Chapter Summaries

After Tetsuya advanced to the Top 16, the draw matched him against Shinagawa Seiji, the same opponent who had defeated his three friends. Tetsuya prepared his team for the first match of the Top 16 to Top 8 round and set off to battle.

• Tetsuya celebrated his win with Yezang, Luping, and Yamashiro Kimiya while they watched the next match.
• At the draw, Tetsuya learned he had been matched against Shinagawa Seiji and lamented the difficult matchup and lack of preparation time.
• Yezang, Luping, and Kimiya spoke with a television interviewer while Tetsuya went to the player rest area.
• Tetsuya briefed Pidgeot on how to counter Honchkrow's surprise attacks, then encouraged his six Pokémon to fight without regrets.

Tetsuya Tamaki faced Shinagawa Seiji in the Indigo Plateau Conference’s Top 16 to Top 8 match, where Gigalith and Onix fought an intense, closely matched battle. As both Pokémon weakened, Tetsuya and Shinagawa prepared to decide the match with simultaneous Earthquakes.

• Yae introduced the Top 16 to Top 8 match between Tetsuya Tamaki and Shinagawa Seiji as Brock’s family watched the broadcast at Pewter Gym.
• Shinagawa ordered Onix to use Head Smash, and Tetsuya answered with Gigalith’s Flash Cannon before ordering Earth Power during Onix’s recovery.
• Onix detected Gigalith’s concealed Earth Power and avoided it with Rock Slide, surprising Tetsuya with its exceptional energy perception.
• Tetsuya and Shinagawa had their Pokémon set Stealth Rock as the battle stayed close, drawing praise from President Alder, who watched from a private box.
• With Gigalith and Onix both badly injured, Tetsuya and Shinagawa simultaneously ordered Earthquake.

Tetsuya and Shinagawa Seiji’s Gigalith and Onix battled to a simultaneous knockout, forcing both Trainers to send out their next Pokémon. Their aerial Pokémon then began a cautious duel, with Pidgeot creating Double Team clones while Honchkrow copied its stat changes.

• Tetsuya had Gigalith use Wide Guard to withstand Onix’s Earthquake, then charged Solar Beam while Shinagawa Seiji had Onix prepare Flash Cannon.
• Gigalith’s Solar Beam and Onix’s Flash Cannon collided and exploded, leaving both Pokémon unable to battle.
• Tetsuya sent out Pidgeot, and Shinagawa Seiji sent out Honchkrow as the second round began.
• Honchkrow’s Sucker Punch failed against Pidgeot’s Agility, so Tetsuya had Pidgeot use Double Team.
• Shinagawa Seiji had Honchkrow use Psych Up to copy Pidgeot’s stat changes.

Tetsuya’s Pidgeot and Shinagawa Seiji’s Honchkrow used buffs and deceptive moves to gain an advantage before clashing with Air Slash and Dark Pulse. The chapter ended with their attacks colliding and the battle’s outcome still uncertain.

• Tetsuya ordered Pidgeot to use Heat Wave, while Shinagawa Seiji had Honchkrow use Feather Dance to reveal Pidgeot’s true position.
• Shinagawa Seiji told Honchkrow to dodge the false Heat Wave and use Nasty Plot near Pidgeot.
• Tetsuya had Pidgeot use Work Up as Honchkrow continued boosting its special attack.
• Tetsuya and Shinagawa Seiji simultaneously ordered Air Slash and Dark Pulse, and the attacks collided in midair.

Tetsuya's Pidgeot and Shinagawa Seiji's Honchkrow clashed in a contest of Air Slash and Dark Pulse, then narrowly avoided serious injury when Dark Pulse exploded. The Trainers encouraged their Pokémon before both sides resumed the battle with new commands.

• Pidgeot's repeated Air Slashes weakened Honchkrow's Dark Pulse until the dark field could no longer advance.
• Shinagawa Seiji subtly signaled Honchkrow, but Pidgeot noticed danger and retreated with Quick Attack as Honchkrow abandoned Dark Pulse.
• Dark Pulse exploded, injuring both Pokémon; Tetsuya and Shinagawa Seiji reassured their partners as the battlefield settled.
• The audience cheered after the commentator praised the battle, while some contestants in the viewing area took offense at the comparison to the finals.
• Tetsuya ordered Pidgeot to use Twister, and Shinagawa Seiji ordered Honchkrow to charge in with U-turn.

Tetsuya’s Pidgeot defeated Shinagawa Seiji’s Honchkrow in a fierce aerial clash, but then fell after triggering a hidden Stealth Rock and was ruled unable to continue. Tetsuya and Seiji agreed to exchange explanations after the battle as they sent out Blaziken and Blastoise for the next match.

• Pidgeot and Honchkrow exchanged feints and U-turn attacks before Pidgeot won their final collision.
• Shinagawa Seiji recalled Honchkrow and conceded its defeat, giving Tetsuya the victory.
• Pidgeot fell after triggering a hidden Stealth Rock, and the referee ruled it unable to battle.
• Tetsuya and Shinagawa Seiji agreed to discuss Honchkrow’s Substitute and the Stealth Rock after the battle.
• Tetsuya sent out Blaziken, while Shinagawa Seiji sent out Blastoise.

Tetsuya’s Blaziken faced Shinagawa Seiji’s Elite Four Level Blastoise in an ace match, and Tetsuya tested the overwhelming difference in their strength. After Blastoise canceled Flamethrower with a Water Gun, Tetsuya boosted Blaziken and launched a Focus Punch, leaving the clash unresolved.

• The commentator announced that Tetsuya and Shinagawa Seiji had sent out their strongest Pokémon, Blaziken and Blastoise, for an ace match.
• Tetsuya recognized Blastoise as an Elite Four Level Pokémon and considered the enormous strength gap and Blaziken’s type disadvantage.
• Tetsuya ordered Flamethrower, but Shinagawa Seiji’s Blastoise canceled it with a single Water Gun.
• Tetsuya welcomed the chance to experience an Elite Four Level opponent, and Blaziken vowed through Aura Voice that they would grow stronger.
• Tetsuya ordered Blaziken to use Swords Dance, Bulk Up, and Focus Energy, then sent it rushing forward with Focus Punch.

Tetsuya's Blaziken and Shinagawa Seiji's Blastoise traded attacks as Blastoise's shell and counterattack proved exceptionally difficult to overcome. As Blaziken descended from a high Bounce, Tetsuya ordered it to use Superpower and then told it to fall toward Blastoise.

• Shinagawa Seiji ordered Blastoise to withdraw into its shell, but Blaziken struck it with Focus Punch and sent it spinning toward the arena wall.
• Shinagawa Seiji commanded Rapid Spin, and Blastoise stopped its flight against the wall before launching itself back at Blaziken.
• Tetsuya ordered Blaziken to use Bounce, allowing it to evade Blastoise and rise high above the arena.
• Blastoise spun rapidly around the arena while Shinagawa Seiji watched for Blaziken's descent, and Tetsuya realized Blaziken's Focus Punch had barely dented its shell.
• Tetsuya ordered Blaziken to use Superpower and then commanded it to fall toward Blastoise as it moved beneath the landing point.

Tetsuya’s Blaziken lost to Shinagawa Seiji’s Blastoise, ending the first half of their battle, but Tetsuya realized Blastoise had concealed the damage it took. After halftime, Tetsuya sent out Serperior to face Blastoise.

• Blaziken struck Blastoise’s spinning shell, but the impact injured its leg and left it unable to move freely.
• Blastoise used Aqua Tail to knock out Blaziken, and the referee declared Tetsuya the first to lose three Pokemon.
• Tetsuya noticed Blastoise had shown relief when recalled and suspected Shinagawa Seiji was hiding its injuries.
• Bruno and Lance discussed Tetsuya’s performance and his chances as a rookie trainer.
• After the fifteen-minute break, Tetsuya sent out Serperior to battle Blastoise.

Tetsuya sent Serperior against Shinagawa Seiji’s Houndoom after Seiji recalled Blastoise and chose his next Pokémon. Serperior evaded Houndoom’s Fire Fang with Double Team and began preparing Nature’s Gift as the battle continued.

• Shinagawa Seiji recalled Blastoise, and Tetsuya ordered Serperior to prepare Energy Ball.
• Shinagawa Seiji sent out Houndoom, which took Serperior’s Energy Ball with little damage because of its resistance to Grass-type attacks.
• Houndoom used Howl to raise its Physical Attack before charging Serperior with Fire Fang.
• Tetsuya ordered Serperior to use Double Team to evade, then use Nature’s Gift.
• Houndoom bit through one of Serperior’s copies and continued attacking as the real Serperior and its Double Teams gathered blue light.

Tetsuya’s team battled Shinagawa Seiji’s Rapidash after Serperior defeated Houndoom, but Rapidash took down both Serperior and Togekiss. Ampharos fought on despite a punishing hit, and the chapter left Tetsuya visiting the badly injured Pokémon in the hospital after the match.

• Tetsuya used Serperior’s stored Water-type energy to strike Houndoom twice, then finished it with Magical Leaf.
• Shinagawa Seiji sent out Rapidash, which quickly defeated Serperior with Flamethrower.
• Tetsuya sent out Togekiss, which evaded Rapidash’s attacks for fifteen minutes before being exhausted and knocked from the air.
• Tetsuya chose Ampharos for the final battle, and Rapidash’s Flame Charge sent it crashing into the arena wall.
• Ampharos prepared Zap Cannon while Rapidash readied Blast Burn, but the chapter skipped the match’s result and showed Tetsuya visiting Ampharos in the hospital afterward.

Tetsuya relaxed with his friends while Ampharos recovered from its injuries, then shared his plans for after the tournament. He decided to continue adventuring in Johto.

• Tetsuya reassured his friends that Ampharos was recovering and chatted with them after they visited the infirmary.
• Miss Joy explained that Ampharos's injuries were not serious and asked Tetsuya for an autograph.
• Tetsuya and his friends discussed their plans after the tournament: Yezang would prepare for graduation, Harakaido Kabei would return to research, and Yamashiro Kimiya remained undecided.
• Tetsuya said he planned to keep adventuring and had chosen neighboring Johto as his next region.

After losing the conference, Tetsuya reflected on what he wanted from life and declared that he would become a Pokemon Master. He began a new journey, arriving in New Bark Town and welcoming the start of his Johto adventure.

• Tetsuya told Professor Rowan that he wanted to become a Pokemon Master, and Ash and Gary overheard him arguing about who would achieve that dream.
• Tetsuya reflected that he wanted to live well and not disappoint his Pokemon partners or the people who believed in him.
• After setting out again, Tetsuya got lost in a misty forest after ignoring the map, so he flew ahead on Pidgeot.
• Suicune watched Tetsuya and Pidgeot pass over a lake before vanishing into the forest mist.
• Tetsuya reached New Bark Town, passed Officer Jenny's identification check, and entered town to begin his Johto journey.

Tetsuya reached New Bark Town and got caught up in Professor Elm’s staged Sentret attack before distracting the professor with a research question. At the Elm Research Institute, Komugi took Tetsuya’s Pokédex to handle the matter he had come for.

• Tetsuya arrived in New Bark Town, where Komugi pretended Professor Elm was being attacked by Sentret and directed him toward the forest.
• Tetsuya found Professor Elm unharmed amid the Sentret and used Ampharos’s Thunderbolt to end the act.
• Professor Elm invited Tetsuya to the research institute, then launched into a long explanation of his pheromone research when Tetsuya asked about it.
• Tetsuya and Professor Elm returned to the Elm Research Institute, where Komugi recognized Tetsuya’s request from calls by Professor Rowan and Professor Oak.
• Tetsuya handed his Pokédex to Komugi.

After leaving Professor Elm’s lab, Tetsuya flew to a Yuantian Group job site to handle a Pokémon Riot as a bounty hunter. He prepared to enter the area after the workers withdrew.

• Researcher Komugi registered Tetsuya for the Johto League Silver Conference and updated his Pokédex information.
• Professor Elm praised Tetsuya’s understanding of evolution and recalled Ampharos’s impressive improvement with Thunderbolt.
• Tetsuya left Professor Elm’s lab and flew by Pidgeot to the Yuantian Group’s job site.
• A foreman thanked Tetsuya for coming to help, and Tetsuya asked him to prepare to withdraw the workers before he entered.
• Tetsuya recalled that he had accepted the 3.5-million-fee job through Yezang to handle a Pokémon Riot.

Tetsuya prepared to quell a Pokemon riot at the Yuantian Group’s construction site near Capital City Waterfall, where a Quasi-Elite Four Golbat and Seaking led the attacking groups. He entered the passage alone to assess the situation, leaving Pidgeot to guard the camp.

• Tetsuya recalled his past contact with Anabel through Looker and declined to get involved in the dangerous Ultra Beast matters tied to her.
• Tetsuya reviewed the construction crew’s report about the Pokemon riot and checked his supplies before heading to the passage entrance.
• Tetsuya told the crew to defend the entrance, then left Pidgeot outside to guard the camp while he went inside alone.
• Tetsuya counted the known Zubat, Golbat, Goldeen, and Seaking in the passage and prepared a device to investigate their current positions.

Tetsuya used Silph Co.’s detection device and his Pokemon to assess the Wild Pokemon in the cave, then led a coordinated attack on their group. The battle began to turn in his team’s favor as Gigalith and Togekiss overwhelmed the land-dwelling opponents, while Tetsuya shifted his attention to the Underground River.

• Tetsuya sent a detection device into the cave, then used Gigalith and Blaziken’s Aura detection to identify the Wild Pokemon, including two Elite Level Seaking underwater.
• Tetsuya planned the attack, waited for Blaziken to recover, and gave his five Pokemon specific battle instructions before ordering four of them to charge.
• The Golbat spotted Tetsuya’s team and called for help from the Seaking group, but Gigalith and Togekiss attacked the Golbat, Zubat, Rattata, and Raticate.
• Gigalith knocked the Rattata and Raticate off its body and helped Togekiss fight off the Golbat and Zubat.
• After the land battle stabilized, Tetsuya turned his attention toward the nearby Underground River.

Tetsuya and his Pokemon defeated the Goldeen and Golbat clans in the underground cave, then collected their spoils and found a hidden space behind a waterfall. He prepared to investigate it with Togekiss, Ampharos, and Serperior.

• Serperior and Ampharos overwhelmed the Water-type Pokemon while Gigalith and the others defeated the opposing leaders, Seaking and Golbat, and the survivors fled.
• Tetsuya captured the unconscious Pokemon, while Gigalith searched the cave for hidden places and energy-rich objects.
• Tetsuya sent Blaziken to knock out the Slowpoke clan and collect their tails, which he stored for a later meal.
• Gigalith detected a concealed location behind a nearby waterfall, and Tetsuya confirmed that no living creatures were hidden there.
• Tetsuya, Togekiss, Ampharos, and Serperior reached the waterfall, where he ordered the three Pokemon to use their moves together.

Tetsuya entered a hidden cave behind a waterfall with Ampharos while Serperior and Togekiss kept watch outside. They explored the cave and collected several valuable items, though Tetsuya found nothing rare enough to excite him.

• Tetsuya used Serperior’s Vine Whip to launch himself into the cave entrance, then sent Serperior and Togekiss outside to guard it while Ampharos accompanied him.
• Tetsuya relied on Ampharos’s tail light to explore the dark, narrow cave and noticed faint airflow inside.
• Tetsuya found and collected a Moon Stone, but judged its quality too low to be especially valuable to him.
• Ampharos found a Heart Scale, which Tetsuya praised and added to his backpack.
• Tetsuya and Ampharos searched the cave and collected several Star Pieces and Ancient Item Shards before concluding that they had found everything.

Tetsuya finished the mission for the Yuantian Group, captured the two Quasi-Elite Four Pokemon, and returned with a Zubat egg. After receiving his reward, he flew off with Pidgeot, pleased to begin his journey in Johto.

• Tetsuya left the waterfall and searched the Zubat clan's living area, where he found a Zubat egg among the clan's odd collections.
• A white-furred Pokemon with a scythe-like horn appeared near the river and watched Tetsuya leave without being noticed.
• Tetsuya returned to camp and handed the person in charge the Poke Balls containing the two Quasi-Elite Four Pokemon, along with the Zubat egg.
• The Yuantian Group paid Tetsuya an additional 500,000 for completing the mission quickly.
• Tetsuya flew away on Pidgeot and remarked that Johto was a nice place.