S04

Pokémon: Johto League Champions redirects here. For the Italian opening for this season, see Pokémon, The Johto League Champions.

S4 redirects here. For the TCG release with the set symbol S4, see Vivid Voltage (TCG).

Pokémon: Johto League Champions Season 4
Logo for the season
Opening	Born to Be a Winner
Episodes	52
Region	Johto
Series	Original series
Preceded by	Pokémon: The Johto Journeys
Followed by	Pokémon: Master Quest

Pokémon: Johto League Champions is the fourth season of the dubbed version of the Pokémon animated series. It follows the adventures of Ash, Misty, and Brock in the Johto region, from Goldenrod City up to Cianwood City.

It originally aired as part of the 2001-2002 Kids' WB! Saturday morning lineup. 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.

It is preceded by Pokémon: The Johto Journeys and succeeded by Pokémon: Master Quest.

Blurb

From the sprawling metropolis of Goldenrod City to the icy peak of Snowtop Mountain, the Johto region presents Ash, Misty, and Brock with exciting new adventures—along with a few familiar faces like their old friends Todd, Duplica, and Suzie! Johto’s rich past means plenty of Pokémon mysteries for our heroes to solve, and its exciting present means some tough challenges—Ash tackles three more Gyms, while handling competitions like the Pokémon Sumo Conference along the way.

Important events

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• Todd Snap travels with Ash. (EP187 - EP189)

Party changes

Additions

The following Pokémon are obtained:

• Ash's Beedrill (EP161)

Evolutions

The following Pokémon evolve:

• Brock's Zubat → Golbat (EP165)
• Brock's Golbat → Crobat (EP196)
• Ash's Chikorita → Bayleef (EP199)

Releases

The following Pokémon are released:

• Ash's Beedrill (given to Casey, EP161)
• Brock's Vulpix (returned to Suzie, EP169)

Gym battles

Ash battles the following Gym Leaders:

Episodes

Home video releases

North American DVD releases

Main article: List of English language Johto League Champions home video releases (Region 1)

Australian DVD releases

Main article: List of English language Johto League Champions home video releases (Region 4)

Trivia

• This season, along with Pokémon: The Johto Journeys, did not air in Denmark and Norway.
• In Finland, only the first 26 episodes were aired.
• In Sweden, only the first 25 episodes were aired, and the first 16 episodes was released on DVD, with the following four being released on MiniDVD.
  • The MiniDVD release misspelled the name of the season as Jhoto League Champions.
• This is the last season of the anime to air in the Czech Republic before the release of Pokémon the Series: Diamond and Pearl, seven years later.

In other languages

Language		Title
Bulgarian		Покемон: Джото чемпионат
Czech		Pokémon: Šampionát Johtové ligy
Dutch		Pokémon: Johto League Champions
European French		Pokémon: Les Champions de Johto
German		Pokémon: Die Johto Liga Champions
Hindi		पोकेमोन: जोह्टो लीग चैम्पियनस
Italian		Pokémon: Johto League Champions
Portuguese	Brazil	Pokémon: Campeões da Liga Johto
	Portugal	Pokémon: Campeões da Liga Johto
Russian		Покемон: Чемпионы Лиги Джото
Slovak		Pokémon: Šampionát Johtovej Ligy
Spanish	Latin America	Pokémon: Los Campeones de la Liga Johto Pokémon: Liga de Campeones Johto *
	Spain	Pokémon: Johto League Champions Pokémon: Liga de Campeones Johto *
Swedish		Pokémon: Johto League Champions
Tamil		பொகெமொன்: ஜோஹ்டோ லீக் சாம்பியன்ஸ்
Telugu		పోకీమాన్: జోహ్తో లీగ్ ఛాంపియన్స్
Turkish		Pokémon: Johto Ligi Şampiyonları
Ukrainian		Покемон: Чемпіони Ліги Джото

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