Chapter Summaries

Fang Yan investigated a newly appeared cave near Sandgem Town, where a huge ghostly Pokémon was rumored to be causing disappearances. Inside, he and his companions found the supposed ghost was a familiar Pokémon from the Pokémon Day Care.

• Officer Jenny told Fang Yan that Trainers had gone missing on the road to Oreburgh City after reports of a ghost, and that she had passed out in a recently appeared cave.
• Fang Yan and Professor Rowan considered which Pokémon could match Arcanine’s description before Fang Yan set out with Officer Jenny to investigate.
• Fang Yan and his Pokémon entered the cave, where Gengar startled him with a prank and then tried to light the way with Will-O-Wisp.
• Gothitelle sensed something ahead as the group advanced, but Gengar rushed forward with a peachwood sword to confront it.
• A floating Pokémon appeared and recognized Gengar as its boss, revealing itself as an old friend from the Pokémon Day Care.

Misdreavus reunited with Fang Yan after he learned that Cofagrigus had brought it and Duskull to a cave and bullied them into luring Trainers to a powerful Pokémon. Fang Yan and the day care Pokémon rescued the hidden travelers, then confronted Cofagrigus, while Gengar furiously beat it for hurting Misdreavus.

• Duskull invited Misdreavus to leave the Pokémon Day Care with it, and Gengar left a jar of Honey for Misdreavus before it departed.
• Misdreavus and Duskull joined Cofagrigus, which led them to a powerful Pokémon and pressured them to lure in Trainers; Misdreavus instead used Hypnosis to hide the travelers and protect them.
• Fang Yan found Misdreavus and learned what had happened, while Misdreavus explained that Duskull, now Dusclops, had helped hide the missing people.
• Gothitelle confirmed that the rescued Trainers were safe, and Fang Yan set out with Officer Jenny to confront Cofagrigus and the powerful Pokémon.
• Cofagrigus appeared and Gengar repeatedly attacked it, while Latias healed it; Fang Yan eventually called Gengar back and had Dali carry Cofagrigus away.

Fang Yan discovered that Tyranitar had been guarding her sick Larvitar from Cofagrigus, then rushed the family through the Distortion World to Opelucid City for Larvitar’s emergency surgery. With Larvitar out of danger, the group debated where Tyranitar, Pupitar, and Larvitar could live, while Fang Yan refused to take them to Twinleaf Town.

• Fang Yan defeated Cofagrigus and met Tyranitar, who had brought her children to the cave after Cofagrigus promised to find medicine for Larvitar.
• Fang Yan examined Larvitar, discovered its congenital heart condition and injuries from Cofagrigus’s Curse, and used medicine and Honey to stabilize it.
• Fang Yan opened a passage through the Distortion World and took Larvitar and its family to Opelucid City for emergency surgery.
• Nurse Joy announced that Larvitar was out of danger, and Fang Yan told Tyranitar to seek help from uniformed officials rather than trust strangers.
• Officer Jenny Sha ruled out keeping the Tyranitar family in Sandgem Town because the town could not afford to feed them, and Fang Yan rejected Nurse Joy’s suggestion of Twinleaf Town.

Fang Yan brought Tyranitar, Larvitar, and Pupitar back to the Pokémon Day Care after negotiating support for their care, then welcomed Dusclops as well. The chapter ended with Fang Yan planning a dinner party to celebrate the new arrivals.

• Fang Yan and Officer Jenny agreed that Larvitar, Pupitar, and Tyranitar would stay at the Day Care, while Cofagrigus would remain with Professor Rowan for rehabilitation and a suitable trainer search.
• Fang Yan picked up Shauna and Zhishi, then rode with them and the Pokémon toward the Day Care; he explained Larvitar's limits and the support the Day Care would receive for its care.
• Misdreavus showed Dusclops the Day Care and invited it to stay, and Fang Yan agreed to let Dusclops join them.
• Fang Yan announced a dinner party for the new arrivals, while Gengar's singing led to the usual noisy antics.

Dusclops began patrolling the forest with Misdreavus while Fang Yan examined the rescued Larvitar and spoke with Cynthia about Ultra Beasts in Alola. The patrol ended in chaos when Dusclops was caught taking Honey from a Beedrill after Gengar and Misdreavus had apparently lured it into trouble.

• Fang Yan assigned Dusclops to patrol the forest with Misdreavus and Luxray nearby as backup.
• Fang Yan examined Larvitar, and Zhishi revealed that her parents had sent three truckloads of coal as snacks for it.
• Fang Yan learned from Cynthia that she had helped Steven drive off three Ultra Beasts in Alola, including a creature identified as Xurkitree.
• Dusclops screamed for help after a Beedrill caught it taking Honey, while Gengar and Misdreavus appeared with the Honey and Dusclops blamed them.

Brock left the Sinnoh Region after thanking Fang Yan for teaching him about Pokémon care, while Fang Yan and the Pokémon Day Care settled into their usual breakfast routine. A film crew asked to cast Mime Jr. in a Pokémon movie, and Mime Jr. agreed to join them.

• Brock thanked Fang Yan and Gothitelle for teaching him Pokémon care and treatment, accepted three jars of Honey, and set off for Pewter City.
• Fang Yan asked Gothitelle to make flower rolls and several fillings for breakfast, then shared a meal with the Pokémon and Shauna.
• After breakfast, Fang Yan fell asleep in the lounge and woke when a film crew argued with Fujino and her husband outside the Pokémon Day Care.
• Director Edward apologized for the crew's pushy behavior and explained that he wanted Mime Jr. to make a cameo in his Pokémon movie.
• Mime Jr. hesitated because it wanted to look after the Pokémon Day Care, but Fang Yan reassured it and agreed to arrange the details with Edward.
• Fang Yan and Edward finalized the arrangements, and Mime Jr. joined the film crew.

Fang Yan visited Mime Jr. on the film set, where it enjoyed acting alongside a Galarian Ponyta, and promised it could keep cooking at the Pokémon Day Care too. Back home, Fang Yan cheered up Gengar after it was rejected for a film role by offering to make a series starring it, but Gengar soon returned to stealing Vespiquen’s honey.

• Mime Jr. filmed a morning of scenes with a Galarian Ponyta, and Fang Yan brought it lunch and encouraged it to keep acting while cooking at the Pokémon Day Care.
• Fang Yan spoke with Diantha, who agreed to coach Mime Jr. in acting after she finished her current production, while Edward revealed the Ponyta belonged to a friend from Galar.
• Fang Yan returned to the Pokémon Day Care and found Gengar despondent because Edward had rejected it for a cameo role.
• Fang Yan proposed filming Ever-Changing Gengar at the Pokémon Day Care and persuaded Gengar to take the lead role with Diantha’s guidance.
• Gengar cheered up, then snuck away to steal Vespiquen’s honey and was chased by her Combee.

Fang Yan spent the day joking and caring for the Pokémon at his Day Care before Gary and Paul visited to say goodbye as they prepared to leave Sinnoh. When messages from Jessie, James, and Meowth revealed they were leaving too, Ninetales comforted Fang Yan, and Kangaskhan returned home with her child.

• Fang Yan and Gengar bickered while picking vegetables, and Larvitar offered Fang Yan coal after mistaking Vespiquen's teasing for a claim that he ate worms.
• Gary told Fang Yan he was leaving Sinnoh for Pallet Town and then planned to travel to Unova; Fang Yan encouraged him to challenge Ash there.
• Paul said he was leaving to travel, starting in Kanto to interview Professor Oak before going to Hoenn and challenging the League and Battle Frontier.
• Paul showed Fang Yan the symbol of his victory over the Battle Frontier and said he hoped to defeat Mr. Brandon when he was fighting at full strength.
• Fang Yan received messages from Jessie, James, and Meowth saying they were leaving Sinnoh, and Ninetales comforted him as he mourned his friends' departures.
• Kangaskhan returned to the Day Care with her child, and Fang Yan welcomed her home.

Kangaskhan visited Fang Yan’s Pokémon Day Care, where Vespiquen shared her special Honey and Kangaskhan helped Gengar watch the children. A wealthy young noblewoman entrusted six powerful Pokémon to Fang Yan for a week, and the chapter ended with them enjoying dinner at the Day Care while Kangaskhan agreed to stay longer.

• Kangaskhan arrived at the bustling Day Care, greeted Lilligant and Vespiquen, and gave Gengar Vespiquen’s Honey after he had tried to steal it.
• Vespiquen offered Kangaskhan her newest Honey, and Kangaskhan shared it with her baby and Gengar.
• Fang Yan showed a wealthy young noblewoman around the Day Care, and she asked him to care for her Gardevoir, Milotic, Metagross, Serperior, Primarina, and Archaludon for a week.
• Fang Yan and the Day Care staff handled a rush of customers, while Kangaskhan helped Gengar entertain the children.
• After the customers left, Fang Yan examined the six boarded Pokémon and invited them to dinner, where they eagerly ate the Day Care’s food.
• Fang Yan asked Kangaskhan if she would stay longer, and Kangaskhan agreed.

Fang Yan cared for the Pokémon boarded at the Day Care and encouraged Mr. Fujino to pursue the Breeder exam, deciding to take the intermediate exam himself. After asking Nurse Joy about upcoming exams, Fang Yan tried to study but quickly fell asleep.

• Fang Yan teased Lilligant about whether Vespiquen could gather honey from its flower, so Lilligant tossed him around with Petal Blizzard while Gengar filmed.
• Mime Jr. rescued Fang Yan when breakfast was announced, and Fang Yan took Gengar and Mr. Fujino to examine and wash Metagross, Archaludon, and the other Pokémon.
• Mr. Fujino asked whether it was too late to become a Breeder, and Fang Yan encouraged him, saying the second-best time to plant a tree was now.
• Mr. Fujino explained that caring for Pokémon had changed his and his wife's feelings about them, and he wanted to become a Breeder to help Fang Yan.
• Fang Yan told Mr. Fujino he would ask Nurse Joy about exam dates and might take the intermediate Breeder exam himself.
• Fang Yan called Nurse Joy, then opened a breeder-knowledge book to study but fell asleep minutes later.

Fang Yan and Mr. Fujino traveled to Jubilife City for their Breeder exams while Shauna explored the city with their Pokémon. Shauna was rescued from robbers by Officer Jenny and Ninetales, while Fang Yan discovered he had failed the intermediate Breeder exam.

• Shauna encouraged Fang Yan and Mr. Fujino before they took the Distortion Passage to Jubilife City, leaving Gothitelle and Airplane Little Sister behind.
• Fang Yan and Mr. Fujino left Shauna with their Pokémon near the exam venue, then went to take their exams.
• While the adults were busy, Shauna toured Jubilife City, bought treats, and unknowingly attracted a group of robbers who wanted her money and Larvitar.
• Officer Jenny confronted the robbers, but a pack of Houndoom and Houndour cornered the group before Ninetales drove them off and Gengar protected Shauna.
• Fang Yan learned that he had failed the intermediate Breeder exam.

After failing the intermediate breeder exam, Fang Yan lay despondently on the Pokémon Day Care floor until Cynthia arrived and teased him back to his usual self. He decided to remain a junior breeder, and Cynthia departed for the Unova Region after reassuring him and saying she would be there if he needed her.

• Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy found Fang Yan lying motionless after he failed the intermediate breeder exam, and the Pokémon Day Care residents could not cheer him up.
• Nurse Joy showed Cynthia Fang Yan on a video call, and Cynthia said she would visit while Nurse Joy shared news of his failure with Xia Lan.
• Cynthia arrived and teased Fang Yan about miniskirts, while Garchomp chased Gengar through the backyard after Gengar took the blame for his comments.
• Fang Yan explained that the exam rejected his practical answers as too idealized, and Cynthia told him that breeder exams relied on standardized answers; Fang Yan decided not to retake it and to stay a junior breeder.
• Cynthia hugged and kissed Fang Yan goodbye before leaving for the Unova Region, and Fang Yan promised Gengar two hundred roasted sweet potatoes for taking the blame.

Fang Yan welcomed Gardenia, Eterna City's Gym Leader, to the Pokémon Day Care for her Gym assessment, then battled her with Roserade. The assessment ended with Roserade defeating Gardenia's Bellossom in one-sided fashion.

• Fang Yan watched Kangaskhan leave its baby at the Pokémon Day Care, where the baby had chosen to live.
• Mrs. Fujino told Fang Yan that Gardenia had arrived, and he realized he had forgotten to prepare for the Gym assessment.
• Fang Yan offered Gardenia a meal and a room, then let her choose a six-on-six assessment battle.
• Fang Yan chose Roserade to battle Gardenia's Bellossom after deciding not to use his strongest Pokémon.
• Roserade knocked Bellossom down with Hyper Beam and defeated it with Seed Flare after blocking its attacks.

Fang Yan defeated Gardenia in her Gym assessment, then treated her and Breloom after they overate at the Pokémon Day Care. Mime Jr. brought a shy Galarian Ponyta back to play, and Shauna quickly took it to the backyard.

• Roserade defeated Gardenia’s team, and Mr. Fujino declared Fang Yan the winner of the battle.
• Fang Yan reassured Gardenia that she qualified as a Gym Leader and helped treat her Pokémon’s injuries.
• Gardenia and Breloom ate until their stomachs hurt, so Zoroark and little sister Meowstic fed them herbal medicine before they fell asleep.
• Cynthia explained the Gym assessment criteria to Fang Yan, who concluded Gardenia was qualified.
• Mime Jr. returned with a shy Galarian Ponyta, and Fang Yan welcomed it to the Pokémon Day Care.
• Shauna arrived and carried Ponyta off to play in the backyard.

Fang Yan and Gengar turned the Pokémon Day Care backyard into a chaotic water-gun battlefield, where Munchlax learned Body Slam before Gothitelle stopped the fight. Later, Gengar explained that Grimer, Koffing, and Weezing had mistaken him for one of them and wanted him to lead them, while Officer Jenny left to help her cousin with a group of foul-smelling Pokémon.

• Gengar sneaked upstairs after waking Gardenia, but Fang Yan caught him and sent him outside to wash off his stench.
• Fang Yan, Gengar, and Shauna started a water fight that drew in several Pokémon, and Munchlax learned Body Slam while attacking Fang Yan.
• Gothitelle stopped Munchlax, sent Fang Yan and Gengar to bathe, and then cleaned the muddy Pokémon Day Care.
• Gengar told Fang Yan that Grimer, Koffing, and Weezing had asked him to become their leader, so he had beaten them and returned.
• Gengar paralyzed Fang Yan after Fang Yan teased him, and Gothitelle made him stay quiet while she mopped.
• Officer Jenny left Twinleaf Town to help her cousin handle a group of foul-smelling Pokémon.

Twinleaf Town's Officer Jenny called Fang Yan to help contain a mass of Muk, Grimer, Weezing, and Koffing drawn to a huge garbage pile in Ridge Town. Fang Yan arrived and began preparing a plan to handle the Pokémon safely, but the chapter ended before the situation was resolved.

• Twinleaf Town's Officer Jenny coordinated the response as Muk and Weezing changed direction, then called Fang Yan for assistance.
• Fang Yan gathered his Pokémon and agreed to bring Nurse Joy and medicine to Ridge Town, where people had been poisoned and developed fevers.
• Twinleaf Town's Officer Jenny and Ridge Town's Officer Jenny discovered the Pokémon had gathered around a vast garbage pile, which had attracted them and made the stench overwhelming.
• Fang Yan arrived, tried to leave, and then agreed to help after Twinleaf Town's Officer Jenny begged him to stay.
• Fang Yan warned the officers to keep residents indoors, had Roserade use Aromatherapy, and assigned his Pokémon to contain and manage the Pokémon while Gothitelle prepared remedies.

Fang Yan used Gengar, Gothitelle, and a reluctant Giratina to move Ridge Town’s garbage mountain through the Distortion World so it could be hauled away and burned. After the cleanup, Officer Jenny prepared to investigate why the garbage had appeared in Lian Town and caused poisoning.

• Gengar gathered the Muk, Grimer, Weezing, and Koffing, then used Dark Void to put them to sleep despite the stench.
• Fang Yan tried to send the garbage through the Distortion World, but Giratina refused until Fang Yan negotiated ten months of food and visits from the Pokémon Day Care’s little ones.
• Gengar’s Dark Void caused garbage to fall back out, so Fang Yan entered the Distortion World and persuaded Giratina to allow the garbage through if its smell was contained.
• Gothitelle enclosed the garbage mountain in a purple bubble, and Ninetales carried it through the Distortion Passage to the wilderness near the waiting garbage trucks.
• The garbage trucks hauled the mountain away to be burned at a power plant, and Officer Jenny thanked Fang Yan before preparing to investigate the garbage’s appearance and the resulting illnesses.

Fang Yan learned that Vespiquen’s new Gracidea Honey had powerful friendship and battle effects, then realized he had forgotten Gengar in Ridge Town. He returned to find Gengar sulking, and spent the evening trying to coax it into coming home.

• Vespiquen helped Fang Yan transplant Gracidea flowers, then brought him jars of Honey made from their nectar.
• Fang Yan read that the Honey could rapidly raise a Pokémon’s friendship and temporarily grant powerful effects against Ghost- and Poison-type Pokémon, apparently targeting Gengar.
• Fang Yan realized he had left Gengar in Ridge Town after assigning it to help Officer Jenny calm the Muk and Weezing.
• Fang Yan returned through the Distortion Passage and found Gengar sulking after waiting for him; Officer Jenny explained that Gengar had refused to leave without him.
• Fang Yan tried to coax Gengar home with promises of food and activities, but Gengar remained stubborn.

Fang Yan sent Lilligant with Officer Jenny to Ridge Town, where Lilligant purified toxic soil left by Muk. Meanwhile, Ash arrived in the Unova Region with Delia and Professor Oak, and called Fang Yan to share the news before beginning his vacation.

• Officer Jenny explained that Ridge Town’s unmanaged marathon crowds had left piles of garbage that attracted Muk and Weezing, contaminating the town and surrounding wilderness.
• Fang Yan suggested that Lilligant use her forest-given powers to restore the damaged land, and Lilligant agreed to try.
• Lilligant purified corroded soil around Ridge Town and cleared its foul odors, impressing the local Officer Jenny.
• Ash arrived in the Unova Region with Delia and Professor Oak, saw an Alomomola, and rushed to protect Pikachu when lightning struck it.
• Ash called Fang Yan, introduced Delia and Professor Oak, and said he planned to enjoy a vacation in Unova before deciding whether to travel around the region.

Fang Yan heard that Zekrom had appeared over Unova but decided the region’s troubles were not his concern, then focused on lunch with Diantha and planning a Gengar film. He tried an experiment on Gengar that turned into a chaotic chase through the backyard.

• Fang Yan spotted scarlet eyes in the clouds behind Ash and Pikachu, suspected Zekrom had appeared, and decided to leave Unova’s problems to Ash.
• Giovanni ordered the Team Rocket Trio to infiltrate Unova, while he planned to use their actions to confront Team Plasma.
• Diantha joined Fang Yan for lunch, praised his Ever-Changing Gengar script idea, and sent him a link to expensive filming equipment before leaving to watch Mime Jr.
• Fang Yan decided to buy cheaper filming equipment and persuaded Gengar to help test whether Dali could hit him with Fighting-type moves.
• Fang Yan secretly gave Dali Gracidea flower Honey, and Dali’s Dynamic Punch hit Gengar despite his Ghost typing.
• Fang Yan’s promises of buns, a massage, and bug-related pampering sent Gengar fleeing from Vespiquen, who pursued him with Fell Stinger and drove him into a hive before Combee chased him out.