Route 43

Route 43
North end:	Lake of Rage
Junctions:	None
South end:	Mahogany Town
Generations:	II, IV
Location of Route 43 in Johto.
Pokémon World Routes ← Route 42 Route 44 →

Route 43 is a short route in northern Johto. It serves as a pathway between the Lake of Rage and Mahogany Town.

Route description

Route 43 has two paths to travel on it. One of these paths, while more convenient as there is no long grass on it, will cost 1000 if a Trainer travels on it before vanquishing Team Rocket. The other side of the path, however, features many Trainers and a lot of long grass to make it through to get to the lake.

The first of these two paths in the one on the right, which takes the player through a guardhouse. After passing through and ending up on the other side, there is a straight path north which curves slightly leftward before opening up and allowing passage straight to the Lake of Rage.

The second path, to the left, features nearly complete coverage by long grass, as well as a multitude of Trainers. While on this path, Trainers may use Surf to reach an upper part of the route that is not otherwise able to be reached except on a trip back from the Lake of Rage, which takes a path northward around the lake. It is on this path, on the north side of the Lake of Rage, where players can meet Wesley on Wednesdays, if, of course, he or she has the necessary HM on one of his/her Pokémon to Cut down the small trees in the way.

Items

Item		Location	Generation
	Bitter Berry	Across the small lake, in the Cut-accessable area GSC	II
	TM36 (Sludge Bomb)	Given by the guard in the toll building after defeating Team Rocket GSC	II
	Blk Apricorn	Across the small lake, in the Cut-accessable area HGSS	IV
	TM36 (Sludge Bomb)	Given by the guard in the toll building after defeating Team Rocket HGSS	IV
	Hyper Potion	On the ledge by the guardhouse HGSS	IV
	Max Ether	Unknown HGSS	IV

Pokémon

Generation II

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Girafarig	G	S	C	Grass	15	30%
	Poliwag	G	S	C	Old Rod	10	15%
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Old Rod	10	85%
	Poliwag	G	S	C	Good Rod	20	65%
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Good Rod	20	35%
	Poliwag	G	S	C	Super Rod	40	80%
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Super Rod	40	20%
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Surf	10-24	100%
Morning
	Pidgeotto	G	S	C	Grass	17	25%
	Pidgeotto	G	S	C	Grass	16	30%
	Raticate	G	S	C	Grass	17	5%
	Venonat	G	S	C	Grass	16	5%
	Farfetch'd	G	S	C	Grass	16	20%
	Sentret	G	S	C	Grass	15	30%
	Furret	G	S	C	Grass	15-17	15%
	Mareep	G	S	C	Grass	15	10%
	Flaaffy	G	S	C	Grass	15	30%
Day
	Pidgeotto	G	S	C	Grass	17	20%
	Pidgeotto	G	S	C	Grass	16	30%
	Raticate	G	S	C	Grass	17	5%
	Farfetch'd	G	S	C	Grass	16	20%
	Sentret	G	S	C	Grass	15	30%
	Furret	G	S	C	Grass	15-17	15%
	Mareep	G	S	C	Grass	15	10%
	Flaaffy	G	S	C	Grass	15-17	40%
Night
	Raticate	G	S	C	Grass	16-17	25%
	Venonat	G	S	C	Grass	16	15%
	Venonat	G	S	C	Grass	15-17	40%
	Venomoth	G	S	C	Grass	17	5%
	Noctowl	G	S	C	Grass	17	20%
	Noctowl	G	S	C	Grass	16	30%
	Mareep	G	S	C	Grass	15	5%
	Flaaffy	G	S	C	Grass	15	30%
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
All times
	Girafarig	HG	SS	Grass	15	?
	Magikarp	HG	SS	Surf	11-18, 20-25, 50	100%
Night
	Venonat	HG	SS	Grass	15	?
	Flaaffy	HG	SS	Grass	15	?
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

Trainer	Pokémon
Camper Spencer タイチ Taichi Reward: 380	Sandshrew♂ Lv.17 No item
	Sandslash♂ Lv.17 No item
	Zubat♂ Lv.19 No item
Picnicker Tiffany チサト Chisato Reward: 400	Clefairy♀ Lv.20 No item
Fisherman Marvin ヨシヒト Yoshihito Reward: 600	Magikarp♂ Lv.10 No item
	Gyarados♂ Lv.10 No item
	Magikarp♂ Lv.15 No item
	Gyarados♂ Lv.15 No item
PokéManiac Ron カズシ Kazushi Reward: 1140	Nidoking♂ Lv.19 No item
PokéManiac Brent マコト Makoto Reward: 1140	Lickitung♂ Lv.19 No item
PokéManiac Ben スグル Suguru Reward: 1140	Slowbro♂ 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
Camper タイチ Taichi Reward: 320	Sandshrew♂ Lv.18 No item
	Sandslash♂ Lv.18 No item
	Zubat♂ Lv.20 No item
Picnicker チサト Chisato Reward: 336	Clefairy♀ Lv.21 No item
Fisherman ヨシヒト Yoshihito Reward: 480	Magikarp♂ Lv.10 No item
	Magikarp♂ Lv.15 No item
	Gyarados♂ Lv.20 No item
PokéManiac マコト Makoto Reward: 1536	Nidorina♀ Lv.20 No item
	Nidorino♂ Lv.24 No item
PokéManiac スグル Suguru Reward: 1280	Slowbro♂ Lv.20 No item
PokéManiac カズシ Kazushi Reward: 1280	Nidoking♂ Lv.20 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

• Route 43 and Route 217 are the only two routes in the Pokémon world that dead-end at a lakefront, as well as leading to the seventh Gym location. Coincidentally, both Gyms specialize in Ice-type Pokémon.

Johto Gym: Violet City • Azalea Town • Goldenrod City • Ecruteak City Cianwood City • Olivine City • Mahogany Town • Blackthorn City Other: New Bark Town • Cherrygrove City • Frontier Front League: Indigo Plateau* (games) • Mt. Silver (anime) Routes: 28 • 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 • Shinto Ruins • Union Cave • Slowpoke Well • Ilex Forest • Radio Tower National Park • Tin and Brass Towers • MooMoo Farm • Glitter Lighthouse • Battle Tower/Frontier • Ragged Cliff Gate Hidden Tower • Safari Zone • Whirl Islands • Mt. Mortar • Lake of Rage • Rocket Hideout • Ice Path • Dragon's Den

This article is part of Project Routes, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on every route in the Pokémon world.