Johto League

The Johto League (Japanese: ジョウトリーグ Johto League) is the regional Pokémon League of the Johto region. It consists of a network of eight Gyms and the Elite Four. Less commonly, it is known as the Silver League, usually when referring to the animated series.

Pokémon Trainers who earn eight Badges from sanctioned Johto League Gyms qualify to fight in Johto League competitions.

The Indigo League and Johto League share a single group of Elite Four and Champion; eight Badges from either region will allow a Trainer to battle the Elite Four at Kanto's Indigo Plateau.

Gym Leaders

Johto League
Generations II and IV		Region: Johto
Gym Leader Japanese	Location Japanese	Type	Badge
Falkner ハヤト Hayato	Violet City キキョウシティ Kikyō City	Flying	Zephyr Badge
Bugsy ツクシ Tsukushi	Azalea Town ヒワダタウン Hiwada Town	Bug	Hive Badge
Whitney アカネ Akane	Goldenrod City コガネシティ Kogane City	Normal	Plain Badge
Morty マツバ Matsuba	Ecruteak City エンジュシティ Enju City	Ghost	Fog Badge
Chuck シジマ Shijima	Cianwood City タンバシティ Tanba City	Fighting	Storm Badge
Jasmine ミカン Mikan	Olivine City アサギシティ Asagi City	Steel	Mineral Badge
Pryce ヤナギ Yanagi	Mahogany Town チョウジタウン Chōji Town	Ice	Glacier Badge
Clair イブキ Ibuki	Blackthorn City フスベシティ Fusube City	Dragon	Rising Badge

Elite Four and Champion

Johto League
Generation II and IV
Member Japanese	Type
Will イツキ Itsuki	Psychic
Koga キョウ Kyou	Poison
Bruno シバ Siba	Fighting
Karen カリン Karin	Dark
Champion Lance ワタル Wataru	Dragon

In animation

Lance, the current Champion of Johto

In Pokémon the Series, the Silver Conference is the Johto League's annual championship competitions. It is held in Silver Town at the base of Mt. Silver.

Unlike the games, the Johto League has very little relationship with the Indigo League. During Lance's appearance at the Masters Eight Tournament in Aim For The Eight!, he was introduced as the regional Champion of both Kanto and Johto simultaneously.

Trivia

• Each of the Johto Gym Leaders except Bugsy has a type advantage against the next Gym Leader.
  • Falkner's Flying-type is strong against Bugsy's Bug-type.
  • Bugsy is the exception as Bug-type is neutral against Normal-type.
  • Whitney's Normal-type is immune to Morty's Ghost-type.
  • Morty's Ghost-type is immune to Chuck's Fighting-type.
  • Chuck's Fighting-type is strong against Jasmine's Steel-type.
  • Jasmine's Steel-type is strong against Pryce's Ice-type.
  • Pryce's Ice-type is strong against Clair's Dragon-type.
• Each of the Johto Elite Four also has a type advantage against the next Elite Four member, with the last member additionally having a type advantage against the first.
  • Will's Psychic-type is strong against Koga's Poison-type.
  • Koga's Poison-type is resistant to Bruno's Fighting-type.
  • Bruno's Fighting-type is strong against Karen's Dark-type.
  • Karen's Dark-type is strong against Will's Psychic-type.
• None of Johto's Gym Leaders specialize in the same type as a Kanto Gym Leader.
• The first three Johto Gym Leaders specialize in the remaining types not represented in the previous generation by either a Gym Leader or an Elite Four member.