Route 38 Map
Click the map to open it interactively.
Pokémon in Route 38
Wild encounters in Pokémon Gold, with rates and levels.
Grass / Cave
 | RattataNight | Lv.16 | 40% |
 | Raticate | Lv.16 | 30% |
| RattataDayMorn | Lv.16 | 30% |
 | Magnemite | Lv.16 | 20% |
 | Farfetch’dDayMorn | Lv.16 | 10% |
 | Miltank | Lv.13 | 5% |
 | Tauros | Lv.13 | 4% |
 | Snubbull | Lv.13 | 1% |
Headbutt
 | Caterpie | Lv.10 | 65% |
 | Exeggcute | Lv.10 | 15% |
 | Metapod | Lv.10 | 15% |
 | Butterfree | Lv.10 | 5% |
Headbutt (rare tree)
| Caterpie | Lv.10 | 50% |
 | Pineco | Lv.10 | 30% |
| Exeggcute | Lv.10 | 15% |
| Butterfree | Lv.10 | 5% |
Mass outbreak (swarm)
| Snubbull | Lv.16 |
Roaming (flees on sight)Roams Johto; flees on sight
 | Raikou | Lv.40 | |
 | Entei | Lv.40 | |
 | Suicune | Lv.40 |
Route 38 Items
Item balls and hidden items, exactly where the game puts them.
| Item | Kind | Position |
|---|---|---|
| Berry | Item ball | 12, 10 |
Route 38 Trainers
5 trainers with full parties.
Schoolboy
Mr. Mime♂Lv.19
Lass
Flaaffy♀Lv.18
Psyduck♀Lv.18
Bird Keeper
Doduo♂Lv.15Doduo♂Lv.16Doduo♂Lv.17
Beauty
Hoppip♀Lv.17
Skiploom♀Lv.17
Sailor
Wooper♂Lv.19Where is Route 38 in Pokémon Gold?
Every way in and out of this location.
In Pokémon Gold, Route 38 is reached from Ecruteak City and Route 39.
How to get through Route 38
Route 38 leads to 2 other places.
Walkthrough
Route 38 is stop 24 of 90 in story order, starting from New Bark Town.