List of Pokémon temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio

Several Pokémon have been temporarily owned by the Team Rocket trio in the Pokémon anime.

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In the anime

Pokémon temporarily owned by James

Weepinbell → Victreebel

Debut	Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid
Voice actors
Japanese	Kōichi Sakaguchi
English	Eric Stuart

James's sixth overall Pokémon; in Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid, James was forced into trading his old Victreebel for a Weepinbell by Jessie and Meowth after the Magikarp salesman cons them by saying they can use its Sweet Scent to capture Pokémon.

Later in the episode, this Weepinbell evolves into Victreebel (incorrectly without a Leaf Stone), and it tries to gobble Jessie (much like the previous Victreebel often did with James). This causes her to command her Arbok to send the Flycatcher Pokémon flying. At the same time, the Magikarp salesman realizes that James's original Victreebel does not obey him, and he kicks it away. The two Victreebel later meet, fall in love, and skip off into the forest.

Victreebel's known moves are Sweet Scent, Razor Leaf, and Vine Whip.

Hoppip

Debut	Who's Flying Now?
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Kayzie Rogers

James bought Hoppip from the Magikarp salesman in Who's Flying Now?. It was painted to look like a Chimecho, which James had wanted since he was a child. James recognized the salesman, but he was able to convince James that he had turned over a new leaf and is now an honest person. Believing him, James bought the Hoppip in disguise.

When he showed it to Jessie and Meowth, they were less than impressed with the Chimecho. Meowth immediately realized it was a fake, and when it started falling apart, James rubbed it with a rag. All the paint came off, and the Chimecho was revealed to be a fake. Before James could attempt to capture it, the Hoppip floated away, never to be seen again.

None of Hoppip's moves are known.

Controlled only

Pikachu

Debut	The Ultimate Test

Pikachu is one of the Pokémon owned by the Pokémon League entrance exam instructor. Its appearance was during the final portion of the exam.

James sent it out to battle the instructor's Graveler, at which James was overjoyed, exclaiming that he had been destroyed by Ash's Pikachu's attacks so many times that he knew them all by heart. However, Pikachu's Thunderbolt had no effect on the Graveler, at which James sent out Ivysaur and Charizard, and subsequently was expelled on the spot. He later used Pikachu to attack the instructor with Thunder, but the instructor told Ivysaur, Charizard, and Pikachu to attack Team Rocket instead.

Pikachu's known moves are Thunderbolt and Thunder.

Ivysaur

Debut	The Ultimate Test
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Tara Jayne

Ivysaur is one of the Pokémon owned by the Pokémon League entrance exam instructor. Its appearance was during the final portion of the exam.

James sent it out along with Charizard to battle the instructor's Graveler. However, since two against one was against the rules, James was expelled on the spot. He later used Ivysaur to attack the instructor, but the instructor told Ivysaur, Charizard, and Pikachu to attack Team Rocket instead.

Ivysaur's only known move is Vine Whip.

Charizard

Debut	The Ultimate Test
Voice actors
Japanese	Shin-ichiro Miki
English	Shin-ichiro Miki

Charizard is one of the Pokémon owned by the Pokémon League entrance exam instructor. Its appearance was during the final portion of the exam.

James sent it out along with Ivysaur to battle the instructor's Graveler. However, since two against one was against the rules, James was expelled on the spot. He later used Charizard to attack the instructor, but the instructor told Ivysaur, Charizard, and Pikachu to attack Team Rocket instead.

Charizard's only known move is Flamethrower.

Venusaur

Debut	One Trick Phony!
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Eric Stuart

In One Trick Phony!, Jessie and James use the final forms of the three Kanto first partner Pokémon, belonging to the Battle Park. This Pokémon was used by James to battle against Ash's Cyndaquil. The team had it taken away shortly before being blasted off.

Venusaur's known moves are Razor Leaf, Tackle, Vine Whip, and Solar Beam.

Aggron

Debut	Grating Spaces!
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Billy Beach

In Grating Spaces!, Delibird gave Jessie and James two Poké Balls containing a Charizard and an Aggron. Excited at having two strong Pokémon, they decided to use them to attack the Pewter Gym and steal the Poké Balls in the Gym. When they entered, they challenged Brock and Ash to a Double Battle.

Using their Donphan and Steelix, the two friends tried to defeat Team Rocket's newly acquired Pokémon. However, the Aggron and Charizard were stronger and gained an early advantage. The battle was ended when Max discovered that the two Trainers were indeed Team Rocket in disguise. With the help of Forrest, Team Rocket were sent blasting off and Pewter Gym was safe.

At the end of the day, Delibird returned and took the two Pokémon back, as the Charizard and Aggron were originally intended for Cassidy and Butch, respectively. Before Team Rocket could question what it was doing, it was gone, and Aggron and Charizard haven't been seen since.

Aggron's known moves are Mega Punch, Hyper Beam, and Water Pulse.

Malamar (×3)

Debut	Facing the Grand Design!
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Marc Thompson

When Ash and the others were kidnapped by the three evil Malamar who plot to destroy the world, James, along with Clemont, temporarily used a group of Malamar who are good and gentle in a desperate attempt to rescue everyone from danger.

Their known moves are Psycho Cut, Psychic, and Hidden Power.

Inkay (multiple)

Debut	Facing the Grand Design!
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Mike Liscio

When Ash and the others were kidnapped by the three evil Malamar who plot to destroy the world, James, along with Clemont, temporarily used a group of Inkay in a desperate attempt to rescue everyone from danger.

Their only known move is Flamethrower.

Pumpkaboo ♀

Debut	The Bamboozling Forest!
Voice actors
Japanese	Megumi Satou
English	Haven Paschall

Main article: Jessie's Pumpkaboo

Pumpkaboo was with James and Meowth after getting separated from Jessie.

Pinsir

Debut	Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel

This Pinsir is one of Levi and Cherie's Pokémon. It is able to Mega Evolve into Mega Pinsir. It was loaned to James to allow Team Rocket to capture Magearna, but it was defeated by Volcanion.

Pinsir's known moves are Hyper Beam and Struggle Bug.

Borrowed from Jessie

Dustox ♀

Debut	All in a Day's Wurmple
Voice actors
Japanese	Chinami Nishimura
English	Amy Birnbaum

Main article: Jessie's Dustox

James borrowed Jessie's Dustox for a PokéRinger Contest in Crossgate Town. She was able to defeat May's Beautifly, Shane's Swablu and many other opponents, sending her and James to the finals where it went up against Ash's Taillow. Although Dustox was able to get an early lead, Ash's Taillow evolved into Swellow and was able to defeat them, winning the competition.

Yanmega ♀

Debut	The Thief That Keeps On Thieving!
Voice actors
Japanese	Kiyotaka Furushima
English	Kiyotaka Furushima

Main article: Jessie's Yanmega

James borrowed Jessie's Yanmega for a PokéRinger Contest in Squallville. During the Contest, she lost to Steveland's Skiploom, eliminating James out of the competition.

Pokémon temporarily owned by Jessie

Porygon Zero

Debut	EP038
Voice actors
Japanese	Megumi Hayashibara

Porygon, also called "Porygon Zero", was a prototype created by Dr. Akihabara and stolen by Team Rocket. Ash and his friends borrowed a non-prototype Porygon to go inside the computer world to fix a virus. When they encountered the trio, Jessie sent out Porygon to battle Ash and his friends, complete with its own "TR" flag on its tail. It tried its best but failed to defeat the non-prototype Porygon.

When the vaccine was released by Nurse Joy, one of its missiles hit Team Rocket, knocking Porygon unconscious. Porygon and Team Rocket were rescued from the vaccine with the help of Ash, his Bulbasaur, and the non-prototype Porygon, allowing them to escape into the real world. When fleeing from Dr. Akihabara's ruined house, Team Rocket left Porygon behind for reasons unknown.

Porygon Zero's only known move is Tackle.

Shellder

Debut	The Evolution Solution
Voice actors
Japanese	Shin-ichiro Miki
English	Michael Haigney

Jessie's third overall Pokémon; Shellder's only appearance was in The Evolution Solution. Giovanni had ordered Jessie and James to dig for clams on the beach of Seafoam Island. James hit something with his shovel, and yanked it out of the ground, revealing it to be a Shellder. James sent out his Weezing to battle it. Shellder hit hard with Ice Beam, while Weezing knocked it out with Haze. James was going to throw a Poké Ball at it, but Jessie beat him to it, capturing Shellder. James complained about this, as it was his Weezing that weakened the Shellder. Later on, Jessie and James attempted to steal all the Pokémon at Professor Westwood V's lab, but found that all he had was a Slowpoke. In the hopes that a Slowbro would prove more valuable to Giovanni, Jessie sent out Shellder and ordered it to clamp down on Slowpoke's tail. However, Westwood's Slowpoke avoided the Shellder with a truly surprising amount of speed. After some misdirected Clamps (including Psyduck's head and tail, the former enabling Psyduck to remove the Bivalve Pokémon with Confusion), Shellder finally clamped down on Slowpoke's tail, causing it to evolve into Slowbro. Team Rocket tried to steal it, but Slowbro sent them blasting off with Mega Punch (after using Amnesia to temporarily forget it). After this episode, neither Shellder nor the Slowbro were seen again.

Shellder's known moves are Ice Beam and Clamp.

Magikarp

Debut	Pearls are a Spoink's Best Friend
Voice actors
Japanese	Unshō Ishizuka
English	Maddie Blaustein

Magikarp's only appearance came in Pearls are a Spoink's Best Friend. After stealing Spoink's pearl, Team Rocket came across the Magikarp salesman who convinced Jessie to trade the pearl for what he claimed to be a Feebas. Jessie was reluctant at first until the salesman explained to her that Feebas evolve into Milotic, after which Jessie eagerly made the trade, despite the protests of James and Meowth.

Later, Team Rocket was seen at a lake letting Jessie's "Feebas" swim around in a stream. The paint started to run, and soon it was revealed that the Feebas was actually a Magikarp. This discovery infuriated Jessie, and Team Rocket sought out the salesman to demand a refund. When they found the salesman, Ash and his friends were already there. A battle between Cacnea and Dustox against Pikachu and Spoink ensued, during which the salesman escaped, and Magikarp was completely lost track of. Team Rocket was defeated in the end and the pearl was returned to Spoink. The Magikarp has never been seen again.

None of Magikarp's moves are known.

Mawile

Debut	A Festival Trade! A Festival Farewell?
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Erica Schroeder

Jessie's eleventh overall Pokémon; Mawile's only appearance was in A Festival Trade! A Festival Farewell?. It was owned by Count Pumpka, who offered it to Jessie for her Pumpkaboo. Jessie accepted the offer to trade in hopes that she would be able to Mega Evolve Mawile one day. After the trade Jessie saw how her old Pumpkaboo evolved into Gourgeist and asked to trade the Pokémon back, which Count Pumpka agreed to.

None of Mawile's moves are known.

Controlled only

Hitmonlee ♂

Debut	The Punchy Pokémon
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Michael Haigney

Hitmonlee is a Pokémon that belongs to a man known only as "Giant", and is his only known Pokémon. He was seen walking with Giant before Jessie tied him up and used Hitmonlee during the tournament. Hitmonlee's first match in the tournament was against Brock's Geodude, but due to it taking a lot of damage, Brock threw in the towel. Hitmonlee later defeated a Machoke and Anthony's Hitmonchan, though unfairly. Hitmonlee, however, got defeated by Primeape under Ash's and Anthony's guidance. It is unknown if Hitmonlee was returned to Giant.

Hitmonlee's only known move is High Jump Kick*.

Kingler

Debut	The Battle of the Badge
Voice actors
Japanese	Rikako Aikawa
English	Rikako Aikawa

Giovanni loaned his Kingler to Jessie as he leaves for an important mission. She used it in her Gym battle against Ash. She used it to battle against Ash's Bulbasaur, but lost.

Kingler's known moves are Crabhammer, Harden, and Bubble.

Machamp

Debut	The Battle of the Badge
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Eric Stuart

Giovanni loaned his Machamp to Jessie as he leaves for an important mission. She used it in her Gym battle against Ash. It battled against Ash's Squirtle, but lost.

Machamp's only known move is Karate Chop.

Rhydon

Debut	The Battle of the Badge
Voice actors
Japanese	Katsuyuki Konishi
English	Katsuyuki Konishi

Giovanni loaned his Rhydon to Jessie as he leaves for an important mission. She used it in her Gym battle against Ash. It was defeated by Ash's Pidgeotto's Double-Edge.

None of Rhydon's moves are known.

Victreebel

Debut	The Breeding Center Secret
Voice actors
Japanese	Rikako Aikawa
English	Rikako Aikawa

Main article: James's Victreebel

Victreebel was the first Pokémon controlled by Jessie when she donned the mask and scepter. She did so in order to test the power of both artifacts.

Pikachu ♂

Debut	Pokémon - I Choose You!
Voice actors
Japanese	Ikue Ohtani
English	Ikue Ohtani

Main article: Ash's Pikachu

When Ash and his friends were battling Team Rocket, Jessie took control of Pikachu as he was about to attack them. When the trio left the temple, Pikachu returned to normal.

Onix

Debut	Showdown in Pewter City
Voice actors
Japanese	Unshō Ishizuka
English	Unshō Ishizuka

Main article: Brock's Onix

When Ash and his friends were battling Team Rocket, Jessie took control of Onix and had it cause a cave-in for the trio to retreat with their treasure. It returned to normal after they left the temple.

Geodude

Debut	Showdown in Pewter City
Voice actors
Japanese	Shin-ichiro Miki
English	Michael Haigney

Main article: Brock's Geodude

When Ash and his friends were battling Team Rocket, Jessie took control of Geodude. Jessie commanded Geodude to fight Brock's Golbat. After leaving the temple, Geodude broke out of the control of the scepter.

Charizard

Debut	One Trick Phony!
Voice actors
Japanese	Shin-ichiro Miki
English	Shin-ichiro Miki

In the episode One Trick Phony!, Jessie and James use the final forms of the three Kanto first partner Pokémon, belonging to the Battle Park. The team had it taken away shortly before being blasted off.

Charizard's known moves are Dig, Iron Tail, Scary Face, and Flamethrower.

Blastoise

Debut	One Trick Phony!
Voice actors
Japanese	Unshō Ishizuka
English	Eric Stuart

In the episode One Trick Phony!, Jessie and James use the final forms of the three Kanto first partner Pokémon, belonging to the Battle Park. This Pokémon was used by Jessie to battle against Ash's Pikachu. The team had it taken away shortly before being blasted off.

Blastoise's known moves are Skull Bash, Bubble, Withdraw, and Hydro Pump.

Mankey

Debut	Training Daze
Voice actors
Japanese	Hiroshi Ōtake
English	Hiroshi Ōtake

During Jessie's days in the Team Rocket training academy, she was partnered up with a man named Jubei, whom she shared a Mankey with. Mankey was seen with Jubei in Training Daze, lowering Jessie into a vault containing an Articuno statue, but due to the rope getting stuck, they had to pull Jessie and the statue up, proving to be too heavy that they dropped it, triggering the alarms and resulted in injuring Mankey and Jubei.

None of Mankey's moves are known.

Cacturne

Debut	A Cacturne for the Worse!
Voice actors
Japanese	Yūji Ueda
English	Billy Beach

Main article: Harley's Cacturne

In New Plot, Odd Lot!, Harley lent Jessie his Cacturne to help her get a Ribbon in the Mulberry City Contest, in an effort to keep May from seizing her last chance to enter the Kanto Grand Festival. When Harley introduced it to Jessie, Cacturne instantly fell in love with her. Harley explained this happened because he (Harley) and Jessie were soulmates. Jessie and Cacturne's performance in the appeals round allow Jessie to advance.

Cacturne was returned to Harley the following episode.

Banette

Debut	Deceit and Assist
Voice actors
Japanese	Ikue Ohtani
English	Darren Dunstan

In Going for Choke!, Jessie used Harley's Banette for the second round of the Mulberry City Contest. Because it was unfamiliar with her, Jessie continued to tell Banette to use Frustration. This eventually resulted in Jessie's loss to May. Banette was returned to Harley at the end of the episode.

Banette's known moves are Will-O-Wisp, Thunder, Screech, Torment, and Frustration.

Charizard

Debut	Grating Spaces!
Voice actors
Japanese	Shin-ichiro Miki
English	Shin-ichiro Miki

Jessie obtained Charizard in Grating Spaces!, when Delibird gave her and James two Poké Balls. When they learned the Poké Balls contained a Charizard and an Aggron, they decided to use them to take over Pewter Gym and steal the Poké Balls in the Gym.

Using their disguises, they challenged Brock and Ash to a Double Battle. Team Rocket sent out their newly acquired Pokémon, while Brock and Ash sent out their Steelix and Donphan, respectively. Unfortunately, Team Rocket got an early advantage and appeared to be winning. The victory was short-lived when Max discovered Meowth stealing all of the Gym's Poké Balls. It was then revealed that the two were indeed Team Rocket. With the help of Forrest, they were sent blasting off.

At the end of the day, Delibird returned to take the Poké Balls back, as the Charizard and Aggron were originally intended for Cassidy and Butch, respectively. Before Team Rocket could plead with Delibird to return them, it had flown away.

Charizard's known moves are Flamethrower and Fire Spin.

Croagunk ♂

Debut	Gymbaliar
Voice actors
Japanese	Katsuyuki Konishi
English	Bill Rogers

Main article: Brock's Croagunk

Croagunk was following Meowth to the fake Gym in Gymbaliar. Since Jessie was losing horribly with her Dustox, she used Croagunk to take Dustox's place. He has won every battle on-screen in the Gym except for Ash's Aipom. He was left behind and was caught by Brock after Team Rocket blasted off.

Aipom ♀

Debut	Slaking Kong!
Voice actors
Japanese	Miyako Itō
English	Miyako Itō

Main article: Ash's Aipom

In Borrowing on Bad Faith!, Jessie heard of a Pokémon Contest (however, was informal), as well as its grand prize of a year’s supply of fresh fruits. She asks for James's Carnivine, but he refuses. The trio then hears Aipom crying and rush to find her, not realizing she belongs to Ash. Spotting the Pokémon atop a precipice, Jessie decides to save the monkey Pokémon. Upon seeing how she helped his Pokémon, Ash reluctantly thanked Jessie. Jessie decided to use the situation to her advantage, and asked the twerp if she could use Aipom in the Contest. Ash believed Aipom didn't want to, but Aipom actually did, which Meowth seconds. Ash decides to let it happen, though reluctantly. The duo eventually win the Contest, besting Dawn's then-inexperienced Pachirisu.

When the Team takes off in the Meowth balloon, Aipom takes off with them, hoping to grab the fruit for herself. After Team Rocket unsuccessfully tries to stop her, Ash tells Aipom to use Swift on the balloon, blasting them off. Aipom then returns to her Trainer, and the episode ends.

Smoochum ♀

Debut	Camping It Up!

Jessie trained a Smoochum in the Pokémon Summer Academy during Camping It Up!.

Smoochum's only known move is Sweet Kiss.

Hippowdon ♂

Debut	One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Billy Beach

Jessie used a Hippowdon in the Pokémon Summer Academy Triathlon during One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!.

Hippowdon's known moves are Sand Tomb and Dig.

Magikarp

Debut	One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!
Voice actors
Japanese	Unshō Ishizuka
English	Billy Beach

Jessie used a Magikarp in the Pokémon Summer Academy Triathlon during One Team, Two Team, Red Team, Blue Team!.

None of Magikarp's moves are known.

Heracross ♂

Debut	Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel

This Heracross is one of Levi and Cherie's Pokémon. He is able to Mega Evolve into Mega Heracross. He was loaned to Jessie to allow Team Rocket to try and capture Magearna, but he was defeated by Volcanion.

Heracross's known moves are Struggle Bug and Megahorn.

Borrowed from James

Weezing

Debut	Pokémon Emergency!
Voice actors
Japanese	Unshō Ishizuka
English	Eric Stuart

Main article: James's Weezing

In Princess vs. Princess, Jessie borrowed Weezing to use in the Queen of the Princess Festival contest where it lost to Pikachu.

Cacnea

Debut	A Poached Ego!
Voice actors
Japanese	Katsuyuki Konishi
English	Lindsey Warner

Main article: James's Cacnea

Jessie borrowed Cacnea to use in a Pokémon Contest located in Saffron. Cacnea was only used in the appeals round.

Chimecho

Debut	Who's Flying Now?
Voice actors
Japanese	Natsuki Yoshihara
English	Bella Hudson

Main article: James's Chimecho

Jessie borrowed Chimecho for the Contest in Lilycove. It lost to Combusken after Jessie took it too far by commanding Chimecho to use Double-Edge.

Mime Jr.

Debut	Sweet Baby James
Voice actors
Japanese	Ikue Ohtani
English	Kayzie Rogers

Main article: James's Mime Jr.

Jessie borrowed Mime Jr. for various Contest reasons. It was able to pass the appeal rounds in all of them it participated in.

Carnivine

Debut	Two Degrees of Separation!
Voice actors
Japanese	Daisuke Sakaguchi
English	Billy Beach

Main article: James's Carnivine

Jessie borrowed Carnivine for use in the Pokémon Contests in Sinnoh. It has been used in many of them including the Grand Festival where it lost to Dawn's Buneary and Cyndaquil.

Pokémon temporarily owned by all members of Team Rocket

Worked with

Delibird

Debut	Dues and Don'ts
Voice actors
Japanese	Katsuyuki Konishi
English	Katsuyuki Konishi

Main article: Delibird (Team Rocket)

Delibird first appeared in Dues and Don'ts under the ownership of a Rocket Scout. She claimed that she and the Delibird were trying to recruit new members for Team Rocket. When Jessie and James told her that they were Team Rocket members, she said that they weren't in the system. James pulled out his membership card, and the scout informed them that because they hadn't paid any of their dues, they had been kicked out of Team Rocket.

The scout then told them that if they defeated a Trainer, they would be allowed back in. Using Delibird, Team Rocket battled Ash, and despite the fact that he won, the scout allowed them to rejoin. But she also told them that her Delibird would be following them around to collect their dues that they had still not paid.

While it appears the Delibird has stopped pestering the trio for their dues, it still appears from time to time as a courier, as seen in Grating Spaces! and The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!.

Pelipper

Debut	Ivysaur's Mysterious Tower!
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Laurie Hymes

Main article: Pelipper (Team Rocket)

Pelipper is the Pokémon that delivers the Rocket Prize Master to the trio whenever it is called, carrying the machine around in its bill.

In the event of the Rocket Prize Master failing to dispense a Poké Ball, Pelipper itself can battle for the trio. This was first seen in To Train, or Not to Train!, where James commanded it against Chloe, only for it to be defeated by Yamper and Eevee.

Controlled only

Dragonite ♀

Debut	Fangs for Nothin'
Voice actors
Japanese	Katsuyuki Konishi
English	Katsuyuki Konishi

Dragonite is the guardian of the Dragon Holy Land and once belonged to the original Gym Leader. While Ash and his friends were chasing Team Rocket for stealing the Dragon Fang, the trio manipulated Dragonite into believing that they were protecting it from thieves. Their trust in Dragonite was broken after James accidentally set the Dragon Holy Land ablaze after dropping the Prayer Flame.

Dragonite's known moves are Hyper Beam, Outrage, and Whirlwind*.

Taillow (multiple)

Debut	You Never Can Taillow
Voice actors
Japanese	Natsuki Yoshihara
English	Kayzie Rogers

After Team Rocket stole Brock's rice balls, they use them to bribe a whole group of Taillow to help them get Pikachu. Later, when Ash caught his Taillow, the crooks showed up in front of him and his friends and they demand the Taillow to attack Pikachu but their attempts to do it is cut short when Brock's cooking timer goes off for the stew, forcing the Taillow to stop attacking and join in to eat with the heroes, much to Team Rocket's disappointment.

None of their moves are known.

Pelipper

Debut	You Said a Mouthful!
Voice actors
Japanese	Makoto Tsumura
English	Kayzie Rogers

Team Rocket stole Anthony's Pelipper, along with his other Pokémon, in You Said a Mouthful!. Ash rematches a disguised Team Rocket, and as precaution, Jessie and James place more Poké Balls inside Pelipper's mouth, and put Meowth inside Pelipper as a "tactical controller".

Meowth has Anthony's Bellsprout, Magby and Magnemite use their attacks, under the guise of Pelipper using these attacks, against Ash, but due to the lack of a Water Pokémon, he chooses to instead use Pelipper to fire a Water Gun. However, this causes Pelipper to shoot water everywhere, exposing Team Rocket, the Poké Balls, and Meowth, inside Pelipper's mouth.

Pelipper is returned to Anthony and turns on Team Rocket, who are sent blasting off.

Pelipper's known moves are Wing Attack and Water Gun.

Bellsprout

Debut	You Said a Mouthful!
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Kayzie Rogers

Team Rocket stole Anthony's Bellsprout, along with his other Pokémon, in You Said a Mouthful!. Meowth had Bellsprout use its attacks, under the guise of Pelipper using these attacks, against Ash. It was returned to Anthony at the end of the episode.

Bellsprout's known moves are Vine Whip and Razor Leaf.

Magby

Debut	You Said a Mouthful!

Team Rocket stole Anthony's Magby, along with his other Pokémon, in You Said a Mouthful!. Meowth had Magby use its attacks, under the guise of Pelipper using these attacks, against Ash. It was returned to Anthony at the end of the episode.

Magby's known moves are Flamethrower and Smokescreen.

Magnemite

Debut	You Said a Mouthful!
Voice actors
Japanese
English	Eric Stuart

Team Rocket stole Anthony's Magnemite, along with his other Pokémon, in You Said a Mouthful!. Meowth had Magnemite use its attacks, under the guise of Pelipper using these attacks, against Ash. It was returned to Anthony at the end of the episode.

Magnemite's known moves are Thunder and Thunderbolt.

Pikachu ♂

Debut	Pokémon - I Choose You!
Voice actors
Japanese	Ikue Ohtani
English	Ikue Ohtani

Main article: Ash's Pikachu

In A Scare to Remember!, an explosion caused by the destruction of Team Rocket's "Mean and Nasty, Grumpy Grabber Mark One" machine causes Pikachu to fly far away from Ash and his friends with Meowth. The resulting impact causes Pikachu to lose his memory. Meowth seizes the opportunity, telling the Mouse Pokémon that he belongs to Team Rocket and has since the day he was born. The amnesiac Pokémon believes him and the duo rendezvous with Jessie and James.

By the end of the episode, Ash manages to reverse Pikachu's amnesia, bringing him back to the side he belongs to.

Geodude (multiple)

Debut	Hooked on Onix

Ash and his friends first encountered Geodude after Corphish's and Squirtle's fighting accidentally woke them up. They later participated in trapping Ash's friends. After King Onix was defeated by Ash's Grovyle, they turned away from Team Rocket and worked with Ash and his friends to defeat them.

Geodude's known moves are Rollout and Dig.

Graveler (multiple)

Debut	Hooked on Onix

Multiple Graveler were part of a clan led by King Onix. They along with Golem attempt to trap Pikachu, Corphish, Phanpy, and Squirtle in cages and succeeded. Graveler later frees Ash's friends from the cages after learning that Team Rocket were the real bad guys.

Graveler's known moves are Dig and Rollout.

Golem (multiple)

Debut	Hooked on Onix

Multiple Golem were part of a clan led by King Onix. They along with Graveler attempt to trap Pikachu, Corphish, Phanpy, and Squirtle in cages and succeeded. Golem later freed Ash's friends from the cages after learning that Team Rocket were the real bad guys.

Golem's known moves are Dig and Rollout.

King Onix

Debut	Hooked on Onix

An Onix nicknamed King Onix was the leader of multiple Geodude, Graveler, and Golem. When a group of Geodude told King Onix about their encounter with Ash and his friends, Team Rocket told the leader Onix that the group was evil. After Ash's friends were trapped in cages, Ash battled King Onix to determine who were the real enemies. He won using Grovyle and King Onix turned away from Team Rocket.

King Onix's known moves are Dig and Iron Tail.

Ghost-types

Debut	Fear Factor Phony

Team Rocket found two Gastly, a Haunter, a Shuppet, and two Duskull by a mine, scaring away Ash and his friends. They plan on siding with them to catch the Psychic-type Pokémon to find gold. With the trio's help, the Ghost-type Pokémon fought against the Psychic-type Pokémon but Kirlia's Reflect blocked their Shadow Ball and blasted off Team Rocket. Their fighting continued but Ash and his friends jumped in the middle and prevented them from continuing.

Their only known move is Shadow Ball.

Emolga ♀

Debut	Emolga the Irresistible!
Voice actors
Japanese	Mika Kanai
English	Mika Kanai

Main article: Iris's Emolga

After Iris got into a disagreement with Emolga, Emolga flew off and landed where Team Rocket was. When she defeated their Woobat, Yamask, Amoonguss, and Frillish, Team Rocket got her into joining them. With Emolga on their side, they were able to get Axew. However, during a fight with Ash and his friends, Emolga accidentally woke up an Exploud which went on a rampage. After Meowth learned she was only pretending to join, they had the same Exploud fought her and Axew while inside a giant box but Dragonite and Charizard were able to free them after many tries. After Iris made up with Emolga, Emolga was able to return to her.

Exploud

Debut	Team Rocket's Shocking Recruit!
Voice actors
Japanese	Kenta Miyake

Team Rocket found this Exploud sleeping after disturbing it while battling the "twerps". After learning Emolga was going to betray Team Rocket, the trio caught Pikachu and Axew, then trapped Axew and Emolga inside a giant box where Exploud was and it battled the two Pokémon. After Dragonite freed them, Exploud got out but Charizard was able to defeat it with Dragon Tail, which resulted it and Team Rocket to blast off. Seeing that their plans failed, Exploud used Thunder Punch on them as they continued their blast off.

Exploud's known moves are Flamethrower, Hyper Beam, and Thunder Punch.

Grumpig

Debut	An Oasis of Hope!
Voice actors
Japanese	Kensuke Satō
English	Jamie McGonnigal

Grumpig is the leader of the Spoink inhabiting an oasis in the Lumiose Badlands. While, Team Rocket was flying by the badlands on their balloon, they noticed a Grumpig wanting food. Team Rocket had it take care of the Spoink in exchange for the food. After Team Rocket trapped Ash and his friends, they had Grumpig attack Spoink to force Ash into handing over Pikachu. Grumpig finally stopped once Ash cooperated with the trio. Team Rocket went off to gather fruit for themselves while Grumpig was guarding Ash and his friends.

After Sliggoo defeated Grumpig and sent it crashing to Team Rocket, Grumpig found out their real plan and became devastated. After Sliggoo and Pikachu defeated Team Rocket, Grumpig apologized to the Spoink for mistreating them and shared the fruit with them.

Grumpig's known moves are Hidden Power, Psywave, Shadow Ball, and Iron Tail.

Various Electric-type Pokémon

Debut	The Future Is Now, Thanks to Determination!

Main article: Ash's Pikachu

Main article: Clemont's Dedenne

Main article: Clemont's Luxio

While in the Kalos Power Plant, Team Rocket took control of several Electric-type Pokémon including Luxio, Pikachu, Dedenne, Pachirisu, Emolga, Magnemite, Magneton, Magnezone, Plusle, Voltorb, Electrode, Helioptile, Minun, Mareep, Electrike, and Stunfisk.

The wild captives' only known move is Discharge*.

Garchomp ♀

Debut	Lumiose City Pursuit!

Main article: Professor Sycamore's Garchomp

Team Rocket broke in Professor Sycamore's lab and used their mecha to snatch the machine containing Sycamore's Garchompite and Mega Stone first. The mecha was about to take both Ash's Pikachu and Sycamore's Garchomp but Garchomp pushed Pikachu out of the way and was caught in the net instead. Despite getting Garchomp only, Team Rocket left the lab and went to another location.

Meowth turns on guidance waves in the mecha to force Garchomp under their control while James attempted to Mega Evolve her. The process was slow as Garchomp's memories of her time as a Gible and Gabite blocked the waves from controlling her. Professor Sycamore was able to find Garchomp in time even though Meowth turned up the waves to get Garchomp to listen to Team Rocket. Attempting for Garchomp to return to Professor Sycamore with the Mega Stone he borrowed from Blaziken Mask he and James at the same time Mega Evolve Garchomp. Garchomp Mega Evolved but only under Sycamore's command.

Florges ♀

Debut	Defending the Homeland!
Voice actors
Japanese	Hitomi Nabatame
English	Aurora Bea

Main article: Florges (anime)

After Florges battled Goodra in the wetlands, Team Rocket went to the cave where she and her daughter, Floette, were resting. They have Florges join them to help her defeat Goodra under the pretense that they'll help her daughter get well with the spring water. However, after Ash and his friends discovered that Florges was taking care of Floette the whole time, Team Rocket revealed their betrayal to Florges and left with the spring water.

Zygarde

Debut	From A to Z!
Voice actors
Japanese	Yūki Kaji
English	Billy Bob Thompson

Main article: Z2

After Giovanni ordered Team Rocket to capture Zygarde, they came across Team Flare. They attacked Team Rocket in order to capture Zygarde for themselves. After the two teams battled, Team Rocket temporarily took the Zygarde under their care until Team Flare came across them again and ultimately captured it in a box.

Ditto

Debut	A Talent for Imitation!
Voice actors
Japanese	Kei Shindō

Ditto is a Pokémon that film director Kublock hired to act in his movies. It became a star with its transformation powers, which were praised to be more realistic than the actual Pokémon. However, Kublock's short temper caused Ditto start get nervous during shootings and become unable to transform properly. Scared away by his harsh words, Ditto ran away and wound up with Team Rocket, who taught it to control its nerves and transform properly again.

The trio had planned to add Ditto as a permanent new addition to their group, but after learning that Ditto was needed back, they pretended they had kidnapped Ditto and forced it to do their bidding to cover up the fact it ran away. The trio provoked Ash and Pikachu to blast them off, and Ditto was free to return to the studio.

Ditto's only move is Transform.

In the manga

Ash & Pikachu

Pokémon temporarily owned by all members of Team Rocket

Dragonite

Debut	The Dragonite's Imperial Wrath

Team Rocket briefly went with Dragonite.

Dragonite's only known move is Outrage.

Pikachu ♂

Debut	Tale Of The Friendship Between Pikachu And Meowth

Main article: Ash's Pikachu

Team Rocket briefly got Pikachu after he contracted amnesia.

See also

• Rocket Prize Master

Team Rocket's Pokémon
Travel with:	Meowth	Rotom Phone
	Jessie			James
On hand:	Wobbuffet	Seviper	Yanmega	Mime Jr.	Carnivine	Yamask
	Woobat	Frillish	Gourgeist	Amoonguss	Inkay	Morpeko
In training:				Cacnea
At home:				Growlie	Chimecho
Released:	Arbok	Dustox	Mimikyu	Weezing	Gyarados	Mareanie
Traded away:	Lickitung			Victreebel
Lived with (all three):	Bewear	Stufful
Worked with (all three):	Delibird	Pelipper
Temporarily owned:	Porygon Zero	Shellder	Magikarp	Second Victreebel	Hoppip
	Mawile
Befriended:	Blissey
Status unknown:	Starmie			Pidgey	Numel
For a list of other Pokémon Team Rocket has commanded, see here and here

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