Verdant Cavern

Verdant Cavern 茂みの洞窟 Verdant Cavern "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
Map description:	A cave with a great variety of plants thriving inside it. The light shafting in from above makes for a breathtaking sight.
Location:	Route 2
Region:	Alola
Generations:	VII
Location of Verdant Cavern in Alola.
Pokémon world locations

Verdant Cavern (Japanese: 茂みの洞窟 Verdant Cavern) is a location on Melemele Island in Alola, located in the northeastern portion of Route 2. It is the location of the trial of Ilima.

Trial

The trial begins as soon as the player enters Verdant Cavern; however, they can leave at any time, although this will reset the trial. Once the trial guide has stepped aside to grant access to the Totem's Den, the player can leave at any time without resetting the trial.

In this trial, the player must find and battle two Yungoos^SUS/Alolan Rattata^MUM and a Gumshoos^SUS/an Alolan Raticate^MUM. Along the way, the player will face two Team Skull Grunts and battle one of them; once defeated, the two grunts will unwittingly help the player finish the trial. Despite not officially being part of the trial, the grunts act as if they are, resetting when the trial is reset.

After defeating the Totem Pokémon, the player will be greeted by Ilima for completing the trial and will receive a Normalium Z as a reward. After completing the trial, wild Pokémon will appear in Verdant Cavern as both ambush encounters and cave tile encounters.

Trial Pokémon and Trainers

Trial Site

Sun and Ultra Sun
Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Strong Jaw Held item: None Yungoos♂/♀ Lv.11 Sand Attack Ground Status   --       Tackle Normal Physical   --       Hyper Fang Normal Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --	Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Strong Jaw Held item: None Yungoos♂/♀ Lv.11 Sand Attack Ground Status   --       Tackle Normal Physical   --       Super Fang Normal Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --	Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Adaptability Held item: None Gumshoos♂/♀ Lv.11 Sand Attack Ground Status   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Super Fang Normal Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --
Moon and Ultra Moon
Types: Dark Normal Ability: Gluttony Held item: None Rattata♂/♀ Lv.11 Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Tail Whip Normal Status   --       Hyper Fang Normal Physical   --       Tackle Normal Physical   --	Types: Dark Normal Ability: Gluttony Held item: None Rattata♂/♀ Lv.11 Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Tail Whip Normal Status   --       Super Fang Normal Physical   --       Tackle Normal Physical   --	Types: Dark Normal Ability: Gluttony Held item: None Raticate♂/♀ Lv.11 Focus Energy Normal Status   --       Tail Whip Normal Status   --       Super Fang Normal Physical   --       Tackle Normal Physical   --

Team Skull Grunt Verdant Cavern Sun, Moon, Ultra Sun, and Ultra Moon Reward: 352
Type: Psychic Unknown Ability: Insomnia Held item: None Drowzee♂ Lv.11 Pound Normal Physical   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --

Totem's Den

The Totem Pokémon will call its ally on its first turn; once the ally is defeated, the Totem Pokémon cannot call it again.

Sun		Moon
Totem Gumshoos	Ally Yungoos	Totem Raticate	Ally Rattata
Aura: +1 Defense		Aura: +1 Defense
Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Adaptability Held item: Pecha Berry Gumshoos♂ Lv.12 Super Fang Normal Physical   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Scary Face Normal Status   --	Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Stakeout Held item: None Yungoos♂/♀ Lv.10 Leer Normal Status   --       Tackle Normal Physical   --       Pursuit Dark Physical   --       Bide Normal Physical   --	Types: Dark Normal Ability: Gluttony Held item: Pecha Berry Raticate♂ Lv.12 Bite Dark Physical   --       Tail Whip Normal Status   --       Scary Face Normal Status   --       Tackle Normal Physical   --	Types: Dark Normal Ability: Hustle Held item: None Rattata♂/♀ Lv.10 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Focus Energy Normal Status   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Tail Whip Normal Status   --
Ultra Sun		Ultra Moon
Totem Gumshoos	Ally Yungoos	Totem Raticate	Ally Rattata
Aura: +1 Defense		Aura: +1 Defense
Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Adaptability Held item: Pecha Berry Gumshoos♂ Lv.12 Super Fang Normal Physical   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Tackle Normal Physical   --       Scary Face Normal Status   --	Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Stakeout Held item: None Yungoos♂/♀ Lv.10 Leer Normal Status   --       Tackle Normal Physical   --       Pursuit Dark Physical   --       Odor Sleuth Normal Status   --	Types: Dark Normal Ability: Gluttony Held item: Pecha Berry Raticate♂ Lv.12 Super Fang Normal Physical   --       Bite Dark Physical   --       Fury Swipes Normal Physical   --       Scary Face Normal Status   --	Types: Dark Normal Ability: Hustle Held item: None Rattata♂/♀ Lv.10 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Tail Whip Normal Status   --       Quick Attack Normal Physical   --       Pursuit Dark Physical   --

Items

Trial Site

Item		Location	Games
	Super Potion	Southeast corner, near the entrance	S  M  US  UM
	Revive	South of the mossy rock in front of the second den (hidden)	S  M  US  UM
	TM31 (Brick Break)	At the top of the ledge northwest of the entrance	S  M  US  UM
	Super Potion	Northeast corner, through the tunnel	S  M  US  UM
	X Defense	West side of the cavern, south of the western den	S  M  US  UM

Dropped after ambush encounters

Sometimes, after a Pokémon from a dirt cloud is defeated or caught, it will drop an item.

Item		Location	Games
	Oran Berry	Sometimes dropped by Pokémon from dirt clouds	S  M  US  UM
	Sitrus Berry	Sometimes dropped by Pokémon from dirt clouds	S  M  US  UM

Zygarde Cube

Item		Location	Games
	Zygarde Cell	Next to the northeastern den	S  M

Totem's Den

Item		Location	Games
	Normalium Z	Reward for completing the trial	S  M  US  UM
	Great Ball ×10	From Ilima after completing the trial	S  M  US  UM
	Energy Root	On the land jutting out over the edge (requires Tauros Charge) (hidden)	S  M  US  UM
	TM46 (Thief)	At the top of the ledge (requires Tauros Charge)	S  M  US  UM
	Trial Guide Cap and Tee	From a Trial Guide after defeating the Totem Pokémon in a rematch	US  UM

Pokémon

Prior to completing the trial, wild Pokémon do not appear in Verdant Cavern (except trial Pokémon).

Pokémon Sun and Moon

Trial Site

Pokémon	Allies	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Zubat	Zubat	S			M			Cave	8-11	70%
Diglett Alolan Form	Diglett	S			M			Cave	8-11	30%
Ambush encounters
Rattata Alolan Form	Rattata	S			M			Dirt cloud	11	100%
Yungoos	Yungoos	S			M			Dirt cloud	11	100%
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 Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

Trial Site

Pokémon	Allies	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Zubat	Zubat	US			UM			Cave	8-11	35%
Diglett Alolan Form	Diglett	US			UM			Cave	8-11	35%
Noibat	Noibat	US			UM			Cave	8-11	30%
Ambush encounters
Rattata Alolan Form	Rattata	US			UM			Dirt cloud	10	100%
Yungoos	Yungoos	US			UM			Dirt cloud	10	100%
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.

Special encounters

Pokémon Moon

Four Pheromosa appear here during the second Ultra Beast mission. The Pheromosa respawn immediately if defeated or run from. Pheromosa is not registered as seen in the Pokédex and appears as ??? until the first one is caught. They are coded to never be Shiny.

Aura: +2 Speed

Types: Bug Fighting Ability: Beast Boost Held item: None Pheromosa Lv.60 Triple Kick Fighting Physical   --       Lunge Bug Physical   --       Bug Buzz Bug Special   --       Me First Normal Status   --

Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon

After receiving Ilima's Normalium Z in Hau'oli City, the player can re-enter Totem's Den and interact with the pedestal to initiate a one-time rematch against the Totem Pokémon.

The Totem Pokémon will continuously call more allies, regardless of how many the player has defeated.

Ultra Sun		Ultra Moon
Totem Gumshoos	Ally Yungoos	Totem Raticate	Ally Rattata
Aura: +2 Atk, Def, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, Speed		Aura: +2 Atk, Def, Sp. Atk, Sp. Def, Speed
Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Adaptability Held item: Chople Berry Gumshoos♂ Lv.60 Hyper Fang Normal Physical   --       Ice Fang Ice Physical   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --	Type: Normal Unknown Ability: Stakeout Held item: None Yungoos♂/♀ Lv.58 Yawn Normal Status   --       Mud-Slap Ground Physical   --       Torment Dark Status   --       Super Fang Normal Physical   --	Types: Dark Normal Ability: Gluttony Held item: Chople Berry Raticate♂ Lv.60 Hyper Fang Normal Physical   --       Throat Chop Dark Physical   --       Protect Normal Status   --       Double Team Normal Status   --	Types: Dark Normal Ability: Hustle Held item: None Rattata♂/♀ Lv.58 Super Fang Normal Physical   --       Tail Whip Normal Status   --       Torment Dark Status   --       Crunch Dark Physical   --

Layout

Game	Cave	Totem's Den
Sun
Moon
Ultra Sun
Ultra Moon

In the anime

Verdant Cavern in the anime

Verdant Cavern appeared in To Top a Totem!, as the site of Ash's first island trial. Wanting to ask Yungoos and Gumshoos's help in dealing with a group of Alolan Rattata and Raticate causing havoc around Melemele Island, Ash was led to the Verdant Cavern by Hala to battle Totem Gumshoos and get it to help them.

At first, Ash faced a Yungoos and Gumshoos, the Totem's ally Pokémon, which he defeated with the help of Pikachu and Rowlet. After this, Totem Gumshoos appeared, challenging Ash. It was able to defeat Rowlet, but was eventually taken down by Pikachu. As a reward for winning the battle, Totem Gumshoos gave Ash a Normalium Z and agreed to help in driving away the troublesome Rattata and Raticate. Unbeknownst to Ash and Hala, Tapu Koko secretly followed the trial as it took place.

In the TCG

The following is a list is of cards mentioning or featuring Verdant Cavern in the Pokémon Trading Card Game.

Related cards Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a silver background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Ilima	Su	Sun & Moon		121/149	Collection Sun		058/060

Trivia

• In Pokémon Moon and Pokémon Ultra Moon, when the Totem Raticate appears, Gumshoos's cry is played instead of Raticate's.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 蔥鬱洞窟 Chūngwāt Duhngfāt Mandarin 蔥鬱洞窟 / 蔥郁洞窟 Cōngyù Dòngkū French Grotte Verdoyante German Vegetationshöhle Hungarian Zöldellő Barlang Italian Grotta Sottobosco Korean 우거진 동굴 Ugeojin Donggul Russian Изумрудная Пещера Izumrudnaya Peshchera Spanish Cueva Sotobosque

Alola
Islands Melemele Island • Akala Island • Ula'ula Island • Poni Island • Aether Paradise Settlements Iki Town • Hau'oli City • Heahea City • Paniola Town • Konikoni City • Malie City • Tapu Village • Po Town Seafolk Village • Pokémon League Routes 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 Landmarks Mahalo Trail • Trainers' School • Hau'oli Cemetery • Berry fields • Verdant Cavern • Melemele Meadow • Seaward Cave • Kala'e Bay Ten Carat Hill • Paniola Ranch • Brooklet Hill • Melemele Sea • Diglett's Tunnel • Royal Avenue • Battle Royal Dome • Wela Volcano Park Lush Jungle • Memorial Hill • Akala Outskirts • Ruins of Life • Hano Grand Resort • Hano Beach • Malie Garden • Mount Hokulani Hokulani Observatory • Blush Mountain • Ula'ula Beach • Aether House • Thrifty Megamart (Abandoned Site) • Haina Desert Ruins of Abundance • Ula'ula Meadow • Lake of the Moone • Lake of the Sunne • Shady House • Poni Wilds • Ancient Poni Path Poni Breaker Coast • Ruins of Hope • Exeggutor Island • Vast Poni Canyon • Altar of the Sunne • Altar of the Moone • Mount Lanakila Ruins of Conflict • Poni Grove • Poni Plains • Poni Meadow • Resolution Cave • Poni Coast • Poni Gauntlet • Battle Tree Festival Plaza • Poké Pelago • Big Wave Beach • Sandy Cave • Heahea Beach • Pikachu Valley • Dividing Peak Tunnel Kantonian Gym • Poni Beach • Plains Grotto • Team Rocket's Castle Ultra Space Ultra Deep Sea • Ultra Megalopolis • Megalo Tower • Ultra Jungle • Ultra Desert • Ultra Plant • Ultra Forest • Ultra Crater • Ultra Ruin Ultra Space Wilds

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