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{{move|Team Rocket Admin}}
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|caption=Art from {{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}
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|altnames='''Rocket Executive''' ('''ロケットだんいん のかんぶ''' ''Team Rocket Executive'') (Generation II)<br>'''Team Rocket Admin''' ('''ロケットだんいんのかんぶ''' ''Team Rocket executive member'') (Generation III)
|altnames='''Rocket Executive''' ('''ロケットだんいんの かんぶ''' ''Team Rocket Executive Member'') <small>(Generation II)</small><br>'''Team Rocket Admin''' ('''ロケットだんの かんぶ''' ''Team Rocket Executive'') <small>(Generation III)</small><br>'''Executive''' <small>(Generation IV)</small>
|intro=[[Generation II]]
|intro=[[Generation II]]
|games={{3v2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}<br/>{{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}<br/>{{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}<br>{{pkmn|Stadium 2}}
|games={{3v2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}<br/>{{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}<br/>{{2v2|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}<br>[[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!|Let's Go, Pikachu!, Let's Go, Eevee!]]<br>{{pkmn|Stadium 2}}
|gender=Both
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|members=[[Proton]], [[Petrel]], [[Ariana]], and [[Archer]]<br><!--[[Lt. Surge]], [[Koga]], [[Sabrina]], -->[[Sham]], [[Carl]]<!--, [[Wiil]], [[Karen]] --> ({{pkmn|Adventures}})<br>[[Grey]] ([[Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys|The Golden Boys]])
|members=[[Proton]], [[Petrel]], [[Ariana]], and [[Archer]]<br>[[Iron-Masked Marauder]] <small>({{pkmn|anime}})</small><br>[[Lt. Surge]], [[Koga]], [[Sabrina]], [[Carl]], and [[Sham]] <small>({{pkmn|Adventures}})</small><br>{{GnB|Grey}} <small>([[Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys|The Golden Boys]])</small>
|manga=''[[PS110|Piloswine Whine]]'' ({{pkmn|Adventures}})<br>''[[GB11|Gold and Black vs. Team Rocket]] ([[Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys|The Golden Boys]])
|anime=''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]''
|manga=[[JBA4]] <small>([[Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure|Jō's Big Adventure]])</small><br>''[[PS110|Piloswine Whine]]'' <small>({{pkmn|Adventures}})</small><br>''[[GB11|Gold and Black vs. Team Rocket]]'' <small>([[Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys|The Golden Boys]])</small>
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An '''Executive''' (Japanese: '''ロケットだんかんぶ''' ''Team Rocket Executive''), known as a '''Team Rocket Admin''' (Japanese: '''ロケットだんかんぶ''' ''Team Rocket Executive'') in Generation III, and as a '''Rocket Executive''' (Japanese: '''ロケットだんいんのかんぶ''' ''Team Rocket executive member'') in Generation II, is a type of [[Pokémon Trainer]] that first debuted in the [[Generation II]] games. They are the highest [[Team Rocket ranks|ranked members]] of Team Rocket after [[Giovanni]], and are the heads of [[Team Rocket]] after he abandons the organization. They tend to use a combination of {{type|Poison}} and {{type|Dark}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}.
A '''Team Rocket Admin''', '''Rocket Executive''', or '''Executive''' (Japanese: '''ロケットだんかんぶ''' ''Team Rocket Executive'', introduced as '''ロケットだんいんの かんぶ''' ''Team Rocket Executive Member'') is a type of [[Pokémon Trainer]] that first debuted in the Generation II games.


There are four of them: three men and one woman. They were unnamed in [[Generation II]], but they all got individual names and sprites in [[Generation IV]]. [[Archer]] disbands Team Rocket after he is defeated.
They are the highest ranked members of [[Team Rocket]] after [[Giovanni]], and are the heads of Team Rocket after he abandons the organization. They tend to use a combination of {{t|Poison}}- and {{type|Dark}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}.


==Differences between Generations==
==Terminology==
===Generation I===
:''See also: [[Team Rocket Grunt (Trainer class)#Terminology|Team Rocket Grunt → Terminology]]''
There aren't any distinct Rocket Executives in [[Generation I]]; however, both [[Jessie]] and [[James]] appear in {{game|Yellow}} ranked higher than grunts, guarding the room where Giovanni waits in the [[Rocket Hideout]] and [[Silph Co.]] However, they are unnamed in this game, being referred to simply as "ROCKET", since Trainers were not given names until [[Generation II]].


This Trainer class is variously referred to as an '''Executive''' or '''Admin''' in English, depending on the generation. Prior to Generation IV, they do not have individual names. In all generations, the Trainer class does not include a gender symbol (♂/♀).
In [[Generation II]] (including [[Pokémon Stadium 2]]), they are referred to as a "'''ROCKET EXECUTIVE'''" (Japanese: '''ロケットだんいんの かんぶ''' ''Team Rocket Executive Member''). In character dialogue, they are referred to as simply '''EXECUTIVE''' as a shorthand.<ref>"''If you were to join TEAM ROCKET, you could become an '''EXECUTIVE'''.''" ({{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}})</ref>
In {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, they are referred to as a "'''TEAM ROCKET ADMIN'''" (Japanese: '''ロケットだんの かんぶ''' ''Team Rocket Executive''). In English, "ROCKET" from previous generation was expanded to "TEAM ROCKET", and "EXECUTIVE" was changed to "ADMIN". In Japanese, 「だんいん」 (''Team Member'') was shortened to 「だん」(''Team''). In character dialogue, they are referred to as simply '''ADMINS''' as a shorthand.<ref>"''We'll try digging here. That treasure the '''ADMINS'''{{'}}ve been talking about should be here.''" ({{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}})</ref>
In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, they are referred to as an "'''Executive'''" (Japanese: '''ロケットだんかんぶ''' ''Team Rocket Executive''). The Executives now have individual names, so Executive serves as a Trainer class instead of their entire name. The Japanese version is mostly unchanged from Generation III, still including "Team Rocket" (unlike the English name), although the space and possessive particle 「の」 before 「かんぶ」(''Executive'') are removed.
In [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]], they are referred to as a "'''Team Rocket Admin'''" (Japanese: '''ロケットだんかんぶ''' ''Team Rocket Executive''). In English, this matches the name used in Generation III, while in Japanese, it matches the one used in Generation IV.
==In the core series games==
===Generation II===
===Generation II===
[[File:Rocket Executive Sugimori.png|thumb|230px|Generation II art by [[Ken Sugimori]] for the {{Trading Card Game}}]]
[[File:Rocket Executive Sugimori.png|thumb|230px|Generation II art by [[Ken Sugimori]] for the {{Trading Card Game}}]]
In [[Generation II]], this class technically didn't exist as all the characters who would eventually carry the title retained the same class as other members of Team Rocket. Thus, their Trainer class was '''Rocket''' (Japanese: '''ロケットだんいん''' ''Team Rocket member'') and each had the name '''Executive''' (Japanese: '''のかんぶ''' ''Executive''), with the sprites only differing between genders. They battle the player at [[Team Rocket HQ]] and [[Goldenrod Radio Tower]].
In {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}, there are four male executives and one female executive (who is battled twice). (The Executives are all unnamed, but the number of distinct Executives can be extrapolated from their parties and where they appear.) They battle the player at [[Team Rocket HQ]] and [[Goldenrod Radio Tower]].


===Generation III===
===Generation III===
In {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, two higher-ranking members of Team Rocket appear in command of the [[Rocket Warehouse]]. They seem to be two of the [[Ariana|same]] [[Archer|members]] who would head the Team in Johto three years later. Here, their Trainer class was changed to '''Team Rocket''' (Japanese: '''ロケットだん''' ''Team Rocket'') in order to remain identical with the Grunts', whose sprites they also shared. However, they are both given the name '''Admin''' (Japanese: '''かんぶ''' ''Executive'').
In {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, two unnamed Team Rocket Admins appear in command of the [[Rocket Warehouse]]. They seem to be two of the same members who would head Team Rocket in Johto three years later ([[Ariana]] and [[Archer]], although they did not have names or distinct identities until Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver).


[[File:HGSS Rocket Executives.png|frame|right|Petrel, Archer, Ariana and Proton in the opening of HeartGold and SoulSilver]]
[[File:HGSS Rocket Executives.png|thumb|Petrel, Archer, Ariana, and Proton in the [[game intro]] of HeartGold and SoulSilver]]
In the Rocket Warehouse, the female Team Rocket Admin is battled before going into the male administrator's room. She objects that Team Rocket is not disbanded, but after a battle, admits that it probably is and as a final act, turns off the floor so that the player can go back and heal. After defeating the male Team Rocket Admin, he sees the player's {{badge|Earth}} and realizes that the [[Viridian City]]-based Team Rocket has disbanded; he then tells the player that he will find [[Giovanni]] and revive Team Rocket.
In the Rocket Warehouse, the female Team Rocket Admin is battled before going into the male administrator's room. She objects that Team Rocket is disbanded, but after a battle, admits that it probably is and as a final act, turns off the floor so that the player can go back and heal. After defeating the male Team Rocket Admin, he sees the player's {{badge|Earth}} and realizes that the [[Viridian City]]-based Team Rocket has disbanded; he then tells the player that he will find [[Giovanni]] and revive Team Rocket.


The Team Rocket Admins are the same people as the Rocket executives in Generations {{gen|II}} and {{gen|IV}}, as hinted by the similarity in their teams and the male administrator's determination to revive Team Rocket after he is defeated, as well as the information given on the computer screen which the Rocket administrator was working on ("The influence of magnetic waves on Pokémon evolution"). This is linked to what happened in Generations II and IV, when Team Rocket used radio waves to evolve the {{p|Magikarp}} at [[Lake of Rage]].
The Team Rocket Admins are the same people as the Rocket executives in Generations {{gen|II}} and {{gen|IV}}, as hinted by the similarity in their teams and the male administrator's determination to revive Team Rocket after he is defeated, as well as the information given on the computer screen which the Rocket administrator was working on ("The influence of magnetic waves on Pokémon evolution"). This is linked to what happened in Generations II and IV, when Team Rocket used radio waves to evolve the {{p|Magikarp}} at [[Lake of Rage]].


===Generation IV===
===Generation IV===
Their Trainer classes are finally dissociated from those of the Grunts when they make a return in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, where they are each known as an '''Executive'''. However, the Japanese Trainer classes remain unchanged from Generation III, but they are still given names. They are all adapted from the Executives from {{game|Gold and Silver|s}} but given individual names and identities. Their names, [[Proton]], [[Petrel]], [[Ariana]], and [[Archer]], refer to real-life rockets or missiles in all languages, much like [[Team Galactic]]'s {{tc|Commander}}s, who were named after {{wp|Astronomical object|celestial bodies}}.
In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, there are four Executives each with distinct names and identities. Their names ([[Proton]], [[Petrel]], [[Ariana]], and [[Archer]]) refer to real-life rockets or missiles in all languages—much like [[Team Galactic]]'s {{tc|Commander}}s, who were named after {{wp|Astronomical object|celestial bodies}}.


==Appearance==
Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver adjusted the number of distinct Executives relative to Generation II: Proton takes the place of both a Grunt in [[Slowpoke Well]] and an Executive in the Radio Tower; and Petrel takes the place of both the Executive in Giovanni's office in the [[Team Rocket HQ]] and the Executive disguised as the [[Radio Director]]. In both cases, their parties in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver are a combination of the parties of the characters they replaced from Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal.
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===Generation VII===
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #CC0000; background: #CCCCCC; width:80px" | [[File:Spr GS Rocket Grunt M.png]]
In [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]], Archer is the sole Admin of Team Rocket, being first encountered at the [[Team Rocket Hideout]] in [[Celadon City]]. He later leads the organization's takeover of the [[Silph Co.]] in [[Saffron City]] and fights the player and {{ga|Trace}} in an attempt to keep them from interfering. During the post-game, he meets the player at the hideout again, informing them of his plans to leave [[Kanto]] and someday restore Team Rocket, before leaving to do just that.
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #CC0000; background: #CCCCCC; width:80px" | [[File:Spr GS Rocket Executive M.png]]
 
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #CC0000; background: #CCCCCC; width:80px" | [[File:Spr GS Rocket Executive F.png]]
===Gallery===
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #CC0000; background: #CCCCCC; width:80px" | [[File:Spr FRLG Team Rocket Grunt M.png]]
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| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #CC0000; background: #CCCCCC; width:80px" | [[File:Spr FRLG Team Rocket Grunt F.png]]
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|- style="font-size: 80%;"
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #c00; background: #ccc; width:80px" | [[File:Spr GS Rocket Grunt M.png]]
| {{color2|000000|Proton}} as a {{tccolor|Team Rocket Grunt|000000|Grunt}} in<br>{{color2|000000|Generation II}}
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #c00; background: #ccc; width:80px" | [[File:Spr GS Rocket Executive M.png]]
| {{color2|000000|Proton}}, {{color2|000000|Petrel}}, and<br>{{color2|000000|Archer}}'s sprite from<br>{{color2|000000|Generation II}}
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #c00; background: #ccc; width:80px" | [[File:Spr GS Rocket Executive F.png]]
| {{color2|000000|Ariana}}'s sprite from<br>{{color2|000000|Generation II}}
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #c00; background: #ccc; width:80px" | [[File:Spr FRLG Team Rocket Grunt M.png]]
| {{color2|000000|Archer}}'s sprite from<br>{{color2|000000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen}}  
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #c00; background: #ccc; width:80px" | [[File:Spr FRLG Team Rocket Grunt F.png]]
| {{color2|000000|Ariana}}'s sprite from<br>{{color2|000000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen}}
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| {{color2|000|Proton}}'s {{tccolor|Team Rocket Grunt|000|Grunt}} sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Generation II}}
| colspan="2" style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #CC0000; background: #CCCCCC; width:80px" | [[File:Rocket Grunt M II OD.png]]
| {{color2|000|Proton}}, {{color2|000|Petrel}}, and<br>{{color2|000|Archer}}'s sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Generation II}}
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #CC0000; background: #CCCCCC; width:80px" | [[File:Rocket Grunt F II OD.png]]
| {{color2|000|Ariana}}'s sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Generation II}}
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #CC0000; background: #CCCCCC; width:80px" | [[File:Team Rocket Grunt M III OD.png]]
| {{color2|000|Archer}}'s sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen}}  
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #CC0000; background: #CCCCCC; width:80px" | [[File:Team Rocket Grunt F III OD.png]]
| {{color2|000|Ariana}}'s sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen}}
|- style="font-size: 80%;"
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| colspan="2" | {{color2|000000|Proton}}, {{color2|000000|Petrel}}, and<br>{{color2|000000|Archer}}'s overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000000|Generation II}}
| colspan="2" style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #c00; background: #ccc; width:80px" | [[File:Rocket Grunt M II OD.png]]
| {{color2|000000|Ariana}}'s overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000000|Generation II}}
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #c00; background: #ccc; width:80px" | [[File:Rocket Grunt F II OD.png]]
| {{color2|000000|Archer}}'s overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen}}
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #c00; background: #ccc; width:80px" | [[File:Team Rocket Grunt M III OD.png]]
| {{color2|000000|Ariana}}'s overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen}}
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #c00; background: #ccc; width:80px" | [[File:Team Rocket Grunt F III OD.png]]
|-  
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| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #CC0000; background: #CCCCCC; width:80px" | [[File:Spr HGSS Proton.png]]
| colspan="2" | {{color2|000|Proton}}, {{color2|000|Petrel}}, and<br>{{color2|000|Archer}}'s overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Generation II}}
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #CC0000; background: #CCCCCC; width:80px" | [[File:Spr HGSS Petrel.png]]
| {{color2|000|Ariana}}'s overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Generation II}}
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #CC0000; background: #CCCCCC; width:80px" | [[File:Spr HGSS Ariana.png]]
| {{color2|000|Archer}}'s overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen}}
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #CC0000; background: #CCCCCC; width:80px" | [[File:Spr HGSS Archer.png]]
| {{color2|000|Ariana}}'s overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen}}
| style="{{roundy|15px}} border: 2px solid #CC0000; background: #CCCCCC; width:80px" | [[File:S2 Rocket ExecutiveM.png]]
|-
|- style="font-size: 80%;"
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #c00; background: #ccc; width:80px" | [[File:Spr HGSS Proton.png]]
| {{color2|000000|Proton}}'s sprite from<br>{{color2|000000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold and SoulSilver}}
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #c00; background: #ccc; width:80px" | [[File:Spr HGSS Petrel.png]]
| {{color2|000000|Petrel}}'s sprite from<br>{{color2|000000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold and SoulSilver}}
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #c00; background: #ccc; width:80px" | [[File:Spr HGSS Ariana.png]]
| {{color2|000000|Ariana}}'s sprite from<br>{{color2|000000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold and SoulSilver}}
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #c00; background: #ccc; width:80px" | [[File:Spr HGSS Archer.png]]
| {{color2|000000|Archer}}'s sprite from<br>{{color2|000000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold and SoulSilver}}
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #c00; background: #ccc; width:80px" | [[File:VSArcher PE.png|100px]]
| {{color2|000000|Archer}}'s portrait from<br>{{color2|000000|Pokémon Stadium 2|Stadium 2}}
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|-  
| {{color2|000|Proton}}'s sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold and SoulSilver}}
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #CC0000; background: #CCCCCC; width:80px" | [[File:Proton OD.png]]
| {{color2|000|Petrel}}'s sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold and SoulSilver}}
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #CC0000; background: #CCCCCC; width:80px" | [[File:Petrel OD.png]]
| {{color2|000|Ariana}}'s sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold and SoulSilver}}
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #CC0000; background: #CCCCCC; width:80px" | [[File:Ariana OD.png]]
| {{color2|000|Archer}}'s sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold and SoulSilver}}
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #CC0000; background: #CCCCCC; width:80px" | [[File:Archer OD.png]]
| {{color2|000|Archer}}'s VS model from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!|Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!}}
| style="{{roundy|15px}} border: 2px solid #CC0000; background: #CCCCCC; width:80px" | [[File:S2 Rocket ExecutiveF.png]]
|-
|- style="font-size: 80%;"
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #c00; background: #ccc; width:80px" | [[File:Proton OD.png]]
| {{color2|000000|Proton}}'s overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold and SoulSilver}}
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #c00; background: #ccc; width:80px" | [[File:Petrel OD.png]]
| {{color2|000000|Petrel}}'s overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold and SoulSilver}}
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #c00; background: #ccc; width:80px" | [[File:Ariana OD.png]]
| {{color2|000000|Ariana}}'s overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold and SoulSilver}}
| style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #c00; background: #ccc; width:80px" | [[File:Archer OD.png]]
| {{color2|000000|Archer}}'s overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold and SoulSilver}}
| <!--style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #c00; background: #ccc; width:80px" | [[File:Archer OD PE.png|100px]]-->
| {{color2|000000|Ariana}}'s portrait from<br>{{color2|000000|Pokémon Stadium 2|Stadium 2}}
|-
| {{color2|000|Proton}}'s overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold and SoulSilver}}
| {{color2|000|Petrel}}'s overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold and SoulSilver}}
| {{color2|000|Ariana}}'s overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold and SoulSilver}}
| {{color2|000|Archer}}'s overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold and SoulSilver}}
| <!--{{color2|000|Archer}}'s overworld model from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!|Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!}}-->
|}
 
==In the side series games==
===Pokémon Stadium 2===
In [[Pokémon Stadium 2]], two Executives, one male and one female, appear along with a pair of Rocket Grunts, interrupting the player's progress through the Johto [[Gym Leader Castle]] after the player has defeated [[Jasmine]]. Because their teams contain the distinctive Pokémon Vileplume and Houndoom, they appear to be inspired by two of the admins from {{game2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}.
 
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| style="{{roundy|15px}} border: 2px solid #c00; background: #ccc; width:120px" | [[File:S2 Rocket ExecutiveF.png]][[File:S2 Rocket ExecutiveF alt.png]]
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| Rocket Executive♂ portrait from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Stadium 2|Stadium 2}}
| Rocket Executive♀ portraits from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Stadium 2|Stadium 2}}
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===Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal===
===Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal===
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{{Trainerlist/b|game=2|1|1584|3|041|Zubat|22|109|Koffing|22|020|Raticate|24}}
{{trainerlist/e|2|Rocket [[Petrel|Executive]]}}
{{trainerlist/e|2|Rocket [[Ariana|Executive]] {{female}}}}
{{trainerlist/b|1|1584|3|041|Zubat|22|109|Koffing|22|020|Raticate|24}}
{{Trainerlist/b|game=2|1|1800|3|024|Arbok|23|044|Gloom|23|198|Murkrow|25}}
{{trainerlist/b|2|2160|6|109|Koffing|30|109|Koffing|30|109|Koffing|30|109|Koffing|30|110|Weezing|32|109|Koffing|30}}
{{Trainerlist/b|game=2|2|2304|3|024|Arbok|32|045|Vileplume|32|198|Murkrow|32}}
{{trainerlist/e|2|Rocket [[Ariana|Executive]]}}
{{trainerlist/e|1|Rocket Executive {{male}}}}
{{trainerlist/b|1|1800|3|024|Arbok|23|044|Gloom|23|198|Murkrow|25}}
{{Trainerlist/b|game=2|1|2160|6|109|Koffing|30|109|Koffing|30|109|Koffing|30|109|Koffing|30|110|Weezing|32|109|Koffing|30}}
{{trainerlist/b|2|2304|3|024|Arbok|32|045|Vileplume|32|198|Murkrow|32}}
{{trainerlist/e|1|Rocket Executive {{male}}}}
{{trainerlist/e|1|Rocket [[Archer|Executive]]}}
{{Trainerlist/b|game=2|1|2592|1|042|Golbat|36}}
{{trainerlist/b|1|2520|3|228|Houndour|33|109|Koffing|33|229|Houndoom|35}}
{{trainerlist/e|1|Rocket Executive {{male}}}}
{{Trainerlist/b|game=2|1|2520|3|228|Houndour|33|109|Koffing|33|229|Houndoom|35}}
{{trainerlist/f|silver}}
{{trainerlist/f|silver}}


===Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen===
===Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen===
{{trainerlist/h|2|firered|leafgreen}}
{{trainerlist/h|2|firered|leafgreen}}
{{trainerlist/e|1|Team Rocket [[Ariana|Admin]]♀}}
{{trainerlist/e|1|Team Rocket [[Ariana|Admin]] {{female}}}}
{{trainerlist/b|1|1728|3|089|Muk|53|024|Arbok|54|045|Vileplume|55}}
{{Trainerlist/b|game=3|1|1728|3|089|Muk|53|024|Arbok|54|045|Vileplume|55}}
{{trainerlist/e|1|Team Rocket [[Archer|Admin]]♂}}
{{trainerlist/e|1|Team Rocket [[Archer|Admin]] {{male}}}}
{{trainerlist/b|1|1760|3|042|Golbat|53|110|Weezing|54|229|Houndoom|55}}
{{Trainerlist/b|game=3|1|1760|3|042|Golbat|53|110|Weezing|54|229|Houndoom|55}}
{{trainerlist/f|leafgreen}}
{{trainerlist/f|leafgreen}}


===Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver===
===Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver===
{{trainerlist/h|2|heartgold|soulsilver}}
{{trainerlist/h|2|heartgold|soulsilver}}
{{trainerlist/e|1|Executive [[Archer]]}}
{{Trainerlist/b|game=4|1|3040|3|228|Houndour|35|109|Koffing|35|229|Houndoom|38}}
{{trainerlist/e|2|Executive [[Ariana]]}}
{{Trainerlist/b|game=4|1|2960|3|024|Arbok|25|044|Gloom|25|198|Murkrow|27}}
{{Trainerlist/b|game=4|2|2560|3|024|Arbok|32|045|Vileplume|32|198|Murkrow|32}}
{{trainerlist/e|2|Executive [[Petrel]]}}
{{Trainerlist/b|game=4|1|880|3|041|Zubat|22|109|Koffing|22|020|Raticate|24}}
{{Trainerlist/b|game=4|2|1200|6|109|Koffing|30|109|Koffing|30|109|Koffing|30|109|Koffing|30|110|Weezing|32|109|Koffing|30}}
{{trainerlist/e|2|Executive [[Proton]]}}
{{trainerlist/e|2|Executive [[Proton]]}}
{{trainerlist/b|1|480|2|041|Zubat|8|109|Koffing|12}}
{{Trainerlist/b|game=4|1|480|2|041|Zubat|8|109|Koffing|12}}
{{trainerlist/b|2|1320|2|042|Golbat|28|110|Weezing|33}}
{{Trainerlist/b|game=4|2|1320|2|042|Golbat|28|110|Weezing|33}}
{{trainerlist/e|2|Executive [[Petrel]]}}
{{trainerlist/b|1|880|3|041|Zubat|22|109|Koffing|22|020|Raticate|24}}
{{trainerlist/b|2|1200|6|109|Koffing|30|109|Koffing|30|109|Koffing|30|109|Koffing|30|110|Weezing|32|109|Koffing|30}}
{{trainerlist/e|2|Executive [[Ariana]]}}
{{trainerlist/b|1|2960|3|024|Arbok|25|044|Gloom|25|198|Murkrow|27}}
{{trainerlist/b|2|2560|3|024|Arbok|32|045|Vileplume|32|198|Murkrow|32}}
{{trainerlist/e|1|Executive [[Archer]]}}
{{trainerlist/b|1|3040|3|228|Houndour|35|109|Koffing|35|229|Houndoom|38}}
{{trainerlist/f|soulsilver}}
{{trainerlist/f|soulsilver}}
===Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!===
{{trainerlist/h|2|Let's Go Pikachu|Let's Go Eevee}}
{{trainerlist/e|2|Team Rocket Admin [[Archer]]}}
{{Trainerlist/b|game=PE|1|3,300|2|110|Weezing|33|042|Golbat|33}}
{{Trainerlist/b|game=PE|2|4,652{{tt|*|Multi Battle with a Team Rocket Grunt}}|3|101|Electrode|37|042|Golbat|37|110|Weezing|37}}
{{trainerlist/f|Let's Go Eevee}}
===Pokémon Stadium 2===
{{Trainerlist/h|3|silver|gold|crystal|noprize=yes}}
{{Trainerlist/e|2|Rocket [[Ariana|Executive]] {{female}}}}
{{Trainerlist/b|game=stad|1|----|6|215|Sneasel|50-100|089|Muk|50-100|108|Lickitung|50-100|045|Vileplume|50-100|020|Raticate|50-100|024|Arbok|50-100|noprize=yes}}
{{Trainerlist/b|game=stad|2nd|----|6|045|Vileplume|50-100|024|Arbok|50-100|219|Magcargo|50-100|141|Kabutops|50-100|071|Victreebel|50-100|042|Golbat|50-100|noprize=yes}}
{{Trainerlist/e|2|Rocket [[Archer|Executive]] {{male}}}}
{{Trainerlist/b|game=stad|1|----|6|229|Houndoom|50-100|042|Golbat|50-100|053|Persian|50-100|200|Misdreavus|50-100|071|Victreebel|50-100|202|Wobbuffet|50-100|noprize=yes}}
{{Trainerlist/b|game=stad|2nd|----|6|229|Houndoom|50-100|224|Octillery|50-100|202|Wobbuffet|50-100|097|Hypno|50-100|047|Parasect|50-100|248|Tyranitar|50-100|noprize=yes}}
{{Trainerlist/f|crystal}}


==In the anime==
==In the anime==
It is unknown whether or not there are executives as present in the {{pkmn|games}} and {{pkmn|manga}}, as {{an|Giovanni}} is still in control of the organization. Instead, the anime tends to focus much more on higher-ranking Team Rocket members such as [[Domino]] and the [[Iron-Masked Marauder]], who are field agents rather than administrators. {{mov|Annie}} and [[Oakley]] were also inclusive to the ranks of [[Team Rocket]], working as hired spies hunting {{OBP|Latios|M05}} and {{OBP|Latias|M05}}, but this was only in the English dub.
[[File:Masked Marauder Dark Ball.png|thumb|250px|The Iron-Masked Marauder, a Team Rocket Executive in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]
===Main series===
The [[Iron-Masked Marauder]], the main antagonist of ''[[M04|Celebi: The Voice of the Forest]]'', is a Team Rocket Executive, known as the master of {{TCG|Dark Pokémon}} due to his signature [[Dark Ball]]s, which corrupt any Pokémon {{pkmn2|caught}} with them into mindless fighting machines. However, his Executive rank is only mentioned in the original Japanese version.
 
===Pokémon Generations===
[[Petrel]] was featured in ''[[PG04|The Lake of Rage]]'', where he confronted and was defeated by [[Lance]] during the latter's raid of the [[Team Rocket HQ]].
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==In the manga==
==In the manga==
[[File:Rocket Executives Adventures.png‎|right|200px|thumb|Team Rocket Generals]]
[[File:Rocket Executives Adventures.png|200px|thumb|Team Rocket Executives in [[Pokémon Adventures]]]]
===In the Pokémon Adventures manga===
===Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure===
In the {{chap|Red, Green, & Blue}}, [[Lt. Surge]], [[Koga]], and [[Sabrina]] are Team Rocket executives. [[Blaine]], previously an executive, left the organization because of problems with {{adv|Mewtwo}}. In the {{chap|Yellow}}, the executives were recalled by {{adv|Giovanni}} after he saw a battle between [[Lance]] and {{adv|Yellow}} and realized he still had much to learn.
The four [[Generation IV]] Executives appear in the [[Pocket Monsters HGSS Jō's Big Adventure]] manga, fulfilling similar roles as in the games.


In the {{chap|Gold, Silver, & Crystal}}, executives are replaced by two sub-leaders, [[Sham]] and [[Carl]], while the real Leader is the [[Masked Man]]. The characters of male and female Executive from [[Generation II]] were adapted as Carl and Sham, respectively.
===Pokémon Adventures===
===={{MangaArc|Red, Green & Blue}}====
Initially, [[Lt. Surge]], [[Koga]], and [[Sabrina]] were Team Rocket's commanders, having abandoned their respective [[Gym]]s to work for the evil organization instead.


Years later, in the {{chap|HeartGold & SoulSilver}}, Archer, Ariana, Petrel and Proton, dubbed the '''Four Generals''' (Japanese: '''４将軍ぶ''' ''Four Generals''), appear in Johto searching for {{p|Arceus}} to accomplish their plan of making Giovanni return to Team Rocket's leadership.
===={{MangaArc|Yellow}}====
After witnessing a battle between {{adv|Yellow}} and [[Lance]] on [[Cerise Island]], {{adv|Giovanni}} realized that he still had a lot to learn and told his three commanders to return to their Gyms.


===In the Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys manga===
===={{MangaArc|Gold, Silver & Crystal}}====
[[Grey]] from the [[Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys]] manga is based on the male Executive design. His role within the team is based on [[Archer]]'s.
Under the [[Masked Man]]'s leadership, [[Neo Team Rocket]]'s executives were [[Sham]] and [[Carl]], who were based on the [[Generation II]] Executive designs.
 
===={{MangaArc|HeartGold & SoulSilver}}====
In this arc, Archer, Ariana, Petrel, and Proton took over the organization from [[Carr]] and searched for {{adv|Arceus}} and its [[Plate]]s to accomplish their plan of making Giovanni return to Team Rocket's leadership.
 
===Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys===
{{OBP|Grey|Golden Boys}} from the [[Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys]] manga is based on the male Executive design. His role within the team is based on [[Archer]]'s.
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==In the TCG==
==In the TCG==
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==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* Though Rocket Executives are members of Team Rocket, like {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt|Rocket Grunt}}s, the background theme played when fighting them is the normal Trainer battle theme in {{3v|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}. This was rectified in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, where all members of Team Rocket-related Trainer classes play the Rocket battle theme.
* Though Rocket Executives are members of Team Rocket, like {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt|Rocket Grunt}}s and {{tc|Scientist}}s, the background theme played when fighting them is the normal Trainer battle theme in {{3v|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}. This was rectified in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, where all members of Team Rocket-related Trainer classes play the Rocket battle theme.
* In merging multiple Executives together, {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} introduced a plot hole: [[Petrel]] is present in both the [[Goldenrod Radio Tower]] and the [[Team Rocket HQ]] at the same time. When the player first visits [[Goldenrod City]], a guard comments on the Director's changed nature:
:''"Sorry. Authorized personnel only beyond this point. It wasn’t that way before. There’s something wrong with the Director…"''


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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|fr=Commandant
|zh_yue=火箭隊幹部 ''{{tt|Fójin Déui Gonbouh|Team Rocket Executive}}''
|de=Vorstand
|zh_cmn=火箭隊幹部 / 火箭队干部 ''{{tt|Huǒjiàn Duì Gànbù|Team Rocket Executive}}''
|it=Generale Rocket
|fr=Admin Team Rocket{{sup/3|FRLG}}{{sup/7|PE}}<br>Commandant{{sup/4|HGSS}}<br>Caïd Rocket{{sup/2|GSC}}
|es=Ejecutivo  
|de=Rocket-Vorstand{{sup/7|PE}}<br>Vorstand{{sup/3|FRLG}}{{sup/4|HGSS}}<br>Rocket Vorstand{{sup/2|GSC}}
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|es=Comandante Rocket{{sup/7|PE}}<br>Ejecutivo{{sup/4|HGSS}}<br>Admin Team Rocket{{sup/3|FRLG}}<br>Ejecutivo Rocket{{sup/2|GSC}}
|ko=로켓단간부 ''{{tt|Rocket Dan Ganbu|Team Rocket Executive}}''
|pt=Executivo da Equipe Rocket
|vi=Chỉ huy của nhóm Rocket
}}
}}
==References==
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