Chapter Summaries

Tetsuya faced Toru Suzuki in the Silver Conference final, where Blaziken overwhelmed Toru’s counterattacks and survived a self-destructive clash with Gyarados. The battle continued with Blaziken still in strong condition after Toru recalled Gyarados and conceded the round.

• Professor Rowan watched from the stands beside Sabrina, whose confrontation with Cynthia ended when Sabrina chose to sit down for Tetsuya’s sake.
• Tetsuya and Toru entered the Grass Field for the Silver Conference final, and Tetsuya sent out Blaziken against Toru’s Ludicolo.
• Blaziken’s Flame Charge overpowered Ludicolo’s Surf and Waterfall, and Blaziken struck it down with U-turn before Toru recalled it.
• Toru sent out Gyarados and tried Muddy Water, then Rain Dance and Thunder, while Tetsuya ordered Blaziken underground and used Rock Tomb for protection.
• Toru recalled Gyarados before the lightning attack finished, and Tetsuya called Blaziken out of the White Mist with most of its strength remaining, winning the round by default.

Tetsuya Tamaki won the Silver Conference final after Toru Suzuki conceded, unable to overcome Blaziken’s overwhelming strength. In the stands afterward, Tetsuya discussed battles and exchanged research with Cynthia, while Sabrina and Brock asked him to visit them after he returned to Kanto.

• Professor Rowan judged Tetsuya’s Blaziken to have Champion Level potential, and Tetsuya remarked on the Quasi-Champion Level Alakazam guarding the match.
• Tetsuya’s Blaziken defeated Toru Suzuki’s Sceptile with a Fire Punch after overpowering its Protect with Flamethrower.
• During the second half, Blaziken swiftly defeated Abomasnow and Victreebel, prompting Toru to surrender before sending out his final Pokémon.
• The referee declared Tetsuya the Silver Conference champion, and Tetsuya shook hands with Toru after the match.
• In the stands, Tetsuya revealed that Cynthia had once swept him six to zero, then discussed research with her.
• Sabrina asked Tetsuya to visit Saffron City, and Brock asked him to come to Pewter City after he returned to Kanto.

After winning the Silver Conference, Tetsuya accepted his champion’s trophy and decided to take a break rather than pursue more battles or travel. He planned to return to Kanto and vacation in Cerulean City, while Asuka and Yuriko encouraged him to rest and look after himself.

• Drake won the Third Place Match, and Tetsuya teased him before revealing that Sabrina had turned his face into a doll’s; Tetsuya estimated the effect would fade in about a day.
• Alder presented Tetsuya with the Silver Conference champion’s trophy, a certificate for upgrading his Trainer rank, and a booklet of photographs from his battles.
• After the conference, Tetsuya considered his next steps and decided to slack off for a while instead of taking on more battles or exploring ruins.
• Tetsuya told Asuka he planned to vacation in Kanto and spend time with friends, while Asuka offered help raising his Dragon Type Pokemon and suggested he hire a Breeder.
• Tetsuya chose Cerulean City as his first destination, and Yuriko urged him to relax, take photos, and buy more clothes.

Tetsuya returned to Kanto, rented a villa in Cerulean City, and settled in with his Pokémon before Professor Oak asked him to investigate trouble at the Abandoned Power Plant. As Tetsuya headed there, a black-clad Team Rocket member sent a coded message, while Giovanni discussed using Pyrus to test Tetsuya’s strength.

• Tetsuya arrived in Cerulean City with Daisuke, who left for the Abandoned Power Plant to catch Electric-type Pokémon as he prepared to become a teacher.
• Tetsuya rented a villa, released his Pokémon to enjoy its grounds, and reluctantly began preparing their lunch when Blaziken said it was hungry.
• Matori briefed Giovanni on Team Rocket’s operations, including Pyrus taking Silph data, Dark Balls, and Experiment Subjects; Giovanni decided to let Pyrus test Tetsuya.
• Professor Oak asked Tetsuya to investigate a Pokémon Riot at the Abandoned Power Plant, where Zapdos lived, and Tetsuya agreed after sensing something was off.
• Tetsuya called Hiroki to check something, then flew out from Cerulean Airfield on Pidgeot as a black-clad Team Rocket member sent a coded message.

Tetsuya entered the Abandoned Power Plant to deal with a Pokémon riot, while uncovering a Team Rocket plot aimed at him. After reaching the third floor, where his Psychic power was suppressed, he sent out Ampharos and drew the attention of the floor’s Electivire.

• Tetsuya flew to the Abandoned Power Plant and met Hidehiko, who explained that powerful Electric-type Pokémon were rioting on the third floor.
• Tetsuya learned that an Elite Four Level Electivire led the Pokémon there, then entered the plant with Hidehiko.
• Pyrus coordinated Team Rocket’s operation and revealed his obsession with the green Pokémon in a photograph, while criticizing Giovanni.
• Tetsuya used his Psychic power to find that Magneton blocked the route upstairs, then teleported ahead with Gallade as Hidehiko fell behind.
• Tetsuya discovered that his Psychic power was suppressed on the third floor and sent out Ampharos, prompting the Electivire to roar in anger.

Tetsuya and his Pokémon subdued an Electivire inside the Abandoned Power Plant and found a Thunder Stone. As Team Rocket members closed in outside, Tetsuya and Gallade vanished to confront them.

• Tetsuya had Ampharos and Gallade defeat and put Electivire to sleep, then Gallade destroyed devices hidden around the room.
• Ampharos attacked Magnemite and Magneton that emerged from their hiding place, while Team Rocket captain Ishihira waited outside for Pyrus and prepared an ambush.
• Tetsuya found a Thunder Stone and sensed more than twenty hostile people approaching the Abandoned Power Plant.
• Tetsuya returned Ampharos to its Poke Ball and Teleported away with Gallade to meet the approaching Team Rocket members.

Tetsuya captured a Team Rocket squad and learned that Pyrus had sent them after him because of Celebi. When six Dark Pokemon attacked, Tetsuya’s team defeated them, but Pyrus then appeared and confronted him.

• Tetsuya used Gallade’s Confusion and Serperior’s vines to immobilize and bind the Team Rocket members, then learned from one of them that Pyrus had sent them.
• Tetsuya sensed six Dark Pokemon approaching and sent out his Pokemon to meet them while he directed the battle from a tree.
• Tetsuya’s team coordinated attacks to wear down the Dark Pokemon, using moves including Gravity, Follow Me, Solar Beam, Earthquake, and Thunderbolt.
• Blaziken defeated Nidoking with Blaze Kick, leaving all six Dark Pokemon sprawled across the ground.
• Pyrus emerged from behind a tree, praised Tetsuya’s battle, and remarked that his Dark Balls still needed improvement.

Tetsuya battled Pyrus in a forest, then lured him to a cliff after arranging backup with Silph Hiroki and Gym Leader Minglan. The two trainers deployed their Pokémon for a large battle as Pyrus pursued Tetsuya.

• Tetsuya and Pyrus began fighting, but Sableye used its shadow movements and Substitute to ambush Tetsuya’s Pokémon in the forest.
• Pyrus prepared to send out many Pokémon, so Tetsuya recalled his partners and escaped on Pidgeot to find a better battlefield.
• Pyrus ordered Exeggutor to scramble the minds of captured Team Rocket members, while Ishihira arranged a staged injury and requested support.
• Tetsuya told Silph Hiroki that he would fight Pyrus first while Gym Leader Minglan waited nearby to intervene.
• Tetsuya landed at a cliff near Cape Cabin, where Pyrus arrived with at least thirty Pokémon, and both trainers sent out their teams.

Tetsuya’s Pokémon overwhelmed Pyrus’s forces while the two Trainers traded attacks, until Tetsuya called for reinforcements. Old Master Minglan arrived, prompting Pyrus to reveal his Quasi-Champion Level Scizor and Weavile.

• Tetsuya’s Pokémon used their varied terrain and coordinated attacks to defeat or drive back Pyrus’s Pokémon across the battlefield.
• Tetsuya taunted Pyrus as his side fell behind, and Pyrus fixated on Tetsuya’s apparent connection to Legendary Pokémon.
• Tetsuya attacked Pyrus with rocks, but Pyrus destroyed them with a bomb and resisted Tetsuya’s Psychic powers using advanced technology.
• Tetsuya called for reinforcements, and Old Master Minglan appeared with Clawitzer, challenging Pyrus over his threat against Cerulean Gym.
• Pyrus revealed his Quasi-Champion Level Scizor and Weavile, and Old Master Minglan ordered Clawitzer to use Hydro Pump.

Tetsuya and Minglan defeated Pyrus’s forces at the cliff, though Pyrus escaped and remained a threat. After the battle, Clawitzer began teaching Blaziken about Aura, and Bill arrived, fascinated by Minglan’s unusual Clawitzer.

• Minglan’s Clawitzer overwhelmed Pyrus’s Scizor and Weavile with Hydro Pump, then struck Pyrus’s Pidgeot with Earth Power as Pyrus fled.
• Tetsuya sent his Pidgeot after Pyrus to unsettle him, then recalled it while Clawitzer and Tetsuya’s team defeated the remaining opponents.
• Minglan warned Tetsuya that Pyrus would seek revenge and explained that Pyrus had crippled captured Team Rocket grunts, leaving Silph unable to question them.
• Blaziken asked Clawitzer to teach it about Aura, and Minglan encouraged Clawitzer to instruct it while he and Tetsuya watched the sunset.
• Bill arrived, examined Minglan’s Clawitzer, and began recording observations before Tetsuya recognized and introduced him to Minglan.

Tetsuya and Minglan responded to a crisis at Rock Mountain Wilderness after Bill discovered unusual White Rocks near White Cape. The chapter ended with Tetsuya and Minglan flying toward the emergency while Minglan began explaining that it stemmed from an old unresolved problem.

• Bill told Minglan he planned to build a laboratory at White Cape, and Minglan welcomed the prospect of Bill bringing his research to the area.
• Tetsuya explained that Pyrus had attacked him and left Absol corrupted by Dark Balls, while Bill and Minglan reassured each other that White Cape remained safe.
• Bill found White Rocks among Gracidea flowers and suspected they contained Ancient Era Absol, prompting him to plan tests with Silph.
• Minglan received an urgent call about trouble at Rock Mountain Wilderness and set off with Tetsuya, who offered to fly him there on Pidgeot.
• Tetsuya and Minglan headed toward the crisis at Pidgeot's top speed, and Minglan began explaining that the trouble was an old remaining problem.

Tetsuya and Minglan arrived at Rock Mountain Wilderness to help League guards fight a Pokemon riot led by powerful Primeape. Tetsuya’s Dreepy and Gible trained against Mankey, but a silver-purple shadow flashed past the edge of his vision as their battle continued.

• Minglan and Tetsuya discussed how expanding human territory and limited food had contributed to Pokemon riots before reaching Rock Mountain Wilderness on Pidgeot.
• They found League guards being pushed back by nearly five hundred Mankey and several dozen Primeape, including an Elite Four Level leader.
• Minglan sent Clawitzer after the leader, while Tetsuya ordered Pidgeot to help the guards and released Dreepy and Gible for training.
• Tetsuya paired Dreepy and Gible with Mankey opponents and coached them through their attacks, including Dreepy’s Infestation and Gible’s Rough Skin.
• A silver-purple shadow flashed past the edge of Tetsuya’s distracted vision.

Tetsuya helped Minglan and the guards suppress a massive Mankey riot in Rock Mountain Wilderness, then spent several days vacationing in Cerulean City. He finally met Misty and found her inside Minglan’s Gyarados’s mouth, leaving both him and the powerful Pokémon stunned.

• Tetsuya spotted a fast-moving silver-purple Pokémon and suspected it might be a Mienshao that could help train Blaziken.
• Tetsuya and Minglan joined the battle against nearly six hundred rioting Mankey, and their Pokémon helped bring the fight to an end.
• A guard reported six human injuries and forty-two Pokémon unable to battle, and Minglan explained that Rock Mountain Wilderness was too barren to attract enough guards.
• Tetsuya returned to Cerulean City, spent five or six days resting, and visited Cerulean Gym.
• Tetsuya met Misty and found her inside the mouth of Minglan’s Quasi-Champion Gyarados, which froze in fear of being blamed.

Tetsuya rescued young Misty at Cerulean Gym and agreed to help teach her basic knowledge about Pokemon breeding and egg selection. Minglan arranged a long-term pass for Tetsuya to train in Cerulean Cave, but warned him that the cave was extremely dangerous.

• Tetsuya used his psychic power to pull Misty out of Gyarados's mouth, and she thanked him.
• While exploring Cerulean Gym's breeding facilities, Tetsuya introduced himself to Misty as a guest of Minglan.
• Minglan returned and argued with Tetsuya about teaching Misty, then explained that she would eventually receive a Starmie egg as her first Pokemon.
• Tetsuya agreed to teach Misty about breeding and identifying Pokemon Eggs so she could choose her own partner.
• Minglan offered Tetsuya a long-term pass to Cerulean Cave in return for his help and warned him to retreat if he encountered danger.

Tetsuya studied Minglan’s warnings and old records about Cerulean Cave, then arrived at the guarded village and prepared to explore the dangerous underground. He entered with nearly all his battle-ready Pokemon deployed and focused on scouting and protection.

• Minglan warned Tetsuya that Cerulean Cave contained powerful Pokemon groups and gave him an old notebook of exploration records.
• Tetsuya read the notebook, learning about the cave’s connected underground rivers, diverse Pokemon, and valuable resources.
• Tetsuya flew to the guarded village near Cerulean Cave, presented his pass, and registered with Miss Joy.
• Tetsuya visited the Bounty Hunter Association quest center and noted several lucrative long-term requests for cave materials and Luvdisc.
• Tetsuya entered Cerulean Cave and assigned his Pokemon scouting, support, and protection roles.

Tetsuya led his Pokémon through the cave, earning money and training his younger partners in repeated battles. After Gallade went to investigate a Poliwhirl nest, Tetsuya sensed trouble and rushed toward it, where a mysterious silver-purple figure appeared again.

• Tetsuya and his Pokémon defeated a Golbat group, collected its poison fangs, and continued deeper into the cave.
• Tetsuya sent Escavalier and Alolan Ninetales to battle a Poliwhirl group, then had Ampharos finish the weakened opponents with Thunderbolt.
• Tetsuya instructed Gallade to follow the surviving Poliwhirl and look for a Water Stone.
• When Gallade failed to return after several minutes, Tetsuya sent Blaziken and Gigalith to investigate and sensed Gallade’s location through their Psychic connection.
• Tetsuya rushed forward with Blaziken and encountered the mysterious silver-purple figure emerging from the darkness.

Tetsuya and his Pokémon were overwhelmed when a powerful Mewtwo appeared in a cave and questioned him about Escavalier. Tetsuya realized this Mewtwo differed from the one he knew and began explaining why he feared it, leaving Mewtwo curious about the other Mewtwo.

• Mewtwo defeated Gigalith and Serperior with ease, then emerged unharmed from Blaziken's Blast Burn while keeping Gallade restrained.
• Mewtwo took a Poké Ball from Tetsuya and released Escavalier, then immobilized it and questioned it about its human-made body.
• Mewtwo told Tetsuya that it had been moved by the bonds between humans and their Pokémon, and explained why it considered itself invincible.
• Tetsuya said Arceus could not be resisted, but Mewtwo argued that Arceus would not fight it over matters between humans and Pokémon.
• Tetsuya revealed that he knew of another, extremely brutal Mewtwo, and the Mewtwo before him became interested.

Tetsuya told a Mewtwo in Cerulean Cave about another Mewtwo hidden in Viridian Gym, and the cave-dwelling Mewtwo located it psychically. It then recounted the other Mewtwo’s origin, from its growth in a laboratory to its rebellion against the researchers who hurt it.

• Tetsuya learned that the Mewtwo in Cerulean Cave had been there for about three years and told it about the Mewtwo in Viridian Gym.
• The cave-dwelling Mewtwo searched for the other Mewtwo, sensed it inside Viridian Gym, and asked why it accepted human control.
• Mewtwo described how the other Mewtwo had grown in an incubation chamber, learned about humans and Pokemon, and believed its creators were its Trainers.
• After the researchers connected instruments to it and caused it pain, the newly awakened Mewtwo realized they were not worthy of its trust.
• The other Mewtwo destroyed the laboratory equipment less than a day after awakening, and its creators responded by taking out weapons.

Mewtwo recounted how it escaped the research facility, met Ditto and the Wild Pokémon, and eventually became partners with Ditto. After Tetsuya learned that Ditto could transform into Mewtwo, Mewtwo asked whether it should meet another member of its kind, and Tetsuya advised against it.

• Mewtwo fled the burning research facility, collapsed in a cave, and was treated by Chansey and the Wild Pokémon.
• Mewtwo attacked the cave’s inhabitants, but Ditto revealed itself and explained that it had been caring for the Wild Pokémon as Chansey.
• Mewtwo brought an unconscious Chansey for Ditto to transform into, then returned Chansey to Miss Joy and erased the humans’ memories of the encounter.
• Mewtwo told Tetsuya that it had later stayed in Cerulean Cave and become partners with Ditto.
• Ditto transformed into Mewtwo, startling Tetsuya until Zero identified it as a Champion Level Ditto.
• Mewtwo asked Ditto whether it should meet another Mewtwo, and Tetsuya warned that the encounter would likely turn violent.

After meeting Mewtwo in Cerulean Cave, Tetsuya learned that the encounter had begun because he attacked first and left the cave to recover. Back in Cerulean City, he reassured his Pokemon, while Pyrus returned to Team Rocket’s secret base and learned that Giovanni wanted to see him.

• Mewtwo explained that it had sought out Escavalier because both were artificial Pokemon, and Tetsuya realized he had attacked out of fear and misunderstanding.
• Tetsuya left Cerulean Cave after Mewtwo warned that its scent would keep other Pokemon away and that his injured team needed rest; Mewtwo and its Ditto companion then disappeared.
• At the Pokemon Center, Tetsuya treated his Pokemon and used Calm Mind to recover, estimating that his psychic injuries would take at least three months to heal.
• Back at his Cerulean City home, Tetsuya reassured a troubled Escavalier and joked that Mewtwo had wanted to become his Absol, then scolded his other Pokemon.
• Pyrus returned battered to Team Rocket’s secret base and angrily complained about Minglan and Tetsuya.
• Matori told Pyrus that Giovanni wanted to see him the next morning and mocked his disheveled appearance.