Recaps

Tetsuya helped the League investigate Team Rocket, trained his growing team, and joined a mission to protect Articuno before the Indigo Plateau Conference. The arc left him leading the young Trainers outside Articuno’s cave while Lorelei entered after hearing the Legendary Pokémon call to her.

• Tetsuya escaped the collapsing institute, helped the League free Dark Pokémon by destroying their Dark Balls, and later examined Team Rocket’s experiments with Looker.
• Tetsuya hatched Mareep, accepted Sabrina’s ruin expedition, and helped Professor White uncover records about the Pokelantis royal family’s escape.
• Tetsuya searched Viridian Forest for Rush Grass, caught a poacher, and accepted Lance’s offer to join the Talent Reserve System as a reserve candidate.
• Tetsuya trained his team, Mareep evolved into Flaaffy, and Togepi evolved into Togetic.
• Lance named Tetsuya among sixteen promising Trainers for the new reserve system as the League prepared to stop Team Rocket’s attempt to obtain the Legendary Birds’ genes.
• Lorelei, Bruno, Tetsuya, and the other Trainers traveled to Seafoam Islands, where the League found signs of Team Rocket’s operations on nearby islands.
• Lorelei and Bruno left Tetsuya in temporary command of the young Trainers while they went to Articuno’s cave.
• Bruno waited outside as Lorelei’s Jynx communicated with Articuno’s guard, and Lorelei entered after hearing Articuno’s faint cry.

Tetsuya and the young Trainers fought Team Rocket at Seafoam Islands, then trained and prepared for the Indigo Plateau Conference. Tetsuya evolved Servine and Togetic, completed the Sacred Flame Relay, and secured ten consecutive preliminary victories as the Conference began.

• Tetsuya led the Genius Squad to Time Island, where they flooded Team Rocket’s warehouse, captured its occupants, and destroyed the facility.
• Tetsuya joined Bruno Zongshu, Officer Jenny Airi, and the League forces in the battle at Seafoam Islands as Team Rocket activated Instrument Number Three and unleashed a dangerous storm.
• Lorelei and Articuno fought Athena and examined the instrument, while Tetsuya and his companions learned about the Conference and accepted Bruno’s training offer.
• Bruno took Tetsuya and the others to Mrs. Boolin, who began teaching Tetsuya and Blaziken Blast Burn before Tetsuya hurried to Indigo Plateau.
• Tetsuya checked into the Athlete’s Village, battled through an arena streak with Servine, and watched it evolve into Serperior and defeat Qing’s Scyther.
• Tetsuya accepted the role of Viridian City’s Sacred Flame Runner, completed the relay with Blaziken, and attended the Conference opening ceremony.
• Tetsuya evolved Togetic into Togekiss and won ten consecutive preliminary matches with his Pokémon, qualifying without entering the qualification slot competition.

Tetsuya advanced through the Indigo Plateau Conference by defeating a series of opponents and reaching the Top 32. After his friends also progressed, he began his next match against Hatayama Natsuko and defeated her Torterra, but her Abomasnow entered the battle.

• Tetsuya defeated Norika Sugiyama at the Ice Field with Pidgeot, then advanced to the Grass Field round.
• Tetsuya beat Morii Kintaro with Ampharos, Togekiss, and Serperior, then defeated Hase Kinmoku with Blaziken and Gigalith.
• Tetsuya met Cynthia, agreed to provide Energy Cube guidance for her Pokémon, and then defeated Itagaki Sadahisa to advance to the Indigo Plateau Conference Top 64.
• Tetsuya defeated Sugiyama Kage in the Main Arena, with Serperior, Togekiss, and Blaziken overcoming his six Pokémon and earning Tetsuya a place in the Top 32.
• Yezang defeated Luping to reach the Top 32, while Tetsuya learned that Hatayama Natsuko would be his next opponent.
• Tetsuya opened against Hatayama with Blaziken, which defeated her Torterra after dodging its attacks and striking with Blaze Kick.
• Hatayama sent out Abomasnow, which lowered the temperature and used Protect against Blaziken’s Flame Charge.

Tetsuya defeated Hatayama Natsuko and advanced through a fierce Top 16 battle against Shinagawa Seiji, though his team ultimately lost. After choosing Johto for his next journey, he registered for the Silver Conference and cleared a Pokémon Riot for the Yuantian Group.

• Tetsuya defeated Hatayama Natsuko’s Ludicolo with Blaziken, then used Pidgeot and Serperior to overcome her remaining Pokémon and secure a place in the Top 16.
• Tetsuya learned he would face Shinagawa Seiji and prepared Pidgeot to counter Honchkrow’s surprise attacks.
• Tetsuya and Shinagawa Seiji battled through a close opening round, where Gigalith and Onix knocked each other out with a clash of Solar Beam and Flash Cannon.
• Pidgeot defeated Honchkrow, but fell to hidden Stealth Rock before Tetsuya sent Blaziken against Shinagawa Seiji’s Blastoise.
• Blastoise knocked out Blaziken, and Shinagawa Seiji’s remaining Pokémon defeated Tetsuya’s Serperior, Togekiss, and Ampharos, leaving Ampharos hospitalized after the match.
• Tetsuya told his friends he would continue adventuring in Johto, then reached New Bark Town and registered for the Johto League Silver Conference with Professor Elm and Komugi.
• Tetsuya entered a cave alone to handle a Pokémon Riot, where his team defeated the wild groups and he gathered Pokémon and rare items.
• Tetsuya found a Zubat egg, handed it and two Quasi-Elite Four Pokémon to the Yuantian Group, collected an additional payment, and departed on Pidgeot.