Ilex Forest HGSS · Johto Area

Gift, legendary and roaming Pokémon

Pichu Lv. 30 · Event

Event only: walk with a Pikachu-colored Pichu from an official event and check the Ilex Forest shrine; the Spiky-eared Pichu, holding a Zap Plate, joins your party.

Wild Pokémon

Tall grass encounter rate 5

Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Morning	Day	Night
CaterpieHG	Bug	5–6	50%	60%	–
MetapodHG	Bug	5–6	30%	30%	–
Oddish	GrassPoison	5–6	–	–	60%
Zubat	PoisonFlying	5–6	5%	5%	25%
Paras	BugGrass	5–6	15%	5%	15%
WeedleSS	BugPoison	5–6	50%	60%	–
KakunaSS	BugPoison	5–6	30%	30%	–

Hoenn SoundNumel 20%, Lv. 6 Spoink 20%, Lv. 5–6Play the Hoenn Sound radio channel (after the National Pokédex): replaces four 10% grass slots.

Sinnoh SoundBudew 20%, Lv. 5–6 Carnivine 20%, Lv. 6Play the Sinnoh Sound radio channel (after the National Pokédex): replaces four 10% grass slots.

Surfing encounter rate 15

Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Psyduck	Water	5–20	90%
Golduck	Water	10–20	10%

Fishing

Rod	Pokémon	Lv.	Chance
Old Rod	Magikarp	10	85%
	Poliwag	10	15%
Good Rod	Poliwag	20	60%
	Magikarp	20	40%
Super Rod	Poliwag	40	80%
	Magikarp	40	20%

Headbutt: common trees 56 trees

Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Hoothoot	NormalFlying	3–5	60%
CaterpieHG	Bug	3–5	30%
MetapodHG	Bug	3–5	10%
WeedleSS	BugPoison	3–5	30%
KakunaSS	BugPoison	3–5	10%

Headbutt: rare trees

Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Hoothoot	NormalFlying	6–8	50%
Pineco	Bug	6–8	30%
ButterfreeHG	BugFlying	6–8	10%
Noctowl	NormalFlying	6–8	10%
BeedrillSS	BugPoison	6–8	10%

Use Headbutt on a tree (taught by the tutor in Ilex Forest). Which trees are “common”, “rare” or empty depends on the last digit of your Trainer ID.

Chances are the game’s encounter slots: grass and caves 20/20/10/10/10/10/5/5/4/4/1/1, with every slot changing by time of day (morning 4:00–9:59, day 10:00–19:59, night 20:00–3:59); surfing 60/30/5/4/1; all three rods 40/30/15/10/5; Rock Smash 80/20; Headbutt 50/15/15/10/5/5. HG and SS mark Pokémon found in only one version. Where to find every Pokémon.

Items

Hidden items can be found with the Dowsing MCHN Pokégear app.

Tips

• Approach the runaway Farfetch’d while it faces away; stepping on the twigs makes it turn, so use the sounds to steer it back toward the charcoal maker’s apprentice.
• Once Farfetch’d is back, the charcoal maker gives you HM01 Cut, which you need to cut the tree and leave the forest toward Route 34.
• The man in the forest is a Move Tutor who teaches Headbutt for free as many times as you like, so you can shake trees anywhere.
• Caterpie and Metapod are HeartGold-only here, while Weedle and Kakuna are SoulSilver-only; Oddish replaces them at night.
• Bringing a Pikachu-colored Pichu from an event to the shrine gets you a Lv30 Spiky-eared Pichu holding a Zap Plate.
• Lots of TinyMushrooms are hidden around the forest, and a Big Mushroom on a patch west of the pond needs Surf.

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