In the game: I stole Groudon at the start.

"Excuse me, the captain would like to invite you both inside."

A moment later, the Team Rocket member came out and bowed respectfully to Bakura and the other two.

Bakura and his companion entered the captain's cabin and quickly scanned the area; there were only four people in total.

One of them was a burly blond man with his arms crossed, leaning against the wall. He was wearing green camouflage and had a fierce and menacing face, exuding a dangerous aura.

Bakura narrowed his eyes slightly. This must be one of the three executives of the Rockets, Lt. Surge!

He is also the Gym Leader of the Vermilion City Vermilion Gym!

The man sitting in the captain's original seat was a young man with short, grass-green hair dressed in a white gentleman's suit.

Rockets' fourth general, Apollo!

On a chair to the side sat another Team Rocket member, Lance, one of the Four Generals, with medium-length light green hair!

There was also an old man lying in the corner, his hands and feet bound with rope and his mouth gagged; he was clearly the former captain of the Saint-Antoine.

For the Santeannu mission, Giovanni actually sent two of the Fourth Generals and one of the Three Senior Officers, a total of three high-ranking members of Team Rocket!

Bakura narrowed his eyes slightly. It seemed that the Saint-Tiannu was indeed no ordinary ship this time!

Is there something on the ship that Giovanni should take seriously?

"You two must be Mr. Bakura and Kakeru, right? It's a pleasure to meet you. I am Apollo, and it is a great honor to meet you."

Upon seeing the two enter, Apollo stood up with an elegant smile and gave them a slight bow.

With impeccable manners and gentlemanly demeanor, Apollo doesn't resemble a vicious Team Rocket member; rather, he seems like an aristocrat.

"Hello, I presume Mr. Sakaki has already informed you."

Bakura smiled and nodded to Apollo, who was one of the earliest Team Rocket members to follow Giovanni.

He was also one of Giovanni's confidants and was extremely loyal to him.

In the original manga, when Giovanni was searching for Silver who had gone missing, Team Rocket was leaderless and taken over by the Beasts. It was Apollo who led the team to break the Beasts' control over Team Rocket.

Apollo then entered the ruins of the capital, used the stone tablets to control Arceus, and used Arceus to create the three gods: Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina!

Apollo, who commands four legendary heroes, including Arceus, has always hoped that Giovanni could return and lead the now invincible Team Rocket. His loyalty has never wavered, demonstrating his deep affection for Giovanni.

Although Giovanni did return... he returned as an opponent, and together with Lance Kogure, they defeated the Sinnoh Trio he controlled...

"Yes, we have received the boss's message. With Mr. Bakura in charge, this operation is sure to be foolproof."

Apollo wore a perfect, gentlemanly smile, but it gave off an eerie feeling when contrasted with his somewhat pale skin.

Giovanni, Apollo, and the other two had solemnly warned that Bakura's strength was almost equal to theirs, and he was also a distinguished guest from the Alola region and an important partner of Team Rocket.

They were instructed to treat Bakura with utmost respect and never offend him.

The three loyal Apollos would naturally not disobey Giovanni's orders.

“I may not necessarily take action. With the three of you here, your plan should be able to proceed perfectly.”

Bakura shook his head, then glanced at Lt. Surge and Lance beside him and said slowly.

"Thank you for your kind words, Mr. Bakura." Apollo maintained his smile.

"But I'm quite curious, what kind of operation would require the three of you Team Rocket executives to gather here?"

"Logically speaking, this ship should be completely under your control by now, right?"

Bakura then sat down in a chair and looked at the three of them curiously, asking them a question.

"This……"

Apollo hesitated for a moment. This was a Rockets secret, and he didn't know whether he should tell Bakura.

Apollo glanced at Lance and Maslow, but the two simply turned their heads away, pretending not to see him.

Grass!

Apollo cursed under his breath, "Damn these two bastards, they're just going to dump the blame on me, aren't they?"

M. Surgeon and Lance turned to look at the scenery. The commander of this operation was Apollo, not them from the 853.

They didn't want to get involved in something that would offend people.

"If it's inconvenient, you don't have to say anything." Bakura naturally noticed the three people's actions and expressions, and chuckled to show his understanding.

"Well... there's really no need to hide it. According to our intelligence, there's a legendary trainer on this ship."

"The boss wants us to capture him and bring his spirit back."

Apollo hesitated even more upon hearing this, considering that everything Sakaki had instructed was primarily to cooperate with Bakura, so he decided to tell Bakura his purpose directly.

"So the other elves are just a cover, and there's only one target?"

Bakura seemed to be deep in thought upon hearing this. A legendary trainer?

"Yes."

"The target is Hoenn and Shindai?"

"No, if it's the Age of Gods, we're not qualified..."

Apollo coughed awkwardly upon hearing this. The most famous legendary trainer in the world today is Shiro from the Hoenn region.

He possesses Regirock, the Geo Archon!

But Shiro is a champion-level trainer...

Apollo knew perfectly well that it was impossible for just the three of them to plot against Regirock.

Are you looking for trouble?

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Upon hearing this, Campfire almost burst out laughing. She hadn't expected Team Rocket's senior officers to be so amusing. However, she also became somewhat intrigued; after all, he was a legendary trainer!

This world is very, very big, but even pseudo-legendary trainers are few and far between in each region, let alone legendary trainers!

Why are those elves revered as legends?

Besides the fact that legendary elves have a higher level of talent and aptitude than ordinary elves, it is also because of their pitifully small population size!

Many legendary spirits are even unique in the world!

Even among the legends of the Three Divine Birds, which have their own groups, their numbers are pitifully small, and most of these legends are elusive, with the birds appearing only briefly and never actually leaving the group.

Many people will never see a legendary elf in their entire lives.

This has led to the rarity and preciousness of legendary trainers.

Currently, the most famous legendary trainer in the world is Shiro, and many people are actually envious of Shiro's Regirock.

However, it was all for naught, as Shiro's own strength was enough to ensure his safety, not to mention that Shiro was a top-ranked trainer under the Hoenn League!

Although he is not among the Hoenn Elite Four, God Age is protected by the Hoenn League, so who would dare to mess with him?

"That makes sense. Have you investigated the identity of this legendary trainer?"

Bakura pondered for a moment and nodded. It was indeed impossible for Shinjiro. Although Apollo and his two companions were quite strong, Team Rocket had a large number of members.

But that's clearly not enough to deal with God Age; there's a qualitative difference between Champion-level trainers and Elite-level trainers.

Moreover, Kamishiro wields Regirock.

Giovanni would never send Apollo and his two companions to their deaths, nor would he so obviously ask Bakura to be his henchman.

"The specific background is not very clear yet, but he is a trainer in the Sinnoh region and has a Darkrai in his possession."

Apollo shook his head and then told Bakura all the information he had obtained.

Darkrai, a trainer from the Sinnoh region...

Bakura was stunned when he heard this. This familiar feeling of déjà vu was that of the divine beast man who shattered the little idiot god's dream of winning the Suzuran Tournament.

"Is his name Dakdo?"

"Um... Mr. Bakura knows him?"

Apollo and the other two were taken aback. After hesitating for a moment, the handsome young man Lance cautiously asked a question.

If Bakura really was acquainted with Takatora...

Should they continue with their plan?

Cough cough... What if Bakura helps Darko deal with the three of them?

For a moment, Apollo and his companions' expressions changed. What if the helpers the boss had brought turned out to be the enemy's helpers? They needed to be careful...

"No, I don't know him, I've only heard the name before." Bakura shook his head, decisively denying it.

Dakdo ah~

Bakura's eyes held a hint of amusement; this was interesting. He remembered that Darkrai had more than one Darkrai.

There's also a Latios. The Rockets have their eye on Darkrai, so it's not unreasonable for them to want Latios, right?

Dakdo, wouldn't it be so much better if you just stayed a tool?

"I see." Apollo and the other two breathed a sigh of relief.

"But your intelligence is really good. Here's what we'll do: prepare two Team Rocket uniforms for me and Bonfire as well."

After thinking for a moment, Bakura grinned at Apollo.

He suddenly became interested in this operation. It's good to play the villain once in a while, right?

Most importantly, the loot might even be a legendary Pokémon!

"Okay, of course, no problem."

Apollo was taken aback for a moment, then nodded in agreement. Preparing two sets of uniforms for Bakura and his companion was a trivial matter.

This also suggests that Bakura might take the initiative to help them!

To be honest, although the three of them had already finalized and discussed the plan, they were still a little worried because their opponent was a legendary trainer.