Route 45 Crystal · Johto route

Map of Route 45 in Pokémon Crystal — Route 45 (in-game map)

Route 45 is the rocky mountain road running south from Blackthorn City towards Route 46, with ledges, Hikers and a side entrance to Dark Cave. In Crystal it offers Gligar, Skarmory, Phanpy and Donphan in the grass and Dratini on the end of a fishing line.

Wild Pokémon: 12
Items: 8
Trainers: 8
Needs: Surf

Connects to: Blackthorn City · Route 46 · Dark Cave

Where Route 45 is on the Johto map Route 45 on the Johto map

Wild Pokémon

Tall grass encounter rate 10%
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Morning	Day	Night
Graveler	RockGround	23–27	30%	30%	50%
Geodude	RockGround	23	30%	30%	30%
Gligar	GroundFlying	24	20%	20%	20%
Donphan	Ground	25–30	10%	15%	–
Skarmory	SteelFlying	27	5%	5%	–
Phanpy	Ground	20	5%	–	–

Surfing encounter rate 2%
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Magikarp	Water	5–20	100%

Fishing
Rod	Pokémon	Lv.	Morning & day	Night
Old Rod	Magikarp	10	100%	100%
Good Rod	Magikarp	10	90%	90%
Good Rod	Dratini	10	10%	10%
Super Rod	Magikarp	10	60%	60%
	Dratini	10	30%	30%
	Dragonair	10	10%	10%

Headbutt trees

Common trees
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Spearow	NormalFlying	10	80%
Aipom	Normal	10	20%

Rare trees
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Spearow	NormalFlying	10	50%
Heracross	BugFighting	10	30%
Aipom	Normal	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

Camper Quentin Route 45

Fearow 30

Primeape 30

Tauros 30

Prize ₽150

Trainer	Pokémon	Prize
HikerErik	Machop 24 Graveler 27 Machop 27	₽216
HikerMichael	Geodude 25 Graveler 25 Golem 25	₽200
HikerParry	Onix 29	₽232
HikerTimothy	Diglett 27 Dugtrio 27	₽216
BlackbeltKenji	Machoke 28	₽168
Cooltrainer♂Ryan	Pidgeot 25 Electabuzz 27	₽324
Cooltrainer♀Kelly	Marill 27 Wartortle 24 Wartortle 24	₽288

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
Nugget	Item ball
Revive	Item ball
Elixer	Item ball
Max Potion	Item ball
PP Up	Hidden
MysteryBerry	Berry tree Grows back every day
PP Up	Gift Black Belt Kenji gives it if you visit at midday while he’s on the training break he phones you about.
Iron	Gift Hiker Parry gives it once, after you beat him in his final rematch, available after restoring power to Kanto.

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

Tips

Gligar is 20% of grass encounters at any time; Skarmory appears 5% of the time in the morning and day (Lv27).
Phanpy (Lv20) appears only in the morning at 5%; Donphan is 10% in the morning and 15% during the day.
Fishing hooks Dratini: 10% with the Good Rod and 30% with the Super Rod, which can also catch Dragonair (10%), all at Lv10.
Register Blackbelt Kenji and visit during the day after he calls about his break for a PP Up, while Hiker Parry gives an Iron after a rematch.
Camper Quentin (Fearow, Primeape and Tauros, all Lv30) is an optional one-off battle who boasts about the Battle Tower.
A PP Up is hidden on the route, and a Nugget, Revive, Elixer and Max Potion lie in the open.

Walkthrough: Part 12: Route 45, Route 27 and Tohjo Falls

FAQ

Where do you find Skarmory in Pokémon Crystal?

In Route 45’s grass in the morning or day, 5% of encounters at Lv27.

Can you fish for Dratini on Route 45 in Pokémon Crystal?

Yes. The Good Rod gives Dratini 10% of the time, and the Super Rod gives Dratini 30% and Dragonair 10%, all at Lv10.

When does Blackbelt Kenji give the PP Up?

After you register his number he calls to say he is on a break; talk to him on Route 45 during the day (not morning or night) to receive it.

What Pokémon can you catch in Route 45 in Pokémon Crystal?

12 species: Graveler, Geodude, Gligar, Donphan, Skarmory, Phanpy, Magikarp, Dratini, Dragonair, Spearow, Aipom, Heracross.

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.