Saying no gets James to give you the Blast Off Outfit.
At this point, no matter what you say, you’re obviously not joining them, but to get the Blast Off Outfit, you must say no. Once you beat them, they try to get you to join Team Rocket.
Here, you will eventually get accosted by Jesse and James, who challenge you to a battle. Once you have beaten all eight gym leaders, head to Route 17, or Pokemon Road. The other one, however, is the Blast Off Outfit, which lets you dress up as Jesse and James, the Team Rocket goons you keep running into through the game. There are two Team Rocket outfits in the game-one of them is actually unavoidable, and you will get as part of the story. This guide covers some Team Rocket encounters. Instead, you take on Team Rocket, a criminal syndicate that uses Pokemon to do evil, whom you just happen to cross paths with.
Which means that Let’s Go, as their remakes, don’t either.
Unlike future games in the series, Pokemon Red/Blue don’t have you taking down an existential threat.
