National Park

National Park しぜんこうえん Nature Park "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
Location:	Between Routes 35 and 36
Region:	Johto
Generations:	II, IV
Location of National Park in Johto.
Pokémon World Locations

The National Park (Japanese: しぜんこうえん Nature Park) is a location in Johto. It is located to the north of Goldenrod City, between Route 35 and Route 36. The Bug-Catching Contest takes place there every Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. In HeartGold and SoulSilver, the Pokégear describes it as a spacious and beautiful park. It is connected to the Pokéathlon Dome.

Geography

The park is a separated into two main areas. The southern part contains several benches and a patch of flowers. Several people rest in this area, including a Teacher with a Persian that gives a Quick Claw to the player.

The northern part is circular and resembles a Poké Ball, with a fountain in the center, a semi-circular patch of tall grass to the south and another of long grass to the north, the first instance of this type of grass that is encountered in the games. Trainers can be battled only within these patches of grass, though there are no Trainers to battle during a Bug-Catching Contest.

In Generation II, most of the people talk about printing pictures off from the Pokédex, in order to promote the games' connectivity to the Game Boy Printer that was released two years before them. In Generation IV, they instead talk about using the Pokéwalker.

Generation II Generation IV

Items

Item		Location	Games
	Sport Ball ×20	Bug-Catching ContestTuThSa; cannot be kept	G  S  C  HG  SS
	Quick Claw	Gift from woman with Persian	G  S  C  HG  SS
	Parlyz Heal	Found by crossing the fence at the north of the park	G  S  C
	TM28 (Dig)	Found by crossing the fence at the north of the park	G  S  C  HG  SS
	Full Heal	Behind the fence next to the south entrance (hidden)	G  S  C  HG  SS
	Full Heal	Near the small fountain by the southern entrance (hidden)	HG  SS
	Shiny Stone	Northeast corner, requires Rock Climb	HG  SS
	Soothe Bell	North of the entrance to Route 36, found by crossing the fence to reach it	HG  SS

Pokémon

Generation II

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Caterpie	G		S		C		Grass	10-12	50%	0%	0%
Caterpie	G		S		C		Grass	10	0%	30%	0%
Caterpie	G		S		C		Grass	10	5%	5%	0%
Weedle	G		S		C		Grass	10-12	50%	00%	0%
Weedle	G		S		C		Grass	10	0%	30%	0%
Weedle	G		S		C		Grass	10	5%	5%	0%
Metapod	G		S		C		Grass	10	30%	30%	0%
Kakuna	G		S		C		Grass	10	30%	30%	0%
Nidoran♀	G		S		C		Grass	12	30%	30%	0%
Nidoran♂	G		S		C		Grass	12	30%	30%	0%
Pidgey	G		S		C		Grass	10-14	20%	0%	0%
Pidgey	G		S		C		Grass	12-14	0%	15%	0%
Pidgey	G		S		C		Grass	13	10%	10%	0%
Ledyba	G		S		C		Grass	14	20%	0%	0%
Sunkern	G		S		C		Grass	11-13	0%	25%	0%
Sunkern	G		S		C		Grass	14	0%	20%	0%
Hoothoot	G		S		C		Grass	10-14	0%	0%	100%
Hoothoot	G		S		C		Grass	13-15	0%	0%	40%
Spinarak	G		S		C		Grass	14	0%	0%	20%
Psyduck	G		S		C		Grass	12	0%	0%	30%
Venonat	G		S		C		Grass	10-12	0%	0%	10%
Bug-Catching Contest
Caterpie	G		S		C		Grass	7-18	20%
Weedle	G		S		C		Grass	7-18	20%
Metapod	G		S		C		Grass	9-18	10%
Kakuna	G		S		C		Grass	9-18	10%
Paras	G		S		C		Grass	10-17	10%
Venonat	G		S		C		Grass	10-16	10%
Butterfree	G		S		C		Grass	12-15	5%
Beedrill	G		S		C		Grass	12-15	5%
Scyther	G		S		C		Grass	13-14	5%
Pinsir	G		S		C		Grass	13-14	5%
Fishing and Surfing
Krabby	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	100%
Note: The water is inaccessible without the use of a cheating device.
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	10-12	50%	0%	0%
Caterpie	HG			SS			Grass	10	0%	30%	0%
Weedle	HG			SS			Grass	10-12	50%	0%	0%
Weedle	HG			SS			Grass	10	0%	30%	0%
Metapod	HG			SS			Grass	10	30%	30%	0%
Kakuna	HG			SS			Grass	10	30%	30%	0%
Pidgey	HG			SS			Grass	10-14	20%	15%	0%
Pidgey	HG			SS			Grass	12-14	0%	15%	0%
Sunkern	HG			SS			Grass	12	0%	25%	0%
Hoothoot	HG			SS			Grass	10-14	0%	0%	100%
Headbutt
Exeggcute	HG			SS			Headbutt	10-15	20%
Hoothoot	HG			SS			Headbutt	10-15	50%
Pineco	HG			SS			Headbutt	10-12	30%
Spinarak	HG			SS			Headbutt	13-15	30%
Ledyba	HG			SS			Headbutt	13-15	30%
Headbutt (Special Tree) The group of trees are located at the top of a hill, behind the fence at the north-east section of the National Park. It is accessible through Rock Climb.
Exeggcute	HG			SS			Headbutt	18-20	65%
Cherubi	HG			SS			Headbutt	18-25	35%
Note: Cherubi will appear only after obtaining the National Pokédex.
Special Pokémon
Plusle	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	10	20%
Minun	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	12	20%
Shinx	HG			SS			Sinnoh Sound	10-12	40%
Bug-Catching Contest
Caterpie	HG			SS			Grass	7-18	20%
Weedle	HG			SS			Grass	7-18	20%
Metapod	HG			SS			Grass	9-18	10%
Kakuna	HG			SS			Grass	9-18	10%
Paras	HG			SS			Grass	10-17	10%
Venonat	HG			SS			Grass	10-16	10%
Butterfree	HG			SS			Grass	12-15	5%
Beedrill	HG			SS			Grass	12-15	5%
Scyther	HG			SS			Grass	13-14	5%
Pinsir	HG			SS			Grass	13-14	5%
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.

Bug-Catching Contest (post-National Pokédex)

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Tuesday Contest
Caterpie	HG			SS			Grass	24-36	20%
Weedle	HG			SS			Grass	24-36	20%
Metapod	HG			SS			Grass	26-36	10%
Kakuna	HG			SS			Grass	26-36	10%
Paras	HG			SS			Grass	27-34	10%
Venonat	HG			SS			Grass	25-32	10%
Butterfree	HG			SS			Grass	27-30	5%
Beedrill	HG			SS			Grass	27-30	5%
Scyther	HG			SS			Grass	27-28	5%
Pinsir	HG			SS			Grass	27-28	5%
Thursday Contest
Wurmple	HG			SS			Grass	24-36	20%
Nincada	HG			SS			Grass	26-36	20%
Silcoon	HG			SS			Grass	25-32	10%
Volbeat	HG			SS			Grass	26-36	10%
Kricketot	HG			SS			Grass	27-30	10%
Kricketune	HG			SS			Grass	27-30	10%
Scyther	HG			SS			Grass	27-28	5%
Pinsir	HG			SS			Grass	27-28	5%
Dustox	HG			SS			Grass	25-32	5%
Combee	HG			SS			Grass	27-34	5%
Saturday Contest
Wurmple	HG			SS			Grass	24-36	20%
Nincada	HG			SS			Grass	26-36	20%
Cascoon	HG			SS			Grass	25-35	10%
Illumise	HG			SS			Grass	26-36	10%
Kricketot	HG			SS			Grass	27-30	10%
Kricketune	HG			SS			Grass	27-30	10%
Scyther	HG			SS			Grass	27-28	5%
Pinsir	HG			SS			Grass	27-28	5%
Beautifly	HG			SS			Grass	25-32	5%
Combee	HG			SS			Grass	27-34	5%
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
PokéFan Beverly メグミ Megumi Reward: 1120	Snubbull♀ Lv.14 Berry
PokéFan William アキヒト Akihito Reward: 1120	Raichu♂ Lv.14 Berry
Schoolboy Jack シュウイチ Shūichi Reward: 480	Oddish♂ Lv.12 No item
	Voltorb Lv.15 No item
Lass Krise ユキ Yuki Reward: 360	Oddish♀ Lv.12 No item
	Cubone♀ Lv.15 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
PokéFan Beverly メグミ Megumi Reward: 1024	Snubbull♀ Lv.16 No item
PokéFan William アキヒト Akihito Reward: 1024	Raichu♂ Lv.16 No item
School Kid Jack シュウイ Shūichi Reward: 300	Oddish♂ Lv.12 No item
	Voltorb Lv.15 No item
Lass Krise ユキ Yuki Reward: 272	Oddish♀ Lv.14 No item
	Cubone♀ Lv.17 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.

Eyecatch

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  Morning (Pidgey)

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  Day (Sunkern)

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  Evening (Sunkern)

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  Night (Hoothoot)

Trivia

• A beta version of National Park was seen prior to the release of Pokémon Gold and Silver.
• This is the only area in Generation II where it is impossible to hear the normal background music whilst riding a bicycle. This was changed in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, when the player is now allowed to cycle in each gate.
• School Kid Jack is the only Trainer not to have his Pokémon's levels increase between Generation II and Generation IV.

In other languages

Language Title Mandarin Chinese 自然公園 Zìrán Gōngyuán European French Parc Naturel German Nationalpark Italian Parco Nazionale Korean 자연공원 Jayeon Gongweon European Spanish Parque Nacional

Johto
Cities and Towns 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 • Burned Tower • MooMoo Farm • Glitter Lighthouse • Battle Tower/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 Access to Sinjoh Ruins • Kanto

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