Team Rainbow Rocket

"You're so irritating, kid, why don't you just turn 360 degrees and get out of here?!"

Description
Team Rainbow Rocket is a criminal organization that was formed by Giovanni after Team Rocket was defeated. They are very similar to the original Team Rocket, other than the fact that they now have rainbow-themed uniforms. They have captured Necrozma and several other legendary Pokemon and have access to the Ultra Wormhole. True to the original Team Rocket, most of Team Rainbow Rocket's grunts are incompetent and/or stupid individuals.

Role
Early in the story, Team Rainbow Rocket was just a front for Cipher and Team Shadow. Team Rainbow Rocket Grunts first appeared at the fossil store in Finderia Town, where similar to the original Team Rocket Grunts, they tried to steal some fossils but ended up battling the player and were defeated easily. The player encountered Team Rainbow Rocket grunts again during the Finding Snorlax Quest in Forretree village, where they were guarding the doors to Cipher's house. Once they were defeated by the player, a Team Shadow Peon reprimands them for their incompetence. A Team Rainbow Rocket Grunt, along with Faba appear at Aether Foundation's office in Petra City. The player discovers that Faba is secretly working for Team Rainbow Rocket, and battles them. Once the player has defeated both Faba and the grunt, Faba will call for help from Exol and two Team Shadow grunts. After the player defeats Exol and Team Shadow, they will flee. Team Rainbow Rocket appears at the souvenir shop in Amethyst Town and accidentally reveals the location of the secret passage leading to Team Shadow's base, much to the annoyance of the nearby Team Shadow Peon.

After Cipher's death, Team Rainbow Rocket set their own plans: to build an army of Ultra Beasts, into motion. The player then enters their castle and is forced to battle against all of Team Rainbow Rocket's admins: Maxie, Archie, Cyrus, Lysandre, and Ghetsis, before they can face Giovanni. The player finds Giovanni in a control room, on the top floor of the castle. When the player enters this room, Giovanni shows the player his computer monitor. On the screen of this monitor is footage of Necrozma, which Giovanni holds prisoner. Giovanni challenges the player to a battle. After he is defeated, Necrozma will break free using its Photon Geyser attack, creating a small wormhole inside the castle and causing it to collapse in on itself. This wormhole absorbs Archie, Maxie,Cyrus, Lysandre, and Ghetsis, sending them back to their respective worlds. Giovanni then mysteriously disappears.