Chapter Summaries

Ye Li used the Space-Time Plate to lure the mysterious Hunter into a trap in Viridian Forest and captured him after Tie Yan turned the battle around. Hunter’s connection to the Legendary Pokémon Dialga and Palkia remained unresolved.

• Ye Li suspected Hunter was targeting the Space-Time Plate and planted false intelligence about an experiment at an abandoned power plant.
• Hunter appeared at the factory to seize the safe, and Ye Li’s Direct Forces emerged from hiding to surround him.
• Hunter unleashed Light-type variant Luxray and Fearow, whose attacks overwhelmed Umbreon and drove Ye Li’s forces back.
• Ye Li sent out Tie Yan, whose strength and defenses defeated Hunter and his Pokémon.
• Tie Yan captured Hunter alive and delivered him to Ye Li.

Ye Li persuaded Charon, a member of the Time-Space Guardians, that Giovanni’s Genesis Gate threatened the space-time continuum and secured the Guardians’ alliance. The chapter ended with Ye Li and Charon joining forces against Giovanni.

• Lin Feng exposed Charon’s past and Umbreon’s psychic power broke through his resistance, prompting him to explain the Time-Space Guardians and their mission to protect space-time.
• Ye Li showed Charon his safety-valve program and evidence that Giovanni planned to use the Genesis Gate to control Legendary Pokémon and seize the power of the god of creation.
• Charon sent Ye Li’s materials to the Guardians’ headquarters, where their Elder confirmed the crisis and agreed to cooperate with Ye Li.
• Ye Li secured the Guardians’ intelligence network and elite support in exchange for returning the Space-Time Plate after the crisis.
• Ye Li released Charon, and Charon accepted him as an ally.

With the Time-Space Guardian’s intelligence network tracking Giovanni’s Aerial Fortress, Ye Li uncovered Giovanni’s growing negotiations with Team Flare and recognized the danger of their plans. He ordered Lin Feng to assemble the evidence and contact the Kalos League Champion as he prepared to confront the alliance.

• The Time-Space Guardian’s surveillance let Ye Li track Giovanni’s Aerial Fortress and map its movements toward the Kalos Region.
• Ye Li and Lin Feng identified Team Flare and learned that Lysandre planned to use the Ultimate Weapon to purge the world.
• Ye Li concluded that Giovanni needed Team Flare’s resources and that Lysandre could use Giovanni’s Genesis Gate technology to pursue Legendary Pokémon.
• The Time-Space Guardian intercepted increasingly frequent communications between Giovanni’s Aerial Fortress and Team Flare’s Secret Base, revealing substantive negotiations.
• Ye Li told Lin Feng to compile evidence of Giovanni’s collusion with Team Flare and establish an encrypted channel to the Kalos League Champion.

Ye Li exposed Giovanni and Team Flare’s alliance to Diantha, who began a secret investigation as their plan to control Xerneas and Yveltal advanced. Ye Li rallied his forces and allies for a final assault on Kalos to stop the impending catastrophe.

• Ye Li sent Diantha evidence of Giovanni and Lysandre’s conspiracy through an anonymous channel, and she launched a covert investigation into Team Flare.
• Giovanni and Lysandre sealed their pact at an underground base, combining the Genesis Gate, Mewtwo, and energy from the Ultimate Weapon.
• Giovanni and Lysandre planned to use the space-time resonance to awaken and control Xerneas and Yveltal.
• Ye Li learned through the Time-Space Guardians’ monitoring that the enemy’s plan was nearing execution and decided to strike immediately.
• Ye Li summoned his forces from Kanto, Johto, Hoenn, and Sinnoh and called on them to stop the end of the world.