Celadon City, South City.
This area mainly catered to travelers and tourists. Not only were there many hotels and restaurants, there were also several famous Game Centers.
Although Celadon City's residents took pride in the beauty of their city, they unanimously believed that these casinos seriously damaged Celadon City's image.
Inside Celadon City's largest Game Center, a red-haired man in casual clothes strolled through the establishment as if he were simply browsing around.
Like any other tourist, he naturally blended into the crowd. No one paid attention to him, yet this inconspicuous man seemed to be investigating something amid the noisy Game Center.
"Could there be a Team Rocket Secret Base here?"
Wataru, disguised in another appearance, frowned.
This man was none other than Wataru, the Flying-type Master and Dragon-type Master.
Recently, the investigator organization had received a report: Celadon City's Game Centers were secretly controlled by Team Rocket. Team Rocket was also using the games here for illegal Pokémon trading, Pokémon smuggling, and illegal experiments on Pokémon such as Porygon.
Upon receiving the report, Wataru, who was also an investigator, immediately rushed to the scene.
Wataru, an upright man with a strong sense of justice, simply could not tolerate Team Rocket's actions.
However, confronting Team Rocket was indeed a difficult choice.
Even for a League Champion like Wataru.
The fact that Team Rocket was a legally listed company, could open Pokémon amusement parks, and controlled Gyms was enough to show its scale. Most high-ranking members of the League system would not choose to confront Team Rocket too directly. After all, Team Rocket also had close ties with Silph, Kanto's commercial giant.
A major financial conglomerate like Silph carried far more weight in the Kanto League than the Dragon Tamer lineage Wataru belonged to.
Even so, Wataru still chose to