Route 35 Gold & Silver · Johto route

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%

Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Morning	Day	Night
Nidoran♀	Poison	12	30%	30%	30%
Nidoran♂	Poison	12	30%	30%	30%
Drowzee	Psychic	14	20%	20%	20%
Abra	Psychic	10	10%	10%	10%
Pidgey	NormalFlying	14	5%	5%	–
Hoothoot	NormalFlying	14	–	–	5%
Ditto	Normal	10	4%	4%	4%
Yanma	BugFlying	12	1%	1%	1%

Surfing encounter rate 4%

Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Psyduck	Water	15–20	90%
Golduck	Water	20	10%

Fishing

Rod	Pokémon	Lv.	Morning & day	Night
Old Rod	Magikarp	10	85%	85%
	Poliwag	10	15%	15%
Good Rod	Poliwag	20	65%	65%
	Magikarp	20	35%	35%
Super Rod	Poliwag	40	80%	80%
	Magikarp	40	20%	20%

Headbutt trees

Common trees

Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Caterpie Gold	Bug	10	65%
Weedle Silver	BugPoison	10	65%
Metapod Gold	Bug	10	15%
Kakuna Silver	BugPoison	10	15%
Exeggcute	GrassPsychic	10	15%
Butterfree Gold	BugFlying	10	5%
Beedrill Silver	BugPoison	10	5%

Rare trees

Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Caterpie Gold	Bug	10	50%
Weedle Silver	BugPoison	10	50%
Pineco	Bug	10	30%
Exeggcute	GrassPsychic	10	15%
Butterfree Gold	BugFlying	10	5%
Beedrill Silver	BugPoison	10	5%

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

Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Morning	Day	Night
Nidoran♀	Poison	12	30%	30%	30%
Nidoran♂	Poison	12	30%	30%	30%
Yanma	BugFlying	12–14	30%	30%	30%
Pidgey	NormalFlying	14	5%	5%	–
Ditto	Normal	10	5%	5%	5%
Hoothoot	NormalFlying	14	–	–	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, 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

Officer Dirk At night

Growlithe 14Growlithe 14

Prize ₽140

Trainer	Pokémon	Prize
CamperIvan	Diglett 10Zubat 10Diglett 14	₽70
CamperElliot	Sandshrew 13Marill 15	₽75
PicnickerBrooke	Pikachu 16	₽80
PicnickerKim	Vulpix 15	₽75
Bird KeeperBryan	Pidgey 12Pidgeotto 14	₽84
FirebreatherWalt	Magmar 11Magmar 13	₽156
Bug CatcherArnie	Venonat 15 Phone rematches (2) Rematch 1 · ₽76Venonat 19 Rematch 2 · ₽112Venomoth 28	₽60
JugglerIrwin	Voltorb 2Voltorb 6Voltorb 10Voltorb 14 Phone rematches (2) Rematch 1 · ₽180Voltorb 6Voltorb 10Voltorb 14Voltorb 18 Rematch 2 · ₽300Voltorb 18Voltorb 22Voltorb 26Electrode 30	₽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

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

Tips

• Accept the Spearow from the man in the Goldenrod gate, deliver it to Route 31 for TM50 Nightmare, then come back for an HP Up.
• Yanma is very rare here normally, but Bug Catcher Arnie calls you when a Yanma swarm appears.
• The Bug-Catching Contest in the National Park runs on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
• Officer Dirk only appears at night and uses two Lv14 Growlithe.
• Pick up TM04 Rollout in the grass, and Surf across the pond for the MysteryBerry tree.