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This article is about the location in Kanto. For location with the Japanese name of Rock Tunnel, see Rock Path.
Rock Tunnel イワヤマトンネル
Rock Mountain Tunnel
"Wild Missingno. appeared!"
HGSS Rock Tunnel-Day.png
Map description: A naturally formed underground tunnel. Because it has not been developed, it is inky dark inside. A light is needed to get through.FRLG
A dark tunnel that begins in Lavender Town and comes out in Cerulean City.HGSS
Location: Route 10
Region: Kanto
Generations: I, II, III, IV
Kanto Rock Tunnel Map.png
Location of Rock Tunnel in Kanto.
Pokémon world locations

The Rock Tunnel (Japanese: イワヤマトンネル Rock Mountain Tunnel) is a naturally formed underground tunnel. Since it has not been developed, it is pitch black inside. A light of some sort is needed for travelers to find their way, so 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 Kanto 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.

In FireRed and LeafGreen, there is a Move Tutor who will teach the move Rock Slide to a Pokémon.

Items

Item Location Games
TM Steel TM47 (Steel Wing) 1F; center platform  G  S  C 
Elixir Elixir 1F; southwest  G  S  C 
X Defend X Defend 1F; east of TM47 (hidden)  G  S  C 
Max Potion Max Potion B1F; northwest of PP Up (hidden)  G  S  C 
PP Up PP Up B1F; west  G  S  C 
Revive Revive B1F; north  G  S  C 
Iron Iron B1F; south  G  S  C 
X Accuracy X Accuracy 1F; northeast (hidden)  G  S  C 
Repel Repel 1F; northeast corner  FR  LG 
Escape Rope Escape Rope Southeast of Hiker Lucas  FR  LG 
Revive Revive B1F; southwest corner  FR  LG 
Max Ether Max Ether North of Picnicker Sofia and Hiker Dudley  FR  LG 
Pearl Pearl North of Picnicker Dana  FR  LG 
Max Potion Max Potion B1F; near south-east corner (requires Rock Smash) (hidden)  HG  SS 
PP Up PP Up B1F; southwest of ladder from northern entrance  HG  SS 
Revive Revive B1F; east of the northwest ladder  HG  SS 
X Accuracy X Accuracy 1F; on a stalagmite east of the north-west ladder (hidden)  HG  SS 
Iron Iron B1F; far-right Rock Climb chamber (requires Rock Climb)  HG  SS 
HP Up HP Up B1F; second-to-the-left Rock Climb chamber (requires Rock Climb) (hidden)  HG  SS 
Oval Stone Oval Stone B1F; far-left Rock Climb chamber (requires Rock Climb)  HG  SS 
Elixir Elixir 1F; north of south-west ladder  HG  SS 
X Defend X Defend 1F; on a stalagmite north-east of the southern entrance (hidden)  HG  SS 
TM Dark TM56 (Fling) 1F; on second raised area north of southern entrance  HG  SS 

Rock Smash

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

Pokémon

Generation I

1F

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Zubat Zubat
R B Y
Cave Cave
15-18 55%
Zubat Zubat
R B Y
Cave Cave
15-21 50%
Geodude Geodude
R B Y
Cave Cave
16-17 25%
Geodude Geodude
R B Y
Cave Cave
16-20 40%
Machop Machop
R B Y
Cave Cave
15-17 15%
Machop Machop
R B Y
Cave Cave
17-21 10%
Onix Onix
R B Y
Cave Cave
13-15 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.


B1F

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Zubat Zubat
R B Y
Cave Cave
16-18 50%
Zubat Zubat
R B Y
Cave Cave
20-22 40%
Geodude Geodude
R B Y
Cave Cave
16-18 26%
Geodude Geodude
R B Y
Cave Cave
17-21 30%
Machop Machop
R B Y
Cave Cave
15-17 15%
Machop Machop
R B Y
Cave Cave
18-20 20%
Onix Onix
R B Y
Cave Cave
13-17 9%
Onix Onix
R B Y
Cave Cave
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

1F

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Morning Day Night
Cubone Cubone
G S C
Cave Cave
10-13 35%
Cubone Cubone
G S C
Cave Cave
10 30% 30% 0%
Geodude Geodude
G S C
Cave Cave
10 30%
Geodude Geodude
G S C
Cave Cave
11 30% 30% 0%
Geodude Geodude
G S C
Cave Cave
11-12 0% 0% 50%
Machop Machop
G S C
Cave Cave
12 20%
Machop Machop
G S C
Cave Cave
12 20% 20% 0%
Zubat Zubat
G S C
Cave Cave
8 10%
Zubat Zubat
G S C
Cave Cave
12 10% 10% 0%
Haunter Haunter
G S C
Cave Cave
17 0% 0% 10%
Zubat Zubat
G S C
Cave Cave
12-15 0% 0% 40%
Machoke Machoke
G S C
Cave Cave
14 5%
Machoke Machoke
G S C
Cave Cave
15 5% 5% 0%
Marowak Marowak
G S C
Cave Cave
12 5% 5% 0%
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.


B1F

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Morning Day Night
Geodude Geodude
G S C
Cave Cave
12 30%
Geodude Geodude
G S C
Cave Cave
14 30%
Cubone Cubone
G S C
Cave Cave
12 30%
Cubone Cubone
G S C
Cave Cave
12 30% 30% 0%
Onix Onix
G S C
Cave Cave
16 20%
Zubat Zubat
G S C
Cave Cave
10 10%
Zubat Zubat
G S C
Cave Cave
12 10% 10% 0%
Zubat Zubat
G S C
Cave Cave
12-15 0% 0% 40%
Golbat Golbat
G S C
Cave Cave
15 0% 0% 5%
Haunter Haunter
G S C
Cave Cave
15 0% 0% 5%
Marowak Marowak
G S C
Cave Cave
14 5%
Marowak Marowak
G S C
Cave Cave
15 5% 5% 0%
Kangaskhan Kangaskhan
G S C
Cave Cave
14 5%
Kangaskhan Kangaskhan
G S C
Cave Cave
15 5% 5% 0%
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

1F

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Geodude Geodude
FR LG
Cave Cave
15-17 35%
Zubat Zubat
FR LG
Cave Cave
15-16 30%
Mankey Mankey
FR LG
Cave Cave
16-17 15%
Machop Machop
FR LG
Cave Cave
16-17 15%
Onix Onix
FR LG
Cave Cave
13-15 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.


B1F

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Geodude Geodude
FR LG
Cave Cave
15-17 35%
Zubat Zubat
FR LG
Cave Cave
15-16 30%
Mankey Mankey
FR LG
Cave Cave
16-17 15%
Machop Machop
FR LG
Cave Cave
17 10%
Onix Onix
FR LG
Cave Cave
13-17 10%
Rock Smash
Geodude Geodude
FR LG
Rock Smash Rock Smash
5-30 90%
Graveler Graveler
FR LG
Rock Smash Rock Smash
25-40 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 IV

1F

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Cubone Cubone
HG SS
Cave Cave
10-13 35%
Geodude Geodude
HG SS
Cave Cave
10 30%
Machop Machop
HG SS
Cave Cave
12 20%
Zubat Zubat
HG SS
Cave Cave
8 10%
Machoke Machoke
HG SS
Cave Cave
14 5%
Special Pokémon
Makuhita Makuhita
HG SS
Hoenn Sound Hoenn Sound
12 20%
Absol Absol
HG SS
Hoenn Sound Hoenn Sound
10 20%
Chingling Chingling
HG SS
Sinnoh Sound Sinnoh Sound
12 20%
Bronzor Bronzor
HG SS
Sinnoh Sound Sinnoh Sound
10 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.


B1F

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
Geodude Geodude
HG SS
Cave Cave
12 30%
Cubone Cubone
HG SS
Cave Cave
12 30%
Onix Onix
HG SS
Cave Cave
16 20%
Zubat Zubat
HG SS
Cave Cave
10 10%
Marowak Marowak
HG SS
Cave Cave
14 5%
Kangaskhan Kangaskhan
HG SS
Cave Cave
14 5%
Rock Smash
Geodude Geodude
HG SS
Rock Smash Rock Smash
12-21 100%
Special Pokémon
Makuhita Makuhita
HG SS
Hoenn Sound Hoenn Sound
16 20%
Absol Absol
HG SS
Hoenn Sound Hoenn Sound
12 20%
Chingling Chingling
HG SS
Sinnoh Sound Sinnoh Sound
16 20%
Bronzor Bronzor
HG SS
Sinnoh Sound Sinnoh Sound
12 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.


Trainers

Generation I

Trainer Pokémon
PokéManiac
PokéManiac
Reward: $1150
Cubone Cubone Lv.23
No item
Slowpoke Slowpoke Lv.23
No item
PokéManiac
PokéManiac
Reward: $1250
Slowpoke Slowpoke Lv.25
No item
Jr. Trainer♀
Jr. Trainer♀
Reward: $440
Oddish Oddish Lv.22
No item
Bulbasaur Bulbasaur Lv.22
No item
PokéManiac
PokéManiac
Reward: $1100
Charmander Charmander Lv.22
No item
Cubone Cubone Lv.22
No item
Hiker
Hiker
Reward: $875
Geodude Geodude Lv.25
No item
Hiker
Hiker
Reward: $700
Machop Machop Lv.20
No item
Onix Onix Lv.20
No item
Hiker
Hiker
Reward: $665
Geodude Geodude Lv.19
No item
Machop Machop Lv.19
No item
Geodude Geodude Lv.19
No item
Geodude Geodude Lv.19
No item
Hiker
Hiker
Reward: $700
Onix Onix Lv.20
No item
Onix Onix Lv.20
No item
Geodude Geodude Lv.20
No item
Hiker
Hiker
Reward: $735
Geodude Geodude Lv.21
No item
Graveler Graveler Lv.21
No item
Jr. Trainer♀
Jr. Trainer♀
Reward: $420
Jigglypuff Jigglypuff Lv.21
No item
Pidgey Pidgey Lv.21
No item
Meowth Meowth Lv.21
No item
Hiker
Hiker
Reward: $735
Geodude Geodude Lv.21
No item
Geodude Geodude Lv.21
No item
Graveler Graveler Lv.21
No item
PokéManiac
PokéManiac
Reward: $1000
Slowpoke Slowpoke Lv.20
No item
Slowpoke Slowpoke Lv.20
No item
Slowpoke Slowpoke Lv.20
No item
Jr. Trainer♀
Jr. Trainer♀
Reward: $440
Bellsprout Bellsprout Lv.22
No item
Clefairy Clefairy Lv.22
No item
Jr. Trainer♀
Jr. Trainer♀
Reward: $380
Pidgey Pidgey Lv.19
No item
Rattata Rattata Lv.19
No item
Rattata Rattata Lv.19
No item
Bellsprout Bellsprout Lv.19
No item
Jr. Trainer♀
Jr. Trainer♀
Reward: $400
Meowth Meowth Lv.20
No item
Oddish Oddish Lv.20
No item
Pidgey Pidgey Lv.20
No item


Generation III

Trainer Pokémon
PokéManiac Ashton
PokéManiac Ashton
サチオ Sachio
Reward: $1104
Cubone Cubone♂ Lv.23
No item
Slowpoke Slowpoke♂ Lv.23
No item
PokéManiac Winston
PokéManiac Winston
ミツグ Mitsugu
Reward: $1200
Slowpoke Slowpoke♂ Lv.25
No item
Picnicker Martha
Picnicker Martha
トモコ Tomoko
Reward: $440
Oddish Oddish♀ Lv.22
No item
Bulbasaur Bulbasaur♂ Lv.22
No item
PokéManiac Steve
PokéManiac Steve
トシオ Toshio
Reward: $1056
Charmander Charmander♂ Lv.22
No item
Cubone Cubone♂ Lv.22
No item
Hiker Allen
Hiker Allen
イサム Isamu
Reward: $900
Geodude Geodude♂ Lv.25
No item
Hiker Eric
Hiker Eric
ダイチ Daichi
Reward: $720
Machop Machop♂ Lv.20
No item
Onix Onix♂ Lv.20
No item
Hiker Lenny
Hiker Lenny
カツヒト Katsuhito
Reward: $684
Geodude Geodude♂ Lv.19
No item
Machop Machop♂ Lv.19
No item
Geodude Geodude♂ Lv.19
No item
Geodude Geodude♂ Lv.19
No item
Hiker Oliver
Hiker Oliver
コダマ Kodama
Reward: $720
Onix Onix♂ Lv.20
No item
Onix Onix♂ Lv.20
No item
Geodude Geodude♂ Lv.20
No item
Hiker Lucas
Hiker Lucas
サブロウ Saburō
Reward: $756
Geodude Geodude♂ Lv.21
No item
Graveler Graveler♂ Lv.21
No item
Picnicker Sofia
Picnicker Sofia
ミノリ Minori
Reward: $420
Jigglypuff Jigglypuff♀ Lv.21
No item
Pidgey Pidgey♀ Lv.21
No item
Meowth Meowth♀ Lv.21
No item
Hiker Dudley
Hiker Dudley
トクオ Tokuo
Reward: $756
Geodude Geodude♂ Lv.21
No item
Geodude Geodude♂ Lv.21
No item
Graveler Graveler♂ Lv.21
No item
PokéManiac Cooper
PokéManiac Cooper
キヨハル Kiyoharu
Reward: $960
Slowpoke Slowpoke♂ Lv.20
No item
Slowpoke Slowpoke♂ Lv.20
No item
Slowpoke Slowpoke♂ Lv.20
No item
Picnicker Leah
Picnicker Leah
エミ Emi
Reward: $440
Bellsprout Bellsprout♀ Lv.22
No item
Clefairy Clefairy♀ Lv.22
No item
Picnicker Ariana
Picnicker Ariana
カナミ Kanami
Reward: $380
Pidgey Pidgey♀ Lv.19
No item
Rattata Rattata♀ Lv.19
No item
Rattata Rattata♀ Lv.19
No item
Bellsprout Bellsprout♀ Lv.19
No item
Picnicker Dana
Picnicker Dana
ミユキ Miyuki
Reward: $400
Meowth Meowth♀ Lv.20
No item
Oddish Oddish♀ Lv.20
No item
Pidgey Pidgey♀ Lv.20
No item


Layout

Version 1st floor 2nd floor
Red Rock Tunnel 1F RBY.png Rock Tunnel B1F RBY.png
Blue
Yellow
Gold Rock Tunnel 1F GSC.png Rock Tunnel B1F GSC.png
Silver
Crystal
FireRed Rock Tunnel 1F FRLG.png Rock Tunnel B1F FRLG.png
LeafGreen
HeartGold Rock Tunnel 1 HGSS.png Rock Tunnel 2 HGSS.png
SoulSilver
 

In the spin-off games

In Pokémon Pinball

In Pokémon Pinball, Rock Tunnel appears on the Red and Blue tables; catchable Pokémon include Ekans, Diglett, Machop, Geodude, Slowpoke, Onix, Voltorb and Mr. Mime.

Eyecatch

  • Morning (Kangaskhan)

    Morning (Kangaskhan)

  • Day/Evening (Marowak)

    Day/Evening (Marowak)

  • Night (Onix)

    Night (Onix)

  • FRLG

    FRLG

In the anime

Rock Tunnel in Pokémon Origins

In Pokémon Origins

Rock Tunnel was briefly shown in the beginning of the Pokémon Origins episode File 2 - Cubone when Red exited it on his way to Lavender Town.

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.
  • One of the Poké Maniacs in the tunnel makes a reference to Mobile Fighter G Gundam, saying "Pokémon Fight! Ready, Go!" prior to battle. Official Gundam Fights in the series began with both participants declaring "Gundam Fight! Ready, Go!"

In other languages

Language Title
France Flag.png European French Grotte Sombre
Germany Flag.png German Felstunnel
Italy Flag.png Italian Tunnel Roccioso
South Korea Flag.png Korean 돌산 터널 Dolsan Teoneol
Spain Flag.png European Spanish Túnel Roca




Kanto
Boulder Badge.png Cascade Badge.png Thunder Badge.png Rainbow Badge.png Soul Badge.png Marsh Badge.png Volcano Badge.png Earth Badge.png
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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