James (Masters)
| James コジロウ Kojirō | |
 James's model | |
| No. | 104 |
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| English voice actor | Carter Cathcart |
| Japanese voice actor | Shin-ichiro Miki |
| Description | This member of Team Rocket extends his reach to the stars above, working day and night with Jessie and Meowth to make the dreams of their boss, Giovanni a reality. |
James (Japanese: コジロウ Kojirō) is a Pokémon Trainer in Pokémon Masters EX, based on the character of the same name in the anime, who later went on to make appearances in the core series games. He forms a sync pair with Weezing. The sync pair could be obtained during the limited-time event, Blasting Off Again, and was first made available on September 17, 2020.
Weezing
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Type |  Poison
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| Move type | Poison
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| Role |  Tech
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| Base Potential | ★★★ | ||||||
| Weezing ♂ | Weakness |  Psychic
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| Weezing loves the gases given off by rotted kitchen garbage. This Pokémon will find a dirty, unkempt house and make it its home. At night, when the people in the house are asleep, it will go through the trash. | |||||||
| Stats | HP | Attack | Defense | Sp. Atk | Sp. Def | Speed | |
| Lv. 140, Base Potential | 458 | 165 | 235 | 275 | 188 | 226 | |
| Lv. 140, Max Potential | 578 | 225 | 295 | 335 | 248 | 286 | |
Moves
| Name | Type | Category | Move gauge | Base Power | Max Power | Accuracy | Target | Description |
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| Sludge | Poison
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Special | 2 | 42 | 50 | 100% | An opponent | Has a chance (30%) of leaving the target poisoned. |
| X Defense | None | Status | 0 (2 uses) | — | — | — | Self | Raises the user's Defense by two stat ranks. |
| Poison Gas | Poison
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Status | 2 | — | — | 90% | All opponents | Leaves the target poisoned. |
| Prepare to Fight! | None | Status | 0 (2 uses) | — | — | — | Self | Restores the user's HP by approximately 40% of its maximum HP. Raises the user's Sp. Def by two stat ranks. |
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| Make It Double Sludge | Poison
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Special | — | 200 | 240 | — | An opponent | This move's power increases when the target is poisoned or badly poisoned. |
Skills
| Name | Description |
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| Passive Skills | |
| Last Word | The user uses Explosion immediately before fainting. |
| Theme Skills | |
| Poison Tech | Raises allies' Attack and Sp. Atk by 12 when using Poison-type attacks. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 12. |
| Kanto Tech | Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 1. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 1. |
| Villain Tech | Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 1. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 1. |
| Team Rocket Forever Tech | Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 2. |
Sync Grid
The sync grid for James and Weezing is a basic grid which has not yet been expanded.
| Name | Effect | Energy required | Sync orb required | Move level required |
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| HP +10 | HP +10 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Defense +5 | Defense +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Sp. Atk +5 | Sp. Atk +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Sp. Atk +5 | Sp. Atk +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Sp. Def +5 | Sp. Def +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
| Speed +5 | Speed +5 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
Availability
James was first available in the Blasting Off Again Special event from September 17, 2020, to January 25, 2021.
James and Weezing can be battled against in:
- Event: Blasting Off Again
Sync Pair Stories
- Team Rocket On the Move!
- Prepare for Fireworks!
- Extend Our Plot to the Stars Above!
Quotes
- Main article: Team Rocket trio/Quotes → James
Gallery
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| VS model from Pokémon Masters EX |
James's sync move mindscape (Team Rocket logo) | |||||
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| Trainer emote Nice! |
Trainer emote Watch out! |
Trainer emote Let's do this! |
Trainer emote Thanks! | |||
Trivia
- James is one of the few characters in Pokémon Masters EX who shares his English and Japanese voice actors with his main series anime counterpart.
- Upon reaching his maximum level, James breaks the fourth wall by saying, "Nothing can stop us now! Not even the writers!"
- James is one of the few sync pairs with less than seven dialogues in the Pokémon Center, with only three.
Origin
James's design is based on his appearance in the anime, as well as in Pokémon Yellow, Let's Go, Pikachu!, and Let's Go, Eevee!. During the original series of the anime, Weezing served as James's signature Pokémon. Weezing's Dex entry comes from Pokémon Ruby.
In other languages
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Prepare to Fight!
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Make It Double Sludge
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 Team Rocket
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| Team Rocket Hideout • Viridian Gym • Team Rocket HQ • Rocket Warehouse | |||
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| Giovanni (Pocket Monsters • Masters • Rainbow Rocket) | |||
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| Archer (Masters) |
Ariana (Masters) |
Petrel (Masters) |
Proton (Masters) |
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| Jessie (Masters) |
Meowth | James (Masters) | |
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Scientists (Gideon) | ||
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| Anime characters • Adventures characters Grey (Golden Boys) • Kaede (How I Became a Pokémon Card) | |||
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