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Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver Pallet Town, Route 1, and Oak Walkthrough

Show Oak all 16 badges and unlock Mt. Silver. Exact HGSS encounters, trainers, items, puzzle route, version differences, and completion checks.

By Damodar Sharma Updated July 10, 2026 Walkthrough

Show Oak all 16 badges and unlock Mt. Silver. This combined guide never substitutes original Gold/Silver or Crystal data for the Nintendo DS remakes.

Source maps

Route 1, Pallet, Pallet Town Reds House 1F, Pallet Town Blues House 1F, Pallet Town Oaks Lab, Pallet Town Reds House 2F, Pallet Town Blues House 2F.

Encounter rows39Trainer rows4Visible / hidden / trees0 / 0 / 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

Clear Route 1, visit every Pallet house and Oak's Lab, receive access to Mt. Silver, and choose a Kanto starter after defeating Red when Oak offers it.

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.

Pallet

Pallet wild Pokémon by method, games, levels, time-of-day rates, and requirements
PokémonGamesLevelsRateRequirement / notes
MorningDayNight
Swarm (post-National Dex daily announcement)
Magikarp artworkMagikarpHGSS40100%Super Rod. Post-National Dex swarm replacement.
Magikarp artworkMagikarpHGSS2065%Good Rod. Post-National Dex swarm replacement.
Tentacool artworkTentacoolHGSS3560%Surf. Post-National Dex swarm replacement.
Magikarp artworkMagikarpHGSS1015%Old Rod. Post-National Dex swarm replacement.
Surfing
Tentacool artworkTentacoolHGSS30 or 3590%Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm.
Tentacruel artworkTentacruelHGSS3510%Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm.
Fishing — Old Rod
Magikarp artworkMagikarpHGSS1085%Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm.
Tentacool artworkTentacoolHGSS1015%Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm.
Fishing — Good Rod
Magikarp artworkMagikarpHGSS2040%Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm.
Tentacool artworkTentacoolHGSS2030%Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm.
Chinchou artworkChinchouHGSS2020%Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm.
Shellder artworkShellderHGSS2010%Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm.
Fishing — Super Rod
Chinchou artworkChinchouHGSS4040%Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm.
Shellder artworkShellderHGSS4030%Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm.
Tentacruel artworkTentacruelHGSS4020%Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm.
Lanturn artworkLanturnHGSS4010%Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm.
Headbutt — common tree table
Hoothoot artworkHoothootHGSS2-350%Common Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group.
Pineco artworkPinecoHGSS2-330%Common Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group.
Wurmple artworkWurmpleHGSS2-320%Common Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group.
Headbutt — rare tree table
Hoothoot artworkHoothootHGSS5-650%Rare Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group.
Ledyba artworkLedybaHGSS5-630%Rare Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group.
Spinarak artworkSpinarakHGSS5-630%Rare Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group.
Wurmple artworkWurmpleHGSS5-620%Rare Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group.

Route 1

Route 1 wild Pokémon by method, games, levels, time-of-day rates, and requirements
PokémonGamesLevelsRateRequirement / notes
MorningDayNight
Grass / cave floor
Rattata artworkRattataHGSS2-3 or 630%30%55%Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast.
Hoothoot artworkHoothootHGSS2-445%Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast.
Pidgey artworkPidgeyHGSS2-445%45%Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast.
Sentret artworkSentretHGSS320%20%Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast.
Furret artworkFurretHGSS65%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)
Poochyena artworkPoochyenaHGSS240%Post-National Dex swarm replacement.
Radio — Hoenn Sound (Wednesday, post-National Dex)
Minun artworkMinunHGSS2-320%Hoenn Sound on Wednesday after the National Dex; replaces grass slots 2-5.
Plusle artworkPlusleHGSS2-320%Hoenn Sound on Wednesday after the National Dex; replaces grass slots 2-5.
Radio — Sinnoh Sound (Thursday, post-National Dex)
Shinx artworkShinxHGSS2-340%Sinnoh Sound on Thursday after the National Dex; replaces grass slots 2-5.
Headbutt — common tree table
Hoothoot artworkHoothootHGSS2-350%Common Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group.
Pineco artworkPinecoHGSS2-330%Common Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group.
Wurmple artworkWurmpleHGSS2-320%Common Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group.
Headbutt — rare tree table
Hoothoot artworkHoothootHGSS5-650%Rare Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group.
Ledyba artworkLedybaHGSS5-630%Rare Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group.
Spinarak artworkSpinarakHGSS5-630%Rare Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group.
Wurmple artworkWurmpleHGSS5-620%Rare Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group.

Static, gift, trade, and event Pokémon

PokémonMethodLevelRequirement / note
Bulbasaur / Charmander / SquirtlePost-Red giftLv. 5Choose one from Professor Oak after defeating Red.

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.

TrainerLocation / orderFull teamRewardBattle note
School Kid M trainer battle spriteSchool Kid M DannySource trainer ID 327Route 1 • source tile (1033, 313)₽860Single battle.
Ace Trainer F trainer battle spriteAce Trainer F QuinnSource trainer ID 362Route 1 • source tile (1041, 335)
  • Ivysaur artworkIvysaur Lv. 47Moves: Solar Beam / Double Edge / Synthesis / Sludge Bomb
  • Starmie artworkStarmie Lv. 47Moves: Blizzard / Confuse Ray / Thunderbolt / Water Pulse
₽2,820Single battle.
Ace Trainer M trainer battle spriteAce Trainer M FrenchSource trainer ID 545Route 1 • source tile (1037, 325)
  • Absol artworkAbsol Lv. 47Moves: Psycho Cut / Night Slash / Slash / Quick Attack
  • Alakazam artworkAlakazam Lv. 47Moves: Psychic / Focus Blast / Energy Ball / Charge Beam
₽2,820Single battle. Trainer items: Dire Hit.
School Kid M trainer battle spriteSchool Kid M ShermanSource trainer ID 546Route 1 • source tile (1039, 307)
  • Furret artworkFurret Lv. 43Moves: Double Team / Baton Pass / Amnesia / Slam
  • Pidgeot artworkPidgeot Lv. 43Moves: Roost / Wing Attack / Steel Wing / Return
₽860Single battle.

Items And Hidden Items

ItemMethodPlain-English placementSource tile
Black ApricornDaily Apricorn treeHarvest the source-indexed tree in Route 1; it regrows after the daily reset.1027, 302

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 7 mapped source subareas assigned here.
  • Account for 40 random, Headbutt, Safari, Contest, static, gift, trade, or event rows across the per-area tables.
  • Defeat or deliberately defer all 4 listed trainer records.
  • Collect 0 visible items, 0 hidden items, and 1 Apricorn trees assigned here.
  • Finish the stated story, puzzle, schedule, version, and event conditions before moving on.

Sources And Validation