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Route #34 falls between Ilex Forest and Goldenrod City. Near the top of the path is the Pokémon Daycare. Get in the water with Surf and head south to a hidden area where there is 3 girl trainers who which once beaten will give you the hold item Soft Sand. This will boost the power of Ground-type techniques.
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Route features[edit | edit source]
Free TM 12 (Sweet Scent) in Guard House[edit | edit source]
The lady with the Butterfree behind the counter will give you a free TM 12 when you complete Ilex Forest. This move makes it harder for opponents to dodge in battle (which is fairly pointless), and can be used out of battle to lure a wild Pokémon into a battle with you (but only in areas where Pokémon naturally occur).
Difficult to catch, but well worth the trouble[edit | edit source]
This area is full of interesting Pokémon in Crystal including Snubbull and Jigglypuff and common Pidgey. In Gold or Silver, Drowzee are the most common, and you may want to snag a pair since someone in Goldenrod City will trade you a Machop for one. In Crystal, you must trade an Abra for Machop instead. There are Abra around in the area, available day and night. But they always Teleport away immediately. That's where Gastly comes in use as its Mean Look will prevent Abra from going anywhere, unless you want to try and put Abra to sleep, which does work most of the time.
Make sure to snag some Ditto, too; their ability to breed with anything makes them one of the game's most useful Pokémon. Available day and night, it can be frustrating trying to battle it as it matches the type your the current Pokémon. Switch Pokémon and it usually does not change again.
The Skittish Guard attacks at night[edit | edit source]
The guard shortly before Goldenrod City is so concerned about crime that he attacks anything that moves at night… Even you! But if you can handle his Level 17 (!) Growlithe, you can earn a couple bucks by beating him.
Breed Pokémon at the Day-Care[edit | edit source]
This nondescript building is one of the most important areas in the game. You can leave up two Pokémon in the care of the Daycare Man and Lady. If you leave a Pokémon here, it will gain one EXP for every step you take. But if you leave both a male and a female, you may return to find that they've laid an egg. Return to the Daycare a few hours after you drop off a pair to see if an egg has appeared. Keep that egg in your party, and it will hatch, like Togepi. Breeding Pokémon like this is the only way to get more of certain Pokémon (like Eevee) and to get new pre-evolved Pokémon like Pichu.
If you don't have a breeding pair, a similar Pokémon may suffice, or you can use a Ditto. They won't always mate, but it's worth a try. If they're going to, it won't take long, but you can save time by looking at the Pokémon in the pen. If it says that they seem interested in each other, expect an egg. Check out the Breeding section for details.
#175 Togepi |
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Has Professor Elm's Egg hatched yet?[edit | edit source]
The egg Professor Elm gave you hatches based on the number of steps taken. If you've made it this far, it probably already has. If not, check the egg's stats: The message there will give you an indication of how far along it is. When it does, congratulations—you have a Togepi Later, bring the Togepi to Professor Elm in his lab to get an Everstone.
Return later on to defeat the Elite Trio[edit | edit source]
After you have learned surf, go to the water in the left side of the route. First surf down to the area behind the fence, there is a nugget and a piece of rare candy hidden in the top of the tree closest to the nugget. If you surf further down, you'll come across these three elite trainers. There's no pause to heal between the first two fights, so come prepared: Good Electric Pokémon like Chinchou and Grass Pokémon like Sunflora are a must here. After you have defeated them all, talk to the oldest sister (in the bottom) and you will receive the Soft Sand that powers up Ground-type attacks.
Trainers & Items[edit | edit source]
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Pokémon found[edit | edit source]
Old Rod | Good Rod | Super Rod | |
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85% | 35% | N/A |
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15% | 55% | 60% |
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N/A | N/A | 10% |
![]() * Corsola do not appear at night |
N/A | 10%* | 30%* |
![]() * Staryu only appear at night |
N/A | 10%* | 30%* |
Surfing | |
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90% |
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10% |
#63 Abra | #96 Drowzee |
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![]() This family has terrible Defense, but hardly needs it: they're so fast and have such high Special Attack that they can frequently win on the first turn and can also learn defensive type moves like Reflect which improve resistance to physical attacks. As your Rival gets a Gastly it may be wise to keep your Abra around and evolve it up to the max! |
![]() Gets Confusion at level 18, Meditate at level 36, Psychic at level 40 and lastly Future Sight at level 45 if you prevent the evolution. Also naturally learns Normal type move Headbutt at level 25 making him useful for finding Pokémon in the small trees. Gotta catch em all. Can be taught TM 42 Dream Eater. Evolves at level 26 into Hypno. Drowzee and evolved form Hypno have a few new late game attacks in Gold/Silver/Crystal, but are still just too slow. |
#132 Ditto | #209 Snubbull |
![]() So, keep Ditto out of the team, but catch one for breeding. |
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#98 Krabby | #39 Jigglypuff |
![]() Krabby is another Pokémon to learn a unique move and for Krabby it is Water-type move Crabhammer at level 41. Its strengths are good water attacks and the ability to learn four HMs: Cut, Surf, Strength, and Whirlpool. It has incredible attack power. Some of its good moves are Vice Grip at level 12, Stomp at level 23 and finally Guillotine at level 27. Outside of this it gets a couple of Defensive techniques Harden and Protect. |
![]() It has high HP at the expense of weak stats but gets extra damage ( STAB ) on Double-Edge for being a Normal type. Another strength of Double-Edge because the 1/4 damage Jigglypuff gets hit back with is usually trivial because of its high HP. Like Pikachu, it can now mate and lay an egg containing a new Pokémon, Igglybuff, that is even cuter. |