Mioo, Dorost Ast!

Mioo title — Title card: "Meow, that's right!".

Mioo, Dorost Ast! is the original Pokémon series where all major human and Pokémon characters have switched species with each other. Created by VampireMeerkat.

The title is a Persian translation of Meowth's yell, "Meow(th), that's right!", since the human version of Meowth originates from Iran. Despite the title choice, Team Rocket is not the (sole) main focus of the series.

While the series describes itself to be the original show in an alternate reality, it tends to portray the characters in a comedic light, even when copying scenes directly from the TV-show.

An unfinished comic showing an early concept of the series was uploaded at Facebook on the 5th of July, 2013, but names and backstories were not established at that time, as the comic was supposed to be a one-off. Specieswapped Team Rocket again started off the series in 2017, mostly in sketches at Tumblr. These images were later published at Deviantart.

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Main characters[]

For minor/circulating/background characters, check out this list.

Pete Ashtoo (Pikachu)[]

Pikachu as a human.

Pete is a young boy of 7, making him the youngest trainer ever to start his journey. More noticeable is his ability to turn nearly any standard Pokémon into a winner, which is a loose translation/exaggeration of Pikachu's perceived strength by the original Team Rocket.
His role in the series is meant to be more humorous than accurate; as Pete manages to pull of feats like catching an Arceus with help of his Nidorash and a Zubat, whereafter he uses the creature as a "pony".

With Nidorash as Pete's first Pokémon -who is less impressive compared to the other starters that were given away that day- his first days as a trainer were devoid of motivation. Not until he learned how caring and devoted Nidorash was towards him, did he exceed his potential and trained him to the best of, in this case, Nidorash's abilities.

After Team Rocket got wind of Pete's talent, they made it their goal to kidnap and take him to their base. Because he's a young child and Team Rocket considered to exist out of one curiously dressed adult man only (Charjessieon and Jamespuff are Pokémon and not treated as independent people), Pete has an easy way of dealing with his stalkers and prefers to defend himself with an amped-up taser device, opposed to using his Pokémon. The friends he makes along the way have the same opinion and also use weapons on Mir Yusuf.

Pete is a small, chubby boy with blond hair, black/brown eyes, very pale skin, but rosy cheeks. He wears a yellow shirt with two brown stripes, yellow pants, and yellow shoes.
His last name is a play on words, like Ash's in the original series. It tries to resemble Pikachu's name and refers to (Nidor-)Ash's presence at the same time.

Nidorash (Ash)[]

Ash as a Pokémon.

Nidorash is a comical version of Ash Ketchum and best friends with the talented trainer, Pete Ashtoo. He lacks common sense and often has an absent, but satisfied look on his face. Despite this, he's fair in battle, mainly thanks to his trainer.
While he has the gift to annoy others, it's surprisingly easy for him to befriend Pokémon and humans, who then join Pete on his journey.

Because of his unappealing look and behaviour, Pete wasn't fond of him at first and saw no reason in using him for battle, or even starting his Pokémon journey. When Nidorash then tried to put matters into his own hands and planned to weaken a Pidgey for his demotivated master, he accidentally attacked a Spearow instead, which then angered an entire flock of them. They started chasing and wounding Pete, and Nidorash tried his best to put distance between them and the birds, even stealing a bike from a Krabby and trying to ride off on it.

Nidofail — Nidorash after a successful battle (2017).

When he wasn't able to do much else, Pete managed to come through and swiftly caught the Spearow Nidorash had weakened, whereafter he used it to fight off the rest of the flock. From that moment on, Nidorash's friendship with him kept growing and Pete tries his best to cater to his Pokémon's implausible goal of becoming "the best Pokémon ever".

While Nidorash is not as strong as the other monsters Pete owns, his stupidity tends to make him brave and persistent, which sometimes proves useful during battle.

Nidorash has the general appearance of a Nidoran, but with Ash's eyes, and spiky fur on his head and ears. He wears the same cap first generation Ash does, and has a spot on his body shaped like the general Pokémon logo.

Mir Yusuf (Meowth)[]

NOTE: This character has an extensive biography and been given his own page. Click here to read.

Meowth as a human.

Mir Yusuf is an upbeat, determined member of Team Rocket who can speak and understand the language of Pokémon. Unlike his many colleagues, he has no human teammates accompanying him and has been paired up with two Pokémon instead; the specieswapped Jessie and James.
His job description is that of a "Pokémon whisperer", for which he's tasked to persuade wild and captured Pokémon into joining the company. Since his job doesn't require him to "steal", human guidance is considered unnecessary.

His ability to speak the language of (then) all 150 Pokémon was what inspired his boss to put this different tactic to the test, hoping it would come with less consequences and more devoted fighters. It appeared successful for a while, until Mir met a young boy named Pete Ashtoo and started to neglect his duties to chase after him.

Charmeleon (Jessie)[]

Jessie as a Pokémon.

"Charjessieon" looks unusual, but it's her large head extension and unusual colour that earned her a spot in Team Rocket, as she isn't all that special in combat. She's originally from Pinkan Island and considered an exotic collection piece, opposed to a fighter, sparing her from a life of abuse. Despite her perceived worth, she was given to Mir Yusuf to aid him on his quest, as all other Pokémon within Team Rocket were considered too useful to give away.

Interestingly enough, her mother was captured and also made to work for Team Rocket back when it was a starting company. Charjessieon never learned what happened to her and had to be cared for by other Charizards, away from Pinkan Island and its rich amounts of food. As a young Charmander, she had a normal pink colour, which became muddied after she was only given low quality scraps to eat. She had a poor upbringing in an environment highly unsuitable for her type, though still looks back fondly to situations others would consider tragic.

Charjessieon isn't owned by Mir Yusuf and has a different owner, who's also part of Team Rocket. He's always sent out on other missions and is an average trainer, which gave Team Rocket's boss another reason to reassign her. It was expected of Mir to improve her fighting spirit.
When in the neighbourhood, Charjessieon's master likes to tag along with the trio, which is needed if Mir Yusuf wants to be able to command her in battle, since he's not her owner, nor has the right trainer level to command her. By the time Charjessieon's owner moves out of the picture, she and Mir have established their friendship far enough that she accepts battle commands from him.

Before she got captured, she wanted to become a "Nurse Joy" and work in a Pokémon Center. She befriended and helped a Nurse Joy in training during that period, but failed the classes herself. Because she's not human or a Pokémon type commonly wanted as medical assistance, there was no place for her.

Mir Yusuf is the only person who treats her like a human being, which fed her desire to be a diva. He provided her with a small Team Rocket shirt, resembling the original Jessie's, and calls her by her name, "Jessie".
Charjessieon has a red-purpleish colour and blue eyes with applied mascara. She has long fingernails that slightly bend, much like the extension on her head does, which refers back to Jessie's hair.

Jigglypuff (James)[]

James as a Pokémon.

"Jamespuff" is a shiny Pokémon dissatisfied with his unimpressive colour scheme, and styles/dyes his hair purple in order to stand out more. Like Charjessieon, his stats also aren't impressive and he's meant to be a collectible only.
Despite his perceived worth, he was given to Mir Yusuf to aid him on his quest, as all other Pokémon within Team Rocket were considered too useful to give away.

Jamespuff comes from a long family of shinies, insinuating it runs through his blood, making him especially valuable. His parents wanted him to marry a Charmeleon; as they had arranged a deal with a family of Charizards to give them shiny offspring, and believed they were the right kind of Pokémon to straighten up their lazy son. Though no one kept in mind Jigglypuffs and Charmeleons can't breed, the Charmeleon that was being given away agreed, because she loved the idea of being a Pokémon master and trainer herself. She demanded he abandon his childhood friend and unofficial master, but Jamespuff could not agree to her demands. He ran from the engagement and his home.

Jamespuff isn't owned by Mir Yusuf, but was captured by a random person, who later gave him to a child for Christmas. This boy today works for Team Rocket and is always sent out on other missions. Kevin is an average trainer, which gave Team Rocket's boss another reason to reassign Jamespuff. It was expected of Mir to improve his fighting spirit.
When in the neighbourhood, Jamespuff's master likes to tag along with the trio, which is needed if Mir Yusuf wants to be able to command him in battle, since he's not his owner, nor has the right trainer level to command him. By the time Kevin moves out of the picture, he and Mir have established their friendship far enough that he accepts simple battle commands from him.

Mir Yusuf is the only person who treats him like a human being, which fed his desire to be a diva. While Charjessieon was gifted a Team Rocket costume, Mir Yusuf admitted not to know how to make one for a ball-shaped creature, leaving Jamespuff naked and disappointed. Still, he allows for him to keep buying the expensive hair products to keep his hair straight and shiny, and calls him by his real name, "James".
Jamespuff is a regular pink with green eyes, and styled his poofy hair to resemble James'.

Pezhman Fārsi (Giovanni's Persian)[]

NOTE: This character has an extensive biography and been given his own page. Click here to read.

Giovanni's Persian as a human.

Pezhman Fārsi is the boss of Team Rocket and fairly involved with the infamous trio's progress, compared to Giovanni from the original series. He calls frequently and wishes a monthly report from all his employees.

His goal is to extract the full potential found in Pokémon and chase down legendaries. He believes that only the rarest and strongest have the right to survive and collects Pokémon that match the criteria to either sell to other businesses for "better" specimen, or to train and breed for their scheduled purpose.
One of Pezhman's more controversial projects is creating human life and infusing it with Pokémon DNA.

He uses the miraculous powers they possess to benefit humanity in all sorts of ways. This may concern every day comfort, medical advances, but also military expansion. Because Pezhman covers all bases, he owns one of the biggest and most successful companies out there, though his practises receive no support from the common Pokémon lover. The sentiment that rules the company is one that argues Pokémon are tools, not living beings in need of comfort and love. His henchmen unapologetically steal from trainers who don't stand a chance against them, while more intimidating people are bargained with.

Team Rocket is seen as a criminal organisation in the public eye and Pezhman a mob boss, yet many inoffensive, legitimate businesses willingly buy from him. They keep their affiliation with Team Rocket a secret for obvious reasons. Unbeknownst to the people, Kanto's economy is dependant on Team Rocket and neighbouring areas are being taken over as well.

Trivia[]

CCI18092020 00050 — First character designs and quick script of the first comic (2013).

As most of the discussed human characters come from the Indigo League season, their Pokémon version is always a 1st generation Pokémon;
- As by the rules of this series, human characters that appeared during the introduction of a certain generation cannot be a Pokémon from a newer generation.
Charjessieon and Jamespuff were originally written to fake their value by painting their entire body a different colour.
Jamespuff is way older than his human counterpart;
- As he spent his childhood with a human boy, was then captured and given to another who grew old enough to have offspring himself, it means he is at least 30 to 40 years old.
Mir Yusuf doesn't always talk to Charjessieon and Jamespuff in their own language, as they are owned Pokémon with a fair understanding of the human language;
- In the original series, Pokémon and many of the human characters can already understand each other for the sake of plot progression and battling. In Mioo Dorost Ast, it's insinuated that Pokémon raised with human contact are able to pick up a few words and decipher what's being said that way.
Charjessieon can't read or write, but Jamespuff can, to some degree.
The series has a few running jokes:
- Mir Yusuf tends to call Pete Ashtoo "the kid with the golden touch" or "Kid Midas".
- Mir Yusuf never remembers what species Nidorash is and keeps mistaking him for a Rattata.
- People, mainly Pezhman, always respond to Mir Yusuf's mention of his teammates with "Who's Jessie and James?", because of their unfamiliarity with the names and lack of interest in remembering.
- Pete Ashtoo's name tends to get met with the same response.
- There's a series of comics revolved around Mir Yusuf attempting to win a promotion out of Pezhman.
- There's a series of comics revolved around Pezhman trying to get Mir Yusuf to pay him for property damage.