【LV20 Eevee♂/Gym Potential】
【LV20 Eevee♂/Gym Potential】
Both Eevees were quite high-level, and both had gym potential.
This showed that Team Rocket's breeding center must have a considerable reputation in the Kanto region. Only high-level breeding centers could regularly breed Pokémon with gym potential or higher.
Team Rocket had so many industries under its control, including Pokémon-related commercial ones like breeding centers, as well as Trainer schools, hospitals, and other industries, forming a complete industrial chain.
However, the Giovanni from the anime was too incompetent. He always wanted to capture legendary Pokémon and use their power to rule the world.
Besides successfully creating Mewtwo, Giovanni had no other achievements. And to retrieve the escaped Mewtwo, Team Rocket had to mobilize most of its forces, ultimately ending up empty-handed.
Over time, Team Rocket accumulated a lot of debt and was forced to sell its assets to maintain operations. Later on, even some run-of-the-mill organizations surpassed them.
Therefore, there was no need to worry about Team Rocket. Due to Giovanni’s own shortcomings, Team Rocket was slowly declining under his leadership.
“Natz, choose an Eevee,” Gary said.
Natz walked forward and looked at the two Eevees.
“Eeb!”
“Eeb...!”
Both Eevees knew they were being traded for coins. They were both very happy because the Trainers who used coins to trade for them were either rich or powerful, and good times were ahead.
“I’ll take this one.”
Natz didn't really look carefully and chose the Eevee closest to her.
Gary chose the other one.
After they made their choice, the girl at the counter handed the Eevees to Gary and Natz.
Gary had a full party, so he asked Natz to hold the Eevee for him. He then transferred his Pokémon to Professor Oak’s Lab and came back for the Eevee.
“Mr. Gary, welcome back anytime!” True Bird was no longer stern but had a flattering look on his face, completely ignoring the cheating issue.
Gary glanced at Lily. He was still curious about what Lily had said that caused True Bird’s attitude to change so drastically.
“I'll come back if there are any rare Pokémon next time. I'm leaving now.”
Gary got the Eevee and didn't want to stay any longer. He left the arcade with Natz.
......!
In the underground room of the arcade.
“Boss, things have been settled above,” True Bird reported to a figure shrouded in shadow. The man sat on the boss chair, facing away from True Bird.
“Is someone cheating?” A low voice came from the shadow.
“We didn't find any evidence of cheating. But the other party is named Gary Oak, the grandson of Professor Oak. And they copied all the video recordings from the Pachinko machine, which might be useful later,” True Bird said.
“Professor Oak’s grandson... he actually came here...!” The man turned the chair to face the front, revealing his face, which was Giovanni, the leader of Team Rocket.
Professor Oak was a famous professor, and naturally, he had connections with the Kanto League. His grandson coming here made Giovanni wonder if Gary had other motives.
“Boss, please don't worry. He’s just a kid, and he probably just wants the Eevee and nothing else,” True Bird said.
“Hopefully, so. Tell all the other bases to act cautiously recently.”
“Should we take any action against Gary?”
“No need.” Giovanni waved his hand.
Giovanni didn't want to mess with Gary. After all, Professor Oak was a very important figure in the Pokémon League. If his grandson got into trouble, it would definitely alarm the League's Investigators.
Two Eevees, just consider them free.
“What if Gary comes again?” True Bird asked.
“Put Gary and the girl with him on the blacklist. The arcade won’t serve them,” Giovanni said.
“Yes sir.”
......!
“Natz, do you know what Lily said to True Bird?” Gary asked after they left the arcade and walked some distance.
Natz was a Psychic, so even without Telepathy, her perception was very strong, and she should be able to hear Lily’s words.
“Are you concerned about that Lily?” Natz asked coldly.
Hearing Natz’s cold tone, Gary couldn’t help but laugh. He didn’t expect Natz to be a jealous girl, that she could be jealous of this.
“I’m just wondering why True Bird suddenly changed his mind after Lily said something to him,” Gary explained.
“That Lily didn't say anything, she just mentioned that you are related to Professor Oak,” Natz said.
“Oh, my grandfather’s face is that big!” Gary was surprised.
Professor Oak’s reputation was useful, but Gary had never thought it would work even with Team Rocket.
“Your grandfather is Professor Oak, he often appears on TV and is very famous,” Natz said.
Even Natz, who didn’t pay attention to the research world, knew Professor Oak, showing how famous he was. His influence in other regions might not be great, but in the Kanto region, his influence was absolutely significant.
“Not bad, at least we got two Eevees for free,” Gary said.
“Gary, why weren’t the people in the arcade willing to report the case?” Natz asked.
It was inconvenient to ask in the arcade, but seeing True Bird’s unwillingness to call the police, Natz was confused. The arcade had a valid reason, but they had to swallow this loss.
“I can tell you, but you can’t tell anyone else,” Gary said.
“Okay, I promise, I won’t tell anyone.”
Gary lowered his voice and said: “Actually... that arcade has connections with the Pokémon Hunter Organization. They recently replaced the prizes, and they must have transported some Pokémon, definitely some illegal ones, so they are afraid to call the police.”
“There is such a thing!” Natz was shocked. Being inexperienced in the world, this was the first time she had heard of such a thing. She asked in confusion: “Then why didn’t you insist on calling the police?”
“Most arcades do this, and the origins of the Pokémon are unclear. They are basically smuggled. If we really call the police, it will indirectly offend other arcades. And many arcades have black backgrounds. Even if I am Professor Oak’s grandson, if I offend too many people, it’s no different from seeking death.”
Gary didn’t tell the truth. Team Rocket’s background was too sensitive, and Gary didn’t know how to explain it. So he just made up a random excuse to brush it off.
“It’s really complicated.”
Although Natz was innocent, she had managed a gym for several years and understood some common sense about how to deal with people. She also understood the situation that Gary described, which was common.
Even some Pokémon auctioned at auctions were more illegitimate than the Pokémon in these arcades.