Recaps

Ye Yinchuan built an audience by exposing hidden Pokémon problems and proving his appraisal skills, while learning the rules that governed his livestreams. After uncovering a child’s deception and hearing the siblings’ story, he selected an unusual Weedle with exceptional potential.

• Ye Yinchuan began streaming as Snorlax Appraisal, diagnosed Da Ji Ba’s Machop and Ms. Carrot’s Oddish, then helped both trainers understand their Pokémon’s problems.
• Ye Yinchuan exposed Argumentative Bastard’s Squirtle’s aquaphobia, earned his first significant stream income, and used Super Influence to improve Snorlax’s Individual Value.
• Ye Yinchuan identified Little Fatty and Skinny Monkey’s supposed female Nidoran♀ as a Shiny male Nidoran♂, proving it by introducing a female and earning their apologies.
• Officer Tan warned Ye Yinchuan that claiming professional status without certification could violate livestream rules, then tested his appraisal of a Mutated Psychic-type Ponyta named Polly.
• Ye Yinchuan encouraged Polly to use Confusion, demonstrated her ability to Officer Tan and Chen Xue, and explained that he had learned about Galarian Ponyta from a book.
• Ye Yinchuan realized that Li Pi had disguised himself as an older sister seeking help for her Weedle, then heard Li Pi and his sister explain their parents’ unequal treatment and their reasons for lying.
• Ye Yinchuan rejected several Weedle before selecting a frail-looking one, then appraised it as having A-Rank Individual Value, Shield Dust, and the unusual move Electric Web.

Ye Yinchuan’s livestreams brought him unusual Pokémon cases, from a frightened Mimikyu and an irritable Machop to an injured Omanyte and a Pidgey afraid of heights. After reaching Fame Level Three and discovering Heart of Listening, he agreed to help Azu identify a costly batch of Eggs, warning him not to gamble or misrepresent them.

• Ye Yinchuan tested the skinny Caterpie’s Electric Web, which knocked out a charging Weedle, then advised the siblings to feed and protect their unusual Pokémon.
• Little Snorlax shielded Ye Yinchuan from a Tauros, learned Defense Curl, and later demonstrated the Move on livestream as Ye Yinchuan appraised the Boss’s abandoned Meowth and identified its Technician Ability.
• Ye Yinchuan helped Little Sister deal with a strange Pikachu-like Pokémon, identifying it as Mimikyu and guiding her as it repaired its costume and left peacefully.
• Da Ji Ba asked Ye Yinchuan for advice about Machop’s genetic defect, and Ye Yinchuan recommended registering it, improving its living conditions, and managing its anger without letting it evolve.
• Ye Yinchuan and Officer Tan helped Nutritious Nonsense understand that his injured Omanyte needed urgent care and registration, while Ye Yinchuan explained its possible recovery and evolution.
• Ye Yinchuan reached Fame Level Three, gained Heart of Listening, and heard Little Snorlax’s affectionate thoughts before joining it in bed.
• Ye Yinchuan trained with Little Snorlax, sensed what he believed was Pokémon Energy, then appraised Xiao Wen’s Pidgey and recommended gentle exposure therapy for its fear of heights.
• Ye Yinchuan identified Azu’s Egg as a Bellsprout Egg and suspected it had been colored to resemble a Charmander Egg, after Azu revealed he had bought fifty-five Eggs, Ye Yinchuan agreed to identify them under strict conditions.

Ye Yinchuan appraised Pokémon for his viewers, helped several trainers understand their partners, and rescued A Wen with Heracross and Chikorita. The arc ended with Xia’s Egg hatching into a Psyduck that Ye called incredible.

• Ye Yinchuan appraised Azu’s Pokémon Eggs, identified valuable Bellsprout and Chikorita Eggs, and helped Azu subdue a newly hatched Ekans.
• Ye Yinchuan helped Bu Chi Xiangcai feed her hungry Poochyena properly, then identified Fishing Brother’s strange lake Pokémon as a female Feebas and agreed to take it.
• Ye Yinchuan appraised A Wen’s Heracross and reassured A Wen that it was a gem, while learning that Meowth’s former buyer had threatened him.
• Ye Yinchuan identified Niu Niu’s affectionate Pokémon as Smoochum, helped it use Icy Wind, and advised Niu Niu on caring for it.
• Ye Yinchuan told Little Rich Girl that her Paras resisted evolving because it feared losing its consciousness, and advised her to provide sunlight, nutrition, and a dry environment.
• Ye Yinchuan used Heart of Listening to discover that Love You Boltund’s boyfriend had taught it to react to pretty women, then Heracross alerted him that A Wen had collapsed.
• Ye Yinchuan rushed to A Wen with Chikorita and heart medicine, and Chikorita used Aromatherapy before Doctor Bai stabilized A Wen.
• Ye Yinchuan appraised Xia’s glowing Egg as a Psyduck Egg, and Xia welcomed the hatchling as her first Pokémon while Ye assured her father that it was incredible.

Ye Yinchuan advised Pokémon owners during his livestreams, exposed a rival streamer’s fraud, and helped Bug Catcher Boy A Chong through a dangerous forest encounter. The arc ended with A Chong trying to catch a powerful Shiny Scyther after his first Poké Ball failed.

• Ye Yinchuan appraised a family’s Psyduck, explained its unusual talent, and watched it use Confusion against Lickitung before advising them how to train it.
• Ye Yinchuan coached Jinfu on disciplining his ill-tempered Machop, then earned a record amount from his livestream and studied for the Pokémon Appraiser exam.
• Ye Yinchuan found a promising stray Litten at the gym and tried to befriend it with Pokémon Food, while Little Snorlax reached Level 5.
• Ye Yinchuan explained how a Doduo’s two heads could grow stronger by fighting, then helped its owner use Pikachu to establish rules between them.
• Ye Yinchuan appraised a Bulbasaur and Bonsly, identified Bonsly as a Rock-type, and defeated Star Picker Bro’s fraud accusations after exposing the Pokémon’s reaction to water.
• Ye Yinchuan connected with Professional Trainer Bug Catcher Boy, later introducing himself as A Chong, and discovered that his Venonat had S-Rank Individual Value and a Psychic Antenna Trait.
• A Chong’s Venonat helped stop a Beedrill from alerting a swarm, then evolved into Venomoth as Ye Yinchuan guided A Chong through the forest.
• Ye Yinchuan identified a red-marked Scyther as a Shiny, and A Chong’s Pokémon restrained it after a battle, but it broke free of his first Poké Ball, and Ye Yinchuan promised success if A Chong followed his instructions.