Turnback Cave: Difference between revisions

|japanese_name=もどりのどうくつ

|location=[[Sendoff Spring]]

|generation={{gen|IV}}

'''Turnback Cave''' (Japanese: '''もどりのどうくつ''' ''Returning Cave'') is a maze-like cave filled with dense [[fog]] which is home to the [[Legendary Pokémon]] {{p|Giratina}}. Turnback Cave is located at the north-central region of [[Sendoff Spring]], which itself may only be accessed through the [[Spring Path]].

In {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}}, there is an inscription in the pillar in the room Giratina resides in that implies the cave is a location where the separation between the real world and the [[Distortion World]] is weaker. In {{game|Platinum}}, a portal to the Distortion World appears in front of the pillar. The inscription reads:

:''This is... That where life sparkles... That where life has faded... A place where two worlds overlap...''

===Rooms and pillars===

When a {{player}} exits a room, the next will be randomly chosen from a selection of possible rooms. If the player walks out the door through which they entered a room, they will return to the entrance room; from the entrance room, the player can exit to [[Sendoff Spring]]. If the player navigates 30 rooms without finding the third pillar, the next door returns them to the entrance room. [[Escape Rope]]s and {{m|Dig}} cannot be used to escape. The inscription in the pillar at the entrance room reads:

After the player has found three pillar rooms, the next room will be Giratina's room. In Pokémon Platinum, Giratina will only be in this room if the player did not catch it in the [[Distortion World]]. If Giratina is not present, there will be an item each time it is reached, with the item depending on the number of rooms the player navigated to reach it: a [[Reaper Cloth]] if they reach it in 3 rooms, a [[Rare Bone]] if they reach it in 4 to 15, and a [[Stardust]] if they reach it in 16 to 30. In {{game|Platinum}}, after catching Giratina, there will also be a portal to the [[Distortion World]], where the player can obtain the [[Griseous Orb]].

When the player reaches a pillar and examines it two numbers will appear: the top number indicates which pillar the player is looking at, and the bottom indicates how many rooms the player passed through on the way to it.

{{Itemlist|Reaper Cloth|Giratina's room, if the player reached it by passing through only 3 rooms and Giratina is not present (reappears each time)|D=yes|P=yes|Pt=yes}}

{{Itemlist|Rare Bone|Giratina's room, if the player reached it by passing through 4-15 rooms and Giratina is not present (reappears each time)|D=yes|P=yes|Pt=yes}}

{{Itemlist|Stardust|Giratina's room, if the player reached it by passing through 16-30 rooms and Giratina is not present (reappears each time)|D=yes|P=yes|Pt=yes}}

===Before encountering a pillar===

===Between first and second pillars===

===Between second and third pillars===

===Giratina's room===

{{catch/div|cave|Special}}

{{catch/entry4|487|Giratina|yes|yes|no|Special|70|all=One|type1=ghost|type2=dragon}}

{{catch/entry4|487|Giratina|no|no|yes|Special|47|all={{tt|One|If not caught in Distortion World}}|type1=ghost|type2=dragon|form=Altered Forme}}

===={{chap|Platinum}}====

{{EF|Flint}} and [[Volkner]] entered the [[Distortion World]] through the cave. They were later followed by {{adv|Platinum}}, [[Palmer]], [[Cheryl]], [[Riley]], [[Mira]], [[Marley]], and the [[Advanced level Grunt]]. After leading the group to the portal, the Grunt was about to head out, but he was stopped by Platinum, who voiced her distrust towards him. She, however, promised to protect him from [[Team Galactic]], to which the Grunt agreed and led them through the portal.

* Turnback Cave is similar to locations in [[Kanto]] and [[Hoenn]].

* Turnback Cave shares its music with that of the [[Old Chateau]]. However, in {{game|Diamond and Pearl|s}} the version of the track used in Turnback Cave and the surrounding areas is noticeably lacking certain soundfonts. Interestingly, this variation is not recognized as a separate track in the game's audio files and the normal variation of the track is used in {{game|Platinum}}, suggesting the difference between the versions was unintentional.

|zh_yue=歸途洞窟 ''{{tt|Gwāitòuh Duhngfāt|Returning Cave}}''

|zh_cmn=歸途洞窟 ''{{tt|Guītú Dòngkū|Returning Cave}}''

|fr_eu=Grotte Retour

|vi = Hang Quay Đầu

[[de:Höhle der Umkehr]]

[[fr:Grotte Retour]]