Crystal Route 44

The wooded approach to Blackthorn, the last bit of green before the Ice Path, hides Lickitung and Tangela in its undergrowth.

Route 44 is in Johto, with Mahogany Town to the west. In the story it comes after Tin Tower and continues north to Ice Path.

ROUTE 44 MAP

Pokemon Encounters

Route 44 runs east to Blackthorn with Lickitung lapping up 40 percent of the grass, the easiest catch of the lazy licker anywhere. Tangela and Weepinbell fill in, and the trees hold Heracross.

Type

Grass6

#108Lickitung

40% - Lv 22–26

#060Poliwag

30% - Lv 22

#114Tangela

30% - Lv 23

#069Bellsprout

20% - Lv 22

#061Poliwhirl

10% - Lv 24–26

#070Weepinbell

10% - Lv 24

Surf2

#060Poliwag

90% - Lv 20–29

#061Poliwhirl

10% - Lv 25–29

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

Headbutt2

#021Spearow

80% - Lv 10

#190Aipom

20% - Lv 10

Headbutt (Rare)3

#021Spearow

50% - Lv 10

#214Heracross

30% - Lv 10

#190Aipom

20% - Lv 10

#060

Poliwag

Water

Evolves into Poliwhirl at Lv 25

Encounter rate

90% Common

Level

20–29

EV yield

1 Speed

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

community tier

Score20

PickLottery

SourceEstimated

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected45h 31m

Also found in 14 other locations

Ecruteak CityLv 10–40

90%Route 30Lv 4–40

90%Route 31Lv 4–40

90%Violet CityLv 10–40

90%Route 22Lv 3–40

90%Route 28Lv 10–44

90%Viridian CityLv 5–40

90%Blackthorn CityLv 10–40

80%Ilex ForestLv 10–40

80%Mt. SilverLv 10–40

80%Route 43Lv 10–40

80%Ruins of AlphLv 10–40

#129

Magikarp

Water

Evolves into Gyarados at Lv 20

Encounter rate

85% Common

Level

EV yield

1 Speed

1 in 1wild encounters

will be Magikarp — about 36s of fishing to catch one.

Catch odds

~2m

to catch one

Poke Ball34%

Great Ball34%

Ultra Ball34%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score20

PickLottery

SourceEstimated

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected48h 11m

Also found in 49 other locations

Blackthorn CityLv 5–40

100%Dark CaveLv 5–40

100%Dragon's DenLv 10–40

100%Lake of RageLv 10–40

100%Route 45Lv 5–24

100%Route 43Lv 10–40

100%Fuchsia CityLv 10–40

100%Cherrygrove CityLv 10–20

85%Goldenrod CityLv 10–20

85%Ecruteak CityLv 10–40

85%Ilex ForestLv 10–40

85%Mt. MortarLv 10–40

85%New Bark TownLv 10–20

85%Cianwood CityLv 10–20

85%Route 30Lv 10–40

85%Route 31Lv 10–40

85%Route 34Lv 10–20

85%Olivine CityLv 10–20

85%Route 32Lv 5–40

85%Mt. SilverLv 10–40

85%Route 40Lv 10–20

85%Route 41Lv 10–20

85%Route 42Lv 10–40

85%Slowpoke WellLv 10–40

85%Ruins of AlphLv 10–40

85%Union CaveLv 10–40

85%Whirl IslandsLv 10–20

85%Violet CityLv 10–40

85%Route 35Lv 10–40

85%Cinnabar IslandLv 10–20

85%Pallet TownLv 10–20

85%Tohjo FallsLv 10–40

85%Viridian CityLv 10–40

85%Vermilion CityLv 10–20

85%

Magikarp page →

#060

Poliwag

Water

Evolves into Poliwhirl at Lv 25

Encounter rate

80% Common

Level

EV yield

1 Speed

1 in 1wild encounters

will be Poliwag — about 36s of fishing to catch one.

Catch odds

~2m

to catch one

Poke Ball34%

Great Ball34%

Ultra Ball34%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score20

PickLottery

SourceEstimated

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected51h 12m

Poliwag page →

#021

Spearow

NormalFlying

Evolves into Fearow at Lv 20

Encounter rate

80% Common

Level

EV yield

1 Speed

1 in 1wild encounters

will be Spearow — about 36s of walking through grass to catch one.

Also found in 11 other locations

#060

Poliwag

Water

Evolves into Poliwhirl at Lv 25

Encounter rate

65% Common

Level

EV yield

1 Speed

1 in 2wild encounters

will be Poliwag — about 54s of fishing to catch one.

Catch odds

~2m

to catch one

Poke Ball34%

Great Ball34%

Ultra Ball34%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score20

PickLottery

SourceEstimated

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected63h 1m

Poliwag page →

#021

Spearow

NormalFlying

Evolves into Fearow at Lv 20

Encounter rate

50% Common

Level

EV yield

1 Speed

1 in 2wild encounters

will be Spearow — about 54s of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~2m

to catch one

Poke Ball34%

Great Ball34%

Ultra Ball34%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score20

PickLottery

SourceEstimated

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected81h 55m

Spearow page →

#108

Lickitung

Normal

Encounter rate

40% Common

Level

22–26

EV yield

2 HP

1 in 3wild encounters

will be Lickitung — about 1m of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~8m-15m

to catch one

Poke Ball6%

Great Ball9%

Ultra Ball12%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score20

PickLottery

SourceDerived

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected102h 24m

Lickitung only spawns wild here in this region. Catch one while you can.

Lickitung page →

#129

Magikarp

Water

Evolves into Gyarados at Lv 20

Encounter rate

35% Common

Level

EV yield

1 Speed

1 in 3wild encounters

will be Magikarp — about 1m of fishing to catch one.

Catch odds

~3m

to catch one

Poke Ball34%

Great Ball34%

Ultra Ball34%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score20

PickLottery

SourceEstimated

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected117h 2m

Magikarp page →

#060

Poliwag

Water

Evolves into Poliwhirl at Lv 25

Encounter rate

30% Common

Level

EV yield

1 Speed

1 in 3wild encounters

will be Poliwag — about 1m of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~4m

to catch one

Poke Ball34%

Great Ball34%

Ultra Ball34%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score20

PickLottery

SourceEstimated

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected136h 32m

Poliwag page →

#114

Tangela

Grass

Encounter rate

30% Common

Level

EV yield

1 Defense

1 in 3wild encounters

will be Tangela — about 1m of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~10m-20m

to catch one

Poke Ball6%

Great Ball9%

Ultra Ball12%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score60

PickRisky

SourceDerived

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected136h 32m

Also found in 3 other locations

Route 21Lv 28–35

60%Mt. SilverLv 41–41

30%Route 28Lv 39–39

30%

Tangela page →

#214

Heracross

BugFighting

Encounter rate

30% Common

Level

EV yield

2 Attack

1 in 3wild encounters

will be Heracross — about 1m of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~10m-20m

to catch one

Poke Ball6%

Great Ball9%

Ultra Ball12%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score80

PickReliable

SourceEstimated

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected136h 32m

Also found in 3 other locations

#129

Magikarp

Water

Evolves into Gyarados at Lv 20

Encounter rate

20% Uncommon

Level

EV yield

1 Speed

1 in 5wild encounters

will be Magikarp — about 2m of fishing to catch one.

Catch odds

~5m

to catch one

Poke Ball34%

Great Ball34%

Ultra Ball34%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score20

PickLottery

SourceEstimated

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected204h 48m

Magikarp page →

#069

Bellsprout

GrassPoison

Evolves into Weepinbell at Lv 21

Encounter rate

20% Uncommon

Level

EV yield

1 Attack

1 in 5wild encounters

will be Bellsprout — about 2m of walking through grass to catch one.

Also found in 5 other locations

#190

Aipom

Normal

Encounter rate

20% Uncommon

Level

EV yield

1 Speed

1 in 5wild encounters

will be Aipom — about 2m of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~13m-25m

to catch one

Poke Ball6%

Great Ball9%

Ultra Ball12%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score40

PickRisky

SourceEstimated

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected204h 48m

Also found in 3 other locations

1 in 5wild encounters

will be Aipom — about 2m of walking through grass to catch one.

Aipom page →

#060

Poliwag

Water

Evolves into Poliwhirl at Lv 25

Encounter rate

15% Uncommon

Level

EV yield

1 Speed

1 in 7wild encounters

will be Poliwag — about 3m of fishing to catch one.

Catch odds

~6m

to catch one

Poke Ball34%

Great Ball34%

Ultra Ball34%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score20

PickLottery

SourceEstimated

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected273h 4m

Poliwag page →

#061

Poliwhirl

Water

Evolves into Poliwrath with an item

Encounter rate

10% Rare

Level

24–26

EV yield

2 Speed

1 in 10wild encounters

will be Poliwhirl — about 7m of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~10m-19m

to catch one

Poke Ball16%

Great Ball24%

Ultra Ball32%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score40

PickRisky

SourceEstimated

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected409h 36m

Also found in 8 other locations

Mt. SilverLv 35–44

90%Route 28Lv 40–44

40%Ecruteak CityLv 20–24

10%Route 30Lv 20–24

10%Route 31Lv 20–24

10%Violet CityLv 20–24

10%Route 22Lv 10–14

10%Viridian CityLv 10–14

10%

Poliwhirl page →

#070

Weepinbell

GrassPoison

Evolves into Victreebel with an item

Encounter rate

10% Rare

Level

1 in 10wild encounters

will be Weepinbell — about 7m of walking through grass to catch one.

Weepinbell only spawns wild here in this region. Catch one while you can.

Weepinbell page →

#061

Poliwhirl

Water

Evolves into Poliwrath with an item

Encounter rate

10% Rare

Level

25–29

EV yield

2 Speed

1 in 10wild encounters

will be Poliwhirl — about 7m of surfing to catch one.

Poliwhirl page →

ITEMS

Route 44 is a vitamin run, dropping a Carbos and stocking Max Revive, Max Repel, and three kinds of Poke Ball. An Elixir hides off the trail.

NPC gift4

Carbos

Great Ball

Poke Ball

Ultra Ball

Item ball3

Max Repel

Max Revive

Ultra Ball

Hidden1

Elixir

NPC GIFT

Carbos

Given by Bird Keeper Vance after defeating him in a rematch with his final team, which he uses only after power is restored to Kanto

Effect

Raises SPEED of one Pokemon.

NPC GIFT

Great Ball

He may call and offer one if you've registered his number

Effect

A BALL with a decent success rate.

NPC GIFT

Poke Ball

He may call and offer one if you've registered his number

Effect

An item for catching Pokemon.

NPC GIFT

Ultra Ball

He may call and offer one if you've registered his number

Effect

A BALL with a high rate of success.

ITEM BALL

Max Repel

Directly east of the Mahogany Town entrance

Effect

Repels weak Pokemon for 250 steps.

ITEM BALL

Max Revive

In the patch of grass in the middle of the lake (requires Surf)

Effect

Fully restores a fainted Pokemon.

ITEM BALL

Ultra Ball

Northeast of the ponds

Effect

A BALL with a high rate of success.

HIDDEN

Elixir

In the patch of grass in the middle of the lake (requires Surf) (hidden)

Effect

Restores PP of all moves by 10.

NPC gift4

Carbos

NPC GIFT

Carbos

Given by Bird Keeper Vance after defeating him in a rematch with his final team, which he uses only after power is restored to Kanto

Effect

Raises SPEED of one Pokemon.

Great Ball

NPC GIFT

Great Ball

He may call and offer one if you've registered his number

Effect

A BALL with a decent success rate.

Poke Ball

NPC GIFT

Poke Ball

He may call and offer one if you've registered his number

Effect

An item for catching Pokemon.

Ultra Ball

NPC GIFT

Ultra Ball

He may call and offer one if you've registered his number

Effect

A BALL with a high rate of success.

Item ball3

Max Repel

ITEM BALL

Max Repel

Directly east of the Mahogany Town entrance

Effect

Repels weak Pokemon for 250 steps.

Max Revive

ITEM BALL

Max Revive

In the patch of grass in the middle of the lake (requires Surf)

Effect

Fully restores a fainted Pokemon.

Ultra Ball

ITEM BALL

Ultra Ball

Northeast of the ponds

Effect

A BALL with a high rate of success.

Hidden1

Elixir

HIDDEN

Elixir

In the patch of grass in the middle of the lake (requires Surf) (hidden)

Effect

Restores PP of all moves by 10.

TRAINERS

Route 44 toward Blackthorn sharpens up, Bird Keepers and Cooltrainers and a Psychic pushing past level 27. The teams grow as the final gym nears.

Psychic1

PhilLv 26₱832

Cool Trainer2

CybilLv 25₱1,200

AllenLv 27₱1,296

Bird Keeper1

Vance+2Lv 25–38₱600

Poke Maniac1

ZachLv 27₱1,620

Trainer2

Wilton+2Lv 25–38₱1,000

EdgarLv 25₱1,000

BIRD KEEPER

Vance

Party

Highest Lv

Reward

₱600

Party

Highest Lv

Reward

₱768

Party

Highest Lv

Reward

₱912

Fights

Party

Ability-NatureFixedItem-

Sand Attack

Gust

Quick Attack

Whirlwind

Ability-NatureFixedItem-

Sand Attack

Gust

Quick Attack

Whirlwind

Type

ELECTRIC

ICE

ROCK

Win: ₱600

Party

Ability-NatureFixedItem-

Sand Attack

Gust

Quick Attack

Whirlwind

Ability-NatureFixedItem-

Sand Attack

Gust

Quick Attack

Whirlwind

Type

ELECTRIC

ICE

ROCK

Win: ₱768

Party

Ability-NatureFixedItem-

Toxic

Quick Attack

Whirlwind

Fly

Ability-NatureFixedItem-

Swift

Detect

Steel Wing

Fly

Type

ELECTRIC

ICE

ROCK

Win: ₱912

TRAINER

Wilton

Party

Highest Lv

Reward

₱1,000

Party

Highest Lv

Reward

₱1,280

Party

Highest Lv

Reward

₱1,520

Fights

Party

Ability-NatureFixedItem-

Peck

Tail Whip

Supersonic

Horn Attack

Ability-NatureFixedItem-

Peck

Tail Whip

Supersonic

Horn Attack

Ability-NatureFixedItem-

Tail Whip

Supersonic

Horn Attack

Flail

Type

ELECTRIC

GRASS

Win: ₱1,000

Party

Ability-NatureFixedItem-

Supersonic

Horn Attack

Flail

Fury Attack

Ability-NatureFixedItem-

Supersonic

Horn Attack

Flail

Fury Attack

Ability-NatureFixedItem-

Supersonic

Horn Attack

Flail

Fury Attack

Type

ELECTRIC

GRASS

Win: ₱1,280

Party

Ability-NatureFixedItem-

Supersonic

Waterfall

Flail

Fury Attack

Ability-NatureFixedItem-

Supersonic

Waterfall

Flail

Fury Attack

Ability-NatureFixedItem-

Psybeam

Aurora Beam

Bubble Beam

Hyper Beam

Type

ELECTRIC

GRASS

Win: ₱1,520

PSYCHIC

Phil

Party

Highest Lv

Reward

₱832

Party

Ability-NatureFixedItem-

Leer

Night Shade

Future Sight

Confuse Ray

Ability-NatureFixedItem-

Disable

Psybeam

Recover

Future Sight

Type

GHOST

DARK

Win: ₱832

TRAINER

Edgar

Party

Highest Lv

Reward

₱1,000

Party

Ability-NatureFixedItem-

Lock-On

Psybeam

Aurora Beam

Bubble Beam

Ability-NatureFixedItem-

Lock-On

Psybeam

Aurora Beam

Bubble Beam

Type

ELECTRIC

GRASS

Win: ₱1,000

COOL TRAINER

Cybil

Party

Highest Lv

Reward

₱1,200

Party

Ability-NatureFixedItem-

Confusion

Sleep Powder

Whirlwind

Gust

Ability-NatureFixedItem-

Absorb

Stun Spore

Acid

Solar Beam

Type

ROCK

FIRE

ICE

FLYING

Win: ₱1,200

COOL TRAINER

Allen

Party

Highest Lv

Reward

₱1,296

Party

Ability-NatureFixedItem-

Ember

Smokescreen

Rage

Scary Face

Type

WATER

GROUND

ROCK

Win: ₱1,296

POKE MANIAC

Zach

Party

Highest Lv

Reward

₱1,620

Party

Ability-NatureFixedItem-

Horn Attack

Tail Whip

Stomp

Fury Attack

Type

WATER

GRASS

Win: ₱1,620