Pokémon: Dreams Come True Starting in Sinnoh

Filled with helplessness and dissatisfaction, the Rocket team trio arrived at the agreed-upon location to deliver the goods. After walking for about ten minutes, they reached a clearing in the woods, where their client was already waiting for them.

"too slow."

The speaker was a man with short, horn-like hair. His expression was calm, revealing no emotional fluctuations. A cursive G-shaped logo was printed on the top of his gray-white uniform.

"Ah...ha...haha...sorry, because the police in Baidai City acted too quickly, we had no choice but to dig a tunnel to escape. There was nothing we could do about it."

Kojiro stood in front of Musashi, whose face was already showing anger, and rubbed his hands together in a fawning manner.

Although he, as a member of Team Rocket, was unwilling to bow down to an evil organization from another region, he had no choice but to submit to them. If Team Rocket had a base in the Sinnoh region, they would never have handed over this gem, whose purpose they didn't know.

Seeing that the other party didn't react, Kojiro continued, "Um... the reward..."

"..."

The blue-haired man gave a look to his subordinate behind him, who immediately stepped forward and took out a combination lock box. Inside the box were stacks of the largest denomination banknotes.

"Glug~!"

Although these were prices agreed upon beforehand, the trio, who had been starving for two days, still subconsciously swallowed after seeing so much money in their eyes, seemingly already imagining themselves wolfing it down at the best restaurant.

Just as Kojiro was about to take the box, the other party seemed to have anticipated it and took a step back. The blue-haired man then said coldly, "The goods."

"..."

The three exchanged a glance, then nodded helplessly. Finally, Meow Meow stepped forward and handed over a spherical bag containing something to the other party.

After a quick glance at the contents of the bag to confirm that there was nothing wrong with the goods, the blue-haired man gave another look, and his subordinate handed the box to the three members of Team Rocket.

"The deal is done, but remember to keep it a secret, or else..."

Just as he was about to warn the trio, an unexpected voice suddenly came from the nearby woods.

"We've been walking for so long and still haven't seen an open space... If we can't find one soon, we'll have to turn back."

"Pikachu~"

"..."

Upon hearing the voice, the blue-haired man subconsciously frowned, while the Team Rocket trio exchanged bewildered glances, their eyes filled with surprise.

"That voice is..."

"You brat?!"

"No way, meow..."

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Ash and Pikachu finally pushed aside the last bushes and came to them.

........

"Hmm? The Rockets? And..."

Ash felt lucky when he saw the open space after parting the bushes, but his mood plummeted the next second when he saw Team Rocket and Team Galactic members standing opposite him.

He said he hadn't seen the Rockets trio for so long and was wondering what they were up to, but it turned out they were working for the Galaxy...

So, the things in their bags must be...

"Tsk, what bad luck."

The transaction was witnessed, and the blue-haired man's usually indifferent expression finally showed a slight ripple. However, she still didn't pay much attention to Xiao Zhi, merely waving her hand impatiently at her subordinates and saying:

"Take care of him quickly and then go back."

Clearly, the blue-haired man wasn't very interested in the still-young trainer in front of him, and didn't take him seriously at all.

The members standing behind her sent out their Pokémon and ordered them to attack Ash. The blue-haired woman turned around and, seeing the teasing looks from the Team Rocket members, couldn't help but ask:

What do your expressions mean?

He frowned, feeling as if the three people were looking down on him.

"Hmm... how should I put it~"

Take care.

"The transaction is complete, we're off now, meow~"

"Sonams!"

After saying this nonsensical thing, the Rockets trio ran away without looking back, leaving her completely puzzled.

However, her doubts did not last long, and she soon learned the answer.

"Huh?!"

Screams and the sound of electricity crackling through the air came from behind him.

It's obvious that he doesn't have any Electric-type Pokémon among his Pokémon, so the answer is quite clear.

"..."

He slowly turned his head and found that all three of his subordinates had collapsed on the ground unconscious, and the skunks and superbats they had taken out were covered with charred marks.

Did he do all of this?

Only then did he finally take Ash seriously.

It was enough to make that trio flee in disarray, and to defeat several of his men in just a few seconds.

"Tsk."

He clicked his tongue and was about to retreat when Pikachu blocked his way.

"If you're going to leave, at least leave your things behind."

Xiao Zhi said this calmly.

"...Although I don't know how strong you are, you'd better pray that your strength is as tough as your mouth."

"Each each other."

Xiao Zhi smiled, neither humble nor arrogant, seemingly not taking her seriously at all.

Damn brat.

Whether Xiaozhi's mocking expression was intentional or unintentional was unclear, but her mood was no longer as calm as before. If they weren't on a mission, she would have definitely taught this brat a lesson.

"Are you still thinking about fighting me or running away?"

As soon as Xiaozhi opened his mouth, he felt a sense of incongruity.

However, the next moment she suddenly realized where her sense of unease came from.

The bag in my hand is so light...

In his panic, he quickly opened the bag, but it was completely empty; there was no sign of the Vajra Jewel.

Are you looking for it?

Ash nodded, and then a Night Watcher appeared beside Ash's head, holding in its hands the Diamond Orb that had disappeared from the bag at some point.

"?!"

He stared wide-eyed in disbelief. He had clearly been paying attention to the Diamond Orb the whole time. No matter how powerful a Ghost-type Pokémon was, it was impossible for even a Psychic-type Pokémon to steal it without him noticing.

Who exactly is this guy?

Sweat had already seeped from his back, and the moment the Night Patrol Spirit disappeared, he could no longer maintain his composure. He threw a smoke bomb on the ground and fled in a panic.

.......

PS1: Thank you everyone for the gifts! (I don't know if it's because there were so many gifts these past two days, but the official team gave me the weekend's worth of gifts even though Wednesday and Thursday should have been the least...)

PS2: Both Mei and Serena will have roles in the Sinnoh region, but the amount of screen time varies between them. Some have important roles that connect the past and the future, while others only have one shot (both around the time of the final tournament).