Chapter Summaries

Shen Qi, Lilligant, Chansey, and the other racers stopped to rescue four Clefairy after their car overturned, then agreed to finish in a fair order. Flower Crown finished second, and Shen Qi and Lilligant celebrated their 30,000b prize.

• Shen Qi and Chansey helped rescue four Clefairy from the overturned car while the racers used Rain Dance and other moves to control the fire.
• The organizers and racers agreed to finish in their current order rather than resume racing or add another lap.
• Spoink and Surskit told Lilligant she should finish ahead of them because she had stopped to help with the rescue.
• Flower Crown returned to the finish line in second place, and the spectators cheered the racers’ decision to help one another.
• Shen Qi and Lilligant learned they had won 30,000b, enough for Shen Qi to take the Racing License test.

After helping Lilligant win prize money, Maractus refused a share and received extra energy reimbursement from Li Yizi. Shen Qi learned that Maractus relied on painstakingly trained Acupressure in races, and the chapter ended with her leaving for Goldenrod City while he and Lilligant prepared to continue toward his Racing License test.

• Maractus declined Shen Qi and Lilligant's offer to share their prize money, saying she had used Sunny Day for herself and that Lilligant had earned the result through her own skill.
• Li Yizi announced that every Driver would receive reimbursement for twice their energy consumption, giving Maractus additional support.
• Shen Qi told Maractus he had registered to take his Racing License test in Lavender Town and hoped to race against her someday.
• Maractus explained that she used Acupressure rather than Growth to raise her stats and had trained the move to about seventy-percent accuracy, with enough uses for a race.
• Maractus left Vermilion City for Goldenrod City, and Lilligant reflected on her difficult path as Shen Qi encouraged them to keep working forward.

Shen Qi and his Pokémon arrived in Lavender Town, where the inn’s eerie atmosphere unnerved Lilligant. While reviewing the Racing License exam, Shen Qi met Haunter, the inn’s attendant, who had come to take out the trash.

• Shen Qi and Lilligant joked about Lavender Town’s ghost stories as they drove there with Chansey.
• The group arrived at their old inn, where the Channeler-like owner startled Lilligant by opening the door with a candle.
• At the inn, Shen Qi reviewed the six-lap Racing License exam and decided the course should be easy for their team.
• Shen Qi suggested that the group explore Lavender Town, though Lilligant wanted to stay in her Poké Ball.
• Haunter passed through the guest room door to ask about taking out the trash, startling Lilligant and nearly colliding with Shen Qi before apologizing.

Shen Qi and Chansey visited Lavender Town’s snack street, where they met Clefairy and learned that Li Yizi was recording a show at the Kanto Radio Station. Clefairy brought them to the station, leaving Shen Qi about to meet Li Yizi.

• Shen Qi played with Haunter as he cleaned the inn room, while Lilligant refused to leave her Poké Ball.
• Shen Qi bought snacks for Chansey and Lilligant, and Clefairy recognized Chansey from the previous day’s race.
• Clefairy told Shen Qi that Li Yizi was recording a show at the Kanto Radio Station and invited him and Chansey to visit.
• Shen Qi learned that Li Yizi and Clefairy suffered mishaps in every race but kept competing, and he followed Clefairy into the Kanto Radio Station.

Shen Qi learned why Li Yizi pursued racing despite her frequent accidents and heard her account of a strange phone call at the Luxury Resort. The call's message remained unexplained as Li Yizi began recounting what it had said.

• Li Yizi told Shen Qi that she had pursued racing since childhood and became the sole captain and chairwoman of Jubilife City's struggling racing team.
• Li Yizi explained that she debuted as an idol to attract talent and revive the team, while her Clefairy's improved driving came after she prayed to a Lake Guardian.
• Li Yizi told Shen Qi that she had felt haunted since an incident at the Luxury Resort, though Shen Qi doubted the resort had ghostly activity.
• Li Yizi described waking to an unfamiliar, distorted ringtone and answering a call that connected by itself with a stuttering synthesized voice.
• Li Yizi recalled that the voice on the call said, “Hurry... go... Take them away... Return...”

Shen Qi told Lilligant about the eerie phone calls Li Yizi had received at the Luxury Resort and recognized them as similar to a warning he had encountered in Ruins Valley. He decided to investigate the resort for a Pokémon in need, while Lilligant insisted they wait until his Racing License arrived; they then returned home to find the Little Sheep unusually clean.

• After passing the Racing License Exam, Shen Qi described Li Yizi’s two strange calls to Lilligant as they drove away from Lavender Town.
• Lilligant was frightened when Shen Qi revealed that he had experienced a similar call and garbled warning in Ruins Valley.
• Shen Qi concluded that the calls likely originated at the Luxury Resort and decided to investigate for a Pokémon that might need help.
• Lilligant refused to go immediately and told Shen Qi to wait until his Racing License arrived, though he promised to take her along.
• Shen Qi and Lilligant returned to their farmhouse after a week away, where Lilligant noticed that the Little Sheep was clean.

Shen Qi returned home and helped clean the house, unknowingly encouraging Buneary’s secret conquest plan. The next morning, Chansey’s romance scenario reached 100%, and Shen Qi collected his rewards while leaving the newly unlocked Pokémon data for later.

• Shen Qi and his Pokémon found signs that Buneary had secretly cleaned the house while he was away.
• Shen Qi praised the clean house, raising Buneary’s conquest progress from 30% to 31%.
• Shen Qi lost his balance while flustered and hit his head, after which Chansey appeared and gave him an unexpected massage.
• The next morning, Shen Qi saw that Chansey’s “Crazy Quack” Romance Scenario had reached 100% after he ate her eggs and received a massage.
• Shen Qi converted Chansey’s completed conquest into Compatibility and received two Skill Proficiency Card 1s and one Skill Proficiency Card 2.

Shen Qi used Chansey’s settlement rewards, discovering that the Rewarding Gloves made training more comfortable and drawing the Nene Ninja Technique skill. He reviewed his summer’s progress and checked Chansey’s stats, where her Attack continued to rise beyond its original range.

• Shen Qi used the Rewarding Gloves and learned they converted some training pain and soreness into pleasant sensations that improved training efficiency.
• Shen Qi drew Nene Ninja Technique, a skill that greatly enhanced evasion for a short time, but decided to focus on practicing Wild Princess first.
• Shen Qi reflected on his packed summer, including races in Doll Town and Vermilion City and his return to Island 6 after earning his Racing License.
• Shen Qi checked Chansey’s detailed stats and saw that she had reached level 29 and her Attack had continued rising beyond its original base-stat range.

Shen Qi examined Chansey’s greatly improved stats and trained his Wild Princess skill before using Chansey to lure Buneary into giving him a massage. The chapter ended with Buneary entering Shen Qi’s room, unaware that Chansey had already helped set her up.

• Shen Qi saw that Chansey’s Attack and Defense had risen far beyond her former abilities and wondered whether she would grow even stronger.
• Shen Qi practiced Wild Princess until his proficiency reached 22%, then stopped to rest.
• Lilligant secretly let Buneary believe she had won her silence by allowing her to touch Buneary’s ears.
• Shen Qi asked Chansey to trick Buneary into giving him a massage, and Chansey agreed despite Buneary’s suspicions.
• Buneary followed Shen Qi into the first-floor room, where he lay face down on the bed.

Shen Qi received his racing license and prepared to resume transport work, while Chansey left for the mountains to continue her medical training. Buneary woke after another failed massage attempt and watched Shen Qi depart, unaware that he was taking Chansey to Ruins Valley.

• Buneary tried to massage Shen Qi, but her shyness made her collapse on his back, and Chansey knocked her unconscious with a punch that also broke the makeshift bed.
• Shen Qi received his racing license by mail, showed it off to the neighbors and Huzang, and felt relieved that he could legally drive his modified vehicle.
• Buneary woke in Chansey's living room and mistakenly believed Chansey had helped conceal what happened during the massage.
• Shen Qi drove Chansey to Ruins Valley and gave her Pokémon Rations before she headed into the mountains to continue her training.
• Lilligant tearfully hugged Chansey goodbye, and Chansey promised to return quickly if she was needed.

Shen Qi learned that the Luxury Resort’s strange incidents came from deliberate radio interference, then his phone absorbed the interference and exploded after he accepted a Pokémon emotional storyline. He and Xia Yang called the Security Bureau, leaving the phone’s remains as important evidence for the investigation.

• Shen Qi asked Xia Yang about the Luxury Resort’s supernatural incidents, and Xia Yang explained that radio interference had caused strange events at the resort for months.
• Xia Yang told Shen Qi that the Security Bureau had investigated the interference but could not determine who was transmitting it or what they wanted to communicate.
• Shen Qi’s [Script Detector] detected a Pokémon emotional storyline and offered him the chance to undertake it.
• Shen Qi’s phone began ringing with interference, grew unstable, and exploded after he threw it onto the beach.
• Shen Qi asked resort staff to keep tourists away from the phone’s remains, and Xia Yang contacted the Security Bureau and Miss Akiho.

Shen Qi discovered an extremely difficult emotional scenario involving a Pokémon that could be destroyed, then learned that the interfering radio waves at the Luxury Resort led out to sea. As the Security Bureau pursued the signal without him, he told Lilligant what had happened and considered their next move.

• Shen Qi read that the scenario, “The End of the Android,” would fail if its Pokémon was destroyed, and noted its hints of sin, despair, and dual-gender.
• Akiho arrived, apologized to the resort guests, offered them a complimentary dinner, and asked Shen Qi to cooperate with the Security Bureau.
• Officer Jenny and the security team used Electabuzz, Chimecho, and equipment to trace the radio waves southeast of Island 5.
• Officer Jenny refused to let Shen Qi join the pursuit, so he stayed at the Luxury Resort while the team headed out to sea.
• Shen Qi summoned Lilligant in his room and explained the investigation, prompting her to question why they were still waiting there.

Shen Qi used his last [Memory Image] to investigate the Pokémon behind “The End of the Android” and discovered that it was Porygon, who had been captured by Team Rocket. The memory ended after Porygon escaped his cage by hacking its electronic lock, leaving Shen Qi with a lead on the abduction plot.

• Shen Qi activated his last [Memory Image] and heard a man persuade a hidden Pokémon to help improve the Pokémon transport system.
• Shen Qi recognized the pale-blue-haired figure in the first memory scene but could not identify the Pokémon.
• Shen Qi saw the Pokémon imprisoned among others in a Team Rocket warehouse and learned that the transport-system offer had been a trick.
• The captive Pokémon analyzed the ventilation system, disabled the gas, and unlocked his cage.
• Shen Qi identified the Pokémon as Porygon and recalled Porygon's brief, controversial appearance in the anime.

Shen Qi pieced together Porygon’s escape from Team Rocket and discovered that he was stranded on a wrecked transport ship with nearly thirty captured Pokémon. Though he expected the Security Bureau to rescue them, his unease remained as Lilligant urged him to rely on her.

• Shen Qi identified Porygon’s prison as Team Rocket’s warehouse on Island 5 and watched Porygon escape through a window while evading Team Rocket members.
• Porygon found a transport ship, took control of it, and sailed away from Team Rocket’s searchers.
• Shen Qi learned that the ship had wrecked among reefs, leaving Porygon stranded with nearly thirty chained and restrained Pokémon.
• Porygon fed the trapped Pokémon and sent radio signals that caused interference at the Luxury Resort and drew the Security Bureau’s attention.
• Shen Qi reasoned that the Security Bureau would rescue Porygon and the Pokémon, but remained worried that the ship might sink before help arrived.
• Lilligant called Shen Qi a liar when he claimed to be worried about Officer Jenny and told him he could rely on her.

Shen Qi joined Akiho on the beach while they waited for the Security Bureau to investigate the interference waves, and she told him how Team Rocket’s attack had taken Sebastian from her. He realized that the word “destruction” in the Android route’s failure condition might explain his unease.

• Shen Qi saw Akiho waiting by the sea with her two Persian and went down to speak with her.
• Akiho explained that the Luxury Resort had been built after her family lost its fortune and that Sebastian had helped her rebuild it.
• Akiho told Shen Qi that Team Rocket attacked the resort five years earlier and that Sebastian lured them away to protect her, never returning.
• Shen Qi recalled the Android route’s failure condition and realized that “destruction” might be the source of his unease.

Shen Qi realized that Porygon had likely kept the caged Pokémon alive aboard Team Rocket’s stranded transport ship, but the Security Bureau had not brought him back. The chapter ended with a recovering officer reporting that a Pokémon aboard the ship had paralyzed him and fled.

• Security Bureau boats returned to the Luxury Resort carrying cages of weakened Pokémon, and Officer Jenny identified the ship and restraints as Team Rocket’s.
• Shen Qi realized that Porygon might have fed the captive Pokémon and guided the others to consider whether another Pokémon had been moving around the ship.
• Nurse Joy’s examination showed that some Pokémon had eaten that morning, despite being unable to reach the ship’s stored food themselves.
• Officer Jenny and the security staff learned that a boarding officer had been paralyzed, and Shen Qi suspected Porygon had used Thunder Wave to protect the Pokémon.
• The recovering security officer said he had identified himself to a freely moving Pokémon aboard the ship, been struck by Thunder Wave, and watched it flee.

Shen Qi identified the Pokémon that attacked the security guard as Porygon and tried to convince Officer Jenny that it was innocent, but the investigation had no immediate leads. The next morning, still worried about Porygon’s fate, Shen Qi resolved to pull himself together while Lilligant and Buneary fretted over him.

• Xia Yang guessed the attacker was Milotic, but Shen Qi corrected him and identified it as the artificial Pokémon Porygon.
• Shen Qi told Officer Jenny that Porygon had been deceived and exploited, and urged her to investigate carefully.
• Officer Jenny said the captive Pokémon could not identify who had fed them and sent Shen Qi home to await news.
• After a restless night, Shen Qi considered the danger that Porygon might be destroyed by Team Rocket or the Security Bureau, but had no leads to find him.
• Lilligant and Buneary worried about Shen Qi, and he decided he could not continue in such a troubled state.

Shen Qi told Lilligant what he had learned about Porygon and asked her to help make sense of his flight from the Security Bureau. Lilligant concluded that Porygon despised himself and might be willing to die to expose Team Rocket’s warehouse and save its captive Pokémon.

• Shen Qi asked Lilligant to massage his sore shoulders and confided that he was troubled by Porygon’s actions.
• Shen Qi recounted how Porygon had escaped Team Rocket, cared for the captive Pokémon, and sent distress signals before fleeing the Security Bureau.
• Shen Qi shared the clues “sin” and “despair,” and Lilligant suggested Porygon felt his own existence was unforgivable and that he had no place among Pokémon.
• Lilligant reasoned that Porygon might be looking to die and had fled so the Security Bureau would investigate Team Rocket’s warehouse and rescue the captive Pokémon.

Shen Qi decided to search Ruins Valley for traces of Team Rocket that could help him get closer to Porygon, and he set out with Lilligant. After finding Chansey in the valley, he asked her to guide him into the mountains.

• Shen Qi connected Porygon’s distress call to Ruins Valley and decided to search there for clues that could help him join the investigation.
• Lilligant agreed to go with Shen Qi, while Buneary stayed home to recover and continue her training.
• Shen Qi packed supplies, bought a new phone, and drove with Lilligant toward Ruins Valley.
• Shen Qi found Chansey in the valley and asked whether she knew the mountain trails.

Shen Qi searched Ruins Valley with Chansey and Lilligant for traces of Team Rocket and Porygon, then followed a Wooper to a lake whose water had turned turbulent after the Psychic type Storm. They found a patch of black fabric hidden beneath the grass.

• Shen Qi told Chansey he was looking for evidence of Team Rocket’s activities and explained that Lilligant could detect objects concealed by plants.
• Chansey led Shen Qi and Lilligant to the storm’s secondary central zone, where Seedot and other wild Pokémon offered no useful information.
• Shen Qi fed a Wooper and asked her to locate a large lake; she agreed and led them there the next morning.
• Wooper explained that the lake had begun overflowing in turbulent currents after the Psychic type Storm, and Lilligant sensed something beneath the vegetation.
• Shen Qi and the others uncovered a dirt-covered patch of black fabric among the grass.