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[[Goh's Beedrill]] flies over and spots an empty tray, meaning it has missed out on breakfast. It disturbs {{p|Oddish}} and {{p|Nidoran♀}}'s sleep to demand answers. The pair try to explain, however Beedrill is too infuriated and hungry to listen to reason. As it starts waving around its stingers, Stantler and {{p|Nidoran♂}} step in and defend the others from Beedrill. Ash rushes over to the commotion, and quickly realizes Beedrill must still be hungry. Nearby, Goh is forced to intervene after his {{p|Grimer}}, who also missed out on a feed, confronts some of the {{t|Bug}} Pokémon. Ash and Goh regroup, both reporting that the food trays are all empty. Several days pass, and the food supplies at Cerise Park continue to be disappearing at a rapid rate. Watching through the security monitors, Goh and Ash feel concerned by the growing aggression, noting that they feed everyone enough food already. The boys suspect that someone is behind the food theft. Ash thinks his tricky {{AP|Gengar}} might be behind the prank, to which it appears behind him and attacks him with a {{m|Shadow Ball}}. [[Professor Cerise]] is intrigued, and adds that even in the small vicinity of Cerise Park all the Pokémon have formed communities. The {{t|Water}} Pokémon live in the pond, a small group has gathered around {{p|Golurk}}, while {{p|Misdreavus}} and {{p|Sandile}} keep to themselves. Most concurringly, Cerise says that the large Bug group look like they are going to clash with the {{t|Normal}} and {{t|Poison}} [[type]]s. Ash and Goh decide that they will have to act quick to avoid conflict, so they plan to sleepover in the Park while they investigate the cause of the disappearing food.

By nightfall, Ash and Goh have set up camp in the park. They have laid out some trays of food hoping to catch the gluttonous culprit in the act. Go and Raboot take the first watch shift, where no one takes the bait. Ash, {{AP|Pikachu}}, and Riolu takeover for the rest of the night, and again nothing happens. By morning, however, Ash and Goh find the food has been taken, plus the Bug and Normal-Poison groups are about to clash. {{p|Butterfree}} and {{p|Venomoth}} launch a cloud of {{m|Stun Spore}}, which Grimer counters with a {{m|Poison Gas}}. Tensions escalate into an all-out brawl, which Pikachu, Riolu and Raboot can't stop. Ash spots his {{AP|Dragonite}} flying over, and orders it to intervene. However, Dragonite snatches up Goh, Ash, and their Pokémon partners as it carries them to a vantage point to allow the Pokémon to resolve the matter for themselves. Noticing the fighting, {{p|Skwovet}} and {{p|Cubone}} alert the Golurk group, to which they decide to intervene. As Darmanitan launches an Overheat, Scyther blocks the attack, bolstering the Bug side's morale. Darmanitan and its allies flee to the pond, only to be stopped by Misdreavus and Sandile. The mischievous pair frightens their victims with Sandile seemingly breaking a tree in half; though the trunk had been destroyed by Scyther's earlier Air Slash. As Misdreavus and Sandile laugh amongst themselves for pulling off the prank, Scyther and its Bug army arrive on the scene. Darmanitan and the others are frightened, and push Sandile forward to show Scyther some of its brute power. In a twist, Misdreavus and Sandile join with the Bug types. Butterfree and Venomoth use Stun Spore on Darmanitan's forces, and incidentally the pond Pokémon as well. The Water types retaliate, with {{p|Dewgong}} firing off an {{m|Ice Beam}} as a warning. However tensions peak, with the fight now turning to a four-sided affair.