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Giovanni's Persian
サカキのペルシアン Sakaki's Persian

Giovanni's Persian
Debuts in Battle Aboard the St. Anne
Caught at Unknown
Gender Male*
Ability Unknown
Current location With Giovanni
This Pokémon is fully evolved.
Voice actor Japanese English
As Persian Rica Matsumoto Rica Matsumoto
Kate Bristol (SM062)

Giovanni's Persian (Japanese: サカキのペルシアン Sakaki's Persian) is a Pokémon owned by Giovanni. It was commonly seen outside of its Poké Ball.

In the anime

History

Original series

Giovanni's Persian debuted in Battle Aboard the St. Anne, when Jessie, James, and Meowth reported to Giovanni. Since then, it has always been seen either at Giovanni's side or in his lap.

Advanced Generation series

Persian briefly appeared in A Ruin with a View when Giovanni was talking to the Team Rocket trio over the phone. After the call ended, Giovanni was shown petting his Persian.

In Pearls are a Spoink's Best Friend, Persian appeared during a video call, sticking out its tongue in order to taunt Meowth.

After seeing a Coordinator's Persian in the Pacifidlog Town Contest Hall in Mean With Envy, Meowth remembered Giovanni's Persian pulling down its lower eyelid to taunt him and decided to help Jessie win the Pokémon Contest. During his performance in the Appeals Round, Meowth used Fury Swipes to make a sculpture of Giovanni and Persian out of a giant block of ice. He finished his performance by turning the Persian into a Meowth.

Persian reappeared in The Scheme Team, in which it was shown by Giovanni's side when Jessie, James, and Meowth returned to the Team Rocket HQ to report the results of their operations in the Hoenn region.

Diamond & Pearl series

Persian and Giovanni

Persian appeared in Two Degrees of Separation!. It was briefly shown sitting on Giovanni's lap while he was talking to Jessie, James, and Meowth over the videophone.

An illusory version of Persian created by a wild Mismagius appeared in Malice In Wonderland! as part of Meowth's fantasy. The Classy Cat Pokémon was shown being tossed away by Giovanni, who wanted Meowth to be his new pet.

Persian appeared again in The Thief That Keeps on Thieving!, after Team Rocket sent Giovanni a newly caught Yanma. It was seen being fed and petted by its Trainer while the computer ran an analysis of Yanma's Poké Ball.

It briefly appeared in Memories are Made of Bliss!, where it was seen lying on Giovanni's office while Matori informed Giovanni that she had contacted Jessie, James, and Meowth and assigned them their new mission.

Best Wishes series

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

XY series

Persian appeared in A Battle of Aerial Mobility!, where it was seen being petted by Giovanni while Team Rocket contacted him about their arrival in Kalos.

It briefly appeared in An Explosive Operation!, where it watched Giovanni while Team Rocket contacted him about Team Flare.

Sun & Moon series

Persian briefly appeared in Acting True to Form!, where it was being petted by Giovanni.

Personality and characteristics

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 evolved form was not started by this Persian, but his anger manifests against it more often than against any other Persian. Persian is also shown to be very loyal to its Trainer, and has also played some role in Team Rocket operations, such as signaling the disguised Team Rocket Grunts to commence their raid on the St. Anne patrons.

Moves used

Using Shadow Claw
Move First Used In
Shadow Claw Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!
Power Gem Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

In the games

Giovanni also owns a Persian in Pokémon Yellow and Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!. In Yellow, he uses it in all of the battles against him, while in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!, it only participates in the first two battles and merely stands on his side during the Gym battle. Persian also appears in both rounds of Pokémon Stadium. Aside from its use in battle, Giovanni's Persian also has a brief appearance in the Viridian Gym as a portrait in Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!.

In the core series

Pokémon Yellow Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Let's Go, Eevee!
First and second battle
(Rocket Hideout/Silph Co.) 		Gym battle
(Viridian Gym) 		First battle
(Team Rocket Hideout) 		Second battle
(Silph Co.)
Type:
Normal Unknown
Persian Lv.29/35
Scratch
Normal
Growl
Normal
Bite
Normal
Pay Day
Normal
Type:
Normal Unknown
Persian Lv.53
Screech
Normal
Slash
Normal
Fury Swipes
Normal
Double Team
Normal
Type:
Normal Unknown
Ability:
No Ability
Held item:
None
Persian♂ Lv.35
Slash
Normal Physical
Feint
Normal Physical
Fake Out
Normal Physical
  --  
   
Type:
Normal Unknown
Ability:
No Ability
Held item:
None
Persian♂ Lv.39
Slash
Normal Physical
Feint
Normal Physical
Fake Out
Normal Physical
Play Rough
Fairy Physical

In the Stadium series

Pokémon Stadium
Round 1 Round 2
Type:
Normal Unknown
Persian Lv.50-100
Toxic
Poison
Slash
Normal
Thunderbolt
Electric
BubbleBeam
Water
Type:
Normal Unknown
Persian Lv.50-100
Screech
Normal
Slash
Normal
Thunderbolt
Electric
BubbleBeam
Water

In the manga

In The Electric Tale of Pikachu manga

Persian in The Electric Tale of Pikachu

Persian was seen watching its owner in Ash vs. Gary as his anger fades away from remembering the giant Slowpoke that Team Rocket scientists created.

In the How I Became a Pokémon Card manga

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

Using Screech
Move First Used In
Screech The Injured Persian
Scratch The Injured Persian
A † shows that the move was used recently, unless all moves fit this case or there are fewer than five known moves.

In the TCG

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

Giovanni's Persian
Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format.
Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card Type English
Expansion 		Rarity # Japanese
Expansion 		Rarity #
Giovanni's Persian Colorless Gym Challenge Rare Holo 8/132 Challenge from the Darkness Rare Holo  
 


Trivia

Related articles

For more information on this Pokémon's species, see Persian.

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