Despite blasting off again at the end of most of his anime appearances, James is an exceptionally talented trainer. He rarely evolves his Pokemon and tends to mostly opt for Grass, Poison, or Psychic types. Still, he competes in - and does genuinely well in - a variety of different contests and competitions throughout the series. I think a lot of people are willing to forget that he reached the quarter finals of the Alolan Pokemon League using nothing but a Mareanie.
Honestly, I would love for these to come back - I spent a lot of time as a kid blending PokeBlocks and designing perfect movesets at the Move Tutor to take the ribbon for every single category. I was pretty disappointed to see how short-lived this type of minigame was in the long run.
This whole sequence says a lot about James. He impresses the judges in the Performance Stage using knowledge he obtained from growing up with high culture, while the Battle Stage clearly shows his strategic abilities when it comes to competitive Pokemon.
Despite going up against Dawn, who is an ostensibly better trainer, James uses his wits to garner a cheeky victory. Dio Brando 5, Posted March 28, edited. Y'know what??? Jilly Shears 2, Every time I see James, I can't unthink about the "personal ad" line from the third movie. Shazzam Join the conversation You can post now and register later.
Reply to this topic Go To Topic Listing. Although at first James told Inkay that all he wanted was for him to be happy, so he wasn't going to ask him to stay with him, Inkay began shouting at James and Meowth translated this to say that being with his Trainer and the rest of Team Rocket makes him happy.
James was overcome with tears of joy after hearing this. In Party Dancecapades! After seeing Serena and her friends go inside, James noted that it was no surprise that they were there as well, and Meowth noted that it would be a perfect chance to catch Pikachu. Jessie and Gourgeist then approached the two, and Jessie decided that James would be her date while Gourgeist decided Inkay to be hers. Later, he was seen being flailed by Jessie during their dance. However, despite putting up a good fight, James and Miette lost, much to the frustration of Jessie and Gourgeist.
In An Explosive Operation! Upon noticing the tired condition of Z2, he climbed up a small cliff and put it on the top which allowed it to regain its energy by photosynthesis. He and his teammates were confronted once again by Team Flare but despite putting up a good fight, his Inkay ended up losing.
In Master Class Is in Session! He seemed visibly excited just before the first round of Master Class, claiming that they could successfully return to the life of crime if Jessie managed to win this.
He, time and again, cheered Jessilee from the sidelines during her performances, causing his neighbors to be bothered. When the Master Class was over, he, along with Meowth, Inkay, Gourgeist and Wobbuffet, were seen walking behind a silent Jessie through Gloire City, fearing her wrath on losing.
However, she shrugged their fears and decided that she just wanted to give them a feast for supporting her, which causes them to be overjoyed and jump over her; Jessie then angrily declared that the feast shall be financed by James, something James readily accepted. However, they were not very pleased with their job and felt that they were overworking; despite this, they did not quit their jobs.
In Coming Apart at the Dreams! He piloted the helicopter as they followed the Rock on its way towards Anistar City , and like his teammates, was utterly surprised to see the seven Gym Leaders and Kalos Champion Diantha arrive on the scene to deal with the Giant Rock. One of the roots, however, blasted him and his teammates out of the helicopter, but they were saved by Diantha's Gardevoir.
After the disaster, he and his teammates claimed sole credit for defeating Team Flare to Giovanni. In Loading the Dex! They had also left Inkay and Gourgeist behind at the headquarters.
They allied with a Mimikyu which hated Pikachu, but at the end of the episode, a wild Bewear kidnapped Jessie and James. Jessie used James's Luxury Ball to capture Mimikyu. However, in the same episode, he managed to catch a female Mareanie after saving her from a Tentacruel. In A Seasoned Search! In A Team-on-Team Tussle! However, they were intercepted by members of Team Skull , also after the same Z-Crystal. In Alola, Kanto! In Fighting Back the Tears!
Later, James talked about leaving Mareanie with Toxapex. She eavesdropped on this and subsequently ran away, later finding sanctuary with Ash at Professor Kukui 's house.
The next morning, James saw Mareanie being attacked by another Tentacruel, and saved her again. Despite their reunion, he still insisted on releasing Mareanie, leaving her in tears. However, James was then challenged to a fight by Toxapex to make Mareanie happy, which ended in a tie.
Following the fight, Mareanie decided to stay with James, which he accepted. In Battle Royal ! Using Mareanie, James was one of the 16 Trainers still standing at the end of the round. The match-ups for the next round revealed that he would be battling Jessie.
In The Battlefield of Truth and Love! When Mareanie became locked in a stalemate with Wobbuffet, James advised her to throw the match by pretending to be defeated.
However, her resolve to continue battling inspired James to take the fight more seriously, and his newfound determination to win allowed Mareanie to defeat Wobbuffet with a relentless Spike Cannon barrage.
James subsequently advanced to the second round, where he was set to face Gladion. Remembering his motivation to reach the Masked Royal in the Manalo Conference's exhibition match , James and Mareanie resolved to give it their best in the battle.
However, Gladion countered it with Continental Crush , before dealing the finishing blow on Mareanie. Despite James's fear of being scolded by Jessie for his loss, she instead comforted him, and the trio returned to selling Malasadas. Despite James' wealthy upbringing, he often criticizes it as sheltered and because of Jessebelle 's harassment. Joining Team Rocket offered James an adventurous escape from his families demands, riches, and expectations.
James also has a tendency to cross-dress. James has collected an impressive amount of rare bottle caps since he was a young child. In the episode All That Glitters! James has an odd and rather submissive personality. He regularly complies with Jessie and Meowth 's schemes, the results of which often do not fare in his favor, including the loss of his bottle caps and trading away his Victreebel. He and Meowth also bear the brunt of Jessie's many tirades. However, James is sometimes shown to get angry himself, though not to the same extent as Jessie.
Despite the arguments, James' self-doubt and lackluster confidence is bolstered by his teammates. If nothing else, Jessie and James are persistent. After all, they've been trying to steal the same Pikachu for over two decades now. While they never give up, they clearly don't learn from their mistakes either. The Team Rocket misfits have been using the same tired schemes to try to steal Pikachu over the entire series. As a result, they would more likely try to cheat their way through the gym challenge rather than strive to be stronger like Ash.
In fact, the entire reason they've set their sights on Ash's Pikachu is that they want to impress their boss, Giovanni, who doesn't come off as the type to allow his Team Rocket employees to take vacations.
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