Three times a week, Johto’s National Park holds a very special contest: twenty minutes, twenty Park Balls and a single Pokémon to catch the finest Bug-type Pokémon possible. It is the only place in Johto where you can find Scyther and Pinsir.
When and how to take part
- Days: Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, all day.
- Entry: free, at the park’s front desk.
- Your team: you keep only your first Pokémon; the others are left at the entrance and returned to you at the end.
- Equipment: 20 Park Balls, and no other items.
- Duration: 20 minutes of play. You can stop early, but you cannot save during the contest.
- One catch only: if you catch a second Pokémon, you must choose which one to keep.
The contest Pokémon
During the contest, the park’s grass only holds Bug-type Pokémon, from level 7 to 18. The rates are the same in Gold, Silver and Crystal.
| Pokémon | Levels | Rate |
|---|---|---|
| Caterpie | 7 to 18 | 20% |
| Weedle | 7 to 18 | 20% |
| Metapod | 9 to 18 | 10% |
| Kakuna | 9 to 18 | 10% |
| Paras | 10 to 17 | 10% |
| Venonat | 10 to 16 | 10% |
| Butterfree | 12 to 15 | 5% |
| Beedrill | 12 to 15 | 5% |
| Scyther | 13 and 14 | 5% |
| Pinsir | 13 and 14 | 5% |
How to win
The judges score your catch on its species (Scyther and Pinsir earn the most points), its level and its remaining HP. Five other trainers take part, drawn at random from about ten regulars; Cooltrainer Nick is often the toughest.
The prizes
| Place | Prize |
|---|---|
| 1st | Sun Stone (evolves Sunkern and Gloom) |
| 2nd | Everstone |
| 3rd | Gold Berry |
| Others | Berry |
Whatever your ranking, you keep the Pokémon you caught. It is also therefore the best way to fill your Pokédex with Scyther and Pinsir, two Pokémon you cannot find anywhere else in Johto.
National Park
🗺️Map
🌿Wild Pokémon
Normally
🌿Tall grass
CaterpieGoldNo. 10-12Gold50 %30 %—Silver———
WeedleSilverNo. 10-12Gold———Silver50 %30 %—
PidgeyNo. 10-1420 %15 %—
HoothootNo. 10-15——100 %
SunkernNo. 11-14—25 %—
