Chapter Summaries

Shen Qi chose to deepen his study of Energy Coordination so he could help Lilligant pursue her dream of becoming a T2 Driver. After demonstrating strong Compatibility with Lilligant at Pokémon High School, he began asking Jixiang how Energy Coordination could adjust Growth’s effects more precisely.

• Shen Qi told Lilligant he wanted them to work together to become T2 Drivers.
• At Pokémon High School, Shen Qi and Lilligant passed the Compatibility Assessment with a score above the 50% threshold.
• Jixiang asked Shen Qi what he wanted to study, and he chose to continue learning Energy Coordination despite her warning that it led toward difficult research work.
• Jixiang demonstrated how she and Bellossom coordinated Poison Powder and Growth, while Shen Qi looked for ways to refine the moves’ effects.
• Shen Qi asked Jixiang whether she could delay Growth’s Special Attack boost while increasing physical Attack.

Shen Qi and Lilligant planned their push toward higher racing classes, bought into the need for an Ability Energy Tank, and confirmed their entry in the autumn T3-class race. After exhausting himself practicing precise Energy Coordination, Shen Qi saw that his bond with Dodo was developing slowly and sent her to buy drinks.

• Shen Qi used Jixiang’s demonstration and the Skill Analytic Glasses to improve his control over Growth, raising his Normal-type Energy Coordination proficiency to 76%.
• Shen Qi decided to buy an Ability Energy Tank from Huzang, and Lilligant explained the points and race placements required to progress from T3 to T2 certification.
• Shen Qi and Lilligant confirmed their entry in the autumn T3-class race and planned to practice Sunny Day tactics after acquiring the tank.
• Shen Qi practiced separating Growth’s Attack and Special Attack boosts, but the precise Energy Coordination left him mentally exhausted.
• Dodo approached Shen Qi, whose relationship progress with her had risen only to 35% over the past week.
• Shen Qi gave Dodo money to buy drinks, and she carried it toward the vending machine using Magnet Rise.

Shen Qi learned that Dodo had accidentally repaired the school vending machine, ending students’ extra-milk trick, and told her to restore the bug later. He continued preparing for Lilligant’s upcoming T3 race and discovered that Chansey, newly returned from Ruins Valley, struggled to cook the upgraded ingredients.

• Dodo returned with drinks and change, upset because she had repaired the vending machine’s faulty button and ended the students’ method of getting extra milk.
• Shen Qi comforted Dodo and told her that although she had done nothing wrong, she should restore the vending machine’s bug later; he also petted Lopunny, who blushed and fainted.
• The Flower Crown returned with its modified Skill Slot, and Shen Qi reviewed Lilligant’s confirmed T3 race registration and his own progress in strengthening the car with Ability effects.
• Shen Qi considered the training and tactical skills he and Lilligant still needed before racing, including better ways to boost defenses and compete for control of the weather.
• Shen Qi found Chansey burning meat patties in the kitchen and learned that she had struggled to cook the unfamiliar processed meat.

Shen Qi reassured Chansey after she struggled to cook with upgraded ingredients, then spoke with Principal Gui, who offered to let him take Porygon off campus. Principal Gui hinted that he might not live to see Shen Qi’s class graduate; the next scene began with Chansey encountering Porygon in the kitchen.

• Shen Qi comforted Chansey and promised to show her how to cook with the new ingredients.
• Shen Qi spotted Principal Gui using the vending machine’s extra-milk trick and went over to greet him.
• Principal Gui encouraged Shen Qi to continue studying Energy Coordination and offered permission to take Porygon off campus.
• Shen Qi asked why Principal Gui was helping him, and Principal Gui said he might not live to see Shen Qi’s class graduate.
• Chansey examined celery in the refrigerator before Porygon prodded her from behind.

Shen Qi recruited Dodo to help his team prepare for upcoming races and discovered that the two Porygon within Dodo had separate levels and move pools. After reviewing their complementary offensive and defensive abilities, Shen Qi planned to test Dodo’s racing moves.

• Shen Qi planned for Lilligant to practice in a Fuchsia City Regular Race before entering the T3 Race, and hoped Janine would compete there.
• Shen Qi invited Dodo to join the racing team, and Dodo agreed to enter a Poké Ball and live with him.
• Shen Qi used an Inspection Card and learned that Dodo contained two Porygon souls with separate levels and distinct move pools.
• Shen Qi reviewed Dodo’s offensive and defensive moves, including Tri Attack, Hyper Beam, Recover, Thunder Wave, and Protect.
• Shen Qi asked Dodo to try racing with the team and focused on his Agility and Magnet Rise moves.

Shen Qi and Lilligant practiced Magnet Rise tactics to expand their racing options, but a mistake scraped the Flower Crown. Huzang agreed to have Bronzong teach them Levitate tactics in exchange for Shen Qi test-driving his experimental engine someday, and the chapter ended with Bronzong demonstrating how to clear a sharp turn by floating the car across it.

• Shen Qi explained how Magnet Rise could help the Flower Crown cross mounds, water, and fissures, then took Porygon racing to practice the move.
• Dodo's poor Magnet Rise control made the Flower Crown float during a turn and scrape a roadside rock.
• Shen Qi asked Huzang for advice on Levitate tactics, and Huzang agreed to let Bronzong help in exchange for Shen Qi test-driving his future engine.
• Bronzong coached Lilligant through a sharp turn, lifting the Flower Crown over the corner and landing it on the road beyond.
• Lilligant struggled to stabilize the car after the jump, and Bronzong warned her that Levitate tactics were not as simple as she imagined.

Shen Qi prepared to return Dodo to Pokémon High School after Officer Jenny learned he had been staying away, and Dodo gave Shen Qi a gift by downloading more of his private study materials. The chapter ended with Dodo sharing those materials to Shen Qi’s phone and Lilligant’s phone, leaving Shen Qi to protest that he wanted to keep them private.

• Shen Qi saw Dodo’s Magnet Rise proficiency rise from 44% to 49% after training with Bronzong, while the inner soul’s proficiency also improved from 21% to 23%.
• Shen Qi learned that Officer Jenny would visit because Dodo had spent two nights away from Pokémon High School, so he planned to take Dodo back.
• Dodo’s gift triggered the third-stage reward for “The End of the Android,” giving Shen Qi another Memory Image at 50% completion.
• Dodo used Shen Qi’s laptop to uncover his hidden study-material folders, then revealed a new folder of similar materials he had downloaded as a gift.
• Dodo shared the materials with Shen Qi’s phone and Lilligant’s phone, prompting Shen Qi to yell at him to stop.

After Shen Qi was caught using Porygon to send inappropriate study materials to Officer Jenny and Lilligant, he served half a day in detention and met another Trainer, Wen. Back home, Shen Qi resumed preparing Lilligant and Chansey for the Fuchsia City Regular Race while tracking his training progress.

• Officer Jenny took Shen Qi to the Island 6 branch station after discovering Porygon had sent the study materials to her phone.
• Shen Qi chatted in detention with a fellow Trainer who described getting too familiar with a wild Altaria.
• Shen Qi and the other Trainer were released after half a day, and Shen Qi learned that the man was named Wen.
• Jenny brought Shen Qi home and warned him not to repeat his behavior.
• Shen Qi practiced driving with Lilligant and reviewed her Sunny Day progress and his own Energy Coordination training.

Shen Qi checked on Dodo at Pokémon High School, while Dodo coached Lopunny in using Shen Qi’s study materials to appeal to him. The chapter ended with Shen Qi following Lopunny into the Sports Equipment Warehouse, convinced he needed to intervene but also ready to indulge her.

• Shen Qi practiced Psychic-type Energy Coordination and went to Pokémon High School to ask Teacher Jixiang questions and check on Dodo.
• Lopunny cried over losing Shen Qi’s affection to Dodo, and Dodo explained that she was already his Pokémon and offered to help Lopunny appeal to his tastes.
• Dodo showed Lopunny some of Shen Qi’s study materials on an old computer monitor, and Lopunny struggled to look at them.
• Shen Qi met Officer Jenny, then called Dodo and found her cheerful and in good health.
• Dodo encouraged Lopunny to put the materials into practice, and Lopunny led Shen Qi into the Sports Equipment Warehouse.
• Shen Qi guessed what Lopunny had planned and entered the warehouse, telling himself he had to accept her advances for her sake.

Shen Qi tried to advance Lopunny’s romance-script progress in the Sports Equipment Warehouse, but Officer Jenny caught him and took him away. Hours later, Dodo arrived looking for Lopunny and learned Shen Qi had left with Officer Jenny.

• Shen Qi found Lopunny in the warehouse and staged a close encounter to increase the progress of the “Desire Rabbit” script.
• Lopunny fainted after Shen Qi’s arm brushed her ear, and Officer Jenny handcuffed Shen Qi and took him away to explain himself.
• Officer Jenny told Principal Gui that Lopunny was healthy but prone to fainting when extremely nervous, and Principal Gui arranged for her to be taken to the Infirmary.
• Dodo arrived at the warehouse and asked Xiao Chun where Shen Qi and Lopunny were.
• Xiao Chun told Dodo that Shen Qi had left with Officer Jenny about three hours earlier, and Dodo concluded that Lopunny had made progress with him.

Shen Qi, Lilligant, and Chansey traveled to Fuchsia City for a Regular Race, hoping to earn prize money while Chansey remained discouraged over her poor cooking. After arriving, they spotted familiar competitors on the entry list, including Maractus and Shan Sheng, and Shen Qi noticed Rose Champagne was competing too.

• Shen Qi and Lilligant worried about the cost of driving practice and planned to enter the Fuchsia City Regular Race.
• Chansey served burnt, overly salty fried chicken; Shen Qi encouraged her, but she recognized that he was trying to hide his disappointment and felt dejected.
• Shen Qi, Lilligant, and Chansey set out for Fuchsia City, leaving Dodo behind as they prepared for the race.
• Shen Qi drove to Fuchsia City while Lilligant and Chansey rode in the Poké Ball Rack, and he listened to reports on the T3 Race preliminaries.
• Lilligant said she was aiming for first place, and the competitor list included Maractus under the codename Mara 01 and Shan Sheng.
• Shen Qi spotted Rose Champagne on the list and recalled its strange performance in the Vermilion City race.

Shen Qi and Lilligant prepared for the Fuchsia City Regular Race from the last starting position, while Shan Sheng revealed he had joined the Perilla Racing Team and would compete in the T3 races. The race began with a crash that trapped cars near the back, and Espeon unexpectedly used Rain Dance as Shen Qi tried to get through.

• Lilligant assessed the Fuchsia City lineup and remained determined to aim for first place despite drawing starting position fifteen.
• Shan Sheng offered Shen Qi a trainee contract with the Perilla Racing Team, but Shen Qi refused because he would not accept a five-year commitment.
• Shan Sheng said he had been approved for this year's T3 races and warned Shen Qi that Janine's car behind him would be difficult to handle.
• At the race start, a collision among cars ahead forced Shen Qi and Lilligant to inch through a narrow gap.
• Espeon used Rain Dance on the track, leaving Shen Qi baffled about why Espeon and Wobbuffet had the move in their setup.

Shen Qi and Lilligant drove Flower Crown from the back of the field to Shan Sheng, overtaking cars with coordinated Pokémon abilities and racing tactics. As they prepared to challenge Shan Sheng on the mountain circuit, Shen Qi sensed a serious problem but had not yet identified it.

• Rose Champagne cleared the pileup with Rain Dance and Protect, while Chansey and Lilligant helped Flower Crown accelerate after the delayed start.
• Shen Qi steadied Lilligant as Flower Crown gained ground, while Janine led the crowded front pack with her Haze tactic.
• Shan Sheng held third place and considered recruiting Maractus, but Rose Champagne overtook him after he failed to block its aggressive pass.
• Flower Crown caught up to Shan Sheng, and he recognized that Tsareena—not Shen Qi—was driving with markedly improved skill.
• Shen Qi used Wild Princess and carefully adjusted Work Up to help Lilligant challenge Shan Sheng, then felt that something serious was wrong.

Shen Qi and Lilligant advanced through the race while Janine and Espeon battled for the lead with tactical moves. Janine used a Shadow Clone and Destiny Bond, leaving the other racers unsure whether her strategy would violate the rules.

• Shen Qi told Lilligant to close in on a Class B Car as they approached the beach section.
• Janine used Haze from the Yuanbao 1st Generation, clearing the racers’ accumulated buffs.
• Espeon used Trick Room to overtake Janine’s car and take first place.
• Shen Qi held Lilligant back while Janine’s car produced a Shadow Clone and then used Destiny Bond.
• The commentators explained that Destiny Bond was not yet a foul because it had not actively harmed another racer or vehicle.

Shen Qi and Lilligant overcame Janine’s tactics and won the race, with Flower Crown finishing first. Afterward, Janine congratulated Shen Qi, while Maractus approached to play with Lilligant.

• Janine used Destiny Bond on her light-and-shadow Yuanbao 1st Generation, frightening another driver and briefly disrupting Lilligant without breaking the rules.
• Shen Qi steadied Lilligant and used Chansey’s Helping Hand and Lilligant’s Sunny Day to help Flower Crown overtake Janine’s car.
• Janine countered with Rain Dance and repeated Haze, but Shen Qi kept boosting Flower Crown and Lilligant widened the gap.
• Flower Crown crossed the finish line 1.3 seconds ahead of Janine’s Yuanbao 1st Generation, while Maractus took third place.
• Janine congratulated Shen Qi and praised his skill, and Maractus arrived to play with Lilligant but hesitated when she saw Janine.

After Janine’s praise helped Shen Qi recognize Lilligant’s dependence on his guidance, he weighed whether to change their racing teamwork before the T3 Preliminary Race and chose to wait until after Vermilion City’s Autumn Race. He celebrated his Fuchsia City Regular Race victory while Lilligant spent time with Maractus, then Shan Sheng approached him and said he seemed unwell.

• Janine praised Shen Qi for supporting Lilligant, prompting him to realize that Lilligant relied too heavily on his emotional reassurance and racing advice.
• Shen Qi considered how that dependence could hinder Lilligant’s development and their performance in higher-level races, while Janine befriended him and added him on a social app.
• Shen Qi weighed addressing the teamwork problem before the T3 Preliminary Race against risking their chances to earn points, and decided to keep things as they were until after the Autumn Race.
• Shen Qi and Lilligant received their Regular Race awards; Lilligant then went with Maractus to get drinks while Shen Qi waited.
• Shan Sheng invited Shen Qi to talk over drinks and told him that he did not seem to be in very good shape.

Chansey reflected on her limits and asked Lopunny to help Shen Qi’s family, while Lopunny worried that Chansey was leaving her. The chapter left Chansey’s request unfinished as Lopunny rushed to reassure her.

• Lopunny struggled through Chansey’s stricter training and feared that Chansey was preparing to leave her.
• Chansey reassured Lopunny that she had only suffered setbacks and explained that she could not help Shen Qi directly with racing.
• Chansey accepted her strengths in healing and massage and resolved to excel in those fields while helping the family indirectly.
• Chansey asked Lopunny to help Shen Qi, and Lopunny protested that she would gladly support her Trainer and family.

Chansey tested Lopunny’s compatibility with several racing moves and began preparing to teach her, while Shen Qi trained to learn Nene Ninja Technique ahead of Vermilion City’s Autumn Race. Principal Gui asked Shen Qi whether he would publicly promote his participation in a T3 event, offering a possible way to secure permission to take Porygon.

• Chansey taught Lopunny to sense Work Up’s move pathways, and Lopunny confirmed her Energy Chakras could learn the move.
• Chansey tested Lopunny’s compatibility with Defense Curl and found it strong; Lopunny had already mastered Helping Hand, but she balked when Chansey proposed Egg Bomb.
• Shen Qi planned to use the Pure White Ring to block out Rock-type perception while learning the Flying and Poison energies needed for Nene Ninja Technique.
• Shen Qi noticed the Desire Rabbit Emotional Script had risen to 83% despite Lopunny’s recent absence, but he focused on preparing for the Autumn Race and wondered whether Dodo could join him.
• After Shen Qi woke from an injury, he read Principal Gui’s message asking whether he would publicly promote his participation in a T3 event, which Shen Qi understood could help obtain Security Bureau permission to take Porygon.

Shen Qi met with Principal Gui, who agreed to publicize Shen Qi’s entry in the T3-class Autumn Race to help him take Porygon from Pokémon High School. After discussing the school’s support with his Pokémon, Shen Qi recognized that he and Lilligant had become too dependent on each other, and the chapter left them preparing to talk about changing their partnership.

• Shen Qi visited Principal Gui, who offered to publicize his race entry as an honor for Pokémon High School and help persuade Officer Jenny to let him take Porygon.
• Shen Qi agreed to the publicity but asked Principal Gui to screen out sponsorship offers from islanders who could not comfortably afford them.
• Shen Qi told Dodo, Lilligant, and Chansey how Principal Gui had supported him, and they resolved to give the race their best effort.
• Shen Qi noticed Lilligant was troubled and realized she had become overly reliant on him for emotional support and racing decisions.
• Shen Qi and Lilligant finished practice by the sea, and Shen Qi prepared to discuss their partnership and reach a preliminary understanding.

Shen Qi and Lilligant acknowledged that they might need to pursue racing separately in the future, but agreed to stay together through the Autumn Race. After learning they were assigned to the sixth group at White Cape, Shen Qi reported the news to Principal Gui, who revealed that Akiho had arranged a 100,000 b sponsorship from the Luxury Resort.

• Shen Qi and Lilligant discussed their future partnership and agreed to complete the Autumn Race together before exploring separate paths.
• Shen Qi and Lilligant watched the T3 preliminary group draw, while Chansey declined to watch and went out for her nighttime training.
• The draw placed Lilligant, registered as Tsareena 00, in the sixth group; her preliminary track was White Cape.
• Shen Qi told Principal Gui about the assignment, and Principal Gui explained that the White Cape area suited Lilligant's driving experience.
• Principal Gui revealed that Akiho was sponsoring Shen Qi and Lilligant with 100,000 b in gratitude for Shen Qi's help resolving the Luxury Resort's radio-wave trouble.