Diglett's Cave

Diglett's Cave ディグダのあな Diglett's Hole

Map description A seemingly plain tunnel that was dug by wild Diglett. It is famous for connecting Routes 2 and 11.

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Connecting locations   ↑ Route 2   Diglett's Cave   Route 11 ↓

Location Kanto Route 0 Location of Diglett's Cave in Kanto.

Other generation maps File:Diglett Cave I.png File:Diglett Cave II.png File:Diglett Cave III.png Gen I Gen II Gen III

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Diglett's Cave (Japanese: ディグダのあな Digda no Ana) is a long tunnel dug by wild Diglett and Dugtrio in Kanto. The northern entrance is on Route 2, south of Pewter City, and the southern entrance is on Route 11, near the eastern edge of Vermilion City (although in Generation II it was located within Vermilion City). The passage is famous for connecting these two routes. Regardless of what Generation a trainer encounters Diglett's Cave in, the trainer must pass through the cave at one point or another, either to continue the storyline or to access the western Kanto cities of Pewter and Viridian, as well as Pallet Town. Appropriately, Diglett's Cave is one of only two places where Diglett and Dugtrio can be captured, the other being Route 228 in Sinnoh.

DIGLETT'S CAVE
A seemingly plain tunnel that was
dug by wild DIGLETT.
It is famous for connecting
ROUTES 2 and 11.

Route description

As a whole, the cave runs from the northwest to the southeast, passing under Celadon City, Route 7, and Route 6 as it progresses toward Vermilion from Pewter. There are no points of interest along the cave; however, the cave is the only location where wild Diglett and the rare Dugtrio are found in Kanto.

The usefulness of the cave as a connector route between Routes 2 and 11 has allowed Diglett's Cave to become one of the most important non-numbered routes in the Pokémon world. In fact, after the player enters Cerulean City, the only way to return to Pewter City and Viridian City without using Surf or Fly is to travel through Diglett's Cave.

In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, Brock will come to the northern entrance and give passers-by his Pokégear phone number.

Items

Item		Location	Games

Pokémon

Generation I

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Diglett	R		B		Y		Cave	15-22	95%
Dugtrio	R		B		Y		Cave	29-31	5%
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 II

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Diglett	G		S		C		Cave	13-19	90%
Diglett	G		S		C		Cave	3-24	90%	0%	0%
Diglett	G		S		C		Cave	2-16	0%	90%	0%
Diglett	G		S		C		Cave	4-32	0%	0%	90%
Dugtrio	G		S		C		Cave	19-29	10%
Dugtrio	G		S		C		Cave	24	10%	0%	0%
Dugtrio	G		S		C		Cave	16	0%	10%	0%
Dugtrio	G		S		C		Cave	32	0%	0%	10%
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 III

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Diglett	FR			LG			Cave	15-22	95%
Dugtrio	FR			LG			Cave	29-31	5%
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

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Diglett	HG			SS			Cave	13-19	90%
Dugtrio	HG			SS			Cave	19-29	10%
Special Pokémon
Rhyhorn	HG			SS			Trade Bonsly	The same as the Traded Pokémon	One
Makuhita	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	19	20%
Absol	HG			SS			Hoenn Sound	15-17	20%
Chingling	HG			SS			Sinnoh Sound	19	20%
Bronzor	HG			SS			Sinnoh Sound	15-17	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 / Differences among generations

File:Diglett Cave I.png File:Diglett Cave II.png File:Diglett Cave III.png File:HGSS Diglett Cave.png Generation I Generation II Generation III Generation IV

Generation II

The cave was slightly shorter than in Generation I, and the southern entrance was also in Vermilion City, instead of Route 11 like every other generation.

Generation III

The cave was much longer than in any other generation.

Generation IV

The cave is the same length as it was in Generation II. This makes it one of very few Kanto areas to retain its length from Generation II. The only change is the addition of Rock Climb walls, that allow access to a higher level of the cave.

Eyecatch

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  Morning (Diglett)

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  Day/Evening (Diglett)

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  Night (Dugtrio)

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  In FR/LG

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

Diglett's Cave debuted in Make Way For Magmar! in the Red, Green & Blue arc where Giovanni had hitched a ride with Red. They had found rocks that they thought were fossils leading them to the Pewter City exit.

Trivia

• Although the plural form of Pokémon names is not supposed to change, the man in the Route 11 side of the cave refers to Diglett as "Digletts". This is only in Generation I.

In other languages

Language Title French Canada Cave Taupiqueur Europe Cave Taupiqueur German Digdas Höhle Italian Grotta Diglett Spanish Latin America Cueva Diglett Spain Cueva Diglett

References

• Psypoke Psydex - Pokémon catch rates

Kanto
Settlements Pallet Town • Viridian City • Pewter City • Cerulean City • Vermilion City • Lavender Town Celadon City • Saffron City • Fuchsia City • Cinnabar Island • Indigo Plateau Routes 1 • 2 • 3 • 4 • 5 • 6 • 7 • 8 • 9 • 10 • 11 • 12 • 13 • 14 • 15 • 16 • 17 • 18 • 19 • 20 • 21 • 22 • 23 • 24 • 25 • 26 • 27 • 28 Landmarks Professor Oak's Laboratory • Viridian Forest • Diglett's Cave • Pewter Museum of Science • Mt. Moon (Square) • Cerulean Cave Underground Path (Kanto Routes 5–6) • Underground Path (Kanto Routes 7–8) • S.S. Anne • S.S. Aqua • Sea Cottage • Rock Tunnel Power Plant • Cycling Road/Pokémon Road • Team Rocket Hideout • Silph Co. • Magnet Train • Pokémon Tower • Safari Zone/Pal Park GO Park • Seafoam Islands • Pokémon Mansion • Cinnabar Lab • Pokémon League Reception Gate • Victory Road • Tohjo Falls Access to Sevii Islands • Johto

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