That's true, and I'm glad they are doing something to help out Magma and Aqua. Because let's face it, they used to be the whipping boys as far as pokemon evil teams go.
Flare, Plasma, Cipher, and Galactic all seemed much grander in scale, and either had more sympathetic motives or were just flat out more ruthless (at least, as far as you could go in a pokemon game). Team Rocket had nostalgia factor to be sure, but they also had Giovanni and the rival from Gold/Sliver/HGSS along with actual hostage situations and theft (so they appeared to be the most active team).
Aqua and Magma before now were just those petty eco-terrorists that spouted nonsense and were playing with forces beyond their kindergarten understanding. Both said it was for the greater good of the world, but neither really understood what that meant or how wrong their premise was (habitat destruction, to help you!)
While I still wonder if they can fully shake this and grow out of Captain Planet villain and into something better, this at least seems to be a step in the right direction.
Flare, Plasma, Cipher, and Galactic all seemed much grander in scale, and either had more sympathetic motives or were just flat out more ruthless (at least, as far as you could go in a pokemon game). Team Rocket had nostalgia factor to be sure, but they also had Giovanni and the rival from Gold/Sliver/HGSS along with actual hostage situations and theft (so they appeared to be the most active team).
Aqua and Magma before now were just those petty eco-terrorists that spouted nonsense and were playing with forces beyond their kindergarten understanding. Both said it was for the greater good of the world, but neither really understood what that meant or how wrong their premise was (habitat destruction, to help you!)
While I still wonder if they can fully shake this and grow out of Captain Planet villain and into something better, this at least seems to be a step in the right direction.