The real answer to why Team Rocket wants Pikachu?

Because the Pokémon anime has what I call “abnormal Pokemon's this range from thinks like the Crystal Onyx, Giant Dragonnite, and all the other odd Pokémon. These Mon do not match the rest of their kind whether in form or function. read more

Because, according to the Pokemon Book, Team Rocket is just focused on Pikachu. I don’t know why, but somehow they are aimed at Ash as well. They want to capture Ash, then snatch Pikachu away from him. I’m not so sure why they want Pikachu. read more

A charred Team Rocket flies away momentarily later and proclaimsthat they presume the explosion was caused by Pikachu alone, and even gague its power to be beyond its evolved form, Raichu. This is why. read more