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[[Image:Chibi Giovanni.jpg|right|frame|Meowth's view of Giovanni.]]
[[File:Boss fantasy.png|thumb|250px|A typical boss fantasy]]
The '''boss fantasy''' is a segment in the [[Pokémon anime]] where Meowth thinks of practical uses for the Pokémon being focussed on in the current episode. Through this, the 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 ''[[EP205|The Kecleon Caper]]'' and became as regular as the [[Team Rocket motto|motto]] and blast off for a while during the Hoenn saga.
The '''boss fantasy''' (Japanese: '''ニャース妄想''' ''{{tt|Nyarth|Meowth}} delusion'') is a segment in the [[Pokémon anime]] in which {{MTR}} thinks of practical uses {{an|Giovanni}} can make of the {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} being focused on in the current episode. Through this, the Giovanni in Meowth's imagination rewards {{TRT}} for their generosity, which gives [[Jessie]] and [[James]] the motivation to go through with their next plan, only for {{Ash}} and {{ashfr}} to go after and foil it once it is carried out. The segment often depicts Giovanni in humorous and exaggerated situations.


On rare occasions, the fantasy will not pan out to plan and Giovanni's unhappiness encourages the trio to do something else instead.
The segment debuted in ''[[EP021|Bye Bye Butterfree!]]'', but became regular only after ''[[EP205|The Kecleon Caper]]'', appearing as often as the {{motto}} and blast offs during the Hoenn saga. The segment appeared less often in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]''. Due to the {{FB|Team Rocket|trio}} shifting to a more serious tone, the boss fantasies did not appear in ''[[Pokémon the Series: Black & White]]'', though afterwards they made a return in ''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]'' and ''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]'', although much less frequently than before.
[[File:Giovanni Chibi form.png|left|thumb|200px|Meowth's chibi view of Giovanni]]
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. In [[DP044|one episode]], James finishes off the fantasy, where he imagines Giovanni saying "James and his friends" instead. Occasionally, Meowth will imagine Giovanni in {{wp|Chibi (slang)|chibi}} form while in others, Meowth will imagine Giovanni with a muscle-covered body.


=List of boss fantasies=
On rare occasions, the fantasy will not pan out as planned and Giovanni's unhappiness encourages the trio to do something else instead.
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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 (and sometimes, his general disinterest) towards them at the time. On most occasions, Meowth is so overconfident with these fantasies that he doesn't realize that his plans are generally flawed and wouldn't actually work, usually due to Giovanni's desire for only strong Pokémon.
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==List of boss fantasies==
===[[Original series]]===
{| style="{{roundy}}; background:#666666; border:5px solid #CC0000"
|-
|-
! Episode
! Episode
! Pokémon
! Item/Pokémon
! Used for
! Use
|-
! Image
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[EP021|Bye Bye Butterfree!]]''
| {{p|Butterfree}}
| {{MTR}} being in the Boss's lap (with Persian being down in the dumps).
| [[File:Boss fantasy EP021.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[EP063|The Battle of the Badge]]''
| {{TP|Misty|Togepi}}
| Giovanni praising the trio in his office.
| [[File:Boss fantasy EP063.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[EP104|Bound for Trouble]]''
| {{AP|Pikachu}}
| {{MTR}} in the boss's lap, being his favorite Pokémon, after singlehandedly bringing Pikachu to Giovanni.
| [[File:Boss fantasy EP104.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[EP205|The Kecleon Caper]]''
| ''[[EP205|The Kecleon Caper]]''
| {{p|Kecleon}}
| {{p|Kecleon}}
|  
| Captured for the jewelry box it swallowed, to impress Giovanni with the rarity of the Pokémon and the value of the jewels.
|-
| [[File:Boss fantasy EP205.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[EP213|A Corsola Caper!]]''
| {{p|Corsola}}
| To make Giovanni's estate look beautiful and pink.
| [[File:Boss fantasy EP213.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[EP239|Whichever Way the Wind Blows]]''
| ''[[EP239|Whichever Way the Wind Blows]]''
| {{p|Bellossom}}
| {{p|Bellossom}}
| To cheer him up when he wakes up.
| To cheer him up when he wakes up.
|-
| [[File:Boss fantasy EP239.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| [[EP250]]
| {{p|Jynx}}, {{p|Swinub}}, and {{p|Piloswine}}
| Jynx will kiss Giovanni when he wakes up, Swinub will brush his hair with {{m|Powder Snow}}, and Piloswine will blanch the floor.
| [[File:Boss fantasy EP250 1.png|150px]]<br>[[File:Boss fantasy EP250 2.png|150px]]<br>[[File:Boss fantasy EP250 3.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[EP256|Just Add Water]]''
| {{p|Mantine}}, {{p|Qwilfish}}, and {{p|Lanturn}}
| To swim with Giovanni in his pool in the morning.
| [[File:Boss fantasy EP256.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[EP261|Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid]]''
| ''[[EP261|Here's Lookin' at You, Elekid]]''
| {{p|Elekid}}
| {{p|Elekid}} and {{AP|Larvitar}}
| Power a hair dryer
| Elekid will power an electric razor and a hair dryer and Larvitar will show his sincere loyalty.
| [[File:Boss fantasy EP261.png|150px]]
|}
 
===''[[Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire]]''===
{| style="{{roundy}}; background:#666666; border:5px solid #CC0000"
|-
|-
| ''[[AG021|Which Wurmple is Which?]]''
! Episode
! Item/Pokémon
! Use
! Image
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG007|Tree's a Crowd]]''
| {{p|Treecko}}
| To wake Giovanni up by rubbing his nose with its tail and to massage him.
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG007.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG012|The Lotad Lowdown]]''
| {{p|Lotad}}
| To bring water to Giovanni for washing in the morning right in the bed.
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG012.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG021|Which Wurmple's Which?]]''
| {{p|Wurmple}}
| {{p|Wurmple}}
| Sewing
| To provide thread for sewing.
|-
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG021.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG028|Seeing is Believing]]''
| {{p|Seedot}}
| To help Giovanni with his morning exercises.
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG028.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG033|Now That's Flower Power!]]''
| [[Bluk Berry|Bluk Berries]]
| To make Giovanni's hair look perfect.
 
This is the first fantasy with an item instead of a Pokémon, as well as 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.
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG033.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG037|Jump for Joy]]''
| {{p|Shiftry}}
| To fan Giovanni with leaves on arms.
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG037.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG039|A Poké-BLOCK Party!]]''
| {{p|Whismur}}
| To serve as an alarm clock and a lunch bell.
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG039.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG040|Watt's with Wattson?]]''
| {{p|Voltorb}}, {{p|Magnemite}}, and {{p|Magneton}}
| Voltorb will wake Giovanni up with a slight zap and Magnemite and Magneton will provide him free electricity.
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG040 1.png|150px]]<br>[[File:Boss fantasy AG040 2.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG041|What You Seed is What You Get]]''
| Watermelons
| To slake Giovanni's thirst when he is in a desert.
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG041.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG042|Love at First Flight]]''
| {{p|Volbeat}} and {{p|Illumise}}
| Entertain Giovanni while he's doing his work.
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG042.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG043|Let Bagons be Bagons]]''
| ''[[AG043|Let Bagons be Bagons]]''
| {{p|Bagon}}
| {{p|Bagon}}
| Coconut cracking
| 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.
|-
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG043 1.png|150px]]<br>[[File:Boss fantasy AG043 2.png|150px]]
| ''[[AG047|I Feel Skitty]]''
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=2 | ''[[AG047|I Feel Skitty!]]''
| Fragrances
| To help Giovanni relax and brush his teeth better.
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG047 1.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{p|Skitty}}
| {{p|Skitty}}
| Make Giovanni happy when he is "oily in the morning"
| Make Giovanni happy early in the morning.
|-
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG047 2.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG049|Maxxed Out]]''
| {{p|Surskit}}
| Lift his spirit when it's cloudy.
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG049.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG055|Poetry Commotion!]]''
| {{p|Torkoal}}
| To light Giovanni's barbecue grill and candles.
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG055.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG060|Delcatty Got Your Tongue?]]''
| ''[[AG060|Delcatty Got Your Tongue?]]''
| {{p|Skitty}} and {{p|Delcatty}}
| {{p|Skitty}} and {{p|Delcatty}}
| Let Giovanni find out differences between the two Pokémon
| Giovanni will simply be happy to own both.
|-
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG060.png|150px]]
| ''[[AG062|True Blue Swablu]]''
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG063|Take the Lombre Home]]''
| {{p|Lombre}}
| To fill its lilypad with water to use as a sink.
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG063.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG064|True Blue Swablu]]''
| {{p|Swablu}}
| {{p|Swablu}}
| Act as his pillow and make him fall asleep by using the move {{m|sing}}
| Act as his pillow and make him fall asleep by using {{m|Sing}}.
|-
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG064.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG066|Exploud and Clear!]]''
| {{p|Exploud}}
| Act as an alarm clock.
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG066.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG067|Go Go Ludicolo!]]''
| {{p|Ludicolo}}
| Entertainment for when he wakes up and to lighten his spirits.
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG067.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG069|Love, Petalburg Style!]]''
| {{p|Slakoth}}, {{p|Vigoroth}}, and {{p|Slaking}}
| Vigoroth to wake him up, and Slakoth and Slaking to help him relax after a long day's work.
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG069 1.png|150px]]<br>[[File:Boss fantasy AG069 2.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG071|A Six Pack Attack!]]''
| [[Kanto]] and [[Hoenn]] [[first partner Pokémon]]
| To remind him of his early days as a [[Pokémon Trainer]].
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG071.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG079|Pearls are a Spoink's Best Friend]]''
| ''[[AG079|Pearls are a Spoink's Best Friend]]''
| {{p|Spoink}}
| {{p|Spoink}}
| To make a crown
| To make a crown.
|-
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG079.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG086|Lights, Camerupt, Action!]]''
| Movie projector and {{p|Camerupt}}
| To watch his favorite films on the big screen and ride Camerupt in the moonlight.
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG086.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG088|The Garden of Eatin']]''
| {{p|Snorlax}}
| To put the Boss on its shoulder so he can see the sunrise.
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG088.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG092|Judgment Day!]]''
| {{p|Ivysaur}}, {{p|Charmeleon}}, and {{p|Wartortle}}
| To remember himself the nice era.
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG092.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=2 | ''[[AG093|Clamperl of Wisdom]]''
| The blue pearl
| To make a crown or a ring.
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG093 1.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{p|Spoink}}, {{p|Clamperl}}, and the blue pearl
| To use as a stylish crown. (Spoink and the blue pearl, the reasoning for capturing Clamperl is not addressed.)
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG093 2.png|150px]]<br>[[File:Boss fantasy AG093 3.png|150px]]<br>[[File:Boss fantasy AG093 4.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG094|The Relicanth Really Can]]''
| Sunken treasure
| To buy him sparkling furniture for his bedroom.
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG094.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG095|The Evolutionary War]]''
| {{p|Huntail}} and {{p|Gorebyss}}
| To allow him to go "extreme surfing".
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG095.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG096|Training Wreck]]''
| A physically fit {{TRT}}
| To use as bodyguards.
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG096.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG099|It's Still Rocket Roll to Me!]]''
| A {{wp|space shuttle}}
| To inspire him and allow him to explore outer space.
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG099.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG100|Solid as a Solrock]]''
| {{p|Lunatone}} and {{p|Solrock}}
| To shine light on him in a dark street, making him dance happily.
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG100.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG102|Where's Armaldo?]]''
|Prehistoric Pokémon
|To awaken his wild side.
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG102.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| rowspan=2 | ''[[AG105|Once in a Mawile]]''
| {{p|Mawile}}
| Entertainment with its ribbon dancing skills, a living fan by the use of its back jaw, and using said back jaw as a cushion to rest his weary head on.
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG105 1.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| {{p|Lombre}}
| Waking up to see its loamy face in the morning...or maybe walking out to the pool to see its...no. Maybe a staring contest?
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG105 2.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG106|Beg, Burrow, and Steal]]''
| {{p|Trapinch}}
| Crack a walnut.
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG106.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG107|Absol-ute Disaster]]''
| ''[[AG107|Absol-ute Disaster]]''
| {{p|Absol}}
| {{p|Absol}}
| Make him angry when he is brushing his teeth
| Make him angry when he is brushing his teeth.
|-
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG107.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG109|Do I Hear a Ralts?]]''
| {{p|Ralts}}
| To stop thieves from stealing his things and putting him back to sleep after with {{m|Hypnosis}}.
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG109.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG112|Showdown At Linoone]]''
| {{p|Linoone}}
| Make gifts to the Boss thanks to his {{a|Pickup}} [[Ability]].
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG112.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG114|Date Expectations]]''
| ''[[AG114|Date Expectations]]''
| {{p|Donphan}}
| {{p|Donphan}}
| Bowling
| If he went bowling with it, then he would get a strike every time... if it didn't destroy the bowling alley.<BR>Or he could use it for transportation... if he didn't mind leaving all of his belongings behind.<BR>Or he could use it to get a massage... if he didn't mind being flattened.
|-
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG114 1.png|150px]]<br>[[File:Boss fantasy AG114 2.png|150px]]<br>[[File:Boss fantasy AG114 3.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG118|Less is Morrison]]''
| {{p|Beldum}}
| Massager.
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG118.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG125|Like a Meowth to a Flame!]]''
| {{p|Moltres}}'s flame
| Source of fire.
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG125.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG135|Numero Uno, Articuno]]''
| {{p|Articuno}}
| To cool Giovanni off after he has collapsed, barely dressed, from the blazing heat.
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG135.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG138|Rough, Tough, Jigglypuff]]''
| {{p|Jigglypuff}}
| To be used as a decoration, exercise ball and sleep aid.
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG138.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG139|On Cloud Arcanine]]''
| {{p|Arcanine}}
| To keep Giovanni warm at night.
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG139.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG140|Sitting Psyduck!]]''
| {{p|Psyduck}}
| Make Giovanni happy he has a brain and non-webbed toes when he hurts his fingers and toes, and to make his mind go blank when he has an ice cream headache.
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG140.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG161|Odd Pokémon Out!]]''
| {{p|Tropius}}
| To provide Giovanni with shade and fresh fruit from its neck.
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG161.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG171|Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys Crisis]]''
| ''[[AG171|Pokémon Ranger - Deoxys Crisis]]''
| {{p|Deoxys}}
| {{p|Deoxys}}
| Space travel
| To travel in space. Team Rocket abandoned the fantasy.
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG171.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG173|All That Glitters is Not Golden!]]''
| Golden {{p|Sudowoodo}}
| It will make Giovanni happy by matching his golden house, clothes, and bathtub.
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG173.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG177|Grating Spaces]]''
| Pokémon of the [[Pewter Gym]]
| {{p|Geodude}} will massage him, other Pokémon will keep him company.
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG177 1.png|150px]]<br>[[File:Boss fantasy AG177 2.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG183|Aipom and Circumstance]]''
| A crown
| For Giovanni to 1) wear in bed, 2) fill with water to use as a sink, and 3) use in a {{wp|curling}} game.
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG183 1.png|150px]]<br>[[File:Boss fantasy AG183 2.png|150px]]<br>[[File:Boss fantasy AG183 3.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG184|Strategy Tomorrow, Comedy Tonight!]]''
| {{p|Chatot}}
| To "quote" everything Giovanni says; to wish him a good morning, tell one-sided jokes, and help him berate {{tc|Team Rocket Grunt|Grunts}}.
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG184.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[AG186|Overjoyed!]]''
| {{p|Chansey}}
| To box with Giovanni, and treat his injuries when it beats him up.
| [[File:Boss fantasy AG186.png|150px]]
|}
 
===''[[Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl]]''===
{| style="{{roundy}}; background:#666666; border:5px solid #CC0000"
|-
|-
! Episode
! Item/Pokémon
! Use
! Image
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[DP007|Like It or Lup It!]]''
| {{p|Ludicolo}}
| Playing music for him while he's waking up in the morning, as well as during a work-out ("shaking his boss booty").
| [[File:Boss fantasy DP007.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[DP013|A Staravia is Born!]]''
| {{t|Flying|Bird Pokémon}}
| The boss is flying in the air, sitting on a chair strapped to a bunch of {{type|Flying}} Pokémon.
| [[File:Boss fantasy DP013.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[DP014|Leave It To Brocko!]]''
| {{p|Nuzleaf}}
| To make the Boss think that money don't buy him happiness, so he will give all his money to the trio.
| [[File:Boss fantasy DP014.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[DP016|A Gruff Act to Follow!]]''
| [[Fossil|Fossil Pokémon]]
| Giovanni is using the revived Fossil Pokémon to take over Sinnoh, with him sobbing in happiness.
| [[File:Boss fantasy DP016.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[DP028|Drifloon on the Wind!]]''
| {{p|Ampharos}}
| Calm the boss down when he is having nightmares.
| [[File:Boss fantasy DP028.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[DP030|Some Enchanted Sweetening]]''
| ''[[DP030|Some Enchanted Sweetening]]''
| [[Honey|enchanted honey]]
| [[Honey|Enchanted Honey]]
| The boss is in a tight bathing suit is being covered with enchanted honey.<br>For reasons unknown, the boss fantasy is removed away from the dub.
| He runs through the desert in a speedo, covered in Enchanted Honey. Then the wild Pokémon come and lick and rub against him.
 
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. This was the second boss fantasy after [[EP250]] that was not seen in the English dub.
| [[File:DP030 Removed Scene.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[DP033|All Dressed Up With Somewhere To Go!]]''
| A [[Pokémon Egg]]
| To provide good sleeps to the boss thanks to the warm presence of the Egg.
| [[File:Boss fantasy DP033.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[DP034|Buizel Your Way Out of This!]]''
| {{p|Buizel}}
| To save his life when he's out yachting during a storm and his boat capsizes.
| [[File:Boss fantasy DP034.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[DP035|An Elite Meet and Greet]]''
| [[Lucian]]'s {{p|Bronzong}}
| Um... Dancing? A hat? A paper weight? A door knocker?<br>Nah, there's no way Giovanni would like an extremely rare Pokémon owned by a member of the [[Elite Four]].
| [[File:Boss fantasy DP035 1.png|150px]]<br>[[File:Boss fantasy DP035 2.png|150px]]<br>[[File:Boss fantasy DP035 3.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[DP039|Steamboat Willies!]]''
| All of the [[twerp]]s' Pokémon
| To be playmates
| [[File:Boss fantasy DP039.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[DP044|Mass Hip-Po-Sis!]]''
| {{p|Hippopotas}}
| Get his golf ball out of a sand trap and making a beach.
 
This fantasy was imagined by James, because Meowth fell asleep after being hit by {{p|Hippopotas}}'s {{m|Yawn}}.
| [[File:Boss fantasy DP044.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[DP057|Bibarel Gnaws Best!]]''
| {{p|Machamp}} and {{p|Machoke}}
| Build a giant stone castle.
| [[File:Boss fantasy DP057.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[DP063|Hot Springing a Leak!]]''
| Hot spring
| For Giovanni to be relaxed
| [[File:Boss fantasy DP063.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[DP070|Bells are Singing!]]''
| [[Francesca]]'s {{P|Chingling}}
| Alarm clock
| [[File:Boss fantasy DP070.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[DP085|Fighting Fear with Fear]]''
| {{p|Gligar}}
| Gligar will shield Giovanni's eyes from the rising sun in the morning, so that he doesn't wake up and miss the best part of his dream.
| [[File:Boss fantasy DP085.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[DP092|A Lean Mean Team Rocket Machine!]]''
| {{p|Mew}}, {{p|Riolu}}, {{p|Celebi}}, {{p|Milotic}}, and {{p|Shieldon}}
| Examples of rare Pokémon that can be caught for the boss.
| [[File:Boss fantasy DP092.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[DP107|Ancient Family Matters!]]''
| {{pkmn2|Giant}} {{p|Anorith}}
| To offer it to the boss.
| [[File:Boss fantasy DP107.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[DP113|Hold the Phione!]]''
| {{p|Phione}}
| For good luck, winning sweepstakes that he enters.
| [[File:Boss fantasy DP113 1.png|150px]]<br>[[File:Boss fantasy DP113 2.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[DP115|Stealing the Conversation!]]''
| {{p|Chatot}}
| To give Giovanni a confidence boost by asking it {{wp|loaded question}}s, which Chatot will mimic.
| [[File:Boss fantasy DP115.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[DP121|The Lonely Snover!]]''
| {{p|Snover}}
| To give Giovanni Snover Berries for breakfast, thereby inspiring him to open a snow-cone business.
| [[File:Boss fantasy DP121.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[DP125|Battling a Cute Drama!]]''
| {{p|Cherubi}}
| To charm and relax Giovanni after a hard day of making a "zillion dollars".
| [[File:Boss fantasy DP125.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
|''[[DP134|Promoting Healthy Tangrowth!]]''
| {{p|Tangrowth}}
| To use {{m|Absorb}} to cure Giovanni's insomnia.
| [[File:Boss fantasy DP134.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[DP145|A Rivalry to Gible On!]]''
| {{p|Gible}}
| To play in the water with Giovanni and "help him find his inner Boss."
| [[File:Boss fantasy DP145.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[DP148|Try for the Family Stone!]]''
| {{p|Mismagius}}
| To cast a spell that will make Giovanni happy.
| [[File:Boss fantasy DP148.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[DP157|Gotta Get a Gible!]]''
| {{AP|Gible}}
| To get rid of the scrap thanks to Gible eating it, and because in addition it is ecological.
| [[File:Boss fantasy DP157.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[DP166|The Fleeing Tower of Sunyshore!]]''
| [[Sunyshore Tower]]
| To provide headquarters with warm floors (that the boss will want to sleep on), stoves and hot baths.
| [[File:Boss fantasy DP166.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[DP169|Pokémon Ranger: Heatran Rescue!]]''
| {{p|Heatran}}
| To be used as a grill, a sauna heater, and a fireplace.
| [[File:Boss fantasy DP169.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[DP170|An Elite Coverup!]]''
| {{p|Magby}}
| To help Giovanni light his barbecue and birthday candles. Also, to light the Team Rocket headquarters in the event of a blackout.
| [[File:Boss fantasy DP170.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[DP173|Dealing With a Fierce Double Ditto Drama!]]''
| [[Narissa]]'s {{p|Ditto}} 1 and 2
| To help Giovanni catch [[Legendary Pokémon]] like {{p|Giratina}} and {{p|Regigigas}}.
| [[File:Boss fantasy DP173.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[DP178|For The Love of Meowth!]]''
| [[Mamie]]'s {{p|Glameow}}
| To make the boss happy when he wake up thanks to the beauty of Glameow. It was in fact a decoy because {{MTR}} just wanted to escape with Glameow since he felt in love with her.
| [[File:Boss fantasy DP178.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[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).
| [[File:Boss fantasy DP180.png|150px]]
|}
 
===''[[Pokémon the Series: XY]]''===
{| style="{{roundy}}; background:#666666; border:5px solid #CC0000"
|-
|-
| ''[[DP035|An Elite Meet and Greet]]''
! Episode
| [[Lucian's Bronzong]]
! Item/Pokémon
| 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.
! Use
! Image
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[XY018|Awakening the Sleeping Giant!]]''
| [[Poké Flute]]
| To gather an army of {{p|Snorlax}}.
| [[File:Boss fantasy XY018 1.png|150px]]<br>[[File:Boss fantasy XY018 2.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[XY115|Battling at Full Volume!]]''
| Pikachu
| Giovanni rewards Meowth lots of desserts, but Meowth doesn't like how his boss gave him too much desserts.
| [[File:Boss fantasy XY115.png|150px]]
|}
 
===''[[Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon]]''===
{| style="{{roundy}}; background:#666666; border:5px solid #CC0000"
|-
! Episode
! Item/Pokémon
! Use
! Image
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[SM059|Tasting the Bitter with the Sweet!]]''
|  A [[Grandpa Forest|rare Pokémon]]
| {{MTR}} in the boss's lap.
| [[File:Boss fantasy SM059.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[SM096|Don't Ignore the Small Stufful!]]''
| All the Pokémon from the [[Aether Paradise]] Conservation Area
| To please Giovanni and make all the Pokémon even happier than in the {{pkmn2|wild}}.
| [[File:Boss fantasy.png|150px]]
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[SM119|A High-Speed Awakening!]]''
| {{p|Vikavolt}}
| To pull Giovanni in a flying sled.
| [[File:Boss fantasy SM119 1.png|150px]]<br>[[File:Boss fantasy SM119 2.png|150px]]
|}
 
===''[[Pokémon Journeys: The Series]]''===
{| style="{{roundy}}; background:#666666; border:5px solid #CC0000"
|-
|-
| ''[[DP039|Steamboat Willies]]''
! Episode
| All of the [[twerp]]s' Pokémon
! Item/Pokémon
| Playmates
! Use
! Image
|- style="background:#FFF"
| ''[[JN024|A Little Rocket R & R!]]''
| All the Pokémon stolen from the [[Resort Area]]
| To make Giovanni scold [[Matori]] and congratulate with every member of the trio.
! [[File:Boss fantasy JN024.png|150px]]
|}
|}


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==Trivia==
* [[Maddie Blaustein]] said that the boss fantasies were one of her favorite parts of her role as Meowth.
 
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