To celebrate 25 years of Pokémon, we’ve been testing your knowledge of the regions that have been featured in the core video games of the Pokémon series. Now, we’ve reached the Johto region, which was first explored in Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver before being revisited in Pokémon Crystal and later in Pokémon HeartGold and Pokémon SoulSilver. After leaving the Kanto region and the Orange Islands, Ash and Pikachu visited Johto in the third, fourth, and fifth seasons of Pokémon the Series, and Pokémon from the region were introduced into the Pokémon Trading Card Game in the Neo Genesis expansion, released in 2000.
Give yourself a point for each question you get correct, then tally up your score to see how well you did at the end of the quiz. Good luck, Trainers!
1. Which Legendary Pokémon was originally discovered in the Johto region, even though Ash first spotted it at the end of the very first episode of Pokémon the Series (which aired two years before the release of Pokémon Gold and Pokémon Silver)?
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2. Who is the Olivine City Gym Leader who specializes in Steel-type Pokémon?
3. What fruit that grows in the Johto region can be fashioned into a special type of Poké Ball by Kurt in Azalea Town?
4. What was the Burned Tower in Ecruteak City called before it was destroyed after being struck by lightning over 150 years ago?
5. On the Moo-Moo Milk Pokémon TCG card from the Neo Genesis expansion, what Pokémon is featured on the labels?
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6. What town in the Johto region is home to Professor Elm’s lab?
7. Which of Eevee’s Evolutions were first discovered in the Johto region?
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8. After you defeat Gym Leader Clair in Blackthorn City, she refuses to give you the Rising Badge until you also complete the Dragon-master challenge, which can be found in what location behind her Gym?
9. What is the name of the natural reserve in the Johto region where Ash left his Charizard so it could train and grow stronger?
10. What differently colored Pokémon—later known to be a Shiny Pokémon—can be found in the Lake of Rage?
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11. What is the name of the condition, which was originally discovered in the Johto region, that can very rarely affect Pokémon, causing them to become “infected by tiny life forms” according to the Nurse at the Pokémon Center?
12. This evolved Grass-type first partner Pokémon that was originally discovered in the Johto region can also be found as an Illumina Pokémon in the Lental region in New Pokémon Snap.
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13. Who is Professor Oak’s cohost on the radio program, Professor Oak’s Pokémon Talk?
14. With its Beat Up attack that can do massive amounts of damage early in a Pokémon TCG match, which Darkness-type Pokémon found its way into a lot of players’ decks when the Neo Genesis expansion was first released?
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15. Inside the Ruins of Alph, you must solve four different puzzles that reveal the images of which Pokémon?
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So, how well did you do? Give yourself one point for each question you got correct, and see where you land on the scale below:
No matter how well you did, congratulate yourself on a job well done. Remember to keep checking back to Pokemon.co.uk for more challenging quizzes and even more great ways to celebrate 25 years of Pokémon!
