Cave of Origin

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Cave of Origin 目覚めのほこら Shrine of Awakening "Wild Missingno. appeared!"
Map description:	A long-sleeping Pokémon will descend upon this cavern in order to awaken its true powers.
Location:	Sootopolis City
Region:	Hoenn
Generations:	III, VI
Location of Cave of Origin in Hoenn.
Pokémon world locations

The Cave of Origin (Japanese: 目覚めのほこら Shrine of Awakening) is a cave near the north end of Sootopolis City. It is guarded by Wallace of Sootopolis Gym and is said to be the cave where life begins. Its opposite landmark is Mt. Pyre, said to be the place where life ends.

Here, the player will discover Groudon^ROR or Kyogre^SAS in Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire and Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire after an encounter at the Seafloor Cavern and a face-off against Team Magma^ROR or Team Aqua^SAS.

Residents of Sootopolis are not permitted to enter the Cave of Origin.

In Pokémon Emerald, the Cave of Origin is where Wallace can be found debating where Rayquaza is located, until the player gives him a hint that it is at the Sky Pillar. However the player cannot enter the cave after awakening Rayquaza.

Items

Item		Location	Games
	X Attack	1F, northeast of the south exit (hidden)	OR  AS
	Revive	B1F, south of the northern stairwell (hidden)	OR  AS
	HM07 (Waterfall)	B3F, near the northwest corner	R  S

Pokémon

Generation III

No Pokémon can appear by walking at the Groudon^R/Kyogre^S/Wallace^E room.

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Entrance
Zubat	R		S		E		Cave	28-35	90%
Golbat	R		S		E		Cave	33-36	10%
1F-B3F
Zubat	R		S		E		Cave	30-34	60%
Golbat	R		S		E		Cave	33-36	10%
Sableye	R		S		E		Cave	30, 32, 34	30%
Mawile	R		S		E		Cave	30, 32, 34	30%
Special Pokémon
Kyogre	R		S		E		Only one	45	One
Groudon	R		S		E		Only one	45	One
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Generation VI

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Golbat	OR			AS			Cave	33-36	69%
Sableye	OR			AS			Cave	33-36	31%
Mawile	OR			AS			Cave	33-36	31%
Horde Encounter
Zubat	OR			AS			Horde Encounter	18	100%
Special Pokémon
Kyogre Primal Kyogre	OR			AS			Only one	45	One
Groudon Primal Groudon	OR			AS			Only one	45	One
A colored background means that the Pokémon can be found in this location in the specified game. A white background with a colored letter means that the Pokémon cannot be found here.

Layout

Version	Entrance	1F	B1F	B2F	B3F	B4F
Ruby					File:Cave of Origin B4F RS.png	File:Cave of Origin B5F R.png
Sapphire						File:Cave of Origin B5F S.png
Emerald			File:Cave of Origin B5F E.png

Version	B1F	B2F	B3F
Emerald (unused)	File:Cave of Origin B2F E.png	File:Cave of Origin B3F E.png	File:Cave of Origin B4F E.png

In the anime

The Cave of Origin was mentioned in A Three Team Scheme!. A group of Team Magma members led by Tabitha and a group of Team Aqua members led by Shelly initially mistook a set of ruins on Dewford Island for the Cave of Origin, but when they failed to find what they were looking for from the ruins, they understood their mistake and left.

Trivia

• In Pokémon Ruby and Sapphire and Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the player can reenter the cave after capturing or defeating Groudon/Kyogre. In Pokémon Emerald, the entrance is blocked for the rest of the game after awakening Rayquaza in Sky Pillar.
• In Ruby and Sapphire, the cave is dark but can be illuminated by Flash. In other games, the cave is normally lit.
• Although the Cave of Origin was reduced in size for Pokémon Emerald, data for the removed floors still exists in the game's code.
• In the official Prima Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen game guide, certain Pokémon are said to be found in the Cave of Origin. These include Pineco, Miltank, and Shuckle. The guide likely meant to say Altering Cave, which can be found in FireRed and LeafGreen, but these Pokémon can only be found there with an event distribution that was never distributed.
• In the Generation III games, no background music plays on the bottom floor of this cave. In Ruby and Sapphire, this is the only area in the game with this distinction. (In Emerald, Birth Island also has no background music.)
  • As a result, if a Pokémon evolves or an Egg hatches here in these games, the evolution background music will play on the floor until the player leaves.
• In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the player's PokéNav Plus will be unusable in the bottom floor due to electrical interference from the intense natural energy in the room.

In other languages

Language Title Chinese Cantonese 醒吾祠堂 Síngngh Chìhtòhng Mandarin 覺醒祠堂 / 觉醒祠堂 Juéxǐng Cítáng * 醒吾祠堂 Xǐngwù Cítáng * 觉醒神殿 Juéxǐng Shéndiàn * European French Grotte Origine German Urzeithöhle Italian Grotta dei Tempi Korean Games: 각성의 사당 Shrine of Awakening Manga: 부활의 사당 Shrine of Rebirth European Spanish Cueva Ancestral Vietnamese Thần điện Thức Tỉnh

Hoenn
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Game locations of Legendary and Mythical Pokémon

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