'''Turnback Cave''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|戻|もど}}りの{{tt|洞窟|どうくつ}}''' ''Returning Cave'') is a maze-like cave filled with dense [[fog]] which is home to the [[Legendary Pokémon]] {{p|Giratina}}. Turnback Cave is located at the north-central region of [[Sendoff Spring]], which itself may only be accessed through the [[Spring Path]].
'''Turnback Cave''' (Japanese: '''{{tt|戻|もど}}りの{{tt|洞窟|どうくつ}}''' ''Returning Cave'') is a cave which is home to the [[Legendary Pokémon]] {{p|Giratina}}. In [[Sinnoh]], it is located at the north-central region of [[Sendoff Spring]], which itself may be accessed through the [[Spring Path]]. The cave can only be entered after entering the [[Hall of Fame]]. In [[Hisui]], it is located in the center of a tall mountain crater in the [[Spring Path]], which lies at the northwestern corner of the [[Cobalt Coastlands]], and is accessible via {{DL|Ride Pokémon (Hisui)|Ride Pokémon}}.
In {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} and {{g|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl}}, there is an inscription in the pillar in the room Giratina resides in that implies the cave is a location where the separation between the real world and the [[Distortion World]] is weaker. In {{game|Platinum}}, a portal to the Distortion World appears in front of the pillar. The inscription reads:
[[Escape Rope]]s and {{m|Dig}} cannot be used to leave Turnback Cave.
:''This is... That where life sparkles... That where life has faded... A place where two worlds overlap...''
==Geography==
==Geography==
===Rooms and pillars===
===Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl===
Turnback Cave has four types of room overall. The two fixed points are the entrance room and Giratina's room. The rooms between those points are like a randomized maze, which contains two types of rooms: rooms with only a pillar in the middle and rooms with odd patterns of rocks around the room.
Turnback Cave is a maze-like cave filled with dense [[fog]]. The cave has a fixed starting point—the entrance room—and a fixed terminal room—Giratina's room. The rooms between those points are randomized, and leaving a room will generate one of two types of rooms: a room with a single pillar in the center, or a room with an odd pattern of rocks that may obstruct other entrances.
In order to reach Giratina, the {{player}} must find three pillar rooms; the room immediately after the third will be Giratina's room. (All doors from Giratina's room return to the entrance room.) If the player passes through a total of 30 rooms before arriving at Giratina's room, the next door will return them to the entrance room (where the count resets). In addition, if the player exits a room through the door by which they entered it, they will also be returned to the entrance room (except from the third pillar room, or the door from the entrance room leading to [[Sendoff Spring]]). Any other door leads completely randomly to another room, even if the game is saved and reloaded. If a saved game is loaded in an intermediate room, the door the player originally entered by will not be remembered (meaning no door will lead to the entrance, unless the room is already number 30). [[Escape Rope]]s and {{m|Dig}} cannot be used to leave Turnback Cave.
To reach Giratina's room, the {{player}} must find three pillar rooms; the room immediately after the third pillar room will be Giratina's room. If the player passes through a total of 30 rooms before arriving at Giratina's room, the next door that is entered will return the player to the entrance room. In addition, if the player exits a room through the door from which it was entered, they will also be returned to the entrance room (except from the third pillar room, or the door from the entrance room leading to [[Sendoff Spring]]). Any other door leads completely randomly to another room, even if the game is saved and reloaded. If a saved game is loaded in an intermediate room, the door the player originally entered by will not be remembered (meaning no door will lead to the entrance, unless the room is already number 30).
Giratina's room contains either Giratina or an item. In {{game|Platinum}}, Giratina will only be present if the player did not catch it in the [[Distortion World]]. If Giratina is not present, there will be an item in Giratina's room (respawning upon each visit to its room)—which item it is depends on the number of rooms traversed before reaching Giratina's room: for 3 rooms, a [[Reaper Cloth]]; for 4 to 15, a [[Rare Bone]]; and for 16 to 30, a [[Stardust]]. In Pokémon Platinum, there is also a portal to a section of the Distortion World where the player can find the [[Griseous Orb]] (although unlike the other items, the Griseous Orb can only be obtained once), although it cannot be used while Giratina is present.
In the entrance room, the inscription on the wall on the central pedestal reads:
: ''...Past three pillars...to the sleeping... ...before 30 is surpassed...''
In the entrance room, the inscription on a wall reads:
The inscription at the base of the pillars in the pillar rooms between the entrance room and Giratina's room feature two numbers. The first denotes which pillar room the player is in, while the second denotes how many total rooms the player has traversed (including the current room) since leaving the entrance room.
: ''...Past three pillars...to the sleeping... ...before 30 is surpassed...''
In Giratina's room, the inscription on a wall reads:
====Giratina's Room====
Giratina's room has four entrances like other rooms in the cave, and from each a set of stairs descends to a central pedestal upon which Giratina will stand (or an item if Giratina has already been caught). In {{game|Platinum}}, Giratina will only be present if the player did not catch it in the [[Distortion World]]. If Giratina has been caught, there will be portal to the [[Distortion World]] where the player can obtain the [[Griseous Orb]]. If Giratina is not present, there will be an item, which reappears upon each subsequent visit to the room. Exiting any one of the doors from this room will return the player back to the entrance room.
In {{pkmn|Diamond and Pearl|Pokémon Diamond, Pearl}}, {{pkmn|Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl|Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl}}, there is an inscription on the wall on the central pedestal that reads:
: ''This is... That where life sparkles... That where life has faded... A place where two worlds overlap...''
: ''This is... That where life sparkles... That where life has faded... A place where two worlds overlap...''
The inscription at the base of pillars in pillar rooms between the entrance and Giratina's room has two numbers. The first denotes which pillar room the player is in, while the second denotes how many total rooms the player has traversed (including the current room) since leaving the entrance room.
===Legends: Arceus===
Turnback Cave is a small, rounded space with stone pillars lining the wall. Giratina will appear in the cave after accepting {{DL|Task|Mission}} 91 from [[Professor Laventon]].
Turnback Cave (Japanese: 戻りの洞窟Returning Cave) is a cave which is home to the Legendary PokémonGiratina. In Sinnoh, it is located at the north-central region of Sendoff Spring, which itself may be accessed through the Spring Path. The cave can only be entered after entering the Hall of Fame. In Hisui, it is located in the center of a tall mountain crater in the Spring Path, which lies at the northwestern corner of the Cobalt Coastlands, and is accessible via Ride Pokémon.
Diamond, Pearl, Platinum, Brilliant Diamond, and Shining Pearl
Rooms and pillars
A pillar
Turnback Cave is a maze-like cave filled with dense fog. The cave has a fixed starting point—the entrance room—and a fixed terminal room—Giratina's room. The rooms between those points are randomized, and leaving a room will generate one of two types of rooms: a room with a single pillar in the center, or a room with an odd pattern of rocks that may obstruct other entrances.
To reach Giratina's room, the player must find three pillar rooms; the room immediately after the third pillar room will be Giratina's room. If the player passes through a total of 30 rooms before arriving at Giratina's room, the next door that is entered will return the player to the entrance room. In addition, if the player exits a room through the door from which it was entered, they will also be returned to the entrance room (except from the third pillar room, or the door from the entrance room leading to Sendoff Spring). Any other door leads completely randomly to another room, even if the game is saved and reloaded. If a saved game is loaded in an intermediate room, the door the player originally entered by will not be remembered (meaning no door will lead to the entrance, unless the room is already number 30).
In the entrance room, the inscription on the wall on the central pedestal reads:
...Past three pillars...to the sleeping... ...before 30 is surpassed...
The inscription at the base of the pillars in the pillar rooms between the entrance room and Giratina's room feature two numbers. The first denotes which pillar room the player is in, while the second denotes how many total rooms the player has traversed (including the current room) since leaving the entrance room.
Giratina's Room
Giratina's room has four entrances like other rooms in the cave, and from each a set of stairs descends to a central pedestal upon which Giratina will stand (or an item if Giratina has already been caught). In Pokémon Platinum, Giratina will only be present if the player did not catch it in the Distortion World. If Giratina has been caught, there will be portal to the Distortion World where the player can obtain the Griseous Orb. If Giratina is not present, there will be an item, which reappears upon each subsequent visit to the room. Exiting any one of the doors from this room will return the player back to the entrance room.
This is... That where life sparkles... That where life has faded... A place where two worlds overlap...
Legends: Arceus
Turnback Cave is a small, rounded space with stone pillars lining the wall. Giratina will appear in the cave after accepting Mission 91 from Professor Laventon.
Items
Before being able to obtain the item at the end of the cave, the player must first catch or defeat Giratina. In Pokémon Platinum, if the player defeated Giratina in the Distortion World, they must defeat or catch it here and traverse through the cave again in order to be able to obtain items here.
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.
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.
Between second and third pillars
Only five of the six possible rooms have wild encounters; the second of the possible rooms between these pillars never has wild encounters.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Turnback Cave appeared in Enter the Distortion World!. After managing to make Kaisei spill out how to get to the Distortion World, Charon traveled to the cave and entered Giratina's realm through it with Kaisei, followed by Hareta, Koya, and Jun.
Trivia
Turnback Cave is similar to certain locations in Kanto and Hoenn:
Turnback Cave and the Distortion World may draw some inspiration from the Japanese underworld, Yomi. Giratina itself can be seen as a parallel to the kami Izanami.
Turnback Cave shares its music with that of the Old Chateau. However, in Pokémon Diamond and Pearl, the version of the track used in Turnback Cave and the surrounding areas is noticeably lacking certain soundfonts. Interestingly, this variation is not recognized as a separate track in the game's audio files and the normal variation of the track is used in Pokémon Platinum, suggesting the difference between the versions was unintentional.
