Veridian City - Giovanni

Name: Giovanni

City: Veridian

Badge: Earth Badge

Favorite Type: Ground

Appearence: ???

Description: Giovanni is the leader of Team Rocket in the fictional world of Pokémon, and he is also a former Viridian City Gym Leader. When defeated, Giovanni gives the victor an Earth Badge. The gym remains closed most of the time, while Giovanni is off managing Team Rocket. His English name is both a play on the mafia stereotype and a reference to the prefex geo-, while his Japanese name may refer to Cleyera japonica, which the Earth Badge resembles.