Hoopa and the others might have been playing around, but they hadn't forgotten to bring back the ingredients they were supposed to collect.
"Little White! There are tons of the Berries you like over there! So many we couldn't pick them all!"
Hoopa patted Shiny Gengar's belly as if claiming credit, making it thump like a ripe watermelon. The Dreepy siblings bounced alongside Hoopa, chirping, "Hee-yah! Hee-yah!"
The Berries I like?
Baimu looked over and saw both pride and eagerness to please on Gengar's grinning face. Then Gengar grabbed his belly and pulled it upward.
Ripples spread across it.
With a long series of plops, countless Golden Pinap Berries, Golden Razz Berries, and Golden Nanab Berries spilled onto the ground. They soon formed a gleaming golden mound.
Baimu stared at the Berries, dumbfounded. Beside him, Hoopa laughed smugly.
"Hee-hee! Surprised?"
"I sure am..."
The Wild Pokémon nearby retreated, afraid the mound might collapse and bury them—
But a couple weren't paying attention. Two Zigzagoon, probably with the Pickup Ability, were lured in by the golden color and sweet scent. They rushed forward, only for the growing pile to topple at the top.
"Guma!!"
Both cried out.
Baimu immediately put down his ladle and fished them out of the Berries.
Fortunately, they were unharmed. The two silly little Pokémon had only been startled into a stress response and were temporarily dizzy.
He let go.
The Zigzagoon staggered a couple of steps after landing. Only then did their spiraling eyes clear.
Just then, Volcanion returned with water. He saw the mountain of golden Berries, then looked up at Gengar scratching his head awkwardly in midair. Volcanion snorted and shouted,
"I can't stand you lot! There's a limit to how much you can fool around!"
"You're not the one cooking. What are you