Lake of Rage Crystal · Johto landmark

Map of Lake of Rage in Pokémon Crystal — Lake of Rage (in-game map)

The Lake of Rage, north of Mahogany Town via Route 43, is a large lake whose Magikarp are being forced to evolve into Gyarados by a Team Rocket signal. A shiny red Gyarados rages in the centre, and meeting Lance here starts the raid on the Rocket hideout. Wesley of the Week Siblings visits on Wednesdays.

Wild Pokémon: 6
Items: 9
Trainers: 4
Needs: Surf, Cut

Connects to: Route 43

Where Lake of Rage is on the Johto map Lake of Rage on the Johto map

Gift and special Pokémon

Gyarados Lv. 30 · One-off encounter

The red, shiny Gyarados in the middle of the lake, forced to evolve by Team Rocket’s signal.

Wild Pokémon

Surfing encounter rate 6%
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Magikarp	Water	10–15	90%
Gyarados	WaterFlying	15	10%

Fishing
Rod	Pokémon	Lv.	Morning & day	Night
Old Rod	Magikarp	10	100%	100%
Good Rod	Magikarp	20	90%	90%
Good Rod	Gyarados	20	10%	10%
Super Rod	Magikarp	40	70%	70%
Super Rod	Gyarados	40	30%	30%

Headbutt trees

Common trees
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Hoothoot	NormalFlying	10	65%
Exeggcute	GrassPsychic	10	20%
Venonat	BugPoison	10	15%

Rare trees
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Hoothoot	NormalFlying	10	50%
Pineco	Bug	10	30%
Exeggcute	GrassPsychic	10	20%

Teach a Pokémon Headbutt (TM02 from Ilex Forest) and use it on trees. Whether a tree is common, rare or empty depends on the tree and your Trainer ID.

Chances are the game’s encounter slots for each time of day: morning 4:00–9:59, day 10:00–17:59, night 18:00–3:59 (grass and caves 30/30/20/10/5/4/1, surfing 60/30/10). Where to find every Pokémon · Crystal vs Gold & Silver.

Trainers

Trainer	Pokémon	Prize
FisherAndre	Gyarados 27	₽270
FisherRaymond	Magikarp 22 Magikarp 22 Magikarp 22 Magikarp 22	₽220
Cooltrainer♂Aaron	Ivysaur 24 Charmeleon 24 Wartortle 24	₽288
Cooltrainer♀Lois	Skiploom 25 Ninetales 25	₽300

Prize money is the trainer class’s base payout times the level of the trainer’s last Pokémon. Trainers with phone rematches call you when they want another battle; their teams grow as you progress.

Items

Item	How	Where
TM10 Hidden Power	Gift The meditating man in this house gives it to you.	Hidden Power house
Elixer	Gift The fishing guru gives it to you when you show him a Magikarp longer than his record, after Team Rocket’s hideout is cleared.	Magikarp fisherman’s house
Elixer	Item ball	Lake of Rage
TM43 Detect	Item ball	Lake of Rage
Full Restore	Hidden	Lake of Rage
Rare Candy	Hidden	Lake of Rage
Max Potion	Hidden	Lake of Rage
Red Scale	Gift Left behind by the red Gyarados after you battle it in the lake.	Lake of Rage
BlackBelt	Gift Wesley of Wednesday gives it to you on a Wednesday.	Lake of Rage

Hidden items can be found with the Itemfinder from Ecruteak City.

Tips

Surf to the red Gyarados (Lv30, always shiny); whether you catch it or knock it out, you then receive the Red Scale.
Gyarados is 10% of surfing encounters and 30% with the Super Rod even after the Rockets are gone.
Wesley, Wednesday’s sibling, appears on Wednesdays and gives you a BlackBelt.
A man in a house here gives TM10 Hidden Power, and after the hideout is cleared the Magikarp fan gives an Elixer whenever you beat his length record.
Fishers and Cooltrainers only arrive at the lake after the hideout is cleared.
TM43 Detect and an Elixer lie around the lake, and hidden items include a Full Restore, Rare Candy and Max Potion.

Walkthrough: Part 8: Route 42, Mahogany Town and the Lake of Rage

FAQ

How do you catch the red Gyarados in Pokémon Crystal?

Surf out to it in the middle of the Lake of Rage; it is a Lv30 shiny Gyarados, and you receive the Red Scale whether you catch it or defeat it.

When does Wesley appear in Pokémon Crystal?

On Wednesdays at the Lake of Rage; he gives a BlackBelt the first time you meet him.

Where do you get TM10 Hidden Power in Pokémon Crystal?

From the man in the house at the Lake of Rage.

What Pokémon can you catch in Lake of Rage in Pokémon Crystal?

6 species: Magikarp, Gyarados, Hoothoot, Exeggcute, Venonat, Pineco.

Sources & picture credits

Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against the game’s own scripts and Bulbapedia. Wild Pokémon and encounter chances for all three times of day, fishing, Headbutt and Rock Smash tables, items, trainers, gifts, trades and shops come from the pret/pokecrystal decompilation (pret/pokecrystal 3bc8daa417). Maps, sprites and the Johto and Kanto Pokégear maps are drawn by retrogameindex from the game’s own graphics in that decompilation (listed on the image gallery). Pokémon © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.