Dark Cave

Dark Cave		くらやみのほらあな Dark Cave
"Wild Missingno. appeared!"

Location:

Route 31 east of Violet City, Route 45 south of Blackthorn City, Route 46 north of Route 29

Region:

Johto

Generations:

II, IV

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Location of Dark Cave in Johto.

Pokémon world locations

Dark Cave redirects here. For the Pokéwalker Route, see Dim Cave (Pokéwalker Route).

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 BlackGlasses 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.

Geography

PokéGear Map's Info

A dark, difficult-to-navigate tunnel that runs beneath the Johto region.

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

In Generation IV, some of the rocks that can be broken with Rock Smash have been replaced with boulders that require Strength to be moved.

Items

Gen II

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Gen IV

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Pokémon

Generation II

Violet City Side

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Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Geodude	G	S	C	Cave	2-4	60%
	Zubat	G	S	C	Cave	2-4	39%
	Dunsparce	G	S	C	Cave	4	1%
	Krabby	G	S	C	Rock Smash	15	90%
	Shuckle	G	S	C	Rock Smash	15	10%
Morning
	Zubat	G	S	C	Cave	2-4	34%
	Teddiursa	G	S	C	Cave	2	5%
Day
	Zubat	G	S	C	Cave	2-4	39%
Night
	Zubat	G	S	C	Cave	2-4	39%
Surfing and Fishing
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Surfing	5-15	100%
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Old Rod	10	85%
	Goldeen	G	S	C	Old Rod	10	15%
	Goldeen	G	S	C	Good Rod	20	65%
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Good Rod	20	35%
	Goldeen	G	S	C	Super Rod	40	70%
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Super Rod	40	20%
	Seaking	G	S	C	Super Rod	40	10%
Special Pokémon
	Dunsparce	G	S	C	Swarms	2-4	40%
	Geodude	G	S	C	Swarms	2-3	40%
	Zubat	G	S	C	Swarms	2	20%
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.

Blackthorn City Side

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Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Zubat	G	S	C	Cave	23	30%
	Geodude	G	S	C	Cave	23	30%
	Graveler	G	S	C	Cave	25	20%
	Wobbuffet	G	S	C	Cave	20-25	15%
	Golbat	G	S	C	Cave	23	5%
	Krabby	G	S	C	Rock Smash	15	90%
	Shuckle	G	S	C	Rock Smash	15	10%
Morning
	Ursaring	G	S	C	Cave	25	10%
	Teddiursa	G	S	C	Cave	20	5%
Day
	Ursaring	G	S	C	Cave	25-30	15%
Night
	Wobbuffet	G	S	C	Cave	20-25	15%
Surfing and Fishing
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Surfing	5-19	100%
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Old Rod	10	85%
	Goldeen	G	S	C	Old Rod	10	15%
	Goldeen	G	S	C	Good Rod	20	65%
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Good Rod	20	35%
	Goldeen	G	S	C	Super Rod	40	70%
	Magikarp	G	S	C	Super Rod	40	20%
	Seaking	G	S	C	Super Rod	40	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 IV

Violet City Side

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Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Geodude	HG	SS	Cave	2-4	60%
	Zubat	HG	SS	Cave	2-4	39%
	Dunsparce	HG	SS	Cave	4	1%
	Dunsparce	HG	SS	Rock Smash	4-8	90%
	Geodude	HG	SS	Rock Smash	8-14	10%
Surfing and Fishing
	Magikarp	HG	SS	Surfing	2-20	100%
	Magikarp	HG	SS	Old Rod	10	95%
	Goldeen	HG	SS	Old Rod	10	5%
	Magikarp	HG	SS	Good Rod	20	60%
	Goldeen	HG	SS	Good Rod	20	40%
	Goldeen	HG	SS	Super Rod	40	90%
	Magikarp	HG	SS	Super Rod	40	7%
	Seaking	HG	SS	Super Rod	40	3%
Special Pokémon
	Dunsparce	HG	SS	Swarms	Unknown	Unknown
	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.

Blackthorn City Side

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Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Zubat	HG	SS	Cave	23	30%
	Geodude	HG	SS	Cave	23	30%
	Graveler	HG	SS	Cave	25	20%
	Wobbuffet	HG	SS	Cave	20-25	15%
	Golbat	HG	SS	Cave	23	5%
Surfing and Fishing
	Magikarp	HG	SS	Surfing	2-20	100%
	Magikarp	HG	SS	Old Rod	10	95%
	Goldeen	HG	SS	Old Rod	10	5%
	Magikarp	HG	SS	Good Rod	20	60%
	Goldeen	HG	SS	Good Rod	20	40%
	Goldeen	HG	SS	Super Rod	40	90%
	Magikarp	HG	SS	Super Rod	40	7%
	Seaking	HG	SS	Super Rod	40	3%
Special Pokémon
	Dunsparce	HG	SS	Swarms	Unknown	Unknown
	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.