On Mt. Silver, thanks to Tyranitar's sincerity in turning the other cheek after being slapped on the first...
The task of releasing Larvitar back into the wild was successfully completed.
Although the process had been a little arduous, the ending was perfect.
Although Larvitar's mother had beaten Tyranitar black and blue, he had also earned the title of the gutsiest man in Young Master Mao's backyard...
With their work here finished, Lorelei had originally planned to return to Goldenrod City first, then take a ship back to the Sevii Islands, bringing Gary back to Goldenrod City along the way.
Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. Pokémon League Headquarters urgently recalled the Elite Four of Kanto and Johto for a meeting at the new headquarters on Mt. Silver. The topic was the upcoming Champions Pokémon League challenge tournament.
Lorelei could only hand the car keys to Gary and reluctantly set off toward Mt. Silver's summit.
Gary was in no hurry, so he simply stayed at the Pokémon Center, planning to rest for the night and return to Goldenrod City tomorrow.
In the Johto League work group chat, Lance was giving Bugsy and Falkner an earful.
Lance: "Seriously, what were you two doing? Didn't I tell you to go up the mountain with Gary?
"Why didn't you keep an eye on him? The Rangers have already filed a complaint with me.
"They said our staff beat up wild Pokémon, that the offense was extremely serious and the methods extremely brutal..."
Bugsy: "Boss... there was nothing I could do! I was the first one he beat up, okay? What he did during our battle was what you'd really call extremely brutal!"
Falkner: "Serves you right! Why did you have to provoke him? And you even managed to offend a whole bunch of