Chapter Summaries

Tong Hua discovered a recipe for a Secret Fabulous Set Meal that required the Time Gear, Longevity Berries, A Grade seasonings, and A Grade fish, then planned to level up his Fisher profession and catch the fish himself. After spending the morning planning while the Pokémon tended to the Ranch, he finished his notes and decided to make lunch.

• Tong Hua found that the Recipe Pokédex had unlocked the Secret Fabulous Set Meal recipe, which required A Grade fish in addition to ingredients he already had or could provide.
• Tong Hua decided to catch the A Grade fish himself and began planning how to raise his level 19 Fisher profession through sea fishing.
• Minccino washed dishes while Grovyle, Steenee, Dolliv, Grotle, and the other Pokémon worked around the Ranch.
• Tong Hua finished his fishing plan by noon and noticed that everyone had gone outside to exercise after watching television.
• Tong Hua watched the Pokémon tend the fields and train in the Pasture, then decided to take care of lunch.

Tong Hua took his Pokémon sea fishing with Feng, an experienced angler, after leaving Delibird and Minccino to manage the shop. The group reached a distant fishing spot, where Tong Hua prepared to begin fishing in Almia.

• Tong Hua entrusted Delibird and Minccino with the shop and set out for the dock with his Pokémon.
• Tong Hua met Feng, whom he had invited to teach him fishing, and introduced her to his newer Pokémon.
• Tong Hua, Feng, and the Pokémon boarded a chartered boat and watched it leave Tsukuba Dike.
• The boatman anchored at the first fishing spot, and Tong Hua took out his fishing rig to start fishing.

Tong Hua used his Fisher skills to compete with Feng, catching increasingly valuable fish and ultimately landing a giant sailfish. Feng conceded the contest and invited him to name his three conditions.

• Tong Hua challenged Feng to another fishing contest, with the winner entitled to set three conditions for the loser.
• Tong Hua used Fish Eagle Eye to find a school of valuable fish and caught a sea bream, reaching Fisher level 20 and unlocking Use Small Fish to Catch Big Fish.
• Tong Hua repeatedly used small fish as bait and eventually hooked a five-meter sailfish, which he hauled onto the boat with his Pokémon watching anxiously.
• The boatman and Feng helped process the sailfish, while Tong Hua hoped its quality would improve enough to make a Legendary Exquisite Set Meal.
• Feng admitted defeat and asked Tong Hua to name his three conditions.

Tong Hua and Feng traveled to the Wailord Sea so he could catch A Grade fish meat for the Time Gear dish and help Pink Celebi return to her world. After reaching level 30, Tong Hua unlocked Fisher's Scheme and used its growing size bonus to catch increasingly huge fish, culminating in a Wailord.

• Tong Hua made a bet with Feng, who agreed not to tease him, then cooked lunch for her and the Pokémon aboard the boat.
• Feng felt her fear of the sea begin to ease as she watched Tong Hua and the Pokémon enjoy themselves.
• Tong Hua reviewed his plan to obtain A Grade fish meat for the Time Gear dish, while Riolu asked whether they could return after saving their world.
• Tong Hua, Feng, and the Pokémon arrived at the Wailord Sea, where Feng declared her goal of becoming a fishing Professional Master.
• Tong Hua caught fish until he reached level 30 and unlocked Fisher's Scheme, which enlarged fish with consecutive catches.
• At ten stacks of Fisher's Scheme, Tong Hua caught a Wailord.

Tong Hua caught the A Grade Pearl Oarfish he needed for the dish that could restore Celebi’s power, then brought it back to Fairy Tale Ranch. He ended the chapter preparing to cook the Time Gear dish.

• Tong Hua leveled his Fisher profession rapidly by catching fish and Pokémon during the ocean fishing trip.
• Tong Hua caught a ten-meter A Grade Pearl Oarfish and soothed it with Fishing Light before placing it in a mobile tank.
• Feng marveled at Tong Hua’s fishing skill, and he promised to invite her to try the dish he made from the fish.
• Tong Hua and his companions returned to Fairy Tale Ranch with the Pearl Oarfish, then moved its tank to the outdoor Restaurant area.
• Tong Hua asked Riolu for the Time Gear and prepared to make the dish that would restore Celebi’s power.

Tong Hua used the Time Gear to experience visions of Riolu and Celebi’s future, then understood its wish to save Dialga and used it to help prepare the Legendary Exquisite Meal. The meal was finished with an uncertain, flickering quality, and Tong Hua was ready to have Pink Celebi eat it.

• Tong Hua sent Minccino and Steenee out of the kitchen and used his aura to connect with the Time Gear.
• Tong Hua saw visions of Grovyle’s sacrifice and of Riolu and Celebi restoring Temporal Tower and receiving a new future.
• Tong Hua realized the Time Gear wanted to save Dialga and began preparing the Legendary Exquisite Meal.
• Lucario revealed aura footage that exposed Ampharos’s mishaps during the sea fishing trip, making the other Pokémon laugh.
• Tong Hua prepared the Dondozo and combined it with Longevity Berry, Herba Mystica, and the Time Gear to finish the meal.
• Tong Hua saw the meal’s quality flicker between unknown grades and prepared to give it to Pink Celebi.

Pink Celebi regained her power after eating Tong Hua’s Longevity Berry meal, allowing her and her companions to prepare to return to the dark future. There, Dusknoir persuaded Dark Dialga to open a Spacetime Passage so he and the Sableye could pursue them.

• Pink Celebi tasted Tong Hua’s fish burger combo and recovered enough source power to travel through time and space.
• Tong Hua proposed that the Ranch group grow the Longevity Berry seeds and decided to plant one himself.
• Ampharos, Grovyle, and Riolu celebrated Pink Celebi’s recovery and the chance to return to save their world.
• Dusknoir told Dark Dialga he had learned where the fugitives might be and asked for a Spacetime Passage for himself and the Sableye.
• Dark Dialga opened a rift, and Dusknoir led the Sableye toward another world.

On the eve of the Pokémon’s departure, Pink Celebi struggled to say goodbye to Tong Hua, and he quietly joined her under the moon. Elsewhere, Dusknoir and the Seven Sableye escaped Dark Dialga’s future world, intent on abandoning his destructive plan.

• Pink Celebi slipped out of the Wooden Cabin and flew toward West Hill, while Tong Hua followed with Lucario and Purrloin.
• Pink Celebi admitted through Telepathy that returning to her spacetime might mean saying goodbye to Tong Hua forever.
• Tong Hua, Pink Celebi, Lucario, and Purrloin sat together beneath the moon as they reflected on their different pasts and homelands.
• Dusknoir and the Seven Sableye emerged from the Spacetime Passage and savored the natural world of this spacetime.
• Dusknoir resolved to stop serving Dark Dialga after learning that his plan would destroy the planet and every life on it.

Tong Hua, Pink Celebi, and Lucario encountered Dusknoir and seven Sableye, who offered to help overthrow Dark Dialga in exchange for safety. Lucario Mega Evolved with Dusknoir’s Mega Garnet, and Dusknoir recognized Tong Hua as the version from this time and space; both sides tentatively agreed to negotiate.

• Pink Celebi and Lucario sensed an unknown presence on West Hill, and Tong Hua concealed himself with [Stealth] as Dusknoir and seven Sableye emerged.
• Dusknoir showed Lucario a recording of Dark Dialga ruling the ruined future and offered cooperation against him in exchange for a safe place in this world.
• Dusknoir gave Lucario a Mega Garnet, and she Mega Evolved after touching it.
• Dusknoir recognized Tong Hua as the Tong Hua from this time and space, and Pink Celebi confirmed his guess.
• Mega Lucario returned the Mega Garnet, and Tong Hua, Pink Celebi, and Dusknoir’s group lowered their guard and prepared to negotiate.

Tong Hua tried to secure the group's cooperation with Dusknoir and the Seven Sableye, but Grovyle demanded a duel to judge Dusknoir's repentance. As they prepared to fight, the two Celebi considered the dangerous choices involved in dealing with Dark Dialga and the Planet's Paralysis.

• Dusknoir and the Seven Sableye took shelter in the Wooden Cabin, waking Riolu and Grovyle and provoking Grovyle's anger.
• Tong Hua explained that Dusknoir and the Seven Sableye had betrayed Dark Dialga and asked Grovyle to give them a chance to cooperate.
• Dusknoir offered to fight Grovyle, and Grovyle agreed to a one-on-one battle to test whether Dusknoir truly repented.
• Dusknoir and Grovyle went outside to fight while the two Celebi weighed how to transport the group between spacetime without alerting Dark Dialga.

Grovyle and Dusknoir fought to a draw in a muddy clearing, then accepted Tong Hua’s suggestion to set aside their conflict and talk over breakfast. With the other Pokémon returning to sleep, Tong Hua stayed behind to prepare for the day.

• At Tong Hua’s command, Grovyle and Dusknoir began their battle, trading Leaf Blade and Shadow Ball attacks.
• Grovyle pressed Dusknoir with a close-range assault and Leaf Storm, but Dusknoir defended with Protect and appeared to be holding back.
• Tong Hua stopped the fight after Grovyle’s leaf blade halted at Dusknoir’s throat, and both Pokémon acknowledged each other’s strength.
• Tong Hua called the battle a draw and suggested that Grovyle and Dusknoir talk over breakfast; both agreed.
• The tired Pokémon returned to the Wooden Cabin to sleep, while Grotle repaired the damaged field and Tong Hua prepared to work.

Tong Hua welcomed Dusknoir and the seven Sableye into the Ranch, where Grovyle and Grotle helped them learn to respect and care for living things. A breakfast of Happy Strawberry Cake awakened Dusknoir’s long-forgotten sense of happiness, and he resolved to learn how to share life with the others.

• Tong Hua sent Lucario to watch over Grovyle, Dusknoir, and the Sableye while he finished breakfast, hoping to keep the experience gains from cooking to himself.
• One Sableye accidentally cut a strawberry plant’s rootstock, and Grovyle urged the Sableye to respect life as Grotle healed the plant.
• Grotle and Lucario suggested that the Sableye use their mining skills to help the Ranch, and the seven Sableye eagerly accepted the idea.
• Tong Hua served Happy Strawberry Cake, and Dusknoir felt hunger and the warmth of being alive as he tasted it.
• The Sableye delighted in the cake, and Dusknoir decided he would learn to share with the others as a learned explorer.

Dusknoir and the seven Sableye pledged to help Grovyle, Riolu, Celebi, and Ampharos return to the past and repair the Temporal Tower, despite the risk of disappearing. As the group opened a passage at West Hill, a tremendous roar erupted from within, and Tong Hua and the Ranch Pokémon rushed to find them.

• Dusknoir confessed that he had planned to betray Grovyle and the others, then offered to guide them against Dark Dialga.
• Grovyle explained that their goal was to return to the past and use five Time Gears to repair the Temporal Tower, and Riolu suggested Dialga might let them survive the timeline change.
• Dusknoir and the seven Sableye chose to accompany the group despite the danger of attracting Dark Dialga's attention.
• Pink Celebi opened a spacetime passage at West Hill, and Green Celebi saw Grovyle, Riolu, Dusknoir, Ampharos, and the Sableye off.
• A powerful roar burst from the passage and shook Windring Town and Fairy Tale Ranch, prompting Lucario to lead Tong Hua and the others toward West Hill.

Tong Hua and the Ranch Pokémon helped Celebi’s group resist Dark Dialga’s attack and drive him back through the spacetime passage, though they could not close it. After tending to the injured, Tong Hua called the Ranger Union, and Professor Xinyuan arrived to investigate the passage.

• Tong Hua and the Ranch Pokémon joined Celebi’s group in defending against Dark Dialga’s Roar of Time.
• At Grovyle’s suggestion, Riolu threw status orbs into the passage, and everyone attacked it together, forcing Dark Dialga’s presence to recede.
• Celebi’s group could not close the passage, so Tong Hua encouraged them and brought the injured back to the Wooden Cabin for treatment.
• Tong Hua contacted the Ranger Union after Li Kua arrived from Windring Town Base.
• Seven, He Fu, and Professor Xinyuan reached the Ranch, and Tong Hua led them to West Hill to see the passage.

Tong Hua and the Ranger Union discussed how to stop Dark Dialga and help Celebi return to the past, while Professor Xinyuan examined the Spacetime Passage. When Riolu touched the professor’s Rotom device, his Spacetime Call ability triggered, and he collapsed after seeing something horrifying.

• Tong Hua told Professor Xinyuan, Seven, and He Fu how the Pokémon had resisted Dark Dialga and explained the threat to both worlds.
• Professor Xinyuan deployed his Rotom device to study the Spacetime Passage while Seven and He Fu contacted Ranger Union Headquarters for help.
• Green Celebi proposed opening several Spacetime Passages and using a decoy to distract Dark Dialga, but Tong Hua objected to the dangerous plan.
• Green Celebi began to reveal the truth about her Time Gear, but Riolu suddenly screamed after touching Professor Xinyuan’s computer.
• Tong Hua realized the device had triggered Riolu’s Spacetime Call ability and knocked him unconscious to stop the episode.

Riolu’s Spacetime Call showed him a devastating fire consuming Wind-Circling Forest, and the vision soon began coming true. Tong Hua and the others arrived as the blaze spread, and they launched a firefighting effort.

• Riolu woke from his vision and warned Tong Hua, Lucario, and Green Celebi that Wind-Circling Forest would burn.
• A lightning-struck dead tree silently caught fire while Kai Lang patrolled, but he left the forest after receiving a call from the base.
• Tong Hua and the others reached the forest boundary and saw that flames had engulfed half the woods while Pokémon fled.
• Tong Hua directed the rescue effort as Seven summoned Empoleon, who blasted a path through the flames with Hydro Pump, while Orthworm used Earth Power to smother them.

Tong Hua, Seven, and their Pokémon fought to contain the fire in Wind-Circling Forest and rescue trapped Pokémon. Green Celebi found Tangrowth alive beneath the waterfall with the wooden Time Gear, whose surface had begun to glow with golden patterns.

• Tong Hua and the Ranch Pokémon dug firebreaks while Seven and Empoleon entered the forest to search for Pokémon that could use Rain Dance.
• Ampharos, Riolu, Grovyle, Lucario, Dusknoir, and the Sableye joined the rescue and firefighting efforts.
• Green Celebi hurried toward the Treehouse, then helped heal injured Pokémon rescued near the waterfall.
• Grovyle and Riolu rescued Pokémon sheltering in the scalding mist beneath the waterfall and found Tangrowth protecting several Buneary and Pichu underwater.
• Tangrowth gave Green Celebi the wooden box containing the Time Gear, and she saw golden patterns appear across its green glow.

Months earlier, Celebi discovered a wooden Time Gear made by Tong Hua, which could turn back time. During a fire in Wind-Circling Forest, Celebi used it to reverse the damage across the forest, leaving Tong Hua and Seven to witness the flames fade and the trees recover.

• Months earlier, Celebi found a Spacetime Passage beneath the Treehouse waterfall and discovered Tong Hua’s message inside a wooden box with a Time Gear.
• Tong Hua and Seven searched the burning forest for a Ludicolo that could use Rain Dance while Empoleon put out flames and they rescued Pokémon.
• Tong Hua and Seven found injured Lotad and Lombre in a cave, but none of the Lombre could use Rain Dance.
• Tong Hua sensed a change in the forest as green light spread and the fire began to weaken.
• Celebi activated the Time Gear despite Grovyle’s warning, reversing the fire’s damage throughout Wind-Circling Forest.

Celebi reversed time across the forest to undo the fire, but the effort left her critically weak and with childlike memories. Tong Hua and the Pokémon grew Longevity Berries to make a Time Gear dish for her, and he entered the kitchen determined to attempt an S Grade creation.

• Celebi used the Time Gear to reverse the forest fire, restoring the Bolt Strike Tree and leaving herself weakened and transparent.
• Tong Hua carried Celebi back to the Wooden Cabin, where she failed to recognize him and began losing her memories.
• Tong Hua decided that he needed A Grade vegetables to cook a dish that could restore Celebi, so he planted a Longevity Berry seed with the Pokémon.
• Grotle accelerated the seedling’s growth with Grassy Terrain, and Pink Celebi used spacetime energy to help it flower and bear three Longevity Berries.
• Tong Hua took the berries to the kitchen and weighed whether to follow the Legendary Exquisite Meal recipe or try to create an S Grade dish.

Tong Hua created an S Grade rainbow congee that restored Green Celebi’s vitality and memories, enabling her to send the Exploration Team through a Spacetime Passage to repair Temporal Tower. After settling into a new villa, Tong Hua and the Pokémon were reunited with the returning team.

• Tong Hua used his inspiration to create Delicious Paradise, an S Grade mixed congee that restored Green Celebi’s body, spacetime energy, and memories.
• Green Celebi used the wooden Time Gear and Pink Celebi opened a passage to the ruined Temporal Tower, sending the Exploration Team, Dusknoir, and the Sableye through before the rift closed.
• Days later, Tong Hua and the Pokémon moved into a modern villa, where Minccino scolded Purrloin for tracking mud across the clean floor.
• Tong Hua served cold drinks and Fig Pudding in the air-conditioned villa and planned to turn the Wooden Cabin into a Happy Dessert House storefront.
• Pink Celebi returned through a green portal with Ampharos, Riolu, Grovyle, Dusknoir, and the Sableye, and Tong Hua welcomed them home.