The Teams of Pokémon
Rocket = Yakuza
Aqua = Pirates
Magma = Real Estate speculators
Galactic = Shady energy company
Plasma = PETA
Flare = Fashionista Mafia Nazis (?)
Skull = Yankii (Juvenile Delinquents)
No, Rocket was the Mafia.
There’s a reason their leader was called “Giovanni”
Yeah, it fitted the Gym Leader type-pun names pattern - _-