Chapter Summaries

Shen Qi told Zinnia how Zinnia's spirit had returned to the shrine and confirmed that he came from another world. Zinnia offered to guide his training, leaving him exhausted as Whitney arrived.

• Zinnia sensed that the energy in the Red and Blue Orbs differed from the world's usual Super-Ancient Energy, and Shen Qi explained that Rayquaza had returned the Lustrous Orb to Meteor Falls.
• Shen Qi told Zinnia that a Professor had given Zinnia a temporary spirit body and that he planned to return to his world in two or three months to face an Evil Organization.
• Zinnia offered to train Shen Qi in the Draconids' methods, and he struggled through five days of intensive training with her.
• Dodo made progress learning Dynamax while Blissey encouraged Lopunny and teased the other Pokémon about Shen Qi's preferences.
• Whitney rode toward Shen Qi and Lilligant on a Surf aura.

Shen Qi mastered Dynamax Coordination and updated the Final Key Stone with Dynamax after an exhausting training push, then rested in Sootopolis City. After waking, he shared a vague lead about the Pewter Science Museum with Sabrina, who agreed to investigate discreetly while watching Cai Xia and the Tulip Squad.

• Whitney offered to make Shen Qi two custom battle outfits, and he checked the Porygon siblings’ early progress on Dynamax Form.
• Shen Qi used a Skill Proficiency Card to help Porygon Younger Brother, learned Dynamax Coordination with Dodo’s guidance, and updated the Final Key Stone with Dynamax.
• After sleeping for about fourteen hours, Shen Qi woke to Zinnia’s call and went to eat.
• Shen Qi called Sabrina and confirmed his identity by recalling their restaurant visit and the wine he had paid for.
• Shen Qi told Sabrina that the Pewter Science Museum might be suspicious, and she decided to investigate it discreetly.
• Shen Qi rested at the campsite in Sootopolis City and let Lilligant out of her Luxury Ball.

Shen Qi took a break from training and invited his Pokémon to explore Sootopolis City after saying goodbye to Zinnia. He cheered up the troubled Eternal Flower with a prank, then headed to the city with his companions.

• Shen Qi confirmed that he and Dodo had made an initial grasp of Dynamax energy, then said goodbye to Zinnia as she returned to Meteor Falls.
• Shen Qi visited Florges and Eternal Flower beneath the ancient tree and invited them to join him in Sootopolis City.
• Eternal Flower declined the trip, so Shen Qi used his severed arm to throw a Luxury Ball at her, interrupting her painful memories and earning a beating.
• Eternal Flower realized Shen Qi had deliberately distracted her because he sensed her distress, and she admired how extraordinary he was.
• Shen Qi arrived in Sootopolis City's shopping district, where Golurk picked up a large plush toy he wanted.

Shen Qi and his Pokémon shopped for plushes and accessories, while Blissey mistakenly identified Ursaluna as another Urshifu style. Afterward, Shen Qi found Dodo at a drinks lounge and scolded him for drinking four bottles before dinner.

• Golurk squeezed its Dedenne plush while Shen Qi warned it to hug the toy more gently.
• Blissey showed Lopunny the Urshifu plushes, then mistook Ursaluna for a third Urshifu style until Shen Qi corrected her.
• Shen Qi and his Pokémon bought plushes and accessories, including both Urshifu styles and Ursaluna.
• Shen Qi found Dodo at the drinks lounge and reprimanded him for drinking four bottles, three of them carbonated.
• Shen Qi checked Dodo's health index and found it at 95%.

Shen Qi attended Sootopolis University's anniversary celebration, where he found his Pokémon causing trouble and reunited with the lost Golurk. After dinner, he discovered the university had a racetrack and headed there with his racing lineup.

• Shen Qi continued Life Infinity Energy training with Florges at the ancient tree while his other Pokémon visited Sootopolis University's anniversary celebration with Lisia.
• Shen Qi entered the crowded campus using his Sootopolis Gym student card and explored the celebration with Florges.
• Shen Qi found Blissey serving her eggs at a cooking contest and scolded her and Dodo for their roles in the disastrous judging.
• Shen Qi located Golurk at the service center after the campus broadcast announced that a Golurk had been lost, then took him along with Florges.
• Shen Qi heard engines after dinner, discovered the university's racetrack, and went to check it out with Blissey and Dodo.

Shen Qi entered Sootopolis University's anniversary circuit race in a Little Sheep and unexpectedly beat the Class B competitors, including Ayaka. After the race, Ayaka asked how he had become such a skilled driver without a racing license, and Shen Qi explained that he was a Pokémon Racing Driver's co-driver.

• Shen Qi rented a Little Sheep for the university's recreational circuit race while Ayaka arrived to compete as a Coordinator.
• Ayaka chose a Cloudwater Light and expected to win, hoping the race would build her popularity before her evening contest performance.
• Shen Qi used his driving skill and Racing Energy to pass Ayaka and lead the race in the Little Sheep.
• Shen Qi finished first, thirty meters ahead of second place, while spectators wondered how an unlicensed driver could be so fast.
• Ayaka approached Shen Qi after the race and asked about his driving ability, and he said he regularly practiced as a Pokémon Racing Driver's co-driver.

Ayaka told Shen Qi that she had become a Coordinator to fulfill the dream she shared with her injured older sister, Lingzi, and asked him to support her contest performance. At the university anniversary, Shen Qi reconciled with Lisia, accidentally confused Elesa with Totodile during a filmed interview, and learned that Elesa had changed her performance to match Lisia's; Lisia then began performing "Not All Alone."

• Ayaka explained that she had given up plans to leave Hoenn and pursued her childhood dream of becoming a Top Coordinator after Lingzi's accident.
• Ayaka asked Shen Qi to vote for her exhibition performance, and he promised to support her.
• Shen Qi apologized to Lisia for missing her concert, and she forgave him while asking him to cheer her on.
• Lisia interviewed Shen Qi on camera, and he mistook her question about Elesa for one about Totodile.
• Arisa told Lisia that Elesa had changed her program to match Lisia's dance number.
• Lisia performed "Not All Alone" as Shen Qi watched from backstage seating.

Lisia delivered an elaborate performance of “Not All Alone,” coordinating her singing and dancing with her Pokémon. Elesa then began a dramatically rearranged version of the song, turning the performance into a response to Lisia’s fans’ taunts.

• Lisia sang and danced with her Pokémon, synchronizing their Beauty-category moves to the music.
• Lisia and her six Pokémon finished with a coordinated pose, earning loud applause from the audience.
• Shen Qi praised Lisia, who said she would review the mistakes in her performance and hold herself to Main Race standards.
• Elesa began her revised arrangement of “Not All Alone,” bringing all six of her Pokémon onstage as performers.
• Elesa sang the song two keys higher and danced with Luxray and Zebstrika as they used Discharge.

After Elesa impressed the audience with her performance, she pressed Shen Qi to choose between her and Lisia, and he escaped the dilemma by claiming he had already voted for Ayaka. The next morning, Sabrina contacted him about a Wingull from Twin School that had been found near Saffron Plaza, giving Shen Qi a possible lead for his active Emotional Scripts.

• Elesa's performance depicted her and her Pokémon pursuing separate paths before reuniting, and the audience gave her a roaring ovation.
• Elesa asked Shen Qi whether he supported her or Lisia, and he claimed he had used his vote for Ayaka, who promptly collapsed nearby.
• Shen Qi woke the next morning, rested after the university celebrations, and prepared to drive [Jet Energy] back to the island.
• Sabrina called Shen Qi after confirming his identity and told him that the Security Bureau had found a strangely behaving Wingull near Saffron Plaza.
• Sabrina explained that the Wingull had a Twin School metal band on its leg and was likely raised there without forming a Bond with a Trainer.

Shen Qi learned that the Wingull keeping lonely watch at Saffron Plaza might be his missing Pokémon from before his disappearance. After identifying Twin School as Wingull’s likely home, he decided to travel there discreetly and find out whether Wingull still recognized him.

• Shen Qi reviewed fifteen days of surveillance footage showing Wingull watching Saffron Plaza for hours each day before disappearing.
• Shen Qi concluded that Wingull was probably his former Pokémon, who had sensed him nearby and come searching despite traveling from the Seafoam Islands.
• Sabrina explained that Twin School took in injured and abandoned Pokémon and was run by Principal Gui, whom Shen Qi recognized from Pokémon High School.
• Shen Qi decided to visit Twin School, and Sabrina advised him to conceal his identity until he knew whether Wingull was simply missing his owner.
• Shen Qi left his belongings at Saffron Gym and prepared to travel toward Fuchsia City before continuing to the Seafoam Islands.

Shen Qi encountered the evolved Pidgeot he had once befriended in the Shallow Leaf Protected Area and learned that Wingull had recognized him and wanted to find him. He promised to reunite with Wingull, then continued toward Fuchsia City and flew out over the sea the next day, where strong winds slowed his journey.

• Shen Qi changed Golurk to Ghost/Flying so it could fly more smoothly, but the effort drained extra Stored Energy and left [Jet Energy] short of reaching Fuchsia City.
• A Pidgeot leading the Shallow Leaf Protected Area's Flying Pokémon approached Shen Qi, recognized him as its former Trainer, and joyfully welcomed him.
• Pidgeot told Shen Qi that Wingull had spotted him at Saffron Plaza and had been trying to find him ever since.
• Shen Qi promised Pidgeot he would find Wingull and become its companion again, then departed as the flock saw him off.
• The next day, Shen Qi flew out from Fuchsia City and encountered powerful winds over the sea while his [Jet Energy] remained incompletely charged.

Shen Qi visited Twin School under the name A-Qi to learn how it cared for Pokémon in the Seafoam Islands’ cold climate, where he discovered that Cassidy and Butch worked as teachers. After confirming they were safe from the Tulip Squad, he heard about a Wingull whose arrival matched the scenes in his [Memory Image], and learned the Pokémon had recently begun acting strangely.

• Shen Qi spent energy from the [Love Savings Bank] to reach the Seafoam Islands, bought warm clothes, and visited Twin School as A-Qi, a trainee from the Shallow Leaf Protected Area.
• A maintenance worker showed Shen Qi the school’s Pokémon care area and explained that Teachers B and C, a capable young man and woman, cared for the Pokémon.
• Shen Qi suspected Teachers B and C were Cassidy and Butch, so he called Sabrina, who learned they had gone into hiding after Domino targeted them and had worked at Twin School for two or three years.
• Cassidy welcomed Shen Qi and showed him how Twin School made Pokémon Rations in bulk to feed its more than four hundred Pokémon.
• Cassidy told Shen Qi that Principal Gui had found a withdrawn Wingull on the beach over three years earlier, and described the Pokémon’s eagerness to learn moves and his recent strange behavior.

Shen Qi tried to reach Wingull at Twin School without revealing his identity, but Cassidy and Butch suspected him and attacked. Wingull recognized Shen Qi and protected him, while Cassidy called the Security Bureau to verify Shen Qi's identity.

• Shen Qi went to the cabin where the weakened Wingull was resting while Cassidy and Butch prepared Pokémon Rations.
• Cassidy and Butch confronted Shen Qi, and Houndoom, Arbok, and Ariados blocked his escape after he entered the cabin area.
• Shen Qi summoned Chansey and Dodo, explained that he had come to see Wingull, and claimed to be Wingull's original owner.
• Wingull flew out of the cabin and repeatedly attempted a feeble Rain Dance to protect Shen Qi from Houndoom's Sunny Day.
• Shen Qi comforted Wingull, who recognized him and embraced him, leaving Cassidy and Butch uncertain about the confrontation.
• Cassidy called the Security Bureau to verify Shen Qi's identity, and Shen Qi waited calmly with Wingull.

Shen Qi reunited with Wingull at the Twin School, where Principal Gui revealed how he had cared for the Pokémon and released him to Shen Qi. After learning Wingull’s throat damage might leave him unable to speak, Shen Qi took him away and paid the school far more than its requested fee.

• Officer Jenny verified Shen Qi’s identity and accompanied him and the BC Duo to meet Principal Gui.
• Principal Gui told Shen Qi that he had learned Wingull’s history and had kept it private to spare Wingull painful attention.
• Wingull left Principal Gui to reunite with Shen Qi, and Principal Gui warned that Wingull’s damaged throat might prevent him from speaking.
• Principal Gui removed Wingull’s leg band and declared that he had graduated from the Twin School.
• Shen Qi transferred 300,000 b instead of the requested 3,000 b, and Cassidy and Butch realized the overpayment after he had left.

Shen Qi reunited with Wingull and discovered new game rewards that let him sense and communicate with distant Pokémon and create a soundless area. He returned to Sootopolis City to continue working with Florges on life infinity energy, where Florges asked about their long-distance communication.

• Shen Qi told Sabrina he was returning to Sootopolis City and gave her cakes from Principal Gui for the Shallow Leaf Protected Area companions.
• Shen Qi flew from Saffron City with the exhausted Wingull, whose reunion script had reached 83% completion and restored several game items.
• Shen Qi used [Companion Locator] to sense Florges across regions and exchange intermittent thoughts with her.
• Shen Qi tested [Silence] and discovered it created a soundless barrier around him that could also protect against sound-based moves.
• Shen Qi reached Sootopolis City, explained the communication effect to Florges, and waved to Officer Jenny during a patrol.

Shen Qi trained with Florges and Eternal Flower to develop life infinity energy coordination and add the Eternal Flower entry to the Final Key Stone. Juan explained that Shen Qi could not study Terastallization in Paldea until a later application window, prompting him to focus on mastering his current abilities before returning to face the Tulip Squad.

• Shen Qi discovered that his communication range with Florges had increased after he claimed the rewards for “The Journey Home,” then spent a night in Sootopolis City's Detention Room after Officer Jenny confronted him.
• Florges's Eternal Flower form proficiency improved, and after training with Eternal Flower, Shen Qi gained Life Infinity Energy Coordination and added Eternal Flower to the Final Key Stone.
• Shen Qi asked Juan about learning Terastallization, but Juan advised him to apply for access to Area Zero in Paldea, where the phenomenon originated.
• Juan told Shen Qi that the next application window would open in December for a January visit, while Shen Qi explained that he would be going far away at the end of the year.
• Shen Qi realized he should prioritize training and learning moves rather than rushing to add Terastallization, then felt life infinity energy surge through him and gained 1% life energy coordination proficiency.

Shen Qi and Florges used Skill Proficiency Cards to raise their Life Infinity Energy skills enough to activate Eternal Flower Form. The form gave Florges a second Ability and a Speed boost, but it also indiscriminately drained life from nearby creatures and plants, leaving Florges horrified.

• Shen Qi and Florges agreed to activate Eternal Flower Form at the lowest possible proficiency and avoid using Life Infinity Energy except to break Flabébé's evolution Imprison.
• Shen Qi used two Skill Proficiency Cards, raising his Life Infinity Energy Coordination proficiency to 25% and Florges's Eternal Flower Form proficiency to 24%.
• Shen Qi and Florges synchronized their Life Infinity Energy, and Eternal Flower formed a barrier around the area as Florges transformed.
• Shen Qi found that Florges's transformed form had the Symbiosis Ability and a one-stage Speed increase, while her level and moves remained unchanged.
• Shen Qi noticed nearby plants withering and the Luvdisc couple growing listless as Florges's form drained life from surrounding living things.
• Florges sensed the effect and felt sorrow and shame over the indiscriminate life-draining power.

Shen Qi learned from Sabrina that Hinako had been replaced by Ivory Tulip, a Tulip Squad member, and that an arrest operation was being planned. After Sabrina refused to let him join, Shen Qi left Sootopolis for Saffron City to await the operation and help Master Wude confront the Tulip Squad.

• Sabrina told Shen Qi that Hinako was a Tulip Squad impostor called Ivory Tulip, responsible for killings connected to the Pewter Science Museum.
• Shen Qi asked to join the planned arrests, but Sabrina refused because he lacked a special advantage and the operation was being led by professionals.
• Shen Qi asked to hear the arrest results and to take Master Wude to see the captured Tulip Squad members, then returned to Saffron City.
• Shen Qi thanked Juan, Morita, and the Sootopolis Gym members before bidding farewell to Eternal Flower beneath the ancient tree.
• At the Saffron Gym, Sabrina asked Shen Qi whether he had pursued her Badge assessment to repay Master Wude for searching Ruins Valley for him.

Shen Qi told Sabrina he might not return from his journey, then reunited with Wude at the Fighting Dojo. As he prepared for his imminent departure and battle against the Tulip Squad, he pushed his Pokémon’s training forward while racing to earn the Saffron Gym’s Gold Badge.

• Shen Qi told Sabrina that he was going somewhere far away and might not come back, and Sabrina said she would inform him when the operation against the Tulip Squad was complete.
• Shen Qi returned to the Fighting Dojo, greeted its staff, and found Wude coming home from treatment and a health checkup.
• Lopunny practiced Close Combat and Mega Evolution, while Golurk trained Fly and Lilligant began developing Dynamax.
• Shen Qi and his Pokémon continued their demanding training as he prepared to face the Tulip Squad and challenge the Saffron Gym within a month.
• Shen Qi fed Wingull and Golurk and checked that the Journey Home scenario had reached 91% completion.

Shen Qi learned why Wingull was frustrated with the poor tactics of his past battle partners and reassured him that his training had value. That night, Shen Qi helped Dodo achieve Dynamax for the first time, ending with the giant Porygon landing heavily in the training grounds.

• Wingull explained that careless student Trainers had misused Rain Dance in his battles, sometimes weakening their own Fire-types or giving opposing Water-types a free advantage.
• Shen Qi learned that Wingull had been disappointed when a student discovered his Golduck had Cloud Nine instead of Swift Swim, and he reassured Wingull that he had still learned useful lessons.
• Shen Qi took Dodo to the open-air training grounds and used Dynamax Coordination to guide him through repeated attempts.
• Dodo briefly grew to five meters tall before shrinking back, then continued practicing with Shen Qi's encouragement.
• At midnight, Dodo successfully Dynamaxed and grew to over twenty meters tall, then jumped and landed with a heavy thud.