Chapter Summaries

Ash and Paul’s Lily of the Valley Conference semifinal became a fierce battle of convictions as their Pokémon traded victories. The match ended with Pikachu charging Electivire, which Paul ordered to block the attack.

• Fang Yan encouraged Ash before the battle and watched as Ash and Paul declared they would defeat each other.
• Ash’s Infernape defeated Paul’s burned Aggron, and Ash’s Staraptor and Buizel then defeated Gastrodon.
• Paul’s Drapion defeated Buizel, Staraptor, and Gliscor, but Ash’s Infernape took down Drapion’s Toxic Spikes and defeated Ninjask.
• Paul’s Froslass defeated Torterra, but Pikachu beat Froslass, and Gliscor and Drapion then knocked each other out.
• Paul’s Electivire battled Ash’s Pikachu; after the two exchanged attacks, Ash ordered Wild Charge and Paul commanded Electivire to block it.

Ash defeated Paul in the Lily of the Valley Conference after Infernape overcame poison and exhaustion with a surge of power. Fang Yan treated the gravely injured Infernape, while Ash went after Paul to speak with him.

• Paul used Electivire’s Brick Break to knock out Pikachu, then sent Electivire into the final battle against Ash’s poisoned Infernape.
• Infernape fought through the poison as Electivire restrained him and struck him with Thunder, but Ash and the crowd urged him to keep going.
• Paul challenged Infernape to push beyond his limits, and Infernape’s Blaze erupted, burning away the poison and empowering him for the final exchange.
• Infernape and Electivire struck each other with their remaining moves, and Electivire fell, giving Ash the victory and a place in the next round.
• Fang Yan treated the gravely injured Infernape, while Paul thanked and apologized to his Pokémon and Ash ran after him to talk.

After losing to Ash, Paul resolved to challenge Mr. Brandon again and continued rebuilding his bond with his brother Reggie, while Fang Yan encouraged him to travel and grow stronger. Ash celebrated his victory and prepared for the grand final, as Fang Yan and Cynthia looked ahead to his future; the chapter ended with Fang Yan and Gengar getting caught in one of Gothitelle’s antics.

• Paul told Ash he planned to challenge Mr. Brandon again, and Ash encouraged him before they promised to battle again.
• Gary and Paul walked together, agreed to meet for a rematch someday, and then went their separate ways as Gary chose to continue his Pokémon research.
• Fang Yan advised Paul to explore other regions and battle systems while keeping the bond between Trainer and Pokémon at the center of his training.
• Reggie came to support Paul, and Paul acknowledged Reggie as an excellent Breeder before leaving to challenge Mr. Brandon again.
• Fang Yan shared ice cream with Cynthia and the others, then he and Gengar were hung from a tree as Gothitelle and Dali carried them along.

Fang Yan prepared for the Lily of the Valley Conference finals while Ash faced Tobias, who brought out a team of Legendary Pokémon. Ash defeated Tobias’s Darkrai and Latios, then battled Cresselia and finished with a double knockout against Tobias’s final Pokémon, leaving Ash as runner-up.

• Fang Yan decided not to give Ash a power he believed Ash would gain for himself, and he dodged Munchlax after Gothitelle sent it flying during Shauna’s chaotic game.
• Paul withdrew from the third-place battle, giving A Lan third place, and Fang Yan invited Alamos Town’s Darkrai to watch the finals.
• Tobias sent out Darkrai, and Ash’s Heracross, Gible, and Sceptile battled it before Sceptile defeated Darkrai with Leaf Blade.
• Tobias’s Latios knocked out Sceptile and Swellow, but Pikachu forced a double knockout with Latios.
• Tobias sent out Cresselia, and Ash’s Charizard battled it to a double knockout, leaving Ash the conference runner-up.

After missing Tobias’s challenge matches because he slept through the afternoon, Fang Yan joined the celebration for the Lily of the Valley Conference and heard Brock and Ash’s plans for what came next. The party ended with Fang Yan announcing that he intended to challenge Cynthia, setting their battle for the future.

• Fang Yan woke late, learned Tobias had challenged both Aaron and Flint, and discovered that Cynthia would face Flint in a Champion challenge match the next day.
• Fang Yan organized a barbecue to celebrate the Conference, where Brock said he planned to return to Pewter City, pursue medical qualifications, and eventually take over the Gym.
• Fang Yan encouraged Ash to consider traveling to Unova, and Ash decided that he and Pikachu would go there after visiting Dawn and returning home.
• Fang Yan told his Pokémon that the time had come to battle and declined Latias and Darkrai’s offers to help, saying he would use Pokémon from the Day Care.
• Fang Yan challenged Cynthia in front of the party, and she accepted; they soon returned to their friendly mood and talked about celebrating with ice cream.

Fang Yan battled Tobias in a six-on-six match, using Darkrai and Latias before calling in Articuno and Lugia. The battle ended with Lugia swiftly defeating Tobias’s remaining Legendary Pokémon, leaving Tobias stunned by the one-sided loss.

• Fang Yan overslept and arrived after Cynthia had defeated Flint, then agreed to battle Tobias after Latios asked him to test Tobias’s Darkrai and Latias.
• Fang Yan summoned Darkrai, negotiated a snack fee, and had it defeat Tobias’s Darkrai with Ice Beam, Thunder, Dark Void, and Brick Break.
• Latias fought Latios, Mega Evolved, and knocked him out after repeatedly healing him so she could continue the beating.
• Articuno entered the battle and froze Tobias’s Cresselia with Sheer Cold, taking it out in one hit.
• Tobias sent out Heatran, Cobalion, and Regieleki, but Fang Yan brought in Lugia, which defeated them all with repeated Sky Attacks.

Fang Yan defeated Tobias’s Legendary Pokémon with Lugia, then faced the cost of the wrecked battlefield before Steven paid the bill. As Cynthia’s battle with Fang Yan remained set for the next day, he assembled his Pokémon and named their preparations the Cynthia Conquest Plan.

• Lugia defeated Tobias’s Regieleki, and Fang Yan called the victory narrow while pretending Lugia had held back.
• Lucian presented Fang Yan with a large repair bill, and Steven paid it after Lugia and Articuno fled.
• Cynthia confirmed that a backup field was available for her battle with Fang Yan the next day.
• Lance, Clair, and Wallace arrived at the Pokémon Day Care, while Ash challenged Lance to a battle as everyone waited for dinner.
• Darkrai tricked Alcremie and stole half the snacks from the Pokémon Day Care kitchen, then Fang Yan admitted over the phone that he had promised Darkrai half.
• Fang Yan and his Pokémon reviewed their preparations and declared the Cynthia Conquest Plan, while Cynthia and Garchomp also promised to give the next day’s battle everything they had.

Fang Yan and Cynthia faced off in the Sinnoh League's backup battlefield as the spectators gathered for their long-awaited battle. Before the match began, Gary encouraged Paul to consider what he truly wanted from becoming stronger and gave him a camera and a letter from Fang Yan; the chapter ended as the battle started.

• Lance, Steven, and the others discussed Fang Yan's chances, while Shauna said she believed he would win because he had promised her.
• Latias explained that she would not battle because Fang Yan planned to use Pokémon from the Pokémon Day Care, and she wished him luck as he prepared with Gengar and his team.
• Fang Yan emerged onto the battlefield, and he and Cynthia exchanged greetings before Cynthia vowed to use her full strength and defeat him.
• Clair learned that Fang Yan had little experience in official battles, while Gary recorded Paul and himself together and spoke to Paul about his goals.
• Gary gave Paul a letter from Fang Yan encouraging him to keep traveling, catching Pokémon, and recording their moments together; Paul accepted the camera and took a picture of Electivire.
• The referee began Fang Yan and Cynthia's battle, with Cynthia sending out Spiritomb and Fang Yan choosing Staraptor.

Fang Yan and Cynthia battled in a private match, trading clever tactics and unusually powerful moves as both Trainers’ Pokémon were knocked out one by one. Dali defeated Cynthia’s Lucario, leaving the battle unresolved with Cynthia’s final Pokémon still to come.

• Fang Yan and Cynthia opened with Staraptor and Spiritomb, and Staraptor’s high-altitude Brave Bird knocked Spiritomb away before Cynthia brought in Garchomp.
• Fang Yan used Gothitelle to clear Cynthia’s Spikes with Reflect, then Lilligant knocked out Milotic with Seed Flare but was taken down by Spiritomb’s Destiny Bond.
• Gothitelle endured Lucario’s attacks and set up Future Sight before Ninetales, Gastrodon, and Garchomp traded blows, with Ninetales knocking out Garchomp.
• Dali stopped Cynthia’s Togekiss with Crush Grip and Thunder Punch, then endured Lucario’s Counter and defeated it with Dynamic Punch.

Fang Yan and Cynthia’s battle came down to their final Pokémon, and Fang Yan won after Gengar defeated Mega Garchomp. He confessed his love to Cynthia afterward, but she reminded him that he had promised to confess only after winning and then struck him when he started planning their wedding.

• Dali, Gothitelle, and Staraptor each fought Cynthia’s Garchomp, while Gothitelle used Shattered Psyche to knock out Gastrodon before fainting.
• Fang Yan sent out Gengar, who battled Cynthia’s Garchomp through Mega Evolution and won by pinning it with its shadow and landing a full-power Night Daze.
• The referee declared Fang Yan the winner, and Fang Yan recalled Gengar and told Cynthia that he had won.
• Cynthia agreed that Fang Yan had won, and Fang Yan confessed that he liked her and asked her to be together.
• Cynthia pointed out that Fang Yan had not confessed before the battle, then hit him when he began discussing rings and wedding plans.

Cynthia told Professor Carolina that Fang Yan had defeated her but refused the Sinnoh Champion position, then escaped League work by sending Lucian to handle Gym inspections and heading to the Pokémon Day Care. There, Giratina punished Darkrai for upsetting Alcremie, while Gengar and Infernape stole Vespiquen’s Honey and ended dinner bruised and hungry.

• Cynthia told Professor Carolina she had agreed to be with Fang Yan, but that she remained Sinnoh’s Champion because he refused the position and the Pokémon Day Care needed him.
• Cynthia left Lucian with the League’s paperwork and flew to the Pokémon Day Care to discuss having Gym Leaders visit instead of inspecting every Gym.
• Alcremie told Giratina that Darkrai kept stealing food, so Giratina dragged Darkrai into the Distortion World to punish him.
• Gengar coaxed Infernape into stealing Honey from Vespiquen, and Vespiquen beat Infernape up before Gengar returned with two jars.
• At dinner, Fang Yan saw that Darkrai and Infernape were bruised, and teased Infernape by calling its howls dog barks.

After recovering from their battle with Cynthia, Fang Yan and his Pokémon settled back into life at the Day Care, while Darkrai left with Gengar’s secret help. Cynthia then asked Fang Yan to assess Gym Leaders from different regions, and he agreed despite grumbling that he was not a Champion.

• Darkrai returned to the Day Care bruised after facing Giratina, and Fang Yan summoned Giratina to scare him before Gothitelle and the others hid the injury medicine.
• Gengar secretly met Darkrai outside, gave him snacks and medicine, and watched him leave the Day Care with a large bundle.
• Cynthia visited Fang Yan, explained that Brock planned to return to Pewter City and pursue Pokémon doctor certification, and met a Jubilife Academy student who recognized her.
• Cynthia revealed to the student that Fang Yan was a Champion stronger than her, though the student saw him fighting Gengar over the last cat-ear pastry.
• Cynthia asked Fang Yan to assess Gym Leaders from different regions, and he enthusiastically agreed after she appealed to him as her girlfriend.

Fang Yan and the Champions discussed his battle against Cynthia and planned their next trips while Fang Yan considered expanding the Pokémon Day Care. Elsewhere, Mrs. Fujino cleared Graveler from Day Care Road by tossing one into the bushes and letting Rhyperior scare the rest away.

• Shauna skipped school because she had overslept, while Fang Yan explained that her parents had allowed her to stay home.
• Steven, Wallace, Lance, and Cynthia discussed their work and travel plans, and the Champions praised Gothitelle’s performance in Fang Yan’s battle against Cynthia.
• Fang Yan considered buying the empty land beside the Pokémon Day Care and planting more tea after Cynthia suggested expanding.
• Mrs. Fujino restocked supplies and ordered even more meat for the Pokémon Day Care.
• Mrs. Fujino lifted and tossed a Graveler off Day Care Road, and Rhyperior frightened the other Graveler into rolling away.

Fang Yan leased vacant land for the Pokémon Day Care and planned to expand its growing plots and Pokémon recreation space. When Officer Jenny called about Graveler and Golem blocking roads in Twinleaf Town, Fang Yan arrived with his Pokémon and intimidated the group into agreeing to talk elsewhere.

• Mayor Qiyi offered Fang Yan a five-year lease on vacant land, and Fang Yan planned with Mr. and Mrs. Fujino to move the growing plots and turn the old area into a place for Pokémon to rest, play, and practice.
• Fang Yan teased Lilligant and Vespiquen, got thrown into the growing area by Gothitelle, and was paralyzed by Lilligant before she cured him with a Cheri Berry.
• Fang Yan signed Mayor Qiyi's land contract, and Gengar paid for the lease.
• Officer Jenny told Fang Yan that Graveler and a Golem were sleeping on Twinleaf Town's roads, so Fang Yan gathered Dali, Er Li, San Li, and Rhyperior and rode Ninetales to help.
• Fang Yan confronted Golem and the Graveler with his Pokémon, while Lilligant gathered energy and Gothitelle protected nearby people, and Golem agreed to move elsewhere and talk.

Fang Yan discovered that Golem and the Graveler had fled a volcano after Moltres injured them, and he treated their trapped burns. With nowhere else to go, Golem agreed to bring the group to the Pokémon Day Care, where Fang Yan planned to put their strength to work.

• Fang Yan subdued Golem and the Graveler, then Officer Jenny asked whether he had learned why they were blocking roads.
• Fang Yan learned that the group had fled after Moltres attacked Pokémon near their volcanic home, leaving them injured and unable to sleep comfortably.
• Fang Yan and Gothitelle examined Golem, found an injury beneath her rocky shell, and used Roserade's fragrance to put the group to sleep for treatment.
• Gothitelle and Roserade removed the trapped fragments and treated Golem and the Graveler, easing their burning pain.
• Fang Yan offered Golem and the Graveler a home and work at the Pokémon Day Care, and Golem accepted.
• Gengar demanded to learn martial arts, so Fang Yan teased him with promises of techniques such as the Eighteen Dragon-Subduing Palms.

Fang Yan brought Golem and Graveler to the Pokémon Day Care, where they settled into the rocky area and met Shauna. While helping the Fujinos clear and fence rented land, Dali and Gothitelle uncovered unusually powerful items, leaving Fang Yan amazed at his good fortune.

• Fang Yan brought Golem and Graveler to the Pokémon Day Care, and Mrs. Fujino agreed they would be well cared for.
• Gothitelle picked Shauna up from school, and Shauna returned to the Day Care and greeted Golem and Graveler.
• Fang Yan and the Fujinos began clearing and fencing the rented land, with Golem accidentally snapping a tree and Dali pulling out its stump.
• Dali found a perfect Big Root that increased HP recovered by draining moves by 45%.
• Gothitelle unearthed a Twisted Spoon that boosted Psychic-type moves by 30%, and she reluctantly accepted it from Fang Yan.

Fang Yan learned that the rented plot had once belonged to the Pokémon Day Care and could benefit from its blessings, then watched Miltank eagerly plow the field. After welcoming a guest’s Pokémon for boarding and breeding, Fang Yan discovered that Azumarill had taken them to steal Honey from Vespiquen and the Combee.

• Fang Yan realized the rented land had originally belonged to the Pokémon Day Care, so it could receive the Day Care’s blessings.
• Dali and the Miltank plowed the field, while Fang Yan learned that the Miltank enjoyed working and produced milk afterward.
• Mr. Fujino welcomed a guest who boarded Pidgeot, Dodrio, Bellossom, Vaporeon, Yanmega, and Ampharos, and requested an Egg from Pidgeot and Dodrio.
• Fang Yan asked Azumarill and the other Pokémon to welcome the guest’s Pokémon and show them around.
• Azumarill took the guest’s Pokémon to Vespiquen’s area for Honey, and Vespiquen confronted Fang Yan and the battered group.

Gothitelle treated Fang Yan’s bee stings with a powerful ointment, while the Pokémon Day Care discovered the benefits of exercise-enhanced Moomoo Milk. Fang Yan shared the milk with Twinleaf Town and prepared Vespiquen’s special Honey for dinner, drawing the Pokémon into the kitchen with its aroma.

• Gothitelle used her newly developed ointment to quickly heal Fang Yan’s stings and refused to treat Azumarill and the other Honey thieves, telling them to learn their lesson.
• Fang Yan tasted Miltank’s post-exercise Moomoo Milk, discovered its enhanced effects, and arranged for the Pokémon to deliver it to elderly residents and children in Twinleaf Town.
• Fang Yan teased Shauna by requiring her to drink milk morning and night, then Ninetales swatted him for making her cry.
• Fang Yan added Vespiquen’s winter Honey to mushroom soup, filling the kitchen with an irresistible aroma and bringing the Pokémon, including Shauna, rushing to dinner.

Fang Yan’s Gracidea flowers bloomed overnight, bringing restorative and mood-lifting effects to the Pokémon Day Care. After discovering their benefits, Fang Yan ended the chapter contentedly among his Pokémon, while the system’s final message remained unfinished.

• Fang Yan admired the still-unflowered Gracidea plants with Ninetales, and the Pokémon went to bed hoping to see the blossoms.
• During the night, the Gracidea plants grew buds and bloomed, while Vespiquen noticed the flowers from her hive.
• Gothitelle found Pokémon sleeping in strange places, then Fang Yan woke early feeling unusually energetic and wrestled with Gengar on the balcony.
• Lilligant spotted the flowers and warned Fang Yan and Gengar to stop fighting; Fang Yan then jumped from the balcony, and Gothitelle caught him with psychic power.
• Fang Yan read that the Gracidea flowers improved friendship, recovery, sleep, air quality, and stress, and could serve as a medicinal ingredient.
• Gothitelle had Beautifly hang Fang Yan and Gengar from the ceiling, and Fang Yan declared that his Gracidea flowers were the Pokémon beside him.

Fang Yan and the Pokémon at the Day Care transplanted Berry trees and medicinal herbs while preparing a new growing area, then Professor Rowan asked Fang Yan to investigate a supposedly haunted place in Sandgem Town. Fang Yan set out with Ninetales and several Pokémon, leaving the others to continue the work.

• Fang Yan persuaded Gothitelle to let him down from the ceiling and organized the Pokémon to move Berry trees and medicinal herbs to the new growing area.
• Fang Yan and Gengar trimmed the transplanted trees, while Munchlax, the Lapras siblings, and Staraptor secretly ate Berries during the harvest.
• Officer Jenny told Professor Rowan that Sandgem Town's haunted site had stopped investigators and that several Trainers had disappeared there.
• Professor Rowan revealed that Fang Yan had defeated Cynthia and urged Officer Jenny to contact him as a Champion-level Trainer.
• Fang Yan agreed to investigate, rode Ninetales toward Sandgem Town, and left Zoroark and other Pokémon to help at the Day Care.