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{{CharInfobox|
color=666666 |
corecolor=CCCCCC |
bordercolor=CC0000 |
name=Giovanni |
jname=サカキ |
tmname=Sakaki |
slogan=no |
sloganline= |
image=Giovanni FRLG Adventures.png|
size=130px|
caption=Giovanni in the fifth chapter |
age=yes |
years=Unknown |
gender=Male |
hometown=[[Viridian City]] |
region=[[Kanto]] |
relatives={{adv|Silver}} (son) |
colors=yes|
eyes=Black|
hair=Brown |
trainer=yes |
trainerclass=[[Gym Leader]] |
game=counterpart |
counterpart=[[Giovanni]]|
leader=yes |
gym=Viridian Gym |
specialist=yes |
type={{type2|Ground}}s |
badge=Badge#Earth Badge{{!}}Earth Badge | 
team=yes |
teamname=[[Team Rocket]] |
teamrank=[[Team Rocket ranks|Boss]] |
anime=no |
manga=Adventures|
roundnum=PS023 |
roundname=Make Way for Magmar!}}

==Character==
In [[Pokémon 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, Giovanni is much more ruthless, as in one round, he uses his {{p|Cloyster}} to break two {{p|Magmar}} in half.

When he was still the Viridian Gym Leader, Giovanni had obtained the nickname "Giovanni Of The Land" because all his Pokémon were {{type2|Ground}}s, save his Cloyster and Beedrill. Beedrill's exception is clear, as it was caught at Giovanni's birthplace (in the Viridian Forest; so Giovanni prides it especially), but Cloyster's is hard to trace, as it does not appear to have any connection to Giovanni's past.

Giovanni wrote a book on the research of Ground-type Pokémon called ''Mysteries of the Earth'' that is currently in Blue's possession. The book contains detailed information on Ground-type Pokémon not known by anyone else. For instance, Giovanni was the first to discover Rhydon {{p|Rhyperior|could evolve}}.

==History==
==={{chap|Red, Green, & Blue}}===
Giovanni is first seen traveling with {{adv|Red}} under the guise of a friendly researcher off to study fossils. As they leave the [[Diglett's Cave]] after a search for fossils they find that the [[Pewter Museum of Science]] has been set ablaze by two wild {{p|Magmar}}. It is here that Giovanni's true agenda is revealed, to investigate Red and find out how he defeated his subordinates [[Lt. Surge]] and [[Koga]]. Giovanni watches Red defeat the Magmar in his unorthodox way and gives him an [[Old Amber]] as thanks while saying goodbye to him. The two Magmar then wake up from their sand prison and attack him; Giovanni has his {{p|Cloyster}} freeze and kill them. Giovanni laughs at the fact that someone like Red could defeat Team Rocket.

[[File:Giovanni RGB chapter.png|thumb|200px|left|Giovanni in the first chapter.]]
It is later revealed that he is attempting to capture the Legendary Pokémon {{p|Articuno}}, {{p|Zapdos}}, and {{p|Moltres}} and fuse them into a [[Zapmolcuno|single]], powerful weapon. He leaves this plan in the hands of his top subordinates Lt. Surge, Koga, and [[Sabrina]], but with the combined strength of the Kanto [[Pokédex Holder]]s, Red, {{adv|Blue}}, and {{adv|Green}}, the plan is destroyed. 

When Red goes to the [[Viridian City Gym]] to find out what had happened to its Missing Gym Leader he finds Giovanni waiting inside for him. Giovanni reveals to Red that he is, in fact, the Viridian City Gym Leader and also the Leader of Team Rocket. Giovanni challenges the boy to a battle with a special condition; if Giovanni wins then Red will fight by his side as a member of Team Rocket. Red accepts the challenge and the two begin battling; Giovanni uses his skills as a Trainer to get the upper hand on Red. In the end, Giovanni lost after an intense battle making Red use techniques involving the trainer and not just the Pokémon battling.

==={{chap|Yellow}}===
[[File:Giovanni Y chapter.png|thumb|200px|right|Giovanni in the second chapter.]]
Giovanni later appears at the summit of [[Cerise Island]] when {{adv|Yellow}} is battling the leader of the [[Elite Four]], [[Lance]]. It is revealed that he was the one who had freed Red from his icy prison created by [[Lorelei]] and gave him the [[evolutionary stone]]s of the Vermilion Bay that would allow him to evolve his [[Vee|Eevee]] multiple times. Giovanni does battle with Lance and uses his Pokémon to destroy the giant bubble that he was using to attack Yellow and protect himself from attacks. Just as it seems that Giovanni has the upper hand, Lance reveals that he had planned for this and that Giovanni had fallen into his trap. Lance reveals that Cerise Island is one giant Gym Badge amplification device and with Giovanni's Earth Badge, he can finally summon the giant {{p|Lugia|bird}} Pokémon. Seeing what Lance has summoned, Giovanni immediately takes off and leaves Yellow to fight him alone. He is seen witnessing Lance's defeat at the hands of Yellow. His subordinates, Sabrina, Lt. Surge, and Koga all meet up with him in hopes of starting up Team Rocket again but Giovanni dismisses them, he tells them to lay low and go to their Gyms until a more suitable time to revive Team Rocket comes.

==={{chap|Ruby & Sapphire}}===
[[File:Giovanni RS chapter.png|thumb|200px|left|Giovanni in the fourth chapter.]]
Giovanni makes a brief cameo at the end of the fourth chapter where he finds the {{DL|List of key items in Generation III|Ruby}} and {{DL|List of key items in Generation III|Sapphire}} on a beach. He reveals that the gems are in fact the true forms of the {{DL|List of key items in Generation III|Red Orb}} and {{DL|List of key items in Generation III|Blue Orb}} that have taken their forms after being broken by {{adv|Ruby}}’s {{p|Celebi}}. He takes the gems and sets off with his mysterious henchmen to start a then unknown plan.

==={{chap|FireRed & LeafGreen}}===
Giovanni resurfaces in the [[Sevii Islands]], where he witnesses the mysterious {{p|Deoxys}} attack a gang of bikers that were planning to raid [[Kin Island]]. When the leader tries to ask Giovanni to save him from the "monster", Giovanni answers by swatting him away and having his Nidoking send the biker flying with {{m|Rock Tomb}}; he states that Deoxys isn't a monster, instead, it is the strongest Pokémon that ever existed.

He sends his newest group of henchmen, [[The Three Beasts]], to cause trouble on the Sevii Islands and distract the Kanto Pokédex Holders while he finishes polishing the Ruby and Sapphire; once he is done, he gives the gems to [[Sird]] so that Deoxys can finish its transformations. After Deoxys returns to [[Birth Island]] to heal the injuries it received in its battle with Red; here, Giovanni reveals his plan, to capture Deoxys and find his missing son. He sets off for Birth Island where he finds the resting Deoxys, battles with, and successfully captures it.

Giovanni makes his next appearance at the [[Trainer Tower]] where he confronts the Kanto Pokédex Holders while they try to fend off the Deoxys Divide Clones. He is attacked by {{adv|Mewtwo}}, who is angry at him for creating it to be a weapon. Giovanni responds by trapping Mewtwo in a binding set of armor called the "M2Bind" and leaves the Pokédex Holders to be defeated by the Deoxys Divide Clones. Later, Giovanni uses Deoxys to search for his son; Deoxys locates him at Viridian City and Giovanni sets course for that location.

Giovanni eventually lands near the Viridian City Gym and sends [[Sird]] and [[Orm]] to find and retrieve his son. As he recuperates from the pain of his disease, Giovanni finds that Red and Mewtwo are flying towards him; he decides to get Red back for his previous defeat at the Viridian Gym and prepares for battle. Red eventually arrives on the Team Rocket airship and Giovanni issues a challenge; one-on-one, Mewtwo versus Deoxys; Red accepts and they begin battling each other. 

Mewtwo and Deoxys each manage to get the upper hand on each other throughout the match but it seems like Mewtwo has won once it has attacked Deoxys’s core. Deoxys eventually recovers and severely injures Mewtwo by stabbing it in the back with its tentacles. Despite Mewtwo being heavily injured, it manages to recover and defeats Deoxys with a powerful attack, making Red the winner of the battle.

[[File:Giovanni FRLG chapter.png|thumb|200px|right|Giovanni in the fifth chapter.]]
Giovanni collapses from his disease and is carried away by Orm so that he can finally meet his son, {{adv|Silver}}. As he rests in bed, Silver finds his father and sulks with disappointment because of the fact that no matter how hard he tries, the side of evil is always associated with him. Silver refuses to accept Giovanni as his father and attempts to leave, but Giovanni quickly stops him but before he can say anything, a power-hungry [[Carr]] hijacks the ship and attempts to crash it into Vermilion City. Red has Deoxys use its power to create black holes to suck Silver, his Sneasel, and Giovanni to safety. 

Giovanni and Silver eventually exit the black hole, but, instead of a safe location like Red expected, Giovanni instead finds that they have landed near a flaming piece of wreckage from the airship. Giovanni holds Silver up to protect him from the flames; he comments about how proud he is of how he had grown. They are eventually saved by Blue's Rhydon; Silver still refuses to acknowledge Giovanni, a criminal, as his father and states that he should've left Giovanni to die in the flames. Blue reveals to Silver about how he was once like him and manages to convince him to accept his father; Silver then breaks down crying over Giovanni's unconscious body. Giovanni is taken away by Silver's Ursaring to Silver's Eighteenth Secret Base to rest from his injuries.

==={{Chap|HeartGold & SoulSilver}}===
Giovanni whereabouts in this chapter are currently unknown as he has gone missing with no explanation as to where he is; Silver is currently searching for his missing father.

==Pokémon==
This listing is of Giovanni's Pokémon in the ''Pokémon Adventures'' manga.
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Giovanni
|pkmn=Beedrill
|type1=Bug
|type2=Poison
|img=Giovanni Beedrill Adventures.png
|epnum=PS037
|epname=Golly, Golem!
|desc={{p|Beedrill}} is one of Giovanni's main Pokémon. He caught it when it was a {{p|Weedle}} at Viridian Forest while he was a young Pokémon Trainer. Since then, Giovanni has used Beedrill as a reliable partner in many situations as a boss of Team Rocket. He notes that while he prefers to use Pokémon of his specialty type, its origins have given it a profound significance in his heart.

Beedrill's known moves are {{m|Twineedle}} and {{m|Agility}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Giovanni
|pkmn=Nidoking
|gender=male
|type1=Poison
|type2=Ground
|img=Giovanni Nidoking Adventures.png
|epnum=PS038
|epname=Long Live the Nidoqueen!?
|desc={{p|Nidoking}} was one of the Pokémon used in the Viridian Gym battle but did not officially participate. Later, he was used to destroy the gym with an {{m|Earthquake}}. Many years afterwards, Giovanni observed a site where {{adv|Deoxys}} rampaged and left a gang of bikers in ruins. When one of them begged Giovanni to save his life, he promptly swatted him away, and then used Nidoking's {{m|Rock Tomb}} to incapacitate him and his {{p|Magmar}}.

Nidoking's known moves are {{m|Earthquake}}, {{m|Fire Punch}} and {{m|Rock Tomb}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Giovanni
|pkmn=Nidoqueen
|gender=female
|type1=Poison
|type2=Ground
|img=Nidoqueen Scratch Adventures.png
|epnum=PS037
|epname=Golly, Golem!
|desc={{p|Nidoqueen}} first appeared in the Viridian Gym Battle against Red. She was able to heavily damage Red's {{DL|Red (Adventures)|Snor}} by {{m|Mega Punch|violently punching}} it and hurling it straight for the wall with little effort. However, at the climax of the battle, she was KO'd by Pika's {{m|Thunderbolt}}{{tt|*|Impossible in the games}} and lost the battle.

Nidoqueen's known moves are {{m|Mega Punch}}, {{m|Poison Sting}} and {{m|Scratch}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Giovanni
|pkmn=Dugtrio
|type1=Ground
|img=Giovanni Dugtrio Adventures.png
|epnum=PS038
|epname=Long Live the Nidoqueen!?
|desc=Giovanni's {{p|Dugtrio}} was only used to stop Red's Saur and Gyara from coming out of their Poké Balls by destroying their opening mechanisms.

Dugtrio's only known move is {{m|Dig}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Giovanni
|pkmn=Golem
|type1=Rock
|type2=Ground
|img=Giovanni Golem Adventures.png
|epnum=PS037
|epname=Golly, Golem!
|desc=Giovanni switched out Nidoqueen for his {{p|Golem}}. Golem was a very fast Pokémon as it was able to easily outmatch Red. It was crumbled by Snor's {{m|Headbutt}} before knocking itself out with {{m|Explosion}}.

Golem's known moves are {{m|Tackle}}, {{m|Rock Throw}} and {{m|Explosion}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Giovanni
|pkmn=Cloyster
|type1=Water
|type2=Ice
|img=Giovanni Cloyster Adventures.png
|epnum=PS023
|epname=Make Way for Magmar!
|desc=Giovanni's {{p|Cloyster}} was called out to take care of two {{p|Magmar}} that were causing trouble after {{adv|Red}} did not finish them off. It froze them solid before brutally shattering them to take out. Later, it was seen again during the gym battle against Red and used the same freezing strategy on [[Poli]] to defeat it when Red lost his cool and attacked the Rocket Boss vigorously.

Cloyster knows some {{type2|Ice}} moves.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Giovanni
|pkmn=Rhyhorn
|type1=Ground
|type2=Rock
|img=Giovanni Rhyhorn Adventures.png
|epnum=PS038
|epname=Long Live the Nidoqueen!?
|desc={{p|Rhyhorn}} was one of the Pokémon used in the Gym Battle against Red. It was very powerful as it was able to knock out Red's Aero in a single hit. During the Yellow arc, Giovanni used it to battle Lance in Cerise Island but got knocked out by {{p|Dragonair}}'s {{m|Hyper Beam}}.

Rhyhorn's known moves are {{m|Tail Whip}}, {{m|Horn Attack}} and {{m|Stomp}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Giovanni
|pkmn=Rhydon
|type1=Ground
|type2=Rock
|img=Giovanni Rhydon Adventures.png
|epnum=PS038
|epname=Long Live the Nidoqueen!?
|desc={{p|Rhydon}} was seen in the Gym battle with Giovanni's other Pokémon. However, as it was only seen trying to trap {{Adv|Red}} into a {{m|fissure}}, little is known about it.

Rhydon's only known move is {{m|Fissure}}.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Giovanni
|pkmn=Crobat
|type1=Poison
|type2=Flying
|img=Giovanni Crobat Adventures.png
|epnum=PS282
|epname=Holders' Requirements
|desc={{p|Crobat}} was used along with Giovanni's Beedrill to reach the [[Birth Island]], where {{Adv|Deoxys}} was resting. As he mostly uses it for {{m|Fly|aerial transport}}, none of its other moves are known.}}

{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Giovanni
|pkmn=Aggron
|type1=Steel
|type2=Rock
|img=Giovanni Aggron Adventures.png
|epnum=PS282
|epname=Holders' Requirements
|desc=Giovanni used this {{p|Aggron}} to battle {{p|Deoxys}} after trapping it. Although it was only used once, it made a notable appearance in the regard that its {{m|Brick Break}} shattered Deoxys's triangular prism, allowing Giovanni to catch it easily.

Aggron's only known move is {{m|Brick Break}}.}}

=====Previously owned=====
{{TrainerPoké
|main=Deoxys (Adventures)
|trainer=Giovanni
|pkmn=Deoxys
|nick=Entity Two
|type1=Psychic
|img=Giovanni Deoxys Adventures.png
|epnum=PS275
|epname=The Boss Gets Off
|desc=Giovanni first took note of this Deoxys, codenamed Entity Two, somewhere in the Hoenn region. After it was stolen from the [[Mossdeep Space Center]] and transported to the Rockets' hideout in [[Kanto]], it was injured by [[Pika]]'s {{m|Thunder}} during the first battle it had against {{adv|Red}}. As such, it soon retreated to Birth Island to recover, only to be captured by Giovanni. He used Entity Two to create an army of clones called the Deoxys Divides in an attempt to finish Red, {{adv|Blue}}, and {{adv|Green}}. It soon fought under his command while on the airship against {{Adv|Mewtwo}} while it teamed up with Red. Mewtwo was able to defeat Entity Two after a long battle. The Deoxys joins Red and leaves Giovanni, and after they narrowly escaped an early death from the Rocket Airship crashing in [[Vermilion City]], it flew off to find its brethren, Entity One.}}

=====Taking care of=====
{{TrainerPoké
|trainer=Silver
|pkmn=Ursaring
|gender=male
|type1=Normal
|img=Silver Ursaring.png‎
|epnum=PS101
|epname=Teddiursa's Picnic
|desc={{p|Ursaring}} was caught by {{Adv|Silver}} with one of [[Kurt]]'s Heavy Balls since he considered Silver to be a worthy {{pkmn|Trainer}}, unlike {{Adv|Gold}}. Ursaring, under Silver's orders, took Giovanni to his base near {{rt|6|Kanto}} so Giovanni could recover from his burns. As it was not seen with Silver since then (and {{Adv|Blue}} lent Silver his {{p|Rhyperior}} to fill up his team), it is with Giovanni still. Because Giovanni has gone missing and has yet to reappear, its current location is unknown.

Ursaring was a powerhouse on Silver's team at level 44 knowing {{m|Fire Punch}}, {{m|Fury Swipes}} and {{m|Strength}}.}}

==Trivia==
*Giovanni's birthday is August 1st and his blood type is O.
*He is the only evil team leader who is still alive ''after'' his exploits.
**However, characters may not consider [[Pryce]], [[Archie]], or [[Cyrus]] to be dead, since they were last seen disappearing into ''Time'' and ''Space''.

==Related articles==
*[[Giovanni]]
*[[Giovanni (anime)]]

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