Inferno Cave

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Inferno Cave れっかのどうくつ
Inferno Cave
Inferno Cave S.png
Basic info
Floors: 30
Rest stops: No
Traps: Yes
Monster Houses: Yes
Main type: Fire, Ghost
Boss: Entei*
Allowances
Recruiting: No*
Items: 8
Money: No
Starting level: Current
Team members: 1
Location

Inferno Cave (Japanese: れっかのどうくつ Inferno Cave) is a dungeon exclusive to Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky unlocked after the player has reached Guildmaster Rank. It is located in the Volcanic Area.

Gameplay

The player cannot bring any money and more than 8 items; any excess will be lost forever if not stored. Only the team leader is allowed, other Pokémon will be returned to Chimecho Assembly upon entering.

The jobs here are ranked ★4, ★5 or ★6 by default, depending on the floor.

All floors are large, with following amount of rooms:

  • 3-7 on floors 18 and 25
  • 3-8 on floors 1, 10 and 16
  • 3-9 on floors 2, 9, 17 and 24
  • 3-10 on floors 3, 8, 11, 15, 23 and 26
  • 3-11 on floors 4, 7, 14, 19, 22 and 29
  • 3-12 on floors 5, 6, 13, 20, 21 and 28
  • 3-14 on floors 12 and 27

There's 2-5 items on floors 1 through 14, and 4-7 on floors 12 through 29. There's also 2-5 items buried in the walls. The items have 8% chance to spawn sticky.

The amount of starting enemies varies per floor:

  • 2-4 on floor 1
  • 3-5 on floor 2
  • 3-6 on floor 3
  • 4-7 on floor 4
  • 4-8 on floor 5
  • 5-9 on floors 6 through 29

There's 20% chance that a Monster House on floors 5, 13, 25 and 26 will spawn without items.

The IQ Booster activates every floor. The turn limit is 1000. There is heavy darkness in the dungeon. There is lava on floors 3, 7, 12, 15, 19, 22, 24 and 26. Enemies in this dungeon have 330IQ on floors 1 through 16, 331 on floors 17 through 22 and 600 on floors 23 through 29, granting them access to many IQ skills. The player cannot be rescued if knocked out.

The weather is random on floors 7, 15, 17, 24 and 28, and sunny on floors 5, 11 and 21.

At the end of dungeon there is a Deluxe Box containing an IQ Booster.

Pokémon encountered

Pokémon Floors Levels Recruit Rate
  Gulpin B1-B8 64-66 Unrecruitable
  Gastly B1-B10 64-67 Unrecruitable
  Numel B1-B10 64-67 Unrecruitable
  Cranidos B1-B10 64-67 Unrecruitable
  Magmar B1-B13 64-68 Unrecruitable
  Drifloon B1-B14 64-68 Unrecruitable
  Shuppet B1-B15 64-68 Unrecruitable
  Vulpix B1-B29 64-69 Unrecruitable
  Rapidash B1-B29 64-69 Unrecruitable
  Typhlosion B1-B29 64-69 Unrecruitable
  Noctowl B1-B29 64-69 Unrecruitable
  Misdreavus B1-B29 64-69 Unrecruitable
  Aggron B1-B29 64-69 Unrecruitable
  Swalot B9-B29 66-69 Unrecruitable
  Camerupt B11-B18 67-69 Unrecruitable
  Haunter B11-B20 67-69 Unrecruitable
  Rampardos B11-B29 67-69 Unrecruitable
  Entei B15-B29 65 100% Boss
  Drifblim B15-B29 68-69 Unrecruitable
  Magmortar B15-B29 68-69 Unrecruitable
  Banette B16-B29 69 Unrecruitable
  Torkoal B19-B29 69 Unrecruitable
  Gengar B21-B29 69 Unrecruitable
Entei can only be fought through challenge request

Items

When the game spawns Poké, it will spawn no more than 400 on floors 1 through 5, no more than 450 on floors 6 through 10, no more than 500 on floors 11 through 15, and no more than 550 on floors 16 through 29.

Ground

Item Floors
  Poké B1-B29F
  Gaggle Specs B1-B29F
  Insomniscope B1-B29F
  No-Aim Scope B1-B29F
  Curve Band B1-B29F
  Detect Band B1-B29F
  Gold Ribbon B1-B29F
  Heal Ribbon B1-B29F
  Joy Ribbon B1-B29F
  Munch Belt B1-B29F
  No-Slip Cap B1-B29F
  Pecha Scarf B1-B29F
  Persim Band B1-B29F
  Power Band B1-B29F
  Special Band B1-B29F
  Stamina Band B1-B29F
  Twist Band B1-B29F
  Warp Scarf B1-B29F
  Zinc Band B1-B29F
  Apple B1-B29F
  Gravelyrock B1-B29F
  Black Gummi B1-B29F
  Blue Gummi B1-B29F
  Brown Gummi B1-B29F
  Clear Gummi B1-B29F
  Gold Gummi B1-B29F
  Grass Gummi B1-B29F
  Gray Gummi B1-B29F
  Green Gummi B1-B29F
  Orange Gummi B1-B29F
  Pink Gummi B1-B29F
  Purple Gummi B1-B29F
  Red Gummi B1-B29F
  Royal Gummi B1-B29F
  Sky Gummi B1-B29F
  White Gummi B1-B29F
  Yellow Gummi B1-B29F
  Cheri Berry B1-B29F
  Chesto Berry B1-B29F
  Oran Berry B1-B29F
  Oren Berry B1-B29F
  Pecha Berry B1-B29F
  Rawst Berry B1-B29F
  Blinker Seed B1-B29F
  Doom Seed B1-B29F
  Dough Seed B1-B29F
  Dropeye Seed B1-B29F
  Eyedrop Seed B1-B29F
  Joy Seed B10-B29F
  Quick Seed B1-B29F
  Reviser Seed B1-B29F
  Sleep Seed B1-B29F
  Slip Seed B1-B29F
  Stun Seed B1-B29F
  Totter Seed B1-B29F
  Via Seed B1-B29F
  Vile Seed B1-B29F
  Warp Seed B1-B29F
  X-Eye Seed B1-B29F
  Max Elixir B1-B29F
  Mix Elixir B1-B29F
  All-Hit Orb B1-B29F
  Blowback Orb B1-B29F
  Decoy Orb B1-B29F
  Escape Orb B1-B29F
  Evasion Orb B1-B29F
  Foe-Fear Orb B1-B29F
  Foe-Seal Orb B1-B29F
  Hail Orb B1-B29F
  Hurl Orb B1-B29F
  Identify Orb B1-B29F
  Invisify Orb B1-B29F
  Itemizer Orb B1-B29F
  Lob Orb B1-B29F
  Longtoss Orb B1-B29F
  Luminous Orb B1-B29F
  Mobile Orb B1-B29F
  Petrify Orb B1-B29F
  Pounce Orb B1-B29F
  Quick Orb B1-B29F
  Radar Orb B1-B29F
  Rainy Orb B1-B29F
  Rebound Orb B1-B29F
  Rocky Orb B1-B29F
  Rollcall Orb B1-B29F
  Sandy Orb B1-B29F
  Scanner Orb B1-B29F
  See-Trap Orb B1-B29F
  Shocker Orb B1-B29F
  Silence Orb B1-B29F
  Sizebust Orb B1-B29F
  Slow Orb B1-B29F
  Slumber Orb B1-B29F
  Stairs Orb B1-B29F
  Stayaway Orb B1-B29F
  Sunny Orb B1-B29F
  Switcher Orb B1-B29F
  Totter Orb B1-B29F
  Transfer Orb B1-B29F
  Trapbust Orb B1-B29F
  Trapper Orb B1-B29F
  Trawl Orb B1-B29F
  Warp Orb B1-B29F
Deluxe Box content
  IQ Booster B30F

Kecleon Shop

Item Floors
  4-5 Stick B1-B29F
  Geo Pebble B1-B29F
  Gravelerock B1-B29F
  Apple B1-B29F
  Big Apple B1-B29F
  Cheri Berry B1-B29F
  Chesto Berry B1-B29F
  Pecha Berry B1-B29F
  Rawst Berry B1-B29F
  Sitrus Berry B1-B29F
  Blast Seed B1-B29F
  Blinker Seed B1-B29F
  Eyedrop Seed B1-B29F
  Heal Seed B1-B29F
  Hunger Seed B1-B29F
  Joy Seed B1-B29F
  Life Seed B1-B29F
  Quick Seed B1-B29F
  Reviver Seed B1-B29F
  Sleep Seed B1-B29F
  Stun Seed B1-B29F
  Totter Seed B1-B29F
  Vanish Seed B1-B29F
  Violent Seed B1-B29F
  Warp Seed B1-B29F
  X-Eye Seed B1-B29F
  Calcium B1-B29F
  Ginseng B1-B29F
  Iron B1-B29F
  Max Elixir B1-B29F
  Protein B1-B29F
  Zinc B1-B29F
  All-Hit Orb B1-B29F
  All-Mach Orb B1-B29F
  Blowback Orb B1-B29F
  Cleanse Orb B1-B29F
  Decoy Orb B1-B29F
  Drought Orb B1-B29F
  Foe-Fear Orb B1-B29F
  Foe-Hold Orb B1-B29F
  Foe-Seal Orb B1-B29F
  Hurl Orb B1-B29F
  Itemizer Orb B1-B29F
  Longtoss Orb B1-B29F
  Luminous Orb B1-B29F
  Mobile Orb B1-B29F
  Petrify Orb B1-B29F
  Pierce Orb B1-B29F
  Pounce Orb B1-B29F
  Quick Orb B1-B29F
  Radar Orb B1-B29F
  Rebound Orb B1-B29F
  Rocky Orb B1-B29F
  Scanner Orb B1-B29F
  Silence Orb B1-B29F
  Slow Orb B1-B29F
  Slumber Orb B1-B29F
  Spurn Orb B1-B29F
  Stairs Orb B1-B29F
  Stayaway Orb B1-B29F
  Switcher Orb B1-B29F
  Totter Orb B1-B29F
  Transfer Orb B1-B29F
  Trapbust Orb B1-B29F
  Warp Orb B1-B29F
  Aerial Ace B1-B29F
  Aerial Ace B1-B29F
  Attract B1-B29F
  Avalanche B1-B29F
  Brick Break B1-B29F
  Brine B1-B29F
  Bullet Seed B1-B29F
  Calm Mind B1-B29F
  Captivate B1-B29F
  Dark Pulse B1-B29F
  Dig B1-B29F
  Dive B1-B29F
  Embargo B1-B29F
  Energy Ball B1-B29F
  Explosion B1-B29F
  Fire Blast B1-B29F
  Flamethrower B1-B29F
  Flash B1-B29F
  Focus Blast B1-B29F
  Focus Punch B1-B29F
  Frustration B1-B29F
  Giga Drain B1-B29F
  Giga Impact B1-B29F
  Gyro Ball B1-B29F
  Hidden Power B1-B29F
  Hyper Beam B1-B29F
  Ice Beam B1-B29F
  Iron Tail B1-B29F
  Light Screen B1-B29F
  Natural Gift B1-B29F
  Overheat B1-B29F
  Payback B1-B29F
  Poison Jab B1-B29F
  Protect B1-B29F
  Psych Up B1-B29F
  Psychic B1-B29F
  Recycle B1-B29F
  Reflect B1-B29F
  Rest B1-B29F
  Roar B1-B29F
  Rock Slide B1-B29F
  Roost B1-B29F
  Safeguard B1-B29F
  Shadow Ball B1-B29F
  Shadow Claw B1-B29F
  Shock Wave B1-B29F
  Sleep Talk B1-B29F
  Sludge Bomb B1-B29F
  SolarBeam B1-B29F
  Stealth Rock B1-B29F
  Steel Wing B1-B29F
  Stone Edge B1-B29F
  Swords Dance B1-B29F
  Taunt B1-B29F
  Thunder Wave B1-B29F
  Thunderbolt B1-B29F
  Torment B1-B29F
  Toxic B1-B29F
  Vacuum-Cut B1-B29F
  Water Pulse B1-B29F
  Wide Slash B1-B29F
  X-Scissor B1-B29F
  Link Box B1-B29F

Monster House

Item Floors
  Poké B3-B29F
  Black Gummi B3-B29F
  Brown Gummi B3-B29F
  Clear Gummi B3-B29F
  Gray Gummi B3-B29F
  Green Gummi B3-B29F
  Grass Gummi B3-B29F
  Orange Gummi B3-B29F
  Pink Gummi B3-B29F
  Purple Gummi B3-B29F
  Red Gummi B3-B29F
  Royal Gummi B3-B29F
  Sky Gummi B3-B29F
  White Gummi B3-B29F
  Yellow Gummi B3-B29F

Buried items

Item Floors
  Poké B1-B29F

Hidden Stairs

The items are available via Swalot's Grab Bag; however, there is a 50% chance that the item is instead an Oran Berry.

Item Floors
  Geo Pebble B1-B29F
  Gravelerock B1-B29F
  Cheri Berry B1-B29F
  Chesto Berry B1-B29F
  Pecha Berry B1-B29F
  Rawst Berry B1-B29F
  Sitrus Berry B1-B29F
  Blast Seed B1-B29F
  Blinker Seed B1-B29F
  Eyedrop Seed B1-B29F
  Heal Seed B1-B29F
  Life Seed B1-B29F
  Plain Seed B1-B29F
  Quick Seed B1-B29F
  Reviver Seed B1-B29F
  Sleep Seed B1-B29F
  Stun Seed B1-B29F
  Totter Seed B1-B29F
  Vile Seed B1-B29F
  Violent Seed B1-B29F
  Warp Seed B1-B29F
  X-Eye Seed B1-B29F
  All-Hit Orb B1-B29F
  Blowback Orb B1-B29F
  Cleanse Orb B1-B29F
  Decoy Orb B1-B29F
  Drought Orb B1-B29F
  Evasion Orb B1-B29F
  Fill-In Orb B1-B29F
  Foe-Fear Orb B1-B29F
  Foe-Seal Orb B1-B29F
  Hail Orb B1-B29F
  Hurl Orb B1-B29F
  Identify Orb B1-B29F
  Itemizer Orb B1-B29F
  Lob Orb B1-B29F
  Longtoss Orb B1-B29F
  Luminous Orb B1-B29F
  Mobile Orb B1-B29F
  Mug Orb B1-B29F
  One-Shot Orb B1-B29F
  Petrify Orb B1-B29F
  Pierce Orb B1-B29F
  Pounce Orb B1-B29F
  Quick Orb B1-B29F
  Radar Orb B1-B29F
  Rainy Orb B1-B29F
  Rebound Orb B1-B29F
  Rocky Orb B1-B29F
  Rollcall Orb B1-B29F
  Sandy Orb B1-B29F
  Scanner Orb B1-B29F
  See-Trap Orb B1-B29F
  Shocker Orb B1-B29F
  Silence Orb B1-B29F
  Sizebust Orb B1-B29F
  Slow Orb B1-B29F
  Slumber Orb B1-B29F
  Snatch Orb B1-B29F
  Stairs Orb B1-B29F
  Stayaway Orb B1-B29F
  Sunny Orb B1-B29F
  Switcher Orb B1-B29F
  Totter Orb B1-B29F
  Transfer Orb B1-B29F
  Trapbust Orb B1-B29F
  Trapper Orb B1-B29F
  Warp Orb B1-B29F
  Aerial Ace B1-B29F
  Attract B1-B29F
  Avalanche B1-B29F
  Blizzard B1-B29F
  Brick Break B1-B29F
  Brine B1-B29F
  Bulk Up B1-B29F
  Bullet Seed B1-B29F
  Calm Mind B1-B29F
  Captivate B1-B29F
  Charge Beam B1-B29F
  Dark Pulse B1-B29F
  Dig B1-B29F
  Dive B1-B29F
  Dragon Claw B1-B29F
  Dragon Pulse B1-B29F
  Drain Punch B1-B29F
  Earthquake B1-B29F
  Embargo B1-B29F
  Endure B1-B29F
  Energy Ball B1-B29F
  Explosion B1-B29F
  Facade B1-B29F
  False Swipe B1-B29F
  Fire Blast B1-B29F
  Flamethrower B1-B29F
  Flash B1-B29F
  Flash Cannon B1-B29F
  Fling B1-B29F
  Focus Blast B1-B29F
  Focus Punch B1-B29F
  Frustration B1-B29F
  Giga Drain B1-B29F
  Giga Impact B1-B29F
  Grass Knot B1-B29F
  Gyro Ball B1-B29F
  Hidden Power B1-B29F
  Hyper Beam B1-B29F
  Ice Beam B1-B29F
  Iron Tail B1-B29F
  Light Screen B1-B29F
  Natural Gift B1-B29F
  Overheat B1-B29F
  Payback B1-B29F
  Pluck B1-B29F
  Poison Jab B1-B29F
  Protect B1-B29F
  Psych Up B1-B29F
  fire B1-B29F
  Recycle B1-B29F
  Reflect B1-B29F
  Rest B1-B29F
  Return B1-B29F
  Roar B1-B29F
  Rock Polish B1-B29F
  Rock Slide B1-B29F
  Roost B1-B29F
  Safeguard B1-B29F
  Secret Power B1-B29F
  Shadow Ball B1-B29F
  Shadow Claw B1-B29F
  Shock Wave B1-B29F
  Silver Wind B1-B29F
  Skill Swap B1-B29F
  Sleep Talk B1-B29F
  Sludge Bomb B1-B29F
  SolarBeam B1-B29F
  Stealth Rock B1-B29F
  Steel Wing B1-B29F
  Stone Edge B1-B29F
  Substitute B1-B29F
  Swagger B1-B29F
  Swords Dance B1-B29F
  Taunt B1-B29F
  Thief B1-B29F
  Thunder B1-B29F
  Thunder Wave B1-B29F
  Thunderbolt B1-B29F
  Torment B1-B29F
  Toxic B1-B29F
  Trick Room B1-B29F
  U-turn B1-B29F
  Vacuum-Cut B1-B29F
  Water Pulse B1-B29F
  Wide Slash B1-B29F
  Will-O-Wisp B1-B29F
  X-Scissor B1-B29F

Traps

The game will spawn following amounts depending on a floor:

  • 0 on floor 1
  • 3-7 on floor 2
  • 4-8 on floor 3
  • 4-9 on floor 4
  • 5-10 on floor 5
  • 5-11 on floor 6
  • 6-12 on floor 7
  • 6-13 on floors 8 through 29

It will spawn extra in a Monster House; this is the only condition in which a trap tile will be present on floor 1.

Image Trap Floors
  Explosion Trap 2.22%
  Grimy Trap 4.45%
  Grudge Trap 13.33%
  Gust Trap 2.22%
  Mud Trap 2.22%
  PP-Zero Trap 4.45%
  Random Trap 40.0%
  Seal Trap 13.34%
  Selfdestruct Trap 2.22%
  Slow Trap 2.22%
  Slumber Trap 2.22%
  Spin Trap 2.22%
  Sticky Trap 2.22%
  Summon Trap 4.44%
  Warp Trap 2.23%

Other encounters

Image Encounter B1-B2F B8F B11F, B18F B14F, B28F B19F B21F B26F Other floors
  Kecleon Shop 8% 25% 8% 30% 15% 10% 40% 8%
  Monster House 0% 7% 33% 7%
  Hidden Stairs 15%

Layout

B30F
 
 

In other languages

Language Title
  French Caverne Brasier
  German Infernohöhle
  Italian Grotta Infuocata
  Spanish Cueva Flama


Locations in Pokémon world in Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Time, Explorers of Darkness and Explorers of Sky
Major locations
Sharpedo BluffTreasure TownKangaskhan StorageKecleon Shop
Marowak DojoChimecho AssemblyWigglytuff's GuildCroagunk's Swap Shop
BeachFogbound LakeHot SpringLuminous SpringPelipper Island
Spinda's CaféSShaymin VillageSSky PeakS
Dungeons
Beach CaveDrenched BluffMt. BristleWaterfall CaveApple Woods
Side PathCraggy CoastRock PathMt. HornForest Path
Foggy ForestSteam CaveAmp PlainsNorthern DesertQuicksand Cave
Crystal CaveCrystal CrossingChasm CaveDark HillSealed Ruin
Dusk ForestDeep Dusk ForestTreeshroud ForestBrine CaveHidden Land
Temporal TowerMystifying ForestBlizzard IslandCrevice CaveSurrounded Sea
Miracle SeaAegis CaveMt. TravailThe NightmareSpacial Rift
Dark CraterConcealed RuinsMarine ResortBottomless SeaShimmer Desert
Mt. AvalancheGiant VolcanoWorld AbyssSky StairwayMystery Jungle
Serenity RiverLandslide CaveLush PrairieTiny MeadowLabyrinth Cave
Oran ForestLake AfarHappy OutlookMt. MistralShimmer Hill
Lost WildernessMidnight ForestZero Isle NorthZero Isle EastZero Isle West
Zero Isle SouthFinal Maze
Dungeons exclusive to Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Explorers of Sky
Zero Isle CenterDestiny TowerOblivion ForestTreacherous WatersSoutheastern IslandsInferno Cave
Star CaveSky Peak Mountain PathMurky ForestEastern CaveFortune RavineSpring Cave
Southern JungleBoulder QuarryLeft Cave PathRight Cave PathLimestone CavernBarren Valley
Dark WastelandSpacial CliffsDark Ice MountainIcicle ForestVast Ice Mountain
Demo only:
Little PlainsMt. ClearChallenge RiverTrial ForestGuiding SeaHidden Shopkeeper Village
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