Chapter Summaries

Lorelei and Bruno began their Elite Four ranking match with their aces, Lapras and Hitmonchan, facing off. Bruno’s Hitmonchan knocked out Lapras with Focus Punch, leaving Lorelei’s team without its ace.

• Bruno sent out his level 82 Hitmonchan, while Lorelei opened with her level 85 Lapras.
• Hitmonchan attacked with Mach Punch, but Lapras avoided the blow and Lorelei summoned hail.
• Bruno used Agility to close the distance, but Lapras dodged Thunder Punch and put Hitmonchan to sleep with Sing.
• Lorelei lifted the sleeping Hitmonchan with Psychic, but Bruno shouted for it to wake up, and Hitmonchan broke free.
• Bruno ordered Focus Punch as Hitmonchan descended, and its strike overcame Lapras’s Ice Beam and knocked Lorelei’s ace out.

Lorelei used Slowbro and Starmie to outmaneuver Bruno’s team with Trick Room, healing Berries, and status moves, then defeated him after he lost the will to battle. Lorelei defended her position as Gary slipped away, wary of Bruno’s anger.

• Lorelei began the second half by using Slowbro’s Trick Room, which let it withstand Hitmonchan’s punch and knock it back with its tail.
• Slowbro ate an Oran Berry, poisoned Hitmonchan with Belch, and defeated Bruno’s Machoke while Lorelei repeatedly restored Trick Room.
• Bruno used Hitmonlee to defeat Slowbro after Trick Room ended, but Starmie knocked out Hitmonlee with Swift and outmaneuvered Hitmonchan with Protect, Double Team, and Substitute.
• Lorelei’s Starmie used Minimize and Toxic against Machamp, and Bruno lost the will to battle, giving Lorelei the victory.
• Gary recalled his Pokémon and left the VIP room, worried Bruno might confront him after the match.

After Lorelei’s victory, Gary accepted Lt. Surge’s challenge for the Vermilion Gym Badge and was drawn into a rental battle with Bruno. The chapter ends as the match is about to begin, with Gary having selected an unusual Pokémon for his tactical showdown.

• Lt. Surge approached Gary after the Masters Tournament and challenged him to battle for the Vermilion Gym Badge the next day.
• Bruno found Gary at the café with Lorelei and asked him for a friendly battle, while Lorelei explained that Gary had helped develop her tactics.
• Bruno proposed a Battle Tower rental battle, and Gary agreed to face him using borrowed Pokémon.
• Lorelei recalled that Bruno had become jealous after hearing her praise Gary and had insisted on meeting him.
• Gary carefully reviewed the rental Pokémon and selected an unusual pink Pokémon before the battle began.

Gary defeated Bruno in a Battle Tower match by using Chansey's Serene Grace to repeatedly flinch Electabuzz, prompting Bruno to forfeit. Gary and Lorelei then headed out for seafood, but when they found a long queue, Gary offered to cook instead.

• Bruno sent out Electabuzz, while Gary chose Chansey for their one-on-one match.
• Gary used Rock Tomb, Protect, Rock Slide, and Zen Headbutt to keep Electabuzz flinching with Chansey's Serene Grace.
• Bruno forfeited, and the referee declared Gary the winner.
• Lorelei invited Gary to a seafood restaurant, but they found a long queue because she had not booked a table.
• Gary offered to buy seafood and cook, and Lorelei took his hand as they headed to the market.

Gary cooked a seafood feast at Lorelei’s villa, fed their Pokémon, and shared a moonlit dinner with Lorelei after a power outage. Meanwhile, Lt. Surge caused the blackout while charging his Pokémon and looked forward to battling Gary the next day.

• Gary prepared a seafood feast and turned down Lorelei’s suggestion that he cook for her full-time because he had competitions to enter.
• Gary fed his Pokémon and Lorelei’s Jynx and Slowbro, while Lorelei reflected on how a strong bond helped Pokémon grow.
• A power outage interrupted dinner, so Gary opened the window and he and Lorelei ate by moonlight.
• Lt. Surge’s Pokémon had caused the outage while charging at the Vermilion Gym, and he stopped them after learning they had cut power to the Seaside Villa District.
• Lt. Surge anticipated battling Gary the next day after hearing that Gary had beaten Bruno in a rental battle.

Gary and Lorelei spent a day at a private amusement park before Gary caught a Psyduck that could use telepathy. The chapter ended with Psyduck willingly entering Gary’s Poké Ball.

• Lorelei booked Vermilion City's amusement park for the day, and Gary agreed to spend his last day off with her.
• Lt. Surge learned Gary was at the park with Lorelei and told his underling to invite Gary to the Vermilion Gym after his visit.
• Gary and Lorelei rode the park’s attractions, then relaxed by the artificial lake and talked about the Elite Four’s workload.
• Gary hooked a Psyduck that used telepathy and asked whether Gary was its destined Trainer.
• Gary offered Psyduck a Poké Ball, and Psyduck entered it willingly.

Gary received Lorelei’s Ice-type training notes and exchanged an Ice Gem with her before heading to the Vermilion Gym. After resolving a confrontation with the Gym’s doormen, he began his three-on-three challenge against Lt. Surge, with Nidoking facing Electabuzz.

• Psyduck explained to Gary that it had psychic powers and had chosen him as its Trainer, while Lorelei finished packing for her trip to the Sevii Islands.
• Lorelei gave Gary her Ice-type training notes, and Gary gave her an Ice Gem in return before they parted ways.
• Gary went to the Vermilion Gym, where A Kou stopped two doormen from confronting him and escorted him to Lt. Surge.
• Lt. Surge introduced his apprentice Pix, who took the referee’s position and announced the three-Pokémon battle rules.
• Lt. Surge sent out Electabuzz, and Gary answered with Nidoking, beginning the Gym battle.

Gary faced Lt. Surge at the Vermilion Gym and won the first two rounds with Nidoking and Rhydon. He sent out Psyduck against Lt. Surge’s final Pokémon, Voltorb, leaving Psyduck’s performance undecided.

• Lt. Surge opened with Electabuzz, but Gary’s Nidoking ignored its electric attacks and defeated it with close-combat strikes and Earth Power.
• Gary recalled Nidoking and sent out Rhydon against Raichu, while explaining that evolving Pikachu too early could prevent it from learning Volt Tackle.
• Rhydon caught Raichu’s Iron Tail, swung it into the ground repeatedly, and won the second round.
• Gary sent out Psyduck to face Lt. Surge’s final Pokémon, Voltorb, and invited it to show what it could do.

Gary defeated Lt. Surge at the Vermilion Gym after Psyduck used overwhelming psychic power to stop Voltorb’s attacks. Lt. Surge awarded Gary the orange Badge, and Gary stayed overnight in Vermilion City before planning to leave the next day.

• Lt. Surge sent Voltorb to attack Psyduck with Thunderbolt, but Psyduck blocked the electricity with a psychic barrier.
• Psyduck used Disable to stop Voltorb’s Screech, then held it in place with Confusion when it tried Rollout.
• Psyduck stopped Voltorb’s Explosion and put it to sleep with Hypnosis, earning Gary the match.
• Lt. Surge congratulated Gary and gave him the orange Badge, while Pix vowed to train for a future rematch.
• Gary left the Vermilion Gym and decided to spend another night at the Pokémon Center.

Gary was tasked with welcoming Caitlin, Unova’s fourteen-year-old Elite Four member, to Kanto and agreed after Professor Oak promised him Dragonite breeding and training resources. At Vermilion Harbor, Lance arrived, confirmed Gary would host Caitlin until their Indigo Plateau match, and offered to cover the expenses with his card.

• Professor Oak asked Gary to entertain Caitlin in Kanto and offered him the offspring of his Dragonite and dragon training resources in return.
• Gary waited at Vermilion Harbor and asked Psyduck for advice on how to entertain Caitlin.
• Caitlin traveled aboard the chartered Saint Jeanne, played a puzzle game, and fell asleep under Gothitelle and Musharna’s care.
• Officer Jenny and Lt. Surge cleared Vermilion Harbor and its streets for Caitlin’s arrival.
• Lance arrived on Dragonite and told Gary to look after Caitlin until Lance’s friendly match with her at Indigo Plateau.
• Gary asked Lance about hosting expenses, and Lance handed him a credit card to use.

Gary welcomed Caitlin to Kanto ahead of their exhibition match and showed her around Vermilion City. Their walk ended with the two of them sharing the only available Champion Suite.

• Caitlin arrived at the port, where Gary greeted her and introduced Eevee after Psyduck tried to flirt with her Gothitelle.
• Lance welcomed Caitlin and left Gary responsible for hosting her until their match at Indigo Plateau in a month.
• Caitlin asked to walk through Vermilion City, held Gary’s hand so she would not get lost, and followed him to a hotel.
• Gary used Lance’s card to book a room, but the receptionist said only one Champion Suite remained, and Caitlin accepted it.
• A hotel attendant escorted Gary and Caitlin together to the Champion Suite on the top floor.

Gary and Caitlin shared a hotel suite, where Caitlin’s psychic examination helped Psyduck overcome his evolution bottleneck and become Golduck. After her Pokémon nearly attacked Gary, his cooking won them over, and Caitlin decided to travel with him for the month.

• Gary brought Psyduck to Caitlin for a psychic examination, and Caitlin identified the bottleneck preventing him from evolving.
• Psyduck evolved into Golduck and immediately tried to impress Gothitelle, who ignored him.
• Caitlin’s Gallade and Alakazam threatened Gary, but Caitlin stopped them and Gary calmed her down.
• Gary served his Pokémon food to Caitlin’s team, winning over the wary Pokémon with his cooking.
• Gary and Caitlin ate takeout and played Sokoban through the night.
• Caitlin decided to join Gary on his travels, including his upcoming trip to Celadon City.

Gary and Caitlin traveled by ferry toward Saffron City, stopping at Porta Vista to enjoy the beach and eat at the Sea Cottage. Caitlin recognized that the restaurant had drugged their food, and the pair pretended to fall asleep as the shady staff prepared to act.

• Gary traded Nidoking for Nidorina at the Vermilion City Pokémon Center and bought ferry tickets to Saffron City with Caitlin.
• Gary and Caitlin boarded the ferry, and Caitlin enjoyed the ocean view as Gary explained their route and warned her about Sabrina.
• At Porta Vista Harbor, Gary and Caitlin went to the beach, where Caitlin swam with Gallade and Gothitelle while Gary rested with his Pokémon.
• Captain Jūbei received a distress signal from the S.S. Anne but refused to help, ordering his staff to keep working for Team Rocket.
• Gary and Caitlin ate at the Sea Cottage, where Caitlin detected Sleep Powder in the food.
• As the diners slumped over their tables, Gary and Caitlin pretended to sleep while the restaurant fell silent.

Gary and Caitlin confronted Team Rocket’s murderous gang at the Sea Cottage, where Caitlin killed the attackers and Gary called Officer Jenny. After they returned safely to the Shelly, Agatha proposed a League crackdown that would bring a major assault against Giovanni’s Team Rocket before the Indigo League.

• The Shelly’s captain and second mate worried that Gary and Caitlin had not returned from the Sea Cottage, but the captain refused to risk the sailors’ families by sending them after Team Rocket.
• Jūbei ordered his lackeys to attack Gary and Caitlin, but Gallade severed Rat Eyes’s hand and pinned the gang with psychic power.
• Caitlin used her psychic power to kill the gang, while Alakazam went after their accomplices; Gary called Officer Jenny and reassured Caitlin that he was not afraid of her.
• Gary and Caitlin teleported back to the Shelly, which then left the harbor, while Musharna drew negative energy from Caitlin’s dreams aboard the ship.
• Damaranch berated Lance and Bruno over Team Rocket’s crimes and demanded that Giovanni’s influence in Kanto be eliminated.
• Agatha proposed destroying smaller bases and mobilizing the Police Force, the Riot Police Force, and at least two Elite Four members to strike Team Rocket before the Indigo League.

Gary and Caitlin explored Lavender Town’s Spirit Tower, where they outsmarted a trio of mischievous Ghost-type Pokémon. After feeding the ghosts and earning their trust, Gary asked them to take the pair to their Secret Base, leaving them heading downstairs to play.

• Gary explained that he had brought Caitlin to Lavender Town to find Gastly, whose evolutionary line had great potential.
• Gary and Caitlin entered the Spirit Tower, and Caitlin used her psychic powers to carry them across its unstable first floor.
• Haunter and Gengar tried to prank Gary, Caitlin, and Eevee, but Caitlin steadied the room while Eevee used Detect to reveal the ghosts.
• Eevee bit Gengar, and Gary used Appraisal to discover that two members of the trio were elite-level and Gengar was Elite Four-level.
• Gary reassured the ghosts, gave them Pokémon Food, and asked them to take him and Caitlin to their Secret Base.
• The trio eagerly led Gary and Caitlin toward the basement, with Caitlin riding on Gengar's head.

Gary and Caitlin caught Ghost-type Pokémon in Lavender Town, then reached Saffron City after Caitlin confronted Sabrina’s psychic doll. They settled into a hotel for the night, while Sabrina eagerly anticipated meeting Caitlin.

• Caitlin caught Gastly and Haunter after Gary warned the ghosts they could either join them willingly or be defeated, and the Poké Balls transported them to her family castle.
• Gengar chose to travel with Gary, who sent Rhydon to Professor Oak to make room for his new Pokémon.
• Gary and Caitlin left Lavender Town and trained Eevee and Growlithe on their way to Saffron City.
• At Saffron City’s outskirts, Caitlin’s psychic power overwhelmed Sabrina’s doll, which vanished after knocking Gary into a tree.
• Sabrina sensed Caitlin’s psychic strength and grew eager to meet her, while Caitlin shielded herself and Gary from Sabrina’s power across the city.
• Gary and Caitlin checked into a luxury hotel and played a video game together, leaving Golduck to lament their closeness.

Gary and Caitlin went to challenge the Saffron Gym, where Caitlin’s power and Gary’s words forced Sabrina’s estranged father to reconsider how he had treated his daughter. The man resolved to return home and face Sabrina.

• Gary and Caitlin had breakfast after staying up late playing League Elite, and Gary promised to take Caitlin for Chinese food after the Gym match.
• At the Saffron Gym, Caitlin objected to the weak psychic signals, and a sanitation worker challenged her belief that psychic powers could not be trained.
• The man attacked Caitlin with Psyshock, but Caitlin reflected it with Confusion and sent him crashing through a roadside tree.
• Gary rebuked the man for fearing psychics instead of treating Caitlin and Sabrina as people and equals.
• The man realized he was Sabrina’s estranged father, regretted how his fearful reactions had hurt her, and decided to go home.

Gary visited Saffron Gym with Caitlin, where her meeting with Sabrina turned into an instant friendship before Gary received the Marsh Badge in a brief battle. Agatha and Lorelei supervised, then left Gary contemplating his feelings and future with Lorelei.

• Agatha confronted Gary over taking Caitlin to Team Rocket's Black Market Shop, and Lorelei arrived after hearing he was at Saffron Gym.
• Lorelei and Agatha explained that they would supervise Gary's match with Sabrina and prevent Caitlin from intervening.
• Sabrina appeared, and Caitlin challenged her with psychic powers; after their clash, they bonded over Caitlin's bag and promised to stay friends.
• Sabrina left with Caitlin for tea, while her doll offered Gary a one-on-one battle; Growlithe defeated a sleeping Abra, and Gary received the Marsh Badge.
• Agatha explained that Sabrina had used a random Abra rather than her main team, and she told Gary she would support his choices but urged him not to break Lorelei's heart.

After reconciling with Sabrina’s family, Gary and Caitlin left Saffron City for Celadon City, with Professor Oak urging Gary to hurry and updating him on Dragonite’s egg. They stopped five kilometers from Celadon to eat, where a group of Mankey suddenly appeared.

• Gary cooked breakfast at Sabrina’s home, where Sabrina and Caitlin had spent the night after their playful battle and farewell.
• Gary called Professor Oak, learned Dragonite’s egg would hatch in about a month, and said he and Caitlin expected to reach Celadon City the next day.
• Gary and Caitlin said goodbye to Sabrina’s family and set out for Celadon City.
• Gary comforted Caitlin as she lamented parting from Sabrina, then they discussed Cynthia while walking toward Celadon City.
• Gary and Caitlin stopped five kilometers from Celadon City for lunch, and a group of Mankey leaped out of the bushes.

At Rainbow University, Erika defended Professor Oak’s achievements after Yuto Sayo insulted him and vowed to expose him. Gary arrived with Caitlin to an exuberant welcome and agreed to give two public lectures, while Chancellor Monet promised to provide whatever equipment he needed.

• During Erika’s lecture, Yuto Sayo disparaged Gary and challenged the idea that he deserved to be a professor.
• Erika rebuked Sayo by describing Gary’s early research and his draw with Bruno, but Sayo vowed to expose him.
• Gary sneezed on his way to Celadon City, then met Chancellor Monet, university professors, students, Caitlin, and Erika at Rainbow University.
• Monet arranged an elaborate dance performance for Gary, and Erika greeted him before the group returned to campus.
• Gary agreed to give two public lectures on special evolution and asked Monet to provide the necessary equipment.