Johto Route 29

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Johto
Route 29
29番道路
Route 29
Johto Route 29 HGSS.png
Map description
A road that begins a journey. The road smells like freshly cut grass.
Required for navigation
Connecting locations
 
Route 46
 
Cherrygrove City
Route 29
New Bark Town
Location
Johto Route 29
Location of Route 29 in Johto.
Johto Route 29 GSC.png
Gen II
Pokémon world routes
Route 28       Route 30

Route 29 (Japanese: 29ばんどうろ Route 29) is a route in southern Johto, connecting New Bark Town and Cherrygrove City. The southern part of Route 46 can also be accessed from this route. This is the first route the player reaches after receiving a first partner Pokémon from Professor Elm in New Bark Town.

Route description

Similarly to Route 1 in Kanto, Trainers traveling from Cherrygrove to New Bark can hop over a series of ledges to avoid the grassy areas and to travel between the two areas quickly, while Trainers traveling from New Bark to Cherrygrove must travel through a series of grass patches to reach their destination. The first such patch is near the start of the route where the path turns south into the patch to circumvent a ledge. Route 29 westbound continues to follow the ledge south, then to the west before the route opens up at a T-intersection. To the west, Trainers whose Pokémon can use Cut outside of battle can chop down a tree to open a grass-less path to Cherrygrove. Those who do not have Cut, however, must go north through a break in the ledge.

In this location on Tuesdays after Falkner, the Violet City Gym Leader, has been defeated, Tuscany, one of the Week Siblings, appears, giving any Trainers that talk with her a Pink Bow (a TwistedSpoon in Generation IV) the first time the player meets her, and a Shock Ribbon the second time and afterwards (Generation IV only). Immediately north of Tuscany, there is another tree that can be cut to avoid two grass patches to the northeast. However, Trainers lacking Cut are forced to traverse either of the two patches. Regardless of which way a Trainer takes, the route curves to the west, merging with the second Cut shortcut path directly south of a gate which separates Route 29 from Route 46 in the north. Between this and Cherrygrove City is your first encounter with your rival.

East of the gate, the path heads to the northwest, then to the southeast, passing through another grassy area before straightening out and traveling due west. The route then juts south, merging with the first Cut shortcut path as it turns to the west, then north and west again as it enters Cherrygrove.

Route 29 is in a mountainous region of Johto, which means that the Headbutt-able trees that line the route hold Pokémon often found in the mountains, namely Spearow and Aipom. The route is also home to the Dude, who teaches players how to capture Pokémon (and also turns the player away from the route if the player doesn't have a Pokémon). In HeartGold and SoulSilver, this duty was given to Lyra or Ethan (depending on the player character's chosen gender).

Items

Item Location Games
  Potion East of the northeasternmost grass patch  G  S  C  HG  SS 
  Berry Northwest of the northwesternmost grass patch, on the Berry tree on a plateau (daily)  G  S  C 
  Grn Apricorn Northwest of the northwesternmost grass patch, on the Apricorn tree on a plateau (requires Apricorn Box) (daily)  HG  SS 
  Poké Ball ×5 Gift from Lyra/Ethan after teaching the player how to catch Pokémon  HG  SS 
Pink Bow From Tuscany after earning the Zephyr BadgeTu  G  S  C 
  TwistedSpoon From Tuscany after earning the Zephyr BadgeTu  HG  SS 
Shock Ribbon From Tuscany after meeting all the Week SiblingsTu  HG  SS 

Pokémon

Generation II

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
     
  Pidgey
G S C
  Grass
2-4 55% 55% 0%
  Pidgey
G S C
  Grass
2-3 50% 50% 0%
  Rattata
G S C
  Grass
4 5% 5% 0%
  Rattata
G S C
  Grass
2,4 0% 0% 15%
  Rattata
G S C
  Grass
2 5% 5% 0%
  Rattata
G S C
  Grass
2-3 0% 0% 45%
  Sentret
G S C
  Grass
2-3 40% 40% 0%
  Hoothoot
G S C
  Grass
2-4 0% 0% 85%
  Hoothoot
G S C
  Grass
2-3 0% 0% 55%
  Hoppip
G S C
  Grass
3 5% 5% 0%
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
     
  Pidgey
HG SS
  Grass
2-4 55% 55% 0%
  Rattata
HG SS
  Grass
4 5% 5% 0%
  Rattata
HG SS
  Grass
2, 4 0% 0% 15%
  Sentret
HG SS
  Grass
2-3 40% 40% 0%
  Hoothoot
HG SS
  Grass
2-4 0% 0% 85%
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
  Plusle
HG SS
  Hoenn Sound
3 20%
  Minun
HG SS
  Hoenn Sound
2-3 20%
  Shinx
HG SS
  Sinnoh Sound
2-3 40%
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.


Walking Pokémon effects

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

  • Chikorita waves its leaf around and makes its leaf twitch.

In the anime

 
Route 29 in the anime

Route 29 first appeared in The Double Trouble Header, where Ash and his friends encountered a rookie Trainer named Casey. Ash battled her twice, first time easily defeating her with his Charizard, while the second battle, which took place at a baseball stadium, was interrupted by Team Rocket.

The route also served as the setting of the next several episodes. In A Sappy Ending, Ash caught himself a Heracross. In Roll On, Pokémon!, the group encountered a woman named Rochelle and her Donphan, whom she used to search for agate (a fictional mineral called amberite in the dub). In Illusion Confusion!, the group met up with Gary while traversing through a forest filled with illusion-creating Ghost Pokémon. In The Chikorita Rescue, Ash encountered and caught himself a sassy Chikorita.

Florando, Catallia City, Palm Hills, and an unnamed city are located on this route.

In the manga

Pokémon Gold & Silver: The Golden Boys

Route 29 appeared in Let's Go! The Journey Towards The Championship. After winning a battle against Youngster Joey, Gold gave an injured Pidgey a Berry to help it recover. Just as he parted ways with Joey, Gold was attacked by Black, who had stolen a Chikorita from Professor Elm's laboratory. When Gold's Totodile was about to lose, the Pidgey from before returned and helped to defeat Chikorita. Black then declared Gold as his rival, swearing to defeat him if they ever crossed paths again.

Pokémon Pocket Monsters

Route 29 was mentioned in A Finger Lickin' Battle!.


Johto
               
Settlements
New Bark TownCherrygrove CityViolet CityAzalea TownGoldenrod CityEcruteak City
Olivine CityCianwood CityMahogany TownBlackthorn CitySafari Zone GateFrontier Access
Routes
2930313233343536373839404142434445464748
Landmarks
Dark CaveSprout TowerRuins of AlphUnion CaveSlowpoke WellIlex ForestRadio TowerGlobal Terminal
Goldenrod TunnelNational ParkPokéathlon DomeBell TowerBellchime TrailBurned TowerMoomoo FarmOlivine Lighthouse
Battle Tower (CrystalHGSS)/FrontierCliff Edge GateCliff CaveEmbedded TowerSafari ZoneWhirl Islands
Mt. MortarLake of RageTeam Rocket HQIce PathDragon's DenS.S. AquaMt. Silver (Cave)
Access to
Sinjoh RuinsKanto


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