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{{redirect|Blast off|the Flash-based computer game|Pokémon Team Rocket Blast Off}} ''For the book, see [[Team Rocket Blasts Off!]].''
[[File:Blast off SM.png|thumb|300px|Team Rocket blasting off]]
'''Blasting off''' is a {{wp|running gag}} in {{aniseries|PTS}}. It usually refers to when {{TRT}} is sent flying after being defeated, typically by a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}'s finishing attack, such as {{AP|Pikachu}}'s {{m|Thunderbolt}}, or from a malfunction in [[Team Rocket's mechas|their machines]].