Secret Base
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A Secret Base (Japanese: ひみつきち Secret Base) is a special area that the player can create in Hoenn- and Sinnoh-based games to decorate with various accessories, furniture, and Pokémon dolls. While the name is retained as the same between Hoenn and Sinnoh, the only real similarity between the two is in the manner in which they are decorated.
In the games
Generation III
Most routes in the Hoenn region feature several areas which can be converted into a Secret Base, with small indents in walls being able to be carved out into a cave, tall trees being able to drop down vines, and clumps of grass being able to be moved. These areas become accessible to this conversion only if the Trainer has a Pokémon that can use Secret Power, available via TM43.
Trainers can decorate their Secret Base in any way they please, being able to put up to 16 decorations into the area. Trainers can run while inside of a Secret Base, but cannot ride a bike. A boy in Mossdeep City reminds players of where their own Secret Base is.
If a player mixes records with other Ruby, Sapphire, or Emerald game cartridges, Secret Bases will copy over between them (even those from other players who have previously mixed records). Inside of Secret Bases that do not belong to the player, an NPC can be found to represent the person that took that Secret Base as their own. After the Elite Four have been defeated, the player can battle the NPC, who will have the party of the person who owns that Secret Base as of the time of record mixing. These battles award money, experience, and all other things that normal battles with NPCs do, but they can only occur once per day, with the time resetting at midnight, and items stolen from the NPC's Pokémon using Thief are not kept afterwards. Should the NPC win, the player will not "black out" and return to the last visited Pokémon Center, nor lose any money.
Locations
There are 75 possible locations:
Route | Entrance | Layout | Location |
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110 | Tree | Alpha | Left side of the tree. On an island south of the northern gatehouse. Requires Surf. |
110 | Tree | Beta | Right side of the tree. On an island south of the northern gatehouse. Requires Surf. |
111 | Indent | Epsilon | Central area of the eastern wall in the desert region. East of Mirage Tower. |
111 | Indent | Zeta | Central area of the northern wall in the desert region. East of the southern dirt slope. |
111 | Indent | Eta | Eastern area of the northern wall in the desert region. Far east of the southern dirt slope. |
111 | Indent | Iota | On the mountain south of the rest house. Northeast of the southern dirt slope. Requires Mach Bike. |
111 | Indent | Theta | On the mountain southeast of the rest house. East of the southern dirt slope. Requires Mach Bike. |
111 | Tree | Gamma | Left side of the tree. West of the rest house. |
111 | Tree | Gamma | Right side of the tree. West of the rest house. |
111 | Indent | Kappa | On the mountain northeast of the rest house. East of the northern dirt slope. Requires Mach Bike. |
113 | Indent | Lambda | East of the Glass Workshop. |
114 | Tree | Alpha | Left side of the tree. On an island west of the bridge. Requires Surf. |
114 | Tree | Beta | Right side of the tree. On an island west of the bridge. Requires Surf. |
114 | Indent | Nu | Western side of the mountainous area. Southwest of Lanette's House. North of Meteor Falls. |
114 | Indent | Xi | Eastern side of the mountainous area behind two smashable rocks. South of Lanette's House. Northeast of Meteor Falls. Requires Rock Smash. |
114 | Indent | Omicron | Eastern side of the mountainous area. South of Lanette's House. Northeast of Meteor Falls. |
114 | Indent | Omicron | Southern part of the mountainous area beyond a smashable rock. Southeast of Meteor Falls. Requires Rock Smash. |
114 | Indent | Pi | Slightly east of Meteor Falls behind a smashable rock. Requires Rock Smash. |
115 | Indent | Mu | Southwest of Meteor Falls along the beach central. |
115 | Indent | Xi | Southeast of Meteor Falls, head east after passing the first set of steps leading to Meteor Falls. |
115 | Indent | Nu | East of Meteor Falls, before the second set of steps leading to Meteor Falls. |
115 | Indent | Zeta | Along the western portion of the northern beach. Requires Surf. |
115 | Tree | Delta | Left side of the tree. From the northern beach head into the forested area and take the western path. Requires Surf. |
115 | Tree | Alpha | Right side of the tree. From the northern beach head into the forested area and take the western path. Requires Surf. |
115 | Indent | Nu | In the northern mountainous area, west of the dirt slope. Requires Surf. |
115 | Indent | Xi | In the northern mountainous area, south and down the steps from the dirt slope. Requires Surf. |
115 | Indent | Pi | In the northern mountainous area, southwest and down the steps from the dirt slope. Requires Surf. |
115 | Indent | Omicron | In the northern mountainous area, up the dirt slope and to the east. Requires Surf and Mach Bike. |
115 | Indent | Pi | In the northern mountainous area, up the dirt slope and to the south. Requires Surf and Mach Bike. |
116 | Indent | Rho | Southeast of the western Rusturf Tunnel entrance. |
116 | Indent | Sigma | East of the western Rusturf Tunnel entrance, up two sets of steps. |
116 | Indent | Tau | East of the eastern Rusturf Tunnel entrance. |
116 | Indent | Upsilon | Northeast of the eastern Rusturf Tunnel entrance, up two sets of steps. |
118 | Indent | Eta | In the northwestern part of the eastern beach. |
118 | Indent | Lambda | In the southeastern part of the eastern beach. |
118 | Tree | Delta | Left side of the tree. Between the loamy soil and the path to Route 119. |
118 | Tree | Gamma | Right side of the tree. Between the loamy soil and the path to Route 119. |
118 | Indent | Kappa | East of the path to Route 119. |
119 | Shrub | Phi | West from the house of Wingull, across the river. |
119 | Indent | Mu | East of the southern waterfall, to the north of southern most loamy soil. |
119 | Indent | Sigma | West of the southern waterfall, across the white railing. Requires Acro Bike. |
119 | Shrub | Chi | West of the southern waterfall, across the white railing. Surrounded by trees and tall grass. Requires Acro Bike. |
119 | Tree | Beta | Left side of the tree. Can be reached by surfing in the section of the river between the two waterfalls. Located just above and to the west of the southern waterfall. Requires Surf. |
119 | Tree | Delta | Right side of the tree. Can be reached by surfing in the section of the river between the two waterfalls. Located just above and to the west of the southern waterfall. Requires Surf. |
119 | Shrub | Psi | Can be reached by surfing in the section of the river between the two waterfalls. Northeast of the southern waterfall beyond some tall grass. Requires Surf. |
119 | Indent | Rho | Can be reached by surfing in the section of the river between the two waterfalls. Between the Weather Institute and the northern waterfall. Requires Surf. |
119 | Shrub | Omega | South from Fortree City. East of the northern waterfall. Surrounded by long grass. |
119 | Shrub | Chi | Left side of the shrub. Northwestern corner of the map. Up the northern waterfall and across two sets of white railing. Requires Surf, Waterfall, and Acro Bike. |
119 | Shrub | Psi | Right side of the shrub. Northwestern corner of the map. Up the northern waterfall and across two sets of white railing. Requires Surf, Waterfall, and Acro Bike. |
119 | Shrub | Omega | Left side of the shrub. Northwestern area. Up the northern waterfall and across three sets of white railing. Requires Surf, Waterfall, and Acro Bike. |
119 | Shrub | Phi | Right side of the shrub. Northwestern area. Up the northern waterfall and across three sets of white railing. Requires Surf, Waterfall, and Acro Bike. |
120 | Indent | Tau | North of Scorched Slab, along the water's edge and at the bottom of the steps. |
120 | Shrub | Omega | Northeast of Scorced Slab, north of the eastern end of the northern bridge. |
120 | Shrub | Phi | Between Scorched Slab and northern loamy soil, behind a cuttable tree. Requires Cut. |
120 | Shrub | Chi | In the southeastern part of the tall grass maze, east of Ancient Tomb. |
120 | Indent | Sigma | North of the southern bridge, across the lake, the left of the two indents. Requires Surf. |
120 | Indent | Rho | North of the southern bridge, across the lake, the right of the two indents. Requires Surf. |
120 | Shrub | Chi | South of Ancient Tomb and just north of the central loamy soil. |
120 | Shrub | Psi | South of the southern bridge, just west of Route 121. |
121 | Indent | Mu | Up the first set of steps and west of Mt. Pyre Pier, beyond a cuttable tree. Southwest of the Safari Zone. Requires Cut. |
121 | Indent | Kappa | Up the first set of steps and east of Mt. Pyre Pier. South of the Safari Zone. |
121 | Tree | Delta | Left side of the tree. Down the first set of steps and east of the Safari Zone. |
121 | Tree | Gamma | Right side of the tree. Down the first set of steps and east of the Safari Zone. |
123 | Indent | Upsilon | The eastern indent on the small rocky area. Requires Surf to reach this area of the route. |
123 | Indent | Tau | The middle indent on the small rocky area. Requires Surf to reach this area of the route. |
123 | Indent | Upsilon | The western indent on the small rocky area. Requires Surf to reach this area of the route. |
125 | Indent | Theta | On an island south of Shoal Cave. Requires Surf. |
125 | Indent | Zeta | West of Shoal Cave, on the same land mass. Requires Surf. |
125 | Indent | Lambda | The left indent on an island northeast of Shoal Cave. Requires Surf. |
125 | Indent | Iota | The right indent on an island northeast of Shoal Cave. Requires Surf. |
127 | Indent | Eta | The eastern indent on an island to the east of the western tree island. Requires Surf. |
127 | Indent | Epsilon | The western indent on an island to the east of the western tree island. Requires Surf. |
127 | Indent | Iota | The northwestern indent on an island to the south of the eastern tree island. Requires Surf. |
127 | Indent | Epsilon | The southwestern indent on an island to the south of the eastern tree island. Requires Surf. |
127 | Indent | Theta | The eastern indent on an island to the south of the eastern tree island. Requires Surf. |
Layouts
Representative Trainer Class
The Trainer the player is seen as on other games is dependent on the player's gender and the last number of the Trainer's ID number.
Gender | Last digit of ID # | ||||
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0 or 5 | 1 or 6 | 2 or 7 | 3 or 8 | 4 or 9 | |
Male | Youngster |
Bug Catcher |
Rich Boy |
Camper |
Cooltrainer |
Female | Lass |
School Kid |
Lady |
Picnicker |
Cooltrainer |
Generation IV
- Main article: The Underground
Unlike in Generation III, the Secret Bases in Generation IV are found in the Underground, and instead of NPCs being used to represent other players, the other players can be encountered face-to-face using DS Wireless Communication. In addition, all Secret Bases in Generation IV are all the same shape and size, unlike Generation III bases which can vary in size and shape.
Secret Bases are dug by using a Digger Drill while facing a wall. Initially, there are many Big Boulders in the base. As more flags are obtained, boulders can be removed. Initially, only 10 goods can be placed in a Secret Base, but as the flag is upgraded, the limit increases to 15.
Players cannot battle each other for money underground. However, if a player enters another's Secret Base while they are not decorating (as that requires the entrance be closed), they can attempt to steal their flag and take it to their own Secret Base for rewards, from decorations to a Trainer Card star.
Generation VI
Secret Bases return in Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire as Super-Secret Bases (Japanese: スーパーひみつきち Super Secret Base). They are available if the player uses Secret Power, available via TM94 on secret spots. All-new features are included, such as the ability to share bases online via QR codes and a flag-collection game (similar to that of the Underground), and creation of a custom Gym. It is also possible to, by visiting another player's Secret Base, have battles with the members, as well as bringing the owners to the player's in-game Secret Base, turning them into Secret Pals. These may either be battled or give the player help. The service provided will vary from pal to pal.
Aarune is an expert on Super Secret Bases and teaches the player about them.
Unlike in Generation III, the player has the liberty of choosing which Trainer class they are represented as, based on the player's gender. This class is based on their current PSS icon, and can be changed via the PSS options menu, or with a woman at the Secret Base Guild headquarters in Fortree City.
Secret Spots
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There are 82 Secret Spots where the player can establish a Secret Base, and an 83rd spot in Mossdeep City reserved for Secret Bases from special QR codes.
Location | Description | |||
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Mossdeep City | In a certain house in Mossdeep there is a door that will not open, beyond which lies a super-secret Secret Base. | |||
Route 110 |
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A Secret Base above a tree growing on an islet with a chic sign. | ||
Route 111 |
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A Secret Base positioned in a tucked-away corner of a large desert. | ||
Route 111 |
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A Secret Base in a romantic cave from which sandstorms may be admired. | ||
Route 111 |
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A Secret Base in a cave that’s popular with sand maniacs for its panoramic desert views. | ||
Route 111 |
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A Secret Base in a cave where clouds of dust come blowing in from the desert and sting your eyes. | ||
Route 111 |
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A Secret Base above a tree that can truly be called regal and is standing nonchalantly along the road. | ||
Route 111 |
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A Secret Base in a cave just for Bike enthusiasts that can’t be reached without a Mach Bike. | ||
Route 113 |
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A Secret Base in a cave where the scenery and your mood will turn gray thanks to the piles of volcanic ash. | ||
Route 114 |
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A Secret Base above a tree on a very suspicious- looking islet floating all alone in a lake. | ||
Route 114 |
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A Secret Base in an exceedingly natural cave hiding casually between cliffs. | ||
Route 114 |
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A Secret Base in a cave fortified by rocks that block the way. | ||
Route 114 |
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A Secret Base in a cave so extremely ordinary that it needs no explanation at all. | ||
Route 114 |
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A Secret Base in a cave that is said to have been formed by a crater where you can feel the cosmos. | ||
Route 114 |
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A Secret Base in a cave that is rumored to connect to Meteor Falls. | ||
Route 115 |
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A Secret Base in a humid cave that is said to be a part of Meteor Falls. | ||
Route 115 |
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A Secret Base in a cave where you can get your thrills and that seems like it would sink at high tide. | ||
Route 115 |
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A Secret Base above a tree, tucked away off Route 115 where the sea breeze feels great. | ||
Route 115 |
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A Secret Base in a cave that’s said to have been a dwelling for people long ago. | ||
Route 115 |
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A Secret Base in a cave that’s said to have long ago been the den of Pokémon that lived with people. | ||
Route 115 |
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A Secret Base in a cave that’s said to have been lived in by a chief from a village long ago. | ||
Route 116 |
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A Secret Base in a cave that’s connected to Rusturf Tunnel. It stays cool regardless of the season. | ||
Route 116 |
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A Secret Base in a cave that people can’t usually find because it’s hiding out in the open. | ||
Route 116 |
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A Secret Base in a cave in the hills just beyond Rusturf Tunnel with a most amazing view. | ||
Route 116 |
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A Secret Base in a cave that’s a little exciting because it seems like a man who lost his glasses might find it. | ||
Route 117 |
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A Secret Base above a tree right in the middle of the route, as if it weren’t a secret at all. | ||
Route 118 |
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A Secret Base in a cave that’s in danger of being found by the Guitarist on the big rock by the inlet. | ||
Route 118 |
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A Secret Base in a cave that’s in danger of being found by the Fisherman on the big rock by the inlet. | ||
Route 118 |
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A Secret Base in a cave by the big rock by the inlet that’s relatively difficult to find. | ||
Route 118 |
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A Secret Base above a tree where you can watch the growth of trees with dangerous thorns. | ||
Route 118 |
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A Secret Base in the cave surrounded by grass that stands out the least on Route 118. | ||
Route 119 |
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A Secret Base in a bush next to soft soil that gardeners can’t get enough of. | ||
Route 119 |
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A Secret Base in a bush over the river and through the tall grass that’s popular for being hard to find. | ||
Route 119 |
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A Secret Base above a tree by a river that’s big with connoisseurs along Route 119. | ||
Route 119 |
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A Secret Base in a quietly refined cave where the sound of a waterfall soaks into your body. | ||
Route 119 |
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A Secret Base in a bush that the nearby Bird Keeper knows about even though it’s in an out-of-the-way place. | ||
Route 119 |
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A Secret Base in a bush at the end of a railing bridge. An Acro Bike is needed to reach it. | ||
Route 119 |
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A Secret Base in a bush that’s a little itchy and surrounded by long grass. | ||
Route 119 |
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A Secret Base in a cave that can be seen from a long bridge but takes a long time to reach. | ||
Route 119 |
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A Secret Base in a cave where you can kill time by watching people cross a long bridge. | ||
Route 119 |
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A Secret Base in a bush with a slimy floor due to being in a place with a lot of rain. | ||
Route 120 |
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A Secret Base in a cave that’s apparently sometimes visited by people who mistake it for Scorched Slab. | ||
Route 120 |
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A Secret Base in a bush surrounded by tall grass where you can see Pokémon often. | ||
Route 120 |
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A Secret Base in a bush in a small open area beyond a thorny tree. | ||
Route 120 |
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A Secret Base in a bush deep in the long grass that’s perfect to hide out in. | ||
Route 120 |
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A Secret Base in a cave that boasts of a view of a clear lake right before your eyes. | ||
Route 120 |
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A Secret Base in a bush that stinks of grass from being covered in long grass. | ||
Route 120 |
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A Secret Base in a bush next to soft soil and a pond where gardening and fishing are enjoyed. | ||
Route 120 |
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A Secret Base above a tree where the unusual aura from nearby mysterious ruins hangs thick in the air. | ||
Route 121 |
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A Secret Base in a cave blocked by a thorny tree and positioned along the water’s edge. | ||
Route 121 |
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A Secret Base above a tree next to the Safari Zone where the smells of Pokémon sometimes come wafting over. | ||
Route 121 |
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A Secret Base in a cave near some stairs, so the footsteps of passersby are noisy. | ||
Route 123 |
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A Secret Base in a cave that doesn’t leave much of an impression on a route with a gentle slope. | ||
Route 123 |
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A Secret Base in a cave dedicated to Fishermen with outstanding access to 123 Go Fish. | ||
Route 123 |
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A Secret Base above a tree that gardeners long for due to its outstanding access to the Berry fields. | ||
Route 125 |
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A Secret Base in a cave positioned on a small beach where the winds blow in from the sea. | ||
Route 125 |
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A Secret Base in a cave next to Shoal Cave, making it great for hunting for salt and seashells. | ||
Route 125 |
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A Secret Base in a cave made in what would be the little brother of what everyone calls twin rocks. | ||
Route 125 |
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A Secret Base in a cave made in what would be the big brother of what everyone calls twin rocks. | ||
Route 126 |
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A Secret Base in a cave that can’t be reached without using Dive, even though it looks like you could Surf there. | ||
Route 126 |
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A Secret Base in a cave that’s high level of secrecy stops it from being found just by using Surf as usual. | ||
Route 127 |
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A Secret Base in a cave you cannot relax in because it’s always surrounded by Fishermen. | ||
Route 127 |
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A Secret Base in a cave fated to disappear as it continues to be eroded by the waves. | ||
Route 127 |
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A Secret Base in a cave that still shows traces of having been the den of Water-type Pokémon long ago. | ||
Route 127 |
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A Secret Base in a cave said to have been the hideout for a robber being pursued by the International Police. | ||
Route 127 |
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A Secret Base in a cave where the International Police held a stakeout to catch a robber. | ||
Rusturf Tunnel |
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A Secret Base in a cave where you can’t fall asleep at night because of the wild Whismur going berserk every night. | ||
Granite Cave |
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A Secret Base in a cave in a dark cellar that’s popular with women who dislike getting a suntan. | ||
Jagged Pass |
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A Secret Base in a cave with an extremely comfortable interior despite it being on a dangerous path by a cliff. | ||
Fiery Path |
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A Secret Base in a cave that you can expect to have the same effects as a sauna due to the hot location. | ||
Secret Shore |
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A Secret Base in a cave commonly referred to as No. 301 due to the housing-development-like structure of the plot. | ||
Secret Shore |
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A Secret Base in a cave commonly referred to as No. 302 due to the housing-development-like structure of the plot. | ||
Secret Shore |
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A Secret Base in a cave commonly referred to as No. 401 due to the housing-development-like structure of the plot. | ||
Secret Shore |
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A Secret Base in a cave commonly referred to as No. 303 due to the housing-development-like structure of the plot. | ||
Secret Shore |
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A Secret Base in a cave commonly referred to as No. 101 due to the housing-development-like structure of the plot. | ||
Secret Shore |
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A Secret Base in a cave commonly referred to as No. 201 due to the housing-development-like structure of the plot. | ||
Secret Meadow |
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A Secret Base in a cave commonly referred to as No. 101 due to the apartment-like structure of the plot. | ||
Secret Meadow |
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A Secret Base in a cave commonly referred to as No. 102 due to the apartment-like structure of the plot. | ||
Secret Meadow |
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A Secret Base in a cave commonly referred to as No. 201 due to the apartment-like structure of the plot. | ||
Secret Meadow |
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A Secret Base in a cave commonly referred to as No. 301 due to the apartment-like structure of the plot. | ||
Secret Meadow |
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A Secret Base in a cave commonly referred to as No. 202 due to the apartment-like structure of the plot. | ||
Secret Meadow |
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A Secret Base in a cave commonly referred to as No. 401 due to the apartment-like structure of the plot. | ||
Secret Islet |
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A Secret Base above a tree that feels too much like a resort to call it a Secret Base. |
Secret Base Trainer Grunts
- Main article: Secret Base Trainer (Trainer class)
When a player visits another player's Secret Base, their Secret Pals will not use their original teams. Instead, they will use a preset team based on their representative Trainer class. Their names are kept anonymous, being replaced by the Trainer class and name "Secret Base Trainer Grunt".
In the anime
Secret Bases first appeared in A Three Team Scheme. While staying in Dewford Town, Ash and his friends stumbled across Keanu's Secret Base. Later in the episode, Team Rocket also found the Secret Base and stole Keanu's Pokémon, which Ash and his friends helped him to get back.
In the manga
In the Pokémon Adventures manga
Sapphire has a Secret Base which she uses to observe Pokémon in order to help her father with his research. After saving Ruby from two Mightyena, she brings him to her Base. There the two arrange a bet and decide to meet in the Base after 80 days when Sapphire has gathered all the Badges and Ruby has gathered all the Contest Ribbons in the Hoenn region. At first, the Secret Base is a barren cave but Ruby decorates it while waiting for Sapphire on the day of the deadline.
Trivia
- In the Underground it is possible for a mining spot to spawn on the same spot as the player's Secret Base.
Related articles
- Secret Power
- Decoration
- The Underground
- Digger Drill
- Villa - A maison the player owns in Pokémon Platinum where the player can freely decorate. It can be visited by many NPC characters
- Join Avenue - A building the player owns in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 where the player can freely decorate and arrange stalls. It can be visited by Gym Leaders.
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