Johto
A new Trainer collects the Johto Badges and wins the Johto League, faces Team Rocket as it tries to return, and then travels to Kanto for a second set of Gyms. Ho-Oh and Lugia sit at the heart of the legends.
Geography
Rolling countryside dotted with ancient towers, ruins and lakes. Johto lies west of Kanto and, together, they form one landmass.
Notable places
- New Bark Town and Cherrygrove City
- Ecruteak City and the Bell and Brass Towers
- Goldenrod City
- The Ruins of Alph
- The Whirl Islands
- Mt. Silver
Professor: Professor Elm. Villainous team: Team Rocket.
Starter Pokémon
Chikorita, Cyndaquil, Totodile
Legendary Pokémon
Raikou, Entei, Suicune, Lugia, Ho-Oh
Mythical Pokémon
Battle gimmick
Day and night, breeding, held items and shiny Pokémon first appeared in Johto's games.
Fun facts
- The Ruins of Alph were built about 1,500 years before the Generation II games to live alongside the Unown.
- Ecruteak's Brass Tower and Bell Tower were built roughly 700 years before the games, and became the roosts of Lugia and Ho-Oh.
- Slowpoke have a place of honour in Azalea Town: the legend says that 400 years ago a Slowpoke yawned and brought the rain back after a long drought.
- Junichi Masuda wrote that the kanji behind Johto's name can mean "castle capital" or "lattice-plan capital".