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Pokémon: Johto League Champions redirects here. For the Italian opening for this season, see Pokémon, The Johto League Champions.

S4 redirects here. For the TCG release with the set symbol S4, see Vivid Voltage (TCG).

Pokémon: Johto League Champions Season 4
Logo for the season
Opening	Born to Be a Winner
Episodes	52
Region	Johto
Series	Original series
Preceded by	Pokémon: The Johto Journeys
Followed by	Pokémon: Master Quest

Pokémon: Johto League Champions is the fourth season of the dubbed version of the Pokémon anime. It follows the adventures of Ash, Misty, and Brock in the Johto region, from Goldenrod City up to Cianwood City.

It originally aired as part of the 2001-2002 Kids' WB! Saturday morning lineup. The season began with A Goldenrod Opportunity, which originally aired on August 18, 2001, and ended with Machoke, Machoke Man!, which originally aired on September 7, 2002.

It is preceded by Pokémon: The Johto Journeys and succeeded by Pokémon: Master Quest.

Blurb

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.

Important events

Spoiler warning: this article may contain major plot or ending details.

Todd Snap travels with Ash. (EP187 - EP189)

Party changes

Additions

The following Pokémon are obtained:

Ash's Beedrill (EP161)

Evolutions

The following Pokémon evolve:

Brock's Zubat → Golbat (EP165)
Brock's Golbat → Crobat (EP196)
Ash's Chikorita → Bayleef (EP199)

Releases

The following Pokémon are released:

Ash's Beedrill (given to Casey, EP161)
Brock's Vulpix (returned to Suzie, EP169)

Gym battles

Ash battles the following Gym Leaders:

Badge	Opponent	Epicode	Result
Plain Badge	Whitney	EP158	Defeat
Plain Badge	Whitney	EP159	Victory
Fog Badge	Morty	EP182	Victory
Storm Badge	Chuck	EP209	Victory

Episodes

Epicode	Episode Title	#
EP158	A Goldenrod Opportunity	1
EP159	A Dairy Tale Ending	2
EP160	Air Time!	3
EP161	The Bug Stops Here	4
EP162	Type Casting	5
EP163	Fossil Fools	6
EP164	Carrying On!	7
EP165	Hassle in the Castle	8
EP166	Two Hits and a Miss	9
EP167	A Hot Water Battle	10
EP168	Hook, Line, and Stinker	11
EP169	Beauty and the Breeder	12
EP170	A Better Pill to Swallow	13
EP171	Power Play!	14
EP172	Mountain Time	15
EP173	Wobbu-Palooza!	16
EP174	Imitation Confrontation	17
EP175	The Trouble With Snubbull	18
EP176	Ariados, Amigos	19
EP177	Wings 'N' Things	20
EP178	The Grass Route	21
EP179	The Apple Corp!	22
EP180	Houndoom's Special Delivery	23
EP181	A Ghost of a Chance	24
EP182	From Ghost to Ghost	25
EP183	Trouble's Brewing	26
EP184	All That Glitters!	27
EP185	The Light Fantastic	28
EP186	UnBEARable	29
EP187	Moving Pictures	30
EP188	Spring Fever	31
EP189	Freeze Frame	32
EP190	The Stolen Stones!	33
EP191	The Dunsparce Deception	34
EP192	The Wayward Wobbuffet	35
EP193	Sick Daze	36
EP194	Ring Masters	37
EP195	The Poké Spokesman	38
EP196	Control Freak!	39
EP197	The Art of Pokémon	40
EP198	The Heartbreak of Brock	41
EP199	Current Events	42
EP200	Turning Over A New Bayleef	43
EP201	Doin' What Comes Natu-rally	44
EP202	The Big Balloon Blow-Up	45
EP203	The Screen Actor's Guilt	46
EP204	Right On, Rhydon!	47
EP205	The Kecleon Caper	48
EP206	The Joy of Water Pokémon	49
EP207	Got Miltank?	50
EP208	Fight for the Light!	51
EP209	Machoke, Machoke Man!	52

Home video releases

North American DVD releases

Main article: List of English language Johto League Champions home video releases (Region 1)

Australian DVD releases

Main article: List of English language Johto League Champions home video releases (Region 4)

Trivia

This season, along with Pokémon: The Johto Journeys, did not air in Denmark and Norway.
In Finland, only the first 26 episodes were aired.
In Sweden, only the first 25 episodes were aired, and the first 16 episodes was released on DVD, with the following four being released on MiniDVD.
- The MiniDVD release misspelled the name of the season as Jhoto League Champions.
This is the last season of the anime to air in the Czech Republic before the release of Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl, seven years later.

In other languages

Language		Title
Bulgarian		Покемон: Джото чемпионат
Czech		Pokémon: Šampionát Johtové ligy
Dutch		Pokémon: Johto League Champions
European French		Pokémon: Les Champions de Johto
German		Pokémon: Die Johto Liga Champions
Hindi		पोकेमोन: जोह्टो लीग चैम्पियनस
Italian		Pokémon: Johto League Champions
Portuguese	Brazil	Pokémon: Campeões da Liga Johto
Portuguese	Portugal	Pokémon: Campeões da Liga Johto
Russian		Покемон: Чемпионы Лиги Джото
Slovak		Pokémon: Šampionát Johtovej Ligy
Spanish	Latin America	Pokémon: Los Campeones de la Liga Johto Pokémon: Liga de Campeones Johto *
Spanish	Spain	Pokémon: Johto League Champions Pokémon: Liga de Campeones Johto *
Swedish		Pokémon: Johto League Champions
Tamil		பொகெமொன்: ஜோஹ்டோ லீக் சாம்பியன்ஸ்
Telugu		పోకీమాన్: జోహ్తో లీగ్ ఛాంపియన్స్
Turkish		Pokémon: Johto Ligi Şampiyonları
Ukrainian		Покемон: Чемпіони Ліги Джото

Series and seasons of the Pokémon anime
Original series (list)	Indigo League • Adventures in the Orange Islands The Johto Journeys • Johto League Champions • Master Quest
Ruby and Sapphire (list)	Advanced • Advanced Challenge • Advanced Battle • Battle Frontier
Diamond and Pearl (list)	Diamond and Pearl • Battle Dimension • Galactic Battles • Sinnoh League Victors
Black & White (list)	Black & White • Rival Destinies • Adventures in Unova and Beyond
XY (list)	XY • Kalos Quest • XYZ (Mega Evolution Specials)
Sun & Moon (list)	Sun & Moon • Ultra Adventures‎ • Ultra Legends
Journeys (list)	Journeys • Master Journeys • Ultimate Journeys (The Arceus Chronicles)
Horizons (list)	Horizons
Specials (list)	Pikachu's Winter Vacation • Side Stories • Pokémon Chronicles Planetarium specials • Pikachu shorts
Specials (list)	Mewtwo Returns • The Legend of Thunder! • Pichu Bros. in Party Panic The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon • Pokémon Ranger: Guardian Signs • A Ripple in Time
Complete list • Movies • Other anime series

This article is part of Project Anime, a Bulbapedia project that covers all aspects of the Pokémon anime.

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 {{Season Infobox
 |background=FFCB49
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 ===Gym battles===
-Ash defeats the following [[Gym Leader]]s:
+Ash battles the following [[Gym]] [[Gym Leader|Leaders]]:
-* [[Whitney]], after one failed attempt ([[EP159]])
-* [[Morty]] ([[EP182]])
+{| class="roundy" style="background: #{{colorschemelight|Johto}}; text-align: center"
-* [[Chuck]] ([[EP209]])
+|-
+! class="roundytl" style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Johto}}" | Badge
+! style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Johto}}" | Opponent
+! style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Johto}}" | Epicode
+! class="roundytr" style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Johto}}; width: 20px" | Result
+|- style="background: #{{normal color light}}"
+| rowspan=2 | {{badge|Plain}}
+| rowspan=2 | [[Whitney]]
+| [[EP158]]
+| style="color:#{{red color dark}}" | '''Defeat'''
+|- style="background: #{{normal color light}}"
+| [[EP159]]
+| style="color:#{{green color dark}}" | '''Victory'''
+|- style="background: #{{ghost color light}}"
+| {{badge|Fog}}
+| [[Morty]]
+| [[EP182]]
+| style="color:#{{green color dark}}" | '''Victory'''
+|-
+| class="roundybl" style="background-color: #{{fighting color light}}"; | {{badge|Storm}}
+| style="background: #{{fighting color light}}" | [[Chuck]]
+| style="background: #{{fighting color light}};" | [[EP209]]
+| class="roundybr" style="color:#{{green color dark}}; background-color: #{{fighting color light}}" | '''Victory'''
+|}
 ==Episodes==
@@ Line 56: / Line 80: @@
 ! class="roundytl" style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Johto}}" | Epicode
 ! style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Johto}}" | Episode Title
-! style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Johto}}; width: 20px" | #
+! class="roundytr" style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Johto}}; width: 20px" | #
-! class="roundytr" style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Johto}}; width: 20px" | Production Code
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP158]] || ''A Goldenrod Opportunity'' || 1 || 401
+| [[EP158]] || ''A Goldenrod Opportunity'' || 1
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP159]] || ''A Dairy Tale Ending'' || 2 || 402
+| [[EP159]] || ''A Dairy Tale Ending'' || 2
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP160]] || ''Air Time!'' || 3 || 403
+| [[EP160]] || ''Air Time!'' || 3
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP161]] || ''The Bug Stops Here'' || 4 || 404
+| [[EP161]] || ''The Bug Stops Here'' || 4
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP162]] || ''Type Casting'' || 5 || 405
+| [[EP162]] || ''Type Casting'' || 5
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP163]] || ''Fossil Fools'' || 6 || 406
+| [[EP163]] || ''Fossil Fools'' || 6
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP164]] || ''Carrying On!'' || 7 || 407
+| [[EP164]] || ''Carrying On!'' || 7
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP165]] || ''Hassle in the Castle'' || 8 || 408
+| [[EP165]] || ''Hassle in the Castle'' || 8
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP166]] || ''Two Hits and a Miss'' || 9 || 409
+| [[EP166]] || ''Two Hits and a Miss'' || 9
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP167]] || ''A Hot Water Battle'' || 10 || 410
+| [[EP167]] || ''A Hot Water Battle'' || 10
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP168]] || ''Hook, Line, and Stinker'' || 11 || 411
+| [[EP168]] || ''Hook, Line, and Stinker'' || 11
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP169]] || ''Beauty and the Breeder'' || 12 || 412
+| [[EP169]] || ''Beauty and the Breeder'' || 12
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP170]] || ''A Better Pill to Swallow'' || 13 || 413
+| [[EP170]] || ''A Better Pill to Swallow'' || 13
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP171]] || ''Power Play!'' || 14 || 414
+| [[EP171]] || ''Power Play!'' || 14
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP172]] || ''Mountain Time'' || 15 || 415
+| [[EP172]] || ''Mountain Time'' || 15
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP173]] || ''Wobbu-Palooza!'' || 16 || 416
+| [[EP173]] || ''Wobbu-Palooza!'' || 16
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP174]] || ''Imitation Confrontation'' || 17 || 417
+| [[EP174]] || ''Imitation Confrontation'' || 17
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP175]] || ''The Trouble With Snubbull'' || 18 || 418
+| [[EP175]] || ''The Trouble With Snubbull'' || 18
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP176]] || ''Ariados, Amigos'' || 19 || 419
+| [[EP176]] || ''Ariados, Amigos'' || 19
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP177]] || ''Wings 'N' Things'' || 20 || 420
+| [[EP177]] || ''Wings 'N' Things'' || 20
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP178]] || ''The Grass Route'' || 21 || 421
+| [[EP178]] || ''The Grass Route'' || 21
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP179]] || ''The Apple Corp!'' || 22 || 422
+| [[EP179]] || ''The Apple Corp!'' || 22
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP180]] || ''Houndoom's Special Delivery'' || 23 || 423
+| [[EP180]] || ''Houndoom's Special Delivery'' || 23
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP181]] || ''A Ghost of a Chance'' || 24 || 424
+| [[EP181]] || ''A Ghost of a Chance'' || 24
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP182]] || ''From Ghost to Ghost'' || 25 || 425
+| [[EP182]] || ''From Ghost to Ghost'' || 25
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP183]] || ''Trouble's Brewing'' || 26 || 426
+| [[EP183]] || ''Trouble's Brewing'' || 26
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP184]] || ''All That Glitters!'' || 27 || 427
+| [[EP184]] || ''All That Glitters!'' || 27
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP185]] || ''The Light Fantastic'' || 28 || 428
+| [[EP185]] || ''The Light Fantastic'' || 28
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP186]] || ''UnBEARable'' || 29 || 429
+| [[EP186]] || ''UnBEARable'' || 29
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP187]] || ''Moving Pictures'' || 30 || 430
+| [[EP187]] || ''Moving Pictures'' || 30
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP188]] || ''Spring Fever'' || 31 || 431
+| [[EP188]] || ''Spring Fever'' || 31
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP189]] || ''Freeze Frame'' || 32 || 432
+| [[EP189]] || ''Freeze Frame'' || 32
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP190]] || ''The Stolen Stones!'' || 33 || 433
+| [[EP190]] || ''The Stolen Stones!'' || 33
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP191]] || ''The Dunsparce Deception'' || 34 || 434
+| [[EP191]] || ''The Dunsparce Deception'' || 34
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP192]] || ''The Wayward Wobbuffet'' || 35 || 435
+| [[EP192]] || ''The Wayward Wobbuffet'' || 35
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP193]] || ''Sick Daze'' || 36 || 436
+| [[EP193]] || ''Sick Daze'' || 36
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP194]] || ''Ring Masters'' || 37 || 437
+| [[EP194]] || ''Ring Masters'' || 37
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP195]] || ''The Poké Spokesman'' || 38 || 438
+| [[EP195]] || ''The Poké Spokesman'' || 38
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP196]] || ''Control Freak!'' || 39 || 439
+| [[EP196]] || ''Control Freak!'' || 39
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP197]] || ''The Art of Pokémon'' || 40 || 440
+| [[EP197]] || ''The Art of Pokémon'' || 40
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP198]] || ''The Heartbreak of Brock'' || 41 || 441
+| [[EP198]] || ''The Heartbreak of Brock'' || 41
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP199]] || ''Current Events'' || 42 || 442
+| [[EP199]] || ''Current Events'' || 42
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP200]] || ''Turning Over A New Bayleef'' || 43 || 443
+| [[EP200]] || ''Turning Over A New Bayleef'' || 43
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP201]] || ''Doin' What Comes Natu-rally'' || 44 || 444
+| [[EP201]] || ''Doin' What Comes Natu-rally'' || 44
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP202]] || ''The Big Balloon Blow-Up'' || 45 || 445
+| [[EP202]] || ''The Big Balloon Blow-Up'' || 45
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP203]] || ''The Screen Actor's Guilt'' || 46 || 446
+| [[EP203]] || ''The Screen Actor's Guilt'' || 46
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP204]] || ''Right On, Rhydon!'' || 47 || 447
+| [[EP204]] || ''Right On, Rhydon!'' || 47
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP205]] || ''The Kecleon Caper'' || 48 || 448
+| [[EP205]] || ''The Kecleon Caper'' || 48
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP206]] || ''The Joy of Water Pokémon'' || 49 || 449
+| [[EP206]] || ''The Joy of Water Pokémon'' || 49
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP207]] || ''Got Miltank?'' || 50 || 450
+| [[EP207]] || ''Got Miltank?'' || 50
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP208]] || ''Fight for the Light!'' || 51 || 451
+| [[EP208]] || ''Fight for the Light!'' || 51
 |- style="background: #FFF"
-| [[EP209]] || ''Machoke, Machoke Man!'' || 52 || 452
+| [[EP209]] || ''Machoke, Machoke Man!'' || 52
 |-
-! colspan="4" class="roundybottom" style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Johto}}; height: 3px" |
+! colspan="3" class="roundybottom" style="background-color: #{{colorschemedark|Johto}}; height: 3px" |
 |}
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 |de={{tt|Pokémon: Die Johto Liga Champions|Pokémon: The Johto League Champions}}
-|it=The Johto Champions League
+|hi={{tt|पोकेमोन: जोह्टो लीग चैम्पियनस|Pokémon: Johto League Champions}}
+|ta={{tt|பொகெமொன்: ஜோஹ்டோ லீக் சாம்பியன்ஸ்|Pokémon: Johto League Champions}}
+|te={{tt|పోకీమాన్: జోహ్తో లీగ్ ఛాంపియన్స్|Pokémon: Johto League Champions}}
+|it=Pokémon: Johto League Champions
 |pt_br={{tt|Pokémon: Campeões da Liga Johto|Pokémon: Johto League Champions}}
 |pt_eu={{tt|Pokémon: Campeões da Liga Johto|Pokémon: Johto League Champions}}
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 [[es:Cuarta temporada]]
 [[fr:Saison 4]]
-[[it:Pokémon - Johto League Champions]]
+[[it:S04]]