Team Rocket Elite Trio

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Ken, Harry, and Al

The Team Rocket Elite Trio, individually known as Ken (Japanese: ケン Ken), Al*/Ryu* (Japanese: リョウ Ryō), and Harry (Japanese: ハリー Harry), are Team Rocket members who appear in the Pokémon Adventures manga as part of the Red, Green & Blue arc and Yellow arc storylines under Giovanni, and in the Gold, Silver & Crystal arc storyline under the Masked Man.

History

In the Red, Green & Blue arc and the Yellow arc, they were all sub-leaders. Ken was under the command of Lt. Surge, Al was under the command of Sabrina, and Harry was under the command of Koga. They played no real role in this chapter, as they were merely subordinates whose most important appearance was as minions who tried to capture Mew.

They first appeared facing off against Yellow on the S.S. Anne, trying to sink it as Team Rocket's return to the criminal scene, and as revealed by Surge later in the chapter, a ploy to lure the Elite Four out of hiding. They named themselves the new heads of the Team Rocket squads with Sabrina, Koga, and Lt. Surge now out of commission, but they were proven to be much weaker than the initial admins and were outsmarted by Yellow, who used many different tactics to trap them and save the passengers. They were then tied up by Caterpie's String Shot and presumably taken to jail.

In the Gold, Silver & Crystal arc, the Team Rocket Elite Trio and other Rockets were brainwashed under the control of the Masked Man, where they were used for several different schemes, but were defeated on every occasion. The final time they appeared was when they were involved in the attack on Indigo Plateau during the Gym Leader tournament and fought the Gym Leaders onboard the Magnet Train. There they met one of their former leaders, Lt. Surge, who after being attacked by them, helped them break free of the Masked Man's control by reminding them of what they originally stood for. Much later, in the FireRed & LeafGreen arc, it was revealed that the three were put in charge of transporting the two Deoxys to their hideout after they had been stolen from the Mossdeep Space Center. However, as always, they wouldn't go without a colossal blunder when Entity Two escaped the yoke after rampaging madly, and Sird herself mutters that it was foolish to trust them.

Pokémon

Ken's

Machamp

Ken's Machamp

Debut	Tauros the Tyrant

Machamp was used to attack the Game Corner in Celadon City. However, it attacked Hitmonlee instead of the Game Corner.

Tauros ♂

Ken's Tauros

Debut	Tauros the Tyrant

Tauros is described as the King of the Safari Zone and the leader of his herd. He controlled the other Pokémon and charged at Green and her Wartortle where it was defeated by their combined power.

Jynx ♀

Ken's Jynx

Debut	The Jynx Jinx

Jynx was used to steal the disc containing Mewtwo from Mew. As Red and Green tried to protect Mew from harm, Jynx froze Red's Saur and Poli, prompting Mew to attack.

Jynx's known moves are Ice Punch, Psybeam and Psywave.

Voltorb and Electrode

Debut	The Coming of Slowpoke (Eventually)

Ken's Voltorb and Electrode were two of the Pokémon that attacked the Engine Room of the S.S. Anne. They were then used to attack Yellow; she was able to dodge thanks to Dody's speed but Dody ended up getting hit instead.

Voltorb and Electrode's known moves are SonicBoom and Swift.

Elekid ♀

Ken's Elekid

Debut	Buzzing Elekid

Ken's Elekid was used in New Bark Town around the same time Silver robbed a Totodile. Elekid easily knocked Gold out cold but was defeated by Silver's Totodile using Frustration afterwards. Later, she was used to block Suicune from going anywhere else. She started to have problems after being hit by some spores. In Great Girafarig, Elekid ended up battling one of Eusine's Pokémon and lost.

Elekid's known moves are ThunderPunch and ThunderShock.

Octillery

Debut	Miltank Melee

Ken's Octillery was first used to surround Suicune. It started to have problems after being hit by some spores. In Great Girafarig, it was used to battle Eusine's Pokémon and lost.

Octillery's only known move is Ice Beam.

Al's

Gengar

Al's Gengar

Debut	Holy Moltres

Al's Gengar was used to surround Blaine in Cinnabar Island.

Gengar's only known move is Night Shade.

Slowpoke

Debut	The Coming of Slowpoke (Eventually)

Slowpoke was used to tip the S.S. Anne over with its Confusion and used its Psychic attacks at Yellow's Gravvy and Omny.

Slowpoke's only known move is Confusion.

Hypno

Al's Hypno

Debut	The Coming of Slowpoke (Eventually)

Al's Hypno was used in the S.S. Anne to attack the Engine Room. It used Psychic attacks on Yellow's Gravvy and Omny. During the destruction of the S.S. Anne, Hypno used Meditate on Team Rocket to take them out of there. However, they fell in the water after Hypno used Pound.

Hypno's known moves are Meditate and Pound.

Girafarig

Al's Girafarig

Debut	Into the Unown

Girafarig made its debut in the Ruins of Alph. It was used later on to surround Suicune and felt wobbly after being hit by Suicune's spores. In Great Girafarig, it was used to battle Eusine's Pokémon and lost.

Girafarig's only known move is Psywave.

Harry's

Muk

Harry's Muk

Debut	You Know...Articuno!

Harry used Muk to help Team Rocket on their mission to get Articuno.

Machop

Harry's Machop

Debut	Long Live the Nidoqueen!?

Harry's Machop first appeared in Giovanni's flashback while he was telling the story of the SS Anne being attacked by Team Rocket.

Kingler

Harry's Kingler

Debut	Long Live the Nidoqueen!?

Harry's Kingler first appeared in Giovanni's flashback while he was telling the story of the SS Anne being attacked by Team Rocket.

Ekans

Debut	The Coming of Slowpoke (Eventually)

Ekans was used to attack the Engine Room of the SS Anne. It sent some of its Poison attacks onto Yellow's Pokémon, but lost to Pika.

Ekans's only known move is Acid.

Weezing

Debut	The Coming of Slowpoke (Eventually)

Weezing was used to attack the Engine Room of the SS Anne. It sent some of its Poison attacks onto Yellow's Pokémon, but lost to Pika.

Weezing's only known move is Sludge.

Spinarak

Harry's Spinarak

Debut	Into the Unown

Harry first had Spinarak to tie up Gold and Bugsy with some strings in the Ruins of Alph. However, they were able to get away with it by using the Unown as scapegoat. Later, Spinarak was used along with the other Pokémon belonging to the trio to surround Suicune. In Great Girafarig, it was used to battle Eusine's Pokémon and lost.

Spinarak's known moves are Spider Web and String Shot.

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