Team Rocket trio: Difference between revisions

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 (as well as defeating [[J]]), [[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, 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 without being informed why. 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 very rarely blasted off during the {{series|Best Wishes}}, and maintain their recent boost in athleticism.

They were revealed to have returned to Unova in ''[[BW109|New Places... Familiar Faces!]]'', with returning gags 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 retain some intent of competence by still using their jetpacks on occasions and trying to accomplish their plans in a serious way, as seen when Jessie asked for Meowth to stop singing in ''[[BW113|The Light of Floccesy Ranch!]]''.

In ''[[BW120|Ash and N: A Clash of Ideals!]]'' and ''[[BW121|Team Plasma and the Awakening Ceremony!]]'' they were spying at [[Team Plasma]]'s operation at the [[White Ruins]], waiting for the right time to enter the scene. However, they only decided to do so after [[Looker]] found out where they were hiding in ''[[BW122|What Lies Beyond Truth and Ideals!]]'' and asked them for help. Even if they fought against Team Plasma independently of Looker's intended guidance, they still did it in order to help him, along with defeating Team Plasma, since they had a rivarly against the organization.