Johto League

Lance, the current Champion of Johto

The Johto League (Japanese: ジョウトリーグ Johto League) is the regional Pokémon League of the Johto region. It consists of a network of eight Gyms and the Elite Four. Less commonly, it is known as the Silver League, usually when referring to the animated series.

Pokémon Trainers who earn eight Badges from sanctioned Johto League Gyms qualify to fight in Johto League competitions.

The Indigo League and Johto League share a single group of Elite Four and Champion; eight Badges from either region will allow a Trainer to battle the Elite Four at Kanto's Indigo Plateau.

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• Gym Leaders
• Elite Four and Champion
• In animation
  • Pokémon the Series
    • Gym Leaders
    • Champion
• Trivia
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Gym Leaders

Johto League
Generations II and IV		Region: Johto
Gym Leader Japanese	Location Japanese	Type	Badge
Falkner ハヤト Hayato	Violet City キキョウシティ Kikyō City	Flying	Zephyr Badge
Bugsy ツクシ Tsukushi	Azalea Town ヒワダタウン Hiwada Town	Bug	Hive Badge
Whitney アカネ Akane	Goldenrod City コガネシティ Kogane City	Normal	Plain Badge
Morty マツバ Matsuba	Ecruteak City エンジュシティ Enju City	Ghost	Fog Badge
Chuck シジマ Shijima	Cianwood City タンバシティ Tanba City	Fighting	Storm Badge
Jasmine ミカン Mikan	Olivine City アサギシティ Asagi City	Steel	Mineral Badge
Pryce ヤナギ Yanagi	Mahogany Town チョウジタウン Chōji Town	Ice	Glacier Badge
Clair イブキ Ibuki	Blackthorn City フスベシティ Fusube City	Dragon	Rising Badge

Elite Four and Champion

Johto League
Generation II and IV
Member Japanese	Type
Will イツキ Itsuki	Psychic
Koga キョウ Kyou	Poison
Bruno シバ Siba	Fighting
Karen カリン Karin	Dark
Champion Lance ワタル Wataru	Dragon

In animation

Pokémon the Series

In Pokémon the Series, the Silver Conference is the Johto League's annual championship competitions. It is held in Silver Town at the base of Mt. Silver.

Unlike the games, the Johto League has very little relationship with the Indigo League.

Although Bruno is a member of Johto League's Elite Four in the core series games, he is not in the animated series, instead he is solely a member of the Indigo League's Elite Four. Similarly, Koga has made an appearance in the animated series, but he is not a member Johto League's Elite Four, instead he is solely a Gym Leader for the Indigo League. As such, so far no members of Johto League's Elite Four have made an appearance in the animated series.

Gym Leaders

In Great Bowls of Fire!, the original Blackthorn Gym Leader was shown.

Johto League
Gold and Silver, Ruby and Sapphire, Diamond and Pearl, and Journeys			Region: Johto
Gym Leader Japanese		Location Japanese	Type	Badge
Falkner ハヤト Hayato		Violet City キキョウシティ Kikyō City	Flying	Zephyr Badge
Bugsy ツクシ Tsukushi		Azalea Town ヒワダタウン Hiwada Town	Bug	Hive Badge
Whitney アカネ Akane		Goldenrod City コガネシティ Kogane City	Normal	Plain Badge
Morty マツバ Matsuba		Ecruteak City エンジュシティ Enju City	Ghost	Fog Badge
Chuck シジマ Shijima		Cianwood City タンバシティ Tanba City	Fighting	Storm Badge
Jasmine ミカン Mikan		Olivine City アサギシティ Asagi City	Steel	Mineral Badge
Pryce ヤナギ Yanagi		Mahogany Town チョウジタウン Chōji Town	Ice	Glacier Badge
Gym Leader (EP253) ??? ??? Original Blackthorn Gym Leader	Clair イブキ Ibuki Current	Blackthorn City フスベシティ Fusube City	Dragon	Rising Badge

Champion

During Lance's appearance at the Masters Eight Tournament in Aim For The Eight!, he was introduced as the regional Champion of both Kanto and Johto simultaneously.

Johto League
Gold and Silver, Ruby and Sapphire, and Journeys
Member Japanese	Type
Champion Lance ワタル Wataru	Dragon

Trivia

• Each of the Johto Gym Leaders except Bugsy has a type advantage against the next Gym Leader.
  • Falkner's Flying-type is strong against Bugsy's Bug-type.
  • Bugsy is the exception as Bug-type is neutral against Normal-type.
  • Whitney's Normal-type is immune to Morty's Ghost-type.
  • Morty's Ghost-type is immune to Chuck's Fighting-type.
  • Chuck's Fighting-type is strong against Jasmine's Steel-type.
  • Jasmine's Steel-type is strong against Pryce's Ice-type.
  • Pryce's Ice-type is strong against Clair's Dragon-type.
• Each of the Johto Elite Four also has a type advantage against the next Elite Four member, with the last member additionally having a type advantage against the first.
  • Will's Psychic-type is strong against Koga's Poison-type.
  • Koga's Poison-type is resistant to Bruno's Fighting-type.
  • Bruno's Fighting-type is strong against Karen's Dark-type.
  • Karen's Dark-type is strong against Will's Psychic-type.
• None of Johto's Gym Leaders specialize in the same type as a Kanto Gym Leader.
• The Johto League is the only league where a Gym Leader and Elite Four member share a type specialty.
• The first three Johto Gym Leaders specialize in the remaining types not represented in the previous generation by either a Gym Leader or an Elite Four member.