Recaps

Fang Yan helped Charizard and Geodude overcome their troubles while his Pokémon Day Care welcomed old friends, new guests, and a growing community. After Cynthia and the others departed, the Zangoose and Seviper rivalry drew Trainers to the area, and Fang Yan began expanding the grounds for battles as Ash arrived.

• Fang Yan celebrated Twinleaf Town’s festival with Shauna and the townspeople, then traveled with Lance and Erika to help Jiaya and Charizard reconcile after Charizard’s defeats had shaken its trust in its Trainer.
• Fang Yan visited Professor Oak’s Laboratory, studied Pokémon care, and helped Vulpix absorb fire energy before giving her a Fire Stone that evolved her into Ninetales.
• Fang Yan helped Xiao Qi’s Geodude recover and encouraged Xiao Qi to apologize to Grandpa Yongchang, then welcomed Cynthia, Diantha, Shauntal, and Caitlin to the Day Care.
• Cynthia, Diantha, Shauntal, and Caitlin shared meals and hot springs with Fang Yan and his Pokémon, while Shauna’s Time Cottage became a welcoming place for local children and their families.
• Gallade returned to the Day Care, reunited with Gengar and the other Pokémon, and departed for the forest after sharing a picture of Fang Yan’s grandaunt.
• Fang Yan arranged a rule-bound rematch between the Zangoose and Seviper groups, and their one-year pact attracted Trainers seeking battles and training.
• Fang Yan taught Cynthia to make dumplings, and she left with food for herself and their friends while Fang Yan reflected that he still needed to grow stronger.
• Fang Yan found Ash, Brock, and Dawn watching Trainers drawn by the Zangoose and Seviper rivalry, so he arranged to turn unused Day Care land into battlefields before Ash asked him for a battle.

Fang Yan’s snowy days at the Pokémon Day Care were interrupted when Team Galactic captured the Lake Guardians, and he helped stop Cyrus’s plan before making peace with the Legendary Birds. Back home, he resumed his forest duties, settled a dispute over a cave, and learned more about Steelix’s history with Grandaunt.

• Fang Yan trained Ash, advised Dawn on finding her Pokémon’s strengths, and sent the group off to pursue their goals.
• Snow fell around the Day Care, where Fang Yan played in it with his Pokémon and helped clear Day Care Road with Officer Jenny and the Fujinos.
• After Mime Jr. described a nightmare about the Lake Guardians being captured, Fang Yan went to Lake Verity and found Team Galactic attacking Gary.
• Fang Yan defeated Hunter J, tracked Team Galactic to Mt. Coronet, and joined Ash and Cynthia in freeing the Lake Guardians and stopping Cyrus’s plan to summon Dialga and Palki.
• Fang Yan confronted Zapdos after it tried to leave without honoring their agreement, then clarified that he only wanted the Legendary Birds to stop causing destruction.
• Fang Yan explained Mega Evolution to Ash and his friends, received a Z-Ring and Z-Crystal from the Legendary Birds and a Grassium Z from the Lake Guardians, and gave the Grassium Z to Lilligant.
• Fang Yan encouraged Gary to enter the League Conference, battled him with Lilligant’s Bloom Doom, and gave him stones for his bond with Blastoise.
• Fang Yan investigated the forest, defeated Rhyperior after it occupied a cave and injured local Pokémon, then recruited Rhyperior and Alcremie to help at the nursery and asked Steelix to watch over the Day Care Pokémon as their elder.

Fang Yan and the Pokémon Day Care began delivering food, welcomed visitors, and celebrated Shauna’s growing friendships and interest in battling. The arc ended with Latias arriving at the Day Care and accepting Fang Yan’s welcome gift.

• Alcremie accepted the Pokémon Day Care as its family and made its first golden cake, which Gengar ate before it could share a bite.
• Fang Yan organized a delivery service with help from the Pokémon, and they rescued survivors after Gyarados attacked a passenger ship, and the conflict ended after the responsible trainer apologized.
• Fang Yan launched deliveries around Twinleaf Town, received League rewards including forty-two Pokémon Eggs, and arranged for more Pokémon and supplies to support the Day Care.
• Wallace visited the Day Care, and Fang Yan helped Xiaoya’s Eevee evolve into Sylveon through a Contest-style performance.
• Fang Yan celebrated Shauna’s birthday, then learned she wanted to battle after befriending Feebas, and he agreed to teach her and Zhishi.
• Fang Yan began teaching Shauna and Zhishi about Pokémon battles, then welcomed Latias, who had come after Lapras suggested she visit.
• Fang Yan gave Latias a Soul Dew, and she thanked him with a kiss on the cheek.

Fang Yan helped Gary’s Shieldon evolve, earned the Canalave Gym Badge, and stopped Kodai’s plot in Crown City before bringing Zoroark and Zorua to the Day Care. As he prepared for upcoming visits and celebrations, Steven arrived with an unidentified Mega Stone that Shauna connected to a Pokémon she had seen.

• Fang Yan gave Zhishi a Dratini Egg, then traveled to Canalave City, where he helped Gary’s Shieldon evolve into Bastiodon and defeated Gary in battle.
• Fang Yan challenged Byron at the Canalave Gym, won the Badge, and set out with Cynthia across Sinnoh.
• Fang Yan joined Ash and his friends in Crown City, helped rescue Zoroark from Kodai’s scheme, and brought Zoroark, Zorua, and the Legendary Beasts to the Day Care.
• Fang Yan hosted Ash, Dawn, Lucian, and the Legendary Beasts at the Day Care, where he treated Zoroark and promised to watch Ash and Dawn’s upcoming competitions.
• Fang Yan battled Brock, invited League members to a Christmas party, and sent Zoroark and Zorua to deliver food in Twinleaf Town.
• Fang Yan welcomed Steven to the Day Care and examined the mysterious Mega Stone Steven had found, while Shauna saw a key-ring-shaped Pokémon in it.
• Fang Yan agreed to visit an Anistar City breeder seeking homes for two Meowstic, and Shauna’s Chingling evolved into Chimecho after she described the Pokémon she had seen.