Chapter Summaries

Keldeo challenged Kyurem to prove itself worthy of becoming a Sword of Justice, but Kyurem broke its horn and froze Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion when they intervened. Keldeo fled and crashed onto Xiaoyun and Dawn’s train, where Shaymin treated it; Kyurem then arrived, leaving Xiaoyun’s Pokémon ready to face the ice dragon.

• Keldeo entered Kyurem’s Gate of Ice and challenged the dragon, but Kyurem easily overpowered it and broke its horn.
• Cobalion, Terrakion, and Virizion tried to intervene, so Kyurem transformed into White Kyurem and froze all three with Ice Burn.
• Keldeo fled from Kyurem and crashed onto the train carrying Xiaoyun and Dawn, where Shaymin healed it.
• Keldeo warned Xiaoyun and Dawn that Kyurem was coming, and Shaymin repeatedly slapped it to keep it still.
• Kyurem appeared in the sky with hundreds of Cryogonal as Darkrai and Sceptile prepared to defend Xiaoyun and Dawn.

Xiaoyun negotiated three days for Keldeo to recover, then trained it harshly while pursuing a way to strengthen his Power of Overcoming with Kyurem’s help. Keldeo returned to the Giant Chasm, where Kyurem began the Trial of the Brave again.

• Kyurem attacked Xiaoyun’s group, but Darkrai and Sceptile countered; Kyurem agreed to wait three days for Keldeo to challenge it again, partly because Victini was present.
• Xiaoyun decided to visit Kyurem to investigate whether the DNA Splicers could strengthen his Power of Overcoming and allow more Pokémon to develop Bond Phenomenon.
• Xiaoyun put Keldeo through intense training with Sceptile, Infernape, Suicune, and Zeraora, pushing it to continue by reminding it of its masters and its goal of joining the Swords of Justice.
• Two and a half days later, Keldeo led Xiaoyun and Dawn into the Giant Chasm, where they saw the frozen Three Swordsmen and met Kyurem.
• Kyurem ordered Keldeo through the ice gate, and the Trial of the Brave began again.

Keldeo awakened its Resolute Form, defeated Black Kyurem’s trial by proving its courage, and earned a place among the Swords of Justice. Xiaoyun then sought Kyurem’s DNA Wedge, but Kyurem demanded he prove his bond with his Pokémon in battle, and their fight began with Kyurem overpowering Suicune’s Ice Beam.

• Victini accidentally melted the ice trapping the Three Swordsmen while Xiaoyun and Dawn watched Keldeo’s trial.
• Keldeo broke through the ice in its Resolute Form and struck Black Kyurem with its true Secret Sword, but collapsed after the clash.
• Kyurem declared Keldeo a true member of the Swords of Justice, and Victini and Shaymin caught and treated the fainted Keldeo.
• Xiaoyun connected with Kyurem through the Power of Overcoming and asked to borrow its DNA Wedge; Kyurem challenged him to prove his bond with his Pokémon.
• Xiaoyun summoned his Pokémon and activated Bond Phenomenon for Sceptile and Infernape before ordering Suicune and Darkrai to attack.
• Kyurem countered Suicune’s Ice Beam with a much stronger Ice Beam as the battle began.

Xiaoyun’s Pokémon battled Kyurem through its Black and White forms, but Kyurem’s transformations and powerful attacks turned the fight against them. With Zeraora badly injured and the team struggling to break the stalemate, Infernape stepped forward to face Kyurem.

• Darkrai, Sceptile, Infernape, Zeraora, and Suicune attacked Kyurem, but Kyurem transformed into Black Kyurem and overwhelmed Sceptile and Infernape with Fusion Bolt.
• Suicune froze Black Kyurem with Absolute Freezing Air, but Black Kyurem broke free and countered with Freeze Shock, blasting Darkrai away and badly freezing Zeraora.
• Sceptile and Infernape struck Black Kyurem from both sides while Zeraora restrained it, but Kyurem abandoned its Black Form and transformed into White Kyurem.
• White Kyurem drove Xiaoyun’s injured team back with Fusion Flare, then targeted Suicune as it tried to turn the battle around.
• Xiaoyun asked Darkrai to hold the line, but Infernape stepped forward instead and prepared to fight Kyurem.

Xiaoyun and his Pokémon defeated White Kyurem, and Xiaoyun caught it before borrowing the DNA Wedge. When the Wedge’s power nearly tore him apart, Arceus intervened, leaving Xiaoyun’s Power of Overcoming stronger while Kyurem complained that he had used up nearly half its energy.

• Infernape held off White Kyurem’s Ice Burn while Darkrai, Suicune, and Sceptile struck together, defeating Kyurem and exhausting the other Pokémon.
• Xiaoyun caught the unconscious Kyurem in a Luxury Ball, and Kyurem briefly experienced the comforts of its Poké Ball before returning to the cave.
• Xiaoyun asked Kyurem for the DNA Wedge, and Kyurem gave it to him because they had made a bet.
• The DNA Wedge’s power clashed with Xiaoyun’s Power of Overcoming, but Arceus sent power from the Life Orb fragment to stabilize them.
• Xiaoyun regained consciousness with a stronger, more complex Power of Overcoming, while Kyurem said the process had consumed nearly half its energy.

Xiaoyun discovered that his evolved Power of Overcoming could fuse Pokémon types and even combine Sceptile and Darkrai into a powerful new form. After the fusion overwhelmed Kyurem in a test battle, Xiaoyun and both Pokémon collapsed, and the group prepared to part ways with Keldeo and the Three Swordsmen.

• Kyurem explained that Xiaoyun’s enhanced ability could fuse types, and Xiaoyun combined Infernape’s Fire energy with Sceptile and then Water energy with Infernape to create powerful hybrid attacks.
• Xiaoyun used Genetic alteration-Fusion Evolution to fuse Sceptile and Darkrai into a new First-Level God Pokémon, then challenged Kyurem to test its strength.
• The fused Pokémon formed a Nightmare Domain, dodged Kyurem’s Blizzard, and sliced apart its Draco Meteor with Thorn Shadow Blade Dance.
• Xiaoyun lost consciousness, breaking the fusion and causing Sceptile and Darkrai to collapse; after Shaymin treated him, he woke and learned Kyurem had chosen to travel with him within Unova.
• Kyurem returned to its Poké Ball, while Keldeo thanked Xiaoyun and Dawn, gave Xiaoyun its broken horn, and completed the Three Swordsmen’s oath to enter Resolute Form.

Xiaoyun reunited with Fennel in Luoxiang City and helped her test a Dream Energy method for reviving fossils, which successfully brought his Tyrunt back to life. After Tyrunt attacked Fennel’s equipment and fought Gabite, Xiaoyun assigned Gabite to raise the unruly newcomer.

• Xiaoyun reported Slaughter Shadow Sceptile’s Fusion Evolution to Professor Rowan, who confirmed that the fused Pokémon had reached First-Level God strength.
• Xiaoyun and Dawn met Fennel at a café, where she revealed that she was using Dream Energy to revive fossils.
• Fennel used Musharna’s Dream Energy to revive Xiaoyun’s Tyrunt fossil in her lab.
• Tyrunt tried to bite Fennel’s screen, and Gabite intervened before battling the newly revived Pokémon outside the lab.
• Xiaoyun recalled Tyrunt after Gabite defeated it and told Gabite it would look after Tyrunt, while withholding its extra meal as punishment.

Xiaoyun and Dawn arrived in Virbank City and learned that Gym Leader Roxie had been overwhelming challengers with her Poison-type team. Dawn challenged Roxie, lost Larvesta to Koffing, then defeated Koffing with Togekiss before Roxie sent out Scolipede.

• Xiaoyun and Dawn reached Virbank City and heard trainers describe how Roxie had beaten several challengers that day.
• At Virbank Gym, Roxie explained the six-versus-three challenge rules, and Dawn sent out Larvesta to face Koffing.
• Roxie’s Koffing overwhelmed Larvesta with Poison Gas and Will-O-Wisp, knocking it out in an explosion.
• Dawn sent out Togekiss, which used Air Slash to make Koffing flinch and then defeated it with Aura Sphere.
• Roxie sent out her second Pokémon, Scolipede, as the battle continued.

Dawn’s Togekiss defeated Roxie’s Scolipede but fell to Garbodor, so Dawn sent out Piplup. Piplup countered Garbodor’s attacks and ended the chapter by striking it down with Secret Sword.

• Togekiss cured its poisoning with Psycho Shift and defeated Scolipede with Sky Attack, knocking both Pokémon out.
• Roxie sent out Garbodor, which poisoned Togekiss and defeated it with Venoshock; Shaymin then healed Togekiss’s poison and injuries.
• Dawn sent out Piplup, which froze Garbodor’s Sludge Bomb with Blizzard and avoided its Body Slam with Ice Spinner.
• Piplup used Triple Axel and Whirlpool to withstand Garbodor’s attacks, then Dawn ordered it to propel the waterspout forward with Blizzard.
• After Garbodor broke the waterspout with Cross Poison, Piplup used Secret Sword to strike it down, and the referee declared Garbodor unable to battle.

Dawn won her eighth Badge by defeating Roxie, then Xiaoyun began his three-on-three Gym battle against her. After Zoroark and Amoonguss knocked each other out, Pawniard evolved into Bisharp and defeated Roserade, leaving Roxie to send out her final Pokémon.

• Dawn defeated Roxie head-on, received the Toxic Badge, and celebrated earning her eighth Badge.
• Xiaoyun’s Zoroark was put to sleep by Amoonguss, but Sleep Talk let it strike back before both Pokémon fell to a close-range clash.
• Roxie sent out Roserade against Xiaoyun’s Pawniard and pressed it with a series of Grass-type attacks.
• Xiaoyun used the Power of Overcoming to strengthen Pawniard, which evolved into Bisharp and knocked out Roserade.
• Roxie sent out her final Pokémon, a dark purple, yellow-striped Pokémon.

Xiaoyun defeated Roxie’s Toxtricity with Drapion’s Fire Poison and Corrosion, earning the Toxic Badge. He and Dawn left Roxie’s noisy Gym and arrived in Undella Town, where they explored its beach.

• Roxie sent out Toxtricity, whose poisoned sound waves confused Bisharp and helped it defeat the newly evolved Pokémon.
• Xiaoyun sent out Drapion, and it traded Poison-type attacks with Toxtricity as both trainers tried to gain an advantage.
• Toxtricity used Shift Gear to evade Drapion’s attacks, but Drapion’s Venom Rain and Fire Poison poisoned it despite its Poison typing.
• Drapion overwhelmed Toxtricity with Flamethrower and Cross Poison, and Xiaoyun won the battle and received Roxie’s Toxic Badge.
• Xiaoyun and Dawn escaped the Gym’s heavy metal celebration and traveled to the beach resort of Undella Town.

Xiaoyun and Dawn vacationed in Undella Town, where they reunited with Nessa, Elesa, and Skyla and accepted Elesa’s offer to stay at her villa. After meeting Cynthia and Caitlin at an ice cream shop, Xiaoyun agreed to battle Caitlin for the chance to win a villa.

• Xiaoyun and Dawn met Nessa, Elesa, and Skyla on the beach after finishing their Unova Gym challenges.
• Skyla, Elesa, and Nessa took Dawn to a swimsuit shop, where they chose a bikini and shawl for her.
• Elesa invited Xiaoyun and Dawn to stay at her spacious villa, and Xiaoyun accepted.
• Xiaoyun recognized Cynthia at the villa complex’s ice cream shop, and Cynthia revealed that he had beaten her before.
• Caitlin challenged Xiaoyun to a battle, offering him his choice of villa if he won, and he eagerly agreed.

Xiaoyun defeated Caitlin's Gothitelle with Sceptile's Bond form, but Caitlin lost control of her psychic powers and empowered Gothitelle into a dangerous state. As Gothitelle unleashed an overwhelming psychic attack, Xiaoyun linked Darkrai's power to Sceptile and prepared a fusion move.

• Xiaoyun and Caitlin began a one-on-one match, with Sceptile facing Gothitelle.
• Caitlin used Swagger and Future Sight, but Sceptile recovered from his confusion and counterattacked.
• Sceptile transformed into his silver Bond form and defeated Gothitelle with a powerful Night Slash.
• After losing, Caitlin lost control of her psychic powers and greatly strengthened Gothitelle, forcing Cynthia and the others to consider intervening.
• Kyurem offered to handle the threat, but Xiaoyun refused and linked Darkrai's power to Sceptile to use Fusion move-Thorn Shadow Blade Dance.

Xiaoyun’s Gabite struggled with anxiety as his other Pokémon grew stronger, so Cynthia arranged a battle with her Garchomp to help it overcome its doubts. The chapter ended with Gabite charging into Draco Meteor as evolution light enveloped it.

• After Caitlin recovered, she apologized to Xiaoyun and gave him a villa transfer agreement.
• Xiaoyun watched Bisharp and Zoroark spar, then saw Serperior overpower an anxious Gabite during training.
• Cynthia recognized Gabite from the Lily of the Valley Conference and arranged for it to battle her Garchomp.
• Garchomp overwhelmed Gabite, but Xiaoyun, Ash, Iris, and Cynthia encouraged it to keep fighting.
• Gabite faced Garchomp’s Draco Meteor with Dragon Rush, and a bright light of evolution surrounded it.

Xiaoyun’s Gabite evolved into Garchomp and battled Cynthia’s Garchomp, while Iris’s Axew gained experience in a battle against Cynthia. After missing the Junior Cup registration deadline, Xiaoyun and Dawn stayed in Undella Town, where Xiaoyun met Cameron and agreed to battle him.

• Gabite evolved into Garchomp after enduring Cynthia’s Garchomp’s Draco Meteor, and Xiaoyun praised its breakthrough.
• Xiaoyun and Garchomp used the fused move Earth River Chariot to clash with Cynthia’s Garchomp’s Dragon Rush, and Garchomp held its ground.
• Iris asked Cynthia to battle Axew; Axew forced Garchomp to block its Giga Impact before Cynthia ended the match.
• Ash, Iris, Cilan, Cynthia, and Caitlin left for the Junior Cup, while Xiaoyun and Dawn stayed behind after missing registration.
• Xiaoyun watched Cameron’s Riolu defeat a Sawsbuck, then accepted Cameron’s challenge to battle; Cameron was surprised that Xiaoyun had eight Badges.

Xiaoyun and Cameron began a 5-on-5 battle on the beach, where Tyrunt defeated Cameron’s Ferrothorn and Swanna before losing to Samurott. Xiaoyun sent out Bisharp next, but Cameron’s Spikes struck it as soon as it appeared.

• Rotom explained that Trainers needed eight Badges to enter the Pokémon League Conference, and Cameron realized he was one short but still had a month to earn the last Badge.
• Cameron challenged Xiaoyun to a 5-on-5 battle, admitting he had prepared only five Pokémon after Dawn reminded him that full battles were usually 6-on-6.
• Xiaoyun’s Tyrunt defeated Ferrothorn with Fire Fang after enduring its attacks and Ingrain.
• Tyrunt defeated Swanna with Draco Meteor and Crunch, then Cameron sent out Samurott.
• Samurott knocked out Tyrunt with Razor Shell, and Xiaoyun sent out Bisharp, which immediately took damage from Cameron’s Spikes.

Xiaoyun’s Bisharp defeated Cameron’s Samurott, and Garchomp then overcame Cameron’s Hydreigon in a clash between pseudo-legendary Pokémon. Cameron steadied himself with Riolu’s support and prepared to send it out as his final Pokémon.

• Xiaoyun used Bisharp’s Sucker Punch, Night Slash, and Metal Burst to defeat Cameron’s Samurott.
• Cameron sent out Hydreigon, which overwhelmed Bisharp with a triple Dark Pulse and forced Xiaoyun to recall it.
• Xiaoyun sent out Garchomp, which cleared Cameron’s Spikes with Earthquake and Sandstorm before battling Hydreigon.
• Garchomp used Dragon Dance and Earth River Chariot to defeat Hydreigon after the two Pokémon exchanged powerful attacks.
• Riolu encouraged Cameron after Hydreigon’s defeat, and Cameron chose Riolu to continue the battle.

Xiaoyun’s Lucario defeated Cameron’s newly evolved Lucario in their battle, while Cameron vowed to challenge him again at the Pokémon League Conference. Far away in northern Unova, an avalanche swallowed a red figure, and Mewtwo rescued four purple figures before asking whether they had called for help.

• Xiaoyun’s Lucario effortlessly dodged Riolu’s attacks and knocked it down with Force Palm, prompting Cameron to encourage Riolu to stand and keep fighting.
• Riolu evolved into Lucario through its bond with Cameron, but Xiaoyun’s Lucario overwhelmed it with multiple Aura Spheres and Bone Rush.
• Xiaoyun’s Lucario finished the battle with Heaven-Pillaring Strike, and Cameron admitted defeat before promising to meet Xiaoyun again at the Pokémon League Conference.
• In northern Unova, a red figure and four purple figures searched a snowy mountain, but the red figure’s outburst triggered an avalanche that swallowed it.
• Mewtwo rescued the four purple figures from the avalanche and asked one of them whether it had called for help.

Mewtwo encountered the red Genesect and its group, but they attacked and fled, leaving Mewtwo to wonder whether they were still searching for a home. Meanwhile, Xiaoyun and Dawn brought their Pokémon to Pokémon Hills for a vacation, where Shaymin, Victini, and Piplup befriended a confused Genesect before a red figure descended from the sky.

• Mewtwo recognized the Genesect as human-created Pokémon from the distant past and tried to connect with them, but the red Genesect rejected its offer and led the group in attacking.
• Mewtwo blocked the Genesect’s attacks, was buried by the resulting avalanche, and later watched the group disappear into the distance.
• Xiaoyun and Dawn arrived at Pokémon Hills in Nuvema Town and released their Pokémon to enjoy the estate’s varied environments.
• Shaymin, Victini, and Piplup rode Genesect through the air, then learned that it had lost its memories and could not find its home.
• Shaymin invited Genesect to follow it, and Genesect transformed back into its flying-disc form before a red figure descended from the sky.

The red Genesect attacked Shaymin and its companions, prompting Pokémon across Xiaoyun’s villa to answer Shaymin’s call for help. As the two sides gathered for a major battle, Sceptile confronted the red Genesect and their fight began.

• The red Genesect interrupted the little Genesect and attacked Shaymin’s group, but Victini, Suicune, and Floatzel fought back.
• The red Genesect summoned three more Genesect, while Victini sent Shaymin’s distress signal into the sky.
• Sceptile, Lucario, Aerodactyl, Metagross, Infernape, Bloodmoon Bear, Luxray, Garchomp, Zeraora, and others arrived to help.
• Sceptile confronted the red Genesect, entered Curse Mark Mode, and struck with Leaf Blade and Blade Storm as the red Genesect countered with X-Scissor and Blaze Kick.
• The Pokémon split into teams to face the Genesect, with Victini taking on the smallest one while Shaymin stopped Bloodmoon Bear from joining that fight.