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* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Despite their frustrations at being defeated, Team Rocket calmly know when to retreat, escaping in their jet packs just short of a furious Pikachu frying them.
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* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Despite their frustrations at being defeated, Team Rocket calmly know when to retreat, escaping in their jet packs just short of a furious Pikachu frying them. James even references this trope by name.
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* BerserkButton: The moment Pikachu realizes that Meowth had tricked them from the beginning and this is yet another Team Rocket scheme, he is ABSOLUTELY PISSED!
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Meowth's detrimental gloating and Tepig learning Flamethrower were stepping stones, even if they didn't win the whole face-off for them so the trope still applies.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: Probably Team Rocket's most formidable plan against Ash's team to date with little to no [[PlotArmor twists of fate]] to foil them. The twerps really had to pull out all the stops here, with every last one of their Pokemon needed in action.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: Probably Team Rocket's most formidable plan against Ash's team to date with little to no [[PlotArmor twists of fate]] to foil them.date. The twerps really had to pull out all the stops here, with every last one of their Pokemon needed in action.
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* SmugSnake: After all the work Team Rocket put into their scheme, it's Meowth, ironically the one with the most crucial part in it's near success, who sabotages the effort because he gets too cocky with his EvilGloating.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: Probably Team Rocket's most formidable plan against Ash's team to date with little to no [[PlotArmor twists of fate]] to foil them. The twerps really had to pull out all the stops here.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: Probably Team Rocket's most formidable plan against Ash's team to date with little to no [[PlotArmor twists of fate]] to foil them. The twerps really had to pull out all the stops here.here, with every last one of their Pokemon needed in action.
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* WorthyOpponent: After years of being dismissed or mocked by the twerps as mere annoyances, the brilliance of Team Rocket's scheme here was punctuated by Ash and co openly admitting they very nearly had them this time.
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* WorthyOpponent: {{Touche}}: After years of being dismissed or mocked by the twerps as mere annoyances, the brilliance of Team Rocket's scheme here was punctuated by Ash and co openly admitting they very nearly had them this time.
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* KnowWhenToFoldEm: Despite their frustrations at being defeated, Team Rocket calmly know when to retreat, escaping in their jet packs just short of a furious Pikachu frying them.
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* TookALevelInBadass: Tepig learns Flamethrower during the episode's climax, helping Axew and Roggenrola with their escape.
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* TookALevelInBadass: Tepig learns Flamethrower during the episode's climax, helping Axew and Roggenrola with their escape.escape.
* WorthyOpponent: After years of being dismissed or mocked by the twerps as mere annoyances, the brilliance of Team Rocket's scheme here was punctuated by Ash and co openly admitting they very nearly had them this time.
* WorthyOpponent: After years of being dismissed or mocked by the twerps as mere annoyances, the brilliance of Team Rocket's scheme here was punctuated by Ash and co openly admitting they very nearly had them this time.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Will Team Rocket have the last laugh this time?]]
[[caption-width-right:350:Will Team Rocket have the last laugh this time?]]
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!!Japanese Title: ''Flat-out Run! Battle Subway!! (Part 2)''
!!!Original Airdate: September 15, 2011
!!!US Airdate: January 7, 2012
As Team Rocket absconds with the Poké Balls of the Nimbasa City Pokémon Center, the twerps have to battle through the Nimbasa City Underground, as their Pokémon fight Team Rocket from within the Ghost Train.
!!This episode contains examples of the following tropes:
!!!Original Airdate: September 15, 2011
!!!US Airdate: January 7, 2012
As Team Rocket absconds with the Poké Balls of the Nimbasa City Pokémon Center, the twerps have to battle through the Nimbasa City Underground, as their Pokémon fight Team Rocket from within the Ghost Train.
!!This episode contains examples of the following tropes:
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* ThisIsUnforgivable: Pikachu is livid at Meowth's betrayal. Ash however just trolls the latter by smugly telling him he had a blast with him around anyway.
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* ThisIsUnforgivable: Pikachu is livid at Meowth's betrayal. Ash however just trolls {{troll}}s the latter by smugly telling him he had a blast with him around anyway.anyway.
* TookALevelInBadass: Tepig learns Flamethrower during the episode's climax, helping Axew and Roggenrola with their escape.
* TookALevelInBadass: Tepig learns Flamethrower during the episode's climax, helping Axew and Roggenrola with their escape.
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* EvilGloating: After confronted by the twerp's Pokemon, Meowth simply mocks and laughs at them from the other carriage, wasting time before informing Zagar of the intervention.
* LetMeAtHim: At the end, Pikachu ''really'' doesn't want to let Team Rocket get away. Ash keeps a level head about it.
* LetMeAtHim: At the end, Pikachu ''really'' doesn't want to let Team Rocket get away. Ash keeps a level head about it.
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* EvilGloating: After confronted by the twerp's twerps' Pokemon, Meowth simply mocks and laughs at them from the other carriage, wasting time before informing Zagar of the intervention.
* LetMeAtHim: At the end, Pikachu ''really'' doesn't want to let Team Rocket getaway.away this time. Ash keeps a level head about it.
* LetMeAtHim: At the end, Pikachu ''really'' doesn't want to let Team Rocket get
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* LetMeAtHim: At the end, Pikachu ''really'' doesn't want to let Team Rocket get away. Ash keeps a level head about it.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: Probably Team Rocket's most formidable plan against Ash's team to date with little to no [[PlotArmor twists of fate]] to foil them. The twerps really had to pull out all the stops here.
* EvilGloating: After confronted by the twerp's Pokemon, Meowth simply mocks and laughs at them from the other carriage, wasting time before informing Zagar of the intervention.
* ThisIsUnforgivable: Pikachu is livid at Meowth's betrayal. Ash however just trolls the latter by smugly telling him he had a blast with him around anyway.
* EvilGloating: After confronted by the twerp's Pokemon, Meowth simply mocks and laughs at them from the other carriage, wasting time before informing Zagar of the intervention.
* ThisIsUnforgivable: Pikachu is livid at Meowth's betrayal. Ash however just trolls the latter by smugly telling him he had a blast with him around anyway.
