• Team Rocket members located a tightly guarded area at Jindu Academy and reported that they might have found where the Mew Fossil was kept.
• Chu Xin arrived at the Wudang Taoist Temple and followed Chen Huan through its converted laboratory to meet Wu Yong.
• Chen Huan explained that Heart Energy was neutral emotional energy that improved a Pokémon’s calm, control, learning, and thinking.
• Chen Huan revealed an iron ring that the Wudang Gym had developed to help Pokémon improve their control over Heart Energy.