Dark Cave

Dark Cave くらやみのほらあな Dark Cave "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
Map description:	A dark, difficult-to-navigate tunnel that runs beneath the Johto region.
Location:	Route 31 east of Violet City, Route 45 south of Blackthorn City, Route 46 north of Route 29
Region:	Johto
Generations:	II, IV
Location of Dark Cave in Johto.
Pokémon world locations

This article is about the cave in Johto. For the Pokéwalker Route, see Dim Cave (Pokéwalker Route).

Dark cave redirects here. For a list of caves in which Flash is usable, see Flash (move)#Areas in which Flash is usable.

Dark Cave (Japanese: くらやみのほらあな Dark Cave) is a single-level cave located in eastern Johto. Though it is not necessary to enter the cave to complete the storyline, Dark Cave is the only place in the Generation II games to capture wild Dunsparce and Wobbuffet. As its name implies, Flash is required to illuminate the cave.

The cave is unique in that the cave is separated into two parts, yet the cave does not change floors between the two areas.

Geography

Blackthorn side

The northernmost point in the cave is at the entrance leading to and from Route 45 just south of Blackthorn City. The path of the cave makes a 90-degree turn to the right before proceeding south for a short distance to the first of two underground ponds in the cave. Trainers can Surf directly south to reach a Revive, to the southwest then to the north to reach a man who hands out the BlackGlasses, or to the southwest to make landfall near TM13 (Snore). West of TM13, the path from the BlackGlasses man merges with the TM13 path as it turns south and enters the southern portion of Dark Cave. Ledges on this side prevent access to Blackthorn City from the south via Dark Cave.

Violet side

Immediately after emerging from the north half, the path comes to the second of two ponds. Trainers can Surf to the west from this point to snag a Potion and reach Route 31, or, if a Pokémon knows Rock Smash, they can also Surf to the south and dispose of a series of rocks as they head north and find a hidden Elixir and then eastward toward a Hyper Potion. Near the item, the path of the cave turns south, passing a Full Heal and a Dire Hit (in Crystal only) before reaching its southernmost point at Route 46.

In Generation IV, some of the rocks that can be broken with Rock Smash have been replaced with boulders that require Strength to be moved.

Items

Violet City side

Item		Location	Games
	Elixer	In the northernmost area of the Violet side, at the end of a short dead-end path (requires Rock Smash) (hidden)	G  S  C
	Dire Hit	Northwest of the exit to Route 46 (requires Rock SmashC/StrengthHGSS)	C  HG  SS
	Hyper Potion	Directly north of the Route 46 entrance in the northeast corner (requires Rock Smash)	G  S  C
	Hyper Potion	South of northeast corner (requires Rock Smash)	HG  SS
	Potion	Near the exit to Route 31	G  S  C  HG  SS
	Poké Ball	In a rock northeast of the Potion (hidden)	HG  SS
	Black Flute	East of the Route 31 entrance (requires Surf)	HG  SS
	Max Ether	In a wall between two rocks southeast of the Hyper Potion (requires Rock Smash) (hidden)	HG  SS
	Full Heal	North of the Route 46 entrance (requires Rock Smash)	G  S  C  HG  SS

Blackthorn City side

Item		Location	Games
	TM13 (Snore)	Near the entrance separating the Blackthorn side from the Violet side	G  S  C
	Elixir	Southwest of entrance from Route 45 (hidden)	HG  SS
	Revive	Southeast corner (requires Surf)	G  S  C  HG  SS
	TM54 (False Swipe)	Northeast of the exit to the Violet City side (requires Surf)	HG  SS
	BlackGlasses	From the man in the northwest corner of the Blackthorn side (requires Surf)	G  S  C  HG  SS
	Max Revive	On a rock, north of the man who gives BlackGlasses (requires Surf) (hidden)	HG  SS
	Hyper Potion	On a rock north of the exit to the Violet City side (requires Surf) (hidden)	HG  SS

Rock Smash

Item		Location	Games
	Red Shard	Randomly found by smashing breakable rocks	HG  SS
	Blue Shard	Randomly found by smashing breakable rocks	HG  SS
	Yellow Shard	Randomly found by smashing breakable rocks	HG  SS
	Green Shard	Randomly found by smashing breakable rocks	HG  SS
	Heart Scale	Randomly found by smashing breakable rocks	HG  SS
	Revive	Randomly found by smashing breakable rocks	HG  SS
	Max Ether	Randomly found by smashing breakable rocks	HG  SS
	Star Piece	Randomly found by smashing breakable rocks	HG  SS

Pokémon

Generation II

Violet City side

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Zubat	G		S		C		Cave	2-4	39%
Zubat	G		S		C		Cave	2-4	34%	39%	39%
Geodude	G		S		C		Cave	2-4	60%
Dunsparce	G		S		C		Cave	4	1%
Teddiursa	G		S		C		Cave	2	5%	0%	0%
Surfing
Magikarp	G		S		C		Surfing	5-19	100%
Fishing
Goldeen	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	15%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	85%
Goldeen	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	65%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	35%
Goldeen	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	70%
Seaking	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	10%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	20%
Rock Smash
Krabby	G		S		C		Rock Smash	15	90%
Shuckle	G		S		C		Rock Smash	15	10%
During a Dunsparce swarm
Zubat	G		S		C		Swarm	2	20%
Geodude	G		S		C		Swarm	2-3	40%
Dunsparce	G		S		C		Swarm	2-4	40%
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.

Blackthorn City side

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Zubat	G		S		C		Cave	23	30%
Golbat	G		S		C		Cave	23	5%
Geodude	G		S		C		Cave	23	30%
Graveler	G		S		C		Cave	25	20%
Wobbuffet	G		S		C		Cave	20-25	15%
Wobbuffet	G		S		C		Cave	20-25	0%	0%	15%
Teddiursa	G		S		C		Cave	20	5%	0%	0%
Ursaring	G		S		C		Cave	25	10%	0%	0%
Ursaring	G		S		C		Cave	25-30	0%	15%	0%
Surfing
Magikarp	G		S		C		Surfing	5-19	100%
Fishing
Goldeen	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	15%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Old Rod	10	85%
Goldeen	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	65%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Good Rod	20	35%
Goldeen	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	70%
Seaking	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	10%
Magikarp	G		S		C		Fishing Super Rod	40	20%
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.

Generation IV

Violet City side

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Zubat	HG			SS			Cave	2-4	39%
Geodude	HG			SS			Cave	2-4	60%
Dunsparce	HG			SS			Cave	4	1%
Surfing
Magikarp	HG			SS			Surfing	2-20	100%
Fishing
Goldeen	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	15%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	85%
Goldeen	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	60%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	40%
Goldeen	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	70%
Seaking	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	10%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	20%
Rock Smash
Geodude	HG			SS			Rock Smash	8-14	20%
Dunsparce	HG			SS			Rock Smash	4-8	80%
Special Pokémon
Makuhita	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	2	20%
Absol	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	2-3	20%
Chingling	HG			SS			Sinnoh Sound	2	20%
Bronzor	HG			SS			Sinnoh Sound	2-3	20%
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.

Blackthorn City side

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Zubat	HG			SS			Cave	23	30%
Golbat	HG			SS			Cave	23	5%
Geodude	HG			SS			Cave	23	30%
Graveler	HG			SS			Cave	25	20%
Wobbuffet	HG			SS			Cave	20-25	15%
Surfing
Magikarp	HG			SS			Surfing	2-20	100%
Fishing
Goldeen	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	15%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Old Rod	10	85%
Goldeen	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	60%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Good Rod	20	40%
Goldeen	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	70%
Seaking	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	10%
Magikarp	HG			SS			Fishing Super Rod	40	20%
Special Pokémon
Makuhita	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	25	20%
Absol	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	23	20%
Chingling	HG			SS			Sinnoh Sound	25	20%
Bronzor	HG			SS			Sinnoh Sound	23	20%
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.

Layout

Version	Violet side	Blackthorn side
Gold
Silver
Crystal
HeartGold
SoulSilver

Preview

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  Route 31, Morning (Dunsparce)

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  Route 31, Day/Evening (Dunsparce)

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  Route 31, Night (Dunsparce)

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  Route 45, Morning (Wobbuffet)

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  Route 45, Day/Evening (Wobbuffet)

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  Route 45, Night (Wobbuffet)

Walking Pokémon effects

When interacting with walking Pokémon in HeartGold and SoulSilver, the Pokémon may occasionally show an altered mood specific to this location.

• Ice-type Pokémon become happy that it's become a bit cold.
• Non-Ice-type walking Pokémon become angry that they feel a bit cold and sometimes bump into the player.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 黑暗穴 Hākam Yuht Mandarin 黑暗穴 Hēiàn Xué Dutch Duistere Grot French Antre NoirHGSS Antre NoireGSC German Dunkelhöhle Italian Grotta Scura Korean 어둠의 동굴 Eodum-yi Donggul Spanish Cueva Oscura

References

• Psypoke Psydex - Pokémon catch rates

Johto
Settlements New Bark Town • Cherrygrove City • Violet City • Azalea Town • Goldenrod City • Ecruteak City Olivine City • Cianwood City • Mahogany Town • Blackthorn City • Safari Zone Gate • Frontier Access Routes 29 • 30 • 31 • 32 • 33 • 34 • 35 • 36 • 37 • 38 • 39 • 40 • 41 • 42 • 43 • 44 • 45 • 46 • 47 • 48 Landmarks Dark Cave • Sprout Tower • Ruins of Alph • Union Cave • Slowpoke Well • Ilex Forest • Radio Tower • Global Terminal Goldenrod Tunnel • National Park • Pokéathlon Dome • Bell Tower • Bellchime Trail • Burned Tower • Moomoo Farm • Olivine Lighthouse Battle Tower (Crystal • HGSS)/Frontier • Cliff Edge Gate • Cliff Cave • Embedded Tower • Safari Zone • Whirl Islands Mt. Mortar • Lake of Rage • Team Rocket HQ • Ice Path • Dragon's Den • S.S. Aqua • Mt. Silver (Cave) Access to Sinjoh Ruins • Kanto

This article is part of Project Routes, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on every route in the Pokémon world.