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Team Rocket scientists are either members of or contracted by Team Rocket to develop new technology. They help design and implement many of the devices used in Team Rocket's plans; they also experiment on Pokémon.

In the games

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Pokémon Red, Blue, Yellow, FireRed, and LeafGreen

Several Silph Co. scientists joined Team Rocket in exchange for power and money. Alongside Team Rocket Grunts, they attack the player to prevent interference with their plans regarding Silph Co. One scientist only joined because Team Rocket wouldn't let him study Pokémon unless he did.

Sevii Islands

When the player tries to take the Sapphire from the Dotted Hole, Scientist Gideon drops down and steals it so that he can sell it to Team Rocket for money. The player faces him after defeating all Rocket Grunts at the Rocket Warehouse. After defeating him, Gideon returns the Sapphire and drops a hint about the identity of Giovanni's son.

Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver

A group of Rocket scientists, as well as Grunts and Executives, try to stop the player from destroying the high-frequency sound wave machine, which was intended to influence Pokémon evolution, at their headquarters.

Trainer list

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Pokémon Red, Blue, and Yellow

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Scientist	Initial battle	$1400	Lv.28	Lv.28	Lv.28	-------	-------	-------
Scientist	Initial battle	$1300	Lv.26	Lv.26	Lv.26	Lv.26	-------	-------
Scientist	Initial battle	$1450	Lv.29	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------	-------
Scientist	Initial battle	$1650	Lv.33	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Scientist	Initial battle	$1450	Lv.26	Lv.26	Lv.26	Lv.26	-------	-------
Scientist	Initial battle	$1250	Lv.25	Lv.25	Lv.25	Lv.25	Lv.25	-------
Scientist	Initial battle	$1450	Lv.29	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------	-------
Scientist	Initial battle	$1450	Lv.29	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------	-------
Scientist	Initial battle	$1400	Lv.28	Lv.28	Lv.28	-------	-------	-------
Scientist	Initial battle	$1450	Lv.29	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Scientist Jed	Initial battle	$2000	Lv.20	Lv.20	Lv.20	-------	-------	-------
Scientist Mitch	Initial battle	$2400	Lv.24	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Scientist Ross	Initial battle	$2200	Lv.22	Lv.22	-------	-------	-------	-------
Scientist Marc	Initial battle	$2700	Lv.27	Lv.27	Lv.27	-------	-------	-------
Scientist Rich	Initial battle	$3000	Lv.30	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Scientist Beau	Initial battle	$1248	Lv.26	Lv.26	Lv.26	Lv.26	-------	-------
Scientist Connor	Initial battle	$1248	Lv.26	Lv.26	Lv.26	Lv.26	-------	-------
Scientist Ed	Initial battle	$1344	Lv.28	Lv.28	Lv.28	-------	-------	-------
Scientist Gideon	Initial battle	$2208	Lv.46	Lv.46	Lv.46	Lv.46	Lv.46	-------
Scientist Jerry	Initial battle	$1344	Lv.28	Lv.28	Lv.28	-------	-------	-------
Scientist Jose	Initial battle	$1392	Lv.29	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------	-------
Scientist Joshua	Initial battle	$1392	Lv.29	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------	-------
Scientist Parker	Initial battle	$1392	Lv.29	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------	-------
Scientist Rodney	Initial battle	$1584	Lv.33	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Scientist Taylor	Initial battle	$1200	Lv.25	Lv.25	Lv.25	Lv.25	Lv.25	-------
Scientist Travis	Initial battle	$1392	Lv.29	Lv.29	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Scientist Gregg	Initial battle	$640	Lv.20	Lv.20	Lv.20	-------	-------	-------
Scientist Ross	Initial battle	$704	Lv.22	Lv.22	-------	-------	-------	-------
Scientist Mitch	Initial battle	$768	Lv.24	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Scientist Garett	Initial battle	$864	Lv.27	Lv.27	Lv.27	-------	-------	-------
Scientist Trenton	Initial battle	$960	Lv.30	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------

Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!

Trainer name	Battle	Winnings	Pokémon
Scientist Beau	Initial battle	$2,100	Lv.35	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Scientist Connor	Initial battle	$2,100	Lv.35	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Scientist Ed	Initial battle	$2,100	Lv.35	Lv.35	Lv.35	-------	-------	-------
Scientist Jerry	Initial battle	$2,100	Lv.35	-------	-------	-------	-------	-------
Scientist Jose	Initial battle	$2,100	Lv.35	Lv.35	-------	-------	-------	-------
Scientist Joshua	Initial battle	$2,100	Lv.35	Lv.35	-------	-------	-------	-------
Scientist Parker	Initial battle	$2,100	Lv.35	Lv.35	-------	-------	-------	-------
Scientist Rodney	Initial battle	$2,100	Lv.35	Lv.35	Lv.35	-------	-------	-------
Scientist Taylor	Initial battle	$2,100	Lv.35	Lv.35	Lv.35	-------	-------	-------
Scientist Travis	Initial battle	$2,100	Lv.35	Lv.35	-------	-------	-------	-------

In the anime

Dr. Zager, a scientist

Giovanni hired Dr. Fuji to use his team of scientists to find and clone Mew. Dr. Fuji agreed, hoping that the money given to him to develop the cloning technology would allow him to make a replica of his late daughter Amber. The scientists succeeded in cloning Mew, and Mewtwo was created; however, soon after its awakening, Mewtwo destroyed the lab in which it was created and the scientists within it.

Other Rocket scientists worked under Professor Sebastian, making the forced Pokémon evolution beam and the crystal system that traps the Electric Pokémon Raikou in The Legend of Thunder!. Further into Johto, a team of Rockets working under Dr. Namba managed to trap two Lugia, a mother and child. Namba was last known to be researching Hippowdon's sand.

A scientist named Dr. Zager appeared in Unova, working with Pierce to analyze the Meteonite and discover its potential. In later episodes, he begun filling a superior officer role to Jessie and James similar to that of Dr. Namba in relation to Butch and Cassidy.

In the manga

Dr. Namba in Ash & Pikachu

Ash & Pikachu

Dr. Namba appeared in Let's Save The Lugia!. Here, he is simply referred to as a Team Rocket Scientist.

Pokémon Adventures

In the Kanto and Johto sagas, Rocket scientists do not make many appearances, preferring to keep to the shadows. In fact, the only Rocket scientist known to the public is Blaine, who helped with the Mewtwo Project.

In Meanwhile...Vileplume!, it was shown that the Eevee Red was asked to get for Erika was part of the "Eevee Bio-Engineering Scheme"; this project would allow Team Rocket the ability to make an Eevee transform freely among its evolved forms without the use of Evolution stones. The scientists did this at Giovanni's command.

Most of the scientists were killed when Mewtwo destroyed the Cinnabar Lab in And Mewtwo Too?!.

Trivia

• Unlike Team Rocket Grunts, Team Rocket Scientists give away their names.

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