Johto and Kanto Gold/Silver section

Pokemon Gold and Silver Routes 38 and 39 Walkthrough

Routes 38 and 39 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

Head toward Olivine through Miltank country and note the Snubbull swarm route. This section is generated from pret/pokegold map, trainer, item, and encounter data for Pokemon Gold and Silver only.

Phase 4: Fog Badge

Routes 38 and 39

Head toward Olivine through Miltank country and note the Snubbull swarm route.

Source maps5 Wild rows100 Trainers9 Items/trades4

Source Maps

ROUTE_38, ROUTE_39, ROUTE_38_ECRUTEAK_GATE, ROUTE_39_BARN, ROUTE_39_FARMHOUSE

Wild Pokemon

Area / subarea	Game	Method	Time	Pokemon	Level	Odds	Condition / requirement
Route 38	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Farfetch'd 10% encounter rate	Lv. 16	10%	Standard encounter table.
Route 38	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Magnemite 10% encounter rate	Lv. 16	20%	Standard encounter table.
Route 38	Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Meowth 10% encounter rate	Lv. 16	30%	Standard encounter table.
Route 38	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Miltank 10% encounter rate	Lv. 13	5%	Standard encounter table.
Route 38	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Raticate 10% encounter rate	Lv. 16	30%	Standard encounter table.
Route 38	Gold	Grass/cave floor	Day	Rattata 10% encounter rate	Lv. 16	30%	Standard encounter table.
Route 38	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Snubbull 10% encounter rate	Lv. 13	1%	Standard encounter table.
Route 38	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Tauros 10% encounter rate	Lv. 13	4%	Standard encounter table.
Route 38	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Farfetch'd 10% encounter rate	Lv. 16	10%	Standard encounter table.
Route 38	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Magnemite 10% encounter rate	Lv. 16	20%	Standard encounter table.
Route 38	Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Meowth 10% encounter rate	Lv. 16	30%	Standard encounter table.
Route 38	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Miltank 10% encounter rate	Lv. 13	5%	Standard encounter table.
Route 38	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Raticate 10% encounter rate	Lv. 16	30%	Standard encounter table.
Route 38	Gold	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Rattata 10% encounter rate	Lv. 16	30%	Standard encounter table.
Route 38	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Snubbull 10% encounter rate	Lv. 13	1%	Standard encounter table.
Route 38	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Tauros 10% encounter rate	Lv. 13	4%	Standard encounter table.
Route 38	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Magnemite 10% encounter rate	Lv. 16	20%	Standard encounter table.
Route 38	Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Meowth 10% encounter rate	Lv. 16	40%	Standard encounter table.
Route 38	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Miltank 10% encounter rate	Lv. 13	5%	Standard encounter table.
Route 38	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Raticate 10% encounter rate	Lv. 16	30%	Standard encounter table.
Route 38	Gold	Grass/cave floor	Night	Rattata 10% encounter rate	Lv. 16	40%	Standard encounter table.
Route 38	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Snubbull 10% encounter rate	Lv. 13	1%	Standard encounter table.
Route 38	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Tauros 10% encounter rate	Lv. 13	4%	Standard encounter table.
Route 38	Silver	Headbutt common trees	Any	Beedrill	Lv. 10	5%	Use Headbutt on common trees.
Route 38	Gold	Headbutt common trees	Any	Butterfree	Lv. 10	5%	Use Headbutt on common trees.
Route 38	Gold	Headbutt common trees	Any	Caterpie	Lv. 10	65%	Use Headbutt on common trees.
Route 38	Gold/Silver	Headbutt common trees	Any	Exeggcute	Lv. 10	15%	Use Headbutt on common trees.
Route 38	Silver	Headbutt common trees	Any	Kakuna	Lv. 10	15%	Use Headbutt on common trees.
Route 38	Gold	Headbutt common trees	Any	Metapod	Lv. 10	15%	Use Headbutt on common trees.
Route 38	Silver	Headbutt common trees	Any	Weedle	Lv. 10	65%	Use Headbutt on common trees.
Route 38	Silver	Headbutt rare trees	Any	Beedrill	Lv. 10	5%	Use Headbutt on rare trees.
Route 38	Gold	Headbutt rare trees	Any	Butterfree	Lv. 10	5%	Use Headbutt on rare trees.
Route 38	Gold	Headbutt rare trees	Any	Caterpie	Lv. 10	50%	Use Headbutt on rare trees.
Route 38	Gold/Silver	Headbutt rare trees	Any	Exeggcute	Lv. 10	15%	Use Headbutt on rare trees.
Route 38	Gold/Silver	Headbutt rare trees	Any	Pineco	Lv. 10	30%	Use Headbutt on rare trees.
Route 38	Silver	Headbutt rare trees	Any	Weedle	Lv. 10	50%	Use Headbutt on rare trees.
Route 38	Gold/Silver	Phone swarm grass	Day	Farfetch'd 10% encounter rate	Lv. 16	10%	Phone swarm replaces the normal encounter table.
Route 38	Gold/Silver	Phone swarm grass	Day	Magnemite 10% encounter rate	Lv. 16	20%	Phone swarm replaces the normal encounter table.
Route 38	Silver	Phone swarm grass	Day	Meowth 10% encounter rate	Lv. 16	30%	Phone swarm replaces the normal encounter table.
Route 38	Gold/Silver	Phone swarm grass	Day	Miltank 10% encounter rate	Lv. 13	5%	Phone swarm replaces the normal encounter table.
Route 38	Gold	Phone swarm grass	Day	Raticate 10% encounter rate	Lv. 16	30%	Phone swarm replaces the normal encounter table.
Route 38	Gold/Silver	Phone swarm grass	Day	Snubbull 10% encounter rate	Lv. 16	30%	Phone swarm replaces the normal encounter table.
Route 38	Gold/Silver	Phone swarm grass	Day	Tauros 10% encounter rate	Lv. 13	5%	Phone swarm replaces the normal encounter table.
Route 38	Gold/Silver	Phone swarm grass	Morning	Farfetch'd 10% encounter rate	Lv. 16	10%	Phone swarm replaces the normal encounter table.
Route 38	Gold/Silver	Phone swarm grass	Morning	Magnemite 10% encounter rate	Lv. 16	20%	Phone swarm replaces the normal encounter table.
Route 38	Silver	Phone swarm grass	Morning	Meowth 10% encounter rate	Lv. 16	30%	Phone swarm replaces the normal encounter table.
Route 38	Gold/Silver	Phone swarm grass	Morning	Miltank 10% encounter rate	Lv. 13	5%	Phone swarm replaces the normal encounter table.
Route 38	Gold	Phone swarm grass	Morning	Raticate 10% encounter rate	Lv. 16	30%	Phone swarm replaces the normal encounter table.
Route 38	Gold/Silver	Phone swarm grass	Morning	Snubbull 10% encounter rate	Lv. 16	30%	Phone swarm replaces the normal encounter table.
Route 38	Gold/Silver	Phone swarm grass	Morning	Tauros 10% encounter rate	Lv. 13	5%	Phone swarm replaces the normal encounter table.
Route 38	Gold/Silver	Phone swarm grass	Night	Magnemite 10% encounter rate	Lv. 16	20%	Phone swarm replaces the normal encounter table.
Route 38	Silver	Phone swarm grass	Night	Meowth 10% encounter rate	Lv. 16	40%	Phone swarm replaces the normal encounter table.
Route 38	Gold/Silver	Phone swarm grass	Night	Miltank 10% encounter rate	Lv. 13	5%	Phone swarm replaces the normal encounter table.
Route 38	Gold	Phone swarm grass	Night	Raticate 10% encounter rate	Lv. 16	30%	Phone swarm replaces the normal encounter table.
Route 38	Gold	Phone swarm grass	Night	Rattata 10% encounter rate	Lv. 16	10%	Phone swarm replaces the normal encounter table.
Route 38	Gold/Silver	Phone swarm grass	Night	Snubbull 10% encounter rate	Lv. 16	30%	Phone swarm replaces the normal encounter table.
Route 38	Gold/Silver	Phone swarm grass	Night	Tauros 10% encounter rate	Lv. 13	5%	Phone swarm replaces the normal encounter table.
Route 38	Gold/Silver	Roaming legendary	Any	Entei	Lv. 40	Roamer	After releasing the legendary beasts in Burned Tower.
Route 38	Gold/Silver	Roaming legendary	Any	Raikou	Lv. 40	Roamer	After releasing the legendary beasts in Burned Tower.
Route 38	Gold/Silver	Roaming legendary	Any	Suicune	Lv. 40	Roamer	After releasing the legendary beasts in Burned Tower.
Route 39	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Farfetch'd 2% encounter rate	Lv. 16	10%	Standard encounter table.
Route 39	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Magnemite 2% encounter rate	Lv. 16	20%	Standard encounter table.
Route 39	Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Meowth 2% encounter rate	Lv. 16	30%	Standard encounter table.
Route 39	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Miltank 2% encounter rate	Lv. 15	5%	Standard encounter table.
Route 39	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Raticate 2% encounter rate	Lv. 17	30%	Standard encounter table.
Route 39	Gold	Grass/cave floor	Day	Rattata 2% encounter rate	Lv. 16	30%	Standard encounter table.
Route 39	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Day	Tauros 2% encounter rate	Lv. 15	5%	Standard encounter table.
Route 39	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Farfetch'd 2% encounter rate	Lv. 16	10%	Standard encounter table.
Route 39	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Magnemite 2% encounter rate	Lv. 16	20%	Standard encounter table.
Route 39	Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Meowth 2% encounter rate	Lv. 16	30%	Standard encounter table.
Route 39	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Miltank 2% encounter rate	Lv. 15	5%	Standard encounter table.
Route 39	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Raticate 2% encounter rate	Lv. 17	30%	Standard encounter table.
Route 39	Gold	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Rattata 2% encounter rate	Lv. 16	30%	Standard encounter table.
Route 39	Gold/Silver	Grass/cave floor	Morning	Tauros 2% encounter rate	Lv. 15	5%	Standard encounter table.
Route 39	Gold	Grass/cave floor	Night	Magnemite 10% encounter rate	Lv. 16	20%	Standard encounter table.
Route 39	Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Magnemite 2% encounter rate	Lv. 16	20%	Standard encounter table.
Route 39	Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Meowth 2% encounter rate	Lv. 16	40%	Standard encounter table.
Route 39	Gold	Grass/cave floor	Night	Miltank 10% encounter rate	Lv. 15	5%	Standard encounter table.
Route 39	Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Miltank 2% encounter rate	Lv. 15	5%	Standard encounter table.
Route 39	Gold	Grass/cave floor	Night	Raticate 10% encounter rate	Lv. 17	30%	Standard encounter table.
Route 39	Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Raticate 2% encounter rate	Lv. 17	30%	Standard encounter table.
Route 39	Gold	Grass/cave floor	Night	Rattata 10% encounter rate	Lv. 16	40%	Standard encounter table.
Route 39	Gold	Grass/cave floor	Night	Tauros 10% encounter rate	Lv. 15	5%	Standard encounter table.
Route 39	Silver	Grass/cave floor	Night	Tauros 2% encounter rate	Lv. 15	5%	Standard encounter table.
Route 39	Silver	Headbutt common trees	Any	Beedrill	Lv. 10	5%	Use Headbutt on common trees.
Route 39	Gold	Headbutt common trees	Any	Butterfree	Lv. 10	5%	Use Headbutt on common trees.
Route 39	Gold	Headbutt common trees	Any	Caterpie	Lv. 10	65%	Use Headbutt on common trees.
Route 39	Gold/Silver	Headbutt common trees	Any	Exeggcute	Lv. 10	15%	Use Headbutt on common trees.
Route 39	Silver	Headbutt common trees	Any	Kakuna	Lv. 10	15%	Use Headbutt on common trees.
Route 39	Gold	Headbutt common trees	Any	Metapod	Lv. 10	15%	Use Headbutt on common trees.
Route 39	Silver	Headbutt common trees	Any	Weedle	Lv. 10	65%	Use Headbutt on common trees.
Route 39	Silver	Headbutt rare trees	Any	Beedrill	Lv. 10	5%	Use Headbutt on rare trees.
Route 39	Gold	Headbutt rare trees	Any	Butterfree	Lv. 10	5%	Use Headbutt on rare trees.
Route 39	Gold	Headbutt rare trees	Any	Caterpie	Lv. 10	50%	Use Headbutt on rare trees.
Route 39	Gold/Silver	Headbutt rare trees	Any	Exeggcute	Lv. 10	15%	Use Headbutt on rare trees.
Route 39	Gold/Silver	Headbutt rare trees	Any	Pineco	Lv. 10	30%	Use Headbutt on rare trees.
Route 39	Silver	Headbutt rare trees	Any	Weedle	Lv. 10	50%	Use Headbutt on rare trees.
Route 39	Gold/Silver	Roaming legendary	Any	Entei	Lv. 40	Roamer	After releasing the legendary beasts in Burned Tower.
Route 39	Gold/Silver	Roaming legendary	Any	Raikou	Lv. 40	Roamer	After releasing the legendary beasts in Burned Tower.
Route 39	Gold/Silver	Roaming legendary	Any	Suicune	Lv. 40	Roamer	After releasing the legendary beasts in Burned Tower.

Trainers

Route order	Trainer	Team	Reward	Optional / rematch note
Route 38 (4, 1)	Schoolboy Chad	Mr. Mime Lv. 19	$152	Phone contact; rematches: CHAD1, CHAD2, CHAD3.
Route 38 (15, 3)	Lass Dana	Flaaffy Lv. 18 Psyduck Lv. 18	$108	Phone contact; rematches: DANA1, DANA2, DANA3.
Route 38 (15, 10)	Bird Keeper Toby	Doduo Lv. 15 Doduo Lv. 16 Doduo Lv. 17	$102	One-time trainer battle.
Route 38 (9, 6)	Beauty Valerie	Hoppip Lv. 17 Skiploom Lv. 17	$374	One-time trainer battle.
Route 38 (25, 5)	Sailor Harry	Wooper Lv. 19	$190	One-time trainer battle.
Route 39 (13, 29)	Sailor Eugene	Poliwhirl Lv. 17 Raticate Lv. 17 Krabby Lv. 19	$190	One-time trainer battle.
Route 39 (11, 19)	Pokefanm Derek	Pikachu Lv. 17	$340	Phone contact; rematches: DEREK1, DEREK2, DEREK3.
Route 39 (13, 22)	Pokefanf Ruth	Pikachu Lv. 17	$340	One-time trainer battle.
Route 39 (13, 6)	Psychic Norman	No source party data found.	Source reward	One-time trainer battle.

Items, Hidden Items, And Events

Item / trade	Type	Area / direction	Coordinate	Requirement
Berry	Fruit tree	Route 38	(12, 10)	Daily fruit/apricorn pickup.
Nugget	Hidden item	Route 39	(5, 13)	Check the tile.
Mint Berry	Fruit tree	Route 39	(9, 3)	Daily fruit/apricorn pickup.
TM13 Snore	NPC gift	Route 39 Farmhouse	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 Routes 38 and 39; 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.