Chapter Summaries

After recovering from the pressure of a Legendary Pokémon, Tetsuya reassured his worried Pokémon and returned to the wilderness with them. He checked Gabite and Dreepy’s progress, discovering that Gabite had learned two unexpected moves.

• Tetsuya woke in a Pokémon Center ward three days after Latias brought him there, and Miss Joy confirmed that Gabite and Dreepy were healthy.
• Tetsuya comforted Gabite and Dreepy, whose guilt over his injuries eased as his older Pokémon recalled past hardships they had endured together.
• After a week of recovery, Tetsuya left the ward on an unnamed island near Southern Island and learned the other three participants were still undergoing their trials.
• Tetsuya asked Zero to display Gabite and Dreepy’s status panels and saw that Gabite had reached level 32 and learned Dragon Dance and U-turn.

After recovering, Tetsuya returned to Southern Island and met the Latias and Latios who had invited him to become their friend. He spent time with them and received several gifts before the time came to leave.

• Dreepy's potential rose from Quasi-Champion to Champion, and Tetsuya celebrated by hugging it until Gabite pushed in for attention too.
• Miss Joy and Chansey examined Tetsuya and his Pokémon, declared them recovered, and explained that Latias and Latios would tell him what came next.
• Latias led Tetsuya to meet several Latias and Latios, who asked about his visit to the Dragon Graveyard and gave him items including a silver bottle cap.
• Latias explained there was no further trial; Tetsuya had passed their test of becoming a friend, while the other three Trainers had not.
• Tetsuya stayed on Southern Island, training his Pokémon and spending time with the Legendary Pokémon until it was time to part.

Tetsuya said goodbye to Miss Joy and departed Southern Island by ship, with Latias secretly joining him before flying back on its own. He arrived at Sea Mauville and descended underwater with his crowned king.

• Tetsuya and the other Trainers said farewell to Miss Joy, and Asuka regretted not seeing more Latias or Latios.
• Tetsuya discovered Latias hiding in his room with cola, snacks, and a game console, and warned it about its weight.
• Latias vanished from Tetsuya's room when he refused to ask it to stay, then flew alongside the ship with its cola and console.
• Tetsuya reviewed information about recent events and reached the Sea Mauville platform by ship.
• Tetsuya thanked the captain, then leapt into the sea as his crowned king appeared and carried him underwater.

Tetsuya explored the abandoned Sea Mauville with Empoleon and Ampharos, following Wattson’s map to find the treasure Solana Raizo had left behind. As they entered the dark interior, Tetsuya felt that someone was watching him.

• Tetsuya arrived at Sea Mauville with Empoleon and studied Wattson’s map to locate Solana Raizo’s hidden treasure.
• Tetsuya and Empoleon entered the abandoned structure, and Ampharos joined them to light the way.
• Tetsuya used Ampharos’s Fire Punch to blast through a hanging steel door while Ampharos and Empoleon bickered.
• Tetsuya stopped Ampharos and Empoleon when he sensed an unseen eye watching them from the darkness.

Tetsuya investigated an unsettling presence beneath Sea Mauville and discovered an Elite Four-level Spiritomb sealed in an Odd Keystone. Spiritomb emerged to attack, leaving Tetsuya and his Pokemon facing the danger while the cause of the weakened seal remained uncertain.

• Ampharos and Empoleon sensed an unseen presence beneath Sea Mauville, and Tetsuya decided to investigate.
• Tetsuya led Ampharos and Empoleon deeper into the deck, suspecting the League had missed a Pokemon living there.
• Tetsuya ordered Ampharos to blast open a decayed door, drawing attention from people and security staff above.
• Empoleon warned Tetsuya about a Water Gun from a stone, and Tetsuya ordered Ampharos to strike the stone with Thunder.
• An Elite Four-level Spiritomb emerged from the Odd Keystone, revealing itself as the source of the unsettling presence.
• Tetsuya guessed that time or damage during excavation had weakened Spiritomb's seal.

Tetsuya and Ampharos defeated the Spiritomb sealed in an Odd Keystone aboard Sea Mauville, while Empoleon helped foil its moves. Tetsuya picked up the Keystone and wondered what to do with it before Officer Jenny and her team arrived.

• Tetsuya ordered Ampharos to attack Spiritomb with Thunderbolt, overwhelming its Dark Pulse and pinning it to a wall.
• Spiritomb used Pain Split, but Ampharos had already become a Substitute, leaving the move ineffective.
• Spiritomb unleashed Curse and fainted, but Empoleon's Substitute blocked the attack.
• Tetsuya praised Ampharos and Empoleon, picked up the Odd Keystone, and considered how he might use it.
• Officer Jenny arrived with Arcanine and her subordinates and found Tetsuya holding the Odd Keystone.

After sealing an Elite Four-level Spiritomb at Sea Mauville, Tetsuya explained the incident to Officer Jenny and continued to North Petalburg City. Wallace asked him to investigate unusual activity at Mt. Pyre with Steven, and Tetsuya agreed in exchange for the Hoenn Alliance’s help with an experiment.

• Tetsuya told Officer Jenny that the Odd Keystone held an Elite Four-level Spiritomb and explained how he had dealt with the threat.
• Officer Jenny thanked Tetsuya, and he credited Wattson with helping preserve Sea Mauville.
• Tetsuya arrived in North Petalburg City, admired its changes, and received a visit from Wallace.
• Wallace invited Tetsuya to investigate a problem at Mt. Pyre alongside Steven, citing Tetsuya’s connection to Legendary Pokemon.
• Tetsuya agreed to go, provided the Hoenn Alliance helped two Pokemon Professors conduct an experiment afterward.

Tetsuya and Wallace climbed Mt. Pyre to visit the Ghost Type family guarding the mountain. Lilyca welcomed them into their territory and tried to scare Tetsuya with a Misdreavus, but he was delighted instead.

• A sudden downpour began as Tetsuya and Wallace made their way up Mt. Pyre, and Wallace enjoyed walking in the rain.
• Wallace led Tetsuya past the mountain’s Pokémon graves and into the inner area, warning him about holes in the ground.
• Tetsuya and Wallace entered a dark cave, where Lilyca greeted them and asked Tetsuya not to be afraid of what they saw.
• A Misdreavus disguised as a bloodied face tried to frighten Tetsuya, but he grabbed it excitedly before it escaped.
• Lilyca admitted that the scare was a little joke, and Tetsuya complained that she had played a trick on their guest.

Tetsuya and Wallace visited the Beyond Shore Family on Mt. Pyre, where Ghost Granny gathered them with Steven to reveal two powerful jewels. The chapter left them facing the red and blue jewels inside a sealed chamber.

• Lilyca explained the small Beyond Shore Family and led Tetsuya and Wallace to its home on Mt. Pyre.
• Ghost Granny greeted Wallace and Tetsuya, recognizing the Dragon-type energy on Tetsuya.
• Steven arrived and asked Ghost Granny why she had called him.
• Ghost Granny opened a hidden stone gate and led them into a chamber containing a red jewel and a blue jewel radiating clashing energies.

Ghost Granny warned Steven, Wallace, and Tetsuya that unusual movements from the Red Orb and Blue Orb might signal another battle between Legendary Pokemon in Hoenn. Their discussion of how to prepare was interrupted by an explosion on the Beyond Shore Family’s grounds, and Ghost Granny sent Gengar to confront the intruders.

• Ghost Granny explained that the Red Orb and Blue Orb had moved unusually, recalling the catastrophe a thousand years ago when Groudon, Kyogre, and Rayquaza went to war.
• Wallace and Ghost Granny described how the Legendary Pokemon battle had reshaped Hoenn, while Steven warned that the League could not remain on indefinite alert.
• Wallace proposed an aggressive way to bring the crisis forward, but Steven called it too dangerous, and Tetsuya suspected Wallace intended to provoke the Legendary Pokemon.
• Steven asked Tetsuya how they should respond, but an explosion outside cut off his answer.
• Ghost Granny sent Gengar and several underling Gengar to confront whoever had caused trouble on the Beyond Shore Family’s grounds.

Maxie and Archie cooperated to capture a Champion Level Gengar and retrieve an item from their storage point, while using a thousand sleeping people to suppress the Ghost Type Pokémon. Outside the Great Hall, Steven confronted Archie, who was shocked to find him there.

• Maxie and Archie argued over their opposing plans to awaken the gods, then agreed to continue Operation Zero together.
• Archie activated a machine that drained Gengar's Ghost Type Energy, allowing his Pokémon to subdue it.
• Maxie watched over the sleeping people used as sacrifices while Archie went to retrieve the item.
• Steven used Metagross to investigate the silence from outside, and Tetsuya recognized the approaching voice as Archie's.
• Archie called for the people inside the Great Hall to come out, then panicked when Steven appeared and asked why he was not at Granite Cave.

Archie confronted Steven at Mt. Pyre, where Steven effortlessly dismantled Team Aqua’s forces and knocked Archie unconscious. Tetsuya and Wallace watched as Steven demonstrated why he was Hoenn’s Champion.

• Archie realized Steven’s unexpected arrival had left him facing the Hoenn Champion in person.
• Archie sent out his powerful Pokemon and ordered them to attack Steven.
• Steven used Metagross’s Psychic and Flash Cannon to scatter Archie’s Pokemon and disable nearly half of his force.
• Steven sent Metagross into the enemy formation with Comet Punch, then approached Archie.
• Archie punched at Steven, who blocked him and struck him beneath the chin, knocking him unconscious.

Steven and Wallace subdued Archie, but Maxie seized the Red Orb and unleashed its power, disrupting their plans. Maxie escaped by air while apparently losing control of himself to Groudon’s energy.

• Steven handed the unconscious Archie to Wallace and said he needed to discuss the possible awakening of Kyogre and Groudon with President Alder.
• A crash drew Steven, Wallace, and Tetsuya to the stone gate, where they found Maxie beside an unconscious Ghost Granny with the Red Orb in hand.
• Maxie called on Groudon to protect him, and the Red Orb surrounded him with crimson energy that repelled Metagross’s Confusion and evaporated Milotic’s Hydro Pump.
• Steven and Tetsuya realized Maxie could only defend himself and that the Red Orb’s power was clouding his consciousness.
• Maxie shouted for the voice in his head to leave him, then fled on a Talonflame as the others failed to stop him.

Tetsuya and the others dealt with the aftermath of Maxie's attack at Mt. Pyre and learned that Archie had been captured—or so they thought. Wallace revealed that the captured man was not Archie, leaving the real Archie's whereabouts unknown.

• Wallace warned that Maxie could use the Red Orb to awaken Groudon and trigger a disaster, so he called for emergency preparations.
• Steven's Metang brought an unconscious Archie to the group, and Wallace asked Tetsuya to handle the site while he contacted Officer Jenny.
• Ghost Granny woke and learned that Maxie had ambushed her, while her weakened Gengar was expected to recover in about a week.
• Tetsuya told Ghost Granny that Maxie had escaped with the Red Orb but that Archie had been caught and the Blue Orb was safe.
• Lilyca arrived injured and said the Beyond Shore Family's guards had been overwhelmed by Team Aqua and Team Magma's specialized technology.
• Wallace called Tetsuya and revealed that the captured man was not Archie, and that Maxie had been fooled as well.

Tetsuya learned that the Archie captured by the League was a hypnotized fake, and Wallace warned him that the real Archie might be heading for Mt. Pyre and the Blue Orb. Tetsuya detected the real Archie inside the mountain and confronted him, where Archie's sword reflected Blaziken's Flamethrower.

• Wallace told Tetsuya that the captured Archie was a hypnotized fake and that the real Archie might be near Mt. Pyre seeking the Blue Orb.
• Wallace explained that the real Archie fought with armor and a sword called Shun that could reflect Pokemon moves, and warned Tetsuya that his Pokemon were also strong.
• Tetsuya sent Blaziken, Gallade, and Gigalith to search the mountain, and Gigalith detected an unfamiliar presence.
• Tetsuya found the armored real Archie inside the mountain and ordered Blaziken to attack him with Flamethrower.
• Archie raised his Long Sword and reflected Blaziken's Flamethrower back at it.

Tetsuya battled the Armored Man, whose armor and sword let him deflect attacks and break free of Ampharos’s electric restraint. After the Armored Man revealed nearly a hundred stolen rental Pokémon, Tetsuya recognized him as the thief who had attacked Battle Tents under the Yuantian Group.

• Tetsuya tested the Armored Man with Rock Slide and Hypnosis, but the man’s sword neutralized both attacks.
• The Armored Man unleashed a shockwave, then demanded that Tetsuya hand over the Blue Orb or face death.
• Tetsuya sent Blaziken to attack, but the Armored Man blocked its kick and countered with his sword.
• Ampharos trapped the Armored Man in electric arcs, but he cut through them and resisted Gallade’s attempt to pull Surskit away.
• The Armored Man opened his armor and revealed nearly a hundred Poke Balls, prompting Tetsuya to identify him as the thief who had attacked Battle Tents under the Yuantian Group.

Tetsuya and his Pokémon defeated the Armored Man’s enhanced Pokémon and overpowered him in battle. Tetsuya removed the man’s helmet, and he and his Pokémon gasped at the face beneath it.

• Tetsuya recognized the Armored Man’s Pokémon as artificially enhanced and ordered his partners to attack while he confronted Shui Wutong.
• Tetsuya fought the Armored Man with a steel staff, while his Pokémon defeated the enemy team in just over ten minutes.
• Tetsuya noticed Surskit was spreading slick liquid to make the ground slippery, and stopped the Armored Man from escaping with Gigalith’s Gravity.
• Tetsuya and Ursaluna knocked the Armored Man unconscious, and Tetsuya removed his helmet.
• Tetsuya and his Pokémon gasped when they saw the Armored Man’s face.

Tetsuya captured Archie and discovered that his armor was keeping his badly corrupted body alive. He brought Archie to Hoenn Alliance Headquarters, where a heated debate over Maxie and Groudon was underway.

• Tetsuya removed Archie's helmet, saw his grotesquely altered face, and realized the armor was functioning as life support.
• Tetsuya told Steven about Archie, and Alliance officials identified him as Gliegda, a man believed to have died at sea after attacking the Alliance years earlier.
• Steven asked Tetsuya to bring Archie to Alliance Headquarters, and Tetsuya agreed because he wanted to learn what had happened to him.
• Tetsuya flew to Lilycove City with Archie, then rode Ursaluna to the headquarters.
• Tetsuya entered Steven's meeting and found Alliance officials arguing over whether to search for Groudon and confront Maxie.

Tetsuya joined the League meeting, handed over the unconscious Archie for examination, and explained what he had learned about his condition. Before the Trainers could finish discussing Maxie, a Legendary Pokémon appeared west-southwest of them, and Steven ordered the League into emergency response.

• Tetsuya arrived at the meeting and greeted Alder, Wallace, and the other Trainers before taking the seat Wallace offered him.
• Miss Joy took Archie for a medical examination while Tetsuya explained his conclusions about Archie's condition and gave Steven the Blue Orb.
• The Blue Orb's light caused Archie to cry out and struggle, and Steven boxed the orb to calm him.
• Miss Joy reported that powerful energy was overwhelming Archie's body while his armor kept him alive, prompting the Trainers to discuss whether Maxie faced the same danger.
• A massive explosion shook the area, and a Trainer reported a max-level energy fluctuation and a suspected Legendary Pokémon nearby.
• Steven ordered Champion-level Trainers to accompany him and directed the others to alert coastal cities and prepare shelters.

As Groudon’s Drought scorched Hoenn, Steven organized twenty-six powerful Trainers to head toward the gathering Infinity Energy and try to contain it. Alder set off to contact the Draconid at Sky Pillar, while the League summoned reinforcements and the group departed for Groudon’s reported location.

• Steven ordered the Trainers to prioritize Water-type Pokemon as they approached Groudon.
• Wallace warned the group that they likely could not defeat Groudon but had to act, and explained that Kyogre would awaken after Groudon’s power appeared.
• Steven asked Alder to contact Sky Pillar and the Draconid, and Wallace gave him a tear-shaped badge to present to them.
• Alder accepted the task as someone permitted to enter Sky Pillar, while a Trainer recited the prophecy that the Sky Dragon would descend when Groudon and Kyogre awakened.
• Steven led twenty-six Trainers, including Tetsuya riding Togekiss, from the western coastline toward Groudon’s reported location.
• The Hoenn Alliance requested aid from other regions, and League Elite Four members and Champions rushed to Hoenn.