"It is a relief," Josh nodded in agreement. "If anything because of how inconvenient it's been going to Hoenn's most remote corners just to practice with him." He had to go to places like Route 114's mountain pass just to live his childhood dream. More importantly, to get used to how the Raikou's strides felt, what he was capable of, and how he fought.

"Most of the time, it is on my person," Josh answered. "When it is not, it is stored under multiple layers of security in my Gym's basement. I am the only person that knows the full combination that will get inside where it is stored. Several of my most tenured employees know a part of the combination in the event of a dire emergency." Raju Mystic had been entrusted with the final such number. "It is why my rarest Pokémon are not all kept in the same place."

Lydia was right. They did have criminals to catch. With a hum and a nod, Josh led the way to the inside of the Operations Center. Within, the duo would find no criminal presence; only quite a mess that they had left searching through records. "Do you have a psychic and-or a ghost Pokémon with you?" he asked. "We may need to look for ethereal and psychic residue."