JOHTO · Route 39

Route 39 – Pokémon & Locations

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

WILD POKÉMON

Encounter table

ITEMS

Items on Route 39

TM60 (Drain Punch)

Gift

TM83 (Natural Gift)

Gift

Seal Case

Gift

Nugget

Found

Green Apricorn

Found
TRAINERS

Trainers on Route 39

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

CALCULATED TIP

Best catch on Route 39

Tauros — Gen V (2010) sprite

Tauros has the highest base stat total (490) of every catchable species here, statistically the strongest catch on Route 39. Automatically calculated from stats, not a meta ranking.

NUZLOCKE

Nuzlocke on Route 39

Log encounter

Log the first catch on Route 39 straight into a new Nuzlocke run. The tracker knows every encounter on this route.

Q&A

13 species. Most common: Hoothoot (50 %), Shinx (40 %), Spinarak (30 %). The rarest catches include Tauros (5 %), Miltank (5 %). All rates are the max encounter slots from PokéAPI (HeartGold).

Yes, the versions differ. HeartGold and SoulSilver differ on Route 39 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 5 items on Route 39: TM60 (Drain Punch), TM83 (Natural Gift), Seal Case, Nugget, Green Apricorn.

Tauros. With a base stat total of 490, Tauros has the highest total of all catchable species here: calculated tip for Route 39 (derived automatically from stats, not a meta ranking).

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Route 39 on the interactive map