Johto League Champions
Pokémon

Johto League Champions

Season 452 episodes2000 6.2

Overview

From the sprawling metropolis of Goldenrod City to the icy peak of Snowtop Mountain, the Johto region presents Ash, Misty, and Brock with exciting new adventures—along with a few familiar faces like their old friends Todd, Duplica, and Suzie! Johto’s rich past means plenty of Pokémon mysteries for our heroes to solve, and its exciting present means some tough challenges—Ash tackles three more Gyms, while handling competitions like the Pokémon Sumo Conference along the way.

Episodes

52 in this season

A Goldenrod Opportunity

1. A Goldenrod Opportunity

6.7

Arriving in Goldenrod City, Ash is ready for his next Gym battle, but the Gym appears to be closed. Their plans delayed, our heroes decide to explore the vibrant city.

2000-08-0323 min

A Dairy Tale Ending

2. A Dairy Tale Ending

6.9

After losing to Whitney at the Goldenrod Gym, Ash is thinking of a rematch with her powerful Miltank. When Whitney suggests a trip to a Miltank dairy, it's just the chance he's is looking for!

2000-08-1023 min

Air Time!

3. Air Time!

6.6

With his new Gym badge in hand, Ash is asked to appear on a local radio station. But while he's acting out a radio drama with some "professional actors," the scripted danger becomes all too lifelike!

2000-08-1723 min

The Bug Stops Here

4. The Bug Stops Here

7.1

A Bug Pokémon Catching Contest turns into a hive of activity when Ash goes up against his rival Casey-and it isn't long before the Team Rocket villains swarm the scene, intent on catching a few things for themselves...

2000-08-2423 min

Type Casting

5. Type Casting

6.3

On the way to Ecruteak City, our heroes are trapped on the wrong side of a river. To get across, they first have to find a Sudowoodo...which, even for an expert, is no easy feat!

2000-08-3123 min

Fossil Fools

6. Fossil Fools

6.0

When an ex-student of Professor Oak's discovers some restored Omanyte and Omastar in the wild, our heroes are called into action to save these prehistoric Pokémon from harsh times with Team Rocket!

2000-09-0723 min

Carrying On!

7. Carrying On!

5.8

The Pidgey Express courier service is in need of our heroes' helping hands, especially when Team Rocket wants to have the delivery Pidgey signed, sealed, and delivered to the Boss!

2000-09-1423 min

Hassle in the Castle

8. Hassle in the Castle

6.2

Caught in a sudden downpour, our heroes find a castle clinic that uses Pokémon healers to help patients. But when Brock and the doctor end up trapped in the castle's labyrinth, a helping hand is needed to get them out!

2000-09-2123 min

Two Hits and a Miss

9. Two Hits and a Miss

6.2

After meeting the elderly owner of a Pokémon dojo, Ash is called upon to replace the man's granddaughter as the chosen heir! But when a vicious challenger approaches, can Ash help defend the dojo from destruction?

2000-09-2823 min

A Hot Water Battle

10. A Hot Water Battle

6.2

Chikorita, Cyndaquil, and Totodile find themselves separated from the group and stuck in a ravine! When Meowth finds himself stuck too, an unlikely partnership forms!

2000-10-0523 min

Hook, Line, and Stinker

11. Hook, Line, and Stinker

6.2

Misty is reeled into a rivalry at a local Seaking fishing competition. Can she come out on top?

2000-10-1223 min

Beauty and the Breeder

12. Beauty and the Breeder

5.8

A Pokémon breeding contest gives our heroes a chance to compete, greet an old friend, and defeat Team Rocket once again!

2000-10-1923 min

A Better Pill to Swallow

13. A Better Pill to Swallow

6.2

When Ash comes down with a serious stomach ache far from any hospital, a local healer and his Shuckle companions are on task to set him right!

2000-10-2623 min

Power Play!

14. Power Play!

6.5

A run-in with his longtime rival Gary leaves Ash in a bad mood. But when Team Rocket's latest weapon starts terrorizing the local Pokémon Center, Ash might have to turn to him for help!

2000-11-0223 min

Mountain Time

15. Mountain Time

5.8

After our heroes meet a mountain patrol and their Ledian partners, they'll have to help protect the mountain from a destructive Team Rocket attack!

2000-11-0923 min

Wobbu-Palooza!

16. Wobbu-Palooza!

6.2

The peace and quiet of a Wobbuffet festival is interrupted by some hooligans picking a fight. Pokémon battles are banned during the festival, so how can our heroes defend the town?

2000-11-1623 min

Imitation Confrontation

17. Imitation Confrontation

6.5

Ash and the gang are happy to see Duplica again...but not as happy as the Team Rocket trio, when they discover her newest Ditto's tiny transformations!

2000-11-2323 min

The Trouble with Snubbull

18. The Trouble with Snubbull

5.7

A Snubbull falls into a Team Rocket trap, and the villains try to ransom it back to its wealthy Trainer. But when the Pokémon fights back, Jessie, James, and Meowth might be the ones in trouble!

2000-11-3023 min

Ariados, Amigos

19. Ariados, Amigos

5.8

On their way to Ecruteak City, our heroes must help a familiar Trainer and her Ariados defend a martial arts center from a rampaging Team Rocket!

2000-12-0723 min

Wings 'N' Things

20. Wings 'N' Things

5.8

When a young Trainer's Yanma accidentally destroys his father's precious glasswork, it inspires a Team Rocket scheme that will shatter the peace and quiet of the town!

2000-12-1423 min

The Grass Route

21. The Grass Route

6.2

Hearing of a nearby Grass-type Pokémon tournament, Ash decides to enter...and a rivalry soon begins to bloom amid the heat of battle!

2000-12-2123 min

The Apple Corp!

22. The Apple Corp!

6.2

Pikachu's in trouble when an orchard owner mistakes it for one of the hungry Pichu that have ransacked her harvests. Ash wants to help, but will the fruits of his labor satisfy both the orchard owner and the Pokémon?

2001-01-0423 min

Houndoom's Special Delivery

23. Houndoom's Special Delivery

6.0

When the smoke clears after their latest run-in with Team Rocket, our heroes quickly realize that Togepi is missing! As they begin the search, Togepi has started making friends in another part of the forest.

2001-01-1123 min

A Ghost of a Chance

24. A Ghost of a Chance

6.2

Finally reaching Ecruteak City, our heroes set out to find the Gym, but wind up inside a decaying tower instead. Suddenly, the tower bursts into flames with our heroes trapped inside! How can they escape?

2001-01-1823 min

From Ghost to Ghost

25. From Ghost to Ghost

6.5

It is finally time for Ash's fourth Gym battle! After seeing Morty's powerful Gengar in action, Ash is under no illusions about how tough these Ghost-type Pokémon will be! Can he claim the Fog Badge?

2001-01-2523 min

Trouble's Brewing

26. Trouble's Brewing

6.0

When our heroes meet five beautiful sisters in a cultural garden, they are soon challenged to a series of testing battles involving Eevee and some of its evolved forms!

2001-02-0123 min

All That Glitters!

27. All That Glitters!

6.0

A mischievous flock of Murkrow cause trouble for Ash and Team Rocket by stealing some of their most prized possessions! Now, the race is on to get them back!

2001-02-0823 min

The Light Fantastic

28. The Light Fantastic

6.2

In a harsh desert landscape, a strange light appears, and a city of ruins rises up before our heroes. But how did the city come to be this way? Could it have something to do with the beautiful light show?

2001-02-1523 min

UnBEARable

29. UnBEARable

6.0

There's a food thief amongst our heroes...could it have anything to do with the cute and cuddly Teddiursa who has joined them on their journey?

2001-02-2223 min

Moving Pictures

30. Moving Pictures

6.0

When our heroes are reunited with Pokémon photographer Todd Snap, he starts them on an adventure to find the Legendary Pokémon Articuno!

2001-03-0123 min

Spring Fever

31. Spring Fever

6.0

Still searching for Articuno, our heroes are found by a trio of keen-nosed, snuffling Swinub, and Team Rocket are keen on sniffing them out for profit!

2001-03-0823 min

Freeze Frame

32. Freeze Frame

6.2

Our heroes have finally found Articuno, but they've led Team Rocket right to the Legendary Pokémon as well!

2001-03-1523 min

The Stolen Stones!

33. The Stolen Stones!

6.4

Ash and the gang are rescued by a courier service of Arcanine and Growlithe, and in turn must rescue them and their cargo of Fire Stones from the burning ambition of Team Rocket!

2001-03-2223 min

The Dunsparce Deception

34. The Dunsparce Deception

6.0

Our heroes find themselves in a village that adores Dunsparce and try to help one unlucky Trainer find one of his own!

2001-03-2923 min

The Wayward Wobbuffet

35. The Wayward Wobbuffet

6.0

The race is on to find Team Rocket's Wobbuffet when it runs off with the key to an indestructible cage...a cage that holds Ash's Pikachu!

2001-04-0523 min

Sick Daze

36. Sick Daze

When Brock falls ill, it's up to Ash and Misty to keep the group well and fed. But their inexperience, and the meddling of Team Rocket, makes their new jobs not-so-simple!

2001-04-1223 min

Ring Masters

37. Ring Masters

6.2

Ash finds out about a local Pokémon Sumo competition and decides he wants to enter. He has just the Pokémon for the job: the mighty Snorlax!

2001-04-1923 min

The Poké Spokesman

38. The Poké Spokesman

6.4

A supposed Pokémon translator helps an exhausted Pikachu out on the road, but our heroes soon discover he is wanted by the police for fraud. Whose story do they believe?

2001-04-2623 min

Control Freak!

39. Control Freak!

6.2

Hearing of ancient relics that allow the wearer to control any Pokémon, Jessie, James, and Meowth are preparing to crash an excavation to dig up the treasure of a lifetime!

2001-05-0323 min

The Art of Pokémon

40. The Art of Pokémon

6.2

An aging artist and his Smeargle assistants get in some hot water when they attempt to turn a town into their next great masterpiece!

2001-05-1023 min

The Heartbreak of Brock

41. The Heartbreak of Brock

6.2

Brock finally meets his match when another Trainer develops a mad crush on him...but with the tables turned, he's not entirely sure how to behave around her!

2001-05-1723 min

Current Events

42. Current Events

6.2

After becoming accidentally locked inside an electrical generator, Ash and Chikorita will have to avoid the aggressive security Pokémon and Team Rocket to make it out safely!

2001-05-2423 min

Turning Over a New Bayleef

43. Turning Over a New Bayleef

6.2

Bayleef is still getting used to its newly evolved form, and when Ash becomes impatient, it gets upset and runs away. Can our hero find his friend again and make amends?

2001-05-3123 min

Doin' What Comes Natu-rally

44. Doin' What Comes Natu-rally

6.2

A young Natu fortune-teller learning his craft is lacking confidence in front of an audience. Can Ash help encourage the young artist's talent?

2001-06-0723 min

The Big Balloon Blow-Up

45. The Big Balloon Blow-Up

6.0

Our heroes take part in a high-speed race in a hot air balloon, but the stakes are raised when Team Rocket enters as well, causing chaos in the clouds!

2001-06-1423 min

The Screen Actor's Guilt

46. The Screen Actor's Guilt

6.0

When a hooded man leaves a Smoochum with our heroes, it unravels a tale that will take them all the way to the bright lights of the silver screen!

2001-06-2123 min

Right On, Rhydon!

47. Right On, Rhydon!

6.0

Ash and his friends are approached by a civil engineer with a problem: she has a team of Ground-type Pokémon working to build a tunnel, but they're terrified of the water that keeps leaking in! Can our heroes help?

2001-06-2823 min

The Kecleon Caper

48. The Kecleon Caper

6.0

Aboard a luxury blimp, Team Rocket are trying to pinch a few valuables from wealthy travelers-but some courageous Kecleon are on hand to get the better of them!

2001-07-0523 min

The Joy of Water Pokémon

49. The Joy of Water Pokémon

6.0

Misty finally meets one of her idols, a Nurse Joy who specializes in Water types! But the reality doesn't live up to the dream when Nurse Joy reveals that she doesn't share Misty's love for aquatic Pokémon after all...

2001-07-1223 min

Got Miltank?

50. Got Miltank?

6.0

Ash and his friends have one last obstacle before Olivine City: a scorching desert! And when Cyndaquil goes missing, they have more than the heat to deal with!

2001-07-1923 min

Fight for the Light!

51. Fight for the Light!

6.2

Ash's next Gym battle is under way, but it's soon called off by Jasmine, the real Olivine Gym Leader, who claims that Ash has been battling an impostor! Will Ash now get the challenge he's been searching for?

2001-07-2623 min

Machoke, Machoke Man!

52. Machoke, Machoke Man!

6.2

After receiving the medicine in Cianwood City, our heroes soon discover the Gym Leader training hard with his Machoke. It's only a matter of time before Ash decides to go toe to toe with Chuck's Fighting-type Pokémon!

2001-08-0223 min