Route 5 HGSS · Kanto Route

Wild Pokémon

Tall grass encounter rate 20

Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Morning	Day	Night
PidgeyHG	NormalFlying	13–15	60%	60%	–
PidgeySS	NormalFlying	13–15	40%	40%	–
Bellsprout	GrassPoison	13–14	30%	30%	20%
OddishHG	GrassPoison	13	–	–	60%
OddishSS	GrassPoison	13	–	–	30%
Abra	Psychic	12–14	10%	10%	10%
Gloom	GrassPoison	15	–	–	10%
MeowthSS	Normal	13–14	20%	20%	30%

Hoenn SoundPlusle 20%, Lv. 13 Minun 20%, Lv. 14Play the Hoenn Sound radio channel (after the National Pokédex): replaces four 10% grass slots.

Sinnoh SoundShinx 40%, Lv. 13–14Play the Sinnoh Sound radio channel (after the National Pokédex): replaces four 10% grass slots.

Headbutt: common trees 4 trees

Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Hoothoot	NormalFlying	11–13	50%
Pineco	Bug	11–13	30%
Combee	BugFlying	11–13	20%

Headbutt: rare trees

Pokémon	Type	Lv.	Chance
Hoothoot	NormalFlying	14–16	80%
Combee	BugFlying	14–16	20%

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

• The old woman in the house on the route gives you a Cleanse Tag, which cuts down wild encounters when held by your lead Pokémon.
• A man in the Underground Path trades you TM64 Explosion for a RageCandyBar, which you can buy in Mahogany Town.
• Check the Underground Path for a hidden Full Restore and a hidden X Special.
• Abra appears in the grass at a 10% rate at any time of day.
• Oddish and Gloom show up only at night, and Meowth appears only in SoulSilver.
• Headbutt trees here hold Combee alongside Hoothoot and Pineco.