Dark Cave

Dark Cave くらやみのほらあな Dark Cave
Location:	Route 31 east of Violet City, Route 45 south of Blackthorn City, Route 46 north of Route 29
Region:	Johto
Generations:	II, IV
File:Johto Dark Cave map.png Location of Dark Cave in Johto.
Pokémon World Locations

Dark Cave redirects to here. For the PokéWalker area, see Dark Cave (PokéWalker area).

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. Additionally, the cave is the only location prior to Generation III where BlackGlasses can be found.

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

Blackthorn 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 180-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 Black Glasses, or to the southwest to make landfall near TM13 (Snore). West of TM13, the path from the Black Glasses man merges with the TM13 path as it turns south and enters the southern portion of Dark Cave.

Violet 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 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.

Items

Item		Location	Games
	BlackGlasses	From the man in the northwest corner of the Blackthorn side	GSC
	Dire Hit	Northwest of the exit to Route 46	GSC
	Full Heal	Near the exit to Route 46	GSC
	Hyper Potion	Directly north of the Route 46 entrance in the northeast corner	GSC
	Potion	Near the exit to Route 31	GSC
	Revive	In the southeast corner of the Blackthorn side	GSC
	TM13 (Snore)	Near the entrance to the Violet side	GSC

Pokémon

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Zubat	G	S	C	Blackthorn	23	30%
	Zubat	G	S	C	Violet	2-4	39%
	Golbat	G	S	C	Blackthorn	23	5%
	Geodude	G	S	C	Blackthorn	23	30%
	Geodude	G	S	C	Violet	2-4	60%
	Graveler	G	S	C	Blackthorn	25	20%
	Wobbuffet	G	S	C	Blackthorn	20, 25	15%
	Dunsparce	G	S	C	Violet	4	1%
Morning
	Zubat	G	S	C	Violet	2-4	34%
	Teddiursa	G	S	C	Blackthorn	20	5%
	Teddiursa	G	S	C	Violet	2	5%
	Ursaring	G	S	C	Blackthorn	25	10%
Day
	Zubat	G	S	C	Violet	2-4	39%
	Ursaring	G	S	C	Blackthorn	25, 30	15%
Night
	Zubat	G	S	C	Violet	2-4	39%
	Wobbuffet	G	S	C	Blackthorn	20, 25	15%
Surfing and Fishing
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Fishing (Old)	10	85%
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Fishing (Good)	20	35%
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Fishing (Super)	40	20%
	Goldeen	G	S	C	Fishing (Old)	10	15%
	Goldeen	G	S	C	Fishing (Good)	20	65%
	Goldeen	G	S	C	Fishing (Super)	40	70%
	Seaking	G	S	C	Fishing (Super)	40	10%
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Surfing	5-15	100%
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	Violet side	Blackthorn side
Gold
Silver
Crystal

Eyecatch

Route 31, Morning	Route 31, Day	Route 31, Night	Route 45, Morning
Route 45, Day	Route 45, Night

Trivia

• There is a PokéWalker area of the same name.

In other languages

• Spanish: Cueva Oscura
• Italian: Grotta Scura
• German: Dunkelhöhle
• French: Antre noire (Black den)

References

• Psypoke Psydex - Pokémon catch rates

Johto Gym: Violet City • Azalea Town • Goldenrod City • Ecruteak City Cianwood City • Olivine City • Mahogany Town • Blackthorn City Other: New Bark Town • Cherrygrove City • Frontier Front League: Indigo Plateau* (games) • Mt. Silver (anime) Routes: 28 • 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 • Shinto Ruins • Union Cave • Slowpoke Well • Ilex Forest • Radio Tower • National Park Pokéthlon Dome • Tin and Brass Towers • MooMoo Farm • Glitter Lighthouse • Battle Tower/Frontier • Ragged Cliff Gate Hidden Tower • Safari Zone • Whirl Islands • Mt. Mortar • Lake of Rage • Rocket Hideout • Ice Path • Dragon's Den

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