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[[Chloe]] and {{TP|Chloe|Eevee}} are on their way home from school, when suddenly, {{Ash}} and [[Goh]] appear behind her. They're chasing after a {{Shiny}} {{p|Voltorb}} and ask Chloe to stop it. Panicking, she tries to do something. As the Voltorb tries to jump over Chloe, Goh takes the chance and {{pkmn2|caught|catches}} it from mid-jump. He lets it back out while Ash explains to Chloe that Shiny Pokémon are rather rare. Suddenly, a {{pkmn|Trainer}} and his {{p|Dewott}} rush in and enthusiastically hug Voltorb, who promptly {{m|Self-Destruct}}s. The Trainer apologizes and introduces himself as [[Gorman]], a "Blue {{tc|Poké Maniac}}" from [[Kalos]]. He invites the three to participate in various activities related to blue Pokémon. Ash and Goh agree, and while Chloe remains hesitant, Eevee eagerly agrees, reluctantly pulling her in too. Along the way to the first activity, the group passes by a [[List of Team Rocket's disguises|disguised]] {{TRT}}, who overhear Gorman talking about Poké Maniacs. Deciding to make some money by exploiting his enthusiasm, they start scheming.

Suddenly, another Blue Poké Maniac, named [[Bluto]], along with his partner {{p|Meowstic}}, appears and calls Gorman a simpleton. His personal theory is that Brionne was perhaps driven out of its home by a brutish Pokémon, and launches into his own fantasy of {{pkmn|training}} with Brionne until it [[evolution|evolves]] into {{p|Primarina}}. Gorman protests this fantasy, disliking the shade of blue on Primarina. Just then, Team Rocket appears, disguised as blue Pokémon enthusiasts and presenting them their {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}}. Gorman and Bluto are excited, and [[Jessie]] offers to take pictures of them with Wobbuffet, but the {{pkmn|category|Patient Pokémon}} gets creeped out by the two Poké Maniacs and runs off, with the rest of Team Rocket giving chase. Bluto then notices Goh's Voltorb and hugs it, causing it to explode yet again.

The next destination on Gorman's tour is a café, which is decorated with blue surfaces and serves blue food and drinks. It soon turns out, however, that Bluto is nearby again, enjoying blue pancakes made of [[Yache Berry|Yache Berries]] and covered with {{b|Oran}} cream. Gorman counters by presenting a baked toast covered in {{b|Rawst}} and {{b|Kelpsy}} juice. The two Blue Poké Maniacs fiercely eat their respective dishes while Ash, Goh, and Chloe look on. Afterwards, Gorman is dismayed that he ate so fast that he didn't have time to memorize the taste.

Next, Gorman shows the trio a commercial for a blue candy, featuring a {{p|Vanillite}} and a {{p|Frogadier}}, and takes them to the spot where the commercial was filmed, which he considers practically sacred. Unsurprisingly by now, Bluto appears again and starts arguing with Gorman, claiming that Vanillite isn't blue at all, but white. Their argument is interrupted when the disguised Team Rocket reappears, with Meowth disguised as Wobbuffet. At first, the Poké Maniacs are excited, but soon start getting suspicious. Meowth attempts to imitate Wobbuffet in order to look more convincing, but ends up falling over, causing his disguise to start falling off. Seeing this, the Rocket trio beats a hasty retreat to avoid being completely exposed.

Gorman and Bluto start accusing each other for ruining their respective experiences, while Goh wonders why the two keep showing up in the same places. Chloe realizes that since they're both Blue Poké Maniacs, they must've ended up making identical plans. This is soon proven correct, as both Gorman and Bluto receive notifications of a plushie giveaway for the blue candy's fifth-year anniversary. Both of them rush to the local [[Poké Mart]] to obtain the plushie, but only one is currently available. As they argue over it and each of them tries to claim it for themselves, they end up ripping the plushie in half. This angers both of them so much that they finally decide to settle their differences, with the loser having to return to Kalos.

The two Poké Maniacs confront each other and blindfold themselves, before sending out two Pokémon each. Ash wonders if it's a [[Double Battle]], but surprisingly, instead of attacking each other, the Pokémon walk up to the opposing Trainer and are touched by them. Goh figures that this could be a similar competition as having to recognize what food you're eating without looking at it, which is proven correct as Bluto correctly identifies Gorman's Pokémon as {{p|Nidorina}} and {{p|Phanpy}}, while Gorman's manages to correctly guess that Bluto's Pokémon are {{p|Seismitoad}} and {{p|Croagunk}}, with both of them also being able to tell what hue of blue they are.

Before they can continue, however, Team Rocket appears again, snatching {{AP|Pikachu}}, Eevee, and {{TP|Goh|Grookey}} in a net. [[James]] aims a net gun at the Poké Maniacs' Pokémon, but before he can fire, Bluto has Meowstic use {{m|Disarming Voice}}, causing James to drop the net gun, while Dewott uses its shells to cut the net containing Pikachu, Eevee, and Grookey, freeing them. Meowstic then brings the Rocket trio's [[Team Rocket's mechas|balloon]] down to the ground. Frustrated, the trio calls out to {{OBP|Pelipper|Team Rocket}}. Pelipper appears, but before it can drop the [[Rocket Prize Master]], it gets freaked out by the Poké Maniacs obsessing over its blue color and performs a U-turn, flying away again. With the Rocket trio left defenseless, Ash promptly has Pikachu deliver them the usual blast-off {{m|Thunderbolt}}.