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PokémonThe Johto Journeys

Upon returning to Pallet Town, Ash and Misty reunite with Brock and set out on the next stage of their Pokémon journey—the Johto region! Though he still has an errand to run for Professor Oak, Ash jumps with both feet into the Johto League, taking on a couple of Gym Leaders and adding Pokémon like Totodile and Chikorita to his team.

Episodes

  • E01 Don't Touch That 'dile

    6.9

    Oct 14, 1999 · 23m

    Ash begins his journey in Johto, a largely unexplored region said to be thickly populated with Pokémon entirely new to him and his friends.

  • E02 The Double Trouble Header

    6.7

    Oct 21, 1999 · 23m

    In a Pokémon battle, Ash soundly defeats an ambitious young Trainer, who runs away dejectedly.

  • E03 A Sappy Ending

    7.0

    Oct 28, 1999 · 23m

    Ash and friends discover a forest where invading Pinsir are causing heavy deforestation.

  • E04 Roll On, Pokémon!

    6.9

    Nov 4, 1999 · 23m

    Ash and friends stumble into a small valley where Donphan are used to harvest precious stones.

  • E05 Illusion Confusion!

    6.8

    Nov 11, 1999 · 23m

    Who would be foolish enough to brave a thick forest in the dead of night without a Hoothoot guide? Certainly not Ash Ketchum...

  • E06 Flower Power

    6.5

    Nov 18, 1999 · 23m

    Our heroes must help prepare an insecure Bellossom dance troupe for their upcoming exhibition.

  • E07 Spinarak Attack

    6.6

    Nov 25, 1999 · 23m

    Ash and friends reach a new town and hear of three mysterious robbers apparently mimicking the crimes of a legendary master thief.

  • E08 Snubbull Snobbery

    6.5

    Dec 2, 1999 · 23m

    With pet food prepared by a French chef, rooms of WalkMaster exercise equipment and closets stocked with the latest in Pokémon fashion, life couldn't be much better for a Palm Hills Snubbull.

  • E09 The Little Big Horn

    6.8

    Dec 9, 1999 · 23m

    Brock saves a lost and frightened Stantler fawn and carefully nurses it back to health before releasing it.

  • E10 The Chikorita Rescue

    7.6

    Dec 16, 1999 · 23m

    Ash encounters a wild Chikorita and engages it in battle, thinking to add it to his team.

  • E11 Once in a Blue Moon

    6.9

    Dec 23, 1999 · 23m

    Professor Oak's errand—to deliver the mysterious GS Ball to a Poké Ball expert—is interrupted when a Quagsire with a penchant for spherical objects steals the GS ball for use in a nocturnal ritual.

  • E12 The Whistle Stop

    6.6

    Jan 1, 2000 · 23m

    When Team Rocket attacks Ash and his friends, a brave young Trainer and her flock of Ledyba come to the rescue.

  • E13 Ignorance Is Blissey

    6.9

    Jan 6, 2000 · 23m

    Team Rocket can't believe their luck when the Blissey employed in a Pokémon Center willingly gives them the cente's entire food supply.

  • E14 A Bout With Sprout

    7.0

    Jan 13, 2000 · 23m

    Our heroes are recruited as guest instructors at a youth Pokémon Academy.

  • E15 Fighting Flyer With Fire

    7.0

    Jan 20, 2000 · 23m

    With Pikachu's help, Ash is confident that winning the Zephyr badge will be a breeze.

  • E16 For Crying Out Loud

    6.9

    Jan 27, 2000 · 23m

    Cute and cuddly is one thing, but a bawling Marill is too much even for Misty.

  • E17 Tanks a Lot!

    6.9

    Feb 3, 2000 · 23m

    Team Rocket's most recent super vehicle, the Arbotank, is their ticket to world domination.

  • E18 Charizard's Burning Ambitions

    7.7

    Feb 10, 2000 · 23m

    When Ash hears of the nearby Charicific Valley, he is sure a quick trip would be just the thing to reignite his Charizard's flagging spirits.

  • E19 Grin to Win!

    6.9

    Feb 17, 2000 · 23m

    The annual Sunflora contest is only a day away and yet our hero's new friend and Sunflora Trainer is unable to convince her star Pokémon to compete.

  • E20 Chikorita's Big Upset

    6.9

    Feb 24, 2000 · 23m

    A severe case of rivalry between Pikachu and Chikorita calls for therapy sessions with Nurse Joy.

  • E21 Foul Weather Friends

    6.7

    Mar 2, 2000 · 23m

    Our heroes chance upon a Hoppip—the fluffy "Cottonweed" Pokémon that is able to drift for miles on a passing wind.

  • E22 The Superhero Secret

    6.9

    Mar 9, 2000 · 23m

    When Ash and friends wander into town, they bring with them a challenge that threatens to be Gligarman's last—Team Rocket.

  • E23 Mild 'n Wooly

    6.9

    Mar 16, 2000 · 23m

    Team Rocket comes in sheep's clothing to relieve a kind Poké-shepherd of her Mareep flock.

  • E24 Wired for Battle!

    6.9

    Mar 23, 2000 · 23m

    When the most promising trainee at a Pokémon dojo abandons battle altogether, it's up to Ash and friends to convince him that battling is more than just a matter of probability.

  • E25 Good 'Quil Hunting

    6.9

    Mar 30, 2000 · 23m

    With Charizard gone and no fire Pokémon to call his own, Ash is overjoyed to come across a Cyndaquil in the wild.

  • E26 A Shadow of a Drought

    6.9

    Apr 6, 2000 · 23m

    Ash carelessly makes enemies of the Slowpoke-worshipping residents of a town.

  • E27 Going Apricorn!

    6.9

    Apr 13, 2000 · 23m

    Ash delivers the mysterious GS Ball to a renowned Pokémon expert, but Team Rocket wreaks trouble when they attempt to harvest the Apricorns essential to local Poké Ball production.

  • E28 Gettin' the Bugs Out

    7.0

    Apr 20, 2000 · 23m

    When Ash reaches the Hive Gym, he has just the Pokémon to challenge the Gym Leader's Bug Pokémon.

  • E29 A Farfetch'd Tale

    6.9

    Apr 27, 2000 · 23m

    An inexperienced young Trainer mistakenly scares off his own Farfetch'd.

  • E30 Tricks of the Trade

    7.0

    May 4, 2000 · 23m

    At the Pokémon Swap Meet, our heroes befriend a young Pokémon trainer who's having difficulties finding a trading partner willing to accept his Wobbuffet. When Jessie inadvertently deposits her Poké Ball across from his in the exchanger, this young trainer gets more than he had bargained for.

  • E31 The Fire-ing Squad!

    7.0

    May 11, 2000 · 23m

    Rocket attempts to steal all the water Pokémon from the annual Fire and Rescue Grand Prix.

  • E32 No Big Woop!

    7.0

    May 18, 2000 · 23m

    Ash and friends enthusiastically volunteer to watch over a troubled trainer's school of Wooper.

  • E33 Tunnel Vision

    6.9

    May 25, 2000 · 23m

    While Ash and friends deliberate on how to pass through a tunnel replete with Onix, two wandering Pokémon arrive on the scene together.

  • E34 Hour of the Houndour

    7.1

    Jun 1, 2000 · 23m

    Investigating a string of mysterious thefts, our heroes discover a pack of Houndour, struggling to survive in the wild.

  • E35 The Totodile Duel

    7.0

    Jun 8, 2000 · 23m

    Ash and Misty's friendly rivalry is tested when they both try to capture a Totodile at the same time. Unable to determine whose Poké Ball had captured the wild Pokémon, the two must battle it out to determine the Totodile's new master.

  • E36 Hot Matches!

    7.0

    Jun 15, 2000 · 23m

    When Ash and friends hear of a virtually undefeatable trainer operating nearby, they seek her out.

  • E37 Love, Totodile Style

    6.7

    Jun 22, 2000 · 23m

    Ash's Totodile falls head over tail for a passing Azumarill, but is still unsuccessful in having its feelings requited when Team Rocket kidnap the Pokémon before Totodile's eyes.

  • E38 Fowl Play!

    6.9

    Jun 29, 2000 · 23m

    Ash has his sights set on a rare and brightly-colored Noctowl.

  • E39 Forest Grumps

    7.1

    Jul 6, 2000 · 23m

    When an Ursaring attack leaves Team Rocket and our heroes in compromising positions, compromise they do, members of each team being paired with members of the other.

  • E40 The Psychic Sidekicks!

    6.9

    Jul 13, 2000 · 23m

    Our heroes come to a town whose residents all raise Psychic Pokémon to repel the Ghost Pokémon that lurk nearby

  • E41 The Fortune Hunters

    7.0

    Jul 27, 2000 · 23m

    A Pokémon Fortune Telling boom turns out to be a Team Rocket plot to steal Pokémon from local trainers.

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