Pokémon: The Johto Journeys


Pokémon: The Johto Journeys is the third season of the Pokémon anime series and the first season of Pokémon the Series: Gold and Silver, known in Japan as Pocket Monsters. It originally aired in Japan from October 14, 1999, to July 27, 2000, on TV Tokyo, and in the United States from October 14, 2000, to August 11, 2001, on The WB/Kids' WB.
This season follows adventures of Ash Ketchum and Pikachu as they collect Gym Badges in the fictional Johto region so they can compete in the Johto League competition. Along the way Ash is joined by Misty and Brock.
The episodes were directed by Masamitsu Hidaka and produced by the animation studio OLM.
In 2000, during the show's run in the United States, it was ranked as the number 1 program among boys 2–11 years old.

Episode list



Music

The Japanese opening song is "OK!" by Rica Matsumoto for 41 episodes. The ending songs are "Meowth's Party" by Nyasu / Meowth, for 25 episodes, Rikako Aikawa and Chorus performed "Exciting Pokémon Relay" for 10 episodes, and "Exciting² Pokémon Relay " for 5 episodes, "Takeshi's Paradise by Takeshi \ Brock for one episode, and the English opening song is "Pokémon Johto" by the musical group called Johto. Its short version serves as the end credit song. The ending songs at the end of each episode are "You & Me & Pokémon" for 9 episodes, and "Pikachu " for 8 episodes by Élan Rivera and the musical group called Johto, "Song of Jigglypuff" by Rachael Lillis as Jigglypuff and the musical group called Johto for 8 episodes, "All We Wanna Do" by Élan Rivera and the musical group called Johto for 8 episodes, and "Two Perfect Girls" by Eric Stuart as Brock for 8 episodes from Pokémon Karaokémon.

Home media

In the United States, the season was released in 13 volumes on VHS and DVD by Viz Video and Pioneer Entertainment. The last two episodes: "The Psychic Sidekicks!" and "The Fortune Hunters" were not shown on these sets.
Viz Media and Warner Home Video released Pokémon: The Johto Journeys – The Complete Collection on DVD in the United States on November 10, 2015.