Chapter Summaries

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.

Tong Hua manipulated Hattrem into gathering materials, then worked alone in the Alchemy Workshop and successfully made an Ashwood Wand. He received some of the requested supplies from Celebi and prepared to continue his alchemy.

• Tong Hua gave Hattrem a long materials list that included difficult-to-find ingredients, and she left to take it to Celebi and the others.
• After Hattrem departed, Tong Hua prepared the materials already stocked in the workshop while enjoying his time alone.
• Celebi delivered ashwood branches, slug slime, and jellyfish caps, while the group continued searching for crab legs and white scorpions.
• Tong Hua mixed jellyfish caps with Plant Growth Agent Type 1, soaked ashwood branches in the resulting Type 2 agent, and added water and thunder shards.
• The potion and shards vanished as the branches transformed into an Ashwood Wand with a minor water-element effect.

Tong Hua experimented with his new wand and upgraded his Grimoire in the Alchemy Workshop, reaching Alchemist level 20. After Hattrem let him out, his prank on Cinccino, Purrloin, and Tsareena backfired when Tsareena kicked him, and the chapter ended with Tsareena asking to sleep together so she could watch over him.

• Tong Hua used his Ashwood Wand and Leather Grimoire, then upgraded the Grimoire and reached Alchemist level 20.
• Hattrem finally let Tong Hua leave the Alchemy Workshop, and he found Cinccino, Purrloin, and Tsareena watching a scary film.
• Tong Hua startled the three Pokémon from behind the sofa, and Tsareena accidentally hit him with a Trop Kick.
• Tong Hua healed his nose with the Grimoire and urged the Pokémon to go to bed.
• Tsareena, worried about Tong Hua and afraid to sleep alone, asked if they could sleep together.

Tong Hua assessed Fairy Tale Ranch’s growing surplus and considered how to earn more from it. After unlocking the Alchemist skill Observation, he decided to open a potion shop instead of simply shipping out the excess produce.

• Tong Hua woke before the Pokémon, turned on the air conditioner, and recalled Green Celebi getting tangled in Hattrem’s hair overnight.
• Tong Hua planned his morning chores and reviewed the ranch’s growing supplies, noting that the Dessert Shop no longer needed much of his attention.
• Tong Hua considered restarting the ranch’s shipping business to sell surplus goods and bring in steady income.
• Tong Hua checked his Alchemist profession and recognized that the new Observation skill let him identify materials’ properties for Alchemy.
• Tong Hua decided to use the surplus materials to make valuable potions and open a potion shop.

Tong Hua designed a small storefront beside the Happy Dessert House and gathered timber to build the Wonderful Potion Shop. After Celebi helped dry the wood, Tong Hua prepared to start construction that day.

• Tong Hua named the planned shop the Wonderful Potion Shop and chose the vacant ground beside the Happy Dessert House as its site.
• Grotle showed Tong Hua that the Alolan seeds had sprouted successfully in the ranch's farmland.
• Tong Hua sketched a detailed design for a mushroom-shaped shop with arched stained-glass windows, a cauldron, and wooden display cabinets.
• Tong Hua asked Delibird to buy supplies, then went with Celebi and the Bibarel family to the Fast-Growing Forest to cut timber.
• Bibarel and the Bidoof processed and transported the logs, and Celebi used Sunny Day to dry the stacked timber in an afternoon.
• Tong Hua picked up his saw and announced that he would finish building the shop that day.

Tong Hua and the Pokémon finished building the Fantasy Potion Shop and planned its interior, aiming to open it the next day. As he settled down for the night, Tong Hua reflected on the ranch’s growth over its first hundred days and the companions who had helped him.

• Tong Hua led the Pokémon in building the mushroom-shaped potion shop, with Bibarel and the Bidoof handling much of the construction and Orthworm transporting timber.
• After the shop was completed, Tong Hua and the Pokémon admired it and planned its furnishings, including Hattrem’s alchemy workbench and Tsareena’s dried-herb decorations.
• Tong Hua wrote down the needed furniture and decorations and announced that they would try to open the shop the next day.
• Unable to sleep, Tong Hua told Cinccino and Purrloin that exactly one hundred days had passed since they arrived at the ranch.
• Tong Hua reflected on how the ranch had grown and thanked Cinccino and Purrloin for helping him through its challenges before they settled down to rest.