Chapter Summaries

Ye Yinchuan officially became a Professional Trainer after submitting Illumise and receiving a reward, then visited Bai Zhi and took a tentative step toward a closer relationship. He began a new outdoor stream at Brilliant Cave, where a campus legend warned of a soul-stealing monster.

• Chen Bo confirmed that Illumise was exceptional, and Ye Yinchuan received 2,000 points and 100,000 yuan for submitting her.
• Ye Yinchuan returned home, enjoyed time with his Pokémon, and paid Bai Zhi tens of thousands of yuan for assisting him; he arranged to bring her Sen Red Fruits.
• Ye Yinchuan visited Bai Zhi near her school, gave her the fruit, and gently held her hand and touched her cheek as their relationship grew closer.
• Bai Zhi told Ye Yinchuan a campus legend about a dangerous soul-stealing creature in Brilliant Cave, a Wild Area near her school.
• Ye Yinchuan started a stream at Brilliant Cave, described its gemstone-filled tunnels and the Dementor legend, and entered the cave alone.

Ye Yinchuan entered Brilliant Cave, outfitted himself at its Professional Station, and met A Kai, who required him to prove he could explore alone by battling. Aron dominated A Kai’s Roggenrola, but Roggenrola began evolving before the duel ended.

• Ye Yinchuan entered Brilliant Cave’s Professional Station, bought protective gear, and encountered two friendly Arcanine guarded by the administrator A Kai.
• A Kai warned Ye Yinchuan that his phone would not work in the Wild Area, offered to lend him a suitable device, and then challenged him to prove his strength before going alone.
• A Kai chose his newly caught Roggenrola for the duel, while Ye Yinchuan sent out Aron.
• Aron used Metal Claw to overpower Roggenrola in their head-on clash, leaving A Kai impressed by Aron’s training.
• Roggenrola began glowing with the light of evolution as A Kai was about to concede.

Ye Yinchuan watched Roggenrola evolve into Boldore and helped Aron win a close battle against it, earning permission and an extra Regional Capture Quota to enter Brilliant Cave. As he explored, Ye Yinchuan encountered Nidorino and Nidorina in the grass, and Cottonee paralyzed them before Nidorino fled from his other Pokémon.

• Roggenrola evolved into Boldore, which used Power Gem against Aron.
• Ye Yinchuan had Aron use Body Lightening and Iron Head to defeat Boldore in a narrow victory.
• A Kai recognized Ye Yinchuan's strength, allowed him into Brilliant Cave, and gave him a Regional Capture Quota.
• Ye Yinchuan entered the cave area with his Pokémon and spotted Nidorino and Nidorina in the grass.
• Nidorino attacked Ye Yinchuan with Poison Sting, but Dartrix blocked the attack and Cottonee used Stun Spore on the pair.
• Nidorina escaped, while Nidorino fled after seeing Snorlax, Dartrix, and Incineroar.

Ye Yinchuan rescued a trapped Seviper and found an explorer dying from its venom, but signs of deliberate sabotage inside Brilliant Cave suggested someone was targeting the cave’s visitors. After stabilizing the explorer, Ye Yinchuan discovered that someone had cut his Cave Exploration Rope and that his phone had no signal, leaving him to seek help through his livestream.

• Ye Yinchuan entered Brilliant Cave with a Cave Exploration Rope and spotted a Seviper hiding near the entrance, where bloodstains suggested it had bitten an explorer.
• Ye Yinchuan learned that someone had dumped Seviper in the cave, then used his Pokémon to bring it outside, wash it, and dry it.
• Ye Yinchuan followed the bloodstains and found an unconscious explorer guarded by his Tranquill, then used Milotic’s Life Dew to improve the man’s condition.
• Ye Yinchuan found no phone signal and suspected that someone had deliberately placed Seviper in the cave and blocked communications.
• A sound like an explosion came from deeper inside the cave, and Ye Yinchuan discovered that someone had cut his Cave Exploration Rope.
• Ye Yinchuan asked his livestream viewers to alert the nearest Pokémon Center because his phone could not connect to other services.

Ye Yinchuan joined ranger A Kai’s rescue effort against Team Shadow in Brilliant Cave, helping reach an injured explorer and drive off two attackers. After a Team Shadow woman ambushed the group with Gengar, Murkrow, and Houndoom, Ye Yinchuan sent out Snorlax and Milotic as the battle began.

• Ye Yinchuan met a fleeing explorer who revealed that Team Shadow had targeted the Dementor in Brilliant Cave and was holding her teammate back.
• A Kai’s message reached Ye Yinchuan, who went to the cave entrance and helped Milotic defeat a Team Shadow member blocking the way.
• Ye Yinchuan and A Kai found the injured teammate and carried him toward safety while Ye Yinchuan led them to the ongoing battle.
• Ye Yinchuan used Milotic’s Life Dew to help the badly injured Sandslash, while the Team Shadow pair released poisonous smoke and tried to escape.
• A Team Shadow woman concealed by Gengar reappeared and attacked the rescue party with Murkrow, Gengar, and Houndoom.
• Ye Yinchuan sent out Snorlax and Milotic to face the incoming attacks.

Ye Yinchuan and his Pokémon defeated Team Shadow, but the group became trapped in Brilliant Cave by a Pokémon they called the Dementor. Ye Yinchuan identified it as a Sableye and learned it was hostile because Team Shadow had trapped its mother.

• Snorlax, Milotic, Cottonee, Incineroar, and Dartrix helped Ye Yinchuan defeat Gengar, Houndoom, and the Team Shadow woman, while A Kai returned with another captured Team Shadow member.
• Ye Yinchuan, A Kai, Zhou Moyan, Chen Lan, and the others found themselves unable to return or contact the nearby Pokémon Center team, and Zhou Moyan warned that the Dementor had trapped them.
• A pair of glowing gems appeared in the darkness, and Zhou Moyan explained that the Dementor’s gaze could ensnare people in terrifying illusions.
• Ye Yinchuan identified the Dementor as a Sableye and learned through Appraisal Eye and Heart of Listening that it was frightened and angry because Team Shadow had trapped its mother.

Ye Yinchuan calmed a young Sableye by offering it gems and resisting its illusions, then learned it wanted help rescuing its mother. Sableye led the group onward as Ye Yinchuan realized they had been trapped in an illusion.

• Ye Yinchuan explained that Sableye usually ate gems rather than human souls, and Chen Lan offered raw stones as food.
• Ye Yinchuan approached Sableye with the gems, while Sableye used Mean Look and Confuse Ray to trap A Kai in an illusion of his past trauma.
• Ye Yinchuan shielded A Kai from Sableye's gaze, soothed the Pokémon, and offered gems while Incineroar attacked a waking Team Shadow member to show they were enemies.
• Sableye accepted the gems, its hostility faded, and A Kai recovered from the illusion.
• Sableye indicated that it needed help, then led Ye Yinchuan and the others onward; Ye Yinchuan realized Sableye had created an illusion around them.

Ye Yinchuan guided the group through the cave, appeasing a hostile Gible with a Glass Marble before they found a Sableye trapped in a Laser Cage. As Rookidee arrived atop a powerful black Onix and tried to seize the Sableye, Zhou Moyan freed it, and Ye Yinchuan targeted the fleeing Onix with Overlord's Shadow.

• Ye Yinchuan explained that Sableye preyed on Carbink, then the group encountered an angry Gible and he calmed it by rolling over a Glass Marble.
• The group discovered a larger Sableye imprisoned in a Laser Cage, and Chen Lan deduced that the guiding Sableye had been trying to rescue its parent.
• After warning the group that the cage could retaliate if tampered with, Zhou Moyan and the others decided to wait for information from captured Team Shadow members.
• A black Onix burst through the cave wall with Rookidee riding it, and it blocked Boldore's Power Gem with Protect before charging toward the trapped Sableye.
• Zhou Moyan released the Laser Cage, and the freed Sableye struck Rookidee with a blast of energy as Rookidee escaped underground on Onix.
• Ye Yinchuan silently activated Overlord's Shadow against the fleeing Onix.

Ye Yinchuan and the others escaped the collapsing caverns, where he discovered murals linking Carbink, Sableye, and Diancie, then accepted a mysterious pink disc diamond from the Sableye. He also took in a Sableye mother and daughter, ending with the young Sableye willingly entering his Poké Ball.

• A Kai and Chen Lan confronted Uncle Zhou, who admitted he had once belonged to Team Shadow before fleeing into the collapsing caves.
• A Sableye guided Ye Yinchuan and the others to a stable hideout, where they escaped the cave-in and found Carbink remains.
• Ye Yinchuan found murals depicting Carbink, Sableye, and a Diancie-like Pokémon, then saw two Sableye bring him a large pink disc diamond passed down by their ancestors.
• The Sableye offered Ye Yinchuan the diamond as their savior, and he suspected it might be connected to Diancie and Team Shadow's attack.
• The Sableye mother and daughter asked Ye Yinchuan to take them in, and he accepted the young Sableye into a Poké Ball.

Ye Yinchuan left Sableye’s cave with the young Sableye and learned more about its unusual abilities, then helped rescue Uncle Zhou after Rookidee led the group to him. Rookidee surrendered to A Kai, who handcuffed him and Uncle Zhou together, while Ye Yinchuan noticed the injured Onix left embedded in the cave wall.

• Ye Yinchuan explained that he had caught the young Sableye and assessed its aptitude, Keen Eye ability, and inherited moves for his viewers.
• Ye Yinchuan, A Kai, and Chen Lan left the cave, found their route blocked by collapses, and followed A Kai’s Arcanine toward a cry for help.
• The group found Rookidee dragging the badly injured Uncle Zhou, and Ye Yinchuan used Milotic’s Life Dew to stabilize him.
• Rookidee described a powerful Onix-like entity that had attacked him and his Onix, while Ye Yinchuan recognized it as his Overlord’s Shadow.
• Rookidee explained that Uncle Zhou had risked himself to save him, then agreed to surrender; A Kai handcuffed them together.
• Ye Yinchuan examined the Onix embedded in the rock wall and admired its dark, metallic-looking body.

Ye Yinchuan and his group escaped Brilliant Cave, where he learned more about Team Shadow and its leader Night Owl, then registered his new Pokémon and resources. After ending his stream, he met Bai Zhi for grilled fish, introduced her to Sableye, and shared a meal with their Pokémon.

• Ye Yinchuan appraised Rookidee’s Thorn Rock Onix and explained its enhanced traits and abilities to his viewers.
• Ye Yinchuan’s group escaped Brilliant Cave, and he learned from Yan Xiao that Night Owl sought a powerful Pokémon rumored to create illusions and impersonate other Pokémon.
• Chen Lan offered to help Yan Xiao face punishment, while A Kai argued that his past crimes could not be dismissed; Ye Yinchuan registered Sableye and the pink round diamond before leaving.
• Ye Yinchuan ended his stream early, picked up Bai Zhi after class, and took her to a grilled fish restaurant.
• Ye Yinchuan introduced Sableye to Bai Zhi and explained why people had mistaken it for the campus Dementor legend.
• Ye Yinchuan, Bai Zhi, and their Pokémon ate grilled fish together, and Incineroar nearly caused trouble when it stole Dartrix’s spicy portion.

Ye Yinchuan promoted Pokémon food during his stream, then entered Dragonveil Forest with the Miraidon Egg to explore and try to hatch it. As Aron neared evolution, he encountered an unfamiliar wild Pokémon.

• Bai Zhi told Ye Yinchuan that she and her Pokémon had eaten the Sen Red Fruits, and Sprigatito and Snivy evolved into Floragato and Servine.
• Ye Yinchuan promoted Pokémon food on his stream and boosted sales by offering a Smeargle Egg giveaway to viewers who placed orders.
• Ye Yinchuan announced an egg-carrying walk in the Wild Area and brought the Miraidon Egg into Dragonveil Forest.
• Ye Yinchuan entered the undeveloped forest with his Pokémon, where Aron began glowing as it neared evolution.
• Ye Yinchuan encountered a round, rabbit-eared wild Pokémon whose identity puzzled him and his viewers.

Ye Yinchuan and his Pokémon encountered a screaming Whismur, then fought off the Loudred that attacked to protect it. After Ye calmed Loudred and treated its injuries, the Pokémon began evolving, and Ye revealed that it would become Exploud.

• Ye Yinchuan warned his Pokémon that Whismur could scream loudly, but Whismur noticed the group and unleashed a piercing cry that hurt them.
• Ye Yinchuan stopped Incineroar from attacking and had Sableye cover Whismur’s air intakes, ending its scream without seriously harming it.
• Loudred attacked Ye Yinchuan’s group with a powerful sound wave, and Ye sent Aron to battle it.
• Aron used its speed and Iron Head to knock Loudred down, after which Ye treated its injuries and Sableye released Whismur.
• Loudred approached Whismur, then began evolving; Ye Yinchuan told the viewers its next form was Exploud.

Ye Yinchuan watched a Loudred evolve into a Dragon-type-mutated Exploud, learned about its Dragon-type Gene, and let it leave peacefully. He then followed Aron’s sudden scent toward a hidden valley, where he discovered a herd of Cufant beside a lake that Aron seemed drawn to.

• Loudred evolved into a Level 34 Exploud with Dragon-type Scales and the Dragon-type Gene Trait, and Ye Yinchuan explained its mutation to the livestream audience.
• Exploud bowed, picked up the Whismur, and left without attacking, while Ye Yinchuan described possible conditions for Loudred to evolve and chose not to catch it.
• Aron smelled a sweet fragrance and led Ye Yinchuan and the other Pokémon deep into an unmarked part of Dragonveil Forest.
• Aron ate high-quality metal ore from pits in a secluded valley, then continued toward the source of the scent.
• Ye Yinchuan discovered a group of Cufant living beside a lake and realized he might be the first to find them within Huaxia.
• The Cufant noticed Ye Yinchuan’s group but remained calm, and Ye Yinchuan confirmed that the lake was what had attracted Aron.

Ye Yinchuan’s Aron drank metal-rich spring water and evolved into Lairon, awakening Water-type potential and gaining several new moves. Before Ye Yinchuan could test Lairon’s strength, a powerful Torkoal attacked a group of Cufant, and he sent Lairon and Milotic to help them.

• Ye Yinchuan encouraged Aron to drink the spring water while his Pokémon cheered it on, and he explained how Aron’s habits could give it an affinity for Water-type energy.
• Aron evolved into Level 32 Lairon, whose new moves included Dig, Screech, Water Pulse, and Rain Dance.
• Ye Yinchuan showed Lairon’s panel to the viewers and confirmed that it had awakened Water-type potential during its evolution.
• A Level 39 Torkoal chased a group of Cufant after they disturbed its coal deposit, and it injured them with its fiery attacks.
• Ye Yinchuan decided to protect the Cufant and ordered Lairon and Milotic to stop Torkoal’s rampage.

Ye Yinchuan’s Lairon battled Torkoal while Milotic healed the injured Cufant, until Copperajah arrived and forced Torkoal to flee. Ye Yinchuan sent Lairon and Cottonee after it, and their moves slowed and exposed Torkoal for Copperajah to strike.

• Milotic healed the injured Cufant as Lairon fought Torkoal with Water Pulse, Metal Sound, and defensive moves, eventually knocking it off balance.
• Copperajah charged in, and Ye Yinchuan ordered Lairon to retreat while Torkoal turned and ran from the herd leader.
• Ye Yinchuan sent Lairon after Torkoal, and Lairon used Rain Dance to suppress Torkoal’s flames and slow its escape.
• Cottonee blew away Torkoal’s Smog with Fairy Wind, allowing Copperajah to catch up and strike Torkoal on the head with its trunk.

Ye Yinchuan and his Pokémon explored a valley after Copperajah defeated Torkoal and welcomed them into its herd. A Steel Scales Whiscash attacked Milotic but fled after Copperajah joined the fight, and Ye Yinchuan continued exploring, where he spotted a strange Pokémon near the lake.

• Copperajah defeated Torkoal, spared it, and showed gratitude to Ye Yinchuan and his Pokémon.
• A Steel Scales Whiscash attacked Milotic from the lake, but Milotic deflected its Muddy Water while Copperajah blasted it with Flash Cannon, sending it underwater.
• Ye Yinchuan identified the attacker as a level 42 Whiscash with a Steel Scales trait and explained how the lake's metallic resources had changed its appearance and abilities.
• Ye Yinchuan decided to explore the remote valley, confident Copperajah could help protect him if danger arose.
• Ye Yinchuan spotted a sneaky Pokémon walking near the water and told his viewers it was not a Water-type or a mutation, but an entirely different species from the similar-looking Pokémon they had in mind.

Ye Yinchuan introduced Wilderness Tentacool, a rare Grass- and Ground-type Pokémon, and sampled the tasty slices it shed while explaining its abilities and evolution. As he continued exploring with Miraidon’s egg, it neared hatching, and he speculated that it might evolve into the legendary Miraidon.

• Ye Yinchuan identified the strange Pokémon as Wilderness Tentacool, explained that it was a mushroom Pokémon distinct from Tentacool, and demonstrated its Ground-type attack as it fled.
• Ye Yinchuan collected and ate the slices Wilderness Tentacool had shed, and his Pokémon joined him before he stopped Little Snorlax from eating its droppings.
• Ye Yinchuan told the viewers that Wilderness Tentacool could evolve into Land Tentacruel and described its unusual Mycelial Power Ability.
• Ye Yinchuan noticed that Miraidon’s egg had grown hotter and its heartbeat stronger, signaling that it was close to hatching.
• Ye Yinchuan considered the egg’s ability to evolve and speculated that Miraidon might become the legendary Electric- and Dragon-type Pokémon Miraidon.

Ye Yinchuan hatched a Shiny Different Color Miraidon and revealed that it possessed both Normal-type and Dragon-type. He demonstrated Miraidon’s ability to switch between the two energies on his livestream, leaving viewers convinced as Normal Stuff’s challenge fell flat.

• Ye Yinchuan’s Miraidon Egg hatched amid gathering Pokémon Energy and thunderclouds, revealing a golden Miraidon that ate its eggshell.
• Ye Yinchuan named the unknown Pokémon Miraidon and told his viewers it possessed both Normal-type and Dragon-type.
• Normal Stuff challenged Ye Yinchuan’s claim, so Ye Yinchuan explained the type combination’s strengths and named Drampa as another example.
• Ye Yinchuan used Incineroar’s flames and Little Snorlax’s Cold Water Splash to provoke Miraidon into releasing Dragon-type and Normal-type Energy in turn.
• Miraidon successfully converted between the two energies, and the viewers accepted Ye Yinchuan’s demonstration.

Ye Yinchuan discovered that Miraidon had the Space-Time Paradox Trait and continued exploring Dragonveil Forest with his Pokémon. He reached a battle between Exploud and a mysterious Dragon-type Pokémon that he recognized, but the viewers did not.

• Normal Stuff apologized to Ye Yinchuan for challenging his appraisal and sent him six Master Balls as gifts.
• Ye Yinchuan learned that Miraidon's Trait was Space-Time Paradox, while Celebi's Blessing had also gained additional effects after hatching.
• Ye Yinchuan fed Miraidon and continued through Dragonveil Forest, riding on Lairon while answering viewers' questions about Miraidon's Abilities, Types, and tire-like structures.
• Ye Yinchuan heard a battle ahead and hurried toward it with Lairon, then spotted Exploud fighting a mysterious Pokémon.
• Ye Yinchuan recognized the unfamiliar Pokémon as a Dragon-type, while viewers guessed that it might be Golbat's evolution.