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251 Pokémon, 251 moves, 388 locations, 541 trainers.

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Dark Cave Violet Entrance

7 wild Pokémon across 3 encounter methods.

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Map Guide

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Location guide

Dark Cave Violet Entrance Guide

Dark Cave is the optional early Johto cave that quietly grows into a more meaningful route once the eastern cliffs open up.

Getting in

Enter from Route 31 if you want an early side cave instead of a story-required stop. The first impression is simple darkness and a few pickups, not a full chapter.

Main reason to visit

What makes it worth caring about is how it connects the early Violet side to later Blackthorn-side travel. Dark Cave is small on the first visit and much more interesting once the other entrances matter.

Why return

Return when the late eastern routes are open or when you want the full cave connection instead of the starter-area preview version.

Travel Routes

Route
Destination
Landing
Exit Dark Cave Blackthorn Entrance —
Exit Route 31 —
Exit Route 46 —

Location Rules

Phone Swarms

Some rare Pokémon appear more often after the right trainer calls you.

Dunsparce swarm

Hiker Anthony can call when this swarm starts.

After you share phone numbers, come back here while the swarm is active.

Map Movement Tips

These clues come from the map tiles, so they are handy when you are planning which moves or paths matter here.

Surf opens water paths here

Water tiles can become paths once you can Surf.

Bring a Surf user after earning Fog Badge if you want every shoreline path.

Smashable rocks are here

Breakable rocks can block small paths or hide wild encounters.

Bring Rock Smash if you want to clear every cracked rock.

One-way ledges shape the route

These ledges let you jump down but not climb back up from the same spot.

Look before you hop if you are collecting items or avoiding trainers.

Repel Planning

If your lead Pokémon is above a wild level, Repel skips it. These checkpoints show what disappears completely.

Grass

2 useful lead levels.

Lead Level
Fully Blocked
Still Possible
Lv 3
TEDDIURSA

1 species blocked

 3 species
Lv 5
GEODUDE, ZUBAT, TEDDIURSA, DUNSPARCE

4 species blocked

 0 species

Grass

1 useful lead levels.

Lead Level
Fully Blocked
Still Possible
Lv 5
GEODUDE, ZUBAT, DUNSPARCE

3 species blocked

 0 species

Grass

1 useful lead levels.

Lead Level
Fully Blocked
Still Possible
Lv 5
GEODUDE, ZUBAT, DUNSPARCE

3 species blocked

 0 species

Grass

3 useful lead levels.

Lead Level
Fully Blocked
Still Possible
Lv 3
ZUBAT

1 species blocked

 2 species
Lv 4
GEODUDE, ZUBAT

2 species blocked

 1 species
Lv 5
GEODUDE, DUNSPARCE, ZUBAT

3 species blocked

 0 species

Grass

3 useful lead levels.

Lead Level
Fully Blocked
Still Possible
Lv 3
ZUBAT

1 species blocked

 2 species
Lv 4
GEODUDE, ZUBAT

2 species blocked

 1 species
Lv 5
GEODUDE, DUNSPARCE, ZUBAT

3 species blocked

 0 species

Grass

3 useful lead levels.

Lead Level
Fully Blocked
Still Possible
Lv 3
ZUBAT

1 species blocked

 2 species
Lv 4
GEODUDE, ZUBAT

2 species blocked

 1 species
Lv 5
GEODUDE, DUNSPARCE, ZUBAT

3 species blocked

 0 species

Water

1 useful lead levels.

Lead Level
Fully Blocked
Still Possible
Lv 16
MAGIKARP

1 species blocked

 0 species

Rock Smash

1 useful lead levels.

Lead Level
Fully Blocked
Still Possible
Lv 16
KRABBY, SHUCKLE

2 species blocked

 0 species

Wild Encounters

Grass

4 species.

Morning
Encounter rate 4
Pokémon
Levels
Chance
GEODUDE sprite GEODUDE
Lv 2-4 60%
ZUBAT sprite ZUBAT
Lv 2-4 34%
TEDDIURSA sprite TEDDIURSA
Lv 2 5%
DUNSPARCE sprite DUNSPARCE
Lv 4 1%

Grass

3 species.

Day
Encounter rate 4
Pokémon
Levels
Chance
GEODUDE sprite GEODUDE
Lv 2-4 60%
ZUBAT sprite ZUBAT
Lv 2-4 39%
DUNSPARCE sprite DUNSPARCE
Lv 4 1%

Grass

3 species.

Night
Encounter rate 4
Pokémon
Levels
Chance
GEODUDE sprite GEODUDE
Lv 2-4 60%
ZUBAT sprite ZUBAT
Lv 2-4 39%
DUNSPARCE sprite DUNSPARCE
Lv 4 1%

Grass

3 species.

Dunsparce swarm
Call from Hiker Anthony
Morning
Encounter rate 4
Pokémon
Levels
Chance
GEODUDE sprite GEODUDE
Lv 2-3 40%
DUNSPARCE sprite DUNSPARCE
Lv 2-4 40%
ZUBAT sprite ZUBAT
Lv 2 20%

Grass

3 species.

Dunsparce swarm
Call from Hiker Anthony
Day
Encounter rate 4
Pokémon
Levels
Chance
GEODUDE sprite GEODUDE
Lv 2-3 40%
DUNSPARCE sprite DUNSPARCE
Lv 2-4 40%
ZUBAT sprite ZUBAT
Lv 2 20%

Grass

3 species.

Dunsparce swarm
Call from Hiker Anthony
Night
Encounter rate 4
Pokémon
Levels
Chance
GEODUDE sprite GEODUDE
Lv 2-3 40%
DUNSPARCE sprite DUNSPARCE
Lv 2-4 40%
ZUBAT sprite ZUBAT
Lv 2 20%

Water

1 species.

Encounter rate 2
Pokémon
Levels
Chance
MAGIKARP sprite MAGIKARP
Lv 5-15 100%

Rock Smash

2 species.

Encounter rate 40
Pokémon
Levels
Chance
KRABBY sprite KRABBY
Lv 15 90%
SHUCKLE sprite SHUCKLE
Lv 15 10%

Fishing

Odds shown per cast.

OLD ROD

Fishing group: Lake.

View OLD ROD
Pokémon
Levels
Per Cast
MAGIKARP sprite MAGIKARP
Lv 10 85%
GOLDEEN sprite GOLDEEN
Lv 10 15%

GOOD ROD

Fishing group: Lake.

View GOOD ROD
Pokémon
Levels
Per Cast
GOLDEEN sprite GOLDEEN
Lv 20 65%
MAGIKARP sprite MAGIKARP
Lv 20 35%

SUPER ROD

Fishing group: Lake.

View SUPER ROD
Pokémon
Levels
Per Cast
GOLDEEN sprite GOLDEEN
Lv 40 70%
MAGIKARP sprite MAGIKARP
Lv 40 20%
SEAKING sprite SEAKING
Lv 40 10%

Items And Rewards

Item
Source
Cost
DIRE HIT
Pickup

Pick up the item ball on this map.

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FULL HEAL
Pickup

Pick up the item ball on this map.

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HYPER POTION
Pickup

Pick up the item ball on this map.

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Potion
Pickup

Pick up the item ball on this map.

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ELIXER
Hidden Item

Search this exact hidden spot.

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Special Pokémon

No special Pokémon are listed for this location.

Trainer Roster

No trainers are listed for this location.