Giovanni

Giovanni
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If you were looking for the character in the games whose Japanese name is Giovan
ni, see Earl Dervish. For the episode of Pokmon Origins, see File 3 - Giovanni.
Giovanni
??? Sakaki
"The Self-Proclaimed Strongest Trainer"
FireRed LeafGreen Giovanni.png
Art from FireRed and LeafGreen
Age Unknown
Gender Male
Birthday August 1
Eye color Black
Hair color Black*, Brown*
Hometown Viridian City
Region Kanto
Relatives Silver (son)
Madame Boss (mother, anime)
Unnamed twin brother*
Trainer class BossRBYFRLG/Rocket BossHGSS
Gym LeaderRBYFRLG
Pokmon TrainerB2W2
Generation I, III, IV, V
Games Red, Blue, Yellow, FireRed, LeafGreen, HeartGold, SoulSilver, Black 2, W
hite 2, Stadium
Leader of Viridian Gym
Badge Earth Badge
Specializes in Ground types
Member of Team Rocket
Rank Boss
Game animation debut Pokmon Origins
English voice actor Jamieson Price
Japanese voice actor Rikiya Koyama
Anime counterpart Giovanni
Counterpart debut Battle Aboard the St. Anne
Manga counterpart(s) Giovanni (Adventures),
Giovanni (Pocket Monsters)
Giovanni (Japanese: ??? Sakaki) was the head of Team Rocket, and served as the s
ecretive Gym Leader of Viridian City's Gym, known officially as the Viridian Gym
. He handed out the Earth Badge to Trainers who defeated him. As a Gym Leader, h
e specialized in Ground-type Pokmon, but his master plan includes collecting rare
Pokmon of all types. He is the only character in the games to have the Trainer c
lass BossFRLG/Rocket BossHGSS (Japanese: ???????? Team Rocket Boss).
Contents [hide]
1 In the games
1.1 Fame Checker
1.2 Pokmon
1.2.1 Pokmon Red, Blue, and Green
1.2.1.1 First battle
1.2.1.2 Second battle
1.2.1.3 Gym battle
1.2.2 Pokmon Yellow
1.2.2.3 Gym battle
1.2.3 Pokmon FireRed and LeafGreen
1.2.3.3 Gym battle
1.2.4 Pokmon HeartGold and SoulSilver
1.2.5 Pokmon Black 2 and White 2
1.2.5.1 Pokmon World Tournament
1.2.5.1.1 Kanto Leaders Tournament
1.2.5.1.2 Type Expert/World Leaders Tournament
1.2.6 Pokmon Stadium
1.2.6.1 Round 1
1.2.6.2 Round 2
1.3 Quotes
1.3.1 Pokmon Red, Blue, and Yellow
1.3.2 Pokmon FireRed and LeafGreen
1.3.3 Pokmon HeartGold and SoulSilver
1.3.4 Pokmon Black 2 and White 2
2 Artwork
2.1 Sprites
3 In the anime
3.1 In the main series
3.2 In Pokmon Origins
3.2.1 Pokmon
3.2.1.1 On hand
3.2.1.2 Status unknown
3.2.2 Voice actors
4 In the manga
4.1 In the Pokmon Adventures manga
4.2 In the How I Became a Pokmon Card manga
4.3 In the Pokmon Pocket Monsters manga
4.4 In the Pokmon Zensho manga
4.4.1 Pokmon
4.4.1.1 At the Pokmon Tower
5 In the TCG
5.1 Artwork
5.2 Cards
6 Trivia
7 Names
7.1 Boss
7.2 Rocket Boss
In the games
Giovanni is the primary antagonist of the games taking place in Kanto.
In the first games Giovanni appeared in, he served a dual role: one that was wel
l-known to the residents of Kanto, and one that was more secret. He was first sh
own as the leader of the villainous Team Rocket, the first of many criminal orga
nizations to grace the Pokmon games. After he and his team of Grunts were defeate
d at Silph Co. by an eleven-year-old boy, Giovanni fled to a hideout that his an
tagonist was unaware of. Once the player returned to Viridian City, one of the m
ajor plot twists of these games revealed that Giovanni, in addition to his role
as a criminal, was the final Gym Leader to be fought before the Elite Fouralbeit
one without a formal title. Here, he specializes in the Ground type. Once defeat
ed, he disbanded Team Rocket and left the player with the Earth Badge and TM27 (
Fissure). He then vanishes and is not seen again for the rest of the game.
Giovanni's role in Pokmon FireRed and LeafGreen is much the same; the one differe
nce is that defeating him in the Gym battle will earn the player TM26 (Earthquak
e), instead of TM27 (Fissure). He also implies that he intends to return to powe
r one day rather than being moved to dedicate his life to the study of Pokmon. Th
ere is a side-plot in the Sevii Islands that revolves around Giovanni; a group o
f Team Rocket members are trying to continue the aims of Team Rocket, but they a
bandon this when they realize that their leader has been defeated once and for a
ll.
In Pokmon Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver, a group of Team Rocke
t members tries to relaunch the old team. They take over Goldenrod Radio Tower,
and broadcast a radio announcement intended for Giovanni. Only in HeartGold and
SoulSilver is it revealed that Giovanni does hear the broadcast, from his hideou
t in Tohjo Falls - an event in the remakes involving a time-traveling Celebi all
ows Ethan and Lyra to travel back in time and defeat Giovanni at the same time t
he rest of Team Rocket is being defeated. Like before, once defeated, Giovanni w
ill disappear. Later, in Kanto, it is revealed that Blue took over the Viridian
Gym after his disappearance.
The Celebi event also reveals some of Giovanni's background from the three years
between Generation I/III and Generation II/IV. While it was mentioned in FireRe
d and LeafGreen that Giovanni has a son with red hair, the son's identity wasn't
revealed until the time-travel event in HeartGold and SoulSilver. As many fans
speculated (and as was mentioned in the Pokmon Adventures manga series), this son
is the rival of the Johto player character, Silver. Much of Silver's personalit
y is a result of the treatment he received from Giovanni, which includes abandon
ment. Like many of Giovanni's other actions throughout the games, this reflects
on his selfishness.
Giovanni reappears in Black 2 and White 2 in the Pokmon World Tournament, replaci
ng Blue, who instead participates in the Champions Tournament. Giovanni returns
to using Ground types exclusively. While the announcer usually introduces Gym Le
aders by their title, Giovanni, who does not have a title, is introduced as "The
Self-Proclaimed Strongest Trainer" (Japanese: ?????? ?????? ??? Claiming Himsel
f the Strongest Trainer).
Fame Checker
This is a list of the Fame Checker's information on Giovanni in Pokmon FireRed an
d LeafGreen.
Rocket HQ - Giovanni
What does this person do?
Team Rocket captures Pokmon from around the world. They're important tools for ke
eping our criminal enterprise going. I am the leader, Giovanni!
Silph Co. - Scientist
Favorite kind of Pokmon?
Those thugs that took over our building... Their Boss said he was looking for st
rong Pokmon.
Silph Co. - Scientist
What is this person like?
Team Rocket's Boss is terribly cruel! To him, Pokmon are just tools to be used.
Viridian Gym - Giovanni
Welcome to my hideout! It shall be so until I can restore Team Rocket to its for
mer glory.
Viridian Gym - Man
Blow me away! Giovanni was the Gym Leader of Viridian?
Rocket Warehouse - Team Rocket Scientist Gideon
Family and Friends?
You... You're not Giovanni's kid, are you? No, that can't be right. Giovanni's k
id has red hair.
Message from Giovanni
From: Giovanni
To: [Player]
"There is nothing I wish to say to you.
I will concentrate solely on bettering myself, and none other."
Pokmon
Pokmon Red, Blue, and Green
First battle
Spr RG Giovanni.png
Giovanni
Rocket Hideout
Red, Green, and Blue
Reward:
PokmonDollar.png2871
Ballfull.pngBallfull.pngBallfull.pngBallempty.pngBallempty.pngBallempty.png
[show]
Second battle
Spr RG Giovanni.png
Giovanni
Silph Co.
Reward:
Ballfull.pngBallfull.pngBallfull.pngBallfull.pngBallempty.pngBallempty.png
[show]
Gym battle
Spr RG Giovanni.png
Giovanni
Viridian Gym
Reward:
Ballfull.pngBallfull.pngBallfull.pngBallfull.pngBallfull.pngBallempty.png
[show]
Pokmon Yellow
First battle
Spr Y Giovanni.png
Giovanni
Rocket Hideout
Yellow
Reward:
[show]
Second battle
Spr Y Giovanni.png
Giovanni
Silph Co.
Yellow
Reward:
[show]
Gym battle
Spr Y Giovanni.png
Giovanni
Viridian Gym
Yellow
Reward:
[show]
Pokmon FireRed and LeafGreen
First battle
Spr FRLG Giovanni.png
Boss
Giovanni
Rocket Hideout
FireRed and LeafGreen
Reward:
[show]
Second battle
Boss
Giovanni
Silph Co.
Reward:
[show]
Gym battle
Leader
Giovanni
Viridian Gym
Reward:
[show]
Pokmon HeartGold and SoulSilver
Spr HGSS Giovanni.png
Rocket Boss
Giovanni
Tohjo Falls
HeartGold and SoulSilver
Reward:
[show]
Pokmon Black 2 and White 2
Pokmon World Tournament
Giovanni uses three of these Pokmon in Single Battles, four in Double and Rotatio
n Battles, and all six in Triple Battles. Giovanni will always lead with his sig
nature Pokmon, Rhyperior.
Kanto Leaders Tournament
Spr B2W2 Giovanni.png
PKMN Trainer
Giovanni
Black 2 and White 2
Reward:
1BP
Ballfull.pngBallfull.pngBallfull.pngBallfull.pngBallfull.pngBallfull.png
[show]
Type Expert/World Leaders Tournament
Spr B2W2 Giovanni.png
PKMN Trainer
Giovanni
Black 2 and White 2
Reward:
1BP
[show]
Pokmon Stadium
Round 1
Giovanni Stadium.png
Giovani
Gym Leader Castle
Pokmon Stadium
Reward:
N/A
[show]
Round 2
Giovanni Stadium.png
Giovani
Gym Leader Castle
Pokmon Stadium
Reward:
N/A
[show]
Quotes
Pokmon Red, Blue, and Yellow
Rocket Hideout
Before battle
"So! I must say, I am impressed you got here!"
Being defeated
"WHAT! This cannot be!"
After being defeated
"I see that you raise Pokmon with utmost care. A child like you would never under
stand what I hope to achieve. I shall step aside this time! I hope we meet again
..."
Silph Co.
Before battle
"Ah, <player>! So we meet again! The President and I are discussing a vital busi
ness proposition. Keep your nose out of grown-up matters... Or experience a worl
d of pain!"
Being defeated
"Arrgh!! I lost again!?"
"Blast it all! You ruined our plans for Silph! But Team Rocket will never fall!
<Player>, never forget that all Pokmon exist for Team Rocket! I must go, but I sh
all return!"
Viridian Gym
Before battle
"Fwahahaha! This is my hideout! I planned to resurrect Team Rocket here! But, yo
u have caught me again! So be it! This time, I'm not holding back! Once more, yo
u shall face Giovanni, the greatest trainer!"
Being defeated
"Ha! That was a truly intense fight! You have won! As proof, here is the Earth B
adge!"
"The Earth Badge makes Pokmon of any level obey! It is evidence of your mastery a
s a Pokmon trainer! With it, you can enter the Pokmon League! It is my gift for yo
ur Pokmon League challenge!"
"TM27 is Fissure! It will take out Pokmon with just one hit! I made it when I ran
the Gym here, too long ago..."
"Having lost, I cannot face my underlings! Team Rocket is finished forever! I wi
ll dedicate my life to the study of Pokmon! Let us meet again some day! Farewell!
"
Pokmon FireRed and LeafGreen
Rocket Hideout
Before battle
"So! I must say, I am impressed you got here. Team Rocket captures Pokmon from ar
ound the world. They're important tools for keeping our criminal enterprise goin
g. I am the leader, Giovanni! For your insolence, you will feel a world of pain!
"
Being defeated
"WHAT! This can't be!"
"I see that you raise Pokmon with utmost care. A child like you would never under
stand what I hope to achieve. I shall step aside this time! I hope we met again.
.."
Silph Co.
Before battle
"Ah, <player>! So we meet again! The President and I are discussing a vital busi
ness proposition. Keep your nose out of grown-up matters... Or experience a worl
d of pain!"
Being defeated
"Arrgh!! I lost again!?"
"Blast it all! You ruined our plans for Silph! But Team Rocket will never fall!
<Player>, never forget that all Pokmon exist for Team Rocket! I must go, but I sh
all return!"
Viridian Gym
Before battle
"Fwahahaha! Welcome to my hideout! It shall be so until I can restore Team Rocke
t to its former glory. But, you have found me again. So be it. This time, I'm no
t holding back! Once more, you shall face Giovanni, the greatest Trainer!"
Being defeated
"Ha! That was a truly intense fight. You have won! As proof, here is the Earth B
adge!"
"The Earth Badge makes Pokmon of any level obey without question. It is evidence
of your mastery as a Pokmon Trainer. With it, you can challenge the Pokmon League.
Also, take this TM. Consider it a gift for your Pokmon League challenge."
"TM26 contains Earthquake. It is a powerful attack that causes a massive tremor.
I made it when I ran the Gym here, far too long ago..."
"Having lost in this fashion, I can't face my followers. I have betrayed their t
rust. As of today, Team Rocket is finished forever! As for myself, I shall dedic
ate my life to training again. Let us meet again someday! Farewell!"
Pokmon HeartGold and SoulSilver
Route 22 (event)
Talking with Silver
".................. One must acknowledge one's defeat before he can move on... I
will go solo...for now... So that one day I will form a stronger organization!"
"Putting together the potential of many is how you produce a huge power... That'
s what an organization is... That's the strength of an organization! I failed...
to make the best use of my subordinates' potential...! But you shall witness one
day the revival of me and my Team Rocket!"
".................. One day, you will understand."
Tohjo Falls (event)
Upon the player's arrival
"... I don't know why you have come here. Anyway, I have to warn you that this i
s not a place for kids like you."
"You have a certain look... It reminds me of the kid who stood in front of me th
ree years ago... You have the same eyes... I'm on my way to Goldenrod City to an
swer the call and join my team. Are you going to get in my way?"
Before battle, after hearing Team Rocket's broadcast
"My old associates need me... We will not repeat the failure of three years ago!
Team Rocket will be born again, and I will rule the world!"
After sending out last Pokmon
"What in the world was that? Don't tell me some inexperienced kid can possibly b
e that strong!"
During battle, last Pokmon low on health
"What was that?"
Being defeated
"What in the world are you?"
"How this is possible...? The past three years have been a waste...? How can a k
id like you manage to destroy my dream once again? The precious dream of Team Ro
cket has become little more than an illusion..."
If the player is defeated
"Mark my words. Not being able to measure your own strength shows that you are s
till but a child."
Pokmon Black 2 and White 2
Before battle (all rounds)
"For your insolence, you will feel a world of pain!"
Being defeated
"What? Me, lose?!"
If the player is defeated
"Ha! That was a truly intense fight!"
"Haarg! I lose?! There is nothing I wish to say to you!"
After winning
"I hope we meet again..."
In the lobby, after the tournament
"I'll tell you this now... No matter how strong you are, someday you'll lose."
Artwork
Sugimorigiovannioriginal.png Red Blue Giovanni.png
Headshot from Red and Blue Official artwork from
Generation I
Sprites
Spr RG Giovanni.png Spr Y Giovanni.png Spr FRLG Giovanni.png Spr HGSS
Giovanni.png Spr B2W2 Giovanni.png VSGiovanni.png
Sprite from
Red and Blue Sprite from
Yellow Sprite from
FireRed and LeafGreen Sprite from
HeartGold and SoulSilver Sprite from
Black 2 and White 2 VS sprite from
HeartGold and SoulSilver
Giovanni I OD.png Giovanni III OD.png Giovanni IV OD.png Giovanni
OD.png Giovanni Stadium.png
Overworld sprite from
Generation I Overworld sprite from
FireRed and LeafGreen Overworld sprite from
HeartGold and SoulSilver Overworld sprite from
Black 2 and White 2 Portrait from
Stadium
In the anime
Giovanni in the Best Wishes series
In the main series
Main article: Giovanni (anime)
Giovanni appears in the anime as the head of Team Rocket.
In Pokmon Origins
Giovanni in Pokmon Origins
Giovanni appeared in the Pokmon Origins episode File 3 - Giovanni. Red first reca
lled meeting him at the Rocket Hideout. They later encountered again at Silph Co
. after Team Rocket had taken over the building. Seeing Red's arrogant and deter
mined attitude to stop Team Rocket every time, Giovanni decided to put him in hi
s place, and battled Red's Charizard with his Nidoqueen, winning easily before e
scaping with a helicopter, declaring that Red could never understand what he was
hoping to achieve.
Giovanni as a child
Giovanni appeared once more as the Viridian Gym Leader. Giovanni accepted his Gy
m challenge, but Red claimed that he would battle him as the enemy of all Pokmon,
instead of a Gym Leader. Hearing this, Giovanni put aside his usual Gym Leader
battling team and took out his strongest pair of Pokmon, contained within Ultra B
alls. The first one was Rhyhorn, which single-handedly was able to defeat four o
f Red's Pokmon before drawing with his Hitmonlee. During the battle, Giovanni sta
rted actually feeling excited, and wondered why he was feeling that way. When he
saw the pose Red took while sending out his Charizard, he finally remembered hi
s childhood passion for Pokmon and battling, and wondered how he could have ever
turned into a person who only treated Pokmon as tools for business. After Red's C
harizard had defeated Giovanni's last Pokmon, Rhydon, Giovanni offered him the Ea
rth Badge as a proof of his victory. Red, however, refused to take a Badge from
the Boss of Team Rocket. Seeing this, Giovanni turned to his minions, informing
them that from that moment onwards, Team Rocket would be offically disbanded. He
then turned back to Red, now offering the Badge to him not as the Boss of Team
Rocket but as the Viridian City Gym Leader. Red accepted the Earth Badge and lef
t, heading for the Pokmon League.
As his battle with Red had reminded Giovanni of how Pokmon could be taken as fun
rather than business, he decided that he wanted to find a new path for himself a
nd his Pokmon, without being the Boss of Team Rocket any longer.
Pokmon
On hand
Giovanni's Nidoqueen
Nidoqueen ?
Giovanni used Nidoqueen to battle Red's Charizard at Silph Co. and won easily.
Nidoqueen's known moves are Double Kick and Surf.
Debut File 3 - Giovanni
Giovanni's Rhyhorn
Rhyhorn
Rhyhorn was the first Pokmon Giovanni used in his Gym battle against Red. It was
able to defeat Red's Victreebel, Kabutops, Snorlax, and Jolteon, despite the for
mer two having the type advantage. It finally drew with Red's Hitmonlee.
Rhyhorn's known moves are Horn Attack, Take Down, Thunderbolt, and Horn Drill.
Giovanni's Rhydon
Rhydon
Rhydon was the second Pokmon Giovanni used in his Gym battle against Red. It went
up against Red's Charizard and lost after a tough fight, taken down by Charizar
d's Seismic Toss.
Rhydon's known moves are Mega Punch, Fury Attack, and Horn Drill.
Status unknown
Giovanni's Charmander
Charmander
Charmander only appeared in a flashback during Giovanni's battle with Red, when
Giovanni recalled the time having one in his youth.
None of Charmander's moves are known.
Voice actors
Language [hide] Voice actor
Japanese ???? Rikiya Koyama
English Jamieson Price
Italian Raffaele Farina
European Spanish Richard del Olmo
In the manga
In the Pokmon Adventures manga
Giovanni in the fifth chapter
Main article: Giovanni (Adventures)
In Pokmon Adventures, Giovanni serves much the same role as he does in the games,
although he now has Lt. Surge, Sabrina, and Koga as subordinates. However, Giov
anni is much more ruthless than his other counterparts.
In the How I Became a Pokmon Card manga
In How I Became a Pokmon Card, a short manga by Kagemaru Himeno, he and Persian w
ere shown to have been together for a long time, as he rescued the Pokmon when he
was a child.
In the Pokmon Pocket Monsters manga
Giovanni and his twin brother
Main article: Giovanni (Pocket Monsters)
Giovanni is the boss of Team Rocket in Pokmon Pocket Monsters.
In the Pokmon Zensho manga
Giovanni in Pokmon Zensho
Giovanni appears in Celadon City watching Satoshi from the hidden cameras within
the Silph Co. building. He has one of his minions to try to stop Satoshi from r
eaching him. Two chapters later, he has taken the boss of Silph Co. hostage and
threatens to harm him if he refuses to tell Giovanni where the Master Ball was.
However, he is interrupted when Satoshi and Sabrina teleport their way to the to
p floor. Lapras uses Mist to blind Nidoqueen, but she launches a Poison Sting at
tack. One of the needles from the attacks hits Giovanni. Satoshi and the others
manage to escape afterwards. In Viridian City, Giovanni was revealed to be the f
inal Gym Leader that Satoshi challenges. Satoshi manages to defeat him and earns
the Earth Badge.
Pokmon
Giovanni's Nidoqueen
Nidoqueen ?
While taking over the Silph Co., Giovanni used Nidoqueen to hold the Silph co. b
oss hostage.
Nidoqueen's only known move is Poison Sting.
Debut Saffron City
Giovanni's Rhydon
Rhydon
Rhydon was Satoshi's opponent for his final Gym battle. It went up against his L
apras and was defeated by his Charizard after Satoshi switched out Lapras.
Rhydon's only known move is Take Down.
Debut Viridian City
At the Pokmon Tower
Giovanni's Machamp
Machamp
Giovanni has owned this Machamp ever since he was a child. When it passed away,
it turned him into a bitter person. The spirit of Machamp was called out by one
of the Team Rocket grunts to deal with Satoshi. However, it was defeated by Gast
ly as physical attacks had no effect on the Ghost-type Pokmon.
Debut Celadon City
Giovanni's Nidoking
Nidoking ?
Giovanni has owned this Nidoking ever since his childhood. He first appeared in
Satoshi's flashback while Satoshi was in his house. At the Viridian Gym, Nidokin
g appeared in Giovanni's imagination where it was revealed that his passing duri
ng Giovanni's childhood turned him into a bitter person.
Debut Viridian City
Giovanni's Kangaskhan
Kangaskhan ?
Kangaskhan only appeared shadowed in Satoshi's imagination.
Debut Viridian City
In the TCG
Giovanni has an eponymous Theme Deck in the Gym Challenge expansion.
Artwork
GiovanniTCG1.jpg Giovannis-Last-Resort.jpg Giovannis-Way.jpg
Giovanni and the Earth Badge Giovanni sends out a Nidoking. Giovanni as the
Boss of Team Rocket
Cards
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Giovanni or his Pokmon in the Po
kmon Trading Card Game.
Giovanni's Pokmon
Cards listed with a silver background are legal to use in the current Standard f
ormat.
Card Type English
Expansion Rarity # Japanese
Expansion Rarity #
Giovanni's Gyarados Water Gym Challenge Rare Holo 5/132 Challeng
e from the Darkness Rare Holo
Giovanni's Machamp Fighting Gym Challenge Rare Holo 6/132
Challenge from the Darkness Rare Holo
Giovanni's Nidoking Grass Gym Challenge Rare Holo 7/132 Challeng
e from the Darkness Rare Holo
Giovanni's Persian Colorless Gym Challenge Rare Holo 8/132
Challenge from the Darkness Rare Holo
Giovanni's Nidoqueen Grass Gym Challenge Rare 23/132 Challenge from t
he Darkness Rare
Giovanni's Pinsir Grass Gym Challenge Rare 24/132 Challenge from t
he Darkness Rare
Giovanni's Machoke Fighting Gym Challenge Uncommon 42/132
Challenge from the Darkness Uncommon
Giovanni's Meowth Colorless Gym Challenge Uncommon 43/132
Challenge from the Darkness Uncommon
Giovanni's Nidorina Grass Gym Challenge Uncommon 44/132 Challeng
e from the Darkness Uncommon
Giovanni's Nidorino Grass Gym Challenge Uncommon 45/132 Challeng
e from the Darkness Uncommon
Giovanni's Machop Fighting Gym Challenge Common 72/132 Challeng
e from the Darkness Common
Giovanni's Magikarp Water Gym Challenge Common 73/132 Challenge from t
he Darkness Common
Giovanni's Meowth Colorless Gym Challenge Common 74/132 Challeng
e from the Darkness Common
Giovanni's Nidoran? Grass Gym Challenge Common 75/132 Challenge from t
he Darkness Common
Giovanni's Nidoran? Grass Gym Challenge Common 76/132 Challenge from t
he Darkness Common
Giovanni's Nidoking Grass Unnumbered Promotional c
ards
Other related cards
Card Type English
Expansion Rarity # Japanese
Expansion Rarity #
The Boss's Way T Team Rocket Uncommon 73/82 Rocket Gang
Uncommon
Legendary Collection Uncommon 105/110
Giovanni T Gym Challenge Rare Holo 18/132 Challenge from t
he Darkness Rare Holo
Gym Challenge Rare 104/132
Giovanni's Last Resort T Gym Challenge Rare 105/132 Challeng
e from the Darkness Rare
Viridian City Gym T [St] Gym Challenge Uncommon 123/132
Challenge from the Darkness Rare

Trivia
In the games, Giovanni is the only Gym Leader to appear outside of his Gym in Ge
neration I, a feature that would become more and more common up to Generation IV
, during and after which all Gym Leaders in the featured regions appear outside
of their Gym in one way or another.
In the English version of Pokmon Stadium, his name is misspelled "Giovani" (with
one n). This is because the space for Trainer names only allows seven characters
, whilst Giovanni's name has eight.
Both Giovanni and Juan are the eighth Gym Leader in a region introduced in an od
d-numbered generation. Both of their names are a foreign version of the name "Jo
hn." Also, in Generation III, the manuals show them to be an unknown Gym Leader.
In the official Red and Blue guide from Nintendo Power, Giovanni was labeled to
be a regional boss of Team Rocket (implying he's not the absolute leader). This
was invalidated in Gold, Silver, and Crystal, where it was made clear that Giova
nni was the absolute leader of Team Rocket (even having an office in Johto).
Giovanni is the only criminal boss not to involve a legendary Pokmon in his explo
its in the games. This is not the case in the anime or in Pokmon Adventures.
Giovanni is also the only criminal boss in the anime to have shown to have Pokmon
of his own, not just controlled legendary Pokmon at some point.
Giovanni is likely based on the boss of a Yakuza faction, possibly more on the b
akuto factions than others, considering Team Rocket's former ownership of the Ce
ladon Game Corner. Outside of Japan, this reference is localized, making him mor
e akin to a Mafia boss (especially considering his English name being Italian in
origin).
In Pokmon Black 2 and White 2, Giovanni and Norman are tied for using more differ
ent species of Pokmon than any other Gym Leader at the Pokmon World Tournament, wi
th a total of 10.
Names
Language Name Origin
Japanese ??? Sakaki Sakaki (?) is a sacred tree in Shinto which rese
mbles the Earth Badge. Also from ?/? saka, slope.
English, French, German,
Italian, Spanish Giovanni From Italian Giovanni, equivalent to Jo
hn, gift from God; gio rhymes with geo, from Greek ?? ge, earth.
May also be a play on his resemblance to a Mafia boss in control of his mob.
Korean ??? Bijugi From ????? Bijjuginamu (Sakaki).
Chinese (Mandarin) ?? Banm* From the Japanese name ?? Sakaki. ? (sl
ope) contains the radical ? tu (earth).
?? Banm* From the Japanese name ?? Sakaki. ? also means "slope" or "hillside".
?? Banm* Similar to his other names. May be taken from ?? lao?ban (boss).
Chinese (Cantonese) ?? Saga Partial transliteration of Sakaki. Also
contains ? sa (sand).
Boss
Language Title
France Flag.png French Boss
Germany Flag.png German Boss
Italy Flag.png Italian Capo
Spain Flag.png Spanish Jefe
Rocket Boss
Language Title
France Flag.png French Boss Rocket
Germany Flag.png German Rocket Boss
Italy Flag.png Italian Capo Rocket
South Korea Flag.png Korean ??? ?? Rocket Dan Boss
Spain Flag.png Spanish Jefe Rocket
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