Fountainspring Cave

The Fountainspring Cave (Japanese: 地下水脈の空洞 Groundwater-Vein Hollow) is a type of hideaway seen in the Grand Underground. It can only be accessed after the player obtains the Explorer Kit in Eterna City from the Underground Man, and features Pokémon that roam the cave freely, instead of being found in tall grass.

Fountainspring Cave 地下水脈の空洞 Groundwater-Vein Hollow "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
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Location:	Within the Grand Underground
Region:	Sinnoh
Generations:	VIII
Location of Fountainspring Cave in Sinnoh.
Pokémon world locations

Geography

Fountainspring Caves are rocky, water-filled caverns. The water can be Surfed on to encounter Pokémon visible in the water. Some rocks are taller than the player, and must be navigated around.

Items

Item		Location	Games
	TM87 (Taunt)	North-western Fountainspring Cave hideaway within the east and west zone	BD  SP
	Deep Sea Tooth	Fountainspring Cave hideaway within the southwestern zone	BD  SP

Pokémon

With each additional badge earned by the player, the levels of wild Pokémon are increased.

Progression	Level Ranges
1 Badge	16-20
2 Badges	25-29
3 Badges	29-33
4 Badges	33-37
5 Badges	36-40
6 Badges	39-43
7 Badges	42-46
8 Badges	50-55
Elite Four defeated	58-63

Visible Encounters

After the player fulfills a particular objective during their adventure, another group of Pokémon are added to the pool of possible encounters. The spawn rates for certain types are influenced by the active "Statue Effect" applied by a player's Secret Base Statues.

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Base Encounters
Psyduck	BD			SP			Cave	16-63	Varies
Bidoof	BD			SP			Cave	16-63	Varies
Buizel	BD			SP			Cave	16-63	Varies
Shellos	BD			SP			Cave	16-63	Varies
Gastrodon	BD			SP			Cave	16-63	Varies
Added after obtaining TM96 (Strength)
Hoothoot	BD			SP			Cave	25-63	Varies
Barboach	BD			SP			Cave	25-63	Varies
Bibarel	BD			SP			Cave	25-63	Varies
Added after obtaining TM97 (Defog)
Wooper	BD			SP			Cave	25-63	Varies
Quagsire	BD			SP			Cave	25-63	Varies
Wingull	BD			SP			Cave	25-63	Varies
Added after earning the Icicle Badge
Tentacool	BD			SP			Cave	42-63	Varies
Tentacruel	BD			SP			Cave	42-63	Varies
Pelipper	BD			SP			Cave	42-63	Varies
Gible	BD			SP			Cave	42-63	Varies
Added after obtaining TM99 (Waterfall)
Octillery	BD			SP			Cave	50-63	Varies
Whiscash	BD			SP			Cave	50-63	Varies
Gabite	BD			SP			Cave	50-63	Varies
Mantyke	BD			SP			Cave	50-63	Varies
Added after obtaining the National Pokédex
Squirtle	BD			SP			Cave	16-63	Varies
Poliwag	BD			SP			Cave	16-63	Varies
Poliwhirl	BD			SP			Cave	16-63	Varies
Slowpoke	BD			SP			Cave	16-63	Varies
Farfetch'd	BD			SP			Cave	16-63	Varies
Seel	BD			SP			Cave	16-63	Varies
Dewgong	BD			SP			Cave	16-63	Varies
Shellder	BD			SP			Cave	16-63	Varies
Horsea	BD			SP			Cave	16-63	Varies
Staryu	BD			SP			Cave	16-63	Varies
Tauros	BD			SP			Cave	16-63	Varies
Dratini	BD			SP			Cave	16-63	Varies
Totodile	BD			SP			Cave	16-63	Varies
Ledian	BD			SP			Cave	16-63	Varies
Chinchou	BD			SP			Cave	16-63	Varies
Lanturn	BD			SP			Cave	16-63	Varies
Qwilfish	BD			SP			Cave	16-63	Varies
Corsola	BD			SP			Cave	16-63	Varies
Mudkip	BD			SP			Cave	16-63	Varies
Lotad	BD			SP			Cave	16-63	Varies
Lombre	BD			SP			Cave	16-63	Varies
Surskit	BD			SP			Cave	16-63	Varies
Carvanha	BD			SP			Cave	16-63	Varies
Corphish	BD			SP			Cave	16-63	Varies
Crawdaunt	BD			SP			Cave	16-63	Varies
Clamperl	BD			SP			Cave	16-63	Varies
Piplup	BD			SP			Cave	16-63	Varies
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.

Rare Spawns

Rare Spawns run concurrently to the existing encounter table, and use independent percentages for their rates.

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Lickitung	BD			SP			Cave	16-63	30%
Togepi	BD			SP			Cave	16-63	10%
Ralts	BD			SP			Cave	16-63	30%
Swablu	BD			SP			Cave	16-63	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.

In other languages

Language		Title
Chinese	Cantonese	地下水脈空洞 Deihhahséuimahk Hūngduhng
	Mandarin	地下水脈空洞 / 地下水脉空洞 Dìxiàshuǐmài Kōngdòng
French		Grotte des Eaux Souterraines
German		Wasserlaufgrotte
Italian		Antro delle falde acquifere
Korean		지하수맥 공동 Jihasumaek Gongdong
Spanish		Cueva Fluvial

Sinnoh
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