In the Meloetta plot arc, Giovanni summons the Forces of Nature with the Reveal Glass, but his plan backfires when he becomes possessed after looking directly into the Reveal Glass. He also directly battles Ash for the first time in the entire series in the episode Meloetta and the Undersea Temple! when he defeats Pikachu with his Persian. He appears much more frequently than in other series, often directly giving missions to Jessie and James and being in contact with them after they complete (or miserably fail to complete) their missions. In Pokemon the Series: Black & White, Giovanni appears in what is arguably his largest role in a Pokemon anime series. In Mewtwo Returns Giovanni is the main antagonist, attempting to recapture Mewtwo from his now-peaceful life and driving most of the conflict within the movie until his defeat at the hands of Mewtwo. Giovanni's most notable addition to the original series is in Mewtwo Strikes Back (which canonically takes place during the first season) as he is the one who commissions the creation of Mewtwo and is directly involved in the confrontation that causes Mewtwo to destroy the lab and escape. However, his appearances in episodes mainly show him expressing frustration at or scolding his generally-incompetent employees for their regular failures. The main antagonists in this anime are Jessie, James, and Meowth, but it's very clear that they answer to Giovanni. In the original Pokemon the Series, Giovanni appears fairly frequently, but his role isn't exactly significant. His resignation is confirmed to be permanent in the episode The Scheme Team when Ash discovers that Agatha of the Elite Four has taken over the Viridian Gym. After this episode, the boss gives up his post as Viridian gym leader for unexplained reasons, and he never reassumes his former post in any subsequent anime series. Very little is confirmed about Giovanni or his past, but there are a few details that are canonical within the anime.įirst, Giovanni was the Viridian gym leader, a fact that is not outright confirmed in the games but is revealed in the episode The Battle of the Badge when Giovanni defeats Gary Oak in a gym battle. Only his mouth is visible and his voice is augmented with a vocoder, keeping early Pokemon fans in the dark about his true identity. In his first few anime appearances in the original Pokemon series, Giovanni only appears as a shrouded figure, communicating with Jessie, James, and Meowth through a television. A crucial and consistent part of Giovanni's character is how mysterious he is.
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