Six days earlier.
Viridian City, Viridian Gym.
Few people knew that beneath the Viridian Gym, one of the most prestigious Gyms in the Kanto Region, lay a sizable secret research facility.
After all, unless they belonged to Team Rocket, people who learned of Giovanni's other identity generally had only two choices-
Submit or disappear.
And Gym Leader Giovanni, whom Viridian City's residents regarded as their guardian for repeatedly keeping Team Rocket out, naturally became an enemy of evil on par with Mr. Lance, their "Hero of Justice."
Ever since he had become the Viridian Gym Leader, Team Rocket had never been seen in Viridian City again, and crime had plummeted to a historic low.
Thus, the Viridian Gym remained the surrounding area's "sole savior" in the fight against crime.
-Having the underworld emperor of the Indigo Plateau crack down on organized crime was, in itself, quite the dark joke.
"How are today's physical readings?"
Inside the underground laboratory, a grim-faced man in a black suit glanced at the researcher beside him and spoke in a low voice.
The instant he spoke, even the temperature around them seemed to drop several degrees.
(Giovanni & Mewtwo)
Under Giovanni's icy gaze, one of the white-coated researchers holding a clipboard began trembling. After shakily flipping through several pages, he gave a brief report:
"After a month of cultivation in the Culture Vessel, it should have entered its growth phase. There should no longer be any risk."
"However..."
The researcher instinctively wiped the cold sweat from his brow and continued.
"Mew's genes are so powerful that its growth rate has far exceeded our expectations. Test Subject No. 2 already possesses rudimentary combat capabilities, and all its bodily functions are developing rapidly."
"Furthermore, with the awakening of its psychic powers, it appears to have developed