Gourmet master of the Pokemon world

In the sunset, Ange, Diancie, Keckleon, Komala, and Munchlax rode on a Galarian Rapidash, strolling along the path to Couriway Town.

On both sides were withered yellow grasslands. Ange saw a Dratini burrowing in the grass; a Wiglett sticking its head into a hole, its butt sticking up, doing who knows what; a Paldean Wooper huddled together and rolling around; and a Tarountula pushing a mud ball and running past quickly… The scenery was peaceful.

Soon they arrived at the center of Couriway Town.

Couriway Town is a town with a very developed food culture. Walking along the street, Ange saw all kinds of gourmet shops and stalls.

Munchlax, this foodie, couldn't move when he saw food. Ange had no choice but to take the Pokémon and eat his way from beginning to end.

As a chef, he should also learn from others' strengths.

Unconsciously, they walked to a building. On the door of the building were written the words "Treasure Eatery."

This is the "Treasure Eatery"?

Ange couldn't help but recall the role of the Treasure Eatery in the game. It is not only a place to eat, but also the location of the Couriway Town Gym test, and you can also take Tera Shards here to change the Tera Type of Pokémon.

(The Tera Type of a Pokémon is fixed and unique, generally one of its original types. If you want to change it, you need to use Tera Shards to make dishes in a specific place for modification, such as the Treasure Eatery.)

I just don't know if these activities can also be carried out here in reality.

But Ange is just here to eat, so he doesn't care about anything else.

"Let's go in, this place is very famous," Ange said to the Pokémon.

"Gang ~"

Munchlax took the lead in pushing open the door.

As for the two Galarian Rapidash, they were too tall and could only stay outside for the time being.

"Welcome," the waiter said with a sweet smile when he saw Ange and the others enter.

The Treasure Eatery was very lively, and the seats were almost full. As expected of a famous store, the customers were chatting and laughing, and there were even sounds of battles.

"Guests, I'm sorry, there are too many people. Could you please share a table with someone?" The waiter said a little embarrassedly when he saw that Ange and the others were several people.

Ange nodded, "It's okay."

The waiter immediately smiled, "Thank you for your understanding."

The waiter led Ange and the others to a long table.

A guest was already sitting at the long table. He was dressed like an office worker and looked listless, as if all his energy had been worn away by a day's work.

This is…

Ange recognized him in an instant. This was Rika, the Gym Leader of Couriway Town, who also held the position of Elite Four of the League.

In the game, he really likes to come to the Treasure Eatery.

I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence! Ange thought.

Rika was not a talkative person, and Ange was not a social butterfly, so even though the two were sitting face to face, neither of them spoke to the other.

Rika took small bites of the rice ball in his hand, chewing slowly. After every three bites of the rice ball, he would pick up the bowl of red bean soup next to him and take a sip.

Glug ~ ~

Munchlax stared at the rice ball in Rika's hand, and couldn't help swallowing a large mouthful of saliva, the sound was so loud that Ange was embarrassed by it.

Ange looked at the menu and said to the waiter: "Please give us 10 wasabi rice balls, two bowls of red bean soup, and two grilled fish!"

These were all ordered by Ange for Munchlax.

Waiter: "Okay."

Then he ordered a bowl of clear soup soba noodles for himself, plus a fried egg; ordered the same for Keckleon as himself; ordered a grilled rice ball, a fried egg roll, and a bitter gourd stir-fry for Diancie; and ordered a meatloaf, grilled fish, and fried egg roll for Komala.

After the food was served, Munchlax immediately couldn't wait to eat heartily.

Because Munchlax ate so deliciously, Rika on the opposite side couldn't help but glance at him from time to time.

After finishing his food, Rika stared at Munchlax for a while, and silently beckoned to the waiter.

"Please give me another bowl of clear soup soba noodles."

Waiter: "Okay, wait a moment."

I have to say, watching Munchlax eat is really appetizing. Unknowingly, not only Ange and the others were full, but Rika also leaned back on the tatami mat, rubbing his stomach.

Eating one more bowl of noodles was already his limit.

Burp ~ ~

This is the first time I've eaten so full! Rika thought.

After resting for a while, Rika paid the bill and left.

Ange rested for a while and also planned to pay the bill and leave.

At this time, the waiter came over and said: "Guest, our store is holding an event today. As long as the Pokémon battle can be won, you can get a 70% discount. Would you like to participate?"

70% discount? This discount is a bit big!

But Ange thought about it and decided to forget it. He is not a trainer, so he won't join in the fun.

At this time, Diancie suddenly grabbed the corner of his clothes, "Participate!"

"Ah?" Ange was stunned, "Let's forget it, a meal doesn't cost much."

"Participate! I want to participate!" Diancie insisted, "Even a mosquito is still meat, have you forgotten the days when we had no money!"

"Okay, okay, participate! Is it okay to participate?" Ange said with a smile, "When did you become so thrifty!"

"Hmph! I was originally thrifty!" Diancie said unconvinced.

"Yes, you are thrifty, I am a spendthrift!" Ange agreed helplessly, and then looked up at the waiter, "Where can I participate in the battle?"

"Please follow me."

The waiter led Ange to the place in the Treasure Eatery specially used for battles, and took Ange to register for the battle.

Before long, Ange heard someone calling his name in the arena.

"Diancie, let's go."

Ange took Diancie to the arena, and the referee said: "The next battle will be between Ange and Emegio. Please welcome them to the stage."

As the referee's voice fell, Diancie walked into the arena, while Emegio took out a Poké Ball and released his Pokémon—Ceruledge.

Seeing Diancie, the referee exclaimed: "The Pokédex of Ange's Pokémon does not have any information. Does anyone know this Pokémon? And Emegio's Pokémon is the Fire Blades Pokémon—Ceruledge!"

Looking at the Pokémon on the opposite side, Ange exclaimed: Ceruledge! What a handsome Pokémon!

At the same time, he turned on the Eye of Observation to check Ceruledge's data.

Ceruledge

[Type] Fire, Ghost

[Ability] Weak Armor

[Gender] Male

[Level] 51

[Moves] Leer, Ember, Astonish, Fire Spin, Will-O-Wisp, Shadow Sneak, Flare Blitz, Lava Plume, Swords Dance, Bitter Blade, Shadow Claw, Cross Poison, Phantom Force, Spite.

[Individual Values]

HP: 18

Attack: 31

Defense: 19

Special Attack: 14

Special Defense: 30

Speed: 30

After reading it, Ange couldn't help but exclaim, What a strong Ceruledge! Full individual value in Attack, and only 1 point away from being full in Speed and Special Defense.

Let's take a look at my Diancie.

Diancie

[Type] Rock, Fairy

[Ability] Clear Body

[Gender] None

[Level] 58

[Moves] Tackle, Harden, Diamond Storm, Guard Split, Smack Down, Flail, Ancient Power, Rock Polish, Light Screen, Rock Slide, Reflect, Dazzling Gleam, Power Gem, Play Rough.

【 Individual Values 】

HP: 31

Attack: 31

Defense: 31

Special Attack: 31

Special Defense: 31

Speed: 31

Uh... these stats are too good, isn't this a little unfair?

Before the match started, Anji reminded Diancie, "Diancie, their ability is Weak Armor, try not to use physical moves."

(Weak Armor: When hit by a physical move, Defense decreases slightly, and Speed increases significantly.)

Diancie replied, "Got it."

Because of Anji's reminder, the opposing player, Amethio, glanced at Anji.

As the referee announced, "Battle start!"

The opponent launched the first attack.

"Ceruledge, Shadow Sneak!"

As Amethio's voice fell, a black vortex appeared behind Ceruledge, and it quickly jumped inside and disappeared.

"Diancie, be careful."

As Anji's voice rang out, the referee immediately exclaimed, "So, Anji's Pokémon is called Diancie!"

Diancie nodded, then stretched out its hands, and a circle of rotating transparent walls appeared around it. The walls rotated once and then disappeared.

This is Reflect, which can reduce the physical damage taken by the user.

Seeing this, Amethio shouted, "Ceruledge!"

As his voice fell, Ceruledge appeared from behind Diancie, raised the sword in its hand, and slashed at Diancie's back.

Diancie exclaimed and staggered forward. The transparent Reflect surrounding it flickered rapidly like glass in the sun, blocking half of the damage for Diancie, and then disappeared.

Diancie suddenly turned around and shot a yellow-green beam of light at Ceruledge, accurately hitting it before it could retreat.

It's Power Gem.

The Rock-type Power Gem is super effective against Ceruledge, so Ceruledge screamed and flew out.

Because Diancie had the protection of Reflect, coupled with its outstanding defense, it didn't suffer much damage.

Anji shouted, "Diancie, another Power Gem!"

Amethio reacted quickly and immediately shouted at Ceruledge, who had fallen to the ground, "Ceruledge, Shadow Sneak."

As his voice fell, a purplish-black vortex appeared on the ground, and Ceruledge quickly disappeared into it again. The Power Gem attack that followed missed and blasted a deep pit in the ground.

Diancie nervously checked the surroundings, not knowing where Ceruledge would appear from.

Diancie's perspective could clearly observe the left, right, and front, and the only blind spot was behind it, so it was naturally prepared.

Sure enough, after a while, Ceruledge suddenly appeared from behind it. Just as the sword in its hand was about to slash Diancie, a huge diamond mirror suddenly rose behind Diancie.

This was created by Diancie through its ability to create diamonds.

Crack ~ ~ ~

Ceruledge slashed at the diamond, creating cracks in the hard diamond.

Taking advantage of Ceruledge's astonishment, Diancie turned around without hesitation, and the Power Gem hit the diamond. The yellow-green beam of light was refracted by the diamond and hit Ceruledge again.

Ceruledge screamed again and flew out.

This time it couldn't get up again.

Seeing this, the referee announced, "Ceruledge is unable to battle, Diancie wins, the winner is Anji!"

The audience outside the arena applauded and cheered.

Anji winked at Diancie and said, "Awesome! You truly are my Diancie."

Diancie actually didn't have much battle experience. Even if its level was higher than the opponent, it wasn't easy to win.

Moreover, throughout the entire match, Anji hardly gave any commands, relying entirely on Diancie itself.

Diancie also winked playfully at Anji.

The audience outside was buzzing with discussion.

"That Pokémon called Diancie is amazing!"

"Not only is it amazing, but it's also cute!"

"I wonder where they caught it. I really want to catch one too! Should we go ask?"

… …

Anji led Diancie into the arena and said to Amethio, "Thank you for the match."

Amethio shook hands with Anji and said expressionlessly, "Losing is losing, there's no such thing as letting someone win."

After saying that, he let go of Anji's hand and left.

As soon as Amethio left, Anji also left. After paying the bill, he took Diancie and the others out of the Treasure Eatery.

As soon as Anji left, he heard someone suddenly exclaim.

"I found Diancie's information. It's actually... a Legendary Pokémon! No wonder... no wonder there's no information in the Pokédex."

"Holy crap ~ A Legendary Pokémon? Really? Let me see!"

"Let me see too…"

… …

In reality, there are only a few words about Diancie in books and on the internet. The curiosity of others cannot be satisfied. By the time they wanted to find Anji, Anji had already taken the Pokémon and left Jin Hui Town Center riding on Cyclizar.

On the way back to the villa, Anji and Diancie each took rice balls to feed Cyclizar. Anji specially packed these for them. They can't run all this way for nothing!

The packed food does not participate in the discount.

The two Cyclizar walked and ate, their expressions particularly happy. In addition to rice balls, the two Cyclizar's favorite was the Treasure Eatery's special jam sandwich.

When Anji returned to the villa, Nasir was having dinner with the professor and the others.

Nasir: "Your Highness Anji, would you like to have something to eat?"

Anji shook his head repeatedly, "No, no, I'm already stuffed from eating outside."

Nasir asked again, "Did Your Highness go to Jin Hui Town Center?"

Anji nodded.

Professor Orla smiled and said, "Then you must have gone to the Treasure Eatery for a meal. The food there is the best in Paldea!"

Professor Turo echoed, "That's right!"

Anji said with lingering interest, "I went, it was really delicious."

After saying this, Anji found that Liko was looking at him with a reproachful expression.

"Your Highness, you didn't take me with you when you went out."

Anji scratched his head awkwardly, "I thought you were having fun playing with Munchlax and Lechonk."

Over there, Munchlax and Pàvel reunited, and the two little ones hugged each other happily.

Feeling guilty, Anji said to Nasir and the others, "You guys eat, I'm going back to my room to rest first." After saying that, he took a few Pokémon and ran away in a puff of smoke.

Munchlax reluctantly said goodbye to Pàvel.

"Munch ~ Munch ~" Let’s play together next time.

"Goodbye, Munchlax."

Pàvel also waved goodbye to Anji.

After returning to his room, Anji played with the Pokémon for a while, and then planned to send Diancie, Munchlax, and Fuecoco back home.

"Don't forget to train hard after you get home. I'll be checking your homework when you get back," Anji instructed the two disciples.

"Munch ~"

"Fue ~"

The two Pokémon nodded obediently. With Diancie, the demon coach, around, how dare they not be serious?

After sending away the three Pokémon, Anji went to chat with the two professors and Liko for a while, and then went back to his room to wash up, and then went to dreamland hugging Komala.

In the morning, Anji opened his eyes to the sound of Squawkabilly. He looked in the direction of the sound, and it turned out to be the white Squawkabilly from last night.

He walked to the window and took out a carrot again to give it. After Squawkabilly finished eating, it flapped its wings happily and flew away again.

"Thank you! Thank you!"

A voice of gratitude came from afar.