Chapter Summaries

Fang Yan and Cynthia stopped Team Plasma’s attack on the Unova League, but Colress escaped with Kyurem and revealed that the raid was only part of a larger plan. Fang Yan realized Team Plasma was targeting the DNA Splicers in Opelucid City, and he and Cynthia rushed there as Colress’s airship headed for the same destination.

• Fang Yan learned that the two Deoxys had crossed over from another spacetime and promised to find a way to send them home, while recruiting them to help make up for the damage they caused.
• After Shauntal sent him a video of Team Plasma attacking the Unova League with Kyurem, Fang Yan and Cynthia traveled there with the Deoxys and joined the defense.
• Gothitelle blocked Kyurem’s Glaciate, the Deoxys attacked it, and Fang Yan’s Pokémon subdued Team Plasma’s forces while Ninetales held back Kyurem’s spreading freeze.
• Colress’s airship restrained Kyurem and withdrew, and Fang Yan deduced that Team Plasma was pursuing the DNA Splicers in Opelucid City.
• Fang Yan and Cynthia hurried toward Opelucid City, while Shauntal and Caitlin followed and Colress confirmed to Ghetsis that his airship was bound for the same city.

Fang Yan and his Pokémon stopped Team Plasma from destroying Opelucid City, but after the battle he learned Giovanni had gone berserk while trying to control the Forces of Nature. Fang Yan and Cynthia left to help Ash, while Shauntal, Caitlin, and Drayden prepared to follow.

• Drayden defended Opelucid City and protected the DNA Splicers as Colress fired Kyurem’s cannon at the city.
• Gothitelle and the Deoxys held back the beam while Fang Yan and Lilligant summoned flowers across the city and struck Team Plasma’s airship with Bloom Doom.
• Giratina pulled the falling airship into the Distortion World, Gengar and Dali captured the Team Plasma executive, and Drayden confirmed the DNA Splicers were safe.
• Fang Yan rested with Cynthia after the battle, and Dali accidentally knocked him unconscious before Fang Yan praised him for it.
• Jessie called to report that Giovanni had gone berserk after being controlled by the Forces of Nature, so Fang Yan and Cynthia left to help Ash while Shauntal, Caitlin, and Drayden set out after them.

Fang Yan and Cynthia joined the battle against Team Plasma, Giovanni, and the Forces of Nature, while Ash and the others rescued N and fought the enemy forces. After Meloetta restored the Forces of Nature and Zekrom freed Reshiram, Reshiram recognized Fang Yan as the Hero of Black, leaving the group wondering whether to tell him something.

• Fang Yan arrived with Cynthia and Dali, rescued the endangered group, and organized Ash, N, Jessie, James, Meowth, and Cynthia to fight their opponents.
• Fang Yan and Cynthia battled the Forces of Nature while Ash and the others fought Team Plasma; Deoxys joined in and helped defeat Thundurus.
• Fang Yan learned from the Team Rocket Trio that Giovanni had captured the injured Forces of Nature and used a machine to change their forms, then discovered Meloetta had followed him.
• Meloetta sang at the sea temple, restored the Forces of Nature to their Incarnate Formes, and helped Giovanni regain his senses as Team Plasma and Team Rocket withdrew.
• Fang Yan ordered Zekrom to destroy Reshiram's control device, then answered Reshiram's question about his truth and was accepted as the Hero of Black.
• After Fang Yan regained consciousness, James and the others debated whether to tell him something.

After the DNA Splicers were stolen, Fang Yan learned that Team Plasma had captured Zekrom and hurried with his allies to stop Ghetsis and Colress. Colress fused Kyurem and Zekrom into Black Kyurem, leaving Fang Yan facing the newly transformed dragon as an unexpected figure burst from the sea elsewhere.

• Fang Yan learned that Jessie and James had accidentally taken the real DNA Splicers, while N revealed that Zekrom had gone after Team Plasma.
• Fang Yan gathered Reshiram, the Deoxys, and the Forces of Nature, then led his allies to Giant Chasm.
• Ghetsis taunted N, and Fang Yan confronted Ghetsis and Colress, offering them surrender or forced surrender.
• Colress evaded Gengar's ambush and used the DNA Splicers to fuse Kyurem and Zekrom into Black Kyurem.
• Latias carried Fang Yan clear of Black Kyurem's breath attack, and Dali caught him as he fell.
• A figure suddenly shot out of the sea near Drake and a young noblewoman.

Fang Yan and his allies defeated Ghetsis’s Black Kyurem, then used the DNA Splicers and N’s bond with Zekrom to separate the fused Pokémon. After securing Zekrom’s return, an exhausted Fang Yan collapsed into Ninetales’s fur.

• Fang Yan learned from Reshiram that the DNA Splicers could separate Black Kyurem, and he had Reshiram lure it outside the cavern while Gengar incapacitated Ghetsis and Colress.
• Fang Yan summoned Lugia and Mega Evolved Latias, then directed Reshiram, Lugia, Latias, and the two Deoxys to overwhelm Black Kyurem with Victini’s help.
• The group battered Black Kyurem until it could no longer stand, and Fang Yan gave the DNA Splicers to N so he could reach Zekrom and awaken it.
• N used Fang Yan’s blessed wooden pendant to return from the world of consciousness, and the DNA Splicers separated Kyurem and Zekrom.
• N and Zekrom reunited, and Fang Yan collapsed from exhaustion before Ninetales carried him toward Cynthia and the others.

Fang Yan said goodbye to the Forces of Nature, Reshiram, and N as they departed, then spent a quiet moment with Cynthia before learning more about Meloetta’s guardian. After dinner was announced, Fang Yan and Gengar put aside their squabble to devise a plan, leaving Cynthia and Garchomp certain they were plotting mischief.

• Fang Yan confronted the Forces of Nature, and Landorus recalled their connection to Fang Yan in Hisui and explained that Enamorus had become spring itself after sacrificing her power to protect humans.
• Landorus left after declaring that the Sinnoh Region was flourishing, and Reshiram departed after promising to answer Fang Yan’s call again.
• N told Fang Yan he would take control of Team Plasma, remove its evil members, and work to liberate the Unova Region; Fang Yan encouraged him before he left with Zekrom.
• Cynthia sat with Fang Yan on Ninetales’s back, asked about N’s ideals, and teased Fang Yan before kissing him.
• Fang Yan noticed Meloetta and learned from Cynthia that Larry and his clan protected her; Fang Yan said he would ask whether Meloetta wanted to travel with him.
• When Gothitelle announced that dinner was ready, Fang Yan and Gengar began plotting together, while Cynthia and Garchomp suspected mischief.

Fang Yan and his Pokémon spent time with Victini and Meloetta before Reshiram and Zekrom summoned Ninetales and Latias for training. After Gengar sensed an unexplained threat, the group prepared to leave for Cynthia's mansion, and Alder arrived too late to join them earlier.

• Ash and Pikachu rested after eating while Fang Yan stole Victini's drumstick, prompting Ninetales to punish him and Gengar to comfort Victini by badmouthing Fang Yan.
• Lilligant described the Pokémon Day Care to Meloetta, while Gengar tempted Victini with stories of its plentiful Honey.
• Fang Yan received messages saying Reshiram would train Ninetales and Zekrom would train Latias, and the two Pokémon left with the Legendary Pokémon.
• Fang Yan sent the Deoxys brothers back to Sinnoh, then asked Garchomp to investigate after Gengar felt an unexplained surge of fear; Garchomp found nothing unusual.
• Fang Yan agreed to go with Cynthia to her mansion and warned Jessie, James, and Meowth to focus on catching Pikachu before they departed.
• Alder arrived as the group prepared to leave, while Gengar wondered whether he had caused its earlier fear.

After injuring himself in his sleep, Fang Yan met Tiaotiao, a disabled girl who comforted him, and gave her an Eevee egg with Cynthia’s support. The chapter ended with Fang Yan and his Pokémon bickering as he and Cynthia headed for ice cream.

• Fang Yan rolled out of bed and injured his forehead, so Gothitelle and Lilligant treated him while Cynthia explained what had happened to the others.
• After lunch, Fang Yan and Cynthia walked through town, where Tiaotiao offered him a flower and encouraged him not to feel discouraged about his bandaged eye.
• Fang Yan left Tiaotiao with his Pokémon, went through a Distortion Passage to the Pokémon Day Care, and returned with an Eevee egg.
• Fang Yan and Cynthia gave Tiaotiao the egg, and her mother accepted it after learning that Fang Yan owned a Pokémon Day Care and Cynthia had helped arrange the gift.
• Tiaotiao introduced herself by name, and Fang Yan asked her to keep hopping along with Eevee and her mother.
• Fang Yan and Gengar fought playfully, then Cynthia blamed Garchomp for eating her ice cream and the group started bickering about whose fault it was.

Fang Yan and Cynthia refused to let Meloetta be taken back by her guardians, and Fang Yan promised to protect her freedom. After dinner, Fang Yan challenged Alder to a battle between Champions and arranged to meet him at the Unova League.

• Fang Yan and Cynthia discussed visiting the Unova League while resting on Lapras with their Pokémon.
• Larry arrived on Golurk and asked Meloetta to return, but Meloetta chose to stay with Fang Yan and Cynthia, who presented their credentials to support her research assistance.
• Fang Yan comforted Meloetta by promising to bring her back whenever she wished, then fished with Gengar and later cooked fish soup and dinner for everyone.
• After the meal, Fang Yan challenged Alder to a battle between Champions, and Alder agreed to meet him at the Unova League.
• Fang Yan left the villa and told Ash to wash the dishes.

Fang Yan defeated Alder’s Volcarona with Gengar, then agreed to serve as the Unova League’s acting Champion while Alder remained Champion and sought a successor. Before leaving Unova with Meloetta and Victini, Fang Yan learned that Alder planned to coach Iris and discovered that several of his own students were candidates for the Vertress Conference.

• Gengar used Rain Dance and steam as cover to outmaneuver Alder’s Volcarona, then knocked it unconscious with Dark Void and Night Daze, giving Fang Yan victory in their battle.
• Fang Yan refused to replace Alder as Unova League Champion but agreed to handle Champion duties when needed, while Alder kept the title and could rest.
• Alder thanked Fang Yan and explained that N had apologized, returned to a better path, and still hoped to liberate Unova; Fang Yan said he would act as Champion for no more than two years.
• Alder named Ash, Trip, Cameron, and Gary as promising trainers, and Fang Yan revealed that Gary and Ash were his students and suggested Alder coach Iris.
• Fang Yan invited Meloetta and Victini to visit him, then fought playfully with Gengar before Gothitelle carried him and Gengar away with Cynthia.

Fang Yan took on a mountain of Unova League paperwork, divided the work with the Elite Four, and returned to the Pokémon Day Care to tackle the documents. He soon fell asleep, leaving Cynthia and Mrs. Fujino to do some of the work while Lucian continued handling Sinnoh’s League business, unaware that Fang Yan had forgotten to message him.

• Fang Yan protested the mountain of overdue Unova League documents, then split them with Shauntal and left the remaining work to the Elite Four, warning them to shoulder their responsibilities.
• Fang Yan sorted and processed League paperwork at the Pokémon Day Care, approved research funding, and began reviewing arrangements for the Vertress Conference before falling asleep.
• Cynthia took over some of Fang Yan’s documents, while Gothitelle tried to keep watch for Lucian and soon fell asleep outside.
• Lucian resumed working in the Sinnoh League office after Aaron complained about two visitors occupying the training grounds, and Aaron mocked Lucian before Lucian used Psychic on him.
• Fang Yan fell asleep again, Cynthia rested after completing two documents, and Mrs. Fujino covered them and settled down to read before falling asleep too.

Fang Yan reunited the two Deoxys with their home spacetime, then welcomed the visiting Shaymin flock to the Pokémon Day Care for a bonfire celebration. The chapter ended with the Pokémon and people dancing together while Gengar and Victini planned another Honey theft.

• Fang Yan called Palki and Dialga to help the Deoxys brothers return to their original spacetime, while Giratina briefly arrived expecting a fight.
• Palki and Dialga opened a spacetime hole, and the Deoxys brothers flew through it after Fang Yan gave them wooden tags and said goodbye.
• The Deoxys returned to their world and immediately attacked Pheromosa after mistaking its attempts to charm them for a provocation.
• Fang Yan welcomed the migrating Shaymin flock, planned a fishing trip with Victini, and held a bonfire party where everyone danced.
• Fang Yan and Cynthia watched Zhishi dance gracefully and Shauna perform a forceful Z-Move-style dance, leaving Fang Yan dismayed.
• Vespiquen returned a battered Victini after catching it and Gengar stealing Honey, but Victini and Gengar agreed to try again.

Fang Yan and the Pokémon made tea from Lilligant’s carefully grown leaves, with Gothitelle successfully guiding the stir-frying. After tasting the tea and naming it Summer Sea Mist and Gentle Breeze Lilligant Tea, Fang Yan suggested a beach camping trip, and everyone began preparing while he stayed seated.

• Fang Yan, Gengar, and the others tried to follow a video tutorial to stir-fry Lilligant’s tender tea leaves, but Gothitelle warned them that their huge pot and heavy spatula could ruin the batch.
• Gothitelle took over the cooking, with Mime Jr. tending the fire and Ninetales lighting it, while Lilligant’s plant essence infused the leaves with a refreshing sea-breeze fragrance.
• Gothitelle finished stir-frying the leaves and stored the intact batch in twelve jars; Fang Yan discovered that the tea had soothing, growth, sleep, and plant-essence effects.
• Lilligant brewed a cup for Fang Yan, who praised its taste, while Shauna found it bitter and accused him of lying about it being delicious.
• Fang Yan named the tea Summer Sea Mist and Gentle Breeze Lilligant Tea and proposed a beach camping trip, prompting everyone to gather supplies as he sat back and relaxed.

Fang Yan and the Pokémon Day Care spent a relaxing day at the beach while officers warned him that Hoenn pirates were fleeing toward Sinnoh. Fang Yan decided to stay with Officer Jenny’s approval and quietly arranged a lookout, as a Mantine fled through Sinnoh waters with a multicolored Pokémon Egg pursued by a pirate ship.

• Meloetta sang as Fang Yan and the Pokémon Day Care relaxed, swam, surfed, and played beach volleyball on the shore.
• An older officer told Fang Yan that Hoenn pirates were approaching and that beach camping was temporarily restricted; Fang Yan got Officer Jenny’s approval to remain.
• After the officers left, Fang Yan asked Staraptor, Gliscor, Lapras, Azumarill, Golduck, and others to watch the sea while the group continued playing.
• The younger officer learned that the town’s officers trusted Fang Yan to handle danger because he was friends with Champions Cynthia and Lance.
• In Sinnoh waters, a Mantine fled with a multicolored Pokémon Egg as pirates aboard a dilapidated sailing ship pursued it.

Fang Yan and his Pokémon rescued a wounded Mantine carrying a nearly hatched Manaphy egg, then prepared for pirates believed to be seeking it. The pirates arrived at Twinleaf Town that night and tried to steal the egg, only to face the Pokémon Day Care’s defenses.

• Fang Yan learned that Hoenn pirates might approach Twinleaf Town, but he let everyone enjoy their beach outing while staying alert.
• Fang Yan, Gengar, Gothitelle, Latias, and Meloetta dove for seafood, then rescued Mrs. Fujino and a wounded Mantine from pursuing Sharpedo and Carvanha.
• Fang Yan identified the egg Mantine had brought as Manaphy’s and suspected the pirates had come to steal it, but he continued with the beach bonfire party.
• Two pirates watched the beach from a submarine while Fang Yan’s Pokémon quietly kept watch; later, the pirate ship arrived and sent men ashore to take the egg.
• A Miltank leader intercepted the first pirate and summoned a huge wave with Surf as the other pirates prepared to fight.

Fang Yan and his Pokémon defeated a pirate fleet that came to seize Manaphy's Egg and Latias, while Mrs. Fujino protected Shauna from a hostage attempt. The chapter ended with Officer Jenny and Sandgem Town's Officer Jenny reporting that Team Galactic and the Pokémon Hunters had also been captured.

• Fang Yan discovered that Miltank had knocked out the pirates on the beach with Surf, then waited with Mr. Fujino as the pirate ships approached.
• Captain Pirate and Scar Pirate arrived with reinforcements, demanded Manaphy's Egg and Latias, and boasted that Officer Jenny was occupied by Team Galactic and the Pokémon Hunters.
• Fang Yan revealed that Gyarados and Lapras had surrounded the ships and ordered a full attack, destroying the fleet and overwhelming the pirates.
• Scar Pirate lunged at Shauna to take her hostage, but Mrs. Fujino knocked him unconscious with a punch, and Mr. Fujino revealed she had won a League-wide Women's Fighting Tournament.
• Officer Jenny arrived with captured Team Galactic members, and Sandgem Town's Officer Jenny reported that the Pokémon Hunters had been captured too.

Fang Yan and the Officer Jennys captured the pirates and freed the Sharpedo from their control devices. As the sea Pokémon celebrated, Shauna’s Egg hatched into Manaphy, the new leader of Sinnoh’s seas.

• Twinleaf Town’s Officer Jenny and Sandgem Town’s Officer Jenny explained how undercover agents had helped them anticipate the pirates’ attack, and Officer Jenny Sha recognized the unconscious pirate as her former student.
• Fang Yan used Zoroark’s illusions to make the captured pirates follow the Officer Jennys back to the station, then asked Red Gyarados and the Lapras leader to help locate the controlled Sharpedo.
• Shauna sensed the Sharpedo’s distress and guided Fang Yan to them, where Lilligant, Roserade, and Chimecho calmed them while Gengar and Gothitelle removed their control devices.
• Shauna’s Egg hatched into Manaphy, who greeted Fang Yan, Shauna, and Zhishi as the surrounding sea Pokémon welcomed their new prince.

Manaphy welcomed Fang Yan and his companions into the sea, revealed that Shauna had awakened a sea-blessed ability, and brought everyone to its hidden underwater palace. The group explored the palace, where Gengar and others found it lonely compared with the Pokémon Day Care, and Fang Yan promised they would visit Manaphy.

• Manaphy explained that Shauna was the sea’s darling and named her awakened power the Heart of the Sea.
• Manaphy invited Fang Yan and the others to visit its inherited underwater palace, and its ability let them travel beneath the sea safely.
• Mantine joined the group as they swam to the hidden palace, where Fang Yan learned that Victini and Meloetta also had palaces of their own.
• Fang Yan warned Gengar not to touch the crystal sustaining the palace, and Gengar and the others explored its rooms.
• Gengar and Fang Yan’s other Pokémon said they preferred the Pokémon Day Care, so Fang Yan promised to visit Manaphy and bring toys before the group left to explore.

Fang Yan surprised the Pokémon Day Care staff by working diligently before Grandma Muzhi asked to rent Pokémon for a birthday visit to an old friend. He decided to accompany her and Grandpa Muzhi, and the trip led him to propose a Pokémon rental service for nearby residents.

• Gothitelle and Lilligant watched Fang Yan work through League documents and wondered why he was not sleeping.
• Fang Yan asked Shauntal to arrange an investigation into the growing number of Musharna and Reuniclus in Illusion Forest.
• Grandma Muzhi asked to rent two ride Pokémon so she and Grandpa Muzhi could visit her childhood friend near Twinleaf Town for her birthday.
• Fang Yan offered to accompany the Muzhis after learning that forest roads could be troublesome for elderly travelers.
• Fang Yan proposed renting Pokémon to help local residents with travel and everyday needs, then took the eager Gogoat and Miltank leaders out to inspect the route.

Fang Yan accompanied Grandpa Muzhi and Grandma to visit Grandma's childhood friend for her birthday, hearing the story of how Grandpa Muzhi won Grandma's heart despite her disastrous cooking. The old friends reunited warmly at the village entrance, while Fang Yan wondered whether he would have lasting friendships of his own when he grew old.

• Grandpa Muzhi and Grandma set off with Fang Yan, who brought a birthday cake made by Alcremie for Grandma's friend.
• Grandpa Muzhi told Fang Yan that Grandma's friend had tried to keep them apart because Grandma's cooking had sent villagers to the Pokémon Center, but he had proven he could withstand it.
• Grandma revealed that she had known Grandpa Muzhi disliked her cooking and had planned to stop cooking after they married, while he had rushed to court her after hearing her joke about marrying someone who could endure her food.
• Grandpa Muzhi used Meloetta's Trick to produce a Gracidea flower and gave it to Grandma, leaving Fang Yan eager to learn the move for a romantic gesture to Cynthia.
• Fang Yan and the elderly couple reached the village, where Grandma's childhood friend greeted her tearfully, and the two women walked home together to catch up.