Recaps

After activating a strange dating-game interface in Pokémon High School, Shen Qi used his only Script Detector and triggered an encounter with a Lilligant. The encounter went awry when his overheating phone exploded and startled her, and Shen Qi realized he had to chase after her to explain.

• Shen Qi examined the game interface, learned that the Script Detector could start Pokémon emotional storylines, and activated it after school.
• The Script Detector detected an emotional storyline, and Shen Qi confirmed it despite hesitating over the prospect of wooing a Pokémon.
• The game revealed the storyline “Speedy Hot Girl” and the keywords machinery, short skirt, and competition.
• Shen Qi’s phone overheated and exploded outside the window, startling a Lilligant who ran from the bushes.
• Lilligant fled toward Behind Pokémon High School after Shen Qi saw Pliers fall from beneath her skirt.
• Shen Qi picked up the Pliers and realized he needed to chase Lilligant to explain what happened.

Shen Qi discovered that Lilligant practiced Growth and Synthesis at night after removing her restrictive flower and long skirt. He helped her hide from two maintenance workers, then she hurried away once they had left.

• Shen Qi asked an injured Rattata whether it had seen Lilligant, and it pointed him toward the lake.
• Shen Qi watched Lilligant practice Growth and Synthesis beneath a streetlamp, then saw her remove her flower ornament and tear away her long skirt.
• Two maintenance workers searched the lakeside for a lost item, leaving Lilligant trapped between them and the dark woods.
• Shen Qi pulled Lilligant into a grove and used the game interface to reassure her while they hid from the workers.
• After the maintenance workers left, Lilligant's skirt and flower began to regrow, and she hurried away from Shen Qi.

Shen Qi discovered that Lilligant secretly loved racing and advanced their romance script by understanding and praising her hidden side. After losing his phone, he rushed to make a delivery and saw a sports car use a Pokémon move to boost its speed; the next morning, Lilligant blushed at his private compliment, bringing their script completion to 15%.

• Shen Qi received the Script Detector after his script with Lilligant reached 10%, then realized his phone had exploded and he needed to keep earning money.
• Remembering his night delivery job, Shen Qi drove his van toward Island 6's market and recognized that Pokémon moves could enhance vehicles through Skill Slots.
• Shen Qi realized that Lilligant's script involved machinery and racing, and that she secretly drove fast cars.
• At Pokémon High School, Shen Qi privately praised Lilligant's outfit from the previous day, and she blushed before hurrying away.
• Shen Qi understood that Lilligant had come to the school gate to make sure he would not reveal her secret, and her romance script completion rose to 15%.

Shen Qi searched Pokémon High School for Lilligant and later found her exploring the classrooms at night. He returned her Pliers and bonded with her over racing, leaving their romance scenario progress at 19%.

• Shen Qi wondered why Pokémon High School had a Lilligant and suspected she had once lived with humans because she knew how to drive and race.
• Shen Qi climbed into the school at night, greeted Zubat and Venonat, and searched for Lilligant without finding her.
• A text prompt revealed that Lilligant was curious about Shen Qi and had come to explore the classrooms.
• Shen Qi met Lilligant in the Teaching Building and returned the Pliers she had dropped.
• Shen Qi talked with Lilligant about racing, and her romance scenario progress rose from 15% to 19%.

Shen Qi tried to build Lilligant’s trust and learned she feared bringing a Trainer bad luck, while he and Xiao Chun struggled with the limits imposed by their circumstances. After a delivery run, Shen Qi waited on Trail Mountain for racers so he could ask about Lilligant, but the first car passed without stopping.

• Shen Qi reassured Lilligant that he hoped she would one day ride in his passenger seat, and her relationship progress recovered.
• Xiao Chun told Shen Qi he wanted a Grass-type or Ground-type Pokémon to help his family farm, though he had once dreamed of becoming a professional Trainer.
• Shen Qi reflected on his financial strain and his difficulty sensing Normal-type energy in class, and resolved to keep improving.
• Shen Qi called Uncle Dev, loaded produce into the Little Sheep, and delivered it from Island 6 to the Luxury Resort on Island 5.
• Shen Qi returned to Trail Mountain and waited for racers, but the first sports car passed without stopping.

Shen Qi learned that a Grass-type Pokémon posing as Tsareena raced on the mountain roads and asked Xia Yang to tell him if he saw her. On the way home, he gave Chansey a lift to Ruins Valley, where she thanked him with an egg.

• Shen Qi asked Xia Yang whether Pokémon could race independently, and Xia Yang explained the requirements for getting a racing license.
• Xia Yang recognized Shen Qi’s description of Lilligant as a Pokémon he knew as Tsareena, and Shen Qi realized Lilligant had concealed her identity.
• Shen Qi exchanged contact details with Xia Yang and asked him to notify him if he saw Tsareena racing.
• Primeape and Hitmonchan emerged bruised from the woods, and Chansey appeared by the roadside and accepted a ride from Shen Qi.
• Shen Qi dropped Chansey off near Ruins Valley, and Chansey gave him an egg from her pouch.

Shen Qi ate Chansey's egg and discovered that it greatly improved his ability to sense Normal-type energy, making him consider recruiting Chansey. After forcing himself to finish most of the foul-tasting egg, he arrived at Island 6 for Tsareena's late-night race.

• Shen Qi heated Chansey's egg for breakfast and found its mixed, intense flavor nearly unbearable.
• Xia Yang called Shen Qi to tell him that Tsareena had entered an amateur race on Island 6 that night at eleven.
• Shen Qi realized the egg let him sense Normal-type energy clearly and suspected Chansey was unusually special.
• Shen Qi forced himself to eat most of the egg to improve his energy perception, while nearby Bellsprout and Oddish trembled at the sounds from his house.
• Shen Qi rode his Little Sheep to the mountain road, where Xia Yang noticed he looked awful.

After gaining the ability to sense Normal-type energy, Shen Qi went with Xia Yang to watch an amateur race in Ruins Valley and secretly encouraged Lilligant, who was racing as Tsareena. Reaching 30% romance progress earned him two rewards, and the race began with one driver stalling at the start.

• Shen Qi realized that finishing Chansey's egg had helped him sense Normal-type energy, bringing him closer to becoming a Trainer.
• Shen Qi and Xia Yang drove to Ruins Valley, where Shen Qi spotted Lilligant racing in car number four and hid his face from a school support teacher.
• Shen Qi addressed Lilligant as Miss Tsareena, making her blush and raising her romance progress to 30%.
• Shen Qi received a Skill Proficiency Card and an Adaptive Tire that could change tread types and restore durability with Normal-type energy.
• Lilligant's determination to win grew as the race began, while the driver in starting position one stalled immediately.

Lilligant won the backroad race and invited Shen Qi to ride in her pink car, though she kept the location of her workshop secret. Shen Qi joined her as the crowd dispersed.

• Lilligant overtook Yixiong on the final straight and won the race, while Yixiong comforted Magnemite and promised to buy it Berries.
• Lilligant beckoned Shen Qi to accept the winner’s Berry gift box, and he covered his face to avoid being recognized.
• Lilligant posed for photos with children, and Shen Qi took a photo of her before loading the prize into her car.
• Shen Qi asked where Lilligant lived, but she kept her workshop’s location secret.
• Lilligant invited Shen Qi into the passenger seat, and he accepted despite being unable to support her through a Skill Slot.

After driving Shen Qi back to Ruins Valley for Little Sheep, Lilligant returned to share her race prize berries, only to see him hugging Chansey and drive away heartbroken. Shen Qi tried to explain that Chansey was just a friend, but Lilligant had already left.

• Lilligant drove Shen Qi back to Ruins Valley to retrieve Little Sheep, then left after he found his van.
• Shen Qi thanked Chansey for helping him sense Normal-type energy and hugged her.
• Lilligant turned back with the race’s Berry prize, worried Shen Qi might be hungry or in trouble.
• Lilligant saw Shen Qi embracing Chansey beneath the headlights and drove away in apparent heartbreak.
• Shen Qi shouted after Lilligant that he and Chansey were only friends.

Shen Qi chased after Lilligant on the Little Sheep and used game items and Chansey’s moves to improve his chances of catching up. Chansey revealed she knew Work Up, leaving Shen Qi wondering whether she had trained with a Trainer.

• Shen Qi asked Chansey to help him pursue Lilligant, then set off on the Little Sheep after her.
• Shen Qi activated the Adaptive Tire and adjusted its tread for better grip on the dry road.
• Shen Qi used the Script Detector to discover Chansey had an emotional storyline and communicated with her through the game interface.
• Chansey used Defense Curl and a healing move on the Little Sheep, but Shen Qi noticed no clear effect.
• Chansey used Helping Hand, briefly boosting the Little Sheep’s power by 50 percent as it crossed the Trail Bridge.
• Chansey revealed she knew Work Up, prompting Shen Qi to ask whether she had an owner or had trained with a Trainer.

Shen Qi pushed the Little Sheep along Marker Mountain to catch up with Lilligant, while Shan Sheng was stunned when the same Class D minivan overtook his Class B racer. Shen Qi finally spotted Lilligant’s pink race car, but the Little Sheep was overheating and losing braking power as they entered another bend.

• Shan Sheng failed to catch the pink race car and learned from his sister that its driver was Tsareena, one of the strongest racers on Islands 5 and 6.
• Shen Qi’s Little Sheep overtook Shan Sheng’s Class B car by using Pokémon boosts and Shen Qi’s familiarity with the mountain route.
• Shan Sheng called his sister again after the Little Sheep left him behind, and she was shocked that a Class D minivan had beaten him.
• Shen Qi refreshed Chansey’s Defense Curl as he continued toward Marker Mountain, where he needed to reach Lilligant before she neared Pokémon High School.
• Shen Qi caught sight of Lilligant’s pink race car, but the Little Sheep’s coolant temperature rose and its brakes began to fail as they entered a bend.

Shen Qi chased Lilligant through the mountain roads in the Little Sheep, explaining that his hug with Chansey had been innocent and discovering that he could sense Grass-type Energy. Though Lilligant no longer seemed angry, she kept racing ahead, and Shen Qi urged her to end the race outside Marker Mountain.

• Shen Qi used the Little Sheep's remaining tire grip to close in on Lilligant and explain his encounter with Chansey through the game interface.
• Lilligant replied fiercely, but her romance scenario progress rose to 27%, and the narration showed she regretted her tantrum.
• Shen Qi and Chansey continued pursuing Lilligant, whose worn tires and brakes slowed her on the winding roads.
• Shen Qi sensed Grass-type Energy from Lilligant's Synthesis and asked Chansey to use Egg Bomb on the Skill Slot, but noticed no change.
• As Lilligant pulled ahead on the straighter road, Shen Qi asked her to end their race just outside Marker Mountain and had Chansey boost the Little Sheep's kinetic energy.

Shen Qi won the mountain-road race against Lilligant by pushing the Little Sheep through the final bend, then explained why he had chased after her. Lilligant’s romance progress rose to 39%, and Shen Qi and Chansey prepared to head home before his morning class.

• Shen Qi switched the Little Sheep’s Adaptive Tires to heat-melting tires and overtook Lilligant through the final bend.
• Shen Qi stopped beyond Marker Mountain, where Lilligant admitted she had lost and cried over the Little Sheep beating her despite carrying Chansey.
• Lilligant’s romance progress fluctuated as Shen Qi comforted her and explained he had risked the drive so she would not stop speaking to him.
• Lilligant’s progress settled at 37%, and she awkwardly fled after Shen Qi offered her a hug, raising it to 39%.
• Chansey declined to return to Ruins Valley immediately, and Shen Qi agreed to take her home after class.

Shen Qi checked his rewards from Lilligant and discovered that Chansey’s emotional storyline was a hard one called “Crazy Quack.” When he returned home to rest, Chansey pinned him to the sofa, hinting that her unusual storyline was about to begin.

• Shen Qi drove the damaged Little Sheep home, made Chansey a bed, and slept before attending classes.
• Chansey left Shen Qi two eggs, which he forced himself to eat before going to school, though they only made him feel more alert.
• During PE, Shen Qi checked Lilligant’s rewards, including a skill proficiency card, an adaptive spoiler, an inspection card, and Racing Energy.
• Shen Qi discovered Chansey’s storyline was “Crazy Quack,” with hard difficulty and keywords including Tendon-Splitting Bone-Dislocating Technique, unique dietary therapy, and Ascetic Training.
• Xiao Chun noticed Shen Qi was exhausted, and Shen Qi went home intending to rest before taking Chansey back to Ruins Valley.
• Chansey lunged at Shen Qi and pinned him to the sofa after he said he needed to rest.

After Chansey subjected Shen Qi to her painful massage and fed him one of her eggs, Shen Qi woke feeling refreshed and realized those treatments were the only way to advance her emotional script. He left his damaged vehicle for repairs and learned Chansey had gone to Ruins Valley to train and earn recognition for her treatments.

• Chansey gave Shen Qi her self-developed massage and dietary therapy, then treated a small cut by putting him through another painful session.
• Shen Qi woke early feeling rested and saw that his emotional script completion had risen to 25%.
• Shen Qi took the badly damaged Little Sheep to Dev at the Local Produce Warehouse for repairs.
• Shen Qi told Chansey he would take her back to Ruins Valley if the vehicle was fixed by nightfall.
• Chansey told Shen Qi she was training in Ruins Valley so her treatments would gain recognition.

Shen Qi met Lilligant in a secluded lakeside hideaway, where they shared Berries and grew closer. The chapter ended as Shen Qi offered her the Pecha Berry he had already bitten.

• Shen Qi demonstrated that he had learned to perceive Normal-type energy, impressing his classmates.
• Lilligant contacted Shen Qi and invited him to meet by the lake, raising their relationship scenario completion to 41%.
• Shen Qi found Lilligant in a hidden clearing beside the lake after Bellossom pointed him toward the trees.
• Lilligant told Shen Qi she had used Stun Spore to keep mosquitoes away, and the two sat close together in the quiet clearing.
• Lilligant gave Shen Qi several Berries she had won at a competition, and they tasted them together.
• Shen Qi offered Lilligant a Pecha Berry he had already bitten, and she blushed and teased him.

Shen Qi shared a Pecha Berry with Lilligant, learned a little about her past, and exchanged contact information with her. Her romance route reached 50%, while Shen Qi returned to class and discussed Pokémon High School’s limited training with Xiao Chun.

• Shen Qi and Lilligant shared a Pecha Berry, and their romance route progress rose to 46%.
• Lilligant said she had come to Pokémon High School for a competition with her former Trainer, and Shen Qi avoided asking about the painful subject.
• Shen Qi asked how he could contact Lilligant, and they added each other as friends on social media.
• Lilligant declined Shen Qi’s invitation to attend Pokémon interaction class, but her romance route reached 50% and awarded him the third-stage reward.
• Shen Qi hurried back to class, where Xiao Chun asked about his lunch-break absence and they discussed how poorly equipped Pokémon High School was for training future Trainers.

Shen Qi used the Memory Image reward to view Lilligant’s treasured memories, learning how she first met her former Trainer and how they shared a passion for racing. The images ended as they prepared to compete for promotion to T2 Class, leaving Shen Qi anticipating the tragedy that would follow.

• Shen Qi invited Lilligant to work with him on the Pokémon Photography contest and aim for first place.
• After reaching 50% romance progress, Shen Qi received a Memory Image and chose to use it on Lilligant.
• The Memory Image showed Lilligant meeting the quiet girl who became her Trainer, who discovered Lilligant’s interest in Pokémon racing.
• Lilligant’s Trainer embraced her racing passion, and the two celebrated wins and comforted each other through losses.
• The memories ended with Lilligant and her Trainer preparing for a T3-Class race on Island 1 to earn points toward T2 Class.

Shen Qi learned from Lilligant’s memory that she had lost her former Trainer in a race crash, then arranged to photograph her the next day. At home, Chansey prepared to leave for Ruins Valley to continue her intense training, while Shen Qi tried to persuade her to stay.

• Shen Qi viewed Lilligant’s memory of her former Trainer crashing off a mountain during a race and saving Lilligant by throwing her Poké Ball and a spare car key clear of the wreck.
• Shen Qi and Lilligant agreed to meet the next day at lunch so he could photograph her.
• Chansey showed Shen Qi the five eggs she had laid and said she had fed him one while he was unconscious.
• Shen Qi invited Chansey to stay longer, but Chansey said she needed to return to Ruins Valley to practice her treatment techniques.
• Chansey explained that her training involved practicing massage in the mountains and smashing rocks and trees with her fists and feet.

Shen Qi collected the repaired Little Sheep and took Chansey along to deliver goods to the Luxury Resort on Island 5. Chansey revealed she had stayed there before and remembered the experience as unpleasant, but remained determined to keep working hard.

• Chansey trained her fighting skills, though Shen Qi explained that her species was naturally weak in attack.
• Shen Qi picked up the repaired Little Sheep, and Chansey helped him load the delivery cargo.
• Chansey asked Shen Qi to take her to Island 5 instead of dropping her at Ruins Valley first, so she could help with the delivery.
• On the way, Shen Qi tested Racing Energy and learned that Chansey had reservations about visiting the Luxury Resort.
• Chansey told Shen Qi she had stayed near the resort for a while and that it had not been a pleasant experience.
• At the Luxury Resort, a staff member said they were too busy to help unload, and Shen Qi accepted the task himself.

While driving through Ruins Valley with Chansey, Shen Qi encountered a powerful Psychic-type energy storm that overturned the Little Sheep and forced him to sense unfamiliar energy. The storm passed, leaving him shaken but with a faint new awareness of Psychic-type energy.

• Shen Qi and Chansey returned from Island 5, where Chansey fell silent near the Pokémon Center because she had worked there before.
• Chansey sensed powerful Psychic-type energy near Ruins Valley, but she could not identify its source.
• Shen Qi received an unanswerable call on his phone that displayed the warning, “Run... now...” before vanishing.
• A Psychic-type energy storm struck, and Chansey held Shen Qi as the Little Sheep overturned.
• Chansey fed Shen Qi an egg, distracting him from the storm’s painful energy fluctuations, and he glimpsed a trace of pink Psychic-type energy in the sky.

After a psychic storm injured Pokémon throughout Ruins Valley, Shen Qi and Chansey worked to rescue and treat them. Chansey discovered Heal Pulse and, despite her exhaustion, returned deeper into the woods while Shen Qi waited with the rescued Pokémon for reinforcements.

• Shen Qi recognized the powerful psychic force in Ruins Valley as possibly belonging to Deoxys, while Chansey insisted on staying to help injured Pokémon.
• Shen Qi and Chansey found storm-struck Pokémon, and Chansey used Egg Bomb to treat them, though its taste made Psyduck and Yanma nauseated.
• Shen Qi carried injured Pokémon outside and called the Island 6 Security Bureau, which requested help from Island 5 and the Ranger Union.
• Chansey continued rescuing Pokémon and overused Egg Bomb until Shen Qi urged her to rest and eat an egg.
• When Chansey could no longer use Egg Bomb, her determination awakened Heal Pulse, which stopped Poochyena’s bleeding without draining her own strength.
• Chansey treated the Pokémon outside and went back into Ruins Valley, while Shen Qi stayed behind with Poochyena and the others.

Shen Qi encountered Officer Jenny and the rescue teams after Xatu warned him about danger in Ruins Valley, then met an injured Celebi during another Psychic-type Storm. Celebi gave Shen Qi its healing power to save wounded people and Pokémon, and Shen Qi collapsed after using it.

• Xatu warned Shen Qi to stay away from Ruins Valley, claimed Groudon had caused the disturbance, and asked him to contact the Security Bureau.
• Officer Jenny and rescue teams arrived, and Shen Qi told them that Chansey was inside helping injured Pokémon before driving away to wait for news.
• A new Psychic-type Storm overturned Shen Qi’s Little Sheep, and an injured Celebi landed on it and asked who had caused the Explosion.
• Shen Qi told Celebi that Xatu had blamed Groudon, and Celebi said Groudon had caused destruction before and that it needed to leave the island to recover.
• Celebi gave Shen Qi stored vitality and asked him to help others, then vanished; Shen Qi used the power to calm and heal the wounded rescue staff and Pokémon.
• Shen Qi woke Nurse Joy and the other rescuers, then blacked out as Celebi’s energy faded and exhaustion overtook him.

After recovering at the Pokémon Center, Shen Qi learned that Chansey needed time to recover from unusual radiation and discovered that Lilligant had worried over his unexplained absence. He called to explain what had happened and planned to return soon so they could take photos together.

• Shen Qi woke at the Island 5 Pokémon Center and learned his phone had been smashed and Chansey needed to recover from unusual radiation.
• Officer Jenny awarded Shen Qi 50,000 b for his bravery, and an officer brought him a replacement phone.
• Shen Qi realized the 50% romance reward belonged to Lilligant after reading her many messages from the day he missed their meeting.
• Shen Qi called Lilligant and explained the energy storm, Celebi, Groudon, and Chansey's involvement.
• Lilligant said she would visit him on Island 5, and Shen Qi told her he expected to return in a day or two so they could take photos.