Route 29

11 wild Pokémon across 3 encounter methods.

Map Guide

Pinpoint trainers, items, hidden pickups, exits, puzzle spots, and special encounters on the real map.

Scroll the map to explore the full area.

Location guide

Route 29 Guide

Route 29 is Johto's first real road: a ledge-cut path between New Bark and Cherrygrove, with early grass, a daily Berry, a Potion, a catching lesson, and a Tuesday visitor.

Enjoy the first road

Route 29 is simple in the best early-game way. It is a bright, grassy walk from New Bark Town to Cherrygrove City, with ledges that let you hop back home without fighting through every grass patch again. The signs keep pointing you between the two towns, but the route is already teaching you how Johto works: talk to everyone, check the trees, and come back on the right day.

Take the trip slowly the first time. This is where your starter gets its first safe training, where the game shows you catching, and where time of day starts to matter.

What to do now

Walk east or west between New Bark and Cherrygrove until you know the ledge shortcuts.
Pick up the POTION from the item ball near the northeast side.
Shake down the Berry tree for a daily Berry.
After Elm's early Mystery Egg errand, talk to the man near the east side if you want a catching tutorial with a wild Rattata.
Use the north branch when you want the gate toward Route 46.

Encounters and training

There are no trainer battles here, so the grass is the whole training plan. In Gold, morning and day grass leans on Pidgey, Sentret, and Rattata. At night, Hoothoot takes over much of the route, with Rattata still around.

Later, Headbutt makes the trees more interesting. Common trees can turn up Spearow and Aipom, while rare trees can add Heracross. After the Burned Tower event, the roaming beasts can also pass through this route, so even this first road can suddenly become exciting again.

Tuesday surprise

After you have the Zephyr Badge, come back on Tuesday and look for Tuscany. She introduces herself as one of the weekday siblings and gives you a PINK BOW, which strengthens Normal-type moves. If it is not Tuesday, she says the timing is unfortunate and keeps the gift for later.

Come back later

Route 29 stays useful because it is quick, readable, and connected to home. Use it for low-level training, the daily Berry, the Pink Bow visit, Headbutt checks, and fast travel back to New Bark whenever Elm or Mom pulls you home.

Pickups

Potion item ball, daily Berry tree, and Tuesday Pink Bow after the Zephyr Badge.

Encounters

Pidgey, Sentret, and Rattata by day; Hoothoot joins at night; Headbutt adds Spearow, Aipom, and rare Heracross.

No trainers

Use the grass and catching tutorial for practice; Route 29 has no trainer battles.

Travel Routes

Route	Destination	Landing
Connection	Cherrygrove City	—
Connection	New Bark Town	—
Connection	Route 46	—
Exit	Route 29 Route 46 Gate	—

Location Rules

Things To Know Before You Explore

Use these as quick checks before you talk to people, claim gifts, or try a blocked path.

Come back after finishing zephyrbadge

This place changes after that part of the story.

Move the story forward, then come back here.

Weekday matters

Some things here only happen on certain weekdays.

Try another day if the person or reward is missing.

Make room in your PC box

You need space in your current PC box.

Free up box space before you try this.

Come back after finishing learned to catch pokémon

This place changes after that part of the story.

Move the story forward, then come back here.

Come back after giving Mystery Egg to Elm

This place changes after that part of the story.

Move the story forward, then come back here.

Visit at daytime

This only happens during daytime.

Come back during daytime if it is not happening yet.

Visit at night

This only happens during night.

Come back during night if it is not happening yet.

Come back after getting Pink Bow from Tuscany

This place changes after that part of the story.

Move the story forward, then come back here.

Weekday matters

Some things here only happen on certain weekdays.

Try another day if the person or reward is missing.

Come back after meeting Tuscany Of Tuesday

This place changes after that part of the story.

Move the story forward, then come back here.

Roaming Pokémon

The legendary beasts can pass through this route after the Burned Tower basement event.

Possible roamers

Raikou, Entei can move through this route once they are released.

Check your Pokégear map, then hunt on land when one is nearby.

Route changes

A roaming beast can move to a nearby route when you change areas, and it can also jump somewhere else.

If it is not here anymore, step between nearby routes and check again.

Nearby jumps

From here, a beast usually moves toward Route 30, Route 46.

Use nearby routes to keep chasing without flying away.

Land only

The beasts stay out of Surf encounters, so they do not pop up while you are surfing.

Hunt in grass or on land instead of riding across water.

Map Movement Tips

These clues come from the map tiles, so they are handy when you are planning which moves or paths matter here.

Cut can open a blocker here

Some small trees or grass blockers can be cleared with Cut.

Bring a Pokémon that knows Cut after earning Hive Badge.

One-way ledges shape the route

These ledges let you jump down but not climb back up from the same spot.

Look before you hop if you are collecting items or avoiding trainers.

Repel Planning

If your lead Pokémon is above a wild level, Repel skips it. These checkpoints show what disappears completely.

Grass

2 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 3	RATTATA 1 species blocked	3 species
Lv 4	PIDGEY, SENTRET, RATTATA, HOPPIP 4 species blocked	0 species

Grass

2 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 3	RATTATA 1 species blocked	3 species
Lv 4	PIDGEY, SENTRET, RATTATA, HOPPIP 4 species blocked	0 species

Grass

1 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 4	HOOTHOOT, RATTATA 2 species blocked	0 species

Headbutt

1 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 11	HOOTHOOT, EXEGGCUTE, SPINARAK, LEDYBA 4 species blocked	0 species

Headbutt

1 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 11	HOOTHOOT, EXEGGCUTE, SPINARAK, LEDYBA 4 species blocked	0 species

Headbutt

1 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 11	HOOTHOOT, PINECO, EXEGGCUTE 3 species blocked	0 species

Wild Encounters

Grass

4 species.

Morning

Encounter rate 10

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
PIDGEY	Lv 2-3	50%
SENTRET	Lv 2-3	40%
RATTATA	Lv 2	5%
HOPPIP	Lv 3	5%

Grass

4 species.

Day

Encounter rate 10

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
PIDGEY	Lv 2-3	50%
SENTRET	Lv 2-3	40%
RATTATA	Lv 2	5%
HOPPIP	Lv 3	5%

Grass

2 species.

Night

Encounter rate 10

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
HOOTHOOT	Lv 2-3	55%
RATTATA	Lv 2-3	45%

Headbutt

4 species.

Low-chance tree

Encounter rate 10

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
HOOTHOOT	Lv 10	50%
EXEGGCUTE	Lv 10	20%
SPINARAK	Lv 10	15%
LEDYBA	Lv 10	15%

Headbutt

4 species.

Good tree

Encounter rate 50

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
HOOTHOOT	Lv 10	50%
EXEGGCUTE	Lv 10	20%
SPINARAK	Lv 10	15%
LEDYBA	Lv 10	15%

Headbutt

3 species.

Rare tree

Encounter rate 80

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
HOOTHOOT	Lv 10	50%
PINECO	Lv 10	30%
EXEGGCUTE	Lv 10	20%

Roaming

1 species.

Raikou roaming route

After Burned Tower

Starts on Route 42

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
RAIKOU	Lv 40	—

Roaming

1 species.

Entei roaming route

After Burned Tower

Starts on Route 37

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
ENTEI	Lv 40	—

Items And Rewards

Item	Source	Cost
Potion	Pickup Pick up the item ball on this map.	—
Berry	Fruit Tree Harvest from this tree once per day.	—
PINK BOW	Gift Scripted gift from this location.	—

Special Pokémon

No special Pokémon are listed for this location.

Trainer Roster

No trainers are listed for this location.

Trainer	Party
No trainers are listed for this location.