RoutesRoute 42
21 wild Pokémon recorded here across 5 games. Choose your game to see its map, encounter methods, levels and known chances.
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Route 42 area maps
Choose a game and map. Open the encounter panel for this image or browse the named areas and their rates below.
The tables below give rates for each named area and method. The image does not pinpoint individual patches.
This image has no pinpointed encounter patches. Open the area-wide rates above or browse the tables below.
Wild Pokémon encounters
Choose your game and conditions. Each method has its own encounter table.
Walking in grass
4 PokémonChance per encounter with this method and the selected conditions; not the chance per step or of catching it.
Headbutt
3 PokémonChance per encounter with this method and the selected conditions; not the chance per step or of catching it.
Old Rod
2 PokémonChance per encounter with this method and the selected conditions; not the chance per step or of catching it.
Good Rod
2 PokémonChance per encounter with this method and the selected conditions; not the chance per step or of catching it.
Super Rod
3 PokémonChance per encounter with this method and the selected conditions; not the chance per step or of catching it.
Surfing
2 PokémonChance per encounter with this method and the selected conditions; not the chance per step or of catching it.
Encounter slots: PokéAPI. Modifiers such as Repel and lead Pokémon abilities are not applied.
Route 42 across the games
Route 42 shows up in 5 games, and the wild lineup shifts each time. Here's who you can meet in every version it appears in — tap a Pokémon for its full entry.
All Pokémon found at Route 42
These 21 Pokémon have wild encounters recorded at Route 42 in Johto across every game in which the area appears. Tap any Pokémon for its full Pokédex entry, stats, evolutions and every other place it can be found.
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