Gold & Silver Route 29
Rookie trainers test their new starter on the gentle path west of New Bark.
Route 29 is in Johto, with Cherrygrove City to the west. In the story you arrive from New Bark Town to the east and continue north to Route 46.
ROUTE 29 MAP
Pokemon Encounters
Sentret and Pidgey work the grass by day, with Hoothoot taking over once the sun goes down. Headbutt a rustling tree for a shot at Heracross, a Bug and Fighting type that keeps pulling its weight well past the early routes.
Hoothoot
ITEMS
All field items and hidden pickups at Route 29.
Pink Bow
Held: boosts the power of Normal-type moves used by the holder by 10%.
Pink Bow
Held: boosts the power of Normal-type moves used by the holder by 10%.
Potion
Restores Pokemon HP by 20.
Route 29 Guide
Yes, and it's new to the series. Gold and Silver run on a real clock split into morning, day, and night, and the grass swaps species along with it. Hoothoot only turns up after dark, for instance, where the daytime route hands you Pidgey. If something won't appear, come back at a different hour.
Material for custom Poke Balls. Routes 37 and 42 and Azalea Town have trees that each drop one Apricorn a day, and Kurt in Azalea turns a color into a matching ball by the next morning. A white one becomes a Fast Ball for skittish Pokemon, a black one a Heavy Ball for heavy catches like Snorlax.