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Johto Route 40 ４０番水道 Sea Route 40

Map description You can hear the waves on this path from west Olivine City to the sea.

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Connecting locations     Route 40

Location Location of Route 40 in Johto.

Other generation maps Gen II

Pokémon world routes

Route 40 (Japanese: ４０ばんすいどう Water Route 40) is a water route in southwestern Johto, connecting Olivine City and Route 41.

Route description

Lyra reading a sign next to the gate that leads to the Battle Frontier in Generation IV

This route consists of a small amount of land that is dwarfed in proportion by the surrounding ocean. All that a Trainer must do is head south, towards the Whirl Islands, defeating a few Trainers along the way. The Pokémon selection in this route is equally bland, comprising only of the most commonly appearing sea route Pokémon: Tentacool and Tentacruel.

However, in Pokémon Crystal, the entrance to the Battle Tower will be on this route, giving Trainers much more to do after defeating the sixteen Gym Leaders of the game. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the Battle Tower returns, joined by four other facilities in the series' third Battle Frontier. The Battle Frontier found here is nearly identical to the one found in the Sinnoh region.

Also, in HeartGold and SoulSilver, a man will turn the player back towards Olivine City if the player does not have the HM Surf.

Monica appears on the beach on Mondays and gives a Sharp Beak to the player the first time they talk to her, and an Alert Ribbon the second time and all times after (Generation IV only).

Items

Pokémon

Generation II

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Surfing
	G		S		C			15-24	90%
	G		S		C			20-24	10%
Fishing
	G		S		C			10	15%
	G		S		C			10	85%
	G		S		C			20	55%
	G		S		C			20	0%	0%	10%
	G		S		C			20	35%
	G		S		C			20	10%	10%	0%
	G		S		C			40	60%
	G		S		C			40	10%
	G		S		C			40	0%	0%	30%
	G		S		C			40	30%	30%	0%
Rock Smash
	G		S		C			15	90%
	G		S		C			15	10%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Generation IV

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Surfing
	HG			SS				10-25	90%
	HG			SS				15-25	10%
Fishing
	HG			SS				10	15%
	HG			SS				10	85%
	HG			SS				20	50%
	HG			SS				20	0%	0%	10%
	HG			SS				20	40%
	HG			SS				20	10%	10%	0%
	HG			SS				40	60%
	HG			SS				40	10%
	HG			SS				40	0%	0%	30%
	HG			SS				40	30%	30%	0%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Trainers

Generation II

Trainer	Pokémon
Requires Surf
Swimmer Simon ノブオ Nobuo Reward: $160
Swimmer Paula ミチコ Michiko Reward: $380
Swimmer Randall ナオユキ Naoyuki Reward: $144
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.

Generation IV

Trainer	Pokémon
Requires Surf
Swimmer Simon ノブオ Nobuo Reward: $320
Swimmer Paula ミチコ Michiko Reward: $304
Swimmer Randall ナオユキ Naoyuki Reward: $288
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

HeartGold & SoulSilver arc

Route 40 appeared in Pleased as Punch With Parasect as Silver and Crystal traveled from Cianwood City to Olivine City, unknowingly being followed by Ariana's Arbok.

See also

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