Tohjo Falls

Tohjo Falls トージョウのたき Tojoh Waterfalls "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
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Location:	Route 27
Region:	Kanto
Generations:	II, IV
Location of Tohjo Falls in Kanto.
Pokémon world locations

Tohjo Falls (Japanese: トージョウのたき Tōjō Waterfalls) are two waterfalls separating the Johto and Kanto regions. It is known as The Link Between Kanto and Johto. 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 his/her 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 HM07 (Waterfall) and has obtained the Rising Badge from Clair at Blackthorn Gym.

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, there is a cave hidden beneath the waterfall where the player battles Giovanni through a Nintendo event. If the player simply enters the cave during regular gameplay, s/he will find an empty cave with a broken radio. Outside the event, this cave is otherwise useful for collecting items found via Rock Smash without any concern of a wild Pokémon encounter.

The battle music has suffered changes between the original games and their remakes. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, after beating the Elite Four for the first time and boarding the S.S. Aqua, the pkmn|battle music in Tohjo Falls (as well as Victory Road, Routes 26 and 27) changes from the Johto version to the Kanto version. This change was not present in the original Pokémon Gold and Silver nor in Pokémon Crystal. It also applies to Route 28 but it is not affected by the player's prior yet required achievements.

In the games

The Tohjo Falls overhead map from Pokémon Gold, Silver, and Crystal.

Sign

The sign outside the western entrance reads:

Gold, Silver, and Crystal

TOHJO FALLS
The Link Between
KANTO and JOHTO

HeartGold and SoulSilver

Tohjo Falls
The Link between
Kanto and Johto

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Moon Stone	On the western end of the ledge behind the waterfalls	G  S  C  HG  SS

Rock Smash

Item		Location	Games
	Red Shard	Randomly found by smashing rocks	HG  SS
	Blue Shard	Randomly found by smashing rocks	HG  SS
	Yellow Shard	Randomly found by smashing rocks	HG  SS
	Green Shard	Randomly found by smashing rocks	HG  SS
	Heart Scale	Randomly found by smashing rocks	HG  SS
	Revive	Randomly found by smashing rocks	HG  SS
	Max Ether	Randomly found by smashing rocks	HG  SS
	Star Piece	Randomly found by smashing rocks	HG  SS

Pokémon

Gold, Silver, and Crystal

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Raticate	G		S		C		Cave	22	30%
Zubat	G		S		C		Cave	22	30%
Golbat	G		S		C		Cave	24	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.

HeartGold and SoulSilver

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	20-23	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	95%
Goldeen	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	5%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	60%
Goldeen	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	40%
Goldeen	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	90%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	7%
Seaking	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	3%
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

Giovanni hides out in 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 cries to him from the Goldenrod Radio Tower when they take over. He can be battled through a Nintendo event, in which a Celebi takes the player back in time. The battle takes place at the same time that Team Rocket disbands again at the Goldenrod Radio Tower.

Rocket Boss Giovanni Tohjo Falls HeartGold and SoulSilver Rocket Boss and Professor Giovanni Oak Tohjo Falls HeartGold and SoulSilver Reward: $8280

Types: Poison Ground Ability: Poison Point Held item: None Nidoking♂ Lv.42 Shadow Claw Ghost Physical   --       Focus Energy Normal Status   --       Fury Attack Normal Physical   --       Double Kick Fighting Physical   --       Types: Dark Flying Ability: Super Luck Held item: None Honchkrow♂ Lv.43 Nasty Plot Dark Status   --       Swagger Normal Status   --       Dark Pulse Dark Special   --       Shadow Ball Ghost Special   --       Types: Poison Ground Ability: Poison Point Held item: None Nidoqueen♀ Lv.46 Crunch Dark Physical   --       Roar Normal Status   --       Earth Power Ground Special   --       Superpower Fighting Physical   --       Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Scrappy Held item: None Kangaskhan♀ Lv.40 Outrage Dragon Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Sucker Punch Dark Physical   --       Dizzy Punch Normal Physical   --

Eyecatches

The eyecatches are only present in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver and do not show the walkway that was added underneath the waterfalls.

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  Morning (Magikarp)

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  Day & Evening (Goldeen)

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  Night (Slowpoke)

In the anime

Although it is never visited directly, the Battle Tower is referred to as being close to Tohjo Falls.

In the manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In Chinchou in Charge, Misty, Brock and Erika passed through the falls on their way to Johto. While crossing a rope bridge, Misty fell into a waterfall and saved a Krabby that was in trouble. After this, in Lovely Lanturn, Suicune came and challenged her. Suicune decided to go with her, and she, Brock and Erika continued their journey.

Origin

Tohjo Falls seems to be similar to Niagara Falls, with both having two waterfalls and serving as a well-known boundary between two places.

Name origin

The name is both an anagram of Johto and the two syllables of Johto reversed. In Japanese, particularly, the name seems to refer to the falls' location in the two regions: at the end of Kanto and the beginning of Johto. Its Japanese name may also come from 登場 tōjō, entrance.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 都城瀑布 Dūchéng Pùbù European French Chutes Tohjo German Tohjo-Fälle Italian Cascate Tohjo European Spanish Cataratas Tohjo

Kanto and Johto
Cities and Towns Pallet Town • Viridian City • Pewter City • Cerulean City • Vermilion City • Lavender Town Celadon City • Saffron City • Fuchsia City • Cinnabar Island • Indigo Plateau New Bark Town • Cherrygrove City • Violet City • Azalea Town • Goldenrod City • Ecruteak City Olivine City • Cianwood City • Mahogany Town • Blackthorn City • Safari Zone Gate • Frontier Access Routes 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 26 • 27 • 28 • 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 Landmarks Professor Oak's Laboratory • Viridian Forest • Diglett's Cave • Pewter Museum of Science • Mt. Moon (Square) • Cerulean Cave Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6) • Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7–8) • S.S. Anne • S.S. Aqua • Sea Cottage • Rock Tunnel Power Plant • Cycling Road/Pokémon Road • Team Rocket Hideout • Silph Co. • Magnet Train • Pokémon Tower • Kanto Safari Zone/Pal Park/GO Park Seafoam Islands • Pokémon Mansion • Cinnabar Lab • Pokémon League Reception Gate • Victory Road • Tohjo Falls Dark Cave • Sprout Tower • Ruins of Alph • Union Cave • Slowpoke Well • Ilex Forest • Radio Tower • Global Terminal Goldenrod Tunnel • National Park • Pokéathlon Dome • Bell Tower • Bellchime Trail • Burned Tower • Moomoo Farm • Olivine Lighthouse Battle Tower (Crystal • HGSS)/Frontier • Cliff Edge Gate • Cliff Cave • Embedded Tower • Johto Safari Zone • Whirl Islands Mt. Mortar • Lake of Rage • Team Rocket HQ • Ice Path • Dragon's Den • Mt. Silver (Cave) Access to Sevii Islands • Sinjoh Ruins

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