Chapter Summaries

A remarkably beautiful girl visited Heath's Little Kitchen and requested a fully vegetarian meal with no animal fat. Heath agreed and began preparing her food, while wondering whether her striking appearance meant she might be a Legendary Pokémon.

• A beautiful girl entered Heath's Little Kitchen, drawing the attention of Heath, Zoroark, Farfetch'd, James, Jessie, and Meowth.
• The girl asked Heath to prepare something entirely vegetarian, and he agreed.
• Heath noticed the girl's preferences allowed every flavor and that she disliked none, while requiring delicious food without animal fat.
• The girl sat across from Heath and watched him as he considered what to cook.
• Heath focused on preparing a vegetarian dish and thought of making a salad.

Heath served a vegan meal to a beautiful customer and discovered that she was Celebi, who had come to try his cooking on Ho-Oh’s recommendation. He received a Time Hourglass from the meal, while Celebi decided to give him something as payment.

• Heath prepared vegetable salad, fennel soup, and stir-fried baby bok choy for the girl.
• The girl thanked Zoroark and ate the meal while Heath wondered about her identity.
• Heath learned that his customer was Celebi and received a Time Hourglass.
• Celebi enjoyed Heath’s cooking and decided to give him a gift because she had no human money.
• Heath read that the Time Hourglass let him glimpse possible futures when facing a choice.

Heath realized the Time Hourglass could show glimpses of outcomes and considered using Celebi’s time travel to obtain an extinct Golden Chicken from the past. After the other customers left, he asked Celebi for help, but her response changed when she saw a magnificent light behind him.

• Heath considered using the Time Hourglass to preview the outcomes of different choices.
• Heath realized Celebi might be able to travel to the past and bring him a Golden Chicken from Saffron City.
• Miss Jessie, James, and Meowth finished Heath’s spicy hot pot, and Heath advised them to seek medicine for their stomachs.
• After Miss Jessie, James, and Meowth left, Heath asked Celebi to help him retrieve a Golden Chicken from the past.
• Celebi began warning Heath about the dangers of using time travel, then noticed a dazzling light behind him.

Heath examined the Golden Chicken Celebi had given him and prepared to slaughter it, intending to use it only to complete his achievement. After Celebi left, he studied the poisonous bird’s plucked carcass and wondered how to remove its skin.

• Heath accepted Celebi’s condition that he cook and eat the Golden Chicken without keeping any eggs.
• Heath used the Ingredient Identifier and learned that the chicken’s skin and feathers were poisonous and that its meat would become unpleasant if barbecued.
• Celebi watched Heath prepare the chicken and reflected that she wanted to stay in his world because he was so unique.
• Celebi said goodbye and left Heath’s food truck.
• Heath looked at the plucked Golden Chicken and realized that removing its poisonous skin would be difficult.

Heath carefully prepared a poisonous Golden Chicken, removing its skin before planning four different dishes. Mr. Qingshui stopped to eat and told Heath he had finally been offered a job interview, leaving happily to attend it.

• Heath removed every bit of the Golden Chicken’s poisonous skin and disposed of it carefully so it would not poison animals.
• Heath planned to divide the chicken into quarters and cook them in four different ways.
• Mr. Qingshui arrived at Heath’s shop, looking more energetic and neatly dressed than usual.
• Heath served Mr. Qingshui his usual noodles in clear broth, and Mr. Qingshui stayed to eat.
• Mr. Qingshui told Heath that a company had finally offered him an interview and shared the hardships he had faced while looking for work.
• Heath listened as Mr. Qingshui spoke, and Mr. Qingshui left to attend his interview.

Mr. Qingshui told Heath about losing his first job, struggling through unemployment, and finally finding work again, leaving Heath reflecting on how ordinary hardships could resemble his own life. As customers returned to Heath’s food truck, Zoroark reported that someone had ordered a meal without having any money, and Heath went to investigate.

• Mr. Qingshui recounted how he took an unrelated job after college, lost it when the small company closed, and spent six months unemployed before finding another position.
• Mr. Qingshui remembered giving up his dream of becoming a Pokémon Trainer after failing to beat even the first Gym in a year.
• Heath empathized with Mr. Qingshui, who finished his clear-broth noodles, took two cloves of garlic, and left for an interview.
• Heath served other customers and reflected that his food truck offered a welcome stop for people passing through their ordinary lives.
• Zoroark told Heath that a customer had ordered red-braised pork without having any money, and Heath went to see what was happening.

Heath exchanged a red-braised pork rice set for a struggling painter’s work, thinking he was helping a hungry man. Zoroark noticed they were being recorded, and Heath realized the painter and the filmmakers might be using his newfound popularity to promote the artist.

• Heath offered the painter a red-braised pork rice set for eighteen League Coins.
• The painter admitted he had no money and offered Heath two paintings in exchange for a meal.
• Heath inspected a landscape painting, accepted it, and promised the painter a rice set.
• Zoroark warned Heath that two trench-coated people had been recording them.
• Heath noticed the painter’s guilty look and suspected the recording was staged to exploit his popularity and make the artist famous.

After Heath was deceived by a group of scammers, he reflected on his carelessness and Officer Jenny Guang warned him to be more vigilant. He asked her to deliver a birthday gift to Sister Ling, but a misunderstanding about the unusual banknote left Guang embarrassed and Heath suspecting the Jenny Family had set him up over Ling’s title.

• Heath admitted that being deceived had exposed his pride and taught him to be more careful.
• Officer Jenny Guang warned Heath that his fame made him a target, while the arrested scammers faced her anger.
• Heath asked Officer Jenny Guang to secretly deliver a banknote to Sister Ling for her birthday.
• Officer Jenny Guang mistook the unusual first-edition banknote for counterfeit money and nearly arrested Heath.
• Heath clarified that the gift was for the Officer Jenny Ling known as the “Wise Sage,” and Guang left struggling not to laugh.

Heath realized Sister Feng had tricked him into accepting an embarrassing title, then served a boy a portion of his limited-edition Golden Chicken fried chicken. The boy enjoyed it, and Heath completed the Saffron City city achievement, earning a Chicken Coop that was sent to My Farm.

• Heath regretted trusting Sister Feng, who had encouraged him to call himself [Gentle Chef] and had gone outside to laugh at him.
• Heath explained that the limited-edition fried chicken was a one-time serving and would not be offered again after it sold.
• A boy bought the fried chicken for eighty-five League Coins, and Heath cooked it fresh to order.
• The boy enjoyed the Golden Chicken fried chicken and decided it had been worth the price.
• Heath completed the Saffron City city achievement and received a Chicken Coop in My Farm.

Heath explored the newly built Chicken Coop and discovered expensive chickens and an Incubator for sale. A free capsule draw gave him a two-star Wenchang Chicken chick, whose limited lifespan made the farm feel uncomfortably realistic.

• Heath entered his farm, saw that his crops would soon be ready, and found the new Chicken Coop.
• Heath opened the shop and found that a White-Feathered Chicken cost 10,000 gold coins and an Incubator cost 300,000.
• Heath spotted a one-time capsule machine and used its free draw before the offer expired.
• Heath received a two-star Wenchang Chicken chick that would mature in twenty-five days and live for up to ten years.
• Heath wondered whether farm animals could die of old age but decided he had time before he needed to worry.

Heath finished serving customers in Saffron City, closed his food truck early, and set off for Cerulean City with his Pokémon. He learned that the city was entering its beautiful but damp rainy season and planned to prepare for the humidity as he traveled.

• Heath completed the Golden Chicken preparation and planned to share the meal with his Pokémon after closing for the day.
• Heath closed his food truck early in Saffron City and set it to autopilot toward Cerulean City.
• Heath invited Farfetch'd and Zoroark to bring Charizard and the others out to eat the fried chicken and side dishes.
• Heath checked his phone and discovered that Cerulean City was in its rainy season, a peak period for visitors.
• Heath looked forward to Cerulean City's scenery and planned to buy desiccants or find a dehumidifying function for his food truck.

Heath traveled from Saffron City toward Cerulean City, thinking about rainy-season preparations and realizing he had left without telling Mew. He entered Diglett Tunnel and reached a road where Diglett frequently emerged, requiring drivers to slow down.

• Heath planned to buy a Clothes Dryer and a machine for drying customers’ wet shoes to prevent slippery floors in his Food Truck during Cerulean City’s rainy season.
• Zoroark reminded Heath that Mew had not returned, and Heath realized he had left Saffron City without telling it.
• Heath decided to buy Mew a phone in Cerulean City so he could contact it before leaving in the future.
• Heath drove through Diglett Tunnel without encountering congestion, then reached a sign warning drivers about Diglett appearing on the road.
• Heath explained that the League imposed a thirty-kilometer-per-hour speed limit on roads where Diglett frequently emerged.

Heath’s food truck was struck by a Diglett, delaying his journey to Cerulean City. He discovered the Diglett was an Alola Diglett and arrived in the city late at night, with plans to prepare for business the next day.

• Heath’s food truck stopped when a Diglett rammed its chassis, and he called the Pokémon Center for help.
• Heath examined the Diglett and noticed grass-like strands growing from its head.
• The Nurse Joys identified the Diglett as an Alola Diglett and had Chansey lullaby it before capturing it.
• Heath’s truck needed no repairs, but the delay meant he reached Cerulean City at one thirty in the morning.
• Heath saw that it was raining, went to sleep, and planned to buy supplies and apply for a vending permit the next day.

Heath woke to the rainy season’s striking blue light in Cerulean City and admired the view with Ralts and Zoroark. He planned to buy supplies before opening his food truck, considering where he might be able to operate.

• Heath woke late to steady rain and decided to enjoy Cerulean City’s rainy-season scenery.
• Heath woke Zoroark and found Ralts watching the rain through the food truck’s large window.
• Ralts greeted Heath and nestled into his arms as he admired the pale-blue rain clouds and sunlight over the city.
• Zoroark joined Heath and Ralts at the window and was captivated by the scenery.
• Heath decided to visit the supermarket for supplies and considered whether his food truck could get a spot on Cerulean City’s crowded food street.

Heath bought a dehumidifier and a machine that quickly dried wet shoes and trouser legs before processing his vending permit in Cerulean City. At his new vending spot near the Gym, he met Misty, who recognized him and shyly asked if he was Mr. Heath.

• Heath bought a dehumidifier and a fast clothes dryer for his food truck.
• Heath learned that Officer Jenny Ling was absent because she had caught influenza A, then got his vending permit processed by Officer Jenny Moonlight.
• Heath drove to his new vending spot in a shopping district near the Gym.
• Misty approached Heath excitedly and shyly asked if he was Mr. Heath.
• Heath confirmed his identity and asked Misty what he could help her with.

Heath met Misty in Cerulean City, where the acting Gym Leader asked him to get Cynthia’s autograph. Cynthia arrived soon afterward, and the two went into Heath’s Food Truck to escape the rain, where she asked to cook something herself.

• Misty introduced herself to Heath as the acting Gym Leader of Cerulean City’s Water-type Gym and asked him to get Cynthia’s autograph.
• Heath agreed to ask Cynthia first, and Misty left him her contact information before departing happily.
• Cynthia appeared behind Heath as he called her, and she asked whether Misty had wanted her autograph.
• Cynthia told Heath that Misty was kind and that her Pokémon liked her, then asked Heath to take her inside.
• Heath led Cynthia into his Food Truck and explained the equipment that dried their clothes and shoes.
• Cynthia asked Heath if she could cook something herself, and he agreed.

Cynthia cooked Heath a creamy Slowpoke tail soup, and the two discussed their hopes of getting married. Heath then asked why she had returned from Sinnoh, leaving her reason unrevealed.

• Heath watched as Cynthia prepared a Slowpoke tail, surprised that she planned to use it in a cream soup.
• Cynthia served the soup, and Heath found the Slowpoke tail delicious.
• Cynthia asked Heath whether they would get married, and he answered that they would.
• Cynthia was pleased that Heath shared her view that dating should lead to marriage.
• Heath asked Cynthia why she had returned when he thought she was still in Sinnoh.

Cynthia visited Heath, and the two spent the day exploring Cerulean City after Zoroark disguised her with an illusion. The chapter ended with Cynthia calling Heath’s name beneath the stars by the pier.

• Cynthia showed Heath a photo of a gigantic Gengar and explained that it lived in a mansion after the family who had once owned it died of illness.
• Heath chose to take Cynthia sightseeing instead of opening his food truck for business.
• Zoroark disguised Cynthia with an illusion that changed her appearance and fooled her phone camera.
• Heath and Cynthia visited Cerulean City’s attractions, then admired the clear, starry sky near the pier.
• Cynthia called to Heath beneath the stars, and he turned to look at her.

Heath kissed Cynthia on the pier, then spent the night thinking about her. The next morning, he found Cynthia already waiting in his food truck, where she had access to stay.

• Heath took Cynthia's hand and kissed her on the pier, and they returned together.
• Zoroark teased Heath about his progress with Cynthia while Charizard approved of her strength as a Trainer.
• Heath woke refreshed but distracted by thoughts of Cynthia and prepared to visit the vegetable market for Cerulean City's specialty ingredients.
• Heath opened his bedroom door and found Cynthia playing with Ralts on his sofa beside Lugia.
• Heath remembered that he had granted Cynthia full access to his food truck and glared at Zoroark for encouraging him.

Heath prepared hot dogs for Cynthia and his Pokémon, hoping to finish his Cerulean City achievements soon so he could return to Sinnoh with her. After serving breakfast, he asked what Cynthia’s Pokémon liked to drink.

• Cynthia visited Heath in the morning and asked him for a hot dog.
• Heath planned to explore Cerulean City’s vegetable market and specialty ingredients while working toward completing the city achievement.
• Heath made hot dogs with bread, sausage, pickles, lettuce, and Cynthia’s preferred salad dressing, injecting seasoning into the sausage for extra flavor.
• Heath prepared hot dogs and drinks for his Pokémon, though Mew was absent again.
• Heath served Cynthia’s Pokémon their hot dogs and asked what they liked to drink.