Pokémon: Join Team Rocket at the Beginning

"By the way, I have found the old man you asked me to find," Yin Yue said, "I will take you to find him now."

Yang Ming nodded.

He had a pleasant chat with an old man on the cruise ship, but unfortunately he encountered robbers disguised as members of the navy fleet afterwards. Now that the decisive battle is imminent, he naturally has to remind this friend regardless of age difference to be careful.

When Yang Ming saw the old man, he found that he was in good spirits and there were no signs of abuse on his body, so he was slightly relieved.

"I have heard from people that you are a great man from Unova, and that you will lead everyone to defeat the robbers who have occupied this ship. Is this true?"

Yang Ming was full of black lines on his head: "The rumors about my identity are all rumors, but we are indeed preparing for a counterattack."

"Oh, really?" The old man's eyes lit up with fighting spirit, then dimmed. "I was also a trainer determined to become a champion. If I were 20 years younger, I would definitely charge forward. Alas, it's a pity that I am powerless now."

Then, he took out a smooth purple stone from his pocket and handed it to Yang Ming. "This is a treasure I got when I was traveling when I was young. I was going to show it off in front of you. Now that the war is imminent, I will give it to you. I hope it can help you rescue everyone on the ship."

Yang Ming looked at the strange stone carefully. The surface of the stone was smooth without a single flaw. One end was sharper, while the other end was more round, a bit like an "egg".

"This is... the 'Evolution Stone'!" Based on its appearance, Yang Ming has already determined the origin of the stone.

Evolution Stone is an item that only works on Pokémon that have not evolved completely. As long as the Pokémon has not evolved completely, it can greatly increase its physical defense and special defense by carrying the Evolution Stone.

What's even more commendable is that Evolution Pyroxite will not bring side effects to Pokémon. Generally, powerful items, such as special headscarves, special eyes, special scarves, assault vests, etc., will bring some side effects, and those items without side effects either have very small enhancements like silk scarves, or are disposable like attribute gems.

The Evolution Stone has both the advantages of large amplification and no side effects, although there are restrictions on the conditions of use. However, since Yang Ming's Pokémon, except for Rattata, have not evolved completely, this so-called usage restriction has little impact on him.

"Thank you, old man," Yang Ming held the Evolution Stone in his hand and thanked him solemnly, "The next battle will be very dangerous, remember to stay away."

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On the other side, the robber leader nicknamed "Lobster" had already arrived at the door of the power room.

Looking at his subordinates who had been frozen into ice sculptures, Lobster's expression looked very ugly.

"Come out, lobster, use crab punch!"

A red lobster Pokémon with a five-pointed star-shaped horn on its head appeared from the Poké Ball. It had a pair of claws armed with solid shells. Although these claws were not as huge as those of the Giant Claw Crab, their appearance was like a pair of well-forged iron fists and should not be underestimated.

This is Captain Lobster’s trump card Pokémon – Spinosaurus, and it is also the origin of his nickname.

The iron-clawed lobster gathered strength in its claws and shattered the indestructible ice wall with one strike.

"Tell me! What happened?" Captain Lobster picked up one of his rescued men and roared loudly.

The subordinate was breathing weakly, and said intermittently: "Captain...someone from the alliance is coming in...you have to be careful...Hidden Dragon...she..."

Before he could finish his words, the man's body turned into pieces and he died.

While freezing these robbers, Yin Yue also quietly injected a special cold air into their bodies. As long as someone tried to forcibly break the ice to save people, these people would turn into a pool of debris in a very short time.

"What a powerful method." Looking at the tragic death of his subordinate, Lobster did not feel the slightest bit of pain, but instead praised the opponent's method. "This kind of control over ice attribute skills should at least reach the level of an elite trainer."

"But from what I heard from the higher-ups, the alliance shouldn't send anyone to interfere with our operations. What's going on here?"

Just as he was thinking, another minion stumbled over.

"Captain, something terrible has happened! Both of our brothers who were guarding the Pokémon have been killed!"

"What?!" Lobster's face changed drastically. The two people he sent to guard the Pokémon were the elite of this operation. In terms of strength, they were enough to rank among the top five of this group of people. How could they suddenly die?

He thought of the mysterious investigator from the Alliance who could freeze people into ice sculptures.

"Are there any signs of freezing near the scene?" asked Lobster.

"No, one of the brothers was shot to death, and the other brother had bite marks from wild beasts in his throat. And judging from the scene, there were signs of a fierce battle." The minion reported the situation on the scene in detail.

"Oh, it actually takes a fierce battle to kill the opponent. It seems that the murderer is much weaker than the investigator who uses ice." Lobster felt relieved and thought that this new enemy should be just the investigator's subordinate.

"Another more important point is that the two dead brothers were completely looted, not even a single Poké Ball was left..." At this point, the minion's face looked strange. He had never seen an Alliance investigator who would actively search for other people's Pokémon. This kind of behavior seemed like something that only Team Rocket would do.

At this moment, several men carried out two tied-up men from the power room. They were the two thugs who were knocked unconscious by Yang Ming at the beginning.

The lobster immediately untied the rag covering the two men and asked anxiously, "Eel, sea urchin, tell me the specific appearance of the person who attacked you!"

"I don't know, Captain," Huang Shan cried, "As soon as we entered the power room, we were attacked from behind. We couldn't see anyone clearly."

"And when we woke up, we found that all our bodies had been robbed and our Pokémon had been confiscated!" Sea Urchin almost cried out loud.

"What? Trash! All trash!" Lobster slapped the two men hard, "You can't even see your opponent clearly. What's the point of the organization keeping you? Get out of here!"

After venting for a while, the lobster calmed down a lot and began to analyze the movements of his opponent.

"There are two opponents. One of them should be about the same strength as me, and the other should only be a team leader under me. The two should act separately."

"In the first stage, they should have occupied the power room and cut off the power supply to all the surveillance. This would make me blind and deaf. Secondly, they would force me to continuously send my men into the power room, causing me to lose combat power."

"When the energy is almost consumed, I will come to the power room myself. The two of them will time it well and use a trick to lure the tiger away from the mountain. The weaker one of them will take advantage of the opportunity to get rid of the guard and release the imprisoned Pokémon."

"Since they chose to rescue those Pokémon, they must have considered making the hostages their own. If that were the case, the stronger investigator should have already gone to rescue the hostages in the hall."

"If I'm right, the action should be carried out separately. When the weaker trainer rescued the Pokémon, the tourists on the other side were also rescued. Then their next destination is only one..."

"Everyone return to the captain's room!"