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The first predominant Pokemon in the series, Pikachu and Meowth, were carefully created to be polar opposites, just like a mouse and cat would be. Right down to their pokedex numbers–25 for Pikachu and 52 for Meowth.
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Memes (Pokemon Fact Book: The Best Pokemon Facts Of All Time)
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Your fashion plan was nothing compared to my brilliant plan,” James said. “I came up with the idea to hire someone to capture Pikachu for us.
“Meowth read a magazine article about a kid who was great at capturing Pokémon,” James continued. “A kid called Snap.
“But like always, Meowth made a mistake. Snap was good at capturing Pokémon — on film. He was a photographer, not a Pokémon trainer.
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Tracey West (Pokemon Chapter Book #05: Team Rocket Blast Off!)
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To protect the world from devastation! To unite all peoples within our nations! To denounce the evils of truth and love! To extend our reach to the stars above!” “Jessie!” “James!” “Team Rocket, blast off at the speed of light!” “Surrender now, or prepare to fight!” “Meowth…that’s right!
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Justin Davis (Super Mega Pokemon Short Stories Collection: Join Pikachu, Bulbasaur, Squirtle and so many more friends! (Illustrated Short Stories Bundle Book 1))
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But, like always, Meowth made a mistake. Snap was good at capturing Pokémon — on film. He was a photographer, not a Pokémon trainer.
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Tracey West (Pokemon Chapter Book #05: Team Rocket Blast Off!)