Pokémon: Johto League Champions, also known as Pocket Monsters: Gold and Silver (ポケットモンスター絹と銀 Poketto Monsutaa Kin to Gin) in Japan and Pocket Monsters (포켓몬스터 Poketmonseuteo) in South Korea, respectively, is the fourth season of the Pokémon anime, and the second season of the Gold and Silver series. It features 52 episodes of Ash Ketchum and his friends Misty and Brock's adventure through Johto from Goldenrod City to Cianwood City.
Parts 1, 2, and 3 of Mewtwo Returns also occur during this season with a focus on the main characters and are officially considered part of the Gold and Silver series in Japan (placed between "The Grass Route" and "The Apple Corp!"), however they are not considered part of the overall official episode count.
Characters
Major
Pokémon
Ash's
Misty's
Brock's
Team Rocket's
Episodes
| Ep № | Ep Code | Title | Debut | Image |
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| 160 | GS042 | A Goldenrod Opportunity コガネジム！スピード＆パワー！？ Goldenrod Gym! Speed & Power!? |  : August 3, 2000 : August 18, 2001 | 
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| 161 | GS043 | A Dairy Tale Ending ミルタンク！リベンジバトル！！ Miltank! Revenge Battle!! | : August 10, 2000: August 18, 2001 | 
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| 162 | GS044 | Air Time! ラジオとうのたたかい！じくうをこえて！！ Radio Tower Battle! Exceeding Space-time!! | : August 17, 2000: September 8, 2001 | 
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| 163 | GS045 | The Bug Stops Here むしとりたいかい！しぜんこうえんでゲットだぜ！！ Debugging Conference! Get It at the National Park!! | : August 24, 2000: August 25, 2001 | 
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| 164 | GS046 | Type Casting ウソッキーはどこにいる！？ Where is Sudowoodo!? | : August 31, 2000: September 1, 2001 | 
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| 165 | GS047 | Fossil Fools こだいポケモンパーク！アルフのいせき！！ Ancient Pokémon Park! The Ruins of Alph!! | : September 7, 2000: September 15, 2001 | 
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| 166 | GS048 | Carrying On! ポッポやのでんしょポッポ！ The Pidgey House's Pidgey Messenger! | : September 14, 2000: September 22, 2001 | 
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| 167 | GS049 | Hassle in the Castle ズバットのやかた！きけんなめいろ！！ Zubat's Mansion! A Dangerous Maze!! | : September 21, 2000: September 29, 2001 | 
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| 168 | GS050 | Two Hits and a Miss カポエラーＶＳフシギダネ！かくとうたいけつ！！ Hitmontop VS Bulbasaur! Fighting Showdown!! | : September 28, 2000: September 15, 2001 | 
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| 169 | GS051 | A Hot Water Battle ジャングルのさんびき！おんせんバトル！！ The Jungle Trio! Hot Spring Battle!! | : October 5, 2000: September 22, 2001 | 
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| 170 | GS052 | Hook, Line, and Stinker アズマオウ！フィッシングバトル！！ Seaking! Fishing Battle!! | : October 12, 2000: September 29, 2001 | 
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| 171 | GS053 | Beauty and the Breeder さよならロコン！ポケモンビューティーコンテスト！！ Goodbye Vulpix! Pokémon Beauty Contest!! | : October 19, 2000: October 6, 2001 | 
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| 172 | GS054 | A Better Pill to Swallow ツボツボＶＳマダツボミ Shuckle VS Bellsprout | : October 26, 2000: October 13, 2001 | 
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| 173 | GS055 | Power Play! ブラッキー！やみよのたたかい！！ Umbreon! The Dark Night Battle!! | : November 2, 2000: October 20, 2001 | 
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| 174 | GS056 | Mountain Time レディアン！かぜのたにをこえて！！ Ledian! Exceeding the Valley of the Wind!! | : November 9, 2000: October 20, 2001 | 
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| 175 | GS057 | Wobbu-Palooza! ソーナンスのむら！？ Wobbuffet Village!? | : November 16, 2000: October 27, 2001 | 
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| 176 | GS058 | Imitation Confrontation めざせメタモンマスター！イミテふたたび！！ Aim to be a Ditto Master! Duplica Again!! | : November 23, 2000: October 27, 2001 | 
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| 177 | GS059 | The Trouble With Snubbull ニャースとブルーとグランブル！？ Meowth, Snubbull and Granbull!? | : November 30, 2000: November 3, 2001 | 
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| 178 | GS060 | Ariados Amigos アリアドス！にんぽうバトル！！ Ariados! The Ninja Arts Battle!! | : December 7, 2000: November 17, 2001 | 
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| 179 | GS061 | Wings 'N' Things はばたけヤンヤンマ！あしたのそらへ！！ Flapping Yanma! Fly to Tomorrow's Sky!! | : December 14, 2000: November 17, 2001 | 
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| 180 | GS062 | The Grass Route ポポッコ！くさポケモンバトル！！ Skiploom! Grass Pokémon Battle!! | : December 21, 2000: November 3, 2001 | 
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| 181 | GS063 | The Apple Corp! ピカチュウとピチュー！ Pikachu and Pichu! | : January 4, 2001: December 1, 2001 | 
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| 182 | GS064 | Houndoom's Special Delivery ヘルガーとトゲピー！ Houndoom and Togepi! | : January 11, 2001: December 1, 2001 | 
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| 183 | GS065 | A Ghost of a Chance やけたとう！マツバとうじょう！！ The Burnt Tower! Enter Morty!! | : January 18, 2001: November 10, 2001 | 
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| 184 | GS066 | From Ghost to Ghost エンジュジム！ゴーストバトル！！ Ecruteak Gym! Ghost Battle!! | : January 25, 2001: November 10, 2001 | 
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| 185 | GS067 | Trouble's Brewing イーブイ５しまい！おちゃかいでバトル！！ The 5 Eevee Sisters! Battle in the Tea Convention!! | : February 1, 2001: December 8, 2001 | 
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| 186 | GS068 | All That Glitters! ヤミカラス！うばわれたバッジ！！ Murkrow! The Stolen Badges!! | : February 8, 2001: December 15, 2001 | 
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| 187 | GS069 | The Light Fantastic テッポウオのそら！ Remoraid's Sky! | : February 15, 2001: December 15, 2001 | 
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| 188 | GS070 | UnBEARable ヒメグマのひみつ！ Teddiursa's Secret! | : February 22, 2001: January 19, 2002 | 
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| 189 | GS071 | Moving Pictures こおったヒマナッツのなぞ！！ Puzzle of the Frozen Sunkern!! | : March 1, 2001: January 26, 2002 | 
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| 190 | GS072 | Spring Fever ここほれウリムー！おんせんをさがせ！！ Dig Here Swinub! Search for the Hot Spring!! | : March 8, 2001: February 2, 2002 | 
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| 191 | GS073 | Freeze Frame フリーザーＶＳプリン！ふぶきのなかで！！ Articuno VS Jigglypuff! In the Snowstorm!! | : March 15, 2001: February 9, 2002 | 
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| 192 | GS074 | The Stolen Stones! ウインディとほのおのいし！ Arcanine and the Fire Stones! | : March 22, 2001: February 16, 2002 | 
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| 193 | GS075 | The Dunsparce Deception ノコッチはのこっちない！？ There aren't Any Dunsparce Here!? | : March 29, 2001: February 23, 2002 | 
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| 194 | GS076 | The Wayward Wobbuffet ソーナンス！そうなんす？ The Wayward Wobbuffet (ソーナンス！そうなんす？ Wobbuffet! Is That So?) | : April 5, 2001: March 2, 2002 | 
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| 195 | GS077 | Sick Daze タケシたおれる！あぶないキャンプ！！ Brock Collapses! A Dangerous Camp!! | : April 12, 2001: March 9, 2002 | 
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| 196 | GS078 | Ring Masters オーダイルＶＳカメックス！すもうバトル！！ Feraligatr VS Blastoise! Sumo Battle!! | : April 19, 2001: March 16, 2002 | 
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| 197 | GS079 | The Poké Spokesman ポケモンとはなせます！？ポケモンのことばポケモンのきもち！ You Can Speak with Pokémon!? Pokémon's Words and Feelings! | : April 26, 2001: March 23, 2002 | 
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| 198 | GS080 | Control Freak! ゴルバットＶＳかめんのじょおうムサシ！いせきのたたかい！！ Golbat VS The Masked Queen Jessie! The Ruins Battle!! | : May 3, 2001: March 30, 2002 | 
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| 199 | GS081 | The Art Of Pokémon ドーブルのきせき！！あさひのなかでかがやいて！ The Miracle of Smeargle!! Shining in the Morning Sun! | : May 10, 2001: April 6, 2002 | 
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| 200 | GS082 | The Heartbreak of Brock ニドリーノニドリーナ！タケシのバラいろのひび！？ Nidorina Nidorina! Brock's Rose-colored Days!? | : May 17, 2001: April 13, 2002 | 
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| 201 | GS083 | Current Events さよならチコリータ！？でんきのラビリンス！ Goodbye Chikorita!? The Labyrinth of Electricity! | : May 24, 2001: April 27, 2002 | 
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| 202 | GS084 | Turning Over A New Bayleef ベイリーフはどこへいった！？ハーブばたけでつかまえて！ Where Did Bayleaf Go!? Capture at the Herb Garden! | : May 31, 2001: May 4, 2002 | 
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| 203 | GS085 | Doin' What Comes Natu-rally ネイティうらない！みらいよちのしんぴ！！ Natu Fortune-telling! The Mystery of Future Prediction!! | : June 7, 2001: May 18, 2002 | 
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| 204 | GS086 | The Big Balloon Blow-Up ポケモンききゅうだいレース！あらしをこえて！！ The Big Pokémon Balloon Race! Exceeding the Storm!! | : June 14, 2001: May 25, 2002 | 
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| 205 | GS087 | The Screen Actor's Guilt ムチュールにもうむちゅう！！スーパースターはポケモンがおすき？ Smoochum is Daydreaming!! Do Superstars Like Pokémon? | : June 21, 2001: June 1, 2002 | 
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| 206 | GS088 | Right On, Rhydon! なみのりサイドンをおえ！？みずうみのたたかい！ Chase the Surfing Rhydon!? The Lake Battle! | : June 28, 2001: June 22, 2002 | 
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| 207 | GS089 | The Kecleon Caper カクレオンはどこにいる！？みえないポケモンにだいこんらん！ Where's Kecleon!? Great Chaos Over the Invisible Pokémon! | : July 5, 2001: August 17, 2002 | 
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| 208 | GS090 | The Joy of Water Pokémon みずポケモンぎらいのジョーイさん！？カスミのいかり！ The Nurse Joy Who Hates Water Pokémon!? Misty's Anger! | : July 12, 2001: August 24, 2002 | 
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| 209 | GS091 | Got Miltank? せいぼミルタンク！さばくのひみつ！ The Holy Mother Miltank! Secret of the Desert! | : July 19, 2001: August 31, 2002 | 
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| 210 | GS092 | Fight for the Light! かがやきのとうだい！アサギシティのたたかい！！ Shining Lighthouse! Olivine City Battle!! | : July 26, 2001: September 7, 2002 | 
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| 211 | GS093 | Machoke, Machoke Man! タンバジム！まっこうしょうぶかくとうたいけつ！！ Cianwood Gym! Front-Game Fighting Showdown!! | : August 2, 2001: September 7, 2002 | 
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Trivia
- At exactly 52 episodes, it is the first season to contain the first to last episode that uses a unique opening theme sequence and title, a precedent that would later be followed as of season 7. However, in some countries as well as on the original Kids' WB! airing, on Magna Pacific Australian Super Wallet releases, and on Boomerang and Cartoon Network, the opening theme for "The Johto Journeys" was used for the first five episodes of this season.
- This is the last season to be entirely done with cel animation. Not counting the Mewtwo Returns three part arc trilogy, which only used digital colouring animation instead of using cels, marking three parts of the special the first three to use digital ink and paint colouring, and the only one until the next series, Master Quest.
See also
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