Waterfall Cave

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Waterfall Cave
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Waterfall Cave たきつぼのどうくつ
Basin Cave
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Basic info
Floors: 8
Rest stops: No
Traps: No
Monster Houses: No
Main type: Water
Boss: None
Allowances
Recruiting: Yes
Items: 48
Money: Allowed
Starting level: Current
Team members: 4
Location
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Waterfall Cave (Japanese: たきつぼのどうくつ Basin Cave) is the 4th dungeon in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky. It has 8 floors and is unlocked after beating Drowzee on Mt. Bristle, and performing Sentry Duty at the Wigglytuff Guild. This is the first dungeon to have shops in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky.

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On the first visit, the hero and the partner are asked by Chatot to explore the Secret Waterfall (Japanese: ひみつのたき Secret Waterfall) as their first official exploration. When they reach the waterfall, the player has a vision of a lone Pokémon leaping through the waterfall into a hidden cave. The partner decides to trust the player, and the two leap into the waterfall to find themselves in a dungeon. Upon reaching the bottom of the dungeon, they stumble into in an alcove filled with gems and a giant gem is at the back. The partner wants to take the gem back to the guild but finds it difficult to remove. It is at this point when the hero experiences another dizzy spell and sees an image of the past. A Pokémon had pushed the gem and had accidentally set off a trap that caused a flood to wash it away. Unfortunately, the hero is too late to warn the partner Pokémon as they push the gem and trigger the flood. However, they are flushed away to the Hot Spring where they first meet Torkoal. The hero and partner later venture through Waterfall Cave in order to reach the Hot Springs much later in the game.

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Gameplay

The jobs here are ranked E-B by default, depending on the floor.

All the floors are large, with average amount of rooms varying between floors (with a chance for as few as 3 rooms, to as many as 11). Depending on the floor, the amount of items that can spawn outside of a Kecleon Shop varies from 1-4 to 3-6. There's usually 1-2 Wonder Tiles on each floor, and 2-4 starting enemies.

The IQ Booster activates on 6th and 8th floor. The turn limit is 1000 on each floor. There is light darkness in the dungeon. The dungeon contains water.

Pokémon encountered

Pokémon Floors Levels Recruit Rate
Psyduck (Pokémon) Psyduck B1-B8 9-10 8.2%
Poliwag (Pokémon) Poliwag B1-B8 9-10 6.4%
Grimer (Pokémon) Grimer B1-B8 9-10 6.4%
Tangela (Pokémon) Tangela B1-B8 10-11 6.4%
Wooper (Pokémon) Wooper B1-B8 10-11 8.2%
Lotad (Pokémon) Lotad B1-B8 10-11 6.4%
Surskit (Pokémon) Surskit B1-B8 11-12 6.4%
Barboach (Pokémon) Barboach B1-B8 11-12 8.2%
Whiscash (Pokémon) Whiscash B5-B8 11-12 0.5%

Items

Waterfall Cave

Item Floors
Poké currency.png 2-40TD/75S Poké B1-8F
MDBag Scarf TDS Sprite.png Power Band B1-8F
MDBag Scarf TDS Sprite.png Special Band B1-8F
MDBag Scarf TDS Sprite.png DS Twist Band B1-8F
MDBag Geo Pebble TDS Sprite.png 5 Geo Pebble B1-8F
MDBag Apple TDS Sprite.png Apple B1-8F
MDBag Blue Gummi TDS Sprite.png TS Blue Gummi B1-8F
MDBag Grass Gummi TDS Sprite.png TS Grass Gummi B1-8F
MDBag Orange Gummi TDS Sprite.png TS Orange Gummi B1-8F
MDBag White Gummi TDS Sprite.png TS White Gummi B1-8F
MDBag Clear Gummi TDS Sprite.png DS Clear Gummi B1-8F
MDBag Gray Gummi TDS Sprite.png DS Gray Gummi B1-8F
MDBag Pink Gummi TDS Sprite.png DS Pink Gummi B1-8F
MDBag Red Gummi TDS Sprite.png DS Red Gummi B1-8F
MDBag Yellow Gummi TDS Sprite.png DS Yellow Gummi B1-8F
MDBag Cheri Berry TDS Sprite.png Cheri Berry B1-8F
MDBag Oran Berry TDS Sprite.png Oran Berry B1-8F
MDBag Oran Berry TDS Sprite.png S Oren Berry B1-8F
MDBag Pecha Berry TDS Sprite.png Pecha Berry B1-8F
MDBag Seed TDS Sprite.png Blast Seed B1-8F
MDBag Seed TDS Sprite.png S Dough Seed B1-8F
MDBag Seed TDS Sprite.png S Dropeye Seed B1-8F
MDBag Seed TDS Sprite.png Heal Seed B1-8F
MDBag Seed TDS Sprite.png S Reviser Seed B1-8F
MDBag Seed TDS Sprite.png Reviver Seed B1-8F
MDBag Seed TDS Sprite.png TS Sleep Seed B1-8F
MDBag Seed TDS Sprite.png S Slip Seed B1-8F
MDBag Seed TDS Sprite.png TS Stun Seed B1-8F
MDBag Seed TDS Sprite.png S Via Seed B1-8F
MDBag Seed TDS Sprite.png TS Warp Seed B1-8F
MDBag Seed TDS Sprite.png DS X-Eye Seed B1-8F
MDBag Drink TDS Sprite.png Max Elixir B1-8F
MDBag Drink TDS Sprite.png S Mix Elixir B1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png DS All-Hit Orb B1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png TS Blowback Orb B1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png DS Decoy Orb B1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png Drought Orb B1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png Escape Orb B1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png DS Foe-Seal Orb B1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png DS Luminous Orb B1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png TS One-Shot Orb B1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png TS Radar Orb B1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png Rollcall Orb B1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png TS Scanner Orb B1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png DS Slumber Orb B1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png TS Spurn Orb B1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png TS Switcher Orb B1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png DS Totter Orb B1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png DS Transfer Orb B1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png TS Warp Orb B1-8F

Kecleon Shop

Item Floors
MDBag Cheri Berry TDS Sprite.png Cheri Berry B1-8F
MDBag Oran Berry TDS Sprite.png Oran Berry B1-8F
MDBag Pecha Berry TDS Sprite.png Pecha Berry B1-8F
MDBag Rawst Berry Sprite.png Rawst Berry B1-8F
MDBag Seed TDS Sprite.png Blast Seed B1-8F
MDBag Seed TDS Sprite.png Heal Seed B1-8F
MDBag Seed TDS Sprite.png Reviver Seed B1-8F
MDBag Drink TDS Sprite.png Max Elixir B1-8F
MDBag Apple TDS Sprite.png Apple B1-8F
MDBag Apple TDS Sprite.png Big Apple B1-8F
MDBag Blue Gummi TDS Sprite.png TS Blue Gummi B1-8F
MDBag Grass Gummi TDS Sprite.png TS Grass Gummi B1-8F
MDBag Orange Gummi TDS Sprite.png TS Orange Gummi B1-8F
MDBag White Gummi TDS Sprite.png TS White Gummi B1-8F
MDBag Clear Gummi TDS Sprite.png DS Clear Gummi B1-8F
MDBag Pink Gummi TDS Sprite.png DS Pink Gummi B1-8F
MDBag Red Gummi TDS Sprite.png DS Red Gummi B1-8F
MDBag Yellow Gummi TDS Sprite.png DS Yellow Gummi B1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png TS Blowback Orb B1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png Drought Orb B1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png Hurl Orb B1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png TS One-Shot Orb B1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png TS Petrify Orb B1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png Rollcall Orb B1-8F
MDBag Wonder Orb TDS Sprite.png TS Warp Orb B1-8F

Other encounters

Image Tile Floor 1-2 Floor 3-6 Floor 7-8
KecleonCarpet.png Kecleon Shop 8% 9% 10%

Layout

Secret Waterfall Entrance Depths
Waterfall Cave waterfall TDS.png Waterfall Cave ledge TDS.png Waterfall Cave gem TDS.png
 

Trivia

  • Waterfall Cave is the only dungeon to be mandatory for the story more than once, first in Chapter 4 and, later on, in Chapter 17.
  • The music that plays at Waterfall Cave also plays in the story cutscene in which Manaphy runs a fever. [1]

In other languages

Waterfall Cave

Language Title
France Flag.png French Grotte Cascade
Germany Flag.png German Wasserfallhöhle
Italy Flag.png Italian Grotta della Cascata
South Korea Flag.png Korean 용소의 동굴 Yongso-ui Donggul
Spain Flag.png Spanish Cueva Cascada

Secret Waterfall

Language Title
France Flag.png French Cascade Secrète
Germany Flag.png German Geheimer Wasserfall
Italy Flag.png Italian Cascata Segreta
South Korea Flag.png Korean 비밀의 폭포 Bimirui Pokpo
Spain Flag.png Spanish Cascada Misteriosa


Locations in the Pokémon world in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky
Major locations
Sharpedo BluffTreasure TownKangaskhan StorageKecleon Shop
Marowak DojoChimecho AssemblyWigglytuff's GuildCroagunk's Swap Shop
BeachFogbound LakeHot SpringLuminous SpringPelipper Island
Spinda's CaféSShaymin VillageSSky PeakS
Dungeons
Beach CaveDrenched BluffMt. BristleWaterfall CaveApple Woods
Side PathCraggy CoastRock PathMt. HornForest Path
Foggy ForestSteam CaveAmp PlainsNorthern DesertQuicksand Cave
Crystal CaveCrystal CrossingChasm CaveDark HillSealed Ruin
Dusk ForestDeep Dusk ForestTreeshroud ForestBrine CaveHidden Land
Temporal TowerMystifying ForestBlizzard IslandCrevice CaveSurrounded Sea
Miracle SeaAegis CaveMt. TravailThe NightmareSpacial Rift
Dark CraterConcealed RuinsMarine ResortBottomless SeaShimmer Desert
Mt. AvalancheGiant VolcanoWorld AbyssSky StairwayMystery Jungle
Serenity RiverLandslide CaveLush PrairieTiny MeadowLabyrinth Cave
Oran ForestLake AfarHappy OutlookMt. MistralShimmer Hill
Lost WildernessMidnight ForestZero Isle NorthZero Isle EastZero Isle West
Zero Isle SouthFinal Maze
Dungeons exclusive to Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
Zero Isle CenterDestiny TowerOblivion ForestTreacherous WatersSoutheastern IslandsInferno Cave
Star CaveSky Peak Mountain PathMurky ForestEastern CaveFortune RavineSpring Cave
Southern JungleBoulder QuarryLeft Cave PathRight Cave PathLimestone CavernBarren Valley
Dark WastelandSpacial CliffsDark Ice MountainIcicle ForestVast Ice Mountain
Demo only:
Little PlainsMt. ClearChallenge RiverTrial ForestGuiding SeaHidden Shopkeeper Village


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