Chapter Summaries

Ye Yinchuan identified the egg as Manaphy's and learned that it could awaken as the Sea King by obtaining the Sea Crown, reaching Level 100, and completing a seafaring pilgrimage. As he examined the Shiny Phione guarding it, he suspected the pursuers were impostors and prepared to stall until Miss Xilu arrived.

• Ye Yinchuan revealed that the translucent egg was a Manaphy egg, and Appraisal Eye showed it was about to hatch with the unawakened Sea King Trait.
• Ye Yinchuan learned that Manaphy needed the Sea Crown, Level 100, and a completed seafaring pilgrimage to awaken, and considered how Mirage Pokémon might attain true Legendary status.
• Ye Yinchuan examined the Shiny Phione and discovered it was a Level 37 Sea King Guard tasked with protecting Manaphy's egg and able to summon nearby Pokémon.
• The leader of the three pursuers claimed they worked for the Ocean Conservation Association and asked Ye Yinchuan to help stop the Phione.
• Ye Yinchuan suspected the pursuers were impostors because their ship held injured Pokémon, so he kept his suspicion hidden and planned to stall for Miss Xilu.

Ye Yinchuan assessed the opposing Trainers’ six powerful Pokémon and weighed the risks of fighting them while protecting the Phione and Manaphy egg. As he stalled for Xilu’s arrival, the egg began to glow, giving him hope that the uncertain situation might turn in his favor.

• Ye Yinchuan used Appraisal Eye to inspect the enemy’s Primarina, Dewgong, Wailord, Starmie, Tentacruel, and Gyarados, noting their levels, abilities, and dangerous moves.
• Ye Yinchuan considered how his own Pokémon could handle the enemy team and ordered Milotic and Lairon to hold the opponents back while he waited for Xilu.
• The Shiny Phione feared the humans intended to harm the future Sea King, while Ye Yinchuan tried to reassure it with a friendly gesture and Heavenly Hand of Cares.
• A woman claimed the Ocean Conservation Association wanted to rescue the Phione and Manaphy egg, but Ye Yinchuan suspected her motives because he had heard the injured Pokémon’s thoughts.
• The Manaphy egg in the Shiny Phione’s hands began to shine, and Ye Yinchuan thought the situation was about to improve.

Ye Yinchuan and Xilu joined forces with Manaphy's Egg and the Phione to defeat the Source of Life attackers with almost no losses, though a leather-jacketed enemy escaped. Manaphy's Egg then hatched in Ye Yinchuan's arms.

• Ye Yinchuan connected with Manaphy, Xilu, the Phione, and their Pokémon through Mind Swap, sharing information and coordinating their plans.
• Ye Yinchuan had Ogerpon snatch Manaphy's Egg as a feint, then confronted the Source of Life members about the injured Pokémon aboard their ship.
• Xilu ambushed the attackers with Kingdra, disabling Gyarados and Wailord, while Ye Yinchuan's Pokémon overwhelmed the remaining enemies.
• Decidueye pinned the fleeing Source of Life members, but a leather-jacketed man escaped into the sea with Wailord, leaving the battle nearly lossless for Ye Yinchuan's side.
• Manaphy's Egg glowed, cracked, and dissolved into energy as Manaphy hatched in Ye Yinchuan's arms.

Ye Yinchuan witnessed Manaphy form a pact with Xilu, revealing her Water Tribe heritage and awakening the Eye of the Sea. The pact uncovered the truth about Xilu's father: he had died protecting Manaphy, and his final message left Xilu grieving as his remaining soul faded away.

• Manaphy recognized Xilu as a descendant of the Water Tribe and explained that her Eye of the Sea could help it find the Sea Temple and become Sea King.
• Manaphy offered to help Xilu learn her father's whereabouts if she formed a pact with it, and Ye Yinchuan confirmed that the agreement was sincere and voluntary.
• Xilu agreed to the pact, and golden markings appeared around her eyes as Manaphy's level rose from 1 to 50.
• Manaphy's expanded Mind Swap connected to other Manaphy and revealed that Xilu's father had formed a pact with the previous Sea King after being fatally wounded by an evil organization.
• Xilu learned that her father's soul had merged with Manaphy, that he had secretly watched over her and saved her from drowning, and that he had withheld contact to protect her and her mother.
• Xilu's father's final message reached her before his remaining soul dissipated, and Xilu collapsed in tears.

After Xilu vowed to restore the Sea Temple and avenge her father, Manaphy gave Ye Yinchuan the Scale of the Sea Prince, which could strengthen Water-type Pokémon and enable brief communication with Pokémon. Ye Yinchuan tried to find Pokémon for a viewer and Hong Xing, but after a friendly Oshawott refused to leave the sea, he used the scale to call for willing candidates.

• Xilu promised Manaphy she would help it find the Sea Temple and become Sea King, then planned to return home and care for her dying mother before setting out on the pilgrimage.
• Manaphy gave Ye Yinchuan a Scale of the Sea Prince that attracted Ocean Pokémon, accelerated Water-type growth, and allowed its holder to communicate with Pokémon.
• Ye Yinchuan learned that Hong Xing had sent him Master Balls as a reminder to find him a Pokémon, and decided to choose one for him as well as one for a fan benefit.
• Ye Yinchuan appraised a friendly male Oshawott, but it refused to leave the sea after realizing he meant to give it to someone else.
• Ye Yinchuan activated the Scale of the Sea Prince and called for willing young Pokémon, drawing a crowd of Ocean Pokémon around him.

A middle-aged Trainer escaped pursuit with a Dark Ho-Oh-mutated Vaporeon and captured a Dragon-gene Sharpedo, while Ye Yinchuan found a promising Spheal egg during his livestream. Ye decided to give the egg to Hong Xing and continued searching for a fan giveaway, finding a Shiny Different Color Oshawott.

• A middle-aged Trainer praised Dark Ho-Oh’s power as his mutated Vaporeon devoured a school of Carvanha and captured the Dragon-gene Carvanha after it evolved into Sharpedo.
• The Trainer fled pursuers on Sharpedo and infused it with Dark Ho-Oh’s power, causing it to mutate further.
• Mantine brought Ye Yinchuan a Spheal egg, and Ye appraised it as healthy, at least A-rank, and likely to have Ice Body and the Egg Move Blizzard.
• Ye decided to give the Spheal egg to Hong Xing because its powerful move could be dangerous and require special registration, and Hong Xing tipped him twenty Master Balls.
• Mantine left after Ye accepted the egg, and Ye found a Shiny Different Color Oshawott that he announced as a fan giveaway.

Ye Yinchuan followed a Shiny Different Color Oshawott to rescue its poisoned Floatzel mother, then accepted the young Pokémon into his care. After returning to the city, he began a journey into Brilliant Cave with Sableye to bring its mother home.

• The Shiny Different Color Oshawott asked Ye Yinchuan to save its mother, and he agreed after learning it would leave with him in return.
• Ye Yinchuan found the Oshawott family’s Floatzel mother suffering from pollution discharged by Smolder Factory and purified the toxins with Ho-Oh’s power.
• Floatzel entrusted the Shiny Different Color Oshawott to Ye Yinchuan, who gave Azure Wave Berries to the family.
• Ye Yinchuan returned to the city and considered using Milotic’s secret space as a Pokémon Paradise teleportation point.
• Ye Yinchuan streamed from Brilliant Cave as Lairon scouted ahead and Sableye happily ate crystals on the way to bring its mother home.

Ye Yinchuan explored Brilliant Cave with Rockruff and Probopass while heading to bring Sableye’s mother back, and encountered a large gathering of Geodude. He discovered rare Alolan Geodude that could release electricity and began explaining their unusual form to his viewers.

• Ye Yinchuan brought Rockruff and Probopass into Brilliant Cave, where Probopass’s Little Nosepass scouts detected wild Pokémon ahead.
• Ye Yinchuan found dozens of sleeping Geodude disguised as rocks, and Probopass stopped one from attacking him.
• Ye Yinchuan soothed the Geodude he had awakened, fed it Pokémon Food, and warned viewers that groups of Geodude could threaten even Professional Trainers.
• Ye Yinchuan identified several darker Geodude as rare special forms and tapped one with a wooden stick, which it charred with an electric discharge.
• Ye Yinchuan explained that the Geodude were Alolan Geodude with Rock and Electric types, then showed their appearance as viewer interest rose.

Ye Yinchuan explained Alolan Geodude’s traits before Probopass challenged and defeated a powerful Alolan Graveler in the cave. As the defeated Graveler began to evolve, Ye Yinchuan realized the battle might continue against its final form, Alolan Golem.

• Ye Yinchuan explained that Alolan Geodude developed in areas with iron-sand deposits and strong magnetic fields, and described its instinctive redirected attacks.
• A thick-browed Alolan Geodude reprimanded the Geodude that had been attacked, then agreed to lead Probopass to a powerful tribe member.
• The Alolan Geodude led Ye Yinchuan and his Pokémon deeper into the cave, where an Elite Alolan Graveler emerged.
• Probopass fought the Alolan Graveler and defeated it with its moves and control over iron sand.
• The tribe cheered for Graveler as it showed a strong desire to keep fighting, and it began evolving into Alolan Golem.

Ye Yinchuan’s Probopass fought Alolan Golem to a near-fatal standstill, then learned Giga Impact and stopped Golem’s impending Self-Destruct. As the battle ended, Rockruff began evolving at dusk.

• Alolan Graveler evolved into Alolan Golem, and it resumed its fierce battle with Probopass while Ye Yinchuan watched and discussed Milk Tea Berries with his viewers.
• Alolan Golem unleashed explosive Electric-type attacks, and Ye Yinchuan realized it was gathering Energy for Self-Destruct or Explosion.
• Ye Yinchuan urged Probopass to stop Golem’s attack, invoking Probopass’s desire to defeat Metagross.
• Probopass learned Giga Impact and struck first, interrupting Golem’s Self-Destruct and leaving Golem to take the brunt of the blast.
• Ye Yinchuan confirmed that Rockruff’s Evolutionary Glow had intensified as dusk began after 4 p.m.

Ye Yinchuan’s Probopass defeated Alolan Golem but was left depleted, so Leafeon Miss used Healing Wish to treat both Pokémon. Rockruff then evolved into a Shiny Dusk Form Lycanroc, whom Ye Yinchuan named Dusk, and he explained the rare form’s strict evolution requirements to the viewers.

• Probopass defeated Alolan Golem with Giga Impact, but Ye Yinchuan explained that the move left Probopass without energy and highly vulnerable.
• Ye Yinchuan sent out Leafeon Miss, who used Healing Wish and a Revival Berry to heal Probopass and Alolan Golem while training her strength.
• Rockruff completed its evolution into a Dusk Form Lycanroc, whose Shiny traits gave its claws, fangs, mane, and head blades a translucent blue appearance and let them flicker in and out of sight.
• Ye Yinchuan congratulated Lycanroc, warned it to handle its new strength carefully, and named it Dusk.
• Ye Yinchuan explained that Dusk Form required Own Tempo and evolution precisely at Dusk, though those conditions did not guarantee the form.

Ye Yinchuan explained how Rockruff could evolve into the rare Dusk Form Lycanroc while continuing his outdoor exploration. At Sableye’s territory, Sableye Mother sensed a familiar underground resonance and wondered whether an ancestor of the Sableye clan was hidden below.

• Ye Yinchuan explained that Dusk Form Lycanroc required Own Tempo and gained Tough Claws after evolving, while combining traits of Midday and Midnight Forms.
• At Snorlax Paradise, Milotic comforted a crying Sobble and calmed a child who had accidentally frightened it.
• Probopass and Alolan Golem became friends and wanted to teach each other moves, so Ye Yinchuan left them together and continued onward.
• Ye Yinchuan reached Sableye’s territory, where Sableye reunited with Sableye Mother beside a mural depicting Diancie and Carbink.
• Sableye Mother sensed an underground resonance that seemed connected to her bloodline and wondered if an ancestor of the Sableye clan was still alive below.

Ye Yinchuan reunited Sableye Mother with her child and agreed to investigate the underground echo she had sensed in Brilliant Cave. As his group explored the caves, they encountered a Dwebble, and Ye Yinchuan noticed it had found a rock it preferred for its shell.

• Sableye and Sableye Mother joyfully reunited, and Ye Yinchuan fulfilled his promise to bring Sableye Mother with them.
• Sableye Mother told Ye Yinchuan that she had heard an echo underground and suspected another Sableye clan lived deeper in the cave.
• Ye Yinchuan set off with his Pokémon to investigate the echo and the mural, while leaving the recovering Probopass behind.
• Sableye Mother led the group toward the underground route where a powerful Pokémon had wounded her, and Sableye vowed to defend her.
• Ye Yinchuan identified a crab-like Pokémon as Dwebble and watched it choose a new rock for its shell.

Ye Yinchuan found a rare Held Item, Stone in Stone, while filming a Dwebble making its home, then faced an aggressive Crustle that wanted to steal it. After Lairon and Dusk Lycanroc drove the Crustle back, the Pokémon that had previously attacked Sableye Mother appeared and struck it.

• Ye Yinchuan explained how Dwebble softened and hollowed out a rock to make a new home, and described its evolution into Crustle.
• After Dwebble dissolved its old shell, Ye Yinchuan discovered a Stone in Stone inside it and explained its benefits as a Held Item for Rock-type Pokémon.
• An aggressive Crustle approached Ye Yinchuan to take the Stone in Stone, while Sableye Mother clarified that it was not the Crustle that had injured her before.
• Ye Yinchuan sent Lairon and Dusk Lycanroc to battle the Level 35 Crustle, and Dusk Lycanroc cracked the rock on its back until it lost its resolve and retreated.
• Another Pokémon suddenly attacked the retreating Crustle, and Sableye Mother and the little Sableye recognized it as the Pokémon that had attacked her before.

Ye Yinchuan learned that meteorite-borne Pokémon had corrupted the Jewel Kingdom and that Empress Diancie had sealed it away. Mega Sableye asked him to hatch and raise Diancie so she could reclaim the kingdom, while Sableye Mother volunteered to remain and help maintain the seal.

• Ye Yinchuan agreed to help Mega Sableye investigate the Jewel Kingdom, as long as the task remained within his abilities.
• Mega Sableye explained that meteorites brought Pokémon and energy that transformed the kingdom’s gems into Mega Stones and gradually corrupted its Pokémon.
• Ye Yinchuan suspected that Deoxys was among the meteorite-borne Pokémon after Mega Sableye described Minior and a shape-changing humanoid Pokémon.
• Mega Sableye asked Ye Yinchuan to hatch Diancie from her Primal Crystal, raise her, and help her reclaim the Jewel Kingdom and awaken its people.
• Sableye Mother volunteered to stay behind with Mega Sableye to maintain the seal while little Sableye remained with Ye Yinchuan.
• Ye Yinchuan explained the situation to his livestream audience, ended the stream, and kept the method for hatching Diancie secret.

Ye Yinchuan and his Pokémon confronted a savage Level 50 Kleavor, whose exclusive Stone Axe move nearly killed Crustle and badly injured Lairon. As Kleavor charged at the injured Dusk Lycanroc, Lairon stepped in to protect it and began to evolve.

• Kleavor ambushed the fleeing Crustle, and Ye Yinchuan recognized it as Scyther's special Evolutionary Form.
• Ye Yinchuan sent Lairon and Dusk Lycanroc to rescue Crustle, but Kleavor struck Lairon with Rock Axe and Slash, breaking through its defenses.
• Kleavor used its exclusive Stone Axe to scatter rocks and trap Crustle, then unleashed a powerful attack that Dusk Lycanroc deflected at the cost of being injured.
• Kleavor charged at Dusk Lycanroc, and Lairon rushed in to protect it, resolving to shield its Pokémon family.
• Lairon began to glow with Evolutionary Glow as its desire to protect its family triggered its evolution.

Lairon evolved into Aggron and overwhelmed Kleavor in battle, after which Ye Yinchuan treated and captured the injured Pokémon. He then explained Scyther’s branching evolutions and the materials needed to guide them.

• Lairon evolved into Aggron, whose immense Defense shattered Kleavor’s stone axes and left it unable to fight.
• Aggron and Sableye defeated Kleavor and Crustle, and Leafeon Miss treated their injuries.
• Ye Yinchuan offered food to Kleavor and Crustle, then captured the injured Kleavor with a Poké Ball.
• Ye Yinchuan explained that Scyther could evolve into Scizor or Kleavor, with each form emphasizing different strengths.
• Ye Yinchuan told viewers that Black Stone could guide Scyther toward Kleavor and Metal Coat could help it evolve into Scizor.

Ye Yinchuan explored Brilliant Cave with his Pokémon, showing viewers his newly evolved Aggron and using his Tera Electric Sandshrew as a light source. Guided by Sableye Mother, they uncovered a huge gemstone-like barrier underground and found an enormous Sableye beneath it.

• Ye Yinchuan examined Aggron's powerful new form, explained that its Ability had not changed, and warned viewers about Kleavor's violent attacks.
• Ye Yinchuan released his permanently Terastallized Sandshrew, whose Light Bulb-shaped jewel illuminated the dark cave.
• After Ye Yinchuan left, the injured Crustle wondered why he had taken Kleavor but not it, then went to rest.
• Sableye Mother sensed a presence beneath the cave floor that seemed connected to the Sableye bloodline, so Ye Yinchuan ordered Aggron and the others to dig.
• Ye Yinchuan's Pokémon uncovered a vast gemstone-like barrier with an enormous space beneath it, where Ye Yinchuan spotted a giant Sableye.

Ye Yinchuan discovered an ancient Mega Sableye sealed beneath a red gem barrier and uncovered a vast deposit of Key Stones and Mega Stones. He explained the stones’ connection to Mega Evolution after officials confirmed their importance, while the mystery of Diancie’s blessing on Sableye remained unresolved.

• Ye Yinchuan appraised the sleeping Mega Sableye and found that it was aged and weakened, had once been Level 80, and possessed Magic Mirror and Diancie's Blessing.
• The mother-and-son Sableye revered the creature but could not pass through the red barrier, so Ye Yinchuan and his Pokémon excavated the surrounding rock and uncovered paired, multicolored ores.
• Ye Yinchuan recognized the ores as Key Stones and Mega Stones, then contacted Jie Ge, who confirmed the deposit's strategic importance and promised protection and rewards.
• Ye Yinchuan told his viewers about Mega Evolution, the Mega Sableye's gem shield, and the stones' ability to let Pokémon Mega Evolve.
• Jie Ge authorized Ye Yinchuan to announce the discovery, and Ye Yinchuan revealed that the stones could enable Mega Evolution while suspecting that Diancie's blessing held another secret.

Ye Yinchuan learned that Mega Sableye was trying to make Little Sableye replace it as the guardian of a seal, and he negotiated to save the young Pokémon. Mega Sableye revealed that the seal contained a corrupted Jewel Kingdom and that the Sableye clan needed to raise a new Diancie to reclaim it, leaving Ye Yinchuan poised to help.

• Mega Sableye awakened and used its psychic power to daze Ye Yinchuan's Pokémon while the red barrier softened beneath Little Sableye.
• Ye Yinchuan used Ho-Oh's Sacred Fire to free his Pokémon from Mega Sableye's mental influence, then grabbed Sableye Mother as Little Sableye sank into the barrier.
• Mega Sableye revealed that it meant to make Little Sableye inherit its role as the seal's cornerstone, and Ye Yinchuan showed it a picture of Diancie's Primal Crystal.
• Sableye Mother refused to let Little Sableye be taken and offered to replace Mega Sableye herself, while Ye Yinchuan learned that the Sableye clan's mission involved raising a new Diancie.
• Mega Sableye explained that an evil power from the sky had corrupted the Jewel Kingdom and its Empress Diancie, and that a new Diancie had to reclaim the kingdom and save its inhabitants.
• Sableye Mother declared that she would shoulder the mission and trusted Ye Yinchuan to help, prompting Mega Sableye to look to him with hope.