Giovanni's Persian

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Giovanni's Persian
サカキのペルシアン Sakaki's Persian
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Giovanni and Persian
Debuts in Battle Aboard the St. Anne
Caught at Unknown
Gender Unknown
Ability Unknown
Current location Unknown
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This Pokémon has not evolved.
Voice actor Japanese English
As Persian Rica Matsumoto

Giovanni's Persian (Japanese: サカキのペルシアン Sakaki's Persian) is a Pokémon pet owned by Giovanni. Its voice actress in both Japanese and English is 松本梨香 Rica Matsumoto.

In the anime

Giovanni's Persian was first seen in Battle Aboard the St. Anne when Jessie, James and Meowth report to Giovanni. Since then, it has always been seen either at Giovanni's side or in his lap. It has never been used by Giovanni in a Pokémon battle, and so its fighting ability and any moves it may know remain unknown.

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.

In the games

Giovanni also owns a Persian in the one of the Pokémon games, Pokémon Yellow. He uses it mainly for battle, having been seen in all battles that the player has been challenged to, getting stronger every time. A Persian also appears in both rounds of Pokémon Stadium.

Pokémon Yellow

First Battle (Rocket Hideout)

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Second battle (Silph Co.)

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Gym battle (Viridian Gym)

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Pokémon Stadium

Round 1

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Round 2

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In the TCG

Persian was featured in the TCG as one of Giovanni's Pokémon. The following is a list of cards named Giovanni's Persian.

Name Type Level Rarity Set Set no.
Giovanni's Persian Colorless 23 Rare HolographicH Gym Challenge 8/132

Trivia

Giovanni's Persian seems intended to parallel other series in which the main villain owns a cat as a pet. For example, in Inspector Gadget, the villain Dr. Claw owns a cat named Mad Cat (it was named Sniffy in the 1999 movie). This trend seems to have started in the James Bond movies, where Ernst Stavro Blofeld is often shown to have a white persian 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 Season 1 until his battle with Gary.

Related articles

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