Arc 11From Indigo to Viridian

Heath left the Indigo League for Pallet Town, stopping in Viridian City to cook for familiar customers and reconnect with the Officer Jennys. He discovered a quest tied to satisfying four legendary Pokémon and found that Mimikyu had followed him, hoping he would help it find its trainer.

  • Heath made Crossing-the-Bridge Rice Noodles for Old Officer Jenny, completed the Indigo League specialty ingredient quest, and received Dialga’s Pressure Cooker.
  • Heath spotted Rayquaza, gave her an Iron Meteorite through Hoopa’s Golden Ring, and received a colorful stone as payment.
  • Heath served Kailunya while Officer Jenny Mo questioned her about evidence concerning a criminal mastermind, then told customers he planned to leave for Pallet Town.
  • Heath left the Indigo League for Viridian City, where Officer Jenny Aya recognized him and Sister Feng gave him the deed and keys to his parents’ house in Lavender Town.
  • After Mr. Fujiyama demonstrated Charmeleon’s training, Heath unlocked a quest to satisfy four legendary Pokémon in exchange for a random Pokémon move.
  • Heath served Dialga and Deoxys Pocket Meat and received a lifespan-extending bottle and a Cosmic Virus, though Dialga later left with a dark expression.
  • Heath learned that Mimikyu had followed him from the Indigo League and wanted help finding its gentle former trainer, but the Magic Conch gave him no answer.
  • Heath found Mimikyu beneath his food truck, served it beef curry rice, and watched it bring him its bowl before fleeing when he tried to pet it.
Chapters 252–276 Vol. 3 Read

Ch. 252Crossing-the-Bridge Rice Noodles!

Heath prepared a Pokémon-world version of Crossing-the-Bridge Rice Noodles and tasted it himself, then tried to recruit Mimikyu as a customer. Mimikyu fled when Old Officer Jenny arrived, leaving Heath to go meet her.

  • Heath reflected that good Crossing-the-Bridge Rice Noodles depended on hot broth rather than expensive ingredients.
  • Heath made the dish with broth, raw and cooked meats, vegetables, and edible quartz, then tasted it and enjoyed the result.
  • Heath spotted the shy Mimikyu hiding behind a pillar and decided to ask it to try the dish as a customer.
  • Mimikyu slowly emerged while Heath reassured it and explained that it could pay with something it had.
  • Mimikyu shuddered and escaped into a pipe when Old Officer Jenny arrived, and Heath said he would come up to meet her.

Ch. 253Rice-person meat

Heath served Old Officer Jenny Crossing-the-Bridge Rice Noodles made with edible quartz as she asked about his plans to leave the Indigo League. After she tasted the dish, Heath completed the specialty ingredient quest and received Dialga’s Pressure Cooker, which could speed up cooking by changing the flow of time inside it.

  • Heath priced a serving of Crossing-the-Bridge Rice Noodles at 108 League Coins, and Old Officer Jenny paid to try it.
  • As the broth cooked the meat, Old Officer Jenny recalled a prisoner whose raw-meat habit had led to a fatal parasitic infection called rice-person meat.
  • Old Officer Jenny guessed that Heath planned to leave the Indigo League, and Heath admitted he wanted to explore other towns.
  • Heath told Old Officer Jenny to add the edible quartz, then served the dish once it was ready.
  • After Old Officer Jenny began eating, Heath completed the Indigo League specialty ingredient quest and received Dialga’s Pressure Cooker, which made time pass faster inside it.

Ch. 254Dialga's Pressure Cooker

Heath learned that his new pressure cooker had mysteriously cooked radish and pork rib soup, while Dialga discovered that the cooker had vanished from his kitchen on Mt. Coronet. Heath tasted the soup and decided to save it for Snorlax as a late-night snack.

  • Old Officer Jenny praised Heath's Crossing-the-Bridge Rice Noodles and reminded him to tell her before he left so she could arrange the cafeteria.
  • Heath told Old Officer Jenny that he planned to go to Pallet Town and meet Professor Oak.
  • Heath found that his new pressure cooker was warm and discovered radish and pork rib soup cooking inside it.
  • Dialga cooked radish and pork rib soup on Mt. Coronet using his time-accelerating pressure cooker, then saw the cooker disappear.
  • Heath tasted the soup, found it decent but unusually numbing, and decided to give it to Snorlax.

Ch. 255Zorua's late night

Heath went to bed after finishing his business at the Indigo League, while Zorua sneaked out later to play games. When she finally stopped at three-thirty in the morning, strange lights and an eerie figure appeared, leaving her panicked beside the bedroom door.

  • Heath went to bed with Zorua, Farfetch'd, and Charmeleon after thinking about his remaining work at the Indigo League and the unresolved suspicions surrounding Kailunya.
  • After Heath fell asleep, Zorua sneaked out and played Elden Soul II on the PlayStation 5.
  • Zorua kept extending her gaming session until three-thirty in the morning, then turned everything off and prepared to return to bed.
  • The light flickered and the bathroom door opened, frightening Zorua as she remembered the horror game she had played.
  • Zorua saw a black figure emerge from the bathroom and rush toward the bedroom, only to discover it crouching beside her as she tried to open the door.

Ch. 256Brats and Bad Parents

Heath scared Zorua into stopping her late-night gaming and received a strange item that could direct parents’ blame at any target. The next morning, he got his Pokémon ready and planned supplies and furniture for a trip to Pallet Town.

  • Heath caught Zorua gaming late at night and frightened her by making the lights flicker and the bathroom door open.
  • Zorua fled to bed, completing Heath’s quest and earning him the Bad Parent Blamer, a one-use megaphone that could assign parents’ blame to any object or concept.
  • The next morning, Heath teased sleepy Zorua into getting up by threatening to leave her behind.
  • Heath took Zorua and Farfetch'd into the living room, where Charmeleon exercised, and told Charmeleon to wake Snorlax.
  • Heath saw Mew calmly brushing her teeth and planned to buy ingredients, seasonings, supplies, and furniture before going to Pallet Town.

Ch. 257Rayquaza

Heath remembered missing his chance to inspect Rayquaza, but soon spotted her green meteor and used the Ingredient Identifier to examine her. Rayquaza descended to confront him, and Heath offered to cook for her.

  • Heath realized he had forgotten to watch for Rayquaza the previous day and worried he would have to wait for her next pass.
  • Heath watched Mew try unsuccessfully to open his pickle jar while Farfetch'd chatted with it.
  • Heath spotted a green meteor and used the Ingredient Identifier, which identified it as Rayquaza and described her meat and tough skin.
  • Rayquaza descended toward Heath's food truck and transformed into a green-haired woman in front of him.
  • Rayquaza warned Heath not to inspect her with his device again, and Heath apologized and asked what she would like to eat.

Ch. 258Deoxys's Little Shop

Heath used Hoopa's Golden Ring to obtain an iron-rich meteorite for Rayquaza, who had explained that she loved eating them. The meteorite came from Deoxys's stock, and the chapter ended with Rayquaza eagerly asking Heath to hand it over.

  • Rayquaza told Heath that she ate meteorites and preferred crunchy ones rich in iron.
  • Heath took out Hoopa's Golden Ring and reached through it to retrieve the meteorite Rayquaza wanted.
  • Deoxys, whose online shop sold meteorites and custom meteor showers, saw a hand steal its treasured iron meteorite and prepared to attack.
  • A muscular man dressed as a maid seized Deoxys's hands before it could strike.
  • Heath pulled out the heavy meteorite, and Rayquaza reacted to its scent by blushing and urging him to give it to her.

Ch. 259Dynamic Vision Enhancement Potion

Heath fed Rayquaza an Iron Meteorite and received a valuable-looking stone in return, then considered selling it to Steven. He also received and drank a Dynamic Vision Enhancement Potion, though he noticed no immediate change.

  • Rayquaza eagerly ate Heath’s Iron Meteorite and licked the remaining crumbs from his hand.
  • Rayquaza gave Heath a colorful stone as payment, and Heath decided to message Steven about buying it.
  • Heath received a Dynamic Vision Enhancement Potion and read that it could improve dynamic vision.
  • Heath drank the potion and found that nothing seemed to have changed.

Ch. 260Heath's Lanzhou Beef Noodles Breakfast

Heath made Lanzhou Beef Noodles for breakfast, and Mew fled when Kailunya arrived. Kailunya told Heath that a fire had broken out at her home after she returned, leaving him concerned about her and her adoptive family.

  • Heath kneaded and pulled noodles for Lanzhou Beef Noodles while Mew watched him cook.
  • Heath served breakfast to his Pokémon, but Mew suddenly took his bowl and chopsticks and vanished when Kailunya arrived.
  • Kailunya ordered noodles with stir-fried pork and pickled vegetables, and Heath asked what she had done after leaving earlier.
  • Kailunya said she had gone home and a fire had broken out there, though she spoke with a smile.

Ch. 261There is only one truth

Heath suspected Kailunya had murdered her adoptive parents, and Officer Jenny Mo confronted Kailunya over breakfast while recording her. Mo left without making an arrest, warning Kailunya that she would be watching her.

  • Heath served Kailunya breakfast, and she happily ate noodles with stir-fried pork and pickled vegetables and a soft-yolked fried egg.
  • Officer Jenny Mo arrived, ordered Kailunya’s meal, and sat beside her.
  • Mo told Kailunya that she had evidence of a criminal mastermind’s actions but lacked the crucial piece, while Kailunya acted as though she did not understand.
  • Mo stopped recording, warned Kailunya that she would be watching her, and left.

Ch. 262Farfetch'd's meteoric rise

Heath’s crab roe soup dumplings drew a huge crowd, while he prepared to leave the Indigo League for Pallet Town. After Jessie and Morty learned of his plans, Heath continued serving customers as his business thrived.

  • Kailunya and Officer Jenny Mo left, and Heath kept serving customers as Farfetch'd helped sell the popular crab roe soup dumplings.
  • Jessie praised the busy business and told Heath she was leaving the next day; Heath said he planned to head to Pallet Town after closing that afternoon.
  • Jessie remarked that Pallet Town had little to attract visitors besides Professor Oak, then left to avoid blocking the customers.
  • Heath greeted Mr. Morty, who asked whether he was leaving the Indigo League, and Heath confirmed he would travel to Pallet Town and do business there.
  • Morty wondered why Heath would leave while his dumplings were so popular, but Heath expected the excitement to fade after a week or so.

Ch. 263Leaving the Indigo League

Heath finished his busy run in the Indigo League and prepared to travel to Pallet Town, buying supplies for the journey. After he left, Old Officer Jenny continued discussing Kailunya with Officer Jenny Mo.

  • Heath worked through the rush at Farfetch'd's station, but ran out of crab roe soup dumplings despite preparing extra.
  • Heath bought furniture, supplies, a sleeping mat for Snorlax, and a combined human-and-Pokémon first-aid kit.
  • Heath messaged Old Officer Jenny, left the Indigo League, and set off toward Pallet Town by way of Viridian City with a gift for Sister Feng and the others.
  • Old Officer Jenny read Heath's message, then asked Officer Jenny Mo what she planned to do about Kailunya.

Ch. 264Back to Viridian City

Heath returned to Viridian City and surprised the Officer Jennys by making them breakfast at their dormitory. Officer Jenny Aya recognized him and announced his return to the cafeteria, while Officer Jenny Ling watched from her post.

  • Heath arrived in Viridian City and took Farfetch'd and Zorua with him to the Vegetable Market to buy ingredients.
  • Heath greeted Officer Jenny Ling, then went to the dormitory kitchen and took over breakfast preparations with Farfetch'd and Charmeleon.
  • The Officer Jennys arrived for breakfast, and Officer Jenny Aya failed to recognize Heath behind his sanitary cap and mask.
  • Heath answered Officer Jenny Aya's familiar questions with their old dumpling exchange, prompting her to recognize him.
  • Officer Jenny Aya removed Heath's cap and mask, lifted him up, and announced to the cafeteria that he had returned.

Ch. 265The news Sister Feng brought

Heath reunited with Officer Jenny Feng in Viridian City, where she persuaded him to stay for three days and gave him the deed to a house his parents had owned in Lavender Town. He planned to inspect and sell the house, then return to Viridian City, and set out with Farfetch'd to reopen his food truck.

  • Officer Jenny Feng made Heath agree to stay in Viridian City for three days and reminded him to save money after accepting his gift.
  • Officer Jenny Feng asked whether Heath remembered his parents, and he said he did not.
  • Officer Jenny Feng gave Heath the deed and keys to his parents' house in Lavender Town and told him to pay its overdue utility bills.
  • Heath said he would inspect the house, sell it, and return to Viridian City, which pleased Officer Jenny Feng.
  • Heath helped clear the cafeteria dishes, then drove his food truck with Farfetch'd to serve his Viridian City customers.

Ch. 266Mr. Fujiyama used Karate Chop

Heath returned to his Viridian City food stall, where Mr. Fujiyama coached Charmeleon and demonstrated that he could use Karate Chop himself. Heath then triggered a quest that could let him learn a Pokémon move after feeding four legendary Pokémon.

  • Heath greeted Mr. Fujiyama, who had returned from his workout with Machamp.
  • Heath brought out Charmeleon, and Mr. Fujiyama praised his muscles and offered to guide his training.
  • Mr. Fujiyama ordered salad and chicken breast, then explained Charmeleon's workout and split a rock with Karate Chop.
  • Heath wondered whether humans could learn Pokémon moves and triggered the special quest I'm Done Being Human.
  • Heath discovered that satisfying four legendary Pokémon with his food would let him randomly draw a Pokémon move and gain proficiency in it.

Ch. 267An astonishing speed of evolution

Heath learned that Viridian City would host an anime convention and heard gossip blaming Team Rocket for setting fire to its original venue, while Giovanni listened without revealing his identity. He also learned that Young Adams’s Bounsweet had evolved into Tsareena remarkably quickly, leaving Old Adams mysteriously unhappy.

  • Heath told Mr. Fujiyama that he planned to stay in Viridian City for three days before heading to Pallet Town.
  • Mr. Fujiyama told Heath that an anime convention had been moved to Viridian City after a fire in Pewter City, and Zorua eagerly listened in.
  • Mr. Fujiyama repeated a rumor that Team Rocket had set the fire, and Giovanni overheard the conversation while out running.
  • Giovanni ordered a Jianbing Guozi from Heath and chatted with Mr. Fujiyama.
  • Heath heard that Young Adams’s Bounsweet had evolved into Tsareena at astonishing speed, while Old Adams reacted badly to praise of his son.

Ch. 268Miss Fang Yu Who Is Strict with Herself

Heath served a busy morning crowd in Viridian City, including Giovanni and Miss Fang Yu, while considering what to teach Farfetch'd to cook. After business slowed, he took out [Snow That Can Sate Hunger in Memories] to recreate the flavor of Goubuli Steamed Buns.

  • Heath served Giovanni a jianbing guozi and wondered whether an item might someday change Giovanni's thinking.
  • Farfetch'd sold crab roe soup dumplings quickly, and Heath decided to teach him several common kinds of buns.
  • Miss Fang Yu ordered pickled vegetables pork fried rice with a fried egg and milk tea, then hurried away after paying.
  • Heath served the morning rush until customers dwindled as the workday began.
  • Heath took [Snow That Can Sate Hunger in Memories] from the freezer to recreate the flavor of Goubuli Steamed Buns.

Ch. 269Goubuli Steamed Buns with a sweet aftertaste

Heath used the Snow That Can Sate Hunger in Memories to make a Goubuli steamed bun and discovered that its broth had an unusual bitter note followed by a sweet aftertaste. Zorua ate the broth and bun, and Heath was left considering how the flavors were produced.

  • Heath shaped snow into dough and filling after naming the food he wanted to make, then wrapped it into a Goubuli steamed bun.
  • The snow bun transformed into a hot, ordinary-looking steamed bun, and Heath tasted its broth and identified several filling ingredients.
  • Zorua followed the aroma to the spilled broth and licked it off the floor, prompting Heath to taste the broth himself.
  • Zorua drank the remaining broth before Heath could examine it again and said it began slightly bitter before turning sweet.
  • Heath gave Zorua a piece of the bun, and she confirmed that both the bitterness and sweet aftertaste were subtle, especially compared with the broth.

Ch. 270The Theft Victims' Alliance

Heath served Mr. Cord pork stir-fried with pickled vegetables and continued investigating the secret broth in the Goubuli Steamed Bun. Meanwhile, Deoxys learned that Dialga had also been robbed, and Dialga had found a clue.

  • Heath finished the Goubuli Steamed Bun and considered whether Phyllanthus emblica or another ingredient explained its broth's bitter-then-sweet taste.
  • Mr. Cord visited Heath, ordered pork stir-fried with pickled vegetables over rice, and bought some of Heath's homemade pickled vegetables.
  • Deoxys spoke with Dialga, who told him that his Pressure Cooker had been stolen.
  • Deoxys said his case differed because he had seen the ring appear, while Dialga had found a clue.

Ch. 271Dialga's test

Heath served Mr. Cord a rice bowl with pickled vegetables and minced meat, then met Dialga and Deoxys at his food truck. Dialga abandoned his attempt to grab Heath after sensing a powerful presence behind him and instead asked Heath to cook with a slab of fat.

  • Heath sneezed, and Mr. Cord used Heal Pulse on him.
  • Heath served Mr. Cord a rice bowl, which Mr. Cord praised before leaving with pickled vegetables.
  • Heath worried that he still needed four legendary Pokémon to express satisfaction and might draw an undesirable move as his mission reward.
  • Dialga approached Heath with Deoxys, but a powerful presence behind Heath frightened Dialga and made him lower his hand.
  • Dialga gave Heath a slab of fat and asked what he could make with it, and Heath began preparing to cook.

Ch. 272Pocket Meat

Heath made Pocket Meat from Dialga’s prized slab of pork fat and served it to Dialga and Deoxys. He discovered their identities and received two strange rewards, while Dialga approved of his cooking despite reluctantly parting with its pressure cooker.

  • Heath inspected the pork fat and prepared two portions of Pocket Meat, taking care to clean his steamer afterward.
  • Heath received a lifespan-extending bottle called A Little Time and a Cosmic Virus after serving Dialga and Deoxys, and realized his customers were Legendary Pokémon.
  • Heath considered the rewards’ effects and judged A Little Time more valuable than the virus that could trigger a Pokémon’s evolution.
  • Dialga said the Pocket Meat tasted good and urged Heath to keep cooking well before leaving with Deoxys.

Ch. 273Heath: I almost became the richest man

Heath wondered how to use Hoopa’s Golden Ring to get rich before Officer Jenny Feng told him that Ma Zhide had found new work at Pokémon Tower and was doing better. Heath planned to visit Lavender Town after Pallet Town, then welcomed his regular customer Asaki to his food truck.

  • Dialga yelled at Heath and left with a dark expression, leaving Heath unsure which Legendary Pokémon had disliked his pocket meat.
  • Heath considered using Hoopa’s Golden Ring to steal money and valuables, but set the idea aside when Officer Jenny Feng approached him.
  • Officer Jenny Feng told Heath that Ma Zhide had become a vigil keeper at Pokémon Tower and that his health had improved.
  • Heath decided to visit Lavender Town after Pallet Town and look into its rumored legend.
  • Asaki arrived at Heath’s food truck, marveling at the new dishes on offer.

Ch. 274The Little Thing Under the Truck

Heath reunited with Meowth, Ekans, and the other Pokémon, then discovered that a Mimikyu had secretly ridden beneath his food truck from the Indigo League. Mimikyu was searching for its lost trainer, and Heath decided to try helping despite having almost no clues.

  • Heath recommended a sour rice bowl for Asaki and served it before greeting Meowth, Ekans, and the others hiding near his food truck.
  • Ekans spotted a Mimikyu trembling behind one of the truck’s tires, and Heath realized it had followed him from the Indigo League.
  • Heath offered Mimikyu a chance to become his partner, but Zorua explained that Mimikyu already had an owner and wanted Heath to help find him.
  • Mimikyu remembered only that its trainer was a gentle man, so Heath could not use Hoopa’s Golden Ring to locate him.
  • Heath considered consulting his Magic Conch to help Mimikyu find its trainer.

Ch. 275No transforming allowed!

Heath failed to learn who Mimikyu's Trainer was and let Mimikyu stay beneath his food truck. After finishing work, he headed back to the Officer Jennys' dormitory, worried about how Officer Jenny Feng had managed without him.

  • Heath asked the Magic Conch who Mimikyu's Trainer was, but it gave no answer, and Mimikyu stayed beneath the food truck.
  • Asaki asked Heath whether she should dye her hair blonde, and he advised her to keep her current black hair.
  • Heath considered the Trainers who would soon arrive in Viridian City and recalled the Pokémon League's flexible Gym challenge rules.
  • Heath closed his food truck early and returned to the Officer Jennys' dormitory, hoping Officer Jenny Feng had kept it reasonably clean.

Ch. 276Are Ghost Pokémon Edible?

Heath returned to his dormitory, cleaned up the mess with his Pokémon, and discovered that Sister Feng had kept his bedroom spotless. After learning that Mimikyu was inedible, he fed the shy Pokémon and gained a small measure of its trust before serving dinner to the Officer Jennys.

  • Heath returned to the dormitory and used his Pokémon to clean up the clutter and garbage.
  • Heath found that Sister Feng had cleaned his bedroom and felt grateful for her kindness.
  • Heath used the Ingredient Identifier on Mimikyu and learned that Ghost Pokémon like it were inedible and its cloth covering could serve as a rag.
  • Heath prepared beef curry rice for Mimikyu and found it hiding beneath his Food Truck.
  • Mimikyu ate the meal, brought its bowl and utensils to Heath, then fled when he tried to pet it.
  • Heath returned to the cafeteria as the Officer Jennys arrived for dinner.
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