Would you Rather Have TR's Pokemon Leave or Stay for Gen 7?

Should They Stay or Leave?

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They've done it in the last two generations so it seems likely, but they also simply restarted for XY. What do you think? Discuss in the comments below.
 
I expect Inkay and Gourgeist to go back to the Team Rocket Headquarters, but I'm pretty sure that Wobbuffet will stay. Well, at least I would like him to stay.
 
I'd actually like Inkay and Gourgeist to stay, although I'd be fine with TR catching completely new Pokémon in the new region too. I find it unlikely that Wobbuffet would leave. I'd be happier if they actually caught more than one Pokémon apiece this time around. They eventually did that in Unova, but it took WAY too long for them to. Poor Amoonguss and Frillish never got much attention.
 
I'd love Inkay and Gourgeist to stay, and I don't think it is unlikely, as they only have one Pokémon each (excluding Wobbuffet, which I believe will stay), so they can have Inkay and Gourgeist and still capture new Pokémon. They left they BW Pokémon with Giovanni and they left their DP Pokémon at the headquarters because, I believe, with that number of Pokémon it would be hard for them to capture new Pokémon. And that is not the case now, so I really hope they get to keep them. Moreover, Inkay and Gourgeist are way more developed than Yamask, Woobat, Frillish and Amoonguss ever were (well, except maybe Yamask, but he was only developed during its first episodes).

However, the fact that they once told Giovanni that they have captured Inkay and Pumpkaboo for him makes me think that, unfortunately, they will leave them with him (even though what they said wasn't entirely clear and objective).

And I still have hope that, somehow, someway, Seviper, Carnivine, Yanmega and Mime Jr. get to return, even if just for Team Rocket's final battle against Team Flare...
 
I would sacrifice all my other desires for the XY anime (who cares if Shouta beats Satoshi in the league anyway?!) if Maaiika and Pumpjin could travel to gen 7. I love the characters but that's not the real reason why...

I want farewell episodes back!!
How can anyone not?
To this day people are still talking about Arbok/Matadogas, Chirean, Sabonea and Dokucale's departures. I want another such episode I can cry my heart out to!!!!

(Sonansu's obviously going nowhere.)
 
Oddly enough, any Pokemon that got a focus episode on TR's Team was usually released on the same one. No Pokemon besides Sonansu has actually passed those circumstances besides Maiika and Pumpjin as of now.

That gives a hint of them going back to Headquarters.
 
If Gen 7 goes the Gen 6 route and doesn't introduce many new Pokemon/has a heavy emphasis on older ones, the TRio could very well keep their old Pokemon/catch one or two new ones. There's no rule that they have to reset at the start of every region-- they did in Hoenn/Unova because those were fresh starts, and I assume they did in Kalos because the writers didn't make the TRio's Unova team very interesting and it would be weird to start trying it at that point? But they didn't at the start of Johto or Sinnoh so maybe Gen 7-land could be the same way.
 
SonansuMan said:
Oddly enough, any Pokemon that got a focus episode on TR's Team was usually released on the same one. No Pokemon besides Sonansu has actually passed those circumstances besides Maiika and Pumpjin as of now.

That gives a hint of them going back to Headquarters.
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Damn, it's hard to argue with that.

I suppose the only thing Maaiika and Pumpjin have going for them is that there are only 2 of them this series, so maybe they're allowed to hog the limelight once more each before departing?... (Even I feel that this is a bit of a stretch...)
 
I would be fine if they did stay for the next series. It would help to provide a bit more variety to their teams instead of just having one or two Pokemon on them all the time. I'm not sure if they really feel the need to have them start fresh again when they only have one sixth generation Pokemon each and unlike with their BW Pokemon, Jessie and James actually care about Inkay and Gourgeist. I wouldn't be too surprised if they leave, but I think that it could go either way at this point. Wobbuffet staying seems like a pretty safe bet though. I don't think that they'd get rid of it again, so I'm pretty positive that Wobbuffet will be sticking around at least.
 
I'd like them to stay and I think they'll stay since they have developed characters and strong bonds with their trainers. Simply leaving them at TR HQ would make the Malamar and Grougeist trade episodes completely pointless.
Like it is said above, having a variety of Pokemon is a plus.

Another thing to point out is that there is at least one Pokemon from TR that gets released in the following region's saga and I rather see Inkay/Gourgeist leave for an event that affects the Pokemon's life than have them sent to Giovanni and never be seen again. The move they pulled in BW was so disrespectful for Seviper, Yanmega, Carnivine and Mime Jr and we'll probably never see them again and I wouldn't like the same thing happening to Inkay and Gourgeist.
 
I haven't found any of their pokemon interesting since Yanmega and carnivine so I really couldn't care less if they stay or not
 
Have them stay, actually. They actually have some depth, personality, and are close with Jessie and James.

Plus, considering how the creative teams seems to HATE giving Jessie and James Pokemon in general in favor of gadgets and mechas, they need all the help they can get.

Though you know how it goes: out with the old, in with the new (products, that is)
 
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I would rather some of their old Pokemon came back than they keep their current crowd. I do like Inkay, but I would prefer to see Mime Jr or Chimecho any day. James does need to catch a grass type in Gen VII though, I realize there weren't many to choose from in Gen VI, but I hope they bring that back. For Jessie, of course Wobbuffet will stay (it is one of the main characters of the show essentially), but I'm not really a big fan of Gourgeist. Seviper was really much more Jessie, and I also personally preferred Yanmega, but I don't think we will see them again. If Gen VII boasts a nasty snake then Jessie better catch it, but otherwise I hope she and James have more than one new Pokemon each if they don't bring back any old ones.
 
They should all leave imo. I don't particularly like Inkay or Gourgeist and I doubt they'd interest me more even if they have a second saga's worth of appearances, and Wobbuffet has been the bane of my existence since DP. Time to clean house, TR.
 
Yahweh said:
They should all leave imo. I don't particularly like Inkay or Gourgeist and I doubt they'd interest me more even if they have a second saga's worth of appearances, and Wobbuffet has been the bane of my existence since DP. Time to clean house, TR.
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What did you think of their fresh start in BW?
 
Yahweh said:
They should all leave imo. I don't particularly like Inkay or Gourgeist and I doubt they'd interest me more even if they have a second saga's worth of appearances, and Wobbuffet has been the bane of my existence since DP. Time to clean house, TR.
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Not that I hate you or anything, but you're the first person here to not want them to stay. Eh, it's not like they're going to change I guess but maybe they'll get some more development in Gen 7 too. Poor Habunake suffered from this and got no development outside of contests.
 
SonansuMan said:
Poor Habunake suffered from this and got no development outside of contests.
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How can you say that! Habunake may never have had an episode starring it since its very first, but it arguably had more focus than most of Musashi's pokemon ever have had (damnation by faint praise, I know) thanks to:
- its long tenure during the entire period of Musashi's participation in contests,
- extremely frequent use as a battler/smokescreen (outings which allowed it to demonstrate personality sometimes!)
- and extracurricular elements like its passionate rivalry against Zangoose.
 
ii kanji said:
How can you say that! Habunake may never have had an episode starring it since its very first, but it arguably had more focus than most of Musashi's pokemon ever have had (damnation by faint praise, I know) thanks to:
- its long tenure during the entire period of Musashi's participation in contests,
- extremely frequent use as a battler/smokescreen (outings which allowed it to demonstrate personality sometimes!)
- and extracurricular elements like its passionate rivalry against Zangoose.
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I do like that it shared a rivalry, and that it was in contests, but during those practical 300 eps Habunake never really got focus in an episode outside of its debut. Heck, even in its debut Kimori stole some of its screentime.

I wouldn't have cared if Habunake was in BW due to it being a solid Pokemon with personality, unlike those other four robots. (Desumasu gets a point for having some personality)
 
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