HeartGold & SoulSilver Route 45

Below Blackthorn the trail tumbles down a ribbon of cliff ledges. Gligar cling to that rock for HeartGold trainers, while SoulSilver swaps in Skarmory.

Route 45 is in Johto, with Blackthorn City to the north and Route 46 to the south. In the story it comes after Dragon's Den and continues south to Dark Cave.

ROUTE 45 MAP

HeartGold & SoulSilver

Route 45 Walkthrough

7 trainers 1 in the steps 6 items 16 species
1
You reach Route 45 from Blackthorn City through the north exit, so note which pickups sit on the left path and which on the center path.
  1. Pick up the ElixirElixirMEDICINE · PP RESTOREIt restores the PP of all the moves learned by the targeted Pokemon by 10 points each.Left path on the left path and the Max PotionMax PotionMEDICINE · HEALINGA spray-type medicine for wounds. It completely restores the HP of a single Pokemon.Center path on the center path.
  2. Take the NuggetNuggetVALUABLE ITEM · VALUABLEA nugget of pure gold that gives off a lustrous gleam. It can be sold at a high price to shops.Left path on the left path, then check east of the grass that lies south of it for a hidden PP Up.
  3. The Revive and the Full Heal wait on the left path too.
Elixir
Max Potion
Nugget
PP Up
2
Hikers and Ace Trainers make up most of your first-walk fights alongside Black Belt Kenji.
  1. Hiker ErikHiker Erik₱864MachopLv 24GravelerLv 27MachopLv 27Weak to4×Water4×GrassFlyingPsychicIceFightingGroundSteel's team leans on Machop, and Hiker MichaelHiker Michael₱800GeodudeLv 25GravelerLv 25GolemLv 25Weak to4×Water4×GrassIceFightingGroundSteel fields a trio that includes Geodude and Golem.
  2. Ace Trainer RyanAce Trainer Ryan₱1,620PidgeotLv 25ElectabuzzLv 27Weak toElectricIceRockGround sends out Pidgeot and Electabuzz, while Ace Trainer KellyAce Trainer Kelly₱1,440MarillLv 27WartortleLv 24WartortleLv 24Weak toElectricGrass fields Marill and a Wartortle pair.
  3. Hiker TimothyHiker Timothy₱864DiglettLv 27DugtrioLv 27Weak toWaterGrassIce fields Diglett and Dugtrio, and Hiker ParryHiker Parry₱960OnixLv 30Weak to4×Water4×GrassIceFightingGroundSteel's lone Onix is the highest-level fight here.
  4. Black Belt KenjiBlack Belt Kenji₱672MachokeLv 28Weak toFlyingPsychic fields a single Machoke on this first visit.
Highest-level fight · fight 1Hiker ParryOnixLv 30₱960
3
Once you can use Rock ClimbMoveRock ClimbNormalClassPhysicalPower90Accuracy85%PP20A charging attack that may also leave the foe confused. It can also be used to scale rocky walls. and have rematched Kenji and Parry, come back for the rewards this first visit cannot reach.
  1. The hidden PP Max rests on a ledge at the route's southern end, and you need Rock ClimbMoveRock ClimbNormalClassPhysicalPower90Accuracy85%PP20A charging attack that may also leave the foe confused. It can also be used to scale rocky walls. to reach it.
  2. A rematch with Black Belt Kenji earns another PP Up, separate from the hidden one east of the grass south of the left path Nugget.
  3. After defeating Hiker Parry in his second rematch, you receive an IronIronMEDICINE · VITAMINA nutritious drink for Pokemon. It raises the base Defense stat of a single Pokemon.Given by Hiker Parry after defeating him in a rematch (second rematch onlyC) from him.
  4. Head into Dark Cave when your sweep of the route is done.
Iron
PP Max

Pokemon Encounters

Gligar haunts HeartGold at 20 percent while Skarmory guards SoulSilver, two prized fliers no single game stocks together. Phanpy in HeartGold or Teddiursa in SoulSilver fills the lower grass at 10 percent, and Swablu turns up at 40 percent once its swarm hits.

Method
Type
Grass12
#075Graveler
55% - Lv 23–25
SS
#075Graveler
40% - Lv 23–27
HG
#333Swablu
40% - Lv 23
Swarm
#074Geodude
30% - Lv 23
#399Bidoof
20% - Lv 24
Sinnoh Sound
#418Buizel
20% - Lv 23
Sinnoh Sound
#207Gligar
20% - Lv 24
HG
#264Linoone
20% - Lv 24
Hoenn Sound
#293Whismur
20% - Lv 23
Hoenn Sound
#231Phanpy
10% - Lv 20
HG
#216Teddiursa
10% - Lv 20
SS
#227Skarmory
5% - Lv 27
SS
Surf1
#129Magikarp
100% - Lv 2–25
Fish6
Old Rod2
#129Magikarp
85% - Lv 10
#060Poliwag
15% - Lv 10
Good Rod2
#060Poliwag
60% - Lv 20
#129Magikarp
40% - Lv 20
Super Rod2
#060Poliwag
80% - Lv 40
#129Magikarp
20% - Lv 40
Headbutt3
#021Spearow
50% - Lv 23–27
#190Aipom
20% - Lv 23–27
#214Heracross
15% - Lv 23–25
Magikarp
#129

Magikarp

Water
Evolves into Gyarados at Lv 20
Encounter rate
100% Common
Level
2–25
EV yield
1 Speed
Here on Route 45surf100% spawn
1 in 1wild encounters
will be Magikarp — about 36s of surfing to catch one.
Catch odds
~36s-1m
to catch one
Poke Ball33%
Great Ball50%
Ultra Ball67%
Nuzlocke
D
community tier
Score20
PickLottery
SourceEstimated
EV - Speed
15
fights to cap
Raw255 fights
+ Power29 fights
+ Pokerus128 fights
Shiny hunt
1/8,192
full odds
Base1/8,192
Expected40h 58m

ITEMS

Route 45 is a vitamin and PP haul before Blackthorn, with an Iron, a PP Max, and two PP Up scattered down the slope. A Nugget sells for a tidy sum, and more PP items hide off the path.

Source
NPC gift2
Iron
PP Up
Vitamin2
PP Max
PP Up
Item ball5
Elixir
Full Heal
Max Potion
Nugget
Revive
NPC GIFT

Iron

Given by Hiker Parry after defeating him in a rematch
Effect

A nutritious drink for Pokemon. It raises the base Defense stat of a single Pokemon.

NPC gift2
NPC GIFT

Iron

Given by Hiker Parry after defeating him in a rematch
Effect

A nutritious drink for Pokemon. It raises the base Defense stat of a single Pokemon.

NPC GIFT

PP Up

Given by Blackbelt Kenji after defeating him in a rematch*
Effect

It slightly raises the maximum PP of a selected move that has been learned by the target Pokemon.

Vitamin2
VITAMIN

PP Max

On a ledge at the southern end of the route (requires Rock Climb) (hidden)
Effect

It maximally raises the top PP of a selected move that has been learned by the target Pokemon.

VITAMIN

PP Up

East of the grass south of the Nugget (hidden)
Effect

It slightly raises the maximum PP of a selected move that has been learned by the target Pokemon.

Item ball5
ITEM BALL

Elixir

Left path
Effect

It restores the PP of all the moves learned by the targeted Pokemon by 10 points each.

ITEM BALL

Full Heal

Left path
Effect

A spray-type medicine. It heals all the status problems of a single Pokemon.

ITEM BALL

Max Potion

Center path
Effect

A spray-type medicine for wounds. It completely restores the HP of a single Pokemon.

ITEM BALL

Nugget

Left path
Effect

A nugget of pure gold that gives off a lustrous gleam. It can be sold at a high price to shops.

ITEM BALL

Revive

Left path
Effect

A medicine that revives a fainted Pokemon. It restores half the Pokemon's maximum HP.

TRAINERS

Hikers dominate the mountainside down from Blackthorn, twelve stubborn Rock and Ground teams up to level 30 with a Black Belt mixing in Fighting. Do not start the climb short on supplies.

Class
Ace Trainer2
RyanLv 27₱1,620
KellyLv 27₱1,440
Hiker4
ErikLv 27₱864
Parry+3Lv 30–56₱960
TimothyLv 27₱864
MichaelLv 25₱800
Black Belt1
Kenji+2Lv 28–41₱672
HIKER

Erik

Party
3
Highest Lv
27
Reward
₱864
Party
MachopLv 24
Fighting
AbilityGutsNatureAdamantItem-
Karate Chop
Foresight
Seismic Toss
Revenge
RockGround
AbilitySturdyNatureBashfulItem-
Magnitude
Self-Destruct
Rollout
Rock Blast
MachopLv 27
Fighting
AbilityNo GuardNatureQuirkyItem-
Foresight
Seismic Toss
Revenge
Vital Throw
Team weak to4 types
Type
4x weakness(2)
WATER
GRASS
2x weakness(2)
FLYING
PSYCHIC
Win: ₱864
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