Route 29 HGSS · Johto Route

Route 29 in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver — Route 29 in HeartGold and SoulSilver

Route 29 is the first route of the game, running west from New Bark Town to Cherrygrove City, with a gate in the middle leading north to Route 46. After you hand the Mystery Egg to Professor Elm and head west again, Lyra or Ethan shows you how to catch wild Pokémon here. Later, Tuscany of the Week Siblings visits the route on Tuesdays.

Region: Johto
Wild Pokémon: 8
Items: 4
Trainers: 0
HMs: Cut

Connects to: New Bark Town · Cherrygrove City · Route 46

Where Route 29 is on the Johto map Route 29 on the Johto Pokégear map

Wild Pokémon

Tall grass encounter rate 25
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Morning	Day	Night
Pidgey	NormalFlying	2–4	55%	55%	–
Hoothoot	NormalFlying	2–4	–	–	85%
Sentret	Normal	2–3 (HG) / 2–4 (SS)	40%	40%	–
Rattata	Normal	2–4	5%	5%	15%

Hoenn Sound

Plusle 20%, Lv. 2–3

Minun 20%, Lv. 3Play the Hoenn Sound radio channel (after the National Pokédex): replaces four 10% grass slots.

Sinnoh Sound

Shinx 40%, Lv. 2–3Play the Sinnoh Sound radio channel (after the National Pokédex): replaces four 10% grass slots.

Headbutt: common trees 35 trees
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Hoothoot	NormalFlying	2–3	50%
Pineco	Bug	2–3	30%
Exeggcute	GrassPsychic	2–3	20%

Headbutt: rare trees
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Hoothoot	NormalFlying	4–5	50%
SpinarakHG	BugPoison	4–5	30%
Exeggcute	GrassPsychic	4–5	20%
LedybaSS	BugFlying	4–5	30%

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

Item	How
Potion	Item ball
Nugget	Hidden
TwistedSpoon	Gift
Poké Ball ×5	Gift

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

Tips

Lyra or Ethan demonstrates how to catch a Pokémon and gives you five Poké Balls.
After you beat Falkner, Tuscany appears on Tuesdays and gives you a TwistedSpoon the first time you meet her.
Pidgey and Sentret appear by day, while Hoothoot takes over at night with an 85% rate.
Cut trees block two shortcuts, one straight to Cherrygrove and one around the grass patches; without Cut, use the gap in the ledge or walk through the grass.
A Green Apricorn tree grows on a plateau in the northwest and can be picked daily once you have the Apricorn Box.
Hop the ledges when walking east toward New Bark Town to skip the tall grass.

Walkthrough: Part 1: New Bark Town and Professor Elm

More pictures

Route 29: Route 29 in HeartGold and SoulSilver (screenshot 1) — Route 29 in HeartGold and SoulSilver (screenshot 1)

Route 29: Route 29 in HeartGold and SoulSilver (screenshot 2) — Route 29 in HeartGold and SoulSilver (screenshot 2)

Route 29: Route 29 in HeartGold and SoulSilver (screenshot 3) — Route 29 in HeartGold and SoulSilver (screenshot 3)

FAQ

Where do you get Poké Balls at the start of HeartGold?

Lyra or Ethan gives you five Poké Balls on Route 29 after demonstrating how to catch a Pokémon.

How do you get the TwistedSpoon in HeartGold and SoulSilver?

Visit Route 29 on a Tuesday after earning the Zephyr Badge; Tuscany gives it to you the first time you talk to her.

Where does the gate on Route 29 lead?

North to the southern part of Route 46; the rest of Route 46 is reached later from Route 45 to the north.

What Pokémon can you catch in Route 29 in HeartGold and SoulSilver?

8 species: Pidgey, Hoothoot, Sentret, Rattata, Pineco, Exeggcute, Spinarak, Ledyba.

Sources & picture credits

Guide text is original retrogameindex writing, checked against Bulbapedia and the game data. Wild Pokémon and encounter chances, items, trainers, rematch teams, gifts and shops come from the pret/pokeheartgold decompilation, and the Pokémon sprites and dungeon entrance pictures are drawn from the game’s own graphics in it. The position maps are the Gold/Silver wiki’s Pokégear map renders. Location pictures and trainer sprites © Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK, archived from the Pokémon Wiki on Fandom (listed on the image gallery).