Route 35

18 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

Route 35 is Goldenrod letting you go slowly. The city gate is behind you, National Park is ahead, and the road is full of trainers who make the northbound trip feel properly earned.

What to find

Battle campers, picnickers, Bird Keeper Bryan, Firebreather Walt, Bug Catcher Arnie, Juggler Irwin, and Officer Dirk at night. Pick TM04 and the MysteryBerry, then check the grass for Nidoran, Drowzee, Abra, Ditto, Psyduck by water, and rare Yanma activity. It is also a strong Headbutt route for Caterpie, Metapod, Exeggcute, Butterfree, and Pineco.

Return with a reason

Return for National Park, phone rematches, Yanma checks, and a clean training strip whenever Goldenrod feels too crowded but you still want to stay close.

Travel Routes

Route	Destination	Landing
Connection	Goldenrod City	—
Connection	Route 36	—

Remember For Later

Before You Try This

Some gifts, paths, and events need the right item, time, badge, or story step first.

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.

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.

Finish the Radio Tower story

This changes after the Radio Tower trouble is over.

Finish that storyline, then check here again.

Visit Cianwood first

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

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

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.

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.

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.

After beating Officer Dirk

This place changes after that story moment.

Move the story forward, then come back here.

Ways To Move Around

Some parts of this map need a move, or only work one way.

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.

Roaming And Swarm Hunting

Check nearby routes, caller notes, land and water caveats, and what can move before you chase.

Yanma swarm

Phone call from Bug Catcher Arnie

Bug Catcher Arnie can call when this swarm starts.

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

Possible roamers

Raikou, Entei, Suicune

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

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

Route changes

They move as you travel

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

Route 34, Route 36

From here, a beast usually moves toward Route 34, Route 36.

Use nearby routes to keep chasing without flying away.

Land only

No Surf encounters

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.

Battle Variants

JUGGLER IRWIN rematches

JUGGLER IRWIN can ask for your phone number, then call you back for stronger rematches later.

View JUGGLER IRWIN

Battle	When it unlocks
First rematch team	After you exchange numbers and get the first rematch call.
Second rematch team	After visiting Cianwood.
Third rematch team	After clearing the Radio Tower.

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.

Special Pokémon

SPEAROW

How to get it

Inside Route 35 Goldenrod Gate

Gift Pokémon

Gift Spearow for the mail delivery errand.

Level

Lv 10

Wild Encounters

Pick a time of day to see which wild Pokémon are active then.

Grass

7 species.

Encounter rate 10

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
NIDORAN♂	Lv 12	30%
NIDORAN♀	Lv 12	30%
DROWZEE	Lv 14	20%
ABRA	Lv 10	10%
PIDGEY	Lv 14	5%
DITTO	Lv 10	4%
YANMA	Lv 12	1%

Grass

5 species.

Yanma swarm

Call from Bug Catcher Arnie

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

7 species.

Encounter rate 10

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
NIDORAN♂	Lv 12	30%
NIDORAN♀	Lv 12	30%
DROWZEE	Lv 14	20%
ABRA	Lv 10	10%
PIDGEY	Lv 14	5%
DITTO	Lv 10	4%
YANMA	Lv 12	1%

Grass

5 species.

Yanma swarm

Call from Bug Catcher Arnie

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

7 species.

Encounter rate 10

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
NIDORAN♂	Lv 12	30%
NIDORAN♀	Lv 12	30%
DROWZEE	Lv 14	20%
ABRA	Lv 10	10%
HOOTHOOT	Lv 14	5%
DITTO	Lv 10	4%
YANMA	Lv 12	1%

Grass

5 species.

Yanma swarm

Call from Bug Catcher Arnie

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%

Pick a tree type to see what can fall out when you use Headbutt.

Headbutt

4 species.

Encounter rate 10

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
CATERPIE	Lv 10	65%
METAPOD	Lv 10	15%
EXEGGCUTE	Lv 10	15%
BUTTERFREE	Lv 10	5%

Headbutt

4 species.

Encounter rate 50

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
CATERPIE	Lv 10	65%
METAPOD	Lv 10	15%
EXEGGCUTE	Lv 10	15%
BUTTERFREE	Lv 10	5%

Headbutt

4 species.

Encounter rate 80

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
CATERPIE	Lv 10	50%
PINECO	Lv 10	30%
EXEGGCUTE	Lv 10	15%
BUTTERFREE	Lv 10	5%

Other Encounter Methods

These methods are not tied to time of day or a Headbutt tree type.

Water

2 species.

Encounter rate 4

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

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	—

Roaming

1 species.

Suicune roaming route

After Burned Tower

Starts on Route 38

Pokémon	Levels	Chance
SUICUNE	Lv 40	—

Fishing

Odds shown per cast.

Pick a rod to see what you can catch with it.

OLD ROD

Fishing group: Pond.

View OLD ROD

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%

Repel Planning

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

Grass

3 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 11	ABRA, DITTO 2 species blocked	5 species
Lv 13	NIDORAN♂, NIDORAN♀, ABRA, DITTO, YANMA 5 species blocked	2 species
Lv 15	NIDORAN♂, NIDORAN♀, DROWZEE, ABRA, PIDGEY, DITTO, YANMA 7 species blocked	0 species

Grass

3 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 11	ABRA, DITTO 2 species blocked	5 species
Lv 13	NIDORAN♂, NIDORAN♀, ABRA, DITTO, YANMA 5 species blocked	2 species
Lv 15	NIDORAN♂, NIDORAN♀, DROWZEE, ABRA, PIDGEY, DITTO, YANMA 7 species blocked	0 species

Grass

3 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 11	ABRA, DITTO 2 species blocked	5 species
Lv 13	NIDORAN♂, NIDORAN♀, ABRA, DITTO, YANMA 5 species blocked	2 species
Lv 15	NIDORAN♂, NIDORAN♀, DROWZEE, ABRA, HOOTHOOT, 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	CATERPIE, METAPOD, EXEGGCUTE, BUTTERFREE 4 species blocked	0 species

Headbutt

1 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 11	CATERPIE, METAPOD, EXEGGCUTE, BUTTERFREE 4 species blocked	0 species

Headbutt

1 useful lead levels.

Lead Level	Fully Blocked	Still Possible
Lv 11	CATERPIE, PINECO, EXEGGCUTE, BUTTERFREE 4 species blocked	0 species

Items And Rewards

Item	How to get it	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 Gift from someone at 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

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

JUGGLER IRWIN

4 Pokémon

Party

VOLTORB

Lv 6
VOLTORB

Lv 10
VOLTORB

Lv 14
VOLTORB

Lv 18

Trainer

JUGGLER IRWIN

4 Pokémon

Party

VOLTORB

Lv 18
VOLTORB

Lv 22
VOLTORB

Lv 26
ELECTRODE

Lv 30

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
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
JUGGLER IRWIN 4 Pokémon	VOLTORB Lv 6 VOLTORB Lv 10 VOLTORB Lv 14 VOLTORB Lv 18
JUGGLER IRWIN 4 Pokémon	VOLTORB Lv 18 VOLTORB Lv 22 VOLTORB Lv 26 ELECTRODE Lv 30
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