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Route 35 Crystal · Johto route

Map of Route 35 in Pokémon Crystal
Route 35 (in-game map)

Route 35 heads north from Goldenrod City to Route 36, with the gate to the National Park on its north side. It is a busy trainer route: the Goldenrod gate guard hands you Kenya, the mail-carrying Spearow, and in Crystal Bug Catcher Arnie phones when Yanma are swarming.

Wild Pokémon
17
Items
3
Trainers
9
Needs
Surf

Connects to: Goldenrod City · Route 36 · National Park

Where Route 35 is on the Johto mapRoute 35 on the Johto map

Gift and special Pokémon

Spearow Lv. 10 · Gift

Kenya: a man in the Goldenrod gate asks you to carry this Spearow, holding mail, to his friend on Route 31.

Wild Pokémon

Tall grass encounter rate 10%
PokémonTypeLv.MorningDayNight
PidgeyNormalFlying1430%30%–
DrowzeePsychic12––30%
HoothootNormalFlying14––30%
SnubbullNormal1230%30%–
PsyduckWater13––20%
GrowlitheFire1320%20%–
AbraPsychic1010%10%10%
JigglypuffNormal125%5%5%
DittoNormal104%4%4%
YanmaBugFlying121%1%1%
Surfing encounter rate 4%
PokémonTypeLv.Chance
PsyduckWater15–2090%
GolduckWater2010%
Fishing
RodPokémonLv.Morning & dayNight
Old RodMagikarp1085%85%
Poliwag1015%15%
Good RodPoliwag2065%65%
Magikarp2035%35%
Super RodPoliwag4080%80%
Magikarp4020%20%

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.

Swarms

Swarm: Yanma when Bug Catcher Arnie calls to tell you about it
PokémonTypeLv.MorningDayNight
Nidoran♀Poison1230%30%30%
Nidoran♂Poison1230%30%30%
YanmaBugFlying12–1430%30%30%
PidgeyNormalFlying145%5%–
DittoNormal105%5%5%
HoothootNormalFlying14––5%

A swarm lasts for the day of the phone call. Register the trainer’s number after battling them.

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 Dirk

Officer Dirk Route 35

GrowlitheGrowlithe 14GrowlitheGrowlithe 14

Prize ₽140

TrainerPokémonPrize
CamperIvanDiglettDiglett 10ZubatZubat 10DiglettDiglett 14₽70
CamperElliotSandshrewSandshrew 13MarillMarill 15₽75
PicnickerBrookePikachuPikachu 16₽80
PicnickerKimVulpixVulpix 15₽75
Bird KeeperBryanPidgeyPidgey 12PidgeottoPidgeotto 14₽84
FirebreatherWaltMagmarMagmar 11MagmarMagmar 13₽156
Bug CatcherArnieVenonatVenonat 15
Phone rematches (4)
Rematch 1 · ₽76VenonatVenonat 19
Rematch 2 · ₽112VenomothVenomoth 28
Rematch 3 · ₽144VenomothVenomoth 36
Rematch 4 · ₽160VenomothVenomoth 40
₽60
JugglerIrwinVoltorbVoltorb 2VoltorbVoltorb 6VoltorbVoltorb 10VoltorbVoltorb 14
Phone rematches (3)
₽140

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
TM04 RolloutItem ballRoute 35
MysteryBerryBerry tree Grows back every dayRoute 35
HP UpGift Randy gives it to you after you deliver his Spearow, Kenya, and its mail to his friend on Route 31.Goldenrod gate

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

Tips

  • The man in the Goldenrod gate lends you Kenya, a Lv10 Spearow holding mail; deliver it to the sleepy man on Route 31, then return for an HP Up.
  • The National Park gate runs the Bug-Catching Contest on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
  • Yanma appears only 1% of the time, but registering Bug Catcher Arnie lets him call when Yanma are swarming here.
  • Officer Dirk only battles at night, with two Lv14 Growlithe.
  • Growlithe (20%) appears in the morning and day, Psyduck (20%) only at night, and Abra (10%) and Ditto (4%) at any time.
  • TM04 Rollout lies in the grass, while the MysteryBerry tree across the pond needs Surf.

Walkthrough: Part 5: Routes 35–37, Ecruteak City and Morty · Part 10: Radio Tower Takeover and Suicune at Tin Tower

FAQ

Where do you get Kenya in Pokémon Crystal?

From the man in the gate between Goldenrod City and Route 35; deliver the Spearow to Route 31 for TM50 Nightmare, then go back to him for an HP Up.

Where can you catch Yanma in Pokémon Crystal?

On Route 35 at Lv12, though only 1% of the time; it becomes far easier during a swarm announced by Bug Catcher Arnie.

Which days is the Bug-Catching Contest held in Pokémon Crystal?

Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, entered through the National Park gates on Route 35 or Route 36.

What Pokémon can you catch in Route 35 in Pokémon Crystal?

17 species: Pidgey, Drowzee, Hoothoot, Snubbull, Psyduck, Growlithe, Abra, Jigglypuff, Ditto, Yanma, Golduck, Magikarp, Poliwag, 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.