Route 28 — Pokémon Sour Crystal

Every wild Pokémon here, by encounter method.

Route 28 lists 16 Pokémon across 11 encounter methods (grass (night), grass (night), surf, surf, and more), between level 10 and 54. Between them they cover 12 types: GrassFireGroundNormalWaterDarkIceDragonBugFightingPsychicFlying.

Route 28 in other guides

The same area in other ROM hacks on this site. Each one has its own encounter table.

The original game's table for this area:

Opens up at Victory Road and the Elite Four.

Grass (night) Lv 46-49

8pm to 4am in game · 10% of steps start a battle

	Pokémon	Types	Level	Rate
	Tangela	Grass	46	30%
	Ponyta	Fire	47	30%
	Donphan	Ground	47	20%
	Ursaring	Normal	47	10%
	Rapidash rare	Fire	48	5%
	Poliwhirl rare	Water	49	4%
	Sneasel rare	DarkIce	49	1%

Grass (night) Lv 51-54

8pm to 4am in game · 10% of steps start a battle

	Pokémon	Types	Level	Rate
	Tangela	Grass	51	30%
	Ponyta	Fire	52	30%
	Donphan	Ground	52	20%
	Ursaring	Normal	52	10%
	Rapidash rare	Fire	53	5%
	Poliwhirl rare	Water	54	4%
	Sneasel rare	DarkIce	54	1%

Surf Lv 35-40

2% of steps while surfing start a battle.

	Pokémon	Types	Level	Rate
	Poliwag	Water	35-40	90%
	Poliwhirl	Water	40	10%

Surf Lv 45-50

2% of steps while surfing start a battle.

	Pokémon	Types	Level	Rate
	Poliwag	Water	45-50	90%
	Poliwhirl	Water	50	10%

Old Rod Lv 10

Pond fishing group · 50% of casts get a bite.

	Pokémon	Types	Level	Rate
	Magikarp	Water	10	100%

Good Rod Lv 20

Pond fishing group · 50% of casts get a bite.

	Pokémon	Types	Level	Rate
	Magikarp	Water	20	90%
	Dratini	Dragon	20	10%

Super Rod Lv 40

Pond fishing group · 50% of casts get a bite.

	Pokémon	Types	Level	Rate
	Magikarp	Water	40	60%
	Dratini	Dragon	40	30%
	Dragonair	Dragon	40	10%

Headbutt Lv 30

Headbutt a tree

	Pokémon	Types	Level	Rate
	Heracross	BugFighting	30	50%
	Aipom	Normal	30	30%
	Natu	PsychicFlying	30	20%

Headbutt (rare tree) Lv 30

The few trees on this map that hold the rarer set

	Pokémon	Types	Level	Rate
	Heracross	BugFighting	30	50%
	Aipom	Normal	30	30%
	Natu	PsychicFlying	30	20%

Grass (morning/day) Lv 46-49

4am to 8pm in game · 10% of steps start a battle

	Pokémon	Types	Level	Rate
	Tangela	Grass	46	30%
	Ponyta	Fire	47	30%
	Donphan	Ground	47	20%
	Ursaring	Normal	47	10%
	Rapidash rare	Fire	48	5%
	Doduo rare	NormalFlying	49	4%
	Dodrio rare	NormalFlying	49	1%

Grass (morning/day) Lv 51-54

4am to 8pm in game · 10% of steps start a battle

	Pokémon	Types	Level	Rate
	Tangela	Grass	51	30%
	Ponyta	Fire	52	30%
	Donphan	Ground	52	20%
	Ursaring	Normal	52	10%
	Rapidash rare	Fire	53	5%
	Doduo rare	NormalFlying	54	4%
	Dodrio rare	NormalFlying	54	1%

TMs found here

• TM47 Steel Wing — Route 28 - From the celebrity in her house

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