Pokémon: The Johto Journeys facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Pokémon: The Johto Journeys |
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English front cover of the Pokémon: The Johto Journeys DVD collection box, containing the first three episodes of this season
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| Country of origin | Japan |
| No. of episodes | 41 |
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| Original network | TV Tokyo |
| Original release | October 14, 1999 – July 27, 2000 |
Pokémon: The Johto Journeys is the third season of Pokémon and the first part of Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver, a Japanese anime television series known in Japan as Pocket Monsters: Gold and Silver (ポケットモンスター 絹と銀, Poketto Monsutā: Kin to Gin). It originally aired in Japan from October 14, 1999 to July 27, 2000 on TV Tokyo and in the United States from October 14, 2000 to August 11, 2001 on The WB (Kids' WB).
The season follows the adventures of the ten-year-old Pokémon trainer Ash Ketchum and his electric mouse partner Pikachu as they collect Gym Badges in the fictional Johto region so they can compete in the Johto League competition.
The episodes were directed by Masamitsu Hidaka and produced by the animation studio OLM.
The Japanese opening song is "OK!" by Rika Matsumoto for 41 episodes. The ending songs are "Meowth's Party" (ニャースのパーティ, Nyasu No Pāti) by Inuko Inuyama, Megumi Hayashibara, and Shin'ichiro Miki for 25 episodes, "Exciting Pokemon Relay" (ポケモンはらはらリレー, Pokémon Hara Hara Rirē) for 10 episodes, and "Exciting² Pokémon Relay (Hard Version)" (ポケモンはらはら²リレー むずかし版, Pokémon Hara Hara² Rirē Muzukashi Ban) by Rikako Aikawa for 5 episodes, and "Takeshi's Paradise (タケシのパラダイス, Takeshi no Paradaisu) by Yuji Ueda for one episode. The English opening song is "Pokemon Johto" by PJ Lequerica, its short version did serve as the end credit song, while each episodes close with Karaokemon with 5 short songs in each music video, "You & Me & Pokémon", "Pikachu (I Choose You)", "Song of Jigglypuff", "All We Wanna Do", and "Two Perfect Girls".
In 2000, during the show's run in the United States, it was ranked as the #1 program among boys 2–11 years old.
Episodes
| J# | E# | English title Japanese title |
Original air date | English air date |
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| 119 | 117 | "Don't Touch That 'dile" (Wakaba Town! Where the Winds of a New Beginning Blow!) | October 14, 1999 | October 14, 2000 |
| 120 | 118 | "The Double Trouble Header" (The Rookie's Chicorita!) | October 21, 1999 | October 21, 2000 |
| 121 | 119 | "A Sappy Ending" (Crash! Heracros vs. Kailios!!) | October 28, 1999 | October 28, 2000 |
| 122 | 120 | "Roll On, Pokémon!" (Donfan's Valley!) | November 4, 1999 | November 4, 2000 |
| 123 | 121 | "Illusion Confusion!" (Hoho and the Mysterious Forest!) | November 11, 1999 | November 4, 2000 |
| 124 | 122 | "Flower Power" (Kireihana's Battle Dancing!) | November 18, 1999 | November 11, 2000 |
| 125 | 123 | "Spinarak Attack" (Itomaru! Big Police Investigation!!) | November 25, 1999 | November 11, 2000 |
| 126 | 124 | "Snubbull Snobbery" (Bull's Magnificent Life!?) | December 2, 1999 | November 18, 2000 |
| 127 | 125 | "The Little Big Horn" (Odoshishi! Forest of Illusions!?) | December 9, 1999 | November 18, 2000 |
| 128 | 126 | "The Chikorita Rescue" (The Stubborn Chicorita!!) | December 16, 1999 | November 25, 2000 |
| 129 | 127 | "Once in a Blue Moon" (Nuoh and the GS Ball!?) | December 23, 1999 | December 2, 2000 |
| 130 | 128 | "The Whistle Stop" (Rediba's Flute!) | January 1, 2000 | December 2, 2000 |
| 131 | 129 | "Ignorance is Blissey" (Happinas's Happy Nurse!) | January 6, 2000 | December 9, 2000 |
| 132 | 130 | "A Bout with Sprout" (Big Pinch! Madatsubomi Tower!) | January 13, 2000 | December 16, 2000 |
| 133 | 131 | "Fighting Flyer with Fire" (Kikyou Gym! Sky Battle!!) | January 20, 2000 | December 16, 2000 |
| 134 | 132 | "For Crying Out Loud" (Crybaby Maril!) | January 27, 2000 | January 20, 2001 |
| 135 | 133 | "Tanks a Lot!" (Pasture! Otachi & Togepy!!) | February 3, 2000 | January 27, 2001 |
| 136 | 134 | "Charizard's Burning Ambitions" (Lizardon's Valley! Until We Meet Again!!) | February 10, 2000 | February 3, 2001 |
| 137 | 135 | "Grin to Win!" (Big Panic! Kimawari Contest!!) | February 17, 2000 | February 10, 2001 |
| 138 | 136 | "Chikorita's Big Upset" (Chicorita's Jealousy!?) | February 24, 2000 | January 20, 2001 |
| 139 | 137 | "Foul Weather Friends" (Hanecco's Jealousy! Big Prairie Battle!!) | March 2, 2000 | February 10, 2001 |
| 140 | 138 | "The Superhero Secret" (Mysterious Superhero! Gligerman Appears!!) | March 9, 2000 | February 17, 2001 |
| 141 | 139 | "Mild 'n Wooly" (Merriep Meadow's Girl) | March 16, 2000 | February 17, 2001 |
| 142 | 140 | "Wired for Battle!" (Let's Battle! Hassam vs. Heracros!!) | March 23, 2000 | February 24, 2001 |
| 143 | 141 | "Good 'Quil Hunting" (Hinoarashi! I Got It!!) | March 30, 2000 | March 3, 2001 |
| 144 | 142 | "A Shadow of a Drought" (Hiwada Town! Yadon's Well!!) | April 6, 2000 | March 3, 2001 |
| 145 | 143 | "Going Apricorn!" (Kunugidama and the Bonguri Fruit! Backyard Battle!!) | April 13, 2000 | March 10, 2001 |
| 146 | 144 | "Gettin' the Bugs Out" (Hiwada Gym! Forest Battlefield!!) | April 20, 2000 | March 17, 2001 |
| 147 | 145 | "A Farfetch'd Tale" (Ubame's Forest! Search for Kamonegi!!) | April 27, 2000 | March 17, 2001 |
| 148 | 146 | "Tricks of the Trade" (Sonans and the Pokémon Exchange!!) | May 4, 2000 | March 24, 2001 |
| 149 | 147 | "The Fire-ing Squad!" (Burning Zenigame Squad! Like a Fire!!) | May 11, 2000 | April 21, 2001 |
| 150 | 148 | "No Big Woop!" (Full of Upah!) | May 18, 2000 | March 31, 2001 |
| 151 | 149 | "Tunnel Vision" (Purin vs. Bull!) | May 25, 2000 | April 7, 2001 |
| 152 | 150 | "Hour of the Houndour" (Dark Pokémon – Delvil) | June 1, 2000 | April 14, 2001 |
| 153 | 151 | "The Totodile Duel" (Whose Waninoko is It!? Satoshi vs. Kasumi!) | June 8, 2000 | May 5, 2001 |
| 154 | 152 | "Hot Matches!" (Airmd vs. Hinoarashi! Wings of Steel!!) | June 15, 2000 | May 12, 2001 |
| 155 | 153 | "Love, Totodile Style" (Dance, Waninoko! The Step of Love!!) | June 22, 2000 | May 26, 2001 |
| 156 | 154 | "Fowl Play!" (Different-Colored Yorunozuku! I Got It!!) | June 29, 2000 | April 28, 2001 |
| 157 | 155 | "Forest Grumps" (Ringuma's Startling!!) | July 6, 2000 | June 2, 2001 |
| 158 | 156 | "The Psychic Sidekicks!" (Kirinriki! The Village of Esper Pokémon!) | July 13, 2000 | August 11, 2001 |
| 159 | 157 | "The Fortune Hunters" (Pokémon Fortune-telling!? Enormous Melee!) | July 27, 2000 | May 19, 2001 |
Home Media releases
In the United States, the season was released in 13 volumes on VHS and DVD by Viz Video and Pioneer Entertainment. The last two episodes: "The Psychic Sidekicks!" and "The Fortune Hunters" were not shown on these sets.
Viz Media and Warner Home Video released Pokémon: The Johto Journeys – The Complete Collection on DVD in the United States on November 10, 2015.
