Dark Cave

Johto

Quests and events

Dark Cave: the Griseous Orb returns (after the final Hall of Fame entry)

Wild Pokémon

How to read these tables

Morning is 4:00–9:59, day 10:00–19:59 and night 20:00–3:59 on the game clock; a table marked "any time" is the same all day. Swarms, Hoenn/Sinnoh Sound encounters, and special night-fishing replacements are not active in this hack and are excluded. "—" means the table stores no level or chance for that entry. The encounter rate is how often you meet wild Pokémon on that map (higher means more often).

These are the ordinary encounter tables. Calendar encounters can replace specific land slots. Visible spawns and capture-chain bonuses use additional rules; table weights are not shiny odds.

Dark Cave Route 31 Side

Encounter rate: grass/cave 10 · surfing 10 · Rock Smash 50 · Old Rod 25 · Good Rod 50 · Super Rod 75

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Wild Pokémon: Grass/cave, morning
Pokémon	Level	Chance
Voltorb	33	20%
Helioptile	32	20%
Magnemite	32–33	20%
Magneton	34	10%
Elekid	32	10%
Shinx	30	5%
Porygon	34	5%
Pichu	33	4%
Electrode	34	4%
Pachirisu	33	1%
Heliolisk	38	1%

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Wild Pokémon: Grass/cave, day
Pokémon	Level	Chance
Voltorb	33	20%
Grimer	32	20%
Magnemite	33	10%
Magneton	34	10%
Elekid	32	10%
Plusle	32	10%
Shinx	30	5%
Helioptile	34	5%
Heliolisk	33	4%
Electrode	34	4%
Luxio	33	1%
Muk	38	1%

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Wild Pokémon: Grass/cave, night
Pokémon	Level	Chance
Voltorb	33	20%
Grimer	32	20%
Magnemite	33	10%
Magneton	34	10%
Elekid	32	10%
Minun	32	10%
Toxel	30	5%
Electabuzz	34	5%
Raichu	33	4%
Electrode	34	4%
Pachirisu	33	1%
Dedenne	38	1%

Wild Pokémon: Surfing
Pokémon	Level	Chance
Magikarp	2–20	100%

Wild Pokémon: Rock Smash
Pokémon	Level	Chance
Dunsparce	4–8	80%
Geodude	8–14	20%

Wild Pokémon: Old Rod
Pokémon	Level	Chance
Magikarp	10	85%
Goldeen	10	15%

Wild Pokémon: Good Rod
Pokémon	Level	Chance
Magikarp	20	40%
Goldeen	20	60%

Wild Pokémon: Super Rod
Pokémon	Level	Chance
Goldeen	40	70%
Magikarp	40	20%
Seaking	40	10%

Dark Cave

Encounter rate: grass/cave 10 · surfing 10 · Old Rod 25 · Good Rod 50 · Super Rod 75

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Wild Pokémon: Grass/cave, morning
Pokémon	Level	Chance
Magcargo	22	20%
Zubat	21	20%
Geodude	23	10%
Boldore	23–25	21%
Graveler	25	10%
Wobbuffet	20	5%
Wynaut	20–25	9%
Golbat	23	4%
Dunsparce	23	1%

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Wild Pokémon: Grass/cave, day
Pokémon	Level	Chance
Magcargo	22	20%
Zubat	21	20%
Geodude	23	10%
Boldore	23–25	21%
Graveler	25	10%
Wobbuffet	20–25	14%
Golbat	23	4%
Dunsparce	23	1%

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Wild Pokémon: Grass/cave, night
Pokémon	Level	Chance
Magcargo	22	20%
Zubat	21	20%
Geodude	23	10%
Boldore	23–25	21%
Graveler	25	10%
Gothita	20	5%
Gothitelle	20	5%
Wobbuffet	25	4%
Golbat	23	4%
Dunsparce	23	1%

Wild Pokémon: Surfing
Pokémon	Level	Chance
Magikarp	2–20	99%
Goomy	2–10	1%

Wild Pokémon: Old Rod
Pokémon	Level	Chance
Magikarp	10	85%
Goldeen	10	15%

Wild Pokémon: Good Rod
Pokémon	Level	Chance
Magikarp	20	40%
Goldeen	20	60%

Wild Pokémon: Super Rod
Pokémon	Level	Chance
Goldeen	40	40%
Goomy	40	30%
Shellos	40	15%
Seaking	40	10%
Barboach	40	5%

Trainers

Click a trainer to see their team. Some battles only happen in certain story branches; check the conditions below.

Team Rocket GruntPinsir 64 · Azumarill 64 · Swalot 65

Dark Cave: double battle against this trainer and Team Rocket Grunt together

Team Rocket Grunt’s team
Pokémon	Lv	Ability	Item	Nature	IVs	Moves
Pinsir	64	Hyper Cutter	Silver Powder	Serious	20 HP / 18 others	Swords Dance, Close Combat, Quick Attack, X-Scissor
Azumarill	64	Thick Fat	Sitrus Berry	Lax	20 HP / 18 others	Aqua Jet, Flail, Belly Drum, Knock Off
Swalot	65	Liquid Ooze	Black Sludge	Modest	20 HP / 18 others	Yawn, Earthquake, Dream Eater, Gunk Shot

IVs show HP separately when it differs; “others” means each of the other five stats. No EV investment.

View all encounters and teams Damage calc

Team Rocket GruntChatot 64 · Ditto 65 · Miltank 65

Dark Cave: double battle against this trainer and Team Rocket Grunt together

Team Rocket Grunt’s team
Pokémon	Lv	Ability	Item	Nature	IVs	Moves
Chatot	64	Keen Eye	Sharp Beak	Impish	20 HP / 18 others	Chatter, Nasty Plot, Heat Wave, Tailwind
Ditto	65	Limber	Bright Powder	Relaxed	20 HP / 18 others	Transform
Miltank	65	Thick Fat	Leftovers	Impish	20 HP / 18 others	Milk Drink, Rock Tomb, Thunder Wave, Seismic Toss

IVs show HP separately when it differs; “others” means each of the other five stats. No EV investment.

View all encounters and teams Damage calc

Team Rocket GruntKangaskhan 62 · Torkoal 63 · Hitmontop 64 · Walrein 65

Dark Cave: trainer on the map

Team Rocket Grunt’s team
Pokémon	Lv	Ability	Item	Nature	IVs	Moves
Kangaskhan	62	Inner Focus	Silk Scarf	Impish	20 HP / 18 others	Crush Claw, Brick Break, Crunch, Fake Out
Torkoal	63	White Smoke	Charcoal	Modest	20 HP / 18 others	Lava Plume, Will-O-Wisp, Stealth Rock, Solar Beam
Hitmontop	64	Intimidate	Leftovers	Rash	20 HP / 18 others	Feint, Mach Punch, Stone Edge, High Jump Kick
Walrein	65	Thick Fat	Never-Melt Ice	Timid	20 HP / 18 others	Surf, Blizzard, Body Slam, Swagger

IVs show HP separately when it differs; “others” means each of the other five stats. No EV investment.

View all encounters and teams Damage calc

Team Rocket GruntCradily 62 · Weezing 63 · Heracross 64 · Mismagius 65

Dark Cave: trainer on the map

Team Rocket Grunt’s team
Pokémon	Lv	Ability	Item	Nature	IVs	Moves
Cradily	62	Suction Cups	Leftovers	Relaxed	20 HP / 18 others	Ingrain, Giga Drain, Confuse Ray, Worry Seed
Weezing	63	Stench	Black Sludge	Modest	20 HP / 18 others	Toxic, Sludge Bomb, Explosion, Toxic Spikes
Heracross	64	Moxie	Focus Sash	Adamant	20 HP / 18 others	Rock Slide, Megahorn, Stone Edge, Night Slash
Mismagius	65	Levitate	Spell Tag	Careful	20 HP / 18 others	Shadow Ball, Power Gem, Dazzling Gleam, Thunder Wave

IVs show HP separately when it differs; “others” means each of the other five stats. No EV investment.

View all encounters and teams Damage calc

Team Rocket GruntHippowdon 62 · Sandslash 63 · Claydol 64 · Steelix 65

Dark Cave: trainer on the map

Team Rocket Grunt’s team
Pokémon	Lv	Ability	Item	Nature	IVs	Moves
Hippowdon	62	Sand Stream	Leftovers	Brave	20 HP / 18 others	Slack Off, Stealth Rock, Fire Fang, Earthquake
Sandslash	63	Sand Rush	Soft Sand	Adamant	20 HP / 18 others	Swords Dance, Earthquake, Poison Jab, Night Slash
Claydol	64	Levitate	Sitrus Berry	Impish	20 HP / 18 others	Earth Power, Psychic, Dazzling Gleam, Signal Beam
Steelix	65	Filter	Liechi Berry	Timid	20 HP / 18 others	Earthquake, Rock Slide, Iron Head, Aqua Tail

IVs show HP separately when it differs; “others” means each of the other five stats. No EV investment.

View all encounters and teams Damage calc

Items

Items found here
Item	Qty	Kind	Where
Spooky Plate	1	item ball	Dark Cave · 1 step north and 11 steps east of the door to Route 31
Max Revive	1	hidden	Dark Cave · 2 steps south and 1 step west of the door to Dark Cave
Hyper Potion	1	hidden	Dark Cave · 5 steps north and 3 steps east of the door to Dark Cave
Elixir	1	hidden	Dark Cave · 12 steps south and 12 steps west of the door to Route 45
Poké Ball	1	hidden	Dark Cave Route 31 Side · 7 steps south and 14 steps west of the door to Dark Cave
Max Ether	1	hidden	Dark Cave Route 31 Side

Gifts from people

Griseous Orb · see Dark Cave: the Griseous Orb returns (after the final Hall of Fame entry), Reversal Cave: chase Giovanni through the Distortion World (story; warp-pad maze)

Some gifts depend on a quest, a choice or the day of the week; a linked quest explains when.

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Dark Cave

Quests and events

Wild Pokémon

Dark Cave Route 31 Side

Grass/cave, morning

Grass/cave, day

Grass/cave, night

Surfing

Rock Smash

Old Rod

Good Rod

Super Rod

Dark Cave

Grass/cave, morning

Grass/cave, day

Grass/cave, night

Surfing

Old Rod

Good Rod

Super Rod

Trainers

Items

Gifts from people

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