1st Edition
How to spot it: 1st Edition stamp in the bottom-left of the artwork frame.
First print window; smaller run than Unlimited.
01Card Stats
Stage 1 (evolves from Giovanni's Meowth)
HP
60
TypeColorless
RarityRare Holo
IllustratorKen Sugimori
WeaknessFighting ×2
Retreat—
SetGym Challenge
Released2000
02Editions and Print Runs
Printed in the WotC era when 1st Edition and Unlimited distinctions still applied.
Unlimited
How to spot it: No 1st Edition stamp; standard print frame.
Most common version of this card.
04Variants and Foiling
- Rarity tiers
- Rare Holo
- Foiling
- Holo version with the holo pattern applied to the artwork.
- Alt art / specials
- No full-art, secret rare, or alternate-art version documented for this print.
05Language and Regional Versions
- English
- Standard English release.
- Japanese
- Released in the equivalent Japanese set.
- European
- Localized European prints exist with translated text.
- Other
- No documented language-exclusive errors or major regional variants.
06Current Market Value
| Holo | 1st Edition ~$125 · Unlimited ~$30 raw (PriceCharting realized, May 2026) |
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Vintage WotC holo with edition variants; the 1st Edition print is the chase.
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07Why Collectors Want It
- Gym Challenge holo: 1st Edition ~$125 (the chase), Unlimited ~$30.
- Tied to Giovanni, the Team Rocket boss — a fan-favorite Gym-subset card.
- 1st-Edition PSA 10 copies realize a remarkable ~$10,000.
- Required for a Gym Challenge or Persian master set.
08Competitive Playability
Tier: None
Stage 1 Persian with 60 HP; top attack around 20 damage. Functions as an evolution-chain piece rather than a tournament attacker.
09Card Moves and Abilities
Ability: Call the Boss
When you play Giovanni's Persian from your hand, you may search your deck for the Trainer card named Giovanni, show it to your opponent, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your deck afterward.
Ambush
Flip a coin. If heads, this attack does 20 damage plus 20 more damage; if tails, this attack does 20 damage.
- Weakness
- Fighting ×2
- Resistance
- Psychic -30
- Retreat cost
- 0
10Grading and Population
PSA 10 estimate: 1st Edition PSA 10 ~$10,064 (PriceCharting realized, May 2026).
Gym-era holos suffer edge wear and holo scratch; 1st-Edition PSA 10s are genuinely scarce and trade far above raw.
Other graders: BGS and CGC also grade Gym-era holos; PSA remains the resale standard.