>>28956207No, it actually was. In the Johto saga, Jessie and James forgot to pay their dues, and so their membership to Team Rocket ran out and they had been kicked out of Team Rocket.
The trio were able to get back in, but still had to pay their dues, which is why Delibird followed them and made some appearances throughout the Johto saga.
This culminated in Delibird taking all of their earnings they made during the Silver Conference . In the process, however, they paid off their dues and were full Rocket members again.
