Gold & Silver Route 45
Ledges break this steep, cliff-ribbed descent south of Blackthorn. What hunts its rocks splits by version, Gligar in Gold, Skarmory and Phanpy in Silver.
Route 45 is in Johto, with Blackthorn City to the north, Dark Cave to the south, and Route 46 to the south. In the story it comes after Dragon's Den and before Route 27.
ROUTE 45 MAP
Pokemon Encounters
Route 45 hands its best catches to different versions: Skarmory at 5 percent in Silver, and the more common Gligar in Gold. Phanpy digs through Silver while Teddiursa lumbers around Gold, and Dratini lurks for anyone fishing the water below.
Old Rod1
Good Rod2
Super Rod3
Magikarp
Also found in 51 other locations
ITEMS
Route 45 buries a PP Up in the rocks, good for extra uses of a key move. Max Potions, a Revive, and an X Special for a quick Special Attack boost are scattered across the slope.
PP Up
Raises max PP of a selected move.
PP Up
Raises max PP of a selected move.
Elixir
Restores PP of all moves by 10.
Max Potion
Fully restores Pokemon HP.
Revive
Restores a fainted Pokemon to 1/2 HP.
X Sp. Atk
Raises SPECIAL stats. (1 BTL)
TRAINERS
Dropping down the mountainside, Route 45 sends seven trainers your way, Hikers and Black Belts and Cooltrainers reaching level 29, the highest on any Johto route. The cliffs and the teams both punch above the early game.
Kenji
Route 45 Guide
Yes, and it's new to the series. Gold and Silver run on a real clock split into morning, day, and night, and the grass swaps species along with it. Hoothoot only turns up after dark, for instance, where the daytime route hands you Pidgey. If something won't appear, come back at a different hour.
Material for custom Poke Balls. Routes 37 and 42 and Azalea Town have trees that each drop one Apricorn a day, and Kurt in Azalea turns a color into a matching ball by the next morning. A white one becomes a Fast Ball for skittish Pokemon, a black one a Heavy Ball for heavy catches like Snorlax.