Lost CaveFireRed&LeafGreen

"A maze cave on Five Island where every wrong turn loops you back to the entrance. Navigate correctly to find Selphy, a lost NPC who rewards you for the rescue."

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LOST CAVE MAP

Fourteen identical-looking rooms that loop back to the start if you pick the wrong exit. The correct path follows a fixed door sequence. Wrong doors send you in circles.

Type Coverage
Ghost-Heavy AreaBring Ghost or Dark type
GHOST3POISON2DARK1
Only Found Here· 2
FR
Murkrow
LG
Misdreavus
Nuzlocke Picks· 6
B
Haunter
C
Zubat
C
Golbat
C
Gastly
D
Murkrow
D
Misdreavus

Pokemon Encounters

Only place in FRLG to catch Murkrow, and it's just 5% in the grass. Haunter at 30% dominates the encounters with Gastly and Golbat filling the rest. Mostly Ghost and Dark types, levels 15 to 52.

Floor
Type
▾Room 16
Walking6
#093Haunter
30% - Lv 44–52
#092Gastly
25% - Lv 38–40
#042Golbat
20% - Lv 41–43
#041Zubat
20% - Lv 37
#200Misdreavus
10% - Lv 22
LG
#198Murkrow
5% - Lv 22
FR
▾Room 26
Walking6
#093Haunter
30% - Lv 44–52
#092Gastly
25% - Lv 38–40
#042Golbat
20% - Lv 41–43
#041Zubat
20% - Lv 37
#200Misdreavus
10% - Lv 22
LG
#198Murkrow
5% - Lv 22
FR
▾Room 36
Walking6
#093Haunter
30% - Lv 44–52
#092Gastly
25% - Lv 38–40
#042Golbat
20% - Lv 41–43
#041Zubat
20% - Lv 37
#200Misdreavus
10% - Lv 22
LG
#198Murkrow
5% - Lv 22
FR
▾Room 46
Walking6
#093Haunter
30% - Lv 44–52
#092Gastly
25% - Lv 38–40
#042Golbat
20% - Lv 41–43
#041Zubat
20% - Lv 37
#200Misdreavus
10% - Lv 22
LG
#198Murkrow
5% - Lv 22
FR
▾Room 56
Walking6
#093Haunter
30% - Lv 44–52
#092Gastly
25% - Lv 38–40
#042Golbat
20% - Lv 41–43
#041Zubat
20% - Lv 37
#200Misdreavus
10% - Lv 22
LG
#198Murkrow
5% - Lv 22
FR
▾Room 66
Walking6
#093Haunter
30% - Lv 44–52
#092Gastly
25% - Lv 38–40
#042Golbat
20% - Lv 41–43
#041Zubat
20% - Lv 37
#200Misdreavus
10% - Lv 22
LG
#198Murkrow
5% - Lv 22
FR
▾Room 76
Walking6
#093Haunter
30% - Lv 44–52
#092Gastly
25% - Lv 38–40
#042Golbat
20% - Lv 41–43
#041Zubat
20% - Lv 37
#200Misdreavus
10% - Lv 22
LG
#198Murkrow
5% - Lv 22
FR
▾Room 86
Walking6
#093Haunter
30% - Lv 44–52
#092Gastly
25% - Lv 38–40
#042Golbat
20% - Lv 41–43
#041Zubat
20% - Lv 37
#200Misdreavus
10% - Lv 22
LG
#198Murkrow
5% - Lv 22
FR
▾Room 96
Walking6
#093Haunter
30% - Lv 44–52
#092Gastly
25% - Lv 38–40
#042Golbat
20% - Lv 41–43
#041Zubat
20% - Lv 37
#200Misdreavus
10% - Lv 22
LG
#198Murkrow
5% - Lv 22
FR
▾Room 106
Walking6
#093Haunter
30% - Lv 44–52
#092Gastly
25% - Lv 38–40
#042Golbat
20% - Lv 41–43
#041Zubat
20% - Lv 37
#200Misdreavus
10% - Lv 22
LG
#198Murkrow
5% - Lv 22
FR
▾Room 116
Walking6
#093Haunter
30% - Lv 44–52
#092Gastly
25% - Lv 40
#042Golbat
20% - Lv 41
#041Zubat
20% - Lv 37
#200Misdreavus
20% - Lv 15–22
LG
#198Murkrow
5% - Lv 15–22
FR
▾Room 126
Walking6
#093Haunter
30% - Lv 44–52
#092Gastly
25% - Lv 40
#042Golbat
20% - Lv 41
#041Zubat
20% - Lv 37
#200Misdreavus
20% - Lv 15–22
LG
#198Murkrow
5% - Lv 15–22
FR
▾Room 136
Walking6
#093Haunter
30% - Lv 44–52
#092Gastly
25% - Lv 40
#042Golbat
20% - Lv 41
#041Zubat
20% - Lv 37
#200Misdreavus
20% - Lv 15–22
LG
#198Murkrow
5% - Lv 15–22
FR
▾Room 146
Walking6
#093Haunter
30% - Lv 44–52
#092Gastly
25% - Lv 40
#042Golbat
20% - Lv 41
#041Zubat
20% - Lv 37
#200Misdreavus
20% - Lv 15–22
LG
#198Murkrow
5% - Lv 15–22
FR
Haunter
#093

Haunter

GhostPoison
Evolves into Gengar via trade
Encounter rate
30% Common
Level
44–52
EV yield
2 Sp. Atk
Here on Lost CaveRoom 1tall grass30% spawn
1 in 3wild encounters
will be Haunter — about 7m-13m of walking through grass to catch one.
Catch odds
~7m-13m
to catch one
Poke Ball12%
Great Ball18%
Ultra Ball24%
Nuzlocke
B
community tier
Score60
PickRisky
SourceCommunity
EV - Sp. Atk
64
fights to cap
Raw128 fights
+ Macho Brace64 fights
Shiny hunt
1/8,192
full odds
Base1/8,192
Expected235h 9m

Also found in 1 other location

Haunter page →

ITEMS

Silk Scarf boosts Normal-type attacks and both incenses (Sea and Lax) are breeding items for future use. Rare Candy and Max Revive make the maze worthwhile.

Source
Vitamin1
Rare Candy
Item ball4
Lax Incense
Max Revive
Sea Incense
Silk Scarf
VITAMIN

Rare Candy

Effect

A candy that is packed with energy. It raises the level of a Pokemon by one.

Vitamin1
VITAMIN

Rare Candy

Effect

A candy that is packed with energy. It raises the level of a Pokemon by one.

Item ball4
ITEM BALL

Lax Incense

East, south
Effect

An item to be held by a Pokemon. Its tricky aroma slightly reduces the foe's accuracy.

ITEM BALL

Max Revive

Effect

A medicine that revives a fainted Pokemon, restoring HP fully.

ITEM BALL

Sea Incense

East, north, south, north
Effect

An item to be held by a Pokemon. It slightly boosts the power of WATER-type moves.

ITEM BALL

Silk Scarf

Effect

An item to be held by a Pokemon. A sumptuous scarf that boosts the power of NORMAL-type moves.

TRAINERS

A Lady, Psychic, and Ruin Maniac with mixed teams in the high 40s. Three fights, nothing that should stop you.

Class
Psychic1
LauraLv 49₱980
Ruin Maniac1
LawsonLv 49₱2,352
Lady1
SelphyLv 49₱9,800
LADY

Selphy

Party
2
Highest Lv
49
Reward
₱9,800
Party
PersianLv 49
Normal
AbilityLimberNatureGentleItemNugget
Pay Day
Bite
Taunt
Torment
PersianLv 49
Normal
AbilityLimberNatureDocileItemNugget
Pay Day
Scratch
Torment
Taunt
Team weak to1 type
Type
2x weakness(1)
FIGHTING
Win: ₱9,800

Lost Cave Guide

  • The cave loops if you pick the wrong exit. To reach the end, go through the doors in this order: right, up, down, down, right, left, down, right, up. Each wrong choice sends you back to the start. It's 14 rooms total but only 9 correct turns. Bring Repels to cut down on encounters while you figure out the path.

  • Lady Selphy waits at the final room. After you find her, she returns to Resort Gorgeous and starts requesting Pokemon for cash rewards. You can also find Murkrow in Lost Cave at 5% encounter rate on every floor, which is one of the few places to catch it in the game.

  • Depends on what you're after. Repels block encounters below your lead Pokemon's level, so a level 20 lead in Rock Tunnel filters out the common level 15-16 Zubat while still triggering rarer spawns. If you're grinding, skip them. If you're just passing through, they save time and healing items.

  • Only Rock Tunnel is completely dark without Flash. Every other cave in FRLG is fully lit by default. Flash itself comes from Oak's aide on Route 2, and you only need 10 Pokedex entries to claim it.

  • Escape Rope warps you to the last entrance you used and costs 550 at most Poke Marts. The move Dig does the same thing for free if a Pokemon on your team knows it. Both work in any cave or dungeon in the game.

  • Islands One through Three unlock after you beat Blaine on Cinnabar Island. Bill takes you there as part of the story. Islands Four through Seven require beating the Elite Four first, then completing Celio's Ruby and Sapphire quest on One Island to get the Rainbow Pass.

  • You can physically reach all seven islands without it, but evolved Johto Pokemon only show up in the wild after you get the National Dex. That means 60 or more Pokedex entries plus completing Celio's quest. If you're only seeing Kanto species, that's why.

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