Chapter Summaries

Heath considered how to pair his prized Mt. Coronet Soybeans and received a quest to make a glowing dish using a food he had never acquired before. An unusual customer, Officer Jenny Xiu, invited Heath to cook for a gathering of old friends, and Heath began asking about the arrangements.

• Heath decided crab roe buns seemed like the best pairing for Mt. Coronet Soybeans but worried about using up his Purple Crab.
• Heath received a temporary special quest to obtain a new food and make a glowing dish.
• Heath and Farfetch'd sampled the soybeans with only a little salt, and Farfetch'd praised their flavor.
• Officer Jenny Xiu arrived and asked Heath to cook for a gathering of old friends after Tate recommended him.
• Heath accepted the invitation and asked Officer Jenny Xiu when and where to cook, how to contact him, and who would provide the ingredients.

Heath agreed to cook dinner for Officer Jenny Xiu and his visiting comrades, then reassured Officer Jenny Feng that he would make her grandfather a proper meal. As New Year approached, Heath returned to serving customers and planned to close early.

• Officer Jenny Xiu asked Heath to cook for him and his old comrades that night, and Heath agreed to close early.
• Heath saved Officer Jenny Xiu’s number and looked forward to the special ingredients his guests would bring.
• Officer Jenny Feng called to apologize for imposing on Heath, and Heath promised to cook well for her grandfather.
• Officer Jenny Feng remembered taking Heath in after the car accident that killed his parents and felt glad to see him again.
• Heath returned to cooking after Zoroark told him a customer wanted Egg Fried Rice without visible egg, then said they would close early.

Heath closed his restaurant early so he could cook for Officer Jenny Xiu and her elderly guests in an upscale Vermilion City home. There, he discovered a rare ingredient called moonlight beef and checked its unexpectedly high redemption price in his Gourmet Pokédex.

• Heath closed the restaurant early, and Farfetch'd asked to try serving customers while Zoroark agreed to help.
• Heath took Snorlax with him and learned that he would be cooking at Officer Jenny Xiu's upscale home in Vermilion City.
• Officer Jenny Xiu welcomed Heath and explained that she had hired him because the elderly host, Old Turtle, was no longer up to cooking.
• Heath examined the ingredients and used his Ingredient Identifier to learn that the blood-red item was rare, edible moonlight beef that could glow after cooking.
• Heath found moonlight beef listed in his Gourmet Pokédex and discovered that redeeming it cost four times as much as Lava Eel.

Heath asked Old Tortoise how to prepare Moonlight Beef and learned the secret technique for bringing out its glow and flavor. After Heath carefully massaged the beef until it fluoresced, Old Tortoise approved and told him to blanch it.

• Heath decided to ask the person who brought Moonlight Beef how to cook it.
• Officer Jenny Xiu introduced Heath to Old Tortoise, who agreed to teach him because he was Officer Jenny Xiu’s junior.
• Old Tortoise explained that Heath had to massage Moonlight Beef until its surface remained firm while its inside softened, then blanch it for exactly three seconds.
• Heath caught Old Tortoise’s tossed kitchen knife and listened closely as Old Tortoise gave him the recipe.
• Heath massaged the beef for twenty minutes until it glowed faintly, and Old Tortoise approved before telling him to blanch it.

Heath earned Wu Gui’s approval by mastering a basic cooking technique, and Wu Gui gave him a notebook of recipes to prepare a meal for the veteran guests. Heath chose braised beef with potatoes and served it, leaving Wu Gui impressed by his use of Moonlight Beef.

• Heath blanched the beef for exactly three seconds, earning Wu Gui’s approval and acceptance as his disciple.
• Wu Gui explained that Officer Jenny Xiu had recommended Heath and gave him a notebook of recipes, asking him to cook from the final pages for the old men.
• Heath studied Wu Gui’s recipes and chose braised beef with potatoes as the main course.
• Officer Jenny Xiu and the other veterans teased Wu Gui about his strict habits and the big-bellied guest’s physique.
• Heath served the meal, and Wu Gui recognized that he had made the braised beef with Moonlight Beef and smiled at his promising successor.

Heath used the special reward A Summer Cicada Cannot Speak of Ice and gained an insight that improved his Moonlight Beef recipe. After testing it in braised beef with potatoes, he made a dish so delicious that Farfetch'd asked how to cook it.

• Heath left Old Jenny Xiu's New Year's meal and examined his Special Mission reward, A Summer Cicada Cannot Speak of Ice.
• Heath opened the box, and the ice cicada vanished into vapor as an unexpected idea about improving Moonlight Beef entered his mind.
• Heath wrote down the new recipe, then returned to his food truck and redeemed a kilogram of Moonlight Beef to test it.
• Heath adjusted the seasonings while keeping the blanching time at three seconds, and the Moonlight Beef tasted better than before.
• Heath made braised beef with potatoes, and Zoroark ate eagerly while Farfetch'd asked Heath how to make the dish.

On New Year’s Eve in Vermilion City, Heath reflected on local holiday customs and watched his Pokémon spend the evening together. Snorlax asked to enter a New Year singing contest, and Heath agreed to take him the next day.

• Heath watched fireworks over Vermilion City and thought about New Year traditions in different regions.
• Heath saw Zoroark make Ralts watch a horror movie instead of letting her continue knitting his scarf.
• Snorlax showed Heath an entry form for the Vermilion City New Year Singing Contest and asked about joining.
• Heath agreed to take Snorlax to the contest the next day, then went to bed while thinking about New Year’s Eve dinner.

Heath prepared to celebrate New Year's Eve in Vermilion City with Zoroark, Mew, and Ralts, while missing the familiar streets and people of Viridian City. Giovanni unexpectedly visited and ordered his usual New Year's Eve meal, requesting a dish different from previous years.

• Zoroark asked Heath about the new year, and Heath explained the New Year's Eve customs and his plans to cook for Sister Feng and the Officer Jennys.
• Mew and Ralts played five-in-a-row as Heath reflected on missing Viridian City and its people.
• Heath heard a knock and opened the door to find Giovanni greeting him with a New Year's wish.
• Giovanni confirmed that he had come to buy a New Year's Eve meal and asked Heath to make something different from previous years.

Heath prepared steamed pork with rice flour for Giovanni and Vermilion City's New Year's Eve gathering, then went to the crowded vegetable market to shop and take Snorlax to a singing contest. He left Zoroark watching for thieves as he entered the packed market.

• Heath made a large batch of steamed pork with rice flour and explained to Giovanni that he kept his secret recipes private.
• Giovanni took a portion of the dish, paid Heath, and gave him a five-hundred-League-Coin red envelope before leaving.
• Sister Feng told Heath that Vermilion City households each contributed one dish to a shared New Year's Eve meal, so Heath also decided to make pork with bean curd sheets.
• Heath drove to the vegetable market with his Pokémon and found it so crowded that he parked elsewhere and walked over.
• Heath prepared to take Snorlax to a nearby singing contest and asked Zoroark to watch for thieves in the crowd.

After a pickpocket stole Heath’s wallet in Vermilion City, he reported the theft and waited for Snorlax to perform in a New Year singing competition. Snorlax took the stage to sing “Huo Yuanjia,” while Heath spotted Meowth among the judges and James selling glow sticks.

• Heath discovered that a thief had cut open his clothes and stolen his wallet, leaving him without his identification, bank cards, or Trainer License.
• Heath registered Snorlax for the Pokémon singing competition before calling the police, and Officer Jenny arrived to take his report.
• The Officer Jennys explained that the crowded New Year festivities would make the case difficult and that they would need to check surveillance footage.
• Heath waited for Snorlax’s turn while Zoroark played Monster Hunter with other attendees and impressed them with its skills.
• Heath arranged for Snorlax to perform “Huo Yuanjia,” and Snorlax went onstage as Heath noticed Meowth translating for the judges and James selling glow sticks.

Snorlax placed seventh in a singing competition and was pleased with its certificate, while Heath began preparing a New Year’s Eve meal of red-braised beef for the Officer Jennys. When Heath arrived at their building, Officer Jenny Feng teased him about forgetting her anti-pickpocket training before wishing him a happy New Year.

• Snorlax finished singing and placed seventh, earning a certificate as one of the top ten contestants.
• Heath comforted Snorlax and offered to arrange singing lessons with an Altaria instructor, but Snorlax said it was happy with its result.
• Heath bought a whole yellow cattle cow and planned to make red-braised beef for the Officer Jennys’ New Year’s Eve meal.
• Heath drove his food truck to the Officer Jennys’ building, where Officer Jenny Feng scolded him for forgetting his anti-pickpocket training.
• Officer Jenny Feng revealed that she had been joking and wished Heath a happy New Year.

Heath prepared a large New Year’s Eve dinner for Vermilion City’s Officer Jennys, using Master Wugui’s bulk-cooking methods. He joined Sister Feng, Sister Ling, and the others for the meal after packing dinners for officers who had to remain on duty.

• Heath reassured Officer Jenny Feng that he was glad to avoid her training, and she scolded him for letting a thief steal his documents.
• Heath asked Sister Feng to take him to the Officer Jenny Unit’s cafeteria and learned the officers would celebrate together before returning to their families the next day.
• Heath and his Pokémon prepared steamed pork with rice flour and a huge pot of braised beef for the dinner.
• Ralts brought Heath and the others chilled soda as they worked, and Heath finished cooking in the afternoon.
• Sister Feng asked Heath to pack lavish boxed meals for Officer Jennys on duty while the other officers brought dishes for the gathering.
• Heath sat down with Sister Feng, Sister Ling, and the Officer Jennys to enjoy New Year’s Eve dinner.

Heath celebrated New Year’s Eve at Officer Jenny Feng’s office, watched the Spring Festival Gala, and introduced his Pokémon to Sister Feng. As fireworks marked the New Year, Heath wondered whether his Golden Finger would grant him a reward and touched his Jirachi Wish Card.

• Heath watched the Other World’s Spring Festival Gala with Sister Feng while she was on duty.
• Heath introduced Zoroark, Farfetch'd, Charizard, and Snow Snorlax to Sister Feng, who recognized Snorlax as an exceptionally rare regional form.
• Heath told Sister Feng that Snorlax would begin specialized singing lessons after the New Year.
• Ralts emerged and greeted Sister Feng, who was delighted to meet the Shiny Pokémon she loved.
• Heath watched fireworks as the New Year began, reflected on his late-arriving Golden Finger, and touched his Jirachi Wish Card.

Heath received the Year of the Rabbit Blessing, a fortune character that improved the luck of everyone inside his food truck for a year, and unlocked a quest to collect all twelve zodiac blessings. On New Year’s Day, he prepared red envelopes and handed them to his Pokémon, who had gathered outside his bedroom to demand them.

• Heath received the Year of the Rabbit Blessing and put it up inside his food truck.
• Heath unlocked the Twelve Zodiac Animals quest and learned that collecting more fortune characters would enhance their effects and earn mystery rewards.
• Heath examined the zodiac blessings and saw that next year’s Year of the Dragon blessing would reduce the likelihood of illness.
• Heath decided to open his food truck on New Year’s Day, when people in this world went out to enjoy the holiday atmosphere.
• Heath found Zoroark, Farfetch'd, and the others waiting outside his bedroom, then gave them red envelopes containing a thousand League Coins each.

Heath entered the Distortion World to find Old Mr. Dà Sēn and learn how to prepare Kanto Small Silverfish. After learning the recipe, Heath was taken away and warned not to reveal that he could return to the real world.

• Heath drove his food truck to his usual spot and used his Distortion World Pass to visit another Vermilion City.
• Dusknoir escorted Heath to an Officer Jenny Building, where Officer Jennys searched for Old Mr. Dà Sēn using Heath’s clues.
• Old Mr. Dà Sēn arrived carrying a fishing rod, and Heath asked him how to prepare Kanto Silverfish.
• Old Mr. Dà Sēn taught Heath to remove and blanch the innards, mash them with coriander, chop the mixture finely, and stuff it back inside.
• Dusknoir whisked Heath into a dark room and warned him not to casually reveal that he could return to the real world.

Heath met old Mr. Dà Sēn in the Distortion World and agreed to pass a message to his wife about hidden savings. Back in the living world, Heath brought her Kanto Silverfish, and its familiar taste brought back memories of her husband.

• Dusknoir returned with old Mr. Dà Sēn, who asked Heath to tell his wife where he had hidden a jar of money beneath a rock at his old fishing spot.
• Heath agreed to deliver the message, then used his Distortion World pass to return to his bed in the living world.
• Heath drove his food truck to the fishing tackle shop and told Mr. Dà Sēn’s wife about the hidden savings.
• When the old woman doubted Heath, he gave her Kanto Silverfish prepared according to her husband’s instructions.
• The old woman recognized the dish and began to cry as she remembered how she had fallen in love with her husband.

Heath comforted an old woman grieving her husband, then used a special ticket to upgrade his food truck’s main body. While the upgrade kept him from opening for the day, Miss Nami told him about an upcoming Future Technology Expo in Saffron City.

• The old woman recalled how her husband had developed Alzheimer's, wandered off to fish, and died at sea, then accepted Heath's account that he had met her husband.
• Heath told the old woman that her husband could not visit her without breaking the rules and urged her not to take her own life or tell anyone about him.
• After the old woman ate Kanto Silverfish, Heath received a Food Truck Upgrade Ticket for the truck's main body and used it.
• Miss Nami arrived to upgrade Heath's food truck, explaining that the work would take a full day and prevent him from doing business.
• Miss Nami told Heath that Saffron City would soon host a Future Technology Expo.

Heath agreed to attend an event in Saffron City and accepted an insider admission ticket from Miss Nami. After they parted, he let out his Pokémon and suggested they go see a movie.

• Heath considered Saffron City's growth and agreed that he could attend its event.
• Miss Nami gave Heath an insider admission ticket, and he agreed to go to Saffron City.
• Heath asked Miss Nami about her plans, and she exchanged pleasantries before saying goodbye.
• Heath let out his Pokémon, noticed Ralts happily holding the Poké Ball he had used to catch her, and asked if they wanted to see a movie.

Heath took his Pokémon to celebrate New Year by watching a horror movie and shopping. He ran into Cynthia and, feeling moved by the moment, confessed his feelings and asked her out.

• Zoroark chose the horror movie Poké-Grudge Call, and Heath took her and the other Pokémon to watch it in a private cinema.
• Heath brought his Pokémon out to enjoy New Year, and Zoroark led the group around while Heath carried their shopping bags.
• Zoroark went shopping with her two-thousand-League-Coin budget, while Charizard bought a treadmill.
• Heath encountered Cynthia, recognized her despite her casual clothes and sun hat, and confessed that he liked her.
• Heath asked Cynthia if she would go out with him.

Heath confessed to Cynthia, and she happily accepted, making them a couple. They shared ice cream, reunited with Heath’s Pokémon, and Cynthia gave him a gift.

• Cynthia accepted Heath’s sudden confession and told him she looked forward to being with him.
• Heath and Cynthia sat together eating ice cream, and Cynthia teased him about confessing so abruptly.
• Heath’s Pokémon returned, and he introduced them to Cynthia, who noticed Ralts.
• Zoroark asked whether Cynthia was Heath’s girlfriend, and Heath confirmed that she was.
• Cynthia gave Heath a gift she had brought in her suitcase.