Chapter Summaries

Fairy Tale Ranch and Happy Dessert House reopened, and Riolu challenged Tong Hua to a cooking contest to prove himself. The contest ended in a draw that brought Riolu closer to the ranch, just as Looker and Emma arrived.

• Riolu challenged Tong Hua to a cooking showdown while Lucario wavered between exploring the world and staying for the food.
• Tong Hua used his new Creative Craft skill to make Molten Surprise Pastry Boxes, which the Pokémon eagerly tasted.
• Riolu presented beautiful Berry Tarts, and Tong Hua praised his technique and called the contest a draw.
• Riolu's resentment faded, and he accepted his place at Fairy Tale Ranch as the Pokémon prepared the Dessert Shop to open.
• Looker and Emma arrived at the ranch.

Tong Hua said goodbye to Looker and Emma after they completed their mission in Almia, then returned to running Fairy Tale Ranch and Happy Dessert House. As the news reported Team Dim Sun’s defeat, Tong Hua considered finding Ampharos an Evolution Stone, while Steenee’s exploration team sensed that something good might happen.

• Looker and Emma thanked Tong Hua for helping resolve the Team Dim Sun incident and promised to keep his secrets out of official records.
• Looker and Emma prepared to leave Almia, gave Tong Hua Looker’s contact information, bought pastries, and said goodbye.
• Tong Hua reopened Happy Dessert House and returned to baking with his Pokémon companions as Ampharos and Pink Celebi watched the news with Riolu and Lucario.
• The news reported Pluck Hall’s arrest, the Ranger Union’s takeover of Angel Company, and showed Tong Hua in a group photo from Operation Light.
• Tong Hua discussed finding Ampharos an Evolution Stone so it could Mega Evolve with the Key Stone, while Steenee led her exploration team across West Hill, expecting something good to happen.

Buneary led Steenee, Smoliv, and the green Celebi to an injured Grovyle, whom they treated before his friends arrived. The pink Celebi learned that the three Time Gears he had been carrying were missing.

• Buneary reunited with Smoliv, Steenee, and the green Celebi, then led them to her family’s cave.
• The Lopunny showed them Grovyle, who had arrived through a Spacetime Passage and was gravely injured.
• The green Celebi treated Grovyle with Life Dew and Heal Bell while Steenee ran to fetch his friends and Smoliv helped.
• Ampharos, Riolu, and the pink Celebi arrived, and the pink Celebi tearfully apologized to the unconscious Grovyle.
• Buneary and the Lopunny explained that they had found Grovyle on a beach, but had found no other objects with him.
• Riolu asked about three glowing green gears, and the pink Celebi realized the Time Gears were missing.

Ampharos, Riolu, Steenee, and Smoliv searched the coast for the missing Time Gears after they vanished near the beach. Ampharos traced the currents to the Wailord Sea, where the search continued.

• Ampharos and Riolu rushed out to search for the Time Gears, and Steenee and Smoliv followed them.
• At Fairy Tale Ranch, Tong Hua learned through Telepathy that Pelipper had overeaten and nearly swallowed a Bellsprout during a delivery.
• Tong Hua noticed Steenee and Smoliv were missing, while the three Milcery remained weak and needed their Sweet Scent.
• Ampharos and Riolu ran the wrong way, so Steenee led the group through forest trails to the coast.
• The four Pokémon searched the bay, and Ampharos, Riolu, and Steenee then searched underwater while Smoliv waited on shore.
• Ampharos used the currents and Grovyle's wash-up location to lead Riolu and Steenee toward the Wailord Sea.

Ampharos, Riolu, and Steenee found three Time Gears in the Wailord Sea, then were swept into the mouth of a giant Wailord and carried through the sky back toward home. They returned to the beach with all five Time Gears and the full team assembled, leaving only Celebi’s recovery before they could attempt to save the world.

• Riolu sensed the three Time Gears drifting into deeper water, and Ampharos, Riolu, and Steenee followed their trail beneath the surface.
• Ampharos used Flash to guide the team through the dark depths, and the three Pokémon retrieved the Time Gears.
• The seabed began shaking, and Riolu realized the team was inside a gigantic creature’s mouth.
• A giant Wailord expelled Ampharos, Riolu, Steenee, and the Time Gears, then rose into the sky and carried them toward Chicory Village and Fairy Tale Ranch.
• Wailord descended near shore and returned the team to the beach, where Smoliv greeted them; the team now had all five Time Gears and awaited Celebi’s recovery.

Grovyle woke after being rescued, and Ampharos and the others returned the lost Time Gears. At Fairy Tale Ranch, Grovyle began recovering among his companions and the Pokémon who had saved him.

• Grovyle woke in the cave and apologized to Pink Celebi for losing the three Time Gears, while she worried over his injuries.
• Green Celebi reassured Grovyle that Ampharos, Riolu, Steenee, and Smoliv were searching for the gears, and they returned with all three undamaged.
• Ampharos carried the recovering Grovyle back to Fairy Tale Ranch with Buneary and the Lopunny, who had rescued him.
• Tong Hua welcomed Grovyle to the ranch and checked his condition while Pink Celebi cared for him.
• Tong Hua invited Buneary and the Lopunny to lunch, and Grovyle began recovering as the group settled in at the ranch.

Tong Hua learned that Pink Celebi could not regain her power to travel through time and space, and he said a dish might help if they found an exceptionally special ingredient. Riolu brought out the five Time Gears as a possible ingredient, leaving Tong Hua and the others shocked as he reached toward them.

• Tong Hua served a vegetarian lunch to the Buneary and Lopunny who had saved Grovyle, while Minccino scolded Purrloin for her messy eating.
• Grovyle ate Tong Hua’s cooking and fell asleep, while Ampharos recalled Mawile and vowed that they had to return to save the world.
• Riolu asked Tong Hua to make a dish that could restore Pink Celebi’s ability to travel through time and space.
• Tong Hua explained that such a dish would need an exceptionally special core ingredient.
• Riolu brought out the five Time Gears and offered them as ingredients, and Tong Hua reached toward them despite everyone’s astonishment.

Tong Hua considered how the Time Gear might restore Pink Celebi’s power, but no one knew how to use it safely or repair Temporal Tower afterward. He decided to raise his Cook level in hopes of unlocking a suitable recipe, and began an intensive cooking grind.

• Tong Hua discovered that the Time Gear was an S Grade material usable in many crafts, but the Recipe Pokédex showed no recipes for it.
• Lucario suggested that Pink Celebi draw power from the Time Gear, but Pink Celebi worried that doing so could prevent Temporal Tower’s repair and admitted she did not know how to absorb its energy.
• Steenee recalled a similar gear in Windwinding Forest, and green Celebi explained that it was her own limited creation and that only Dialga could freely control time.
• Tong Hua reassured Pink Celebi and Riolu, then realized he might need to raise his Cook level to make a dish with the Time Gear and unlock its recipe.
• Tong Hua prepared experience, motivation, and inspiration boosts and began baking batches of treats, while Delibird repeatedly went shopping as their ingredients ran low.

Tong Hua welcomed Grovyle back to consciousness and served a restorative dinner for the reunited team at Fairy Tale Ranch. Grovyle learned that Riolu expected them to save their world, accepted that they would stay temporarily, and ended the evening resolved to prepare for the fight ahead.

• Tong Hua greeted Grovyle after he woke and reassured him when his leaf blades tore the bedsheet.
• Riolu told Grovyle that Celebi had lost her ability to travel through time and space, then shared memories showing how they could save their world.
• Grovyle regained hope but insisted the team should build their strength and not take their world's suffering lightly.
• Ampharos and Lucario encouraged Grovyle to explore their temporary home, and Grovyle agreed to avoid causing Tong Hua trouble and offered to mend the torn bedding.
• Tong Hua served restorative B-Rank dishes at a dinner celebrating the team's reunion, and Grovyle and Pink Celebi recalled their past meals together.

After reaching Cook level 40, Tong Hua unlocked Levequests and accepted a commission for Rolanberry Cheesecakes, hoping to earn a large reward by making them at high quality. He let Minccino and the others help with the baking while Riolu, Grovyle, Ampharos, Pink Celebi, and Lucario went to train in Wind-Circling Forest.

• Grovyle settled into life at Fairy Tale Ranch, training diligently and taking over many chores, while Minccino found himself with more free time.
• Tong Hua reached Cook level 40 and unlocked the Levequest system, whose shared allowance replenished every seven days.
• Tong Hua accepted a level 40 commission to provide three Rolanberry Cheesecakes for a visiting Chief Pokémon Ranger.
• Tong Hua paused to feed the hungry Pokémon, then told Riolu, Ampharos, and Grovyle they could take the afternoon off from helping him.
• Tong Hua began making cheesecake with Minccino and the others as Riolu and Grovyle led Ampharos, Pink Celebi, and Lucario to Wind-Circling Forest.

The Pokémon Exploration Team met Tangrowth at Waterfall Pool and persuaded him to show them Green Celebi’s homemade Time Gear. They discovered it was a finely made wooden gear with an unusual, possibly living Aura, but Tangrowth could not explain how it had been made.

• Grovyle, Riolu, Ampharos, Lucario, and the Celebis visited Waterfall Pool, where they encountered Tangrowth hiding beneath the water.
• Ampharos and the others asked Tangrowth to show them Green Celebi’s homemade Time Gear, and he agreed after Pink Celebi offered to speak up for him.
• Tangrowth retrieved the wooden gear from his Treehouse, and Ampharos observed that it resembled a Time Gear but was not genuine.
• Lucario sensed that the wooden gear had an unusual Aura that seemed to breathe like a living thing.
• Tangrowth recalled that Green Celebi had brought the box home a few days before leaving Wind-Circling Forest, but he did not know when or how she made the gear.

Tong Hua and the Pokémon made Rolanberry Cheesecake for a levequest, and the dish earned a B-Rank quality. When Tong Hua submitted it, the quest consumed the cheesecake from everyone’s bowls and rewarded him with experience, League Coins, and Herba Mystica.

• Tong Hua had Purrloin slice strawberries and asked Minccino, Steenee, and Delibird to help prepare strawberry sauce and cheese.
• Tong Hua dried the strawberry slices in the oven, assembled the cheesecake, and completed a Quality B Rolanberry Cheesecake.
• Tong Hua and the Pokémon tasted the cheesecake while he opened the levequest panel and pressed Complete.
• The cheesecake vanished from the Pokémon’s bowls when the quest submitted it, leaving Minccino and Steenee bewildered.
• Tong Hua received 600,000 experience, 60,000 League Coins, and three Herba Mystica, and his level rose.

Tong Hua received three A Grade Herba Mystica and tested his new Tricks of the Trade skill, which instantly produced a D Grade dish. Meanwhile, Green Celebi stopped the Pokémon from investigating her living Time Gear, leaving its secrets unexplained for now.

• Tong Hua stored the three A Grade Herba Mystica bottles and discovered his new skill could instantly complete recipes of D Grade quality or below, but consumed energy and granted no experience.
• Tong Hua used Tricks of the Trade to make a Berry Salad and confirmed it tasted like one made by hand.
• Green Celebi went to Tangrowth’s Treehouse after sensing that someone had opened the box containing the homemade Time Gear again.
• Ampharos, Lucario, Pink Celebi, and Tangrowth speculated about the Time Gear’s origins until Green Celebi arrived and stopped Tangrowth from revealing what it was made from.
• Green Celebi explained that the Time Gear’s secrets could not yet be disclosed, and the Pokémon agreed to stop investigating before returning to Fairy Tale Ranch to try Tong Hua’s new dessert.

Tong Hua visited Grandpa Yang at Sunshine Ranch and collected a set of seven high-quality Sweets for the Milcery’s evolutions. On the way home, he reassured Smoliv and Nacli that they did not need to rush their own evolutions.

• Tong Hua traveled to Sunshine Ranch with Orthworm, Steenee, Smoliv, and Nacli to visit Grandpa Yang.
• Grandpa Yang welcomed Tong Hua and his Pokémon, who greeted him warmly.
• Grandpa Yang gave Tong Hua seven B-Rank Sweet Accessories imported from the Galar Region for evolving Milcery.
• Grandpa Yang advised Tong Hua to respect each Milcery’s wishes about its evolution, and Tong Hua agreed to prepare a special ceremony.
• Smoliv and Nacli resolved to work hard to evolve, but Tong Hua reassured them that they could grow at their own pace and were valued members of Fairy Tale Ranch.

Tong Hua helped three Milcery choose their Alcremie forms and Sweets, then watched Ruby and Caramel evolve at the ranch. Rainbow still needed to wait until dusk, leaving everyone eager for the final evolution.

• Tong Hua showed the three Milcery a chart of Alcremie forms, and they chose Ruby Cream, Caramel Cream, and Rainbow Swirl.
• Tong Hua explained their evolution requirements, named the Milcery Ruby, Caramel, and Rainbow, and helped them select Sweets.
• The ranch Pokémon gathered to cheer as Ruby spun counterclockwise and Caramel spun clockwise, evolving into Alcremie.
• Ruby and Caramel shared cream-decorated Berries with Tong Hua and the other Pokémon, who enjoyed their calming sweetness.
• Tong Hua and the ranch Pokémon waited for dusk so Rainbow could begin evolving.

After the three Milcery evolved into Alcremie, Tong Hua discovered that their B-Rank cream unlocked A-Grade recipes. He used Ruby Diamond Alcremie's cream to bake an A-Grade Happy Strawberry Cake, proving he had mastered A-Grade cuisine.

• The last Milcery evolved into Rainbow Alcremie, completing the trio of new members at Fairy Tale Ranch.
• Tong Hua had each Alcremie produce cream and discovered that Ruby Diamond Alcremie's B-Rank cream unlocked multiple A-Grade recipes.
• Tong Hua decided to develop Fairy Tale Ranch into a brand by raising Pokémon, producing high-quality ingredients, and supplying shops such as Happy Dessert House.
• Tong Hua and the Pokémon worked together to make Happy Strawberry Cake, and he felt how much his level 45 cooking skills had improved.
• Tong Hua baked an A-Grade Happy Strawberry Cake that greatly increased Pokémon friendship and permanently boosted the consumer's luck once.

Tong Hua’s Happy Strawberry Cake became a wildly popular limited-time dessert after customers discovered its luck-boosting effect, bringing fame and prosperity to Fairy Tale Ranch. He removed it from sale as planned, and the chapter ended with two more Pokémon nearing evolution.

• Tong Hua celebrated the three Alcremie’s evolution by sharing cake that gave Riolu and Lucario a warm, restorative Aura sensation.
• Tong Hua added the Happy Strawberry Cake as a limited-time item, and customers quickly sold out the daily supply and spread word of its luck-boosting effect.
• Demand grew throughout Chicory Village, Almia TV Station interviewed Tong Hua, and the shop’s publicity raised his income and Cook level.
• After the TV feature brought tourists to the ranch, Tong Hua ended the cake’s planned week-long sale on May 16, and regular dessert sales remained strong.
• Tong Hua saw that two more Pokémon at Fairy Tale Ranch were about to complete their evolution.

Tong Hua woke to find Smoliv evolving into Dolliv, then discovered that Nacli had also evolved into Naclstack. With fresh olive oil and rock salt now available, Tong Hua planned to finish breakfast and complete the Levequest that would bring him to level 50.

• Tong Hua quietly watched over his sleeping Pokémon and looked forward to moving into the larger new house he had planned for them.
• Smoliv evolved into Dolliv in her flowerpot, and Tong Hua helped her adjust to her new body as Steenee and the others woke.
• Dolliv comforted Steenee, who was disappointed to have missed the evolution, by sharing the fresh fragrance of her olives.
• Tong Hua went to the Pokémon Cottage and found that Nacli had evolved into Naclstack, who hurried toward him before Tong Hua stopped him.
• Tong Hua brought Naclstack to the kitchen, where Dolliv's olive oil and Naclstack's rock salt were identified as Quality B ingredients, and he prepared to complete his level 50 Levequest.

Tong Hua shared breakfast with Hitomi, who revealed that she and Chuang Yi had been transferred to distant regions and would be leaving Almia. Wanting to give Hitomi a farewell gift, Tong Hua chose a commission to make Fig Pudding.

• Tong Hua reached Cook level 50 and invited Hitomi and Pachirisu to join breakfast with the Pokémon.
• Hitomi told Tong Hua that she was being transferred to a new Ranger Base in the Oblivia region.
• Hitomi revealed that Chuang Yi had already left for the Fiore Region, and she became tearful at the thought of leaving her friends.
• Tong Hua went to the kitchen and selected a commission to make three Fig Puddings as a farewell gift for Hitomi.

Tong Hua made Fig Pudding to comfort Hitomi before she left Fairy Tale Ranch, and the dessert lifted her spirits. After she departed with Pachirisu, Tong Hua submitted the Levequest, gained rewards and a Cook level, and examined the unexpected Longevity Berries.

• Tong Hua prepared Fig Pudding while Steenee, Dolliv, and the other Pokémon comforted Hitomi.
• Tong Hua served Hitomi the pudding, and its effects helped restore her mood and sharpen her senses.
• Tong Hua gave Hitomi picnic baskets, and she left Fairy Tale Ranch with Pachirisu after saying goodbye to her Pokémon friends.
• Tong Hua submitted the Levequest, received 1,500,000 experience points, 250,000 League Coins, and three Longevity Berries, and reached Cook level 53.
• Tong Hua noticed that the Longevity Berries looked like figs.