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Route 34 Crystal · Johto route

Map of Route 34 in Pokémon Crystal
Route 34 (in-game map)

Route 34 runs south from Goldenrod City to the gate of Ilex Forest, with the Pokémon Day-Care in the middle. In Crystal the Day-Care Man gives you the Odd Egg, and the grass here offers early chances at Abra, Ditto and Drowzee.

Wild Pokémon
19
Items
6
Trainers
9
Needs
Surf

Connects to: Azalea Town · Goldenrod City · Ilex Forest

Where Route 34 is on the Johto mapRoute 34 on the Johto map

Gift and special Pokémon

Pichu Lv. 5 · Egg

The Odd Egg: the Day-Care man gives it to you the first time you talk to him with a free party slot. It hatches into Pichu, Cleffa, Igglybuff, Smoochum, Magby, Elekid or Tyrogue knowing Dizzy Punch, with about a 14% chance of being shiny.

The Odd Egg

The Day-Care man gives you the Odd Egg the first time you speak to him with room in your party. It is one of seven baby Pokémon, each knowing Dizzy Punch, and 14% of Odd Eggs are shiny.

Hatches intoTypeNormalShinyTotal
PichuElectric8%1%9%
CleffaNormal16%3%19%
IgglybuffNormal16%3%19%
SmoochumIcePsychic14%2%16%
MagbyFire10%2%12%
ElekidElectric12%2%14%
TyrogueFighting10%1%11%

Chances from data/events/odd_eggs.asm.

Wild Pokémon

Tall grass encounter rate 10%
PokémonTypeLv.MorningDayNight
RattataNormal1130%30%30%
DrowzeePsychic12––30%
SnubbullNormal1030%30%–
PidgeyNormalFlying1220%20%–
HoothootNormalFlying12––20%
AbraPsychic1010%10%10%
JigglypuffNormal125%5%5%
DittoNormal105%5%5%
Surfing encounter rate 6%
PokémonTypeLv.Chance
TentacoolWaterPoison15–2090%
TentacruelWaterPoison2010%
Fishing
RodPokémonLv.Morning & dayNight
Old RodMagikarp1085%85%
Krabby1015%15%
Good RodKrabby2055%55%
Magikarp2035%35%
Staryu20–10%
Corsola2010%–
Super RodKrabby4060%60%
Staryu40–30%
Corsola4030%–
Kingler4010%10%

Headbutt trees

Common trees
PokémonTypeLv.Chance
HoothootNormalFlying1050%
ExeggcuteGrassPsychic1020%
LedybaBugFlying1015%
SpinarakBugPoison1015%
Rare trees
PokémonTypeLv.Chance
HoothootNormalFlying1050%
PinecoBug1030%
ExeggcuteGrassPsychic1020%

Teach a Pokémon Headbutt (TM02 from Ilex Forest) and use it on trees. Whether a tree is common, rare or empty depends on the tree and your Trainer ID.

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

Officer Keith

Officer Keith Route 34

GrowlitheGrowlithe 17

Prize ₽170

TrainerPokémonPrize
CamperToddPsyduckPsyduck 14
Phone rematches (4)
₽70
YoungsterSamuelRattataRattata 7SandshrewSandshrew 10SpearowSpearow 8SpearowSpearow 8₽32
YoungsterIanMankeyMankey 10DiglettDiglett 12₽48
PicnickerGinaHoppipHoppip 9HoppipHoppip 9BulbasaurBulbasaur 12
Phone rematches (4)
₽60
PokéfanBrandonSnubbullSnubbull 13₽260
Cooltrainer♀IreneGoldeenGoldeen 22SeakingSeaking 24₽288
Cooltrainer♀JennStaryuStaryu 24StarmieStarmie 26₽312
Cooltrainer♀KateShellderShellder 26CloysterCloyster 28₽336

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
NuggetItem ballRoute 34
Rare CandyHiddenRoute 34
Super PotionHiddenRoute 34
Leaf StoneGift Picnicker Gina gives it after you register her number and she phones to say she has one; this can happen more than once.Route 34
Soft SandGift Cooltrainer Kate gives it to you after you beat her.Route 34
TM12 Sweet ScentGift A woman in the gate gives it to you.Ilex Forest gate

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

Tips

  • Talk to the Day-Care Man inside with a free party slot to get the Odd Egg, which hatches into a baby Pokémon knowing Dizzy Punch, with about a 14% shiny chance.
  • Leave Pokémon at the Day-Care to gain levels or breed Eggs; the man waits outside when an Egg is ready.
  • Abra (10%) and Ditto (5%) appear at any time; Snubbull (30%) comes out by day and Drowzee (30%) at night.
  • Officer Keith only battles at night, with a Lv17 Growlithe.
  • Surf to the fenced area for a Nugget and a hidden Rare Candy, and to the island where Cooltrainers Irene, Jenn and Kate wait; Kate gives you Soft Sand.
  • The woman in the Ilex Forest gate gives you TM12 Sweet Scent.

Walkthrough: Part 4: Ilex Forest, Goldenrod City and Whitney

FAQ

How do you get the Odd Egg in Pokémon Crystal?

Talk to the Day-Care Man inside the Route 34 Day-Care with a free party slot; he gives it to you the first time.

What can hatch from the Odd Egg in Pokémon Crystal?

Pichu, Cleffa, Igglybuff, Smoochum, Magby, Elekid or Tyrogue, all knowing Dizzy Punch. Cleffa and Igglybuff are the most likely, and about 14% of Odd Eggs hatch shiny.

Can you catch Ditto early in Pokémon Crystal?

Yes. Route 34 has Lv10 Ditto 5% of the time at any hour, and Route 35 has it at 4%.

What Pokémon can you catch in Route 34 in Pokémon Crystal?

19 species: Rattata, Drowzee, Snubbull, Pidgey, Hoothoot, Abra, Jigglypuff, Ditto, Tentacool, Tentacruel, Magikarp, Krabby, Staryu, Corsola, Kingler, Exeggcute, Ledyba, Spinarak, Pineco.

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.