Earl Dervish

Earl Dervish ジョバンニ Giovanni
Earl in Pokémon Stadium 2
Gender	Male
Eye color	Brown
Hair color	Brown
Hometown	Violet City* White City*
Region	Johto
Generation	II, IV
Games	Gold, Silver, and Crystal HeartGold and SoulSilver Stadium 2
Animated debut	A Bout with Sprout
English voice actor	Eric Stuart
Japanese voice actor	Katsuyuki Konishi

Earl Dervish (Japanese: ジョバンニ Giovanni) is the teacher of Earl's Pokémon Academy (known as simply Pokémon School in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver), located in Violet City in Gold, Silver, Crystal, HeartGold, and SoulSilver Versions and in White City in Pokémon Stadium 2.

In the games

Quotes

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Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal

Violet City

"Hello! You are trainer? Battle Gym Leader, win you did?"

Yes: "Ooh, la la! Very indeed nice!"

No: "Is that so? Then study shall you! Follow me!"

"Here, teacher I am. Good it is you study here!"

Pokémon academy

"Earl, I am! Wonderful are Pokémon, yes! Teach you I will to be a better trainer! What do you want to know? Want to be a winner is you?"

Yes: "Good! Teach you, I will! In battle, Pokémon top on list jump out first! Change order in list, make battle easy, maybe! More from me you want to hear?"

"So, want to know how to raise Pokémon well?

Yes: "Fine! Teach you, I will! If Pokémon come out in battle even briefly, some EXP. points it gets. At top of list put weak Pokémon. Switch in battle quick! This way, weak Pokémon strong become! More you want to hear?"

"So, want to know how to raise Pokémon well?

Yes: "Fine! Teach you, I will! If Pokémon come out in battle even briefly, some EXP. points it gets. At top of list put weak Pokémon. Switch in battle quick! This way, weak Pokémon strong become!"

No: "Oh! Smart student you are! Nothing more do I teach! Good to Pokémon you must be!"

Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver

Violet City

"Bonjour! You are Trainer? Battle Gym Leader, win you did?"

Yes: "Ooh, la la! Very indeed nice!"

No: "Is that so? Then study shall you! Follow me!"

"Here, teacher I am. Good it is you study here!"

Pokémon School

"Earl, I am! Wonderful are Pokémon, yes! Teach you I will to be a better Trainer!"

"What do you want to know? Want to be a winner is you?"

Yes: "Good! Teach you, I will! In battle, Pokémon top on list, the walking one, jump out first! Change order in list, make battle easy, maybe! More from me you want to hear?"

"So, want to know how to raise Pokémon well?"

Yes: "Fine! Teach you I will! If Pokémon come out in battle even briefly, some Exp. Points it gets. Keep out weak Pokémon, switch in battle quick! This way, weak Pokémon very strong become! More from me you want to hear?"

"So, want to know how to battle well?"

Yes: "Fine! Teach you I will! Pokémon have goods and bads because many types. High-level Pokémon not win always if bad types. Pokémon with good types for the foe, you choose. Smart battle, it is!"

No: "Oh! Smart student you are! Nothing more do I teach! Good to Pokémon you must be!"

Sprites

Overworld sprite from Generation II	Overworld sprite from HeartGold and SoulSilver

In animation

Earl in Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver

History

Earl appeared in the Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver episode A Bout With Sprout, where he, like in the games, was revealed to host his own Pokémon Academy in Violet City. When Ash and his friends entered the school, Earl danced around while wearing a tutu, much to the embarrassment of the group. However, upon learning that Miss Priscilla loved dancing people, Brock joined in and wore a tutu as well.

Later, Earl jumped in the way of Brock's flirting with Miss Priscilla, offering him a chance to stay at the academy, but Brock declined the offer. As Ash and his friends left the Pokémon Academy, Earl, Miss Priscilla, and the academy students waved goodbye to them together.

Voice actors

Language Voice actor Japanese 小西克幸 Katsuyuki Konishi English Eric Stuart Finnish Pasi Ruohonen Italian Sergio Romanò (Mediaset dub) Polish Grzegorz Pawlak European Spanish José Escobosa

In the manga

Earl in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

In Pokémon Adventures, Earl was delivering a package when a robber and his Donphan came by and stole it. Gold reluctantly saved Earl as he battled the robber's Donphan with his Aipom when the robber ruined his rice ball. Seeing what Gold did, Earl decided to reward him with a huge stack of rice cakes and then tells him that he had an academy named "Earl Dervish's Pokémon Academy".

Later, he arrived at the academy which was in very poor shape and low on money. He became pleased about the fact that Crystal was there to help him, especially when she fed a Berry to a Sentret. He explained his story about the school's history to Crystal and then does his twirl. When some Slugma came by, Earl got the students away from them and were told to go to the basement. When Crystal left after catching the trouble-making Slugma, Earl informed the students about her departure.

Earl reappeared along with his students in a form of a cameo when a crisis related with Ho-Oh and Lugia was happening in Ilex Forest. He reappeared in a flashback in the Emerald arc where Emerald was explaining his arrival at the Pokémon Academy around the same time the Slugma were attacking and Crystal capturing them.

Pokémon

Sentret	Magikarp	Wooper	Poliwag
Snorlax	Diglett	Psyduck	Mareep
Spinarak	Snubbull

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Earl in Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Earl appeared in Demanding Tests at the Pokémon School!. When the students recommended Red to go to the Pokémon academy, Earl greeted him and his Pokémon when they were about to go in. He then explained some of the basics and motivated Red in going. Red agrees to go to the school and Earl teaches a class, with Red as one of his students. He gave out a test. After the test, Earl called down Red to see him after class since he and his Pokémon failed.

Earl was revealed to have imprisoned some Pokémon and then went down a hallway to another room. In the room, Earl shows Red to one of his bright students who ends up battling him. After the battle, Earl and the student was shocked to see that flunking student defeated someone smart. Earl and the student decided that due to Clefairy's skills, he should teach a class. However, this turned out to be false when the students that Clefairy was teaching were giving him a hard time.

Pokémon

Sentret → Furret

Debut	Demanding Tests at the Pokémon School!

Sentret was used by a student in the room that Earl took Red after their class was done. It was proven to be equal in strength with Red's Clefairy. In the middle of the battle, Sentret evolved into Furret and Clefairy and Pikachu teamed up to form a Furret of themselves. Their teamwork resulted in the opponent's Furret to get defeated.

Furret's known moves are Slam, Fury Swipes, and Rollout.

Caterpie	Diglett	Weepinbell	Oddish
Voltorb	Chansey ♀	Golbat	Poliwag
Metapod	Cubone

Trivia

• Earl is notable for changing the order of the words in his sentences, somewhat like Yoda from Star Wars, although his grammar is generally incorrect. For example, when asking a potential student if they want to learn from him, he will ask, "What you want to know? Want to be a winner is you?" This may be a reference to the Engrish used in the NES game Pro Wrestling, where the phrase "A WINNER IS YOU" is shown at the end of a winning match. Earl does not talk like this in Pokémon Stadium 2, which may be due to the quite extensive scope of the Pokémon academy in this game.
  • In the German version of Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, Earl is portrayed with a French accent on top of his incorrect grammar. This is dropped in the German version of Pokémon Stadium 2, similar to the case in the English translation.
    • In the Brazilian Portuguese translation of Pokémon Adventures, Earl is also portrayed with a French accent and incorrect grammar.
• Earl's Japanese name is Giovanni, the English name of the well-known Team Rocket boss.
• Earl's last name is "Dervish", a word in the English language, which can mean (among other things) "One that possesses abundant and often frenzied energy". This serves to reinforce the idea of his eccentric personality. It could also be a nod to the phrase "whirling dervish," as while leading the player to his school during Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal, he twirls around at every turn along the way and whenever the player talks to him.

Names

Language	Name	Origin
Japanese	ジョバンニ Giovanni	From 序盤に joban ni, "in the early stages". Also the Italian equivalent of John (meaning "God is gracious").
English, German	Earl Dervish	From early and dervish.
French	Theophile	Means "Friend of God".
Italian, Spanish	Primo	Means first.
Korean	다배워 Dabaeweo	배워 baeweo, to learn.
Chinese (Mandarin)	初始 Chūshǐ	Means initial.
Vietnamese	Jobanni	Transliteration of his Japanese name.

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