Route 39 Crystal · Johto route

Map of Route 39 in Pokémon Crystal — Route 39 (in-game map)

Route 39 runs south from Route 38 to Olivine City, past the Moomoo Farm and its barn. You can nurse the farm’s sick Miltank back to health with Berries, after which the farm sells MooMoo Milk and gives you TM13 Snore.

Wild Pokémon: 13
Items: 4
Trainers: 5

Connects to: Olivine City · Route 38

Where Route 39 is on the Johto map Route 39 on the Johto map

Wild Pokémon

Tall grass encounter rate 2%
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Morning	Day	Night
Meowth	Normal	16–18	–	–	40%
Rattata	Normal	16	30%	30%	–
Raticate	Normal	16	30%	30%	30%
Magnemite	ElectricSteel	16	20%	20%	20%
Pidgeotto	NormalFlying	16	10%	10%	–
Noctowl	NormalFlying	16	–	–	10%
Tauros	Normal	15	5%	5%	–
Miltank	Normal	15	5%	5%	–

Headbutt trees

Common trees
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Hoothoot	NormalFlying	10	50%
Exeggcute	GrassPsychic	10	20%
Ledyba	BugFlying	10	15%
Spinarak	BugPoison	10	15%

Rare trees
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Hoothoot	NormalFlying	10	50%
Pineco	Bug	10	30%
Exeggcute	GrassPsychic	10	20%

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

Pokéfan Jaime Route 39

Meowth 16

Prize ₽320

Trainer	Pokémon	Prize
SailorEugene	Poliwhirl 17 Raticate 17 Krabby 19	₽190
PokéfanDerek	Pikachu 17 Phone rematches (2) Rematch 1 · ₽380Pikachu 19 Rematch 2 · ₽720Pikachu 36	₽340
PokéfanRuth	Pikachu 17	₽340
PsychicNorman	Slowpoke 17 Slowpoke 20	₽160

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

Item	How	Where
TM13 Snore	Gift The farmer’s wife gives it to you after you nurse their sick Miltank back to health by feeding it Berries.	Moomoo Farm house
Nugget	Hidden	Route 39
Mint Berry	Berry tree Grows back every day	Route 39
Nugget	Gift Pokéfan Derek gives it after he phones to say he has one; he only gives you his number if you have a Pikachu with you.	Route 39

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

Shops

Moomoo Farm (after you heal the sick Miltank)

MooMoo Milk ₽500

Tips

Feed the sick Miltank in the barn seven Berries to cure it; only plain Berries count.
After Miltank recovers, the farmer’s wife gives you TM13 Snore and the farmer sells MooMoo Milk for ₽500.
A Nugget is hidden among the Miltank in the pen.
Pokéfan Jaime only battles at night, with a Lv16 Meowth.
Have a Pikachu in your party and Pokéfan Derek shares his number; in Crystal he sometimes calls to give you a Nugget.
The Mint Berry tree beside the farm regrows daily.

Walkthrough: Part 6: Olivine City to Cianwood City and Chuck

FAQ

How do you heal the sick Miltank in Pokémon Crystal?

Give it seven Berries in the Moomoo Farm barn on Route 39; Berry trees on Routes 29, 30 and 38 grow them.

Where do you get TM13 Snore in Pokémon Crystal?

From the farmer’s wife at the Moomoo Farm on Route 39, after you have cured the sick Miltank.

How much does MooMoo Milk cost in Pokémon Crystal?

₽500 a bottle from the Moomoo Farm farmer, once Miltank is healthy again.

What Pokémon can you catch in Route 39 in Pokémon Crystal?

13 species: Meowth, Rattata, Raticate, Magnemite, Pidgeotto, Noctowl, Tauros, Miltank, Hoothoot, 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.