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Pokémon: The Johto Journeys Season 3
Johto Journeys title screen.
Opening Pokémon Johto
Episodes 41 (EP117 - EP157)
Region Johto
Series Original series
Preceded by Pokémon: The Adventures in the Orange Islands
Followed by Pokémon: Johto League Champions

Pokémon: The Johto Journeys is the name of the third season of the Pokémon anime. The 41-episode season showcases the adventures of Ash, Misty, and Brock in the Johto region, from New Bark Town up to Goldenrod City.

It originally aired as part of the 2000-2001 Kids' WB! Saturday morning line-up. The season began with Don't Touch That 'Dile, which originally aired on October 14, 2000, and ended with The Fortune Hunters, which originally aired on June 2, 2001.

Johto Journeys marked the beginning of the Johto saga. Johto would continue for two seasons, with Pokémon: Johto League Champions picking off where Journeys left off. Preceding it was the Orange Islands filler arc.

See the list of Pokémon: The Johto Journeys episodes for a list of episodes aired this season.

Important events

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

• Ash, Misty and Brock arrive in the Johto region, and Ash registers for the Johto League. (EP117)
• Ash safely delivers the GS Ball to Kurt. (EP143)

Party changes

Additions

The following Pokémon are obtained:

• Ash's Heracross (EP119)
• Ash's Chikorita (EP126)
• Ash's Cyndaquil (EP141)
• Brock's Pineco (EP143)
• Jessie's Wobbuffet (EP146)
• Ash's Totodile (EP151)
• Ash's Noctowl (EP154)

Evolutions

The following Pokémon evolve:

• Misty's Poliwag → Poliwhirl

Releases

The following Pokémon are released:

• Jessie's Lickitung (Traded, EP146)

Other

• Ash's Charizard (EP134) (Left in Liza's care at the Charicific Valley; can be called upon at any time)
• Ash's Squirtle (EP147) (Rejoined Squirtle Squad; can be called upon at any time)

Gym Battles

Ash defeats the following Gym Leaders:

• Falkner (EP131)
• Bugsy (EP144)

Trivia

• The first four English dub episodes of this season aired exactly one year after the Japanese originals.
• The Italian version of the theme used a scene from EP035.
• During this season, the narrator refers to the group as being "On the road to Johto". Though it would be more correct to say "On the road through Johto", he could have just been referring to the Johto League. He also states this through Pokémon: Johto League Champions and Pokémon: Master Quest.
• The tentative title of this season was "Pokémon GS".
• Starting in this season, the English dub frequently uses background music from the first two movies and their respective Pikachu shorts.

North American DVD releases

Logo for the season

The following single releases contained three episodes each and were available on both VHS and DVD. EP156 and EP157 were never released on DVD in North America. The volume numbers of these VHS and DVD releases are a continuation of the original Indigo League VHS and DVD volumes. Volumes 27-38 were presumably reserved for Orange Islands videos and DVDs, but these were never produced or released.

• Volume 39: A Brand New World (EP117-EP119)
• Volume 40: Midnight Guardian (EP120-EP122)
• Volume 41: Mission Spinarak (EP123-EP125)
• Volume 42: Snow Rescue (EP126-EP128)
• Volume 43: Flying Ace (EP129-EP131)
• Volume 44: Fire Power (EP132-EP134)
• Volume 45: Team Green! (EP135-EP137)
• Volume 46: Crimson Warrior (EP138-EP140)
• Volume 47: Azalea Adventures (EP141-EP143)
• Volume 48: Buggy Boogie (EP144-EP146)
• Volume 49: The Squirtle Squad (EP147-EP149)
• Volume 50: Midnight Heroes (EP150-EP152)
• Volume 51: Ursaring Rampage (EP153-EP155)

Australian DVD Releases

• Pokémon Season 3: The Johto Journeys (EP117-EP157. Also includes Orange Islands episodes EP106-EP116)

In other languages

Language		Title
Czech		Pokémon: Johtová liga
Dutch		Pokémon: De Reis Naar Johto
French		Pokémon: Voyage à Johto
Hungarian		Pokémon: Utazások Johtóban
Italian		Always Pokémon
Portuguese	Brazil	Pokémon - A Jornada Johto
	Portugal	Pokémon - Liga Johto
Latin American Spanish		Pokémon: Los Viajes Johto

Series and seasons of the Pokémon animated series 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 Mewtwo Returns • The Legend of Thunder! • Pichu Bros. in Party Panic The Mastermind of Mirage Pokémon • A Ripple in Time Complete list • Movies

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