Crystal Route 38
Pasture opens east of Ecruteak beside the Moomoo Farm, home turf for the herds of Tauros and Miltank.
Route 38 is in Johto, with Ecruteak City to the east. In the story it comes after Burned Tower and continues west to Route 39.
ROUTE 38 MAP
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Pokemon Encounters
Route 38 opens onto cattle country, Tauros and Miltank grazing at 5 percent each among the Magnemite and Raticate, with Meowth slinking in only at night.
Method
Type
Grass8
#052Meowth
#020Raticate
#019Rattata
#081Magnemite
#164Noctowl
#017Pidgeotto
#241Miltank
#128Tauros
Headbutt4
#163Hoothoot
#102Exeggcute
#165Ledyba
#167Spinarak
Headbutt (Rare)3
#163Hoothoot
#204Pineco
#102Exeggcute
#163
Hoothoot
NormalFlying
Evolves into Noctowl at Lv 20
Encounter rate
50% Common
Level
10
EV yield
1 HP
Here on Route 38tall grass50% spawn
1 in 2wild encounters
will be Hoothoot — about 54s of walking through grass to catch one.
Catch odds
~2m
to catch one
Poke Ball34%
Great Ball34%
Ultra Ball34%
Nuzlocke
D
community tier
Score20
PickLottery
SourceEstimated
Shiny hunt
1/8,192
full odds
Base1/8,192
Expected81h 55m
Also found in 19 other locations
Route 32Lv 7–1065%Lake of RageLv 10–1065%Route 43Lv 10–1065%Route 26Lv 10–1065%Route 27Lv 10–1065%Ilex ForestLv 7–1060%Route 29Lv 2–1055%Route 39Lv 10–1050%Route 30Lv 3–1050%Route 31Lv 5–1050%Route 34Lv 10–1250%Route 36Lv 4–1050%Route 37Lv 10–1550%Route 35Lv 10–1450%Route 2Lv 3–550%Route 1Lv 2–445%National ParkLv 13–1540%Route 25Lv 10–1030%Route 5Lv 13–1330%
ITEMS
Route 38 holds a Thunder Stone, ready to evolve Pikachu or Eevee into their Electric forms.
TRAINERS
Route 38 spreads Beauties, a Sailor, and a Schoolboy past the cattle farms, six battles to about level 19 and steady going toward Olivine.
Class
Bird Keeper1
TobyLv 17₱408
Sailor1
HarryLv 19₱760
Beauty2
ValerieLv 17₱1,496
OliviaLv 19₱1,672
Lass1
Dana+4Lv 18–36₱432
Trainer1
Chad+4Lv 19–38₱608
