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[[File:Giovanni anime.png|left|thumb|220px|Giovanni in the original series]]

====Kanto====

Unexplained events in the episode (other than that the events in question necessitated the use of Mewtwo) caused Giovanni to abdicate his position as the Viridian Gym Leader, handing the Earth Badge to the Team Rocket trio that constantly follows [[Ash Ketchum]] (although his orders implied that he wanted the trio to defend the Gym from a possible attack). Through a combination of their own incompetence and Ash's willpower to win the Earth Badge, the Viridian Gym was destroyed at the end of the episode. Due to this, and perhaps other circumstances, Giovanni permanently resigned as Viridian's Gym Leader, as [[Agatha]] of the [[Kanto]] [[Elite Four]] had taken over the Gym temporarily when Ash next returned to Viridian City after his journey in Hoenn.

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.

====Johto====

He also made cameo appearances in ''[[EP157|The Fortune Hunters]]'', where Butch and Cassidy gave him an update on their latest scheme; and ''[[EP231|Due's and Don'ts]]'', where he begrudgingly accepted Jessie, James, and Meowth back into Team Rocket after their membership had been revoked because of unpaid dues and loans.

==={{series|Best Wishes}}===

[[File:Giovanni BW anime.png|thumb|left|250px|Giovanni in the {{series|Best Wishes}}]]

[[File:Possessed Giovanni.png|thumb|220px|Giovanni under possession by the Reveal Glass]]

After a long absence, Giovanni returned in ''[[BW095|Unrest at the Nursery!]]'', making a brief appearance in his office. He then appeared in ''[[BW096|Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!]]'', spearheading Team Rocket's Operation Tempest, a mission to capture {{an|Meloetta}} and use it to take control of {{p|Tornadus}}, {{p|Thundurus}}, and {{p|Landorus}} to conquer Unova. For the first time in the history of the series, he battled against Ash directly, with Persian defeating Pikachu. He then captured Ash and Pikachu so Meloetta would have no choice but to go with him. They all went to the ruins in preparation for the next stage of the mission, using Meloetta's song to summon the [[Reveal Glass]] in the temple. In the beginning of ''[[BW097|Unova's Survival Crisis!]]'', he used the Reveal Glass to summon the [[Forces of Nature]] and transform them into their Therian Formes before setting them against Ash, Iris, Cilan, [[Ridley]], and [[Cynthia]]. However, during the battle, Meloetta was dislodged from the mechanism controlling the trio's power. After looking directly into the Reveal Glass, Giovanni became possessed by the power and went insane, declaring against his followers' wishes that he would instead ''destroy'' Unova. With the power of the Forces of Nature, he began freezing the land in ice, but he was saved from the possession by Jessie, James, and Meowth. On Dr. Zager's advisement, he then ordered a full retreat from the Unova region. He was last seen flying off in his airplane to return to Kanto with Jessie, James, Meowth, and Dr. Zager, contemplating how his worst instincts nearly brought about his own end.

==={{series|XY}}===

[[File:Giovanni XY anime.png|left|thumb|250px|Giovanni in the {{series|XY}}]]

He reappeared in ''[[XY107|An Explosive Operation!]]'', where the trio contacted him 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 later appeared in ''[[XY137|Battling with a Clean Slate!]]''. He had received information on Team Flare's demise, and was visibly pleased upon being told by the trio that it was all thanks to their actions. He asked them to prepare a detailed report on the matter.

==={{series|Sun & Moon}}===

[[File:Giovanni Sun and Moon series.png|thumb|250px|Giovanni in the {{series|Sun & Moon}}]]

Giovanni appeared again in ''[[SM012|The Sun, the Scare, the Secret Lair!]]'' during an argument the trio were having with Matori over their lack of reports on their activity in Alola. They immediately fell into line upon seeing him and showed him {{TP|Jessie|Mimikyu}}, as well as {{an|Bewear}}, who they lied about having captured. Though he was initially skeptical of their claims while examining data presented to him by Matori, he ultimately praised them and told them to continue doing well for Team Rocket.

Giovanni reappeared in ''[[SM062|Acting True to Form!]]'' alongside Matori, where he contacted the trio and took an interest in the {{alo|Meowth}}. He later contacted the trio again after the Alolan Meowth arrived at the headquarters.

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