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JohtoCaves & InteriorsGen 2

Dark 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.

17Unique Pokémon5Games with encounters2Sub-areas
Encounter data for:GoldSilverCrystalHeartGoldSoulSilver
How you find them:In the grassWhile surfingBy fishingSpecial encounters
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Dark Cave area maps

Choose a map edition. Recorded encounter rates are listed below by game.

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Dark Cave — in-game area map from Pokémon HeartGold & SoulSilver · 1
Explore encounter areas 2
Dark Cave (Violet City entrance)10 Pokémon · 6 methods
Dark Cave (Blackthorn City entrance)12 Pokémon · 5 methods

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.

Drag or swipe to pan. Scroll to move; Ctrl/Cmd + scroll or pinch to zoom. Double-click to zoom into a point. Keyboard: arrows to pan, +/− to zoom, 0 to fit.In-game area map · HeartGold & SoulSilver · 1 · Map source: Bulbapedia ↗Game imagery © Pokémon / Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.

Wild Pokémon encounters

Choose your game and conditions. Each method has its own encounter table.

Dark Cave (Violet City entrance)

Walking in grass

3 Pokémon

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Rock Smash

2 Pokémon

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Old Rod

2 Pokémon

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Good Rod

2 Pokémon

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Super Rod

3 Pokémon

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Surfing

1 Pokémon

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Dark Cave (Blackthorn City entrance)

Walking in grass

5 Pokémon

Chance per encounter with this method and the selected conditions; not the chance per step or of catching it.

Old Rod

2 Pokémon

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Good Rod

2 Pokémon

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Super Rod

3 Pokémon

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Surfing

1 Pokémon

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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.

Gold11 Pokémon
ZubatGolbatGeodudeGravelerKrabbyGoldeenSeakingMagikarpWobbuffetDunsparceShuckle
Silver11 Pokémon
ZubatGolbatGeodudeGravelerKrabbyGoldeenSeakingMagikarpWobbuffetDunsparceShuckle
Crystal13 Pokémon
ZubatGolbatGeodudeGravelerKrabbyGoldeenSeakingMagikarpWobbuffetDunsparceShuckleTeddiursaUrsaring
HeartGold13 Pokémon
ZubatGolbatGeodudeGravelerGoldeenSeakingMagikarpWobbuffetDunsparceMakuhitaAbsolChinglingBronzor
SoulSilver13 Pokémon
ZubatGolbatGeodudeGravelerGoldeenSeakingMagikarpWobbuffetDunsparceMakuhitaAbsolChinglingBronzor

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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