Recaps

Tong Hua finished setting up the Pokémon Cottage, then cooked a Huaxia-style dinner for the Pokémon. When they enjoyed the meal, he unlocked the Cook class and discovered its skills, before joining them at the table.

• Tong Hua installed Miltank in the Pokémon Cottage, put up a warning sign, and repaired the pasture fencing.
• Tong Hua prepared rice, bracken salad, stir-fried meat and greens, and egg drop soup for dinner.
• Tong Hua unlocked the Getting Started as a Cook achievement after realizing the requirement was for ten meals to be enjoyed.
• Tong Hua changed his class from Unclassed to Cook and learned about the High-Speed Craft skill.
• Tong Hua joined the eagerly waiting Pokémon, and they began eating together.

On a rainy morning, Tong Hua found Miltank drenched after she left the leaky Pokémon Cottage, then brought her into the cabin and milked her. With construction postponed by the weather, he took four Pokémon to the Small Stream to fish and try to unlock the Fisher profession.

• Tong Hua woke to rain, made breakfast for his Pokémon, and found Miltank waiting at the door, soaked and muddy.
• He dried Miltank, fetched the milking machine and licorice, and discovered rain had blown into the Pokémon Cottage and soaked its hay.
• Tong Hua decided to replace the old cottages with the deluxe custom Pokémon Cottage designed by Mr. Xiang Shi, then milked Miltank.
• Tong Hua chose to fish in the rain to pursue the Fisher profession and prepare to raise fish on the ranch.
• He took four Pokémon to the Small Stream, greeted the Bibarel family, and cast his fishing line after setting a goal of catching three fish.

Tong Hua spent a rainy day fishing at Fairy Tale Ranch, where Bibarel helped him catch a Magikarp and he caught two more himself. After his third catch unlocked the fisher beginner achievement, he kept fishing, still curious about the Magikarp’s potential.

• Tong Hua waited by the stream with his Pokémon while Bibarel’s family held a meeting and sent Bidoof out to catch fish.
• Bibarel herded fish toward Tong Hua’s hook, caught a Magikarp, and placed it in his bucket.
• Tong Hua hooked a larger Magikarp, and his Material Panel rated it C with no recommended processing method.
• Tong Hua caught a third Magikarp two hours later, then unlocked the fisher beginner achievement after catching fish three times.

Tong Hua’s fishing session ended when a mysterious Pokémon with a dark blue tentacle snapped his rod, leaving him to treat injured Turtwig and Minccino. Meanwhile, Chuang Yi tracked an eight-year-old girl missing in the Wind-Circling Forest, and Tong Hua began to suspect what Pokémon had been in the stream.

• Tong Hua raised his Fisher level to four while catching grass carp and Magikarp in the stream.
• Chuang Yi followed rain-boot tracks southwest through the forest while searching for the missing girl, and Hitomi reported that heavy rain had made her search difficult.
• A powerful creature pulled Tong Hua’s fishing line, and despite Turtwig and Minccino helping him, his rod snapped when a dark blue tentacle emerged from the water.
• Tong Hua carried the injured Turtwig and Minccino back to the cabin, treated them with Potion, and released his catch into the pond.
• Tong Hua considered which Sinnoh Pokémon might have a dark blue tentacle and suddenly thought of a possible match.

Tong Hua returned to the Pond and helped the Celebi calm a distressed Tangrowth who had been thrashing underwater. Tangrowth led Tong Hua and his Pokémon into the Wind-Circling Forest, where they found a Ranger investigating the area near a waterfall.

• Tong Hua returned to the Small Stream with Turtwig, Minccino, and the two Celebi to investigate the mysterious tentacle.
• Tong Hua found Bidoof struggling against Tangrowth, who was churning the Pond and flinging fish from the water.
• The pink and green Celebi used Heal Bell to calm Tangrowth, and Tong Hua and the others coaxed him to the surface.
• Tangrowth emerged with red, tearful eyes, then agreed to show Tong Hua what was troubling him.
• Tangrowth led Tong Hua and his companions through the Wind-Circling Forest to a waterfall, where they encountered a Ranger searching for clues.

Tong Hua and Ranger Chuang Yi searched for missing girl Meimei after Tangrowth found her broken Locator Watch near a waterfall. They found Meimei safe with Mu Mu in a treehouse above the waterfall, where she admitted sneaking out to play.

• Chuang Yi told Tong Hua that Meimei had disappeared in the forest after her Locator Watch lost connection.
• Tangrowth found Meimei's broken watch and led Tong Hua and Chuang Yi to a hidden path up the waterfall.
• Tong Hua and Chuang Yi climbed the slippery path with Tangrowth's help and followed Meimei's footprints toward Gale Hill.
• Tangrowth led them to a clearing, where they found Meimei playing with Mu Mu and several wild Pokémon.
• Meimei admitted she had sneaked out without telling her parents, and Chuang Yi confirmed she was safe.
• Mu Mu explained that they were waiting for the rain to stop so they could paint at Gale Hill, beside his Ecological Treehouse.

Tong Hua and Chuang Yi visited Mu Mu’s treehouse and discovered his life with Tangrowth, while Tong Hua helped him make a sturdy wooden stool. After Meimei’s parents arrived, everyone agreed to go with the children to Gale Hill to see whether a rainbow would appear.

• Mu Mu showed Tong Hua, Chuang Yi, and Meimei his treehouse and explained that Tangrowth had woven its furnishings from shed vines.
• Mu Mu invited Tong Hua to test his uneven wooden stool, and Tong Hua offered to make him a better one.
• Ranger Hitomi arrived with Meimei’s parents, who found Meimei playing happily with Mu Mu and the Pokémon.
• Tong Hua helped Mu Mu finish a sturdy stool, and the appraisal identified it as a small wooden stool with an adaptive size effect.
• Mu Mu asked Meimei’s parents to let her stay and go to Gale Hill, and Tong Hua and Chuang Yi offered to accompany them.
• Meimei’s parents agreed to join the group, and Meimei ran off with Mu Mu toward Gale Hill.

After helping Mu Mu and Meimei bond during a painting outing, Tong Hua returned to the Fairy Tale Ranch and found new Magikarp in the Pond. Tangrowth also reunited with two Celebi, including a pink Celebi who began recovering fond memories of the treehouse.

• Chuang Yi and Hitomi left Gale Hill to return to the understaffed Ranger Base, while Meimei invited Mu Mu to her home for curry rice.
• After everyone left, Tangrowth welcomed the green Celebi and met a pink Celebi who said she might be the green Celebi's future self from another world.
• The green Celebi told Tangrowth how she had met Tong Hua and started staying with him for meals, while the pink Celebi recalled living in the treehouse long ago.
• Tangrowth shared Pecha Berries with the Celebi, and the pink Celebi recovered warm everyday memories despite still lacking her most important memories.
• Tong Hua found more than a dozen fish, including Magikarp, in the ranch Pond and concluded that the energetic, higher-quality Magikarp might be more likely to evolve into Gyarados.

Tong Hua returned to the Wooden Cabin and discovered Jessica, the Village Chief’s granddaughter, asleep in his kitchen after entering with Miltank’s help. She delivered supplies for the spring rain, then got caught in a sudden downpour and asked to wait inside.

• Tong Hua found Miltank and Bounsweet asleep in his bedroom and Jessica asleep in the kitchen beside a sleeping Pelipper.
• Jessica introduced herself as the Village Chief’s granddaughter and explained that she had entered after Miltank opened the door while she waited for Tong Hua.
• Jessica gave Tong Hua Berries, rainwear, Rain Boots, and Waterproof Cloth from the Village Chief.
• Jessica invited Tong Hua to get a drink and see the Cherry Blossom Season blossoms with her.
• Thunder and heavy rain forced Jessica back into the Wooden Cabin, where she asked Tong Hua to let her shelter until the shower passed.

Tong Hua let Jessica shelter from the rain, and she discovered that his crops were growing unusually fast, likely thanks to his Pokémon. After they inspected the fields together and tumbled into the mud, they returned to the cabin laughing.

• Tong Hua welcomed Jessica into his cabin, where Minccino reluctantly accepted a Berry candy from her.
• Tong Hua showed Jessica her farming notebook and explained that his savings had risen above 120,000 League Coins.
• Jessica noticed Tong Hua's potatoes and cabbages looked ripe after only four days, and Tong Hua credited Turtwig, Bounsweet, and Orthworm for helping the farm.
• Jessica vaulted into the rainy fields to inspect a cabbage, and Tong Hua and Minccino hurried after her with an umbrella and raincoat.
• Turtwig caught Jessica with Vine Whip when she slipped, but Jessica, Tong Hua, and Turtwig tumbled into the mud without damaging the crops.
• Jessica and Tong Hua laughed as Minccino balanced a cabbage on its head, then they all returned to the cabin.

Tong Hua prepared a fresh-fish rice dinner for Jessica and the Pokémon during the rain. After using High-Speed Craft to turn the fish into quality B slices, he finished steaming the dish and waited to see what effects it would have.

• Tong Hua lent Jessica clean clothes, and she learned that his cabin had no running water or electricity.
• Tong Hua cleaned the cabin with everyone, then decided to cook rice with vegetables and fish for dinner.
• Tong Hua fetched fish from the ranch pond while the Bibarel family followed him back to the cabin.
• Tong Hua used High-Speed Craft to slice the fish, raising its quality from C to B and leaving him hungry.
• Tong Hua mixed the vegetables into the steaming rice, added the fish slices, and left the dish to steam for fifteen more minutes.

Tong Hua made his first quality B dish, Fresh Fish Rice, and shared it with Jessica and the Pokémon at the ranch. After everyone enjoyed the meal and Jessica left, Tong Hua had to cook another tub for the two Celebi he had forgotten to feed.

• Tong Hua prepared Fresh Fish Rice, whose Sea's Blessing effect permanently improved the eater's fishing ability.
• Jessica and the Pokémon eagerly ate the rice, finishing both tubs in less than half an hour.
• Jessica told Tong Hua about brewing and offered to teach him, then left after the rain stopped.
• Tong Hua told Bibarel about the dish's fishing effect, and Bibarel led the Bidoof family home after promising to care for the Pond.
• Tong Hua discovered two hungry Celebi outside the window and steamed another tub of rice for them.

Tong Hua and his Pokémon harvested the ranch’s ripe potatoes and cabbages, earning him a Gardener level and a new skill. With the produce ready for sale, the Ranger arrived at the ranch entrance to collect it.

• Tong Hua milked Miltank and considered improvements to the ranch’s muddy paths, lighting, water, and electricity.
• Tong Hua served breakfast sandwiches that boosted motivation, then took Turtwig, Minccino, Bounsweet, and the two Celebi to harvest the crops.
• Tong Hua and the Pokémon pulled up ten beds of potatoes, gathering an estimated 200 kilograms and helping Tong Hua reach Gardener level 11 and unlock Stealth.
• Tong Hua harvested two beds of cabbages with Turtwig, collecting about 100 kilograms and estimating their market value at 5,000 League Coins.
• A horn sounded as the Ranger responsible for collecting the produce arrived at the ranch entrance.

Tong Hua sold a large harvest of potatoes, cabbages, and Moomoo Milk to Chuang Yi, earning enough to advance his plans to improve Fairy Tale Ranch. After sharing sandwiches with Chuang Yi and his Pokémon, Tong Hua got a ride to Chicory Village with Turtwig and Minccino.

• Chuang Yi arrived at Fairy Tale Ranch with Machamp to collect its shipment and found baskets of potatoes, cabbages, and Moomoo Milk ready to sell.
• Tong Hua and Chuang Yi weighed the produce, and Chuang Yi paid Tong Hua for 213 kilograms of potatoes, 100 kilograms of cabbage, and 30 liters of Moomoo Milk.
• Tong Hua recorded his earnings and had Turtwig, Minccino, and Bounsweet plant more cabbage and potatoes while Chuang Yi and Machamp loaded the truck.
• Tong Hua gave Chuang Yi, Pachirisu, and Machamp sandwiches, then asked Chuang Yi for a ride to the village.
• Tong Hua rode toward Chicory Village with Turtwig and Minccino, while Bounsweet stayed behind at the ranch.

Tong Hua visited Nagisa’s fishing tackle shop in Chicory Village to replace his broken fishing rod and asked for gear suited to catching large fish. Nagisa challenged him to catch a fish in the river before she would sell him a rod capable of handling big fish.

• Tong Hua rode Chuang Yi’s truck to the village with a carsick Minccino and Turtwig.
• Tong Hua entered Nagisa’s shop and asked to buy a fishing rod.
• Nagisa assembled a beginner’s bait-feeder rod and explained how to use it, charging 3,500 League Coins.
• Tong Hua said he wanted the excitement of fighting big fish rather than catching small ones.
• Nagisa led Tong Hua to the river and challenged him to catch a fish before she would sell him a rod for big fish.

Tong Hua tried sea fishing with Nagi and caught five horse mackerel, then accepted her advanced challenge to fish for larger catches. After casting a sinker into deeper water, he waited until the float suddenly disappeared beneath the surface.

• Nagi led Tong Hua to the breakwater and provided krill bait and a fishing rod.
• Tong Hua used his Fisher skill to catch five small horse mackerel at once, with Turtwig helping remove them from the hooks.
• Tong Hua introduced himself, Turtwig, and Minccino to Nagi, who introduced herself as the face of a fishing tackle shop and a river lifeguard.
• Nagi challenged Tong Hua to catch bigger fish and showed him how to replace the bait cage with a lead sinker.
• Tong Hua cast the sinker more than ten meters into deeper water, and after waiting, he saw the float plunge beneath the surface.

Tong Hua caught a huge red seabream with Nagi’s help, then shared a meal of the fish with her and his Pokémon. Nagi gave him a fishing set and her notes on local fishing spots, and Tong Hua left for the Chicory Woodwork Hall.

• Tong Hua struggled to reel in a powerful fish while Nagi coached him from the breakwater.
• Tong Hua and Nagi hauled in a red seabream more than half a meter long, with Turtwig and Minccino helping steady him.
• Tong Hua prepared red seabream sashimi, which he, Nagi, Turtwig, and Minccino ate alongside fried horse mackerel.
• Nagi gave Tong Hua her fishing set and a notebook of fish species, habits, bait, and fishing spots around Chicory Village.
• Tong Hua packed up his tackle and food basket, said goodbye to Nagi, and headed to the Chicory Woodwork Hall.

Tong Hua learned that rebuilding his house with running water and electricity would cost about twenty million League Coins, far beyond his savings. Determined to reach that goal before summer, he left to ask Grandpa Yang if he could borrow Orthworm again.

• Xiang Shi told Tong Hua that Mu Mu had taken leave and revealed he did not know Mu Mu lived in Wind-Circling Forest with Tangrowth.
• Tong Hua asked Xiang Shi about rebuilding his house, and Xiang Shi estimated that the project would cost around twenty million League Coins.
• Xiang Shi explained that custom cabinets could earn him about one million League Coins in profit, but each order took ten days to half a month to complete.
• Tong Hua decided he would expand his farming to save enough money before summer and went to Sunshine Ranch to ask Grandpa Yang to borrow Orthworm again.

Grandpa Yang explained why Sunshine Ranch mattered to him and asked Tong Hua to look after Orthworm for a while. Tong Hua accepted the whistle that summoned Orthworm, leaving with the new responsibility ahead of him.

• Tong Hua visited Grandpa Yang at Sunshine Ranch and brought him homemade sandwiches, which moved the old man.
• Grandpa Yang told Tong Hua that the ranch had become a home for Pokémon who trusted him, including abandoned and injured Pokémon.
• Grandpa Yang led Tong Hua, Turtwig, and Minccino to Orthworm and summoned him with his whistle.
• Grandpa Yang asked Tong Hua to look after Orthworm for a while and handed him the whistle.

Tong Hua accepted Grandpa Yang’s trust and took Orthworm from Sunshine Ranch to join Fairy Tale Ranch. After reaching his new home, Orthworm was welcomed by Tong Hua and the other Pokémon.

• Grandpa Yang gave Tong Hua the Whistle and entrusted Orthworm to his care, and Tong Hua promised to look after him.
• Tong Hua helped Grandpa Yang with ranch chores, learned about caring for the Pokémon, and shared tea with him before leaving.
• While Tong Hua was away, Bounsweet dodged a Starly’s attack and sent the bird crashing into the ground, then scared off the others.
• Tong Hua returned to Fairy Tale Ranch riding Orthworm and officially welcomed him to his new home.
• The Celebi greeted Tong Hua and asked for food, while he shared Oran Berries with them and Bounsweet before Minccino playfully rebuffed him.

Tong Hua welcomed Orthworm into Fairy Tale Ranch, repaired a Granary as its home, and laid out plans to improve the ranch and increase its income. The chapter ended with Tong Hua and the Pokémon expanding the farmland to three mu before dinner.

• Tong Hua and the Pokémon gathered hay and repaired an old Granary for Orthworm, whose new home gained the same Medium Optical Illusion effect as the Pokémon Cottage.
• Orthworm and the other Pokémon played together in the hay, and Tong Hua named the building "Orthworm's Home" and welcomed Orthworm as family.
• Tong Hua told the Pokémon that they would renovate the ranch, pave its roads, rebuild the old cottages, and aim to save twenty million League Coins before summer.
• Tong Hua led the group in clearing more farmland, with Orthworm digging furrows as they planted parsnips, cauliflower, rhubarb, garlic, mung beans, and strawberries.
• Tong Hua and the Pokémon finished expanding Fairy Tale Ranch's cultivated land from half a mu to three mu, then prepared to have dinner.

Tong Hua and the Pokémon finished paving Fairy Tale Ranch’s roads, then began building a deluxe Pokémon Cottage from salvaged foundations and timber. With the main frame, walls, roof, doors, and shutters completed, the cottage was finished.

• Tong Hua made Snowy Udon with Baron Potatoes and cabbage, and the Pokémon praised the meal.
• Tong Hua and the Pokémon gathered stones, paved the ranch roads, and dug drainage channels, finishing the work in one day.
• Tong Hua demolished the old Pokémon Cottages, gathered timber, and prepared the fields as his crops grew.
• On the tenth day, Tong Hua inspected the old cottage foundations, replaced a damaged post, and started building the deluxe Pokémon Cottage with the Pokémon.
• Tong Hua and the Pokémon built the cottage’s frame, walls, and roof, then installed its doors and shutters.

Tong Hua completed a luxurious Pokémon Cottage whose Comfort Boost effect made Pokémon recover and gain affection faster, then recorded its details in his Exploration Notes. He planned to earn money by fishing for a rumored Fish King at Wind-Famous Beach, while the Pokémon’s affectionate behavior inside the cottage revealed an unexpected drawback of its effect.

• Tong Hua admired the completed windmill-style Pokémon Cottage and recorded its stats and Comfort Boost effect in his Exploration Notes.
• Tong Hua reviewed his profession levels and notes, then decided that fishing could provide income while he waited for his next crops to ripen.
• Tong Hua found Nagi’s note about a Fish King sighted at Wind-Famous Beach and planned to try catching it the next day.
• The Pokémon crowded around Tong Hua to rub against his face inside the cottage, and he realized the Comfort Boost effect intensified their affection.
• Tong Hua made Fresh Fish Rice, wrote down his money-making plans and 20-million-coin savings target, and prepared to fish the following day.

Freelance writer Mifal Hayato investigated rumors about the king fish at Wind-Famous Beach and met Tong Hua, who had come to catch it. Hayato rushed off to interview an angler who got a bite, while Tong Hua prepared his bait and set out to catch the fish himself.

• Tong Hua headed to his fields in the rain, protected a few vegetable beds with Waterproof Cloth, and planned to fish for the king fish.
• Hayato argued with the editor-in-chief at Almia Times, chose the king fish story from his notebook, and learned from anglers on the bus that the mysterious fish had broken veteran anglers’ rods.
• Hayato followed the anglers to Wind-Famous Beach, photographed the fishing scene, and interviewed Tong Hua, who said he had heard about the king fish from a tackle shop owner.
• An angler shouted that he had a bite, and Hayato hurried over while Tong Hua baited his hook and vowed to catch the king fish.

Tong Hua hooked a massive creature at Wind-Famous Beach while Hayato and the other anglers watched, and Minccino’s thrown seashell scattered the curtain of water around it. The creature was revealed to be a Pokémon, but its identity remained unknown.

• Tong Hua fished at Wind-Famous Beach with Turtwig and Minccino while Hayato searched for news of the king fish.
• Hayato’s Chatot spotted Tong Hua’s rod bending under a powerful pull, and Hayato rushed over to photograph the catch.
• A huge figure leaped from the sea, leading the anglers to believe Tong Hua had hooked the king fish.
• Tong Hua struggled to hold the rod as Turtwig helped brace him and Minccino cheered him on.
• Minccino hurled a seashell at the creature, scattering its curtain of water and revealing that it was a Pokémon.