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Team Rocket Blasts Off!
ISBN:	9780439154185
Published:	January 2000
Publisher:	Scholastic
Author:	Tracey W
Preceded By:	Night in the Haunted Belfry
Succeeded By:	Charizard, Get!

Team Rocket Blasts Off! by Tracey West is the fifth book in the adaptation of the Pokémon anime. It focuses on the Squad Rocket trio of Jessie, James, and Meowth. Information technology was published by Scholastic, and is 87 pages in length.

Blurb

Fix for Problem!
And make it double! When Team Rocket's boss leaves Jessie and James in charge, they become Gym Leaders. And Team Rocket doesn't fight fair.
Jessie and James are adamant to finally defeat Ash and get their hands on his Pikachu. No matter what it takes.

Plot

This novel follows the basic plot of the anime episode The Battle of the Badge, but expands the story to include flashbacks from Squad Rocket'south by.

Team Rocket's plot to capture Pikachu has led them to Viridian Urban center. Team Rocket views this Pikachu as very special, determined to capture information technology and nowadays information technology to their dominate, Giovanni. While surveying Ash and his friends, they notice Togepi in Misty's artillery. At Viridian Gym Ash, currently with 7 badges, is confident that he can win an Earth Badge. However, Gary arrives with his cheerleaders, and berates Ash for being constantly behind him. Gary approaches the gym'south guards, announces himself, and information technology let into the Gym. Ash tries to enter as well, but is prohibited as but one Trainer is allowed at a time. Forlorn, Ash covers his head with his hands, unaware that Togepi has climbed onto his shoulder. He is startled, and Togepi flies into the sky, into a Fearow'southward beak. The Fearow then drops Togepi onto James' head, and Jessie attempts to catch it. Jessie fails to grab Togepi, and in the process destabilises a plank at the edge of the roof, and falls into a pile of rubbish. However, Togepi falls into Jessie's artillery, and they render to the boss' headquarters at the Gym.

Giovanni is currently battling Gary, and defeating him with his ultimate Pokémon. Once Giovanni is victorious, the trio present him with Togepi. Although they merits that Togepi is a rare Pokémon, they neglect to explain its powers, causing Giovanni to get angry with them. Giovanni is so interrupted by a call almost a problem with his ultimate Pokémon, and leaves the trio in charge of the Gym. As they gloat their new promotion, Togepi escapes their sight. Meowth reminds the others that Togepi could be a useful bargaining chip for Pikachu, and they scour the Gym to search for it. Their search leads them to a basement, simply the doors behind them shut unexpectedly. The door will not budge, and Jessie accidentally removes the doorknob from the door. The trio blame one some other for their predicament, until Meowth breaks it upwardly to focus on getting out. Jessie finds a computer in the hope that it tin lead to a way out. On the computer's database, she comes across their Team Rocket file. Although the file criticises the trio, they pick out the compliments that the boss has given them, and recollect their greatest battles.

Meowth reminisces about his greatest attempt to capture Pikachu, when they sneaked upwardly on them in Viridian Wood. Jessie and James sent out their Ekans and Koffing against Ash, who at that time was an inexperienced battler and kept to the Pokémon League rules of but using one Pokémon at a fourth dimension. Koffing blinded Pikachu with Sludge, which forced Ash to transport out Pidgeotto. Although information technology evaded Koffing's Sludge, Ekans was able to Dig cloak-and-dagger and surprise Pidgeotto. Pidgeotto fainted as a result of Koffing's and Ekans' articulation attacks, and Ash had to send out his Caterpie. Caterpie used its Cord Shot to incapacitate Koffing and Ekans. Meowth then mistakenly recounts that he then battled and defeated Caterpie, winning their battle against Ash. Jessie reminds him that Caterpie too wrapped Meowth into a cocoon.

Jessie then reminisces about her greatest battle, opening a fashion salon at Celadon City. This salon was a scam in order to steal rare Pokémon that trainers brought in for a makeover. Misty entered the salon and Jessie gave her a makeover. Despite Meowth ruining the scam by revealing their truthful identities to Misty, Jessie had the idea of kidnapping Misty and tying her up equally bait. Ash, Brock and Suzie so arrived, and Ash and Brock challenged Squad Rocket to a boxing. Ekans and Koffing were dressed in elegant outfits, while Ash and Brock sent out Pikachu and Geodude Ekans slammed into Pikachu past turning into a bike, and Koffing used Sludge to eliminate Pikachu and Geodude. Jessie erroneously believes that this concluded the battle, just James reminds her that Suzie's Vulpix used Fire Spin to blast them off.

James recollects his brilliant program to capture Pikachu, by using a Pokémon photographer called Snap. Although they believed Snap was first-class at capturing Pokémon, it turns out Snap was merely a lensman and captured Pokémon on film. James then dug a trap for Ash and his friends, although the trap was dug over a water pipe, which collapsed and carried them away to a waterfall. Snap tried to rescue them with his camera strap, and James had Meowth steal Pikachu from Ash's bag using a net. James mistakenly recounts that he used i of his Rocket Bombs to eliminate Ash. Notwithstanding, Meowth reminds him while holding the Rocket Bomb, Ash asked them to pose for a motion-picture show, and in doing then, the bomb exploded in their faces. Then, Ash sent out his Bulbasaur to rescue Pikachu, and boom them off.

With Team Rocket humiliated from their defeats, they start to turn on each other, and declare that they are better off going solo. Jessie recounts her time before Squad Rocket, lonely and friendless. James also recounts that before Squad Rocket, he was due to be married to Jessebelle, something that he dreaded. Before it joined upwardly with Squad Rocket, Meowth was a gutter cat, and was in love with some other Meowth chosen Meowzy. Meowth learnt homo speech communication in guild to print Meowzy, but Meowzy fell in beloved with a Persian instead. All 3 realise that they are ameliorate off together in Team Rocket, and band together to try and escape and capture Pikachu. Jessie finds the building plans on the computer, and they escape via a door next to the computer. They plot to booby-trap the Gym so that they can win against Ash.

At the archway to the Gym, Ash and his friends are searching in vain for Togepi when they hear its voice from backside the gym doors. With the guards gone, they find Togepi and enter the Gym. They find Gary and his cheerleaders, unconscious from his battle with Giovanni. Gary recollects his boxing against the ultimate Pokémon, summising that an evil force is running the Gym. On cue, Squad Rocket appears, announcing their promotion to Gym Leaders. Jessie, holding up an Earth Badge, asks Ash if he wants to challenge her for the badge. Although guessing that it is a trap, Ash has no pick, and makes his way to his platform. Jessie sends out a Machamp, a Kingler and a Rhydon to apply in the boxing. Ash chooses his Squirtle, and Jessie responds with her Machamp. Machamp uses a Karate Chop, and Ash shockingly feels the same pain equally Squirtle does. It is revealed that the trainer will feel the aforementioned pain as their Pokémon.

Ash then sends out Bulbasaur, to which Jessie sends out Kingler. Kingler blocks Bulbasaur's Vine Whip with Harden, and uses Bubble Axle. Ash feels every bubble hit Bulbasaur, and falls to his knees. Ash sends out his Pidgeotto against Jessie'south Rhydon, and uses Quick Set on. Jessie is surprised that she feels Rhydon's pain equally well, as Pidgeotto uses a Double Edge attack. She yells at James to turn off this feature, merely he is unable to. Meowth pulls out a gadget in which he tin use it to stop the battle, merely Gary knocks Meowth to the floor. Jessie sends out Arbok and Weezing, irresolute the gym rules. Ash then uses Pikachu to deliver a powerful electric shock to defeat Arbok and Weezing, and and so to knock off Machamp, Kingler and Rhydon, winning the battle. Gary's cheerleaders cheer for Ash, while Jessie is reeling from suffering the same pain equally her Pokémon. Jessie does not requite Ash his Earth Badge out of spite, simply Togepi finds Meowth's gadget and activates the button that blows up Team Rocket's platform. The badge falls out of Jessie's easily, and Ash catches it.

Major events

• Jessie, James, and Meowth become the temporary leaders of Viridian Gym.
• Ash gets the Earth Badge.
• Jessie, James, and Meowth disband, merely come back together.

Debuts

Pokémon debuts

• Mewtwo (Giovanni's; identity unknown to the protagonists)

Characters

Humans

• Ash
• Misty
• Brock
• Jessie
• James
• Giovanni
• Gary
• Gary's cheerleaders
• Suzie (flashback)
• Todd Snap (flashback)

Pokémon

• Pikachu (Ash's)
• Meowth (Team Rocket)
• Togepi (Misty'due south)
• Caterpie (Ash'due south; flashback)
• Pidgeotto (Ash's)
• Bulbasaur (Ash's)
• Squirtle (Ash'south)
• Psyduck (Misty'due south; flashback)
• Geodude (Brock's; flashback)
• Vulpix (Brock's; flashback)
• Arbok (Jessie's; flashback equally an Ekans)
• Weezing (James'southward; flashback every bit a Koffing)
• Persian (Giovanni'due south)
• Machamp (Giovanni'due south)
• Kingler (Giovanni'south)
• Rhydon (Giovanni'due south)
• Meowth (Meowzie; flashback)
• Fearow

Trivia

• The page numbers on this book have a movie of Meowth next to them instead of the usual paradigm of Pikachu. This is likely due to the book focusing on Team Rocket and not Ash and his friends. Nonetheless, in Prepare for Trouble, the side by side book focusing on Squad Rocket, the Meowth images are not used.

Errors

• On page 77, the prototype displays a Pidgeot and a Nidoking. Neither of these Pokémon announced in the book otherwise; the Pokémon displayed should accept been a Pidgeotto and a Rhydon instead.
  • Similarly, a Krabby appears on page 63, though Krabby does not brand an appearance in the book. Instead, the image should have been of a Kingler.

In other languages

Language		Title
Czech		Rakeťáci prchají ze scény!
Canadian French		Squad Rocket à l'attaque
Polish		Zespół R w akcji

Pokémon anime novelizations
Original serial:	I Choose You! • Island of the Behemothic Pokémon • Assault of the Prehistoric Pokémon • Dark in the Haunted Tower Team Rocket Blasts Off! • Charizard, Go! • Splashdown in Cerulean City • Render of the Squirtle Squad
Orange Islands:	Journey to the Orangish Islands • Hush-hush of the Pink Pokémon • The Four-Star Challenge • Scyther, Heart of a Champion Race to Danger • Talent Showdown • Psyduck Ducks Out • Thundershock in Pummelo Stadium
The Johto Journeys:	Go Due west, Young Ash • Ash Ketchum, Pokémon Detective • Prepare for Trouble • Battle for the Zephyr Badge The Chikorita Challenge • All Fired Up • Ash to the Rescue • Secrets of the GS Brawl • Prize Pokémon Teaming Up With Totodile • Tough Enough • Winner Takes All
Advanced Generation:	Haunted! • Phantom Unmasked • Squad Rocket Truce • Celebi Rescue • Grovyle Trouble • Deoxys in Danger
Diamond & Pearl:	Pokémon Academy • The Lost Riolu • Coal Badge Battle • Earth of Sinnoh
Movies:	The Fine art of Pokémon The First Moving picture • The Fine art of Pokémon the Moving-picture show 2000 • The Fine art of Pokémon the Film 3: Spell of the Unown Mewtwo Strikes Back • Mewtwo Returns • Pokémon the Movie 2000 • Pokémon the Movie 3 • Pokémon 4Ever Destiny Deoxys • Lucario and the Mystery of Mew • Pokémon Ranger and the Temple of the Sea • The Rise of Darkrai Pikachu's Vacation • Pikachu's Rescue Gamble • Pikachu and Pichu

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