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My headcanon is that they’re eggs made with steel shells. They keep on denying that they’re trans but they’re so obviously giving off a dozen signs a minute.
woahhhh i didnt know that!! and same!! Ive always loved Meowth.. plus his evolve is rly cool and I love cats, But now I have another reason to love him :3
I can't remember if Jessie has any attractions right now, but James is a very different story, and you are gonna wanna sit for this one.
James has/had a fiancé, Jessiebelle. He was actually very in love with her in his younger years, and he only fell out of love because she was a dick, especially to his Growlithe. And you might have noticed her name, well, not only is her name similar to Jessie, they look EXACTLY alike.
Haha xd, I didnt realize the way i said it made me sound like I was saying it was an anime xd, oops... Imma just not edit it just for the laughs xd But actually- Star wars rebels has a manga... sooooo Kinda close XD I have the manga lol
Lets also not forget that (thought it may not be canon) in the final chapter of the Graphic Novel they show Jessie and James as a married, pregnant couple.
Same! Even though James dressed more fem and had a submissive attitude and Jessie was more masculine and had more of a dominate attitude.. of which people could assume James to be gay and Jessie to be lesbian... you could tell in a few episodes they did care about each other... in a sort of romantic way. But, yeah, because it's a kids show and japan is alittle awkward when talking about sexualities, nothing is actually confirmed about the two. Which is kinda sad.. because i'm sure peoples views on the characters wouldn't change at all.
Also I feel meowth is sorta their child, in a way lol
even if they're not in a relationship. they positively ooooze bisexual energy. also. might I remind y'all. being a dom women isn't exclusive to lesbians, I've not actually met a lesbian that fully met that stariotype yet. on top of that. same with the gay men thing. going off of purely stariotypes I suppose you can call me like that, but they do really feel much more bisexual. also Jessie and James have appeared in full marriage attire together at least thrice in the show.
If there is anything I know about queer people, it's that we love getting dressed up and pretending to get married to someone of the same gender expression "as a joke" during childhood
They've always reminded me of me and my current partner. We are both bi and nonbinary but somewhat fit into a Jesse/James dichotomy lol. I think I'm a little more butch than Jesse though.
Edit: lmao we are actually more like a James/James relationship
that's my headcanon and OTP, Jessie and James are bi and fucking and very in love in their own chaotic ways, and you'll never convince my silly little brain otherwise
I mean, you can be in a relationship with the opposite gender and be bi.
I see them as people that like girls and guys, but they're technically officially with eachother. James was with Jessabelle and did love her before she was a mega bitch.
I think that's pretty bi?
Yes, I can secretly like chocolate despite nobody ever seeing me eat or show any interest in chocolate. It's still weird if you see me dedicate my life to vanilla cake and say "oh man, that makes you a chocolate lover."
I remember one early episode Jessie had the hots for a handsome doctor and in another James had a thing for a girl who turned out to be a gastly in disguise
I just thought of something I heard before, that every good friendgroup consists Out of these three kinds of people. The messy gay, I mean hello James, the overachieving bisexuell, like really that is Jessie without any questions. And Last but not least the rational straight friend. Meowth is litally trying to make a plan while the other two are doing some shenanigans. Just saying the reason that after all these years they are still together and as strong as ever just proves my point
Excuse me have we forgotten the Boss fantasies so soon?
The suspiciously shiny, inexplicably shirtless and buff Boss fantasies?
The cut from the dub fantasy involving honey, lack of clothes and tongues?
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THESE MAGNIFICENT FOSSIL POKÉMON! THEY HAVE REINVIGORATED A CHILDLIKE SENSE OF WONDER I NEVER KNEW I HAD, AND I WILL GOING ON A 100% SHIRTLESS EXPEDITION TO UNCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE PAST!
TRULY YOU THREE HAVE OUTDONE YOURSELVES. ESPECIALLY YOU, BRAVE AND NOBLE MEOWTH! AS A REWARD I WILL GIVE YOU A LIFETIME SUPPLY OF ~~DUMPLINGS~~ DONUTS!
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I think they're honestly the ultimate bi couple? I don't see them as a gay man and a lesbian so much as two very bi people. Maybe that's just me?
It doesn't help they give off romantic vibes and in the manga they had/having kids together. So I stick with the "bi bi till the day they die" idea
I think it also depends on the version too. Manga Jessie and James are more or less together while the anime just gives romantic vibes or something to me
nobody is saying they are for sure this or that, it's not an assumption about canon. It's just lgbt+ folks having fun with making up relatable stories about them. For example, the reddit bisexual community absolutely love picturing them as bi since they got the "energy" and are very gender non conforming while still being stuck at the hip
it's just for fun, don't take it so seriously! we can pretend that imaginary characters have different kinds of gender identities and sexualities :)
sailor jupiter is trans-femme btw
Chill out. No one gives a fuck when straight people headcanon jessie and james as a straight couple but you start losing your shit when queer people do the same. Let us have out fun gender nonconforming characters and stop pretending straight people deal with the same shit we do.
Yessss! I used to be annoyed w/ them as a kid but wow… I was rewatching indigo league this past month and all of their costumes and disguises were very affirming
Didn’t they get married and have a kid at some point?? I’m not really a Pokémon fan so I’m not sure how the comic works canonically.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/comicbook.com/anime/amp/news/pokemon-anime-manga-jessie-james-married-pregnant/
Jessie & James are ultimate genderqueer gay & lesbian couple 🎉
James was good friends with his fiancé who was a bitch and his toxic parents forced him to marry her. But he refuses and ran away for freedom. He has a growlithe🐕 (inspired by Kami inu worshipped by Kagema/gay male prostitutes of Kamakura Period). He loves to be a drag queen and show off in bikini & boobs on beach💃🫦
Jessie had a troubled childhood because of her mother's ex-team rocket member. She learned to find taste in eating fresh snow- cuisine 🥶(euphemism for celibate lesbian/lesbian's death bed, used in S-genre Japanese stories) prepared by her mother (so here it means forced into closet because of mother's expectations).
She struggles to confirm to the archtype of other girls, goes to a nursing school with Chansey Pokemons (symbolism of how different she is from rest of the group) but then with the help of her understanding chansey friend, she ran away to live her life as she wants. She loves to be a drag king in her true self 🫅but puts on a false 'traditional 50s girl' persona to compete in Pokemon contests. 👰
Both Jessie and James met in a Yankee biking gang (stereotypical feature of early gay liberation events)👨🎤. Jessie's all major pokemons were serpentine (symbol of childfree women, often used as a derogatory term for careerist mothers)🐍 and arthopods (symbol of tragic lovers)🦋.
James' all pokemons were insectivore plant-like (symbol of power in deviancy), cactus-like (symbol of resilience in hardships)🌵, charming clown-like 🤡 (reference to queer men who used to be jesters in Imperial times and queer-coded men for comic relief in modern movies) and wind-chims 🎐(symbol of those who stay at thresholds of society & encounters both guests as well as dangers coming inside).
Both Jessie & James actually presents us an glamorous & relatable alternative to Catherine & Butch (who fit in all the established norms and standards), marketed by staunch contrast between Meowth (a feline)🐈⬛and Raticate (a rodent) 🐁in the respective trios.
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Nah nah they are the ultimate bi power couple. Just so happens they spent a lot of time in their respective gay bars before meeting
Exactly! In my head canon they're trans and a bi couple in the gayest way possible even though they're "straight passing"..
They're definitely fluid. Have you seen the beach episode? James rocks the bikini.
James' boobs will never leave my mind, damn
fr no way they aren’t t4t
Gotta get that rep somewhere even if it's my headcanon lol
My headcanon is that they’re eggs made with steel shells. They keep on denying that they’re trans but they’re so obviously giving off a dozen signs a minute.
Thank you. Also my headcannon.
Does this imply that all straight people dress like that?
Can confirm, if I had that outfit I would wear it
Same tbh
I mean, back when I still thought I was straight, that's exactly how I dressed.
Cool
My afro wig only comes out for formal occasions.
Understandable
Have you SEEN a straight man? The answer is yea
Nah xd def not
Ok cool, though he does have drip
Fr thooooo, He rly does lol, He knows how to get people to notice him lol
Very true and I'm also a big fan of meowth for learning that his original voice actress was a trans woman
woahhhh i didnt know that!! and same!! Ive always loved Meowth.. plus his evolve is rly cool and I love cats, But now I have another reason to love him :3
Yeah it's so cool
fr tho it is
Yup, [Maddie Blaustein](https://pokemon.fandom.com/wiki/Maddie_Blaustein) ruled all right! More reasons to like Meowth
Only the cool cats.
See movies from the 1970's. It only got worse by the 80's ....but damn! That Hair!
I don't, but I'm not really technically straight, either.
See Iv always viewed them as Bi, but I suppose if they never confirm what they actually are they could be anything tbh
I can't remember if Jessie has any attractions right now, but James is a very different story, and you are gonna wanna sit for this one. James has/had a fiancé, Jessiebelle. He was actually very in love with her in his younger years, and he only fell out of love because she was a dick, especially to his Growlithe. And you might have noticed her name, well, not only is her name similar to Jessie, they look EXACTLY alike.
Oh crap I do remember that now that you mention it.
Seriously that brings back some nostiligia of the early 2000s watching the original series.
ohhhhh that makes sense tho.. thats cool u know that /gen
Yeah, let's just say I might have a minor obsession with Team Rocket hehe
XD Fairrrr, its okay ive got a minor obession with star wars and some other animes... :3
Star wars is my favorite anime
Haha xd, I didnt realize the way i said it made me sound like I was saying it was an anime xd, oops... Imma just not edit it just for the laughs xd But actually- Star wars rebels has a manga... sooooo Kinda close XD I have the manga lol
Jessiebelle was James' fiance not Jessie's
My wires got very crossed there, thanks
Lets also not forget that (thought it may not be canon) in the final chapter of the Graphic Novel they show Jessie and James as a married, pregnant couple.
Which one is pregnant
Yes
Dang, I need to go watch the original series again. Thanks for the nostalgia!
i remember jessie being really down bad for steven stone on multiple occasions
Jessie was in love with a guy when she was younger too! It’s talked about in the episode where she releases her Dustox.
so james has a type 🤔
Same! Even though James dressed more fem and had a submissive attitude and Jessie was more masculine and had more of a dominate attitude.. of which people could assume James to be gay and Jessie to be lesbian... you could tell in a few episodes they did care about each other... in a sort of romantic way. But, yeah, because it's a kids show and japan is alittle awkward when talking about sexualities, nothing is actually confirmed about the two. Which is kinda sad.. because i'm sure peoples views on the characters wouldn't change at all. Also I feel meowth is sorta their child, in a way lol
even if they're not in a relationship. they positively ooooze bisexual energy. also. might I remind y'all. being a dom women isn't exclusive to lesbians, I've not actually met a lesbian that fully met that stariotype yet. on top of that. same with the gay men thing. going off of purely stariotypes I suppose you can call me like that, but they do really feel much more bisexual. also Jessie and James have appeared in full marriage attire together at least thrice in the show.
Ur right 😁
If there is anything I know about queer people, it's that we love getting dressed up and pretending to get married to someone of the same gender expression "as a joke" during childhood
eh? I'm sorry what?
They've always reminded me of me and my current partner. We are both bi and nonbinary but somewhat fit into a Jesse/James dichotomy lol. I think I'm a little more butch than Jesse though. Edit: lmao we are actually more like a James/James relationship
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I agree. And he's very good at it if you've seen the first season's beach episode.
Bisexual and T4T
I cannot name any character in all of media that seems more bisexual then Jessie and James.
True lol, Not actually sure on their like actual sexuality tbh, Bi sounds pretty accurate tho :3
In the manga "The electric tale of pikachu" they're an item and Jessie' pregnant, they should at the very least be bi/pan.
In the OG manga it depicts them with a baby at the end, not saying how they got the baby tho.
that's my headcanon and OTP, Jessie and James are bi and fucking and very in love in their own chaotic ways, and you'll never convince my silly little brain otherwise
They're actually married in the manga and have a kid on the way. Jessie and James are technically bi as a result.
Uh, I don't think that's how being bi works.
I mean, you can be in a relationship with the opposite gender and be bi. I see them as people that like girls and guys, but they're technically officially with eachother. James was with Jessabelle and did love her before she was a mega bitch. I think that's pretty bi?
Yes, I can secretly like chocolate despite nobody ever seeing me eat or show any interest in chocolate. It's still weird if you see me dedicate my life to vanilla cake and say "oh man, that makes you a chocolate lover."
I remember one early episode Jessie had the hots for a handsome doctor and in another James had a thing for a girl who turned out to be a gastly in disguise
James got breast implants for a bikini contest in a banned episode. Also look up James flaming moltress on youtube.
I died at the Meowth comment
Same XD
Jessie lookin like Josuke over here lol
lol fr thooo
Omg after reading this comment i looked back and you're so right, Jessie is rocking it too
meowth being an Ally really speaks to me😂
I just thought of something I heard before, that every good friendgroup consists Out of these three kinds of people. The messy gay, I mean hello James, the overachieving bisexuell, like really that is Jessie without any questions. And Last but not least the rational straight friend. Meowth is litally trying to make a plan while the other two are doing some shenanigans. Just saying the reason that after all these years they are still together and as strong as ever just proves my point
hes the token straight friend
Excuse me have we forgotten the Boss fantasies so soon? The suspiciously shiny, inexplicably shirtless and buff Boss fantasies? The cut from the dub fantasy involving honey, lack of clothes and tongues?
THANK YOU FOR ALL OF THESE MAGNIFICENT FOSSIL POKÉMON! THEY HAVE REINVIGORATED A CHILDLIKE SENSE OF WONDER I NEVER KNEW I HAD, AND I WILL GOING ON A 100% SHIRTLESS EXPEDITION TO UNCOVER THE SECRETS OF THE PAST! TRULY YOU THREE HAVE OUTDONE YOURSELVES. ESPECIALLY YOU, BRAVE AND NOBLE MEOWTH! AS A REWARD I WILL GIVE YOU A LIFETIME SUPPLY OF ~~DUMPLINGS~~ DONUTS! edit: american localization
Fun fact: [One of Meowth's English VAs was an intersex transwoman!](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maddie_Blaustein)
damn, that's cool to hear. rest in peace to her tho
I think they're honestly the ultimate bi couple? I don't see them as a gay man and a lesbian so much as two very bi people. Maybe that's just me? It doesn't help they give off romantic vibes and in the manga they had/having kids together. So I stick with the "bi bi till the day they die" idea
could be either, or multiple interpretations
I think it also depends on the version too. Manga Jessie and James are more or less together while the anime just gives romantic vibes or something to me
I assumed Meowth was their Ace Aunt
Ace yes!!!
idk in my headcannon James is non-binary and genderfluid
James is genderfluid and nothing you say can convince me otherwise.
No one will convince me James is cisgender
The bikini competition episode
Ya know maybe I should have realized I was bi when I had a crush on both of them when I was younger
Meowth's got style
Wdym?! They're clearly a bisexual couple!
IT ALL MAKES SENSE!!
Meowth be like: Ally!
Remember when Meowth proposed to a male Purrloin?
i laughed out loud for a good three seconds at this, i love it i absolutely love it
I know I'm old when no one in the comments recognized Meowth is cosplaying as Parappa the Rapper...
ohhh idk who that is but honestly sounds cool... do they have good songs?
It's a character from a Playstation 1 rhythm game and yeah there were a few good ones
thats so cool!!
Am I the only one who sees Parappa?
I can very definitely imagine their trademark speech as a Parappa stage.
“I gotta believe!” - Parappa’s last words before being beaten senseless by like 15 rattatas.
Remember the episode where James had tits
I thought they were both bisexual and T4T
ah yes the one straight dude that tags along
Meowth legit dressed like it’s DMT:30 **Looks like Team Rocket’s blasting off again**
Just so we're clear, Jesse is the gay man and James is the lesbian
This fits so well
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nobody is saying they are for sure this or that, it's not an assumption about canon. It's just lgbt+ folks having fun with making up relatable stories about them. For example, the reddit bisexual community absolutely love picturing them as bi since they got the "energy" and are very gender non conforming while still being stuck at the hip
it's just for fun, don't take it so seriously! we can pretend that imaginary characters have different kinds of gender identities and sexualities :) sailor jupiter is trans-femme btw
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Chill out. No one gives a fuck when straight people headcanon jessie and james as a straight couple but you start losing your shit when queer people do the same. Let us have out fun gender nonconforming characters and stop pretending straight people deal with the same shit we do.
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You got pissy because queer people are headcanoning jessie and james as queer. I think you’re the one here who needs to chill out.
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👍
idk, I dont think they really have and ngl i sont actually care abour their sexualitys, I just find it funny. /gen
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james is goals
Allies be like 😎
[James, Jesse, gay besties.](https://youtu.be/tM0TgVex8uA)
I fucking love these two
Stop this... Jessie and James are clearly two bisexual disasters in a relationship. Have you seen James in a wedding dress?
Makes sense
What is meowth wearing? 'Cause I wanna get one!
It's called 𝓕𝓪𝓼𝓱𝓲𝓸𝓷
Yessss
No, I think they're a power bi couple tbh
I mean, Meowth was voiced by a trans woman so…
Yessss! I used to be annoyed w/ them as a kid but wow… I was rewatching indigo league this past month and all of their costumes and disguises were very affirming
I love James. No commentary. I think team rockett is amazing, James a king, and Meouth is amazing
Didn’t they get married and have a kid at some point?? I’m not really a Pokémon fan so I’m not sure how the comic works canonically. https://www.google.com/amp/s/comicbook.com/anime/amp/news/pokemon-anime-manga-jessie-james-married-pregnant/
Jessie & James are ultimate genderqueer gay & lesbian couple 🎉 James was good friends with his fiancé who was a bitch and his toxic parents forced him to marry her. But he refuses and ran away for freedom. He has a growlithe🐕 (inspired by Kami inu worshipped by Kagema/gay male prostitutes of Kamakura Period). He loves to be a drag queen and show off in bikini & boobs on beach💃🫦 Jessie had a troubled childhood because of her mother's ex-team rocket member. She learned to find taste in eating fresh snow- cuisine 🥶(euphemism for celibate lesbian/lesbian's death bed, used in S-genre Japanese stories) prepared by her mother (so here it means forced into closet because of mother's expectations). She struggles to confirm to the archtype of other girls, goes to a nursing school with Chansey Pokemons (symbolism of how different she is from rest of the group) but then with the help of her understanding chansey friend, she ran away to live her life as she wants. She loves to be a drag king in her true self 🫅but puts on a false 'traditional 50s girl' persona to compete in Pokemon contests. 👰 Both Jessie and James met in a Yankee biking gang (stereotypical feature of early gay liberation events)👨🎤. Jessie's all major pokemons were serpentine (symbol of childfree women, often used as a derogatory term for careerist mothers)🐍 and arthopods (symbol of tragic lovers)🦋. James' all pokemons were insectivore plant-like (symbol of power in deviancy), cactus-like (symbol of resilience in hardships)🌵, charming clown-like 🤡 (reference to queer men who used to be jesters in Imperial times and queer-coded men for comic relief in modern movies) and wind-chims 🎐(symbol of those who stay at thresholds of society & encounters both guests as well as dangers coming inside). Both Jessie & James actually presents us an glamorous & relatable alternative to Catherine & Butch (who fit in all the established norms and standards), marketed by staunch contrast between Meowth (a feline)🐈⬛and Raticate (a rodent) 🐁in the respective trios.