Phase 1 section
Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver Route 29 and Cherrygrove City Walkthrough
Learn the time-dependent encounter loop and collect the Map Card. Exact HGSS encounters, trainers, items, puzzle route, version differences, and completion checks.
Learn the time-dependent encounter loop and collect the Map Card. This combined guide never substitutes original Gold/Silver or Crystal data for the Nintendo DS remakes.
Source maps
Route 29, Cherrygrove, Cherrygrove Poké Mart, Cherrygrove Pokémon Center 1F, Cherrygrove Southwest House, Cherrygrove Guide Gent House, Cherrygrove Southeast House, Cherrygrove Pokémon Center B1F.
Encounter rows44Trainer rows3Visible / hidden / trees1 / 3 / 1
Version scope
HeartGold and SoulSilver are labeled per row. Event-only and external-device content is never presented as normal retail progression.
Route Plan
Sweep both Route 29 branches, collect the eastern Apricorn after obtaining the Box, follow the Guide Gent's city tour, then accept the Map Card before heading north.
Wild Pokémon
Version:
Each area below has its own table, split by encounter method. Standard rates merge every base slot for a species and are shown per time window: morning 04:00-09:59, day 10:00-19:59, night 20:00-03:59. Swarm, radio-broadcast, and Headbutt tables keep their own labeled rows, and every row carries HG/SS markers. Underlying slot odds: grass 20/20/10/10/10/10/5/5/4/4/1/1; Surf 60/30/5/4/1; Rods 40/30/15/10/5; Rock Smash 80/20; Headbutt 50/15/15/10/5/5.
Cherrygrove
| Pokémon | Games | Levels | Rate | Requirement / notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | Day | Night | ||||
| Swarm (post-National Dex daily announcement) | ||||||
 Magikarp | HGSS | 40 | 100% | Super Rod. Post-National Dex swarm replacement. | ||
| Magikarp | HGSS | 20 | 65% | Good Rod. Post-National Dex swarm replacement. | ||
 Tentacool | HGSS | 15-25 | 60% | Surf. Post-National Dex swarm replacement. | ||
| Magikarp | HGSS | 10 | 15% | Old Rod. Post-National Dex swarm replacement. | ||
| Surfing | ||||||
| Tentacool | HGSS | 10-25 | 90% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. | ||
 Tentacruel | HGSS | 15-25 | 10% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. | ||
| Fishing — Old Rod | ||||||
| Magikarp | HGSS | 10 | 85% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. | ||
 Krabby | HGSS | 10 | 15% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. | ||
| Fishing — Good Rod | ||||||
| Krabby | HGSS | 20 | 50% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. | ||
| Magikarp | HGSS | 20 | 40% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. | ||
 Corsola | HGSS | 20 | 10% | 10% | — | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. |
 Staryu | HGSS | 20 | — | — | 10% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. |
| Fishing — Super Rod | ||||||
| Krabby | HGSS | 40 | 60% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. | ||
| Corsola | HGSS | 40 | 30% | 30% | — | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. |
| Staryu | HGSS | 40 | — | — | 30% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. |
 Kingler | HGSS | 40 | 10% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. | ||
| Headbutt — common tree table | ||||||
 Hoothoot | HGSS | 2-3 | 50% | Common Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group. | ||
 Pineco | HGSS | 2-3 | 30% | Common Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group. | ||
 Exeggcute | HGSS | 2-3 | 20% | Common Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group. | ||
| Headbutt — rare tree table | ||||||
| Hoothoot | HGSS | 4-5 | 50% | Rare Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group. | ||
 Ledyba | HGSS | 4-5 | 30% | Rare Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group. | ||
 Spinarak | HGSS | 4-5 | 30% | Rare Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group. | ||
| Exeggcute | HGSS | 4-5 | 20% | Rare Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group. | ||
| Headbutt — secret trees | ||||||
| Exeggcute | HGSS | 18-20 | 65% | Secret-tree table; applies only to source-listed secret tree coordinates. | ||
 Taillow | HGSS | 18-25 | 35% | Secret-tree table; applies only to source-listed secret tree coordinates. | ||
Route 29
| Pokémon | Games | Levels | Rate | Requirement / notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | Day | Night | ||||
| Grass / cave floor | ||||||
| Hoothoot | HGSS | 2-4 | — | — | 85% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast. |
 Pidgey | HGSS | 2-4 | 55% | 55% | — | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast. |
 Sentret | HGSS | 2-3 | 40% | 30% | — | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast. |
 Rattata | HGSS | 2 or 4 | 5% | — | 15% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast. |
| Sentret | HGSS | 2 | — | 10% | — | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast. |
| Sentret | HGSS | 2 or 4 | — | 10% | — | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast. |
| Rattata | HGSS | 4 | — | 5% | — | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast. |
| Rattata | HGSS | 2 | — | 5% | — | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast. |
| Swarm (post-National Dex daily announcement) | ||||||
| Pidgey | HGSS | 2-3 | 40% | Post-National Dex swarm replacement. | ||
| Radio — Hoenn Sound (Wednesday, post-National Dex) | ||||||
 Minun | HGSS | 3 | 20% | Hoenn Sound on Wednesday after the National Dex; replaces grass slots 2-5. | ||
 Plusle | HGSS | 2-3 | 20% | Hoenn Sound on Wednesday after the National Dex; replaces grass slots 2-5. | ||
| Radio — Sinnoh Sound (Thursday, post-National Dex) | ||||||
 Shinx | HGSS | 2-3 | 40% | Sinnoh Sound on Thursday after the National Dex; replaces grass slots 2-5. | ||
| Headbutt — common tree table | ||||||
| Hoothoot | HGSS | 2-3 | 50% | Common Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group. | ||
| Pineco | HGSS | 2-3 | 30% | Common Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group. | ||
| Exeggcute | HGSS | 2-3 | 20% | Common Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group. | ||
| Headbutt — rare tree table | ||||||
| Hoothoot | HGSS | 4-5 | 50% | Rare Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group. | ||
| Ledyba | HGSS | 4-5 | 30% | Rare Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group. | ||
| Spinarak | HGSS | 4-5 | 30% | Rare Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group. | ||
| Exeggcute | HGSS | 4-5 | 20% | Rare Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group. | ||
Trainers
Teams are the exact source party records. Moves and held items appear only when the trainer format defines them. Reward = last party member level × 4 × trainer-class multiplier; double battles double the base payout where the engine applies it.
| Trainer | Location / order | Full team | Reward | Battle note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Passerby BoySource trainer ID 495 | Cherrygrove • scripted/system variant |
| ₽500 | Single battle. |
| Passerby BoySource trainer ID 496 | Cherrygrove • scripted/system variant |
| ₽500 | Single battle. |
| Passerby BoySource trainer ID 497 | Cherrygrove • scripted/system variant |
| ₽500 | Single battle. |
Items And Hidden Items
| Item | Method | Plain-English placement | Source tile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potion | Visible item ball | Pick up the item ball in the northeast part of Route 29. | 654, 386 |
| Nugget | Hidden / Dowsing MCHN | Use the Dowsing MCHN on the ground in the northwest part of Route 29. | 572, 390 |
| Nugget | Hidden / Dowsing MCHN | Use the Dowsing MCHN on the ground in the northeast part of Cherrygrove, 3 tiles west and 6 tiles south from the nearest source NPC. | 572, 390 |
| Nugget | Hidden / Dowsing MCHN | Use the Dowsing MCHN on the ground in the northwest part of Cherrygrove. | 522, 388 |
| Green Apricorn | Daily Apricorn tree | Harvest the source-indexed tree in Route 29; it regrows after the daily reset. | 596, 392 |
Puzzles And Systems
Follow the route plan in order; source tiles in the item and trainer tables provide a QA anchor for every placed object.
Completion Checklist
- Visit all 8 mapped source subareas assigned here.
- Account for 44 random, Headbutt, Safari, Contest, static, gift, trade, or event rows across the per-area tables.
- Defeat or deliberately defer all 3 listed trainer records.
- Collect 1 visible items, 3 hidden items, and 1 Apricorn trees assigned here.
- Finish the stated story, puzzle, schedule, version, and event conditions before moving on.
Sources And Validation
- Primary source:
pret/pokeheartgoldcommit814275e4392cc21eef45a04e6dc8d980010ca2b7. - Layers: encounter banks, map headers, trainer parties, field events and scripts, Headbutt, Safari, Bug Contest, hidden items, Apricorns, phone/Pokégear, and Frontier engine data.
- Machine-readable validation report and trainer asset manifest.