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==First Generation Era== | ==First Generation Era== | ||
− | Team Rocket was at large during the era of the first generation games, where they were spread throughout [[Kanto]] under the control of [[Giovanni]]. They were said to traffic Pokémon for criminal use and to discard Pokémon that they did not think were popular or useful, as well as being implied to have been involved in deaths of Pokémon. The mass minions of Team Rocket all wore uniforms and were known only as grunts. They mostly used common and/or poison Pokémon such as [[Rattata]], [[Raticate]], [[Koffing]], [[Weezing]], [[Zubat]] and [[Golbat]]. There were also higher up characters in suits known as Executives who were introduced in the second | + | Team Rocket was at large during the era of the first generation games, where they were spread throughout [[Kanto]] under the control of [[Giovanni]]. They were said to traffic Pokémon for criminal use and to discard Pokémon that they did not think were popular or useful, as well as being implied to have been involved in deaths of Pokémon. The mass minions of Team Rocket all wore uniforms and were known only as grunts. They mostly used common and/or poison Pokémon such as [[Rattata]], [[Raticate]], [[Koffing]], [[Weezing]], [[Zubat]] and [[Golbat]]. There were also higher up characters in suits known as Executives who were introduced in the second generaton and remakes. Team Rocket had a hidden base under the Rocket Game Corner in Celadon City and had criminal operations in nearly every area of the game. Team Rocket members were first seen at Mt. Moon, where they were searching for Pokémon fossils to sell. Red defeated all of the grunts there, followed by the Super Nerd whom had found two fossils, although he did not seem to be affiliated with Team Rocket and split his fossils with Red after being defeated. A long Rocket Grunt robbed a house in Celadon City for TM 28: Dig, but Red found the grunt in the house's backyard and defeated him, at which point he returned the TM and ran off. Another Rocket Grunt appeared at the end of the Nugget Bridge, where he rewarded Red with a golden nugget for defeating the bridge's other trainers and offered him a place in Team Rocket, then battling him after he refused. |
− | Red later discovered the Rocket Game Corner and fought his way through it. At the end, he battled [[Giovanni]], who retreated after being defeated and left behind a Silph Scope. At the same time, Team Rocket members had caused trouble in the Lavender Town. Here it was implied that Rockets were responsible for the deaths of multiple Pokémon whose ghosts resided in the tower, and at the top of the tower the player must battle the uncatchable ghost of a [[Marowak]] mother that had died trying to flee Team Rocket. They held [[Mr. Fuji]] hostage on the top floor of the tower after he complained about the harm they had caused the Pokémon, but Red was able to defeat them as well. In the meantime, Team Rocket had occupied Saffron City, where Giovanni was trying to convince Silph Co.'s president to give him the [[Master Ball]]. Red defeated Giovanni again, and this was the last active Team Rocket battle of the original games. After Giovanni was defeated again at the Viridian Gym, he officially disbanded Team Rocket and | + | Red later discovered the Rocket Game Corner and fought his way through it. At the end, he battled [[Giovanni]], who retreated after being defeated and left behind a Silph Scope. At the same time, Team Rocket members had caused trouble in the Lavender Town. Here it was implied that Rockets were responsible for the deaths of multiple Pokémon whose ghosts resided in the tower, and at the top of the tower the player must battle the uncatchable ghost of a [[Marowak]] mother that had died trying to flee Team Rocket. They held [[Mr. Fuji]] hostage on the top floor of the tower after he complained about the harm they had caused the Pokémon, but Red was able to defeat them as well. In the meantime, Team Rocket had occupied Saffron City, where Giovanni was trying to convince Silph Co.'s president to give him the [[Master Ball]]. Red defeated Giovanni again, and this was the last active Team Rocket battle of the original games. After Giovanni was defeated again at the Viridian Gym, he officially disbanded Team Rocket, apparently deciding to dedicate his life to the study of Pokémon and bettering himself. |
− | + | In the ''Yellow Version'', the Team Rocket characters from the anime, Jessie and James, appeared throughout the game as minibosses in several areas in the place of normal grunts. They were battled at Mt. Moon, the Rocket Game Corner, Lavender's Pokémon Tower and Silph Co. They used [[Koffing]], [[Ekans]] and [[Meowth]] as their Pokémon, with the former two evolving into [[Weezing]] and [[Arbok]] before the Pokémon Tower battle. In the ''[[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!/Eevee!|Let's Go!]]'' remakes, Jessie and James were used again. Their role was mostly similar to the ''Yellow Version'', but with some additional scenes and one extra battle against them. Every battle with them was also changed into a double battle in which each of them sent out one Pokémon (Koffing/Weezing and Ekans/Arbok). Their Meowth was no longer used in battle and accompanied them outside of battle instead, similar to the one from the anime, although this version was still not capable of human speech. | |
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− | In the ''Yellow Version'', the Team Rocket characters from the anime, Jessie and James, appeared throughout the game as minibosses | ||
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− | In the ''Let's Go!'' remakes, Jessie and James were used again. Their role was mostly similar to the ''Yellow Version'', but with some additional scenes and one | ||
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==Sevii Islands== | ==Sevii Islands== | ||
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During the Episode RR post-game scenario of ''[[Pokémon: Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon]]'', Giovanni formed a new version of Team Rocket called [[Team Rainbow Rocket]]. | During the Episode RR post-game scenario of ''[[Pokémon: Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon]]'', Giovanni formed a new version of Team Rocket called [[Team Rainbow Rocket]]. | ||
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− | In ''[[Pokémon Stadium 2]]'', the player must battle Team Rocket on the Gym Leader Castle between [[Jasmine]] and [[Pryce]]'s challenges. This consists of four battles, with two grunts and two executives, one of each gender. The Team Rocket members from the anime also appear in ''[[Pokémon Puzzle League]]'', with Jessie and James as well as Giovanni appearing as bosses in 1P Stadium mode. Jessie, James and Meowth (this time part of the team rather than their Pokémon) use Weezing, Arbok and [[Golbat]] in this appearance. In Spa Service, Butch and Cassidy appear as opponents in addition to the other Team Rocket members | + | In ''[[Pokémon Stadium 2]]'', the player must battle Team Rocket on the Gym Leader Castle between [[Jasmine]] and [[Pryce]]'s challenges. This consists of four battles, with two grunts and two executives, one of each gender. The Team Rocket members from the anime also appear in ''[[Pokémon Puzzle League]]'', with Jessie and James as well as Giovanni appearing as bosses in 1P Stadium mode. Jessie, James and Meowth (this time part of the team rather than their Pokémon) use Weezing, Arbok and [[Golbat]] in this appearance. In Spa Service, Butch and Cassidy appear as opponents in addition to the other Team Rocket members. |
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=Other Appearances= | =Other Appearances= | ||
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==Video Games== | ==Video Games== | ||
− | *In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', a Team Rocket outfit was added as a [[Mii|Mii Fighter]] costume that was made available as purchasable DLC starting in September 2019. | + | *In ''[[Super Smash Bros. Ultimate]]'', a Team Rocket outfit was added as a [[Mii|Mii Fighter]] costume that was made available as purchasable DLC starting in September 2019. They were based on the Rocket Grunts' dark uniforms. The full outfit was only available for Mii Brawlers, while the hat was available to all types of Mii Fighters. |
==Other Media== | ==Other Media== | ||
− | *In the | + | *In the anime, Team Rocket has appeared as recurring antagonists throughout the series. The primary members featured in nearly every episode are the trio of original characters named Jessie, James and a talking Meowth. The the three are played as bumbling comic relief villains, and on a number of occasions, they end up helping out the protagonists, whether they want to or not. Their actual goal is to steal rare Pokémon, with their sighs usually set on Ash Ketchum's [[Pikachu]]. Other members of Team Rocket are less commonly shown, with Giovanni himself only making occasional appearances. Some other agents of Team Rocket (such as Butch and Cassidy) make occasional appearances. Unlike in the games and other continuities, Giovanni is never definitively defeated, and Team Rocket never disbands. This has allowed Jessie, James and Meowth to continue to operate even during Ash's adventures in other regions beyond Kanto and Johto. During ''Best Wishes'', the series based on the fifth generation games, Jessie and James received black outfits and were portrayed in a more competent light, as they received missions directly from Giovanni and succeeded at some of them. They later reverted to their original outfits and portrayals in later series. Later series also acknowledged the lack of a Team Rocket presence in the series' regions ([[Kalos]] and [[Alola]]) beyond the traveling trio. |
*Team Rocket also appears throughout the ''Pokémon Adventures'' manga, where they were portrayed in a darker fashion and shown to sometimes cause the death of Pokémon. In the ''Red''/''Green''/''Blue'' arc, other gym leaders such as [[Sabrina]], [[Koga]] and [[Lieutenant Surge]] (as well as [[Blaine]], before he reforms towards the end of the arc) appear as Giovanni's lieutenants. They perform a variety of inhumane experiments such as injecting [[Ryhorn]] with something to force its evolution, creating [[Mewtwo]] and implanting an [[Eevee]] with a chip that forces it to alternate between its three possible evolutions randomly. Their ultimate plan was to capture the three legendary birds and the eight gym badges, using the badges to power a machine that forced the three birds to fuse together. However, Red, Green and Blue were able to foil their plans by undoing the fusion and Red then defeated Giovanni in a battle resulting in Team Rocket's temporary disbandment. In the ''Yellow'' arc Giovanni and the former commanders helped Red and company in the final battles with the Elite Four. In the ''Gold''/''Silver''/''Crystal'' arc, the details of Team Rocket forming again were changed, with [[Pryce|the Mask of Ice]] bringing them together through brainwashing as part of his plan to capture [[Ho-Oh]] and [[Lugia]] followed by [[Celebi]], rather than their game plan of calling for Giovanni. The Rocket Executives from the games also appeared as two of the Mask of Ice's people whom he had raised since childhood and are given the names Kean and Charmaine. After Pryce disappears in time and their brainwashing is undone, they disband again. Giovanni brings Team Rocket back together again in the ''FireRed''/''LeafGreen'' arc, with the three new commanders Carr, Sird and Urm, in order to create [[Deoxys]] as well as seeking Giovanni's son [[Silver]]. | *Team Rocket also appears throughout the ''Pokémon Adventures'' manga, where they were portrayed in a darker fashion and shown to sometimes cause the death of Pokémon. In the ''Red''/''Green''/''Blue'' arc, other gym leaders such as [[Sabrina]], [[Koga]] and [[Lieutenant Surge]] (as well as [[Blaine]], before he reforms towards the end of the arc) appear as Giovanni's lieutenants. They perform a variety of inhumane experiments such as injecting [[Ryhorn]] with something to force its evolution, creating [[Mewtwo]] and implanting an [[Eevee]] with a chip that forces it to alternate between its three possible evolutions randomly. Their ultimate plan was to capture the three legendary birds and the eight gym badges, using the badges to power a machine that forced the three birds to fuse together. However, Red, Green and Blue were able to foil their plans by undoing the fusion and Red then defeated Giovanni in a battle resulting in Team Rocket's temporary disbandment. In the ''Yellow'' arc Giovanni and the former commanders helped Red and company in the final battles with the Elite Four. In the ''Gold''/''Silver''/''Crystal'' arc, the details of Team Rocket forming again were changed, with [[Pryce|the Mask of Ice]] bringing them together through brainwashing as part of his plan to capture [[Ho-Oh]] and [[Lugia]] followed by [[Celebi]], rather than their game plan of calling for Giovanni. The Rocket Executives from the games also appeared as two of the Mask of Ice's people whom he had raised since childhood and are given the names Kean and Charmaine. After Pryce disappears in time and their brainwashing is undone, they disband again. Giovanni brings Team Rocket back together again in the ''FireRed''/''LeafGreen'' arc, with the three new commanders Carr, Sird and Urm, in order to create [[Deoxys]] as well as seeking Giovanni's son [[Silver]]. | ||
*Team Rocket appeared in the ''Pokémon Origins'' anime, where their storyline mirrored the story from the original first generation games. | *Team Rocket appeared in the ''Pokémon Origins'' anime, where their storyline mirrored the story from the original first generation games. | ||
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*They are the beginning of a trend within the Pokémon series, as following the first two generations (which both featured Team Rocket as antagonists), every generation has featured a different antagonistic organization, and each group's title has started with "Team". | *They are the beginning of a trend within the Pokémon series, as following the first two generations (which both featured Team Rocket as antagonists), every generation has featured a different antagonistic organization, and each group's title has started with "Team". | ||
− | *In ''HeartGold''/''SoulSilver'', the player character can take a picture wearing a Team Rocket costume in Goldenrod's Underground Tunnel, and later in the game | + | *In ''HeartGold''/''SoulSilver'', the player character can take a picture wearing a Team Rocket costume in Goldenrod's Underground Tunnel, and later in the game the player must briefly disguise themselves as a Rocket Grunt in order to enter the Radio Tower, although Silver notices and removes the disguise almost immediately. |
*In ''HeartGold''/''SoulSilver'', the Rocket Executives follow a naming scheme of being named after real-life rockets and missiles. | *In ''HeartGold''/''SoulSilver'', the Rocket Executives follow a naming scheme of being named after real-life rockets and missiles. | ||
*Team Rocket and [[Team Galactic]] were both mentioned by a [[Team Plasma|Plasma Grunt]] in ''[[Pokémon: Black and White Versions]]'', who blamed the past failures of both teams on how high-profile they were, and he claimed that Team Plasma would be different due to their more subtle nature. | *Team Rocket and [[Team Galactic]] were both mentioned by a [[Team Plasma|Plasma Grunt]] in ''[[Pokémon: Black and White Versions]]'', who blamed the past failures of both teams on how high-profile they were, and he claimed that Team Plasma would be different due to their more subtle nature. | ||
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+ | *[[Team Magma]] | ||
+ | *[[Team Aqua]] | ||
+ | *[[Team Galactic]] | ||
+ | *[[Team Plasma]] | ||
[[Category: Organizations]][[Category: Pokémon Organizations]] | [[Category: Organizations]][[Category: Pokémon Organizations]] |