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* In the {{pkmn|games}}, Giovanni is the only Gym Leader 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.
* In the {{pkmn|games}}, Giovanni is the only Gym Leader 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.
** He is also the only Gym Leader not to use the ''A Trainer Appears (Boy Version)'' song.
*Giovanni is the only Gym Leader who is also a boss of a villainous organization.  
* Giovanni is the only Gym Leader who is also a boss of a villainous organization.  
* In the English version of {{eng|Pokémon Stadium}}, his name is misspelled "Giovani" (with one n). This is because the space for Trainer names only allows seven characters, whilst Giovanni's name has eight.
* In the English version of {{eng|Pokémon Stadium}}, his name is misspelled "Giovani" (with one n). This is because the space for Trainer names only allows seven characters, whilst Giovanni's name has eight.
* Both Giovanni and [[Juan]] are the eighth Gym Leader in a region introduced in an odd-numbered generation. Both of their names are a foreign version of the name "John." Also, in Generation III, the manuals show them to be an unknown Gym Leader.
* In the official Red and Blue guide from [[Nintendo Power]], Giovanni was labeled 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]]).
* In the official Red and Blue guide from [[Nintendo Power]], Giovanni was labeled 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 the only criminal boss not to involve a [[legendary Pokémon]] in his exploits in the games. This is {{OBP|Mewtwo|original series|not the case}} in the anime or {{DL|Legendary birds (Adventures)|Thu-Fi-Zer|in Pokémon Adventures}}.
* Giovanni is the only criminal boss not to involve a [[legendary Pokémon]] in his exploits in the games. This is {{OBP|Mewtwo|original series|not the case}} in the anime or {{DL|Legendary birds (Adventures)|Thu-Fi-Zer|in Pokémon Adventures}}.
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