Escape Rope

The Escape Rope (Japanese: あなぬけのヒモ Hole-Escape Rope) is an item available in all of the handheld Pokémon games to date. They cost $550 each at Poké Marts. It can also be found lying around on the ground within the game, or held by Pokémon with the Ability Pickup.

Escape Ropes are used, in places such as caves, to warp back to the last Pokémon Center player healed at (or home if player never healed in Pokémon Center) in Generation I, and the entrance from which the player entered since Generation II. This effect alleviates the necessity to have a Pokémon with Dig in the party, when a player wants to exit a cave or similar location quickly.

To date, Pokémon Colosseum and Pokémon XD: Gale of Darkness are the only games that have no use for the Escape Rope; because of this, trading is required to obtain the Escape Rope in these games. Due to the different map system used in those games, the Escape Rope's only use in those games is to either sell it for money or trade it back to a handheld game.

The Escape Rope cannot be used to escape from the Spear Pillar, the Distortion World, or the Hall of Origin, as they are all considered to be outside of Mt. Coronet by the games' programming. It also cannot be used in Turnback Cave.

The Escape Rope is required for an Unown puzzle in Crystal, HeartGold and SoulSilver. Using it opens up a room containing four healing items.

Escape Rope あなぬけのヒモ Hole-Escape Rope   ITEMS pocket					INTRODUCED IN GEN I		Price: $550 Sell for: $275
Effect: Gen I: Teleports to last Pokémon Center in which player healed or home if player never did so Gen II onwards: Teleports to the entrance from which player entered cave					Locations RBY Pewter, CeruleanY, Lavender, Saffron and Cinnabar Island Poké Marts GSC Violet and Azalea Poké Marts, Goldenrod and Celadon Department Stores RSE Petalburg, Rustboro, Slateport, Fallarbor, Lilycove, PickupE FRLG Pewter, Cerulean, Lavender, Saffron, Cinnabar Island, Three Island, Four Island, Six Island and Seven Island Poké Marts DPPt All Poké Marts (after earning 1 Badge), Pickup HGSS All Poké Marts (after earning 1 Badge), Pickup, Rugged Road, Rally BW All Poké Marts (after earning 1 Badge), Pickup B2W2 All Poké Marts (after earning 1 Badge), Pickup XY All Poké Marts (after earning 1 Badge), Pickup, Frost Cavern, Terminus Cave, Anistar City, Route 8, Route 19, Glittering Cave, Reflection Cave, Victory Road, Lost Hotel (Trash Cans) ORAS All Poké Marts (after earning 1 Badge), Pickup, Secret Base ("Pick something up" with Secret Pal)
Secondary effect: Exchange two with a man in Anville Town for a Revive.SaSu BWB2W2
Description Stad When in a place like a cave, this returns you to the last Pokémon Center visited. GSC Use for escaping from caves, etc. RSE Use to escape instantly from a cave or dungeon. FRLG A long, durable rope. Use it to escape instantly from a cave or a dungeon. Colo XD An item brought over from a faraway place. DPPt HGSS A long, durable rope. Use it to escape instantly from a cave or a dungeon. BWB2W2 A long, durable rope. Use it to escape instantly from a cave or a dungeon. XYORAS A long and durable rope. Use it to escape instantly from a cave or a dungeon.

In the manga

Escape Rope in Pokémon Adventures

In the Pokémon Adventures manga

In Hurray for Heracross, Bugsy discovered a puzzle while in the Ruins of Alph that read "ESCAPE," prompting him to use an Escape Rope. As a result, the wall collapsed, revealing Suicune.

In the TCG

The following is a list of cards named Escape Rope.

Related cards Cards listed with a blue background are only legal to use in the current Expanded format. Cards listed with a green background are legal to use in both the current Standard and Expanded formats.
Card	Type	English Expansion	Rarity	#	Japanese Expansion	Rarity	#
Escape Rope	I	Plasma Storm		120/135	Freeze Bolt		054/059
					BW-P Promotional cards		169/BW-P

In other languages

Language Title Japanese あなぬけのヒモ Hole-Escape Rope French Corde Sortie German Fluchtseil Italian Fune di Fuga Korean 동굴탈출로프 Donggul Talchul Rope Brazilian Portuguese Corda de Fuga Russian Спасательный Канат Spasatel'nyy Kanat Spanish Cuerda Huida Vietnamese Dây để thoát động

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