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In front of the Paldea League building on Indigo Plateau, many people were gathered at this moment.
"I never thought this day would come so soon."
Steven sighed with emotion.
"I still don't understand why we have to fight Team Rockets. Isn't there some misunderstanding?"
Beside Steven, a slender and youthful girl pouted, her small face wrinkled.
That's right, she was May.
May still had a good impression of Team Rockets. When she met Mammon and the others, didn't Mammon and his group capture Team Magma's Executive?
Later, after watching Mammon's interview video, May admired and looked up to Mammon even more. In fact, she was a member of Mammon's fan club in Hoenn online, and she had argued with many haters for Mammon.
Hmm, it's worth mentioning that her online username on the forum was 'My Dad Is Not Slaking'.
"May, you are still young. It's normal for you not to see through an evil person like Mammon, who is good at disguising himself."
Wallace said earnestly to May.
He thought highly of May, believing her to be the future of the Hoenn region, after all, May's talent was truly outstanding.
Although May failed in the final Champion challenge, it was because her opponent was Steven, and this was only May's first year of traveling.
With another year of growth, in Wallace's opinion, Steven would definitely not be May's opponent.
"Yes, yes, yes." May rolled her eyes, she was already used to Wallace's 'slandering' of Mammon.
She didn't know why, but Wallace seemed to dislike Mammon very much.
May secretly asked Steven, but Steven, with a strange expression, told her not to worry about it. As long as Mammon was not mentioned, Wallace would be normal.
Beside the three of them, Brandon stood silently with his arms crossed.
"Cynthia is here."
Not long after, Wallace's eyes lit up.
"Cynthia!"
"Wallace, Steven, Senior Brandon, long time no see."
Compared to Steven's group of four, Cynthia was not alone; she had a blonde teenager beside her.
At this moment, the teenager looked at Steven and Wallace with great excitement. These were the former and current Champions of the Hoenn region!
His name was Barry.
"Oh? Cynthia, where's that girl? The one who participated in the Elite Four challenge, I remember her name was Platinum, right?"
Wallace asked Cynthia curiously. He had followed the Lily of the Valley Conference. The teenager beside Cynthia was the runner-up of the Lily of the Valley Conference, losing to that blue-haired girl in the finals.
In the end, Platinum participated in the Elite Four challenge. Although she ultimately lost to Cynthia, the strength this girl displayed was very outstanding.
"Platinum..." A hint of helplessness appeared on Cynthia's face when Platinum was mentioned.
"Platinum joined Team Rockets. Seriously, she's going to be fined."
Barry, on the side, pouted and said, clearly displeased.
Of course, while he said he was displeased, he was actually more upset that he found out Platinum joined Team Rockets during the Lily of the Valley Conference, and she made a lot of money after joining!
Why didn't she tell him about such a good thing?
Hmm, as a childhood friend who grew up with Platinum in Twinleaf Town, he was very angry!
"I see, I heard..."
Wallace was stunned by the words, then looked around, secretly preparing to say something.
The fact that Sinnoh's Lily of the Valley Conference winner this generation was a Team Rockets Executive was not really surprising.
As far as Wallace knew, it wasn't just Sinnoh!
But before Wallace could speak, Alder and Raihan had already walked over from not far away.
It could be clearly seen that Alder's expression was not good. He was holding Raihan's hand and pouring out his grievances, as if complaining about something.
And Raihan also had a bitter face, sighing.
Beside the two, Diantha, carrying her bag, looked calm.
"Look~ These are the real victims."
Wallace pursed his lips. Although it was unethical, seeing Alder and Raihan's expressions, he really wanted to laugh, damn it.
"..."
Steven and Cynthia both looked strange.
To say they were suffering, these few were indeed truly suffering.
"It's said that Raihan's chosen successor, and his own younger brother, both joined Team Rockets."
Wallace whispered.
"Then Senior Alder, Ms. Diantha, and Alola are even more significant."
How could they not be significant?
In other regions, such as Cynthia's Sinnoh and Raihan's Galar, at most, their favored successors ran away.
But with Alder and Diantha, their Champions ran away!
Why didn't the Unova and Kalos Champions come? Those who understand, understand the reason. This is truly unbearable.
"Only Paldea 'escaped a disaster'. Team Rockets hasn't been there yet."
Wallace couldn't help but sigh. Among so many regions currently, only Paldea seemed to have not suffered from Team Rockets' 'evil clutches'.
If this year had been a month or two longer, Wallace felt that Paldea would definitely not have been peaceful either.
"Senior Cynthia! Senior Steven! Senior Wallace!"
A very lively girl's shout rang out from not far away. A tanned girl wearing an Orange Academy uniform ran over.
"Nemona~ Long time no see."
Cynthia turned her head and saw Nemona, a smile appearing on her face.
She had a good impression of Nemona; this girl was very enthusiastic and driven.
"Hehe~ Long time no see!" Nemona showed a mouthful of white teeth, smiling very happily.
Behind her were Geeta, the Paldea Champion, and a girl with braided hair, also wearing a school uniform.
It was Liko, who defeated Nemona in this year's Tabletop Tournament and successfully challenged the Paldea League, becoming Paldea's new Champion-level Trainer.
Not long after, Giovanni personally came out to greet the guests from various regions. After everyone had arrived, he led them to the auditorium.
As for why they didn't go to the conference room?
Well, it couldn't fit everyone.
Charles Goodshow walked onto the stage, his gaze sweeping over everyone below, and a surge of pride rose from his chest.
This was the current foundation of the Pokémon League!
He suddenly felt that perhaps in this decisive battle with Team Rockets, they might not be without a chance of winning, because there were simply too many Champion-level Trainers in the League!
Kanto Region: Giovanni, Lance, Agatha, Bruno, Lorelei, Red, Blue, Silver, Leaf, Ethan,
Hoenn Region: Steven, May, Wallace, Brandon
Sinnoh Region: Cynthia, Barry
Unova Region: Alder, Iris
Kalos Region: Diantha
Alola Region: Kukui, Hau
Galar Region: Raihan, Mustard
Paldea Region Region: Geeta, Liko, Nemona
A total of over twenty Champion-level Trainers, over twenty!
However, it is worth mentioning that the Champions of three regions did not come.
Charles Goodshow naturally knew the reason, but such a thing definitely couldn't be said openly now, even if everyone present knew it perfectly well.
Charles Goodshow's pre-battle declaration was actually not long. After Charles Goodshow finished speaking, Officer Jenny Mio walked onto the stage; she was the overall commander of this battle.
"Then I'll make a long story short. Currently, it's confirmed that the battle location is Saffron City, and Team Rockets has already kidnapped the Silph President. So the battle's focal point will be the Silph Co. building."
Officer Jenny Mio said concisely.
"Officer Jenny, may I ask a question?" May raised her hand decisively.
"Yes."
"Why did Team Rockets kidnap the Silph President?" May asked curiously.
"The reason is currently unknown, but it's confirmed that this is true." Officer Jenny Mio replied.
May nodded and sat down.
"Actually, the Silph President is not important. Team Rockets won't harm him. What's important is this battle, where we must determine a winner and loser with Team Rockets."
"So the core point lies in Team Rockets' current combat strength."
Officer Jenny Mio said indifferently.
The Silph President is not important?
May, Nemona, and others were stunned by the words. Wasn't this battle to rescue the Silph President?
"I'll explain the specifics later. For now, let's confirm the opponent's main combat strength."
Officer Jenny Mio noticed the gazes of May and others and replied.
"First is Team Rockets boss, Mammon. He is the key to Team Rockets' current rise."
Mammon's recent photo appeared on the large screen, and next to the photo were his commonly used main Pokémon.
"If we cannot defeat this man, then we cannot win this battle!"
"His own combat strength has reached the level of a Top Champion, and most importantly, he possesses several legendary Pokémon."
Officer Jenny Mio said solemnly.
"And then there are Team Rockets' Top Executives. According to current intelligence, Team Rockets' Top Executives have reached double digits, and all of them are Champion-level."
As Officer Jenny Mio waved the pointer in her hand, the screen changed to another image.
"Caitlin, Zinnia, N, Colress, Gladion, Platinum, Rosa, Hilda, Serena, Drayton, Kieran, Selene, Peony..."
Officer Jenny Mio introduced them one by one.
"Wait."
Suddenly, Blue, the spiky-haired teenager who was originally sitting with his legs crossed, exclaimed in surprise.
"Officer Jenny, if I remember correctly, Rosa, Serena, and Selene are regional Champions of the League, aren't they?"
Blue's question brought silence to the auditorium.
Iris clicked her tongue, looking at the screen. Rosa and Hilda were both good friends of hers, as was Drayton.
Drayton was Drayden's grandson! Iris herself was brought back to Unova from the Dragon Village by Drayden.
So she naturally knew Drayton. If Drayden knew that Drayton was actually on Team Rockets' side, opposing the League, what kind of expression would Drayden have?
Iris blinked.
Alder, Diantha, and Kukui were all silent at this moment. How should they put it? It was just very awkward.
"That's right, but this time, they are on Team Rockets' side." Officer Jenny Mio replied calmly.
Tsk~
Blue clicked his tongue and said nothing more.
What else could he say? Even the regional League Champions had gone over to Team Rockets' side to oppose the League.
Although Blue actually wanted to ask other questions, he still had a brain. He was arrogant, but not an idiot.
Continuing to question in this situation would truly be very troublesome.
"All currently known Team Rockets Top Executives are here. Everyone can make a note of them. Of course, there may be Top Executives not yet registered by us."
"In short, if you encounter them on the battlefield, please be careful. If you can capture them, that would be for the best."
Officer Jenny Mio said seriously.
If Top Executives could be captured, they would also be important bargaining chips for post-war negotiations.
The meeting lasted for a long time before it ended.
"How interesting, Team Rockets~"
Blue stretched, a curve of interest appearing on his handsome face.
In reality, in his opinion, the League, with such an unprecedented lineup, was bound to win. However, what surprised him was that Team Rockets' strength was also so formidable.
Team Rockets actually had a double-digit number of Champion-level Trainers. This was truly too interesting.
"Speaking of which, Red, where's Ash?"
Ethan asked Red curiously. He and Ash had a good relationship after meeting at the Indigo Plateau Conference.
Red shook his head, he also didn't know why Ash hadn't come.
"Don't worry about it. Ash, that guy, he'll definitely come to such a big event." Blue said casually.
"Red! This time, let's have a good competition! Let's see who catches more Team Rockets Executives!"
Then Blue confidently challenged Red. Losing to Red at the Indigo Plateau Conference had truly infuriated him.
He was not convinced!
Red: "..."
On the other side.
"I'm really speechless. Rosa, that girl, even said that Mammon was her man, and she wouldn't let the League bully her man or something."
Alder drank his bitter wine, his heart aching, complaining wildly.
"Are those human words? With Mammon's situation, who can bully him?"
"Now it's good. The dignified Unova Champion is helping the other side fight me and Iris. What kind of situation is this?"
Alder felt his scalp tingle, and it wasn't just Rosa; Hilda was also on Team Rockets' side.
With Rosa gone, he still had to come to Indigo Plateau for this meeting. God knows how unwilling Alder was.
"Sigh..." Raihan's face was bitter.
"And Drayton, Uncle." Iris added from the side.
"Oh right, and that kid Drayton! I watched that kid grow up! I never would have thought!" Alder said indignantly.
"Speaking of which, Senior Alder, your Unova really contributed a lot of Top Executives to Team Rockets."
Wallace suddenly interjected, thoughtfully counting on his fingers.
"N, Colress, Rosa, Hilda, Drayton, and that Kieran from Blueberry Academy, right? That's six already!"
Steven, Cynthia, and others looked at Alder with strange eyes.
It was actually true. They had always thought the Unova League was weak.
But now, calculated this way, the Top Executives in Team Rockets were indeed mostly contributed by Unova.
Alder: "..."
"By the way, seniors, can we defeat Team Rockets tomorrow?"
Nemona chose to skip the topic and asked eagerly.
"Hehehe... we'll win, right?" This was Alder, not sounding very confident.
"This... it's still very difficult." Steven pondered and said tactfully.
"Just do your best." This was Cynthia.
"You all go deal with Mammon. I'll teach those juniors who abandoned the light for darkness a lesson!" This was Wallace.
"I'm looking for Hop. If any of you see Hop tomorrow, remember to notify me. I'll come over immediately." This was Raihan.
At this moment, in the eyes of this invincible Galar Champion, a blazing fire seemed to burn.
"Caitlin..." Cynthia's eyes flickered slightly. She was also thinking of someone in her heart.
Let's decide the winner here, Caitlin!