Vol. 3From Quartz to Mossdeep

Heath developed his food business, traveled from Indigo to Viridian, and cooked for customers, Pokémon, and patients while pursuing new recipes and quests. He learned that Mimikyu’s missing Trainer was Kate in Mossdeep City, but postponed the trip and put Snorlax in charge of ice for his cold drinks.

  • Heath earned an alcohol permit for Dream Wine and learned from Dàkōng how to prepare edible quartz.
  • He noticed a regular customer react coldly to Dàkōng, who called the man pitiful.
  • Heath learned of Kailunya’s adoptive parents’ fatal house fire, helped Snorlax settle a dispute with an Exploud, and pursued tastier edible quartz.
  • Farfetch'd’s dumplings became popular, and Heath earned a Supreme Roast Duck recipe.
  • Heath left the Indigo League for Viridian City and received a quest to satisfy four Legendary Pokémon.
  • He discovered Mimikyu had followed him in hopes of finding its former Trainer.
  • Heath cooked for hospital patients, a condemned prisoner, and Legendary Pokémon while attending an anime convention.
  • He learned Mimikyu’s Trainer Kate lived in Mossdeep City, then recruited Snorlax to make ice for the food truck.
Chapters 202–301 Read from Ch. 202

Arc 9Dream Wine and Edible Quartz

Heath expanded his food business, earned an alcohol permit for Dream Wine, and learned the difficult process for preparing edible quartz from Dàkōng. The arc ended with Heath planning to try the recipe and noticing a cold encounter between Dàkōng and one of his regular customers.

  • Heath shared late-night barbecue with Cynthia, discussed his Pokémon and cooking, and invited her to try his food the next day.
  • Heath discovered that Farfetch'd had prepared Crab Roe Soup Dumplings unsafely, removed them from the menu, and donated them to the stray Pokémon rescue association.
  • Heath helped Zorua buy a PlayStation 5, served Cynthia and Giovanni, and learned that Dream Wine attracted the attention of Officer Jenny Xingruo, whose words came true.
  • Heath certified Dream Wine and received an Alcohol Sales Permit, then challenged Silph Co. researcher Nami to tennis and won by accidentally destroying the ball with his serve.
  • Heath followed Old Officer Jenny Ye's lead to the Indigo Retirement Home, where he met Dàkōng and passed a cooking test by leaving onions out of his dishes.
  • Dàkōng taught Heath how psychic powers removed edible quartz's toxins and explained its lengthy preparation, while Heath planned to make it the next day.
  • Heath met a regular customer who walked away coldly after seeing Dàkōng, who called the man pitiful and sent Heath back to the Officer Jennys' apartment building.
Chapters 202–22625 summaries Read

Arc 10Quartz and the Famous Duck

Heath dealt with Kailunya’s adoptive parents’ fatal house fire, helped Snorlax settle his contest with the Exploud, and pursued a way to make edible quartz taste better. Farfetch'd’s dumplings became famous, while Heath finished shaping the quartz into rice noodles and earned a Supreme Roast Duck recipe.

  • Heath learned that Kailunya’s adoptive parents had died in a house fire and grew suspicious of Kailunya’s account, but the investigation later classified the fire as accidental and found no evidence against her.
  • Darkrai fled after Heath’s Ingredient Identifier revealed it, and Heath used Hoopa’s Golden Ring to summon Ho-Oh, who tried his shaved ice.
  • Snorlax sang “Qilixiang” to the Exploud, which left for another hill, and Heath received throat lozenges and payment for completing the commission.
  • Heath sought advice from Dàkōng about edible quartz, then planned to make it into crossing-the-bridge rice noodles while serving Lance and Old Officer Jenny.
  • Heath saw Flying-type Pokémon rescue a man from a rooftop, then accompanied Zorua to a bookstore where Zorua chose five novels.
  • Heath made Mimikyu a Jianbing Guozi and later cooked pickled vegetable and pork noodles for his Pokémon and Mew, who left him a clue about a green meteor appearing every seventy-two days.
  • Cynthia’s praise made Farfetch'd’s Crab Roe Soup Dumplings popular, and Heath introduced Farfetch'd to a reporter filming the dumplings for a food program.
  • Heath shaped edible quartz into rice noodles while Farfetch'd rested, and Farfetch'd’s television appearance completed a quest that rewarded Heath with the Supreme Roast Duck recipe.
Chapters 227–25125 summaries Read

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 252–27625 summaries Read

Arc 12Conventions, Ghosts, and New Guests

Heath cooked for patients, a death-row inmate, and Legendary visitors while attending an anime convention and uncovering clues about Mimikyu’s missing Trainer. After visiting the Psyduck Merchant Guild’s venue, he put Snorlax in charge of making shaved ice for cold drinks.

  • Sister Feng hired Heath to cook for an inmate sentenced to death and about seventy-two patients at Guchiyan Mental Hospital, and Heath agreed to both jobs before heading to an anime convention.
  • Heath prepared separate meals for the hospital’s patients, sold the recipes to the logistics chief, then cooked cake and milk tea for a prisoner awaiting execution at Viridian City Prison.
  • At the convention, Heath sold Iceberg of Fresh Sea Bream, received Dialga’s Kitchen Knife, and cooked sweet and sour pork ribs for Dialga and Deoxys.
  • Ms. Lori told Heath that an insurance investigation had uncovered a large life policy on Kailunya, and Heath explained that Mimikyu had followed him while searching for its Trainer.
  • Heath learned from Officer Jenny Ling that Officer Jenny Qian had died in the line of duty, then discovered a hidden achievement and received a Red spider lily.
  • Cresselia replaced Zorua’s nightmare with a sweet dream, while Mew later appeared in Heath’s food truck and accepted cake and macarons from him.
  • Heath learned that Mimikyu’s Trainer was named Kate and lived in Mossdeep City, but told Mimikyu they would have to wait before traveling there.
  • Heath bought an Eternatus’s Deep Crystal at the Psyduck Merchant Guild’s venue, then recruited Snorlax to make ice for the food truck’s cold drinks section.
Chapters 277–30125 summaries Read
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