Pokémon: This trainer is too wild!

Chapter 260: I killed Team Rocket's former leader; now Team Rocket is a legitimate business.

"who are you?"

Shinji turned his head and looked at Mammon as he approached.

"Mammon, you can call me Mammon. I just saw you training, and it looked quite interesting."

Mammon glanced at Shinji's Pokémon: Torterra, Electivire, and a Ursaring, all of which exuded a formidable aura.

It must be said that although Shinji's training methods are somewhat cruel, if a Pokémon can survive under Shinji's training, its strength will indeed improve significantly.

In the final battle between Shinji and Ash at the Lily of the Valley Conference, Shinji used the same Pokémon he had newly trained in Sinnoh. However, if Infernape hadn't gone into overdrive, Ash might not have been a match for Shinji.

Shinji's talent as a trainer is indeed beyond doubt.

“Your training methods are quite extreme. Not all Pokémon can withstand this kind of training, and it also gives people the impression of abusing Pokémon.” Mammon tilted his head slightly.

"This is none of your business," Shinji said calmly, recalling his Torterra and the other Pokémon, and put his hands in his pockets, preparing to leave.

He never cared what others thought of him, whether they thought he was cold or cruel.

"Everyone has their own way of raising Pokémon. I'm not that old-fashioned about it. As long as it can effectively make Pokémon stronger and the Pokémon itself doesn't resist it, then it's a suitable method."

Mammon spoke slowly, neither agreeing nor disagreeing with Shinji's special training methods.

After all, every trainer has a different philosophy. You can say that Shinji's approach is a bit extreme, but you can't say that his pursuit of power and strength is wrong.

In other words, as long as Shinji's own Pokémon doesn't resist this, then Shinji will be fine.

Some might argue that Chimchar in the anime didn't reach its full potential under Shinji's hands, but rather was brought to its full potential by Ash.

But all we can say is that Chimchar needed recognition, trust, and encouragement, which Shinji couldn't provide at that time.

Shinji had personally witnessed the power of Infernape's unique and fierce flames, which is why he captured Infernape.

He had been trying to unleash Chimchar's potential again, but clearly his approach was wrong.

However, not all Pokémon are like Chimchar, lacking a sense of belonging. There are also many competitive Pokémon that need rigorous training to push their potential and physical limits to go further.

Ash, on the other hand, couldn't do that; he cared too much about Pokémon.

"However, you really need power, don't you?"

Mammon's words made Shinji pause slightly.

He did indeed crave power; he had witnessed firsthand his brother's journey from youthful exuberance to ultimately choosing to give up on becoming a trainer.

That scene had a profound impact on his world, prompting him to reflect on his own path.

So he wanted power; he wanted to defeat Kamishiro, who had once defeated his brother!

"What do you want to say?" Shinji turned around and looked directly at Mammon.

"Simply special training and battling against those weak trainers is not enough to make you stronger quickly and achieve your goal."

Mammon's lips slowly curled into a smile.

"You need a better environment and better Pokémon."

"Are you trying to say you can help me?"

Shinji remained expressionless; he was a very calm and rational person.

"Of course, as long as you have enough value, I can provide you with what you want."

Mammon spoke in a very relaxed and leisurely tone.

"Rivals, environment, and rare pseudo-legendary, ultra-beast, and even legendary Pokémon."

"If you have them, you can improve your strength much faster if you train them properly, right?"

Mammon believes that Shinji's potential is at least that of a champion.

After all, in "The Journey," Shinji wasn't interested in the Pokémon World Championships.

But for Ash's sake, he specially bred three Pokémon—Gyarados, Garchomp, and Metagross—that correspond to Lance, Cyndaquil, and Steven respectively, and found Ash before the start of the Masters Tournament to give him special training and battles.

Even so, the final result was still one win and two losses, which shows that Shinji's strength was already quite formidable at that time.

After all, Ash had already made it into the top eight masters at that time!
Shinji's eyes flickered incessantly; he had to admit, he was somewhat tempted.

Mammon is right. In this world, rare and precious Pokémon resources are still scarce, especially rare Pokémon whose talents can guarantee their survival.

You can't say that there are no differences between each pseudo-god. Even if a pseudo-god has average talent and aptitude, Shinji doesn't think it's worth training.

"What do you want?" Shinji knew there was no such thing as a free lunch.

If you want something, even if it seems free on the surface, there's definitely a price tag attached to it.

"Join my organization and contribute your share."

"What organization?"

Shinji frowned; he was already starting to doubt the veracity of Mammon's words.

"You can pick one from here. Oh, and Xiao Guang, you can too. I was originally planning to let you pick one when we got to the villa."

Instead of answering directly, Mammon took a tablet out of his backpack and opened a page.

Shinji glanced at it, and his eyes narrowed slightly.

Xiao Guang also turned her gaze over, showing great interest in the list of Pokémon that Mammon had provided.

"There are ten Ultimate Beasts in total. They are all beings whose racial strength is no weaker than that of pseudo-gods, and they also have excellent talents and aptitudes," Mammon introduced to Shinji with a smile.

There are indeed ten species, with Poison Baby and Jaw-Tackey Dragon being considered the same species.

Shinji's expression shifted slightly as his gaze swept across the images of these Ultra Beasts, which were of all shapes and sizes.

Shinji doesn't care about the appearance of Pokémon, as long as they are strong enough.

What exactly is your organization?

Shinji didn't act impulsively. Although these Pokémon were indeed somewhat attractive to him, he was a man of principle.

"The Rockets." Mammon didn't change the subject this time.

"Team Rocket, the evil organization from Kanto?"

"Yes."

"..." Shinji fell silent, looking at Mammon with a wary and strange gaze. He had followed his brother to Kanto and had naturally heard of Team Rocket's 'famous name'.

And this person just said his organization? The Rockets are his organization?
If Shinji hadn't known that turning around and leaving might be unsafe, he would have already taken out his phone to call the police.

Damn it, the Rockets are openly wandering around the city, and they're even trying to recruit me. Are the police in Zhuqing City just sitting around doing nothing?
Shinji was shocked.

"Don't look at me like that. Although it is indeed Team Rocket, I 'killed' the former leader and took over the position a while ago."

Mammon waved his hand, indicating that even Shinji knew Team Rocket was an evil organization.

It has to be said that the Rockets had a notorious reputation before.

He discovered that anyone who knew Team Rocket knew that Team Rocket was an evil organization and would be wary of them.

This is really...

Shinji cast a question mark.

Prantina was also taken aback. What did she mean by 'I've already killed the former leader and taken over'?

Brother, did you really say something like that out loud?
"The current Team Rocket is not the evil Team Rocket of the past. Our organization does not engage in robbery; we do legitimate business."

Mammon spoke leisurely.

"If you don't believe me, we can sign a contract. I won't force you to do anything like stealing other people's Pokémon, how about it?"

Mammon felt that turning around the Rockets' reputation was a long and arduous task.

But it doesn't matter. It's kind of fun to develop a new Rockets team while bearing the bad reputation of the past.

Prandina remained silent. "Dare you look me in the eye and say it again?"
"Sign a contract?" Shinji felt he had really learned something new today.

An organization that claims to be an evil entity is actually asking him to sign a contract?!

“That’s right, how about it?” Mammon felt he was being quite sincere; he had always considered himself someone eager to find talented people.

In ancient times, the famous story of "three visits to the thatched cottage" should have been about him.

"..." Shinji hesitated at this moment.

He originally had no intention of joining at all.

Although he is quite strict with Pokémon training due to his trainer philosophy, he is a person who is cold on the outside but warm on the inside, and is not a bad person at heart.

He could never bring himself to join an evil organization.

But if the current Rockets team is really as Mammon said, then it's not necessarily a bad thing.

But he couldn't be sure if Mammon was telling the truth.

After all, Mammon is the leader of Team Rocket. Who knows if he's lying? Can you really trust the words of someone from an evil organization?
As for contracts, are they really effective against evil organizations? Shinji remained skeptical.

"I want to see Pokémon first, and I will not get involved in any illegal activities."

Shinji thought for a while before raising his head and looking directly at Mammon, and said in a deep voice.

"This doesn't contradict what you said, after all, you said it yourself: the Rockets are a legitimate business organization now, right?"

"Of course, in addition to doing legitimate business, we have always been working hard to combat other evil organizations."

Mammon smiled and agreed, repeating his previous statement: get the person into the organization first, then we'll talk about the rest.

Of course, he wouldn't let Shinji and Plantina do anything 'bad' during this time, but what if they were attacked by the Sinnoh League while clearing out Team Galactic and the Hunters?

To be honest, Mammon still misses the time he spent in Alola and Hoenn.

At that time, the league would also take the initiative to attack them, which was the perfect opportunity to 'corrupt' Prantina and her team.

We were clearly fighting an evil organization, so why is the League attacking us? What did we do wrong? Just because we're wearing Team Rocket uniforms, are we considered 'evil'? Do we deserve to be put on a wanted list?

Tsk~ Look at this, isn't it great?

Unfortunately, as Mammon's power grew stronger, the Alliance no longer dared to actively cause trouble for him.

"Then come with me."

Mammon and his group arrived at the villa they had bought. The villa was quite large, and there was even a training ground in the backyard.

"Then take a look and see which one you want?"

There's a teleportation machine inside the villa, which is quite convenient.

"The characteristics of Ultra Beasts are all the same, so you just need to choose according to their attributes, strengths and weaknesses."

Mammon offered a reminder.

Both Plantina and Shinji looked at the information on Ultra Beasts and began to consider it.

"I want the Bubble Moth." Shinji made his choice in no time.

The Bug + Fighting type Buzzwole perfectly compensates for his two attribute deficiencies, even though he raised a Ninja Mask.

But he wasn't particularly satisfied with the Iron-Faced Ninja either.

“No problem, Xiao Guang, what about you?” Mammon nodded.

"I'd like a pheromone mantis, is that okay?"

After hesitating for a moment, Prantina also chose the Bug/Fighting type Pheromosa, simply because Pheromosa's type was exactly what her team lacked.

Moreover, the Pheromosa looked incredibly gorgeous, which touched Plantina's heart.

It would be amazing to bring Pheromosa to the Grand Contest!
Yes, Prantina quite likes the Grand Contest.

Although Buzzwole and Pheromosa have the exact same attribute combination, their strengths are different.

Buzzwole has a strong physical attack and excellent physical defense, and its HP is also quite good. However, its weakness is its low special defense and its speed is neither fast nor slow.

This is also why Shinji chose Buzzwole; he actually prefers Pokémon that excel in both offense and defense.

Although Buzzwole has relatively low Special Defense, you can avoid Pokémon with strong Special Attack.

Pheromosa, on the other hand, is strong in both attack and special attack and has extremely high speed, but its physical and special defenses are extremely weak. It's no exaggeration to say that it's made of paper.

Both have their advantages and disadvantages.

"Okay, I'll teleport you over soon." Mammon nodded with a smile.

He was somewhat looking forward to it, wondering what kind of sparks would fly when Ash and Shinji from this world collided.
(End of this chapter)