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==History==
==History==
[[File:Giovanni anime.png|left|thumb|220px|Giovanni in the original series]]
While Giovanni very rarely takes the role of antagonist, his agents often have him in mind during missions due to the chance of power, be it through promotion or other means. This gave him a unique series of appearances, mainly during the Hoenn saga, where Meowth often imagined how the Pokémon in each episode could be used to help Giovanni and win the trio promotions. These [[Boss fantasy|boss fantasies]] never show his actual personality and occasionally even show Giovanni in {{wp|Super deformed|chibi}} form.
While Giovanni very rarely takes the role of antagonist, his agents often have him in mind during missions due to the chance of power, be it through promotion or other means. This gave him a unique series of appearances, mainly during the Hoenn saga, where Meowth often imagined how the Pokémon in each episode could be used to help Giovanni and win the trio promotions. These [[Boss fantasy|boss fantasies]] never show his actual personality and occasionally even show Giovanni in {{wp|Super deformed|chibi}} form.


===In the [[original series]]===
[[File:Giovanni anime.png|left|thumb|220px|Giovanni in the original series]]
His first appearance was in the episode ''[[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.
His first appearance was in the episode ''[[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.


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Giovanni is the main antagonist in the movie ''[[Mewtwo Returns]]'', seeking out Mewtwo, who by this time was living in peace with the cloned Pokémon at [[Mount Quena]]. Once Giovanni discovered it, he tried to recapture it by threatening to use Mewtwo's  cloned Pokémon friends in their experiments, experiments that he also claimed would certainly result in their death. He used two machines to try to make Mewtwo submit to his will, but though Mewtwo stepped into the orb, it was still unwilling to serve Giovanni, threatening to destroy his body first. Ash and the others were able to stop the machines, and it was around this time that they faced off against Giovanni and several Team Rocket soldiers. Their Pokémon fought as a distraction so Ash could get Mewtwo into the spring. Once Mewtwo was healed from its injuries, it moved the spring under the mountain to protect it, and then erased the memories of Giovanni and the other Team Rocket soldiers (excluding Jessie, James, and Meowth) of it, making him forget entirely about Mewtwo. Standing next to [[Domino]] and Persian wondering what they were doing, he got the strange feeling as though he had been utterly defeated.
Giovanni is the main antagonist in the movie ''[[Mewtwo Returns]]'', seeking out Mewtwo, who by this time was living in peace with the cloned Pokémon at [[Mount Quena]]. Once Giovanni discovered it, he tried to recapture it by threatening to use Mewtwo's  cloned Pokémon friends in their experiments, experiments that he also claimed would certainly result in their death. He used two machines to try to make Mewtwo submit to his will, but though Mewtwo stepped into the orb, it was still unwilling to serve Giovanni, threatening to destroy his body first. Ash and the others were able to stop the machines, and it was around this time that they faced off against Giovanni and several Team Rocket soldiers. Their Pokémon fought as a distraction so Ash could get Mewtwo into the spring. Once Mewtwo was healed from its injuries, it moved the spring under the mountain to protect it, and then erased the memories of Giovanni and the other Team Rocket soldiers (excluding Jessie, James, and Meowth) of it, making him forget entirely about Mewtwo. Standing next to [[Domino]] and Persian wondering what they were doing, he got the strange feeling as though he had been utterly defeated.
[[File:Giovanni BW anime.png|thumb|250px|Giovanni in the {{series|Best Wishes}}]]
 
===In the ''[[Advanced Generation series|Advanced Generation]]'' and ''[[Diamond & Pearl series|Diamond & Pearl]]'' series===
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During {{series|Advanced Generation}}, Giovanni was seen monitoring the actions of [[Team Magma]] and [[Team Aqua]] and ordering minor actions to Jessie and James. He also had minor roles in the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}, approving of Jessie, James and Meowth's plan to set up in [[Sinnoh]] and appearing in ''[[DP191|Memories are Made of Bliss!]]'' where he recruited the trio for an important mission.
During {{series|Advanced Generation}}, Giovanni was seen monitoring the actions of [[Team Magma]] and [[Team Aqua]] and ordering minor actions to Jessie and James. He also had minor roles in the {{series|Diamond & Pearl}}, approving of Jessie, James and Meowth's plan to set up in [[Sinnoh]] and appearing in ''[[DP191|Memories are Made of Bliss!]]'' where he recruited the trio for an important mission.


===In the {{series|Best Wishes}}===
[[File:Giovanni BW anime.png|thumb|250px|Giovanni in the {{series|Best Wishes}}]]
In the beginning of the {{series|Best Wishes}} Giovanni took on a far more significant and antagonistic role than before, now being in regular contact with Jessie, James and Meowth and assigning them on various missions throughout the [[Unova]] region. His outfit changed from his regular orange business suit to a darker, more militaristic suit. He was also often seen with a [[Matori|secretary]] that helped him in giving orders to Jessie, James and Meowth. Giovanni appeared traveling to Unova in ''[[BW022|A Venipede Stampede!]]'' in order to collect the [[Meteonite]]. He was set to appear again in two [[BW023 (unaired)|following]] [[BW024 (unaired)|episodes]] in which he'd use the threat of the Meteonite's disaster creating power as means of extorting control of the Unova region from a gathering of elite business-people and politicians at a party in Castelia City only for the Meteonite to be swiped by [[Team Plasma]], but these never aired. He did not make any more appearances for a long time afterward, with Matori explaining that he was too busy to be in regular contact with Jessie, James, and Meowth anymore. During this time, his role as the trio's leader was filled by [[Dr. Zager]].
In the beginning of the {{series|Best Wishes}} Giovanni took on a far more significant and antagonistic role than before, now being in regular contact with Jessie, James and Meowth and assigning them on various missions throughout the [[Unova]] region. His outfit changed from his regular orange business suit to a darker, more militaristic suit. He was also often seen with a [[Matori|secretary]] that helped him in giving orders to Jessie, James and Meowth. Giovanni appeared traveling to Unova in ''[[BW022|A Venipede Stampede!]]'' in order to collect the [[Meteonite]]. He was set to appear again in two [[BW023 (unaired)|following]] [[BW024 (unaired)|episodes]] in which he'd use the threat of the Meteonite's disaster creating power as means of extorting control of the Unova region from a gathering of elite business-people and politicians at a party in Castelia City only for the Meteonite to be swiped by [[Team Plasma]], but these never aired. He did not make any more appearances for a long time afterward, with Matori explaining that he was too busy to be in regular contact with Jessie, James, and Meowth anymore. During this time, his role as the trio's leader was filled by [[Dr. Zager]].
[[File:Possessed Giovanni.png||left|thumb|220px|Giovanni under possession by the Reveal Glass]]
[[File:Possessed Giovanni.png||left|thumb|220px|Giovanni under possession by the Reveal Glass]]
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Giovanni appeared in ''[[BW142|The Dream Continues!]]'' with a new design alongside [[Matori]]. After again praising Jessie, James and Meowth for defeating Team Plasma, he wanted to know what Pokémon they had brought back for him from the [[Decolore Islands]]. With Jessie and James having nothing to show for their time, Meowth quickly improvised and claimed that the Pokémon Jessie and James had used in Unova were for him, and he accepted them.
Giovanni appeared in ''[[BW142|The Dream Continues!]]'' with a new design alongside [[Matori]]. After again praising Jessie, James and Meowth for defeating Team Plasma, he wanted to know what Pokémon they had brought back for him from the [[Decolore Islands]]. With Jessie and James having nothing to show for their time, Meowth quickly improvised and claimed that the Pokémon Jessie and James had used in Unova were for him, and he accepted them.


===In the {{series|XY}}===
[[File:Giovanni XY anime.png|thumb|250px|Giovanni in the {{series|XY}}]]
[[File:Giovanni XY anime.png|thumb|250px|Giovanni in the {{series|XY}}]]
Giovanni appeared in ''[[XY003|A Battle of Aerial Mobility!]]'', where he told the trio to work hard in [[Kalos]]. In ''[[XY018|Awakening the Sleeping Giant!]]'', he appeared when Meowth's boss fantasies returned. However, unlike the previous fantasies, this one depicted him commanding an army of {{p|Snorlax}} to conquer the world and accurately reflected his personality.
Giovanni appeared in ''[[XY003|A Battle of Aerial Mobility!]]'', where he told the trio to work hard in [[Kalos]]. In ''[[XY018|Awakening the Sleeping Giant!]]'', he appeared in a short fantasy of Meowth. However, unlike the previous fantasies, this one depicted him commanding an army of {{p|Snorlax}} to conquer the world and accurately reflected his personality.


He made an appearance in ''[[XY029|Heroes — Friend and Faux Alike!]]'', where Jessie and James reported their progress in capturing Pokémon for him with their obtaining of {{TP|James|Inkay}} and {{TP|Jessie|Pumpkaboo}}. Pleased with their report, Giovanni told them to keep up their work.
He made an appearance in ''[[XY029|Heroes — Friend and Faux Alike!]]'', where Jessie and James reported their progress in capturing Pokémon for him with their obtaining of {{TP|James|Inkay}} and {{TP|Jessie|Pumpkaboo}}. Pleased with their report, Giovanni told them to keep up their work.


In ''[[XY107|An Explosive Operation!]]'', the trio contacted Giovanni to tell him of their latest activity. After being connected to him by Matori, they told him of [[Team Flare|an organization wearing orange suits]], which he was already familiar with, and of the existence of [[Squishy]]. Later, after fighting with Team Flare, the trio contacted him again to tell him that another Zygarde Core transformed into {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Zygarde|a much more powerful form}}. Intrigued by this, Giovanni assigned them a mission to claim Zygarde's power for Team Rocket.
In ''[[XY107|An Explosive Operation!]]'', the trio contacted Giovanni to tell him of their latest activity. They told him of [[Team Flare|an organization wearing orange suits]], which he was already familiar with, and of the existence of [[Squishy]]. He became alarmed after learning said organization could hinder Team Rocket, and ordered the trio to investigate them. Later, after fighting with Team Flare, the trio contacted him again to tell him that another Zygarde Core transformed into {{DL|List of Pokémon with form differences|Zygarde|a much more powerful form}}. Intrigued by this, Giovanni assigned them a mission to claim Zygarde's power for Team Rocket.


He reappeared in [[XY137]].
He reappeared in [[XY137]].
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