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The '''Johto''' region (Japanese: '''ジョウト地方''' ''Jōto-chihō'') is a large area located west of [[Kanto]]. Johto and Kanto are part of a large landmass, with everything west of [[Indigo Plateau]] falling in the Johto region. Though it is unlike Kanto in that its name is not directly based on that of a region of Japan, [[Junichi Masuda]] has come forward in his director's column naming the kanji that inspired the name mean "castle palace" (城都) or "lattice-shaped palace" (条都); this meaning is connected to the city of {{wp|Nara, Nara|Nara}}, which was the basis for [[Violet City]].

First explored in {{game|Gold and Silver|s}}, it is home to an additional 100 {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} that were not present in [[Generation I|previous games]]. In the [[Generation II]] games and {{game3|HeartGold and SoulSilver|their remakes|s}}, players begin their journey in [[New Bark Town]], where [[Professor Elm]] offers either {{p|Chikorita}}, {{p|Cyndaquil}} or {{p|Totodile}} to beginning [[Pokémon Trainer]]s. The English-version names of most of the cities in Johto are also the names of plants or things related to plants.

The geography of Johto is much like that of Kanto. It is marked by a mountain range in the north and a vast sea to the south.

* [[Dark Cave]]

* [[Sprout Tower]]

* [[Johto Safari Zone|Safari Zone]] (HeartGold and SoulSilver only)

* [[Charicific Valley]]

Johto's routes are numbered {{rtn|29|Johto}}-{{rtn|46|Johto}}, starting at the route number that Kanto (in [[Generation II]]) left off from, {{rtn|28|Kanto}}. Routes {{rtn|47|Johto}} and {{rtn|48|Johto}} are added in {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}} to connect [[Cianwood City]] to Johto's [[Johto Safari Zone|Safari Zone]].

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{{main|Johto League}}

The Johto League is the regional [[Pokémon League]] of the Johto region. Johto and Kanto share a single [[Elite Four]], located at the Indigo Plateau. Eight Johto League [[Badge]]s are required to participate in [[Pokémon League#Types of competitions|League competitions]].

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===Frontier Brains===

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==In Generation IV==

Johto returns in [[Generation IV]]'s {{2v|HeartGold|SoulSilver}} much as [[Kanto]] returned in [[Generation III]]'s {{2v2|FireRed|LeafGreen}}, with its graphics boosted to the current level on the [[Nintendo DS]]. All areas from its Generation II iteration return, and several new areas are included, such as the [[Johto Safari Zone|Safari Zone]], with new [[Route|Routes]] {{rtn|47|Johto}} and {{rtn|48|Johto}} leading to it. Like in Generation III Kanto, a special image of a landmark is shown briefly when it is entered. Other than this, Johto remains for the most part much the same as it was.

==Trivia==