Chapter Summaries

Tetsuya visited Elder Huixuan to seek battle advice, but her divination drew him into a mysterious Divination World where she made him fight three Ghost-type Pokémon. The battle began with Tetsuya's Pokémon struggling against attacks that harmed their spirits, and Urshifu was struck by Pain Split.

• Tetsuya entered Elder Huixuan's fortune-telling shop and paid her to divine his coming difficulties and advise him on battles.
• Elder Huixuan's ritual transported Tetsuya to the Divination World, where his Poké Balls vanished before reappearing at his waist.
• Elder Huixuan summoned Banette, Lampent, and Dusknoir, while Tetsuya sent out Blaziken, Gigalith, and Urshifu.
• Tetsuya's Pokémon attacked, but Lampent's Inferno and Dusknoir's shadow drained their spirits as they fought back.
• Blaziken freed Urshifu from Dusknoir's shadow, but Dusknoir used Pain Split to weaken Urshifu and share their stamina.

Tetsuya battled Elder Huixuan and her three Ghost Type Pokémon, using Gigalith, Blaziken, and Urshifu to trap and damage them with a series of coordinated attacks. The fight remained unresolved as Urshifu struck two opponents hidden in the shadows.

• Tetsuya used Gigalith's Arena Trap to pin Banette, Lampent, and Dusknoir in a Sandstorm, but Banette's Curse bypassed Blaziken's Substitute and weakened Gigalith.
• Tetsuya sent Blaziken charging around the battlefield, then used Blast Burn to enclose and engulf the three Ghost Type Pokémon in a blooming sea of flames.
• Tetsuya explained that Blast Burn's flames had inflicted burns, leaving Banette and Dusknoir especially hindered, while Elder Huixuan warned that the battle was not over.
• Elder Huixuan ordered Lampent to use Clear Smog as cover, but Tetsuya recognized the tactic and had Gigalith block the poisonous mist.
• Tetsuya ordered Urshifu to strike the shadows with Wicked Blow, sending two hidden Pokémon flying backward.

After Elder Huixuan used Chimecho’s Hypnosis and Future Sight to show Tetsuya an imaginary battle, he returned to Mauville Gym and learned that Team Magma had infiltrated the area near Mt. Chimney. Tetsuya launched a night raid and, with Blaziken’s Aura, discovered two groups of people.

• Elder Huixuan explained that Chimecho had used Hypnosis combined with Future Sight to create Tetsuya’s vision of a battle against Ghost-type Pokémon.
• Tetsuya returned to Mauville Gym, where Watts reported that Team Magma members carrying a large device had infiltrated Bumpy Mountain Path near Mt. Chimney.
• Tetsuya took responsibility for the final battle and planned to request Elite Four-level Trainers to guard Mauville City.
• Team Magma’s field leader, called Hokage, continued leading his group up Mt. Chimney after learning they had been discovered.
• Tetsuya bypassed the planned daytime watch and launched a night raid, where Blaziken used Aura to detect two groups of people.

Tetsuya ambushed Team Aqua and Team Magma at Mt. Chimney, overwhelming both groups with his Pokémon. After capturing their members and equipment, he discovered a young woman hiding nearby who claimed to be a League undercover agent named Higana.

• Tetsuya identified Team Aqua as the group sent to sabotage Team Magma and led his Pokémon to attack their camp.
• Tetsuya and his Pokémon defeated Chao’s Elite Four-level team, captured the Team Aqua members, and transported them away.
• Tetsuya then attacked Team Magma’s base, where Urshifu and his other Pokémon subdued the members and froze their leader, the Hokage.
• Tetsuya ordered Serperior to collect the equipment and called out someone hiding near the base.
• Higana emerged in Team Magma clothes, introduced herself as a League undercover agent from Sootopolis City, and told Tetsuya he could verify her identity.

Tetsuya verified Higana’s identity as a League operative and learned from Wallace that she was one of the rare Draconid, a group tied to Rayquaza. After Wallace took Higana away, Tetsuya told Watts that Team Magma and Team Aqua had been captured and left in Mauville Gym’s courtyard.

• Tetsuya contacted Wallace, who confirmed Higana’s identity and asked Tetsuya to let her stay in Mauville City until morning.
• Tetsuya and his Pokémon repaired the damage from the battle, then he put Higana in a Gym guest room for the night.
• Higana confided in her Hoothoot, Xijiana, that she would not give up, and the two fell asleep.
• Wallace visited Tetsuya the next morning and explained that Higana and her deceased older sister Xijiana were important to the League; Tetsuya recognized Higana as one of the Draconid who worshipped Rayquaza.
• Wallace took Higana away, and Watts arrived looking for him and asking Tetsuya for an autograph.
• Tetsuya told Watts that he had captured Team Magma and Team Aqua and directed him to the captives and their equipment.

After helping Mauville City through a month as acting Gym Leader, Tetsuya returned to Trainer's Hill for the selection results. He ranked first but gave up his chance, then prepared to compete with Asakawa Chinatsu for the Gym Leader qualification.

• Officer Jenny praised Tetsuya for saving Lavridge Town and took the captured members of the Dark Organizations into custody, while Watts complained about the reports Tetsuya had left him.
• After three weeks, Tetsuya celebrated his final day as Mauville's acting Gym Leader, and Wattson returned to resume the position and thank him for his help.
• Tetsuya returned to Trainer's Hill, where Miss Joy announced that he had scored 90 points and ranked first, ahead of Norman and Tie Xiangping.
• Miss Joy explained that the top eight could become Gym Leaders and invited the Trainers to give up their opportunities; Tetsuya, Princess Sara, Cao Xun, and Toyama Hayata withdrew.
• Tetsuya approached Asakawa Chinatsu to compete for the Gym Leader qualification, while the other eligible Trainers paired off with acquaintances.

After helping Asakawa Chinatsu secure the Longevity Town Gym, Tetsuya visited the town and decided to investigate the dangerous, mist-covered Mist Mountain. He climbed the mountain with Blaziken, Gabite, and Gallade, where Gabite defeated a Nuzleaf and Gallade reported a discovery.

• Asakawa Chinatsu chose Longevity Town as his Gym, while Norman chose Petalburg City, and Tetsuya discussed their arrangements with them.
• Tetsuya accompanied Asakawa Chinatsu to Longevity Town, noticed the Gym needed repairs, and heard an old man warn that Trainers often disappeared in Mist Mountain.
• Tetsuya proposed exploring Mist Mountain, and Asakawa Chinatsu agreed that a thorough investigation might reduce his workload.
• Tetsuya climbed Mist Mountain with Blaziken, Gabite, and Gallade, using the trip to give Gabite tougher battles.
• Gabite defeated a level 29 Nuzleaf, and Gallade returned to report something to Tetsuya.

Tetsuya followed a Psychic Wave into the ruins of the Claydol Civilization and discovered a Magic Array that could send someone through time. There he met an older version of himself, who had traveled from another time to find powerful Pokémon, and Tetsuya questioned the risks of changing the past.

• Tetsuya followed Gallade’s report through Mist Mountain and found ancient murals describing the Claydol Civilization and its Magic Array.
• Tetsuya learned that a Claydol using Rapid Spin could activate the array and open a route outside, but Blaziken’s attempts to break through the chamber wall failed as it repaired itself.
• Tetsuya and his Pokémon confronted a black-robed psychic who revealed that he was an older Tetsuya from another time.
• Black Robe Tetsuya explained that he had used Claydol and the Magic Array to travel through time, hoping to send powerful Pokémon to his younger self.
• Tetsuya asked Black Robe Tetsuya whether he feared the consequences of changing the future.

Tetsuya escaped the underground ruins after meeting a counterpart who used a Claydol Magic Array to travel through time, then warned Asakawa Chinatsu to keep people away from Mist Mountain. He rushed across Hoenn to find Steven, leaving the chapter with Steven waiting in Mossdeep City and asking what had happened.

• Black Robe Tetsuya activated the Magic Array with Claydol and disappeared as the collapsing cave buried the platform.
• Tetsuya noticed Black Robe Tetsuya’s Team Rocket emblem and left the ruins rather than disturb them further.
• Tetsuya learned that a week had passed outside Mist Mountain even though his watch showed only seven hours, and he warned Asakawa Chinatsu about the mountain’s dangers.
• Tetsuya flew to Rustboro City to find Steven, but Stone Hibiscus told him Steven was at home in Mossdeep City.
• Tetsuya crossed Hoenn by Pidgeot and arrived in Mossdeep City, where Steven was waiting to ask what had happened.

Tetsuya warned Steven about the time-warping ruins on Mist Mountain, then agreed to introduce him to Bill over the White Rock. While Tetsuya slept, Rayquaza destroyed a meteor, but two strange glowing meteors fell toward Kanto and Hoenn; after waking, Tetsuya checked the news and found a report about Cynthia.

• Tetsuya explained that Dialga's power had warped time around the Claydol Civilization's ruins, and Steven said the League would patrol the area and turn visitors away.
• Steven asked Tetsuya to connect him with Bill so he could discuss the White Rock, and Tetsuya agreed.
• Rayquaza shattered and swallowed a meteor, unaware that two eerie blue- and green-glowing meteors were falling toward Kanto and Hoenn.
• League researchers detected the meteor activity and sent personnel with Ground- and Rock-type Pokémon to search the landing areas.
• Tetsuya woke near midday, browsed the Pokémon Forum, and opened a post reporting that Cynthia had gone on a rampage.

While studying Cynthia’s recent battles, Tetsuya was inspired to pursue the Regional Champion title and dragged Steven out for early-morning training. He then told Steven about a strange meteorite crater near Mossdeep City, where they discovered a hostile Deoxys and prepared to fight.

• Tetsuya watched recordings of Cynthia’s battles and was astonished by how quickly she had improved her formal battling skills.
• Inspired to chase the Regional Champion title, Tetsuya woke Steven at three in the morning and fought him until Metagross stopped the scuffle.
• Tetsuya told Steven that Gabite had found a fresh crater emitting green light during nighttime training, so they went to investigate together.
• Steven identified the site as a meteorite crater, but the green light was gone and a powerful aura drove Gabite back.
• Tetsuya and Steven sent out their powerful Pokémon as an orange-red Deoxys emerged from the crater.

Steven and Tetsuya fought Deoxys outside Mossdeep City while the League sealed off the city and prepared for evacuation. Deoxys shifted between defensive and offensive forms, and the battle continued with Steven’s Pokémon trying to contain it.

• Steven sent Metagross and his other Pokémon against Deoxys, whose defensive form absorbed the force of their attacks.
• Officer Jenny sealed Mossdeep City as the Space Center reported severe battle damage and requested help from other Champions and Gym Leaders.
• Deoxys shifted into Attack Forme and wounded Aggron, while Tetsuya used Blaziken’s Aura to tell Steven how to handle its form changes.
• Metagross struck Deoxys with Bullet Punch, but Deoxys blocked the barrage and knocked it away.
• Aggron attacked with Horn Drill, but Deoxys stopped the move, lifted Aggron, and hurled it away.

Steven and Wallace battled an injured Deoxys that had infiltrated the Pokémon World, with Tetsuya analyzing its condition and helping reveal its changing formes. They defeated it in the sea, and Wallace took Tetsuya to report the encounter at Alliance Headquarters in Lilycove City.

• Steven’s Aggron, Excadrill, and Armaldo struck Deoxys with a coordinated attack that sent it crashing to the ground.
• Tetsuya used Zero’s analysis to learn that Deoxys was injured and weakened, and he warned Steven when it shifted into Speed Forme.
• Steven Mega Evolved Metagross and joined Wallace, who Mega Evolved Gyarados, in fighting Deoxys at sea.
• Steven and Wallace’s Pokémon overwhelmed Deoxys, which collapsed into a crystalline core and was retrieved by Mega Metagross.
• Wallace said more Deoxys might have landed and brought Tetsuya along to report the incident at Alliance Headquarters in Lilycove City.

After the Deoxys attack, Tetsuya, Steven, and Wallace met with President Alder to coordinate a region-wide search for other Deoxys. Tetsuya then traveled with Wallace to Lilycove City and boarded a cruise ship for Southern Island, where he anticipated meeting Latias and Latios.

• President Alder convened a meeting where Steven described Deoxys's power and warned that the meteorite might have brought more than one.
• President Alder assigned League members across several regions to search for Deoxys and ordered the Ranger Union to monitor its imprisoned Energy Core.
• Tetsuya told Wallace he had been invited to the Joy Family's Southern Island trial, and Wallace accompanied him to Lilycove City while heading there for a Pokémon Contest.
• Wallace reunited with his niece Lisia, who told him she was entering her first Pokémon Contest with her Swablu, Little Qingqing.
• Tetsuya boarded a cruise ship for Southern Island and touched the two Poke Balls at his waist as he anticipated Latias and Latios.

Tetsuya and three other Trainers reached the isolated Southern Island after a seven-day voyage to seek recognition from Latias and Latios. Miss Joy welcomed them and explained that they would need to arrange their own accommodations without disturbing the island’s inhabitants.

• Tetsuya pushed Gabite through intense Dragon Claw training, applied costly ointment to its claws, and worried about Dreepy’s eventual evolution.
• Tetsuya shared advice about improving Air Slash with Hoshino Chuji while Takasugi Asuka asked him for a battle, which Tetsuya declined because of his training plan.
• Tetsuya joined Hoshino Chuji at the training ground, rubbed his Litleo, and watched Hoshino’s Talonflame practice Air Slash.
• After seven days at sea, Tetsuya, Hoshino Chuji, Chida Toyoko, and Takasugi Asuka reached the isolated Southern Island.
• Miss Joy appeared with Latias, welcomed the four Trainers, and told them they could build their own accommodations as long as they did not disturb the island’s inhabitants.

Tetsuya and the other Trainers began the island trial by cutting down unusually tough trees to build their own accommodations, using the work to train their Pokemon. After several days, Tetsuya's team had built a rough wooden cabin while the others were still logging.

• Miss Joy left the four Trainers in the barren clearing and explained that their trial would begin after they built their own accommodations.
• Gabite failed to chop down one of the island's unusually tough trees, so Tetsuya demonstrated by slicing it apart with a Psychic-powered hand blade.
• Tetsuya put Gabite, Dreepy, and Empoleon to work cutting and moving timber while the other Trainers trained their own Pokemon.
• The Trainers and Pokemon spent several days logging, and Tetsuya's team gathered enough wood to begin building a cabin.
• Dreepy set logs as anchor posts while Gabite filled the gaps, and Tetsuya planned a floor-to-ceiling window and a skylight for the rough cabin.

After completing their wooden houses, Tetsuya and the other Trainers began exploring Southern Island as the next stage of the Joy Family’s trial. Tetsuya headed south and encountered a hidden Latias, which challenged Gabite to show its strength.

• Tetsuya had Gabite continue cutting trees to build furniture, while its training improved its precision and raised its level.
• Miss Joy congratulated Tetsuya, Takasugi Asuka, Hoshino Chuji, and Chida Toyoko for completing the preparation and told them to explore the island.
• The four Trainers chose separate directions, and Tetsuya headed south while the others set off elsewhere.
• Tetsuya sensed that a Pokémon was hiding nearby and bluffed until Latias appeared before him and Gabite.
• Latias pointed at Gabite, and Tetsuya urged it to show its strength.

Tetsuya and Gabite faced Latias in a trial, where Gabite showed its skill and determination but could not overcome the legendary Pokémon. Latias ended the assessment after sensing the trust between Tetsuya and his Pokémon, then appeared before him in human form and introduced herself.

• Latias transported Tetsuya and Gabite to an unknown space and invited Gabite to attack.
• Gabite used Dragon Claw and Dragon Tail against Latias’s psychic barrier, then dodged a Dragon Breath attack.
• Gabite unleashed Dragon Pulse, which Latias absorbed, and continued attacking until it was exhausted.
• Latias stopped the trial, declined to test Dreepy, and returned everyone to Southern Island after sensing Tetsuya’s bond with his Pokémon.
• Latias transformed into a girl in a Maid Outfit and introduced herself to Tetsuya through Telepathy.

Tetsuya and Gabite met Latias, who explained the trial and led them to the Latias and Latios clan’s graveyard. The chapter ended with Gabite and Dreepy beginning to endure the powerful aura left by the Legendary Pokémon buried there.

• Tetsuya praised Latias and asked about the trial, and she explained that the group would be evaluated and that one of the four candidates might fail.
• Latias hurried Tetsuya and Gabite along a hidden forest path to the graveyard where fallen Latias and Latios were buried.
• Latias warned that only Dragon-type Pokémon could safely approach the graves, after Tetsuya’s attempt to step closer caused him to bleed and she pulled him back.
• Tetsuya asked Gabite and Dreepy to face the graveyard’s aura, and both Pokémon agreed to push forward.
• Gabite and Dreepy entered the graveyard’s range, where the pressure immediately made Gabite bend its knees and lowered Dreepy’s hovering height.

Tetsuya watched Gabite and Dreepy endure the Latias and Latios elders’ oppressive trial while he shared food with Latias. As night fell, the exhausted Pokémon reached the final stretch, and Tetsuya entered the aura to carry them out and support them.

• Dreepy adapted to the oppressive aura faster than Gabite, and Latias said the elders’ pressure reflected their high expectations for the pair.
• Tetsuya spread out a picnic and shared food and chilled drinks with Latias while Gabite and Dreepy continued their weighted march.
• Latias told Tetsuya that she was forbidden from leaving home except to take a turn guarding Altomare, but he invited her to visit him whenever she could.
• Gabite and Dreepy reached the final stretch at night, exhausted and struggling to move under the elders’ pressure.
• Tetsuya entered the aura despite its effects and carried Gabite and Dreepy toward the exit, encouraging them to keep going.