Gold & Silver Route 31
A side door into Dark Cave hides along the short, leafy approach to Violet City.
Route 31 is in Johto, with Dark Cave to the north. In the story you arrive from Route 30 to the south and continue north to Violet City.
ROUTE 31 MAP
Pokemon Encounters
The climb toward Violet adds Bellsprout to the usual Pidgey and Caterpie crowd, a quiet stretch where the rare trees are the only thing worth a detour and a headbutt.
Old Rod2
Good Rod2
Super Rod2
Poliwag
Also found in 14 other locations
ITEMS
Nightmare waits in TM50 along the route, a move that only bites once the target is asleep, so bring a sleep move to set it up. A Poke Ball and an Antidote sit in the grass too.
TM50 Nightmare
If the target is asleep, Nightmare causes it to lose 1⁄4 of its maximum HP after each turn.
TM50 Nightmare
If the target is asleep, Nightmare causes it to lose 1⁄4 of its maximum HP after each turn.
Antidote
Cures poisoned Pokemon.
Poke Ball
An item for catching Pokemon.
TRAINERS
3 trainer battles at Route 31. Team rosters, levels, and weakness coverage for each.
Route 31 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.