JOHTO · Route 43
Route 43 – Pokémon & Locations
Every wild Pokémon on Route 43 in HeartGold/SoulSilver: catch rates, levels and trainers, plus the HeartGold/SoulSilver differences and a calculated best-catch tip. Data as of HeartGold. Route 43 connects Mahogany Town with Lake of Rage.
Encounter table
Magikarp#129SurfLv 5–50100%Magikarp#129FishingLv 10–4085%
Poliwag#060FishingLv 10–4080%
Hoothoot#163SpecialLv 15–1865%
Pineco#204SpecialLv 15–1630%
Pidgeotto#017SpecialLv 1720%
Exeggcute#102SpecialLv 15–1820%
Noctowl#164SpecialLv 1720%
Flaaffy#180GrassLv 15–1720%
Girafarig#203GrassLv 1520%
Linoone#264SpecialLv 1720%
Whismur#293SpecialLv 1520%
Bidoof#399SpecialLv 1720%
Buizel#418SpecialLv 1520%
Venonat#048GrassLv 15–1715%Venonat#048SpecialLv 17–1815%
Mareep#179GrassLv 15–1610%Flaaffy#180SpecialLv 1510%Girafarig#203SpecialLv 1510%Pidgeotto#017GrassLv 175%Source: PokéAPI (HeartGold/SoulSilver). Rates are the max encounter slots per species and method.View on the map (other edition selectable)
Items on Route 43
TM36 (Sludge Bomb)
Max Ether
Black Apricorn
Trainers on Route 43
Route trainer data is missing. This region only lists key battles (gyms, Elite Four, Champion).
Best catch on Route 43
Girafarig has the highest base stat total (455) of every catchable species here, statistically the strongest catch on Route 43. Automatically calculated from stats, not a meta ranking.
NUZLOCKE
Nuzlocke on Route 43
Log the first catch on Route 43 straight into a new Nuzlocke run. The tracker knows every encounter on this route.
15 species. Most common: Magikarp (100 %), Poliwag (80 %), Hoothoot (65 %). The rarest catch is Mareep (10 %). All rates are the max encounter slots from PokéAPI (HeartGold).
No. The encounter tables for Route 43 are completely identical in HeartGold and SoulSilver: same species, rates and levels.
Yes. There are 3 items on Route 43: TM36 (Sludge Bomb), Max Ether, Black Apricorn.
Girafarig. With a base stat total of 455, Girafarig has the highest total of all catchable species here: calculated tip for Route 43 (derived automatically from stats, not a meta ranking).