Chapter Summaries

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.

While traveling, Xiaoyun reflected on his newly awakened Power of Overcoming and its ability to let him enter and influence Pokémon’s inner worlds. He and Dawn agreed to appear on Sinnoh Now in a televised Double Battle after Xiaoyun misunderstood the reporter’s invitation.

• Xiaoyun recalled how Mesprit’s light may have awakened his Power of Overcoming and considered asking Professor Rowan how to develop it.
• A reporter named Rhonda approached Xiaoyun and Dawn and asked whether they had ever done doubles outdoors.
• Xiaoyun mistook Rhonda’s question and invitation for something improper, while Dawn recognized Sinnoh Now as a popular battling show.
• Dawn encouraged Xiaoyun to accept the challenge, and he agreed after realizing the episode involved a nearby Double Battle.
• Rhonda led Xiaoyun and Dawn toward their opponents while scolding the crew member who kept hitting her with the microphone.

Xiaoyun and Dawn faced the twins Yongqi and Yongwu in a Double Battle after the brothers had won twenty-four matches in a row. Their opening attacks put Turtwig under pressure, but Dawn and Xiaoyun coordinated a counterattack as Piplup moved to stop Quilava’s Flamethrower.

• Reporter Rhonda brought Xiaoyun and Dawn to a clearing where Yongqi and Yongwu challenged them to break or extend their winning streak.
• Dawn chose Piplup, while Xiaoyun sent out Turtwig, then reassured Dawn that she should battle according to her own ideas.
• Piplup used Bubble Beam on Quilava and Turtwig used Razor Leaf on Croconaw, but Croconaw blocked the bubbles and Quilava burned away the leaves.
• Quilava’s Flamethrower scorched Turtwig, and the twins ordered their Pokémon to keep up the pressure on Turtwig and Piplup.
• Xiaoyun told Turtwig to get behind Piplup and prepare Energy Ball, while Dawn ordered Piplup to use Bubble Beam against Quilava’s Flamethrower.

Xiaoyun and Dawn's Pokémon battled the twins' Quilava and Croconaw, using coordinated attacks to knock Croconaw out. After enduring Quilava's Flamethrower, Turtwig evolved into Grotle, leaving the fight against Quilava unresolved.

• Xiaoyun's Turtwig ambushed Croconaw with Energy Ball after Piplup's Bubble Beam clashed with Quilava's Flamethrower.
• Turtwig caught Croconaw's Aqua Tail with Bite, then used Withdraw and Iron Defense to withstand Slash before striking Croconaw with Tackle.
• Quilava's Swift struck Piplup after Smokescreen obscured his vision, while Quilava rushed to support Croconaw.
• Turtwig ignored Quilava's Flamethrower and knocked out Croconaw with Energy Ball, but Quilava's attack hit Turtwig.
• Turtwig endured the flames and evolved into Grotle.

Xiaoyun and Dawn defeated the older twin’s team when Grotle evolved and used Rock Climb to stop Quilava’s final attack and knock it out. After the battle, reporter Rhonda interviewed them and learned they had grown up together, leaving her eager to promote their story as childhood sweethearts.

• Xiaoyun congratulated Grotle on evolving as the reporter filmed the moment.
• The older twin ordered Quilava to use Lava Plume, but Xiaoyun told Grotle to use Rock Climb, interrupting the attack and knocking Quilava out.
• Dawn celebrated the victory with Xiaoyun, then blushed when she remembered the camera crew was watching.
• Rhonda interviewed Xiaoyun and Dawn, and Dawn said she had known Xiaoyun since childhood and that they had some chemistry.
• Rhonda told them the special episode would air in about three days and planned to promote their childhood connection.

Lina, Hanyu Qing'an, Johanna, Kenny, Barry, and a purple-haired boy saw reports of Xiaoyun and Dawn’s battle and affectionate reunion, while the pair camped by a river in Eterna Forest. As Xiaoyun trained his Pokémon, Zoey arrived with Ash and Brock.

• Lina worried about Dawn and Xiaoyun until Hanyu Qing'an showed her a magazine featuring their victory and hug.
• Johanna watched footage of Dawn and Xiaoyun together and considered discussing their relationship with Lina.
• Kenny and Barry reacted jealously to the broadcast, while a purple-haired boy left Eterna City after watching Xiaoyun battle.
• Xiaoyun and Dawn camped by a river in Eterna Forest, where Dawn caught several Pokémon and Xiaoyun trained his team.
• Zoey arrived with Ash and Brock, and Xiaoyun greeted them and petted Pikachu.