Route 31

Route 31 Other generation images: II

Connecting locations   ↑ Dark Cave   ← Violet City Route 31   Route 30 ↓

Location Location of Route 31 in Johto.

Pokémon World Routes ← Route 30 Route 32 →

Route 31 is an extremely short east-west route encountered early on in Johto. Essentially it only serves as a connecting route between the northbound Route 30, its easternmost point and the gates of Violet City, its westernmost point. It also provides an entrance to Dark Cave.

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 how 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 lookout station 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. After he receives the mail, the man will give the player TM50 (Nightmare) as a reward.

Items

Item		Location	Games
	TM50 (Nightmare)	From the man standing by the small pond after giving him a Pokémon from a friend on Route 35	GSC
	Bitter Berry	From the tree right next to the man	GSC
	Poké Ball	Near the bug catcher	GSC
	Antidote	Left of Dark Cave	GS
	Potion	Left of Dark Cave	C
	TM44 (Rest)	From the man standing by the small pond after giving him a Pokémon from a friend on Route 35	HGSS
	Blk Apricorn	From the tree right next to the man	HGSS
	Poké Ball	Near the bug catcher	HGSS
	Potion	Left of Dark Cave	HGSS

Pokémon

Generation II

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Bellsprout	G	S	C	Grass	3	20%
	Bellsprout	G	S	C	Grass	5	20%
Morning
	Caterpie	G	S	C	Grass	4-5	35%
	Caterpie	G	S	C	Grass	4	30%
	Metapod	G	S	C	Grass	5	15%
	Weedle	G	S	C	Grass	4	30%
	Weedle	G	S	C	Grass	4	5%
	Kakuna	G	S	C	Grass	5	10%
	Pidgey	G	S	C	Grass	3	30%
	Pidgey	G	S	C	Grass	5	10%
	Ledyba	G	S	C	Grass	4	30%
	Hoppip	G	S	C	Grass	5	5%
Day
	Caterpie	G	S	C	Grass	4-5	35%
	Caterpie	G	S	C	Grass	4	30%
	Metapod	G	S	C	Grass	5-6	15%
	Weedle	G	S	C	Grass	4-5	35%
	Weedle	G	S	C	Grass	4	5%
	Kakuna	G	S	C	Grass	5-6	15%
	Pidgey	G	S	C	Grass	3	30%
	Pidgey	G	S	C	Grass	4-5	40%
	Hoppip	G	S	C	Grass	5	5%
Night
	Rattata	G	S	C	Grass	4-5	40%
	Zubat	G	S	C	Grass	4	5%
	Poliwag	G	S	C	Grass	4	30%
	Gastly	G	S	C	Grass	5	5%
	Hoothoot	G	S	C	Grass	5	10%
	Hoothoot	G	S	C	Grass	3-5	40%
	Spinarak	G	S	C	Grass	4	30%
Surfing and Fishing
	Poliwag	G	S	C	Old Rod	10	15%
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Old Rod	10	85%
	Poliwag	G	S	C	Good Rod	20	65%
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Good Rod	20	35%
	Poliwag	G	S	C	Super Rod	40	80%
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Super Rod	40	20%
	Poliwag	G	S	C	Surf	15-24	90%
	Poliwhirl	G	S	C	Surf	20-24	10%
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
All times
	Bellsprout	HG	SS	Grass	3	20%
Morning
	Caterpie	HG	SS	Grass	4	35%
	Metapod	HG	SS	Grass	5	15%
	Weedle	HG	SS	Grass	4	30%
	Kakuna	HG	SS	Grass	5	10%
	Pidgey	HG	SS	Grass	3	30%
	Pidgey	HG	SS	Grass	5	10%
	Ledyba	HG	SS	Grass	4	30%
Day
	Caterpie	HG	SS	Grass	4	35%
	Metapod	HG	SS	Grass	5	15%
	Weedle	HG	SS	Grass	4	35%
	Kakuna	HG	SS	Grass	5	15%
	Pidgey	HG	SS	Grass	4	30%
Night
	Rattata	HG	SS	Grass	4-5	40%
	Hoothoot	HG	SS	Grass	4-5	10%
	Hoothoot	HG	SS	Grass	4-5	40%
	Spinarak	HG	SS	Grass	3	30%
Surfing and Fishing
	Poliwag	HG	SS	Old Rod	10	5%
	Magikarp	HG	SS	Old Rod	10	95%
	Poliwag	HG	SS	Good Rod	20	40%
	Magikarp	HG	SS	Good Rod	20	60%
	Poliwag	HG	SS	Super Rod	40	93%
	Magikarp	HG	SS	Super Rod	40	7%
	Poliwag	HG	SS	Surf	10-25	90%
	Poliwhirl	HG	SS	Surf	15-32	10%
Special Pokémon
	Linoone	HG	SS	Hoenn Sound	???	??%
	Whismur	HG	SS	Hoenn Sound	???	??%
	Bidoof	HG	SS	Sinnoh Sound	???	??%
	Buizel	HG	SS	Sinnoh Sound	???	??%
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
Bug Catcher Wade コウイチ Kōichi (Rematch) Reward: 448	Butterfree♂ Lv.14 No item
	Butterfree♂ Lv.14 No item
	Beedrill♂ Lv.15 No item
	Butterfree♂ Lv.14 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 コウイチ Kōichii Reward: 32	Caterpie♂ Lv.2 No item
	Caterpie♂ Lv.2 No item
	Weedle♂ Lv.3 No item
	Caterpie♂ Lv.2 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.

Johto Gym: Violet City • Azalea Town • Goldenrod City • Ecruteak City Cianwood City • Olivine City • Mahogany Town • Blackthorn City Other: New Bark Town • Cherrygrove City • Frontier Front League: Indigo Plateau* (games) • Mt. Silver (anime) Routes: 28 • 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 • Shinto Ruins • Union Cave • Slowpoke Well • Ilex Forest • Radio Tower • National Park Pokéthlon Dome • Tin and Brass Towers • MooMoo Farm • Glitter Lighthouse • Battle Tower/Frontier • Ragged Cliff Gate Hidden Tower • Safari Zone • Whirl Islands • Mt. Mortar • Lake of Rage • Rocket Hideout • Ice Path • Dragon's Den

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