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'''Giovanni''' (Japanese: '''サカキ''' ''Sakaki'') is the boss of Team Rocket in [[Pokémon Pocket Monsters]]. Unlike other media, he was shown to have a twin brother.
'''Giovanni''' (Japanese: '''サカキ''' ''Sakaki'') is the boss of [[Team Rocket]] in [[Pokémon Pocket Monsters]]. Unlike other media, he was revealed to have a twin brother.
{{spoilers}}
 
==Character==
As the boss of Team Rocket, Giovanni has brought up plans in order to get rich. However, most of these plans fail due to [[Red's Clefairy]] getting in the way. As a result, he ends up attempting to get revenge on {{OBP|Red|Pocket Monsters}} and his Pokémon, but fails most of the time. Giovanni is almost the master of disguises as he was seen being in disguise as many known people, including Red's rival, {{OBP|Green|Pocket Monsters}}.


== History ==
== History ==
{{spoilers}}
Giovanni first appeared in ''[[PM009|Pikachu Was Kidnapped!!]]'' and his twin brother debuted in ''[[PM011|Finish Off Team Rocket!!]]''. In Giovanni's first appearance, he is running the Rocket Game Corner where {{OBP|Red|Pocket Monsters}}, {{TP|Red|Clefairy}} and {{TP|Red|Pikachu|Pikachu (Pocket Monsters)}} go to. {{OBP|Green|Pocket Monsters}} and his {{TP|Green|Charmander}} go there as well. A {{p|Hitmonlee}} comes by and takes Pikachu. The Hitmonlee is revealed to belong to Giovanni and Team Rocket. Giovanni had Hitmonlee kidnap Pikachu in order to lure Red into his trap. Two chapters later, Giovanni, along with his younger twin brother, are at Silph Co. and holds [[Erika]]'s father hostage. He even takes the {{p|Porygon}} that belonged her father and uses them against Red and the others. Giovanni takes advantage of them by cloning them with a machine controlled by a device his twin brother was holding. Pikachu destroys the device with an electric attack which renders the clones useless.
Giovanni first appeared in ''[[PM009|Pikachu Was Kidnapped!!]]'' and his twin brother debuted in ''[[PM011|Finish Off Team Rocket!!]]''. In Giovanni's first appearance, he is running the Rocket Game Corner where {{OBP|Red|Pocket Monsters}}, {{TP|Red|Clefairy}} and {{TP|Red|Pikachu|Pikachu (Pocket Monsters)}} go to. {{OBP|Green|Pocket Monsters}} and his {{TP|Green|Charmander}} go there as well. A {{p|Hitmonlee}} comes by and takes Pikachu. The Hitmonlee is revealed to belong to Giovanni and Team Rocket. Giovanni had Hitmonlee kidnap Pikachu in order to lure Red into his trap. Two chapters later, Giovanni, along with his twin brother, are at Silph Co. and holds [[Erika]]'s father hostage. He even takes the {{p|Porygon}} that belonged her father and uses them against Red and the others. Giovanni takes advantage of them by cloning them with a machine controlled by a device his twin brother was holding. Pikachu destroys the device with {{m|Thunderbolt}} which renders the clones useless.


Giovanni reappears in ''[[PM018|Which One is the Real Clefairy!?]]'' where he and his twin brother take revenge on Red for defeating them at Silph Co. They do so by having Ditto disguise itself as Clefairy. They meet Red, Clefairy and Pikachu at a graveyard and have a Clefairy fight which results in Red's Clefairy winning after Ditto was too stuffed with food and could not handle it, something that Red's can handle. In ''[[PM025|Bring Down the Strongest Pokémon!!]]'', Giovanni creates the ultimate Pokémon that no one can defeat, Mewtwo. In the middle of the creation, Mewtwo's DNA gets mixed with Clefairy's making it act all goofy and obnoxious. The creation does not do to well and ends up releasing Mewtwo.
Giovanni reappears in ''[[PM018|Which One is the Real Clefairy!?]]'' where he and his twin brother take revenge on Red for defeating them at Silph Co. They do so by having Ditto disguise itself as Clefairy. They meet Red, Clefairy and Pikachu at a graveyard and have a Clefairy fight which results in Red's Clefairy winning after Ditto was too stuffed with food and could not handle it, something that Red's can handle. In ''[[PM025|Bring Down the Strongest Pokémon!!]]'', Giovanni creates the ultimate Pokémon that no one can defeat, Mewtwo. In the middle of the creation, Mewtwo's DNA gets mixed with Clefairy's making it act all goofy and obnoxious. The creation does not do to well and ends up releasing Mewtwo.


Giovanni hosts a contest in a dome on TV in ''[[PM028|Seize the Dream of One Million Yen!!]]'' in an attempt to make money if he gets high TV ratings. However, since other people were at the contest, he tries a way so that he will be the one to win the contest. In the end, Clefairy ends up destroying the dome that Giovanni builds due to an accident that happened in the contest. Since the dome was destroyed, Giovanni was not able to win the money. In ''[[PM029|The Thrill of a Perfect Score, Big Rampage at the Amusement Park!]]'', he builds an Amusement Park that Red, Clefairy and Pikachu enter. Giovanni was not happy about this so he tries to gets rid of them. However, the Amusement Park ends up getting destroyed as well. Giovanni is the Gym Leader in ''[[PM031|Get The Last Badge!!]]'' where he takes on Red in a Gym battle. Red was able to defeat him, earning himself the {{Badge|Earth}}. Giovanni devises a plan to take over Pallet Town in [[PM047]] by using a missile. It was stopped by Clefairy after he got in the way of the missile. Clefairy was able to survive the impact.
During the Christmas season in ''[[PM026|Clefairy's Christmas Present?!]]'', he shows up after the [[Pokémon Fan Club Chairman|Chairman]] and the {{p|Cubone}} were having a problem celebrating the holiday. He had his Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan and Meowth fend off Clefairy but they got into a snowball fight. Giovanni got chased away by a Golem when it was in disguise as a giant snowball. Giovanni came back and made things right by baking a cake. However, when Clefairy sliced the cake, it exploded as a Voltorb was hidden inside.


Giovanni reappears in [[PM068]] of the Johto saga where he steals some Miltank to get the Moomoo Milk that they make. This plan ends up getting foiled by Professor Oak in which he takes custody of the Miltank himself. He continues doing his evil schemes in [[PM073]] and [[PM077]]. In [[PM078]], he steals Kurt's Slowpoke along with the other Slowpoke of the Slowpoke Well to sell their tails as their tails are very expensive and selling them would make Giovanni very rich. The Slowpoke end up getting rescued before it even happened. His recent appearance was in [[PM099]] where he and Team Rocket try to capture the [[Red Gyarados]] but fails.
Giovanni hosts a contest in a dome on TV in ''[[PM028|Seize the Dream of One Million Yen!!]]'' in an attempt to make money if he gets high TV ratings. However, since other people were at the contest, he tries a way so that he will be the one to win the contest. In the end, Clefairy ends up destroying the dome that Giovanni builds due to an accident that happened in the contest. Since the dome was destroyed, Giovanni was not able to win the money. In ''[[PM029|The Thrill of a Perfect Score, Big Rampage at the Amusement Park!]]'', he builds an Amusement Park that Red, Clefairy and Pikachu enter. Giovanni was not happy about this so he tries to gets rid of them. However, the Amusement Park ends up getting destroyed as well.


==Personality and characteristics==
He is seen participating in the winter games with Meowth in ''[[PM030|Let's Celebrate the New Year!!]]''. Giovanni is the Gym Leader in ''[[PM031|Get The Last Badge!!]]'' where he takes on Red in a Gym battle. Red was able to defeat him, earning himself the {{Badge|Earth}}.
As the boss of Team Rocket, Giovanni has brought up plans in order to get rich. However, most of these plans fail due to [[Red's Clefairy]] getting in the way. As a result, he ends up attempting to get revenge on Red and his Pokémon, but fails most of the time.
[[File:Giovanni samurai PM.png|thumb|left|Giovanni in his samurai uniform]]
Giovanni appears in ''[[PM044|The Fake Pikachu]]'' where he has Red ride in his car and asks him about what the criminal life was like. Giovanni devises a plan by firing a missile in ''[[PM048|Stop the Missile!!]]''. It was stopped by Red when he rode on a helicopter to distract Team Rocket.
 
In ''[[PM050|Team Rocket's Downfall!!]]'', Giovanni builds a dojo as part of a Team Rocket scam and has Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan and Meowth become the teachers. In ''[[PM052|Protect Jynx!!]]'', he plants a bomb in the building that Jynx was performing in. Giovanni tries to steal a {{p|Dratini}} in ''[[PM059|Good-Bye, Pikachu?!]]'' and has all his Pokémon surround Red so that he wouldn't escape with Dratini. This didn't work as Dratini evolved into a {{p|Dragonair}} and single-handedly toppled all of Giovanni's Pokémon. Giovanni once again fires a missile in ''[[PM061|The End of the Journey!!]]'' but gets foiled by Clefairy.
 
Giovanni reappears in ''[[PM068|Messing up the Farm!!]]'' of the Johto saga where he steals some Miltank to get the Moomoo Milk that they make. This plan ends up getting foiled by Professor Oak in which he takes custody of the Miltank himself. In ''[[PM073|Escape from Magma?!]]'', he builds his own carnival in [[Union Cave]] to attract customers. When Red and the gang entered the carnival, he attempts to get them to help him and when they refused, he sealed the entrance to Union Cave to prevent them from getting away. The group managed to escape using Clefairy's digger drill and went deeper in the cave where Giovanni summoned his Slugma from the river of lava and battled Clefairy.
 
Giovanni opens up his own haircut place in ''[[PM077|Pokémon Hair Salon Opens!!]]'' in order to scam people with their money. He disguises himself as Green in order to lure Red into his hair salon. Giovanni removes the disguise and battles Red using his Scizor.
 
In ''[[PM078|Find Slowpoke!!]]'', he steals Kurt's Slowpoke along with the other Slowpoke of the Slowpoke Well to sell their tails as their tails are very expensive and selling them would make Giovanni very rich. The Slowpoke end up getting rescued before Giovanni ran off with its tail.
 
Giovanni takes over the radio tower in ''[[PM081|Showdown at the Radio Tower!!]]''. In the process, he holds [[DJ Mary]] hostage along with the other people working there, only to be stopped by Red, Pikachu, Clefairy and Togepi. He reappeared in ''[[PM099|Stop the Strange Sonic Sound!!]]'' where he and Team Rocket send out strange signal waves all the way from their hideout in Mahogany Town to lure the [[Red Gyarados]] out of hiding. In ''[[PM114|Happiness, Please!!]]'', he kidnaps a {{p|Blissey}} and Red and the gang have to stop him from doing so.


==Pokémon==
==Pokémon==
===On hand===
===Currently owned===
Here is a listing of Giovanni's and his twin brother's Pokémon:
Here is a listing of Giovanni's Pokémon:
{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Giovanni
|trainer=Giovanni
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|epnum=PM009
|epnum=PM009
|epname=Pikachu Was Kidnapped!!
|epname=Pikachu Was Kidnapped!!
|desc={{p|Hitmonlee}} is the first revealed Pokémon of Giovanni's. He is also under the ownership of {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt|Team Rocket}} as well. Hitmonlee first appeared disguised as a thug and ran off with {{TP|Red|Pikachu|Pikachu (Pocket Monsters)}} while Red and {{TP|Red|Clefairy}} were busy eating. He did so in order to lure Red and Clefairy to a wrestling arena in order for Clefairy to have a boxing match. Hitmonlee was able to have the upper hand during the first few rounds. At the end, Clefairy was able to win the boxing match, with Red retrieving his Pikachu in the process.
|desc={{main|Giovanni's Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan}}


Hitmonlee's known moves are {{m|Mega Punch}} and {{m|Hi Jump Kick}}.}}
{{p|Hitmonlee}} is the first revealed Pokémon of Giovanni's. He is usually relied on by Giovanni for most of his plans throughout the Kanto arc.}}


{{TrainerPoké
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|epnum=PM011
|epnum=PM011
|epname=Finish Off Team Rocket!!
|epname=Finish Off Team Rocket!!
|desc=While taking Erika's father hostage, Giovanni called out {{p|Hitmonchan}} to deal with Clefairy. This was a similar challenge to Clefairy as he dealt with a Hitmonlee back in the wrestling arena. However, Hitmonchan relies on punching while Hitmonlee relies on kicking. Clefairy defeats Hitmonchan by strapping him to a buffet.
|desc={{main|Giovanni's Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan}}


Hitmonchan's known moves are {{m|Comet Punch}} and {{m|Mega Punch}}.}}
{{p|Hitmonchan}} is the second revealed Pokémon of Giovanni's. He is usually relied on by Giovanni for most of his plans throughout the Kanto arc.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Giovanni
|trainer=Giovanni
|pkmn=Porygon (multiple)
|pkmn=Porygon (multiple)
|cap=Giovanni's Porygon
|type1=Normal
|type1=Normal
|img=Giovanni Porygon PM.png
|img=Giovanni Porygon PM.png
|cap=Giovanni's Porygon
|epnum=PM011
|epnum=PM011
|epname=Finish Off Team Rocket!!
|epname=Finish Off Team Rocket!!
|desc=These {{p|Porygon}} were originally created by Erika's father. However, Giovanni and his twin brother take control of them during Team Rocket's takeover of Silph Co.. The bosses used the Porygon for their evil deeds during the takeover. One of the Porygon was sent out after Hitmonchan's defeat. More of them were revealed as they were cloned on a machine, leaving Clefairy outnumbered. However, the clones were revealed to be from the device that Giovanni's twin brother was using to control them. The clones were rendered useless after Pikachu's Thunderbolt destroyed the device that Giovanni's twin brother was holding.
|desc=These {{p|Porygon}} were originally created by Erika's father. However, Giovanni and his twin brother take control of them during Team Rocket's takeover of Silph Co.. The bosses used the Porygon for their evil deeds during the takeover. One of the Porygon was sent out after Hitmonchan's defeat. More of them were revealed as they were cloned on a machine, leaving Clefairy outnumbered. However, the clones were revealed to be from the device that Giovanni's twin brother was using to control them. The clones were rendered useless after Pikachu's electric-type attack destroyed the device that Giovanni's twin brother was holding.


Porygon's known moves are {{m|Tackle}} and {{m|Psybeam}}.}}
Porygon's only known move is {{m|Psybeam}}.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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|epnum=PM018
|epnum=PM018
|epname=Which One is the Real Clefairy?!
|epname=Which One is the Real Clefairy?!
|desc=Giovanni has {{p|Ditto}} transform into a Clefairy in order to get revenge on Red Akai as he defeated them back in Silph Co. Ditto, disguised as Clefairy, go to the Pokémon Sea House in order to get their revenge on Red. They meet at a graveyard where it challenges Clefairy to various contests. During the eating contest, the impostor Clefairy gets exposed as a Ditto when it gets filled up with food.
|desc=Giovanni has {{p|Ditto}} transform into a Clefairy in order to get revenge on Red as he defeated them back in Silph Co. Ditto, disguised as Clefairy, go to the Pokémon Sea House in order to get their revenge on Red. They meet at a graveyard where it challenges Clefairy to various contests. During the eating contest, the impostor Clefairy gets exposed as a Ditto when it gets filled up with food.


Ditto's only move is {{m|Transform}}, and as a Clefairy, {{m|Body Slam}} and {{m|Mega Punch}}.}}
Ditto's only move is {{m|Transform}}.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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|type1=Grass
|type1=Grass
|type2=Poison
|type2=Poison
|img=
|img=Giovanni Pokémon.png
|epnum=PM025
|epnum=PM025
|epname=Bring Down the Strongest Pokémon!!
|epname=Bring Down the Strongest Pokémon!!
|desc=Giovanni sent out {{p|Venusaur}} to prevent Red from interfering with his plans on creating Mewtwo.}}
|desc=Giovanni's {{p|Venusaur}} briefly appeared along with the other Pokémon when it got its DNA altered by {{TP|Red|Clefairy}}'s DNA switching machine.
 
None of Venusaur's moves are known.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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|pkmn=Blastoise
|pkmn=Blastoise
|type1=Water
|type1=Water
|img=
|img=Giovanni Pokémon.png
|epnum=PM025
|epnum=PM025
|epname=Bring Down the Strongest Pokémon!!
|epname=Bring Down the Strongest Pokémon!!
|desc=Giovanni sent out his {{p|Blastoise}} to prevent Red from interfering with his plans on creating Mewtwo.}}
|desc=Giovanni's {{p|Blastoise}} briefly appeared along with the other Pokémon when it got its DNA altered by {{TP|Red|Clefairy}}'s DNA switching machine. It reappeared in ''[[PM031|Get The Last Badge!!]]'' where it was seen getting hit by Clefairy's Nidoqueen disguise. Blastoise cameoed in ''[[PM059|Good-Bye Pikachu?!]]'' as part of the group of Pokémon surrounding Red.
 
None of Blastoise's moves are known.}}
 
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Giovanni
|pkmn=Meowth
|type1=Normal
|img=Giovanni Meowth PM.png
|img_size=150px
|epnum=PM025
|epname=Bring Down the Strongest Pokémon!!
|desc={{p|Meowth}} was sent out by Giovanni to prevent Red from interfering with his plans on creating Mewtwo. It was able to stall Clefairy long enough for the creation to happen.
 
Meowth reappeared in ''[[PM026|Clefairy's Christmas Present?!]]'' when the town was celebrating Christmas. It got into a snowball fight by Clefairy. Meowth ran away after getting hit by Golem in disguise as a snowball. Later, Meowth tried to make everything right by making a cake for the poor, which resulted in exploding when Clefairy tried cutting it.
 
Meowth was then seen with Giovanni and his twin brother in ''[[PM031|Get The Last Badge!!]]''. In ''[[PM050|Team Rocket's Downfall!!]]'', Meowth worked as a samurai where it attacked some people including Red for self-defense. After noticing a Jynx trapped, the dojo turned out to be a Team Rocket scam.
 
None of Meowth's moves are known.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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|type1=Rock
|type1=Rock
|type2=Ground
|type2=Ground
|img=
|img=Giovanni Pokémon.png
|epnum=PM025
|epnum=PM025
|epname=Bring Down the Strongest Pokémon!!
|epname=Bring Down the Strongest Pokémon!!
|desc=Giovanni sent out his {{p|Golem}} to prevent Red from interfering with his plans on creating Mewtwo.}}
|desc=Giovanni's {{p|Golem}} briefly appeared along with the other Pokémon when it got its DNA altered by {{TP|Red|Clefairy}}'s DNA switching machine. It reappeared in ''[[PM031|Get the Last Badge!!]]'' where it was seen in the workout room. In ''[[PM059|Good-Bye Pikachu?!]]'', Golem chased and slammed onto Clefairy. It went after Pikachu next but got shocked away.
 
None of Golem's moves are known.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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|type1=Rock
|type1=Rock
|type2=Ground
|type2=Ground
|img=
|img=Giovanni Pokémon.png
|epnum=PM025
|epnum=PM025
|epname=Bring Down the Strongest Pokémon!!
|epname=Bring Down the Strongest Pokémon!!
|desc=Giovanni sent out his {{p|Onix}} to prevent Red from interfering with his plans on creating Mewtwo.}}
|desc=Giovanni's {{p|Onix}} briefly appeared along with the other Pokémon when it got its DNA altered by {{TP|Red|Clefairy}}'s DNA switching machine. It reappeared in ''[[PM028|Seize the Dream of One Million Yen!!]]'' where it smacked Clefairy's cart away after riding on it. Onix reappeared in ''[[PM031|Get the Last Badge!!]]'' as a cameo in the workout room.
 
Onix reappeared in ''[[PM059|Good-Bye Pikachu?!]]'' where it chased and slammed onto Clefairy. It went after Pikachu next but got shocked away.
 
None of Onix's moves are known.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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|type1=Grass
|type1=Grass
|type2=Psychic
|type2=Psychic
|img=
|img=Giovanni Pokémon.png
|epnum=PM025
|epnum=PM025
|epname=Bring Down the Strongest Pokémon!!
|epname=Bring Down the Strongest Pokémon!!
|desc=Giovanni sends out {{p|Exeggutor}} to prevent Red from interfering with his plans on creating Mewtwo.}}
|desc=Giovanni sends out {{p|Exeggutor}} to prevent Red from interfering with his plans on creating Mewtwo. Exeggutor ending up failing along with the other Pokémon after getting its DNA altered by {{TP|Red|Clefairy}}'s DNA switching machine. Exeggutor reappeared in ''[[PM059|Good-Bye Pikachu?!]]'' when Giovanni had his Pokémon surround Red as he had {{p|Dratini}}. It chased and slammed onto Clefairy. It went after Pikachu next but got shocked away.
 
None of Exeggutor's moves are known.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Giovanni
|trainer=Giovanni
|pkmn=Meowth
|pkmn=Voltorb
|type1=Normal
|type1=Electric
|img=
|img=Giovanni Pokémon.png
|epnum=PM026
|epnum=PM025
|epname=Clefairy's Christmas Present?!
|epname=Bring Down the Strongest Pokémon!!
|desc={{p|Meowth}} is a Pokémon that was seen with Giovanni celebrating Christmas.}}
|desc=Giovanni sent out {{p|Voltorb}} to stop Red's interference with the creation of Mewtwo. However, this did not go to well as Voltorb got its DNA altered by Clefairy's DNA switching machine. Voltorb reappeared in ''[[PM059|Good-Bye Pikachu?!]]'' when Giovanni had his Pokémon surround Red as he had {{p|Dratini}}. It chased and slammed onto Clefairy. It made a cameo in ''[[PM077|Pokémon Hair Salon Opens!!]]''.
 
None of Voltorb's moves are known.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Giovanni
|trainer=Giovanni
|pkmn=Voltorb (multiple)
|pkmn=Voltorb (multiple)
|type1=Electric
|img=Giovanni Voltorb PM.png
|cap=Giovanni's Voltorb
|cap=Giovanni's Voltorb
|type1=Electric
|img=
|epnum=PM028
|epnum=PM028
|epname=Seize the Dream of One Million Yen
|epname=Seize the Dream of One Million Yen
|desc=Giovanni sends out many Voltorb to prevent anyone in the contest to beat him.}}
|desc=Giovanni sent out many {{p|Voltorb}} to prevent anyone in the contest to beat him. The Voltorb shocked the Clefairy when he fell down from rope climbing when he tried to get to the other side but was thrown off by {{p|Lickitung}}. Voltorb reappeared in ''[[PM047|Squirtle, the Crybaby Pokémon]]'' when Red, Squirtle and the gang entered Giovanni's building. The Voltorb fought Squirtle and got beaten by Squirtle's heavy crying.
 
None of Voltorb's moves are known.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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|pkmn=Muk
|pkmn=Muk
|type1=Poison
|type1=Poison
|img=
|img=Giovanni Muk PM.png
|epnum=PM028
|epnum=PM028
|epname=Seize the Dream of One Million Yen!!
|epname=Seize the Dream of One Million Yen!!
|desc=Giovanni sent out {{p|Muk}} to prevent anyone from winning the contest he hosted on TV.}}
|desc=Giovanni sent out {{p|Muk}} to prevent anyone from winning the contest he hosted on TV. During the first portion of the race, they were the first obstacles the participants had to deal with. Both {{OBP|Green|Pocket Monsters}} and {{OBP|Blue|Pocket Monsters}} managed to bypass them using their {{TP|Green|Charmander}} and Blastoise, respectively by going up a steep ramp. When Clefairy tried doing so, he got caught by them and was temporarily stuck. One of the Muk reappeared in ''[[PM059|Good-Bye Pikachu?!]]'' when Giovanni had his Pokémon surround Red as he had {{p|Dratini}}.
 
None of Muk's moves are known.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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|type1=Bug
|type1=Bug
|type2=Flying
|type2=Flying
|img=
|img=Giovanni Scyther PM.png
|epnum=PM028
|epnum=PM028
|epname=Seize the Dream of One Million Yen!!
|epname=Seize the Dream of One Million Yen!!
|desc=Giovanni is seen with three {{p|Scyther}}. Each of them were sent out to prevent anyone from winning the contest he hosted on TV.}}
|desc=Giovanni is seen with three {{p|Scyther}}. Each of them were sent out to prevent anyone from winning the contest he hosted on TV, as their sharp blades were proven useful. They were used in the second portion of the race. Red's Pikachu and Green's Charmander managed to get past them as it was faster than Scyther's slamming of the blades. Blue covered himself with Blastoise and Blastoise's high defense nullified the hit of Scyther's attack. Clefairy tried doing so but slipped when he landed and got caught by a {{p|Pinsir}}.
 
None of Scyther's moves are known.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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|pkmn=Pinsir
|pkmn=Pinsir
|type1=Bug
|type1=Bug
|img=
|img=Giovanni Pinsir PM.png
|epnum=PM028
|epnum=PM028
|epname=Seize the Dream of One Million Yen!!
|epname=Seize the Dream of One Million Yen!!
|desc=Giovanni sent out {{p|Pinsir}} to prevent anyone from winning the contest he hosted on TV.}}
|desc=Giovanni sent out {{p|Pinsir}} to prevent anyone from winning the contest he hosted on TV. When Clefairy slipped on the ground after getting past the Scyther, Pinsir came out of the ground and caught Clefairy using its pincers. It reappeared in ''[[PM059|Good-Bye Pikachu?!]]'' when Giovanni had his Pokémon surround Red as he had {{p|Dratini}}.
 
None of Pinsir's moves are known.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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|pkmn=Lickitung
|pkmn=Lickitung
|type1=Normal
|type1=Normal
|img=
|img=Giovanni Lickitung PM.png
|img_size=130px
|epnum=PM028
|epnum=PM028
|epname=Seize the Dream of One Million Yen!!
|epname=Seize the Dream of One Million Yen!!
|desc=Giovanni sent out {{p|Lickitung}} to prevent anyone from winning the contest he hosted on TV.}}
|desc=Giovanni sent out {{p|Lickitung}} to prevent anyone from winning the contest he hosted on TV. Lickitung was set as a trap for Clefairy during the rope climbing portion of the race. As soon as Clefairy got across, the {{type|Normal}} used its long tongue to nullify Clefairy from holding on any longer.
 
None of Lickitung's moves are known.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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|epnum=PM028
|epnum=PM028
|epname=Seize the Dream of One Million Yen!!
|epname=Seize the Dream of One Million Yen!!
|desc=Giovanni sent out {{p|Snorlax}} to prevent anyone from winning the contest he hosted on TV. It later reappears in ''[[PM031|Get The Last Badge!!]]'' before Giovanni's battle against Red Akai. Snorlax was proven to be a tough opponent for his {{TP|Red|Clefairy}} as Clefairy easily bounced off.}}
|desc=Giovanni sent out {{p|Snorlax}} to prevent anyone from winning the contest he hosted on TV. During the race cart derby, Clefairy bumps into Snorlax and sends him flying, as well as bumping into Giovanni. Snorlax later reappears in ''[[PM031|Get The Last Badge!!]]'' before Giovanni's battle against Red. Snorlax was proven to be a tough opponent for his {{TP|Red|Clefairy}} as Clefairy easily bounced off. Snorlax is shadowed in ''[[PM059|Good-Bye, Pikachu?!]]'' Giovanni had his Pokémon surround Red as he had {{p|Dratini}}.
 
None of Snorlax's moves are known.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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|cap=Giovanni's Diglett
|cap=Giovanni's Diglett
|type1=Ground
|type1=Ground
|img=
|img=Giovanni Diglett PM.png
|epnum=PM028
|epnum=PM028
|epname=Seize the Dream of One Million Yen!!
|epname=Seize the Dream of One Million Yen!!
|desc=Giovanni was shown to have seven {{p|Diglett}}. He sent them out to prevent anyone from winning the contest he hosted on TV by having them {{m|dig}} a bunch of holes as a way to trap the participants.}}
|desc=Giovanni was shown to have seven {{p|Diglett}}. He sent them out to prevent anyone from winning the contest he hosted on TV by having them hide in the ground during the race cart derby. The Diglett were only set for Clefairy as they resurfaced from the ground when Clefairy fell into their trap. The cart flew in the air and crashed into an {{p|Onix}}. One of the Diglett made a cameo in ''[[PM031|Get The Last Badge!!]]'' where it was seen in Giovanni's workout room.
 
None of Diglett's moves are known.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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|pkmn=Machamp
|pkmn=Machamp
|type1=Fighting
|type1=Fighting
|img=
|img=Giovanni Machamp PM.png
|epnum=PM029
|epnum=PM029
|epname=The Thrill of a Perfect Score, Big Rampage at the Amusement Park!
|epname=The Thrill of a Perfect Score, Big Rampage at the Amusement Park!
|desc=Giovanni sent out {{p|Machamp}} in order to get rid of Red, Clefairy and Pikachu when they went to the Amusement Park that he built.
|desc=Giovanni sent out {{p|Machamp}} when Red, Clefairy and Pikachu went to the Amusement Park that Giovanni built. It was a volunteer worker for one of the rides. It reappeared in ''[[PM031|Get The Last Badge!!]]'' when it was talking to a Machop and Machoke. Machamp reappeared in ''[[PM059|Good-Bye, Pikachu?!]]'' where it along with Giovanni's other Pokémon surrounded Red. Machamp cameoed in ''[[PM077|Pokémon Hair Salon Opens!!]]'' where it was seen playing the piano.


Machamp's known moves are {{m|Karate Chop}} and {{m|Low Kick}}.}}
None of Machamp's moves are known.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Giovanni
|trainer=Giovanni
|pkmn=Poliwrath
|pkmn=Poliwrath
|stage1=Poliwhirl (×2)
|stage1=Poliwhirl
|type1=Water
|type1=Water
|type2=Fighting
|type2=Fighting
|img=<!--Giovanni Poliwhirl PM.png
|img=Giovanni Poliwhirl PM.png
|img2=Giovanni Poliwrath PM.png-->
|cap=Giovanni's Poliwhirl
|cap=Giovanni's Poliwhirl and Poliwrath
|img2=Giovanni Poliwrath PM.png
|img2_size=120px
|cap2=Giovanni's Poliwrath
|epnum=PM029
|epnum=PM029
|epname=The Thrill of a Perfect Score, Big Rampage at the Amusement Park!
|epname=The Thrill of a Perfect Score, Big Rampage at the Amusement Park!
|desc=Giovanni's first {{p|Poliwhirl}} appeared in ''[[PM029|The Thrill of a Perfect Score, Big Rampage at the Amusement Park!]]'' where it evolved into a {{p|Poliwrath}} in order to get rid of Red, Clefairy and Pikachu when they went to the Amusement Park that he built. Giovanni has another {{p|Poliwhirl}} that appeared in ''[[PM031|Get The Last Badge!!]]'' where it was used in the Gym battle against Red.
|desc=Giovanni's first {{p|Poliwhirl}} appeared in ''[[PM029|The Thrill of a Perfect Score, Big Rampage at the Amusement Park!]]'' when Red, Clefairy and Pikachu went to the Amusement Park that Giovanni built. Poliwhirl was used as a target in a shooting contest in which Clefairy was unsuccessful in. It evolved into a {{p|Poliwrath}} after getting hit by Clefairy's weapon. Poliwrath then tried to get rid of the three.
 
Poliwrath reappeared in ''[[PM059|Good-Bye Pikachu?!]]'' when it went after Pikachu but got shocked away.
 
None of Poliwrath's moves are known.}}
 
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Giovanni
|pkmn=Poliwhirl
|type1=Water
|img=Giovanni Pokémon 2 PM.png
|epnum=PM031
|epname=Get The Last Badge!!
|desc=Giovanni has another {{p|Poliwhirl}} that appeared in ''[[PM031|Get The Last Badge!!]]'' where it was seen in the workout room and gets slammed by Clefairy's Nidoqueen disguise. Poliwhirl reappeared in ''[[PM059|Good-Bye Pikachu?!]]'' during when it along with Giovanni's other Pokémon surrounded Red as he had Dratini.


Poliwrath's known moves are {{m|DoubleSlap}} and {{m|Body Slam}}. None of Poliwhirl's moves are known.}}
None of Poliwhirl's moves are known.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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|epnum=PM031
|epnum=PM031
|epname=Get The Last Badge!!
|epname=Get The Last Badge!!
|desc=Giovanni's {{p|Machop}} and {{p|Machoke}} were used in the Gym battle against Red.}}
|desc=Giovanni's {{p|Machop}} and {{p|Machoke}} were seen talking to a Machamp. Later, they were in Giovanni's workout room.
 
None of their moves are known.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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|pkmn=Primeape
|pkmn=Primeape
|type1=Fighting
|type1=Fighting
|img=Giovanni Primeape PPM.png
|img=Giovanni Primeape PM.png
|epnum=PM031
|epnum=PM031
|epname=Get The Last Badge!!
|epname=Get The Last Badge!!
|desc=Giovanni's {{p|Primeape}} appears during the Gym battle against Red.}}
|desc=Giovanni's {{p|Primeape}} was only seen in the workout room. It gets slammed by Clefairy in disguise as a {{p|Nidoqueen}} later on. Primeape reappeared in ''[[PM059|Good-Bye Pikachu?!]]'' when Giovanni had his Pokémon surround Red as he had {{p|Dratini}}.
 
None of Primeape's moves are known.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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|epnum=PM031
|epnum=PM031
|epname=Get The Last Badge!!
|epname=Get The Last Badge!!
|desc=Giovanni's {{p|Rhydon}} was used in the Gym battle against Red.}}
|desc=Giovanni's {{p|Rhydon}} was used in the Gym battle against Red where it battled Clefairy. Clefairy did everything silly to defeat it but only a few of them worked as he got punched away for the unsuccessful ones. Rhydon gave chase to Clefairy with Clefairy narrowly dodging it. It was then defeated after Clefairy tried making it angry and was thrown into the roof.
 
Rhydon's only known move is {{m|Horn Drill}}.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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|epnum=PM031
|epnum=PM031
|epname=Get The Last Badge!!
|epname=Get The Last Badge!!
|desc=Giovanni's {{p|Nidoking}} was used in the Gym battle against Red.}}
|desc=Giovanni's {{p|Nidoking}} was used in the Gym battle against Red. He was sent out after Rhydon was beaten. Nidoking managed to easily incapacitate Clefairy and surpassed most of Pikachu's attacks. When Clefairy was back in the battle, Nidoking fell for Clefairy's disguise as a {{p|Nidoqueen}} and a chase went on. He reappeared in ''[[PM059|Good-Bye Pikachu?!]]'' when Giovanni had his Pokémon surround Red as he had {{p|Dratini}}.
 
None of Nidoking's moves are known.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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|epnum=PM031
|epnum=PM031
|epname=Get The Last Badge!!
|epname=Get The Last Badge!!
|desc=Giovanni's {{p|Cubone}} was seen during the Gym battle against Red.}}
|desc=Giovanni's {{p|Cubone}} was only seen in the workout room where it got slammed by Clefairy in disguise as a {{p|Nidoqueen}}.
 
None of Cubone's moves are known.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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|pkmn=Squirtle
|pkmn=Squirtle
|type1=Water
|type1=Water
|img=
|img=Giovanni Squirtle PM.png
|epnum=PM047
|epnum=PM047
|epname=
|epname=Squirtle, the Crybaby Pokémon
|desc=Giovanni was revealed to have a {{p|Squirtle}} when he was coming up with three grand schemes, one of which was weapons of mass destruction.}}
|desc={{p|Squirtle}} was fished out by Clefairy. It was Giovanni's Pokémon and things went well until Giovanni's Pokémon started picking on it, especially when a {{p|Charmeleon}} defeated it. Squirtle left and traveled with Red's group for a little bit while Red trained it to toughen up. This Squirtle was very different from Giovanni's other Pokémon as it would usually cry. Squirtle then entered Giovanni's building and fought Giovanni's Pokémon.
 
None of Squirtle's moves are known.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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|type1=Ghost
|type1=Ghost
|type2=Poison
|type2=Poison
|img=
|img=Giovanni Gastly PM.png
|img2=Giovanni Haunter PM.png
|img_size=120px
|epnum=PM047
|epnum=PM047
|epname=
|epname=Squirtle, the Crybaby Pokémon
|desc=Giovanni was revealed to have a {{p|Gastly}} and {{p|Haunter}} when he was coming up with three grand schemes, one of which was weapons of mass destruction.}}
|desc={{p|Gastly}} and {{p|Haunter}} were sent out after Red, Squirtle and the gang entered Giovanni's building. They fought Squirtle and got beaten by Squirtle's heavy crying.
 
None of their moves are known.}}
 
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Giovanni
|pkmn=Gengar
|type1=Ghost
|type2=Poison
|img=Giovanni Gengar PM.png
|img_size=130px
|epnum=PM047
|epname=Squirtle, the Crybaby Pokémon
|desc={{p|Gengar}} was sent out after Red, Squirtle and the gang entered Giovanni's building. Gengar fought Squirtle and got beaten by Squirtle's heavy crying.
 
None of Gengar's moves are known.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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|cap=Giovanni's Electrode
|cap=Giovanni's Electrode
|type1=Electric
|type1=Electric
|img=
|img=Giovanni Electrode PM.png
|epnum=PM047
|epnum=PM047
|epname=
|epname=Squirtle, the Crybaby Pokémon
|desc={{p|Electrode}} first appeared in [[PM047]] where Giovanni was coming up with three grand schemes, one of which was weapons of mass destruction. Giovanni used multiple Electrode in [[PM099]] when {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt|Team Rocket}} made an attempt to capture the [[Red Gyarados]].}}
|desc={{p|Electrode}} first appeared in ''[[PM047|Squirtle, the Crybaby Pokémon]]'' after Red, Squirtle and the gang entered Giovanni's building. Electrode fought Squirtle and got beaten by Squirtle's heavy crying.


{{TrainerPoké
Giovanni used multiple Electrode in ''[[PM099|Stop the Strange Sonic Sound!!]]'' in Team Rocket's hideout where their energy and electricity was used to power up the machine that made the Pokémon nearby go out of control.
|trainer=Giovanni
 
|pkmn=Arbok
None of Electrode's moves are known.}}
|type1=Poison
|img=
|epnum=PM059
|epname=
|desc=Giovanni sent out {{p|Arbok}} when he was about to destroy Pallet Town with a missile.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Giovanni
|trainer=Giovanni
|pkmn=Golbat
|pkmn=Arbok and Golbat
|type1=Poison
|type1=Poison
|type2=Flying
|type2=Flying
|img=
|img=Giovanni Pokémon 2 PM.png
|epnum=PM059
|epnum=PM059
|epname=
|epname=Good-Bye, Pikachu?!
|desc=Giovanni sent out {{p|Golbat}} when he was about to destroy Pallet Town with a missile.}}
|desc={{p|Arbok}} and {{p|Golbat}} were seen along with the group of Pokémon surrounded Red so that he could surrender Dratini over.
 
None of their moves are known.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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|pkmn=Alakazam
|pkmn=Alakazam
|type1=Psychic
|type1=Psychic
|img=
|img=Giovanni Alakazam Tauros PM.png
|epnum=PM059
|epnum=PM059
|epname=
|epname=Good-Bye, Pikachu?!
|desc=Giovanni sent out {{p|Alakazam}} when he was about to destroy Pallet Town with a missile.}}
|desc=Giovanni sent out {{p|Alakazam}} as part of the group of Pokémon surrounding Red so that he could surrender Dratini over.
 
None of Alakazam's moves are known.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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|type1=Rock
|type1=Rock
|type2=Ground
|type2=Ground
|img=
|img=Giovanni Pokémon 2 PM.png
|epnum=PM059
|epnum=PM059
|epname=
|epname=Good-Bye, Pikachu?!
|desc=Giovanni sent out {{p|Graveler}} when he was about to destroy Pallet Town with a missile.}}
|desc=Giovanni sent out {{p|Graveler}} as part of the group of Pokémon surrounding Red so that he could give up Dratini.
 
None of Graveler's moves are known.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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|pkmn=Magnemite
|pkmn=Magnemite
|type1=Electric<!--Magnemite was pure Electric in Generation I-->
|type1=Electric<!--Magnemite was pure Electric in Generation I-->
|img=
|img=Giovanni Magnemite PM.png
|epnum=PM059
|epnum=PM059
|epname=
|epname=Good-Bye, Pikachu?!
|desc=Giovanni sent out {{p|Magnemite}} when he was about to destroy Pallet Town with a missile.}}
|desc=Giovanni sent out {{p|Magnemite}} where it was standing next to Koffing during Giovanni's plans.
 
None of Magnemite's moves are known.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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|pkmn=Koffing
|pkmn=Koffing
|type1=Poison
|type1=Poison
|img=
|img=Giovanni Pokémon 2 PM.png
|epnum=PM059
|epnum=PM059
|epname=
|epname=Good-Bye, Pikachu?!
|desc=Giovanni sent out {{p|Koffing}} when he was about to destroy Pallet Town with a missile.}}
|desc=Giovanni sent out {{p|Koffing}} along with the other group of Pokémon to surround Red in order for him to hand over Dratini.
 
None of Koffing's moves are known.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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|pkmn=Electabuzz
|pkmn=Electabuzz
|type1=Electric
|type1=Electric
|img=
|img=Giovanni Electabuzz PM.png
|epnum=PM059
|epnum=PM059
|epname=
|epname=Good-Bye, Pikachu?!
|desc=Giovanni sent out {{p|Electabuzz}} when he was about to destroy Pallet Town with a missile.}}
|desc=Giovanni sent out {{p|Electabuzz}} along with Jolteon to shock Dratini but shocked Pikachu instead, which caused Pikachu to get injured.
 
None of Electabuzz's moves are known.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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|gender=male
|gender=male
|type1=Normal
|type1=Normal
|img=
|img=Giovanni Alakazam Tauros PM.png
|epnum=PM059
|epnum=PM059
|epname=
|epname=Good-Bye, Pikachu?!
|desc=Giovanni sent out {{p|Tauros}} when he was about to destroy Pallet Town with a missile.}}
|desc=Giovanni sent out {{p|Tauros}} as part of the group of Pokémon surrounding Red so that he could surrender Dratini over.
 
None of Tauros's moves are known.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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|pkmn=Jolteon
|pkmn=Jolteon
|type1=Electric
|type1=Electric
|img=
|img=Giovanni Jolteon PM.png
|epnum=PM059
|epnum=PM059
|epname=
|epname=Good-Bye, Pikachu?!
|desc=Giovanni sent out {{p|Jolteon}} when he was about to destroy Pallet Town with a missile.}}
|desc=Giovanni sent out {{p|Jolteon}} along with Electabuzz to shock Dratini but shocked Pikachu instead, which caused Pikachu to get injured.
 
None of Jolteon's moves are known.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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|pkmn=Slugma
|pkmn=Slugma
|type1=Fire
|type1=Fire
|img=
|img=Giovanni Slugma PM.png
|epnum=PM073
|epnum=PM073
|epname=
|epname=Escape From Magma?!
|desc={{p|Slugma}} is Giovanni's first-revealed Johto Pokémon. It was part of Giovanni's evil scheme.}}
|desc=In the deeper part of [[Union Cave]], Giovanni summoned {{p|Slugma}} from a river of lava where it battled {{TP|Red|Clefairy}}. It has also battled a {{p|Lapras}} that was with the group temporarily and did surprisingly well despite the type-disadvantage. Clefairy then used {{TP|Red|Togepi}} as his secret weapon so its tears can defeat Slugma. Clefairy brought out some onions to make Togepi cry and the water in Togepi's tears made Slugma harden and it went back in the lava pit.
 
Slugma's known moves are {{m|Ember}}, {{m|Flamethrower}} and {{m|Body Slam}}.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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|type1=Bug
|type1=Bug
|type2=Steel
|type2=Steel
|img=
|img=Giovanni Scizor PM.png
|img_size=120px
|epnum=PM077
|epnum=PM077
|epname=
|epname=Pokémon Hair Salon Opens!!
|desc=Giovanni sent out {{p|Scizor}} to catch the Slowpoke of the Slowpoke well.}}
|desc=Giovanni sent out {{p|Scizor}} to serve as a barber. It first appeared while Giovanni when he was disguised as {{OBP|Green|Pocket Monsters}} took him to his hair salon. When Giovanni removed his disguise, he had Scizor battle Clefairy. Things got tense in the middle when Scizor's claw grasped onto Clefairy. However, it turned out to be a Poké Doll as the real Clefairy got super glue and glued Scizor's claws shut. Both Pikachu and Scizor tackle it and send it flying.
 
Scizor's only known move is {{m|Hyper Beam}}.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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|pkmn=Sandslash
|pkmn=Sandslash
|type1=Ground
|type1=Ground
|img=
|img=Giovanni Sandslash PM.png
|img_size=120px
|epnum=PM077
|epnum=PM077
|epname=
|epname=Pokémon Hair Salon Opens!!
|desc=Giovanni sent out {{p|Sandslash}} to catch the Slowpoke of the Slowpoke well.}}
|desc=Giovanni had a {{p|Sandslash}} in his hair salon.


{{TrainerPoké
None of Sandslash's moves are known.}}
|trainer=Giovanni
|pkmn=Jigglypuff
|type1=Normal
|img=
|epnum=PM077
|epname=
|desc=Giovanni sent out {{p|Jigglypuff}} to catch the Slowpoke of the Slowpoke well.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Giovanni
|trainer=Giovanni
|pkmn=Doduo
|pkmn=Jigglypuff and Doduo
|type1=Normal
|type1=Normal
|type2=Flying
|type2=Flying
|img=
|img=Giovanni Jigglypuff Doduo PM.png
|epnum=PM077
|epnum=PM077
|epname=
|epname=Pokémon Hair Salon Opens!!
|desc=Giovanni sent out {{p|Doduo}} to catch the Slowpoke of the Slowpoke well.}}
|desc=Giovanni sent out {{p|Jigglypuff}} and {{p|Doduo}} to sing a song.
 
None of their moves are known.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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|pkmn=Horsea
|pkmn=Horsea
|type1=Water
|type1=Water
|img=
|img=Giovanni Horsea PM.png
|epnum=PM077
|epnum=PM077
|epname=
|epname=Pokémon Hair Salon Opens!!
|desc=Giovanni sent out {{p|Horsea}} to catch the Slowpoke of the Slowpoke well.}}
|desc={{p|Horsea}} was only seen washing the hair of a customer.
 
None of Horsea's moves are known.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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|type1=Bug
|type1=Bug
|type2=Flying
|type2=Flying
|img=
|img=Giovanni Butterfree PM.png
|epnum=PM077
|epnum=PM077
|epname=
|epname=Pokémon Hair Salon Opens!!
|desc=Giovanni sent out {{p|Butterfree}} to catch the Slowpoke of the Slowpoke well.}}
|desc={{p|Butterfree}} was only seen flapping its wings on a customer's hair.
 
None of Butterfree's moves are known.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Giovanni
|trainer=Giovanni
|pkmn=Rattata (×2)
|pkmn=Rattata (×2)
|cap=Giovanni's two Rattata
|cap=Giovanni's Rattata
|type1=Normal
|type1=Normal
|img=
|img=Giovanni Rattata PM.png
|epnum=PM077
|epnum=PM077
|epname=
|epname=Pokémon Hair Salon Opens!!
|desc=Giovanni sent out two of the {{p|Rattata}} to catch the Slowpoke of the Slowpoke well.}}
|desc=Giovanni sent out two of the {{p|Rattata}} where they were used to massage the customers that went to his hair salon place.
 
None of Rattata's moves are known.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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|type1=Bug
|type1=Bug
|type2=Flying
|type2=Flying
|img=
|img=Giovanni Ledyba PM.png
|epnum=PM081
|epnum=PM081
|epname=
|epname=Showdown at the Radio Tower!!
|desc=Giovanni sent out {{p|Ledyba}} as part of his evil plans.}}
|desc=Giovanni sent out {{p|Ledyba}} after Red and DJ Mary walked in the Radio Tower during the takeover. It took on Clefairy and was unable to continue after Clefairy used the technique of scratching on a chalkboard. Ledyba was then tied up with Spinarak after Clefairy took advantage of Spinarak's {{m|Spider Web}}.
 
Ledyba's only known move is {{m|Comet Punch}}.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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|type1=Bug
|type1=Bug
|type2=Poison
|type2=Poison
|img=
|img=Giovanni Spinarak PM.png
|epnum=PM081
|epnum=PM081
|epname=
|epname=Showdown at the Radio Tower!!
|desc=Giovanni sent out {{p|Spinarak}} as part of his evil plans.}}
|desc=Giovanni sent out {{p|Spinarak}} after Red and DJ Mary walked in the Radio Tower during the takeover. It battled with Clefairy a few seconds after Ledyba. Clefairy took advantage of Spinarak's attacks to tie up both it and Ledyba.
 
Spinarak's known moves are {{m|Leech Life}}, {{m|String Shot}}, and {{m|Spider Web}}.}}


{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
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|type1=Dark
|type1=Dark
|type2=Fire
|type2=Fire
|img=
|img=Giovanni Houndour PM.png
|epnum=PM081
|epnum=PM081
|epname=
|epname=Showdown at the Radio Tower!!
|desc=Giovanni sent out {{p|Houndour}} as part of his evil plans.}}
|desc=Giovanni sent out {{p|Houndour}} after his Ledyba and Spinarak were subdued. Unlike Ledyba and Spinarak, Clefairy was having a tough time with Houndour. However, Clefairy defeated Houndour with {{m|Flash}}.
 
Houndour's only known move is {{m|Bite}}.}}


====Released====
====Released====
{{TrainerPoké
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Giovanni
|trainer=Giovanni
|pkmn=Mew
|pkmn=Mew
|type1=Psychic
|type1=Psychic
|img=
|img=Giovanni Mew PM.png
|epnum=PM025
|epnum=PM025
|epname=Bring Down the Strongest Pokémon!!
|epname=Bring Down the Strongest Pokémon!!
|desc=Giovanni catches {{p|Mew}} as part of the supplies used for the creation of Mewtwo. It was released along with Mewtwo after the creation was unsuccessful.}}
|desc=Giovanni catches {{p|Mew}} as part of the supplies used for the creation of Mewtwo. It was released along with Mewtwo after the creation was unsuccessful.
 
None of Mew's moves are known.}}


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|img=Giovanni Mewtwo PM.png
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|epname=Bring Down the Strongest Pokémon!!
|desc={{main|Blue's Mewtwo}}
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{{p|Mewtwo}} is Giovanni's ultimate creation. Since Clefairy mixed his DNA with Mewtwo, Mewtwo ended up doing the same shenanigans that Clefairy would do. Mewtwo is released by Giovanni when the creation was not what he wanted.}}
{{p|Mewtwo}} is Giovanni's ultimate creation. He created part of it and forced Bill to finish the rest. Mewtwo became a powerful Pokémon at first, much to Giovanni's amusement, until it received Clefairy's DNA. The DNA it received from the {{type|Normal}} made it a gag Pokémon. As the original powers Mewtwo had were gone, it was easily defeated by Clefairy. Giovanni releases it as he deemed the creation to be unsuccessful.}}


{{TrainerPoké
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|pkmn=Miltank (×5)
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|gender=female
|type1=Normal
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|epnum=PM068
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|epname=Messing up the Farm!!
|desc=Giovanni stole these five {{p|Miltank}} during [[PM068]]. He did so to get their milk to make the item, Moomoo Milk, and sell them to make money. Professor Oak was able to rescue the Miltank from Giovanni before he gets the milk. Oak then decides to take them under his control.}}
|desc=Giovanni stole these five {{p|Miltank}} during ''[[PM068|Messing up the Farm!!]]''. He did so to get their milk to make the item, Moomoo Milk, and sell them to make money. Professor Oak was able to rescue the Miltank from Giovanni before he gets the milk. Oak then decides to take them under his control.
 
None of Miltank's moves are known.}}


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|type2=Psychic
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|img=Kurt Slowpoke PM.png
|epnum=PM078
|epnum=PM078
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|epname=Find Slowpoke!!
|desc=Giovanni robbed {{p|Slowpoke}} from [[Kurt]] prior to [[PM078]] in order to profit their tails as they cost tons of money. Kurt was able to retrieve the Slowpoke from Giovanni before Giovanni was able to get its tail.}}
|desc=Giovanni robbed {{p|Slowpoke}} from [[Kurt]] prior to ''[[PM078|Find Slowpoke!!]]'' in order to profit their tails as they cost tons of money. Kurt was able to retrieve the Slowpoke from Giovanni before Giovanni was able to leave with its tail.
 
Slowpoke's known moves are {{m|Rain Dance}} and {{m|Disable}}.}}
 
====Status unknown====
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Giovanni
|pkmn=Charmeleon
|type1=Fire
|img=Giovanni Charmeleon PM.png
|epnum=PM047
|epname=Squirtle, the Crybaby Pokémon
|desc={{p|Charmeleon}} only appeared in a flashback when {{p|Squirtle}} was explaining its time when it was with Giovanni prior to getting kicked out.


None of Charmeleon's moves are known.}}


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Giovanni
サカキ Sakaki
Giovanni PM.png
Giovanni and his younger twin brother
Gender Male
Hometown Unknown
Region Kanto
Relatives Unnamed twin brother
Trainer class Gym Leader
Game counterpart Giovanni
Leader of Viridian Gym
Badge Earth Badge
Specializes in Ground types
Member of Team Rocket
Rank Boss
Anime counterpart Giovanni
Counterpart debut Battle Aboard the St. Anne

Giovanni (Japanese: サカキ Sakaki) is the boss of Team Rocket in Pokémon Pocket Monsters. Unlike other media, he was revealed to have a twin brother.

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Character

As the boss of Team Rocket, Giovanni has brought up plans in order to get rich. However, most of these plans fail due to Red's Clefairy getting in the way. As a result, he ends up attempting to get revenge on Red and his Pokémon, but fails most of the time. Giovanni is almost the master of disguises as he was seen being in disguise as many known people, including Red's rival, Green.

History

Giovanni first appeared in Pikachu Was Kidnapped!! and his twin brother debuted in Finish Off Team Rocket!!. In Giovanni's first appearance, he is running the Rocket Game Corner where Red, Clefairy and Pikachu go to. Green and his Charmander go there as well. A Hitmonlee comes by and takes Pikachu. The Hitmonlee is revealed to belong to Giovanni and Team Rocket. Giovanni had Hitmonlee kidnap Pikachu in order to lure Red into his trap. Two chapters later, Giovanni, along with his younger twin brother, are at Silph Co. and holds Erika's father hostage. He even takes the Porygon that belonged her father and uses them against Red and the others. Giovanni takes advantage of them by cloning them with a machine controlled by a device his twin brother was holding. Pikachu destroys the device with an electric attack which renders the clones useless.

Giovanni reappears in Which One is the Real Clefairy!? where he and his twin brother take revenge on Red for defeating them at Silph Co. They do so by having Ditto disguise itself as Clefairy. They meet Red, Clefairy and Pikachu at a graveyard and have a Clefairy fight which results in Red's Clefairy winning after Ditto was too stuffed with food and could not handle it, something that Red's can handle. In Bring Down the Strongest Pokémon!!, Giovanni creates the ultimate Pokémon that no one can defeat, Mewtwo. In the middle of the creation, Mewtwo's DNA gets mixed with Clefairy's making it act all goofy and obnoxious. The creation does not do to well and ends up releasing Mewtwo.

During the Christmas season in Clefairy's Christmas Present?!, he shows up after the Chairman and the Cubone were having a problem celebrating the holiday. He had his Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan and Meowth fend off Clefairy but they got into a snowball fight. Giovanni got chased away by a Golem when it was in disguise as a giant snowball. Giovanni came back and made things right by baking a cake. However, when Clefairy sliced the cake, it exploded as a Voltorb was hidden inside.

Giovanni hosts a contest in a dome on TV in Seize the Dream of One Million Yen!! in an attempt to make money if he gets high TV ratings. However, since other people were at the contest, he tries a way so that he will be the one to win the contest. In the end, Clefairy ends up destroying the dome that Giovanni builds due to an accident that happened in the contest. Since the dome was destroyed, Giovanni was not able to win the money. In The Thrill of a Perfect Score, Big Rampage at the Amusement Park!, he builds an Amusement Park that Red, Clefairy and Pikachu enter. Giovanni was not happy about this so he tries to gets rid of them. However, the Amusement Park ends up getting destroyed as well.

He is seen participating in the winter games with Meowth in Let's Celebrate the New Year!!. Giovanni is the Gym Leader in Get The Last Badge!! where he takes on Red in a Gym battle. Red was able to defeat him, earning himself the Earth Badge.

Giovanni in his samurai uniform

Giovanni appears in The Fake Pikachu where he has Red ride in his car and asks him about what the criminal life was like. Giovanni devises a plan by firing a missile in Stop the Missile!!. It was stopped by Red when he rode on a helicopter to distract Team Rocket.

In Team Rocket's Downfall!!, Giovanni builds a dojo as part of a Team Rocket scam and has Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan and Meowth become the teachers. In Protect Jynx!!, he plants a bomb in the building that Jynx was performing in. Giovanni tries to steal a Dratini in Good-Bye, Pikachu?! and has all his Pokémon surround Red so that he wouldn't escape with Dratini. This didn't work as Dratini evolved into a Dragonair and single-handedly toppled all of Giovanni's Pokémon. Giovanni once again fires a missile in The End of the Journey!! but gets foiled by Clefairy.

Giovanni reappears in Messing up the Farm!! of the Johto saga where he steals some Miltank to get the Moomoo Milk that they make. This plan ends up getting foiled by Professor Oak in which he takes custody of the Miltank himself. In Escape from Magma?!, he builds his own carnival in Union Cave to attract customers. When Red and the gang entered the carnival, he attempts to get them to help him and when they refused, he sealed the entrance to Union Cave to prevent them from getting away. The group managed to escape using Clefairy's digger drill and went deeper in the cave where Giovanni summoned his Slugma from the river of lava and battled Clefairy.

Giovanni opens up his own haircut place in Pokémon Hair Salon Opens!! in order to scam people with their money. He disguises himself as Green in order to lure Red into his hair salon. Giovanni removes the disguise and battles Red using his Scizor.

In Find Slowpoke!!, he steals Kurt's Slowpoke along with the other Slowpoke of the Slowpoke Well to sell their tails as their tails are very expensive and selling them would make Giovanni very rich. The Slowpoke end up getting rescued before Giovanni ran off with its tail.

Giovanni takes over the radio tower in Showdown at the Radio Tower!!. In the process, he holds DJ Mary hostage along with the other people working there, only to be stopped by Red, Pikachu, Clefairy and Togepi. He reappeared in Stop the Strange Sonic Sound!! where he and Team Rocket send out strange signal waves all the way from their hideout in Mahogany Town to lure the Red Gyarados out of hiding. In Happiness, Please!!, he kidnaps a Blissey and Red and the gang have to stop him from doing so.

Pokémon

Currently owned

Here is a listing of Giovanni's Pokémon:

Hitmonlee ♂
Giovanni's Hitmonlee
Main article: Giovanni's Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan

Hitmonlee is the first revealed Pokémon of Giovanni's. He is usually relied on by Giovanni for most of his plans throughout the Kanto arc.

Hitmonchan ♂
Giovanni's Hitmonchan
Main article: Giovanni's Hitmonlee and Hitmonchan

Hitmonchan is the second revealed Pokémon of Giovanni's. He is usually relied on by Giovanni for most of his plans throughout the Kanto arc.

Porygon (multiple)
Giovanni's Porygon

These Porygon were originally created by Erika's father. However, Giovanni and his twin brother take control of them during Team Rocket's takeover of Silph Co.. The bosses used the Porygon for their evil deeds during the takeover. One of the Porygon was sent out after Hitmonchan's defeat. More of them were revealed as they were cloned on a machine, leaving Clefairy outnumbered. However, the clones were revealed to be from the device that Giovanni's twin brother was using to control them. The clones were rendered useless after Pikachu's electric-type attack destroyed the device that Giovanni's twin brother was holding.

Porygon's only known move is Psybeam.

Ditto
Giovanni's Ditto

Giovanni has Ditto transform into a Clefairy in order to get revenge on Red as he defeated them back in Silph Co. Ditto, disguised as Clefairy, go to the Pokémon Sea House in order to get their revenge on Red. They meet at a graveyard where it challenges Clefairy to various contests. During the eating contest, the impostor Clefairy gets exposed as a Ditto when it gets filled up with food.

Ditto's only move is Transform.

Venusaur
Giovanni's Venusaur

Giovanni's Venusaur briefly appeared along with the other Pokémon when it got its DNA altered by Clefairy's DNA switching machine.

None of Venusaur's moves are known.

Blastoise
Giovanni's Blastoise

Giovanni's Blastoise briefly appeared along with the other Pokémon when it got its DNA altered by Clefairy's DNA switching machine. It reappeared in Get The Last Badge!! where it was seen getting hit by Clefairy's Nidoqueen disguise. Blastoise cameoed in Good-Bye Pikachu?! as part of the group of Pokémon surrounding Red.

None of Blastoise's moves are known.

Meowth
Giovanni's Meowth

Meowth was sent out by Giovanni to prevent Red from interfering with his plans on creating Mewtwo. It was able to stall Clefairy long enough for the creation to happen.

Meowth reappeared in Clefairy's Christmas Present?! when the town was celebrating Christmas. It got into a snowball fight by Clefairy. Meowth ran away after getting hit by Golem in disguise as a snowball. Later, Meowth tried to make everything right by making a cake for the poor, which resulted in exploding when Clefairy tried cutting it.

Meowth was then seen with Giovanni and his twin brother in Get The Last Badge!!. In Team Rocket's Downfall!!, Meowth worked as a samurai where it attacked some people including Red for self-defense. After noticing a Jynx trapped, the dojo turned out to be a Team Rocket scam.

None of Meowth's moves are known.

Golem
Giovanni's Golem

Giovanni's Golem briefly appeared along with the other Pokémon when it got its DNA altered by Clefairy's DNA switching machine. It reappeared in Get the Last Badge!! where it was seen in the workout room. In Good-Bye Pikachu?!, Golem chased and slammed onto Clefairy. It went after Pikachu next but got shocked away.

None of Golem's moves are known.

Onix
Giovanni's Onix

Giovanni's Onix briefly appeared along with the other Pokémon when it got its DNA altered by Clefairy's DNA switching machine. It reappeared in Seize the Dream of One Million Yen!! where it smacked Clefairy's cart away after riding on it. Onix reappeared in Get the Last Badge!! as a cameo in the workout room.

Onix reappeared in Good-Bye Pikachu?! where it chased and slammed onto Clefairy. It went after Pikachu next but got shocked away.

None of Onix's moves are known.

Exeggutor
Giovanni's Exeggutor

Giovanni sends out Exeggutor to prevent Red from interfering with his plans on creating Mewtwo. Exeggutor ending up failing along with the other Pokémon after getting its DNA altered by Clefairy's DNA switching machine. Exeggutor reappeared in Good-Bye Pikachu?! when Giovanni had his Pokémon surround Red as he had Dratini. It chased and slammed onto Clefairy. It went after Pikachu next but got shocked away.

None of Exeggutor's moves are known.

Voltorb
Giovanni's Voltorb

Giovanni sent out Voltorb to stop Red's interference with the creation of Mewtwo. However, this did not go to well as Voltorb got its DNA altered by Clefairy's DNA switching machine. Voltorb reappeared in Good-Bye Pikachu?! when Giovanni had his Pokémon surround Red as he had Dratini. It chased and slammed onto Clefairy. It made a cameo in Pokémon Hair Salon Opens!!.

None of Voltorb's moves are known.

Voltorb (multiple)
Giovanni's Voltorb

Giovanni sent out many Voltorb to prevent anyone in the contest to beat him. The Voltorb shocked the Clefairy when he fell down from rope climbing when he tried to get to the other side but was thrown off by Lickitung. Voltorb reappeared in Squirtle, the Crybaby Pokémon when Red, Squirtle and the gang entered Giovanni's building. The Voltorb fought Squirtle and got beaten by Squirtle's heavy crying.

None of Voltorb's moves are known.

Muk
Giovanni's Muk

Giovanni sent out Muk to prevent anyone from winning the contest he hosted on TV. During the first portion of the race, they were the first obstacles the participants had to deal with. Both Green and Blue managed to bypass them using their Charmander and Blastoise, respectively by going up a steep ramp. When Clefairy tried doing so, he got caught by them and was temporarily stuck. One of the Muk reappeared in Good-Bye Pikachu?! when Giovanni had his Pokémon surround Red as he had Dratini.

None of Muk's moves are known.

Scyther (×3)
Giovanni's Scyther

Giovanni is seen with three Scyther. Each of them were sent out to prevent anyone from winning the contest he hosted on TV, as their sharp blades were proven useful. They were used in the second portion of the race. Red's Pikachu and Green's Charmander managed to get past them as it was faster than Scyther's slamming of the blades. Blue covered himself with Blastoise and Blastoise's high defense nullified the hit of Scyther's attack. Clefairy tried doing so but slipped when he landed and got caught by a Pinsir.

None of Scyther's moves are known.

Pinsir
Giovanni's Pinsir

Giovanni sent out Pinsir to prevent anyone from winning the contest he hosted on TV. When Clefairy slipped on the ground after getting past the Scyther, Pinsir came out of the ground and caught Clefairy using its pincers. It reappeared in Good-Bye Pikachu?! when Giovanni had his Pokémon surround Red as he had Dratini.

None of Pinsir's moves are known.

Lickitung
Giovanni's Lickitung

Giovanni sent out Lickitung to prevent anyone from winning the contest he hosted on TV. Lickitung was set as a trap for Clefairy during the rope climbing portion of the race. As soon as Clefairy got across, the Normal-type used its long tongue to nullify Clefairy from holding on any longer.

None of Lickitung's moves are known.

Snorlax
Giovanni's Snorlax

Giovanni sent out Snorlax to prevent anyone from winning the contest he hosted on TV. During the race cart derby, Clefairy bumps into Snorlax and sends him flying, as well as bumping into Giovanni. Snorlax later reappears in Get The Last Badge!! before Giovanni's battle against Red. Snorlax was proven to be a tough opponent for his Clefairy as Clefairy easily bounced off. Snorlax is shadowed in Good-Bye, Pikachu?! Giovanni had his Pokémon surround Red as he had Dratini.

None of Snorlax's moves are known.

Diglett (×7)
Giovanni's Diglett

Giovanni was shown to have seven Diglett. He sent them out to prevent anyone from winning the contest he hosted on TV by having them hide in the ground during the race cart derby. The Diglett were only set for Clefairy as they resurfaced from the ground when Clefairy fell into their trap. The cart flew in the air and crashed into an Onix. One of the Diglett made a cameo in Get The Last Badge!! where it was seen in Giovanni's workout room.

None of Diglett's moves are known.

Machamp
Giovanni's Machamp

Giovanni sent out Machamp when Red, Clefairy and Pikachu went to the Amusement Park that Giovanni built. It was a volunteer worker for one of the rides. It reappeared in Get The Last Badge!! when it was talking to a Machop and Machoke. Machamp reappeared in Good-Bye, Pikachu?! where it along with Giovanni's other Pokémon surrounded Red. Machamp cameoed in Pokémon Hair Salon Opens!! where it was seen playing the piano.

None of Machamp's moves are known.

Poliwhirl → Poliwrath
Giovanni's Poliwhirl
Giovanni's Poliwrath

Giovanni's first Poliwhirl appeared in The Thrill of a Perfect Score, Big Rampage at the Amusement Park! when Red, Clefairy and Pikachu went to the Amusement Park that Giovanni built. Poliwhirl was used as a target in a shooting contest in which Clefairy was unsuccessful in. It evolved into a Poliwrath after getting hit by Clefairy's weapon. Poliwrath then tried to get rid of the three.

Poliwrath reappeared in Good-Bye Pikachu?! when it went after Pikachu but got shocked away.

None of Poliwrath's moves are known.

Poliwhirl
Giovanni's Poliwhirl

Giovanni has another Poliwhirl that appeared in Get The Last Badge!! where it was seen in the workout room and gets slammed by Clefairy's Nidoqueen disguise. Poliwhirl reappeared in Good-Bye Pikachu?! during when it along with Giovanni's other Pokémon surrounded Red as he had Dratini.

None of Poliwhirl's moves are known.

Machop and Machoke
Giovanni's Machop and Machoke

Giovanni's Machop and Machoke were seen talking to a Machamp. Later, they were in Giovanni's workout room.

None of their moves are known.

Primeape
Giovanni's Primeape

Giovanni's Primeape was only seen in the workout room. It gets slammed by Clefairy in disguise as a Nidoqueen later on. Primeape reappeared in Good-Bye Pikachu?! when Giovanni had his Pokémon surround Red as he had Dratini.

None of Primeape's moves are known.

Rhydon
Giovanni's Rhydon

Giovanni's Rhydon was used in the Gym battle against Red where it battled Clefairy. Clefairy did everything silly to defeat it but only a few of them worked as he got punched away for the unsuccessful ones. Rhydon gave chase to Clefairy with Clefairy narrowly dodging it. It was then defeated after Clefairy tried making it angry and was thrown into the roof.

Rhydon's only known move is Horn Drill.

Nidoking ♂
Giovanni's Nidoking

Giovanni's Nidoking was used in the Gym battle against Red. He was sent out after Rhydon was beaten. Nidoking managed to easily incapacitate Clefairy and surpassed most of Pikachu's attacks. When Clefairy was back in the battle, Nidoking fell for Clefairy's disguise as a Nidoqueen and a chase went on. He reappeared in Good-Bye Pikachu?! when Giovanni had his Pokémon surround Red as he had Dratini.

None of Nidoking's moves are known.

Cubone
Giovanni's Cubone

Giovanni's Cubone was only seen in the workout room where it got slammed by Clefairy in disguise as a Nidoqueen.

None of Cubone's moves are known.

Squirtle
Giovanni's Squirtle

Squirtle was fished out by Clefairy. It was Giovanni's Pokémon and things went well until Giovanni's Pokémon started picking on it, especially when a Charmeleon defeated it. Squirtle left and traveled with Red's group for a little bit while Red trained it to toughen up. This Squirtle was very different from Giovanni's other Pokémon as it would usually cry. Squirtle then entered Giovanni's building and fought Giovanni's Pokémon.

None of Squirtle's moves are known.

Gastly and Haunter
Giovanni's Gastly and Haunter
Giovanni's Gastly and Haunter

Gastly and Haunter were sent out after Red, Squirtle and the gang entered Giovanni's building. They fought Squirtle and got beaten by Squirtle's heavy crying.

None of their moves are known.

Gengar
Giovanni's Gengar

Gengar was sent out after Red, Squirtle and the gang entered Giovanni's building. Gengar fought Squirtle and got beaten by Squirtle's heavy crying.

None of Gengar's moves are known.

Electrode (multiple)
Giovanni's Electrode

Electrode first appeared in Squirtle, the Crybaby Pokémon after Red, Squirtle and the gang entered Giovanni's building. Electrode fought Squirtle and got beaten by Squirtle's heavy crying.

Giovanni used multiple Electrode in Stop the Strange Sonic Sound!! in Team Rocket's hideout where their energy and electricity was used to power up the machine that made the Pokémon nearby go out of control.

None of Electrode's moves are known.

Arbok and Golbat
Giovanni's Arbok and Golbat

Arbok and Golbat were seen along with the group of Pokémon surrounded Red so that he could surrender Dratini over.

None of their moves are known.

Alakazam
Giovanni's Alakazam

Giovanni sent out Alakazam as part of the group of Pokémon surrounding Red so that he could surrender Dratini over.

None of Alakazam's moves are known.

Graveler
Giovanni's Graveler

Giovanni sent out Graveler as part of the group of Pokémon surrounding Red so that he could give up Dratini.

None of Graveler's moves are known.

Magnemite
Giovanni's Magnemite

Giovanni sent out Magnemite where it was standing next to Koffing during Giovanni's plans.

None of Magnemite's moves are known.

Koffing
Giovanni's Koffing

Giovanni sent out Koffing along with the other group of Pokémon to surround Red in order for him to hand over Dratini.

None of Koffing's moves are known.

Electabuzz
Giovanni's Electabuzz

Giovanni sent out Electabuzz along with Jolteon to shock Dratini but shocked Pikachu instead, which caused Pikachu to get injured.

None of Electabuzz's moves are known.

Tauros ♂
Giovanni's Tauros

Giovanni sent out Tauros as part of the group of Pokémon surrounding Red so that he could surrender Dratini over.

None of Tauros's moves are known.

Jolteon
Giovanni's Jolteon

Giovanni sent out Jolteon along with Electabuzz to shock Dratini but shocked Pikachu instead, which caused Pikachu to get injured.

None of Jolteon's moves are known.

Slugma
Giovanni's Slugma

In the deeper part of Union Cave, Giovanni summoned Slugma from a river of lava where it battled Clefairy. It has also battled a Lapras that was with the group temporarily and did surprisingly well despite the type-disadvantage. Clefairy then used Togepi as his secret weapon so its tears can defeat Slugma. Clefairy brought out some onions to make Togepi cry and the water in Togepi's tears made Slugma harden and it went back in the lava pit.

Slugma's known moves are Ember, Flamethrower and Body Slam.

Scizor
Giovanni's Scizor

Giovanni sent out Scizor to serve as a barber. It first appeared while Giovanni when he was disguised as Green took him to his hair salon. When Giovanni removed his disguise, he had Scizor battle Clefairy. Things got tense in the middle when Scizor's claw grasped onto Clefairy. However, it turned out to be a Poké Doll as the real Clefairy got super glue and glued Scizor's claws shut. Both Pikachu and Scizor tackle it and send it flying.

Scizor's only known move is Hyper Beam.

Sandslash
Giovanni's Sandslash

Giovanni had a Sandslash in his hair salon.

None of Sandslash's moves are known.

Jigglypuff and Doduo
Giovanni's Jigglypuff and Doduo

Giovanni sent out Jigglypuff and Doduo to sing a song.

None of their moves are known.

Horsea
Giovanni's Horsea

Horsea was only seen washing the hair of a customer.

None of Horsea's moves are known.

Butterfree
Giovanni's Butterfree

Butterfree was only seen flapping its wings on a customer's hair.

None of Butterfree's moves are known.

Rattata (×2)
Giovanni's Rattata

Giovanni sent out two of the Rattata where they were used to massage the customers that went to his hair salon place.

None of Rattata's moves are known.

Ledyba
Giovanni's Ledyba

Giovanni sent out Ledyba after Red and DJ Mary walked in the Radio Tower during the takeover. It took on Clefairy and was unable to continue after Clefairy used the technique of scratching on a chalkboard. Ledyba was then tied up with Spinarak after Clefairy took advantage of Spinarak's Spider Web.

Ledyba's only known move is Comet Punch.

Spinarak
Giovanni's Spinarak

Giovanni sent out Spinarak after Red and DJ Mary walked in the Radio Tower during the takeover. It battled with Clefairy a few seconds after Ledyba. Clefairy took advantage of Spinarak's attacks to tie up both it and Ledyba.

Spinarak's known moves are Leech Life, String Shot, and Spider Web.

Houndour
Giovanni's Houndour

Giovanni sent out Houndour after his Ledyba and Spinarak were subdued. Unlike Ledyba and Spinarak, Clefairy was having a tough time with Houndour. However, Clefairy defeated Houndour with Flash.

Houndour's only known move is Bite.

Released

Mew
Giovanni's Mew

Giovanni catches Mew as part of the supplies used for the creation of Mewtwo. It was released along with Mewtwo after the creation was unsuccessful.

None of Mew's moves are known.

Mewtwo
Giovanni's Mewtwo
Main article: Blue's Mewtwo

Mewtwo is Giovanni's ultimate creation. He created part of it and forced Bill to finish the rest. Mewtwo became a powerful Pokémon at first, much to Giovanni's amusement, until it received Clefairy's DNA. The DNA it received from the Normal-type made it a gag Pokémon. As the original powers Mewtwo had were gone, it was easily defeated by Clefairy. Giovanni releases it as he deemed the creation to be unsuccessful.

Miltank (×5) ♀
Giovanni's Miltank

Giovanni stole these five Miltank during Messing up the Farm!!. He did so to get their milk to make the item, Moomoo Milk, and sell them to make money. Professor Oak was able to rescue the Miltank from Giovanni before he gets the milk. Oak then decides to take them under his control.

None of Miltank's moves are known.

Slowpoke
Giovanni's Slowpoke

Giovanni robbed Slowpoke from Kurt prior to Find Slowpoke!! in order to profit their tails as they cost tons of money. Kurt was able to retrieve the Slowpoke from Giovanni before Giovanni was able to leave with its tail.

Slowpoke's known moves are Rain Dance and Disable.

Status unknown

Charmeleon
Giovanni's Charmeleon

Charmeleon only appeared in a flashback when Squirtle was explaining its time when it was with Giovanni prior to getting kicked out.

None of Charmeleon's moves are known.

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Brock • Misty • Lt. Surge • Erika • Sabrina • Koga • Blaine • Giovanni • Lorelei • Bruno • Agatha • Lance
Professor Elm • Earl • Clefairy Rangers • Kurt • DJ Mary • Chairman • Kiyo
Falkner • Bugsy • Whitney • Morty • Jasmine • Chuck • Pryce • Clair • Will • Karen
PMRS Ruby • Sapphire • Red • Blue
Professor Birch • Mr. Stone • Mr. Briney • Maxie • Tetsuya • Rydel • Rydel's rival
Dr. Takeda • Scott
Norman • Roxanne • Brawly • Wattson
PMDP Dia • Kazuki
Professor Rowan • Mars • Looker • Charon
Dai Fugō • Okane Daisukī
Roark • Aaron
PMBW Black • Bianca • Cheren
Professor Juniper • N • Cedric Juniper • Ghetsis
Cilan • Chili • Cress • Lenora • Burgh • Elesa • Clay • Skyla • Shauntal • Marshal • Grimsley • Caitlin • Alder
PMXY Shauna • Professor Sycamore • Serena
PMSM Hala • Lillie


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Rocket Game Corner • Team Rocket Hideout • Viridian Gym • Team Rocket HQ • Rocket Warehouse
Boss Admins
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Giovanni
(Masters • Pocket Monsters) 		Archer
(Masters) 		Ariana
(Masters) 		Petrel
(Masters) 		Proton
(Masters)
Other members
Jessie (Masters) • James (Masters) • Meowth • Team Rocket Grunts (Rocket Siblings) • Scientists (Gideon)
Grey (Golden Boys) • Kaede (How I Became a Pokémon Card)


Villainous team leaders
Core series Giovanni • Maxie • Archie • Cyrus • N • Ghetsis • Colress • Lysandre • Guzma • Piers • Cassiopeia
Side series Gonzap • Evice • Greevil
Ranger series Gordor • Blake Hall • Kincaid • Societea
Masters EX Giovanni • Guzma • Cyrus • N • Lysandre • Piers • Ghetsis • Maxie • Archie • Colress • Paulo • Penny
Other
games 		Biruritchi • Baron Phobos • Munna • Dark Rust • Don Roger • Giovanni
Animated series Giovanni • Madame Boss • Maxie • Archie • Cyrus • Ghetsis • Lysandre • Guzma • Piers • Gibeon
Adventures Giovanni • Masked Man • Maxie • Archie • Cyrus • N • Ghetsis • Colress • Lysandre • Guzma • Piers
Other manga Fraud • Meja


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