Recaps

Gongping rose to prominence through brutal battles, League investigations, and Gym assessments while drawing closer to the mysteries surrounding Mewtwo and Rosa. The arc ended with his King Tournament battle against Will still underway, as Lileep struck Will’s Mega Gardevoir.

• Gongping defeated Liu Ping’s team to claim the open Elite Four seat, then accepted an exhibition match against Shali and a mission to investigate Team Rocket at Mt. Moon.
• Gongping defeated Shali’s Pokémon in Vermilion City, while Lorelei exposed Shali’s scandal and helped restore Gongping’s public standing.
• Gongping led the Mt. Moon operation, uncovered suspicious League investigators, and defeated Team Rocket operatives in a destructive battle before reinforcements rescued a green-haired woman.
• Gongping and Agatha assessed Kanto’s Gyms, and Gongping defeated Misty’s team before most Gym qualifications and previously issued Badges were invalidated.
• At a new Pokémon Center, Gongping met Giovanni and learned of the New Island competition, then battled him before Mew appeared and raised a pillar of light over the island.
• Gongping recognized Rosa at the Pokémon Center, but Mew had only mimicked her, and he later joined the Regional Conference and drove Team Rocket away during the sacred flame ceremony.
• Gongping began his six-on-six King Tournament battle against Will, trading knockouts and defeating Spoink before Lucario fell to Slowbro and Scizor lost to Mega Gardevoir.
• Gongping sent out Hippowdon and then Lileep, whose Water Absorb intensified the sandstorm before Lileep pierced Mega Gardevoir with water droplets.