Cave tile

Cave tile is a type of tile in the Pokémon main series that is the habitat for many species of wild Pokémon. Upon entering a cave, the player is immediately at risk of encountering a wild Pokémon. It shares many common qualities with tall grass.

File:Chargestone Cave.png

Hilbert exploring Chargestone Cave

Like the name states, cave tiles are found in caves and some dungeons of the Pokémon world. It is always possible to run into a Pokémon while in a cave, whether it is lit or not.

Changes between generations

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Technical mechanics

Determining the rate of encounter

The rate of Pokémon encounter is determined from a simple mathematical formula:

1 in (187.5 / ( x )) per step

Let x equal the a value which determines how rare the Pokémon is. The higher the encounter rate, the more common the Pokémon is.

Encounter-rate table
Encounter Type	Encounter Rate
Very Common	10
Common	8.5
Semi-Rare	6.75
Rare	3.33
Very Rare	1.25

Alternative areas

Dust cloud

Main article: Dust cloud

File:Dust cloud.png

A dust cloud in Chargestone Cave

Dust clouds were introduced in Generation V, a phenomenon likely caused by air currents passing through the cave. It occasionally appears in caves in the Unova region, and may reveal held items, evolutionary stones, or wild Drilbur and Excadrill.

Pokémon Black and White


Fire Gem		Normal Gem
Water Gem		Everstone
Electric Gem		Moon Stone
Grass Gem		Sun Stone
Ice Gem		Fire Stone
Fighting Gem		Water Stone
Poison Gem	File:Bag Thunderstone Sprite.png	Thunderstone
Ground Gem		Leaf Stone
Flying Gem		Shiny Stone
Psychic Gem		Dusk Stone
Bug Gem		Dawn Stone
Rock Gem		Hard Stone
Ghost Gem		Oval Stone
Dragon Gem		Drilbur
Dark Gem		Excadrill
Steel Gem

Pokémon Black and White 2

Possible encounters
	Green Shard	Blue Shard
	Red Shard	Yellow Shard
	Dark Gem	Ground Gem
	Poison Gem	Steel Gem
	Rock Gem	Dragon Gem
	Electric Gem	Flying Gem
	Fire Gem	Psychic Gem
	Moon Stone	Fire Stone
	Dusk Stone	Everstone
File:Bag Thunderstone Sprite.png	Thunderstone	Sun Stone
	Dawn Stone	Shiny Stone
	Oval Stone	Onix
	Steelix	Drilbur
	Excadrill

In battle

In Generation III, cave terrain gives Secret Power a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch and gives it the appearance of Bite; it causes Nature Power to become Shadow Ball.

In Generation IV onwards, cave terrain gives Secret Power a 30% chance of causing the target to flinch and gives it the appearance of Rock Throw; it causes Nature Power to become Rock Slide.

Camouflage makes the user Rock-type when used in a cave.

Special tiles in the Pokémon games
Cave tile • Hole • Ice tile • Ledge • Marsh tile • Puddle • Sand tile • Snow tile Spin tile • Soft soil • Tall grass • Trap • Warp tile • Water tile Dungeon tile

This game mechanic article is part of Project Games, a Bulbapedia project that aims to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon games.