As for just how uncooperative he was, they would have to ask.
"Porygon... is his condition really bad?"
"Yes. He avoids humans and won't communicate with Pokémon either."
The second keyword for "The End of the Android": despair.
Lilligant had put herself in his place. If she were in Porygon's position, she would probably despair of humans too.
Given Porygon's life as a being born to work, why would he distinguish between security guards, members of an evil organization, or people in any other profession? Distrust was distrust.
If he had not still been concerned about the Pokémon left in the Team Rocket Warehouse, he might already have ended his own life.
If this standoff with the Security Bureau continued, outsiders would see Porygon as nothing more than a captured villainous Pokémon with no possibility of reforming. He was also an artificial individual, with no wild population.
The most appropriate outcome... really might be destruction.
Shen Qi broke into a cold sweat. Fortunately, he had the [Rewarding Gloves], had kept his operation in Ruins Valley on a tight schedule, and had been lucky.
Had he delayed a few more days, Porygon might already have been sent elsewhere to await destruction.
"I... want to try my best."
"I hope you won't get your hopes up."
Officer Jenny's words were cold, with no intention of encouraging Shen Qi at all. She sincerely hoped this innocent boy would not expect too much, lest he invest a great deal of emotion only to be utterly disappointed, affecting his studies and life next semester.
No one spoke in the car. Only the engine hummed until the police car crossed the bridge between the islands, entered Island 5, and reached the local Security Bureau.
The Security Bureau, which usually handled ordinary cases, had been tense lately,