Boss fantasy
The boss fantasy is a segment in the Pokémon anime where Meowth thinks of practical uses for the Pokémon being focused on in the current episode. Through this, the Giovanni in Meowth's imagination rewards Team Rocket for their generosity, which gives Jessie and James the motivation to go through with their next plan. The segment debuted in The Kecleon Caper and became as regular as the motto and blast off for a while during the Hoenn saga.
On rare occasions, the fantasy will not pan out to plan and Giovanni's unhappiness encourages the trio to do something else instead.
List of boss fantasies
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Episode | Item/Pokémon | Use |
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The Kecleon Caper | Kecleon | |
Whichever Way the Wind Blows | Bellossom | To cheer him up when he wakes up. |
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(The Ice Cave, Japanese only) |
Jynx, Swinub, Piloswine | Jynx will kiss Giovanni when he wakes up, Swinub will brush his hair, Piloswine will blanch the floor. |
Just Add Water | Mantine, Qwilfish, Lanturn | To swim with Giovanni in his pool in the morning |
Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid | Elekid, Larvitar | Elekid will power an electric razor and a hair dryer and Larvitar will show his sincere loyalty. |
Tree's a Crowd | Treecko | To wake Giovanni up by rubbing his nose with tail and to massage him |
The Lotad Lowdown | Lotad | To bring water to Giovanni for washing in the morning right in the bed |
Which Wurmple is Which? | Wurmple | To provide thread for sewing |
Seeing is Believing | Seedot | To help Giovanni with his morning excercises |
Now That's Flower Power! | Bluk Berries | To make Giovanni's hair look perfectly.
This is the first time a negative effect appears in Meowth's fantasy scene (Giovanni's mouth becomes black from Bluk Berry juice), though only James mentions it verbally. |
Jump for Joy | Shiftry | To fan Giovanni with leaves on arms |
A Pokéblock Party! | Whismur | To serve as an alarm clock and a lunch bell |
Watt's with Wattson? | Voltorb and Magnemite | Voltorb will wake Giovanni up with a slight zap and Magnemite will provide him free electricity |
What You Seed is What You Get | Watermelons | To slake Giovanni's thirst when he is in a desert |
Love at First Flight | Volbeat and Illumise | Entertain Giovanni while he's doing his work. |
Let Bagons be Bagons | Bagon | To crack coconuts for Giovanni when he will be (1) wandering in a jungle or (2) flying a helicopter. The thought about helicopter came to Meowth when Bagon told him that he wanted to learn to fly. It is the first time two fantasies appear in one episode. |
I Feel Skitty | Skitty | Make Giovanni happy when he is "oily in the morning" |
Delcatty Got Your Tongue? | Skitty and Delcatty | Let Giovanni find out differences between the two Pokémon |
True Blue Swablu | Swablu | Act as his pillow and make him fall asleep by using the move sing |
Pearls are a Spoink's Best Friend | Spoink | To make a crown |
Once in a Mawile | Mawile | Entertainment with its ribbon dancing skills/ A living fan by the use of its back jaw/ Using said back jaw as a cushion to rest his weary head on |
Once in a Mawile | Lombre | Waking up to see it's loamy face in the morning...or maybe walking out to the pool to see it's...no. Maybe a staring contest? |
Beg, Burrow, and Steal | Trapinch | Crack a walnut |
Absol-ute Disaster | Absol | Make him angry when he is brushing his teeth |
Do I Hear a Ralts? | Ralts | Stopping theives from stealing his things and putting him back to sleep afterwards |
Date Expectations | Donphan | Bowling |
Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys Crisis | Deoxys | Space travel |
Like It or Lup It! | Ludicolo | Playing music for him while he's waking up in the morning, as well as during a work-out ("shaking his boss booty"). |
A Staravia is Born! | Bird Pokémon | The boss is sitting on a chair strapped to a bunch of Template:Type2 Pokémon flying in the air. |
Some Enchanted Sweetening | enchanted honey | The boss is in a tight bathing suit is being covered with enchanted honey. For reasons unknown, the boss fantasy is removed from the dub. |
An Elite Meet and Greet | Lucian's Bronzong | Um... Dancing? A hat? A paper weight? Nah, there's no way Giovanni would like an extremely rare Pokémon owned by a member of the Elite Four. |
Steamboat Willies | All of the twerps' Pokémon | Playmates |
Bibarel Gnaws Best! | Machamp and Machoke | Build a giant stone castle |
Bells are Singing! | Shizue's Chingling | Alarm clock |