Recaps

Fang Yan returned to Alamos Town with Cynthia and two Celebi, who wanted to recover there, and Alice agreed to look after them. Wallace and Cynthia departed, while Fang Yan left for the Pokémon Day Care with the Celebi staying behind under Alice’s care.

• Fang Yan reunited with Alice in Alamos Town and explained that he and Cynthia had found the two Celebi who helped them in battle.
• Fang Yan told Wallace that the Celebi wanted to recover in Alamos Town, and Alice agreed to let them stay in the courtyard.
• Wallace said the Wallace Cup had ended and left to return to Hoenn, while Cynthia departed for the League to investigate what was happening at Mt. Coronet.
• Fang Yan clarified to Alice that Darkrai was his friend, not a Pokémon he had caught, and left Darkrai to protect the courtyard.
• Fang Yan gave the Crown City Celebi a wooden tag, asked Alice to care for both Celebi, and headed back to the Pokémon Day Care on Latias.

Fang Yan returned to the Pokémon Day Care and reunited with its staff and Pokémon, then planned Christmas celebrations with the Fujinos. He settled back into the familiar routine of the Day Care as Shauna and Mime Jr. welcomed him home.

• Fang Yan returned to the Pokémon Day Care, where the Fujinos told him the Meowstic siblings had been helping with chores, deliveries, and dessert-making.
• The younger Meowstic praised life at the Day Care, while her older brother said he enjoyed helping Roserade look after the little ones; Fang Yan agreed that they could continue those roles.
• Fang Yan and the Fujinos planned to attend Twinleaf Town's Christmas celebration in the morning, then host a dinner party at the Day Care with friends and Shauna's friends.
• Shauna rushed into Fang Yan's arms, and Fang Yan joked with Gengar that she looked rounder before Mime Jr. greeted him too.
• Fang Yan relaxed in the recliner, stroking Ninetales as he settled back into life at the Day Care.

Fang Yan organized a Christmas gathering at the Pokémon Day Care and helped shy visitor Xiao Xi choose a Shinx Egg. Before leaving, Xiao Xi asked him to treat her sick partner, and Fang Yan agreed to visit her home in Twinleaf Town.

• Fang Yan invited Lance, several Champions and Elite Four members, and other friends to celebrate Christmas at the Pokémon Day Care.
• The younger Meowstic sister efficiently helped pack orders while the Day Care Pokémon delivered them to Twinleaf Town.
• Xiao Xi visited the Day Care seeking a Pokémon Egg, and Fang Yan showed her Glameow and Shinx before she chose a Shinx Egg.
• Xiao Xi asked Fang Yan to help her partner, who had become too sick to stand, and he agreed to make a house call for an additional fee.
• Fang Yan set out for Twinleaf Town with Xiao Xi, Gengar, Ninetales, and Luxray.

Fang Yan examined Xiao Xi’s sick Yamper and discovered that the Pokémon had become ill from holding in excess electricity. After Gengar forcibly helped Yamper discharge it, the chapter ended with Yamper recovering but terrified of Gengar.

• Xiao Xi told Fang Yan that her Yamper had stopped eating, moving, and making sounds, so Fang Yan agreed to examine it.
• Fang Yan brought Gothitelle to help with the examination and left Big Brother Meowstic in charge of the cottage.
• Fang Yan tested Yamper and explained to Xiao Xi and her grandaunt that Yamper’s illness came from accumulating electricity while staying indoors in Twinleaf Town.
• Fang Yan sent Gengar to the seaside with Yamper and instructed it to use a metal conductor to release the excess electricity.
• Gengar used a shovel to help Yamper discharge its electricity, and Yamper returned home recovered but frightened of Gengar.

Fang Yan and the Pokémon prepared to decorate the Pokémon Day Care for Christmas, deciding to make their own tree from a pine tree that had fallen in the forest. As they carried it back, Seviper secretly watched, satisfied that its earlier work had helped Fang Yan find the perfect tree.

• Fang Yan decided to decorate the Pokémon Day Care for Christmas, and Shauna left to invite Zhishi to join in.
• Fang Yan chose to make a Christmas tree himself while Mrs. Fujino went to Twinleaf Town to buy lights and other decorations.
• Fang Yan persuaded a reluctant Vespiquen to come into the forest by teasing her about getting out of shape.
• Fang Yan found a fallen pine tree, bowed to it, and promised to bring children to plant trees in spring.
• Vespiquen trimmed the tree with X-Scissor, and Er Li carried it back while Seviper watched from hiding.

Fang Yan and the Pokémon Day Care residents decorated the Christmas tree and played together on Christmas Eve. He went to the kitchen with Mime Jr. and Alcremie to make a big apple cake, hoping everyone would stay safe and happy.

• Fang Yan trimmed a pine tree, and Mrs. Fujino returned with decorations as Shauna and Zhishi arrived to help decorate it.
• Gengar, Lilligant, Vespiquen, Latias, Shauna, and the others decorated the Day Care while Fang Yan napped with Ninetales.
• Mime Jr. and Zorua started a balloon game that turned into a chase, and Fang Yan joined in before Gengar burst a balloon over his head.
• Fang Yan took Mime Jr. to the kitchen and asked the others to watch for customers.
• Fang Yan and Alcremie began making a big apple cake for Christmas Eve while the sounds of play carried in from the front.

Shauna visited Fang Yan before dawn on Christmas, and he prepared to take her and the Pokémon Day Care family to Twinleaf Town for the holiday gift exchange. The whole group set out together, but the journey began with a chaotic race that left Gothitelle chasing after them to keep everyone safe.

• Shauna arrived at Fang Yan's room early, admired Gengar's treasures, and waited while Fang Yan woke and washed up.
• Fang Yan and the Pokémon helped Shauna choose her presents, then ate breakfast together.
• At seven, Fang Yan spoke with Fujino and her husband, closed the Pokémon Day Care temporarily, and prepared to leave for Twinleaf Town.
• Fang Yan dressed Gengar as Santa and hitched a wooden cart to Rapidash for Shauna and Gengar to ride in.
• Fang Yan led the entire Pokémon Day Care group toward Twinleaf Town, but Rapidash, Ninetales, and the others raced ahead until Gothitelle hurried after them to watch over their safety.

Fang Yan and the Pokémon Day Care Pokémon celebrated Christmas in Twinleaf Town, where the Pokémon enjoyed the town’s hospitality and met with old friends. After sharing lunch and exchanging gifts, Fang Yan returned to the Pokémon Day Care with a huge pile of presents to prepare dinner.

• Gothitelle scolded Fang Yan and Gengar before letting them enter Twinleaf Town, where Fang Yan greeted Officer Jenny and Gengar gave her a wrapped candy.
• Fang Yan let the Pokémon from the Pokémon Day Care explore Twinleaf Town and gave them vouchers so he could settle their purchases later.
• Rhyperior took Alcremie to a dessert shop, and a shopkeeper explained that the Pokémon Day Care Pokémon were trusted friends of the town.
• Fang Yan met Grandpa Yongchang and discovered that Teddiursa had evolved into Ursaring after protecting him from Vespiquen.
• Fang Yan shared lunch and exchanged presents with his acquaintances, then returned to the Pokémon Day Care with the gifts to prepare dinner.

Fang Yan returned to the Pokémon Day Care on Christmas and welcomed Wallace, Xia Lan, and Erika, who arrived with gifts. As everyone began celebrating and unwrapping presents, Erika explored the Day Care and discovered photos of its Pokémon, customers, and Legendary visitors.

• Clair and Lance flew toward Sinnoh on Dragonite, while Erika traveled from Veilstone City to Twinleaf Town with a gift for Fang Yan.
• Ash and Dawn rushed ahead toward Mt. Coronet until Brock checked the map and told them they were going the wrong way.
• Fang Yan returned to the Day Care with gifts from Grandpa Yongchang and others, cautiously entered the open building, and found Wallace inside.
• Xia Lan explained that she had arrived an hour earlier and let Wallace in with the spare key, and Fang Yan went to prepare desserts.
• Gengar, Wallace, and Xia Lan unwrapped gifts until Erika arrived, bringing a present for the Day Care Pokémon.
• Erika examined the photos displayed around the Day Care, recognized several Legendary Pokémon and familiar visitors, and observed Fang Yan with his Pokémon.

Lucian, Lance, Cynthia, and other prominent trainers gathered at Fang Yan’s Pokémon Day Care for Christmas, where Ash tried to start battles and later challenged Paul and Gary. Shauna and Zhishi arrived before the rivalry match could begin, and the group settled into celebrating with gifts and plans for dinner.

• Lucian, Lance, Cynthia, Diantha, and other guests arrived at the Pokémon Day Care, joining Erika, Wallace, and Gengar among the Christmas presents.
• Ash challenged several Champions and Elite Four members to battle, then accidentally ordered Pikachu to attack Diantha indoors before Fang Yan stopped him.
• Fang Yan announced outdoor hot pot, kiln-roasted chicken, and a bamboo shoot family bucket for dinner, while Brock and the Fujinos helped in the kitchen.
• Gary and Paul arrived, and Ash challenged them both, prompting Fang Yan to prepare to referee their showdown.
• Shauna and Zhishi arrived in festive Pokémon outfits, and the guests gave Shauna plushie presents, including a Dragonite plushie Lance had prepared.
• The interruption ended Ash’s planned rivalry battle, and Steven and the others later began a smaller battle with Ash and his group.

Fang Yan hosted a Christmas gathering where Champions, Elite Four members, and their Pokémon built earthen ovens, cooked food, and shared a feast. After the guests left, Cynthia was the last to depart, and Fang Yan and the Pokémon began cleaning up before bed.

• After Steven defeated Lucian, Fang Yan invited the guests to the backyard to build earthen ovens and try different cooking methods.
• Fang Yan guided Cynthia as she stacked the clods, while the guests formed teams and struggled to build their own ovens.
• Fang Yan prepared hot pot, bamboo rice, and foil-wrapped food, then used Ninetales and other Pokémon to heat the largest oven.
• The guests filled the oven with food and vegetables, then gathered around the table to eat and share dishes.
• Fang Yan dug up the baked food, explained that Darkrai was a friend who had brought ingredients from Alamos Town, and took a group photo with the guests.
• Shauntal, Caitlin, Diantha, Steven, Wallace, Lance, Clair, Gardenia, Erika, Lucian, Ash, and the others left; Cynthia said goodbye last, and Fang Yan asked the Pokémon to help clean up.

Fang Yan welcomed Gardevoir, one of the Pokémon who had lived at the Day Care in his grandaunt’s time, and learned that Gardevoir had returned to entrust him with two Pokémon Eggs. After sharing tea with Fang Yan and Gengar, Gardevoir left, while Fang Yan wondered whether his own Pokémon would someday become distant memories.

• Fang Yan followed Gengar to the backyard and greeted Gardevoir, who had returned to visit the reopened Pokémon Day Care.
• Gardevoir toured the renovated Day Care, recognized the photographs of Fang Yan’s Pokémon, and uncovered old drawings beneath the stairs.
• Fang Yan used his Pokédex to learn that the male Gardevoir had been one of two rival Ralts who fought over his grandaunt’s attention.
• Gardevoir told Fang Yan that he had heard about the Day Care from Gallade and asked him to care for two Pokémon Eggs and find them a trustworthy Trainer.
• Fang Yan accepted the Eggs, then shared tea and snacks with Gardevoir while Gengar stole Fang Yan’s cake.
• Gardevoir left without saying goodbye, and Fang Yan wondered whether Gengar, Ninetales, and the others would someday be like him.

Gary joined Candice, Mr. Brandon, Riley, and Ash at Snowpoint Temple after learning that Regigigas might awaken. Flint and Aaron arrived as reinforcements, and the chapter ended as Regigigas rose from the mountain while someone at the Pokémon Day Care flew toward Snowpoint City.

• Gary agreed to help Candice prepare for the possible awakening of Regigigas at Snowpoint Temple.
• Gary met Ash, Mr. Brandon, and Riley, who predicted a ninety-percent chance that Regigigas would awaken.
• Flint and Aaron arrived as reinforcements from the Sinnoh League, while Gary stopped Ash from challenging them to a battle.
• Flint and Aaron discussed Cynthia's investigation at Mt. Coronet and Lucian's League workload.
• Regigigas awakened as the mountain shook, and a figure from the Pokémon Day Care flew toward Snowpoint City.

Regigigas awakened at Snowpoint Temple and rampaged, overwhelming the gathered Trainers as they tried to stop it and calm it with Aura. Ash reached Regigigas but could not communicate with it, and Fang Yan arrived just as Regigigas turned its full power on him, leaving the group poised for a second battle.

• Regigigas emerged from Snowpoint Temple, destroyed the ruins, and threatened Snowpoint City, so Brandon and the others organized a defense and sent Ash toward it.
• Flint and Aaron distracted Regigigas while Brock Mega Evolved Steelix, but Regigigas’s Slow Start ended and Crush Grip forced Steelix out of Mega Evolution.
• Gary and Mega Blastoise tried to block Regigigas’s Hyper Beam, but the attack overwhelmed them, allowing Ash to reach Regigigas and attempt to reason with it.
• Ash dodged Regigigas’s attacks without managing to use Aura, and Fang Yan’s Gothitelle shielded him from Hyper Beam before being knocked unconscious.
• Fang Yan arrived on Latias, and Regigigas attacked him after revealing it had already stacked three turns of Slow Start; Fang Yan asked everyone if they were ready for round two.

Fang Yan, Ash, and their allies stopped Regigigas from causing an avalanche and subdued it with Gengar’s Dark Void. When Brandon approached the sleeping Regigigas, the Legendary Titans turned on him, leaving Fang Yan to accuse him of being a mole.

• Fang Yan sent Ash and Pikachu to reach Regigigas while Gothitelle, Riley, Candice, and the mountain Pokémon held back an avalanche threatening Snowpoint City.
• Fang Yan, Flint, Aaron, Brandon, and Riley fought Regigigas as it unleashed attacks that shook the mountains and injured Riley and Lilligant.
• Brandon summoned Registeel, Regice, and Regirock to help contain Regigigas’s attacks, while Ash’s Aura failed to calm the rampaging giant.
• Gengar struck Regigigas with repeated Dark Voids until it fell unconscious, and Fang Yan left what followed to Brandon.
• Brandon touched Regigigas, whose lights flashed and caused the Legendary Titans to attack him; Fang Yan and Ash rushed to help, and Ash accused Brandon of being the mole.

Fang Yan and his Pokémon defeated the three Legendary Titans, but Regigigas woke up and attacked just as Brandon predicted it would stay asleep. Fang Yan dodged its Hyper Beam and shouted at Brandon to stop jinxing them.

• Dali overpowered Registeel and caused the Legendary Titans to turn on one another.
• Fang Yan told the others to stand back, then led Lilligant, Ninetales, Latias, and Dali into battle against the Titans.
• Lilligant used Bloom Doom to knock Regirock away, while Ninetales used Inferno Overdrive to leave Regice unable to fight.
• Dali overwhelmed Registeel with Dynamic Punch and Focus Punch, leaving all three Titans down.
• Brandon said Regigigas would not wake soon, but Regigigas began moving and fired Hyper Beam at Fang Yan and Latias.
• Fang Yan dodged the attack and yelled at Brandon to shut his mouth, while Riley covered Brandon's mouth to stop him talking.

Fang Yan and the others stopped Regigigas's rampage when Ash reached it with Pikachu's Thunder and a Mega Punch, and Ash's Aura helped Regigigas remember its bond with the people and Pokémon of the mountain. Fang Yan learned Regigigas had only gotten up to stretch and arranged to take it exercising next time, leaving it asleep while Brandon, Riley, and Candice handled the aftermath.

• Regigigas resumed attacking, and Fang Yan directed Ash and Pikachu to try again while the others cleared rocks and distracted it.
• Ash jumped from a mountaintop as Pikachu used Thunder, then struck Regigigas with a Mega Punch; Ash's Aura carried everyone's feelings into Regigigas's heart and calmed it.
• Fang Yan caught Ash after he fell, praised him and the others, and learned from Gothitelle that the avalanche danger had passed.
• Regigigas awakened briefly and told Fang Yan it had not gone berserk but had gotten up to move after sleeping too long; it also said it could not sleep because Arceus would soon awaken.
• Fang Yan promised to take Regigigas out for exercise with Groudon next time, and Regigigas agreed to go back to sleep.
• Brandon, Riley, and Candice agreed to handle the remaining work, while Fang Yan and the others prepared to get food.

After the crisis in Snowpoint City, Fang Yan cooked for his Pokémon and received gifts from Regigigas, including a powerful move for Dali and a blessing for the Day Care. He left Snowpoint City with Flint and Aaron while Gary stayed behind to train with Candice.

• Fang Yan shared his fried rice with Gengar after it found the noodles unpleasant, and Candice treated everyone to a meal in thanks for helping Snowpoint City.
• Fang Yan teased Ash about owing the Day Care three hundred thousand for meals, then offered to settle the bill if Ash won the Lily of the Valley Conference.
• Fang Yan borrowed the restaurant kitchen and made egg fried rice after Ninetales, Lilligant, and the other Pokémon could barely eat the meal.
• Regigigas gave Dali its signature move, Crush Grip, promised to answer Fang Yan's call for future training, and blessed the Day Care's Normal- and Fighting-type Pokémon with greater strength and sturdiness.
• Fang Yan left Snowpoint City with Flint and Aaron, while Gary stayed to train with Candice and Ash and Dawn wished them goodbye.

While Fang Yan was away, Zhishi challenged a Jubilife Academy Trainer and defeated all three of his Pokémon with help from the Pokémon Day Care's Gogoat, Miltank, and Rhyperior. Fang Yan returned to find the crowd celebrating Zhishi's win, then took her and Shauna back to make them something tasty.

• Shauna confirmed Dratini's egg was healthy, and Zhishi teased her for copying Fang Yan.
• A Jubilife Academy Trainer challenged the Pokémon Day Care, and Zhishi asked Shauna to let her battle him.
• Zhishi's Gogoat defeated Drapion, and her Miltank defeated Heracross.
• Zhishi teamed up with Rhyperior to defeat the Trainer's Empoleon and won the challenge.
• Fang Yan returned, heard about Zhishi's victory, and took her and Shauna back to make them food.

Fang Yan fell asleep at the Pokémon Day Care while Shauna and Gengar started a wooden-sword duel that ended with Gothitelle wrapping them in quilts and hanging them up. After the pair slept through the commotion, Fang Yan woke, freed them, and went to prepare food as they asked whether it was time to eat.

• Gengar covered sleeping Fang Yan with a blanket, while Ninetales returned and settled beside him; Shauna and Zhishi quietly began playing nearby.
• Shauna and Gengar staged a martial-arts duel, and Gothitelle returned, caught them, and wrapped them in quilts before Ariados secured them with String Shot.
• Lilligant and Zhishi watched the two cocoons eat sausages, while Shauna’s parents took pictures and encouraged the duel; Gogoat later lifted a fallen sausage to Shauna.
• Fang Yan woke, mistook the hanging cocoons for a threat, and learned from Zhishi that Shauna and Gengar had been playing; Vespiquen helped him free them.
• Shauna and Gengar woke and asked if it was time to eat, and Fang Yan told them to bathe while he went to cook.

At the Pokémon Day Care, Mime Jr. helped shy Zorua ask Alcremie for a cake, showing it that everyone there considered it and its ma family. Zorua ate a cake shaped like itself, feeling welcomed and loved.

• Zorua found Mime Jr. awake in Fang Yan's room while Fang Yan slept in with Lilligant and Ninetales.
• Mime Jr. invited Zorua to help prepare breakfast, and Zorua asked for a cake.
• Mime Jr. encouraged Zorua to ask Alcremie directly, and Alcremie happily began making it a cake.
• Gothitelle told Zorua that everyone at the Pokémon Day Care was family and that it could speak openly about what it wanted.
• The older Meowstic brother served Zorua a chibi cake shaped like itself, and Zorua realized the Pokémon Day Care considered it and its ma family.

Fang Yan finished the Pokémon Day Care’s accounts and discovered that it had made a profit, largely from its delivery service. In the backyard, he learned that Ariados had fallen for Pinsir and that Beautifly was pursuing Heracross, leaving both Pokémon fleeing their admirers.

• Fang Yan calculated the Pokémon Day Care’s finances and found that it had earned a profit, with delivery income making up most of its earnings.
• Vespiquen showed Fang Yan that Ariados was watching Pinsir while he trained with Miltank.
• Vespiquen explained that Pokémon did not need to be a couple to lay Eggs, and Fang Yan learned that Ariados had fallen for Pinsir.
• Ariados offered Pinsir flowers, but Pinsir refused them and ran toward the forest.
• Fang Yan realized that Beautifly was male and watching Heracross, so he warned Heracross, who fled as Beautifly followed.

As spring approached, Fang Yan and the Fujinos prepared the Pokémon Day Care for a busy planting season and the arrival of young Trainers. Enamorus and Landorus blessed the Day Care’s soil and environment, while the chapter ended with a powerful white bird scattering a storm and sending battered Tornadus and Thundurus fleeing.

• Fang Yan learned that Twinleaf Town’s spring planting season began around January 20 and discussed expanding the Day Care’s vegetable, Berry, herb, and tea gardens with Mrs. Fujino.
• Mr. Fujino warned Fang Yan that spring would bring many children seeking Pokémon, and Fang Yan promised to help them find suitable Pokémon and pursue their dreams.
• Mrs. Fujino explained that Twinleaf Town’s Thanksgiving Festival honored the God of Spring, prompting Fang Yan to connect Enamorus’s ancient intervention with his and Cynthia’s journey to Hisui.
• Fang Yan received blessings from Enamorus and Landorus that improved the Day Care’s soil, crop growth, and appeal to wild Pokémon, along with notices of seasonal storms tied to Thundurus and Tornadus.
• A large white bird burst from the sea, scattered the storm clouds, and returned underwater to sleep while bruised Tornadus and Thundurus fled.

Fang Yan helped Xiang'an understand why Riolu had rejected him and arranged a battle in which Xiang'an had to command Vespiquen himself. Xiang'an showed Riolu his resolve, and Riolu accepted him as a partner for their journey.

• Fang Yan planned his upcoming work, agreed with Mrs. Fujino to hold a larger Lunar New Year's Eve dinner, and reassured Mime Jr. that the dining hall would get busier in spring.
• Keli explained that Xiang'an had repeatedly tried and failed to earn Riolu's approval, even after winning a battle with a borrowed Swampert.
• Fang Yan told Xiang'an that borrowed Pokémon's strength could not prove his own resolve, then took him and Keli to meet Riolu with Vespiquen's help.
• Fang Yan instructed Vespiquen not to act until Xiang'an gave her commands, forcing Xiang'an to take responsibility for the battle as Riolu attacked her.
• Xiang'an declared that he still believed in their promise and commanded Vespiquen to use X-Scissor, prompting Riolu to recognize his resolve and agree to travel with him.

Fang Yan traveled to the Galar Region with Lugia and the Sinnoh Legendary Birds to help settle matters with Galar’s Legendary Birds. They met Champion Leon just as the birds launched into a fight, leaving Fang Yan and Leon confused about what was happening.

• Fang Yan invited the Sinnoh Legendary Birds to accompany him and Lugia to the Galar Region.
• Fang Yan, Lugia, Latias, and the three birds flew toward a gathering of Galar’s Legendary Birds, while Leon followed them after spotting the birds in flight.
• Leon met Fang Yan and warily asked why he had come to Galar.
• Moltres, Articuno, Zapdos, and Latias charged into battle against the Galar Legendary Birds as Fang Yan and Leon watched in surprise.