Route 32 Gold & Silver · Johto route

Map of Route 32 in Pokémon Gold and Silver — Route 32 (in-game map)

Route 32 is a long north–south route from Violet City down to Union Cave, with the Ruins of Alph gate near its northern end and a Pokémon Center just before the cave. A fishing pier and long coastline give the route plenty of Water-type encounters.

Wild Pokémon: 15
Items: 8
Trainers: 8
Needs: Surf, Cut

Connects to: Violet City · Route 33 · Union Cave · Ruins of Alph

Where Route 32 is on the Johto map Route 32 on the Johto map

Wild Pokémon

Tall grass encounter rate 10%
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Morning	Day	Night
Rattata	Normal	4–8	G 35%S 5%	G 40%S 10%	G 30%S –
Wooper	WaterGround	4–8	4%	–	35%
Ekans Silver	Poison	4	30%	30%	30%
Bellsprout	GrassPoison	6	30%	30%	20%
Mareep	Electric	6	20%	20%	10%
Hoppip	GrassFlying	6	10%	10%	–
Zubat	PoisonFlying	4–8	1%	–	5%

Surfing encounter rate 6%
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Tentacool	WaterPoison	15	60%
Quagsire	WaterGround	20	30%
Tentacruel	WaterPoison	20	10%

Fishing
Rod	Pokémon	Lv.	Morning & day	Night
Old Rod	Magikarp	10	85%	85%
Old Rod	Tentacool	10	15%	15%
Good Rod	Tentacool	20	65%	65%
Good Rod	Magikarp	20	35%	35%
Super Rod	Tentacool	40	70%	70%
	Magikarp	40	20%	20%
	Qwilfish	40	10%	10%

Headbutt trees

Common trees
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Spearow	NormalFlying	10	80%
Aipom	Normal	10	20%

Rare trees
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Spearow	NormalFlying	10	50%
Heracross	BugFighting	10	30%
Aipom	Normal	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.

Swarms

Swarm: Qwilfish when Fisher Ralph calls to tell you about it
Rod	Pokémon	Lv.	Morning & day	Night
Old Rod	Magikarp	5	85%	85%
Old Rod	Qwilfish	5	15%	15%
Good Rod	Qwilfish	20	65%	65%
Good Rod	Magikarp	20	35%	35%
Super Rod	Qwilfish	40	100%	100%

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, Old Rod 70/15/15, Good Rod 35/35/20/10, Super Rod 40/30/20/10). Where Gold and Silver differ, a cell shows both (G and S); a version tag means the Pokémon only appears in that version here. Version exclusives · Where to find every Pokémon.

Trainers

Trainer	Pokémon	Prize
FisherJustin	Magikarp 5 Magikarp 5 Magikarp 15 Magikarp 5	₽50
FisherRalph	Goldeen 10 Phone rematches (2) Rematch 1 · ₽170Goldeen 17 Rematch 2 · ₽190Qwilfish 17 Goldeen 19	₽100
FisherHenry	Poliwag 8 Poliwag 8	₽80
YoungsterAlbert	Rattata 6 Zubat 8	₽32
YoungsterGordon	Wooper 10	₽40
CamperRoland	Nidoran♂ 9	₽45
PicnickerLiz	Nidoran♀ 9 Phone rematches (2) Rematch 1 · ₽75Weepinbell 15 Nidorina 15 Rematch 2 · ₽105Weepinbell 19 Nidorino 19 Nidoqueen 21	₽45
Bird KeeperPeter	Pidgey 6 Pidgey 6 Spearow 8	₽48

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
Great Ball	Item ball	Route 32
Potion	Item ball	Route 32
Great Ball	Hidden	Route 32
Super Potion	Hidden	Route 32
Miracle Seed	Gift From a man at the north end of the route.	Route 32
TM05 Roar	Gift From a man by the Ruins of Alph gate.	Route 32
Poison Barb	Gift Frieda of Friday gives it to you on a Friday.	Route 32
Old Rod	Gift	Pokémon Center

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

Tips

The fisherman in the Route 32 Pokémon Center gives you the Old Rod.
The man near Violet City gives you a Miracle Seed once you have the Zephyr Badge and the Mystery Egg.
The man by the Ruins of Alph gate hands you TM05 Roar; his ledge is reached through a small tree, so you need Cut.
Mareep turns up at any time of day, and Wooper in the morning and at night.
Fisher Ralph calls when Qwilfish are swarming; otherwise Qwilfish only bite on the Super Rod.
On Fridays, Frieda appears on the route and gives you a Poison Barb.

Walkthrough: Part 3: Route 32 to Azalea Town and Bugsy

FAQ

Where do you get the Old Rod in Pokémon Gold and Silver?

From the fisherman in the Pokémon Center at the southern end of Route 32.

Where do you get the Miracle Seed?

From the man at the north end of Route 32, after you have the Zephyr Badge and the Mystery Egg.

Should you buy the SlowpokeTail on Route 32?

No. The man's ₽1,000,000 offer is a joke, and nothing comes of it.

Where can you catch Mareep in Gold and Silver?

In the grass on Route 32, at any time of day.

What Pokémon can you catch in Route 32 in Gold and Silver?

15 species: Rattata, Wooper, Ekans, Bellsprout, Mareep, Hoppip, Zubat, Tentacool, Quagsire, Tentacruel, Magikarp, Qwilfish, Spearow, Aipom, Heracross. Silver only: Ekans, Magikarp, Tentacool, Qwilfish.

Sources & picture credits

Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against Bulbapedia and the game data. Wild Pokémon and encounter chances for both versions and all three times of day, fishing, Headbutt and Rock Smash tables, items, trainers, gifts, trades and shops come from the pret/pokegold decompilation (pret/pokegold ef0201d8da). Maps and sprites © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK, archived from the Bulbagarden Archives; the Johto and Kanto maps are drawn from the game’s own Pokégear graphics (listed on the image gallery).