In Pokemon Sword and Shield you are able to play with your pokemon when you set your camp. This would also help you and your Pokemons' bond. During when you set your camp to play with your Pokemon you are also able to cookl curry and everytime you discover a new recipe it will get inserted into your Curry Dex where you basically store all your recipes and in addition, your Pokemon get experiance points. You can also use the curry you make to heal your Pokemon during a battle.
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