Jessie & James (boss)

Team Rocket
Location Celadon City
Cooldown time 12 days
Dates active 2016—present
Basic requirements
  • Must have a Pikachu on-hand
  • Kanto championship
Rewards
  • Randomized items or Pokémon; read below

‘Prepare for trouble, and make it double!’

—Jessie & James

The Team Rocket trio comprises a bipersonal boss-NPC entity. Either Jessie or James can be challenged, who will deploy discrete lineups—ones that are loosely resemblant of the Pokémon that they acquired throughout their chronicles in the anime.

Challenging Team Rocket

The trio can be found skulking at the southwesternmost corner of the alleyway behind Celadon Department Store; this area will be made immediately accessible upon completing the compulsory Celadon Rocket Hideout quest in the same city.

You must speak to either Jessie or James to initiate a battle; you will need to battle the respective lineup of whichever one you initiatingly interact with. Regardless of who you challenge, the prizesets will be indiscrete, and the entire trio will despawn for the same cooldown time in 12 days.

If you lose to either member of the lineup, they will plunder an amount of Pokémoney ranging from 10,000 to 30,000. Should this amount exceed your total Pokémoney count, they will simply steal the entirety of what Pokémoney you have left.

Lineup

Jessie

Jessie’s Lineup

Porygon-Z
Nature Ability Item
Modest Adaptability Choice Specs
Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy
Tri Attack Normal Special 80 100
Ice Beam Ice Special 95 100
Thunderbolt Electric Special 90 100
Shadow Ball Ghost Special 80 100

Arbok
Nature Ability Item
Adamant Intimidate Black Sludge
Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy
Gunk Shot Poison Physical 120 80
Coil Poison Status
Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100
Ice Fang Ice Physical 65 95

Gourgeist
Nature Ability Item
Timid Insomnia Leftovers
Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy
Seed Bomb Grass Physical 80 100
Phantom Force Ghost Physical 90 100
Will-O-Wisp Fire Status 85
Leech Seed Grass Status 100

Yanmega
Nature Ability Item
Modest Tinted Lens Choice Specs
Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy
Bug Buzz Bug Special 90 100
Air Slash Flying Special 75 95
Ancient Power Rock Special 60 100
Giga Drain Grass Special 75 100

Jellicent
Nature Ability Item
Bold Cursed Body Leftovers
Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy
Scald Water Special 80 100
Shadow Ball Ghost Special 80 100
Ice Beam Ice Special 95 100
Energy Ball Grass Special 90 100

Seviper
Nature Ability Item
Quiet Shed Skin Assault Vest
Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy
Sludge Bomb Poison Special 90 100
Flamethrower Fire Special 90 100
Giga Drain Grass Special 75 100
Sucker Punch Dark Physical 80 100
  • Emboldened moves avail from a STAB bonus when deployed by that Pokémon.
  • Italicized moves are functionally broken; see their individualized pages for more information.

James

James’s Lineup

Malamar
Nature Ability Item
Careful Contrary Leftovers
Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy
Superpower Fighting Physical 120 100
Knock Off Dark Physical 65 100
Psycho Cut Psychic Physical 70 100

Weezing
Nature Ability Item
Modest Levitate Black Sludge
Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy
Sludge Bomb Poison Special 90 100
Fire Blast Fire Special 110 85
Thunderbolt Electric Special 90 100
Shadow Ball Ghost Special 80 100

Arcanine
Nature Ability Item
Adamant Intimidate Choice Band
Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy
Flare Blitz Fire Physical 120 100
Wild Charge Electric Physical 90 100
Close Combat Fighting Physical 120 100
Extreme Speed Normal Physical 80 100

Gyarados
Nature Ability Item
Jolly Moxie Sitrus Berry
Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy
Dragon Dance Dragon Status
Waterfall Water Physical 80 100
Earthquake Ground Physical 100 100
Ice Fang Ice Physical 65 95

Amoonguss
Nature Ability Item
Calm Effect Spore Black Sludge
Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy
Giga Drain Grass Special 75 100
Clear Smog Poison Special 50
Spore Grass Status 100
Foul Play Dark Physical 95 100

Cofagrigus
Nature Ability Item
Quiet Mummy Leftovers
Move Type Category Base Power Accuracy
Nasty Plot Dark Status
Shadow Ball Ghost Special 80 100
Trick Room Psychic Status
Energy Ball Grass Special 90 100
  • Emboldened moves avail from a STAB bonus when deployed by that Pokémon.
  • Italicized moves are functionally broken; see their individualized pages for more information.

Jessie & James have one difficulty, which is equivalent to medium on other bosses.

Rewards

Mode Tier chances Pokémoney rewarded PvE Coins rewarded
1 2 3
Hard 60% 25% 15% 5,000-35,000 3

Pokémon

Pokédex Number Pokémon Type 1 Type 2 Rarity Tier Held Item
#590 Foongus Grass Poison Rare
#360 Wynaut Psychic Rare
#592 Frillish Water Ghost Rare
#331 Cacnea Grass Uncommon
#686 Inkay Dark Psychic Rare

Items

Item Quantity
Silver Disc 1
Team Rocket Uniform 1
Small Black Cap 1

Three-consecutive wins

After being rewarded some of the abovementioned items, you will also be prompted to select one of these Pokémon as an additional reward.

Pokédex Number Pokémon Type 1 Type 2 Reward Tier
#686 Inkay Dark Psychic 1
#592 Frillish Water Ghost 1
#590 Foongus Grass Poison 1
#137 Porygon Normal 1