Tohjo Falls

Tohjo Falls トージョウの
Tōjō Falls
"Wild Missingno. appeared!"
HGSS Tohjo Falls-Night.png
Map description: The Tohjo waterfall that links the Kanto and Johto regions.
Location: Route 27
Region: Kanto
Generations: II, IV
Kanto Tohjo Falls Map.png
Location of Tohjo Falls in Kanto.
Pokémon world locations

The Tohjo Falls (Japanese: トージョウの Tōjō Falls) are two waterfalls separating the Johto and Kanto regions, and known as The Link Between Kanto and Johto.

Description

Located in southwest Kanto, it is the final test for Trainers who have acquired all eight Johto League Badges and wish to put their skills to the test against the Elite Four on Indigo Plateau to the north. The player will need their Pokémon to use the moves Surf and Waterfall to get through it. Because Trainers must obtain all the eight Johto League Badges to be granted access to the Pokémon League, the falls effectively hinder any progress on Route 27 until after the Trainer has found HM07 (Waterfall) at the Ice Path and received the Rising Badge from Clair in Blackthorn City.

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, there is a cave hidden behind the waterfall. Normally, if the player enters the cave, they will find an empty cave with a broken radio. If the player takes a promotional event Celebi as the walking Pokémon to the Ilex Forest shrine, Celebi will take the player back in time, allowing them to battle Giovanni here. Outside the event, this cave is otherwise useful for collecting items found via Rock Smash without any concern of a wild Pokémon encounter.

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, after entering the Hall of Fame for the first time and boarding the S.S. Aqua, the battle music in the Tohjo Falls (as well as in Victory Road, Routes 26, 27, and 28) changes from the Johto style to the Kanto style. This change was not present in the original Pokémon Gold and Silver nor in Pokémon Crystal.

Items

Item Location Games
  Moon Stone On the small piece of land at the western end of the cave (requires Surf)  G  S  C 
  Moon Stone On the western end of the ledge behind the waterfalls (requires Surf)  HG  SS 

Rock Smash

If the rock contains an item, the game will pick one of the following:

Item Location Games
  Max Ether Found by smashing breakable rocks (25%)  HG  SS 
  Revive Found by smashing breakable rocks (20%)  HG  SS 
  Red Shard Found by smashing breakable rocks (10% each)  HG  SS 
  Blue Shard
  Yellow Shard
  Green Shard
  Heart Scale
  Star Piece Found by smashing breakable rocks (5%)  HG  SS 

Pokémon

Generation II

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
  Raticate
G S C
  Cave
22 30%
  Zubat
G S C
  Cave
22 30%
  Golbat
G S C
  Cave
22 20%
  Slowpoke
G S C
  Cave
21,23 15%
  Rattata
G S C
  Cave
20 5%
Surfing
  Goldeen
G S C
  Surfing
20-24 60%
  Slowpoke
G S C
  Surfing
20-24 30%
  Seaking
G S C
  Surfing
20-24 10%
Fishing
  Goldeen
G S C
  Fishing
Old Rod
10 15%
  Magikarp
G S C
  Fishing
Old Rod
10 85%
  Goldeen
G S C
  Fishing
Good Rod
20 65%
  Magikarp
G S C
  Fishing
Good Rod
20 35%
  Goldeen
G S C
  Fishing
Super Rod
40 70%
  Seaking
G S C
  Fishing
Super Rod
40 10%
  Magikarp
G S C
  Fishing
Super Rod
40 20%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.


Generation IV

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
  Raticate
HG SS
  Cave
22 30%
  Zubat
HG SS
  Cave
22 30%
  Golbat
HG SS
  Cave
22 20%
  Slowpoke
HG SS
  Cave
21, 23 15%
  Rattata
HG SS
  Cave
20 5%
Surfing
  Goldeen
HG SS
  Surfing
20 60%
  Slowpoke
HG SS
  Surfing
20 30%
  Seaking
HG SS
  Surfing
20 10%
Fishing
  Magikarp
HG SS
  Fishing
Old Rod
10 85%
  Goldeen
HG SS
  Fishing
Old Rod
10 15%
  Magikarp
HG SS
  Fishing
Good Rod
20 60%
  Goldeen
HG SS
  Fishing
Good Rod
20 40%
  Goldeen
HG SS
  Fishing
Super Rod
40 70%
  Magikarp
HG SS
  Fishing
Super Rod
40 20%
  Seaking
HG SS
  Fishing
Super Rod
40 10%
Special Pokémon
  Makuhita
HG SS
  Hoenn Sound
22 20%
  Absol
HG SS
  Hoenn Sound
22 20%
  Chingling
HG SS
  Sinnoh Sound
22 20%
  Bronzor
HG SS
  Sinnoh Sound
22 20%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.


Trainers

Giovanni hides out in the Tohjo Falls, at least part of the time, during the three-year interim between Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen and Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, and hears Team Rocket's pleas to him from the Goldenrod Radio Tower when they take over. He can be battled during a special event in which a Celebi takes the player back in time; this can be triggered by taking a Celebi to the Ilex Forest shrine. The battle takes place at the same time that Team Rocket disbands again at the Goldenrod Radio Tower.



Layout

Version Entrance Hidden room
Gold  
Silver
Crystal
HeartGold    
SoulSilver
 

Preview

In the manga

 
Tohjo Falls in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

Tohjo Falls appeared in Chinchou in Charge and Lovely Lanturn, where Misty, Brock, and Erika passed through them on their way to Johto. While crossing a rope bridge, Misty fell into a waterfall and saved a Krabby that was in trouble. Afterwards, she was challenged by Suicune. The battle ended when Suicune recognized Misty as worthy to be its partner and joined her party, after which she reunited with Brock and Erika.

Trivia

  • Interacting with the broken radio displays a message "There is a radio that no longer works". After battling Giovanni, the message changes to "You cannot turn on the radio. Giovanni must have left it here".

Origin

The Tohjo Falls seem to be similar to the real-life Niagara Falls, as both have two waterfalls serving as a well-known boundary between two places.

Name origin

The Japanese name トージョウ shows that the location of the falls is a boundary between the two regions: at the end of カントー and the beginning of ジョウト. This naming convention is popular in Japan, as in 京葉 (Keiyō; named for 東 and 千) and 東名 (Tōmei; named for 京 and 古屋). Its English name can also be taken as an anagram of Johto. Its Korean name is a portmanteau of 관 Gwandong (Kanto) and Seongdo (Johto), while its Chinese name is both an inversion of 城都 Chéngdū (Johto) and a portmanteau of 關 Guān (Kanto) and Chéng.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 都城瀑布 Dōusìhng Buhkbou *
Mandarin 都城瀑布 Dūchéng Pùbù *
道场瀑布 Dàochǎng Pùbù *
  Czech Vodopády Tohjo
  French Chutes Tohjo
  German Tohjo-Fälle
  Italian Cascate Tohjo
  Korean 동성폭포 Dongseong Falls
  Brazilian Portuguese Cataratas Tohjo
  Spanish Cataratas Tohjo
  Vietnamese Thác Toujou


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Celadon CitySaffron CityFuchsia CityCinnabar IslandIndigo Plateau
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Olivine CityCianwood CityMahogany TownBlackthorn CitySafari Zone GateFrontier Access
Routes
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Landmarks
Professor Oak's LaboratoryViridian ForestDiglett's CavePewter Museum of ScienceMt. Moon (Square) • Cerulean Cave
Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6)Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7–8)S.S. AnneS.S. AquaSea CottageRock Tunnel
Power PlantCycling Road/Pokémon RoadTeam Rocket HideoutSilph Co.Magnet TrainPokémon TowerKanto Safari Zone/Pal Park/GO Park
Seafoam IslandsPokémon MansionCinnabar LabPokémon League Reception GateVictory RoadTohjo Falls
Dark CaveSprout TowerRuins of AlphUnion CaveSlowpoke WellIlex ForestRadio TowerGlobal Terminal
Goldenrod TunnelNational ParkPokéathlon DomeBell TowerBellchime TrailBurned TowerMoomoo FarmOlivine Lighthouse
Battle Tower (CrystalHGSS)/FrontierCliff Edge GateCliff CaveEmbedded TowerJohto Safari ZoneWhirl Islands
Mt. MortarLake of RageTeam Rocket HQIce PathDragon's DenMt. Silver (Cave)
Access to
Sevii IslandsSinjoh Ruins


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