Route 26 Crystal · Johto route

Wild Pokémon

Tall grass encounter rate 10%

Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Morning	Day	Night
Noctowl	NormalFlying	28–32	–	–	50%
Raticate	Normal	28–30	10%	10%	40%
Doduo	NormalFlying	28–30	35%	35%	–
Sandslash	Ground	28	30%	30%	–
Ponyta	Fire	32	20%	20%	–
Quagsire	WaterGround	30	–	–	10%
Arbok	Poison	30	5%	5%	–

Surfing encounter rate 6%

Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Tentacool	WaterPoison	25–30	90%
Tentacruel	WaterPoison	30	10%

Fishing

Rod	Pokémon	Lv.	Morning & day	Night
Old Rod	Magikarp	10	85%	85%
	Tentacool	10	15%	15%
Good Rod	Tentacool	20	35%	35%
	Magikarp	20	35%	35%
	Chinchou	20	20%	20%
	Shellder	20	10%	10%
Super Rod	Chinchou	40	40%	40%
	Shellder	40	30%	30%
	Tentacruel	40	20%	20%
	Lanturn	40	10%	10%

Headbutt trees

Common trees

Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Hoothoot	NormalFlying	10	65%
Exeggcute	GrassPsychic	10	20%
Ekans	Poison	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
Cooltrainer♂Jake	Parasect 33Golduck 35	₽420
Cooltrainer♂Gaven	Victreebel 32Kingler 32Flareon 32	₽384
Cooltrainer♀Joyce	Pikachu 36Blastoise 32	₽384
Cooltrainer♀Beth	Rapidash 36 Phone rematches (2) Rematch 1 · ₽468Rapidash 39 Rematch 2 · ₽516Rapidash 43	₽432
PsychicRichard	Espeon 36	₽288
FisherScott	Qwilfish 30Qwilfish 30Seaking 34	₽340

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

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

Tips

• The guard in the Victory Road Gate only lets you through once you hold all eight Johto Badges.
• The woman in the rest house fully heals your party for free.
• A note in the siblings’ house lists where each weekday sibling appears: Monica on Route 40, Tuscany on Route 29, Wesley at the Lake of Rage, Arthur on Route 36, Frieda on Route 32, Santos in Blackthorn City and Sunny on Route 37.
• At night Noctowl (50%) and Raticate (40%) fill the grass, while mornings and days bring Doduo (35%), Sandslash (30%) and Ponyta (20%).
• Register Cooltrainers Gaven and Beth for stronger rematches later in the game.
• Pick up the Max Elixer item ball and the Ice Berry that regrows on the tree each day.