Giovanni

My OG anime/videogame crush. And he's from Pokemon .-. (First videogame crush might also be Lance and/or Morty from Pokemon. It was one of them)

I not so lowkey adore this character though. I dont even know why. He's the original gangster and biggest badguy in the Pokemon franchise. Kinda sorta really good looking?

(And this dragon in particular; his father is named Sun (a name of a pokemon game) and his mother is described as a Queen in her bio (in Pokemon Giovanni's mother was leader of Team Rocket before him). Idk its cool and this is a tired ramble. Thanks for coming to my Tedtalk)

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Giovanni (Japanese: サカキ Sakaki) is the former head of Team Rocket, who served as the secretive Gym Leader of Viridian City's Gym, known officially as the Viridian Gym. He handed out the Earth Badge to Trainers who defeated him. As a Gym Leader, he specialized in Ground-type Pokémon, but his master plan includes collecting rare Pokémon of all types. In Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, he makes a return appearance as the leader of Team Rainbow Rocket. He is the only character in the games to have the Trainer classes Boss/Rocket Boss/Team Rocket Boss (Japanese: ロケットだんボス Team Rocket Boss) and Team Rainbow Rocket (Japanese: Rロケットだん Team R Rocket). Gender: Male Eye color: Black Hair color: Black Hometown: Viridian City Region: Kanto Relatives: Silver (son), Madame Boss (mother, anime), Unnamed twin brother (Pocket Monsters Manga) Trainer class: Gym Leader/ Team Rocket Boss Generation: I, III, IV, V, VII Games: Red, Blue, Yellow, FireRed, LeafGreen, HeartGold, SoulSilver, Black 2, White 2, Ultra Sun, Ultra Moon, Let's Go, Pikachu!, Let's Go, Eevee!, Stadium, Masters, Pokémon GO Leader of: Viridian Gym Badge: Earth Badge Specializes in: Ground types Member of: Team Rocket, Team Rainbow Rocket, Team GO Rocket Rank: Boss Trivia: - Giovanni is the only Gym Leader in the games to appear outside of his Gym in Generation I, a feature that would become more and more common up to Generation IV, during and after which all Gym Leaders in the featured regions appear outside of their Gym in one way or another. - He is also the only Gym Leader not to use the A Trainer Appears (Boy Version) song. - In the English version of Pokémon Stadium, his name is misspelled "Giovani" (with one n). This is because the space for Trainer names only allows seven characters, whilst Giovanni's name has eight. - In the official Red and Blue guide from Nintendo Power, Giovanni was labelled to be a regional boss of Team Rocket (implying he's not the absolute leader). This was invalidated in Gold, Silver, and Crystal, where it was made clear that Giovanni was the absolute leader of Team Rocket (even having an office in Johto). - Giovanni is likely based on the boss of a Yakuza faction, possibly more on the bakuto factions than others, considering Team Rocket's former ownership of the Celadon Game Corner. Outside of Japan, this reference is localized, making him more akin to a Mafia boss (especially considering his English name being Italian in origin). - In Pokémon Black 2 and White 2, Giovanni and Norman are tied for using more different species of Pokémon than any other Gym Leader at the Pokémon World Tournament, with a total of 10.

- In Pokémon Yellow, he is the only Gym Leader who uses a Pokémon not of the type he specializes in during Gym battles.
- In his official Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon artwork, Giovanni has the same pose as Mega Mewtwo X in its official artwork, just mirrored.
- Giovanni is the only in-game Gym Leader that cannot be rematched an indefinite amount of times. However, he can be battled multiple times via an event at Tohjo Falls, if the player has multiple Celebi. Koga, the other former Kanto Gym Leader, can be rematched indefinitely ever since Generation II, where he was an Elite Four member.
- Artwork made by Ken Sugimori suggests that Giovanni was not originally going to be the Gym Leader of Viridian City.
- Giovanni debuted in Pokémon GO as a GO Snapshot photobomb at Pokémon GO Fest in Yokohama.
- The teaser trailer for the debut of Team GO Rocket in GO contains the line "Earth is where I shall unleash my evil schemes next!" This is a reference to Giovanni's final line in Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon, in which he ponders "Now...what new world shall I unleash my evil schemes upon...?" before warping away from Aether Paradise.

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