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JohtoRoutesGen 2

Route 38

25 wild Pokémon recorded here across 5 games. Choose a map edition and a recorded encounter game to compare methods, levels and known chances.

25Unique Pokémon5Games with encounters
Encounter data for:GoldSilverCrystalHeartGoldSoulSilver
How you find them:In the grassSpecial encounters
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Route 38 area maps

Choose a map edition. Recorded encounter rates are listed below by game.

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Route 38 — in-game area map from Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver
View all encounters on this map 15 Pokémon →

The tables below give rates for each named area and method. The image does not pinpoint individual patches.

This image has no pinpointed encounter patches. Open the area-wide rates above or browse the tables below.

Drag or swipe to pan. Scroll to move; Ctrl/Cmd + scroll or pinch to zoom. Double-click to zoom into a point. Keyboard: arrows to pan, +/− to zoom, 0 to fit.In-game area map · HeartGold & SoulSilver · Map source: Bulbapedia ↗Game imagery © Pokémon / Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.

Wild Pokémon encounters

Choose your game and conditions. Each method has its own encounter table.

Walking in grass

7 Pokémon

Chance per encounter with this method and the selected conditions; not the chance per step or of catching it.

Headbutt

3 Pokémon

Chance per encounter with this method and the selected conditions; not the chance per step or of catching it.

Encounter records: PokéAPI. Modifiers such as Repel and lead Pokémon abilities are not applied.

Route 38 encounter records by game

We have wild encounter records for 5 games here. Choose a game above for methods, levels and known chances.

Gold12 Pokémon
CaterpieMetapodButterfreeRattataRaticateMagnemiteFarfetch’dExeggcuteTaurosPinecoSnubbullMiltank
Silver13 Pokémon
WeedleKakunaBeedrillRattataRaticateMeowthMagnemiteFarfetch’dExeggcuteTaurosPinecoSnubbullMiltank
Crystal13 Pokémon
PidgeottoRattataRaticateMeowthMagnemiteExeggcuteTaurosHoothootNoctowlLedybaSpinarakPinecoMiltank
HeartGold15 Pokémon
RattataRaticateMagnemiteFarfetch’dExeggcuteTaurosHoothootSpinarakPinecoSnubbullMiltankPlusleMinunShinx+1
SoulSilver15 Pokémon
RaticateMeowthMagnemiteFarfetch’dExeggcuteTaurosHoothootLedybaPinecoSnubbullMiltankPlusleMinunShinx+1

Pokémon recorded at Route 38

These 25 Pokémon have wild encounters recorded at Route 38 in Johto in our encounter data. Open an entry for its stats, evolutions and other recorded locations.

Caterpie spriteCaterpie#0010Metapod spriteMetapod#0011Butterfree spriteButterfree#0012Weedle spriteWeedle#0013Kakuna spriteKakuna#0014Beedrill spriteBeedrill#0015Pidgeotto spritePidgeotto#0017Rattata spriteRattata#0019Raticate spriteRaticate#0020Meowth spriteMeowth#0052Magnemite spriteMagnemite#0081Farfetch’d spriteFarfetch’d#0083Exeggcute spriteExeggcute#0102Tauros spriteTauros#0128Hoothoot spriteHoothoot#0163Noctowl spriteNoctowl#0164Ledyba spriteLedyba#0165Spinarak spriteSpinarak#0167Pineco spritePineco#0204Snubbull spriteSnubbull#0209Miltank spriteMiltank#0241Plusle spritePlusle#0311Minun spriteMinun#0312Shinx spriteShinx#0403Burmy spriteBurmy#0412
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