Escape Rope

Escape Rope あなぬけのヒモ Hole-Escape Rope

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The Escape Rope (Japanese: あなぬけのヒモ Hole-Escape Rope) is an item introduced in Generation I. It is generally used to escape a cave or dungeon. It is one of the many items developed by Silph Co.

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price RBY/RGBY GSC RSEFRLG $550 $275 ColoXD N/A $275 DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS $550 $275 SMUSUM $1,000 $500

Effect

Manual activation

Generation I

When used in the overworld while the player is in a cave or dungeon, the player is warped to the last Pokémon Center they healed at (or the player's house if they have never healed at a Pokémon Center).

Generation II onward

When used in the overworld while the player is in a cave or dungeon, the player is warped to the entrance through which the player entered the cave or dungeon. It cannot be used in Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness.

The Escape Rope cannot be used to escape from Turnback Cave. Spear Pillar, the Distortion World, and the Hall of Origin are not treated as caves.

Exchange

In Anville Town, on weekends the player can give a man two Escape Ropes in exchange for a Revive.

Other uses

In Pokémon Crystal and HeartGold and SoulSilver, in the Ruins of Alph, the player requires an Escape Rope to open the hidden room in the northeastern chamber. In Pokémon Crystal, item is consumed and the player escapes as normal. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the item is not consumed and the player does not move.

Description

Games Description Stad When in a place like a cave, this returns you to the last Pokémon Center visited. GSC Use for escaping from caves, etc. RSE Use to escape instantly from a cave or dungeon. ColoXD An item brought over from a faraway place. FRLG DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 A long, durable rope. Use it to escape instantly from a cave or a dungeon. XYORAS SMUSUM A long and durable rope. Use it to escape instantly from a cave or a dungeon.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods RBY/RGBY Mt. Moon, Route 11, Pokémon Tower, Rocket Hideout, Silph Co., Pokémon Mansion Pewter, CeruleanY, Lavender, Saffron and Cinnabar Island Poké Marts GSC Sprout Tower, Mt. Mortar, Tin Tower, Whirl Islands, Mt. Silver Violet and Azalea Poké Marts; Goldenrod Department Store, Celadon Department Store Sometimes purchased by Mom RSE Granite Cave, Abandoned Ship, New Mauville, Team Magma HideoutE Petalburg, Rustboro, Slateport, Fallarbor Poké Marts; Lilycove Department Store Pickup (Levels 1-60)E FRLG Mt. Moon, Route 11, Rock Tunnel, Pokémon Tower, Rocket Hideout, Silph Co., Pokémon Mansion Pewter, Cerulean, Lavender, Saffron, Cinnabar Island, Three Island, Four Island, Six Island, Seven Island, and Trainer Tower Poké Marts DPPt Oreburgh Mine, Wayward Cave, Solaceon RuinsDP, Iron Island, Mt. Coronet, Stark Mountain All Poké Marts (after earning 1 Badge); Celestic Town shop, Veilstone Department Store Pickup (Levels 1-60) HGSS Sprout Tower, Mt. Mortar, Bell Tower, Whirl Islands, Seafoam Islands, Mt. Silver All Poké Marts (after earning 1 Badge); Goldenrod Department Store, Celadon Department Store Pickup (Levels 1-60) PW Rugged Road, Rally BW Wellspring Cave All Poké Marts (after earning 1 Badge), Shopping Mall Nine Pickup (Levels 1-60) B2W2 Relic Passage, Mistralton Cave, Chargestone Cave, Reversal Mountain, Victory Road, Wellspring Cave All Poké Marts (after earning 1 Badge), Shopping Mall Nine Pokéstar Studios (gift after completing a movie) Pickup (Levels 1-60) XY Shabboneau Castle, Frost Cavern, Terminus Cave, Anistar City, Route 8, Route 19, Glittering Cave, Reflection Cave, Victory Road All Poké Marts (after earning 1 Badge) Lost Hotel (Trash Cans) Pickup (Levels 1-60) ORAS Granite Cave, Trick House, Sea Mauville, New Mauville, Scorched Slab, Team Magma HideoutOR/Team Aqua HideoutAS, Seafloor Cavern All Poké Marts (after earning 1 Badge); Lilycove Department Store Secret Base ("Pick something up" with Secret Pal) Pickup (Levels 1-60) SM Seaward Cave, Diglett's Tunnel, Shady House, Vast Poni Canyon, Mount Lanakila All Poké Marts Pickup USUM Seaward Cave, Diglett's Tunnel, Shady House, Vast Poni Canyon, Mount Lanakila All Poké Marts Pickup

In the manga

Escape Rope in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In Hurray for Heracross, Bugsy discovered a puzzle while in the Ruins of Alph that read "ESCAPE," prompting him to use an Escape Rope. As a result, the wall collapsed, revealing Suicune.

In the TCG

Escape Rope

Main article: Escape Rope (Plasma Storm 120)

The Escape Rope was introduced as a Pokémon Tool Trainer card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Black & White Series (the Japanese BW Era) in the Plasma Storm expansion. It was later reprinted as a Full Art Secret card in the English Burning Shadows expansion (the Japanese To Have Seen the Battle Rainbow expansion).

The Escape Rope allows each player to switch their Active Pokémon with their Benched Pokémon, with the opponent switching first.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 離洞繩 Lèihduhng Sìhng * Mandarin 離洞繩 / 离洞绳 Lídòng Shéng * 脫離洞穴的繩子 / 脱离洞穴的绳子 Tuōlí Dòngxué de Shéngzi * 钻洞的绳子 Zuān Dòng de Shéngzi * Danish Flugtrep Dutch Ontsnappingstouw* French Corde Sortie German Fluchtseil Italian Fune di Fuga Korean 동굴탈출로프 Donggul Talchul Rope Brazilian Portuguese Corda de Fuga Russian Спасательный Канат Spasatel'nyy Kanat Spanish Cuerda Huida Swedish Flyktrep Vietnamese Dây để thoát động

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