Episode guide
Pokémon: The Johto Journeys
41 episodes · premiered Oct 14, 1999
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.
- Episode 1: Don't Touch That 'dile 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.
- Episode 2: The Double Trouble Header Oct 21, 1999 · 23m In a Pokémon battle, Ash soundly defeats an ambitious young Trainer, who runs away dejectedly.
- Episode 3: A Sappy Ending Oct 28, 1999 · 23m Ash and friends discover a forest where invading Pinsir are causing heavy deforestation.
- Episode 4: Roll On, Pokémon! Nov 4, 1999 · 23m Ash and friends stumble into a small valley where Donphan are used to harvest precious stones.
- Episode 5: Illusion Confusion! 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...
- Episode 6: Flower Power Nov 18, 1999 · 23m Our heroes must help prepare an insecure Bellossom dance troupe for their upcoming exhibition.
- Episode 7: Spinarak Attack 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.
- Episode 8: Snubbull Snobbery 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…
- Episode 9: The Little Big Horn Dec 9, 1999 · 23m Brock saves a lost and frightened Stantler fawn and carefully nurses it back to health before releasing it.
- Episode 10: The Chikorita Rescue Dec 16, 1999 · 23m Ash encounters a wild Chikorita and engages it in battle, thinking to add it to his team.
- Episode 11: Once in a Blue Moon 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…
- Episode 12: The Whistle Stop 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.
- Episode 13: Ignorance Is Blissey 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.
- Episode 14: A Bout With Sprout Jan 13, 2000 · 23m Our heroes are recruited as guest instructors at a youth Pokémon Academy.
- Episode 15: Fighting Flyer With Fire Jan 20, 2000 · 23m With Pikachu's help, Ash is confident that winning the Zephyr badge will be a breeze.
- Episode 16: For Crying Out Loud Jan 27, 2000 · 23m Cute and cuddly is one thing, but a bawling Marill is too much even for Misty.
- Episode 17: Tanks a Lot! Feb 3, 2000 · 23m Team Rocket's most recent super vehicle, the Arbotank, is their ticket to world domination.
- Episode 18: Charizard's Burning Ambitions 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.
- Episode 19: Grin to Win! 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.
- Episode 20: Chikorita's Big Upset Feb 24, 2000 · 23m A severe case of rivalry between Pikachu and Chikorita calls for therapy sessions with Nurse Joy.
- Episode 21: Foul Weather Friends 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.
- Episode 22: The Superhero Secret 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.
- Episode 23: Mild 'n Wooly Mar 16, 2000 · 23m Team Rocket comes in sheep's clothing to relieve a kind Poké-shepherd of her Mareep flock.
- Episode 24: Wired for Battle! 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.
- Episode 25: Good 'Quil Hunting 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.
- Episode 26: A Shadow of a Drought Apr 6, 2000 · 23m Ash carelessly makes enemies of the Slowpoke-worshipping residents of a town.
- Episode 27: Going Apricorn! 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.
- Episode 28: Gettin' the Bugs Out Apr 20, 2000 · 23m When Ash reaches the Hive Gym, he has just the Pokémon to challenge the Gym Leader's Bug Pokémon.
- Episode 29: A Farfetch'd Tale Apr 27, 2000 · 23m An inexperienced young Trainer mistakenly scares off his own Farfetch'd.
- Episode 30: Tricks of the Trade 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…
- Episode 31: The Fire-ing Squad! May 11, 2000 · 23m Rocket attempts to steal all the water Pokémon from the annual Fire and Rescue Grand Prix.
- Episode 32: No Big Woop! May 18, 2000 · 23m Ash and friends enthusiastically volunteer to watch over a troubled trainer's school of Wooper.
- Episode 33: Tunnel Vision 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.
- Episode 34: Hour of the Houndour Jun 1, 2000 · 23m Investigating a string of mysterious thefts, our heroes discover a pack of Houndour, struggling to survive in the wild.
- Episode 35: The Totodile Duel 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…
- Episode 36: Hot Matches! Jun 15, 2000 · 23m When Ash and friends hear of a virtually undefeatable trainer operating nearby, they seek her out.
- Episode 37: Love, Totodile Style 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.
- Episode 38: Fowl Play! Jun 29, 2000 · 23m Ash has his sights set on a rare and brightly-colored Noctowl.
- Episode 39: Forest Grumps 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.
- Episode 40: The Psychic Sidekicks! Jul 13, 2000 · 23m Our heroes come to a town whose residents all raise Psychic Pokémon to repel the Ghost Pokémon that lurk nearby
- Episode 41: The Fortune Hunters Jul 27, 2000 · 23m A Pokémon Fortune Telling boom turns out to be a Team Rocket plot to steal Pokémon from local trainers.