HeartGold & SoulSilver Route 39

Moomoo Farm sits on the final downhill into Olivine, and feeding its run-down dairy cow on a daily schedule is what gets the famous milk flowing again.

Route 39 is in Johto. In the story you arrive from Route 38 to the east and continue south to Olivine City.

ROUTE 39 MAP

HeartGold & SoulSilver

Route 39 Walkthrough

4 trainers 1 in the steps 5 items 15 species

Route 39

4 TRAINERS · 1 IN THE STEPS · 3 ITEMS · 15 SPECIES
1
Route 39 opens on Moomoo Farm's house and stable; come back once you have HM08 Rock ClimbMoveRock ClimbNormalClassPhysicalPower90Accuracy85%PP20A charging attack that may also leave the foe confused. It can also be used to scale rocky walls. and the Earth Badge for the east-side wall.
  1. From Route 38, a gentleman stops you to register his number, and Psychic NelsonPsychic Nelson₱640SlowpokeLv 17SlowpokeLv 20Weak toElectricGrassBugGhostDark battles you with two Slowpoke in the lane east of the pasture.
  2. Walk west along the farmyard and search the clump of grass on the pasture's western side for the hidden PP UpPP UpMEDICINE · VITAMINIt slightly raises the maximum PP of a selected move that has been learned by the target Pokemon.On the clump of grass on the western side of the pasture (hidden).
  3. Take TM60 Drain PunchTMTM60 Drain PunchFightingClassPhysicalPower60Accuracy100%PP5An energy-draining punch. The user's HP is restored by half the damage taken by the target.WhereIn the corner west of the silo from the corner west of the silo. Search the southernmost clump of grass on the pasture's southern side, next to the silo, for a hidden Nugget.
  4. Heading south, face Sailor EugeneSailor Eugene₱608PoliwhirlLv 17RaticateLv 17KrabbyLv 19Weak toElectricGrassFighting, then face Pokefan DerekPokéfan Derek₱1,152PikachuLv 18Weak toGround; Pokefan RuthPokéfan Ruth₱1,088PikachuLv 17Weak toGround battles you below him.
Highest-level fight · fight 1Psychic NelsonSlowpoke · SlowpokeLv 17–20₱640
PP Up
TM60 Drain Punch
Nugget
Blocked pathRock Climb Wall
HM08 Rock Climb
Earth Badge

Requires HM08 Rock ClimbMoveRock ClimbNormalClassPhysicalPower90Accuracy85%PP20A charging attack that may also leave the foe confused. It can also be used to scale rocky walls. + Earth Badge

Moomoo Farm House

0 TRAINERS · 1 ITEM · 15 SPECIES
2
Every farm reward waits on the sick Miltank in the stable, and she only eats after you speak to the farmer.
  1. Walk through the east door at the top of the route into the Moomoo Farm House and talk to the farmer.
  2. Once Miltank is healthy, the farmer's wife hands you TM83 Natural GiftTMTM83 Natural GiftNormalClassPhysicalPower—Accuracy100%PP15The user draws power from the Berry it is holding to attack. The Berry determines its type and power.WhereFrom the farmer's wife for healing Miltank and the farmer sells Moomoo Milk, which restores 100 HP.
TM83 Natural Gift

Moomoo Farm Stable

0 TRAINERS · 1 ITEM · 15 SPECIES
3
Your seven berries, handed over one per talk, nurse Miltank back to full health.
  1. Take the side door on the house's west wall into the Moomoo Farm Stable. Give Miltank a berry each time you talk to her until she is totally healthy.
  2. The girl on her west side then hands you the Seal CaseSeal CaseKEY ITEMA case for storing Seals that can be applied to the Capsule cases of Poke Balls.From a girl in the farm for healing Miltank; after the wife's reward, head south to Olivine City.
Seal Case

Pokemon Encounters

Both Tauros and Miltank graze this pasture at 5 percent each, a rare chance to catch the milk cow in the wild while Rattata fills HeartGold's grass and SoulSilver adds Meowth and the occasional Snubbull.

Method
Type
Grass12
#052Meowth
40% - Lv 16
SS
#019Rattata
40% - Lv 16
HG
#403Shinx
40% - Lv 16–17
Sinnoh Sound
#052Meowth
30% - Lv 16
SS
#020Raticate
30% - Lv 17
#019Rattata
30% - Lv 16
HG
#081Magnemite
20% - Lv 16
#312Minun
20% - Lv 16
Hoenn Sound
#311Plusle
20% - Lv 16–17
Hoenn Sound
#083Farfetch'd
10% - Lv 16
#241Miltank
5% - Lv 15
#128Tauros
5% - Lv 15
Headbutt5
#163Hoothoot
50% - Lv 14–17
#165Ledyba
30% - Lv 16–17
SS
#204Pineco
30% - Lv 14–15
#167Spinarak
30% - Lv 16–17
HG
#102Exeggcute
20% - Lv 14–17
Hoothoot
#163

Hoothoot

NormalFlying
Evolves into Noctowl at Lv 20
Encounter rate
50% Common
Level
14–17
EV yield
1 HP
Here on Route 39tall grass50% spawn
1 in 2wild encounters
will be Hoothoot — about 54s of walking through grass to catch one.
Catch odds
~54s-2m
to catch one
Poke Ball33%
Great Ball50%
Ultra Ball67%
Nuzlocke
D
community tier
Score20
PickLottery
SourceEstimated
EV - HP
15
fights to cap
Raw255 fights
+ Power29 fights
+ Pokerus128 fights
Shiny hunt
1/8,192
full odds
Base1/8,192
Expected81h 55m

Also found in 41 other locations

National ParkLv 10–15
100%Route 29Lv 2–5
85%Viridian ForestLv 3–7
80%Ilex ForestLv 3–8
60%Route 30Lv 2–5
60%Route 37Lv 12–17
60%Route 2Lv 3–7
60%Cherrygrove CityLv 2–5
50%New Bark TownLv 2–5
50%Route 31Lv 3–6
50%Route 34Lv 9–12
50%Route 32Lv 4–7
50%Route 36Lv 4–15
50%Lake of RageLv 14–19
50%Route 38Lv 13–16
50%Route 47Lv 15–18
50%Safari Zone GateLv 14–19
50%Route 48Lv 15–18
50%Route 43Lv 15–18
50%Violet CityLv 2–10
50%Route 35Lv 10–14
50%Cerulean CityLv 11–16
50%Route 15Lv 21–26
50%Route 21Lv 24–30
50%Route 22Lv 3–7
50%Route 18Lv 26–30
50%Fuchsia CityLv 21–34
50%Pallet TownLv 2–6
50%Pewter CityLv 3–9
50%Route 1Lv 2–6
50%Route 12Lv 22–25
50%Route 13Lv 22–25
50%Route 14Lv 26–30
50%Route 25Lv 10–14
50%Route 26Lv 28–32
50%Route 27Lv 28–32
50%Route 3Lv 6–10
50%Route 5Lv 11–16
50%Route 6Lv 11–16
50%Route 8Lv 16–19
50%Viridian CityLv 3–7
50%
Hoothoot page →

ITEMS

Route 39 holds the Seal Case for decorating your Poke Balls, alongside TM60 Drain Punch for a healing Fighting move. TM83 Natural Gift sits nearby, with a hidden Nugget and PP Up off the main path.

Source
Key item1
Seal Case
TM2
TM60 Drain Punch
TM83 Natural Gift
NPC gift1
Nugget
Vitamin1
PP Up
Hidden2
Nugget
X Attack
KEY ITEM

Seal Case

From a girl in the farm for healing Miltank
Effect

A case for storing Seals that can be applied to the Capsule cases of Poke Balls.

Key item1
KEY ITEM

Seal Case

From a girl in the farm for healing Miltank
Effect

A case for storing Seals that can be applied to the Capsule cases of Poke Balls.

TM2
TM

TM60 Drain Punch

In the corner west of the silo
Move
Drain PunchFightingPhysical
Power
60
Accuracy
100%
PP
5

Drain Punch deals damage and the user will recover 50% of the HP drained.

TM

TM83 Natural Gift

From the farmer's wife for healing Miltank
Move
Natural GiftNormalPhysical
Power
—
Accuracy
100%
PP
15

Natural Gift deals damage with no additional effects.

NPC gift1
NPC GIFT

Nugget

Sometimes given out by Pokéfan Derek if the player has his phone number
Effect

A nugget of pure gold that gives off a lustrous gleam. It can be sold at a high price to shops.

Vitamin1
VITAMIN

PP Up

On the clump of grass on the western side of the pasture (hidden)
Effect

It slightly raises the maximum PP of a selected move that has been learned by the target Pokemon.

Hidden2
HIDDEN

Nugget

On the southernmost clump of grass on the southern side of the pasture, next to the silo (hidden)
Effect

A nugget of pure gold that gives off a lustrous gleam. It can be sold at a high price to shops.

HIDDEN

X Attack

On the clump of grass directly northeast of the two trees in the pasture (hidden)
Effect

An item that raises the Attack stat of a Pokemon in battle. It wears off if the Pokemon is withdrawn.

TRAINERS

The last stretch into Olivine is a quick one, Pokefans and a few Water-type Sailors in the low 20s on the way to the port.

Class
Psychic1
NelsonLv 20₱640
Sailor1
EugeneLv 19₱608
Trainer2
Derek+3Lv 18–47₱1,152
RuthLv 17₱1,088
PSYCHIC

Nelson

Party
2
Highest Lv
20
Reward
₱640
Party
SlowpokeLv 17
WaterPsychic
AbilityObliviousNatureHastyItem-
Tackle
Growl
Water Gun
-
SlowpokeLv 20
WaterPsychic
AbilityOwn TempoNatureLonelyItem-
Curse
Headbutt
Water Gun
Confusion
Team weak to5 types
Type
2x weakness(5)
ELECTRIC
GRASS
BUG
GHOST
DARK
Win: ₱640
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