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Pokémon: Johto League Champions Season 4
File:JohtoLeagueChampions.PNG Johto League Champions title screen.
Opening Born to Be a Winner
Episodes 52 (EP158 - EP209)
Region Johto
Series Original series
Preceded by Pokémon: The Johto Journeys
Followed by Pokémon: Master Quest

Pokémon: Johto League Champions is the name of the fourth season of the Pokémon anime. The 52-episode season showcases the adventures of Ash, Misty, Brock, and briefly Todd in the Johto region, from Goldenrod City up to Cianwood City.

It originally aired as part of the 2001-2002 Kids' WB! Saturday morning line-up. The season began with A Goldenrod Opportunity, which originally aired on August 18, 2001, and ended with Machoke, Machoke Man, which originally aired on September 7, 2002.

This is the second of three seasons that take place in the Johto region. It is preceded by Pokémon: The Johto Journeys and proceeded by Pokémon: Master Quest. It should be noted that the concept of seasons does not exist in Japan, where episodes of Pokémon air nearly every Thursday. An invention of the American broadcast industry, a season is typically aired new for nine months out of the year, with three months (usually during the summer) taken off to begin production for the next season, during which reruns air. In Japan, no differentiation is made between this and any other seasons in the original series.

See the list of Pokémon: Johto League Champions episodes for a list of episodes aired this season.

Important events

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

Party changes

Additions

The following Pokémon are obtained:

• None

Evolutions

The following Pokémon evolve:

• Brock's Zubat → Golbat → Crobat
• Ash's Chikorita → Bayleef

Releases

The following Pokémon are released:

• None

Gym battles

Ash defeats the following Gym Leaders:

• Whitney, after one failed attempt (EP159)
• Morty (EP182)
• Chuck (EP209)

DVD Release

Like its predecessor, but unlike its successor, Johto League Champions has not received a DVD boxset release yet.

In other languages

• French: Pokémon: Champions de Johto
• Italian: The Johto Champions League
• Latin American Spanish: Pokémon: Los Campeones de la Liga Johto
• Brazilian Portuguese: Pokémon - Campeões da Liga Johto

Series and seasons of the Pokémon animated series The Beginning (list) Indigo League • Adventures in the Orange Islands Gold and Silver (list) 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 • The Search for Laqua 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