Pokémon Gold and Silver/Route 29

'Route #29 is a long and winding road that will eventually drop you off in Cherrygrove City. You have to walk through tall grass to make it to your next destination, so be ready to battle with some Pokémon! Unfortunately, you can't catch them without some Poké Balls.'


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The Adventure Begins
To get to Mr. Pokémon and complete your errand, first head west out of New Bark Town. Take the long way through Route #29 (through the grass near the center of the map), pass through Cherrygrove City, and take a short walk north to Mr. Pokémon's home on Route #30. But with only one Pokémon to protect you, it won't be an easy journey.

You can only be attacked in overworld Routes when crossing through the tall green grass. Unfortunately, there's a lot of that grass between New Bark Town and Cherrygrove City, so run from strong opponents when you're weak and use Berries and Potions to heal when necessary. If your Pokémon gets hurt too badly, return to New Bark Town and heal at Professor Elm's lab.

Route Strategy
There's a wide variety of Pokémon on Route #29, and you'll note that the Pokémon you encounter change based on the time of day. But without any Poké Balls to capture them in, your only choices are to fight or run. But you should battle the Pokemon for experience, as getting to at least Level 10 would surprisingly be reasonable. It may seem boring, but it will make battling trainers easier in the coming stages of the game.

Hopip
This Pokemon is very easy to defeat. Any attack can defeat him in 3-4 hits. His only move is Splash, an attack that does absolutely nothing. Even being easy experience, appears only in the morning in Crystal (very rare).

Sentret
It can be easy to defeat, but can cause serious damage. His only attack is Tackle, which will cause damage to your Pokemon. You may want to use Growl to receive less damage.

Pidgey
The same strategy you used in Sentret.

Rattata
A little hard to defeat, but rarely appears. It comes with Tackle and Tail Whip, which can be a problem when it reduces the defense of your Pokemon. Try using Growl and Leer, because he is strong.

Hoothoot
It can be very annoying, since it uses Growl. It takes more hits to defeat than the other Pokémon. A Pokémon with Leer will be useful.

Calendar Event #1: Tuesday's Child
There are seven siblings who are located at various points in Johto. After you defeat Violet City's Gym leader, they will appear. On the ledge in the very center of the route (above the white path leading north), you'll find the first of seven siblings who each appear at one spot on Johto, on one specific day of the week. Tuscany, the Tuesday sibling, appears on Route #29 every Tuesday. It can be a pain to remember to come back, but it's worth it: Tuscany of Tuesday will give you the Pink Bow when you find her. This item powers up all of one Pokémon's Normal type attacks when equipped,.

Pick your first Daily Berry
The bulbous trees like the one found in the northwest corner of Route #29 (to the left of the Route #46 gate house) contain one of a variety of berries that can be used or equipped by your Pokémon (select a Pokémon in your party and choose Item). The Berry found in this tree will recover 10HP to a wounded Pokémon.

They grow back every day, so if you come back tomorrow, a fresh berry will be waiting.

Find your first Potion
In the top right corner of the map there is a potion on the ground.

Items

 * Berry
 * Potion
 * Pink Bow (From Tuscany)