Chapter Summaries

Shen Qi searched the lake in Ruins Valley and deduced that Point Cave had collapsed underwater after the Psychic type Storm. He left the chapter with Chinchou surfacing with a damaged, unfamiliar Poké Ball.

• Shen Qi found that the lake's water level had dropped and suspected that Point Cave lay beneath it.
• Chansey learned that Wooper had found a large pile of rocks underwater, leading Shen Qi to conclude that Point Cave had collapsed and filled with water.
• Shen Qi offered Pokémon Rations to the lake Pokémon in exchange for interesting finds, but they brought him waterweed, rocks, and assorted junk.
• A Starly brought Shen Qi a large fish, and Chinchou eventually surfaced with a damaged gray-and-white Poké Ball.

Shen Qi found a Team Rocket Chain Ball in Ruins Valley and used it to persuade Officer Jenny that Porygon might be connected to the Psychic type Storm there. He left Officer Jenny considering his theory, while his own exhaustion from the search led to Chansey’s forceful massage at home.

• Chinchou found Shen Qi a Team Rocket Poké Ball marked with an R, which Shen Qi recognized as the Chain Ball he had sought.
• Shen Qi returned to the Little Sheep exhausted, and Chansey gave him a forceful massage that knocked him unconscious.
• After waking, Shen Qi called Officer Jenny and told her he wanted to discuss Porygon.
• Shen Qi explained that he had received garbled messages resembling Interference Waves in Ruins Valley and had found a Team Rocket Chain Ball there.
• Officer Jenny realized Shen Qi’s evidence could connect Team Rocket, Porygon, and the Psychic type Storm, then asked whether his conclusion was speculation.

Shen Qi gave Officer Jenny evidence and revealed Point Cave’s location, then persuaded her to let him help investigate through his claimed ability to read Pokémon’s thoughts. He joined her to meet Porygon, whom the Security Bureau had found three days earlier, but Porygon had not cooperated with their investigation.

• Shen Qi handed Officer Jenny a Team Rocket Chain Ball and a damaged exploration bag recovered from Ruins Valley.
• Shen Qi told Officer Jenny that Point Cave lay in a lake at the center of the Psychic type Storm and offered to help locate information through his ability to read Pokémon’s thoughts.
• Officer Jenny sought approval from her superiors and allowed Shen Qi to accompany the Security Bureau and assist with verification.
• Officer Jenny took Shen Qi to meet Porygon, whom the Security Bureau had found three days earlier.
• Shen Qi realized Porygon had been unable to cooperate with the Security Guards, just as he had behaved aboard the Transport Ship.

Shen Qi tried to reach the despondent Porygon in Security Bureau detention and claimed Porygon had been deceived by Team Rocket. The officials remained skeptical, and Shen Qi could not explain where Porygon had come from.

• Officer Jenny brought Shen Qi to the Security Bureau, where Porygon ignored the people and Pokémon trying to approach him.
• Shen Qi used his game interface to send Porygon a message of concern, but Porygon barely reacted and silently wished Shen Qi would become an upright person.
• Shen Qi told Officer Jenny he could sense Porygon's thoughts, while Porygon judged him a deceitful boy.
• Shen Qi claimed Porygon had escaped the Team Rocket Warehouse and had not helped Team Rocket commit crimes, but Officer Jenny said the evidence contradicted him.
• Shen Qi insisted Porygon had been deceived too, then faltered when asked where Porygon had come from.

Shen Qi identified Apollo as the Team Rocket executive who had tricked Porygon and persuaded Porygon to help investigate the Team Rocket Warehouse. The chapter ended with Porygon agreeing to work with Shen Qi and Officer Jenny to rescue the Pokémon there.

• Officer Jenny questioned Shen Qi about who had tricked Porygon, and Porygon reacted to Shen Qi's guesses but not to Chengfu or the Three Beasts.
• Shen Qi connected the clues about Island 5 and short blue hair to Apollo, and Porygon reacted strongly to the name.
• Shen Qi told Porygon that he wanted to rescue the Pokémon in the Team Rocket Warehouse, and Porygon sent his first reply, explaining he did not know its location.
• Shen Qi used the [Charm Pendant], and Porygon decided to trust him and help rescue the Pokémon.
• Shen Qi told Officer Jenny that he and Porygon had reached an understanding and would investigate the Team Rocket Warehouse together.

Shen Qi brought Porygon to the Security Bureau’s forest camp and helped the search team use a walkie-talkie to locate Team Rocket’s hidden warehouse. After hours of broadcasting across radio frequencies, Porygon rested among the camp’s Pokémon, who treated him warmly.

• Shen Qi reassured Porygon and persuaded him to help Officer Jenny and the Security Guards search the mountains for Team Rocket’s warehouse.
• Shen Qi traveled with Porygon to the forest camp, where Officer Shinichi explained that the weeklong search had found nothing.
• Shen Qi suggested using a walkie-talkie from the Transport Ship to trace Team Rocket’s radio waves.
• Shen Qi and Porygon spent the afternoon broadcasting across possible frequencies, filling the surrounding forest with electronic noise.
• A Stoutland shared its food with Porygon, and a Noctowl patted him as he rested at the camp.

Shen Qi’s search party found a hidden cavern while tracking Porygon’s signals, but a collapse and a Team Rocket attack forced Shen Qi to flee with Arcanine. After escaping, Shen Qi was confronted by a Team Rocket grunt and prepared for his first Pokémon battle.

• Porygon detected unusual radio waves deep in the forest, leading Shinichi and the Security Guards to discover a hidden cavern.
• The passage shook and collapsed, separating the search party as Arcanine carried Shen Qi and Porygon out of danger.
• A Honchkrow knocked Noctowl from the sky, and Officer Jenny ordered Shen Qi to run while Arcanine protected him.
• Shen Qi fled with Lilligant, Chansey, and Porygon, telling Porygon to make amends by helping others in the future.
• A Team Rocket grunt emerged with Koffing and Golbat, and Koffing began spreading Poison Gas around the battlefield.

Shen Qi and his Pokémon defeated a Team Rocket member, then waited for reinforcements rather than risk choosing a route through the cave. As they bonded, a Ground-type attack opened a fissure beneath them, and Shen Qi struggled to save Porygon as he began to master Magnet Rise.

• Porygon disrupted Koffing with Thunder Wave and struck Golbat with Tri Attack, allowing Chansey to knock out the Pokémon and kick the Team Rocket member.
• Shen Qi decided his group should hide and wait for reinforcements instead of moving deeper into the cave or backtracking.
• Shen Qi praised Porygon and offered to work together with him, stirring memories of Porygon's former Trainer.
• A Ground-type attack split the slope open, and Porygon fell into the fissure as Shen Qi grabbed him.
• Porygon tried Magnet Rise at Shen Qi's urging, gradually becoming light enough for Shen Qi to pull him back toward safety.

Porygon was rescued from Team Rocket by Porygon-Z, who urged it to keep exploring and seek a Trainer worth trusting. Porygon began considering joining Shen Qi, while Z and Rhyperior searched the caves for their way out.

• Shen Qi failed to pull Porygon free when Carnivine’s vines dragged it into the fissure, and he fled as falling rocks buried the opening.
• Porygon used Recover but was captured by Team Rocket, who planned to take it away with a Chain Ball.
• Porygon-Z attacked Carnivine with Tri Attack, freed Porygon, and told it to find a good Trainer and keep exploring.
• Porygon wondered whether it could explore the world with Shen Qi and his Pokémon after remembering Shen Qi’s attempt to save it.
• Rhyperior broke through the rocks and joined Porygon-Z, who said A-Lǜ was also searching for a way through the caves.

Shen Qi found Porygon in the Team Rocket Warehouse, and their reunion strengthened their bond. After Apollo fled from a battle with Blue, Blue demanded to know where Giovanni was, continuing his search for the author of a book that had transformed his battling.

• Blue found Porygon and offered to help return him to his Trainer, then left as Shen Qi called out to find him.
• Shen Qi used the game interface’s telepathic script to locate Porygon, and the two reunited as progress in “The End of the Android” reached 16%.
• Apollo’s Houndoom and Weezing were knocked unconscious during a fight, and Apollo tried to escape past Shen Qi.
• Blue chased down Apollo and demanded to know where Giovanni was.
• Blue recalled how studying Giovanni’s “Secrets of the Earth” had improved his battling and explained why he kept searching for Giovanni.

Blue was forced to abandon his pursuit when a powerful Surf flooded the Team Rocket Warehouse, while Apollo and Ariana escaped through a hidden control room. Apollo set the base to self-destruct and fled with his Pokémon as Shen Qi learned of the countdown and tried to contact Blue’s Porygon-Z.

• Blue used Gyarados to counter a powerful Surf, then left to help the guards as water from the Underground River flooded the warehouse.
• Apollo and Ariana realized the Surf had come from an unknown trainer and headed for the hidden escape route.
• Apollo stayed behind to clear data, then set the warehouse to self-destruct after throwing his Poké Balls toward the exit.
• Houndoom and Magmar returned to Apollo, and he fled with Houndoom after setting a thirty-second countdown.
• Shen Qi heard the self-destruct alarm, hurried toward the exit, and asked Porygon to contact Blue’s Porygon-Z.

Shen Qi escaped the exploding Team Rocket Warehouse and used restorative power gifted by Celebi to treat injured wild Pokémon before collapsing. After waking in a medical facility, he learned Lilligant had gained Sunny Day and spoke with a different Officer Jenny.

• Apollo and Houndoom escaped the passage with help from Golbat and Honchkrow, while Ariana confronted Apollo for returning to help.
• Shen Qi and his Pokémon treated injured wild Pokémon as explosions continued, and Celebi was blasted into the area.
• Celebi gave Shen Qi restorative power to heal the injured Pokémon, then left to find a place to recover; Shen Qi collapsed from the strain.
• Shen Qi woke at a medical facility and checked that Chansey and Lilligant were healthy, noticing that Lilligant had learned Sunny Day.
• Officer Jenny thanked Shen Qi and clarified that she was a distant cousin of the Officer Jenny he had met before.

Shen Qi learned that the Team Rocket Warehouse had been destroyed and that Porygon would remain in Security Bureau custody while helping investigate stolen Pokémon. After returning home, he noticed how much Buneary had improved, though she watched his affectionate reunion with Chansey and Lilligant from the shadows.

• Officer Jenny told Shen Qi that his 100,000 b reward would be transferred to his usual account and that the Team Rocket Warehouse had yielded little useful evidence.
• Officer Jenny explained that Porygon was cooperating with the stolen-Pokémon investigation but would not be released or allowed to visit Shen Qi until the Security Bureau assessed him.
• Officer Jenny warned Shen Qi that Pokémon High School's second semester began in three days, and a Security Guard later drove him home.
• The Security Guard mistook Buneary, who had swiftly climbed over Shen Qi's courtyard wall, for a thief.
• Shen Qi released Lilligant and Chansey, hugged Chansey, and accidentally startled Lilligant while Buneary watched enviously from the shadows.

Shen Qi learned that Buneary had been practicing ways to grow closer to him, and her efforts raised the “Desire Rabbit” script to 50% completion. He used the new Memory Image reward to investigate Porygon’s past and saw the digital battle that preceded his encounter with Team Rocket.

• Buneary confessed that she had practiced touching Shen Qi’s clothes and sleeping on the edge of his bed, prompting Lilligant and Chansey to laugh with her.
• Chansey helped Buneary massage Shen Qi, and Buneary lasted more than four minutes before fainting.
• The “Desire Rabbit” script reached 50% completion, rewarding Shen Qi with a Memory Image and Skill Analytic Glasses.
• Shen Qi decided not to give up on Porygon and used the Memory Image to view his memories.
• Shen Qi saw two Porygon fighting in a digital space and noticed that one bore a 0 marking and looked reluctant to fight.

Shen Qi learned how Professor Akihabara rescued his badly damaged Porygon from a burning building and merged Unit Zero and Unit One into a new Porygon named Dodo. The memory ended with Professor Akihabara near death after giving his Pokémon a chance at a new life.

• Professor Akihabara carried the severely damaged Unit Zero and Unit One out of the collapsing building, despite his own grave injuries.
• At the Pokémon Center, Nurse Joy and Silph Co. employees said the Porygon could not be repaired and would not survive for long.
• After regaining consciousness, Professor Akihabara asked about his Porygon and then arranged to continue caring for them at home.
• Professor Akihabara and the two Porygon chose to attempt a merger, and the experiment succeeded.
• Professor Akihabara named the merged Porygon Dodo, stroked its head, and faced death after giving the two Pokémon a new life.

After learning Porygon’s tragic past, Shen Qi worried about his future and accepted that the Security Bureau would care for him while he adjusted to society. As the new semester began, Shen Qi realized Porygon might be at Pokémon High School and set out with renewed hope.

• Shen Qi learned that Unit One and Unit Zero had shared one Porygon, and he considered how Apollo’s betrayal had deepened Porygon’s despair.
• Buneary woke up, then left Chansey’s care without explaining where she was going.
• Shen Qi told Chansey and Lilligant Porygon’s story, and Lilligant asked him to bring Porygon home.
• Xiao Chun rushed over to borrow Shen Qi’s summer homework before school started the next day.
• Shen Qi learned that the Security Bureau would care for Porygon, and, after seeing a Porygon pass him on the way to school, realized he might be at Pokémon High School.

Shen Qi arrived at Pokémon High School with Porygon and encountered the newly evolved Shiny Lopunny, prompting a crowd to watch as he chose neither Pokémon and went to class with Lilligant. The new semester began with students inspired by Shen Qi’s progress, while his summer work for the Security Bureau remained classified.

• Shen Qi chased Porygon through campus, where students and teachers were unfamiliar with her.
• Shen Qi and Porygon found a crowd admiring a Shiny Lopunny, whom Shen Qi recognized as the evolved Buneary from his home.
• With Porygon and Lopunny watching, Shen Qi released Lilligant and took her hand to lead her to class, leaving the other two Pokémon behind.
• Teacher Jixiang was pleased that Shen Qi had bonded with Lilligant and expected him to pass the Compatibility assessment.
• Inspired by Shen Qi, students raised their goals for the semester, while Jixiang knew Shen Qi’s Security Bureau operation could not be publicly commended because it was classified.
• Xiao Chun returned Shen Qi’s borrowed homework before the teacher checked it.

Shen Qi applied to switch to practical courses, and Jixiang said the school would review his application and arrange a Pokémon Compatibility assessment. After school, he found Lopunny hiding in the grass and played along as if they were meeting for the first time.

• Shen Qi submitted an application for practical courses to Jixiang, who said she would send it for review.
• Jixiang explained that Shen Qi would need a Pokémon Compatibility assessment before beginning practical training.
• After leaving school, Shen Qi noticed Lopunny in the grass beside the path.
• Lopunny tried to charm Shen Qi, and he pretended they were meeting for the first time.
• Shen Qi praised Lopunny as she twirled awkwardly.

Shen Qi was caught in a compromising-looking moment with Lopunny and taken to the Island 6 Security office, while Officer Jenny arranged for Lopunny to be examined. He remained confident that she would wake up and clear up the misunderstanding.

• Shen Qi caught Lopunny as she fainted while they were about to shake hands.
• Officer Jenny, Principal Gui, and Teacher Jixiang came upon Shen Qi holding the unconscious Lopunny, and Officer Jenny accused him of wrongdoing.
• Shen Qi insisted it was a misunderstanding and said Lopunny could explain once she woke up.
• Officer Jenny removed Shen Qi's handcuffs and drove him to the Island 6 Security office.
• Officer Jenny asked a Security Guard to arrange an Interview Room and have someone examine Lopunny.

After Lopunny explained that Shen Qi had only caught her when she fainted, Officer Jenny warned him against lewd behavior with Pokémon and sent him home. On the way to Ruins Valley with Lilligant, Shen Qi discovered that her emotional script, “Speedy Hot Girl-Long-Cherished Wish,” had appeared.

• Lopunny told Officer Jenny that she liked Shen Qi and that he had only caught her when she fainted, but she fainted again when Jenny asked whether she wanted him to like her too.
• Shen Qi admitted that he liked Lopunny, and Officer Jenny detained him briefly while warning him that lewd behavior with Pokémon could bring disaster.
• After the Security Bureau released Shen Qi, Lopunny rode back to Pokémon High School, while he returned home and prepared to take Chansey to Ruins Valley.
• Lilligant stayed with Shen Qi, joking that she might someday leave him home alone to attend Regular Races with the other Pokémon.
• Shen Qi’s Script Detector revealed Lilligant’s emotional script, “Speedy Hot Girl-Long-Cherished Wish,” about her wish to become a T2 Driver.