Rock Tunnel

Rock Tunnel Unknown Unknown "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
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Location:	Route 10
Region:	Kanto
Generations:	I, II, III
Location of Rock Tunnel in Kanto.
Pokémon world locations

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Location of Rock Tunnel.

The Rock Tunnel (Japanese: イワヤマトンネル Rock Mountain Tunnel) is a naturally formed underground tunnel. Because it has not been developed, it is pitch black inside. A light of some sort is needed for travelers to find their way. It is recommended that Pokémon Trainers bring along a Pokémon that can use Flash outside of battle.

Rock Tunnel is the only alternative route to Lavender Town, as any other route has either been rendered inaccessible by a slumbering Snorlax or the Saffron City gatekeepers. The cave has two separate floors, both of which are roughly the same size. There are many trainers within the cave, there for the fun of exploring, training, or are simply lost in the darkness.

Route 10 leads from Cerulean City to Rock Tunnel. At the northern entrance of the cave is a convenient Pokémon Center. The roof of the Power Plant can also be seen from here (excluding Generation III). The southern entrance exits onto the remainder of Route 10, leading to Lavender Town.

Pokémon

All the Pokémon listed below are obtainable within the cave.

Generation I

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
	Zubat	R	B	Y	1F	15-18	55%
	Zubat	R	B	Y	1F	15-21	55%
	Zubat	R	B	Y	B1F	16-18	50%
	Zubat	R	B	Y	B1F	20-22	45%
	Machop	R	B	Y	1F	15-17	15%
	Machop	R	B	Y	1F	17-21	10%
	Machop	R	B	Y	B1F	15-17	15%
	Machop	R	B	Y	B1F	18-20	20%
	Geodude	R	B	Y	1F	16-17	25%
	Geodude	R	B	Y	1F	16-20	35%
	Geodude	R	B	Y	B1F	16-18	26%
	Geodude	R	B	Y	B1F	17-21	25%
	Onix	R	B	Y	1F	13-15	5%
	Onix	R	B	Y	B1F	13-17	9%
	Onix	R	B	Y	B1F	14-22	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 II

Data for Pokémon Crystal is not available, so it is assumed that it is the same as Gold & Silver in the following table.

Pokémon		Games			Location	Levels	Rate
	Zubat	G	S	C	1F	8	10%
	Zubat	G	S	C	B1F	10	10%
	Machop	G	S	C	1F	12	20%
	Machoke	G	S	C	1F	14	5%
	Geodude	G	S	C	1F	10	30%
	Geodude	G	S	C	B1F	12	30%
	Onix	G	S	C	B1F	16	20%
	Cubone	G	S	C	1F	10, 13	35%
	Cubone	G	S	C	B1F	12	30%
	Marowak	G	S	C	B1F	14	5%
	Kangaskhan	G	S	C	B1F	14	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 III

Pokémon		Games		Location	Levels	Rate
	Zubat	FR	LG	1F, B1F	15-16	30%
	Mankey	FR	LG	1F, B1F	16-17	15%
	Machop	FR	LG	1F	16-17	15%
	Machop	FR	LG	B1F	17	10%
	Onix	FR	LG	1F	13, 15	5%
	Onix	FR	LG	B1F	13, 15, 17	10%
	Geodude	FR	LG	1F, B1F	15-17	35%
	Geodude	FR	LG	Rock Smash	5-30	95%
	Graveler	FR	LG	Rock Smash	25-40	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.

Trainers

Generation I

Trainer	Pokémon
PokéManiac PokéManiac Reward: $???	Cubone Lv.23 No item
	Slowpoke Lv.23 No item
PokéManiac PokéManiac Reward: $???	Slowpoke Lv.25 No item
Picnicker Picnicker Reward: $???	Oddish Lv.22 No item
	Bulbasaur Lv.22 No item
PokéManiac PokéManiac Reward: $???	Charmander Lv.22 No item
	Cubone Lv.22 No item
Hiker Hiker Reward: $???	Geodude Lv.25 No item
Hiker Hiker Reward: $???	Machop Lv.20 No item
	Onix Lv.20 No item
Hiker Hiker Reward: $???	Geodude Lv.19 No item
	Geodude Lv.19 No item
	Geodude Lv.19 No item
	Machop Lv.19 No item
Hiker Hiker Reward: $???	Onix Lv.20 No item
	Onix Lv.20 No item
	Geodude Lv.20 No item
Hiker Hiker Reward: $???	Geodude Lv.25 No item
	Graveler Lv.25 No item
Picnicker Picnicker Reward: $???	Jigglypuff Lv.21 No item
	Pidgey Lv.21 No item
	Meowth Lv.21 No item
Hiker Hiker Reward: $???	Geodude Lv.21 No item
	Geodude Lv.21 No item
	Graveler Lv.21 No item
PokéManiac PokéManiac Reward: $???	Slowpoke Lv.20 No item
	Slowpoke Lv.20 No item
Picnicker Picnicker Reward: $???	Bellsprout Lv.22 No item
	Clefairy Lv.22 No item
Picnicker Picnicker Reward: $???	Pidgey Lv.19 No item
	Rattata Lv.19 No item
	Rattata Lv.19 No item
	Bellsprout Lv.19 No item
Picnicker Picnicker Reward: $???	Meowth Lv.20 No item
	Oddish Lv.20 No item
	Pidgey Lv.20 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Generation III

Trainer	Pokémon
PokéManiac Ashton PokéManiac Ashton Reward: $1104	Cubone♂ Lv.23 No item
	Slowpoke♂ Lv.23 No item
PokéManiac Winston PokéManiac Winston Reward: $1200	Slowpoke♂ Lv.25 No item
Picnicker Martha Picnicker Martha Reward: $440	Oddish♀ Lv.22 No item
	Bulbasaur♂ Lv.22 No item
PokéManiac Steve PokéManiac Steve Reward: $1056	Charmander♂ Lv.22 No item
	Cubone♂ Lv.22 No item
Hiker Allen Hiker Allen Reward: $900	Geodude♂ Lv.25 No item
Hiker Eric Hiker Eric Reward: $720	Machop♂ Lv.20 No item
	Onix♂ Lv.20 No item
Hiker Lenny Hiker Lenny Reward: $648	Geodude♂ Lv.19 No item
	Geodude♂ Lv.19 No item
	Geodude♂ Lv.19 No item
	Machop♂ Lv.19 No item
Hiker Oliver Hiker Oliver Reward: $720	Onix♂ Lv.20 No item
	Onix♂ Lv.20 No item
	Geodude♂ Lv.20 No item
Hiker Lucas Hiker Lucas Reward: $756	Geodude♂ Lv.25 No item
	Graveler♂ Lv.25 No item
Picnicker Sofia Picnicker Sofia Reward: $420	Jigglypuff♀ Lv.21 No item
	Pidgey♀ Lv.21 No item
	Meowth♀ Lv.21 No item
Hiker Dudley Hiker Dudley Reward: $756	Geodude♂ Lv.21 No item
	Geodude♂ Lv.21 No item
	Graveler♂ Lv.21 No item
PokéManiac Cooper PokéManiac Cooper Reward: $960	Slowpoke♂ Lv.20 No item
	Slowpoke♂ Lv.20 No item
Picnicker Leah Picnicker Leah Reward: $440	Bellsprout♀ Lv.22 No item
	Clefairy♀ Lv.22 No item
Picnicker Arianna Picnicker Arianna Reward: $380	Pidgey♀ Lv.19 No item
	Rattata♀ Lv.19 No item
	Rattata♀ Lv.19 No item
	Bellsprout♀ Lv.19 No item
Picnicker Dana Picnicker Dana Reward: $400	Meowth♀ Lv.20 No item
	Oddish♀ Lv.20 No item
	Pidgey♀ Lv.20 No item
Trainers with a Vs. Seeker by their names, when alerted for a rematch using the item, may use higher-level Pokémon.

Gallery

• RockTunnel-1-frlg.png

  Level 1

• RockTunnel-2-frlg.png

  Level 2

Trivia

• One of the Hikers in the tunnel makes a reference to the song Hit Me with Your Best Shot by Pat Benatar, saying "Hit me with your best shot!" prior to battle, and "Fired away!" after being defeated.

In other languages

• Spanish: Túnel Roca
• Italian: Tunnel Roccioso
• German: Felstunnel
• French: Grotte Sombre

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

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