Diamond & Pearl Wayward Cave

Easy to walk right past, Wayward Cave hides beneath the Cycling Road bridge on Route 206. A concealed lower floor is the one place in Sinnoh to find the Land Shark Pokemon, Gible.

Wayward Cave is in Sinnoh. In the story you arrive from Route 206 to the south and it comes before Route 207.

WAYWARD CAVE MAP

Hidden under the Cycling Road bridge on Route 206, two floors of dark cave wait, the lower reached only by riding the Bike off the elevated path. Flash earns its slot down there, and Strength clears the blocks inside.

Pokemon Encounters

Hidden under the Cycling Road, this cave exists for one catch, Gible at 15 percent, the slow climb toward Garchomp that makes the dark detour worth every step.

Floor
Type
▾1F4
Walking4
#041Zubat
45% - Lv 14–16
#436Bronzor
40% - Lv 14–16
#074Geodude
15% - Lv 15–16
#027Sandshrew
8% - Lv 16
Pokémon LeafGreen in GBA slot
▾B1F5
Walking5
#436Bronzor
40% - Lv 15–17
#041Zubat
35% - Lv 15–17
#443Gible
15% - Lv 15–17
#074Geodude
10% - Lv 16
#027Sandshrew
8% - Lv 16–17
Pokémon LeafGreen in GBA slot
Zubat
#041

Zubat

PoisonFlying
Evolves into Golbat at Lv 22
Encounter rate
45% Common
Level
14–16
EV yield
1 Speed
Here on Wayward Cave1Ftall grass45% spawn
1 in 2wild encounters
will be Zubat — about 54s of walking through grass to catch one.
Catch odds
~2m-3m
to catch one
Poke Ball33%
Great Ball50%
Ultra Ball67%
Nuzlocke
45%
first wild (est.)
TierHigh
PickReliable
EV - Speed
15
fights to cap
Raw255 fights
+ Power29 fights
+ Pokerus128 fights
Shiny hunt
1/8,192
full odds
Base1/8,192
Expected91h 1m

ITEMS

TM26 Earthquake is the jewel of Wayward Cave, the Ground move every team wants, sitting in the dark beside a Grip Claw and TM32 Double Team.

Source
Floor
TM2
TM26 Earthquake
1F
TM32 Double Team
1F
Vitamin1
Rare Candy
1F
Item ball3
Escape Rope
1F
Grip Claw
B1F
Max Ether
B1F
Hidden7
Burn Heal
1F
Nugget
1F
Potion
1F
Super Potion
1F
Tiny Mushroom
1F
Revive
B1F
Stardust
B1F
TM

TM26 Earthquake

Found on 1F · In a small room accessed from the end of B1F (requires Strength and the Bicycle)
Move
EarthquakeGroundPhysical
Power
100
Accuracy
100%
PP
10

Earthquake deals damage, and will hit with double power if the opponent is underground due to the move Dig.

TM2
TM

TM26 Earthquake

Found on 1F · In a small room accessed from the end of B1F (requires Strength and the Bicycle)
Move
EarthquakeGroundPhysical
Power
100
Accuracy
100%
PP
10

Earthquake deals damage, and will hit with double power if the opponent is underground due to the move Dig.

TM

TM32 Double Team

Found on 1F · At the east end of the chamber in the southwest corner
Move
Double TeamNormalStatus
Power
—
Accuracy
—
PP
15

Double Team raises the user's Evasiveness by one stage, thus making the user more difficult to hit.

Vitamin1
VITAMIN

Rare Candy

Found on 1F · In the northwest corner, at the south end of the chamber
Effect

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

Item ball3
ITEM BALL

Escape Rope

Found on 1F · At the intersection just down the southeast path from the back wall
Effect

A long, durable rope. Use it to escape instantly from a cave or a dungeon.

ITEM BALL

Grip Claw

Found on B1F · Between the two bike bridges
Effect

A Pokemon hold item that extends the duration of multiturn attacks like Bind and Wrap.

ITEM BALL

Max Ether

Found on B1F · At the end of the southernmost set of jump ramps
Effect

It fully restores the PP of a single selected move that has been learned by the target Pokemon.

Hidden7
HIDDEN

Burn Heal

Found on 1F · In the easternmost fully blocked intersection, on the northernmost rock south of Picnicker Ana and Camper Parker (hidden)
Effect

A spray-type medicine. It heals a single Pokemon that is suffering from a burn.

HIDDEN

Nugget

Found on 1F · In the chamber in which the player meets Mira, on the rock against the southern wall (hidden)
Effect

A nugget of pure gold that gives off a lustrous gleam. It can be sold at a high price to shops.

HIDDEN

Potion

Found on 1F · In the western bend of the S-Tetromino-shaped pathway on the middle eastern side of the cave, on the westernmost rock in that bend (hidden)
Effect

A spray-type medicine for wounds. It restores the HP of one Pokemon by just 20 points.

HIDDEN

Super Potion

Found on 1F · In the blocked corner passageway in the southwest, on a southwestern rock among the blockage south of Hiker Reginald and Hiker Lorenzo (hidden)
Effect

A spray-type medicine for wounds. It restores the HP of one Pokemon by 50 points.

HIDDEN

Tiny Mushroom

Found on 1F · In the southeast corner of the cave, on the central rock south of Collector Terry and Ruin Maniac Gerald (hidden)
Effect

A small and rare mushroom. It is quite popular among certain maniacal fan segments.

HIDDEN

Revive

Found on B1F · Northeast area of the basement, below a jump ramp Northwest area, dead-end (hidden)
Effect

A medicine that revives a fainted Pokemon. It restores half the Pokemon's maximum HP.

HIDDEN

Stardust

Found on B1F · Southwest corner of the basement (hidden)
Effect

Lovely, red-colored sand with a loose, silky feel. It can be sold at a high price to shops.

TRAINERS

The dark of Wayward Cave holds ten battles, Campers, Hikers, and a Ruin Maniac up to level 17, a tougher gauntlet than its small size suggests.

Class
Hiker2
LorenzoLv 17₱544
ReginaldLv 15₱480
Ruin Maniac1
GeraldLv 17₱816
Youngster1
WayneLv 15₱240
Lass1
CassidyLv 17₱272
Picnicker2
AnaLv 17₱272
ToriLv 15₱240
Camper2
DiegoLv 17₱272
ParkerLv 15₱240
Trainer1
TerryLv 17₱1,088
CAMPER

Diego

Party
2
Highest Lv
17
Reward
₱272
Party
CascoonLv 13
Bug
AbilityShed SkinNatureDocileItem-
Poison Sting
Tackle
-
-
DustoxLv 17
BugPoison
AbilityShield DustNatureImpishItem-
Poison Sting
Gust
Confusion
-
Team weak to3 types
Type
2x weakness(3)
FIRE
FLYING
ROCK
Win: ₱272

Wayward Cave Guide

  • Wayward Cave on Route 206 has a second entrance hidden directly under the Cycling Road, west of the main one, and it drops you into a basement floor that also needs Strength. That lower floor is the only home of wild Gible in Diamond and Pearl. The basement runs on a Bicycle ramp puzzle that needs 4th gear, and TM26 Earthquake is hidden down there too.

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