Dark Cave

Dark Cave (Japanese: くらやみのほらあな Dark Cave) is a single-level cave located in eastern Johto. Though it is not necessary to enter the cave to complete the storyline, Dark Cave is the only place in the Generation II games to capture wild Dunsparce and Wobbuffet. As its name implies, Flash is required to illuminate the cave.

Dark Cave		くらやみのほらあな Dark Cave
"Wild Missingno. appeared!"

Map description:

A dark, difficult-to-navigate tunnel that runs beneath the Johto region.

Location:

Route 31 east of Violet City, Route 45 south of Blackthorn City, Route 46 north of Route 29

Region:

Johto

Generations:

II, IV

Location of Dark Cave in Johto.

Pokémon world locations

This article is about the cave in Johto. For the Pokéwalker Route, see Dim Cave (Pokéwalker).

Dark cave redirects here. For a list of caves in which Flash is usable, see Darkness → Areas covered in darkness.

The cave is unique in that the cave is separated into two parts, yet the cave does not change floors between the two areas.

Geography

Route 45 side

The northernmost point in the cave is at the entrance leading to and from Route 45 just south of Blackthorn City. The path of the cave makes a 90-degree turn to the right before proceeding south for a short distance to the first of two underground ponds in the cave. Trainers can Surf directly south to reach a Revive, to the southwest then to the north to reach a man who hands out the BlackGlasses, or to the southwest to make landfall near TM13 (Snore). West of TM13, the path from the BlackGlasses man merges with the TM13 path as it turns south and enters the southern portion of Dark Cave. Ledges on this side prevent access to Route 45 and Blackthorn City from the south via Dark Cave.

Route 31 side

Immediately after emerging from the north half, the path comes to the second of two ponds. Trainers can Surf to the west from this point to snag a Potion and reach Route 31, or, if a Pokémon knows Rock Smash, they can also Surf to the south and dispose of a series of rocks as they head north and find a hidden Elixir and then eastward toward a Hyper Potion. Near the item, the path of the cave turns south, passing a Full Heal and a Dire Hit (in Crystal only) before reaching its southernmost point at Route 46.

In Generation IV, some of the rocks that can be broken with Rock Smash have been replaced with boulders that require Strength to be moved.

Items

Route 31 side

	Location	Games
Elixer	In the northernmost area of the Route 31 side, at the end of a short dead-end path (requires Rock Smash) (hidden)	G S C
Dire Hit	Northwest of the exit to Route 46 (requires Rock Smash)	C HG SS
Hyper Potion	Directly north of the Route 46 entrance in the northeast corner (requires Rock Smash)	G S C
Hyper Potion	South of northeast corner (requires Rock Smash)	HG SS
Potion	Near the exit to Route 31	G S C HG SS
Poké Ball	In a rock northeast of the Potion (hidden)	HG SS
Black Flute	East of the Route 31 entrance (requires Surf)	HG SS
Max Ether	In a wall between two rocks southeast of the Hyper Potion (requires Rock Smash) (hidden)	HG SS
Full Heal	North of the Route 46 entrance (requires Rock Smash)	G S C HG SS

Route 45 side

	Location	Games
TM13 (Snore)	Near the entrance separating the Route 45 side from the Route 31 side	G S C
Elixir	Southwest of entrance from Route 45 (hidden)	HG SS
Revive	Southeast corner (requires Surf)	G S C HG SS
TM54 (False Swipe)	Northeast of the exit to the Route 31 side (requires Surf)	HG SS
BlackGlasses	From the man in the northwest corner of the Route 45 side (requires Surf)	G S C HG SS
Max Revive	On a rock, north of the man who gives BlackGlasses (requires Surf) (hidden)	HG SS
Hyper Potion	On a rock north of the exit to the Route 31 side (requires Surf) (hidden)	HG SS

Rock Smash

	Location	Games
Red Shard	Randomly found by smashing breakable rocks	HG SS
Blue Shard	Randomly found by smashing breakable rocks	HG SS
Yellow Shard	Randomly found by smashing breakable rocks	HG SS
Green Shard	Randomly found by smashing breakable rocks	HG SS
Heart Scale	Randomly found by smashing breakable rocks	HG SS
Revive	Randomly found by smashing breakable rocks	HG SS
Max Ether	Randomly found by smashing breakable rocks	HG SS
Star Piece	Randomly found by smashing breakable rocks	HG SS

Pokémon

Route 31 side

Pokémon

Games

Location

Levels

Rate

	Zubat

G

S

C

Cave

2-4

39%

	Zubat

G

S

C

Cave

2-4

34%

39%

	Geodude

2-4

60%

	Dunsparce

4

1%

	Teddiursa

G

S

C

Cave

2

5%

0%

Surfing

	Magikarp

5-19

100%

Fishing

	Goldeen

G

S

C

Fishing
Old Rod

10

15%

	Magikarp

G

S

C

Fishing
Old Rod

10

85%

	Goldeen

G

S

C

Fishing
Good Rod

20

65%

	Magikarp

G

S

C

Fishing
Good Rod

20

35%

	Goldeen

G

S

C

Fishing
Super Rod

40

70%

	Seaking

G

S

C

Fishing
Super Rod

40

10%

	Magikarp

G

S

C

Fishing
Super Rod

40

20%

Rock Smash

	Krabby

15

90%

	Shuckle

15

10%

During a Dunsparce swarm

	Zubat

2

20%

	Geodude

2-3

40%

	Dunsparce

2-4

40%

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.

Route 45 side

Pokémon

Games

Location

Levels

Rate

	Zubat

23

30%

	Golbat

23

5%

	Geodude

23

30%

	Graveler

25

20%

	Wobbuffet

G

S

C

Cave

20-25

15%

	Wobbuffet

G

S

C

Cave

20-25

0%

15%

	Teddiursa

G

S

C

Cave

20

5%

0%

	Ursaring

G

S

C

Cave

25

10%

0%

	Ursaring

G

S

C

Cave

25-30

0%

15%

0%

Surfing

	Magikarp

5-19

100%

Fishing

	Goldeen

G

S

C

Fishing
Old Rod

10

15%

	Magikarp

G

S

C

Fishing
Old Rod

10

85%

	Goldeen

G

S

C

Fishing
Good Rod

20

65%

	Magikarp

G

S

C

Fishing
Good Rod

20

35%

	Goldeen

G

S

C

Fishing
Super Rod

40

70%

	Seaking

G

S

C

Fishing
Super Rod

40

10%

	Magikarp

G

S

C

Fishing
Super Rod

40

20%

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.

Route 31 side

Pokémon

Games

Location

Levels

Rate

	Zubat

HG

SS

Cave

2-4

39%

	Geodude

HG

SS

Cave

2-4

60%

	Dunsparce

HG

SS

Cave

4

1%

Surfing

	Magikarp

HG

SS

Surfing

2-20

100%

Fishing

	Goldeen

HG

SS

Fishing
Old Rod

10

15%

	Magikarp

HG

SS

Fishing
Old Rod

10

85%

	Goldeen

HG

SS

Fishing
Good Rod

20

60%

	Magikarp

HG

SS

Fishing
Good Rod

20

40%

	Goldeen

HG

SS

Fishing
Super Rod

40

70%

	Seaking

HG

SS

Fishing
Super Rod

40

10%

	Magikarp

HG

SS

Fishing
Super Rod

40

20%

Rock Smash

	Geodude

HG

SS

Rock Smash

8-14

10%

	Dunsparce

HG

SS

Rock Smash

4-8

90%

During a Dunsparce swarm

	Zubat

HG

SS

Cave

2-4

19%

	Geodude

HG

SS

Cave

2-4

40%

	Dunsparce

HG

SS

Cave

2-4

41%

Special Pokémon

	Makuhita

HG

SS

Hoenn Sound

2

20%

	Absol

HG

SS

Hoenn Sound

2-3

20%

	Chingling

HG

SS

Sinnoh Sound

2

20%

	Bronzor

HG

SS

Sinnoh Sound

2-3

20%

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.

Route 45 side

Pokémon

Games

Location

Levels

Rate

	Zubat

HG

SS

Cave

23

30%

	Golbat

HG

SS

Cave

23

5%

	Geodude

HG

SS

Cave

23

30%

	Graveler

HG

SS

Cave

25

20%

	Wobbuffet

HG

SS

Cave

20-25

15%

Surfing

	Magikarp

HG

SS

Surfing

2-20

100%

Fishing

	Goldeen

HG

SS

Fishing
Old Rod

10

15%

	Magikarp

HG

SS

Fishing
Old Rod

10

85%

	Goldeen

HG

SS

Fishing
Good Rod

20

60%

	Magikarp

HG

SS

Fishing
Good Rod

20

40%

	Goldeen

HG

SS

Fishing
Super Rod

40

70%

	Seaking

HG

SS

Fishing
Super Rod

40

10%

	Magikarp

HG

SS

Fishing
Super Rod

40

20%

Special Pokémon

	Makuhita

HG

SS

Hoenn Sound

25

20%

	Absol

HG

SS

Hoenn Sound

23

20%

	Chingling

HG

SS

Sinnoh Sound

25

20%

	Bronzor

HG

SS

Sinnoh Sound

23

20%

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.

Layout

Version	Route 31 side	Route 45 side
Gold
Silver
Crystal
HeartGold
SoulSilver

Preview

Route 31, Morning (Dunsparce)
Route 31, Day/Evening (Dunsparce)
Route 31, Night (Dunsparce)
Route 45, Morning (Wobbuffet)
Route 45, Day/Evening (Wobbuffet)
Route 45, Night (Wobbuffet)

Walking Pokémon effects

When interacting with walking Pokémon in HeartGold and SoulSilver, the Pokémon may occasionally show an altered mood specific to this location.

Ice-type Pokémon become happy that it's become a bit cold.
Non-Ice-type walking Pokémon become angry that they feel a bit cold and sometimes bump into the player.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	黑暗穴 Hākam Yuht
Chinese	Mandarin	黑暗穴 Hēiàn Xué
Dutch		Duistere Grot
French		Antre Noir^HGSS Antre Noire^GSC
German		Dunkelhöhle
Italian		Grotta Scura
Korean		어둠의 동굴 Eodum-yi Donggul
Spanish		Cueva Oscura

References

Psypoke Psydex - Pokémon catch rates

Johto

Settlements
New Bark Town • Cherrygrove City • Violet City • Azalea Town • Goldenrod City • Ecruteak City
Olivine City • Cianwood City • Mahogany Town • Blackthorn City • Safari Zone Gate • Frontier Access

Routes
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 • Union Cave • Slowpoke Well • Ilex Forest • Radio Tower • Global Terminal
Goldenrod Tunnel • National Park • Pokéathlon Dome • Bell Tower • Bellchime Trail • Burned Tower • Moomoo Farm • Glitter Lighthouse
Battle Tower (Crystal • HGSS)/Frontier • Cliff Edge Gate • Cliff Cave • Embedded Tower • Safari Zone • Whirl Islands
Mt. Mortar • Lake of Rage • Team Rocket HQ • Ice Path • Dragon's Den • S.S. Aqua • Mt. Silver

Access to
Sinjoh Ruins • Kanto

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