Diglett's Cave

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Diglett's Cave

North end:

Route 2 near Pewter City

Junctions:

None

South end:

Near Vermilion City

Generations:

I, II, III, IV

Location of Diglett's Cave in Kanto.

Pokémon World Routes
← Tanoby Ruins	Underground Path (Routes 5-6) →

Diglett's Cave in Generation I

Diglett's Cave in Generation II

Diglett's Cave in Generation III

Diglett's Cave (Japanese: ディグダのあな Digda's Hole) is a long tunnel dug by wild Diglett and Dugtrio in Kanto. The northern entrance is on Route 2, south of Pewter City, and the southern entrance is on Route 11, near the eastern edge of Vermilion City (although in Generation II it was located within Vermilion City). The passage is famous for connecting these two routes. Regardless of what Generation a trainer encounters Diglett's Cave in, the trainer must pass through the cave at one point or another, either to continue the storyline or to access the western Kanto cities of Pewter and Viridian, as well as Pallet Town. Appropriately, Diglett's Cave is one of only two places where Diglett and Dugtrio can be captured, the other being Route 228 in Sinnoh.

Geography

As a whole, the cave runs from the northwest to the southeast, passing under Celadon City, Route 7, and Route 6 as it progresses toward Vermilion from Pewter. There are no points of interest along the cave; however, the cave is the only location where wild Diglett and Dugtrio are found in Kanto.

The usefulness of the cave as a connector route between Routes 2 and 11 has allowed Diglett's Cave to become one of the most important non-numbered routes in the Pokémon world. In fact, after the player enters Cerulean City, the only way to return to Pewter City and Viridian City without using Surf or Fly is to travel through Diglett's Cave.

Items

Generation II

Max Revive (hidden)

Pokémon

Generation I

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
	Diglett	R	B	Y	Cave	15-22	95%
	Dugtrio	R	B	Y	Cave	29-31	5%
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 II

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Diglett	G	S	C	Cave	13-19	90%
	Dugtrio	G	S	C	Cave	19-29	10%
Morning
	Diglett	G	S	C	Cave	3-24	90%
	Dugtrio	G	S	C	Cave	24	10%
Day
	Diglett	G	S	C	Cave	2-16	90%
	Dugtrio	G	S	C	Cave	16	10%
Night
	Diglett	G	S	C	Cave	4-32	90%
	Dugtrio	G	S	C	Cave	32	10%
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 III

Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
	Diglett	FR	LG	Cave	15-22	95%
	Dugtrio	FR	LG	Cave	29-31	5%
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 IV

Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Diglett	HG	SS	Cave	13-19	90%
	Dugtrio	HG	SS	Cave	19-29	10%
Special Pokémon
	Makuhita	HG	SS	Hoenn Sound	Unknown	Unknown
	Absol	HG	SS	Hoenn Sound	Unknown	Unknown
	Chingling	HG	SS	Sinnoh Sound	Unknown	Unknown
	Bronzor	HG	SS	Sinnoh Sound	Unknown	Unknown
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.

Differences among generations

Generation II

The cave was slightly shorter than in Generation I.

Generation III

The cave was much longer than in any other generation.

Generation IV

The cave is the same length as it was in Generation II. This makes it one of very few Kanto areas to retain its length from Generation II. The only change is the addition of Rock Climb walls, that allow access to a higher level of the cave.

Eyecatch

Morning

Day

Night

In FR/LG

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Diglett's Cave debuted in Make Way For Magmar! in the Red, Green & Blue Chapter where Giovanni had hitched a ride with Red and they had found rocks that they though were fossils leading them to Pewter City exit.

In other languages

Spanish: Cueva Diglett
Italian: Grotta Diglett
German: Digdas Höhle

References

Psypoke Psydex - Pokémon catch rates

Kanto
Gym:	Pewter City • Cerulean City • Vermilion City • Celadon City Fuchsia City • Saffron City • Cinnabar Island • Viridian City

Towns:	Pallet Town • Lavender Town

League:	Indigo Plateau

Routes:	1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28

Landmarks:	Professor Oak's Laboratory • Viridian Forest • Diglett's Cave • Mt. Moon (Square) • Cerulean Cave • Cerulean Cape Rock Tunnel • Power Plant • Cycling Road • Rocket Hideout • Silph Co. • Pokémon Tower • Safari Zone/Pal Park • Seafoam Islands Pokémon Mansion • Victory Road • Tohjo Falls