Recaps

Shen Qi raced in Saffron City, helped Florges confront her longing, and trained with Lilligant and Dodo as he prepared for the Winter Race. An invitation from Janine brought him to Fuchsia Gym, where she accused him of sending a formal challenge in his own handwriting.

• Shen Qi finished third in Saffron City's race after Dodo used Magnet Rise to help the Little Sheep pass a rival, and Wujiang congratulated him before the organizers moved him to second place in a tie for first.
• Shen Qi stayed in Saffron City for the Regular Race, assessed his racing equipment, and found Florges's script connected to her memories of Eternal Flower Floette and her search for a way to help Flabébé evolve.
• Shen Qi spoke with Florges about her past and promised to help, while Dodo shared his own origins and formed a soul connection with Shen Qi after completing his script.
• Lilligant and Lopunny recovered from a poor start to place second in their race, then Lilligant confronted Shen Qi over a misleading photo and was briefly detained with him before learning Petal Dance.
• Shen Qi and Lilligant raced the Little Sheep at Yo Yo Yo Wow Area, using Dodo's copied abilities and the car's Compatible Turbo to finish fifth ahead of Ayaka's Rainbow Flying Sword.
• Shen Qi reassured Dodo that he accepted him, completed Dodo's script, and used a Link Cable to share game-item interfaces with him while training him for the Winter Race.
• Shen Qi found Janine's invitation and Pink Badge in his pocket, visited Fuchsia Gym, and was bound by Female Ninjas before Janine accused him of writing a challenge in Koga's place and sending a split Pink Badge replica.

Shen Qi uncovered evidence linking Koga to the Fuchsia Gym incident, learned more about Florges’s unusual evolution, and prepared for the Winter Race while balancing his Pokémon’s growth with new obligations. The arc ended in Saffron City as the group draw placed Ayumi against T2 Driver Lily.

• Shen Qi entered Janine’s Regular Race, rescued an injured ninja during the course, and used Emolga’s footage to help Janine identify Koga as the shadowy figure.
• Shen Qi traveled to Vermilion City, raced against Lt. Surge and the Lurantis sisters, and learned that Sayaka was Lilligant’s former Trainer who wanted her to find happiness as a Pokémon driver.
• Shen Qi invited Florges to stay on Island 6 while they investigated the meteorite or ore that might have caused her unusual evolution.
• Shen Qi returned home, sought training advice from Jixiang, and learned from Huzang that Little Sheep needed extensive repairs and had a possible Type Energy leak.
• Lance asked Shen Qi to watch for the Dragon Clan’s stolen Dratini and advised him to improve his Energy Coordination, while Shen Qi arranged a Sequential Turbo and Intercooler for Little Sheep.
• On the way to the Winter Race, Shen Qi helped trainee Ranger Xiao Ming confront a poacher and escorted him to Vermilion City before Xiao Ming left for Alola.
• In Saffron City, Shen Qi declined offers to stay with Maractus or the Lurantis sisters and met Shan Sheng and Ayumi before the Winter Race group draw placed Ayumi against Lily.

Shen Qi advanced through the Winter Race rounds while befriending Meng Ai and uncovering Sabrina’s identity as Lizao. At Maiden’s Gorge, he and Meng Ai both qualified for the finals, while Ayaka won the group race by a narrow margin and was left isolated by her fans.

• Shen Qi qualified at Palmpona, befriended Meng Ai, and encouraged Sayaka to consider returning to racing as Lurantis’s assistant.
• Shen Qi drew into Group Fifteen with Lizao, whom he suspected was Sabrina, and advanced from the Pokémon Park race in second place after overcoming her interference.
• Shen Qi met Lisia and A Ding’s family, while Lilligant also advanced from her group.
• Shen Qi learned that Ayaka’s group would race at Maiden’s Gorge and received news of her new compression-ignition engine.
• Meng Ai considered withdrawing because of abuse, but Shen Qi and Sayaka reassured her and she chose to continue.
• Shen Qi qualified third in the snowy Maiden’s Gorge race, while Ayaka posted the fastest time.
• During the final, Shen Qi, Meng Ai, Ayaka, and Lt. Surge contested the lead as weather and racing tactics repeatedly shifted their positions.
• Ayaka narrowly beat Lt. Surge, while Shen Qi finished fourth and Meng Ai fifth, sending both to the finals, and Ayaka’s fans blamed the other drivers and left her alone onstage.

Shen Qi finished the Winter Race, encouraged Ayaka, and traveled to Hoenn with his Pokémon. As he searched for clues about Florges’s Crystal Petals, an ancient inscription led him to a prophecy about a meteorite and a Lorekeeper.

• Shen Qi raced the Little Sheep to tenth place despite its failing engine, then reunited with the other racers and learned more about Sabrina’s past.
• Shen Qi spoke with Ayaka about her struggles, celebrated New Year’s Eve with his Pokémon, and left the Little Sheep with Janine before sailing to Hoenn.
• Shen Qi traveled through Lilycove City and Fortree City, then rescued Azumi after finding her injured in the woods.
• Shen Qi and Florges searched the Meteorite and Fossil Exhibition Halls for clues about the Crystal Petals, but found none.
• Shen Qi took Florges to the Stone Forest District and exposed a vendor’s false claim that a pink crystal came from Diancie.
• Lilligant won a Regular Race while Shen Qi was selling desserts, and the younger Fossil Maniac Brother told him that his older brother had gone missing near Meteor Falls.
• Shen Qi examined a Meteor Falls mural and learned that its inscription used special runes associated with rites and ceremonial records.
• Lisia translated the inscription as “I will resolve the thousand-year episode,” and Shen Qi connected it to a prophecy that a Lorekeeper would stop a meteorite threatening Hoenn.