Chapter Summaries

Fang Yan and the others prepared a feast for the injured Pokémon in Sandgem Town, using food and special Honey to lift their spirits. The meal succeeded, and Gengar shared honey water with a frightened Pokémon before celebrating the group’s efforts.

• Fang Yan found Mime Jr. helping Nurse Joy care for injured Pokémon and met Gothita, which seemed interested in Mime Jr.
• Fang Yan mistook the Sandgem Town Nurse Joy for another Nurse Joy, then encountered two Nurse Joys and two Officer Jennys before inviting everyone to eat.
• Fang Yan organized the cooking, and Gothita used its psychic powers to chop vegetables alongside Mime Jr.
• Fang Yan and the others served food and Pokéblocks, and the injured Pokémon began eating happily as their gloom eased.
• Gengar used the last of the special Honey to make honey water for a frightened Pokémon, then Fang Yan celebrated the successful feast with everyone.

Fang Yan agreed to care for the rescued Pokémon at his Day Care, and Gothita chose to join him so she could stay with Mime Jr. Professor Rowan approved the arrangement and offered to help Fang Yan get a certificate to charge referral fees when matching Pokémon with Trainers.

• Professor Rowan asked Fang Yan to take in some emotionally wounded Pokémon, and Fang Yan agreed that his Day Care would be a better place for them to recover.
• Professor Rowan praised the trust Fang Yan's Pokémon placed in him, and Fang Yan said he trusted them too; he then revealed that he and Cynthia were friends.
• Fang Yan invited Gothita to join the Day Care, and she agreed after Mime Jr. showed how much he liked her.
• Professor Rowan accepted Gothita's choice and thanked Fang Yan for letting him study Celebi, while asking him to help again in the future.
• Professor Rowan explained that Fang Yan needed a certificate to charge referral fees for finding Trainers for wild Pokémon, and promised to help him obtain one.

Fang Yan returned to the Pokémon Day Care with Professor Rowan’s certificate and welcomed many Pokémon, including injured Pokémon brought from the lab and wild Pokémon from the forest. As the Pokémon settled in and began to play together, Celebi agreed to stay one more night for a farewell party before leaving.

• Fang Yan returned to the Pokémon Day Care and found its backyard filled with wild Pokémon, while Officer Jenny and Nurse Joy admired how lively it had become.
• Fang Yan saw that the injured Pokémon wanted to join the others and decided that spending time with them could help them heal.
• Shauna and Petilil lined up the wild Pokémon, and Fang Yan explained the Day Care’s rules before leaving them in Shauna and Petilil’s care.
• Fang Yan introduced Gothita to the Day Care and later watched as Pachirisu helped the wary Teddiursa join the other Pokémon.
• Nurse Joy reminisced about Granny Moli, and Fang Yan said he hoped the Day Care could become a paradise for Pokémon and people alike.
• Fang Yan asked Celebi to stay one more night for a farewell party, and Celebi happily agreed.

Fang Yan and the others held a forest dinner to celebrate Celebi before it left. As the night ended, Fang Yan offered Celebi a keepsake and let it go.

• Fang Yan watched the League Conference end and learned that Cynthia had to travel to Kalos for an exhibition match.
• Officer Jenny, Nurse Joy, and Xia Lan arrived at the Pokémon Day Care, and Fang Yan prepared a farewell feast for Celebi.
• Fang Yan led everyone to the forest lake, where they shared food with the forest Pokémon and enjoyed music and dancing together.
• As night fell, Celebi prepared to leave, and Fang Yan offered it a wooden tag reading “To our friend 1 Celebi.”

Fang Yan and the Pokémon Day Care said goodbye to Celebi, which left after sharing its energy with Petilil and blessing the Day Care. When everyone returned, they found the flower bed blooming, a sign of Celebi’s love and the gift it left behind.

• Fang Yan gave Celebi a wooden tag and wished it happiness, then Celebi shared its energy with Petilil and said goodbye to everyone.
• Celebi flew away beneath the moonlight as Fang Yan whistled, and he reassured Shauna that goodbyes meant they could meet again.
• Celebi returned to the Pokémon Day Care, used its power to make the berries, herbs, vegetables, and flowers grow, then left through a ring of light.
• Fang Yan read that Celebi had blessed the Day Care and given him a way to sense its presence across time.
• Fang Yan and the others returned to find the flower bed in bloom, and Shauna gave flowers to them and the Pokémon.
• Gengar hung a group photo by the stairs, showing everyone before the flowers Celebi had left behind.

Fang Yan expanded the Pokémon Day Care’s growing area and agreed to organize an arena tournament for Shauna. An unexpected visitor from Kanto arrived and recognized a photograph of the Sinnoh Champion.

• Fang Yan bought seeds in Twinleaf Town and promised the old lady that herbal tea would return on sale the next morning.
• Fang Yan and the Pokémon expanded the growing area to more than three times its original size, and Aipom volunteered to water the new plantings.
• Fang Yan agreed to hold an arena tournament in a couple of days and contacted Officer Jenny about arranging it.
• A boy traveling with Umbreon arrived at Gengar's Paradise and examined the photographs, then recognized the Sinnoh Champion.
• Fang Yan came out to greet the visitor and recognized him as a familiar face.

Fang Yan showed Gary Oak around the Pokémon Day Care, where Gary saw how Fang Yan cared for wild Pokémon and those rescued from Pokémon Hunters. Fang Yan’s words about the bond between people and Pokémon left Gary quietly reflecting on his own views.

• Gary Oak introduced himself as a Pokémon researcher and asked Fang Yan to let him look around the Pokémon Day Care.
• Fang Yan showed Gary Petilil and Umbreon, then explained that forest Pokémon visited the Day Care as friends.
• Fang Yan gave Pokéblocks to the visiting Pokémon and showed Gary several emotionally wounded Pokémon rescued from Pokémon Hunters.
• Shauna asked to play with Gary’s Umbreon, and Gary agreed.
• Fang Yan told Gary that people and Pokémon depended on one another, and Gary silently considered his words.

Gary explored Gengar's Paradise, experienced the warmth of the Day Care and its Pokémon, and decided he wanted to stay. After dinner, he asked Fang Yan if he could remain there.

• Fang Yan explained to Gary that Gengar's Paradise was meant to give Pokémon and people a place to relax, then let Gary explore the backyard alone.
• Gary visited the biomes, accepted a Berry from Pachirisu, and encountered Aipom, Vespiquen, and Combee in the forest area.
• Gary stopped at the forest boundary but chose not to enter, then returned to find Fang Yan and the Pokémon gathering herbs and produce.
• Fang Yan invited Gary to stay for dinner and explained that the herbs were used to make herbal tea for minor ailments.
• Gary played with Shauna and the other Pokémon, felt at ease at the Day Care, and asked Fang Yan if he could stay.

Gary stayed at Fang Yan’s Pokémon Day Care to learn how to build better relationships with Pokémon, while explaining his interest in researching ancient Pokémon. After Gengar stole Vespiquen’s special honey and dragged Fang Yan into the dispute, the two struck a honey deal with Vespiquen, who later secretly gave Gary a jar.

• Gary asked Fang Yan to teach him how to care for Pokémon, and Fang Yan agreed on the condition that Gary help with work at the day care.
• Fang Yan showed Gary his room, and Gary released Blastoise, Arcanine, Electivire, Nidoqueen, and Nidoking at the day care.
• Gary told Fang Yan that he preferred researching Pokémon to training and wanted to study ancient Pokémon.
• Gengar returned with Vespiquen’s special honey, and Gengar pushed some into Fang Yan’s mouth before blaming him for eating it.
• Fang Yan and Gengar negotiated with Vespiquen for one jar of ordinary honey every fifteen days and one tiny jar of special honey each month.
• Vespiquen warned the Combee to avoid Gengar, then secretly gave Gary a jar of honey late that night.

Gary began his first day at the Pokémon Day Care, helping assess the Pokémon and learning the daily work. As Fang Yan prepared Shauna to deliver herbal tea to Twinleaf Town, Gary offered to accompany her on Arcanine.

• Gary enjoyed breakfast with Fang Yan, Shauna, and the Pokémon, then shared a piece of fried dough stick with Umbreon.
• Fang Yan asked Gary to assess and record the Pokémon’s mental and physical conditions, and Gary carefully spoke with them and filled a notebook.
• Fang Yan reviewed Gary’s records, praised his work, and asked him to handle the daily assessments whenever he was at the Day Care.
• Fang Yan and Gary checked on Heracross, and Fang Yan spent time reassuring and encouraging him.
• Fang Yan opened the Day Care, taught Mime Jr. and Gothita to brew herbal tea, and prepared Shauna’s delivery for Twinleaf Town.
• As Shauna prepared to leave on Dali, Gary offered to accompany her on Arcanine.

Shauna delivered herbal tea around Twinleaf Town with Gary accompanying her, growing more confident as she spoke with customers. At the last stop, an elderly couple asked Fang Yan whether the Day Care had a Pokémon suited to keeping their lonely neighbor company.

• Fang Yan sent Shauna to deliver herbal tea with Gary and Arcanine, while Staravia followed them from the Day Care.
• Shauna delivered tea to a new customer, counted the payment, and accepted candy as a treat.
• Shauna and Gary delivered the final order to the elderly couple who ran the seed shop, and Grandpa filled Shauna's bag with snacks.
• Grandpa and Grandma asked Shauna whether the Day Care had a Pokémon that could keep their lonely neighbor company.
• Shauna called Fang Yan and handed her communication watch to the elderly couple so they could explain their request.

Fang Yan tried to find a Pokémon companion for Yongchang, an elderly man who lived alone, and brought him to the Day Care’s backyard to meet the free Pokémon there. Yongchang became fixated on a traumatized Teddiursa, leaving Fang Yan concerned about whether the Pokémon would choose to go with him.

• Fang Yan met Yongchang and his neighbors at the Pokémon Day Care to help find Yongchang a Pokémon companion.
• Yongchang learned that the Day Care only sold Pokémon Eggs, but Shauna suggested they look among the Pokémon in the backyard.
• Fang Yan agreed to ask any interested backyard Pokémon whether it wanted to leave with Yongchang, while the neighbors promised not to pressure them.
• In the backyard, Yongchang stared at a Teddiursa hiding behind a tree, and Fang Yan recognized it as the traumatized Pokémon rescued from Pokémon Hunters.

Fang Yan helped Grandpa Yongchang ask Teddiursa to leave the Pokémon Day Care with him, and Teddiursa agreed after Grandpa Yongchang offered to buy it honey. Fang Yan set conditions to protect Teddiursa, then watched it leave with Grandpa Yongchang after it gave him money as thanks.

• Fang Yan explained Teddiursa’s emotional trauma, and Teddiursa refused when he asked whether it wanted to go with Grandpa Yongchang.
• Grandpa Yongchang asked to speak with Teddiursa and offered to buy it honey; Teddiursa sensed his sincere feelings and agreed to go with him.
• Fang Yan required daily check-ins from the Pokémon Day Care and promised Teddiursa could return if it was unhappy, then entrusted it to Grandpa Yongchang.
• As Grandpa Yongchang prepared to leave, Teddiursa gave Fang Yan money before hurrying back to Grandpa Yongchang.
• Grandpa Yongchang remembered asking a shy boy to come home with him years earlier, then carried Teddiursa away, promising to buy it honey.

Fang Yan took Gary and Shauna to dine with the Pokémon in the forest, where he explained that the Pokémon trusted people because he had helped save the forest. Gary reflected on Fang Yan’s advice about building relationships with Pokémon, then later offered suggestions for the arena competition before settling in for the night.

• Fang Yan explained to Gary that the Day Care’s money was a referral fee, not payment for Pokémon, and took him and Shauna into the backyard.
• Fang Yan invited Gary to dinner at the forest lake, where the forest Pokémon freely gathered around the group.
• Fang Yan told Gary that he had helped save the forest and advised him to begin researching Pokémon by showing them love; Gary thanked him and considered the advice.
• Fang Yan and the others shared a peaceful meal, then returned to the Day Care under the moonlight as forest Pokémon accompanied them to the entrance.
• Fang Yan tucked Shauna and the Pokémon into bed, then discussed the arena competition with Gary over honey water, and Gary quietly compared its sweetness to Vespiquen’s drink.

Fang Yan organized an arena tournament for the Pokémon Day Care and accepted a forest ranger position. After Gary and Shauna checked on Teddiursa, news of the tournament spread through Twinleaf Town, where Grandpa Muzhi had an idea.

• Fang Yan planned an arena tournament with Gary, and Officer Jenny offered to help spread the word in Twinleaf Town.
• Fang Yan called Professor Rowan, who agreed to promote the tournament in Sandgem Town, and accepted the forest ranger job Officer Jenny offered.
• Fang Yan invited Cynthia to put on an exhibition match, but worried that her strength would traumatize the contestants.
• Gary and Shauna visited Grandpa Yongchang to check on Teddiursa, and Gary found that Teddiursa was being cared for well.
• Shauna told the elderly couple from the seed shop about the tournament, and Grandpa Muzhi suddenly had an idea.

Fang Yan sold a healthy Magby Egg to a boy in a baseball cap who wanted a powerful Fire-type Pokémon, while his lavishly dressed friend paid the remaining cost. With the Pokémon Day Care reopened and customers returning, Fang Yan and everyone there looked forward to business improving.

• Fang Yan let Gengar arrange his Evolution Stones and rare items in wooden boxes before returning downstairs to work with Gary.
• Two boys arrived at the Pokémon Day Care looking for a Pokémon Egg, and Fang Yan told them he had no Starter Pokémon for sale but did have a Fire-type Egg.
• Fang Yan showed the boys a Magby Egg and explained that Magby could eventually evolve into a powerful Magmortar, while reminding them that a Pokémon's growth depended on its Trainer's care.
• The boy in the baseball cap bought the Magby Egg for 280,000 League Coins, and his friend paid the amount he lacked; the friend revealed he already had a Chimchar.
• Fang Yan wished the boys luck in their battles and returned to celebrate the Day Care's first customers since reopening with Shauna, Gary, Gengar, and the others.

Fang Yan and Gary finalized the Pokémon Day Care’s first tournament, the Gengar Cup, and Fang Yan agreed to let Twinleaf Town elders set up stalls nearby. He then made spicy gluten strips for the Pokémon and Shauna, while Gengar and Gary eagerly ate them.

• Fang Yan and Gary finalized the tournament schedule, prizes, and discounts for the 38 registered Trainers, setting the Gengar Cup to begin the next day.
• Fang Yan and Gary prepared the tournament grounds and displayed a board announcing the Gengar Cup, while Gengar posed for a picture beside it.
• Fang Yan sent Shauna and Gary’s Arcanine to deliver herbal tea, then agreed to Grandpa Muzhi’s request to let Twinleaf Town elders set up stalls near the tournament.
• Fang Yan made spicy gluten strips, and Gengar tried them, choked on their heat, then kept eating.
• Fang Yan shared the strips with the Pokémon and Shauna, who found them too spicy, while Gary ate nearly as many as Gengar.

Fang Yan discovered that Grandpa Muzhi and Mayor Qiyi had organized Twinleaf Town’s Day of Pokémon Care around the Pokémon Day Care’s arena tournament. After the townspeople set up stalls and the contestants checked in, Fang Yan officially opened the first Gengar Cup.

• Shauna woke Fang Yan and explored his room, where she found photos of herself, Chingling, and Fang Yan’s great-aunt.
• Fang Yan carried Shauna outside and found Twinleaf Town residents setting up stalls; Grandpa Muzhi explained that they had organized the event to support the Pokémon Day Care.
• Mayor Qiyi told Fang Yan that the gathering had become the Day of Pokémon Care, and Fang Yan agreed to the plans.
• Fang Yan and Gary tallied the contestants while Gengar snacked and Mr. Drake invited Fang Yan to visit his fish stall.
• After the contestants checked in and the crowd gathered, Fang Yan struck the gong and declared the first Gengar Cup officially open.

Fang Yan opened the Gengar Cup arena challenge in Twinleaf Town, explaining the battle rules and introducing the event’s support and security. A Trainer from Unova won the first match and took over as defender, while the crowd cheered for the next challenge.

• Fang Yan announced the Gengar Cup rules, and Nurse Joy and Officer Jenny were introduced as support and security.
• A long-haired Trainer from Unova stepped forward as the first defender and sent out Samurott.
• A bespectacled Trainer challenged him with Heracross, and both Pokémon opened with Swords Dance.
• The Unova Trainer surprised Fang Yan by using Samurott’s Aerial Ace to defeat the injured Heracross, then won the battle after the Trainers sent out more Pokémon.
• The two Trainers shook hands amid the crowd’s applause, and the Unova Trainer had his Pokémon treated before returning to defend the arena.

Shauna sold snacks and honey water to tournament spectators to prove to Fang Yan that she was no longer afraid of crowds and could help him. After Fang Yan agreed to let her continue with Pokémon watching over her, four men tried to underpay her, but her Pokémon forced them to pay and took them to Officer Jenny.

• Shauna prepared snacks and honey water with help from the Pokémon and began selling them to spectators at the arena.
• Fang Yan found Shauna in the crowd and scolded her, but Shauna said she was better, showed him the money she had earned, and asked him to trust her.
• Fang Yan agreed to let Shauna sell snacks as long as she stayed safe, then prepared more supplies and sent Dali, Er Li, and San Li to follow her.
• Four men refused to pay Shauna the full amount and threatened her, but her Pokémon surrounded them.
• The men paid Shauna what they owed, and the Machamp took them to Officer Jenny.