Cave of Origin

Cave of Origin 目覚めのほこら Shrine of Awakening "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
Map description:	A long-sleeping Pokémon will descend upon this cavern in order to awaken its true powers.
Location:	Sootopolis City
Region:	Hoenn
Generations:	III, VI
Location of Cave of Origin in Hoenn.
Pokémon world locations

The Cave of Origin (Japanese: 目覚めのほこら Shrine of Awakening) is a cave near the north end of Sootopolis City. It is guarded by Wallace of Sootopolis Gym and is said to be the cave where life begins. Its opposite landmark is Mt. Pyre, said to be the place where life ends.

Here, the player will discover Groudon^ROR or Kyogre^SAS in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire and Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire after an encounter at the Seafloor Cavern and a face-off against Team Magma^ROR or Team Aqua^SAS.

Residents of Sootopolis are not permitted to enter the Cave of Origin.

In Pokémon Emerald, the Cave of Origin is where Wallace can be found debating where Rayquaza is located, until the player gives him a hint that it is at the Sky Pillar. After this, the player cannot re-enter the cave, even after awakening Rayquaza.

In the games

Items

Item		Location	Games
	X Attack	1F, northeast of the south exit (hidden)	OR  AS
	Revive	B1F, south of the northern stairwell (hidden)	OR  AS
	HM07 (Waterfall)	B3F, near the northwest corner	R  S

Pokémon

Generation III

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Entrance
Zubat	R		S		E		Cave	28-35	90%
Golbat	R		S		E		Cave	33-36	10%
1F-B3F
Zubat	R		S		E		Cave	30-34	60%
Golbat	R		S		E		Cave	33-36	10%
Sableye	R		S		E		Cave	30, 32, 34	30%
Mawile	R		S		E		Cave	30, 32, 34	30%
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 VI

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Golbat	OR			AS			Cave	33-36	69%
Sableye	OR			AS			Cave	33-36	31%
Mawile	OR			AS			Cave	33-36	31%
Horde Encounter
Zubat	OR			AS			Horde Encounter	18	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.

Special encounters

Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire

A Kyogre^S/Groudon^R appears on B4F as part of the story.

Sapphire	Ruby
Type: Water Unknown Ability: Drizzle Held item: None Kyogre Lv.45 Body Slam Normal   --       Calm Mind Psychic   --       Ice Beam Ice   --       Hydro Pump Water   --	Type: Ground Unknown Ability: Drought Held item: None Groudon Lv.45 Slash Normal   --       Bulk Up Fighting   --       Earthquake Ground   --       Fire Blast Fire   --

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

A Primal Kyogre^AS/Groudon^OR appears on B5F as part of the story. If defeated or run from, it respawns after entering the Hall of Fame. It is coded to never be Shiny.

Alpha Sapphire	Omega Ruby
Type: Water Unknown Ability: Primordial Sea Held item: None Kyogre Lv.45 Body Slam Normal Physical   --       Aqua Ring Water Status   --       Ice Beam Ice Special   --       Origin Pulse Water Special   --	Types: Ground Fire Ability: Desolate Land Held item: None Groudon Lv.45 Lava Plume Fire Special   --       Rest Psychic Status   --       Earthquake Ground Physical   --       Precipice Blades Ground Physical   --

Layout

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Version	Entrance	1F	B1F	B2F	B3F	B4F	B5F	Hidden passage	B6F
Ruby
Sapphire
Emerald
Omega Ruby
Alpha Sapphire

Unused

Version	B1F	B2F	B3F	B4F
Emerald

Music

Games	Situation	Song name (Japanese)	Song name (English)	Composition	Arrangement
R  S  E	Overworld except bottom floor	めざめのほこら	Cave of Origin	Morikazu Aoki	Morikazu Aoki
	When battling GroudonR/KyogreS	戦闘！超古代ポケモン	Battle! (Super-Ancient Pokémon)	Junichi Masuda	Junichi Masuda
OR  AS	Entrance to B5F	めざめのほこら	Cave of Origin	Morikazu Aoki	Minako Adachi
	When battling Primal GroudonOR/Primal KyogreAS	戦闘！ゲンシカイキ	Battle! (Primal Reversion)	Junichi Masuda	Minako Adachi Hideaki Kuroda

In animation

Pokémon the Series

Pokémon the Series: Ruby and Sapphire

The Cave of Origin was mentioned in A Three Team Scheme!. A group of Team Magma members led by Tabitha and a group of Team Aqua members led by Shelly initially mistook a set of ruins on Dewford Island for the Cave of Origin. When they failed to find what they were looking for from the ruins, they understood their mistake and left.

In the manga

Cave of Origin in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Ruby & Sapphire arc

The Cave of Origin was first mentioned in I More Than Like You, Luvdisc II, where Wallace was revealed to be its guardian.

In The Beginning of the End with Kyogre & Groudon XII, Steven revealed that Groudon and Kyogre were headed to Sootopolis City because the Cave of Origin would allow their minds to awaken now that their bodies had been awakened.

The Cave of Origin first appeared in It All Ends Now II, where Ruby and Courtney stood in front of it while preparing to use the Red and Blue Orbs in an attempt to stop Groudon and Kyogre's fight. In It All Ends Now III, Courtney was suddenly pulled into the cave by a tentacle, just as its entrance collapsed on top of her, killing her.

In It All Ends Now V, Archie and Maxie emerged from the cave after Ruby and Rayquaza had succeeded in stopping Groudon and Kyogre, swiping the Orbs and intending to restart the crisis.

In the Chuang Yi translations of Pokémon Adventures volumes 19, 20, and 21, the Seafloor Cavern is incorrectly referred to as the Cave of Origin.

Trivia

The PokéNav Plus unusable on the bottom floor of the Cave of Origin

• In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire and Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the player can reenter the cave after capturing or defeating Groudon/Kyogre. In Pokémon Emerald, the entrance is blocked for the rest of the game after awakening Rayquaza in Sky Pillar.
• In Ruby and Sapphire, the cave is dark but can be illuminated by Flash. In other games, the cave is normally lit.
• Although the Cave of Origin was reduced in size for Pokémon Emerald, data for the removed floors still exists in the game's code.
• In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen: Prima's Official Strategy Guide, Pineco is said to be found in the Cave of Origin in FireRed. The guide likely meant to say Altering Cave, which can be found in FireRed and LeafGreen, but Pineco can only be found there with an event distribution that was never distributed.
• In the Generation III games, no background music plays on the bottom floor of this cave. In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire, the only other area in the game that shares this distinction is the Inside of Truck. (In Pokémon Emerald, Birth Island also has no background music.)
  • As a result, if a Pokémon evolves or an Egg hatches here in these games, the evolution background music will play on the floor until the player leaves.
• In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the player's PokéNav Plus will be unusable in the bottom floor due to electrical interference from the intense natural energy in the room.
• In Pokémon Emerald, the player can see past the outer edges of the map on the lowest floor, leading to a visual glitch.
  • Additionally, there is a misplaced gemstone tile near the entrance to this floor, which interrupts the intended design of the cliff face.

• 

  The player standing at the bottom of the cave

• 

  The player standing next to the misplaced gemstone tile

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 覺醒神殿 Goksíng Sàhndihn * 醒吾祠堂 Síngngh Chìhtòhng * Mandarin 覺醒神殿 / 觉醒神殿 Juéxǐng Shéndiàn * 覺醒祠堂 / 觉醒祠堂 Juéxǐng Cítáng * 醒吾祠堂 Xǐngwù Cítáng * French Grotte Origine German Urzeithöhle Italian Grotta dei Tempi Korean 각성의 사당 Gakseong-ui Sadang * 부활의 사당 Buhwar-ui Sadang * Polish Dziewicza Jaskinia Brazilian Portuguese Caverna da Origem Spanish Cueva Ancestral Vietnamese Thần điện Thức Tỉnh

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