Facing Lance's question, Mewtwo shook its head and said, 'Regarding this part of the memory, I have already deleted it from Giovanni's brain. However, I can only delete memories based on keywords and cannot probe memories, unless the other party opens their mind.'
'So I don't know if there are others in Team Rocket who have information on this matter, but as for Giovanni, I can assure you that he no longer has any memory of it.'
Although he can delete memories, he cannot probe others' memories and then delete them. It's not too difficult for him, but if the person being probed does not cooperate, he would become an idiot as a result.
At that time, although Mewtwo was darkened, he still had some conscience. So in the end, he only deleted the memories in Giovanni's brain about the technology of cloning and forcibly capturing others' Pokemon with a Pokeball, without directly probing his memories.
Mewtwo's words reassured Lance halfway. At least if Giovanni doesn't have those memories, it will be quite troublesome to operate this technology. As the leader of Team Rocket, Giovanni's brain definitely contains some core technological memories that cannot be exposed to outsiders.
With those memories deleted, even if others have memories of this technology, it's impossible to make a finished product in a short time.
And they will take advantage of this time to use the greatest force to completely crush Team Rocket!
During this time, Team Rocket continues to collapse, not due to the Alliance's attack, but from internal collapse. Many Team Rocket members are being expelled from Team Rocket, losing its protection, and nearly eighty percent have been directly captured by the Alliance.
Because of this, Team Rocket is now in panic, with no one knowing if they will be the next to be expelled.
According to internal reports, many members of Team Rocket are already uniting, preparing to defect. Rather than being expelled, they plan to grab some things and group together to leave.
Maybe they can even establish a new organization as their new protection.
With Team Rocket in its current state, even if Giovanni still had memories of that technology, he would have no time to study it now.
After the Quartz Conference ends, they plan to pressure Team Rocket again and ensure they are completely crushed!
Otherwise, Team Rocket, with such terrifying technology, would definitely rise again and potentially cause chaos in the world.
But that's a matter for later; for now, there's no issue, and everything can wait until after the Quartz Conference ends.
'Since Giovanni's memory has been deleted, there shouldn't be any problem. Congratulations, Ash! You've found such a powerful partner. Now, you can even challenge the position of Kanto Champion,' Lance teased Ash with a smile.
In the teasing, there was also sincere admiration. Ash has just debuted for less than half a year and hasn't even participated in his first League Conference, yet he already has a Divine Domain-level Pokemon. Such luck can no longer be described as mere good fortune; it's a miracle!
And the root of this miracle is Ash himself. His ability to possess Divine Domain-level strength is also part of the miracle. A human with Divine Domain-level combat power—can he still be called human?
If Ash didn't have Divine Domain-level power, it would be impossible for him to make Mewtwo submit. No matter how much Mewtwo appreciates Ash's character, and even though the misunderstandings between Mewtwo and Ash have been resolved, Mewtwo could not possibly stay with Ash.
Lance could be quite certain that half of the reason Mewtwo submitted is because of Ash's own strength.
However, Lance was mistaken. While this reasoning might apply to Legendary Beasts, for Mewtwo, mental comfort is more important. Being beside Ash is very comfortable, and Ash's trust in Mewtwo, his resolve, and never considering Mewtwo as an evil Pokemon—these factors are why Mewtwo chooses to stay with Ash.
As for Ash's strength... perhaps it accounts for less than ten percent of the reason.
'The Kanto Champion is still too far for me. I'd better focus on winning the Quartz Conference first,' Ash said with a goofy smile, not taking Lance's words to heart.
Whether Lance was sincere or taking a sideways approach, Ash had no intention of using Mewtwo's power to reach the Champion's peak.
Since Mewtwo joined, Ash never considered it a part of his formal combat strength, as long as the opponent doesn't act dishonorably. He wouldn't use Mewtwo, the reason being the same as with Gengar and Aerodactyl.
Before he can train his own Divine Domain-level Pokemon, he doesn't see himself qualified to command Divine Domain-level Pokemon—this is the standard he has set for himself.
At least, he should train Pokemon with comparable strength first, only then should he use a Pokemon of that level after capturing it.
If he doesn't impose such a rule on himself, what would be the point of training Pokemon in the future? He could just use powerful Pokemon to capture more powerful Pokemon and snowball them. Soon, he could gather a team at the Gym Peak level, while the odds of encountering an Elite in the wild aren't much lower than those of a Legendary Beast.
However, even so, if Ash uses such a method, the speed with which his team's combat power improves would be faster than direct training. Following the advice of the experts in the group, he set this restriction on himself since beginning his travels.