Route 46 Crystal · Johto route

Map of Route 46 in Pokémon Crystal — Route 46 (in-game map)

Route 46 is a short hillside path joining Route 29, between New Bark Town and Cherrygrove City, to Route 45 and an entrance of Dark Cave. Its ledges only let you jump south, and its Lv2–3 Geodude and Rattata make it one of the easiest early routes, with a rare morning chance at Phanpy.

Wild Pokémon: 6
Items: 4
Trainers: 3

Connects to: Route 29 · Route 45 · Dark Cave

Where Route 46 is on the Johto map Route 46 on the Johto map

Wild Pokémon

Tall grass encounter rate 10%
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Morning	Day	Night
Rattata	Normal	2–3	15%	20%	50%
Geodude	RockGround	2–3	50%	50%	50%
Spearow	NormalFlying	2	30%	30%	–
Phanpy	Ground	2	5%	–	–

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

Trainer	Pokémon	Prize
HikerBailey	Geodude 13 Geodude 13 Geodude 13 Geodude 13 Geodude 13	₽104
CamperTed	Mankey 17	₽85
PicnickerErin	Ponyta 16 Ponyta 16 Phone rematches (2) Rematch 1 · ₽160Ponyta 32 Ponyta 32 Rematch 2 · ₽180Ponyta 36 Raichu 34 Ponyta 36	₽80

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
X Speed	Item ball
Berry	Berry tree Grows back every day
PRZCureBerry	Berry tree Grows back every day
Calcium	Gift Picnicker Erin gives it once, after you beat her in her final rematch, available after restoring power to Kanto.

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

Tips

Phanpy appears only in the morning, 5% of encounters at Lv2.
Geodude is 50% of encounters at all times, Spearow 30% in the morning and day, and Rattata rises to 50% at night.
Picnicker Erin gives a Calcium after a later phone rematch.
A Berry tree and a PRZCureBerry tree regrow daily, and an X Speed lies near the trainers.
Hiker Bailey’s five Lv13 Geodude are a good source of early experience.

Walkthrough: Part 1: New Bark Town to Cherrygrove City · Part 12: Route 45, Route 27 and Tohjo Falls

FAQ

Where do you catch Phanpy in Pokémon Crystal?

In the morning on Route 46 (5%, Lv2) or Route 45 (5%, Lv20); it does not appear in the day or at night.

Where does Route 46 lead in Pokémon Crystal?

It connects Route 29 to Route 45 and to the Route 46 entrance of Dark Cave, but its ledges stop you climbing north from Route 29 to Route 45.

What Pokémon can you catch in Route 46 in Pokémon Crystal?

6 species: Rattata, Geodude, Spearow, Phanpy, 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.