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 beach on the southwestern island	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