The following is a the first of a series of newspaper clippings found in a deserted office building, once thought to have been an umbrella-business for Team Rocket. The photograph is smudged due to a water-leak, but appears to depict a young man with curly red hair, holding a gym-badge and attempting to turn away from the photographer.
THE SHY HERO
Yesterday, a young man defeated local water gym-leader Aakash, using just three Pokemon. The gym, built into an old swimming pool, is designed to make fighting difficult for anyone without a water or ice Pokemon. Aakash is quoted as saying that he was "impressed by the resourcefulness and cunning tactics" of the young challenger. This is thought to be the boy's second gym-victory, though it appears that he gave false-names at both fights.
Strangely, unlike the rest of the newspaper clippings that police recovered, this one had been framed and placed on a wall overlooking the entire room.