Phase 4 section
Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver Route 34 and Day Care Walkthrough
Plain Badge Unlock breeding and clear every trainer including the Surf pocket later. Exact HGSS encounters, trainers, items, puzzle route, version differences, and completion checks.
Unlock breeding and clear every trainer including the Surf pocket later. This combined guide never substitutes original Gold/Silver or Crystal data for the Nintendo DS remakes.
Source maps
Route 34, Route 34 Ilex Forest Gatehouse, Route 34 Daycare.
Version scope
HeartGold and SoulSilver are labeled per row. Event-only and external-device content is never presented as normal retail progression.
Route Plan
Defeat the northbound trainers, register Day Care numbers, deposit only if breeding or leveling is intentional, and note the three Cooltrainers across the water for Surf cleanup.
Wild Pokémon
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.
| Pokémon | Games | Levels | Rate | Requirement / notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morning | Day | Night | ||||
| Grass / cave floor | ||||||
 Drowzee | HGSS | 10 or 12 | 50% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast. | ||
 Rattata | HGSS | 11 or 13 | 35% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast. | ||
 Abra | HGSS | 10 | 10% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm, Wednesday's Hoenn Sound broadcast, and Thursday's Sinnoh Sound broadcast. | ||
 Ditto | HGSS | 10 | 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) | ||||||
 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. | ||
 Ralts | HGSS | 10-11 | 40% | Post-National Dex swarm replacement. | ||
| Magikarp | HGSS | 10 | 15% | Old Rod. Post-National Dex swarm replacement. | ||
| Radio — Hoenn Sound (Wednesday, post-National Dex) | ||||||
 Linoone | HGSS | 11-12 | 20% | Hoenn Sound on Wednesday after the National Dex; replaces grass slots 2-5. | ||
 Whismur | HGSS | 10 or 12 | 20% | Hoenn Sound on Wednesday after the National Dex; replaces grass slots 2-5. | ||
| Radio — Sinnoh Sound (Thursday, post-National Dex) | ||||||
 Bidoof | HGSS | 11-12 | 20% | Sinnoh Sound on Thursday after the National Dex; replaces grass slots 2-5. | ||
 Buizel | HGSS | 10 or 12 | 20% | Sinnoh Sound on Thursday after the National Dex; replaces grass slots 2-5. | ||
| Surfing | ||||||
| Tentacool | HGSS | 10-25 | 90% | Rate counts base slots temporarily replaced by the announced daily swarm. | ||
 Tentacruel | HGSS | 15-25 or 29 | 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 | 9-10 | 50% | Common Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group. | ||
 Pineco | HGSS | 9-10 | 30% | Common Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group. | ||
 Exeggcute | HGSS | 9-10 | 20% | Common Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group. | ||
| Headbutt — rare tree table | ||||||
| Hoothoot | HGSS | 11-12 | 50% | Rare Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group. | ||
 Ledyba | HGSS | 11-12 | 30% | Rare Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group. | ||
 Spinarak | HGSS | 11-12 | 30% | Rare Headbutt table; regular-tree selection depends on Trainer ID and tree group. | ||
| Exeggcute | HGSS | 11-12 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Policeman KeithSource trainer ID 6 | Route 34 • source tile (364, 404) |
| ₽680 | Single battle. |
 Youngster SamuelSource trainer ID 62 | Route 34 • source tile (375, 443) | ₽128 | Single battle. | |
| Youngster IanSource trainer ID 64 | Route 34 • source tile (376, 418) | ₽192 | Single battle. | |
 Picnicker GinaSource trainer ID 65 | Route 34 • source tile (366, 429) | ₽192 | Single battle. | |
 Camper ToddSource trainer ID 66 | Route 34 • source tile (365, 395) |
| ₽224 | Single battle. |
 Ace Trainer F KateSource trainer ID 118 | Route 34 • scripted/system variant | ₽1,680 | Single battle. | |
| Ace Trainer F IreneSource trainer ID 120 | Route 34 • scripted/system variant | ₽1,440 | Single battle. | |
 Pokefan M BrandonSource trainer ID 409 | Route 34 • source tile (381, 431) | ₽832 | Single battle. | |
| Ace Trainer F JennSource trainer ID 417 | Route 34 • scripted/system variant | ₽1,560 | Single battle. |
Items And Hidden Items
| Item | Method | Plain-English placement | Source tile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nugget | Visible item ball | Pick up the item ball in the west part of Route 34. | 364, 438 |
| TM63 | Visible item ball | Pick up the item ball in the north part of Route 34. | 372, 390 |
| Rare Candy | Hidden / Dowsing MCHN | Use the Dowsing MCHN on the ground in the west part of Route 34, 1 tile west and 2 tiles north from the nearest source NPC. | 363, 436 |
| Super Potion | Hidden / Dowsing MCHN | Use the Dowsing MCHN on the ground in the east part of Route 34, 5 tiles east and 1 tile north from the nearest source NPC. | 381, 417 |
| Super Potion | Hidden / Dowsing MCHN | Use the Dowsing MCHN on the ground in the north part of Route 34, 3 tiles west and 10 tiles north from the nearest source NPC. | 369, 380 |
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 3 mapped source subareas assigned here.
- Account for 32 random, Headbutt, Safari, Contest, static, gift, trade, or event rows across the per-area tables.
- Defeat or deliberately defer all 9 listed trainer records.
- Collect 2 visible items, 3 hidden items, and 0 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.