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On several occasions, Jessie, James and Meowth have shown that they are not that bad and even have affection for Ash and his friends. The trio heroically sacrificed themselves to certain death in ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'' in order to allow Ash's escape on Lugia. They also saved him from a fall in the next movie, ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown]]''. Whilst their justification was that in the case of the world being destroyed or Ash's death, they'd be out of work, it is implied that this is just bluster to cover the fact that they are not bad people. In ''[[EP134|Charizard's Burning Ambition]]'', Team Rocket kept [[Ash's Charizard]] awake as it lay in the lake, and then built a huge mecha and attacked the [[Charicific Valley]] for the sole purpose of allowing Charizard to defeat them and gain acceptance in the Valley. | On several occasions, Jessie, James and Meowth have shown that they are not that bad and even have affection for Ash and his friends. The trio heroically sacrificed themselves to certain death in ''[[M02|The Power of One]]'' in order to allow Ash's escape on Lugia. They also saved him from a fall in the next movie, ''[[M03|Spell of the Unown]]''. Whilst their justification was that in the case of the world being destroyed or Ash's death, they'd be out of work, it is implied that this is just bluster to cover the fact that they are not bad people. In ''[[EP134|Charizard's Burning Ambition]]'', Team Rocket kept [[Ash's Charizard]] awake as it lay in the lake, and then built a huge mecha and attacked the [[Charicific Valley]] for the sole purpose of allowing Charizard to defeat them and gain acceptance in the Valley. | ||
Though their general incompetence in making any sort of contribution to Team Rocket didn't go well for them as Giovanni contemplated firing them in one episode<!--which episode?--> (but reassigned them due to problematic developments and manpower shortages in Team Rocket) and was shown to not even remember who they were in ''[[DP080|The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!]]''. However, due to their false reports that they alone caused [[Team Aqua]], [[Team Magma]] and [[Team Galactic]] to disband, [[Matori]] recommended them to Giovanni for his plans in the [[Unova]] region. The trio got promoted and soon they became more serious and less goofy, temporarily changing to their black uniforms from their original white uniforms. They focused less on capturing random Pokémon and more on the assignments that are given to them straight from headquarters. In ''[[BW023|Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!]]'' however, [[Matori]] informed them that they won't be needed for any more missions at the time. They began to worry that the boss had abandoned them. Before Matori contacted them about the situation, they have already returned to their white uniforms. Therefore, they have returned to planning their own schemes like they did in the previous series, but often carry out their current plans in the same manner as their most recent missions and [[Dr. Zager]] frequently assists them in these schemes. They do keep some gadgets, such as jet packs they occasionally use to retreat; they | Though their general incompetence in making any sort of contribution to Team Rocket didn't go well for them as Giovanni contemplated firing them in one episode<!--which episode?--> (but reassigned them due to problematic developments and manpower shortages in Team Rocket) and was shown to not even remember who they were in ''[[DP080|The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!]]''. However, due to their false reports that they alone caused [[Team Aqua]], [[Team Magma]], and [[Team Galactic]] to disband, [[Matori]] recommended them to Giovanni for his plans in the [[Unova]] region. The trio got promoted and soon they became more serious and less goofy, temporarily changing to their black uniforms from their original white uniforms. They focused less on capturing random Pokémon and more on the assignments that are given to them straight from headquarters. In ''[[BW023|Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!]]'' however, [[Matori]] informed them that they won't be needed for any more missions at the time. They began to worry that the boss had abandoned them. Before Matori contacted them about the situation, they have already returned to their white uniforms. Therefore, they have returned to planning their own schemes like they did in the previous series, but often carry out their current plans in the same manner as their most recent missions and [[Dr. Zager]] frequently assists them in these schemes. They do keep some gadgets, such as jet packs they occasionally use to retreat; they haven't blasted off almost at all during the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and maintain their recent boost in athleticism. | ||
Meowth traveled with {{Ash}}, {{an|Iris}} and {{an|Cilan}} from ''[[BW043|Meowth's Scrafty Tactics!]]'' to ''[[BW047|Crisis from the Underground Up!]]'' after apparently messing up a mission in [[Nimbasa City]], being fired from Team Rocket and splitting up with Jessie and James. However, in ''Crisis from the Underground Up!'' it was revealed that Meowth was never fired from Team Rocket, his travels with Ash, Iris and Cilan being part of their latest scheme. Meowth then rejoined Jessie and James. | Meowth traveled with {{Ash}}, {{an|Iris}} and {{an|Cilan}} from ''[[BW043|Meowth's Scrafty Tactics!]]'' to ''[[BW047|Crisis from the Underground Up!]]'' after apparently messing up a mission in [[Nimbasa City]], being fired from Team Rocket and splitting up with Jessie and James. However, in ''Crisis from the Underground Up!'' it was revealed that Meowth was never fired from Team Rocket, his travels with Ash, Iris and Cilan being part of their latest scheme. Meowth then rejoined Jessie and James. | ||
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In ''[[BW075|A Restoration Confrontation! Part 1]]'', they stole a [[Cover and Plume Fossils|Cover Fossil]] and revived it into a {{p|Tirtouga}} so they could force it to lead them to a portal to the past. However, they were stopped by {{Ash}} and {{Ashfr}}. | In ''[[BW075|A Restoration Confrontation! Part 1]]'', they stole a [[Cover and Plume Fossils|Cover Fossil]] and revived it into a {{p|Tirtouga}} so they could force it to lead them to a portal to the past. However, they were stopped by {{Ash}} and {{Ashfr}}. | ||
Beginning in ''[[BW082|An Epic Defense Force!]]'', they have made various attempts to capture {{an|Meloetta}}, only for it to disappear on each attempt. However, they managed to capture it in ''[[BW096|Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!]]'' and ''[[BW097|Unova's Survival Crisis!]]'' with the help of Giovanni and Dr. Zager after the former defeated Ash with his Persian. The trio capturing Meloetta was part of the plan in order for Giovanni to summon the Kami trio using the {{key|V|Reveal Glass}}. However, once Meloetta was freed from his control, Giovanni became possessed by the item's powers which made him want raging power. The Team Rocket trio temporarily switch sides in order to stop Giovanni. They did so by pushing him off a cliff, which managed to snap him out of the controlled rage. Losing Meloetta foiled their plans in capturing the Kami trio, along with interference by [[Ridley]], Ash and the others. With Giovanni back to normal, he along with the trio, Dr. Zager and the Rocket Grunts, leave Unova and return to Kanto. | Beginning in ''[[BW082|An Epic Defense Force!]]'', they have made various attempts to capture {{an|Meloetta}}, only for it to disappear on each attempt. However, they managed to capture it in ''[[BW096|Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!]]'' and ''[[BW097|Unova's Survival Crisis!]]'' with the help of Giovanni and Dr. Zager after the former defeated Ash with his {{TP|Giovanni|Persian}}. The trio capturing Meloetta was part of the plan in order for Giovanni to summon the Kami trio using the {{key|V|Reveal Glass}}. However, once Meloetta was freed from his control, Giovanni became possessed by the item's powers which made him want raging power. The Team Rocket trio temporarily switch sides in order to stop Giovanni. They did so by pushing him off a cliff, which managed to snap him out of the controlled rage. Losing Meloetta foiled their plans in capturing the Kami trio, along with interference by [[Ridley]], Ash and the others. With Giovanni back to normal, he along with the trio, Dr. Zager and the Rocket Grunts, leave Unova and return to Kanto. | ||
They were revealed to have returned to Unova in [[BW109]], with slight changes in their team. | They were revealed to have returned to Unova in [[BW109]], with slight changes in their team. They also revealed that after the failure of their big scheme to take over Unova using the power of the [[legendary Pokémon]] had failed, they had gone back for their older style of chasing Pikachu and every other seemingly valuable Pokémon around. As a part of their return back to the older style, they also started using ther {{DL|Team Rocket mottos|original motto}} and an enhanced version of their [[Team Rocket's mechas|Meowth balloon]] once again. However, they seemed to be more vulnerable than before, having now blasted off a several times without showing any signs of their new and still mostly retained ego boost. | ||
==In the games== | ==In the games== | ||