Johto Route 31

Johto Route 31 ３１番道路 Route 31

Map description A short, nostalgic path winding through nature.

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   ↑ Dark Cave   ← Violet City Route 31   Route 30 ↓

Location Location of Route 31 in Johto.

Other generation maps Gen II

Pokémon world routes ← Route 30       Route 32 →

Route 31 (Japanese: ３１ばんどうろ Route 31) is a route in central Johto, connecting Route 30 and Violet City. The western entrance to Dark Cave is located on the eastern part of the route.

Route description

This route is the third route that Trainers starting in New Bark Town will arrive at. Like the route before it, Route 31 contains more than an even share of ledges that players need to go around to get to Violet City, but may jump over on their way back. A small pond is north of the route, just west of Dark Cave. Featuring few Trainers and a small area, all that a traveling Trainer really has to look out for on this route are the wild Pokémon.

There is a man who seems to be in a sleep-like state that is located next to the pond. He doesn't actually do anything when first encountered, but will be useful later on in the game. At the gate on Route 35 leading from Goldenrod, there is a guard who will give the player a Spearow with Mail attached to deliver to this man. However, any Pokémon holding the mail will suffice, and in Generation IV he won't keep a Pokémon he "doesn't know". After he receives the mail, the man will give the player TM50 (Nightmare) as a reward in Generation II or TM44 (Rest) in Generation IV.

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Antidote	West of the entrance to Dark Cave	G  S
	Potion	West of the entrance to Dark Cave	C  HG  SS
	Bitter Berry	On the Berry tree beside the sleeping man (daily)	G  S  C
	Blk Apricorn	On the Apricorn tree beside the sleeping man (daily)	HG  SS
	Poké Ball	Near Bug Catcher Wade	G  S  C  HG  SS
	Vs. Recorder	From Lyra/Ethan in the gate	HG  SS
	TM50 (Nightmare)	From the man standing by the small pond after delivering him a Spearow from his friend on Route 35	G  S  C
	TM44 (Rest)	From the man standing by the small pond after delivering him a Spearow from his friend on Route 35	HG  SS

Bug Catcher Wade

Item		Location	Games
	Berry	Sometimes given out if the player has his number	C
	Bitter Berry	Sometimes given out if the player has his number	C
	PRZCureBerry	Sometimes given out if the player has his number	C
	PSNCureBerry	Sometimes given out if the player has his number	C
	Cheri Berry	Sometimes given out if the player has his number	HG  SS
	Chesto Berry	Sometimes given out if the player has his number	HG  SS
	Pecha Berry	Sometimes given out if the player has his number	HG  SS
	Rawst Berry	Sometimes given out if the player has his number	HG  SS
	Aspear Berry	Sometimes given out if the player has his number	HG  SS
	Leppa Berry	Sometimes given out if the player has his number	HG  SS
	Oran Berry	Sometimes given out if the player has his number	HG  SS
	Persim Berry	Sometimes given out if the player has his number	HG  SS
	Sitrus Berry	Sometimes given out if the player has his number	HG  SS
	Lum Berry	Sometimes given out if the player has his number	HG  SS

Pokémon

Generation II

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Caterpie	G		S		C		Grass	4-5	35%	35%	0%
Caterpie	G		S		C		Grass	4	30%	30%	0%
Metapod	G		S		C		Grass	5	15%	0%	0%
Metapod	G		S		C		Grass	5-6	0%	15%	0%
Weedle	G		S		C		Grass	4	30%	0%	0%
Weedle	G		S		C		Grass	4-5	0%	35%	0%
Weedle	G		S		C		Grass	4	5%	5%	0%
Kakuna	G		S		C		Grass	5	10%	0%	0%
Kakuna	G		S		C		Grass	5-6	0%	15%	0%
Pidgey	G		S		C		Grass	3	30%	30%	0%
Pidgey	G		S		C		Grass	5	10%	0%	0%
Pidgey	G		S		C		Grass	3	0%	30%	0%
Pidgey	G		S		C		Grass	4-5	0%	40%	0%
Rattata	G		S		C		Grass	4-5	0%	0%	40%
Zubat	G		S		C		Grass	4	0%	0%	5%
Poliwag	G		S		C		Grass	4	0%	0%	30%
Bellsprout	G		S		C		Grass	3	20%
Bellsprout	G		S		C		Grass	5	20%
Gastly	G		S		C		Grass	5	0%	0%	5%
Hoothoot	G		S		C		Grass	5	0%	0%	10%
Hoothoot	G		S		C		Grass	3,5	0%	0%	40%
Ledyba	G		S		C		Grass	4	30%	0%	0%
Spinarak	G		S		C		Grass	4	0%	0%	30%
Hoppip	G		S		C		Grass	5	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	4-5	35%	35%	0%
Metapod	HG			SS			Grass	5	15%	15%	0%
Weedle	HG			SS			Grass	4	30%	0%	0%
Weedle	HG			SS			Grass	4-5	0%	35%	0%
Kakuna	HG			SS			Grass	5	10%	15%	0%
Pidgey	HG			SS			Grass	3	30%	30%	0%
Pidgey	HG			SS			Grass	5	10%	0%	0%
Pidgey	HG			SS			Grass	4	0%	30%	0%
Rattata	HG			SS			Grass	4-5	0%	0%	40%
Bellsprout	HG			SS			Grass	3	20%
Hoothoot	HG			SS			Grass	5	0%	0%	10%
Hoothoot	HG			SS			Grass	4-5	0%	0%	40%
Ledyba	HG			SS			Grass	4	30%	0%	0%
Spinarak	HG			SS			Grass	3	0%	0%	30%
Surfing
Poliwag	HG			SS			Surfing	10-15	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	3-4	20%
Hoothoot	HG			SS			Headbutt	3-4	50%
Pineco	HG			SS			Headbutt	3-4	30%
Headbutt Group B
Exeggcute	HG			SS			Headbutt	5-6	20%
Hoothoot	HG			SS			Headbutt	5-6	50%
Ledyba	HG			SS			Headbutt	5-6	30%
Spinarak	HG			SS			Headbutt	5-6	30%
Special Pokémon
Linoone	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	3	20%
Whismur	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	3-4	20%
Bidoof	HG			SS			Sinnoh Sound	3	20%
Buizel	HG			SS			Sinnoh Sound	3-4	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
Bug Catcher Wade コウイチ Kōichi Reward: $32	Caterpie♂ Lv.2 No item
	Caterpie♂ Lv.2 No item
	Weedle♂ Lv.3 No item
	Caterpie♂ Lv.2 No item
Rematch
Bug Catcher Wade コウイチ Kōichi Reward: $144 After reaching Goldenrod City and defeating the previous teamC	Metapod♂ Lv.9 No item
	Metapod♂ Lv.9 No item
	Kakuna♂ Lv.10 No item
	Metapod♂ Lv.9 No item
Bug Catcher Wade コウイチ Kōichi Reward: $224 After reaching Mahogany Town and defeating the previous teamC	Butterfree♂ Lv.14 No item
	Butterfree♂ Lv.14 No item
	Beedrill♂ Lv.15 No item
	Butterfree♂ Lv.14 No item
Bug Catcher WadeC コウイチ Kōichi Reward: $384 After the Goldenrod Radio Tower incident and defeating the previous team	Butterfree♂ Lv.24 No item
	Butterfree♂ Lv.24 No item
	Beedrill♂ Lv.25 No item
	Butterfree♂ Lv.24 No item
Bug Catcher WadeC コウイチ Kōichi Reward: $544 After becoming Champion and defeating the previous team	Butterfree♂ Lv.30 No item
	Butterfree♂ Lv.30 No item
	Beedrill♂ Lv.32 No item
	Butterfree♂ Lv.34 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
Bug Catcher Wade コウイチ Kōichi Reward: $32	Caterpie♂ Lv.2 No item
	Caterpie♂ Lv.2 No item
	Caterpie♂ Lv.2 No item
	Weedle♂ Lv.3 No item
Rematch
Bug Catcher Wade コウイチ Kōichi Reward: $464	Metapod♂ Lv.18 No item
	Metapod♂ Lv.18 No item
	Kakuna♂ Lv.22 No item
	Butterfree♂ Lv.29 No item
Bug Catcher Wade コウイチ Kōichi Reward: $640/832	Butterfree♂ Lv.28/36 No item
	Butterfree♂ Lv.28/36 No item
	Beedrill♂ Lv.37/43 No item
	Butterfree♂ Lv.40/52 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.

Walking Pokémon effects

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

• Cyndaquil blows out a fireball and a couple of fireballs.

In the manga

Pokémon Adventures

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

Route 31 appeared in Number One Donphan, where Gold was seen diving there in search for his Poliwag. However, he only ended up finding a bunch of Chinchou, which he temporarily caught to avoid being shocked by them.

Related articles

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 • • 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.