Johto

The Johto region is a large area located west of Kanto. Johto and Kanto are part of a large landmass, with everything west of Indigo Plateau falling in the Johto region.

It is home to an additional 100 Pokémon that were not present in previous games. In the Generation II games, players begin their journey in New Bark Town, where Professor Elm offers either Chikorita, Cyndaquil or Totodile to beginning Pokémon Trainers. The names of most of the cities in Johto are also the names of plants or things related to plants.

Geography
The geography of Johto is much like that of Kanto. It is marked by a mountain range in the north and a vast sea to the south.

Cities/Towns

 * New Bark Town
 * Cherrygrove City
 * Violet City
 * Azalea Town
 * Goldenrod City
 * Ecruteak City
 * Olivine City
 * Cianwood City
 * Mahogany Town
 * Blackthorn City

Areas of interest

 * Dark Cave
 * Sprout Tower
 * Ruins of Alph
 * Union Cave
 * Slowpoke Well
 * Ilex Forest
 * Radio Tower
 * National Park
 * Burned Tower
 * Mt. Mortar
 * Lake of Rage
 * Tin Tower
 * Whirl Islands
 * Ice Path
 * Dragon's Den
 * Tohjo Falls (actually in Kanto)
 * Mt. Silver
 * Indigo Plateau (actually in Kanto)
 * (Crystal only)

Routes
Johto's routes are numbered 29-46, starting at the route number that Kanto left off from, 28. Route 28 itself actually partially stretches into Johto, though is known as Silver Cave when in Johto.

League
The Johto League is the regional Pokémon League of the Johto region. Johto and Kanto share a single Elite Four, located at the Indigo Plateau. Eight Johto League Badges are required to participate in League competitions.

Gym Leaders

 * Falkner
 * Bugsy
 * Whitney
 * Morty
 * Chuck
 * Jasmine
 * Pryce
 * Clair

Elite Four

 * Will
 * Koga
 * Bruno
 * Karen
 * Champion Lance

History
After Johto was created, alongside Kanto, by Groudon and Kyogre at the beginning of the universe, Pokémon no one had seen before began inhabiting the region. 1500 years before Generation I, the earliest known system for writing is developed and used at the Ruins of Alph of Johto. Archaeologists are currently unsure whether the nearly identical Unown preceded or succeeded the English alphabet, but it is assumed they share some sort of connection. Approximately 700 years ago, Tin Tower and Brass Tower are constructed in Ecruteak City, and Lugia and Ho-Oh perch at their tops. It lived on for another 550 years before Brass Tower burns to the ground, killing three Pokémon inside. Lugia flees to the Whirl Islands, Ho-Oh resurrects the three as the legendary beasts and flies off in search of a pure-hearted Pokémon Trainer.