Route 30 — Pokémon Sour Crystal
Every wild Pokémon here, by encounter method.
Route 30 lists 15 Pokémon across 12 encounter methods (grass (morning), grass (day), grass (night), surf, and more), between level 3 and 40. Between them they cover 8 types: BugFlyingNormalPoisonGrassWaterDragonPsychic.
Route 30 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 Violet City — Falkner and the Zephyr Badge.
Grass (morning) Lv 3-4
4am to 10am in game · 10% of steps start a battle
| Pokémon | Types | Level | Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Ledyba | BugFlying | 3 | 30% |
 | Caterpie | Bug | 3-4 | 50% |
 | Pidgey | NormalFlying | 4 | 10% |
 | Weedle rare | BugPoison | 3 | 5% |
 | Hoppip rare | GrassFlying | 4 | 5% |
Grass (day) Lv 3-4
10am to 8pm in game · 10% of steps start a battle
| Pokémon | Types | Level | Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pidgey | NormalFlying | 3-4 | 40% |
| Caterpie | Bug | 3-4 | 50% |
| Weedle rare | BugPoison | 3 | 5% |
| Hoppip rare | GrassFlying | 4 | 5% |
Grass (night) Lv 3-4
8pm to 4am in game · 10% of steps start a battle
| Pokémon | Types | Level | Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Spinarak | BugPoison | 3 | 30% |
 | Hoothoot | NormalFlying | 3-4 | 45% |
 | Poliwag | Water | 4 | 20% |
 | Zubat rare | PoisonFlying | 3 | 5% |
Surf Lv 15-20
2% of steps while surfing start a battle.
Surf Lv 20-25
2% of steps while surfing start a battle.
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.
Super Rod Lv 40
Pond fishing group · 50% of casts get a bite.
Headbutt Lv 10
Headbutt a tree
| Pokémon | Types | Level | Rate | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hoothoot | NormalFlying | 10 | 50% |
| Spinarak | BugPoison | 10 | 15% |
| Ledyba | BugFlying | 10 | 15% |
 | Exeggcute | GrassPsychic | 10 | 20% |
Headbutt (rare tree) Lv 10
The few trees on this map that hold the rarer set
Swarm Lv 3-4
Only while that Pokémon is swarming here — see the game's swarm notifier.
| Pokémon | Types | Level | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caterpie | Bug | 3 |
| Caterpie | Bug | 4 |
| Pidgey | NormalFlying | 4 |
| Weedle | BugPoison | 3 |
| Hoppip | GrassFlying | 4 |
| Caterpie | Bug | 3 |
| Caterpie | Bug | 4 |
| Pidgey | NormalFlying | 4 |
| Weedle | BugPoison | 3 |
| Hoppip | GrassFlying | 4 |
| Caterpie | Bug | 3 |
| Caterpie | Bug | 4 |
| Spinarak | BugPoison | 3 |
| Poliwag | Water | 4 |
| Caterpie | Bug | 4 |
| Zubat | PoisonFlying | 3 |
| Hoothoot | NormalFlying | 4 |
Swarm Lv 3-4
Only while that Pokémon is swarming here — see the game's swarm notifier.
| Pokémon | Types | Level | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weedle | BugPoison | 3 |
| Weedle | BugPoison | 4 |
| Pidgey | NormalFlying | 4 |
| Caterpie | Bug | 3 |
| Hoppip | GrassFlying | 4 |
| Weedle | BugPoison | 3 |
| Weedle | BugPoison | 4 |
| Pidgey | NormalFlying | 4 |
| Caterpie | Bug | 3 |
| Hoppip | GrassFlying | 4 |
| Weedle | BugPoison | 3 |
| Weedle | BugPoison | 4 |
| Spinarak | BugPoison | 3 |
| Poliwag | Water | 4 |
| Weedle | BugPoison | 4 |
| Zubat | PoisonFlying | 3 |
| Hoothoot | NormalFlying | 4 |
Trainers here
14 fights here, in story order. ★ marks a gym leader or major battle.