Recaps

Tetsuya met Suicune, gained its gifts, and was drawn into an emergency flood response before continuing his journey through Johto. After earning the Zephyr Badge, he searched Dark Cave for missing Trainers and killed the Litwick preying on them.

• Tetsuya found Suicune on a newly appeared island, learned from it how Pokémon could grow beyond Champion level, and received Mystic Water, a Water Gem, and Rainbow Branches.
• Tetsuya entered Heracross Forest to collect Sweet Honey, then joined the Forest Guards in defending against Pokémon fleeing an approaching flood.
• Tetsuya and Pryce helped contain the crisis, with Pryce’s Delibird freezing the flood, and Pryce identified Absol as the Pokémon that had warned the other Pokémon.
• Tetsuya visited Pokemon Grandpa, collected the GS Ball and an Alolan Vulpix Egg, and carried Apricorns for Mr. Steel.
• Tetsuya defeated Falkner’s Dodrio, Pidgeot, and Skarmory in a Gym battle and received the Zephyr Badge from Sutian.
• Tetsuya accepted Sutian’s request to search Dark Cave for missing Trainers and found evidence that a Ghost-type Pokémon had killed several people.
• Tetsuya found Litwick absorbing a victim’s Life Energy, exposed and killed it with Ampharos and Gigalith, then led a survivor to safety ahead of the coming flood.

Tetsuya uncovered Team Magma’s operation at the volcano and received Celebi’s aid, helping Pidgeot break through. In Azalea Town, he partnered with Bugsy, caught Gardevoir’s Ralts after a trial battle, and left as Team Rocket began targeting him.

• Youri gave Tetsuya his Ascension Ceremony token, and Tetsuya later rescued Jin Nan and the other survivors from Dark Cave before receiving an Ice Gem and Snowball Apricorns from Sutian.
• Tetsuya met Anko, traveled to Olivine Ranch, and learned that Guang'er was the ancestor of his Shiny Ampharos, which reached Quasi-Elite Four strength.
• Tetsuya reported a Team Rocket member in Azalea Town, met Bugsy and Mr. Steel, and agreed to test Bugsy’s capture net in Ilex Forest.
• Bugsy and Officer Jenny confronted Team Rocket at Slowpoke Well while Tetsuya discovered signs of Team Magma’s hidden activity and flew to the volcano during an earthquake.
• Hokage attacked Tetsuya as Team Magma activated its equipment, but Celebi’s green energy strengthened Pidgeot, which defeated Swellow and destroyed the machines before officers arrested the team.
• Bugsy took Tetsuya into Ilex Forest to test the net, where Gardevoir asked him to battle Ralts and assess whether he could become its Trainer.
• Tetsuya caught Ralts after Blaziken won their battle, then lost an early Gym Battle to Bugsy but received the Bug Badge.
• Tetsuya left Azalea Town with Apricorn Balls and a partnership agreement as Giovanni ordered Team Rocket to recruit Tetsuya and Thousand Faces watched him from the forest.

Tetsuya traveled through Leaf Town and Psychic Town to Goldenrod City, where the old radio tower collapsed and a Rainbow Wing descended into his hand. After earning Whitney’s Plain Badge and meeting Norman’s family, he entered a department store battle event and faced Reiji again.

• Tetsuya befriended Ralts in Leaf Town, entered the Tauros Chase, and rejected attempts to trade for Ralts at the Exchange Convention.
• Tetsuya met Steven, sold him Rainbow Branches for Absol’s cultivation materials, and learned that the Shining Stone could be used to make Z-Rings.
• Tetsuya escaped Ursaring Forest with Blaziken and entered Psychic Town, where Yamato and Kosaburo’s scheme unleashed an attack on the town.
• Tetsuya reached Goldenrod City, joined Kurumi’s radio broadcast with Whitney, and was caught in the collapse of the aging radio tower.
• Tetsuya sheltered the survivors until rescuers reached them, then caught the Rainbow Wing that appeared above the ruins and accepted honorary citizenship in Goldenrod City.
• Tetsuya defeated Whitney’s Clefable, Miltank, and Wigglytuff in a Gym battle and earned the Plain Badge.
• Tetsuya visited Norman’s home, met Bill and Ryoko, received his honorary-citizen card, and entered the department store battle event under the codename Crimson.
• Tetsuya and Reiji recognized each other from the St. Anne and began a rematch with Blaziken against Drapion.

Tetsuya won the tournament and Bug-Catching Contest, welcomed Alolan Vulpix and Karrablast to his team, and helped investigate the danger at Charicific Valley. He later supported Pidgeot’s breakthrough to Champion and ended the stretch at Shiny Jade Pool, where Joy examined his Pokémon.

• Tetsuya defeated Reiji, won the tournament, and used the auction to buy a Protector, supplies, a quality-96 Ice Stone, and a Mystery Crystal.
• Tetsuya welcomed his newly hatched Alolan Vulpix, signed a Goldenrod Radio Tower contract, and entered the National Park Bug-Catching Contest with Kurumi broadcasting his adventure.
• Tetsuya won the contest and chose Karrablast as his reward, then learned that Team Plasma had experimented on it and offered it a place on his team.
• Tetsuya trained Karrablast and Ralts, saw Ralts evolve into Kirlia, and agreed to investigate volcanic tremors at Charicific Valley for Lance.
• Tetsuya and Blaziken defeated several powerful Charizard, reached the crater, and helped the Charizard leader remove trapped Volcano Rock before the volcano erupted.
• Tetsuya helped Nobuhiko challenge the Genzō Style dojo, then trained Pidgeot in the Valley of Wind until Nobuhiko’s battle helped Pidgeot break through to Champion.
• Tetsuya and Pidgeot defeated Nobuhiko’s Machamp, and Tetsuya later visited Shiny Jade Pool, where Joy examined his team and Strega gave him a Chansey’s Egg.