Altering Cave

Altering Cave in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.

The Altering Cave (Japanese: へんげのどうくつ Changing Cave) is found in Pokémon Emerald, FireRed and LeafGreen. At first only Zubat can be found in this cave, but by using Mystery Gift with other players, other Pokémon such as Houndour and Stantler can be unlocked. The Altering Cave's wild Pokémon are altered by using Mystery Gift at a Wonder Spot hosted by Nintendo.

Differences between games

In FireRed and LeafGreen

In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, Altering Cave is found north of Fortune Island on Outcast Island.

In Emerald

In Pokémon Emerald, Altering Cave is found on Route 103, on the east bank of the pond that passes through the center of the route. The entrance of the cave is only open after becoming the Pokémon League Champion.

Gallery

Geographically, the 2 caves are exactly the same, except for their colors.

Altering Cave in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen.

Altering Cave in Pokémon Emerald.

Pokémon

Wild Pokémon

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
	Zubat	FR	LG	E	Walking
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.

Mystery Gift exclusive Pokémon

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
	Mareep	FR	LG	E	Walking
	Aipom	FR	LG	E	Walking
	Pineco	FR	LG	E	Walking
	Shuckle	FR	LG	E	Walking
	Teddiursa	FR	LG	E	Walking
	Houndour	FR	LG	E	Walking
	Stantler	FR	LG	E	Walking
	Smeargle	FR	LG	E	Walking
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.

Trivia

• All of the exclusive Pokémon can be found in the extended area of the Safari Zone in Emerald, except for Smeargle, which is found in Artisan Cave at the Battle Frontier. They are all available in Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD as Shadow Pokémon.
• The music for Altering Cave in Emerald is taken from the Altering Cave music in FireRed and LeafGreen.

In other languages

• Spanish: Cueva Cambiante
• Italian: Grotta Mutevole

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