JOHTO · Route 48
Route 48 – Pokémon & Locations
Every wild Pokémon on Route 48 in HeartGold/SoulSilver: catch rates, levels and trainers, plus the HeartGold/SoulSilver differences and a calculated best-catch tip. Data as of HeartGold. Route 48 connects Route 47 with Safari Zone Gate.
Encounter table
Hoothoot#163SpecialLv 15–1850%
Shinx#403SpecialLv 20–2440%
Spinarak#167SpecialLv 17–1830%
Pineco#204SpecialLv 15–1630%
Tauros#128GrassLv 20–2421%
Gloom#044SpecialLv 22–2420%
Growlithe#058GrassLv 21–2520%
Farfetchd#083GrassLv 2520%
Exeggcute#102SpecialLv 15–1820%
Plusle#311SpecialLv 20–2120%
Minun#312SpecialLv 22–2420%
Fearow#022SpecialLv 2110%
Hoppip#187SpecialLv 2010%
Girafarig#203GrassLv 205%
Diglett#050GrassLv 204%Hoppip#187GrassLv 221%Source: PokéAPI (HeartGold/SoulSilver). Rates are the max encounter slots per species and method.View on the map (other edition selectable)
Items on Route 48
No item data curated for this spot yet.
Trainers on Route 48
Route trainer data is missing. This region only lists key battles (gyms, Elite Four, Champion).
Best catch on Route 48
Tauros has the highest base stat total (490) of every catchable species here, statistically the strongest catch on Route 48. Automatically calculated from stats, not a meta ranking.
NUZLOCKE
Nuzlocke on Route 48
Log the first catch on Route 48 straight into a new Nuzlocke run. The tracker knows every encounter on this route.
15 species. Most common: Hoothoot (50 %), Shinx (40 %), Spinarak (30 %). The rarest catch is Diglett (4 %). All rates are the max encounter slots from PokéAPI (HeartGold).
Yes, the versions differ. HeartGold and SoulSilver differ on Route 48 like this: Vulpix only in SoulSilver (20%); Growlithe only in HeartGold (20%); Ledyba only in SoulSilver (30%); Spinarak only in HeartGold (30%)
No. No items are currently tracked for Route 48 in this overview.
Tauros. With a base stat total of 490, Tauros has the highest total of all catchable species here: calculated tip for Route 48 (derived automatically from stats, not a meta ranking).