HeartGold & SoulSilver Route 5

Travelers duck off this short road south of Cerulean into the underground walkway that tunnels clean beneath Saffron.

Route 5 is in Kanto, with Cerulean City to the north and Saffron City to the south. In the story it comes after Route 25 and before Route 7.

ROUTE 5 MAP

Pokemon Encounters

Abra hides at 10 percent, an early Psychic type if you can keep it from teleporting away. Oddish and Gloom share the grass, and SoulSilver adds Meowth to the mix.

Type

Grass13

#043Oddish

60% - Lv 13

#016Pidgey

60% - Lv 13–15

#016Pidgey

40% - Lv 13–15

#403Shinx

40% - Lv 13–14

Sinnoh Sound

#069Bellsprout

30% - Lv 13

#052Meowth

30% - Lv 13

#043Oddish

30% - Lv 13

#069Bellsprout

20% - Lv 14

#052Meowth

20% - Lv 14

#312Minun

20% - Lv 14

Hoenn Sound

#311Plusle

20% - Lv 13

Hoenn Sound

#063Abra

10% - Lv 12–14

#044Gloom

10% - Lv 15

Headbutt3

#163Hoothoot

50% - Lv 11–16

#204Pineco

30% - Lv 11–13

#415Combee

20% - Lv 11–16

Post-National Dex

#043Heart Gold exclusive

Oddish

GrassPoison

Evolves into Gloom at Lv 21

Encounter rate

60% Common

Level

EV yield

1 Sp. Atk

1 in 2wild encounters

will be Oddish — about 54s of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~54s-2m

to catch one

Poke Ball33%

Great Ball50%

Ultra Ball67%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score20

PickLottery

SourceEstimated

EV - Sp. Atk

fights to cap

Raw255 fights

+ Power29 fights

+ Pokerus128 fights

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected68h 16m

Also found in 5 other locations

30%Safari ZoneLv 15–17

20%

Oddish page →

#016Heart Gold exclusive

Pidgey

NormalFlying

Evolves into Pidgeotto at Lv 18

Encounter rate

60% Common

Level

13–15

EV yield

1 Speed

1 in 2wild encounters

will be Pidgey — about 54s of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~54s-2m

to catch one

Poke Ball33%

Great Ball50%

Ultra Ball67%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score20

PickLottery

SourceEstimated

EV - Speed

fights to cap

Raw255 fights

+ Power29 fights

+ Pokerus128 fights

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected68h 16m

Also found in 13 other locations

30%Safari ZoneLv 15–17

30%Route 36Lv 12–15

25%National ParkLv 10–14

20%Viridian ForestLv 3–7

15%Route 35Lv 14–14

Pidgey page →

#163

Hoothoot

NormalFlying

Evolves into Noctowl at Lv 20

Encounter rate

50% Common

Level

11–16

EV yield

1 HP

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

community tier

Score20

PickLottery

SourceEstimated

EV - HP

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

60%Cerulean CityLv 11–16

50%Fuchsia CityLv 21–34

50%Viridian CityLv 3–7

50%Cherrygrove CityLv 2–5

50%Route 39Lv 14–17

50%New Bark TownLv 2–5

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%

Hoothoot page →

#016Soul Silver exclusive

Pidgey

NormalFlying

Evolves into Pidgeotto at Lv 18

Encounter rate

40% Common

Level

13–15

EV yield

1 Speed

1 in 3wild encounters

will be Pidgey — about 1m of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~2m-3m

to catch one

Poke Ball33%

Great Ball50%

Ultra Ball67%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score20

PickLottery

SourceEstimated

EV - Speed

fights to cap

Raw255 fights

+ Power29 fights

+ Pokerus128 fights

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected102h 24m

Pidgey page →

#403

Shinx

Electric

Evolves into Luxio at Lv 15

Encounter rate

40% Common

Level

13–14

EV yield

1 Attack

1 in 3wild encounters

will be Shinx — about 1m of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~2m-3m

to catch one

Poke Ball31%

Great Ball46%

Ultra Ball61%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score20

PickLottery

SourceEstimated

EV - Attack

fights to cap

Raw255 fights

+ Power29 fights

+ Pokerus128 fights

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected102h 24m

Shinx page →

#069

Bellsprout

GrassPoison

Evolves into Weepinbell at Lv 21

Encounter rate

30% Common

Level

EV yield

1 Attack

1 in 3wild encounters

will be Bellsprout — about 1m of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~2m-4m

to catch one

Poke Ball33%

Great Ball50%

Ultra Ball67%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score20

PickLottery

SourceEstimated

EV - Attack

fights to cap

Raw255 fights

+ Power29 fights

+ Pokerus128 fights

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected136h 32m

Also found in 7 other locations

Route 24Lv 8–10

60%Safari ZoneLv 15–17

#052Soul Silver exclusive

Meowth

Normal

Evolves into Persian at Lv 28

Encounter rate

30% Common

Level

EV yield

1 Speed

1 in 3wild encounters

will be Meowth — about 1m of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~2m-4m

to catch one

Poke Ball33%

Great Ball50%

Ultra Ball67%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score20

PickLottery

SourceEstimated

EV - Speed

fights to cap

Raw255 fights

+ Power29 fights

+ Pokerus128 fights

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected136h 32m

Also found in 5 other locations

#043Soul Silver exclusive

Oddish

GrassPoison

Evolves into Gloom at Lv 21

Encounter rate

30% Common

Level

EV yield

1 Sp. Atk

1 in 3wild encounters

will be Oddish — about 1m of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~2m-4m

to catch one

Poke Ball33%

Great Ball50%

Ultra Ball67%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score20

PickLottery

SourceEstimated

EV - Sp. Atk

fights to cap

Raw255 fights

+ Power29 fights

+ Pokerus128 fights

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected136h 32m

Oddish page →

#204

Pineco

Bug

Evolves into Forretress at Lv 31

Encounter rate

30% Common

Level

11–13

EV yield

1 Defense

1 in 3wild encounters

will be Pineco — about 1m of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~3m-5m

to catch one

Poke Ball25%

Great Ball37%

Ultra Ball49%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score20

PickLottery

SourceEstimated

EV - Defense

fights to cap

Raw255 fights

+ Power29 fights

+ Pokerus128 fights

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected136h 32m

Pineco page →

#069

Bellsprout

GrassPoison

Evolves into Weepinbell at Lv 21

Encounter rate

20% Uncommon

Level

EV yield

1 Attack

1 in 5wild encounters

will be Bellsprout — about 2m of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~2m-5m

to catch one

Poke Ball33%

Great Ball50%

Ultra Ball67%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score20

PickLottery

SourceEstimated

EV - Attack

fights to cap

Raw255 fights

+ Power29 fights

+ Pokerus128 fights

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected204h 48m

Bellsprout page →

#052Soul Silver exclusive

Meowth

Normal

Evolves into Persian at Lv 28

Encounter rate

20% Uncommon

Level

EV yield

1 Speed

1 in 5wild encounters

will be Meowth — about 2m of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~2m-5m

to catch one

Poke Ball33%

Great Ball50%

Ultra Ball67%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score20

PickLottery

SourceEstimated

EV - Speed

fights to cap

Raw255 fights

+ Power29 fights

+ Pokerus128 fights

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected204h 48m

Meowth page →

#312

Minun

Electric

Encounter rate

20% Uncommon

Level

EV yield

1 Speed

1 in 5wild encounters

will be Minun — about 2m of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~3m-6m

to catch one

Poke Ball26%

Great Ball39%

Ultra Ball52%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score60

PickRisky

SourceDerived

EV - Speed

fights to cap

Raw255 fights

+ Power29 fights

+ Pokerus128 fights

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected204h 48m

Minun page →

#311

Plusle

Electric

Encounter rate

20% Uncommon

Level

EV yield

1 Speed

1 in 5wild encounters

will be Plusle — about 2m of walking through grass to catch one.

Plusle page →

#415

Combee

BugFlying

Evolves into Vespiquen at Lv 21

Encounter rate

20% Uncommon

Level

11–16

EV yield

1 Speed

1 in 5wild encounters

will be Combee — about 2m of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~5m-10m

to catch one

Poke Ball16%

Great Ball24%

Ultra Ball31%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score20

PickLottery

SourceDerived

EV - Speed

fights to cap

Raw255 fights

+ Power29 fights

+ Pokerus128 fights

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected204h 48m

Also found in 10 other locations

Celadon CityLv 15–20

20%Cerulean CityLv 11–16

20%Vermilion CityLv 11–16

20%National ParkLv 27–34

Combee page →

#063

Abra

Psychic

Evolves into Kadabra at Lv 16

Encounter rate

10% Rare

Level

12–14

EV yield

1 Sp. Atk

1 in 10wild encounters

will be Abra — about 7m of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~6m-12m

to catch one

Poke Ball26%

Great Ball39%

Ultra Ball52%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score20

PickLottery

SourceEstimated

EV - Sp. Atk

fights to cap

Raw255 fights

+ Power29 fights

+ Pokerus128 fights

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected409h 36m

Also found in 8 other locations

10%Goldenrod CityLv 15–15

Abra page →

#044

Gloom

GrassPoison

Evolves into Vileplume with an item

Encounter rate

10% Rare

Level

EV yield

2 Sp. Atk

1 in 10wild encounters

will be Gloom — about 7m of walking through grass to catch one.

Catch odds

~10m-19m

to catch one

Poke Ball16%

Great Ball24%

Ultra Ball31%

Nuzlocke

community tier

Score40

PickRisky

SourceEstimated

EV - Sp. Atk

fights to cap

Raw128 fights

+ Power26 fights

+ Pokerus64 fights

Shiny hunt

1/8,192

full odds

Base1/8,192

Expected409h 36m

Also found in 3 other locations

Route 48Lv 22–24

20%Safari ZoneLv 16–17

20%Route 47Lv 32–32

Gloom page →

ITEMS

All field items and hidden pickups at Route 5.

TM1

TM64 Explosion

NPC gift1

Cleanse Tag

Hidden2

Full Restore

X Sp. Atk

TM64 Explosion

From the man halfway along the Underground Path, who swaps it for a RageCandyBar

Move

ExplosionNormalPhysical

Power

250

Accuracy

100%

Explosion deals high damage, but causes the user to faint.

NPC GIFT

Cleanse Tag

From the grandmother in the former Pokémon Day Care house, who hands it over to ward off a sinister shadow

Effect

An item to be held by a Pokemon. It helps keep wild Pokemon away if the holder is the first one in the party.

HIDDEN

Full Restore

In the northern stretch of the Underground Path, not far from the Route 5 entrance (hidden)

Effect

A medicine that fully restores the HP and heals any status problems of a single Pokemon.

HIDDEN

X Sp. Atk

In the Underground Path, three steps south of the man who wants a RageCandyBar (hidden)

Effect

Raises Special Attack by one stage in battle. Raises happiness.

TM1

TM64 Explosion

From the man halfway along the Underground Path, who swaps it for a RageCandyBar

Move

ExplosionNormalPhysical

Power

250

Accuracy

100%

Explosion deals high damage, but causes the user to faint.

NPC gift1

Cleanse Tag

NPC GIFT

Cleanse Tag

From the grandmother in the former Pokémon Day Care house, who hands it over to ward off a sinister shadow

Effect

An item to be held by a Pokemon. It helps keep wild Pokemon away if the holder is the first one in the party.

Hidden2

Full Restore

HIDDEN

Full Restore

In the northern stretch of the Underground Path, not far from the Route 5 entrance (hidden)

Effect

A medicine that fully restores the HP and heals any status problems of a single Pokemon.

X Sp. Atk

HIDDEN

X Sp. Atk

In the Underground Path, three steps south of the man who wants a RageCandyBar (hidden)

Effect

Raises Special Attack by one stage in battle. Raises happiness.

Route 5 Walkthrough

Oddish

Also found in 5 other locations

Pidgey

Also found in 13 other locations

Hoothoot

Also found in 41 other locations

Pidgey

Shinx

Also found in 20 other locations

Bellsprout

Also found in 7 other locations

Meowth

Also found in 5 other locations

Oddish

Pineco

Also found in 33 other locations

Bellsprout

Meowth

Minun

Also found in 20 other locations

Plusle

Also found in 20 other locations

Combee

Also found in 10 other locations

Abra

Also found in 8 other locations

Gloom

Also found in 3 other locations

TM64 Explosion

Cleanse Tag

Full Restore

X Sp. Atk

TM64 Explosion

Cleanse Tag

Full Restore

X Sp. Atk