Recaps

Dawn won the Master Class and became Kalos Queen before joining the Lumiose Conference, where Xiaoyun battled Diantha and the tournament narrowed its field. Dawn and Serena then faced each other in the round of sixteen, and Dawn advanced after defeating Serena’s Delphox.

• Xiaoyun passed Wulfric’s Gym evaluation, and Serena earned her eighth Badge before the group traveled to Lumiose City for the Master Class.
• Dawn advanced through the Master Class performances, defeated Aria in the audience vote, and became the new Kalos Queen.
• Zoey arrived after winning the Grand Festival, challenged Xiaoyun with Mega Starmie, and decided to travel with Dawn.
• At the Lumiose Conference opening, Xiaoyun drew with Diantha in an exhibition match after Raging Bolt and Gouging Fire defeated two of her Pokémon.
• Dawn, Barry, and Ash won their early tournament battles, and the field was cut from 64 competitors to 32.
• Dawn and Serena both advanced to the round of sixteen, where Dawn defeated Serena’s Vivillon and Rhydon before beating Delphox with her Red Gyarados.
• After the match, Serena congratulated Dawn in the competitors’ passageway and blushed as she thought of Ash.

Ash and Dawn battled through the tournament, with Ash defeating Alain before winning the championship final against Dawn. As Ash celebrated, Malva and Lysandre launched Team Flare’s operation, and the Cocoon of Destruction transformed into a monster above Lumiose City.

• Dawn defeated Sawyer in the quarterfinal, while Barry, Alain, and Ash also advanced, and Ash overcame Trip in a six-on-six battle.
• Ash defeated Alain in the semifinal with his veteran Charizard, while Dawn beat Barry to earn a place in the final.
• Ash opened the final with Typhlosion against Dawn’s Xiaohong, and both Pokémon were knocked out after trading attacks.
• Dawn’s Mega Lopunny and Ash’s Tauros were followed by Krookodile, and Lopunny and Krookodile knocked each other out.
• Ash’s Gliscor defeated Dawn’s Flygon, then Dawn’s Blue-Gray fell to Ash’s Bond Greninja.
• Ash’s Greninja defeated Mega Diancie with a Golden Water Shuriken before exhausting its strength, leaving Pikachu and Piplup to decide the final.
• Pikachu’s lightning strike knocked out Piplup, and the referee declared Ash the champion as friends and family celebrated.
• Malva sealed Diantha, Drasna, Siebold, and Wikstrom in the VIP room while Lysandre ordered Team Flare’s operation, and the Cocoon of Destruction transformed into a monster over Lumiose City.

Xiaoyun helped stop Lysandre’s destruction of Lumiose, then traveled to the Azoth Kingdom and thwarted Jarvis’s attempt to seize Magearna. The Kalos Conference began in the kingdom, where Ash advanced and Steven and Volkner’s battle was underway.

• Lysandre unleashed the God of Destruction on Lumiose, but Xiaoyun’s Mega Zygarde dismantled it, and Xerneas restored the petrified city and healed Yveltal.
• Xiaoyun joined the tournament journey through Allearth Forest, caught Absol, and encountered Volcanion and Magearna as Azoth Kingdom agents tried to capture them.
• Xiaoyun and his friends defended Volcanion and Magearna, then traveled with them to the Azoth Kingdom after Volcanion explained how he had protected Magearna.
• Princess Kimia warned Xiaoyun that Jarvis wanted Magearna’s Soul-Heart, but Jarvis’s agents captured Magearna and Volcanion during a confrontation.
• Xiaoyun and his allies stormed Jarvis’s fortress, where Magearna Mega Evolved, Jarvis activated the fortress’s self-destruct sequence, and Kyurem froze it before it could explode.
• Xiaoyun left Magearna and Volcanion in the kingdom, then joined his friends and Ash’s group for the Kalos Conference, whose opening round used three-Trainer free-for-all groups.
• Ash defeated Cheren and Drew to advance, while Steven and Volkner began their battle against Kentaro with Mega Metagross facing Electivire.

The tournament narrowed its field through three-way battles, revival matches, and the round of sixteen as Xiaoyun, Ash, Paul, and others advanced. Iris finally knocked out one of Tobias’s Pokémon, but Tobias defeated her with Regice and remained a threat to the competitors.

• Steven defeated Volkner and Kentaro, then Alain defeated Skyla and Meyer to advance.
• Norman defeated Barry and Wikstrom with Slaking, while Dawn eliminated Cameron and then May to win her group.
• Paul defeated Roxie and Lucian, and Diantha beat Flint and Aci before advancing past Miura and Yumi’s group with Gardevoir.
• Xiaoyun defeated Liza, Tate, and Gardenia with Aerodactyl, then won the four-way battle against Barry, Elesa, and Ayaka with Luxray.
• Lucian defeated Korrina, Siebold, and Flint in the first revival battle, while Xiaoyun’s team won the second four-way match.
• Ash defeated Lucian with Annihilape and Pikachu, while Paul defeated Alain after Torterra and Aggron fell and Electivire knocked out Charizard.
• Xiaoyun defeated Long Yu’s Salamence, Kommo-o, and Mega Baxcalibur with Dragonite, Hydreigon, and Kingambit.
• Steven defeated Caitlin, Norman defeated Pheobe, and Diantha defeated Sidney as the round of sixteen continued.
• Iris used Mega Dragonite to defeat Tobias’s Darkrai, but Tobias’s Regice froze Dragonite with Sheer Cold and won the battle.