Chapter Summaries

Heath watched Jessie reunite with her old friend Guang, a Nurse Joy and her former classmate from the Pokémon Medical Care Academy. After the reunion, Heath gave a customer his work Spheal contact so she could order food delivery, and Jessie and Guang continued chatting happily.

• Heath reminded Jessie to stay calm because he did not want her to risk her health.
• A Nurse Joy named Guang recognized Jessie, and Jessie excitedly grabbed and shook her old friend.
• Jessie bought Guang some buns, and the two sat down together and caught up.
• A customer asked Heath for his Spheal contact so she could order delivery, and he gave her his work account.
• Heath saw Jessie and Guang laughing together and reflected that they had met an old friend far from home.

After Jessie reunited with her old deskmate Nurse Joy, Heath sent Jessie off to work and used a quiet moment at his food truck to summon Ho-Oh. He asked Ho-Oh to contact Lugia, then offered her food while they waited.

• Jessie chatted with Nurse Joy until Nurse Joy had to return to the Pokémon Center, and Heath noticed it was already past eight in the morning.
• Heath put away the breakfast signs, and Jessie happily told him that Nurse Joy, whom she called Guang, had been her close deskmate.
• Heath reminded Jessie that she was nearly late for work, so Jessie hurried off and promised to return for breakfast the next day.
• With the dining area empty, Heath used Hoopa's Golden Ring to summon Ho-Oh, stinging his hand in the process.
• Heath asked Ho-Oh to contact Lugia, and Ho-Oh reluctantly called Lugia using Spheal Communications.
• Heath offered Ho-Oh food while they waited, and she asked for any kind of tasty crab.

Heath prepared crab roe noodles for Ho-Oh and asked Lugia to find Kanto Silverfish for him. Lugia agreed to get the silverfish, helping Heath with his goal of completing Vermilion City's special achievement.

• Heath chose to make Ho-Oh crab roe noodles using fresh crabs and picked out the roe and meat after steaming them.
• Heath served Ho-Oh a large bowl of crab roe noodles made with eight crabs.
• Lugia arrived at Heath's food truck and asked why Heath had wanted to see her.
• Heath asked Lugia to find Kanto Silverfish, and Lugia agreed to get some for him.

Heath used Lugia’s help to obtain Kanto Silverfish and learned that her child had recovered, though it remained afraid of the dark. He made takoyaki for Lugia to take home to her child, and Lugia left with the food.

• Lugia brought Heath two kilograms of Kanto Silverfish, which he planned to use for cooking experiments.
• Heath thanked Lugia and asked about the young Shadow Lugia he had once saved.
• Lugia said her child had recovered except for being afraid of the dark, and Heath was relieved.
• Heath offered to cook Lugia something tasty that she could take home to her child.
• Heath made takoyaki generously filled with octopus tentacles and served it to Lugia.
• Lugia paid for the food and hurriedly left.

Heath served Meiling and Nana, whose health had improved, while they discussed a frightening Poké Ball ghost story spreading through Vermilion City. He read the account behind the rumor and found that a Poké Ball had allegedly moved on its own and made eerie sounds, though he remained skeptical.

• Heath kept the two stronger candies he had received as a reward and continued serving customers, though business was unusually slow.
• Meiling and Nana arrived for lunch, and Heath noticed that Nana seemed much healthier than she had the previous day.
• Meiling told Nana that people were disappearing after encountering a ghost story, and Nana identified it as the Poké Ball Ghost Story.
• Heath searched Vermilion City's forum and read an account claiming that an empty Poké Ball had moved by itself, rolled into its owner's bedroom, and appeared on his bed.
• The poster claimed strange sounds came from inside the Poké Ball, while Heath remained unconvinced that the story was real.

Heath considered an eerie Poké Ball urban legend that had begun affecting his business, while Officer Jenny investigated it. Miss Sabrina visited his food stall and ordered dry pot shrimp, appearing unusually serious as she used her phone.

• Heath read a post showing an empty bed and a blood-marked Poké Ball, then decided Officer Jenny was likely investigating the strange rumor.
• Heath recalled how Sister Feng and other officers had debunked a rumor that Viridian City's supermarket sold human flesh.
• Heath noticed that posts claiming Poké Balls were behaving strangely had begun spreading and affecting his business.
• Miss Sabrina arrived looking unsettled and ordered dry pot shrimp from Heath.
• Heath prepared Miss Sabrina's meal and wondered whether she was still cooking for Mr. Giovanni.

Heath was surprised when Lori and four League Lookers arrived at his restaurant in Vermilion City, especially as Sabrina became uneasy around them. Lori’s group ordered a mixed dry pot, and Heath served Sabrina her shrimp dish before preparing it.

• Heath recognized Lori when she entered with four League Lookers, and Sabrina grew serious at their presence.
• Lori greeted Heath warmly and said she had been bored since he left Viridian City.
• Heath played rock-paper-scissors with Lori’s Gengar and won another round.
• Lori’s group agreed to order a mixed dry pot with squid, beef, shrimp, and pork.
• Heath had Zoroark take the dry-pot shrimp to Sabrina and began preparing the mixed dry pot.

Heath served Professor Cerise a discreet lunch of charcoal-grilled lamb kidneys with rice and vegetables. After paying, Professor Cerise left Heath with ordinary candy as his reward, and Heath reflected on health problems among Pokémon.

• Heath watched Miss Sabrina awkwardly sit beside Ms. Lori and the other League Lookers, then turned to serve a new customer.
• Professor Cerise arrived alone and quietly asked Heath to make charcoal-grilled lamb kidneys for lunch.
• Heath grilled the kidneys, prepared rice and vegetables, and packed the meal in an opaque lunch box to spare Professor Cerise embarrassment.
• Professor Cerise thanked Heath, paid for his lunch, and gave him ordinary candy as a reward.
• Heath noted that Pokémon could develop diabetes, high blood pressure, and high cholesterol, and recalled seeing an extremely fat Pikachu with all three.

Heath asked Lori about the Poké Ball Ghost Story rumor disrupting business in Vermilion City, and she said Officer Jenny Feng and the others were close to finishing their investigation. After Lori left, Heath decided to use the quiet afternoon to work on the Kanto Silverfish and claim his mission reward.

• Heath recalled how the League had warned trainers to manage their Pokémon’s diets after a dangerously overweight Pikachu needed treatment and strict exercise.
• Heath asked Lori about the Poké Ball Ghost Story rumor that had driven customers away from his restaurant.
• Lori told Heath that Officer Jenny Feng and her colleagues were investigating the rumor and seemed close to finding answers.
• Lori suggested Ghost Pokémon were more likely behind the rumors and joked that Ghost-type moves could deal with any actual ghosts.
• After Lori left and business stayed quiet, Heath decided to work on the Kanto Silverfish and obtain his mission reward.

Heath experimented with ways to prepare Kanto Silverfish and used his Ingredient Identifier to inspect the fish, but he still did not find a way to remove its bitterness. After closing his Food Truck early because of a rumor troubling Vermilion City, he and Zoroark noticed a Poké Ball outside the door that seemed to move.

• Heath tried coating Kanto Silverfish with crushed innards, beaten egg, and breadcrumbs, but the fish tasted exceptionally bitter.
• Heath inspected the Kanto Silverfish with his Magnifying Glass and learned that its innards were bitter and required considerable culinary experience to handle.
• Heath decided to ask vendors at Vermilion City's Vegetable Market for advice and expected the League to address the rumor affecting the city.
• Heath told Zoroark to close the Food Truck early because few customers had come in.
• Zoroark found a Poké Ball outside the door, and Heath rushed over after hearing that it seemed to move.

Heath encountered a mischievous Misdreavus, then searched for a fisherman who knew how to cook Kanto Silverfish. He found the man's fishing tackle shop closed and suspected the owner was an angling addict.

• Heath identified the hands reaching from a Poké Ball as a Misdreavus, which escaped after he picked it up.
• Heath recalled that Ghost Pokémon usually played pranks for soul energy but that some had been blamed for killings.
• Heath asked an old man about cooking Kanto Silverfish, and the old man directed him to Old Vanzhuo's fishing tackle shop.
• Heath found Old Vanzhuo's shop closed and guessed that he had gone fishing, leaving Heath unable to ask about the silverfish.
• Heath checked his messages and found no useful information about Vermilion City.

After Sister Ling confirmed that a Pokémon had frightened three people, Heath went to bed grieving for Ralts while Zoroark shared his sadness. Meanwhile, Darkrai tried to feed on nightmares in Heath’s camper van and was dragged into a room by a mysterious group.

• Heath asked Sister Ling about the Poké Ball Ghost Story, and she said the investigation had found a Pokémon responsible for frightening three victims, with a statement due the next day.
• Heath wondered which Pokémon had caused the incident, then remembered that Ralts had gone to the Distortion World and went to bed in sadness as Zoroark stopped gaming.
• Darkrai flew over Vermilion City, angry that humans had interrupted its hunt for fear, and searched the city for nightmares to eat.
• Darkrai entered Heath’s camper van, recognized Mew, and reached out to feed on its fear.
• A burst of light seized Darkrai and dragged it into a room, where several bizarre figures surrounded it.

Heath woke to find Zoroark grieving over Ralts and summoned Giratina to ask what had happened to her. Giratina said Ralts had likely reincarnated, while his morning aura left Heath’s other Pokémon terrified.

• Heath found Zoroark sobbing because she missed Ralts and decided to ask Giratina about Ralts’s fate.
• Heath used Hoopa’s Golden Ring to summon Giratina, who arrived in pajamas and slippers.
• Giratina’s oppressive aura frightened Mew, Zoroark, and Snorlax, while Charizard struggled to endure it.
• Heath asked whether Ralts had gone to the Distortion World after fulfilling her lingering wish.
• Giratina said Ralts had likely reincarnated because she had lingered in the human world too long to survive the Distortion World.

Heath woke Giratina and agreed to make breakfast as compensation, but Giratina demanded something as expensive as possible. Heath used rare ingredients to prepare Crab Roe Eel Noodles and served them to Giratina, though the result fell short of his culinary ambitions.

• Giratina told Heath to make breakfast to make up for waking him early, then demanded the most expensive meal Heath could manage.
• Heath redeemed a Purple Crab and a Lava Eel from the Gourmet Pokédex and decided to combine them in Crab Roe Noodles.
• Heath cooked the Lava Eel inside the Purple Crab’s shell and added Herba Mystica, producing noodles he judged decent but only barely satisfactory.
• Heath carried the costly Crab Roe Eel Noodles to Giratina, while Zoroark trembled too much to carry the dish safely.

Heath combined his card fragments into the Creation Flower Bud, which could resurrect a recently reincarnated Pokémon soul. He used it to bring Ralts back, and she reunited joyfully with him and his Pokémon.

• After serving Giratina, Heath received the final card fragment and combined his cards into the Creation Flower Bud.
• Heath learned that the card could resurrect one Pokémon soul reincarnated within the past three days, but could be used only once every fifty years.
• Giratina left, and Heath used the card to call back Ralts’s soul.
• Ralts appeared in Heath’s Food Truck and ran into his arms, while Zoroark and Farfetch'd welcomed her back.
• Heath held Ralts and gently asked whether she would like some breakfast.

Heath visited a fishing tackle shop to learn how to prepare Kanto Silverfish, only to discover that the skill belonged to the deceased husband of the shop’s owner. He decided to seek the old man in the Distortion World after work, then opened his food truck for the day.

• Heath served Purple Crab roe buns to Ralts and his Pokémon while the Officer Jennys’ statement cleared up Vermilion City’s urban legend.
• Heath entered the fishing tackle shop and asked its elderly owner about preparing Kanto Silverfish.
• The old lady explained that her late husband had known the recipe and said people had sent Heath to ask out of lingering jealousy.
• Heath decided to visit the Distortion World after closing and ask the old man how to prepare the silverfish.
• Heath drove his food truck to his usual spot and began serving customers.

Heath served customers from his food truck as New Year approached, including selling his first Purple Crab roe buns. After helping a stray Meowth, he was surprised when James and Meowth arrived at his truck.

• Heath told a student that he would stay open briefly over New Year and explained why his Purple Crab roe buns were expensive.
• Heath served the student buns and Spicy Pepper Soup, then sold his first serving of crab roe buns to a wealthy student.
• Zoroark alerted Heath that a stray Meowth had tried to enter the food truck, and Heath gave it a meat bun before it ran off.
• James and Meowth arrived after noticing the stray Meowth, surprising Heath.

Heath met James and Meowth in Vermilion City and learned that Team Rocket held a low-key annual party where members received money and ate. After James and Meowth ordered breakfast, Heath prepared to make Meowth dried fish and James medicinal wontons.

• James told Heath he had come to Vermilion City for company business and preparations for Team Rocket’s annual party.
• James explained that Team Rocket members received money, ate, and had their expenses reimbursed at the party.
• Meowth ordered dried fish, and James asked for something warm to eat.
• Heath chose to make James wontons with mild medicinal ingredients while preparing dried fish for Meowth.

Heath made James medicinal wonton soup to account for his digestive trouble, and James felt well after eating it. James mistakenly decided he had recovered and planned to invite Jessie to eat spicy dry pot, while Heath served a customer who asked about Mt. Coronet soybeans.

• Heath prepared medicinal wonton soup with Chinese yam and lily bulbs for James and served dried fish to Meowth.
• James enjoyed the soup, felt warm and comfortable afterward, and realized he did not feel nauseous.
• James assumed his digestive trouble had gone away and planned to invite Jessie to eat spicy dry pot.
• Heath confirmed that his crab roe buns contained genuine purple crab and sold a customer two servings with soy milk.
• The customer asked whether Heath's soy milk used Mt. Coronet soybeans, and Heath said it did not.

Heath bought Mt. Coronet Soybeans to see whether the highly praised, expensive beans were worth their price. After tasting them, he found their flavor excellent and considered using them to make soy milk, which might mean making crab roe buns again.

• Heath ordered three kilograms of Mt. Coronet Soybeans through the Psyduck Merchant Guild and received them from an Alakazam.
• Farfetch'd told Heath that a cooking show had praised Mt. Coronet Soybeans as the best-tasting soybeans in the world.
• Heath boiled some of the beans with only a little salt and was impressed by their rich aroma and good flavor.
• Heath wondered whether to make soy milk with the beans the next day, knowing that might require him to make crab roe buns again.