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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]]'' | Up until his appearance in ''[[EP063|The Battle of the Badge]]'', his voice was altered with a {{wp|vocoder}} effect, masking his identity. 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|original series}}. | ||
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. | 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. | ||