The New Normal – 3-13 – INTERLUDE: Pokenet Reactions
[TEAM ROCKET STRIKES AGAIN IN THE WORST ATTACK TO EVER HAPPEN TO INDIGO! MANY INJURED IN TERRIBLE ATTACK IN OLIVINE CITY! MANY TEAM ROCKET MEMBERS ESCAPED TO HOENN!] by The Indigo Post
[Collated pictures from the scene, including injuries suffered]
Unfortunately, today was almost one of significant tragedy as Team Rocket has made an appearance once again and terrorized the ports of Olivine City. The air of a peaceful afternoon at Olivine City was shattered by the screams and shouts of innocent civilians trying desperately to get away from Team Rocket's attacks.
According to many eyewitnesses, Team Rocket seemingly showed up out of nowhere and began to indiscriminately attack everyone at the pier. Many were injured in this initial assault as the people frantically tried to scramble away from the assailants.
Fortunately, Elite John was there at the scene within moments of the outbreak occurring and immediately rushed into the fray and began rescuing civilians while his Pokémon dealt with the threat. A security guard that was rescued by Elite John confirms that the Elite Four member had positioned himself between the fleeing civilians and a large group of Team Rocket members, blocking the Team Rocket members from leaving the ship and preventing further damage.
In an act of great bravery, many civilians also joined in the fighting and began helping the Elite Four member by battling against a few Team Rocket members that Elite John missed. As soon as he realized he had backup, Elite John took command and began giving out orders to better coordinate their efforts while corralling the members of Team Rocket into more manageable groups so that they could be more efficiently defeated and detained.
As the dust settled and the battle was over, many civilians were found to be injured by Team Rocket's acts. Those same civilians had to be sent to the nearby Pokécenter to receive treatment, while others were tended to by the Nurse Joys. Elite John himself received no injuries, though he did manage to capture the leader who led this attack and detain all of the Team Rocket members that were onboard the ship. Unfortunately, there are still no reports regarding who and where the true leader of Team Rocket is.
Furthermore, the damage to the ports of Olivine were significant. With the docks torn up due to collateral damage from the fight, and with many other ships similarly damaged, the ports of Olivine are in serious need of repair. Officials have stated that, while the ports don't need to be completely shut down, citizens should expect reduced activity from Olivine City while the ports undergo repairs.
To make matters even worse, Elite John confirmed that the Team Rocket members in Olivine were looking to escape and relocate their operations to Hoenn, and that there were many other groups like this one that had been undoubtedly missed. Already, we have received reports of outrage from the Hoenn League as this news was announced.
Despite this, in an interview after the battle, Elite John emphasized his thanks for the volunteers who helped him and participated in the battle, and he stressed that he was pleased with the Indigo Police's performance and response in this incident. He did not indicate who should be blamed for the incident when asked.
On the other hand, in the midst of all the messages of sympathy from important figures across Indigo and Hoenn, there were also many within the public that placed the blame of this incident solely on the Indigo League, and Champion Pryce, for their complete mismanagement of domestic policies that allowed such a tragic incident to occur.
We at the Indigo Post express our deepest sympathies for anyone caught or injured in the attack. And, readers, what are your thoughts on this terrible attack on Indigo? Please let us know in the comments!
Comments
ILoveGoldenRod
Had a friend that was injured (luckily, only minorly!) in the attack, and I'm enraged by the fact that this happened at all! Why couldn't the Indigo Police react faster and contain the whole situation?! Why didn't Elite John do more to protect the civilians?! How did the entirety of the Indigo League miss such a large group of Team Rocket members?
What the fuck are we spending our tax dollars on if they're unable to handle something like this?! Disgraceful! We need to see some resignations and arrests over this for such mismanagement!
ANormalFan
ILoveGoldenRod Arceus, you need to think over about your priorities! Why are you placing the blame on Elite John when he was the only Elite Four member or Gym Leader that actually responded to the scenario?! Sure, he couldn't keep everyone safe, but no one could! And he clearly did his best! Read through the article again CLEARLY this time and you'll see that he positioned himself to block Team Rocket members from harming the civvies!
Go point fingers somewhere else next time! And check out your reading skills beforehand!
EDIT: Holy shit, John's 'Fear and Cowardice' line hits so hard. Those grunts better be scared!
FutureAce
Hey, did anyone see that video of the fight! Wow it looked like complete chaos out there! There were so many cool Pokémon just fighting it out against so many Raticates, Golbats, and Arboks! I would have loved to be there, not for the attack of course, but just to see all those cool fights!
EDIT: Also, anyone else notice how powerful John's Blissey and Clefable were as bodyguards?! Never thought about those Pokémon as strong before, but they did work! They smashed those grunts like it was nothing!
DragonPower
ANormalFan HAH! If it was Elite Lance with his Dragons, I can guarantee you that there'll be no casualties, AMONGST THE CIVVIES AT LEAST! Lance would probably Hyper Beam them all to death with his Dragonites! No mercy to the scum who steal dragons!
DarkManager
I'd like to thank everyone that was there who helped out in the fight when you didn't need to. Like John said, thank you for being brave and stepping up. You guys were the true heroes.
AlluteNinja
About time Team Rocket suffered a setback like this. And what does it say about the Indigo League that the biggest loss ever suffered by these criminals was due to the coincidence of having an Elite Four there?
On the one hand, I'm pleased to see Team Rocket finally getting what they deserved, and yet I'm upset that it they almost got away with it due to the League's inefficiency.
FearTheRat
Ok before the comments inevitably go down some random tangent again, I would just like to express my sympathies for anyone caught up in the attack, like your friend ILoveGoldenRod.
But the article is right that there needs to be someone to blame, or at least, be held accountable for what happened at Olivine today. How did this even happen when everyone was hunting for Team Rocket? Why was Champion Pryce's administration so poor at handling the situation?
I want answers!
RockGetGrunt
Man, I'm so glad I wasn't there! Hope you guys get out soon! Those remaining among us give our sympathies to those that were caught up in that!
SlugmaBalls
You mean to say that those scumbags are coming over to Hoenn?! WTF is wrong with you guys at Indigo that you have to spread your problems here to Hoenn! We already have enough shit to deal with! We don't need yours added to the pile!
FlyingHigh
RockGetGrunt …who are you referring to?
["GET YOUR SHIT SORTED!" ELITE DRAKE SLAMS THE INDIGO LEAGUE FOR THEIR INCOMPETENCE AND MISTAKES!] by The Hoenn Times
With his trademark gruff and tough mannerisms, Elite Drake once again slammed the Indigo League for their latest mistake, and this time he was not holding back with the comments! This is what Elite Drake had to say about the issue:
"Congratulations, Champion Pryce. You have now dropped another pile of shit into Hoenn. And this time, the shit will spread and multiply, and if we don't handle this right then all of Hoenn will be covered in the shit that YOU sent over. If you wanted to fuck us over, then well done."
"Now, I will have to ask the Hoenn League to pull their heads out of their asses and start organizing our police to clear out this Team Rocket before they can harm our citizens. Arceus knows how difficult it's going to be to actually get them to spend money to keep the public safe. But now, you have all the warning you need, so DO YOUR JOBS! Also, get the fuck out of your office Pryce. You don't deserve to be there. I hope Lance at least has a brain."
Expectedly harsh words from our experienced Elite Four member. And yet, Elite Drake is right that the spread of Team Rocket into Hoenn will inevitably be a further drain of Hoenn's resources and may even undermine the safety of the public.
Following on from his Elite Four's statement, Champion Wallace had this to say.
"The events at Olivine are a tragedy. That cannot be denied. And yet, it was a preventable one. The secret relocation of Team Rocket into Hoenn is greatly unfortunate. And yet, it was preventable. I can only hope that any further incidents from the Indigo League may be preventable. This cannot happen again."
This writer hopes that the Hoenn Police are able to rapidly respond to this new threat on our shores.
Comments
NotTooMuchWater
Can't believe the Indigo League dropped the ball this hard. I hope you guys in Indigo really kick out Pryce. I'm mad as hell that he was indirectly responsible for causing us problems. Hope Lance or whoever is more capable than this.
AreYouSlowBro
Is Drake always so foul-mouthed? I feel like he swears at least twice per sentence. Not that I mind, of course, swearing is cool!
SlugmaBalls
I'm pretty sure Drake was born with a potty mouth. I couldn't imagine him NOT swearing, to be honest.
KantoRepresent
I truly hope that the Hoenn League is able to deal with Team Rocket better than the Indigo League. If it weren't for our Gym Leader Giovanni, we would have never been able to fight back against Team Rocket! Giovanni truly is incorruptible and the best person we have to destroy Team Rocket!
ILoveGoldenRod
I'm not happy about the situation as the next guy, but I still can't tolerate Elite Drake's rude manner of speaking. He's an Elite Four member, for Arceus' sake, he needs to be held to a higher standard! How are our two regions meant to cooperate if all we hear from your Elite Four is a constant slew of insults and swears?!
TangelaThoughts
I hope that tensions don't get any worse between our two regions. As unfortunate as the circumstances are, I sincerely doubt that any of this was intentional by our government. Perhaps it was negligence, but not malice.
NotTooMuchWater
I think we in Hoenn understand that; but it's still aggravating when we have to clean up what was supposedly YOUR mess. I can't speak for the others, but I do hope that we in Hoenn see some attempt to repair or compensate us for the damage that we have received based on your region's actions, intentional or otherwise.
Topic: [I, ELITE LANCE, AM MAKING A BID TO BE THE NEXT CHAMPION!] by DragonKnight (Verified POG)
I am releasing this statement in conjunction with a press announcement, but as the title of this post says, I am seeking to replace Champion Pryce and become the next Champion of Indigo.
I have spoken to the Blackthorn Clan, and they have all agreed with my decision to commit to this course of action. But, most importantly, I have spoken to my own heart and decided that I could not tolerate my inaction any longer!
Everyone has undoubtedly seen the recent attack in Olivine, which was just a culmination of all of the Team Rocket attacks so far throughout Indigo. And, while I must express my thanks to those who have rallied against these terrorists, it is certainly clear at this point that the Indigo League has failed to do enough, and the people have suffered for it!
AND Champion Pryce is the one responsible for all this chaos! He is the one to blame for all those injuries! Champion Pryce, in his obsession to maintain the status quo, has allowed the economy of Indigo to stagnant and fester in his negligence. It's no wonder that Team Rocket managed to source so many members when Pryce was in charge, since they had no other alternative but crime!
To make matters worse, not only has Champion Pryce purposely side-lined a member of the Elite Four, but also, he has embarrassed us on the international stage when he sent Elite John over to Hoenn without informing anyone on their side of things just to fuel his petty agenda. This risked years of carefully cultivated friendship with Hoenn in his foolish attempts to maintain the status quo.
These are not the actions of a Champion! And it is due to this that I, with a heavy heart, am seeking to challenge Pryce and replace him as Champion! I hope that I will have your support!
Comments
DragonLady (Verified POG)
Elite Lance has the full support of the Blackthorn Clan to replace Pryce as the next Champion and wishes him all the best! We in the Clan have been greatly dissatisfied with Pryce and cannot allow him to remain as Champion any longer!
SkyWalker (Verified POG)
Champion Pryce advocates for everyone to not act on their immediate emotions and recognize that, under the leadership of Champion Pryce, peace has been achieved and maintained throughout Indigo throughout his entire reign. Champion Pryce has served in his capability as Champion dutifully, and his stable and experienced leadership is what is needed during these trying times!
ChuckNorris (Verified POG)
I DON'T CARE WHO BECOMES THE NEXT CHAMPION I JUST WANT TO SEE A GOOD FIGHT! BUT I WANT LANCE TO WIN MORE BECAUSE DRAGONS ARE MORE OF A CHALLENGE TO FIGHT THAN ICE TYPES HAHAHAHA!
EDIT: HOW DO I TURN OFF CAPS
TangelaThoughts
Arceus – that's a stacked comment section. But yea, saw this announcement coming ever since Lance was making those statements two weeks or so ago. Definitely predicted that the attack in Olivine was finally going to light the fuse for Lance. Very excited to see what happens next.
EDIT: Also, noticed that in the other news articles that most of the Johto Gym Leaders seem to be supportive of Lance's attempts, and so am I!
EDIT2: Elite John declared his support as well!
ANormalFan
JUST SAW ELITE JOHN ANNOUNCING HIS SUPPORT LANCE TOO! Well sign me up then! All hail Champion Lance!
DragonPower
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FightClub
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IceColdSimp
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FearTheRat
…Again, wtf is wrong with you people?
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[TEAM ROCKET CRIPPLED! MANY MEMBERS ARRESTED IN JOINT RAIDS OF KNOWN FACILITIES! AMAZING FEAT BY THE HOENN POLICE!] by The Hoenn Times
Ever since it was announced that Team Rocket had made their new base here and were planning on continuing their operations on Hoenn soil, our brave and daring fighters in the Hoenn Police have worked hard day after day, leading up to today's simultaneous raid against multiple of their bases.
Our Hoenn Police force successfully stormed into their buildings, and quickly detained all of the Team Rocket members inside without suffering a single casualty. A huge success for the Hoenn police, and as a result of the Hoenn's Police hard work, we can be sure that the Team Rocket numbers have been significantly whittled down from all the arrests!
This writer hopes that the Hoenn Police will be able to put an end to these terrorists once and for all. Make Team Rocket a problem of the past!
Comments
KantoRepresent
Definitely happy for you guys in Hoenn for your success! I just wish the Indigo Police were as efficient as yours were…
NotTooMuchWater
KantoRepresent Thanks for your thanks, but you gotta know that all news agencies, in Hoenn and Indigo, like to exaggerate their success for the headlines. So, while I don't doubt that they made arrests, why did they not announce the leader of Team Rocket has been arrested?
Probably because they haven't caught him yet. The threat is not over.
AlluteNinja
Well, exaggerated or not, I'm happy to see the Hoenn Police initiate their raids on Team Rocket. They belong behind bars!
SlugmaBalls
Yeah, the news probably just exaggerated it to make the Hoenn League look good. Typical corruption!
[NEW HOENN-KANTO RESEARCH FACILITY FINALLY BUILT IN PETALBURG! A GREAT ACHIEVEMENT! AND A SIGN OF COOPERATION?!] by The Hoenn Times
After a surprisingly quick and efficient building process, the new joint-research facility promised by both Devon Corp and Kanto's Viridian City has finally been constructed and is now in use! Scientists from both regions have already moved into the facility and begun researching the new Pokémon, Porygon!
After speaking to a few of the scientists, we were able to find out that the intention of the facility is to discover if this completely new Pokémon has any potential to evolve, and whether it can be mass produced since it is a Pokémon made of pure data! They even told us that since they had managed to make use of the time when the facility was still under construction, they had gathered quite a bit of data already and hope to see results soon! A very interesting development, and this writer wishes them the best in their endeavours.
For more information regarding the new Pokémon Porygon, click here.
Comments
NotTooMuchWater
This is some great news after hearing about all of the scandals and criminals that have been brought over here from Indigo. It gives me hope that the recent incidents were just caused by a few bad apples and that the majority of citizens in Indigo do appreciate Hoenn and want to actively cooperate with us. Hope this works out, we don't need more bad news.
TangelaThoughts
NotTooMuchWater Don't forget about that new Devon Corp branch in Viridian City! The current Indigo League might be screwing up, but I guarantee you that the common Indigo Citizen is more than welcoming of our friendship with Hoenn!
ANormalFan
Hey doesn't John have a Porygon of his own?! Maybe if they discover any future evolutions they'll give one to him! Hope John gets even stronger by this WOOOO!
FightClub
Why are these nerds wasting time on researching a stupid Normal type. Why can't they use their time better like finding out new Fighting types! Productive Fighting types Useless Normals. SMH all these nerds don't know anything about Pokémon.
DragonPower
^Agreed! Why couldn't they discover more Dragons! There's only 5 evolution lines of Dragons right now! We need more! Or make Charizard into a Dragon already!
[AN ANALYSIS OF ELITE LANCE AND CHAMPION PRYCE! WHO WOULD WIN THEIR UPCOMING MATCH?!] by BattleCast
[Cool graphic of the two of them staring down each other]
Everyone and their mother are talking about Elite Lance's recent challenge against Champion Pryce to become the next Champion. However, we here at BattleCast don't care about all this political nonsense! We just care about WHO WOULD WIN IN A POKEMON BATTLE!
Now, a more novice reader may immediately assume that Pryce would be the eventual winner, due to the fact that Pryce's Ice types are supereffective against Lance's Dragon types. However! More experienced readers of BattleCast should know that at such high-level battles, type matches matter a lot less!
Now, Champion Pryce hasn't actually had a Pokémon battle in a long while, but we can go through our old records of his battles and look at his team. His old team consisted of a Glalie, Dewgong, Glaceon, Sneasel, Jynx, and of course, his starter Mamoswine. Now, this team may be outdated, but we can assume that Pryce will be using most of these Pokémon in his upcoming match.
On the other hand, Lance's team is very well-documented and well-known. His team of 'dragons', include a Gyarados, Charizard, Salamence, and of course his trio of Dragonites (including his starter!). Those are some serious powerhouses! No wonder Lance was chosen to be the Blackthorn representative on the Elite Four.
Now, while Lance's Pokémon are typically stronger…(Click here to continue reading)
Comments
DragonPower
LETS GO LANCE LETS GO! LANCE WILL WIN WITH HIS DRAGONS! ICE TYPES BE DAMNED!
IceColdSimp
HEY SHUT UP YOU IDIOT ARE YOU BLIND BECAUSE ICE TYPES BEAT DRAGONS EVERYONE KNOWS THEIR TYPE MATCHUPS! LORELEI'S UNCLE IS GONNA WIN!
DragonPower
ICE TYPES WIN?! HAVE YOU SEEN ALL THOSE DRAGONS!? Did you think that Lance wouldn't have trained his team to resist Ice type attacks?! Keep dreaming kid.
Also, those Ice types are all so fragile! One attack and Lance is going to break them apart. So, get ready to cry kiddo!
FearTheRat
Yea, politics aside, I definitely am rooting for Lance to win. I feel like his team is a lot better and more well-rounded than Pryce's, and I just think that, individually, Lance's team is more powerful than Pryce's. Of course, Pryce has that type advantage over Lance, but I'm certain that Lance has his own countermeasures for that.
TangelaThoughts
FearTheRat Mostly agree, although I'm also willing to bet that Pryce has his own secrets up his sleeve that he's hidden from the public up until this point. Unlike Lance, who openly shows off his team at basically every opportunity he gets, Pryce is much more secretive of his team, and like the report said, we haven't really seen him in a full Pokémon battle in a while.
My money's still on Lance, but I think that Pryce might surprise us a bit.
FlyingHigh
Does anyone realize that all of Lance's Pokémon are Flying types? In fact, he has more Flying types than Dragons. Weird huh. Maybe we should reclassify him as a Flying type specialist.
FearTheRat
If we do that, then Flying type specialists everywhere are gonna cry. Lance's standards for 'Flying' types are way too high. Dragonites should not be counted as a 'Flying' type, they are most certainly Dragons.
DragonLady (Verified POG)
FlyingHigh No.
FlyingHigh
…yes ma'am.
A.N And this is the final chapter of the Indigo Politics Arc. Next chapter will begin the Champion arc! Thanks for sticking with me and for reading. And yes, 'Verified POG' = Verified Person Of Glory. Used for Gym Leaders/Elite 4/Champion, and other prominent individuals.
Also, because I was wary of having too many Interludes back-to-back, Wednesday's chapter will be 4-1 instead of a short interlude, while Friday will be the 4-1 short interlude.
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