Ruby & Sapphire Granite Cave
Just north of Dewford, Granite Cave drops through several dark floors. Deliver Steven the Devon Letter for TM47 Steel Wing, and grab HM05 Flash near the entrance before you press deeper.
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
Flash is the price of admission past Granite Cave's lit entrance floor, since B1F and B2F sit in pure dark and the ladders down are easy to miss without it.
Granite Cave Walkthrough
1F
- On 1F, the Hiker by the entrance gives you HM05 FlashMoveFlashNormalClassStatusPower—Accuracy70%PP20Looses a powerful blast of light that cuts accuracy., which lights the dark floors once you hold the second badge.
- Walk west and climb down the ladder at the chamber's west end to B1F.
Free itemHikerGives HM Flash
HM05 FlashB1F
- From the ladder, go north, then follow the long passage east.
- Drop south at its end and climb down the southeast ladder to B2F.
Poke BallB2F
- Head north, then east along the passage to the ladder at its end.
- After the Dynamo Badge, Rock SmashMoveRock SmashFightingClassPhysicalPower20Accuracy100%PP15A rock-crushing attack that may lower DEFENSE. breaks a west-side rock, which can start a wild battle.
- Return with the Mach Bike to climb B1F's muddy slope; the Repel lies beneath the first two sets of cracked floors.
- The Rare Candy sits down the ladder past the three sets of cracked floors and requires Mach Bike speed as well.
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.
1F Room 2
- Climb that ladder, then take the next ladder just west up toward 1F Room 2.
- Follow the corridor west to its end, then go south through the doorway into Steven's Room.
Steven's Room
- Talk to him in his room; his thank-you gift for the Letter is TM47 Steel WingMoveSteel WingSteelClassPhysicalPower70Accuracy90%PP25Strikes the foe with hard wings spread wide..
- Leave north, hop the ledges east and walk out the south mouth to Route 106.
TM47 Steel WingPokemon Encounters
Dewford's Granite Cave is where Aron begins the long climb to a Lairon and Aggron at 10 percent, the standout among Makuhita, Abra, and Geodude. Mawile (Ruby) or Sableye (Sapphire) rounds out the version split, and Nosepass appears only when you smash the right rocks.
Geodude
Also found in 4 other locations
ITEMS
Steven hands you TM47 Steel Wing deep in Granite Cave, and HM05 Flash lights the way through. A Rare Candy and two buried Everstones turn up for anyone who searches the side tunnels.
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.
Paralyze Heal
Heals a paralyzed Pokemon.
Everstone
A wondrous stone & a hold item that prevents evolution.
Granite Cave Guide
Deliver Mr. Stone's Letter to Steven on the lower floors and he gives you TM47 Steel Wing before he leaves. A hiker near the entrance also hands you HM05 Flash. A team in the low teens clears the cave comfortably around the time you tackle Dewford's gym.
Only one, depending on your game. Mawile shows up in Ruby and Sableye in Sapphire, both around level nine to twelve on the lower floors as normal encounters. You don't need a special bike to find them, just patience, since they share the floor with Zubat and Makuhita.
Flash is optional in most Hoenn caves. A hiker on Granite Cave's first floor hands you HM05, and the Knuckle Badge lets you use it in the field. Only a few dark rooms in Victory Road really call for it, so teach it to a spare Pokemon and skip the wall-bumping.
In long caves like Victory Road they pay off, letting you reach exits and items without constant low-level battles. Keep in mind a Repel only quiets random wild encounters, so it does nothing about the level-45 Groudon or Kyogre standing in the Cave of Origin, and Shoal Cave's rooms still open and close on the tide no matter what you hold.