Granite Cave

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Granite Cave 石の洞窟
Stone Cave
"Wild Missingno. appeared!"
ORAS Prerelease Granite Cave.png
Map description: This cavern is famous for its cave art, which depicts events from thousands of years ago.
Location: Northwest of Dewford Town on Route 106
Region: Hoenn
Generations: III, VI
Hoenn Granite Cave Map.png
Location of Granite Cave in Hoenn.
Pokémon world locations

Granite Cave (Japanese: 石の洞窟 Stone Cave) is located northwest of Dewford Town, with its only entrance on Route 106. In Generation III, in its deeper levels, Flash needs to be used to see clearly; otherwise, there will only be a small circle of visibility around the player. However, in Generation VI, it is just merely dark in these areas, but still quite visible to the player.

Geography

In the cave there are muddy slopes which require the Mach Bike to traverse.

In Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire, and Emerald, Steven's room is located in the deepest part of the cave. The cave is laid out such that the player need to traverse all of the floors in order to reach Steven's room, although there are areas that require to Mach Bike to access.

In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the layout of the ground floor is dramatically different. The room the player meets Steven is immediately accessible without the need to navigate the dark lower floors; however, prior to obtaining the Knuckle Badge, a group of Ruin Maniacs block the door to the room. Steven's room now features an ancient mural of Primal GroudonOR/KyogreAS. The player cannot access lower floors without the Mach Bike.

Role

In the games, the player needs to deliver the Letter to Steven in Granite Cave.

Delta Episode

In the Delta Episode, when meeting Steven and Mr. Stone at the Devon Corporation building in Rustboro City, Mr. Stone requests that the player get a Meteorite Shard from Granite Cave, which Steven says can be found in the room with the mural on it.

When going into Steven's room looking for a Meteorite Shard, Zinnia is present and staring at the mural. Upon noticing the player, she requests to battle the player. After she is defeated, she gives the player a Meteorite Shard, which also causes the player's Meteorite in their Bag to react and transform into its fourth state.

After Zinnia leaves, the player receives an Entry Call on their PokéNav Plus from Steven, who requests that the player meet him at the Mossdeep Space Center.

Items

Item Location Games
HM Normal HM05 (Flash) 1F, from a Hiker near the entrance  R  S  E 
TM Normal VI TM70 (Flash) 1F, from a Hiker near the entrance  OR  AS 
Escape Rope Escape Rope 1F, west of the entrance  R  S  E 
Escape Rope Escape Rope B1F, next to the ladder to 1F (requires Mach Bike)  OR  AS 
Poké Ball Poké Ball B1F, south of the Mach Bike slope (requires Mach BikeORAS)  R  S  E  OR  AS 
Paralyze Heal Paralyze Heal B1F, to the left of the Poké Ball (requires Mach Bike) (hidden)  OR  AS 
X Defense X Defense B1F, first corner beyond the second tier Mach Bike slope (requires Mach Bike) (hidden)  OR  AS 
Everstone Everstone ×2
  • B2F, in the rock atop the platform in the centre (hidden)
  • B2F, in the rock near the Rare Candy (requires Mach Bike) (hidden)
 R  S  E 
TM Steel TM47 (Steel Wing) Steven's room, thank-you gift from Steven for delivering the Letter to him  R  S  E 
TM Steel VI TM51 (Steel Wing) Steven's room, thank-you gift from Steven for delivering the Letter to him  OR  AS 
Repel Repel B2F, beneath the first two sets of cracked floors (requires Mach Bike)  R  S  E 
Repel Repel B2F, north of the first ladder of the northern half of B1F (requires Mach Bike)  OR  AS 
Super Potion Super Potion B2F, southwest of the second ladder of the northern half of B1F (requires Mach Bike) (hidden)  OR  AS 
Rare Candy Rare Candy B2F, down the ladder past the three sets of cracked floors (requires Mach Bike)  R  S  E 
Rare Candy Rare Candy B2F, down the third ladder of the upper half of B1F (requires Mach Bike)  OR  AS 
TM Ghost VI TM65 (Shadow Claw) B2F, to the left of the large lone rock (requires Mach Bike)  OR  AS 
Steelixite Steelixite B2F, to the right of the large lone rock (requires Mach Bike)  OR  AS 
Everstone Everstone B2F, inside the large lone rock between TM65 and the Steelixite (requires Mach Bike) (hidden)  OR  AS 
Escape Rope Escape Rope B2F, east of Hiker Davian (requires Mach Bike)  OR  AS 
Meteorite Shard Meteorite Shard Steven's room; given by Zinnia after defeating her  OR  AS 

Rock Smash

Item Location Games
Big Pearl Big Pearl Randomly found by smashing rocks  OR  AS 
Ether Ether Randomly found by smashing rocks  OR  AS 
Hard Stone Hard Stone Randomly found by smashing rocks  OR  AS 
Heart Scale Heart Scale Randomly found by smashing rocks  OR  AS 
Max Ether Max Ether Randomly found by smashing rocks  OR  AS 
Max Revive Max Revive Randomly found by smashing rocks  OR  AS 
Normal Gem Normal Gem Randomly found by smashing rocks  OR  AS 
Pearl Pearl Randomly found by smashing rocks  OR  AS 
Revive Revive Randomly found by smashing rocks  OR  AS 
Soft Sand Soft Sand Randomly found by smashing rocks  OR  AS 
Star Piece Star Piece Randomly found by smashing rocks  OR  AS 

Pokémon

Generation III

1F

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Zubat Zubat
R S E
Cave Cave
7-8 30%
Abra Abra
R S E
Cave Cave
8 10%
Geodude Geodude
R S E
Cave Cave
6-9 10%
Makuhita Makuhita
R S E
Cave Cave
6-10 50%
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.


Steven's room

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Zubat Zubat
R S E
Cave Cave
7-8 30%
Abra Abra
R S E
Cave Cave
8 10%
Makuhita Makuhita
R S E
Cave Cave
6-10 50%
Aron Aron
R S E
Cave Cave
7-8 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.


B1F

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Zubat Zubat
R S E
Cave Cave
9-10 30%
Abra Abra
R S E
Cave Cave
9 10%
Makuhita Makuhita
R S E
Cave Cave
10-11 10%
Sableye Sableye
R S E
Cave Cave
9-11 10%
Mawile Mawile
R S E
Cave Cave
9-11 10%
Aron Aron
R S E
Cave Cave
9-11 40%
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.


B2F

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Zubat Zubat
R S E
Cave Cave
10-11 30%
Abra Abra
R S E
Cave Cave
10 10%
Sableye Sableye
R S E
Cave Cave
10-12 20%
Mawile Mawile
R S E
Cave Cave
10-12 20%
Aron Aron
R S E
Cave Cave
10-12 40%
Rock Smash
Geodude Geodude
R S E
Rock Smash Rock Smash
5-20 70%
Nosepass Nosepass
R S E
Rock Smash Rock Smash
10-20 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

1F

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Zubat Zubat
OR AS
Cave Cave
9-12 40%
Abra Abra
OR AS
Cave Cave
10, 12 15%
Geodude Geodude
OR AS
Cave Cave
10, 12 5%
Makuhita Makuhita
OR AS
Cave Cave
9-12 40%
Horde Encounter
Zubat Zubat
OR AS
Horde Encounter Horde Encounter
6 60%
Geodude Geodude
OR AS
Horde Encounter Horde Encounter
6 35%
with Makuhita
Makuhita Makuhita
OR AS
Horde Encounter Horde Encounter
6 35%
with Geodude
Makuhita Makuhita
OR AS
Horde Encounter Horde Encounter
6 5%
Exclusively as hidden Pokémon
After defeating or capturing Groudon/Kyogre
Onix Onix
OR AS
Cave Cave
12 ??%
Timburr Timburr
OR AS
Cave Cave
12 ??%
Axew Axew
OR AS
Cave Cave
12 ??%
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.


B1F

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Zubat Zubat
OR AS
Cave Cave
10-12 30%
Abra Abra
OR AS
Cave Cave
10, 12 20%
Makuhita Makuhita
OR AS
Cave Cave
10, 12 20%
Aron Aron
OR AS
Cave Cave
10-12 30%
Horde Encounter
Zubat Zubat
OR AS
Horde Encounter Horde Encounter
6 60%
Aron Aron
OR AS
Horde Encounter Horde Encounter
6 40%
Exclusively as hidden Pokémon
After defeating or capturing Groudon/Kyogre
Onix Onix
OR AS
Cave Cave
12 ??%
Timburr Timburr
OR AS
Cave Cave
12 ??%
Axew Axew
OR AS
Cave Cave
12 ??%
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.


B2F

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Zubat Zubat
OR AS
Cave Cave
10-12 30%
Abra Abra
OR AS
Cave Cave
10, 12 20%
Mawile Mawile
OR AS
Cave Cave
10, 12 20%
Sableye Sableye
OR AS
Cave Cave
10, 12 20%
Aron Aron
OR AS
Cave Cave
10-12 30%
Horde Encounter
Zubat Zubat
OR AS
Horde Encounter Horde Encounter
6 60%
Sableye Sableye
OR AS
Horde Encounter Horde Encounter
6 5%
Mawile Mawile
OR AS
Horde Encounter Horde Encounter
6 5%
Aron Aron
OR AS
Horde Encounter Horde Encounter
6 35%
Exclusively as hidden Pokémon
After defeating or capturing Groudon/Kyogre
Onix Onix
OR AS
Cave Cave
12 ??%
Timburr Timburr
OR AS
Cave Cave
12 ??%
Axew Axew
OR AS
Cave Cave
12 ??%
Rock Smash
Geodude Geodude
OR AS
Rock Smash Rock Smash
10-12 84%
Nosepass Nosepass
OR AS
Rock Smash Rock Smash
10, 12 16%
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.


Trainers

Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

B2F

Trainer Pokémon
Requires Mach Bike
Ruin Maniac Omari
Ruin Maniac Omari
クニハル Kuniharu
Reward: $420
Sandshrew Sandshrew Lv.15
No item
Hiker Davian
Hiker Davian
カツロウ Katsurou
Reward: $480
Geodude Geodude Lv.15
No item
Trainers with a PokéNav by their names will be registered in the Trainer's Eyes or Match Call function after the first battle, and may have a rematch with the player with higher-level Pokémon.


Steven's room



Appearance

Version Entrance 1F Steven's Room B1F B2F
Ruby Granite Cave RS.png Granite Cave 1F entrance RS.png Granite Cave 1F RS.png Granite Cave B1F RS.png Granite Cave B2F RS.png
Sapphire
Emerald Granite Cave E.png Granite Cave 1F entrance E.png Granite Cave 1F E.png Granite Cave B1F E.png Granite Cave B2F E.png
Omega Ruby Granite Cave 1F ORAS.png Granite Cave Steven room ORAS.png Granite Cave B1F ORAS.png Granite Cave B2F ORAS.png
Alpha Sapphire
 

In the anime

Granite Cave in the anime

Granite Cave appeared in A Hole Lotta Trouble. Ash and his friends entered the cave in order to find Steven, who was digging for rare stones inside it. All of a sudden, the group fell into a trap hole dug by Team Rocket, which soon gave way even deeper into the cave, separating the group and the Rocket trio members from each other. After a while, Max, Meowth, and Pikachu came across Steven, who later proceeded to save the rest of the groups from an attack of a group of angered wild Aron. Outraged by Team Rocket disturbing the wild Pokémon living in the cave, Steven sent out his Aggron and had it send the trio blasting off with Hyper Beam. In the aftermaths of the blast, Steven managed to find a Fire Stone.

In the manga

Granite Cave in the Pokémon Adventures manga

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Granite Cave was the first place Ruby and Sapphire headed to after they had spotted each other again in Dewford Town in Guile from Mawile. There were two tunnels at the entrance. Ruby went into the tunnel on the left and met Steven Stone, who was exploring the cave for rare stones. Sapphire went into the tunnel on the right to train for her upcoming match with Gym Leader Brawly. She was also meant to deliver a letter to Steven, but missed the chance after Ruby told her that he had left.

Steven returned to the cave at the start of the Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc, with Ultima, to investigate a newly-discovered mural.

In other languages

Language Title
Mandarin Chinese 石之洞窟 Shízhī Dòngkū
Denmark Flag.png Danish Granite-hulen
Finland Flag.png Finnish Graniittiluola
France Flag.png European French Grotte Granite
Germany Flag.png German Granithöhle
Italy Flag.png Italian Grotta Pietrosa
South Korea Flag.png Korean 바위 동굴 Bawi Donggul*
돌의 동굴 Dol-yi Donggul*
Russia Flag.png Russian Гранитная пещера Granitnaya peshchera
Spain Flag.png European Spanish Cueva Granito
Sweden Flag.png Swedish Granitgrottan
Vietnam Flag.png Vietnamese Hang Đá


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