Route 45 HGSS · Johto Route

Wild Pokémon

Tall grass encounter rate 25

Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Morning	Day	Night
GravelerHG	RockGround	23–27	40%	40%	40%
GravelerSS	RockGround	23–25	55%	55%	55%
Geodude	RockGround	23	30%	30%	30%
GligarHG	GroundFlying	24	20%	20%	20%
PhanpyHG	Ground	20	10%	10%	10%
TeddiursaSS	Normal	20	10%	10%	10%
SkarmorySS	SteelFlying	27	5%	5%	5%

SwarmSwablu Grass · 40%, Lv. 23Only on a day when Professor Oak’s Pokémon Talk on the radio (or a phone call) reports a swarm here.

Hoenn SoundLinoone 20%, Lv. 24 Whismur 20%, Lv. 23Play the Hoenn Sound radio channel (after the National Pokédex): replaces four 10% grass slots.

Sinnoh SoundBidoof 20%, Lv. 24 Buizel 20%, Lv. 23Play the Sinnoh Sound radio channel (after the National Pokédex): replaces four 10% grass slots.

Surfing encounter rate 10

Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Magikarp	Water	2–25	100%

Fishing

Rod	Pokémon	Lv.	Chance
Old Rod	Magikarp	10	85%
	Poliwag	10	15%
Good Rod	Poliwag	20	60%
	Magikarp	20	40%
Super Rod	Poliwag	40	80%
	Magikarp	40	20%

Headbutt: common trees 3 trees

Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Spearow	NormalFlying	23–24	50%
Heracross	BugFighting	23–25	30%
Aipom	Normal	23–24	20%

Headbutt: rare trees

Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Spearow	NormalFlying	26–27	80%
Aipom	Normal	26–27	20%

Use Headbutt on a tree (taught by the tutor in Ilex Forest). Which trees are “common”, “rare” or empty depends on the last digit of your Trainer ID.

Chances are the game’s encounter slots: grass and caves 20/20/10/10/10/10/5/5/4/4/1/1, with every slot changing by time of day (morning 4:00–9:59, day 10:00–19:59, night 20:00–3:59); surfing 60/30/5/4/1; all three rods 40/30/15/10/5; Rock Smash 80/20; Headbutt 50/15/15/10/5/5. HG and SS mark Pokémon found in only one version. Where to find every Pokémon.

Trainers

Trainer	Pokémon	Prize
HikerErik	Machop 24Graveler 27Machop 27	₽864
Ace TrainerRyan	Pidgeot 25Electabuzz 27	₽1,620
HikerParry	Onix 30 Pokégear phone rematches (3) Rematch 1 · ₽1,120Onix 38Graveler 35 Rematch 2 · ₽1,184Steelix 41Graveler 37 Rematch 3 · ₽1,664Steelix 56Golem 52	₽960
Ace TrainerKelly	Marill 27Wartortle 24Wartortle 24	₽1,440
Black BeltKenji	Machoke 28 Pokégear phone rematches (3) Rematch 1 · ₽768Onix 27Hitmonlee 32Onix 27Machoke 32 Rematch 2 · ₽984Onix 30Machamp 37Onix 33Hitmonlee 41 Rematch 3 · ₽1,272Onix 41Machamp 53Onix 49Hitmonlee 53	₽672
HikerTimothy	Diglett 27Dugtrio 27	₽864
HikerMichael	Geodude 25Graveler 25Golem 25	₽800

Prize money is four times the level of the trainer’s last Pokémon times the trainer class’s rate (doubled in double battles). Trainers who give you their Pokégear number call when they want a rematch, with stronger teams as you progress.

Items

Hidden items can be found with the Dowsing MCHN Pokégear app.

Tips

• Ledges mean you can only go south along Route 45, so enter it from Blackthorn City.
• Gligar and Phanpy are HeartGold-only here, while Teddiursa and Skarmory (5%) are SoulSilver-only.
• The hidden PP Max on a southern ledge needs Rock Climb, and a hidden PP Up lies east of the grass south of the Nugget.
• A Green Apricorn tree near the pond at the south end can be picked daily.
• Black Belt Kenji and Hiker Parry register in your Pokégear for rematches.
• Watch for the Swablu swarm, which makes Swablu appear 40% of the time.