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'''[[Characters/PokemonVillainTeams Pokémon Villain Teams]]:''' '''Team Rocket''' / [[Characters/PokemonVillainTeamAquaMagma Team Aqua/Magma]] / [[Characters/PokemonVillainTeamGalactic Team Galactic]] / [[Characters/PokemonVillainTeamPlasma Team Plasma]] / [[Characters/PokemonVillainTeamFlare Team Flare]] / [[Characters/PokemonVillainTeamSkull Team Skull]] / [[Characters/PokemonTeamYell Team Yell]]\\
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->''"Steal Pokémon for profit. Exploit Pokémon for profit. All Pokémon exist for the glory of Team Rocket."''
-->-- '''Team Rocket motto'''

The first villainous team in the series, and the villainous team of ''[[VideoGame/PokemonRedAndBlue Red and Blue]]'' and ''[[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver Gold and Silver]]'', and their respective remakes. A cruel team of criminals that capture and steal rare or strong Pokémon to sell them, but also perform experiments on them, all to TakeOverTheWorld. They are led by Giovanni, who's also the Gym Leader of Viridian City, but stopped running his Gym in favor of leading Team Rocket. Their hideout is located underneath the Celadon City Game Corner.

After Giovanni's final defeat at the hands of Red, the team is officially disbanded and lays low for three years, but some remaining members plan on rebuilding the team in Johto. They take over the Goldenrod Radio Tower to broadcast a message to their boss, but Ethan/Lyra nips their threat in the bud, preventing the team from reforming.

Roughly a decade after their downfall (in-universe and out), Team Rocket (now rebranded Team Rainbow Rocket) resurfaces in Alola and invades Aether Paradise to obtain their Ultra Wormhole technology, intending to TakeOverTheWorld with the help of other team leaders: Maxie from Team Magma, Archie from Team Aqua, Cyrus from Team Galactic, Ghetsis from Team Plasma, and Lysandre from Team Flare.

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[[folder:General]]
'''Tropes that apply to the organization as a whole:'''
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* AscendedExtra: In ''Gold'' and ''Silver'', the Rocket Executives looked alike and weren't even named, not unlike the Grunts. It wasn't uncommon to believe that there were only two of them, one male and one female (there was one female, but in fact several males; you fight more than one male Executive during the Goldenrod Radio Tower takeover). The remakes made them into their own characters with individual looks and personalities.
* AlphabeticalThemeNaming: The lower-ranked execs (dressed in the grunts' black uniform) begin with a P, while the higher-ranked execs (in customized white attire) have their initial be an A. Even with their Japanese names, the higher-ranked ones still start with A, while the lower-ranked ones start with a later letter (L).
* BossInMookClothing: Most Rocket Grunts are not particularly difficult, but in the original RBY, there's one huge exception: in Mt. Moon, you'll find a Grunt with a Level 16 Raticate. Not only is Raticate likely to be faster than anything on your team, it knows Hyper Fang, which hits extremely hard at this point in the game, especially coming from a Normal-type. This Grunt is easily one of the toughest battles in the game relative to when he appears and to make things worse, this battle is unavoidable.
* TheBusCameBack: They return in ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon'' under the name "Team Rainbow Rocket" after being inactive for around a decade, both in-universe and out (the last game to feature them was ''[[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver HeartGold/SoulSilver]]'').
* CardCarryingVillain: Out of all the villainous teams, they are by far the most ObviouslyEvil. They don't even try to hide their actions behind [[WellIntentionedExtremist good intentions]]; instead they proudly state to potential newcomers and foes alike that their only goal is to use and exploit Pokémon to gain wealth and power, including when the Grunt at Nugget Bridge tries to recruit the protagonist, with his lines getting referenced by Veteran Don in ''[[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon Sun, Moon]]'', ''[[VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon]]'' during a reenactment of Nugget Bridge in Malie Garden.
* DarkIsEvil: Dress in black uniforms in the games, which are featured in the anime for the nameless Rocket grunts (the main Team Rocket trio dresses in white). In the Unova saga, when the trio were turned into more serious villains, they were given black uniforms as well.
* DubNameChange: All executives were given a new name in the English localization, even though Proton's Japanese name was the only one with an obvious reason as to why it was changed (that being that there was [[OneSteveLimit already a character named Lance]] in the English versions).
* EarlyInstallmentWeirdness: Compared to later antagonists, Team Rocket are the only ones who are [[CardCarryingVillain openly, unabashedly evil]], with later teams [[KnightTemplar believing they were doing the right thing]], or at least [[BitchInSheepsClothing putting up a similar facade]]. On the other side of the coin, their motives are far more mundane compared to later teams until Team Skull -- they're a fantasy {{Yakuza}} in their operations. At no point in the original game canon is controlling an {{Olympus Mon|s}} their goal, however in many anime and manga they are involved in either creating or trying to tame Mewtwo. This finally [[CanonImmigrant makes its way back into the games]] in Gen VII when Giovanni has Mewtwo as his SignatureMon.
* TheGuardsMustBeCrazy: They are notoriously bad at guarding places or items. In the Rocket HQ under the Rocket Corner, a notable Rocket Grunt loudly exclaims that he dropped the Lift Key after he gets defeated, and doesn't bother to pick it up. In Saffron City, the Grunt guarding the Silph Co. entrance is found to be asleep on duty, allowing the player to sneak past him and liberate the company from Giovanni.
* TheHedonist: "We're not always evil. We just do whatever we want!"
* KickTheDog: They explicitly ''killed'' a Pokémon in the original games, with the Pokémon Tower portion of those games' plot having the player calm its restless spirit.
* LegionOfDoom: After being reinstated as Team Rainbow Rocket, Giovanni recruits alternate universe versions of other evil team heads into his new organization.
* TheMafia: They are made to invoke this as a CulturalTranslation in the localized dubs.
* PoisonIsEvil: They have several Poison-type Pokémon in their groups, including Ekans and Koffing.
* PoisonousPerson: A vast majority of the Pokémon they use are Poison-type with the most notable examples being the Zubat, Koffing, and Grimer lines. The female grunts occasionally add the Ekans and Oddish lines in their ranks as well.
* PoorPredictableRock: An overwhelming majority of Rocket's staff uses Poison-type Pokémon, with a few different types thrown in occasionally.
* RainbowMotif: Their appearance as Team Rainbow Rocket in ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon'' gives them a rainbow-colored background when they challenge the player, and a logo adorning their headquarters is colored likewise. Coincidence or not, it matches the Rainbow Badge from their old base of operations, Celadon City.
* RecurringBoss: Three of the [[EliteMook Rocket Executives]] in the remakes of ''Gold'' and ''Silver'' are encountered at various spots, but all three are found and battled for a second time when Team Rocket takes over Goldenrod Radio Tower.
* SlasherSmile: The male Rainbow Rocket Grunts in ''Ultra Sun'' and ''Ultra Moon'' bare their teeth in their pre-battle shots.
* TakeOverTheWorld: A Silph employee says that Team Rocket's ultimate end goal is to rule the world by using Pokémon.
* ThemeNaming: All four Executives are named after real-life launch vehicles or missiles, both in the Japanese and North American versions.
* UniqueEnemy: A ''Juggler'' helps them take over Silph Co. Presumably intended to catch the player off guard, he has a Kadabra and Mr. Mime.
* WhipItGood: The Grunts' sprites in the first generation games are holding a whip in the pose they have for the battle encounter sprite in those games. This was removed in the remakes.
* {{Yakuza}}: In the original Japanese. They seem to operate openly in Celadon City (so openly a child can walk into the office where they organize their shipments for the casino's Pokémon prizes), while they are clearly invading the neighboring Saffron.
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!!Giovanni / Sakaki (サカキ ''sakaki'')
->Voiced by: Creator/AkioOhtsuka (''WebAnimation/PokemonGenerations'', Japanese), Creator/RichardEpcar (''WebAnimation/PokemonGenerations'', English), Creator/KoujiIshii (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'', Japanese), Andrew Russell (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'', English)

The Viridian Gym Leader -- ''The Self-Proclaimed Strongest Trainer''[[note]]He has no official Gym Leader title but is called this by the Pokémon World Tournament announcer.[[/note]]
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* AdaptationalVillainy: In the original games, he declares that he'll dedicate his life to studying Pokémon in peace after disbanding Team Rocket, which implies he'll reform. In the remakes, however, it's very clear that he'll never abandon his goal of world domination, and in the continuation in the Mega Evolution timeline, as of Generation VII, he finally returns to the top of the criminal underworld as head of Team Rainbow Rocket.
* AFatherToHisMen: In the Celebi event, Giovanni stresses the importance of being able to lead and handle the power of a bundled group of people, blaming himself for not making the best use of his grunts' potential and causing Team Rocket's downfall. He also values teamwork and steps down from his position when he feels he failed his subordinates. When the Nugget Bridge challenge is recreated in Malie Garden in Gen VII, Veteran Don (who is implied to have been the same Grunt at the original bridge) wonders how ''Mr.'' Giovanni is doing, implying a strong sense of respect towards him. Further, a number of the Rainbow Rocket grunts sing his praises, and express a desire to support him and not let him down.
* AffablyEvil: Sure enough, he's a ruthless, selfish and power-hungry crime lord but it doesn't prevent him from being a benevolent boss to his grunts, having loved ones such as his son, being graceful upon defeat, respecting his opponents if they prove their strength (to the point of apologizing for condescending them), being an insightful and open-minded person and so on.
* ArrogantKungFuGuy: In Generation V. Ironically, he's actually ''softened'' compared to previous generations, as he's already given up trying to resurrect Team Rocket after either Ethan or Lyra kicked his butt in the generation before.
* AuthorityEqualsAsskicking: He's the head of a criminal group and the final Gym leader. Of course, this trope is in effect. Played with in the event battle with him in ''[=HG/SS=]''. His team is on-par with the Elite Four in level, but weaker than the Kanto leaders and the Elite Four in their rematches. So, having abandoned his Authority, he is no longer as proficient an Asskicker.
* BadassFingersnap: In ''Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon'', he snaps his fingers as he orders his Pokemon to attack.
* BadassInANiceSuit: He's always sharply dressed and is the most powerful trainer in Team Rocket.
* BadassLongcoat: In ''[=HeartGold=]'' and ''[=SoulSilver=]'', doubles as a BlackCloak.
* TheBadGuyWins: In ''Masters'', [[spoiler:after letting Mewtwo go wild with the accumulated Sync Stone energy, Giovanni manages to make it obey his commands by reaching a mutual agreement and Mega Evolves it into Mega Mewtwo Y. He then proceeds to defeat the player and a cavalry of Kanto Sync Pairs (including ''Red'') before escaping to continue his plans on Pasio.]]
* BigBad: He's the one behind all of Team Rocket's shenanigans in the first generation, and the one who gathers together every other BigBad in the series to form Team Rainbow Rocket in the seventh.
* BonusBoss: Became the first event Trainer when the remakes added an optional battle in ''[=HG/SS=]'' with him with an event Celebi to access him.
* CatsAreMean: Frequently associated with the mean and aggressive Kantonian Persian and Mewtwo, while being a ruthless crime boss with goals of world domination.
* CardCarryingVillain: Doesn't even bother to try and hide the fact that he's ObviouslyEvil and wants to take over the world. Especially in the Rainbow Rocket episode.
* CerebusRetcon: The original ''Red'' and ''Blue'' games have Giovanni declare that once he disbands Team Rocket, he will dedicate his life to studying Pokémon in peace, implying he will reform (something his ''Anime/PokemonOrigins'' interpretation actually did). The remakes instead have him declare that he will go to train in solitude since he is unworthy to lead Team Rocket, and in ''[=HeartGold=]'' and ''[=SoulSilver=]'' he's preparing to take control of them again and go back to his old ways. His appearance in the World Tournament in Generation V makes it clear that while Giovanni may retreat, he will never fully abandon his dream of world domination. And as ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon'' shows, he's not all talk.
* ClimaxBoss: The ''second'' battle, in Silph Co., counts as much as his Gym battle. It is the last mandatory thing the player does before the PlotTunnel closes,[[note]]Seafoam Islands and the Power Plant are optional[[/note]] and all that is left in order to reach the Pokémon League is 1) beat Sabrina, 2) reach Cinnabar Island (accessible by one of the simplest routes in the game), 3) retrieve the Secret Key from the (short) Pokémon Mansion and fight Blaine, and then 4) just Fly to Viridian City and take on Giovanni immediately. Compared to how much time is spent between each of the first six Gyms, the last two can be beaten in very quick succession. More importantly, after liberating Silph, Giovanni is the only Rocket left (until [[TheRemnant the sequels and remake]]).
* DiabolicalMastermind: Pretty much his sole defining feature, until you battle him at the Viridian Gym.
* DimensionalTraveler: In ''Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon'', he gains the ability to travel across dimensions and brings along various team leaders from alternate dimensions. Giovanni ''himself'' is still suggested to hail from the game's native universe, but leaves it after his defeat. ''Pokémon Masters'' shows what happened afterwards.
* DisappearedDad: To Silver.
* DishingOutDirt: As the Viridian Gym Leader. Ground-type, not Rock-type.
* TheDon: Later games give him a fedora and corsage (and matching Honchkrow) to complete the imagery, [[StealthPun which makes him]] "[[Music/WolfgangAmadeusMozart Don Giovanni]]."
* DragonTamer: At the Pokémon World Tournament in ''Black and White 2'', he can use the Dragon/Ground Garchomp in Type Expert and World Leaders.
* EvilCannotComprehendGood: [[spoiler:''Masters'' has him subvert this in a lobby conversation, [[ThePowerOfFriendship stating he can understand where the protagonist is coming from.]] In fact, [[PragmaticVillainy he states he's actually fine with them having different views, since 'that's how things get done in a business'.]] It's not surprising, however, given that [[AFatherToHisMen he has]] [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes his good aspects]].]]
* EvenEvilHasLovedOnes: While [[spoiler:he's not the best father by a long shot, outright abandoning his son to go become stronger, he still does seem to care about his son, even trying to explain himself to him before leaving and hopefully saying "One day, you'll understand" at the end of the conversation.]] This eventually puts him in contrast with [[spoiler:Ghetsis in the latter's Pokemon Masters event. When Giovanni sees Silver bring out [[OnlythePureOfHeart Ho-]][[OlympusMons Oh]], he immediately backs down, both because [[KnowWhenToFoldEm he knows it's a sunk cost at this point since Kyurem and Zekrom have escaped]] but also because [[SoProudOfYou he's found something to be proud of that day.]] In contrast, [[RedemptionRejection Ghetsis refuses to even consider the idea of reconnecting with his son]], continuing to heartlessly belittle him before escaping with Kyurem, [[AlwaysSaveTheVillain despite N and Nate going back to protect him and Kyurem from Giovanni.]]]]
* EverythingsBetterWithDinosaurs: The vast majority of Pokémon he uses resemble dinosaurs.
* FallenHero: Implied to be this. He was a Gym Leader before forming Team Rocket, seems to have genuinely enjoyed being one as he appears to feel nostalgic for his past when he gives his TM and claims it to be a gift for any trainer who wishes to take on the challenge of the Pokémon League that he made when he was a Gym Leader, implying that he wasn't evil back then. So, one can wonder what made him give up his respectable job to run a criminal organization that actively abuses and steals Pokémon around the world.
* FragileSpeedster: His Dugtrio is far less tanky than his other Mons, but has the highest speed of anyone on his team.
* GoKartingWithBowser: He is an opponent in the Pokémon World Tournament in ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2'' despite his criminal past.
* GracefulLoser: He accepts his first and last defeat gracefully and abandons his ambitions for the time being to improve himself as a trainer after his final defeat. During the Celebi event, he even tells his son that one must accept defeat before they can move on. And when he makes his grand reappearance in [[VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon Ultra Sun/Moon]], he bows out gracefully on defeat, but still begins plotting for future conquests [[SequelHook before he disappears into an Ultra Wormhole.]]
* GreaterScopeVillain: In the Johto games, every crime that Archer, Ariana, and the rest of Team Rocket commit is done in his name and to facilitate his return--but he remains unseen in the main story, and in the remakes, he is only available to battle long after the main conflict has ended (as an optional event battle, at that). Also, [[spoiler:your rival in those games is his son, and his nasty personality is a direct result of the poor way Giovanni brought him up.]]
* KarmaHoudini: In ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon'', he's forced to pull back from his attempt to invade the player's world, but is ultimately not stopped and merely leaves to pick another world to invade.
* ManOfWealthAndTaste: The most well-dressed gym leader (and evil organization head) in the series, quite cultured, and nothing short of polite-yet-threatening to anyone who stands in his way. But still a diabolical mastermind with dreams of world domination.
* MeaningfulName: His name is pronounced GEO-vanni. The name indicates both his occupations: a Mafia Boss and a Gym Leader of Ground-type Pokémon. His stance as TheDon also ties in -- ''don'' means "tooth" in ancient Greek and is used in the names for a lot of dinosaurs. Giovanni happens to own several dinosaur-like Pokémon, such as Rhy'''don''' and Nido'''king'''[[note]]''don'' means "lord" in Spanish and is a respectful male honorific in Italian that can mean "Father"[[/note]]. The term ''don'' also manages to incorporate the Japanese character 土 ''do'' (meaning "ground"), tying in yet again with Giovanni's type specialty, and many Ground-type Pokémon have ''don'' somewhere in their names.
* MightyGlacier: His Rhyhorn and Rhydon. [[TookALevelInBadass And Rhyperior]].
* MissedTheCall: Based on what we learn during ''Black and White 2'' and ''Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire''; should the Champion abdicate their position, the new Champion title is offered to the eighth Gym Leader. Had Giovanni ''not'' gone MIA to focus on running Team Rocket; he ironically would have been offered the position of Champion, fulfilling his claim as 'the strongest trainer'.
* MyGreatestFailure: To the point that he abandoned his own son to train in order to beat Red. Losing to Ethan/Lyra pushes him over the DespairEventHorizon, and he leaves in a stuttering wreck, abandoning his attempted revival as the boss of Team Rocket.
* MythologyGag: In ''VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon'', he has Mewtwo at his beck and call. Of course, his [[Anime/{{Pokemon}} anime]] counterpart [[Anime/PokemonTheFirstMovie also controlled Mewtwo for a small while]], being responsible for its creation (as was his ''Manga/PokemonAdventures'' counterpart).
* NiceHat: He wears a fedora in ''[[VideoGame/PokemonGoldAndSilver Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver]]'' and ''VideoGame/PokemonBlack2AndWhite2''.
* NobleDemon: He treats opponents as [[WorthyOpponent worthy opponents]] and appears to care for his underlings, retreating at the end of ''[=FireRed=]/[=LeafGreen=]'' because he feels he has "betrayed their trust". This extends to his ''Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon'' version, where instead of raging at being defeated he compliments the protagonist on their skill, says he enjoyed the battle and leaves without a fuss or even a further threat. Despite being described as "pure evil" by Ghetsis, Giovanni clearly has a code of behavior he adheres to.
** In ''Pokémon Masters'', he claims to not take any pleasure in hurting people for no reason, especially trainers who show so much promise, such as the PlayerCharacter and is waiting for them to grow strong enough to face him before enacting any evil scheme.
* OlympusMons: In ''Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon'', he owns a Mewtwo that can Mega Evolve.
* OneHitKill: His Rhydon in the original ''Red and Blue'' knows both Horn Drill and Fissure. Also, his Rhyhorn in those games knows Horn Drill, while his Dugtrio in ''Yellow'' knows Fissure. When he is defeated, he also gives out [=TM27=], which contains Fissure.
* ParentalNeglect: Implied to be a practitioner of this. He never acknowledges his son's existence in the original games or the remakes, abandoned the kid after being defeated by Red and prioritized his pride over raising him. His son is rightfully ticked off at him about it.
* PetTheDog:
** Although he didn't do the kid any favors abandoning him, it's clear that he does care about Silver and wasn't happy about it, attempting to explain his actions before leaving.
*** In addition, after seeing [[spoiler:Silver bring out Ho-Oh during Ghetsis' event in Pokemon Masters, he immediately retreats, for [[PragmaticVillainy pragmatic reasons]] as well as implying [[SoProudOfYou he's proud of his son for winning over Ho-Oh]].]]
** He is apparently not a BadBoss, and in fact steps down from active leadership because he feels he has betrayed his followers' trust having lost to an eleven-year-old.
** His Mewtwo can Mega Evolve, which at bare minimum would imply ''some'' form of bond between the two to exist.
** He made a TM containing a very powerful Ground-type move just to give it as a gift to young trainers for their Pokémon League challenge when he ran his Gym.
* PragmaticVillainy: He wants to take N's Zekrom and Ghetsis' Kyurem for himself in ''Masters'' before Ghetsis gets his hands on Zekrom, which would technically stop Ghetsis from becoming a threat. However, Giovanni states he is only doing this because he knows that Ghetsis would come after him once he has both legendary pokemon in hand to enroll his minions.
* RatedMForManly: Fearless, no-nonsense, intimidating AND his team is made of huge, physical Pokémon who happen to be dinosaurs or rhinoceroses. The few that aren't: his pet cat and what has effectively been recognized as the most powerful creature in the series since the first generation.
* RecurringBoss: Fought three times in the original games, as well as the remakes. The third time, he's a ClimaxBoss, as he's the eight Gym Leader of Kanto and thus the last major story opposition before the Elite Four.
* RightHandCat: Downplayed in comparison to his anime counterpart, but Persian has still become one of his signature Pokémon and is even depicted alongside him in his ''Let's Go'' artwork, giving this impression. For what it's worth, there is also the fact Mewtwo is on his team in a couple of appearances, though the right-hand implied there would be [[TheDragon in a rather different sense]].
* SignatureMon: Constantly played with.
** Mostly his signature is [[MightyGlacier the Rhyhorn line]], but he's also partial to [[JackOfAllStats Nidoqueen, Nidoking, and Kangaskhan]], and some games has him use them more prominently than the Rhyhorn line.
*** In ''Red and Blue'', ''Yellow'', and ''Let's Go'', his strongest Pokémon as a Gym Leader is Rhydon (which is changed to a Rhyhorn in ''[=FireRed=] and [=LeafGreen=]'') and he also has Nidoking and Nidoqueen on the team; the former of which is tied in level with his Rhydon in ''Yellow''. Prior to that, in the first battle his strongest is Kangaskhan with Rhyhorn also on the team, then Nidoqueen for the second battle with Rhyhorn, Kangaskhan and Nidorino also on the team.
*** He has Rhydon, Nidoking, and Nidoqueen in ''Stadium'' but loses Rhydon in the rematch.
*** His ''[=HeartGold=] and [=SoulSilver=]'' BonusBoss appearance has Nidoking, Nidoqueen, and Kangaskhan, with Nidoqueen being his strongest.
*** The World Tournaments in ''Black 2 and White 2'' have Rhyperior as this while Nidoking and Nidoqueen are still in his roster, but he loses Nidoqueen in the Type Experts bracket.
*** In ''Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon'' he has all three again.
*** In ''Pokémon Go'' when he first appeared, his second Pokémon may be either Nidoking, Kangaskhan, or Garchomp. His team line has rotated regularly since, but has included both of them as well as Rhydon and Rhyperior at various points, but there's no sign of Nidoqueen.
** ''Yellow'', ''Stadium'', and ''Let's Go'', give him a [[FragileSpeedster Persian]] as in the anime. In ''Yellow'' and ''Let's Go'' it replaces his Kangaskhan in the first two battles, and in ''Yellow'' it replaces a Rhyhorn on his Gym Leader team, but in ''Let's Go'' it's gone with no replacement in the Gym battle. His ''Let's Go'' artwork even showcases Persian alongside him. In ''Pokémon Go'', Persian is his first Pokémon sent out.
** In ''Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon'' he has achieved his anime counterpart's goal of capturing [[OlympusMons Mewtwo]], and now uses it as his team leader. He also uses Mewtwo in ''Masters'' [[spoiler:which is later upgraded to Mega Mewtwo Y]], and he had one when he first appeared in ''Go'' (though he later uses various other legendaries that are cycled around).
* SignatureMove: His TM move as a Gym Leader is [[OneHitKill Fissure]], which his Rhydon knew in ''Red'' and ''Blue'', and which his Dugtrio featured in ''Yellow''. The remakes replaced Fissure with Earthquake.
* SuperMode: In ''Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon'', he can Mega Evolve his Mewtwo into Mega Mewtwo; the form he uses depends on the version (X in ''Ultra Sun'' and Y in ''Ultra Moon'').
* TokenEvilTeammate:
** While Koga may have a slightly sadistic streak, no other Gym Leaders are involved in a [[TheMafia Mafia]]-style group that tries to seize fossils, lay siege to Silph Co., or run an illegal smuggling operation. Or, for that matter, ''kill Pokemon''.
** Even when recruited in ''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'', he plainly admits that he's still scheming evil plans while your role is to keep an eye on him to make sure he doesn't do anything shady under your watch.
* TrueFinalBoss: Being the BigBad and final opponent of ''Episode RR'' in ''Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon'', he serves as this for the game as a whole.
* UnnamedParent: Inverted -- Giovanni has a name, but his son doesn't unless you give him one ("Silver" is just a placeholder).
* VillainousFriendship: Is implied to have one with Mewtwo. During the Team Rocket's villain arc in ''Pokemon Masters'', he claims that that they have formed a strong bond because of their mutual goals and that both of them share a "proclivity for malice" and manages to bring Mewtwo back to its senses when it loses its mind (because of all the power he drew out of it) just by talking to it. [[{{Hypocrite}} And so despite his overall view and attitude towards pokemon]].
* VillainWithGoodPublicity: Inverted -- People know he's the leader of Team Rocket but don't know that he's also a Gym leader, presumably because he's been absent from his Gym for a very long time.
* WorthyOpponent: Generally treats the PlayerCharacter this way:
** In the Generation I games, after you defeat him for the third time, he seems satisfied with the battle, promises to better himself so he can meet you again, gives the eighth badge to let you challenge the Pokémon League and a TM. The ''Let's Go'' games have him outright apologize to you for condescending to you as a child when you beat him the first time, and unlike other games where he drops the Silph Scope on retreating, he gives it to you as a gift.
** In ''Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon'' he seems outright pleased at having lost to such a powerful trainer.

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[[folder:Archer ''[-(Apollo)-]'']]
!!Archer / Apollo (アポロ ''aporo'')
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* AdaptationalEarlyAppearance: Archer appears as an Admin of Team Rocket in ''Let's Go Pikachu!'' and ''Let's Go Eevee!'', marking his first named appearance in Generation I era, when the Admins including Archer were introduced in Gen II.
* AscendedExtra: ''VideoGame/PokemonLetsGoPikachuAndLetsGoEevee'' add him to the Team Rocket ranks, and he's the only one of the four Admins to make an appearance.
* BigBad: He's the leader of Team Rocket in the Johto games.
* {{Bishonen}}: He's quite a handsome fellow.
* TheCameo: The male Admin in ''[=FireRed=]'' and ''[=LeafGreen=]'' seems to be him, due to team similarities and his desire to bring back Team Rocket.
* ClimaxBoss: He's faced at the top of the Radio Tower to finally end Team Rocket's scheme.
* DivergentCharacterEvolution:
** His design is based off the male Executive from ''Gold'' and ''Silver''; he originally shared this generic design with the Executives that became Proton and Petrel in the remake, but the latter two got new designs as seen above.
** It should be noted that Archer and Ariana -- in their original ''GSC'' forms -- were pointedly reminiscent of James and Jessie, respectively, especially with regard to their team selection, as Archer had a Koffing and Ariana used an Arbok. Even when ''HGSS'' refashioned them into their own characters, the deliberate choice of white uniforms and blue and red hair color seemed to invoke their "heritage", in a kind of divergence nod.
* TheDragon: Takes the role of the traditional right-hand man for Giovanni in ''Let's Go Pikachu!'' and ''Let's Go Eevee!''.
* DragonAscendant: With Giovanni in hiding during the events of ''Gold and Silver'', Archer has taken up interim leadership of Team Rocket. However, his ambitions are still fully motivated by his UndyingLoyalty to Giovanni and he wishes to see him come back and lead them.
* GracefulLoser: Defeated by the player, Archer curses his lack of strength to reunite Team Rocket and restore it to its former glory, but he immediately disbands Team Rocket and never gives the player any trouble thereafter.
* HellHound: His Houndour and Houndoom.
* LightIsNotGood: Like Ariana, his outfit is white, but he's quite villainous.
* RecurringBoss: Averted; he's fought only once in ''[=HeartGold=]'' and ''[=SoulSilver=]'', while the other Admins are each faced twice. Played straight in ''Let's Go Pikachu!'' and ''Let's Go Eevee!'' where he is fought two times through the course of the main story and has an optional third battle in the post game.
* SignatureMon: [[SquishyWizard Houndoom]], used in the Johto games and for his cameo appearance at the Rocket Warehouse. He's also fond of [[MightyGlacier Weezing]] and [[FragileSpeedster Golbat]], much like other Team Rocket members. Since Houndoom isn't in ''Let's Go Pikachu!'' and ''Let's Go Eevee!'', he sticks to Weezing and Golbat as his signature mons, seemingly substituting in Magmar for his Houndoom in a post-game battle.
* TakeUpMySword: In a sense; the male Rocket Admin which he was based off of in ''Stadium 2'' has a Persian in reference to Giovanni's Persian.
* UndyingLoyalty: Towards Giovanni. Despite being the head of a major crime syndicate by the events of the second generation, the crux of Archer's plan is to reinstate Giovanni as the head of Team Rocket, and his BossBanter has him stressing Giovanni's importance (and begging his forgiveness upon defeat).
* WeWillMeetAgain: [[spoiler:When you beat him in the post game in ''Let's Go'', he declares he will [[CallForward go to another region and rebuild Team Rocket there]].]]
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[[folder:Ariana ''[-(Athena)-]'']]
!!Ariana / Athena (アテナ ''atena'')
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* AmbiguouslyRelated: She is a redhead working for Team Rocket, which brings to mind Silver who has a similar hairstyle and hair color and is directly the son of Giovanni, which had led fans for years to associate her as Silver's mother. However, Ariana's relationship with Giovanni has never been discussed nor does she speak of him in a manner associated with a lover, making this case [[RiddleForTheAges unsolved]] and will probably never be solved.
* TheBaroness: Mocks the player as "baby," threatens them before battle, and is cold and sinister.
* TheCameo: The female Rocket Admin in the Sevii Island Branch in ''[=FireRed=]'' and ''[=LeafGreen=]'' appears to be her, due to team similarities and the branch's research on radio waves to evolve Pokémon.
* DarkActionGirl: She is essentially the strongest female trainer in Team Rocket.
* DivergentCharacterEvolution: It should be noted that Archer and Ariana -- in their original ''GSC'' forms -- were pointedly reminiscent of James and Jessie, respectively, especially with regard to their team selection, as Archer had a Koffing and Ariana used an Arbok. Even when ''HGSS'' refashioned them into their own characters, the deliberate choice of white uniforms and blue and red hair color seemed to invoke their "heritage", in a kind of divergence nod.
* TheDragon: To Archer in the reborn Team Rocket, as the second most powerful Admin.
* DragonAscendant: Played with. She claims to be the official interim boss in Giovanni's absence, but Archer is the one overseeing their takeover of the Radio Tower, which his their true goal.
* DualBoss: [[BackToBackBadasses You and Lance team up]] to fend off her and a lowly [[{{Mooks}} Grunt]] at the Team Rocket HQ.
* EliteMook: She is just an unnamed female Rocket Admin in ''Gold'', ''Silver'', and presumably ''[=FireRed=]'' and ''[=LeafGreen=]''.
* EvilRedhead: [[HairColorDissonance It's a bit on the chestnut side, though.]]
* {{Hypocrite}}: She gangs up on you with a grunt, but when Lance appears to even the odds, she berates you for bringing an accomplice and asks where your sense of honor is.
* ImpossibleHourglassFigure: Not originally, but her redesign ''really'' ramped up her figure.
* LightIsNotGood: In contrast to the black uniforms of the grunts, and Petrol and Proton, Ariana wears a white outfit.
* NoNameGiven: In the original ''Gold/Silver''.
* RecurringBoss: You have to confront her twice in the Johto games (once before going for her hideout's generator and again at the top of the Goldenrod Radio Tower before confronting her co-leader for the last time).
* RedEyesTakeWarning: In Gen IV she has red eyes, doubling for CurtainsMatchTheWindow.
* SignatureMon: [[JackOfAllStats Arbok]] and [[MightyGlacier Vileplume]], as both appear on all of her teams, or at least Vileplume does after her Gloom evolves. The Gen II games and the remakes give her [[FragileSpeedster Murkrow]] too, but her other appearances leave it out.
* TheSmurfettePrinciple: Sole female in the Rocket administration.
* WorthyOpponent: Upon defeating her at the Goldenrod Radio Tower, Ariana chastises you for not being able to understand Team Rocket's [[VisionaryVillain goals]], all the while lamenting that [[YouCouldHaveUsedYourPowersForGood you weren't on their side, as she's come to respect your strength]].
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[[folder:Proton ''[-(Lance)-]'']]
!!Proton / Lance (ランス ''ransu'')
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* {{Bishonen}}: While not as much as Archer, it's still noticeable in the remakes--just take a look at his pose in the official art over there!
* CardCarryingVillain: As mentioned below, he declares himself the scariest, cruelest man in Team Rocket.
* CompositeCharacter: He replaces the generic Grunt at Slowpoke Well and a generic Admin at the Radio Tower in Gen II. The former had only a Koffing, the latter only a Golbat, so Proton gets both lines.
* TheDreaded: Needs to be this if he considers himself the "scariest, cruelest guy in Team Rocket". This is shown when grunts admit their fear of him as well as their admiration of him.
* DubNameChange: From Lance to Proton, for reasons of OneSteveLimit.
* MinionShipping: One of the female Team Rocket grunts is seen checking him out through a window.
* MrFanservice: His official art in the remakes has him posing like a model for some reason, and it seems to be trying to [[FemaleGaze emphasize his butt]]. As noted in MinionShipping, at least one of the female grunts certainly considers him to be this InUniverse.
* NiceHat: Wears a sporty beret-like cap.
* PsychoForHire: He's apparently known as the "scariest and cruelest guy in Team Rocket". Oh yeah, and [[CardCarryingVillain he tells you this]] while he's chopping off Slowpoke Tails.
* SignatureMon: [[FragileSpeedster Golbat]] and [[MightyGlacier Weezing]]. Granted, they are his only Pokémon on his team.
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[[folder:Petrel ''[-(Lambda)-]'']]
!!Petrel / Lambda (ラムダ ''ramuda'')
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->Voiced by (in ''WebAnimation/PokemonGenerations''): Creator/WataruTakagi (Japanese)


* AffablyEvil: He's a MasterOfDisguise whose [[GlamourFailure disguises never work]], he compliments your battle prowess, and gives you the key you need to advance while telling you what a nice guy he is.
%%* BeardOfEvil: A fashionable purple goatee.
* CompositeCharacter: Like Proton, Petrel replaces two generic Rocket Admins from Gen II, so he picks up their teams. He uses Zubat, Koffing, and Raticate in the Rocket Hideout, and a team of Koffings with a Weezing in the Radio Tower. In the ''Adventures'' manga he retains a Golbat and Raticate, and has an army of Koffing to ZergRush opponents.
* TheComputerIsACheatingBastard: ''Averted'' with his Weezing, surprisingly. His Weezing in both Gen II and Gen IV is Level 32, but Koffing doesn't evolve until Level 35. However, this ''is'' legally possible; in ''Crystal'' Level 16 Weezings can be found in the Burned Tower (if at a 1% appearance rate), and in ''HGSS'' the Johto Safari Zone has Level 15-17 Weezings. So, strictly speaking, Petrel isn't cheating, contrary to most instance of under-leveled Pokemon.
* DidntThinkThisThrough: The idea of a door that only opens after saying a specific password was quite smart, even moreso in the remakes as it would only open with his voice. However, he should have considered the fact the Murkrow that was next to him not only knew the password but could also mimic his voice. This allows the player and Lance to disrupt the evolution-inducing signal.
* EvilGenius: Subverted. His ideas may sound good on paper, but they don't really cut it in practice. Otherwise, the guy seriously lacks in cunning. His counterpart in the ''Adventures'' manga, on the other hand, does show tactical proves and even a good grasp of basic psychological warfare.
* MasterOfDisguise: Well, apparently. His disguises seem genuine but never work.
* NiceGuy: Albeit a [[InvokedTrope self-proclaimed one]].
-->'''Petrel:''' I am a nice guy. I will give you the Basement Key to get to the underground warehouse. Take it with gratitude!
* SignatureMon: The [[MightyGlacier Koffing]] line. His Radio Tower team is five Koffings and a Weezing. The manga adaptations make his [[FragileSpeedster Raticate]] more prominent, though.
* TakingYouWithMe: His Koffing are fond of Self-Destruct to attempt this trope, and his Weezing has the more powerful Explosion.
[[/folder]]

[[folder:Jessie and James ''[-(Musashi and Kojirō)-]'']]
!!Jessie and James / Musashi (ムサシ ''musashi'') and Kojirō (コジロウ ''kojirou'')
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[[caption-width-right:300:Jessie and James in ''VideoGame/PokemonLetsGoPikachuAndLetsGoEevee'']]
A recurring duo of Team Rocket members made distinct by their unique designs and white uniforms, plus a Meowth to make them the iconic TerribleTrio. They appear in various locations in the Kanto region, only to be defeated by the player.

[[CanonImmigrant Originally debuted in the anime]]. See the character page for their original incarnations [[Characters/PokemonTheSeriesTeamRocketTrio here]].

* AdaptationalBadass: In ''Pokémon Yellow'', Meowth will fight the player as a Pokémon unlike his anime counterpart who prefers to stay out of the fight due to being laughably weak. He also knows Pay Day, a move that the anime Meowth is infamous for not knowing (with an [[Recap/PokemonS2E16MeowthRules entire episode]] dedicated to that fact). Averted in the ''Let's Go'' games where Meowth is TheUnfought.
* AdaptationalNonsapience: Meowth doesn't talk like his anime counterpart and is treated more like a pet than an equal member of the TerribleTrio. What's jarring is that Pokémon in the past can form words and phrases in text boxes.
* AdaptationalWimp: Meowth goes from a fighter in ''Yellow'' to a bystander who'll flee with Jessie and James once their Pokémon are knocked out. This is however [[TruerToTheText closer to the anime Meowth]] who is not a fighter.
* BaitTheDog: Jessie uses BlatantLies to get the young Cubone to ''voluntarily'' follow the TerribleTrio to the HQ.
* BashBrothers: Their two only battle Pokémon are both male and are always sent out together and have moderately good teamwork.
* BodyguardingABadass: In some encounters with them, they are tasked with guarding the room where Giovanni is located in.
* CanonImmigrant: Were initially introduced in the anime most likely to avoid using a faceless horde of {{Mook}}s as TheHeavy, [[EarlyInstallmentWeirdness as actual admins weren't a thing in Gen I]].
* DivergentCharacterEvolution: In the original ''Gold and Silver'', the top Admins seemed to be loosely based on Jessie and James, sharing a couple of their signature Pokemon, bearing a physical resemblance to them, and being depicted as the new leaders of Team Rocket after Giovanni's defeat. The remakes of ''Gold and Silver'' gave the Admins distinct names and new appearances that made it clear they certainly were not Jessie and James, and they've since appeared alongside each other in other media. James lampshades this in ''Let's Go'', when he comments on how both he and Archer use Weezing, and he's surprised that an Admin shares his Pokémon preference.
* DualBoss: Averted in ''VideoGame/PokemonYellow'' where double battles weren't established in the gameplay yet. Played straight in ''VideoGame/PokemonLetsGoPikachuAndLetsGoEevee'' where they even use moves like Acid and Poison Gas, which are capable of hitting both of your Pokémon simultaneously.
* EliteMooks: Their different outfits and implied authority over the grunts suggests them to be this, [[MookLieutenant at the very least]].
* {{Gasshole}}: The Koffing line, which specializes in gas-based poison.
* GoldfishPoopGang: Their overall threat level.
* GuysSmashGirlsShoot:
** Inverted. In battle Jessie's Arbok (who is ironically male) uses physical moves, while James' Weezing specializes in special attacks.
** PlayedStraight in the first battle where Ekans mainly uses Acid and seldom remembers to use Wrap, while Koffing spams Tackle and less often uses Poison Gas.
* {{Irony}}: Their anime incarnations, especially early on, relished in ganging up on others in Pokémon battles. In ''VideoGame/PokemonLetsGoPikachuAndLetsGoEevee'', they are some of the few opponents ''[[VideoGameCrueltyPotential the player(s)]]'' can't gang up on.
* MookLieutenant: Just about the ''most generous'' estimation of their ranking in the organization, as they simply can't be deemed as big enough threats to qualify as CoDragons. Interestingly, they ''do'' have a high enough ranking in the organization to be seemingly entrusted with overseeing the grunts during the Mt. Moon operation, instead of doing the heavy lifting alongside them.
* NoNameGiven: Neither Jessie nor James are named in ''Pokemon Yellow'', being referred to only as "Rocket" in battle. Averted in ''Let's Go'', which uses their names constantly.
* NonElemental: Meowth, who is actually used as a third Pokémon in battle by them in ''Pokémon Yellow''.
* PoisonIsEvil: Both of them use Poison-type Pokémon and happen to be villainous.
* RecurringBoss: Even though this incarnation of them isn't obsessed with the player's partner Pikachu/Eevee, they are fought ''four times'' in various locations.
* ReptilesAreAbhorrent: Jessie uses the Ekans line.
* SomethingAboutARose: James still carries his trademark rose.
* TheUnfought: Meowth is this in the ''Let's Go'' games, as neither Jessie nor James field him in battle. Averted for ''Yellow'' though as he is part of their team composition.
* WarmUpBoss: Fought shortly before the first two battles against [[BigBad Giovanni]].
[[/folder]]
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'''Pokémon Human Characters:''' [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivals Protagonists and Rivals]] ([[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsKanto Kanto]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsJohto Johto]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsHoenn Hoenn]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsSinnoh Sinnoh]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsUnova Unova]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsKalos Kalos]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsAlola Alola]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsGalar Galar]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsHisui Hisui]]) | [[Characters/PokemonProfessors Professors]] | [[Characters/PokemonGymLeaders Gym Leaders]] ([[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersKanto Kanto]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersJohto Johto]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersHoenn Hoenn]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersSinnoh Sinnoh]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersUnova Unova]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersKalos Kalos]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersGalar Galar]]) | [[Characters/PokemonTrialCaptainsAndKahunas Trial Captains and Kahunas]] | [[Characters/PokemonEliteFour Elite Four]] | [[Characters/PokemonChampions Champions]]\\

[[Characters/PokemonFrontierBrainsAndOtherFacilityHeads Frontier Brains And Other Facility Heads]] | [[Characters/PokemonTrainerClasses Trainer Classes]] | [[Characters/PokemonOtherNonPlayableCharacters Other NPCs]] ([[Characters/PokemonAetherFoundation Aether Foundation]] / [[Characters/PokemonUltraReconSquad Ultra Recon Squad]] / [[Characters/PokemonMacroCosmos Macro Cosmos]])-]]]]]

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: Has pale blue hair.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: [[HairColorDissonance Is it cyan? Turquoise? Aqua?]]

* BeardOfEvil: A fashionable [[HairColors purple]] goatee.

* YouGottaHaveBlueHair: His hair is purple, complete with unusually colored facial hair.

* BeautyMark: Has one under his left eye.

* EvilCannotComprehendGood: [[spoiler:''Masters'' has him subvert this in a lobby conversation, [[ThePowerOfFriendship stating he can understand where the protagonist is comming from.]] In fact, [[PragmaticVillainy he states he's actually fine with them having different views, since 'that's how things get done in a business'.]] It's not surprising, however, given that [[AFatherToHisMen he has]] [[EvenEvilHasLovedOnes his good aspects]].]]

'''Pokémon Human Characters:''' [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivals Protagonists and Rivals]] ([[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsKanto Kanto]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsJohto Johto]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsHoenn Hoenn]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsSinnoh Sinnoh]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsUnova Unova]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsKalos Kalos]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsAlola Alola]] / [[Characters/PokemonProtagonistsAndRivalsGalar Galar]]) | [[Characters/PokemonProfessors Professors]] | [[Characters/PokemonGymLeaders Gym Leaders]] ([[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersKanto Kanto]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersJohto Johto]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersHoenn Hoenn]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersSinnoh Sinnoh]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersUnova Unova]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersKalos Kalos]] / [[Characters/PokemonGymLeadersGalar Galar]]) | [[Characters/PokemonTrialCaptainsAndKahunas Trial Captains and Kahunas]] | [[Characters/PokemonEliteFour Elite Four]] | [[Characters/PokemonChampions Champions]]\\

->Voiced by: Creator/AkioOhtsuka (''Anime/PokemonGenerations'', Japanese), Creator/RichardEpcar (''Anime/PokemonGenerations'', English), Creator/KoujiIshii (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'', Japanese), Andrew Russell (''VideoGame/PokemonMasters'', English)

->Voiced by (in Anime/PokemonGenerations): Creator/WataruTakagi (Japanese)

* VillainousFriendship: Is implied to have one with Mewtwo. During the Team Rocket's villain arc in ''Pokemon Masters'', he claims that that they have formed a strong bond because of their mutual goals and that both of them share a "proclivity for malice" and manages to bring Mewtwo back to its senses when it loses its mind (because of all the power he drew out of it) just by talking to it. [[{{Hypocrite}} And so despite his overall view and treatment of pokemon]].

* VillainousFriendship: Is implied to have one with Mewtwo. During the Team Rocket's villain arc in ''Pokemon Masters'', he claims that that they have formed a strong bond because of their mutual goals and that both of them share a "proclivity for malice" and manages to bring Mewtwo back to its senses when it loses its mind (because of all the power he drew out of it) just by talking to it.[[{{Hypocrite}} And so despite his overall view and treatment of pokemon]].

* VillainousFriendship: Is implied to have one with Mewtwo. During the Team Rocket's villain arc in ''Pokemon Masters'', he claims that that they have formed a strong bond because of their mutual goals and that both of them share a "proclivity for malice" and manages to bring Mewtwo back to its senses when it loses its mind (because of all the power he drew out of it) just by talking to it.[[{{Hypocrite}}And so despite his overall view and treatment of pokemon]].

* VillainousFriendship: Is implied to have one with Mewtwo. During the Team Rocket's villain arc in ''Pokemon Masters'', he claims that that they have formed a strong bond because of their mutual goals and that both of them share a "proclivity for malice" and manages to bring Mewtwo back to its senses when it loses its mind (because of all the power he drew out of it) just by talking to it. [[ Hypocrite And so despite his overall view and treatment of pokemon ]].

* VillainousFriendship: Is implied to have one with Mewtwo. During the Team Rocket's villain arc in ''Pokemon Masters'', he claims that that they have formed a strong bond because of their mutual goals and that both of them share a "proclivity for malice" and manages to bring Mewtwo back to its senses when it loses its mind (because of all the power he drew out of it) just by talking to it. [[Hypocrite And so despite his overall view and treatment of pokemon]].

* VillainousFriendship: Is implied to have one with Mewtwo. During the Team Rocket's villain arc in ''Pokemon Masters'', he claims that that they have formed a strong bond because of their mutual goals and that both of them share a "proclivity for malice" and manages to bring Mewtwo back to its senses when it loses its mind (because of all the power he drew out of it) just by talking to it.[[ Hypocrite And so despite his overall view and treatment of Pokemon. ]]

* VillainousFriendship: Is implied to have one with Mewtwo. During the Team Rocket's villain arc in ''Pokemon Masters'', he claims that that they have formed a strong bond because of their mutual goals and that both of them share a "proclivity for malice" and manages to bring Mewtwo back to its senses when it loses its mind (because of all the power he drew out of it) just by talking to it. [[Hypocrite And so despite his overall view and treatment of Pokemon]]

* VillainousFriendship: Is implied to have one with Mewtwo. During the Team Rocket's villain arc in ''Pokemon Masters'', he claims that that they have formed a strong bond because of their mutual goals and that both of them share a "proclivity for malice" and manages to bring Mewtwo back to its senses when it loses its mind (because of all the power he drew out of it) just by talking to it. [[Hypocrite And so despite his overall view and treatment of Pokemon.]]

* VillainousFriendship: Is implied to have one with Mewtwo. During the Team Rocket's villain arc in ''Pokemon Masters'', he claims that that they have formed a strong bond because of their mutual goals and that both of them share a ''proclivity for malice'' and manages to bring Mewtwo back to its senses when it loses its mind because of all the power he drew out of it.

* VillanousFriendship: Is implied to have one with Mewtwo. During the Team Rocket's villain arc in ''Pokemon Masters'', he claims that that they have formed a strong bond because of their mutual goals and that both of them share a ''proclivity for malice'' and manages to bring Mewtwo back to its senses when it loses its mind because of all the power he drew out of it.

* AffablyEvil: Sure enough, he's a ruthless, selfish and power-hungry crime lord but it doesn't prevent him from being a benevolent boss to his grunts, having loved ones such as his son, being graceful upom defeat, respecting his opponents if they prove their strength (to the point of apologizing for condescending them), being an insightful and open-minded person and so on.

* AffablyEvil: Sure enough, he's a ruthless, selfish and power-hungry crime lord but it doesn't prevent him from being a benevolent boss to his grunts, having loved ones such as his son, being graceful on defeat, respecting his opponents if they prove their strength (to the point of apologizing for being condescending to them), being an insightful and open-minded person and so on.

Roughly a decade after their downfall (in-universe and out), Team Rocket (now rebranded Team Rainbow Rocket) resurfaces in Alola and invades the Aether Paradise to obtain their Ultra Wormhole technology, intending to TakeOverTheWorld with the help of other team leaders: Maxie from Team Magma, Archie from Team Aqua, Cyrus from Team Galactic, Ghetsis from Team Plasma, and Lysandre from Team Flare.

* AffablyEvil: He's quite polite, and a GracefulLoser after being defeated.

* NiceGuy: Self-proclaimed: "I am a nice guy. I will give you the Basement Key to get to the underground warehouse. Take it with gratitude!"

[[CanonImmigrant Originally debuted in the anime]]. See the character page for their original incarnations [[Characters/PokemonAnimeTeamRocket here]].

* GracefulLoser: He accepts his first and last defeat gracefully and abandons his ambitions for the time being to improve himself as a trainer after his final defeat. Then, during the Celebi event, he tells his son that one must accept defeat before moving on. And when he makes his grand reappearance in [[VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon Ultra Sun/Moon]], he bows out gracefully on defeat, but still begins plotting for future conquests [[SequelHook before he disappears into an Ultra Wormhole.]]

* CatsAreMean: Frequently associated with the mean and agressive Kantonian Persian and Mewtwo, while being a ruthless crime boss with goals of world domination.

** In ''Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon'' he has achieved his anime counterpart's goal of capturing [[OlympusMons Mewtwo]], and now uses it as his team leader. He also uses Mewtwo in ''Masters'', and he had one when he first appeared in ''Go'' (though he later uses various other legendaries that are cycled around).

* PoorPredictableRock: An overwhelming majority of Rocket's staff uses poison type pokemon, with a few different types thrown in occasionally.