Chapter Summaries

Fang Yan’s small arena competition grew into a bustling summer gathering, prompting the town mayors to revive their childhood festival and plan fireworks. After the arena ended, a local trainer won the championship, while Fang Yan noticed the promising Paul among the challengers.

• Fang Yan patrolled the growing crowd as trainers and families set up stalls and picnics, and police reinforcements arrived to help maintain order.
• Mr. Qiyi and the mayor of Sandgem Town decided to recreate their childhood summer festival and arranged a grand fireworks display.
• Shauna sold snacks and drinks to visitors while Fujino and her husband followed nearby, and Fang Yan turned away late-arriving trainers as the arena grew too crowded.
• Paul’s Pokémon were swept by a single Snorlax, and Fang Yan recognized him as a trainer with potential; Gary watched the battle and then returned to commentating.
• The arena competition ended after five in the afternoon, and a young trainer from Twinleaf Town won with his team of Beautifly, Dustox, Ambipom, Pachirisu, Golduck, and Azumarill.

After the Gengar Cup ended, Fang Yan opened the first Day of Pokémon Care and invited the Pokémon Day Care’s forest Pokémon to join the festivities. The chapter left the rescued Pokémon venturing out to meet people and Gary beginning to understand how to build bonds with Pokémon.

• Fang Yan awarded the champion a healthy Gligar Pokémon Egg and announced discounts for the tournament’s top three.
• Fang Yan announced the start of the Day of Pokémon Care, jointly organized by the Pokémon Day Care, Twinleaf Town, and Sandgem Town, with fireworks planned for that night.
• Fang Yan, Gary, and Gengar rested after the tournament before heading out to explore the festival.
• Roselia led Fang Yan to the forest Pokémon waiting by the backyard gate, and Fang Yan let them join the festivities after warning everyone to treat them kindly.
• Visitors paired up with the forest Pokémon, and Fang Yan encouraged the traumatized Pokémon to come out when they were ready.
• Roselia joined Shauna and the other Pokémon, inspiring several hesitant Pokémon, including Heracross, to venture out as Gary watched and reflected on caring for Pokémon.

Fang Yan and the Pokémon Day Care celebrated Pokémon Care Day with fireworks, and Celebi’s blessing made flowers bloom as Petilil chose to evolve into Lilligant. The festivities ended with Fang Yan sharing the moment with Cynthia, while Celebi remembered the Day Care from another point in time.

• Fang Yan gathered the Fujinos, Shauna, Gary, Nurse Joy, Officer Jenny, and their Pokémon to watch the Day Care’s first Pokémon Care Day fireworks.
• As fireworks filled the sky, the wooden charms warmed, Celebi’s blessing caused flowers to bloom, and people and Pokémon danced to music performed by Kricketune.
• Petilil used Gengar’s Sun Stone to evolve into Lilligant, then embraced Fang Yan, Shauna, and the other Pokémon.
• Fang Yan checked Lilligant’s status and led her, Shauna, and the others into the dance; he later sent Cynthia videos of the fireworks and celebration.
• Cynthia watched Fang Yan’s videos, spoke with him and Shauna by video call, and regained her motivation to work with Garchomp.
• Celebi flew through the wilderness, recognized the place where the Pokémon Day Care stood, and held the wooden charm around its neck as flowers bloomed there.

Fang Yan accepted Paul's challenge after Paul mistook him for a stand-in for his older brother and sought to prove himself worthy of Staravia. Vespiquen defeated Paul's Elekid through a defensive, status-heavy strategy, and Fang Yan asked whether Paul now had enough strength to satisfy Staravia.

• Fujino and her husband told Fang Yan they planned to take Shauna to spend her remaining time with her grandfather, and Fang Yan agreed after confirming Shauna wanted to go.
• Paul followed Staravia to the Pokémon Day Care after Staravia refused his Poké Ball and led him there, apparently inviting him to prove his strength.
• Paul asked Fang Yan to battle, and Fang Yan accepted despite Gary offering to take his place.
• Fang Yan sent out Vespiquen, who endured Elekid's Thunderbolt, sealed the move with Spite and Ability Pressure, and defeated Elekid without losing.
• Fang Yan praised Vespiquen and asked Paul whether his strength was enough to satisfy Staravia.

Paul left with Staravia after Fang Yan challenged him to reconsider what made a Trainer strong, while Gary learned that Pokémon could choose to leave Trainers who lacked a bond with them. After Shauna shared the money she earned for the Day Care, Gary prepared to leave the next day and asked Fang Yan for a full-power battle.

• Fang Yan explained to Paul that choosing powerful Pokémon was not wrong, and Staravia accepted Paul before he recalled it and released Starly.
• Fang Yan told Gary that the Day Care’s Pokémon could leave Trainers who were too weak or lacked a bond with them, and Gary understood his point.
• Fang Yan reassured Shauna that Trainers could choose Pokémon in different ways, then packed her herbal tea to deliver.
• Shauna returned with her earnings, and Fang Yan agreed to save half the money for her future journey.
• Gary told Fang Yan he would leave the next day, promised Shauna he would return, and requested a full-power battle.

After Gary left, Fang Yan settled back into the quiet routine of the Pokémon Day Care, sold an Oddish Egg to Drake's cousin Xiaoshan, and agreed to go fishing with Drake. That night, Fang Yan and the Pokémon spent time together beneath the stars, ending the day in a warm, peaceful gathering.

• Gary praised Fang Yan after their battle, then left the Pokémon Day Care with Umbreon to go home.
• Fang Yan posted videos online, inspected the backyard, and welcomed Drake and Xiaoshan, who wanted a Pokémon Egg for Xiaoshan's birthday.
• Fang Yan suggested Budew or Oddish, and Xiaoshan chose Oddish; Drake also invited Fang Yan to go fishing at the harbor the day after tomorrow.
• Fang Yan gave Oddish's Egg to Xiaoshan, then spent the afternoon relaxing and preparing food for the Pokémon.
• Fang Yan bathed Vulpix and playfully splashed Gengar before joining the Pokémon outside to sleep beneath the stars.
• The Pokémon gathered around Fang Yan, shared laughter and games, and eventually fell asleep together at the Pokémon Day Care.

Fang Yan welcomed autumn at the Pokémon Day Care, made bubble tea for his Pokémon, and received a new snack-related reward from his great-aunt. After sharing plans for bubble tea ice cream with Cynthia, he decided to go fishing with Gengar the next day.

• Fang Yan woke in the backyard, noticed autumn had arrived, and helped the Pokémon start the day at the Pokémon Day Care.
• Fang Yan visited Twinleaf Town, checked on Teddiursa with Grandpa Yongchang, and saw that Teddiursa was happy in its new life.
• Fang Yan made bubble tea with brown sugar, milk, tea, tapioca pearls, and Vespiquen's honey, and the Pokémon eagerly drank the whole pot.
• Fang Yan received fresh milk and a snack menu blessing from his great-aunt, which gave bubble tea a Gourmet Critical Hit effect.
• Fang Yan and Cynthia exchanged messages about the bubble tea, and Cynthia asked him to make bubble tea ice cream when she next visited.
• Fang Yan told Gengar he wanted to go fishing the next day, and Gengar happily agreed to join him.

Fang Yan set out from the Pokémon Day Care for a fishing trip, bringing Marill along after realizing it had been too shy to ask to join him. At Twinleaf Town's harbor, he watched Trainers arrive and prepared to enjoy the pleasant weather.

• Fang Yan assigned Dali, Er Li, San Li, and Vespiquen to protect the Pokémon Day Care while he went fishing.
• Marill shyly asked to come along, and Fang Yan welcomed it into the group.
• Fang Yan and his Pokémon arrived at Twinleaf Town's harbor and watched Trainers disembark from a passenger ship.
• Fang Yan declined invitations to battle, while Gengar cooled bubble tea with Marill's Ice Punch.
• Fang Yan remarked that the weather was perfect for fishing.

Fang Yan joined Drake on his yacht for an offshore fishing trip with their Pokémon. Gengar caught a Remoraid, while Drake dove into the sea after an Octillery when his line snapped.

• Drake brought Fang Yan aboard his yacht, where more than a dozen anglers were preparing to fish.
• Fang Yan enjoyed the ocean scenery with his Pokémon before Drake led him to a fishing spot and showed him how to use a rod.
• Fang Yan forgot to put bait on his hook, and Drake helped him bait it while Mime Jr. and Gothita went to the kitchen to prepare food.
• Gengar reeled in a huge Remoraid and posed for Fang Yan's camera.
• Drake's line snapped as he fought a fish, so he stripped down and dove into the sea with Buizel to catch the Octillery.

Fang Yan watched Drake and Buizel catch an Octillery, which willingly entered Drake’s Poké Ball, while the group fished and the Pokémon played hide-and-seek on deck. After Vulpix caught Fang Yan hiding Marill, the Pokémon gathered by the railing, where Lilligant noticed something and looked toward Fang Yan.

• Drake and Buizel jumped into the sea to catch Octillery, and Fang Yan reprimanded them for taking such a risk.
• Fang Yan gave Drake a Poké Ball, and Octillery pressed it itself to be caught, escaping Gengar’s threatening stare.
• Gengar caught a Magikarp while Fang Yan still had no fish, and Mime Jr., Gothita, Lilligant, and the other Pokémon played on deck.
• Fang Yan hid Marill in his arms during hide-and-seek, but Vulpix eventually found them and accused Fang Yan of cheating.
• Vulpix watched a passing Gyarados from the railing, and Gyarados turned away when it saw Lilligant holding an Energy Ball.
• Lilligant seemed to notice something and looked toward Fang Yan.

Fang Yan accidentally hooked Lugia, the irritated god of ocean currents and monsoons, and learned that it had come to deal with trouble caused by the Legendary Birds. After Lugia took Fang Yan’s suggestion to beat them, it vanished through a ring of light and appeared somewhere unfamiliar.

• As Fang Yan waited without catching anything, Lilligant spotted a huge shadow beneath the sea, and Fang Yan’s hook pulled Lugia out of the water.
• Fang Yan’s Pokémon prepared to defend him, but he recognized Lugia’s status and calmed them when he saw it was not hostile.
• Lugia sensed Celebi’s aura around Lilligant and Fang Yan’s group, stayed to observe them, then prepared to leave.
• Fang Yan told Lugia that giving the Legendary Birds a beating might work better, and Lugia telepathically asked how he knew what it planned to do.
• Lugia left, and Fang Yan told Drake what Pokémon they had seen before asking him to take the boat back.
• Lugia decided to try Fang Yan’s advice, but a ring of light transported it from beneath the sea to an unfamiliar place.

Fang Yan returned from a fishing trip after meeting Lugia, then learned that Lugia had followed his advice and beaten the Legendary Birds. That night, Lugia arrived at the Pokémon Day Care and asked Fang Yan to help the three birds get along.

• Fang Yan returned to Twinleaf Town with Drake after an unsuccessful fishing trip, while Lugia reappeared at sea and headed toward the continent.
• Fang Yan discovered that Cynthia had promoted his videos, joked with Gengar over the comments, and was paralyzed when Gengar accidentally used Lick.
• Cynthia told Fang Yan that Lugia had beaten the Legendary Birds near Oreburgh City and left with them after Flint, Lucian, and Roark prepared to intervene.
• Lugia and the Legendary Birds appeared over the Pokémon Day Care in the middle of the night, and Lugia asked Fang Yan for help getting the three birds to get along.

Fang Yan agreed to handle the next incident caused by the Legendary Birds after Lugia promised to intervene if he failed. Lugia left gifts that connected the Pokémon Day Care to the ocean and Celebi, granting benefits to the Day Care and its Pokémon.

• Lugia asked Fang Yan to stop the Legendary Birds the next time they caused trouble and offered him one request in return, and Fang Yan agreed.
• Lugia recalled meeting Ash and Red and Blue in another world, then flew away with the Legendary Birds.
• Fang Yan reassured the Pokémon at the Day Care that they could sleep safely, then discovered Lugia had left gifts and a promise he could invoke near the ocean.
• Lugia acknowledged Fang Yan as a friend, and its connection with Celebi strengthened the gifts affecting the Day Care.
• Celebi sensed that it had formed a connection with another friend, while Fang Yan read the new benefits and realized the Day Care’s gains would benefit him too.

Fang Yan and his Pokémon found Pinsir attacking Lilligant and Roselia outside the Pokémon Day Care, and Lilligant knocked it out. After Nurse Joy arrived, Fang Yan explained that Pinsir had escaped from the Pokémon Center, leaving Lilligant and Nurse Joy sharing a private moment.

• Pinsir charged at Lilligant and Roselia, and Lilligant defeated it with Energy Balls and Petal Blizzard.
• Fang Yan reassured Roselia, who felt guilty for hiding, and encouraged her that she could become strong enough to protect others.
• Pinsir fainted again when Fang Yan, Lilligant, and Gengar approached, and Fang Yan discovered it had escaped from the Pokémon Center after becoming attracted to Lilligant.
• Nurse Joy called Fang Yan to warn him about Pinsir, then arrived at the Pokémon Day Care and treated the injured Pokémon.
• Fang Yan told Nurse Joy what had happened, and she praised Lilligant, who privately whispered with her.

Fang Yan agreed to let the injured Pinsir stay at the Pokémon Day Care while he recovered, despite its troublesome personality. As Pinsir explored the backyard, it approached Vespiquen and then befriended a shy Heracross.

• Lilligant and Gothita intimidated Pinsir after it called Mime Jr. weak and spoke badly about Lilligant, but Lilligant persuaded Gothita to forgive him.
• Nurse Joy told Fang Yan that Pinsir was optimistic but overly enthusiastic and fickle in love, and Fang Yan agreed it could stay at the Pokémon Day Care.
• Fang Yan led Pinsir into the backyard, where it felt moved by the Day Care’s atmosphere and ran off to explore with Mime Jr.
• Pinsir approached Vespiquen, who warned it off with an Air Slash, then found a shy Heracross hiding behind a tree.
• Pinsir eagerly introduced itself to Heracross and declared they should be friends, while Fang Yan recognized their contrasting personalities.

Fang Yan and Nurse Joy checked on the rescued Pokémon and found that they had recovered enough for everyday life. Heracross bonded with Pinsir, while Misdreavus apologized for startling them.

• Fang Yan examined Heracross and found its physical condition sound and its mental state greatly improved.
• Fang Yan warned Heracross and Pinsir not to take Honey from Vespiquen, and Nurse Joy praised the Pokémon’s recovery.
• Fang Yan noticed Misdreavus was missing, but it emerged beneath the swing tree and startled Heracross and Pinsir.
• Gengar scolded Misdreavus, which apologized to Heracross and Pinsir, and Fang Yan checked its condition.
• Pinsir told Heracross that it wanted to protect it because Pinsir had once been frightened and alone, and the two declared themselves best buddies.
• Mime Jr. invited the pair to play, and Misdreavus joined them.

Fang Yan received gifts after the Pokémon at his Day Care recovered from their emotional wounds, including a Shiny Stone and Dynamic Punch. He and the Pokémon cleared and planned new play areas, then returned with fallen trees to expand the Day Care.

• Nurse Joy stayed at the Day Care to spend time with Lilligant and the other Pokémon, while Fang Yan prepared snacks.
• Fang Yan received a Shiny Stone, a Spell Tag, Poison Sting, Glistening Honey, and Dynamic Punch as gifts from recovered Pokémon.
• Fang Yan brought snacks to the Pokémon and saw Dali joining their gathering.
• Fang Yan directed Gengar, Mime Jr., Heracross, Pinsir, and Misdreavus to clear and arrange the rocky area for Pokémon to play.
• Fang Yan went into the forest with the Pokémon and gathered fallen trees with help from Heracross, Pinsir, Aipom, and other forest Pokémon.
• Fang Yan returned to the Day Care with the trees and began planning new play areas with Gengar.

Fang Yan finished preparing lumber and shared Glistening Honey with his Pokémon, then sent Gengar to deliver some to Vespiquen. After arranging to contact a construction crew, he fell asleep while planning new facilities and crops for the Pokémon Day Care.

• Fang Yan had Pinsir prepare the trees for lumber, then cooked dinner for Pinsir and Heracross.
• Fang Yan sent Dali to escort Nurse Joy to Twinleaf Town and gave Gengar half a jar of Glistening Honey to deliver to Vespiquen.
• Fang Yan made honey water for Pinsir and Heracross, who eagerly drank it and thanked him.
• Gengar delivered the Glistening Honey to Vespiquen, who gave it to the Combee and wondered why Gengar had not asked for anything in return.
• Fang Yan asked Xia Lan for a trustworthy construction crew and planned a diving platform, play equipment, flowers, a battle area, and new crops.
• Gengar turned off Fang Yan's lights after he fell asleep, then settled down to sleep as well.

Fang Yan built new playground equipment for the Pokémon at his Day Care and hired a renovation crew to add lakeside play areas. He then proposed improving the road between Twinleaf Town and Sandgem Town, and Mayor Qiyi set out to discuss the idea with him.

• Fang Yan built three seesaws, hung swings, and tidied the flower beds while the Pokémon played.
• A renovation crew built a diving area and a sand-and-rock play area at the Day Care, and Fang Yan recommended a Rhyhorn Egg to the person in charge.
• Fang Yan asked the person in charge about filling the road’s potholes and trimming its overgrown roadside vegetation.
• Fang Yan called Mayor Qiyi to explain his road-improvement idea, and Mayor Qiyi said he would come over to discuss it.

Fang Yan persuaded Mayor Qiyi to secure funding with Sandgem Town to repair the road between the towns, while his Pokémon Day Care took responsibility for trimming roadside trees and clearing nearby land. Afterward, Fang Yan carved wooden figures for the Pokémon, and their affection for him left him falling asleep with a smile.

• Fang Yan explained his plans for the road, roadside trees, and neglected land to Mayor Qiyi, who agreed to seek shared funding with Sandgem Town and assign the cleanup work to the Pokémon Day Care.
• Mayor Qiyi called Sandgem Town's mayor, secured approval for the funding, and left to arrange the work with a renovation company.
• Fang Yan carved wooden figures of the Pokémon through the night while they gathered around him or slept nearby.
• Gengar accepted its carving, licked Fang Yan and paralyzed him, then fed him a Cheri Berry to cure him.
• Fang Yan gave the carvings to the Pokémon, returned to his room, and wished them good night as a red glow briefly appeared on the ceiling.