Between Ecruteak City and Mahogany Town, Route 42 runs into a mountain riddled with tunnels and waterfalls: Mt. Mortar. You can cross it in a few minutes… or spend hours there, searching for a martial artist who has withdrawn from the world and the treasures guarded by the waterfalls.
- Goal
- Reach Mahogany Town via Route 42
- Rewards
- Tyrogue, Dragon Scale and TM40 Defense Curl (Mt. Mortar, with Waterfall)
- Recommended level
- 30 to 34 (Mt. Mortar is optional)
⛰️Route 42
Mt. Mortar splits the route into three sections, linked by the mountain’s lower entrances or by a pond you cross with Surf. In Gold and Silver, Mareep and Flaaffy show up here (along with Mankey in Gold); in Crystal, Ekans, Raticate and, at night, Marill. Three Apricorn trees line the way.
Route 42
🌿Wild Pokémon
🌿Tall grass
MankeyGoldNo. 15Gold30 %30 %30 %Silver———
MareepNo. 13 / 13-15Gold30 %30 %30 %Silver50 %50 %50 %
FlaaffyNo. 15-1710 %10 %10 %
SpearowNo. 14-16Gold30 %30 %—Silver40 %40 %—
ZubatNo. 14-16Gold——30 %Silver——40 %
🌊Surfing
🎣Old Rod fishing
🎣Good Rod fishing
🎣Super Rod fishing
🌿Headbutt
✨Headbutt (special tree)
🌿Tall grass
🌊Surfing
🎣Old Rod fishing
🎣Good Rod fishing
🎣Super Rod fishing
🌿Headbutt
✨Headbutt (special tree)
⚔️Trainers
3 Trainers · 2,192 ₽ in total
- Fisherman Tully PokéGear720 ₽
18 - Pokémaniac Seb960 ₽
16
16 - Hiker Moïse512 ₽
14
14
16
🎒Items
- 🧪Water StoneSometimes given by Fisher Tully after a phone call
- ⚪Ultra BallIn the recess next to the west entrance of Mt. Mortar
- 🧪Super PotionWest of the middle entrance of Mt. Mortar (Surf required)
- 🧪Max PotionOn the big rock in the middle of the west pond (Surf required)
- 🎁Pink ApricornBush in the middle of the map, the left one (Cut and Surf required) (one per day)
- 🎁Green ApricornBush in the middle of the map, the center one (Cut and Surf required) (one per day)
- 🎁Yellow ApricornBush in the middle of the map, the right one (Cut and Surf required) (one per day)
In Crystal, Suicune appears on Route 42 once again, before vanishing to the east. Eusine, still on its trail, is never far away. These appearances set up your final encounter with the beast at the Tin Tower.
🥋Mt. Mortar
Mt. Mortar is entirely optional, but it hides several treasures. In the basement, a martial artist has retreated to train. He calls himself the Karate King. Beat him (Hitmonchan and Hitmonlee at level 34) and he entrusts you with a Tyrogue, the Pokémon that evolves into Hitmonlee, Hitmonchan or Hitmontop depending on its Attack and Defense stats at level 20.
The path to the Karate King is long and runs through several levels of the mountain: the easiest approach is to come back with Strength, Surf and HM07 Waterfall, which you will get on the Ice Path. The upper floors also hide the Dragon Scale, which evolves a traded Seadra into Kingdra, and TM40 Defense Curl.
Mt. Mortar
🌿Wild Pokémon
⚔️Trainers
4 Trainers · 3,692 ₽ in total
- Black Belt Fei816 ₽
34
34 - Pokémaniac Gabu1,020 ₽
17
17 - Super Nerd Marc608 ₽
19 - Super Nerd Hugh1,248 ₽
39
🎒Items
- 🎁EtherGround floor (entrance): top of the waterfall, west side near the ladder
- 🎁Guard Spec.Ground floor (entrance): top of the waterfall, east side near the ladder
- 🧪Hyper PotionGround floor (back area): in the center, between two ledges (Strength required)
- 🎁Escape RopeGround floor (back area): in the east, before a ledge (Strength required)
- 🧪Max ReviveGround floor (back area): in the north, surrounded by raised areas (Waterfall required)
- 🎁Rare Candy1st floor: in the southwest, east of a ledge (Waterfall required)
- 🧪Max Potion1st floor: in the southeast, between two ledges (Waterfall required)
- 🎁Escape Rope1st floor: in the northeast, on a raised area (Waterfall required)
- 💿TM401st floor: on the raised area in the center (Waterfall required)
- 🎁Dragon Scale1st floor: in the northwest, on a raised area (Waterfall required)
- 🧪Elixir1st floor: in the northwest, between two ledges (Waterfall required)
- 🧪Hyper PotionBasement -1: in the east, on land surrounded by water (Surf required)
- 🧪Full HealBasement -1: in the west, on the land north of the pond (Surf required)
- 🧪Hyper PotionGround floor (entrance): east side, on a rock east of the entrance to the back area
- 🎁Max RepelGround floor (back area): in the northeast, on a rock north of the ledges (Waterfall required)
- 🎁Full Restore1st floor: in the north, on the ground between two ledges (Waterfall required)
- 🧪Max ReviveBasement -1: in the northwest, on an isolated rock near the ladder (Waterfall required)
- 🎁EtherGround floor (entrance): top of the waterfall, west side near the ladder
- 🧪ReviveGround floor (entrance): top of the waterfall, east side near the ladder
- 🧪Hyper PotionGround floor (back area): in the center, on the west raised area (Strength required)
- ⚪Ultra BallGround floor (back area): on the raised area northwest of the central raised area (Strength required)
- 🎁NuggetGround floor (back area): in the east, northeast of the central raised area (Strength required)
- 🎁Escape RopeGround floor (back area): in the southwest, in a dead end (Strength required)
- 🎁IronGround floor (back area): in the north, on a raised area south of the ladder to the 1st floor (Waterfall required)
- 🧪Max PotionGround floor (back area): in the north, at the end of a dead end (Waterfall required)
- 🧪Max ReviveGround floor (back area): in the north, surrounded by raised areas (Waterfall required)
- 🎁Rare Candy1st floor: in the southwest corner (Waterfall required)
- 🧪Max Potion1st floor: in the southeast, on a raised area (Waterfall required)
- 🎁Escape Rope1st floor: in the northeast, on a raised area (Waterfall required)
- 💿TM401st floor: on the raised area in the center (Waterfall required)
- 🎁Dragon Scale1st floor: in the northwest, on a raised area (Waterfall required)
- 🧪Elixir1st floor: in the northwest, in a dead end (Waterfall required)
- 🎁Full RestoreBasement -1: in the southeast, on a raised area (Surf required)
- 🧪Hyper PotionBasement -1: in the northeast, on a raised area surrounded by water (Surf required)
- 🎁Max EtherBasement -1: in the northeast corner (Surf required)
- 🎁PP UpBasement -1: in the south, in a dead end north of the ladder (Surf required)
- 🎁CarbosBasement -1: in the west, on the land north of the pond (Surf required)
- 🧪Hyper PotionGround floor (entrance): east side, on a rock east of the entrance to the back area
- 🎁Max RepelGround floor (back area): in the northeast, on a rock north of the ledges (Waterfall required)
- 🎁Full Restore1st floor: in the north-center, on a rock at the end of a dead end (Waterfall required)
- 🧪Max ReviveBasement -1: in the northwest, on an isolated rock near the ladder (Waterfall required)
On the other side of the mountain, the road runs back down to Mahogany Town, a quiet little town… or so it seems.
