| 1 | * DesignatedVillain: |
| 2 | ** Somewhat. This is a rare case wherein Team Rocket not only runs a legitimate business practice, but one that ''doesn't care about money at all'' (Meowth is the only one displaying any real greed in regards to stealing Pikachu and other rare Pokemon, while Jessie and James are simply enjoying giving make-overs--Jessie even states that she and James don't care how many customers they get as long as they can do the job). That said, it is shown that many of said Pokemon don't ''like'' the make-overs they're being given, as shown with the Raichu and Dodrio that they prettied up...but then, [[ObliviouslyEvil Jessie and James don't seem to realize that]]. |
| 3 | ** Misty gets something of this treatment as well. Given how grooming, dressing up, and accessioning Pokemon has since become something one can do in ''Pokemon'' games (even as early as Generation 2 with the Haircut Brothers or Daisy in Pallet Town) and most Pokemon are just fine with it, the way Misty's stance on "outer beauty matters too!" is framed nowadays seems like InformedWrongness, making it extra cruel that the episode punishes her by making her the ButtMonkey who suffers a HumiliationConga upon going to Team Rocket's Salon. On the other hand, it was her choice to go to the Salon in order to prove a point to Ash, so her ButtMonkey treatment was largely the result of [[BreakTheHaughty her own childishness and arrogance]] and [[KickTheDog getting mad at Psyduck]] [[UngratefulBastard even after he'd alerted her friends to the peril she was in]] doesn't do much to endear her to the viewers in this one (though to be fair, she didn’t know at the time that Psyduck had gone for help, so she may have genuinely though he’d ditched her). |
| 4 | * FairForItsDay: The CampGay character who appears in the episode--he's ''VERY'' camp and obvious, but he's portrayed with no malice (beyond Ash, Misty and Brock gawking at him in alarm, and even that could be interpreted as reacting to his insane fashion sense) and is shown to be a genuinely NiceGuy. The narrative doesn't even draw attention to the fact that he's gay. |
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