Cerulean Cave: Difference between revisions

|mapdesc=A mysterious cave that is filled with terribly tough <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon</sc>. It is so dangerous, the <sc>Pok</sc>é<sc>mon League</sc> is in charge of it.{{sup/3|FRLG}}<br><br>A cave that had collapsed once. It has been reconstructed.{{sup/4|HGSS}}

|japanese_name=ハナダのどうくつ / ななしのどうくつ^RGBY

|translated_name=Hanada Cave / Nameless Cave^RGBY

|other_info=Unknown Dungeon^RBY

'''Cerulean Cave''' (Japanese: '''ハナダのどうくつ''' ''Hanada Cave''), also known as the '''Unknown Dungeon''' (Japanese: '''ななしのどうくつ''' ''Nameless Cave'') in [[Generation I]], is a cave located in the northwest corner of [[Cerulean City]] in [[Kanto]]. The cave is home to a wide variety of high-[[level]] [[wild Pokémon]]. Only {{pkmn|Trainer}}s who compete and win in the {{DL|Elite Four|Kanto/Johto Elite Four|Pokémon League}} at [[Indigo Plateau]] may enter, due to the potency of the {{OBP|Pokémon|species}} in the cave. At the end of the cave lies {{p|Mewtwo}}, the only one of its [[species]] in the game.

Cerulean Cave has had many different layouts over time, getting a change from not only one [[generation]] to the next but also from one game release to the next. In {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}, the layout is true to that of the original {{game|Red and Green|s}}, aside from the addition of {{m|Rock Smash}} boulders.

Other changes in Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen include requiring that {{player}}s further prove themselves before entering the cave, which is done by completing the quest on [[Sevii Islands]] and restoring the [[Network Machine]] to operational status. More Pokémon can be found only by [[fishing]], while wild Pokémon found just by walking around in the cave are reduced in number. Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen also fixed the awkward Pokémon distribution from the Generation I games, which included several misplaced species such as {{p|Dodrio}} and Pokémon that are otherwise only obtainable by {{evostone||stone-induced evolution}}.

In Generation I, the Unknown Dungeon is not listed as a [[Pokédex]] area. Therefore, any Pokémon that can only be found in the Unknown Dungeon is listed as ''<sc>Area Unknown</sc>'' by the {{DL|List of Pokémon by Kanto Pokédex number|Kanto Pokédex}}.

In [[Generation II]], Cerulean Cave completely collapsed but the leftovers of Mewtwo's presence remain and are found in the lake near the cave, in the form of the item {{DL|In-battle effect item|Berserk Gene}}.

In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, Cerulean Cave has been rebuilt and Mewtwo can once again be found inside. Like in previous generations, a [[Non-player character|NPC]] stands in the way until the player has obtained all eight {{DL|Badge|Indigo League|Kanto Gym Badges}} (as opposed to defeating the Pokémon League at Indigo Plateau, the requirement in the Generation I games and Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen).

 

The {{kal|Unknown Dungeon}} in [[Kalos]] is a direct reference to Cerulean Cave, going as far as using the alternative moniker of Cerulean Cave from Generation I as its name.

[[File:Mewtwo FRLG.png|right|thumb|Encountering {{p|Mewtwo}} at the cave.]]

Cerulean Cave is a large underground complex of maze-like tunnels which extend out from [[Cerulean City]] to the mountains beyond. With the dark entrance positioned on the outskirts of Cerulean City, only to be accessed by {{m|surf}}ing down {{rt|24|Kanto}} to the entrance near the northern border of [[Cerulean City]], the cave has been renowned for its mystery. The entrance to the cave looks like it has been carved out from a hillside, forming an indented entrance into the hill. A {{tc|Ace Trainer|Cooltrainer}} guards the entrance to the cave and only allows powerful {{pkmn|Trainer}}s who own all eight {{DL|Badge|Indigo League|Kanto Gym Badges}} and have competed in and won the {{DL|Elite Four|Kanto/Johto Elite Four|Pokémon League}} at [[Indigo Plateau]] to enter its premises.

 

 

Because of its damp and dark environment, Cerulean Cave hosts a large array of different Pokémon well and truly beyond average [[level]]s. These Pokémon have possibly gained this amount of [[experience]] from living in an area uninhabited by humans, adapting to their environment. Pokémon such as {{p|Golbat}} and {{p|Venomoth}} are able to see their way through the darkness, while other powerful Pokémon like {{p|Hypno}} and {{p|Rhydon}} live in their habitat. All the Pokémon inhabiting Cerulean Cave have levels well over 40 and 50, with some even rising as high as 60, which is why the cave was sealed off and is forbidden to be entered unless Trainers have reached the status of {{pkmn|Champion}}.

At the deepest point of the cave lives Mewtwo, a Pokémon that can only be found in Cerulean Cave alone. Mewtwo was created by man in the {{ka|Pokémon Mansion}} before it became too powerful and escaped, exiling itself to the cave, never to be seen again. If Mewtwo had created Cerulean Cave as a residence during this event, the cave would have been recently formed (in [[Generation I]] and {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}}), a possibility supported by the [[Pokémon Mansion journals]].

Cerulean Cave has had many different layouts over time, getting a change from not only one [[generation]] to the next but also from one game release to the next. In Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, the layout is true to that of the original {{game|Red and Green|s}}, aside from the addition of {{m|Rock Smash}} boulders. Unaffected by these changes, however; the first floor has a large underground lake which covers most of the area. Using the complex of stairs and ladders, Trainers can make their way around the lake and the first floor of the cave. They will reach the upper floor, which has no underground river, but a like maze-like structure formed by large boulders and rocks that must be maneuvered around in order to reach the end. Once Trainers get through the maze formation, they are able to climb the ladders and get around the underground lake on the basement floor, which will lead them straight to a dead end and to Mewtwo.

The layout of the cave has been tweaked several times in the past, particularly in [[Generation I]].

 

The layout depicted in {{game|FireRed and LeafGreen|s}} has been restored to the original layout found in {{game|Red and Green|s}}, with the addition of {{m|Rock Smash}} boulders.

 

In {{game|HeartGold and SoulSilver|s}}, the layout of the first and second floors is based on the equivalent layout from Pokémon FireRed and LeafGreen, while the layout of the basement is based on the respective layout from {{game|Yellow}}.

==Eyecatches==

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|fr_ca=Grotte Inconnue{{sup/1|RBY}}<br>Grotte Azurée

|fr_eu=Grotte Inconnue{{sup/1|RBY}}<br>Grotte Azurée

|de=Geheimdungeon{{sup/1|RBY}}<br>Azuria-Höhle

|it=Grotta Ignota{{sup/1|RBY}}<br>Grotta Celeste

|es=Mazmorra Rara{{sup/1|RBY}}<br>Cueva Celeste}}