Recaps

Fang Yan received a Gengar Mega Stone from the Legendary Birds and spent the meal talking with Brock and Dawn before Ash challenged him to a battle. Fang Yan had Gary battle Ash instead, then left with Gengar after the Pokémon shared snacks with Team Rocket.

• Fang Yan received a random Mega Stone from the Legendary Birds and discovered it was Gengar's Mega Stone.
• Brock praised Fang Yan's bond with his Pokémon, and Fang Yan advised Dawn to seek out each Pokémon's unique charm as she pursued Coordinating.
• Ash asked Fang Yan to battle, but Fang Yan suggested Gary take his place, and Gary defeated Ash's team.
• Fang Yan advised Ash to develop tactics suited to his Pokémon, then spotted Jessie, James, and Meowth hiding nearby.
• Gengar startled Team Rocket, shared snacks with them, and left with Fang Yan after he promised to make it something good at home.

Fang Yan returned to the Pokémon Day Care with Lance and the visiting Legendary Birds, then helped Gengar achieve Mega Evolution with a Key Stone and Mega Stone. Gengar quickly reverted after the exhausting transformation, and Fang Yan and Lance retired for the night.

• Fang Yan said goodbye to Ash, Brock, Dawn, and Gary, and Gary set off on his journey with Umbreon.
• At the Pokémon Day Care, Fang Yan told Shauna that the Legendary Birds were visiting friends, and she played with Articuno while Moltres joined Gengar and Dragonite for snacks.
• Fang Yan asked Moltres to warm the backyard during dinner, and the Legendary Birds left after the meal.
• Fang Yan gave Gengar its Mega Stone and used the Key Stone to trigger Mega Evolution, revealing Mega Gengar before the transformation ended and Gengar reverted.
• Lance explained Mega Evolution to Shauna, who questioned why she should call him big brother, and Fang Yan teased Lance before heading to bed.

Fang Yan sent Shauna to deliver fresh milk to Principal Saqi’s school, hoping the visit might help her reconsider going to school. After Shauna enjoyed meeting the students, she asked Fang Yan if she could go to school too, and he welcomed the idea.

• Lance left the Pokémon Day Care with a Dragonite plush Shauna had given him and snacks from Gengar.
• Fang Yan asked Shauna to deliver fresh milk to Principal Saqi’s school, and she rode there with Rapidash while Staraptor guided her.
• Shauna delivered the milk, then let the students pet her Shiny Rapidash and played with them during the visit.
• Fang Yan met Shauna after delivering milk in Twinleaf Town, and they rode back toward the Day Care together.
• Shauna asked Fang Yan whether school friends could have fun together and whether she could go to school; Fang Yan said she could.

Shauna prepared to register at school while Fang Yan discovered that Gogoat could also be milked and tested its milk with Honey. After Shauna and Gengar headed to school, Fang Yan set out to deliver milk with Pachirisu riding in his arms.

• Shauna told Fang Yan she had wanted to attend school but had worried about leaving him without help, and Fang Yan reassured her that the Pokémon could manage the Day Care.
• Fang Yan milked the three Gogoat, boiled their milk, and shared it with Gengar, Gothitelle, Mime Jr., Shauna, Lilligant, and Roselia; everyone enjoyed it, especially with Honey added.
• Fang Yan took Shauna to school on Rapidash, and Nurse Joy arrived at the Pokémon Day Care with Blissey.
• Gengar put on its schoolbag and went to school to watch over Shauna, leaving Fang Yan to deliver the milk alone.
• Fang Yan spotted Pachirisu in a tree, invited it for a ride, and caught it in his arms when it jumped down.

Shauna overcame her nerves on her first day of school, made friends by sharing snacks, and enjoyed class with Chingling while Gengar secretly watched over her. Meanwhile, Fang Yan delivered the fresh milk alone and discovered that the neighbors and their Pokémon all missed Shauna.

• Shauna arrived at school with Rapidash, and Principal Saqi allowed her to bring Chingling to class after she sent Rapidash back to the Pokémon Day Care.
• Principal Saqi noticed Staraptor watching Shauna and learned that Gengar had secretly followed her to keep an eye on her.
• Shauna introduced herself by promoting the Pokémon Day Care, then befriended her deskmate Zhishi and shared snacks with the class.
• Shauna played with the children and Chingling during PE while Gengar and Staraptor watched from the shadows.
• Fang Yan delivered the fresh milk, but the neighbors worried about Shauna and gave him snacks to take home for her.
• Teddiursa greeted Fang Yan and immediately asked where Shauna was, leaving Fang Yan feeling ignored.

Fang Yan discovered that Gothitelle and Blissey had developed a cooling Chinese medicine, then helped improve it into a multipurpose remedy with effects confirmed by his cheat. Nurse Joy planned to test it at the Pokémon Center, while Fang Yan left the kitchen convinced he and Gothitelle were masters of Chinese medicine.

• Fang Yan shopped in Twinleaf Town, then picked Shauna up from school and met her new friend Zhishi.
• Gothitelle and Blissey studied medicinal herbs and developed a cooling remedy with mint after Blissey suggested using it to ease congestion.
• Fang Yan examined the remedy and found that his cheat described it as an effective treatment for several symptoms and other conditions.
• Fang Yan improved the formula with more ingredients, and Gengar and Vulpix demonstrated its powerful cooling and warming effects.
• Nurse Joy said she would test the remedy at the Pokémon Center, and Fang Yan asked Lilligant to color it green before praising Gothitelle and Blissey.
• Lilligant and Gothitelle walked away from Fang Yan’s boastful claim that he was a master of Chinese medicine, and Fang Yan offered Gengar noodles for dinner.

Fang Yan planned to open a Pokémon Day Care shop in Twinleaf Town to sell desserts, herbal tea, and herbal medicine while finding a use for his surplus Berries. After watching a Pokémon Contest in which Anzi won with Arcanine, he set out with Gothitelle, Gengar, and Vulpix to inspect rental shops.

• Fang Yan considered how to use the Day Care’s abundant Berries and proposed opening a dessert shop that would also sell herbal tea and medicine.
• Mr. Fujino advised Fang Yan to rent a shop, and Fang Yan decided Gothitelle and the other Pokémon could run it while he stayed at the Day Care.
• Fang Yan called Mayor Qiyi, who offered to show him available premises in Twinleaf Town that afternoon.
• Fang Yan watched the Veilstone City Pokémon Contest, where Dawn and Jessie advanced, Jessie lost to Dawn, and Anzi won the championship with Arcanine.
• Roselia grew inspired by the contest, and Fang Yan encouraged her to tell him when she was ready to evolve into Roserade.
• Fang Yan left for Twinleaf Town with Gothitelle, Gengar, and Vulpix to look for a shop, leaving Lilligant and Roselia in charge of the Day Care.

Fang Yan chose and rented a shop in Twinleaf Town, then had it renovated into a bakery and dessert shop where Gothitelle could also sell traditional Chinese medicine and herbal tea. The shop, named Gothitelle's Little Time Shop, was ready to open the next day, while Gothitelle went to collect Shauna.

• Fang Yan chose the busy shop near Shauna's school and the Pokémon Center, rented it at a discount, and arranged its renovation.
• Gothitelle picked Shauna up from school, and Shauna joined Fang Yan and Gengar for lunch before offering to help at the shop.
• Fang Yan met with the renovation supervisor, who returned with workers and Machamp to renovate the shop in one afternoon.
• Fang Yan arranged the shop into sections for cakes, bread, desserts, snacks, medicine, and herbal tea, then named it Gothitelle's Little Time Shop.
• Fang Yan teased Gengar about eating the shop's stock, and Gengar grabbed him before licking him; Gothitelle then went to collect Shauna.

Fang Yan and the Pokémon prepared a large assortment of food for Gothitelle’s new shop, then traveled to Twinleaf Town to set it up. Gothitelle’s Time Cottage opened for business at 7:45 in the morning.

• Fang Yan woke before dawn and made tiramisu, breads, and snacks with help from Gothitelle, Mime Jr., Lilligant, and the other Pokémon.
• Shauna woke to find the food ready, ate breakfast with the Pokémon, and took bread along for her friend at school.
• Fang Yan loaded milk onto Rapidash and sent Shauna off to school, then left Fujino, her husband, Lilligant, and Roselia to watch the Pokémon Day Care.
• Fang Yan took Gothitelle, Gengar, Azumarill, Vulpix, and others to the shop in Twinleaf Town, where they arranged the food and posted the menu.
• Fang Yan opened Gothitelle’s Time Cottage and welcomed the first curious customer.

Fang Yan opened a shop in Twinleaf Town selling baked goods, desserts, herbal tea, and herbal medicine, but a customer's praise drew a huge crowd. As orders overwhelmed the staff, Fang Yan called in help and ended up working frantically in the kitchen.

• A customer recognized Fang Yan at his new shop and learned that it sold baked goods and herbal remedies, including tea for coughs.
• The customer told other parents about the shop, and they eagerly bought bread after tasting its Honey-sweet flavor.
• A long line formed, and Fang Yan and Gothitelle struggled to keep up as customers bought bread, desserts, herbal tea, and herbal medicine.
• Fang Yan called Fujino and her husband for help, and Dali, Er Li, San Li, Heracross, Pinsir, Luxray, Staraptor, and others arrived to manage customers and pack orders.
• Gengar joined Fang Yan in the kitchen as an expert assistant, while Shauna was also pulled into the work, leaving Fang Yan exhausted and despairing over the endless rush.

After an exhausting first day at the dessert shop, Fang Yan prepared to serve even more customers and received Grandaunt’s gift for fulfilling her dream. Back at the Pokémon Day Care, Shauna’s Pokémon Egg hatched into a Snorunt.

• Fang Yan sold out of food, rested with help from Gothitelle, and took Er Li and San Li to buy more ingredients for the shop.
• Fang Yan gave the supermarket owner the shop’s address so future supplies could be delivered, then cleaned the shop with the others.
• Fang Yan received Grandaunt’s Dessert Shop Insights and an Unknown Present from Ninetales, and thanked Grandaunt while holding Vulpix.
• Fang Yan returned to the Pokémon Day Care with Shauna and the Pokémon, then regretted opening the shop as Gothitelle carried him to the kitchen to work.
• Shauna placed a glowing Pokémon Egg on the counter, and it hatched into a Snorunt.

Snorunt joined Fang Yan’s family and went with him to work at the shop, where a huge crowd forced everyone to help. After feeling useless, Snorunt found a job preserving and serving desserts, and she decided she loved going to work.

• Fang Yan welcomed newly hatched Snorunt into the family, and Mime Jr. took her to play with Shauna and the other Pokémon.
• Snorunt chose to accompany Fang Yan to the shop, where she watched the Pokémon prepare for work and helped before Shauna left for school.
• Fang Yan opened the shop early to serve the long line of customers, then Officer Jenny and Xia Lan joined the exhausted staff.
• Snorunt grew upset that she could not help, so Fang Yan asked her to use her cold air to preserve desserts and serve customers.
• Snorunt sold a serving of tiramisu and happily decided that she loved going to work.

Fang Yan welcomed Lance, Clair, and Xiao Ya, whose Dragonite was suffering from the effects of bullying, and promised to help after Lilligant returned. Lilligant visited Shauna’s school and picked her up, while Zhishi began thinking of something after seeing them together.

• Fang Yan encouraged Lilligant to leave the Pokémon Day Care for a day, and she went to the dessert shop with Gothitelle and the others.
• Lance arrived with Clair, Xiao Ya, and Xiao Ya’s troubled Dragonite, and Fang Yan recognized that Dragonite was dealing with trauma from bullying.
• Fang Yan examined Dragonite and said he could help, but needed to wait until Lilligant returned that night.
• Lance told Clair and Xiao Ya that Fang Yan was trusted by Champion Cynthia, reassuring them about his ability to help Dragonite.
• Lilligant picked Shauna up from school, and Zhishi watched them leave before running to her mother with an idea.

Fang Yan had Lilligant battle Lance and Clair’s troubled Dragonite, then helped Dragonite and Xiao Ya decide to face the Pokémon that had hurt Dragonite together. The group shared a relaxed dinner afterward.

• Shauna greeted Lance and Clair, offered Clair candy, and reminded Lance to bring the plushie he had promised her.
• Fang Yan had Lilligant attack Dragonite after it slapped his hand, and Lilligant defeated Dragonite with a powerful Energy Ball.
• Fang Yan treated Dragonite’s injuries and urged it to return with Xiao Ya to confront the Pokémon that had hurt it.
• Xiao Ya promised to face the past with Dragonite, and Dragonite agreed to go back with him.
• Fang Yan, Lance, Clair, and the others shared dinner, while Clair blushed when Lance took her hand.

Xiao Ya returned to the Dragon's Den with Dragonite to confront the Dragonite that had bullied it, and Dragonite defeated them with Xiao Ya's support. Fang Yan woke to a notice that Dragonite's emotional burden had been cleared.

• Lance and Clair took Xiao Ya back to the Johto Region, and Lance promised Shauna a large Dragonite plushie.
• At the Dragon's Den, Xiao Ya followed Fang Yan's advice and had Dragonite roar to draw out the Dragonite that had bullied it.
• With Xiao Ya encouraging it, Dragonite defeated the lead Dragonite and its companions in battle.
• After the Dragonite tried to attack Xiao Ya, Dragonite protected him, struck back, and left the defeated Pokémon behind.
• Lance watched Xiao Ya and Dragonite leave, while Fang Yan woke and saw the notice that Dragonite's emotional burden was gone.

After losing to Brandon at the Battle Pyramid, Paul returned to Fang Yan’s Day Care, questioning whether his approach to battling was wrong. Fang Yan told him to build trust and affection with his Pokémon, and Paul agreed to stay and help at the Day Care.

• Fang Yan received Dragonite’s Dragon Dance Technical Machine and Xiao Ya’s Soul Dew, and considered how they could benefit the Day Care.
• After being defeated by Brandon and left questioning himself, Paul remembered Fang Yan’s offer and returned to the Day Care for advice.
• Fang Yan explained that a Trainer’s chosen approach was not wrong in itself, but Paul needed to improve how he treated and trusted his Pokémon.
• Fang Yan shared how he had helped the once-abandoned Lilligant grow stronger through trust and affection, and urged Paul to value the Pokémon already beside him.
• Paul accepted Fang Yan’s advice and agreed to stay at the Day Care for a few days and help run it.

Fang Yan taught Paul how the Pokémon Day Care cared for Pokémon, and Paul began to rethink how he related to them. When A Lian challenged the Day Care, Fang Yan let Paul represent it, and Paul won before Fang Yan advised A Lian on training Lucario.

• Fang Yan showed Paul how he cared for boarded Pokémon and explained that they needed affection and attention.
• Paul joined Fang Yan in bathing his Pokémon, and the group’s happiness stirred something in him.
• Fang Yan asked Paul to represent the Pokémon Day Care in a battle against A Lian, who accepted the arrangement.
• Paul defeated A Lian’s team with decisive switches and encouragement for his Pokémon, while A Lian resolved to improve and challenge him again.
• Fang Yan advised A Lian to reduce Lucario’s weights and have his ankles checked, then reflected that Paul had begun to change.

Fang Yan discovered that the strange disturbances in Sandgem Town came from Banette, an old companion of his great-aunt who had returned to visit the Pokémon Day Care. After welcoming Banette and inviting him to dinner, Fang Yan received a message about a visitor at Twinleaf Town’s harbor and went to investigate.

• Professor Rowan warned Fang Yan that a Ghost Pokémon might be causing power outages and unexplained illnesses in Sandgem Town.
• Fang Yan asked Gengar and Misdreavus to watch for the Ghost Pokémon and notified Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy.
• Gengar found Banette hiding in the Pokémon Day Care, and Fang Yan learned that Banette had returned to visit his great-aunt’s family.
• Fang Yan showed Banette around the backyard and told Professor Rowan and the town officials that the disturbances had been settled.
• Fang Yan invited Banette to stay for dinner, then received a message about a visitor at Twinleaf Town’s harbor and left to investigate.

Fang Yan welcomed Lapras and her two children back to the Pokémon Day Care, where the family and Pokémon gathered for a joyful visit. Banette and Lapras reflected on how the Day Care had changed while remaining a home for Pokémon, and everyone shared a meal together.

• Fang Yan brought Banette and the others to Twinleaf Town after sensing that an old Pokémon Day Care resident had arrived.
• Fang Yan and Banette greeted Lapras and her two children at the harbor, and Lapras agreed to visit the Pokémon Day Care with them.
• Fang Yan returned home with the Lapras family, while Shauna and the Pokémon played together in the backyard.
• Banette told Lapras that Ninetales had said the Day Care was thriving, though it no longer felt like his home after its owner changed.
• Fang Yan called everyone to dinner, and the people and Pokémon gathered happily around the table.

Fang Yan spent a lively evening with the Pokémon at the Pokémon Day Care, learning more about its past and Ninetales leaving Vulpix in his care. The gathering ended with Fang Yan accidentally falling into the lake, while Lapras felt reassured that the reopened Day Care was thriving.

• Fang Yan shared dinner with Shauna, Paul, and the Pokémon while Banette watched from the roof, remembering its childhood at the Pokémon Day Care.
• Fang Yan and the others relaxed beside the lake as Banette praised how well he cared for the Pokémon, and Fang Yan described his dream for the Day Care.
• Lapras told Fang Yan that many Pokémon had once bonded with his Grandaunt, that some might return, and that word of the reopened Day Care was spreading at sea.
• Fang Yan explained that Ninetales had left Vulpix's Pokémon Egg with him before departing, and Lapras and Banette welcomed Vulpix.
• Banette took Gengar to train, Misdreavus was dragged along, and Paul asked to join them.
• Fang Yan sang beside the lake, then fell into the water when Dali leaned against him; Gothitelle pulled him out as the Pokémon gathered around.

Fang Yan welcomed the Lapras siblings to the Pokémon Day Care and received Pokémon Telepathy as a gift from Banette and Lapras. He helped the siblings learn Dragon Dance and encouraged Paul to keep training while prioritizing his bond with Pokémon.

• Fang Yan remembered Lapras asking him to let her children grow up for a while at the Pokémon Day Care, and he agreed before she and Banette departed.
• Fang Yan checked the Lapras siblings’ health and discovered that Pokémon Telepathy let him understand Gengar’s thoughts.
• Fang Yan found Dali cheering on a strength contest between the Lapras siblings and Gogoat, then taught the siblings Dragon Dance.
• Fang Yan reassured Paul after Banette had defeated his team and told him to train with the Day Care Pokémon while continuing to learn how to get along with them.

Paul lost to a Hoenn Trainer whose Sceptile Mega Evolved, and Fang Yan explained Mega Evolution before accepting the Trainer’s challenge. Fang Yan won with Mega Gengar and awarded the first Pokémon Day Care pendant to recognize the Trainer’s strength and bond with Sceptile, while Vulpix continued growing stronger and Paul showed a rare hint of tenderness.

• Paul’s Electabuzz lost to the Hoenn Trainer’s Mega Sceptile, and Fang Yan explained that Mega Evolution turned a Trainer’s bond with a Pokémon into strength.
• Fang Yan challenged the Hoenn Trainer to a one-on-one battle, Mega Evolved Gengar, and defeated Sceptile despite damage to the field and minor injuries among spectators.
• Fang Yan arranged care and compensation for the injured, then gave the defeated Trainer a wooden Gengar pendant as recognition of his strength and bond with Sceptile.
• Fang Yan discovered that the pendant he awarded could deepen a Trainer’s bond with a Pokémon by one level, an extra effect granted by Grandaunt.
• Fang Yan checked Vulpix and found it had absorbed nearly all the fire energy in Moltres’s Feather, while Paul showed a trace of tenderness as he watched them together.

The elegant man left his Sceptile at Fang Yan’s Pokémon Day Care to learn Dragon Dance, while Paul planned to train and battle during his stay. Roselia evolved into Roserade after sharing a song and dance with Lilligant, and Fang Yan received Grandaunt’s Three Golden Flowers gift.

• The elegant man asked Fang Yan to teach his Sceptile Dragon Dance, and Fang Yan arranged for the Lapras siblings to train it for a week.
• Fang Yan showed the elegant man the forest where Pokémon could spar with visiting trainers, and Vespiquen agreed to alert the forest Pokémon to possible challengers.
• Paul continued training with Dali and the others and arranged to battle the elegant man during the week.
• Roselia sang the song Fang Yan had hummed the previous day, and Gengar gave her a Shiny Stone as Lilligant and the others joined in.
• Roselia evolved into Roserade and danced with Lilligant, and Fang Yan received Grandaunt’s Three Golden Flowers gift.

Fang Yan helped Officer Jenny drive away the Tentacool and Tentacruel that had overwhelmed Twinleaf Town’s harbor, with assistance from his Pokémon and the Legendary Birds. The jellyfish agreed to rest near the harbor during their migration without harming anyone, and the Legendary Birds asked Fang Yan to keep searching for Team Galactic.

• Officer Jenny asked Fang Yan to help remove the migrating Tentacool and Tentacruel from the harbor, where they had poisoned people and attacked Pokémon.
• Fang Yan brought the Lapras siblings and his other Pokémon to the harbor, then summoned more help from the Pokémon Day Care.
• Fang Yan and his Pokémon froze the waters and used attacks to knock out many of the jellyfish, but their numbers remained overwhelming.
• Articuno, Moltres, and the other Legendary Birds arrived and incapacitated another large group of jellyfish, prompting Tentacruel to agree to talk.
• Fang Yan negotiated an agreement allowing the jellyfish to rest near the harbor during migration as long as they did not harm people or Pokémon.
• The Legendary Birds asked Fang Yan to continue searching for Team Galactic, then flew away as Fang Yan left the remaining harbor matters to Officer Jenny.

At the Pokémon Day Care, Gengar and the others surprised Fang Yan with a natural hot spring they had prepared for the group. Everyone soaked together, and a playful ball game turned into a brief battle before peace returned.

• Gengar secretly coordinated with the Pokémon while Shauna showed Fang Yan the dress she would wear in a school play.
• Gengar led Fang Yan through the forest, where Dali showered him with leaves and revealed the hot spring the Pokémon had prepared.
• Gengar explained that the local Pokémon had agreed to let the Day Care use the spring, and Fang Yan thanked everyone before inviting them to soak.
• Fang Yan and the Pokémon relaxed in the hot spring with snacks and drinks while Snorunt played at the lake.
• Shauna tossed a ball to Fang Yan, sparking a playful fight that ended when Fang Yan's side surrendered.