Route 45

11 wild Pokémon across 4 encounter methods. 11 trainer battles.

Map Guide

Pinpoint trainers, items, hidden pickups, exits, puzzle spots, and special encounters on the real map.

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Location guide

Route 45 Guide

Route 45 is Blackthorn's steep downhill cliff route, built around ledges, one-way drops, and late-game trainer density.

Travel the route

Use Route 45 when you want the harder southern side of Blackthorn's cliff country. It drops away from Blackthorn City and forces you to think about direction more than most straight routes do.

What matters here

The ledges are the main point here. They make the route feel harsher and turn even a short cleanup run into a choice about commitment and backtracking.

Come back later

Return when you want the Blackthorn cliff routes, a late-game leveling strip, or the rougher line down toward Route 46.

Travel Routes

Route	Destination	Landing
Connection	Blackthorn City	—
Connection	Route 46	—
Exit	Dark Cave Blackthorn Entrance	—

Location Rules

Things To Know Before You Explore

Use these as quick checks before you talk to people, claim gifts, or try a blocked path.

A rematch can unlock later

A later version of this battle can open up after more story progress.

Check back later after more story events, and share your number if asked.

Phone number choice matters

Later calls or follow-up events only happen if you shared your number.

Say yes when asked if you want rematches or other follow-ups.

Come back after finishing power to kanto

This place changes after that part of the story.

Move the story forward, then come back here.

Come back after beating Elite Four

This place changes after that part of the story.

Move the story forward, then come back here.

A rematch can unlock later

A later version of this battle can open up after more story progress.

Check back later after more story events, and share your number if asked.

Phone number choice matters

Later calls or follow-up events only happen if you shared your number.

Say yes when asked if you want rematches or other follow-ups.

Come back after finishing power to kanto

This place changes after that part of the story.

Move the story forward, then come back here.

Come back after beating Elite Four

This place changes after that part of the story.

Move the story forward, then come back here.

Roaming Pokémon

The legendary beasts can pass through this route after the Burned Tower basement event.

Possible roamers

Raikou, Entei, Suicune can move through this route once they are released.

Check your Pokégear map, then hunt on land when one is nearby.

Route changes

A roaming beast can move to a nearby route when you change areas, and it can also jump somewhere else.

If it is not here anymore, step between nearby routes and check again.

Nearby jumps

From here, a beast usually moves toward Route 44, Route 46.

Use nearby routes to keep chasing without flying away.

Land only

The beasts stay out of Surf encounters, so they do not pop up while you are surfing.

Hunt in grass or on land instead of riding across water.

Map Movement Tips

These clues come from the map tiles, so they are handy when you are planning which moves or paths matter here.

Surf opens water paths here

Water tiles can become paths once you can Surf.

Bring a Surf user after earning Fog Badge if you want every shoreline path.

One-way ledges shape the route

These ledges let you jump down but not climb back up from the same spot.

Look before you hop if you are collecting items or avoiding trainers.

Battle Variants

BLACKBELT KENJI rematches

BLACKBELT KENJI can ask for your phone number, then call you back for stronger rematches later.

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Battle	When it unlocks
First rematch team	After you exchange numbers and get the first rematch call.
Second rematch team	After beating the Elite Four.
Third rematch team	After restoring power to Kanto.

HIKER PARRY rematches

HIKER PARRY can ask for your phone number, then call you back for stronger rematches later.

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Battle	When it unlocks
First rematch team	After you exchange numbers and get the first rematch call.
Second rematch team	After beating the Elite Four.
Third rematch team	After restoring power to Kanto.

Repel Planning

If your lead Pokémon is above a wild level, Repel skips it. These checkpoints show what disappears completely.

Grass

4 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 21	TEDDIURSA 1 species blocked	3 species
Lv 24	GEODUDE, TEDDIURSA 2 species blocked	2 species
Lv 25	GEODUDE, GLIGAR, TEDDIURSA 3 species blocked	1 species
Lv 28	GRAVELER, GEODUDE, GLIGAR, TEDDIURSA 4 species blocked	0 species

Grass

4 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 21	TEDDIURSA 1 species blocked	3 species
Lv 24	GEODUDE, TEDDIURSA 2 species blocked	2 species
Lv 25	GEODUDE, GLIGAR, TEDDIURSA 3 species blocked	1 species
Lv 28	GRAVELER, GEODUDE, GLIGAR, TEDDIURSA 4 species blocked	0 species

Grass

4 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 21	TEDDIURSA 1 species blocked	3 species
Lv 24	GEODUDE, TEDDIURSA 2 species blocked	2 species
Lv 25	GEODUDE, GLIGAR, TEDDIURSA 3 species blocked	1 species
Lv 28	GRAVELER, GEODUDE, GLIGAR, TEDDIURSA 4 species blocked	0 species

Water

1 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 21	MAGIKARP 1 species blocked	0 species

Headbutt

1 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 11	SPEAROW, AIPOM 2 species blocked	0 species

Headbutt

1 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 11	SPEAROW, AIPOM 2 species blocked	0 species

Headbutt

1 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 11	SPEAROW, HERACROSS, AIPOM 3 species blocked	0 species

Wild Encounters

Grass

4 species.

Morning

Encounter rate 10

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
GRAVELER	Lv 23-27	40%
GEODUDE	Lv 23	30%
GLIGAR	Lv 24	20%
TEDDIURSA	Lv 20	10%

Grass

4 species.

Day

Encounter rate 10

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
GRAVELER	Lv 23-27	40%
GEODUDE	Lv 23	30%
GLIGAR	Lv 24	20%
TEDDIURSA	Lv 20	10%

Grass

4 species.

Night

Encounter rate 10

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
GRAVELER	Lv 23-27	40%
GEODUDE	Lv 23	30%
GLIGAR	Lv 24	20%
TEDDIURSA	Lv 20	10%

Water

1 species.

Encounter rate 2

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
MAGIKARP	Lv 5-20	100%

Headbutt

2 species.

Low-chance tree

Encounter rate 10

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
SPEAROW	Lv 10	80%
AIPOM	Lv 10	20%

Headbutt

2 species.

Good tree

Encounter rate 50

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
SPEAROW	Lv 10	80%
AIPOM	Lv 10	20%

Headbutt

3 species.

Rare tree

Encounter rate 80

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
SPEAROW	Lv 10	50%
HERACROSS	Lv 10	30%
AIPOM	Lv 10	20%

Roaming

1 species.

Raikou roaming route

After Burned Tower

Starts on Route 42

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
RAIKOU	Lv 40	—

Roaming

1 species.

Entei roaming route

After Burned Tower

Starts on Route 37

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
ENTEI	Lv 40	—

Roaming

1 species.

Suicune roaming route

After Burned Tower

Starts on Route 38

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
SUICUNE	Lv 40	—

Fishing

Odds shown per cast.

OLD ROD

Fishing group: Dratini 2.

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Pokémon	Levels	Per Cast
MAGIKARP	Lv 10	100%

GOOD ROD

Fishing group: Dratini 2.

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Pokémon	Levels	Per Cast
MAGIKARP	Lv 10	90%
DRATINI	Lv 10	10%

SUPER ROD

Fishing group: Dratini 2.

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Pokémon	Levels	Per Cast
MAGIKARP	Lv 10	60%
DRATINI	Lv 10	30%
DRAGONAIR	Lv 10	10%

Items And Rewards

Item	Source	Cost
ELIXER	Pickup Pick up the item ball on this map.	—
MAX POTION	Pickup Pick up the item ball on this map.	—
REVIVE	Pickup Pick up the item ball on this map.	—
X SPECIAL	Pickup Pick up the item ball on this map.	—
PP UP	Hidden Item Search this exact hidden spot.	—
MYSTERYBERRY	Fruit Tree Harvest from this tree once per day.	—
REVIVE	Inside Dark Cave Blackthorn Entrance Pickup Pick up the item ball on this map.	—
TM13 (Snore)	Inside Dark Cave Blackthorn Entrance Pickup Pick up the item ball on this map.	—
BLACKGLASSES	Inside Dark Cave Blackthorn Entrance Gift Scripted gift from this location.	—
FULL HEAL	Inside Dark Cave Violet Entrance Pickup Pick up the item ball on this map.	—
HYPER POTION	Inside Dark Cave Violet Entrance Pickup Pick up the item ball on this map.	—
Potion	Inside Dark Cave Violet Entrance Pickup Pick up the item ball on this map.	—
ELIXER	Inside Dark Cave Violet Entrance Hidden Item Search this exact hidden spot.	—

Special Pokémon

No special Pokémon are listed for this location.

Trainer Roster

Trainer

COOLTRAINER RYAN

2 Pokémon

Party

PIDGEOT

Lv 25
ELECTABUZZ

Lv 27

Trainer

COOLTRAINER KELLY

3 Pokémon

Party

MARILL

Lv 27
WARTORTLE

Lv 24
WARTORTLE

Lv 24

Trainer

HIKER ERIK

3 Pokémon

Party

MACHOP

Lv 24
GRAVELER

Lv 27
MACHOP

Lv 27

Trainer

HIKER MICHAEL

3 Pokémon

Party

GEODUDE

Lv 25
GRAVELER

Lv 25
GOLEM

Lv 25

Trainer

HIKER PARRY

1 Pokémon

Party

ONIX

Lv 34

Trainer

HIKER TIMOTHY

2 Pokémon

Party

DIGLETT

Lv 27
DUGTRIO

Lv 27

Trainer

HIKER PARRY

1 Pokémon

Party

ONIX

Lv 38

Trainer

HIKER PARRY

1 Pokémon

Party

ONIX

Lv 29

Trainer

BLACKBELT KENJI

4 Pokémon

Party

ONIX

Lv 27
HITMONLEE

Lv 30
ONIX

Lv 27
MACHOKE

Lv 32

Trainer

BLACKBELT KENJI

4 Pokémon

Party

ONIX

Lv 30
MACHAMP

Lv 37
ONIX

Lv 30
HITMONLEE

Lv 35

Trainer

BLACKBELT KENJI

1 Pokémon

Party

MACHOKE

Lv 28

Trainer	Party
COOLTRAINER RYAN 2 Pokémon	PIDGEOT Lv 25 ELECTABUZZ Lv 27
COOLTRAINER KELLY 3 Pokémon	MARILL Lv 27 WARTORTLE Lv 24 WARTORTLE Lv 24
HIKER ERIK 3 Pokémon	MACHOP Lv 24 GRAVELER Lv 27 MACHOP Lv 27
HIKER MICHAEL 3 Pokémon	GEODUDE Lv 25 GRAVELER Lv 25 GOLEM Lv 25
HIKER PARRY 1 Pokémon	ONIX Lv 34
HIKER TIMOTHY 2 Pokémon	DIGLETT Lv 27 DUGTRIO Lv 27
HIKER PARRY 1 Pokémon	ONIX Lv 38
HIKER PARRY 1 Pokémon	ONIX Lv 29
BLACKBELT KENJI 4 Pokémon	ONIX Lv 27 HITMONLEE Lv 30 ONIX Lv 27 MACHOKE Lv 32
BLACKBELT KENJI 4 Pokémon	ONIX Lv 30 MACHAMP Lv 37 ONIX Lv 30 HITMONLEE Lv 35
BLACKBELT KENJI 1 Pokémon	MACHOKE Lv 28