Gold & Silver Route 34

Grass and farm fences line the lane south of Goldenrod, where the Pokemon Day Care couple raise whatever you leave with them.

Route 34 is in Johto. In the story you arrive from Ilex Forest to the south and continue north to Goldenrod City.

ROUTE 34 MAP

Pokemon Encounters

Ditto turns up at 5 percent here, and with the Day Care right on the route it is the most useful thing to catch for breeding. Drowzee and a daytime Abra round out the land while Corsola bites the Good Rod.

Method
Type
Grass4
#096Drowzee
50% - Lv 10–12
#019Rattata
35% - Lv 11–13
#063Abra
10% - Lv 10
#132Ditto
5% - Lv 10
Surf2
#072Tentacool
90% - Lv 15–24
#073Tentacruel
10% - Lv 20–24
Fish10
Old Rod2
#129Magikarp
85% - Lv 10
#098Krabby
15% - Lv 10
Good Rod4
#098Krabby
55% - Lv 20
#129Magikarp
35% - Lv 20
#222Corsola
10% - Lv 20
#120Staryu
10% - Lv 20
Super Rod4
#098Krabby
60% - Lv 40
#222Corsola
30% - Lv 40
#120Staryu
30% - Lv 40
#099Kingler
10% - Lv 40
Headbutt7
#010Caterpie
65% - Lv 10
Gold
#013Weedle
65% - Lv 10
Silver
#102Exeggcute
15% - Lv 10
#014Kakuna
15% - Lv 10
Silver
#011Metapod
15% - Lv 10
Gold
#015Beedrill
5% - Lv 10
Silver
#012Butterfree
5% - Lv 10
Gold
Headbutt (Rare)6
#010Caterpie
50% - Lv 10
Gold
#013Weedle
50% - Lv 10
Silver
#204Pineco
30% - Lv 10
#102Exeggcute
15% - Lv 10
#015Beedrill
5% - Lv 10
Silver
#012Butterfree
5% - Lv 10
Gold
Tentacool
#072

Tentacool

WaterPoison
Evolves into Tentacruel at Lv 30
Encounter rate
90% Common
Level
15–24
EV yield
1 Sp. Def
Here on Route 34surf90% spawn
1 in 1wild encounters
will be Tentacool — about 36s of surfing to catch one.
Catch odds
~2m
to catch one
Poke Ball25%
Great Ball34%
Ultra Ball34%
Nuzlocke
C
community tier
Score40
PickRisky
SourceDerived
Shiny hunt
1/8,192
full odds
Base1/8,192
Expected45h 31m

ITEMS

Sweet Scent comes as a gift TM12 on Route 34, a move that drops a target's evasion so your attacks connect. A hidden Rare Candy and a Soft Sand for Ground attacks are also here.

Source
TM1
TM12 Sweet Scent
NPC gift1
Super Potion
Vitamin1
Rare Candy
Item ball1
Soft Sand
TM

TM12 Sweet Scent

From the woman behind the counter in the gate between Route 34 and Ilex Forest
Move
Sweet ScentNormalStatus
Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
20

Sweet Scent lowers the target's Evasion by one stage.

TM1
TM

TM12 Sweet Scent

From the woman behind the counter in the gate between Route 34 and Ilex Forest
Move
Sweet ScentNormalStatus
Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
20

Sweet Scent lowers the target's Evasion by one stage.

NPC gift1
NPC GIFT

Super Potion

In the Pokémon Day Care, where Pokémon given to the Day-Care Lady stand (hidden)
Effect

Restores Pokemon HP by 50.

Vitamin1
VITAMIN

Rare Candy

In the fenced area west of Picnicker Gina, in the upper-left corner of the second tree from the right (requires Surf) (hidden)
Effect

Raises level of a Pokemon by one.

Item ball1
ITEM BALL

Soft Sand

Reward for defeating Cooltrainer Kate (requires Surf)
Effect

Powers up ground-type moves. (HOLD)

TRAINERS

The road into Goldenrod, Route 34, fields nine trainers, with Cooltrainers near level 28 doing the heavy lifting among casual Campers and Youngsters. Busier than it looks.

Class
Cool Trainer3
IreneLv 24₱1,152
JennLv 26₱1,248
KateLv 28₱1,344
Youngster2
SamuelLv 10₱128
IanLv 12₱192
Picnicker1
Gina+2Lv 12–29₱240
Camper1
Todd+2Lv 14–26₱280
Trainer2
BrandonLv 13₱1,040
KeithLv 17₱680
CAMPER

Todd

Party
1
Highest Lv
14
Reward
₱280
Fights
Party
PsyduckLv 14
Water
Ability-NatureFixedItem-
Scratch
Tail Whip
Disable
-
Team weak to2 types
Type
2x weakness(2)
ELECTRIC
GRASS
Win: ₱280

Route 34 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.

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