Recaps

Tong Hua continued studying alchemy and caring for his Pokémon at the ranch while his companions secretly prepared a birthday surprise. He headed toward Vespiquen’s cave with treats, unaware that the Pokémon were building a honeycomb city for his June 21 celebration.

• Tong Hua brewed a Panacea on his first attempt, then spent several days practicing alchemy with Hattrem.
• Mu Mu, Lümei, and Huangyao left the ranch, and Tong Hua exchanged contact information with Lümei and Huangyao.
• Tong Hua watched Mimi and Fluffy settle in with the ranch Pokémon, two Milcery evolve, and two Smoliv arrive at the greenhouse.
• Cinccino and Purrloin began fighting after Cinccino’s evolution, while Tong Hua wondered about Vespiquen and the growing Combee colony.
• Vespiquen, Bibarel, the Bidoof, and two Celebi secretly began building an Amber City to make sweet honey for Tong Hua’s birthday.
• Tong Hua approached the cave with treats and nutritional potions as the Pokémon worked on the surprise.

Tong Hua visited Vespiquen’s cave, where Vespiquen and Bibarel’s families secretly worked on expanding the Underground Cave and building Amber City. He then left the Ranch to invite Jessica and Feng to travel with everyone to Alola, while Hattrem discovered the unusual energy-storing property of his Leather Grimoire and went looking for him.

• Tong Hua approached Vespiquen’s cave and found the Celebi nervously guarding a secret gathering of Pokémon inside.
• Tong Hua left snacks and nutritional potions for Vespiquen and the new Combee, then asked the Celebi to explain the Phantom Hotel and invite everyone on a trip to Alola.
• Vespiquen and Bibarel decided to use Tong Hua’s planned absence to finish expanding the Underground Cave and building Amber City.
• Tong Hua transferred the wine into fresh barrels and rode to the village to invite Jessica and Feng to Alola.
• Hattrem examined Tong Hua’s Leather Grimoire, realized its Shiny Stone continuously produced stored light energy, and hurried off to find him.

Tong Hua invited Feng and Jessica to join him on a trip to Alola, then revealed that the Phantom Hotel could take them there through a mysterious door at Fairy Tale Ranch. The hotel set off with the group aboard, and Tong Hua asked Butler how guests would pay once the trial period ended.

• Tong Hua invited Feng and Jessica to pack their bags and travel with him to Alola, and both women agreed.
• Feng and Jessica met Tong Hua at Fairy Tale Ranch with their luggage, where he led them and six Pokémon to a wooden door.
• Tong Hua opened the door to the Phantom Hotel, astonishing Feng, Jessica, and Glameow as they stepped inside.
• Lanny and Butler welcomed the guests, and Butler carried Jessica's heavy backpack while Lanny guided the group into the lobby.
• Tong Hua followed the Indeedee Siblings to the control room, and they set the Phantom Hotel's destination for Alola.
• Tong Hua asked Butler whether the hotel would charge by money or items after the trial period ended.

Tong Hua and his companions traveled with the Phantom Hotel to Akala Island and spent the afternoon settling in at Hau'oli Beach. As they grilled food and enjoyed the shore, a girl collecting Pyukumuku on a nearby deserted stretch suddenly stood up.

• Lanny and the Indeedee brought Tong Hua and his companions through spacetime to Akala Island, adjusting the time difference for them.
• Tong Hua and the others arrived at Hau'oli Beach, used Colress's passes to enter the private resort beach, and set up a sun umbrella and grill.
• Steenee danced in the shallows while Riolu and Grovyle helped prepare the barbecue.
• Feng and Jessica changed into swimsuits, and Jessica praised Feng's appearance before Tong Hua complimented her as well.
• Tong Hua grilled food as the Pokémon gathered around, while a girl collecting Pyukumuku on a deserted stretch of shore nearby suddenly stood up.

Tong Hua met Manyue, a gifted pharmacology researcher, after she recognized the ingredients in his homemade potion by scent. They exchanged knowledge and contact information, and discovered they had both lived in the Sinnoh Region.

• Manyue noticed the scent of Tong Hua's potion while returning a Pyukumuku to the sea and approached him to ask about it.
• Tong Hua showed Manyue the potion, and she identified all six Berry ingredients by smell.
• Jessica and Feng went to play beach volleyball while Tong Hua and Manyue discussed the potion's delicate balance.
• Tong Hua suggested they exchange knowledge about potion science, and Manyue agreed and gave him her business card.
• Tong Hua explained that he ran Fairy Tale Ranch in the Almia Region, and Manyue told him she had been born in Eterna City and worked in Sandgem Town.

Moon learned that her workaholic courier friend Shengyang had been missing for over six hours and went with Tong Hua and Hattrem to look for him at Wela Volcano Park. There, Lucario rescued an injured hiker and discovered Shengyang unconscious on a ledge beside his dying Stoutland.

• Moon received a worried message from Shengyang’s Rotom, who said Shengyang had been out of contact and had made no payments all day.
• Moon told Tong Hua about Shengyang’s disappearance, and Tong Hua agreed to help search at Wela Volcano Park with Hattrem.
• Lucario heard a cry for help and, with Dusknoir and the Sableye, freed an injured hiker trapped beneath a rock and treated his injuries.
• The hiker told Lucario that a boy had fallen farther down while trying to save him, so Lucario and Dusknoir searched below.
• Lucario found an unconscious boy in a cycling outfit beside a dying Stoutland, while the boy repeatedly murmured about the Pokémon.

After Lucario and Dusknoir rescued Shengyang and Stoutland from Wela Volcano Park, Shengyang woke in the hospital holding a volcanic rock fragment. Tong Hua discovered that aura vanished when it touched the fragment and asked Shengyang where he had found it.

• Lucario and Dusknoir carried the injured Shengyang and Stoutland to safety, and Kiawe took them by Charizard to a hospital in Konikoni City.
• Tong Hua and Manyue arrived after the rescue, then followed to the hospital when they learned Shengyang had been taken there.
• Shengyang woke and learned that Stoutland was recovering; he found a black-and-red volcanic fragment clenched in his hand.
• Manyue introduced Tong Hua as the person whose Pokémon had saved Shengyang and Stoutland.
• Tong Hua tested the fragment with aura, found that the aura disappeared on contact, and asked Shengyang where he had picked it up.

Feng and Jessica took their Pokémon to the Royal Dome and watched a Battle Royal, where Raichu won with clever timing. The Masked Royal then selected Jessica and Feng, along with two other women, for a spectator Battle Royal challenge.

• Feng and Jessica explored Royal Avenue with Steenee, Cinccino, Purrloin, and Glameow while Tong Hua visited Shengyang at the hospital.
• Feng and Jessica brought their Pokémon into the Royal Dome and watched four Trainers battle in a Battle Royal.
• Raichu exploited the other Pokémon’s attacks and won the Battle Royal.
• Jessica wanted to try the format, and the Masked Royal announced a challenge for four randomly chosen spectators.
• The spotlights selected Jessica and Feng, who went to the battlefield with their Pokémon alongside two other women.

Jessica and Feng entered a Battle Royal with Steenee and Glameow against Mallow and Lana’s Totem Pokémon. As Mallow prepared a Z-Move against Jessica’s exhausted Steenee, Steenee used Stomp and began to evolve.

• Jessica chose Steenee as her partner, while Feng selected Glameow and Mallow and Lana sent out Totem Lurantis and Totem Araquanid.
• Mallow’s Lurantis and Lana’s Araquanid countered Steenee’s Teeter Dance with Sunny Day and Wide Guard.
• Feng used Glameow’s Taunt to prevent Araquanid from relying on defensive moves, and the chaotic battle eliminated Araquanid and Glameow.
• Steenee remained to face Mallow’s Lurantis despite being tired and injured.
• Mallow and Lurantis began their Z-Move, Bloom Doom, but Steenee used her newly learned Stomp and started to evolve.

Jessica and Tsareena defeated Mallow’s Totem Lurantis after Steenee evolved during the battle, then returned to the hotel and surprised Tong Hua. The group celebrated Tsareena’s evolution with shaved ice as the Phantom Hotel trial deadline drew closer.

• Tsareena evolved during her battle with Mallow’s Totem Lurantis and overwhelmed it with a barrage of attacks, winning the match for Jessica.
• Jessica and Feng returned to Hau'oli Resort Hotel, where Tong Hua had fallen asleep in a massage chair with Riolu and Grovyle.
• Tsareena and Cinccino jumped onto Tong Hua, waking him and revealing Tsareena’s evolution.
• Jessica explained the battle and apologized for borrowing Steenee, but Tong Hua praised her for helping Steenee fulfill her wish.
• Tong Hua treated everyone to shaved ice to celebrate Tsareena’s evolution, with sixty hours and six minutes remaining on the Phantom Hotel trial.

Tong Hua found Hattrem alone on the beach, where she reflected on her past with Hatterene and the article that disrupted their lives. He comforted her and brought her back toward breakfast, where they spotted a familiar-looking food cart selling syrup-topped fried bread.

• Cinccino woke tied up by Purrloin, who had bound him with ribbons as revenge, and they resumed tussling after Tong Hua freed him.
• Tong Hua agreed to meet the others at a local morning market, then learned Hattrem had left without telling anyone where she was going.
• Alone on the beach, Hattrem remembered her former life with Hatterene and regretted how an article had disrupted their quiet days together.
• Tong Hua found Hattrem, admitted he had sensed her thoughts with aura, and offered to listen if she ever wanted to talk.
• Hattrem accepted Tong Hua's hand and rode on his shoulder toward breakfast, then asked for muffins with maple syrup.
• Tong Hua spotted a Bewear-marked cart selling golden fried bread with honey syrup and wondered why its three uniformed vendors looked familiar.

Tong Hua bought Malasadas from Jessie, James, and Meowth, whose life in Alola made him question the world’s timeline. Later, Shengyang mentioned that Tong Hua had called his Lava Fragment priceless, drawing the trio’s interest as money began slipping through a hole in their register.

• Tong Hua and Hattrem bought Malasadas from Jessie, James, and Meowth, and Tong Hua left them a generous tip.
• Jessie, James, and Meowth celebrated their good business and planned to buy presents for Mimikyu, Mareanie, and the others.
• Shengyang arrived on crutches, explained that he had fallen while making deliveries, and praised the trio’s Malasadas.
• Manyue brought Shengyang his medicine and warned him to avoid sweets, but he showed her the Lava Fragment he carried as a lucky charm.
• Shengyang asked the trio to ask Tong Hua why he had called the Lava Fragment priceless, and the trio grew interested as a hole opened beneath their cash register.

Tong Hua and his companions planned to explore Akala Island while the Team Rocket Trio discovered that Shengyang’s Lava Fragment seemed to attract money. The trio rushed to Wela Volcano Park hoping to find more fragments, despite Shengyang’s warning about the danger.

• Tong Hua, Jessica, and their Pokémon finished breakfast and set out to sightsee around Akala Island, with Dusknoir offering to guide them.
• Jessie, James, and Meowth noticed money disappearing from their cash drawer and followed a banknote as strange gusts carried it to Shengyang’s Malasada Shop.
• The trio confronted Shengyang and saw his Lava Fragment glow as another banknote appeared, leading them to suspect the fragment attracted money.
• Shengyang revealed that he had found the fragment at Wela Volcano Park and warned the trio that the place was dangerous.
• Jessie, James, and Meowth hurried toward Wela Volcano Park to search for more fragments, while Shengyang watched them leave and pondered the stone.

Tong Hua and his companions began gathering ore at Wela Volcano Park, where Tsareena discovered a promising rock face. Tong Hua uncovered malachite and unlocked the “Getting started as a miner!” achievement.

• Tong Hua decided to gather ore for alchemy research, and Hattrem agreed to guide him as the others joined in.
• The group learned from Lucario that the Sableye's gathering permits were still valid, then followed them to a slope covered in volcanic rocks.
• Dusknoir handed out mining tools, and Tsareena detected an unusual echo in a rock face.
• Tong Hua probed the rock with his Aura, opened a crack, and uncovered several pieces of malachite.
• As Hattrem explained malachite's uses, Tong Hua received the achievement notification for gathering ore three times.

Tong Hua unlocked the Miner profession and spent hours gathering ore at Volcano Park, then left most of the low-quality haul with Kiawe after his companions grew exhausted. As Tong Hua departed, Kiawe left the park briefly to move the ore, giving the Team Rocket Trio an opening to drive their food truck into the unattended area.

• Tong Hua unlocked the Miner profession, gained the Gathering Pokédex, and tested malachite quality with Tsareena’s help.
• Tsareena drove off several Alolan Form Geodude that approached the group, then Tong Hua and his companions began mining.
• Tong Hua reached Miner level 21 and gathered a huge pile of ore, but Hattrem and the others made him stop after three hours.
• Tong Hua kept a few of the best ores and left the rest with Kiawe, who agreed to handle the pile.
• Kiawe went to move the ore with Charizard, and the Team Rocket Trio drove their food truck into Volcano Park while he was away.

Tong Hua, Jessica, and Nagi visited Konikoni City for lunch and reunited with Mallow and Lana at Aina Restaurant. As they learned about Alola’s Island Challenge and Z-Moves, Tong Hua asked Lana whether she knew someone named Ash.

• Tong Hua and his companions reached Konikoni City and searched its crowded streets for a restaurant without a line.
• They found Aina Restaurant, where Mallow and Lana welcomed them and explained that Mallow was cooking because her father had injured his wrist.
• Mallow recognized Tong Hua as Tsareena’s Trainer, and he modestly described himself as a rancher with skills in cooking, carpentry, farming, and fishing.
• Lana warned the group away from Mallow’s experimental dishes, and the companions ordered from the safer part of the menu.
• Lana explained the Island Challenge, the trial captains, and how Trainers used Z-Moves such as Bloom Doom.
• Tong Hua asked Lana whether she knew someone named Ash.

Tong Hua learned that Ash had won the Sinnoh and Kalos League Conferences and was reportedly in the Galar Region, then cooked a glowing fried rice dish for Mallow and her friends. The meal awakened everyone’s desire to battle, and Tong Hua proposed a Royal Team Battle.

• Lana, Jessica, and Mallow told Tong Hua about Ash’s League victories and said he had left Alola to challenge Paldea.
• Mallow revealed that Ash had recently been photographed with Lillie’s family in the Crown Tundra, leading Lana to hope she could see him again.
• Tong Hua borrowed Mallow’s kitchen and prepared his Golden Champion Fried Rice with Herba Mystica seasonings.
• The glowing fried rice made everyone and their Pokémon hungry and filled them with fighting spirit.
• Tong Hua suggested that the group have a Royal Team Battle.

Mallow led Tong Hua, Lana, Feng, and Jessica to Memorial Hill for a Battle Ritual, where she explained that battles honored the dead and revealed that her mother was buried there. As Lana and Nagi took the first positions, Tong Hua agreed to referee and started the battle.

• Mallow closed the restaurant and led everyone to Memorial Hill to battle.
• At Wela Volcano Park, Jessie found a Lava Fragment, but the Team Rocket Trio accidentally knocked it into a hot spring.
• Mallow explained Memorial Hill's history and said battles there honored the departed, then revealed her mother was buried on the hill.
• Tong Hua, Feng, Jessica, and their Pokémon agreed to take part, while Mallow arranged for the battles to happen in turns.
• Lana asked Tong Hua to referee the first battle between her and Nagi, and he announced that it had begun.

After a series of exhausting battles at Memorial Hill, Tong Hua and his companions encountered Tapu Lele, who restored their strength and showed special interest in Tsareena. Tapu Lele empowered Tsareena in a way that suggested she might become another Totem Pokémon on Akala Island, though Tong Hua was preparing to leave Alola.

• Mallow and Lana battled Tong Hua and his Pokémon repeatedly, while his Recovery Potions let them recover between matches.
• After the final battle, Tong Hua gave Lucario, Dusknoir, and the Seven Sableye Potions as they planned to keep traveling.
• Tapu Lele appeared above Memorial Hill and scattered scales that restored everyone's energy.
• Tapu Lele examined Tsareena and surrounded her with life energy, causing the crown-shaped fruit on her head to glow pink.
• Mallow and Lana realized Tapu Lele might be choosing Tsareena as another Totem Pokémon, but noted that Tong Hua was not planning to stay in Alola.

After Tsareena received Tapu Lele’s blessing, Tong Hua and his companions said farewell to Mallow and Lana and spent their last night in Alola together. At the Phantom Hotel, Lucario and the others chose to remain behind, promising to return to Almia after their journey continued.

• Tapu Lele blessed Tsareena, giving her the beginnings of a Totem Aura before flying back to the Ruins of Life.
• Tong Hua, Jessica, and Feng returned to Konikoni City, said goodbye to Mallow and Lana, and walked along the beach toward the Malasada Shop.
• Jessica and Feng teased Tong Hua into swimming and playing beach volleyball with them before the group rushed to the Malasada Shop for last-minute souvenirs and supplies.
• Tong Hua said goodbye to Lucario and the others at the Phantom Hotel, but Lucario declined to return to Almia until the Fairy Tale Travel Team's journey was complete.
• Tong Hua knocked on the Phantom Hotel's doors, and after a long while they vanished.

After returning from Alola, Tong Hua and the others rested at the Phantom Hotel and reflected on their trip. While Tong Hua remained in the lounge, Jessica, Feng, Nagi, and their Pokémon explored the hotel's shifting corridors and discovered a glass elevator that recognized Tsareena.

• Tong Hua and the others returned to the Phantom Hotel, gave Lanny and Butler Alolan souvenirs, and learned that they had thirty-nine hours and thirty-six minutes of service time remaining.
• Lanny and Butler told the guests they would return them to Fairy Tale Ranch on June 11 at 7:00 p.m. local time.
• Tong Hua reminisced about meeting people in Alola and wondered how Ash had changed and who his partner was.
• Jessica and Feng speculated about how the hotel worked, then set out to explore with Nagi, Tsareena, Hattrem, and Cinccino.
• The group walked through endless corridors whose decor kept changing and found a glass elevator with a display showing the first floor.
• Tsareena touched the elevator's glowing panel, prompting it to confirm her access as a Pokémon accompanying a VIP guest and ask which floor she wanted to visit.

Jessica and Feng rode the hotel’s strange glass elevator to a silent amusement park, where they met the ancient Flutter Mane. After the Indeedee Siblings brought everyone back to the lobby, Tong Hua recognized Flutter Mane, startling her.

• Jessica chose the elevator coordinates [6-21], and the group traveled through strange sideways, upward, and downward movements before reaching an amusement park inside the hotel.
• Cinccino rode the carousel until Flutter Mane’s eerie laughter frightened it back to Jessica.
• Flutter Mane introduced herself as a long-time resident and asked Jessica and Feng whether the hotel owner had invited them.
• The Indeedee Siblings arrived, apologized for not explaining the hotel to the guests, and escorted the group back to the lobby.
• Tong Hua recognized Flutter Mane by name, and she asked him in surprise whether he knew her.

Tong Hua and his companions learned that the Phantom Hotel was led by a silver-haired woman from the distant future, then returned to Fairy Tale Ranch after their two-day trip. Tong Hua handed out Alolan gifts and invited Jessica and Feng to dinner at Happy Dessert House.

• Butler and Lanny revealed that the woman in the lobby portrait was the Phantom Hotel's future-born mistress, while Flutter Mane said it had been the hotel's first guest.
• Butler escorted Tong Hua and his companions back to Fairy Tale Ranch on June 11 at 7:00 p.m., and Flutter Mane waved them goodbye.
• Jessica and Feng joined Tong Hua for dinner, while his Pokémon returned to their usual ranch activities.
• Tong Hua and Delibird distributed Alolan Poké Beans and Berries to the Pokémon at Happy Dessert House.
• Tong Hua began preparing dinner as the ranch welcomed him home.

Tong Hua and the Ranch Pokémon harvested summer crops, prepared the fields for Alolan seeds, and went about their daily work. The cave renovations for Vespiquen’s family reached the point where they could begin building Amber City.

• Green Celebi told Tong Hua that Riolu, Grovyle, and Pink Celebi had returned to their world, while concealing that they had gone to prepare presents.
• Tong Hua harvested hops, starfruit, and blueberries with Grotle, Cinccino, and Delibird, then gave Alolan seeds to Grotle to plant.
• Tong Hua reflected on how Grotle and Cinccino had stayed by his side since he first arrived, and hugged them.
• The Ranch Pokémon returned to their jobs, while the Miltank gathered salt from Naclstack and the Nacli.
• The Bibarel family and Orthworm finished preparing the cave, clearing the way for Vespiquen and the Combee to build Amber City.

Celebi and Vespiquen prepared a surprise birthday gift for Tong Hua, while Hattrem forced him into the Alchemy Workshop to focus on studying alchemy. Tong Hua accepted his confinement and began planning to craft every level 15 levequest item, leaving Hattrem to supply whatever materials he needed.

• Vespiquen oversaw Combee building Amber City, and Celebi urged everyone to finish it and prepare Sweet Lick Honey for Tong Hua's birthday.
• Celebi asked Hattrem to keep Tong Hua away from the cave, and Hattrem eagerly decided to confine him for alchemy training.
• Hattrem dragged Tong Hua into the Alchemy Workshop, sealed the door with a magical rune, and demanded that he make a potion to restore her human form.
• Tong Hua summoned his Profession Panel and used the Levequest List to review level 15 crafting objectives and recipes.
• Tong Hua decided to craft all six levequest objectives and planned to request the missing materials through the workshop's small window.