Johto and Kanto Gold/Silver section

Pokemon Gold and Silver Routes 40 and 41 Walkthrough

Routes 40 and 41 section of the complete Pokemon Gold and Silver walkthrough, with wild Pokemon, trainers, items, hidden items, trades, events, and boss data.

By Damodar Sharma Updated June 23, 2026 Walkthrough

Surf to Cianwood and log sea route encounters before Whirl Islands are fully open. This section is generated from pret/pokegold map, trainer, item, and encounter data for Pokemon Gold and Silver only.

Phase 5: Storm Badge

Routes 40 and 41

Surf to Cianwood and log sea route encounters before Whirl Islands are fully open.

Source maps6 Wild rows114 Trainers14 Items/trades5

Source Maps

ROUTE_40, ROUTE_41, WHIRL_ISLAND_NW, WHIRL_ISLAND_NE, WHIRL_ISLAND_SW, WHIRL_ISLAND_SE

Wild Pokemon

Area / subarea	Game	Method	Time	Pokemon	Level	Odds	Condition / requirement
Route 40	Gold/Silver	Good Rod	Any	Krabby Rod bite group	Lv. 20	55%	Standard encounter table.
Route 40	Gold/Silver	Good Rod	Any	Magikarp Rod bite group	Lv. 20	35%	Standard encounter table.
Route 40	Gold/Silver	Old Rod	Any	.Dratini 2 Old Rod bite group	Lv. NaN-NaN	0%	Standard encounter table.
Route 40	Gold/Silver	Old Rod	Any	.Dratini Old Rod bite group	Lv. NaN-NaN	0%	Standard encounter table.
Route 40	Gold/Silver	Old Rod	Any	.Gyarados Old Rod bite group	Lv. NaN-NaN	0%	Standard encounter table.
Route 40	Gold/Silver	Old Rod	Any	.Lake Old Rod bite group	Lv. NaN-NaN	0%	Standard encounter table.
Route 40	Gold/Silver	Old Rod	Any	.Ocean Old Rod bite group	Lv. NaN-NaN	0%	Standard encounter table.
Route 40	Gold/Silver	Old Rod	Any	.Pond Old Rod bite group	Lv. NaN-NaN	0%	Standard encounter table.
Route 40	Gold/Silver	Old Rod	Any	.Qwilfish Noswarm Old Rod bite group	Lv. NaN-NaN	0%	Standard encounter table.
Route 40	Gold/Silver	Old Rod	Any	.Qwilfish Old Rod bite group	Lv. NaN-NaN	0%	Standard encounter table.
Route 40	Gold/Silver	Old Rod	Any	.Qwilfish Swarm Old Rod bite group	Lv. NaN-NaN	0%	Standard encounter table.
Route 40	Gold/Silver	Old Rod	Any	.Remoraid Old Rod bite group	Lv. NaN-NaN	0%	Standard encounter table.
Route 40	Gold/Silver	Old Rod	Any	.Remoraid Swarm Old Rod bite group	Lv. NaN-NaN	0%	Standard encounter table.
Route 40	Gold/Silver	Old Rod	Any	.Shore Old Rod bite group	Lv. NaN-NaN	50%	Standard encounter table.
Route 40	Gold/Silver	Old Rod	Any	.Whirlislands Old Rod bite group	Lv. NaN-NaN	0%	Standard encounter table.
Route 40	Gold/Silver	Old Rod	Any	Krabby Rod bite group	Lv. 10	15%	Standard encounter table.
Route 40	Gold/Silver	Old Rod	Any	Magikarp Rod bite group	Lv. 10	35%	Standard encounter table.
Route 40	Gold/Silver	Rock Smash	Any	Krabby	Lv. 15	90%	Break cracked rocks.
Route 40	Gold/Silver	Rock Smash	Any	Shuckle	Lv. 15	10%	Break cracked rocks.
Route 40	Gold/Silver	Super Rod	Any	Kingler Rod bite group	Lv. 40	10%	Standard encounter table.
Route 40	Gold/Silver	Super Rod	Any	Krabby Rod bite group	Lv. 40	90%	Standard encounter table.
Route 40	Gold/Silver	Surf	Any	Tentacool 6% encounter rate	Lv. 15-20	90%	Standard encounter table.
Route 40	Gold/Silver	Surf	Any	Tentacruel 6% encounter rate	Lv. 20	10%	Standard encounter table.
Route 41	Gold/Silver	Good Rod	Any	Chinchou Rod bite group	Lv. 20	20%	Standard encounter table.
Route 41	Gold/Silver	Good Rod	Any	Magikarp Rod bite group	Lv. 20	35%	Standard encounter table.
Route 41	Gold/Silver	Good Rod	Any	Tentacool Rod bite group	Lv. 20	35%	Standard encounter table.
Route 41	Gold/Silver	Old Rod	Any	Magikarp Rod bite group	Lv. 10	85%	Standard encounter table.
Route 41	Gold/Silver	Old Rod	Any	Tentacool Rod bite group	Lv. 10	15%	Standard encounter table.
Route 41	Gold/Silver	Super Rod	Any	Chinchou Rod bite group	Lv. 40	40%	Standard encounter table.
Route 41	Gold/Silver	Super Rod	Any	Lanturn Rod bite group	Lv. 40	10%	Standard encounter table.
Route 41	Gold/Silver	Super Rod	Any	Tentacruel Rod bite group	Lv. 40	50%	Standard encounter table.
Route 41	Gold	Surf	Any	Mantine 6% encounter rate	Lv. 20	10%	Standard encounter table.
Route 41	Gold	Surf	Any	Tentacool 6% encounter rate	Lv. 20	60%	Standard encounter table.
Route 41	Silver	Surf	Any	Tentacool 6% encounter rate	Lv. 15-20	70%	Standard encounter table.
Route 41	Gold/Silver	Surf	Any	Tentacruel 6% encounter rate	Lv. 20	30%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Nw	Gold/Silver	Good Rod	Any	Krabby Rod bite group	Lv. 20	55%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Nw	Gold/Silver	Good Rod	Any	Magikarp Rod bite group	Lv. 20	35%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Nw	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Golbat 6% encounter rate	Lv. 23	5%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Nw	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Krabby 6% encounter rate	Lv. 22-24	50%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Nw	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Seel 6% encounter rate	Lv. 22-24	15%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Nw	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Zubat 6% encounter rate	Lv. 23	30%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Nw	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Golbat 6% encounter rate	Lv. 23	5%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Nw	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Krabby 6% encounter rate	Lv. 22-24	50%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Nw	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Seel 6% encounter rate	Lv. 22-24	15%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Nw	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Zubat 6% encounter rate	Lv. 23	30%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Nw	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Golbat 6% encounter rate	Lv. 23	5%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Nw	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Krabby 6% encounter rate	Lv. 22-24	50%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Nw	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Seel 6% encounter rate	Lv. 22-24	15%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Nw	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Zubat 6% encounter rate	Lv. 23	30%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Nw	Gold/Silver	Old Rod	Any	Krabby Rod bite group	Lv. 10	15%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Nw	Gold/Silver	Old Rod	Any	Magikarp Rod bite group	Lv. 10	85%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Nw	Gold/Silver	Super Rod	Any	Kingler Rod bite group	Lv. 40	50%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Nw	Gold/Silver	Super Rod	Any	Krabby Rod bite group	Lv. 40	40%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Nw	Gold/Silver	Super Rod	Any	Seadra Rod bite group	Lv. 40	10%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Ne	Gold/Silver	Good Rod	Any	Krabby Rod bite group	Lv. 20	55%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Ne	Gold/Silver	Good Rod	Any	Magikarp Rod bite group	Lv. 20	35%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Ne	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Golbat 6% encounter rate	Lv. 23	5%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Ne	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Krabby 6% encounter rate	Lv. 22-24	50%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Ne	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Seel 6% encounter rate	Lv. 22-24	15%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Ne	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Zubat 6% encounter rate	Lv. 23	30%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Ne	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Golbat 6% encounter rate	Lv. 23	5%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Ne	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Krabby 6% encounter rate	Lv. 22-24	50%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Ne	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Seel 6% encounter rate	Lv. 22-24	15%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Ne	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Zubat 6% encounter rate	Lv. 23	30%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Ne	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Golbat 6% encounter rate	Lv. 23	5%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Ne	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Krabby 6% encounter rate	Lv. 22-24	50%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Ne	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Seel 6% encounter rate	Lv. 22-24	15%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Ne	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Zubat 6% encounter rate	Lv. 23	30%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Ne	Gold/Silver	Old Rod	Any	Krabby Rod bite group	Lv. 10	15%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Ne	Gold/Silver	Old Rod	Any	Magikarp Rod bite group	Lv. 10	85%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Ne	Gold/Silver	Super Rod	Any	Kingler Rod bite group	Lv. 40	50%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Ne	Gold/Silver	Super Rod	Any	Krabby Rod bite group	Lv. 40	40%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Ne	Gold/Silver	Super Rod	Any	Seadra Rod bite group	Lv. 40	10%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Sw	Gold/Silver	Good Rod	Any	Krabby Rod bite group	Lv. 20	55%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Sw	Gold/Silver	Good Rod	Any	Magikarp Rod bite group	Lv. 20	35%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Sw	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Golbat 6% encounter rate	Lv. 23	5%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Sw	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Krabby 6% encounter rate	Lv. 22-24	50%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Sw	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Seel 6% encounter rate	Lv. 22-24	15%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Sw	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Zubat 6% encounter rate	Lv. 23	30%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Sw	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Golbat 6% encounter rate	Lv. 23	5%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Sw	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Krabby 6% encounter rate	Lv. 22-24	50%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Sw	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Seel 6% encounter rate	Lv. 22-24	15%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Sw	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Zubat 6% encounter rate	Lv. 23	30%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Sw	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Golbat 6% encounter rate	Lv. 23	5%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Sw	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Krabby 6% encounter rate	Lv. 22-24	50%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Sw	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Seel 6% encounter rate	Lv. 22-24	15%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Sw	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Zubat 6% encounter rate	Lv. 23	30%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Sw	Gold/Silver	Old Rod	Any	Krabby Rod bite group	Lv. 10	15%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Sw	Gold/Silver	Old Rod	Any	Magikarp Rod bite group	Lv. 10	85%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Sw	Gold/Silver	Super Rod	Any	Kingler Rod bite group	Lv. 40	50%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Sw	Gold/Silver	Super Rod	Any	Krabby Rod bite group	Lv. 40	40%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Sw	Gold/Silver	Super Rod	Any	Seadra Rod bite group	Lv. 40	10%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Sw	Gold/Silver	Surf	Any	Horsea 4% encounter rate	Lv. 15	30%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Sw	Gold/Silver	Surf	Any	Tentacool 4% encounter rate	Lv. 20	60%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Sw	Gold/Silver	Surf	Any	Tentacruel 4% encounter rate	Lv. 20	10%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Se	Gold/Silver	Good Rod	Any	Krabby Rod bite group	Lv. 20	55%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Se	Gold/Silver	Good Rod	Any	Magikarp Rod bite group	Lv. 20	35%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Se	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Golbat 6% encounter rate	Lv. 23	5%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Se	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Krabby 6% encounter rate	Lv. 22-24	50%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Se	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Seel 6% encounter rate	Lv. 22-24	15%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Se	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Zubat 6% encounter rate	Lv. 23	30%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Se	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Golbat 6% encounter rate	Lv. 23	5%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Se	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Krabby 6% encounter rate	Lv. 22-24	50%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Se	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Seel 6% encounter rate	Lv. 22-24	15%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Se	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Zubat 6% encounter rate	Lv. 23	30%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Se	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Golbat 6% encounter rate	Lv. 23	5%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Se	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Krabby 6% encounter rate	Lv. 22-24	50%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Se	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Seel 6% encounter rate	Lv. 22-24	15%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Se	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Zubat 6% encounter rate	Lv. 23	30%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Se	Gold/Silver	Old Rod	Any	Krabby Rod bite group	Lv. 10	15%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Se	Gold/Silver	Old Rod	Any	Magikarp Rod bite group	Lv. 10	85%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Se	Gold/Silver	Super Rod	Any	Kingler Rod bite group	Lv. 40	50%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Se	Gold/Silver	Super Rod	Any	Krabby Rod bite group	Lv. 40	40%	Standard encounter table.
Whirl Island Se	Gold/Silver	Super Rod	Any	Seadra Rod bite group	Lv. 40	10%	Standard encounter table.

Trainers

Route order	Trainer	Team	Reward	Optional / rematch note
Route 40 (14, 15)	Swimmerm Simon	Tentacool Lv. 20 Tentacool Lv. 20	$40	One-time trainer battle.
Route 40 (18, 30)	Swimmerm Randall	Shellder Lv. 18 Wartortle Lv. 20 Shellder Lv. 18	$36	One-time trainer battle.
Route 40 (3, 19)	Swimmerf Elaine	Staryu Lv. 21	$105	One-time trainer battle.
Route 40 (10, 25)	Swimmerf Paula	Staryu Lv. 19 Shellder Lv. 19	$95	One-time trainer battle.
Route 41 (32, 6)	Swimmerm Charlie	Shellder Lv. 21 Tentacool Lv. 19 Tentacruel Lv. 19	$38	One-time trainer battle.
Route 41 (46, 8)	Swimmerm George	Tentacool Lv. 16 Tentacool Lv. 17 Tentacool Lv. 16 Staryu Lv. 19 Tentacool Lv. 17 Remoraid Lv. 19	$38	One-time trainer battle.
Route 41 (20, 26)	Swimmerm Berke	Qwilfish Lv. 23	$46	One-time trainer battle.
Route 41 (32, 30)	Swimmerm Kirk	Gyarados Lv. 20 Gyarados Lv. 20	$40	One-time trainer battle.
Route 41 (19, 46)	Swimmerm Mathew	Krabby Lv. 23	$46	One-time trainer battle.
Route 41 (17, 4)	Swimmerf Kaylee	Goldeen Lv. 18 Goldeen Lv. 20 Seaking Lv. 20	$100	One-time trainer battle.
Route 41 (23, 19)	Swimmerf Susie	Psyduck Lv. 20 Goldeen Lv. 22	$110	One-time trainer battle.
Route 41 (27, 34)	Swimmerf Denise	Seel Lv. 22	$110	One-time trainer battle.
Route 41 (44, 28)	Swimmerf Kara	Staryu Lv. 20 Starmie Lv. 20	$100	One-time trainer battle.
Route 41 (9, 50)	Swimmerf Wendy	Horsea Lv. 21 Horsea Lv. 21	$105	One-time trainer battle.

Items, Hidden Items, And Events

Item / trade	Type	Area / direction	Coordinate	Requirement
Hyper Potion	Hidden item	Route 40	(11, 7)	Check the tile.
Sharp Beak	NPC gift	Route 40	(10, 6)	Talk to the NPC or complete the local task.
Max Ether	Hidden item	Route 41	(9, 35)	Check the tile.
Ultra Ball	Item ball	Whirl Island Ne	(11, 11)	Visible pickup.
Guard Spec	Item ball	Whirl Island Sw	(15, 2)	Visible pickup.

Boss Cards

No major boss card assigned to this section.

Completion Checklist

Check every wild row before leaving Routes 40 and 41; Gold/Silver version, time, rod, Headbutt, swarm, and static methods are separated.
Clear trainer rows and phone/rematch contacts shown in the trainer table.
Pick up item balls, hidden items, daily fruit trees, NPC gifts, trades, and static encounters listed for the section.
Use any boss card here before advancing to the next section.