Hidden Grotto

This article is about the location in Pokémon Black and White Versions 2. For the cave in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Gates to Infinity with the Japanese name of Hidden Grotto, see Hidden Grotto (Mystery Dungeon).

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Hidden Grotto (Japanese: 隠し穴 Hidden Hollow) is a feature in Pokémon Black 2 and White 2 that allows the player to catch Pokémon that have a Hidden Ability or find items. The contents of the Hidden Grottoes are random, and if they are empty, for each 256 steps, they have a 5% chance to regenerate, usually with different content than what was inside on the previous visit. Hidden Grottoes will not regenerate unless the items are obtained or the Pokémon are captured or defeated, though the chance of Hidden Grotto regeneration can be increased with the Hidden Grotto Pass Power.

Hidden Grotto on Route 5

Inside a Hidden Grotto

Locations

Twenty Hidden Grottoes are located all around Unova. Some areas have two Hidden Grottoes, while others have only one.

Area	Locations
Route 2	Near Lass Mali towards the entrance to Accumula Town
Route 3	In the dark grass The northern portion of the pond (requires Surf)
Route 5	To the right of the trailer
Route 6	North of the Pokémon Breeder In front of the entrance to Mistralton Cave (requires Surf)
Route 7	To the right of the house on the left
Route 9	To the left of Shopping Mall Nine
Route 13	Southwest from the two Cuttable trees Above the stairs towards the entrance to Giant Chasm
Route 18	To the south of the Hiker
Route 22	In the northern part that is only accessible using the walkways
Route 23	West side of the river on the upper level near the entrance to the Giant Chasm
Pinwheel Forest	Left of the bridge (interior area) (requires Surf) Near Challenge Rock (exterior area)
Giant Chasm	Near the entrance to the forest
Abundant Shrine	Near the Youngster Right of the shrine
Lostlorn Forest	To the right of where TM95 is found
Floccesy Ranch	To the right of where the Team Plasma Grunt is found (requires Surf)

Items

Each Hidden Grotto has the same items available, with the exception of the evolutionary stones. The chance that an item will be spawned when a Grotto is regenerated is 80% (40% for hidden items and 40% for visible items).

Items in each Hidden Grotto

Items that are in bold are hidden.

	Damp Mulch		Growth Mulch		Stable Mulch		Gooey Mulch
	Red Shard		Green Shard		Yellow Shard		Blue Shard
	Rare Candy		PP Up		PP Max
	Poké Ball		Great Ball		Ultra Ball
	Potion		Super Potion		Hyper Potion
	Repel		Super Repel
	TinyMushroom		Big Mushroom

Items in specific Hidden Grottoes

Item		Locations
	Fire Stone	Routes 2, 3 (dark grass), 5, 6 (near Breeder), 7, 9, 13 (southwest from the two Cuttable trees), 18, 22, 23 Floccesy Ranch, Giant Chasm, Abundant Shrine (near Youngster), Pinwheel Forest
	Water Stone
	Thunder Stone
	Leaf Stone
	Moon Stone	Routes 6 (Mistralton Cave) and 13 (Above the stairs near the entrance to Giant Chasm) Abundant Shrine (right of the shrine)
	Sun Stone
	Shiny Stone
	Dusk Stone
	Dawn Stone	Route 3 (near the pond)

Pokémon

The chance that a Pokémon will be spawned when a Grotto is regenerated is 20%.

Pokémon that appear in Hidden Grottoes have non-standard gender distribution rates. Those species that are genderless, all-male, or all-female are unaffected. Most of the rest will be female 30% of the time, but Clefairy, Corsola, Minccino, and Pachirisu will be female 60% of the time, Dragonite, Poliwhirl, and Vulpix will be female 10% of the time, Combee will be female 5% of the time, and Nosepass will never be female.

Route 2

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Nidoran♀	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	55-60	2%
Nidoran♂	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	55-60	2%
Granbull	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	55-60	1%
Watchog	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	55-60	15%
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.

Route 3

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Dark grass
Manectric	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	55-60	4%
Pachirisu	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	55-60	15%
Zebstrika	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	55-60	1%
Pond
Venonat	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	55-60	4%
Lombre	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	55-60	1%
Bibarel	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	55-60	15%
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.

Route 5

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Liepard	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	20-25	4%
Minccino	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	20-25	1%
Foongus	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	20-25	15%
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.

Route 6

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Near Pokémon Breeder
Dunsparce	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	25-30	1%
Woobat	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	25-30	4%
Foongus	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	25-30	15%
Mistralton Cave
Nosepass	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	25-30	1%
Woobat	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	25-30	4%
Foongus	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	25-30	15%
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.

Route 7

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Zangoose	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	30-35	7.5%
Seviper	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	30-35	7.5%
Watchog	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	30-35	4%
Cubchoo	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	30-35	1%
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.

Route 9

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Muk	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	35-40	2%
Liepard	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	35-40	15%
Garbodor	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	35-40	2%
Bouffalant	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	35-40	1%
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.

Route 13

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Stairs
Spheal	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	35-40	1%
Drifloon	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	35-40	4%
Foongus	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	35-40	15%
Giant Chasm
Tangela	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	35-40	4%
Skorupi	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	35-40	1%
Foongus	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	35-40	15%
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.

Route 18

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Kingler	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	55-60	7.5%
Dragonite	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	55-60	1%
Corsola	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	55-60	7.5%
Chatot	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	55-60	4%
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.

Route 22

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Pelipper	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	40-45	4%
Amoonguss	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	40-45	15%
Mienfoo	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	50-55	1%
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.

Route 23

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Golduck	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	50-55	2%
Gligar	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	50-55	1%
Zangoose	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	50-55	7.5%
Seviper	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	50-55	7.5%
Absol	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	50-55	2%
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.

Abundant Shrine

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Near Youngster
Vulpix	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	35-40	1%
Bronzor	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	35-40	4%
Amoonguss	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	35-40	15%
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Golduck	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	35-40	4%
Swablu	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	35-40	1%
Amoonguss	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	35-40	15%
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.

Giant Chasm

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Clefairy	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	45-50	15%
Ditto	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	45-50	1%
Sneasel	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	45-50	2%
Metang	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	45-50	2%
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.

Lostlorn Forest

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Pinsir	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	20-25	0.75%
Pinsir	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	20-25	0.25%
Heracross	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	20-25	0.25%
Heracross	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	20-25	0.75%
Combee	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	20-25	15%
Leavanny	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	20-25	4%
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.

Pinwheel Forest

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Outer area
Poliwhirl	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	55-60	1%
Hariyama	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	55-60	15%
Hariyama	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	55-60	1%
Medicham	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	55-60	1%
Medicham	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	55-60	15%
Bagon	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	55-60	3%
Inner area
Butterfree	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	55-60	4%
Beedrill	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	55-60	4%
Murkrow	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	55-60	1%
Breloom	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	55-60	3.75%
Amoonguss	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	55-60	11.25%
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.

Floccesy Ranch

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Marill	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	10-15	15%
Dunsparce	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	10-15	1%
Herdier	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	10-15	4%
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.

Funfest Missions

Pokémon	Games						Location	Levels	Rate
Glameow	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	Varies	Sometimes
Stunky	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	Varies	Sometimes
Eevee	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	Varies	Sometimes
Vaporeon	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	Varies	Sometimes
Jolteon	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	Varies	Sometimes
Flareon	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	Varies	Sometimes
Espeon	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	Varies	Sometimes
Umbreon	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	Varies	Sometimes
Leafeon	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	Varies	Sometimes
Glaceon	B2			W2			Hidden Grotto	Varies	Sometimes
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.

Mission Distribution Dates

Pokémon	Game language	Duration
Eevee	Japanese	December 22 to 31, 2012
Vaporeon	Japanese	November 10 to November 22, 2012; December 22 to 31, 2012
Jolteon	Japanese	November 10 to November 22, 2012; December 22 to 31, 2012
Flareon	Japanese	November 10 to November 22, 2012; December 22 to 31, 2012
Espeon	Japanese	November 23 to December 7, 2012; December 22 to 31, 2012
Umbreon	Japanese	November 23 to December 7, 2012; December 22 to 31, 2012
Leafeon	Japanese	December 7 to 21, 2012; December 22 to 31, 2012
Glaceon	Japanese	December 7 to 21, 2012; December 22 to 31, 2012

See also

• Dual-slot mode
• Poké Radar

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