Requirements

Every mission begins with a meeting with your supervisor, where they’ll lay out the following information:

• Objective: This is what you need to do. It’s usually something like kidnapping a Pokémon, running the casino for the day, or stealing equipment. Sometimes missions are more vague (”make money” or “cause a distraction”), giving you the freedom to determine what exactly it is you’re doing.
• Value: The value of the mission. This determines how much you get paid for it. You can add value during the investigation phase. Other
• Strike Requirements: If you have strikes, your supervisor gets to name other requirements here.

If you have a good rapport with your supervisor, they may assist you in your investigation. They won’t go on the mission with you, though. They have better things to do than babysit grunts.

Investigation

During the investigation phase, you’re searching for information that can impact your mission. When you gather information, you can make an appropriate action roll and ask the GM a question about the world. Remember that gathering information takes time. Each character can make one action roll without penalty, but the GM may impose limits or penalties after that. After all, opportunities are fleeting.

As a result of the investigation phase, you can attempt the following:

• Secure a secret weapon by answering one or more of the questions
• Strengthen a secured secret weapon with an action roll.
• Find an opening to increase the value of this mission with an action roll.

Secret Weapons

During the Investigation phase, you must secure a secret weapon from one of the choices below. You must be able to answer the questions to secure the secret weapon. Securing a weapon may require special permission or knowledge.

• Contact — Who is the contact, and what do you promise them in return?
• Pokémon — What ability does this Pokémon have that will get you a foot in the door? Whose Pokémon is it?
• Game — Who are you trying to fool, and what single resource do you need to pull it off?
• Machine — What does this machine do, and how did you convince HQ to let you borrow it?

Determine Loadout

Each grunt determines the load they’ll be carrying. Light means you can carry up to 3, Normal means you can carry up to 5, and Heavy means you can carry 6+. The items on your character sheet tell you how much load they take up.