Tell me if I'm crazy or not. This first part may sound familiar.
>To protect the world from devastation
Team Magma/Aqua
>To unite all people within our nation
Team Flare
>To denounce the evils of truth and love
Team Plasma
>To extend out reach to the stars above
Team Galactic
Giovanni was trying to stop all of these groups. In the games, he's a respectable Gym Leader. His team runs a reputable casino. When you shut down Team Rocket, these groups are able to seize control of their regions, resulting in the following games.
They were using the Silph Scope to capture a Ghost type pokemon, so that they could capture/stop Mewtwo.
You may have heard this theory before, it's been pretty popular. This is where I start to make connections that may or may not be grasping at straws.
Gen 6.5 or 7, whatever you happen to believe in, could involve this whole dimension hopping storyline that they have been developing with Zinnia and co. It's going to unify the canons of all of the games, with Team Rocket at the center. They said in the trailer that "It all comes together in Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon". It's also why they intentionally ponted out of all of the games that have come before. Perhaps that's just because it's the 20th anniversary. Or maybe they're doing this BECAUSE it's the 20th anniversary.
This is just my theory. Grasping at straws or nah?
GameFreak is just doing random shit, that's all.
>>25722005
Pretty nice.