Starting with this season, the remainder of the series now uses CGI animation,[2] with the addition of two eleven-minute segments each (except for "Welcome to Zahramay Falls" and "The Pirate Genie"), rather than usually a 22-minute episode.
Together with her pet dragon Nazboo, Zeta steals the gem and flees on her flying motorcycle, forcing Shimmer and Shine to chase after her to get it back.
After managing to recover the gem with the assistance of Zac and Leah, Princess Samira rewards pair by granting each of them a single wish.
Leah and Zac both wish to be able to visit Shimmer and Shine in Zahramay Falls anytime they want.
Princess Samira grants their wish alongside Shimmer and Shine, giving them magical genie disguises to wear whenever they visit Zahramay Falls.
While playing with Zac and Leah at their palace, Shimmer and Shine are visited by Kaz, a fellow genie in training who had not yet been assigned.
After being introduced to Leah and Zac, Kaz, along with Shimmer and Shine, is given the task of finding a mysterious genie gem located in a forest.
While searching for the gem, Leah and her genies end up trapped in a cave, though are later freed by Zac and Kaz.
Princess Samira appears and reveals that it is the Matching Gem, which is capable of assigning genies to their perfect person.
Princess Samira asks the genies and Leah to find a snowflake gem in the ice palace.
While enjoying a day at the beach in Zahramay Falls with Leah, Shimmer and Shine find a genie bottle in the sand.
Zeta uses a genie gem to shrink Zahramay Falls Marketplace, which she places under a Crystal Dome that is immune to wishing magic.
When Shine and Leah get trapped under the dome, it is up to Shimmer and Tala to get the gem from Zeta in order to restore Zahramay Falls to its proper size, without the use of wishing magic.
When Leah's pet Parisa manages to impress with his talent for painting, Zeta decides to cheat using her magic to ensure Nazboo wins the competition, so she can have her wish for a genie gem that will make her all-powerful.
Zeta captures Samira and seals her inside Caliana Caves which contain crystals that are invulnerable to wishing magic.
The girls accidentally create a friendly, sticky glob of Gooey Gummy Genie Jelly candy who is curious about everything.
The girls are in for some fun and adventure when a pirate genie named Zora accidentally lands on their doorstep.
As the girls search for Leah's lost necklace, it is found by a Grunt named Cog who begins making wishes with it.
The girls and Imma must find a way to stop Lili and Sai from using Imma's staff to close all the color water gates and restore the missing colors to the Rainbow Waterfall without wish magic, while Kaz, Zac, and Samira deal with the out-of-control magic mist in Zahramay Falls.
However when Minu drops a gem that causes the Lumos Tree to glow when the moonlight shines on it, Leah and her genies must help her get it back from a female Squirrel who collects sparkly objects.
Samira tells the girls the story of how she and Zeta first met, and how they were once best friends when they were both genies-in-training at Empress Caliana's school, Genie Hall.
While playing I Spy on their boat in Rainbow Zahramay, the girls spot something shining on a nearby cloud and decide to investigate.
They find a glittery palace where they meet the Glitter Genie Afina and her Zoomicorn friend Gleam.
However Afina whistles to call her friend Gleam who uses its wings to counter the Glitternado and dispel it, causing Zeta to lose the ring.
The twins suggest to Leah that they take it to Princess Ula, the Ruler of Rainbow Zahramay who is responsible for making Genie Gems.
Zeta wants the dust to make her dream of being the most powerful person in Zahramay Falls come true, using a grabber potion to steal it.
The Girls celebrate Cuddle Buddy Day by helping the Animal Genie deliver pets.
Shimmer, Shine and Leah travel to a magical new land called Zahramay Skies and meet Adara, the Stardust Princess.