Chapter Summaries

Heath celebrated a customer’s daughter getting into Quartz High School before heading to driving school, where Officer Jenny Aya surprised him with a daring truck drift. He attended a theory lesson and was left puzzling over a road sign depicting a prohibited Dugtrio.

• Mr. Yan Ning told Heath that his daughter had entered Quartz High School, and Heath congratulated him.
• Heath served the lunchtime rush and hoped his trip to driving school would go smoothly.
• A truck drifted to a stop beside Heath, and Officer Jenny Aya stepped out and teased him.
• Heath went to the classroom, studied without Kadabra, and listened to the teacher explain difficult test questions.
• The teacher drew a cartoon Dugtrio beneath a prohibition symbol and asked the class what the sign meant, leaving Heath unsure.

Heath studied for his driver’s license, learning unusual road rules involving Dugtrio and protected Pokémon. After class, he went to the Pokémon Center to adopt the badly injured Charmander, who had awakened after treatment.

• Heath learned that drivers should slow down near Dugtrio because some chased fast vehicles, and that they should honk or use the emergency avoidance button for protected Pokémon on the road.
• Heath received Nurse Joy Xue’s message that Charmander had awakened, then drove to the Pokémon Center with a Poké Ball for the adoption.
• Nurse Joy Xue told Heath that Charmander’s severe injuries had been caused mainly by Scald and explained that Blissey had helped save it.
• Heath collected the adoption documents and went with Nurse Joy Xue to Charmander’s hospital room.
• Heath asked Charmander if it wanted to become his partner.

Heath brought Charmander to the Pokémon Center and agreed to become its new partner, then returned to the dormitory and made hot pot with Officer Jenny Feng. When Feng asked what difficult dish Farfetch'd could learn, Heath named Three-Not-Sticky, triggering a new cooking task for Farfetch'd.

• Heath reassured Charmander that he would not torment it, and Nurse Joy Xue completed the paperwork for Heath to take it home after its injuries healed.
• Heath returned to the dormitory, where Officer Jenny Feng had been on a video call and had red eyes, though he did not ask about them.
• Heath made hot pot for himself and Officer Jenny Feng and talked with her about Farfetch'd learning to cook.
• Officer Jenny Feng asked Heath what the hardest dish to make was, and he named Three-Not-Sticky as a particularly difficult dish.
• The Pokémon Chef task system told Heath to teach Farfetch'd to make Three-Not-Sticky independently for a special reward.

Heath explained Three-Not-Sticky to Officer Jenny Feng and prepared to teach Farfetch'd how to make it. The next morning, he found that Zorua had lost a tooth and seemed to have changed overnight, though he did not understand why she kept tucking in her tail.

• Heath explained that Three-Not-Sticky was a tiring egg dish that did not stick to plates, chopsticks, or teeth, and planned to teach Farfetch'd to cook it the next day.
• Zorua told Heath she had read an erotic Pokémon novel at Asura's place, leaving Heath dreading another nightmare from Darkrai.
• Heath slept soundly through the night and woke to find Zorua curled up on his chest.
• While washing up, Heath found a tooth in the sink and noticed Zorua had lost one, which he guessed meant she was growing up.
• Zorua reacted fearfully when Heath said growing up was good, then tucked in her tail whenever he picked her up as they headed out with Farfetch'd.

Heath reassured Ekans and its companions that Charmander was receiving care at the Pokémon Center and explained why he had not caught the stray Pokémon. Ma Zhide then asked Heath to prepare food for his unwell Charizard, A-Pen, and Heath began planning a suitable meal.

• Heath went to the market, set up his food truck, and watched the light bugs outside.
• Ekans, Meowth, and the Raticate came to ask about Charmander, and Heath told them it was being treated at the Pokémon Center and had become his Pokémon.
• Heath explained to Zorua that he had not caught Ekans and its companions because they did not want to become his Pokémon.
• Ma Zhide arrived and told Heath that A-Pen was unwell and being cared for at the Pokémon Center.
• Heath considered Charizard's weakened condition and decided to prepare a light but nutritious meal.

Heath cooked vegetable and lean pork congee for Ma Zhide to take to the recovering Charizard and learned basic self-defense techniques from the retired League Looker. As morning customers arrived at his food truck, Farfetch'd helped him serve the growing rush.

• Heath prepared vegetable and lean pork congee for Charizard while chatting with Ma Zhide about his life and retired years.
• Heath asked Ma Zhide about combat techniques, and Ma Zhide taught him some basic moves after Heath said he wanted to learn self-defense before traveling.
• Ma Zhide offered to introduce Heath to an old friend for more serious training, but Heath declined because it would require years of dedication.
• Heath handed Ma Zhide the congee for Charizard, and Ma Zhide paid before leaving.
• The morning rush brought customers to Heath's food truck, where Farfetch'd helped make Jianbing Guozi as Heath served more Da Su Beef Noodles.

Heath served Old Wind, a retired Arcanine who worked as a mail carrier, while customers speculated about the Chemical Plant explosion. At the Viridian City Gym, Sabrina reported to Giovanni and then mysteriously caused him stomach pain.

• Heath recognized Old Wind, prepared chicken and vegetable egg fried rice for him, and helped him pay from the pouch around his neck.
• Heath explained to Zorua that Old Wind had asked for work after retiring and now delivered mail for the Post Office.
• Old Wind left with his food, while Heath recalled his reputation as Viridian City's reliable Five-Star Postman and heard rumors about Team Rocket and the Chemical Plant explosion.
• Sabrina visited Giovanni to report official business while he ate breakfast and stroked Persian.
• After the report, Sabrina approached Giovanni, who suddenly felt a wave of stomach pain, and she wondered whether this was how to capture a man's heart.

Sabrina misunderstood Heath’s advice and tried to win Giovanni’s heart by psychically grabbing his stomach, then returned to Heath for more guidance. Heath suggested she make Giovanni noodles when he was unhappy, while he taught Farfetch'd to cook Three-Not-Sticky and began serving lunch.

• Sabrina grabbed and squeezed Giovanni’s stomach with her psychic powers, alarming him and making him explain that the advice about a man’s stomach was not literal.
• Giovanni ordered Sabrina to return to Saffron City after confirming she would not repeat the misunderstanding.
• Sabrina appeared before Heath in Viridian City and asked why Giovanni had not been happy when she grabbed his stomach.
• Heath advised Sabrina to make Giovanni noodles when he was unhappy, and she paid him two hundred League Coins before leaving.
• Heath demonstrated how to make Three-Not-Sticky for Farfetch'd, then served the arriving lunchtime customers.

Officer Jenny Feng hired Heath to prepare lunch for Viridian City Psychiatric Hospital’s annual Psychiatric Care Day, and Heath began planning and shopping for the meal. He also visited his recovering Pokémon and returned home to teach Farfetch'd to make Three-Not-Sticky.

• Officer Jenny Feng asked Heath to prepare lunch for 132 people at Viridian City Psychiatric Hospital and gave him a budget of 50 League Coins per person.
• Heath received a task to satisfy 142 psychiatric patients and decided to prepare dishes with different flavors for the hospital staff to distribute.
• Heath continued studying for his driving test, then visited Charmander at the Pokémon Center and learned Charmander might be ready to leave the next day.
• Heath went to the market with Farfetch'd, bought ingredients for the hospital meal, and taught Farfetch'd to practice making Three-Not-Sticky.

Heath prepared black pork for the next day’s Sichuan twice-cooked pork while making Farfetch'd practice Three-Not-Sticky, then delivered lunch to a psychiatric hospital and received a lottery ticket for completing the mission. The Chef's Eye mission remained incomplete.

• Farfetch'd struggled to toss Three-Not-Sticky in a wok, and Heath stopped his failed second batch and sent him to rest.
• Heath sliced black pork and marinated it in sauce as preparation for the next day’s lunch.
• The next morning, Heath took Farfetch'd and Zorua to his food truck and prepared lunch for 132 people while serving customers.
• Four psychiatric hospital orderlies arrived to collect the meals, and Heath continued serving customers while waiting for the mission result.
• Heath received one Special Lottery Ticket after 93 customers expressed satisfaction, but the Chef's Eye mission was still incomplete.

Heath used a Special Lottery Ticket and received a single-use Joker's Makeup Kit, then served Giovanni, who asked him about Legendary Pokémon. After the lunch rush, Heath studied for his driving test, while Zorua tried to persuade him to buy books.

• Heath used a Special Lottery Ticket and obtained Joker's Makeup Kit, which he stored away after learning about its effects.
• Giovanni visited Heath's food truck, ordered Egg Fried Rice, and asked what Heath thought of Legendary Pokémon.
• Heath speculated that Giovanni's interest might be connected to Celebi or Team Rocket's discovery of Mew's genes.
• After lunch, Heath drove to the Driving School to study for Subject One.
• Zorua asked Heath to take it to a bookstore to buy books, then threatened to ask Sister Feng about his morning erections when he refused.

Heath spotted Ho-Oh while driving and used his Ingredient Identifier to inspect the Legendary Pokémon. Ho-Oh blocked the road with rocks, leaving Heath to call Officer Jenny Aya for help and wonder whether divine Pokémon could detect the device.

• Zorua persuaded Heath to spend up to a hundred League Coins on books while Farfetch'd trained with a pan.
• Heath saw Ho-Oh flying by and used his Ingredient Identifier to learn about its meat and cooking recommendations.
• Heath's food truck stopped at an obstacle, and he discovered huge rocks blocking the road.
• Ho-Oh dropped another rock onto the road and flew away, leading Heath to suspect it had retaliated against the Ingredient Identifier.
• Heath called Officer Jenny Aya to report the rocks, and she agreed to send help.
• Heath decided to be more careful with the Ingredient Identifier and hoped to upgrade it so he could examine divine Pokémon again.

Heath fed Machoke and Machamp who helped clear rocks from the road, and witnessed one Machoke evolve after pushing its limits. He then continued toward the Driving School, having received protein powder from serving the Pokémon.

• Officer Jenny Aya arrived and said she had called Machoke and Machamp from the Driving School to move the rocks blocking the road.
• Heath prepared fitness meals with chicken breast and salad for the Pokémon who had helped.
• Heath learned that the Machoke were taking turns lifting a boulder as a way to challenge themselves and evolve.
• One Machoke surpassed its limits, evolved into Machamp, and shattered the boulder with a punch.
• Officer Jenny Aya delivered meals to fifteen Machoke and three Machamp, and Heath received twenty-one cans of protein powder as a reward.
• Heath put the protein powder away and drove toward the Driving School to continue studying Subject One.

Heath took Zorua to Snowflake Bookstore, where Zorua spent their full hundred League Coins on risqué Pokémon romance books. Back at the food truck, Heath served Zorua a drink and prepared to pick up Charmander.

• Heath brought Zorua to Snowflake Bookstore after Zorua spent the afternoon pestering him to go.
• Heath discovered that a bell teleported visitors between the bookstore’s floors and took Zorua to the fiction section.
• Zorua chose four books, including “My Female Machamp Is Just Too Cute,” and spent exactly one hundred League Coins.
• Heath used the bookstore’s automatic checkout machine and cover paper to buy the books discreetly.
• Heath poured Zorua a cola while Zorua read in the food truck’s break room, then planned to pick up Charmander.

Heath brought Charmander home from the Pokémon Center and welcomed it to his team over dinner. As Charmander focused on Farfetch'd’s legs, it spat a small flame and set Farfetch'd’s foot feathers alight.

• Nurse Joy Xue told Heath that Charmander was recovering well but reacted strongly to whips and candles, then approved its discharge with instructions to limit exercise.
• Heath found Charmander practicing with an orange, gained its trust, and took it home in a Poké Ball.
• Heath prepared a barbecue dinner to welcome Charmander, while Zorua joked that it was another sucker joining the team.
• Charmander eagerly ate Farfetch'd’s roast duck as Heath questioned Farfetch'd about neglecting its Three-Not-Sticky practice.
• Charmander stared at Farfetch'd’s legs, spat a small flame, and set a tuft of feathers on Farfetch'd’s foot alight.

Heath joked with Zorua and Farfetch'd after Charmander accidentally set Farfetch'd's legs on fire, then learned Charmander wanted to build muscle. The next morning, he found Charmander exercising with a mop and promised to teach him training methods as they headed to the food truck.

• Charmander accidentally set Farfetch'd's legs on fire, and Heath and Zorua laughed as Farfetch'd put out the flames and returned with scorched feathers.
• That night, Charmander asked Heath about lifting a dumbbell, and Heath told him to wait until his skin had healed before working out.
• The next morning, Heath found Charmander lifting a mop in the living room.
• Heath called Charmander over to wash up and promised to explain ways to build muscle in the food truck.

Heath helped Charmander begin strength training, and Mr. Fujiyama offered to create a workout plan for it. Heath decided to save his protein powder for Charmander, while Zorua teased him with a vision of a muscular Charmander.

• Heath taught Charmander how to use an exercise machine and start building core strength.
• Mr. Fujiyama arrived, recognized Charmander’s training, and offered to design a workout routine for it.
• Heath thanked Mr. Fujiyama by making him breakfast and decided to keep his protein powder for Charmander.
• Zorua appeared in Heath’s mind as a muscular Charmander, startling him before returning to its original form.

Heath served Ms. Lori breakfast and identified the wild mushrooms she gave him as edible termitomyces, while Gengar lost another game of rock-paper-scissors. A red-haired girl then asked Heath to make a delicious meatless dish that tasted like meat, leaving him unsure whether she was trying to provoke him.

• Heath gave Mr. Fujiyama food and reminded him to keep Charmander's workout intensity low while its injuries healed.
• Gengar lost another round of rock-paper-scissors to Heath, and Ms. Lori recalled how it played the game with poachers it had captured.
• Ms. Lori ordered a Jianbing Guozi and gave Heath wild mushrooms, which his Ingredient Identifier identified as edible termitomyces.
• A red-haired girl asked Heath for a delicious dish with no meat that tasted like meat, and Heath wondered if she was trying to cause trouble.

Heath prepared braised dried tofu and peanuts for a girl who asked for a meat-free dish with a meaty taste, only to learn she was Ho-Oh in human form. After Ho-Oh left, Heath received a Mood Detector and tested it on Farfetch'd before opening for the morning rush.

• Heath decided to serve braised dried tofu and peanuts as a meat-free dish with a faint ham flavor.
• The girl tried the tofu and peanuts, said they tasted good despite not tasting like meat, paid Heath, and left.
• Heath received a Mood Detector and realized the red-haired girl had been Ho-Oh.
• Heath pointed the Mood Detector at Farfetch'd and saw that Farfetch'd was impassioned.
• Heath put away the Mood Detector and prepared to begin business for the morning rush.

Heath served Miss Fang Yu her usual Egg Fried Rice before Officer Jenny Ling told him to close his food truck for the League speaker’s visit. With business paused, Heath promised to take Charmander to battle if it learned to grill pork belly properly, then decided to bring everyone to the food street.

• Heath made Miss Fang Yu Egg Fried Rice, and she hurried back to her office building with it.
• Heath reflected on Fang Yu Beauty Salon’s generous pay and benefits and its employees’ loyalty to Fang Yu.
• Officer Jenny Ling told Heath to pack up because the League’s speaker was visiting Viridian City, so Heath closed his truck.
• Heath promised Charmander a battle if it grilled pork belly well, but Charmander burned the meat while practicing its flame control.
• Heath decided to take Zorua, Charmander, and Farfetch'd to the food street.