Lance's questioning had been useful. At least when it came to the rescue operation, everyone at the Pokemon Center had become exceptionally proactive.
Under the dual investigation of Cacturne and Gengar, nearly every place where hostages and Pokemon were detained had been found.
Takeuchi Koichi and the others only needed to follow the direction in which Cacturne's Mushroom Spores drifted to pinpoint the locations accurately.
That night, the Pokemon League's stationed troops finally arrived, but their number of people was only half of what had been expected.
"Many cities are in bad shape. Things have temporarily stabilized on our side, so the Command Post directly cut half the personnel assigned here."
Lance looked at the brightly lit, endlessly busy Pokemon Center and spoke helplessly to Sato.
"What Violet City lacks is Elite Four level strength. Everything else can all recover quickly." Sato saw the situation clearly. In the end, defending this place depended on him and Lance.
"Brother Lance, is there any news about Team Rocket's senior executives?" Sato continued.
"No. After it ended at noon, they all disappeared. And none of our people have sent back any news since."
At this point, Lance's expression visibly grew more serious.
"Do you think that because of Gengar's special ability, Team Rocket has directly given up on Violet City and shifted the focus of their attacks to other cities?"
It sounded like he was praising Gengar, but both Sato and Lance realized that this was highly possible! "The enemy is hidden while we are exposed. This is too passive! Brother Lance, I have an idea..."
Late at night, the bustle of the Pokemon Center temporarily slowed. Many people, exhausted, casually found somewhere to lean against.
Sato and Lance walked through the hall as Elite Four members. As long as they were