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|translated_name=Returning Cave
|translated_name=Returning Cave
|location=[[Sendoff Spring]]
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'''Turnback Cave''' (Japanese: '''もどりのどうくつ''' ''Returning Cave'') is a maze-like cave filled with dense [[fog]] which is home to the [[Legendary Pokémon]] {{p|Giratina}}. Turnback Cave is located at the north-central region of [[Sendoff Spring]], which itself may only be accessed through the [[Spring Path]].
'''Turnback Cave''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|戻|もど}}りの{{tt|洞窟|どうくつ}}''' ''Returning Cave'') is a cave which is home to the [[Legendary Pokémon]] {{p|Giratina}}. In [[Sinnoh]], it is located at the north-central region of [[Sendoff Spring]], which itself may be accessed through the [[Spring Path]]. The cave can only be entered after entering the [[Hall of Fame]]. In [[Hisui]], it is located in the center of a tall mountain crater in the Spring Path, which lies at the northwestern corner of the [[Cobalt Coastlands]]. Due to the slope of the crater, Turnback Cave is primarily accessible via {{hi|Ride Pokémon}}.


In {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}, there is an inscription in the pillar in the room Giratina resides in that implies the cave is a location where the separation between the real world and the [[Distortion World]] is weaker. In {{game|Platinum}}, a portal to the Distortion World appears in front of the pillar. The inscription reads:
[[Escape Rope]]s and {{m|Dig}} cannot be used to leave Turnback Cave.
:''This is... That where life sparkles... That where life has faded... A place where two worlds overlap...''


==Geography==
==Geography==
===Rooms and pillars===
===Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl===
====Rooms and pillars====
[[File:Turnback Cave Pillar Room DPPt.png|thumb|256px|right|A pillar]]
[[File:Turnback Cave Pillar Room DPPt.png|thumb|256px|right|A pillar]]
When a {{player}} exits a room, the next will be randomly chosen from a selection of possible rooms. If the player walks out the door through which they entered a room, they will return to the entrance room; from the entrance room, the player can exit to [[Sendoff Spring]]. If the player navigates 30 rooms without finding the third pillar, the next door returns them to the entrance room. [[Escape Rope]]s and {{m|Dig}} cannot be used to escape. The inscription in the pillar at the entrance room reads:
Turnback Cave is a maze-like cave filled with dense [[fog]]. The cave has a fixed starting point—the entrance room—and a fixed terminal room—Giratina's room. The rooms between those points are random every time the player goes through a door, and the room generated will be in one of two types of layouts: a room with a single pillar in the center, or a room with an odd pattern of rocks that may obstruct other entrances. The type of room expected to generate will persist even after loading a save.
 
To reach Giratina's room, the {{player}} must find three pillar rooms; the room immediately after the third pillar room found is guaranteed to be Giratina's room. If the player passes through a total of 30 rooms before arriving at Giratina's room, the next door that is entered will return the player to the entrance room, where another attempt can be made. If a saved game is loaded in an intermediate room, the door the player originally entered by will not be remembered, meaning no door will lead to the entrance unless 30 rooms have already been entered. Exiting a room through the door from which it was entered returns the player to the entrance room, with the exception of the third pillar room or the door from the entrance room leading to [[Sendoff Spring]].
 
In the entrance room, the inscription on the wall on the central pedestal reads:
: ''...Past three pillars...to the sleeping... ...before 30 is surpassed...''
: ''...Past three pillars...to the sleeping... ...before 30 is surpassed...''


After the player has found three pillar rooms, the next room will be Giratina's room. In Pokémon Platinum, Giratina will only be in this room if the player did not catch it in the [[Distortion World]]. If Giratina is not present, there will be an item each time it is reached, with the item depending on the number of rooms the player navigated to reach it: a [[Reaper Cloth]] if they reach it in 3 rooms, a [[Rare Bone]] if they reach it in 4 to 15, and a [[Stardust]] if they reach it in 16 to 30. In {{game|Platinum}}, after catching Giratina, there will also be a portal to the [[Distortion World]], where the player can obtain the [[Griseous Orb]].
The inscription at the base of the pillars in the pillar rooms between the entrance room and Giratina's room feature two numbers. The first denotes which pillar room the player is in, while the second denotes how many total rooms the player has traversed (including the current room) since leaving the entrance room.


When the player reaches a pillar and examines it two numbers will appear: the top number indicates which pillar the player is looking at, and the bottom indicates how many rooms the player passed through on the way to it.
====Giratina's Room====
Giratina's room has four entrances like other rooms in the cave, and from each a set of stairs descends to a central pedestal upon which Giratina will stand (or an item if Giratina has already been caught). In {{game|Platinum}}, Giratina will only be present if the player did not catch it in the [[Distortion World]]. If Giratina has been caught, there will be a portal to the [[Distortion World]] where the player can obtain the [[Griseous Orb]]. If Giratina is not present, there will be an item, which reappears upon each subsequent visit to the room. Exiting any one of the doors from this room will return the player back to the entrance room.


In {{pkmn|Diamond and Pearl|Pokémon Diamond, Pearl}}, {{pkmn|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl|Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl}}, there is an inscription on the wall on the central pedestal that reads:
: ''This is... That where life sparkles... That where life has faded... A place where two worlds overlap...''
===Legends: Arceus===
[[File:Turnback Cave LA.png|thumb|256px|Turnback Cave in {{pkmn|Legends: Arceus}}]]
Turnback Cave is a small yet spacious rounded cavern that is empty, with stone pillars lining the wall. Giratina will appear in the cave after accepting {{DL|Task|Requests|Request}} 91: "On The Trail of Giratina" from [[Professor Laventon]].
{{-}}
==Items==
==Items==
Before being able to obtain the item at the end of the cave, the player must first catch or defeat Giratina. In {{game|Platinum}}, if the player defeated Giratina in the [[Distortion World]], they must defeat or catch it here and traverse through the cave again in order to be able to obtain items here.
{{Itlisth|cave}}
{{Itlisth|cave}}
{{Itemlist|Reaper Cloth|Giratina's room, if the player reached it by passing through only 3 rooms and Giratina is not present (reappears each time)|D=yes|P=yes|Pt=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Reaper Cloth BDSP|Giratina's room, if the player reached it by passing through only 3 rooms and Giratina is not present (reappears each time)|D=yes|P=yes|Pt=yes|BD=yes|SP=yes|display=[[Reaper Cloth]]}}
{{Itemlist|Rare Bone|Giratina's room, if the player reached it by passing through 4-15 rooms and Giratina is not present (reappears each time)|D=yes|P=yes|Pt=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Rare Bone BDSP|Giratina's room, if the player reached it by passing through 4-15 rooms and Giratina is not present (reappears each time)|D=yes|P=yes|Pt=yes|BD=yes|SP=yes|display=[[Rare Bone]]}}
{{Itemlist|Stardust|Giratina's room, if the player reached it by passing through 16-30 rooms and Giratina is not present (reappears each time)|D=yes|P=yes|Pt=yes}}
{{Itemlist|Stardust BDSP|Giratina's room, if the player reached it by passing through 16-30 rooms and Giratina is not present (reappears each time)|D=yes|P=yes|Pt=yes|BD=yes|SP=yes|display=[[Stardust]]}}
{{Itemlist|Griseous Core LA|size=32px|Rewarded for catching {{p|Giratina}} to complete {{DL|Task|Requests|Request}} 91|LA=yes|display=[[Griseous Core]]}}
{{Itlistfoot|cave}}
{{Itlistfoot|cave}}


==Pokémon==
==Pokémon==
[[File:Altered Forme Giratina Encounter Pt.png|thumb|200px|right|Altered Forme Giratina at Turnback Cave in Platinum]]
===Generation IV===
===Before encountering a pillar===
====Before encountering a pillar====
{{catch/header|cave}}
{{catch/header|cave}}
{{catch/entry4|042|Golbat|yes|yes|no|Cave|45-46|all=30%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entry4|042|Golbat|yes|yes|no|Cave|45-46|all=30%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
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{{catch/entry4|338|Solrock|no|no|yes|R|18|all=8%|type1=Rock|type2=Psychic}}
{{catch/entry4|338|Solrock|no|no|yes|R|18|all=8%|type1=Rock|type2=Psychic}}
{{catch/entry4|356|Dusclops|no|no|yes|FRLGE|18|all=4%|type1=Ghost}}
{{catch/entry4|356|Dusclops|no|no|yes|FRLGE|18|all=4%|type1=Ghost}}
{{catch/entry4|356|Dusclops|no|no|yes|Poké Radar|18|all=1%|type1=Ghost}}
{{catch/footer|cave}}
{{catch/footer|cave}}


===Between first and second pillars===
====Between first and second pillars====
{{catch/header|cave}}
{{catch/header|cave}}
{{catch/entry4|042|Golbat|yes|yes|no|Cave|55-56|all=30%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entry4|042|Golbat|yes|yes|no|Cave|55-56|all=30%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
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{{catch/footer|cave}}
{{catch/footer|cave}}


===Between second and third pillars===
====Between second and third pillars====
Only five of the six possible rooms have wild encounters; the [[Media:Turnback Cave Two Pillar Random Rooms DPPt.png|second of the possible rooms]] between these pillars never has wild encounters.
Only five of the six possible rooms have wild encounters; the [[Media:Turnback Cave Two Pillar Random Rooms DPPt.png|second of the possible rooms]] between these pillars never has wild encounters.


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{{catch/footer|cave}}
{{catch/footer|cave}}


===Giratina's room===
===Generation VIII===
====Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl====
=====Before encountering a pillar=====
{{Catch/header|cave}}
{{Catch/entrybdsp|042|Golbat|yes|yes|Cave|45-46|all=30%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{Catch/entrybdsp|093|Haunter|yes|yes|Cave|44-46|all=30%|type1=Ghost|type2=Poison}}
{{Catch/entrybdsp|436|Bronzor|yes|yes|Cave|44|all=5%|type1=Steel|type2=Psychic}}
{{Catch/entrybdsp|437|Bronzong|yes|yes|Cave|45-46|all=35%|type1=Steel|type2=Psychic}}
{{Catch/footer|cave}}
 
=====Between first and second pillars=====
{{catch/header|cave}}
{{catch/header|cave}}
{{catch/div|cave|Special}}
{{Catch/entrybdsp|042|Golbat|yes|yes|Cave|55-56|all=30%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{catch/entry4|487|Giratina|yes|yes|no|Special|70|all=One|type1=ghost|type2=dragon}}
{{Catch/entrybdsp|093|Haunter|yes|yes|Cave|54-56|all=30%|type1=Ghost|type2=Poison}}
{{catch/entry4|487|Giratina|no|no|yes|Special|47|all={{tt|One|If not caught in Distortion World}}|type1=ghost|type2=dragon|form=Altered&nbsp;Forme}}
{{Catch/entrybdsp|436|Bronzor|yes|yes|Cave|54|all=5%|type1=Steel|type2=Psychic}}
{{Catch/entrybdsp|437|Bronzong|yes|yes|Cave|55-56|all=35%|type1=Steel|type2=Psychic}}
{{catch/footer|cave}}
 
=====Between second and third pillars=====
{{catch/header|cave}}
{{Catch/entrybdsp|042|Golbat|yes|yes|Cave|65-66|all=30%|type1=Poison|type2=Flying}}
{{Catch/entrybdsp|093|Haunter|yes|yes|Cave|64-66|all=30%|type1=Ghost|type2=Poison}}
{{Catch/entrybdsp|436|Bronzor|yes|yes|Cave|64|all=5%|type1=Steel|type2=Psychic}}
{{Catch/entrybdsp|437|Bronzong|yes|yes|Cave|65-66|all=35%|type1=Steel|type2=Psychic}}
{{catch/footer|cave}}
{{catch/footer|cave}}
==Special encounters==
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl===
A {{p|Giratina}} appears here on the first visit. If run from, it respawns upon leaving the area.
{|
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Diamond
|ndex=487
|pokemon=Giratina
|type1=Ghost
|type2=Dragon
|ability=Pressure
|level=70
|move1=Shadow Force|move1type=Ghost|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Heal Block|move2type=Psychic|move2cat=Status
|move3=Earth Power|move3type=Ground|move3cat=Special
|move4=Slash|move4type=Normal|move4cat=Physical}}
|}
===Pokémon Platinum===
[[File:Altered Forme Giratina Encounter Pt.png|thumb|200px|Altered Forme Giratina at Turnback Cave in Platinum]]
An Altered Forme {{p|Giratina}} appears here after entering the [[Hall of Fame]] if it was defeated or run from in the [[Distortion World]]. If it is defeated or run from, it respawns after entering the Hall of Fame again.
{|
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|{{Pokémon/4
|game=Platinum
|ndex=487
|pokemon=Giratina
|type1=Ghost
|type2=Dragon
|ability=Pressure
|level=47
|move1=Ominous Wind|move1type=Ghost|move1cat=Special
|move2=AncientPower|move2type=Rock|move2cat=Special
|move3=Dragon Claw|move3type=Dragon|move3cat=Physical
|move4=Shadow Force|move4type=Ghost|move4cat=Physical}}
|}
===Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl===
An Altered Forme {{p|Giratina}} appears here on the first visit. If defeated or run from, it respawns after entering the [[Hall of Fame]].
{|
|- style="vertical-align:top"
|{{Pokémon/8
|ndex=487
|pokemon=Giratina
|type1=Ghost
|type2=Dragon
|ability=Pressure
|level=70
|move1=Shadow Force|move1type=Ghost|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Pain Split|move2type=Normal|move2cat=Status
|move3=Aura Sphere|move3type=Fighting|move3cat=Special
|move4=Dragon Claw|move4type=Dragon|move4cat=Physical}}
|}
===Pokémon Legends: Arceus===
[[File:Giratina Legends Arceus.png|thumb|250px|right|{{p|Giratina}} in Pokémon Legends Arceus]]
{{p|Giratina}} can be caught in its [[List of Pokémon with form differences#Pokémon of Myth|Origin Forme]] during [[Task#Requests|Request]] 91: "On the Trail of Giratina", which becomes available after completion of Mission 26: "Seeking the Remaining Plates". It is coded to never be {{Shiny}}. If defeated, it respawns after the player exits and reenters the cave.
{{Pokémon/7/LG
|ndex=487
|pokemon=Giratina
|form=-Origin
|level=70
|type1=Ghost
|type2=Dragon
|ability=None
|move1=Dragon Claw|move1type=Dragon|move1cat=Physical
|move2=Dragon Pulse|move2type=Dragon|move2cat=Special
|move3=Earth Power|move3type=Ground|move3cat=Special
|move4=Shadow Force|move4type=Ghost|move4cat=Physical}}


==Layout==
==Layout==
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[[File:Turnback Cave portal Adventures.png|thumb|200px|The Distortion World portal in Pokémon Adventures]]
[[File:Turnback Cave portal Adventures.png|thumb|200px|The Distortion World portal in Pokémon Adventures]]
===Pokémon Adventures===
===Pokémon Adventures===
===={{chap|Platinum}}====
===={{MangaArc|Platinum}}====
{{EF|Flint}} and [[Volkner]] entered the [[Distortion World]] through the cave. They were later followed by {{adv|Platinum}}, [[Palmer]], [[Cheryl]], [[Riley]], [[Mira]], [[Marley]], and the [[Advanced level Grunt]]. After leading the group to the portal, the Grunt was about to head out, but he was stopped by Platinum, who voiced her distrust towards him. She, however, promised to protect him from [[Team Galactic]], to which the Grunt agreed and led them through the portal.
In ''[[PS435|The Final Dimensional Duel V]]'', [[Flint]] and [[Volkner]] entered the [[Distortion World]] through Turnback Cave. They were [[PS436|soon after]] followed by {{adv|Platinum}}, [[Palmer]], [[Cheryl]], [[Riley]], [[Mira]], [[Marley]], and the [[Advanced level Grunt]]. After leading the group to the portal, the Grunt was about to head out, but he was stopped by Platinum, who voiced her distrust towards him. She, however, promised to protect him from [[Team Galactic]], which the Grunt agreed to, and led them through the portal.
 
===Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!===
Turnback Cave appeared in ''[[DPA35|Enter the Distortion World!]]''. After managing to make [[Kaisei]] spill out how to get to the Distortion World, [[Charon]] traveled to the cave and entered {{p|Giratina}}'s realm through it with Kaisei, followed by [[Hareta]], [[Koya]], and {{OBP|Jun|DPA}}.
{{-}}
{{-}}


==Trivia==
==Trivia==
* Turnback Cave is similar to locations in [[Kanto]] and [[Hoenn]].
* Turnback Cave is similar to certain locations in [[Kanto]] and [[Hoenn]]:
** In Kanto, [[Cerulean Cave]] can only be visited after entering the [[Hall of Fame]] and is home to high-level [[wild Pokémon]] and a {{p|Mewtwo|level 70 Legendary Pokémon}}.
** In Kanto, [[Cerulean Cave]] can only be visited after entering the [[Hall of Fame]] and is home to high-level [[wild Pokémon]] and a {{p|Mewtwo|level 70 Legendary Pokémon}}.
** In Hoenn, the [[Sky Pillar]] is home to high level Pokémon and a {{p|Rayquaza|level 70 Legendary Pokémon}}, and in the [[Pokémon Emerald Version|third version]] it can be visited before entering the Hall of Fame.
** In Hoenn, the [[Sky Pillar]] is home to high level Pokémon and a {{p|Rayquaza|level 70 Legendary Pokémon}}, and in the [[Pokémon Emerald Version|third version]] it can be visited before entering the Hall of Fame.
* Turnback Cave's system of seemingly random room layout may be an advanced version of the system used in [[Lost Cave]] in the [[Sevii Islands]] in {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}.
* Turnback Cave's system of seemingly random room layout may be an advanced version of the system used in [[Lost Cave]] in the [[Sevii Islands]] in {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}.
* Turnback Cave and the Distortion World may draw some inspiration from the Japanese underworld, {{wp|Yomi}}. Giratina itself can be seen as a parallel to the kami {{wp|Izanami}}.
* Turnback Cave and the Distortion World may draw some inspiration from the Japanese underworld, {{wp|Yomi}}. Giratina itself can be seen as a parallel to the kami {{wp|Izanami}}.
* Turnback Cave shares its music with that of the [[Old Chateau]]. However, in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} the version of the track used in Turnback Cave and the surrounding areas is noticeably lacking certain soundfonts. Interestingly, this variation is not recognized as a separate track in the game's audio files and the normal variation of the track is used in {{game|Platinum}}, suggesting the difference between the versions was unintentional.
* Turnback Cave shares its music with that of the [[Old Chateau]]. However, in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}, the version of the track used in Turnback Cave and the surrounding areas is noticeably lacking certain soundfonts. Interestingly, this variation is not recognized as a separate track in the game's audio files and the normal variation of the track is used in {{game|Platinum}}, suggesting the difference between the versions was unintentional.


==In other languages==
==In other languages==
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{{langtable|color={{locationcolor/light|cave}}|bordercolor={{locationcolor/dark|cave}}
|zh_yue=歸途洞窟 ''{{tt|Gwāitòuh Duhngfāt|Returning Cave}}''
|zh_yue=歸途洞窟 ''{{tt|Gwāitòuh Duhngfāt|Wayback Cave}}''
|zh_cmn=歸途洞窟 ''{{tt|Guītú Dòngkū|Returning Cave}}''
|zh_cmn=歸途洞窟 / 归途洞窟 ''{{tt|Guītú Dòngkū|Wayback Cave}}''
|fr_eu=Grotte Retour
|fr_eu=Grotte du Retour{{sup/8|BDSP}}<br>Grotte Retour{{sup/4|DPPt}}
|de=Höhle der Umkehr
|de=Höhle der Umkehr
|it=Grotta Ritorno
|it=Grotta Ritorno
|ko=귀혼동굴 ''Gwihon Donggul''
|ko=귀혼동굴 ''Gwihon Donggul''
|es_eu=Cueva Retorno
|es_eu=Cueva Retorno
|vi = Hang Quay Đầu
|vi=Hang Quay Đầu
}}
}}


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{{Sinnoh}}
{{Sinnoh}}
{{Hisui}}
{{legendarylocations|sinnoh}}<br/>
{{legendarylocations|sinnoh}}<br/>
{{Project Locations notice}}
{{Project Locations notice}}


[[Category:Sinnoh locations]]
[[Category:Sinnoh locations]]
[[Category:Hisui locations]]
[[Category:Diamond and Pearl locations]]
[[Category:Diamond and Pearl locations]]
[[Category:Platinum locations]]
[[Category:Platinum locations]]
[[Category:Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl locations]]
[[Category:Legends: Arceus locations]]
[[Category:Caves]]
[[Category:Caves]]


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[[de:Höhle der Umkehr (Sinnoh)]]
[[es:Cueva Retorno]]
[[es:Cueva Retorno]]
[[fr:Grotte Retour]]
[[fr:Grotte du Retour]]
[[it:Grotta Ritorno]]
[[it:Grotta Ritorno]]
[[ja:もどりのどうくつ]]
[[ja:もどりのどうくつ]]
[[zh:归途洞窟]]
[[zh:归途洞窟]]

Revision as of 19:05, 15 April 2024

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Turnback Cave 戻りの洞窟
Returning Cave
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Map description: {{{mapdesc}}}
Location: Sendoff SpringDPPtBDSP
Spring PathLA
Region: Sinnoh
Generations: IV, VIII
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Location of Turnback Cave in Sinnoh.
Pokémon world locations

Turnback Cave (Japanese: 戻りの洞窟 Returning Cave) is a cave which is home to the Legendary Pokémon Giratina. In Sinnoh, it is located at the north-central region of Sendoff Spring, which itself may be accessed through the Spring Path. The cave can only be entered after entering the Hall of Fame. In Hisui, it is located in the center of a tall mountain crater in the Spring Path, which lies at the northwestern corner of the Cobalt Coastlands. Due to the slope of the crater, Turnback Cave is primarily accessible via Ride Pokémon.

Escape Ropes and Dig cannot be used to leave Turnback Cave.

Geography

Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl

Rooms and pillars

A pillar

Turnback Cave is a maze-like cave filled with dense fog. The cave has a fixed starting point—the entrance room—and a fixed terminal room—Giratina's room. The rooms between those points are random every time the player goes through a door, and the room generated will be in one of two types of layouts: a room with a single pillar in the center, or a room with an odd pattern of rocks that may obstruct other entrances. The type of room expected to generate will persist even after loading a save.

To reach Giratina's room, the player must find three pillar rooms; the room immediately after the third pillar room found is guaranteed to be Giratina's room. If the player passes through a total of 30 rooms before arriving at Giratina's room, the next door that is entered will return the player to the entrance room, where another attempt can be made. If a saved game is loaded in an intermediate room, the door the player originally entered by will not be remembered, meaning no door will lead to the entrance unless 30 rooms have already been entered. Exiting a room through the door from which it was entered returns the player to the entrance room, with the exception of the third pillar room or the door from the entrance room leading to Sendoff Spring.

In the entrance room, the inscription on the wall on the central pedestal reads:

...Past three pillars...to the sleeping... ...before 30 is surpassed...

The inscription at the base of the pillars in the pillar rooms between the entrance room and Giratina's room feature two numbers. The first denotes which pillar room the player is in, while the second denotes how many total rooms the player has traversed (including the current room) since leaving the entrance room.

Giratina's Room

Giratina's room has four entrances like other rooms in the cave, and from each a set of stairs descends to a central pedestal upon which Giratina will stand (or an item if Giratina has already been caught). In Pokémon Platinum, Giratina will only be present if the player did not catch it in the Distortion World. If Giratina has been caught, there will be a portal to the Distortion World where the player can obtain the Griseous Orb. If Giratina is not present, there will be an item, which reappears upon each subsequent visit to the room. Exiting any one of the doors from this room will return the player back to the entrance room.

In Pokémon Diamond, Pearl, Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl, there is an inscription on the wall on the central pedestal that reads:

This is... That where life sparkles... That where life has faded... A place where two worlds overlap...

Legends: Arceus

Turnback Cave in Legends: Arceus

Turnback Cave is a small yet spacious rounded cavern that is empty, with stone pillars lining the wall. Giratina will appear in the cave after accepting Request 91: "On The Trail of Giratina" from Professor Laventon.

Items

Item Location Games
Reaper Cloth BDSP Reaper Cloth Giratina's room, if the player reached it by passing through only 3 rooms and Giratina is not present (reappears each time)  D  P  Pt  BD  SP 
Rare Bone BDSP Rare Bone Giratina's room, if the player reached it by passing through 4-15 rooms and Giratina is not present (reappears each time)  D  P  Pt  BD  SP 
Stardust BDSP Stardust Giratina's room, if the player reached it by passing through 16-30 rooms and Giratina is not present (reappears each time)  D  P  Pt  BD  SP 
Griseous Core LA Griseous Core Rewarded for catching Giratina to complete Request 91  LA 

Pokémon

Generation IV

Before encountering a pillar

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Morning Day Night
Golbat Golbat
D P Pt
Cave Cave
45-46 30%
Golbat Golbat
D P Pt
Cave Cave
17-18 25%
Gastly Gastly
D P Pt
Cave Cave
15, 17 30%
Gastly Gastly
D P Pt
Cave Cave
16 10% 10% 0%
Haunter Haunter
D P Pt
Cave Cave
44-46 30%
Duskull Duskull
D P Pt
Cave Cave
18 5%
Dusclops Dusclops
D P Pt
Cave Cave
16 0% 0% 10%
Chingling Chingling
D P Pt
Cave Cave
16, 18 10%
Bronzor Bronzor
D P Pt
Cave Cave
44 5%
Bronzor Bronzor
D P Pt
Cave Cave
15 20%
Bronzong Bronzong
D P Pt
Cave Cave
45-46 35%
Special Pokémon
Lunatone Lunatone
D P Pt
Sapphire Dual-slot
Sapphire
44, 46 8%
Lunatone Lunatone
D P Pt
Sapphire Dual-slot
Sapphire
18 8%
Solrock Solrock
D P Pt
Ruby Dual-slot
Ruby
44, 46 8%
Solrock Solrock
D P Pt
Ruby Dual-slot
Ruby
18 8%
Dusclops Dusclops
D P Pt
FireRed, LeafGreen, or Emerald Dual-slot
FRLGE
18 4%
Dusclops Dusclops
D P Pt
Poké Radar Poké Radar
18 1%
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.


Between first and second pillars

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Morning Day Night
Golbat Golbat
D P Pt
Cave Cave
55-56 30%
Golbat Golbat
D P Pt
Cave Cave
25, 27 25%
Haunter Haunter
D P Pt
Cave Cave
54-56 30%
Haunter Haunter
D P Pt
Cave Cave
25, 27 30%
Haunter Haunter
D P Pt
Cave Cave
26 10% 10% 0%
Chimecho Chimecho
D P Pt
Cave Cave
28 1%
Duskull Duskull
D P Pt
Cave Cave
28 4%
Dusclops Dusclops
D P Pt
Cave Cave
26 0% 0% 10%
Dusclops Dusclops
D P Pt
Cave Cave
28 1%
Chingling Chingling
D P Pt
Cave Cave
26, 28 9%
Bronzor Bronzor
D P Pt
Cave Cave
54 5%
Bronzor Bronzor
D P Pt
Cave Cave
25 20%
Bronzong Bronzong
D P Pt
Cave Cave
55-56 35%
Special Pokémon
Lunatone Lunatone
D P Pt
Sapphire Dual-slot
Sapphire
54, 56 8%
Lunatone Lunatone
D P Pt
Sapphire Dual-slot
Sapphire
28 8%
Solrock Solrock
D P Pt
Ruby Dual-slot
Ruby
54, 56 8%
Solrock Solrock
D P Pt
Ruby Dual-slot
Ruby
28 8%
Dusclops Dusclops
D P Pt
FireRed, LeafGreen, or Emerald Dual-slot
FRLGE
28 4%
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.


Between second and third pillars

Only five of the six possible rooms have wild encounters; the second of the possible rooms between these pillars never has wild encounters.

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Morning Day Night
Golbat Golbat
D P Pt
Cave Cave
65-66 30%
Golbat Golbat
D P Pt
Cave Cave
37-38 25%
Haunter Haunter
D P Pt
Cave Cave
64-66 30%
Haunter Haunter
D P Pt
Cave Cave
35, 37 30%
Haunter Haunter
D P Pt
Cave Cave
36 10% 10% 0%
Dusclops Dusclops
D P Pt
Cave Cave
36 0% 0% 10%
Dusclops Dusclops
D P Pt
Cave Cave
38 5%
Chimecho Chimecho
D P Pt
Cave Cave
36, 38 10%
Bronzor Bronzor
D P Pt
Cave Cave
64 5%
Bronzong Bronzong
D P Pt
Cave Cave
65-66 35%
Bronzong Bronzong
D P Pt
Cave Cave
35 20%
Special Pokémon
Lunatone Lunatone
D P Pt
Sapphire Dual-slot
Sapphire
64, 66 8%
Lunatone Lunatone
D P Pt
Sapphire Dual-slot
Sapphire
38 8%
Solrock Solrock
D P Pt
Ruby Dual-slot
Ruby
64, 66 8%
Solrock Solrock
D P Pt
Ruby Dual-slot
Ruby
38 8%
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.


Generation VIII

Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

Before encountering a pillar
Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Morning Day Night
BD SP
Cave
 45-46 30%
BD SP
Cave
 44-46 30%
BD SP
Cave
 44 5%
BD SP
Cave
 45-46 35%
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.


Between first and second pillars
Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Morning Day Night
BD SP
Cave
 55-56 30%
BD SP
Cave
 54-56 30%
BD SP
Cave
 54 5%
BD SP
Cave
 55-56 35%
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.


Between second and third pillars
Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Morning Day Night
BD SP
Cave
 65-66 30%
BD SP
Cave
 64-66 30%
BD SP
Cave
 64 5%
BD SP
Cave
 65-66 35%
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.


Special encounters

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl

A Giratina appears here on the first visit. If run from, it respawns upon leaving the area.

Spr 4d 487.png
Types:
Ghost Dragon
Ability:
Pressure
Held item:
None
Giratina Lv.70
Shadow Force
Ghost Physical
Heal Block
Psychic Status
Earth Power
Ground Special
Slash
Normal Physical

Pokémon Platinum

Altered Forme Giratina at Turnback Cave in Platinum

An Altered Forme Giratina appears here after entering the Hall of Fame if it was defeated or run from in the Distortion World. If it is defeated or run from, it respawns after entering the Hall of Fame again.

Spr 4p 487.png
Types:
Ghost Dragon
Ability:
Pressure
Held item:
None
Giratina Lv.47
Ominous Wind
Ghost Special
AncientPower
Rock Special
Dragon Claw
Dragon Physical
Shadow Force
Ghost Physical

Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl

An Altered Forme Giratina appears here on the first visit. If defeated or run from, it respawns after entering the Hall of Fame.

487Giratina.png
Types:
Ghost Dragon
Ability:
Pressure
Held item:
None.png None None.png
Giratina Lv.70
Shadow Force
Ghost Physical
Pain Split
Normal Status
Aura Sphere
Fighting Special
Dragon Claw
Dragon Physical

Pokémon Legends: Arceus

Giratina in Pokémon Legends Arceus

Giratina can be caught in its Origin Forme during Request 91: "On the Trail of Giratina", which becomes available after completion of Mission 26: "Seeking the Remaining Plates". It is coded to never be Shiny. If defeated, it respawns after the player exits and reenters the cave.

487Giratina-Origin.png
Types:
Ghost Dragon
Giratina Lv.70
Dragon Claw
Dragon Physical
Dragon Pulse
Dragon Special
Earth Power
Ground Special
Shadow Force
Ghost Physical

Layout

Entrance, pillar room, and Giratina's room

Version Entrance Pillar room Giratina's room
Diamond Turnback Cave Entrance DP.png Turnback Cave Pillar Room DPPt.png Turnback Cave Giratina DP.png
Pearl
Platinum Turnback Cave Entrance Pt.png Turnback Cave Giratina Pt.png
 

Random rooms

Version Between entrance and first pillar Between first and second pillars Between second and third pillars
Diamond Turnback Cave No Pillar Random Rooms DPPt.png Turnback Cave One Pillar Random Rooms DPPt.png Turnback Cave Two Pillar Random Rooms DPPt.png
Pearl
Platinum
 

In the manga

Turnback Cave in Pokémon Adventures
The Distortion World portal in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Platinum arc

In The Final Dimensional Duel V, Flint and Volkner entered the Distortion World through Turnback Cave. They were soon after followed by Platinum, Palmer, Cheryl, Riley, Mira, Marley, and the Advanced level Grunt. After leading the group to the portal, the Grunt was about to head out, but he was stopped by Platinum, who voiced her distrust towards him. She, however, promised to protect him from Team Galactic, which the Grunt agreed to, and led them through the portal.

Pokémon Diamond and Pearl Adventure!

Turnback Cave appeared in Enter the Distortion World!. After managing to make Kaisei spill out how to get to the Distortion World, Charon traveled to the cave and entered Giratina's realm through it with Kaisei, followed by Hareta, Koya, and Jun.

Trivia

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 歸途洞窟 Gwāitòuh Duhngfāt
Mandarin 歸途洞窟 / 归途洞窟 Guītú Dòngkū
France Flag.png European French Grotte du RetourBDSP
Grotte RetourDPPt
Germany Flag.png German Höhle der Umkehr
Italy Flag.png Italian Grotta Ritorno
South Korea Flag.png Korean 귀혼동굴 Gwihon Donggul
Spain Flag.png European Spanish Cueva Retorno
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Hang Quay Đầu

See also


Sinnoh
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Settlements
Twinleaf Town • Sandgem Town • Jubilife City • Oreburgh City • Floaroma Town • Eterna City • Hearthome City
Solaceon Town • Veilstone City • Pastoria City • Celestic Town • Canalave City • Snowpoint City • Sunyshore City
Pokémon League • Fight Area • Survival Area • Resort Area
Routes
201 • 202 • 203 • 204 • 205 • 206 • 207 • 208 • 209 • 210 • 211 • 212 • 213 • 214 • 215
216 • 217 • 218 • 219 • 220 • 221 • 222 • 223 • 224 • 225 • 226 • 227 • 228 • 229 • 230
Landmarks
Lake Verity (Lakefront) • Oreburgh Gate • Oreburgh Mine • Oreburgh Mining Museum • Global Terminal/Global Wonder Station
Ravaged Path • Floaroma Meadow • Valley Windworks • Eterna Forest • Old Chateau • Underground/Grand Underground
Wayward Cave • Mount Coronet • Amity Square • Lost Tower • Hallowed Tower • Solaceon Ruins • Maniac Tunnel • Lake Valor (Lakefront)
Great Marsh • Pokémon Mansion • Trophy Garden • Fuego Ironworks • Iron Island • Lake Acuity (Lakefront) • Spear Pillar • Victory Road
Pal Park/Ramanas Park • Contest Hall • Battle Zone • Battle Park • Battle Tower/Battle Frontier • Stark Mountain • Snowpoint Temple
Spring Path • Sendoff Spring • Turnback Cave • Fullmoon Island • Newmoon Island • Seabreak Path • Flower Paradise • Hall of Origin
Access to
Distortion World
See also
Hisui


Hisui
Kleavor stamp.png Lilligant stamp.png Arcanine stamp.png Electrode stamp.png Avalugg stamp.png
Settlements
Jubilife Village • Diamond Settlement • Pearl Settlement • Ancient Retreat
Obsidian Fieldlands
Aspiration Hill • Floaro Gardens • Horseshoe Plains • Grueling Grove • Worn Bridge • Deertrack Path • Deertrack Heights
Windswept Run • Nature's Pantry • Tidewater Dam • The Heartwood • Grandtree Arena • Oreburrow Tunnel • Obsidian Falls
Ramanas Island • Sandgem Flats • Lake Verity
Crimson Mirelands
Golden Lowlands • Gapejaw Bog • Holm of Trials • Ursa's Ring • Sludge Mound • Scarlet Bog • Solaceon Ruins • Cloudpool Ridge
Shrouded Ruins • Diamond Heath • Bolderoll Slope • Cottonsedge Prairie • Droning Meadow • Lake Valor • Brava Arena
Cobalt Coastlands
Crossing Slope • Ginkgo Landing • Aipom Hill • Bathers' Lagoon • Hideaway Bay • Deadwood Haunt • Tombolo Walk
Sand's Reach • Tranquility Cove • Castaway Shore • Tidal Passage • Windbreak Stand • Spring Path • Turnback Cave • Islespy Shore
Veilstone Cape • Lunker's Lair • Seagrass Haven • Seaside Hollow • Firespit Island • Molten Arena • Lava Dome Sanctum
Coronet Highlands
Heavenward Lookout • Wayward Cave • Wayward Wood • Ancient Quarry • Sonorous Path • Lonely Spring • Clamberclaw Cliffs
Celestica Ruins • Celestica Trail • Primeval Grotto • Sacred Plaza • Stonetooth Rows • Bolderoll Ravine • Fabled Spring
Moonview Arena • Cloudcap Pass • Stone Portal • Temple of Sinnoh • Hall of Origin
Alabaster Icelands
Whiteout Valley • Crevasse Passage • Bonechill Wastes • Hibernal Cave • Icebound Falls • Avalanche Slopes
Ice Column Chamber • Arena's Approach • Avalugg's Legacy • Icepeak Cavern • Snowfall Hot Spring • Secret Hollow
Glacier Terrace • Heart's Crag • Lake Acuity • Snowpoint Temple • Icepeak Arena
See also
Sinnoh • Mount Coronet • Space-time distortion


Game locations of Legendary and Mythical Pokémon
Kanto Seafoam Islands • Power Plant • Victory Road • Cerulean Cave
Route 10 • Route 25 • Pewter City • Roaming Pokémon
Sevii Islands Mt. Ember • Navel Rock • Birth Island
Johto Ilex Forest • Bell Tower • Whirl Islands • Mt. Silver Cave
Burned Tower • Embedded Tower • Roaming Pokémon
Hoenn Desert Ruins • Island Cave • Ancient Tomb • Cave of Origin • Marine Cave
Terra Cave • Sky Pillar • Southern Island • Sea Mauville • Scorched Slab
Pathless Plain • Nameless Cavern • Fabled Cave • Gnarled Den
Trackless Forest • Crescent Isle • Sky • Roaming Pokémon
Sinnoh Acuity Cavern • Valor Cavern • Spear Pillar • Turnback Cave
Rock Peak Ruins • Iceberg Ruins • Iron Ruins • Snowpoint Temple
Stark Mountain • Newmoon Island • Flower Paradise • Hall of Origin
Ramanas Park • Floaroma Town • Roaming Pokémon
Unova Guidance Chamber • Trial Chamber • Rumination Field • N's Castle • Abundant Shrine
Giant Chasm • Dragonspiral Tower • Liberty Garden • Route 11 • Route 13 • Route 22
Route 23 • Celestial Tower • Nacrene City • Underground Ruins • Twist Mountain
Dreamyard • Marvelous Bridge • Reversal Mountain • Coastal Biome • Roaming Pokémon
Kalos Sea Spirit's Den • Team Flare Secret HQ • Terminus Cave
Unknown Dungeon • Roaming Pokémon
Alola Route 16 • Altar of the Sunne • Altar of the Moone • Mount Lanakila • Mahalo Trail
Ruins of Conflict • Ruins of Life • Ruins of Abundance • Ruins of Hope
Aether Paradise • Ancient Poni Path • Lake of the Sunne • Lake of the Moone
Ten Carat Hill • Resolution Cave
Galar Tower summit • Battle Tower • Master Dojo • Crown Shrine • Max Lair
Rock Peak Ruins • Iceberg Ruins • Iron Ruins • Split-Decision Ruins • Giant's Bed
Frigid Sea • Lakeside Cave • Ballimere Lake • Freezington • Roaming Pokémon
Hisui Seaside Hollow • Temple of Sinnoh • Acuity Cavern • Valor Cavern • Verity Cavern
Lava Dome Sanctum • Moonview Arena • Snowpoint Temple • Turnback Cave • Bonechill Wastes
Cobalt Coastlands • Ramanas Island • Scarlet Bog • Coronet Highlands • Floaro Gardens
Paldea Grasswither Shrine • Icerend Shrine • Groundblight Shrine • Firescourge Shrine
Poco Path • Area Zero • Area Zero Underdepths • Glaseado Mountain
South Province (Area One) • Asado Desert • West Province (Area One) • East Province (Area Three)
Casseroya Lake • North Paldean Sea • South Province (Area Four) • North Province (Area Two)
Alfornada Cavern • Great Crater of Paldea • Tagtree Thicket • East Province (Area One)
South Province (Area Five) • Dalizapa Passage • Pokémon League • Socarrat Trail
Kitakami Paradise Barrens • Wistful Fields • Oni Mountain • Dreaded Den • Loyalty Plaza
Other Faraway Island • Distortion World • Sinjoh Ruins • Ultra Space Wilds


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