If I remember right the reason has to do with the voice actor as well. The woman who does all of the english dubs is a hardcore lefty, and told the japanese that if they don't start adding more alphabet-mafia shit she's going to bail (to what exactly I'm not sure as voice acting is a dying career path nowadays).
Oh no, don't you try to claim Team Rocket as 'something of yours'. James was based at times and Jesse was..... an introduction to R34....
And now I'm slightly sad as I think they're gone with Ash now.
If I remember right the reason has to do with the voice actor as well. The woman who does all of the english dubs is a hardcore lefty, and told the japanese that if they don't start adding more alphabet-mafia shit she's going to bail (to what exactly I'm not sure as voice acting is a dying career path nowadays).