Johto Route 30

Johto Route 30 ３０番道路 Route 30

Map description A grassy path where you can battle other young Trainers.

Required for navigation Cut Surf Strength Flash Defog Whirlpool Rock Smash Waterfall Dive Rock Climb Bicycle Mach Bike Acro Bike Go-Goggles None

Connecting locations   ↑ Route 31   Route 30   Cherrygrove City ↓

Location Location of Route 30 in Johto.

Other generation maps Gen II

Pokémon world routes ← Route 29       Route 31 →

Route 30 (Japanese: ３０ばんどうろ Route 30) is a route in central Johto, connecting Cherrygrove City and Route 31.

Route description

Route 30 is the second route encountered by Trainers in Johto. From its southern terminus at Cherrygrove, the route turns northeast to avoid a ledge on the route that overlooks a patch of grass. Heading south, this ledge can be used to avoid the grass altogether.

The route emerges in an open area just north of the ledge. In the center of the area is a house owned by a man who is well-versed in the healing powers of Berries in Generation II, or Apricorns in Generation IV. To the left of his house is, incidentally, a Berry tree or Apricorn tree, respectively. West of the tree is a southbound-only path containing a ledge preventing northbound access. East of the house is a two-way path that runs along a small pond and through another area of grass.

North of the grass patch, the route comes to another open area. Here, Route 30 splits into two segments, a western path that leads to Route 31 and an eastern path that leads to the house of Mr. Pokémon. Initially, the player must take the east path north through a series of grassy areas to Mr. Pokémon's house, located in the northeast corner of the route, to meet Professor Oak and receive the Pokédex. Mr. Pokémon also gives the player an Egg to take to Professor Elm, which the player will receive once again in Violet City.

The western branch of the route is impassable until after the player has delivered the Mystery Egg to Professor Elm. Once this is complete, the player may continue northward, weaving around ledges and Trainers and passing through grassy areas towards Dark Cave and Route 31.

There is a small Cut-able tree near Mr. Pokémon's house that allows for passage between the two halves of the route, which is separated by a dense forest for most of the route.

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Potion ×2	Near the entrance to the route, on the eastern side In the flower bed east of the Trainer Tips sign (hidden)	HG  SS
	Berry	On the Berry tree beside the southern house (daily)	G  S  C
	Grn Apricorn	On the Apricorn tree beside the southern house (requires Apricorn Box) (daily)	HG  SS
	Berry	Given by the man in the southern house	G  S  C
	Apricorn Box	Given by the man in the southern house	HG  SS
	Antidote	North of the southern house	C  HG  SS
	PSNCureBerry	On the Berry tree west of Mr. Pokémon's house (daily)	G  S  C
	Pnk Apricorn	On the Apricorn tree west of Mr. Pokémon's house (daily)	HG  SS
	Potion	Four squares south and three squares west of the entrance to Mr. Pokémon's house, in a flower bed (hidden)	G  S  C
	Mystery Egg	Given by Mr. Pokémon in his house	G  S  C  HG  SS
	Pokédex	Given by Professor Oak after obtaining the Mystery Egg from Mr. Pokémon	G  S  C  HG  SS
	Exp. Share	Given by Mr. Pokémon in exchange for the Red Scale	G  S  C  HG  SS
	Blue Orb	Given by Mr. Pokémon after obtaining the Kanto first partner Pokémon from Professor Oak	HG
	Red Orb	Given by Mr. Pokémon after obtaining the Kanto first partner Pokémon from Professor Oak	SS
	HP Up	Given by Youngster Joey after defeating him in a rematch (fourth rematch onlyC)	C  HG  SS

Pokémon

Generation II

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Caterpie	G		S		C		Grass	3-4	50%	35%	0%
Caterpie	G		S		C		Grass	3-4	50%	50%	0%
Metapod	G		S		C		Grass	4	10%	0%	0%
Metapod	G		S		C		Grass	4-5	0%	15%	0%
Weedle	G		S		C		Grass	3-4	50%	35%	0%
Weedle	G		S		C		Grass	3	5%	5%	0%
Kakuna	G		S		C		Grass	4	10%	0%	0%
Kakuna	G		S		C		Grass	4-5	0%	15%	0%
Pidgey	G		S		C		Grass	2,4	40%	50%	0%
Pidgey	G		S		C		Grass	4	10%	0%	0%
Pidgey	G		S		C		Grass	2,4	0%	50%	0%
Pidgey	G		S		C		Grass	3-4	0%	40%	0%
Rattata	G		S		C		Grass	3-4	0%	0%	40%
Zubat	G		S		C		Grass	3	0%	0%	5%
Poliwag	G		S		C		Grass	4	0%	0%	20%
Hoothoot	G		S		C		Grass	4	0%	0%	30%
Hoothoot	G		S		C		Grass	2,4	0%	0%	60%
Hoothoot	G		S		C		Grass	3-4	0%	0%	45%
Ledyba	G		S		C		Grass	3	30%	0%	0%
Spinarak	G		S		C		Grass	3	0%	0%	30%
Hoppip	G		S		C		Grass	4	5%	5%	0%
Surfing
Poliwag	G		S		C		Surfing	15-24	90%
Poliwhirl	G		S		C		Surfing	20-24	10%
Fishing
Poliwag	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	15%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	85%
Poliwag	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	65%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	35%
Poliwag	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	80%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	20%
Headbutt tree (Moderate chances of battle)
Spearow	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	80%
Exeggcute	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	20%
Hoothoot	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	50%
Ledyba	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	15%
Spinarak	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	15%
Aipom	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	20%
Headbutt tree (Low chances of battle)
Spearow	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	50%
Exeggcute	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	20%
Hoothoot	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	50%
Aipom	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	20%
Pineco	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	30%
Heracross	G		S		C		Headbutt	10	30%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Generation IV

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Caterpie	HG			SS			Grass	3-4	50%	35%	0%
Metapod	HG			SS			Grass	4	10%	15%	0%
Weedle	HG			SS			Grass	3-4	50%	35%	0%
Kakuna	HG			SS			Grass	4	10%	15%	0%
Pidgey	HG			SS			Grass	2, 4	40%	50%	0%
Pidgey	HG			SS			Grass	4	10%	0%	0%
Pidgey	HG			SS			Grass	3, 4	0%	50%	0%
Rattata	HG			SS			Grass	3-4	0%	0%	40%
Hoothoot	HG			SS			Grass	4	0%	0%	30%
Hoothoot	HG			SS			Grass	3-4	0%	0%	60%
Ledyba	HG			SS			Grass	3	30%	0%	0%
Spinarak	HG			SS			Grass	2	0%	0%	30%
Surfing
Poliwag	HG			SS			Surfing	10-25	90%
Poliwhirl	HG			SS			Surfing	15-32	10%
Fishing
Poliwag	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	15%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	85%
Poliwag	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	40%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	60%
Poliwag	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	80%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	20%
Headbutt Group A
Exeggcute	HG			SS			Headbutt	2-3	20%
Hoothoot	HG			SS			Headbutt	2-3	50%
Pineco	HG			SS			Headbutt	2-3	30%
Headbutt Group B
Exeggcute	HG			SS			Headbutt	4-5	20%
Hoothoot	HG			SS			Headbutt	4-5	50%
Ledyba	HG			SS			Headbutt	4-5	30%
Spinarak	HG			SS			Headbutt	4-5	30%
Special Pokémon
Linoone	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	4	20%
Whismur	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	2-3	20%
Bidoof	HG			SS			Sinnoh Sound	4	20%
Buizel	HG			SS			Sinnoh Sound	2-3	20%
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Trainers

Generation II

Trainer	Pokémon
Youngster Joey ゴロウ Gorō Reward: $64	Rattata♂ Lv.4 No item
Youngster Mikey アキラ Akira Reward: $64	Pidgey♂ Lv.2 No item
	Rattata♂ Lv.4 No item
Bug Catcher Don ミキヤス Mikiyasu Reward: $48	Caterpie♂ Lv.3 No item
	Caterpie♂ Lv.3 No item
Rematch
Youngster Joey ゴロウ Gorō Reward: $240 After reaching Goldenrod City and defeating the previous teamC	Rattata♂ Lv.15 No item
Youngster Joey ゴロウ Gorō Reward: $336 After reaching Olivine City and defeating the previous teamC	Raticate♂ Lv.21 No item
Youngster JoeyC ゴロウ Gorō Reward: $480 After the Goldenrod Radio Tower incident and defeating the previous team	Raticate♂ Lv.30 No item
Youngster JoeyC ゴロウ Gorō Reward: $592 After becoming Champion and defeating the previous team	Raticate♂ Lv.37 No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.

Generation IV

Trainer	Pokémon
Youngster Joey ゴロウ Gorō Reward: $64	Rattata♂ Lv.4 No item
Youngster Mikey アキラ Akira Reward: $64	Pidgey♂ Lv.2 No item
	Rattata♂ Lv.4 No item
Bug Catcher Don ミキヤス Mikiyasu Reward: $48	Caterpie♂ Lv.3 No item
	Caterpie♂ Lv.3 No item
Rematch
Youngster Joey ゴロウ Gorō Reward: $544/654/864	Raticate♂ Lv.34/40/54 No item
Trainers with a telephone symbol by their names will give their Pokégear number to the player, and may call or be called for a rematch with higher-level Pokémon.

Trainer Tips

Generation II

TRAINER TIPS
No stealing other people's Pokémon! Poké Balls are to be thrown only at wild Pokémon!

Generation IV

Trainer Tips
No stealing other people's Pokémon! Poké Balls are to be thrown only at wild Pokémon!

Walking Pokémon effects

When interacting with walking Pokémon in HeartGold and SoulSilver, the Pokémon may occasionally show an altered mood specific to this location.

• Totodile moves its jaw and opens and closes its mouth.

In the manga

Route 30 in Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

Route 30 in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

Route 30 appeared in Three Cheers for Chikorita, where Crystal was seen trying to catch a Victreebel there. The Chikorita from Professor Elm's laboratory also followed her there, and was caught alongside Victreebel. Chikorita demanded to come with Crystal, and after some convincing, she agreed to it, adding Chikorita to her party and nicknaming him Megaree.

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

Route 30 appeared in Falkner The Bird Keeper's Challenge!!, where Gold traversed through it on his way to Violet City, getting challenged by multiple Trainers along the way. Although Gold managed to defeat them all, his Totodile collapsed from exhaustion afterwards, forcing Gold to take it to a Pokémon Center.

Trivia

• In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the pond behind the Cherrygrove City Pokémon Center is accessible through a new path and an extension of it on this route. However, this causes a strange phenomenon: as there is only information for one set of water Pokémon in a single location, one can find Tentacool and Tentacruel in the Cherrygrove City side of the pond (because they can be found in the ocean near the city). However, the Route 30 water Pokémon information only has Poliwag and Poliwhirl. This causes different Pokémon to appear in different sides of the pond. This also applies to fishing.
  • In the Generation II games, this pond existed, but was not accessible.

Johto
Settlements New Bark Town • Cherrygrove City • Violet City • Azalea Town • Goldenrod City • Ecruteak City Olivine City • Cianwood City • Mahogany Town • Blackthorn City • Safari Zone Gate • Frontier Access Routes 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 Landmarks Dark Cave • Sprout Tower • Ruins of Alph • Union Cave • Slowpoke Well • Ilex Forest • Radio Tower • Global Terminal Goldenrod Tunnel • National Park • Pokéathlon Dome • Bell Tower • Bellchime Trail • Burned Tower • Moomoo Farm • Olivine Lighthouse Battle Tower (Crystal • HGSS)/Frontier • Cliff Edge Gate • Cliff Cave • Embedded Tower • Safari Zone • Whirl Islands Mt. Mortar • Lake of Rage • Team Rocket HQ • Ice Path • Dragon's Den • S.S. Aqua • Mt. Silver (Cave) Access to Sinjoh Ruins • Kanto

This article is part of Project Routes, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on every route in the Pokémon world.