Chapter Summaries

Team Rocket rookies Yamato and Kosaburo used a weakened Hypno to provoke Ghost Type Pokemon near Psychic Town, while Tetsuya visited Granny O-Power and received a training manual for Ralts. The resulting attack threw the town into chaos, and its residents prepared to protect themselves as Yamato waited for a chance to approach her target.

• Mr. Sai identified Yamato and Kosaburo as Team Rocket contacts, gave Kosaburo a trained Hypno, and sent them toward Psychic Town on their mission.
• Yamato planned to use Hypno to provoke Ghost Type Pokemon in Ghost Forest, and she and Kosaburo began their scheme outside town.
• Tetsuya met Granny O-Power, drew tarot cards depicting Slowpoke, Alakazam, and Mewtwo, and paid one hundred thousand Alliance Coin for a Ralts and Kirlia training manual.
• A furious cry and a powerful explosion shook Psychic Town, and Tetsuya realized that a Pokemon was attacking the town.
• Yamato celebrated the attack and had Kosaburo recall the badly injured Hypno, while the town's residents prepared to hide and defend themselves.

Tetsuya refused Yamato and Kosaburo’s invitation to join Team Rocket and left Psychic Town, while Giovanni assigned the pair a new task and wondered whether a woman in a photograph was still alive. Tetsuya reached Goldenrod City, eager for the challenges ahead.

• Psychic Town’s residents forced the exhausted Gengar to leave, and Wobbuffet learned through Telepathy that a Hypno and two gray-clad Team Rocket members had been involved.
• Tetsuya recognized Yamato and Kosaburo, refused their invitation to join Team Rocket, and let them leave without taking them to Officer Jenny.
• Yamato decided to report that Tetsuya had refused because he knew Kojiro, then planned to pursue another opportunity in Psychic Town.
• Giovanni heard Matori’s updates on the anger research, ordered Apollo to distract the Dragon Elite Four, and assigned Kosaburo’s group to help Dongbo.
• Tetsuya and Ralts left Psychic Town and arrived at Goldenrod City, where Tetsuya looked forward to working hard after a day of rest.

Tetsuya checked into a luxury Pokémon hotel in Goldenrod City after finding every Pokémon Center full, then encountered Norman, who recognized him from the Indigo Plateau Conference footage. The chapter ended with Tetsuya training Ralts and seeing promising results from a Secret Technique.

• Tetsuya found every Pokémon Center in Goldenrod City fully booked and paid for a week at a luxury Pokémon hotel.
• Tetsuya settled his Pokémon into the hotel’s spacious private rooms, fed them, and took them to train.
• Norman noticed Tetsuya watching him and wondered whether they had met before.
• At home, Norman watched Indigo Plateau Conference footage with Max and recognized Tetsuya as the trainer who had faced Shinagawa Seiji.
• Mitsuko reproached Norman for not noticing her, while Max and May watched their parents’ exchange.
• Tetsuya tested a Secret Technique with Ralts, who showed rapid progress.

Tetsuya continued training his Pokémon and arrived at the Goldenrod Gym to challenge it, only to find it closed for vacation. Whitney appeared and told him the Gym would reopen the next day.

• Tetsuya watched Ralts improve its Psychic-type control and thanked Sabrina in his thoughts for helping him obtain a training method.
• After a late-night training session, Tetsuya massaged his exhausted Pokémon and fell asleep.
• The next morning, Tetsuya warned Ralts not to overtrain and increased Pidgeot’s training volume, while dealing with the Pokémon’s chaotic behavior.
• Tetsuya reached the Goldenrod Gym and found a sign saying it was on vacation.
• Whitney emerged and explained that she had work at the Goldenrod Radio Tower, promising to open the Gym as usual the next day.

Tetsuya went with Whitney to Goldenrod Radio Tower after she promised to take him shopping and arrange a Gym Battle. They reached the old tower, where Whitney introduced him as a guest on Kurumi's show, while a rainbow-lit feather trembled in a wooden compartment on the roof.

• Whitney invited Tetsuya to Goldenrod Radio Tower and offered shopping discounts and a Gym Battle, so he agreed to go.
• Whitney repeatedly got lost while trying to lead Tetsuya through Goldenrod City, and he eventually took over and guided them to the tower.
• Whitney brought Tetsuya into Goldenrod Radio Tower and told the guard he was a guest on Kurumi's show.
• Whitney explained the tower's departments and said a new radio tower would replace the aging wooden building.
• A feather that flashed with rainbow light trembled in a compartment on the tower's roof when Tetsuya entered.

Whitney’s lateness brought Tetsuya to the Goldenrod Radio Tower, where Kurumi invited him to join Professor Oak’s Pokémon Lecture. The successful broadcast ended with radio executives discussing future appearances for Tetsuya.

• Kurumi scolded Whitney for arriving forty minutes late, and Whitney blamed Tetsuya for the delay.
• Kurumi apologized to Tetsuya and invited him to join the remaining broadcast; he agreed.
• Whitney and Tetsuya introduced themselves on air, surprising Professor Oak when he recognized Tetsuya’s voice.
• Professor Oak praised Tetsuya’s Pokémon research, including the discovery of Leafeon and Glaceon, and discussed Tetsuya’s Ralts.
• The broadcast’s listenership rose, and radio executives discussed inviting Tetsuya back for special programs.

After Tetsuya agreed to record paid radio programs with Kurumi, tremors and falling debris revealed that Goldenrod Radio Tower was dangerously rotten. The floor collapsed beneath Tetsuya and Blaziken, leaving Tetsuya, Whitney, and Kurumi falling as rescuers rushed toward the tower.

• Kurumi told Tetsuya that listeners had tuned in for him and offered him paid special programs, including one about the upcoming Bug-Catching Contest, which he accepted.
• A tremor shook the broadcast room, and Tetsuya kicked falling wood away from Whitney before finding that the tower’s timber had rotted inside.
• Kurumi contacted the radio tower staff while Tetsuya and Whitney prepared to evacuate.
• The floor collapsed beneath Tetsuya, and Blaziken’s approach triggered further cracks and a chain reaction that brought down part of the tower.
• Miss Joy dispatched medical teams, Officer Jenny rushed from the police station, and Tetsuya summoned Ralts as he, Whitney, and Kurumi fell.

Tetsuya and the others survived the collapse of Goldenrod Radio Tower by sheltering inside a stone safe house built by Gigalith and Serperior. After more than three hours without rescue, mysterious thuds sounded above them, and Tetsuya had Gigalith open the shelter.

• Ralts helped Tetsuya dodge falling debris while Blaziken, Clefable, and Wigglytuff carried the others through the collapsing tower.
• Tetsuya gathered the survivors and ordered Gigalith to build a stone shelter, while Serperior grew plants to seal gaps and bring in air.
• Tetsuya learned that Station Manager Grandpa Lan had delayed his and Aquing's escape because he refused to believe the tower was collapsing.
• The group waited safely inside the shelter for over three hours, and Tetsuya finished drafting Ralts's training plan while Whitney played with Clefable.
• When heavy thuds sounded above, Tetsuya moved everyone to the sides and ordered Gigalith to open the rocks overhead.

After the Goldenrod Radio Tower collapsed, the Rainbow Wing appeared and chose Tetsuya, drawing the attention of people across Johto. Tetsuya escaped with Whitney to Goldenrod Gym and agreed to become an Honorary Citizen of Goldenrod City.

• Tetsuya used Ralts’s Hypnosis to calm the Old Station Manager, and Aqing thanked him for preventing his father from harming himself.
• Officer Jenny reported that only about twenty percent of the radio tower’s equipment could be salvaged as Goldenrod residents gathered to mourn the landmark.
• A Rainbow Wing appeared above the ruins, drifted down, and landed in Tetsuya’s hand, leaving powerful Trainers and viewers stunned.
• Tetsuya took Whitney with him to Goldenrod Gym using Blaziken, while the crowd began searching for them.
• Whitney proposed making Tetsuya an Honorary Citizen to help with the consequences of using his Pokémon in the city, and he accepted.

Tetsuya accepted Whitney’s invitation to battle at Goldenrod Gym, with Norman serving as referee. Tetsuya’s Togekiss defeated Whitney’s Clefable, and Whitney sent out her infamous Miltank for the next round.

• Whitney told Tetsuya that the city government had agreed to make him a Goldenrod City Honorary Citizen and arranged for him to sign the paperwork the next day.
• Whitney led Tetsuya into Goldenrod Gym’s arena, where Norman agreed to referee their three-Pokémon battle for a Gym Badge.
• Tetsuya sent out Togekiss against Whitney’s Clefable, which used Minimize and Amnesia to dodge attacks and boost its energy defense.
• Togekiss paralyzed Clefable with Tri Attack, then struck it with a lucky Hydro Pump and Steel Wing before defeating it with repeated Air Slashes.
• Whitney recalled Clefable and sent out Miltank, the Pokémon she had relied on to become a Gym Leader.

Tetsuya’s Togekiss faced Whitney’s Miltank, whose Defense Curl and Rollout combination overwhelmed it with sustained attacks. Tetsuya used Tri Attack to damage the battlefield and disrupt Miltank’s momentum, then ended the match with Head Smash, leaving Whitney to learn how his plan worked.

• Whitney sent out a battle-loving Miltank and ordered it to use Defense Curl and Rollout against Togekiss.
• Togekiss dodged Miltank’s repeated charges while Tetsuya noticed that it lacked a powerful burst move.
• Tetsuya ordered Togekiss to use Tri Attack, which broke up the ground and damaged Miltank’s rolling paths and launch points.
• Tetsuya commanded Togekiss to use Head Smash as Miltank charged through the air, knocking Miltank into the arena wall.
• Norman declared Miltank unable to battle and explained that Tri Attack had slowed Miltank, damaged it during Rollout, and destroyed its launch points.

Tetsuya defeated Whitney’s Wigglytuff to earn the Plain Badge, then accepted Norman’s invitation to visit his home in Goldenrod City. There, he met Norman’s family and discovered an unexpected guest among Mitsuko’s friends.

• Togekiss’s precise Tri Attacks undermined Miltank’s Rollout, and Tetsuya switched Pokémon after Togekiss wore down; Norman urged Whitney to broaden her one-dimensional battle commands.
• Tetsuya sent out Blaziken, which resisted Wigglytuff’s Sing, struck it with Blaze Kick, and trapped it in Fire Spin after Whitney ordered it to use Gyro Ball and Dig.
• Blaziken controlled its flames and retrieved the exhausted Wigglytuff, and Tetsuya explained that Dig had left it without air before Whitney recalled it and awarded him the Plain Badge.
• Norman and Tetsuya disguised themselves in dark clothes and sneaked through Goldenrod City to Norman’s home, where Max recognized Tetsuya and called him “Zhekou.”
• Norman introduced Tetsuya to Mitsuko and her guests, and Tetsuya recognized the knowledgeable young man Max had mentioned.

Tetsuya met Bill and joined Norman's family and Ryoko for dinner, then discussed Pokemon training, May's fear of Pokemon, and the Rainbow Wing. While Norman and Tetsuya exchanged advice in the backyard, Max rushed back inside to report that Bill seemed to be having a problem with his body.

• Tetsuya met Bill and Ryoko at Norman's home and learned that Bill was returning to Fuchsia City to visit his grandfather.
• Mitsuko asked Tetsuya to guide Max in Pokemon breeding, and Tetsuya recommended foundational teaching materials compiled by Sasaki Gota Senior.
• Norman and Mitsuko told Tetsuya how Mitsuko had accidentally frightened May as a child, and Tetsuya reassured them that May could still become a Trainer.
• Tetsuya showed the Rainbow Wing to Norman and Bill, declined Bill's request to study it, and let Blaziken carry it in the backyard.
• Norman described his Pokemon and discussed evolution with Tetsuya, while May and Max watched from nearby.
• Max ran back to Norman and shouted that Bill seemed to be having a problem with his body.

After Bill’s lactose intolerance exposed Ryoko’s lack of romantic interest, the group said their farewells, and Max was punished for trying to avoid his homework. Tetsuya became an honorary citizen of Goldenrod City, then explored Goldenrod Department Store and entered a battle event to qualify for its auction.

• Norman treated Bill with Sawsbuck after Bill drank Miltank milk, and Ryoko told Mitsuko that Bill was not right for her before giving him a Gracidea bouquet as a sign of friendship.
• Bill departed for Kanto, Tetsuya said goodbye to the group, and Mitsuko told Ryoko that she and Norman planned to move to Hoenn once Max learned the basics.
• Max asked Tetsuya to help with homework under the pretense that his friend could not solve it, but his parents exposed the trick and made him complete a pile of test papers.
• Tetsuya received an honorary-citizen card from Goldenrod City’s mayor and then went shopping at Goldenrod Department Store, using his connections and VIP privileges to seek various items.
• A promotional staff member told Tetsuya that he could qualify for the department store’s auction by placing in the top sixteen of a battle event, so Tetsuya headed to the fifteenth floor to compete.

Tetsuya registered for the Goldenrod Department Store battle tournament as Crimson and received a first-round bye before being matched against Reiji. Their battle began with Blaziken facing Reiji’s Drapion, and Blaziken’s superior strength was disrupted when Drapion’s foul breath made it recoil; the fight continued as Reiji ordered Cross Poison.

• Tetsuya registered under the codename Crimson, and the staff arranged for his opponents to forfeit until his first battle.
• Reiji noticed Tetsuya at registration but failed to recognize him until they met on the battle platform.
• Tetsuya and Reiji recognized each other from their earlier battle aboard the St. Anne and sent out Blaziken and Drapion.
• Blaziken struck Drapion with Fire Punch and then blocked its Bite, but recoiled after being overwhelmed by Drapion’s foul breath.
• Reiji ordered Drapion to use Cross Poison while Tetsuya commanded Blaziken to charge.

Tetsuya, disguised as Red, won the tournament with Blaziken and received special treatment as Goldenrod City’s champion and Honorary Citizen. At the auction, he discovered that the catalog included rare XL Series Candy capable of improving even Elite Four-level Pokémon.

• Tetsuya defeated Reiji’s Drapion with Blaziken and won their battle, while Reiji recalled Drapion and left without speaking to him.
• Tetsuya continued winning and became the tournament’s first Top 16 contestant, while trainers in the crowd mocked a rude spectator and security escorted the resulting troublemakers away.
• After winning the remaining matches, Tetsuya became the event’s champion and was led to an auction on Goldenrod Department Store’s sixteenth floor.
• Thousand Faces, disguised as a contestant, failed to approach Tetsuya and began considering another way to get close to his Pokémon.
• A butler escorted Tetsuya to a private room and explained that his Honorary Citizen status gave him a twenty percent discount on purchases.
• Tetsuya examined the auction catalog and found rare Vitality, Power, Guard, Knowledge, Mind, and Agility Candy XL.

Tetsuya reviewed the auction catalog, weighing the value of rare supplies and items for his Pokemon. He found a quality 96 Ice Stone he wanted for his Alolan Vulpix and turned to the final page of mysterious items as the auction approached.

• Tetsuya considered the costs and benefits of XL Series Candy and decided to ask Silph Hiroki about an internal discount.
• Tetsuya dismissed most of the first page's city specialties and considered buying a protective Held Item so Rhyperior could evolve.
• Tetsuya found that the Evolution Stones on the second page were too low in quality for his Alolan Vulpix.
• Tetsuya spotted a quality 96 Ice Stone on the third page and began preparing to bid for it.
• Tetsuya read the final page's listings for a Mystery Crystal and a Heavenly Flute before the auction began.

Tetsuya bought a Protector and supplies during the auction, then spent most of his remaining funds winning a rare quality-96 Ice Stone. The auction continued with the other rare lots, while Tetsuya left himself with just over twenty million Alliance Coins.

• Tetsuya bought the Protector for 8.5 million Alliance Coins and planned to send it to Pewter Gym so Rhyperior could evolve.
• Tetsuya purchased enough high-quality Berries to feed his Pokemon for roughly half a year, then stopped shopping to save money for the featured lots.
• The Liechi Berry sold for 180 million Alliance Coins, the Dragon Fire Berry sold for 190 million, and the Key Stones and Mega Stones sold for around 120 to 130 million each.
• Tetsuya bid aggressively on the quality-96 Ice Stone, winning it for 140 million before his twenty-percent discount.
• Tetsuya paid for the Ice Stone and saw his balance fall to a little over twenty million Alliance Coins.

Tetsuya bought the Mystery Crystal at the auction and returned to his hotel, where his Alolan Vulpix hatched while he was away. He welcomed the new Pokemon to the team and introduced it to his partners.

• Tetsuya spent two million Alliance Coins to win the Mystery Crystal, then collected a Blue Scarf prize and arranged to ship Rhyperior's armor to Pewter City.
• Tetsuya returned to his room and found that the Pokemon Egg had hatched into an Alolan Vulpix.
• Tetsuya caught the newly hatched Alolan Vulpix as it tried to leap from the bed and welcomed it to the team.
• Tetsuya introduced Alolan Vulpix to his Pokemon, and it blasted cold air at Blaziken, whom Tetsuya stopped from retaliating.

Tetsuya welcomed his newly hatched Alolan Vulpix, fed it and studied its status panel, then considered how its Snow Warning and Ice typing would complicate team coordination. He decided to seek advice from senior trainers and proudly shared photos of the sleeping Vulpix with his friends.

• Tetsuya stopped Alolan Vulpix from kicking him, then fed it Miltank milk while Ralts demonstrated how to drink through a straw.
• Alolan Vulpix finished its milk and fell asleep in Tetsuya's arms as he continued messaging his friends.
• Tetsuya reviewed Alolan Vulpix's Zero Panel and saw its Champion potential, complementary Abilities, inherited moves, and recommended training plan.
• Tetsuya considered how Snow Warning would conflict with several of his current Pokemon and reconsidered his earlier plan to catch a Shellder.
• Tetsuya decided to ask senior trainers for advice and sent his friends several photos of Alolan Vulpix.