Secret Base

Brendan and multiple Trainers and Pokémon in a Secret Base

A Secret Base (Japanese: ひみつきち Secret Base) is a special area that the player can create in Hoenn- and Sinnoh-based games to decorate with various accessories, furniture, and Pokémon dolls. While the name is retained as the same between Hoenn and Sinnoh, the only real similarity between the two is in the manner in which they are decorated.

In the games

Generation III

Brendan's Secret Base

Most routes in the Hoenn region feature several areas which can be converted into a Secret Base, with small indents in walls being able to be carved out into a cave, tall trees being able to drop down vines, and clumps of grass being able to be moved. These areas become accessible to this conversion only if the Trainer has a Pokémon that can use Secret Power, available via TM43.

Trainers can decorate their Secret Base in any way they please, being able to put up to 16 decorations into the area. Trainers can run while inside of a Secret Base, but cannot ride a bike. A boy in Mossdeep City reminds players of where their own Secret Base is.

If a player mixes records with other Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald game cartridges, Secret Bases will copy over between them (even those from other players who have previously mixed records). Inside of Secret Bases that do not belong to the player, an NPC can be found to represent the person that took that Secret Base as their own. After the Elite Four have been defeated, the player can battle the NPC, who will have the party of the person who owns that Secret Base as of the time of record mixing. These battles award money, experience, and all other things that normal battles with NPCs do, but they can only occur once per day, with the time resetting at midnight, and items stolen from the NPC's Pokémon using Thief are not kept afterwards. Should the NPC win, the player will not "black out" and return to the last visited Pokémon Center, nor lose any money.

Locations

There are 75 locations where Secret Bases can be made:

Route	Base type	Layout	Location
110	Tree	Split	Left side of the tree. On an island south of the northern gatehouse. Requires Surf.
110	Tree	3-room	Right side of the tree. On an island south of the northern gatehouse. Requires Surf.
111	Cave (yellow)	Horseshoe	Central area of the eastern wall in the desert region. East of Mirage Tower.
111	Cave (yellow)	Divided	Central area of the northern wall in the desert region. East of the southern dirt slope.
111	Cave (yellow)	Square	Eastern area of the northern wall in the desert region. Far east of the southern dirt slope.
111	Cave (red)	2-room	On the mountain south of the rest house. Northeast of the southern dirt slope. Requires Mach Bike.
111	Cave (yellow)	2-room	On the mountain southeast of the rest house. East of the southern dirt slope. Requires Mach Bike.
111	Tree	Square	Left side of the tree. West of the rest house.
111	Tree	Square	Right side of the tree. West of the rest house.
111	Cave (red)	Tall	On the mountain northeast of the rest house. East of the northern dirt slope. Requires Mach Bike.
113	Cave (red)	Square	East of the Glass Workshop.
114	Tree	Split	Left side of the tree. On an island west of the bridge. Requires Surf.
114	Tree	3-room	Right side of the tree. On an island west of the bridge. Requires Surf.
114	Cave (brown)	Square	Western side of the mountainous area. Southwest of Lanette's House. North of Meteor Falls.
114	Cave (brown)	Divided B	Eastern side of the mountainous area behind two smashable rocks. South of Lanette's House. Northeast of Meteor Falls. Requires Rock Smash.
114	Cave (brown)	2-room	Eastern side of the mountainous area. South of Lanette's House. Northeast of Meteor Falls.
114	Cave (brown)	2-room	Southern part of the mountainous area beyond a smashable rock. Southeast of Meteor Falls. Requires Rock Smash.
114	Cave (brown)	Divided A	Slightly east of Meteor Falls behind a smashable rock. Requires Rock Smash.
115	Cave (red)	Divided	Southwest of Meteor Falls along the beach central.
115	Cave (brown)	Divided B	Southeast of Meteor Falls, head east after passing the first set of steps leading to Meteor Falls.
115	Cave (brown)	Square	East of Meteor Falls, before the second set of steps leading to Meteor Falls.
115	Cave (yellow)	Divided	Along the western portion of the northern beach. Requires Surf.
115	Tree	Tall	Left side of the tree. From the northern beach head into the forested area and take the western path. Requires Surf.
115	Tree	Split	Right side of the tree. From the northern beach head into the forested area and take the western path. Requires Surf.
115	Cave (brown)	Square	In the northern mountainous area, west of the dirt slope. Requires Surf.
115	Cave (brown)	Divided B	In the northern mountainous area, south and down the steps from the dirt slope. Requires Surf.
115	Cave (brown)	Divided A	In the northern mountainous area, southwest and down the steps from the dirt slope. Requires Surf.
115	Cave (brown)	2-room	In the northern mountainous area, up the dirt slope and to the east. Requires Surf and Mach Bike.
115	Cave (brown)	Divided A	In the northern mountainous area, up the dirt slope and to the south. Requires Surf and Mach Bike.
116	Cave (blue)	2-room	Southeast of the western Rusturf Tunnel entrance.
116	Cave (blue)	Winding	East of the western Rusturf Tunnel entrance, up two sets of steps.
116	Cave (blue)	Wide	East of the eastern Rusturf Tunnel entrance.
116	Cave (blue)	Square	Northeast of the eastern Rusturf Tunnel entrance, up two sets of steps.
118	Cave (yellow)	Square	In the northwestern part of the eastern beach.
118	Cave (red)	Square	In the southeastern part of the eastern beach.
118	Tree	Tall	Left side of the tree. Between the loamy soil and the path to Route 119.
118	Tree	Square	Right side of the tree. Between the loamy soil and the path to Route 119.
118	Cave (red)	Tall	East of the path to Route 119.
119	Shrub	Wide	West from the house of Wingull, across the river.
119	Cave (red)	Divided	East of the southern waterfall, to the north of southernmost loamy soil.
119	Cave (blue)	Winding	West of the southern waterfall, across the white railing. Requires Acro Bike.
119	Shrub	Square	West of the southern waterfall, across the white railing. Surrounded by trees and tall grass. Requires Acro Bike.
119	Tree	3-room	Left side of the tree. Can be reached by surfing in the section of the river between the two waterfalls. Located just above and to the west of the southern waterfall. Requires Surf.
119	Tree	Tall	Right side of the tree. Can be reached by surfing in the section of the river between the two waterfalls. Located just above and to the west of the southern waterfall. Requires Surf.
119	Shrub	2-room	Can be reached by surfing in the section of the river between the two waterfalls. Northeast of the southern waterfall beyond some tall grass. Requires Surf.
119	Cave (blue)	2-room	Can be reached by surfing in the section of the river between the two waterfalls. Between the Weather Institute and the northern waterfall. Requires Surf.
119	Shrub	Divided	South from Fortree City. East of the northern waterfall. Surrounded by long grass.
119	Shrub	Square	Left side of the shrub. Northwestern corner of the map. Up the northern waterfall and across two sets of white railing. Requires Surf, Waterfall, and Acro Bike.
119	Shrub	2-room	Right side of the shrub. Northwestern corner of the map. Up the northern waterfall and across two sets of white railing. Requires Surf, Waterfall, and Acro Bike.
119	Shrub	Divided	Left side of the shrub. Northwestern area. Up the northern waterfall and across three sets of white railing. Requires Surf, Waterfall, and Acro Bike.
119	Shrub	Wide	Right side of the shrub. Northwestern area. Up the northern waterfall and across three sets of white railing. Requires Surf, Waterfall, and Acro Bike.
120	Cave (blue)	Wide	North of Scorched Slab, along the water's edge and at the bottom of the steps.
120	Shrub	Divided	Northeast of Scorced Slab, north of the eastern end of the northern bridge.
120	Shrub	Wide	Between Scorched Slab and northern loamy soil, behind a cuttable tree. Requires Cut.
120	Shrub	Square	In the southeastern part of the tall grass maze, east of Ancient Tomb.
120	Cave (blue)	Winding	North of the southern bridge, across the lake, the left of the two indents. Requires Surf.
120	Cave (blue)	2-room	North of the southern bridge, across the lake, the right of the two indents. Requires Surf.
120	Shrub	Square	South of Ancient Tomb and just north of the central loamy soil.
120	Shrub	2-room	South of the southern bridge, just west of Route 121.
121	Cave (red)	Divided	Up the first set of steps and west of Mt. Pyre Pier, beyond a cuttable tree. Southwest of the Safari Zone. Requires Cut.
121	Cave (red)	Tall	Up the first set of steps and east of Mt. Pyre Pier. South of the Safari Zone.
121	Tree	Tall	Left side of the tree. Down the first set of steps and east of the Safari Zone.
121	Tree	Square	Right side of the tree. Down the first set of steps and east of the Safari Zone.
123	Cave (blue)	Square	The eastern indent on the small rocky area. Requires Surf to reach this area of the route.
123	Cave (blue)	Wide	The middle indent on the small rocky area. Requires Surf to reach this area of the route.
123	Cave (blue)	Square	The western indent on the small rocky area. Requires Surf to reach this area of the route.
125	Cave (yellow)	2-room	On an island south of Shoal Cave. Requires Surf.
125	Cave (yellow)	Divided	West of Shoal Cave, on the same land mass. Requires Surf.
125	Cave (red)	Square	The left indent on an island northeast of Shoal Cave. Requires Surf.
125	Cave (red)	2-room	The right indent on an island northeast of Shoal Cave. Requires Surf.
127	Cave (yellow)	Square	The eastern indent on an island to the east of the western tree island. Requires Surf.
127	Cave (yellow)	Horseshoe	The western indent on an island to the east of the western tree island. Requires Surf.
127	Cave (red)	2-room	The northwestern indent on an island to the south of the eastern tree island. Requires Surf.
127	Cave (yellow)	Horseshoe	The southwestern indent on an island to the south of the eastern tree island. Requires Surf.
127	Cave (yellow)	2-room	The eastern indent on an island to the south of the eastern tree island. Requires Surf.

Layouts

Tree layouts Square Tall Split 3-room

Yellow cave layouts Square Horseshoe Divided 2-room

Red cave layouts Square Tall Divided 2-room

Brown cave layouts Square Divided A Divided B 2-room

Blue cave layouts Square Wide Winding 2-room

Shrub layouts Square Wide Divided 2-room

Representative Trainer Class

The Trainer the player is seen as on other games is dependent on the player's gender and the Trainer's ID number modulo 256 modulo 10 (or the last decimal digit of the lowest byte).

Gender	Last digit of ID #
	0 or 5	1 or 6	2 or 7	3 or 8	4 or 9
Male	Youngster	Bug Catcher	Rich Boy	Camper	Cooltrainer
Female	Lass	School Kid	Lady	Picnicker	Cooltrainer

Generation IV

Main article: The Underground

A Secret Base in the Underground

Unlike in Generation III, the Secret Bases in Generation IV are found in the Underground, and instead of NPCs being used to represent other players, the other players can be encountered face-to-face using DS Wireless Communication. In addition, all Secret Bases in Generation IV are all the same shape and size, unlike Generation III bases which can vary in size and shape.

Secret Bases are dug by using a Digger Drill while facing a wall. Initially, there are many Big Boulders in the base. As more flags are obtained, boulders can be removed. Initially, only 10 goods can be placed in a Secret Base, but as the flag is upgraded, the limit increases to 15.

Players cannot battle each other for money underground. However, if a player enters another's Secret Base while they are not decorating (as that requires the entrance be closed), they can attempt to steal their flag and take it to their own Secret Base for rewards, from decorations to a Trainer Card star.

Generation VI

A Secret Base in Generation VI

Secret Bases return in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire as Super-Secret Bases (Japanese: スーパーひみつきち Super Secret Base). To make a Secret Base, the player can use Secret Power (TM94) on a Secret Spot. If the player already has an established Secret Base, they will be asked if they want to relocate to the new spot.

A Secret Base can be decorated using decorations the player has bought or received, it can be filled with Secret Pals, and its rank can be upgraded by capturing flags from the Secret Bases of other players.

Other players' bases may be imported into the player's game by StreetPassing players (on the PSS or local Wi-Fi) or by scanning a QR Code on the Secret PC in the player's base. A player can create a QR Code for their base at the Secret PC, where it will be saved to an SD card, or by syncing their game to the Pokémon Global Link, where the QR Code can be viewed on the player's Profile. However, QR Codes cannot be successfully scanned using the same 3DS they were produced from.

A player's appearance as the owner of their Secret Base in another player's game will match the Public Icon on their PSS Profile. This can either be changed directly in the PSS, or indirectly by talking to a man in a suit in the Rustboro City Pokémon Center, to a Pokémon Ranger at the Secret Base Guild Headquarters in Fortree City, or—prior to obtaining the PlayNav—to a man in the Petalburg City Pokémon Center. This influences their team if they are battled as a Secret Base Trainer Grunt and the special skills they can perform as a Secret Pal.

Daily events

Certain events at the player's base or other players' bases are limited to once a day.

At the player's base:

• Battle Secret Pals
• Ask Secret Pals to perform a skill
  • Secret Pals may use two skills if the base has reached the Platinum Rank

At other players' bases:

• Receive a welcome gift (decoration) from the base's owner
• Battle the base's owner or Secret Base Trainer Grunts
• Capture the base's flag

When a normal QR Code is scanned, no daily events will be possible with the scanned base or with its owner until the next day. The exception is QR Codes for the special Mossdeep City Secret Base. Daily events in bases scanned for Mossdeep are possible immediately after the base is scanned in; however, the daily events for all bases in Mossdeep City are persistent. That is, the game remembers which daily events have been done for the Mossdeep Secret Base, for its owner, or for its grunts and only allows each different event to be done once per day, even if the base changes.

Decorating

Main article: Decoration → Super-Secret Base

The Secret Base can be decorated with various decorations using the Secret PC. In addition to positioning decorations, the player may also alter the positions of their Secret Pals and their own position (for when other players visit the player's Secret Base). Only the base's Secret PC, flag, and the square mat they sit on cannot be moved. Up to 25 decorations may be placed in the base (including the five Welcome Mats that are set out by default for Secret Pals, but which may be put away if they are unused).

Rank

The player's Secret Base rank depends on the number of flags they have captured. The Secret Base rank can only be increased by speaking to Aarune at the Secret Base Guild in Fortree City after capturing the required number of flags. The Secret Base rank limits how many special skills Secret Pals can use and influences which items are available for sale at the Secret Base Guild's shops.

Rank	Flags required
Normal	—
Bronze	30
Silver	100
Gold	500
Platinum	1,000

Secret Base Trainers

Main article: Secret Base Trainer (Trainer class)

The owner of a Secret Base uses the Trainer class "Secret Base Trainer" and they use three of their own Pokémon to battle when challenged, with the level of their Pokémon limited by the number of Badges the player has (unless a Level Release is activated). When a base owner is recruited and battled as a Secret Pal, they will also use the same team.

When the player visits another player's Secret Base, that player's Secret Pals will not use their original teams. Instead, they will use a preset team based on their representative Trainer class (which also matches that Trainer's Public Icon on the PSS). They are also only identified as a "Secret Base Trainer Grunt".

After a battle with any Secret Base Trainer, the player will be healed.

Secret Pals

Secret Pals are owners of other Secret Bases in the player's game that the player has recruited into their own Secret Base. Once a day, a Secret Pal may be battled (regardless of whether they were battled at their base) or asked to perform a special skill. If the player's base has reached the Platinum Rank, Secret Pals may use a skill twice a day. Occasionally, a Secret Pal will also gift the player with a number of flags they have collected (ranging from 1 to 30) the first time the player speaks to them.

Special skills

The special skills a Secret Pal can perform depends on the Trainer class they are represented as (which also matches that Trainer's Public Icon on the PSS), and, depending on the rank of the player's base, they know between one and four different skills.

Secret Pal appearance		Normal	Bronze	Silver	Gold
Male	Female
Hiker	Aroma Lady	Massage a Pokémon	Make some goods	Pick something up	Take care of an Egg
Schoolkid		Schoolkid	Make some goods	Pick something up	Pick up stones	Gather Berries
Black Belt	Battle Girl	Do some training	Massage a Pokémon	Make some goods	Do some exercise
Poké Maniac	Fairy Tale Girl	Make some goods	Tell my fortune	Pick up stones	Search for treasure
Poké Fan		Poké Fan	Massage a Pokémon	Gather Berries	Take care of an Egg	Make some goods
Pokémon Ranger		Pokémon Ranger	Gather Berries	Pick up stones	Make some goods	Do some exercise
Swimmer ♂	Hex Maniac	Make some goods	Pick something up	Tell my fortune	Search for treasure
Ace Trainer		Ace Trainer	Do some exercise	Make some goods	Do some training	Take care of an Egg
Street Thug	Delinquent	Make some goods	Search for treasure	Pick up stones	Do some training
Expert		Expert	Do some training	Massage a Pokémon	Do some exercise	Make some goods
Rich Boy	Lady	Make some goods	Search for treasure	Pick up stones	Massage a Pokémon
Ninja Boy	Beauty	Make some goods	Pick up stones	Gather Berries	Pick something up
Guitarist	Lass	Make some goods	Pick something up	Tell my fortune	Search for treasure
Pokémon Breeder		Pokémon Breeder	Massage a Pokémon	Do some exercise	Take care of an Egg	Make some goods
Camper	Picnicker	Gather Berries	Make some goods	Pick something up	Search for treasure

• Do some exercise: increases the effort values for a chosen stat on a chosen Pokémon in the player's party by 30.
• Do some training: increases the level of a chosen Pokémon in the player's party by 1.
  • When leveling up in this manner, no moves will be learned and evolution will not occur.
• Gather Berries: the player receives a Berry.
  •  Cheri Berry,  Chesto Berry,  Pecha Berry,  Rawst Berry,  Aspear Berry,  Leppa Berry,  Persim Berry,  Lum Berry,  Sitrus Berry,  Liechi Berry,  Ganlon Berry,  Salac Berry,  Petaya Berry,  Apicot Berry,  Kee Berry,  Maranga Berry
  • In aggregate, the first nine Berries listed above (through Sitrus) appear approximately 80% of the time, while the rarer seven appear approximately 20% of the time. Individually, the more common nine generally appear at least twice as often as the rarer seven.
• Make some goods: the player receives a decoration.
  • Refer to Decoration → Super-Secret Base for a list of receivable decorations.
• Massage a Pokemon: increases the friendship of a chosen Pokémon in the player's party by 30.
• Pick something up: the player receives a miscellaneous item.
  •  Escape Rope,  Elixir, Full Restore, Heart Scale,  Master Ball, Max Revive, PP Max, PP Up, Rare Candy, Revive, Ultra Ball
  • Escape Rope and Ultra Ball together have approximately a 50% chance of appearing, with Escape Rope twice as common as Ultra Ball. Of the rest, Master Ball and PP Max are among the rarest.
• Pick up stones: the player receives an evolutionary stone.
  •  Dawn Stone,  Dusk Stone,  Everstone,  Fire Stone,  Leaf Stone,  Moon Stone,  Shiny Stone,  Sun Stone,  Thunder Stone,  Water Stone
  • Everstone is the most common result, appearing approximately 50% of the time. The elemental stones (Fire, Leaf, Thunder, and Water) are the next most common, followed by all of the remaining stones.
• Search for treasure: the player receives an item, usually a valuable item.
  • Big Nugget, Big Pearl, Comet Shard, Float Stone, Nugget, Pearl, Pearl String, Rare Bone
  • Float Stone appears the most commonly, at approximately a 30% chance.
• Take care of an Egg: decreases the Egg cycle count of a chosen Egg in the player's party by half of its species' base Egg cycle value (rounded up).
• Tell my fortune: the player receives a MAX-strength O-Power
  • Bargain Power MAX, Capture Power MAX, Full Recovery Power, Prize Money Power MAX
  • All of the powers appear at approximately even rates.

Secret Spots

There are 82 Secret Spots where the player can establish a Secret Base, and an 83rd spot in Mossdeep City reserved for Secret Bases from special QR Codes. There can only be about 30 secret bases in a game at the same time, with any additional bases causing the deletion of older bases.

Location		Layout	Description
Mossdeep City	In the house south of the Poké Mart	Variable	In a certain house in Mossdeep there is a door that will not open, beyond which lies a super-secret Secret Base.
Route 110	South of Cycling Road's northern entrance; requires Surf	Diagonal A	A Secret Base above a tree growing on an islet with a chic sign.
Route 111	In the northeastern corner of the desert	Square A	A Secret Base positioned in a tucked-away corner of a large desert.
Route 111	West from the northeastern corner of the desert	Wide A	A Secret Base in a romantic cave from which sandstorms may be admired.
Route 111	In the north of the desert, up a dirt slope and to the east; requires the Mach Bike	2-level A	A Secret Base in a cave that’s popular with sand maniacs for its panoramic desert views.
Route 111	In the north of the desert, up a dirt slope and at the far east; requires the Mach Bike	Split	A Secret Base in a cave where clouds of dust come blowing in from the desert and sting your eyes.
Route 111	In the north section of the route	Wide A	A Secret Base above a tree that can truly be called regal and is standing nonchalantly along the road.
Route 111	In the northeastern-most corner of the north section of the route, up a dirt slope; requires the Mach Bike	Split	A Secret Base in a cave just for Bike enthusiasts that can’t be reached without a Mach Bike.
Route 113	By Parasol Lady Madeline	Tall A	A Secret Base in a cave where the scenery and your mood will turn gray thanks to the piles of volcanic ash.
Route 114	In the southeast of the lake; requires Surf	Diagonal A	A Secret Base above a tree on a very suspicious-looking islet floating all alone in a lake.
Route 114	Just up the stairs to the cliffs, northwest of Poké Maniac Steve	Divided A	A Secret Base in an exceedingly natural cave hiding casually between cliffs.
Route 114	In the northwest of the cliffs, northwest of Kindler Bernie; requires Rock Smash	2-level A	A Secret Base in a cave fortified by rocks that block the way.
Route 114	In the northwest of the cliffs, northeast of Kindler Bernie	Divided B	A Secret Base in a cave so extremely ordinary that it needs no explanation at all.
Route 114	Southeast of the entrance to Meteor Falls	Square B	A Secret Base in a cave that is said to have been formed by a crater where you can feel the cosmos.
Route 114	Right by the entrance to Meteor Falls; requires Rock Smash	Split	A Secret Base in a cave that is rumored to connect to Meteor Falls.
Route 115	Right by the entrance to Meteor Falls	Winding	A Secret Base in a humid cave that is said to be a part of Meteor Falls.
Route 115	On the northernmost part of the beach, west of the stairs; requires Surf	Divided C	A Secret Base in a cave where you can get your thrills and that seems like it would sink at high tide.
Route 115	In the northernmost part of the route, up the stairs from the beach and along the west branch of the path; requires Surf	Wide B	A Secret Base above a tree, tucked away off Route 115 where the sea breeze feels great.
Route 115	In the northernmost part of the route, east of the stairs to the cliffs; requires Surf	2-room A	A Secret Base in a cave that’s said to have been a dwelling for people long ago.
Route 115	In the northernmost part of the route, southeast of the stairs to the cliffs; requires Surf	2-level B	A Secret Base in a cave that’s said to have long ago been the den of Pokémon that lived with people.
Route 115	In the northernmost part of the route, at the end of the path up the dirt slope northeast of the stairs to the cliffs; requires Surf and the Mach Bike	2-room B	A Secret Base in a cave that’s said to have been lived in by a chief from a village long ago.
Route 116	Up both sets of stairs east of the Rustboro-side entrance to Rusturf Tunnel	Square A	A Secret Base in a cave that’s connected to Rusturf Tunnel. It stays cool regardless of the season.
Route 116	Southeast of the Rustboro-side entrance to Rusturf Tunnel	Divided B	A Secret Base in a cave that people can’t usually find because it’s hiding out in the open.
Route 116	Through the Rusturf Tunnel exit southeast of the Verdanturf Town exit, up both sets of stairs	2-level A	A Secret Base in a cave in the hills just beyond Rusturf Tunnel with a most amazing view.
Route 116	Through the Rusturf Tunnel exit southeast of the Verdanturf Town exit, on the east	Diagonal A	A Secret Base in a cave that’s a little exciting because it seems like a man who lost his glasses might find it.
Route 117	Due west of Mauville City	Tall B	A Secret Base above a tree right in the middle of the route, as if it weren’t a secret at all.
Route 118	In the northeast of the west side of the route	Diagonal B	A Secret Base in a cave that’s in danger of being found by the Guitarist on the big rock by the inlet.
Route 118	In the northwest of the east side of the route	Square B	A Secret Base in a cave that’s in danger of being found by the Fisherman on the big rock by the inlet.
Route 118	In the southeastern part of the beach on the east side of the route	Split	A Secret Base in a cave by the big rock by the inlet that’s relatively difficult to find.
Route 118	On the east side of the route, north of the east end of the beach, above the ledge	Wide A	A Secret Base above a tree where you can watch the growth of trees with dangerous thorns.
Route 118	East of the tall grass to the east of the entrance to Route 119	2-level C	A Secret Base in the cave surrounded by grass that stands out the least on Route 118.
Route 119	In the northeastern-most part of the route, near the entrance to Fortree City	Square C	A Secret Base in a bush next to soft soil that gardeners can’t get enough of.
Route 119	On the south bank of the southeast bend in the middle level of the river, past the long grass; requires Surf	Divided C	A Secret Base in a bush over the river and through the tall grass that’s popular for being hard to find.
Route 119	At the southern end of the middle level of the river, on the west bank; requires Surf	Wide B	A Secret Base above a tree by a river that’s big with connoisseurs along Route 119.
Route 119	At the northern end of the middle level of the river, on the west bank; requires Surf	2-room B	A Secret Base in a quietly refined cave where the sound of a waterfall soaks into your body.
Route 119	Up the waterfall by the Weather Institute, in the northwest across two sets of bike rails; requires Surf, Waterfall, and the Acro Bike	3-room	A Secret Base in a bush that the nearby Bird Keeper knows about even though it’s in an out-of-the-way place.
Route 119	Up the waterfall by the Weather Institute, in the southwest across three sets of bike rails; requires requires Surf, Waterfall, and the Acro Bike	2-room A	A Secret Base in a bush at the end of a railing bridge. An Acro Bike is needed to reach it.
Route 119	West of the top of the stairs on the northwest bank of the lowest level of the river; requires Surf	Square B	A Secret Base in a bush that’s a little itchy and surrounded by long grass.
Route 119	In the northeast of the area directly under the southern bridge on the west side of the river, accessed by the bike rails over the river; requires the Acro Bike	3-room	A Secret Base in a cave that can be seen from a long bridge but takes a long time to reach.
Route 119	In the north of the area directly under the southern bridge on the east side of the river	Diagonal A	A Secret Base in a cave where you can kill time by watching people cross a long bridge.
Route 119	In the west of the area directly under the southern bridge on the west side of the river, accessed by the bike rails over the river; requires the Acro Bike	2-room C	A Secret Base in a bush with a slimy floor due to being in a place with a lot of rain.
Route 120	At the bottom of the stairs down to the northern lake	Tall B	A Secret Base in a cave that’s apparently sometimes visited by people who mistake it for Scorched Slab.
Route 120	East of the top of the stairs to the northern lake	Square C	A Secret Base in a bush surrounded by tall grass where you can see Pokémon often.
Route 120	By the soft soil to the east of the northern lake; requires Cut	Square B	A Secret Base in a bush in a small open area beyond a thorny tree.
Route 120	In the northeast part of the long grass maze in the middle of the route	Diagonal A	A Secret Base in a bush deep in the long grass that’s perfect to hide out in.
Route 120	At the north end of the southeastern lake; requires Surf	Winding	A Secret Base in a cave that boasts of a view of a clear lake right before your eyes.
Route 120	In the southeast end of the route, north of the sign	Divided A	A Secret Base in a bush that stinks of grass from being covered in long grass.
Route 120	On the north side of the southwestern lake	Tall A	A Secret Base in a bush next to soft soil and a pond where gardening and fishing are enjoyed.
Route 120	Northeast of the Ancient Tomb (on the plateau on the west side of the route)	Wide A	A Secret Base above a tree where the unusual aura from nearby mysterious ruins hangs thick in the air.
Route 121	At the end of the path west of the pier; requires Cut	Tall B	A Secret Base in a cave blocked by a thorny tree and positioned along the water’s edge.
Route 121	Just east of the Safari Zone entrance	Tall B	A Secret Base above a tree next to the Safari Zone where the smells of Pokémon sometimes come wafting over.
Route 121	On the north side of the tall grass just east of the pier	2-level A	A Secret Base in a cave near some stairs, so the footsteps of passersby are noisy.
Route 123	Following the northmost possible path from east to west across the route, down three ledges and north of a female Ace Trainer; requires Surf and Cut	Divided B	A Secret Base in a cave that doesn’t leave much of an impression on a route with a gentle slope.
Route 123	Following the northmost possible path from east to west across the route, down five ledges and on the east side of the 123 Go Fish shop; requires Surf and Cut	2-level C	A Secret Base in a cave dedicated to Fishermen with outstanding access to 123 Go Fish.
Route 123	East of the Berry Master's house	Tall B	A Secret Base above a tree that gardeners long for due to its outstanding access to the Berry fields.
Route 125	On the southernmost island in the route; requires Surf or Fly (to Route 125)	2-level B	A Secret Base in a cave positioned on a small beach where the winds blow in from the sea.
Route 125	On the sandbar in the northwest of the route; requires Surf or Fly (to Shoal Cave)	Wide B	A Secret Base in a cave next to Shoal Cave, making it great for hunting for salt and seashells.
Route 125	The west of the two spots on the island in the northeast of the route; requires Surf	Winding	A Secret Base in a cave made in what would be the little brother of what everyone calls twin rocks.
Route 125	The east of the two spots on the island in the northeast of the route; requires Surf	2-room B	A Secret Base in a cave made in what would be the big brother of what everyone calls twin rocks.
Route 126	In the north of the isolated area on the west of the route, accessed by surfacing from the western Dive spot in the main underwater area; requires Surf and Dive	3-room	A Secret Base in a cave that can’t be reached without using Dive, even though it looks like you could Surf there.
Route 126	In the far northwest of the route, accessed by surfacing from the northern Dive spot in the main underwater area and following the subsequent path to its end; requires Surf and Dive	Divided C	A Secret Base in a cave that’s high level of secrecy stops it from being found just by using Surf as usual.
Route 127	In the northeast of the route, in the southwest of the sandbar on the east branch of the route coming south from Mossdeep City; requires Surf	Wide B	A Secret Base in a cave you cannot relax in because it’s always surrounded by Fishermen.
Route 127	In the northeast of the route, in the northeast of the sandbar on the east branch of the route coming south from Mossdeep City; requires Surf	2-level B	A Secret Base in a cave fated to disappear as it continues to be eroded by the waves.
Route 127	On the west side of the area in the southeast corner of the route; requires Surf	Winding	A Secret Base in a cave that still shows traces of having been the den of Water-type Pokémon long ago.
Route 127	In the middle of the area in the southeast corner of the route; requires Surf	2-level B	A Secret Base in a cave said to have been the hideout for a robber being pursued by the International Police.
Route 127	In the northeast of the area in the southeast corner of the route; requires Surf	Divided C	A Secret Base in a cave where the International Police held a stakeout to catch a robber.
Rusturf Tunnel	North of the tunnel's Verdanturf Town exit	2-level C	A Secret Base in a cave where you can’t fall asleep at night because of the wild Whismur going berserk every night.
Granite Cave	On B1F, in the north, up the first dirt slope in the room and then up the dirt slope to the northwest and immediately after descending the next dirt slope; requires the Mach Bike	2-room A	A Secret Base in a cave in a dark cellar that’s popular with women who dislike getting a suntan.
Jagged Pass	On the west side of the route, up a dirt slope or set of stepping stones west of the third northmost patch of tall grass; requires the Acro Bike or Mach Bike	2-room A	A Secret Base in a cave with an extremely comfortable interior despite it being on a dangerous path by a cliff.
Fiery Path	On the west side of the tunnel beyond the Strength rock and to the north; requires Strength	3-room	A Secret Base in a cave that you can expect to have the same effects as a sauna due to the hot location.
Secret Shore	To the west of the Secret Shore's entrance	Diagonal B	A Secret Base in a cave commonly referred to as No. 301 due to the housing-development-like structure of the plot.
Secret Shore	Up the first set of stairs to the southeast of the Secret Shore's entrance	Divided B	A Secret Base in a cave commonly referred to as No. 302 due to the housing-development-like structure of the plot.
Secret Shore	Up two sets of stairs to the southeast of the Secret Shore's entrance	2-level C	A Secret Base in a cave commonly referred to as No. 401 due to the housing-development-like structure of the plot.
Secret Shore	In the southeast corner of the Secret Shore	Divided A	A Secret Base in a cave commonly referred to as No. 303 due to the housing-development-like structure of the plot.
Secret Shore	West of the stairs to the southwest of the Secret Shore's entrance	Tall A	A Secret Base in a cave commonly referred to as No. 101 due to the housing-development-like structure of the plot.
Secret Shore	South of the stairs to the southwest of the Secret Shore's entrance	Square A	A Secret Base in a cave commonly referred to as No. 201 due to the housing-development-like structure of the plot.
Secret Meadow	Directly north of the Secret Meadow's entrance on the ground level	Wide A	A Secret Base in a cave commonly referred to as No. 101 due to the apartment-like structure of the plot.
Secret Meadow	Northwest of the Secret Meadow's entrance, on the ground level	Divided A	A Secret Base in a cave commonly referred to as No. 102 due to the apartment-like structure of the plot.
Secret Meadow	Up the stairs on the east side of the Secret Meadow's entrance	Tall A	A Secret Base in a cave commonly referred to as No. 201 due to the apartment-like structure of the plot.
Secret Meadow	Up the stairs to the northwest of the Secret Meadow's entrance	Diagonal B	A Secret Base in a cave commonly referred to as No. 301 due to the apartment-like structure of the plot.
Secret Meadow	At the top of the stairs directly north of the Secret Meadow's entrance	2-level C	A Secret Base in a cave commonly referred to as No. 202 due to the apartment-like structure of the plot.
Secret Meadow	Up the stairs starting directly north of the Secret Meadow's entrance, in the northeast corner of the area	Divided B	A Secret Base in a cave commonly referred to as No. 401 due to the apartment-like structure of the plot.
Secret Islet	In the middle of the islet	Wide A	A Secret Base above a tree that feels too much like a resort to call it a Secret Base.

Layouts

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In general, layouts for Secret Bases are not restricted to a given type of base (such as blue caves or trees), but some layouts do only occur in one type, such as the Square C layout, which is only in shrub bases.

Layout type	Description
2-level	This layout has two levels, but a Stairs Decoration is required to access the top level. The entrance, Secret PC, and flag are all in the bottom level.
2-room	This layout has two large areas in the north and south, but a Solid Board decoration is required to access the north area. The entrance, Secret PC, and flag are all in the south area.
3-room	This layout has three large areas approximately in a Y shape, but a Solid Board decoration is required to access either of the northern areas. The entrance, Secret PC, and flag are all in the south area.
Diagonal	This layout has a large area at the entrance and a large area to the northeast or northwest, with the base narrowing slightly between the two areas.
Divided	This layout has a large area separated from the entrance by a narrow passage. In the Divided B and C layouts, the entrance area is also a large area. The Divided B layout is divided into north and south areas, while A and C have east and west areas.
Split	In this layout, the entrance passage leads north and then branches to two large areas to either side of the entrance.
Square	This layout has one simple area, with dimensions that are roughly square.
Tall	This layout has one simple area, significantly taller than it is wide.
Wide	This layout has one simple area, significantly wider than it is tall.
Winding	This layout has two large areas in the north and south, but they are connected by a narrow, twisting passageway.

2-level
Layout A Brown cave Red cave Blue cave
Layout B Red cave Yellow cave
Layout C Brown cave Blue cave

In the anime

Keanu's Secret Base in the anime

Team Rocket's Secret Base

Secret Bases first appeared in A Three Team Scheme. While staying in Dewford Town, Ash and his friends stumbled across Keanu's Secret Base, which he had created with the help of his Nincada. Later in the episode, Team Rocket also found the Secret Base and stole Keanu's Pokémon, which Ash and his friends helped him to get back.

Team Rocket also had their own Secret Base in A Six Pack Attack!, which was located in a cave behind a waterfall. By the end of the episode, it was completely destroyed, greatly displeasing Giovanni when he was later informed of the incident.

In the manga

Sapphire's Secret Base in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Sapphire has a Secret Base at Route 101, which she uses to observe Pokémon in order to help her father with his research. After saving Ruby from two Mightyena, she brought him to her Base. There the two arranged a bet and decide to meet in the Base after 80 days when Sapphire has gathered all the Badges and Ruby has gathered all the Contest Ribbons in the Hoenn region. At first, the Secret Base was a barren cave, but Ruby decorated it while waiting for Sapphire on the day of the deadline.

In the Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire arc, it was revealed that Wally had built himself his own Secret Base at Route 120 with the help of Aarune. After Sapphire was defeated by Zinnia, Aarune found her and took her to Wally's Base to recover. She was later located there by Ruby and Emerald through Hoopa's ring.

Trivia

• In the Underground, it is possible for a mining spot to spawn on the same spot as the player's Secret Base.

In other languages

Secret Base Language Title Dutch Geheime basis Finnish Salainen tukikohta French Canada Base secrète* Europe Base Secrète German Geheimbasis Italian Base Segreta Korean 비밀기지 Bimil Giji Polish Sekretna Baza Russian Секрет баз Sekret baz Секретная баз Sekretnaya bas* Spanish Base Secreta Vietnamese Căn cứ bí mật

Super-Secret Base Language Title French Super Base German Super-Geheimbasis Italian Super Base Segreta Korean 슈퍼 비밀기지 Super Bimil Giji Spanish Superbase Secreta

Flag Language Title Japanese フラッグ Flag Dutch Vlag French Drapeau German Fahne Italian Bandiera Korean 플래그 Flag European Portuguese Bandeira Spanish Bandera

See also

• Secret Power
• Decoration
• The Underground
• Digger Drill
• Villa - A maison the player owns in Pokémon Platinum where the player can freely decorate. It can be visited by many NPC characters.
• Join Avenue - A building the player owns in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 where the player can freely decorate and arrange stalls. It can be visited by Gym Leaders.

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