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

It originally aired as part of the 2001-2002 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 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

 * Todd Snap travels with . (EP187 - EP189)

Additions
The following Pokémon are obtained:
 * Ash's Beedrill (EP161)

Evolutions
The following Pokémon evolve:


 * Brock's →  (EP165)
 * Brock's →  (EP196)
 * Ash's →  (EP199)

Releases
The following Pokémon are released:
 * Ash's Beedrill (given to, EP161)
 * Brock's Vulpix (returned to Suzie, EP169)

Gym battles
Ash defeats the following Gym Leaders:
 * Whitney, after one failed attempt (EP159)
 * Morty (EP182)
 * Chuck (EP209)

Trivia

 * This season, along with Pokémon: The Johto Journeys, did not air in and.
 * In, only the first 26 episodes were aired.
 * In, 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.

In other languages
Staffel 4 Cuarta temporada Saison 4 Pokémon - Johto League Champions