Cliff Cave

Cliff Cave だんがいのどうくつ
Cliff Cave
"Wild Missingno. appeared!"
Cliff Cave 1F HGSS.png
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Location: Route 47
Region: Johto
Generations: IV
Johto Route 47 Map.png
Location of Cliff Cave in Johto.
Pokémon world locations

Cliff Cave (Japanese: だんがいのどうくつ Cliff Cave) is a cave introduced in Pokémon HeartGold and SoulSilver. It is located on Route 47.

Geography

Cliff Cave has three floors. The lower floor contains breakable rocks. However, they do not appear until the player has acquired the National Pokédex. Inside Cliff Cave, the player can either go up or down; each path contains its own perks. Going down and out from Cliff Cave leads the player to the sea; where the only tall grass on Route 47 can be accessed with Waterfall, and Embedded Tower can be accessed with Rock Climb. The upper path will take travelers to Route 48 and the Johto Safari Zone.

Items

Item Location Games
  Ultra Ball 3F, wall in the southeast corner (hidden)  HG  SS 

Rock Smash

The breakable rocks appear in the cave after the player obtains the National Pokédex. If the rock contains an item, the game will pick one of the following:

Item Location Games
  Max Ether Found by smashing breakable rocks (25%)  HG  SS 
  Pearl Found by smashing breakable rocks (20%)  HG  SS 
  Big Pearl Found by smashing breakable rocks (10%)  HG  SS 
  Red Shard Found by smashing breakable rocks (10% each)  HG 
  Yellow Shard
  Blue Shard Found by smashing breakable rocks (10% each)  SS 
  Green Shard
  Claw Fossil Found by smashing breakable rocks (20%)  HG 
  Root Fossil Found by smashing breakable rocks (20%)  SS 
  Rare Bone Randomly found by smashing breakable rocks (5%)  HG  SS 

Pokémon

Pokémon Games Location Levels Rate
     
  Zubat
HG SS
  Cave
18 0% 0% 5%
  Golbat
HG SS
  Cave
22 20%
  Golbat
HG SS
  Cave
20 0% 0% 4%
  Machop
HG SS
  Cave
19 10%
  Machoke
HG SS
  Cave
22 4%
  Geodude
HG SS
  Cave
19 20%
  Graveler
HG SS
  Cave
20 4% 4% 0%
  Onix
HG SS
  Cave
20 10%
  Krabby
HG SS
  Cave
20 10%
  Kingler
HG SS
  Cave
22 10%
  Wooper
HG SS
  Cave
18 5% 5% 0%
  Quagsire
HG SS
  Cave
20 5% 5% 0%
  Misdreavus
HG SS
  Cave
20 0% 0% 5%
  Steelix
HG SS
  Cave
23 2%
Rock Smash
  Krabby
HG SS
  Rock Smash
20-26 80%
  Kingler
HG SS
  Rock Smash
28-31 20%
Special Pokémon
  Makuhita
HG SS
  Hoenn Sound
19-20 20%
  Absol
HG SS
  Hoenn Sound
20, 22 20%
  Chingling
HG SS
  Sinnoh Sound
19-20 20%
  Bronzor
HG SS
  Sinnoh Sound
20, 22 20%
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 1F 2F 3F
HeartGold      
SoulSilver
 

In the manga

 
Cliff Cave in Pokémon Adventures

Pokémon Adventures

HeartGold & SoulSilver arc

The Cliff Cave first appeared in Dealing With A Koffing Fit, where it was revealed that Team Rocket had a base inside it. Over the years following Giovanni's disappearance, Carr had gathered weapons, equipment, and former Team Rocket members into the hideout, intending to revive and take control of Team Rocket himself. However, he was soon overthrown and imprisoned by the four Executives. Later, Proton was seen in the base, conducting his search for the Sinjoh Ruins. After Petrel had lost the Plates he had been gathering to Silver, the imprisoned Carr revealed to him that Silver was Giovanni's son, giving Petrel the idea to pretend having saved Silver from the other Executives and become Giovanni's right-hand man.

In other languages

Language Title
Chinese Cantonese 斷崖洞窟 Dyuhnngàaih Duhngfāt
Mandarin 斷崖洞窟 / 断崖洞窟 Duànyái Dòngkū / Duànyá Dòngkū
  French Grotte Falaise
  German Felsschlundhöhle
  Italian Grotta Falesia
  Korean 낭떠러지동굴 Nangtteoreoji Donggul
  Spanish Cueva Acantilado
  Vietnamese Hang Vách Đá


Johto
               
Settlements
New Bark TownCherrygrove CityViolet CityAzalea TownGoldenrod CityEcruteak City
Olivine CityCianwood CityMahogany TownBlackthorn CitySafari Zone GateFrontier Access
Routes
2930313233343536373839404142434445464748
Landmarks
Dark CaveSprout TowerRuins of AlphUnion CaveSlowpoke WellIlex ForestRadio TowerGlobal Terminal
Goldenrod TunnelNational ParkPokéathlon DomeBell TowerBellchime TrailBurned TowerMoomoo FarmOlivine Lighthouse
Battle Tower (CrystalHGSS)/FrontierCliff Edge GateCliff CaveEmbedded TowerSafari ZoneWhirl Islands
Mt. MortarLake of RageTeam Rocket HQIce PathDragon's DenS.S. AquaMt. Silver (Cave)
Access to
Sinjoh RuinsKanto


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