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* LampshadeHanging: In the dub, after Pikachu and Swellow pull off Thunder Armor, Liza says "I can't believe that worked!"



* NotSoHarmlessVillain: After the trouncing they suffered from the twins last episode, Team Rocket this time [[ItsPersonal go for their Pokemon]], snagging them with ease using Psychic proof cages and leaving them reliant on Ash saving them.
* SkewedPriorities: Liza and Tate are outraged at Team Rocket for crashing into their gym, moaning their father will kill them after the mess they caused.

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* NotSoHarmlessVillain: After the trouncing they suffered from the twins last episode, Team Rocket this time [[ItsPersonal go for their Pokemon]], snagging them with ease using Psychic proof cages and leaving them reliant on Ash saving them.
them. Downplayed, as Meowth's bumbling lets Pikachu and Swellow save the day.
* SkewedPriorities: Liza and Tate are outraged at Team Rocket for crashing into their gym, moaning their father will kill them after the mess they caused.caused.
* TemptingFate: Team Rocket ''twice'':
** First Meowth does a BringIt after Pikachu's first attempt against the mech fails. When Swellow gets close enough to the mech, *BZAAAAAAAAAP*. Mewoth gets an earful from Jessie and James because of this.
** Then, Meowth got an "Economy Package" for Lunatone and Solrock and this allows Pikachu to zap the mech the second time.
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* BringIt: Meowth taunts the twerps with this after their first attempt against their mech fails. When they expectedly blast them off the second time, Jessie and James scold Meowth for TemptingFate.
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* CombatPragmatist: Ash was all for attacking the twin's Pokemon while they were busy arguing before Team Rocket barged in.
* CripplingOverspecialisation: For once the trio made armour that was immune to a type other than electric. Unfortunately that means they're now vulnerable to Pikachu's Thunderbolt, being only an "Economy Package" as Meowth states.



* [[InstantArmor Instant]] ElementalArmor: The Thunder Armor powerup, one of the most (in)famous examples of DeusExMachina, rears its ugly head here.

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* [[InstantArmor Instant]] ElementalArmor: The Thunder Armor powerup, one of the most (in)famous examples of DeusExMachina, rears its ugly head here.here.
* MusicalEpisode: Team Rocket's motto at least. Meowth's inclusion shatters the backdrop.
* NotSoHarmlessVillain: After the trouncing they suffered from the twins last episode, Team Rocket this time [[ItsPersonal go for their Pokemon]], snagging them with ease using Psychic proof cages and leaving them reliant on Ash saving them.
* SkewedPriorities: Liza and Tate are outraged at Team Rocket for crashing into their gym, moaning their father will kill them after the mess they caused.
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* DualBoss: Ash with Pikachu and Swellow vs. Liza and Lunatone with Tate and Solrock.
* [[InstantArmor Instant]] ElementalArmor: The Thunder Armor powerup, one of the most (in)famous examples of DeusExMachina, rears its ugly head here.

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