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==History==

==={{chap|Red, Green & Blue}}===

Giovanni is first seen traveling with {{adv|Red}} under the guise of a friendly researcher off to study Fossils. As they leave the [[Diglett's Cave]] after a search for Fossils they find that the [[Pewter Museum of Science]] has been set ablaze by two wild {{p|Magmar}}. It is here that Giovanni's true agenda is revealed, to investigate Red and find out how he defeated his subordinates [[Lt. Surge]] and [[Koga]]. Giovanni watches Red defeat the Magmar in his unorthodox way and gives him an [[Old Amber]] as thanks while saying goodbye to him. The two Magmar then wake up from their sand prison and attack him; Giovanni has his {{p|Cloyster}} freeze and kill them. Giovanni laughs at the fact that someone like Red could defeat Team Rocket.

It is later revealed that he is attempting to capture the legendary Pokémon {{p|Articuno}}, {{p|Zapdos}}, and {{p|Moltres}} and fuse them into a [[Thu-Fi-Zer|single]], powerful weapon. He leaves this plan in the hands of his top subordinates Lt. Surge, Koga, and [[Sabrina]], but with the combined strength of the Kanto [[Pokédex holder]]s, Red, {{adv|Blue}}, and {{adv|Green}}, the plan is destroyed.

==={{chap|Yellow}}===

Giovanni later appears at the summit of [[Cerise Island]] when {{adv|Yellow}} is battling the leader of the [[Elite Four]], [[Lance]]. It is revealed that he was the one who had freed Red from his icy prison created by [[Lorelei]] and gave him the [[evolutionary stone]]s of the Vermilion Bay that would allow him to evolve his [[Vee|Eevee]] multiple times. Giovanni does battle with Lance and uses his Pokémon to destroy the giant bubble that he was using to attack Yellow and protect himself from attacks. Just as it seems that Giovanni has the upper hand, Lance reveals that he had planned for this and that Giovanni had fallen into his trap. Lance reveals that Cerise Island is one giant Gym Badge amplification device and with Giovanni's Earth Badge, he can finally summon {{p|Lugia|the giant bird Pokémon}}. Seeing what Lance has summoned, Giovanni immediately takes off and leaves Yellow to fight him alone. He is seen witnessing Lance's defeat at the hands of Yellow. His subordinates, Sabrina and Lt. Surge, meet up with him in hopes of starting up Team Rocket again. Giovanni dismisses them, realizing that they are not ready to revive Team Rocket because they required the help of children when battling the Elite Four. He tells them to lay low and go to their Gyms until a more suitable time to revive Team Rocket comes.

==={{chap|Ruby & Sapphire}}===

==={{chap|FireRed & LeafGreen}}===

Giovanni resurfaces in the [[Sevii Islands]], where he witnesses the mysterious {{p|Deoxys}} attack a gang of bikers that were planning to raid [[Three Island]]. When the leader tries to ask Giovanni to save him from the "monster", Giovanni answers by swatting him away and having his Nidoking send the biker flying with {{m|Rock Tomb}}. He states that Deoxys isn't a monster; instead, it is the strongest Pokémon that ever existed.

Giovanni makes his next appearance at [[Trainer Tower]] where he confronts the Kanto Pokédex holders while they try to fend off Deoxys's Duplicates. He is attacked by {{adv|Mewtwo}}, who is angry at him for creating it to be a weapon. Giovanni responds by trapping Mewtwo in a binding set of armor called the "M2 Bind" and leaves the Pokédex holders to be defeated by Deoxys's duplicates. Later, Giovanni uses Deoxys to search for his son; Deoxys locates him at Viridian City and Giovanni sets course for that location.

Giovanni eventually lands near the Viridian City Gym and sends [[Sird]] and [[Orm]] to find and retrieve his son. As he recuperates from the pain of his disease, Giovanni finds that Red and Mewtwo are flying towards him; he decides to get Red back for his previous defeat at the Viridian Gym and prepares for battle. Red eventually arrives on the Team Rocket airship and Giovanni issues a challenge; one-on-one, Mewtwo versus Deoxys; Red accepts and they begin battling each other.

Mewtwo and Deoxys each manage to get the upper hand on each other throughout the match but it seems like Mewtwo has won once it has attacked Deoxys's core. Deoxys eventually recovers and severely injures Mewtwo by stabbing it in the back with its tentacles. Despite Mewtwo being heavily injured, it manages to recover and defeats Deoxys with a powerful attack, making Red the winner of the battle.

Giovanni collapses from his disease and is carried away by Orm so that he can finally meet his son, {{adv|Silver}}. As he rests in bed, Silver finds his father and sulks with disappointment because of the fact that no matter how hard he tries, the side of evil is always associated with him. Silver refuses to accept Giovanni as his father and attempts to leave, but Giovanni quickly stops him but before he can say anything, a power-hungry [[Carr]] hijacks the ship and attempts to crash it into [[Vermilion City]]. Red has Deoxys use its power to create black holes to suck Silver, his {{TP|Silver|Sneasel}}, and Giovanni to safety.

==={{chap|HeartGold & SoulSilver}}===

For the most of this chapter, Giovanni's whereabouts were unknown as he had gone missing after Silver returned to his secret hideout.

During the battle with {{p|Arceus}}, [[Petrel]] attempts to escape from his insane leader, [[Archer]]. When he does, he disguises himself as the Team Rocket leader, only to be attacked by Giovanni's {{p|Ursaring}}. There, the real Giovanni, along with [[Pryce]] and [[Lance]], appear in order to combat the {{p|Dialga|three}} {{p|Palkia|Legendary}} {{p|Giratina|Pokémon}} that would threaten the Johto region. While Pryce goes after Dialga and Lance faces Palkia, Giovanni battles Giratina with his son's Ursaring.

Eventually, his disease gets the better of him, preventing Giovanni from continuing the battle against Giratina. Immediately, Silver steps in and attacks Giratina to defend his ailing father. After Arceus is calmed down and the three Pokémon leave, Ken, Al, Harry, and Celebi arrive with the cure to Giovanni's disease. The cure works, and Giovanni becomes completely healthy again. Now cured, Giovanni decides to lead Team Rocket once more, as he still has some evil in his heart.

==={{chap|Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire}}===

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|desc={{p|Nidoking}} was one of the Pokémon used in the Viridian Gym battle but did not officially participate. Later, he was used to destroy the Gym with an Earthquake. Many years afterwards, Giovanni observed a site where Deoxys rampaged and left a gang of bikers in ruins. When one of them begged Giovanni to save his life, he promptly swatted him away, and then used Nidoking's Rock Tomb to incapacitate him and his {{p|Magmar}}.

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