"Ready to begin their Pokémon adventure together, Victor and Gloria meet a Rookidee who dreams to join the Flying Taxi, despites its small size and stature. Inspired by the small Flying-type's determination to its dream, Victor asks it to join his team, which Rookidee agreed. Now with a new friend, Victor and Gloria ready to continue onward!"

"Taking the Sweet With the Sour"

Rookidee flies high in the air before lowering itself down past Victor, who watches it, as Scorbunny and Sobble are balancing themselves on top of a Practice Ball toy, with Dottler watching them happily.

Several feet away from the group are two camp tents, with a pot over a fire to the side, as Gloria uses a large spoon to pour some of the contents of the pot onto one of two plates she is holding.

Scorbunny and Sobble continue to balance themselves on the Practice Ball, before Scorbunny falls off the side of the ball, as Sobble holds onto it tightly. After a few seconds, Scorbunny starts laughing, with Sobble smiling.

Gloria sets the two plates, both covered in dark colored curry, with a pair of spoons on both, on a small, collapsible table, which has a chair on two sides, "Okay, everyone, lunch is ready."

Victor and the four Pokémon make their ways over to Gloria and the table.

"I wish you let me help, Gloria," Victor says, as Scorbunny jumps onto one chair, with Rookidee lands on the chair's back.

"No need, I was able to follow my mother's recipe to the letter and she made the best curry," Gloria responds, as Sobble and Dottler jump onto the other chair.

"Dot-er."

"Sobbl."

"Of course there's enough for everyone," Gloria says, before she grabs two spoon from the nearest plate, which both have some curry on them.

Victor, having picked up the two spoons from the other plate, with curry on them both, and looked at his Pokémon, "Here you go."

Both Trainers spoon feed their Pokémon, which suddenly their eyes go wide, before they lower their heads with a dark aura around them, to their Trainers' surprise.

"What's wrong, Sobble, Dottler?" Gloria asks.

"Sobb…"

"Dot…"

"Scorbunny, Rookidee, are you okay?" Victor asks.

"Sco…"

"Dee…"

"I don't get it…" Gloria places a hand on her hip.

"Could it be the curry?" Victor picks up another spoonful of curry.

"It can't be, I follow my mom's recipe," Gloria picks up a spoonful of curry and then places it in her mouth.

Victor places his piece of curry into his mouth, followed by both Trainers go wide-eyed and then lower their heads with a dark aura around them.

"You… sure this was right…?" Victor asks.

"Yeah… I watched my mom make it… a bought of times…" Gloria answers.

Victor shakes his head, with the dark aura dissipates, before looks over to his friend, "Wait, 'watched'? You never actually cooked it before?"

Gloria looks over to him, as her dark aura vanishes, "No, but I figured how hard can it be?"

"Oh… I see…" Victor says, with a sweat drop.

Not too far away on Route 3, a young man is picking a Berry Sweet from a tree branch. The young man smells the Sweet before commenting, "It has a lovely fragrance, but no… I don't think it a proper match for you." He starts to turn to the side, "What do you think…?"

He looks around, realizing he's alone, "Now where could you have gone?"

He starts to walk away, unaware that behind a tree several feet away stands Jean and Paul, both grinning.

Back at Victor and Gloria's campsite, Gloria is holding a hand to her chin, "Perhaps if I let it cook it longer… or not cook it as long…"

"Maybe you should call your mom for some advice?" Victor suggests, as Scorbunny and Rookidee, still on their chair, notice something.

"It only been a couple days since I got my mom's approval to travel around Galar, there's no way I'm gonna call her for help so soon," Gloria responds, as Sobble and Dottler, still on their chair, also notice something.

"I-It's just a suggestion," Victor says, as a Milcery jumps onto the table.

Couple seconds pass, before Victor and Gloria suddenly look over at the Pokémon in surprise.

"What?! Who's that Pokémon?" Victor asks.

"It's Milcery," Gloria realizes.

Victor's Rotom Phone flies up and levitates in front of the two Trainers, "Milcery, the Cream Pokémon, they say that any patisserie visited by Milcery is guaranteed success and good fortune."

"And I can promise it's the truth," the young man approaches the group.

"Does this Milcery belong to you?" Gloria asks, as Victor takes his Rotom Phone and pockets it.

"That right, my name is Kaga."

"My name is Gloria, and these are my Pokémon partners, Sobble and Dottler."

"Sobbl."

"Dot-er."

"And I'm Victor, and these are my partners, Scorbunny and Rookidee."

"Scor."

"Dee."

"Nice to meet you all, and you already met my cooking partner, Milcery," Kaga says.

"Mil, cery, Mil."

"Cooking partner?" Victor asks.

"That right, I'm a traveling chief," Kaga starts. "I'm studying to learn everything I can about the culinary world."

"Mil!" Milcery smiles, before it slowly turns to the two plates of curry.

"And Milcery here is the perfect cooking partner, it has an excellent sense of taste and smell, which will only increase once it evolved," Kaga says.

"Evolved?" Victor responds.

"Mil…" Milcery slowly backs away from the two plates.

Kaga leans over to the table, "Oh and what we got here?"

"It's the curry I made from my mom's recipe," Gloria starts. "It's the first time I tried it and it didn't appear to come out right."

"Well, it does have an interesting texture, and the smell has a sour aroma," Kaga says, before taking a spoonful of curry and places it in his mouth, before pulling the spoon out as a dark aura surrounds him. "And its taste leaves a lot to be desired."

"You don't have to be so blunt," Gloria says, crestfallen.

"My apologies," Kaga straightens up, before holding out a hand. "How about I give you two some pointers on making curry?"

"That's great, but why would you help us?" Gloria asks.

"It's simple, cooking is a treat for both people and Pokémon, that can connect hearts and calm souls," Kaga holds a hand to his chest. "So it will be my utmost pleasure to share what I know with others. So what do you say?"

Victor and Gloria look at each other before looking ahead at Kaga.

"Sure, thing," Victor says.

"We're game," Gloria adds.

"Mil, cery!" Milcery happily says.

Victor and Gloria stand in front of two pots over opened fires, with their respective Pokémon next to them, and Kaga and Milcery in front of them.

"Okay, since this is your first time, I think you should try for a simple curry," Kaga starts. "Now first add the berries. Three Cheri, three Pecha, and four Aspear should do."

"Right, three… three…" Victor starts to add the berries.

"And… four…" Gloria finishes adding her berries.

"Good job, now you must fan the flames," Kaga instructs.

"Hum, right," Victor knees down and starts to use a large fan to start fanning the flames under his pot, as Gloria does the same.

"Remember to watch the flame, if it gets too hot then the curry will burn," Kaga tells them.

"Okay…" Gloria continues to fan the flames.

"Scor," Scorbunny looks to Rookidee.

"Dee," Rookidee smiles in response to Scorbunny.

"Dot-er!" Dottler cheers.

"Sobbl," Sobble smiles.

"Now you must stir the pot, steady," Kaga instructs.

"I got this down pat," Gloria says, before she starts to stir a large spoon in the pot, rapidly.

"If you stir too fast, you could spill!" Kaga warns, as the pot's contents splash out, with Gloria coming to a sudden stop.

"Stirring the pot…" Victor starts to stir his pat, slowly.

"But if you stir too slow, the curry will burn," Kaga warns.

Slowly later, Kaga stands next to the table, with the five Pokémon on the table, "Okay, let see what you two made up."

"Okay, this one is much better I'm sure," Gloria puts a plate of curry on the table, with its darkened and boiling.

"Mil… cery…" Milcery lowers itself, sadden.

"I think Milcery would disagree," Kaga scratches the top of his head, before looking to the side. "Victor, let's see what you got."

"I'm… not too sure about this," Victor places his plate of curry on the table, which appears pixelated, as Kaga and Gloria look down at it.

"I have never seen anything like that before," Kaga comments.

"Calling it curry might be dubious," Gloria adds, as Victor lowers his head.

Later, after it has gotten dark, Kaga, with Milcery on his shoulder, is leading Victor and Gloria through Route 3, as Kaga looks around, "Perhaps some fresh ingredients will help."

"At this point I'm not so sure," Victor says.

"Don't get too down on yourself," Gloria tells her friend.

Kaga then picks a Flower Sweet from a tree before holding it to Milcery, "Wonderful color and aroma combination, what do you think?"

"Mil…" Milcery gets in close, smelling the Sweet, before backs away and shakes its head. "Mil, cery."

"You're right, partner, not a good match," Kaga pulls the Flower Sweet away.

"What was that about?" Gloria asks.

"Oh, you see, Milcery's appearance will be different when it evolves depending on which Sweet it is given," Kaga explains.

"Evolving… you mention that before," Victor remembers.

"Yeah, Milcery is ready to evolve, we just need to find the correct Sweet that will add to its unique style and personality," Kaga adds.

"But how will you know when you found the correct Sweet?" Victor asks.

"Trust me, Milcery will know," Kaga tells him.

"Mil, cery!" Milcery smiles.

"Hum, Kaga, where are the berry trees you told us about?" Gloria asks.

"They are right here…?" Kaga spreads out a hand, only to find all of the trees in front of them are emptied of any berries.

"Mil?"

"That's odd, they were full of berries yesterday," Kaga says.

"Mil…" Milcery starts to smell, before it jumps off Kaga's shoulder.

"Milcery?" Kaga asks.

"Mil… Mil…" Milcery continues to smell the air. "Cery!"

Milcery starts to run ahead, with the three Trainers chasing after it, as Kaga calls out, "Milcery!"

"Mil, Mil, Mil," Milcery reaches the top of a hill, before it starts to roll down the hill and stops, bumping into a large bag.

"What do we have here?!" Paul yells, as he and Jean stand behind the bag, with their arms crossed.

"It looks like a Milcery!" Jean yells. "But what could it want?!"

"That's what we were about to ask!"

Paul and Jean look up to see Gloria on the top of the hill, with Victor and Kaga.

"It's the Gym Challenger wannabe!" Paul yells.

"And the Gym Challenger never-could!" Jean yells.

"That Victor and Gloria!" Gloria screams. "And will you stop yelling everything!"

"You do realize you are also yelling…" Victor says, sweat drops.

"Milcery, what are you doing?" Kaga asks, causing both Victor and Gloria to look down the hill.

Paul and Jean look down to see Milcery struggling in the top of the bag, before it falls over, spilling out Milcery and a couple berries.

"Hey! What are you doing with our berry hoard!" Paul yells.

"Yeah! We took them fair and square!" Jean adds.

"Wait, are those the berries missing from the trees?" Victor asks.

"What are you two up to?" Gloria asks.

"Not that it matters, but we figured if we take all of the berries, other Gym Challengers can't make curries and feed their Pokémon!" Paul yells.

"Which means, they can't get in Marnie's way, and interfere with the future Champion!" Jean yells.

"I am getting tired of hearing the words 'future Champion'," Gloria says.

"You can't do that!" Kaga calls out. "Food is a precious resource that not only fills empty stomachs, but warm hearts and can brighten anyone's day."

"And who are you supposed to be?!" Jean yells.

"I am Kaga, traveling chief, and it's my dream to master my craft and be able to connect the hearts of any people and Pokémon!"

"There really are people with so many different types of dreams," Victor realizes.

Milcery continues to dig itself into the bag, before pulling itself out, with a Star Sweet in its mouth, "Mil!"

Milcery then jumps back up the hill and into Kaga's arms, "Milcery?" Kaga takes the Star Sweet in his hand and examines it. "Mmhm, its aroma is pleasantly sweet with a hint of a sour aftertaste in the air. And its appearance matches that of an actual star."

Kaga looks to his Pokémon with a smile, "I agreed, Milcery, this is perfect for you."

"Mil, cery!" Milcery smiles.

"Perfect for what?!" Jean asks.

"What's going on, here?!" Paul calls out.

"Here, let me show you," Kaga places the Star Sweet on top of Milcery's head, before holding out Milcery on one hand, and then spins around, several times, for ten whole seconds, before stopping while stretching out his arm upright.

"Mil, cery!" Milcery's body starts to glow, as its body stretch and reshapes, as the glow fades away.

"Al-crem!" Alcremie has a blue highlight on its lower body, and yellow highlight on its bangs, with a star on top of each bangs and yellow eyes.

"So that Milcery's evolved form," Victor realizes, as Gloria holds out her Rotom Phone.

"Alcremie, the Cream Pokémon, the cells that compose its cream fluctuated suddenly during evolution, giving the cream a complex flavor."

Kaga holds up Alcremie with both hands, "You're marvelous, Alcremie."

"Al-crem!" Alcremie happily calls out.

"What is going on here?!" Paul yells to Jean.

"I have no idea!" Jean responds.

"Do you really need to yell when you are just talking to each other?" Gloria asks.

"Al-crem," Alcremie lands on the ground in front of its Trainer.

"You need to take the Berries back, so that anyone can use them to their heart's contents," Kaga instructs.

"I have a better plan!" Paul holds up a Poké Ball.

"I'm with you!" Jean holds up a Poké Ball, before Paul and Jean throw them.

"Go, Zigzagoon!"

"Get them, Nickit!"

"Zigza!"

"Kit!"

"We got this," Victor holds up a Poké Ball and then throws. "Go, Scorbunny, jump up and prepare Ember!"

"Scor!" Scorbunny emerges from blue energy, before it jumps high up.

"That old trick won't work!" Paul yells.

"Especially since we learned new tricks!" Jean yells.

"Zigzagoon, use Pin Missile!"

"Zigza!" Zigzagoon calls out, before it holds up its back, as a barrage of thin needles shoot from its back.

"Scor!" Scorbunny is hit repeatedly by the needles, while still in midair.

"Now our turn, Nickit, use Assurance!" Jean yells.

"Kit!" Nickit jumps up, before it slams its paws against Scorbunny, knocking it back to the ground, at the bottom of the hill, hard.

"Scor!"

"Scorbunny!" Victor slides down the hill to his Pokémon and picks it up in his arms.

"They taught their Pokémon new moves…" Gloria holds up a Poké Ball, when Kaga holds out an arm in front of her.

"Allow Alcremie and me to give these two their just desserts," Kaga says.

"Al-crem!"

"You want to give us ours just dessert?!" Paul yells.

"Just watch out for this!" Jean adds.

"Zigzagoon, Pin Missile!"

"Nickit, Assurance!"

"Alcremie, use Decorate!"

"Al-crem!" Alcremie's body glows as images of strawberries and creams float by.

Zigzagoon and Nickit charge ahead, as they glow with images of strawberries and creams float by.

"Zigza!" Zigzagoon fires thin needles from its body.

"Kit!" Nickit slams ahead its paws.

"Al-crem!" Alcremie is knocked back by the combined attacks.

"How do you like that?!" Jean asks.

"Probably not, since your attack had no effect!" Paul adds.

"But it did have an effect," Kaga slides down the hill, as Alcremie stands back up and Victor picks up Scorbunny in his arms.

"Wait, did you increase their Attack and Special Attack?" Victor asks.

"Yes, I did," Kaga answers.

"What?! You do know you're supposed to make us weaker, not stronger?!" Paul yells.

"Except before you can complete cooking a delicious meal, you must first make some preparations," Kaga starts, as Gloria slides down the hill. "And since we did just that, now it's time to start baking. Alcremie, use Draining Kiss!"

"Al-crem!" Alcremie blows a kiss, as a heart-shaped projectile flies from it and hits Zigzagoon, who blushes, as it starts to collapse and a small energy orb flies from it and flies into Alcremie.

"Zig… za…"

"What did you do to my Zigzagoon?!" Paul yells.

"I get it," Gloria realizes. "Draining Kiss absorbs energy from your opponent, but it absorbs even more if the user had taken damage in battle."

"A perfect recipe if there ever was one," Kaga says.

"But you still forgot about us!" Jean yells.

"Kit!"

"Not so, after all, we still have room for seconds," Kaga starts. "Alcremie, use Dazzling Gleam!"

"Al-crem!" Alcremie emits a powerful flash of light from its body, knocking Nickit back.

"Kit!"

"Nickit!" Jean catches her Pokémon in her arms, as Paul stands up with Zigzagoon in his arms, when an empty bag is thrown to Paul, who catches it.

"Here, we can return the berries," Kaga says, as the pile of berries sit in front of them.

"Fine! We're out of here!" Paul yells, before he and Jean, their Pokémon in hands, back up and speed away.

"Yeah! There got to be some other Gym Challengers to mess up!" Jean calls out.

The next day, Victor and Gloria stand in front of a single pot, with Kaga on the side.

"You sure about this?" Victor asks.

"Yeah, I don't know why I didn't think of this before, the best curry in the world is made together with friends," Kaga says.

Gloria holds up a bag of Mixed Mushrooms, "Can we use this. It's the key ingredient in my mom's Curry, and I want to give it another try."

"By all means, do what feels like the best," Kaga says.

"So ready?" Gloria asks Victor, who smiles slightly and nods.

A little bit later, the five Pokémon are standing on top of the table.

"Dee?" Rookidee looks to Scorbunny.

"Scor, scor," Scorbunny waves one hand, as it smiles.

"Sobbl," Sobble smiles and nods its head.

"Dot-er."

"Al-crem," Alcremie happily says, causing the other four Pokémon to look to it.

At that moment, a plate of Mushroom Medley Curry is placed on the table, with the Pokémon looking up to see Victor and Gloria standing next to the table.

"Okay, everyone, it's done. Want some?" Gloria asks.

One by one, Scorbunny, Rookidee, Sobble, and Dottler are given a spoonful of Curry.

"So…" Victor holds back a spoon. "Do you like it?"

"Scor! Scor!" Scorbunny happily jumps into the air.

"Deeeeeee!" Rookidee sings as it flaps its wings.

"Do you really enjoy it?" Gloria asks, holding a spoon, blushing slightly.

"Sobbl!" Sobble hugs itself, happily.

"Do-ter! Do-ter!" Dottler hops in place.

Victor and Gloria look at each other, before they each take a spoonful of Curry and place them into their mouths.

"It really is amazing," Victor smiles, blushing.

"Just as good as mom ever made," Gloria says.

"Of course," Kaga says, causing the two young Trainers to turn to him. "You two put your hearts into it, allowing it to connect your hearts and your Pokémon's hearts."

"Al-crem!"

Victor and Gloria look at each, blushing slightly, and smile.

Kaga looked up at the sky, "Too bad I might never learn if I was able to connect to their hearts."

A closed container containing Curry falls out of the bag and lands on the ground, with Paul, Jean, Zigzagoon, and Nickit looking down at it.

"Where did this come from?!" Paul asks.

"That traveling chief must've put it there!" Jean realizes.

"Well, we don't need any food from him!" Paul yells.

"Right!" Jean adds.

Suddenly, both Trainers and their Pokémon's stomachs growl very audibly.

After a couple seconds of silent, Paul pulls off the container's lid, "Just a little bite!"

"Yeah, just a morsel! Jean adds.

Paul and Jean then each get two spoonfuls of Curry, giving them each one, and one for each of their Pokémon.

"Zigza!" Zigzagoon jumps up, with hearts in its eyes.

"Kit!" Nickit hops up and spins in the air.

"I don't believe this, I never tasted anything so good!" Paul yells.

"This is the best Curry I ever had, I feel so happy just having a bite!' Jean adds.

Then both Trainers and their Pokémon start to eat more of the Curry.

"Victor and Gloria hit a small roadblock, but a new friend helped them learn how they can connect hearts through the power of food. Now with full bellies, our heroes are ready to continue their adventure, but what is next?"

"Find out, as the journey continues..."