Recaps

Shen Qi learned that Meowstic had been arrested after wearing stockings and cutting holes in them while trying to imitate Lopunny’s training method. In detention, Blissey revealed Meowstic’s old crush on an Espurr and his rivalry with a Delcatty, while Shen Qi began explaining the strange images he had seen in Meowstic’s memories.

• Shen Qi watched Koji and Taichi’s Pokémon practice and considered how they could impress Qiu Yan before the Friendly Match.
• Officer Jenny arrested Shen Qi after finding Meowstic wearing stockings and cutting holes in them in a field.
• In the Detention Room, Blissey told Shen Qi she had known Meowstic when they were young Pokémon at Pokémon Paradise.
• Blissey explained that Meowstic had fallen for a female Espurr but lost her to a Delcatty.
• Shen Qi told the others he could see dreamlike images through his ability and described Meowstic as a lonely king amid war and flames.

Shen Qi realized Meowstic’s “Dark Night King” story was a chuunibyou fantasy and encouraged him to pursue strength without dismissing his imagination. The next morning, Shen Qi took Meowstic outside to demonstrate [Dark Rush].

• Blissey explained that Meowstic recognized her because he remembered eating her egg and feared her previous beatings.
• Shen Qi woke from Detention Room confinement, returned home, and confronted Oricorio about the sexy stockings.
• Shen Qi told Meowstic that he could grow stronger by breaking past his species’ limits and acknowledged his Dark Night King fantasies.
• Meowstic’s script walkthrough progress reached 30%, and Shen Qi invited him outside to demonstrate the power of darkness.
• Shen Qi and Meowstic faced off in the wild as Meowstic set up Reflect and Light Screen to defend against Shen Qi’s [Dark Rush].

Shen Qi tested the Opposite-Sex Nullifier by sneaking up on female Pokémon, then tried to use it to train Lopunny’s awareness. Officer Jenny caught him and beat him after he asked whether she was a man.

• Shen Qi explained his Dark Rush training to Meowstic, who admired the technique and made progress on the Dark Night King script.
• Shen Qi checked his rewards and activated the Opposite-Sex Nullifier, discovering that Lilligant and Oricorio failed to notice him until he entered their direct field of vision.
• Shen Qi used the item to sneak up on Lopunny and framed the resulting startled reactions as perception training.
• Officer Jenny interrupted the training and confronted Shen Qi, who asked whether she was a man.
• Officer Jenny stopped the police car, handcuffed Shen Qi to a tree, and beat him with her baton.

Shen Qi visited Little Reporter and met her Pokémon, learning how they supported her work and that she had built a strong lineup since returning to Island 6. He discovered she had gone out to photograph the sunrise, and she returned just as he threatened to punish her for dressing too lightly in the seaside cold.

• Officer Jenny arrested Shen Qi again after his [opposite-sex repellent] failed to affect her, and he set out the next morning to visit Little Reporter.
• Emolga met Shen Qi in the air and explained that he carried photography equipment for Little Reporter while continuing to train.
• Shen Qi met Golduck and Ledian, learned about Ledian's bond with Little Reporter and his efforts to improve his drawing, and heard how he might help with her illustrations.
• Emolga told Shen Qi that Little Reporter had gone out before dawn on Zebstrika, and Shen Qi learned her current lineup included Emolga, Golduck, Ledian, and Zebstrika.
• Shen Qi learned Little Reporter had gone to take sunrise photos in a gauze dress, and she returned to the yard on Zebstrika sneezing.

Shen Qi urged Little Reporter to take the friendly match seriously after explaining that Pokémon High School's future depended on its results. He then focused on strengthening the school's team and training his Pokémon, leaving Golurk's development as a key challenge.

• Little Reporter told Shen Qi she had entered the friendly match but saw little reason to work harder, so he explained that a loss could threaten Pokémon High School's survival and reminded her of the school's importance to her family.
• Shen Qi planned to secure the individual matches with Taichi, Koji, Qiu Yan, and a strong third-year student, while arranging for Cassidy and Butch to join the school after their service ended.
• Taichi and Koji began working to earn Qiu Yan's approval as Shen Qi resumed his Pokémon training routine.
• Shen Qi trained Pelipper to improve moves such as Water Pulse, Surf, and Air Slash, and guided Golurk in using Shadow Punch and developing his broad movepool.

Shen Qi asked Oricorio to become Lilligant’s co-driver, explaining how her Dancer ability could amplify Lilligant’s Quiver Dance during races. Oricorio agreed to try, and Shen Qi asked Lilligant what she thought, leaving her concerned that racing might interfere with Oricorio’s drawing.

• Shen Qi finished training Golurk and Pelipper, then continued Dynamax and Mega Evolution training with his Pokémon.
• Shen Qi cornered Oricorio and asked how often she went out for inspiration and whether she enjoyed racing.
• Shen Qi explained that Oricorio could ride with Lilligant and use Dancer to copy her Quiver Dance, potentially boosting the team’s performance.
• Oricorio agreed to try racing with Lilligant, viewing it as a chance to experience real racing.
• Shen Qi asked Lilligant to consider Oricorio as her co-driver, and Lilligant worried that it could disrupt Oricorio’s drawing.

Cassidy and Butch arrived on Island 6 to join Pokémon High School as teachers, giving the struggling school badly needed staff before its Friendly Match with Yangbeila Branch School. Their culinary skills impressed Xiao Chun, though the chapter left their future at the school still uncertain.

• Cassidy and Butch completed their registration procedures and reported to Shen Qi on Island 6.
• Shen Qi explained the school's staffing shortage and took the pair on a tour of Pokémon High School before their meeting with Principal Gui.
• Cassidy recalled that, while working for Team Rocket, they had heard about the attack on the scientific expedition on Island 7 and Ivory Tulip's replacement of Hinako.
• Butch recognized that their arrival could fill the school's five teacher slots for the upcoming Battle Competition.
• Xiao Chun watched Cassidy and Butch prepare Pokémon food and was astonished by their advanced cooking skills and Pokémon lineups.

The BC Duo joined Pokémon High School after Principal Gui accepted their past, and Shen Qi discussed the school’s future direction with him. The chapter ended with the school preparing for the Friendly Match despite its shortage of staff and Mu Ling’s determination to compete.

• Butch and Cassidy told Principal Gui about their Team Rocket past, and he agreed to hire them after noting they had served their sentences and completed community service.
• Principal Gui said Pokémon High School should focus on training Pokémon Workers, while Shen Qi considered becoming the next principal and recruiting more teachers.
• Shen Qi and the BC Duo left Principal Gui to rest, then completed their employment paperwork with Mu Ling in the Archive Room.
• Mu Ling explained that she had been practicing battling with Jixiang and Iron Pipe to prepare for the Friendly Match.
• Shen Qi warned Mu Ling against competing because of her age and health, but she insisted the school had few other people available to battle.

Pokémon High School scrambled to find enough teachers for its friendly match against Yangbeila Branch School, while Shen Qi continued training his Pokémon at home. Meowstic’s resolve to catch up faltered when he discovered Golurk had a powerful new form.

• Mu Ling explained why Pokémon High School had accepted the challenge, and Shen Qi and Butch sought additional teachers so she would not have to compete.
• Cassidy and Butch tested Jixiang and Iron Pipe, while Qian Hui agreed to return to the Sevii Islands and work at Pokémon High School.
• Jixiang volunteered to compete rather than let Mu Ling risk injury, and the teachers began preparing for the match.
• Shen Qi trained for the Spring Race and worked with Golurk while Meowstic’s Emotional Script progress rose through his dramatic reactions.
• Golurk revealed a skeletal combat form, leaving Meowstic stunned that yet another of Shen Qi’s Pokémon had Divine Blessing Mode.
• At dinner, Blissey served steamed egg custard, and she caught Meowstic as he tried to escape it.

Shen Qi learned that Pokémon High School lacked experience with Barrier Protectors and helped Taichi prepare two Eevee for evolution. The chapter ended as the group gathered to attempt evolving one Eevee into Leafeon and another into Flareon.

• Butch reported that the BC Duo had assessed Pokémon High School’s teachers and students, and warned Shen Qi that most competitors lacked experience with Barrier Protectors.
• Shen Qi arranged to use his portable Barrier Protectors and considered borrowing Koji’s equipment to prepare the Friendly Match participants.
• Taichi told Shen Qi that he planned to evolve two Eevee, and Shen Qi asked Cassidy to help with the attempts.
• Shen Qi brought Florges, Dodo, Blissey, and Mime Jr. to assist, and warned Blissey not to treat an Eevee if its evolution failed.
• Koji and Cassidy joined Taichi and Shen Qi in the courtyard, where Taichi chose Leafeon for one Eevee and Flareon for another.

Taichi’s Eevee evolved into Leafeon and Flareon with Cassidy’s guidance, though the celebration ended with Cloyster and Blissey accidentally knocking him out. After waking, Taichi joined Shen Qi and Koji in planning practice so their teachers could learn to use Barrier Protectors before the Friendly Match.

• Cassidy helped Taichi guide one Eevee through evolution into Leafeon using Grass-type energy and a Leaf Stone.
• Taichi used a Fire Stone to evolve his second Eevee into Flareon.
• Taichi’s Pokémon rushed to celebrate with him, but Cloyster pinned him and Blissey accidentally knocked him unconscious while trying to heal him.
• Taichi woke in bed beside his three Eevee and took them downstairs, where he thanked everyone for their help.
• Shen Qi and Koji told Taichi that Iron Pipe and Ms. Jixiang had never used Barrier Protectors, so Koji arranged practice at his family’s Kumquat Gym after class.

Shen Qi and the Pokémon High School team prepared for the Friendly Match by learning to use Kumquat Gym’s Barrier Protectors and arranging practice at the Gym. After Zhuolang joined the team, Butch returned from scouting Kinkan Island and Yangbeila Branch School, leaving the group determined to work harder for the match.

• Xiao Chun, Jixiang, and Iron Pipe tried the Barrier Protectors at Kumquat Gym, where Gym Leader Ruri offered Pokémon High School free practice before the Friendly Match.
• Shen Qi reassured Jixiang that Pokémon High School gave students opportunities they otherwise would not have, and Qian Hui arrived to join the school’s Friendly Match teacher team.
• Zhuolang arrived at Pokémon High School and joined the Friendly Match preparations, then Xiao Chun invited him to practice at Kumquat Gym.
• Butch reported that Kinkan Island had a Gym-standard battlefield and would officiate the match, while Yangbeila Branch School’s classes and advertised resources seemed unimpressive.
• Shen Qi and the others decided they had to work harder and not lose to Yangbeila Branch School.

At the Kumquat Gym, Qiu Yan tested Pokémon High School’s students in a battle against Koji, while Shen Qi saw that her view of the school’s future had begun to change. Koji’s Scyther surprised everyone by setting up rain against Qiu Yan’s Ninetales, and the battle continued with Ninetales attacking first.

• Qiu Yan agreed that Pokémon High School’s new teachers had changed her view of the school, but decided to test Taichi and Koji’s strength herself.
• Xiao Chun volunteered to battle Qiu Yan, but Shen Qi redirected him toward the team matches.
• Koji and Qiu Yan revealed their Pokémon, banned Cubone and Roselia respectively, and finalized their teams.
• Koji sent out Scyther against Qiu Yan’s Ninetales in the opening 1v1 phase.
• Qiu Yan used Will-O-Wisp, but Koji ordered Scyther to set up Rain Dance instead of approaching.
• Qiu Yan canceled Will-O-Wisp and sent Ninetales forward to attack Scyther with Incinerate.

Qiu Yan used her ninja-style technique and a Tailwind-boosted Shiftry to defeat Koji in a Pokémon battle. Koji and Qiu Yan shook hands after the match, with Koji praising her Style Technique.

• Qiu Yan used a shadow clone to approach Koji while Scyther and Ninetales clashed, then escaped as Scyther struck Ninetales with Dual Wingbeat.
• Ninetales burned Scyther before being knocked out, leaving Koji poisoned and Scyther weakened against Qiu Yan's Crobat.
• Scyther rang the Infinity Energy Bell with a final Dual Wingbeat, beginning the 2v2 phase as Koji sent out Lapras and Starmie and Qiu Yan revealed Shiftry.
• Crobat set up Tailwind and Shiftry used Grassy Terrain, while Lapras's feigned hail gave Starmie time to use Cosmic Power.
• Koji switched Lapras for Pikachu, but Shiftry defeated Starmie and Pikachu before Qiu Yan's Pokémon eliminated Lapras.
• Koji conceded the match and shook Qiu Yan's hand, praising her Style Technique.

Qiu Yan joined the Friendly Match team after battling Koji and Taichi, then advised Taichi on developing Leafeon’s moves. Shen Qi learned that Little Reporter had secretly trained with Qiu Yan, and the opposing roster revealed that Koji had previously lost to Flula.

• Qiu Yan admitted that Koji’s and Taichi’s strength surprised her, and she praised Taichi’s Eevee and suggested Leafeon learn Grassy Terrain and Grassy Glide.
• Qiu Yan joined the Friendly Match team and told Shen Qi that her team needed another Tailwind setter besides Crobat.
• Qiu Yan revealed that Little Reporter had secretly trained with her for over a week so she could perform well and claim she had never practiced.
• The Yangbeila Branch School displayed its Friendly Match roster, and Shen Qi asked Koji about Flula’s strength.
• Koji said he had lost to Flula, whose talent and training had made her formidable, while Shen Qi wondered why she had not attended a larger school.

Shen Qi and the Pokémon High School team prepared strategies and combinations for the Friendly Match against Yangbeila Branch School, then set off for Kinkan Island. They left with Principal Gui’s support, though the outcome of the competition remained uncertain.

• Little Reporter explained that Flula’s Saint persona and her training on Shamouti Island benefited both Flula’s image and the island’s promotion.
• Koji described Xixia’s background and past Gym assessment, while Butch reported that the opposing teachers and students seemed unremarkable.
• Pokémon High School chose Xiao Chun, Little Reporter, and Taichi for the team event, and Shen Qi helped them consider Pokémon combinations and tactics.
• Principal Gui gave the departing team matching Battle Outfits and entrusted Shen Qi with leading the students to Kinkan Island.
• Shen Qi and the team boarded Uncle Dev’s bus with their support staff and departed after saying goodbye to Principal Gui and the people gathered at the school.

Pokémon High School and Yangbeila Branch School drew their matchups for the Friendly Match, and Shen Qi’s team assessed the difficult schedule ahead. The chapter left Koji facing Flula again, the opponent who had beaten him before.

• Taichi and many other students became seasick on the voyage to Kinkan Island, and Blissey knocked out Little Reporter when she tried to go take more pictures.
• The schools presented their teacher rosters and drew the Teacher Group matches, with Jixiang missing both of Yangbeila Branch School’s known strong teachers.
• Taichi drew an unknown student for the first individual match, while Zhuolang and Shen Qi drew unknown opponents for the second and third matches.
• Qiu Yan drew Xixia, and Koji was matched against Flula, who had defeated him in the past.

Qian Hui prepared to represent Pokémon High School against Yangbeila Branch School as the Shamouti Island Chief promoted his school and granddaughter. Back home, Meowstic frightened Oricorio during her livestream, while Shen Qi used a Companion Locator to tease Lilligant and was arrested by Officer Jenny just as Qian Hui’s match began.

• Xiao Chun apologized for failing to draw a major match for Teacher Jixiang, and Qian Hui admitted she was nervous about representing Pokémon High School.
• The Shamouti Island Chief praised the island’s culture and declared that Flula would become a top Coordinator and T1 professional Trainer.
• Lilligant and Lopunny returned home and found Meowstic distressed after he had frightened Oricorio during her popular livestream.
• Shen Qi used the Companion Locator to speak to Lilligant while she was bathing, then joked to a Delcatty about her.
• Officer Jenny arrested Shen Qi as Qian Hui and her opponent entered the arena, and he pleaded to be allowed to watch the match.

Qian Hui faced a teacher in an arena battle and used Furret’s Run Away ability to escape a dangerous matchup and help Butterfree defeat Hitmontop. The opponent then eliminated Butterfree, leaving Qian Hui to send Furret against Fearow.

• Qian Hui revealed Butterfree, Dugtrio, and Wigglytuff, while her opponent revealed Tentacruel, Fearow, Seaking, and Onix; Qian Hui banned Onix and the opponent banned Wigglytuff.
• Qian Hui sent out hidden Furret against her opponent’s hidden Hitmontop, but Furret used its Run Away ability to return to its Poké Ball before Hitmontop could attack.
• Qian Hui sent out Butterfree, which struggled to land status moves before putting Hitmontop to sleep and knocking it out with Air Slash.
• The opponent sent out Fearow, which defeated Butterfree, and Qian Hui sent Furret out because Dugtrio’s Ground-type moves could not hit a Flying-type.

Butch faced Zhenyang after Pokémon High School’s Teacher Group lost its first two matches. Butch used Forretress to exploit Zhenyang’s overconfidence and set up Spikes, leaving the battle in a strong position for Pokémon High School.

• Qian Hui lost to Yangbeila Branch School, and Iron Pipe also lost, giving Pokémon High School’s Teacher Group two consecutive defeats.
• Xiao Chun feared Butch and Cassidy would not be enough to win the team match, while Jixiang angrily objected to everyone assuming she would lose.
• Butch chose Forretress for his match against Zhenyang, then banned Gyarados while Zhenyang banned Houndoom.
• Butch sent out hidden Forretress first and used Spikes before Zhenyang brought in Exeggutor, causing Exeggutor to take damage on entry.
• Forretress laid two more layers of Spikes while resisting Exeggutor’s Seed Bomb, and Zhenyang warned Exeggutor not to use Grass-type attacks.

Butch used Forretress’s entry hazards and Staraptor’s pressure to defeat Zhenyang’s entire team with only two Pokémon, securing Pokémon High School’s first win of the Friendly Match. Shen Qi was taken to the Detention Room after the match and went straight to the venue the next morning, where Cassidy began an easy battle against an unfamiliar teacher.

• Butch used Forretress to lay entry hazards, then switched to Staraptor to pressure Zhenyang’s Beedrill and force it out.
• Butch’s Staraptor and Forretress eliminated Zhenyang’s team, leaving Butch with only Forretress lost to its own Explosion.
• Pokémon High School celebrated Butch’s victory, which brought the Friendly Match score to one to two.
• Officer Jenny had Shen Qi arrested after he tried to join dinner, and he spent twelve hours in the Detention Room.
• Shen Qi left the Detention Room at six in the morning and went directly to the venue to prepare for the matches.
• Cassidy began the morning’s first match against an unfamiliar teacher and quickly gained the advantage.

After Cassidy’s win tied the Teacher Group score, Jixiang prepared to battle while Pokémon High School’s students mistakenly learned that Yangbeila Branch School believed she was their hidden ace. Shen Qi also discovered that Lorelei had come to watch, and she messaged him to battle well.

• Cassidy defeated her opponent, bringing the Teacher Group score to 2-2, and the students tried to leave for lunch before remembering Jixiang had not battled.
• Shen Qi overheard Zhenyang tell Xiao Cui that Jixiang was Pokémon High School’s ace, leaving Xiao Cui terrified of her upcoming match.
• Zhenyang warned Xiao Cui not to avoid battling or surrender, threatening to dock three months of her pay.
• Shen Qi told Koji about Yangbeila Branch School’s misunderstanding, and they agreed to keep it from Jixiang until the Teacher Group finished.
• Butch and Cassidy told Shen Qi that their former instructor Lorelei was watching from the VIP seats.
• Lorelei messaged Shen Qi, telling him to battle well and not embarrass her.

Teacher Jixiang faced Xiao Cui in the final teacher battle, and their revealed Pokémon lineups matched exactly. After both sides banned Bellossom, Jixiang sent out Seaking against Xiao Cui’s Bellossom, which used the same eerie-glowing horn technique as Seaking charged forward.

• Teacher Jixiang and Xiao Cui revealed identical lineups of Bellossom, Jumpluff, Seaking, and Bulbasaur, shocking both schools.
• The Shamouti Island Chief forced the frightened Xiao Cui to continue the match despite her pleading to withdraw.
• Jixiang banned Xiao Cui’s Bellossom, and Xiao Cui’s side also banned Jixiang’s Bellossom.
• Jixiang sent out Seaking against Xiao Cui’s Bellossom, even though the revealed Pokémon on Xiao Cui’s side were mostly Grass-types.
• Seaking charged toward Bellossom as the horn on its head began to glow eerily.

After Jixiang’s Seaking knocked out Xiao Cui’s Bellossom with Horn Drill, Xiao Cui forfeited and resolved to leave Yangbeila Branch School. Jixiang celebrated Pokémon High School’s teacher-group victory, then was surprised when Yangbeila Branch School’s leaders invited her to join them and offered Xiao Cui’s former position.

• Jixiang’s Seaking struck Bellossom with Horn Drill, knocking it out, then held back when it faced Xiao Cui.
• Xiao Cui forfeited, deciding she wanted to leave Yangbeila Branch School despite the risk of losing her job.
• Jixiang’s victory gave Pokémon High School a 3–2 win in the teacher-group showdown, and she celebrated with her team.
• After her nap, Jixiang met the Shamouti Island Chief and Zhenyang outside her hotel.
• The Shamouti Island Chief and Zhenyang invited Jixiang to teach at Yangbeila Branch School and said Xiao Cui had been fired.

Jixiang rejected Yangbeila Branch School’s offer because its competitive philosophy conflicted with her values, and she resolved to remain at Pokémon High School. Taichi narrowly lost his student battle, while Shen Qi prepared for his own match and encountered Xiao Cui leaving the venue.

• The Shamouti Island Chief and Zhenyang tried to recruit Jixiang, but she refused because she disagreed with Yangbeila Branch School’s emphasis on competition and decided to stay at Pokémon High School.
• Taichi’s Eevee used Sunny Day and Weather Ball to knock out Abomasnow, but Dewgong defeated Eevee and won the match.
• Lorelei praised Taichi’s tactics and told Shen Qi to compete without fixating on victory before he left to warm up.
• Shen Qi reviewed his five-Pokémon lineup and went jogging with Blissey near the battle arena.
• Shen Qi spotted Xiao Cui leaving the venue with a suitcase, and she greeted him with an expression of disappointment and acceptance.