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Dark Cave – Pokémon & Locations

Every wild Pokémon on Dark Cave in HeartGold/SoulSilver: catch rates, levels and trainers, plus the HeartGold/SoulSilver differences and a calculated best-catch tip. Data as of HeartGold. Dark Cave connects Route 45 with Route 31.

WILD POKÉMON

Encounter table

Source: PokéAPI (HeartGold/SoulSilver). Rates are the max encounter slots per species and method.View on the map (other edition selectable)

ITEMS

Items on Dark Cave

TM54 (False Swipe)

Gift

Black Glasses

Found

Revive

Found

Hyper Potion

Found

Max Ether

Found

Full Heal

Found

Elixir

Hidden

Max Revive

Hidden
TRAINERS

Trainers on Dark Cave

Route trainer data is missing. This region only lists key battles (gyms, Elite Four, Champion).

CALCULATED TIP

Best catch on Dark Cave

Absol — Gen V (2010) sprite

Absol has the highest base stat total (465) of every catchable species here, statistically the strongest catch on Dark Cave. Automatically calculated from stats, not a meta ranking.

NUZLOCKE

Nuzlocke on Dark Cave

Log encounter

Log the first catch on Dark Cave straight into a new Nuzlocke run. The tracker knows every encounter on this route.

Q&A

13 species. Most common: Magikarp (100 %), Dunsparce (90 %), Goldeen (70 %). The rarest catch is Golbat (5 %). All rates are the max encounter slots from PokéAPI (HeartGold).

No. The encounter tables for Dark Cave are completely identical in HeartGold and SoulSilver: same species, rates and levels.

Yes. There are 8 items on Dark Cave: TM54 (False Swipe), Black Glasses, Revive, Hyper Potion, Max Ether, Full Heal, Elixir, Max Revive.

Absol. With a base stat total of 465, Absol has the highest total of all catchable species here: calculated tip for Dark Cave (derived automatically from stats, not a meta ranking).

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Dark Cave on the interactive map