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Pokemon Gold and Silver National Park, Route 35, and Bug-Catching Contest Walkthrough
National Park, Route 35, and Bug-Catching Contest section of the complete Pokemon Gold and Silver walkthrough, with wild Pokemon, trainers, items, hidden items, trades, events, and boss data.
Clear Route 35, Kenya's mail gate, and the Contest table. This section is generated from pret/pokegold map, trainer, item, and encounter data for Pokemon Gold and Silver only.
Phase 3: Plain Badge
National Park, Route 35, and Bug-Catching Contest
Clear Route 35, Kenya's mail gate, and the Contest table.
Source Maps
ROUTE_35, ROUTE_35_GOLDENROD_GATE, ROUTE_35_NATIONAL_PARK_GATE, NATIONAL_PARK, NATIONAL_PARK_BUG_CONTEST, ROUTE_36_NATIONAL_PARK_GATE
Wild Pokemon
Each area below has its own table, split by encounter method. Standard rows merge every source slot for a species and are shown per Gen II time window: morning 04:00-09:59, day 10:00-17:59, night 18:00-03:59. A rate spanning all three columns applies at any time; "—" means that species is absent in that window. Phone swarms temporarily replace the normal grass or Surf table, Rock Smash rows need cracked rocks broken, and Headbutt rows use the map's common/rare tree sets. Underlying slot odds: grass and cave 30/30/20/10/5/4/1; Surf 60/30/10; rod odds come from each fishing group's cumulative bite thresholds; Headbutt and Rock Smash odds are direct source percentages.
Route 35
| Pokémon | Games | Levels | Rate | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | Day | Night | ||||
| Grass / cave floor | ||||||
 Nidoran F | GS | 12 | 30% | — | ||
 Nidoran M | GS | 12 | 30% | — | ||
 Drowzee | GS | 14 | 20% | — | ||
 Abra | GS | 10 | 10% | — | ||
 Pidgey | GS | 14 | 5% | 5% | — | — |
 Hoothoot | GS | 14 | — | — | 5% | — |
 Ditto | GS | 10 | 4% | — | ||
 Yanma | GS | 12 | 1% | — | ||
| Phone swarm — grass (replaces the normal grass table while active) | ||||||
| Nidoran F | GS | 12 | 30% | — | ||
| Nidoran M | GS | 12 | 30% | — | ||
| Yanma | GS | 12-14 | 30% | — | ||
| Ditto | GS | 10 | 5% | — | ||
| Pidgey | GS | 14 | 5% | 5% | — | — |
| Hoothoot | GS | 14 | — | — | 5% | — |
| Surfing | ||||||
 Psyduck | GS | 15-20 | 90% | — | ||
 Golduck | GS | 20 | 10% | — | ||
| Fishing — Old Rod | ||||||
 Magikarp | GS | 10 | 85% | — | ||
 Poliwag | GS | 10 | 15% | — | ||
| Fishing — Good Rod | ||||||
| Poliwag | GS | 20 | 55% | — | ||
| Magikarp | GS | 20 | 35% | — | ||
| Fishing — Super Rod | ||||||
| Magikarp | GS | 40 | 50% | — | ||
| Poliwag | GS | 40 | 50% | — | ||
| Headbutt — common trees | ||||||
 Caterpie | GS | 10 | 65% | — | ||
 Weedle | GS | 10 | 65% | — | ||
 Exeggcute | GS | 10 | 15% | — | ||
 Kakuna | GS | 10 | 15% | — | ||
 Metapod | GS | 10 | 15% | — | ||
 Beedrill | GS | 10 | 5% | — | ||
 Butterfree | GS | 10 | 5% | — | ||
| Headbutt — rare trees | ||||||
| Caterpie | GS | 10 | 50% | — | ||
| Weedle | GS | 10 | 50% | — | ||
 Pineco | GS | 10 | 30% | — | ||
| Exeggcute | GS | 10 | 15% | — | ||
| Beedrill | GS | 10 | 5% | — | ||
| Butterfree | GS | 10 | 5% | — | ||
| Roaming legendary | ||||||
 Entei | GS | Lv. 40 | Roamer | After releasing the legendary beasts in Burned Tower. | ||
 Raikou | GS | Lv. 40 | Roamer | After releasing the legendary beasts in Burned Tower. | ||
 Suicune | GS | Lv. 40 | Roamer | After releasing the legendary beasts in Burned Tower. | ||
Route 35 Goldenrod Gate
| Pokémon | Games | Levels | Rate | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | Day | Night | ||||
| Gift Pokemon | ||||||
 Spearow | GS | Lv. 10 | Static | Kenya mail errand gift. | ||
National Park
| Pokémon | Games | Levels | Rate | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | Day | Night | ||||
| Grass / cave floor | ||||||
| Hoothoot | GS | 10-14 | — | — | 100% | — |
| Caterpie | GS | 10-12 | 50% | 30% | — | — |
| Weedle | GS | 10-12 | 50% | 30% | — | — |
| Kakuna | GS | 10 | 30% | 30% | — | — |
| Metapod | GS | 10 | 30% | 30% | — | — |
 Sunkern | GS | 11-13 | — | 25% | — | — |
| Pidgey | GS | 10-14 | 20% | 15% | — | — |
National Park Bug Contest
| Pokémon | Games | Levels | Rate | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | Day | Night | ||||
| Bug-Catching Contest (Tuesday / Thursday / Saturday) | ||||||
| Caterpie | GS | 7-18 | 20% | — | ||
| Weedle | GS | 7-18 | 20% | — | ||
| Kakuna | GS | 9-18 | 10% | — | ||
| Metapod | GS | 9-18 | 10% | — | ||
 Paras | GS | 10-17 | 10% | — | ||
 Venonat | GS | 10-16 | 10% | — | ||
| Beedrill | GS | 12-15 | 5% | — | ||
| Butterfree | GS | 12-15 | 5% | — | ||
 Pinsir | GS | 13-14 | 5% | — | ||
 Scyther | GS | 13-14 | 5% | — | ||
Trainers
| Route order | Trainer | Team | Reward | Optional / rematch note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Route 35 (3, 19) | Camper Ivan | $70 | One-time trainer battle. | |
| Route 35 (8, 20) | Camper Elliot | $75 | One-time trainer battle. | |
| Route 35 (7, 20) | Picnicker Brooke | $80 | One-time trainer battle. | |
| Route 35 (11, 24) | Picnicker Kim | $75 | One-time trainer battle. | |
| Route 35 (14, 28) | Bird Keeper Bryan | $84 | One-time trainer battle. | |
| Route 35 (2, 10) | Firebreather Walt | $156 | One-time trainer battle. | |
| Route 35 (16, 7) | Bug Catcher Arnie | $60 | Phone contact; rematches: ARNIE1, ARNIE2, ARNIE3. | |
| Route 35 (5, 10) | Juggler Irwin | $140 | Phone contact; rematches: IRWIN1, IRWIN2, IRWIN3. | |
| National Park (27, 23) | Schoolboy Jack | $120 | Phone contact; rematches: JACK1, JACK2, JACK3. | |
| National Park (18, 29) | Pokefanf Beverly | $280 | Phone contact; rematches: BEVERLY1, BEVERLY2, BEVERLY3. | |
| National Park (16, 9) | Pokefanm William | $280 | One-time trainer battle. | |
| National Park (8, 14) | Lass Krise | $90 | One-time trainer battle. |
Items, Hidden Items, And Events
| Item / trade | Type | Area / direction | Coordinate | Requirement |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TM04 Rollout | Item ball | Route 35 | (13, 16) | Visible pickup. |
| Mysteryberry | Fruit tree | Route 35 | (2, 25) | Daily fruit/apricorn pickup. |
| HP Up | NPC gift | Route 35 Goldenrod Gate | (0, 4) | Talk to the NPC or complete the local task. |
| Parlyz Heal | Item ball | National Park | (35, 12) | Visible pickup. |
| TM28 Dig | Item ball | National Park | (1, 43) | Visible pickup. |
| Full Heal | Hidden item | National Park | (6, 47) | Check the tile. |
| Quick Claw | NPC gift | National Park | (27, 40) | Talk to the NPC or complete the local task. |
| Parlyz Heal | Item ball | National Park Bug Contest | (35, 12) | Visible pickup. |
| TM28 Dig | Item ball | National Park Bug Contest | (1, 43) | Visible pickup. |
| Full Heal | Hidden item | National Park Bug Contest | (6, 47) | Check the tile. |
| Sun Stone | NPC gift | Route 36 National Park Gate | NPC script | Talk to the NPC or complete the local task. |
Boss Cards
No major boss card assigned to this section.
Completion Checklist
- Check every wild row before leaving National Park, Route 35, and Bug-Catching Contest; 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.