Anyone who grew up watching Pokémon will remember this iconic duo. Team Rocket's worst squad, 𒉰these lovable dorks failed and blasted off constantly during the series. I can hear the classic motto now - say i🔯t with me, everyone!
Team Rocket is a squad consisting of Jessie, James, and their human-like Meowth who, after being defeated by Ash's Pikachu, decide that this Pikachu must be particularly strong and make it their mission to capture it. They are the comic relief of the show despite their belief that they are credible adversaries. Their antics and trials are a key part of the animated Pokémon series to this day.
Appearing in hundreds of episodes over the years, it almost felt weird if Jessie and James did not show up in an episode. Their money-making schemes, ridiculous disguises and numerous attempts to take Ash's Pikachu were a staple ✱of the series. From their first episode to their most recent appearance, Jessie, James, and Meowth may not have stolen Pikachu but they stole the audience's hearts. Are you a fan of Team Rocket? Do you think you know every detail about them? Keep reading to discover hidden facts about their relationship.
25 💟 Jessie A𝄹nd James Are Married In The Manga
For years, rumors h🉐ave floated around about Jessie and Jaꩲmes' relationship. Some people have claimed that they are just BFFs in crime, citing their regular activities of judging others and roasting each other. Some claim that James is not exactly straight, while others disagree. One particular volume of the manga blasted many theories out of the water. In this volume, Jessie and James get married and there is a panel of James cuddling a pregnant Jessie. Is this the end of their Pokémon stealing schemes?
24 Jessie's Mum Was A Member Of Team Roౠcket
Before being placed into foster care, Jessie lived with her mother in relative poverty. Her mother, Miyamoto, was a pa🐼ssionate member of Team Rocket and would be sent ༺away on missions.
Talk about keeping it in the family!
Detailed in a radio broadcast, it was revealed that Miyamoto found a Mew fossil, which then led to the events of Mewtwo's Origin. Causing trouble is clearly in Jessie's blood, so it 🔯makes sense that Jessie ultimately decided to join Team Rocket.
23 Meowt꧟h Cannot Use Payda🌟y
Many Pokémon fans know that Payday is the signature move of all Meowth, but we have never seen our favourite Meowth use it. Team Rocket is always trying to get rich quick (whenever they are not going after Ash's Pikachu) and surely having a Meowth would make that easy. Well, it seems that learning to speak is a curse and Meowth cannot use Payday despite being a Meowth. Maybe this is why Team Rocket has such a 🍷hard time. This made us look at Meowth differently, that's for sure.
22 Jessie Belie﷽ves In True Love
While growing up, Jessie received a love confession from childhoo🦩d friend Astin, which she turned down. However, as she got older, Jessie began to reg💝ret turning him down.
You'd think that Jessie would be the one that got away.
Learning from this, Jessie began to believe in love at first sight and has dated men such a🍎s Dr. White. Although this love doesn't work out, Jessie always takes it in her stride and never loses faith in finding the one - you go, Jessie! She's such an inspiration.
21 🌟 Team Rocket Is Actually An Acronym ൩
We all know Team Rocket's motto and what they want, but what do you know about Team Rocket as a company? Giovanni put a lot of thought into his plans in the games, but that's not the only thing he put a lot of effort into. The Rocket in Team Rocket is actually an acronym which stands for ‘Raid On the City, Knock out, Evil Tusks.’ That's a less catchy motto than Jessie and James,' bu🧸t it's to the point.
20 They First Appeared🐈 (In A Game) In Pok🧜émon Yellow
Our fav꧋orite members of Team Rocket were only created for the Pokémon animated series. They were not int🐻ended to be as huge as they were and their popularity was a surprise. In fact, they were so popular that they earned a spot in one of the games.
Blasting off at the color of light!
The 1999 release of Pokémon Yellow was intended to bring elements of the animated show to the canon video game universe. It makes sense that our favorite minor villains would make it in, signature insults and all. However, they aren't named individually and do not say their signature motto. If you want to see this pixelated debut for yourself, Pokémon Yellow was also released on the 3DS in 2016.
19 🃏 Team Rocket Has Actually Beaten Pikachu
We know; we are shocked too. For the first time in their Pikachu stealing attempts, 🌱Jessie and James have finally beaten Ash's Pikachu in battle.
They have officially peaked everyone!
This histori꧒c moment occurred in the Sun and Moon series in a tag team battle between Ash and Team Rocket. With a Mimikyu rough and Mareanie's spike cannon, they defeated Pikachu. The s🌄weet taste of victory quickly turned salty as they were immediately dragged under the ocean by Bewear. The Pokémon fandom will never be the same again.
18 🦄 Jessie And James Also Appear In The O🧜fficial Card Game
As mentioned earlier, Team Rocket was intended to be just for the animated series, but have featured in the official games thanks to their popularity with fဣans. This is what brought them into the official card game. Initially, they had a card themed after them called 'Here Comes Team Rocket'. When a player plays this card, it forces the other players to place their prize cards face up - very rude indeed. Team Rocket also have two whole decks themed after them.
17 Jessie Anꦛd James Are How Old? ♍
In the original series, it always seemed as though Team Rocket were older than Ash and the gaღng. They had jobs (if you count working for Team Rocket as a job) and they did not enter leagues or go after gym badges. This is because Team Rocket are older than Ash. While Ash is around ten or so, Jessie and James are in their 20s. However, they are the same age as A🤡sh in the games.
16 Jessie And James Get Their Names From Famous Figures In Histo♛ry 𓃲
W🌟hile they are iconic figures in and of themselves, Jessie and James have other famous people to thank for their names. For their English-speaking names, they were named after Jesse James, the famous outlaw. Their original Japanese names are based on some pretty awesome people. James' Japanese name is Kojiro and Jessie's na✃me s Musashi. These were the names of two rival Japanese swordmasters who got into a duel. Musashi emerged victoriously and considering Jessie's dominant personality, it made sense that they gave her the victor's name.