Recaps

Fang Yan shared sunflower seeds with the Pokémon at the Day Care before Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy called him to stop a group of Trainers from fighting in Twinleaf Town. After Gothitelle subdued the crowd, Fang Yan directed them to the Day Care for battles and required them to pay for the damage, then returned home with Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny’s jars of seeds.

• Fang Yan and the Day Care Pokémon ate sunflower seeds, and he set out with Shauna, Gengar, Pachirisu, and Ninetales to check on Steelix.
• Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy called Fang Yan to handle Trainers whose sparring had turned into a free-for-all in Twinleaf Town.
• Fang Yan watched the Trainers battle while Nurse Joy treated the injured, then had Gothitelle pin the fighters to the ground with psychic power.
• Fang Yan warned the Trainers not to fight in town again, directed them to challenge the Pokémon at his Day Care, and told them to pay for the damage.
• Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny accepted jars of sunflower seeds from Gengar, and Fang Yan rode Ninetales back to the Day Care.

Shauna and Zhishi took on challengers at Fang Yan’s Pokémon Day Care, with Shauna winning two battles before losing and Zhishi sweeping her opponents with Rhyperior. After the challengers left, Fang Yan returned inside, where the wooden pendant on his chest suddenly grew hot.

• Fang Yan welcomed Trainers from Twinleaf Town who had come to challenge the Pokémon Day Care, and a Jubilife Academy student returned for another attempt.
• Shauna volunteered to battle the student, and her Rapidash defeated Graveler and Granbull before narrowly losing to Prinplup.
• Fang Yan congratulated the student on finally winning his challenge and gave him a wooden Empoleon carving, moving him and his Pokémon to tears.
• Zhishi accepted a challenge from a Twinleaf Town Trainer and used Rhyperior to defeat Magcargo, Magneton, and Nidoking.
• The remaining Trainers declined to battle, and Fang Yan returned to the Pokémon Day Care, where his wooden pendant suddenly became hot.

Cynthia and Ash tried to stop the legendary Pokémon from fighting in Michina, but Arceus awoke and attacked the city after rejecting Sheena’s supposed Life Orb. Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina defended Michina and called for help as Lance continued traveling toward the Sinnoh Region, unaware of the crisis.

• Lance flew toward Sinnoh while Cynthia sent Flint and Aaron to handle the League’s paperwork and rode Garchomp to Michina after Celebi warned her of danger.
• Ash, Dawn, and Brock watched Giratina and Dialga fight until Palkia intervened, and energy from the temple later drove the three Pokémon into a frenzy before Sheena calmed them.
• Sheena told Cynthia and the others that her ancestor had betrayed Arceus and offered the Life Orb to seek forgiveness, while Team Rocket secretly eyed the orb.
• Arceus awoke, rejected the Life Orb as fake, and unleashed Judgment on Michina, badly wounding Garchomp as Cynthia tried to protect Sheena and the others.
• Palkia, Dialga, and Giratina defended Michina against Arceus, who accused them of betraying it, while Dialga urged Palkia to call for help.
• Lance leisurely continued toward the Sinnoh Region, anticipating his visit to the Pokémon Day Care.

Fang Yan joined the battle against Arceus and sent Cynthia, Sheena, and Ash back in time to recover the real Life Orb. He stayed behind with a group of Legendary Pokémon to face Arceus, while the Team Rocket Trio unexpectedly found the Life Orb in the temple sewers.

• Arceus overwhelmed Palkia, Dialga, and Giratina as Fang Yan realized the total solar eclipse marked the start of the promised day.
• Fang Yan answered the Legendary Pokémon’s call, traveled through the Distortion World with Lugia and others, and joined the fight against Arceus.
• Fang Yan sent Ash and Sheena back to the day Damos was betrayed and asked Cynthia to defeat Marcus and retrieve the real Life Orb.
• Arceus defeated several of its attackers, including Regigigas, while Dialga sent Cynthia, Sheena, Ash, and Gengar into the past.
• Fang Yan and the remaining Legendary Pokémon attacked Arceus, and Fang Yan Mega Evolved Latias as the battle continued.
• Jessie broke a stone staff in the temple sewers, revealing a gem that the Team Rocket Trio recognized as the Life Orb.

Cynthia and her companions rescued Damos, recovered the Life Orb, and returned it to Arceus in the past, but learned that the future had become a separate timeline. As Fang Yan’s group fought Arceus in the present, Twinleaf Town’s blessing restored Fang Yan, and Arceus revealed that the apparent battle had been a test before sending Fang Yan flying for swearing at it.

• Cynthia followed Celebi to Damos, freed him, and helped defeat Marcus and his Heatran with Garchomp and Gengar.
• Damos returned the Life Orb to the past-era Arceus, which explained that restoring it could not change the separate future timeline; Arceus then sent Cynthia and the others back.
• In the present, Fang Yan’s Pokémon struggled against Arceus until Twinleaf Town’s blessing revived him and restored his strength.
• Fang Yan led his Pokémon in another attack, while the Team Rocket Trio brought him a Life Orb that crumbled to dust and Cynthia returned with her group.
• Fang Yan realized Arceus had been testing them because its eyes had not glowed red; Arceus admitted it and sent Fang Yan crashing into Articuno for swearing at it.

After Arceus healed the Pokémon and explained how the Life Orb timeline had branched, Fang Yan and Cynthia celebrated the end of the crisis with their companions. Arceus departed after promising Fang Yan a blessing, while people across the region fell asleep beneath the warm sunlight after the eclipse.

• Arceus restored Michina and healed the injured Pokémon, then told Fang Yan that the Life Orb had been returned in another spacetime and that the Team Rocket Trio had helped him recover his clarity.
• Fang Yan and Cynthia discussed visiting her grandmother, and Arceus promised to bless Fang Yan when they met again before leaving with Dialga and Palki; Giratina took Regigigas to the Distortion World.
• The Legendary Beasts and Birds arrived, Latias fell asleep on Fang Yan's lap, and Fang Yan explained to Ash that Jessie and her companions had helped save him.
• Fang Yan's friends prepared a meal at the temple, Sheena invited Kevin to join them, and Lance arrived in time to eat with everyone.
• Shauna and Zhishi, Nurse Joy, Officer Jenny, and Grandma and Grandpa Muzhi grew sleepy and fell asleep as warm sunlight spread across the region.

Fang Yan traveled with Cynthia to Celestic Town to meet her grandmother, Professor Carolina, and nervously introduced himself before she challenged him to prove his knowledge of Sinnoh’s legends. The chapter ended with Fang Yan following Cynthia and Professor Carolina deeper into the research institute for a test.

• Fang Yan watched Ash lose to Cynthia in a morning battle, then let Dali spar with Ash and Infernape.
• Cynthia told Fang Yan they were going to visit her grandmother, and Fang Yan packed before leaving with her for Celestic Town.
• Fang Yan arrived at Professor Carolina’s lab and nervously asked Ninetales and Gengar whether he would be beaten.
• Fang Yan awkwardly introduced himself as the owner of a Pokémon Day Care, corrected his introduction, and answered Professor Carolina’s questions about his Pokémon knowledge.
• Professor Carolina invited Fang Yan into the institute to test his knowledge of Sinnoh’s legends and warned that he would not stay for dinner if he failed.

Fang Yan visited Cynthia’s grandmother, Professor Carolina, in Celestic Town and won her over by cooking dinner and making healthy desserts. After dinner, Cynthia kissed Fang Yan’s cheek, leaving him thrilled as he flew back to the Pokémon Day Care.

• Fang Yan toured Celestic Town with Cynthia and promised to make her and Professor Carolina dessert.
• Professor Carolina invited Fang Yan home, where he prepared a feast with help from his Pokémon and recruited Pachirisu to power the oven.
• Professor Carolina enjoyed Fang Yan’s cooking and desserts, praised his work with the Pokémon Day Care, and arranged to buy Moomoo Milk and fresh goat’s milk.
• Fang Yan declined to stay overnight and said he would visit again, while Professor Carolina invited him to bring herbal cooling tea next time.
• Cynthia kissed Fang Yan on the cheek beneath the moonlight, then returned to Professor Carolina and hid that her dessert was ice cream.

Fang Yan returned to the Pokémon Day Care, caught up on its affairs, and checked on three newly hatched Pokémon. He learned that Little Shauna would leave on a school field trip the next day and arranged for Staraptor and Gliscor to follow her for protection.

• Fang Yan returned after midnight, slept at the Pokémon Day Care, and woke around noon to find his Pokémon relaxing around the house.
• Fang Yan read Mrs. Fujino’s report, learned that a Totodile, Ralts, and Skitty had hatched, and heard that Munchlax had become unusually active and hardworking.
• Fang Yan learned that Little Shauna’s class would go on a countryside field trip and arranged for Staraptor and Gliscor to watch over the children.
• Fang Yan checked on the newly hatched Totodile, who sprayed him with Water Gun and then ran to Little Shauna to complain.
• Fang Yan checked on Ralts and Skitty, then found Lance relaxing in the garden and learned that the Kanto League Conference had ended.

Fang Yan reluctantly let Shauna go on a school outing with Zhishi, while secretly sending Pokémon to watch over them. At the forest campsite, the girls shared food and spent a quiet night by the stream with their Pokémon.

• Fang Yan packed Shauna far more food than she needed and arranged for Staraptor, Gliscor, and Honchkrow to follow her after she rode Rapidash to school.
• Shauna invited Zhishi to ride Rapidash with her, and the two girls followed their class bus to a forest campsite.
• Shauna shared Fang Yan's food with her classmates and teachers after Zhishi bluntly criticized the teacher's dinner.
• Shauna tried to scare Zhishi with Gengar's prank flashlight, then revealed a second bag of food packed by Gengar.
• Shauna and Zhishi left their tent to feed the Pokémon and sat beside the stream under the moonlight, eating sausages together.

Shauna’s school outing was cut short when three Seviper attacked, so she persuaded the Zangoose leader to chase them off. On the ride back, Dratini’s egg began to crack, while Giratina watched over Shauna after ejecting Fang Yan from the Distortion World.

• Shauna and Zhishi joined their class’s forest outing, where they played beside a lake with wild Pokémon until Officer Jenny spotted three Seviper.
• Rapidash helped Officer Jenny fight the Seviper, while a giant Staraptor’s arrival drove the remaining two away and forced the class to head back early.
• Shauna told the Zangoose leader that the Seviper had ruined her outing and tried to hit her, then sent the Zangoose after them to teach them a lesson.
• Shauna and Zhishi raced Rapidash ahead of the baby bus, and a crack appeared in the Dratini egg in Zhishi’s arms.
• Giratina kicked Fang Yan out of the Distortion World after discovering he had entered to reach Shauna, then followed Shauna on the road to keep watch over her.

Fang Yan sold a Larvitar Egg to an eager young boy, then received 59 free Pokémon Eggs from the League as spring brought new Trainers to the area. With customers crowding the Pokémon Day Care and dining hall, Fang Yan and the Pokémon organized to serve everyone.

• Fang Yan sold the nearly hatched Larvitar Egg to a boy whose mother said their family had coal mines to feed it.
• Fang Yan decided to keep the Kubfu Egg entrusted to him by Mustard until he found a suitable Trainer.
• Officer Jenny delivered 59 free Pokémon Eggs from the League, and Fang Yan announced discounts on eggs during the spring rush.
• Fang Yan, the Fujinos, and the Pokémon began sorting eggs and assisting the growing stream of customers at the Day Care and dining hall.
• Gothitelle and Lilligant organized the workers, and Shauna joined them after returning from school as the Day Care filled with visitors.

As a typhoon approached Twinleaf Town, Fang Yan prepared the Pokémon Day Care and sheltered its Pokémon and guests. The power went out during the storm, but Fang Yan turned the candlelight into a shadow-puppet game that brought everyone together while the Day Care stayed protected from the worst winds.

• Fang Yan and Cynthia discussed the typhoon, the busy Pokémon Day Care, the Lily of the Valley Conference, and a Trainer entering with Heatran.
• Mrs. Fujino and Mr. Fujino reported that supplies were secured, forest Pokémon had taken shelter, and the Day Care was ready to be reinforced.
• Fang Yan and the others reinforced the Day Care and hive, while Vespiquen chose to remain with the Combee.
• Shauna and Zhishi arrived to shelter at the Day Care, and Fang Yan welcomed Zhishi to stay overnight.
• The typhoon struck, the power failed, and Gengar lit the Day Care with Will-O-Wisp while Gothitelle brought out candles.
• Fang Yan taught Shauna, Zhishi, and the Pokémon to make shadow puppets, and they played together as the Day Care remained sheltered from the wind.

After the typhoon, Fang Yan discovered that Lugia and Celebi’s blessing had protected the Pokémon Day Care from damage, while the surrounding roads were left in disarray. With Luxray charging a generator to restore temporary power, Fang Yan organized everyone to clear debris and check on the forest.

• Mime Jr. and Munchlax woke early, and Mime Jr. prepared breakfast while the Pokémon Day Care remained without power.
• Fang Yan checked the Day Care and found trees and debris blocking the road, then discovered the backyard’s flowers, crops, and facilities were largely unharmed.
• Fang Yan checked his blessing and realized that Lugia and Celebi’s protection had kept abnormal weather from damaging the Pokémon Day Care.
• Fang Yan asked Luxray to charge the Day Care’s generator, restoring electricity until the town’s power returned.
• Fang Yan assigned the people and Pokémon to clear the backyard and road debris and check the forest for damage or Pokémon needing help.

Fang Yan and his Pokémon helped the forest recover from the typhoon, treated injured Pokémon, and gathered food, while Gengar accidentally struck Fang Yan and was tasked with digging up bamboo shoots. Meanwhile, Cynthia and Flint began the Lily of the Valley Conference with a battle.

• Officer Jenny, Nurse Joy, and Twinleaf Town residents arrived to help Fang Yan after the typhoon, and Fang Yan asked the residents to finish clearing Day Care Road while he checked the forest.
• Fang Yan, Officer Jenny, and Nurse Joy found injured forest Pokémon; Nurse Joy and Roserade treated them, while Fang Yan and the others searched for missing Pokémon and cleared debris.
• Gengar hit Fang Yan in the face while digging up bamboo shoots, so Fang Yan ordered it to dig enough shoots to feed everyone at the Pokémon Day Care.
• Fang Yan and his Pokémon gathered bamboo shoots and mushrooms, and Lilligant helped ease Fang Yan's pain after Gothitelle applied medicine.
• At the Lily of the Valley Conference, Cynthia and Flint opened the tournament with a battle between Garchomp and Infernape.

Fang Yan and the Pokémon Day Care watched the Lily of the Valley Conference replay, and Steven arrived to visit after returning from Kalos. Zhishi’s Dratini egg hatched into a pink Shiny Dratini, leaving Zhishi with a new Pokémon to greet.

• Fang Yan told Shauna and Zhishi they could go watch the Lily of the Valley Conference once the Pokémon Day Care got less busy, then watched the tournament replay with everyone.
• Fang Yan and Cynthia discussed the tournament’s likely semifinalists, and Cynthia asked him to send Moomoo Milk and goat’s milk to her grandmother.
• Ash, Paul, and Gary won their battles, while Dali nearly damaged the Pokémon Day Care after getting excited and Fang Yan sent it outside to reflect.
• Steven called Fang Yan to say he had returned from Kalos, then arrived at the Pokémon Day Care and gave Fang Yan a pile of Evolution Stones.
• Munchlax noticed Zhishi’s Dratini egg moving, and the egg hatched before everyone into a pink Shiny Dratini that greeted Zhishi.

Fang Yan prepared to take Shauna and the Pokémon to the Lily of the Valley Conference for a vacation while the Fujinos and Steven stayed behind to run the Day Care. He used a passage through the Distortion World to reach the tournament, where Cynthia welcomed Shauna and Zhishi before greeting him.

• Fang Yan and Steven shared garden-grown carrots, and Steven admitted he had considered buying a Day Care before deciding he could simply visit Fang Yan's.
• Fang Yan proposed closing the Day Care for several days to attend the Lily of the Valley Conference, while Mrs. Fujino chose to stay and serve the town's customers.
• At the conference, Cynthia told Lucian that Fang Yan might arrive that night, and Aaron worried about facing competitors with Heatran and Darkrai.
• Fang Yan packed for the trip, but Steven, the Fujinos, Vespiquen, Staraptor, and several other Pokémon stayed behind at the Day Care.
• Fang Yan opened a passage through the Distortion World and led Shauna, Zhishi, and the others to the conference, where Cynthia embraced the girls and walked past him.

Fang Yan brought Shauna, Zhishi, and their Pokémon to cheer at the Lily of the Valley Conference, where Cynthia and the Elite Four watched from their seats. He cheered loudly for Cynthia, then watched Paul, Gary, A Lan, and Ash win their opening-round matches, and reassured Mime Jr. that it did not need to battle to belong with them.

• Cynthia teased Fang Yan about his reserved seats, but he lured Garchomp away with desserts and ice cream.
• Shauna and Zhishi chose cheering outfits, while Fang Yan and the Pokémon stopped Gengar from going to the stadium in a pink cheerleading skirt.
• At the stadium, Fang Yan joined the crowd in cheering for Cynthia, and several contestants recognized his voice as the tournament began.
• Ash met A Lan in the waiting area, and the two became friends after discovering they both knew Fang Yan.
• Fang Yan watched Paul, Gary, A Lan, and Ash win their first-round matches, then told Mime Jr. it could be happy without learning to battle.

After the Lily of the Valley Conference matches, Fang Yan gathered the contestants for dinner and learned that Latias had sensed her brother nearby. He brought her to Tobias, where Latias immediately chased Latios for standing her up.

• Fang Yan congratulated Ash, Gary, Paul, A Lan, and the others on advancing, then led everyone to Flint's open-air cooking spot while Jessie, James, and Meowth discovered they had gone to the wrong stadium.
• Fang Yan's Pokémon prepared dinner as the group ate, and Latios told Tobias that he had sensed his little sister nearby.
• Fang Yan met Tobias and explained that he had come to see Latios, while Gengar and Darkrai faced off with Dark Void.
• Latias appeared and attacked Latios for standing her up, so Fang Yan asked Gengar and Gothitelle to help contain the fight.
• Latias stopped when she noticed Latios lacked a Soul Dew and said she had assumed every Trainer gave one to their Pokémon.

Fang Yan brought Cynthia and the Elite Four refreshments through Giratina’s Distortion World so they could watch the Lily of the Valley Conference together, and Steven joined them. The round of sixteen concluded with Ash, Paul, Tobias, and the other winners advancing, setting up an even more exciting day of battles.

• Lucian persuaded Cynthia and the Elite Four to leave their seats and join Fang Yan in the stands, where Cynthia had reserved a viewing area.
• Fang Yan used a passage through the Distortion World to fetch food and tea from the Pokémon Day Care, and Steven joined the group for the matches.
• Ash won the first match, while Heatran swept its opponent and Tobias defeated every Pokémon on his side of the field with Darkrai.
• Paul lost to an elegant, long-haired Trainer whose Sceptile had practiced at the Pokémon Day Care, and the man encouraged Paul to keep going.
• The round of sixteen ended with Ash and the other victors advancing to the quarterfinals, which were scheduled for the following day.

At the Lily of the Valley Conference quarterfinals, Tobias’s Darkrai defeated a Heatran after its Trainer failed to give it proper support, and the Trainer surrendered. Heatran then went on a rampage, but Fang Yan’s Ninetales stopped it, absorbed the magma, and cleared the field.

• Fang Yan reviewed the quarterfinal schedule with Steven and learned that Gary and Paul would face each other, while Cynthia joined him and Shauna in the stands.
• Gengar and the disguised Jessie Trio posed as reporters and interviewed Gengar and Fang Yan, while the venue manager praised their work and considered hiring them permanently.
• Fang Yan and the Champions and Elite Four members took a group photo before Tobias’s Darkrai faced Heatran in the opening match.
• Darkrai dodged Heatran’s attacks, put it to sleep with Dark Void, and defeated it with Dream Eater; Heatran’s Trainer surrendered rather than send out another Pokémon.
• After losing, Heatran rampaged and fired a Magma Storm toward the stands, but Ninetales absorbed the attack, charged into Heatran, and cleared the magma from the field.
• Lucian went to handle the incident, while Fang Yan praised Ninetales, which credited Entei with teaching it to absorb magma.

Ash defeated Nando in the Lily of the Valley Conference, then Gary and Paul fought a close battle that Paul won to advance. Fang Yan comforted Gary afterward and encouraged him to keep training, and they went to watch the next match.

• Ash defeated Nando's Roserade with Staraptor, though Nando's Kricketune defeated Ash's Heracross.
• Fang Yan's Pokémon cared for him during the break, while Latias struck him after he teased her.
• Gary and Paul opened their battle with Froslass and Nidoking, then traded Pokémon as they countered each other's strategies.
• Gary and Paul Mega Evolved Blastoise and Aggron, and Aggron defeated Blastoise before Electivire overcame Gary's Nidoqueen to win the match for Paul.
• Gary congratulated Paul after the battle, and Fang Yan comforted Gary backstage before inviting him to watch the next match.

Fang Yan treated Umbreon’s injuries and helped its Trainer understand that it had been bullied by stray Pokémon, then sent Pinsir and the others to confront them. Officer Jenny arrested the strays, including Houndoom, whose painful memories of abandonment resurfaced as a little girl hoped to adopt him after he changed.

• Fang Yan discovered Umbreon’s scars, treated its injuries, and urged its Trainer to spend more time with it.
• Fang Yan sent Pinsir and a group of Pokémon to confront the strays who had bullied Umbreon, while Zoroark went along to keep them in check.
• Pinsir’s group fought the strays until Officer Jenny arrived, and the police took the strays away after Houndoom tried to flee.
• Pinsir reassured Umbreon that it had friends at the Pokémon Day Care who would help if it was bullied again.
• As Houndoom reflected on his abandonment and the harm he had caused, a little girl asked her mother if they could adopt him after he recovered and changed.

Fang Yan and the League officials discussed the Lily of the Valley Conference semifinals and the trainers’ plans for their battles. After Fang Yan’s Pokémon caused a hotel-wide haunting scare and wrecked a bed, Cynthia moved the group to a villa, where another mishap left a guest unconscious.

• Fang Yan reviewed the semifinal matchups with Lucian and the others, while they discussed Mega Evolution and Ash’s promise to use his Sinnoh team against Paul.
• Fang Yan stopped Shauna and Zhishi from staying up late, and Paul told him he would prove his battling method was better before leaving.
• Fang Yan’s Pokémon turned the hotel elevator into a frightening spectacle, prompting a guest to flee and rumors to spread that the hotel was haunted.
• Cynthia ordered Fang Yan and the group to leave the hotel after they collapsed a bed, and Fang Yan paid the hotel owner compensation before they departed.
• Shauna accidentally headbutted Gengar, sending his eyeballs bouncing into a guest’s hands; when Gengar retrieved them, the guest fainted and Cynthia told Fang Yan to get moving.

Fang Yan watched the Lily of the Valley Conference semifinals begin, comforted A Lan after Tobias defeated her, and promised to challenge Tobias with Latias. As Ash entered the competitors’ passageway, Fang Yan prepared to watch his battle while considering an overwhelmingly powerful team for his own future match.

• Fang Yan explained that Gengar had caused the hotel haunting, while Alcremie used desserts to persuade Giratina to keep opening the Distortion World passage.
• Fang Yan discovered Gengar had secretly bought 203 items for 9.99 each, then went to the field as Tobias defeated A Lan in the first semifinal.
• Fang Yan encouraged A Lan and told her that Darkrai had nearly lost, restoring her confidence after her defeat.
• Latias revealed that Fang Yan would battle Tobias, and Fang Yan considered bringing several Legendary Pokémon before deciding to team up with her for revenge.
• Fang Yan and his Pokémon joked about being villains, then he went to meet Ash as Ash entered the competitors’ passageway.