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{{AnimePokémonInfobox|
type1=Normal|
trainername=Giovanni|
pokemonname=Persian|
jtrainername=サカキ|
jpokemonname=ペルシアン|
tmtrainername=Sakaki|
tmpokemonname=Persian|
image=[[File:Giovanni Persian.png|245px]] |
caption=Giovanni's Persian |
epnum=EP015|
epname=Battle Aboard the St. Anne|
prevonum=053|
noevo=incap |
java1=[[Rica Matsumoto]]|
current=[[Party|With Giovanni]]|
}}
'''Giovanni's Persian''' (Japanese: '''サカキのペルシアン''' ''Sakaki's Persian'') is a {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} pet owned by {{an|Giovanni}}.

==In the anime==
===History===
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Giovanni's Persian was first seen in ''[[EP015|Battle Aboard the St. Anne]]'' when [[Jessie]], [[James]] and {{MTR}} report to Giovanni. Since then, it has always been seen either at Giovanni's side or in his lap.

Persian made a cameo appearance in ''[[BW001|In the Shadow of Zekrom!]],'' being petted by Giovanni. It later appeared at the end of ''[[BW095|Unrest at the Nursery!]]'' with its Trainer and [[Matori]]. In [[BW096|the next episode]], Persian was sent into battle against [[Ash's Pikachu]] and proved itself to be extremely powerful, taking an {{m|Iron Tail}}, then swiftly knocking Pikachu out with {{m|Power Gem}}.  It briefly appeared in ''[[BW123|Farewell, Unova! Setting Sail for New Adventures!]]'' and ''[[BW142|The Dream Continues!]]''.

===Personality and characteristics===
[[File:Giovanni and Persian.png|thumb|250px|Giovanni and his Persian]]
Meowth views this Persian as a rival. Persian is the beloved pet of the boss of [[Team Rocket]], and Meowth wants to kick Persian out and take its place as Giovanni's beloved pet, or the "Top Cat", as he calls it. Meowth's hatred of his [[Evolution|evolved]] form was not started by this Persian, but his anger manifests against it more often than against any other Persian.

===Moves used===
{{anmov/h|normal||Giovanni Persian {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=Shadow Claw|1=Power Gem}}.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=Shadow Claw|1=Power Gem}}}}
{{anmov|ghost|Shadow Claw|BW096|Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!}}
{{anmov|rock|Power Gem|BW096|Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!}}
{{anmov/f|normal}}

==In the games==
Giovanni also owns a {{p|Persian}} in one of the Pokémon games, {{game|Yellow}}, which is highly based on the {{pkmn|anime}}. He uses it mainly for battle, having been seen in all battles that the player has been challenged to. A Persian also appears in both rounds of {{eng|Pokémon Stadium}}.

{| 
! colspan="2" |{{game|Yellow}}
|-
!First and second battle<br>([[Rocket Hideout]]/[[Silph Co.]])
!Gym battle<br>([[Viridian Gym]])
|-
|{{Pokémon/1
|game=Yellow
|ndex=053
|pokemon=Persian
|level={{tt|29|Rocket Hideout battle}}/{{tt|35|Silph Co. battle}}
|type1=Normal
|move1=Scratch|move1type=Normal
|move2=Growl|move2type=Normal
|move3=Bite|move3type=Normal
|move4=Pay Day|move4type=Normal}}
|{{Pokémon/1
|game=Yellow
|ndex=053
|pokemon=Persian
|level=53
|type1=Normal
|move1=Screech|move1type=Normal
|move2=Slash|move2type=Normal
|move3=Fury Swipes|move3type=Normal
|move4=Double Team|move4type=Normal}}
|}
{{-}}
{| 
! colspan="2" |{{eng|Pokémon Stadium}}
|-
!Round 1
!Round 2
|-
|{{Pokémon/1
|ndex=053
|pokemon=Persian
|level=50-100
|type1=Normal
|move1=Toxic|move1type=Poison
|move2=Slash|move2type=Normal
|move3=Thunderbolt|move3type=Electric
|move4=BubbleBeam|move4type=Water}}
|{{Pokémon/1
|ndex=053
|pokemon=Persian
|level=50-100
|type1=Normal
|move1=Screech|move1type=Normal
|move2=Slash|move2type=Normal
|move3=Thunderbolt|move3type=Electric
|move4=BubbleBeam|move4type=Water}}
|}

==In the manga==
===In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga===
[[File:Giovanni Persian EToP.png|thumb|250px|Persian in The Electric Tale of Pikachu]]
Persian was seen watching its owner in [[The Electric Tale of Pikachu]] manga's chapter ''[[ET19|Ash vs. Gary]]'' as his anger fades away from remembering the {{pkmn2|giant}} {{p|Slowpoke}} that [[Team Rocket scientists]] created.

===In the How I Became a Pokémon Card manga===
[[File:Giovanni Persian HIBAPC.png|thumb|left|150px|Persian in How I Became a Pokémon Card]]
The backstory of how Giovanni met Persian is revealed in the [[How I Became a Pokémon Card]] manga. He rescued it when he was a child.

====Moves used====
{{anmov/h|tcg colorless||Giovanni Persian {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=Screech|1=Scratch}} HIBAPC.png|Using {{#switch: {{#expr: {{#time: U}} mod 2}}|0=Screech|1=Scratch}}}}
{{anmov|tcg colorless|Screech|PW17|The Injured Persian}}
{{anmov|tcg colorless|Scratch|PW17|The Injured Persian}}
{{anmov/f|tcg colorless}}

==In the TCG==
This listing is of cards featuring Giovanni's Persian in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

{{cardlist/header|Giovanni's Persian|Colorless|char=yes}}
{{cardlist/entry|cardname={{TCG ID|Gym Challenge|Giovanni's Persian|8}}|type=Colorless|enset=Gym Challenge|enrarity=Rare Holo|ennum=8/132|jpsetlink=Gym Challenge|jpset=Challenge from the Darkness|jprarity=Rare Holo}}
{{cardlist/footer|Colorless}}

==Trivia==
*Giovanni's Persian seems intended to parallel other series in which the main villain owns a cat as a pet. For example, in {{wp|Inspector Gadget}}, the villain {{wp|Dr. Claw}} owns a cat named Mad Cat (it was named Sniffy in the {{wp|Inspector Gadget (film)|1999 movie}}). This trend seems to have started in the {{wp|James Bond (film)|James Bond}} movies, where {{wp|Ernst Stavro Blofeld}} is often shown to have a white Turkish Angora cat that he strokes in a similar fashion to Giovanni. His face also remains hidden during the first few movies, which Giovanni also parallels in the Indigo League saga until his battle with {{Gary}}.
*Persian is the first pre-[[Generation V]] Pokémon not part of the main cast to appear in the {{series|Best Wishes}} in the flesh, having a cameo in ''[[BW001|In The Shadow of Zekrom]]''.
*Despite having appeared every once in a while since ''[[EP015|Battle Aboard the St. Anne]]'', Persian wasn't shown using any moves until ''[[BW096|Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!]]'', 738 episodes later.
**This was also the first time when Persian's [[Poké Ball]] was ever shown in the anime.

==Related articles==
{{Animespecies|Persian}}

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[[Category:Giovanni's Pokémon]]
[[Category:Villains' Pokémon]]
[[Category:Team Rocket's Pokémon]]

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