The Rising Volt Tacklers have run out of money, so Friede encourages the adults on the Brave Olivine to look for side gigs. As for himself, he’s taken a job to track down an old friend’s missing Bramblin, so he, Liko, and Roy head to the desert where it was last seen. Meanwhile, Liko has received a homework assignment to write a report about a Trainer and Pokémon pair she admires, so she chooses Friede and Captain Pikachu. But her efforts to observe their bond end up in jeopardy when Friede and Cap begin to argue…