Chapter Summaries

Fang Yan shared the autumn cherry blossoms with Cynthia before she reminded Lucian to return for League work. He explored Day Care Road with his Pokémon, where Dali destroyed a punching machine and Fang Yan paid for the damage, then continued through the festival with Lilligant.

• Fang Yan video-called Cynthia and showed her the cherry blossoms Celebi had brought into bloom, and they promised to watch them together next time.
• Cynthia told Fang Yan to remind Lucian to return because League business had piled up, and Lucian resigned himself to ending his vacation.
• Fang Yan and his Pokémon tried a punching-strength machine, but Dali's punch destroyed it and the tent, so Fang Yan compensated the stall owner.
• Fang Yan encountered Shauna wearing a snack-and-toy outfit made by the older members of his fan club, and Gengar went off with her to collect more snacks.
• After Dali tried to cheer him up, Fang Yan took Lilligant's hand and continued walking with her.

Fang Yan and the Pokémon celebrated beneath the cherry blossoms, watched the Pokémon Day Care’s fireworks, and shared a happy evening with Shauna. After the festival ended, Twinleaf Town and Lucian’s gratitude brought Fang Yan a generous set of rewards and new Pokémon move guidance.

• Shauna shared snacks with the forest Pokémon while Fang Yan played games and wandered through the festival with his Pokémon.
• Fang Yan prepared a picnic beneath the cherry trees, where Shauna climbed up to sit with Staraptor before resting on his lap.
• Fang Yan filmed the fireworks and sent them to Cynthia, who promised to take him to see even prettier ones in Jubilife City.
• Fang Yan received an Evolution Stone variety pack, a discount in Twinleaf Town, medicinal herb seeds, a Swords Dance Technical Machine, and recognition for the Pokémon Day Care.
• Lucian taught Gengar Dream Eater, Gothita Future Sight and Psychic Terrain, and Vulpix Imprison and Zen Headbutt.
• The people and Pokémon danced around a bonfire until the festival came to an end.

Lucian left the Pokémon Day Care after saying goodbye to Fang Yan and Shauna, while Fang Yan and the Pokémon spent the day playing among the fallen cherry blossoms. Their water-gun battle turned into a chaotic free-for-all, with Fang Yan eventually helping Shauna and the others soak Gengar.

• Lucian thanked Fang Yan, promised to visit again, and flew away on Bronzong as Shauna called after him.
• Fang Yan let the Pokémon play in the fallen cherry blossoms, then relaxed in his rocking chair while Gothita made tea and other Pokémon cared for him.
• Shauna dressed up with Gengar's Black Glasses, Dali's Black Belt, and two water guns, then attacked Gengar and Mime Jr.
• Gengar retaliated with a large water gun, but Shauna and the Pokémon armed themselves and drove him off with a barrage of water.
• Gengar tried to hide in Fang Yan's shadow, causing Pinsir to hit Fang Yan with a water gun and prompting Gothita to toss Pinsir outside with Confusion.
• Fang Yan grabbed Gengar and handed him over to Shauna and the others, who soaked him as Pinsir and Heracross started another water-gun battle.

Fang Yan left Shauna in charge of the busy Pokémon Day Care while he went to help Professor Rowan, and she defended the shop when a customer tried to underpay for a Shinx Egg. The chapter ended with Fang Yan backing Shauna over the phone as she refused to sell the egg to the woman.

• Swampert brought Fang Yan a healthy Mudkip Egg that appeared to have superior quality, and he reassured Swampert about its potential.
• Professor Rowan asked Fang Yan to help at the lab after several Starter Pokémon escaped, and Fang Yan agreed to go to Sandgem Town.
• Shauna persuaded Fang Yan to leave her in charge of the Pokémon Day Care, with its Pokémon staying behind to protect her.
• Shauna greeted a woman and her son, then used Lilligant's help to find and sell them a Shinx Egg listed at 120,000 League Coins.
• The woman tried to pay only 100,000 League Coins, but Shauna blocked her from leaving and refused to sell the egg after Xia Lan and Officer Jenny arrived.
• Fang Yan supported Shauna over the phone, and Shauna carried the Shinx Egg back to the hatching room.

Fang Yan helped Professor Rowan recover runaway starter Pokémon and agreed to care for them before Trainers arrived the next day. He also learned that Shauna was confidently helping at the Pokémon Day Care, then toured Rowan's enormous laboratory with his Pokémon.

• Shauna happily welcomed Xia Lan, Officer Jenny, and Lilligant, then went to prepare lunch with Mime Jr.
• Fang Yan arrived at Professor Rowan's laboratory, where Gengar restrained the battling starters and Dali injured a Chimchar and damaged a wall while blocking its Flame Wheel.
• Professor Rowan asked Fang Yan to find the missing starter Pokémon and help care for them, and Fang Yan accepted responsibility for Dali's damage.
• Fang Yan used Staraptor to locate the marked starters and persuaded them to return safely to the laboratory.
• Fang Yan called the Pokémon Day Care, praised Shauna for helping out, and heard Xia Lan and Shauna assure him they would manage.
• Fang Yan put on a lab coat and decorative glasses, then toured Professor Rowan's laboratory with Gengar and the others.

Fang Yan helped Professor Rowan distribute starter Pokémon and told the children about his Pokémon Day Care, prompting them to rush home to ask for Pokémon Eggs. Professor Rowan offered to provide suitable Eggs from the laboratory, and Fang Yan headed back to prepare for a surge of visitors.

• Fang Yan watched a girl choose Turtwig and set off on her journey, then learned from Professor Rowan that Ash had already left on a journey with Dawn.
• Fang Yan helped the trainers choose starter Pokémon and learned that only a portion of Sandgem Town’s children could receive them each year.
• Professor Rowan thanked Fang Yan for making Pokémon more accessible through his Pokémon Day Care.
• Fang Yan refereed a battle between two boys, whose Piplup defeated the other boy’s Turtwig.
• Fang Yan told the gathered children they could buy Pokémon at his Day Care and offered a thirty-percent discount, sending them home to ask their parents for Eggs.
• Professor Rowan offered Fang Yan suitable Pokémon Eggs from the laboratory, and Fang Yan rode Rapidash back to prepare for more visitors.

Fang Yan prepared for a rush of customers at the Pokémon Day Care, then spent a hectic day helping Trainers choose Pokémon Eggs and forest Pokémon. The Day Care was left exhausted but prosperous, and Fang Yan shared the day’s earnings with Xia Lan and the two Officer Jennys before cooking dinner.

• Fang Yan found only eighteen Pokémon Eggs remaining, recorded which forest Pokémon wanted Trainers, and received word from Professor Rowan that seventeen more Eggs would arrive the next day.
• Fang Yan checked the new Eggs and began serving a large crowd, ordering customers to form a line while Xia Lan, Shauna, Lilligant, Gengar, and others helped manage the Day Care.
• Fang Yan helped a shy girl named Xiao Cao meet Budew, and Budew agreed to go home with her.
• Fang Yan worked through the crowded day as customers took most of the Pokémon Eggs and several forest Pokémon found Trainers.
• Fang Yan divided half the day’s earnings among Xia Lan and the two Officer Jennys, then went to cook dinner while Gengar saved the money.

A Feng and A Lan returned to Fang Yan’s Pokémon Day Care with a Mudkip egg and recounted how they had encountered Team Galactic trying to control Moltres. Fang Yan learned that Lucian was heading to Eterna City to investigate, then warned the couple that Team Galactic might retaliate.

• A Feng and A Lan collected their Mudkip egg from Fang Yan, and A Lan showed him the Badge she had earned in Eterna City.
• A Lan explained that A Feng had pursued Team Galactic after they tried to control Moltres, and that he had nearly been killed before she and Gardenia arrived.
• A Feng said he had destroyed Team Galactic’s control device, causing the group to flee after making Moltres go berserk; some members were arrested, and Moltres escaped.
• Fang Yan identified the flaming bird as Moltres and learned that the League had sent an Elite Four member to investigate.
• Fang Yan messaged Lucian, discovered he was on his way to Eterna City, and warned A Feng and A Lan to watch out for Team Galactic’s retaliation.

Fang Yan prepared to travel to Eterna City to investigate the Moltres and Team Galactic situation, with Cynthia assigning him to work alongside Lucian and Gardenia. After arranging for the Fujinos and Shauna to run the Pokémon Day Care, he booked his ticket and chose which Pokémon to bring.

• Fang Yan agreed to go to Eterna City because he had promised someone, and Cynthia asked him to help handle the situation there with Lucian and Gardenia.
• Cynthia continued investigating the avalanches and reports of a giant Pokémon in Mt. Coronet, then rode Garchomp farther into the mountain range.
• Mr. and Mrs. Fujino returned to the Pokémon Day Care with gifts, and Fang Yan decided they could help Shauna look after it during his trip.
• Fang Yan booked a ticket to Eterna City for the next day and chose Gengar, Lilligant, Gothita, Staraptor, Vulpix, and Marill to accompany him.
• Fang Yan briefed the Fujinos and the Pokémon on the Day Care arrangements, while Shauna showed her parents the dresses he had bought for her.

Fang Yan was preparing to leave when A Lan sent an urgent message, drawing him and Officer Jenny to rescue her and A Feng from Team Galactic. After the attackers were arrested, Fang Yan learned they were preparing to capture the Lake Guardians and vowed to stop their plans.

• Fang Yan reassured Mime Jr. that he would return soon and leave it to help Shauna care for the Pokémon Day Care.
• A Lan and A Feng fled Team Galactic after destroying its machine and taking a Pokémon Egg, but their Pokémon were overwhelmed as the group surrounded them.
• Fang Yan and Officer Jenny arrived in time, and Fang Yan’s Pokémon defeated Team Galactic’s forces while Gothita protected A Lan and A Feng.
• Officer Jenny arrested the Team Galactic members, and A Lan explained how she and A Feng had provoked the pursuit.
• Fang Yan questioned the squad leader, learned Team Galactic was preparing to capture the Lake Guardians, and vowed to thwart Cyrus’s plans.

After helping Officer Jenny deal with Team Galactic, Fang Yan traveled to Eterna City, where Lucian introduced him to Gym Leader Gardenia. They agreed to search the mountains for Moltres the next day, and Fang Yan finally fell asleep after Lilligant and Gothita soothed him.

• A Lan gave Fang Yan the Pokémon Egg she had taken from Team Galactic as thanks, and Fang Yan arranged for it to be kept at the Pokémon Day Care.
• Fang Yan left for Eterna City by train while Officer Jenny carried the egg to the Pokémon Day Care.
• Lucian and Gardenia met Fang Yan at Eterna City Station, and Lucian introduced him as the breeder who had helped control the Twinleaf Town epidemic.
• Fang Yan, Lucian, and Gardenia ate hot pot and discussed Moltres, which Lucian believed was still somewhere in the nearby mountains; Fang Yan said they would fight it if it refused to leave.
• Gardenia became enamored with Fang Yan's Lilligant during the meal and followed the group afterward.
• Fang Yan and Lucian agreed to search for Moltres together the next day, and Lilligant and Gothita soothed Fang Yan to sleep in his room.

Fang Yan, Lucian, and Gardenia went to find the rampaging Moltres, but discovered Team Galactic using an electric device to control it. They fought off Team Galactic’s Pokémon and grunts while Moltres remained under their control.

• Fang Yan woke at Gardenia’s house, ate breakfast with Lucian and Gardenia, and prepared to deal with Moltres.
• Fang Yan used the plaque’s guidance from Lugia to sense Moltres’s location and flew there with Lucian on Bronzong.
• Fang Yan and Lucian found Team Galactic battling Moltres, while a device around Moltres’s neck crackled with electricity and tried to control it.
• Mars ordered Team Galactic’s grunts to stop Fang Yan and Lucian, but Bronzong, Girafarig, and the others drove back their Pokémon.
• Lucian and Bronzong knocked out the surrounding Team Galactic forces, and Moltres launched a Flamethrower at them.

Fang Yan and his Pokémon fought Team Galactic and the controlled Moltres, while Lucian and Gardenia held off the commanders and their forces. Gothita and Marill evolved to protect their friends, and Fang Yan persuaded Moltres to leave peacefully after promising it a chance to take revenge on Team Galactic.

• Lucian and Fang Yan used Trick Room, Vulpix’s Flash Fire, and Gengar’s Hypnosis to put Moltres to sleep, but Gardenia’s Sunny Day woke it again.
• Fang Yan charged toward Moltres while Gardenia held back Team Galactic; Lucian fought Jupiter, and Mars tried to stop Fang Yan.
• Gothita evolved into Gothitelle and protected Fang Yan’s group from Moltres’s Burn Up, then pinned Moltres down with Gravity.
• Marill evolved into Azumarill and used Liquidation to destroy the control machine around Moltres’s neck, then blasted Mars’s airship with Hydro Pump.
• Saturn rescued Mars and Jupiter as Moltres rampaged, but Fang Yan convinced Moltres to leave and promised it could take revenge on Team Galactic later.
• Fang Yan treated Moltres, received Moltres’s Feather, and waited with Lucian and Gardenia for Officer Jenny to arrive.

Fang Yan and his companions returned to Eterna City after rescuing Moltres, and he welcomed Gothitelle and Azumarill after their evolutions. At Gardenia’s Gym, Lilligant charmed everyone before taking Vulpix on a stroll.

• Fang Yan gave Vulpix the feather Moltres left behind, then welcomed the newly evolved Gothitelle and Azumarill.
• Officer Jenny arrived, arrested the defeated Team Galactic members, and thanked Fang Yan and the others for resolving the Moltres incident.
• Fang Yan returned to Eterna City with Gardenia while Lucian hurried back to the League, then visited Gardenia’s Gym.
• Fang Yan let the Pokémon out of their Poké Balls and explained which ones belonged to him and which were free Pokémon from the Day Care.
• Lilligant delighted Gardenia, Fang Yan, and Gengar with a princess-like curtsy, then took Vulpix to explore the Gym.

Fang Yan visited Gardenia’s Gym and watched Lilligant battle a challenger from Unova in Gardenia’s place. Lilligant defeated all three of his Pokémon, leaving Gardenia’s Gym challenge victorious.

• Fang Yan toured Gardenia’s Gym, exchanged playful messages with Cynthia, and decided to celebrate Gothitelle and Azumarill’s evolutions with cake and hot pot.
• After learning a challenger had arrived, Fang Yan asked Gardenia if he could watch the Gym battle.
• Gardenia asked to borrow Lilligant, and Fang Yan agreed after Lilligant accepted the request.
• Lilligant dodged Braviary with Quiver Dance, put it to sleep with Sleep Powder, and knocked it out with Magical Leaf.
• Lilligant used Quiver Dance to evade Krookodile’s Fire Fang, then knocked it out with a super-effective Energy Ball.
• Lilligant built up her speed under Sunny Day, overpowered Emboar’s Fire Blast with Solar Beam, and finished it with Leaf Storm.

After a successful Gym battle and a return to the Day Care, Fang Yan took Shauna and the others to Lake Verity for a hot pot dinner. As they left, Shauna spotted Mesprit watching them from the lake.

• Gardenia awarded the flamboyant man the Forest Badge after Lilligant swept his team, and Fang Yan left the Gym with his Pokémon.
• Fang Yan returned to the Day Care, checked a new batch of Pokémon Eggs, and learned that Shauna wanted to visit Lake Verity.
• Fang Yan, Shauna, the Fujinos, and their Pokémon prepared a hot pot and traveled to Lake Verity for dinner.
• Fang Yan and the others shared a lively meal by the lake, then cleaned up and prepared to head home.
• Shauna and Fang Yan noticed Mesprit watching them from the surface of Lake Verity.

Fang Yan and the Fujinos cared for the Pokémon at the Day Care while Ahao returned after recovering from surgery and reunited with Infernape and his other Pokémon. After settling his bill and setting off with them to pursue his dream, Ahao left Fang Yan contentedly back at the Day Care.

• Fang Yan supervised the Day Care’s Pokémon care, with Mrs. Fujino helping record their conditions and Mr. Fujino feeding them.
• Fang Yan explained to the Fujinos that he prioritized Pokémon’s moods and personal interests, and they approved of his approach.
• Ahao arrived at the Day Care after recovering from surgery, and Infernape and his other Pokémon tearfully reunited with him.
• Ahao told Fang Yan that memories of his Pokémon and their promise had helped him regain consciousness during surgery.
• Fang Yan charged Ahao 380,000 for the Day Care stay and wished him success as Ahao set off with Infernape and the others.
• Fang Yan returned to relaxing with Vulpix, Gothitelle’s tea, and a book, glad that life at the Day Care felt right again.

Bored at the Pokémon Day Care, Fang Yan went fishing with several Pokémon while Xia Lan handled visitors who wanted to challenge the Day Care. Xia Lan arranged paid battles against the Day Care’s Pokémon, who gathered outside to face the trainers.

• Fang Yan took Gengar, Vulpix, Dali, Er Li, and San Li fishing after Xia Lan agreed to stay at the Day Care in exchange for fish soup.
• A group of trainers arrived and asked to challenge the Pokémon Day Care, explaining that Professor Rowan had recommended they meet Fang Yan and learn from him.
• Xia Lan and the Fujinos proposed charging the trainers for battles against the Day Care’s Pokémon, and Fang Yan approved the plan over the phone.
• Xia Lan collected 8,888 from each challenger and told them the Day Care’s Pokémon would fight on their own, with a special gift for anyone who won.
• Gothitelle gathered Heracross, Pinsir, Vespiquen, Gliscor, Seviper, Luxray, Roselia, and the other Pokémon outside to face the challengers.

Xia Lan’s Pokémon Day Care defeated a string of challengers, while Gothitelle humbled a disobedient Garchomp. Elsewhere, Fang Yan and Drake turned a fishing trip into a chaotic sea hunt, and rumors about the Day Care’s strength began spreading.

• Lilligant, Luxray, Seviper, and Gothitelle defeated the challengers, giving the Pokémon Day Care a sweep; Gothitelle also taught the high-ponytailed girl’s Garchomp a lesson for ignoring commands.
• The high-ponytailed girl left planning to train and challenge the Day Care again, while Xia Lan discussed why Garchomp had stopped listening to its Trainer.
• Fang Yan and Gengar struggled to catch fish until Azumarill, Drake, Floatzel, Octillery, and Dali, Er Li, and San Li joined the chaotic effort.
• Officer Jenny scolded Fang Yan, Drake, and the other anglers for jumping into the sea, then sent them home with their catch.
• Everyone gathered at the Pokémon Day Care for fish soup, as rumors spread that challengers on Day Care Road would be shown how strong the Day Care’s Pokémon were.

Fang Yan prepared to visit Cynthia in Jubilife City for the autumn festival and her exhibition match against Lance. After leaving the Pokémon Day Care in Xia Lan’s care, he arrived in Jubilife City with several Pokémon and waited for Cynthia to meet him.

• Fang Yan measured Blaziken’s growth, then asked Xia Lan to work as his assistant, but she named a salary he refused to pay.
• Cynthia invited Fang Yan to watch her exhibition match against Lance in Jubilife City the next afternoon, and Fang Yan accepted.
• Xia Lan declined Cynthia’s offer to join them and persuaded Shauna to stay behind to help watch the Pokémon Day Care.
• Fang Yan packed with Lilligant and Gothitelle, and Gengar joined the trip while Misdreavus was left searching for him.
• Fang Yan left the Pokémon Day Care with Gengar, Lilligant, Gothitelle, Vulpix, Mime Jr., and Dali, then reached Jubilife City by train and messaged Cynthia.