Wellspring Cave

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Wellspring Cave ちかすいみゃくのあな Groundwater-Vein Cave "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
Map description:	The underwater pool grew from rainwater soaking into the ground.
Location:	Route 3
Region:	Unova
Generations:	V
Location of Wellspring Cave in Unova.
Pokémon world locations

Wellspring Cave (Japanese: 地下水脈の穴 Groundwater-Vein Cave) is a cave in Unova which lies in the northwest corner of Route 3.

In Pokémon Black and White, when first entering the cave, the player and Cheren will encounter and battle four Team Plasma members. Once the Single and Double Battle are won, the player and Cheren are told by Team Plasma that they plan to steal Pokémon in order to liberate them from humans, who according to the Plasma members, are making Pokémon suffer. Players can obtain TM46 (Thief) in the entrance cave, but cannot proceed further without Surf. Flash is optional for the basement level.

Geography

Wellspring Cave earned its name due to its collection of underground water wells. Rainwater seeped through the soil as groundwater and pooled into wells hidden within the earth, gradually forming springs. Water droplets trickle frequently from stalactites across the cave, indicating its contribution to the formation of the springs.

The first floor is a small area divided into two rocky shores separated by an "L"-shaped pool in the center of the room. Without Surf, the player can only access the northeastern section of the first floor. Once acquired, the player can move across the body of water to the southern strip of land and descend into the lower section of the cave.

The lowest layer of Wellspring Cave is roughly twice as long as the previous floor. Without any natural light source, the bottom level stays in darkness, though Flash can be used to nullify this effect. Like the first floor, a large body of water is situated to where it sections off parts of the floor. A landbridge between the bigger spring and a lesser one leads into a huge section of land with rugged terrain. Black Belts and Battle Girls can be found training within the rocky surface, but can be avoided altogether by surfing on the lake to their left. At the northern end, a small section of land can be reached.

Items

Surf is required to get to B1F. Items in B1F will not be marked as requiring Surf unless it is further required to access the item itself.

Item		Location	Games
	TM46 (Thief)	1F, South of entrance	B  W
	Full Heal	1F, West of TM46 at the top of the stairs (hidden)	B  W
	PP Up	1F, West of Full Heal (requires Surf) (hidden)	B  W
	Elixir	1F, In the west (requires Surf)	B  W
	Escape Rope	1F, In the south (requires Surf)	B  W
	Max Repel	1F, East of Hiker Zaiem	B2  W2
	Escape Rope	1F, West of Battle Girl Maggie (requires Surf)	B2  W2
	Max Potion	B1F, East of entrance (hidden)	B  W
	TM47 (Low Sweep)	B1F, East from Max Potion (requires Surf)	B  W
	Hyper Potion	B1F, Northwest of Battle Girl Xiao (hidden)	B  W
	Dive Ball	B1F, South of Hyper Potion	B  W
	Mystic Water	B1F, North of TM47 in east	B  W
	Revive	B1F, South of Mystic Water in east (hidden)	B  W
	Max Elixir	B1F, Northeast end (hidden)	B  W
	TM47 (Low Sweep)	B1F, On cliff, south of Battle Girl Xiao	B2  W2
	TM52 (Focus Blast)	B1F, Northern end (requires Surf)	B  W  B2  W2
	Carbos	B1F, East of Black Belt Thomas (hidden)	B2  W2
	Protector	B1F, North of Carbos	B2  W2
	Max Revive ×2	B1F, Southeast of Black Belt Thomas, before ledge (requires Surf) B1F, East of Veteran Shaun (requires Surf) (hidden)	B2  W2
	Ultra Ball	B1F, Southwest of Veteran Shaun (requires Surf) (hidden)	B2  W2

Phenomenon

Item		Location	Games
	Fire Gem	Dust cloud	B  W  B2  W2
	Water Gem	Dust cloud	B  W  B2  W2
	Electric Gem	Dust cloud	B  W  B2  W2
	Grass Gem	Dust cloud	B  W  B2  W2
	Ice Gem	Dust cloud	B  W  B2  W2
	Fighting Gem	Dust cloud	B  W  B2  W2
	Poison Gem	Dust cloud	B  W  B2  W2
	Ground Gem	Dust cloud	B  W  B2  W2
	Flying Gem	Dust cloud	B  W  B2  W2
	Psychic Gem	Dust cloud	B  W  B2  W2
	Bug Gem	Dust cloud	B  W  B2  W2
	Rock Gem	Dust cloud	B  W  B2  W2
	Ghost Gem	Dust cloud	B  W  B2  W2
	Dragon Gem	Dust cloud	B  W  B2  W2
	Dark Gem	Dust cloud	B  W  B2  W2
	Steel Gem	Dust cloud	B  W  B2  W2
	Normal Gem	Dust cloud	B  W  B2  W2
	Fire Stone	Dust cloud	B  W  B2  W2
	Water Stone	Dust cloud	B  W  B2  W2
	Thunderstone	Dust cloud	B  W  B2  W2
	Leaf Stone	Dust cloud	B  W  B2  W2
	Moon Stone	Dust cloud	B  W  B2  W2
	Sun Stone	Dust cloud	B  W  B2  W2
	Shiny Stone	Dust cloud	B  W  B2  W2
	Dusk Stone	Dust cloud	B  W  B2  W2
	Dawn Stone	Dust cloud	B  W  B2  W2
	Oval Stone	Dust cloud	B  W  B2  W2
	Everstone	Dust cloud	B  W  B2  W2
	Hard Stone	Dust cloud	B  W

Pokémon

Pokémon Black and White

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
1F, B1F
Roggenrola	B			W			Cave	10-13	50%
Woobat	B			W			Cave	10-13	50%
Dust clouds
Drilbur	B			W			Dust cloud	10-13	100%
Surfing
Basculin Red-Striped	B			W			Surfing	5-15	100%
Basculin Blue-Striped	B			W			Surfing	5-15	100%
Surfing in rippling water
Basculin Red-Striped	B			W			Rippling water	5-20	100%
Basculin Blue-Striped	B			W			Rippling water	5-20	100%
Fishing
Poliwag	B			W			Fishing	35-55	60%
Poliwhirl	B			W			Fishing	35-55	10%
Basculin Red-Striped	B			W			Fishing	35-55	30%
Basculin Blue-Striped	B			W			Fishing	35-55	30%
Fishing in rippling water
Poliwhirl	B			W			Rippling water	35-60	65%
Poliwrath	B			W			Rippling water	35-60	5%
Basculin Red-Striped	B			W			Rippling water	35-60	30%
Basculin Blue-Striped	B			W			Rippling water	35-60	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.

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
1F, B1F
Boldore	B2			W2			Cave	55-58	50%
Woobat	B2			W2			Cave	55-58	50%
Dust clouds
Excadrill	B2			W2			Dust cloud	55-58	100%
Surfing
Basculin Red-Striped	B2			W2			Surfing	45-60	100%
Basculin Blue-Striped	B2			W2			Surfing	45-60	100%
Surfing in rippling water
Basculin Blue-Striped	B2			W2			Surfing	45-60	100%
Basculin Red-Striped	B2			W2			Surfing	45-60	100%
Fishing
Poliwag	B2			W2			Fishing	50-70	70%
Basculin Red-Striped	B2			W2			Fishing	50-60	30%
Basculin Blue-Striped	B2			W2			Fishing	50-60	30%
Fishing in rippling water
Poliwhirl	B2			W2			Rippling water	50-60	65%
Poliwrath	B2			W2			Rippling water	60	5%
Basculin Blue-Striped	B2			W2			Rippling water	50-60	30%
Basculin Red-Striped	B2			W2			Rippling water	50-60	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.

Special encounters

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

One of N's Pokémon appears here as a wild encounter after viewing the Memory Link flashback "Meeting Friends, Saying Good-Bye". If defeated or run from, it is able to be encountered again.

It has a 1% encounter rate, 30 IVs in every stat, a Timid Nature, and is coded to never be Shiny.

It has 255 friendship when caught.

Types: Psychic Flying Ability: Unaware or Klutz Held item: None Woobat♂ Lv.55 Air Slash Flying Special   --       Future Sight Psychic Special   --       Psychic Psychic Special   --       Endeavor Normal Physical   --

Trainers

Pokémon Black and White

Cheren will join the player in a Multi Battle against the two last Team Plasma Grunts.

If the player chose Snivy:

PKMN Trainer Cheren Wellspring Cave Black and White

Type: Fire Unknown Ability: Blaze Held item: Oran Berry Tepig♂ Lv.14 Ember Fire Special   --       Defense Curl Normal Status   --       Odor Sleuth Normal Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Dark Unknown Ability: Unburden Held item: None Purrloin♂ Lv.12 Scratch Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Assist Normal Status   --       Sand-Attack Ground Status   --

If the player chose Tepig:

PKMN Trainer Cheren Wellspring Cave Black and White

Type: Water Unknown Ability: Torrent Held item: Oran Berry Oshawott♂ Lv.14 Water Gun Water Special   --       Tail Whip Normal Status   --       Water Sport Water Status   --       Curse Unknown Status   --       Type: Dark Unknown Ability: Unburden Held item: None Purrloin♂ Lv.12 Scratch Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Assist Normal Status   --       Sand-Attack Ground Status   --

If the player chose Oshawott:

PKMN Trainer Cheren Wellspring Cave Black and White

Type: Grass Unknown Ability: Overgrow Held item: Oran Berry Snivy♂ Lv.14 Tackle Normal Physical   --       Leer Normal Status   --       Vine Whip Grass Physical   --       Growth Normal Status   --       Type: Dark Unknown Ability: Unburden Held item: None Purrloin♂ Lv.12 Scratch Normal Physical   --       Growl Normal Status   --       Assist Normal Status   --       Sand-Attack Ground Status   --

Trainer	Pokémon
1F
Team Plasma Grunt Reward: $480	Patrat♂ Lv.12 No item
Team Plasma Grunt Reward: $480 Double Battle with the following Grunt	Patrat♂ Lv.12 No item
Team Plasma Grunt Reward: $480 Double Battle with the previous Grunt	Patrat♂ Lv.12 No item
B1F (requires Surf)
Black Belt Edward トウシ Tōshi Reward: $1088	Scraggy♂ Lv.34 No item
	Throh♂ Lv.34 No item
	Sawk♂ Lv.34 No item
Battle Girl Maggie ミスズ Misuzu Reward: $1120	Gurdurr♂ Lv.35 No item
	Sawk♂ Lv.35 No item
Battle Girl Xiao シャオ Xiao Reward: $1120	Gurdurr♂ Lv.35 No item
	Throh♂ Lv.35 No item

Pokémon Black 2 and White 2

Trainer	Pokémon
1F
Hiker Zaiem タカフミ Takafumi Reward: $1952	Hippowdon♂ Lv.61 No item
	Marowak♂ Lv.61 No item
	Rhydon♂ Lv.61 No item
Battle Girl Maggie ミスズ Misuzu Reward: $1984 Requires Surf	Medicham♂ Lv.62 No item
	Mienshao♀ Lv.62 No item
	Hitmonlee♂ Lv.62 No item
B1F (requires Surf)
Black Belt Thomas タダシ Tadashi Reward: $1984	Sawk♂ Lv.62 No item
	Conkeldurr♂ Lv.62 No item
	Breloom♂ Lv.62 No item
Battle Girl Xiao シャオ Xiao Reward: $1984	Primeape♀ Lv.62 No item
	Scrafty♀ Lv.62 No item
	Hitmonchan♂ Lv.62 No item
Black Belt Edward トウシ Tōshi Reward: $1984	Throh♂ Lv.62 No item
	Machamp♂ Lv.62 No item
	Hitmontop♂ Lv.62 No item
Veteran Shaun タイガ Taiga Reward: $4960	Gyarados♂ Lv.62 No item
	Snorlax♂ Lv.62 No item
	Crobat♂ Lv.62 No item
	Druddigon♂ Lv.62 No item
	Excadrill♂ Lv.62 No item
	Gigalith♂ Lv.62 No item

Layout

Version	1F	B1F
Black
White
Black 2
White 2

In the anime

Wellspring Cave in the anime

In Snivy Plays Hard to Catch!, Team Rocket was resting in Wellspring Cave as they received a message from Giovanni. After the message, Jessie tried to capture a Snivy that was passing by, but she failed.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 泉源洞穴 Chyùhnyùhn Duhngyuht Mandarin 泉源洞穴 Quányuán Dòngxuè / Quányuán Dòngxué French Veine Souterraine German Grundwassersenke Italian Falda Sotterranea Korean 지하수맥굴 Jihasumaek Gul Spanish Cueva Manantial

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