Recaps

Fang Yan offered a grieving girl a Shinx from the Pokémon Day Care after she was left off Professor Rowan’s first Starter Pokémon list, and helped her speak with Champion Cynthia. The girl reached the hospital in time to show her unconscious grandmother that she had become a Trainer, while her grandmother briefly woke before passing away.

• Fang Yan and Professor Rowan selected the children who would receive Starter Pokémon first, and the girl who admired Champion Cynthia was not chosen.
• Fang Yan offered the girl a free Shinx from the Pokémon Day Care’s Luxray offspring, and Professor Rowan approved the plan.
• Fang Yan called Cynthia, who encouraged the girl to meet her on Victory Road and become a strong Trainer.
• Fang Yan and Professor Rowan arranged for six children to receive Shinx as their first Pokémon.
• The girl hurried to the hospital and showed her Poké Ball to her grandmother, who briefly woke, praised her, and died.

Steven, Lysandre, Alain, and Mairin uncovered the rainbow-colored giant stone, awakening Rayquaza, which Mega Evolved and destroyed the ruins before flying into space. When a meteor began falling toward Sinnoh, Fang Yan realized the danger and prepared to contact Steven and head for Hoenn.

• Fang Yan teased Gengar at the Pokémon Day Care, then opened a Distortion Passage to collect Luxray and the others.
• Steven and Alain used their Key Stones to reveal a rainbow staircase and locate the rainbow-colored giant stone, while Lysandre arranged to record its energy.
• Rayquaza appeared, drew power from the stone to Mega Evolve, and attacked the ruins with Draco Meteor, forcing Steven, Alain, and Mairin to flee.
• Mega Rayquaza seized the stone, which vanished, then destroyed the mountain with Dragon Ascent and flew into space to confront a distant golden light.
• Lysandre warned Steven that a terrifying force was heading toward Sootopolis City, and Steven asked Alain to come with him to Rustboro City.
• Fang Yan spotted a meteor streaking toward Sinnoh, realized it was connected to the crisis in Hoenn, and told Gothitelle to prepare for a trip while Gengar went to find Lilligant and Latias.

Team Aqua awakened Primal Kyogre, while Team Magma awakened Primal Groudon, and both began advancing toward Hoenn’s cities. In Lilycove City, Shauna persuaded Kyogre to wait half an hour for the evacuation, leaving the League scrambling to get everyone to safety.

• Archie awakened Kyogre with the Blue Orb, but Primal Kyogre escaped to the sea and began unleashing storms as it headed toward land.
• Maxie’s Team Magma awakened Primal Groudon, which destroyed its surroundings and began moving toward Rustboro City; Wallace ordered evacuations and assembled the League’s forces.
• As Lilycove City evacuated, Shauna and Zhishi rode Rapidash toward the coast, where a massive wave washed gently over them instead of flooding the city.
• Primal Kyogre destroyed Archie’s submarine with Origin Pulse after Archie tried to command it, then returned its attention to Shauna and Zhishi.
• Shauna asked Kyogre to wait until the city’s residents had evacuated, and Kyogre agreed to give them half an hour.
• Wallace learned that the two girls from the Pokémon Day Care had reached an agreement with Kyogre and ordered the League to use the time to evacuate everyone.

Primal Kyogre and Primal Groudon devastated Hoenn while Wallace and the Gym Leaders tried to slow Kyogre, and Steven prepared to confront Groudon. In Sinnoh, Fang Yan learned how the space battles involving Rayquaza, Necrozma, and Deoxys connected, then faced Pheromosa after it attacked near Veilstone City.

• Shauna reassured Principal Saqi as Primal Kyogre carried them safely on the waves, then Kyogre left Lilycove City and flooded the coast.
• Wallace and the Gym Leaders attacked Primal Kyogre but failed to stop it, while Steven told Wallace that Rayquaza had returned to space and agreed to handle Groudon.
• Fang Yan went to Veilstone City, where Lucian showed him an injured Deoxys and a meteorite containing Jirachi; Fang Yan used his Pokédex to piece together the events involving Rayquaza, Necrozma, and the Deoxys.
• Fang Yan told Lucian to send the meteorite to the Pokémon Day Care and keep watch over Deoxys, then learned that Cynthia, Lance, and Diantha had gone to Alola after Ultra Beasts appeared there.
• Gothitelle detected and struck a hidden Pheromosa, and Fang Yan identified it as Ultra Beast UB-02 while Cynthia warned him that some Ultra Beasts had escaped Alola.

Fang Yan captured the Ultra Beast Pheromosa in Sinnoh, then remembered Hoenn was in danger and flew there to help. As Steven and Alain battled the awakened Groudon, strange events also occurred near Mt. Coronet and in the sea off Hoenn.

• Fang Yan and his Pokémon chased Pheromosa through Sinnoh, and Lilligant and another Pokémon’s attacks knocked her unconscious amid the destruction of nearby houses.
• Pheromosa woke and tried to charm those around her, but Lucian and Fang Yan resisted; she recognized Fang Yan’s wooden pendant and passed out from anger after recalling her past battle with his Deoxys.
• Fang Yan left Lucian to handle Pheromosa and Sinnoh’s aftermath, then rode Latias toward Hoenn after the pendant reminded him of the danger there.
• A white bird fell into the sea off Hoenn and swam toward the region, while three-colored light flashed above the temple on Mt. Coronet.
• Steven and Alain Mega Evolved Metagross and Charizard to fight Groudon, but Precipice Blade struck Charizard and knocked it unconscious.

After Shauna used her ocean affinity to drive away the Sharpedo and Gyarados threatening the rescue group, Fang Yan arrived and left her and Zhishi in the investigators’ care. He joined Wallace to confront Primal Kyogre, while Lugia battled it across the sea.

• Shauna told Zhishi that she could hear the ocean and understand sea Pokémon, then promised to protect her.
• Sharpedo and Gyarados surrounded the survivors, but Shauna claimed the area as her territory and made them leave.
• Lugia and Fang Yan arrived, and Fang Yan praised Shauna before asking investigators to take the children somewhere safe.
• Lugia told Fang Yan that Shauna was blessed by the ocean, while Wallace and the League investigators struggled to hold Primal Kyogre back.
• Fang Yan joined Wallace, and Lugia fought Primal Kyogre in a fierce battle as Shauna and Zhishi watched the action on a screen.

Fang Yan ended Lugia's fight with Primal Kyogre and brought reinforcements to Steven's battle against Primal Groudon. After Lugia was knocked into the sea, Regigigas overwhelmed Primal Groudon, and Primal Kyogre joined the attack.

• Fang Yan recalled Lugia from its fight with Primal Kyogre and forced Primal Kyogre to continue north by sea.
• Wallace assigned investigators to search the floodwaters for survivors and took a helicopter toward Steven.
• Regigigas damaged a glacier in the Distortion World and abandoned Giratina's repairs when Fang Yan called, while Lucian was dispatched to a glacier collapse at Mt. Coronet.
• Mega Metagross protected Mairin and Alain from flying rubble before Fang Yan arrived and Lugia attacked Primal Groudon.
• Primal Groudon knocked the exhausted Lugia into the sea, but Regigigas emerged from a Distortion Passage and battered Primal Groudon.
• Fang Yan invited Primal Kyogre to join the fight, and Primal Kyogre eagerly attacked after realizing Primal Groudon was the target.

Fang Yan and three Legendary Pokémon subdued Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre, then a mysterious rainbow-colored boulder triggered Latias’s Mega Evolution. As the two Pokémon fled, Fang Yan spotted Lysandre’s airship and resolved to retrieve the boulder, while Mega Rayquaza arrived overhead.

• Primal Groudon fought Regigigas, Primal Kyogre, and Lugia until it gave up and lay on the ground, but Fang Yan persuaded it to stand and called a truce with Primal Kyogre.
• Wallace reunited with Winona, who asked him to marry her, while Lysandre ordered his people to capture their target quickly and escape.
• Primal Groudon agreed to return home, Primal Kyogre declined to fight three opponents, and Fang Yan sent Regigigas back after the battle.
• A rainbow-colored boulder appeared and caused Latias to Mega Evolve, prompting Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre to flee.
• Gothitelle detected an airship hidden among the clouds, and Fang Yan identified it as Lysandre’s and decided to retrieve the boulder.
• Mega Rayquaza arrived as Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre headed home.

Fang Yan and the Legendary Pokémon stopped Primal Kyogre and Primal Groudon from destroying Hoenn, then learned why Mega Rayquaza had been delayed and why it guarded Earth from Ultra Necrozma. Mega Rayquaza sped back into space to confront the intruder, while Fang Yan remained on Earth with the Giant Rainbow Rock still unrecovered.

• Mega Rayquaza arrived after Primal Kyogre and Primal Groudon had retreated, and Fang Yan explained that he had brought Lugia and Regigigas to stop them.
• Mega Rayquaza revealed that Ultra Necrozma had wounded it and that it had taken the Giant Rainbow Rock to keep the cosmic threat at bay, though the rock's energy also supported Pokémon Mega Evolution.
• Mega Rayquaza explained that Ultra Necrozma had not recovered from earlier injuries and insisted it could protect Earth, then asked Fang Yan to safeguard the planet while it handled space.
• Mega Rayquaza used Extreme Speed to leave for space, and Fang Yan sent Regigigas back through the Distortion Passage.
• Mega Rayquaza confronted a visitor in space and roared for it to return where it came from.

Fang Yan helped with the aftermath of the Primal Kyogre and Primal Groudon crisis while explaining his Champion duties to Alain and Mairin. He reunited with Shauna and Zhishi, learned Shauna had gained a new ability to understand the sea, and settled in to hear about their experiences.

• Fang Yan descended with Latias, let Gengar out, and decided to help with the aftermath before visiting Ash.
• Aboard the airship, Fang Yan explained to Alain and Mairin that he was Sinnoh’s second Champion and Unova’s acting Champion, with Gothitelle handling much of the paperwork.
• Gothitelle teased Fang Yan by claiming Shauna had watched a live feed, prompting him and Gengar to rush off to find her.
• Fang Yan found Shauna and Zhishi watching a cartoon, then realized it was his own show, “Ever-Changing Gengar.”
• Shauna and Zhishi told Fang Yan about their encounter with Primal Kyogre, and Shauna said she thought she could understand the sea when it spoke.

After Hoenn’s disasters ended, Fang Yan took Shauna, Zhishi, and Gengar around Mauville City while Steven and Wallace handled the aftermath and looked toward future battles. Elsewhere, Lucian took over Sinnoh’s Champion duties, and Lysandre investigated Fang Yan as he continued his plans for the Giant Rainbow Rock and the Pokémon in his tank.

• Fang Yan treated Shauna and Zhishi to dinner in Mauville City, then took them and Gengar to sample snacks after they complained about the food.
• Steven confirmed that Primal Groudon and Primal Kyogre had returned to their domains, while Wallace and Steven resumed relief work and discussed their desire to battle strong opponents again.
• Fang Yan fell asleep at a movie theater as Shauna, Zhishi, and Gengar watched a film, then watched Mauville City’s fireworks with Latias.
• Lucian learned that Cynthia was away and the Pokémon Day Care’s owner was in Hoenn, so he took over Sinnoh’s Champion paperwork and went to deal with an awakened Deoxys.
• Lysandre continued extracting energy from the Giant Rainbow Rock and a cobra-like Pokémon, then ordered an investigation into Fang Yan and vowed not to let him stop Team Flare’s plans.

Fang Yan planned a trip to the Kalos Region with Shauna and Zhishi, but Rayquaza warned him that another Deoxys had entered and was heading for Sinnoh, forcing Fang Yan to turn back. Shauna and Zhishi continued to Kalos with Alain and Mairin, where Alain met Gary Oak and the two prepared to battle.

• Fang Yan watched Shauna and Zhishi protect the sleeping children from a Seviper, then agreed to take them to Kalos with Principal Saqi's permission.
• Alain and Mairin prepared to return to Kalos, and Fang Yan told Steven that Rayquaza had asked him to retrieve the Giant Rainbow Rock there.
• Rayquaza warned Fang Yan that another Deoxys had slipped past while it fought Ultra Necrozma and was heading toward Sinnoh, so Fang Yan asked Alain to take Shauna and Zhishi to Kalos without him.
• Shauna admitted to Alain and Mairin that she and Zhishi had falsely claimed Mairin invited them, while Alain took them to his home and then to Lysandre's research institute.
• Alain met Gary Oak, learned that Gary could use Mega Evolution and had been invited to study the Giant Rainbow Rock, and agreed to battle him.

Fang Yan helped Lucian and Sinnoh’s Elite Four capture two injured Deoxys and send them back to their world, then discovered Lucian had faked a collapse to escape overtime. Flint and Aaron left Fang Yan to handle League paperwork, while Lucian enjoyed a rest at the Pokémon Center.

• Fang Yan arrived on Latias and Ninetales struck Deoxys, while Gothitelle and Gengar helped subdue it after it tried to escape.
• Fang Yan explained that the two Deoxys’ missing companions had returned to their own space-time, and the pair flew back toward space as Lucian lamented the broken glass.
• Lucian pretended to faint so he could avoid more work, and Flint and Aaron played along until Nurse Joy took him to the Pokémon Center.
• Flint escaped to Mt. Coronet and left Fang Yan to handle Champion paperwork, while Gothitelle sorted documents and Fang Yan’s other Pokémon relaxed.
• Lucian admitted to Aaron that he had faked his collapse to rest after two weeks of overtime, while Gengar took a photograph of Fang Yan working late.

Gary defeated Alain in a Mega Evolution battle, then helped assess Chespin after the Pokémon fell unconscious from a mysterious energy drain. Lysandre proposed that Alain battle Mega Evolution Trainers so he could gather data that might save Chespin, while Shauna and Zhishi retrieved the emergency Honey Fang Yan had given them.

• Gary's Mega Blastoise defeated Alain's Mega Charizard X, and Alain's call from Mairin interrupted his attempt to ask Gary about Fang Yan.
• Gary examined Chespin and found that an unknown energy was draining his stamina, so Lysandre treated him in his laboratory.
• Lysandre attributed Chespin's condition to energy from the Giant Rainbow Rock and Primal Kyogre and Primal Groudon, then asked Alain to battle Mega Evolution Trainers to collect research data.
• Zhishi warned Gary that Lysandre gave her a bad feeling, and Shauna and Zhishi explained their recent experiences in Hoenn.
• Alain agreed to seek a way to save Chespin, while Shauna and Zhishi retrieved their emergency bottles of golden Honey.

Shauna used precious Honey to revive Mairin’s Chespin, drawing Lysandre’s interest and prompting Malva to ambush Gary and the girls. Fang Yan arrived to protect them and confronted Malva, then began tearing through Lysandre’s research institute to reach him.

• Shauna offered Mairin the Honey, and Chespin recovered after she poured it into its mouth.
• Lysandre questioned Shauna about the Honey, but she denied having any left; Alain agreed to undergo the strength-improvement opportunity Lysandre had arranged.
• Malva confronted Gary, Shauna, and Zhishi and demanded the Honey, triggering a battle between Mega Houndoom and Mega Blastoise.
• Gengar ambushed Team Flare’s members, and Fang Yan arrived with his Pokémon to protect Shauna and Zhishi.
• Fang Yan asked Malva to take him to Lysandre, then ordered Dali to smash through the institute as they went.

Fang Yan confronted Lysandre at his laboratory, retrieved the Giant Rainbow Rock, and defeated Lysandre and Malva's Pokémon after accusing Lysandre of targeting Shauna and Zhishi. He left with the girls while Gary stayed in Kalos to watch Lysandre, who ended up unconscious in the Distortion World.

• Fang Yan arrived at Lysandre's laboratory with Shauna and Zhishi, where he found Alain and confronted Lysandre.
• Lysandre returned the Giant Rainbow Rock, and Fang Yan sent it through a Distortion Passage with Giratina's help.
• Fang Yan accused Lysandre of sending people after Shauna and Zhishi, then his Pokémon defeated Lysandre's Mega Gyarados, Pyroar, and Malva's Mega Houndoom.
• Lysandre surrendered, and Fang Yan had Gengar debilitate him before his Pokémon wrecked the laboratory.
• Fang Yan left with Shauna and the others, while Gary stayed in Kalos to keep an eye on Lysandre; Giratina watched the unconscious Lysandre in the Distortion World.

Fang Yan enjoyed a quiet morning at the Pokémon Day Care before Shauna and Zhishi brought their usual chaos back to the yard. Zhishi heard Jirachi calling from its meteorite and agreed to keep it close until it woke, while Mayor Qiyi invited Fang Yan and the Day Care to Twinleaf Town’s Thanksgiving celebration.

• Fang Yan ate mung bean porridge and pastries with Gengar, then watched Shauna and Zhishi start a water fight and wreak havoc around the backyard.
• Fang Yan learned that Jirachi’s meteorite had flashed, and Zhishi said she could hear the Pokémon calling from inside it.
• Fang Yan explained Jirachi’s thousand-year awakening cycle and asked Zhishi to keep the meteorite until Jirachi woke; she agreed.
• Mayor Qiyi invited Fang Yan and everyone at the Pokémon Day Care to Twinleaf Town’s Thanksgiving celebration, and Fang Yan promised to attend.

Fang Yan and the Pokémon Day Care group went to Twinleaf Town for Thanksgiving, where Shauna joined the marathon after seeing her supporters’ banners. As Shauna headed to the start in Ridge Town, Zhishi noticed the meteorite in her arms growing more lively.

• Shauna and Zhishi woke Fang Yan early, and he got up to take them to Twinleaf Town’s Thanksgiving celebration.
• Fang Yan brought the group to the crowded town, where Mayor Qiyi explained that the event was a marathon from Ridge Town to Twinleaf Town with a seven-day island vacation as the first-place prize.
• After seeing Grandpa Muzhi and the others cheering for her, Shauna decided to enter the marathon and used a Distortion Passage to reach Ridge Town with Rapidash.
• Officer Jenny helped Shauna register despite the registration cutoff, while another contestant was initially turned away.
• At the celebration, Zhishi told Fang Yan that the meteorite in her arms had cried again and seemed to be growing more lively.

Fang Yan watched Shauna, the Fujinos, and their Pokémon compete in the Thanksgiving marathon, where Shauna won and the Fujinos reached the finish in spectacular fashion. As everyone headed into Twinleaf Town, Zhishi said the meteorite liked the event, and Fang Yan heard it thank him.

• Fang Yan watched the marathon begin and learned that Shauna and the Fujinos had entered with their Pokémon.
• Shauna raced ahead on Rapidash, dodged the obstacles, ran across the lake, and briefly stopped at the Pokémon Day Care to change clothes and get food.
• The Fujinos smashed through obstacles and crossed the lake with Gogoat and Miltank, while the announcer excitedly called the contestants’ antics.
• Shauna crossed the finish line first, and the Fujinos crashed through the ribbon to take later places; all three gave their prizes to other competitors.
• Zhishi said the meteorite liked the event, and Fang Yan heard it weakly thank him as they set off for Twinleaf Town.

After Fang Yan forgot the Mid-Autumn Festival while away on business, the people of Twinleaf Town secretly arranged a belated celebration for him. Their kindness left him in tears as the fireworks began.

• Mayor Qiyi seated Fang Yan beside him at the Thanksgiving feast and publicly thanked him, while Fang Yan wandered town afterward and bought every variety of seed from Grandma Muzhi.
• Fang Yan helped Nurse Joy treat Pokémon at the Pokémon Center and learned that the Mid-Autumn Festival had passed while he was away in Hoenn.
• Lilligant prepared a lavish outfit for Fang Yan, and he joined Shauna, Zhishi, and the Fujinos to watch the fireworks in Twinleaf Town.
• Fang Yan arrived at an empty viewing area and watched Ninetales, Latias, and Lilligant create a spectacular fireworks display spelling “Thank you.”
• Mayor Qiyi, the Muzhis, Drake, Nurse Joy, and other residents surprised Fang Yan with a huge mooncake and a belated Mid-Autumn Festival celebration.
• Fang Yan remembered that the townspeople had spent their stamina sustaining his blessing during the Arceus incident, then cried as Grandma Muzhi told him Twinleaf Town would always be his home and family.

After Fang Yan’s emotional reaction to the town’s surprise celebration, his Pokémon and friends comforted him as they spent the night together. Their music and dancing awakened Jirachi from Zhishi’s meteorite, and the Pokémon introduced itself to everyone.

• Fang Yan reassured Shauna and Zhishi that he had cried because he was touched, not because he was angry with them.
• Victini stole honey to cheer Fang Yan up, and Vespiquen brought him a jar and stayed to spend time with him.
• Fang Yan watched Shauna and Zhishi play hide-and-seek, then shared hot tea and a moonlit evening with his Pokémon.
• Fang Yan played Castle in the Sky on a leaf while Kricketune accompanied him and Meloetta, Lilligant, and Roserade danced.
• Jirachi spoke to Fang Yan, emerged from the glowing meteorite, and greeted everyone.

Jirachi awakened at Fang Yan’s Pokémon Day Care and explained that its wish-granting power had limits, prompting Shauna to challenge Zhishi to a battle. After the girls began battling and tried on Z-Rings, they started their Z-Move chants, but Fang Yan realized their lines seemed reversed.

• Jirachi woke, greeted everyone at the Pokémon Day Care, and said it felt close to Zhishi because she was pure.
• Shauna wished to become as good at battling as Zhishi, but Jirachi’s power told it the wish was impossible, so Fang Yan explained that wishes had limits.
• Shauna challenged Zhishi to a battle, and the girls sent out Rapidash and Dratini.
• Rapidash used Flamethrower, then choked while trying to use the legendary move Blue Flare; Zhishi pointed out that Shauna did not know Rapidash’s moves.
• Cynthia returned and brought Z-Rings for Shauna and Zhishi, who prepared to try Z-Moves with Fang Yan and Cynthia’s help.
• Shauna and Zhishi began their Z-Move chants, and Fang Yan noticed that their lines seemed to be the wrong way around.

Shauna and Zhishi successfully used their own dances to unleash Z-Moves, while Fang Yan and Cynthia spent the evening together at the Pokémon Day Care. Steven and Wallace returned to Sinnoh, where Steven decided to become Hoenn Region Champion again.

• Shauna and Zhishi performed original dances and successfully unleashed Inferno Overdrive and Devastating Drake, knocking Rapidash and Dratini unconscious.
• Fang Yan took back the girls’ Z-Rings until they set off on their journeys, and Dali carried them upstairs to sleep.
• Roserade told Fang Yan that Dratini would soon transform, while Lilligant revealed that Jirachi had joined Victini and Gengar in stealing honey.
• Cynthia told Fang Yan she had returned from Alola and stopped at Lysandre Labs, where she and Garchomp tested the repaired lab by tearing it down again.
• Vespiquen brought the battered Victini and Jirachi back to Fang Yan, who handed them to Roserade to recover.
• Steven and Wallace arrived at the islands of Sinnoh, and Steven told Wallace he would take up the position of Hoenn Region Champion again.

Fang Yan arranged demanding mental and physical training for Shauna and Zhishi to prepare them for their journeys and future use of Mega Evolution and Z-Moves. As Steven and Wallace hinted at a reason for their visit, they watched the training and learned Fang Yan planned to toughen the girls further with help from Pokémon Day Care Pokémon.

• Fang Yan told Shauna and Zhishi they would train with Gothitelle and Dali, and Steven and Wallace arrived from Hoenn to thank him and deliver a large payment.
• Fang Yan called Shauntal to ask about payment for his past work, then learned Unova already paid him a Champion's salary and hurriedly ended the call when she demanded he resume his duties.
• Steven and Wallace said they had another reason for visiting but agreed to discuss it the next day, while Fang Yan went to check on Shauna and Zhishi's training.
• Fang Yan, Cynthia, Steven, and Wallace watched Gothitelle overwhelm the blindfolded girls with mental noise before Dali put them through recovery and strength exercises.
• Fang Yan explained that the training would build the girls' minds and bodies, with medicinal baths to prevent lasting harm and later challenges against the Pokémon at the Day Care.

Fang Yan battled Steven at Professor Rowan’s laboratory, where Ninetales defeated Aggron and Dali forced Cradily out of the ground. Steven then sent out Metagross, and Fang Yan answered with Gengar, who was immediately battered by Psychic.

• Fang Yan forgot to collect the League paperwork, then brought Gothitelle to help Shauntal clear it before meeting Steven.
• Fang Yan and Steven borrowed Professor Rowan’s battlefield and agreed to a three-on-three battle, with Wallace as referee.
• Ninetales melted Aggron’s Stealth Rock and defeated it with Blue Flare-enhanced attacks and Flare Blitz.
• Dali grabbed Cradily’s tentacles and uprooted it, allowing Steven to recall it and send out Metagross.
• Fang Yan recalled Dali and sent out Gengar, whom Metagross struck with Psychic.