Team Rocket executives and administrators

Team Rocket executives and administrators are, as their title suggests, high-ranking members of Team Rocket. In some cases, they are subordinates of Giovanni, but upon his absence, they become the leaders themselves.

In the games

Like Team Rocket Grunts, the Rocket Executives and Admins are considered a Trainer class. They are the leaders of Team Rocket when Giovanni is gone.

Pokémon Yellow

There aren't any distinct Rocket Executives in Generation I, however, both Jessie and James appear in Pokémon Yellow as "something higher than grunts", guarding the room where Giovanni waits in the Rocket Hideout and Silph Co.. However, they are unnamed in this game, being referred to simply as "ROCKET," since trainers were not given names until Generation II.

Pokémon

Jessie and James

First battle

File:Team Rocket.png [[Rocket (Trainer class)|Rocket]] Jessie and James [[Mt. Moon|Mt. Moon]] Yellow [[Rocket (Trainer class)|Rocket]] and Professor Jessie and James Oak [[Mt. Moon|Mt. Moon]] Yellow Reward: $420
Types: Poison Unknown Ekans Lv.14 Wrap Normal   --       Leer Normal   --       Poison Sting Poison   --       Unknown   --       Types: Normal Unknown Meowth Lv.14 Scratch Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Bite Normal   --       Unknown   --       Types: Poison Unknown Koffing Lv.14 Tackle Normal   --       Smog Poison   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --

Second battle

File:Team Rocket.png [[Rocket (Trainer class)|Rocket]] Jessie and James [[Rocket Hideout|Rocket Hideout]] Yellow [[Rocket (Trainer class)|Rocket]] and Professor Jessie and James Oak [[Rocket Hideout|Rocket Hideout]] Yellow Reward: $750
Types: Poison Unknown Ekans Lv.25 Bite Normal   --       Leer Normal   --       Poison Sting Poison   --       Glare Normal   --       Types: Normal Unknown Meowth Lv.25 Bite Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Pay Day Normal   --       Screech Normal   --       Types: Poison Unknown Koffing Lv.25 Tackle Normal   --       Smog Poison   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --

Third battle

File:Team Rocket.png [[Rocket (Trainer class)|Rocket]] Jessie and James [[Pokémon Tower|Pokémon Tower]] Yellow [[Rocket (Trainer class)|Rocket]] and Professor Jessie and James Oak [[Pokémon Tower|Pokémon Tower]] Yellow Reward: $810
Types: Poison Unknown Arbok Lv.27 Bite Normal   --       Leer Normal   --       Poison Sting Poison   --       Glare Normal   --       Types: Normal Unknown Meowth Lv.27 Bite Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Screech Normal   --       Pay Day Normal   --       Types: Poison Unknown Weezing Lv.27 Tackle Normal   --       Smog Poison   --       Sludge Poison   --       Unknown   --

Fourth battle

File:Team Rocket.png [[Rocket (Trainer class)|Rocket]] Jessie and James [[Silph Co.|Silph Co.]] Yellow [[Rocket (Trainer class)|Rocket]] and Professor Jessie and James Oak [[Silph Co.|Silph Co.]] Yellow Reward: $930
Types: Poison Unknown Arbok Lv.31 Bite Normal   --       Leer Normal   --       Poison Sting Poison   --       Glare Normal   --       Types: Normal Unknown Meowth Lv.31 Bite Normal   --       Growl Normal   --       Screech Normal   --       Pay Day Normal   --       Types: Poison Unknown Weezing Lv.31 Tackle Normal   --       Smog Poison   --       Sludge Poison   --       Unknown   --

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

In a money-making scheme, the Rocket administrators send grunts to the Slowpoke Well to harvest the tails of Slowpoke to sell. Later, the Rockets build a base near the Lake of Rage that utilizes a high-frequency sound that influences Pokémon evolution, then in one last try to contact Giovanni they and the grunts take over the Goldenrod Radio Tower. Players fight and defeat administrators at both the Mahogany Town Hideout and the Goldenrod Radio Tower. When the final Rocket executive is defeated, he announces that he will disband Team Rocket, as Giovanni did three years before.

Pokémon

Rocket Hideout

Male executive

File:GSC Rocket ExecutiveM.png [[Rocket Executive (Trainer class)|Rocket Executive]] [[Rocket Hideout|Rocket Hideout]] Gold, Silver, and Crystal [[Rocket Executive (Trainer class)|Rocket Executive]] and Professor Oak [[Rocket Hideout|Rocket Hideout]] Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $1584

Types: Poison Flying Held item: None Zubat Lv.22 Leech Life Bug   --       Supersonic Normal   --       Bite Dark   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Types: Normal Unknown Held item: None Raticate Lv.24 Quick Attack Normal   --       Hyper Fang Normal   --       Focus Energy Normal   --       Scary Face Normal   --       Types: Poison Unknown Held item: None Koffing Lv.22 Tackle Normal   --       Smog Poison   --       Selfdestruct Normal   --       Sludge Poison   --

Female executive

File:GSC Rocket ExecutiveF.png [[Rocket Executive (Trainer class)|Rocket Executive]] [[Rocket Hideout|Rocket Hideout]] Gold, Silver, and Crystal [[Rocket Executive (Trainer class)|Rocket Executive]] and Professor Oak [[Rocket Hideout|Rocket Hideout]] Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $1800

Types: Poison Unknown Held item: None Arbok Lv.23 Wrap Normal   --       Leer Normal   --       Poison Sting Poison   --       Bite Dark   --       Types: Dark Flying Held item: None Murkrow Lv.25 Peck Flying   --       Pursuit Dark   --       Haze Ice   --       Unknown   --       Types: Grass Poison Held item: None Gloom Lv.23 Sweet Scent Normal   --       PoisonPowder Poison   --       Stun Spore Grass   --       Sleep Powder Grass   --

Radio Tower

Male executive

File:GSC Rocket ExecutiveM.png [[Rocket Executive (Trainer class)|Rocket Executive]] [[Radio Tower|Radio Tower]] Gold, Silver, and Crystal [[Rocket Executive (Trainer class)|Rocket Executive]] and Professor Oak [[Radio Tower|Radio Tower]] Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $????

Types: Poison Unknown Held item: None Koffing Lv.30 Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Types: Poison Unknown Held item: None Koffing Lv.30 Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Types: Poison Unknown Held item: None Koffing Lv.30 Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Types: Poison Unknown Held item: None Koffing Lv.30 Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Types: Poison Unknown Held item: None Koffing Lv.30 Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Types: Poison Unknown Held item: None Weezing Lv.30 Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --

Male executive

File:GSC Rocket ExecutiveM.png [[Rocket Executive (Trainer class)|Rocket Executive]] [[Radio Tower|Radio Tower]] Gold, Silver, and Crystal [[Rocket Executive (Trainer class)|Rocket Executive]] and Professor Oak [[Radio Tower|Radio Tower]] Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $????
Types: Poison Flying Held item: None Golbat Lv.30 Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --

Female executive

File:GSC Rocket ExecutiveF.png [[Rocket Executive (Trainer class)|Rocket Executive]] [[Radio Tower|Radio Tower]] Gold, Silver, and Crystal [[Rocket Executive (Trainer class)|Rocket Executive]] and Professor Oak [[Radio Tower|Radio Tower]] Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $????
Types: Poison Unknown Held item: None Arbok Lv.32 Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Types: Grass Poison Held item: None Vileplume Lv.32 Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Types: Dark Flying Held item: None Murkrow Lv.32 Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --

Male executive

File:GSC Rocket ExecutiveM.png [[Rocket Executive (Trainer class)|Rocket Executive]] [[Radio Tower|Radio Tower]] Gold, Silver, and Crystal [[Rocket Executive (Trainer class)|Rocket Executive]] and Professor Oak [[Radio Tower|Radio Tower]] Gold, Silver, and Crystal Reward: $????
Types: Dark Fire Held item: None Houndour Lv.33 Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Types: Poison Unknown Held item: None Koffing Lv.33 Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Types: Dark Fire Held item: None Houndoom Lv.35 Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --

FireRed and LeafGreen

In the Sevii Islands, the Rocket administrators face players before they battle Gideon for the Sapphire. The female administrator is battled before going into the male administrator's room. She objects that Team Rocket is not disbanded, but after a battle, admits that it probably is and as a final act, turns off the floor so that the player can go back and heal. After defeating the male administrator, he sees the player's Earth Badge and realizes that the Viridian-based Team Rocket has disbanded; he then tells the player that he will find Giovanni and revive Team Rocket.

It is very likely that the Rocket administrators are the same people as the Rocket executives in Generation II, as hinted by the similarity in their teams. Further clues include the male administrator's determination to revive Team Rocket after he is defeated, as well as the information given on the computer screen which the Rocket administrator was working on (it says "The influence of magnetic waves on Pokémon evolution"). This is linked to what happened in Generation II, when Team Rocket used radio waves to evolve the Magikarp at Lake of Rage.

Pokémon

Female admin

File:FL RocketGruntF.png [[Rocket Admin (Trainer class)|Rocket Admin]] [[Rocket Warehouse|Rocket Warehouse]] FireRed and LeafGreen [[Rocket Admin (Trainer class)|Rocket Admin]] and Professor Oak [[Rocket Warehouse|Rocket Warehouse]] FireRed and LeafGreen Reward: $1728

Types: Poison Unknown Ability: No Ability Held item: None Muk♂ Lv.53 Rock Tomb Rock   --       Minimize Normal   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       File:Spr 2 024.png Types: Poison Unknown Held item: None Arbok♂ Lv.54 Sludge Bomb Poison   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       File:Spr 2 045.png Types: Grass Poison Held item: None Vileplume♂ Lv.55 Stun Spore Grass   --       Giga Drain Grass   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --

Male admin

File:FL RocketGruntM.png [[Rocket Admin (Trainer class)|Rocket Admin]] [[Rocket Warehouse|Rocket Warehouse]] FireRed and LeafGreen [[Rocket Admin (Trainer class)|Rocket Admin]] and Professor Oak [[Rocket Warehouse|Rocket Warehouse]] FireRed and LeafGreen Reward: $1760

File:Spr 2 042.png Types: Poison Flying Held item: None Golbat♂ Lv.53 Shadow Ball Ghost   --       Sludge Bomb Poison   --       Confuse Ray Ghost   --       Unknown   --       File:Spr 2 110.png Types: Poison Unknown Held item: None Weezing♂ Lv.54 Thunderbolt Electric   --       Shadow Ball Ghost   --       Unknown   --       Unknown   --       File:Spr 2 229.png Types: Dark Fire Held item: None Houndoom♂ Lv.55 Flamethrower Fire   --       Crunch Dark   --       Shadow Ball Ghost   --       Unknown   --

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Rocket Executive Lambda 1st time

File:LambdaHGSS.png [[Rocket Executive (Trainer class)|Rocket Executive]] Lambda [[Rocket Hideout|Rocket Hideout]] HeartGold and SoulSilver [[Rocket Executive (Trainer class)|Rocket Executive]] and Professor Lambda Oak [[Rocket Hideout|Rocket Hideout]] HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $880

Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Zubat♂ Lv.22 Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Types: Poison Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: None Koffing♂ Lv.22 Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Types: Normal Unknown Ability: No Ability Held item: None Raticate♂ Lv.24 Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --

Rocket Executive Lambda 2nd time

File:LambdaHGSS.png [[Rocket Executive (Trainer class)|Rocket Executive]] Lambda [[Rocket Hideout|Rocket Hideout]] HeartGold and SoulSilver [[Rocket Executive (Trainer class)|Rocket Executive]] and Professor Lambda Oak [[Rocket Hideout|Rocket Hideout]] HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $1200

Types: Poison Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: None Koffing♂ Lv.30 Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Types: Poison Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: None Koffing♂ Lv.30 Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Types: Poison Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: None Koffing♂ Lv.30 Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Types: Poison Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: None Koffing♂ Lv.30 Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Types: Poison Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: None Koffing♂ Lv.32 Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Types: Poison Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: None Weezing♂ Lv.30 Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --

Rocket Executive Lance

File:RocketLanceHGSS.png [[Rocket Executive (Trainer class)|Rocket Executive]] Lance [[Radio Tower|Radio Tower]] HeartGold and SoulSilver [[Rocket Executive (Trainer class)|Rocket Executive]] and Professor Lance Oak [[Radio Tower|Radio Tower]] HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $1320
Types: Poison Flying Ability: Inner Focus Held item: None Golbat♂ Lv.28 Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Types: Poison Unknown Ability: Levitate Held item: None Weezing♂ Lv.33 Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --       Unknown Unknown   --

In the anime

It is unknown whether or not there are executives as present in the games and manga, as Giovanni is still in control of the organization. Instead, the anime tends to focus much more on higher-ranking Team Rocket members such as Domino and Vicious, who are field agents rather than administrators. Annie and Oakley were also inclusive to the ranks of Team Rocket, but this was only in the dub.

In the manga

Pokémon Special

Red/Blue/Green saga

Lt. Surge, Koga, and Sabrina are Team Rocket executives. Blaine, previously an executive, left the organization because of problems with Mewtwo. In the Yellow saga, the executives were recalled by Giovanni after he saw a battle between Lance and Yellow and realized he still had much to learn.

Gold/Silver/Crystal saga

Executives are replaced by two sub-leaders, Chermaine and Keane, while the real Leader is the Mask of Ice. Their designs are based on Executives from games.