>>50028467Now I'll look at the plot. It's really not good.
Basically, you have Team Rocket trying to revive itself. But that's all supposed to culminate in an impassioned, feeble cry for Giovanni's return to the gang. First of all, he disbanded Team Rocket in RBY / FrLg himself, and never stated an intention to return or regroup.
Second, they were able to perpetrate some activities well enough on their own without Giovanni, so their stated need for him shows extreme delusion on their part---you either admit this is bad writing on GF's part or else you have to accept that Team Rocket is severely diminished as a threat as a result of this.
Speaking of Team Rocket being a threat, the third point is that Team Rocket accomplishes nothing of significance in the entirety of the plot. The height of their criminal enterprise was taking over the radio tower, and they completely squander this opportunity by, again, making a useless call for Giovanni to come back and lead the gang---why would he even be listening in at that specific broadcast? Why would they need to make a public announcement that had a high chance of failure instead of continuing to seek him out privately? The game lampshades this entirely.
As a matter of fact, the fourth (or fifth point, if you will), is that HGSS retcons the Kanto games' endings through the Celebi event, by having Giovanni holed up in a cave just waiting for Team Rocket to call him back---again, even after he personally called it quits, and even despite him having been perfectly capable of returning to Team Rocket at any point before this. So this retcon makes no sense, and is used as a poor excuse to have a Giovanni cameo and battle (which is unsatisfying anyway since his team is shit and you're postgame levels by now).
