These reports cover the major criminal organizations that changed the course of the Pokemon world in recent history, though not all have proven to be as influential as some.
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Team Star
Organization Name: Team Star Region of Operation: Paldea Leaders: Team Star’s Giacomo, Mela, Atticus, Ortega, Eri and Cassiopeia (Penny) Current Status: Active Legendary Pokémon involved in past operations: None Criminal behaviors: Public Nuisance and Delinquency Overall societal impact: Minor HISTORY While the organization might not have been seen as a serious threat to the Paldea region as a whole, it can be more than said that it proved to be a thorn in the side of many within the Paldea Academy that wished to uphold the school’s moral conduct and desire to keep everything tidy and orderly. This group was formed by a series of six individuals who had been excessively bullied in the Academy without school officials doing anything to rally hide or correct these issues, forcing them to rely on only themselves as a group to fight back and become more righteous agents towards others, or at least in their eyes. A year and a half prior to the end of their antics against the Academy
Organization Name: Macro Cosmos
Region of Operation: Galar
Leaders: Macro Cosmos’ Oleana and Rose
Current Status: Active
Legendary Pokémon involved in past operations: Eternatus
Criminal behaviors: Public Endangerment
Overall societal impact: Moderate
HISTORY
Macros Cosmos acts as a business conglomerate of multiple different subsidiaries that operate throughout the Galar region, and effectively acts as the central business hub for the entre region. This conglomerate, formerly operated by Chairman Rose, served as the group that brought the region into the modern day and is responsible for much of the high-tech buildings and techn
Organization Name: Team Yell
Region of Operation: Galar
Leaders: Captain/Former Gym Leader Piers
Current Status: Active (Technically)
Legendary Pokémon involved in past operations: None
Criminal behaviors: Public nuisance
Overall societal impact: Minor
HISTORY
Team Yell is a fairly recent organization to hit the scene of the Galar region, and while it might not have had much of a lasting impact, the certainly had quite the presence wherever they went. Team Yell was formed for the sole purpose of helping Marnie, a local celebrity of Spikemuth, make it through the Gym Challenge of the region and become the new Champion. As a result of th
Non-Criminal Organization Name: Ultra Recon Squad
Region of Operation: Alola
Leaders: Ultra Recon Squad Captain Phyco, Ultra Recon Squad Dulse, Ultra Recon Squad Soliera, Ultra Recon Squad Zossie
Current Status: Operational
Legendary Pokémon involved in past operations: Cosmog, Cosmoem, Solgaleo, Lunala, Necrozma
Criminal behaviors: None
Overall societal impact: Moderate
HISTORY
The Ultra Recon Squad consists of highly-trained, selected individuals from the city of Ultra Megalopolis tasked with finding a way to either defeat or capture for good the monstrous Ultra Beast known as Necrozma. In the world that they came from, Necrozma once
Organization Name: Team Rainbow Rocket
Region of Operation: Alola
Leaders: Team Rainbow Rocket Giovanni, Team Aqua Archie, Team Magma Maxie, Team Galactic Cyrus, Team Flare Lysandre, Team Plasma Ghetsis
Current Status: Disbanded
Legendary Pokémon involved in past operations: None
Criminal behaviors: Burglary, kidnapping, destruction of private property, attempted multi-universal takeover.
Overall societal impact: Moderate
HISTORY
Though their existence was quite brief, Team Rainbow Rocket was more than able to put its mark on the map and show that even in defeat, the great Team Rocket will never die and only continue to reform and bec
Non-Criminal Organization Name: Aether Foundation
Region of Operation: Alola
Leaders: Aether President Lusamine, Lillie (not in a working status), Pokémon Trainer Gladion, Aether Foundation Faba, Aether Foundation Wicke
Current Status: Operational
Legendary Pokémon involved in past operations: Cosmog, Cosmoem, Solgaleo, Lunala, Necrozma
Criminal behaviors: Kidnapping, illegal capturing and storing of Pokémon via cryostasis, creation and harboring of bioweapons, mass-scale reckless endangerment and interdimensional interference
Overall societal impact: Extreme (both prior to and during the events of the Ultra Crisis)
HISTORY
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Organization Name: Team Skull
Region of Operation: Alola
Leaders: Team Skull Boss Guzma, Team Skull Admin. Plumeria
Current Status: Disbanded
Legendary Pokémon involved in past operations: Necrozma
Criminal behaviors: Theft, vandalism, kidnapping, destruction of public property, destruction of private property, illegal capture and transportation of Pokémon and accomplice to mass-scale interdimensional interference
Overall societal impact: Moderate
HISTORY
Team Skull might not have been one of the most dangerous criminal organizations to ever exist, but their influence in shaping the events of the Aether Crisis and their involvemen
Organization Name: Team Flare
Region of Operation: Kalos
Leaders: Team Flare Boss Lysandre, Kalos League Elite Four Malva, Team Flare Scientists (Aliana, Bryony, Celosia, Mable and Xerosic), Team Flare Admin. (Names unknown)
Current Status: Disbanded
Legendary Pokémon involved in past operations: Xerneas, Yveltal
Criminal behaviors: Theft, reckless endangerment, public endangerment, mass destruction of public property, destruction of private property, burglary, illegal transportation of Pokémon and attempted affliction of apocalyptic destruction on public among others
Overall societal impact: Considerable
HISTORY
Team Flare may no
Organization Name: Team Plasma
Region of Operation: Unova
Leaders: (Plasma King) N, Team Plasma Seven Sages (Ghetsis, Zinzolion, Gorm, Bronius, Rood, Giallo, Ryoku), Team Plasma (Head) Colress, Shadow Triad
Current Status: Disbanded/Fractured/Reformatted
Legendary Pokémon involved in past operations: Reshiram, Zekrom, Kyurem, Genesect
Criminal behaviors: Theft, illegal capture and transportation of Pokémon, kidnapping, reckless endangerment, public endangerment, political corruption, aggravated assault, mass destruction of public property, attempted murder, social corruption, destruction of private property, burglary and Pokémo
Organization Name: The Societea
Region of Operation: Oblivia
Leaders: Societea Head Edward/ “Ed the Thinker”, Societea Leader Arley, Societea Leader Kasa, Societea Leader Hocus
Legendary Pokémon involved in past operations: Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, Raikou, Entei, Suicune, Regigigas, Mewtwo
Criminal behaviors: Theft, burglary, bribery, reckless endangerment, public endangerment, mass destruction of public property, kidnapping, social corruption and many other charges accumulated throughout their careers
Overall societal impact: Considerable
HISTORY
While many today might not remember their criminal past, The Societea is a