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The game itself is similar to {{wp|Battleship (game)|Battleship}} or {{wp|Minesweeper (computer game)|Minesweeper}}. At the start, the cave wall is shown, represented by a grid full of squares. There are three depths of wall: the tan soil, which can be broken through in one hit, the darker soil, which needs two hits to be broken through, and the large rocks, which each need three hits to be broken through. The player digs into the wall with a pick, which chips away small areas of rock, and a hammer, which breaks a larger area of the rock. Each spot will hide one to four [[item]]s, including [[sphere]]s, [[Fossil]]s, [[Revive]]s, {{DL|Exchangeable item|Heart Scale}}s, [[shard]]s, [[evolutionary stone]]s, [[Plate]]s, and a few [[held item]]s. Iron pieces are also in the wall, which cannot be dug out and prevent further mining upon discovery (that is, when they are uncovered on a direct hit, no other spaces are revealed until the next hit). Upon hitting a piece of iron a small 'ping' will be heard. Each hit will bring the wall closer to collapsing; if the wall collapses before everything is dug up, the game ends and the player is rewarded with what they dug up before the wall collapsed.

At first, only [[Skull and Armor Fossils|Skull or Armor Fossils]] can be found depending on the game version. After obtaining the [[National Pokédex]], however, the game will also yield [[Helix and Dome Fossils|Helix Fossils, Dome Fossils]], [[Old Amber]]s, [[Root and Claw Fossils|Root Fossils, and Claw Fossils]].

{{DL|Exchangeable item|Heart Scale}}

{{DL|Shard|Red Shard}}

{{DL|Shard|Yellow Shard}}

{{DL|Shard|Green Shard}}

{{DL|Shard|Blue Shard}}

{{DL|Type-enhancing item|Hard Stone}}

{{DL|In-battle effect item|Heat Rock}}

{{DL|In-battle effect item|Damp Rock}}

{{DL|In-battle effect item|Smooth Rock}}

{{DL|In-battle effect item|Icy Rock}}

{{evostone|Fire Stone}}

{{evostone|Water Stone}}

{{evostone|Thunderstone}}

{{evostone|Leaf Stone}}*

{{evostone|Moon Stone}}*

{{evostone|Sun Stone}}

{{DL|Evolution-inducing held item|Oval Stone}}

{{evostone|Everstone}}

{{DL|In-battle effect item|Iron Ball}}

{{DL|In-battle effect item|Light Clay}}

{{DL|Revive|Revive}}

{{DL|Revive|Max Revive}}

{{DL|Valuable item|Star Piece}}

{{DL|Valuable item|Rare Bone}}*

If a player visits a Secret Base of another player, they can get that player's flag. After successfully returning the other player's flag to one's own base, the player's record is updated. The number of flags captured (either from the same "opponent" or several ones) upgrades the player's Secret Base computer. Each upgrade changes the graphic slightly (the icons resemble the evolution of personal computer technology) and also allows the player to remove additional boulders from their base using the "Store" option of the "Decorate" menu. This allows more room for decorations to be placed. Boulders that have been removed cannot be placed back into the base, although they'll reappear if a new base is created.

| Bronze flag with the ability to remove three boulders.

| Silver flag with the ability to remove two more boulders.

Top left area: Full Moon Island

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[[File:The Underground anime.png|thumb|210px|The Underground tunnels in the {{pkmn|anime}}]]

The Underground appeared in ''[[DP037|The Grass Menagerie!]]''. While {{Ash}} was battling [[Gardenia]] for the {{Badge|Forest}}, {{TRT}} stumbled across the sprawling tunnels of the Underground. They met the [[Underground Man]], who convinced them to dig in the tunnels for [[Shard]]s and [[Sphere]]s. They agreed to split the profits with him in exchange for lunch. However, he fled with the treasure while they ate—not that they cared; the trio were happy to have some food.

The Underground's network of tunnels enabled [[Professor Rowan]], {{DL|Pokémon Professor|In the manga|Mr. Berlitz}}, the Underground Man, and the [[Gym Leader]]s of Sinnoh to reach the [[Spear Pillar]] and assemble without [[Team Galactic]] noticing near the end of the {{chap|Diamond & Pearl}}.

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