At that same time in Eterna City, some people had also noticed that the situation was incorrect.
Intense sounds of battle continued to come from inside the Eterna Galactic Building. Some attacks even blasted through the walls of the building and shot out into the street.
This was not right at all.
In particular, defeated members of Team Galactic were conducted out one after another. Then, they were loaded into vans and driven away.
This was a strange sight.
Immediately, some passersby discreetly called the police. Before long, several police cars arrived at the scene.
However, Damian had already prepared for this. He had sent several Team Rocket members dressed in normal clothes to step forward and stop them.
"The area ahead is a raid on Team Galactic, ordered by Champion Cynthia. You cannot go inside and interfere," one of the Team Rocket members said. He stood in front of Officer Jenny and the others, deceiving them with a perfectly calm face.
"Impossible! We haven't received any such information!"
Officer Jenny did not believe him at all. If it really were an operation ordered by Champion Cynthia, how could the Eterna City Police Station not be notified? Even if time was limited, couldn't they have at least made a phone call?
Making a call to notify them would not take much time.
Therefore, Officer Jenny was not influenced by Cynthia's famous name. Instead, she looked at these two people blocking the way with even more skepticism.
"Nothing is impossible. Time was pressing, and there was no time to send out notifications. If you do not believe us, you are naturally welcome to ask Champion Cynthia yourself."
The Team Rocket member remained very calm.
Observing the man speak with such confident certainty, Officer Jenny could not help but frown.
Could it be true? But it should not be.
"If you are lying, you are in big trouble." Officer Jenny took out her phone. She did not actually have Champion Cynthia's private contact information.
But the Sinnoh Chief of Police did!
Observing that Officer Jenny was actually starting to make a call, the Team Rocket member felt a bit nervous inside.
Officer Jenny called the Chief of Police and obtained Cynthia's private number from her.
"Champion Cynthia."
"Who is this?"
"This is Officer Jenny from the Eterna City Police Station. It is like this: I have a group of unidentified personnel here currently attacking the Eterna Galactic Building. It is said to be a Team Galactic base."
Officer Jenny reported the situation exactly as it was.
"There are two people here saying that this is an order issued by you. Is that true?"
Hearing this, Cynthia fell into silence. She had, of course, never issued such an order. For the past two days, she had been searching for the whereabouts of Damian and his group; she had no time to worry about Team Galactic.
However, to use her name to openly attack a Team Galactic base in the middle of a city was a bold move.
"Who is the leader at the scene of this operation?" Cynthia's tone was very calm.
Officer Jenny looked at the two Team Rocket members.
"It is Lady Platinum Berlitz," the member answered according to what Damian had told him.
Berlitz? Officer Jenny frowned slightly. She naturally knew about the Berlitz family.
"Then that is correct. Officer Jenny, I am sorry. I forgot to notify you," Cynthia said apologetically to Officer Jenny.
"You do not need to participate in the operation on this side. Just ensure that no citizens accidentally enter or get hurt near the operation area."
"Yes, I understand."
Officer Jenny agreed. Although she sensed something strange about the situation, since Champion Cynthia said so, she would just follow orders.
At that moment, Cynthia immediately had Garchomp carry her as she flew at high speed toward Eterna City.
That was definitely Team Rocket!
Team Rocket was attacking Team Galactic's forces, and they were even having Platinum lead the team.
Cynthia's eyes were quite complicated. The junior she favored the most... she would not also be turned into a member of Team Rocket, would she?
Probably not. Platinum was a good girl. If she was not being forced by Damian, she definitely would not join Team Rocket.
Eterna City.
"Boss, Officer Jenny has been sent away."
"You did well. Go and collect two hundred merit points for yourselves."
Damian nodded and praised them with a smile.
"Thank you, Boss."
Getting two hundred merit points just for saying a few words—these two Team Rocket members were clearly in a very good mood.
Damian wondered if Pokémon Hunter J was intentionally moving toward the northern tip of Sinnoh. She was one of the notoriously high-ranking Pokémon Hunters.
She was only active in the Sinnoh region and was very well-known locally. It could be said that she had a constant stream of commissions.
If he wanted to eliminate the Sinnoh Pokémon Hunters, he would have to deal with her.
After all, as a high-level Pokémon Hunter, she not only had considerable strength, but she also led a crew. She was one of the few Pokémon Hunters with leadership qualities.
Damian nodded. In her eyes, these subordinates were just meat shields to be used at critical moments.
"If I remember correctly, her crew also has a large number of Metang. It would be a good chance to snatch them."
Damian pondered. That woman had quite a few treasures under her command, especially that massive number of Metang.
Although the quality of these Metang was inconsistent, they were still Metang. They could be used as rewards for his subordinates.
And with such a large number, there had to be at least a few with adequate talent.
"If it is the northernmost point, is the goal the Snowpoint Temple?" Damian's thoughts returned as he looked at the map.
Snowpoint Temple was a temple at the northern tip of the Sinnoh region. It was also the place where the legendary Pokémon Regigigas slept.
That is right, Regigigas!
According to legend, Regigigas used ropes to pull the continents together, creating the land of Hisui.
Similarly, the Legendary Giants were Pokémon created by Regigigas using crystals of rock, icebergs, molten lava, electricity, and dragon energy.
It was worth mentioning that Regigigas had a base stat total of 680, which is what game terms would describe as a Tier 1 God or a Major Legendary.
However, normally, Major Legendaries were restricted in competitive battles, but Regigigas was not restricted.
Damian knew this was entirely thanks to Regigigas's ability: Slow Start.
In the games, Slow Start works like this: for five turns, its Attack and Speed are halved.
Furthermore, Regigigas only ever has this one ability. You cannot even use an Ability Patch to change it.
The most ridiculous part was that in the game Pokémon Legends: Arceus, there were no abilities as a mechanic. This was because Legends: Arceus was not part of the main series; it was an action RPG.
But what made people speechless was that even in Legends: Arceus, as soon as Regigigas appeared, it had a Slow Start negative status effect that replaced its Slow Start ability.
This was a serious situation. In other words, in the Pokémon world, no matter what the situation, Regigigas cannot escape Slow Start.
It was hard not to wonder if Regigigas had broken some divine law. Even the ones it created, like Regidrago and Regieleki, had perfect abilities like Dragon's Maw and Transistor. Even the Clear Body of Regirock and the others was adequate.
No one knew where Regigigas got this flawed ability. If there were a chance, Damian would definitely have to ask Regigigas himself.
"Snowpoint Temple is also a rather enigmatic place," Caitlin said, noticing Damian's attention on the temple.
"It is said that a legendary Pokémon resides there, but so far, no one has ever seen that Pokémon inside the temple," Caitlin added.
"That is because they used the wrong method," Damian laughed.
There was no mistake that Regigigas was sleeping inside Snowpoint Temple, but waking it up was not that easy.
One must have Regirock, Regice, and Registeel all appear and work together to wake Regigigas.
There was also a simple and violent method: destroy the three special pillars inside Snowpoint Temple. This would also wake Regigigas, but it would fall into a state of rage.
That was her method in the anime; that was how she woke Regigigas.
Caitlin tilted her head, though she did not ask more.
In any case, it sounded like Damian was very interested in Snowpoint Temple. Then she should be able to see the legendary Pokémon hidden inside when the time came.
Damian thought for a moment and made a video call to a certain pink cat.
The video call was quickly connected. The background looked like it was inside the Tree of Beginning. Mew was currently eating large mouthfuls of potato chips and drinking big gulps of Cola.
The narrator noted that Mew was actually very smart. With just a little teaching, it knew how to use modern communication tools.
"Hello? Damian?"
Mew's telepathy came through.
"Yes, Mew. Put Regirock and the other two in Poké Balls for me and give them to the guards outside. Have them transport them to me. I have a use for them."
"Okay. Damian, Damian, can you have those people send more of these chips over? These are so tasty. They are even tastier than small pastries," Mew replied.
"I can do that, but Mew, has your face turned round?"
Damian looked suspiciously at the pink cat in the video. He felt that Mew's face seemed to have grown larger.
"Nonsense! Honestly, Damian, I will not turn round!"
Mew was very dissatisfied. Although it had eaten a bit more lately, it had not reached the point of turning round yet.
"Fine, fine, fine. Just make sure to be temperate."
Mew smirked. "Damian is the best! I love you, muah!"
"Stop watching those weird TV dramas and take Zapdos and the others out to move around more, you know?"
Damian did not know whether to laugh or cry. He wondered what that sound was.
"I know. Damian, Damian, by the way, have people send more juice and Cola too. Enamorus and the others all like them very much. They are almost finished," Mew added.
Looking at the pile of juice bottles in the corner of Mew's video, Damian seriously doubted the truth of this pink cat's words.
"OK. Just control yourself."
"Don't worry, don't worry," Mew said.
Mew patted its chest as a guarantee.
Damian hung up the video call and glanced at the Eterna Galactic Building. He found that Rosa and the others were coming down.
Without a doubt, the final Team Galactic Commander battle was over.
Because Damian had already observed Mars and Saturn, their faces pale and grim, being escorted into the vans.
But strangely, Rosa and the others also had very dissatisfied expressions. What was the situation?
"Welcome back. Everyone worked hard. Successfully taking down the Team Galactic base—that is great."
Damian stood up and went to greet them, speaking with a smile.
"Damian, Damian! You be the judge. This is just too unfair!"
Rosa pouted with a very aggrieved look and began to complain bitterly about someone's brazen behavior.
"We were in the front battling the Pokémon of those two Team Galactic Commanders, and then this kid...!"
Rosa pointed her finger at the expressionless Paul. This kid did not look like a good person at all!
"This kid is just too underhanded! He actually had his Pokémon sneak attack those two Team Galactic Commanders from behind and just caught them both directly!"
Rosa was incredibly frustrated. There were only two Team Galactic Commanders in total, and both had been taken by someone who fired a shot from the shadows.
"Oh?"
Damian raised an eyebrow. He looked at Paul with quite a bit of surprise and admiration.
Not bad, not bad at all. This kid Paul really has a future!
He is naturally suited for Team Rocket!
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