Chapter Summaries

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.

Shen Qi met Xiao Cui after she was fired from the Yangbeila Branch School and invited her to stay at Pokémon High School while he discussed a teaching position with Principal Gui. He returned to learn that Zhuolang and Taichi had both lost, leaving Pokémon High School down 0-2 before Shen Qi’s closing match.

• Xiao Cui explained that the Yangbeila Branch School’s competitive principles did not suit her and that she planned to return to Pokémon Village.
• Shen Qi learned Xiao Cui wanted to keep teaching and offered to arrange for her to stay at Pokémon High School while he discussed hiring her with Principal Gui.
• Xiao Cui accepted the offer and said she would do her best as a teacher, as long as she was not required to fight in arena matches.
• Shen Qi returned to the venue after Zhuolang had lost the second match against an opponent with one more Pokémon.
• Taichi told Shen Qi that he had narrowly lost to a snow-and-hail team, leaving Pokémon High School trailing 0-2; Shen Qi encouraged him and looked ahead to his own closing match.

Shen Qi faced Yongxiang, whose unusual team and boast of versatility hid a strategy based on rapid U-turn pivots. After Yongxiang repeatedly switched Pokémon to wear down Dodo’s Protect, Shen Qi abruptly launched a Dark Rush at him.

• Shen Qi prepared for his match against Yongxiang, then selected Dodo and revealed Blissey, Florges, Golurk, and Pelipper.
• Yongxiang revealed a six-Pokémon lineup, and the two trainers banned Purrloin and Pelipper.
• Shen Qi used Alliance Attack to prepare Protect and began the battle with Dodo against Yongxiang’s Unfezant.
• Unfezant and Yongxiang’s other Pokémon repeatedly used U-turn to pivot between attacks, preventing Shen Qi from intercepting them.
• Yongxiang mocked Shen Qi’s defensive play, and Shen Qi answered by lunging toward him with Dark Rush.

Shen Qi defeated Yongxiang after exploiting his U-turn strategy, then discovered Yongxiang had mistaken a Thick Stick for Farfetch'd's leek. After Pokémon High School took a narrow lead, Shen Qi spoke with Qiu Yan about her upcoming match against Xixia and learned she competed in disguise as a Fuchsia Gym Ninja.

• Shen Qi kicked Yongxiang out of the arena, then tackled him outside it so Yongxiang ran out of time and lost.
• Shen Qi criticized Yongxiang for relying on U-turn and pointed out that his Pokémon Trainer was vulnerable to attacks.
• Shen Qi noticed that Yongxiang's supposed leek was actually a Thick Stick, which gave Farfetch'd no battle boost.
• Pokémon High School celebrated after Shen Qi's win, while the next morning's match between Qiu Yan and Xixia remained ahead.
• Shen Qi walked with Qiu Yan and asked whether Yangbeila Branch School knew her tactics and lineup.
• Qiu Yan said Fuchsia Gym Ninjas usually concealed their identities in competitions, and she might reveal hers after reaching T2.

Qiu Yan met Flula by a pool and recognized that family expectations were weighing on the young Saint. The next day, Xixia’s nerves and pressure from Yangbeila Branch School caused her to miss the ban phase against Qiu Yan.

• Qiu Yan and Shen Qi encountered Flula singing by the pool, and Qiu Yan offered her a Berry.
• Qiu Yan asked Flula whether she liked battles or Contests, and Flula admitted she was trying to meet her family’s expectations.
• Qiu Yan advised Flula to acknowledge her own dreams, and Flula hurried away with Swanna.
• The next day, Xixia faced Qiu Yan and tried to gather courage after her sister Nana encouraged her to relax and enjoy the match.
• Yangbeila Branch School’s principal and Teacher Zhenyang added to Xixia’s pressure, and she failed to hide any Pokémon before the ban phase ended.

Qiu Yan defeated Xixia after countering her Sunny Day team with Tentacruel and Crobat, while Xixia lost after a dangerous switch and a serious tournament foul. The match ended with Yangbeila Branch School suffering another embarrassing defeat.

• Xixia left all of Qiu Yan's Pokémon unbanned, enraging Qiu Yan and drawing criticism from both teams.
• Qiu Yan opened with Tentacruel against Xixia's Talonflame and used Rain Dance and Surf to pressure it.
• Xixia flew Talonflame high into the air to switch Pokémon, then recalled it and released Jumpluff while she fell.
• Qiu Yan sent Crobat to strike Jumpluff with Cross Poison, while Jumpluff slowed Xixia's fall and she hit the ground with 95% Barrier Points remaining.
• The referee ruled that Xixia had committed a serious foul by continuing after Jumpluff's Barrier Points fell below 90%, and declared Qiu Yan the winner.
• Qiu Yan returned to her team seats and called the match boring, and Shen Qi agreed.