A Sweet Pick-Me-Up

There we go! Nothing like a thorough polishing to get you clean and gleaming as ever, Steelix!

But I wish I knew why you seem so down...

Oh! Hi there, Jasmine.

Hi, Serena. I see Scottie is with you, too.

Sorry if we startled you. It's just that you seemed worried about something.

Well, to tell you the truth, it seems like Steelix is feeling a little dejected today.

I check on her every day while I'm polishing her, so I can tell when something's wrong.

I can see why that worries you. I wish there was something I could do to help...

I know! Why don't we make a delicious cake?

A cake?

In Kalos, we make desserts that can cheer up our Pokémon and strengthen our bonds with them.

I think eating desserts is a good way to fill Pokémon and their Trainers with joy.

I'll do anything if it'll cheer up Steelix!

All right! Let's get ready to make a cake! I hope you'll help, too, Scottie.

This forest looks like the perfect place for us to gather the ingredients for the cake!

Because I want to use fresh Berries to make the cake.

Nope! I want to use fresh Berries to make the cake.

I'm sure I can whip up something delicious. Just leave it to me!

Oh, it looks like someone is training over there.

Go for it, Gallade!

What? You missed? Well, that's OK. Everyone has off days.

Oh, hello, Wally.

Ahhh! Serena?! I-I'm sorry. I was so caught up in our training...

Don't worry about it. You seem to be having fun training with Gallade.

I am! Our goal is to train together and get stronger, after all!

But he seems a little out of it today.

Usually, he understands exactly what I'm thinking...

Oh! So it wasn't just my Steelix.

In that case...maybe we should make a big cake! One big enough for a party!

That's a great idea!

If we're all having fun together, Steelix and the other Pokémon might cheer up, too.

Um... Could I help out with that party, too?

I'm always relying on Gallade. This is my chance to help him out for a change.

Hehe. Of course! Let's do it together!

Thanks to everyone's help, we managed to gather all the ingredients we need.

This should be enough for us to make a big cake, but...

We don't have a cake pan that's the right size.

I just realized that I need to look for a cake pan that's the right size.

I hope we can find one in a shop around here.

Well...why don't we split into two groups and look for one?

That may be faster than going to each shop as one big group.

Good idea!

Scottie can go with me, and you and Wally can go together, Jasmine.

OK!

Hey, how about that row of shops over there? Let's go down the line and check out each one!

Hehe! We did it! We found the perfect cake pan.

I'm glad we visited all those shops, even if it did take a while. Now we need to hurry and meet up with Jasmine...

Oh! Look!

U-um! Elesa!

I've been a huge fan of yours for such a long time! You're so glamorous!

Hehe. Thank you. I'm actually on my way to the arena to have a Pokémon battle.

Good luck!

Let's get together sometime and continue this conversation.

Wow... Elesa is so cool.

What's wrong, Fennekin?

What?! Our bag of ingredients is gone!

I'm so sorry. It's all my fault, I shouldn't have let myself get distracted.

And after we worked so hard to gather them...

It's not your fault, Serena!

She's right!

In fact, it's thanks to you that we're working hard to do something nice for our Pokémon.

Yeah...you're right. Now's not the time to get down on myself.

Yeah, that's right. Now's not the time to get down on myself.

We need to do something about this so we can cheer up our Pokémon!

Let's track down whoever stole the ingredients and get them back!

Yes! I'm sure we can do it!

Someone might've seen the thief take them.

A white bag? Oh! Now that you mention it, I did see that!

Some masked men came running this way, and they were carrying a white bag.

That has to be it. And masked men can only mean...

...Team Break.

I have a good idea where Team Break might be hiding.

A-are we going to fight them?

Probably, if it comes to that. But they should understand if we explain the situation to them.

As long as they haven't done anything else bad, we can let them off the hook this time if they just give us back our ingredients.

You're right. But there's no telling what Team Break might do...

We need to hurry!

Ah, here they come...

Looking for this?

Yes. That's very important to us.

Those are ingredients we gathered to cheer up our Pokémon.

So, give them back to us!

Nyahaha! Can't do that, I'm afraid! Tough luck!

Nyahaha! You really wanna know? All right, I guess I can tell you.

As far as we're concerned, gloomy Pokémon are a golden opportunity.

Makes it SO much easier for us to steal 'em from their Trainers!

I can't believe you... Don't you know how hard it is for Trainers when their Pokémon are feeling down?

If you're going to keep doing things that upset people...

then I'm going to show you just how upset I am through a Pokémon battle! And no matter what, I won't lose!

After beating Team Break and taking back the ingredients, Serena and her friends finished making the cake.

Wow! Something smells really sweet and tasty!

I think my Pokémon came out to see what smells so yummy, too!

There's enough for everyone. Eat as much as you like!

Hehe! It looks like Steelix has cheered right up!

She's absolutely sparkling now! Clang! Hehehe!

Gallade seems to be back to his old self again, too.

He should be able to understand exactly what I'm feeling now!

*gasp* Look, you guys! It's Elesa! And Brock! And they're both in their sygna suits!

You all look like you're having a good time!

Hehe. Mind if we join you?

O-of course not! Please help yourselves.

Oh wow! This...this cake is delicious!

I feel completely re-energized!

Nothing makes me happier after a good battle than eating some delicious cake.

Hehe. You really like it, too, don't you, Rotom?

Oh! Did you and Brock just have a battle, Elesa? I would have loved to see that!

I guess the cake was a success, then! Thanks for your help, Scottie. I couldn't have done this without you.

Me, too! Don't underestimate the power of desserts!

Yes, it is! Don't underestimate the power of desserts!

Still, seeing everyone here having so much fun together...

I can't help but think that this might actually be the best way to cheer up our Pokémon!