Recaps

Xiaoyun defeated and caught Aerodactyl, then used his feigned modesty to persuade Roark to let him keep the Fossil Pokémon. The chapter ended with Xiaoyun gaining Roark as a big brother while Dawn saw through his act.

• Xiaoyun had Ursaring use Taunt to provoke Aerodactyl, then Brick Break to knock him off balance.
• Ursaring pinned Aerodactyl down and hit him with a point-blank Hyper Beam, leaving him unconscious.
• Xiaoyun caught Aerodactyl in a Poké Ball as Roark arrived with Rampardos and thanked Xiaoyun for helping recover the Pokémon.
• Xiaoyun presented Aerodactyl to Roark while pretending he had only caught him to protect others, and Roark insisted Xiaoyun keep him as a thank-you gift.
• Roark asked Xiaoyun to call him big brother, and Xiaoyun accepted while Dawn recognized that he had manipulated the situation.

After Team Rocket’s fossil theft was resolved, Roark postponed Xiaoyun’s Gym challenge until the day after tomorrow. Xiaoyun tried to train his newly caught Aerodactyl, but a misunderstanding led Ursaring and Sceptile to beat it repeatedly, leaving Aerodactyl battered and furious.

• Roark told Xiaoyun that Team Rocket had stolen fossils and revived ancient Pokémon, and said the warehouse cleanup would delay Xiaoyun’s Gym challenge until the day after tomorrow.
• Xiaoyun and Dawn went to the Pokémon Center, where they collected their healed Pokémon and visited Ash and the others.
• Xiaoyun took Ursaring, Sceptile, and Aerodactyl to an open space to establish whether Aerodactyl would follow his commands.
• Aerodactyl asked what Xiaoyun wanted it to command, but Xiaoyun mistook the question for defiance and ordered Ursaring and Sceptile to attack.
• Aerodactyl tried to explain itself, but Ursaring and Sceptile ignored it and beat it again.

Xiaoyun settled Aerodactyl into his team, planned to use the Gym battle to build their coordination, and took a day off with Dawn in Oreburgh City. The next morning, they headed to the Oreburgh Gym while Ash continued training.

• Xiaoyun gave Aerodactyl Pokéblocks, checked his Pokédex information, and decided to bring him to the Gym battle the day after tomorrow.
• Xiaoyun tested sitting on Aerodactyl’s back, then announced that the Pokémon would have the next day off before their Gym challenge.
• Xiaoyun warned Aerodactyl against flying away by promising him double portions of Pokéblocks, and Aerodactyl settled down to sleep.
• Xiaoyun and Dawn spent the day shopping, eating ice cream, buying contest stickers, and playing claw machines in Oreburgh City.
• Xiaoyun saw Ash training intensively at the Pokémon Center, then left with Dawn for the Oreburgh Gym early the next morning.

Xiaoyun began his three-on-three Oreburgh Gym battle against Roark, with Dawn cheering him on. Turtwig defeated Roark’s Onix, and Roark sent out Rampardos as the battle continued.

• Roark and Xiaoyun agreed to a three-on-three Gym battle, and Roark opened with Onix while Xiaoyun chose Turtwig.
• Dawn cheered for Xiaoyun alongside Piplup and Buneary as Roark’s Onix attacked with Rock Throw and Take Down.
• Turtwig defended against the falling rocks, then Xiaoyun used a Small Energy Ball to interrupt Onix’s attempt to set Stealth Rock.
• Onix used Dig to ambush Turtwig, but Xiaoyun coached Turtwig to sense its underground movements.
• Turtwig dodged Onix’s next Dig and struck it with Razor Leaf and Tackle, knocking it out.
• Roark recalled Onix and sent out Rampardos.

Xiaoyun’s Aerodactyl defeated Roark’s Rampardos after Turtwig had been knocked out, leaving Roark’s powerful final Pokémon, Rhyperior, to face him. Xiaoyun questioned whether Rhyperior was too strong for a Gym test.

• Roark sent out Rampardos, which knocked out Turtwig with repeated Zen Headbutts.
• Xiaoyun sent out Aerodactyl, which blocked Rampardos’s Iron Head and struck it with Iron Tail.
• Rampardos charged Aerodactyl with Zen Headbutt, but Aerodactyl answered with Head Smash and drove it into a crater, knocking it out.
• Roark sent out Rhyperior as his final Pokémon, and Xiaoyun remarked that it seemed too strong for a test.

Xiaoyun tested Ursaring against Roark’s powerful Rhyperior in a fierce battle, with both Pokémon trading heavy attacks. Ursaring ultimately collapsed after their final clash, leaving the battle’s winner unclear.

• Roark offered Xiaoyun the Badge regardless of the result but asked him to challenge Rhyperior for a surprise.
• Xiaoyun recalled Aerodactyl and sent Ursaring out to fight Rhyperior, choosing not to rely on Sceptile.
• Ursaring used Bulk Up to stop Rhyperior’s Horn Drill charge, then clashed with it using Hammer Arm and Brick Break.
• Ursaring countered Rhyperior’s Iron Tail with Fire Punch and forced it back.
• Roark ordered Rhyperior to use Rock Wrecker, and Xiaoyun answered with Ursaring’s maximum-power Hyper Beam.
• After the attacks collided and the smoke cleared, Ursaring collapsed while Rhyperior remained standing.

Xiaoyun defeated Roark’s Rhyperior with Ursaring, earning the Coal Badge and a Hard Stone. He and Dawn left for Floaroma Town before their next Gym challenge, then ran into Ash and Brock at the Pokémon Center.

• Ursaring and Roark’s Rhyperior knocked each other out, giving Xiaoyun the victory over Roark.
• Roark awarded Xiaoyun the Coal Badge and gifted him a Hard Stone for Aerodactyl.
• Xiaoyun told Roark he intended to win the League Conference, then said he and Dawn would visit Floaroma Town before heading to the Eterna Gym.
• Roark teased Xiaoyun and Dawn as they said goodbye and left the Gym.
• At the Pokémon Center, Xiaoyun and Dawn gave their Poké Balls to Nurse Joy, then Ash and Brock arrived and greeted Xiaoyun.

Xiaoyun told Ash to keep training with Brock before challenging another Gym, then set off with Dawn for Floaroma Town. Along the way, Dawn caught Pachirisu, which immediately escaped her control and subdued Piplup and Buneary.

• Xiaoyun explained that he had wanted Ash to train longer, and Brock agreed to help him strengthen his foundation before another Gym challenge.
• Xiaoyun told Ash that he and Dawn would leave for Floaroma Town the next day to enter the Pokémon Contest, and Ash promised to show how much he had improved.
• Xiaoyun and Dawn set off toward Floaroma Town via Jubilife City and Route 204.
• Dawn spotted Pachirisu, but Piplup lost their battle when Pachirisu defeated it with Discharge; Buneary then helped Dawn wear Pachirisu out so she could catch it.
• Pachirisu woke up after eating, ran away from Dawn, and used a heart-shaped move to daze Piplup and Buneary before rubbing its cheeks against them and leaving them slumped on the ground.

Dawn caught a mischievous Pachirisu, while Xiaoyun helped her settle it into being her Pokémon. Xiaoyun then gave Aerodactyl a Hard Stone and discovered that the Mega Evolution Stone in his bag belonged to Aerodactyl, leaving it with him until they found a Key Stone.

• Dawn explained that Pachirisu had collapsed from exhaustion after she chased it, and Xiaoyun had Sceptile carry it over to her.
• Dawn gave Pachirisu a Pokéblock and welcomed it as her Pokémon, but it shocked her with Thunder Shock before racing around camp.
• Xiaoyun gave Aerodactyl the Hard Stone Roark had provided, and Aerodactyl absorbed its energy and felt its power.
• Aerodactyl sensed a special energy in Xiaoyun's backpack, leading Xiaoyun to show him the Mega Evolution Stone.
• Aerodactyl confirmed the Mega Evolution Stone was his, and Xiaoyun promised to keep it until they obtained a Key Stone.
• Xiaoyun decided he needed to strengthen his bond with Aerodactyl and planned to give him an extra meal.

Xiaoyun and Dawn encountered Hunter J attacking a girl to capture her Gardevoir. After Hunter J petrified Gardevoir and had it lifted away by helicopter, Xiaoyun and Dawn arrived as she ordered her team to withdraw.

• Xiaoyun and Dawn spotted Hunter J flying over a flower garden on Salamence and went to investigate together.
• Hunter J demanded the girl's Gardevoir, then ordered Salamence to use Flamethrower when the girl refused.
• The girl and Gardevoir escaped the burning garden with Teleport, but Hunter J tracked them to a nearby valley.
• Salamence struck Gardevoir, and Hunter J turned it to stone with a beam from her arm.
• Hunter J had a helicopter carry away the petrified Gardevoir, then ordered her team to withdraw as a voice interrupted her.

Xiaoyun and Dawn rescued Meijia from Hunter J, and Xiaoyun battled Hunter J’s Pokémon while Dawn reassured Meijia. After Xiaoyun’s team gained an advantage, Hunter J summoned her subordinates and their Pokémon, leaving Xiaoyun and his allies surrounded.

• Xiaoyun and Dawn stopped Hunter J from capturing Meijia’s Gardevoir, and Sceptile caught the stone statue.
• Dawn introduced herself and Xiaoyun to Meijia, who warned them to flee from Hunter J.
• Xiaoyun sent Sceptile, Aerodactyl, Ursaring, and Turtwig into battle against Hunter J’s Pokémon and held his ground.
• Xiaoyun’s Pokémon countered Hunter J’s attacks, with Aerodactyl and Ursaring gaining the upper hand against Drapion and Ariados.
• Hunter J called her subordinates from the helicopter, and around twenty of them arrived with Pokémon to surround Xiaoyun and the others.

Xiaoyun defeated Hunter J’s Pokémon and freed Gardevoir, but Hunter J escaped when Officer Jenny arrived. Xiaoyun and the others agreed to give statements at the police station, while Hunter J regrouped aboard her airship and faced questions from her client.

• Xiaoyun ordered Sceptile to trap the attackers’ Pokémon in thorny brambles that drained their stamina.
• Turtwig struck Hunter J’s petrification launcher with Razor Leaf, restoring Gardevoir to normal.
• Hunter J attacked Xiaoyun, but Arcanine intercepted Salamence’s Dragon Pulse as Officer Jenny arrived with the police.
• Hunter J and her henchmen escaped using smoke bombs, and Officer Jenny thanked Xiaoyun before asking him and the other Trainers to give statements.
• Aboard her airship, Hunter J berated her subordinates and was told that the client was calling about the failed capture.

After Hunter J blamed Lucian and the client’s bad intelligence for her failed operation, Xiaoyun and Dawn continued their journey from Jubilife City to Floaroma Town. They arrived with two and a half days until the Floaroma Contest, and Dawn spotted a poster as they explored the flower-filled town.

• Hunter J told her subordinate to blame Lucian for the failed operation and demand extra payment from the client.
• Meijia thanked Xiaoyun and Dawn for rescuing Duoduo, then stayed at the police station for protection.
• Xiaoyun and Dawn returned to Jubilife City, where Nurse Joy estimated Dawn’s Pokémon Egg would hatch in about a week.
• Teruhiko told them about the B Button League, but Xiaoyun declined the founders’ invitation to join.
• Xiaoyun and Dawn traveled for two and a half days, letting Turtwig take on their Trainer battles, and reached Floaroma Town.
• After learning the Floaroma Contest was still two and a half days away, Dawn explored the town with Xiaoyun and pointed out a poster.

Dawn and Xiaoyun visited Lila’s workshop to learn how to make Poffins, then tried making their own. Dawn’s Pokémon tasted her batch and reacted badly, leaving her to ask Buneary what it thought.

• Dawn and Xiaoyun found a poster for Lila’s Poffin workshop and went to her orchard-side house.
• Lila demonstrated how to choose Berries, cook them with flour, and bake the batter into Poffins.
• Dawn and Xiaoyun tasted Lila’s sweet-and-spicy Poffins and enjoyed them.
• Dawn selected Berries and made a batch of Poffins for her Pokémon.
• Piplup and Pachirisu tried Dawn’s Poffins and turned to stone, and Dawn asked Buneary whether it liked them.

Dawn struggled with her first batch of Poffins, while Xiaoyun’s Pokémon fought over his. With Xiaoyun’s guidance, Dawn made a successful batch and gained confidence ahead of the Floaroma Contest.

• Buneary and the other Pokémon rejected Dawn’s first Poffins, while Xiaoyun’s three admirals fought over his batch until he ordered them to stop.
• Dawn’s Pokémon were frightened by the quarrel, and Xiaoyun promised to make Poffins for them regularly.
• Xiaoyun tasted Dawn’s Poffins, pretended to enjoy them, and then persuaded her to make another batch with him.
• Xiaoyun guided Dawn through making Poffins, and Piplup, Buneary, and Pachirisu approved of the improved batch.
• Dawn thanked Xiaoyun and Lila for their help, and Xiaoyun got Lila’s contact information and bought a travel-size microwave before leaving.

Dawn trained Buneary for the Floaroma Contest while Xiaoyun relaxed at the Pokémon Center, where he unexpectedly ran into Kenny. Kenny bragged about his progress and mistakenly convinced himself that Dawn had not traveled with Xiaoyun, just as Dawn returned.

• Dawn practiced Buneary’s Ice Beam and Hidden Power routine, and Xiaoyun praised her performance.
• Xiaoyun told Dawn that Nurse Joy wanted to speak with her about the Pokémon Egg, and Dawn went to the building.
• Kenny recognized Xiaoyun at the training field and asked about his journey; Xiaoyun said he had earned one Badge and planned to challenge the Eterna Gym.
• Kenny boasted that he had won two Ribbons and assumed Dawn had refused to travel with Xiaoyun, interrupting Xiaoyun before he could explain.
• When Xiaoyun pointed out that Dawn had arrived, Kenny called out to her.

Dawn’s Pokémon Egg hatched into a Swablu that settled on her head, while Kenny watched Dawn and Xiaoyun grow closer. Kenny challenged Xiaoyun to a battle, and his Prinplup’s Bubble Beam failed to harm Xiaoyun’s Aerodactyl.

• Dawn arrived with Xiaoyun and told Kenny they were traveling together to enter the Floaroma Town Pokémon Contest.
• Dawn’s Pokémon Egg hatched into a Swablu, which chose to perch on her head.
• Xiaoyun joked that he was Swablu’s father, prompting Kenny to challenge him to a duel.
• Kenny sent out Prinplup and asked Xiaoyun not to use Sceptile, so Xiaoyun chose Aerodactyl instead.
• Kenny ordered Prinplup to use Bubble Beam, but Aerodactyl took the attack without visible harm.

Xiaoyun defeated Kenny’s Prinplup with Aerodactyl, then watched Dawn and Kenny compete in the Floaroma Contest. Dawn earned a strong score for her Buneary performance, and Kenny told her he would not hold back in the next round.

• Kenny challenged Xiaoyun with Prinplup, but Aerodactyl knocked it out with Giga Impact in one hit.
• Kenny hurried off after Xiaoyun offered him Poffins, and Dawn reproached Xiaoyun for teasing him.
• Xiaoyun, Big Bear, and Turtwig attended the Floaroma Contest, where Kenny scored 28.7 for Breloom’s performance.
• Dawn used Buneary’s Ice Beam and Hidden Power-Fire to create an ice-and-fire display, earning a score of 29.3.
• Backstage, Kenny praised Dawn’s performance and said he would not hold back in the coming rounds.

Dawn and Kenny faced each other in the final of the Contest, where Dawn used Piplup’s Bide to defeat Kenny’s Prinplup. Dawn celebrated their victory while Kenny struggled to accept losing to her again.

• Dawn and Kenny advanced through the Contest and met in the final, sending out Piplup and Prinplup.
• Piplup and Prinplup’s Bubble Beam attacks collided, and Piplup used the mist to evade Prinplup’s Whirlpool.
• Prinplup countered Piplup’s Peck with Metal Claw, then landed Bubble Beam and Water Pulse, leaving Dawn with almost no points and Piplup close to defeat.
• Dawn revealed that Piplup had endured Prinplup’s attacks and ordered it to unleash their power with Bide.
• Piplup’s Bide overwhelmed Prinplup’s Water Pulse and knocked it out, making Dawn the winner.
• Dawn hugged Piplup in celebration as Kenny stood disheartened by another loss to her.

Dawn won her first Ribbon at the Floaroma Contest after defeating Kenny's Prinplup, then continued traveling with Xiaoyun toward Eterna City. They found a cottage marked as a Pokémon Center, where Gastly startled them with a prank.

• Dawn defeated Kenny's Prinplup, and Contesta presented her with her first Ribbon.
• Lina excitedly watched Dawn's victory on television with Johanna.
• Dawn and Xiaoyun traveled toward Eterna City, and Dawn admired her Ribbon along the way.
• Xiaoyun and Dawn found a cottage that appeared to be a Pokémon Center and knocked on its door.
• Xiaoyun opened the door, and several Gastly frightened him and Dawn before floating away.
• Dawn pulled Xiaoyun inside, where someone asked who they were.

Xiaoyun and Dawn visited Mrs. Joy’s remote Pokémon Center, where they met Xiaowu and Sayaka and shared a meal with the Joy family. That night, Xiaoyun took Dawn into the hills to search for the Legendary Pokémon Suicune, leaving her wondering what he hoped to find.

• Xiaoyun and Dawn met Xiaowu at the Pokémon Center, and Xiaowu told them she hoped to become a Nurse Joy.
• Mrs. Joy and Sayaka returned from gathering Berries, welcomed the Trainers, and invited them to eat.
• Sayaka explained that she and Xiaowu helped their mother care for Pokémon because the remote center had few medical staff.
• Xiaoyun and Dawn helped clean up and treat minor Pokémon injuries after the meal.
• Xiaoyun led Dawn into the hills at night to search for Suicune and test himself against the Legendary Pokémon.

Xiaoyun found Suicune beside a lake and challenged it to a battle, hoping to make the Legendary Pokémon his own. Sceptile faced Suicune’s powerful attacks, and the fight continued as Xiaoyun ordered Sceptile to strengthen itself.

• Sceptile sensed a powerful presence to the south and led Xiaoyun and Dawn to a misty lake.
• Suicune appeared on the lake, and Xiaoyun explained its legend and challenged it to battle.
• Suicune accepted the challenge and opened with Hydro Pump, which Sceptile narrowly dodged with Detect.
• Xiaoyun ordered Sceptile to use Agility and Leaf Blade, but Suicune endured the strike and countered with Blizzard.
• Xiaoyun judged that Suicune was not the one in the Ho-Oh Guard and told Sceptile to use Work Up.

Xiaoyun and Sceptile fought Suicune across a frozen lake, with the battle pushing Sceptile to the brink. Through a mental connection and their shared determination, Sceptile awakened Overgrow and defeated Suicune, leaving Xiaoyun with a strange thought about a divine wind.

• Suicune broke free of Sceptile's Forest of Thorns with Sheer Cold, and Sceptile blocked the attack with Protect.
• Sceptile's Blade Storm clashed with Suicune's Giga Impact, and both Pokémon collapsed exhausted after the collision.
• Xiaoyun heard Sceptile's thoughts in an empty space and encouraged it by recalling their promise to stand at the center of the world.
• Sceptile regained its resolve, activated Overgrow, and unleashed a final Leaf Blade that knocked Suicune unconscious.
• Xiaoyun saw Suicune fall and thought of the soft whisper of a divine wind.

Xiaoyun caught Suicune after Sceptile defeated him, then returned to the Pokémon Center to rest. The next morning, Xiaowu learned that Suicune was Xiaoyun’s Pokémon and tearfully begged him to release him.

• Dawn and Xiaoyun’s Pokémon celebrated Sceptile’s victory, but Sceptile collapsed from exhaustion and Xiaoyun recalled him.
• Xiaoyun caught the unconscious Suicune and, exhausted after the battle, asked Aerodactyl to carry him and Dawn back to the Pokémon Center.
• Xiaoyun fell asleep at the Pokémon Center, and Dawn quietly tucked him in before going to bed.
• The next morning, Suicune’s Great Ball opened in the lobby, startling Mrs. Joy and Sayaka.
• Xiaowu ran to hug Suicune, then cried when Xiaoyun told her he had caught him and begged him to let Suicune go.

Xiaoyun refused to give up Suicune but arranged for it to stay with Xiaowu at the Pokémon Center. In exchange, Mrs. Joy agreed to help him obtain extra Poké Ball permits and search for a Mega Evolution Stone for Sceptile and a Key Stone; Xiaoyun then left for the Eterna Gym with his companion.

• Xiaowu begged Xiaoyun to give Suicune back, but Mrs. Joy told her the request was unfair because Xiaoyun had caught it legitimately.
• Xiaoyun offered to let Suicune stay with Xiaowu often, and asked Mrs. Joy to secure permits for three extra Poké Balls and search for a Mega Evolution Stone for Sceptile and a Key Stone.
• Mrs. Joy agreed to help, though finding the stones would take time, and Xiaoyun said he would leave Suicune at the Pokémon Center for the next few days.
• Mrs. Joy told Xiaowu that Suicune could stay with her, and Xiaoyun assured Suicune he would call on it when needed.
• Xiaoyun and his companion said goodbye to the Joy family and set off toward the Eterna Gym, leaving Suicune at the Pokémon Center.