Route 42 — Pokémon Sour Crystal

Every wild Pokémon here, by encounter method.

Route 42 lists 15 Pokémon across 13 encounter methods (grass (night), grass (night), surf, surf, and more), between level 10 and 40. Between them they cover 7 types: FightingPoisonFlyingElectricWaterNormalBug.

Route 42 in other guides

The same area in other ROM hacks on this site. Each one has its own encounter table.

The original game's table for this area:

Opens up at Mahogany Town and the Team Rocket Radio Tower story — Pryce and the Glacier Badge.

Grass (night) Lv 14-17

8pm to 4am in game · 10% of steps start a battle

	Pokémon	Types	Level	Rate
	Mankey	Fighting	15	30%
	Zubat	PoisonFlying	14	30%
	Ekans	Poison	15	20%
	Mareep	Electric	16	10%
	Arbok rare	Poison	15	5%
	Golbat rare	PoisonFlying	16	4%
	Flaaffy rare	Electric	17	1%

Grass (night) Lv 23-27

8pm to 4am in game · 10% of steps start a battle

	Pokémon	Types	Level	Rate
	Mankey	Fighting	25	30%
	Golbat	PoisonFlying	23	30%
	Arbok	Poison	24	20%
	Flaaffy	Electric	26	10%
	Ekans rare	Poison	25	5%
	Zubat rare	PoisonFlying	27	4%
	Mareep rare	Electric	27	1%

Surf Lv 15-20

4% of steps while surfing start a battle.

	Pokémon	Types	Level	Rate
	Goldeen	Water	15-20	90%
	Seaking	Water	20	10%

Surf Lv 20-25

4% of steps while surfing start a battle.

	Pokémon	Types	Level	Rate
	Goldeen	Water	20-25	90%
	Seaking	Water	25	10%

Old Rod Lv 10

Lake fishing group · 50% of casts get a bite.

	Pokémon	Types	Level	Rate
	Magikarp	Water	10	85%
	Poliwag	Water	10	15%

Good Rod Lv 20

Lake fishing group · 50% of casts get a bite.

	Pokémon	Types	Level	Rate
	Magikarp	Water	20	35%
	Poliwag	Water	20	65%

Super Rod Lv 40

Lake fishing group · 50% of casts get a bite.

	Pokémon	Types	Level	Rate
	Poliwag	Water	40	80%
	Magikarp	Water	40	20%

Headbutt Lv 10

Headbutt a tree

	Pokémon	Types	Level	Rate
	Spearow	NormalFlying	10	65%
	Ekans	Poison	10	15%
	Aipom	Normal	10	20%

Headbutt (rare tree) Lv 10

The few trees on this map that hold the rarer set

	Pokémon	Types	Level	Rate
	Spearow	NormalFlying	10	50%
	Heracross	BugFighting	10	30%
	Aipom	Normal	10	20%

Swarm Lv 14-17

Only while that Pokémon is swarming here — see the game's swarm notifier.

	Pokémon	Types	Level
	Mankey	Fighting	15
	Mankey	Fighting	14
	Ekans	Poison	15
	Mareep	Electric	16
	Arbok	Poison	15
	Fearow	NormalFlying	16
	Flaaffy	Electric	17
	Mankey	Fighting	15
	Mankey	Fighting	14
	Ekans	Poison	15
	Mareep	Electric	16
	Arbok	Poison	15
	Fearow	NormalFlying	16
	Flaaffy	Electric	17
	Mankey	Fighting	15
	Mankey	Fighting	14
	Ekans	Poison	15
	Mareep	Electric	16
	Arbok	Poison	15
	Golbat	PoisonFlying	16
	Flaaffy	Electric	17

Swarm Lv 14-17

Only while that Pokémon is swarming here — see the game's swarm notifier.

	Pokémon	Types	Level
	Mareep	Electric	15
	Mareep	Electric	14
	Mankey	Fighting	15
	Mareep	Electric	16
	Arbok	Poison	15
	Fearow	NormalFlying	16
	Flaaffy	Electric	17
	Mareep	Electric	15
	Mareep	Electric	14
	Mankey	Fighting	15
	Mareep	Electric	16
	Arbok	Poison	15
	Fearow	NormalFlying	16
	Flaaffy	Electric	17
	Mareep	Electric	15
	Mareep	Electric	14
	Mankey	Fighting	15
	Mareep	Electric	16
	Arbok	Poison	15
	Golbat	PoisonFlying	16
	Flaaffy	Electric	17

Grass (morning/day) Lv 14-17

4am to 8pm in game · 10% of steps start a battle

	Pokémon	Types	Level	Rate
	Mankey	Fighting	15	30%
	Spearow	NormalFlying	14	30%
	Ekans	Poison	15	20%
	Mareep	Electric	16	10%
	Arbok rare	Poison	15	5%
	Fearow rare	NormalFlying	16	4%
	Flaaffy rare	Electric	17	1%

Grass (morning/day) Lv 23-27

4am to 8pm in game · 10% of steps start a battle

	Pokémon	Types	Level	Rate
	Mankey	Fighting	25	30%
	Fearow	NormalFlying	23	30%
	Arbok	Poison	24	20%
	Flaaffy	Electric	26	10%
	Ekans rare	Poison	25	5%
	Spearow rare	NormalFlying	27	4%
	Mareep rare	Electric	27	1%

Trainers here

12 fights here, in story order. ★ marks a gym leader or major battle.

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