Johto and Kanto Gold/Silver section

Pokemon Gold and Silver Routes 16 to 18 and Cycling Road Walkthrough

Routes 16 to 18 and Cycling Road section of the complete Pokemon Gold and Silver walkthrough, with wild Pokemon, trainers, items, hidden items, trades, events, and boss data.

By Damodar Sharma Updated June 23, 2026 Walkthrough

Clear west Kanto cycling routes and gates. This section is generated from pret/pokegold map, trainer, item, and encounter data for Pokemon Gold and Silver only.

Phase 13: Soul Badge

Routes 16 to 18 and Cycling Road

Clear west Kanto cycling routes and gates.

Source maps6 Wild rows34 Trainers6 Items/trades2

Source Maps

ROUTE_16, ROUTE_17, ROUTE_18, ROUTE_16_FUCHSIA_SPEECH_HOUSE, ROUTE_16_GATE, ROUTE_17_ROUTE_18_GATE

Wild Pokemon

Area / subarea	Game	Method	Time	Pokemon	Level	Odds	Condition / requirement
Route 16	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Fearow 10% encounter rate	Lv. 27-29	40%	Standard encounter table.
Route 16	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Grimer 10% encounter rate	Lv. 26-28	50%	Standard encounter table.
Route 16	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Muk 10% encounter rate	Lv. 30	5%	Standard encounter table.
Route 16	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Slugma 10% encounter rate	Lv. 27	5%	Standard encounter table.
Route 16	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Fearow 10% encounter rate	Lv. 27-29	40%	Standard encounter table.
Route 16	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Grimer 10% encounter rate	Lv. 26-28	50%	Standard encounter table.
Route 16	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Muk 10% encounter rate	Lv. 30	5%	Standard encounter table.
Route 16	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Slugma 10% encounter rate	Lv. 27	5%	Standard encounter table.
Route 16	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Grimer 10% encounter rate	Lv. 26-28	80%	Standard encounter table.
Route 16	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Muk 10% encounter rate	Lv. 30	5%	Standard encounter table.
Route 16	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Murkrow 10% encounter rate	Lv. 28	10%	Standard encounter table.
Route 16	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Slugma 10% encounter rate	Lv. 27	5%	Standard encounter table.
Route 17	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Fearow 10% encounter rate	Lv. 28-30	40%	Standard encounter table.
Route 17	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Grimer 10% encounter rate	Lv. 29	20%	Standard encounter table.
Route 17	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Muk 10% encounter rate	Lv. 32	5%	Standard encounter table.
Route 17	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Slugma 10% encounter rate	Lv. 25-27	35%	Standard encounter table.
Route 17	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Fearow 10% encounter rate	Lv. 28-30	40%	Standard encounter table.
Route 17	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Grimer 10% encounter rate	Lv. 27-29	50%	Standard encounter table.
Route 17	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Muk 10% encounter rate	Lv. 32	5%	Standard encounter table.
Route 17	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Slugma 10% encounter rate	Lv. 29	5%	Standard encounter table.
Route 17	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Grimer 10% encounter rate	Lv. 27-29	80%	Standard encounter table.
Route 17	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Muk 10% encounter rate	Lv. 30-32	15%	Standard encounter table.
Route 17	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Slugma 10% encounter rate	Lv. 29	5%	Standard encounter table.
Route 18	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Fearow 10% encounter rate	Lv. 27-29	40%	Standard encounter table.
Route 18	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Grimer 10% encounter rate	Lv. 26-28	50%	Standard encounter table.
Route 18	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Muk 10% encounter rate	Lv. 30	5%	Standard encounter table.
Route 18	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Slugma 10% encounter rate	Lv. 27	5%	Standard encounter table.
Route 18	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Fearow 10% encounter rate	Lv. 27-29	40%	Standard encounter table.
Route 18	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Grimer 10% encounter rate	Lv. 26-28	50%	Standard encounter table.
Route 18	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Muk 10% encounter rate	Lv. 30	5%	Standard encounter table.
Route 18	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Slugma 10% encounter rate	Lv. 27	5%	Standard encounter table.
Route 18	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Grimer 10% encounter rate	Lv. 26-28	80%	Standard encounter table.
Route 18	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Muk 10% encounter rate	Lv. 28-30	15%	Standard encounter table.
Route 18	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Slugma 10% encounter rate	Lv. 27	5%	Standard encounter table.

Trainers

Route order	Trainer	Team	Reward	Optional / rematch note
Route 17 (4, 17)	Biker Riley	Weezing Lv. 34	$272	One-time trainer battle.
Route 17 (16, 32)	Biker Joel	Magmar Lv. 32 Magmar Lv. 32	$256	One-time trainer battle.
Route 17 (3, 53)	Biker Glenn	Koffing Lv. 28 Magmar Lv. 30 Weezing Lv. 32	$256	One-time trainer battle.
Route 17 (6, 80)	Biker Charles	Koffing Lv. 30 Charmeleon Lv. 30 Weezing Lv. 30	$240	One-time trainer battle.
Route 18 (9, 12)	Bird Keeper Boris	Doduo Lv. 30 Doduo Lv. 28 Dodrio Lv. 32	$192	One-time trainer battle.
Route 18 (13, 6)	Bird Keeper Bob	Noctowl Lv. 34	$204	One-time trainer battle.

Items, Hidden Items, And Events

Item / trade	Type	Area / direction	Coordinate	Requirement
Max Ether	Hidden item	Route 17	(12, 5)	Check the tile.
Max Elixer	Hidden item	Route 17	(8, 77)	Check the tile.

Boss Cards

No major boss card assigned to this section.

Completion Checklist

Check every wild row before leaving Routes 16 to 18 and Cycling Road; Gold/Silver version, time, rod, Headbutt, swarm, and static methods are separated.
Clear trainer rows and phone/rematch contacts shown in the trainer table.
Pick up item balls, hidden items, daily fruit trees, NPC gifts, trades, and static encounters listed for the section.
Use any boss card here before advancing to the next section.