Pokémon: I picked up a reborn Eevee at the start of the game

Xia Chen arrived in Changxia City, which is located in the central part of the Donghuang region, during the second week of September. It has a well-connected road network and is a transportation hub in the Donghuang region.

Changxia Gym, located in the city center, is a Psychic-type gym, and Xia Chen obtained the badge with little difficulty.

However, there was one thing that bothered him.

He seemed to see a few familiar faces...

"Were those two people just now Mascherano and Ah-Ju?"

Xia Chen recalled the faces he had briefly met in the crowd, and was somewhat unsure.

The muscular, buzz-cut man with a fierce expression, and the thin, long-haired man with a gloomy demeanor—if they were separated, he wouldn't be so sensitive.

But when put together, Xia Chen naturally thought of those two high-ranking officers from the Rockets.

After sitting down at a restaurant, Xia Chen searched for photos of the two people on Psyduck's encyclopedia. Upon comparison, he immediately recognized them as Lt. Surge and Aju.

Furthermore, online information indicates that Mascherano and A-Ju left the dojo they were in charge of three months ago.

This means they may have been in Donghuang for three months.

What are they doing in Donghuang for so long?

Xia Chen frowned slightly, pondering the matter.

Nobody would believe he was on vacation, so the most likely explanation is that he's on a business trip, specifically for the Rockets.

But what are the Rockets doing here...?

Although the influence of this underground dark organization that originated in Kanto has spread to the neighboring Johto region, their reach is not far enough to extend to the Eastern Empire.

There must be something fishy about this.

Xia Chen guessed that Sakaki was unaware that he already knew about Lt. Surge and A-Ju's other identities as gym leaders, otherwise the two of them wouldn't have swaggered past him so casually, and even exchanged glances.

All I can say is that my information from my past life doesn't work in Galarpadias. As for guys like Sakaki, they've seen right through me.

Regardless, Xia Chen didn't want these guys to cause trouble in Donghuang, so he decided to keep an eye on their movements.

However, his trip was ruined by these guys again, and Xia Chen sighed.

What bad luck!

…………

With careful observation, Xia Chen discovered quite a few Team Rocket members in the city.

After thinking it over, he decided to observe the movements of these people first and then act when the opportunity arose.

The method is simple: have Cypher detach a gold coin from his body to act as a locator and place it on them, so that he can locate the Rockets members through Cypher.

These ordinary Team Rocket members weren't very wary, and Xia Chen used his superpowers to control three coins and distribute them among the three people.

During the day, the three people's positions were not unusual, but after 11 p.m., the three people gathered together.

Clearly, the Rockets' shady operation began at night.

The only downside is that Sai Fuhao's gold coins can only be used for location tracking, not for eavesdropping, so Xia Chen has no way of knowing what the Rockets' objective is for the time being.

Because the location had been a hotel in the suburbs of Changxia City for several days in a row, and there was no other movement all night, Xia Chen did not want to alert the enemy and temporarily left Changxia City to continue his badge collecting journey.

He couldn't stay in Changxia City for long.

It's obvious that Giovanni is monitoring my movements. If I keep waiting here, Team Rocket will definitely know my intentions.

The original plan may be changed.

Anyway, with Guleton around, he could get there quickly if Mascherano and his men made any unusual moves, so it didn't really matter whether they were close or far away.

It's unclear whether the Rockets were being overly cautious or were genuinely waiting for the right moment to act.

More than half a month later, when Xia Chen arrived in the northwest of Donghuang region, which was far from Changxia City, their trajectory finally changed.

The three Team Rocket members traveled at incredible speed from Changxia City to Tiannan City, located in the southwest of Donghuang.

Xia Chen quickly finished challenging the local dojo and made a brief appearance. After returning to the hotel, he immediately took the Guleton to the location where the Saifuhao Gold Coin was locked.

Flying at full speed, Gu Leton quickly brought Xia Chen to the vicinity of Tiannan City.

Because of its southern location, the climate here is very hot, and the vegetation is much more lush than in the north, making it seem like a place where something could easily be hidden.

Could it be a local legendary spirit from the Eastern Huang region?

Xia Chen wondered to himself.

Although the Eastern Region did not exist in the nine generations of the previous Pokémon games, who can guarantee that this ancient and vast land has no legendary Pokémon?

It would be strange if it didn't exist.

So, if it exists, would it be a legendary spirit from the game, or something you've never even heard of?

Xia Chen felt both anticipation and curiosity.

…………

To avoid alerting the Rockets, Xia Chen stopped ten kilometers away.

It's foolish to act rashly when we don't even know what they're up to.

After setting up camp on the spot, Xia Chen asked Gu Leton if he had sensed the aura of the legendary elves.

Therefore, Lutton's answer is negative.

Of course, this does not necessarily mean that there are no legendary spirits here; it is possible that their presence is being concealed.

If Team Rocket is tracking that legendary Pokémon, the latter is also a possibility, or even more likely.

At present, the best plan is to remain hidden and wait until the Rockets' target becomes clear before making a move.

The waiting time wasn't long; that very night, the Rockets sprang into action.

The three figures marked with the Saifu gold coins were irregularly distributed throughout the forest, confirming Xia Chen's earlier conjecture.

These guys are looking for something.

Xia Chenxian was anxious; as long as they were still scattered, it meant that the item had not yet been found.

If they find it, the three of them should gather together and surround and capture what is currently unknown.

Xia Chen suddenly regretted not having Sai Fuhao distribute more gold coins so that more people could be located, making it easier for him to track their location later.

Fortunately, this little foreshadowing did not lead to any mistakes. After a night of searching, the three of them met at the horizon just as dawn was breaking.

Perhaps tonight's search has ended without any results, or perhaps the target has been located and they are carrying out their arrest plan.

Xia Chen couldn't gamble that it would definitely be the former, so he decided to make his move.

He recalled all the other Pokémon, leaving only Deoxys to conceal its presence and lead him there.

In this regard, the Pokémon Deoxys from outer space is the most professional.

He quickly arrived at the Rockets' final gathering point, hiding in the bushes not far from them, spying on the Rockets' movements.

…………

Before a dark and deep cave stood a square formation consisting of dozens of humans and hundreds of elves.

Maslow and A-Ju stood prominently at the front of the group, with Natsumi, one of the three executives, also in the lineup.

The impressive Pokémon army behind them was a formidable force, and judging from the sheer intensity of their energy, they were all absolute elites at the gym level, exuding an overwhelming sense of pressure.

Leading the pack are Zapdos and Moltres, two of the three legendary birds!

This clearly demonstrates how much importance the Rockets attached to this operation.

Everyone who could come, except for Sakaki, did.

Speaking of Zapdos, he's really a workaholic. At the beginning of the year, he accompanied Giovanni to Galar to summon Eternatus.

Just a few months ago, they went to Carlos as an external aid to activate the ultimate weapon, and now they've come to Donghuang to cause trouble...

I have no idea what these silly birds are after by following Sakaki.

At this moment, the three leaders of the Rockets' elite team were talking, seemingly discussing some strategy.

The distance was too great for a person's ears to hear clearly, but Xia Chen really wanted to know.

He frowned slightly, thought for a moment, and then asked, "Deochis, do you have a way of finding out what they're talking about?"

The answer was concise and to the point: "Yes."

Then, Xia Chen gleaned the details of the plan from Deochis's retelling.

"Are you sure? It's in this cave?... That's what that big guy said."

The "big man" likely refers to Ma Zhishi.

After a slight pause, Deochis continued, "There's no mistake, the locator on its body was installed when it was created... That's what the long-haired woman said."

create?

Xia Chen was taken aback.

Could it be... that elf?

Deochis continued relaying the story, "Hmph, after tracking it for over two months and playing hide-and-seek with it for so long, it's finally time to close the net... That's what the masked man said."

"Tsk tsk, this guy is too troublesome. Even though we have ways to control it, it has still managed to escape for so long."

"But the more it is like this, the more it proves its strength, making our long wait worthwhile."

"By the way, is everything ready? Don't let things fall apart at the crucial moment."

"Yes, the newly developed sixth-generation Mega Poké Ball, codenamed Master Ball!"

Master Ball!

Xia Chen, who had been eavesdropping nearby, couldn't help but gasp. At this point, everything was clear—

The Pokémon that Team Rocket was willing to travel all the way to the East to capture is Mewtwo!

Chapter 445 I'm so cheeky!

Mewtwo is perhaps one of the three most popular Pokémon in the entire Pokémon series.

The other two, needless to say, are Pikachu and Charizard.