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If all you guys pay some attention you realize team rocket is more skilled than ash, and actually NICER to the pokemon they own.
They give up their pokemon super tearfully, ash will box them or send them to oak like its no thing, after promising to be together FOREVER only 4 eps earlier. Oh right remember when he tried to trade butterfree?
That time they had to use pikachu they did it better than ash, because "we get hit by that thing all the time we know all his moves!".
You just pay attention, aside from wacky hijinks related to their JOB, which we know at least Jesse didn't initially choose, they're actually some really great people. Compared to ash who is essentially a giant prick and "go for the horn!"/"any type can win!" autist