Boss fantasy: Difference between revisions

[[File:Chibi Giovanni.jpg|right|frame|Meowth's view of Giovanni]]

The '''boss fantasy''' (Japanese: '''ニャース妄想''' ''{{tt|Nyarth|Meowth}} delusion'') is a segment in the [[Pokémon anime]] where {{MTR}} thinks of practical uses for the [[Pokémon]] being focused on in the current episode. Through this, the {{an|Giovanni}} in Meowth's imagination rewards Team Rocket for their generosity, which gives Jessie and James the motivation to go through with their next plan. The segment debuted in ''[[EP021|Bye Bye Butterfree!]]'', but became regular only after ''[[EP205|The Kecleon Caper]]'', appearing as often as the [[Team Rocket mottos|motto]] and blast offs during the Hoenn saga. The segment appeared less often in ''[[Diamond & Pearl series|Diamond & Pearl]]''. Due to the [[Team Rocket trio|trio]] shifting to a more serious tone in the [[Best Wishes series|''Best Wishes'' series]], the boss fantasies have disappeared completely. Whether they will return in the future is not known.

It can be noted that the Giovanni in such fantasies almost always says he will reward "Meowth and his friends" for bringing (Pokémon so and so) instead of "Jessie, James and Meowth" or a variation of that. This can be attributed to the fact that Meowth is usually the one who dreams up these fantasies, and his ego causes him to imagine Giovanni rewarding him first, then his friends. Occasionally, Meowth will imagine Giovanni in {{wp|Chibi (term)|chibi}} form while in others, Meowth will imagine Giovanni with a muscle-covered body.

On rare occasions, the fantasy will not pan out to plan and Giovanni's unhappiness encourages the trio to do something else instead.

The reality however, is that since Giovanni's behavior in these fantasies are solely based around Meowth's opinion on how he would react, they don't reflect Giovanni's true personality since the trio remain unaware of his personal dislike towards them. On most occasions, Meowth is so overconfident with these fantasies, that he doesn't realize that his plans are generally stupid and wouldn't actually work due to Giovanni's desire for only strong Pokémon.

 

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| ({{MTR}}) being in the Boss's lap (with Persian being down in the dumps.)

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| ''[[EP213|The Corsola Caper]]''

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| {{p|Jynx}}, {{p|Swinub}} and {{p|Piloswine}}

| Jynx will kiss Giovanni when he wakes up, Swinub will brush his hair, Piloswine will blanch the floor.

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| {{p|Mantine}}, {{p|Qwilfish}}, {{p|Lanturn}}

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| {{p|Elekid}}, {{p|Larvitar}}

| To wake Giovanni up by rubbing his nose with tail and to massage him

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| To bring water to Giovanni for washing in the morning right in the bed

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| To provide thread for sewing

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| To help Giovanni with his morning exercises

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This is the first time a negative effect appears in Meowth's fantasy scene (Giovanni's mouth becomes black from Bluk Berry juice), though only James mentions it verbally.

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| To fan Giovanni with leaves on arms

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| ''[[AG039|A Pokéblock Party!]]''

| To serve as an alarm clock and a lunch bell

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| {{p|Voltorb}} and {{p|Magnemite}}

| Voltorb will wake Giovanni up with a slight zap and Magnemite will provide him free electricity

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| To slake Giovanni's thirst when he is in a desert

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| To crack coconuts for Giovanni when he will be (1) wandering in a jungle or (2) flying a helicopter. The thought about helicopter came to Meowth when Bagon told him that he wanted to learn to fly. It is the first time two fantasies appear in one episode.

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| ''[[AG047|I Feel Skitty]]''

| Make Giovanni happy "oily (early) in the morning"

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| ''[[AG053|Game Winning Assist!]]''

| {{p|Numel}}

| Warm Giovanni

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| Act as his pillow and make him fall asleep by using {{m|Sing}}

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| ''[[AG067|Go Go Ludicolo]]''

| Entertainment for when he wakes up and to lighten his spirits

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| [[Kanto]] and [[Hoenn]] [[starter Pokémon]]

| To remind him of his early days as a [[Pokémon Trainer]]

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| To make a crown

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| To watch his favorite films on the big screen and ride Camerupt in the moonlight

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|''[[AG102|Where's Armaldo?]]''

|To get in his wild side

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| Entertainment with its ribbon dancing skills/A living fan by the use of its back jaw/ Using said back jaw as a cushion to rest his weary head on

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| Waking up to see its loamy face in the morning...or maybe walking out to the pool to see its...no.<BR>Maybe a staring contest?

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| Crack a walnut

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| Make him angry when he is brushing his teeth

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| To stop thieves from stealing his things and putting him back to sleep after

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| ''[[AG125|Like a Meowth to Flame!]]''

| Source of fire

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| Make Giovanni happy he has a brain and non-webbed toes, and to make his mind go blank when he has a brain freeze.

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| To travel in space

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| To "quote" everything Giovanni says; to wish him a good morning, tell one-sided jokes, and help him berate grunts.

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| ''[[AG188|Pinch Healing!]]''

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| [[Flying (type)|Bird Pokémon]]

| The boss is flying in the air, sitting on a chair strapped to a bunch of {{type2|Flying}} Pokémon.

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| ''[[DP016|A Gruff act to follow]]''

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| He runs through the desert in a speedo, covered in Enchanted Honey. Then the wild Pokémon come and lick and rub against him.{{tt|*|This fantasy was completely removed from the dub, presumably due to the extremely suggestive nature of the shot where the Pokémon are rubbing up against Giovanni.}}  

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| Um... Dancing? A hat? A paper weight?<br>Nah, there's no way Giovanni would like an extremely rare Pokémon owned by a member of the Elite Four.

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| ''[[DP039|Steamboat Willies]]''

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| Build a giant stone castle

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| Hot Spring

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| {{p|Mew}}, {{p|Riolu}}, {{p|Celebi}}, {{p|Milotic}} and {{p|Shieldon}}

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|''[[DP125|Battling a Cute Drama!]]''

| To charm and relax Giovanni after a hard day of making a 'zillion dollars'.

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| To use Absorb to cure Giovanni's insomnia.

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|''[[DP145|A Rivalry to Gible On!!]]''

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|''[[DP148|Try for the Family Stone!]]''

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|''[[DP166|The Fleeing Tower of Sunyshore!]]''

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|''[[DP169|Pokémon Ranger: Heatran Rescue!]]''

| To be used as a grill, a sauna heater and a fireplace.

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|''[[DP170|An Elite Coverup!]]''

| {{p|Magby}}  

|''[[DP173|Dealing With a Fierce Double Ditto Drama!]]''

| [[Narissa]]'s [[Ditto (Pokémon)|Ditto 1 and 2]]

| To help Giovanni catch [[legendary Pokémon]] like {{p|Giratina}} and {{p|Regigigas}}.

|''[[DP180|Four Roads Diverged in a Pokémon Port!]]''

| {{si|Kenny}}'s {{p|Floatzel}}

| When Giovanni can't sleep at night, Floatzel can give him its floatation sac to use as a pillow (Meowth doesn't consider the fact that Floatzel can't actually remove the sac from its body).

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