Team Rocket spends a lot of time trying to steal Pikachu, but they already have a far rarer and more valuable Pokémon they're neglecting.
Summary SCREENRANT VIDEO OF THE DAY SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT Pokémon's Team Rocket are always after riches and believe stealing Pikachu will be their ticket to wealth, but they constantly ignore the actual moneymaker that's already a member of their ranks: Meowth. Meowth's ability to talk makes it one of the rarest Pokémon seen in the series, and the applications of that ability are so numerous that it's a wonder they never tried to make it work.
In the Pokémon anime, very few Pokémon are able to speak, and most of those are of the more supernatural types, such as Psychic or Ghost. Meowth learned to walk upright and talk in order to impress a female Meowth named Meowzie, and apparently did so through sheer determination, with no secret experiments or special powers involved. While Meowzie wasn't won over by the gesture, this did leave Meowth as an incredibly rare sight.
Meowth's Ability to Speak Could Solve Team Rocket's Problems It's extremely common for characters, particularly those of a scientific bent, to be stunned when Team Rocket shows up and Meowth speaks, to the point where they occasionally forget they're being threatened. Meowth's ability to speak is definitely the sort of thing that should be studied, to see if it's possible for other Pokémon to also learn how to speak.
The ability to communicate with other Pokémon directly is extremely valuable, though, and that's definitely where the money lies. Meowth could work in a Pokémon Center with Nurse Joy, helping to identify the problems Pokémon are suffering from, or he could act as a mediator, helping to resolve problems between people and Pokémon. Most appealing to Team Rocket, however, is the idea that Meowth could easily become a movie star.
In some ways, it's actually a little sweet that Jessie and James don't try to exploit Meowth's ability to speak more often, instead treating him as just another member of the team. Still, Meowth's capacity for speech and translation is an incredibly valuable tool which could easily see the Team Rocket trio finding a way to go straight.
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