FlareNet

**FlareNet**, short for **Flare Network**, is a media network that appears in *The Angel of Reckoning*.

## History

FlareNet was first announced in *Father* by Lysandre Flordelis and Gabriella Bouchard. The product of a merger between Lysandre's company, Lysandre Labs, and the Angel Corporation, Lysandre explained that his intention with FlareNet was to bring the world closer together. Upon hearing this announcement, Bunny Spruce expressed distrust of the Angel Corporation's expansion into the media industry, though Matt Chiaki believed that Gabriella would purge any potential corruption Lysandre might bring.

Several days later, Malva anchored FlareNet's inaugural broadcast. During this event, Lysandre and Gabriella announced Project AZOTH, a space program meant to mine materials from bodies such as Persephone-2213 for the betterment of life on Earth. However, Polaris hijacked the broadcast so Father could deliver a speech about the cult's goals and demonstrate its power by restoring the energy of the Pixie Plate.

In *Eternal Flame*, a new FlareNet program titled *Victory Station* was introduced. This program highlighted notable Pokémon battles from around the world, including Matt's battle against Ethan at the Battle Submarine. Later, after the battle, a staffer on the Battle Submarine showed Matt and Ethan a FlareNet broadcast on his S-Gear, covering the destruction of the Altru Northstar oil rig.

In *Don't Say a Prayer for Me Now*, those in the Blackthorn City Pokémon Center - including Olivia Mistbloom - saw a FlareNet news broadcast anchored by Malva, in which a manifesto describing Polaris's beliefs was read.

FlareNet played a more prominent role in *Would I Lie To You?*. It was mentioned that the quarters for Polaris members at the cult's temple had televisions that only received FlareNet, which Renzo Milos found strange. Polaris's hijacking of the inaugural event was later brought up by Tobias in his interview with Rowena Byrne. After the interview concluded, Rowena attempted to send the footage to ONBS only for it to be intercepted by Malva and other FlareNet personnel at Angel Tower, who decided to hold onto it until an advantageous time for it to be broadcasted. FlareNet then aired another report about Polaris's increasing popularity among the public and even among some prominent public figures.

## Members

 Gabriella Bouchard | President of the Angel Corporation, and co-director of FlareNet following
the Angel Corporation's merger with Lysandre Labs. Under her authority as the
Fourth Chromosome, Finansielle, she manages the network's budget as a
 Malva | Broadcaster and fashion designer who is a longtime associate of Lysandre's.
She believes in Polaris's ideals and assists Lysandre and Gabriella in using
FlareNet to spread them.

## Programs

 *Victory Station* | A program focused on highlighting notable Pokémon battles from around the world.
It heavily features recorded footage of the battles it highlights, alongside interviews
and panel discussions regarding the participating trainers' parties and strategy.

## Relation to Canon

FlareNet is a loose adaptation of Team Flare, the main antagonists of *Pokémon X & Y* under Lysandre's leadership. Because Team Flare does not exist in the *Operation GEAR* universe, both Lysandre and Malva, who was also a member, joined Polaris instead. In canon material, Team Flare controls media through the Holo Caster, which Lysandre and Malva both broadcast on. This served as the inspiration for FlareNet's activity as a media network.

The FlareNet logo is the same one used by Team Flare.

## Trivia

* *Victory Station* is named after the online battling feature of the same name in *Pokémon Sword and Shield*.