Team Rocket

Team Rocket

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Team Rocket (Japanese: ロケット団 Rocket-dan, literally Rocket Gang) is a villainous team in pursuit of evil and exploitation of Pokémon based in the Kanto and Johto regions with a small outpost in the Sevii Islands. While its main focus is stealing or capturing, then selling, rare and strong Pokémon, it also funds and conducts cruel experimental research on Pokémon. Their oath, as posted on the wall of one of their many bases, is "Steal Pokémon for profit. Exploit Pokémon for profit. All Pokémon exist for the glory of Team Rocket." Their ultimate goal is to take over the world using Pokémon.

Encounters

Slowpoke Well

The player's first encounter with Team Rocket is in Slowpoke Well. They are trying to steal the tails of Slowpoke to sell at a major profit. They have shut down Azalea Town and have taken all of the slowpoke. Kurt runs off to kick them out and you follow. The player finds Kurt just inside the well having injured his back on his way down. The player agrees to take on Team Rocket in his place. After beating 3 Grunts the player arrives at Executive Proton who leaves after warning you to watch out for Team Rocket.

Goldenrod City

Two Team Rocket Grunts are standing outside the Radio Tower acting suspicious.

Team Rocket HQ

Along with Lance the Player invades the Team Rocket HQ in an atempt to turn off the radio signal that is forcing Gyarados at the Lake of Rage to evolve. After gathering the two passwords needed to enter the boss's office where they face Executive Petrel to gain the password to the generator room. After getting the password and opening the generator room the player is challenged by Executive Ariana and a grunt. Lance Intervenes at this point to take on the grunt while you face Ariana. After beating her you and Lance turn off the Generator by defeating 6 Electrode (3 each).

Radio Tower Invasion

After earning seven Gym badges the player is contacted by Prof. Elm and informed that Team Rocket has taken over the Radio Tower in Goldenrod City. After battling their way up the tower the player reaches the office of the Director where they are confronted by Executive Petrel in disguise. After beating him the player is told that the real Director is in the Underground Warehouse. After rescuing the Director the player is given the Card Key which allows them access to the other half of the tower and the three remaining executives, Proton, Ariana, and Archer. After defeating Archer he will disband Team Rocket once again and leave.

Giovanni

Giovanni

Founded and led Team Rocket up til 3 years ago when he was defeated by Red and disbanded Team Rocket to go on solo training. He has not been seen since.

The new Team Rocket, lead in Giovanni's absence by Executive Archer, believes that they are ready for Giovanni to return and invade the Radio Tower to send him a message and get him to return.

Giovanni was also the Eighth Gym Leader of Kanto in Viridian City

Executives

Executive Proton

Executive Proton

Proton is first seen and battled in the Slowpoke Well, where Team Rocket is trying to cut off Slowpoke tails to make a profit.

Proton is labeled as the scariest and cruelest of Team Rocket, yet also remains one of the more popular Executives. A Grunt in the Radio Tower admits to how she admires him. Proton seems to be very easily aggravated.

Slowpoke Well

Zubat	Koffing	-	-	-	-
LVL 8	LVL 12	-	-	-	-

Radio Tower

Golbat	-	-	-	-	-
LVL 36	-	-	-	-	-

Executive Petrel

Executive Petrel

Petrel is apparently Team Rocket's master of disguise. He is first seen dressing as Giovanni and then battled in the Team Rocket HQ. In Goldenrod Radio Tower he appears again, using his disguise skills again, this time dressed as Radio Tower Director.

Petrel's motives on Team Rocket are more mild-mannered, as he freely gives out information such as passwords and the location of the Director. He even considers himself a "nice guy" and hands over the key. In fact, it is his giving out of this information that leads to many of Team Rocket's defeats, despite his opinion that the player can't use the information anyways.

Team Rocket HQ

Zubat	Raticate	Koffing	-	-	-
LVL 22	LVL 24	LVL 22	-	-	-

Radio Tower

Koffing	Koffing	Koffing	Koffing	Koffing	Weezing
LVL 30	LVL 30	LVL 30	LVL 30	LVL 30	LVL 32

Executive Ariana

Executive Ariana

Ariana is the only female Rocket Executive in the reborn Team Rocket in Johto. She appears to be Archer's second-in-command, although upon first challenging the player, she calls herself the interim boss of Team Rocket in place of Giovanni. The player battles her twice, first in the Team Rocket HQ, in a battle in which Lance intervenes to make the sides even on the player's side and again in the Goldenrod Radio Tower, where she is the last challenge before Archer. When defeated in the Team Rocket HQ, she notes that the player is strong enough to become an Executive if they joined Team Rocket, and after being beaten in the Radio Tower admits that she admires the player's power.

Team Rocket HQ

Arbok	Murkrow	Gloom	-	-	-
LVL 23	LVL 25	LVL 23	-	-	-

Radio Tower

Arbok	Murkrow	Vileplume	-	-	-
LVL 32	LVL 32	LVL 32	-	-	-

Executive Archer

Executive Archer

Archer is the interim head of Team Rocket during the absence of Giovanni. He leads the team in its takeover of the Goldenrod Radio Tower, aiming to locate his missing leader and bring him back to the team.

He wears white clothes on the topmost layer, as opposed to the traditional black outfit.

Radio Tower

Houndour	Koffing	Houndoom	-	-	-
LVL 33	LVL 33	LVL 35	-	-	-