The truth has been exposed

Jessie is an orphan, got adopted by team rocket crew and swore her life to them.

Real Talk, James was the best one

James said in one episode he never even had his license

This is incorrect: https://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/James

Tbh I have a tendency of aging up a lot of anime characters in my head anyway if their behaviour seems completely abnormal for the age group they're supposed to be portraying