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Official Description

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.

Episode List

Picture	Episode # (Season)	Episode # (Overall)	Episode name (Intl / Japan)	Air dates (Intl / Japan)	Synopsis
	1	E# 158 J# 160	"A Goldenrod Opportunity" "Kogane Jimu! Supīdo ando Pawā!?" (コガネジム! スピード&パワー!?) (Kogane Gym! Speed & Power!?)	August 18, 2001 August 3, 2000
	2	E# 159 J# 161	"A Dairy Tale Ending" "Mirutanku! Ribenji Batoru!!" (ミルタンク! リベンジバトル!!) (Miltank! Revenge Battle!!)	August 18, 2001 August 10, 2000
	3	E# 160 J# 162	"Air Time" "Rajiotō no Tatakai! Jikū o Koete!!" (ラジオとうのたたかい! じくうをこえて!!) (Battle of the Radio Tower! Surpass Spacetime!!)	September 8, 2001 August 17, 2000
	4	E# 161 J# 163	"The Bug Stops Here" "Mushitori Taikai! Shizen Kōen de Getto da ze!!" (むしとりたいかい! しぜんこうえんでゲットだぜ!!) (Bug Trainer Convention! Got It at the Natural Park!!)	August 25, 2001 August 24, 2000
	5	E# 162 J# 164	"Type Casting" "Usokkī wa Doko ni Iru!?" (ウソッキーはどこにいる!?) (Where Is Usokkie!?)	September 1, 2001 August 31, 2000
	6	E# 163 J# 165	"Fossil Fools" "Kodai Pokemon Pāku! Arufu no Iseki!!" (こだいポケモンパーク! アルフのいせき!!) (Ancient Pokémon Park! Ruins of Alph!!)	September 15, 2001 September 7, 2000
	7	E# 164 J# 166	"Carrying On" "Poppo ya no Densho Poppo!" (ポッポやのでんしょポッポ!) (The Carrier Poppo of the Poppo Store!)	September 22, 2001 September 14, 2000
	8	E# 165 J# 167	"Hassle in the Castle" "Zubatto no Yakata! Kiken na Meiro!!" (ズバットのやかた! きけんなめいろ!!) (Zubat's Mansion! A Dangerous Labyrinth!!)	September 29, 2001 September 21, 2000
	9	E# 166 J# 168	"Two Hits and a Miss" "Kapoerā Tai Fushigidane! Kakutō Taiketsu!!" (カポエラーVSフシギダネ! かくとうたいけつ!!) (Kapoerer vs. Fushigidane! Hand to Hand Showdown!!)	September 15, 2001 September 28, 2000
	10	E# 167 J# 169	"A Hot Water Battle" "Janguru no San Biki! Onsen Batoru!!" (ジャングルのさんびき! おんせんバトル!!) (The Three of the Jungle! Battle in the Hot Springs!!)	September 22, 2001 October 5, 2000
	11	E# 168 J# 170	"Hook, Line, and Stinker" "Azumaō! Fisshingu Batoru!!" (アズマオウ! フィッシングバトル!!) (Azumao! Fishing Battle!!)	September 29, 2001 October 12, 2000
	12	E# 169 J# 171	"Beauty and the Breeder" "Sayonara Rokon! Pokemon Byūtī Kontesuto!!" (さよならロコン! ポケモンビューティーコンテスト!!) (Goodbye, Rokon! Pokémon Beauty Contest!!)	October 6, 2001 October 19, 2000
	13	E# 170 J# 172	"A Better Pill to Swallow" "Tsubotsubo Tai Madatsubomi" (ツボツボVSマダツボミ) (Tsubotsubo vs. Madatsubomi)	October 13, 2001 October 26, 2000
	14	E# 171 J# 173	"Power Play!" "Burakkī! Yamiyo no Tatakai!!" (ブラッキー! やみよのたたかい!!) (Blacky! Battle During a Dark Night!!)	October 20, 2001 November 2, 2000
	15	E# 172 J# 174	"Mountain Time" "Redian! Kaze no Tani o Koete!!" (レディアン! かぜのたにをこえて!!) (Redian! Exceeding the Valley of the Wind!!)	October 20, 2001 November 9, 2000
	16	E# 173 J# 175	"Wobbu-Palooza" "Sōnansu no Mura!?" (ソーナンスのむら!?) (Village of Sonans!?)	October 27, 2001 November 16, 2000
	17	E# 174 J# 176	"Imitation Confrontation" "Mezase Metamon Masutā! Imite Futatabi!!" (めざせメタモンマスター! イミテふたたび!!) (Aim to Be a Metamon Master! Imite Returns!!)	October 27, 2001 November 23, 2000
	18	E# 175 J# 177	"The Trouble with Snubbull" "Nyāsu to Burū to Guranburu!?" (ニャースとブルーとグランブル!?) (Nyarth, Bull and Granbull!?)	November 3, 2001 November 30, 2000
	19	E# 176 J# 178	"Ariados, Amigos" "Ariadosu! Ninpō Batoru!!" (アリアドス! にんぽうバトル!!) (Ariados! Battle of Ninja Arts!!)	November 17, 2001 December 7, 2000
	20	E# 177 J# 179	"Wings 'N' Things" "Habatake Yanyanma! Ashita no Sora e!!" (はばたけヤンヤンマ! あしたのそらへ!!) (Flap, Yanyanma! Fly to Tomorrow's Sky!!)	November 17, 2001 December 14, 2000
	21	E# 178 J# 180	"The Grass Route" "Popokko! Kusa Pokemon Batoru!!" (ポポッコ! くさポケモンバトル!!) (Popocco! Grass Pokémon Battle!!)	November 3, 2001 December 21, 2000
	22	E# 179 J# 181	"The Apple Corp" "Pikachū to Pichū!" (ピカチュウとピチュー!) (Pikachu and Pichu!)	December 1, 2001 January 4, 2001
	23	E# 180 J# 182	"Houndoom's Special Delivery" "Herugā to Togepī!" (ヘルガーとトゲピー!) (Hellgar and Togepy!)	December 1, 2001 January 11, 2001
	24	E# 181 J# 183	"A Ghost of a Chance" "Yaketa Tō! Matsuba Tōjō!!" (やけたとう! マツバとうじょう!!) (The Burned Tower! Matsuba Appears!!)	November 10, 2001 January 18, 2001
	25	E# 182 J# 184	"From Ghost to Ghost" "Enju Jimu! Gōsuto Batoru!!" (エンジュジム! ゴーストバトル!!) (Enju Gym! Ghost Battle!!)	November 10, 2001 January 25, 2001
	26	E# 183 J# 185	"Trouble's Brewing" "Ībui Go-Shimai! Ochakai de Batoru!!" (イーブイ5しまい! おちゃかいでバトル!!) (The 5 Sisters of Eievui! Battle at the Tea Ceremony!!)	December 8, 2001 February 1, 2001
	27	E# 184 J# 186	"All That Glitters!" "Yamikarasu! Ubawareta Bajji!!" (ヤミカラス! うばわれたバッジ!!) (Yamikarasu! The Stolen Badges!!)	December 15, 2001 February 8, 2001
	28	E# 185 J# 187	"The Light Fantastic" "Teppouo no Sora!" (テッポウオのそら!) (Teppouo's Sky!)	December 15, 2001 February 15, 2001
	29	E# 186 J# 188	"UnBEARable" "Himeguma no Himitsu!" (ヒメグマのひみつ!) (Himeguma's Secret!)	January 19, 2002 February 22, 2001
	30	E# 187 J# 189	"Moving Pictures" "Kōtta Himanattsu no Nazo!!" (こおったヒマナッツのなぞ!!) (The Mystery of the Frozen Himanuts!!)	January 26, 2002 March 1, 2001
	31	E# 188 J# 190	"Spring Fever" "Koko Hore Urimū! Onsen o Sagase!!" (ここほれウリムー! おんせんをさがせ!!) (Dig Here, Urimoo! Search for the Hot Spring!!)	February 2, 2002 March 8, 2001
	32	E# 189 J# 191	"Freeze Frame" "Furīzā Tai Purin! Fubuki no Naka de!!" (フリーザーVSプリン! ふぶきのなかで!!) (Freezer vs. Purin! In the Middle of a Snowstorm!!)	February 9, 2002 March 15, 2001
	33	E# 190 J# 192	"The Stolen Stones!" "Uindi to Honō no Ishi!" (ウインディとほのおのいし!) (Windie and the Fire Stone!)	February 16, 2002 March 22, 2001
	34	E# 191 J# 193	"The Dunsparce Deception" "Nokotchi wa no Kotchinai!?" (ノコッチはのこっちない!?) (There Aren't Any Nokocchi Here!?)	February 23, 2002 March 29, 2001
	35	E# 192 J# 194	"The Wayward Wobbuffet" "Sōnansu! Sō nan su?" (ソーナンス! そうなんす?) (Sonans! Is That So?)	March 2, 2002 April 5, 2001
	36	E# 193 J# 195	"Sick Daze" "Takeshi Taoreru! Abunai Kyanpu!!" (タケシたおれる! あぶないキャンプ!!) (Takeshi Collapses! A Dangerous Camp!!)	March 9, 2002 April 12, 2001
	37	E# 194 J# 196	"Ring Masters" "Ōdairu Tai Kamekkusu! Sumō Batoru!!" (オーダイルVSカメックス! すもうバトル!!) (Ordile vs. Kamex! Sumo Battle!!)	March 16, 2002 April 19, 2001
	38	E# 195 J# 197	"The Poké-Spokesman" "Pokemon to Hanasemasu!? Pokemon no Kotoba Pokemon no Kimochi!" (ポケモンとはなせます!? ポケモンのことばポケモンのきもち!) (You Can Speak with Pokémon!? The Words and Feelings of Pokémon!)	March 23, 2002 April 26, 2001
	39	E# 196 J# 198	"Control Freak!" "Gorubatto Tai Kamen no Joō Musashi! Iseki no Tatakai!!" (ゴルバットVSかめんのじょおうムサシ! いせきのたたかい!!) (Golbat vs. the Masked Queen Musashi! The Ruins Battle!!)	March 30, 2002 May 3, 2001
	40	E# 197 J# 199	"The Art of Pokémon" "Dōburu no Kiseki!! Asahi no Naka de Kagayaite!" (ドーブルのきせき!! あさひのなかでかがやいて!) (The Miracle of Doble!! Shining in the Morning Sun!)	April 6, 2002 May 10, 2001
	41	E# 198 J# 200	"The Heartbreak of Brock" "Nidorīno Nidorīna! Takeshi no Barairo no Hibi!?" (ニドリーノニドリーナ! タケシばらいろのひび!?) (Nidorino, Nidorina! Takeshi's Rose-colored Days!?)	April 13, 2002 May 17, 2001
	42	E# 199 J# 201	"Current Events" "Sayonara Chikorita!? Denki no Rabirinsu!" (さよならチコリータ!? でんきのラビリンス!) (Goodbye, Chicorita!? The Labyrinth of Electricity!)	April 27, 2002 May 24, 2001
	43	E# 200 J# 202	"Turning Over a New Bayleef" "Beirīfu wa Doko ni Itta!? Hābu Batake de Tsukamaete!" (ベイリーフはどこへいった!? ハーブばたけでつかまえて!) (Where Did Bayleef Go!? Capture at the Herb Garden!)	May 4, 2002 May 31, 2001
	44	E# 201 J# 203	"Doin' What Comes Natu-rally" "Neiti Uranai! Mirai Yochi no Shinpi!!" (ネイティうらない! みらいよちのしんぴ!!) (Naty Fortune Teller! The Mystery of Telling the Future!!)	May 18, 2002 June 7, 2001
	45	E# 202 J# 204	"The Big Balloon Blow-Up" "Pokemon Kikyū Dai Rēsu! Arashi o Koete!!" (ポケモンききゅうだいレース! あらしをこえて!!) (The Big Pokémon Balloon Race! Get Past the Storm!!)	May 25, 2002 June 14, 2001
	46	E# 203 J# 205	"The Screen Actor's Guilt" "Muchūru ni Mō Muchū!! Sūpāsutā wa Pokemon ga Osuki?" (ムチュールにもうむちゅう!! スーパースターはポケモンがおすき?) (Muchul is Daydreaming!! Do Superstars Like Pokémon?)	June 1, 2002 June 21, 2001
	47	E# 204 J# 206	"Right On, Rhydon!" "Naminori Saidon o Oe!? Mizuumi no Tatakai!" (なみのりサイドンをおえ!? みずうみのたたかい!) (Follow the Surfing Sidon!? The Battle at the Lake!)	June 22, 2002 June 28, 2001
	48	E# 205 J# 207	"The Kecleon Caper" "Kakureon wa Doko ni Iru!? Mienai Pokemon ni Daikonran!" (カクレオンはどこにいる!? みえないポケモンにだいこんらん!) (Where's Kakureon!? Huge Chaos Created by the Invisible Pokémon!)	August 17, 2002 July 5, 2001
	49	E# 206 J# 208	"The Joy of Water Pokémon" "Mizu Pokemon-Girai no Joī-san!? Kasumi no Ikari!" (みずポケモンぎらいのジョーイさん!? カスミのいかり!) (The Nurse Joy who Hates Water Pokémon!? Kasumi's Anger!)	August 24, 2002 July 12, 2001
	50	E# 207 J# 209	"Got Miltank?" "Seibo Mirutanku! Sabaku no Himitsu!" (せいぼミルタンク! さばくのひみつ!) (The Mother Miltank! The Desert's Secret!)	August 31, 2002 July 19, 2001
	51	E# 208 J# 210	"Fight for the Light" "Kagayaki no Tōdai! Asagi Shiti no Tatakai!!" (かがやきのとうだい! アサギシティのたたかい!!) (Radiance Lighthouse! Battle at Asagi City!!)	September 7, 2002 July 26, 2001
	52	E# 209 J# 211	"Machoke, Machoke Man!" "Tanba Jimu! Makkō Shōbu Kakutō Taiketsu!!" (タンバジム! まっこうしょうぶかくとうたいけつ!!) (Tanba Gym! Front-Game Wrestling Showdown!!)	September 7, 2002 August 2, 2001

Ash's Travelling Companions

Key Events & Gym Battles

Events of note



Gym battles

Pokemon: Captures, Changes, Encounters & Evolutions

New Pokemon captured by Ash & Other Characters


Pokemon released back into the wild
There were a number of occasions where either Ash or another character released a captured Pokémon back into the wild for one reason or another


Evolution
We see the following Pokémon evolutions take place during this season

TV Broadcasts & Original Airing Dates

Trivia & Facts

DVD & Blu-Ray / Streaming