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 | |
Availability
James could be teamed up with during the special event Blasting Off Again (September 17, 2020 to January 25, 2021).
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. |
| Sync moves | ||||||||
| 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
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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
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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
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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
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Raises the Attack and Sp. Atk of all allied sync pairs by 2. Raises the maximum HP of all allied sync pairs by 2. |
| Expedition Skills | |
 Rare ↑ 2  Fiery ↓ 2
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Raises the following discovery level by 2: • Rare CacheLowers the following discovery level by 2: • Fiery Crystal
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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 |
Other Pokémon
Traveling with
 Meowth ♂ |
Appearances
Battle appearances
James and Weezing can be battled against in:
- Special event: Blasting Off Again (September 17, 2020 to January 25, 2021)
Story appearances
James appears in his normal outfit in the following story areas:
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 | 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
- This James is from the alternate movie continuity, as Team Rocket makes a reference to chasing a Shiny Celebi through a jungle before arriving at Pasio.
- 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.
- Jessie and James are the only two non-Egg sync pairs to still lack an expanded sync grid.
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. It is also his only known Pokémon in the core series games. 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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| Members of Team Rocket | |
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| Bosses: |
Giovanni (anime • Adventures • Pocket Monsters • Masters) |
| Executives: |
Archer (Masters) • Ariana (Masters) • Petrel (Masters) • Proton (Masters) |
| Trios: |
Jessie (Masters), James (Masters), & Meowth (JJM) |
| Duos: |
Anime only: Butch & Cassidy (former) • Attila & Hun • Annie & Oakley (dub only) |
| Scientists: |
Gideon |
| Others: |
Grunts • Rocket BrothersRBYFRLG/Rocket SistersPE |
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