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Dark Cave
East end:	Route 45 south of Blackthorn
Junctions:	Route 46 north of Route 29
West end:	Route 31 east of Violet
Generations:	II
Location of Dark Cave in Johto.
Pokémon World Routes ← Underground Path (Routes 7-8) Union 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. Additionally, the cave is the only location prior to Generation III where Black Glasses 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.

Contents 1 Route description 1.1 Blackthorn side 1.2 Violet side 2 Items 3 Pokémon 4 References

Route description

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 Pokémon Crystal only) before reaching its southernmost point at Route 46.

Items

• Black Glasses: from the man in the northwest corner of the Blackthorn side
• Dire Hit: northwest of the exit to Route 46
• Full Heal: near the exit to Route 46
• Hyper Potion: directly north of the Route 46 entrance in the northeast corner
• Potion: near the exit to Route 31
• Revive: in the southeast corner of the Blackthorn side
• TM13 (Snore): near the entrance to the Violet side

Pokémon

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

References

• Psypoke Psydex - Pokémon catch rates

This article is part of Project Routes, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on every route in the Pokémon world.

Johto
Gym:	Violet City | Azalea Town | Goldenrod City | Ecruteak City | Cianwood City | Olivine City | Mahogany Town | Blackthorn City
Other:	New Bark Town | Cherrygrove City
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
Landmarks:	Dark Cave | Sprout Tower | Ruins of Alph | Union Cave | Slowpoke Well | Ilex Forest | Radio Tower | National Park
	Tin and Brass Towers | Sparkling Lighthouse | Battle Tower | Whirl Islands | Mt. Mortar | Lake of Rage | Ice Path | Dragon's Den