Glittering Cave
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| Map description: | Lose all sense of direction as you wander though this cave, where Luminous Moss glows emerald green. | |||
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| Location: | North of Route 9 | |||
| Region: | Kalos | |||
| Generations: | VI | |||
 Location of Glittering Cave in Kalos. | ||||
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Glittering Cave (Japanese: 輝きの洞窟 Glittering Cave) is a cave in southern Kalos. It is where the player initially encounters Team Flare.
Geography
The first part of the cave is a long, narrow entrance cave with several detours. All these detours lead to dead ends, however. The cave walls are covered in Luminous Moss and crystals, illuminating the cave interior. There are nine predetermined spots in this section of the cave that may contain dark shadows, and upon running into one, a wild Pokémon will leap out of the shadow and attack. These encounters cannot be avoided with Repels. Each time the player enters this section of the map, five of the spots will be randomly chosen to contain shadows; upon leaving and reentering the area, the random spots will respawn and be reshuffled.
At the end of the narrow cave is a larger, open cave, where a couple of rock-filled mine carts can be found. This is also where the Scientists from the Ambrette Fossil Lab come to dig for Fossils. When the player first visits the cave, Team Flare members can be found here, trying to steal Fossils in order to sell them for profit.
Items
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Kangaskhanite | At the end of the first detour (rightwards) from the entrance of the cave (post-game, between 8:00 and 8:59 PM; requires an upgraded Mega Ring) | X Y |
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Hard Stone | At the end of the second detour (leftwards) from the entrance of the cave | X Y |
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TM65 (Shadow Claw) | At the end of the third detour (leftwards) from the entrance of the cave | X Y |
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Escape Rope | In the deep part of the cave, south of the Fossil assistant | X Y |
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Jaw Fossil | In the deep part of the cave, from the Fossil assistant if the player chooses it instead of the Sail Fossil | X Y |
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Sail Fossil | In the deep part of the cave, from the Fossil assistant if the player chooses it instead of the Jaw Fossil | X Y |
Rock Smash
The items that can be received by using Rock Smash differ before and after entering the Hall of Fame.
Pre–Hall of Fame
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Hard Stone | Randomly found by smashing breakable rocks in the final room of the cave (~64.5%) | X Y |
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Old Amber | Randomly found by smashing breakable rocks in the final room of the cave (~8.5%) | X Y |
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Revive | Randomly found by smashing breakable rocks in the final room of the cave (~27%) | X Y |
Post–Hall of Fame
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Old Amber | Randomly found by smashing breakable rocks in the final room of the cave (~10%) | X Y |
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Skull Fossil | Randomly found by smashing breakable rocks in the final room of the cave (~12.5%) | X Y |
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Armor Fossil | Randomly found by smashing breakable rocks in the final room of the cave (~10%) | X Y |
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Dome Fossil | Randomly found by smashing breakable rocks in the final room of the cave (~20%) | Y |
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Helix Fossil | Randomly found by smashing breakable rocks in the final room of the cave (~25%) | Y |
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Cover Fossil | Randomly found by smashing breakable rocks in the final room of the cave (~12.5%) | X Y |
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Plume Fossil | Randomly found by smashing breakable rocks in the final room of the cave (~10%) | X Y |
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Claw Fossil | Randomly found by smashing breakable rocks in the final room of the cave | X |
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Root Fossil | Randomly found by smashing breakable rocks in the final room of the cave | X |
Natural objects
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Luminous Moss | Found by using Hyper Voice or Rock Slide on a mossy rock during a battle | X Y |
Pokémon
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15-17 | 30% | ||||||||||
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X | Y |
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17 | 10% | ||||||||||
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X | Y |
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15-16 | 20% | ||||||||||
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X | Y |
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17 | 10% | ||||||||||
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X | Y |
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17 | 5% | ||||||||||
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X | Y |
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15-16 | 5% | ||||||||||
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X | Y |
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17 | 10% | ||||||||||
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X | Y |
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17 | 10% | ||||||||||
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X | Y |
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15-17 | 85% | ||||||||||
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X | Y |
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15-17 | 15% | ||||||||||
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X | Y |
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15-17 | 35% | ||||||||||
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X | Y |
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15, 17 | 65% | ||||||||||
| 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
Calem or Serena will join the player in a Multi Battle against the final two Team Flare Grunts.
If the player chose Chespin:
If the player chose Fennekin:
If the player chose Froakie:
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Layout
| Game | Main cave | Deep cave |
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Music
| Games | Situation | Song name (Japanese) | Song name (English) | Composition | Arrangement |
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| X Y | Overworld | 輝きの洞窟 | Glittering Cave | Minako Adachi | Minako Adachi |
| When encountering Team Flare Grunts | フレア団登場！ | Team Flare Appears! | Minako Adachi | Minako Adachi | |
| When battling Team Flare Grunts | 戦闘！フレア団 | Battle! (Team Flare) | Minako Adachi | Minako Adachi | |
| After defeating Team Flare Grunts | フレア団に勝利！ | Victory! (Team Flare) | Minako Adachi | Minako Adachi |
In the TCG
This listing is of cards mentioning or featuring Glittering Cave in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.
| Glittering Cave Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats. | ||||||||||
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| Card | Type | Mark | English Expansion |
Rarity | # | Japanese Expansion |
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| Team Flare Grunt | Su | XY | 
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129/146 | Collection X | 
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059/060 | |
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73/836 | BREAK Starter Pack | 
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069/072 | ||||
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126/131 | ||||||||
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151/171 | ||||||||
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73a/83 | The Best of XY |
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186/171 | |||||
| Gigalith | 
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Phantom Forces | 
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50/119 | Phantom Gate | 
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049/088 | |
| Diggersby | 
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Phantom Forces |
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88/119 | Phantom Gate |
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076/088 | |
Trivia
- The Glittering Cave may be a reference to the Glittering Caves from J. R. R. Tolkien's The Lord of the Rings. Both appear as a network of tunnels lined with crystals.
- In Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, a stone from this cave is on display in the Rustboro Gym with a description that reads "A Kalos stone."
- After being given the Drives by the Hiker in Ambrette Town, he mentions that Genesect are rumored to have been found in Glittering Cave. However, there is no Genesect to be found in Glittering Cave.
- According to Junichi Masuda at the 17th Japan Expo event in Paris, France, the Glittering Cave was inspired by the Catacombs of Paris.[1]
In other languages
| Language | Title | |
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| Chinese | Cantonese | 閃耀洞窟 Símyiuh Duhngfāt |
| Mandarin | 閃耀洞窟 / 闪耀洞窟 Shǎnyào Dòngkū | |
| French | Grotte Étincelante | |
| German | Leuchthöhle | |
| Italian | Grotta dei Bagliori | |
| Korean | 반짝임의동굴 Banjjagim ui Donggul | |
| Spanish | Cueva Brillante | |
References
- ↑ Masuda, Junichi (July 7, 2016). "Masterclass Pokémon avec Junichi MASUDA." The 17th Japan Expo event, Paris, France.
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