Team Rocket (Jessie, James, and Meowth) is a group of Pooh's #1 enemies and part of the New United Alliance of Evil. Their main goal is, or was, solely to capture Pikachu. Now they're changing plans; they want to get their hands on Pooh and his friends and take them to Bowser and their leader Giovanni to avoid their Plans, but Pooh and his pals always defeat Team Rocket easily just like what Ash and his friends did.
The team consists of: Jessie, a brash and temperamental red-headed Greedy woman; James, a goofy and comical purple-haired man; and Meowth, a snide and crafty member of the Pokémon species of the same name, but unique for his ability to speak English.
In JN145, Jessie, James and Meowth blamed at each other for their constant failures and split up, resulting in them being permanently and presumably disbanded for good. They each vowed to become a legend on their own. However, as of JN147, they got back together to continue their never-ending quest to capture Pikachu, always travelling not so far away from Ash's side. Their status remains unknown in the Pokémon Horizons anime, for another villainous group has appeared from the shadows....
Trivia
- Team Rocket (Jessie, James, and Meowth) are friends with other incompetent villains such as the Trix, Mr. Smee, Decoe, Bocoe, Bokkun, the Hyena Trio: Shenzi, Banzai, and Ed, Pain and Panic, Buzz and Delete, Goldar, Rito Revolto, Baboo, Squatt, Klank & Orbus, General Klump, and Krusha, Green Krock, and Kutlass.
- Jessie is voiced by the late Rachael Lillis (1998-2006) and Michele Knotz (2006-present), James is voiced by Eric Stuart (1998-2006) and James Carter Cathcart (2008–present), and Meowth is voiced by the late Maddie Blaustein (1998-2006) and James Carter Cathcart (2008–present)
- Jessie, James, and Meowth guest starred in Pooh's Adventures of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Pooh's Adventures of Matilda, Pooh's Adventures of The Secret of NIMH, Pooh's Adventures of The Three Musketeers, Pooh's Adventures of The Goonies, Winnie the Pooh and The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (where they worked for the White Witch), the Pooh's Adventures of Star Wars saga, and Pooh's Adventures of Willow. They are also briefly seen in a bonus ending for Winnie the Pooh vs. Hook.
- Team Rocket will be back in a few Winnie the Pooh/Land Before Time sequels, the Winnie the Pooh/Karate Kid sequels, the Winnie the Pooh/3 Ninjas films, Pooh's Adventures of Yogi Bear and the Magical Flight of the Spruce Goose, Winnie the Pooh Goes Back to the Future Part II, Winnie the Pooh Goes Rockin' With Judy Jetson, Winnie the Pooh Returns to Alaska, the Winnie the Pooh/Indiana Jones movies, Pooh's Adventures of The Secret of NIMH 2: Timmy to the Rescue, Pooh's Adventures of Ice Age, Pooh's Adventures of Escape to Witch Mountain, Pooh's Adventures of Newsies, Pooh's Adventures of It Takes Two, Winnie the Pooh Gets Home Alone, Winnie the Pooh in The Adventures of the American Rabbit, Pooh's Adventures of Freddie as F.R.O.7., Pooh's Adventures of Problem Child, Winnie the Pooh Gets Tangled, Winnie the Pooh Goes to Rio, Pooh's Adventures of Rock and Rule, Pooh's Adventures of Bionicle: Mask of Light, Winnie the Pooh Meets Condorman, Pooh's Adventures of BraveStarr: The Legend (and its TV series), Pooh's Adventures of Jack the Giant Killer, Winnie the Pooh Meets Pete's Dragon, Winnie the Pooh and The Adventures of Tintin, and Pooh's Adventures of Superhuman Samurai Syber Squad.
- Team Rocket will make their first guest appearance in a Land Before Time crossover film to get their revenge on Littlefoot, Ash, SpongeBob, and their friends in Littlefoot Says We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story.
- Team Rocket will get their revenge on Littlefoot and his friends again in some more Land Before Time crossovers, including Littlefoot's Search for The Black Cauldron, Littlefoot's Adventures of All Dogs Go to Heaven (and its sequels), Littlefoot's Adventures of The Great Mouse Detective, and the Littlefoot Must Free Willy saga.
- Team Rocket teamed up with Jafar and Iago in Ash's Adventures of Aladdin.
- Team Rocket teamed up with the Hyenas and the Jungle Cubs' Vultures to work for Frollo in Ash Ketchum Meets The Hunchback of Notre Dame.
- Team Rocket will team up with Brer Fox, Brer Bear, and Plankton to work for Lord Darkar and become Bloom's enemies in Pooh's Adventures of Winx Club Season 2.
- Team Rocket will get revenge on Bloom and her friends in a few Winx Club/Pokemon films.
- Team Rocket will team up with Maleficent in Ash's Adventures of Sleeping Beauty.
- Team Rocket will team up with Prince John in Ash Ketchum Meets Robin Hood.
- Team Rocket teamed up with Oogie Boogie in Ash's Adventures of The Nightmare Before Christmas.
- Team Rocket will team up with The Grand Duke of Owls to work for the Skeksis in Ash Ketchum and The Dark Crystal.
- Team Rocket will team up with Shere Khan to work for Lord Rothbart in Ash Ketchum Meets The Swan Princess.
- Team Rocket will team up with The Grand Duke of Owls and the Hyenas to work for King Jareth in Ash Ketchum Goes To Labyrinth.
- Team Rocket will team up with Merlock in Ash's Adventures of DuckTales the Movie: Treasure of the Lost Lamp.
- Team Rocket will team up with Professor Pericles, Mr. E, Brad Chiles, and Judy Reeves in Ash's Adventures of Scooby-Doo! Mystery Incorporated!
- Team Rocket will meet Team Robot again in the Kalos Region in Team Robot In Pokemon XY The Series
- Team Rocket will be mention in Nighlock and Red Smoke in Kingdom Hearts, but redeem themselves in the heroes' eyes by sacrificing themselves, saving them from Dragon Maleficent.
- Team Rocket guest starred in The Irelanders' Adventures Series, planning to get their hands on Connor Lacey and The Irelanders and take them to their leader Giovanni and Linda Ryan/The Shredderette for revenge, though Connor and his team always defeat them easily just like what Ash and his friends did.
- In Team Carnage, After numerous failures and their plans foiled by the heroes, Jessie, James and Meowth were all akumatized by Hawk Moth/Shadow Moth forming into a group called "Team Carnage", Jessie's akumatized self is "Princess Beauty", James's akumatzed is "Prince Rose", and Meowth was "Translationator", Wobbuffet popped with an akuma frame before becoming "Deflektor", they even did a motto.
- Jessie, James, and Meowth will become on again/off again enemies of Code Red in Code Red's Adventures of Pokémon.
- They will face Ryan and his team in Ryan's Adventures of Pokémon: Indigo League.
- In Ryan's Adventures Series, they are Ryan's enemies and they remained evil since they do not quit Team Rocket. And due to Jessie Primefan being a member of Ryan's team, this Jessie is nicknamed "Team Rocket's Jessie". Also, they never work for Bowser since they try to capture Ash's Pikachu and failed.
- In Yoshi's Adventures Series Jessie, James and Meowth will resign from Team Rocket after realising they're better at doing good rather than bad, and join Yoshi's Herd.
- In Sara Bona’s Adventures Of Almost Naked Animals, they will team up with Poodle and Batty to sabotage Sara Bona’s vacation, which they fail to do so nonstop.