Divine Plan? But I'm a Pokémon trainer.

Chapter 461 The Revive Team Rocket
Getting a badge for free is a pleasant surprise, but missing out on a battle is a bit of a disappointment.

As night approached, Link and the Pokémon finished their visit and returned to the Pokémon Center to prepare for the rest of their journey.

This time, we won't swim across the ocean to visit Lugia on Whirlpool Island; that would take too much time...

Taking a Dragonite directly from the sky to Azure City is the most reliable option.

Just as he was preparing to seek emergency assistance from his own fat family, a familiar number—the handsome international police officer—called into Link's navigator.

Since what happened in Hoenn, they haven't been in contact for a long time. The handsome guy's attempt to find out about Link's hometown before he was kidnapped has also come to nothing because he couldn't find any clues after several investigations.

"Long time no see, Kobayashi. I heard you recently returned to the Kanto region, but one of your new Pokédex entries, which you were promoting with Professor Oak, was stolen?"

As soon as the call connected, the handsome guy started to dabble in the encyclopedia.

Link sighed: "Just say what you want to say. I guess you're talking about a certain Extra-Number Pokédex holder?"

The handsome man couldn't help but sigh. Three years had passed, and this person's intelligence network was still so reliable. He always felt that as long as he talked to him, he could get some key information out of him.

Is he using that fireproof dragon to monitor the entire internet?
Link obviously wouldn't waste the bandwidth and computing power of the Polito in this way.

"Ahem, just as you guessed, the identity of the person who stole the new type of encyclopedia has been confirmed. It's a boy named Gin Sakaki."

The surname Giovanni isn't actually that rare, but since the Interpol specifically mentioned it, the person they're referring to is naturally Giovanni, the leader of Team Rocket, who almost used Mewtwo to realize his dream of making money and building a business empire three years ago.

After a pause, the handsome man added, "That's right, he is that person's son, and the Rockets have recently been gradually revived thanks to the efforts of some unknown person. You must have already come into contact with this matter."

Link has already made contact with the new Team Rocket in Cage Town and Asahi City, and has encountered two incidents within a month, so their activities must be quite frequent.

However, the handsome guy doesn't plan to resolve the incident with him for the time being. So far, Sakaki hasn't made a move, and taking action rashly might alert him.

"I would like to ask you to temporarily refrain from retrieving Gin Sakaki's catalog. That thing should have functions such as location tracking and distress calls, which means you can keep track of his whereabouts at any time?"
"On the other hand, the multi-sided beast also has the ability to lurk in the network, which means you can eavesdrop on anything at any time..."

Before he could finish speaking, Link hurriedly defended himself, saying, "I never did that. The activities of the Porygon are completely in accordance with the current laws and regulations of the Alliance."

At the same time, Porygon from the Pokédex also jumped out immediately.

"According to the alliance's laws and regulations, your request will not be accepted. If you make multiple requests, it may prompt me to take actions including but not limited to: blocking you, calling the police, opening the box, or going through the network cable to hit you."

The handsome guy's words were immediately choked back by the trainer and Pokémon opposite him.

This polygonal beast is quite intelligent.

Why don't the multilateral beasts nurtured and upgraded by alliances and international police have this kind of computing power?
"The last two items are illegal, aren't they! Sigh, what I meant was that I wanted you guys to help me collect data on him, like who he met, whether he had contact with Team Rocket members, whether he had contact with Giovanni and other executives..."

Upon hearing this, Link suddenly realized that the handsome guy suspected that Silver was likely a key figure in the new Rockets team, or at the very least, had some connection with a key figure.

He had no reason to refuse, after all, the person opposite him was a policeman.

So he readily agreed to the task, and told the police to be notified if he noticed any unusual behavior from Xiao Yin.

A world where no one except Professor Elm can get hurt has been achieved.
After hanging up the phone with the Interpol, he was actually quite curious about the future achievements of the four trainers from Johto this year. Giovanni, who had returned after three years of training away from Red and the others, should be much stronger than before, yet he still lost to Hibiki and Kotone in a battle when Team Rocket occupied Goldenrod City's television station and called for Team Rocket's revival, preparing to make a comeback.

With the overall skill level of trainers rising, can a new trainer really win a championship in a year like they did three years ago?

Even if there were a way to learn in dreams, it seems highly unlikely...

"Forget it, we'll just wait and see what happens."

Link summoned a Dragonite through HOME and rode it across the sea, arriving at Azure Island, a small island on the southwestern border of Johto, the following morning.

Azure City, a coastal city that has benefited greatly from the sea.

The environment here is very similar to Crimson Island in the Kanto region. The cliffs in the middle divide the island into east and west sections, so people can basically only live in the eastern coastal area.

The cliff on the west side is difficult to climb, but beyond it lies a mountainous landscape rich in natural resources.

However, the people of Azure City also opened a port in the northwest of the island, and after landing there, they cultivated many farms and orchards, making good use of the abundant natural energy in the area.

"Fu..."

After dismounting from Dragonite, the Charizard that landed on the island quickly sensed that the natural energy here was more abundant than in many other cities in the Johto region.

These natural energies originate from the west side of the island. Is there something special there?

“Maybe some treasure is buried here.” Link recalled his Dragonite and said meaningfully, “If we look closely, this is actually the third point of the ‘triangle’ I mentioned earlier.”

The Dark Cave, the Lake of Rage, and Azure Island barely form a triangle.

Although not as perfectly aligned as the triangles in Sinnoh, they are still human creations, so it's normal for them to have some slight deviations or for the terrain to have changed due to crustal movements over thousands of years.

The Fiery Fox tilted its head in confusion. The trainer's guess seemed to be coming true, but what did this triangle mean?

"There's no rush to investigate this. Let's rest, sightsee, and finish our gym challenge first."

That being said, after Link and Fennekin went to the Pokémon Center to rest, they discovered that Azure City didn't have any famous tourist attractions.

Although this place, located on the border, has abundant natural resources, it is too far from the mainland. Most locals go out to sea by boat or go out to work in order to supplement the city's economy.

In modern times, the orchards cultivated by humans on the west side of the island have brought excellent cash crops, but the cliffs and mountains on the east and west sides have blocked logistics and transportation between the two places.

However, after the city government sold a large tract of land on the west side of the island to Baoba from the Kanto region—the park manager who created the hunting grounds—construction began on the mountain road that cut through the cliffs, and the hunting grounds in the Johto region also began to be built. It should be completed in less than a year.

Unfortunately, the hunting grounds haven't been completed yet, so Link only has the option of going to the Azure Gym.

Unexpectedly, after getting badges for free, he encountered an even more outrageous gym leader this time...

(End of this chapter)