Part of the wrath of the Association of the Shunned Helpers, they coordinate once again with the Screen Junkies crew to release another Honest Trailer. For that, here is the Johto one.

As the screenshots are flashed and the title card appears, the Honest Trailer begins with the spiel from the epic trailer voiceover:

"After the awesome adventures in the Kanto Region, and the forgettable detours in the Orange Islands, now the Pokémon anime series are getting their hands on the Gold & Silver games, which got every gamer jump for joy. And they…basically do the same thing as they did previously."

Due to being his usual shtick, the narrator feels the need to side-comment, 'Wow, I see a sign of creative bankruptcy here."

"Pokémon: The Johto Journeys…and the rest of their challenges." The logos for Johto Champions and Master Quest flash on the screen.

With that, he continues on with the script, accompanied by timely clips to stress his point, "Welcome to the Johto region, with new Pokémon, new locations, new gym leaders, new competitors and new threats, but still with the same old Pokémon, same old Japanese-inspired setting, same old gym battle, same old competitions and same old villains. All the while, giving us same old formula that worked in the past: meet new friends, go to all gyms, defeat gym leaders and participate in the Pokémon league."

However, the voiceover stresses, "Hey, if ain't broke, don't fix it."

"Meet a whole new gang." Saying that, the epic voice guy laughs at that claim and calls bluff on it. "Just kidding. Instead of the way more interesting Ethan and Kris, who got their own forgettable spinoff episodes, stick to the same old gang from the first season, and admittedly are the best awkward kid trio, before the best awkward kid trio. There's Ash, who still gazes on his dream to become a Pokémon master but still acts like the opposite. There's Misty, the mother figure who squeals like a soccer mom. There's Brock, who is still falling for every girl that he meets…except for Misty. And there's everyone's favorite Pokémon who, after manipulating many techniques and possessing new moves, hasn't evolved."

Bringing Pikachu to the table, he still feels the need to complain, "I mean come on! You fought many battles. And you got iron tail for a move. How come you still haven't evolved? Is there a cheat that I can plug in, just for you to evolve?!"

But he still sticks to the script, "But along the way comes new challengers, or just any kid who comes along their way that fought Ash. There's this girl who loves baseball but cries…" Seeing that, the epic voice guys points out, "You shouldn't be crying in baseball." Cue Tom Hanks clip from A League of Their Own with the famous line, "There's no crying in baseball." "Yeah, like what he said. There's another castle filled with girls. There's this boy who cares for a Pokémon, much like others. There's this kid, who showboats in front of the camera. There's another little girl in the league, so that's something? Oh, and there's this way cooler trainer named Harrison, who bookends the journey with an Easter egg from the next region. And there's Gary freaking Oak, who still acts like a competitive jerk who ditches his cheerleading team in favor to become a doctor."But he utters out of perplexity of his motives, "Okay?"

Though he defends this, "Look, I'm only here for Pokémon action. That's not being a jerk to you, because that is what you sell to me, Game Freak."

"However, those challengers are no match from the biggest villains yet…Pokémon, which honestly cause more havoc and lives with their infestation." Cue montage showing Pokémon destruction.

"So, relive the Johto adventures, which admittedly had cool moments of invention that had to be slogged through with more padding. But hold on to your seats as we go through the most emotional moment in the anime where Ash, Misty…and Brock have to…part ways." Realizing he is about to get to the most heartfelt part of the script, the epic voice guy struggles to continue on, "And they spent…the last moments…celebrating their friendship…get it together…ohhh…that no matter what happens…Ash will cherish precious moments of friendship…" And at that note, he begins to breakdown in tears, "Stop it, Pokémon! You supposed to be a dumb kids' show…but you made me cry…I think I need to call my friends…"

But holding back his tears, he continues on with the best part of every Honest Trailer.

"Starring:

The Monster N'Ash (Ash and Pikachu)

Her-misty Deranger (Misty)

Eyes Wide Shut, Eyes Wide Open (Brock with his normal eyes and opening his eyes)

The Wet Bandits (Jessie and James soaked)

Meowth Mix (Meowth cooking)

Mother of Dragons (Claire)

Casey Groans (Casey)

The Schyler Sisters (Kimono Sisters)

Bill Gates (Professor Elm)

Reptar (Totodile)

Chikorita Banana (Chikorita)

Cinder Quill, Char Lord (Cyndaquil)

Lumpy (Phanpy)

Harrison Chad (Harrison)

Filler Croc (Larvitar)

And "Oh…oh, here she comes…" (Bianca from Pokémon Heroes kissing Ash)"

With that said, he also gives the honest name, "Pokémon: There and Back Again".

Before that, the video ends with a final spiel, showing Ash calling Professor Oak with his converging Pokémon behind him.

"Man, is Ash really throwing all his Pokémon to his mentor's small and secluded laboratory? How dare you treat an old man like that?"