Did Ash ever meet Giovanni?

In Meloetta and the Undersea Temple!, Giovanni finally confronted Ash in a battle and won easily. Despite being feared by Jessie, James and Meowth, he usually displays a very calm demeanor, even in battle.
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What episode does Ash meet Giovanni?

The Battle of the Badge.
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Is Giovanni the father of ashes?

More specifically, that Team Rocket's President Giovanni is actually Ash's father, and that he hired the bumbling trio of Jessie, James, and Meowth, to perpetually fail to "steal Pikachu" in an indirect attempt to keep watch over his son.
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Does Giovanni even want Ash's Pikachu?

It's often implied by the Team Rocket Trio that Giovanni desires Ash's Pikachu, but from what I have seen in the anime (a lot of old, not so much new) the implication is clearly not mutual. Giovanni couldn't care less about Pikachu.
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Is Ash stronger than Giovanni?

In Pokemon: Black & White, Giovanni easily beat Ash's signature Pokemon Pikachu with his Persian. The rest of Giovanni's team is unknown, but given that he once held the title of Gym Leader, and considering the many stolen Pokemon acquired by Team Rocket, it's probably a powerful one indeed.
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Does Ash mega evolve his lucario?

Lucario spent only 24 episodes as a Riolu after hatching, making it the fastest evolved hatched Pokémon out of all the protagonists. Lucario is the first of Ash's Pokémon to Mega Evolve.
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Who is the rudest Pokémon Trainer?

10 Pokémon Trainers Who Are Worse Than They Look
  • Giovanni is the big bad guy of Pokémon and the leader of Team Rocket. ...
  • Considering that Noland partners up with an Articuno in the Pokémon anime, it seems likely that he's a pretty powerful Pokémon Trainer.
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Why Meowth can talk?

So Meowth decided to make himself as human as he could. He learned to walk on two legs by watching people practice at a local dance academy, which also just so happened to offer pronunciation lessons. Over time, and with a little help from a picture book, he learned to sound out words.
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Why does Team Rocket call Ash a twerp?

Paul, due to his rude and uncaring personality, is called "the rude twerp", though they have called him "the tall twerp" a couple of times, possibly a reference to the fact that he, like almost all of Ash's rivals, is taller than he.
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Who is Ash's son?

Sato Ketchum is Ash's son. He is seen in the pokemon anime series Pokemon Heart and Soul when Celebi sends Ash, Hari and Brock into the future. His name is based on Ash's japanese name Satoshi and his team is based mainly on Red's team in the Pokemon manga apart from having a Charizard instead of Venusaur.
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Why does Ash not evolve his Pokemon?

A lot of Ash's Pokemon are acquired early on and naturally can't evolve until they've undergone considerable training, but some of the most iconic parts of his roster often remain unevolved even after overcoming considerable trials.
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Who is Ash real father?

One popular fan theory is that Team Rocket's Giovanni is actually Ash's father. Though Giovanni was Silver's father in the games, his anime counterpart isn't known to have any children, with Madame Boss being his only confirmed relative.
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Does Ash ever get all 8 badges?

Aided by friends Brock and Misty, Ash manages to accumulate all eight Badges and enter the Pokemon League. However, he obtains several in unorthodox ways and only truly defeats some of the Gym Leaders.
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Why did Giovanni leave Pokémon?

Now Pokémon Generations gives us stone cold proof of their relationship, as well as expanding on the reasons why Giovanni went into seclusion. Turns out Giovanni didn't just leave because of his loss, but he felt he had to leave and return one day with a stronger Team Rocket.
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What is the meaning of twerps?

Definition of twerp

: a silly, insignificant, or contemptible person.
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Who is the first Pokémon?

1. The first Pokémon ever designed. It may be entry #112 in the Pokédex, but according to Ken Sugimori – the primary designer for the Pokémon games – Rhydon was the first Pokémon ever created.
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Why is Pikachu not evolving?

This clip makes it abundantly clear that Pikachu doesn't want to evolve into a Raichu because he wants to get stronger as a Pikachu. It seems that he knows that evolving would provide him a substantial power boost, but doesn't think it is necessary.
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Why is Ash so terrible?

To go along with Ash Ketchum's Pokémon diversity flaw, he also has poor type diversity. Ash has caught countless Pokémon of the same types, and heavily neglects most of the types. In fact, he's never even caught any psychic, ghost, or fairy types.
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Who is the weakest Pokémon trainer?

#1 - Falkner's Pidgey

Falkner may be the easiest Gym Leader to defeat in all of Pokemon. His two Pokemon are extremely underleveled. Pidgey, the first Pokemon he sends out, is only level 7.
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Why is Ash the worst Pokémon trainer?

4 WORST: He's Pretty Much Abandoned Some Of His Pokémon

Pokémon are living creatures who do have lives and desires outside of battling. Every so often Ash has to release a Pokémon because that's what's best for them, but there are times where he promises to come back for some of his Pokémon and then never does.
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Has Ash ever use mega evolution?

Ash had left Charizard at the Charific Valley, until it later rejoined Ash's Unovan party, and Ash left it at Professor Oak's Laboratory, although he had never Mega Evolved it into Mega Charizard X or Y in the XY anime series.
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Is Ash Greninja coming back?

The Rare Ash-Greninja

For such a truly unique character to drop out of the Pokemon canon seems strange and unusual, however, Greninja will finally return to Ash's side.
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