Chapter Summaries

Heath served breakfast at his Food Truck while Giovanni visited Silph Co.'s booth to help guard it. Cynthia, Steven, and Mr. Stone arrived to eat, and Cynthia began introducing Steven to Giovanni as a strong sparring partner.

• Giovanni told Heath that Silph Co.'s chairman had invited him to visit and keep an eye on the company's booth.
• Nami explained that Giovanni was guarding the booth after someone disguised themselves to vandalize the Kalos Region's booth.
• Cynthia arrived with Steven and Mr. Stone, and Giovanni greeted her by the name she used for her disguise.
• Mr. Stone and Steven came to Heath's Food Truck for breakfast, and Heath asked the group what they wanted to eat.
• Cynthia told Steven that Giovanni was strong enough to spar at the Elite Four level, making Giovanni suspect she wanted him to be Steven's sparring partner.

Giovanni worried that staying in Mossdeep City would leave him facing another Champion who wanted to battle, while Heath prepared breakfast for Steven, Mr. Stone, and Cynthia. Zoroark disguised herself as a new server named Betty, and Steven grew more suspicious that Heath somehow knew exactly what food he liked.

• Giovanni politely greeted Steven and felt relieved when Steven kept a courteous distance instead of asking to battle.
• Heath prepared Cynthia's meat-sauce noodles, Mr. Stone's breakfast, and Steven's requested durian sandwich.
• Heath sent Zoroark out disguised as a silver-haired server named Betty, surprising Cynthia and Nami.
• Zoroark introduced herself as Betty and served breakfast to the customers.
• Steven wondered how Heath had known he liked durian sandwiches and suspected Heath was hiding a secret.

Heath served a growing crowd at his food truck during the Technology Expo, with Nami helping and Charmeleon preparing hot dogs. The chapter ended as another customer ordered a Snorlax shaved ice and a Charmeleon hot dog.

• Cynthia and the others finished their meals and left, while Nami stayed to help Heath serve customers.
• Heath called out Charmeleon to help, while Farfetch'd continued chopping ingredients.
• A new crowd arrived at Heath's food truck, and Nami welcomed them while trying to promote Silph Co.'s technology.
• Charmeleon toasted rolls and grilled sausages to make hot dogs for the eager customers.
• Heath asked a girl what she wanted, and she ordered a Snorlax shaved ice and a Charmeleon hot dog.

Heath’s food truck drew crowds to Charmeleon’s hot dogs and Snorlax’s shaved ice, leaving the Pokémon exhausted while Heath wondered whether their customers counted toward his reward. After Miss Nami hinted that the truck’s expanded dining area might have safety issues, Heath was left waiting for his reward and reassuring himself that the Golden Finger could not have gone wrong.

• Charmeleon and Snorlax attracted most of the customers, while Heath wondered whether their sales would count toward his task total.
• Heath closed the food truck after the ingredients and supplies ran out, and the exhausted Pokémon demanded rest and a raise.
• Heath promised Zoroark half a month’s wages and told Miss Nami that the crowds were good advertising for the Technology Expo.
• Miss Nami grew uneasy when Heath mentioned spatial collapse and admitted that she had remembered experiments expanding the food truck’s dining area.
• Miss Nami hurried away after Heath pressed her about safety, and Heath wondered why his reward had not arrived.

Heath found Cynthia waiting for food and took her to the Vegetable Market to buy ingredients for her requested barbecue. On the way, Cynthia complained about the dull evening party and the burdens of being Champion, and Heath stopped at the market unsure whether to bring her along.

• Cynthia entered Heath’s food truck and asked if he had anything left to eat.
• Heath offered to make egg and corn fried rice, but Cynthia asked to go to the Vegetable Market for meat skewers and barbecue.
• Heath drove toward the Vegetable Market with Cynthia in the truck.
• Cynthia said she had attended a boring evening party and complained about the many responsibilities of being Champion.
• Heath stopped at the Vegetable Market and wondered whether he should take Cynthia inside.

Heath accompanied Cynthia to a market in the Sinnoh Region, where her lavish outfit drew attention and the two teased each other while shopping. Back at the food truck, Cynthia changed her mind about barbecue and asked Heath to make her a soufflé.

• Heath went to the market with Cynthia, who admitted she had rarely visited markets and usually ate sandwiches or convenience food.
• Heath bought meat, vegetables, and other ingredients while Cynthia enjoyed a candy apple.
• Heath wiped candy from Cynthia's mouth, and she offered him another candy apple, prompting them to joke about naming their future children.
• Cynthia noticed the crowd staring at her, then hurried back to the food truck with Heath.
• Cynthia asked Heath to make dessert instead of barbecue and chose soufflé.

Heath made Cynthia a soufflé cake while preparing a lavish hand-grabbed rice dinner for his Pokémon. After Cynthia began eating the hot cake, Heath received a notification offering him a choice of two rewards.

• Heath admitted he was unsure about making a good soufflé, then prepared one for Cynthia and put it in the oven.
• Heath began preparing Dai-style hand-grabbed rice for his Pokémon, planning to serve pineapple glutinous rice and plain white rice.
• Cynthia watched Heath make pineapple rice and asked why he mixed pineapple with rice.
• Heath took the finished soufflé from the oven and brought it to Cynthia, reminding her to eat it while it was hot.
• Cynthia poked the soufflé and happily ate it as Heath continued making dinner.
• Heath received a notification saying he had completed an outstanding business session and could choose one of two rewards.

Heath obtained a Toon Hammer with three uses and considered which targets he might use it on. After Cynthia asked for barbecue, he grilled pork belly and started preparing skewers while Zoroark waited for its meal.

• Heath chose the same reward as the previous day and received three uses of the Toon Hammer, which made stars burst from anything it struck.
• Heath considered using the hammer on Cynthia, himself, or Zoroark, but put it away after Little Red nearly knocked it onto his head.
• Cynthia finished her soufflé and asked Heath to make barbecue.
• Heath prepared charcoal-grilled pork belly and served it to Cynthia with dipping sauce.
• Heath continued grilling skewers and told the hungry Zoroark through Telepathy to wait a little longer.

After dinner, Heath paid his Pokémon for helping at the food truck, then prepared chicken to marinate for the next day’s sandwiches. Little Red watched the cheerful group and began to doubt whether escaping Imprison was worth it.

• Zoroark and Little Red enjoyed Heath’s grilled shrimp while he ate dinner with his Pokémon after Cynthia hurried away.
• Heath explained that payday meant the Pokémon could spend their wages on the things they wanted.
• Heath paid Farfetch'd 3,800 League Coins, Charmeleon and Snorlax 2,500 each, and Zoroark 500 for its first day serving.
• Heath called Farfetch'd into the kitchen to help prepare chicken for tomorrow’s sandwiches, and Zoroark followed in its server disguise.
• Little Red looked at the empty plate and wavered in their resolve to undo Imprison.

Lugia asked Heath for food that conveyed the passage of time and the brief feeling of something blooming, prompted by seeing a human near the end of life. Heath chose white liver, whose flavor peaked for only thirty seconds after preparation, and began making it for her.

• Lugia spent ten minutes deciding what to eat before asking Heath for a dish that captured time passing and a fleeting bloom.
• Lugia explained that the shortness of human life and the fear of disappearing had troubled her after she saw a dying person’s reluctance to let go of life.
• Heath showed Lugia white liver and explained that it had to be eaten within thirty seconds to enjoy its best flavor.
• Lugia settled into Heath’s Food Truck, and Heath began preparing the white liver with pork caul fat.

After serving Lugia grilled chicken livers, Heath received a Water Affinity Potion and went to bed exhausted. Zoroark woke him to announce the Arceus Meteor Shower, and when he could no longer fall asleep, Heath went out to watch it and encountered Cynthia.

• Heath served Lugia grilled chicken livers, and she paid him with a Mystic Water that gave him a Water Affinity Potion.
• Heath drank the potion, which let him absorb some oxygen underwater, then returned to the Lounge and fell asleep.
• Zoroark woke Heath at 3:30 a.m. to announce the once-in-a-millennium Arceus Meteor Shower, but Heath initially refused to get up.
• After Zoroark fell asleep on him, Heath got up, recalled his Pokémon, and left to watch the shower at a spot in Mossdeep City.
• Heath stepped outside and encountered Cynthia.

Heath joined Cynthia on a late-night walk to find a quiet place to watch the Arceus meteor shower, and she talked about Sinnoh’s history along the way. They reached a flower-covered clearing by the sea, where Heath was struck by the view beneath the night sky.

• Heath encountered Cynthia while she was heading out to watch the meteor shower and decided to accompany her.
• Cynthia led Heath away from the crowded rocket launch center and walked with him through the quiet streets toward the sea.
• Heath asked Cynthia about Sinnoh’s history, and she spoke about its ancient past, fossils, and an earlier form of Growlithe.
• Cynthia ran ahead through the woods and brought Heath to a grassy clearing filled with flowers beside the sea.
• Heath admired the breathtaking view of the night sky, Cynthia, and the ocean.

Heath watched a meteor shower with Cynthia and made a wish to stop being single. His wish triggered a special achievement involving Jirachi, though he did not know whether the Pokémon had heard him.

• Heath sat beside Cynthia as they watched the meteor shower and discussed the Legendary Pokémon he wanted to meet.
• Heath said he wanted to meet Arceus, and Cynthia invited him to visit Mt. Coronet when he traveled to Sinnoh.
• Cynthia suggested they make a wish on a passing meteor, and Heath silently wished he would stop being single.
• Heath received the special achievement Jirachi of the Wishing Star and one Special Lottery Ticket.
• Heath opened his eyes and saw Cynthia still making her wish.

After watching Rayquaza devour meteors, Heath slept late and prepared his food truck for the Technology Expo. A newspaper article about his Pokémon-run restaurant drew a huge crowd, leaving him scrambling to serve the customers.

• Heath watched Rayquaza consume meteors during the meteor shower, then returned to his food truck and slept until morning.
• Heath got up late, teased Zoroark for sleeping through the meteor shower, and began preparing food with Farfetch'd.
• Miss Nami arrived when Heath opened the food truck and showed him a newspaper article advertising his restaurant at the Technology Expo.
• A crowd of customers rushed into Heath's food truck, and Heath directed them into lines for hot dogs, shaved ice, and other food.

Heath finished the Technology Expo exhausted after his food truck drew a steady stream of customers, then prepared to serve hot pot when Cynthia, Steven, and Giovanni arrived. Cynthia joined him in the kitchen, while Giovanni and Steven encouraged Heath’s interest in her.

• Heath served customers until he ran out of ingredients, and his Chef's Eye Mission made significant progress.
• Heath rested with Zoroark and Charmeleon, then changed clothes and waited for the Technology Expo to end.
• Cynthia, Steven, and Giovanni arrived, and Heath invited them to have hot pot.
• Heath bought ingredients at the vegetable market and began preparing the hot pot and dipping sauces.
• Cynthia offered to help Heath in the kitchen, and he let her in while Giovanni and Steven looked on approvingly.

Heath served Cynthia, Giovanni, and Steven hot pot, then received a Mystery Clue pointing to a dream-granting stone in Shoal Cave. After Cynthia gave him her contact information, he wanted to investigate but decided to eat dinner first.

• Heath served hot pot with dipping sauces tailored to Cynthia, Giovanni, and Steven.
• Heath chose a quality reward and received a Mystery Clue about a peculiarly shaped stone in Shoal Cave that could make dreams come true.
• Heath suspected the clue might involve Jirachi and grew eager to visit Shoal Cave.
• After Giovanni and Steven left, Heath asked Cynthia for her contact information so he could send her recipes.
• Cynthia gave Heath her private phone number, Spheal, and Pokédex holder ID before leaving.
• Heath postponed his trip to Shoal Cave when he remembered the resentful Pokémon waiting in the lounge and decided to eat dinner first.

Heath searched Shoal Cave for a wish-granting rock and discovered Jirachi sleeping inside a crystal encased in ice. He used his Special Lottery Ticket and drank the Super True Rookie Potion, leaving Jirachi asleep.

• Heath entered Shoal Cave and searched its rocks for the one described in a mysterious clue.
• Heath went into the frozen cave and found a distinctive rock trapped inside thick ice.
• Heath used his Ingredient Identifier and learned the crystal contained the sleeping Jirachi, which would grant a random wish when awakened.
• Heath used his Special Lottery Ticket and received a Super True Rookie Potion that permanently increased his physical fitness by a small amount.
• Heath drank the potion, which tasted like chilled lemonade.

Heath returned to Kanto by ship with Nami and Mr. Giovanni, discussing Silph Co., his Chef’s Eye mission, and the Masters Tournament along the way. As the coast came into view, Nami revealed that the ship would dock at Cinnabar Island, leaving Heath to consider Giovanni’s possible connection to its Gym Leader.

• Heath boarded Silph Co.’s chartered ship with his food truck and praised the company’s wealth and investment in research.
• Heath checked his Chef’s Eye mission and expected to complete it after reaching Pewter City.
• Mr. Giovanni explained that the Masters Tournament would likely begin the following year, and Nami recalled that Steven had beaten Lance.
• Heath spotted lights on the horizon and asked where the ship would dock.
• Nami said the ship would dock at Cinnabar Island, and Heath wondered about Giovanni’s connection to its Gym Leader.

Heath arrived on Cinnabar Island and planned to sleep in his food truck while searching for the island’s special ingredient. He found an angry Mew waiting inside and began trying to make amends with food.

• Heath arrived on Cinnabar Island late at night and declined Nami’s offer of a hotel room.
• Heath parked his food truck and discovered Mew inside, where it confronted him for leaving without saying goodbye.
• Little Red emerged and inspected Mew, but Mew entered the truck without difficulty and briefly played with Little Red.
• Heath offered Mew barbecue, then checked its preferred flavors and suggested adding dessert.
• Mew reluctantly turned around and nodded at Heath’s offer of dessert.

Heath made Egg Cake and grilled sausages for Mew, then went to sleep while Mew left to explore a nearby volcano. In the morning, Mew gave Heath an unknown, intensely hot flower it had found in the volcanic crater, and Heath took it to the kitchen to identify.

• Heath used the leftover ingredients to make Egg Cake and grilled sausages for Mew, and Mew asked what had happened to Mimikyu.
• Heath told Mew he did not know where Mimikyu had gone, then reminded Mew to clean up and went to sleep.
• Mew finished eating and flew into a nearby volcano.
• Heath woke early to find a heat-radiating flower on his bed, which Mew said it had found in a volcanic crater.
• Heath saw that Zoroark and Farfetch'd were uncomfortable from the heat and took the flower to the kitchen to examine it with the Ingredient Identifier.