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Challenger's Cave

12 wild Pokémon can be encountered here across 2 games. Choose a game below — spawn methods, level ranges and rates are shown exactly as they are in that version.

12Unique Pokémon2Games3Sub-areas
Appears in:BlackWhite
How you find them:In the grassWhile surfingBy fishing
Contents
Showing wild Pokémon for:
White12 wild Pokémon· Levels 25–70
Types here:Water×4Rock×2Ground×2Steel×2Fighting×2Normal×1Dark×1Ghost×1
BasculinMost commonBasculin60% · Very CommonPoliwrathRarest findPoliwrath4% · Rare
Spawn rate:Very CommonCommonUncommonRareVery Rare

Challengers Cave (1F)

Walking in grass6 Pokémon
#525BoldoreBoldoreRockLv. 4820%#527WoobatWoobatPsychicFlyingLv. 4720%#75GravelerGravelerRockGroundLv. 47–4910%#108LickitungLickitungNormalLv. 49–5010%#302SableyeSableyeDarkGhostLv. 4910%#303MawileMawileSteelFairyLv. 495%
Cave (dust cloud)1 Pokémon
#530ExcadrillExcadrillGroundSteelLv. 47–5020%

Challengers Cave (B1F)

Walking in grass7 Pokémon
#525BoldoreBoldoreRockLv. 4820%#527WoobatWoobatPsychicFlyingLv. 4720%#75GravelerGravelerRockGroundLv. 47–4910%#108LickitungLickitungNormalLv. 49–5010%#302SableyeSableyeDarkGhostLv. 4910%#303MawileMawileSteelFairyLv. 495%#447RioluRioluFightingLv. 49–504%
Cave (dust cloud)1 Pokémon
#530ExcadrillExcadrillGroundSteelLv. 47–5020%

Challengers Cave (B2F)

Walking in grass7 Pokémon
#525BoldoreBoldoreRockLv. 4820%#527WoobatWoobatPsychicFlyingLv. 4720%#75GravelerGravelerRockGroundLv. 47–4910%#108LickitungLickitungNormalLv. 4910%#302SableyeSableyeDarkGhostLv. 4910%#303MawileMawileSteelFairyLv. 495%#447RioluRioluFightingLv. 49–505%
Cave (dust cloud)1 Pokémon
#530ExcadrillExcadrillGroundSteelLv. 47–5020%
Surfing (ripples)1 Pokémon
#550BasculinBasculinWaterLv. 25–7060%
Surfing1 Pokémon
#550BasculinBasculinWaterLv. 25–5560%
Super Rod3 Pokémon
#60PoliwagPoliwagWaterLv. 35–5540%#550BasculinBasculinWaterLv. 35–5540%#61PoliwhirlPoliwhirlWaterLv. 35–5515%
Super Rod (ripples)3 Pokémon
#61PoliwhirlPoliwhirlWaterLv. 35–7040%#550BasculinBasculinWaterLv. 35–6040%#62PoliwrathPoliwrathWaterFightingLv. 45–704%

Challenger's Cave across the games

Challenger's Cave shows up in 2games, and the wild lineup shifts each time. Here's who you can meet in every version it appears in — tap a Pokémon for its full entry.

Black12 Pokémon
PoliwagPoliwhirlPoliwrathGravelerLickitungSableyeMawileRioluBoldoreWoobatExcadrillBasculin
White12 Pokémon
PoliwagPoliwhirlPoliwrathGravelerLickitungSableyeMawileRioluBoldoreWoobatExcadrillBasculin

All Pokémon found at Challenger's Cave

These 12 Pokémon can be caught in the wild at Challenger's Cave in Unova across every game in which the area appears. Tap any Pokémon for its full Pokédex entry, stats, evolutions and every other place it can be found.

Poliwag spritePoliwag#0060Poliwhirl spritePoliwhirl#0061Poliwrath spritePoliwrath#0062Graveler spriteGraveler#0075Lickitung spriteLickitung#0108Sableye spriteSableye#0302Mawile spriteMawile#0303Riolu spriteRiolu#0447Boldore spriteBoldore#0525Woobat spriteWoobat#0527Excadrill spriteExcadrill#0530Basculin spriteBasculin#0550

Challenger's Cave — frequently asked questions

How many Pokémon can you catch at Challenger's Cave?

You can encounter 12 different Pokémon at Challenger's Cave in Unova, recorded across 2 games (Black and White). Choose a game on this page to see each Pokémon's spawn method, level range and encounter rate.

What Pokémon are found at Challenger's Cave?

Wild Pokémon at Challenger's Cave include Poliwag, Poliwhirl, Poliwrath, Graveler, Lickitung, Sableye, Mawile, Riolu, Boldore, Woobat, Excadrill and Basculin.

Which games feature Challenger's Cave?

Challenger's Cave appears in Black and White. Encounter data can differ between versions, so use the game selector above to see the exact wild Pokémon for the game you're playing.

What kind of location is Challenger's Cave?

Challenger's Cave is a caves & interior in the Unova region, introduced in Generation 5.

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