JOHTO · Route 38

Route 38 – Pokémon & Locations

Every wild Pokémon on Route 38 in HeartGold/SoulSilver: catch rates, levels and trainers, plus the HeartGold/SoulSilver differences and a calculated best-catch tip. Data as of HeartGold. Route 38 connects Ecruteak City with Route 39.

WILD POKÉMON

Encounter table

ITEMS

Items on Route 38

Max Potion

Found

Lax Incense

Found

White Apricorn

Found

HP Up

Hidden
TRAINERS

Trainers on Route 38

Route trainer data is missing. This region only lists key battles (gyms, Elite Four, Champion).

CALCULATED TIP

Best catch on Route 38

Miltank — Gen V (2010) sprite

Miltank has the highest base stat total (490) of every catchable species here, statistically the strongest catch on Route 38. Automatically calculated from stats, not a meta ranking.

NUZLOCKE

Nuzlocke on Route 38

Log encounter

Log the first catch on Route 38 straight into a new Nuzlocke run. The tracker knows every encounter on this route.

Q&A

15 species. Most common: Exeggcute (65 %), Hoothoot (50 %), Snubbull (40 %). The rarest catch is Tauros (4 %). All rates are the max encounter slots from PokéAPI (HeartGold).

Yes, the versions differ. HeartGold and SoulSilver differ on Route 38 like this: Rattata only in HeartGold (20%); Meowth only in SoulSilver (20%); Ledyba only in SoulSilver (30%); Spinarak only in HeartGold (30%)

Yes. There are 4 items on Route 38: Max Potion, Lax Incense, White Apricorn, HP Up.

Miltank. With a base stat total of 490, Miltank has the highest total of all catchable species here: calculated tip for Route 38 (derived automatically from stats, not a meta ranking).

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Route 38 on the interactive map