Johto Safari Zone

Safari Zone サファリゾーン Safari Zone "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
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Location:	Northeast of Cianwood City, on Route 48
Region:	Johto
Generations:	IV
Location of Safari Zone in Johto.
Pokémon world locations

The Safari Zone (Japanese: サファリゾーン Safari Zone) is a special Pokémon preserve where Trainers can capture certain types of Pokémon. The Johto Safari Zone made its debut appearance in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, where it was shown to be located northwest of Cianwood. It is owned by Baoba, who built it because of his love of the Kanto Safari Zone, which was by then made into a Pal Park.

For $500, the player will receive 30 Safari Balls. Akin to previous Safari Zones, there is a large area to cover, but the six areas of the Zone can uniquely be rearranged to suit the player.

When a wild Pokémon appears, no Pokémon may be sent out to battle it: catching Pokémon here, as in all Safari Zones, requires sheer luck. There are four options in the battle screen: Throw a Safari Ball, throw bait, run away, and throw mud. Throwing bait makes a Pokémon less likely to run, but makes it harder to catch; throwing mud does the reverse, making it easier to catch but more likely to run.

Access to the Safari Zone is not automatic. Before players can traverse Routes 47 and 48 to get to the area, they must heal Glitter Lighthouse's sick Ampharos, Amphy. Only then will Baoba phone the player and announce that the Safari Zone is open for business.

Areas

The six areas of the Safari Zone

Like the Safari Zone in Hoenn and Great Marsh in Sinnoh, the Johto Safari Zone has six areas, which are inhabited by different Pokémon. A feature unique to this Safari Zone, however, is the customization of these areas. Each of the six areas may be placed in any arrangement the player desires. This is a useful function, as it means the player does not have to traverse to the furthest area from the entrance to get the Pokémon living in it and can save limited amount of steps allocated at the beginning of the Safari game for locating the Pokémon. This is taken even further due to the fact that there are 12 unique defaults from the moment the Safari Zone is unlocked.

Customization happens on the Nintendo DS's touch screen. By dragging and sliding the tiles with the stylus, the player can move them with ease. The exits to each area are arranged so that every combination of areas is possible: up to 720. In each specific area, the player can choose from several different objects and put up to 30 into the area, which can potentially draw out rarer Pokémon, Pokémon not found in the area, or Pokémon not found in the zone any other way. The specific layout of the Safari Zone may be shared by multiple players at one time, like other events in Generation IV, through mixing records.

Challenges

First Challenge

When the player first visits the Safari Zone, its owner, Baoba, will give the player their first challenge of finding and catching a Geodude inside of the Safari Zone. No matter which of the 10 possible default Safari Zone area set-ups, the Cliff Area that Geodude can be found in is always the first area that the player enters.

Second Challenge

An unknown amount of time after completion of the first challenge, Baoba will call the player and give them their second challenge. The point of this challenge is to get the player to use the Area Customize; a machine that allows the player to move around and order the different areas of the Safari Zone. Using the Area Customize to add the Desert Area, the player must catch a Sandshrew.

Pokémon

Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
Cliff Area
	Fearow	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Paras	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Geodude	HG	SS	Walking	15-17	Unknown
	Graveler	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Slowbro	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Magnemite	HG	SS	Walking	15-16	Unknown
	Magneton	HG	SS	Walking	17	Unknown
	Magmar	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Wobbuffet	HG	SS	Walking	16	Unknown
	Linoone	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Vigoroth	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Lairon	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Zangoose	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Spheal	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Bronzor	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
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.

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Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
Wetlands
	Spearow	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Psyduck	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Golduck	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Farfetch'd	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Doduo	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Ditto	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Sentret	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Furret	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Wooper	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Quagsire	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Masquerain	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Shelgon	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Pachirisu	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Buizel	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
Surfing and Fishing
	Psyduck	HG	SS	Surfing	Unknown	Unknown
	Golduck	HG	SS	Surfing	Unknown	Unknown
	Poliwag	HG	SS	Good Rod	Unknown	Unknown
	Poliwhirl	HG	SS	Good Rod	Unknown	Unknown
	Wooper	HG	SS	Surfing	Unknown	Unknown
	Quagsire	HG	SS	Surfing	Unknown	Unknown
	Corphish	HG	SS	Good Rod	Unknown	Unknown
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.

Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
Field
	Rattata	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Raticate	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Abra	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Ponyta	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Girafarig	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Houndoom	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Stantler	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Smeargle	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Zigzagoon	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Lotad	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Surskit	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Manectric	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Zangoose	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Shinx	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
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.

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Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
Forest Lake
	Jigglypuff	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Paras	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Parasect	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Weepinbell	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Drowzee	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Hypno	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Voltorb	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Sentret	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Furret	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Murkrow	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Duskull	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Chimecho	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Bagon	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Pachirisu	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Floatzel	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Gible	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
Surfing and Fishing
	Goldeen	HG	SS	Surfing and Old Rod	Unknown	Unknown
	Seaking	HG	SS	Good and Super Rod	Unknown	Unknown
	Magikarp	HG	SS	All Rods and Surfing	Unknown	Unknown
	Murkrow	HG	SS	Surfing	Unknown	Unknown
	Dratini	HG	SS	Good Rod and Super Rod	Unknown	Unknown
	Dragonair	HG	SS	Super Rod	Unknown	Unknown
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.

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Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
Flower Garden
	Raticate	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Clefairy	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Jigglypuff	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Chansey	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Marill	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Hoppip	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Skiploom	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Sunkern	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Wooper	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Lotad	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Nuzleaf	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Masquerain	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Nosepass	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Riolu	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
Surfing and Fishing
	Poliwhirl	HG	SS	Good and Super Rod	Unknown	Unknown
	Magikarp	HG	SS	All Rods and Surfing	Unknown	Unknown
	Marill	HG	SS	Surfing	Unknown	Unknown
	Wooper	HG	SS	Surfing	Unknown	Unknown
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.

Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
Forest
	Pidgey	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Bellsprout	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Weepinbell	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Gastly	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Haunter	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Lickitung	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Mr. Mime	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Electabuzz	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Misdreavus	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Masquerain	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Shuppet	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Beldum	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Bidoof	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Budew	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Bronzong	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
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.

Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
Sahara
	Fearow	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Golduck	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Machop	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Machoke	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Bellsprout	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Magnemite	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Onix	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Kingler	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Kangaskhan	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Breloom	HG	SS	Walking	Walking	Unknown
	Medicham	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Manectric	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Illumise	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Solrock	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Skorupi	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
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.

Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
Desert
	Fearow	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Sandshrew	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Sandslash	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Cubone	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Marowak	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Lotad	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Spinda	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Trapinch	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Vibrava	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Cacnea	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Cacturne	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Hippopotas	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Carnivine	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
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.

Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
Savannah
	Nidoran♀	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Nidorina	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Nidoran♂	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Nidorino	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Zubat	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Golbat	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Rhyhorn	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Rhydon	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Tauros	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Houndour	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Zigzagoon	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Shroomish	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Azurill	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Torkoal	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Cacturne	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Luxio	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
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.

Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
Mountain
	Rattata	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Raticate	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Zubat	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Golbat	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Magnemite	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Magneton	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Krabby	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Lickitung	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Larvitar	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Meditite	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Volbeat	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Lunatone	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Dusclops	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Sealeo	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Metang	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Chingling	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
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.

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Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
MountainSide
	Zubat	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Slowpoke	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Slowbro	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Doduo	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Dodrio	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Kingler	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Mareep	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Aron	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Electrike	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Manectric	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Budew	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
Surfing and Fishing
	Poliwag	HG	SS	Surfing	Unknown	Unknown
	Poliwhirl	HG	SS	Surfing	Unknown	Unknown
	Krabby	HG	SS	Good Rod	Unknown	Unknown
	Goldeen	HG	SS	Super Rod	Unknown	Unknown
	Seaking	HG	SS	Super Rod	Unknown	Unknown
	Magikarp	HG	SS	Surfing, Old Rod, Good Rod	Unknown	Unknown
	Lapras	HG	SS	Surfing	Unknown	Unknown
	Corphish	HG	SS	Good Rod and Super Rod	Unknown	Unknown
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.

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Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
Marshlands
	Ekans	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Arbok	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Oddish	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Gloom	HG	SS	Walking	16	Unknown
	Diglett	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Grimer	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Koffing	HG	SS	Walking	16-17	Unknown
	Weezing	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Jumpluff	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Wooper	HG	SS	Walking	17	Unknown
	Quagsire	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Shuckle	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Roselia	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Seviper	HG	SS	Walking	47	Unknown
	Banette	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Croagunk	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Carnivine	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
Surfing and Fishing
	Poliwag	HG	SS	Surfing, Good Rod	Unknown	Unknown
	Poliwhirl	HG	SS	Good Rod	22	Unknown
	Grimer	HG	SS	Surfing	Unknown	Unknown
	Magikarp	HG	SS	Old Rod	Unknown	Unknown
	Magikarp	HG	SS	Good Rod	22-23	Unknown
	Wooper	HG	SS	Walking	Unknown	Unknown
	Barboach	HG	SS	Surfing	Unknown	Unknown
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.

Trivia

• Johto did not have a Safari Zone in Generation II. However, an unused Safari Zone map still exists in the coding of the Generation II games, accessible through the use of cheating devices. This one, however, was in fact simply intended to be the Kanto Safari Zone three years later.
• The addition of this Safari Zone means that every region in the main series has had one.
• The number of Pokémon species that can be acquired in this Safari Zone is by far the largest quantity in the main series to date.

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

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