Recaps

After the Spring Race, Shen Qi comforted Lilligant, who was upset about losing to the Lurantis Sisters and jealous of their lingering scent on him. He then learned that Imite was recovering but struggling to support her Pokémon, and offered her a possible job at a Pokémon Resort if she pursued a breeder license.

• Shen Qi praised Lilligant after the race, but she admitted she was unhappy about losing to the Lurantis Sisters and sprayed perfume on him to cover their scent.
• Shen Qi visited Imite and learned that she was still frail despite recovering from her illness.
• Maractus urged Shen Qi to persuade Imite to stop doing odd jobs while she regained her strength, and Imite explained that her family was considering moving away from JH City.
• Imite said she wanted Maractus to enter the Class T Competition before they moved, while Maractus and Doduo continued supporting her.
• Shen Qi learned that Imite had expertise with Mirror Herbs but lacked the time and money to pursue a Pokémon Breeder License.
• Shen Qi offered Imite a chance to work at the Pokémon Resort planned for Island 6, with better pay and benefits if she earned her license.

Shen Qi pursued a Pokémon Resort for Island 6 with Principal Gui and Pokémon High School, then rested after making the project a shared goal. He caught Oricorio neglecting her owed updates and invited Emolga to join a barbecue.

• Shen Qi and Principal Gui agreed to pursue the Pokémon Resort project for Island 6, with Principal Gui offering his support and contacts.
• Shen Qi discussed the plan with Cassidy and Butch, who confirmed that the school could provide licensed breeders.
• Shen Qi explained the project to Xiao Chun, Koji, and Taichi, then waited for the Pokémon Breeders Association to inspect the islands.
• Meowstic questioned whether Shen Qi's way of building strength could help Pokémon High School succeed, while Blissey defended his approach.
• Shen Qi confronted Oricorio for failing to post extra updates and threatened to bring Lopunny, Lilligant, and Florges to make her work.
• Emolga brought food from the village near Qibo Shrine, and Shen Qi invited him to a barbecue while warning Blissey not to substitute her eggs for the ingredients.

Shen Qi told Lilligant he would join her as co-driver in the next T2 race, while the Pokémon Breeders Association began inspecting Shamouti Island and Island 6 as possible Pokémon Resort sites. The chapter ended as the inspection team arrived at a school on Shamouti Island and was greeted by students.

• Shen Qi organized a chaotic barbecue with his Pokémon, and the gathering continued into the night.
• Lilligant asked Shen Qi about T2 certification, and he said he would race with her as co-driver instead of riding Little Sheep.
• The Pokémon Breeders Association compared Shamouti Island with Island 6, noting Island 6's available breeder teachers and stable potential sites.
• The Shamouti Island Chief invited the inspection team to a meal and promoted Teacher Zhenyang as the resort manager.
• The Pokémon Breeders Association staff arrived at the school and were greeted by students in traditional island-style clothing.

The Pokémon Breeders Association inspected Shamouti Island and Island 6 while searching for a breeder with an exceptional affinity for wild Pokémon. After wild Pokémon flooded Shen Qi’s courtyard and clung to him, the team reported his apparent gift and favored Island 6 for the Pokémon Resort, leaving Shen Qi trapped and baffled.

• Zhenyang guided the Pokémon Breeders Association staff around Shamouti Island, and the team then inspected Island 6 and Pokémon High School.
• Shen Qi hosted the visiting staff at his home, where Pidgey, Spearow, Yanma, and Ledyba arrived unexpectedly.
• Water-, land-, and flying-type wild Pokémon poured into Shen Qi’s courtyard and crowded around him, despite his protests that he had no special affinity.
• The Pokémon Breeders Association staff confirmed the Pokémon were wild, left to report Shen Qi’s apparent gift, and concluded Island 6 deserved serious consideration for the resort.
• Shen Qi called on his Pokémon to drive the visitors away, but the wild Pokémon stayed close and clung to his legs, waist, and neck.

The Aether Foundation and Pokémon Breeders Association chose Marker Mountain on Island 6 as the leading site for a Pokémon Resort after Shen Qi learned the project had been awarded partly because of a misunderstanding about his bond with Pokémon. Brock and Gladion joined the survey, and the chapter ended with the team planning to inspect Trail Mountain as well.

• Gladion told Shen Qi that the Aether Foundation and Pokémon Breeders Association had selected Pokémon High School to cooperate on a Pokémon Resort on Island 6.
• Shen Qi recalled that Blissey’s unwanted kindness to wild Pokémon had caused them to flee to his home and made others believe he could rally Pokémon.
• Brock and Gladion arrived as representatives, and the group compared Marker Mountain, Trail Mountain, and Ruins Valley before choosing Marker Mountain for an initial survey.
• Shen Qi and Gladion discussed how the resort would combine Pokémon-rearing facilities with a place for competitors to rest and recuperate.
• Brock, the other breeders, and the Aether Foundation team surveyed Marker Mountain and judged it suitable, while planning to check Trail Mountain too.
• Shen Qi called Imite and told her to begin preparing for the Pokémon-rearing staff assessment.

Shen Qi and Gladion began preparing Marker Mountain for the Pokémon Resort by feeding the wild Pokémon whose territory would be affected by construction. The chapter leaves Shen Qi realizing that the project’s groundwork is far more extensive than he expected.

• Shen Qi told Imite that she could move to Island 6 while preparing for her exam, and she began considering the move with her Pokémon.
• Gladion stayed at Shen Qi’s home, where Zoroark learned drifting advice from Meowstic and Lucario helped Blissey repair the well.
• Shen Qi agreed to be Lilligant’s co-driver in the T2 races, and they set a realistic goal of reaching the top twenty.
• Shen Qi, Gladion, and the Pokémon Breeders Association began feeding wild Pokémon on Marker Mountain before construction could take over part of their territory.
• Shen Qi learned that the resort would compensate the displaced Pokémon with Berry fields and understood that the project’s preparations resembled the work required to build Diglett Cave’s underground roads.

Shen Qi helped prepare the Pokémon Resort and investigated a Deerling that was driving away workers, but the Script Detector triggered as he approached the feeding area. The chapter ended with his phone heating against his thigh before it exploded.

• Shen Qi and the others finished settling most nearby wild Pokémon, allowing construction of the Pokémon Resort to begin.
• Shen Qi and Xiao Chun reviewed the resort’s costs, and Xiao Chun told him Pokémon High School had enrolled 173 new students.
• Xiao Chun told Shen Qi that a Deerling was refusing food and angrily butting students away from the construction site.
• Shen Qi flew to the resort, checked the nearby Sawsbuck with Empathy Heart, and found them relaxed and wary but not hostile.
• Shen Qi confirmed a Pokémon Emotional Script prompt, then felt his phone burn against his thigh and threw it away just before it exploded.

Shen Qi met a Deerling whose Emotional Script, “Four Seasons God,” suggested powers of wishes, divinity, and foresight. After viewing her memories, he suspected she could foresee seasonal changes and warn the forest, but he still did not know how to earn her trust or complete her script.

• Deerling pushed Shen Qi away from a spot in the forest, and he discovered her “Four Seasons God” Emotional Script.
• Meowstic startled Deerling with Psychic Terrain, while Shen Qi used Intimacy Heart and Pokémon Rations to gain a little of her trust.
• Lilligant explained that Deerling wanted to protect the forest and its seasons, but Deerling left when Shen Qi's reassurance failed to convince her.
• Shen Qi viewed Deerling’s memories and saw her change forms ahead of the herd, apparently signaling the early arrival of spring and winter to other Pokémon.

Shen Qi investigated Deerling’s wish to become the Four Seasons God and learned that seasonal prophets were Deerling who sensed changes in natural energy with support from their herd. He realized Island 6’s weakened tradition and lack of collective belief stood in the way of Deerling’s dream.

• Shen Qi discovered that Deerling’s ambition came from a herd legend, while her memories showed no evidence that she could currently predict seasonal changes.
• Shen Qi asked Principal Gui and Jixiang about the Four Seasons God, and Jixiang recalled that Sawsbuck had once provided early signs of seasonal weather on Island 6.
• Shen Qi learned that Gladion had hired a construction crew to build an estate a short walk from his cottage.
• Shen Qi found Professor Juniper’s research explaining how a herd-supported Deerling could sense natural energy and predict seasonal changes before the rest of its herd.
• Shen Qi concluded that Island 6’s modern technology, fading tradition, and lack of confidence in the legend had weakened the support Deerling needed to become a seasonal prophet.

Shen Qi learned that Deerling hoped to become the Four Seasons God and began trying to help her, while consulting breeders about how to restore the wild Pokémon’s faith in her. He also discussed buying Gladion a beginner racing car and planned to compete in a Regular Race with Lilligant.

• Shen Qi approached Deerling with food and recognized her wish to become the Four Seasons God, raising the Emotional Script’s completion to 10%.
• Deerling fled after Shen Qi tried to pet her, and he wondered why she opposed the Pokémon Resort despite its plans to protect wild Pokémon.
• Shen Qi consulted Cassidy and the breeders about Deerling’s wish, then sent Professor Juniper’s paper to Gladion.
• Gladion asked Shen Qi to help him find a racing car, revealing that he had just over two million b left after spending money on an Estate on Island 6.
• Shen Qi agreed to help Gladion find an affordable beginner car after the Pokémon Resort’s construction advanced, then headed to compete in a Regular Race with Lilligant.

Shen Qi and Lilligant raced in Vermilion City to improve their teamwork, then Shen Qi bought and repaired Li Yizi’s damaged Autumn Leaves for Gladion. Gladion saw the Class B car and questioned Shen Qi about its low price.

• Shen Qi and Lilligant entered the Vermilion City higher-tier Regular Race to practice tactics and finished in fourth place.
• Shen Qi watched Li Yizi’s Trainer-category performance and learned that her Autumn Leaves had crashed and suffered a leaking energy cell.
• Li Yizi sold the damaged Autumn Leaves to Shen Qi for 150,000b, and he arranged to repair it.
• Shen Qi replaced the energy cell and repaired the chassis for 30,000b, then offered the car to Gladion for 180,000b.
• Gladion saw the Class B Autumn Leaves and asked whether Shen Qi had paid for it himself to win his favor.

Shen Qi investigated why Deerling was obstructing the Pokémon Resort and sought Professor Juniper’s advice, while preparing to recruit Deerling as a companion. He met Deerling again at the resort, where she watched him dramatically encourage Meowstic to become a ruler of cats.

• Gladion gave Shen Qi Professor Juniper’s email address, and Shen Qi sent her details about Deerling, the herd, and the resort’s location to ask why Deerling opposed construction.
• Shen Qi told Meowstic that he wanted Deerling as their companion and asked for help, prompting Meowstic to treat the Four Seasons God as a worthy opponent.
• Deerling approached the Pokémon Resort, worried that its construction blocked a route for sensing natural energy, then spotted Shen Qi and felt relieved that he had returned.
• Seeing Deerling again raised the Four Seasons God Emotional Script progress to 12%.
• Shen Qi theatrically urged Meowstic to become a divine ruler of cats while Deerling watched from behind a rock.

Shen Qi tried to help Deerling pursue her dream of becoming the Four Seasons God while maintaining the Pokémon Resort plans, but she avoided discussing the conflict and ran away. Over the next three days, he continued training with Lilligant for the T2 race as he waited for Professor Juniper’s reply.

• Meowstic performed his Dark Night King routine, completing his own walkthrough and impressing Deerling, who began imagining becoming the Four Seasons God.
• Shen Qi introduced Meowstic to Deerling, but Meowstic fainted before he could translate her concerns about the Pokémon Resort.
• Deerling asked whether the Pokémon Resort project would be canceled, and Shen Qi explained why construction would continue; Deerling lowered her eyes and ran away.
• Shen Qi reassured Mime Jr. that they would keep trying to help Deerling, and the Four Seasons God walkthrough progress reached 20%.
• Over the next three days, Deerling interacted with Shen Qi but avoided discussing her dream, while its walkthrough progress rose to 25%.
• As June ended, Shen Qi practiced for the T2 race with Lilligant, checked the upgraded engine, and opened the Game Interface to draw a player skill.

Shen Qi received a Cat-Ear Headband and the team skill See-All Items, then read Professor Juniper’s explanation of what Deerling needed to become a Seasonal Prophet. The email revealed that the Four Seasons God succession on Island 6 had already ended and suggested the Pokémon Resort might occupy a Natural Energy Spot.

• Shen Qi obtained the Cat-Ear Headband, discovered its cat ears appeared over his helmet, and removed it after Lilligant and Lopunny laughed at him.
• Shen Qi used the Love Savings Bank to charge a Physique Card and received See-All Items, which he eventually used to detect a Calm Charm.
• Lilligant asked Shen Qi about Deerling, and he explained that Deerling believed the Pokémon Resort conflicted with the Four Seasons God but would not discuss it.
• Professor Juniper emailed Shen Qi four days later and explained that a Seasonal Prophet needed balanced Energy Chakras, talent, mastery of moves from over ten types, and recognition from the herd and local Pokémon.
• Shen Qi learned that Island 6’s Four Seasons God succession had been broken and that the Pokémon Resort might be located in a Natural Energy Spot.

Shen Qi arranged a trail through the Pokémon Resort so Deerling could reach a Four Seasons God patrol point, and Deerling realized he had made it for her. At the T2 Race in Oldale Town, Shen Qi received a plant-assessing item and watched Lilligant prepare for the competition.

• Shen Qi asked Gladion to open a temporary trail through the resort past the natural energy point for Deerling.
• Deerling found the new trail, saw that it passed near a patrol point, and recognized Shen Qi's cloak by a pavilion.
• Shen Qi received the [Sprout] item as a reward and used it to identify strengths in roses at his hotel.
• Shen Qi and Lilligant watched the T2 Race group draw and discussed Lilligant's chances of reaching certification.
• Shen Qi noticed that Cacturne had also arrived for the Oldale Town race.

Shen Qi and Lilligant explored Oldale Town’s Pokémon-packed streets before their race and visited Florges’s food truck. They discovered Blissey and Lopunny competing with Electabuzz’s team at rival food stalls, while Mime Jr. insisted Blissey would win.

• Shen Qi recognized Serperior and several other familiar competitors on the T2 entrant list, and Lilligant became excited when the Rose-Red Flower Crown drew into their group.
• Shen Qi agreed to take Lilligant for a walk so she would not worry about missing the lively Pokémon-filled streets, and they learned Lopunny had gone to run a ramen stall with Blissey.
• Shen Qi and Lilligant explored the market, where Shen Qi pulled Dodo out of a group of Lotad and brought the hungry Pokémon to Florges’s busy food truck.
• Shen Qi spotted Electabuzz’s team drawing more customers than Florges with a barbecue stall and recognized them as a former Autumn Race competitor.
• Shen Qi found Blissey and Lopunny running a fried-noodle stall opposite Electabuzz’s, and Mime Jr. confidently predicted Blissey would win despite the crowd difference.

Shen Qi watched the bustling pre-race stalls, then co-drove Lilligant to a qualifying time of eight minutes and three seconds and fourth place in her group. The Flower Crown surged into second at the start of the main race, leaving Lilligant excited as Shen Qi prepared another power boost.

• Shen Qi crossed out Blissey's secret menu of fried noodles with Blissey's eggs and warned her not to use them as a biological weapon.
• Shen Qi learned from Lilligant that the Pidgeot stalls belonged to a club whose members included racing drivers, craftspeople, and operations staff.
• Lilligant and Shen Qi completed qualifying in eight minutes and three seconds, placing fourth in their group after modifications to the Flower Crown.
• Shen Qi told Lilligant to use a burst strategy, and the Flower Crown used successive Helping Hand skills to overtake two cars and take second place.
• Lilligant celebrated pulling away from Electabuzz as Shen Qi used Blissey's Work Up to boost her Attack and Special Attack.

Shen Qi guided Lilligant through the first lap of the race, helping Flower Crown recover from a blocking maneuver and take the lead with a risky jump. After crossing the line first, they focused on defending a top-four position as their track-vision advantage faded.

• Lilligant and Shen Qi attempted the levitation tactic through the Z-shaped bends, but Ivy accelerated to block them and Dodo kept Flower Crown airborne beyond the time limit.
• Anxious after the penalty, Lilligant let Autumn Leaves overtake her, but Shen Qi encouraged her to focus on the next opportunity.
• Shen Qi used Global Eye to spot the safe route beyond a steep crest, and Flower Crown jumped past Autumn Leaves into first place.
• Shen Qi warned Lilligant about the water section, and Pelipper prepared Surf so Flower Crown could cross it safely.
• Flower Crown crossed the starting point first, then Shen Qi told Lilligant to defend a top-four position; she blocked Ivy twice before letting Ivy pass on the third attempt.

Shen Qi and Lilligant advanced through the first round of the Oldale Town T2 Race, while Lilligant made friends with Ivy’s team and advised them on ways to please their trainer. The chapter ended with Lilligant pleased that she had helped other Pokémon.

• Ivy won the Moonview Square stage, while Shen Qi’s Lilligant placed second and advanced despite receiving a five-meter penalty.
• Shen Qi met Ivy’s smaller Lilligant, Budew, and Quilava after the race, and Lilligant praised their driving.
• Electabuzz shared a chicken cutlet, while Blissey and Lopunny handed out fried noodles to the Pokémon drivers.
• Little Lilligant asked whether her trainer might like her in a short skirt, and Lilligant encouraged her to try the look at home.
• Lilligant suggested exercise and stockings as other ways to become more charming, and Quilava asked where she could buy stockings.
• Shen Qi returned to find Lilligant happily seeing off her new friends, and she said she was glad to have helped them.

Shen Qi followed a small Lilligant into an alley, where she asked for advice about shortening her skirt and encountered the Lurantis Sisters and a Shiny Petilil. The Lurantis Sisters cornered Shen Qi while he remembered to tell them to inform Sayaka that Lilligant recognized her.

• Shen Qi used Opposite-Sex Repellent and Evasion Sticker before following the little Lilligant into an alley.
• The little Lilligant asked Shen Qi whether her skirt length was alluring, and he advised her to shorten it.
• The Lurantis Sisters and a Shiny Petilil arrived and judged the little Lilligant's look inadequate, prompting her to flee with Budew.
• The Lurantis Sisters cornered Shen Qi and Petilil climbed onto his knees.
• Shen Qi asked the Lurantis Sisters to tell Sayaka that Lilligant had recognized her, but they insisted on discussing something else as Officer Jenny sneezed nearby.

Shen Qi and Lilligant competed in the second elimination round, with Lilligant’s anger at the Lurantis Sisters driving her into extraordinary concentration. They broke eight minutes with a 7:59 qualifying time, and Shen Qi later visited Sayaka, who congratulated them.

• Lilligant fumed over the Lurantis Sisters’ lingering scent while Shen Qi prepared for the qualifying race.
• Misdreavus set a remarkable 7:43 time, and Shen Qi learned that Morty was the Pokémon Trainer and co-driver.
• Lilligant entered the race with 120% mental concentration, and Shen Qi relayed track conditions through their soul connection.
• Lilligant and Shen Qi completed the qualifying race in 7:59, leaving Lilligant amazed by their time and her own focused state.
• Shen Qi visited Sayaka, who congratulated him and Lilligant for breaking eight minutes.

Shen Qi sought the Lurantis Sisters’ help before the Main Race, and their scent left Lilligant’s mental state worse but her concentration higher. Lilligant and Shen Qi began the race, used Cacturne’s Sandstorm to advance, and ended the chapter in fourth behind Morty’s Phantom Dance, the Rose-Red Flower Crown, and Cacturne.

• Shen Qi asked the Lurantis Sisters for their scent to help Lilligant counter the race’s strong contenders, and they teased him before agreeing.
• Shen Qi returned to the Service Bay shortly before the Main Race, where Lilligant’s Mental Concentration had risen to 130% while her Mental Health Index fell to 59%.
• Cacturne started a controlled Sandstorm that disrupted the field and helped split the pack into two groups.
• Lilligant used Mime Jr.’s Role Play to gain Cacturne’s Sand Veil and followed the Wind Horse while staying in fifth.
• Lilligant used Magnet Rise at the third corner, and Dodo corrected the Flower Crown’s angle so it landed steadily and overtook into fourth.

Shen Qi and Lilligant’s Flower Crown fought through the S-bends, briefly climbed to third, then fell to fifth after One Wing’s Pidgeot used Fly with extraordinary precision. As the second lap began and their track-reading advantage faded, Lilligant regained the ability to speak while struggling to hold fifth place.

• Shen Qi guided Lilligant through Mt. Moon Tunnel, but Cacturne repeatedly blocked their attempts to overtake Wind Horse.
• Shen Qi planned to use Magnet Rise in the S-bends, and Lilligant carried Flower Crown past Cacturne into third place.
• One Wing, driven by Pidgeot, caught Flower Crown with precise corner slides, and Cacturne followed past to drop them to fifth.
• Shen Qi realized Pidgeot used Fly to lift a tire and slide around bends without wearing down the tires.
• Flower Crown crossed into the second lap in fifth place as Serperior’s Caiyu closed in behind them.
• Lilligant spoke to Shen Qi again, and he encouraged her to hold fifth despite her lower concentration.

Lilligant and Shen Qi used a double-levitation tactic and [Jet Energy] to regain fifth place, securing their spot in the T2 finals. Afterward, Lilligant thanked Shen Qi for believing in her, and he recognized that she could aim for the top ten.

• Lilligant lost sixth place after struggling to hold off a rival in Mt. Moon Tunnel, and Shen Qi proposed levitating at both ends of the serpentine bends.
• The Flower Crown used "Magnet Rise" to overtake, was passed by the rival's "Fly," then used [Jet Energy] in midair to reclaim fifth place.
• Lilligant held fifth through the final straight, and the announcer confirmed that she and Shen Qi had claimed the last spot in the finals.
• After the race, Shen Qi judged that Lilligant could compete for the top ten, and she celebrated with her friends.
• Lilligant privately thanked Shen Qi for believing in her, and he reassured her that supporting her was his responsibility.

Shen Qi and Lilligant used risky Mega Evolution and Dynamax tactics to improve their qualifying time for the Oldale Town T2 Race Finals. Their strategy began well as Flower Crown surged through the opening corner, but the car’s components came under extreme strain.

• Shen Qi urged Lilligant to aim for a top-ten finish in the Finals and explained that they had a chance if they gave the race everything.
• Lilligant regained her fighting spirit but recognized that their usual qualifying pace would likely leave them starting from the back half of the grid.
• Shen Qi planned to use Mega Evolution and Dynamax energy to boost their qualifying performance, then defend their position in the Main Race.
• Shen Qi and Lilligant prepared for the Qualifying Race at the Tree of Beginning course, where several drivers posted times in the seven-minute-fifty range.
• Flower Crown opened its qualifying run with defensive moves, then Shen Qi used Mega Evolution and Dynamax energy to strengthen Helping Hand, Double Team, and Growth.
• Flower Crown burst out of a corner at 300 kilometers per hour, putting its tires, brakes, suspension, and Skill Slots under intense strain.