Team Rocket mottos

Team Rocket at the end of their motto in Pokémon Journeys: The Series

The Team Rocket motto (Japanese: ロケット団の名乗り Rocket Gang's self-introduction) is a motto that Team Rocket members often recite and/or live by.

Jessie, James, and Meowth

In the anime, Jessie, James, and Meowth have several mottos, saying one of them in nearly every episode when they reveal themselves to Ash and his friends. Early on, they had an irresistible urge to say it whenever hearing the word "trouble", but this seemingly has been left to the past. This motto would usually be said by all members of the trio, but when one of them is not present, another member takes their line.

Original series

Team Rocket the end of their motto in the original series

The original motto was used from Pokémon Emergency! to From Brags to Riches. The original background music was used until the end of the original series. The new music debuted in Get the Show on the Road!.

Japanese	Translation	English
ムサシ: なんだかんだと聞かれたら	Musashi: If you ask us this or that...	Jessie: Prepare for trouble!
コジロウ: 答えてあげるのが世の情け	Kojirō: The pity of the world is what responds!	James: Make it double!
ムサシ: 世界の破壊を防ぐため	Musashi: To prevent the destruction of the world!	Jessie: To protect the world from devastation!
コジロウ: 世界の平和を守るため	Kojirō: To protect the peace of the world!	James: To unite all peoples within our nation!
ムサシ: 愛と真実の悪をつらぬく	Musashi: To stand by the evils of love and truth!	Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love!
コジロウ: ラブリー・チャーミーな敵役	Kojirō: The lovely, charmy villains!	James: To extend our reach to the stars above!
ムサシ: ムサシ	Musashi: Musashi!	Jessie: Jessie!
コジロウ: コジロウ	Kojirō: Kojirō!	James: James!
ムサシ: 銀河をかけるロケット団の二人には……	Musashi: The pair from Team Rocket soars through the galaxy!	Jessie: Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light!
コジロウ: ホワイトホール、白い明日が待ってるぜ	Kojirō: A white hole, a white tomorrow awaits us!	James: Surrender now, or prepare to fight!
ニャース: にゃんてにゃ	Nyarth: Something like that!	Meowth: Meowth! That's right!

Note that the lines "To denounce the evils of truth and love!" and "To extend our reach to the stars above!" were often said by both Jessie and James in the first season. In many later episodes, starting from Fit To Be Tide, James said "fight, fight, fight" instead of just the singular "fight" at the end of his last line. Wobbuffet also began saying his name at the end of the motto in Tunnel Vision, and has done so in most episodes since. There were many occasions in which the trio would use a radio or something similar to play the background music.

Since the episode Team Rocket was introduced in, the duo has been rhyming "prepare for trouble" and "make it double" phrases. Also, in almost all episodes after the Orange League, they tend to alter the first two sentences to match the current situation. An example from ZigZag Zangoose!, in which Jessie was training Seviper and Meowth filled in for her, is:

Meowth: Prepare for trouble, here in the wood...

James: ...and make it double like you know that you should!

This version of the motto was used in commercials for Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen with each line being said by different children, omitting the parts at which Jessie, James and Meowth say their own names and the line "Team Rocket, blasting off at the speed of light." This motto was also adapted into the songs Team Rocket Forever and Double Trouble

Team Rocket used this motto in A Lean Mean Team Rocket Machine, as a return to their "hip and cool" ways, done by only Jessie, James, and Meowth, without the usual ending additions of Wobbuffet and Mime Jr.

This motto was also used in Alola, Kanto!, where Team Rocket had followed Ash and his classmates to Kanto during their extracurricular activity.

Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire

Team Rocket at the end of their motto in Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire

During the Battle Frontier saga, Jessie, James, and Meowth changed their motto. This motto was used from The Scheme Team to Two Degrees of Separation!.

Japanese	Translation	English
ムサシ: なんだかんだと声がする	Musashi: There is a voice saying something.	Jessie: Prepare for trouble from the skies!
コジロウ: 地平線の彼方から	Kojirō: From beyond the horizon...	James: From beyond the stars, a nasty surprise!
ムサシ: ビッグバンの彼方から	Musashi: From beyond the big bang...	Jessie: An evil as old as the galaxy...
コジロウ: 我らを呼んでる声がする	Kojirō: A voice is calling us!	James: ...sent here to fulfill our destiny!
ニャース: お待たせにゃ	Nyarth: Sorry to keep you waiting!	Meowth: Plus, there's me!
ムサシ: 健気に咲いた悪の花	Musashi:Evil flowers who have courageously bloomed!	Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love!
コジロウ: ハードでスイートな敵役	Kojirō: In the role of the villains who are hard and sweet!	James: To extend our reach to the stars above!
ムサシ: ムサシ	Musashi: Musashi!	Jessie: Jessie!
コジロウ: コジロウ	Kojirō: Kojirō!	James: And James!
ニャース: ニャースでニャース	Nyarth: And Nyarth!	Meowth: And Meowth are the names!
ムサシ: ロケット団のあるところ	Musashi: The place where Team Rocket is	Jessie: Anywhere there's peace in the universe...
コジロウ: 世界は	Kojirō: The world-	James: ...Team Rocket...
ニャース: 宇宙は	Nyarth: The universe-	Meowth: ...Will be there...
All: 君を待っている	All: Awaits you!	All: To make everything worse!
ソーナンス: ソーナンス！	Sonans: Sōnansu!	Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

Since the first episode, they have adapted their traditional rhyming phrases "Prepare for trouble" and "Make it double" into the motto, thereby restoring the first two lines of the original motto. James's Chimecho and Mime Jr. also contribute their names at the end of the motto in most episodes they appear in.

Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

Team Rocket at the end of their motto in Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

In Sinnoh, the trio changed to a new motto yet again. This motto was used from When Pokémon Worlds Collide! to Bucking the Treasure Trend!.

Japanese	Translation	English
ムサシ: なんだかんだの声を聞き	Musashi: We hear voices saying this and that...	Jessie: Listen, is that a voice I hear?
コジロウ: 光の速さでやってきた	Kojirō: We come along in a swift current of light...	James: It's speaking to me loud and clear.
ムサシ: 風よ	Musashi: The wind!	Jessie: On the wind!
コジロウ: 大地よ	Kojirō: The land!	James: Past the stars!
ニャース: 大空よ	Nyarth: The sky!	Meowth: In your ear!
ムサシ: 世界に届けよう　デンジャラス	Musashi: The danger we will deliver to the world!	Jessie: Bringing chaos at a breakneck pace.
コジロウ: 宇宙に伝えよう　クライシス	Kojirō: The crisis we will convey to the universe!	James: Dashing hope, putting fear in its place.
ムサシ: 天使か悪魔か　その名を呼べば	Musashi: Whether angels or demons, if you call the name,	Jessie: A rose by any other name is just as sweet.
コジロウ: 誰もが震える魅惑の響き	Kojirō: The captivating echo that shakes everyone...	James: When everything's worse, our work is complete.
ムサシ: ムサシ	Musashi: Musashi!	Jessie: Jessie!
コジロウ: コジロウ	Kojirō: Kojirō	James: And it's James!
ニャース: ニャースでニャース	Nyarth: And Nyarth!	Meowth: And Meowth, now that's a name!
ムサシ: 時代の主役はあたしたち	Musashi: The stars of the era are us!	Jessie: Putting the do-gooders in their place...
コジロウ: 我らは無敵の	Kojirō: We are the invincible...	James: ...we're Team Rocket...
All: ロケット団	All: Team Rocket!	All: ...in your face!
ソーナンス: ソーナンス	Sonans: Sōnansu!	Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

In the dub, they often replace the first two lines with

Jessie: Listen, is that a twerpish voice I hear?

James: It's shrieking to me loud and clear.

Jessie: Listen, is that a pitiful head of a Pokécenter I hear?

James: It whines to me loud and clear.

or something similar. As in Battle Frontier, Mime Jr. contributes its name after Wobbuffet.

It is notable that the Sinnoh motto is modified more often even in the Japanese version.

Pokémon the Series: Black & White

Best Wishes! and Best Wishes! Season 2

Team Rocket at the end of their motto in Pokémon the Series: Black & White

In Unova, the trio changed to a new motto yet again. This motto was used from Enter Iris and Axew! to A Restoration Confrontation! Part 1.

Japanese	Translation	English
ムサシ: 「＊」と聞かれたら	Musashi: If we were asked "*"	Jessie: What a question, twerpish indeed!
コジロウ: 答えてあげよう明日のため	Kojirō: We will answer for the sake of tomorrow!	James: We'll answer these questions when we feel the need!
ムサシ: フューチャー白い未来は悪の色	Musashi: Future! A white future reflects the color of evil!	Jessie: Bringing the blinding white light of evil into the future!
コジロウ: ユニバース黒い世界に正義の鉄槌	Kojirō: Universe! The hammer of justice in a black world!	James: Thrusting the hammer of justice down onto the black darkness of the universe!
ニャース: 我らこの地にその名を記す	Nyarth: Our names will be remembered in this place!	Meowth: Carving our names in the Rock of Eternity!
ムサシ: 情熱の破壊者ムサシ!	Musashi: Destroyer of passion, Musashi!	Jessie: The fiery destroyer, Jessie!
コジロウ: 暗黒の純情コジロウ!	Kojirō: Pure heart of darkness, Kojirō!	James: And with thunderous emotion, I am James!
ニャース: 無限の知性ニャース!	Nyarth: Infinite intelligence, Nyarth!	Meowth: Wisest of the wise, Meowth!
All: さあ集え! ロケット団の名のもとに!	All: Come gather! Under the name of Team Rocket!	All: And now gather, under the name of Team Rocket!

"*" denotes the phrase Jessie copies when they are about to announce their motto.

Best Wishes! Season 2: Episode N and Best Wishes! Season 2: Decolora Adventure!

Team Rocket at the end of their motto in Pokémon the Series: Black & White Season 2

In New Places... Familiar Faces!, Jessie, James and Meowth reverted to their original motto with some slight alterations, after having failed in their latest operation and making a brief retreat back to Kanto. Starting in Adventures in Unova and Beyond, the motto is altered to the situation.

Japanese	Translation	English
ムサシ: なんだかんだと聞かれたら	Musashi: If you ask us this or that...	Jessie: Prepare for trouble, you know the drill!
コジロウ: 答えてあげるのが世の情け	Kojirō: The pity of the world is what responds!	James: And make it double, you'll get your fill!
ムサシ: 世界の破壊を防ぐため	Musashi: To prevent the destruction of the world!	Jessie: To protect the world from devastation!
コジロウ: 世界の平和を守るため	Kojirō: To protect the peace of the world!	James: To unite the people within our nation!
ムサシ: 愛と真実の悪をつらぬく	Musashi: To stand by the evils of love and truth!	Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love!
コジロウ: ラブリー・チャーミーな敵役	Kojirō: The lovely, charmy villains!	James: To extend our reach to the stars above!
ムサシ: ムサシ	Musashi: Musashi!	Jessie: It's Jessie!
コジロウ: コジロウ	Kojirō: Kojirō!	James: And it's James!
ムサシ: 銀河をかけるロケット団の二人には……	Musashi: The pair from Team Rocket soars through the galaxy!	Jessie: Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light!
コジロウ: ホワイトホール、白い明日が待ってるぜ	Kojirō: A white hole, a white tomorrow awaits us!	James: Surrender now, or prepare to fight!
ニャース: にゃんてにゃ	Nyarth: Something like that!	Meowth: Meowth! That's right!

Pokémon the Series: XY

Team Rocket at the end of their motto in Pokémon the Series: XY

Just like in Adventures in Unova and Beyond, Jessie, James and Meowth still currently use their original motto from the original series, but it is altered to the situation at hand in the episode.

Japanese	Translation	English
ムサシ: なんだかんだと聞かれたら	Musashi: If you ask us this or that...	Jessie: Prepare for trouble!
コジロウ: 答えてあげるのが世の情け	Kojirō: The pity of the world is what responds!	James: And make it double!
ムサシ: 世界の破壊を防ぐため	Musashi: To prevent the destruction of the world!	Jessie: To protect the world from devastation!
コジロウ: 世界の平和を守るため	Kojirō: To protect the peace of the world!	James: To unite all people within our nation!
ムサシ: 愛と真実の悪をつらぬく	Musashi: To stand by the evils of love and truth!	Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love!
コジロウ: ラブリー・チャーミーな敵役	Kojirō: The lovely, charmy villains!	James: To extend our reach to the stars above!
ムサシ: ムサシ	Musashi: Musashi!	Jessie: It's Jessie!
コジロウ: コジロウ	Kojirō: Kojirō!	James: And James!
ムサシ: 銀河をかけるロケット団の二人には……	Musashi: The pair from Team Rocket soars through the galaxy!	Jessie: Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light!
コジロウ: ホワイトホール、白い明日が待ってるぜ	Kojirō: A white hole, a white tomorrow awaits us!	James: Surrender now, or prepare to fight!
ニャース: にゃんてにゃ	Nyarth: Something like that!	Meowth: Meowth! That's right!

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

Team Rocket at the beginning of their motto in Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

Team Rocket at the end of their motto in Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

In Alola, the trio once again changed to a new motto, which debuted in Loading the Dex!. It's very similar to the Unovan one.

Japanese	Translation	English
ムサシ: 「＊」と言われたら	Musashi: If asked, "*"	Jessie: Did someone ask something? We're here to find out!
コジロウ: 聞かせてあげよう　我らが名を	Kojirō: We shall tell you our names	James: Noble answers are what we're all about!
ムサシ: 花顔柳腰　羞月閉花	Musashi: A flower's face and a willow's waist, makes the moon abashed and flowers wilt	Jessie: The beauty so radiant, the flowers and moon hide in shame.
ムサシ: 儚きこの世に咲く一輪の悪の花	Musashi: A single flower of evil blooming in this fleeting world	Jessie: A single flower of evil in this fleeting world:
ムサシ: ムサシ！	Musashi: Musashi!	Jessie: Jessie!
コジロウ: 飛竜乗雲　英姿颯爽	Kojirō: An exquisite talent and the perfect gentleman	James: The nobly heroic man of our times!
コジロウ: 切なきこの世に一矢報いる悪の使徒	Kojirō: A disciple of evil fighting back against this tragic world	James: The master of darkness fighting back against a tragic world!
コジロウ: コジロウ！	Kojirō: Kojirō!	James: It's James.
ニャース: 一蓮托生　連帯責任	Nyarth: Walking the same path, the deeds of one are the deeds of all	Meowth: It's all for one and one for all!
ニャース: 親しき仲にも小判輝く悪の星	Nyarth: Even among friends, the star of evil shining like gold	Meowth: A glittering dark star that always shines bright!
ニャース: ニャースでニャース！	Nyarth: Nyarth!	Meowth: Dig it, while Meowth takes flight!
ムサシ、コジロウ: ロケット団　参上！	Musashi, Kojirō: We are Team Rocket!	Jessie, James: Team Rocket, let's fight!
ニャース: なのニャ！	Nyarth: We are!	Meowth: That's right!
ソーナンス: ソ～ナンス！	Sonans: Sōnansu!	Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

"*" denotes the phrase Jessie copies when they are about to announce their motto.

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

As in Pokémon the Series: XY, Jessie, James and Meowth use their original motto from the original series.

Japanese	Translation	English
ムサシ: なんだかんだと聞かれたら	Musashi: If you ask us this or that...	Jessie: Prepare for trouble!
コジロウ: 答えてあげるが世の情け	Kojirō: The pity of the world is what responds!	James: And make it double!
ムサシ: 世界の破壊を防ぐため	Musashi: To prevent the destruction of the world!	Jessie: To protect the world from devastation!
コジロウ: 世界の平和を守るため	Kojirō: To protect the peace of the world!	James: To unite all people within our nation!
ムサシ: 愛と真実の悪を貫く	Musashi: To stand by the evils of love and truth!	Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love!
コジロウ: ラブリーチャーミーな敵役	Kojirō: The lovely, charmy villains!	James: To extend our reach to the stars above!
ムサシ: ムサシ	Musashi: Musashi!	Jessie: Jessie!
コジロウ: コジロウ	Kojirō: Kojirō!	James: And James!
ムサシ: 銀河を駆けるロケット団の２人には	Musashi: The pair from Team Rocket soars through the galaxy!	Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!
コジロウ: ホワイトホール　白い明日が待ってるぜ	Kojirō: A white hole, a white tomorrow awaits us!	James: Surrender now or prepare for a fight!
ニャース: ニャーンてな！	Nyarth: Something like that!	Meowth: Meowth! That's right!
ソーナンス: ソーナンス！	Sonans: Sōnansu!	Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

Variations

Original series

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Battle Aboard the St. Anne motto

In this episode James was depressed while saying his lines of the motto due to the fact that he was conned by the Magikarp salesman.

The Ghost of Maiden's Peak motto

As James was under the trance of Gastly, he was not present with Jessie and Meowth when they encountered the twerps, and Jessie was left to say most of the motto herself. However, James later reacted to hearing the motto, and made his whereabouts known by saying his last three lines.

Pokémon Fashion Flash motto

In this episode Team Rocket opens "Salon Roquet" and for this reason introduces itself with a special motto.

Jessie: To protect the world from boring fashion!

James: To dress all people with flash and passion!

Jessie: To give all Pokémon pretty faces!

James: To extend our art to outer spaces!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: James!

Jessie: Salon Roquet! When it comes to chic, we know what's right!

James: Surrender your taste or prepare to fight!

The Punchy Pokémon motto

In this episode, James is carrying Jessie on his shoulders, thus James struggles to finish his part of the motto.

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation!

James: To unite all peoples within our nation!

Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love!

James: To extend our reach to the sta... ugh... I can't take it!

Jessie: Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now... surrender now... or prepare to... prepare to fuhuhu!

Sparks Fly for Magnemite motto

In this episode, Team Rocket attempts to recite their motto in a sewer before the horrible smells get to them.

Meowth: That's them and they're on their way to the Pokémon Center.

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation!

James: To unite all peoples within our nation!

They stop singing

Jessie and James: (sniffs) Blech!

James: I can't take it anymore!

Jessie: It's disgusting!

James: This place stinks!

The rest of the motto was not followed in this episode.

Dig Those Diglett! motto

In this episode, Team Rocket recites this one after they see Ash and his friends in a forest at night.

Ash: Well, I think I learned my lesson, Pikachu.

Jessie: Your lesson is just beginning! To protect the world from devastation!

James: To unite all peoples within our nation!

Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love!

James: To extend our reach to the stars above!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: James!

Meowth: They know the rest.

Jessie and James: (both groan)

The rest of the motto was not followed in this episode. After the motto, Jessie and James presented the newly evolved forms of their Pokémon: Arbok and Weezing.

The Purr-fect Hero motto

In this episode, Team Rocket attempts a magic show to steal Pikachu. As they try to leave, the kids swarm them, trying to play with Meowth.

Jessie: Time to prepare for trouble!

James: Presto, Change-o, and make it double!

Kids surround them

All Three: (groan)

Jessie: Alright. It's quiet time now.

James: (nervously laughs) We're just getting to the good part!

Jessie: To protect the world from devestation!

James: To unite all peoples within our nation!

Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love!

James: To extend our reach to the stars above!

Jessie: Jessi-AHH!

They never finish due to the kids playing with Jessie, James, and their Pokémon.

Showdown at the Po-ké Corral motto

In this episode, Team Rocket has followed Ash and his friends to Professor Oak's Laboratory. When they start singing their motto, Meowth is constantly trying to get a phrase for himself.

Meowth: May I invite you to prepare...

Jessie and James: For trouble!

Meowth: Yeah! And while you're at it, you're better make it a triple!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation!

James: To unite all peoples within our nation!

Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love!

James: To extend our reach to the stars above!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: James!

Meowth: Meowth...!

Jessie (thrashes Meowth to the ground): You stay out of this, Meowth!

James (thrashes Meowth): Stop stealing our material!

Meowth: All right, all right!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now or prepare to fight for that Pikachu!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Make Room for Gloom motto

In this episode, Team Rocket sold a fake Leaf Stone to Florinda, the owner of Xanadu Nursery.

Jessie: Prepare for trouble from the girl with big hair!

James: And make it double from the guy with the hair like that there!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation!

James: To unite... my hair looks alright doesn't it?

Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love!

James: To extend our reach to the stars above!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!

James: (struggling)

Meowth: What's the matter, cat got your tongue?

Fourth Round Rumble motto

In this episode, Team Rocket starts to sell fake Badges to Trainers in the Indigo Plateau. Near the end of the episode, they realize that they are much more successful selling stuff than when they are stealing stuff. At some point, Meowth says that they will eventually open a fast-food restaurant. This leads to the following dialogue:

Jessie: That's not a bad idea. We can call it "Jessie's".

James: "James's".

Jessie: Want a burger and fries without trouble?

James: If you are really hungry, make it double!

Jessie: To protect the world from hunger and thirst.

James: Our food isn't bad, at least not the worst.

Jessie: The Team Rocket Restaurant blasting for a bite.

Jessie and James: We stay open all day, we stay open all night!

This variation is a heavy variation of the usual motto and sounds like a restaurant motto.

Meowth Rules! motto

In this episode, Meowth, being hit by Squirtle's Water Gun, flies up and falls on an island where a strange tribe that worships Meowth lives. Almost in the end of the episode when Meowth feels lonely and says he misses Jessie and James, they both appear and recite a special version of their motto for Meowth. At the same time, the tribal priest and high priest beg Meowth to stay with the tribe.

The priest: Great One, our people need you here!

Jessie: I'm the one who needs you too!

James: Make it double, we both need you!

Jessie: You protect us both from desperation!

James: You unite us all in jubilation!

Jessie: You help chase away our loneliness!

James: You're a mess, but we love you nevertheless!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: James!

Jessie: Team Rocket's friendship never ends!

James: So let's set sail on our ship of friends!

Tracey Gets Bugged motto

Since Jessie gets her hair cut short by a wild Scyther in this episode, Team Rocket recites a special motto.

Jessie: You insult my hair? Prepare for trouble!

James: It used to be there but now it's stubble!

Jessie: To protect my head from humiliation!

James: Too bad her hair went on vacation!

Jessie: My gorgeous hair was my one true love!

James: They went together like a hand and glove!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: James!

Jessie: Now my hair is short but it won't be for long!

James: And it won't stop our Jessie from doing what's wrong!

Meowth: Hairy!

A Way Off Day Off motto

Team Rocket comes down from a cliff along a zip-line, but just when they are about to recite their names, Jessie and James crash into a tree and become a bit dizzy.

Jessie: Prepare for trouble!

James: Make it double!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation!

James: To unite all peoples within our nation!

Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love!

James: To extend our reach to the stars above!

Jessie (crashes into a tree mid-word): Jes-!

James (also crashes into the tree mid-word): Ja-!

Jessie (dizzy): Team Blocket... rest off at the lead of spite... tonight...

James (dizzy): Surrender now or prepare... to surrender now... surrender now...

Meowth: Meowth! Say the motto right!

Meowth scratches both Jessie and James to their faces

Meowth: We didn't mean to wake 'em all, but now we're gonna take 'em all!

Jessie & James: Well said, Meowth!

The Double Trouble Header motto

Pretending to be baseball fans, Team Rocket recites the following motto upon stealing Ash's Pikachu and Casey's Chikorita (both were later freed).

Jessie: Attention, twerps, it's prepare-for-trouble day!

James: But you're both out, what makes it a double play!

Jessie: To protect our team from devastation!

James: To excite our side with a big ovation!

Jessie: To strike out the evils of truth and love!

James: To extend our reach with a baseball glove!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: James!

Jessie: Team Rocket throws their fastballs at the speed of light!

James catches a ball thrown by Jessie

Meowth: Strike three!

Jessie and James throw themselves into each other's arms

James: We won, Jessie!

Jessie: James!

James: Jessie!

Meowth (with tears in his face): That's... right!

Spinarak Attack motto

In this episode Jessie and James try to imitate The Black Arachnid, a well-known burglar. Upon breaking into a rich mansion and seizing a valuable trophy, they introduce themselves to the stunned witnesses with the following motto.

Ash: How did they get in?!

Jessie: Check your eyes and prepare for trouble!

James: We've got the prize, so make it double!

Jessie: To protect the world from its own greed!

James: To steal all the treasure that they don't need!

Jessie: To work every heist like there are none other!

James: And split the spoils with one another!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: James!

Jessie: Thieves return under cover of night!

James: Surrender now or prepare to fight!

Meowth: Meowth! That's right!

The Chikorita Rescue motto

After quickly taking Chikorita off the Pokémon Center dressed as doctors, Nurse Joy ask where they are from. They respond with a variation of their motto:

Jessie: We are from the team that causes trouble.

James: I hope you're insured 'cause we make it double.

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation!

James: To unite all peoples within our nation!

Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love!

James: To extend our reach to the stars above!

Jessie: Doctor Jessie!

James: Doctor James!

Jessie: Team Rocket doctors, blast off at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now, because we're not making any more house calls.

Meowth: You got that right!

Gettin' The Bugs Out motto

In this episode, Ash challenges Bugsy of the Azalea Gym. During the battle, Team Rocket tries to dig a hole underneath Pikachu. While they are excavating, they start dreaming about the bonus that they will receive from their boss. During the beginning of the motto, they recite it without the usual music and stopping the words in the syllables.

Jessie: Oh, prepare for trouble, that's what they should do.

James: And make it double, we're grabbing Pikachu.

Meowth: Haah!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation!

James: To unite all peoples within our nation!

Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love!

James: To extend our reach to the stars above!

Meowth: Sing it!

Beginning of the usual music and normal recitation

Jessie: Jessie!

James: James!

Jessie: Team Rocket digging to the Pikachu at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now or prepare to fight the crowns on opening night!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

The Tricks of the Trade motto

In this episode, Jessie and James try to steal all Pokémon in the Pokémon Swap Meet using a fake trading machine. After all the Trainers have discovered that their Poké Balls are empty, they try to get them back from Team Rocket. After this, Team Rocket recites a simple variation of their motto:

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, it's true, we've been stealing.

James: Make it double, it beats relying and dealing.

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation!

James: To unite all peoples within our nation!

Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love!

James: To extend our reach to the stars above!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: James!

Jessie: Team Rocket stealing Poké Balls at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now or prepare to fight, fight, fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

The Goldenrod Opportunity motto

This motto was recited by Jessie and James after they had confused some wares at a food store with free samples and had been caught by a saleswoman.

Jessie: Now you're in for a bunch of trouble!

James: We're eating lunch, so make it double!

Jessie: To eat and drink to our hearts' content!

James: Without even having to spend a single cent!

Jessie: To denounce the evils of paying for food!

James: We won't leave a single sample unchewed!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: James!

Jessie: Team Rocket loves scarfing down free samples at the speed of light!

James: Yes, and we like to eat even more than we like to fight!

Meowth: You got that right!

This episode is also notable due to the fact that Team Rocket did not shout out their usual "blasting off" phrase in it, even before disappearing in the Magnet Train tunnel although the shining star did appear.

Fossil Fools motto

This motto was said by Team Rocket after Ash, his friends, Professor Oak, and Foster arrived in the reservoir where the Omanyte and Omastar live.

Foster: What are they doing?

Jessie: We caught Pokémon. It wasn't much trouble.

James: With a bigger tank car, we would have caught double.

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation!

James: To unite all peoples within our nation!

Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love!

James: To extend our reach to the stars above!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: James!

Jessie: Team Rocket has finally done something right.

James: We have got plenty of Omastar and loads of Omanyte.

Wobbuffet : Wobbu...!

Meowth (pushes Wobbuffet down): Lay down! Meowth, that's right!

This is also one of the few episodes in which Jessie doesn't say "speed of light!" and James doesn't say "fight, fight, fight!"

Hassle in the Castle motto

In this episode, Team Rocket breaks into a castle that later appeared to be a hospital, where Pokémon were used to treat people. Upon stealing some food from the dining room and trying to get away, Team Rocket was caught by Dr. Anna and Brock.

Dr. Anna: Excuse me, do you have an appointment?!

Jessie: We have no appointment, but we've been having some trouble!

James: So prescribe us some ointment on the double!

Jessie: To protect us from all that chafing and itching!

James: It might finally stop all of Jessie's... complaining!

Jessie: To eradicate the evils of athlete's feet!

James: Maybe I can get rid of my prickly heat!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: James!

Jessie: Team Rocket's been scratching at the speed of light!

James: So give us some salve or we'll never sleep tonight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right.

Beauty and the Breeder motto

In this episode Jessie and James enter a Pokémon Beauty Contest, pretending not to be members of Team Rocket (they even forbid Meowth to talk). Because they want to be the first to show their Pokémon in order to make a better impression on the judges, they lock up the first contestant and appear on the stage instead of him. A small delay happens due to this.

Jessie: Sorry we're late, it takes a while...

James: ...to give our Pokémon flare and style!

Jessie: We hope our Pokémon will amaze all of you!

James: We're giving each one a look that's brand new!

Jessie: We're creating a trend and it's gonna be big!

James (combing a wig on Jessie's Wobbuffet): And this doesn't even look like a wig!

Jessie: We two aren't fakers!

James: We're style makers!

Jessie: We're cutting and curling at the speed of light!

James: Put yourself in our hands and we'll make you look right, right, right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

Meowth: Meowth, Meowth, Meowth!

Trouble With Snubbull motto

In this episode Team Rocket tries to catch Madame Muchmoney's Snubbull in order to return it to her and receive a reward, which they suppose to be quite large.

Jessie: Prepare to say good-bye to all of our trouble!

James: Prepare to say hello to Snubbull!

Jessie: To protect ourselves from being poor!

James: When we get enough, we'll still get more!

Jessie: We'll capture Snubbull and return it to its rich owner and get a big reward!

James: Then there won't be anything we can't afford!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: James!

Jessie: Team Rocket likes blasting off at the speed of light!

James: But catching that Snubbull and getting that reward would be a delight!

Meowth: Meowth! That's right!

Control Freak! motto

Jessie and James recite this motto after Jessie obtains an ancient mask and the staff that can be used to control any Pokémon without catching it.

Jessie: Prepare for the worst trouble you've ever seen!

James: With the staff and the mask Jessie's the queen!

Jessie: I'll rule the world with power and might!

James: She'll capture Pokémon without a fight!

Jessie: A queen, whose subjects must all kneel down before me!

James: Yeah... But... I'll just kneel on one knee.

Jessie: Jessie, Her Royal Highness!

James: James, her lowly... Hey, wait a second!

Jessie: Queen Jessie ruling all with power and might!

James (desperately): You'd better surrender or she'll go on like this all night.

Meowth (desperately): Yeah. Why fight?

The Art of Pokémon motto

This motto was inspired by Team Rocket being intensely moved by one of Jack Pollockson and his Smeargle's older paintings

Jessie: Your art evokes a lot of feeling.

James: And that's what makes it good for stealing.

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation!

James: To unite all peoples within our nation!

Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love!

James: To extend our reach to the stars above!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: James!

Jessie: Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now, or prepare to fight, fight, fight, fight!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

Meowth: That's right!

For Ho-Oh the Bells Toll motto

In this episode, Team Rocket steals the Crystal Bells, and they use a different version of their motto.

Jessie: With Crystal Bells in hand,

James: We'll ring across the land!

Jessie: And then, when Ho-Oh reappears,

James: We will quickly switch gears!

Jessie: Because, together we will show,

James: That we can beat old Ho-Oh!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: James!

Jessie: Team Rocket! Ringing at the speed of light!

James: Our Crystal Bells pack a mighty fight, fight, fight!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

Dues and Don'ts motto

At the beginning of this episode Ash and his friends meet Jessie, James and Meowth dressed up as American football players.

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, don't drop the ball!

James: And make it double with an offsides call!

Jessie: To protect our team we won't call it quits!

James: We'll unite our runners with a fourth down blitz!

Jessie: To denounce the evils of an eight-round pick!

James: To extend our reach with a three-point kick!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: James!

Jessie: Team Rocket does one for the giver at the speed of light!

James: No timeouts, the clock’s running, so let's fight, fight, fight!

Meowth: Touchdown! That's right!

A Tyrogue Full of Trouble motto

This motto is recited when Team Rocket steals the Tyrogue that Kiyo later captures.

Jessie: Prepare for trouble as Tyrogue sails away!

James: And make it double, 'cause we really can’t stay!

Jessie: Pow! To protect the world with a mean right hook!

James: Wam! To unite all peoples with my kickboxer look!

Jessie: To denounce the evils of honest fights!

James (fast): To extend our arms and punch out your lights!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: James!

Jessie: And Team Rocket's the winner at the speed of light!

James: So surrender at once, 'cause we've just won this fight!

Meowth: That's right!

Xatu the Future motto

Team Rocket recites this motto before trying to steal treasures that people have brought to the Xatu for predicting a flood in order to pay the bill that Delibird had just brought to them.

Jessie: I predict that you prepare for trouble!

James: The crystal ball says make it double!

Jessie: To protect the future from devastation!

James: To unite all psychics within our nation!

Jessie: To denounce the evils of non-belief!

James: To read our fortunes from a green-tea leaf!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: James!

Jessie: Team Rocket searches for mystical truth at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now and tell me your sign, or prepare to fight, fight, fight,

Meowth: That's right!

Delibird: Deeli-de!

Talkin' 'Bout an Evolution motto

Jessie, James and Meowth recite this motto upon being caught by other Team Rocket members while trying to sneak into a Team Rocket's secret base thinking it was a farmhouse, where they could find something to eat.

Jessie: Prepare for trouble and a nice surprise!

James: Make it double with an order of fries!

Jessie: To protect our tummies from rumbling too much!

James: To enjoy our meals with a gourmet touch!

Jessie: To denounce the evils of excessive hunger and thirst!

James: To consume so much food, you’d think you might burst!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off in search of wonderful treats!

James: Surrender now or prepare to fork over tons of your sweets!

Meowth: Meowth, yeah, let's eat!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

As Cold as Pryce motto

Team Rocket recites this motto when they encounter Ash and Pikachu in a forest.

Jessie: Prepare for trouble!

James: And make it double!

Jessie: To protect the world from woodland pests!

James: To capture creatures from their nests!

Jessie: To ensnare Pikachu in my net!

James: And anything else we can get!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: James!

Jessie: Team Rocket grabs the goods at the speed of light!

James: Surrender to me, give up trying to flee, or we'll fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right.

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

Some Like it Hot motto

Jessie, James and Meowth recite this motto as they steal Egan's Poké Ball with his freshly caught Magcargo. For some reason, they are dressed up as baseball players (maybe because Egan demands that they return his Poké Ball).

Jessie: Prepare for trouble like a hot lava flow!

James: And make it double or to the showers you'll go!

Jessie: To protect our team from the volcano's wrath!

James: We keep cool while you get a molten rock bath!

Jessie: To denounce truth and love from my very first pitch!

James: Hit it out of the park, wouldn't that be a switch?

Jessie: Jessie!

James: James!

Jessie: Winding up, we prepare for a home run! Hah!

Jessie throws a ball.

James: Keep your eye on the ball, here comes a hard one!

James hits the ball. Meowth catches it and seems to have been struck.

Meowth (crying): I thought this was softball!

EP250 motto

Team Rocket recites this motto as snowmen in the ice cave. This is a translated version from Japanese to fit with the rest of their mottos.

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, Team Rocket dug it!

James: And make it double in that icy pit!

Jessie: To protect the world from all its heat!

James: To unite all peoples that we defeat!

Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and ice...

James: ...to extend our reach to the snowmen's advice!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now or prepare to fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Just Add Water motto

Team Rocket recites this motto upon appearing on the underwater arena of the Coastline Gym.

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, you're about to get pumped!

James: And make it double after the way we got soaked!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation!

James: To unite all peoples within our nation!

Jessie: V is for victory so don't you forget...

James: ...we'll be victorious and we won't break a sweat!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off like a torpedo in flight!

James: Surrender now or prepare for a watery fight!

Meowth (in a crab-like mecha): Chop-chop, that's right!

Lapras of Luxury motto

Team Rocket recites this motto after snaring a herd of Lapras. The research theme is present in the motto due to the presence of Naomi, a Pokémon researcher, in the episode.

Jessie: Our research warns, prepare for trouble!

James: Our data's conclusive, so make it double!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation!

James: To unite all peoples within our nation!

Jessie and James are shown lying on chaises longues in swimsuits

Jessie: To denounce the evils of a string bikini!

James: And extend our reach a teeny-weeny!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: James!

Jessie and James are now riding on surfboards

Jessie: Team Rocket surfs the wind at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now and shoot the curl, or prepare to fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Hatch Me If You Can motto

In this episode, Team Rocket recites this simple variation of their motto after they appear in disguises of a man and woman by a haystack and tell Ash he is being a "goody two-shoes", and Ash demands to know who they are.

Jessie: Prepare for trouble and stop your dreaming!

James: Make it double, cause we're busy scheming!

Jessie: To protect the world from goody two-shoes!

James: And let you know that when you snooze, you lose.

Jessie: Go ahead, take your nap and float off to dreamland.

James: Then your Pokémon will be under our command.

Jessie: Jessie!

James: Eeeee! James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light.

James: Surrender now or prepare to fight, fight, fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Entei at Your Own Risk mottos

In this episode Jessie and James approach "the twerps" disguised as food researchers giving out free milk in order to entrap Ash and his Pokémon.

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, we don't care for defiance!

James: And make it double, it's all for science!

Jessie: As researchers, we search for the truth in food and drink!

James: We're here to say what we think!

Both: What's really important when you eat a treat,

Both: Not the flavor but the time you eat!

They also recite their slightly altered usual motto later in the episode, as they attempt to steal Nelson's Misdreavus in order to use its Mean Look for their own purposes.

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, with Misdreavus in a sack!

James: Make it double, with that great Mean Look attack!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation!

James: To unite all peoples within our nation!

Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love!

James: To extend our reach to the stars above!

Jessie: Mean Look Jessie!

James: Meaner Look James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off, your secret's been told!

Jessie: Surrender now or battle the brave and the bold!

Meowth (unmotivated): This is getting so old.

You're a Star, Larvitar! motto

Team Rocket begins reciting this motto after launching their new Pokémon-sucking machine that creates a blast.

Ash: This can't be just a storm, can it?

Jessie and James laugh

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, we're here to inform,

James: Make it double, we're the eye of the storm!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation!

James: To unite all peoples within our nation!

Jessie: To denounce the evil of living well enough alone!

James: To extend our reach and make these Pokémon our own!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now or prepare to fight, fight, fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

Good version

In The Power of One, when Team Rocket decides to help Ash, they use a different version of their motto. This was in the dubbed version only, as the original Japanese version had them do their regular motto.

Jessie: If that kid thinks we're here for trouble...

James: ...we're certainly going to burst his bubble!

Jessie: Instead of causing tribulation...

James: ...we've undergone a transformation!

Jessie: Though it's way outside our usual range...

James: ...we're going to do something nice for a change!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: James!

Jessie: Up till now Team Rocket's been quite unscrupulous!

James: Being good good guys for once would be super-dupulous!

Meowth: That's right!

Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire

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Brave the Wave motto

This motto is recited when a guy and his girl enter a café, where Team Rocket appears to be working.

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, you want fries with that?

James: Double-delish with half the fat!

Jessie: To protect the world from unhealthy food!

James: To give great service and never be rude!

Jessie: To denounce the evils of high carbohydrates!

James: To extend our reach to the Earth and its primates!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: James!

Jessie: Team Rocket gives great service at the speed of light!

James: Pay your bill and leave the tip or prepare to fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

Just One of the Geysers motto

Team Rocket recites this motto upon being spotted in Brawly's secret base stealing food from his fridge.

Jessie: Prepare for trouble from up on the ridge!

James: And make it double, 'cause we've raided the fridge!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation!

James: To unite all peoples within our nation!

Jessie: To denounce the evils of a yummy pear!

James: To extend out reach to a chocolate éclair!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off with all the four food groups!

James: And believe it or not, that includes much of all soups!

Meowth: Oy gevalt!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

Love at First Flight motto

Jessie, James and Meowth recite this motto when Ash and Romeo find out that they have stolen Juliet's Illumise. While reciting this motto, Jessie and James are dressed up as Illumise and Volbeat, respectively.

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, don't we look divine?

James: And make it double, looking good – feeling fine!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation!

James: To unite all peoples within our nation!

Jessie: To walk the line towards the sweet scent of success!

James: To light up whole world with my volbeatness!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the scented speed of light!

James: Surrender now or prepare yourself for a sweet-scented fight!

Meowth: That's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

True Blue Swablu motto

This motto is recited after snatching Swablu from May.

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, we want the feathers!

James: Make it double, we're all togethers!

Jessie: To protect the Boss from insomniation!

James: To unite a well-rested nation!

Jessie: To denounce the evils of lack of sleep!

James: To extend our reach to the sandman's keep!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasting off at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now to the foils of fatigue or prepare to fight, fight, fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

A Fan with a Plan motto

In this episode Jessie can't register in a Pokémon Contest, so she tries to steal May and Savannah's Ribbons. James and Meowth aren't really in the mood to Jessie's evil plans, so they recite their lines with low emotion.

Savannah: Hey, those aren't yours!

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, they are today!

James (unmotivated): If you can't win them, steal them, that's what we always say!

Jessie: To protect my entry status from devastation!

James (unmotivated): To allow a certain contestant to complete her registration!

Jessie: To denounce the evils of losing, that's true!

James (unmotivated): To extend her winning streak from 0 to 2!

Jessie: Jessie!

James (unmotivated): And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!

James (unmotivated): Surrender now, do me a favor or I'll have to fight!

Jessie: This Contest will have a cute winner by tonight!

Meowth (unmotivated): Meowth, that's right!

Wobbuffet (super happy): Wobbuffet!

The Garden of Eatin' motto: Jessie: Prepare for trouble as we represent!; James: We’re making it double with a fashion statement!; Jessie: To protect the world from a taste gone bad!; James: To unite all peoples with a trendy fad!; Jessie: To denounce the evils of things bourgeois!; James: To extend our reach to a fashion faux-pas!; Jessie: Jessie!; James: James!; Jessie: Team Rocket, is blasting off at the speed of light!; James: So surrender now while we’re looking so out of sight!; Meowth: YEAH! Meowth! That's right!

Training Wrecks motto

With James confident in the training Team Rocket went through during the episode, they decide to steal Pikachu.

Ash: What's going on here?

Jessie (with a male voice): Prepare for trouble, this is no pleasure cruise!

James: Make it double, you gave me a bruise!

Meowth (interrupting them): Hey, not the motto! What's the point then in using the skipper disguises?

Jessie: I just felt that the mustache look wasn't working for me!

James: Ok, let's do this in our usual style!

Jessie (continuing the motto): To protect the world from getting fat!

James: To unite all peoples, I'll crush 'em flat!

Jessie: To run on the treadmill of truth and love!

James: To shine with sweat like stars above!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket works out at the speed of light!

James: Surrender to our superior conditioning or prepare to fight!

Meowth: That's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbu, wobbu!

Chimecho: Chime, chime!

Solid as a Solrock motto

Jessie, James and Meowth sing this motto before trying to steal Lunatone and Solrock.

Jessie: Prepare for lunar trouble, off that moon from outer space!

James: And sunshine makes it double 'cause we're here to wreck the place!

Jessie: A lune of smelly cheese to cause the world from devastation!

James: A sunny and noble day for all peoples within our nation!

Jessie: To denounce by the light of a silver moon, the evils of truth and love!

James: To extend our reach to the boss, of flaming gas from up above!

Jessie: Jessie, the moon maid!

James: James, the sun dude!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off to the infinity of the galaxy at the speed of light!

James: Earthlings everywhere, surrender your pitiful planet to us now, or prepare, prepare for a fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

The Ole' Berate and Switch mottos

In this episode the main antagonists temporarily split up, only to get reunited in the end of the episode. During the time they were split, Jessie teamed with Butch, and James joined Cassidy and Butch (even though Butch never was with them). During the experience, both teams tried to recite a motto, which really didn't work because neither could remember the correct version.

Cassidy's and James's motto: Cassidy: Prepare for trouble, it's a brand new day!; James: We're making it double anyway!; Mime Jr.: Mime mime, mime mime mime!; Cassidy: Let's see if I can remember my lines! An evil as old as the galaxy!; James: Sent here to fulfill our destiny!; Cassidy: To denounce the goodness of truth and love!; James: To extend our reach to the stars above!; Cassidy: Whenever there's a piece of pie in the universe...; James: Of pie?; Cassidy (stopping the motto): Aaah... I goofed it, so what!?; James (despairing): Forget it...

Jessie's and Butch's motto: Jessie: Prepare for trouble, we've shuffled the deck!; Butch: It's not my thing, but what the heck!?; Jessie: An evil as old as the galaxy!; Butch: I'm doing this all from memory!; Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love!; Butch: To extend my arm with a big white glove!; Jessie (angrily looking at him): Jessie!; Butch (realizing that his previous line was somewhat idiotic): Aaah, Butch...; Jessie (kicking him in the face): Cut! Do it right or don't do it at all!

Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl

Click [show] to see the variations.

Shapes of Things to Come! motto: Jessie: Listen, is that big money calling below?; James: The sound of success tells me so!; Jessie: Work hard,; James: Dig deep,; Meowth: Make some dough!; Jessie: Suck it away at a breakneck pace,; James: Putting big bucks in poverty's place,; Jessie: Roses smell sweet, but we prefer coal!; James: A rose doesn't cut it if money's your goal!; Jessie: Jessie!; James: James!; Meowth: Dig, Meowth's the name!; Jessie: Tired of being on the dole!; James: We're Team Rocket!; All: And we're on a roll!; Wobbuffet: Wobba!

All Dressed Up with Somewhere To Go! motto

Jessie and Meowth are angry about losing the dress-up competition and they plan on stealing the Pokémon Egg that's the prize for the winner of the competition, and when they interrupt James and Mime Jr. were in the middle of their performance, and they were both bummed out about getting interrupted so when James and Mime Jr. do their parts of the motto they show little emotion.

Jessie: That growling of Growlithe once filled us with fear.

James (unenthusiastic): Though who growls louder is not all that clear.

Jessie: On the wind!

James (unenthusiastic): Past the stars.

Meowth: And in your ear!

Jessie: Bringing chaos at a break neck pace!

James (unenthusiastic): Dashing all hope putting fear in it's place.

Jessie: A rose by any other name's just as sweet.

James (unenthusiastic): When everything's worse our work is complete, and how much worse can it get?

Jessie Jessie!

James (unenthusiastic): James.

Meowth Meowth, now that's a name!

Jessie: Putting you do-gooders in your place.

James (unenthusiastic): Team Rocket.

All (James is still unenthusiastic): In your face.

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

Mime Jr. (unenthusiastic): Mime Mime Mime.

Steamboat Willies

While Ash, Dawn, and Brock are at the store buying groceries, they leave their Pokémon on the steamboat, and while the Pokémon are on the steamboat alone, Team Rocket shows up dressed as entertainers and puts on a show for the Pokémon with some lines from the motto mixed in along with singing.

All (singing): Left, right, twist, turn, feel the beat, feel the burn, don't just stand there like a schlup, you can do a whole lot more. Shake that thing one two, shake your things three, four. I listen very closely, but no twerp voice do I hear which means the time is right without a fight the fiendish coast is clear.

Jessie (speaking): The wind!

James (speaking): And the stars!

Meowth (speaking: Straight in your ear!

All (speaking): So let's get those booties busy!

Jessie (speaking): Are we having fun yet?

James (speaking): We will be the minute you find the groove and start to move!

Meowth (speaking): Pokémon are supposed to rock the house. You're in the house.

All (speaking): So let's rock!

All (singing): Sing it left and sing it right plié and do-si-do because the time is right to have some fun the twerps will never know, yo! Left foot left kick show them how it's done! Rock the place with style and grace and fun, fun, fun! Ready set let's get jiggy! Party down and let's get wiggy!

Meowth (speaking): And now for the big pay off.

Jessie (speaking): It's time to enter the super tunnel of fun.

James (singing): March, march, keep in step, trust me this is worth a schlep.

The Electrike Company motto

Jessie wants to steal an Electrike, but James and Meowth think it's too soon.

Jessie: Listen, is that the voice of twerply gloom?

James (unenthusiastically): Join our pity party, there's plenty of room.

Jessie: On the wind,

James (unenthusiastically): The stars,

Meowth (unenthusiastically): We're doomed.

Jessie: Bringing chaos at a breakneck pace,

James (unenthusiastically): She's dashed all my hope, what a... bummer.

Jessie: A rose by any other name is just as sweet!

James (unenthusiastically): When everything's worse, then of course... it's much worse.

Jessie: Jessie!

James (unenthusiastically): James, the pain.

Meowth (unenthusiastically): I can't say... my name.

Jessie: Putting all you do-gooders in your place!

James (unenthusiastically): Team Rocket, sad to say...

Jessie: We're in your face!

James and Meowth (unenthusiastically): Ouch.

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

Mime Jr.: Mime, mime, mime!

Mass Hip-Po-Sis! motto

Jessie falls asleep during the motto due to Hippopotas's Yawn, so James says her parts sounding like her while moving her body.

Jessie: Listen, is that a twerp I hear?

James: Obnoxiously loud and clear!

Jessie (sleepily): On the wind!

James: Stars!

Meowth: In your ears!

Jessie: Bring chaos at b- (falls asleep)

James: Uh-oh. Dashing hope, putting fear in its place! (Imitating Jessie) A rose by any other name is just as sweet. (In his voice) When everything's worse, our work is complete! (Imitating Jessie) Jessie! (In his voice) And it's James!

Meowth: Meowth, now that's a name!

James: (Imitating Jessie) Putting the do-gooders in their place! (In his voice) We're Team Rocket...!

James and Meowth: In your face!

A Maze-ing Race motto: Jessie: Listen, is that a twerp calling out to implore?; James: I think we should catch who we came for!; Jessie: Pikachu!; James: It's true!; Meowth: Time to score!; Jessie: We've had such a rough day,; James: But, now it's time to play.; Jessie: We've paid all our dues by blasting off early,; James: But we're back here again and feeling quite surly!; Jessie: With Jessie!; James: And James, too!; Meowth: Meowth, Ya-Hoo!; Jessie: Putting the maze losers in their place!; James: We're Team Rocket...!; All: In your face!; Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!; Mime Jr.: Mime, mime, mime!

The Keystone Pops! motto

Jessie pretends to be a psychic to catch Spiritomb and Pikachu.

Jessie: I don't have to be psychic to know the truth.

James: Especially when dealing with twerpish youth

Jessie: On the wind,

James: The stars,

Meowth: Yeah, forsooth!

Jessie: Bringing chaos at a breakneck pace,

James: Dashing hope, putting fear in its place!

Jessie: A mystic psychic by any other name is just as smart!

James: We've turned fooling you dumb twerps into an art!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Meowth: Meowth, dat's a name!

Jessie: Putting the do-gooders in their place!

James: We're Team Rocket...!

All: In your face!

Hot Springing a Leak! motto

In this episode, Team Rocket steal water to build a hot spring, at the expense of Leona's family's hot spring. The first line builds off an earlier line about juvenile court.

Jessie: Looks like this court sides with the twerps. But we object, of course!

James: You're twerps, consider the source.

Jessie: On the wind,

James: The stars,

Meowth: The Force!

Jessie: Bringing chaos with a spring in our step,

James: Dashing hope with vigor and pep!

Jessie: A spring by any other name is just as hot!

James: We need to relax. We want what you've got!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: Jolly James!

Meowth: Meowth's the name!

Jessie: Putting me at ease and you in your place!

James: We're Team Rocket...!

All: In your face!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

Mime Jr.: Mime, mime, mime!

Sleight of Sand! motto

In this episode, Jessie and James try to ruin Cassidy and Butch's plans, and, in the way, steal Ash's Pokémon.

Jessie: Listen up, it comes courtesy of you-know-who!

James: Not like we have anything better to do!

Jessie: On the wind,

James: The stars,

Meowth: Boo-ga-boo!

Jessie: Bringing chaos at a breakneck pace!

James: Dashing hope, putting fear in its place!

Jessie (with echo): A dual of Jessie's sounds twice as sweet!

James (with echo): Hey, I've got it too, isn't that neat?

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Meowth: Meowth's, now that's a name!

Jessie: Putting the do-gooders in their place...

James: We're Team Rocket...!

All: In your face!

A Full Course Tag Battle! motto

May has come back to battle in Wallace Cup—and Team Rocket has just stolen food—which is May's berserk button. The first two remark on May's return.

Jessie: Is that a sound of a obsolete twerpette I hear?

James: Your expiration dates passed, my dear!

Jessie: On the wind!

James: Past the stars!

Meowth: In your ear!

Jessie: Bringing Twerp-laden chaos at a break neck pace.

James: Dashing Twerp-tinged hope and putting fear in its place.

Jessie: A rose by any other name is just as sweet.

James: When everything's worse, our work is complete.

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And its James!

Meowth: Meowth, now that's a name!

Jessie: Putting the geeky do-gooders in their place.

James: We're Team Rocket.

All: And we're in your face!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

Hungry for the Good Life! motto: Jessie: Our pit-trap digging skills still is intact!; James: But adapting to the modern technology today is a necessary fact!; Jessie: On the wind!; James: The stars!; Meowth: Dig it, Jack!; Jessie: Bringing chaos at a breakneck pace!; James: Dashing hope, putting fear in its place!; Jessie: A trap dug any other way is just as sweet!; James: When earth is moved, our work is complete!; Jessie: It's Jessie!; James: And it's James!; Meowth: Meowth, now that's the name!; Jessie: Putting the do-gooders in their place!; James: Team Rocket...!; All: We're in your face!; Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!; Mime Jr.: Mime, mime, mime, mime!

Fighting Fear with Fear! motto: Jessie: A clueless twerp is certainly nothing new!; James: You're all pros at not having a clue!; Jessie: Face the facts...; James: For a change!; Meowth: It stinks to be you!; Jessie: We'll bring chaos at a breakneck pace!; James: We'll dash all hope and put fear in its place!; Jessie: Sounds old hoey for the twerps we see!; James: But without us you're short by three!; Jessie: Jessie!; James: And James!; Meowth: Meowth makes it triple, you see!; Jessie: Putting you do-gooders in your place!; James: We're Team Rocket...; All: In your face!; Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet, Wobba!

Arriving in Style! motto

Jessie is angry at losing the Hearthome Collection Contest, but James is upset with Jessie for ruining his accessories—and not a happy camper making him very unenthusiastic during the motto (even the music is turned off during his parts):

Jessie: You know you could use a little makeup to!

James (unenthusiastically): Please, a pompous platitude coming from you...

Jessie: On the wind!

James (unenthusiastically): What's the point?

Meowth: Yoo-Hoo!

Jessie: Bringing chaos with a breakneck pace!

James (unenthusiastically): Wow I'm so excited. Can you tell by my face?

Jessie: A rose by any other name's just as red!

James (unenthusiastically): I knew that I should've stayed at home in bed.

Jessie: Mmm, Jessie!

James (unenthusiastically): James, poor me...

Meowth: It's Meowth, to a tee!

Jessie: Putting the do-gooders in their place!

James (unenthusiastically): Goodie Team Rocket...

Jessie and Meowth: In your face!

The Psyduck Stops Here! motto: Ash: What was that?!; Jessie: It's not a question of what, but rather who!; James: Though asking why is strictly taboo!; Jessie: On the wind!; James: Past the stars!; Meowth: I see you!; Jessie: Bringing chaos at a breakneck pace!; James: Dashing all hope putting fear in it's place!; Jessie: Rocking your twerpish world in a snap!; James: Making everything worse while fitting the flap!; Jessie: It's Jessie!; James: And it's James!; Meowth: Meowth, now that's a name!; Jessie: When you're a team, you're a team all the way!; James: And that team's Team Rocket...; All: Here to stay!

Camping it Up

Team Rocket only says the introduction of their motto while their asleep when Jessie was a student and James and Meowth were janitors at Professor Rowan's Summer Academy.

Jessie (sleepily): Listen, is that the sound of success I hear?

James (sleepily): It's speaking to me loud and clear.

Meowth (sleepily): Yeah, in your ear.

Sleepless in Pre-Battle! motto: Jessie: Is that arrest development I hear?; James: Her inner rage rings loud and clear.; Jessie: On the wind!; James: Past the stars!; Meowth: In your ear!; Jessie: Laying down a law of breakneck chaos.; James: Dashing deposites, putting fear in its place.; Jessie: A Jenny by any other name's just as bad!; James: In the name of our law, looks like you've been had!; Jessie: Jessie!; James: And James!; Meowth: Leave me Meowth, that's a name!; Jessie: Putting law-buyers in their place!; James: We're Team Rocket!; All: In your face!; Wobbuffet: Woobu, woobu!; Mime Jr.: Mime, mime!

Ancient Family Matters! motto: Jessie: Is that the voice of twerps surfacing I hear?; James: Trespassing through our hole, I fear.; Jessie: On the wind!; James: Past the stars!; Meowth: Diggers without peer!; Jessie: Forming holes at a breakneck pace!; James: Shoveling earth, leaving air in its place!; Jessie: Our skill knows no boundaries when it comes to the pick!; James: When it comes to pit traps, we don't miss a trick!; Jessie: Jessie!; James: And it's James!; Meowth: Meowth, that's a name!; Jessie: Putting all you ground-hogging do-gooders in your place!; James: You've gotta dig Team Rocket!; All: Cause we're in your face!; Wobbuffet: Wobba!; Mime Jr.: Mime, mime, mime!

Noodles! Roamin' Off! motto

Team Rocket attacks the twerps in a new machine shaped like a bowl of ramen noodles.

Jessie: Listen, twerps outside the bowl!

James: We're bringing goodies and ready to roll!

Jessie: Noodles!

James: And broth!

Meowth: With a lot of soul!

Jessie: Eat in, take out, your call!

James: Either way, you'll have a ball!

Jessie: Delights to please the tummy and I!

James: The more you eat, the more we make! Give us a try!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Meowth: Meowth's the name!

Jessie: Placing those noodles on your plate!

James: We're Team Rocket!

All: Ain't we great!

Classroom Training! motto

Team Rocket has stolen Poké Balls from Snowpoint Trainers' School. Candice notices that Meowth is able to talk and says that it's impossible.

Jessie: When it comes to impossible, you teacher types should talk.

James: We sprint through life, while you eggheads walk!

Jessie: Through the snow!

James: And the sleet!

Meowth: Round the clock!

Jessie: Bringing chaos at a frosty pace!

James: Dashing through snow with glee on my face!

Jessie: Catching bad colds and taking vitamin C.

James: When everything's worse, nothing feels good to me.

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Meowth: Meowth's the name!

Jessie: Putting teacher and students in their place!

James: We're Team Rocket!

All: In your face!

Pedal to the Mettle! motto

Team Rocket is working disguised at a construction site, rebuilding a ruined battlefield.

Meowth: Ta-dah!

Jessie: A liking response to a "Help wanted" ad!

James: Now we've got a job, I'm glad!

Jessie: Dig that dirt!

James: Dump that truck!

Meowth: Back 'er up! Just a tag!

Jessie: Demolished battlefields can be bad for our's help.

James: But one man's problems can bring another man wealth!

Jessie: Demolishing and construction; you leave it to us.

James: Just show us the money and we'll make all the funds.

Jessie: With Jessie!

James: And James too!

Meowth: Meowth without further ado!

Jessie: Clean up the mess and build in its place!

James: We're Team Rocket!

All: In your face!

An Egg Scramble! motto

Team Rocket has just stolen the food served at Johto Festival.

Khoury's dad: Give back that food right now!

Jessie: So sorry sap, but you're a dollar short and a day late!

James: Thought I'll say the fiddle stays great!

Jessie: On the wind!

James: Past the stars!

Meowth: Put your grub there, mate!

Jessie: Filling our tummies at a breakneck pace!

James: Dashing hunger with a smile on my face!

Jessie: Go ahead and ask me if I've got milk!

James: We're members of the satiation ilk!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Meowth: Meowth's the name!

Jessie: Putting the foodless in their place!

James: We're Team Rocket!

All: In your face!

Try for the Family Stone! motto

Team Rocket has just stolen Rhyanna's Misdreavus. Rhyanna asks them who in the world they are.

Jessie: We're out of this world! Can't you tell by our suave demeanor?

James: Our grass is always greener!

Jessie: On the wind!

James: The stars!

Meowth: Neener, neener!

Jessie: Happy searching at a breakneck pace.

James: Dashing hope with a smile on my face!

Jessie: Joy by any other name's just as happy!

James: While you twerps are so sappy.

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Meowth: Meowth's the name!

Jessie: Putting the do-gooders in their place...

James: We're Team Rocket...

All: In your face!

Wobbuffet: Wobba!

Mime Jr.: Mime, mime!

Short and To the Punch! motto

Team Rocket only says the introduction of their motto before they get blasted off by lightning.

Ash: Who are you, guys?

Jessie: The path of the girl should be quite clear.

James: This guy and gal will fill you with fear.

Jessie: On the wind!

James: Past the stars...!

[lightning strikes, sending them flying]

Jessie: Abbreviated mottos stink too!

Meowth: Since we didn't catch Mr. Mime, we've got lots of time.

James: Perhaps we could forge an abbreviated blast off.

All: We bla off ai!

Wobbuffet: Wo, fet!

The rest of the motto was not followed in this episode.

The Fleeing Tower of Sunyshore! motto

Team Rocket is stealing the Sunyshore Tower, causing a blackout to the whole city. Flint asks what's going on.

Jessie: Listen, to the wisdom from the top of the tower!

James: Our diabolical plan is beginning to flower!

Jessie: On the wind!

James: Past the stars!

Meowth: Fight the power!

Jessie: There's no electricity over there!

James: And wouldn't you know, not over there!

Jessie: A blackout by any other name's just as black!

James: When it comes to chaos, we've got the knack!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Meowth: Meowth, that's a name!

Jessie: Putting the do-gooders in their place!

James: We're Team Rocket!

All: In your face!

An Elite Coverup! motto

Bertha asks Team Rocket who they are.

Jessie: I think your silly question needs work!

James: It makes you sound like a jerk!

Meowth: You're berserk!

Jessie: Bringing chaos at a breakneck pace.

James: Dashing hope, putting fear in its place.

Jessie: A rose by any other name is just as sweet.

James: When everything's worse, our work is complete.

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And it's James!

Meowth: And Meowth, now dat's a name!

Jessie: Putting the do-gooders in their place...

James: ...we're Team Rocket...

All: ...in your face!

Wobbuffet: Wobb-uffet!

Mime Jr.: Mime mime mime!

Pokémon the Series: Black & White

Only the line Jessie copies from and the line she begins the motto with are shown. The rest of the motto follows.

Click [show] to see the copied phrases.

In The Shadow of Zekrom!

(Team Rocket stands on top of the plane and captures Pikachu)

Ash: Who are you guys?

Jessie: "Who are you?" is the question, indeed!

James: We'll answer you, as we feel we need!

Enter Iris and Axew!

(Team Rocket captures Ash's Pikachu and Iris's Axew)

Ash: You again?

Jessie: "Again?" is the question? So twerpish indeed!

James: The answer to come as we feel the need!

The Battle Club and Tepig's Choice!

(Team Rocket is walking away with a black bag when Pikachu's voice comes from inside the bag)

Ash: That voice... Who's that? Pikachu!

Jessie: "Who's that voice?" So naive indeed!

James: We answer you when we feel the need!

Dreams by the Yard Full!

(Team Rocket stands in front of their machine at the Dreamyard)

Jenny: Just exactly, who are you anyway?

Jessie: Exacting questions are good indeed!

James: The answer to come as we feel the need!

Battling For The Love of Bug-Types!

(Giovanni abandoned them, so they are determined to catch Pikachu and to make the boss proud)

Jessie: Challenging questions indeed!

James: The answer's to come as we feel the need!

Scare at the Litwick Mansion!

(Team Rocket does the motto when surprising Ash and the co. from a room at the Litwick Mansion where they had found their Pokémon that had been stolen by the Litwick)

Jessie: You must have questions, we're impressive indeed.

James: But answers will come when we feel the need.

The Dragon Master's Path!

(Iris's Axew and Emmy's Druddigon have just been dragged into Team Rocket's airship)

Emmy: No! Now what?

Jessie: Now there's a twerpish question, dumb indeed.

James: The answer to come as we feel the need!

Cottonee in Love!

(Team Rocket is stealing a group of Cottonee)

Ash: What are you guys doing here?

Jessie: You would ask, clueless indeed.

James: We'll answer your question as we feel the need.

A UFO for Elgyem!

(Team Rocket has bound Ash, his friends and Professor Icarus, as well as the Elgyem they're attempting to steal)

Professor Icarus: All right! Who are you people, anyway?!

Jessie: An unscientifically based question indeed!

James: The answer comes when we feel the need!

Meowth: You know the rest; we live for speed!

The rest of the motto was not followed in this episode.

Gotta Catch A Roggenrola!

(Team Rocket is seen catching wild Roggenrola)

Ash: What are you doing to them?!

Jessie: Such a heart-felt twerpish question indeed.

James: We'll answer you twerps when we feel the need.

Where Did You Go, Audino?

(Team Rocket is found out to be guilty to the Audino kidnappings)

Ash: I should've known it was you!

Jessie: How could you know that, when you know nothing indeed?

James: The answer to that, cause we feel the need!

A Fishing Connoisseur in a Fishy Competition!

Bianca: Who are those strange people?

Jessie: You're strange indeed!

James: We'll answer you as we feel the need!

Movie Time! Zorua in "The Legend of the Pokémon Knight"!

(Team Rocket has just caught Luke's Zorua)

Luke: What are you doing to Zorua?

Jessie: What we want, is beyond your comprehension, indeed!

James: The answer will come as we feel the need!

Crisis from the Underground Up!

(Meowth explains that Team Rocket plan wouldn't have succeeded without Ash and his friends' help)

Iris: Our help? What do you mean?

Jessie: "What do you mean?" You're clueless, indeed!

James: The answer will come as we feel the need!

Stopping the Rage of Legends! Part 2

(Team Rocket has just imprisoned the Forces of Nature)

Lewis: Who did that?

Jessie: "Who?" That is the question, indeed!

James: The answer to come as we feel the need!

Starting in Adventures in Unova and Beyond, the motto is altered to the situation.

Click [show] to see the variations.

To Catch a Rotom! motto

Team Rocket is trying to steal three Rotom by using electric beam emitters.

Ash: Not you guys! Come on!

Jessie: We can't come on, we're already here!

James: But thanks for the invite, I may shed a tear!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation!

James: To unite the people within our nation!

Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love!

James: To extend our reach to the stars above!

Jessie: It's Jessie

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket goes electric at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now, or prepare for a hi-voltage fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Searching for a Wish! motto

Team Rocket is trying to steal a Jirachi.

Gemma: How could you do that?!

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, it's easy as pie!

James: And make it double, an eye for an eye!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation!

James: To unite all people within our nation!

Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love!

James: To extend our reach to the stars above!

Jessie: It's Jessie!

James: And it's James!

Jessie: Team Rocket makes its own wish at the speed of light!

James: We've granted ourselves so prepare for a big fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Mystery on a Deserted Island! motto

Ash, Iris, Cilan, and Alexa have just discovered the passageway that would lead them to the treasure when Team Rocket showed up.

Ash: Not you!

Jessie: You're wrong again, no surprise there.

James: To get it right would cause quite a scare.

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation!

James: To unite the people within our nation!

Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love.

James: To extend our reach to the stars above.

Jessie: It's Jessie!

James: And it's James!

Jessie: Team Rocket's hunting for treasure at the speed of light.

James: Surrender now or prepare for a treasure-troving fight.

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Team Rocket's Shocking Recruit! motto

Emolga has temporarily sided with Team Rocket after she and Iris had gotten into an argument at the beginning of the episode so she has her own lines in the motto as well.

Ash: What was that?

Jessie: The sound of trouble, you'd best prepare.

James: With additional backup, you'd better beware.

Emolga: Emol!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation!

James: To unite the people within our nation!

Emolga: Emolga!

Jessie: To denounce the evils of emo and love!

James: To extend our reach to the stars above!

Jessie: It's Jessie!

James: And James!

Emolga: Emolga!

Jessie: Team Rocket plus one blast off at the speed of light.

James: Prepare for what I can only call a feisty fusion fight.

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Emolga: Emol!

The Dream Continues! motto

Team Rocket interrupts Ash while he's at Professor Oak's lab.

Ash (angrily): Team Rocket!?!

Jessie: Prepare for trouble at the mention of our name.

James: For pure genius nothing else is the same.

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation!

James: To unite all people within our nation!

Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love.

James: To extend our reach to the stars above.

Jessie: It's Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket's roaming the regions at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now or prepare for one well-traveled fight.

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Pokémon the Series: XY

Click [show] to see the variations.

Seeking Shelter From the Storm! motto

Team Rocket is bundling up with tablecloths. Due to fright, the trio recite the motto in a tense tone.

Ash: Who's there?

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, such a friendlier sound...

James: And make it double, like Pikachu's around...

Jessie: To protect the world from fear and loathing...

James: To unite all people in creepy clothing...

Jessie: To denounce the evils of blood-curdling screams...

James: To extend our reach until we burst at the seams...

[Lightning strikes]

Jessie: Scared Jessie!

James: Jittery James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off in a terror-filled blitz!

James: I'd rather be fighting because I'm scared out of my wits!

Meowth: This is the pits!

A Rush of Ninja Wisdom! motto

Sanpei: Hold on! What's that?

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, hold on for dear life.

James: And make it double, the serium's strife.

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation.

Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love.

James: To extend our reach to the stars above.

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And it's James!

Jessie: Team Rocket, stealthily blasts off at the speed of light.

James: Surrender now, or prepare for one ninja-esque fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

Awakening the Sleeping Giant! motto

Team Rocket is trying to steal the Poké Flute.

Ash: I should've known it was you!

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, you don't know much.

James: And make it double, you're so out of touch.

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation.

Jessie: To denounce the evils of a twerp with a flute.

James: We extend our reach, then the problem is moot.

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light.

James: Surrender now, or prepare for one musical fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

A Pokévision of Things to Come! motto

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, your vision is good.

James: Too bad your heads made out of wood!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation!

Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love!

James: To extend our reach to the stars above!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light.

James: Surrender now, or prepare for one cinematic fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

Going for the Gold! motto

Team Rocket shows up while Ash and company are fishing.

Ash: No way!

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, no way you say?

James: And make it double, no way, no way!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation.

Jessie: To denounce the evils of fishing hooks.

James: To extend our reach to twerpish crooks.

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light.

James: Surrender now, or prepare for one aquatic fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

An Undersea Place to Call Home! motto

Lindsey: What is the meaning of you breaking into this ship?

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, the meaning is clear.

James: But it isn't something you want to hear.

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation.

Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love.

James: To extend our reach to the stars above!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light.

James: Surrender now, or prepare for one Wailord-sized fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

A Battle by Any Other Name! motto

Ash: You?!

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, who else would it be?

James: And make it double, the same goes for me.

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation.

Jessie: To denounce the evils of a bad cuisine.

James: To extend our reach to the pick berry scene.

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light.

James: Surrender now, or prepare for a frantic food fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

The Bonds of Evolution! motto

Team Rocket appears in the middle of a battle between Ash and Diantha.

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, actress to actress!

James: But two are too many, so more is really less!

Jessie: To protect the world from competition.

James: In keeping with the actress tradition.

Jessie: To perform with great style truth and love.

James: To allow great talent to fit like a glove.

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off with award-winning grace.

James: Surrender now, or prepare for us in your face!

Meowth: Meowth on the case!

Heroes - Friends and Faux Alike! motto

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, without our disguises!

James: And make it double, with no surprises!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation.

Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love.

James: To extend our reach to the stars above.

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket rips you off at the speed of light.

James: Surrender now, or prepare for a fraudulent fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

Mega Revelations! motto

Ash: Team Rocket!

Jessie: That's our name, don't wear it out.

James: When other bites work, the clout is clout.

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation.

Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love.

James: To extend our reach to the stars above.

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light.

James: Surrender now, or prepare for a Mega-Evolved fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

Calling from Beyond the Aura! motto

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, mega-sized!

James: And make it double, with a mega surprise!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation.

Jessie: To denounce the evils of not evolving.

James: To extend our reach to the stars revolving.

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light.

James: Surrender now, or prepare for one over-powering fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

The Bonds of Mega Evolution! motto

Mabel: Who in the world are they?

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, your question is flawed!

James: Out of this world, so you should be awed!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation.

Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love.

James: To extend our reach to the stars above.

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light.

James: Surrender now, or prepare for a fortitudinous fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

Battles in the Sky! motto

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, aren't we curious?

James: Asking double questions could prove injurious.

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation.

Jessie: To denounce the evils of the friendly skies.

James: To extend our reach to an unfriendly surprise!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light.

James: Surrender now, or prepare for an airborne fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

The Cave of Mirrors! motto

Mirror Serena: Hey, what?!

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, "Hey, what?" or not.

James: And make it double, you can see what we've got.

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation.

Jessie: To denounce the evils of a twerpish twin.

James: To extend our reach to the stars that spin!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light.

James: Surrender now, or prepare yourselves for a fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

Battling Into the Hall of Fame! motto

Ash: What do you think you're doing with them?

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, we don't think, we know!

James: And make it a multi kidnapping show!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation.

Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love.

James: To extend our reach to the stars above!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now, or prepare for a frantic food fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

Origins of Mega Evolution! motto

Ash: Who's there?!

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, it's us of course!

James: And we're taking the scroll of secrets by force!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation.

Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love.

James: To extend our reach to the stars above!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now, or prepare for a not so secret fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

The Clumsy Crier Quiets the Chaos! motto

Ash: Hey! What are you guys gonna do with them?

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, you know what we'll do!

James: And make it a double Pokémon coup!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation.

Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love.

James: To extend our reach to the stars above!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket's on the scene at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now, or prepare for a five-alarm fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Dreaming a Performer's Dream! motto

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, you knew Fennekin's name!

James: So now it's time to play our little game!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation.

Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love.

James: To extend our reach to the stars above!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now, or prepare for a well performed fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

A Campus Reunion! motto

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, how pompous is that?

James: And make it double, it's tit for tat.

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation.

Jessie: To denounce the evils of all your rules!

James: To shut down the power of arrogant schools!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light.

James: Surrender now, or prepare for a lights-out fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

Pathways to Performance Partnering! motto

Serena: Hold on! I thought we were having a lesson!

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, a lesson it is.

James: And make it double, you're in the wrong biz.

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation.

Jessie: To denounce the evils of two left feet!

James: Face it, now our footwork is frightfully neat!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light.

James: Surrender now, or prepare for a footloose fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

When Light and Dark Collide! motto

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, but not in the show.

James: And make it double, we'll go with the flow!

Jessie: To protect the world from second rate actors.

James: To unite the crowd against attractors.

Jessie: To denounce the evils of... no class.

James: To extend our reach and do it on mass!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off like a shooting star.

James: Surrender this stage now. If not, better get ready to spar.

Meowth: Meowth, there you are!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

A Stealthy Challenge! motto

Ash: What was that?

Sanpei: More enemies?

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, the enemies mount!

James: And make it double, these enemies count!

Jessie: To protect our ninja reputation.

James: Our throwing stars will rule the nation!

Jessie: Our code of the ninja will cut you no slack.

James: We jump from the shadows and then we attack!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket is master, there can be no debate.

James: Defeating all ninjas, thus sealing our fate!

Meowth: Meowth, that's great!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

A Race for Home! motto

Serena: All right, give it up now!

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, don't boss us around!

James: And make it double, we rule pound for pound.

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation.

Jessie: To embrace the virtues of milk and cheese!

James: We'd never forget about yogurt, please!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off with a truck full of treats!

James: Surrender now while we steal your good eats!

Meowth: Meowth, that's neat!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

A Slippery Encounter! motto

Ash: Hey, what's going on?

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, we're going strong!

James: And make it double, as the day is long.

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation.

Jessie: To denounce the evils of veering off course!

James: To catch Pikachu, we must come to the source!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!

James: Surrender Pikachu now, or prepare for a fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

One for the Goomy! motto

Serena: What's happening?

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, we're happening of course!

James: Your number one cause of twerpish remorse!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation.

Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love!

James: While you wait below, we swoop in from above!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now or prepare for one caging fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

Thawing an Icy Panic! motto

Team Rocket recites the motto during a snowstorm, and they spend their last respective lines shivering in cold.

Ash: All right, you guys! Come back here!

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, giving orders like that!

James: We'll take no lip from a flash frozen brat!

Jessie: To protect the world from sticky fingers.

James: To unite forces while a twerpish threat lingers!

Jessie: To denounce the mistreatment of Vanillite thieves!

James: Dealing with you twerps is one of my pet peeves!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket fairly freezes with our newly found Vanillite!

James: Surrender now or prepare for an icicle fight! (breathes heavily)

Meowth: This weather is not right!

Under the Pledging Tree! motto

Ramos: What's the meaning of this?

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, the meaning's quite clear!

James: We steal your presents and fill you with fear!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation!

Jessie: To denounce the evils of twerps hoarding gifts!

James: To extend and teach the virtues of thrift!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now, or prepare for a festival fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

An Oasis of Hope! motto

Serena: What have you done?!

Jessie: We've done what any evil-doer would do!

James: We've built up a wall between us and you!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation!

Jessie: To denounce the evils of free will thinkers!

James: To extend our reach to jailing twerpish stinkers!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now, or prepare for a Grumpig fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

A Fork in the Road! A Parting of the Ways! motto

Pokémon Hunter: What was that?

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, and that will be that. And make it double, or I'll knock you flat.

James: I know that voice!

Meowth: And how!

Ash, Serena, Bonnie, James and Meowth: Jessie!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

James: Don't do it!

Jessie: To unite all people within our nation.

Meowth: But I thought you were gonna give up evil-doing for love!

Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love!

James and Meowth: Jessie! (cries)

Jessie: Your turn!

James and Meowth: Hm? You've got it!

James: To extend our reach to the stars above!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And it's James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off together at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now, or prepare for a unified fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Inkay: Inkay!

Pumpkaboo: Pumpkaboo!

James: Huh? Where's Wobbuffet?

Jessie: Back there, a loving home life is what Wobbuffet seems to prefer now. So, why don't we blast off at the speed of light?

James: Right, and that is why they call us...

Meowth: Team Rocket!

Confronting the Darkness! motto

Ash: What's with Clembot?

Jessie: "What's with Clembot?" is what's with us!

James: We've got a big magnet and that's a plus!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation!

Jessie: To denounce the evils of no attraction!

James: To extend our reach with magnetic action!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now, or prepare for a isotropic fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Garchomp's Mega Bond! motto

Ash: What's going on?!

Jessie: We're taller than you, so show some respect.

James: The manners are things that twerps always neglect.

Jessie: To show the secrets of Mega Evolution.

James: Stealing your works seems the perfect solution!

Jessie: The art of cunning is our labor of love!

James: Your findings sends us to the stars above!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket makes Mega Evolution a breeze!

James: A mega-mega heist that is destined to please.

Meowth: Meowth sure agrees!

So You're Having a Bad Day! motto

Meowth: Why do you have to show up now?

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, it's now or never.

James: And make it double, we're all together.

Meowth: Well, this time it's not a good thing!

Jessie: To protect from the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation.

Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love!

James: To extend our reach to the stars above!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now, or prepare for a reunification fight.

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

Meowth: Oopsy. Guess that catchy lyrics dragged me in.

Jessie: Excuse me?

James: Dragging to what?

A Not-So-Flying Start! motto

Ash: I know that balloon!

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, this balloon knows you!

James: And make it double, it's silly but true!

Jessie: To protect from the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation.

Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love!

James: We reach downlow and grab from above!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now, or prepare for one flighty fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

A Relay in the Sky! motto

Jessie and James recite the two first lines of the motto until Meowth crashes them into their balloon.

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, you twerps! Horray!

James: Make mine a double, you will pay!

A Frenzied Factory Fiasco! motto

Ash: What's going on?!

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, we've done it again!

James: And make it double, you're gullible times ten!

Jessie: To protect from the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation.

Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love!

James: Fooling you twerps, fits us like a glove!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now, or prepare for a Pokémon-less fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

Over the Mountain of Snow! motto

Ash: Who are you? How could you do something so wrong?

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, one question at a time!

James: Though asking us three would amount to a crime!

Jessie: To protect from the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation.

Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love!

James: To extend our reach to the stars above!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now, or prepare for a flash frozen fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

Adventures in Running Errands! motto

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, say 'Chespin' all day!

James: And make it double, that's all you can say!

Jessie: To protect from the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation.

Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love!

James: To extend our reach to the stars above!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!

James: Surrender your errand, get ready to fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

Mending a Broken Spirit! motto

Ash: Hey, what just happened?

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, you really don't know?

Jessie: (thought): Get over it, James! Enough of your show!

James: (thought): Oh well, duty calls!

James: And... twirl!

Meowth: And... stick!

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, let's try this again!

James: And make it double, we're clever times ten!

Jessie: To protect from the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation.

Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love!

James: To extend our reach to the stars above!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket regroups at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now, a future with Pikachu who looks bright!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

A Legendary Photo Op! motto

Ash: Team Rocket!

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, that certainly went well.

James: And make it double, success is swell!

Jessie: To protect our work and all it achieves.

James: To expose our roles as Pikachu thieves.

Jessie: To denounce the evils of taking appalling pics.

James: To watch you lie there like a ton of bricks.

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now, or prepare for a photo finish fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

The Tiny Caretaker! motto

Ash: What's going on?

Jessie: Preparing for trouble is what's going on!

James: And making it double from dusk 'til dawn!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation.

Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love!

James: To net us some Pokémon from high up above!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now, or prepare for a precarious fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

A Trip Down Memory Train! motto

Bonnie: Hey! What is this?!

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, that's what this is!

James: And make it double, our team never misses!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation.

Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love!

James: Falling into our pit trap fits you like a glove!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now, or prepare for a top-down fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

A Frolicking Find in the Flowers! motto

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, it's surely not you!

James: And make it double, we love what we do!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation.

Jessie: To ruin your performance at every turn!

James: To extend our reach with power to burn!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now, or prepare for a choreographed fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

Love Strikes! Eevee, Yikes! motto

Ash: Okay, what's going on?!

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, we stir up so well!

James: And make it double, that's where I excel!

Jessie: To protect the world from dumb Pokémon names.

James: To unite Team Rocket with fortunes and fames!

Jessie: To denounce all the boredom that you twerps create!

James: To extend our names, thus sealing our fate!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off as creatively as ever!

James: When we name a Pokémon, it's a permanent endeavor!

Meowth: Meowth, I'm clever!

A Giga Battle with Mega Results! motto

Emilio: You better stop it, you bad guys!

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, you twerps are the creeps!

James: And make it double, we're in this for keeps!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation!

Jessie: To denounce the evils of not getting our share!

James: Which in this case is everything, hoarders beware!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!

James: Since we've got your Poké Balls, we've won the fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

A Fiery Rite of Passage! motto

Ash: Hey, stop it! Let Pyroar go!

Jessie: Seriously?! Prepare for trouble, you think you would learn!

James: Twerps don't appear to have brain cells to burn.

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation!

Jessie: To draw from the past that never ever looked back!

James: With Pyroar in toll, what a punch we would pack!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off with a new burst of muscle!

James: Surrender now, or prepare for one terrible tussle!

Meowth: Meowth, I hustle!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

Meeting at Terminus Cave! motto

Ash: Not you!

Jessie: Talk about twerp denial.

James: Trouble? Double? Make it worthwhile!

Jessie: To protect Squishy from confiscation.

James: To transfer it over within our nation!

Jessie: To denounce the evils of tacky googles!

James: To watch this circus, the mind boggles!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And it's James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off doing the thing that we do best!

James: Surrender now! Give your amateur antics a rest!

Meowth: Meowth, with zest!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

A Cellular Connection! motto

Ash: Pikachu, no!

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, the name is correct!

James: But you saying "no" has little effect!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation.

Jessie: We may want Squishy, but Squishy's not here.

James: But Pikachu's someone we always hold dear.

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!

James: We always succeed, because we fight the good fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

A Windswept Encounter! motto

Serena: What's that?!

Jessie: Prepare for that, which boggles the mind!

James: A slicker trick you'll never ever find!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation.

Jessie: To go for the Pokémon we haven't yet caught.

James: To support us in battles we haven't yet fought!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now, or prepare for a spore-ridden fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

A Meeting of Two Journeys! motto

Ash: What are you doing here?!

Jessie: We're making trouble, so get prepared!

James: We'll make it double, you should be scared!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation.

Jessie: To denounce the evils of sleeping late!

James: To extend our reach and seal Pikachu's fate!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now, or prepare for a early morning fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

An Explosive Operation! motto

Mable: Here we go. Who are you?

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, "here we go" indeed!

James: And make it double as you recede!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation.

Jessie: Those gaudy glasses, are a complete waste!

James: The one thing you lack is... taste!

Jessie: It's Jessie!

James: And it's James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off with clear 20-20 vision!

James: Surrendering now, or be a most prudent decision!

Meowth: Meowth, with precision!

A Watershed Moment! motto

Ash: Hey! What's going on?!

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, we're "what's going on"!

James: And make it double, from dawn to dawn!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation.

Jessie: We're ignoring this dry barren land!

James: And extending our reach for treasures at hand!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket stays calm while you twerps lose your cool!

James: Surrender now or fight, it's always the rule!

Meowth: Meowth's no fool, yeah!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

An Electrifying Rage! motto

Ash: What was that?

Jessie: Us! We're preparing for trouble, too!

James: And we're making it double, exactly like you!

Jessie: Still, we're protecting the world from devastation.

James: Still, we're uniting all people within our nation.

Jessie: To denounce the evils of bullying and fear!

James: To extend that fear because the twerp is here!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off with newfound courage at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now, or prepare for a windswept furious fight!

Meowth: It's Meowth! Kay, I'll bite!

A Keeper for Keeps? motto

Ash: Now what?!

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, all's fair and love!

James: And make it double, it fits like a glove!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

James: To unite all couples within our nation.

Jessie: To denounce the evils of hearts and flowers!

James: To extend our reach to the wee small hours!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now, or prepare for a heartfelt fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Battling at Full Volume! motto

Jimmy: What's that?!

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, you don't have a clue! Oh, yeah!

James: And make it double, the anguish of what else to do!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation. Oh, yeah!

James: Testify... uniting all people within our nation. Oh, yeah!

Meowth: Oh, yeah! Right on! Dudes, oh yeah!

Wobbuffet: Wobbu!

Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love!

James: To extend our reach to the stars above!

Meowth: See what the new kid on the block's made of!

Jessie: Love is evil and so are you, and still holds true!

James: But wait, there's still much more. Hold on to your seats! Get ready!

Jessie: Would you like to know who we are?

James: We traveled here from a rising star.

Meowth: To mess with you dumb twerps! Hardee-har-har!

Jessie: Your gullible nature knows no bounds!

James: No matter the costume, we're all making the rounds!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of sound and light!

James: Surrender now, or prepare for an ear-splitting fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

Making Friends and Influencing Villains! motto

Ash: What's going on?!

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, it's what's flying off!

James: And make it double, there's no time to scoff!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation.

Jessie: To denounce the evils of twerps and pests!

James: To extend our reach to our most special guest!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now, or prepare for a balloon-powered fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

Championing a Research Battle! motto

Diantha: Now what's going on?

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, not what, but who!

James: And make it double, our eyes are on you!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation.

Jessie: To denounce the evils of too much power!

James: To extend our reach to our finest hour!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now, or prepare for a scene-stealing fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

A Diamond in the Rough! motto

Ash: Not you again!

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, you twerps seemed surprised!

James: And make it double, you should've surmise!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

James: To unite all people within our nation.

Jessie: To denounce the evils of being soft!

James: To extend our reach to this robotic loft!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now, or prepare for a hole-wrecking fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

A Gaggle of Gadget Greatness! motto

Ash: What are you guys doing in this gadget room anyway?

Jessie: All the world is a stage and budget-timed actors' tools of the trade!

Meowth: Whatever...

James: Allow us to reveal our charade!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

James: And to unite all people within our nation.

Jessie: To ease on down the Poké Ball stealing road!

James: To extend our reach 'til we grabbed the last load!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now, or prepare for a gadget-laden fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Rocking Kalos Defenses! motto

Meowth: Heads up!

James: What is that thing?!

Jessie: To prepare you for trouble? We're sensing a scoop!

James: Because we're a double-edged news-gathering group!

Jessie: To protect the world, and not tell a lie.

James: To unite all people, wherever we fly.

Jessie: To denounce the evils of staying mute!

James: To extend our reach while staying cute!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And it's James!

Jessie: Team Rocket shows the headline with a shining bright light!

James: Team Flare has fizzled, we fought the good fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet

Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon

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‪That's Why the Litten is a Scamp! motto

Jessie: Oh, the weather outside's delightful. We're young and alive!

James: With it comes the chance to rest and revive.

Jessie: The return of spring following a fall of toil and trouble.

Jessie: A beautiful blooming flower living the good life and making it double!

Jessie: It's Jessie.

James: Without a worldly care,

James: basking in the know while going with the flow, like a breath of fresh air!

James: And it's James.

Meowth: The lights are on 'cause this team member is home. But it's always a party wherever I roam!

Meowth: With a charm that sparkles while shining its light...

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Jessie, James, Meowth: Team Rocket's kicking back. Cheerfully chilling without a fight!

Wobbuffet: Wobba-wobba!

‪A Seasoned Search! motto

Ash: What's going on?!

Jessie: What's going on is certainly not you.

James: The nature of twerps is they don't have a clue!

Jessie: The beauty so radiant the flowers and moon hide in shame.

Jessie: A single flower of evil in this fleeting world!

Jessie: Jessie.

James: The nobly heroic man of our times!

James: The master of darkness fighting back against a tragic world!

James: It's James.

Meowth: It's all for one and one for all.

Meowth: A glittering dark star that always shines bright!

Meowth: Dig it, while Meowth takes flight!

Jessie, James, Meowth: Team Rocket, let's fight!

Meowth: That's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

‪Pulling Out the Pokémon Base Pepper! motto

Ash: Thanks a lot!

Jessie: If you're thanking us, now that's rich!

James: Your gratitude may soon undergo the big switch!

Jessie: My batting average is a thousand - twerps, hide in shame,

Jessie: The Pokémon Base world bows down at the sound of my name!

Jessie: Jessie.

James: When I go to bat, the bases are swirled,

James: The sultan of swats fighting back against a tragic world!

James: It's James.

Meowth: It's oh and two but this dude isn't through,

Meowth: My glittering grand slam lights up the darkest night!

Meowth: Dig it, while Meowth line drive takes flight!

Jessie, James, Meowth: Team Rocket, let's fight!

Meowth: That's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

Mallow and the Forest Teacher! motto

Mallow: Stop! Let Steenee go!

Jessie: We never minded you. Why should we start now?

James: Your twerpish behavior, we must disembowel!

Jessie: The beauty so radiant the flowers and moon hide in shame.

Jessie: A single flower of evil in this fleeting world!

Jessie: Jessie.

James: The nobly heroic man of our times!

James: The master of darkness fighting back against a tragic world!

James: It's James.

Meowth: It's all for one and one for all.

Meowth: A glittering dark star that always shines bright!

Meowth: Dig it, while Meowth takes flight!

Jessie, James, Meowth: Team Rocket, let's fight!

Meowth: That's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

‪Now You See Them, Now You Don't! motto

Ash: Hey it's you guys!

Jessie: A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.

James: And grasping the obvious has the familiar twerp ring!

Jessie: The beauty so radiant the flowers and moon hide in shame.

Jessie: A single flower of evil in this fleeting world!

Jessie: Jessie.

James: The nobly heroic man of our times!

James: The master of darkness fighting back against a tragic world!

James: It's James.

Meowth: It's all for one and one for all.

Meowth: A glittering dark star that always shines bright!

Meowth: Dig it, while Meowth takes flight!

Jessie, James, Meowth: Team Rocket, let's fight!

Meowth: That's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

Pokémon Journeys: The Series

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‪The Sinnoh Iceberg Race! motto

Jessie: Prepare for trouble, from the ego metallic belly of the beast!

James: And make it doubly interesting to say the least!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation.

James: To unite all peoples within our nation.

Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love.

James: To extend our reach to the stars above!

Jessie: Jessie!

James: And James!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now, or prepare to fight, fight, fight!

Meowth: Meowth, that's right!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

Meowth filling in for Jessie or James

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On many occasions, because Jessie or James weren't around, Meowth would fill the missing member lines. This first happened in Island of Giant Pokémon, when Meowth, along with Ekans and Koffing, were separated from Jessie and James. When they discover Ash's Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle, who were separated from their Trainer as well, Meowth attempted to recite the motto but failed because Jessie and James weren't around. In The Stun Spore Detour, where Meowth and James were following Misty to get some Salveyo Weed to heal Jessie from an attack by a wild Vileplume's Stun Spore. It happened again in ZigZag Zangoose!, in which Jessie was training Seviper, and James, Meowth and Wobbuffet tried to steal Ash's Pikachu. Later, in That's Just Swellow, Jessie and Meowth tried to steal the losing flying Pokémon almost at the end of the Contest, and because James was still participating on it, Meowth and Jessie said the motto all by themselves. In The Saffron Con, meanwhile Jessie was at an operation room, Meowth and James tried to steal some Pokémon. When Ash and his friend saw them, they said a special motto. Also, in Off the Unbeaten Path, while James was participating in the Pokémon Orienteering Contest, Jessie and Meowth tried to steal the prize and some Pokémon. When they were spotted by his friends, they said their motto. Meanwhile, they were saying that Ash and his friends saved the Pokémon and the prize, leaving Jessie and Meowth really angry. In Bonnie for the Defense!, Jessie and Meowth said the motto together, surprising Ash and his friends while they were escorting a lost Lapras back to the ocean. James's absence was later explained by him being waiting further ahead, ready to catch the group off-guard in case they got away.

ZigZag Zangoose!

Jessie was training Seviper, and James, Meowth and Wobbuffet tried to steal Ash's Pikachu, and Meowth and James recite the motto.

Meowth: "Prepare for trouble," I've always wanted to say!

James: Huh?

Meowth: Just do it like you always do, you gotta end in a rhyme.

James: What?

Meowth: Oh, come on, I'm Jessie! Prepare for trouble here in the wood!

James: Make it double like you know that you should!

Meowth: To protect the world from devastation!

James: To unite all peoples within our nation!

Meowth: To denounce the evils of truth and love!

James: To extend our reach to the stars above!

Meowth: Meowth!

James: And James!

Meowth: Team Rocket, blasts off at the speed of light!

James: Surrender now or prepare to fight, fight, fight!

Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!

That's Just Swellow

Jessie and Meowth tried to steal the losing flying Pokémon almost at the end of the Contest, and because James was still participating on it, Meowth and Jessie said the motto all by themselves.

Jessie: Prepare for trouble as we steal then split!

Meowth: Make it double as we get away with it!

Jessie: To protect the world from devastation!

Meowth: To unite all peoples within our nation!

Jessie: To denounce the evils of truth and love!

Meowth: To extend our reach to the stars above!

Jessie: Jessie!

Meowth: And Meowth!

Jessie: Team Rocket blasts off at the speed of light!

Meowth: So surrender now or prepare to fight!

Wobbuffet: Wobba...hic!

The Saffron Con

Jessie was at a contest, so James and Meowth had to say the motto, and steal Ash's Pikachu and other Pokémon again.

Meowth: Prepare for trouble, cause we're stealing Pokémon and having a ball!

James: Make it double, that's all!

Meowth: Evil as old as the galaxy!

James: Sent here to fulfill our destiny!

Meowth: Just look at me!

James: To denounce the evils of truth and love and extend our reach to the stars above! I'm James!

Meowth: And I'm Meowth!

James: Whenever there's peace in the universe, Team Rocket!

Meowth: Will be there!

Both: To make everything worse!

Butch and Cassidy

Butch and Cassidy also have a set of mottos, which are similar to Jessie and James's mottos. In The Breeding Center Secret, it is implied to be based on Jessie and James's motto, though in Pikachu Re-Volts, they state that theirs is actually the correct version. During Pokémon Chronicles, they add "(now) here's our mission, so ya better listen!" after Butch's first line of their version of the "original" motto. Like Meowth and Wobbuffet, Cassidy's Raticate appears at the end. Apparently, they have switched to a new motto, which is itself similar to Jessie and James's Sinnoh motto, with Butch's Shuckle appearing instead of Cassidy's Raticate.

Original motto

Japanese	Translation	English
ヤマト：何だかんだと聞かれたら	Yamato: If you ask us this or that...	Cassidy: Prepare for trouble...
コサブロウ：答えないのが普通だが	Kosaburou: We usually don't respond	Butch: ...and make it double!
二人：まあ特別に答えてやろう	Both: But we'll make an exception this time and answer!	Both: Here's our mission, so you better listen!
ヤマト：地球の破壊を防ぐため	Yamato: To prevent the destruction of the Earth!	Cassidy: To infect the world with devastation!
コサブロウ：地球の平和を守るため	Kosaburou: To protect the peace of the Earth!	Butch: To blight all people in every nation!
ヤマト：愛と誠実な悪を貫く	Yamato: To stand by evil with love and sincerity!	Cassidy: To denounce the goodness of truth and love!
コサブロウ：キュートでお茶目な敵役	Kosaburou: The cute, mischievous villains!	Butch: To extend our wrath to the stars above!
ヤマト：ヤマト	Yamato: Yamato!	Cassidy: Cassidy!
コサブロウ：コサブロウ	Kosaburou: Kosaburou!	Butch: And Butch, of course!
ヤマト：宇宙を駆けるロケット団の二人には	Yamato: The pair from Team Rocket soars through the universe!	Cassidy: We're Team Rocket, circling Earth all day and night!
コサブロウ：ショッキングピンク桃色の明日が待ってるぜ	Kosaburou: Shocking pink, a pink tomorrow awaits us!	Butch: Surrender to us now or you will surely lose the fight!

Sinnoh motto

This is the version used in Sleight of Sand. Because of some of the lines included, it was probably composed especially for whenever the two Team Rocket groups crossed paths.

Cassidy: A shrieking whine! A blast from the past!

Butch: Spinning like a Gyro Ball and moving fast!

Cassidy: To the moon...

Butch: ...And beyond...

Both: ...What a blast!

Cassidy: Administering justice with lightning speed!

Butch: Bashing the bad guys, should we feel the need.

Cassidy: So here's a newsflash from across the wire...

Butch: The real Team Rocket is now on fire!

Cassidy: Cassidy!

Butch: And it's Butch!

Shuckle: Shuck-uckle!

Cassidy: Teaching the losers a thing or two...

Butch: ...The true Team Rocket...

Both: Us! Not you!

Ripoffs

Ash and Brock imitating James

Misty and Duplica imitating Jessie

The motto has been ripped off repeatedly by Ash and his friends during the series. The first time it was done was in Bye Bye Butterfree, in which Ash, Misty and Brock entered the house where Team Rocket was by breaking the windows and by saying the first lines of the motto. In Ditto's Mysterious Mansion, Ash, Misty, and Brock, along with Duplica, put on Team Rocket uniforms and mocked the original motto, with Duplica severely angering the two by saying "ignite" instead of "unite". In Holy Matrimony!, James's parents revealed that they weren't dead by saying the lines "Prepare for trouble!" and "Yes dear, and make it double!".

The director Cleavon Schpielbunk used a motto to introduce himself — "Prepare for trouble! No stunt double!" — with Jessie saying, "Wait a second, aren't those our lines?" after the first two lines.

In It's Mr. Mime Time when Ash revealed that he was the one in the Mr. Mime costume, the Team Rocket background music was playing. The motto was mockingly mimicked again in The Chikorita Rescue!. In The Mother Of All Battles!, the Pokémon Poacher Brothers introduced themselves to Ash and the gang in a Team Rocket-style motto. However, there was no background music like in the Rocket's introduction; instead, they only said their names with a big "B" behind them. But even though it was different, Jessie stated that they were just imitating them. Much later, the DP motto was mocked in Mass Hip-Po-Sis and The Keystone Pops!. Like the many times before, the trio was angered.

In Mega-Mega Meowth Madness!, Bonnie and Serena imitated the motto, angering them once again.

In The Cave of Mirrors!, the Mirror World's version of Team Rocket performed their own motto, reflecting their heroic characteristics.

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Bye Bye Butterfree motto: Ash: Prepare for trouble!; Misty: And you can make that triple!; Brock: To protect the world from devastation!; Ash and Misty: To unite all peoples within our nation!; Jessie (deadpan): This was just...; James (deadpan): Too good...; Meowth (deadpan): To last.; Ash: You got that right.; Pikachu: Pika!; Misty: We're defending the beauty of truth and love!; Brock: Let's do it!; Meowth (interrupting them): We gotta stop that!

Ditto's Mysterious Mansion motto

So far, this is the only episode of the series to show Ash and his friends actually completely doing the whole original motto.

Ash: Prepare for trouble!

Brock: And make it Double, Double!

James (angrily): Uhh, quit imitating us!

Misty: To protect the world from devastation!

Duplica: To ignite all people within our nation!

Jessie (angrily): Err! This is insulting!

Ash: To denounce the evils of truth and love!

Misty: To extend our reach to the stars above!

Ash: Ash!

Misty: Misty!

Brock: And Brock!

Duplica: Duplica, that's right!

Brock: Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light!

Duplica: Surrender now, or prepare to fight all of us!

Pikachu: Pika, Pika!

Lights, Camera, Quacktion! motto

The director Cleavon Schpielbunk introduces himself with a motto which is very similar to that of Team Rocket.

Prepare for trouble! No stunt double!

To protect the movies from devastation!

To restore spectacle and imagination!

To make great epics of hate and love!

To direct the best films you ever heard of!

Cleavon Schpielbunk, winner of the Golden Growlithe for best director at the Flea Collar Film Festival!

Lights! Camera!

Hit your mark when I call "Action!" or prepare to fight!

That's right!

The Chikorita Rescue motto

In this episode Ash Ketchum breaks into a Team Rocket hideout to save a Chikorita, captured by Jessie and James. He recites a motto and Team Rocket instinctively says their phrases.

Ash: Team Rocket, prepare for trouble! On second thought, make that double!

Jessie (surprised): To protect the world from devastation?

James (surprised): To unite all peoples within our nation?

Ash: Maybe you think I'm a little too brash. But the master is here and my name is Ash!

Pikachu: Pikachu!

Ash: My Pokémon team is faster than light! Surrender now, or you're in for a fight!

Meowth: Meowth! That's right!

Mass Hip-Po-Sis motto: Dawn (really angry): Get ready for trouble!; Pikachu (really angry): Pika!; Brock (really angry): Make it double!; James (shocked): Hey, no fair!

The Keystone Pops! motto: Ash: Listen, is that bad guy talk I hear?; Dawn: It speaks to me loud and clear!; Ash: On the wind!; Dawn: Past the stars!; Brock: In your ear!; Jessie (interrupting them): It's that kind of imitation they invented lawsuits for!; Dawn: Chill out! We couldn't care less about you!; Ash: We're looking for Spiritomb!

Mega-Mega Meowth Madness! motto: Bonnie: Prepare for trouble, I'd say you bad people have finally met your match!; Serena: And make it a double-crook catch! To protect the world from — !; Jessie (interrupting them): Twerp thieves!; James: Copyright infringment! Get away from him!; Serena: You let us go now, or you're gonna wish you had!

The Cave of Mirrors! motto: Jessie: What's with this place?!; Mirror Jessie: "What's with this place?" is compassion and right!; Mirror James: And goodness and caring with mercy and light!; Mirror Meowth: Heroes of Justice, that's right!; Mirror Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!; Team Rocket: Oh, no!; Wobbuffet: Wobbuffet!; Mirror Jessie and James: Team Rocket, good night!

Blasting off

Team Rocket after being defeated

When defeated, and sent flying off due to a Pokémon's finishing attack (usually Pikachu's Thunderbolt or Gigavolt Havoc) or a malfunction in their mechas, Jessie, James, and Meowth usually cry, 「やな感じ！」 ("This feels bad!") in the original, which was dubbed "Looks like Team Rocket's blasting off again!", "Team Rocket's blasting off again!"*, or simply "We're blasting off again!"* before disappearing into the distance where a twinkle appears. The first time they blasted off was in their debut episode, and the first time the twinkle was seen was during their following blast off, in Clefairy and the Moon Stone. In some episodes, they said their catchphrase while finishing each other's sentences or when it's told by one character or two.

Blasting off usually happens only one time per episode, but there have been many occasions in which it has happened multiple times, especially in Malice In Wonderland!, in which they are shown blasting off four times on screen, and heard to blast off many more times offscreen. Another occurrence when they blasted off more than once was in Noodles! Roamin' Off!, but this could be because the episode focused on Team Rocket. In A Faux Oak Finish!, James blasted off by himself. Butch and Cassidy have also "blasted off"; however, James noted once that he, Jessie and Meowth had copyrighted it in Off The Unbeaten Path.

After Memories are Made of Bliss!, Team Rocket initially didn't blast off during Pokémon the Series: Black & White. In Enter Iris and Axew! and A Sandile Gusher of Change!, they used smoke bombs and disappeared. In The Battle Club and Tepig's Choice! they tried to escape using capsule mecha, but it got destroyed by Ash's Pikachu, but they've escaped using gliders. From Scare at the Litwick Mansion! onwards, they usually used jet packs in order to escape. For this reason, those blastoffs weren't against their will nor involved pain, so they did not cry out their famous quote. Also, there was no twinkle visible when the jet packs were used, except for Scare at the Litwick Mansion! and Movie Time! Zorua in "The Legend of the Pokémon Knight"!. Starting from New Places... Familiar Faces!, Team Rocket has blasted off like before, although they didn't say the catchphrase until Team Plasma's Pokémon Power Plot!. They still used their jet packs in some episodes.

Sometimes, when Team Rocket blasts off, they shout something other than "We're blasting off again!", such as in Team Rocket's Shocking Recruit! when instead they shouted "We're blasting off family style!" after being defeated by Dragonite and Charizard, or A Battle by Any Other Name!, where they shouted "There's nothing sweet about blasting off! AND WE'RE DOING IT AGAIN!!!" after their Octillery mecha was destroyed. There are also occasions where they do not blast off per se, but they disappear with the trademark twinkle by other means such as running away. In some very rare instances, they blast off without a twinkle, as seen in their debut, The Island of Illusions! where they fell into the sea instead, Tracey Gets Bugged, where they get their hair and fur cut short by a Scyther, or To Find a Fairy Flower!, where they were relaxed by a Flabébé's Aromatherapy.

Starting from Loading the Dex!, rather than blasting off, Bewear would unexpectedly appear and take the trio away; Jessie, James, and Meowth would cry, 「何この感じ！？」 ("What's with this feeling!?") in response, which was dubbed as "Off with a new blast!". In To Top a Totem!, they were about to blast off, only for Bewear to jump into the air and catch them before the 'ping' sound. They Might Not Be Giants! was the first episode where the trio successfully blasted off without interference, although Bewear was able to catch them before they hit the ground. Later, they also successfully blasted off in A Team-on-Team Tussle! and Mimikyu Unmasked!. In Alola, Alola!, the trio successfully blasted off without Bewear seizing them in midair or the location where they landed. They were successfully blasted off along with Matori in Spying for the Big Guy! when they were hit by Pikachu's Corkscrew Crash. In Thank You, Alola! The Journey Continues!, after Bewear gives Team Rocket a farewell hug, Bewear spins around in a whirlwind-like effect and successfully sends Team Rocket blasting off into the air, followed by the blast off star and the ping sound.

In other languages

Language		Title
Finnish		Rakettiryhmä taitaa ampaista taas matkoihinsa!* Me häippäistään taas!
Hindi		Lagta hai Team Rocket phir se haar gayi! Hum phir se haar gaye! Team Rocket ek baar phir fail ho gayi!
Russian		Команда Р опять в пролете Komanda R opyat' v prolyetye* Мы опять в пролете Mi opyat' v prolyetye* Мы снова летим Mi snova lyetim* Мы опять летим My opyat' lyetim*
Vietnamese		Lại bay lên nữa rồi! (ACE Media, VTV2) Một cảm giác thật đáng ghét! (HTV3)

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In Pokémon Adventures, the "Rocket" in Team Rocket is apparently their motto, which is an acronym for:

Raid

On

City

Knock out

Evil

Tusks

When translated from Japanese, this motto means, "Attack cities one after another!! Devastate them!! We are the fangs of evil!!"

In the games

In the core series

During their appearances in Pokémon Yellow, Jessie and James use parts of their original Kanto motto in their dialogue, as well as their blast off phrase. They never recite the whole thing, however. They say "Surrender now or prepare to fight!" before their battle at Mt. Moon, and "So render yourself invisible, or prepare to fight!" before their battle at Pokémon Tower. Upon being defeated at Mt. Moon, they say "Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light!", and they say their usual blast off phrase after being defeated in every other encounter thereafter.

In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, they do not quote their motto, but they do say their usual blast off phrase after every battle, with the exception of their Route 17 battle.

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Zany Cards

In Pokémon Zany Cards, Jessie and James recite their motto from the Original series anime, at the start of the match against them. However, Meowth does not appear at this point, so the phrase "Meowth, that's right!" is not said.

Trivia

Since the middle of Pokémon the Series: Black & White, every motto has its own unique animation.
- Also during Pokémon the Series: Black & White, it changed several times due to Team Rocket's constant role changes.
The original motto has been performed at least once in every series to date.
The motto used during the Battle Frontier saga is rather unique since it was also used once during the Pokémon: Diamond & Pearl season.
- It was also used in the first episode in Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl, but it wasn't completed.
In every one of Butch's appearances in the original series' English dub, he was the one who said the opening line "Prepare for trouble!", which is usually said by the female character. In The Breeding Center Secret, Butch, along with Cassidy, said "Prepare for trouble and make it double!". In Pikachu Re-Volts, he was the one who began the motto showdown by saying "Then prepare for trouble!". In The Fortune Hunters, he said alone "Prepare for trouble and make it double!". In The Mystery is History!, he said "Prepare for trouble, you got that right!". The last time he did this was in A Parent Trapped!, in which he said "It's time to prepare for trouble!". In Pokémon Chronicles, the motto was dubbed with the Cassidy saying the first line like how it is was in Japanese.
In the Sinnoh motto, Jessie's section of "A rose by any other name is just as sweet" alludes to Act II Scene II Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, in which Juliet argues:

What's in a name? that which we call a rose
By any other name would smell as sweet;

This is a commonly quoted phrase meaning that the names of things do not matter, only what the thing is. This quote is also the origin of the title for A Battle by Any Other Name!.

In the Unova motto, Jessie likens herself to Reshiram with the words "white" and "fiery", while James likens himself to Zekrom with "black" and "thunderous".
The first two lines of the motto were mentioned and said by the Fortune Teller as a warning in an episode of Kirby: Right Back at Ya!, a show that was also dubbed by 4Kids Entertainment (and also based on a Nintendo franchise). The episode the Fortune Teller appeared in was "The Fofa Factor".
In the Finnish dub, the original motto was different than usual in Team Rocket's first two appearances (Pokémon Emergency! and Ash Catches a Pokémon), where it was translated directly from English without rhyming. The rhyming motto was used for the first time in Challenge of the Samurai.
In the European Portuguese dub, the expression "Preparar para azar!", the Portuguese equivalent to "Prepare for trouble!" (which literally translated is "Prepare for bad luck!") is still used in recent episodes as a Team Rocket's catchphrase, even during some mottos.
In the Korean dub of Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon, the expressions "화안류오 수월폐화", "비룡승운 영자삽상", and "일련탁생 연대책임", which are direct hanja to hangul translations of the Japanese motto, are given explanations at the bottom of the screen due to the difficulty in understanding these phrases.
In the Russian dub, the original motto has three variants of translation due to the changes in dubbing companies during the original series, Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire, and Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl.
Toward the end of the Pokémon Trading Card Game: Trainer Video, the original motto is recited by various kids. It omits "Prepare for trouble; Make it double," and Meowth's name, and the kids make various mistakes before correcting themselves.
In airings of Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon on CITV in the United Kingdom, Team Rocket's blast off line is often misquoted in the closed captions as "Off with a new plan!"
In the Latin American Spanish dub, starting from the second season, James would often replace the line "Hasta las estrellas" (the translation for "to the stars above") with random places, most of the time citing places or cities from Latin American locations. The line of "Surrender now or prepare to fight!" would also be replaced by lines of songs from various Latin American performers.

Team Rocket mottos

Jessie, James, and Meowth

Best Wishes! and Best Wishes! Season 2

Best Wishes! Season 2: Episode N and Best Wishes! Season 2: Decolora Adventure!

Variations

Meowth filling in for Jessie or James

Butch and Cassidy

Original motto

Sinnoh motto

Ripoffs

Blasting off

In other languages

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In the games

In the core series

In the spin-off games

Pokémon Zany Cards

Trivia

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