Route 38

Route 38
East end:	Ecruteak City
Junctions:	None
West end:	Route 39 north of Olivine City
Generations:	II, IV
Location of Route 38 in Johto.
Pokémon World Routes ← Route 37 Route 39 →

Route 38 is an east-west route located in west Johto. The western terminus is at Route 39 near MooMoo Farm and the eastern end is located at a guard house on the western edge of Ecruteak City.

Route description

Even though Route 38 maintains a pure east-west alignment as a whole, there are no less than four separate paths that Trainers can take between Ecruteak and Route 39. The northern-most path leads trainers into the path of three other trainers, two of which offer to give out their phone number for rematches at a later date. In Pokémon Crystal, one of these trainers, Lass Dana, will also give trainers who register her number an occasional Thunderstone. Over half of this path is made up of grass patches.

The upper middle path is a branch of the northern path, separating near Dana and merging with the northern path near Route 39. There are no trainers along this short stretch; there is, however, a patch of grass that is home to several species of wild Pokémon.

Unlike the two upper paths, which allow for two-way traffic, the lower paths are configured to allow only one direction of passage. The lower middle path is designed for travelers heading west to Olivine City and is a viable alternative to the grass-lined northern path. The path heads due west from the guard house and travels down a fence-lined walkway that is home to one trainer. Past this trainer, there is a Berry bush just before a ledge that overlooks a grass-lined pathway. After hopping this ledge, trainers are forced to head north along this passageway, encountering another trainer before merging into the upper middle path.

The southern-most path is an "express route" from Olivine to Ecruteak and is designed so that only eastward movements are permitted. After breaking from the northern path near Route 39, the path heads south, passing a signpost before traversing a ledge that borders a T-intersection. At this junction, trainers can either head north into the field of grass along the lower middle path or continue east along the southern edge of the ledge of the lower middle path and, eventually, along the fenced area to Ecruteak.

Items

Item		Location	Generation
	Berry	West of the fenced section on the lower middle path GSC	II
	Max Potion	Unknown HGSS	IV
	Wht Apricorn	Unknown HGSS	IV
	Lax Incense	Unknwon (Requires Rock Climb to get to) HGSS	IV

Pokémon

Generation II

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Raticate	G	S	C	Grass	16	30%
	Magnemite	G	S	C	Grass	16	20%
	Tauros	G	S	C	Grass	13	4%
	Snubbull	G	S	C	Grass	13	1%
	Miltank	G	S	C	Grass	13	5%
Day
	Pidgeotto	G	S	C	Grass	16	10%
	Rattata	G	S	C	Grass	16	30%
	Meowth	G	S	C	Grass	16	30%
	Farfetch'd	G	S	C	Grass	16	10%
	Tauros	G	S	C	Grass	13	5%
	Miltank	G	S	C	Grass	13	5%
Night
	Rattata	G	S	C	Grass	16	40%
	Meowth	G	S	C	Grass	16	40%
	Noctowl	G	S	C	Grass	16	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
	Rattata	HG	SS	Grass	16	?
	Raticate	HG	SS	Grass	16	?
	Magnemite	HG	SS	Grass	16	?
	Tauros	HG	SS	Grass	?	?
	Miltank	HG	SS	Grass	13	?
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
Sailor Harry マサヒロ Masahiro Reward: 760	Wooper♂ Lv.19 No item
Lass Dana リカ Rica Reward: 432	Flaaffy♀ Lv.18 No item
	Psyduck♀ Lv.18 No item
Beauty Valerie ユリカ Yurika Reward: 1496	Hoppip♀ Lv.17 No item
	Skiploom♀ Lv.17 No item
Bird Keeper Toby ハルキ Haruki Reward: 408	Doduo♂ Lv.15 No item
	Doduo♂ Lv.16 No item
	Doduo♂ Lv.17 No item
Schoolboy Chad クリオ Curio Reward: 608	Mr. Mime♂ Lv.19 No item
Beauty Olivia ミスズ Misuzu Reward: 1672	Corsola♀ Lv.19 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
Sailor マサヒロ Masahiro Reward: 640	Wooper♂ Lv.20 No item
Lass リカ Rica Reward: 304	Flaaffy♀ Lv.19 No item
	Psyduck♀ Lv.19 No item
Bird Keeper ハルキ Haruki Reward: 576	Doduo♂ Lv.16 No item
	Doduo♂ Lv.17 No item
	Doduo♂ Lv.18 No item
Schoolboy クリオ Curio Reward: 400	Mr. Mime♂ Lv.20 No item
Beauty ユリカ Yurika Reward: 1008	Hoppip♀ Lv.18 No item
	Skiploom♀ Lv.18 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.

Trivia

• The music from this route was remixed and included in the coding of Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, but is not found during normal gameplay. It was likely a test of the music system programmed for the GBA games, as it sounds very subdued compared to Hoenn's themes.

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 • 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.