Team Rocket Trio's Plan: Who Was Betraying Whom?

They had thought they would reach Hammerlocke by noon, but after leaving the Wild Area, the conductor suddenly informed everyone that the railway to Hammerlocke had been damaged by Pokémon that morning and was still under repair.

Though it was a little too much of a coincidence, this meant they could not head directly into Hammerlocke. They could only get off midway at the station near Route 9 Tunnel, the closest one, while the train changed routes and headed straight for Motostoke.

Route 9 Tunnel lay between Hammerlocke and Spikemuth, though it was far from both towns. It was a place cyclists liked to wander around, but there were quite a few pedestrians on the road at the moment.

After getting off the train, Lillie looked around and discovered that these people were all coming from Hammerlocke. Quite a few Pokémon were mixed among them as well, and they looked just like refugees fleeing a disaster.

She immediately stepped forward and found a Joy who had come out with the others to ask about the situation...

"Did something happen in Hammerlocke? We were just about to go there. Why is everyone heading this way?"

"You'd better not go. Wait here at the station for a train out of here. Hammerlocke's power and network have both been cut off, and a lot of Dynamax Pokémon have gone out of control. They were probably the ones who caused the damage. Chairman Rose's secretary is handling things with her people right now, and we've all been told to take shelter in Motostoke first."

Joy explained what was happening in Hammerlocke, then passed by them and headed to the station with the other pedestrians to wait for the train.

After learning this, Lillie looked startled and immediately told Xingye and the others. This was