Johto Pokémon cards: the generation 2 Pokémon on cards

Johto is the region of the generation 2 games, home to 100 Pokémon (national Pokédex #152 to #251). In the catalog they appear on 2193 cards. This page ties the region to the games that introduced it and the card era that answered, lists the sets built mostly around its Pokémon, and ranks its most valuable cards today.

Johto in the games and on cards
In the games	On cards
Pokémon Gold and Silver (1999 in Japan, 2000 in North America), then Crystal; remade as HeartGold and SoulSilver (2009 in Japan, 2010 in North America).	The Neo sets brought Johto's Pokémon to cards from 2000; the HeartGold & SoulSilver series returned to them in 2010. See the series.

Sets built around Johto

Every set where at least half the Pokémon cards are Johto Pokémon, in release order.

Johto sets
Released	Set	Johto share	Most valuable card
2000-12-16	Neo Genesis	87 %	Lugia $1,600
2001-06-01	Neo Discovery	73 %	Umbreon $499.20
2001-09-21	Neo Revelation	72 %	Shining Gyarados $573.61
2002-02-28	Neo Destiny	60 %	Shining Tyranitar $4,250
2004-11-01	Team Rocket Returns	51 %	Treecko ★ $2,400
2005-08-01	Unseen Forces	82 %	Raikou ★ $1,100
2010-02-10	HeartGold & SoulSilver	63 %	Lugia LEGEND $275.70
2010-02-10	HGSS Black Star Promos	62 %	Lugia $100.30

The most valuable Johto cards

The 25 highest market prices among cards of Johto's Pokémon (ungraded Near Mint).

The most valuable Johto cards
#	Card	No.	Set	Rarity	Market
1	Shining Tyranitar	113/105	Neo Destiny (2002)	Rare Shining	$4,250
2	Umbreon VMAX	215/203	Evolving Skies (2021)	Rare Rainbow	$2,276
3	Lugia	149/147	Aquapolis (2003)	Rare Secret	$2,225
4	Espeon ★	16/17	POP Series 5 (2007)	Rare	$1,900
5	Shining Celebi	106/105	Neo Destiny (2002)	Rare Shining	$1,801
6	Lugia	9/111	Neo Genesis (2000)	Rare Holo	$1,600
7	Umbreon ex	161/131	Prismatic Evolutions (2025)	Special Illustration Rare	$1,547
8	Umbreon	H29/147	Aquapolis (2003)	Rare Holo	$1,253
9	Raikou ★	114/115	Unseen Forces (2005)	Rare Holo Star	$1,100
10	Suicune ★	115/115	Unseen Forces (2005)	Rare Holo Star	$1,100
11	Houndoom	H11/144	Skyridge (2003)	Rare Holo	$1,000
12	Celebi ★	100/100	Crystal Guardians (2006)	Rare Holo Star	$950.00
13	Lugia ex	105/115	Unseen Forces (2005)	Rare Holo EX	$902.49
14	Ho-oh	149/144	Skyridge (2003)	Rare Secret	$800.00
15	Lugia-EX	134/135	Plasma Storm (2013)	Rare Ultra	$725.00
16	Umbreon	H30/144	Skyridge (2003)	Rare Holo	$659.99
17	Kingdra	148/147	Aquapolis (2003)	Rare Secret	$599.99
18	Dark Scizor	9/105	Neo Destiny (2002)	Rare Holo	$595.34
19	Lugia V	186/195	Silver Tempest (2022)	Rare Ultra	$536.08
20	Umbreon	86/90	HS—Undaunted (2010)	Rare Prime	$506.94
21	Umbreon ex	112/115	Unseen Forces (2005)	Rare Holo EX	$500.66
22	Tyranitar	H28/147	Aquapolis (2003)	Rare Holo	$500.00
23	Tyranitar ex	111/115	Unseen Forces (2005)	Rare Holo EX	$499.99
24	Umbreon	13/75	Neo Discovery (2001)	Rare Holo	$499.20
25	Raikou	H26/144	Skyridge (2003)	Rare Holo	$475.00

The Johto Pokémon printed most

Johto Pokémon by number of cards
Pokédex	Pokémon	Cards
#201	Unown	95
#248	Tyranitar	47
#229	Houndoom	45
#197	Umbreon	44
#181	Ampharos	38
#196	Espeon	38
#169	Crobat	37
#249	Lugia	37
#250	Ho-Oh	37
#251	Celebi	36
#212	Scizor	35
#244	Entei	35
#208	Steelix	34
#227	Skarmory	33
#228	Houndour	32

Every Johto Pokémon has its own page listing every print: start at generation 2 in the Pokédex.

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Johto Pokémon cards: the generation 2 Pokémon on cards

Sets built around Johto

The most valuable Johto cards

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