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{{samename|voice actor|Eli James}}
{{CharInfobox|
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corecolor=CCCCCC |
bordercolor=CC0000 |
name=James |
jname=コジロウ |
tmname=Kojirō |
slogan=no |
image=James anime.png |
caption=James|
size=120px|
age=yes|
years=15 (as of [[M02]])|
colors=yes|
eyes=Green|
hair=Periwinkle|
gender=Male |
hometown=Unknown |
region=[[Kanto]] |
relatives=Grandparents ([[Nanny and Pop-Pop]]),
[[James's parents|Unnamed parents]] |
trainer=yes |
trainerclass=[[Team Rocket|Agent]], [[Gym Leader]]{{tt|*|temporary}} |
game=yes |
generation={{gen|I}} |
games={{v|Yellow}} |
leader=no |
team=yes |
teamname=[[Team Rocket]] |
teamrank=[[Team Rocket|Agent]] |
brain=no |
partner=yes |
partnername=[[Jessie]], {{MTR}} |
anime=yes |
epnum=EP002 |
epname=Pokémon Emergency! |
enva=[[Ted Lewis]] ([[EP002]]-[[EP008]])<br>[[Eric Stuart]] ([[EP009]]-[[AG145]])<br>[[Carter Cathcart]] ([[AG146]]-present)|
java=[[Shin'ichirō Miki]]
}}
 
'''James''' (Japanese: '''コジロウ''' ''Kojirō'') is a member of [[Team Rocket]], more specifically part of a [[Team Rocket trio|trio]] with [[Jessie]] and {{MTR}}, that follows [[Ash Ketchum]] and {{ashfr}} around in the [[Pokémon anime]], usually trying to steal [[Ash's Pikachu]].
 
==In the anime==
===History===
[[File:James BW.png|left|thumb|150px|Art from episodes [[BW001]] - [[BW022]] in the {{series|Best Wishes}}]]
[[File:Younger James.png|thumb|250px|Younger James and Growlie]]
An only child of millionaires, James was forced to endure formal society while growing up. Often having to take part in numerous lessons and activities he had little to no interest in, he eventually began to grow weary of the rules and standards that appeared to be ever-present within the upper-class.
 
At a young age, he was engaged to a girl named [[Jessebelle]]. It was revealed in ''[[DP153|The Treasure Is All Mine!]]'' that he wanted to marry her at some point but he changed his mind after he saw how controlling and overbearing she was. Unable to stand her, he ran away, leaving his lavish lifestyle as well as beloved pet {{p|Growlithe}}, [[Growlie]], behind.
[[File:Trainer James.png|thumb|James as "Trainer James" when he was part of the bridge bike gang]]
He then enrolled in [[Pokémon Tech]], a {{pkmn|Trainer}}s' school, where he met [[Jessie]], and subsequently failed and dropped out. After this, as revealed in ''[[EP036|The Bridge Bike Gang]]'', Jessie and James joined a bicycle gang in [[Sunny Town]], where James was known for using training wheels, acquiring the nicknames "Little Jim" and "Trainer James".
 
[[File:Jessie and James first appearance.png|200px|thumb|left|Jessie and James's first appearance in ''[[EP002|Pokémon Emergency!]]'']]
Due to conflicts in canon between Kanto and Johto episodes and the special episode ''[[SS012|Training Daze]]'', what happened between James and Jessie after the bike gang is unknown. What is known, as shown in the special episode, is that they joined Team Rocket separately and were on initially unfriendly terms after being grouped with {{MTR}} but they quickly made up and became good friends.
 
James made his series debut in the anime in ''[[EP002|Pokémon Emergency]]''. Alongside Jessie and Meowth, they set their sights on the injured Pokémon in the {{ci|Viridian}} [[Pokémon Center]]. Sending out their {{TP|Jessie|Ekans}} and {{TP|James|Koffing}} from their [[Team Rocket's mechas|Meowth balloon]], they quickly overtook the Pokémon Center, which only had [[Nurse Joy|three]] [[Ash Ketchum|people]] [[Misty (anime)|inside]]. Before they could steal any of the Pokémon, however, {{AP|Ash's Pikachu|Pikachu}}, who teamed up with many other {{p|Pikachu}} in the Pokémon Center, used an electric attack, causing the entire Pokémon Center to explode. It was here that Team Rocket decided to capture Pikachu, deeming him as an exceptionally powerful Pokémon, and made it their goal to capture him.
 
In the episode ''[[EP048|Holy Matrimony!]]'', James returned to his home as a result of a trap by [[James's parents|his parents]], who pretended to be dead in order to get him to come back to the estate, knowing he would return to pay his respects. He suspected that it was a trap, but he ended up being forced into participating by Jessie and Meowth, who wanted the fortune. After the deception was revealed, he was once again subjected to Jessebelle's torment until Growlie came to his rescue. After temporarily chasing Jessebelle away, James soon left his family's manor and as a result declined his inheritance. Growlie stayed behind upon James's request when he returned to Jessie and Meowth.
 
[[File:James BW anime.png|thumb|James in the {{series|Best Wishes}} from ''[[BW001|In The Shadow of Zekrom!]]'' to ''[[BW022|A Venipede Stampede!]]''|220px]]
In the {{series|Best Wishes}}, Jessie, James, and Meowth were sent to the [[Unova]] region under orders from {{an|Giovanni}} after they were promoted in ''[[DP191|Memories are Made of Bliss!]]''. Now wearing black uniforms instead of their previous white ones, Jessie and James, along with Meowth, followed various missions given to them by Giovanni through other people. To prevent them from getting too much attention, Giovanni did not allow their other Pokémon to be sent to them, making them use only Pokémon native to Unova. Unknown to the trio, Giovanni was not certain they would be successful; however, he knew that their presence in the region would force [[Team Plasma]] to reveal themselves. In ''[[BW023|Battling for the Love of Bug-Types!]]'', Jessie and James go back to their white uniforms. The trio seems to be more serious and are much less comedic than before, using thought-out methods of escape, such as jetpacks, and thus have not been sent blasting off in the ''Best Wishes'' series. They also appear much less often than in previous series.
 
In ''[[BW096|Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!]]'' and ''[[BW097|Unova's Survival Crisis!]]'', he manages to capture Meloetta but was stalled by Cilan, allowing for Meloetta to get away. However, with Meloetta caught by Giovanni, James and Jessie go inside the submarine with Giovanni and Dr. Zager and take them to the [[Abyssal Ruins]] for the awakening of the Kami trio located there.
 
Along with [[Jessie]] and {{MTR}}, James reappeared in ''[[BW109|New Places... Familiar Faces!]]'' where he returned to Unova for the first time since their "Operation Tempest" and temporary retreat back to Kanto. He went back to this old ways by catching Pikachu but with a new addition to his team.
 
===Character===
[[File:James disguised as Juan.png|200px|thumb|right|James disguised as [[Juan]]]]
James has shown to be relatively well versed in various activities, including Pokémon Haiku, [[Pokémon Orienteering]], and [[PokéRinger]], among other things. It is possible that he developed his skills during his temporary separation from Jessie, or even from the many lessons he was enrolled in as a child.
 
James also has a [[List of Team Rocket's disguises|tendency to cross-dress]], but has not done it since ''[[AG050|Pros and Con Artists]]'', with the exception of the occasional impersonation of characters such as [[Nurse Joy]], [[Officer Jenny]], and Jessie. In fact, ''[[DP146|Dressed for Jess Success!]]'' marks the first time he cross-dresses in the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}, though it was him disguised as [[Jessie|Jessalina]]. He also often dresses up like famous celebrities as well, such as {{an|Professor Oak}}, [[Juan]], and [[Norman]], and impersonates other non-human objects, including Pokémon, animals, and even bushes and trees.
 
[[File:James Croagunk card.png|200px|thumb|right|One of James's Pokédex cards, detailing about [[Brock's Croagunk|Croagunk]]]]
James loves rare bottle caps and has an impressive collection of them. This hobby started when he was a young child. In the episode ''[[EP184|All That Glitters!]]'' it is revealed that he has "drunk enough soda pop to float an aircraft carrier".
 
At times, instead of a [[Pokédex]], he uses a deck of cards to identify Pokémon, such as in ''[[DP008|Gymbaliar!]]'' when he first learns of Croagunk's Poison Jab with it, or in ''[[DP044|Mass Hip-Po-Sis!]]'' when he uses it to look up Hippopotas (explaining why he knows the Pokémon to be named "Hippopotas" and not "Hippopontas" as Jessie calls it). They appear to have the same entry as an electronic Pokédex, including a few basic parameters like height and weight, though it is unknown how many Pokémon they include (however, he seems to have used them mostly for Sinnoh Pokémon thus far).
 
Perhaps due to his heavily enforced, sheltered upbringing, as well as the constant harassment that he had to endure from Jessebelle as a child, James has an odd, somewhat submissive personality. He will regularly comply to whatever ideas the other two come up with, and when he doesn't, usually ends up doing so anyway, like when he was forced to trade his {{TP|James|Victreebel}} away. He also seems to be the most emotional amongst the Team Rocket trio, and if the three should ever happen to get separated, he'll seem very lost without his companions. James also appears to have the most conscience among the three, and is the least prone to backstabbing someone who is kind to him. He can actually be quite sinister when he wants to, however. Also, unlike Jessie, who is prone to anger, he would often get depressed when things don't go his way or if he fails at something. He is also occasionally shown to be a victim, usually along with Meowth, of Jessie's anger. However, James is sometimes shown to get angry himself, though not to the same extent as Jessie.
 
James has a tendency to be swindled by a [[Magikarp salesman]], who, despite James's increasing wariness and personal vendetta against the shady character, has on many occasions tricked him into buying a Magikarp or other useless Pokémon and items for large sums of money.
 
Throughout most of the series, James and his two friends were presented as horribly failing and erroneous criminals, always blundering their missions to capture Ash's Pikachu or other Pokémon. However, in the {{series|Best Wishes}}, he, along with the rest of his team, has developed a more serious attitude in his work.
 
===Pokémon===
As the standards of the Team Rocket organization dictated, James was first shown with a Poison-type Pokémon. However, James seems to have a fondness for carnivorous (or at least dangerous) {{type|Grass}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, owning {{p|Weepinbell}}, {{p|Victreebel}}, {{p|Cacnea}}, {{p|Carnivine}} and {{p|Amoonguss}}. It was shown during a flashback in ''[[DP082|Cream of the Croagunk Crop!]]'' how James, as a boy, found {{TP|James|Carnivine}} in the [[Great Marsh]]. It was trapped in the mud and James rescued it, the two forming a bond of friendship. The capture of a {{p|Cacnea}} early in Hoenn furthered his apparent preference for Grass types. Often, when going into battle, his Grass Pokémon will show great affection towards James, which usually results in pain for him since all of them either have sharp teeth or spines. It is also shown that James develops a strong bond with each of his Pokémon in general; James almost treats them as his own children, and they in turn are all greatly attached to him. This could stem from the childhood memories he occasionally brings up, where it is shown that while growing up James hadn't really had any friends other than his Pokémon. When it comes time to leave a Pokémon behind for one reason or another, James often has great difficulty in letting go of his beloved friends, as shown in ''[[AG006|A Poached Ego!]]'' when he had to release his {{TP|James|Weezing}}, and in ''[[DP055|Throwing the Track Switch]]'', when he spend much of the episode depressed due to leaving his {{TP|James|Cacnea}} behind [[DP054|one episode prior]].
 
====On hand====
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|{{ActivePoké|James|Inkay|‎James Inkay.png|dark|psychic}}
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====At Team Rocket's headquarters====
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|{{InactivePoké|James|Mime Jr.|James Mime Jr.png|psychic}}
|{{InactivePoké|James|Carnivine|James Carnivine.png|grass}}
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====In training====
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| {{InactivePoké|James|Cacnea|James Cacnea.png|grass}}
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====At home====
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| {{InactivePoké|James|Growlithe|Growlie.png|fire|nick=Growlie|size=188px}}
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=====With relatives=====
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| {{InactivePoké|James|Chimecho|James Chimecho.png|psychic}}
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====Traded away====
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| {{InactivePoké|James|Victreebel|James Victreebel.png|grass|poison|fir=Weepinbell}}
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====Given away====
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|{{InactivePoké|James|Yamask|James Yamask.png‎|Ghost}} ♂
|{{InactivePoké|James|Amoonguss|James Amoonguss.png|grass|poison}}
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====Released====
{| width="100%"
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| {{InactivePoké|James|Weezing|James Weezing.png|poison|fir=Koffing}}
| {{InactivePoké|James|Gyarados|James Gyarados.png|water|flying|fir=Magikarp|link=List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio#Gyarados}}
| {{InactivePoké|James|Victreebel|James Victreebel EP261.png|grass|poison|fir=Weepinbell|link=List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio#Victreebel}}
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|}
 
====Borrowed====
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| {{InactivePoké|Jessie|Dustox|James Dustox.png|Bug|Poison}} ♀
| {{InactivePoké|Jessie|Yanmega|James Yanmega.png|Bug|Flying}} ♀
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====Escaped====
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| {{InactivePoké|James|Hoppip|James Hoppip.png|Grass|Flying|link=List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio#Hoppip}}
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|}
 
====Temporary====
{| width="100%"
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| {{InactivePoké|Team Rocket|Porygon|Porygon Zero.png|Normal|link=List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio#Porygon}}
| {{InactivePoké|Pokémon League entrance exam instructor|Pikachu|PLEEI Pikachu.png|Electric|link=Pokémon League entrance exam instructor#Pikachu}}
| {{InactivePoké|Pokémon League entrance exam instructor|Ivysaur|PLEEI Ivysaur.png|Grass|Poison|link=Pokémon League entrance exam instructor#Ivysaur}}
| {{InactivePoké|Pokémon League entrance exam instructor|Charizard|PLEEI Ivysaur and Charizard.png|Fire|Flying|link=Pokémon League entrance exam instructor#Charizard}}
|-
| {{InactivePoké|Team Rocket|Delibird|Team Rocket Delibird.png|Ice|Flying|link=Delibird (Team Rocket)|size=190px}}
| {{InactivePoké|James|Venusaur|James Venusaur.png|Grass|Poison|link=List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio#Venusaur}}
| {{InactivePoké|Anthony|Pelipper|Anthony Pelipper.png|Water|Flying|link=List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio#Pelipper}}
| {{InactivePoké|Anthony|Bellsprout|Anthony Bellsprout.png|Grass|Poison|link=List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio#Bellsprout}}
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| {{InactivePoké|Anthony|Magby|Anthony Magby.png|Fire|link=List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio#Magby}}
| {{InactivePoké|Anthony|Magnemite|Anthony Magnemite.png|Electric|Steel|link=List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio#Magnemite}}
| {{InactivePoké|Ash|Pikachu|Team Rocket Pikachu.png|Electric}} ♂
| {{InactivePoké|James|Aggron|James Aggron.png|Steel|Rock|link=List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio#Aggron}}
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| {{InactivePoké|Iris|Emolga|Team Rocket Emolga.png|Electric|Flying}} ♀
| {{InactivePoké|Wild|Exploud|Team Rocket Exploud.png|Normal|link=List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio#Exploud}}
|}
 
====Status unknown====
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Team Rocket
|pkmn=Pidgey
|type1=Normal
|type2=Flying
|img=James Pidgey.png
|epnum=EP133
|epname=Tanks a Lot!
|desc=Multiple {{p|Pidgey}} were seen in one of Team Rocket's mottos in the episode. However, it is unknown if they still have the Pidgey with them or if the Pidgey even belong to them.}}
 
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Team Rocket
|pkmn=Numel (multiple)
|type1=Fire
|type2=Ground
|img=James Numel.png
|cap=James's Numel
|epnum=AG053
|epname=Game Winning Assist
|desc=Seven {{p|Numel}} were seen in a flashback of James's. He said he used to have them warm him up while he was sleeping. However, it is unknown if he owned them, or he just befriended them. It is also unknown if they still reside at his home.}}
 
===Achievements===
While he has not accomplished much as a member of Team Rocket, James has proven to be quite skilled at several other pursuits. He has performed well in a few side competitions, even winning a [[Pokémon Contest]].
 
* [[PokéRinger#Hoenn PokéRinger (Crossgate Town)|Hoenn PokéRinger]] - runner-up (''[[AG080|That's Just Swellow]]'')
* [[Pokémon Orienteering]] - winner (''[[AG159|Off the Unbeaten Path]]'')
* {{to|Lilypad}} {{pkmn|Contest}} - winner; gave [[Ribbon]] to [[Jessie]] (''[[DP146|Dressed for Jess Success!]]'')
 
===Voice actors===
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|ja=三木眞一郎 ''[[Shin'ichirō Miki]]''
|en=[[Ted Lewis]] ([[EP002]]-[[EP008]]) <br>[[Eric Stuart]] ([[EP009]]-[[AG145]], movies [[M01|1]]-[[M08|8]], [[Mewtwo Returns]], [[Pokémon Chronicles]])<br>[[Carter Cathcart]] ([[AG146]]-present, movies [[M09|9]]-present, [[The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon]])
|zh_cmn=孫誠 ''Sūn Chéng''<br>符爽 ''Fú Shuǎng''<br>陳進益 ''Chén Jìnyì''<br>吳東原 ''Wú Dōngyuán''
|ar=زياد الرفاعي Ziad Ar-Rifa'i
|cs=Michal Michálek ([[EP002]]-present, movies [[M01|1]], [[M02|2]], [[M03|3]], [[M11|11]])<br>Robert Jícha (movie [[M04|4]])<br>Radek Škvor (movies [[M06|6]] and [[M07|7]])
|hr=Hrvoje Klobučar
|da=Thomas Kirk
|de=Matthias Klie
|es_eu=Iván Jara <br>Luis Manuel Martín Díaz ([[M03|movie 3]] and [[Mewtwo Returns]])
|es_la=José Antonio Macías (regular voice actor)<br>Eduardo Garza (young, [[EP048]])<br>Gabriel Gama (one scene of [[AG098]], [[AG121]], [[AG132]] and [[AG144]])<br>Gerardo García ([[AG105]]-[[AG110]], one scene of [[AG174]])
|fr_ca=Antoine Durand
|fr_eu=David Manet<br>Luc Boulad ([[M06]])<br>Thomas Roditti ([[M04]], [[M07]])
|fi=Antti Pääkkönen<br>Anssi Känsälä<br>Antti Jaakkola<br>Peter Philström ([[DP053]]-present)<br>Saku Mäkynen
|fil=Jefferson Utanes
|he=גיא נתיב ''Guy Nativ'' (seasons 1-6)<br>לירון לב ''Liron Lev'' (seasons 7, 9-current)<br>גיל צרנוביץ ''Gil Chernovich'' (season 8)
|hi= [[wp:Kishore Bhatt|Kishore Bhatt]]
|hu=Tamás Toth (Original Series)<br>István Fazekas ([[M03]])<br>Gábor Seder ([[M04]])<br>Tamás Markovics (DP)
|id=Boy Muki (Kanto saga)<br>Rudi Sukistiyono (Johto saga-{{series|DP}}, movie [[M02|2]]-[[M07|7]])<br>Dandi Lesmana ({{series|DP}}-[[DP191]], [[BW001]]-present, movie [[M08|8]]-[[M13|13]])<br>Kamal Nasuti ([[DP160]]-[[DP161]])
|it=Simone D'Andrea
|ko=김일 ''Gim Il'' ([[EP002]]-[[EP274]])<br>김영선 ''Gim Yeong Seon''([[AG001]] - present)
|nl=Bram Bart (season 1-7, movies 1-3)<br>Paul Disbergen (season 8-present, movie 8-present)<br>Unknown voice actor (movies 4-7)
|no=Ola Fjellvikaas ([[EP002]]–[[EP079]], movies [[M01|1]]-[[M03|3]])<br>Kim Fangen<br>Simen Sand
|pl=Jarosław Budnik ([[EP002]]-[[AG040]], [[DP053]]-present, [[M01]]-present, [[Mewtwo Returns]])<br>Marcin Przybylski ([[DP001]]-[[DP052]])
|pt_br=Márcio Araújo
|pt_eu=Peter Michael ([[EP001]]-[[EP093]], movies [[M01|1]]-[[M04|4]])<br>Rui Quintas ([[EP094]]-[[DP052]], [[Pokémon Live!]], [[Pokémon Chronicles]])<br>Unknown actor (movie [[M07|7]])<br>Pedro Mendonça ([[DP053]]-present, movies [[M10|10]]-present)
|ru=Анатолий Зиновенко ''Anatolii Zinovenko''<br>Евгений Вальц ''Evgeni Valtz''
|sv=Andreas Nilsson
|th=สุภาพ ไชยวิสุทธิ ''Supap Chaiwisut''
|tr=Levent Sülün<br>Aydoğan Temel}}
 
==In the games==
===Pokémon Yellow===
Both Jessie and James appear in {{game|Yellow}} as in-game bosses. They first attack the main character in [[Mt. Moon]], while trying to take one of the rare [[Fossil]]s uncovered there.
 
Later, in [[Celadon City]]'s [[Rocket Game Corner]], Jessie and James guard [[Giovanni]]'s room in the Team Rocket base. During that time, as the player runs into them, they are eager for revenge after the main character busted up their plans at Mt. Moon.
 
They hold [[Mr. Fuji]] hostage at [[Pokémon Tower]], attacking the main {{ga|Red|player}} on the seventh floor.
 
Finally, at [[Silph Co.]] in [[Saffron City]], Jessie and James make their final appearance, once again trying to stall the main character from reaching their Boss.
 
Unlike in the anime, Jessie and James do not follow the main character around and come up with their usual evil plans to capture {{ga|Red's Pikachu|Pikachu}}.
 
===Pokémon===
====First battle====
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|pokemon2={{Pokémon/1|game=Yellow|ndex=052|pokemon=Meowth
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|move3=Bite|move3type=Normal}}
|pokemon3={{Pokémon/1|game=Yellow|ndex=109|pokemon=Koffing
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====Second battle====
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|pokemon1={{Pokémon/1|game=Yellow|ndex=109|pokemon=Koffing
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}}
 
====Third battle====
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|level=27|type1=Poison
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|move3=Poison Sting|move3type=Poison
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|pokemon3={{Pokémon/1|game=Yellow|ndex=110|pokemon=Weezing
|level=27|type1=Poison
|move1=Tackle|move1type=Normal
|move2=Smog|move2type=Poison
|move3=Sludge|move3type=Poison}}
}}
 
====Fourth battle====
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|sprite=Spr Y Jessie James.png
|prize={{Pdollar}}930
|name={{tccolor|Team Rocket Grunt|000000|Rocket}}
|game=Y
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|pokemon=3
|pokemon1={{Pokémon/1|game=Yellow|ndex=110|pokemon=Weezing
|level=31|type1=Poison
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|move2=Smog|move2type=Poison
|move3=Sludge|move3type=Poison}}
|pokemon2={{Pokémon/1|game=Yellow|ndex=024|pokemon=Arbok
|level=31|type1=Poison
|move1=Bite|move1type=Normal
|move2=Leer|move2type=Normal
|move3=Poison Sting|move3type=Poison
|move4=Glare|move4type=Normal}}
|pokemon3={{Pokémon/1|game=Yellow|ndex=052|pokemon=Meowth
|level=31|type1=Normal
|move1=Growl|move1type=Normal
|move2=Bite|move2type=Normal
|move3=Pay Day|move3type=Normal
|move4=Screech|move4type=Normal}}
}}
 
===Quotes===
'''[[Mt. Moon]]'''
*Before battle
:''"Stop right there!"''
:''"That [[fossil]] is <sc>Team Rocket</sc>'s! [[Team Rocket mottos|Surrender now, or prepare to fight]]!"''
 
*Being defeated
:''"A brat beat us?"''
 
*After being defeated
:''"<sc>Team Rocket</sc>, blast off at the speed of light!"''
 
'''[[Rocket Hideout]]'''
*Before battle
:''"Not another step, brat!"''
:''"How dare you humiliate us at <sc>Mt. Moon</sc>! It's payback time, you brat!"''
 
*Being defeated
:''"Such a dreadful [[twerp]]!"''
 
*After being defeated
:''"Looks like <sc>Team Rocket</sc>'s blasting off again!"''
 
'''[[Pokémon Tower]]'''
*Before battle:
:''"Stop right there!"''
:''"[[Mr. Fuji|Grampa]] here wanted to complain, so we're setting him straight. So render yourself invisible, or prepare to fight!"''
 
*Being defeated
:''"You will regret this!"''
 
*After being defeated
:''"Looks like <sc>Team Rocket</sc>'s blasting off again!"''
 
'''[[Silph Co.]]'''
*Before battle
:''"Hold it right there, brat!"''
:''"Our <sc>[[Giovanni|Boss]]</sc> is in a meeting! You better not disturb him!"''
 
*Being defeated
:''"Like always..."''
 
*After being defeated
:''"<sc>Team Rocket</sc>, blast off at the speed of light! Again..."''
 
====Sprites====
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|- style="font-size: 80%;"
| {{color2|000000|Jessie}} and James's sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Yellow Version|Yellow}}
| James's overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Yellow Version|Yellow}}
|}
 
===Pokémon Puzzle League===
Along with many other anime characters, both Jessie and James appeared in [[Pokémon Puzzle League]], where they appeared with a Weezing, an Arbok, and a {{p|Golbat}}. They are the main opponents in the "Spa Service" line clear challenge.
 
===Pokémon Zany Cards===
[[File:Zany Cards Jessie James.png|thumb|James in Pokémon Zany Cards]]
Jessie and James appear as the first opponents in both Wild Match mode and Special Seven mode.
 
==In the manga==
===In the Ash and Pikachu manga===
[[File:James AP.png|thumb|left|100px|James in the Ash and Pikachu manga]]
In the {{pkmn|manga}} series [[Ash and Pikachu]], based on the {{pkmn|anime}}, James appears along with the rest of the [[Team Rocket trio]], [[Jessie]] and {{MTR}}.
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====Pokémon====
=====On hand=====
{| style="float:left; width:25%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|James|Chimecho|James Chimecho AP.png|Psychic|link=James's Chimecho#In the Ash and Pikachu manga}}
|}
{{-}}
[[File:James EToP.png|thumb|James in the Electric Tale of Pikachu manga]]
===In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===
James appears in the {{pkmn|manga}} series [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]] along with his teammates [[Jessie]] and {{MTR}}.
 
His first appearance is in ''[[ET07|Pikachu's Excellent Adventure]]''. He, Jessie and Meowth tag along with a group of lost Pokémon, including {{AP|Pikachu}}, to try to find the [[Hidden Village]]. When they arrive, he and Jessie attempt to steal the Pokémon living in the village, but they are quickly expelled by a {{p|Kangaskhan}}. In this chapter, he uses a {{TP|James|Koffing}} in battle.
[[File:RocketShipping.png|thumb|left|[[Jessie]] and James as [[RocketShipping|a married couple]] in the manga]]
James's next appearance is in ''[[ET08|You Gotta Have Friends]]''. He and Jessie attempt to steal a herd of wild {{p|Pikachu}}. At this point in the manga, James's {{p|Koffing}} has evolved into {{TP|James|Weezing}}, though its evolution is not depicted in the manga.
 
Following this, James and Jessie begin more regularly appearing in the manga, following Ash to the [[Pokémon League]] championship at [[Indigo Plateau]] and cheering him on at the [[Orange League]]. James, along with Jessie, seems to maintain a friendship or at least acquaintance with Ash, as he has the [[Team Rocket trio]] deliver a letter to his mother as they are passing [[Pallet Town]] in ''[[ET20|Epilogue: Wild Type]]''.
 
While in the anime, the nature of James's relationship with Jessie is not explicitly stated, in the epilogue of the manga, he is shown [[RocketShipping|confessing his love to Jessie]]. They are shown afterwards married with Jessie visibly pregnant.
 
====Pokémon====
=====On hand=====
{| width="25%"
|-
| {{InactivePoké|James|Weezing|James Weezing EToP.png|Poison|fir=Koffing|link=James's Weezing#In the Electric Tale of Pikachu}}
|}
{{-}}
 
==In the TCG==
[[File:SugimoriJames.png|right|thumb|Art from the {{TCG|EX Team Rocket Returns}} TCG James theme deck]]
Jessie and James appear on both versions of the card {{TCG ID|Team Rocket|Here Comes Team Rocket!|15}}, which originally released in the {{TCG|Team Rocket}} set; it was re-released with different artwork in {{TCG|EX Team Rocket Returns}}. In that expansion, there was also a preconstructed {{TCG|Theme Deck}} based on {{TCG|James}}.
 
It is rumored that James may also be on the {{TCG|Gym Challenge}} set card {{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Rocket's Secret Experiment|120}}, as there is a Rocket in the background, seen only from the back, who has his hairstyle.
 
<gallery>
File:HereComesTeamRocketTeamRocket15.jpg|{{TCG|Team Rocket}} artwork
File:HereComesTeamRocketEXTeamRocketReturns111.jpg|{{TCG|EX Team Rocket Returns}} artwork
File:RocketSecretExperimentGymChallenge120.jpg|Rocket's Secret Experiment
</gallery>
 
==Trivia==
[[File:Jessie and James.png|thumb|251px|James and Jessie]]
* James at times uses the name Jameson.
* James hasn't evolved any of his Pokémon since ''[[EP261|Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid!]]''.
* James is the only main character to have [[James's Victreebel|one Pokémon]] and release/give it away, then get [[List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio#Victreebel|another Pokémon of the same species]].
* James was the first main character to release [[List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio#Gyarados|a Pokémon]].
* A running gag in the anime prior to James's Amoonguss in the Best Wishes series involves James's {{type|Grass}} Pokémon hurting him in a show of affection.
** Victreebel would often try to swallow him when called from its [[Poké Ball]].
** Cacnea would hug him around the neck or waist, driving the spikes on its arms into James.
** Carnivine would nearly constantly get a death grip on James's head with its mouth.
* In the main series games, James and [[Jessie]] are the only characters from [[Generation I]] to appear only in that generation, as they do not reappear in [[Generation II]] and [[Generation IV]] when Kanto is revisited, and (being exclusive to Pokémon Yellow) were not adapted into the [[Generation III]] {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} remakes.
* In [[Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness]], a newswoman on Area 4 of [[Mt. Battle]] references James stating that she's looking for someone with the same Pokémon as she has. The Pokémon she uses are {{p|Cacnea}} and {{p|Chimecho}}.
* He shares both his Japanese and Brazilian voice actors with Ryusuke Yamino, from {{wp|The Mythical Detective Loki Ragnarok|Detective Loki}}.
* Excluding Victreebel, James has never battled any of his Pokémon before catching them.
* Including the {{DL|List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio|Hoppip}} that James briefly owned, James has owned a {{type|Grass}} Pokémon from every generation except for [[Generation VI]].
 
===Name origin===
James's English name is taken from {{wp|Jesse James}}, an American outlaw. His Japanese name, Kojirō, is taken from 佐々木小次郎 ''{{wp|Sasaki Kojirō}}'', a prominent Japanese swordsman most famous for being killed by his rival, 宮本武蔵 ''{{wp|Miyamoto Musashi}}'', the namesake of Jessie. Also, 二郎 ''Jirō'' is a name meaning "second son," while 三郎 ''Saburō'' means "third son." Kojirō takes advantage of ''Jirō'', while the Japanese name of [[Butch]], Kosaburō, takes advantage of ''Saburō''.
 
He is based on {{wp|GoShogun#Docooga Crime Syndicate|Leonardo Medici Bundle}} from the {{wp|GoShogun}} anime (originally written by [[Takeshi Shudō]]), and the young thief {{wp|Benten Kozō#Characters|Benten Kozō Kikunosuke}} from the "{{wp|Benten Kozō|Five Men of the White Waves}}" ''{{wp|kabuki}}''.
 
==In other languages==
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|- style="text-align:center"
! style="{{roundytl|5px}}" | Language
! Name
! style="{{roundytr|5px}}" | Origin
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|Korean
|로이 ''Roy''
|
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|Chinese
|小次郎 ''Xiǎo Cìláng''
|From 佐々木小次郎 ''Sasaki Kojirō''.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|Thai
|โคจิโร่ ''Kojiro''
|Based on the original Japanese name.
|- style="background:#FFF;"
|Indonesian
|James (Kanto saga)<br>Kojiro (Johto saga - present)
|Based on English and Japanese name.
|}
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==Related articles==
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