Brine Cave

Brine Cave	いそのどうくつ; Beach Cave
Floors:	15*
Rest stops:	Yes
Traps:	Yes
Monster Houses:	No
Main type:	Water
Boss:	Kabutops; Omastar ×2
Recruiting:	Yes*
Items:	48
Money:	Allowed
Starting level:	Current
Team members:	4*

Brine Cave (Japanese: いそのどうくつ Beach Cave) is a dungeon in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time and Explorers of Darkness and Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky. It is unlocked after the hero talks to Torkoal when he visits the guild, the hero's partner shows him the Relic Fragment's pattern, and Wigglytuff and Chatot reveal the location of the pattern. On the first visit, Chatot will accompany the hero. It has 15 floors total, with a waypoint between the ninth floor and the first floor of Lower Brine Cave. At that point, Chatot will chase after Team Skull, leaving the hero and partner behind. The boss Pokémon are two Omastar and a Kabutops, who terrorized Wigglytuff and Chatot in the past. Earlier in the game, Wigglytuff is seen talking to Lapras about letting the hero and partner travel to the Hidden Land.

Gameplay

The jobs here are ranked E and ★2 by default, depending on the floor. Lower Brine Cave is ranked ★2 for purpose of Treasure Boxes.

Floors 1 through 7 of Brine Cave are medium-sized with 3-9 rooms on odd floors and 3-8 rooms on even floors, while later floors are large-sized, with 4-14 rooms on floors 8 and 9 of Brine Cave, 4-8 rooms on floor 1 of Lower Brine Cave and 4-10 rooms on later floors of Lower Brine Cave. There is 1-4 items on floors 1 through of Brine Cave, and 2-5 items on later floors. There's 2-3 starting enemies on floors 1 through 6 of Brine Cave, and 2-4 on later floors. There is a 10% chance each for a room on floors 2 and 6 of Brine Cave and floors 1 and 5 of Lower Brine Cave to be filled with water.

The IQ Booster activates on every even floor (counting Lower Brine Cave as continuation of Brine Cave). The player cannot be rescued if knocked out in Lower Brine Cave. The enemies in this dungeon have 26IQ, granting them Status Checker IQ skill. There is light darkness and water in the dungeon. Gastrodon and Walrein in the dungeon can create rain and hail with Rain Dance and Hail, respectively.

Pokémon encountered

Brine Cave

Pokémon		Floors	Levels	Recruit Rate
	Seel	B1-B5	34	3.9%
	Omanyte	B1-B7	36-37	6.4%
	Kingler	B1-B8	35-36	-4.5%
	Pelipper	B1-B8	36-37	-12%
	Gastrodon West Sea	B1-B9	22-23	8.2%
	Tentacool	B6-B9	35	8.2%
	Dewgong	B6-B9	38	-4.5%
	Staryu	B8-B9	38	8.2%
	Dragonair	B8-B9	36	-4.5%
Pokémon cannot be recruited during the first visit.

Lower Brine Cave

Pokémon		Floors	Levels	Recruit Rate
	Dewgong	B1	39	-4.5%
	Gastrodon West Sea	B1	24	8.2%
	Tentacool	B1-B5	36	8.2%
	Staryu	B1-B5	39	8.2%
	Dragonair	B1-B5	37	-4.5%
	Walrein	B2-B5	36	0.5%
Pokémon cannot be recruited during the first visit.

Brine Cave Pit

Pokémon		Floors	Levels	Recruit Rate
	Omastar	Pit	35	Unrecruitable ^Boss
	Kabutops	Pit	42	Unrecruitable ^Boss
Can only be fought the first time. There are two Omastar as a boss.

Items

Item		Floors
	2-120^TD/150^S Poké	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^S Gaggle Specs	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^S Y-Ray Specs	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Def. Scarf	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Heal Ribbon	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Joy Ribbon	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^S No-Slip Cap	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Pecha Scarf	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Persim Band	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Power Band	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	Sneak Scarf	B1-B4F^D/B1-B9F, LB1-LB5^SF
	^T^S Special Band	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Stamina Band	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^D^S Twist Band	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Zinc Band	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	4-5 Geo Pebble	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^S Gravelyrock	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	Apple	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Blue Gummi	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Brown Gummi	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Grass Gummi	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Green Gummi	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Orange Gummi	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Silver Gummi	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Sky Gummi	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S White Gummi	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^D^S Black Gummi	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^D^S Clear Gummi	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^D^S Gold Gummi	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^D^S Gray Gummi	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^D^S Pink Gummi	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^D^S Purple Gummi	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^D^S Red Gummi	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^D^S Royal Gummi	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^D^S Yellow Gummi	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	Cheri Berry	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	Oran Berry	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^S Oren Berry	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	Pecha Berry	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	Blast Seed	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^S Dough Seed	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^S Dropeye Seed	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	Heal Seed	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^S Hunger Seed	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	Pure Seed	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^S Reviser Seed	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	Reviver Seed	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^S Slip Seed	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	Sleep Seed	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Stun Seed	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^S Via Seed	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^D^S Violent Seed	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Warp Seed	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^D^S X-Eye Seed	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	Max Elixir	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^S Mix Elixir	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^D^S Aerial Ace	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Attract	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^D^S Brick Break	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	Brine	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Bullet Seed	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Calm Mind	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	Dig	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^D^S Dive	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^S Dragon Claw	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	Embargo	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^D^S Energy Ball	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^D^S Explosion	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S False Swipe	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Flash	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^D^S Focus Blast	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^D^S Focus Punch	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Giga Drain	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	Giga Impact	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	Hidden Power	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	Hyper Beam	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Iron Tail	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Light Screen	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^D^S Natural Gift	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	Payback	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	Poison Jab	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^D^S Protect	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Recycle	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Reflect	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Rest	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Roar	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Rock Slide	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	Roost	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	Safeguard	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Shadow Claw	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	Shock Wave	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S SolarBeam	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	Stealth Rock	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Steel Wing	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	Swords Dance	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^D^S Taunt	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^D^S Thunder Wave	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	Thunderbolt	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^D^S Torment	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	Vacuum-Cut	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^D^S Water Pulse	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Wide Slash	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^D^S All-Hit Orb	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S All-Mach Orb	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Blowback Orb	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^D^S Decoy Orb	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	Escape Orb	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Evasion Orb	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^D^S Foe-Fear Orb	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Foe-Hold Orb	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^D^S Foe-Seal Orb	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	Hurl Orb	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Itemizer Orb	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^D^S Luminous Orb	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^D^S Mug Orb	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Petrify Orb	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Quick Orb	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Radar Orb	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^D^S Rebound Orb	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	Rollcall Orb	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Scanner Orb	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^D^S Silence Orb	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Slow Orb	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^D^S Slumber Orb	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Spurn Orb	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Stayaway Orb	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Switcher Orb	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^D^S Totter Orb	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^D^S Transfer Orb	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F
	^T^S Warp Orb	B1-B9F, LB1-LB5F

Traps encountered

The game will spawn 1 to 3 of the following tiles.

Image	Trap	Appearance %
	Chestnut Trap	9.10%^T/5.26%^S
	Grimy Trap	9.09%^T/5.26%^S
	Gust Trap	10%^D/5.26%^S
	Poison Trap	10%^D/5.27%^S
	Pokémon Trap	10%^D/5.27%^S
	Selfdestruct Trap	9.09%^T/5.26%^S
	Slow Trap	9.09%^T/5.26%^S
	Slumber Trap	10%^D/5.26%^S
	Spin Trap	10%^D/5.27%^S
	Summon Trap	9.09%^T/5.27%^S
	Trip Trap	9.09%^T/10%^D/5.26%^S
	Warp Trap	9.09%^T/5.26%^S
	Wonder Tile	36.36%^T/40%^D/36.84%^S

Companion Pokémon

Chatot will accompany the hero and partner only during the first visit, and will leave them behind at the waypoint. Lower Brine Cave will be explored without his help.

Chatot♂ Lv.36
HP: 117

Types:

Normal

Flying

Abilities:

Keen Eye and
Tangled Feet

Held item:

None

Bosses

Kabutops is guaranteed to know Slash. The other three known moves will vary between the following: Harden, Absorb, Scratch, Feint, Leer, Mud Shot, Sand-Attack, Aqua Jet and Mega Drain.

The Omastar are guaranteed to know Protect and will both know three of the following moves: Bite, Withdraw, Constrict, Water Gun, Rollout, Leer, Mud Shot and Brine.

Kabutops

Kabutops♂ Lv.42
HP: 450

Types:

Rock

Water

Abilities:

Swift Swim and
Battle Armor

Held item:

None

Omastar (×2)

Omastar♂ Lv.35
HP: 100

Types:

Rock

Water

Abilities:

Swift Swim and
Shell Armor

Held item:

None

Layout

Entrance	Rest stop^TD	Rest stop^S	Lower Brine Cave

Brine Cave Pit		Pattern

In animation

Brine Cave made a brief appearance in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky - Beyond Time & Darkness, where Team Poképals and Grovyle were shown finding the pattern at the end of the dungeon, which reacted with Chimchar's Relic Fragment and summoned Lapras, ready to take them to the Hidden Land.

In other languages

Brine Cave


Language		Title
Japanese		磯の洞窟* Iso no Dōkutsu
French		Caverne Saline
German		Salzwasserhöhle
Italian		Grotta Salmastra
Korean		바닷가 동굴 Badatga Donggul
Spanish		Cueva Aguamar

Lower Brine Cave


Language		Title
Japanese		いそのどうくつさいしんぶ Iso no Dōkutsu Saishinbu 磯の洞窟最深部* Iso no Dōkutsu Saishinbu
French		Caverne Saline profondeurs
German		Untere Salzwasserhöhle
Italian		Antro Salmastro
Korean		바닷가 동굴 최심부 Badatga Donggul Choesimbu
Spanish		Fosa Aguamar

Brine Cave Pit


Language		Title
Japanese		いそのどうくつおくそこ Iso no Dōkutsu Okusoko 磯の洞窟奥底* Iso no Dōkutsu Okusoko
French		Caverne Saline Fond
German		Salzwasserhöhlengrube
Italian		Fossa Salmastra
Spanish		Sima Aguamar

Locations in the Pokémon world in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Darkness, and Sky
Major locations
Sharpedo Bluff • Treasure Town • Kangaskhan Storage • Kecleon Shop Marowak Dojo • Chimecho Assembly • Wigglytuff's Guild • Croagunk's Swap Shop Beach • Fogbound Lake • Hot Spring • Luminous Spring • Pelipper Island Spinda's Café^S • Shaymin Village^S • Sky Peak^S
Dungeons
Main story: Beach Cave • Drenched Bluff • Mt. Bristle • Waterfall Cave • Apple Woods Side Path • Craggy Coast • Rock Path • Mt. Horn • Forest Path Foggy Forest • Steam Cave • Amp Plains • Northern Desert • Quicksand Cave Crystal Cave • Crystal Crossing • Chasm Cave • Dark Hill • Sealed Ruin Dusk Forest • Deep Dusk Forest • Treeshroud Forest • Brine Cave • Hidden Land Temporal Tower Postgame story: Mystifying Forest • Blizzard Island • Crevice Cave • Surrounded Sea Miracle Sea • Aegis Cave • Mt. Travail • The Nightmare • Spacial Rift Dark Crater Seven Treasures: Bottomless Sea • Shimmer Desert • Mt. Avalanche • Giant Volcano World Abyss • Sky Stairway • Mystery Jungle Misc optional: Concealed Ruins • Marine Resort • Serenity River • Landslide Cave Lush Prairie • Tiny Meadow • Labyrinth Cave • Oran Forest Lake Afar • Happy Outlook • Mt. Mistral • Shimmer Hill • Lost Wilderness Midnight Forest • Zero Isle North • Zero Isle East • Zero Isle West Zero Isle South • Final Maze
Dungeons exclusive to Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
Postgame story: Sky Peak Mountain Path Misc optional: Zero Isle Center • Destiny Tower • Oblivion Forest • Treacherous Waters • Southeastern Islands • Inferno Cave Special Episodes: Star Cave • Murky Forest • Eastern Cave • Fortune Ravine • Spring Cave Southern Jungle • Boulder Quarry • Left Cave Path • Right Cave Path • Limestone Cavern • Barren Valley Dark Wasteland • Spacial Cliffs • Dark Ice Mountain • Icicle Forest • Vast Ice Mountain Demo only: Little Plains • Mt. Clear • Challenge River • Trial Forest • Guiding Sea • Hidden Shopkeeper Village

This article is part of both Project Locations and Project Sidegames, Bulbapedia projects that, together, aim to write comprehensive articles on the Pokémon Locations and Sidegames, respectively.