Pokemon GO Johto Pokedex: All 'mons and where to find the rare ones

Pokemon GO Johto Pokedex has all 100 out of 100 pocket monsters from the region that are available in the mainline games. The Gen II region is home to popular and powerful pocket monsters like Lugia, Ho-oh, Tyranitar, and more. One of the best things about Pokemon GO is that it makes critters from all generations available in the same game.

However, not all critters are equally accessible, as there are different kinds of barriers placed by the developer on their availability. While some of the newer generations (Gen VI onwards) still have quite a few unreleased critters, you might find it hard to locate released Pocket Monsters from older generations as well.

Furthermore, the Whispers in the Woods Masterwork Research requires players to complete the Johto Pokedex and earn the Platinum Johto medal. The unique questline provides a chance to catch Shiny Celebi in-game.

This article will cover all the Pocket Monsters from Generation II, which introduced the Johto region to Pokemon fans, and highlight the rarest critters from Johto in Pokemon GO.

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All available Johto region Pokemon in Pokemon GO

Johto Pokedex (Image via TPC)

1. Chikorita
2. Bayleef
3. Meganium
4. Cyndaquil
5. Quilava
6. Typhlosion
7. Totodile
8. Croconaw
9. Feraligatr
10. Sentret
11. Furret
12. Hoothoot
13. Noctowl
14. Ledyba
15. Ledian
16. Spinarak
17. Ariados
18. Crobat
19. Chinchou
20. Lanturn
21. Pichu
22. Cleffa
23. Igglybuff
24. Togepi
25. Togetic
26. Natu
27. Xatu
28. Mareep
29. Flaaffy
30. Ampharos
31. Bellossom
32. Marill
33. Azumarill
34. Sudowoodo
35. Politoed
36. Hoppip
37. Skiploom
38. Jumpluff
39. Aipom
40. Sunkern
41. Sunflora
42. Yanma
43. Wooper
44. Quagsire
45. Espeon
46. Umbreon
47. Murkrow
48. Slowking
49. Misdreavous
50. Unown
51. Wobbuffet
52. Girafarig
53. Pineco
54. Forretress
55. Dunsparce
56. Gligar
57. Steelix
58. Snubbull
59. Granbull
60. Qwilfish
61. Scizor
62. Shuckle
63. Heracross
64. Sneasel
65. Teddiursa
66. Ursaring
67. Slugma
68. Magcargo
69. Swinub
70. Piloswine
71. Corsola
72. Remoraid
73. Octillery
74. Delibird
75. Mantine
76. Skarmory
77. Houndour
78. Houndoom
79. Kingdra
80. Phanpy
81. Donphan
82. Porygon2
83. Stantler
84. Smeargle
85. Tyrogue
86. Hitmontop
87. Smoochum
88. Elekid
89. Magby
90. Miltank
91. Blissey
92. Raikou
93. Entei
94. Suicune
95. Larvitar
96. Pupitar
97. Tyranitar
98. Lugia
99. Ho-Oh
100. Celebi

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All rare Johto Pokemon in Pokemon GO and how to catch them

Rare Pokemon from Johto in Pokemon GO (Image via TPC)

1) Pichu, Cleffa, Igglybuff, Togepi, Smoochum, Elekid, and Magby

These baby Pocket Monsters are only available from Eggs, which are available on a rotating cycle. Therefore, there is no guaranteed way of encountering these critters outside of designated events. Moreover, hatching Eggs can be a tedious process in Pokemon GO, requiring you to walk around a lot and even invest in incubators.

2) Unown

Unown, found in different shapes based on letters from the Roman script, are among the rarest critters in the game. They only appear during special events, such as the GO Fest, and have to be caught through raids more often than not.

3) Heracross

Heracross is a region-locked Pocket Monster in Niantic's mobile game that can be found only in Central and South America under normal circumstances. However, during events like Pokemon GO Fest, it is made available in the wild or through Collection Challenges to trainers around the world.

4) Corsola

Corsola is another region-locked critter. Under regular circumstances, it can be found in the wild only in tropical regions, as far south as the Tropic of Capricorn and as far north as the Tropic of Cancer. Unless you live in these regions, you must wait for special events where Corsola is made available globally.

5) Delibird

Unlike the last two critters, which are region-locked, Delibird appears to be event-locked. It only appears in the wild or in raids during the Holiday-themed events in Pokemon GO. If you wish to add this critter to your collection, keep an eye out for December events.

6) Smeargle

Smeargle can only be encountered through snapshot encounters. Make sure to take photos of your buddy or wild Pokemon on a regular basis for the Pocket Monster to photobomb your shots, leading to encounters with it.

7) Raikou, Entei, and Suicune

Raikou, Entei, and Suicune can be found in 5-star raids in Pokemon GO. They may also be encountered as GO Battle League rewards after reaching level 20 during a particular season.

These critters also appeared in the wild and as Research encounters during GO Tour: Johto. However, that doesn't appear to be the case anymore.

8) Lugia and Ho-Oh

Lugia and Ho-Oh can most reliably be found in 5-star raids and as GO Battle League rewards. However, during special events, they may also be won as a Research task reward or may be rescued from Giovanni.

9) Celebi

Celebi can only be encountered through Special Research encounters. If you have not claimed the ones that it has been available in so far, you must wait for a Pokemon GO event highlighting Celebi.