Appendix:Gold and Silver walkthrough/Section 7

This is the Bulbapedia walkthrough for Pokémon Gold and Silver Versions. This walkthrough follows the original Game Boy Color version, not Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver.
The guide for those can be found here.

---

Route 35

File:Route 35.png

Route 35

The guard in the guardhouse has a favor to ask. Take his Spearow and its piece of mail to the man by the pond on Route 31, and the man will reward you with TM50 (Nightmare). Return here and speak to the guard again, and he will give you an HP Up.

Route 35 is a small path leading from Goldenrod to the National Park. Trainers with a Pokémon that can cut down the tree blocking the narrow trail and bypass the park altogether on their way to Ecruteak City. Don't forget to grab TM04 (Rollout) behind the fence!

Pokémon	Time of day, Encounter rate
Nidoran♀	All times, 30%
Nidoran♂	All times, 30%
Abra	All times, 10%
Drowzee	All times, 20%
Ditto	All times, 4%
Yanma	All times, 1%
Poliwag	All times, 15% (Old Rod)
Magikarp	All times, 85% (Old Rod)
Pidgey	Morning 5%, Day 5%
Hoothoot	Night 5%

Pokémon	Time of day, Encounter rate
Nidoran♀	All times, 30%
Nidoran♂	All times, 30%
Abra	All times, 10%
Drowzee	All times, 20%
Ditto	All times, 4%
Yanma	All times, 1%
Poliwag	All times, 15% (Old Rod)
Magikarp	All times, 85% (Old Rod)
Pidgey	Morning 5%, Day 5%
Hoothoot	Night 5%

Name	Pokémon	Winnings
Picnicker Kim	Lv 15 Vulpix	$300
Camper Elliot	Lv 13 Sandshrew, Lv 15 Marill	$300
Picnicker Brooke	Lv 16 Pikachu	$320
Camper Ivan	Lv 10 Diglett, Lv 10 Zubat, Lv 14 Diglett	$280
Juggler Irwin	Lv 2 Voltorb, Lv 6 Voltorb, Lv 10 Voltorb, Lv 14 Voltorb	$560
Firebreather Walt	Lv 11 Magmar, Lv 13 Magmar	$624
Bug Catcher Arnie*	Lv 15 Venonat	$240
Bird Keeper Bryan	Lv 12 Pidgey, Lv 14 Pidgeotto	$336

*Trainers who register Bug Catcher Arnie's phone number will get a call when Yanma are swarming nearby.

The National Park

File:NationalPark.png

National Park

The National Park, slightly similar to the Safari Zone in Kanto, is a haven for Bug- and Grass-types. However, the park is much smaller and has less of a variety of rare Pokémon. Trainers visiting on Tuesday, Thursday or Saturday may participate in the Bug-Catching Contest.

Entering from the south, walk east and speak to the woman on a bench with her Persian. She will give you a Quick Claw, a held item that allows slower Pokémon to sometimes attack first. Near the eastern entrance is a break in the fence; walk to the right for a Parlyz Heal, and go left around the main area of the park to find TM28 (Dig) near the south entrance. Backtrack to the hole in the fence and leave through the east exit to Route 36.

Name	Pokémon	Winnings
PokéFan Beverly	Lv 14 Snubbull	$1120
Lass Krise	Lv 12 Oddish, Lv 15 Cubone	$360
PokéFan William	Lv 14 Raichu	$1120
Schoolboy Jack	Lv 12 Oddish, Lv 15 Voltorb	$480

Pokémon	Time of day, Encounter rate
Caterpie	Morning 50%, Day 30%
Metapod	Morning 30%, Day 30%
Pidgey	Morning 20%, Day 15%
Sunkern	Day 25%
Hoothoot	Night 100%

Pokémon	Time of day, Encounter rate
Weedle	Morning 50%, Day 30%
Kakuna	Morning 30%, Day 30%
Pidgey	Morning 20%, Day 15%
Sunkern	Day 25%
Hoothoot	Night 100%

Bug-Catching Contest

The contest is free to enter, and the objective is to catch the one best Bug-type Pokémon you can find. Trainers are given 20 Park Balls and allowed to use a single Pokémon from their party. The rest of a Trainer's party Pokémon are held temporarily until the competition is over. Any Pokémon caught during the contest will be recorded by the Pokédex, though only one can be kept to be judged. The Bug-type that was judged may be kept after the competition.

Pokémon	Encounter rate
Caterpie	20%
Metapod	10%
Butterfree	5%
Weedle	20%
Kakuna	10%
Beedrill	5%
Paras	10%
Venonat	10%
Scyther	5%
Pinsir	5%

Route 36

File:Route 36.png

Route 36

Leaving from the National Park guardhouse, check the Berry tree nearby for an Ice Berry. Battle past the two Trainers and you will come to a T-intersection, with the weird tree blocking the narrow trail. Try watering it with the Squirtbottle and it will attack! It turns out to be a Sudowoodo, a Pokémon that has more in common with a rock than a tree. After battling the Sudowoodo, head to the right and talk to the man nearby. That "wretched tree" wasn't very popular, and for clearing it out, he gives you TM08 (Rock Smash).
Now head northwest to Route 37.

Name	Pokémon	Winnings
Psychic Mark	Lv 13 Abra, Lv 13 Abra, Lv 15 Kadabra	$480
Schoolboy Alan	Lv 16 Tangela	$512

Pokémon	Time of day, Encounter rate
Nidoran♀	All times, 30%
Nidoran♂	All times, 30%
Sudowoodo	Only one
Stantler	All times, 5%
Pidgey	Morning 25%, Day 20%
Growlithe	Morning 10%, Day 15%, Night 10%
Hoothoot	Night 25%

Pokémon	Time of day, Encounter rate
Nidoran♀	All times, 30%
Nidoran♂	All times, 30%
Sudowoodo	Only one
Stantler	All times, 5%
Pidgey	Morning 25%, Day 20%
Vulpix	Morning 10%, Day 15%, Night 10%
Hoothoot	Night 25%

Later...

Return here on a Thursday, and Arthur will be standing near the Rock Smash guy. He hands out a Hard Stone to Trainers, an item that strengthens Rock-type moves.

Route 37

File:Route 37.png

Route 37

Route 37 is the smallest route in all of Johto, but that doesn't mean that there's nothing of interest here!
Besides a few Trainers, this route is also home to a group of Apricorn trees. The secluded grove produces Red, Blu, and Blk Apricorns, which Kurt can use to create a Level Ball, Lure Ball, and Heavy Ball.
Continue north to Ecruteak City.

Name	Pokémon	Winnings
Twins Ann & Anne	Lv 16 Clefairy, Lv 16 Jigglypuff	$320
Psychic Greg	Lv 17 Drowzee	$544

Pokémon	Time of day, Encounter rate
Stantler	All times, 30%
Pidgey	Morning 60%, Day 50%
Pidgeotto	Day 5%
Growlithe	Morning 10%, Day 15%, Night 10%
Hoothoot	Night 20%
Spinarak	Night 40%

Pokémon	Time of day, Encounter rate
Stantler	All times, 30%
Pidgey	Morning 20%, Day 50%
Pidgeotto	Day 5%
Vulpix	Morning 10%, Day 15%, Night 10%
Hoothoot	Night 60%
Ledyba	Morning 40%

Later...

Stop back here on a Sunday, and Sunny will give you a Magnet, which powers-up Electric moves.

Intro | Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6 | Part 7 | Part 8 | Part 9 | Part 10 | Part 11 | Part 12

This article is part of Project Walkthroughs, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive step-by-step guides on each Pokémon game.