Recaps

Zhishi's parents visited the Pokémon Day Care to choose a companion Pokémon for her, but Fang Yan advised them to let Zhishi decide. Zhishi wanted a Pokémon strong enough to protect Shauna, so Fang Yan arranged for her to take a Dratini Egg home.

• Mr. and Mrs. Minamoto asked Fang Yan for help choosing a Pokémon to keep Zhishi company, and he suggested letting Zhishi choose for herself.
• The couple stayed at the Pokémon Day Care until school ended, when Zhishi arrived with Shauna and learned they had come to find her a Pokémon.
• Zhishi first chose Dali and then Rhyperior, but Fang Yan refused to give either Pokémon away.
• Zhishi told Fang Yan she wanted a strong Pokémon to protect Shauna, and he agreed to help her.
• Fang Yan offered the Minamotos a Dratini Egg, explained its qualities, and gave it to Zhishi after her parents agreed to buy it.

After selling Dratini's Egg, Fang Yan agreed to help Gary investigate two sick Shieldon in Canalave City and set out with his Pokémon, including Latias. He left Lucian in charge of the Pokémon Day Care after recruiting him to teach and handle visitors, then flew off before Lucian could assign him delivery work.

• Gary called Fang Yan about two Shieldon that had stopped eating despite treatment, and Fang Yan agreed to visit him in Canalave City.
• Fang Yan arranged for Mr. and Mrs. Fujino and the Pokémon at the Day Care to manage while he was away, then chose his team for the trip.
• Latias asked to accompany Fang Yan, and he agreed after explaining that he considered her a friend rather than expecting her to repay his gift.
• Fang Yan invited Lucian to come along, but Lucian refused because he had just finished working overtime.
• Fang Yan left Lucian to teach Shauna and Zhishi, handle possible student challenges, and oversee the Day Care while Latias carried him toward Canalave City.

Lucian enjoyed a break at the Pokémon Day Care with Shauna and Zhishi, but a wave of visiting Trainers kept him battling for days. Meanwhile, Fang Yan rode Latias through the cold and finally arrived where Gary and Byron were caring for two sick Shieldon.

• Lucian gave Shauna a Bronzong plush, met her friend Zhishi, and agreed to battle a Trainer who had come from Jubilife Academy.
• Shauna insisted Lucian battle personally so she and Zhishi could learn, and a growing crowd of students kept challenging him.
• Lucian battled brutally on the second day, then handed the challenges to Bronzong and the others on the third day while he watched and gave pointers.
• Fang Yan shivered as Latias flew him toward Gary and Byron, and Latias sped up to get them there sooner.
• Fang Yan arrived on Latias, and Gary greeted him as his manager while Byron realized he was Gary’s teacher.

Fang Yan treated the Shieldon’s discomfort as a sign of impending evolution and stayed at the Pokémon Day Care to care for them. Gary revealed he had obtained a Key Stone and challenged Fang Yan to a battle to demonstrate his training, leaving them about to fight.

• Gary introduced Gym Leader Byron to Fang Yan and explained that Ash and Dawn planned to rest at the Pokémon Day Care before the competition.
• Fang Yan examined the two Shieldon, realized they were nearing evolution, and prepared herbal medicine to ease their discomfort.
• Fang Yan gave the Shieldon medicine and rewarded them with Honey, then agreed to stay until the two Shieldon evolved.
• Gary told Fang Yan he had found a place for his research institute and planned to return after the League Conference, which began in two weeks.
• Gary showed Fang Yan the Key Stone in his pendant and challenged him to a battle, and Fang Yan accepted.

Gary challenged Fang Yan to a full battle, testing the strength he and his Pokémon had developed. Gary’s Mega Blastoise clashed with Fang Yan and Lilligant’s Bloom Doom, and Gary ended the match satisfied that he had shown Fang Yan the light he had grasped.

• Gary chose a full battle, and Fang Yan opened with Ninetales, who defeated Gary’s Arcanine with Scorching Sands.
• Fang Yan sent out Dali, Gothitelle, and Lapras in turn, and they defeated Gary’s Nidoking, Alakazam, and Umbreon.
• Gengar asked to battle Gary’s Electivire and defeated him with Toxic, Phantom Force, and Hex.
• Gary sent out Blastoise, who battled Lilligant before Gary Mega Evolved him using his wooden pendant.
• Mega Blastoise fired Dragon Pulse as Fang Yan and Lilligant unleashed Bloom Doom, and the clash left Blastoise unconscious while Gothitelle dealt with the aftermath.
• Fang Yan told Gary he had felt the light in his heart, and Gary said he was satisfied before promising to keep working hard with Blastoise and Umbreon.

Fang Yan and Gary discussed Gary’s future Pokémon research before Gary gave Fang Yan a Firium Z he had received as a gift. After their Pokémon recovered, Fang Yan planned to show Gary the new power he and Ninetales could use when he challenged Byron.

• Fang Yan brought Gary to the Pokémon Center, where they discussed Gary’s plans to research Pokémon in other regions.
• Gary asked why Fang Yan had not mentioned the Unova Region, and Fang Yan admitted he had forgotten it.
• Gary gave Fang Yan a Firium Z and explained that he was focusing on Mega Evolution rather than training to use Z-Moves.
• Fang Yan accepted the Firium Z and told Gary he would demonstrate his and Ninetales’s new power when he challenged Byron.
• Nurse Joy told Fang Yan and Gary that their Pokémon had recovered.

Fang Yan watched two recovering Shieldon approach evolution while joking with Cynthia and his Pokémon. The Shieldon evolved into Bastiodon, but Ninetales angrily stopped their noisy sparring, and they tried to claim their name was Square Face.

• Fang Yan reassured himself that Lucian was handling affairs at the Pokémon Day Care and continued caring for the two Shieldon nearing evolution.
• Fang Yan spoke with Cynthia about the Shieldon polishing their faces, then drank herbal medicine Gothitelle had prepared for his appetite.
• Gengar demanded that Fang Yan return the drumsticks he had stolen, but Fang Yan changed the subject and later dozed in the pavilion.
• Fang Yan told Gary and Byron that the Shieldon were sparring in preparation for evolution and explained how their improved health and nutrition had left them eager to let loose.
• Both Shieldon evolved into Bastiodon and began loudly charging into one another while shouting a slogan about their square faces.
• Ninetales charged between the Bastiodon and sent them sliding across the snow, prompting them to insist they were called Square Face instead.

Fang Yan defeated Gym Leader Byron in Canalave City, earned the Canalave City Gym Badge, and reunited with Cynthia. Rather than return immediately to the Pokémon Day Care, he decided to explore Sinnoh and challenge more Gyms, leaving with Latias.

• Fang Yan went to the Canalave Gym with Gary and began a three-on-three challenge against Byron, with Dali defeating Steelix through a brutal Seismic Toss.
• Lilligant defeated Byron’s Empoleon as Cynthia arrived to watch the battle with Garchomp and Gary.
• Ninetales defeated Byron’s Bastiodon with Inferno Overdrive, earning Fang Yan the Canalave City Gym Badge and prompting Byron to say the battle had rekindled his passion.
• Fang Yan left with Cynthia, shared ice cream with her and Garchomp, and secretly gave Garchomp a bag of scarves featuring Cynthia’s childhood photos.
• After confirming the Pokémon Day Care was fine, Fang Yan chose to explore Sinnoh and challenge more Gyms, then flew across the sea on Latias.

Ash and Dawn found a shape-shifting Pokémon that had escaped an airship and was searching Crown City for its mother, while Fang Yan encountered a Zoroark being filmed by unmanned cameras. The chapter ended with Fang Yan recognizing Crown City and a green Pokémon opening a rift and disappearing through it.

• A green Pokémon flew through a time rift into a lush city and greeted the Pokémon living there.
• Ash, Dawn, and Brock found a gray-and-black Pokémon surrounded by Vigoroth, and Ash drove them away with his Pokémon.
• The Pokémon revealed it could speak through telepathy, said it had escaped an airship and become separated from its mother, and asked Ash and his friends to help find her.
• Aboard an airship, a man ordered his subordinate to release Zorua and prepare cameras, while a fox Pokémon charged toward the city.
• Fang Yan camped near the city with his Pokémon and speculated that a Celebi's power kept the forest green through winter.
• An Entei that was actually Zoroark fled past Fang Yan, who had Gothitelle destroy the cameras filming it and identified the city as Crown City.

Kodai used Zoroark to impersonate the Legendary Beasts and spread panic in Crown City, while Celebi’s return was spotted by Mrs. Toma. Ash and his friends arrived as the city was being evacuated and found its entrances sealed.

• Kodai watched footage of Zoroark and had a painful vision of a man who appeared in the video, but ordered more cameras sent toward Crown City.
• Mrs. Toma saw Celebi and told Mr. Joe that it had returned after twenty years; they set out to look for it.
• Zoroark unleashed destructive waves and impersonated Suicune, Raikou, and Entei, while Kodai manipulated camera footage to make the destruction look worse.
• The Legendary Beasts began heading toward Crown City as Kodai announced that Zoroark was controlling them and urged residents to evacuate.
• Officer Jenny sealed Crown City’s entrances to keep people from entering, and Ash and his friends arrived to find the area closed off.

Ash and Fang Yan learned that Kodai was using Zoroark’s illusions to clear Crown City so he could capture Celebi and steal the Ripple of Time. As Fang Yan battled to protect Zorua and Zoroark, Zorua reached its mother and helped her break free of Kodai’s control.

• Zorua revealed that Zoroark was its mother, and reporter Rowan agreed to help Ash and the others enter Crown City.
• Fang Yan explained that Kodai had stolen Celebi’s Ripple of Time twenty years earlier and was planning to steal it again to preserve his ability to see the future.
• Fang Yan sent Ash and the others to protect Celebi while he took Zorua to rescue Zoroark and stop the real Legendary Beasts from fighting her.
• Kodai’s Pokémon blocked Fang Yan, but Latias defeated them, and Kodai foresaw the stone clock at the stadium before heading there.
• Zoroark’s electric collar tormented her with visions of Zorua, while she fought the Legendary Beasts and Fang Yan’s Pokémon.
• Zorua jumped onto Zoroark, called out to her, and bit the collar until Zoroark recovered enough to tear it off.

Fang Yan and his companions stopped Kodai from stealing the Ripple of Time, and two Celebi worked together to save Zoroark and restore Crown City. After one Celebi left and the other agreed to rest at the Pokémon Day Care, Gengar rescued Jessie, James, and Meowth from a tree.

• Ash broke Kodai’s mechanical tentacle and tried to carry Celebi to the Ripple of Time, but Kodai attacked him and began absorbing its energy.
• Fang Yan arrived with Raikou, Entei, and Suicune, while Zoroark and Zorua disrupted Kodai and Gengar and Gothitelle restrained Shuppet and Mismagius.
• Kodai was overwhelmed by Fang Yan’s Pokémon, and Zoroark collapsed after using its last illusion; Celebi could not heal it with its own power.
• Fang Yan’s wooden pendant summoned another Celebi, and the two Celebi entered a Ripple of Time together and restored Zoroark on its home grassland.
• The two Celebi restored Crown City, then one departed while the other agreed to rest at Fang Yan’s Pokémon Day Care.
• Gengar rescued Jessie, James, Meowth, and Wobbuffet from a tree and gave them snacks and pocket money.

Fang Yan helped Officer Jenny arrest Kodai and persuaded the Legendary Beasts to forgive Zoroark and visit his Pokémon Day Care. With Zoroark and Zorua agreeing to recover there, Fang Yan led Ash, Dawn, Rowan, Rioka, and the Pokémon toward the Day Care, accompanied by the Legendary Beasts.

• Fang Yan handed Kodai and the undercover policewoman’s video to Officer Jenny, who arrested Kodai and thanked Fang Yan for exposing his crimes.
• Fang Yan explained Zoroark’s role in the city panic, and Raikou, Entei, and Suicune accepted Zoroark’s apology and agreed to visit the Pokémon Day Care.
• Dawn returned Fang Yan’s Rotom Phone and gave Officer Jenny evidence of the damage; Officer Jenny said the League would cover the repair costs.
• Fang Yan told Mrs. Toma and Mr. Joe that the Celebi from twenty years ago had left but would return to rest in Crown City, and Celebi comforted them.
• Fang Yan offered to treat Zoroark at the Pokémon Day Care, and Rioka agreed after Zorua helped persuade Zoroark to stay and recover.
• Fang Yan invited Rowan and Rioka to join the visit, then led the group toward the Pokémon Day Care on Latias as the Legendary Beasts followed.

Fang Yan returned to the Pokémon Day Care, where Shauna welcomed him and befriended Zorua after accidentally punching it. Lucian explained that he had skipped work to train Flint and Aaron, then heard Ash recount the events in Crown City and promised to report Fang Yan’s role to the League.

• Shauna greeted Fang Yan and met Zorua, accidentally punching it when it transformed into her before apologizing and inviting it to play.
• Lucian told Fang Yan he had stayed at the Pokémon Day Care and delegated work to Flint and Aaron, then asked to try Fang Yan and Gothitelle’s hair treatment.
• Fang Yan and the others settled into the garden while the Pokémon returned to their usual activities around the Day Care.
• Ash told Lucian how Zoroark had been forced to impersonate the Legendary Beasts and cause panic in Crown City, and how Fang Yan’s Pokémon stopped the real Legendary Beasts.
• Lucian said he would report Fang Yan’s actions to the League so it could issue a reward.

Fang Yan hosted an afternoon tea at the Pokémon Day Care, where Ash and the others discussed their upcoming competitions and Zoroark began recovering with herbal medicine. The gathering ended with plans to watch the Lily of the Valley Conference and Grand Festival, while Zoroark’s treatment continued.

• Alcremie served cakes and Gothitelle brewed tea as Fang Yan hosted afternoon tea for Ash, Dawn, Lucian, and their Pokémon.
• Raikou, Entei, and Suicune joined the gathering, and Fang Yan called Shauna and Zhishi back with Celebi and the other Pokémon.
• Fang Yan explained that Celebi kept the Day Care’s flowers blooming through winter, and Ash said he planned to train and win the championship.
• Lucian encouraged Ash and offered to face him if he challenged the Elite Four, while Fang Yan agreed to watch Ash’s League Conference battles and Dawn’s Grand Festival.
• Fang Yan and Gothitelle gave herbal medicine to Lucian and Zoroark, and Fang Yan confirmed that Zoroark’s condition was improving but required continued treatment.

Fang Yan exchanged wooden friendship tags with Raikou, Entei, and Suicune before they left, and learned that his bonds with Crown City's protectors had earned gifts for the Pokémon Day Care. He went to bed delighted by the gifts, while the Legendary Beasts reflected on their new connection with him.

• Fang Yan offered Raikou, Entei, and Suicune wooden tags to mark their friendship, and they accepted before leaving the Pokémon Day Care.
• Fang Yan told Lucian that friendship meant letting others go where they wished, and Lucian sent him inside as the snow fell.
• On a distant mountaintop, Suicune explained that Fang Yan carried a familiar aura linked to the sea god, while Raikou and Entei considered the bond they had formed with him.
• Fang Yan received gifts that strengthened Lilligant, Ninetales, Luxray, and the Lapras siblings, while Zoroark offered to teach Gengar moves and Zorua gave him Pokémon Affinity.
• Gothitelle tucked Fang Yan into bed, and Zoroark watched over sleeping Zorua as they settled in for the night.

Flint and Aaron arrived at the Pokémon Day Care to bring Lucian back to League work, but Cynthia and several familiar visitors soon joined them. The chapter ended with two Infernape damaging the grounds, leaving Fang Yan to demand full replacement costs from the people responsible.

• Flint and Aaron found Lucian at the Pokémon Day Care, and Lucian agreed to return to the League the next day after Fang Yan invited them to stay overnight.
• Flint challenged Fang Yan to a battle, but Cynthia arrived and offered to battle him instead.
• Ash appeared and took Flint outside for a battle, while Croagunk poisoned Brock and dragged him away after Brock tried to approach Cynthia.
• Cynthia reunited with Celebi and shared a playful moment with Fang Yan as Dawn watched.
• A crash revealed a huge crater caused by two Infernape, and Fang Yan demanded that their owners pay the full replacement cost.

Brock challenged Fang Yan to a final battle before returning to take over his family’s Gym, and the two fought with Steelix and Ninetales. Brock Mega Evolved Steelix, but Ninetales won with Inferno Overdrive; afterward, everyone prepared to finish filling the crater and eat.

• Brock told Fang Yan he would leave Ash’s journey after Sinnoh to take over his family’s Gym, then asked him for a battle.
• Brock sent out Steelix, and Fang Yan chose Ninetales for their one-on-one battle.
• Brock Mega Evolved Steelix while declaring his iron will, and Fang Yan prepared to answer with a Z-Move.
• Ninetales endured Mega Steelix’s Earthquake, then charged through Inferno Overdrive and defeated Steelix with Gothitelle shielding the battlefield.
• Brock thanked Fang Yan after the battle, and Fang Yan invited everyone to help fill in the crater before dinner.

Fang Yan decided to host a Christmas party at the Pokémon Day Care and discussed inviting friends with Cynthia. Cynthia planned to leave the next day for Lily of the Valley Conference preparations, but she nearly recruited Fang Yan for an exhibition match before he escaped to the kitchen.

• Fang Yan invited Lucian, Flint, and Aaron to his proposed Christmas party as they left for the League.
• Cynthia came downstairs late, ate breakfast, and told Fang Yan she was looking forward to the Christmas party.
• Fang Yan listed more potential guests, including Lance, Wallace, Shauntal, Diantha, Caitlin, and Steven.
• Cynthia said she would leave the next day to prepare for the Lily of the Valley Conference and find a Trainer for its exhibition match.
• Cynthia suggested that Fang Yan take part in the exhibition match, but Fang Yan diverted her by asking what she wanted for lunch and fled to the kitchen.

Fang Yan sent a recovering Zoroark to deliver the Pokémon Day Care's food to Twinleaf Town, accompanied by Staraptor and Zorua. Back at the Day Care, Gengar's honey-fueled antics ended with Vespiquen chasing Fang Yan and Gengar.

• Fang Yan asked Zoroark to deliver food to Twinleaf Town, gave it delivery gear, and arranged for Staraptor to teach it the route.
• Zorua joined Zoroark for the delivery after reconciling with Gengar, who offered it honey and let it believe its sting bumps came from trying to rescue it.
• Fang Yan watched Staraptor guide Zoroark away and reflected on how dependable Staraptor had become at the Day Care.
• Fang Yan discovered Gengar had faked its injuries, then shared its honey while Gengar dodged his questions.
• Vespiquen interrupted Fang Yan and Gengar in the garden, and Gengar blamed Fang Yan before Vespiquen attacked them.

Zoroark and Zorua delivered food around Twinleaf Town, where the residents welcomed them, then visited Gothitelle’s shop and after-school care class. After Zorua played with the children, Zoroark picked Shauna up from school and brought her back toward the cottage.

• Zoroark arrived in Twinleaf Town with Zorua, and a woman reassured them before they began their deliveries.
• Zoroark delivered food to Xiao Xuan’s home, where Zorua spoke with the boy and accepted snacks from his mother.
• After finishing the deliveries, Zoroark followed Staraptor to Gothitelle’s Time Cottage and learned that Gothitelle ran a shop and after-school care class there.
• Zorua joined the children at the cottage, and Gothitelle asked Zoroark to pick Shauna up from school.
• Zoroark met Shauna at the school gate and walked with her and Zorua back toward the cottage.

Fang Yan learned that Steven would soon visit the Pokémon Day Care, and he said goodbye to Celebi before completing his forest patrol. Back at the Pokémon Day Care, he recognized the sparkling man waiting in the lounge as Steven.

• Wallace told Fang Yan that Steven planned to visit the Pokémon Day Care to clean stones he had dug up, and Fang Yan welcomed him.
• Fang Yan told Cynthia he had promised Wallace to give a guest performance at the Wallace Cup.
• Fang Yan met Luxray during the forest patrol and learned Luxray planned to return to the Pokémon Day Care after a while.
• Celebi said goodbye to Fang Yan, Cynthia, and the others, then flew through a hole of light and left.
• Fang Yan finished patrolling the forest and returned to the Pokémon Day Care, where he recognized Steven in the lounge.

Steven visited Fang Yan at the Pokémon Day Care to show him stones from his latest expedition, including a possible new Mega Stone. Fang Yan and Gengar showed Steven their prized collection of high-quality Evolution Stones, which Fang Yan decided to keep because Gengar cherished them.

• Steven arrived at the Pokémon Day Care with his Shiny Metagross, where Fang Yan and Cynthia welcomed him.
• Fang Yan told Steven about Pokémon Hunter J's attack, Celebi's rescue of the forest, and his role as the forest's ranger.
• Steven shared that he had found several high-quality Evolution Stones, a Sceptile Mega Stone, and an unidentified stone with unfamiliar energy fluctuations.
• Steven examined Fang Yan and Gengar's complete collection of high-quality Evolution Stones and praised their quality.
• Fang Yan chose not to trade the stones because they were a gift from Twinleaf Town's residents and Gengar treasured them.

Fang Yan and Steven examined an unidentified Mega Stone, but neither could determine which Pokémon it belonged to. When Shauna picked it up, she saw a vision of a Pokémon resembling a key ring with wind chimes hanging from it.

• Fang Yan inspected Sceptile's Mega Stone and asked Steven how researchers identified the Pokémon associated with newly discovered Mega Stones.
• Steven explained that the Kalos Region matched stones against recorded energy signatures, while Cynthia suggested testing an unrecorded stone's energy against Pokémon one by one.
• Fang Yan examined Steven's mysterious Mega Stone, but its inscription gave no Pokémon name, and he told Steven he had never seen it before.
• Fang Yan and Steven praised Metagross, while Steven and Gengar bonded over collecting stones and Steven promised Gengar a treasured stone.
• Shauna and Zhishi arrived at the Pokémon Day Care, and Steven greeted them after Fang Yan introduced everyone.
• Shauna picked up the unidentified Mega Stone and saw a smiling, key-ring-like Pokémon with wind chimes hanging from it.

Fang Yan and Cynthia discussed adopting a pair of Meowstic, while Shauna spotted a possible Mega Stone match and enjoyed flying on Steven’s Metagross. At the snowy gathering, Chingling evolved into Chimecho, which Shauna recognized as the Pokémon she had seen earlier.

• Cynthia told Fang Yan that a breeder in Anistar City was seeking a home for a brother-and-sister pair of Meowstic, and Fang Yan agreed to visit.
• Shauna described seeing a cute Pokémon shaped like a key ring, so Steven planned to have Professor Sycamore check whether Klefki matched the Mega Stone.
• Steven let Metagross carry Shauna, Zhishi, and Chingling through the air, then joined Fang Yan and the others for dinner.
• Latias returned after failing to catch her brother, and Fang Yan explained her situation to Steven and Cynthia.
• Shauna’s Chingling evolved into Chimecho, and Shauna said it looked like the Pokémon she had seen earlier.