Route 47 HGSS · Johto Route

Wild Pokémon

Tall grass encounter rate 25

Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Morning	Day	Night
Ditto	Normal	31–40	41%	41%	41%
Miltank	Normal	35	20%	20%	20%
Farfetch’d	NormalFlying	35	20%	20%	–
Noctowl	NormalFlying	35	–	–	20%
Raticate	Normal	31–33	5%	5%	5%
Spearow	NormalFlying	31	5%	5%	5%
Gloom	GrassPoison	32	5%	5%	5%
Fearow	NormalFlying	34	4%	4%	4%

SwarmDitto Grass · 40%, Lv. 35Only on a day when Professor Oak’s Pokémon Talk on the radio (or a phone call) reports a swarm here.

Hoenn SoundLinoone 20%, Lv. 31–32 Whismur 20%, Lv. 33–34Play the Hoenn Sound radio channel (after the National Pokédex): replaces four 10% grass slots.

Sinnoh SoundBidoof 20%, Lv. 31–32 Buizel 20%, Lv. 33–34Play the Sinnoh Sound radio channel (after the National Pokédex): replaces four 10% grass slots.

Surfing encounter rate 15

Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Tentacool	WaterPoison	15–25	60%
Seel	Water	10–20	30%
Staryu	Water	15–25	10%

Fishing

Rod	Pokémon	Lv.	Chance
Old Rod	Magikarp	10	85%
	Tentacool	10	15%
Good Rod	Magikarp	20	40%
	Tentacool	20	30%
	Chinchou	20	20%
	Shellder	20	10%
Super Rod	Chinchou	40	40%
	Shellder	40	30%
	Tentacruel	40	20%
	Lanturn	40	10%

Headbutt: common trees 10 trees

Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Hoothoot	NormalFlying	15–16	50%
Pineco	Bug	15–16	30%
Exeggcute	GrassPsychic	15–16	20%

Headbutt: rare trees

Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Hoothoot	NormalFlying	17–18	50%
SpinarakHG	BugPoison	17–18	30%
Exeggcute	GrassPsychic	17–18	20%
LedybaSS	BugFlying	17–18	30%

Headbutt: special trees 4 trees

Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
MetapodHG	Bug	25–28	50%
ButterfreeHG	BugFlying	25–28	30%
Heracross	BugFighting	25–30	20%
KakunaSS	BugPoison	25–28	50%
BeedrillSS	BugPoison	25–28	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
Double TeamThom & Kae · double battle	Electabuzz 25Magmar 25	₽6,000
CamperGrant	Skiploom 21Marill 21	₽336
Young CoupleDuff & Eda · double battle	Onix 22Cloyster 22	₽2,816
HikerDevin	Dunsparce 19Dunsparce 19Dunsparce 19	₽608

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

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

Tips

• Ditto is the most common grass encounter at 41%, and it also appears in swarms.
• Miltank appears at 20%, Farfetch’d during the day and Noctowl at night.
• The Embedded Tower, reached with Rock Climb, holds Kyogre in HeartGold and Groudon in SoulSilver, plus Rayquaza if you have the Jade Orb.
• The White Flute is west of Young Couple Duff & Eda and needs both Surf and Waterfall.
• The Wave Incense and a hidden Stardust lie south of the Embedded Tower entrance, behind Surf and Rock Climb.
• Surf for Seel (30%) and Staryu (10%) alongside Tentacool.