Team Rocket's mechas
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Team Rocket's mechas usually refers to mechas used by Jessie, James and Meowth in one of their wild schemes. Throughout the anime, the Team Rocket trio have had many robots and machines. It is unknown how they get them, since they usually have little money, and how they are transported to the location it is to be used at. Most of the time, the robots fail and are destroyed, some even before getting a chance to be used. They first appeared in Pokémon Emergency! with the debut of Team Rocket's Balloon.
In the anime
Team Rocket's Meowth balloon
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The Meowth balloon has often been Team Rocket's main mode of transportation, first used in Pokémon Emergency!. It can be given many attachments including rockets, vacuums, nets, fists and cages. The balloon has been changed on certain occasions as well. It was changed to other Pokémon, such as Wobbuffet or Gliscor, and even items, as in a Poké Ball. It appeared regularly until the Best Wishes series. They later start using it again in New Places... Familiar Faces!, where it is redesigned; the new design incorporates a blue basket with the new Team Rocket logo and a pair of engines on it, plus a new Meowth portion with no arm and a larger engine on its back. It was redesigned again for the XY series with two arms on the balloon and propeller engines on the basket.
Team Rocket's submarine
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Powered by pedaling, serves as underwater transportation, has arms that can be extended, and legs that can also be extended on land. Its weapons include nets (once to capture Cresselia) and extendable fists. This was often used by Team Rocket as an alternative mode of transportation while they were pursuing Ash and Pikachu in the Orange Archipelago, though it was first used in Fit to be Tide!. During the Best Wishes Series during the trip around the Decorla Island they used a Basclin one instead of Magikarp
Original series
Mecha | First Appearance | Capabilities | |
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Picture | Name | ||
Unknown | The Water Flowers of Cerulean City | Constructed of a stolen massive vacuum and a giant hose. Used to suck water and Pokémon from the pool at the Cerulean Gym. | |
Flying Stadium | Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village | Has vacuums which suck Pokémon into the stadium and balloons that make it fly. | |
Automatic-High-Speed-Super-Duper-Whatchamacallit (A.H.S.D.W.) | Charmander – The Stray Pokémon | Can drill holes that can be used for traps and is remote controlled. | |
Gyarados Submarine | Beauty and the Beach (Japan) Sparks Fly For Magnemite (Worldwide) | Powered by pedaling, serves as underwater transportation, has many attachments such as wheels and arms, and is capable of launching missiles. | |
Team R Helicopter | Bye Bye Butterfree | Just an ordinary helicopter marked with big red "R" sign in front. However, it has a pole that can be utilized to create a giant net. It was used again in Let Bagons Be Bagons! when it had a jet pack for Meowth to use. | |
Kangaskhan Mecha | The Kangaskhan Kid | The Giant Kangaskhan bot moves by controlling it from the car underneath it, and it has two rockets in the form of paws. | |
Unknown | The Legend of Dratini | This mecha was used to tickle Kaiser by using a feather on his foot, to tell Team Rocket where Dratini was. It appeared again in A Marathon Rivalry! to massage and tickle Daniel's Snorlax, and to capture Ash's Pikachu and other Pokémon. | |
Tank | It's Mr. Mime Time | Made of rubber, and has capture missiles with a cannon net inside. Also possessed live missiles. | |
Unknown | Lights, Camera, Quack-tion | A giant claw crane used to grasp a bunch of Pokémon. | |
Unknown | All Fired Up! | Has very good jumping abilities, was used to steal the flame of Moltres from Indigo Stadium. | |
Team Rocket Dirigible | A Scare in the Air | A very old and rundown blimp that was used to capture Ash and Pikachu. | |
Robotic Mole | Charizard Chills | Can dig underground and has a compartment for holding Pikachu and other Pokemon. | |
Mecha-Meowthinator | Pokémon Food Fight! | Shoots a rocket out of its ear and releases a claw that can grab packages and Pokémon. The whiskers on the top of its head act as lightning rods, and its tail grounds absorbed electricity. It also releases small drills from its fingertips which have the power to destroy rocks. | |
Robo-Rhydon | Pokémon Double Trouble | It uses Jessie's Lickitung and Arbok to power up. It uses James's Weezing's Smog and Jessie's Arbok's Poison Sting to attack. | |
Electrode Eliminator | The Underground Round Up | Has arms to pick up Electrode, and can make them explode. | |
Team Rocket Automated Pep Squad | The Double Trouble Header | Robotic cheering squad that was used to encourage Casey and her team. They used trumpets and balloons, and cheered "Gotta catch 'em all!". | |
The Real Hitting Machine of the Team Rocket Lineup | Hitting Machine used to hit Pikachu and Chikorita towards Team Rocket. It also works with other Pokémon. | ||
Unknown | Pitching machines used to hit baseballs at Ash and his friends. | ||
Mechanical Pinsir | A Sappy Ending | Can suck sap from trees, it can also absorb electric attacks and send them out of its pincers. | |
Anti-Stantler No.7 | The Little Big Horn | Used to Lure and capture Stantler, it is numbered 7 after the first 6 prototypes. | |
Snowball Launcher | The Chikorita Rescue | Worn like a backpack, it is used to throw snowballs. | |
ArboTank | Tanks a Lot | Has extendable arms, a giant spring on bottom, can drill through rock. Also contains superfluous gadgets included to add to the price tag, such as fireworks and a Pidgey cuckoo clock. | |
Gigantic Mistake | Charizard's Burning Ambitions | Planned to use to catch Charizard in Charicific Valley, but was used to help Ash's Charizard prove its strength instead. It appears to be based on the Bug Catcher Trainer class. | |
Recycle Rubber Robot | Chikorita's Big Upset | Giant robot constructed of tires and remotely controlled by Meowth, that was used to steal Ash's Chikorita and Pikachu. It also works with other Pokémon. | |
Mecha Spinarak | The Superhero Secret | Giant mechanical Spinarak controlled by Meowth, that was used to try to unmask Gligarman. | |
Meowth Bubblegum Bot | Good 'Quil Hunting | Shoots bubblegum from fingers. | |
The Super Diglett Mark 2 | A Shadow of a Drought | Used to dig a large hole in order to get Team Rocket some water. | |
Torcher Scorcher | The Fire-ing Squad | Shoots fire out of hoses | |
Mecha-Noctowl | Fowl Play! | Has air pumps for blowing gusts of wind, as well as a vacuum. | |
Giant Gengar | The Psychic Sidekicks! | Has mirrors for eyes that reflect Psychic attacks, such as Psybeam, and it also has an extremely long tongue that grabs Pokémon. | |
Barrel Robot | A Dairy Tale Ending | Can squash anything it rolls over, and has extendable arms, and a drill. | |
Cyborg Meowth | Air Time! | (Radio show only.) It is the Team Rocket's Meowth that was converted into a cyborg. It can transform into a rocket. | |
Win Mean Fight Meowth Machine | Two Hits and a Miss | It launches its boxing gloves to grab Pokémon. | |
Robo-Mecha Wobbuffet | Power Play! | It uses an attack that has the same effect as Counter attack. | |
Gust Attack Blowing Vac | Mountain Time | It has two powerful settings: 1) one that blows out, 2) one that is a super strong vacuum to suck everything right back. | |
Win Mean Fight-the-Bite Meowth Machine | The Trouble with Snubbull | It uses its tail as bait to capture Madame Muchmoney's Granbull. It also has an electricshock on its tail. The gloves and tail can launch like rockets. | |
Super Sucker | The Apple Corp! | It is used to suck Pokémon, Pikachu's electricity and apples, and it can also blow air. | |
Eeveelution Cage | Trouble's Brewing | It has a specialized cage for the following Eeveelutions: a shock-proof cage for Jolteon, a bubbly cage for Vaporeon, a heat-resistant cage for Flareon, a cute cage for Eevee, and a stark white cage for Umbreon. | |
Mega Murkrow Mark 5 | All That Glitters! | It has a vacuum that sucks the Murkrow's shiny collections, and an extra powerful option that can blow you away. It also has a grabber inside its beak (to grab Pikachu or other Pokémon). | |
Blizzard Machine | Moving Pictures | Creates a Blizzard. | |
Natural Rocket | The Stolen Stones! | It is a rocket used for transportation by Team Rocket. | |
Grab-a-Hand | It is an extendible hand used for grabbing stuff and Pokémon, that can also absorb electricity. | ||
Poké Pod | Wayward Wobbuffet | It is used to trap Pikachu (or on some occasions, other Pokémon) inside. James described it as "A device that can revolutionize Pokémon training" and as "A Pokémon transport device made-up of super tough plastic that is harder than diamonds. It's absolutely indestructible". | |
Wobballoon | A hot-air balloon with Wobbuffet design. | ||
Digatron | Control Freak! | Can dig tunnels in the ground, and has rockets. | |
Robotic Bayleef | Turning Over a New Bayleef | Serves as transportation, but can use Vine Whip to pick up Pokémon from the ground. | |
Rocking Rocket Trapeze | Doin' What Comes Natu-rally | Used by Jessie and James for them to grab Pokémon. | |
Robo-Skiploom | The Screen Actor's Guilt | Used to lure Smoochum and Togepi. It uses mega Tackle attack. | |
Wobbuffet Rubber Life Raft | Right On, Rhydon | Inflatable for quick getaway. | |
Unknown | Pokémon 4Ever | A glider used to follow Ash and his friends, it was destroyed when the wind caught it, causing it to crash. | |
Mechanical Tentacruel | The Joy of Water Pokémon | Used mainly to capture Pikachu using its extendable tentacles. Other times it captured other Pokémon. | |
Mystery Missile | Fight for the Light! | It contains James's Weezing in it. | |
Fan-tastic | A fan used as a rotor for the Meowth balloon. | ||
James' Super Bigger Net | Around the Whirlpool | A bazooka that sends out net. Used to catch Pikachu. It also works on other Pokémon. | |
Unknown | It has three-propeller for additional hover support and a net for capturing Pokémon. | ||
Booster Rocket | Fly Me to the Moon | Used to boost the up stream of the Meowth Balloon. | |
Capture Missile | Takin' It on the Chinchou | Used to capture the Chinchou with a net. | |
Multiple Corsola Cable Snag | A Corsola Caper! | Has a multiple cable to catch multiple Corsola. | |
Unknown | Hi Ho Silver... Away! | Attached to Meowth Balloon and used to suck all the jewelry from stores. | |
Unknown | The Mystery is History | Used by Cassidy and Butch to lure Silver. It resembles a Lugia. | |
Lugia Balloon | A Parent Trapped! | Inflatable, lures Lugia. | |
Namba's Nasty Pokémon Provoker | Invented by Prof. Namba for Cassidy and Butch. This machine will increase the rage of a Pokémon. | ||
Wobbu-Warrior | Nerves of Steelix | Camouflaged as a giant Wobbuffet statue. Serves as transportation. | |
Bellossom Wrangler Robot | Whichever Way the Wind Blows | Possible ways to catch many Vileplume and Bellossom; however, they couldn't decide and they settled on a bag instead. | |
Vileplume of Doom | |||
PikaPower Mach II | As Clear as Crystal | Drains electricity from any power source; unlocks and explodes when completely charged | |
Hot Air Balloon Transformer Model | Wish Upon a Star Shape | A Robotic version of the Hot Air Balloon; it is shielded against electric attacks, also comes with a hyper-ventilated, carbon-calibrated cannon, and rear-seat cupholders. | |
Mataminder Mach III | Outrageous Fortunes | Controls a Pokémon's every move. | |
Robotic Politoed | I Politoed Ya So! | Paralyzes and grabs Pokémon with its tongue. | |
Ice Cream Robots | The Ice Cave | Able to make ice cream and steal Pokémon. | |
Robotic Crab | Just Add Water | Creates whirlpools and sucks in water with its claws. | |
Robotic Building | Johto Photo Finish | Has wheels and arms to allow for movement and combat. | |
Electromagnet | Hoenn Alone! | Could drain Pikachu's electricity, or overload him with power. |
Advanced Generation series
Mecha | First Appearance | Capabilities | |
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Picture | Name | ||
Unknown | Get the Show on the Road! | Could drain Pikachu's electricity, and could shoot it back. | |
Unknown | Tree's a Crowd! | Used to capture Treecko, including Ash's Treecko, and can also hit the opponent with the spade. | |
Unknown | The Lotad Lowdown! | Used to capture Lotad including Brock's Lotad, it is vulnerable to Electric attacks. | |
Robotic Wurmple | Gonna Rule The School! | Protected from electricity. | |
Mechanized Mudkip Maiden | A Mudkip Mission | Carries shovels for digging, and it is very agile | |
Unknown | A Different Kind of Misty | A Zapdos shaped Mecha that can absorb electricity. It also has several saws and grabbers attached to it. | |
Vacuum car | Watt's with Wattson? | Sucks up Pokémon with vacuums. A purple version was used in Promoting Healthy Tangrowth!. | |
Cacnea Bandit Mark 2 | What You Seed is What You Get | Shoots bazookas and X's to block Pokémon's mouths. Picks up watermelons with its arms or a net bag. It can also "eat" watermelons and shoot their seeds at its opponent. | |
Robotic Numel | Game Winning Assist! | Uses arms to grab Pokémon and places them in a compartment, and can also use the arms to "walk" along the ground. | |
Robo Spinda | Going for a Spinda | Has arms that come out of its mouth to grab Pokémon, and a compartment in its belly to store them in. A mirror can come out of its belly to reflect Psychic attacks. | |
Unknown | Judgment Day! | Used to steal Jimmy's Wartortle, Ivysaur, and Charmeleon. Vulnerable to Hydro Pump. | |
Hyper Kingler Alloy Z | Evolutionary War | Used to steal Huntail and Gorebyss. Can send out a net from its right claw and launch the left one. | |
Clawbo-Robo-Extendoarm-Greenmeanie-Cageclaw | Solid as a Solrock | Used to steal Solrock and Lunatone. Can send out two cages from its right hand, which can block all Psychic attacks from inside and every kind of attacks from outside. The mecha can also launch glue bombs from its mouth. Vulnerable to Thunderbolt and Psychic. | |
Robo Diglett | Beg, Burrow and Steal! | Digs holes with drill, and can snatch Pokémon with a grabber. | |
Suck-Of-A-Punishment | The Right Place and the Right Mime | Has vacuum arms, is able to suck up Pokémon. | |
File:Mecha AG134.png | Poké-Vac 5000 | A Real Cleffa-Hanger | Has giant vacuums to suck up Pokémon, it is an upgraded version of Suck-Of-A-Punishment. |
Good At Grabbing Mucho Extres (G.A.G.M.E.) | Numero Uno Articuno | Is capable of flight, and has extendable grabbing hands for catching Pokémon. A green version was used in On Olden Pond. | |
Unknown | Hooked on Onix | Has extendable arms that can be used to throw big rocks or grab targets, and has water cannons on its shoulders. It can also inflate a Chimecho-shaped balloon for flight. Vulnerable to Water and Electric-type attacks, as well as Iron Tail. | |
Golem-Grabber Mark 2 | Reversing the Charges! | Can launch a net from its mouth, it was used again in Trials and Adulations! where it was able to launch a rock rocket. Protected from electricity. | |
Unknown | The Green Guardian | Used to steal Celebi. | |
Potted Bonsai Boy Mark 1 | All That Glitters is Not Golden! | Has super strength, it was used to steal a gold Sudowoodo. | |
Robo Slaking | Slaking Kong | Used to steal and collect food. |
Diamond & Pearl series
Mecha | First Appearance | Capabilities | |
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Picture | Name | ||
Super Sinnoh Slinger Mark 1A | Two Degrees of Separation! | This mecha is probably the strongest mecha yet. It is solar powered and can withstand any attack such as Pikachu's Volt Tackle and Thunderbolt, Dawn's Piplup's BubbleBeam, Aipom's Swift and Starly's Whirlwind. It has extendable arms, and unique extendable fingers. According to James this mecha can even make lunch. | |
Robotic Rabble Rowser Mach III | Setting the World on its Buneary! | Has extendable legs and claws, also has Pokémon containers, and rockets. | |
You-Really-Can't-Take-It-With-You-Can't-Ya Mark 93 | A Staravia is Born! | Has nets on its hands, and can be disguised as a house. | |
Fossil Restoration Device | Wild in the Streets! | Can unfossilize Pokémon, has net-rockets, treads. | |
Mechabot | Ya See We Want an Evolution! | Was destroyed before being used. | |
Aspear Rock 1 | Cooking Up a Sweet Story! | Can launch extendable arms. Extremely durable, as it took multiple hits from Focus Punch to penetrate it. | |
Bouldermatic Mark 2 | Oh Do You Know the Poffin Plan! | Can launch extendable arms and vacuums, and can also shoot out giant flower pots that trap the opponent. | |
Carnivine balloon | The Rise of Darkrai | This Carnivine balloon was used to attack Ash, Brock, and Dawn as they traveled to Alamos Town in a hot air balloon. | |
Potent Pink Jessie Princess Power Mark 1 | The Electrike Company! | Can launch extendable arms, and can fly like a rocket. Protected against electricity. | |
Sharpedo Jetski | Sandshrew's Locker! | Has a Magikarp Net Launcher, Carvanha torpedoes, and 3 Remoraid torpedoes | |
Probopass Mind Manipulator | Nosing 'Round the Mountain! | A Device that can control a Probopass by making it use moves and controlling its three noses. | |
Badda Bing Supreme Soaker No.6 | Hot Springing a Leak! | Normally shouts the words "BADDA BOOM, BADDA BING". It can also shoot water from its hands and spill hot water from the tub. | |
Rhyhorn Mecha | Sleight of Sand! | The head can open and fire out a mechanical arm. It can also use a move called "Horn Rocket" where it can stab the opponent, and fire its tail off like rocket. | |
Slowbro Mecha | This Mecha can open its mouth and hit the foe with its arms, and it can also use its own special move called "Tail Attack" where it can stab the foe with its tail, or it can fire it off like a rocket. | ||
Tone Deaf Mecha Chingling | The Bells are Singing! | Can sing rough notes and blow smoke. | |
Croagunk Robot | Cream of the Croagunk Crop! | Has extendable tongue and arms to catch Pokémon. Its chest can open up to serve as a big container for caught Pokémon. | |
Unknown | Hungry for the Good Life! | A flying Mecha that can let out a smokescreen, and the inside is full of holes and traps. | |
Gliscor Bot | Fighting Fear with Fear! | A Gliscor balloon that could extend its tail to grab Pokémon. Its claws could open and launch like missiles to emulate X-Scissor, and its wings could spread open and perform an attack emulating Steel Wing. | |
Unknown | Arriving in Style! | Can hover, has a retractable visor to cover the exposed cockpit, and can launch five extendable arms from each shoulder. | |
Back-to-the-Basics Bohemian Flytrap | A Lean Mean Team Rocket Machine! | It can transform from a car-like form. Its mouth can be used for storage and its arms and eyes can fire lasers. It is vulnerable to Electric attacks. | |
Roly Poly Robot | If the Scarf Fits, Wear It! | This mecha rolls around a ball of Pokémon food (like a Stag Beetle) that can attract Pokémon such as Lickilicky. It can also fly and pick up rocks and kick them. It can even launch a rocket that fires out a rope. | |
Super Sucker Mark 9 | A Trainer and Child Reunion! | A device that is attached to the Meowth Balloon that can suck up Pokémon into a big container. It was used again in Frozen in Their Tracks! where it had a different nozzle and a net. Vulnerable to Signal Beams. | |
Nightmare Maker | Sleepless in Pre-Battle! | This device sends out electromagnetic pulses that makes sleeping people have nightmares and blame it all on Darkrai. | |
Mechaman | Ancient Family Matters! | It can drill using its "head", and can also throw rocks and sand with its hands. | |
Earth Moving Monster Masher Mover 1 | Leading a Stray! | Can transform from an excavator crane to a mecha. It uses it arms to slam into the opponent, and the hands can grab objects. Vulnerable to water. | |
Unknown | Stealing the Conversation! | It can shoot mechanical bowling pins out of its arms that explode upon impact. It also has extendable arms and legs. | |
Unknown | Noodles! Roamin' Off! | This mecha was destroyed quickly by Pikachu using Thunderbolt, the only thing this mecha can do is jump great distances into the air. | |
Piprinoleon | Stopped in the Name of Love! | This mecha is as big as a building with many tiny rooms and vents, it can launch extendable arms that can make Pokémon dizzy. If hit by a Thunderbolt in the underarm the bolt can travel down the arm into a mechanical room and zap the captured friend. Legs appear for hasty getaways, it is vulnerable to water. | |
Unknown | Where No Togepi Has Gone Before! | A rocket that has the trio's desires, it also has a dungeon, a lift, and a control system. It flew up to space where it got attacked by a wild Rayquaza, and crash landed back to earth. Vulnerable to Hyper Beams. | |
Unknown | Gone With the Windworks! | Has a big cable, the head and body can become hot like lava. It can also launch a Zap Cannon called a "Magcargo Cannon", which, however, immediately drains the battery almost completely empty if used. Vulnerable to Thunderbolt. | |
Digital Drapion | Bagged Then Tagged! | This mecha has extendable arms with sharp claws for digging underground, and a hatch on its head. The mouth can open and send the captured Pokémon down to the abdomen. It is vulnerable to flying attacks and can also release geysers. A computer system inside the head can check where it is going and detect where other life forms are, such as Monferno. It appears to be based on a Drapion's Shiny coloration. | |
Digital Drapion decoy | A mini mecha that is released from the big mecha above. It can dig underground and self-destruct. | ||
Pidgey Mark II | Try for the Family Stone! | This mecha can fly and is activated by Meowth's controls, and has a container in its stomach. It also has a fan which can blow opponents away, it can also launch 2 extendable arms from its stomach which has a broom to sweep opponents away. Its wing can fly off. Vulnerable to Electric and Flying attacks. | |
Unknown | A Meteroic Rise to Excellence! | This mecha looks like an Altaria and was used to capture Wilma's Altaria. It also has wheels and a compartment where Altaria was held, but got broke free with a combination of Altaria's Ice Beam and Flamethrower knocking the mecha on its side. Gible can also eat it. | |
Blasto-Bot II | Gotta Get a Gible! | Was eaten by Gible, before it could do anything. | |
Recycled Robo Blasto-Bot | This mecha was made from recycled parts from the Blasto-Bot II, it can leap great distances, and can show its tongue. It has an Iron Fist to grab its foe, and a regular hand as well. Vulnerable to Thunderbolt and Iron Tail. | ||
Unknown | Fighting Ire with Fire! | This mecha has glass capsules capturing enemies. It comes out from Team Rocket's Balloon with extended arms for capturing Pokémon into a container. Weak against powerful Fire and Mach Punch attacks and strong against Protect. | |
Unknown | Keeping In Top Forme! | This mecha looks like a Caterpie, can dig underground. The forehead can open to reveal Team Rocket. A gun in its mouth fires a sticky liquid similar to a String Shot, and also if this mecha is nearly destroyed the body will crack open to reveal another mecha (below). It is strong against attacks like Energy Ball, Ice Beam, Rock Climb and Whirlpool. | |
Unknown | This mecha looks and flys like a Butterfree. It can release a Solar Beam attack from the antennae on its head, and it is vulnerable against air attacks like Air Slash. | ||
Robo Diglett | Pokémon Ranger: Heatran Rescue! | The new and improved Diglett mecha, which is controlled by TRMeowth ([[{{{2}}} (move)|{{{2}}}]])'s controls. It can dig underground and can drill through rocks. It also has arms to picks things up with, extra arms for when they are destroyed. Three nets fire out from its body, and can also walk along walls. Vulnerable to powerful Eruption attacks. | |
Aerial Ace Defense | An Elite Coverup! | This mecha is shaped like a Staraptor, and was used like a missile to defeat Ash's Staraptor. | |
Guillotine Defense | This mecha is shaped like a Gliscor, and was used like a missile to try to defeat Bertha's Gliscor, but it was defeated by a powerful Guillotine. | ||
Powering-up Parts | This was armor fired out of Team Rocket's Balloon to make Jessie's Seviper stronger. It upped the strength of a Poison Tail, nearly defeating Ash's Buizel. It was defeated by Bertha's Golem's Rock Blast. | ||
Powering-up Parts | This was armor fired out of Team Rocket's Balloon to make James's Carnivine stronger. It upped Carnivine's Vine Whip's strength, nearly defeating Dawn's Pachirisu. It was defeated by Bertha's Golem's Rock Blast. | ||
Unknown | An Old Family Blend! | This mecha was used when Team Rocket tried to steal Ash's Cyndaquil shortly before the beginning of the Lily of the Valley Conference. It had six hands holding different weapons; a net, a fly swatter, a plunger, scissors, tongs, and an empty hand. These hands could switch to another six with an even bigger arsenal; a drill, a chainsaw, a paint scraper, a paper fan, a drafting triangle, and a mallet. This mecha was able to withstand Bubble Beam, Water Gun, Hydro Pump (although it wasn't waterproof), Thunderbolt, and Flamethrower. Its arms were vulnerable to Razor Leaf and the mecha itself was vulnerable to Eruption. One of the strongest mechas yet. | |
Yanmega balloon | Zoroark: Master of Illusions | This Yanmega balloon was used while following Ash, Brock, and Dawn as they traveled to Crown City. |
Best Wishes series
Mecha | First Appearance | Capabilities | |
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Picture | Name | ||
Unknown | Enter Iris and Axew! | This suitcase shaped mecha could open up and extend a pair of arms to grab Pikachu and Axew. It also works with other Pokémon. | |
Hot-Air Balloon | This mecha is more of an upgrade of the original hot air balloon. | ||
Unknown | A Sandile Gusher of Change! | This magnet crane was used to capture the leader Sandile. | |
Unknown | The Battle Club and Tepig's Choice! | This bubble-shaped mecha was used to protect attacks as in Oshawott's Water Gun but fell to Tepig's Ember. | |
Energy Excavating Robot | Dreams by the Yard Full! | This mecha can be used to harness the energy of dreams. | |
Jetpacks | A Rival Battle for Club Champ! | Used to make quick getaways. | |
Hologram rings | A Home for Dwebble! | Rings with the ability to project computer data as holograms. | |
Helicopter | Scraggy—Hatched to be Wild! | Often piloted by Dr. Zager, this helicopter replaced the balloon as Team Rocket's primary mode of transportation for much of the Best Wishes series. It can be outfitted with a variety of weapons and attachments. | |
Unknown | A scanner used to apply the Dream Energy to the Meteonite. | ||
Scanner | A Venipede Stampede! | A scanner dish attached to the helicopter. It is used to search for the Meteonite. | |
Jet | Giovanni's personal transport jet. | ||
Ray gun | BW023 (unaired) | A ray gun with the ability to fire an energy blast from the Meteonite. It was to be used by Jessie in its debut and James in BW024 (unaired), but due to the indefinite postponement of these episodes, it has had no canon appearances. | |
Unknown | The Dragon Master's Path! | This flying mecha has three cable launchers that can be used to catch Pokémon, and pull them into the mecha's cargo hold. Vulnerable to Dragon Rage. | |
Unknown | Cottonee in Love! | This mecha has a giant fan which can be used to blow Cottonee into a net bag (below). Vulnurable to Thunderbolt. | |
Unknown | The mecha has a giant net bag which is used to trap Cottonee. Protected from attacks such as Tranquill's Air Cutter, but was finally destroyed from inside when it got filled by the Cottonee's Cotton Spore. | ||
Unknown | A UFO for Elgyem! | This small machine sends out restraining energy bolts that can be used to tie its targets. Vulnerable to X-Scissor. | |
Unknown | This small machine looks like a briefcase. It sends out restraining energy bolts that can be used to tie its targets and trap them into a square energy field. Vulnerable to Dragon Rage and SolarBeam. | ||
Unknown | This mecha is used for aerial transport. Vulnerable to Electro Ball. | ||
Roggenrola Cannon | Gotta Catch A Roggenrola! | This mecha can attach up to nineteen Roggenrola to itself and make them all to use their Flash Cannons at once, creating a powerful blast of energy. It has two extendable spiked clubs, that it used to create a cave in. | |
Ghost Train | Beheeyem, Duosion and the Dream Thief! | A subway train used to steal Pokémon from the Nimbasa City Pokémon Center. It is equipped with the ability to manipulate the railroad switches in the system, deploy decoy trains, and suck up Poké Balls with a vacuum tube. | |
Cargo hook | Battle for the Underground! | A crane attached to the helicopter. Used to pick up the freight car of the Ghost Train. | |
Laser containers | Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 2 | Laser boxes used to capture both people and Pokémon. | |
Drill | Crisis at Chargestone Cave! | A digging mechanism to unearth the Chargestones. | |
Cargo truck | A cargo truck used to transport the mined Chargestones. | ||
Drone | A drone used to transport Chargestones after the truck's destruction. | ||
Barrier generator | A Restoration Confrontation! Part 1 | Devices used to generate a laser barrier. | |
Fossil Restoration Machine | A machine created by Dr. Zager to restore Fossils for Team Rocket's Pokémon army. It was powered by Chargestones and ran on data stolen from Professor Juniper and Fennel, but it was destroyed by a Tirtouga. | ||
Eyepiece | A Restoration Confrontation! Part 2 | A multipurpose scanner eyepiece with a built-in communicator function. | |
Life energy amplifier | A weapon used to amplify Carracosta's life energy to sustain the opening of the Time Gate. | ||
Stealth goggles | All for the Love of Meloetta! | Special goggles devised by Dr. Zager to track Meloetta. They are capable of seeing Meloetta even when it turns invisible. | |
Sensors | Expedition to Onix Island! | Underwater sensors dropped to search for the Abyssal Ruins. | |
Submarine | The Mystery of the Missing Cubchoo! | A submarine used to find and later enter the Abyssal Ruins. | |
Air scooter | Meloetta and the Undersea Temple! | A flying scooter used by Giovanni. It has the ability to manipulate the laser containers via a control pad. | |
Sound system | A sound system that is used to play Meloetta's song and raise the Abyssal Ruins to the surface. | ||
Unknown | New Places... Familiar Faces! | A small tank with a cargo bay to carry stolen Pokémon. | |
Unknown | The Light of Floccesy Ranch! | This mecha can fire beams of static electricity, which lures in Electric-type Pokémon like Mareep, which are then locked into a cage below. It can also absorb electricity from the Electric Pokémon within the cage and fire it from its cannon as an attack. Vulnerable to Thunderbolt. | |
Basculin Submarine | The Island of Illusions! | Much like the Magikarp Submarine, this mecha is powered by pedaling and serves for underwater transportation. It is used by Team Rocket while following Ash and his friends through the Decolore Islands. It resembles a Blue-Striped Basculin. | |
Unknown | To Catch a Rotom! | A device used to drain electricity from the power lines on Torom Island. The stolen electricity can then be fired from handheld cannons. It also has a container to hold a Rotom, and can drain power from the Rotom as well. | |
Bazooka | Genesect and the Legend Awakened | This computerized bazooka was to be used to capture the Genesect Army, but it was dropped by James before use. | |
Unknown | Best Wishes Until We Meet Again! | These missiles, launched from the balloon, latch onto the sides of the Decolore Queen cruise ship and deploy helium balloons of their own, lifting the ship into the air. | |
Grab the Poké Balls in One Fell Swoop Handi-Vac | A backpack-mounted vacuum used for stealing large quantities of Poké Balls from the cruise ship's passengers. | ||
Unknown | The Dream Continues! | This Mecha combines all of the balloon attachments into one Meowth balloon. This balloon was quickly shot down by a group attack from Ash's Pikachu, Snivy, Pignite, Oshawott, Unfezant, Scraggy, Leavanny, Boldore, Palpitoad, Krookodile and Charizard. |
XY series
Mecha | First Appearance | Capabilities | |
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Picture | Name | ||
Unknown | Giving Chase at the Rhyhorn Race! | A train of metal cages used to capture Rhyhorn from a Rhyhorn race. The cages are formed from laser traps and then connect to each other, with Meowth driving the train from the front wagon. It was immobilised by Clemont's Bunnelby and Serena's Fennekin and the cages disappeared when Clemont destroyed the remote. | |
Mega Mega Mega Mecha Meowth | Mega-Mega Meowth Madness! | Piloted by Meowth, this robot has the ability to launch punches and absorb electric attacks, which it can also send back at the attacker. It is powered by an external battery, but it is also able to switch to an internal one. Its armor protects it from most attacks, but in the end, it was destroyed by Blaziken Mask's Mega Blaziken's Flamethrower. |
In the manga
In the Ash and Pikachu manga
Mecha | First Appearance | Capabilities | |
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Picture | Name | ||
Poké Pod | After the Missing Rucksack!! | This device was used to capture Ash's Pikachu. | |
Golem Balloon | |||
Unknown | Let's Save Pikachu!! | ||
Unknown | Hunt For The Treasure Of The Universe! | ||
Unknown | Tale Of The Friendship Between Pikachu And Meowth | ||
Unknown | The Birth Of The Invincible Team, Max And Ralts!! |
In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
Mecha | First Appearance | Capabilities | |
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Picture | Name | ||
Unknown | You Gotta Have Friends | This machine was used to capture a large group of Pikachu using a Poké Ball cannon. It can convert between plane and walker mode. | |
Unknown | I'm Your Venusaur | This mecha was used to try stealing an ancient Venusaur. | |
Unknown | Days of Gloom and Glory | These diving machines were used to look for treasure in a sunken city. | |
Unknown | |||
Venusbot | Ash vs. Gary | This Venusaur-shaped mecha was used stop Ash and Gary from capturing a giant Slowpoke. It has the ability to transform into a humanoid form. It is equipped with nets and a water gun. | |
Unknown | This Gyarados-shaped boat was used to capture a giant Slowpoke. |