Johto and Kanto Gold/Silver section

Pokemon Gold and Silver Route 34 and Day Care Walkthrough

Route 34 and Day Care 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

Use the first full breeding route and prepare for Goldenrod. This section is generated from pret/pokegold map, trainer, item, and encounter data for Pokemon Gold and Silver only.

Phase 3: Plain Badge

Route 34 and Day Care

Use the first full breeding route and prepare for Goldenrod.

Source maps2 Wild rows49 Trainers8 Items/trades3

Source Maps

ROUTE_34, DAY_CARE

Wild Pokemon

Area / subarea	Game	Method	Time	Pokemon	Level	Odds	Condition / requirement
Route 34	Gold/Silver	Good Rod	Any	Krabby Rod bite group	Lv. 20	55%	Standard encounter table.
Route 34	Gold/Silver	Good Rod	Any	Magikarp Rod bite group	Lv. 20	35%	Standard encounter table.
Route 34	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Abra 10% encounter rate	Lv. 10	10%	Standard encounter table.
Route 34	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Ditto 10% encounter rate	Lv. 10	5%	Standard encounter table.
Route 34	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Drowzee 10% encounter rate	Lv. 10-12	50%	Standard encounter table.
Route 34	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Rattata 10% encounter rate	Lv. 11-13	35%	Standard encounter table.
Route 34	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Abra 10% encounter rate	Lv. 10	10%	Standard encounter table.
Route 34	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Ditto 10% encounter rate	Lv. 10	5%	Standard encounter table.
Route 34	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Drowzee 10% encounter rate	Lv. 10-12	50%	Standard encounter table.
Route 34	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Rattata 10% encounter rate	Lv. 11-13	35%	Standard encounter table.
Route 34	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Abra 10% encounter rate	Lv. 10	10%	Standard encounter table.
Route 34	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Ditto 10% encounter rate	Lv. 10	5%	Standard encounter table.
Route 34	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Drowzee 10% encounter rate	Lv. 10-12	50%	Standard encounter table.
Route 34	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Rattata 10% encounter rate	Lv. 11-13	35%	Standard encounter table.
Route 34	Silver	Headbutt common trees	Any	Beedrill	Lv. 10	5%	Use Headbutt on common trees.
Route 34	Gold	Headbutt common trees	Any	Butterfree	Lv. 10	5%	Use Headbutt on common trees.
Route 34	Gold	Headbutt common trees	Any	Caterpie	Lv. 10	65%	Use Headbutt on common trees.
Route 34	Gold/Silver	Headbutt common trees	Any	Exeggcute	Lv. 10	15%	Use Headbutt on common trees.
Route 34	Silver	Headbutt common trees	Any	Kakuna	Lv. 10	15%	Use Headbutt on common trees.
Route 34	Gold	Headbutt common trees	Any	Metapod	Lv. 10	15%	Use Headbutt on common trees.
Route 34	Silver	Headbutt common trees	Any	Weedle	Lv. 10	65%	Use Headbutt on common trees.
Route 34	Silver	Headbutt rare trees	Any	Beedrill	Lv. 10	5%	Use Headbutt on rare trees.
Route 34	Gold	Headbutt rare trees	Any	Butterfree	Lv. 10	5%	Use Headbutt on rare trees.
Route 34	Gold	Headbutt rare trees	Any	Caterpie	Lv. 10	50%	Use Headbutt on rare trees.
Route 34	Gold/Silver	Headbutt rare trees	Any	Exeggcute	Lv. 10	15%	Use Headbutt on rare trees.
Route 34	Gold/Silver	Headbutt rare trees	Any	Pineco	Lv. 10	30%	Use Headbutt on rare trees.
Route 34	Silver	Headbutt rare trees	Any	Weedle	Lv. 10	50%	Use Headbutt on rare trees.
Route 34	Gold/Silver	Old Rod	Any	.Dratini 2 Old Rod bite group	Lv. NaN-NaN	0%	Standard encounter table.
Route 34	Gold/Silver	Old Rod	Any	.Dratini Old Rod bite group	Lv. NaN-NaN	0%	Standard encounter table.
Route 34	Gold/Silver	Old Rod	Any	.Gyarados Old Rod bite group	Lv. NaN-NaN	0%	Standard encounter table.
Route 34	Gold/Silver	Old Rod	Any	.Lake Old Rod bite group	Lv. NaN-NaN	0%	Standard encounter table.
Route 34	Gold/Silver	Old Rod	Any	.Ocean Old Rod bite group	Lv. NaN-NaN	0%	Standard encounter table.
Route 34	Gold/Silver	Old Rod	Any	.Pond Old Rod bite group	Lv. NaN-NaN	0%	Standard encounter table.
Route 34	Gold/Silver	Old Rod	Any	.Qwilfish Noswarm Old Rod bite group	Lv. NaN-NaN	0%	Standard encounter table.
Route 34	Gold/Silver	Old Rod	Any	.Qwilfish Old Rod bite group	Lv. NaN-NaN	0%	Standard encounter table.
Route 34	Gold/Silver	Old Rod	Any	.Qwilfish Swarm Old Rod bite group	Lv. NaN-NaN	0%	Standard encounter table.
Route 34	Gold/Silver	Old Rod	Any	.Remoraid Old Rod bite group	Lv. NaN-NaN	0%	Standard encounter table.
Route 34	Gold/Silver	Old Rod	Any	.Remoraid Swarm Old Rod bite group	Lv. NaN-NaN	0%	Standard encounter table.
Route 34	Gold/Silver	Old Rod	Any	.Shore Old Rod bite group	Lv. NaN-NaN	50%	Standard encounter table.
Route 34	Gold/Silver	Old Rod	Any	.Whirlislands Old Rod bite group	Lv. NaN-NaN	0%	Standard encounter table.
Route 34	Gold/Silver	Old Rod	Any	Krabby Rod bite group	Lv. 10	15%	Standard encounter table.
Route 34	Gold/Silver	Old Rod	Any	Magikarp Rod bite group	Lv. 10	35%	Standard encounter table.
Route 34	Gold/Silver	Roaming legendary	Any	Entei	Lv. 40	Roamer	After releasing the legendary beasts in Burned Tower.
Route 34	Gold/Silver	Roaming legendary	Any	Raikou	Lv. 40	Roamer	After releasing the legendary beasts in Burned Tower.
Route 34	Gold/Silver	Roaming legendary	Any	Suicune	Lv. 40	Roamer	After releasing the legendary beasts in Burned Tower.
Route 34	Gold/Silver	Super Rod	Any	Kingler Rod bite group	Lv. 40	10%	Standard encounter table.
Route 34	Gold/Silver	Super Rod	Any	Krabby Rod bite group	Lv. 40	90%	Standard encounter table.
Route 34	Gold/Silver	Surf	Any	Tentacool 6% encounter rate	Lv. 15-20	90%	Standard encounter table.
Route 34	Gold/Silver	Surf	Any	Tentacruel 6% encounter rate	Lv. 20	10%	Standard encounter table.

Trainers

Route order	Trainer	Team	Reward	Optional / rematch note
Route 34 (13, 7)	Camper Todd	Psyduck Lv. 14	$70	Phone contact; rematches: TODD1, TODD2, TODD3.
Route 34 (15, 33)	Youngster Samuel	Rattata Lv. 7 Sandshrew Lv. 10 Spearow Lv. 8 Spearow Lv. 8	$32	One-time trainer battle.
Route 34 (17, 22)	Youngster Ian	Mankey Lv. 10 Diglett Lv. 12	$48	One-time trainer battle.
Route 34 (10, 26)	Picnicker Gina	Hoppip Lv. 9 Hoppip Lv. 9 Bulbasaur Lv. 12	$60	Phone contact; rematches: GINA1, GINA2, GINA3.
Route 34 (19, 28)	Pokefanm Brandon	Snubbull Lv. 13	$260	One-time trainer battle.
Route 34 (11, 48)	Cooltrainer F Irene	Goldeen Lv. 22 Seaking Lv. 24	$288	One-time trainer battle.
Route 34 (3, 48)	Cooltrainer F Jenn	Staryu Lv. 24 Starmie Lv. 26	$312	One-time trainer battle.
Route 34 (6, 51)	Cooltrainer F Kate	Shellder Lv. 26 Cloyster Lv. 28	$336	One-time trainer battle.

Items, Hidden Items, And Events

Item / trade	Type	Area / direction	Coordinate	Requirement
Rare Candy	Hidden item	Route 34	(8, 32)	Check the tile.
Super Potion	Hidden item	Route 34	(17, 19)	Check the tile.
Soft Sand	NPC gift	Route 34	(6, 51)	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 Route 34 and Day Care; 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.