Recaps

Tong Hua completed a display platform for his planned dessert shop, and the Bibarel family built a path to connect it to the ranch road. The storefront took shape as Hitomi arrived to collect a shipment of Black Truffles and Bamboo Shoots.

• Tong Hua finished a Quality C display platform in half an hour and planned the remaining work for his dessert shop.
• Bibarel decided that his family would work three times harder to repay the extraordinary luck they had enjoyed after eating Tong Hua's Poffins.
• Bibarel and the Bidoof came to Tong Hua offering help, then built a walkway from the platform to the ranch road with Tong Hua and the other Pokémon.
• Hitomi arrived and admired the new path and its flower-lined edges after Tong Hua explained his plan to open a dessert shop.
• Tong Hua showed Hitomi the freshly preserved Black Truffles and Bamboo Shoots gathered by the exploration teams, and she was surprised by the shipment.

Tong Hua prepared Happy Poffins and rock salt caramel milk sauce for his planned dessert shop, then sent samples with Hitomi to promote them. As word of the Poffins’ flavor and effects spread through Windring Town, Fairy Tale Ranch began attracting attention.

• Tong Hua finished paying for Ranch ingredients and invited Hitomi to taste his planned desserts.
• Hitomi tried the rock salt caramel milk sauce and Happy Poffins, praising both, while Tong Hua explained that Happy Poffins could increase Pokémon friendship and make people luckier.
• Tong Hua gave Hitomi a basket of samples to take home and promote, then returned to planning the dessert shop’s menu.
• Hitomi brought a Happy Poffin to the Windring Town base, where Palmer tasted it and learned it came from Fairy Tale Ranch.
• Hitomi shared Poffins with people around the base, and the name Fairy Tale Ranch began spreading through Windring Town.

Tong Hua woke to find the Ranch’s Pokémon building a road as a surprise, then cooked pizzas to thank them and help them keep working. The road project continued as Tong Hua looked forward to making the Ranch prosperous.

• The two Celebi put Tong Hua to sleep after deciding to surprise him with the road project.
• Tong Hua woke to find the Ranch’s Pokémon building a road outside the main gate under Bibarel’s direction.
• The Celebi explained that they had read Tong Hua’s notes and told the other Pokémon about his plan to build a road.
• Tong Hua went to the kitchen and made several kinds of pizza, preparing cheese from Moomoo Milk.
• Tong Hua served the pizzas to the Pokémon, whose food boosted Vital Spirit, and encouraged them to continue building the road.

Tong Hua and the Pokémon finished paving the road to the ranch and prepared to open Happy Dessert House. After Chuang Yi arrived to collect goods and promised to promote the shop, Old Jack and Jessica visited to see how Tong Hua was doing.

• Tong Hua and the Pokémon worked late to finish the road and put up a sign pointing toward Fairy Tale Ranch.
• Tong Hua named his new shop Happy Dessert House, while Minccino and Steenee decorated its sign; the completed sign gained a small customer-attraction effect.
• Chuang Yi arrived early with Pachirisu, admired the new road, and told Tong Hua that Hitomi had been promoting his Poffins.
• Tong Hua gave Chuang Yi a decorated basket of Poffins to share and promote Happy Dessert House in town.
• Old Jack and Jessica rode to the ranch, asked Tong Hua about the road, and praised how well he was doing.

Tong Hua welcomed Jessica and Village Chief Jack to Happy Dessert House, where they praised his Poffins and the thriving ranch. After Lümei and Huangyao sampled his flavors and chose the pink Poffin as his signature dessert, Jack invited Tong Hua to the Village’s Spring Festival the next day, and Tong Hua agreed to attend.

• Tong Hua served Poffins to Jessica and Village Chief Jack, who praised their flavor and effects.
• Jack told Tong Hua that taking over Fairy Tale Ranch had been the right decision, and Jessica admired how lively the ranch had become.
• Lümei and Huangyao arrived to return their clothes, and Tong Hua offered to make Poffins for them to take back to school.
• Lümei and Huangyao sampled several Poffins and agreed that the pink one was Tong Hua’s signature dessert.
• Jack gave Tong Hua an invitation to the Village’s Spring Festival, and Jessica said she and Rapidash would participate in its events.
• Tong Hua accepted the invitation and looked forward to attending the festival with his Pokémon.

Tong Hua prepared for the Spring Festival by inspecting his crops, training Miltank for the obstacle race, and opening Happy Dessert House for business. After deciding to enter the festival’s competitions, he made stamina-restoring food for Miltank and looked forward to the next day.

• Old Jack and Jessica advised Tong Hua to enter the crop competition, the Miltank obstacle race, and the cooking showdown, and Tong Hua agreed.
• Tong Hua inspected his potatoes and strawberries, read the crop competition rules, and decided to harvest the crops the next morning.
• Tong Hua found the hens had recovered and collected White-Shelled Eggs, then took Miltank through obstacle-course training while Nacli tried and failed to clear a barrel.
• Tong Hua sold Poffins to tourists and opened Happy Dessert House, then planned to use the Ranch’s Moomoo Milk and consider buying more Pokémon.
• Tong Hua cooked energy- and stamina-restoring dishes for Miltank and wrote in his diary that he was looking forward to the Spring Festival.

Tong Hua brought his Pokémon and his finest potatoes and strawberries to Chicory Village’s Spring Festival, where he entered the farm produce judging and prepared Miltank for the obstacle race. After checking in, he met Mr. Da and his wife while waiting for the race to begin.

• Tong Hua and his Pokémon harvested potatoes and strawberries, and Hitomi collected the shipment from his ranch.
• Tong Hua traveled with his Pokémon to Central Square and entered his best crops in the farm produce judging with Old Jack.
• Old Jack praised Tong Hua’s strawberries and assured him he could take the crops home after judging.
• Tong Hua checked Miltank in for the obstacle race and met Mr. Da and his wife at the waiting area.

Tong Hua’s Miltank raced against last year’s champion and won first place after using Rollout to tackle the course’s obstacles. After celebrating her victory, Tong Hua headed to watch Jessica’s riding performance.

• Tong Hua fed Miltank a Poffin and encouraged her before the race while his Pokémon cheered her on.
• Tong Hua’s No. 6 Miltank used Rollout through the mud pit and windmill array to climb into second place.
• No. 6 Miltank launched off a log on the downhill, overtook Mr. Da’s No. 7 Miltank, and raced neck and neck with her to the finish.
• The referee declared No. 6 Miltank the winner by a narrow margin, and Tong Hua celebrated with her.
• Tong Hua’s Miltank received the first-place Ribbon, and Tong Hua went to watch Jessica’s riding performance.

Tong Hua spent time with Jessica and the children at the riding show before entering the village cooking showdown. He began the knife-skills round with confidence, hoping to reach the finals as he neared Cook level 20.

• Jessica rode Rapidash in the village show, then greeted Tong Hua and praised his Miltank for winning the obstacle race.
• Tong Hua and his Pokémon entertained the children while they watched Jessica's performance, and he told Jessica he wanted adults to guide children toward kindness.
• Jessica teased Tong Hua, then walked with him to the cooking showdown as he reflected on the outing.
• Tong Hua joined the twenty contestants at the cooking showdown, where Village Chief Jack set the first round: shred chicory finely enough to pass through a copper ring within five minutes.
• Tong Hua used the Cook class's skills to cut precise, hair-thin shreds while checking that he was close to reaching Cook level 20.

Tong Hua advanced through the first two rounds of the cooking competition, impressing the judges with his knife work and quickly frying three perfect Runny Fried Eggs. His Cook class reached level 20, unlocking the Recipe Pokédex, as he moved on to the semifinals.

• Old Jack disqualified three contestants for cutting vegetables incorrectly or using a Pokémon to cheat, and Tong Hua passed the first round.
• Tong Hua rested during the break while Jessica and his Pokémon let him sleep until the next round was ready.
• Old Jack announced that contestants had to cook three perfect Runny Fried Eggs, with the four fastest advancing.
• Tong Hua used Quick Craft to cook three flawless eggs in thirty seconds and secured a place in the semifinals.
• Tong Hua's Cook class reached level 20, advanced to Skilled, and unlocked the Recipe Pokédex.

Tong Hua unlocked the Recipe Pokédex and a new Cook skill after reaching level 20, then went with Jessica and their Pokémon to her home before the afternoon competition. At Jessica’s house, Tong Hua explored the living room and turned on its television, drawing the Pokémon’s attention to the news broadcast.

• Tong Hua discovered that the Recipe Pokédex recorded his past creations and revealed recipes and possible effects when he touched ingredients.
• Tong Hua learned that Stride doubled the results of three processing steps, speeding up food preparation and helping preserve ingredient freshness.
• Jessica invited Tong Hua and the Pokémon to her house before the afternoon rounds, and the group traveled to the Village Chief’s cozy estate.
• Jessica served snacks and juice while Tong Hua looked around the house and wondered about the Pokémon world’s technology.
• Tong Hua turned on Jessica’s television, and the Pokémon gathered around to watch the midday news.

Tong Hua watched television with Jessica and the Pokémon before borrowing her modern kitchen to cook Mushroom Rice with Pan-Fried Salmon. He chose the dish for its permanent intelligence boost, and the chapter ended as Jessica and the Pokémon gathered at the kitchen doorway, drawn by its aroma.

• Tong Hua grew bored of Almia TV's nature-reserve news, and Jessica asked him to switch to channel six for a movie.
• Tong Hua switched through Sinnoh broadcasts and wondered whether familiar story events and characters would appear in this world.
• Jessica recognized Diantha's movie, Lumiose Holiday, and left to prepare food while Tong Hua put on a cartoon for the Pokémon.
• Tong Hua asked Jessica to let him cook, then used the [Recipe Pokédex] to find Mushroom Rice with Pan-Fried Salmon, which permanently increased intelligence.
• Tong Hua finished the dish, and Jessica and the three Pokémon gathered at the kitchen doorway after smelling it.

Tong Hua served a fragrant rice meal that sharpened everyone’s minds and helped several Pokémon learn new moves. The chapter ended with Grotle discovering that his Grassy Terrain could rapidly ripen crops, making him eager to become Fairy Tale Ranch’s greatest contributor.

• Tong Hua served mushroom rice with fried fish and vegetables, and he fed Smoliv her portion.
• Tong Hua, Jessica, and the Pokémon experienced a surge in clarity after eating, and Jessica asked Tong Hua to cook for her before agreeing to visit Fairy Tale Ranch instead.
• Steenee learned Zen Headbutt and used it to create a crater in Jessica’s yard.
• Orthworm and Grotle began repairing the yard, then both learned new moves when Grotle activated Grassy Terrain.
• Grotle’s Grassy Terrain rapidly ripened Jessica’s crops, but it soon faded and left him exhausted, so he used Synthesis to recover.

Tong Hua returned to the cooking competition and began the ingredient-selection round, where contestants had to make a dish centered on their best-quality ingredient. The Chicory Village brothers impressed the judges with their Two-Flavor Steak, while Tong Hua was still preparing his dish and the Windring Town contestant had just finished.

• Orthworm learned Body Press and smashed a boulder, while Tong Hua noted that the other Pokémon who had eaten the meal showed no changes yet.
• Jessica and Tong Hua returned to the cooking competition, where Old Jack announced that contestants had thirty minutes to select a quality ingredient and prepare a dish for a place in the final.
• Tong Hua brushed the ingredients to check their quality and searched the Recipe Pokédex for a dish, while the other contestants began cooking.
• The Chicory Village brothers finished quickly and served Two-Flavor Steak, which Old Jack and the other judges praised for its heat control, flavor, and speed.
• The silver-haired contestant from Windring Town finished his dish as the brothers celebrated their performance.

Tong Hua presented his plant-based 0neup Mushroom Soup, whose supernatural aroma and golden light stunned the judges. After tasting it, they felt renewed vitality, confirming that his claims about the soup’s restorative effects were true.

• The Windring Town contestant impressed the judges with his seasonal trout and wild vegetable rolls, leaving Tong Hua under pressure to beat the Chicory Village brothers’ steak dishes.
• Tong Hua brought his plain clay pot to the judges and opened it, releasing a powerful aroma and blinding light.
• Tong Hua introduced the glowing golden mushroom soup as 0neup Mushroom Soup and said it could restore a gravely ill person to health.
• Old Jack and the other judges tasted the soup and experienced deep warmth, renewed energy, and relief from their ailments.
• The judges remained speechless and visibly revitalized as the silent audience watched their reaction.

Tong Hua advanced to the finals after the contestants tasted his mushroom soup, then learned that the final round allowed Pokémon helpers and required each chef to serve the audience. He and Arthur began the showdown with their teams at their sides.

• The Chicory Village brothers and the other contestants tasted Tong Hua's mushroom soup and accepted their defeat.
• Jessica explained that the finalists had two hours to make a dish, with helpers allowed for preparation, and that audience votes would decide the winner.
• Tong Hua decided to enlist his Pokémon, while Jessica wished him luck and asked him to save her some treats if he won.
• Tong Hua introduced himself as the owner of Fairy Tale Ranch, and his opponent introduced himself as Arthur of Windring Town's Flavor Quest restaurant.
• Old Jack announced that helpers could prepare ingredients but the chefs had to make the dishes themselves, and the finals began.
• Arthur sent Gothitelle to cut and portion ingredients as he heated his pan, while Tong Hua assigned his Pokémon their positions.

Tong Hua and Arthur prepared rival dishes for the cooking showdown, with Arthur finishing and serving his layered meat pie first. As the judges and audience praised Arthur’s dish, Tong Hua remained confident while his Strawberry Cake was still being made.

• Tong Hua recognized the strawberries and potatoes from the Farm Produce Judging and chose to make a Strawberry Cake using Fairy Tale Ranch strawberries.
• Tong Hua and his Pokémon made fresh butter and cake batter while Arthur and Gothitelle prepared a layered meat pie with coordinated precision.
• Tong Hua baked the cake base and used Steenee’s Triple Axel to cool it, while Arthur’s meat pie finished baking first.
• Arthur presented his Celebration Dish Layered Meat Pie to the judges and had portions distributed to the audience.
• The judges and audience praised Arthur’s crisp, hearty meat pie as Tong Hua continued preparing his cake.

Tong Hua and his Pokémon finished an A-grade strawberry cake that delighted the festival audience and strengthened Pokémon-Trainer bonds. After tasting it together, they awaited the voting results to learn who had won the competition.

• Tong Hua layered the cooled cake with homemade cream and strawberries, then finished decorating it with Minccino and Steenee.
• The judges and audience tasted the cake and felt its joy-inducing effect, praising it as they voted.
• Tong Hua shared extra cake with his Pokémon, including the two concealed Celebi, and thanked them for their help.
• Voting ended, and the festival prepared to announce the champion.

Tong Hua won the Spring Festival cooking showdown and promoted Fairy Tale Ranch’s new dessert shop. After celebrating with Grandpa Yang at Sunshine Ranch, he asked about buying Pelipper for future deliveries.

• Old Jack announced Tong Hua as the cooking showdown champion, and the crowd celebrated his win.
• Tong Hua thanked the audience, promoted the strawberry cake at Happy Dessert House, and shook hands with Arthur, who planned to travel with Gothitelle again.
• Old Jack gave Tong Hua a gold medal and prize money, and news coverage brought Fairy Tale Ranch to wider public attention.
• Tong Hua visited Grandpa Yang with fruit and snacks, then recounted the festival’s events while the Pokémon joined in.
• Tong Hua told Grandpa Yang he had opened a dessert shop and asked to buy several Pelipper for deliveries.

Tong Hua visited Sunshine Ranch to find a delivery Pokémon for his future dessert house and met a friendly Delibird suited to carrying fresh treats. Grandpa Yang gave Delibird to him as an opening gift in exchange for cookies, and Tong Hua took his new companion home.

• Tong Hua asked Grandpa Yang about delivery Pokémon, and Grandpa Yang offered to show him alternatives to Pelipper.
• Grandpa Yang led Tong Hua, Grotle, and Minccino through Sunshine Ranch to its snowfield, where they found several Delibird.
• Tong Hua realized Delibird could deliver desserts safely in its insulated tail sack and asked one to join his dessert house.
• Grandpa Yang gave Tong Hua the Delibird as an opening gift in exchange for receiving cookies each day.
• Delibird shared fruit with Tong Hua and the Pokémon accompanying him on the way home.

Tong Hua expanded his dessert business by baking a new Sitrus and Lum Berry Poffin and welcoming tourists to Happy Dessert House. He left the chapter watching Espurr briefly smile after tasting a Happy Poffin.

• Tong Hua sold grass carp to Chuang Yi and reflected on his growing ranch and savings.
• Tong Hua baked sweet-and-tart Poffins with Minccino and Delibird, who both enjoyed the new flavor.
• Two visitors from Windring Town arrived at Happy Dessert House with their Espurr, Meowfluff.
• Meowfluff tasted a Happy Poffin and briefly smiled, astonishing its companions.

Tong Hua’s desserts delighted his first customers, including Espurr, and he began planning to expand the Happy Dessert House’s supplies. The customers were revealed to be International Police officer Looker and his assistant Emma, who headed west to investigate suspicious energy fluctuations linked to the remnants of Team Flare.

• Espurr resisted smiling for Tong Hua and the customers, but happily ate the rest of her Poffin, prompting the pair to buy several bags of desserts.
• Tong Hua saw that the display case had been emptied and planned to get Miltank and Milcery to help supply the shop.
• After leaving the ranch, Looker removed his disguise and told Emma that they were investigating energy fluctuations associated with the remnants of Team Flare.
• Looker and Emma set off to investigate the area, while Espurr secretly ate a Poffin and let them see her blissful smile.

Tong Hua left for Chicory Village with Delibird, Orthworm, and Minccino while Grotle tended the ranch and Steenee led the Fairy Tale Exploration Team to West Hill. Steenee and her companions discovered a hidden grove of rare Berries, but an outcry interrupted them as three large Pokémon confronted several humans.

• Tong Hua asked Delibird to learn the route to Chicory Village so he could run errands, then left with him, Orthworm, and Minccino while Grotle watched over the ranch.
• Grotle used Grassy Terrain and Synthesis to help the crops grow while Steenee, Smoliv, and the two Celebi headed toward West Hill.
• Steenee used Sweet Scent to draw in Buneary and Lopunny, then followed a Lopunny leader along a secluded trail toward the coast.
• Steenee and her companions found a sunny hidden valley filled with Berry trees, including rare Dragon Fire Berries and Salac Berries.
• A loud shout startled Steenee and the others as they saw three large, bloodshot-eyed Pokémon confronting several humans on the coastal path.

Looker and Emma subdued three frenzied Blastoise and investigated a device that had driven them wild. Steenee and her friends returned safely to Fairy Tale Ranch with rare Berries, while the investigation continued after a Special Operations Team arrived.

• Emma slowed one Blastoise with a punch, while Looker and Espurr tranquilized the other two and subdued the last.
• Looker and Emma concluded that remnants of Team Flare had likely used a device to control wild Pokémon in Almia.
• Steenee, Smoliv, the Buneary, and the Lopunny gathered rare Berries and left the valley for Fairy Tale Ranch.
• The Celebi found and destroyed a red device that had emitted radio waves and caused the Blastoise to rampage.
• Looker and Emma found the device's remains, and a Special Operations Team later took them and the three Blastoise away.

Tong Hua prepared Happy Dessert House for another busy day and received an order for a hundred Poffins from Ranger Hitomi. He and Delibird set off to deliver them to Windring Town Base before noon, while Minccino stayed behind to mind the shop.

• Tong Hua served his Pokémon breakfast with special Berries gathered by the Fairy Tale Exploration Team, praising Steenee and encouraging her to explore again.
• Ranger Hitomi visited Fairy Tale Ranch and ordered a hundred Poffins for the Windring Town Base before noon, explaining that two students were arriving for the Pokémon Ranger School’s One-Day Internship.
• Tong Hua accepted Hitomi’s deposit and prepared the Poffins with help from Delibird and Minccino while also serving customers.
• Tong Hua packed the hundred Poffins into an insulated box, left Minccino to look after the shop, and departed with Delibird to make the delivery.