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"Platinum joined Team Rockets?"
Cynthia couldn't believe that a kind and elegant child like Platinum would join Team Rockets.
This…
"Yes, it's all because of me. If it weren't for me, Platinum would never have made such a decision."
Mr. Bellritz painfully covered his face. He really didn't know what to do.
Platinum was clearly a child with boundless potential.
"Champion Cynthia, I beg you, please save Platinum. I'll do anything."
Mr. Bellritz pleaded with Cynthia again, filled with immense self-reproach. If it weren't for him...
"I understand. I will do my best."
Cynthia's expression was complex. She probably understood what had happened now; she could guess the general idea.
Cynthia sighed inwardly. She really hadn't expected such a thing to happen.
Caitlin and Platinum—one her best friend, the other a junior she thought highly of—had both joined Team Rockets.
Cynthia felt incredibly downcast at this moment.
"Professor Rowan, who from Team Rockets kidnapped you?"
Cynthia composed herself and asked Professor Rowan.
Professor Rowan had been silent, perhaps also blaming himself.
"Mammon, he calls himself Mammon, the leader of Team Rockets. He was accompanied by two girls, one of whom was Caitlin, and the other should be Zinnia."
Before Professor Rowan could answer, Mr. Bellritz eagerly replied.
"It's Mammon and them, as expected…"
Cynthia's expression was grave. After Alola, Hoenn, and Unova, Team Rockets had finally set their sights on the Sinnoh region.
In fact, Cynthia had anticipated this. After the incidents in Hoenn and Unova, Cynthia understood that being an enemy of Mammon was not a wise choice.
As long as Mammon didn't cause trouble in the Sinnoh region, she could tacitly approve of Team Rockets opening companies or similar ventures there.
After all, Cynthia knew very well that Mammon's strength was terrifying.
"Mr. Bellritz, I will do my best to bring Platinum back. Please, both of you, rest well from now on."
Cynthia's thoughts were in turmoil. She offered Mr. Bellritz words of comfort, but could she truly bring Platinum back?
Cynthia didn't have much confidence.
"Thank you, thank you very much. I leave everything to you, Champion Cynthia."
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Jubilife City, hailed as the happy city where people gather.
Throughout the entire Sinnoh region, Jubilife City can be said to be the most modern and developed city, with bustling streets full of people.
At the same time, Jubilife City is also the largest city in the Sinnoh region, with connections in all directions.
Mammon and his three companions had now arrived in Jubilife City and entered a grand and imposing skyscraper.
"Lord Mammon, the members have largely assembled."
"Well done, Gladion. Now, send people to investigate the location of Team Galactic's base."
Mammon sat in the CEO's chair and instructed Gladion.
"We're new here, so we should properly greet our local 'colleagues'."
Mammon smiled meaningfully. In reality, Team Galactic's strength wasn't particularly strong; at best, Cyrus was the only Champion.
And he also had a reason to say it: what's the meaning of Team Galactic planting spies in my Team Rockets?
"Yes." Gladion nodded, then glanced at the somewhat flustered girl standing beside the desk.
"Oh, right, this is Senior Executive Platinum, though it seems she prefers to be called Platinum. She's our new colleague and a very talented Trainer."
Seeing this, Mammon introduced her to Gladion.
Senior Executive? So that means she's a Celestial King Trainer.
Gladion was a little surprised, yet he also felt it was only natural.
Although recruiting such a gifted young woman right after arriving in Sinnoh was astonishing, if it was Lord Mammon, then it wasn't strange at all.
"Platinum, this is Gladion. Like you, he's a Celestial King. You two can spar more often when you have time."
Mammon then introduced her to Platinum.
"Hello." Gladion took the initiative to greet Platinum.
"Hello, please take care of me."
Platinum was clearly a bit nervous and flustered, actually bowing very formally to Gladion in return.
But that was to be expected; she had no idea the atmosphere inside Team Rockets was like this?
And this place... Team Rockets was even opening a company? Platinum was shocked.
This was completely different from the Evil Organization she knew.
"Platinum."
"Here."
Platinum responded reflexively.
"No need to be so nervous. There aren't so many rules in the organization. Just be more relaxed." Mammon raised an eyebrow.
"…" Platinum pursed her lips. He said that, but how could she be sure it was really like that?
And ultimately, she still didn't like Team Rockets, nor did she like Mammon, who forced her to join Team Rockets.
Mammon naturally understood this, but he didn't take it to heart. Inherent impressions weren't so easy to break, but it wasn't a big problem.
"Has your Sinnoh journey ended?"
"Yes, I've already obtained eight badges."
Platinum nodded. For her, getting badges wasn't very difficult.
Although there were some very strong Gyms in Sinnoh, such as Volkner, the Gym Leader of Sunyshore Gym.
Volkner was a Celestial King Trainer, but setting aside the fact that Volkner usually didn't go all out against challengers, even if Volkner gave his all, Platinum could still defeat him.
But now, getting badges was useless to her.
Platinum's pretty face was still a bit dim. Now that she was a member of Team Rockets, it was impossible for her to participate in the Lily of the Valley Conference anymore.
"Have you encountered any Team Galactic executives during your journey?"
"I have." Platinum recalled, "I met Team Galactic executive Jupiter at Lake Valor before."
Mammon pondered upon hearing this. It seemed Team Galactic's movements weren't that fast yet.
Team Galactic's capture of the Lake Guardians was also divided into three parts, led by Commanders Mars, Jupiter, and Jupiter, respectively, to the three lakes to capture the Lake Guardians.
Platinum hesitated for a moment.
"What do you want to say?"
Mammon noticed Platinum's expression.
"Team Galactic seems to have some kind of conspiracy. They are capturing the three legendary Lake Guardian Pokémon. Azelf seems to have been captured by them."
"And at that time, Jupiter said that his accomplice was at Lake Verity, probably to capture Mesprit."
Platinum said worriedly, mainly because Jupiter had also said something very strange at the time, about creating a brand new universe.
This couldn't help but make Platinum a little worried.
"Don't worry, those Team Galactic trash won't succeed. Once we find the location of their base, we can go and cause them trouble."
Mammon motioned for Platinum to relax.
Platinum breathed a sigh of relief. Although she didn't like Team Rockets, if Team Rockets could get rid of Team Galactic, then that would be a good thing.
"And Platinum, you really don't need to feel any psychological burden about joining our organization." Mammon glanced at Platinum.
"You might have heard of our Team Rockets' bad reputation, but I can tell you that I am currently leading Team Rockets. We will not commit those low-grade, tasteless evil deeds."
No, it's precisely because you are in charge that I worry about my future!
And aren't you not denying that our organization will do evil at all?
Platinum sighed inwardly. The scene where Mammon threatened her father at Professor Rowan's laboratory was still vivid in her mind.
How could Platinum not be worried?
"Gladion, send people to keep an eye on Lake Acuity. If any Team Galactic members are found, report immediately."
Mammon pondered for a moment. In any case, he still had to guard against Team Galactic. If Cyrus really summoned and controlled the Spatial and Temporal Deities, it would be no laughing matter.
These Evil Organizations, individually, don't have much ability, but it must be said that their ability to cause trouble is indeed excellent.
"Yes." Gladion continued to send orders to his subordinates.
After briefly instructing them on recent tasks, Mammon and his companions left the skyscraper and walked towards the villa they had already purchased.
They would be staying in Sinnoh for a while, so it was natural to have a few places to stay and rest.
In fact, Caitlin certainly had a private villa locally in Sinnoh.
However, her villa was completely exposed to the Sinnoh League's view, so it was better to buy a new one.
But passing by a training ground, Mammon seemed to see something and paused slightly.
Inside the training ground, a young man wearing a long-sleeved jacket and long pants was training his Pokémon.
He had purple hair and a mature, cold face.
"Interesting."
Mammon raised an eyebrow, looking at the purple-haired young man with surprise.
Because he was Paul, Ash's rival in the Sinnoh arc of the anime!
The originator of that classic phrase, 'Useless thing'.
"He didn't travel in the Kanto region? It seems there have been some changes."
Mammon watched Paul's training in the field with interest. In the anime, when he met Ash, Paul was actually not a rookie Trainer.
Because his brother Rei had revealed that Paul's first region of travel was Kanto, and by the time he traveled in Sinnoh, Paul was no longer considered a rookie.
However, during the Sinnoh travel phase, apart from Torterra, his veteran, Paul built a completely new main team centered around Electivire.
Ash had many rivals, but it must be said that, apart from Gary, his childhood friend, Paul was definitely an extremely brilliant and memorable rival.
He was not only powerful, but in the early and middle stages of the entire Sinnoh arc, his cold and strict personality even made people grit their teeth in frustration.
But this was Paul, because his brother Rei's spirit was broken by Brandon, leading him to give up being a Trainer.
Paul became a Trainer who only pursued power, a 'strength-oriented' player.
He even caught Pokémon first, then used the Pokedex to check their talents, choosing the best one to train.
The rest were all released, a typical example of determining his main team based on strength.
Ash, on the other hand, was different. He didn't care about a Pokémon's inherent talent and strength, but rather focused on the bond and emotion with his Pokémon.
Therefore, Ash and Paul's confrontation was inevitable, because their core philosophies for raising Pokémon were completely conflicting.
But through continuous contact with Ash, Paul was clearly influenced by Ash in the mid-to-late stages, gradually focusing on the connection with his Pokémon.
Even in the Lily of the Valley Conference's quarterfinals match against Ash, when Electivire was defeated by the furiously bursting Infernape, he comforted Electivire and acknowledged Infernape's strength.
This shows Paul's change.
Without a doubt, seeing Paul at that moment, viewers who had watched the entire Sinnoh arc might truly feel emotional.
It must be said that Paul's character truly made people feel his charm.
And in 'Journeys,' Paul even specifically caught three Pokémon just to find Ash, to train him under the guise of battling.
This was Paul's deep 'love' for Ash.
Mammon thought for a moment, then walked towards Paul inside the training ground.
At this moment, Paul had also finished training Mamoswine, or rather, Mamoswine hadn't been able to keep up.
"Come back, you useless thing."
Paul expressionlessly recalled Mamoswine, then looked at the Mamoswine Poké Ball in his hand.
It seemed this Mamoswine wasn't suitable for him; it couldn't even endure this level of training, and it had happened several times already.
Since he had decided to train it from the beginning, Paul wouldn't just give up if he was slightly dissatisfied. He would try his best to train it.
But failing to complete the training several times in a row, he couldn't accept it either.
"You seem quite troubled? Is it because that Pokémon isn't satisfactory enough for you?"
The sudden voice made Paul frown. He turned his head to look at the approaching young man.
"Who are you?"