Chapter Summaries

Heath prepared braised-chicken-thigh wontons to match Jay Chou’s specific tastes, earning his praise and a Flash of Inspiration Talent-granting Card. After Jay Chou called him a Magic Chef, Heath took a photo with him and got his autograph.

• Heath braised chicken thighs, chopped them with vegetables, and made thicker wonton wrappers to keep the filling’s flavor from seeping out.
• Jay Chou tasted the wontons and recognized the braised chicken, appreciating how Heath had guessed his preferred filling and preserved its texture.
• Heath received a Flash of Inspiration Talent-granting Card that could give one living being occasional musical inspiration, and decided Snorlax should receive it.
• Jay Chou told Heath that his food was wonderful and called him a Magic Chef.
• Heath took a photo with Jay Chou and got his autograph.

Heath encouraged Snorlax to pursue songwriting by arranging online lessons and using a Flash of Inspiration card on him. After closing the food truck for the night, Heath agreed to let May buy instant noodles, which she had been forbidden to eat at home.

• Heath woke Snorlax, who apologized after his loud yawn startled him.
• Heath used a Flash of Inspiration card on Snorlax and planned to hire an online teacher to teach him songwriting and composition.
• Heath returned to the food truck, chatted with Cynthia during a lull, and planned to look into the Kanto League curry food-safety scandal.
• Heath closed the food truck after the evening rush and intended to rest and investigate food-safety issues.
• May asked Heath if she could buy instant noodles, and he told her she could have them as long as she did not eat them every day.

Heath took May and Kirlia to buy Sea Shrimp and Crab Meat Noodles and passed along Cynthia’s preparation method. At the supermarket, security guards confronted a young man suspected of stealing, and he eventually took several unpaid packets of instant food from his pockets.

• May asked Heath how to make instant noodles taste best, so he took her and Kirlia shopping after learning her food preferences.
• May chose Sea Shrimp and Crab Meat Noodles, and Heath shared the preparation method Cynthia had recommended.
• Two security guards asked a young man at the supermarket entrance to check whether his purchases had all been scanned.
• Heath pulled May and Kirlia behind him as the flustered man hesitated.
• The man removed several packets of instant food from his pockets, revealing that he had paid only for a few sausages.

Heath encountered a thief and then a man being beaten over debts, but chose not to intervene beyond stopping the beating from going too far. He returned to the food truck, where May cooked instant noodles under his guidance.

• After leaving the supermarket with May and Kirlia, Heath saw the man who had stolen food sitting sadly in an alley and continued on without approaching him.
• Heath came across debt collectors beating a man who had borrowed money to spend on games, and he told them not to beat him to death.
• The collectors stopped the beating and said they would take the debtor for tea, while Heath left without calling the police.
• Heath explained to May that people had to take responsibility for their actions, then returned with her to the food truck.
• Heath guided May through blanching and rinsing the noodles, and she finished cooking them.

Heath let May try instant noodles, thought about missing Cynthia, and prepared to visit Fuchsia City's vegetable market for clues to a special ingredient. Mew returned from the Safari Zone exhausted and began telling Heath that it had encountered something nasty.

• Heath learned that May wanted instant noodles because she had seen a cartoon character eating them, and he told her to eat them only occasionally.
• Heath called Cynthia, missed her afterward, and planned to visit her in Sinnoh once he completed Fuchsia City's special achievement.
• Zoroark asked Heath whether falling asleep and never waking up counted as being dead, then forgot the question when he called her to wash up.
• Heath saw Snorlax preparing a desk and supplies for an online class, while May went back to sleep under a blanket.
• Mew returned from the Safari Zone looking exhausted and told Heath that it had run into something nasty.

Heath took May to Fuchsia City's famous market to explore its unusual local ingredients. When he asked about the city's specialty, a vendor said it was poison dart frogs.

• Mew told Heath that a Pokémon had thrown its poop everywhere, upsetting Kirlia and Charizard.
• Heath stopped Mew from continuing the story and took everyone to wash up before driving to Fuchsia City's market.
• Heath explained to May that restaurant owners and vendors often began work before dawn to keep restaurants supplied.
• Heath entered the market and asked a vendor about Fuchsia City's specialty ingredient.
• The vendor identified poison dart frogs as the local specialty.

Heath learned that poison dart frogs were a rare Fuchsia City delicacy and sought a way to obtain one. After making udon for breakfast, he triggered a mission requiring him to serve frog cuisine to five customers before closing, leaving him to figure out how to cook frogs.

• Heath learned that poison dart frogs were too rare to buy at the market and might only appear in major Fuchsia City restaurants.
• Heath brought May to his food truck and made udon for breakfast, completing the Varied Breakfast mission.
• Heath used his Special Mission Trigger Ticket and received a mission to serve frog cuisine to five customers before closing in exchange for one poison dart frog.
• Heath realized Fuchsia City had many frog dishes but that he had never cooked frogs before, and he considered what dish to make.

Heath ordered bullfrogs and chose dry-pot bullfrog as his new featured dish, then bought an annual instant-delivery service. As he prepared to open for business, Zoroark assured him she had a helper, reminding Heath that another Psychic-type Pokémon was in his food truck.

• Heath ordered bullfrogs from the Psyduck Merchant Guild and decided against buying Greninja because he liked it too much to eat it.
• Heath replaced copper-pot potato rice on his menu with dry-pot bullfrog at a reasonable price.
• Heath bought plenty of bullfrogs and purchased the annual instant-delivery service after calculating that it would save him money.
• Heath asked Zoroark whether she would be all right working, and Zoroark confidently said she had a helper.
• Heath realized Zoroark might have asked another Psychic-type Pokémon in his food truck for help.

Heath confronted Zoroark about bringing Mew into the food truck’s work, then met a strange white-haired customer whose face made him feel inexplicably annoyed. He began preparing her dumplings, but her conflicting food preferences left the flavor uncertain.

• Heath asked Zoroark why she had involved Mew, and she explained that Mew was helping from inside the room without showing itself.
• Heath warned that revealing Mew could attract Pokémon Hunter organizations, but accepted Zoroark’s explanation and let the matter go.
• A white-haired, tanned girl entered the food truck and asked whether it was serving food; Heath felt strangely irritated by her appearance.
• The girl ordered hot dumplings, and Zoroark had Mew bring her orange juice with psychic powers.
• Heath checked the girl’s preferences and found that she liked sour and spicy flavors, disliked bitterness, and was considering several different dumpling flavors.

Heath served Kara sweet-and-sour pickled-cabbage dumplings, then received a strange guide about provoking people. After Kara left, three customers arrived and ordered dry-pot bullfrog as Heath’s restaurant grew busy.

• Heath interpreted Kara’s lengthy food preferences and cooked pickled-cabbage dumplings with sweet-and-sour sauce.
• Kara seemed satisfied with the dish, and Heath received the “Super Scummy Doctor’s Guide,” which taught him how to make people lose their temper.
• Kara left, and Zoroark began telling Heath how strange the customer had been before new customers interrupted them.
• Zoroark recommended dry-pot bullfrog to two men and a woman, and all three ordered it at medium heat.
• Heath quickly cooked the dish and noticed the two men acting politely toward the woman while staring at each other.
• More customers arrived as the three began eating, keeping Heath busy amid Fuchsia City’s lingering food-safety concerns.

Kailunya was troubled by the Officer Jenny who continued following her from city to city over the Silver Conference incident. She sought comfort at Heath’s place and ordered roast goose rice, while the pursuit remained unresolved.

• Kailunya heard from Gengar that Officer Jenny had followed her again and reflected on why the woman kept watching her.
• Officer Jenny sat opposite Kailunya at breakfast, told her she would be watching her, and left.
• Kailunya went to Heath’s place and complained that someone watched her whenever she ate or went out.
• Heath asked Kailunya what she wanted to eat, and she ordered roast goose rice.

Heath prepared roast goose rice with Charizard’s help and served Kailunya a meal that balanced the rich goose with sour plum sauce, vegetables, and soup. Kailunya enjoyed it so much that she wondered whether she should travel with Heath to keep eating his cooking.

• Heath explained how roast goose differed from duck and described ways to make the goose crisp-skinned and tender.
• May watched Heath prepare roast goose rice and asked what he was making.
• Heath used Charizard’s help to roast the goose, applying sour plum sauce to balance its richness.
• Heath served Kailunya roast goose with vegetables and soup, leaving out the braised egg because she disliked it.
• Kailunya enjoyed the sweet-and-sour goose and considered traveling with Heath so she would not miss his food.

Heath and Kailunya discussed his ties to the Jenny Family and why she had no intention of returning to the crowded Silver Conference. Kailunya planned to keep traveling until she found a place to settle, while Heath reflected that the capital’s fast-paced life did not suit him.

• Kailunya asked Heath whether he belonged to the Jenny Family, and Heath confirmed that he did.
• Kailunya envied the security Heath felt from the Officer Jennys’ protection.
• Heath asked Kailunya whether she planned to return to the Silver Conference, and she said its crowds and atmosphere felt suffocating.
• Kailunya explained that she had invested her compensation and planned to travel before choosing a place to settle.
• Heath agreed that the Silver Conference was stifling and said he preferred a slower pace of life.

Heath told Kailunya that he planned to travel to Sinnoh to visit Cynthia, then made her a chilled juice from a King Ruby Watermelon. Kailunya took the drink to go as the day’s heat climbed toward 37 degrees.

• Kailunya asked Heath whether he planned to travel beyond the Kanto Region, and Heath said he intended to visit Sinnoh.
• Heath asked Kailunya whether she wanted anything else, hoping to sell enough dry-pot bullfrog to advance his quest.
• Kailunya asked for chilled watermelon juice to go because the weather was hot.
• Heath offered several watermelon varieties, and Kailunya chose the expensive King Ruby Watermelon.
• Heath went to his storage room to get a King Ruby Watermelon and reflected on how watermelon varieties differed in the Pokémon world.

Heath made fresh juice from an expensive King Ruby Watermelon for Kailunya and reminded her to drink it slowly in the heat. Just as he was about to discard the leftover pulp, Food Safety Bureau staff arrived to inspect his establishment.

• May asked Heath how to choose a good watermelon, and he explained several methods before cutting open the King Ruby Watermelon.
• Heath juiced the watermelon, added ice, and had Zoroark deliver the pitcher to Kailunya.
• Heath warned Kailunya to sip the chilled juice slowly, and she thanked him and left with it.
• May asked what to do with the leftover watermelon pulp, and Heath said to throw it away.
• Food Safety Bureau staff arrived and announced a spot inspection of Heath's establishment.

Heath cooperated with a complaint-triggered Food Safety Bureau inspection of his food truck, which found no significant problems. After the staff left, he told May that business jealousy could lead people to target others, including friends.

• The Food Safety Bureau inspected Heath's food truck after someone reported it for health and safety risks.
• Heath answered the inspectors' questions and showed them his supplies, records, equipment, and storage room.
• The inspectors found everything in order and left, noting no significant hygiene issues.
• May asked Heath about the inspection, and he explained that someone was probably jealous of his success.
• Heath told May that envy could lead people, even friends, to try to ruin another person's success.

After a Food Safety Bureau inspection, Heath reopened his food truck and served Koga, Fuchsia City's Gym Leader and a Team Rocket executive. Koga tried Heath's dry-pot bullfrog and considered whether his Muk would enjoy it.

• Heath reassured May about the dangers of the adult world and reopened his food truck after the inspection.
• Koga entered Heath's Food Truck and ordered dry-pot bullfrog to eat and braised beef with potatoes to take away.
• Heath prepared the dry-pot bullfrog and served it to Koga before starting the braised beef with potatoes.
• Koga watched Heath cook and recalled that Giovanni had ordered Team Rocket members not to attack him.
• Koga smelled the bullfrog, thought it looked distinctive, and wondered whether Muk would like it.

Heath served Koga dry-pot bullfrog and prepared braised beef with potatoes seasoned with a strange edible toxin, which suited Koga’s taste for numbing spice. As Looker arrived at the food truck, Koga briefly grew tense, hinting that Team Rocket had ties to the International Police.

• Koga kept Muk inside and enjoyed the dry-pot bullfrog Heath served him.
• Heath received a bottle of Delicious Edible Toxin as a reward and discovered it produced a fragrant, numbing flavor without causing poisoning.
• Heath added the toxin to braised beef with potatoes and judged the dish suitable for Koga.
• Heath had Zoroark deliver the braised beef to Koga before returning to serve the other customers.
• Looker arrived and greeted Heath, while Koga briefly reacted with concern before hiding his expression.

Heath served Looker pork with bean curd sheets while Looker and Koga sat together, unaware of each other’s secrets. As Looker began eating, Heath thought of Ms. Lori, who had fallen into an eternal sleep, and wondered whether those who hurt her had been punished.

• Heath noticed Koga and Looker sitting together and reflected on Team Rocket’s continued secrecy.
• Heath prepared pork with bean curd sheets for Looker using honey lemonade to marinate the meat.
• Heath served Looker the dish, and Koga asked about Looker’s distinctive name.
• Looker explained that it was a nickname and began eating while Heath thought about Ms. Lori.
• Heath remembered that Ms. Lori had died and wondered whether her attackers had received the death penalty.

Heath watched Looker enlist Koga’s help in a League operation against a gang targeting a Shiny Brionne in the Safari Zone. After receiving an International Police officer’s sixth sense, Heath sensed danger threatening his Pokémon inside his food truck, but did not know what was causing it.

• Looker explained to Koga that the League had tracked a Shiny Pokémon poaching gang to Fuchsia City and planned to raid its hideout that night.
• Koga agreed to cooperate with Looker in the operation to protect the Safari Zone’s Shiny Brionne.
• Heath received an International Police officer’s sixth sense, which could eventually upgrade to Future Sight after a hundred premonitions.
• Heath sensed that something unseen threatened his Pokémon in the food truck’s lounge and wondered what danger was approaching.
• Heath trusted the food truck’s defenses to protect his Pokémon unless the threat came from a Legendary Pokémon.