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HoennCaves & InteriorsGen 3

Shoal Cave

7 wild Pokémon recorded here across 5 games. Choose your game to see its map, encounter methods, levels and known chances.

7Unique Pokémon5Games5Sub-areas
Appears in:RubySapphireEmeraldOmega RubyAlpha Sapphire
How you find them:In the grassWhile surfingBy fishingSpecial encounters
Explore this locationRuby, Sapphire & Emerald · Area map
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Shoal Cave area maps

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Shoal Cave — in-game area map from Pokémon Ruby, Sapphire & Emerald
Explore encounter areas 5
Shoal Cave6 Pokémon · 5 methods
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Shoal Cave (B1F)3 Pokémon · 1 methods
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Shoal Cave Low Tide3 Pokémon · 1 methods
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Shoal Cave B2F3 Pokémon · 1 methods
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Shoal Cave B3F4 Pokémon · 1 methods
Encounter rates

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 · Ruby, Sapphire & Emerald · Map source: Bulbapedia ↗Game imagery © Pokémon / Nintendo / Creatures / GAME FREAK.

Wild Pokémon encounters

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

Shoal Cave

Surfing

3 Pokémon

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

Walking in grass

3 Pokémon

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

Good Rod

3 Pokémon

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

Old Rod

2 Pokémon

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

Super Rod

1 Pokémon

Chance 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.

Shoal Cave across the games

Shoal Cave shows up in 5 games, 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.

Ruby7 Pokémon
ZubatGolbatTentacoolMagikarpWailmerSnoruntSpheal
Sapphire7 Pokémon
ZubatGolbatTentacoolMagikarpWailmerSnoruntSpheal
Emerald7 Pokémon
ZubatGolbatTentacoolMagikarpWailmerSnoruntSpheal
Omega Ruby3 Pokémon
ZubatSnoruntSpheal
Alpha Sapphire3 Pokémon
ZubatSnoruntSpheal

All Pokémon found at Shoal Cave

These 7 Pokémon have wild encounters recorded at Shoal Cave in Hoenn 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.

Zubat spriteZubat#0041Golbat spriteGolbat#0042Tentacool spriteTentacool#0072Magikarp spriteMagikarp#0129Wailmer spriteWailmer#0320Snorunt spriteSnorunt#0361Spheal spriteSpheal#0363
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