Recaps

Shen Qi reunited with Wingull, trained his Pokémon, and pursued the Saffron Gym Badge while Sabrina’s team captured the Tulip Squad. After Wude confronted the captured criminals, he asked Sabrina for one last battle, and Shen Qi left him behind as he prepared to leave Kanto.

• Zinnia trained Shen Qi in Draconid methods, and he later returned to Sootopolis City, where Eternal Flower declined to travel with him and he joined the university celebration with his Pokémon.
• Shen Qi won a campus scooter race, watched Lisia and Elesa perform, and learned from Sabrina that a Wingull had been searching for him near Saffron Plaza.
• Shen Qi traveled to Twin School, where Cassidy and Butch confronted him before Wingull recognized him and reunited with him, and Principal Gui then removed Wingull’s leg band and declared him graduated.
• Shen Qi brought Wingull back to Sootopolis City, developed his communication and Life Infinity Energy abilities with Florges, and discovered that Eternal Flower’s transformed form drained life from nearby creatures.
• After learning Sabrina planned an operation against the Tulip Squad, Shen Qi trained his Pokémon and helped Dodo achieve Dynamax before beginning the Saffron Gym Badge Exam.
• Sabrina told Shen Qi the Tulip Squad had been captured, and he took Wude to the Pewter City Security Bureau, where Wude faced Domino and the other captives without losing control.
• Wude broke down afterward and asked Sabrina for one last battle, while Shen Qi told him he was leaving Kanto, and Lisia and Li Yizi then emerged from the Bureau, and Shen Qi realized Wude had quietly left.

Shen Qi earned the Saffron Badge, then witnessed Wude’s final battle against Sabrina and left the Mega Evolution World Line before returning to Sinnoh. After confronting the Tulip Squad, Shen Qi reunited with Sayaka and returned to Wude, who had awakened with a newly evolved Annihilape.

• Shen Qi passed Ni Shang’s Saffron Gym assessment and earned the Gold Badge, then helped Sayaka test her team in a friendly battle.
• Wude trained intensely before challenging Sabrina, and their battle ended with Wude collapsing after Machamp was defeated.
• Shen Qi donated his belongings to the Fighting Dojo, said goodbye to the people and Pokémon in the Mega Evolution World Line, and returned to the instant he had left in Sinnoh.
• Shen Qi and his Pokémon defeated Tulip Squad members near Lake Acuity, where the Security Bureau arrested him and investigated the squad’s links to the Matori Matrix and Team Rocket.
• Shen Qi met Sayaka, who showed him her Shiny Petilil and explained her plan to race again using her Bond with Solosis and special prosthetics.
• Shen Qi visited Wude at the Fighting Dojo and said he wanted to try battling while keeping racing his main focus, and Wude introduced his newly evolved Annihilape.

Shen Qi tested Huzang’s rotary engine in the T2 Expansion Race, placing fifth in the rally and eighth in the circuit race before deciding to focus more on battling. He then traveled to Slateport City to search Shanhai Group’s collections for Mega Stone ore and sheltered a pursued Oricorio along the way.

• Shen Qi tested Little Sheep’s new rotary engine, accepted sponsorship, and prepared for the T2 Expansion Race while Blissey trained in Ruins Valley.
• At the Yunying Mountains rally, Shen Qi used [Global Eye] and his Pokémon’s abilities to navigate the course, finishing fifth after a long race.
• Shen Qi reunited with Lilligant, planned upgrades for Little Sheep, and recruited Taichi to help his Pokémon with pit stops.
• Shen Qi finished eighth in the circuit race, recognized the gap between his skills and T2-level Trainers, and decided to focus on battling with Lilligant.
• Shen Qi left Pewter City for Slateport City to search Shanhai Group’s meteorite and mineral collections for Mega Stone ore.
• A pursued Oricorio asked Shen Qi for help aboard the S.S. Tidal, and he hid with her before Officer Jenny detained them.
• Shen Qi learned that Oricorio was fleeing Trainers who wanted to force her to serve them, promised her shelter, and gained her trust.
• Shen Qi reached Shanhai Group headquarters with Oricorio, then offered her Pokémon Rations or a chance to come out for Pokémon Cuisine.

Shen Qi helped Lisia win the Lilycove Festival, then returned to Alola to work with Florges on freeing Flabébé from their evolution seal and to confront Oricorio’s abandoned art commitments. The stretch left Florges resting, Oricorio drawing under supervision, and Shen Qi testing two newly learned skills with Blissey.

• Shen Qi helped Lisia win the Lilycove Festival through fan battles, then learned that her hair ornament held the rare stone Florges needed and borrowed it.
• Shen Qi and Florges used the stone to break the Flabébé’s evolution seal, helping some evolve into Floette as Shen Qi registered for Alola’s Island Challenge.
• Shen Qi took Oricorio to her home on Poni Old Road, discovered she earned money as an artist, and used Memory Image to see her history of drawing and unfinished manga.
• Shen Qi urged Oricorio to face readers demanding updates, and she promised to resume her abandoned comics before leaving Poni Old Road with Shen Qi and her art equipment.
• Shen Qi returned to Melemele Meadow and persuaded an exhausted Florges to rest after repeated attempts to free Flabébé from their evolution seal.
• Shen Qi collected his Professional Pokémon Trainer certificate, then used his new Slacking-Off Sleeping Bag to rest among the Flabébé.
• Shen Qi learned Dark Rush and Confused State from Skill Cards, then called Blissey over to practice against him.