Recaps

Shen Qi and 384 discussed why Sebastian had left Akiho and agreed to keep his identity secret while he pursued his goal of becoming strong enough to return to her. Back on Island 6, Shen Qi brought the packed vehicles homeward and stopped at Huzang’s place to leave the Little Sheep for repairs.

• 384 told Shen Qi that he had left Akiho because he felt unworthy of her and hoped to earn T2 certification before returning to her side.
• Shen Qi agreed to keep 384’s identity secret, and the two wished each other well as the ship departed.
• Shen Qi checked the vehicles and cargo, while Lopunny complained that her favorite manga artist had skipped an update.
• After reaching Island 6, Shen Qi sent Lilligant and Florges home and drove the Little Sheep to Huzang’s place for repairs.
• Huzang greeted Shen Qi and recalled how the Little Sheep’s smoke and explosion during the Winter Race finals had frightened viewers.

After placing in the Winter Race, Shen Qi told Huzang how he had obtained a replacement engine for Little Sheep and passed along a gift from Li Yizi. Days later, Team Rocket left a threatening message at Shen Qi’s home claiming they had captured Chansey, so Shen Qi prepared to contact Officer Jenny.

• Shen Qi told Huzang that he had placed in the Winter Race and bought a Gray Star engine from Li Yizi for 70,000 b.
• Shen Qi gave Huzang the specialty tea snacks Li Yizi had sent him, and Huzang accepted them quietly.
• After several days indoors, Lilligant found an ice dart pinning a photograph and message to the front door.
• Shen Qi and the others saw a picture of Chansey frozen in ice and a note directing him to the southernmost end of Ruins Valley, signed with Team Rocket’s insignia.
• Shen Qi used [Global Eye] and had Porygon check for surveillance devices and phone tapping, but found none.
• Shen Qi called Officer Jenny.

Shen Qi helped the Security Bureau capture a Team Rocket group in Ruins Valley and suspected Lorelei had tipped them off. After receiving a large reward, he learned the incident was connected to a classified matter, whose details Officer Jenny began to explain.

• Officer Jenny told Shen Qi that Team Rocket had recently stolen a racing car on Island 6, and the Security Bureau sent him to investigate a message directing him to Ruins Valley.
• Shen Qi arrived at the southern shore and found Team Rocket members who seemed not to know why he was there.
• An unseen attacker froze many of the Team Rocket members, sank their fishing boat, and enabled Security Bureau forces to surround and capture them.
• Shen Qi suspected Lorelei was the mole and used his Poké Ball to confirm that Chansey was safe in Ruins Valley.
• Officer Jenny awarded Shen Qi 60,000 b and, after consulting her aunt, said she could tell him about the classified matter behind the operation.

Shen Qi learned that a powerful attacker had stolen the orbs from Mt. Pyre, and the Security Bureau suspected Team Rocket remnants might have helped the attacker escape by sea. Near his home, he discovered Zinnia fighting Lorelei, whose Cloyster revealed Divine Blessing Mode.

• Officer Jenny told Shen Qi that an unidentified attacker had stolen the orbs from Mt. Pyre and escaped after fighting Pheobe and the others.
• Shen Qi explained that he had led the Security Bureau to Team Rocket members gathered at Ruins Valley, where they seized a boat that might have been prepared to collect the attacker.
• The Security Bureau increased Shen Qi’s reward because the boat’s location could have helped the Mt. Pyre attacker flee toward Pokémon Town.
• The convoy stopped near Shen Qi’s courtyard, where Zinnia and Lorelei were already fighting.
• Zinnia Mega Evolved Salamence and attacked Lorelei, but Lorelei’s unusually powerful Cloyster blocked its Dragon Claw and displayed Divine Blessing Mode.

Shen Qi cleared up Zinnia's misunderstanding about Lorelei and learned that Zinnia had left Mt. Pyre before the artificial orbs were stolen. After offering Zinnia and her injured Noivern a place to rest, he fed Noivern grapes, and Zinnia called to him from inside the house.

• Shen Qi explained that Lorelei had staged the threat involving Chansey to draw out Team Rocket, and Zinnia learned the woman she had fought was the Ice-type Elite Four member.
• Zinnia told Shen Qi she had visited Mt. Pyre and left the cemetery at eight in the evening two nights earlier, before the artificial orbs were stolen.
• Shen Qi told Zinnia about the attack on Mt. Pyre and the suspected involvement of Team Rocket, Team Magma, or Team Aqua.
• Shen Qi offered Zinnia a room so she and Noivern could recover, and Zinnia accepted.
• Shen Qi coaxed Noivern into letting him pet it by offering grapes, then Zinnia called to him from inside the house.

Zinnia confessed that she came from a parallel Hoenn and needed the Red and Blue Orbs to prevent a giant meteorite from devastating her world. With less than a year to find them, she explained how scarce Mega Stone ore was and why she had created Florges’s Crystal Petals, leaving Florges grateful for the new life they had given her.

• Shen Qi asked Zinnia about the Red and Blue Orbs, but she stayed silent before asking to speak privately.
• Zinnia revealed that she came from a parallel timeline and had crossed worlds to seek strength against another giant meteorite.
• Zinnia explained that she needed the Red and Blue Orbs to stabilize the land and sea while Mega Rayquaza destroyed the meteorite, but she had less than a year to find them.
• Zinnia showed Shen Qi a rare meteorite that could hold the orbs’ energy and explained that suitable Mega Stone ore was scarce in this world.
• Zinnia explained that she had used Mega Stone material to make Crystal Petals for Flabébé, and Florges thanked her for giving her a new life and path.

Shen Qi explored whether he could enter the Mega Evolution World Line to find a way to break the Flabébé’s evolution seal, while Zinnia explained the dangers and requirements of crossing worlds. He began planning how to obtain the Red and Blue Orbs and bargaining chips, but Zinnia said Mega Evolution research could not provide an easy solution.

• Shen Qi asked Zinnia whether Florges could travel to the Mega Evolution World Line and bring back a solution for the local Flabébé.
• Zinnia explained that crossing a Spacetime Rift could destroy an unqualified traveler’s soul, and that she survived because she had the right qualities and a blessing from a Space-Time Deity.
• Zinnia warned Shen Qi that he would need Spacetime Coordinates to return, while Shen Qi concealed his Eternal Coordinates and kept his identity as a transmigrator secret.
• Shen Qi planned to find the Red and Blue Orbs and secure valuable bargaining chips, considering whether Mega Evolution research could be offered in exchange for Super-Ancient Energy.
• Zinnia said Mega Evolution could not serve as an easy bargaining chip because only a little over forty Pokémon species were currently known to be capable of it.

Shen Qi visited Pokémon High School, caught up with his classmates and teachers, and received advice from Jixiang about his energy control. He then headed to Principal Gui’s office, while a friend request arrived through Lance’s recommendation.

• Zinnia explained that Mega Evolution required Pokémon to experience the energy conditions of the Mega Evolution World timeline, and Shen Qi asked her to consider other possible research achievements.
• Shen Qi visited Pokémon High School with Pokémon raised there and gave Xiao Chun a local specialty before the students asked about his racing plans.
• Jixiang discovered that Xiao Chun had used a school project as a pretext to watch Shen Qi’s Winter Race final, so she doubled his spring break homework.
• Shen Qi advised that repairing the Little Sheep would determine whether he entered the Spring Race and agreed to help third-year students with car modifications.
• Jixiang praised Shen Qi’s improved energy control, cautioned him against spreading his efforts too thin, and thanked him for the Solrock and Lunatone necklaces.
• Shen Qi learned Principal Gui had spent media donations on upgraded sports equipment, then headed to the principal’s office and saw a friend request sent through Lance’s recommendation.

Shen Qi met Lorelei to discuss Team Rocket’s deliberate misdirection during the Mt. Pyre incident, and she asked him to alert the Security Bureau. Lorelei then revealed her Hisuian Braviary and explained its origins, leaving Shen Qi fascinated by the ancient Pokémon form.

• Shen Qi returned to Pokémon High School and found Principal Gui rehearsing the graduation ceremony and preparing elaborate scroll diplomas.
• Shen Qi told Principal Gui that his vehicle had received a new engine and said he had not decided whether to enter the Spring or Summer Race.
• Lorelei met Shen Qi outside the school and explained that Team Rocket’s robberies had been ordered to draw the Security Bureau away from the Mt. Pyre attackers.
• Lorelei asked Shen Qi to inform the Security Bureau about the misdirection and promised to pass along similar information in the future.
• Lorelei prepared to fly back to Island 4 on her Hisuian Braviary and explained that its form came from the ancient Sinnoh region of Hisui.

Shen Qi learned why Hisuian Pokémon were difficult to revive and realized Zinnia’s Draconid knowledge could help her research them. Zinnia left for Sinnoh to investigate special locations, but Shen Qi reminded her that her Salamence was still asleep at his house.

• Lorelei explained that Hisuian Pokémon were difficult to revive because they were scarce, poorly documented, and adapted to a vanished environment, and that only three species had been revived.
• Lorelei said she raised Hisuian Braviary simply because she liked it, then flew away as Shen Qi considered the value of researching other Hisuian Pokémon.
• Shen Qi asked Zinnia how many Hisuian Pokémon she knew about, and she said she knew more than twenty.
• Zinnia explained that the Draconids had ancient reference books on Hisuian Pokémon and could use them to recreate Hisui’s environment for revival research.
• Zinnia decided to leave for Sinnoh to investigate places where Pokémon could evolve into Hisuian forms, but Shen Qi stopped her to point out that her Salamence was still asleep at his house.

Shen Qi discovered that Huzang had repaired the Little Sheep and added variable valve lift, giving it a new way to boost air intake without relying on Turbo. After testing the modification, Shen Qi thanked Huzang and praised how well it worked.

• Shen Qi suspected Team Rocket had used a diversion to hide the escape route of the Mt. Pyre attackers, and Officer Jenny agreed that the Security Bureau would continue investigating.
• Shen Qi drove Raincoat to Huzang's repair shop after receiving word that the Little Sheep was ready.
• Shen Qi tested the Little Sheep and noticed a surge in air intake that was neither his Style Technique nor Dodo's ability.
• Dodo inspected the onboard computer and found that it engaged a second, longer camshaft at high revs to increase air intake.
• Shen Qi learned that Huzang had added a variable valve lift system, which let him save Mental Power by delaying the use of [Compatible Turbo].
• After driving two mountain laps, Shen Qi thanked Huzang and praised the modification, then clarified that he meant the variable valves when Huzang asked what VTEC was.

Shen Qi decided to enter the Spring Race after realizing the Summer Race would leave no time to prepare for the T2 competition. He returned home resolved to practice, but Lilligant reminded him to check the new season’s updated rules.

• Huzang charged Shen Qi 28,000 b for repairing Little Sheep and explained that he had rushed the work so Shen Qi could enter the Spring Race.
• Huzang pointed out that the Summer Race would overlap with preparations for T2, so Shen Qi chose the Spring Race instead.
• Huzang said he would try to build Shen Qi a new engine within six months so he could challenge Ayaka’s Rainbow Flying Sword.
• Shen Qi drove home and told Lopunny and Lilligant that he would enter the Spring Race.
• Lilligant reminded Shen Qi that the Driver Association had updated the season’s rules, which he had not yet read.

Shen Qi reviewed the new racing rules, practiced with Dodo, and planned his preparation and finances for the Spring Race. Back home, he ran into Little Reporter and encouraged her to improve her reporting, but she firmly refused to interview him.

• Shen Qi checked the updated race quotas and learned that Teleport, Sandstorm, and Hail had been allowed again under strict limits.
• Shen Qi practiced mountain roads with Dodo and decided to postpone activating the Script Detector until he had earned more money from races.
• At Island 6’s Market, Shen Qi heard that Little Reporter had returned after her Saffron Gym traineeship and declined the neighbors’ sponsorship offers.
• Shen Qi picked up Emolga while passing Little Reporter on the road, then brought her back to his home.
• Shen Qi criticized Little Reporter for putting on airs and urged her to find better stories, offering himself as a subject if needed.
• Little Reporter refused to interview Shen Qi.

Shen Qi agreed to enter the Spring Race and consider sponsorships, learning that Principal Gui hoped race advertising and sponsor funds could support Pokémon High School. Principal Gui explained that a new bridge from Out Island could bring students from the Orange Islands, but his coughing fit left Shen Qi wondering whether the principal would live to see that future.

• Shen Qi told Principal Gui he would enter the Spring Race and might accept a mutually beneficial sponsorship.
• Principal Gui arranged a possible sponsorship from Akiho and mentioned Berry Forest as another interested sponsor.
• Shen Qi asked why Pokémon High School needed more funding, and Principal Gui said he wanted to renovate facilities and increase enrollment.
• Principal Gui explained that a bridge linking Out Island with Island 6 would make it easier for students from the northern Orange Islands to attend Pokémon High School.
• Principal Gui became excited about the school's future, then coughed severely, and Shen Qi helped him rest before leaving.
• Shen Qi encountered Iron Pipe, who was also pleased about the approaching completion of the bridge.

Shen Qi and Iron Pipe discovered that the Senior Year A and B students had repaired Iron Pipe’s car as a farewell gift, then held their last PE lesson together. Later, Shen Qi tested Chansey’s move training after her Ascetic Training, finding that she had learned Egg Bomb but not Protect or Secret Power.

• Iron Pipe found the Sports Field empty and chased students who had gathered near the parking area.
• The students revealed that they had repaired Iron Pipe’s Yuanbao 1st Generation as a thank-you gift for his guidance.
• Iron Pipe thanked the students, and they jogged together to their final PE lesson.
• Shen Qi checked Chansey after her Ascetic Training and found that she had grown to about 1.3 meters and weighed forty kilograms.
• Shen Qi discovered that Chansey had not learned Protect or Secret Power, but Egg Bomb had appeared in her move pool.

Shen Qi prepared to travel to Viridian City for a Regular Race, while Florges planned to join him after doing business. On the way, Shen Qi took his modified Little Sheep onto White Cape's expressway and easily defeated a Driver in a late-night Chase Race.

• Shen Qi decided to drive overland to Viridian City for a Regular Race, then continue north to race in Shabi City.
• Shen Qi left for Viridian City ahead of Florges, who stayed in Vermilion City to run her food business at a festival.
• On White Cape's outer expressway, a Driver in an Ivy accepted Shen Qi's Little Sheep's Chase Race challenge.
• Shen Qi overtook the Ivy at the first corner, and the Driver struggled to keep up through the next turn.
• Shen Qi pulled more than a hundred meters ahead and approached the ramp toward Tamamo Town.

Shen Qi met Tracey, an acting Gym Leader at the Viridian Gym, after Tracey's car appeared to break down on the highway. Tracey hosted Shen Qi at his dorm and explained why Blue remained the Gym’s honorary leader while its acting leaders lacked the qualifications to take over.

• Shen Qi stopped to help Tracey, who said his Ivy’s front brake caliper had shattered, and discovered that only a decorative caliper cover had broken off.
• Tracey recognized Shen Qi and introduced himself as an acting Gym Leader at the Viridian Gym and a former assistant to Professor Oak.
• Shen Qi followed Tracey to Viridian City, where Tracey invited him to stay at his Gym dorm, a small villa shared with two other acting Gym Leaders in neighboring houses.
• Tracey told Shen Qi that Blue was the Viridian Gym’s honorary leader and that the three acting leaders could not qualify to replace him because they lacked the required T2 competition results.

Tracey asked Shen Qi to coach him in racing so he could improve the finesse and balance missing from his rough battle style. After two days of lessons, Shen Qi grew suspicious that an unusual number of expert drivers were gathering at the Viridian City racetrack.

• Tracey explained that he wanted to use racing practice to improve his control and asked Shen Qi to teach him the basics.
• Shen Qi agreed to coach Tracey, and Tracey arranged to cover their expenses through his study travel funding.
• Shen Qi and Tracey visited the racetrack, where Shen Qi inspected Tracey's car and corrected his misguided modifications.
• Tracey began practicing on the track while Shen Qi taught him how to choose racing lines, and Florges arrived in Viridian City with Raincoat as the Regular Race approached.
• Shen Qi noticed many skilled drivers and expertly modified cars at the racetrack, then asked Tracey whether Viridian City was usually so full of experts.

Shen Qi learned that Blue and Sakura would compete in Viridian City’s regular race, making the event far more formidable than he had expected. That night, Chansey was ambushed during her run and recognized the attacker as Master Weasel, a Mienshao.

• Brock visited Shen Qi’s service bay, greeted Tracey, and told Shen Qi he looked forward to racing him the next day.
• Shen Qi returned home to find Florges had sold out of desserts early because many tourists had come to Viridian City.
• Tracey told Shen Qi that Blue had returned and entered the regular race, then added that Sakura was competing too.
• Chansey was struck by a surprise attack during her nighttime run and fought back with Brick Break.
• Chansey recognized the Mienshao who attacked her as Master Weasel after identifying its Aura Sphere.

Shen Qi and Tracey prepared for the Viridian City Regular Race, where they discovered an unexpectedly strong field of competitors. Shen Qi learned that Wen Jiu, whose car was listed as a Toy Car, directed Pokémon Paradise.

• Mienshao praised Chansey's growing strength, invited Chansey to meet again the next day, and left before Chansey could offer homemade food.
• Chansey returned to Tracey's home, slept in the courtyard beside Donphan, and joined Shen Qi and Tracey for the race the next morning.
• Shen Qi reviewed the competitor list and found Gym Leaders Blue, Brock, and Sakura, as well as Lao Fu and Wen Jiu, whose car was listed as a Toy Car.
• Shen Qi greeted Lao Fu and asked about Wen Jiu's unusual car and background.
• Lao Fu told Shen Qi that Wen Jiu was the director of Pokémon Paradise, leaving Shen Qi stunned.

Shen Qi struggled through a race disrupted by repeated Hail and Sandstorm effects as powerful Trainers practiced their weather tactics. He used Dodo’s Conversion 2 to avoid Hail and chose to stay in seventh place while driving safely through the chaos.

• Multiple competitors layered Hail ahead of Shen Qi and Sandstorm behind him, turning the race into a Pokémon battle.
• Shen Qi realized Gym Leaders and other powerful Trainers had entered to practice precise weather control against strong opponents.
• Shen Qi had Dodo use Conversion 2 until it became Ice-type and was no longer affected by Hail.
• Shen Qi decided not to challenge the drivers ahead and continued steadily in seventh place, keeping Little Sheep safe as the colorful toy car drove through the turmoil.

Shen Qi, Lao Fu, and Wen Jiu placed in the top three of a Viridian City race after officials penalized competitors for exceeding weather-move limits. After the race, Blue announced that he had invited Silver to battle at the Viridian Gym, leaving Shen Qi and the others discussing the surprise at dinner.

• Race officials applied penalties for excessive Sandstorm and Hail, and Lao Fu, Shen Qi, and Wen Jiu took first, second, and third place.
• The penalized competitors requested footage to learn the newly reinstated weather-move limits, which races were helping officials refine.
• Wen Jiu handed out toys and park discount cards, then joined Shen Qi and Lao Fu for a meal.
• Blue announced that he had invited Silver to battle at the Viridian Gym the day after tomorrow.
• Blue left the track, and Shen Qi, Lao Fu, Wen Jiu, and Lao Fu's granddaughter met at a private restaurant to discuss the announcement.

Shen Qi helped Tracey recover from despair after Tracey mistook an unusually chaotic race for the normal level of competition, and Tracey agreed to watch Blue battle Silver. Later, Mienshao gave Chansey a Technical Machine for Body Slam, recognizing her extraordinary physical growth.

• Shen Qi returned home and found Tracey, Feraligatr, and Scyther sitting dejectedly in the dark.
• Tracey explained that his first Regular Race had made him think racing was far beyond his abilities, and Shen Qi clarified that unusual conditions had made the race exceptionally difficult.
• Shen Qi praised Tracey for finishing safely and explained how safe finishes counted toward advancing to Trainee Driver.
• Tracey agreed to accompany Shen Qi to watch Blue battle Silver and judged that Silver could not defeat Blue.
• Mienshao gave Chansey a Technical Machine for Body Slam, saying her remarkable physical strength had surpassed her species' limits.

Chansey struggled to learn defensive moves while training with Mienshao, and Feraligatr looked forward to watching Blue battle Silver. Shen Qi activated the Script Detector before heading to the Viridian Gym, where Tracey assigned him a seat for the match.

• Chansey brought Mienshao food, who tried her cooking and told her to keep practicing ordinary moves and cooking skills.
• Mienshao coached Chansey on defensive moves, but she still could not grasp them before their late-night training ended.
• Chansey returned to the lodgings, where Donphan helped her bathe and Feraligatr went outside, eager to study Blue's battle.
• Shen Qi activated the Script Detector with his savings before going with Tracey and the others to the Viridian Gym.
• Tracey brought Shen Qi inside early and told him where he would watch Blue versus Silver.

Shen Qi watched Blue and Silver prepare for their arranged Gym battle at Viridian Gym, learning how the competitors selected teams and how protective barriers and the Infinity Energy Bell shaped the match. The chapter ended just before the battle began, with both Trainers equipped and the arena ready.

• Shen Qi took a seat at Viridian Gym and watched the crowd gather as Blue and Silver entered the battlefield.
• Blue and Silver revealed nine Pokémon each while concealing one, then banned Gyarados and Weavile from their opponent’s choices.
• Blue and Silver spent the next preparation period choosing between two and six Pokémon for battle.
• The competitors put on protective gear while drones established their barriers and the Infinity Energy Bell was positioned above the arena.
• Shen Qi learned that the bell’s energy buildup would expand the battle from one-on-one to two-on-two and then three-on-three.