Johto Route 40

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.

Required for navigation Cut Surf Strength Flash Defog Whirlpool Rock Smash Waterfall Dive Rock Climb Bicycle Mach Bike Acro Bike Go-Goggles None

Connecting locations   ↑ Frontier Access* and Battle Tower*   Route 40 Olivine City →   Route 41 ↓

Location Location of Route 40 in Johto.

Other generation maps Gen II

Pokémon world routes ← Route 39       Route 41 →

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

Route 40 in Pokémon Gold and Silver

Item		Location	Games
	Sharp Beak	From MonicaMo	G  S  C  HG  SS
	Hyper Potion	Under a breakable rock (requires Rock Smash) (hidden)	G  S  C
	Alert Ribbon	From Monica after meeting all the Week SiblingsMo	HG  SS
	TM88 (Pluck)	On the sandy patch southeast of Swimmer♀ Elaine (requires Surf)	HG  SS
	Hyper Potion	Underneath TM88 (requires Surf) (hidden)	HG  SS

Pokémon

Generation II

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Surfing
Tentacool	G		S		C		Surfing	15-24	90%
Tentacruel	G		S		C		Surfing	20-24	10%
Fishing
Krabby	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	15%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	85%
Krabby	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	55%
Staryu	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	0%	0%	10%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	35%
Corsola	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	10%	10%	0%
Krabby	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	60%
Kingler	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	10%
Staryu	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	0%	0%	30%
Corsola	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	30%	30%	0%
Rock Smash
Krabby	G		S		C		Rock Smash	15	90%
Shuckle	G		S		C		Rock Smash	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
Tentacool	HG			SS			Surfing	10-25	90%
Tentacruel	HG			SS			Surfing	15-25	10%
Fishing
Krabby	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	15%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	85%
Krabby	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	50%
Staryu	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	0%	0%	10%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	40%
Corsola	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	10%	10%	0%
Krabby	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	60%
Kingler	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	10%
Staryu	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	0%	0%	30%
Corsola	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	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	Tentacool♂ Lv.20 No item
	Tentacool♂ Lv.20 No item
Swimmer Elaine リサ Lisa Reward: $420	Staryu Lv.21 No item
Swimmer Paula ミチコ Michiko Reward: $380	Staryu Lv.19 No item
	Shellder♀ Lv.19 No item
Swimmer Randall ナオユキ Naoyuki Reward: $144	Shellder♂ Lv.18 No item
	Shellder♂ Lv.18 No item
	Wartortle♂ Lv.20 No item
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	Tentacool♂ Lv.20 No item
	Tentacool♂ Lv.20 No item
Swimmer Elaine リサ Lisa Reward: $336	Staryu Lv.21 No item
Swimmer Paula ミチコ Michiko Reward: $304	Staryu Lv.19 No item
	Shellder♀ Lv.19 No item
Swimmer Randall ナオユキ Naoyuki Reward: $288	Shellder♂ Lv.18 No item
	Wartortle♂ Lv.20 No item
	Shellder♂ Lv.18 No item
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

Route 40 in Pokémon Adventures

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

• Battle Tower (Generation II)
• Battle Frontier (Generation IV)

Johto
Settlements New Bark Town • Cherrygrove City • Violet City • Azalea Town • Goldenrod City • Ecruteak City Olivine City • Cianwood City • Mahogany Town • Blackthorn City • Safari Zone Gate • Frontier Access Routes 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 Landmarks Dark Cave • Sprout Tower • Ruins of Alph • Union Cave • Slowpoke Well • Ilex Forest • Radio Tower • Global Terminal Goldenrod Tunnel • National Park • Pokéathlon Dome • Bell Tower • Bellchime Trail • Burned Tower • Moomoo Farm • Olivine Lighthouse Battle Tower (Crystal • HGSS)/Frontier • Cliff Edge Gate • Cliff Cave • Embedded Tower • Safari Zone • Whirl Islands Mt. Mortar • Lake of Rage • Team Rocket HQ • Ice Path • Dragon's Den • S.S. Aqua • Mt. Silver (Cave) Access to Sinjoh Ruins • Kanto

This article is part of Project Routes, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on every route in the Pokémon world.