Chapter Summaries

Tetsuya’s Servine evolved into Serperior during its battle with Qing’s Scyther, then used its new strength and a clever U-turn to win. Tetsuya ended his run as reigning champion so he and Serperior could rest, and they left the arena together.

• Servine evolved into Serperior, though it remained weakened from the battle and disadvantaged against Scyther.
• Serperior used Leer and Wrap to restrain Scyther, then struck it with a Rock Slide while Scyther failed to break free.
• Qing ordered Scyther to use Reversal, but Tetsuya had Serperior release its vines and use U-turn to evade the attack and knock Scyther out.
• The referee declared Serperior the winner, and Tetsuya told the waiting Trainers that the next challenger could take over as reigning champion.
• Tetsuya took the battered Serperior to Miss Joy, and the two strolled down the passage in the midday sunlight.

After Serperior evolved and won eighteen consecutive battles, it learned Synthesis and recovered at Miss Joy’s station while Tetsuya reviewed its new training plan. Back at the Athlete’s Village, Serperior met the others and celebrated amid a chaotic meal and training session, and Tetsuya ended the day wondering what life in the village would bring.

• Tetsuya noticed Serperior had learned Synthesis and watched it heal before taking it to Miss Joy for treatment and an examination.
• Tetsuya studied Serperior’s updated stats and moves, then reconsidered its training plan while it recovered.
• Miss Joy returned Serperior to Tetsuya and reminded him to keep its training moderate.
• Tetsuya released Serperior at the Training Ground, where Togetic teased it and the other Pokémon congratulated it on evolving and winning eighteen battles.
• Tetsuya fed and trained his Pokémon through a noisy evening, then watched them settle in for the night at the Athlete’s Village.

After three weeks of intense training, Tetsuya traveled to Viridian City to prepare for the Sacred Flame Relay and the Indigo Plateau Conference. He learned that Yezang had been crushed by Giovanni’s newly captured Pokemon, Mewtwo.

• Tetsuya arranged advance identity verification so he could compete after returning from Viridian City for the Sacred Flame Relay.
• Tetsuya ended his Pokemon’s intensive training, packed up their Training Ground, and rode an Alliance bus to Viridian City with his styling team.
• Tetsuya chose Blaziken to accompany him on the two-day Sacred Flame Relay route and registered eight Pokemon for the conference.
• Tetsuya met Yezang for an all-you-can-eat dinner, and Yezang planned to challenge Viridian Gym the next day.
• Yezang told Tetsuya that Giovanni had unexpectedly battled him with a newly captured Pokemon called Mewtwo and defeated him decisively.

Tetsuya began the Sacred Flame relay from Viridian City toward Indigo Plateau as Giovanni watched the ceremony and prepared Mewtwo for a series of battles. The chapter left Tetsuya running with Blaziken while people across the regions watched the broadcast.

• Tetsuya learned that Yezang planned to challenge Giovanni's Gym again and wished him luck.
• Viridian City officials moved Tetsuya's departure to the morning of February 8 to allow more time for the relay preparations.
• Tetsuya dressed in the Sacred Flame Runner uniform, received the flame from the previous runner, and began running with Blaziken.
• Mewtwo sensed Moltres's aura in the Sacred Flame, and Giovanni ordered it to defeat the opponents he had prepared.
• Giovanni told Matori to ease off on J after a transaction, heard updates on Athena, Musashi, and the Sasaki family, and warned Viper to be cautious.
• Professors Oak and Rowan, Brock, Jiro, Koyuki, Sabrina, and others watched Tetsuya's relay on television.

Tetsuya carried the Sacred Flame to Indigo Plateau Stadium as the opening ceremony drew a huge crowd and the League promoted him as a rising star. With 12,956 Trainers registered and the preliminary round approaching, he looked forward to testing himself against experienced opponents.

• Tetsuya ran with Blaziken toward Indigo Plateau Stadium and considered which of his Pokemon to use in the ten-match preliminary round.
• Miss Joys watched the Sacred Flame Relay livestream and praised Tetsuya, whose achievements and public image had earned him many fans.
• President Damarachi defended the League’s promotion of Tetsuya, saying the League needed an outstanding young figure to inspire a new generation of Trainers.
• Tetsuya and Blaziken arrived at Indigo Plateau amid cheers, fireworks, and celebrations as the Sacred Flame entered the stadium.
• Tetsuya surveyed the gathered Trainers with excitement as the commentator announced that 12,956 badge-holding contestants had registered for the conference.

Tetsuya carried the Sacred Flame into the opening ceremony, then returned to his dorm and gathered intelligence on his conference opponents. The reports ranked him around 52nd and praised his talent while questioning his limited competition experience, but Tetsuya remained confident he could improve before the preliminary round.

• President Alder delivered his opening speech and welcomed Tetsuya and Blaziken onto the stage with the torch.
• Tetsuya and Blaziken handed the torch to President Alder, and the ceremony continued with the oath and an Elite Four Exhibition Match.
• Tetsuya returned to his dorm, reviewed intelligence from Information Brokers and his influential contacts, and paid for the reports.
• Tetsuya read an assessment that ranked him around 52nd, described his strengths and weaknesses, and listed his known Pokemon.
• Tetsuya questioned the report's claim that he was a hot-blooded battler and resolved to use the month before preliminaries to grow stronger.

Tetsuya studied the strongest contestants, then entered the preliminary round after drawing Arena B, Number 34. He easily won his first match with Blaziken and decided to aim for ten consecutive wins.

• Tetsuya reviewed Shinagawa Seiji’s record and team, judging him the strongest championship contender among the six leading trainers.
• Tetsuya analyzed the top contestants with Blaziken and Pidgeot, then went to sleep with Togetic before the draw.
• Tetsuya and Togetic joined the contestants’ draw queue, and Togetic registered him for Arena B, Number 34, with a match at ten in the morning.
• Tetsuya watched preliminary battles and felt reassured when he saw many contestants using weak Pokémon.
• Tetsuya defeated Random Passerby A’s Weepinbell with Blaziken in half a minute and set himself a goal of ten consecutive wins.

After winning his fifth Preliminary Round match, Tetsuya returned to his room and used a Shiny Stone to evolve Togetic into Togekiss. The newly evolved Pokemon showed off its flight and playful nature, while its status revealed Quasi-Champion potential.

• Tetsuya won his fifth Preliminary Round match with Togetic and decided that Pidgeot would compete next.
• Tetsuya told Togetic it was time to evolve, then skipped the group activity he had arranged with Yezang.
• Tetsuya used a high-quality Shiny Stone to evolve Togetic into Togekiss while his other Pokemon watched.
• Tetsuya examined Togekiss's status and found that it had reached level 44 with Quasi-Champion potential and new moves.
• Togekiss took to the air, struggled to walk, and playfully pressed Tetsuya beneath its body again.

After Togekiss evolved and raised its potential, Tetsuya reviewed his team and took his Pokemon out to relax before the next preliminary match. He defeated Kashiwagi Yoshihiko’s Blastoise with Pidgeot, earning another win as the tournament continued.

• Tetsuya saw that Togekiss’s potential had risen to Quasi-Champion Level and reviewed the six Pokemon on his team.
• Tetsuya took his Pokemon out for a few days of fun before his next preliminary match.
• Tetsuya met Kashiwagi Yoshihiko, whose main Pokemon included Blastoise and Golduck, at the arena.
• Kashiwagi Yoshihiko sent out his ace Blastoise against Tetsuya’s Pidgeot and used Rain Dance.
• Tetsuya’s Pidgeot used Hurricane and Air Slash, then knocked Blastoise into the air with Wing Attack and U-turn.
• Tetsuya’s Pidgeot finished Blastoise with Twister, and the referee declared Tetsuya the winner.

Tetsuya completed the preliminary round with ten consecutive wins and received instructions to register for the Elimination Round. After spending the evening with fellow young trainers, he prepared for the conference’s main competition, which officially began the next morning.

• Tetsuya won his seventh, eighth, and ninth preliminary matches with Gigalith, Rhyperior, and Togekiss.
• Togekiss defeated Swellow in Tetsuya’s tenth match, giving him ten consecutive wins and exempting him from the qualification slot competition.
• Tetsuya met Yezang and Yamashiro Kimiya for dinner, where the young trainers discussed the upcoming competition as members of the Eight Prodigies.
• Tetsuya returned to Room B34, spoke to his six Pokémon, and used Gigalith’s Yawn to fall asleep.
• Tetsuya woke at six-thirty, gathered his six Luxury Balls, and headed to the Service Center as the Indigo Plateau Conference began.

Tetsuya learned that his first elimination-round match would be against Norika Sugiyama on the Ice Field, then entered the 3v3 battle with Pidgeot against her Beautifly. Pidgeot quickly gained the advantage, and the match was left underway as Norika ordered Beautifly to dance against its attack.

• Tetsuya registered for the Ice Field group, while Yezang was assigned to the Rock Field.
• Tetsuya received notice that he would face Norika Sugiyama in a 3v3 match at the Ice Field.
• Tetsuya and Norika met in the Player Tunnel before entering the arena for their match.
• Tetsuya sent out Pidgeot, while Norika sent out Beautifly.
• Pidgeot overpowered Beautifly's Air Cutter with Air Slash, then attacked with Gust as Norika ordered Beautifly to dance against the wind.

Tetsuya’s Pidgeot defeated Norika Sugiyama’s Beautifly and Vileplume while she struggled to answer its relentless attacks. Norika sent out her final Pokémon, Slowbro, and vowed to take down Pidgeot.

• Beautifly used Quiver Dance and a concealed Scale Powder explosion against Pidgeot, but Tetsuya’s Pidgeot avoided the worst of the blast and defeated it with Air Cutter and Air Slash.
• Norika sent out Vileplume, and Tetsuya’s Pidgeot controlled the battle with Air Slash and a Heat Wave from high above.
• Vileplume broke through the Heat Wave with Solar Beam, but Pidgeot evaded the attack and defeated it as the Ice Field melted.
• Norika admitted she still wanted to defeat Pidgeot, then sent out her final Pokémon, Slowbro.

Tetsuya’s Pidgeot defeated Norika Sugiyama’s Slowbro, giving him the win in the Ice Field’s first round. He learned that his second-round match would be in the Grass Field, with details arriving nine days later.

• Norika ordered Slowbro to use Blizzard, but Tetsuya’s Pidgeot broke through it with Steel Wing.
• Tetsuya sent Pidgeot into close combat, and its Quick Attack, Wing Attack, and U-turn left Slowbro unable to keep up.
• Pidgeot used Gust to knock Slowbro into the water, then lifted the water with Hurricane and left Slowbro unconscious.
• The referee declared Tetsuya the winner after Norika recalled her defeated final Pokémon and left without shaking hands.
• Tetsuya checked in with Miss Joy, learned he had advanced to the Grass Field round, and left with Yezang.

Tetsuya and Yezang left a dull Water Field match and watched a close battle between two lower-ranked Trainers at the Rock Field. After the red side’s Rhyperior and the blue side’s Golbat knocked each other out, Sceptile defeated Crawdaunt, and Tetsuya and Yezang headed off bickering.

• Tetsuya and Yezang left the Water Field after Magneton defeated Golduck without revealing much of its capabilities.
• Tetsuya and Yezang watched the red side’s Rhyperior battle the blue side’s Golbat, praising both Pokemon’s training as Golbat evaded attacks and chipped away at Rhyperior.
• Rhyperior and Golbat both lost their combat capability, and the red side’s Crawdaunt quickly forced the badly injured Golbat from the field.
• The blue side’s Sceptile defeated Crawdaunt, and the two Trainers shook hands as the audience applauded.
• Tetsuya asked about Yezang’s match the next morning, then chased him after Yezang kicked him.

Tetsuya faced Morii Kintaro in a three-on-three battle at the Indigo Plateau Conference and sent out his Shiny Ampharos against Morii’s Butterfree. Ampharos gained the advantage through its Electric-type attacks, and the chapter ended as it unleashed a powerful Thunderbolt.

• Tetsuya chose Serperior, Togekiss, and Ampharos for his match against Morii Kintaro.
• The commentator introduced Tetsuya and Morii before the referee began their three-on-three battle.
• Tetsuya sent out Ampharos, whose Shiny pink appearance astonished the audience, while Morii sent out Butterfree.
• Morii ordered Butterfree to use Poison Powder, but Ampharos’s Plasma Shower burned the powder away.
• Ampharos’s Charge Beam overpowered Butterfree’s Psybeam and struck it, after which Tetsuya ordered continuous Thunder Shock.
• Butterfree blocked the Thunder Shocks with String Shot, but Ampharos built up its electricity and unleashed Thunderbolt.

Tetsuya defeated Morii Kintaro's Butterfree and Glalie with Ampharos and Togekiss, while Morii used switches and Hail to challenge him. Tetsuya sent out Serperior to face Morii's remaining Breloom as the battle continued.

• Ampharos dodged Butterfree's Supersonic and defeated it with Thunder Shock, after which Tetsuya chose to switch Pokemon.
• Morii sent out Breloom, then quickly switched it for Glalie after Tetsuya chose Togekiss.
• Glalie endured Togekiss's Flamethrower to summon Hail, but Togekiss evaded Icy Wind and struck Glalie with Steel Wing and Ancient Power.
• Morii ordered Glalie to use Sheer Cold, but Togekiss hit it with Horn Drill first and knocked it out.
• Morii sent Breloom back into battle, and Tetsuya recalled Togekiss before sending out Serperior.

Tetsuya’s Serperior and Morii Kintaro’s Breloom fought over control of the distance between them, with Serperior using its Vine Whips and Mega Drain to hold Breloom back. Breloom broke free with Stone Edge, while Tetsuya worried that Serperior’s retracted Vine Whips might expose it to Breloom’s Spore Ability.

• Tetsuya and Morii Kintaro opened with Growth and Bulk Up, strengthening Serperior and Breloom.
• Serperior tried to bind Breloom with Vine Whips while Breloom charged forward with Headbutt and prepared to use Mach Punch at close range.
• Tetsuya had Serperior use Mega Drain through the Vine Whips, weakening Breloom, while Morii Kintaro ordered Swords Dance to pull Serperior closer.
• Morii Kintaro changed Breloom’s tactic to Stone Edge, and Breloom cut through the Vine Whips to escape.
• Serperior instinctively retracted its Vine Whips, prompting Tetsuya to worry that Breloom’s Spore Ability could poison it.

Tetsuya defeated Morii Kintaro in the second round after Serperior overcame Breloom, then discussed his unconventional battle strategy with Yezang. The chapter ended with Tetsuya’s Blaziken defeating Kinmoku’s second Pokemon in another tournament match.

• Tetsuya used Serperior’s Magical Leaf and movement to keep Breloom at a distance before ordering U-turn as Breloom charged in.
• Breloom braced for U-turn and briefly held Serperior in a deadlock, but it collapsed before landing its counterattack, giving Tetsuya the victory over Morii Kintaro.
• Tetsuya and Morii praised each other’s Pokemon and discussed Breloom’s potential training before Tetsuya returned to his room.
• Yezang told Tetsuya that his unusual victories had made his way of winning famous, and Tetsuya explained that he wanted his Pokemon to earn recognition through battling.
• Yezang jokingly offered Tetsuya a job worth one million, then hung up after Tetsuya eagerly accepted.
• At the Indigo Plateau’s Rock Field, Tetsuya’s Blaziken knocked out Kinmoku’s second Pokemon with Blaze Kick.

Tetsuya’s Blaziken defeated Hase Kinmoku’s Zebstrika and Gliscor, then Tetsuya sent out Gigalith against Hase’s Feraligatr. The chapter ended as Gigalith began charging Solar Beam in the sandstorm despite the move’s disadvantages.

• Tetsuya opened the match with Blaziken, which rapidly used Swords Dance and Hone Claws before defeating Hase Kinmoku’s Zebstrika with Blaze Kick.
• Hase sent out Gliscor, but Blaziken used Aura to locate it in hiding and defeated it with Blaze Kick.
• Tetsuya agreed to switch Pokémon, and Hase sent out his final Pokémon, Feraligatr.
• Tetsuya sent out Gigalith, prompting Feraligatr to strike it with Hydro Pump before Gigalith’s Sand Stream created a sandstorm.
• Tetsuya ordered Gigalith to use Solar Beam, leaving the commentator baffled by the choice in sandstorm weather.

Tetsuya’s Gigalith defeated Hase Kinmoku’s Feraligatr with two rapid Solar Beams during a sandstorm, astonishing the audience. Tetsuya explained the Ability combination behind the attack to Yezang and then read forum discussions about the match before receiving a dinner invitation.

• Gigalith used Sand Stream and Sand Force to fire a nearly instantaneous Solar Beam through the sandstorm, then followed with a weaker second shot that knocked out Feraligatr.
• The referee declared Tetsuya the winner, and Tetsuya told an interviewer that Gigalith’s attack came from combining Abilities and training.
• Tetsuya explained to Yezang that Sand Stream and Sand Force let Gigalith channel sunlight through the storm, while its Orange Crystal stored energy for the second shot.
• Tetsuya browsed Trainer Forum threads discussing Gigalith’s Solar Beam and noted that another Trainer had already tested a way to counter it.
• Tetsuya received a message inviting him to dinner at Indigo Plateau.