Giovanni

Giovanni leads Team Rocket’s criminal operations while also occupying a legitimate position in Kanto’s Gym system. His two roles bring the organisation’s story into the badge route.

• Story: The player confronts his organisation in several major facilities before the Viridian Gym resolution. Completing Rocket story events is therefore essential to ordinary progression.
• In the game: His teams reward preparation against their actual types rather than the Rocket label. Heal before the final Gym and do not assume a route is open until the associated story event has been resolved.

Story spoilers.

Pokémon FireRed / LeafGreen · Game Boy Advance · 2004 · Game Boy Advance remakes; not the original Red/Blue or Let’s Go games. · Picture: Giovanni: Pokémon FireRed / LeafGreen original-era artwork.