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[[File:Jessie James AG.png|220px|thumb|Jessie and James choose flight over fight in ''[[AG040|Watt's with Wattson?]]'']] | [[File:Jessie James AG.png|220px|thumb|Jessie and James choose flight over fight in ''[[AG040|Watt's with Wattson?]]'']] | ||
'''RocketShipping''' (Japanese: '''コジムサ''' ''KojiMusa'') is the belief that [[Jessie]] and [[James]] of [[Team Rocket]] belong in a [[shipping|romantic relationship]]. It | '''RocketShipping''' (Japanese: '''コジムサ''' ''KojiMusa'') is the belief that [[Jessie]] and [[James]] of [[Team Rocket]] belong in a [[shipping|romantic relationship]]. It was also historically known as '''JAJL''', or ''Jessie and James Love''. | ||
==History of RocketShipping== | ==History of the RocketShipping Fandom== | ||
[[File:RocketShipping.png|thumb|206px|An image from the epilogue to Electric Tale of Pikachu]] | [[File:RocketShipping.png|thumb|206px|An image from the epilogue to Electric Tale of Pikachu]] | ||
The | The RocketShipping fandom has undergone substantial change over the years, with peaks of popularity naturally coinciding with the occurrence of shipping "hints" in the source material. | ||
In the beginning, there was only one kind of RocketShipper—the one who thought that Jessie and James were attracted to each other. Some fans hoped they would eventually become a full-fledged couple. The term "RocketShipping" was the first time the suffix "[[Shipping]]" was applied to any couple outside of the ''{{wp|The X-Files|X-Files}}'' fandom where it originated. Maria Rocket and other fans on the message board of [[TRHQ]] used the term to describe a romantic relationship between Jessie and James, following which this naming convention was adopted by the rest of the Pokémon shipping community. | |||
The first major event in the RocketShipping fanbase occurred when a member of TRHQ came across an untranslated graphic novel in a bookstore, the [[Electric Tale of Pikachu volume 4|last volume]] of [[Toshihiro Ono]]'s [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]] manga. [[ET20|The epilogue]] of the manga contained two important scenes: one was a panel showing James confessing his love to Jessie; the other was a full-page illustration in which Jessie and James were married and Jessie visibly pregnant. Most importantly of all for fans, this was official and approved by [[Nintendo]]. The RocketShipping fan community went crazy. It finally had officially sanctioned proof that Jessie and James were a romantic couple. Some believed that it was only a matter of time before something similar happened in the TV anime series. | |||
However, not long after this, the number and frequency of the Rocketshippy hints in the anime decreased, along with other changes in characterization. Also around this time, a website named [[Pokemopolis]] was getting attention for rebutting the "evidence" found in the manga. Pokemopolis became the most prominent anti-Rocketshipping site in the Pokémon fandom, as well as the main proponent of the theory that James is gay. As a result, the RocketShipping fan community split into several sects, each with different takes on RocketShipping. | |||
RocketShipping had notable resurgences in popularity following the episode ''[[DP117|Noodles! Roamin' Off!]]'', during the airing of ''[[Team Rocket's Secret Empire]]'' and again after ''[[XY063|A Fork in the Road! A Parting of the Ways!]]''. It continues to have a strong international fan following. | |||
==Sects of RocketShipping== | ==Sects of RocketShipping== | ||
These sects were in use to differentiate between various "types" of RocketShipper who each had a different perception of the ship. It should be noted | These sects were in use to differentiate between various "types" of RocketShipper who each had a different perception of the ship. It should be noted that they have not actively been in use in the fandom since the {{series|Advanced Generation}} of the anime started airing in America. | ||
'''RocketShippers'''<BR> | '''RocketShippers'''<BR> | ||
This is the general term for anyone who supports the idea of Jessie and James being a couple, whether past, present, or future. It | This is the general term for anyone who supports the idea of Jessie and James being a couple, whether past, present, or future. It was also a term for a sect consisting of people who believe that Jessie and James are currently not in love but believed that they eventually would be. | ||
'''R*cketShippers'''<BR> | '''R*cketShippers'''<BR> | ||
This was a more extreme type of RocketShipper, who believed that Jessie and James are currently | This was a more extreme type of RocketShipper, who believed that Jessie and James are currently in love. They generally preferred the idea of Jessie and James in more stereotypical gender conforming roles. | ||
'''QueerShippers'''<BR> | '''QueerShippers'''<BR> | ||
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'''AntiRocketShippers'''<BR> | '''AntiRocketShippers'''<BR> | ||
Supporters denied any sort of romantic relationship between Jessie and James. They liked to see them as best friends, but nothing more. In many cases, they believed that James is | Supporters denied any sort of romantic relationship between Jessie and James. They liked to see them as best friends, but nothing more. In many cases, they believed that James is gay, based on the more camp portrayal of James by [[Eric Stuart]] and James's cross-dressing. Opinions on Jessie's sexuality varied. | ||
==Evidence== | ==Evidence== | ||
===General hints=== | |||
* James fell in love at first sight with his fiancée [[Jessebelle]], who is a [[doppelgänger]] of Jessie and also shares her voice actress in the original and majority of international dubs. They look so similar that James's housekeepers in ''[[AG147|Sweet Baby James]]'', as well as his butler and [[Jessebelle]]'s own security guards in ''[[DP153|The Treasure Is All Mine!]]'' mistake Jessie for Jessebelle. | |||
* Jessie and James have more numerous examples of intimate physical contact than any other humans in the anime, including holding hands, linking arms, hugging and sleeping on one another. This occurred most frequently in the [[original series]] but has remained a staple throughout their appearances across the franchise, so much so that it is beyond the scope of this page to list every instance. | |||
* Jessie and James are very comfortable with using each other's Pokémon. Neither they nor their Pokémon have had a problem with this on most occasions whereas borrowing others' Pokémon is usually a big deal to other [[Pokémon Trainer|Trainers]]. | |||
* They are the only known characters to share a [[Z-Power Ring]]. | |||
* James's Pokémon have occasionally affectionately attacked Jessie the same way they do James. Similarly, [[Jessie's Yanmega]] affectionately rests on James's head in ''[[DP080|The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!]]'' and [[Jessie's Mimikyu]] shields James as well as Jessie from seeing its true form (and consequent death) in ''[[SM038|Mimikyu Unmasked!]]'', a protection it does not extend to Meowth. | |||
===Anime evidence=== | ===Anime evidence=== | ||
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==Similarities== | ==Similarities== | ||
* Jessie and James have both owned {{type|Poison}} Pokémon | * Jessie and James have both owned multiple {{type|Poison}} Pokémon. | ||
* Jessie's earrings are the same shade of green as James's eyes | * Jessie's earrings are the same shade of green as James's eyes, Jessie's eyes are the same shade of blue as James's hair and Jessie's hair (prior to the [[EP261|transition to digital coloring]]) is the same shade of red as James's signature rose in the [[Original Series]]. | ||
* Jessie and James share the same drink of choice, which is red wine. Jessie nostalgically has a flashback of drinking it in ''[[EP133|Tanks a Lot!]]'' and fantasizes about drinking it in ''[[EP167|A Hot Water Battle]]''. James fantasizes about drinking it in ''[[EP015|Battle Aboard the St. Anne]]'' and ''[[DP038|One Big Happiny Family!]]''; he drinks it in ''[[BW004|The Battle Club and Tepig's Choice!]]''. | * Jessie and James share the same drink of choice, which is red wine. Jessie nostalgically has a flashback of drinking it in ''[[EP133|Tanks a Lot!]]'' and fantasizes about drinking it in ''[[EP167|A Hot Water Battle]]''. James fantasizes about drinking it in ''[[EP015|Battle Aboard the St. Anne]]'' and ''[[DP038|One Big Happiny Family!]]''; he drinks it in ''[[BW004|The Battle Club and Tepig's Choice!]]''. | ||
* Jessie and James play guitar and drums. They play {{wp|taiko|taiko drums}} in ''[[EP020|The Ghost of Maiden's Peak]]''; and they play {{wp|electric guitar}} in a flashback in ''[[EP073|Bad to the Bone]]'' as well as the Japanese and English music video for "[[Meowth's Party]]." | * Jessie and James both play guitar and drums. They play {{wp|taiko|taiko drums}} in ''[[EP020|The Ghost of Maiden's Peak]]''; and they play {{wp|electric guitar}} in a flashback in ''[[EP073|Bad to the Bone]]'' as well as the Japanese and English music video for "[[Meowth's Party]]." James plays the drums and Jessie the electric guitar in "Team Rocket's Live", the opening drama to Episode 18 of [[Team Rocket's Secret Empire]]. | ||
* Jessie and James both have experience studying weather patterns, which helps them man hot air balloons, hang gliders, helicopters, and other means of travel by flight. In ''[[EP234|Xatu the Future]]'', it is revealed that Jessie used to be a meteorologist, though she was not very good at it. In ''[[AG080|That's Just Swellow]]'', is revealed that James had a private [[PokéRinger]] tutor. Similarly, James is a skilled navigator, since he wins an [[Pokémon Orienteering|Orienteering]] competition in ''[[AG159|Off the Unbeaten Path]]''. | * Jessie and James both have experience studying weather patterns, which helps them man hot air balloons, hang gliders, helicopters, and other means of travel by flight. In ''[[EP234|Xatu the Future]]'', it is revealed that Jessie used to be a meteorologist, though she was not very good at it. In ''[[AG080|That's Just Swellow]]'', is revealed that James had a private [[PokéRinger]] tutor. Similarly, James is a skilled navigator, since he wins an [[Pokémon Orienteering|Orienteering]] competition in ''[[AG159|Off the Unbeaten Path]]''. | ||
* Jessie and James have a similar style of dress and normally coordinate their outfits. | * Jessie and James have a similar style of dress and normally coordinate their outfits. | ||
: They have also donned various disguises pretending to be a couple, most notably as [[Gym Leader]] [[Norman]] and his wife [[Caroline]] in ''[[AG068|A Double Dilemma]]''; newlyweds in ''[[EP100|Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon?]]''; and, in ''[[EP028|Pokémon Fashion Flash]]'', ''[[EP073|Bad to the Bone]]'', ''[[EP088|In the Pink]]'', and ''[[AG047|I Feel Skitty!]]'', wearing outfits similar to the ones [[Oscar and Andi]] wear. The latter is most likely a reference to the the manga ''{{wp|The Rose of Versailles}}''. | : They have also donned various disguises pretending to be a couple, most notably as [[Gym Leader]] [[Norman]] and his wife [[Caroline]] in ''[[AG068|A Double Dilemma]]''; newlyweds in ''[[EP100|Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon?]]''; and, in ''[[EP028|Pokémon Fashion Flash]]'', ''[[EP073|Bad to the Bone]]'', ''[[EP088|In the Pink]]'', and ''[[AG047|I Feel Skitty!]]'', wearing outfits similar to the ones [[Oscar and Andi]] wear. The latter is most likely a reference to the the manga ''{{wp|The Rose of Versailles}}''. | ||
: Jessie is incapable of fooling James with disguises, as is evident in ''[[EP073|Bad to the Bone]]'' | : Jessie is incapable of fooling James with disguises, as is evident in ''[[EP073|Bad to the Bone]]'', ''[[DP055|Throwing the Track Switch]]'' and ''[[XY063|A Fork in the Road! A Parting of the Ways!]]''. This is saying something, as even their close friend {{OBP|Christopher|DP117}} fails to recognize Jessie's disguise in ''[[DP117|Noodles! Roamin' Off!]]''. | ||
* Jessie looks very similar to [[James's parents|James's mother]] and [[Jessebelle|fiancée]] | * Jessie looks very similar to [[James's parents|James's mother]] and [[Jessebelle|fiancée]]. | ||
: Indeed, in ''[[EP048|Holy Matrimony!]]'', Meowth thinks Jessie is exactly like Jessebelle in looks and personality. By ''[[DP002|Two Degrees of Separation!]]'', Meowth has decided that Jessie is nicer. | : Indeed, in ''[[EP048|Holy Matrimony!]]'', Meowth thinks Jessie is exactly like Jessebelle in looks and personality. By ''[[DP002|Two Degrees of Separation!]]'', Meowth has decided that Jessie is nicer. | ||
: Ironically, Jessie calls one of her recurring aliases Jessebella. | : Ironically, Jessie calls one of her recurring aliases Jessebella. | ||
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* Jessie and James's first fearhug was at the end of the episode ''[[EP005|Showdown in Pewter City]]''. | * Jessie and James's first fearhug was at the end of the episode ''[[EP005|Showdown in Pewter City]]''. | ||
* In the episode ''[[DP117|Noodles! Roamin' Off!]]'', Jessie and James have a {{wp|ramen}} shop named after them. | * In the episode ''[[DP117|Noodles! Roamin' Off!]]'', Jessie and James have a {{wp|ramen}} shop named after them. | ||
* Jessie and James have had voice actors with prominent roles in the {{wp|Slayers}} anime series. Jessie's seiyuu, [[Megumi Hayashibara]], is also seiyuu to the main protagonist and heroine of Slayers, {{wp|Lina Inverse}}, while James's most famous English voice actor, [[Eric Stuart]], dubbed the voice for Lina's self-proclaimed guardian and constant traveling companion, {{wp|Gourry Gabriev}}. Incidentally, | * Jessie and James have had voice actors with prominent roles in the {{wp|Slayers}} anime series. Jessie's seiyuu, [[Megumi Hayashibara]], is also seiyuu to the main protagonist and heroine of Slayers, {{wp|Lina Inverse}}, while James's most famous English voice actor, [[Eric Stuart]], dubbed the voice for Lina's self-proclaimed guardian and constant traveling companion, {{wp|Gourry Gabriev}}. Incidentally, these two characters fall in love with each other over the course of the series. | ||
* | * It was mistakenly thought for a time that the [[Iron-Masked Marauder]] was the future son of Jessie and James due to a mistranslation before the release of ''[[M04|Celebi: Voice of the Forest]]'', describing him as their "descendent". | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://forums.bulbagarden.net/index.php?threads/rocketshipping-general-discussion.55903/ Rocketshipping General Discussion] on Bulbagarden Forums | * [http://forums.bulbagarden.net/index.php?threads/rocketshipping-general-discussion.55903/ Rocketshipping General Discussion] on Bulbagarden Forums | ||
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