Chapter Summaries

The Pokémon Restaurant opened in Jubilife City as trainers, researchers, officials, and reporters gathered for the occasion. Red accepted that he could not battle Cynthia during the opening, and the restaurant began serving food to its eager guests.

• Reporters gathered outside the Pokémon Restaurant as Cynthia, Red, Blue, Lance, Mayor Luca, Lucian, and others arrived.
• Red and Pikachu explored the menu while Blue teased him about how much Snorlax would cost to feed.
• Akin arrived unnoticed by reporters, and Crystal explained that the media had focused on interviewing Mayor Luca instead.
• Red asked Cynthia for a battle, but Yellow explained that they should not take attention away from the restaurant opening.
• Li Wei's relatives greeted guests, and the restaurant served its first food at 11:36.

Li Wei hosted a meal at the Jubilife Pokémon Restaurant, where invited Champions, professors, reporters, and critics sampled dishes prepared by the restaurant’s chefs. Blue was moved to tears by Li Wei’s Candied Sweet Potato, which reminded her of Professor Oak’s care, and she called it the best dessert she had ever eaten.

• Li Wei served an elaborate cold platter carved into Pokémon, impressing the guests and attracting attention from reporters and diners.
• Yellow praised Kane’s pan-seared scallops, while Lt. Surge and the other guests admired the Old Master’s blanched choy sum.
• The guests reached Li Wei’s Candied Sweet Potato, and Cynthia advised them to eat it while it was hot.
• Blue tasted the dessert and remembered Professor Oak welcoming her as a Trainer and caring for her, then began to cry.
• Blue wiped away her tears and said she had remembered something happy and that the dessert was the best she had ever eaten.
• Green reflected on his own happy memories of becoming Champion and battling Red, while Red and Pikachu enjoyed the dessert.

The Pokémon Restaurant’s opening drew a packed crowd, and Li Wei’s elaborate Pigeon Swallowing a Swallow’s Nest impressed the guests and food critics. Lorelei and Lance decided to return to Sinnoh for more meals, while the gathering wound down after lunch.

• The Pokémon and staff served a packed restaurant as Blue, Yellow, Green, and the others enjoyed Xiao Meng’s Corn Tart.
• Li Wei served Pigeon Swallowing a Swallow’s Nest, and Akin explained how the elaborate dish had been prepared.
• The food critics praised the dish, while Li Wei’s servers guided Red, Professor Oak, and the other guests on different ways to eat it.
• Lorelei decided to visit the restaurant whenever she came to Sinnoh, and Lance considered competing there more often so he could dine as a paying customer.
• Lucian and Shauntal enjoyed the meal together, and the guests realized it was already half past one.

Li Wei’s Moltres-class Spicy Pokémon Curry amazed the diners and showed Green that it could strengthen Fire-type Pokémon. After the restaurant’s grand opening, customers signed up for memberships and discussed the upcoming Master League, while Li Wei finally met Cynthia after finishing his kitchen work.

• Li Wei served Moltres-class Spicy Pokémon Curry, which delighted Red’s Pikachu, Charizard, Arcanine, and Akin’s Typhlosion, Explodey.
• Lance signed up for a premium membership and reserved two servings of Pigeon Swallowing a Swallow's Nest for next Saturday; Lorelei and Akin followed, Green revealed he already had a membership, and he offered to let Blue use his.
• Lance told Akin that the Master League would begin on February tenth, and Red said he was not interested in competing for now.
• Cynthia messaged Li Wei from outside the kitchen, and he washed up and went out to meet her.
• Li Wei and Cynthia chatted as they walked toward the dining area.

Li Wei opened his Pokémon Restaurant and finally met Red, while the gathered trainers celebrated and traded jokes. After everyone else made excuses to stay behind or pursue their own plans, Red and Yellow went to explore downtown Jubilife City together.

• Li Wei welcomed Red to the restaurant opening and admitted that inviting famous trainers helped draw attention to the business.
• Akin and Lt. Surge took their argument outside to battle, while Li Wei declined to challenge Lance after Cynthia had already turned him down.
• Yellow suggested that the group explore downtown, but Blue, Lorelei, Lance, Steven, Wallace, Li Wei, and Cynthia all found reasons not to go.
• Crystal texted Akin to turn down Red's invitation, and Lorelei and Lance agreed to secretly follow Red and Yellow later.
• Red and Yellow were left to explore downtown Jubilife City together.

Li Wei joined his friends’ gossip about Red and Yellow while the group relaxed after the Pokémon Restaurant’s opening. As the restaurant and Breeding Center settled into a routine, Li Wei anticipated reaching Master Tier in Pokéblock production on February 15.

• Li Wei’s Pokémon Restaurant drew a large crowd, and Professor Oak, Professor Rowan, Professor Carolina, Cynthia, and Green spent the afternoon discussing the Giant Dragonite at the Breeding Center.
• Red and the others barbecued on the restaurant terrace, where Li Wei joined a gossip session about Red and Yellow after Lance and Lorelei reported that their date had failed.
• Lance, Li Wei, Lorelei, and Shauntal debated how to help Red and Yellow, while Lorelei and Shauntal asked Cynthia about her romance with Li Wei.
• Blue photographed Steven and Wallace admiring the stars, and Steven praised the picture before Blue jokingly charged him for it.
• Professor Oak and the other researchers left after a day of rest, and the restaurant gained customers following the publication of articles and an interview with Mayor Luca.
• By February 15, Li Wei had delegated much of the restaurant’s work and expected his Pokéblock proficiency to reach Master Tier as his second Master Tier skill.

Li Wei reached Master Tier in Pokéblock Crafting, unlocking the chance to make golden and rainbow perfect Pokéblocks, while his Pokémon continued to grow stronger. The second Pokémon Master League began with Cynthia scheduled to face Steven Stone in Jubilife City.

• Li Wei advanced Pokéblock Crafting to Master Tier and learned that rare Berries could produce golden or rainbow perfect Pokéblocks.
• Li Wei kept his high-quality Pokéblocks priced below market value and asked Dad to look for rare Berries, planning to reserve any golden Pokéblocks for his own Pokémon and those of Cynthia, Lance, and Steven.
• Diancie advanced to the middle stage of Master Tier and achieved Mega Evolution with Li Wei, while Mega Diancie reached the middle stage of the Elite Four level.
• Li Wei's Lucario approached a possible Elite Four-level breakthrough, Arcanine reached the middle stage of Master Tier, and Li Wei became a Master Tier Trainer.
• The second Pokémon Master League began, and Cynthia's opening match at Jubilife City Stadium was set against Steven Stone.

Cynthia and Li Wei focused on their respective goals as the Jubilife Pokémon Restaurant grew popular for Li Wei’s strength-enhancing cuisine. After helping Lycanroc lose weight for more than four months, Li Wei returned it to Mr. Schroder, who planned to travel with Lycanroc and his mother.

• Cynthia continued competing in the Master League and aimed to defeat Gigantamax Charizard before challenging Red, while hoping Roland would eventually take her place as Sinnoh Champion.
• Li Wei explained that he let his Pokémon train independently and concentrated on breeding and cooking rather than pursuing a Champion title.
• Li Wei’s Pokémon Restaurant became popular, and Blue planned to have Charizard, Rhyperior, and other Pokémon try Li Wei’s future dishes.
• On February 11, Li Wei said goodbye to Lycanroc after helping it lose weight from nearly 70 kilograms to 33 kilograms.
• Mr. Schroder told Li Wei he had dissolved his company and planned to travel with his mother and Lycanroc, promising to bring Lycanroc back for a visit.

After Lycanroc left the Jubilife Breeding Center, Li Wei focused on supporting his Pokémon’s training and followed a discussion about Team Rocket’s expansion into Hoenn. That afternoon, he received a delivery from Team Rocket, sent by Matori.

• Mr. Schroder paid Lycanroc’s bill and took it home, leaving Li Wei feeling wistful after their four months together.
• Li Wei watched his Pokémon train and decided to obtain more resources to help them improve.
• Steven asked for help dealing with Hoenn’s growing Pokémon-poaching gangs, and Lance volunteered to lead an operation.
• Lance reflected that Team Rocket had become a legitimate business under Giovanni and said he hoped to work with him if the organization continued to avoid poaching.
• Wallace reported that Team Rocket had been expanding into Hoenn, while Li Wei noted that Rocket Logistics had also reached Sinnoh.
• Li Wei received a delivery from Team Rocket, sent by Matori.

Li Wei received a visiting card from Matori, who planned to meet him on Giovanni’s behalf, and decided to hear her out while refusing any invitation to join Team Rocket. The next morning, Matori arrived alone at the Jubilife Breeding Center and asked the receptionist to take her to Li Wei.

• Li Wei received a package from Matori and used Lucario to check it before opening it to find her visiting card.
• Li Wei told the group that Matori planned to meet him, and the others discussed whether Giovanni might be recruiting him.
• Li Wei decided to meet Matori but said he would refuse if she invited him to join Team Rocket.
• Matori reflected on Team Rocket’s public transition as she entered the Jubilife Breeding Center alone.
• Matori told Xiao Rou that she had come to see Li Wei, and Xiao Rou offered to have someone escort her.

Matori visited Li Wei at the Jubilife Breeding Center on Giovanni’s behalf to invite him to join the reformed Team Rocket, now called Team Rainbow Rocket. Li Wei declined before hearing the terms, and Matori began asking him to consider the offer.

• Giovanni decided to redirect Team Rocket into Team Rainbow Rocket and sent Matori to recruit Li Wei, whom he valued for his connections.
• Matori researched Li Wei’s accomplishments and influential network before visiting the Jubilife Breeding Center.
• Li Wei recognized Matori as a Team Rocket representative and explained that Lance had told him about her.
• Matori formally invited Li Wei to join Team Rocket on Giovanni’s behalf.
• Li Wei refused the invitation, and Matori asked him to hear the terms first.

Matori visited Li Wei at the Jubilife Breeding Center to invite him to become an executive of Team Rainbow Rocket and explain Giovanni’s plans to reform Team Rocket. Li Wei understood the vision but refused to join unless the organization proved its sincerity through its actions, while Giovanni met with a woman in Saffron City.

• Matori described Team Rocket’s generous employee benefits, but Li Wei declined Giovanni’s invitation to become an executive.
• Matori explained that Giovanni planned to sever ties with Team Rocket’s criminal past and use its resources for new technology, a Pokémon gene bank, ecological reserves, welfare, and restoration.
• Li Wei acknowledged that Giovanni’s plans could improve the Pokémon world but said he would judge Team Rocket by its actions, not its promises.
• Giovanni met with a woman at Team Rocket’s base in Saffron City.

Giovanni invited Li Wei to join Team Rocket as an advisor with a three-percent equity stake, but Li Wei refused and urged him to genuinely follow through on Team Rocket’s new vision. Afterward, Li Wei and Lance discussed the risks of putting that vision into practice.

• Giovanni watched a recording of Li Wei refusing his first offer while Cogita observed, then Cogita left Team Rocket Headquarters with Enamorus and called Li Wei interesting.
• At the Jubilife Breeding Center, Matori offered Li Wei an advisor role and three percent of Team Rocket, but he turned it down.
• Li Wei asked Matori to tell Giovanni that justice would support Team Rocket if Giovanni truly implemented his vision rather than merely dressing it up.
• Matori returned to Giovanni, while Li Wei revealed that Lance had listened to their conversation over the phone.
• Li Wei and Lance agreed that Team Rocket’s vision could go astray in practice, though Lance thought Giovanni had likely considered those risks.

Li Wei told the group that he had turned down Giovanni’s offer to join Team Rocket, prompting discussion about the organization’s past and new ideals. Lance decided to meet Silver in Viridian Forest to discuss the changes, while Li Wei and Cynthia agreed to wait and see whether Team Rocket could follow through.

• Li Wei told the group that Matori had recruited him on Giovanni’s behalf, and Ash worried that he had joined Team Rocket.
• Green and Brock explained that Team Rocket had changed direction and recalled that Giovanni had tried recruiting them, too.
• Li Wei revealed that he had rejected a 3% stake in Team Rocket, and Lance said the offer had even tempted him.
• Lance suspected Silver might be connected to Giovanni’s change and decided to speak with him; Silver quietly hoped to see genuine change in Team Rocket.
• Li Wei told Cynthia about the offer and Team Rocket’s ideals, and they agreed that the organization’s promises needed to be proven.
• Matori reported back to Giovanni, who said she had done well, while Lance arranged to meet Silver in Viridian Forest.

Lance found Silver hiding in Viridian Forest, brought him a bag of cartoons, and urged him to judge Giovanni’s new Team Rocket before trying to destroy it. Silver rejected the idea but thanked Lance and called Akin; meanwhile, Li Wei turned down a Team Rocket endorsement and said he expected to leave for Kanto around the twenty-fourth or twenty-fifth of next month.

• Lance met Silver in Viridian Forest and reassured him that the International Police were no longer pursuing him, though Silver admitted he was hiding from Giovanni.
• Lance gave Silver a bag of cartoons, including his favorite, and offered him a place to stay in Viridian City or Blackthorn City.
• Lance urged Silver to consider whether Giovanni’s new Team Rocket was changing and warned him that he could not simply destroy the organization; Silver refused to abandon that goal.
• After Lance left, Silver thanked him and called Akin, who invited him over for dinner.
• Li Wei told Dayou and Leon that he had declined Matori’s endorsement offer, then estimated that he would leave for Kanto on the twenty-fourth or twenty-fifth of next month.

Lily visited the Pokémon Restaurant with her friend Saiko and Saiko’s daughter Dawn, who was excited by the Pokémon and facilities at the Breeding Center. Wen Hui joined them, and the chapter ended as she offered to have Xiao Wei prepare their meal.

• Dawn eagerly petted Black’s Arcanine outside the restaurant and promised to return that afternoon.
• Lily, Nami, Saiko, and Dawn went upstairs to dine and admired the restaurant’s view, Pokémon, and expanded facilities.
• Wen Hui arrived and greeted Lily, who introduced Saiko and Dawn.
• Dawn told Wen Hui she would begin her journey in June and receive a starter Pokémon in Sandgem Town.
• Wen Hui offered to have Xiao Wei make the group something to eat.

Lily, Saiko, Nami, and Dawn visited the Jubilife Pokémon Restaurant, where Wen Hui recommended a feast and Xiao Yue looked after them. In the kitchen, Li Wei’s Cooking proficiency neared Master Tier as he prepared their food, beginning with Candied Sweet Potato.

• Lily and Nami visited the transformed Breeding Center with Saiko and Dawn, then chose the Pokémon Restaurant for their reunion.
• Wen Hui helped the four guests order main dishes and several sweets and specialties, despite Lily warning that they had ordered too much.
• Wen Hui asked Xiao Yue to take good care of the guests and told the kitchen that Lily had ordered the dishes.
• Li Wei checked his Cooking proficiency and realized it could reach Master Tier if the restaurant’s revenue stayed normal.
• Li Wei prepared the Candied Sweet Potato, and Xiao Yue served it to the guests with instructions to dip it in cold water.

Dawn, Lily, Saiko, and Nami enjoyed Li Wei’s dishes at the Jubilife Pokémon Restaurant while recalling their early days as Coordinators. After his lunch service advanced his Cooking to Master Tier, Li Wei went to greet Lily and was surprised to find Saiko and Dawn with her.

• Dawn, Lily, Saiko, and Nami ate Candied Sweet Potato and Crispy Apple, and Lily and Saiko remembered their Pokémon Contest debut.
• Xiao Yue served mildly spicy Pokémon Curry, which the four guests devoured before asking for water and lingering at the restaurant.
• Li Wei advanced his Cooking to Master Tier after the lunch service and checked his proficiency on his personal panel.
• Li Wei took Lucario and Metagross upstairs to see Lily and planned to introduce her to his newly caught Pokémon later.
• Li Wei greeted Lily on the east terrace and recognized Saiko and Dawn sitting across from her.

Li Wei met Dawn at the Jubilife Pokémon Restaurant and introduced her to his Pokémon and the Breeding Center. He showed Dawn and her companions around, leaving them to continue meeting the center’s Pokémon.

• Lily introduced Li Wei, Saiko, and Dawn, and Dawn told them she would begin her Pokémon journey in June.
• Li Wei introduced Lucario and Metagross, and Dawn stroked Metagross and said she hoped to catch one herself.
• Li Wei offered to show Dawn and her companions around the Breeding Center and introduced them to Dayou and his Incineroar.
• Dayou explained that he was massaging Miltank to improve its Moomoo Milk, and Li Wei suggested they try some fresh milk that afternoon.
• Li Wei continued the tour and introduced Dawn and her companions to Sirfetch'd, Diancie, and Milotic.

Li Wei showed Dawn, Saiko, Nami, and Lily his Pokémon, then offered Dawn a ride on Corviknight as he considered adding Pokémon rides to the Breeding Center. Dawn boarded Corviknight in full safety gear, ready for takeoff.

• Li Wei introduced his Pokémon, and Dawn admired Diancie and Milotic before learning that Diancie could speak through Telepathy.
• Lily asked whether Li Wei would enter Pokémon Contests, and he said he was considering it, especially because Diancie enjoyed being the center of attention.
• Li Wei invited Dawn to ride Corviknight and explained that he was considering offering Pokémon rides as a recreational attraction at the Breeding Center.
• Dawn put on a helmet, goggles, and a flight suit, greeted Corviknight, and climbed into its specially fitted saddle.
• Dawn fastened the safety belts and declared that she would not be scared as she prepared to ride Corviknight.