Route 39 HGSS · Johto Route

Route 39 in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver — Route 39 in HeartGold and SoulSilver

Route 39 runs downhill from Route 38 to Olivine City, and Moomoo Farm takes up its northern half. One of the farm’s Miltank is sick, and nursing it back to health with Berries earns you several rewards. In HGSS this is also where you first meet Baoba, the Safari Zone warden, who registers his number in your Pokégear.

Region: Johto
Wild Pokémon: 12
Items: 7
Trainers: 4

Connects to: Route 38 · Olivine City

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

Wild Pokémon

Tall grass encounter rate 25
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Morning	Day	Night
RattataHG	Normal	16	30%	30%	40%
Raticate	Normal	17	30%	30%	30%
Magnemite	ElectricSteel	16	20%	20%	20%
Farfetch’d	NormalFlying	16	10%	10%	–
Tauros	Normal	15	5%	5%	5%
Miltank	Normal	15	5%	5%	5%
MeowthSS	Normal	16	30%	30%	40%

Hoenn Sound

Plusle 20%, Lv. 16–17

Minun 20%, Lv. 16Play the Hoenn Sound radio channel (after the National Pokédex): replaces four 10% grass slots.

Sinnoh Sound

Shinx 40%, Lv. 16–17Play the Sinnoh Sound radio channel (after the National Pokédex): replaces four 10% grass slots.

Headbutt: common trees 3 trees
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Hoothoot	NormalFlying	14–15	50%
Pineco	Bug	14–15	30%
Exeggcute	GrassPsychic	14–15	20%

Headbutt: rare trees
Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Hoothoot	NormalFlying	16–17	50%
SpinarakHG	BugPoison	16–17	30%
Exeggcute	GrassPsychic	16–17	20%
LedybaSS	BugFlying	16–17	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.

Trainers

Trainer	Pokémon	Prize
SailorEugene	Poliwhirl 17 Raticate 17 Krabby 19	₽608
PokéfanDerek	Pikachu 18 Pokégear phone rematches (3) Rematch 1 · ₽1,920Teddiursa 24 Pikachu 30 Rematch 2 · ₽1,856Pichu 13 Teddiursa 15 Pikachu 37 Teddiursa 29 Rematch 3 · ₽3,008Pichu 18 Teddiursa 22 Pikachu 39 Ursaring 47	₽1,152
PokéfanRuth	Pikachu 17	₽1,088
PsychicNelson	Slowpoke 17 Slowpoke 20	₽640

Prize money is four times the level of the trainer’s last Pokémon times the trainer class’s rate (doubled in double battles). Trainers who give you their Pokégear number call when they want a rematch, with stronger teams as you progress.

Items

Item	How	Where
TM60 Drain Punch	Item ball	Route 39
Nugget	Hidden	Route 39
PP Up	Hidden	Route 39
X Attack	Hidden	Route 39
Full Heal	Hidden	Route 39
TM83 Natural Gift	Gift	Moomoo Farm House
Seal Case	Gift	Moomoo Farm Stable

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

Tips

Feed the sick Miltank in the barn seven Oran Berries to cure it.
Once Miltank recovers, the farmer’s wife gives you TM83 Natural Gift and one of the girls gives you the Seal Case.
After the cure you can buy Moomoo Milk at the farm for ₽500 a bottle.
Tauros and Miltank each appear in the grass at a 5% rate at any time of day.
HeartGold has Rattata here, while SoulSilver has Meowth instead.
TM60 Drain Punch is in the corner west of the silo, and several items are hidden around the pasture.

Walkthrough: Part 8: Olivine City and the Cianwood Gym

FAQ

How many berries does the sick Miltank need in HeartGold and SoulSilver?

Seven Oran Berries, fed to the Miltank in the Moomoo Farm barn.

Where do you get the Seal Case in HGSS?

From a girl at Moomoo Farm on Route 39 after you cure the sick Miltank.

Where can you catch Miltank and Tauros in HGSS?

In the tall grass on Route 39, each at a 5% rate.

Where do you meet Baoba?

On Route 39, where the Safari Zone warden introduces himself and registers his Pokégear number.

What Pokémon can you catch in Route 39 in HeartGold and SoulSilver?

12 species: Rattata, Raticate, Magnemite, Farfetch’d, Tauros, Miltank, Meowth, Hoothoot, 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).