Delia: "Is something the matter with James? He was very quiet at work today"
Jessie: (looks at James for ten seconds) "He misses Cacnea." (opens canned fruit) "Give him this"
Delia: (stares open-mouthed)
Jessie: (misunderstanding her amazement) "I know, I know, it's been forever since he gave it to that Gym Leader and we know she's taking good care of it. It just hits him sometimes. What can I say, he's a sweet sensitive idiot."
Delia: (delivers the fruit and tries not to feel intimidated by The Bond)
i LOVE how you write jessie and james knowing exactly what's on each other's minds without speaking. it's so them
I'm sad that Ash is going away. But the fact Misty and Brock are going to be there is all I wished for.
Pokeshipping was actually my first ship, Misty was one of my favorite characters and I grew up with them. I left the show when X&Y came around, as I was disillusioned with the games, I loathed the idea of Ash-Greninja and I loathed even more Serena (I admit, I'm a bit of a toxic shipper), only to return for the Sun and Moon anime, and suddenly, Misty and Brock were there, again.
And now, Misty and Brock are going to be there for Ash in the final stretch of the journey, and with them, Team Rocket, who are the true Ash's companions. Like everything began, everything must end. We come full circle.
I hope Ash meets Primeape, Pidgeot and every Pokemon he left again (yes, even the damn frog). I hope Misty meets Togetic again. I hope Brock meets Vulpix again.
I hope Jessie and James meet Arbok, Weezing, Dustox, Cacnea, Victreebel and any of their Pokemon again.
the thing i always loved about team rocket in the anime (i.e. jessie, james and meowth) is that they would never ever ever approve of hurting pokemon. steal them from their trainers, sure. maybe keep them in a cage temporarily. but every single time, their only wish was to deliver rare pokemon to the boss. in their minds, the pokemon they stole would live a rather lavish lifestyle as the boss' pets. its basically like theyre fully unaware of the experiments giovanni did with mewtwo and team rocket's other dealings that would hurt pokemon. i don't think they would be a part of team rocket at all if they even knew about that classified stuff. they're only a part of this because they're broke milennials who want to strike it rich quick. jessie in particular tries achieving this goal in other ways like being a coordinator and/or actress. beyond that, jessie and james are great pokemon trainers who have consistently shown how much they deeply care about their pokemon. they all share food together, they all blast off together, they are one big family and that's the gospel truth. every time they part with one of their pokemon, it's with tears (hate to say it but... unlike ash, who keeps leaving his entire team behind every time he travels to a new region without so much as a fond farewell to the group!). james in particular cried buckets leaving victreebel, weezing, cacnea, and chimecho. and then you have jessie parting with arbok and dustox. it's like, damn. these silly fuckers love their pokemon and they love pokemon in general. they care for meowth as well - there are multiple times where they show that they'd never leave him behind.