Chapter Summaries

Tong Hua followed a mysterious call and was led through sudden fog to the Phantom Hotel, where a figure waited at the entrance. He approached cautiously with his Pokémon, preparing to discover who had summoned him.

• Tong Hua received a garbled call on the Capture Styler and decided to investigate the caller’s reference to a hotel.
• Tong Hua left the ranch with Cinccino, two Celebi, Hattrem, and the Leather Grimoire.
• The Capture Styler rang again, and a young woman asked Tong Hua to hurry to the hotel or leave something at its front desk before the call cut off.
• A thick fog enveloped Tong Hua and his Pokémon, and they followed a faint light to a sign welcoming visitors to the Phantom Hotel.
• Tong Hua saw a Victorian-style hotel beyond the sign, and Hattrem spotted a figure waving at the entrance.
• Tong Hua approached the figure cautiously and saw that it was two Pokémon.

Tong Hua and his companions visited the Phantom Hotel, where the Indeedee siblings explained that it could appear in different places and outside normal time. The group learned they would return to their departure moment, leaving them astonished by the hotel’s power.

• Butler and Lanny welcomed Tong Hua and his Pokémon to the Phantom Hotel and offered Hattrem and Cinccino candy that seemed to draw energy from their joy.
• Lanny explained that the hotel’s decor changed to match the place where it appeared, and Butler said it was in trial operation and usually served invited guests.
• Butler confirmed that Tong Hua had entered the hotel during the Courage Test, though the siblings did not know why it had appeared in the Old Schoolhouse.
• Tong Hua examined the guest register, noticed an entry from the Hisui Region over a thousand years in the past, and recorded his own departure details.
• Butler explained that the Phantom Hotel existed outside normal time and would return guests to the exact second they had left, astonishing Hattrem and the Celebi.

Tong Hua registered at the Phantom Hotel and learned that its remaining service time could take him to destinations through time and space. He and his Pokémon arrived at Akala Island, where a familiar Lucario appeared.

• Tong Hua handed the Capture Styler to the Indeedee siblings and learned that the hotel would keep it safe, while a golden hourglass marked his complimentary stay.
• The Indeedee siblings explained the hotel's travel service and assured Tong Hua that safeguards prevented guests from changing history.
• Tong Hua requested a trip to Akala Island, and the Indeedee siblings took him and his Pokémon to the hotel's control room.
• The Indeedee siblings operated the console and transported the group through time and space to Alola.
• Tong Hua and his Pokémon stepped out at Hau'oli Resort, and Tong Hua imagined using the hotel to gather rare alchemy materials.
• A familiar voice called to Tong Hua, who turned and saw Lucario.

Tong Hua reunited with Lucario and Dusknoir on Akala and learned they were collecting volcanic minerals for Colress. He gave his Pokémon companions Luxury Balls and planned to return to Fairy Tale Ranch, promising to bring the others to visit soon.

• Tong Hua met Lucario and Dusknoir on the beach and introduced them to Hattrem, who had recently joined the group.
• Lucario and Dusknoir explained that they had taken a mineral-gathering job from Colress near Wela Volcano Park.
• Tong Hua warned Lucario and Dusknoir that Colress might be dangerous, but they said he had behaved normally during their few days working together.
• Tong Hua bought Luxury Balls and offered them to Lucario, Dusknoir, the Sableye, and Hattrem; Hattrem entered one and seemed more affectionate after coming out.
• Tong Hua promised to replace Cinccino and Grotle's Poké Balls with Luxury Balls and told Lucario he would return to the ranch, then bring everyone back for a visit.

Tong Hua returned to Fairy Tale Ranch after spending the night at the Phantom Hotel with his Pokémon, bringing back a connection door and Luxury Balls. After sharing breakfast and arranging for his guests to tour the ranch, he left to visit Sunshine Ranch while Purrloin vowed to get revenge on the sleeping Cinccino.

• Tong Hua and his Pokémon watched the Spacetime Passage before returning to Fairy Tale Ranch as morning arrived.
• Lanny and Butler left a wooden door in the pasture as a permanent connection to the Phantom Hotel.
• Tong Hua returned home with Cinccino asleep in his arms, and Grotle gently asked him to bring back new seeds next time.
• Tong Hua made breakfast and stored the ranch Pokémon in Luxury Balls.
• Tong Hua asked Steenee, Dolliv, and Purrloin to show Mu Mu, Lümei, and Huangyao around the ranch, warning them to stay away from the door.
• Purrloin blamed Cinccino for keeping her awake and vowed to torment him that night.

Tong Hua brought new Pokémon to Fairy Tale Ranch, including two Wooloo named Mimi and Fluffy, and helped them settle in. He welcomed the Wooloo by shearing them, leaving Hattrem delighted to collect their wool.

• Tong Hua returned to the ranch with two Smoliv, two Nacli, two Milcery, and a male and female Wooloo named Mimi and Fluffy.
• Tong Hua introduced the Milcery and Nacli to their ranch companions, while the Miltank eagerly licked salt grains from the Nacli.
• Tong Hua found Lümei and Huangyao kissing in the Pokémon Cottage, and they awkwardly claimed they had fallen off the slide.
• Tong Hua gathered the ranch Pokémon and used Electric Shears to trim Mimi and Fluffy’s wool.
• Hattrem collected the shorn wool after Tong Hua promised she could have it.

Tong Hua finished preparing the weekly dessert orders, then moved his alchemy equipment to the basement of his new house. He set up a dedicated Alchemy Workshop at Fairy Tale Ranch and planned to record future alchemy ideas there.

• Tong Hua sheared Fluffy, collected the wool, and saw Senior Brother Mu Mu tending crops with Grotle, Steenee, and the others.
• Tong Hua made the week's dessert orders himself, while the Alcremie assisted and Delibird prepared to deliver them.
• Tong Hua imagined expanding Delibird deliveries with shaved ice and ice cream sundaes during the coming hot season, then wrote down the idea.
• Hattrem reminded Tong Hua that he had promised to work on alchemy, so he moved the equipment with her to the new house's basement.
• Tong Hua arranged the equipment in a bright basement room and named it Fairy Tale Ranch's Alchemy Workshop.

Tong Hua began studying alchemy with Hattrem but caused an explosion by mixing materials carelessly. Meanwhile, Huangyao and Lümei discussed their future after graduation and left together for Tong Hua's Dessert Shop.

• Tong Hua set up his Alchemy Workshop and asked Hattrem to teach him the basics of brewing a potion that could turn him human.
• Mu Mu questioned Lümei and Huangyao after they accidentally broke a Miltank's straw bed, and the arrival of Steenee and Dolliv distracted him.
• Huangyao worried that graduation might separate him from Lümei, but Lümei reassured him that they could find a way to stay together and invited him to get dessert.
• Tong Hua added incompatible ingredients to a Crucible while trying to make lanolin, causing a small explosion that left the workshop intact.
• Hattrem scolded Tong Hua for treating alchemy like hot pot, and Tong Hua realized that experimenting without recipes had opened a new world for him.

Tong Hua discovered that his failed Alchemy had produced Lanolin Soap and decided to try making a Panacea. Hattrem taught him to use her Memory Palace to study pharmacology, and he began preparing the ingredients more carefully.

• Tong Hua found Lanolin Soap in the scorched Crucible and celebrated his first successful Alchemy, while Hattrem criticized his careless methods.
• Tong Hua started making a Panacea with Pecha Berries and Chesto Berries, but Hattrem stopped him before he could mix them without checking their compatibility.
• Hattrem showed Tong Hua her Memory Palace and directed him to a book on basic pharmacology.
• Tong Hua noticed a concealed door in the Memory Palace, but Hattrem panicked and ordered him not to snoop.
• Tong Hua returned with Fundamentals of Pharmacology, learned to remove the Berry pits, and carefully began preparing the ingredients for another attempt.

Tong Hua combined six Berry extracts and used Water Pulse to create a colorless potion with unknown effects. Hattrem tested it with enchanted paper, which turned silver for healing before beginning to change again.

• Tong Hua extracted Pecha Berry essence and separated the sleep-curing ingredient from Chesto Berries using Moomoo Milk.
• Despite Hattrem's warnings, Tong Hua mixed the Pecha, Chesto, Cheri, Razz, Lum, and Persim Berry ingredients in one crucible.
• Tong Hua used Water Pulse from the Leather Grimoire as a catalyst, producing a clear, fragrant potion that his Profession Panel identified as unidentified.
• Tong Hua considered tasting the potion himself, but Hattrem enchanted kitchen paper and told him to test a drop on it.
• The enchanted paper turned silver, indicating the potion could cure status conditions, then began changing color again.

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.