Does Giovanni care about 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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Why does Giovanni want Pikachu?

The only reason that they're so fascinated with Pikachu is that Team Rocket is under the impression that Pikachu is abnormally strong due to it getting overcharged via bicycle in the second episode. Ash's Pikachu is an anomaly as far as Pokémon go, but this strength develops over time.
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Why is Team Rocket obsessed with Pikachu?

So to sum up, the reasons that Jessie, James, and Meowth want Ash's Pikachu so badly are: 1: It beat them badly with a seemingly impossible level of power. 2: They want to give that "special" Pikachu to their boss. Show activity on this post.
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Does 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 would happen if Team Rocket catch Pikachu?

Team Rocket would use Pikachu to their advantage to rule the Pokemon World, however, Pikachu would disobey them, and they'd chuck it back at Ash. Ash would undergo a mission to save the world- and his Pikachu!
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Does Giovanni still want 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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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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Is Giovanni Jessie's dad?

In the Japanese exclusive radio drama "The Birth of Mewtwo", which was partially adapted into a short at the start of Mewtwo Strike's Back, we learn about Jessie's mother Miyamoto (who has no canon English name).
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Why does Ash not evolve his Pokémon?

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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Why does Ash not want Pikachu to evolve?

After Pikachu's defeat in his battle against Lt. Surge's and his Raichu, he was given a choice to evolve but refused so he can prove he's strong without evolving.
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Why does Ash keep Pikachu?

Per Rohan Pradhan's answer on Quora, The series begins with Ash going to Professor Oak's lab for his first ever Pokemon. Unfortunately, he reaches there last and all other Pokemons had already been taken by the trainers. So Ash had no option other than choosing Pikachu as his pokemon.
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Why has Meowth never evolved?

Meowth can't evolve because he can't battle.

Because Meowth never fights, he never earns any experience, and therefore he can never evolve.
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Is Ash's Pikachu special?

ash's pikachu, alone, is not super special. the reason team rocket initially mistook it as special was because it accidentally ignited koffing's gas. ash's pikachu WITH ASH however seem to have a synergy that allows pikachu to do more than he could on his own.
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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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Can Ash talk to Pokémon?

Although Ash's Pikachu does not speak in the regular anime, he has talked once in I Choose You!, when Ash seemed to die from taking the attack from various Pokémon late in the movie.
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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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Which of Ash's Pokémon are female?

Bayleef, Unfezant, and Snivy are female. Bulbasuar, Charizard, Squirtle, Totodile, Sceptile, Glalie, Greninja, and Rowlet are implied to male in the english dub but that's not canon as they were never mentioned in the japanese version.
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Does Ash have mega stone?

Ash finally got a Key Stone and Mega Stone (Lucarionite), and he can now use Mega Evolution with Lucario!
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Is the leader of Team Rocket's Ash's dad?

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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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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How many times has Brock been rejected?

If this is your definition then Suzie and Professor Ivy and more girls will also be considered as even though they loved Brock at one point he had to leave them. Then the total number of girls which rejected Brock are 697. This counting is till the end of season 15. Welcome to Anime & Manga!
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