Review Team Rocket Expedition which stands by the evils of love and truth

[Alola]

Well, this was a neat surprise!

I think the biggest thing is that we got confirmation (!) of the Paldea region's existence in the anime, and that Team Rocket are actually already in the region. I hope these shorts are indicative of a return to form of the TRio catching Pokémon, bonding with them, and doing away with that infernal gacha machine.

That aside, I'm happy to see Gen XI Starter advertisement! All of them getting cameos over the next several episodes is exciting and Sprigatito looked great here. I also find it interesting it apparently uses Leafage through the growth on its neck/chest; one of the reasons I love the anime is getting to see Pokémon physiology like that. Overall, my favorite part of yesterday's episode, and it wasn't even relevant to said episode.

 

[FinnishPokéFan92]

That aside, I'm happy to see Gen XI Starter advertisement!

IX, not XI just yet.

 

[nickdt]

I love that Sprigatito was the first Paldea Pokemon to debut in anime, considering how the anime treated the previous grass starter.

If I am not mistaken (please correct me if I'm wrong), this is the first time that Team Rocket arrives to the new region before Ash (assuming he will be in the Gen 9 anime).

I'm really hoping Team Rocket has a real purpose this generation of anime. Maybe they will encounter Team Star, and decide to take on all the Team Star bases. That will give them a purpose and a goal in the anime, and some wins too.

It doesn't make any sense to have Team Rocket without Ash though (And the reverse is also the case).

 

[FinnishPokéFan92]

 

[Hidden Mew]

I love Fuecoco, so seeing it in the anime art style is really nice. It looks so adorable.

 

[RetroPokeFan]

Little red croc... sitting... and doing things.

Like no other red croc has done before.

 

[Eitarou]

Why did we have to wait until the literal end of the show to get an actual end segment that actually focuses on the Pokemon instead of the boring Poke Puzzles thing.

 

[Dogasu]

If this segment existed during Gen 8 then they could've featured all the Gen 8 Pokémon who still haven't gotten debuts in the animated series and given us poor Rocket trio fans more of the trio's antics. It would've been such a win-win.

 

[ii kanji]

Musashi you’re so dumb I love you

 

[JohtoKid103090]

Expect JN135 to have Quaxly.

 

[Nicolas721]

My guess for JN136 is Lechonk, Pawmi or Gimmighoul.

 

[kantoskies]

It wouldn't be a Rocket trio segment without reused animation!

In all seriousness though, this is such a great idea and I hope it somehow continues into the future, whatever that may be.

 

[FinnishPokéFan92]

 

[Articfoxgamez]

Quaxly with a different hair style is strangely cursed

 

[FinnishPokéFan92]

 

[UxieLover1994]

Sweet that they're continuing with these shorts to showcase Paldea, although I'm somewhat annoyed of the frequent animation reuse. But of course, we still have the production issues and COVID.

 

[RetroPokeFan]

Yay that they're still making these even after Journeys has ended.

Booo to the YouTube account who just had to throw in a crappy clickbait image and title to get views.

 

[Articfoxgamez]

Inb4 this series continues forever, thusfore making it so that team rocket are never gone.

 

[Emelie]

If Koraidon exists in the anime universe does that mean Arven and Professor Sada do as well? If that is the case I think this short might have just confirmed that there won't be a time skip in the next season. If there is no time skip the theory of Riko being Ash's daughter also seems unlikely.

Unless it's a different Koraidon but that would contradict the game lore since Sada only managed to get two of them. Another possibility is that Arven has just recently been born (since it's implied that Sada got Koraidon around that time?) and will be the same age as in the games after the time skip.

 

[DuskAstral]

Yay that they're still making these even after Journeys has ended.

In fact, JN is not over yet.
MPM is part of it.