Recaps

Blue and Silver fought a tactical Pokémon battle that traded rapid switches, camouflage, and type advantages for heavy damage. With Silver’s Feraligatr and Blue’s Alolan Exeggutor both knocked out, Magneton faced Charizard, and Charizard suddenly used Fly.

• Blue used a ground-shaking Style Technique and sent Charizard to attack Silver, but Silver escaped the Flamethrower with a camouflage illusion.
• Silver revealed his hidden Feraligatr, whose Scary Face and Water Gun pressured Blue before Blue brought in Alolan Exeggutor.
• Feraligatr struck Exeggutor with Ice Fang before Leaf Storm finished Feraligatr, leaving both Pokémon unable to continue.
• Silver sent out Magneton, which used Magnet Rise and Light Screen before facing Charizard.
• Charizard and Magneton traded Flamethrower and Discharge without landing hits, then Charizard used Fly.

Blue and Silver fought a shifting double battle as Blue rang the energy bell early, while Silver used Haunter’s status moves and Rhyperior to turn the momentum. Silver’s team gained a slight lead, but Arcanine remained trapped by Infestation and Curse and was then confused by Haunter.

• Blue used Charizard to ring the energy bell, then sent out Arcanine, who helped knock out Magneton with Flamethrower.
• Silver brought out Rhyperior, whose Rock Slide forced Blue’s Charizard and Arcanine to retreat while Haunter used Destiny Bond, Infestation, and Curse against them.
• Silver rode Rhyperior through Earthquake and used him to pressure Haunter, but Charizard’s Dragon Breath knocked Rhyperior out after Rhyperior grounded him with Smack Down.
• Silver lost Magneton, Feraligatr, and Rhyperior, while Blue lost Charizard and Exeggutor, leaving Silver slightly ahead.
• Haunter confused Arcanine with Confuse Ray, leaving Blue’s Pokémon in danger from its Infestation and Curse.

Blue used Pidgeot and Musharna to counter Silver’s tactics, then brought out Rhyperior for a coordinated Earthquake assault. Silver was cornered with Haunter and one unrevealed Pokémon left, and the chapter ended with speculation that his final Pokémon was also affected by Earthquake.

• Silver sent out Meganium, but Blue used Pidgeot’s Whirlwind to recall Arcanine and foil Haunter’s Curse.
• Blue set Tailwind with Pidgeot, then sent out Musharna as Arcanine attacked Meganium with Extreme Speed and Heat Wave.
• Meganium used Nature Power, which became Earthquake on the sandy battlefield, while Musharna survived and restored its barrier points with Moonlight.
• Blue sent out Rhyperior and used Earthquake, with Pidgeot carrying him clear and Musharna avoiding damage through Telepathy.
• Silver remained cornered with Haunter and one unrevealed Pokémon, which Shen Qi suspected was also vulnerable to Rhyperior’s Earthquake.

Blue defeated Silver in a hard-fought battle, then publicly praised Silver as Giovanni’s student and urged him to escape the stigma of being Giovanni’s son. Shen Qi recognized that Giovanni’s research had revealed Ursaluna decades before its discovery, and Blue then asked Silver why he had held back.

• Silver sent out Ursaluna, whose Guts Ability turned Haunter’s Will-O-Wisp burn into an attack boost.
• Ursaluna and Rhyperior traded Earthquakes until Silver used a Sitrus Berry, while Blue waited to send in Pidgeot.
• Pidgeot’s Whirlwind knocked Haunter out of the arena, and Blue and Rhyperior defeated Silver despite Ursaluna’s Headlong Rush.
• Blue told the crowd that he and Silver had learned from Giovanni, raised Silver’s hand, and said they would bring honor to Viridian City and Kanto.
• Shen Qi realized that Secrets of the Earth had described Ursaluna long before its appearance in Arceus, and Blue asked Silver why he had held back.

During Blue and Silver’s battle, Team Rocket attacked the Earth Research Institute and the Pewter Science Museum, triggering an evacuation and stirring suspicion against Silver. Shen Qi found that Florges and Dodo had taken three children to a subway shelter, where Team Rocket suddenly appeared among the evacuees and caused a dangerous crush.

• Blue’s battle with Silver helped Viridian residents reconsider Silver, but an evacuation alarm sounded and Tracey reported that Team Rocket had attacked the Earth Research Institute.
• Brock’s father said Team Rocket had also attacked the Pewter Science Museum, while some spectators accused Silver of being involved; Blue left to investigate and staff moved Silver to the Break Room.
• Shen Qi left the Viridian Gym and contacted Dodo, who said he and Florges were sheltering three children in the subway station.
• Shen Qi parked Raincoat nearby, then learned that Team Rocket had charged into the subway shelter and started a panic among the evacuees.
• Shen Qi ran toward the subway entrance and tried to recall Dodo and Florges, but they stayed to protect the children as people were crushed in the crowd.

After Team Rocket’s attack on Viridian City, Shen Qi helped evacuate children and treat the injured while Blue defeated the attackers at the Earth Research Institute. Back at the Small Building, he comforted Florges, heard from Tracey that most suspects had been caught, and discovered that Chansey had learned Body Slam.

• Shen Qi helped guide separated children to the Security Bureau and assisted the injured with Dodo and Florges as the unrest gradually subsided.
• Shen Qi learned that Team Rocket had used recruited thugs to distract the city’s forces, while Blue had defeated and captured the squad attacking the Earth Research Institute.
• Shen Qi comforted a shaken Florges at the Small Building, where the news reported that a meteorite had been stolen from the Pewter Science Museum but nothing had been taken from the Institute.
• Tracey returned late and told Shen Qi that most of the main troublemakers had been caught, then said he would leave for Shabi City the next day.
• Chansey came home excited, and Shen Qi discovered that she had learned the move Body Slam.

Shen Qi hurried to Crimson Forest for the Shabi City Regular Race and won first place before settling in for the night. At B Bakery, he learned that its owner was Butch, who had gone to visit Boss Cassidy across the street.

• Shen Qi reached Crimson Forest just in time to enter the Shabi City Regular Race.
• Shen Qi won first place and 30,000 b, then messaged Lilligant, Principal Gui, and the teachers to reassure them.
• Shen Qi checked into a budget hotel in Shabi City and took his Pokémon out for food.
• Shen Qi and Florges found B Bakery, where a server said the owner, Butch, had gone across the street to see Boss Cassidy.
• Shen Qi asked the server for the owner's name, and Florges noticed Shen Qi's expression change when she heard that he was Butch.

Shen Qi suspected Cassidy and Butch might be connected to the recent Team Rocket attacks, but a fugitive from the Pewter City attack overheard their conversation and vanished. As Shen Qi wandered Shabi City to avoid drawing suspicion, a flower seller approached him, leaving her intentions unclear.

• Qianhui told Cassidy and Butch that Shen Qi had helped expose the Team Rocket Warehouse on Island 5 and might have recognized something suspicious about their shops.
• Cassidy and Butch prepared for the possibility that Shen Qi would report them, but Butch realized their fugitive guest might have overheard them and rushed to the cellar.
• Butch and Cassidy discovered that the leader of the Pewter City attack squad had escaped after overhearing their conversation.
• Shen Qi wandered through Shabi City while using [Global Eye] to check whether anyone was following him.
• A hooded flower seller approached Shen Qi, and he calmly agreed to buy three flowers while keeping his Pokémon on guard.

Shen Qi discovered that the flower girl who sold him a black tulip was Domino, a Team Rocket agent testing him for suspicious reactions. He asked Lance to help report her to the Security Bureau, then learned Lance was sneaking away from his Dragon Clan home.

• Shen Qi bought a rare black tulip from the flower girl, who tested his reaction while mentioning B Bakery and C Café.
• After the stalls closed, the flower girl met Butch and Cassidy and revealed she had confirmed Shen Qi was not worth targeting.
• Shen Qi had Florges identify the tulip’s paralyzing effect and recognized the flower girl as Team Rocket executive Domino, codename Black Tulip.
• Shen Qi contacted Lance, explained Domino’s probing, and asked him to help report her appearance in Shabi City to the Security Bureau.
• Lance agreed to let Shen Qi say the intelligence came from him, then revealed he was escaping through a tunnel from his Dragon Clan home.

Shen Qi reported Domino’s presence in Shabi City to Officer Jenny, prompting a covert Security Bureau operation. The team detained a suspicious flower girl, but her confession revealed she was not Domino, whose whereabouts remained unknown.

• Shen Qi decided not to report Butch and Cassidy yet and told Officer Jenny that Domino was active in Shabi City.
• Domino, injured and hiding in Butch and Cassidy’s basement, sensed danger and left with a girl from the bedding.
• Officer Jenny brought elite Security Guards into Shabi City and ordered them to search discreetly for Domino.
• A disguised Security Guard spotted a suspicious flower girl near the park and alerted the team.
• Security Guards seized the flower girl, who tearfully confessed to cheating on her boyfriend rather than being Domino.
• Officer Jenny recognized that the girl’s confession did not match Domino, who was known to prefer women.

Officer Jenny’s team uncovered Domino’s links to Cassidy and Butch, then Silver tracked Domino into the mountains but encountered her Tulip Squad and could not stop their escape. Shen Qi later learned the operation had failed and was startled by a change in his Game Interface.

• The Security Guards questioned the flower girl and realized Domino had used her identity while operating in Shabi City.
• Officer Jenny’s team raided Café C and arrested former Team Rocket members Cassidy and Butch, who revealed that Domino had hurt her lower back.
• Blue told Officer Jenny that Silver could track Domino through his Weavile’s connection to her Glalie, and Silver joined the search.
• Silver sensed Domino’s trail in the mountains, defended himself from her Ice Beam, and confronted her as the Tulip Squad arrived.
• Domino and her team escaped before the Security Bureau’s forces could catch them, and Shen Qi learned of their escape from Tracey.
• Shen Qi went outside for air and was surprised by his Game Interface.

Shen Qi reported the fleeing figures hidden in black mist, then discovered that a mysterious Pokémon had triggered an extremely difficult Emotional Script called “Stone Bone Longing.” He investigated the huge impression left where it had crushed his phone and learned the Security Bureau was trying to reach him.

• Shen Qi dodged a Pokémon’s dive, saw figures escape through the sky in black mist toward Pewter City, and called the Shabi City Security Bureau after his phone was crushed.
• Shen Qi inspected the newly detected “Stone Bone Longing” script and found its difficulty was extremely difficult, with Pokémon death and loss of revival potential as failure conditions.
• Shen Qi reasoned that the attacking Pokémon had descended separately from the fleeing Tulip Squad, but could not identify why it had approached him.
• Shen Qi examined the ground where his phone had been crushed and found an enormous irregular impression about the size of an office desk.
• The innkeeper told Shen Qi that the Security Bureau was trying to contact him.

Shen Qi learned that the mysterious impact site contained fragments from the Aerodactyl fossil stolen from Pewter City, confirming that the slab had flown past him and crushed his phone. The Security Bureau had identified its origin, but the fossil’s whereabouts remained unknown.

• Officer Jenny told Shen Qi that the Security Bureau had caught three members of the Tulip Squad while Domino and two others escaped, and she gave him a 50,000 b bounty.
• Shen Qi asked the Security Bureau to investigate the huge impact site, and investigators found faint traces of Ground-type energy and collected stone fragments.
• After waking, Shen Qi considered using [Memory Image] to investigate the difficult Emotional Script before returning home.
• Officer Jenny told Shen Qi that tests found the fragments were fossil surrounding rock, and a Stoutland confirmed they had come from the Pewter Science Museum.
• Shen Qi realized that the Aerodactyl fossil slab stolen from the museum had flown past him and crushed his phone.

Shen Qi investigated the missing Aerodactyl fossil at the Pewter Science Museum with researcher Li Ke, who described seeing a huge fossil-bearing slab fly out during the Tulip Squad’s attack. Li Ke explained the Tulip Squad’s phantom-thief methods and motives, while Shen Qi remained unconvinced by their charitable uses of stolen money.

• Shen Qi arranged to visit the sealed Pewter Science Museum with Li Ke and brought Florges along to Pewter City after the Tulip Squad incident.
• Li Ke told Shen Qi that he had seen a large rock slab containing the Aerodactyl fossil fly out of the museum, though he doubted his own eyesight because his glasses had broken.
• Shen Qi examined the shattered display case and broken window, and considered whether the fossil might have escaped through some unusual Pokémon-related phenomenon.
• Li Ke revealed that the Tulip Squad was a phantom-thief organization led by Domino, affiliated with Team Rocket but not subordinate to it.
• Li Ke explained that the Tulip Squad stole treasures partly out of resentment toward the rich and used proceeds to support protected areas, displaced people, and disaster relief.
• Shen Qi rejected the idea that the Tulip Squad’s donations excused its thefts, noting that the stolen money would have to be recovered.

Shen Qi stopped at a remote rest area on his drive back to Island 6 and discovered that a mysterious pebble had followed him from Pewter City. He opened the “Stone Bone Longing” memory script, which showed an ancient tribe’s Golett guarding a fossil, then saw that most of them had evolved into Golurk as time passed.

• Shen Qi and Florges left the Diglett tunnel at a remote rest area and decided to spend the night there.
• A pebble landed on Little Sheep’s roof, making Shen Qi suspect that the fossil or Pokémon he had pursued in Pewter City was following him.
• While eating, Shen Qi opened the “Stone Bone Longing” script and saw an ancient tribe worship a fossil as a sacred sign while four Golett guarded it.
• Shen Qi returned to his room and watched the next image, where three of the four Golett had evolved into Golurk.
• A faint light appeared outside the cave as someone arrived to replenish the offerings at the Sacred Shrine.

Shen Qi watched a Memory Image of Golett’s devotion to Aerodactyl’s fossil, from the ancient Unova disaster to Golett’s desperate attempt to save it. Golett evolved into Golurk and escaped the collapsing mountains, but a volcanic eruption brought them down, leaving Golurk mortally damaged beside the revealed skeleton.

• Shen Qi learned that the Black and White Dragons destroyed the Ancient Unova Region after the hero brothers plunged it into conflict.
• As the cave collapsed, Golett disobeyed its duty to the tribe and dug Aerodactyl’s fossil from the rock to save it.
• Golett pursued the rolling fossil down the mountainside, and his determination to protect it triggered his evolution into Golurk.
• Golurk carried the enormous rock into the sky and flew beyond the collapsing mountains, but a volcanic eruption struck him and the fossil.
• Golurk awoke at the forest’s edge, badly broken, and saw Aerodactyl’s full skeleton before tearing at the seal on his chest.

Shen Qi realized the scenes in [Memory Image] showed Golurk transferring his energy into Aerodactyl’s fossil, and he connected the fossil’s strange activity to the Heart Fossil he had carried near it in Fuchsia City. After telling Li Ke that the enormous stone slab seemed to be following him, Shen Qi was left with only a faintly Ground-energy pebble as evidence.

• Shen Qi watched the final [Memory Image] scene and concluded that Golurk had tried to bring Aerodactyl’s fossil to life, though the fossil remained buried.
• Shen Qi recalled that his Heart Fossil contained Aerodactyl’s Rock- and Flying-type energy along with Ground- and Ghost-type energy, matching the mixture described in Golurk’s story.
• Shen Qi called Li Ke, who said the Aerodactyl fossil had been exhibited at the Fuchsia Gym while Shen Qi was in the city with the Heart Fossil.
• Li Ke recounted that the fossil had appeared to change position inside its crate, though the museum staff found no damage and dismissed his concern.
• Shen Qi proposed that the Heart Fossil might have resonated with the Aerodactyl skeleton and told Li Ke he felt the enormous stone slab was following him.
• Li Ke laughed at Shen Qi’s theory, while Shen Qi admitted his only physical clue was an ordinary-looking pebble with barely detectable Ground-type energy.

After returning to Island 6 without finding the giant fossil in the sky, Shen Qi resumed preparations for the Spring Race and began training to defend himself against Team Rocket. He met with Pokémon High School’s principal and sponsors as the race and the school’s future drew closer.

• Shen Qi and his Pokémon watched the sky during their journey from the rest area to Island 6, but they saw no sign of a giant flying fossil.
• Back home, Shen Qi placed the fossil heart on the rooftop and monitored the sky, then decided he might need to take it to Pewter City to test whether it could attract the missing fossil.
• Shen Qi reflected on the Spring Race’s importance to his income and to Pokémon High School’s sponsorships and growth.
• At Pokémon High School, Shen Qi trained in battles with Teacher Jixiang and decided he needed stronger defensive skills in case the Tulip Squad attacked him.
• Shen Qi showered and changed before meeting Principal Gui, Luxury Resort’s Akiho, the Berry Forest manager, and the Shamouti Island Chief.

Shen Qi met the guests who had come to support Pokémon High School, including resort representative Akiho, former student Gangzao, and Shamouti Island Chief with his granddaughter Flula. Their support could help revive the school, but it depended on Shen Qi and Lilligant succeeding in the upcoming races.

• Shen Qi noticed motorcycles and race cars outside the school before joining Principal Gui in the conference room to welcome the guests.
• Gangzao arrived with two former biker associates and thanked Principal Gui for changing their lives; he now ran Berry Forest on Island 3 and promised to sponsor Shen Qi for the Spring Race.
• The Shamouti Island Chief introduced his granddaughter Flula, a local priestess who wanted to attend Pokémon High School after hearing of Principal Gui's care for abandoned and injured Pokémon.
• The Chief agreed to support Flula's enrollment, which could attract students, teachers, and funding to the struggling school.
• Shen Qi prepared to represent the school in the races, while the new T3 rules allocated 70% of places to T2 and higher Drivers and barred T2 Drivers who entered multiple T2 events from registering for T3.

Shen Qi reflected on the arrogant Shamouti Island Chief’s interest in Pokémon High School and prepared for the Spring Race, while the revised race system promised fewer veteran T2 Drivers in T3 events. He also arranged to meet Li Ke about the Heart Fossil and continued training with his Pokémon, though the mysterious “Stone Bone Longing” scenario still troubled him.

• After the Island Chief and the other guests left, Shen Qi recognized that Pokémon High School needed its students to prove their strength to attract support and enrollment.
• Shen Qi explained the school’s challenges to his Pokémon, then considered how new T2 Race opportunities and registration limits could make the Spring Race less difficult.
• Shen Qi practiced driving and trained with his Pokémon while worrying about the Extremely Difficult “Stone Bone Longing” scenario.
• Li Ke replied to Shen Qi’s message about the Heart Fossil and arranged to meet him in Celadon City around the Spring Race.

Shen Qi helped Lopunny bathe, then Officer Jenny brought him to the Island 6 Sub-bureau to ask about the Tulip Squad and the leads from Shabi City. After spending the night in the Detention Room, he left in the morning and noticed an unread message from Lilligant.

• Shen Qi used close-fitting gloves to try washing Lopunny, but Officer Jenny arrived and helped finish the bath.
• Officer Jenny took Shen Qi to the Island 6 Sub-bureau and questioned him about the Tulip Squad and his conversation with Li Ke.
• Officer Jenny explained that the captured Tulip Squad members had revealed no useful information, and Shen Qi discussed their connection to Team Rocket and Silver.
• Officer Jenny accidentally locked Shen Qi in the Detention Room, where he slept beside the guard Stoutland.
• Shen Qi left the sub-bureau the next morning and noticed an unread notification from Lilligant.

Shen Qi asked Lorelei to teach him battling so he could better protect himself from Team Rocket and other threats. Lorelei agreed to guide him, but pointed out that his five Pokémon would not be enough for high-level competition and brought out a damaged Cloyster.

• Lorelei asked Shen Qi about Cassidy and Butch, and he explained that they had been detained by the Security Bureau after revealing their Team Rocket past.
• Lorelei recalled teaching Cassidy and Butch at Team Rocket Training School and hoped they could return to a peaceful life after serving their sentences.
• Shen Qi asked Lorelei to teach him battling because his involvement with Team Rocket and other dangerous organizations made him want to protect himself.
• Lorelei judged Shen Qi's Pokémon bonds and foundations to be strong, but warned that reaching T2 would require a larger team and fierce competitive results.
• Lorelei released a badly damaged Cloyster as she began to discuss battling with Shen Qi.

Lorelei tested Shen Qi’s judgment about raising Pokémon and then challenged his team in the wilderness. Shen Qi’s opening strategy surprised her, but the battle was still underway as Lilligant prepared a boosted Petal Dance against Dewgong’s icy defense.

• Lorelei asked Shen Qi how he would treat a congenitally deformed Cloyster, and he said he would raise Pokémon properly even if they were not suited to battle.
• Lorelei warned Shen Qi to consider the effort of raising enough Pokémon for a battle roster, then invited him to demonstrate his strongest attacks.
• Shen Qi sent out Lilligant and Chansey against Lorelei’s Dewgong, using Sunny Day and Quiver Dance while Chansey charged forward.
• Dewgong blocked Chansey’s Brick Break with Ice Shard and fired Aurora Beam, but Shen Qi used Alliance Attack to recall Chansey instantly.
• Lilligant began a boosted Petal Dance, and Lorelei’s Dewgong formed a shield from Ice-type energy.

Shen Qi tested his battle skills against Lorelei, but Dewgong defeated his Pokémon without requiring Lorelei to use another Pokémon. Afterward, Lorelei praised Shen Qi’s reactions and awareness while advising him to unlock every type chakra and stop relying so heavily on powerful moves.

• Lilligant boosted her special stats, while Dodo and Chansey attacked Lorelei to cover Lilligant’s battle against Dewgong.
• Shen Qi used Dodo’s Conversion 2 through Alliance Attack to turn Lilligant into a Water type, reducing Dewgong’s advantage against her.
• Lorelei had Dewgong withstand Chansey’s attack and strike Dodo with a restrained Aqua Tail, prompting Shen Qi to end the test battle.
• Lorelei praised Shen Qi’s battle instincts but explained that his inability to sense every type made him slower and less accurate in responding to moves.
• Lorelei advised Shen Qi to unlock all his type chakras and warned that relying on powerful moves such as Mega Kick made his Pokémon easier to evade.

Shen Qi learned from Lorelei to use basic moves tactically before leaving to prepare for Celadon City's Spring Race. At Li Ke's temporary laboratory, he watched the group draw and discovered that Shan Sheng had landed in a group with eight T2 drivers.

• Lorelei taught Shen Qi that minor moves could interrupt powerful attacks, and she invited him to visit her on Island 4 after the race.
• Shen Qi brought the Heart Fossil to Celadon City, but it showed no signs of attracting any Pokémon.
• Shen Qi and his Pokémon arrived at the temporary laboratory assigned to Li Ke by Celadon City University, where Li Ke was expected to join them later.
• Shen Qi watched the Spring Race group draw and saw that Group 21 contained eight T2 drivers, including Shan Sheng.