Trial

Lance, one of the Kanto Region Elite Four, rushed to the scene, only to find the area around Viridian City Gym in complete ruins.

The legendary Mew was nowhere to be seen. Instead, the Pokémon that had fought Mew was still at the scene, looking utterly battered and bruised.

Lance excitedly pulled out a Poké Ball. Although he specialized in Dragon-type Pokémon, catching a Legendary-level Pokémon of another type would be incredibly prestigious.

Perhaps he would even be known as a dual-type Elite Four member in the future. Just thinking about it made him a little excited.

Dragonite and Charizard took the field, followed at last by even the Water-type Gyarados.

After another fierce battle, Mewtwo used Teleportation and fled the scene in a sorry state. If it had not been seriously wounded, it would definitely have killed that human.

Lance recalled his battered partners. He had sent out three of his main Pokémon in succession just now; that lineup could even defeat the legendary Moltres.

"What a pity. I thought I could pick up an easy win, but I ended up hitting a wall!"

Work came first in the end. With the assistance of the local Officer Jenny, Lance soon recovered a large amount of criminal evidence from the Gym's ruins.

This included some Team Rocket members who had not managed to escape in time. Reality was not as pleasant as anime; without some overwhelming plot armor protecting them, those low-ranking grunts buried beneath the rubble had most likely been crushed beyond recognition.

Even quite a few officers who had seen major crime scenes before simply vomited uncontrollably on the spot.

Suppressing his nausea, Lance opened the coat of a corpse and found the lettered mark of Team Rocket inside.

Soon, they dug up a large quantity of contraband