Chapter Summaries

Tetsuya and Blaziken defeated Snorlax and Poliwrath King in Olive Jungle, then used Psychic power to locate an Entei statue with faint vitality. He concluded that four dominant Pokemon were guarding the statue and headed toward a cave to confront the people trying to awaken it.

• Blaziken knocked Snorlax unconscious, then used Thunder Punch to defeat Poliwrath King despite its Rain Dance.
• Tetsuya sensed battles in four directions and searched Olive Jungle with his Psychic power while Serperior helped restore his strength.
• Tetsuya discovered a sealed Entei statue and inferred that four guardian Pokemon had to be defeated nearly simultaneously to awaken it.
• Tetsuya decided to confront the others together and led Blaziken and Serperior toward the cave near the statue.

Tetsuya ambushed the White-haired Elder and his three children as they tried to awaken Entei and equip their Armorga. The battle left the family struggling to defend themselves while Entei’s stone statue began to regain its color.

• Tetsuya hid near Entei’s statue and watched Weilai and Yoji feed Fire-type materials to four flames to hasten Entei’s awakening.
• Mirai arrived and explained that a strange Charizard’s flames had injured him before the White-haired Elder joined the siblings.
• The White-haired Elder and his children brought out golden and silver armor, which Tetsuya identified as Armorga, and Tetsuya ordered his Pokémon to attack and seize the pieces.
• Tetsuya’s Pokémon disrupted the family’s efforts as Gigalith battled Tyranitar, Serperior and Empoleon restrained Camerupt, and Blaziken attacked Slaking.
• The White-haired Elder raised a barrier and tried to put on his armor, but Tetsuya knocked the armor from his hand and struck the barrier while Entei’s statue began to turn colorful.

Tetsuya tried to stop Rahula from putting on the Golden Armor while Entei awakened, but the creature revealed itself as Dark Entei and instantly defeated Tyranitar. Tetsuya called for the Sea God and began searching for a way to reach Dark Entei as Rahula explained its origins.

• Tetsuya and Ampharos attacked Rahula's light-screen defense while Rahula tried to put on the Golden Armor and warned that Entei's awakening threatened everyone in the cave.
• Tetsuya learned that Rahula was the founder of the Go-Rock Squad and rejected his warnings as the battles between their Pokémon continued.
• Entei awakened, appeared in the middle of Tyranitar and Gigalith's battle, and defeated Tyranitar with a single black-aura flame.
• Tetsuya recognized Entei as a Dark Pokemon, sent a psychic distress signal for the Sea God, and watched Entei lapse into silence.
• Rahula said Cipher in Orre had created Dark Pokemon by sealing away their emotions, and Tetsuya considered using Psychic-type power or battle to reach Dark Entei.

Tetsuya tried to purify Dark Entei while waiting for Lugia, but the Legendary Pokémon overwhelmed the cave’s defenders. As Tetsuya and Mega Blaziken struggled against its flames, a GS Ball appeared in the darkness just before Rahula lost consciousness.

• Tetsuya used the Sea God’s blessing to send blue energy toward Dark Entei, briefly brightening its eyes before the dark aura returned and it incapacitated several Pokémon.
• Dark Entei defeated Slaking’s Giga Impact without being moved, and Tetsuya Mega Evolved Blaziken to hold back its black flames.
• Tetsuya poured more Inner Focus into the Water Drop Pattern to slow Dark Entei while Mega Blaziken fought to keep the flames at bay.
• Togekiss stopped Rahula from putting on the golden armor, but Dark Entei’s flames overwhelmed the cave and Rahula lost consciousness.
• Tetsuya saw a GS Ball suddenly appear in the air amid the darkness.

Tetsuya watched Celebi emerge from the GS Ball and purify the corrupted Entei, then agreed to protect the cave’s secrets while investigating Rahula and the Go-Rock Squad. Entei led him into an underground temple, where Lugia arrived and revealed it had delayed to greet the sea’s owner.

• Celebi emerged from the GS Ball, restored Tetsuya and his Pokémon, and purified Dark Entei before disappearing.
• Entei confirmed Rahula and his three children were not Tetsuya’s friends, but agreed to spare them when Tetsuya promised to keep them from interfering.
• Tetsuya left Blaziken and Togekiss to guard the four captives, then followed Entei through a hidden stone gate into an underground temple built over water.
• Entei sensed that a great being was approaching, and Lugia arrived after greeting the owner of the surrounding waters.

Tetsuya learned that Entei had brought him to the Sea God Temple, which needed to relocate after being discovered. Lugia entrusted him with Manaphy’s soon-to-hatch Phione egg, and the chapter ended as the temple sank beneath the sea and Tetsuya left with the egg.

• Lugia explained that Celebi had helped free Entei from the dark aura, and Entei said Ho-Oh’s Sacred Fire had helped it retain some awareness.
• Lugia asked Tetsuya to carry Manaphy’s Phione egg until it hatched, then release the Phione into the nearest sea so it could find the Sea God Temple.
• Tetsuya asked Lugia about the GS Ball and Armor Components, and Lugia identified the ball as a possible token of Celebi’s race and the armor as weapons made by greedy people.
• Entei returned with the blue Phione egg, and Tetsuya felt it respond to his Water-type energy as he accepted responsibility for it.
• The Sea God Temple sank beneath the sea, and Tetsuya rode away on Entei with the egg while Lugia said the temple would find a safe place.

Tetsuya and Bill brought the captured Go-Rock Squad leaders to Autumn Dew City, where they met Professor Nihara, inventor of the Capture Styler. After learning that Dim Sun operative Rong Yan had been seen nearby, they faced a sudden wave of emergency reports across the city.

• Entei left for Johto after its guarding mission ended, while Tetsuya and Blaziken returned to the ruined castle with four bound Go-Rock Squad members.
• Tetsuya reunited with Bill, who described how he and Gallade had defeated Yuki and his Scyther with help from Charizard and Sandslash.
• Tetsuya and Bill flew with the captives to Autumn Dew City and handed them over to the Officer Jennys at the Police Station.
• Professor Nihara arrived and confirmed that Rong Yan of Dim Sun had been seen near Autumn Dew City.
• Officer Jenny received reports of an explosion at the Night Shift Factory, an intruder in the Underground Waterway, and berserk Pokemon in the Southern Sea Area.

Dim Sun attacked Autumn Dew City with devices that controlled Wild Pokémon, and Tetsuya arrived at the harbor to help its defenders. He defeated Rong Yan’s Infernape and captured her, then demanded that she order her subordinates to stop controlling the Pokémon.

• Officer Jenny assigned the city’s defenders to protect civilians while Tetsuya headed to the harbor and Bill stayed with Professor Nihara.
• Rong Yan and the Dim Sun Red Team used Remote Control devices to drive Wild Pokémon against Autumn Dew City and attacked its defenders.
• Rong Yan’s Infernape overwhelmed Officer Jenny’s Arcanine, so Tetsuya intervened with Pidgeot and rescued them.
• Tetsuya sent Blaziken to defeat Infernape and ordered Alolan Ninetales, Escavalier, and Empoleon to assist the defenders.
• Blaziken grabbed Rong Yan by the throat, and Tetsuya demanded that she tell her subordinates to stop controlling the Pokémon.

Tetsuya took control of the battle against Dim Sun and unleashed Pidgeot’s enormous Hurricanes, while Gallade used a resonant Magic Room to shield the League forces from the storm. As the battered battlefield fell under Tetsuya’s control, Blaziken sensed a powerful, evil enemy approaching.

• Tetsuya restrained Rong Yan and used Togekiss’s Air Slash to keep Dim Sun’s Pokemon at bay as the red team rallied around their captain.
• Tetsuya forced Rong Yan’s subordinates to choose between rescuing her and attacking him, then ordered Pidgeot to create a Hurricane as more Pokemon converged.
• Pidgeot’s speed defeated Dim Sun’s sure-hit Swift attacks, and its expanding Hurricane drove the Rangers and Officer Jennys to retreat from the worsening storm.
• Tetsuya and Gallade used Resonance to create a Magic Room that let the League forces fight without being affected by the rain, though the technique rapidly drained their energy.
• Pidgeot formed five massive tornadoes across the battlefield, devastating Dim Sun’s forces and exhausting itself as Blaziken sensed a powerful, evil enemy drawing near.

Tetsuya and the others were overwhelmed by Darkrai, which appeared under Dim Sun’s control and put nearly everyone to sleep before escaping with the group’s leaders. After Tetsuya awoke, Professor Nihara explained how Dim Sun’s leader, Pulake Hall, had used a device powered by a corrupting Dark Crystal to control Darkrai, leaving Bill to ask how the professor knew so much.

• Blaziken sensed danger and Tetsuya ordered the Rangers and Officer Jenny to retreat as Darkrai appeared in black mist and disrupted Pidgeot’s attacks.
• Darkrai’s power put the people and Pokemon to sleep, and it blasted Pidgeot backward before carrying Dim Sun and the others away.
• Tetsuya woke in a Pokemon Center, learned that the Phione Egg was safe with Bill, and told him that Dim Sun had controlled Darkrai.
• Professor Nihara promised the Ranger Union would compensate Tetsuya and explained that Pulake Hall used a device powered by a Dark Crystal to control Pokemon and Darkrai.
• Professor Nihara said the Rangers had damaged the device, forcing Darkrai to return toward the crystal, and Bill asked how he knew the details.

After recovering from the battle, Tetsuya agreed to help the Ranger Union stop Dim Sun in Wind Abundant Forest in exchange for help finding a special Pokemon. He and Bill traveled toward Almia, while a shadowy figure in the forest accidentally released foul black gas and drew a swarm of Beedrill.

• Professor Nihara asked Tetsuya and Bill to assist the Ranger Union against Dim Sun in Wind Abundant Forest, and Tetsuya agreed in exchange for help finding a special Pokemon.
• Miss Joy ordered Tetsuya to rest before traveling, then treated his Pokemon; Chansey traded its egg for one of Tetsuya's Energy Cubes.
• After a night's rest, Tetsuya discovered that Gallade had reached Champion level.
• Tetsuya and Bill received directions from Officer Jenny and flew from Autumn Dew City toward Almia.
• In Wind Abundant Forest, a shadowy figure set down a mailbox-like device and released foul black gas, prompting a swarm of Beedrill to attack.

A fire broke out in Wind Abundant Forest, and Rangers and students worked together to contain it while suspecting Dim Sun was behind it. Tetsuya and Bill arrived as the fire was being controlled, were mistaken for the culprits, and were recognized by Anli as Trainers Professor Nihara had mentioned.

• Huangyao alerted Jing Ka and Anli to the forest fire, and the three hurried to Wind Abundant Forest.
• Porin, Qingan, Jabus, Kailang, Li Kua, Lu Mei, and the students cleared a path and used Pokemon moves to contain the blaze.
• The Rangers found a soot-covered man near the fire, suspected he had started it, and assigned Lu Mei to escort him to Wind Abundant Town.
• Tetsuya and Bill flew over the firefighting effort, and Huangyao wrongly accused them of causing the fire because they lacked Ranger identification.
• Anli told Huangyao that Tetsuya and Bill were Trainers Professor Nihara had already mentioned to the principal.

Tetsuya and Bill joined the Rangers investigating a forest fire and uncovered evidence that Dim Sun was behind it. Professor Nihara revealed Angel Company’s underwater base and asked Tetsuya to help destroy it.

• Anli introduced Tetsuya and Bill to the Rangers, and Porin verified Tetsuya’s identity with his watch.
• Jing Ka questioned the detained suspect You You while Tetsuya noticed his sudden nervousness.
• Tetsuya and Bill traveled to Wind Abundant Town with the Rangers, where Elena and Bill began discussing research.
• Professor Nihara ordered the Ranger Squads to investigate the forest and showed Tetsuya a Dark Crystal recovered from the fire.
• Professor Nihara and Anli explained that Angel Company belonged to Dim Sun leader Pulake Hall and asked Tetsuya to help destroy its underwater oil field base.

Tetsuya agreed to help the Ranger Union investigate Dim Sun’s operation after Researcher Bill approved, and Professor Nihara laid out a covert plan to reach the Underwater Oil Field Base. After Rangers uncovered Dark Crystal devices hidden in Wind Abundant Forest, the Union assembled an elite force and set out from Port Town at dawn.

• Tetsuya agreed to join the operation, provided Researcher Bill approved, and Professor Nihara explained the route through Port Sea to the Underwater Oil Field Base.
• Anli returned with Bill’s support for the mission and reported that he was getting along with Elena.
• Porin’s Rangers found numerous household-appliance-shaped machines hidden throughout Wind Abundant Forest, and Professor Nihara removed Dark Crystal fragments from them.
• Professor Nihara dispatched Rangers from several regions while Anli contacted Talga, Seven, and Hefu to assemble a larger force.
• At dawn, the Rangers secretly crossed An’er Bridge into the water as Administrator Hashimoto raised the bridge and silently wished them well.

Tetsuya and the Rangers infiltrated Dim Sun’s underwater oil field base to destroy its Remote Control factory, while Aishi prepared a defense and called for Darkrai. Cresselia appeared above the base to confront the spreading darkness, leaving the battle unresolved.

• Tetsuya led the Rangers to Wailord Sea, where Kailang and Mia captured a Wailord to carry them underwater toward the base.
• Aishi received reports of Ranger activity and damage to Dim Sun’s operations, argued with Huang Mo, and ordered the latest Remote Control research from Milakado.
• Porin broke through the base’s steel entrance, and Tetsuya used his Psychic power to keep seawater out and guide the Rangers toward the factory.
• Huang Mo warned Aishi that Rangers were heading for the factory, so Aishi ordered the Combat Team to defend it and contacted Pulake to send Darkrai.
• As Tetsuya and the Rangers reached the factory, darkness spread over the base above sea level, and Cresselia appeared to drive it back.

The Rangers attacked Dim Sun’s base, where Tetsuya and Blaziken defeated Huang Mo’s forces while Seven, Talga, and Hefu confronted Aishi. Aishi escaped into the sea, but the Rangers tracked him with a device; above them, Cresselia fell from the sky after losing to Darkrai.

• Cresselia and Darkrai clashed above the base as Seven confronted Aishi, while Tetsuya and Blaziken fought Huang Mo below.
• Blaziken defeated Electivire and routed Dim Sun’s Pokémon, allowing Porin’s Rangers to capture the base and preserve its data.
• Seven, Talga, and Hefu overwhelmed Aishi, who used Froslass’s Blizzard to hide his escape toward the sea.
• Seven spotted Aishi fleeing and ordered Luxray to use Discharge; Froslass shielded Aishi as he fell into the ocean.
• Talga used a tracking device to follow Aishi, and Hefu said it could lead them to Dim Sun’s headquarters.
• Cresselia fell from the sky, injured after failing to defeat Darkrai.

Tetsuya and the three Chief Rangers joined Cresselia in a battle against the empowered Darkrai, but they could only stall for time. As the fight continued, Heatran awakened beneath Guolu Island and headed toward the underwater base.

• The three Chief Rangers sent Luxray, Staraptor, and Scizor to help Cresselia, whose Moonlight restored their strength after Darkrai struck them down.
• Tetsuya joined the fight with his Pokemon and Mega Evolved Blaziken, but the team could not seriously injure Darkrai and agreed to keep stalling while preparing to retreat if necessary.
• At Ranger School, Jing Ka praised Yizhi for nearly finishing a program, while Heatran emerged from the lava beneath Guolu Island and headed south toward the underwater base.
• Tetsuya noticed that the nearby Seawater was growing warmer.

Tetsuya and the Chief Rangers faced the battle between Darkrai, Cresselia, and the newly arrived Heatran, while Seven explained how the conflict tied to Almia’s ancient legend and its three crystals. As the battle threatened to destroy the undersea base, Lugia warned Tetsuya that someone would intervene, and an ancient Absol awakened beneath the sea.

• Seven identified the approaching Legendary Pokémon as Heatran and explained its connection to Cresselia, Darkrai, and the crystals of Almia’s legend.
• Tetsuya questioned the Ranger Union’s secrecy and warned that he could not keep risking his life without trust and communication.
• Tetsuya and the Chief Rangers recalled their Pokémon as Heatran emerged and joined Cresselia in attacking Darkrai.
• The three Legendary Pokémon’s battle shook Almia and damaged the undersea base, prompting the Rangers to urge Tetsuya to escape and warn Professor Nihara about Plaque Hall.
• Lugia sent Tetsuya a message that someone would stop the battle, which suddenly fell silent as six lights appeared beneath the sea and an ancient Absol awakened.

Regigigas intervened in the battle against Darkrai, splitting the ocean with one punch before leaving, while Cresselia healed the survivors. Tetsuya and the Rangers discussed the danger and the Dark Crystal’s origins, then returned to the problem of enticing Tetsuya into more Ranger Union work.

• Regigigas appeared, struck Darkrai with a single punch that split the ocean, and walked away while Cresselia healed the injured survivors.
• Gallade sensed an aura from Pidgeot, and Tetsuya wondered whether Regigigas had been slowed by Slow Start and whether Elmia’s history explained its arrival.
• Tetsuya told Hefu that the Dark Crystal’s source needed investigation, and Hefu promised to report the incident to the chairman.
• Porin urged the Rangers to celebrate their survival, while Bill demanded that Tetsuya take him along on future encounters with Legendary Pokemon.
• Tetsuya refused further Ranger Union work, but Professor Nihara tried to recruit him by offering access to rare Absol and Mega Evolution opportunities.
• Bill revealed that he had already given Tetsuya an Ampharosite as payment for protecting him.

Tetsuya considered the Ranger Union's offer to hire him and warned Professor Nihara that Jing Ka might be a Dim Sun spy. While searching for Shaymin, Tetsuya and Bill learned that Almia called Gracidea flowers “Winter Flowers”; they also received news that the suspected spy had fled.

• Professor Nihara explained that most Chief Rangers were weaker than Tetsuya and asked him to help the Ranger Union, but Tetsuya postponed his decision.
• Tetsuya told Professor Nihara he suspected Jing Ka was connected to the arsonist You You, prompting Nihara to order an investigation and leave displeased.
• Tetsuya and Bill searched Port Town for Shaymin information, then paid the Almia Times editor-in-chief five million Alliance Coins for a lead to a flower shop.
• At the shop, Bill recognized a bouquet as Gracidea, though the owner called it a Winter Flower, explaining why their search had failed.
• Tetsuya received a call that the investigation was over and the suspect had run, then stepped outside to make another call.