Team Rocket's mechas
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Team Rocket's mechas usually refers to mechas used by Jessie, James and Meowth in one of their wild schemes. Throughout the anime, Team Rocket has had many robots and machines. It is unknown how they get them, since they usually have little money, and how they are transported to the location it is to be used at. Most of the time, the robots fail and get destroyed, some even before getting a chance to be used. They first appeared in Pokémon Emergency! with the debut of Team Rocket's Balloon. The mechas are destroyed by Ash's Pikachu.
Original series
Mecha | First Appearance | Capabilities | |
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Picture | Name | ||
File:Team Rocket's Balloon.PNG | Meowth Hot Air Balloon | Pokémon Emergency! | This balloon has often been Team Rocket's main mode of transportation. It can be given many attachments including rockets, vacuums, nets and cages. The balloon has been changed on certain occasions as well. It was changed to other Pokémon, like Wobbuffet and even items, like a Poké Ball. |
File:TeamRocketMechaEP010.JPG | Flying Stadium | Bulbasaur and the Hidden Village | Has vacuums which suck Pokémon into the stadium, balloons that make it fly |
File:TeamRocketMechaGyaradosSubmarine.JPG | Gyarados Submarine | Beauty and the Beach | Powered by pedaling, serves as underwater transportation, capable of many attachments such as wheels and arms. Also capable of launching missiles. |
File:Magikarp sub.png | Magikarp Submarine | Fit to be Tide! | Powered by pedaling, serves as underwater transportation and has arms that can be extended |
File:TeamRocketMechaEP105.png | Robotic Mole | Charizard Chills | Can dig underground and can hold Pikachu in a compartment |
File:TeamRocketMechaEP114.JPG | Electrode Eliminator | The Underground Round Up | Has arms to pick up Electrode, and can make them explode |
File:TeamRocketMechaEP119.JPG | Robotic Pinsir | A Sappy Ending | Can suck sap from trees, can absorb electric attacks and send them out of its pincers |
File:TeamRocketMechaEP125.JPG | Robotic Stantler | The Little Big Horn | Lures Stantler |
File:TeamRocketMechaEP133.JPG | ArboTank | Tanks a Lot | Extendable arms, giant spring on bottom |
File:Robotic Meowth.jpg | Meowth Bubblegum Bot | Good 'Quil Hunting | Shoots bubblegum from fingers |
File:Robotic Gengar.jpg | Giant Gengar | The Psychic Sidekicks! | Has mirrors for eyes that reflect Psychic attacks, e.g. Psybeam, has an extremely long tongue that grabs Pokémon |
File:TeamRocketMechaEP147.JPG | Fire Robot | The Fire-ring Squad | Shoots fire out of hoses |
File:TeamRocketMechaEP159.JPG | Barrel Robot | A Dairy Tale Ending | Can squash anything it rolls over, extendable arms, drill |
File:TeamRocketMechaEP196.JPG | Digatron | Control Freak | Can dig tunnels in the ground, rockets |
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Robotic Bayleef | Turning Over a New Bayleef | Serves as transportation, but can use Vine Whip to pick up Pokémon from the ground. |
File:Wobbuffet Boat.PNG | Wobbuffet Boat | Right On, Rhydon | Inflatable for quick get-away |
File:Tentacruel submarine.jpg | Tentacruel Submarine | The Joy of Water Pokémon | Used mainly in Johto |
File:TeamRocketMechaLugiaBalloon.JPG | Lugia Balloon | A Parent Trapped! | Inflatable, lures Lugia |
File:TRMechaEP224.jpg | Wobbufet Statue | Nerves of Steelix | Camouflaged as a Giant Wobbuffet Statue. Serves as transportation. |
File:TeamRocketMechaEP239.JPG |
"Bellossom Wrangler Robot" and "Vileplume of Doom" | Whichever Way the Wind Blows | Possible ways to catch many Vileplume and Bellossom; however, they couldn't decide and they settled on a bag instead. |
File:EP242mecha.jpg | PikaPower Mach II | As Clear as Crystal | Drains electricity from any power source; unlocks and explodes when completely charged |
File:EP246Mecha.jpg | Hot Air Balloon Transformer Model | Wish Upon a Star Shape | Hot Air Balloon's Robotic Transformer Model; shielded against electric attacks; comes with a hyper-ventilated, carbon-calibrated cannon and rear-seat cupholders |
File:EP247mecha.jpg | Mataminder Mach III | Outrageous Fortunes | Controls a Pokémon's every move |
File:Politoedrobotic.jpg | Robotic Politoed | I Politoed Ya So! | Paralyzes with tongue, grabs Pokémon |
File:EP250mecha.jpg | Ice Cream Robots | The Ice Cave | Has the power to make ice cream and steal Pokémon |
File:Roboticcrab.jpg | Robotic Crab | Just Add Water | Creates Whirlpools and sucks in with its claws |
File:TeamRocketMechaEP272.JPG | Robotic Building | Johto Photo Finish | Wheels and arms |
Advanced Generation series
Mecha | First Appearance | Capabilities | |
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Picture | Name | ||
File:Roboticwurmple.jpg | Robotic Wurmple | Gonna Rule The School! | Protected from electricity |
File:Vacuum car.jpg | Vacuum car | Watt's with Wattson? | Sucks up Pokémon with vacuums |
File:Robotic Cacnea.jpg | Robotic Cacnea | What You Seed is What You Get | Shoots bazookas and X's to block Pokémon's mouths. Picks up Watmels. |
File:Robotic Numel.jpg | Robotic Numel | Game Winning Assist! | Uses arms to grab Pokémon and places them in a compartment, uses the arms to "walk" along the ground |
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Hyper Kingler Alloy Z | Evolutionary War | Used to steal Huntail and Gorebyss |
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Robo Diglett | Beg, Burrow and Steal! | Digs holes with drill, snatches Pokémon with grabber. |
File:Rocket mecha 152.png | Unknown | On Olden Pond | Unknown |
File:Ag154 mecha.png | Robo Golem | Reversing the Charges! | Can launch a net from its mouth. Used again in Trials and Adulations! where it was able to launch a rock rocket. |
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Unknown | The Green Guardian | Unknown |
File:SlakingRobot.jpg | Robo Slaking | Slaking Kong | Used to steal and collect food |
Diamond & Pearl series
Mecha | First Appearance | Capabilities | |
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Picture | Name | ||
File:TeamRocketMechaDP009.jpg | Robotic Rabble Rowser Mach III | Setting the World on its Buneary | Extendable legs and claws, Pokémon containers, rockets |
File:TeamRocketMechaDP013.jpg | Wood Bird Catching Robot | A Staravia is Born! | Nets on hands, can be disguised as a house |
File:TeamRocketMechaDP017.jpg | Fossil Restoration Device | Wild in the Streets | Can unfossilize Pokémon, has net-rockets, treads |
File:Team rocket transformer.PNG | Unknown | Ya See We Want an Evolution | Destroyed before being used |
File:TeamRocket SharpedoJetski.JPG | Sharpedo Jetski | Sandshrew's Locker! | 3 seats, Magikarp Net Launcher with net, Carvanha torpedoes, 3 Remoraid torpedoes |
File:Croagunk robot.jpg | Croagunk Robot | Cream of the Croagunk Crop! | Its tongue and also both its arms can stretch far to catch Pokémon. Its chest can also open up to serve as a big container of the caught Pokémon. |
File:Dp092 mecha.png | Back-to-the-Basics Bohemian Flytrap | A Lean Mean Team Rocket Machine! | It can transform from the car-like form. Its "mouth" can be used for storage and its arms and eyes can fire lasers. It's vulnerable to Electric attacks. |
File:TR Mechaman.png | Mechaman | Ancient Family Matters! | It can drill using its head. It can also throw rocks and sand with its hands |
File:109 rocketmecha.png | Unknown | Leading a Stray! | Unknown |
File:Rocket mecha 115.png | Unknown | Stealing the Conversation! | It can shoot mechanical bowling pins out of its arms that explode upon impact. It also has extendable arms and legs. |
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Unknown | Noodles! Roamin' Off! | Unknown |
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Unknown | Noodles! Roamin' Off! | Unknown |
File:DP119 mecha.png | Robot Golem | Trials and Adulations! | Can shoot missiles mades of rock. |
File:DP121 mecha.png | Robot Prinplup | Stopped in the Name of Love | Can launch an extendable arm from its stomach. |