Team Rocket mottos: Difference between revisions

[[File:Team Rocket motto.png|thumb|300px|right|At the end of a motto]]

Also, the lines "To denounce the evils of truth and love!" and "To extend our reach to the stars above!" were often said by both [[Jessie]] and [[James]] in the [[S01|first season]].  

There were many occasions in which they would use a radio or something else to play the background music. Also, in many later episodes, James said "fight, fight, fight" at the end of his last line. {{TP|Jessie|Wobbuffet}} also began saying its name at the end of the motto in ''[[EP149|Tunnel Vision]]'', and has done so in most episodes since.

In this episode James was depressed while saying his lines of the motto due to the fact that he was conned by the [[Magikarp salesman]].  

As James was under the trance of {{p|Gastly}} he was not present with Jessie and Meowth when they encountered the twerps, and Jessie was left to say most of the motto herself. However, James later reacted to hearing the motto, and made his whereabouts known by saying his last three lines.  

In this episode Meowth, being hit by {{AP|Squirtle}}'s {{m|Water Gun}}, flies up and falls on an island where a strange tribe that worships Meowth lives. Almost in the end of the episode when Meowth feels lonely and says he misses [[Jessie]] and [[James]], they both appear and recite a special version of their motto for Meowth. At the same time, the tribal priest and high priest beg Meowth to stay with the tribe.

In this episode Jessie and James enter a Pokémon Beauty Contest, pretending not to be members of Team Rocket (they even forbid Meowth to talk). Because they want to be the first to show their Pokémon in order to make a better impression on the judges, they lock up the first contestant and appear on the stage instead of him. A small delay happens due to this.  

:'''James:'''  To unite all peoples with a trendy fad!  

:'''Jessie:''' To denounce the evils of things bourgeois!  

:'''James:'''  To extend our reach to a fashion faux-pas!  

:'''Jessie:''' Prepare for lunar trouble, off that moon from outer space!  

:'''James:''' And make it double, an eye for an eye!  

:'''Jessie:''' Team Rocket makes its own wish at the speed of light!  

:'''James:''' We've granted ourselves so prepare for a big fight!  

:'''Jessie:''' To denounce the evils of emo and love!  

:'''James:''' To extend our reach to the stars above!  

:'''James:''' Surrender now, or prepare for one cinematic fight!  

;''[[XY078|A Frenzied Factory Fiasco!]]'' motto

;''[[XY082|Over the Mountain of Snow!]]'' motto

;''[[XY083|Adventures in Running Errands!]]'' motto

;''[[XY084|Mending a Broken Spirit!]]'' motto

;''[[XY085|A Legendary Photo Op!]]'' motto

;''[[XY086|The Tiny Caretaker!]]'' motto

;''[[XY087|A Trip Down Memory Train!]]'' motto

;''[[XY094|Love Strikes! Eevee, Yikes!]]'' motto

;''[[XY095|A Giga Battle with Mega Results!]]'' motto

;''[[XY096|A Fiery Rite of Passage!]]'' motto

In the dub, they often replace the first two lines with  

In this episode, Jessie and James try to ruin [[Cassidy]] and [[Butch]]'s plans, and, in the way, steal Ash's Pokémon.  

:'''James (''unenthusiastically''):''' Please, a pompous platitude coming from you...  

:'''Meowth:''' Since we didn't catch {{p|Mr. Mime}}, we've got lots of time.  

:'''Ash''': Who are you guys?  

In ''[[BW109|New Places... Familiar Faces!]]'', Jessie, James and Meowth reverted back to their original motto with some slight alterations to it, like James' line of "To unite all peoples within our nation." was altered to "To unite the people within our nation." and instead of just saying their names it changed from "Jessie." "James." to "It's Jessie." "And James" (sometimes "And it's James"). In ''Adventures to Unova'' the motto stayed the same just as it did in the original series but in ''Adventures in Unova and Beyond'' the motto is altered to the situation.

In many occasions, because Jessie or James weren't around, Meowth would fill the missing member lines. This first happened in ''[[EP110|The Stun Spore Detour]]'', in which Meowth and James were following Misty to get some [[Salveyo Weed]] to heal Jessie from an attack by a wild {{p|Vileplume}}'s {{m|Stun Spore}}. It happened again in ''[[AG048|ZigZag Zangoose!]]'', in which Jessie was training Seviper, and James, Meowth and Wobbuffet tried to steal [[Ash's Pikachu]]. Later, in ''[[AG080|That's Just Swellow]]'', Jessie and Meowth tried to steal the losing flying Pokémon almost at the end of the Contest, and because James was still participating on it, Meowth and Jessie said the motto all by themselves. In ''[[AG143|The Saffron Con]]'', meanwhile Jessie was at an operation room, Meowth and James tried to steal some Pokémon. When Ash and his friend saw them, they said a special motto. Also, in ''[[AG159|Off the Unbeaten Path]]'', while James was participating in the [[Pokémon Orienteering]] Contest, Jessie and Meowth tried to steal the prize and some Pokémon. When they were spotted by {{ashfr}}, they said their motto. Meanwhile they were saying that, Ash and his friends saved the Pokémon and the prize, leaving Jessie and Meowth really angry. In ''[[XY049|Bonnie for the Defense!]]'', Jessie and Meowth said the motto together, surprising Ash and his friends while they were escorting a lost {{p|Lapras}} back to the ocean. James's absence was later explained by him being waiting further ahead, ready to catch the group off-guard in case they got away.

| '''コサブロウ'''：{{tt|ショッキングピンク桃色の明日が待ってるぜ|Shokkingu pinku momoiro no ashita ga matteru　ze}} || '''''Kosaburou:''' Shocking pink, a pink tomorrow awaits us!'' || '''Butch:''' Surrender to us now or you will surely lose the fight!

The motto has been ripped off repeatedly by Ash and {{ashfr}} during the series. The first time it was done was in ''[[EP021|Bye Bye Butterfree]]'', in which Ash, Misty and Brock entered the house where Team Rocket was by breaking the windows and by saying the first lines of the motto. In ''[[EP037|Ditto's Mysterious Mansion]]'', Ash, Misty, and Brock, along with [[Duplica]], put on Team Rocket uniforms and mocked the original motto, with Duplica severely angering the two by saying "ignite" instead of "unite". [[James's parents]] revealed that they weren't dead by saying the lines "Prepare for trouble!" and "Yes dear, and make it double!".  

The director [[Cleavon Schpielbunk]] used a motto to introduce himself — "Prepare for trouble! No stunt double!" — with Jessie saying, "Wait a second, aren't those ''our'' lines?" after the first two lines.  

In ''[[XY037|The Cave of Mirrors!]]'', the [[Mirror World]]'s version of [[Mirror Team Rocket|Team Rocket]] performed their own motto, reflecting their heroic chracteristics.

;''[[EP021|Bye Bye Butterfree]]''

;''[[EP037|Ditto's Mysterious Mansion]]''

So far, this is the only episode of the series to show Ash and {{ashfr}} actually completely doing the whole original motto.  

;Schpielbunk's motto

;''[[EP126|The Chikorita Rescue]]''

;''[[DP044|Mass Hip-Po-Sis]]''

;''[[DP056|The Keystone Pops!]]''

;''[[XY010|Mega-Mega Meowth Madness!]]''  

;''[[XY037|The Cave of Mirrors!]]''

[[File:Blast off XY.png|thumb|240px|right|Blasting off]]

When defeated, and sent flying off due to a Pokémon's attack (usually {{AP|Pikachu}}'s {{m|Thunderbolt}}) or a malfunction in [[Team Rocket's mechas|their mechas]], Jessie, James, and Meowth usually cry, {{tt|「やな感じ！」|”Yana kanji!”}} ("What a bad feeling!") in the original, which became "Looks like Team Rocket's blasting off again!", "Team Rocket's blasting off again!", or simply "We're blasting off again!"{{tt|*|Exclusively this in the TPCi dub}} before disappearing into the distance with a twinkle. The first time they blasted off was in [[EP002|their debut episode]], and the first time the twinkle was seen was during their following blast off, in ''[[EP006|Clefairy and the Moon Stone]]''. In some episodes, they said their catchphrase while finishing each other's sentences or when it's told by one character or two.

:'''E'''vil  

* In the [[Pokémon in Portugal|European Portuguese dub]], the expression "Preparar para azar!", the Portuguese equivalent to "Prepare for trouble!" (which literally translated is "Prepare for bad luck!") is still used in recent episodes as a Team Rocket's catchphrase, even during some mottos.