James's Yamask

James's Yamask コジロウのデスマス Kojirō's Desumasu

James's Yamask

Debuts in BW025 Caught at Castelia City Gender Unknown Ability Unknown Current location With James

This Pokémon has not evolved.

Voice actor Japanese English As Yamask Mika Kanai N/A

James's Yamask (Japanese: コジロウのデスマス Kojirō's Desumasu) is the first Pokémon that James caught in the Unova region.

History

James and Yamask

Yamask appeared before Team Rocket in a warehouse in BW025, where James proceeded to feed it. Once it was full, it happily went into James's Poké Ball.

In BW029, Yamask befriends a group of Litwick in a mansion that Team Rocket was using as a base. However, it was kidnapped by the Candle Pokémon in an apparent attempt to lure James, Jessie and Meowth into a trap. Yamask teams up with Jessie's Woobat, Ash's Oshawott, Ash's Pikachu, and Cilan's Dwebble to defeat the Litwick and their Lampent leader.

Yamask battled Ash and co almost every time Team Rocket encountered them from then onwards. In BW030, Yamask was used to battle Amy's Druddigon and Iris's Axew, and despite using a powerful Night Shade attack, it was defeated by Druddigon's Draco Meteor. Yamask was used again in BW037, it was used to battle Ash and friends alongside Jessie's Woobat. They were defeated by Ash's Tepig's Ember, Pikachu's Electro Ball and the Roggenrola's Flash Cannon.

Personality

Like many of James's Pokémon before it, Yamask is very friendly and is shown to already have a great relationship with its Trainer. It is a very thankful Pokémon as shown when it willingly entered James's Poké Ball after it was given a little food. Also, unlike most of James's recent Pokémon, such as his Carnivine, Yamask doesn't show any kind of special affection to him when coming out of its Poké Ball.

Moves used

Using Shadow Ball	Move First Used In Shadow Ball BW029 Night Shade BW030
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

Trivia

• Yamask is the first Ghost-type Pokémon to be officially owned by a main character.
• This is the first Pokémon James has added to his party since Carnivine in Two Degrees of Separation!, 214 episodes before. Since Carnivine was actually obtained when James was still a child, this is his first capture in 261 episodes.

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Yamask.

Team Rocket's Pokémon
Travel with:	Meowth	Rotom Phone
	Jessie			James
On hand:	Wobbuffet	Seviper	Yanmega	Mime Jr.	Carnivine	Yamask
	Woobat	Frillish	Gourgeist	Amoonguss	Inkay	Morpeko
In training:				Cacnea
At home:				Growlie	Chimecho
Released:	Arbok	Dustox	Mimikyu	Weezing	Gyarados	Mareanie
Traded away:	Lickitung			Victreebel
Lived with (all three):	Bewear	Stufful
Worked with (all three):	Delibird	Pelipper
Temporarily owned:	Porygon Zero	Shellder	Magikarp	Hoppip	Second Victreebel
	Mawile
Befriended:	Blissey
Status unknown:	Starmie			Pidgey	Numel
For a list of other Pokémon Team Rocket has commanded, see here and here

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