Diglett's Cave

Diglett's Cave

ディグダのあな
Diglett's Hole

Map description

A seemingly plain tunnel that was dug by wild Diglett. It is famous for connecting Routes 2 and 11.

Required for navigation

	Rock Climb

Connecting locations

↑

Route 2

Diglett's Cave

Route 11

↓

Location
Kanto Route 0
Location of Diglett's Cave in Kanto.

Other generation maps

Gen I	Gen II	Gen III
File:Diglettcavei.PNG	File:Diglettcaveii.png	File:Diglettcaveiii.png

Pokémon world routes

←

Oreburgh Gate

Underground Path (Routes 5-6)

→

Diglett's Cave (Japanese: ディグダのあな Digda no Ana) is a long tunnel dug by wild Diglett and Dugtrio in Kanto. The northern entrance is on Route 2, south of Pewter City, and the southern entrance is on Route 11, near the eastern edge of Vermilion City (although in Generation II it was located within Vermilion City). The passage is famous for connecting these two routes. Regardless of what Generation a trainer encounters Diglett's Cave in, the trainer must pass through the cave at one point or another, either to continue the storyline or to access the western Kanto cities of Pewter and Viridian, as well as Pallet Town. Appropriately, Diglett's Cave is one of only two places where Diglett and Dugtrio can be captured, the other being Route 228 in Sinnoh.

DIGLETT'S CAVE
A seemingly plain tunnel that was
dug by wild DIGLETT.
It is famous for connecting
ROUTES 2 and 11.

Route Description

As a whole, the cave runs from the northwest to the southeast, passing under Celadon City, Route 7, and Route 6 as it progresses toward Vermilion from Pewter. There are no points of interest along the cave; however, the cave is the only location where wild Diglett and the rare Dugtrio are found in Kanto.

The usefulness of the cave as a connector route between Routes 2 and 11 has allowed Diglett's Cave to become one of the most important non-numbered routes in the Pokémon world. In fact, after the player enters Cerulean City, the only way to return to Pewter City and Viridian City without using Surf or Fly is to travel through Diglett's Cave.

Items

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Pokémon

Generation I

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
	Diglett	R	B	Y	Cave	15-22	95%
	Dugtrio	R	B	Y	Cave	29-31	5%
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 II

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Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Diglett	G	S	C	Cave	13-19	90%
	Dugtrio	G	S	C	Cave	19-29	10%
Morning
	Diglett	G	S	C	Cave	3-24	90%
	Dugtrio	G	S	C	Cave	24	10%
Day
	Diglett	G	S	C	Cave	2-16	90%
	Dugtrio	G	S	C	Cave	16	10%
Night
	Diglett	G	S	C	Cave	4-32	90%
	Dugtrio	G	S	C	Cave	32	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 III

Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
	Diglett	FR	LG	Cave	15-22	95%
	Dugtrio	FR	LG	Cave	29-31	5%
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

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Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
All times
	Diglett	HG	SS	Cave	13-19	90%
	Dugtrio	HG	SS	Cave	19-29	10%
Special Pokémon
	Rhyhorn	HG	SS	Entrance	The same as the Traded Pokémon	Trade Bonsly
	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.

Layout / Differences among generations

Version	B1F
Red	File:Diglettcavei.PNG
Blue
Yellow
Gold	File:Diglettcaveii.png
Silver
Crystal
FireRed	File:Diglettcaveiii.png
LeafGreen	File:Diglettcaveiii.png
HeartGold	File:HGSS Diglett Cave.png
SoulSilver	File:HGSS Diglett Cave.png

Generation II

The cave was slightly shorter than in Generation I, and the southern entrance was also in Vermilion City, instead of Route 11 like every other generation.

Generation III

The cave was much longer than in any other generation.

Generation IV

The cave is the same length as it was in Generation II. This makes it one of very few Kanto areas to retain its length from Generation II. The only change is the addition of Rock Climb walls, that allow access to a higher level of the cave.

Eyecatch

Morning (Diglett)
Day/Evening (Diglett)
Night (Dugtrio)
In FR/LG

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Diglett's Cave debuted in Make Way For Magmar! in the Red, Green & Blue arc where Giovanni had hitched a ride with Red. They had found rocks that they though were fossils leading them to the Pewter City exit.

Trivia

Although the plural form of Pokémon names is not supposed to change, the man in the Route 11 side of the cave refers to Diglett as "Digletts". This is only in Generation I.