Crystal Ecruteak City

A city steeped in history and dance, where Morty's Ghost-type gym stands in the shadow of the Burned Tower and the soaring Tin Tower.

Ecruteak City is in Johto, with Tin Tower to the north, Route 42 to the east, and Route 38 to the west. In the story you arrive from Route 37 to the south and continue north to Burned Tower.

ECRUTEAK CITY MAP

Pokemon Encounters

Ecruteak is a Poliwag pond and little else to catch, the frog filling Surf and every rod up to 90 percent.

Method
Surf2
#060Poliwag
90% - Lv 15–24
#061Poliwhirl
10% - Lv 20–24
Fish6
Old Rod2
#129Magikarp
85% - Lv 10
#060Poliwag
15% - Lv 10
Good Rod2
#060Poliwag
65% - Lv 20
#129Magikarp
35% - Lv 20
Super Rod2
#060Poliwag
80% - Lv 40
#129Magikarp
20% - Lv 40
Poliwag
#060

Poliwag

Water
Evolves into Poliwhirl at Lv 25
Encounter rate
90% Common
Level
15–24
EV yield
1 Speed
Here on Ecruteak Citysurf90% spawn
1 in 1wild encounters
will be Poliwag — about 36s of surfing to catch one.
Catch odds
~2m
to catch one
Poke Ball34%
Great Ball34%
Ultra Ball34%
Nuzlocke
D
community tier
Score20
PickLottery
SourceEstimated
Shiny hunt
1/8,192
full odds
Base1/8,192
Expected45h 31m

ITEMS & SHOP

Ecruteak is where you earn HM03 Surf, opening every lake, river, and sea in Johto. A Hyper Potion stays out of sight in town.

Source
HM1
HM03 Surf
Hidden1
Hyper Potion
Mart10
Antidote₱100
Awakening₱250
Burn Heal₱250
Great Ball₱600
Ice Heal₱250
Paralyze Heal₱200
Poke Ball₱200
Potion₱300
Revive₱1,500
Super Potion₱700
HM

HM03 Surf

Reward from old man for defeating the Kimono Girls
Move
SurfWaterSpecial
Power
95
Accuracy
100%
PP
15

Surf deals damage.

HM1
HM

HM03 Surf

Reward from old man for defeating the Kimono Girls
Move
SurfWaterSpecial
Power
95
Accuracy
100%
PP
15

Surf deals damage.

Hidden1
HIDDEN

Hyper Potion

In the corner by the water in the northeast (hidden)
Effect

Restores Pokemon HP by 200.

Mart10
MART

Antidote

For sale₱100

Cures poisoned Pokemon.

MART

Awakening

For sale₱250

Awakens sleeping Pokemon.

MART

Burn Heal

For sale₱250

Heals burned Pokemon.

MART

Great Ball

For sale₱600

A BALL with a decent success rate.

MART

Ice Heal

For sale₱250

Defrosts frozen Pokemon.

MART

Paralyze Heal

For sale₱200

Heals paralyzed Pokemon.

MART

Poke Ball

For sale₱200

An item for catching Pokemon.

MART

Potion

For sale₱300

Restores Pokemon HP by 20.

MART

Revive

For sale₱1,500

Restores a fainted Pokemon to 1/2 HP.

MART

Super Potion

For sale₱700

Restores Pokemon HP by 50.

TRAINERS

Morty leads the Ecruteak gym on Ghost-types, his level 25 Gengar fast and full of status moves. The town packs thirteen battles in all, the Kimono Girls and assorted Mediums among them.

Class
Gym leader1
MortyLv 25₱2,300
Trainer12
NaokoLv 17₱1,224
GraceLv 20₱800
MarthaLv 20₱800
JeffreyLv 22₱704
PingLv 16₱512
SayoLv 17₱1,224
ZukiLv 17₱1,224
KuniLv 17₱1,224
MikiLv 17₱1,224
GakuLv 32₱1,024
MasaLv 32₱1,024
KojiLv 32₱1,024
TRAINER

Naoko

Party
1
Highest Lv
17
Reward
₱1,224
Party
FlareonLv 17
Fire
Ability-NatureFixedItem-
Tackle
Tail Whip
Sand Attack
Ember
Team weak to3 types
Type
2x weakness(3)
WATER
GROUND
ROCK
Win: ₱1,224
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