Pokémon: Johto League Champions facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Pokémon: Johto League Champions |
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English front cover of the Pokémon: Johto League Champions DVD collection box
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| Country of origin | Japan |
| No. of episodes | 52 |
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| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original release | August 3, 2000 – August 2, 2001 |
Pokémon: Johto League Champions is the fourth season of Pokémon and the second part of Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver, a Japanese anime television series known in Japan as Pocket Monsters: Gold and Silver (ポケットモンスター絹と銀, Poketto Monsutā Kin to Gin). It originally aired in Japan from August 3, 2000 to August 2, 2001 on TV Tokyo, and in the United States from August 18, 2001 to September 7, 2002 on The WB (Kids' WB).
The season follows the adventures of the ten-year-old Pokémon trainer Ash Ketchum and his electric mouse partner Pikachu as they collect Gym Badges in the fictional Johto region so they can compete in the Johto League competition.
The episodes were directed by Masamitsu Hidaka and produced by the animation studio OLM.
The Japanese opening songs are "OK!" by Rika Matsumoto for 34 episodes, and "Aim to be a Pokemon Master" (めざせポケモンマスター 2001, Mezase Pokémon Masutā 2001) by Whiteberry. The ending songs are "Takeshi's Paradise" (タケシのパラダイス, Takeshi no Paradaisu) by Yūji Ueda for 5 episodes, "To My Best Friend" (ぼくのベストフレンドへ, Boku no Besuto Furendo e) by Hiromi Iwasaki for 19 episodes, and "Face Forward Team Rocket!" (前向きロケット団!, Maemuki Roketto-Dan!) by Jessie, James, & Meowth for 18 episodes. The English opening song is "Born to Be a Winner" by David Rolfe. Its short version did serve as the end credit song.
Episodes
| J# | E# | English title Japanese title |
Original air date | English air date |
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| 160 | 158 | "A Goldenrod Opportunity (Part 1)" (Kogane Gym! Speed & Power!?) | August 3, 2000 | August 18, 2001 |
| 161 | 159 | "A Dairy Tale Ending (Part 2)" (Miltank! Revenge Battle!!) | August 10, 2000 | August 18, 2001 |
| 162 | 160 | "Air Time!" (Battle of the Radio Tower! Surpass Spacetime!!) | August 17, 2000 | September 8, 2001 |
| 163 | 161 | "The Bug Stops Here" (Bug Trainer Convention! Got It at the Natural Park!!) | August 24, 2000 | August 25, 2001 |
| 164 | 162 | "Type Casting" (Where Is Usokkie!?) | August 31, 2000 | September 1, 2001 |
| 165 | 163 | "Fossil Fools" (Ancient Pokémon Park! Ruins of Alph!!) | September 7, 2000 | September 15, 2001 |
| 166 | 164 | "Carrying On" (The Carrier Poppo of the Poppo Store!) | September 14, 2000 | September 22, 2001 |
| 167 | 165 | "Hassle in the Castle" (Zubat's Mansion! A Dangerous Labyrinth!!) | September 21, 2000 | September 29, 2001 |
| 168 | 166 | "Two Hits and a Miss" (Kapoerer vs. Fushigidane! Hand to Hand Showdown!!) | September 28, 2000 | September 15, 2001 |
| 169 | 167 | "A Hot Water Battle" (The Three of the Jungle! Battle in the Hot Springs!!) | October 5, 2000 | September 22, 2001 |
| 170 | 168 | "Hook, Line, and Stinker" (Azumao! Fishing Battle!!) | October 12, 2000 | September 29, 2001 |
| 171 | 169 | "Beauty and the Breeder" (Goodbye, Rokon! Pokémon Beauty Contest!!) | October 19, 2000 | October 6, 2001 |
| 172 | 170 | "A Better Pill to Swallow" (Tsubotsubo vs. Madatsubomi) | October 26, 2000 | October 13, 2001 |
| 173 | 171 | "Power Play!" (Blacky! Battle During a Dark Night!!) | November 2, 2000 | October 20, 2001 |
| 174 | 172 | "Mountain Time" (Redian! Exceeding the Valley of the Wind!!) | November 9, 2000 | October 20, 2001 |
| 175 | 173 | "Wobbu-Palooza" (Village of Sonans!?) | November 16, 2000 | October 27, 2001 |
| 176 | 174 | "Imitation Confrontation" (Aim to Be a Metamon Master! Imite Returns!!) | November 23, 2000 | October 27, 2001 |
| 177 | 175 | "The Trouble with Snubbull" (Nyarth, Bull and Granbull!?) | November 30, 2000 | November 3, 2001 |
| 178 | 176 | "Ariados, Amigos" (Ariados! Battle of Ninja Arts!!) | December 7, 2000 | November 17, 2001 |
| 179 | 177 | "Wings 'N' Things" (Flap, Yanyanma! Fly to Tomorrow's Sky!!) | December 14, 2000 | November 17, 2001 |
| 180 | 178 | "The Grass Route" (Popocco! Grass Pokémon Battle!!) | December 21, 2000 | November 3, 2001 |
| 181 | 179 | "The Apple Corp" (Pikachu and Pichu!) | January 4, 2001 | December 1, 2001 |
| 182 | 180 | "Houndoom's Special Delivery" (Hellgar and Togepy!) | January 11, 2001 | December 1, 2001 |
| 183 | 181 | "A Ghost of a Chance" (The Burned Tower! Matsuba Appears!!) | January 18, 2001 | November 10, 2001 |
| 184 | 182 | "From Ghost to Ghost" (Enju Gym! Ghost Battle!!) | January 25, 2001 | November 10, 2001 |
| 185 | 183 | "Trouble's Brewing" (The 5 Sisters of Eievui! Battle at the Tea Ceremony!!) | February 1, 2001 | December 8, 2001 |
| 186 | 184 | "All That Glitters!" (Yamikarasu! The Stolen Badges!!) | February 8, 2001 | December 15, 2001 |
| 187 | 185 | "The Light Fantastic" (Teppouo's Sky!) | February 15, 2001 | December 15, 2001 |
| 188 | 186 | "UnBEARable" (Himeguma's Secret!) | February 22, 2001 | January 19, 2002 |
| 189 | 187 | "Moving Pictures" (The Mystery of the Frozen Himanuts!!) | March 1, 2001 | January 26, 2002 |
| 190 | 188 | "Spring Fever" (Dig Here, Urimoo! Search for the Hot Spring!!) | March 8, 2001 | February 2, 2002 |
| 191 | 189 | "Freeze Frame" (Freezer vs. Purin! In the Middle of a Snowstorm!!) | March 15, 2001 | February 9, 2002 |
| 192 | 190 | "The Stolen Stones!" (Windie and the Fire Stone!) | March 22, 2001 | February 16, 2002 |
| 193 | 191 | "The Dunsparce Deception" (There Aren't Any Nokocchi Here!?) | March 29, 2001 | February 23, 2002 |
| 194 | 192 | "The Wayward Wobbuffet" (Sonans! Is That So?) | April 5, 2001 | March 2, 2002 |
| 195 | 193 | "Sick Daze" (Takeshi Collapses! A Dangerous Camp!!) | April 12, 2001 | March 9, 2002 |
| 196 | 194 | "Ring Masters" (Ordile vs. Kamex! Sumo Battle!!) | April 19, 2001 | March 16, 2002 |
| 197 | 195 | "The Poké-Spokesman" (You Can Speak with Pokémon!? The Words and Feelings of Pokémon!) | April 26, 2001 | March 23, 2002 |
| 198 | 196 | "Control Freak!" (Golbat vs. the Masked Queen Musashi! The Ruins Battle!!) | May 3, 2001 | March 30, 2002 |
| 199 | 197 | "The Art of Pokémon" (The Miracle of Doble!! Shining in the Morning Sun!) | May 10, 2001 | April 6, 2002 |
| 200 | 198 | "The Heartbreak of Brock" (Nidorino, Nidorina! Takeshi's Rose-colored Days!?) | May 17, 2001 | April 13, 2002 |
| 201 | 199 | "Current Events" (Goodbye, Chicorita!? The Labyrinth of Electricity!) | May 24, 2001 | April 27, 2002 |
| 202 | 200 | "Turning Over a New Bayleef" (Where Did Bayleef Go!? Capture at the Herb Garden!) | May 31, 2001 | May 4, 2002 |
| 203 | 201 | "Doin' What Comes Natu-rally" (Naty Fortune Teller! The Mystery of Telling the Future!!) | June 7, 2001 | May 18, 2002 |
| 204 | 202 | "The Big Balloon Blow-Up" (The Big Pokémon Balloon Race! Get Past the Storm!!) | June 14, 2001 | May 25, 2002 |
| 205 | 203 | "The Screen Actor's Guilt" (Muchul is Daydreaming!! Do Superstars Like Pokémon?) | June 21, 2001 | June 1, 2002 |
| 206 | 204 | "Right On, Rhydon!" (Follow the Surfing Sidon!? The Battle at the Lake!) | June 28, 2001 | June 22, 2002 |
| 207 | 205 | "The Kecleon Caper" (Where's Kakureon!? Huge Chaos Created by the Invisible Pokémon!) | July 5, 2001 | August 17, 2002 |
| 208 | 206 | "The Joy of Water Pokémon" (The Nurse Joy who Hates Water Pokémon!? Kasumi's Anger!) | July 12, 2001 | August 24, 2002 |
| 209 | 207 | "Got Miltank?" (The Mother Miltank! The Desert's Secret!) | July 19, 2001 | August 31, 2002 |
| 210 | 208 | "Fight for the Light" (Radiance Lighthouse! Battle at Asagi City!!) | July 26, 2001 | September 7, 2002 |
| 211 | 209 | "Machoke, Machoke Man!" (Tanba Gym! Front-Game Wrestling Showdown!!) | August 2, 2001 | September 7, 2002 |
Home Media releases
In the United States, Viz Video and Pioneer Entertainment (and later Ventura Distribution) released the series on DVD and VHS. The VHS versions continued on with the numbered volume sets consisting of three select episodes from the series, and were known as the "High-Voltage Collection". The DVD releases were known as the "Collector's Edition DVDs" and consisted of 7-10 episodes per DVD. These releases have long since gone out-of-print.
Viz Media released Pokémon: Johto League Champions – The Complete Collection on DVD in the United States on May 31, 2016.
