Route 42, Johto (location)

This is the Pokémon Location guide for Route 42 in Johto.

Choose which generation of games you're playing to see the Pokémon and capture methods.

Generation 4

Walking

Walking in grass or a cave

Pokémon Games Times Rarity Levels Details
Spearow Spearow HGSS MorningDay Common 14-16
Zubat Zubat HGSS Night Common 14-16
Mankey Mankey HGSS MorningDayNight Common 15
Mareep Mareep HGSS MorningDayNight Common 13
Mareep Mareep HGSS MorningDayNight Common 13-15
Flaaffy Flaaffy HGSS MorningDayNight Uncommon 15-17
Hoenn Sound
Linoone Linoone HGSS MorningDayNight Uncommon 14
Whismur Whismur HGSS MorningDayNight Uncommon 13-14
Sinnoh Sound
Bidoof Bidoof HGSS MorningDayNight Uncommon 14
Buizel Buizel HGSS MorningDayNight Uncommon 13-14

Surfing

Surfing on water

Pokémon Games Times Rarity Levels Details
Goldeen Goldeen HGSS MorningDayNight Common 10-25
Seaking Seaking HGSS MorningDayNight Uncommon 15-25

Super Rod

Fishing using the Super Rod

Pokémon Games Times Rarity Levels Details
Goldeen Goldeen HGSS MorningDayNight Common 40
Seaking Seaking HGSS MorningDayNight Rare 40
Magikarp Magikarp HGSS MorningDayNight Rare 40

Good Rod

Fishing using the Good Rod

Pokémon Games Times Rarity Levels Details
Goldeen Goldeen HGSS MorningDayNight Common 20
Magikarp Magikarp HGSS MorningDayNight Common 20

Old Rod

Fishing using the Old Rod

Pokémon Games Times Rarity Levels Details
Magikarp Magikarp HGSS MorningDayNight Common 10
Goldeen Goldeen HGSS MorningDayNight Rare 10

Headbutt

Headbutt large trees in the field

Pokémon Games Times Rarity Levels Details
Spearow Spearow HGSS MorningDayNight Limited 11-20
Aipom Aipom HGSS MorningDayNight Limited 13-16
Heracross Heracross HGSS MorningDayNight Limited 21-30

Generation 2

Walking

Walking in grass or a cave

Pokémon Games Times Rarity Levels Details
Spearow Spearow GSC MorningDay Common 14-16
Zubat Zubat GSC Night Common 14-16
Mankey Mankey GSC MorningDayNight Common 15
Mareep Mareep GSC MorningDayNight Common 13
Mareep Mareep GSC MorningDayNight Common 13-15
Rattata Rattata GSC Night Common 13
Spearow Spearow GSC MorningDay Common 14
Ekans Ekans GSC MorningDay Common 13
Zubat Zubat GSC Night Common 14
Fearow Fearow GSC MorningDay Rare 16
Arbok Arbok GSC MorningDay Rare 15
Marill Marill GSC Night Rare 15
Flaaffy Flaaffy GSC MorningDayNight Uncommon 15-17
Rattata Rattata GSC MorningDay Uncommon 15
Raticate Raticate GSC MorningDay Uncommon 6-16
Raticate Raticate GSC Night Uncommon 15
Golbat Golbat GSC Night Uncommon 16

Surfing

Surfing on water

Pokémon Games Times Rarity Levels Details
Goldeen Goldeen GSC MorningDayNight Common 15-24
Seaking Seaking GSC MorningDayNight Uncommon 20-24

Super Rod

Fishing using the Super Rod

Pokémon Games Times Rarity Levels Details
Goldeen Goldeen GSC MorningDayNight Common 40
Seaking Seaking GSC MorningDayNight Uncommon 40
Magikarp Magikarp GSC MorningDayNight Uncommon 40

Good Rod

Fishing using the Good Rod

Pokémon Games Times Rarity Levels Details
Goldeen Goldeen GSC MorningDayNight Common 20
Magikarp Magikarp GSC MorningDayNight Common 20

Old Rod

Fishing using the Old Rod

Pokémon Games Times Rarity Levels Details
Magikarp Magikarp GSC MorningDayNight Common 10
Goldeen Goldeen GSC MorningDayNight Uncommon 10

Headbutt

Headbutt large trees in the field

Pokémon Games Times Rarity Levels Details
Spearow Spearow GSC MorningDayNight Common 10
Aipom Aipom GSC MorningDayNight Common 10
Ekans Ekans GSC MorningDayNight Uncommon 10
Spearow Spearow GSC MorningDayNight Common 10
Aipom Aipom GSC MorningDayNight Uncommon 10

Headbutt (Special)

Headbutt special trees in the field

Pokémon Games Times Rarity Levels Details
Spearow Spearow GSC MorningDayNight Common 10
Heracross Heracross GSC MorningDayNight Common 10
Aipom Aipom GSC MorningDayNight Common 10
Spearow Spearow GSC MorningDayNight Common 10
Heracross Heracross GSC MorningDayNight Common 10
Aipom Aipom GSC MorningDayNight Uncommon 10