Recaps

Shen Qi arrived at Sunshine Bridge for the Spring Race, where Ayaka discussed her conflict over the Rainbow Flying Sword and challenged him and Meng Ai. Before qualifying, Dodo noticed the Heart Fossil had expanded slightly; Shen Qi then qualified second as the Little Sheep showed its improved pace.

• Shen Qi learned that Shan Sheng had drawn eight T2 Drivers into his group and found Ayaka among his own opponents in Group 41.
• Ayaka told Shen Qi that she felt the Rainbow Flying Sword and its research project were controlling her, while Gardevoir comforted her.
• Ayaka declared she would try to beat Shen Qi and Meng Ai in her final serious T3 Race, as the coming contest also represented Huzang's disagreement with Celadon City University's research team over whether the Driver or the car was central.
• Dodo alerted Shen Qi that the Heart Fossil had changed, and Shen Qi discovered it had expanded slightly despite showing no visible energy fluctuation.
• Shen Qi's Little Sheep qualified second at Sunshine Bridge with an average lap time of eight minutes and twenty-one seconds.

Shen Qi advanced through the Spring Race preliminaries with Little Sheep and prepared for the finals while Lilligant and Lopunny celebrated their own progress. He received Li Ke’s message about the Heart Fossil and a late-night invitation from Little Sister Lurantis, which he hid from Lilligant.

• Shen Qi qualified with Little Sheep, then heard from Li Ke that the Pewter Science Museum would not support the fossil investigation and that Li Ke planned to reach Celadon City in four or five days.
• Lilligant arrived to compete in the Spring Race, and Flower Crown advanced in second place in the first Pokémon division round.
• Shen Qi advanced in third place in the second car-racing preliminary and decided to conserve his strength before the finals.
• Shen Qi reviewed the remaining T2 competition and resolved to avoid mistakes so he could make the finals and repay his sponsors’ confidence.
• Little Sister Lurantis invited Shen Qi to join her and her elder sister for a late-night snack, and he hid the message from Lilligant.

Shen Qi learned that Ayaka’s Energy Chakras had conflicted during a Spring Race preliminary, and the Lurantis Sisters gave him a testing crystal disc Sayaka had sent to check for similar problems. He returned to the Laboratory resolved to keep the sisters’ teasing visit secret, while Ayaka’s condition and his own Chakra training remained concerns.

• Shen Qi went to meet the Lurantis Sisters after Little Sister Lurantis messaged him, and Elder Sister Lurantis gave him a testing crystal disc from Sayaka.
• The Lurantis Sisters told Shen Qi that Ayaka’s Energy Chakras had conflicted during a race, causing the Rainbow Flying Sword to veer off the track before Ayaka finished in fourth place.
• Shen Qi read that Ayaka had publicly described the incident as a minor problem, but the sisters explained that her rushed training and poor Type Energy control had caused the conflict.
• Shen Qi considered the risks of his own recent Ground- and Water-type training and appreciated the crystal disc, which Sayaka had sent to help him detect Chakra problems.
• The Lurantis Sisters teased Shen Qi without leaving their scent on him, then wished him luck in the next day’s race.
• Shen Qi returned to the Laboratory with Dodo and told it not to tell anyone about the visit.

During the race, Shen Qi heard reports of a large object flying through the sky and suspected it was connected to the Pokémon linked to “Stone Bone Longing.” An organizer warned the drivers about an unidentified object overhead, and Shen Qi discovered the Heart Fossil in his car’s Safe had begun to beat as Little Sheep fell to fourth.

• Shen Qi met Meng Ai before the race and learned she was recovering her former racing abilities.
• Shen Qi qualified third with Little Sheep, while Rainbow Flying Sword qualified first at the other circuit.
• Shen Qi overheard spectators discussing a huge object flying overhead and wondered if it was the Pokémon linked to “Stone Bone Longing.”
• Shen Qi overtook into second at the first corner but could not pass the T2 Driver ahead.
• The organizers warned drivers about an unidentified object overhead, and Shen Qi asked Dodo to check the Heart Fossil in the Safe.
• Dodo found the Heart Fossil beating faintly as Little Sheep was overtaken twice and dropped to fourth.

Shen Qi abandoned the race to save the Heart Fossil and the shattered Aerodactyl skeleton after the Organizers shot it down. He and Meng Ai stabilized the Pokémon and accepted penalties for leaving the course, while Shen Qi called Li Ke for help.

• Shen Qi saw the Organizers shoot down the flying rock and left the racecourse to reach its landing site.
• Shen Qi found Skeleton Aerodactyl trying to reassemble, but its energy and soul faded as he pressed the Heart Fossil to its spine.
• Meng Ai arrived with Venusaur, helped gather the bones, and moved Skeleton Aerodactyl and the fossil into Cultivation Pod.
• Shen Qi and Meng Ai accepted penalties for withdrawing from the race and disrupting the event.
• Meng Ai said Skeleton Aerodactyl had barely stabilized, and Shen Qi called Li Ke to tell him what had happened.

Shen Qi brought Skeleton Aerodactyl to Li Ke’s Laboratory, where Li Ke struggled to revive it because its ancient Rock/Flying energy factors were fused with Ground/Ghost energy. The chapter left Li Ke attempting an unlikely experiment to revive Golett or Golurk from the Aerodactyl remains while Shen Qi waited and preserved the research records.

• Li Ke and Shen Qi agreed to work together to revive Skeleton Aerodactyl, and Shen Qi invited Meng Ai to join the research, but she declined to have her name publicized.
• Meng Ai used Venusaur and her Cultivation Pod to deliver Skeleton Aerodactyl and its heart fossil to Li Ke’s Laboratory before leaving.
• Li Ke found that Aerodactyl’s energy factors were mixed with Ground- and Ghost-type factors implanted thousands of years earlier, preventing him from recreating a suitable revival environment.
• Shen Qi suggested trying to revive Golett or Golurk using the Heart Fossil, and Li Ke decided to test the idea despite its low chances of success.
• Shen Qi asked Dodo to preserve the Laboratory’s equipment logs, experimental data, and camera footage while Li Ke resumed his work.

After Shen Qi withdrew from the Spring Race, he stayed with Li Ke while the researcher pursued his investigation, turning away media attention and sponsorship to avoid disturbing the work. Li Ke made no visible progress, but Principal Gui reassured Shen Qi that Pokémon High School would remain his home.

• Shen Qi learned that Ayaka had withdrawn from the Spring Race after overexerting herself and injuring her energy channels.
• Shen Qi refused interview offers and a sponsorship from Shanhai Group, choosing to keep a low profile while Li Ke worked.
• Shen Qi asked Principal Gui whether the media had bothered Pokémon High School, and Principal Gui told him he could return whenever he faced a setback.
• Over the next three days, Li Ke continued researching without making progress, while Shen Qi kept his distance and worried about the people he had left in the dark.
• Shen Qi and Lilligant moved Flower Crown and Little Sheep to separate locations to protect Li Ke's research from disruptions.

Shen Qi and Li Ke made an initial breakthrough in research into reviving Golurk, but the work required scarce inactive eggs and remained uncertain. After their first egg failed, Shen Qi bought two more to support Li Ke’s experiments.

• After ten days in the Laboratory, Li Ke reported that he had found signs Golurk energy factors could be cultivated.
• Li Ke explained that revival required inactive eggs, and Shen Qi began asking his contacts and checking the market for them.
• Li Ke ordered two inactive Golurk eggs, and Shen Qi helped care for the exhausted researcher and his Pokémon.
• The first inactive egg failed, but Lisia helped locate two more through a breeding organization.
• Shen Qi paid 40,000 b to order two additional inactive Golurk eggs for Li Ke’s research.

Shen Qi trusted Li Ke to continue their experiment using Infinity Energy extracted from ancient Golurk fossils, while he worried about his school and the final egg. The fourth Inactive Egg succeeded, producing a Golurk egg, so the fifth was no longer needed.

• Li Ke explained that the fossil energy could support only five attempts and asked Shen Qi whether he should continue the experiment; Shen Qi told him they would bear the outcome together.
• Jixiang urged Shen Qi to return to Pokémon High School as student representative and explained that enrollment had fallen, while Principal Gui rejected the Shamouti Island Chief's demands to promote Flula.
• Shen Qi promised Jixiang he would become someone the school could be proud of, then waited anxiously for the fifth Inactive Egg to arrive.
• After an experiment failed, Alolan Raichu rushed out to tell Shen Qi they needed the last egg, but Dodo revealed that the fourth egg had succeeded and produced a Golurk egg.

Li Ke’s research on reviving a Golurk egg drew the attention of Pewter Science Museum director Mao Xiong, who threatened to claim a role in the work under Li Ke’s contract. With the egg requiring specialized incubation equipment, Li Ke asked Shen Qi to find help before Mao Xiong arrived.

• Li Ke’s fifth attempt to activate an inactive egg failed, leaving the fourth egg—the Golurk egg—to be carefully incubated.
• Director Mao Xiong confronted Li Ke over his research into autonomous fossil flight and demanded to join the project, citing Li Ke’s contract and the risks of working alone.
• Li Ke explained that the Golurk egg needed specialized equipment and feared Mao Xiong would take it and claim credit for its revival.
• Li Ke asked Shen Qi to find someone with high-grade incubation equipment while he stalled Mao Xiong.
• Li Ke and Shen Qi realized the race car belonging to the girl who had brought Shen Qi to the Laboratory might have the medical technology needed to incubate the egg.

Shen Qi brought Golurk's egg and Skeleton Aerodactyl to Meng Ai's home in Lavender Town after Li Ke warned him that the Pewter Science Museum was closing in on the Laboratory. Meng Ai placed the egg in the Cultivation Pod and estimated it might hatch in fewer than twenty days, while Li Ke moved to an inn to avoid being found.

• Li Ke gave Shen Qi the Golurk egg and Skeleton Aerodactyl and stayed behind to stall the Pewter Science Museum's people.
• Shen Qi drove from Celadon City to Lavender Town after Meng Ai agreed to care for the egg.
• Meng Ai placed Golurk's egg in the Cultivation Pod and sensed that it wanted to hatch sooner than expected.
• Meng Ai invited Shen Qi and his Pokémon to stay at her sparsely furnished home, where Chansey and Florges prepared food.
• Shen Qi learned that Li Ke had moved to an inn while Shigeo had not yet located the temporary Laboratory.

Shen Qi went to the Celadon City Security Bureau after Mao Xiong accused him and Li Ke of stealing the Great Fossil, while protecting the Golurk egg and Li Ke’s research. After Shen Qi returned Skeleton Aerodactyl, Mao Xiong shifted his accusation toward Li Ke over alleged damage to the fossil and concealed research.

• Li Ke told Shen Qi that Mao Xiong had reported them to the authorities, prompting Shen Qi to leave the Golurk egg with Meng Ai and drive Skeleton Aerodactyl to Celadon City.
• Officer Jenny brought Shen Qi to a conference room, where Mao Xiong demanded that he confess to stealing the fossil and hand over related research.
• Shen Qi said he had retrieved the fossil from the Spring Race track and denied knowing anything about research results.
• Mao Xiong’s researchers examined the fossil in Shen Qi’s trunk, and Shen Qi argued that the Pewter Science Museum had failed to protect its exhibit.
• After Shen Qi returned the fossil, Mao Xiong accused Li Ke of damaging museum property and hiding research, and a young woman called out to Li Ke.

Shen Qi and Li Ke escaped Mao Xiong’s attempt to claim their Aerodactyl research after they revealed the fossil belonged to a private collector, not the Pewter Science Museum. Mao Xiong moved to buy the fossil, leaving Li Ke and Shen Qi searching for a way to secure it before the research was taken over.

• Hinako tried to persuade Mao Xiong to go easy on Li Ke, but Mao Xiong demanded Li Ke’s research results and threatened penalties.
• Li Ke revealed that the large fossil belonged to a collector who had left it on display at the Pewter Science Museum, so Mao Xiong had no claim to it or the research.
• Mao Xiong ordered the museum to contact the collector and buy the fossil, then gave Li Ke and Shen Qi two days before threatening to take control of the research.
• Officer Jenny acknowledged that Li Ke would not owe compensation to the museum, but Li Ke worried that Mao Xiong could take over the unfinished research once the museum owned the fossil.
• Li Ke and Shen Qi discussed buying the fossil themselves, but their combined funds were unlikely to match Mao Xiong’s, and Li Ke said he would seek another solution.

Shen Qi sought money and scientific connections to obtain the Aerodactyl skeleton before Mao Xiong could exploit Li Ke’s research. The Shanhai Group intervened, and Professor Cozmo Raizou arranged for his son to bring the skeleton to Shen Qi as sponsorship.

• Shen Qi decided to seek sponsorship from the Shanhai Group after realizing his savings could not cover the Great Fossil.
• Shen Qi told Du He about Li Ke’s research, Mao Xiong’s actions, and their need to buy the Aerodactyl skeleton.
• Du He explained that Professor Cozmo Raizou co-led the Shanhai Group and promised to report Shen Qi’s request to him.
• Professor Cozmo Raizou said he could not travel, so he sent Cozmo Takao to present the Aerodactyl skeleton to Shen Qi as sponsorship.
• Li Ke urgently told Shen Qi that Mao Xiong had already contacted Professor Cozmo and that Cozmo Takao was arriving in Celadon City.

Shen Qi and Li Ke met Professor Cozmo at the hotel, where Cozmo warmly thanked Shen Qi for promoting the Shanhai Group through his racing success. Mao Xiong’s attempt to claim a close relationship with Cozmo Raizou went nowhere, leaving Shen Qi’s standing clearly recognized as the meeting began.

• Shen Qi told Li Ke that Professor Cozmo Raizou was a major Shanhai Group shareholder, and Li Ke realized the group could support them.
• Shen Qi and his Pokémon chose his Driver Association ceremonial uniform for the meeting, while Li Ke dressed in a researcher’s coat.
• Shen Qi and Li Ke arrived at the luxury hotel, where Mao Xiong greeted Li Ke and Hinako offered a playful welcome.
• Mao Xiong hurried to greet Professor Cozmo, but Cozmo Takao gave him only a brief greeting before warmly clasping Shen Qi’s hand.
• Cozmo Takao thanked Shen Qi for giving the Shanhai Group approachable publicity through the Little Sheep’s remarkable Winter Race performance.

Shen Qi and his companions watched the ancient Golett hatch, but the newborn suffered a severe stress response and could not adjust to either an open or enclosed space. As Golett remained terrified in the dim laboratory, Shen Qi realized his Emotional Script might help him communicate.

• Professor Cozmo gave the skeletal fossil to Shen Qi and confronted Mao Xiong over the museum's failure to investigate its disappearance.
• Li Ke warned Shen Qi that the revived Golett might suffer a deadly stress response after hatching.
• Golett hatched, began trembling in fear, and reacted badly to both the incubator and the open laboratory.
• Li Ke and the others dimmed and partitioned the laboratory, but Golett remained in distress.
• Shen Qi remembered that his Emotional Script could convey feelings to Golett, though he struggled to decide what to say.

Shen Qi bonded with the newly revived Golett, whose unusual mixed energy factors preserved its life, and learned that the walkthrough was already halfway complete. Three days later, Li Ke confirmed Golett was healthy as Shen Qi settled into the demands of raising the heavy newborn, while Du He prepared to return to Hoenn.

• Shen Qi calmed Golett by offering to care for it, and the newborn showed affection before hugging him and knocking him over with its weight.
• Li Ke examined Golett and found that its fused Rock- and Flying-type energy factors had enclosed its Ground- and Ghost-type energy factors, preserving them.
• Shen Qi saw that the “Stone Bone Longing” walkthrough had reached 50% and received the Jet Energy reward.
• Three days later, Li Ke confirmed Golett was stable, while Shen Qi carried and cared for the nearly hundred-jin Pokémon.
• Chansey lifted Golett for exercise, and Shen Qi planned to teach it to enter a Poké Ball once it adjusted to its surroundings.
• Du He thanked Shen Qi and Li Ke for the experience and prepared to return to Hoenn.

Li Ke learned that Mao Xiong planned to challenge his research paper by claiming his experimental data was incomplete, but Shen Qi had preserved a complete backup. Hinako warned Li Ke and agreed to tell Mao Xiong about the backup, defusing the threat to the paper and the Pewter Science Museum.

• Li Ke worked on a descriptive paper about reviving the Aerodactyl skeleton as a Golett, while Shen Qi anticipated the research would bring recognition to them and Pokémon High School.
• Mao Xiong's researchers called Li Ke to demand that he share the research results, and Li Ke refused to answer them.
• Hinako visited Li Ke and Shen Qi, warning that Mao Xiong had recovered fragments from the experimental equipment and might use them to accuse Li Ke of academic fraud.
• Li Ke revealed that Shen Qi had arranged for Dodo to save a complete copy of the experimental data, leaving him confident that Mao Xiong could not undermine the paper.
• Hinako decided to tell Mao Xiong about the complete data so he would not challenge the paper and risk worsening the conflict at the Pewter Science Museum.

Shen Qi and Li Ke presented their unprecedented fossil-revival research at a press conference, drawing attention to Pokémon High School and explaining why Shen Qi had withdrawn from the Spring Race to save the fossil. The chapter ended with Shen Qi preparing to return the fossil to his school.

• Xiao Chun told Shen Qi that Shamouti Island’s Island Chief was criticizing Pokémon High School while building a Yangbeila High School branch to attract students.
• Shen Qi asked Xiao Chun to promote a livestream announcing preliminary findings from his ancient Pokémon revival research.
• Shen Qi, Li Ke, and Du He attended a packed press conference where Li Ke presented his research on reviving Golett using Infinity Energy Factor from Aerodactyl’s skeletal remains.
• Li Ke explained that the fossil’s unusual energy arose from a rare entanglement between Golett’s and Aerodactyl’s lingering energy, and said he would continue investigating it.
• Shen Qi confirmed that he had withdrawn from the Spring Race to retrieve the fossil, earning applause from the reporters.

After the research conference, Shen Qi lent the Aerodactyl skeleton to Pokémon High School and discussed his racing plans with Li Ke and Du He. Their celebration ended when Hinako called to say her godfather Mao Xiong had died, leaving Li Ke rushing back to the Pewter Science Museum.

• Shen Qi explained that the Fossil Heart had awakened the skeletal fossil and credited Pokémon High School by lending it the Aerodactyl skeleton for display there.
• Li Ke and Shen Qi celebrated the successful research findings, and the Driver Association restored Shen Qi’s ten Spring Race points.
• Shen Qi explained that he had missed registration for the upcoming T2 Race but could enter another T2 event later in the year.
• Li Ke discussed his contract constraints with Shen Qi and Du He, who offered to revisit the matter with the museum’s higher-ups.
• Hinako called Li Ke in tears and told him that her godfather, Mao Xiong, had died.
• Li Ke promised to return immediately, and Du He confirmed that the news of Mao Xiong’s death was true.

Shen Qi returned to Island 6 after his success in Celadon City and brought the Aerodactyl fossils to Pokémon High School. The students helped assemble and protect the display, leaving the school with a spectacular new exhibit.

• Shen Qi, Li Ke, and Du He parted ways in Celadon City, and Shen Qi declined the Shanhai Group’s offer to build him a racing car.
• Dodo checked Shen Qi’s registration and confirmed he would compete in the Summer Race in Cerulean City later that month.
• Shen Qi returned to Island 6 and persuaded his neighbors to take down their welcome banners before tourists and reporters could see them.
• Shen Qi brought the skeletal Aerodactyl fossils to Pokémon High School, where students from all three years rushed to help carry them.
• The students assembled the fossils on a framework and sealed the display beneath a Tempered Glass Cover.

Shen Qi celebrated Pokémon High School’s success with its students and rejected Yangbeila High School’s request to borrow the skeletal fossil. Later, he tested his new flight ability with his Pokémon and continued developing his sensitivity to Ghost-type energy.

• Shen Qi shared an emotional moment with Principal Gui and let Pokémon High School’s students take turns viewing the skeletal fossil.
• Shen Qi praised Xiao Chun for spreading the livestream link, reunited with Emolga, and pushed Little Reporter to publish her article.
• Jixiang told Shen Qi that Yangbeila High School wanted to display the fossil, and he rejected the request while noting that the Security Bureau would build an outpost near the school.
• Principal Gui watched Shen Qi with the students and felt reassured that Pokémon High School’s future was in their hands.
• Shen Qi used [Jet Energy] to fly with Golett, Chansey, and Florges, practicing his new ability and strengthening his sensitivity to Ghost-type energy.

Shen Qi learned that Golett wanted to protect his new family, then visited Huzang and delayed his T2 racing plans until October. Seeking greater strength, Shen Qi flew with Dodo from Island 6 toward Lorelei on Island 4.

• Golett expressed his first clear thought: he wanted to protect Shen Qi and the other Pokémon.
• Shen Qi told Huzang he would miss the July T2 and enter the October expansion tournament instead, while Huzang kept his engine project secret.
• Shen Qi said he planned to seek battle advice from Lorelei and wanted to become stronger to face dangers during his travels.
• Shen Qi activated the [Jet Energy] and flew with Dodo over the sea from Island 6 toward Island 4.

Shen Qi challenged Lorelei to show how much he had improved, but Lorelei defeated him by exploiting his inexperience and distracting him during battle. Afterward, Shen Qi cried from the cold touch and privately realized he still felt attracted to human women.

• Shen Qi arrived at Lorelei's home on Island 4 and challenged her to a battle.
• Shen Qi used Dodo, Lilligant, Lopunny, and Chansey to pressure Lorelei and Dewgong, while showing off his improved mobility with Jet Energy.
• Lorelei evaded Chansey's Brick Break with an ice duplicate and closed in on Shen Qi.
• Lorelei touched Shen Qi's cheek with her chilled fingers, distracting him long enough to declare him defeated.
• Shen Qi covered his aching cheek and cried, while realizing that he still felt attraction to human women.
• Lorelei saw Shen Qi's tear-streaked face and told him he did not need to be so dramatic.

Shen Qi trained with Lorelei to improve his battling and energy coordination before the Summer Race, while Lorelei warned him not to rush into sensing Ice-type energy. After two days of demanding instruction, she noticed that Golett’s energy chakras were mixed.

• Lorelei praised Shen Qi’s recent battle strategies and postponed teaching him to sense Ice-type energy after checking his stable energy chakras.
• Shen Qi asked Lorelei for serious battle coaching, and she invited him to train with her until he left for Cerulean City.
• Lorelei criticized Shen Qi’s crude energy coordination and told him to train every type his Pokémon could use to at least eighty percent proficiency.
• Golett rushed to protect Shen Qi when Lorelei scolded him, and Lorelei sensed that Golett’s energy chakras were mixed.