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'''Double Trouble''' is a song from the English version of the [[Pokémon anime]]. [[Rachael Lillis]], [[Eric Stuart]], [[Maddie Blaustein]], and [[Ted Lewis]] take the lead vocals in the roles of [[Jessie]], [[James]], {{MTR}}, and {{an|Giovanni}} respectively. The song was used in the [[Pikachu's Jukebox]] segment in [[Pokémon: Indigo League|Season 1]] and [[Pokémon: Adventures in the Orange Islands|Season 2]]. Along with many other songs from the segment, it was featured on the [[Pokémon 2.B.A. Master]] CD. A slightly different version debuted in [[Pokémon Live!]].
'''Double Trouble''' is a song from the English version of the [[Pokémon anime]]. [[Rachael Lillis]], [[Eric Stuart]], [[Maddie Blaustein]], and [[Ted Lewis]] take the lead vocals in the roles of [[Jessie]], [[James]], {{MTR}}, and {{an|Giovanni}} respectively. The song was used in the [[Pikachu's Jukebox]] segment in [[S01|Season 1]] and [[S02|Season 2]]. Along with many other songs from the segment, it was featured on the [[Pokémon 2.B.A. Master]] CD and the [[Pokémon X (CD)|Pokémon X CD]]. It is also used as Team Rocket's theme in [[Pokémon Puzzle League]]. A slightly different version debuted in [[Pokémon Live!]].


==Episodes==
==Episodes==
* ''[[EP018|Beauty and the Beach]]''
* ''[[EP053|The Purr-fect Hero]]'' (Pokémon TV)
* ''[[EP053|The Purr-fect Hero]]''
* ''[[EP063|The Battle of The Badge]]'' (Pokémon TV)
* ''[[EP067|The Pi-Kahuna]]''
* ''[[EP067|The Pi-Kahuna]]''
* ''[[EP073|Bad to the Bone]]''
* ''[[EP073|Bad to the Bone]]''
* ''[[EP079|Friend and Foe Alike]]''
* ''[[EP079|Friend and Foe Alike]]''
* ''[[EP084|The Lost Lapras]]''
* ''[[EP084|The Lost Lapras!]]''
* ''[[EP089|Shell Shock]]''
* ''[[EP089|Shell Shock!]]''
* ''[[EP095|A Shipful of Shivers]]''
* ''[[EP095|A Shipful of Shivers]]''
* ''[[EP101|Get Along, Little Pokémon]]''
* ''[[EP101|Get Along, Little Pokémon]]''
* ''[[DP092|A Lean Mean Team Rocket Machine!]]''
* ''[[EP107|Pokémon Food Fight]]''
* ''[[EP113|Viva Las Lapras]]''


==Characters==
==Characters==
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* {{p|Onix}} ({{OP|Brock|Steelix}})
* {{p|Onix}} ({{OP|Brock|Steelix}})
* {{p|Arbok}} ({{OP|Jessie|Arbok}})
* {{p|Arbok}} ({{OP|Jessie|Arbok}})
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{ka|Victor}}'s, nicknamed [[Puka]])
* {{p|Pikachu}} ({{OBP|Victor|EP067}}'s, nicknamed [[Puka]])
* {{p|Koffing}} ({{OP|James|Koffing}})


==Lyrics==
==Lyrics==
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'''Jessie:''' Prepare for trouble.
'''Jessie:''' Prepare for trouble.
'''James:''' Make it double.
'''James:''' Make it double.
'''Jessie:''' To protect the world from devastation.
'''Jessie:''' To protect the world from devastation!
'''James:''' To unite all people within our nation.
'''James:''' To unite all peoples within our nation!
'''Jessie:''' To denounce the evils of truth and love.
'''Jessie:''' To denounce the evils of truth and love!
'''James:''' To extend our reach to the stars above.
'''James:''' To extend our reach to the stars above!
'''Jessie:''' Jessie!
'''Jessie:''' Jessie!
'''James:''' James!
'''James:''' James!
'''Jessie:''' Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light.
'''Jessie:''' Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light!
'''James:''' Surrender now or prepare to fight.
'''James:''' Surrender now, or prepare to fight!
'''Meowth:''' That's right!
'''Meowth:''' That's right!


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'''Chorus:'''
'''Chorus:'''
Team Rocket's rockin
Talkin' trouble, walkin' trouble
Double trouble, big trouble's gonna follow you
Team Rocket's rockin
Talkin' trouble, walkin' trouble
Double trouble, big trouble
Gonna capture Pikachu
Team Rocket's rockin
Team Rocket's rockin
Talkin' trouble, walkin' trouble
Talkin' trouble, walkin' trouble
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Make it double''
Make it double''


'''James:''' ''To protect the world from devastation!''
'''James:''' ''To protect the world from devastation!''
'''Jessie:''' ''To unite all peoples within our nation!''
'''Jessie:''' ''To unite all peoples within our nation!''
'''James:''' ''To denounce the evils of truth and law!''
'''James:''' ''To denounce the evils of truth and law!''
'''Jessie:''' ''To extend our reach to the stars above!''
'''Jessie:''' ''To extend our reach to the stars above!''
'''Jessie:''' ''Jessie!''
'''Jessie:''' ''Jessie!''
'''James:''' ''James!''
'''James:''' ''James!''
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We captured {{AP|Pikachu}}!''
We captured {{AP|Pikachu}}!''


'''Jessie:''' ''We're Team Rocket, and we fights for what's wrong.''
'''Jessie:''' ''We're Team Rocket, and we fight for what's wrong.''
'''James:''' ''For mayhem, for madness and for rare Pokémon''
'''James:''' ''For mayhem, for madness and for rare Pokémon''
'''Jessie:''' ''I'm so gorgeous.''
'''Jessie:''' ''I'm so gorgeous.''
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Talking trouble, walking trouble, double trouble
Talking trouble, walking trouble, double trouble
Big trouble's gonna follow you!
Big trouble's gonna follow you!
We're gonna capture {{Ash|Ashii}} too!''</ab>
We're gonna capture {{Ash|Ash-ey}} too!''</ab>


== Credits ==
== Credits ==
* Lead vocals: Rachael Lillis, Eric Stuart, Adam Blaustein, Ted Lewis
* Lead vocals: Rachael Lillis (Jessie), Eric Stuart (James), Adam Blaustein (Meowth), Ted Lewis (Giovanni)
* BG vocals: Curtis King, Sharon Bryant, Russell Velázquez, Louis Cortelezzi
* BG vocals: Curtis King, Sharon Bryant, Russell Velázquez, Louis Cortelezzi
* Guitars: Larry Saltzman, Bob Mayo
* Guitars: Larry Saltzman, Bob Mayo
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* This song was used as Team Rocket's theme in the [[Nintendo 64]] game [[Pokémon Puzzle League]].
* This song was used as Team Rocket's theme in the [[Nintendo 64]] game [[Pokémon Puzzle League]].
* This song was used as background music for ''[[DP092|A Lean Mean Team Rocket Machine!]]''.
* This song was used as background music for ''[[DP092|A Lean Mean Team Rocket Machine!]]''.
* This song's title is commonly mistaken to be called "Team Rocket's Rockin'" or "Team Rocket's Rocket".
* Giovanni tells Team Rocket at the beginning of the CD version that he wants Pikachu, but at this point in the anime he does not know about Pikachu. Jessie, James and Meowth decide themselves in ''[[EP002|Pokémon Emergency!]]'' that Pikachu is powerful and that they want to capture it. It is not until ''[[BW001|In The Shadow of Zekrom!]]'' they talk to Giovanni about capturing Pikachu.
* Giovanni tells Team Rocket at the beginning of the CD version that he wants Pikachu, although in anime canon he may not even know about Pikachu. Jessie and James decide themselves in ''[[EP002|Pokémon Emergency!]]'' that Pikachu is powerful and that they want to capture it. However, in ''[[BW001|In The Shadow of Zekrom!]]'' they talk to Giovanni about capturing Pikachu.
* Sheet music for this song is included in {{book|Pokémon 2.B.A. Master|the Pokémon 2.B.A. Master piano book}}.
* When this song was released in Japan as part of the ''[[Pokémon de English#Pokémon de English! Kazu - Iro Hen|Pokémon de English! Kazu - Iro Hen]]'' VHS/DVD, it was presented not as a Pikachu's Jukebox video, but as a [[Pokémon Karaokémon]] video, complete with on-screen lyrics. However, the lyrics use a different font than the rest of the Karaokémon videos.


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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|cs={{tt|Dvojnásobný potíže (Tým Raket)|Double Trouble (Team Rocket)}}
|ca=El Poder de l'Equip Rocket <small>''Team Rocket's Power''</small>
|da={{tt|Der Bliver Ballade (Team Rocket Rykker)|There'll be Trouble (Team Rocket Steps In}}
|cs=Dvojnásobný potíže (Tým Raket) <small>''Double Trouble (Team Rocket)''</small>
|fr_eu={{tt|Nous Sommes de Retour (La Team Rocket est Là)|We're back (Team Rocket's here}}
|da={{DL|List of Danish Pokémon themes|Ballade I Din Gade}} <small>''Trouble In Your Street''</small>
|de={{tt|Gleich Gibt es Ärger (Das Team Rocket Kommt)|Soon There'll be Trouble (Team Rocket Comes)}}
|fr_ca=Nous sommes de retour <small>''We're back''</small>
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|de=Gleich Gibt es Ärger (Das Team Rocket Kommt) <small>''Soon There'll be Trouble (Team Rocket Comes)''</small>
|hu={{tt|Készülj a Harcra (A Rakéták Jönnek)|Prepare For Battle (The Rockets are Coming)}}
|el=Κεφια Ναχεις (Ομάδα Ρόκετ) <small>''{{tt|Kefia Naħeis (Omada Rocket)|Double Trouble (Team Rocket)}}''</small>
|it={{tt|Doppio Guaio (Team Rocket Porti)|Double Trouble (Team Rocket Arrives)}}
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|no={{tt|Kjempe Trøbbel (Team Rockets Ruler)|Big Trouble (Team Rocket's Ruleship}}
|hu=Készülj a Harcra (A Rakéták Jönnek) <small>''Prepare For Battle (The Rockets are Coming)''</small>
|pl={{tt|Te Dwie Niecnoty (To Zespół R.)|It's Double Bother (The Team R.)}}
|it=Doppio Guaio (Team Rocket Porti) <small>''Double Trouble (Team Rocket Arrives)''</small>
|pt_br={{tt|Problema em Dobro (Equipe Rocket)|Double Problem (Team Rocket)}}
|no=Kjempe Trøbbel (Team Rockets Ruler) <small>''Big Trouble (Team Rocket's Ruleship)''</small>
|pt_eu={{tt|Problemas a Dobrar (Team Rocket)|Problems Twofold (Team Rocket)}}
|pl=Zespół R <small>''Team R''</small>
|es_eu={{tt|Ante un Problema, Nuestro Lema (El Poder del Team Rocket)|In Face of a Problem, Our Motto (Team Rocket's Power)}}
|pt_br={{DL|List of Brazilian Portuguese Pokémon themes|Muitos Problemas (Equipe Rocket)}} <small>''Many Problems (Team Rocket)''</small>
|es_la={{tt|Doble Problema (Equipo Rocket)|Double Problem (Team Rocket)}}
|pt_eu=Problemas a Dobrar (Team Rocket) <small>''Problems Twofold (Team Rocket)''</small>
|ru=Забыть о чести ради мести <small>''{{tt|Zabyt' o chesti radi mesti|Forget glory for revenge}}''</small>
|es_la=Doble Problema (Equipo Rocket) <small>''Double Problem (Team Rocket)''</small>
|es_eu=Ante un Problema, Nuestro Lema (El Poder del Team Rocket) <small>''In Face of a Problem, Our Motto (Team Rocket's Power)''</small>
|tr=Çifte Belaya (Roket Takımı) <small>''Double Trouble (Team Rocket)''</small>
|uk=Рапортуе Відділ Рокет <small>''{{tt|Raportue Viddil Roket|Beware of Team Rocket}}''</small>
}}
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Revision as of 19:13, 7 July 2017

Double Trouble is a song from the English version of the Pokémon anime. Rachael Lillis, Eric Stuart, Maddie Blaustein, and Ted Lewis take the lead vocals in the roles of Jessie, James, Meowth, and Giovanni respectively. The song was used in the Pikachu's Jukebox segment in Season 1 and Season 2. Along with many other songs from the segment, it was featured on the Pokémon 2.B.A. Master CD and the Pokémon X CD. It is also used as Team Rocket's theme in Pokémon Puzzle League. A slightly different version debuted in Pokémon Live!.

Episodes

Characters

Humans

Pokémon

Lyrics

Original version

Giovanni:
This is the boss and I'm sick of waiting!
I want Pikachu! And this time don't screw it up!

Prepare for trouble,
Make it double,
Prepare for trouble,
Make it double.
James: We'll be the richest rogues of all time.
Jessie: Creators of a grand design.
James: I'll be the king.
Jessie: I'll be the queen.
Meowth: I'll be the joker... of crime.

Prepare for trouble
Make it double
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: Jessie!
James: James!
Jessie: Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light!
James: Surrender now, or prepare to fight!
Meowth: That's right!

Chorus:
Team Rocket's rockin,
Talkin' trouble, walkin' trouble,
Double trouble, big trouble's gonna follow you,

Team Rocket's rockin,
Talkin' trouble, walkin' trouble,
Double trouble, big trouble's gonna follow you,
Team Rocket: We're gonna capture Pikachu.

Prepare for trouble,
Make it double,
Jessie: Prepare for trouble
Prepare for trouble,
James: Make it double
Make it double,
Chorus & James:
We're Team Rocket and we fight for what's wrong
For mayhem and madness and rare Pokémon.
Jessie: I'm so gorgeous
James: I'm always the man
Giovanni: You're just the players in my master plan

Chorus:
Team Rocket's rockin
Talkin' trouble, walkin' trouble
Double trouble, big trouble's gonna follow you

Team Rocket's rockin
Talkin' trouble, walkin' trouble
Double trouble, big trouble's gonna follow you
Team Rocket: We're gonna capture Pikachu

We're always gonna try it
No one can deny it
We can cause a riot in Sunday School
James: Ooh a riot!
We'll have you believing
Truth can be deceiving
Team Rocket: "Do unto others" is our Golden Rule

Jessie: This is our most ingenious plan ever, if I do say so myself.
James: Even we couldn't screw this one up Jessie.
Meowth: Would you two stop yappin', here they come!
Prepare for trouble

Chorus:
Team Rocket's rockin
Talkin' trouble, walkin' trouble
Double trouble, big trouble's gonna follow you

Team Rocket's rockin
Talkin' trouble, walkin' trouble
Double trouble, big trouble
Gonna capture Pikachu

Team Rocket's rockin
Talkin' trouble, walkin' trouble
Double trouble, big trouble's gonna follow you

Team Rocket's rockin
Talkin' trouble, walkin' trouble
Double trouble, big trouble
Gonna capture Pikachu

Team Rocket's rockin
Talkin' trouble, walkin' trouble
Double trouble, big trouble's gonna follow you

Team Rocket: Looks like Team Rocket's blasting off again!

Pokémon Live! version

Jessie and James:
Prepare for trouble
Make it double
Prepare for trouble
Make it double

James: To protect the world from devastation!
Jessie: To unite all peoples within our nation!
James: To denounce the evils of truth and law!
Jessie: To extend our reach to the stars above!
Jessie: Jessie!
James: James!

Jessie and James:
Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light
Surrender now or prepare to fight!
Team Rocket's Rockin!
Talking trouble, walking trouble, double trouble
Big trouble's gonna follow you!

Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light
Surrender now or prepare to fight!
Team Rocket's Rockin!
Talking trouble, walking trouble, double trouble
Big trouble's gonna follow you!
We captured Pikachu!

Jessie: We're Team Rocket, and we fight for what's wrong.
James: For mayhem, for madness and for rare Pokémon
Jessie: I'm so gorgeous.
James: I'm always the man.
Delia: You're just the players in his "master plan".
Jessie and James: Jealous?

Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light
Surrender now or prepare to fight!
Team Rocket's Rockin!
Talking trouble, walking trouble, double trouble
Big trouble's gonna follow you!

Team Rocket blast off at the speed of light
Surrender now or prepare to fight!
Team Rocket's Rockin!
Talking trouble, walking trouble, double trouble
Big trouble's gonna follow you!
We captured Pikachu!

Team Rocket's rockin!

Reprise

Jessie: Hit it!
Jessie and James:
Team Rocket's Rockin!
Talking trouble, walking trouble double trouble
Big trouble's gonna follow you!

Team Rocket's Rockin!
Talking trouble, walking trouble, double trouble
Big trouble's gonna follow you!
We're gonna capture Ash-ey too!

Credits

  • Lead vocals: Rachael Lillis (Jessie), Eric Stuart (James), Adam Blaustein (Meowth), Ted Lewis (Giovanni)
  • BG vocals: Curtis King, Sharon Bryant, Russell Velázquez, Louis Cortelezzi
  • Guitars: Larry Saltzman, Bob Mayo
  • Co-produced and arranged by Louis Cortelezzi

Trivia

In other languages



Pikachu's Jukebox songs
2.B.A. Master • Double Trouble • My Best Friends
Together Forever • Viridian City • What Kind of Pokémon Are You?


Characters: Ash • Misty • Brock • Pikachu • Jessie • James • Meowth
Giovanni • MechaMew2 • Delia • Professor Oak
Songs: You & Me & Pokémon • It Will All Be Mine • My Best Friends • Everything Changes
Misty's Song • The Best at Being the Worst • Pikachu (I Choose You) • What Kind of Pokémon Are You?
The Time Has Come • Double Trouble • Two Perfect Girls • I've Got a Secret • You Just Can't Win • Finale


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