Why doesn't the police do anything about TR?

[Azureth]

Seriously, Officer Jenny has had PLENTY of opportunities to arrest TR but never has. Not to mention TR HQ is a big base out in the open yet they never raid it or something. Don't understand it.

 

[Mew~]

Well, there will actually be some investigation in Black and White. Now, if you don't want to know what happens them don't open the spoiler.

Spoiler:

In BW006 we see team rocket following the mission they were given in BW004 by Giovanni. They try to awaken and obtain the powers of dreams from Munna and Musharna, but as usual Ash and his friends stop them and they get away. Eventually we get to BW010 and Team Rocket are seen back at the scene of the Munna and Musharna crisis, but officer Jenny and a load of other police officers pop up as they were waiting for them to show up to something. (Probably from a tip or something, or maybe they were investigating the incident and knew team rocket would show. This probably will be known when the dubbed version of the episode airs) Then the guy Team Rocket were waiting for shows up in a big lorry and they try to escape which leads to Jenny trying to catch up to them on her motorcycle, but they drive off the road and fly off in jet packs. xD

So yeah, she is doing something now. I can't explain why she hasn't before though. She did warn Ash in the second episode of the original series showing him a wanted sign of them.

 

[Regeneration]

I can just say that Officer Jennys and even these new officers are a bunch of incompetent police personnel.

 

[Kirbychu]

Because if a police officer dragged a cat into jail they'd be laughed at and then fired.

 

[PlatinumDude]

I think it's because the police may have something bigger to worry about, like other villainous teams.

 

[Weavile05]

Because they get blasted away by Ash and Pika so often they can't keep up.

 

[Zayin]

Because Pokemon is quite often absurd.

 

[Crystal Glaceon]

Because they get blasted away by Ash and Pika so often they can't keep up.

^This. And besides, why take the time out of your day when a bunch of kids seem to be keeping them at bay for quite a long time..?

 

[Theodore Hawkwood]

I would say for at least the first few seasons of the anime perhaps because the government of the Pokemon world is weak or Team Rocket might have bought off some political figures such as they exist in the Pokemon world.

 

[ZeroX5]

Because, if the past is any indication, they are rarely much of a threat. All it usually takes is Pikachu/co., or an evolution to blast them off. Lol

 

[Darthbane2007]

Because, if the past is any indication, they are rarely much of a threat. All it usually takes is Pikachu/co., or an evolution to blast them off. Lol

But that's for Jessie, James, and Meowth. What about Giovanni and the other members?

 

[Cataquack Warrior]

I think that the Team Rocket trio ironically evades capture due to their tendency to blast off; it may be painful, but it gets them a distance away in a hurry.

As for the higher ranks of Team Rocket, I attribute the lack of captures to two factors. First of all, Giovanni and Team Rocket appear to have a large degree of political clot, enough so that Giovanni can run a gym and bail out captured Rockets. Therefore, he probably is able to keep the police away from his main operations. Second, we mostly see the higher Rockets trying to capture Legendary Pokemon or other schemes that are usually isolated and/or seem too Farfetch'd to believe. After all, many people consider the Legendary Pokemon to be myths, so I don't think that the police would be keeping a particular eye out for people attacking Legendary Pokemon, if only because they'd have no idea where to look.

The police force has had minor success on a local level though. They have captured Butch and Cassidy multiple times. Plus, they have captured a number of minor villains, from poachers to robbers. I think that the main policy is for the police to provide regular protection for the citizens, while the high-ranked trainers such as Gym Leaders and Elites take care of the larger issues.

 

[zlip]

Actually i find it funny that ahs and co. arent arrested. They perposfully use their pokemon to hurt others and let the bad guys get away.

Also if they did actually catch them they wouldnt really have proff, no video/property damage/photos and who will belive ash and his comapnions, they're just kids! then again kids seem to have alot of influence on adults in the pokemon world...

 

[Lambda]

Well First TR gets away a lot. They are very powerful in numbers.
But Grunts have been arrested before in the anime. And the Police probably think they are a joke and worry about other teams

 

[Zayin]

Honestly, I think the producers simply don't care about such an issue...

 

[PearlShipper4Life]

Remember that episode back in Jhoto where that one Jenny kept thinking Ash and his group were the bad guys? Well.

 

[Mahou Tsukai]

Team Rocket is an expert at hole digging. If they're put in a jail cell, one of their methods of escape would be to dig and tunnel their way out of jail. I doubt Giovanni would bail out the inefficient trio because they've failed so many missions (lol).

 

[Charaxes]

I would say for at least the first few seasons of the anime perhaps because the government of the Pokemon world is weak or Team Rocket might have bought off some political figures such as they exist in the Pokemon world.

The former is a possibility, as we don't have much of a government in the Pokemon nation. The latter I could definitely buy, as Team Rocket is supposed to be a take off of the Yakuza.

I have a different take: I think it speaks of the popularity of Team Rocket, as to why the cops are unable to be take them down in the anime. We all love the Rockets or individual agents (I'm certainly one of them), so it is harder to root for the opposite (the Global or International Police). A big factor is that we don't have the opposite, per se, as we don't know the law enforcement organization in depth or have other officers other than Jenny. They are trying with Looker, and he does appear to be somewhat competent in the job.

(As a sub-sect, we should also consider the Pokemon G-Men, like Lance. Good to know there are additional organizations, with "G-Men" implying a governmental role. At least, in American terms, albeit a tad outdated.)

The rest is what the games focus on: you, the Trainer, taking them down. Not as plausible in real life, surely, but it does sound cool. What sounds better, as a part of ego: "I helped the police in taking down Team Rocket or I took on the whole organization and won"?

Edit: Someone cited B/W 004, with Jenny and the others surrounding the trio. She is improving, and I don't blame her for Flint or Pierce's unexpected arrival, per se. (She should have cordon off the area better, sure, but I don't think that would have stopped Flint, anyway.)

 

[Spinor]

Because either one of two things will happen:

1. The whole plots of the show falls apart
2. Team Rocket will get a good lawyer that will get Ash and all his friends convicted of 500-700 murder attempts and the new plot will be them breaking out of jail

We don't want either of them, do we?

 

[Theodore Hawkwood]

The former is a possibility, as we don't have much of a government in the Pokemon nation. The latter I could definitely buy, as Team Rocket is supposed to be a take off of the Yakuza.

I have a different take: I think it speaks of the popularity of Team Rocket, as to why the cops are unable to be take them down in the anime. We all love the Rockets or individual agents (I'm certainly one of them), so it is harder to root for the opposite (the Global or International Police). A big factor is that we don't have the opposite, per se, as we don't know the law enforcement organization in depth or have other officers other than Jenny. They are trying with Looker, and he does appear to be somewhat competent in the job.

(As a sub-sect, we should also consider the Pokemon G-Men, like Lance. Good to know there are additional organizations, with "G-Men" implying a governmental role. At least, in American terms, albeit a tad outdated.)

The rest is what the games focus on: you, the Trainer, taking them down. Not as plausible in real life, surely, but it does sound cool. What sounds better, as a part of ego: "I helped the police in taking down Team Rocket or I took on the whole organization and won"?

Edit: Someone cited B/W 004, with Jenny and the others surrounding the trio. She is improving, and I don't blame her for Flint or Pierce's unexpected arrival, per se. (She should have cordon off the area better, sure, but I don't think that would have stopped Flint, anyway.)

I figured there was the Yakuza connection as well as well as some Cosa Nostra inspiration given the main man is named Giovanni. It's given me some ideas for a fanfiction I'm working on though...