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| As the boss of Team Rocket, Giovanni has brought up plans in order to get rich. However, most of these plans fail due to [[Isamu Akai's Clefairy]] getting in the way. As a result, he ends up getting revenge on [[Isamu Akai]] and his Pokémon, but fails most of the time. | | As the boss of Team Rocket, Giovanni has brought up plans in order to get rich. However, most of these plans fail due to [[Isamu Akai's Clefairy]] getting in the way. As a result, he ends up getting revenge on [[Isamu Akai]] and his Pokémon, but fails most of the time. |
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Giovanni (Japanese: サカキ Sakaki) is the boss of Team Rocket in Pokémon Pocket Monsters. Unlike other media, he was shown to have a twin brother.
History
Giovanni first appeared in Pikachu Was Kidnapped!! and his twin brother debuted in Finish Off Team Rocket!!. In Giovanni's first appearance, he is running the Rocket Game Corner where Isamu Akai, Clefairy and Pikachu go to. Kai Midorikawa and his Charmander go there as well. A Hitmonlee comes by and takes Pikachu. The Hitmonlee is revealed to belong to Giovanni and Team Rocket. Giovanni had Hitmonlee kidnap Pikachu in order to lure Isamu into his trap. Two chapters later, Giovanni, along with his twin brother, are at Silph Co. and holds Erika's father hostage. He even takes the Porygon that belonged her father and uses them against Isamu and the others. Giovanni takes advantage of them by cloning them with a machine controlled by a device his twin brother was holding. Pikachu destroys the device with Thunderbolt which renders the clones useless.
Giovanni reappears in Which One is the Real Clefairy!? where he and his twin brother take revenge on Isamu for defeating them at Silph Co. They do so by having Ditto disguise itself as Clefairy. They meet Isamu, Clefairy and Pikachu at a graveyard and have a Clefairy fight which results in Isamu's Clefairy winning after Ditto was too stuffed with food and could not handle it, something that Isamu's can handle. In Bring Down the Strongest Pokémon!!, Giovanni creates the ultimate Pokémon that no one can defeat, Mewtwo. In the middle of the creation, Mewtwo's DNA gets mixed with Clefairy's making it act all goofy and obnoxious. The creation does not do to well and ends up releasing Mewtwo.
Giovanni hosts a contest in a dome on TV in Seize the Dream of One Million Yen!! in an attempt to make money if he gets high TV ratings. However, since other people were at the contest, he tries a way so that he will be the one to win the contest. In the end, Clefairy ends up destroying the dome that Giovanni builds due to an accident that happened in the contest. Since the dome was destroyed, Giovanni was not able to win the money. In The Thrill of a Perfect Score, Big Rampage at the Amusement Park!, he builds an Amusement Park that Isamu, Clefairy and Pikachu enter. Giovanni was not happy about this so he tries to gets rid of them. However, the Amusement Park ends up getting destroyed as well. Giovanni is the Gym Leader in Get The Last Badge!! where he takes on Isamu Akai in a Gym battle. Isamu was able to defeat him, earning himself the Earth Badge. Giovanni devises a plan to take over Pallet Town in PM047 by using a missile. It was stopped by Clefairy after he got in the way of the missile. Clefairy was able to survive the impact.
Giovanni reappears in PM068 of the Johto saga where he steals some Miltank to get the Moomoo Milk that they make. This plan ends up getting foiled by Professor Oak in which he takes custody of the Miltank himself. He continues doing his evil schemes in PM073 and PM077. In PM078, he steals Kurt's Slowpoke along with the other Slowpoke of the Slowpoke Well to sell their tails as their tails are very expensive and selling them would make Giovanni very rich. The Slowpoke end up getting rescued before it even happened. His recent appearance was in PM099 where he and Team Rocket try to capture the Red Gyarados but fails.
Personality and characteristics
As the boss of Team Rocket, Giovanni has brought up plans in order to get rich. However, most of these plans fail due to Isamu Akai's Clefairy getting in the way. As a result, he ends up getting revenge on Isamu Akai and his Pokémon, but fails most of the time.
Pokémon
On hand
Here is a listing of Giovanni's and his twin brother's Pokémon:
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Hitmonlee ♂
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| Hitmonlee is the first revealed Pokémon of Giovanni's. Hitmonlee first appeared disguised as a thug and ran off with Pikachu while Isamu Akai and Clefairy were busy eating. He did so in order to lure Isamu and Clefairy to a wrestling arena in order for Clefairy to have a boxing match. Hitmonlee was able to have the upper hand during the first few rounds. At the end, Clefairy was able to win the boxing match, with Isamu retrieving his Pikachu in the process.
Hitmonlee's known moves are Mega Punch and Hi Jump Kick.
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Pikachu Was Kidnapped!!
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Hitmonchan ♂
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| While taking Erika's father hostage, Giovanni called out Hitmonchan to deal with Clefairy. This was a similar challenge to Clefairy as he dealt with a Hitmonlee back in the wrestling arena. However, Hitmonchan relies on punching while Hitmonlee relies on kicking. Clefairy defeats Hitmonchan by strapping him to a buffet.
Hitmonchan's known moves are Comet Punch and Mega Punch.
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Finish Off Team Rocket!!
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Porygon (multiple)
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| These Porygon were originally created by Erika's father. However, Giovanni and his twin brother take control of them during Team Rocket's takeover of Silph Co.. The bosses used the Porygon for their evil deeds during the takeover. One of the Porygon was sent out after Hitmonchan's defeat. More of them were revealed as they were cloned on a machine, leaving Clefairy outnumbered. However, the clones were revealed to be from the device that Giovanni's twin brother was using to control them. The clones were rendered useless after Pikachu's Thunderbolt destroyed the device that Giovanni's twin brother was holding.
Porygon's known moves are Tackle and Psybeam.
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Finish Off Team Rocket!!
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Ditto
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| Giovanni has Ditto transform into a Clefairy in order to get revenge on Isamu Akai as he defeated them back in Silph Co. Ditto, disguised as Clefairy, go to the Pokémon Sea House in order to get their revenge on Isamu. They meet at a graveyard where it challenges Clefairy to various contests. During the eating contest, the impostor Clefairy gets exposed as a Ditto when it gets filled up with food.
Ditto's only move is Transform, and as a Clefairy, Body Slam and Mega Punch.
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Which One is the Real Clefairy?!
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Diglett (×7)
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| Giovanni was shown to have seven Diglett. He sent them out to prevent anyone from winning the contest he hosted on TV by having them dig a bunch of holes as a way to trap the participants.
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Seize the Dream of One Million Yen!!
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Squirtle
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| Giovanni was revealed to have a Squirtle when he was coming up with three grand schemes, one of which was weapons of mass destruction.
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PM047
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Gastly and Haunter
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| Giovanni was revealed to have a Gastly and Haunter when he was coming up with three grand schemes, one of which was weapons of mass destruction.
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PM047
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Electrode (multiple)
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| Electrode first appeared in PM047 where Giovanni was coming up with three grand schemes, one of which was weapons of mass destruction. Giovanni used multiple Electrode in PM099 when Team Rocket made an attempt to capture the Red Gyarados.
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PM047
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Arbok
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| Giovanni sent out Arbok when he was about to destroy Pallet Town with a missile.
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PM059
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Golbat
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| Giovanni sent out Golbat when he was about to destroy Pallet Town with a missile.
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PM059
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Alakazam
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| Giovanni sent out Alakazam when he was about to destroy Pallet Town with a missile.
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PM059
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Graveler
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| Giovanni sent out Graveler when he was about to destroy Pallet Town with a missile.
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PM059
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Magnemite
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| Giovanni sent out Magnemite when he was about to destroy Pallet Town with a missile.
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PM059
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Koffing
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| Giovanni sent out Koffing when he was about to destroy Pallet Town with a missile.
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PM059
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Electabuzz
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| Giovanni sent out Electabuzz when he was about to destroy Pallet Town with a missile.
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PM059
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Tauros ♂
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| Giovanni sent out Tauros when he was about to destroy Pallet Town with a missile.
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PM059
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Jolteon
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| Giovanni sent out Jolteon when he was about to destroy Pallet Town with a missile.
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PM059
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Slugma
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| Slugma is Giovanni's first-revealed Johto Pokémon. It was part of Giovanni's evil scheme.
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PM073
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Scizor
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| Giovanni sent out Scizor to catch the Slowpoke of the Slowpoke well.
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PM077
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Sandslash
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| Giovanni sent out Sandslash to catch the Slowpoke of the Slowpoke well.
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PM077
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Jigglypuff
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| Giovanni sent out Jigglypuff to catch the Slowpoke of the Slowpoke well.
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PM077
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Doduo
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| Giovanni sent out Doduo to catch the Slowpoke of the Slowpoke well.
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PM077
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Horsea
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| Giovanni sent out Horsea to catch the Slowpoke of the Slowpoke well.
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PM077
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Butterfree
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| Giovanni sent out Butterfree to catch the Slowpoke of the Slowpoke well.
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PM077
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Rattata (×2)
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| Giovanni sent out two of the Rattata to catch the Slowpoke of the Slowpoke well.
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PM077
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Ledyba
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| Giovanni sent out Ledyba as part of his evil plans.
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PM081
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Spinarak
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| Giovanni sent out Spinarak as part of his evil plans.
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PM081
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Houndour
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| Giovanni sent out Houndour as part of his evil plans.
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PM081
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Released
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Mew
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| Giovanni catches Mew as part of the supplies used for the creation of Mewtwo. It was released along with Mewtwo after the creation was unsuccessful.
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Bring Down the Strongest Pokémon!!
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Mewtwo
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- Main article: Blue's Mewtwo
Mewtwo is Giovanni's ultimate creation. Since Clefairy mixed his DNA with Mewtwo, Mewtwo ended up doing the same shenanigans that Clefairy would do. Mewtwo is released by Giovanni when the creation was not what he wanted.
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Bring Down the Strongest Pokémon!!
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Miltank (×5) ♀
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| Giovanni stole these five Miltank during PM068. Professor Oak was able to rescue them from Giovanni and he takes them under his control.
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PM068
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Slowpoke
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| Giovanni robbed Slowpoke from Kurt prior to PM078 in order to profit the tail as they cost tons of money. Kurt was able to retrieve the Slowpoke from Giovanni before Giovanni was able to get its tail.
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PM078
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Trivia
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