Escape Rope

Escape Rope あなぬけのヒモ Hole-Escape Rope

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Introduced in Generation I Pocket Generation I Items Generation II Items Generation III Items Generation IV Items Generation V Items Generation VI Items Generation VII Items Generation VIII Key items (SwSh) Generation VIII Items (BDSP) Fling Power 30 (Prior to Generation VIII)

The Escape Rope (Japanese: あなぬけのヒモ Hole-Escape Rope) is a type of item introduced in Generation I. It is used to escape from a cave or a dungeon. In most games, it is a consumable item; in Pokémon Sword and Shield, it is a Key Item.

It was developed by Silph Co.

In the core series games

Price

Games Cost Sell price RBY/RGBY GSC RSEFRLG DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 XYORAS BDSP $550 $275 ColoXD N/A $275 SMUSUM $1,000 $500 PE $300 $150 SwSh N/A N/A

Effect

Manual activation

Generation I

When used in the overworld while the player is in a cave or dungeon, the player is warped to the last Pokémon Center they healed at (or the player's house if they have never healed at a Pokémon Center).

Due to an oversight in Pokémon Red and Blue, this can be used to escape from from the Sea Cottage or the Vermilion City Pokémon Fan Club. This was fixed in Pokémon Yellow.

Generation II-VII

When used in the overworld while the player is in a cave or dungeon, the player is warped to the entrance through which the player entered the cave or dungeon. It cannot be used in Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness.

The Escape Rope cannot be used to escape from Turnback Cave. Spear Pillar, the Distortion World, and the Hall of Origin are not treated as caves.

Generation VIII

In Pokémon Sword and Shield, the Escape Rope is now an infinite-use Key Item. In Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl, it is a consumable item again.

Exchange

In Anville Town, on weekends the player can give a man two Escape Ropes in exchange for a Revive.

Other uses

In Pokémon Crystal and HeartGold and SoulSilver, in the Ruins of Alph, the player requires an Escape Rope to open the hidden room in the northeastern chamber. In Pokémon Crystal, the item is consumed and the player escapes as normal. In Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver, the item is not consumed and the player does not move.

Description

Games Description Stad When in a place like a cave, this returns you to the last Pokémon Center visited. GSC Use for escaping from caves, etc. RSE Use to escape instantly from a cave or dungeon. ColoXD An item brought over from a faraway place. FRLG DPPtHGSS BWB2W2 A long, durable rope. Use it to escape instantly from a cave or a dungeon. XYORAS SMUSUM A long and durable rope. Use it to escape instantly from a cave or a dungeon. PE BDSP A long and durable rope. Use it to escape instantly from locations like caves or dungeons. SwShLA SV A long and durable rope. Use it to escape instantly from locations like caves or dungeons. It can be used any number of times.

Acquisition

Games Finite methods Repeatable methods RBY/RGBY Mt. Moon, Route 11, Pokémon Tower, Rocket Hideout, Silph Co., Pokémon Mansion Pewter, CeruleanY, Lavender, Saffron and Cinnabar Island Poké Marts GSC Sprout Tower, Mt. Mortar, Tin Tower, Whirl Islands, Mt. Silver Cave Violet and Azalea Poké Marts; Goldenrod Department Store, Celadon Department Store Purchased by the player's Mom RSE Granite Cave, Abandoned Ship, New Mauville, Magma HideoutE Petalburg, Rustboro, Slateport, Fallarbor Poké Marts; Lilycove Department Store Pickup (Lv. 1-60E) FRLG Mt. Moon, Route 11, Rock Tunnel, Pokémon Tower, Rocket Hideout, Silph Co., Pokémon Mansion Pewter, Cerulean, Lavender, Saffron, Cinnabar Island, Three Island, Four Island, Six Island, Seven Island, and Trainer Tower Poké Marts DPPt Oreburgh Mine, Wayward Cave, Solaceon RuinsDP, Iron Island, Mt. Coronet, Stark Mountain All Poké Marts (after obtaining 1 Badge); Celestic Town shop, Veilstone Department Store Pickup (Lv. 1-60) HGSS Sprout Tower, Mt. Mortar, Bell Tower, Whirl Islands, Seafoam Islands, Mt. Silver Cave All Poké Marts (after obtaining 1 Badge); Goldenrod Department Store, Celadon Department Store Pickup (Lv. 1-60) PW Rugged Road, Rally BW Wellspring Cave All Poké Marts (after obtaining 1 Badge), Shopping Mall Nine Pickup (Lv. 1-60) B2W2 Relic Passage, Mistralton Cave, Chargestone Cave, Reversal Mountain, Victory Road, Wellspring Cave All Poké Marts (after obtaining 1 Badge), Shopping Mall Nine Pokéstar Studios (gift after completing a movie) Pickup (Lv. 1-60) XY Shabboneau Castle, Frost Cavern, Terminus Cave, Anistar City, Route 8, Route 19, Glittering Cave, Reflection Cave, Victory Road All Poké Marts (after obtaining 1 Badge) Lost Hotel (shaking trash cans) Pickup (Lv. 1-60) ORAS Granite Cave, Trick House, Sea Mauville, New Mauville, Scorched Slab, Team Magma HideoutOR/Team Aqua HideoutAS, Seafloor Cavern All Poké Marts (after obtaining 1 Badge); Lilycove Department Store Secret Base ("Pick something up" with Secret Pal) Pickup (Lv. 1-60) SMUSUM Seaward Cave, Diglett's Tunnel, Shady House, Vast Poni Canyon, Mount Lanakila All Poké Marts Pickup (Lv. 1-60) PE Route 4, Cerulean City, Rock Tunnel, Pokémon Tower, Silph Co., Seafoam Islands, Cerulean Cave All Poké Marts (after obtaining 1 Badge), Celadon Department Store SwSh Route 3 (from Sonia, north of the Trainer Tips sign) BDSP Oreburgh Mine, Wayward Cave, Solaceon Ruins, Iron Island, Mount Coronet, Stark Mountain All Poké Marts (after obtaining 1 Badge); Celestic Town shop, Veilstone Department Store, Ramanas Park shop

Gallery

Artwork

Unused artwork from Scarlet and Violet

In the manga

An Escape Rope in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

Gold, Silver & Crystal arc

In Hurray for Heracross, Bugsy discovered a puzzle in the Ruins of Alph that read "ESCAPE", prompting him to use an Escape Rope. As a result, the wall collapsed, revealing Suicune.

In the TCG

Escape Rope in the TCG

Main article: Escape Rope (Plasma Storm 120)

The Escape Rope was introduced as a Pokémon Tool Trainer card in the Pokémon Trading Card Game during the English Black & White Series (the Japanese BW Era) in the Plasma Storm expansion. It was reprinted throughout the XY, Sun & Moon, and Sword & Shield Series. A gold etched Secret print of the card was included in the Burning Shadows expansion (To Have Seen the Battle Rainbow in Japan). The card forces each player to switch their Active Pokémon with one of their Benched Pokémon, with the opponent switching first.

Trivia

• In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, it is possible to use an Escape Rope to escape from the Saffron Gym. This is the only Gym in these games where this is possible.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 離洞繩 Lèihduhng Sìhng * Mandarin 離洞繩 / 离洞绳 Lídòng Shéng * 脫離洞穴的繩子 / 脱离洞穴的绳子 Tuōlí Dòngxuè de Shéngzi/ Tuōlí Dòngxué de Shéngzi * 钻洞的绳子 Zuān Dòng de Shéngzi * Czech Únikové lano Danish Flugtrep Dutch Ontsnappingstouw* French Corde Sortie German Fluchtseil Indonesian Tali Penyelamat Italian Fune di fuga Korean 동굴탈출로프 Donggul Talchul Rope Portuguese Brazil Corda de Fuga Portugal Corda de Fuga* Russian Спасательный Канат Spasatel'nyy Kanat Spanish Cuerda Huida Swedish Flyktrep Vietnamese Dây để thoát động

See also

• List of Key Items (Generation VIII)

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