Route 35

19 wild Pokémon across 4 encounter methods. 13 trainer battles.

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 35 Guide

Route 35 is the north gate out of Goldenrod, feeding National Park and the road toward Ecruteak.

Travel the route

Leave Goldenrod City through this route when you want the next northbound push. It is the simplest way to reach National Park and start moving toward Ecruteak.

What matters here

The route matters because it lines up the park gates, a solid trainer run, and a very readable northward progression. It feels like the clean break between the big-city middle game and the legend-heavy west side of Johto.

Come back later

Come back when you want National Park access, a fast Goldenrod exit, or a dependable northbound training strip.

Travel Routes

Route	Destination	Landing
Connection	Goldenrod City	—
Connection	Route 36	—
Exit	Route 35 Goldenrod Gate	—
Exit	Route 35 Goldenrod Gate	—
Exit	Route 35 National Park 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.

Phone number choice matters

Later calls or follow-up events only happen if you shared your number.

Say yes when asked if you want rematches or other follow-ups.

A rematch can unlock later

A later version of this battle can open up after more story progress.

Check back later after more story events, and share your number if asked.

Come back after finishing yanma swarm

This place changes after that part of the story.

Move the story forward, then come back here.

Phone number choice matters

Later calls or follow-up events only happen if you shared your number.

Say yes when asked if you want rematches or other follow-ups.

Come back after finishing power to kanto

This place changes after that part of the story.

Move the story forward, then come back here.

Come back after beating Elite Four

This place changes after that part of the story.

Move the story forward, then come back here.

Visit Blackthorn first

Blackthorn only becomes a Fly stop after you have been there once.

Reach Blackthorn first so Fly can treat it as a destination.

Visit Lake Of Rage first

Lake Of Rage only becomes a Fly stop after you have been there once.

Reach Lake Of Rage first so Fly can treat it as a destination.

Visit at night

This only happens during night.

Come back during night if it is not happening yet.

Come back after beating Officer Dirk

This place changes after that part of the story.

Move the story forward, then come back here.

Phone Swarms

Some rare Pokémon appear more often after the right trainer calls you.

Yanma swarm

Bug Catcher Arnie can call when this swarm starts.

After you share phone numbers, come back here while the swarm is active.

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 34, Route 36.

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.

Surf opens water paths here

Water tiles can become paths once you can Surf.

Bring a Surf user after earning Fog Badge if you want every shoreline path.

Battle Variants

BUG CATCHER ARNIE rematches

BUG CATCHER ARNIE can ask for your phone number, then call you back for stronger rematches later.

View BUG CATCHER ARNIE

Battle	When it unlocks
First rematch team	After you exchange numbers and get the first rematch call.
Second rematch team	After visiting Lake Of Rage.
Third rematch team	After visiting Blackthorn.
Fourth rematch team	After beating the Elite Four.
Fifth rematch team	After restoring power to Kanto.

Repel Planning

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

Grass

4 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 11	ABRA, DITTO 2 species blocked	5 species
Lv 13	SNUBBULL, ABRA, JIGGLYPUFF, DITTO, YANMA 5 species blocked	2 species
Lv 14	SNUBBULL, GROWLITHE, ABRA, JIGGLYPUFF, DITTO, YANMA 6 species blocked	1 species
Lv 15	SNUBBULL, PIDGEY, GROWLITHE, ABRA, JIGGLYPUFF, DITTO, YANMA 7 species blocked	0 species

Grass

4 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 11	ABRA, DITTO 2 species blocked	5 species
Lv 13	SNUBBULL, ABRA, JIGGLYPUFF, DITTO, YANMA 5 species blocked	2 species
Lv 14	SNUBBULL, GROWLITHE, ABRA, JIGGLYPUFF, DITTO, YANMA 6 species blocked	1 species
Lv 15	SNUBBULL, PIDGEY, GROWLITHE, ABRA, JIGGLYPUFF, DITTO, YANMA 7 species blocked	0 species

Grass

4 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 11	ABRA, DITTO 2 species blocked	5 species
Lv 13	DROWZEE, ABRA, JIGGLYPUFF, DITTO, YANMA 5 species blocked	2 species
Lv 14	DROWZEE, PSYDUCK, ABRA, JIGGLYPUFF, DITTO, YANMA 6 species blocked	1 species
Lv 15	DROWZEE, HOOTHOOT, PSYDUCK, ABRA, JIGGLYPUFF, DITTO, YANMA 7 species blocked	0 species

Grass

3 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 11	DITTO 1 species blocked	4 species
Lv 13	NIDORAN♂, NIDORAN♀, DITTO 3 species blocked	2 species
Lv 15	NIDORAN♂, NIDORAN♀, YANMA, PIDGEY, DITTO 5 species blocked	0 species

Grass

3 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 11	DITTO 1 species blocked	4 species
Lv 13	NIDORAN♂, NIDORAN♀, DITTO 3 species blocked	2 species
Lv 15	NIDORAN♂, NIDORAN♀, YANMA, PIDGEY, DITTO 5 species blocked	0 species

Grass

3 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 11	DITTO 1 species blocked	4 species
Lv 13	NIDORAN♂, NIDORAN♀, DITTO 3 species blocked	2 species
Lv 15	NIDORAN♂, NIDORAN♀, YANMA, HOOTHOOT, DITTO 5 species blocked	0 species

Water

1 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 21	PSYDUCK, GOLDUCK 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

7 species.

Morning

Encounter rate 10

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
SNUBBULL	Lv 12	30%
PIDGEY	Lv 14	30%
GROWLITHE	Lv 13	20%
ABRA	Lv 10	10%
JIGGLYPUFF	Lv 12	5%
DITTO	Lv 10	4%
YANMA	Lv 12	1%

Grass

7 species.

Day

Encounter rate 10

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
SNUBBULL	Lv 12	30%
PIDGEY	Lv 14	30%
GROWLITHE	Lv 13	20%
ABRA	Lv 10	10%
JIGGLYPUFF	Lv 12	5%
DITTO	Lv 10	4%
YANMA	Lv 12	1%

Grass

7 species.

Night

Encounter rate 10

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
DROWZEE	Lv 12	30%
HOOTHOOT	Lv 14	30%
PSYDUCK	Lv 13	20%
ABRA	Lv 10	10%
JIGGLYPUFF	Lv 12	5%
DITTO	Lv 10	4%
YANMA	Lv 12	1%

Grass

5 species.

Yanma swarm

Call from Bug Catcher Arnie

Morning

Encounter rate 10

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
NIDORAN♂	Lv 12	30%
NIDORAN♀	Lv 12	30%
YANMA	Lv 12-14	30%
PIDGEY	Lv 14	5%
DITTO	Lv 10	5%

Grass

5 species.

Yanma swarm

Call from Bug Catcher Arnie

Day

Encounter rate 10

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
NIDORAN♂	Lv 12	30%
NIDORAN♀	Lv 12	30%
YANMA	Lv 12-14	30%
PIDGEY	Lv 14	5%
DITTO	Lv 10	5%

Grass

5 species.

Yanma swarm

Call from Bug Catcher Arnie

Night

Encounter rate 10

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
NIDORAN♂	Lv 12	30%
NIDORAN♀	Lv 12	30%
YANMA	Lv 12-14	30%
HOOTHOOT	Lv 14	5%
DITTO	Lv 10	5%

Water

2 species.

Encounter rate 4

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
PSYDUCK	Lv 15-20	90%
GOLDUCK	Lv 20	10%

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	—

Fishing

Odds shown per cast.

OLD ROD

Fishing group: Pond.

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Pokémon	Levels	Per Cast
MAGIKARP	Lv 10	85%
POLIWAG	Lv 10	15%

GOOD ROD

Fishing group: Pond.

View GOOD ROD

Pokémon	Levels	Per Cast
POLIWAG	Lv 20	65%
MAGIKARP	Lv 20	35%

SUPER ROD

Fishing group: Pond.

View SUPER ROD

Pokémon	Levels	Per Cast
POLIWAG	Lv 40	80%
MAGIKARP	Lv 40	20%

Items And Rewards

Item	Source	Cost
TM04 (Rollout)	Pickup Pick up the item ball on this map.	—
MYSTERYBERRY	Fruit Tree Harvest from this tree once per day.	—
HP UP	Inside Route 35 Goldenrod Gate Gift Scripted gift from this location.	—

Special Pokémon

No special Pokémon are listed for this location.

Trainer Roster

Trainer

BIRD KEEPER BRYAN

2 Pokémon

Party

PIDGEY

Lv 12
PIDGEOTTO

Lv 14

Trainer

BUG CATCHER ARNIE

1 Pokémon

Party

VENONAT

Lv 15

Trainer

BUG CATCHER ARNIE

1 Pokémon

Party

VENONAT

Lv 19

Trainer

BUG CATCHER ARNIE

1 Pokémon

Party

VENOMOTH

Lv 28

Trainer

BUG CATCHER ARNIE

1 Pokémon

Party

VENOMOTH

Lv 36

Trainer

BUG CATCHER ARNIE

1 Pokémon

Party

VENOMOTH

Lv 40

Trainer

FIREBREATHER WALT

2 Pokémon

Party

MAGMAR

Lv 11
MAGMAR

Lv 13

Trainer

JUGGLER IRWIN

4 Pokémon

Party

VOLTORB

Lv 2
VOLTORB

Lv 6
VOLTORB

Lv 10
VOLTORB

Lv 14

Trainer

PICNICKER BROOKE

1 Pokémon

Party

PIKACHU

Lv 16

Trainer

PICNICKER KIM

1 Pokémon

Party

VULPIX

Lv 15

Trainer

CAMPER IVAN

3 Pokémon

Party

DIGLETT

Lv 10
ZUBAT

Lv 10
DIGLETT

Lv 14

Trainer

CAMPER ELLIOT

2 Pokémon

Party

SANDSHREW

Lv 13
MARILL

Lv 15

Trainer

OFFICER DIRK

2 Pokémon

Party

GROWLITHE

Lv 14
GROWLITHE

Lv 14

Trainer	Party
BIRD KEEPER BRYAN 2 Pokémon	PIDGEY Lv 12 PIDGEOTTO Lv 14
BUG CATCHER ARNIE 1 Pokémon	VENONAT Lv 15
BUG CATCHER ARNIE 1 Pokémon	VENONAT Lv 19
BUG CATCHER ARNIE 1 Pokémon	VENOMOTH Lv 28
BUG CATCHER ARNIE 1 Pokémon	VENOMOTH Lv 36
BUG CATCHER ARNIE 1 Pokémon	VENOMOTH Lv 40
FIREBREATHER WALT 2 Pokémon	MAGMAR Lv 11 MAGMAR Lv 13
JUGGLER IRWIN 4 Pokémon	VOLTORB Lv 2 VOLTORB Lv 6 VOLTORB Lv 10 VOLTORB Lv 14
PICNICKER BROOKE 1 Pokémon	PIKACHU Lv 16
PICNICKER KIM 1 Pokémon	VULPIX Lv 15
CAMPER IVAN 3 Pokémon	DIGLETT Lv 10 ZUBAT Lv 10 DIGLETT Lv 14
CAMPER ELLIOT 2 Pokémon	SANDSHREW Lv 13 MARILL Lv 15
OFFICER DIRK 2 Pokémon	GROWLITHE Lv 14 GROWLITHE Lv 14