Meowth (character)

Meowth is a talking Pokémon, who's a former member of Team Rocket and is now a member of the Tekiyoku, mainly associated with Jessie and James.

Background

 * Some of the information in this article comes from Meowth (Team Rocket)'s actual information in the Pokémon anime. Other information was made up and changed for this series.

Meowth can walk and talk like a human because a long time ago, he wanted to impress a female Meowth he came across. She was only into humans and being rich, so Meowth taught himself to walk and talk. He was inspired to join Team Rocket because "rocket" was the first word he learned to say. Though, sadly, Meowth was still rejected by the female Meowth, who called him a "weirdo".

Meowth, Jessie, and James were a part of Team Rocket in the past. They know Ash from his early days in Kanto. They usually followed him on his journey, plotting to try to steal his Pikachu and other Pokémon he encountered.

Meowth stayed with Jessie and James and all joined the Tekiyoku. Jessie is a Flying Manipulator and James is Water. Meowth clearly can't become a Manipulator, since he's not a human.

Present
Meowth first appeared with Jessie and James in Episode 6 when Alain, Ash, and Dawn were in Lumiose City to get Shizuku. Ash recognized the three from Kanto, while the three did not know he was traveling with Alain.

A fight ensued for the Water Plate. It was largely an easy win for Alain and Ash, partly from Meowth goofing around with a ball of yarn he found during the fight.

After the fight, the Team Rocket trio left the area. Meowth forgot his ball of yarn and went back to get it. When he was there, he found the Water Plate just lying on the ground. Surprised, he picked it up and brought it back to James and Jessie, who were ecstatic. They're not sure why it was left, but the Tekiyoku was now in possession of the Water Plate.

Personality
Meowth has his times when he has a short temper like Jessie, but he can also be a little more cautious like James. From traveling with the two so much, he's picked up on a lot of their habitual tendencies. As for Meowth himself, he's pretty eager for action, but can also be a goofball and not take too many tasks seriously. He's working to improve on that now.

As a whole, the three are more serious now than they were back in Kanto. Regardless, they are regarded as some of the "worst fighters in the Tekiyoku".

Naming

 * Meowth is the English dub name for the Pokémon. Meowth may be a combination of meow (the sound a cat makes) and wealth, alluding to the Maneki-neko's capacity to bring good fortune, which is a Japanese beckoning cat figurine believed to bring good luck to its owner, which Meowth seems to be based off of. The -th may also be borrowed from its Japanese name, "Nyarth", as both meow and nyā are onomatopoeia of a cat's cry.

General

 * Meowth is the only Pokémon member of the Tekiyoku.