A Day with Proton

When Scottie arrived at the village, Proton immediately called out to them.

Hehe... Perfect timing. I'm currently conducting some business.

Have a look. Slowpoke tails are a delicacy, and I'll give you a discount if you buy one now!

This fine item makes you happier the more you chew it!

Hah! Guess I can't fool you.

I should have expected you'd be wary.

Even though we're enemies, I must commend your observation skills. Indeed, this tail is fake.

Pasio doesn't have any wild Pokémon...

so we made something similar with cheap materials and are passing them off as the real deal.

For Giovanni, of course!

I won't quit until I've hit my profit targets.

I've been secretly working with my subordinates to gather funds and prove myself useful to Giovanni.

This place is prime pickings, so we made a secret underground base.

Items to make Pokémon stronger, indulgent delicacies, rare Pokémon plushies...

They're all fake, but business is booming.

Oh, and there's no point in trying to tell me to stop!

This is the path I've chosen.

My goal is to be an evil mastermind like Giovanni!

I've always admired Giovanni, how he can be so ruthlessly decisive.

So I set out to be the scariest and cruelest guy in Team Rocket, and that's how I became an executive!

Which is why I can't betray Giovanni's trust or the trust of the subordinates that follow me.

Or Golbat!

You're curious if Golbat was stolen from someone?

He wasn't stolen or supplied by Team Rocket.

I choose the partners I work with!

I can't trust a Pokémon stolen from someone else or a partner Pokémon provided by the organization.

Failing a mission is unacceptable.

I caught this Golbat as a Zubat and carefully raised it myself.

If you don't believe me, would you like to test the strength of our relationship?

We've also gained experience by battling strong sync pairs.

So we can be even more useful to Giovanni!