>>21592268Giovanni as over-arching villain is stupid. He just isn't good enough for this job. I liked when Pokemon Adventures tried (and failed) to make Team Galactic Big Bad for other trainers.
They, Plasma (mainly Ghetsis) and, to lesser extand, Flare'll be better.
Plus, Cyrus and Lysandre are actually bussinessman, which allows them freely travel across the regions.