>>38548443This.
SM Team Rocket is actually the best Team Rocket has ever been.
They don't interrupt every single episode with their bullshit so the writing is a lot more versatile when it comes to challenge/conflict, and they have their own episodes and character arcs and everything. Silly when they need to be, and serious on the occasions they need to be, but still with more goofy undertones. Team Rocket is best as bumbling recurring villains, not serious ones, and SM really shows that.
It's legitimately enjoyable to see how they behave on a daily basis and the shit they have to put up with inbetween their thievery attempts. They're actually PEOPLE.