"Mm, yes, Kanto. A very interesting little guy. Oh, and his Pikachu is especially interesting too. Keep an eye on them."
Xia Yan stood in a corner of the bustling hall, holding up his phone.
"U-Understood! Executive, no, Champion, uh, Executive?"
From the phone came the somewhat flustered response of a young man at a loss.
That voice belonged to James, one of Team Rocket's "Legendary Trio."
"What did Executive—no, Champion—say? Is there a mission?!"
Very soon, Jessie's slightly urgent voice came through the phone again.
James seemed to have covered the phone, but Xia Yan could still hear him clearly.
"Shh! It's an important secret mission!" James said to Jessie and the others.
"A secret mission?!"
Jessie and Meowth let out uncontrollable cries of surprise.
Xia Yan could practically picture Jessie and Meowth's shining eyes and eager expressions.
"Shh—!! Keep it down!"
But with James's lowly status within the trio, how could Jessie and Meowth possibly listen to him?
"Complete the secret mission! Get promoted and get a raise! Embark on the successful path to becoming an executive!"
"What a wonderful feeling—"
"Wobbuffet!"
Hm?
Were Jessie, James, and the others still tangled up with the "Fruit God"?
Tsk tsk.
To think they could form a connection with the "Fruit God" even at the Aether Foundation in the Alola Region—one truly had to admire the inseparable bond between the Team Rocket Trio and the "Fruit God."
And after arriving in the Alola Region, they had already gotten close to the "Bear God."
Just like that, they had won the favor of two "true gods"!
Pikachu taking on two at once seemed a little troublesome.
However.
Judging by Ash's trajectory, his meeting with Misty was probably inevitable, wasn't it?
When the time came.
Ash's "Pikachu" and Misty's "Duck God" against Team