Team Cipher

Team Cipher is a criminal organization which recently moved to Kanto. They want to control the curse for world domination.

In the past they were involved with Shadow pokemon which bear some resemblance, and some scientists even thought that Shadow pokemon have something to do with the curse. Shadow pokemon can also fall to the curse though, and the curse takes over the shadowing too, implying it is stronger and different.

Cipher is the illegal side of the company Devon corporation.

They have kidnapped Sam Oak and his family and force him to do research for them. Also they kidnapped Meowth, hoping to turn him cursed in order to get some answers out of him while he is cursed and able to speak.

They have brought the Relic Stone in Kanto because they have information of a Time Flute existing in the place. They hope that summoning Celebi will help them purify Meowth, and once the pokemon will return to his old self, he will give information about the curse.

Events:

Siege of the place Oak is held. There, they find information about where Meowth is held as well. Oak tells them they made him create a purify chamber, which he didn't complete but he can do it for them. Initially, the plan is for vergil to be captured so that he can summon Celebi for assistance. He also gets two of Gary's pokemon. When he plays the flute in front of the Relic stone, Celebi is summoned, but he is cursed. Then he brings chaos to the Cipher hideout, and as a result Gary's two pokemon die. Vergil escapes with Oak and he tells them the information. The leader survives. Devon corp send their pokemon to destroy the whole thing and kill many people, but the leader survives and leaves on his own. Celebi also survives and creates a big forested area, cutting off cities.

Siege of the place Meowth is held (Devon Corp headquarters). More information on the page for team rocket. After this Devon Corp is disbanded.

Battle between the leader of Team Cipher and Giovanni. The leader will taunt Giovanni by saying that he has grown old, weak and lost his goals. He said that his team is looking for ways to master the cursed pokemon, therefore conquering the world, while the crumbling Team Rocket merely managed to take advantage of the chaos and take over a piece of territory within Kanto.