Recaps

Heath learned that Sister Feng had arranged two cooking jobs for him: a condemned inmate’s last meal and lunch for about seventy-two psychiatric hospital patients. He returned to the dorm and reunited with Sister Feng and Old Wind, while Farfetch'd was knocked over by Old Wind’s wagging tail.

• Sister Feng asked Heath to cook oyakodon for an inmate sentenced to death.
• Sister Feng asked Heath to make lunch for about seventy-two patients at the psychiatric hospital the next day.
• Heath agreed to both jobs and planned to visit the hospital before taking his Pokémon to the Anime Convention.
• Heath returned to the dorm, where Sister Feng was relaxing on the couch and Old Wind greeted him enthusiastically.
• Old Wind knocked Farfetch'd over with his wagging tail.

Heath slept soundly in his dorm and prepared for a day of cooking at Guchiyan Mental Hospital and a prison. At the vegetable market, he met Giovanni, who was buying wild mushrooms, and Giovanni examined a brightly colored mushroom.

• Heath woke after a dreamless night, left Charmeleon and the others in their Poké Balls, and planned to visit the mental hospital and prison.
• Zorua eagerly offered to help Heath so they could go to an anime convention after his tasks.
• Heath drove to Viridian City's vegetable market to buy ingredients and ran into Giovanni.
• Giovanni explained his early visit by pointing out the market's opening time in a newspaper about an Indigo League referendum on installing cameras in major urban districts.
• Giovanni crouched to inspect an oddly shaped, brightly colored wild mushroom.

Heath took Giovanni to the Vegetable Market and learned that Zorua found Luxury Balls far more comfortable than ordinary Poké Balls. He drove to Guchiyan Mental Hospital, where he planned to cook and meet his customers, and arrived at its guarded entrance.

• Giovanni bought wild mushrooms at the Vegetable Market while Heath watched.
• Heath made soy milk and fried dough sticks for his Pokémon and told them they would need to stay in their Poké Balls at Guchiyan Mental Hospital.
• Zorua explained that ordinary Poké Balls contained only a tiny room and said a Luxury Ball she had once used contained a villa.
• Heath drove to Guchiyan Mental Hospital and prepared to answer the guards' questions before going inside.

Heath arrived at Guchiyan Mental Hospital to prepare meals tailored to its patients, meeting several residents with different conditions and tastes. After surveying them, he returned to the kitchen and assigned his assistants to help prepare individual meals.

• The head of the Logistics Department welcomed Heath and guided him through Guchiyan Mental Hospital while explaining its routines and safety precautions.
• Heath met a woman with depression who liked spicy food and learned she was kept under close supervision because she might attempt suicide.
• Heath saw a violent patient slam his head against an observation window and learned staff used special meal slots to deliver his food.
• The department head showed Heath a seemingly ordinary man with at least seven personalities, who liked sweet and sour flavors and disliked bitterness.
• Heath returned to the kitchen, planned a separate meal for each patient, and began assigning tasks to the kitchen assistants.

Heath cooked individualized meals for the patients at Guchiyan Mental Hospital, then sold the hospital his recipes before preparing to visit a prison in Viridian City. He learned the logistics chief had arranged to pay extra for the recipes in exchange for a private kickback.

• A young cook asked why Heath had assigned veteran cook Old Song to wash pans, and the head chef explained that Heath wanted to prevent flavors from carrying over between dishes.
• The head chef watched Heath prepare separate meals for each patient and recalled Old Song’s history of shirking work and taking an excessive kickback on ingredient purchases.
• The logistics chief thanked Heath after the patients enjoyed their meals and asked to buy his recipes.
• Heath agreed to sell the recipes for five hundred League Coins each, then signed a contract after the logistics chief offered one thousand per recipe with a forty-percent private kickback.
• Heath planned to visit the prison in Viridian City, where a special customer awaited him, and wondered about the prisoner’s unpublicized death sentence.

Heath made a chiffon cake and silk-stocking milk tea for a shackled prisoner awaiting execution at Viridian City Prison, then left without learning what crime she had committed. He drove on toward the Anime Convention, curious about what he would find there.

• Heath collected payment for recipes from the head of logistics at Guchiyan Mental Hospital and drove to Viridian City Prison.
• After guards checked his identification and searched his food truck, Heath met his special customer in the prison cafeteria.
• Heath baked a chiffon cake and made silk-stocking milk tea while a burly woman monitored the time before the prisoner's execution.
• The prisoner praised Heath's food as a guard fed her, and the guards escorted Heath out of the prison.
• Heath set aside his questions about the prisoner's crime and drove toward the Anime Convention.

Heath took Zorua and his Pokémon to Viridian City’s anime convention, where they watched a zombie-themed Pokémon idol group and a cosplay showcase. The showcase ended with Ditto transforming into a dog with human hair and delivering a disturbing line, while an author’s note announced fixed update times.

• Heath drove his food truck to the convention and put Snorlax into a Scenic Poké Ball to meet the venue’s entry rules.
• Heath entered the crowded convention with Zorua, Farfetch'd, and Charmeleon, carrying his Heaven-and-Earth Peerless Blade as a cosplay weapon.
• Heath watched a zombie-themed Pokémon idol group perform onstage, including an Altaria with a remarkable singing voice.
• Zorua pulled Heath to the Forbidden Cosplay Showcase, where a Trainer from Mr. Giovanni's Gym was chosen to pick a character.
• The Trainer requested “Post Office,” and Ditto transformed into a dog with human hair before speaking, leaving Heath alarmed.

Heath left the forbidden cosplay booth and explored the Anime Convention, where Silph Co. demonstrated a flashy, expensive mecha-themed Poké Ball. He passed on buying one and ended up at a fan-work stall with Zorua, leaving them browsing its outrageous novels and manga.

• Heath escaped the booth after a disturbing cosplay scene, then pulled Zorua off his hair and swatted her for yanking it.
• Heath and Zorua explored the convention’s anime merchandise and found Silph Co.’s collaboration Poké Balls.
• A saleswoman demonstrated the Future Mecha Ball, which transformed a Charizard into a mecha version of itself.
• Heath learned the Poké Ball cost 122,999 League Coins and could not use its special effects in official battles, so he walked away.
• Heath followed Zorua to a fan-work booth, where she excitedly examined outrageous fan fiction and manga.

At an anime convention, Heath avoided Officer Jenny Aya, encountered a cross-dresser who could see through Zorua’s disguise, and received a quest to make an anime-inspired dish. He decided what to cook and planned to buy the ingredients and apply for a cooking spot.

• Heath spotted Officer Jenny Aya at her fan-work stall and slipped away to keep her from noticing the works he had bought for Zorua.
• In the men’s restroom, Heath saw a cross-dresser at a urinal and moved to a distant spot, but the cosplayer came to stand beside him.
• The cross-dresser asked Heath to stop Zorua from staring, revealing that they could see through her disguise, and then left after Heath apologized.
• Heath thought about Team Rocket’s recent absence and the possibility that they were pursuing the Mewtwo Project.
• Heath triggered a quest to make an anime dish for the convention audience and chose a dish before setting out to buy ingredients.

Heath recreated the Iceberg of Fresh Sea Bream at an anime convention and earned Dialga's Kitchen Knife as a quest reward. Meanwhile, Dialga struggled to make a time-powered pressure cooker and accidentally discovered that his own kitchen knife had vanished.

• Heath secured a booth at the anime convention, dressed like Leon, and bought three fresh sea bream for his dish.
• Heath used an ice kitchen knife to slice the sea bream thinly and arrange the pieces on an iceberg, impressing the gathered spectators.
• Heath sold out of the Iceberg of Fresh Sea Bream and posed for photos with spectators.
• Heath completed the quest and received Dialga's Kitchen Knife, which could restore ingredients to their freshest moment.
• Dialga told Deoxys he was making a time-powered pressure cooker and began cutting ginger, but the ginger stayed whole and his kitchen knife disappeared.

Heath met Dialga and Deoxys after receiving Dialga’s kitchen knife and invited them to his food truck to cook for them. He began preparing sweet and sour pork ribs while Dialga and Deoxys waited in his living room.

• Heath worried that Dialga would come after him for taking the kitchen knife, but Dialga and Deoxys quickly found him.
• Dialga grabbed Heath by the collar and angrily demanded that he use the knife properly.
• Deoxys gave Heath ribs and ginger paste, and Dialga asked him to cook whatever kind of ribs he wanted.
• Heath brought Dialga and Deoxys to his living room, where his Pokémon hid from the Legendary Pokémon.
• Heath tested Dialga’s kitchen knife and decided to make sweet and sour pork ribs.

Heath served sweet and sour pork ribs to Dialga and Deoxys, then left the anime convention in his food truck. After Gengar appeared and lost another game of rock, paper, scissors, Ms. Lori arrived and asked Heath about the suspicious case at the Indigo League.

• Heath served sweet and sour pork ribs and rice to Dialga and Deoxys, who enjoyed the meal.
• Dialga decided to leave Mt. Coronet that night to keep his kitchenware from ending up with Heath, then paid and departed with Deoxys.
• Heath’s meal advanced his quest, and he left the anime convention after deciding he could not afford the Mecha Poké Ball.
• Gengar appeared in Heath’s food truck and lost another game of rock, paper, scissors, prompting Heath to add a tally to his notebook.
• Ms. Lori arrived, and Heath told her he had returned from the Indigo League and planned to visit Pallet Town after resting.
• Ms. Lori asked Heath about the suspicious case at the Indigo League and whether he had witnessed it.

Heath told Ms. Lori about Kailunya's alibi and served her egg fried rice while she learned that a shy Mimikyu had been following him, hoping he would find its Trainer. Ms. Lori suspected the Pokémon had been abandoned and reflected on how often Pokémon were left behind, while Mimikyu remained hidden beneath Heath's truck.

• Heath recalled that Kailunya had used him as an alibi, and Ms. Lori said the evidence had cleared her in the fire case.
• Ms. Lori explained that an insurance investigation had found a large policy on Kailunya's life naming her adoptive parents as beneficiaries.
• Heath parked his food truck and served Ms. Lori egg fried rice with pickled vegetables.
• Ms. Lori noticed Mimikyu trembling beneath the truck while Gengar watched it.
• Heath told Ms. Lori that Mimikyu had followed him since the Indigo League and seemed to want help finding its Trainer.
• Ms. Lori explained that abandoned Pokémon often remained loyal to their former Trainers, then sighed over how many were abandoned each year.

Heath learned from Officer Jenny Ling that Officer Jenny Qian had died on a mission over forty years ago, then found Qian exploring his dorm room as a ghost. Qian hinted that another world existed alongside theirs, and Heath received a Red spider lily for completing a hidden achievement.

• Officer Jenny Ling told Heath that Officer Jenny Qian had died in the line of duty over forty years earlier, and that her remains had never been found.
• Heath returned to the dormitory and found Officer Jenny Qian searching beneath his bed because she was curious about what he kept in his room.
• Heath asked Officer Jenny Qian whether she had encountered other ghosts, and she said she had not seen any in this world.
• Officer Jenny Qian hinted that another world existed, then avoided explaining further.
• Heath completed the hidden achievement The other side of this world and received a Red spider lily.

Heath received an Amaryllis that could erase odors and flavors after learning about a possible world inhabited by ghosts, while Cresselia descended on Viridian City to end Zorua’s nightmare. When she lifted Heath’s blanket and recognized him, she panicked and fled.

• Heath wondered whether Giratina ruled the ghost-filled world and discovered that his reward was an Amaryllis that neutralized odors and flavors.
• Officer Jenny Qian refused to share restricted information, and Heath decided to rest while Zorua urged him to return to the food truck.
• Cresselia sensed a nightmare in Viridian City, found Zorua, and replaced its nightmare with a sweet dream.
• Cresselia lifted Heath’s blanket to see his face, recognized him from her previous encounter, and fled in panic.

Heath woke after feeling as though someone had struck him with a blanket, but he could not figure out what had caused it. Later, Mew appeared in his food truck, and Heath coaxed it out of its anger by offering treats.

• Heath woke at four in the morning after feeling as though someone had hit him with a blanket, but found everyone, including Zorua, asleep.
• Heath decided to make Goubuli Steamed Buns and explained to Zorua that the name did not mean dogs refused to eat them.
• Heath entered his food truck and found Mew waiting angrily for him.
• Heath offered Mew a Chiffon Cake and macarons, and Mew eventually nodded in agreement.

Heath made hot dry noodles for breakfast while preparing to experiment with Goubuli Steamed Buns, then his Food Truck stopped suddenly after a Diglett appeared in its path. Zorua retaliated, and Heath discovered the Diglett had been fleeing from a Steelix that burst through the road after it.

• Heath set the Food Truck’s autopilot and went to the market to buy ingredients, noticing his task progress had reached 3/4.
• Heath prepared hot dry noodles and soy milk for breakfast, with Mew staying aboard to eat.
• The Food Truck’s emergency brakes stopped it when a Diglett surfaced in front of it, spilling Zorua’s noodles onto her head.
• Zorua used Feint Attack to rake Diglett, which fled underground.
• Heath saw Diglett emerge in a panic as a Steelix tore through the concrete road in pursuit, then both Pokémon disappeared underground.

Heath reported road damage caused by a Steelix chasing a Diglett, then learned that the Psyduck Merchant Guild would arrive with regional specialties. At his usual food truck spot, he discovered that Mr. Fujiyama was eagerly awaiting a Pokémon Egg from the new region.

• Heath reported the hole Steelix had made and placed warning signs before Officer Jenny Ling arrived to inspect it.
• Officer Jenny Ling told Heath that the Psyduck Merchant Guild president would bring specialty products from other regions.
• Heath drove to his usual spot and found Mr. Fujiyama waiting outside his food truck.
• Mr. Fujiyama said he had ordered a Sprigatito Egg from the new region through the Psyduck Merchant Guild.

Heath served Mr. Fujiyama instant coffee and a chicken breast sandwich while they discussed coffee brands and Fujiyama’s new Sprigatito. After watching the Psyduck Merchant Guild’s convoy pass through Viridian City, Heath planned to visit its venue, while Fujiyama looked forward to showing off Sprigatito the next day.

• Heath offered Mr. Fujiyama food, and Fujiyama chose Kangaskhan instant coffee and a chicken breast sandwich.
• Heath and Mr. Fujiyama compared affordable Kangaskhan Coffee with the more expensive Ho-Oh Coffee and discussed Kangaskhan’s upcoming premium brand.
• Heath watched Psyduck Merchant Guild trucks pass through Viridian City, followed by a car escorted by Officer Jennys led by Officer Jenny Feng.
• Heath finished the sandwich for Mr. Fujiyama, who praised his cooking and asked whether he would visit the Guild’s venue.
• Heath agreed to visit the venue, and Mr. Fujiyama said he would show him his Sprigatito the next day, irritating Machamp.

Heath served breakfast to Mr. Yan Ning, who complained about learning to care for children, then resumed cleaning his stall after the morning rush. Ho-Oh brought him foul-smelling flowers and ten fragrant bugs to cook, and Heath confidently set about preparing them.

• Mr. Yan Ning told Heath that he had joined a New Dad Parenting Class and had been sprayed while changing a baby's diaper.
• Heath served Mr. Yan Ning a Jianbing Guozi and watched him hurry off to work.
• Heath cleaned up around his stall as the morning rush ended and considered continuing his travels to learn about local snacks.
• Ho-Oh arrived with strange white flowers and ten unusual bugs, asking Heath to cook them.
• Heath recognized the bugs as suitable for deep-frying and assured Ho-Oh that he knew how to prepare them.

Heath served fried insects to Ho-Oh and caught up with Brock over breakfast. Brock left annoyed after Heath teased him about his new phone and his interest in women.

• Heath fried insects for Ho-Oh, who ate them despite pretending to be disgusted.
• Brock arrived, and Heath lied that Ho-Oh was eating cordyceps when Brock saw her eating an insect.
• Brock showed Heath his new Mew Phone, and Heath teased him about its selfie feature repeatedly telling him to open his eyes.
• Ho-Oh laughed at Brock’s selfie trouble, sneezed after scattering seasoning, and left without giving Heath a review.
• Brock asked about the red-haired girl, and Heath teased him until Brock insisted he only liked pretty older girls.

Heath agreed to cook lunch at Giovanni’s house for a guest and discovered the visitor was Agatha, a member of Kanto’s Elite Four. While preparing spicy Mapo Tofu for her, Heath triggered a temporary quest that promised a mystery reward.

• Brock asked Heath when he planned to go to Pewter City, then choked on his beef noodles while talking and recovered after Heath brought him broth.
• Giovanni invited Heath to cook at his house for a guest, and Heath agreed to come at noon.
• After serving more customers, Heath drove his food truck to Giovanni’s house and recognized the guest as Agatha.
• Heath chose to make spicy Mapo Tofu and began teaching Farfetch'd how to prepare it.
• Heath triggered a temporary quest to make Little Master's version of Mapo Tofu for a mystery reward.

Heath completed a meal for Giovanni and Agatha, earning a Lucky Potion, then used it with the Magic Conch to learn that Mimikyu's trainer, Kate, lived in Mossdeep City. He told Mimikyu that they would have to wait before finding its trainer, and Mimikyu stayed beside him as he touched it.

• Heath prepared Little Master's Mapo Tofu and served it with his other dishes to Giovanni and Agatha, who enjoyed his cooking.
• After Agatha ate, Heath received a Lucky Potion and considered how its warning about the Luck Conservation Law might affect its use.
• Heath drank some of the potion and asked the Magic Conch who Mimikyu's trainer was.
• The Magic Conch showed Heath that the trainer was named Kate and lived in a house in Mossdeep City.
• Heath told Mimikyu they would have to wait before traveling to find its trainer, and Mimikyu remained beside him despite its fear.

Heath visited the Psyduck Merchant Guild’s department store in Viridian City to shop for regional specialties and unexpectedly found a rare Eternatus’s Deep Crystal among decorative lamps. After buying it, he returned to his food truck without suffering any bad luck.

• Heath drove to the Psyduck Merchant Guild’s venue with Zorua, who recalled visiting it before and buying fragrant soap.
• Heath entered the crowded department store and saw a costly Mew Supercar on display.
• Heath browsed the regional goods and bought specialty ingredients and other items.
• Heath used his Ingredient Identifier on a dark red decorative lamp and discovered it contained Eternatus’s power and could temporarily let a Pokémon Dynamax.
• Heath bought the Eternatus’s Deep Crystal and more regional seasonings, then returned to his food truck without any misfortune.

After Farfetch'd nearly injured Heath while trying to chop ice for shaved ice, Heath decided to use Snorlax’s Powder Snow and Brick Break to make it instead. He left Snorlax in charge of the food truck’s cold drinks section.

• Farfetch'd nearly stabbed Heath with a meat-cutting knife while chopping ice, and Heath warned him to use the right tools.
• Farfetch'd showed Heath a cookbook page for shaved ice, revealing why he had been cutting the ice.
• Heath woke Snorlax and asked whether he knew Powder Snow; Snorlax agreed to make ice, and Zorua translated for them.
• Snorlax used Powder Snow to produce ice granules and Brick Break to crush them into finer ice.
• Heath asked Snorlax to become the chef for the cold drinks section, and Snorlax happily accepted.