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[[File:Giovanni anime.png|thumb|left|220px|Giovanni in the original series]] | [[File:Giovanni anime.png|thumb|left|220px|Giovanni in the original series]] | ||
In the original series, the Kanto saga in particular, Giovanni appeared as the mastermind behind a number of conflicts, though he rarely saw the battlefield, instead letting his underlings carry out his orders. His first appearance was in ''[[EP015|Battle Aboard the St. Anne]]'', showing to have a {{TP|Giovanni|Persian}} as his "top cat" over {{MTR}}, and talking to [[Jessie]], [[James]], and Meowth through a TV screen. His face always remained hidden in the shadows, usually with only his mouth visible. In ''[[EP017|Island of the Giant Pokémon]]'', it was revealed that he owns the theme park [[Pokémon Land]], and the giant mechanical Pokémon in it. He was not happy to hear that it had been destroyed. He later reappeared in ''[[EP057|The Breeding Center Secret]]'', where he checked on the progress of [[Butch]] and [[Cassidy]]'s breeding center scam. He then congratulated them for their work and said he would choose out of the stolen Pokémon later. | In the original series, the Kanto saga in particular, Giovanni appeared as the mastermind behind a number of conflicts, though he rarely saw the battlefield, instead letting his underlings carry out his orders. His first appearance was in ''[[EP015|Battle Aboard the St. Anne]]'', showing to have a {{TP|Giovanni|Persian}} as his "top cat" over {{MTR}}, and talking to [[Jessie]], [[James]], and Meowth through a TV screen. His face always remained hidden in the shadows, usually with only his mouth visible. | ||
In ''[[EP017|Island of the Giant Pokémon]]'', it was revealed that he owns the theme park [[Pokémon Land]], and the giant mechanical Pokémon in it. He was not happy to hear that it had been destroyed. | |||
He later reappeared in ''[[EP057|The Breeding Center Secret]]'', where he checked on the progress of [[Butch]] and [[Cassidy]]'s breeding center scam. He then congratulated them for their work and said he would choose out of the stolen Pokémon later. | |||
Up until his appearance in ''[[EP063|The Battle of the Badge]]'', his voice was altered with a {{wp|vocoder}} effect, masking his identity (the only exception being the Japanese version of ''Island of the Giant Pokemon'', most likely because he was speaking on the phone at that time). It can be inferred that they were trying to imitate the games, as in [[Generation I]] it is not outright revealed that Giovanni, the Team Rocket boss, is the Viridian Gym Leader. As this episode corresponds to the point at which players of the games would discover that the two were the same, Giovanni finally stepped out of the shadows, revealing his face during a [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}} against [[Gary Oak]], and eventually utterly defeating him using {{OBP|Mewtwo|M01}}. After the battle, Jessie, James, and Meowth presented [[Misty's Togetic|Misty's Togepi]], which they recently stole, but he was unimpressed because Togepi couldn't fight. Togepi slipped away while he was scolding them for wasting his time. | Up until his appearance in ''[[EP063|The Battle of the Badge]]'', his voice was altered with a {{wp|vocoder}} effect, masking his identity (the only exception being the Japanese version of ''Island of the Giant Pokemon'', most likely because he was speaking on the phone at that time). It can be inferred that they were trying to imitate the games, as in [[Generation I]] it is not outright revealed that Giovanni, the Team Rocket boss, is the Viridian Gym Leader. As this episode corresponds to the point at which players of the games would discover that the two were the same, Giovanni finally stepped out of the shadows, revealing his face during a [[Gym]] {{pkmn|battle}} against [[Gary Oak]], and eventually utterly defeating him using {{OBP|Mewtwo|M01}}. After the battle, Jessie, James, and Meowth presented [[Misty's Togetic|Misty's Togepi]], which they recently stole, but he was unimpressed because Togepi couldn't fight. Togepi slipped away while he was scolding them for wasting his time. | ||
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[[File:Domino and Giovanni.png|thumb|220px|Giovanni with [[Domino]] and {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt|the grunts}}]] | [[File:Domino and Giovanni.png|thumb|220px|Giovanni with [[Domino]] and {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt|the grunts}}]] | ||
In ''[[EP064|It's Mr. Mime Time]]'', Giovanni was seen scolding Jessie, James, and Meowth on their failures and told them to bring rare Pokémon. Afterwards, he said that they'd never find a Pokémon as rare as Mewtwo. In ''[[EP065|Showdown at the Po-ké Corral]]'', Giovanni's building was blown up by Mewtwo. He and his Persian survived the explosion; and he angrily told Jessie, James, and Meowth to do their job (ironically, they were about to quit). | In ''[[EP064|It's Mr. Mime Time]]'', Giovanni was seen scolding Jessie, James, and Meowth on their failures and told them to bring rare Pokémon. Afterwards, he said that they'd never find a Pokémon as rare as Mewtwo. | ||
In ''[[EP065|Showdown at the Po-ké Corral]]'', Giovanni's building was blown up by Mewtwo. He and his Persian survived the explosion; and he angrily told Jessie, James, and Meowth to do their job (ironically, they were about to quit). | |||
In ''[[EP066|The Evolution Solution]]'', Giovanni was on vacation at a beach resort in order to relieve the stress of his headquarters being destroyed and Mewtwo escaping. He also gave Jessie, James, and Meowth an assignment to break into the laboratory of [[Professor Westwood]] and steal information from it. | |||
He later appeared in ''[[EP082|A Scare in the Air]]'', claiming that he was assigning Jessie, James, and Meowth to Team Rocket's elite dirigible division. In reality, he had enough of their failures and assigned them to an old, unreliable blimp that he hopes will crash so that he can collect its insurance policy, the trio's survival not concerning him. | |||
Giovanni appeared near the beginning of ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', as he was the one who had {{an|Dr. Fuji}} clone Mewtwo for him. After Mewtwo destroyed the lab, Giovanni told Mewtwo that he saw him as a valuable partner, putting armor on Mewtwo and using him to defeat Trainers in Gym battles (including Gary's Nidoking and Arcanine, as seen in the anime) and help Team Rocket in their attempts to steal Pokémon. Eventually, Mewtwo confronted Giovanni about its treatment and Giovanni admitted that he didn't see Mewtwo as a partner but as a servant. This enraged Mewtwo and it was this incident which drove it to destroy Giovanni's base, allowing it to escape. | Giovanni appeared near the beginning of ''[[M01|Mewtwo Strikes Back]]'', as he was the one who had {{an|Dr. Fuji}} clone Mewtwo for him. After Mewtwo destroyed the lab, Giovanni told Mewtwo that he saw him as a valuable partner, putting armor on Mewtwo and using him to defeat Trainers in Gym battles (including Gary's Nidoking and Arcanine, as seen in the anime) and help Team Rocket in their attempts to steal Pokémon. Eventually, Mewtwo confronted Giovanni about its treatment and Giovanni admitted that he didn't see Mewtwo as a partner but as a servant. This enraged Mewtwo and it was this incident which drove it to destroy Giovanni's base, allowing it to escape. | ||