Pokémon Gold and Silver/Route 36-37

The next two roads are short, but they lead in many directions and join several areas together. The tree you couldn't get past is still there, but this time you have the Squirtbottle from Goldenrod City. When the tree is gone, you'll finally be able to move on to the next area.

Route #37

Trainers and Items

Trainers			Items
	Twins Ann & Anne: File:Pokébuck.png320 Jigglypuff (lvl. 16, 259 EXP) Clefairy (lvl. 16, 232 EXP)		Black Apricorn Blue Apricorn Red Apricorn Magnet (Sunday) Ether
	Psychic Greg: File:Pokébuck.png544 Drowzee (lvl. 17, 370 EXP)

Route #36

Trainers and Items

Trainers
	Schoolboy Alan: File:Pokébuck.png512 (Phone) Tangela (lvl. 16, 568 EXP)
	Psychic Mark: File:Pokébuck.png480 Abra (lvl. 13, 202 EXP) Abra (lvl. 13, 202 EXP) Kadabra (lvl. 15, 465 EXP)
Items
TM08 (Rock Smash) Hard Stone (Thursday)

Route Features

Trade numbers for a Fire Stone

Elemental Sones are phenomenally rare, but junior trainer Alan doesn't have any problem finding them. After you beat him, give him your phone number, Eventually, he'll call and offer you a free Fire Stone, no strings attached!

Water (and capture) the Sudowoodo

Shortly before a tree in the middle of the path, you'll find the daughter of the Flower Shop woman in Goldenrod City. Talk to her, then head back to see her mom in Goldenrod City and get the Squirtbottle. Take that to the "tree" blocking the path and give it a squirt. When you use the Squirtbottle on the weird tree, it will attack you. It's not a tree at all—it's Sudowoodo, a Rock-type Pokémon that looks like a tree! It's the only place that Sudowoodo shows up. Attack—capture it carefully, since if you K.O. it, it's gone for good.

More free stuff

The "tree" wasn't too popular, and the man to the right of it will give you TM 08 just for uprooting it. It contains Rock Smash, which breaks certain rocks that you'll soon encounter, and deals Fighting-type damage while lowering opponents' Defense in battle.

Three Apricorn Trees

The trees south of the entrance to Ecruteak City contain Red, Blue, and Black Apricorns, which can be made into Level, Lure, and Heavy balls by Kurt in Azalea Town. Like all Berries, they grow back every day.

Mr. Thursday and Mr. Sunday

You know the drill: Talk to Arthur, who appear above the Ruins of Alpha on Thursdays, and get a Hard Stone, which powers up Rock attacks (go Sudowoodo!). Talk to Sunny below the Apricorn Trees on Sunday for a Magnet, which beefs up Electric moves.

Pokémon found

Route #36 encounters

	Gold			Silver			Crystal
	Morn	Day	Night	Morn	Day	Night	Morn	Day	Night
Pidgey	30%	30%	N/A	30%	30%	N/A	25%	40%	N/A
Nidoran♀	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nidoran♂	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%	20%	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vulpix	N/A	N/A	N/A	20%	20%	20%	N/A	N/A	N/A
Growlithe	20%	20%	20%	N/A	N/A	N/A	20%	30%	N/A
Hoothoot	N/A	N/A	30%	N/A	N/A	30%	N/A	N/A	30%
Stantler	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	10%	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ledyba	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	25%	N/A	N/A
Bellsprout	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	30%	30%	20%
Spinarak	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	30%
Gastly	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	20%

Route #37 encounters

	Gold			Silver			Crystal
	Morn	Day	Night	Morn	Day	Night	Morn	Day	Night
Ledyba	N/A	N/A	N/A	30%	N/A	N/A	20%	N/A	N/A
Ledian	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5%	N/A	N/A
Pidgey	50%	30%	N/A	40%	30%	N/A	20%	50%	N/A
Pidgeotto	N/A	10%	N/A	N/A	10%	N/A	5%	20%	N/A
Growlithe	30%	15%	10%	N/A	N/A	N/A	50%	30%	N/A
Vulpix	N/A	N/A	N/A	15%	15%	15%	N/A	N/A	N/A
Stantler	20%	45%	40%	15%	45%	15%	N/A	N/A	50%
Hoothoot	N/A	N/A	20%	N/A	N/A	70%	N/A	N/A	20%
Noctowl	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5%
Spinarak	N/A	N/A	30%	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	20%
Ariados	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	5%

#185 Sudowoodo	#234 Stantler
This odd tree creature is the game's only pure-Rock Pokémon, which is kind of cool. With a good Attack and Rock's traditional high defense, Sudowoodo is the worst nightmare of Fire, Ice, Flying and Bug-types. Just keep it away from Water, Grass, Ground and Fighting-type Pokémon.	This feral antelope has uniformly solid stats and particularly high Attack and Speed scores. It can learn a couple of decent Normal attacks (Stomp at 23 and Take Down at 40), but its moves are otherwise on the weak side. Since it can't evolve, and there are better Normal-types out there, it might not be a good idea to spend a lot of time leveling up this one.
#37 Vulpix
While Gold players are gaining the ability to collect a Growlithe for the first time, Silver players can now collect Vulpix. While not as powerful as Growlithe, Vulpix and Ninetails are a bit quicker, and sometimes that makes all the difference. They haven't changed much, but at least now Ninetails keeps learning moves after it's evolved.