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Pokémon: The Johto Journeys is the name of the third season of the Pokémon anime. The 41-episode season showcases the adventures of Ash, Misty, and Brock in the Johto region, from New Bark Town up to Goldenrod City.
It originally aired as part of the 2000-2001 Kids' WB! Saturday morning line-up. The season began with Don't Touch That 'Dile, which originally aired on October 14, 2000, and ended with The Fortune Hunters, which originally aired on June 2, 2001.
Johto Journeys marked the beginning of the Johto saga. Johto would continue for two seasons, with Johto League Champions picking off where Journeys left off. Preceding it was the Orange Islands filler arc.
It should be noted that the concept of seasons does not exist in Japan, where episodes of Pokémon air nearly every Thursday. An invention of the American broadcast industry, a season is typically aired new for nine months out of the year, with three months (usually during the summer) taken off to begin production for the next season, during which reruns air. In Japan, no differentiation is made between this and any other seasons in the original series.
See the list of Pokémon: The Johto Journeys episodes for a list of episodes aired this season.
Important events
- Ash, Misty and Brock arrive in the Johto region, and Ash registers for the Johto League. (EP117)
- Ash safely delivers the GS Ball to Kurt. (EP143)
Party changes
Additions
The following Pokémon are obtained:
- Ash's Heracross (EP119)
- Ash's Chikorita (EP126)
- Ash's Cyndaquil (EP141)
- Brock's Pineco (EP143)
- Jessie's Wobbuffet (EP146)
- Ash's Totodile (EP151)
- Ash's Noctowl (EP154)
Evolutions
The following Pokémon evolve:
Releases
The following Pokémon are released:
Other
- Ash's Charizard (EP134) (Left in Liza's care at the Charicific Valley; can be called upon at any time)
- Ash's Squirtle (EP147) (Rejoined Squirtle Squad; can be called upon at any time)
Gym Battles
Ash defeats the following Gym Leaders:
Trivia
- The first four English dub episodes of this season aired exactly one year after the Japanese originals.
- The Italian version of the theme used a scene from EP035.
DVD release
Despite many episodes being released on DVD, The Johto Journeys has not been released as a DVD boxset.
In other languages
- Dutch: Pokémon: De Reis Naar Johto
- French: Pokémon: Voyage à Johto
- Italian: Always Pokémon
- Latin American Spanish: Pokémon: Los Viajes Johto
- Brazilian Portuguese: Pokémon - Jornada Johto
- Hungarian: Pokémon: Utazások Johtóban