Chapter Summaries

Heath searched Vermilion City's market for the city's specialty ingredient and learned from an elderly seller about a tiny, flavorful fish once caught by local fishermen. The fish could no longer be bought because ships and sightseeing boats had badly damaged the water quality, leaving Heath with a lead but no clear way to obtain it.

• Heath drove to Vermilion City's large market with Farfetch'd and Ralts to investigate the local specialty ingredient.
• Heath searched the clean, well-stocked market but could not find the ingredient he was looking for.
• Heath asked an elderly vegetable seller about Vermilion City's specialty ingredient and listened to his memories of the city as a fishing village.
• The old man described a tiny fish that was difficult to catch but had exceptionally tasty flesh.
• The old man told Heath that the fish were no longer available because ships and sightseeing boats had ruined the water quality they required.

Heath prepared pasta with meat sauce for breakfast and ate with his Pokémon, while Ralts remained unable to eat. He opened his food truck for the day, still hoping to find a way to help Ralts before her time ran out.

• Heath returned from the Vermilion City market with ingredients and seasonings to restock his food truck.
• Heath made pasta with meat sauce for breakfast and explained the difference between pasta and noodles with gravy to Zoroark.
• Ralts could not eat her serving, and Heath comforted her by promising to find something she could eat.
• Heath and his Pokémon finished breakfast, then Heath opened his food truck at his usual spot.

Heath served a hurried office worker a Jianbing Guozi and considered offering fast breakfasts earlier in the day in Vermilion City. When more customers arrived, Heath noticed one who seemed not to be alive, and Zoroark acted as though the customer was not there.

• A young woman in work clothes asked Heath for a quick breakfast.
• Heath made her a Jianbing Guozi, charged fifteen League Coins, and watched her hurry away.
• Heath decided to wake earlier and serve Jianbing Guozi and other hot foods for breakfast.
• Several customers entered the food truck, and Heath noticed one who seemed not to be alive.
• Zoroark passed the abnormal customer without serving them, prompting Heath to rub his eyes.

Heath met Silver, a ghost who had died suddenly, and agreed to retrieve important files from his computer. After finding Silver’s hidden folder and sending one of its files to the person Silver loved, Heath left the other contents undisclosed.

• Heath noticed Silver among the ghost customers and confirmed that he could see him.
• Silver asked Heath to retrieve files from a password-protected folder on his computer before his mother could erase it.
• Heath left Farfetch'd and Zoroark in charge of the food truck and went to Silver’s home in Vermilion City.
• Heath gained access to Silver’s computer and found an accident insurance policy naming Silver’s mother as the beneficiary.
• Heath emailed one of the folders to the person Silver loved without examining the other files.

Heath fulfilled Silver’s lingering wish by serving him seafood and fish cake instant noodles, allowing Silver to disappear and earning a Root-Stem Card. Heath then met Sabrina, who came to his Food Truck to buy griddled squid.

• Heath asked Silver why he had not moved on, and Silver revealed that he had wished for another bowl of instant noodles.
• Heath bought Silver seafood and fish cake instant noodles and served them in his Food Truck.
• Silver finished the noodles, disappeared after his wish was fulfilled, and Heath received a Root-Stem Card.
• Silver thanked Heath and suggested he consider helping other ghosts, but Heath declined.
• Sabrina arrived at Heath’s Food Truck and asked to buy griddled squid, so Heath began preparing it.

Heath served Jessie and Sabrina grilled squid and sushi at his restaurant, while wondering whether Team Rocket had come to Vermilion City for the mysterious bird egg. The squid’s aroma drew more customers, and Heath had Zoroark offer them a choice of whether to add Herba Mystica.

• Heath saw Jessie arrive with Sabrina and suspected Team Rocket was conducting a major operation in Vermilion City.
• Jessie told Heath she was accompanying Sabrina on a business trip and asked him to make her sushi.
• Heath prepared sushi and grilled squid with Herba Mystica after Jessie and Sabrina agreed to its extra cost.
• The aroma brought in more customers, so Heath told Zoroark to explain the prices and let them choose whether to add Herba Mystica.

Heath asked Ho-Oh to identify the mysterious egg Mew had given him. Ho-Oh recognized three distinct powers within it, but the chapter ended before she could explain what it was.

• Heath served Jessie and Sabrina teppanyaki squid and made Jessie sushi while asking when they had arrived in Vermilion City.
• Sabrina ordered twenty servings of teppanyaki squid to go, and she and Jessie left Heath's stall.
• Heath wondered if Jessie and Sabrina had come because of Mew's egg and decided to ask a Legendary Pokémon about it.
• Heath used Hoopa's Golden Ring to reach Ho-Oh, interrupting her sleep and drawing an angry response.
• Heath showed Ho-Oh the egg and told her Mew had found it, and Ho-Oh noted that it contained three different powers.

Heath asked Ho-Oh to investigate the unusual bird egg Mew had given him, and Ho-Oh agreed to consult Lugia. Before leaving, Ho-Oh eagerly accepted Heath’s grilled squid, while the egg’s origins remained unknown.

• Heath showed Ho-Oh the strange bird egg Mew had given him, and Ho-Oh admitted she had never seen one like it.
• Ho-Oh recalled that Heath had also been involved in finding Shadow Lugia and decided to take responsibility for investigating the egg.
• Ho-Oh smelled Heath’s teppan-grilled squid, and Heath teased her when she pretended she did not want any.
• Heath handed Ho-Oh all five skewers, and she happily left with them.
• Heath returned his attention to serving customers while Ho-Oh followed up on the egg.

Heath met Professor Cerise again when the professor brought his children and Goh to Heath’s food truck, along with some tiny fish for him to cook. Recognizing Goh from his past life’s memories of Pokémon anime, Heath was surprised to encounter the boy in person.

• Zoroark told Heath that a customer had brought unusual ingredients and asked if Heath could cook them.
• Heath went to meet Professor Cerise, whom he had previously encountered at a highway service area.
• Professor Cerise asked Heath to cook the tiny fish he had found, which reminded Heath of a rare fish once caught in Vermilion City.
• Heath asked whether Goh was Professor Cerise’s child, and Professor Cerise explained that Goh was a friend of his children.
• Heath recognized Goh as the anime character he remembered as One-Ball Wonder Goh.

Heath recognized Goh and recalled his reputation, then turned his attention to the rare Kanto Silverfish Professor Cerise had given him. After tasting one pan-fried in olive oil, Heath found it delicious but bitter and suspected the tiny fish’s innards were to blame.

• Heath compared Goh unfavorably with Ash and decided to deal with Goh later while he focused on Professor Cerise’s special ingredient.
• Seeing Goh reminded Heath that Goh dreamed of catching Mew, and Heath wondered whether Goh had encountered the Mew that followed him.
• Heath used his Ingredient Identifier and learned that Kanto Silverfish was a rare, edible delicacy best pan-fried.
• Heath cooked one silverfish in olive oil and found its otherwise delicious flavor marred by bitterness.
• Heath suspected the fish’s innards caused the bitterness but wondered how to remove them from such tiny fish.

Heath experimented with little icefish, discovering that their innards caused bitterness and that infusing olive oil with them improved the fish despite the innards being inedibly bitter. After preparing food for Professor Cerise, Heath remained uncertain how to earn the system’s recognition for the icefish, and Goh arrived to ask for beef.

• Heath removed the little icefish’s innards and confirmed that doing so eliminated their bitter taste.
• Heath tested different cooking fats and found olive oil suited the icefish best.
• Heath infused olive oil with the icefish innards, found the innards intensely bitter to eat, and used the flavored oil to prepare a better-tasting serving for Professor Cerise.
• Heath cooked two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes for Professor Cerise, but the icefish preparation earned no system recognition and had no Gourmet Pokédex entry.
• Goh approached Heath and asked whether he could make beef.

Heath prepared a dish for Goh, who wanted beef that was unavailable on the market and tasted spicy with a little sweetness. Heath chose Shadow-Play Beef and reflected on whether he should use Pokémon as ingredients in future dishes.

• Heath checked Goh's food preferences and learned that Goh wanted food that broke the mold, liked salty and sweet flavors, disliked spicy and bitter flavors, and was allergic to bamboo shoots.
• Goh asked for beef that could not be found on the market, with a spicy flavor and a little sweetness, then paid Heath.
• Heath decided to make Shadow-Play Beef because it suited Goh's request better than Zhang Fei Beef.
• Heath used Dialga's Pressure Cooker and the Seasoning Jar to speed up the beef's drying process before roasting, steaming, and deep-frying it.
• While preparing the dish, Heath considered the Pokémon world's use of Pokémon as food and wondered whether he should try cooking with League-certified ingredient Pokémon.

Heath received a disguised Master Ball as a reward from Goh and finished a busy day at his food truck. After Zoroark and Farfetch'd showed how exhausted they were, Heath decided to order a massage from the popular Meowth Master Massage Parlor.

• Heath received a Special Attack Effort Value Boosting Potion from serving Professor Cerise and a disguised Master Ball from serving Goh.
• Heath examined the Master Ball's 99.9 percent catch rate, then stored it because he had no Pokémon he especially wanted to catch.
• Heath and Zoroark served a steady stream of customers until the food truck finally quieted down at 3:42 in the afternoon.
• Zoroark suggested getting massages, and Heath noticed that Farfetch'd was tired too.
• Heath found the Meowth Master Massage Parlor online and placed an order.

Heath’s cat masseurs turned out to be Pangoro, Bewear, and Incineroar, whose massages surprised him by being comfortable. After a busy evening serving customers, Heath decided to check on Ralts’s condition before visiting Vermilion City’s nighttime vegetable market.

• Zoroark opened the door to find Pangoro, Bewear, and Incineroar, the Pokémon sent by the Cat Masseur service.
• Heath and Zoroark received massages and found them comfortable despite the masseurs’ intimidating size and strength.
• Heath explained massages to Ralts and tried giving her one, but she felt nothing as her body briefly turned insubstantial.
• Heath sent Ralts back to the room when evening customers arrived, then served a busy but uneventful shift.
• Heath considered visiting the nighttime vegetable market for icefish but decided to check on Ralts’s situation in Lavender Town first.

Heath went to Vermilion City's night market hoping to buy Kanto Silverfish so he could investigate how to prepare it, but he found none. He returned to his food truck with crabs and began preparing a seafood feast for his hungry Pokémon.

• Heath considered using the Jirachi Wish Card or cultivating Nightmare Flower if he could not resolve Ralts's situation through the ongoing investigation.
• Heath visited the night market to search for Kanto Silverfish and think through how to remove the parts that made it bitter.
• Heath found no Kanto Silverfish, though he spotted a large crab Pokémon and bought several plump crabs instead.
• Heath returned to his truck and told Zoroark that they would have seafood for dinner, using Herba Mystica to make the meal special.

Heath and his Pokémon got up at four in the morning to prepare for business in Vermilion City, where breakfast stalls opened early. He headed toward the vegetable market to buy ingredients, planning to sell stuffed buns and drinks despite a forecast for torrential rain.

• Heath woke Farfetch'd, Zoroark, and Ralts at four in the morning so he could keep up with Vermilion City's business hours.
• Heath found Charizard, Snorlax, and Mew still asleep, then led the Pokémon who had gotten up to wash.
• Heath set the food truck to drive toward the vegetable market and saw breakfast shops already open in the dark city.
• Heath planned to sell stuffed buns with soy milk and milk, and considered closing early if the forecast rain kept customers away.

Heath bought ingredients in Vermilion City and opened his food truck early to serve Spicy Pepper Soup and buns for breakfast. His first customers were two schoolboys, who were greeted by Zoroark disguised as Betty.

• Heath failed to find Kanto Silverfish at the market and considered asking Professor Cerise for help later.
• Heath bought other ingredients and prepared Spicy Pepper Soup and buns for breakfast.
• Zoroark asked Heath what the Pokémon were having and went to tell Mew.
• Heath opened his food truck at four forty with a sign advertising quick, piping-hot breakfasts.
• Two schoolboys arrived, and Zoroark, disguised as Betty, greeted them.

Heath served breakfast customers while Zoroark drew attention and helped advertise his food truck. The chapter ended when an old man grabbed Heath’s sleeve and begged him for money to buy food.

• Two boys bought breakfast, and one tried Heath’s Spicy Pepper Soup for the first time.
• Heath expected Zoroark’s beauty to attract more students and bring new customers to his food truck.
• More customers arrived, though most chose familiar drinks instead of Spicy Pepper Soup.
• Heath heard Zoroark arguing with an old man who demanded free service, then went over to ask what was wrong.
• The old man grabbed Heath’s sleeve and pleaded for money, claiming he had not eaten in a long time.

Heath refused to give money to an elderly man he suspected was a scammer and explained to Zoroark why he no longer helped people indiscriminately. Jessie then rushed in to buy a large amount of breakfast before hurrying away, leaving Heath wondering what Team Rocket was doing in Vermilion City.

• Heath turned down the elderly man's request for money and warned him not to interfere with his business or he would contact Officer Jenny.
• Heath told Zoroark that kindness had to depend on the circumstances, since helping the wrong people could lead to trouble.
• Jessie rushed into Heath's Food Truck and ordered buns, soy milk, and Spicy Pepper Soup in bulk.
• Jessie paid and hurried away before Heath could ask what was happening.
• Heath wondered whether Team Rocket's activity in Vermilion City was connected to the bird egg he had given to Ho-Oh.

After selling out of breakfast buns and soy milk, Heath closed the breakfast service and received a handmade gift from Ralts. The chapter ended with him trying on the mismatched gloves, which had four fingers on one hand and six on the other.

• Heath told Zoroark to take down the breakfast sign after the steamed buns and soy milk sold out.
• Zoroark removed the sign while the morning rush faded and business at Heath's food truck slowed.
• Ralts gave Heath a pair of roughly knitted wool gloves she had made for him.
• Heath thanked Ralts and tried on the gloves, discovering that one had four fingers and the other had six.