Route 41

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Route 41

Access to:
North: Route 40
West: Cianwood City
Accessible on the route: Whirl Islands

Utility:
Surf is required to access and traverse this route. Wild Pokémon can also be encountered here with Surf.
Whirlpool is required to access a hidden Max Ether and the Whirl Islands.

Pokémon

Wild Shellder have a 23% chance of holding a Pearl and a 2% chance of holding a Big Pearl.

Surfing

Combined (Full)
Slot	Rate	Gold			Silver			Crystal
0	60%		Tentacool	lv. 20-24		Tentacool	lv. 20-24		Tentacool	lv. 20-24
1	30%		Tentacruel	lv. 20-24		Tentacruel	lv. 20-24		Tentacruel	lv. 20-24
2	10%		Mantine	lv. 20-24		Tentacool	lv. 15-19		Mantine	lv. 20-24

Combined (Compressed)
Pokémon		Gold		Silver		Crystal
	Tentacool	60%	lv. 20-24	70%	lv. 15-24	60%	lv. 20-24
	Tentacruel	30%	lv. 20-24	30%	lv. 20-24	30%	lv. 20-24
	Mantine	10%	lv. 20-24	N/A		10%	lv. 20-24

Fishing

Gold (Full)
Slot	Rate	Rod	Pokémon		Level
0	70%	Old		Magikarp	10
1	15%	Old		Magikarp	10
2	15%	Old		Tentacool	10
0	35%	Good		Magikarp	20
1	35%	Good		Tentacool	20
2	20%	Good		Chinchou	20
3	10%	Good		Shellder	20
0	40%	Super		Chinchou	40
1	30%	Super		Shellder	40
2	20%	Super		Tentacruel	40
3	10%	Super		Lanturn	40

Silver (Full)
Slot	Rate	Rod	Pokémon		Level
0	70%	Old		Magikarp	10
1	15%	Old		Magikarp	10
2	15%	Old		Tentacool	10
0	35%	Good		Magikarp	20
1	35%	Good		Tentacool	20
2	20%	Good		Chinchou	20
3	10%	Good		Shellder	20
0	40%	Super		Chinchou	40
1	30%	Super		Shellder	40
2	20%	Super		Tentacruel	40
3	10%	Super		Lanturn	40

Crystal (Full)
Slot	Rate	Rod	Pokémon		Level
0	70%	Old		Magikarp	10
1	15%	Old		Magikarp	10
2	15%	Old		Tentacool	10
0	35%	Good		Magikarp	20
1	35%	Good		Tentacool	20
2	20%	Good		Chinchou	20
3	10%	Good		Shellder	20
0	40%	Super		Chinchou	40
1	30%	Super		Shellder	40
2	20%	Super		Tentacruel	40
3	10%	Super		Lanturn	40

Combined (Full)
Slot	Rate	Rod	Gold			Silver			Crystal
0	70%	Old		Magikarp	lv. 10		Magikarp	lv. 10		Magikarp	lv. 10
1	15%	Old		Magikarp	lv. 10		Magikarp	lv. 10		Magikarp	lv. 10
2	15%	Old		Tentacool	lv. 10		Tentacool	lv. 10		Tentacool	lv. 10
0	35%	Good		Magikarp	lv. 20		Magikarp	lv. 20		Magikarp	lv. 20
1	35%	Good		Tentacool	lv. 20		Tentacool	lv. 20		Tentacool	lv. 20
2	20%	Good		Chinchou	lv. 20		Chinchou	lv. 20		Chinchou	lv. 20
3	10%	Good		Shellder	lv. 20		Shellder	lv. 20		Shellder	lv. 20
0	40%	Super		Chinchou	lv. 40		Chinchou	lv. 40		Chinchou	lv. 40
1	30%	Super		Shellder	lv. 40		Shellder	lv. 40		Shellder	lv. 40
2	20%	Super		Tentacruel	lv. 40		Tentacruel	lv. 40		Tentacruel	lv. 40
3	10%	Super		Lanturn	lv. 40		Lanturn	lv. 40		Lanturn	lv. 40

Gold (Compressed)
Rod	Pokémon		Rate	Level
Old		Magikarp	85%	10
Old		Tentacool	15%	10
Good		Magikarp	35%	20
Good		Tentacool	35%	20
Good		Chinchou	20%	20
Good		Shellder	10%	20
Super		Chinchou	40%	40
Super		Shellder	30%	40
Super		Tentacruel	20%	40
Super		Lanturn	10%	40

Silver (Compressed)
Rod	Pokémon		Rate	Level
Old		Magikarp	85%	10
Old		Tentacool	15%	10
Good		Magikarp	35%	20
Good		Tentacool	35%	20
Good		Chinchou	20%	20
Good		Shellder	10%	20
Super		Chinchou	40%	40
Super		Shellder	30%	40
Super		Tentacruel	20%	40
Super		Lanturn	10%	40

Crystal (Compressed)
Rod	Pokémon		Rate	Level
Old		Magikarp	85%	10
Old		Tentacool	15%	10
Good		Magikarp	35%	20
Good		Tentacool	35%	20
Good		Chinchou	20%	20
Good		Shellder	10%	20
Super		Chinchou	40%	40
Super		Shellder	30%	40
Super		Tentacruel	20%	40
Super		Lanturn	10%	40

Combined (Compressed)
Rod	Pokémon		Gold		Silver		Crystal
Old		Magikarp	85%	lv. 10	85%	lv. 10	85%	lv. 10
Old		Tentacool	15%	lv. 10	15%	lv. 10	15%	lv. 10
Good		Magikarp	35%	lv. 20	35%	lv. 20	35%	lv. 20
Good		Tentacool	35%	lv. 20	35%	lv. 20	35%	lv. 20
Good		Chinchou	20%	lv. 20	20%	lv. 20	20%	lv. 20
Good		Shellder	10%	lv. 20	10%	lv. 20	10%	lv. 20
Super		Chinchou	40%	lv. 40	40%	lv. 40	40%	lv. 40
Super		Shellder	30%	lv. 40	30%	lv. 40	30%	lv. 40
Super		Tentacruel	20%	lv. 40	20%	lv. 40	20%	lv. 40
Super		Lanturn	10%	lv. 40	10%	lv. 40	10%	lv. 40

Pokémon

Wild Tentacool and Tentacruel have a 5% chance of holding a Poison Barb.
Wild Chinchou and Lanturn have a 5% chance of holding a DeepSeaScale.
Wild Shellder have a 50% chance of holding a Pearl and a 5% chance of holding a Big Pearl.

Surfing

Combined (Full)
Slot	Rate	HeartGold			SoulSilver
0	60%		Tentacool	lv. 15-25		Tentacool	lv. 15-25
1	30%		Tentacruel	lv. 15-25		Tentacool	lv. 10-20
2	5%		Mantine	lv. 15-25		Tentacruel	lv. 15-25
3	4%		Mantine	lv. 15-25		Tentacruel	lv. 15-25
4	1%		Mantine	lv. 15-25		Tentacruel	lv. 15-25

Combined (Compressed)
Pokémon		HeartGold		SoulSilver
	Tentacool	60%	lv. 15-25	90%	lv. 10-25
	Tentacruel	30%	lv. 15-25	10%	lv. 15-25
	Mantine	10%	lv. 15-25	N/A

Fishing

HeartGold (Full)
Slot	Rate	Rod	Pokémon		Level
0	40%	Old		Magikarp	10
1	30%	Old		Magikarp	10
2	15%	Old		Magikarp	10
3	10%	Old		Tentacool	10
4	5%	Old		Tentacool	10
0	40%	Good		Magikarp	20
1	30%	Good		Tentacool	20
2	15%	Good		Chinchou	20
3	10%	Good		Shellder	20
4	5%	Good		Chinchou	20
0	40%	Super		Chinchou	40
1	30%	Super		Shellder	40
2	15%	Super		Tentacruel	40
3	10%	Super		Lanturn	40
4	5%	Super		Tentacruel	40

SoulSilver (Full)
Slot	Rate	Rod	Pokémon		Level
0	40%	Old		Magikarp	10
1	30%	Old		Magikarp	10
2	15%	Old		Magikarp	10
3	10%	Old		Tentacool	10
4	5%	Old		Tentacool	10
0	40%	Good		Magikarp	20
1	30%	Good		Tentacool	20
2	15%	Good		Chinchou	20
3	10%	Good		Shellder	20
4	5%	Good		Chinchou	20
0	40%	Super		Chinchou	40
1	30%	Super		Shellder	40
2	15%	Super		Tentacruel	40
3	10%	Super		Lanturn	40
4	5%	Super		Tentacruel	40

Combined (Full)
Slot	Rate	Rod	HeartGold			SoulSilver
0	40%	Old		Magikarp	lv. 10		Magikarp	lv. 10
1	30%	Old		Magikarp	lv. 10		Magikarp	lv. 10
2	15%	Old		Magikarp	lv. 10		Magikarp	lv. 10
3	10%	Old		Tentacool	lv. 10		Tentacool	lv. 10
4	5%	Old		Tentacool	lv. 10		Tentacool	lv. 10
0	40%	Good		Magikarp	lv. 20		Magikarp	lv. 20
1	30%	Good		Tentacool	lv. 20		Tentacool	lv. 20
2	15%	Good		Chinchou	lv. 20		Chinchou	lv. 20
3	10%	Good		Shellder	lv. 20		Shellder	lv. 20
4	5%	Good		Chinchou	lv. 20		Chinchou	lv. 20
0	40%	Super		Chinchou	lv. 40		Chinchou	lv. 40
1	30%	Super		Shellder	lv. 40		Shellder	lv. 40
2	15%	Super		Tentacruel	lv. 40		Tentacruel	lv. 40
3	10%	Super		Lanturn	lv. 40		Lanturn	lv. 40
4	5%	Super		Tentacruel	lv. 40		Tentacruel	lv. 40

HeartGold (Compressed)
Rod	Pokémon		Rate	Level
Old		Magikarp	85%	10
Old		Tentacool	15%	10
Good		Magikarp	40%	20
Good		Tentacool	30%	20
Good		Chinchou	20%	20
Good		Shellder	10%	20
Super		Chinchou	40%	40
Super		Shellder	30%	40
Super		Tentacruel	20%	40
Super		Lanturn	10%	40

SoulSilver (Compressed)
Rod	Pokémon		Rate	Level
Old		Magikarp	85%	10
Old		Tentacool	15%	10
Good		Magikarp	40%	20
Good		Tentacool	30%	20
Good		Chinchou	20%	20
Good		Shellder	10%	20
Super		Chinchou	40%	40
Super		Shellder	30%	40
Super		Tentacruel	20%	40
Super		Lanturn	10%	40

Combined (Compressed)
Rod	Pokémon		HeartGold		SoulSilver
Old		Magikarp	85%	lv. 10	85%	lv. 10
Old		Tentacool	15%	lv. 10	15%	lv. 10
Good		Magikarp	40%	lv. 20	40%	lv. 20
Good		Tentacool	30%	lv. 20	30%	lv. 20
Good		Chinchou	20%	lv. 20	20%	lv. 20
Good		Shellder	10%	lv. 20	10%	lv. 20
Super		Chinchou	40%	lv. 40	40%	lv. 40
Super		Shellder	30%	lv. 40	30%	lv. 40
Super		Tentacruel	20%	lv. 40	20%	lv. 40
Super		Lanturn	10%	lv. 40	10%	lv. 40

Items

Gold, Silver, and Crystal Items
Item	Games			Location	Notes
Max Ether	G	S	C	On the southeasternmost ground tile of the square of four tiles northwest of the southwesternmost entrance to the Whirl Islands	Hidden. Requires Whirlpool.

Trainers

Gold, Silver, and Crystal Trainers
Trainer	Games			Party	Notes
Swimmer♂ George	G	S	C	Tentacool lv.16 Tentacool lv.16 Tentacool lv.17 Tentacool lv.17 Remoraid lv.19 Staryu lv.19
Swimmer♀ Kara	G	S	C	Staryu lv.20 Starmie lv.20
Swimmer♂ Mathew	G	S	C	Krabby lv.23
Swimmer♀ Denise	G	S	C	Seel lv.22
Swimmer♂ Kirk	G	S	C	Gyarados lv.20 Gyarados lv.20
Swimmer♂ Berke	G	S	C	Qwilfish lv.23
Swimmer♂ Charlie	G	S	C	Shellder lv.21 Tentacool lv.19 Tentacruel lv.19
Swimmer♀ Susie	G	S	C	Psyduck lv.20 Goldeen lv.22
Swimmer♀ Kaylee	G	S	C	Goldeen lv.18 Goldeen lv.20 Seaking lv.20
Swimmer♀ Wendy	G	S	C	Horsea lv.21 Horsea lv.21

Trainers

HeartGold and SoulSilver Trainers
Trainer	Games		Party	Notes
Swimmer♂ Charlie	HG	SS	Shellder lv.21 Tentacool lv.19 Tentacruel lv.19
Swimmer♂ George	HG	SS	Tentacool lv.16 Tentacool lv.16 Tentacool lv.17 Tentacool lv.17 Remoraid lv.19 Staryu lv.19
Swimmer♀ Susie	HG	SS	Psyduck lv.20 Goldeen lv.22
Swimmer♀ Kaylee	HG	SS	Goldeen lv.18 Goldeen lv.20 Seaking lv.20
Swimmer♂ Matthew	HG	SS	Krabby lv.23
Swimmer♀ Wendy	HG	SS	Horsea lv.21 Horsea lv.21
Swimmer♂ Berke	HG	SS	Qwilfish lv.23
Swimmer♀ Kara	HG	SS	Staryu lv.20 Starmie lv.20
Swimmer♂ Ronald	HG	SS	Gyarados lv.20 Gyarados lv.20
Swimmer♀ Denise	HG	SS	Seel lv.22