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

• Berry: west of the fenced section on the lower middle path

Pokémon

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.

Trainers

Trainer	Pokémon		Lv.	EXP.	Item
Sailor Harry マサヒロ Masahiro Winnings: 760		Wooper♂	Lv.19	211	–
Lass Dana リカ Rica Winnings: 432		Flaaffy♀	Lv.18	451	–
		Psyduck♀	Lv.18	308	–
Beauty Valerie ユリカ Yurika Winnings: 1496		Hoppip♀	Lv.17	269	–
		Skiploom♀	Lv.17	495	–
Bird Keeper Toby ハルキ Haruki Winnings: 408		Doduo♂	Lv.15	308	–
		Doduo♂	Lv.16	329	–
		Doduo♂	Lv.17	349	–
Schoolboy Chad クリオ Curio Winnings: 608		Mr.Mime♂	Lv.19	553	–
Beauty Olivia ミスズ Misuzu Winnings: 1672		Corsola♀	Lv.19	460	–
Note: These lists are for the initial encounter with these Trainers. Pokémon may increase in level and possibly evolve if the Trainer is rebattled with the PokéGear Phone.

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.^[1]

Johto Gym: Violet City • Azalea Town • Goldenrod City • Ecruteak City Cianwood City • Olivine City • Mahogany Town • Blackthorn City Other: New Bark Town • Cherrygrove City 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 Landmarks: Dark Cave • Sprout Tower • Ruins of Alph • Union Cave • Slowpoke Well • Ilex Forest • Radio Tower National Park • Tin and Brass Towers • Glitter Lighthouse • MooMoo Farm • Battle Tower • Whirl Islands Mt. Mortar • Lake of Rage • 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.