Recaps

After receiving Arceus’s blessing, Fang Yan helped organize Pokémon-care research and received nearly a hundred Pokémon Eggs from Professor Oak and Professor Juniper. He remembered his promise to arrange a martial arts tournament for Dali, who celebrated by hurling him high above the clouds.

• Fang Yan learned that Arceus had blessed his Pokémon Day Care and chosen him to handle dangerous conflicts between powerful Pokémon.
• Fang Yan and Cynthia said goodbye, and Cynthia kissed him before leaving with Diantha.
• Fang Yan, Gothitelle, and others compiled their food and medicine research, then celebrated the prospect of a Berry party.
• Professor Oak sent Fang Yan Pokémon Egg lists from his and Professor Juniper’s laboratories, and Fang Yan shared the Day Care’s research with him.
• Professor Oak told Fang Yan that Elite Four Bruno had donated a Machamp Egg and wanted to spar with him, prompting Fang Yan to remember his promised fighting tournament for Dali.
• Fang Yan told Dali about the tournament, and Dali tossed him above the clouds, leaving Fang Yan wondering if he could fly.

Fang Yan organized a martial arts tournament in Twinleaf Town and invited fighters, Gym Leaders, and Champions to join. After receiving more than two hundred Pokémon Eggs with the town covering shipping costs, he inspected them and prepared them for incubation as tournament registrations began arriving.

• Fang Yan arranged the tournament venue with Mayor Qiyi and persuaded Dali to train by warning him about the powerful competitors; Dali dragged Rhyperior into the backyard for training.
• Lance, Steven, and others offered to invite Elite Four members and Gym Leaders, while Fang Yan invited Bea to compete and she eagerly accepted.
• Mustard agreed to enter the tournament, and Leon said he would visit Sinnoh with him and hoped to battle Cynthia.
• Officer Jenny delivered Pokémon Eggs from Kanto and Unova and told Fang Yan that Twinleaf Town would reimburse shipping fees and taxes for his deliveries.
• Fang Yan and his Pokémon moved the eggs into the Day Care, where he examined them; Lilligant and Gothitelle said their eggs should be free to choose their own Trainers.
• Bruno, Marshal, Chuck, Brawly, and Maylene announced that they would register for the tournament.

Fang Yan collected Mustard, Honey, Leon, and Sonia after they got lost in Sinnoh, then brought them to his Pokémon Day Care. As Twinleaf Town was overwhelmed by visitors and trouble, Fang Yan sent the Day Care’s Pokémon to help Officer Jenny patrol while she continued handling the crisis.

• Mustard called Fang Yan for help after he and Honey got lost in Sinnoh and became separated from Leon and Sonia.
• Fang Yan flew to meet them with Latias, and Gothitelle stopped them from crashing after Latias and Fang Yan lost control in the air.
• Fang Yan led the group to the Pokémon Day Care, where Honey admired the Gracidea flowers and enjoyed the flower tea.
• Officer Jenny arrived and told Fang Yan that Twinleaf Town was overwhelmed by visitors, incidents, and a shortage of police officers.
• Fang Yan sent the Day Care’s Pokémon to patrol Twinleaf Town with Officer Jenny, who left to return to work and screamed inwardly about her job.

Fang Yan learned that his Martial Arts Tournament had drawn major competitors and spectators, then arranged prize money with Cynthia and Twinleaf Town. At the Day Care, Dali defeated Leon’s Charizard and Rillaboom in sparring, while Fang Yan welcomed Mustard and Honey to enjoy the forest’s hot spring and mushrooms.

• Cynthia explained that Mustard and Bruno’s participation had made Fang Yan’s tournament a world-class event, and Fang Yan realized he had planned no prizes.
• Fang Yan and Mayor Qiyi agreed that the Pokémon Day Care and Twinleaf Town would split the tournament prize fund, while Cynthia contributed sponsorship money.
• Cynthia told Fang Yan that Lucian would oversee the tournament alongside Byron and Roark, and Fang Yan anticipated that Lucian would have to work overtime again.
• Fang Yan found Dali sparring with Leon’s Charizard and Rillaboom; after both Pokémon lost, he examined their injuries and gave them herbal medicine.
• Mustard and Honey showed Fang Yan the mushrooms they had gathered, and he invited them, Sonia, and Leon to use the forest hot spring after asking the forest Pokémon to make room.

Fang Yan arrived at Twinleaf Town’s martial arts tournament, caught up with Lucian and his student Bea, and was amazed by the enormous venue built in just two weeks. After settling in to watch with his friends, he saw Bea face Korrina in the tournament’s opening match.

• Fang Yan met Drake and Vilia at a roadside stall, then continued toward the venue while Gengar arranged to buy a huge fish for dinner.
• Fang Yan reunited with Lucian, who was helping Officer Jenny organize the area, and asked Staraptor to patrol from the air.
• Fang Yan introduced Bea to Lucian and invited her to visit the Pokémon Day Care after the tournament; Bea chose to seek advice from other martial artists before her matches.
• Mayor Qiyi showed Fang Yan the new venue, which could hold five thousand people, and explained that Fang Yan could watch from a private preparation area as an organizer.
• Leon and the others joined Fang Yan in the stands, where they watched matches and discussed Leon’s friendly battle with Cynthia.
• Bea and Korrina began their tournament match, sending out Machamp and Lucario respectively.

Korrina lost to Bea, and the two girls became friends after agreeing to battle again. Fang Yan then defeated Brawly’s Hariyama with Er Li and joined Bea, Korrina, and the others to watch the tournament, while Bruno grew eager to face him.

• Korrina’s Lucario battled Bea’s Machamp, but Machamp restrained Lucario and knocked it out with Focus Punch, giving Bea the victory.
• Korrina congratulated Bea and suggested they battle again; the two left together to get food and watch Bea’s teacher compete.
• Fang Yan entered the tournament against Brawly and used Er Li, who defeated Hariyama with Seismic Toss and a four-fist Close Combat.
• Fang Yan invited Bea and Korrina to join the group in the stands, where Bea met Champion Leon and received his praise.
• After the morning matches, Mustard celebrated his victory while Fang Yan noticed Bea and Korrina had become close; elsewhere, Bruno read about Twinleaf Town’s harmony between humans and wild Pokémon and said he wanted to battle Fang Yan.

Bea faced Bruno in the tournament and lost, but his advice and Fang Yan’s encouragement helped her understand the conviction behind her fighting style. The tournament’s first day ended with more battles, fireworks, and Fang Yan recounting the events to Cynthia.

• Bea told Fang Yan she would face Bruno, and Fang Yan encouraged her to focus on learning rather than winning.
• Gurkinn learned that Fang Yan and Shauna had Key Stones, while Lucian returned after dealing with trouble from Team Galactic remnants.
• Bruno defeated Bea’s Machamp with a Focus Punch and explained how a fighter’s conviction differed from simply waiting for an opening.
• Fang Yan praised Bea’s battle and urged her to face challenges with passion and determination, while Dali’s excited punch cracked Gothitelle’s Reflect even after she put him to sleep.
• Fang Yan won his match with San Li, Maylene and Marshal advanced, and Mustard defeated Chuck as the tournament’s first day concluded with fireworks.
• Fang Yan invited the Elite Four members and Gym Leaders to dinner, then told Cynthia about the day.

Fang Yan discovered he was Mustard’s opponent only moments before their battle, then led Dali through a grueling fight that ended with Dali defeating Urshifu. After celebrating with Cynthia and his Pokémon, Fang Yan promised Gengar and the others their own dramatic battle entrances.

• Gothitelle replaced Fang Yan’s untouched noodles with congee and meat buns, and Gengar happily ate the leftovers.
• Fang Yan realized he was Mustard’s opponent and hurried to the battlefield, where he sent out Dali to face Mustard’s Single Strike Style Urshifu.
• Dali endured Urshifu’s attacks, overcame confusion with Work Up, and clashed with Urshifu in a powerful exchange of blows.
• Fang Yan and Mustard mistakenly recalled their Pokémon expecting to Dynamax, then resumed the battle after remembering they were in Sinnoh.
• Fang Yan declared “Champion Time” and Dali defeated Urshifu with a final Focus Punch, while Gothitelle shielded the spectator stands from the shock waves.
• Mustard thanked Fang Yan for a battle that let him enjoy fighting again, and Fang Yan later promised Gengar and the others their own dramatic moments before reuniting with Cynthia.

Fang Yan woke in Cynthia’s room, then went with her and their friends to the Martial Arts Tournament, where Dali defeated Marshal’s Conkeldurr in the opening quarterfinal. The tournament continued with Fang Yan advancing to the next round.

• Fang Yan remembered that he had slept beside Cynthia and joined her and the Pokémon on the balcony for breakfast.
• Fang Yan learned that Mustard, Honey, Leon, and Sonia planned to return home after watching the tournament final.
• Fang Yan checked the schedule and discovered that his opening match was against Unova Elite Four member Marshal.
• Marshal sent out Conkeldurr, and Fang Yan ordered Dali to battle it using Dynamic Punch and other powerful attacks.
• Dali crushed Conkeldurr in a four-armed grip, shattered its stone pillars with Cross Chop, and won the match for Fang Yan.

Fang Yan defeated Maylene in a battle that also served as her Gym Leader assessment, then prepared Dali for the tournament final against Bruno. The chapter ended as Fang Yan and Bruno sent out Dali and Machamp and the final began.

• Lucian and Cynthia discussed Maylene's past loss of confidence, and Fang Yan agreed to assess her as a Gym Leader during their semifinal battle.
• Dali defeated Maylene's Lucario, and Fang Yan told Maylene she had passed her assessment.
• Gothitelle made Dali drink herbal recovery medicine before his upcoming match with Bruno, while Fang Yan explained that he could treat Dali himself.
• Cynthia told Sonia that Fang Yan was studying to become a Pokémon Professor specializing in Pokémon treatment, and Ninetales smacked Fang Yan after he boasted.
• Fang Yan and Dali entered the tournament final against Bruno and his Machamp, and the battle began.

Fang Yan and Dali battled Bruno and Machamp in the Martial Arts Tournament final, with Dali ultimately winning after both Machamp unleashed their full strength. Fang Yan claimed the championship, while Bruno accepted his defeat and vowed to win next time.

• Fang Yan and Bruno sent out Dali and Machamp, who exchanged powerful fighting moves as their Trainers encouraged them.
• Fang Yan used the rubble and holes in the field to make Machamp stumble, allowing Dali to land a Dynamic Punch that sent him crashing into a wall.
• Bruno removed Machamp's gold belt and unleashed his sealed power, letting Machamp overwhelm Dali and knock him into the wall.
• Dali recovered and returned his Black Belt to Fang Yan, then they fought Machamp through a final exchange of Focus Punches while Gothitelle protected the spectators with a psychic barrier.
• Machamp lost consciousness, and the referee declared Fang Yan the tournament champion; Bruno congratulated him before leaving with Chuck and Brawly, determined to win next time.

After the Martial Arts Tournament, Fang Yan said goodbye to the visiting trainers, collected the championship prize, and spent time exploring Twinleaf Town with Cynthia. He helped Mayor Qiyi plan ways to attract visitors and persuaded Lucian to handle League procedures for developing nearby islands.

• Fang Yan and the others said goodbye to Mustard, Honey, Leon, and Sonia, then headed to Twinleaf Town for the awards ceremony.
• Fang Yan let Shauna and Zhishi hold Dali's fist-shaped trophy for a photo, while Bruno and Maylene collected their prize money.
• Fang Yan and Cynthia strolled around Twinleaf Town, where he gave Cynthia a golden Gracidea flower and told her he was thankful she had come into his life.
• Fang Yan invited Bruno to return for future Martial Arts Tournaments, and Bruno agreed to compete without an appearance fee.
• Fang Yan suggested fishing events and island resorts to Mayor Qiyi, then offered Lucian tea, Honey, and other treats to get him to contact the League about the islands.

Fang Yan finished assessing Byron and Roark, then rested at the Pokémon Day Care while Lucian took a well-earned vacation. In Kalos, Professor Sycamore doubted Fang Yan’s dietary therapy paper and decided to test it on a berserk Garchomp.

• Fang Yan used Lapras to defeat Roark’s Rampardos, then told Roark and Byron they had passed their Gym Leader assessments.
• Lucian asked Fang Yan not to disturb his vacation, and Fang Yan explained to Lapras why Lucian was indispensable to the Sinnoh League.
• Fang Yan returned to the Day Care, where Lilligant sang him to sleep as the Pokémon and staff enjoyed a quiet afternoon.
• Professor Sycamore read Fang Yan’s paper on dietary therapy and Mega Evolution, dismissed its claims, and chose to test its advice on his berserk Garchomp.
• Fang Yan slept at the Day Care while Gothitelle read the book he was writing about Pokémon food preferences.

Professor Sycamore calmed a rampaging Garchomp with specially prepared fried rice, while Fang Yan learned that his paper had won academic supporters and was invited to present at a research expo. He accepted the invitation, then read Professor Sycamore’s experimental posts and recognized how thoroughly the professor had tested his methods.

• Professor Sycamore used sweet and astringent Berries to confirm Garchomp’s taste and asked his assistant to prepare special Garchomp fried rice.
• Garchomp ate the fried rice, asked for more, and tolerated Professor Sycamore sitting nearby, though it moved away when he touched its back.
• Fang Yan woke from a dream, placated an angry Ninetales, and arranged for an air conditioner and an ice cream party at the Pokémon Day Care.
• Professor Oak told Fang Yan that scholars had tested his paper’s methods and invited him to present at a research expo in the Sinnoh Region.
• Fang Yan accepted the invitation, discovered Professor Sycamore’s many reports of successful experiments, and compared him to Mendel and Morgan.

Fang Yan arrived at the Pokémon Academic Summit in Solaceon Town to present his research on Pokémon dietary therapy. Before his turn, he met Professor Birch and spent the summit discussing Pokémon habitats with him.

• Cynthia told Fang Yan that she and Professor Carolina would present research on Sinnoh legends and Legendary Pokémon at the summit.
• Researchers gathered in Solaceon Town, where Cynthia, Professor Carolina, Professor Oak, and Professor Rowan waited for Fang Yan to arrive.
• Fang Yan entered through a Distortion Passage beside a garbage can, then joined Professor Oak and Professor Rowan at the venue.
• Fang Yan sat beside Professor Birch and told him a Squirtle joke, which made Birch laugh before the two introduced themselves.
• Professor Birch recognized Fang Yan as the author of the dietary therapy paper and discussed Pokémon habitats with him until Fang Yan's presentation was due.

Fang Yan presented his research on dietary therapy at a conference, explaining its benefits for Pokémon and its relationship to Mega Evolution, Z-Moves, and other battle transformations. He demonstrated his bond with Gengar and left the professors impressed after speaking for an hour.

• Cynthia presented evidence and recordings of Sinnoh's Legendary Pokémon, then lent Fang Yan her lab coat before his presentation.
• Gengar frightened Professor Birch into fainting, apologized after he woke, and quickly became friends with him.
• Fang Yan explained how dietary therapy could support Pokémon's physical and emotional health, using examples from Shauna and Officer Jenny's Arcanine.
• Fang Yan described how strong bonds enabled Mega Evolution and demonstrated it with Gengar before discussing Z-Moves and Dynamax.
• Fang Yan used Gothitelle's Z-Move to strike Giratina through the Distortion World, then concluded his hour-long presentation to sustained applause.

Fang Yan discussed his theories about Z-Moves and dietary therapy at the summit, then was named a Pokémon Professor specializing in bonds and emotions. Afterward, he boasted to Cynthia and Professor Carolina, got assigned to cook dinner, and faced the prospect of losing his bed at Cynthia’s house before Kukui approached with a white crystal.

• Fang Yan explained to Kukui and Burnet how bonds, dancing, and dietary therapy might reduce the strain of Z-Moves, then demonstrated a dance with Lilligant and used Bloom Doom.
• Fang Yan lectured the gathered scholars and allowed them to use topics from his research, while Professor Oak and Professor Rowan decided to name him a professor specializing in Pokémon bonds and emotions.
• Professor Oak announced Fang Yan as the summit’s first-place researcher and one of three new Pokémon Professors, and Professor Rowan revealed that Fang Yan was also a top-class breeder and Champion Trainer.
• Fang Yan boasted about his new title to Cynthia and Professor Carolina, then nervously agreed to cook dinner after Professor Carolina threatened to bar him from her home.
• Cynthia told Fang Yan he would have to return to the Pokémon Day Care to sleep, and Kukui approached them holding a white crystal.

Kukui gave Fang Yan a Normalium Z, which Fang Yan entrusted to Dali, and the group tested Dali’s Z-Move. Dali knocked out Kukui’s Incineroar in one hit, while Fang Yan’s chaotic antics with his Pokémon continued.

• Kukui gave Fang Yan a Normalium Z, and Fang Yan chose Dali to use it despite the other Pokémon arguing over the crystal.
• Fang Yan and Dali went to a battlefield, where Dali tossed Fang Yan into the air and later carried him off before Latias and the others intervened.
• Fang Yan and Latias performed Mega Evolution, allowing Professor Sycamore to see Mega Latias for the first time.
• Kukui volunteered to test Dali’s Z-Move with his Incineroar, and Fang Yan and Dali performed a war dance before launching Pulverizing Pancake.
• Dali’s Pulverizing Pancake knocked Incineroar out in one hit, leaving Burnet stunned.

Fang Yan and Cynthia spent a romantic afternoon together in a park, sharing stories about their childhoods and the Pokémon they had met. After Professor Carolina called them back, the three headed home through a Distortion Passage, with Fang Yan agreeing to get his driver's license.

• After the group left the venue, Dali pulled Fang Yan away from the crowd, and Cynthia joined him at a nearby park swing.
• Fang Yan and Cynthia held hands and traded stories about their childhoods and how they first met their Pokémon.
• Fang Yan asked Gothitelle to watch a boy walking a girl home, then embarrassed the boy by telling his mother about the girl's kiss.
• Cynthia repeatedly flustered Fang Yan with affectionate remarks and kisses while Latias and Gengar tried to take pictures.
• Professor Carolina called Cynthia and Fang Yan back, and the three walked toward home together as Fang Yan and Cynthia exchanged declarations of love.
• Cynthia opened a Distortion Passage to take them home, and Professor Carolina told Fang Yan to get his driver's license.

At Fang Yan’s Pokémon Day Care, Lucario learned Aura Sphere through Latias’s unconventional instruction, while Fang Yan and Latias bickered and Lucario was sent to train with Dali. Flint then brought Volkner to the Day Care for his Gym assessment, and Fang Yan prepared to begin it.

• A visiting trainer left Lucario and Volcarona at the Pokémon Day Care to learn moves, then returned after a friend told him that boarded Pokémon could learn moves without extra fees.
• Lilligant covered the sleeping Fang Yan with a blanket, and Latias woke him by ramming into him after she became frustrated teaching Lucario Aura Sphere.
• Lucario emerged holding an Aura Sphere, and Fang Yan sent it to the backyard to continue practicing with Dali, who took it to the sparring area for training.
• Fang Yan teased Latias about gaining weight, and she flew out of the Day Care vowing to lose weight.
• Flint arrived with Volkner for Volkner’s Gym assessment, and Fang Yan warned Flint that Lucian would likely bury him in League work when he returned.
• Volkner chose to begin his assessment immediately, and Fang Yan asked Gothitelle to fetch Luxray before leading them to the battlefield.

Fang Yan assessed Volkner in a Gym battle, then urged him to take his Gym responsibilities and desire to win seriously. After Volkner resolved to return to running his Gym, Xia Lan called Fang Yan for help with strange behavior among Pokémon at Striaton Academy, and he set off for the Unova Region.

• Fang Yan’s Luxray defeated Volkner’s Raichu, Luxray, and Jolteon in their three-on-three assessment battle, earning Volkner’s approval to pass.
• Fang Yan told Volkner that his waning drive to battle was widening the gap between him and Flint, and Volkner decided to focus on running his Gym and rediscover his desire to win.
• Fang Yan ordered Flint back to League work, then let him take food from the Day Care before he returned with Volkner.
• Xia Lan told Fang Yan that Pokémon at Striaton Academy had become lethargic or aggressive, and Fang Yan advised her to prepare herbal medicine while he traveled there to investigate.

Fang Yan arrived at Striaton Academy with Shauna and Zhishi to investigate the Pokémon’s widespread emotional disturbances, discovering signs that an oppressive presence near the academy might be responsible. He sent Latias to investigate the suspicious area and entered the building housing the affected Pokémon with Xia Lan, while awaiting Shauntal’s help.

• Fang Yan reached Striaton Academy with Shauna and Zhishi, where Xia Lan and her cousin Xia Muzi explained that Dewott and many other Pokémon had become listless and frightened.
• Fang Yan calmed Dewott with candy and learned it felt something scary in the direction of a clear stretch of sky; Latias detected unusually high humidity and an oppressive presence there, then went to investigate.
• Fang Yan explained that seeing other distressed Pokémon could have affected Dewott, and asked Shauna and Zhishi to play with it while Xia Muzi led them into the academy.
• Fang Yan considered whether a powerful Pokémon nearby was causing the academy-wide disturbances, while Gengar sensed that someone might be watching them; Fang Yan messaged Shauntal for backup.
• Xia Lan led Fang Yan to the building where the affected Pokémon were being housed, and offered to act as his lawyer as they prepared to enter.

Fang Yan investigated the Pokémon falling ill at Striaton Academy and traced the Electric-type Pokémon’s worsening condition to an unidentified electrical current after a violent storm. As he and Shauntal prepared a way to treat them, Shauntal also told him about signs of fighting and the Unova League’s difficulty coordinating against Team Plasma.

• Fang Yan showed his credentials as a Sinnoh Pokémon Professor, examined the sick Pokémon, and found that most had similar symptoms while the Electric-type Pokémon were in worse condition.
• Fang Yan connected the Electric-type Pokémon’s chaotic energy to the thunderstorm that had struck the academy and asked the researcher to check whether they had been unable to use Electric-type moves afterward.
• Fang Yan identified herbal medicine as sufficient for most Pokémon and planned to regulate the Electric-type Pokémon’s currents in a larger open space with Shauntal and Cheren’s help.
• Shauna and Zhishi went shopping with Xia Muzi, buying a million-dollar Dragon Scale, while Shauna bought a stone and tooth-shaped object for one million.
• Shauntal told Fang Yan that she had found a site surrounded by signs of fighting and said the Unova League’s divided members could not effectively monitor Team Plasma.

Fang Yan helped the Electric-type Pokémon at Striaton Academy recover by discharging their excess current, then prepared to confront the powerful Pokémon behind the continuing storm. He flew into the clouds with Latias and addressed the Dragon of Ideals as lightning gathered around it.

• Fang Yan explained that the storm had thrown Electric-type Pokémon’s internal currents out of balance, and Gengar, Dali, and Ninetales helped them discharge the excess energy.
• Shauna and Zhishi showed Fang Yan their purchases, and he identified the stone as containing Dragonite’s Mega Stone and gave it to Zhishi for Dratini.
• Gothitelle added Honey to herbal medicine, and Fang Yan and the others fed it to the Pokémon, which recovered and were kept overnight for observation.
• Latias returned without finding the cause of the disturbance, but she sensed a familiar presence and warned Fang Yan that a severe storm was approaching.
• A tornado swept past Striaton Academy, and Shauntal and Cheren left to organize emergency repairs and rescue work as Fang Yan stayed behind to protect Shauna and Zhishi.
• Fang Yan asked Darkrai to guard the children, then flew with Latias into the clouds and asked the Dragon of Ideals for a favor as it gathered lightning.

Fang Yan persuaded Zekrom to stop affecting nearby Pokémon, then left it with Darkrai and Gengar while he went to investigate trouble at Abundant Shrine. There, he helped turn the battle against the Forces of Nature and asked Landorus, Thundurus, and Tornadus to hear him out.

• Zekrom tested Fang Yan’s ideals, acknowledged him as a hero, and agreed to fly higher so its presence would not affect nearby Pokémon, though it stayed to wait for the Hero of Black.
• Darkrai attacked Zekrom after misunderstanding Fang Yan’s request, but Fang Yan stopped the fight and Darkrai and Gengar won Zekrom over with Pokémon Day Care snacks.
• Fang Yan reassured Xia Lan and the academy researcher that Zekrom would no longer cause Pokémon to lose their vitality, then flew off to find Shauntal.
• At Abundant Shrine, Shauntal and Ash faced the Forces of Nature while other Gym Leaders protected nearby residents; Gothitelle shielded Ash, and Gengar attacked Tornadus.
• Fang Yan arrived on Latias, and Ninetales knocked Thundurus into a mountainside before Fang Yan asked Landorus, Thundurus, and Tornadus to hear him out.