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National Park Crystal · Johto landmark

Map of National Park in Pokémon Crystal
National Park (in-game map)

National Park is the large, fenced green space between Route 35 and Route 36 north of Goldenrod City. On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays it hosts the Bug-Catching Contest, where Scyther and Pinsir can be caught, and on other days its grass holds a different mix of Pokémon for morning, day and night.

Wild Pokémon
11
Items
8
Trainers
4

Connects to: Route 35 · Route 36

Where National Park is on the Johto mapNational Park on the Johto map

Wild Pokémon

Tall grass encounter rate 10%
PokémonTypeLv.MorningDayNight
HoothootNormalFlying13–15––40%
Nidoran♀Poison1230%30%–
Nidoran♂Poison1230%30%–
PsyduckWater12––30%
LedybaBugFlying1420%––
SpinarakBugPoison14––20%
SunkernGrass14–20%–
PidgeyNormalFlying1310%10%–
VenonatBugPoison10–12––10%
CaterpieBug105%5%–
WeedleBugPoison105%5%–

Bug-Catching Contest

Contest Pokémon Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays
PokémonTypeLv.Chance
CaterpieBug7–1820%
WeedleBugPoison7–1820%
MetapodBug9–1810%
KakunaBugPoison9–1810%
ButterfreeBugFlying12–155%
BeedrillBugPoison12–155%
VenonatBugPoison10–1610%
ParasBugGrass10–1710%
ScytherBugFlying13–145%
PinsirBug13–145%

Chances are the game’s encounter slots for each time of day: morning 4:00–9:59, day 10:00–17:59, night 18:00–3:59 (grass and caves 30/30/20/10/5/4/1, surfing 60/30/10). Where to find every Pokémon · Crystal vs Gold & Silver.

Trainers

TrainerPokémonPrize
SchoolboyJackOddishOddish 12VoltorbVoltorb 15
Phone rematches (4)
Rematch 1 · ₽136OddishOddish 14VoltorbVoltorb 17
Rematch 2 · ₽248GloomGloom 28ElectrodeElectrode 31
₽120
PokéfanBeverlySnubbullSnubbull 14
Phone rematches (2)
Rematch 1 · ₽360SnubbullSnubbull 18
Rematch 2 · ₽600GranbullGranbull 30
₽280
PokéfanWilliamRaichuRaichu 14₽280
LassKriseOddishOddish 12CuboneCubone 15₽90

Prize money is the trainer class’s base payout times the level of the trainer’s last Pokémon. Trainers with phone rematches call you when they want another battle; their teams grow as you progress.

Items

ItemHowWhere
Parlyz HealItem ballNational Park
TM28 DigItem ballNational Park
Full HealHiddenNational Park
Quick ClawGift A teacher in National Park gives it to you.National Park
NuggetGift Pokéfan Beverly gives it after she phones to say she has one; she only gives you her number if you have a Marill with you.National Park
Parlyz HealItem ballNational Park (Bug-Catching Contest)
TM28 DigItem ballNational Park (Bug-Catching Contest)
Full HealHiddenNational Park (Bug-Catching Contest)

Hidden items can be found with the Itemfinder from Ecruteak City.

Tips

  • The Bug-Catching Contest runs on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday: you get 20 Park Balls and 20 minutes, and only your lead Pokémon comes with you.
  • Contest odds are Caterpie and Weedle 20% each, Metapod, Kakuna, Venonat and Paras 10% each, and Butterfree, Beedrill, Scyther and Pinsir 5% each.
  • Contest prizes are a Sun Stone for 1st, an Everstone for 2nd, a Gold Berry for 3rd and a Berry for everyone else.
  • On normal days Ledyba appears only in the morning, Sunkern only in the day and Spinarak only at night (20% each).
  • A teacher in the park gives a Quick Claw, and Pokéfan Beverly may call with a Nugget once registered.
  • TM28 Dig and a Parlyz Heal lie in the park, and a Full Heal is hidden there.

Walkthrough: Part 5: Routes 35–37, Ecruteak City and Morty

FAQ

When is the Bug-Catching Contest in Pokémon Crystal?

On Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays; enter through the Route 35 or Route 36 gate.

How do you catch Scyther in Pokémon Crystal?

Enter the Bug-Catching Contest at National Park; Scyther is 5% of contest encounters, as is Pinsir.

Where do you get a Quick Claw in Pokémon Crystal?

From the teacher in National Park; talk to her once to receive it.

What Pokémon can you catch in National Park in Pokémon Crystal?

11 species: Hoothoot, Nidoran♀, Nidoran♂, Psyduck, Ledyba, Spinarak, Sunkern, Pidgey, Venonat, Caterpie, Weedle.

Sources & picture credits

Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against the game’s own scripts and Bulbapedia. Wild Pokémon and encounter chances for all three times of day, fishing, Headbutt and Rock Smash tables, items, trainers, gifts, trades and shops come from the pret/pokecrystal decompilation (pret/pokecrystal 3bc8daa417). Maps, sprites and the Johto and Kanto Pokégear maps are drawn by retrogameindex from the game’s own graphics in that decompilation (listed on the image gallery). Pokémon © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.