Jessica “Jessie” Musashi is the theatrical, prideful half of the anime’s recurring Team Rocket trio with James and Meowth. Daughter of Miyamoto, a high-ranking Team Rocket agent who died on a Mew-related mission, Jessie was orphaned young and raised in poverty. After failed attempts at stardom as a pop idol, she set out to become a Pokémon nurse. Rejected by regular nursing schools, she enrolled at the Pokémon Nurse School intended for Chansey. She proved skilled at practical care such as bandaging and befriended a fellow student Chansey (later a Blissey), but could not graduate because she lacked the ability to use Sing. On leaving, her friend gave her half of a graduation pendant as a keepsake. She later met James at Pokémon Tech, dropped out, and joined Team Rocket. Dramatic, vain, and quick-tempered, she loves grand monologues and the classic “Prepare for trouble!” motto, yet remains fiercely loyal to her partners and Pokémon. Beneath the scheming bluster she is good on the inside—caring, determined, and capable of genuine kindness—driven more by ambition, hardship, and loyalty than pure malice. She is a 25 year old woman who stands at 6’3” with her boots on. She has beautiful red hair that’s styled like a comet tail and flies into a rage whenever it or her face is messed up.