Recaps

Shen Qi pursued Lilligant’s racing storyline while Chansey joined him and revealed her own demanding path of training and healing. After a Psychic-type storm struck Ruins Valley, Shen Qi helped the injured with power from Celebi and woke on Island 5, where Lilligant planned to visit him.

• Shen Qi discovered Lilligant secretly raced cars, met her at an amateur race, and later chased her down the mountain road after she saw him hugging Chansey.
• Shen Qi caught up with Lilligant and comforted her after beating her in a race, bringing their romance progress to 39%.
• Chansey stayed with Shen Qi, treated him with her painful massage and dietary therapy, and explained that she was training to earn recognition for her treatments.
• Shen Qi and Lilligant shared berries, exchanged social media details, and reached 50% romance progress, unlocking memories of Lilligant and her former Trainer racing together.
• Shen Qi learned from the memories that Lilligant’s former Trainer had crashed during a race and saved Lilligant by throwing her Poké Ball and a spare car key clear of the wreck.
• A Psychic-type storm struck Ruins Valley, and Chansey stayed to rescue injured Pokémon while Shen Qi called for help and later assisted the wounded rescuers.
• Celebi gave Shen Qi stored vitality and asked him to help others, after which he healed the wounded before collapsing from exhaustion.
• Shen Qi woke at the Island 5 Pokémon Center, learned Chansey needed to recover from unusual radiation, and told Lilligant he would return soon so they could take photos.

Shen Qi brought Chansey into his team, deepened his partnership with Lilligant, and won third place in the photography contest. After Shan Sheng defeated Lilligant and took her car badge, Shen Qi agreed to race him to win it back and called Chansey in to help prepare the Little Sheep.

• Shen Qi used an Investigation Card and Memory Image to learn about Chansey’s laser-related condition and her history as a healer, then brought her home from Ruins Valley.
• Shen Qi photographed Lilligant around the islands, grew closer to her, and helped save Chunhe’s Berry field with Chansey and the Pelipper family during a flood.
• Shen Qi offered Chansey a Poké Ball and asked her to become his partner, and she accepted before returning to the mountains to train.
• Shen Qi and Lilligant tested the upgraded Skill Slot together, and Shen Qi’s photograph of Lilligant won third place in the school contest.
• After the school exams, Shen Qi learned that Shan Sheng had challenged Lilligant, who refused to stake her car badge until Shan Sheng threatened to expose the car’s past.
• Lilligant lost the race, and Shan Sheng took her badge for six months under the Car Badge Duel rules.
• Shen Qi challenged Shan Sheng to a badge wager of his own, promising to return Tsareena’s emblem if he lost, and told Lilligant he would help recover her badge.
• Lilligant explained why she had accepted Shan Sheng’s challenge, then offered to race beside Shen Qi, and Chansey returned, healed Lilligant after she fainted, and admitted she knew nothing about modifying cars.

Shen Qi upgraded the Little Sheep and defeated Shan Sheng in the Car Badge Duel, helping Lilligant complete her storyline and reclaim Tsareena’s car badge. Afterward, Shen Qi pursued new racing plans and dangerous training while Buneary tried to grow closer to him, leading to an unexpected massage from Lilligant.

• Shen Qi and Lilligant planned upgrades for the Little Sheep, and Huzang tested Shen Qi’s driving before agreeing to repair a damaged Class B engine for him.
• With Shan Sheng’s return to his racing team only days away, Shen Qi left the Little Sheep with Huzang for repairs and accepted a neighbor’s loan of a Bucket Seat.
• A rescued Shiny Buneary watched Shen Qi’s household from afar, and Chansey learned that Buneary wanted to live with them and win Shen Qi’s affection.
• Huzang completed the Little Sheep’s engine upgrade, and Shen Qi tested the car before setting out with Lilligant and Chansey to challenge Shan Sheng.
• Shen Qi and Lilligant raced Shan Sheng on Trail Mountain, using the Little Sheep’s handling, Chansey’s support, and Lilligant’s Growth to win by three meters.
• Shan Sheng returned Tsareena’s car badge, and Lilligant completed her storyline as Shen Qi declined an offer to join the Perilla Racing Team.
• Shen Qi discovered Lilligant knew Protect and concluded that her weak move proficiency may have contributed to her guilt over the crash, so he resolved to discuss the accident with her gradually.
• Shen Qi gained Wild Princess but injured himself trying to activate it without the required energy, then considered racing with Lilligant as his driver while Buneary continued trying to approach him.
• Shen Qi prepared a blindfolded massage for Buneary, but Lilligant arrived instead and massaged him while he pretended not to recognize her.

Shen Qi and Lilligant won the Doll Town race, then traveled to Vermilion City to pursue prize money and a Racing License. In the regular race, they climbed to third place before stopping near the finish to help Clefairy after her car crashed.

• Shen Qi trained with Chansey, gained access to Rock-type and Fire-type energy, and prepared with Lilligant for the Doll Town race.
• Shen Qi rejected Shan Sheng’s Perilla Racing Team offer, and he and Lilligant developed a legal setup that let Chansey support the car from a mounted Poké Ball rack.
• In Doll Town, Shen Qi met Xiao Ming working as a mascot and learned about the debts and family responsibilities behind his ambition to become a Trainer.
• Lilligant and Shen Qi won the Falling Bear Ravine race after using Racing Energy to pass Janine’s Tentacruel and Crobat, and Janine gave Shen Qi her prize tires.
• Shen Qi and Lilligant traveled toward Vermilion City, where they befriended Maractus and met Espeon and Wobbuffet from Saffron Gym at a construction-site racetrack.
• During the Vermilion City Regular Race, Lilligant and Shen Qi advanced through the field while Espeon struggled with Lavender Town’s atmosphere and fell back.
• Lilligant took third place near the finish, then stopped the Flower Crown to help Clefairy after her car crashed, and Shen Qi summoned Chansey.