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{{samename|character in the games whose Japanese name is Giovanni|Earl Dervish}} ''For the episode of [[Pokémon Origins]], see [[PO03|File 3: Giovanni]].'' | {{samename|character in the games whose Japanese name is Giovanni|Earl Dervish}} ''For the episode of [[Pokémon Origins]], see [[PO03|File 3: Giovanni]].'' | ||
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{{ | {{Character Infobox | ||
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|name=Giovanni | |name=Giovanni | ||
|jname=サカキ | |jname=サカキ | ||
|tmname=Sakaki | |tmname=Sakaki | ||
|sloganline=The Self-Proclaimed Strongest Trainer | |sloganline=The Self-Proclaimed Strongest Trainer | ||
|image=Lets Go Pikachu Eevee Giovanni.png | |image=Lets Go Pikachu Eevee Giovanni.png | ||
|size=220px | |size=220px | ||
|caption=Artwork from [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!|Let's Go, Pikachu!, Let's Go, Eevee!]] | |caption=Artwork from [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!|Let's Go, Pikachu!, Let's Go, Eevee!]] by [[Megumi Mizutani]]<ref>[[a:File:GiovanniExileUnbrokenBonds174.jpg|Giovanni's Exile (Unbroken Bonds 174)]]</ref> | ||
|gender=Male | |gender=Male | ||
| | |eyes=Black | ||
|hair=Black | |||
|hometown=[[Viridian City]] | |hometown=[[Viridian City]] | ||
|region=[[Kanto]] | |region=[[Kanto]] | ||
|relatives={{ga|Silver}} (son) | |relatives={{ga|Silver}} (son) | ||
| | }} | ||
{{Character Infobox/Game | |||
|color={{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CCCCCC|1={{ground color light}}}} | |||
|gen={{gen|I}}, {{gen|III}}, {{gen|IV}}, {{gen|V}}, {{gen|VII}}, {{gen|VIII}}, {{gen|IX}} | |||
|counterpart=[[Giovanni (GO)]], [[Giovanni (Masters)]] | |||
|games={{game3|Red and Blue|Red, Blue|s}}, {{v2|Yellow}}, {{game3|FireRed and LeafGreen|FireRed, LeafGreen|s}}, {{game3|HeartGold and SoulSilver|HeartGold, SoulSilver|s}}, [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Black 2, White 2]], {{pkmn|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon|Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon}}, [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!|Let's Go, Pikachu!, Let's Go, Eevee!]]<br>[[Pokémon Stadium (English)|Stadium]], {{pkmn|Masters EX}} | |||
| | |trainer=Boss{{sup/1|RBY}}{{sup/3|FRLG}}/Rocket Boss{{sup/4|HGSS}}/Team Rocket Boss{{sup/7|PE}}<br>[[Gym Leader]]{{sup/1|RBY}}{{sup/3|FRLG}}{{sup/7|PE}}<br>[[Pokémon Trainer]]{{sup/5|B2W2}}{{sup/7|USUM}}<br>Team Rainbow Rocket{{sup/7|USUM}} | ||
|games={{game3|Red and Blue|Red, Blue|s}}, {{v2|Yellow}}, {{game3|FireRed and LeafGreen|FireRed, LeafGreen|s}}, {{game3|HeartGold and SoulSilver|HeartGold, SoulSilver|s}}, [[Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Black 2, White 2]], {{pkmn|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon|Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon}}, [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!|Let's Go, Pikachu!, Let's Go, Eevee!]] | |enva=Andrew Russell<ref name="Andrew Russell">[https://1407fc05-b94c-460b-af3a-575a664f43c2.filesusr.com/ugd/3c3da2_c6238d1e5d7f43d39ed40ab98b904103.pdf Resume | Andrew Russell]</ref> <small>({{pkmn|Masters EX}})</small> | ||
| | |jpva=[[Kōji Ishii]]<ref name="Kōji Ishii">[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RE_m791xh4Q&t=0s Pokémon Masters EX official Youtube channel] (Japanese)</ref> <small>({{pkmn|Masters EX}})</small> | ||
| | }} | ||
| | {{Character Infobox/Team | ||
| | |color={{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CCCCCC|1={{ground color light}}}} | ||
| | |member=[[Team Rocket]] | ||
| | |rank=Boss | ||
| | }} | ||
| | {{Character Infobox/Team | ||
| | |color={{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CCCCCC|1={{ground color light}}}} | ||
| | |member=[[Indigo League]] | ||
| | |rank=[[Gym Leader]] | ||
| | |domain=[[Viridian Gym]] | ||
| | |reward={{badge|Earth}} | ||
| | |specialty={{t|Ground}} types | ||
|enva=[[Ted Lewis|Ed Paul]] | }} | ||
| | {{Character Infobox/Team | ||
|color={{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CCCCCC|1={{ground color light}}}} | |||
|member=[[Team Rainbow Rocket]] | |||
|rank=Boss | |||
}} | |||
{{Character Infobox/Anime | |||
| | |color={{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CCCCCC|1={{ground color light}}}} | ||
|series=''[[Pokémon anime|Pokémon the Series]]''<br>''[[Pokémon Origins]]''<br>''[[Pokémon Generations]]'' | |||
|counterpart={{an|Giovanni}} | |||
|debut=''[[EP015|Battle Aboard the St. Anne]]'' (''Pokémon the Series'')<br>''[[PO03|File 3: Giovanni]]'' (''Pokémon Origins'')<br>''[[PG02|The Chase]]'' (''Pokémon Generations'') | |||
|enva=[[Ted Lewis|Ed Paul]] <small>([[EP015]]-[[AG132]], [[DP080]]-present)</small>, [[Craig Blair]] <small>([[DP002]]-[[DP043]])</small> (''Pokémon the Series'')<br>Jamieson Price (''Pokémon Origins'')<br>Richard Epcar (''Pokémon Generations'') | |||
|jpva=[[Hirotaka Suzuoki]] <small>([[EP015]]-[[AG132]])</small>, [[Kenta Miyake]] <small>([[DP002]]-present)</small> (''Pokémon the Series'')<br>Rikiya Koyama (''Pokémon Origins'')<br>Akio Ōtsuka (''Pokémon Generations'') | |||
}} | |||
{{Character Infobox/Manga | |||
|color={{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CCCCCC|1={{ground color light}}}} | |||
|series=''[[Pokémon Adventures]]''<br>''[[Pokémon Pocket Monsters]]''<br>''[[Pokémon Zensho]]'' | |||
|counterpart=[[Giovanni (Adventures)]], [[Giovanni (Pocket Monsters)]] | |||
|debut=''[[PS023|Make Way For Magmar!]]'' (''Pokémon Adventures'')<br>''[[PM009|Pikachu Was Kidnapped!!]]'' (''Pokémon Pocket Monsters'')<br>''[[PZ05|Tamamushi City]]'' (''Pokémon Zensho'') | |||
}} | }} | ||
'''Giovanni''' (Japanese: '''サカキ''' ''Sakaki'') is the | |} | ||
'''Giovanni''' (Japanese: '''サカキ''' ''Sakaki'') is the head of [[Team Rocket]], who serves as the secretive [[Gym Leader]] of [[Viridian City]]'s [[Gym]], known officially as the [[Viridian Gym]], in [[Generation I]], {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, and {{LGPE}}. He hands out the {{Badge|Earth}} to {{pkmn|Trainer}}s who defeat him in {{pkmn|battle}}. As a Gym Leader, he [[Type expert|specializes]] in {{type|Ground}} {{OBP|Pokémon|species}}, but his master plan includes collecting rare Pokémon of all [[type]]s. After he disbands Team Rocket and abandons his Gym, his role as the Viridian Gym Leader is taken over by {{ga|Blue}}. In [[Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon]], he makes a return appearance as the leader of [[Team Rainbow Rocket]]. He is the only character in the games to have the {{DL|Pokémon Trainer|Trainer class}}es '''Boss'''{{sup/3|FRLG}}/'''Rocket Boss'''{{sup/4|HGSS}}/'''Team Rocket Boss'''{{sup/7|PE}} (Japanese: '''ロケットだんボス''' ''Team Rocket Boss'') and '''Team Rainbow Rocket''' (Japanese: '''{{j|Rロケットだん}}''' ''Team R Rocket''). | |||
==Terminology== | |||
In the English version of {{eng|Pokémon Stadium}}, his name is misspelled "'''Giovani'''" (with one n) to fit the game's seven-character limit for Trainer names. His name is correctly written as '''Giovanni''' in the ''[[Pokémon Stadium: Official Nintendo Player's Guide]]''. | |||
In the Japanese version of the {{ga|Trainer Card}} from the [[Generation I]] games, he is unidentified and his name is written as '''???''', as opposed to other Gym Leaders who have their names written on the Trainer Card. However, the English version of the Generation I Trainer Card does not have any names of Gym Leaders. Giovanni appears as a silhouette in both language versions. | |||
He is also unidentified and has his name is written as '''???''' on the list of Gym Leaders seen in Japanese and English manuals of the Generation I games and the English manual of {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, even though he is identified normally in the Japanese manual of FireRed and LeafGreen. | |||
==In the core series== | ==In the core series games== | ||
Giovanni is the primary antagonist of the games taking place in Kanto. | Giovanni is the primary antagonist of the games taking place in Kanto. | ||
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In [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]], Giovanni's story is slightly expanded from his first appearance. During his first appearance, he is seen talking with [[Archer]] and giving him the permission to proceed with the plan to take over Silph Co. After being defeated for the first time, he gives the player the [[Silph Scope]] as a token of apology for mocking them, as opposed to just leaving the device behind before leaving, like in previous games. At the Silph Co., a part of his conversation with the Silph Co. President is shown, with Giovanni demanding him to hand over the [[Master Ball]] like they had previously agreed. In the Gym battle, Giovanni's reward TM once again contains Earthquake, although now, it's [[TM41]], instead of TM26. | In [[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]], Giovanni's story is slightly expanded from his first appearance. During his first appearance, he is seen talking with [[Archer]] and giving him the permission to proceed with the plan to take over Silph Co. After being defeated for the first time, he gives the player the [[Silph Scope]] as a token of apology for mocking them, as opposed to just leaving the device behind before leaving, like in previous games. At the Silph Co., a part of his conversation with the Silph Co. President is shown, with Giovanni demanding him to hand over the [[Master Ball]] like they had previously agreed. In the Gym battle, Giovanni's reward TM once again contains Earthquake, although now, it's [[TM41]], instead of TM26. | ||
In {{game5|Gold|Silver|Crystal|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, a group of Team Rocket members tries to relaunch the old team. They take over [[Goldenrod Radio Tower]], and broadcast a radio announcement intended for Giovanni. Only in HeartGold and SoulSilver is it revealed that Giovanni does hear the broadcast, from his hideout in [[Tohjo Falls]] - an event in the remakes involving a time-traveling {{p|Celebi}} allows {{ga|Ethan}} and {{ga|Lyra}} to travel back in time and defeat Giovanni at the same time the rest of Team Rocket is being defeated at the Radio Tower. Upon defeat, he will begin ranting about how he keeps losing to children and, like before, Giovanni will leave the room and disappear. Later, in Kanto, it is revealed that {{ga|Blue}} took over the Viridian Gym after his disappearance. | In {{game5|Gold|Silver|Crystal|HeartGold|SoulSilver}}, a group of Team Rocket members tries to relaunch the old team. They take over [[Goldenrod Radio Tower]], and broadcast a radio announcement intended for Giovanni. Only in HeartGold and SoulSilver is it revealed that Giovanni does hear the broadcast, from his hideout in [[Tohjo Falls]] - an event in the remakes involving a [[Time travel|time-traveling]] {{p|Celebi}} allows {{ga|Ethan}} and {{ga|Lyra}} to travel back in time and defeat Giovanni at the same time the rest of Team Rocket is being defeated at the Radio Tower. Upon defeat, he will begin ranting about how he keeps losing to children and, like before, Giovanni will leave the room and disappear. Later, in Kanto, it is revealed that {{ga|Blue}} took over the Viridian Gym after his disappearance. | ||
The Celebi event also reveals some of Giovanni's background from the three years between Generation I/III and Generation II/IV. While it was mentioned by {{tc|Scientist}} [[Gideon]] in FireRed and LeafGreen that Giovanni has a son with red hair, the son's identity wasn't revealed until the time travel event in HeartGold and SoulSilver. As many fans speculated (and as was mentioned in the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga series), this son is the [[rival]] of the Johto player character, {{ga|Silver}}. Much of Silver's personality is a result of the treatment he received from Giovanni, which includes abandonment. Like many of Giovanni's other actions throughout the games, this reflects on his selfishness. | The Celebi event also reveals some of Giovanni's background from the three years between Generation I/III and Generation II/IV. While it was mentioned by {{tc|Scientist}} [[Gideon]] in FireRed and LeafGreen that Giovanni has a son with red hair, the son's identity wasn't revealed until the time travel event in HeartGold and SoulSilver. As many fans speculated (and as was mentioned in the [[Pokémon Adventures]] manga series), this son is the [[rival]] of the Johto player character, {{ga|Silver}}. Much of Silver's personality is a result of the treatment he received from Giovanni, which includes abandonment. Like many of Giovanni's other actions throughout the games, this reflects on his selfishness. | ||
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Giovanni reappears in {{2v2|Black|White|2}} in the [[Pokémon World Tournament]], replacing Blue, who instead participates in the [[Champions Tournament]]. Giovanni returns to using Ground types exclusively. While the announcer usually introduces Gym Leaders by their title, Giovanni, who does not have a title, is introduced as "The Self-Proclaimed Strongest Trainer" (Japanese: '''さいきょうの トレーナーと なのる''' ''Self-Proclaimed Strongest Trainer''). | Giovanni reappears in {{2v2|Black|White|2}} in the [[Pokémon World Tournament]], replacing Blue, who instead participates in the [[Champions Tournament]]. Giovanni returns to using Ground types exclusively. While the announcer usually introduces Gym Leaders by their title, Giovanni, who does not have a title, is introduced as "The Self-Proclaimed Strongest Trainer" (Japanese: '''さいきょうの トレーナーと なのる''' ''Self-Proclaimed Strongest Trainer''). | ||
Giovanni appears | An [[Pokémon multiverse|alternate universe]] Giovanni appears in {{g|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}'s [[Episode RR]] post-game story as the Boss of [[Team Rainbow Rocket]]. This version of Giovanni came from a universe where Team Rocket succeeded in taking over the world. He is first seen during the [[Aether Foundation]]'s broadcast from [[Aether Paradise]], where he seizes control of the organization from [[Lusamine]]. He uses an [[Ultra Wormhole]] to transform her mansion into [[Team Rocket's Castle]], fortifies himself inside it, and stations versions of [[Archie]], [[Maxie]], [[Cyrus]], [[Lysandre]], and [[Ghetsis]] from other worlds as his guards, along with an army of {{tc|Team Rainbow Rocket Grunt}}s. After battling through his army, the player and [[Lillie]] find Giovanni holding an unconscious Lusamine inside his control center deep within the castle. He introduces himself and reveals that he plans to create an army of [[Ultra Beast]]s in order to conquer all worlds. For that purpose, he needs the Aether Foundation's resources, and intends to brainwash Lusamine into serving him. Feeling nostalgic that a child would challenge him, Giovanni battles the player with a [[party]] that includes a {{p|Mewtwo}} capable of [[Mega Evolution|Mega Evolving]], and is ultimately defeated. Accepting his loss, Giovanni abandons his plans for the Aether Foundation but swears that Team Rainbow Rocket will never fall. He leaves as [[Colress]] begins working to revert Team Rocket's Castle back into Lusamine's mansion, and is last seen reflecting on what world he should travel to next before warping away. | ||
After Episode RR has started, [[Sophocles]] creates a battle program based on Giovanni that appears as a boss in the [[Battle Agency]] within [[Festival Plaza]]. Giovanni is also implied to have stopped by at the [[Alola Photo Club]] to leave villainous team-based stickers for the player to use after he was defeated by them. | |||
=== | ===Fame Checker=== | ||
This is a list of the Fame Checker's information on Giovanni in {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}. | This is a list of the [[Fame Checker]]'s information on Giovanni in {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}. | ||
;Rocket | ;[[Team Rocket Hideout|Rocket Hideout]] - Giovanni | ||
:What does this person do? | :What does this person do? | ||
:Team Rocket captures | :<sc>Team Rocket</sc> captures <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc> from around the world. They're important tools for keeping our criminal enterprise going. I am the leader, <sc>Giovanni</sc>! | ||
;Silph Co. - Scientist | ;[[Silph Co.]] - {{tc|Scientist}} | ||
:Favorite kind of | :Favorite kind of <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc>? | ||
:Those thugs that took over our building... Their Boss said he was looking for strong | :Those thugs that took over our building... Their <sc>Boss</sc> said he was looking for strong <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc>. | ||
;Silph Co. - Scientist | ;Silph Co. - Scientist | ||
:What is this person like? | :What is this person like? | ||
:Team Rocket's Boss is terribly cruel! To him, | :<sc>Team Rocket</sc>'s <sc>Boss</sc> is terribly cruel! To him, <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc> are just tools to be used. | ||
;Viridian Gym - Giovanni | ;[[Viridian Gym]] - Giovanni | ||
:What does this person do? | :What does this person do? | ||
:Welcome to my hideout! It shall be so until I can restore Team Rocket to its former glory. | :Welcome to my hideout! It shall be so until I can restore <sc>Team Rocket</sc> to its former glory. | ||
;Viridian Gym - | ;Viridian Gym - [[Gym guide]]{{tt|*|After earning the EarthBadge}} | ||
:What does this person do? | :What does this person do? | ||
:Blow me away! Giovanni was the Gym Leader of Viridian? | :Blow me away! <sc>Giovanni</sc> was the <sc>Gym Leader</sc> of <sc>Viridian</sc>? | ||
;Rocket Warehouse - | ;[[Rocket Warehouse]] - Scientist [[Gideon]]{{tt|*|After completing the Network Machine}} | ||
:Family and Friends? | :Family and Friends? | ||
:You... You're not Giovanni's kid, are you? No, that can't be right. Giovanni's kid has red hair. | :You... You're not <sc>Giovanni</sc>'s kid, are you? No, that can't be right. {{ga|Silver|<sc>Giovanni</sc>'s kid}} has red hair. | ||
;Message from <sc>Giovanni</sc> | ;Message from <sc>Giovanni</sc> | ||
* From: <sc>Giovanni</sc> | * From: <sc>Giovanni</sc> | ||
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===Pokémon=== | ===Pokémon=== | ||
===={{game|Red and Blue|s}}==== | ===={{game|Red and Blue|s}}==== | ||
In all three battles, Giovanni has one [[Guard Spec.]] per Pokémon to use randomly 25% of the time. | |||
=====First battle===== | =====First battle===== | ||
{{Party/Single | {{Party/Single | ||
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===={{game|Yellow}}==== | ===={{game|Yellow}}==== | ||
In all three battles, Giovanni has one [[Guard Spec.]] per Pokémon to use randomly 25% of the time. | |||
=====First battle===== | =====First battle===== | ||
{{Party/Single | {{Party/Single | ||
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|bordercolor=CC0000 | |bordercolor=CC0000 | ||
|headcolor=CCCCCC | |headcolor=CCCCCC | ||
|sprite=Spr Y Giovanni. | |sprite=Spr Y Giovanni.png | ||
|prize={{pdollar}}4059 | |prize={{pdollar}}4059 | ||
<!--GEN I HAD NO CLASSES--> | <!--GEN I HAD NO CLASSES--> | ||
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=====Gym battle===== | =====Gym battle===== | ||
Giovanni has two [[Hyper Potion]]s and a [[Full Heal]]. | |||
{{Party/Single | {{Party/Single | ||
|color={{ground color}} | |color={{ground color}} | ||
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|location=Battle Agency | |location=Battle Agency | ||
|pokemon=3}} | |pokemon=3}} | ||
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| | {{lop/facility|game=6|103|Exeggutor|Petaya Berry|Psyshock|Psychic|Grass Knot|Grass|Light Screen|Psychic|Synthesis|Grass|Mild||||170|170|170}} | ||
| | {{lop/facility|game=6|051|Dugtrio|Bright Powder|Fissure|Ground|Toxic|Poison|Substitute|Normal|Sandstorm|Rock|Timid|252|||||252}} | ||
| | {{lop/facility|game=6|105|Marowak|Thick Club|Earthquake|Ground|Stone Edge|Rock|Brick Break|Fighting|Brutal Swing|Dark|Jolly||252||||252}} | ||
| | {{lop/facility|game=6|115|Kangaskhan|Kangaskhanite|Fake Out|Normal|Facade|Normal|Rock Slide|Rock|Sucker Punch|Dark|Jolly||252||||252}} | ||
| | {{lop/facility|game=6|103|Exeggutor|Grassium Z|Leaf Storm|Grass|Psychic|Psychic|Sludge Bomb|Poison|Grassy Terrain|Grass|Modest|252|||252||}} | ||
| | {{lop/facility|game=6|130|Gyarados|Wacan Berry|Dragon Dance|Dragon|Waterfall|Water|Ice Fang|Ice|Earthquake|Ground|Jolly||252||||252}} | ||
| | {{lop/facility|game=6|059|Arcanine|White Herb|Overheat|Fire|Sunny Day|Fire|Solar Beam|Grass|Extreme Speed|Normal|Timid||||252||252}} | ||
| | {{lop/facility|game=6|115|Kangaskhan|Kangaskhanite|Fake Out|Normal|Double-Edge|Normal|Earthquake|Ground|Sucker Punch|Dark|Jolly||252||||252}} | ||
| | {{lop/facility|game=6|130|Gyarados|Gyaradosite|Dragon Dance|Dragon|Waterfall|Water|Stone Edge|Rock|Crunch|Dark|Jolly||252||||252}} | ||
| | {{lop/facility|game=6|059|Arcanine|Fightinium Z|Close Combat|Fighting|Flare Blitz|Fire|Crunch|Dark|Extreme Speed|Normal|Jolly||252||||252}} | ||
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{{Party/Footer}} | |||
====[[Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!]]==== | |||
| | =====First battle===== | ||
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| | |bordercolor=CC0000 | ||
| | |headcolor=CCCCCC | ||
| | |sprite=VSGiovanni PE.png | ||
| | |size=80x80px | ||
| | |prize={{PDollar}}5,600 | ||
| | |class=Team Rocket Boss | ||
| | |classlink=Giovanni | ||
| | |name=Giovanni | ||
| | |game=PE | ||
| | |location=Team Rocket Hideout | ||
|pokemon=2}} | |||
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|move1=Slash|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical | |||
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|move3=Fake Out|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Physical}} | |||
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|move1= | |ndex=111 | ||
|move2= | |pokemon=Rhyhorn | ||
|move3= | |level=35 | ||
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|type1=Ground|type2=Rock | |||
|{{Pokémon/7 | |move1=Drill Run|move1type=Ground|move1cat=Physical | ||
| | |move2=Take Down|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Physical | ||
|move3=Megahorn|move3type=Bug|move3cat=Physical | |||
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{{Party/Footer}} | {{Party/Footer}} | ||
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{{Party/Single | {{Party/Single | ||
|color=666666 | |color=666666 | ||
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|sprite=VSGiovanni PE.png | |sprite=VSGiovanni PE.png | ||
|size=80x80px | |size=80x80px | ||
|prize={{PDollar}} | |prize={{PDollar}}6,240 | ||
|class=Team Rocket Boss | |class=Team Rocket Boss | ||
|classlink=Giovanni | |classlink=Giovanni | ||
|name=Giovanni | |name=Giovanni | ||
|game=PE | |game=PE | ||
|location= | |location=Silph Co. | ||
|pokemon= | |pokemon=3}} | ||
|{{Pokémon/7 | |{{Pokémon/7/LG | ||
|game=PE | |game=PE | ||
|ndex=053 | |ndex=053 | ||
|pokemon=Persian | |pokemon=Persian | ||
|gender=male | |gender=male | ||
|level=39 | |||
|type1=Normal | |type1=Normal | ||
|move1=Slash|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical | |move1=Slash|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical | ||
|move2=Feint|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Physical | |move2=Feint|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Physical | ||
|move3=Fake Out|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Physical}} | |move3=Fake Out|move3type=Normal|move3cat=Physical | ||
|{{Pokémon/7 | |move4=Play Rough|move4type=Fairy|move4cat=Physical}} | ||
|{{Pokémon/7/LG | |||
|game=PE | |game=PE | ||
|ndex=111 | |ndex=111 | ||
|pokemon=Rhyhorn | |pokemon=Rhyhorn | ||
|gender=male | |gender=male | ||
|level=39 | |||
|type1=Ground|type2=Rock | |type1=Ground|type2=Rock | ||
|move1=Drill Run|move1type=Ground|move1cat=Physical | |move1=Drill Run|move1type=Ground|move1cat=Physical | ||
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|move3=Megahorn|move3type=Bug|move3cat=Physical | |move3=Megahorn|move3type=Bug|move3cat=Physical | ||
|move4=Rock Throw|move4type=Rock|move4cat=Physical}} | |move4=Rock Throw|move4type=Rock|move4cat=Physical}} | ||
|{{Pokémon/7/LG | |||
|game=PE | |||
|ndex=031 | |||
|pokemon=Nidoqueen | |||
|gender=female | |||
|level=39 | |||
|type1=Poison|type2=Ground | |||
|move1=Crunch|move1type=Dark|move1cat=Physical | |||
|move2=Body Slam|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Physical}} | |||
{{Party/Footer}} | {{Party/Footer}} | ||
===== | =====Gym battle===== | ||
{{Party/Single | {{Party/Single | ||
|color= | |color={{ground color}} | ||
| | |headcolor={{ground color light}} | ||
| | |bordercolor={{ground color dark}} | ||
|sprite=VSGiovanni PE.png | |sprite=VSGiovanni PE.png | ||
|size=80x80px | |size=80x80px | ||
|prize={{PDollar}} | |prize={{PDollar}}8,000 | ||
|class= | |class=Gym Leader | ||
|classlink= | |classlink=Gym Leader | ||
|name=Giovanni | |name=Giovanni | ||
|game=PE | |game=PE | ||
|location= | |location=Viridian Gym | ||
|pokemon= | |pokemon=4}} | ||
|{{Pokémon/7 | |{{Pokémon/7/LG | ||
|game=PE | |game=PE | ||
|ndex= | |ndex=051 | ||
|pokemon= | |pokemon=Dugtrio | ||
|gender=male | |gender=male | ||
|level= | |level=49 | ||
|type1= | |type1=Ground | ||
|move1=Slash|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical | |move1=Slash|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical | ||
|move2= | |move2=Sucker Punch|move2type=Dark|move2cat=Physical | ||
|move3= | |move3=Earthquake|move3type=Ground|move3cat=Physical}} | ||
|{{Pokémon/7/LG | |||
|{{Pokémon/7 | |||
|game=PE | |game=PE | ||
|ndex=031 | |||
|ndex=031 | |||
|pokemon=Nidoqueen | |pokemon=Nidoqueen | ||
|gender=female | |gender=female | ||
|level= | |level=49 | ||
|type1=Poison|type2=Ground | |type1=Poison|type2=Ground | ||
|move1= | |move1=Super Fang|move1type=Normal|move1cat=Physical | ||
|move2= | |move2=Earthquake|move2type=Ground|move2cat=Physical | ||
|move3=Crunch|move3type=Dark|move3cat=Physical}} | |||
{{Party/Div|color={{ground color}}}} | |||
=== | | style="margin:auto" |{{Pokémon/7/LG | ||
{{Party/ | |game=PE | ||
|ndex=034 | |||
| | |pokemon=Nidoking | ||
|gender=male | |||
| | |||
|{{Pokémon/7 | |||
|game=PE | |||
|ndex= | |||
|pokemon= | |||
|gender=male | |||
|level=49 | |level=49 | ||
|type1=Poison|type2=Ground | |type1=Poison|type2=Ground | ||
|move1=Megahorn|move1type=Bug|move1cat=Physical | |||
|move1=Megahorn|move1type=Bug|move1cat=Physical | |||
|move2=Earthquake|move2type=Ground|move2cat=Physical | |move2=Earthquake|move2type=Ground|move2cat=Physical | ||
|move3=Poison Jab|move3type=Poison|move3cat=Physical | |move3=Poison Jab|move3type=Poison|move3cat=Physical | ||
|move4=Horn Drill|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Physical}} | |move4=Horn Drill|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Physical}} | ||
| style="margin:auto" |{{Pokémon/7 | | style="margin:auto" |{{Pokémon/7/LG | ||
|game=PE | |game=PE | ||
|ndex=112 | |ndex=112 | ||
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{{Party/Footer}} | {{Party/Footer}} | ||
==In the side series== | ==In the side series games== | ||
==={{eng|Pokémon Stadium}}=== | ==={{eng|Pokémon Stadium}}=== | ||
Giovanni appears in {{eng|Pokémon Stadium}} as the final Gym Leader the player faces during the [[Gym Leader Castle]] challenge. | Giovanni appears in {{eng|Pokémon Stadium}} as the final Gym Leader the player faces during the [[Gym Leader Castle]] challenge. His name is spelled "Giovani" to fit the game's seven-character name limit. | ||
====Pokémon==== | ====Pokémon==== | ||
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|bordercolor={{ground color dark}} | |bordercolor={{ground color dark}} | ||
|sprite=Giovanni Stadium.png | |sprite=Giovanni Stadium.png | ||
|prize= | |prize=none | ||
<!--GEN I HAD NO CLASSES--> | <!--GEN I HAD NO CLASSES--> | ||
|name=Giovani<!--STADIUM 1 CHANGED HIS NAME--> | |name=Giovani<!--STADIUM 1 CHANGED HIS NAME--> | ||
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|pokemon=6}} | |pokemon=6}} | ||
|{{Pokémon/1 | |{{Pokémon/1 | ||
|ndex= | |ndex=053MSStad | ||
|pokemon=Persian | |pokemon=Persian | ||
|level=50-100 | |level=50-100 | ||
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|move4=BubbleBeam|move4type=Water}} | |move4=BubbleBeam|move4type=Water}} | ||
|{{Pokémon/1 | |{{Pokémon/1 | ||
|ndex= | |ndex=051MSStad | ||
|pokemon=Dugtrio | |pokemon=Dugtrio | ||
|level=50-100 | |level=50-100 | ||
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|move4=Rock Slide|move4type=Rock}} | |move4=Rock Slide|move4type=Rock}} | ||
|{{Pokémon/1 | |{{Pokémon/1 | ||
|ndex= | |ndex=031MSStad | ||
|pokemon=Nidoqueen | |pokemon=Nidoqueen | ||
|level=50-100 | |level=50-100 | ||
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{{Party/Div|color={{ground color}}}} | {{Party/Div|color={{ground color}}}} | ||
|{{Pokémon/1 | |{{Pokémon/1 | ||
|ndex= | |ndex=034MSStad | ||
|pokemon=Nidoking | |pokemon=Nidoking | ||
|level=50-100 | |level=50-100 | ||
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|move4=Toxic|move4type=Poison}} | |move4=Toxic|move4type=Poison}} | ||
|{{Pokémon/1 | |{{Pokémon/1 | ||
|ndex= | |ndex=112MSStad | ||
|pokemon=Rhydon | |pokemon=Rhydon | ||
|level=50-100 | |level=50-100 | ||
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|move4=Fissure|move4type=Ground}} | |move4=Fissure|move4type=Ground}} | ||
|{{Pokémon/1 | |{{Pokémon/1 | ||
|ndex= | |ndex=128MSStad | ||
|pokemon=Tauros | |pokemon=Tauros | ||
|level=50-100 | |level=50-100 | ||
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|bordercolor={{ground color dark}} | |bordercolor={{ground color dark}} | ||
|sprite=Giovanni Stadium.png | |sprite=Giovanni Stadium.png | ||
|prize= | |prize=none | ||
<!--GEN I HAD NO CLASSES--> | <!--GEN I HAD NO CLASSES--> | ||
|name=Giovani<!--STADIUM 1 CHANGED HIS NAME--> | |name=Giovani<!--STADIUM 1 CHANGED HIS NAME--> | ||
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|pokemon=6}} | |pokemon=6}} | ||
|{{Pokémon/1 | |{{Pokémon/1 | ||
|ndex= | |ndex=053MSStad | ||
|pokemon=Persian | |pokemon=Persian | ||
|level=50-100 | |level=50-100 | ||
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|move4=BubbleBeam|move4type=Water}} | |move4=BubbleBeam|move4type=Water}} | ||
|{{Pokémon/1 | |{{Pokémon/1 | ||
|ndex= | |ndex=128MSStad | ||
|pokemon=Tauros | |pokemon=Tauros | ||
|level=50-100 | |level=50-100 | ||
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|move4=Earthquake|move4type=Ground}} | |move4=Earthquake|move4type=Ground}} | ||
|{{Pokémon/1 | |{{Pokémon/1 | ||
|ndex= | |ndex=031MSStad | ||
|pokemon=Nidoqueen | |pokemon=Nidoqueen | ||
|level=50-100 | |level=50-100 | ||
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{{Party/Div|color={{ground color}}}} | {{Party/Div|color={{ground color}}}} | ||
|{{Pokémon/1 | |{{Pokémon/1 | ||
|ndex= | |ndex=034MSStad | ||
|pokemon=Nidoking | |pokemon=Nidoking | ||
|level=50-100 | |level=50-100 | ||
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|move4=Earthquake|move4type=Ground}} | |move4=Earthquake|move4type=Ground}} | ||
|{{Pokémon/1 | |{{Pokémon/1 | ||
|ndex= | |ndex=094MSStad | ||
|pokemon=Gengar | |pokemon=Gengar | ||
|level=50-100 | |level=50-100 | ||
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|move4=Explosion|move4type=Normal}} | |move4=Explosion|move4type=Normal}} | ||
|{{Pokémon/1 | |{{Pokémon/1 | ||
|ndex= | |ndex=146MSStad | ||
|pokemon=Moltres | |pokemon=Moltres | ||
|level=50-100 | |level=50-100 | ||
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{{Party/Footer}} | {{Party/Footer}} | ||
===Pokémon Card | ==In the spin-off games== | ||
In [[Pokémon Card | ===[[Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!]]=== | ||
In [[Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!]], the {{OBP|The Boss's Way|Team Rocket 73}} card is available. The boss mentioned by the card is Giovanni. | |||
===Pokémon | ===[[Pokémon GO]]=== | ||
In [[Pokémon | {{main|Giovanni (GO)}} | ||
In [[Pokémon GO]], Giovanni appears as the boss of [[Team GO Rocket]], who operate by invading [[PokéStop]]s and battling using {{OBP|Shadow Pokémon|GO}}. | |||
===Pokémon | ===[[Pokémon Masters EX]]=== | ||
{{ | {{main|Giovanni (Masters)}} | ||
Giovanni forms a [[sync pair]] with {{OBP|Mewtwo|M01}}, {{p|Nidoking}}, {{TP|Giovanni|Persian}}, {{p|Rhydon}}, and {{p|Nidorino}} in [[Pokémon Masters EX]]. His Mewtwo is capable of [[Mega Evolution|Mega Evolving]] into Mega Mewtwo Y, while his Nidoking is capable of [[Dynamax]]ing. Giovanni became a playable sync pair on December 5, 2019. | |||
In this game, Giovanni is from an [[Pokémon multiverse|alternate universe]] where [[Team Rocket]] succeeded in taking over the world and later became the leader of [[Team Rainbow Rocket]], which was introduced in {{g|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}}. He has made notable appearances in the game's Main Stories: the [[PML Arc]], [[Legendary Adventures]], and is the overall main antagonist of the [[Villain Arc]]. The whereabouts of Giovanni from this game's continuity are currently unknown. | |||
Giovanni | |||
{{PairDex/h|{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=Red|1=Ground}}|{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=Dark|1=Ground}}}} | |||
{{PairDex|074|Giovanni|trainerlink=Giovanni (Masters)#Mewtwo|trainerimg=Giovanni|0150MY|Mewtwo|pokemonlink=Mewtwo (M01)|mega=Mewtwonite Y|form=[[Mega Evolution|Mega Mewtwo Y]]|Psychic|Dark|Special Strike|6|Legendary Adventures<br>''Lurking Shadow''}} | |||
===== | {{PairDex|074|Giovanni|trainerlink=Giovanni (Masters)#Nidoking|trainerimg=Giovanni Sygna|sygna=[[Sygna suit|Sygna Suit]]|0034|Nidoking|dynamax=yes|gender=male|Ground|Psychic|Physical Strike|6|Poké Fair Sync Pair Scout}} | ||
{| | {{PairDex|074|Giovanni|trainerlink=Giovanni (Masters)#Persian|trainerimg=Giovanni Classic|sygna=Classic|0053|Persian|pokemonlink=Giovanni's Persian|gender=male|Normal|Fighting|Support|4EX|Sync Pair-Up Event}} | ||
| | {{PairDex|074|Giovanni|trainerlink=Giovanni (Masters)#Rhydon|trainerimg=Giovanni|0112|Rhydon|gender=male|buddy=yes|Ground|Grass|Field|6|Variety Sync Pair Scout}} | ||
| | {{PairDex|074|Giovanni|trainerlink=Giovanni (Masters)#Nidorino|trainerimg=Giovanni|0033|Nidorino|gender=male|Poison|Ground|Support|4EX|Trainer Lodge Friendship Level 100}} | ||
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|} | |} | ||
===== | ==Gallery== | ||
===Artwork=== | |||
{| | {|style="margin:auto; text-align:center; border:3px solid #{{ground color dark}}; background:#{{ground color}}; font-size:80%; border-radius: 10px" | ||
|- style="background:# | |- | ||
| | |style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CC0000|1={{ground color dark}}}}; background: #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CCCCCC|1={{ground color light}}}}; width:80px"| [[File:RG Giovanni.png|x150px]] | ||
|style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CC0000|1={{ground color dark}}}}; background: #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CCCCCC|1={{ground color light}}}}; width:80px"| [[File:Red Blue Giovanni.png|x250px]] | |||
| | |style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CC0000|1={{ground color dark}}}}; background: #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CCCCCC|1={{ground color light}}}}; width:80px"| [[File:Yellow Giovanni.png|x250px]] | ||
|style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CC0000|1={{ground color dark}}}}; background: #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CCCCCC|1={{ground color light}}}}; width:80px"| [[File:FireRed LeafGreen Giovanni.png|x250px]] | |||
| | |style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CC0000|1={{ground color dark}}}}; background: #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CCCCCC|1={{ground color light}}}}; width:80px"| [[File:FireRed LeafGreen Giovanni Shadow.png|x250px]] | ||
|} | |style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CC0000|1={{ground color dark}}}}; background: #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CCCCCC|1={{ground color light}}}}; width:80px"| [[File:USUM Giovanni.png|x250px]] | ||
| | |style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CC0000|1={{ground color dark}}}}; background: #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CCCCCC|1={{ground color light}}}}; width:80px"| [[File:Giovanni PO.png|x250px]] | ||
| style="border:2px solid #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CCCCCC|1={{ground color light}}}}; background:#{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CCCCCC|1={{ground color light}}}}" | [[File:Giovanni LGPE concept art.jpg|x250px]] | |||
|- | |||
| Headshot from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Red and Green Versions|Red and Green}} | |||
| | | Artwork from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Red and Blue}} | ||
| style="{{ | | Artwork from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Yellow Version|Yellow}} | ||
| {{ | | colspan="2" | Artwork from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen}} by {{color2|000|Ken Sugimori}}<ref>[[Giovanni's Scheme (BREAKthrough 138)]]</ref> | ||
| | | Artwork from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}} | ||
| Artwork from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Origins}} | |||
| Concept art from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!|Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!}} | |||
|} | |} | ||
===== | ===Sprites and models=== | ||
====In the [[core series]]==== | |||
{| style="margin:auto; text-align:center; {{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CC0000|1={{ground color dark}}}}; background: #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=666666|1={{ground color}}}}; font-size:80%;" | |||
|- | |||
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CC0000|1={{ground color dark}}}}; background: #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CCCCCC|1={{ground color light}}}}; width:80px"| [[File:Spr RG Giovanni.png]] | |||
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CC0000|1={{ground color dark}}}}; background: #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CCCCCC|1={{ground color light}}}}; width:80px"| [[File:Spr Y Giovanni.png]] | |||
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CC0000|1={{ground color dark}}}}; background: #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CCCCCC|1={{ground color light}}}}; width:80px"| [[File:Spr FRLG Giovanni.png]] | |||
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CC0000|1={{ground color dark}}}}; background: #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CCCCCC|1={{ground color light}}}}; width:80px"| [[File:Spr HGSS Giovanni.png]] | |||
| | |style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CC0000|1={{ground color dark}}}}; background: #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CCCCCC|1={{ground color light}}}}; width:80px"| [[File:VSGiovanni.png]] | ||
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CC0000|1={{ground color dark}}}}; background: #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CCCCCC|1={{ground color light}}}}; width:80px"| [[File:Spr B2W2 Giovanni.png]] | |||
|- | |||
| Sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Red and Blue Versions|Red and Blue}} | |||
| Sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Yellow Version|Yellow}} | |||
| Sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen}} | |||
| Sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold and SoulSilver}} | |||
| VS sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold and SoulSilver}} | |||
| {{ | | Sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Black 2 and<br>White 2}} | ||
|- | |||
| colspan="2" style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CC0000|1={{ground color dark}}}}; background: #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CCCCCC|1={{ground color light}}}}; width:80px"| [[File:Giovanni I OD.png]] | |||
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CC0000|1={{ground color dark}}}}; background: #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CCCCCC|1={{ground color light}}}}; width:80px"| [[File:Giovanni III OD.png]] | |||
| colspan=2 style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CC0000|1={{ground color dark}}}}; background: #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CCCCCC|1={{ground color light}}}}; width:80px"| [[File:Giovanni IV OD.png]] | |||
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CC0000|1={{ground color dark}}}}; background: #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CCCCCC|1={{ground color light}}}}; width:80px"| [[File:Giovanni OD.png]] | |||
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| | | colspan="2" | Overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Generation I}} | ||
| Overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen Versions|FireRed and LeafGreen}} | |||
| colspan="2" | Overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver Versions|HeartGold and SoulSilver}} | |||
| Overworld sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Black and White Versions 2|Black 2 and<br>White 2}} | |||
| | |- | ||
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|colspan=2 style="{{roundy|20px}} border: 2px solid #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CC0000|1={{ground color dark}}}}; background: #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CCCCCC|1={{ground color light}}}}; width:80px"| [[File:VSGiovanni 2 USUM.png|150px]] | |||
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CC0000|1={{ground color dark}}}}; background: #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CCCCCC|1={{ground color light}}}}; width:80px"| [[File:Spr USUM Giovanni.png|100px]] | |||
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CC0000|1={{ground color dark}}}}; background: #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CCCCCC|1={{ground color light}}}}; width:80px"| [[File:VSGiovanni PE.png|100px]] | |||
|- | |||
| colspan=2|VS model from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}} | |||
| colspan=2|{{color2|000|Battle Agency}} VS sprite from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}} | |||
| High-poly model from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}} | |||
|VS model from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!|Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!}} | |||
|- | |||
|colspan = 5 style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CC0000|1={{ground color dark}}}}; background: #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CCCCCC|1={{ground color light}}}}; width:80px"| [[File:Giovanni USUM OD.png|100px]] | |||
|style="{{roundy|80px}} border: 2px solid #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CC0000|1={{ground color dark}}}}; background: #{{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=CCCCCC|1={{ground color light}}}}; width:80px"| [[File:ODGiovanni PE.png|40px]] | |||
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| | | colspan="5" | Overworld model from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}} | ||
| | | Overworld model from<br>{{color2|000|Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!|Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!}} | ||
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== | ==Quotes== | ||
{{main|Giovanni/Quotes}} | |||
==== | ==In the anime== | ||
[[File:Giovanni BW142.png|thumb|250px|Giovanni in the {{pkmn|anime}}]] | |||
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{| | {{main|Giovanni (anime)}} | ||
Giovanni appears in the {{pkmn|anime}} as the head of [[Team Rocket]]. Unlike the members of other prominent criminal organizations, he is a recurring character from ''[[Original series|Pokémon the Series: The Beginning]]'' to ''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]'', usually keeping in contact with the [[Team Rocket trio]]. In ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'', he also appears in person to take on the role of direct antagonist at times. | |||
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=== | ===Pokémon Origins=== | ||
[[File:Giovanni Origins.png|thumb|250px|Giovanni in [[Pokémon Origins]]]] | |||
| | Giovanni appeared in ''[[PO03|File 3: Giovanni]]''. {{OBP|Red|Origins}} first recalled meeting him at the [[Team Rocket Hideout|Rocket Hideout]]. They later encountered again at [[Silph Co.]] after Team Rocket had taken over the building. Seeing Red's arrogant and determined attitude to stop Team Rocket every time, Giovanni decided to put him in his place, and battled [[Red's Charizard]] with his {{p|Nidoqueen}}, winning easily before escaping with a helicopter, declaring that Red could never understand what he was hoping to achieve. | ||
| | [[File:Young Giovanni PO.png|thumb|left|250px|Giovanni as a child]] | ||
Giovanni appeared once more as the Viridian Gym Leader. Giovanni accepted his Gym challenge, but Red claimed that he would battle him as the enemy of all Pokémon, instead of a Gym Leader. Hearing this, Giovanni put aside his usual Gym Leader battling [[party|team]] and took out his strongest pair of Pokémon, contained within [[Ultra Ball]]s. The first one was {{p|Rhyhorn}}, which single-handedly was able to defeat four of Red's Pokémon before drawing with his {{p|Hitmonlee}}. During the {{pkmn|battle}}, Giovanni started actually feeling excited, and wondered why he was feeling that way. When he saw the pose Red took while sending out his Charizard, he finally remembered his childhood passion for Pokémon and battling, and wondered how he could have ever turned into a person who only treated Pokémon as tools for business. After Red's Charizard had defeated Giovanni's last Pokémon, {{p|Rhydon}}, Giovanni offered him the Earth Badge as a proof of his victory. Red, however, refused to take a Badge from the Boss of Team Rocket. Seeing this, Giovanni turned to his minions, informing them that from that moment onward, Team Rocket would be officially disbanded. He then turned back to Red, now offering the Badge to him not as the Boss of Team Rocket but as the Viridian City Gym Leader. Red accepted the Earth Badge and left, heading for the [[Indigo Plateau|Pokémon League]]. | |||
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====Pokémon==== | |||
{{MissingInfo|2|java|enva}} | |||
=====On hand===== | |||
{{TrainerPoké | |||
|trainer=Giovanni | |||
|pkmn=Nidoqueen | |||
|gender=female | |||
|type1=Poison | |||
|type2=Ground | |||
|img=Giovanni Nidoqueen PO.png | |||
| | |epnum=PO03 | ||
| | |epname=File 3: Giovanni | ||
| | |desc=Giovanni used {{p|Nidoqueen}} to battle [[Red's Charizard]] at [[Silph Co.]] and won easily. | ||
Nidoqueen's known moves are {{m|Double Kick}} and {{m|Surf}}.}} | |||
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|trainer=Giovanni | |||
|pkmn=Rhyhorn | |||
|type1=Ground | |||
|type2=Rock | |||
|img=Giovanni Rhyhorn PO.png | |||
|epnum=PO03 | |||
|epname=File 3: Giovanni | |||
|desc={{p|Rhyhorn}} was the first Pokémon Giovanni used in his Gym battle against Red. It was able to defeat Red's {{p|Victreebel}}, {{p|Kabutops}}, {{p|Snorlax}}, and {{p|Jolteon}}, despite the former two having the type advantage. It finally drew with Red's {{p|Hitmonlee}}. | |||
Rhyhorn's moves are {{m|Horn Attack}}, {{m|Take Down}}, {{m|Thunderbolt}}, and {{m|Horn Drill}}.}} | |||
{{TrainerPoké | |||
|trainer=Giovanni | |||
{{ | |pkmn=Rhydon | ||
|type1=Ground | |||
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|img=Giovanni Rhydon PO.png | |||
| | |epnum=PO03 | ||
| | |epname=File 3: Giovanni | ||
| | |desc={{p|Rhydon}} was the second Pokémon Giovanni used in his Gym battle against Red. It went up against Red's Charizard and lost after a tough fight, taken down by Charizard's {{m|Seismic Toss}}. | ||
Rhydon's known moves are {{m|Mega Punch}}, {{m|Fury Attack}}, and {{m|Horn Drill}}.}} | |||
=====Status unknown===== | |||
{{TrainerPoké | |||
|trainer=Giovanni | |||
|pkmn=Charmander | |||
|type1=Fire | |||
|img=Giovanni Charmander PO.png | |||
|epnum=PO03 | |||
|epname=File 3: Giovanni | |||
|desc={{p|Charmander}} only appeared in a flashback during Giovanni's battle with Red, when Giovanni recalled the time having one in his youth. | |||
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====Voice actors==== | |||
{{vatable|color=666666|bordercolor=CC0000 | |||
|ja=小山力也 ''[[Rikiya Koyama]]'' | |||
|en=Jamieson Price | |||
|es_eu=Richard del Olmo | |||
|it=Raffaele Farina}} | |||
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=== | ===Pokémon Generations=== | ||
[[File:Giovanni PG.png|thumb|250px|Giovanni in [[Pokémon Generations]]]] | |||
Giovanni first appeared in ''[[PG02|The Chase]]''. After the [[International Police]] had failed to find him during a raid at the [[Viridian Gym]], he was seen standing on a hill near [[Viridian City]], declaring that Team Rocket would never fall, before walking away. Along with his disapparance, rumors about Team Rocket's disbandment began circling around. | |||
He reappeared in a flashback in ''[[PG05|The Legacy]]''. [[Looker]] approached Giovanni's son {{ga|Silver}}, hoping to find information on him as he had not been seen since his disappearance three years prior. However, all Silver could describe was his own last encounter with Giovanni three years ago, in which the two had a falling out that fractured their relationship. | |||
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{{vatable|color=666666|bordercolor=CC0000 | |||
|ja=大塚明夫 ''Akio Ōtsuka'' | |||
|en=Richard Epcar | |||
|it=Giorgio Bonino | |||
|es_eu=José García Tos | |||
|pt_br=Ronaldo Júlio}} | |||
=== | ===GOTCHA!=== | ||
Giovanni briefly appeared as a silhouette in [[GOTCHA!]]. | |||
===Pokémon | ==In the manga== | ||
===Pokémon Adventures=== | |||
{{main|Giovanni (Adventures)}} | |||
In [[Pokémon Adventures]], Giovanni serves much of the same role as he does in the games, although he now has [[Lt. Surge]], [[Sabrina]], and [[Koga]] as subordinates. However, Giovanni is much more ruthless than his other counterparts. | |||
[[File:Giovanni 1 HIBAPC.png|thumb|200px|Giovanni as a kid in How I Became a Pokémon Card]] | |||
[[File:Giovanni 2 HIBAPC.png|thumb|200px|left|An older Giovanni in How I Became a Pokémon Card]] | |||
===How I Became a Pokémon Card=== | |||
Giovanni and {{TP|Giovanni|Persian}} were revealed to have been together for a long time, as he rescued the Pokémon when he was a child. | |||
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====Pokémon==== | ====Pokémon==== | ||
=====On hand===== | =====On hand===== | ||
{{TrainerPoké | {{TrainerPoké | ||
|trainer=Giovanni | |trainer=Giovanni | ||
|pkmn= | |pkmn=Persian | ||
|type1=tcg colorless | |||
|type1= | |img=Giovanni Persian HIBAPC.png | ||
|epnum=PW17 | |||
|img=Giovanni | |epname= | ||
|epnum= | |desc={{main|Persian (Jungle 42)}} | ||
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Giovanni found this {{TP|Giovanni|Persian}} when he was a kid.}} | |||
=====Mentioned===== | |||
{{TrainerPoké | {{TrainerPoké | ||
|trainer=Giovanni | |trainer=Giovanni | ||
|pkmn= | |pkmn=Diglett | ||
|type1= | |type1=tcg fighting | ||
|img=050Diglett.png | |||
|img= | |epnum=PW17 | ||
|epnum= | |epname= | ||
|epname= | |desc=Giovanni's {{p|Diglett}} was only mentioned when it was commanded to use Sand Attack. | ||
|desc={{p| | |||
Diglett's only known move is {{m|Sand Attack}}{{tt|*|Mentioned only}}.}} | |||
{{TrainerPoké | {{TrainerPoké | ||
|trainer=Giovanni | |trainer=Giovanni | ||
|pkmn= | |pkmn=Rhyhorn | ||
|type1= | |type1=tcg fighting | ||
|img=111Rhyhorn.png | |||
|img= | |epnum=PW17 | ||
|epnum= | |epname= | ||
|epname= | |desc=Giovanni was about to send out {{p|Rhyhorn}} after recalling Diglett but he threw the Poké Ball too high. | ||
|desc={{p| | |||
None of Rhyhorn's moves are known.}} | |||
===Pokémon Pocket Monsters=== | |||
{{main|Giovanni (Pocket Monsters)}} | |||
Giovanni is the boss of Team Rocket in Pokémon Pocket Monsters. | |||
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===Pokémon Zensho=== | |||
[[File:Giovanni Zensho.png|thumb|250px|Giovanni in Pokémon Zensho]] | |||
Giovanni appears in [[PZ05]], where he is watching {{Zensho|Satoshi}} from the hidden cameras within the [[Silph Co.]] building. He orders one of his {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt}}s to try and stop Satoshi from reaching him. [[PZ07|Two chapters later]], he has taken the boss of Silph Co. hostage and threatens to harm him if he refuses to tell Giovanni where the [[Master Ball]] was. However, he is interrupted when Satoshi and [[Sabrina]] teleport their way to the top floor. Lapras uses {{m|Mist}} to blind {{p|Nidoqueen}}, but she launches a {{m|Poison Sting}} attack. One of the needles from the attacks hits Giovanni. Satoshi and the others manage to escape afterwards. In ''[[PZ09|Viridian City]]'', Giovanni was revealed to be the final Gym Leader that Satoshi challenges. Satoshi manages to defeat him and earns the {{Badge|Earth}}. | |||
==== | ====Pokémon==== | ||
{{TrainerPoké | {{TrainerPoké | ||
|trainer=Giovanni | |trainer=Giovanni | ||
|pkmn= | |pkmn=Nidoqueen | ||
|type1= | |gender=female | ||
|img=Giovanni | |type1=Poison | ||
|epnum= | |type2=Ground | ||
|epname= | |img=Giovanni Nidoqueen Zensho.png | ||
|desc={{p| | |img_size=150px | ||
|epnum=PZ07 | |||
|epname=Saffron City | |||
|desc=While taking over the Silph Co., Giovanni used {{p|Nidoqueen}} to hold the Silph co. boss hostage. | |||
Nidoqueen's only known move is {{m|Poison Sting}}.}} | |||
=== | {{TrainerPoké | ||
|trainer=Giovanni | |||
| | |pkmn=Rhydon | ||
| | |type1=Ground | ||
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| | |img=Giovanni Rhydon Zensho.png | ||
|img_size=201px | |||
|epnum=PZ09 | |||
|epname=Viridian City | |||
|desc={{p|Rhydon}} was Satoshi's opponent for his final Gym battle. It went up against his {{p|Lapras}} and was defeated by [[Satoshi's Charizard (Zensho)|his Charizard]] after Satoshi switched out Lapras. | |||
Rhydon's only known move is {{m|Take Down}}.}} | |||
=====At the Pokémon Tower===== | |||
{{TrainerPoké | |||
|trainer=Giovanni | |||
|pkmn=Machamp | |||
|type1=Fighting | |||
|img=Giovanni Machamp Zensho.png | |||
|img_size=201px | |||
|epnum=PZ05 | |||
|epname=Celadon City | |||
|desc=Giovanni has owned this {{p|Machamp}} ever since he was a child. When it passed away, it turned him into a bitter person. The spirit of Machamp was called out by one of the Team Rocket grunts to deal with Satoshi. However, it was defeated by Gastly as physical attacks had no effect on the Ghost-type Pokémon. | |||
None of Machamp's moves are known.}} | |||
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Giovanni | |trainer=Giovanni | ||
|pkmn=Nidoking | |||
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{{ | |type2=Ground | ||
|img=Giovanni Nidoking Zensho.png | |||
|epnum=PZ09 | |||
|epname=Viridian City | |||
|desc=Giovanni has owned this {{p|Nidoking}} ever since his childhood. He first appeared in Satoshi's flashback while Satoshi was in his house. At the Viridian Gym, Nidoking appeared in Giovanni's imagination where it was revealed that his passing during Giovanni's childhood turned him into a bitter person. | |||
None of Nidoking's moves are known.}} | |||
{{TrainerPoké | {{TrainerPoké | ||
|trainer=Giovanni | |trainer=Giovanni | ||
|pkmn= | |pkmn=Kangaskhan | ||
|type1= | |gender=female | ||
|img=Giovanni | |type1=Normal | ||
|epnum= | |img=Giovanni Kangaskhan Zensho.png | ||
|epname= | |epnum=PZ09 | ||
|desc={{ | |epname=Viridian City | ||
|desc={{p|Kangaskhan}} only appeared shadowed in Satoshi's imagination. | |||
None of Kangaskhan's moves are known.}} | |||
== | ==In the TCG== | ||
{{ | Giovanni has an {{TCG|Giovanni|eponymous}} {{TCG|Theme Deck}} in the {{TCG|Gym Challenge}} expansion. | ||
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This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Giovanni or his Pokémon in the [[Pokémon Trading Card Game]]. | |||
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| | {{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Giovanni's Gyarados|5}}|type=Water|enset=Gym Challenge|enrarity=Rare Holo|ennum=5/132|jpsetlink=Gym Challenge|jpset=Challenge from the Darkness|jprarity=Rare Holo}} | ||
| | {{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Giovanni's Machamp|6}}|type=Fighting|enset=Gym Challenge|enrarity=Rare Holo|ennum=6/132|jpsetlink=Gym Challenge|jpset=Challenge from the Darkness|jprarity=Rare Holo}} | ||
| | {{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Giovanni's Nidoking|7}}|type=Grass|enset=Gym Challenge|enrarity=Rare Holo|ennum=7/132|jpsetlink=Gym Challenge|jpset=Challenge from the Darkness|jprarity=Rare Holo}} | ||
| | {{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Giovanni's Persian|8}}|type=Colorless|enset=Gym Challenge|enrarity=Rare Holo|ennum=8/132|jpsetlink=Gym Challenge|jpset=Challenge from the Darkness|jprarity=Rare Holo}} | ||
| | {{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Giovanni's Nidoqueen|23}}|type=Grass|enset=Gym Challenge|enrarity=Rare|ennum=23/132|jpsetlink=Gym Challenge|jpset=Challenge from the Darkness|jprarity=Rare}} | ||
| | {{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Giovanni's Pinsir|24}}|type=Grass|enset=Gym Challenge|enrarity=Rare|ennum=24/132|jpsetlink=Gym Challenge|jpset=Challenge from the Darkness|jprarity=Rare}} | ||
| | {{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Giovanni's Machoke|42}}|type=Fighting|enset=Gym Challenge|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=42/132|jpsetlink=Gym Challenge|jpset=Challenge from the Darkness|jprarity=Uncommon}} | ||
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Giovanni's Meowth|43}}|type=Colorless|enset=Gym Challenge|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=43/132|jpsetlink=Gym Challenge|jpset=Challenge from the Darkness|jprarity=Uncommon}} | |||
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Giovanni's Nidorina|44}}|type=Grass|enset=Gym Challenge|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=44/132|jpsetlink=Gym Challenge|jpset=Challenge from the Darkness|jprarity=Uncommon}} | |||
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Giovanni's Nidorino|45}}|type=Grass|enset=Gym Challenge|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=45/132|jpsetlink=Gym Challenge|jpset=Challenge from the Darkness|jprarity=Uncommon}} | |||
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Giovanni's Machop|72}}|type=Fighting|enset=Gym Challenge|enrarity=Common|ennum=72/132|jpsetlink=Gym Challenge|jpset=Challenge from the Darkness|jprarity=Common}} | |||
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Giovanni's Magikarp|73}}|type=Water|enset=Gym Challenge|enrarity=Common|ennum=73/132|jpsetlink=Gym Challenge|jpset=Challenge from the Darkness|jprarity=Common}} | |||
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Giovanni's Meowth|74}}|type=Colorless|enset=Gym Challenge|enrarity=Common|ennum=74/132|jpsetlink=Gym Challenge|jpset=Challenge from the Darkness|jprarity=Common}} | |||
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Giovanni's Nidoran♀|75}}|type=Grass|enset=Gym Challenge|enrarity=Common|ennum=75/132|jpsetlink=Gym Challenge|jpset=Challenge from the Darkness|jprarity=Common}} | |||
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Giovanni's Nidoran♂|76}}|type=Grass|enset=Gym Challenge|enrarity=Common|ennum=76/132|jpsetlink=Gym Challenge|jpset=Challenge from the Darkness|jprarity=Common}} | |||
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|CoroCoro|Giovanni's Nidoking|promo}}|type=Grass|jpset=Unnumbered Promotional cards}} | |||
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|SM-P Promo|Pretend Boss Pikachu|191}} '''<small>Team Rocket</small>'''|type=Lightning|jpset=SM-P Promotional cards|jpnum=191/SM-P}} | |||
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Unbroken Bonds|Diglett|85}}|type=Fighting|expanded=yes|enset=Unbroken Bonds|enrarity=Common|ennum=85/214|jpset=Double Blaze|jprarity=C|jpnum=043/095}} | |||
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Unbroken Bonds|Rhydon|94}}|type=Fighting|expanded=yes|enset=Unbroken Bonds|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=94/214|jpset=Double Blaze|jprarity=C|jpnum=049/095}} | |||
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{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Team Rocket|The Boss's Way|73}}|type=Trainer|enset=Team Rocket|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=73/82|jpsetlink=Team Rocket|jpset=Rocket Gang|jprarity=Uncommon|enset2=Legendary Collection|enrarity2=Uncommon|ennum2=105/110}} | |||
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Giovanni|18}}|type=Trainer|enset=Gym Challenge|enrarity=Rare Holo|ennum=18/132|jpsetlink=Gym Challenge|jpset=Challenge from the Darkness|jprarity=Rare Holo|enset2=Gym Challenge|enrarity2=Rare|ennum2=104/132}} | |||
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Giovanni's Last Resort|105}}|type=Trainer|enset=Gym Challenge|enrarity=Rare|ennum=105/132|jpsetlink=Gym Challenge|jpset=Challenge from the Darkness|jprarity=Rare}} | |||
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Viridian City Gym|123}}|type=Trainer|type2=Stadium|enset=Gym Challenge|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=123/132|jpsetlink=Gym Challenge|jpset=Challenge from the Darkness|jprarity=Rare}} | |||
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|BREAKthrough|Giovanni's Scheme|138}}|type=Supporter|expanded=yes|enset=BREAKthrough|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=138/162|jpset=Red Flash|jprarity=U|jpnum=058/059|enset2=BREAKthrough|enrarity2=Rare Ultra|ennum2=162/162|jpset2=Red Flash|jprarity2=SR|jpnum2=064/059|jpset3=Premium Champion Pack|jpnum3=121/131|jpset4=XY-P Promotional cards|jpnum4=277/XY-P}} | |||
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|XY Promo|Gym Badge|203}}|expanded=yes|type=Item|enset=XY Black Star Promos|ennum=XY210|jpset=XY-P Promotional cards}} | |||
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Unbroken Bonds|Giovanni's Exile|174}}|type=Supporter|expanded=yes|enset=Unbroken Bonds|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=174/214|jpset=Double Blaze|jprarity=U|jpnum=085/095|enset2=Hidden Fates|enrarity2=Rare Ultra|ennum2=67/68|jpset2=Double Blaze|jprarity2=SR|jpnum2=105/095|enset3=Hidden Fates|enrarity3=Uncommon|ennum3=57/68|jpset4=Tag All Stars|jpnum4=151/173}} | |||
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Rebel Clash|Boss's Orders|154}} '''<small>Giovanni</small>'''|type=Supporter|standard=yes|enset=Rebel Clash|enrarity=Rare Holo|ennum=154/192|jpset=Rebellion Crash|jprarity=R|jpnum=092/096|enset2=Rebel Clash|enrarity2=Rare Ultra|ennum2=189/192|jpset2=Rebellion Crash|jprarity2=SR|jpnum2=106/096|enset3=Rebel Clash|enrarity3=Rare Secret|ennum3=200/192|jpset3=Rebellion Crash|jprarity3=HR|jpnum3=112/096}} | |||
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|151|Giovanni's Charisma|161}}|type=Supporter|standard=Yes|enset=151|enrarity=Uncommon|ennum=161/165|jpset=Pokémon Card 151|jprarity=U|jpnum=162/165|enset2=151|enrarity2=Ultra Rare|ennum2=197/165|jpset2=Pokémon Card 151|jprarity2=SR|jpnum2=197/165|enset3=151|enrarity3=Special Illustration Rare|ennum3=204/165|jpset3=Pokémon Card 151|jprarity3=SAR|jpnum3=207/165}} | |||
{{cardlist/footer|Fighting}} | |||
==Trivia== | |||
* Giovanni is the only [[Gym Leader]] in the {{pkmn|games}} to appear outside of his [[Gym]] in [[Generation I]], a feature that would become more and more common up to [[Generation IV]], during and after which all Gym Leaders in the featured regions appear outside of their Gym in one way or another. | |||
** He is also the only Gym Leader not to use the "A Trainer Appears (Boy Version)" song. | |||
{{ | * In the official Red and Blue guide from [[Nintendo Power]], Giovanni was labelled to be a regional boss of Team Rocket (implying he's not the absolute leader). This was invalidated in {{3v2|Gold|Silver|Crystal}}, where it was made clear that Giovanni was the absolute leader of Team Rocket (even having an [[Team Rocket HQ|office in Johto]]). | ||
* Giovanni is likely based on the boss of a {{wp|Yakuza}} faction, possibly more on the {{wp|bakuto}} factions than others, considering [[Team Rocket]]'s former ownership of the [[Celadon Game Corner]]. Outside of Japan, this reference is localized, making him more akin to a {{wp|Mafia}} boss (especially considering his English name being Italian in origin). | |||
{{ | * In {{game|Black and White|s|Pokémon Black 2 and White 2|2}}, Giovanni and [[Norman]] are tied for using more different species of Pokémon than any other Gym Leader at the [[Pokémon World Tournament]], with a total of 10. | ||
* In {{game|Yellow}}, he is the only Gym Leader who uses a Pokémon not of the type he specializes in during Gym battles. | |||
[[ | * In his official {{pkmn|Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon}} artwork, Giovanni has the same pose as {{me|Mewtwo}} X in [[:File:150Mewtwo-Mega X.png|its official artwork]], just mirrored. | ||
Giovanni | * Artwork made by Ken Sugimori suggests that Giovanni was not originally going to be the Gym Leader of Viridian City.<ref>https://twitter.com/SUPER_32X/status/611129653110026241</ref> | ||
* Giovanni debuted in {{g|GO}} as a [[GO Snapshot]] photobomb at [[List of events (GO)|Pokémon GO Fest in Yokohama]]. | |||
* The teaser trailer for the debut of [[Team GO Rocket]] in GO contains the line "Earth is where I shall unleash my evil schemes next!" This is a reference to Giovanni's final line in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, in which he ponders "Now...what new world shall I unleash my evil schemes upon...?" before warping away from [[Aether Paradise]]. | |||
* Giovanni is the only character to be the leader of more than one [[villainous team]]. | |||
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| サカキ ''Sakaki'' | |||
| From 榊 ''{{wp|Cleyera japonica|sakaki}}'' (a sacred tree in {{wp|Shinto}} from which the Earth Badge bears a resemblance) and 坂 / 阪 ''saka'' (slope) | |||
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| From ''geo-'' (a prefix of Greek origin pertaining to earth). The name "{{wp|Giovanni (name)|Giovanni}}" is the Italian cognate of John, possibly a reference on his resemblance to a {{wp|mafia}} boss. | |||
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| 비주기 ''Bijugi'' | |||
| | | From 비쭈기나무 ''bijjuginamu'' (sakaki) | ||
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| 阪木 ''Bǎnmù''{{tt|*|Games (Traditional), Anime (original series to AG series)}}<br>坂木 ''Bǎnmù''{{tt|*|Games (Simplified), Anime (DP series - present), Adventures}} | |||
| From the Japanese name 阪木 / 坂木 ''Sakaki'' and 阪 / 坂 ''bǎn'' (slope) | |||
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| 板木 ''Bǎnmù''{{tt|*|Zensho}} | |||
| Similar to his other names. May be taken from 老板 ''lǎobǎn'' (boss). | |||
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| 阪木 ''Báanmuhk''{{tt|*|Games , early anime}} | |||
| rowspan="2" | From the Japanese name 阪木 / 坂木 ''Sakaki'' and 阪 / 坂 ''bǎn'' (slope) | |||
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| | | rowspan="2" | 坂木 ''Báanmuhk''{{tt|*|Anime (XY)}}<br>沙加 ''Sāgā''{{tt|*|Anime (pre-XY series), Adventures}} | ||
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| | | From the partial transcription his Japanese name and 沙 ''sā'' (sand) | ||
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- If you were looking for the character in the games whose Japanese name is Giovanni, see Earl Dervish. For the episode of Pokémon Origins, see File 3: Giovanni.
Giovanni (Japanese: サカキ Sakaki) is the head of Team Rocket, who serves as the secretive Gym Leader of Viridian City's Gym, known officially as the Viridian Gym, in Generation I, Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, and Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!. He hands out the Earth Badge to Trainers who defeat him in battle. As a Gym Leader, he specializes in Ground-type Pokémon, but his master plan includes collecting rare Pokémon of all types. After he disbands Team Rocket and abandons his Gym, his role as the Viridian Gym Leader is taken over by Blue. In Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, he makes a return appearance as the leader of Team Rainbow Rocket. He is the only character in the games to have the Trainer classes BossFRLG/Rocket BossHGSS/Team Rocket BossPE (Japanese: ロケットだんボス Team Rocket Boss) and Team Rainbow Rocket (Japanese: Rロケットだん Team R Rocket).
Terminology
In the English version of Pokémon Stadium, his name is misspelled "Giovani" (with one n) to fit the game's seven-character limit for Trainer names. His name is correctly written as Giovanni in the Pokémon Stadium: Official Nintendo Player's Guide.
In the Japanese version of the Trainer Card from the Generation I games, he is unidentified and his name is written as ???, as opposed to other Gym Leaders who have their names written on the Trainer Card. However, the English version of the Generation I Trainer Card does not have any names of Gym Leaders. Giovanni appears as a silhouette in both language versions.
He is also unidentified and has his name is written as ??? on the list of Gym Leaders seen in Japanese and English manuals of the Generation I games and the English manual of Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, even though he is identified normally in the Japanese manual of FireRed and LeafGreen.
In the core series games
Giovanni is the primary antagonist of the games taking place in Kanto.
In the first games Giovanni appeared in, he served a dual role: one that was well known to the residents of Kanto, and one that was more secret. He was first shown as the leader of the villainous Team Rocket, the first of many criminal organizations to grace the Pokémon games. After the player defeated him and his team of Grunts at Silph Co., Giovanni fled to a hideout that the player is unaware of. Once the player returned to Viridian City, one of the major plot twists of these games revealed that Giovanni, in addition to his role as a criminal, was the final Gym Leader to be fought before the Elite Four—albeit one without a formal title. Here, he specializes in the Ground type. Once defeated, he disbanded Team Rocket and left the player with the Earth Badge and TM27 (Fissure). If talked to again, he then vanishes and is not seen again for the rest of the game.
Giovanni's role in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen is much the same; the one difference is that defeating him in the Gym battle will earn the player TM26 (Earthquake), instead of TM27 (Fissure). He also implies that he intends to return to power one day rather than being moved to dedicate his life to the study of Pokémon. There is a side-plot in the Sevii Islands that revolves around Giovanni; a group of Team Rocket members are trying to continue the aims of Team Rocket, but they abandon this when they realize that their leader has been defeated once and for all.
In Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, Giovanni's story is slightly expanded from his first appearance. During his first appearance, he is seen talking with Archer and giving him the permission to proceed with the plan to take over Silph Co. After being defeated for the first time, he gives the player the Silph Scope as a token of apology for mocking them, as opposed to just leaving the device behind before leaving, like in previous games. At the Silph Co., a part of his conversation with the Silph Co. President is shown, with Giovanni demanding him to hand over the Master Ball like they had previously agreed. In the Gym battle, Giovanni's reward TM once again contains Earthquake, although now, it's TM41, instead of TM26.
In Pokémon Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver, a group of Team Rocket members tries to relaunch the old team. They take over Goldenrod Radio Tower, and broadcast a radio announcement intended for Giovanni. Only in HeartGold and SoulSilver is it revealed that Giovanni does hear the broadcast, from his hideout in Tohjo Falls - an event in the remakes involving a time-traveling Celebi allows Ethan and Lyra to travel back in time and defeat Giovanni at the same time the rest of Team Rocket is being defeated at the Radio Tower. Upon defeat, he will begin ranting about how he keeps losing to children and, like before, Giovanni will leave the room and disappear. Later, in Kanto, it is revealed that Blue took over the Viridian Gym after his disappearance.
The Celebi event also reveals some of Giovanni's background from the three years between Generation I/III and Generation II/IV. While it was mentioned by Scientist Gideon in FireRed and LeafGreen that Giovanni has a son with red hair, the son's identity wasn't revealed until the time travel event in HeartGold and SoulSilver. As many fans speculated (and as was mentioned in the Pokémon Adventures manga series), this son is the rival of the Johto player character, Silver. Much of Silver's personality is a result of the treatment he received from Giovanni, which includes abandonment. Like many of Giovanni's other actions throughout the games, this reflects on his selfishness.
Giovanni reappears in Black 2 and White 2 in the Pokémon World Tournament, replacing Blue, who instead participates in the Champions Tournament. Giovanni returns to using Ground types exclusively. While the announcer usually introduces Gym Leaders by their title, Giovanni, who does not have a title, is introduced as "The Self-Proclaimed Strongest Trainer" (Japanese: さいきょうの トレーナーと なのる Self-Proclaimed Strongest Trainer).
An alternate universe Giovanni appears in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon's Episode RR post-game story as the Boss of Team Rainbow Rocket. This version of Giovanni came from a universe where Team Rocket succeeded in taking over the world. He is first seen during the Aether Foundation's broadcast from Aether Paradise, where he seizes control of the organization from Lusamine. He uses an Ultra Wormhole to transform her mansion into Team Rocket's Castle, fortifies himself inside it, and stations versions of Archie, Maxie, Cyrus, Lysandre, and Ghetsis from other worlds as his guards, along with an army of Team Rainbow Rocket Grunts. After battling through his army, the player and Lillie find Giovanni holding an unconscious Lusamine inside his control center deep within the castle. He introduces himself and reveals that he plans to create an army of Ultra Beasts in order to conquer all worlds. For that purpose, he needs the Aether Foundation's resources, and intends to brainwash Lusamine into serving him. Feeling nostalgic that a child would challenge him, Giovanni battles the player with a party that includes a Mewtwo capable of Mega Evolving, and is ultimately defeated. Accepting his loss, Giovanni abandons his plans for the Aether Foundation but swears that Team Rainbow Rocket will never fall. He leaves as Colress begins working to revert Team Rocket's Castle back into Lusamine's mansion, and is last seen reflecting on what world he should travel to next before warping away.
After Episode RR has started, Sophocles creates a battle program based on Giovanni that appears as a boss in the Battle Agency within Festival Plaza. Giovanni is also implied to have stopped by at the Alola Photo Club to leave villainous team-based stickers for the player to use after he was defeated by them.
Fame Checker
This is a list of the Fame Checker's information on Giovanni in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.
- Rocket Hideout - Giovanni
- What does this person do?
- Team Rocket captures Pokémon from around the world. They're important tools for keeping our criminal enterprise going. I am the leader, Giovanni!
- Silph Co. - Scientist
- Favorite kind of Pokémon?
- Those thugs that took over our building... Their Boss said he was looking for strong Pokémon.
- Silph Co. - Scientist
- What is this person like?
- Team Rocket's Boss is terribly cruel! To him, Pokémon are just tools to be used.
- Viridian Gym - Giovanni
- What does this person do?
- Welcome to my hideout! It shall be so until I can restore Team Rocket to its former glory.
- Viridian Gym - Gym guide*
- What does this person do?
- Blow me away! Giovanni was the Gym Leader of Viridian?
- Rocket Warehouse - Scientist Gideon*
- Family and Friends?
- You... You're not Giovanni's kid, are you? No, that can't be right. Giovanni's kid has red hair.
- Message from Giovanni
- From: Giovanni
- To: [Player]
- "There is nothing I wish to say to you.
- I will concentrate solely on bettering myself, and none other."
Pokémon
Pokémon Red and Blue
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Pokémon Black 2 and White 2
Pokémon World Tournament
Giovanni uses three of these Pokémon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotation Battles, and all six in Triple Battles. Giovanni will always lead with his signature Pokémon, Rhyperior.
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In the side series games
Pokémon Stadium
Giovanni appears in Pokémon Stadium as the final Gym Leader the player faces during the Gym Leader Castle challenge. His name is spelled "Giovani" to fit the game's seven-character name limit.
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Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!
In Pokémon Trading Card Game 2: The Invasion of Team GR!, the The Boss's Way card is available. The boss mentioned by the card is Giovanni.
Pokémon GO
- Main article: Giovanni (GO)
In Pokémon GO, Giovanni appears as the boss of Team GO Rocket, who operate by invading PokéStops and battling using Shadow Pokémon.
Pokémon Masters EX
- Main article: Giovanni (Masters)
Giovanni forms a sync pair with Mewtwo, Nidoking, Persian, Rhydon, and Nidorino in Pokémon Masters EX. His Mewtwo is capable of Mega Evolving into Mega Mewtwo Y, while his Nidoking is capable of Dynamaxing. Giovanni became a playable sync pair on December 5, 2019.
In this game, Giovanni is from an alternate universe where Team Rocket succeeded in taking over the world and later became the leader of Team Rainbow Rocket, which was introduced in Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon. He has made notable appearances in the game's Main Stories: the PML Arc, Legendary Adventures, and is the overall main antagonist of the Villain Arc. The whereabouts of Giovanni from this game's continuity are currently unknown.
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Quotes
- Main article: Giovanni/Quotes
In the anime
Giovanni in the anime
Main series
- Main article: Giovanni (anime)
Giovanni appears in the anime as the head of Team Rocket. Unlike the members of other prominent criminal organizations, he is a recurring character from Pokémon the Series: The Beginning to Pokémon Journeys: The Series, usually keeping in contact with the Team Rocket trio. In Pokémon the Series: Black & White, he also appears in person to take on the role of direct antagonist at times.
Pokémon Origins
Giovanni in Pokémon Origins
Giovanni appeared in File 3: Giovanni. Red first recalled meeting him at the Rocket Hideout. They later encountered again at Silph Co. after Team Rocket had taken over the building. Seeing Red's arrogant and determined attitude to stop Team Rocket every time, Giovanni decided to put him in his place, and battled Red's Charizard with his Nidoqueen, winning easily before escaping with a helicopter, declaring that Red could never understand what he was hoping to achieve.
Giovanni appeared once more as the Viridian Gym Leader. Giovanni accepted his Gym challenge, but Red claimed that he would battle him as the enemy of all Pokémon, instead of a Gym Leader. Hearing this, Giovanni put aside his usual Gym Leader battling team and took out his strongest pair of Pokémon, contained within Ultra Balls. The first one was Rhyhorn, which single-handedly was able to defeat four of Red's Pokémon before drawing with his Hitmonlee. During the battle, Giovanni started actually feeling excited, and wondered why he was feeling that way. When he saw the pose Red took while sending out his Charizard, he finally remembered his childhood passion for Pokémon and battling, and wondered how he could have ever turned into a person who only treated Pokémon as tools for business. After Red's Charizard had defeated Giovanni's last Pokémon, Rhydon, Giovanni offered him the Earth Badge as a proof of his victory. Red, however, refused to take a Badge from the Boss of Team Rocket. Seeing this, Giovanni turned to his minions, informing them that from that moment onward, Team Rocket would be officially disbanded. He then turned back to Red, now offering the Badge to him not as the Boss of Team Rocket but as the Viridian City Gym Leader. Red accepted the Earth Badge and left, heading for the Pokémon League.
As his battle with Red had reminded Giovanni of how Pokémon could be taken as fun rather than business, he decided that he wanted to find a new path for himself and his Pokémon, without being the Boss of Team Rocket any longer.
Pokémon
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On hand
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| Giovanni used Nidoqueen to battle Red's Charizard at Silph Co. and won easily.
Nidoqueen's known moves are Double Kick and Surf. | ||
| Debut | File 3: Giovanni | |
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| Rhyhorn was the first Pokémon Giovanni used in his Gym battle against Red. It was able to defeat Red's Victreebel, Kabutops, Snorlax, and Jolteon, despite the former two having the type advantage. It finally drew with Red's Hitmonlee.
Rhyhorn's moves are Horn Attack, Take Down, Thunderbolt, and Horn Drill. | ||
| Debut | File 3: Giovanni | |
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| Rhydon was the second Pokémon Giovanni used in his Gym battle against Red. It went up against Red's Charizard and lost after a tough fight, taken down by Charizard's Seismic Toss.
Rhydon's known moves are Mega Punch, Fury Attack, and Horn Drill. | ||
| Debut | File 3: Giovanni | |
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Status unknown
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| Charmander only appeared in a flashback during Giovanni's battle with Red, when Giovanni recalled the time having one in his youth.
None of Charmander's moves are known. | ||
| Debut | File 3: Giovanni | |
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Pokémon Generations
Giovanni in Pokémon Generations
Giovanni first appeared in The Chase. After the International Police had failed to find him during a raid at the Viridian Gym, he was seen standing on a hill near Viridian City, declaring that Team Rocket would never fall, before walking away. Along with his disapparance, rumors about Team Rocket's disbandment began circling around.
He reappeared in a flashback in The Legacy. Looker approached Giovanni's son Silver, hoping to find information on him as he had not been seen since his disappearance three years prior. However, all Silver could describe was his own last encounter with Giovanni three years ago, in which the two had a falling out that fractured their relationship.
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GOTCHA!
Giovanni briefly appeared as a silhouette in GOTCHA!.
In the manga
Pokémon Adventures
- Main article: Giovanni (Adventures)
In Pokémon Adventures, Giovanni serves much of the same role as he does in the games, although he now has Lt. Surge, Sabrina, and Koga as subordinates. However, Giovanni is much more ruthless than his other counterparts.
How I Became a Pokémon Card
Giovanni and Persian were revealed to have been together for a long time, as he rescued the Pokémon when he was a child.
Pokémon
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Giovanni found this Persian when he was a kid. | ||
| Debut | PW17 | |
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Mentioned
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| Giovanni's Diglett was only mentioned when it was commanded to use Sand Attack.
Diglett's only known move is Sand Attack*. | ||
| Debut | PW17 | |
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| Giovanni was about to send out Rhyhorn after recalling Diglett but he threw the Poké Ball too high.
None of Rhyhorn's moves are known. | ||
| Debut | PW17 | |
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Pokémon Pocket Monsters
- Main article: Giovanni (Pocket Monsters)
Giovanni is the boss of Team Rocket in Pokémon Pocket Monsters.
Pokémon Zensho
Giovanni appears in PZ05, where he is watching Satoshi from the hidden cameras within the Silph Co. building. He orders one of his Team Rocket Grunts to try and stop Satoshi from reaching him. Two chapters later, he has taken the boss of Silph Co. hostage and threatens to harm him if he refuses to tell Giovanni where the Master Ball was. However, he is interrupted when Satoshi and Sabrina teleport their way to the top floor. Lapras uses Mist to blind Nidoqueen, but she launches a Poison Sting attack. One of the needles from the attacks hits Giovanni. Satoshi and the others manage to escape afterwards. In Viridian City, Giovanni was revealed to be the final Gym Leader that Satoshi challenges. Satoshi manages to defeat him and earns the Earth Badge.
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| While taking over the Silph Co., Giovanni used Nidoqueen to hold the Silph co. boss hostage.
Nidoqueen's only known move is Poison Sting. | ||
| Debut | Saffron City | |
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| Rhydon was Satoshi's opponent for his final Gym battle. It went up against his Lapras and was defeated by his Charizard after Satoshi switched out Lapras.
Rhydon's only known move is Take Down. | ||
| Debut | Viridian City | |
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At the Pokémon Tower
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| Giovanni has owned this Machamp ever since he was a child. When it passed away, it turned him into a bitter person. The spirit of Machamp was called out by one of the Team Rocket grunts to deal with Satoshi. However, it was defeated by Gastly as physical attacks had no effect on the Ghost-type Pokémon.
None of Machamp's moves are known. | ||
| Debut | Celadon City | |
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| Giovanni has owned this Nidoking ever since his childhood. He first appeared in Satoshi's flashback while Satoshi was in his house. At the Viridian Gym, Nidoking appeared in Giovanni's imagination where it was revealed that his passing during Giovanni's childhood turned him into a bitter person.
None of Nidoking's moves are known. | ||
| Debut | Viridian City | |
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| Kangaskhan only appeared shadowed in Satoshi's imagination.
None of Kangaskhan's moves are known. | ||
| Debut | Viridian City | |
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In the TCG
Giovanni has an eponymous Theme Deck in the Gym Challenge expansion.
Cards
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Giovanni or his Pokémon in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
| Giovanni's Pokémon 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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| Giovanni's Gyarados | 
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Gym Challenge | 
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5/132 | Challenge from the Darkness |
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| Giovanni's Machamp | 
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Gym Challenge |
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6/132 | Challenge from the Darkness |
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| Giovanni's Nidoking | 
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Gym Challenge |
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7/132 | Challenge from the Darkness |
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| Giovanni's Persian | 
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Gym Challenge |
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8/132 | Challenge from the Darkness |
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| Giovanni's Nidoqueen |
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Gym Challenge | 
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23/132 | Challenge from the Darkness |
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| Giovanni's Pinsir |
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Gym Challenge |
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24/132 | Challenge from the Darkness |
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| Giovanni's Machoke |
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Gym Challenge | 
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42/132 | Challenge from the Darkness |
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| Giovanni's Meowth |
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Gym Challenge |
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43/132 | Challenge from the Darkness |
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| Giovanni's Nidorina |
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Gym Challenge |
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44/132 | Challenge from the Darkness |
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| Giovanni's Nidorino |
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Gym Challenge |
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45/132 | Challenge from the Darkness |
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| Giovanni's Machop |
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Gym Challenge | 
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72/132 | Challenge from the Darkness |
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| Giovanni's Magikarp |
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Gym Challenge |
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73/132 | Challenge from the Darkness |
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| Giovanni's Meowth |
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Gym Challenge |
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74/132 | Challenge from the Darkness |
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| Giovanni's Nidoran♀ |
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Gym Challenge |
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75/132 | Challenge from the Darkness |
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| Giovanni's Nidoran♂ |
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Gym Challenge |
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76/132 | Challenge from the Darkness |
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| Giovanni's Nidoking |
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SM-P Promotional cards | 191/SM-P | ||||
| Diglett |
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Unbroken Bonds |
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85/214 | Double Blaze | 
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043/095 |
| Rhydon |
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Unbroken Bonds |
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94/214 | Double Blaze |
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049/095 |
| Card | Type | English Expansion |
Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion |
Rarity | # |
| The Boss's Way | T | Team Rocket |
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73/82 | Rocket Gang |
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105/110 | |||||
| Giovanni | T | Gym Challenge |
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18/132 | Challenge from the Darkness |
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104/132 | |||||
| Giovanni's Last Resort | T | Gym Challenge |
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105/132 | Challenge from the Darkness |
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| Viridian City Gym | T [St] | Gym Challenge |
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123/132 | Challenge from the Darkness |
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| Giovanni's Scheme | Su | BREAKthrough |
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138/162 | Red Flash | 
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058/059 |
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162/162 | Red Flash | 
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064/059 | ||
| Premium Champion Pack | 121/131 | ||||||
| XY-P Promotional cards | 277/XY-P | ||||||
| Gym Badge | I | XY Black Star Promos | XY210 | XY-P Promotional cards | |||
| Giovanni's Exile | Su | Unbroken Bonds |
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174/214 | Double Blaze |
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085/095 |
| Hidden Fates |
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67/68 | Double Blaze |
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105/095 | ||
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57/68 | |||||
| Tag All Stars | 151/173 | ||||||
| Boss's Orders Giovanni | Su | Rebel Clash |
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154/192 | Rebellion Crash | 
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092/096 |
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189/192 | Rebellion Crash |
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106/096 | ||
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200/192 | Rebellion Crash | 
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112/096 | ||
| Giovanni's Charisma | Su | 151 |
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161/165 | Pokémon Card 151 |
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197/165 | Pokémon Card 151 |
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197/165 | ||
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204/165 | Pokémon Card 151 | 
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207/165 | ||
Trivia
- Giovanni is the only Gym Leader in the games to appear outside of his Gym in Generation I, a feature that would become more and more common up to Generation IV, during and after which all Gym Leaders in the featured regions appear outside of their Gym in one way or another.
- He is also the only Gym Leader not to use the "A Trainer Appears (Boy Version)" song.
- In the official Red and Blue guide from Nintendo Power, Giovanni was labelled to be a regional boss of Team Rocket (implying he's not the absolute leader). This was invalidated in Gold, Silver, and Crystal, where it was made clear that Giovanni was the absolute leader of Team Rocket (even having an office in Johto).
- Giovanni is likely based on the boss of a Yakuza faction, possibly more on the bakuto factions than others, considering Team Rocket's former ownership of the Celadon Game Corner. Outside of Japan, this reference is localized, making him more akin to a Mafia boss (especially considering his English name being Italian in origin).
- In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, Giovanni and Norman are tied for using more different species of Pokémon than any other Gym Leader at the Pokémon World Tournament, with a total of 10.
- In Pokémon Yellow, he is the only Gym Leader who uses a Pokémon not of the type he specializes in during Gym battles.
- In his official Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon artwork, Giovanni has the same pose as Mega Mewtwo X in its official artwork, just mirrored.
- Artwork made by Ken Sugimori suggests that Giovanni was not originally going to be the Gym Leader of Viridian City.[5]
- Giovanni debuted in Pokémon GO as a GO Snapshot photobomb at Pokémon GO Fest in Yokohama.
- The teaser trailer for the debut of Team GO Rocket in GO contains the line "Earth is where I shall unleash my evil schemes next!" This is a reference to Giovanni's final line in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, in which he ponders "Now...what new world shall I unleash my evil schemes upon...?" before warping away from Aether Paradise.
- Giovanni is the only character to be the leader of more than one villainous team.
Names
| Language | Name | Origin |
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| Japanese | サカキ Sakaki | From 榊 sakaki (a sacred tree in Shinto from which the Earth Badge bears a resemblance) and 坂 / 阪 saka (slope) |
| English, German, Spanish, French, Italian, Indonesian, Brazilian Portuguese, Turkish | Giovanni | From geo- (a prefix of Greek origin pertaining to earth). The name "Giovanni" is the Italian cognate of John, possibly a reference on his resemblance to a mafia boss. |
| Korean | 비주기 Bijugi | From 비쭈기나무 bijjuginamu (sakaki) |
| Chinese (Mandarin) | 阪木 Bǎnmù* 坂木 Bǎnmù* |
From the Japanese name 阪木 / 坂木 Sakaki and 阪 / 坂 bǎn (slope) |
| 板木 Bǎnmù* | Similar to his other names. May be taken from 老板 lǎobǎn (boss). | |
| Chinese (Cantonese) | 阪木 Báanmuhk* | From the Japanese name 阪木 / 坂木 Sakaki and 阪 / 坂 bǎn (slope) |
| 坂木 Báanmuhk* 沙加 Sāgā* | ||
| From the partial transcription his Japanese name and 沙 sā (sand) | ||
| Hindi | जोवानी Giovanni* | Transcription of his English name |
| Russian | Джованни Dzhovanni | Transcription of his English name |
| Thai | ซากากิ Sakaki* ซาคากิ Sakhaki* |
Transcription of his Japanese name |
| Vietnamese | Sakaki | Transcription of his Japanese name |
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