Why does Team Rocket call Ash a twerp?

Paul, due to his rude and uncaring personality, is called "the rude twerp", though they have called him "the tall twerp" a couple of times, possibly a reference to the fact that he, like almost all of Ash's rivals, is taller than he.
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Why can't Ash recognize Team Rocket?

[Pokemon] Ash never recognizes Jesse and James of Team Rocket because there are a ton of people in the pokemon world that look identical, like Nurse Joy. Ash gets a lot of bad cred for not recognizing Team Rocket. But Officer Jenny, Nurse Joy, and Don George all have uncountable identical looking people.
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What does Team Rocket want from Ash?

Team Rocket may be an inept trio of criminals, but their burning desire to capture Ash's Pikachu is unmatched. For a series dedicated to showing the evolution of its stars, Pokémon's Team Rocket is slow to manifest anything but a strong desire for Ash Ketchum's Pikachu.
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Are Ash and Team Rocket friends?

Ash and Team Rocket Are Frenemies Forever on Pokémon TV | Pokemon.com.
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Is Team Rocket James a girl?

You would never expect a grunt to come from the one percent, but James is that guy. Much about his family history was revealed in the episode, “Holy Matrimony!” We learned the parents are oblivious to James' feelings and constantly forced him to do things he did not care about to develop him the perfect aristocrat.
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Why is Meowth the only talking Pokémon?

So Meowth decided to make himself as human as he could. He learned to walk on two legs by watching people practice at a local dance academy, which also just so happened to offer pronunciation lessons. Over time, and with a little help from a picture book, he learned to sound out words.
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How did Meowth meet Rocket?

In the anime

He originally lived in the Kantonian city of Hollywood (based on Hollywood, California), and tried to impress a female Meowth named Meowzie by learning to walk on two legs and speak human language. Instead of being impressed, she regarded him as a freak, so Meowth joined Team Rocket.
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Did Meowth leave Team Rocket?

During a mission in Unova, Meowth was fired from Team Rocket. After he was fired, he was found by Ash and co.
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Why does Team Rocket want Pikachu?

So to sum up, the reasons that Jessie, James, and Meowth want Ash's Pikachu so badly are: 1: It beat them badly with a seemingly impossible level of power. 2: They want to give that "special" Pikachu to their boss.
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Why has Meowth never evolved?

Meowth can't evolve because he can't battle.

Because Meowth never fights, he never earns any experience, and therefore he can never evolve.
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Why does Ash keep Pikachu?

Pikachu was Ash's Starter Pokémon, given to him by Professor Oak. Ash showed up late to pick his first Pokémon, so he got stuck with Pikachu. Though he detested Ash at first, they quickly became friends when Ash demonstrated his willingness to sacrifice himself for Pikachu's safety.
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What did Team Rocket say Pikachu?

However, we can be reasonably sure that when Pikachu says, "PiPi-kachu," he is talking about Team Rocket simply because it's always something Pikachu says when Team Rocket is around.
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Does Ash know Team Rocket's names?

They rarely refer to the twerps by their actual names. In fact, almost every time Team Rocket calls Ash and his friends by their real names is when they are in disguises or when Ash and Team Rocket are forced to work together. This seems to be more out of disrespect than not remembering the names of the twerps.
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How old are Jessie and James?

In the games, Jessie and James are supposed to be the same age as Ash. However, according to a special CD available only in Japan, Jessie and James are in their 20's in the second episode of Anime.
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Does Team Rocket ever steal a Pokémon?

Team Rocket (ロケット 団 だん , Roketto-dan) is a criminal organization set to steal other people's Pokémon, with their headquarters in the Kanto Region and the Johto region and a branch in Sevii Islands. They are headed by Giovanni, who also doubles as the Viridian City Gym Leader.
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Why does Giovanni want Pikachu?

The only reason that they're so fascinated with Pikachu is that Team Rocket is under the impression that Pikachu is abnormally strong due to it getting overcharged via bicycle in the second episode. Ash's Pikachu is an anomaly as far as Pokémon go, but this strength develops over time.
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Are Jessie and James grunts?

Jessie and James are special Grunts of Team GO Rocket and subordinates of Team GO Rocket Leaders and Giovanni. They appear in a Meowth balloon and battle using Shadow Pokémon.
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Why can Meowth use payday?

It is established that Meowth cannot learn the move "Pay Day", as his ability to talk and walk upright like a human has "used up his move slots". Pay Day is a move that can only be learned naturally by Meowth/Persian (although other Pokémon can learn it through a TM or breeding).
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What happened to Team Rocket's Arbok and Weezing?

In A Ruin with a View, Jessie sent out Arbok alongside Weezing to battle the Team Magma Grunts who approached them. Not long after being sent out, Team Magma's Houndoom used Roar to send Arbok and Weezing back into their Poké Balls.
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Why does Pikachu not go in a Pokeball?

Because pikachu love to stay with freedom. So....stays outside not in pokeball. Basically any answer similar to Pikachu like to stay out of pokeball to be with Ash can be ruled out. Pikachu insisted to stay out of its pokeball when it hated Ash.
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Why is Meowth evil?

Why Team Rocket's Meowth Is Evil In Pokémon. In the Pokémon universe, Team Rocket's Meowth is considered to be evil because he willingly helps Team Rocket scheme to capture, and mistreat other Pokémon.
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Why can some Pokémon talk?

Some of them, notably Mewtwo, are both. Initially, Mewtwo was the only non-Meowth Pokemon who could speak, and it was implied that it was possible only because of his incredibly potent psychic abilities and his long exposure to humans. Notably, his 'speech' is also generally shown as telepathy, not verbal speech.
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Why does Meowth care about Litten?

In One Journey Ends, Another Begins..., Meowth became worried for Litten after its caretaker Stoutland came down with an illness. Later, he came across Ash and told him to protect Litten. Following Stoutland's disappearance, Meowth visited Litten to try and get it to talk before leaving when Ash approached.
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Can trainers understand their Pokémon?

It seems that Pokémon can generally understand the human language at least enough to comprehend their Trainer's commands, as demonstrated by Lance telling his Dragonite to use Hyper Beam on a Team Rocket Grunt in the Generation II games and their remakes and various Trainers directly commanding their Pokémon in the ...
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