Pokemon: Mewtwo Returns Movie REACTION

Basically Jessie and James decided that ashs pikachu was super powerful and valuable in episode 2 and dedicated their lives to capturing this pikachu in the hopes of impressing giovanni. They’re doing all this on their own accord, mostly using James’ rich people money. However there is a season or two of the anime where they became actual threatening villains before returning to comedic villains

Charizards fire is too hot to go out in water. There’s been several instances in animation from both the anime and other shorts made by ghe pokemon company that had charizard fully underwater and the tail is still lit

So the reason why their always after ashs Pikachu is because early on in the anime they experienced the Pikachu before he was nice to ash fully, which they realized this Pikachu was abnormally powerful for a Pikachu far beyond what a Pikachu should be in terms of power, asks Pikachu could even generate far more electricity, amps, and voltage than normal Pikachus which intrigued Giovanni when reported by Jessie and James of this Pikachus existence hence Giovanni constantly sending them after them because he wants every powerful pokemon for himself which includes Pikachu as for why he chose Jessie and James is because their actually some of the most elite of team rocket no where close to Iron gauntlet or double 009 but elite enough to where they never failed a mission before ash so he trusts them enough with that mission especially since their usually the primary go to for capturing abnormally powerful pokemon overtime that trust diminishes because of the constant failures leading to jessie and James constantly trying to get Pikachu to earn his trust in their ability back especially since it was team rocket that accepted them for who they were when no one else did jessie lived in the wild pretty much where she wore rags and a delicacy was snow outside for food. James was neglected as a child born in a rich family who’s only friend was a growlithe who eventually died leaving James to run away because he didn’t want to be around neglectful parents anymore and moewth was a stray pokemon on the street trying to impress a female meowth but wasn’t interested in him but only in people which is why he knows how to talk trying to seem more human to catch her interest

So the reason Jessie and James are after ashs Pikachu specifically is cause in the first like 2 episodes Pikachu with the help of others basically nukes a huge pokemon center out if existence so they chase after them cause of its potential

Team Rocket Jessie, James, and Meouth first show up in the second episode of the Anime. They assault a Pokemon Center and introduce themselves and say they are here for the Pokemon, Ash worriedly exclaims “Your not getting Pikachu!” To which Jessie responds with disdain “Pikachu? We aren’t interested in your precious electric RAT.” James then adds “We are only interested in rare and valuable Pokemon” So no they weren’t interested in Ashes Pikachu at first, but during the events of this episode Ashes Pikachu ends up being such a force to be reckoned with that he BLOWS UP the pokemon Center with his Thunderbolt attack, like nuclear-looking pillar to the sky explosion of electricity. End credits scene of Team rocket plays where they are all floating away barely escaping from the mayhem on their balloon, Jessie says “Great, a cat losing to a mouse.” Meouth responds, “THAT Pikachu is no ordinary Pikachu” James adds, “It’s certainly very rare. A perfect prize!” and the rest is history ever since then Team Rocket has tunnel-visioned in on capturing Ash’s Pikachu.

Bonus fact Later on in the series I think it was the start of Gen 4 another Pokemon bounty hunter thief sort of character shows up, initially has no interest in Pikachu because it’s not a particularly strong pokemon generally, but then he sees it use the move Volt Tackle which is a rare and powerful move that most Pikachu can’t learn (Even in game, atleast used to be exclusively an egg move, they don’t learn it though level up) And then that Pokemon thief decided they wanted Ash’s Pikachu as well.

So yes, Ash’s Pikachu is actually exceptionally strong and rare.

i dont know if yall can find it anywhere and doubt it be enough for a vid but there was a short they made to go along with the first movie called the birth of mewtwo that acts as kinda a prolog that gives more into mewtwo character and the scientists that’s really good that i remember watching more then the original movie lol

Oak didn’t invent the Pokédex. Canonically the first Pokedex was created by Professor Laventon back in Legends Arceus, but there might be even earlier Pokedexes. He did pretty much invent the digital version of the Pokedex tho as far as I’m aware. Either he or Professor Rowan (The Sinnoh Professor).