Emerald Granite Cave
On Dewford's island, this is where you find Steven deep inside to deliver Mr. Stone's letter. The lower levels stay pitch black, so teach a Pokemon Flash before you explore them.
Granite Cave is in Hoenn, with Route 106 to the south. In the story it comes after Dewford Town and before Route 107.
GRANITE CAVE MAP
Past the lit entrance floor, Granite Cave falls into two levels of pure dark that need Flash before the ladders down can even be found.
Granite Cave Walkthrough
1F
- Near the entrance on 1F, a Hiker gives you HM05 FlashMoveFlashNormalClassStatusPower—Accuracy70%PP20Looses a powerful blast of light that cuts accuracy..
- It lights the dark floors once you carry the second badge.
Free itemHikerGives HM05 Flash
HM05 Flash1F Room 2
- Head west across the lit chamber; its ledges only drop east.
- Climb down the ladder at its far west end to B1F.
B1F
- Go north from the ladder, then take the long passage east.
- At its end, climb down the southeast ladder to B2F.
B2F
After the Dynamo Badge, Rock SmashMoveRock SmashFightingClassPhysicalPower20Accuracy100%PP15A rock-crushing attack that may lower DEFENSE. breaks a west-side rock.
- Head north from the ladder, then east along the passage to the ladder at its end.
- Climb it, then use the ladder just west of it up to 1F Room 2.
Rare Candy
Repel
Requires Rock SmashMoveRock SmashFightingClassPhysicalPower20Accuracy100%PP15A rock-crushing attack that may lower DEFENSE. (HM06MoveRock SmashFightingClassPhysicalPower20Accuracy100%PP15A rock-crushing attack that may lower DEFENSE.) to break. Usable after earning the Dynamo Badge from Wattson in Mauville City.
Steven's Room
- Follow the corridor west, then walk south through the doorway into Steven's Room.
- Hand him the Letter; his thank-you gift is TM47 Steel WingMoveSteel WingSteelClassPhysicalPower70Accuracy90%PP25Strikes the foe with hard wings spread wide..
- Leave north, hop the ledges east and exit the south mouth to Route 106.
TM47 Steel WingPokemon Encounters
Granite Cave is an early goldmine of evolutions. Aron at 40% deeper in builds toward Aggron, Makuhita feeds a Hariyama for the gym ahead, and a 10% Abra rewards anyone patient enough for Alakazam. Nosepass only shows when you Rock Smash the boulders.
Geodude
Also found in 5 other locations
ITEMS
HM05 Flash is the key pickup here, the move that lights the very cave you are standing in. Steven also hands you TM47 Steel Wing on the way through, with an Everstone and a Rare Candy stashed deeper down.
HM05 Flash
Flash lowers the target's Accuracy by one stage.
HM05 Flash
Flash lowers the target's Accuracy by one stage.
TM47 Steel Wing
Steel Wing deals damage and has a 10% chance of raising the user's Defense by one stage.
Rare Candy
Raises the level of a Pokemon by one.
Escape Rope
Use to escape instantly from a cave or a dungeon.
Poke Ball
A tool used for catching wild Pokemon.
Repel
Repels weak wild Pokemon for 100 steps.
Everstone
A wondrous hold item that prevents evolution.
Granite Cave Guide
Almost never. You can feel your way through the dark stretches, and the cave HM that actually earns a party slot is Rock Smash, not Flash. Flash only matters for a couple of black rooms late in Victory Road, so don't waste an early move slot on it.
Yes, more than Flash is. Smashing the cracked rocks in Granite Cave turns up a Nosepass you won't meet any other way, and the ones in Victory Road hide Geodude and Graveler. Keep one party member who knows it so you're not backtracking when a breakable rock shows up.