JOHTO · Route 30
Route 30 – Pokémon & Locations
Every wild Pokémon on Route 30 in HeartGold/SoulSilver: catch rates, levels and trainers, plus the HeartGold/SoulSilver differences and a calculated best-catch tip. Data as of HeartGold. Route 30 connects Cherrygrove City with Route 31.
Encounter table
Poliwag#060SurfLv 10–2590%
Magikarp#129FishingLv 10–4085%Poliwag#060FishingLv 10–4080%
Hoothoot#163SpecialLv 2–550%
Caterpie#010SpecialLv 3–430%
Pidgey#016GrassLv 2–430%Pidgey#016SpecialLv 2–430%
Rattata#019GrassLv 3–430%
Spinarak#167SpecialLv 2–530%
Pineco#204SpecialLv 2–330%Caterpie#010GrassLv 3–425%
Exeggcute#102SpecialLv 2–520%Spinarak#167GrassLv 220%
Linoone#264SpecialLv 420%
Whismur#293SpecialLv 2–320%
Bidoof#399SpecialLv 420%
Buizel#418SpecialLv 2–320%
Metapod#011GrassLv 415%Rattata#019SpecialLv 310%
Poliwhirl#061SurfLv 15–3210%Hoothoot#163GrassLv 410%Source: PokéAPI (HeartGold/SoulSilver). Rates are the max encounter slots per species and method.View on the map (other edition selectable)
Items on Route 30
Apricorn Box
Mystery Egg
Exp Share
Potion
Antidote
Blue Orb
Red Orb
Trainers on Route 30
Route trainer data is missing. This region only lists key battles (gyms, Elite Four, Champion).
Best catch on Route 30
Linoone has the highest base stat total (420) of every catchable species here, statistically the strongest catch on Route 30. Automatically calculated from stats, not a meta ranking.
NUZLOCKE
Nuzlocke on Route 30
Log the first catch on Route 30 straight into a new Nuzlocke run. The tracker knows every encounter on this route.
15 species. Most common: Poliwag (90 %), Magikarp (85 %), Hoothoot (50 %). The rarest catch is Poliwhirl (10 %). All rates are the max encounter slots from PokéAPI (HeartGold).
Yes, the versions differ. HeartGold and SoulSilver differ on Route 30 like this: Caterpie only in HeartGold (30%); Metapod only in HeartGold (15%); Weedle only in SoulSilver (30%); Kakuna only in SoulSilver (15%); Ledyba only in SoulSilver (30%); Spinarak only in HeartGold (30%)
Yes. There are 7 items on Route 30: Apricorn Box, Mystery Egg, Exp Share, Potion, Antidote, Blue Orb, Red Orb.
Linoone. With a base stat total of 420, Linoone has the highest total of all catchable species here: calculated tip for Route 30 (derived automatically from stats, not a meta ranking).