Question: are ash and team rocket friends?
Answer: Originally, Team Rocket simply called Ash the boy and Misty a girl. Ash is usually the twerp, (Japanese: じゃりボーイ jari-boy) according to Jessie, James and Meowth. Collectively, Ash and his friends are the twerps (Japanese: じゃりん子 jarinko). ... Team Rocket calls Red a twerp in Pokémon Yellow.