Caves & InteriorsDark Cave
17 wild Pokémon recorded here across 5 games. Choose a map edition and a recorded encounter game to compare methods, levels and known chances.
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Dark Cave area maps
Choose a map edition. Recorded encounter rates are listed below by game.
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Floor and section maps are linked where the game image matches the encounter area. A map without a highlighted patch does not imply patch-specific odds.
No encounter patches are mapped for this edition. Use the area list and tables below.
Wild Pokémon encounters
Choose your game and conditions. Each method has its own encounter table.
Dark Cave (Violet City entrance)
Walking in grass
3 PokémonChance per encounter with this method and the selected conditions; not the chance per step or of catching it.
Rock Smash
2 PokémonChance per encounter with this method and the selected conditions; not the chance per step or of catching it.
Old Rod
2 PokémonChance per encounter with this method and the selected conditions; not the chance per step or of catching it.
Good Rod
2 PokémonChance per encounter with this method and the selected conditions; not the chance per step or of catching it.
Super Rod
3 PokémonChance per encounter with this method and the selected conditions; not the chance per step or of catching it.
Surfing
1 PokémonChance per encounter with this method and the selected conditions; not the chance per step or of catching it.
Dark Cave (Blackthorn City entrance)
Walking in grass
5 PokémonChance per encounter with this method and the selected conditions; not the chance per step or of catching it.
Old Rod
2 PokémonChance per encounter with this method and the selected conditions; not the chance per step or of catching it.
Good Rod
2 PokémonChance per encounter with this method and the selected conditions; not the chance per step or of catching it.
Super Rod
3 PokémonChance per encounter with this method and the selected conditions; not the chance per step or of catching it.
Surfing
1 PokémonChance per encounter with this method and the selected conditions; not the chance per step or of catching it.
Encounter records: PokéAPI. Modifiers such as Repel and lead Pokémon abilities are not applied.
Dark Cave encounter records by game
We have wild encounter records for 5 games here. Choose a game above for methods, levels and known chances.
Pokémon recorded at Dark Cave
These 17 Pokémon have wild encounters recorded at Dark Cave in Johto in our encounter data. Open an entry for its stats, evolutions and other recorded locations.
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