Recaps

Giovanni survived Team Rocket’s brutal selection by securing Weedle, defeating Mu Sen, and gathering allies. He entered the third stage with Axin’s pledge, while delaying Weedle’s evolution and preparing to challenge the other candidates.

• Giovanni killed the Rattata pursuing him in Viridian Forest, and Giovanni Rika claimed him as her son and brought him to Team Rocket.
• Giovanni chose a Pokémon Egg during the deadly first selection, killed Nohara when he attacked, and watched the Egg hatch into Weedle, which helped him defeat Mu Sen’s group.
• Giovanni captured Weedle and endured the second-stage trials, training it with the Viridian Force while Mu Sen gathered followers around his newly hatched Charmander.
• Giovanni secretly helped Max hatch Machop, then rallied Max and other candidates to defeat Mu Sen’s Gang, killing Mu Sen and passing the second selection.
• Giovanni began the third stage, agreed to train alongside Max, and accepted Axin’s allegiance after learning that Aidos and two Group Leaders opposed the Selection Plan.
• Giovanni improved Weedle’s food and held off its evolution until it reached a higher level, then sent it against Spearow in Battle Class and revealed his preparation to counter bird Pokémon.

Giovanni survived Team Rocket’s brutal selection by evolving Beedrill, then met Giovanni Rika and began strengthening his Pokémon. A squad mission to capture Tauros ended in betrayal and a deadly confrontation with Fuchsia Gym Leader Aye, while Giovanni and Axin escaped toward an unknown group of five.

• Giovanni survived Aidos’s test and persuaded Doctor Liangmu to prepare a battle in which Weedle could fight other Bug-type Pokémon.
• Giovanni and Weedle killed Lizi and Oddish, then Weedle devoured the other Bug-types, evolved into Kakuna, and later revived after a deadly fight with Beedrill.
• Giovanni subdued a wild Nidoran♂, built its trust, and entered the next selection battle as Miyamoto announced that only one person could survive.
• Kakuna evolved into Beedrill and killed the youths and Pokémon attacking Giovanni, while Max gave Giovanni Machop’s Poké Ball before taking his own life.
• Giovanni met Giovanni Rika, who recognized his Viridian Force and approved his plan to strengthen Team Rocket and infiltrate the Pokémon League.
• Giovanni received Machop from Axin and trained it alongside Nidoran♂ and Beedrill before joining Johnny’s squad mission to capture Tauros.
• Giovanni turned the Tauros herd against Johnny, escaped with Axin, and ordered Axin to kill Sam as Johnny pursued them.
• Aye’s Crobat defeated Giovanni and Axin’s Pokémon, but Giovanni and Axin fled, while Johnny was killed and Baoba reported that five people were ahead of the escapees.