Recaps

Tetsuya earned the Orange and Rainbow Badges while investigating strange events around Vermilion and finding an ancient ruin containing a mysterious stone. After agreeing to challenge the Battle Frontier, he reached Celadon City and met Koyuki while she cared for his Pokémon.

• Tetsuya sent Pokémon to Brock for assessment, sold Light Clay to the Mossdeep Space Center, and received news that his Cranidos Fossil discovery would be rewarded.
• Tetsuya challenged Lt. Surge with Rhyperior, earned the Orange Badge, and then joined the response when Team Rocket’s radio waves caused Magikarp to evolve violently into Gyarados.
• Tetsuya captured a Shiny Rattata and arranged for Professor Rowan’s team to care for it before exploring a cave with Blaziken and Boldore.
• Tetsuya found a ruined temple with murals depicting Deoxys and other Pokémon, took a strange stone, and destroyed the ruins before leaving for Lavender Town.
• Tetsuya donated to Pokemon House, visited a grave in Pokemon Tower, won battles with Boldore on Route 8, and accepted a paid invitation to challenge the Battle Frontier.
• Tetsuya reached Celadon City, bought perfumes and other products, then defeated Ayaka’s Tangela and Weepinbell to earn the Rainbow Badge.
• Tetsuya met Koyuki at a therapy shop, watched her groom and treat his Pokémon, and offered to take her to a meal.

Tetsuya received Snivy, pursued martial arts training, and traveled to Fuchsia City, where he caught a rare Togepi in the Safari Zone. Baoba compensated him for the Safari Zone’s interference and agreed to provide Soothe Bells, a Shiny Stone, and Alliance Coins.

• Tetsuya visited Professor Rowan and received Snivy, then left Pallet Town with his new Pokémon.
• Tetsuya challenged Sabrina, lost to her Alakazam, and was teleported away by Yōsuke before seeking training from Nobuhiko.
• Tetsuya became the Grandmaster’s disciple, learned the school’s Secret Technique, and left Saffron City after twenty-three days of training.
• Tetsuya trained Snivy in battle on the way to Fuchsia City, where he met Anko, Koga, and their companions.
• Tetsuya entered the Safari Zone, found Trapinch, and left it alone after sensing the hidden Guardians watching him.
• Tetsuya treated Marill’s injured tail and met Togepi, which accepted him as its Trainer and entered a Safari Ball.
• Baoba apologized for the Guardians’ interference and agreed to give Tetsuya six Soothe Bells, a quality-95 Shiny Stone, and twenty million Alliance Coins instead of Trapinch.

Tetsuya strengthened his team, discovered Leafeon’s moss-rock evolution, and witnessed Snivy evolve in Mysterious Garden. After reaching Fossil Valley, he helped the League uncover a cave inhabited by dangerous Ancient Pokémon, which officials planned to preserve.

• Tetsuya negotiated increased compensation from the Safari Zone, checked Togepi’s health, and won the Fuchsia Gym Battle against Anko.
• Tetsuya helped Officer Jenny’s team rescue a child from a Kangaskhan pouch with Sabrina’s help, then visited Professor Akihabara and had Gigalith examined.
• Tetsuya helped Aqi choose an Eevee for Taiyi, bought potions from Granny Leixi, and found a moss-covered rock in Exeggutor Forest.
• Tetsuya led Eevee to the moss-covered rock, caught the Leafeon that evolved there, and showed Professor Oak the discovery.
• At the Sasaki banquet, Tetsuya befriended Kojiro after giving him a limited-edition Bottle Cap, then Professor Oak asked him to co-write a paper on Eevee’s new evolutions.
• Tetsuya found Mysterious Garden during the Halo Flowers’ bloom, where Venusaur’s pollen helped Snivy evolve into Servine with a Leaf Stone.
• Tetsuya gave Servine the Miracle Seed from Venusaur and traveled to Great Valley, where Gigalith discovered an underground cave containing unfamiliar Pokémon.
• Tetsuya alerted Professor Oak and the League, who opened and explored the cave, found dangerous Ancient Pokémon and three eggs, and supported making the site a Pokémon Preserve.

Tetsuya earned his Cinnabar Badge, passed the Level 6 Breeder Assessment, and teamed up with Yezang for the Truth Ruins competition before receiving a Shiny Mareep Egg and training under Asuka. The arc leaves Tetsuya fighting Team Rocket forces in a League raid on an underground base in Viridian Forest.

• Tetsuya defeated Kajiyama’s Poliwrath and Ponyta at Cinnabar Gym, earning the Cinnabar Badge as Blaine warned that the volcano would erupt and closed it to the public.
• Tetsuya passed the Level 6 Breeder Assessment with a perfect written score and successful Energy Cube production, then declined an invitation to join the Rocket Group.
• Tetsuya and his Pokémon rescued Ninetales and her eggs from poachers in Vermilion Forest, then Tetsuya accepted Yezang’s invitation to compete for access to the Truth Ruins.
• Tetsuya and Yezang trained as a Double Battle team, entered the ruins, and Tetsuya received a Key Stone from the Stone Tablet.
• Tetsuya completed his final Gym challenge in Ryoma City and visited Oak Research Lab, where Asuka gave him a Shiny Mareep Egg and tested Blaziken in a guidance battle.
• Tetsuya began training his Pokémon in Viridian Forest as Giovanni ordered Team Rocket’s laboratory moved to New Island and Experiment Subject Number Two neared consciousness.
• Tetsuya joined Looker’s League operation against a Team Rocket base, descended underground with the raid team, and defeated a Parasect with Blaziken before hearing a strange Pokémon cry.