Recaps

Mew woke Heath at three thirty in the morning to show him a Rowlet sheltering by the warm exhaust pipe of his food truck. Mew brought the frightened Pokémon inside, and Heath realized Rowlet could speak.

• Mew woke Heath and led him to the living room window.
• Heath saw a Rowlet sheltering beside the food truck’s exhaust pipe and guessed it was trying to escape the cold.
• Mew used a purple ring of light to pull Rowlet inside despite its frightened struggles.
• Rowlet huddled in a corner and asked why it had been captured, saying it was only a little bird.

Heath discovered that his Grass-type ability let him understand Rowlet, who said its former Trainer abandoned it for being unable to evolve. After Rowlet’s hunger interrupted their conversation, Heath went to find food and learned it wanted bugs, leaving him unsure how to get them without dealing with caterpillars.

• Heath realized he could understand Rowlet because Rowlet was a Grass-type Pokémon, and Rowlet wondered why they could understand each other.
• Rowlet told Heath that its former Trainer had abandoned it in a cardboard box after complaining that it could not evolve.
• Heath questioned why Rowlet could not evolve and considered possible causes, but Rowlet’s growling stomach interrupted him.
• Heath went to the kitchen to prepare food while Mew stayed behind to tease Rowlet.
• Heath learned that Rowlet wanted springy, silky, juicy bugs and considered ordering some through the Psyduck Merchant Group, though he did not want to see caterpillars.

Heath made bug-shaped food for Rowlet, which eagerly ate it. He decided not to catch Rowlet because it still missed its Trainer, while Mew privately wondered whether it was already effectively one of Heath’s Pokémon.

• Heath decided to make an imitation bug dish because he could not find real bugs that late at night.
• Heath shaped minced meat inside sausage casings and added broth and yellow braising sauce to mimic a bug’s texture and appearance.
• Rowlet tried the dish and happily ate the bug-shaped food.
• Mew asked whether Heath wanted to catch Rowlet, but Heath said Rowlet probably still missed its Trainer.
• Mew realized its close relationship with Heath made it feel much like one of his Pokémon, and Heath kept a Poké Ball ready in case Mew ever asked to join him.

Heath decided not to hand Rowlet over to Officer Jenny and left Mew to deal with him. The next morning, Farfetch'd served Heath beef noodles, and a new mission tasked Heath with teaching Farfetch'd to make strongly scented Nine-Turn Fatty Intestine.

• Heath gave up on contacting Officer Jenny and told Mew to handle Rowlet, then went to sleep.
• Heath woke at eight and found Farfetch'd had prepared Lanzhou Beef Noodles for breakfast.
• Heath praised Farfetch'd's noodles, finished his bowl, and promised to make fatty intestine noodles for him to try.
• Farfetch'd asked whether the large intestine's smell should be removed, and Heath received a mission to teach him to make Nine-Turn Fatty Intestine with a strong smell.

Heath went to Saffron City's meat wholesale market to find pork intestines for a Nine-Turn Large Intestine challenge mission. He found a pork seller with large intestines he was about to feed to the dogs.

• Heath considered the challenge of preparing Nine-Turn Large Intestine and concluded that balancing the intestines' flavor was the key.
• Heath drove to the outskirts of Saffron City to find a meat wholesale market, while Zoroark asked about Cynthia.
• Heath explained that Cynthia had things to take care of and suspected she had gone to the League's office building.
• Heath arrived at the market, but Zoroark could not bear the smell and stayed in the truck.
• Heath found a pork seller and spotted large intestines the man was about to feed to the dogs.

Heath got pig intestines for free from a butcher, cooked nine-turn intestines, and taught Farfetch'd how to prepare them. After lunch, Heath supervised Farfetch'd's practice before heading to apply for a vending permit, where he saw a report about the raid on Team Rocket.

• Heath accepted a large bag of pig intestines from a butcher who usually threw them away, then bought pork as well.
• Heath taught Farfetch'd to clean and prepare the intestines and made nine-turn intestines for lunch.
• Farfetch'd refused to eat the dish, while Heath and Zoroark enjoyed it.
• Heath supervised Farfetch'd as it practiced processing another batch of intestines.
• Heath went to the Officer Jenny Building to apply for a vending permit and saw a report praising Lt. Surge's role in destroying a Team Rocket base in Vermilion City.

Heath received a vending permit for a spot near Kanto University of Technology, where past food inspections had forced many restaurants to close. He planned to attract students with a distinctive beef dish and rely on his cooking to keep them coming back.

• Heath doubted that Lt. Surge had truly destroyed a major Team Rocket base and decided Ash would have to deal with Team Rocket.
• Heath met Officer Jenny Kim and obtained a vending permit for a location near Kanto University of Technology.
• Heath recalled the university's food safety experiment and the crackdown that had driven many nearby restaurants out of business.
• Heath considered how to stand out among the surviving restaurants while maintaining his standards as a chef.
• Heath decided that an exaggeratedly springy beef-ball dish inspired by a movie could draw students to his stall.

Heath opened his food truck at a busy food street near Kanto University of Technology and recommended his handmade Chaoshan Beef Balls to a group of students. The students ordered five bowls and received them, leaving their first impression of the dish uncertain but promising.

• Heath prepared handmade Chaoshan Beef Balls, knowing their distinctive springiness came from laborious pounding.
• Heath drove his food truck to its vending spot near Kanto University of Technology and opened for business among many competing food vendors.
• Five young men, likely students from the nearby university, entered the truck and were greeted by Zoroark.
• Zoroark recommended Heath's beef balls at twelve League Coins per bowl, and the young men ordered five bowls.
• Heath served the students five fragrant bowls of beef balls, and they remarked that the dish seemed pretty good.

Zhātǎn and the other Kanto University of Technology students tried Heath’s beef balls and were impressed by their flavor, while the futuristic food truck drew more attention from students. As praise spread through a popular campus post, more curious students were encouraged to visit.

• Zhātǎn tasted Heath’s firm, springy beef balls, enjoyed them, and ordered more for himself and the other students.
• Zhātǎn told a fellow student that the food truck had been made by their seniors at Silph Co.’s Research Department and planned to gather data about its technology.
• Heath watched students arrive to see the food truck and realized their interest came from its connection to Kanto University of Technology and Silph Co.
• Zoroark welcomed the students, who paid twelve coins each for beef balls and praised Heath’s cooking.
• The students’ comments boosted attention for the campus post about the high-tech food truck, prompting more students to become curious.

Heath struggled to keep up with the crowds at his food truck and prepared an unusual order of swamp eel heads with chopped chilies. After sending the dish out, he heard an unfamiliar voice call his name.

• Heath called Farfetch'd over to help serve the packed food truck at Kanto University of Technology.
• Zoroark asked Heath whether he could make fish head with chopped chilies, then explained that the customer wanted it made from swamp eel heads.
• Heath checked the customer's preferences and decided to prepare the unusual dish, charging a little extra for its ingredients.
• Heath cooked the swamp eel heads with chopped chilies and had Zoroark serve them with rice.
• An unfamiliar voice called out to Heath as he looked over his remaining swamp eels.

Heath served Professor Ke Xin, an old comrade of Officer Jenny Xiu, authentic eight-treasure rice in Saffron City. As Ke Xin enjoyed the meal enhanced with Herba Mystica, a boy announced that Elite Four member Lance was in the city.

• Heath met Ke Xin, who introduced himself as Officer Jenny Xiu’s old comrade and a professor at Kanto University of Technology.
• A girl cried after tasting Zoroark’s Chopped Chili Eel Head, and Ralts sensed that she missed her mother and comforted her.
• Ke Xin asked Heath for something soft and sticky, and Heath chose to make him eight-treasure rice after confirming he had no illnesses.
• Heath served Ke Xin authentic eight-treasure rice with Herba Mystica, and Ke Xin happily ate the sweet, soft dish.
• A boy stood up excitedly and announced that Elite Four member Lance was in Saffron City.

Heath learned that Miss Nami had fallen ill with a viral cold and decided to prepare food for her. After accepting a ticket to the Technology Expo from a Silph Co. employee, he set out to make her porridge to take to the hospital.

• Lance's arrival drew most of the students away from Heath's Food Truck, and Heath considered whether Lance had come to receive Cynthia.
• A Silph Co. employee told Heath that Miss Nami had a bad cold and was receiving an IV at the Pokémon Center, then delivered her Technology Expo ticket for him.
• Heath asked where Miss Nami was hospitalized and learned her room number.
• Heath decided to prepare bland porridge for Miss Nami and began cooking.

Heath cooked pumpkin and millet porridge for Miss Nami, but Cynthia arrived with Lance and publicly announced that Heath was her boyfriend. After Cynthia left, Heath faced a flood of attention and wondered how he could keep his food truck running amid the crowds.

• Heath prepared light pumpkin and millet porridge for Miss Nami and arranged for a courier to deliver it.
• Cynthia arrived at Heath’s food truck with Lance, Officer Jenny Kim, and a camera crew, drawing a crowd of onlookers and reporters.
• Cynthia announced that Heath was her boyfriend and held his arm, stunning everyone; Lance realized the news would spread across Kanto and Sinnoh.
• Cynthia left after the commotion, and Heath closed his food truck early to answer the calls and messages flooding his phone.
• Heath worried that the crowds waiting outside would overwhelm his business when he reopened the next day.

Heath opened his food truck at Saffron City's Technology Expo after Cynthia's relationship announcement made him the top trending search. He received a prime, lavishly designed stand and prepared to serve customers there.

• Heath saw that Cynthia's relationship announcement had topped the trending searches, while Zoroark teased him about dating a Champion.
• Heath drove his food truck into the Technology Expo building, where Silph Co. and the organizers had arranged a prime exhibition spot for him.
• Heath learned that renowned architect Shaliang had designed an expansive, comfortable dining area especially for him.
• A staff member told Heath the stand's isolation facilities would contain cooking smells, and Heath approved of the setup.

Heath prepared ingredients in his food truck while Cynthia surprised him with a hug and asked about his cooking. They talked about her limited cooking skills and agreed that Heath would cook for her, before his alarm reminded him that it was time for the Technology Expo to open.

• Heath chopped potatoes as Cynthia hugged him from behind and asked why he was soaking them in water.
• Heath explained that soaking cut potatoes preserved their flavor and color, then reflected on customs cooks kept for the Kitchen God.
• Heath asked whether Cynthia could cook, and she said she could make simple dishes such as fried rice.
• Cynthia offered to learn to make anything Heath wanted, but he took her hand and said he would cook for her.
• Heath's alarm rang, signaling that the Technology Expo was about to open.

Heath served Cynthia beef balls before she reluctantly left to give a speech at the Technology Expo. His Food Truck was then overwhelmed with customers, and after a hectic morning he took over cooking so Farfetch'd could rest.

• Cynthia complained about having to give a speech, then enjoyed the beef balls Heath served her.
• Heath opened his Food Truck as customers were already waiting, and Zoroark coordinated the League-assigned servers.
• Heath advertised beef balls as the chef's recommendation and had Snorlax help prepare them while he and Farfetch'd split the other orders.
• The Food Truck stayed packed until afternoon, leaving Heath and Farfetch'd exhausted.
• Heath saw that only one red-braised fish order remained and told Farfetch'd to rest while he took over.

Heath encountered Xiumei, a ghost who was unable to enter his food stall, then met her companions Xiunian and Xiuhui. He learned that the three were wandering spirits, and more customers arrived before he could offer them food.

• A ghostly girl asked Heath for the time, revealed herself as Xiumei, and crashed into an invisible barrier when she tried to enter his stall.
• Xiumei ran away crying, then returned as Xiunian and Xiuhui brought her back and apologized to Heath.
• Xiuhui introduced the three as wandering spirits who had given themselves new names.
• Heath offered to serve the ghosts, but more customers arrived before they could answer.

Heath served Ho-Oh at his food truck, where she chose to eat Farfetch'd's Nine-Turn Large Intestine. Farfetch'd completed the system task, earning Heath an All-Adaptation Potion that could let him withstand any environment.

• Heath greeted Ho-Oh, who noticed Farfetch'd preparing Nine-Turn Large Intestine.
• Ho-Oh asked to eat Farfetch'd's dish rather than one made by Heath, and Farfetch'd eagerly accepted the chance to serve her.
• Farfetch'd brought Ho-Oh the dish and watched anxiously as she ate while Heath served his other customers.
• The system announced Farfetch'd's task was complete and awarded Heath an All-Adaptation Potion.
• Heath read that the potion allowed him to adapt to any environment and wondered whether it would let him walk in the ocean.

Heath received a life-preserving feather from Ho-Oh and discovered its extraordinary value. The feather’s lingering aura drew Xiuhui and her sisters to his food truck, where they realized Ho-Oh had been the blazing presence they encountered.

• After Ho-Oh finished eating, she gave Heath a warm, rainbow-colored feather before leaving in embarrassment at his reaction.
• Heath used his Ingredient Identifier and learned the feather could extend life and slow aging, then hung it around his neck.
• Heath considered asking Ho-Oh for feathers for Cynthia and Sister Feng but worried that having more would attract envy and cause trouble.
• Xiuhui brought Xiumei and Xiunian to Heath’s food truck after they felt a powerful, comforting light there.
• Xiuhui recognized Ho-Oh’s aura in the feather and glared at Xiumei, while Xiunian watched Heath awkwardly, unable to apologize.

Heath welcomed Xiuhui and her two sisters as customers and agreed to serve them, learning that they had not eaten for decades. Xiuhui asked for potatoes with minced meat and meat broth, and Heath turned to her sisters to ask what they wanted.

• Heath considered the rewards he might receive from serving the three ghost customers, noting that his usual candies had limited usefulness.
• Xiuhui politely asked Heath whether ghosts like them could eat his food, and he confirmed that he could see and serve them.
• After hearing Heath's answer, Xiuhui and her sisters felt hunger for the first time in ages.
• Xiuhui requested a large potato stuffed with minced meat and a bowl of meat broth.
• Heath recognized the request as a simple dish associated with a harsh historical era, then asked the other two sisters what they wanted.

Heath prepared foods tied to Xiuhui, Xiunian, and Xiumei’s memories after learning that the three women were unrelated spirits who had died in the area. They shared the meal, and after completing his service, Heath received an unexpectedly unusual reward.

• Xiunian apologized through her embarrassment, and Xiuhui explained that the three women were not real sisters but spirits who could not leave the place where they died.
• Heath made Xiuhui’s potato with minced meat, then prepared tomato-and-egg rice soup, fried chicken, cola, and a burger for Xiunian and Xiumei.
• The three women tasted the food and shared dishes, with Xiunian moved to tears by the familiar flavors.
• Xiuhui thanked Heath and said his potato with minced meat tasted even better than she remembered.
• Heath completed his service, chose “Quality!” as his reward, and was astonished by what he received.

Heath received Kyogre’s cherished watering can, which held a tiny supply of miraculous Primordial Water, while Kyogre realized it was missing and set out to investigate. Heath then accepted Cynthia’s Silph Co. cooking thermometer and learned she wanted him to make a surprising specialty from her hometown.

• Heath examined Kyogre’s Watering Can and worried that the Legendary Pokémon might come after him, as Dialga had after Heath obtained its cooking utensils.
• Kyogre found its watering can missing and suspected Groudon before recalling Dialga’s story about Heath taking his belongings.
• Kyogre left its undersea home to reach the surface and contact Dialga, since there was no phone signal underwater.
• Cynthia gave Heath a Silph Co. thermometer for his kitchen and asked him to make soft-boiled eggs.
• Heath checked Cynthia’s food request and was stunned by the unusual dish she wanted.

Heath made Cynthia radish-based Slowpoke Noodles, and they ate together as a torrential downpour began. A furious-looking blue-haired man arrived at Heath’s closed food truck, but after seeing a terrifying presence behind Heath, he dropped his anger and treated Heath with fearful deference.

• Cynthia told Heath that radish could substitute for Slowpoke Tails in Slowpoke Noodles, and he prepared the dish for her.
• Cynthia enjoyed the noodles and soft-boiled eggs Heath made for her.
• A sudden storm brought lightning, strong winds, and torrential rain, so Heath closed the food truck’s windows.
• A tall blue-haired man knocked at Heath’s closed truck and asked whether he was Heath.
• Kyogre remembered coming to demand an explanation about a kettle, but seeing the presence behind Heath erased his anger and left him feeling wronged.
• Heath found the man’s sudden change in expression unsettling and wondered what he was thinking.

Kyogre visited Heath’s restaurant after Heath acquired his watering can and asked for food that was not from the sea. Heath served him porcini rice and stir-fried wild mushrooms, but Kyogre then asked Cynthia if she was carrying something.

• Kyogre spotted his former watering can in Heath’s restaurant and realized Heath still valued it.
• Kyogre sat down and asked Heath for food, specifying that he wanted nothing from the sea.
• Heath prepared Kyogre porcini rice with ham and stir-fried wild mushrooms.
• Kyogre noticed Cynthia and asked whether she was carrying something, leaving Heath and Cynthia puzzled.

Kyogre visited Heath’s food truck, recognized the red stone in Cynthia’s ring, and left after eating. Heath received an imitation of Kyogre’s lungs that allowed underwater breathing, and after the rain stopped, he prepared to examine Cynthia’s ring.

• Cynthia showed Kyogre a red stone ring her grandmother had given her, which she said had been excavated from ruins in the Sinnoh Region.
• Kyogre sensed power in the stone but decided it was not a concern because it had not come from Hoenn.
• Kyogre finished his meal, paid Heath with a fish, and left as the torrential rain stopped.
• Heath received Kyogre’s lungs (imitation), an item that let its wearer breathe underwater.
• Heath took out the Ingredient Identifier to investigate Cynthia’s ring.