Johto Route 40

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Johto Route 40 ４０ばんすいどう Sea Route 40

Map description This area is not described by a map.

Required for navigation Cut Surf Strength Flash Defog Whirlpool Rock Smash Waterfall Dive Rock Climb Bicycle Mach Bike Acro Bike Go-Goggles None

Connecting locations   ↑ Frontier Access   Route 40 Olivine City →   Route 41 ↓

Location Location of Route 40 in Johto.

Other generation maps Gen II

Pokémon world routes ← Route 39       Route 41 →

Route 40 is a route in Johto and the first water route Trainers from New Bark Town come in contact with.

Route description

Lyra reading a sign next to the gate that leads to the Battle Frontier in Generation IV

This route consists of a small amount of land that is dwarfed in proportion by the surrounding ocean. All that a Trainer must do is head south, towards the Whirl Islands, defeating a few Trainers along the way. The Pokémon selection in this route is equally bland, comprising only of the most commonly appearing sea route Pokémon: Tentacool and Tentacruel.

However, in Pokémon Crystal, the Battle Tower will be on this route, giving Trainers much more to do after defeating the sixteen Gym Leaders of the game. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the Battle Tower returns, joined by 4 other facilities in the series' third Battle Frontier. The Battle Frontier found here is nearly identical to the one found in the Sinnoh Region.

Monica appears on the beach on Mondays and gives a Sharp Beak to the player the first time he or she talks to her, and an Alert Ribbon the second time and all times after (Generation IV only).

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Sharp Beak	From MonicaMo	G  S  C  HG  SS
	Hyper Potion	Under smashable rock (hidden)	G  S  C
	Alert Ribbon	From MonicaMo	HG  SS
	TM88 (Pluck)	Sandy patch south-east of Swimmer♀ Elaine	HG  SS
	Hyper Potion	Underneath TM88 (hidden)	HG  SS

Pokémon

Generation II

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Krabby	G		S		C		Rock Smash	15	90%
Shuckle	G		S		C		Rock Smash	15	10%
Fishing and Surfing
Tentacool	G		S		C		Surfing	15-24	90%
Tentacruel	G		S		C		Surfing	20-24	10%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	85%
Krabby	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	15%
Krabby	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	55%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	35%
Corsola	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	10%	10%	0%
Staryu	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	0%	0%	10%
Krabby	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	60%
Corsola	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	30%	30%	0%
Staryu	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	0%	0%	30%
Kingler	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	10%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Generation IV

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Fishing and Surfing
Tentacool	HG			SS			Surfing	10-25	90%
Tentacruel	HG			SS			Surfing	15-29	10%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	95%
Krabby	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	5%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	60%
Krabby	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	37%
Corsola	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	3%	3%	0%
Staryu	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	0%	0%	3%
Krabby	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	67%
Corsola	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	30%	30%	0%
Staryu	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	0%	0%	30%
Kingler	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	3%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Trainers

Generation II

Trainer	Pokémon
Swimmer Simon ノブオ Nobuo Reward: 160	Tentacool♂ Lv.20 No item
	Tentacool♂ Lv.20 No item
Swimmer Elaine リサ Lisa Reward: 420	Staryu Lv.21 No item
Swimmer Randall ナオユキ Naoyuki Reward: 144	Shellder♂ Lv.18 No item
	Shellder♂ Lv.18 No item
	Wartortle♂ Lv.20 No item
Swimmer Paula ミチコ Michiko Reward: 380	Staryu Lv.19 No item
	Shellder♀ Lv.19 No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.

Generation IV

Trainer	Pokémon
Swimmer Simon ノブオ Nobuo Reward: 320	Tentacool♂ Lv.20 No item
	Tentacool♂ Lv.20 No item
Swimmer Elaine リサ Lisa Reward: 336	Staryu Lv.21 No item
Swimmer Randall ナオユキ Naoyuki Reward: 288	Shellder♂ Lv.18 No item
	Wartortle♂ Lv.20 No item
	Shellder♂ Lv.18 No item
Swimmer Paula ミチコ Michiko Reward: 304	Staryu Lv.19 No item
	Shellder♀ Lv.19 No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.

Trivia

See also

• Battle Tower (Johto)
• Battle Frontier (Generation IV)

Johto
Cities and Towns New Bark Town • Cherrygrove City • Violet City • Azalea Town Goldenrod City • Ecruteak City • Olivine City • Cianwood City Mahogany Town • Blackthorn City • Safari Zone Gate • Frontier Access Routes 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 Landmarks Dark Cave • Sprout Tower • Ruins of Alph • Union Cave • Slowpoke Well • Ilex Forest Radio Tower • Global Terminal • Goldenrod Tunnel • National Park • Pokéathlon Dome Bell Tower • Burned Tower • MooMoo Farm • Glitter Lighthouse • Battle Tower/Frontier Cliff Edge Gate • Cliff Cave • Embedded Tower • Safari Zone • Whirl Islands • Mt. Mortar Lake of Rage • Team Rocket HQ • Ice Path • Dragon's Den • S.S. Aqua • Mt. Silver Access to Sinjoh Ruins • Kanto

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