Platinum Wayward Cave

Easy to stride right past, Wayward Cave hides under the Cycling Road bridge. A concealed lower floor leads to the one spot in Sinnoh you can turn up 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

Two dark floors hide beneath the Route 206 bike bridge, and the lower one opens only if you ride off the raised path and drop straight in. Flash is worth bringing for the gloom, and Strength shifts the blocks below.

Pokemon Encounters

This is where Sinnoh hides Gible. It digs through the lower grass at 20 percent, the long road to a Garchomp that anchors countless teams. Geodude and Bronzor crowd the easy slots, with Onix at 15 percent for an early Steelix.

Floor
Type
▾1F6
Walking6
#074Geodude
40% - Lv 17–20
#436Bronzor
30% - Lv 18–20
#095Onix
15% - Lv 18–20
#041Zubat
15% - Lv 17–19
#027Sandshrew
8% - Lv 17–18
Pokémon LeafGreen in GBA slot
#074Geodude
4% - Lv 17
Pokémon Ruby in GBA slot
▾B1F6
Walking6
#436Bronzor
30% - Lv 18–20
#074Geodude
25% - Lv 18–20
#443Gible
20% - Lv 17–20
#095Onix
15% - Lv 18–20
#041Zubat
10% - Lv 19
#027Sandshrew
8% - Lv 18–20
Pokémon LeafGreen in GBA slot
Geodude
#074

Geodude

RockGround
Evolves into Graveler at Lv 25
Encounter rate
40% Common
Level
17–20
EV yield
1 Defense
Here on Wayward Cave1Ftall grass40% spawn
1 in 3wild encounters
will be Geodude — about 1m of walking through grass to catch one.
Catch odds
~2m-3m
to catch one
Poke Ball33%
Great Ball50%
Ultra Ball67%
Nuzlocke
C
community tier
Score40
PickRisky
SourceCommunity
EV - Defense
15
fights to cap
Raw255 fights
+ Power29 fights
+ Pokerus128 fights
Shiny hunt
1/8,192
full odds
Base1/8,192
Expected102h 24m

ITEMS

A Dusk Stone evolves Murkrow or Misdreavus down here, and Earthquake (TM26), one of the best Ground moves in the game, is worth the dark detour alone, with a Grip Claw that locks in trapping moves.

Source
Floor
TM2
TM26 Earthquake
1F
TM32 Double Team
1F
Vitamin1
Rare Candy
B1F
Item ball4
Escape Rope
1F
Revive
1F
Grip Claw
B1F
Max Ether
B1F
Hidden8
Blue Shard
1F
Great Ball
1F
Green Shard
1F
Red Shard
1F
Super Potion
1F
Yellow Shard
1F
Dusk Stone
B1F
Stardust
B1F
TM

TM26 Earthquake

Found on 1F · In a small room accessed from the end of B1F (requires 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 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 B1F · Northeast area of the basement, below a jump ramp
Effect

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

Item ball4
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

Revive

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

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

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.

Hidden8
HIDDEN

Blue Shard

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 blue shard. It appears to be from some sort of implement made long ago.

HIDDEN

Great Ball

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

A good, high-performance Ball that provides a higher Pokemon catch rate than a standard Poke Ball.

HIDDEN

Green Shard

Found on 1F · At the second intersection north of the entrance, on the middle rock of the eastern blockage (hidden)
Effect

A small green shard. It appears to be from some sort of implement made long ago.

HIDDEN

Red Shard

Found on 1F · Blocked southwest corner passage, southwest rock in the blockage south of Hikers Reginald and Lorenzo (hidden; this or the Route 207 Red Shard)
Effect

A small red shard. It appears to be from some sort of implement made long ago.

HIDDEN

Super Potion

Found on 1F · Middle east part of the cave, where the S-Tetromino-shaped path bends west: the rock southwest of the breakable rock (hidden)
Effect

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

HIDDEN

Yellow Shard

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

A small yellow shard. It appears to be from some sort of implement made long ago.

HIDDEN

Dusk Stone

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

A peculiar stone that makes certain species of Pokemon evolve. It is as dark as dark can be.

HIDDEN

Stardust

Found on B1F · Northwest 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

Trainers lurk in Wayward Cave, ten of them around level 20, staying out of sight until you are close. The fights come without warning in the gloom.

Class
Hiker2
LorenzoLv 22₱704
ReginaldLv 20₱640
Ruin Maniac1
GeraldLv 21₱1,008
Youngster1
WayneLv 20₱320
Lass1
CassidyLv 22₱352
Picnicker2
AnaLv 22₱352
ToriLv 22₱352
Camper2
DiegoLv 22₱352
ParkerLv 20₱320
Trainer1
TerryLv 22₱1,408
CAMPER

Diego

Party
1
Highest Lv
22
Reward
₱352
Party
AipomLv 22
Normal
AbilityRun AwayNatureHardyItem-
Baton Pass
Tickle
Fury Swipes
Swift
Team weak to1 type
Type
2x weakness(1)
FIGHTING
Win: ₱352
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