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- This article is about the cave in Johto. 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 90-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
Generation II
Generation IV
Pokémon
Generation II
Pokémon
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Games
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Location
|
Levels
|
Rate
|
|
|
|
|
G
|
S
|
C
|
|
2-4
|
60%
|
|
G
|
S
|
C
|
|
2-4
|
39%
|
|
G
|
S
|
C
|
|
2-4
|
34%
|
39%
|
39%
|
|
G
|
S
|
C
|
|
4
|
1%
|
|
G
|
S
|
C
|
|
15
|
90%
|
|
G
|
S
|
C
|
|
15
|
10%
|
|
G
|
S
|
C
|
|
2
|
5%
|
0%
|
0%
|
Fishing and Surfing
|
|
G
|
S
|
C
|
|
5-15
|
100%
|
|
G
|
S
|
C
|
|
10
|
85%
|
|
G
|
S
|
C
|
|
10
|
15%
|
|
G
|
S
|
C
|
|
20
|
65%
|
|
G
|
S
|
C
|
|
20
|
35%
|
|
G
|
S
|
C
|
|
40
|
70%
|
|
G
|
S
|
C
|
|
40
|
20%
|
|
G
|
S
|
C
|
|
40
|
10%
|
Special Pokémon
|
|
G
|
S
|
C
|
|
2-4
|
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.
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Pokémon
|
Games
|
Location
|
Levels
|
Rate
|
|
|
|
|
G
|
S
|
C
|
|
23
|
30%
|
|
G
|
S
|
C
|
|
23
|
5%
|
|
G
|
S
|
C
|
|
23
|
30%
|
|
G
|
S
|
C
|
|
25
|
20%
|
|
G
|
S
|
C
|
|
20-25
|
15%
|
|
G
|
S
|
C
|
|
20-25
|
0%
|
0%
|
15%
|
|
G
|
S
|
C
|
|
15
|
90%
|
|
G
|
S
|
C
|
|
15
|
10%
|
|
G
|
S
|
C
|
|
20
|
5%
|
0%
|
0%
|
|
G
|
S
|
C
|
|
25
|
10%
|
15%
|
0%
|
Fishing and Surfing
|
|
G
|
S
|
C
|
|
5-19
|
100%
|
|
G
|
S
|
C
|
|
10
|
85%
|
|
G
|
S
|
C
|
|
10
|
15%
|
|
G
|
S
|
C
|
|
20
|
65%
|
|
G
|
S
|
C
|
|
20
|
35%
|
|
G
|
S
|
C
|
|
40
|
70%
|
|
G
|
S
|
C
|
|
40
|
20%
|
|
G
|
S
|
C
|
|
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
Pokémon
|
Games
|
Location
|
Levels
|
Rate
|
|
HG
|
SS
|
|
2-4
|
60%
|
|
HG
|
SS
|
|
2-4
|
39%
|
|
HG
|
SS
|
|
4
|
1%
|
|
HG
|
SS
|
|
4-8
|
90%
|
|
HG
|
SS
|
|
8-14
|
10%
|
Fishing and Surfing
|
|
HG
|
SS
|
|
2-20
|
100%
|
|
HG
|
SS
|
|
10
|
95%
|
|
HG
|
SS
|
|
10
|
5%
|
|
HG
|
SS
|
|
20
|
60%
|
|
HG
|
SS
|
|
20
|
40%
|
|
HG
|
SS
|
|
40
|
90%
|
|
HG
|
SS
|
|
40
|
7%
|
|
HG
|
SS
|
|
40
|
3%
|
Special Pokémon
|
|
HG
|
SS
|
|
2-4
|
40%
|
|
HG
|
SS
|
|
2
|
20%
|
|
HG
|
SS
|
|
2-3
|
20%
|
|
HG
|
SS
|
|
2
|
20%
|
|
HG
|
SS
|
|
2-3
|
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.
|
Pokémon
|
Games
|
Location
|
Levels
|
Rate
|
|
HG
|
SS
|
|
23
|
30%
|
|
HG
|
SS
|
|
23
|
5%
|
|
HG
|
SS
|
|
23
|
30%
|
|
HG
|
SS
|
|
25
|
20%
|
|
HG
|
SS
|
|
20-25
|
15%
|
Fishing and Surfing
|
|
HG
|
SS
|
|
2-20
|
100%
|
|
HG
|
SS
|
|
10
|
95%
|
|
HG
|
SS
|
|
10
|
5%
|
|
HG
|
SS
|
|
20
|
60%
|
|
HG
|
SS
|
|
20
|
40%
|
|
HG
|
SS
|
|
40
|
90%
|
|
HG
|
SS
|
|
40
|
7%
|
|
HG
|
SS
|
|
40
|
3%
|
Special Pokémon
|
|
HG
|
SS
|
|
25
|
20%
|
|
HG
|
SS
|
|
23
|
20%
|
|
HG
|
SS
|
|
25
|
20%
|
|
HG
|
SS
|
|
23
|
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.
|
Layout
Eyecatch
Route 31, Morning (Dunsparce)
Route 31, Day/Evening (Dunsparce)
Route 31, Night (Dunsparce)
Route 45, Morning (Wobbuffet)
Route 45, Day/Evening (Wobbuffet)
Route 45, Night (Wobbuffet)
In other languages
- Spanish: Cueva Oscura
- Italian: Grotta Scura
- German: Dunkelhöhle
- French: Antre noire (Black den)
- Korean: 어둠의 동굴
References