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Giovanni's Persian was first seen in ''[[EP015|Battle Aboard the St. Anne]]'' when [[Jessie]], [[James]] and {{MTR}} report to Giovanni. Since then, it has always been seen either at Giovanni's side or in his lap. | Giovanni's Persian was first seen in ''[[EP015|Battle Aboard the St. Anne]]'' when [[Jessie]], [[James]] and {{MTR}} report to Giovanni. Since then, it has always been seen either at Giovanni's side or in his lap. | ||
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Persian briefly appeared in ''[[AG002|A Ruin with a View]]'' when Giovanni was talking to the [[Team Rocket trio]] over the phone. After the call ended, Giovanni was shown petting his Persian. | |||
In ''[[AG079|Pearls are a Spoink's Best Friend]]'', Persian appeared during a video call, sticking out its tongue in order to taunt {{MTR}}. | |||
After seeing a {{pkmn|Coordinator}}'s {{p|Persian}} in the [[Pacifidlog Town]] [[Contest Hall]] in ''[[AG115|Mean With Envy]]'', Meowth remembered Giovanni's Persian {{wp|Akanbe|pulling down its lower eyelid}} to taunt him and decided to help Jessie win the [[Pokémon Contest]]. During his performance in the [[Appeal|Appeals Round]], Meowth used {{m|Fury Swipes}} to make a sculpture of Giovanni and Persian out of a giant block of ice. He finished his performance by turning the Persian into a Meowth. | |||
Persian reappeared in ''[[AG132|The Scheme Team]]'', in which it was shown by Giovanni's side when [[Jessie]], [[James]], and Meowth returned to the {{an|Team Rocket HQ}} to report the results of their operations in the [[Hoenn]] [[region]]. | |||
===={{series|Diamond & Pearl}}==== | ===={{series|Diamond & Pearl}}==== | ||
Persian appeared in ''[[DP080|The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!]]'' after {{TRT}} sent Giovanni a newly {{pkmn2|caught}} {{TP|Jessie|Yanma}}. It was seen being {{pkmn|food|fed}} and petted by its Trainer while the computer ran an analysis of Yanma's [[Poké Ball]]. | [[File:Giovanni and Persian.png|thumb|220px|Persian and Giovanni]] | ||
Persian's first appearance in the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}} was in ''[[DP002|Two Degrees of Separation!]]'', in which it was briefly shown sitting on Giovanni's lap while he was talking to [[Jessie]], [[James]], and {{MTR}} over the videophone. | |||
An illusory version of Persian created by a {{pkmn2|wild}} {{p|Mismagius}} appeared in ''[[DP043|Malice In Wonderland!]]'' as part of Meowth's fantasy. The {{pkmn|category|Classy Cat Pokémon}} was shown being tossed away by Giovanni, who wanted Meowth to be his new pet. | |||
Persian appeared again in ''[[DP080|The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!]]'' after {{TRT}} sent Giovanni a newly {{pkmn2|caught}} {{TP|Jessie|Yanma}}. It was seen being {{pkmn|food|fed}} and petted by its {{pkmn|Trainer}} while the computer ran an analysis of Yanma's [[Poké Ball]]. | |||
It made a small appearance in ''[[DP191|Memories are Made of Bliss!]]'', in which it was seen lying on Giovanni's office while [[Matori]] informed Giovanni that she had contacted Jessie, James, and Meowth and assigned them their new mission. | |||
===={{series|Best Wishes}}==== | ===={{series|Best Wishes}}==== | ||
Persian made a cameo appearance in ''[[BW001|In the Shadow of Zekrom!]],'' being petted by Giovanni. It later appeared at the end of ''[[BW095|Unrest at the Nursery!]]'' with its Trainer and | Persian made a cameo appearance in ''[[BW001|In the Shadow of Zekrom!]],'' being petted by Giovanni. It later appeared at the end of ''[[BW095|Unrest at the Nursery!]]'' with its Trainer and Matori. In [[BW096|the next episode]], Persian was sent into battle against [[Ash's Pikachu]] and proved itself to be extremely powerful, taking an {{m|Iron Tail}}, then swiftly knocking Pikachu out with {{m|Power Gem}}. It briefly appeared in ''[[BW123|Farewell, Unova! Setting Sail for New Adventures!]]'' and ''[[BW142|The Dream Continues!]]''. | ||
===Personality and characteristics=== | ===Personality and characteristics=== | ||
Meowth views this Persian as a rival. Persian is the beloved pet of the boss of [[Team Rocket]], and Meowth wants to kick Persian out and take its place as Giovanni's beloved pet, or the "Top Cat", as he calls it. Meowth's hatred of his [[Evolution|evolved]] form was not started by this Persian, but his anger manifests against it more often than against any other Persian. | Meowth views this Persian as a rival. Persian is the beloved pet of the boss of [[Team Rocket]], and Meowth wants to kick Persian out and take its place as Giovanni's beloved pet, or the "Top Cat", as he calls it. Meowth's hatred of his [[Evolution|evolved]] form was not started by this Persian, but his anger manifests against it more often than against any other Persian. | ||
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Giovanni's Persian (Japanese: サカキのペルシアン Sakaki's Persian) is a Pokémon pet owned by Giovanni.
In the anime
History
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Original series
Giovanni's Persian was first seen in Battle Aboard the St. Anne when Jessie, James and Meowth report to Giovanni. Since then, it has always been seen either at Giovanni's side or in his lap.
Advanced Generation series
Persian briefly appeared in A Ruin with a View when Giovanni was talking to the Team Rocket trio over the phone. After the call ended, Giovanni was shown petting his Persian.
In Pearls are a Spoink's Best Friend, Persian appeared during a video call, sticking out its tongue in order to taunt Meowth.
After seeing a Coordinator's Persian in the Pacifidlog Town Contest Hall in Mean With Envy, Meowth remembered Giovanni's Persian pulling down its lower eyelid to taunt him and decided to help Jessie win the Pokémon Contest. During his performance in the Appeals Round, Meowth used Fury Swipes to make a sculpture of Giovanni and Persian out of a giant block of ice. He finished his performance by turning the Persian into a Meowth.
Persian reappeared in The Scheme Team, in which it was shown by Giovanni's side when Jessie, James, and Meowth returned to the Team Rocket HQ to report the results of their operations in the Hoenn region.
Diamond & Pearl series
Persian's first appearance in the Diamond & Pearl series was in Two Degrees of Separation!, in which it was briefly shown sitting on Giovanni's lap while he was talking to Jessie, James, and Meowth over the videophone.
An illusory version of Persian created by a wild Mismagius appeared in Malice In Wonderland! as part of Meowth's fantasy. The Classy Cat Pokémon was shown being tossed away by Giovanni, who wanted Meowth to be his new pet.
Persian appeared again in The Thief That Keeps on Thieving! after Team Rocket sent Giovanni a newly caught Yanma. It was seen being fed and petted by its Trainer while the computer ran an analysis of Yanma's Poké Ball.
It made a small appearance in Memories are Made of Bliss!, in which it was seen lying on Giovanni's office while Matori informed Giovanni that she had contacted Jessie, James, and Meowth and assigned them their new mission.
Best Wishes series
Persian made a cameo appearance in In the Shadow of Zekrom!, being petted by Giovanni. It later appeared at the end of Unrest at the Nursery! with its Trainer and Matori. In the next episode, Persian was sent into battle against Ash's Pikachu and proved itself to be extremely powerful, taking an Iron Tail, then swiftly knocking Pikachu out with Power Gem. It briefly appeared in Farewell, Unova! Setting Sail for New Adventures! and The Dream Continues!.
Personality and characteristics
Meowth views this Persian as a rival. Persian is the beloved pet of the boss of Team Rocket, and Meowth wants to kick Persian out and take its place as Giovanni's beloved pet, or the "Top Cat", as he calls it. Meowth's hatred of his evolved form was not started by this Persian, but his anger manifests against it more often than against any other Persian.
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A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves. |
In the games
Giovanni also owns a Persian in one of the Pokémon games, Pokémon Yellow, which is highly based on the anime. He uses it mainly for battle, having been seen in all battles that the player has been challenged to. A Persian also appears in both rounds of Pokémon Stadium.
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In the manga
In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga
Persian was seen watching its owner in The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga's chapter Ash vs. Gary as his anger fades away from remembering the giant Slowpoke that Team Rocket scientists created.
In the How I Became a Pokémon Card manga
The backstory of how Giovanni met Persian is revealed in the How I Became a Pokémon Card manga. He rescued it when he was a child.
Moves used
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In the TCG
This listing is of cards featuring Giovanni's Persian in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
Giovanni's Persian Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats. | |||||||
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Card | Type | English Expansion |
Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion |
Rarity | # |
Giovanni's Persian | Gym Challenge | 8/132 | Challenge from the Darkness | ||||
- Persian also appears in the card Giovanni's Scheme (BREAKthrough 138).
Trivia
- Giovanni's Persian seems intended to parallel other series in which the main villain owns a cat as a pet.
- Persian is the first pre-Generation V Pokémon not part of the main cast to appear in the Best Wishes series in the flesh, having a cameo in In The Shadow of Zekrom.
- Despite having appeared every once in a while since Battle Aboard the St. Anne, Persian wasn't shown using any moves until Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!, 738 episodes later.
- This was also the first time when Persian's Poké Ball was ever shown in the anime.
Related articles
For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Persian.
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For Pokémon owned by the version of Giovanni that appears in Pokémon Adventures, see here; for a full list of Pokémon owned by the version of Giovanni that appears in the Pokémon Pocket Monsters series, see here |