Raihan lets his rivalry with Leon fuel his whisking. Goh looks up some instructions from his Rotom Phone, while Ash gets advice from both Goh and Chloe. Each contestant goes on to choose an Alcremie to team up with: Goh chooses his own Alcremie Chloe teams up with a Lemon Cream Alcremie Leon invites a Matcha Cream Alcremie to compete with him Raihan, after some hesitation, teams up with an eager Rainbow Swirl Alcremie and Ash picks a sweet-smelling Caramel Swirl Alcremie to team up with him. Having never made a cake before, Goh is slightly nervous, but Chloe, who has made some cakes with her mother before, is excited. However, seeing the Champion's cheerful attitude, he decides to give it his all as well. Ash is dismayed, as he was looking forward to getting to battle Leon. Leon explains to the group that Opal likes to hold tournaments at the drop of a hat, and it's not guaranteed that they'll always involve battles. Each contestant will team up with one of her many Alcremie and decorate a cake with its help. With everyone present, Opal announces the tournament's name: the Alcremie-ful Decoration Tournament. Leon then arrives, apologizing for being late. Slightly intimidated now, Goh and Chloe try to back off, but Opal says they'll be participating too, much to their surprise. Ash protests that Leon would never run away, but Raihan says that he'd be running if it wasn't for Opal's presence, as he's never been able to disobey the old lady.
Raihan recognizes Ash and wonders if Leon's absence is because he ran away. The group reaches the Gym's battlefield, but instead of Leon, they find Raihan there. Along the way, she tells Chloe that the Galarian Ponyta and Rapidash she befriended during her last visit are doing fine, making Chloe delighted. Goh happily welcomes his newly evolved partner to his team.Īsh, Goh, and Chloe arrive at the Ballonlea Stadium, where Opal greets them and leads them to where the tournament will be held. The pâtissier explains that Milcery evolves when it's spun around, like whisking whipped cream. Suddenly, Milcery unexpectedly evolves into an Alcremie, shocking the group with how quickly it happened. Goh is happy to see Milcery being happy, and spins around a few times with her in his hands to celebrate making a new friend. Goh takes the sweet and places it on Milcery, who starts happily dancing in the air around him. She approaches Goh's cupcake, but instead of the cupcake itself, she wants the Strawberry Sweet on top of it. Upon receiving a confirmation that this is the case, Goh catches Milcery with a Poké Ball, before letting her back out. The Milcery approaches Goh in a friendly fashion, and he takes it as a sign of her wanting him to catch her. They then notice a wild Pokémon floating over the table next to them, with Goh's Rotom Phone quickly identifying it as a Milcery. She explains that the secret of the delicious sweet taste is the cream, which is made by the pâtissier's Alcremie and tastes better the more the Alcremie likes its Trainer. Meanwhile, Leon is traveling through Glimwood Tangle, spending some time with the local Pokémon before resuming his journey towards Ballonlea, only to realize he has no idea which way to go.Ĭhloe's reason for joining in is revealed as soon as the group arrives in Ballonlea, as she takes them to a local pâtisserie to enjoy some baked sweets. Chloe suddenly announces that she's coming along as well, surprising the boys. Upon learning that Leon will be participating as well, Ash immediately accepts, as does Goh, who's eager to catch some more Galar Pokémon. Opal tells them that she's hosting a tournament that she'd like the two to join. The call is revealed to be from Opal, the old woman whom Ash and Goh met before in Ballonlea and who turns out to be the town's Gym Leader, much to their surprise. Ash and Goh return to the Cerise Laboratory from Goh's failed attempt at catching a new Pokémon to learn that they have a video call waiting for them.