Giovanni (Adventures)

Giovanni is the leader of Team Rocket and the Viridian Gym Leader in the Red, Blue and Green Chapter of Pokémon Adventures.

Background
Giovanni has been the leader of Team Rocket for quite some time; serving as a secret agenda for the man also known as the Viridian Gym Leader.

Personality
He is a lot crueler and more ruthless than his anime and game counterparts, although he does show slight sorrow for his son, Silver.

Skills
Giovanni is known to have great oratorical skills, as he was able to amass numerous Grunts to enlist in Team Rocket's dubious schemes. He is also a potent Pokemon battler, taking into account the fact that he was made the 8th Gym Leader in the Kanto region.

Appearance
He is identical in appearance to his game counterpart.

Red, Blue and Green Chapter
Red first encounters Giovanni at the Pewter Museum, who pretends to be a fossil hunter. They come across two berserk Magmar destroying the Museum, and after Red defeats them, Giovanni hands him an Old Amber as a reward. As Red leaves, Giovanni laughs spitefully that a mere child like him could defeat Team Rocket. Later, Giovanni assigns his executives, Lt. Surge, Sabrina and Koga, to fuse the three legendary birds (Articuno, Zapdos and Moltres), but the Pokedex holders destroy his plan. As Red travels to the Viridian City gym to find out what happened to its missing leader, Giovanni comes forth, revealing himself to be both the Gym Leader and the leader of Team Rocket. He challenges Red to a battle, stating that he will join Team Rocket should he lose. However, Giovanni ends up losing as Red utilises techniques he would not normally do.

Yellow Chapter
During the battle taking place at Cerise Island, Giovanni observes the fight between Yellow and the leader of the Elite Four, Lance. He reveals that he freed Red from Lorelei's ice prison, promptly giving him the Evolutionary Stones found at the bottom of Vermilion Bay, allowing Red's Eevee to evolve. As Giovanni fights Lance, he destroys the protective shield that was giving Yellow such a hard time fighting back. However, as the fight seemingly sways to Giovanni's favor, Lance states that Cerise Island is an amplification device for the gym badges, and with Giovanni's Earth Badge, he can summon the giant bird. Giovanni then retreats, leaving Yellow to do battle with Lance. As Yellow emerges victorious in combat, he tells his executives to return back to their gyms, telling them that now is not a good time to emerge as Team Rocket.

HeartGold and SoulSilver Chapter
Giovanni's whereabouts are unknown, and his son Silver is searching for him.