Chapter Summaries

After Team Galactic’s defeat on Iron Island, Professor Carolina investigated the ruins while Xiaoyun and his friends stayed overnight. The island’s magnetic field drew a meteorite from space; Xiaoyun and Shaymin awakened Deoxys inside it, just as Rayquaza descended toward them.

• Officer Jenny brought police and Professor Carolina to Iron Island, where Carolina investigated the ruins and explained Team Galactic’s plan to amplify the Spear Key’s power.
• Professor Carolina drafted Riley to help with the investigation, while Xiaoyun, Dawn, and Shaymin stayed at a guesthouse after collecting their mission reward.
• A meteorite fell near the island, and Sceptile brought it back after sensing powerful energy inside it.
• Xiaoyun heard a plea for help from the meteorite and asked Shaymin to use Healing Wish on it, revealing Deoxys.
• Deoxys thanked Xiaoyun for saving it and asked whether he had seen its companion; then Rayquaza roared overhead and rushed toward them.

Rayquaza attacked Deoxys on Iron Island, and Xiaoyun sent Shadow Mode Darkrai to help it. Though Darkrai and Deoxys briefly worked together to pressure Rayquaza, its boosted Dragon Ascent broke through both their defenses and sent them crashing into the ground.

• Rayquaza appeared above Iron Island and attacked Deoxys with Hyper Beam, sparking a fierce battle.
• Deoxys switched among its formes to counter Rayquaza, while Xiaoyun sent Darkrai into the sky in Shadow Mode.
• Darkrai blocked Rayquaza's attacks with Dark Void as Deoxys struck back, briefly forcing Rayquaza onto the defensive.
• Enraged by the pair's attacks, Rayquaza boosted itself and unleashed Dragon Ascent.
• Rayquaza's Dragon Ascent pierced Darkrai's Dark Void and Deoxys's psychic shield, driving both Pokémon into the ground.

Giratina intervened when Rayquaza was about to finish off Deoxys, forcing Rayquaza to retreat and ending the crisis. A few days later, Xiaoyun and Dawn visited Chocovine Town to rest and prepare for a Contest, where they encountered a stall selling Phione merchandise.

• Rayquaza's Dragon Pulse threatened Shaymin, but Giratina emerged from a spatial rift and stopped the attack with Night Shade.
• Giratina mistook Rayquaza's target for Shaymin, and Rayquaza assumed Giratina was protecting Deoxys; after the two gods faced off, Rayquaza withdrew.
• Giratina warned Xiaoyun to be more careful, then returned to the Distortion World after Xiaoyun and Shaymin thanked it.
• After receiving treatment, Deoxys left to find its companion and gave Xiaoyun a psychic crystal so he could summon it.
• A few days later, Xiaoyun and Dawn explored Chocovine Town before registering for the Chocovine Contest, while Shaymin stayed at the Pokémon Center.
• Dawn admired a Phione plushie at a local stall, and the seller promoted it as a lucky charm and a popular gift for couples.

Xiaoyun and Dawn spent a romantic day in Chocovine Town before Dawn competed in the Chocovine Contest. Dawn and Ursula reached the final, where Ursula challenged Dawn over their past rivalry, and both sent out their Pokémon as the battle began.

• Dawn kissed Xiaoyun, and the two took couple photos around town.
• Residents celebrated a group of Phione appearing by the sea, then Marian opened the Chocovine Contest.
• Dawn performed with Lopunny, creating an icy rink and sculptures, while Ursula performed with Wormadam and advanced to the battle rounds.
• Dawn defeated her battle-round opponent with Swablu and advanced to the final against Ursula, who won with Wormadam.
• Ursula accused Dawn of having a winner's arrogance and sent out Gabite; Dawn answered by sending out Mamoswine.

Dawn defeated Ursula in the Chocovine Contest, earned her fifth Ribbon, and set off with Xiaoyun toward Snowpoint City. While Xiaoyun trained on a mountain, a territorial Shiny Metagross attacked his group, and Xiaoyun proposed facing it in a one-on-one gauntlet.

• Ursula sent out Gabite against Dawn's Mamoswine, then used Sandstorm and surprise attacks to gain an early advantage.
• Dawn directed Mamoswine to endure Gabite's attacks and countered with Ice Fang, knocking Gabite out and winning the Contest.
• Dawn praised Ursula's battle and offered her hand; Ursula brushed her off but promised she would not lose next time.
• Dawn earned her fifth Ribbon, and she and Xiaoyun later traveled toward Snowpoint City and camped beside a rocky mountain.
• Xiaoyun climbed the mountain with his Pokémon, where a Shiny Metagross attacked them with rocks and declared the area its territory.
• Xiaoyun's Pokémon prepared to fight Metagross, and Xiaoyun suggested they challenge it one at a time in a gauntlet.

Xiaoyun’s Lucario defeated and captured the Shiny Metagross after a fierce battle. Several days later in Strong Wind Town, Dawn registered for the Pokémon Ring Contest, where she reunited with Zoey and learned Ash would compete too.

• Lucario battled Metagross, overcoming its Psychic attacks and defeating it with Heaven-Pillaring Strike.
• Xiaoyun caught the unconscious Shiny Metagross, whose strength was at the Early Elite Four Stage.
• After returning to camp, Xiaoyun and Dawn later arrived in Strong Wind Town, where Dawn registered for the Ring Contest and Xiaoyun chose not to enter without Aerodactyl.
• Dawn reunited with Zoey at the Pokémon Center, while Ash told Xiaoyun he and Staravia planned to win the contest.

Xiaoyun entered the Pokémon Ring Contest after Barry and Paul challenged him, while Zoey competed in the first match. Forrest used Yanmega and a precisely timed gust to defeat Zoey and advance, leaving Dawn to face Paul in the second match.

• Barry registered for the contest, challenged Xiaoyun, and drank the water Xiaoyun handed him before noticing who it was.
• Paul registered and told Xiaoyun he would be waiting for him in the finals, prompting Xiaoyun to sign up with Rotom.
• The 12th Pokémon Ring Contest opened in Strong Wind Town, and Zoey entered the first match with Mothim against Pidgeotto, Swellow, and Forrest's Yanmega.
• Pidgeotto and Swellow abandoned the ring to fight, allowing Zoey's Mothim to seize it before Forrest sent Yanmega after them.
• Forrest timed Yanmega's Tailwind with a powerful gust, placed the ring on the hook, and advanced while Zoey lost.
• Dawn prepared for the second match and discovered Paul was one of her opponents.

Xiaoyun comforted Dawn after Paul defeated her, then watched Ash and Barry win their Ring Contest matches. In his own match, Xiaoyun’s Shiny Metagross overwhelmed Okada’s Dragonite, sending both Okada and his balloon crashing toward the ground.

• Paul defeated Dawn’s Swablu with Honchkrow’s Night Slash, and Xiaoyun comforted Dawn after her loss.
• Ash won his match with Staravia, while Barry advanced by using Skarmory’s Steel Wing and Autotomize.
• Xiaoyun entered the contest and faced last year’s champion Okada, whose Dragonite intimidated the other contestants into surrendering.
• Xiaoyun sent out his Shiny Metagross, and the mayor allowed the match to proceed despite Okada’s objection that Metagross was not a Flying type.
• Metagross seized the ring with Confusion and survived Dragonite’s Thunder by using Magnet Rise.
• Metagross overpowered Dragonite with Meteor Mash and Flash Cannon, then sent it crashing into Okada’s hot-air balloon.

Xiaoyun and four rivals began a chaotic Ring Contest final in the sky, with alliances and attacks quickly turning the match into a battle for the ring. Barry was eliminated, while James seized the ring and used the wind to evade Metagross, leaving Xiaoyun to counter with Gravity.

• The mayor started the five-way final, and Xiaoyun used Metagross's Confusion to catch the ring before the other contestants attacked.
• Ash and Paul battled as Staravia and Honchkrow exchanged attacks, while Barry and James teamed up against Xiaoyun and Metagross.
• Barry's Skarmory interrupted Metagross's Psychic hold on Yanmega, so Metagross struck Skarmory with Meteor Mash and eliminated it.
• James used Yanmega's Quick Attack to steal the ring, then rode an updraft with Tailwind to evade Metagross's Flash Cannon.
• Xiaoyun responded to James's apparent advantage by ordering Metagross to use Gravity.

Xiaoyun won the Ring Contest, then traveled with Dawn and Ash’s group to Snowpoint City, where he heard a cry for help and found a girl cornered by three Glalie. Lucario intervened, but the Glalie retaliated with Blizzard as the chapter ended.

• Metagross used Gravity to slow Yanmega, prompting James to surrender the contest, while Ash’s Staravia evolved into Staraptor during its battle with Paul’s Honchkrow.
• After the contest ended, Paul left, Ash praised Staraptor, and Xiaoyun gave the Sharp Beak prize to Dawn for Swablu.
• Xiaoyun teased Barry, who vowed to defeat him next time, then traveled with Dawn, Ash, Brock, Zoey, and Shaymin toward Snowpoint City.
• Near Snowpoint City, Xiaoyun heard a faint call for help, used Lucario’s Aura to locate it, and led the group east.
• Lucario protected a girl holding a Snorunt from three Glalie, but the Glalie attacked the rescuers with Blizzard.

Xiaoyun rescued Nana from a blizzard and brought her back to her teacher, Snowpoint Gym Leader Candice, who agreed to battle him and Ash. The next day, Xiaoyun’s four-on-four Gym challenge began with Candice’s Snover facing his newly partnered Luxio.

• Xiaoyun summoned Suicune to stop the Glalie’s Blizzard and protect his companions.
• Nana explained that she had become separated from her school group, met Snorunt, and been pulled into the Glalie’s escape; Xiaoyun let Snorunt stay with her and sent the Glalie home.
• Officer Jenny and Candice found the group, and Candice thanked Xiaoyun for rescuing Nana; Brock tried to flirt with Candice before Croagunk dragged him away.
• Xiaoyun challenged Candice to a Gym battle, and Ash asked to challenge her too; Candice invited them to battle at the Gym the following day.
• At Snowpoint Gym, Candice and Xiaoyun began a four-on-four match, with Candice sending out Snover and Xiaoyun choosing Luxio.
• Candice ordered Snover to use Icy Wind.

Xiaoyun took an early lead against Candice as Luxio defeated Snover and Torterra evolved while beating Weavile. Candice’s Mamoswine then defeated Torterra, and Xiaoyun sent Luxio back in as Mamoswine charged with Ice Fang.

• Luxio used Charge, Electric Terrain, Charge Beam, and Spark to defeat Candice’s Snover.
• Candice sent out Weavile, which used Fake Out and Assurance to injure Luxio before Xiaoyun switched it out with Volt Switch.
• Weavile’s attacks failed to bring down Grotle, and Grotle defeated it with Giga Drain and Energy Ball before evolving into Torterra.
• Candice sent out Mamoswine, which battled Torterra with Ice Fang and Blizzard; Torterra’s Leaf Storm damaged Mamoswine before Torterra fainted.
• Xiaoyun sent Luxio back into battle, and Candice ordered Mamoswine to attack with Ice Fang as Xiaoyun told Luxio to start sliding.

Xiaoyun defeated Candice’s ace Abomasnow with Ursaring and earned the Icicle Badge. Ash’s postponed Gym battle then began, and Gliscor landed a Poison Tail on Glaceon before fainting.

• Ursaring activated Guts by burning itself, dodged Abomasnow’s Wood Hammer, and defeated it with a powerful Thunder Punch attack.
• Candice awarded Xiaoyun the Icicle Badge, bringing his Gym Badge collection progress to seven of eight.
• Candice and Ash began their three-on-three Gym battle, with Glaceon facing Ash’s Gliscor.
• Glaceon struck Gliscor with Ice Beam and Ice Fang, but Gliscor countered with Poison Tail before fainting.

Ash’s final Pokémon, Monferno, battled Candice’s Froslass through the hail and its Snow Cloak evasions. Monferno overcame Froslass’s Blizzard with a combined Flame Wheel and Flamethrower, then defeated her, leaving Ash the winner of the gym battle.

• Ash recalled Gliscor after it poisoned Glaceon, then sent out Armaldo, which defeated Glaceon with Rock Blast and Mud Shot.
• Candice’s Glalie used repeated Headbutts to flinch and knock out Armaldo, while Monferno shattered the ice pillars that Glalie used to bounce around and defeated it with Fire Punch.
• Candice sent out Froslass, which renewed the hail and used Snow Cloak to evade Monferno’s attacks before wearing it down with Shadow Ball.
• Ash had Monferno roll in Flame Wheel to dodge Shadow Ball, then combine Flame Wheel with Flamethrower to break through Froslass’s Blizzard and reveal her position.
• Monferno charged through the Blizzard and struck Froslass with a super-effective Flame Wheel, driving her into an ice pillar and knocking her out.

After earning Candice’s Badge, Xiaoyun and Dawn visited Snowpoint City’s Trainer School, where Xiaoyun shared a video of his battle with Giratina. A call from Hanyu Qing'an revealed that Sceptile had gone berserk, and Professor Oak concluded that it had been infected with a virus after Xiaoyun encountered Deoxys.

• Ash defeated Candice and received her Badge, then agreed with the others to visit the Trainer School.
• Xiaoyun and Dawn taught the junior class, where Xiaoyun used Rotom to show the children his battle with Giratina.
• The children recognized Shaymin and crowded around it, but Rotom interrupted the commotion with a call from Hanyu Qing'an.
• Hanyu Qing'an told Xiaoyun that Sceptile had turned red, developed strange markings, and destroyed things in town before he subdued it and sent it to Professor Rowan.
• Professor Rowan brought Professor Oak into the call, and Professor Oak said Sceptile had been infected with a virus after Xiaoyun confirmed he had encountered Deoxys.

Xiaoyun learned that Sceptile had caught a powerful Pokémon Virus and had to remain under Professor Oak’s care while adapting to its strength. He joined Reggie, Paul, Ash, and the others to meet Brandon, where Paul challenged the Pyramid King and began a battle against Regirock.

• Professor Oak explained that Sceptile’s Pokémon Virus was a rare, beneficial infection from Deoxys, but said Sceptile had to stay under observation while Dragonite helped it adapt.
• Xiaoyun reassured Dawn about Sceptile, then heard how Ash had been humiliated during a Pokémon knowledge session at school.
• Reggie and Paul met Xiaoyun’s group and revealed they were waiting for Brandon, whose Battle Pyramid flew overhead and landed nearby.
• Ash greeted Brandon, Reggie thanked him for helping him find direction, and Paul challenged him to a full Pokémon battle.
• Brandon accepted Paul’s challenge and sent out Regirock; Paul opened with Drapion and ordered it to use Toxic Spikes.

Paul battled Brandon’s Legendary Titans and lost several Pokémon to Registeel and Regice. After Brandon urged him to look at Torterra, Paul overcame his doubts and prepared to fight on.

• Paul used Drapion’s Toxic Spikes and a string of targeted attacks with Nidoking, but Regirock knocked Nidoking out with Hyper Beam.
• Paul sent out Rhydon against Brandon’s Registeel, which caught Horn Drill and defeated Rhydon with Superpower and Hammer Arm.
• Registeel broke through Magmar’s Fire Blast and defeated it, then Brandon switched to Regice against Paul’s Aggron.
• Regice cleared its poisoning with Safeguard, froze Aggron with Sheer Cold, and then froze Drapion with Ice Beam.
• Paul began doubting his training, but Brandon urged him to look at Torterra, whose resolve helped Paul regain his focus.

After losing to Brandon, Paul reflected on his battle and chose to postpone a match with Xiaoyun until the Pokémon League Conference. In Snowpoint City, Zoey urged Dawn to get closer to Xiaoyun, setting up a date that ended with Xiaoyun asking for a kiss by sharing ice cream mouth-to-mouth.

• Xiaoyun found Paul outside the Battle Pyramid, and Paul thanked him before deciding to save their battle for the Pokémon League Conference.
• Paul left with Reggie and dismissed the idea of battling Ash for now.
• Zoey questioned Dawn about her relationship with Xiaoyun and persuaded her to invite him out, with Shaymin helping behind the scenes.
• Dawn invited Xiaoyun to try Snowpoint City's famous snow mountain ice cream, and he went with her after she clung to his arm.
• Dawn shared her ice cream with Xiaoyun, but he teased that he wanted his portion delivered straight from her mouth.

Xiaoyun and Dawn shared a kiss in the snow, then Zoey arranged for them to share a room at the Pokémon Center. The chapter ended with Xiaoyun and Dawn alone together, both nervous about spending the night in the same room.

• Dawn surprised Xiaoyun by kissing him after taking a bite of ice cream, then hid in his arms when they parted.
• Xiaoyun asked Dawn to kiss him again, but she pushed him away before they playfully walked back together through the snow.
• Nurse Joy told Xiaoyun that his room was unusable and that the Pokémon Center had no spare rooms, while Dawn and Zoey helped steer him toward Dawn's room.
• Zoey revealed that she had already moved Xiaoyun's belongings into Dawn's room, and Xiaoyun was ushered inside.
• About an hour later, Xiaoyun saw Dawn in her pajamas, and both of them nervously wondered how they had ended up alone together.

Xiaoyun and Dawn shared a bed in Snowpoint City, where their awkward night turned into an unexpectedly intimate morning. After Dawn accidentally hurt Xiaoyun, he pulled her into his arms and told her they would stay like that.

• Xiaoyun reassured Dawn that he only wanted to sleep beside her, and they watched Pokémon Ghost until he fell asleep.
• Dawn held Xiaoyun’s hand, kissed him while he slept, and fell asleep leaning against him.
• At dawn, Xiaoyun woke to find Dawn curled in his arms with his arm pinned beneath her.
• Dawn accidentally hurt Xiaoyun while shifting in her sleep, then apologized after waking.
• Xiaoyun pulled Dawn into his embrace and told her he was fine and that they could stay that way.