...Yes, as a matter of fact, it always did seem to be the same people each time. I think I might have even mentioned them before a long time ago, about three specific members of the group that we've run into before several times: Jessie, James, and Meowth.

[At least, he thinks he recalls probably talking about Rockets before at some point. Or his mun does now but she still hasn't found the thread that had that conversation yet.]

Those three are always involved somehow every single time, and based on what Ash has said about them, they were always up to something even when he was traveling around in other regions prior to arriving in Unova. In fact, he probably knows more about them than I do, actually. [He'd have to after having to deal with them stalking him and his friends for years now, right?]