In the mountains, at the Observatory.
The Colress Machine used special radio waves to put a strain on Pokémon's minds,
forcing them into a battle-ready state while pushing their combat power to its limits.
Meowth and the others had taken precautions, so they were unaffected.
"But aren't there way too many of them?!"
Using the Observatory's equipment, the Colress Machine broadcast its radio waves throughout the mountains.
Any Pokémon that approached the area would unwittingly be affected by the waves and become frenzied.
Even surrounded by Pokémon such as Darmanitan, Beartic, Liepard, and Gigalith,
James, Jessie, and Meowth had no intention of running away.
Darmanitan leaped first, with Beartic charging forward right behind,
when suddenly,
"Dragonite, Hyper Beam!"
"Metagross, Flash Cannon!"
The figures riding Dragonite and Corviknight in the sky were a reassuring sight.
Lance's black cape snapped in the wind, his vivid orange-red hair streaming behind him.
Steven, impeccably dressed in a suit, looked utterly composed.
And a man disguised as a Hiker emerged from the woods.
The Hiker tossed out a square device about the size of an ice cube,
and an orange-red barrier against the radio waves enveloped the surrounding area. The controlled Pokémon came to their senses one after another.
The composure vanished from the faces of Angie and her companions.
"What?!"
Lance and Steven were overhead,
while the Hiker in front of them removed his disguise.
In a second, he went from a plump Hiker to an International Police officer in a brown trench coat.
Looker smiled.
"I'm with the International Police, codename Looker. I've been assigned to investigate Team Plasma. You're under arrest."
With Lance and Steven's arrival, and the barrier disrupting the Colress Machine's radio waves,
Angie and her two companions had no chance to resist.
Glancing down at N, who made no